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History of Manistee, Mason & Oceana Counties, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

         [pg 66]
         
         FLETCHER W. DUNLAP was born in St. Clair County, Mich.,
       in the year 1840. At the age of ten years, he went from home 
       to begin life for himself. His first thought was to secure an 
       education, and he industriously set himself about the attain-
       ment of that purpose. He acquired a good common school edu-
       cation, and at eighteen years of age went to Iowa, and for 
       three years published the Mitchell Gazette. He then attended 
       the Michigan State Normal School, and finished the course in 
       1867. From there he entered the University of Michigan at Ann
       Arbor, where, in 1870, he graduated as Bachelor of Law. He
       was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office at Holland,
       Ottawa County. In connection with his practice he published
       a paper until the fire of 1871, when he was burned out. He
       then removed to Muskegon, and from there to Manistee, where
       he opened a law office and continued in practice for two
       years. At the end of that time he determined to abandon the 
       law and seek a more direct road to fortune. Accordingly, he 
       started a small grocery, and subsequently went at work by the 
       day. At days' labor he paid for sufficient lumber for a small 
       building, which he erected, doing all the work himself, and 
       when it was completed he put in a stock of groceries and 
       started in trade. At first he delivered goods to his custo-
       mers on a wheelbarrow, and thus by industry and prudence 
       worked his way along until at the present time he owns four 
       business lots, three residence lots and three buildings, has 
       recently completed a substantial two-story brick store building
       on River Street, and intends soon to erect another in the place 
       of the frame building, which he occupies with his store. MR. 
       DUNLAP's success in life shows industry and prudence.
       
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