Henry McDivitt's biography, Brookfield, Eaton County, Michigan

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SUBJECT: McDIVITT
SUBMITTER: Carolyn Mathis Jones
EMAIL: cljones@dmci.net
DATE: Aug 08, 1999
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SURNAMES: McDIVITT, FOUTZ, WILLIAMS
Hugh McDIVITT. To every true American the life of an old soldier is of
interest, even though the years have passed quietly by and no unusual event
has been added to his experience. This simple record of the career of Mr.
McDIVITT is located in Brookfield Township, Eaton County, on a farm of
maderate size, but fertile, well developed and well supplied with substantial
buildings. The property consists of forty acres and twice that amount has
been bereft of its timber by our subject, who has a practical knowledge
of the various deprtments of farm work. As the patronymic indicates, Mr.
McDIVITT is of Irish ancestry in the paternal line. His grandfather for
whom he is named, was born in the Emerald Isle, and after his emigration
to America established his home in Pennsylvania. There David McDIVITT,
father of our subject, was born in 1800. He went to Ohio when a young man
and married Elizabeth Foutz, who was born in the State in 1802. The husband
carried on farming until called from time to eternity in 1854. He was a
member of the Baptist Church. His wodo survived until 1872. Their family
included nine children, five of who are now living. In Columbiana County,
Ohio, March 17, 1825, the subject of this notice was born. He was reared
on a farm and early learned how to conduct agricultural affairs, and during
yis youth he also required a practical education in the district school
which was held in an old-fashioned log schoolhouse. . . . .there is much
more, please e-mail me at cljones@dmci.net if you are interested in the
rest. From Portrait and Biographical Album of Eaton County, MI