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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  and submitted by Linda Talbott
for the U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/

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GRUNDY, Thomas C.
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   THOMAS C. GRUNDY, farmer, section 6, Dayton Township,
is the son of JAMES and ANN (PICKLES) GRUNDY, natives of
England, and was born June 20, 1839.  He lived with his
parents until about 16 years of age, and was then appren-
ticed, for seven years, to learn the trade of carpenter
and joiner.  After the expiration of his apprenticeship
he turned his attention to the ministry, which engaged
him for five years, in the meantime being licensed to
preach, but was not ordained until he came to America.
He left his native country in the summer of 1867, and
settled in Coldwater, Branch Co., Mich., where he
followed his trade a part of the time and occasionally
preached the gospel.  He remained at Coldwater but a
few months, when he went to Burr Oak, where he remained
for a year, thence to Reading, Hillsdale County, where
he was ordained a minister of the M. E. Church.  After
preaching one year at Reading, he moved to Osseo, in 
the same county, and at the expiration of his engage-
ment there came to Fremont, this county, where he
preached one year, after which he left the Conference.
   In the spring of 1874, Mr. GRUNDY returned to England,
and after spending a few months in his native country,
came back to Newaygo County and purchased 162 acres of
partly improved land, where he now resides.  He was
married in England, August, 1864, to ANN, daughter of
Rev. THOMAS and ELIZABETH (CARTWRIGHT) ECKERSLEY, also
natives of England, and where their daughter ANN was
born, and lived until her marriage with Mr. GRUNDY.
In politics, Mr. G. sympathizes with the National party.

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