Genesee-Berrien-Saginaw County MI Archives Biographies.....Twitchell, Frank C. 1859 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

FRANK C. TWITCHELL. The genial gentleman whose biographical sketch we take
pleasure in here presenting, is State Agent for the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Fleming
Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of Boss, Leader, Walkaway, and Reversible
Road Machines, also road plows, dump scrapers and excavators. He is an active
and enterprising business man, who is well informed on every topic and is a
thoroughly agreeable and companionable gentleman. His residence has been in the
city of Flint since 1888. He is a native of Michigan, having been born in Benton
Harbor, Berrien County, October 8, 1859.

  Mr. Twitchell is a son of James S. and Harriet M. (Hoyt) Twitchell, the former
a native of Onondago County, N. Y., and his father, having come from Connecticut
and being a millwright by trade, settled in Onondaga County where he built and
operated mills of his own. He was also a farmer. He was of Scotch descent and
the name was originally spelled without the"t"—Twichell. Our subject's father
was also a farmer and soon after his marriage, which was solemnized in New York,
he came to Berrien County and settled in the vicinity of the present site of
Benton Harbor, where he had a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. This he sold
in 1872 and located near Flushing, owning a farm in the eastern part of
Shiawassee County. He now resides in Flushing and in middle age is prepared to
enjoy the degree of success which he has acquired. He was County Treasurer of
Berrien County for two terms, and also held other township offices.

  The original of our sketch was one of four children born to his parents, the
eldest, Hattie, being deceased. Ella, Mrs. Cronk, resides in Flushing; our
subject was the third in order of birth, and Edward who lives in Flint, is a
traveling man. After a residence of nine years in Benton Harbor Frank C. moved
to Saginaw City and there attended school, finishing at the High School. He
remained at home until he had reached his majority and then entered the employ
of the firm with which he is at present.

  Mr. Twitchell found the business of agent to be not very smooth sailing at
first, there being so many competitors in the field, but his sales have
increased by a remarkable ratio. In 1888 he became State Agent and General
Manager in Michigan for the firm with which he is and established his
headquarters at Flint, his office being at No. 409 Detroit street. He has
succeeded in introducing and making most popular the. machines which he sells in
every county in the State. He has four men on the road working under him and
over one hundred agencies throughout the State.

  Mr. Twitchell was married in Flushing, October 12, 1881, to Miss Olivia E.
Hoard, a native of Lapeer County, this State, and a daughter of O. B. Hoard, a
retired farmer of Flushing Township, and on the road for our subject. He and his
estimable wife are the parents of two children—Hattie and Clara. Socially our
subject belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. In his religious preference he
is an Episcopalian and in politics he takes a pride in the fact that he is
allied to the Democrats.


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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