Originally published in 1903, A History of Wexford County, Michigan is a treasure trove for genealogists and history buffs.  If you are tracing your family genealogy through Wexford County, you'll be fascniated by the information you find about the people in this book. A History of Wexford County Michigan Embracing A concise review of it's early settlement, industrial development and present condition Compiled by JOHN H. WHEELER TO WHICH IS APPENDED A Comprehensive compendium of life sketches of well known citizens of the county.. Dear Friend, As a long time history buff and family genealogist, I know how difficult it is to find information about rural areas.  That's why I was so excited when I found A History of Wexford County. Published in 1903, it was written by John H. Wheeler, a Wexford County resident who lived through the Wexford County history that he wrote about.   The over 200 biographical sketches were reviewed by their subjects, to insure that the information was accurate.  For the biographies of settler who had passed away, Mr. Wheeler spoke to the people who knew them best.  In this way, Mr. Wheeler was assured of presenting a history book that would be accurate, and would leave a legacy for those of us who would read it over 100 years later. But why listen to me?  Here's what the author said himself in his preface. AUTHOR'S PREFACE IN PREPARING the biography of any prominent person something of the scenes and incidents contemporaneous with the life of the individual are deemed essential to fully bring out motives and incentives that may have prompted the doings or sayings of the man or woman. It is often the case that lives of the parents and even earlier ancestors are alluded to to show the environments surrounding the birth and early life of the person and how they may have helped or hindered in the early formation of character. The same is true in writing the history of a city or community. There are always reasons why people congregate in one place rather than another, in starting a village that may grow into a great city, and these reasons are always of interest to the reader and give him a far better conception of the subject matter that is to follow. What is true of an individual or a city is equally true of a county. There is always an interest in contemplating the reasons which lead people to leave an old settled country, where every facility for comfort and enjoyment are within reach, and emigrate to a wilderness country, remote from civilization, and destitute of even the most necessary conveniences that minister to the comfort of the individual. The "Forty-niners" journeyed across a continent in ten-ox wagons for gold; and within the past few years we have seen a steady stream of adventurous people migrating to the frozen north-land, drawn thither by the glitter of the same shining object. The home-seekers in a new country are lured by no such glittering bauble. While it is no doubt true that every pioneer to a new country expects to better his financial condition by the change, he knows that this betterment must come slowly, and must be accompanied with unceasing toil and untold privations. Bearing in mind these great privations and this continuous toil which is the lot of all pioneers, I have considered it important to devote the first part of this work to a review of some of the causes which led up to the early settlement, rapid growth and wonderful development of this section of the State, including Wexford County, after which the work will be confined entirely to the county. THE AUTHOR. Just look at the table of contents: 1.     Chapter 1 - Michigan 2.     Chapter 2 - Kautawaubat or Wexford County 3.     Chapter 3 - Arrival of New Settlers Continues 4.     Chapter 4 - First Elections 5.     Chapter 5 - First Railroad 6.     Chapter 6 - Womens Suffrage - State Census - County Elections - Bear Trapping 7.     Chapter 7 - The County Seat - Efforts to Secure its Removal from Sherman - Schemes to Prevent Removal - Final Outcome 8.     Chapter 8 - New Judicial Circuit - Greenback Party 9.     Chapter 9 - New Railroad - New Villages - New Impetus to Farming and Lumber 10.    Chapter 10 - City and Village Organizations 11.    Chapter 11 - Our Honored Dead Pioneers 12.    Chapter 12 - Our Pioneers Who Have Removed From Our Midst 13.    Biographies The biographies in this ebook make it worth much more than the price you pay.  Not only will you find names and dates of your ancestor, but the biographical sketches will give you an insight into their daily lives. Take a look at this listing of the biographies included in A History of Wexford County Michigan.   Our Honored Dead Pioneers Andrew Anderson  Byron Ballou James M. Brown  Leroy P. Champenois Lewis J. Clark  Sylvester Clark Jonathan W. Cobbs  Charles Dalchow William E. Dean  Hon. Thomas A. Ferguson Rinaldo Fuller  Holden N. Green H. D. Griswold  Benjamin Hall Ezra Harger  James Haynes F. A. Jamison  Frederick S. Kieldsen A. M. Lamb  Samuel F. Long I. H. Maqueston  William Masters Henry F. May  Austin W. Mitchell John G. Mosser  Robert Myhill Dr. John Perry  David A. Rice Georgiana I. Wheeler  S. C. Worth Pioneers Who Left E. D. Abbott  L. A. Avery  H. F. Campbell  Alonzo Chubb  Henry Clark  Moses Cole  William Derr  D. V. Emmons  Silas S. Falloss  Frank D. Hopkins John Mansfield  Daniel McCoy H. C. McFarlan  Capt. C. K. Russell H. H. Skinner  Thomas J. Thorpe  B. Woods Biographies George Allen  Aaron F. Anderson Gustave Anderson  Johonnas Anderson Henry C. Auer  David B. Averill James H. Baker  Henry Ballou Charles J. Bechtel  Henry M. Billings George W. Blue  Charles H. Bostick Marion B. Boyd  Elisha M. Boynton Rasmus P. Bredahl  Edward C. Brehm Axel G. Burman  T. Henry Callis Charles J. Carlson  Samuel Carnahan Samuel J. Cassety  Hon. Clyde C. Chittenden Frank J. Cobbs  Jonathan W. Cobbs Marvin D. Colvin  Thomas A. Corlett, M.D. Elon Cornell  Edward Cox Ralph W. Crawford  Thomas W. Crosby Jacob Cummer  Wellington W. Cummer D. W. Curtis, V.S.  Chester C. Daugherty Donald Davidson  Mrs. Cynthia Dayhuff Andrew B. Denike  Thomas P. Denike Henry I. Devoe  Fred A. Diggins Jacob Discher  Charles H. Drury John Dunbar  Charles C. Dunham Nelson H. Dunham  Lucius A. Dunton Charles W. Dutton  John E. Evitts Willford D. Fales  George A. Frederick Reuben D. Frederick  Sanford Gasser Lucas W. Gates  Esedore Gilbert John Goldsmith  Frank L. Goodyear George S. Graham  Biographies Taylor W. Gray William H. Gray  Willis D. Guernsey John A. Gustafson  Carl E. Hagstrom Otto Hagstrom  Henry Hansen James Hanthorn  Ezra Harger John Harvey  John A. Haskin James Haynes  Frederick W. Hector Thomas Hodgson  John R. Hogue Andrew Holmberg  Henry B. Huff Victor F. Huntley, M.D.  Horace G. Hutzler Ira Jenkins  Andrew Johnson Daniel E. Kaiser  William Kelley Philip Kellogg  John Kluss Dr. Howard S. Kneeland  Henry Knowlton George A. Lake  William W. Loveless Lester C. Macey  John H. Manning James E. Mansfield  Richard W. Massey Nelson McBrian  Joseph McCane Daniel McCoy  Donald E. McIntyre Henry Clay McNitt  William McNitt Carroll E. Miller, M.D.  Humphrey W. Miller Austin W. Mitchell  George A. Mitchell William W. Mitchell  Edward G. Moffitt Elias Morken  Edward Morgan, M.D. Nels Neilson  Isaac Nichols John J. Nichols  Nels P. Nordstrom Richard C. Norris  John Olsen Hans Ostensen  George H. Otis John T. Parker  Lyman E. Parker Henry J. Payne  Alvah Peck Elwood Peck  Carl B. Peterson Perry F. Powers  Rev. L. M. Prud'homme George A. Reynolds  Norman A. Reynolds William Rose  Peter A. Rydquist William L. Saunders  Eugene F. Sawyer Sylvester R. Seaman  Warren Seaman William H. Shaver  Albert L. Smith Elijah Smith  N. Jacob Smith Ward P. Smith  Albert B. Southwick W. E. Southwick  George S. Stanley Isaac Starkweather  Joseph Stewart Heman B. Sturtevant  Walter L. Sturtevant George C. Teed  John M. Terwilliger George E. Thomas  Lemuel A. Tibbits John S. Torrey  Nelson R. Torrey Lewis J. Tripp  Ariel W. Tweedie Cyril H. Tyler  Asaph T. Vance Robert M. Waddell  Joshua M. Wardell, M.D. Samuel J. Wall  Arthur H. Webber William P. Westbrook  George D. Westover James Whaley  John H. Wheeler Porter Wheeler  George F. Williams Walter S. Williams  Lewis T. Wilson The Cadillac State Bank  St. Ann's Church If you're a serious history or genealogy buff,  you'll be happy to know that this long out of print book is once more available. There are 3 different options that allow you to own a copy of A History of Wexford County. 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