Son of Joseph Exner and Christina Teeter North, m. Almira Buck, Dec. 16, 1838, Lansing, Tompkins Cty, NY.
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History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Samuel W Durant,
(1880, D. W. Ensign & co., Philadelphia), p. 232
HENRY H. NORTH. Among the truly representative men, few if any have been more intimately associated with the material development of Delhi than Henry H. North; he has witnessed the transition of an unbroken forest into a fertile and highly productive region. Mr. North is of English origin, his great-grandfather, Roger North, having emigrated to America before the Revolution, and settled at or near Philadelphia. The family lived for many years on the Schuylkill, from which Joseph North, the father of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the then remote frontier of Tompkins Co., N. Y., and settled at Lansing, in that county, where Henry Harrison North was born Jan. 18, 1816. He was raised on a farm but worked with his father, who was a mason by trade. December 16, 1838, he married Miss Almira Buck, daughter of Daniel Buck, who was an early settler at East Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. He raised a family of twelve children who lived to be men and women.
In 1837, Mr. North came to Michigan to visit his brother, who came to Ingham County in 1836. Being favorably impressed with the country, he returned to Tompkins County for his wife, when it was decided that the North family should emigrate to Michigan. Joseph North, the father, was a man of considerable means and had a large family. He, with his ten children, came to Ingham County, taking up a large tract of land, mostly in the town of Lansing. Henry H. North selecting the land where he now lives took possession of it early in June, 1839. While the land was rich and fertile, it was covered with a heavy growth of timber which required years of labor and great perseverance to remove. At the time Mr. North, Sr., settled in Lansing there were but one or two settlers in the township. Frederick R. Luther had built a cabin, but was not near enough to Mr. North to be called a neighbor. The North settlement was one of the most important in the early days of the county. Mr. North being a man of energy and sufficient means to live until crops could be raised, his forest home soon began to put on the appearance of civilization. The log house has long since given place to a substantial brick residence, which Mr. North laid up with his own hands; the broad and well-cultivated fields show no trace of the monster trees which formerly darkened the skies and offered such stern resistance to the pioneer; the roads, which have been laid out and cut through a trackless forest since Mr. North came there, are lined with fine farms and residences.
Mr. North assisted in the organization of the town, and was its first supervisor. In school affairs he has taken an active part. He has been the father of nine children, seven of whom are now living, all having received a good education.
Politically Mr. North has been a Republican since the organization of the party. Three of his sons were in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion. Elmer D. was with Sherman on his " March to the Sea."
Contributor: Dave Randall (46866800) • [email protected]
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History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Samuel W Durant,
(1880, D. W. Ensign & co., Philadelphia), p. 232
HENRY H. NORTH. Among the truly representative men, few if any have been more intimately associated with the material development of Delhi than Henry H. North; he has witnessed the transition of an unbroken forest into a fertile and highly productive region. Mr. North is of English origin, his great-grandfather, Roger North, having emigrated to America before the Revolution, and settled at or near Philadelphia. The family lived for many years on the Schuylkill, from which Joseph North, the father of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the then remote frontier of Tompkins Co., N. Y., and settled at Lansing, in that county, where Henry Harrison North was born Jan. 18, 1816. He was raised on a farm but worked with his father, who was a mason by trade. December 16, 1838, he married Miss Almira Buck, daughter of Daniel Buck, who was an early settler at East Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. He raised a family of twelve children who lived to be men and women.
In 1837, Mr. North came to Michigan to visit his brother, who came to Ingham County in 1836. Being favorably impressed with the country, he returned to Tompkins County for his wife, when it was decided that the North family should emigrate to Michigan. Joseph North, the father, was a man of considerable means and had a large family. He, with his ten children, came to Ingham County, taking up a large tract of land, mostly in the town of Lansing. Henry H. North selecting the land where he now lives took possession of it early in June, 1839. While the land was rich and fertile, it was covered with a heavy growth of timber which required years of labor and great perseverance to remove. At the time Mr. North, Sr., settled in Lansing there were but one or two settlers in the township. Frederick R. Luther had built a cabin, but was not near enough to Mr. North to be called a neighbor. The North settlement was one of the most important in the early days of the county. Mr. North being a man of energy and sufficient means to live until crops could be raised, his forest home soon began to put on the appearance of civilization. The log house has long since given place to a substantial brick residence, which Mr. North laid up with his own hands; the broad and well-cultivated fields show no trace of the monster trees which formerly darkened the skies and offered such stern resistance to the pioneer; the roads, which have been laid out and cut through a trackless forest since Mr. North came there, are lined with fine farms and residences.
Mr. North assisted in the organization of the town, and was its first supervisor. In school affairs he has taken an active part. He has been the father of nine children, seven of whom are now living, all having received a good education.
Politically Mr. North has been a Republican since the organization of the party. Three of his sons were in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion. Elmer D. was with Sherman on his " March to the Sea."
Contributor: Dave Randall (46866800) • [email protected]
Son of Joseph Exner and Christina Teeter North, m. Almira Buck, Dec. 16, 1838, Lansing, Tompkins Cty, NY.
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History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Samuel W Durant,
(1880, D. W. Ensign & co., Philadelphia), p. 232
HENRY H. NORTH. Among the truly representative men, few if any have been more intimately associated with the material development of Delhi than Henry H. North; he has witnessed the transition of an unbroken forest into a fertile and highly productive region. Mr. North is of English origin, his great-grandfather, Roger North, having emigrated to America before the Revolution, and settled at or near Philadelphia. The family lived for many years on the Schuylkill, from which Joseph North, the father of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the then remote frontier of Tompkins Co., N. Y., and settled at Lansing, in that county, where Henry Harrison North was born Jan. 18, 1816. He was raised on a farm but worked with his father, who was a mason by trade. December 16, 1838, he married Miss Almira Buck, daughter of Daniel Buck, who was an early settler at East Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. He raised a family of twelve children who lived to be men and women.
In 1837, Mr. North came to Michigan to visit his brother, who came to Ingham County in 1836. Being favorably impressed with the country, he returned to Tompkins County for his wife, when it was decided that the North family should emigrate to Michigan. Joseph North, the father, was a man of considerable means and had a large family. He, with his ten children, came to Ingham County, taking up a large tract of land, mostly in the town of Lansing. Henry H. North selecting the land where he now lives took possession of it early in June, 1839. While the land was rich and fertile, it was covered with a heavy growth of timber which required years of labor and great perseverance to remove. At the time Mr. North, Sr., settled in Lansing there were but one or two settlers in the township. Frederick R. Luther had built a cabin, but was not near enough to Mr. North to be called a neighbor. The North settlement was one of the most important in the early days of the county. Mr. North being a man of energy and sufficient means to live until crops could be raised, his forest home soon began to put on the appearance of civilization. The log house has long since given place to a substantial brick residence, which Mr. North laid up with his own hands; the broad and well-cultivated fields show no trace of the monster trees which formerly darkened the skies and offered such stern resistance to the pioneer; the roads, which have been laid out and cut through a trackless forest since Mr. North came there, are lined with fine farms and residences.
Mr. North assisted in the organization of the town, and was its first supervisor. In school affairs he has taken an active part. He has been the father of nine children, seven of whom are now living, all having received a good education.
Politically Mr. North has been a Republican since the organization of the party. Three of his sons were in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion. Elmer D. was with Sherman on his " March to the Sea."
Contributor: Dave Randall (46866800) • [email protected]
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History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan, Samuel W Durant,
(1880, D. W. Ensign & co., Philadelphia), p. 232
HENRY H. NORTH. Among the truly representative men, few if any have been more intimately associated with the material development of Delhi than Henry H. North; he has witnessed the transition of an unbroken forest into a fertile and highly productive region. Mr. North is of English origin, his great-grandfather, Roger North, having emigrated to America before the Revolution, and settled at or near Philadelphia. The family lived for many years on the Schuylkill, from which Joseph North, the father of the subject of this sketch, emigrated to the then remote frontier of Tompkins Co., N. Y., and settled at Lansing, in that county, where Henry Harrison North was born Jan. 18, 1816. He was raised on a farm but worked with his father, who was a mason by trade. December 16, 1838, he married Miss Almira Buck, daughter of Daniel Buck, who was an early settler at East Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. He raised a family of twelve children who lived to be men and women.
In 1837, Mr. North came to Michigan to visit his brother, who came to Ingham County in 1836. Being favorably impressed with the country, he returned to Tompkins County for his wife, when it was decided that the North family should emigrate to Michigan. Joseph North, the father, was a man of considerable means and had a large family. He, with his ten children, came to Ingham County, taking up a large tract of land, mostly in the town of Lansing. Henry H. North selecting the land where he now lives took possession of it early in June, 1839. While the land was rich and fertile, it was covered with a heavy growth of timber which required years of labor and great perseverance to remove. At the time Mr. North, Sr., settled in Lansing there were but one or two settlers in the township. Frederick R. Luther had built a cabin, but was not near enough to Mr. North to be called a neighbor. The North settlement was one of the most important in the early days of the county. Mr. North being a man of energy and sufficient means to live until crops could be raised, his forest home soon began to put on the appearance of civilization. The log house has long since given place to a substantial brick residence, which Mr. North laid up with his own hands; the broad and well-cultivated fields show no trace of the monster trees which formerly darkened the skies and offered such stern resistance to the pioneer; the roads, which have been laid out and cut through a trackless forest since Mr. North came there, are lined with fine farms and residences.
Mr. North assisted in the organization of the town, and was its first supervisor. In school affairs he has taken an active part. He has been the father of nine children, seven of whom are now living, all having received a good education.
Politically Mr. North has been a Republican since the organization of the party. Three of his sons were in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion. Elmer D. was with Sherman on his " March to the Sea."
Contributor: Dave Randall (46866800) • [email protected]
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