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

           [420-423]

           LANSING E. LINCOLN, farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section
        30, Sand Beach Township, is a son of MILTON and LYDIA (CARPENTER)
        LINCOLN, natives of Tompkins Co., N.Y. They resided in Massachu-
        setts for a period and then moved to Tompkins Co., N.Y., in which
        county they resided until the time of their deaths. The family of
        the parents embraced eight children, namely: CATHARINE, DIANA,
        AMELIA, EUGENE, LEWIS, LORAIN W. and LANSING E.
           LANSING E. LINCOLN, the youngest of his father's family, was
        born in Tompkins Co., N.Y., Nov. 23, 1852. He received a common-
        school education in his native county and assisted his father in
        the maintenance of the family until he arrived at the age of 16
        years. At the latter period in his life, MR. LINCOLN went forth to
        fight for the preservation of the Union. He enlisted in the 23d
        N.Y. Inf., for two years. While on picket duty at Bell's Cross
        Roads, Va., he received a bullet wound in the left arm, which he
        carries to the present day. Receiving his discharge, he returned
        home and remained for six months, when, in company with his
        brothers, he was appointed Sutler of the 148th N.Y. Inf., and was
        thus engaged until the close of the war.
           On the closing of the war, MR. LINCOLN, in company with his
        brothers, went to Richmond and opened a general store. He remained
        in the business about eight months, when he sold out to his
        brothers and returned to his home in New York. He then moved on the
        old homestead, which he had purchased from his father while in
        business at Richmond, and carried on the same for a year and then
        sold it. A year later he went to De Ruyter, Madison Co., N.Y., and
        formed a partnership with HENRY DE LAMOTA to carry on a tannery and
        boot and shoe store. The partnership continued for about a year,
        when it was mutually dissolved, MR. L. taking the boot and shoe
        department. He continued in this business for about two years, when
        he removed his stock to Mason, Mich., where he followed the busi-
        ness for another year. At the expiration of that time, he formed a
        partnership with his brother under the firm name of L. E. LINCOLN &
        Bro. This partnership continued for a year, when he sold out his
        interest and entered the employment of CASE, TOLMAN & Co., of
        Utica, N.Y., wholesale boot and shoe house, with whom he remained
        one and a half years.
           MR. LINCOLN, at the expiration of the latter date, left New York
        State for Colorado, but on reaching this State determined to go
        into the stock business. He resided in Missouri from 1873 to 1881
        and then came to this county and located in Sand Beach Township. He
        owns 80 acres of land in that township, all of which is under a
        good state of cultivation. He deals extensively in stock, shipping
        to Buffalo and other points weekly.
           MR. LINCOLN was first married in Tompkins Co., N.Y., to MISS
        LUCENA M., daughter of WILLIAM and SARAH C. (BROWER) TIFFINY. She
        was born in Tompkins Co., N.Y., and has borne to MR. L. two chil-
        dren, namely, MINNIE S. and EARNEST. MINNIE S. died when nearly 10
        years old. The wife and mother departed this life in Cortland Co.,
        N.Y.

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