Tuscola County MI Archives Biographies.....Northrip, David H. 1840 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

DAVID H. NORTHRIP. One of the intelligent and progressive farmers, residing in
Almer Township, Tuscola County, is the gentleman known by the name above given.
He was born January 13, 1844 in Cicero, Onondaga County, N. Y., and is a son of
Ira and Olive (Hall) Northrip, natives of Schoharie and Onondaga Counties,
respectively. Ira Northrip devoted himself for the most part to farming, but for
some time was engaged in running a canal boat, of which he was himself the owner
and proprietor; he still survives. He was twice married, his first wife being
the mother of our subject and also of a daughter whose name is Betsey; she died
February 9, 1851. She was a devoted Christian and an ardent worker in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The second wife, who was in her maidenhood Miss Lucy
Carter, was the mother of five children. They are by name Milton, Charles,
Susan, William and another child who died in infancy. Ira Northrip now makes his
home in Syracuse, N. Y.

  Our subject was descended from English stock. The first representative of the
family in this country was one of three brothers who came to the United States
many years ago. Our subject's mother was a daughter of Ebenezer and Ereda Hall,
farmers and the parents of four sons and four daughters, whose names are Seth,
Harrison, Allen, Eben, Ereda, Olive, Roanna and Rebecca. They came originally
from the Plymouth Colony.

  The original of our sketch was reared on a farm and received a good district
school education. He enlisted in Cayuga County, August 5,1862, joining Company
C, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth New York Infantry, after which he participated
in the following engagements: North Ann, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Manassas,
Winchester, Sinclair Gap, Cedar Creek, Sailor's Creek, Farmville and was also
present at the surrender at Appomattox. His corps marched from Danville to
Richmond and on the way to Washington forded all the streams. After the Grand
Review at the national capital our subject received his honorable discharge at
Syracuse, July 18, 1865.

  After returning from the war Mr. Northrip engaged in farming and in the fall
of 1866 purchased his first tract of land, which comprised eighty-six acres in
Cayuga County N. Y. In 1868, he sold his place and on the same day after casting
his vote for Gen. Grant he started for Michigan and settled at Watrousville,
where he worked in the woods. In 1869 he purchased forty acres of land on
section 8, Denmark Township, Tuscola County, which he partially cleared. In 1872
he purchased forty acres on section 15, Aimer Township, this county, of which he
cleared thirty acres. In 1881 he sold this and purchased eighty acres where he
now resides on section 15. He has cleared a portion of the land and makes a
business of dairying, owning eleven cows, and sending the milk to a cheese
factory near him.

  Our subject is a Republican in politics and a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic and also of the Patrons of Industry. He was married May 14, 1873, to
Miss Almeda Simons, who was born in Genesee County, this State. She is a
daughter of John and Lucinda E. (Wilkins) Simons, natives of New York, but early
settlers in Genesee County. Mr. Simons served during the war, and died in
Tennessee in the spring of 1864. He left a widow with two sons and two daughters.

  Mr. and Mrs. Northrip are the parents of four children, whose names are Edgar
L., Blanche, Jenny and Jay D. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and has been so connected for ten years. Mr. Northrip started out in life
for himself at an early age and the success which he has already acquired is due
entirely to his own hard work and efforts.


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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