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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EBENEZER W. GERRISH was born in the State of Maine. His parents removed from 
there when he was an infant and made their residence at Pittsford, N. Y., where 
he remained until he was nine-teen years old. He then went to Erie, Pa. He 
studied for a while at Allegheny College, Crawford County. Pa. He then commenced 
to learn the profession of civil engineer in Erie County, and followed it for 
about three years. He afterward spent some five years in Ashtabula County and 
Kingsville, Ohio. In 1867 or '68 he re-moved to Tuscola County, Mich., and 
located in the village of Centerville, now Caro. He has been a justice of the 
peace four years and town treasurer one year. As resident member of the commit-
tee appointed to supervise the building of the present court-house he 
superintended the construction of that building. He is now, aside from 
practicing his profession, engaged in the Insurance and real estate business. He 
is married and has two sons.