Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Sullivan, Enos 1842 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

ENOS SULLIVAN is the proprietor of a fine livery and feed stable at the corner
of Kearsley and Harrison Streets in the city of Flint, where he has been engaged
in his line for the past four years. He is the owner of a fine brick stable,
which is 48x125 feet and which is thoroughly equipped for the comfort and care
of equine charges. Mr. Sullivan was born in Rochester, N. Y., October 5, 1842.
He is the son of Roger and Nellie (Linnahan) Sullivan.

  Our subject received his education in his native place and there lived until
thirteen years of age and then moved to Caledonia, Livingston County, N. Y. His
father was a contractor and builder and he was engaged in constructing railroad
bridges. They remained in that place for five years when our subject went South
to New Orleans when he was seventeen years old, being engaged as brakeman on a
railroad. He also drove a coach for a city hotel and remained South until the
breaking out of the war.

  On returning North Mr. Sullivan enlisted in Company K, Eighth New York Cavalry
and was sent to the front August 18, 1862. He served under Sheridan and Custer
and was in every fight that the regiment participated in. He never reported to
the sick call and was never absent from the company until he was wounded at
Gettysburg, when he was sent to the Chestnut Street hospital at Little York,
Pa., and then to Patterson Park Hospital at Baltimore and from that place joined
his regiment, meeting them at Stevensburg, Va., after which he was with his
regiment until Lee's surrender and did much hard fighting. He was taken prisoner
at Winchester but managed to get away the same night and with the exception of
that he was never absent from the front.

  When at Winchester our subject had a horse shot from under him and one at the
contest which resulted in Lee's surrender. After being mustered out of the army
in the summer of 1865 Mr. Sullivan returned to his home in New York, remaining
until 1866, when he came to Flint, arriving here in the month of July. He
undertook the part proprietorship of the old city hotel, maintaining it for two
years, then he went to Clio and kept an hotel there for some time, after which
he engaged in speculating in real estate. He moved back to Flint about eight
years ago and has considered it his home ever since. In 1886 he went to Oregon
and Washington and after looking over the land he returned to Flint, satisfied
with his future prospects. He has ever since been in the livery business.

  Our subject married Miss Martha E. Gay, of this city, a daughter, of Martin R.
and Catherine Gay. Socially, he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic
and also of the Knights of Pythias. Our subject's father, Roger Sullivan, was a
native of Ireland, and came to Michigan from Rochester, N. Y., in 1832, and
after looking over the ground and working at Dearborn and Detroit, he took up
one hundred and sixty acres of land. He was killed by the cars directly after
moving to Livingston County and left a family of six children, of whom our
subject is one. Those surviving are Hannah, Mrs. James McDermott; Edward A.;
Enos; Carrie J., Mrs. E. J. Castle, of Chicago; and Nellie, wife of Peter Morris.


Additional Comments:
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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