Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County, Michigan Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884 [237-238] MARK CARRINGTON, whose name is inseparable from the history of the development of the earliest lumber interests of the Huron peninsula, is a member of the business house of T. WINSOR & Co., merchants and salt producers at Port Austin. He has been a resident of this section of Michigan since 1830, when his father, JOEL CARRINGTON, removed from St. Clair to Sanilac County. The latter was of English parentage and a native of Connecticut. He settled later in the State of New York, whence he removed to Ohio in the winter of 1816-7. They passed through Rochester, N.Y., at a period when the buildings of the now peerless city of the Genesee Valley consisted of only two log structures of the humblest kind, one of them being utilized as a hotel. The transit was made with an ox team and sled; the mother, being overcome by fatigue from the long journey, died on the way. The family located 16 miles south of Cleveland, on a farm in the township of Hinckley, removing thence in May, 1830, by the steamer "Superior" or "Lake Superior" to St. Clair Co., Mich., landing there June 1, where they resided but a short time. The elder CARRINGTON leased a water-power saw- mill on Black River, belonging to THOMAS H. KNAPP, of Detroit, and conducted it two years. He then came to Birchville and leased a saw-mill, which he continued to manage the same length of time, removing thence to Lexington, where he bought 200 acres of Govern- ment land, opened a farm and made shingles and fished until 1840. In that year he went to one of the Fox Islands, belonging to the Manitou group, where he spent a year fishing. He went next to Bailey's Harbor, where he was occupied some time in farming and getting out cedar posts and timber, which he shipped to Chicago. In 1863 he moved to Sand Beach, where he died in 1865. He was three times married, MR. CARRINGTON of this sketch being the only child of the first marriage. The latter was born July 11, 1815, in the village of Geneseo, Genesee Co., N.Y., and accompanied his parents in their various removals until his marriage, which took place in 1838, being a resident of Lexington, where he was engaged in the business of coopering. In 1850 he commenced locating pine lands in the interest of non-residents, which branch of business he continued until 1854, when he began to operate in the same direction in his own behalf, and selected 1,200 acres of valuable territory. Associated with T. K. ADAMS and GEO. S. LESTER, he built a steam saw-mill at Bay City, disposing of his claims there in the same fall. In 1855, in company with J. L. WOODS, he built a mill in the township of Sanilac in the county of the same name; here they held about 1,600 acres of pine land, on which they cut timber until 1860. In that year they re- moved the mill to Sand Beach, and lumbered until 1870 having more than 5,000 acres in that portion of Huron Couny. In 1860 GEO. W. PACK was admitted to membership in the firm at Sand Beach, which was called "CARRINGTON, PACK & Co." They established an extensive mercantile enterprise, which they conducted in connection with their operations in other avenues, and they built a dock, which was burned in the fire of 1871. Their loss in that conflagration was about $160,000, including mill, timber, shingles, pier, etc. In the previous year, 1870, the firm bought a saw-mill and pine lands of LEARNED & AYRES, of Port Crescent, Huron County, the consideration being $55,000. Previous to this they bought 25,000 acres of pine land situated on the Pinnepog River as a field of operation. Feb. 10, 1874, MR. CARRINGTON sold his claim to the remaining members of the firm and removed to Port Austin the following year, where he opened a store for traffic in general merchan-dise. He associated his son-in-law, THOMAS WINSOR, with himself; and has since continued the prosecution of the enterprise with satisfactory results. In 1879-80 they erected steam salt works on an extensive scale, at an expenditure of $14,000. It was in a state of comple- tion and ready for operations, when it was burned to the ground. The structure was immediately rebuilt. They have two wells and manufacture 150 barrels per day, employing about 20 men. They also own a saw-mill and manufacture lumber, shingles and staves, and construct their own barrels. MR. CARRINGTON owns about 1,000 acres of land in Huron County. He was Postmaster at Lexington two years and at Sand Beach 12 years. He was married Oct. 15, 1838, in Burchville, to RHODA A. BUTLER, who was born in South Rutland, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Aug. 30, 1822, and is the daughter of ABIJAH and CLARA BUTLER. Their eight chil- dren were born at Lexington. ERWIN E. lives at Port Austin; JULIUS M. is the secretary and treasurer of the People's Gas Company at Cleveland, Ohio; MARIAM A. is the wife of JOHN T. BOSTWICK, a druggist of Alpena; NETTIE is the wife of W. V. PENOYAR, who is extensively engaged in lumbering at Au Sable; EVELYN A. was married to P. H. KETCHAM, of Saginaw City, in 1872, and died the following year, Oct. 20; IDA A. is the wife THOMAS WINSOR; GERTRUDE A. lives at home, and ROSCOE is a member of the firm. The portrait of MR. CARRINGTON is given on a preceding page in this volume as that of a representative citizen of Huron County, and as such will doubtless be regarded by the people generally, and the likeness welcomed in the collection selected for this Album. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================