Tuscola-Saint Clair County MI Archives Biographies.....Cryderman, Valentine 1852 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

VALENTINE CRYDERMAN is one of those residents of Millington Township, Tuscola
County, who were born across the line in Canada, but have during their years of
living here made themselves thoroughly in sympathy with the institutions of our
country and are one with us in interest and work. He was born September 23,
1852, being a son of Adna B. Cryderman, a native of Canada, who came to St.
Clair County and established himself on a farm of an hundred and forty acres.
After many years spent in agricultural pursuits the father retired from active
work and is now living in Lenox, where he keeps an hotel.

  Adna Cryderman was married in Canada to Laura L. Brooks and to them were born
five sons and six daughters, a goodly company of children whom they brought up
to fill places of honor and responsibility in life. The vocation of a lawyer is
that which the father had pursued in Canada, but after coming to Michigan he
devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. Both he and his good wife were devoted
members of the Methodist Church. He was bereaved of her companionship by death,
April 1, 1887.

  He of whom we write was reared in Michigan, as he came to the State at the age
of four years and has since been a resident of the counties of St. Clair and
Tuscola. His removal to this county was in 1881, and he then took charge of
eighty acres which he still owns. It was in Millington Township, December 28,
1880, that he was united in marriage with Sarah Mellendorf, a daughter of John
Mellendorf, who was a native of Germany. This daughter was born in Grand Blanc
Township, Genesee County, June 2, 1862, and Michigan has been her home through
life. Her two children are Earl and Mertie.

  Mr. Cryderman made his home in the unbroken forest and went to work to clear
away the trees and prepare the land for cultivation. He now has seventy acres of
improved land upon which he carries on general farming and has put upon it
excellent improvements in the shape of buildings which are adapted to subserve
every purpose of a thrifty and prosperous farm. He is a Republican in his
political views but in no sense a politician, and steadfastly refuses to accept
any office as he greatly prefers to be an independent farmer.


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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