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Born 1868
From A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan (1906)
BARNEY HAZZARD BRANT. No student of history can carry his investigations far into the annals of Berrien county without becoming aware of the fact that the Brants were among its first settlers, and that from pioneer times down to the present they have been factors in the development which has been carried on along agricultural and horticultural lines. Barney Hazzard Brant is a worthy representative of the name, which has now been known here through four generations, he being connected with the third generation. He was born on the place where he now lives, September 1, 1868, and was the youngest member of the family of Nathaniel M. Brant, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. His whole life has been spent on the old homestead. His father divided the property when Barney H. Brant was twenty years of age, and he took charge of sixty-five acres, which he has since cultivated, save that he has sold off twenty acres. He still retains the forty-five acres, of which about twenty acres is set out to fruit. He also grows melons, tomatoes and other vegetables, which he sells on the market. He has sold six hundred bushels of peaches in a season, and the trees are largely new, having been set out by himself. Industry and enterprise are numbered among his strong and salient characteristics, and he carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes, being a man of strong and determined purpose and of good business qualifications.
On the 4th of April, 1889, Mr. Brant was united in marriage to Miss Anna Estella Garrison, of Pipestone, a daughter of Elihu and Helen Garrison. She was only sixteen years of age at the time of her marriage. They lost their eldest child, Roscoe, in infancy, but had a daughter, Hazel Helen, now eleven years of age.
Mr. Brant is a Republican, usually voting for the party but advocates strong prohibition principles. He is school inspector. He is well known in the community where he resides, having spent his entire life here and is recognized as an enterprising and prosperous business man.
As printed in A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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