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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [247-248]

           JOHN H. FLINT, farmer, residing on section 21, Verona Township,
        was born April 10, 1831, in Yorkshire, Eng., and is the son of
        EDWARD and ISABELLA (HEWSON) FLINT. When he was four years old, the
        family emigrated to Canada, the father buying a farm near Ottawa,
        on which the family resided until 1843, when they removed to a farm
        in Orford Township, Kent County.
           MR. FLINT left home when he was 14 years old and spent some time
        in a distillery. He also learned the business of millwright and has
        devoted many years of his life to its prosecution. In February,
        1866, he came to Forestville, Sanilac County, where he spent 14
        months, coming thence to Verona Township, where he joined the pio-
        neer settlers and bought 160 acres of land. He still retains 80
        acres, having given 40 acres to each of his two sons. He has 40
        acres under cultivation. Among the buildings which he has assisted
        in erecting are the Star Flouring Mills at Sand Beach, a saw-mill
        at Pt. Crescent, and the old "Irwin House" at Bad Axe, the first
        hotel in the town, besides other buildings, including the first
        dwelling house for JAMES M. SKINNER, and a residence for EDMUND
        COLE, the first Treasurer at Bad Axe.
           MR. FLINT has served 16 years as Justice of the Peace in Verona
        Township. He has witnessed the virtual total destruction of his
        property in Huron County twice, — in 1871 and again in 1881. In the
        first fire he lost his house and barn and their contents, fences,
        etc. At the last his experience was repeated in the loss of an ele-
        gant house, a good barn, with orchards, fences, grain and imple-
        ments, besides sheep, hogs and poultry, — all aggregating $3,000 in
        value. He had nothing left save horses and cattle.
           The marriage of MR. FLINT to SUSAN PANGBORN occurred April 10,
        1855, in Toronto, Can.  MRS. FLINT was the daughter of THOMAS and
        ELIZA PANGBORN, and was born at Toronto, Little York Tp., Can.,
        Jan 31, 1837.  WILLIAM H. FLINT, the elder son, was born in Orford
        Township, Sept. 23, 1858. He was educated for the ministry at
        Detroit, was ordained at the Methodist Protestant Conference at
        Columbiaville, Lapeer Co., Mich., and is officiating at Attica
        Lapeer Co., Mich. He was married near Cato, Tuscola County, to
        CECILIA ENGLAND. They have two children — Katie M., born May 24,
        1881, and SUSAN PEARL, April 18, 1884.  THOMAS E., younger son of
        MR. FLINT, was born Jan. 16, 1861, and is a carpenter and farmer,
        residing with his father. The mother died in Verona, June 21, 1884.

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