Lapeer-Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Tower, Justin W. 1842 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JUSTIN W. TOWER is a farmer of Hadley Township, Lapeer County, and was born on
the place where he now resides, December 31, 1842. He had four sisters, two of
whom died in infancy. Henrietta became the wife of M. P. Moore, of Elba; Marion
became the wife of Abraham Butterfield, of Genesee County; both sisters are now
deceased. Our subject's father, Manley Tower, was born August 10, 1814, in New
York. He was a son of Nehemiah Tower, who was the father of Sprague, Luther,
Johnson, Manley, Benjamin, Mary and Ann. Mauley, married a daughter of Timothy
Wheeler, of whom a history may be found under the biographical sketch of John
Collins in another part of this volume.

  Our subject grew to mature years in his native county and received a liberal
education. He was for some time engaged as a teacher in this, also in Genesee
and Oakland Counties, following that profession for six years with great
success. In 1863 Mr. Tower was married to Miss Marietta, daughter of Calvin and
Julianna (Sparhawk) Carter. Three children came to them as the years passed. Of
these only one is now alive—Ralph.

  Our subject is a Republican in his political preference and has been honored,
as an evidence of the confidence which his fellow-townsmen have in him, by
election to various important township offices. He has acted as Inspector of
Schools for several terms. Mr. Tower owns a farm of one hundred and twenty
acres, which is the old homestead on which his father originally settled on
coming to the State.


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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