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

           [277]

           JONAS R. LEARNED, residing at Port Austin, was born Sept. 16,
        1839, at Watervliet, N.Y.  He is the son of CHARLES G. and MARIA
        (RAYMOND) LEARNED.  (See Sketch of C. G. LEARNED.)
           He received a good elementary education in his native State, and
        was a student about two and a half years at Hiram College, under
        JAMES A. GARFIELD, entering upon his studies there in 1857. His
        parents had removed to West Troy, N.Y., whither he went on leaving
        Hiram, and there he formed an association with JOHN I. WINNIE, for
        the purpose of prosecuting the lumber business, which relation
        continued to exist four years.
           In 1864 MR. LEARNED came to Huron County, in company with EBEN
        R. AYRES (see sketch of F. S. AYRES). They had purchased a saw-mill
        and a considerable acreage of pine lands of D. WHITNEY, JR., of
        Detroit, situated at what is now Port Crescent. The location was
        named Port Crescent by MR. LEARNED, on account of the shape of the
        bay shore at that point, which was that of the young moon. He was
        the first Postmaster appointed there.
           Messrs. LEARNED & AYRES established extensive business connec-
        tions at Port Crescent, where they manufactured lumber of all
        varieties, shingles and lath, and conducted a mercantile enterprise
        on a large scale.
           In 1870 they disposed of their interests to CARRINGTON, PACK &
        Co., and removed to Port Austin, where they became factors in the
        firm of F. S. & J. S. AYRES, under the style of AYRES, LEARNED &
        Co., and prosecuted a lumber business, the manufacture of salt, and
        engaged in general merchandise.
           In October, 1874, MR. LEARNED sold his claim to E. R. AYRES, and
        has since been vigorously engaged in the pursuit of agriculture,
        associated with his father. Their stock is of the best character,
        and their herds include generally about 150 head of fine grades and
        throughbreds. The butter produced in their dairy is of a superior
        quality, and is in demand in the markets where known. They own
        7,000 acres of land in Huron, Tuscola and Bay Counties, and culti-
        vate 2,000 acres, whereon they raise large crops of the cereals
        common to Michigan. They ship their wheat product, and feed most of
        the remainder of their farm produce. They also own land in Dakota.
           MR. LEARNED is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and
        is one of the seven founders of Cass Lodge, No. 219, at Port
        Austin.
           His marriage to LOUISE M. LETCHER occurred Oct. 18, 1864, at
        West Unity, Ohio. Their three children were born as follows:
        WILLIAM L., July 16, 1866, in Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio; EDWARD R.,
        Nov. 19, 1868; HARRY M., April 29, 1878. The two younger were born
        at Port Austin.  MRS. LEARNED was born at West Unity, Ohio, and is
        the daughter of HON. WILLIAM and MATILDA LETCHER. She graduated at
        Oberlin College, class of 1862.

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