Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....Webber, William A. May 27, 1853 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers

WILLIAM A. WEBBER, banker at Fremont, was born in Stueben Co., N.Y., May 27, 
1853.  His parents, Samuel W. 

and Mariette (Bowen) Webber, were natives of Vermont and New York 
respectively.  They first settled in 

Steuben Co., N.Y., where Mr. Webber, Sr., was engaged in farming.  They came 
to Michigan in the spring of 

1856 and settled in Portland, Ionia County, where the father now resides; the 
mother is deceased.  In 

early youth, William A. attended the common schools, and during the winter of 
1869-70 attended Olivet 

College, in Eaton Co., Mich.  Soon after graduating he entered the banking 
house of S. W. Webber & 

Company, in Muir, Ionia County, as book-keeper, where he remained nearly three 
years.  His house owned a 

controlling interest on the First National Bank, and soon closed their private 
bank, and William entered 

the former as book-keeper.  He continued there but a short time, when he left 
the bank and engaged in 

farming for about two years, then entered the banking house of Webber, Just & 
Company as cashier, and 

remained two years.  May 15, 1882, he came to this county and settled in 
Fremont, where he opened the bank 

of Webber, Hewitt & Company.

He was married in Lyons, Ionia County, Sept. 7, 1873, to Abby B., daughter of 
Gabriel and Mary Trefry, 

natives of Nova Scotia, who came to Michigan about 1852 and settled in Lyons, 
where they now reside.  Mrs. 

Webber was born in INgham Co., Mich., March 7, 1855.  Mr. and Mrs. Webber have 
two children:  Murdo J., 

born Oct. 22, 1877, and John M., Feb. 14, 1883.  Mr. W. is a Republican in 
politics.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo County.

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