Abram Link Biography, Genesee County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1042-1043

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.




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ABRAM LINK. Among the enterprising and successful farmers of Flint 
Township Genessee County, is the gentleman whose name appears at the 
head of this sketch. His beautiful farm and comfortable home 
constitutes one of the ornaments of the township and is located on 
section 19. Our subject is the son of John Link of German descent. His 
mother was Sarah B. Link, a native of Genesee County, N. Y. They passed 
away in Flint Township after having become the parents of nine 
children, five sons and four daughters.

   The gentleman of whom we write was the eldest son of his parents' 
family was brought by them to Genesee County in 1836. They located in 
Flint Township. Abram Link was born in New York, December 11, 1835, 
hence was only one year old when his parents came West. He grew to 
manhood in Flint Township which has since been his home. He learned the 
trade of a blacksmith in the city of Flint, which occupation he 
followed for several years, or until he purchased the farm on which the 
now resides, in 1864.

   Mr. Link owns eighty acres of admirable land, all of which is in an 
excellent state of cultivation. He was married in Flint, February 27, 
1859, to Miss Permelia, daughter of John and Anna Marshall, natives of 
England. The parents came to America some time in the '40s'; the mother 
died in Flint Township and the father in Clayton Township, Genesee 
County.

   Mrs. Permelia Link was born in Devonshire, England, May 7, 1839 and 
by her union with our subject has become the mother of four children, -
Jennie, who is the wife of Marion Dye; Cora, who is the wife of Fred 
Brown; Henrietta, Mrs. Clarence Brockway and Rutha A. who died January 
23, 1884. Mr. Link has held the office of Highway Commissioner and in 
politics is a firm Prohibitionist. Together with his wife, he is an 
active and concientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He 
has held many of the offices in his denomination among which was that 
of Class-Leader. Socially he is a Mason.




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