Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Chown, Albert E. 1849 - ************************************************ 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 February 25, 2007, 10:47 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ALBERT E. CHOWN is a general farmer on a place comprising eighty acres located on section 4, Attica Township, Lapeer County. He also owns forty acres in Arcadia Township. He is a native of England, having been born in Somersetshire, October 18, 1849. His parents were Charles and Nancy (Hutchins) Chown. The family came to America in 1851 and in due time established a tannery in Attica Township, the father being a tanner and currier by trade. He was a skillful workman and acquired a good reputation in his line of business. Our subject's mother died September 3, 1890. Albert Chown lived at home until he was sixteen years of age. During that time he was a student at the district schools, helping his father in the tannery in the intervals of school work. The tannery business not being congenial to him, he went to work on the Grand Trunk Railroad, attending the switch for the dump cars. He then went into the gristmill of John S. Briggs and remained there for fifteen months and for over three years was engaged in various mills. He then alternated the milling business with the lumber business, being altogether engaged in these for nine years. At the expiration of that time he purchased a farm of forty acres in Arcadia Township, expending two seasons of labor upon it. He then purchased the farm upon which he now resides. It at first comprised fifty acres which was only partially improved. He has added much to its value by building, cultivation and the fine implements which he uses in farming. Our subject was married July 4, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth Nickerson, a daughter of Ralph Nickerson, of Attica, who was the proprietor of an hotel in that town. One child, a daughter, who is named Cora, was the outcome of the marriage. She was born in 1874 and is now the brightness and sunshine of home. Our subject was again married July 3, 1884, to Miss Maggie Bareinger. She was born April 11, 1858 in the township of Attica and is a daughter of Samuel Bareinger, a farmer of Arcadia. Her mother's maiden name was Mary Bragg. The father came from Canada, of which he was a native, at an early day. They were the parents of thirteen children and of these Mrs. Chown is the sixth in order of birth. She was married to Albert Chown, July 3, 1884, the Rev. J. Benning of Lapeer officiating. One child has been born to them—Albert Raymond, who was born September 3, 1888. Politically our subject is a Republican. His efforts in an agricultural way have been crowned with success and he is in very prosperous circumstances. He and his wife are affable and hospitable people, to whose home it is a pleasure to have access. 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/lapeer/bios/chown608gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb