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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 governors of Michigan
and of the presidents of the United States: also containing a
complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement
to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1883

Judith Anne Weeks Ancell
April 6, 2011
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Page 183
KIRVAN, John E.
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John E. Kirvan, farmer, sec. 34, Morton Tp., P. O., Sylvester, was born in
Gray Co., Province of Ontario, Can., Aug. 3, 1862.  He is a son of Elias
and Jane Ann (Breakey) Kirvan.  His paternal grandfather was a pioneer of
the Dominion, and settled 80 miles from the nearest point of supplies,
having to travel that distance in an Indian canoe for necessaries for the
family use.  The father of Mr. Kirvan was one of 11 children, five boys
and six girls.  He came to Michigan in 1870, bought 160 acres of land and
engaged in the duties of farming.  He sold 80 acres and cleared 60 acres
of the remainder.  He died Feb. 18, 1879, all his responsibilities
devolving on the son.  Since the father’s death the latter has built a new
house and put all the buildings on the place in thorough repair.  The farm
lies three miles from Sylvester, which when the family came here, was the
nearest point of neighbors and civilization.  The mother is still living
in firm health and with unimpaired intellectual powers.

Mr. Kirvan is still an young man, but the energy and good judgment he
displays in the management of his affairs promises extended success in the
avenues he has already made prosperous.

He was married Dec. 24, 1882, to Minnie Adams, of Hinton Tp.  Her father
is a man of good standing, and has served his people in several official
capacities.

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