Jacob Sammons and Chloe Dutton
Husband of:
Johanna Charlotte Schwark, married in 1859 per the Jacob Sammons story written the book titled, " When Main Street Was A Path Among The Stumps" on page 15. On page 16, his daughter, Charlotte "Lottie" made the following quote, "My father had to borrow the dollar and a half for the license, there being no money here at that time, all dealings being done by trading different commodities, even with Chicago, where their supplies were purchased and at Mackinac Island."
He was a carpenter and he built many of Cheboygan's early houses. He made fish and flour barrels and helped build boats. He also made the shingles that covered the roof of their log house by hand, and they lasted many years. He also helped build the piers for the first bridge.
Sylvester Sammons, Jacob's son, lived in a log house on the property that he homesteaded on Pine Hill Avenue, moving there in 1862. He had 160 acres. "He cleared 80 acres with his own hands, after his day's work at the cooperage shop," Lottie related. "With an ax, my father cut a path to Duncan from his farm, which was the trail for many years that people traveled to go to Thompson Smith's tore to trade. He helped build a Catholic Church on land, part of which is now the Jewell Gravel Pit." Sylvester was a market gardener, for 28 years, growing vegetables for Duncan, Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. He and Patrick Sullivan paved a large part of Pine Hill Avenue with broken bricks from the Sullivan brickyard which was located nearby.
Jacob Sammons and Chloe Dutton
Husband of:
Johanna Charlotte Schwark, married in 1859 per the Jacob Sammons story written the book titled, " When Main Street Was A Path Among The Stumps" on page 15. On page 16, his daughter, Charlotte "Lottie" made the following quote, "My father had to borrow the dollar and a half for the license, there being no money here at that time, all dealings being done by trading different commodities, even with Chicago, where their supplies were purchased and at Mackinac Island."
He was a carpenter and he built many of Cheboygan's early houses. He made fish and flour barrels and helped build boats. He also made the shingles that covered the roof of their log house by hand, and they lasted many years. He also helped build the piers for the first bridge.
Sylvester Sammons, Jacob's son, lived in a log house on the property that he homesteaded on Pine Hill Avenue, moving there in 1862. He had 160 acres. "He cleared 80 acres with his own hands, after his day's work at the cooperage shop," Lottie related. "With an ax, my father cut a path to Duncan from his farm, which was the trail for many years that people traveled to go to Thompson Smith's tore to trade. He helped build a Catholic Church on land, part of which is now the Jewell Gravel Pit." Sylvester was a market gardener, for 28 years, growing vegetables for Duncan, Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. He and Patrick Sullivan paved a large part of Pine Hill Avenue with broken bricks from the Sullivan brickyard which was located nearby.
Family Members
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Paul Bruce Sammons
1860–1945
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Frank Benjamin Sammons
1863–1938
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Fredrick O Sammons
1864–1916
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George Hamilton Sammons
1868–1935
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William M Sammons
1870–1935
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Jacob Charles "Jake" Sammons
1871–1964
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Sylvester W Sammons
1874–1932
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Charlotte Sophia "Lottie" Sammons
1875–1962
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Rose Marriann Sammons
1876–1877
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Amelia Josephine Sammons
1880–1880
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