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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 Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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WEBBER, William A.
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William A. Webber, banker, at Fremont, was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., May
27, 1853. His parents, Samuel W. and Mariette (Bowen) Webber, were natives
of Vermont and New York, respectively. They first settled in Steuben Co.,
N.Y., where Mr. Webber, Sr., was engaged in farming. They came to Michigan
in the spring of 1856 and settled in Portland, Ionia County, where the
father now resides; the mother is deceased. In early youth, William A.
attended the common schools, and during the winter of 1869-70 attended
Olivet College, in Eaton Co., Mich.  Soon after graduating he entered the
banking house of S. W. Webber & Company, in Muir, Ionia County, as book-
keeper, where he remained nearly three years. His house owned a controlling
interest in the First National Bank, and soon closed their private bank,
and William entered the former as book-keeper. He continued there but a
short time, when he left the bank and engaged in farming for about two
years, then entered the banking house of Webber, Just & Company as cashier,
and remained two years. May 15, 1882, he came to this county and settled in
Fremont, where he opened the bank of Webber, Hewitt & Company.

He was married in Lyons, Ionia County, Sept. 7, 1873, to Abbey B., daughter
of Gabriel and Mary Trefry, natives of Nova Scotia, who came to Michigan
about 1852 and settled in Lyons, where they now reside. Mrs. Webber was
born in Ingham Co., Mich., March 7, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Webber have two
children: Murod J., born Oct. 22, 1877, and John M., Feb. 14, 1883. Mr. W.
is a Republican in politics.

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