Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....McIntyre, John B. 1833 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JOHN B. McINTYRE was born near Newmarket, Canada, April 3, 1833. He is the son
of Thomas and Elizabeth (Brown) McIntyre, who were both from Scotland, coming to
America at an early day. Our subject's father was a minister in the Christian
Church although he had spent a great portion of his life as a sailor. Mr.
McIntyre was reared in Canada until thirteen years of age, excepting four years
spent in New York between 1841-45. At that age he came to Michigan and located
first in Lapeer County, spending most of his time there until he was seventeen
years old. He made his living by working out as a farm laborer, and when at the
age above mentioned, he went to Saginaw and became engaged in the lumber business.

  As a lad at home our subject had excellent advantages to acquire an education,
but after coming to Michigan that important branch of his career was entirely
neglected. Our subject began his business career by buying an eighty-acre tract
of land in Elba Township. He sold this place and purchased the place where he
now resides in 1856. His farm comprises two hundred and forty acres of land, and
although it was in a perfectly wild and uncultivated state when he first came
here, he has since reduced it to an excellent condition of cultivation and
improvement, and has put a great deal of money upon the place in buildings,
stock and in the agricultural implements necessary for advanced farming. Aside
from this place our subject owns between four hundred and five hundred acres of
land in different parts of the township.

  Mr. McIntyre was married January 14, 1858, to Miss Phebe J. Lawrence, of
Brandon Township, Oakland County, this State. By this marriage there are three
living children, whose names are Samuel D., Marion M. and Harriet C. Mrs. Phebe
Mclntyre died in April, 1865.

  On October 20, 1865, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Charlotte
Crawford, of Oxford Oakland County, this State. By this marriage there are nine
children—Edward, Nettie, Rose, Lovell, Jane, Joe, Grace, Seth and Ruth. One died
in infancy. He of whom we write has made farming his business ever since he came
to this place. He has been extensively engaged in cattle-raising, being
particularly interested in fine Durham' stock. He is now also breeding
Clydesdale horses; he has now a registered Clydesdale, by name Lord Clyde. Pie
keeps a number of horses on his place and at present has twenty-four on hand. He
employs himself in mixed farming. Mr. McIntyre is a Republican in politics and
has held the office of Supervisor for nine years, while he has been Justice of
the Peace for twenty-four years. He has been Township Clerk for two years and
also Township Treasurer for some time. He is connected with the Methodist
Episcopal Church and his wife is a Free-Will Baptist; they are particularly
interested in the upbuilding of good schools and public enterprises in general.


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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