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

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           JOSHUA D. MADILL, proprietor and manager of the Ubly grist-
        mills, was born Nov. 24, 1850, in Ontario Co., Can., and is the son
        of HENRY W. and PHEBE (SHARNARD) MADILL. His parents are members of
        the agricultural class, and were born in Toronto. They reside in
        Ontario County and are aged respectively 63 and 55 years.
           MR. MADILL acquired a fair education in his youth, and when he
        was 23 years of age was married to HENRIETTA TOOL. The event
        occurred in Ontario County, Jan. 7, 1874.  MRS. MADILL is the
        daughter of JOHN and HARRIET (WOODRUFF) TOOL. Her parents are
        natives of Ontario, of Canadian origin, and are farmers by occupa-
        tion.  Her mother died when she was 25 years old, in 1875.  Her
        father resides in Ontario.  MRS. MADILL was born Dec. 19, 1854, in
        Ontario Co., Can.  Four children have been born to her husband, in
        the following order: LOTTIE, PHEBE, HATTIE and ROSS.
           After marriage they removed to the village of Brougham in
        Ontario County, where they pursued the vocation of farming two
        years, at the expiration of which time they left the Dominion of
        Canada and located at Lexington, Sanilac County, where MR. MADILL
        became interested, in a carriage factory, and was also in charge of
        the affairs of the aged grandfather of his wife. He went thence to
        the township of Marion in the same county and settled on 160 acres
        of land which he had previously purchased.  On this he pursued
        agricultural operations until the fall of 1881. At that date he set
        out with a portable saw-mill, which he operated in various parts of
        Sanilac and Huron counties until 1883, when he came to Ubly and
        erected a grist-mill. The establishment is devoted chiefly to local
        work, and is fitted with the machinery constructed by J. T. NOAH,
        of Buffalo, N.Y., and has a producing capacity of 75 barrels daily.
           MR. MADILL is a Republican, and has held the local offices of
        his township and school district.  He is present School Director.
        He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and MR. MADILL
        is Clerk of the society.

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