200 people from the county histories of Wexford County, Michigan: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.
From History of Wexford County, Michigan, embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions (1903). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Wexford County index, A to Z (200)
Adams
- Charles Kendall Adams (b. 1835)
- John Adams; child of John Adams
Alger
- Russell A. Alger (b. 1836, Medina county); child of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger
Allen
- George Allen; married Mary Ann Mossington
Allison
- William B. Allison (b. 1829)
Altgeld
- John Peter Altgeld (b. 1847)
Anderson
- Aaron Frederick Anderson; married Addie Greenburg
Andrews
- Elisha B. Andrews (b. 1844)
Armour
- Philip D. Armour (b. 1832)
Averill
- D. B. Averill (Yorktownship)
Bailey
- James Montgomery Bailey (b. 1841)
Baker
Ballou
- Henry Ballou; married Sarah A. Corn
Bancroft
- George Bancroft; child of Aaron Bancroft
Barrett
- Lawrence Barrett (b. 1838)
Barton
- Clara Barton; child of Captain Stephen Barton
Bayard
- Thomas Francis Bayard (b. 1828)
Beard
- William H. Beard (b. 1821)
Bechtel
- Charles Bechtel; child of Ephraim Bechtel and Caroline (Schumacher) Bechtel
Bell
- Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1847)
Bergh
Bierstadt
- Albert Bierstadt (b. 1829)
Billings
Bland
- Richard Parks Bland (b. 1835)
Blue
- George W. Blue (Lapeer county)
Boynton
Bredahl
Brice
- Calvin S. Brice (b. 1845)
Brooks
- Phillips Brooks (b. 1835)
Browne
- Charles Farrar Browne (b. 1834)
Brush
- Charles Francis Brush (b. 1849)
Burdette
Burman
- Axel G. Burman; married Erica Hellstrom
Callis
Cameron
- Simon Cameron; child of Simon Cameron
Campbell
- Alexander Campbell; child of Rev. Thomas Campbell
Carlisle
- John G. Carlisle (b. 1835)
Carlson
- Charles J. Carlson (b. 1861)
Carnahan
- Samuel Carnahan (b. 1844, LaGrange county)
Carpenter
- Matthew Hale Carpenter (b. 1824)
Chittenden
- Clyde C. Chittenden; married Mary J. Wheeler
Clews
- Henry Clews (b. 1840)
Clinton
- Dewitt Clinton; child of General James Clinton
Cobbs
- Frank J. Cobbs (Jackson county)
- Jonathan W. Cobbs
Colfax
- Schuyler Colfax (b. 1823)
Colvin
- Marvin D. Colvin (Cattaraugus county); married Edith L. Worth
Conkling
- Roscoe Conkling; child of Alfred Conkling. Alfred Conkling
Cornell
- Elon Cornell; child of Elisha Cornell and Myrtle Cornell
Cox
- Edward Cox (Summit county)
Crawford
- Ralph W. Crawford; child of Rev. John W. Crawford
Crosby
- Thomas W. Crosby (Lucas county)
Cullom
- Shelby M. Cullom (b. 1829)
Cummer
- Wellington W. Cummer (b. 1846); married Ada M. Gerrish
- Jacob Cummer
Curtis
- George W. Curtis (b. 1824)
- D. W. Curtis; married Marguerite Code
Custer
- George A. Custer (b. 1840)
Davenport
- Fanny Davenport (b. 1850)
Davidson
- Donald Davidson; married Lucinda McLean
Debs
- Eugene V. Debs (b. 1855)
Deering
- William Deering (b. 1826)
Depew
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew (b. 1834)
Devoe
- Henry I. Devoe; married Helen M. Miner
Dickinson
- Don M. Dickinson (b. 1846)
Diggins
- Fred A. Diggins (b. 1862)
Dingley
- Nelson Dingley (b. 1832)
Discher
- Jacob Discher (b. 1847, Putnam county)
Douglas
- Stephen Arnold Douglas (b. 1813)
Drexel
- Anthony J. Drexel; child of Francis M. Drexel
Drury
Dunham
- Charles C. Dunham; child of William Dunham and Jane Ann (Conant) Dunham
Dunton
- Lucius A. Dunton; child of John W. Dunton and Mary Ann (Cook) Dunton
Edison
- Thomas Alva Edison (b. 1847)
Field
- Marshall Field (b. 1835)
Foraker
- Joseph B. Foraker (b. 1846)
Frederick
- Reuben D. Frederick (b. 1856, Medina county); child of J. B. Frederick and Helen I. (Seas) Frederick
Gage
- Lyman J. Gage (b. 1836)
Garrett
- John W. Garrett (b. 1820); child of John W. Garrett
Gates
- Lucas W. Gates (b. 1842, Fowler township); child of Martin R. Gates
George
- Henry George (b. 1839)
Gilbert
Graham
- George S. Graham (Simcoe county)
Grant
- Ulysses S. Grant; married Julia Dent
Gray
- Elisha Gray (b. 1835)
- Taylor W. Gray (Morgan county)
- William H. Gray (Morgan county)
Greeley
- Adolphus W. Greeley (b. 1844)
Gresham
- Walter Quintin Gresham (b. 1833)
Hanna
- Marcus Alonzo Hanna (b. 1837)
Hansen
Harger
- Ezra Harger; married Margaret Bayes
Haskin
Havemeyer
- John C. Havemeyer (b. 1833)
Hayes
- Rutherford B. Hayes (b. 1822); married Mary Elizabeth Baird
Haynes
Hector
- Frederick W. Hector (b. 1847); married Otillie Corcart
Hill
- David Bennett Hill (b. 1843)
Hodgson
- Thomas Hodgson (Westmoreland county)
Hogue
Holmberg
Huff
- Henry B. Huff (Kent county)
Hutzler
- Horace G. Hutzler; child of David Davis Hutzler and Charlotte (Church) Hutzler
Ingersoll
- Robert G. Ingersoll (b. 1833)
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Kelley
- William Kelley (b. 1845)
Kluss
- John Kluss; married Grace Rudolph
Knox
- John Jay Knox (b. 1828)
Lake
- George A. Lake (Penn township); child of George Lake and Sarah (Gate) Lake
Logan
- John A. Logan (b. 1824, Jackson county)
Longstreet
- James Longstreet (b. 1820)
Loveless
- William W. Loveless (Essex county)
MacKay
- John William MacKay (b. 1831)
Manning
- John H. Manning (Monroe county)
Mather
- Cotton Mather; child of Rev. Increase Mather
Maxim
- Hiram S. Maxim (b. 1840); child of Isaac W. Maxim and Harriet B. Maxim
Mcbrian
- Nelson Mcbrian (Northumberland county)
Mcclellan
- George Brinton Mcclellan (b. 1826)
Mccoy
Mcnitt
Medill
- Joseph Medill (b. 1823)
Miles
- Nelson A. Miles (b. 1839)
Miller
- Humphrey W. Miller (Fulton county)
Mitchell
- Austin W. Mitchell; child of Charles T. Mitchell and Harriet S. (Wing) Mitchell
- William W. Mitchell
Moran
- Thomas Moran (b. 1837)
Morton
- Oliver Perry Morton (b. 1823, Wayne county)
- Levi P. Morton (b. 1824)
Neilson
- Nels Neilson (b. 1852); married Julia C. Jorgenson
Nichols
- Isaac Nichols (b. 1847, Ontario county)
- John J. Nichols; married Sarah J. Van Natter
Nordstrom
Norris
- Richard C. Norris (b. 1843)
Nye
- Edgar Wilson Nye (b. 1850)
Olney
Olsen
- John Olsen (b. 1849)
Ostensen
Parker
- John T. Parker (Sanilac county)
- Lyman E. Parker (Wyoming county)
Parkhurst
- Charles Henry Parkhurst (b. 1842)
Payne
Peck
- George W. Peck (b. 1840, Jefferson county)
- Alvah Peck; child of Alvah Peck and Lovica (Ketch) Peck
- Elwood Peck; child of Alvah Peck and Julia (Cronk) Peck
Peterson
Pingree
- Hazen S. Pingree (b. 1842)
Poe
- Edgar Allen Poe (b. 1809)
Powers
- Perry F. Powers; child of Pierce Powers and Sarah C. Powers
Quay
- Matthew S. Quay (b. 1833)
Randolph
- Edmund Randolph (Montgomery county)
Root
- George F. Root (b. 1820)
Rose
Rutledge
- John Rutledge; child of John Rutledge
Rydquist
- Peter A. Rydquist (b. 1844); married Christina Hagstroom
Saunders
Sawyer
- Eugene E. Sawyer; child of James Sawyer and Susan C. (Nardin) Sawyer
Schurz
- Carl Schurz (b. 1829)
Scott
- Thomas Alexander Scott (b. 1823)
Seaman
Sharon
- William Sharon (b. 1821)
Sheridan
- Phillip Henry Sheridan (b. 1831)
Sherman
- John Sherman; child of Charles R. Sherman
Smith
Southwick
- Albert B. Southwick; married Mary Frederick
Starkweather
- Isaac Starkweather (Kent county)
Stevenson
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson (b. 1835, Christian county)
Stewart
- Joseph Stewart; child of John Stewart
Stuart
- James E. B. Stuart (b. 1833, Patrick county)
Teed
- George P. Teed; married Mary Smith
Terwilliger
- John M. Terwilliger; child of Albert E. Terwilliger and Polly (Forbes) Terwilliger
Tesla
- Nikola Tesla (b. 1857)
Thomas
- Theodore Thomas (b. 1835)
- George E. Thomas
Thurston
- John M. Thurston (b. 1847)
Tillman
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman (b. 1847, Edgefield county)
Torrey
- John S. Torrey; child of George S. Torrey and Abbie D. (Smock) Torrey
- Nelson R. Torrey
Tyler
- Cyril H. Tyler (Yates county)
Vail
- Alfred Vail; child of Stephen Vail
Vance
- Asaph T. Vance; child of Alexander Vance and Nancy (Teal) Vance; married Alma J. Barker
Vilas
- William F. Vilas (b. 1840)
Waddell
- Robert M. Waddell (b. 1874)
Wall
- Samuel Wall (Kent county)
Wallace
- Lewis Wallace (b. 1827)
Wallack
- Lester Wallack; child of James W. Wallack
Wanamaker
- John Wanamaker (b. 1838)
Wardell
- Joshua M. Wardell; married Arista M. Montgomery
Watson
- Thomas E. Watson (b. 1856)
Weaver
- James B. Weaver (b. 1833)
Webber
- Arthur H. Webber; child of Charles Webber and Henrietta Webber
Westbrook
Wheeler
- John H. Wheeler (b. 1840, Cattaraugus county)
- Porter Wheeler
Whipple
- Henry Benjamin Whipple (b. 1822)
Whitney
- William Collins Whitney (b. 1841)
Williams
- George F. Williams; married Eliza Gaunt
- Walter S. Williams; child of James Williams and Paulina (Pritchard) Williams