Caro, Biographies, Indian Fields, Tuscola Co., MI

This history was extracted from "History of Tuscola and Bay Counties, Mich.
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of their Prominent Men 
and Pioneers", published in Chicago by H. R. Page & Co. (1883), p. 93-104

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.



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 EDWARD BELMER was born in St. Charles, Lower Canada, now Quebec. When he was 
an infant his parents removed to Franklin County, New York, and located at 
Chautauqua first. The son was brought up at Malone, where his family removed to. 
He learned the tanners' and shoemakers' trades. In 1835 he went to Lewiston, New 
York. In 1853 he came to Tuscola County, bought land and cleared up a farm. 
Learned blacksmithing in this county, which trade he worked at on his farm in 
Almer, also at Wahjamega. Had his house, shop, tools, etc., destroyed by fire in 
1863. In March, 1864, enlisted in Company H., Second Michigan Infantry. His 
regiment was in the Army of. the Potomac, and he was with it in fourteen pitched 
battles, besides many skirmishes. His regiment was at the blowing up of Fort 
Hill, or "Fort Hell," as the soldiers called it, and was about decimated by its 
losses. Was discharged August 5, 1865. On coming back he resumed blacksmithing, 
which trade he has worked at for some twenty-two years. In 1869 came to Caro and 
kept a hotel and a store, dealing in general merchandise, also drugs and 
medicines. Is now (1883) a manufacturer of "Belmer's Adhesive Salve," "Magic 
Oil," etc. In 1871 was burned out, losing everything again, including a stock of 
marble, another business he had engaged in. After the fire he lived in Flint 
some time. In 1875 came back to Caro again. Kept a hotel and store in the 
building now occupied by Parkhurst & Johnson. Held the office of town clerk in 
Almer, has also been a justice othhe peace and highway commissioner. He was 
married in 1838 to Harriet Stafford, of Niagara County, New York. They have six 
children now living, four of them in the village of Caro.