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

           [415]

           JOHN G. PUDDOCK, of the Huron Dairy Salt Company, at Sand Beach,
        was born Oct. 20, 1843, in Oxford Co., Can., and is the son of
        ALLEN and ELIZABETH (GOODWIN) PUDDOCK. His father was a farmer and
        died in Canada in 1850. The mother died there in 1867.
           MR. PUDDOCK passed the first 20 years of his life on a farm and
        in 1863 came to Michigan. In the year following, he came to Sand
        Beach and became foreman in the saw-mill of PACK, JENKS & Co.,
        continuing to operate in that capacity until the re-construction of
        the firm in 1876. He accepted the position of foreman in the salt
        block and discharged the duties of the situation until Sept. 1,
        1883, when he purchased an interest in the business. The salt block
        was built by Messrs. J. JENKS & Co. in 1876, it being constructed
        with pans. The establishment was converted into a steam block in
        1883, and in the same year they established a department for the
        manufacture of dairy salt. The company belongs to the Michigan Salt
        Association. They manufacture about 150 barrels of common fine salt
        daily, and have facilities for converting the entire product into
        dairy salt. The bulk of their salt is prepared for dairy purposes,
        except what is demanded by the local trade in common fine salt.
        Their business requires an average force of 14 men and boys, and
        nine women.
           In the fall of 1871, in company with JOHN BALLENTINE, he pur-
        chased a saw-mill of JEREMIAH LUDINGTON at Verona Mills, which he
        conducted during the winter seasons until 1876, when he sold his
        interest to his associate.
           MR. PUDDOCK is the owner ot a considerable amount of village
        property, which includes several vacant lots, four lots in the
        block where his residence is located and the PUDDOCK Block, in
        which the postoffice is located.
           He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and is
        Master of Huron Lodge (Blue), No. 361, at Sand Beach. He is
        President of Sand Beach village and is serving his second term in
        that capacity.
           MR. PUDDOCK was married May 12, 1866, at Sand Beach, to JANE
        GRICE. The four children born of this marriage are — ALICE E., MAY
        B., JENNIE M. and NELLIE B.  MRS. PUDDOCK was born in England, and
        is the daughter of JAMES G. and JANE (MASON) GRICE. (See sketch of
        J. G. GRICE.)

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