Tuscola-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Streeter, James H. 1831 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JAMES H. STREETER. The owner of a good farm located on section 23, Almer
Township, Tuscola County, is the gentleman whose name appears above. He was born
December 23, 1831, eight miles south of Rochester, N. Y., and is a son of Thomas
and Judith (Rideout) Streeter. His grandfather, Elijah Streeter, was a Captain
in the War of 1812. He was the proprietor of an hotel and also a merchant in New
York. He died in Tuscola County at the age of one hundred and four years. He had
been twice married, his first wife being Miss McVain, and the second Miss Drew.

  Our subject's father was born in Monroe County, N. Y. He was a farmer by
calling and came to Brandon, Oakland County, Mich., about 1840, entering eight
acres of land at that time. In 1853 he came to Juniata, Tuscola County, and
entered one hundred and sixty acres of land. Three years later he removed to
Fair Grove and there pre-empted eighty acres, whereon he resided until about
1876 when he came to the place whereon our subject now resides. It is an
eighty-acre tract of land whose present well-tilled acres were begun to be
cleared by him. Two years later he went to Ellington Township and there resided
until his death. He like his father was twice married, our subject's mother
being born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y. She died about 1859 in this State.

  Our subject came to this State with his parents, making the journey hither by
lake to Detroit. He here received a common-school education and at the age of
fifteen began to be a wage-earner. He lived at home until twenty-three years of
age when he began farming for himself, although in partnership with his father
in Juniata Township. When twenty years of age he purchased forty acres of land
in Juniata which he partially cleared, and when his father sold the place he was
given half the money. He then entered two hundred and twenty acres in Fair Grove
and resided there for two years. Two years later, in 1869, he came to the place
where he now resides, which comprises eighty acres and is located on sections 22
and 23. This he has cleared and improved and has deeded forty acres of it to his
son.

  James Streeter was married February 27, 1854, to Miss Sally M. Northrup, a
daughter of Noah and Hannah M. (Arnold) Northrup. The following children have
been the issue of this union: Noah; Flora, now Mrs. Ross; Sarah, Mrs. Winchell;
Rozilla, wife of John Hercliff. Mr. Streeter is a Democrat in politics and
although they are modest and unassuming people both he and his wife are greatly
beloved and honored in their place of residence.


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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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