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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) 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, 1884

Transcribed by Linda Talbott

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Page 406
ABEL, Myron
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Myron Abel, farmer, Ensley Township, section 25, was born in the State of
New York, Aug. 24, 1830.  His parents, Ira and Almira (Hines) Abel, were
natives of Connecticut, where they were married and resided some time,
after which they removed to New York.  They went back to Connecticut and
afterward went to Ohio.  Ten years later they came to Michigan, went
thence successively to Nebraska and Illinois, and returned to Michigan.
On the route back to this State an accident occurred to the train by which
it was thrown from the track, and the father was instantly killed.  The
mother is now residing in Newaygo County.

Mr. Abel was the eldest son and the main dependence of the family, which
he maintained until he was 37 years old.  He has been engaged in
agriculture nearly all his active life, and in his younger days,
associated with his father, engaged to a considerable extent in burning
charcoal.  In the State of Illinois he spent ten years in working farms on
shares.  He came to Michigan in 1865 and bought 160 acres of land on
section 25, in Ensley Township, and has since purchased 120 acres on
section 7.  He has placed 60 acres under improvement.  Mr. Abel is
independent in politics.

He was married in Lowell, Kent County, April 21, 1867, to Sarah, daughter
of Wilkes and Huldah Lamberton, natives of the State of New York.  Mrs.
Abel was born July 14, 1833, in Canada.  Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Abel, four children have been born: Edward C. and Edith C. (twins), Aug.
13, 1869; Louisa M., Sept 16, 1871, and Robert H., who died when he was 20
months old.
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