Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Fowler, William H. 1844 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM H. FOWLER. Of the many fine farms in Lapeer County, none are more
attractive than that owned by our subject and which is located on sections 13
and 14, Lapeer Township. Its owner is the son of Francis E. Fowler, a native of
New York, his mother being Laura (Woodward) Fowler. The father, who was a mason
by trade, came to Michigan in 1836, and made his home at Lapeer. After marriage
he moved his family to the half-section of land now owned by the two brothers.
It was almost all wild and unimproved and here they built a little frame house
and by hard work accomplished the clearing of one hundred acres, putting up the
buildings where Francis E. Fowler now lives. Our subject's father died in 1872
and his mother in 1874.

  He of whom we write was one of nine children, six of whom are now living. They
are Francis E., William H., Murilla (Mrs. Butts), George H., Horace S. and
Charles Fred. The father held the office of Highway Commissioner for nine years
and was a member of the School Board, He was a man who was highly esteemed in
the community, Our subject is the third child born to his parents, his birthday
being February 9, 1844 and he is a native of this township and county. He
attended the village school but he and his brothers had to begin work at an
early age. Later he spent two winters in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, where
he worked for his board and went to school. He remained at home assisting his
father with the farm until twenty-four years of age and then worked the farm on
shares until one year after the death of his paternal parent when the estate was
divided and at which time he and his brother, Francis E., bought out the
equities of the other heirs.

  Since 1876 our subject has been doing the work of the farm alone. He now has
three hundred and sixty acres of land on sections 12 and 13, this township and
section 17, Attica Township, of which two hundred and eighty acres are under
cultivation. Upon his farm in Attica Township he has a house and good barn and
upon the home farm has two houses and a barn. Here he carries on general farming
and has a flock of fine wool sheep, there being over four hundred head.

  April 17, 1891, our subject was married to Melinda Styles, a daughter of
William Styles of Burnside Township. She was born January 12, 1861. Our subject
is a Republican in politics. He has been Highway Commissioner of Lapeer Township
for two years and has been Pathmaster for nine years, also holding a position on
the School Board. Previous to the last half-dozen years our subject has been
interested during the winter months in lumbering. Mrs. Fowler is a daughter of
William and Patience (Cull) Styles, natives of England. They came to America in
1856, and settled in Canada, whence in 1858 they came to Lapeer County and now
are farmers in Burnside Township. They are the parents of six children who are
now living. Mrs. Fowler was born January 12, 1861, in Burn-side Township. She
received a good education in the High School at North Branch and for eight years
was engaged in teaching.

  Mrs. Fowler's parents are members of the Protestant Methodist Church. The
father is a Republican in politics and has been Supervisor of Burnside Township,
also Township Clerk and Justice of the Peace. Since owning this farm Mr. Fowler
has put many improvements on his place, having cleared off one hundred acres and
set out an orchard. His brother, George H., lives in Lincoln, Neb., and has one
child whose name is Florence. Horace lives in Kansas and has one child whose
name is Winnie.


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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