Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Louks, William H. 1864 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM H. LOUKS. Our subject, who resides on a fine farm on section 9, in
Lapeer Township, comes of a sturdy stock, his father, William H. Louks, a native
of Ontario, Canada, having been a farmer and a lumberman to whom weather in its
severity in the North and hardships were small considerations in the sum total
of life. Our subject's mother is Agnes (Gray) Louks, a native of New York. They
were married in Canada and resided in Ontario until coming to Michigan in 1881,
when they settled on the farm upon which our subject now lives.

  Our subject's father carried on a farm and united with it the lumbering
business in Otsego County, this State; he died at the age of fifty-nine years,
December 25, 1887. Our subject's mother still survives and makes her home with
her daughter. They were the parents of five children, whose names are as
follows: Adam G., Jennie, Ella, our subject, and Mary. Adam lives at Newberry,
Mich.; Jennie, who is Mrs. Dr. N. R. Gilbert, resides in W. Bay City; Ella is
Mrs. Walter Watt and also lives in W. Bay City; Mary, who married Charles Rood,
lives in Mayfield Township, Lapeer County.

  Our subject's parents were active workers in the Presbyterian Church and were
good and enterprising citizens. The father was a Republican in his political
belief. Our subject was born April 8, 1864, in Ontario, Canada, where he
received a practical and business education, finishing his course in Lapeer. He
remained at home until the death of his father and since that time has carried
on the farm, which comprises four hundred and forty acres of land, three hundred
and twenty acres of which are under cultivation. He here carries on general
farming, giving much attention to stock-raising, having some very fine animals.
He makes a specialty of standard-bred trotters, having commenced this last-named
interest three years since. He also buys and sells roadsters and coach horses.

  At the head of our subject's stud is "Onward," which was bred in Lexington,
Ky., a cherry bay which was sired by "Onward," who had a record of 2:25 1/4, dam
"Lyda Bassett," who has a record of 2:20 1/2. It is now six years old and is
remarkable for its beauty as well as its speed. The next in his stud of which he
is proud is "Marquis," a bright bay horse sired by "Edward Everett" dam
"Mildred," of Hambletonian stock. Mr. Louks' next pride in horse-flesh is his
"Hardwood Chief," a seal brown, sired by "Hardwood," whose record is 2:24 1/4,
dam "Belle S.," by "Swigert." The cattle which our subject has upon his farm are
all Jerseys and of the finest stock.

  September 11, 1888 the original of our sketch was united in marriage to Miss
Neva E. Vincent, a daughter of James H. Vincent, of Lapeer. Mrs. Louks was born
August 4, 1866, in this township. She is a graduate of the Lapeer High School,
in which she was also engaged as a teacher for three years. She is a highly
accomplished lady whose attainments in a musical direction are marked. Both her
instrumental and vocal music are of a high order and she has a rich soprano
voice. Both our subject and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church and
socially he of whom we write has identified himself with the Knights of Pythias
of Lapeer, belonging to the Uniformed Rank. In politics he is a Republican. Mr.
Louks makes exhibits of stock in fairs of surrounding counties.


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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