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

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           GEORGE H. VAN WOERT, book-keeper for THOMAS WINSOR & Co., Port
        Austin, was born Oct. 2, 1831, in Albany Co., N.Y., and is the son
        of TUNIS and ORLETTA (SMITH) VAN WOERT. His father was a native of
        New York State, and lived the life of a farmer, dying at the age of
        80 years, in Saratoga Co., N.Y., where he passed the last 30 years
        of his life. The mother was a native of Connecticut, and died in
        Saratoga County, when she was 81 years old.
           MR. VAN WOERT was brought up to the age of 18 years on his
        father's farm. He had obtained a good common-school education, and
        at the age named he began his career as an accountant. He followed
        book-keeping as an occupation successively in the cities of Troy,
        Albany and New York, and came to Port Austin in 1862, where he
        entered the employ of AYRES, LEARNED & WISWELL, operating in their
        interests 17 years as book-keeper and also as inspector of lumber.
        In 1879 he entered upon the duties of his present position, in the
        mercantile establishment of THOMAS WINSOR & Co.
           MR. VAN WOERT owns 120 acres of land situated six miles south
        of Port Austin in Dwight Township, all of which is under cultiva-
        tion. He also owns a fine village property where he resides. He is
        a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has discharged the duties
        of the office of Treasurer of Port Austin Township 12 years.
           He was married in Newtonville, Albany Co., N.Y., Nov. 20, 1867,
        to MARY J. HERMANS. She was born Sept. 25, 1838, and is the
        daughter of ABRAM and MARY HERMANS. One child has been born of
        their union, HERMAN, whose birth occurred Aug. 15, 1868.

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