Junius T. Sanford 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. 1003-1004


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JUNIUS T. SANFORD, whose home is in Richfield Township, Lapeer County, 
was born in Atlas Township, Genesee County, August 1, 1848, and is a 
son of James S. and Caroline A. (Gray) Sanford. His father was born in 
New York and is of English and Scotch descent, while his mother's 
family came of Holland stock and are also New Yorkers. The father was 
by occupation a farmer and the boy received with his common-school 
education, thorough training in farm work. While in infancy, he was 
removed to the State of New York, where he was brought up and educated. 
At the age of twelve he entered the Academy at Perry, N. Y., and after 
leaving school he came West.

   At the age of twenty-one Junius Sanford began life for himself at 
Bay City, Mich., engaging in the milling business with his uncle Junius 
Sanford, Sr., and remaining with him for some eighteen months after 
which he taught for a number of years alternating it with farming. He 
returned to New York and spent some thirteen years there, following 
these two vocations.

   The young man was married February 26. 1873, to Matilda Hamilton, of 
Atlas Township. Genesee County, and they have three children: Hattie 
B., who is now seventeen years old and is following in her father's 
footsteps in the matter of teaching: Floyd J.. eleven years old, and 
Annie E., seven years old.

   It was in January, 1884 that Mr. Sanford returned to Michigan and 
engaged in farming in Lapeer County. The following year the purchased 
the place where he now resides on section 8, Richfield Township, and he 
has a fine place of one hundred and twenty acres about half of which is 
in a high state of cultivation and upon which he has made substantial 
improvements. He built his large two-story brick residence in 1885 and 
is engaged in mixed farming and stock-raising. He is now filling his 
second term as Supervisor of the Township and is an active worker for 
all progressive movements. His wife and eldest daughter are with 
himself members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and active workers in 
social and religious circles.




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