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Portrait And Biographical Album Of Mecosta County, Mich. Containing
Portraits And Biographical Sketches of Prominent And Representative
Citizens of the County together with Portraits And Biographies of All The
Presidents Of The United States  And Governors of the State.  Also
Containing A Complete History of The County, From Its Earliest Settlement
To the Present Time.  Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1883

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HANIFAN, THOMAS
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Thomas Hanifan, of the mercantile firm of Hanifan & Harmon, at Big Rapids,
was born at Pontiac, Oakland Co., Mich.,  March 4, 1847. He is a son of
William and Kate (Cane) Hanifan, and was reared to the age of 15 on his
father’s farm. At that period he became a clerk in a dry goods store, and
has been assistant or principle in the same line of business most of the
time since. During the first three years he spent a part of the time in
school. In 1870 he went to Vernon, Shiawassee Co., Mich., and entered the
employ of W. D. & A. Garrison, dry good merchants, as clerk and remained
until 1881. In May, 1882, he came to Big Rapids and entered into
partnership with Willard W. Harmon, and commenced commercial transactions
in the Fairman and Newton Block, where they are carrying a fine assortment
of dry goods, carpets, etc., valued at $15,000; annual sales amount to
$35,000.

Mr. Hanifan was married in Farmington, Oakland Co., Mich., Jan.20, 1881, to
Emma, daughter of Daniel and Bridget Lapham. She was born in Farmington in
1854, and died at Big Rapids July 14, 1882.


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