Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Passmore, Lewis 1843 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

LEWIS PASSMORE, one of the representative farmers of section 5, Gaines Township,
Genesee County, was born in Devonshire, England, June 17, 1846. His parents,
John B. and Maria Passmore, came to America when this son was between five and
six years old, and not long after they were settled in Clayton Township, this
county, they both died. Upon the home farm Lewis grew to manhood and made his
home there until he reached the age of twenty-four years, when he went to Lapeer
County, where he took up a farm in the forest, and having cleared it, devoted
himself to its cultivation. Having lived there for eleven years, he sold the
property and rented a farm in Mt. Morris Township.

  A year later young Passmore bought a farm in Flint Township, Genesee County,
where he lived for some three years, after which he put the property in the
hands of a tenant and during the next three years made his home in the city of
Flint. After this he bought two hundred and seventy-six acres of land in Gaines
Township, which is the property where he now lives.

  The marriage of Lewis Passmore and Mrs. Florence (Bump) Caswell took place in
Clayton Township, February 23, 1.871. This lady was born in Flint Township and
is a daughter of Ellis J. and Nancy (Stewart) Bump. Her first husband was Hiram
Caswell, and by that union she had three children—Ernest M., James H. and
Carrice O. The latter died in early infancy. The offspring of the second
marriage are Robert C. V., Lewis J. B. and Bertie R. 

  By strict attention to the duties of his calling and an intelligent
understanding of the peculiarities of the soil and climate, Mr. Passmore has
made a success of farming. He is earnestly interested in the success of the
Democratic party, with which he is affiliated. Mrs. Passmore is a sister of Mrs.
Ellis Jacox, of Flint Township, and of this family more will be learned in the
sketch of Mr. Jacox in another part of this volume. This lady is an earnest and
devoted member of the Seventh Day Adventists, and in character and ability is a
superior woman. Mr. Passmore's public spirit and intelligence make him a leader
among his neighbors, and his judgment and experience are much relied on in local
affairs.


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Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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