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

           [260-261]

           JACOB LAYER, farmer, section 25, Sand Beach Township, is a son
        of FREDERICK and MARGARET LAYER, natives of Germany; was born in
        that country, Jan. 1, 1834; at the age of 20 emigrated to America,
        soon locating in Sanilac Co., Mich., and four years afterward he
        sold his land there and came to this county, purchasing 80 acres
        of land where he now resides.
           In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry,
        and served three years without being sick and without missing a
        day's duty. Thus he has demonstrated the purity of his patriotism.
        After the war he returned to this county, and the next summer went
        to Cleveland, Ohio, and was overseer in a lumber yard about two
        years. He then went to Alpena, Mich., and assisted in building a
        saw-mill.  A year and a half afterward he returned to Sand Beach
        Township, where he has since remained, now having about 50 acres of
        his land in good tillable condition.
           Politically, MR. LAYER takes Republican views of national
        issues, and in religion he and his wife are members of the Lutheran
        Church.
           MR. L. was married in Cleveland, Ohio, May 10, 1866, to BARBARA
        KAUFMAN, a native of Germany.  Their five children are: MARY,
        FREDERICK, CATHARINE, BARBARA and ANNIE.

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