Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Gingrich, John B. May 2, 1847 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Cortez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004939 April 16, 2009, 1:45 am Author: Chapman Brothers JOHN B. GINGRICH, farmer, sec. 8, Wheatland tp., is a son of Jacob and Barbara (Burkhart) Gingrich, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and in early youth went to Canada, where they were married and reared their family. Mr. Gingrich was born in Waterloo Co., Can., May 2, 1847. He was married Nov. 15, 1866, to Mary J., daughter of John and Jane (Cthcart) Bellamy (see sketch), who was born in Wellington Co., Can., Aug. 17, 1846. Mr. Gingrich took his wife to the home of his parents and lived with them one year, coming in the fall of 1867 to Michigan and locating on sec. 8, where he secured 120 acres of wooded land, with an old log hut thereon, which had been previously built and which the family occupied five years. The pioneer dwelling has given place to one more pretentious and comfortable; and 20 acres have been added to the farm, which now aggregates 140 acres, with 100 in first-class improvements and furnished with ample and suitable farm buildings. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gingrich are as follows: Barbara J., born June 17, 1867; Rebecca, Feb. 28, 1869; William J., born Aug. 27, 1870, deid Sept. 2, 1871; Joseph, born July 17, 1872, died Sept. 8, 1881; Susan, born July 1, 1874, died Sept. 17, 1881. The two last named died of diptheria, nine days intervening between their deaths. Mr. Gingrich belongs to the Democratic party, and has held the post of Constable six years. The parents are members of the M. E. Church. Additional Comments: 1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/mecosta/bios/gingrich511nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb