Kalkaska County MI Archives Biographies.....Clement, Elisha W September 7, 1840 - ************************************************ 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: Pat McArthur http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006091 February 15, 2009, 3:39 pm Author: H.R. Page & Co., Chicago, 1884 "The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers" Chicago: H.R. Page & Co., 1884 Page 314 Elisha W. Clement, farmer, Clearwater, was born in Brantford, Canada, Sept. 7, 1840. His early youth was spent in his native country. He came to Macomb County, Mich., in the fall of 1864, and in the spring of 1867 he removed to Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, and in December following settled on Section 14, of what is now Clearwater, Kalkaska County. His marriage was on May 7, 1867, to Miss Amelia Fox, of Macomb County. She was born in Westminster, Canada, May 29, 1839. They have five living children, Charles W., Minnie, Delia, Allena and Anna. He has 200 acres of land with about fifty under cultivation, an apple orchard and a pleasant home. He has a mill in course of erection for the manufacture of lumber, with a capacity of cutting eight thousand feet per day. He has served as highway commissioner one year. He and his family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/kalkaska/bios/clement197nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb