William Eveland Biography, Lapeer County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 982-983


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WILLIAM EVELAND, of Burlington Township, Lapeer County, is one of the 
adopted sons of this country, whose birthplace was across the line in 
the British possessions, but who, during the dark days of the Civil 
War, shouldered his musket and fell into line with other patriots to 
fight for the glory of the old flag. He was born in the township of 
Yarmouth, London District, Canada, in 1826, and remained there until at 
the age of twenty he came to the States and made his home in Racine, 
Wis., where he remained for four years. There he found a bride in the 
person of Miss Anna Connelly, after which he returned to the old home 
in Canada, where he remained for five years. In 1855 he came to 
Michigan and settled in Macomb County.

   It was in 1864 that the subject of this sketch removed to Lapeer 
County, locating on section 17, Burlington Township, and that same fall 
he proved his allegiance to his adopted home by enlisting in Company G, 
Fourth Michigan Infantry, being in the engagement at Decatur, Ala., 
with Hood, and also taking part actively in the battle at Murfreesboro. 
At the close of the war he came home and followed farming, developing 
and cultivating a fine property of one hundred and sixty acres, eighty 
acres of which he still owns, besides having a nice little residence 
property in Clifford.

   To Mr. and Mrs. Eveland were granted four children; William D., who 
is a resident of St. Agnes, Mich.; Betsey A., who has married William 
Lemmerman; Mary J., who is the wife of Jerome Calkins; and Charles, who 
resides in this county. The worthy parents of our subject were 
Frederick and Sarah A. (DeCaw) Eveland, both of whom had their nativity 
in New Jersey, and the father was a participant in the War of 1812.

   The political views held by Mr. Eveland, are such as bring him into 
sympathy and work with the Republican party, and he has held the 
offices of Township Treasurer and Highway Commissioner and the former 
for four years and the latter for seven years, and he is now President 
of the village and also Justice of the Peace. For character and 
probity, for intelligence and sincerity, he stands unchallenged, and 
his influence and worth are al-ways for good in the community.





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