William J. Hyatt Biography - Mecosta County, MI.

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1883 Mecosta County Portrait and Bio Album, Chapman Brothers

WILLIAM J. HYATT, for the last 19 years a prominent citizen of Hinton 
Tp., is the youngest son of Newton and Susannah (nee Cooley) Hyatt, and was 
born in West Virginia, April 3, 1850. His father was from German ancestry, 
his mother from Irish, and they had a family of three sons and two 
daughters. Until nine years of age, Mr. Hyatt, the subject of this notice, was 
brought up on Little Beaver, in Beaver Co., Pa; then in the fall of 1859, he 
went to August, Carroll Co., Ohio, and when 14 years of age he commenced 
operation in the portable saw-mill; in the spring of 1865 he moved with the 
mill to Mecosta Co., Mich., arriving April 26. This was the first steam mill in 
the eastern part of the county, Mr. Hyatt being among their first settlers. 
His principal occupation to the present time has been steam engineering and 
milling, and by his reliability in these specialties he has won for himself an 
enviable reputation. He is a gentleman of considerable reading, making an 
intelligent use of the best works. In 1873 he was Constable in his township.  
 
A few months after he was 17 years of age he was married to Miss Fannie, 
eldest daughter of Matthias and Magdalena Kassner, and they now have 
three daughters, namely, Emma Viola, Mary Henrietta and Adella Magdalena.