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

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           FRANCIS NASH,  farmer, section 12, Colfax Township, has resided
        in Michigan since 1862. In that year he removed from the Dominion
        of Canada and located in Worth Township, Sanilac County.  After a
        residence there of two years, he came to Huron County, and in
        January, 1865, he obtained a farm of 120 acres of Government land,
        under the regulations of the Homestead Act, in Colfax Township. He
        has disposed of 40 acres, and of the remainder he has placed 60
        acres under cultivation of the best style, his farm ranking among
        the finest in the county.
           At the time he located in Huron County, the section where he
        settled was attached to Hume Township, and at as early a date as
        possible MR. NASH moved vigorously in the matter of separating the
        townships. He built the first school-house in Colfax, and has been
        constantly interested and active in school matters. He has offici-
        ated two terms as Justice of the Peace, and held most of the local
        offices. He is a Republican of the stalwart kind.
           MR. NASH was born July 12, 1830, in England, and was but three
        years old when his parents emigrated to Canada. He is the youngest
        of eight children, and grew to manhood in Ontario. School privi-
        leges were limited, and he obtained a fair education by his own
        application. He was apprenticed at the age of 15 years to learn the
        trade of carpenter and joiner, spending seven years to satisfy his
        indentures. He followed his trade until 1868.
           His parents, JAMES and ELIZABETH (HILL) NASH, were natives of
        England, and emigrated to Canada in 1833. The mother died there in
        1836, and the father in 1844.
           MR. NASH was married in Ontario Co., Ont, Oct. 26, 1851, to
        ELVIRA S. BENNETT. Following are the names and dates of birth of 12
        children, of whom Mr. and Mrs. NASH have been the parents: ABRAHAM
        R. R. was born Sept. 23,1852; JOHN F. A., July 28, 1855; ALMA E.,
        Aug. 1, 1857; NORMAN J. B., Dec. 17, 1859; ROBERT W. C., Feb. 14,
        1862; ABIGAIL E., March 23, 1864; ELVIRA E., Oct. 24, 1866; NINA
        E., April 30,1869; FRANCIS A., March 30, 1871; ESSA M., May 5,
        1873; and HUGH C., May 7, 1876. One child died in infancy.
           MRS. NASH was born in Vermont, and is the daughter of RICHMOND
        and ABIGAIL (HINKSTON) BENNETT. They were natives respectively
        of Connecticut and Vermont. They settled after their marriage in
        the latter State, afterwards removing to Canada, where the father
        died, in 1853, and the mother in May, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. NASH are
        members of the Baptist Church.
           MR. NASH is a fine sample of what a man may accomplish, even
        without capital, when he has the auxiliaries of energy and perse-
        verance and judgment to guide them; and as a representative citizen
        of that class, we present his portrait in this volume, on a
        preceding page.

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