Tuscola-Oceana County MI Archives Biographies.....Rolph, Charles E. 1861 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 23, 2007, 3:21 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) CHARLES E. ROLPH. This merchant at Wilmot is, like many other citizens of this section of Michigan, a native of Canada, where he was born in Ontario, in 1861. His parents are also Canadians by birth, his father being William Rolph, and his mother having been in her maidenhood Hannah Hugill. The father was born near Oxford in 1838, and at the age of twenty began to learn the carpenters' trade, which he pursued for some ten years. William Rolph came to Michigan when he was about thirty years old, and at once located upon a farm in Oceana County. There he lived until his death, which took place in 1879. His wife, to whom he had been united in February, 1861, was Hannah Hugill, daughter of Charles and Mary A. (Millow) Hugill. Four children crowned this union, namely: our subject; William H., who is now deceased; Wesley, who lives in Shelby; and Bertie, deceased. After the death of our subject's mother, his father was a second time married, to Jennie Inhoff, and to them was born one child—Ernest A. William Rolph was a son of an Englishman, whose name was also William. Our subject began for himself at the age of twenty-one, working at first upon neighboring farms, and thence securing a position in a hardware store at North Branch. After two years he opened up a hardware business for himself at Wilmot, beginning this venture in August, 1887. Here he has continued in business from that time to this, and is building up an excellent trade. Our subject was married in 1888 to Anna Stagg, daughter of John and Ticy Stagg, of Wayne County, Mich. To this worthy couple has been born one little daughter—Alta. Mr. Rolph was appointed Postmaster of Wilmot in June, 1890, and he was Township Treasurer in 1888 and 1890, and is at present the Justice of the Peace. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/tuscola/bios/rolph578gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb