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

           [245-246]

           THOMAS MORROW, proprietor and manager of the Central House at
           Bad Axe, has been a resident of Huron County since 1854, a
           period when there was probably not 50 acres of cleared land in
           the county. His father was a lumberman, and the family located
           at Port Austin in May of the year named. The settlement was
           designated Bird's Creek, and comprised a small saw-mill, oper-
           ated by water power, and a few shanties of limited dimensions.
           At that time no wheat had been grown in Huron County. His father
           engaged in lumbering for SMITH & DWIGHT, and two years after
           coming hither he bought 40 acres of land near Port Austin. With
           his sons he turned his attention vigorously to the work of
           clearing, and later increased his acreage by additional pur-
           chase, which they also placed in finely improved and cultivated
           condition. The senior MORROW died on the homestead, in August,
           1874.
              MR. MORROW began business life on his own account when he was
           16 years of age. Later he became foreman in the woods, and in
           1875 he took charge of the county poor-farm, which he continued
           to manage seven years.
              In the spring of 1883 he entered upon the construction of the
           Central Hotel, pushing the work to such good purpose that in
           September following it was in operation. The building is three
           stories high, 36 x 62 feet in dimensions, with a wing 20 x 30
           feet. It affords accommodations for 50 guests, has good sample
           rooms, a good livery and free conveyance to and from trains.
              MR. MORROW was born Dec. 22, 1844, near Chatham, Ont., and is
           the son of THOMAS and MARY A. (DOAK) MORROW. He was married Nov.
           23, 1870, in Huron City, to ELIZA J., daughter of JOHN and
           CATHERINE KERR, a native of Canada. Their five children were
           born in this county, namely: JOHN, Nov. 10, 1871; CHARLES J.,
           March 11, 1874; WILLIAM, Aug. 10, 1876; MARY C., Feb. 7, 1879;
           THOMAS, May 27, 1881.
              MR. MORROW owns, besides his hotel property, 280 acres of
           land, with 80 acres cleared.

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