Charles H. Estes is one of those strong, self-reliant and determined characters who are occasionally met with and who seem born to be the leaders of their fellow men. Not that Mr. Estes courts that distinction, for he entirely unassuming, but his great force of character and his zeal and energy in whatever he undertakes naturally places him at the head of the crowd and he has been a powerful factor in Grand Traverse county, Michigan, in developing and encouraging the better element of citizenship and eradicating the poorer. He was born in Hanover, Plymouth County, MA, August 22, 1836, and is a son of Elijah and Jerusha (Wheeler) Estes, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts.
Mr. Estes was a child of two years when his parents left the east and sought a new home in Michigan. They settled in Lenawee county and it was there the subject grew to manhood and received his educational training. He spent one year in Hillsdale county, this state, and in September, 1863, came to Grand Traverse county, where he located in Acme township. His chief occupation has been that of an agriculturist and his farm of three hundred and sixty acres is one of the finest in this section of the state. Thrift and industry are indicated in the buildings, improvement and general attractive appearance of the premises. Besides his farming operations, Mr. Estes has been engaged in lumbering and during the years 1870 to 1873, he built a portion of the state road between Acme and Harrisville, Alcona county. He was married in Lenawee county, March 14, 1858, to Miss Caroline E. Hoxsie. Mrs. Estes was born in Palmyra, Lenawee county, July 18, 1838, daughter of Leonard S. and Mary (Underwood) Hoxsie and a sister of John Hoxsie, township supervisor, and the late Alonzo C. Hoxsie, both of whom are presented in this work. Her parents were natives of New York, but it was not until 1864 that they located in Acme township. The mother died in Traverse City at the age of seventy-nine years. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Estes , namely: Carrie A., who is the wife of A.S. Pray; Cora B., who married A.H. Crisp; William W., who died when a promising youth of fourteen; Libbie J., wife of Homer Hanson; and C. Ralph.
Mr. Estes is one of the representative men of the county and has been foremost in every movement tending to the moral in intellectual advancement of the people. A man of cleanliness and personal purity, he has waged an incessant warfare against vice and the healthy moral tone of the community is largely attributable to his energy and will. The liquor traffic has no more able adversary, and as president of the Anti-saloon League of Grand Traverse county he has fought them bravely. Both he and Mrs. Estes are working members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Williamsburg, taking a prominent part in Sunday-school work. It was he who organized the Township Sunday School Association and he has been president of the county association for many years. Mr. Estes has represented Acme township as county overseer of the poor for upwards of a quarter of a century, has served as supervisor, township clerk, highway commissioner, justice of the peace and was state road commissioner for a year. Everybody knows and likes him and the success of the old settlers’ association of Grand Traverse county, and their large and enthusiastic meeting, results largely from his efficiency and/or as district secretary of the association, a position he has held a great many years.
(Information from Sprague’s History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan. Edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague, Esq. and Mrs. George N. Smith
Mr. Estes was a child of two years when his parents left the east and sought a new home in Michigan. They settled in Lenawee county and it was there the subject grew to manhood and received his educational training. He spent one year in Hillsdale county, this state, and in September, 1863, came to Grand Traverse county, where he located in Acme township. His chief occupation has been that of an agriculturist and his farm of three hundred and sixty acres is one of the finest in this section of the state. Thrift and industry are indicated in the buildings, improvement and general attractive appearance of the premises. Besides his farming operations, Mr. Estes has been engaged in lumbering and during the years 1870 to 1873, he built a portion of the state road between Acme and Harrisville, Alcona county. He was married in Lenawee county, March 14, 1858, to Miss Caroline E. Hoxsie. Mrs. Estes was born in Palmyra, Lenawee county, July 18, 1838, daughter of Leonard S. and Mary (Underwood) Hoxsie and a sister of John Hoxsie, township supervisor, and the late Alonzo C. Hoxsie, both of whom are presented in this work. Her parents were natives of New York, but it was not until 1864 that they located in Acme township. The mother died in Traverse City at the age of seventy-nine years. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Estes , namely: Carrie A., who is the wife of A.S. Pray; Cora B., who married A.H. Crisp; William W., who died when a promising youth of fourteen; Libbie J., wife of Homer Hanson; and C. Ralph.
Mr. Estes is one of the representative men of the county and has been foremost in every movement tending to the moral in intellectual advancement of the people. A man of cleanliness and personal purity, he has waged an incessant warfare against vice and the healthy moral tone of the community is largely attributable to his energy and will. The liquor traffic has no more able adversary, and as president of the Anti-saloon League of Grand Traverse county he has fought them bravely. Both he and Mrs. Estes are working members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Williamsburg, taking a prominent part in Sunday-school work. It was he who organized the Township Sunday School Association and he has been president of the county association for many years. Mr. Estes has represented Acme township as county overseer of the poor for upwards of a quarter of a century, has served as supervisor, township clerk, highway commissioner, justice of the peace and was state road commissioner for a year. Everybody knows and likes him and the success of the old settlers’ association of Grand Traverse county, and their large and enthusiastic meeting, results largely from his efficiency and/or as district secretary of the association, a position he has held a great many years.
(Information from Sprague’s History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan. Edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague, Esq. and Mrs. George N. Smith
Charles H. Estes is one of those strong, self-reliant and determined characters who are occasionally met with and who seem born to be the leaders of their fellow men. Not that Mr. Estes courts that distinction, for he entirely unassuming, but his great force of character and his zeal and energy in whatever he undertakes naturally places him at the head of the crowd and he has been a powerful factor in Grand Traverse county, Michigan, in developing and encouraging the better element of citizenship and eradicating the poorer. He was born in Hanover, Plymouth County, MA, August 22, 1836, and is a son of Elijah and Jerusha (Wheeler) Estes, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts.
Mr. Estes was a child of two years when his parents left the east and sought a new home in Michigan. They settled in Lenawee county and it was there the subject grew to manhood and received his educational training. He spent one year in Hillsdale county, this state, and in September, 1863, came to Grand Traverse county, where he located in Acme township. His chief occupation has been that of an agriculturist and his farm of three hundred and sixty acres is one of the finest in this section of the state. Thrift and industry are indicated in the buildings, improvement and general attractive appearance of the premises. Besides his farming operations, Mr. Estes has been engaged in lumbering and during the years 1870 to 1873, he built a portion of the state road between Acme and Harrisville, Alcona county. He was married in Lenawee county, March 14, 1858, to Miss Caroline E. Hoxsie. Mrs. Estes was born in Palmyra, Lenawee county, July 18, 1838, daughter of Leonard S. and Mary (Underwood) Hoxsie and a sister of John Hoxsie, township supervisor, and the late Alonzo C. Hoxsie, both of whom are presented in this work. Her parents were natives of New York, but it was not until 1864 that they located in Acme township. The mother died in Traverse City at the age of seventy-nine years. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Estes , namely: Carrie A., who is the wife of A.S. Pray; Cora B., who married A.H. Crisp; William W., who died when a promising youth of fourteen; Libbie J., wife of Homer Hanson; and C. Ralph.
Mr. Estes is one of the representative men of the county and has been foremost in every movement tending to the moral in intellectual advancement of the people. A man of cleanliness and personal purity, he has waged an incessant warfare against vice and the healthy moral tone of the community is largely attributable to his energy and will. The liquor traffic has no more able adversary, and as president of the Anti-saloon League of Grand Traverse county he has fought them bravely. Both he and Mrs. Estes are working members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Williamsburg, taking a prominent part in Sunday-school work. It was he who organized the Township Sunday School Association and he has been president of the county association for many years. Mr. Estes has represented Acme township as county overseer of the poor for upwards of a quarter of a century, has served as supervisor, township clerk, highway commissioner, justice of the peace and was state road commissioner for a year. Everybody knows and likes him and the success of the old settlers’ association of Grand Traverse county, and their large and enthusiastic meeting, results largely from his efficiency and/or as district secretary of the association, a position he has held a great many years.
(Information from Sprague’s History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan. Edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague, Esq. and Mrs. George N. Smith
Mr. Estes was a child of two years when his parents left the east and sought a new home in Michigan. They settled in Lenawee county and it was there the subject grew to manhood and received his educational training. He spent one year in Hillsdale county, this state, and in September, 1863, came to Grand Traverse county, where he located in Acme township. His chief occupation has been that of an agriculturist and his farm of three hundred and sixty acres is one of the finest in this section of the state. Thrift and industry are indicated in the buildings, improvement and general attractive appearance of the premises. Besides his farming operations, Mr. Estes has been engaged in lumbering and during the years 1870 to 1873, he built a portion of the state road between Acme and Harrisville, Alcona county. He was married in Lenawee county, March 14, 1858, to Miss Caroline E. Hoxsie. Mrs. Estes was born in Palmyra, Lenawee county, July 18, 1838, daughter of Leonard S. and Mary (Underwood) Hoxsie and a sister of John Hoxsie, township supervisor, and the late Alonzo C. Hoxsie, both of whom are presented in this work. Her parents were natives of New York, but it was not until 1864 that they located in Acme township. The mother died in Traverse City at the age of seventy-nine years. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Estes , namely: Carrie A., who is the wife of A.S. Pray; Cora B., who married A.H. Crisp; William W., who died when a promising youth of fourteen; Libbie J., wife of Homer Hanson; and C. Ralph.
Mr. Estes is one of the representative men of the county and has been foremost in every movement tending to the moral in intellectual advancement of the people. A man of cleanliness and personal purity, he has waged an incessant warfare against vice and the healthy moral tone of the community is largely attributable to his energy and will. The liquor traffic has no more able adversary, and as president of the Anti-saloon League of Grand Traverse county he has fought them bravely. Both he and Mrs. Estes are working members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Williamsburg, taking a prominent part in Sunday-school work. It was he who organized the Township Sunday School Association and he has been president of the county association for many years. Mr. Estes has represented Acme township as county overseer of the poor for upwards of a quarter of a century, has served as supervisor, township clerk, highway commissioner, justice of the peace and was state road commissioner for a year. Everybody knows and likes him and the success of the old settlers’ association of Grand Traverse county, and their large and enthusiastic meeting, results largely from his efficiency and/or as district secretary of the association, a position he has held a great many years.
(Information from Sprague’s History of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties, Michigan. Edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague, Esq. and Mrs. George N. Smith
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