Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Whitehead, Iwixom 1861 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 28, 2007, 1:32 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) IWIXOM WHITEHEAD, who has been a resident of the city of Flint for the past ten years and belongs to the firm of Houran & Whitehead, hardwood lumber manufacturers, having mills on the Flint River, was born in Argentine, this county, September 3, 1861. He is a son of William H. Whitehead, one of the oldest residents of the county, who was born in Oneida County, N. Y., in 1819 and when a young man came to this county and took up new land in Argentine. His father, Halsey Whitehead, had come hither previously and here took land and held various township offices. The father of our subject took to wife Ruhama Wolverton, of Tyrone Township, Livingston County, and together they reared a family of four children, namely; John J., who lives in Shiawassee; George W., of Alpina; our subject; and Lewis Cass, who was killed by an accident at a barn-raising, in June, 1891. The father remained on the farm through the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1879 and the mother still lives. Our subject received his earlier education in the district schools of the township and then attended the Flint High School, and somewhat later the Business College at Hillsdale, after which he clerked for six years for Palmer & Atherton, in their insurance office. At the end of that time he bought out the business of his employers and in 1886 started for himself. He had on his list seventeen of the best companies in the country and carried on the largest insurance business in Flint, continuing thus for four years. When he first took up the business he had as a partner W. C. Durant, whom he afterward bought out, continuing alone for two years and doing well financially. Mr. Whitehead is one of the most successful young business men of Flint and has made his own way in the world, having only thirty-two cents in his pocket when he came hither. The firm of Houran & Whitehead bought the old McFarland Mill and with it the logs which lay adjacent, and they floated them down the Flint River and at once began sales. Our subject made his present business connection in January, 1891, and the firm has turned out about two million feet of hardwood lumber, giving thereby employment to twenty men. He has charge of the office department of the business and makes it a thorough success. His marriage, September 20, 1887, brought to his home a wife in the person of Miss Minnie Davison, daughter of D. C. Davison, of Atlas Township. They have had two children, both of whom have died. Mr. Whitehead is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 23, and of Chapter No. 15. He is a Democrat in his political views, but is not active in politics. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/genesee/bios/whitehea426gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb