David Lane, yardmaster at State's prison, was
born in Broom County, N. Y., March 4, 1824. When 10
years of age his parents, Nathan and Clarissa Lane,
emigrated to Michigan and located at Ann Arbor, where
his father rented a farm and remained two years, then
came to Jackson county and located one and a half
miles west of Sandstone village, which was then
competing for the county seat. At that time it was a
flourishing town with several business places. When
David became of age he taught school until 1862, and
then entered in the 17th Michigan Regiment, company G;
he participated in all the battles of the regiment.
After the war, returned to Jackson and has since been
engaged in the State's prison. He married Miss Minerva
Crawford, a pioneer of Sandstone Twp. She was born in
Ontario County, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1826. They have 4:
children - Lora E., Chester T., Elsie A. and Jesse A.
Politically Mr. L. is a Republican.
Joseph Lannigan, grocer, was born in County West
Meath, ireland, Dec. 25, 1839. When 12 years of
age, he came to the United States, landed in New York,
where he remained a few months, then came to Jackson,
where he was employed as clerk in a grocery store for
Michael Morrisy and remained with him seven
years. In 1859 engaged in the grocery trade for
himself, and has continued in the same ever
since. He is among the oldest grocers in the
city. He married Miss Bridget Calvin, a native
of Ireland, in 1862. They have had 11 children,
10 of whom are living. Mr. L. carries a stock of
$3,000; is a member of the Catholic Church.
Prof. U. W. Lawton, Superintendent of the
Union school, descended from Quaker parentage, whose
ancestors were among the first settlers of
Massachusetts. George Lawton married Ruth Potter and
settled in Westport, Bristol Co., that State, where U.
W. was born in 1831. He graduated at Brown University
in the class of 1856, having taken the two first
prizes in Latin and chemistry during the course. Mr.
L. was a classmate of Senator Hill, of Colorado, and
Gen. Thos. Ewing, of Ohio. After leaving college he
came to Michigan, and organized and taught the school
at Dexter in the winter of 1856-'7. The following year
he accepted the Principalship of the schools of
Tecumseh. During the five years he held that position
he re-organized the schools, and fitted a number of
his pupils for the State University. In 1862 Mr.
Lawton accepted a second proposition to take charge of
the schools of Ann Arbor. He found them considerably
disorganized from the effects of the war, and other
causes; but they soon rallied and became prosperous.
After five years' labor in the Ann Arbor schools Mr.
Lawton rested a year, during which, visited many of
the New England schools in the winter of 1867- -'8.
Upon returning to Michigan he came to Jackson and has
filled the position of Principal in district No. 1 for
more than 12 years. Through the efficient effort of
Prof. Lawton the schools of Jackson rank among the
best in the State. His aim has been to supply the link
between the common school and the university. Many of
his pupils have adopted the profession of teaching, a
number of whom have attained high rank as educators in
various parts of Michigan, while a host of others are
in the legal profession and other prominent walks of
life. Prof. L. is a fine disciplinarian and possesses
a happy faculty of imparting knowledge, which,
supplemented by a large experience, place him in the
front rank as an instructor. Mr. Lawton married Miss
Augusta A. King, of Taunton, Mass., a descendant of
Puritan stock, which union has resulted in 3 children,
Frances A., a graduate of the Jackson high school;
Jennie A., now in the senior class, and George K.,
seven years old. The family is members of the St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, of which the Professor is a
Vestryman.
Chas. H. Lewis, M. D., was born in Concord,
Jackson Co., Mich., in November 1840. His father, Dr.
Edward Lewis, was born in Washington County, N. Y., of
English parentage. He graduated from Castleton (Vt.)
Medical College in 1825. He married Caroline Davy, of
Fairhaven, Rutland Co., Vt., and they were the parents
of 8 children - 5 sons and 3 daughters - 4 of who are
living. Charles is the youngest. Dr. Lewis settled in
Concord in 1836, removing thence to Jackson in 1843,
where he continued the practice of his profession
until his death, Jan. 1, 1867. His residence was on
the corner of Jackson and Courtland streets, the
present site of the First Baptist church. His practice
covered a period of 43 years, 24 in the city of
Jackson. Dr. Chas. Lewis fitted for college in Jackson
and went to Burlington (Vt.) University in the fall of
1858, remaining during the freshman and sophomore
years. He then entered the junior class of Michigan
University, at Ann Arbor in 1860, and took the degree
of A. B. in the class of 1862. The next college year
he spent in the chemical laboratory of the University,
read medicine with his father, and took three courses
of lectures in the University of Michigan, beginning
in the fall of 1863. In the spring of 1866 he took the
degree of M. D. The last two years of his course he
was in the chemical laboratory as Instructor and
Demonstrator of Chemistry; the first year he spent as
Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy. Immediately after
taking his degree he entered upon practice in company
with his father and has since continued in active
work. During the summer and fall of 1870 he practiced
in Chicago; the following winter in Union City, where
he remained until the summer of 1873, when he returned
to Jackson, where he has a large and growing practice.
He is a member of the Michigan State Medical Society
and American Medical Association. In the fall of 1866
he was married to Mary Barry of Ann Arbor. They are
the parents of a son, Edward R., aged 13, and Sarah
K., nine years old. Mrs. Lewis' father, Robert J.
Barry, was Clerk of Washtenaw county several terms,
and was Provost Marshal of this Congressional district
during the war.
Richmond A. F. Livermore, attorney, is the
son of Dr. John S. Livermore, of Oneida County, N. Y.
His father married Orpha Ranney, of New York, and at
an early date in the history of Michigan they settled
in Rochester, Oakland Co., where the Doctor practiced
his profession and represented his county several
years in the State Assembly while the capital was in
Detroit. In 1848 he was appointed Indian agent for the
whole Chippewa tribe, then many thousand strong and
scattered over the entire Northwest. He was stationed
at La Point on Lake Superior, where Richmond was born
in 1848, the first white child born there. Six
thousand Indians were encamped in the vicinity of the
agency at the time of his birth, and the child was an
object of great interest to the dusky sons of the
forest, and the recipient of numerous presents in the
form of relics, which he has preserved, making a fine
cabinet. In 1854 the Government gave the Doctor a life
lease of Fort Wilkins, at Copper Harbor, on Lake
Superior, where he resided until his death in 1861, at
the age of 60. This son was chiefly educated in
Jackson, graduated in the high-school course in 1871,
and entered the law office of his uncle, Fidus
Livermore, as a student. He was admitted to the Bar in
June 1873, and entered into partnership with his
uncle, which relation continued until the death of the
latter, May 28, 1880. He is Junior Warden of Lodge No.
50, A. F. & A. M., Secretary of Chapter No. 3, K.
A. M., and Warden of Commandery No. 9. He is also a
member of Council No. 32, and Secretary of the Jackson
County Democratic Committee. His mother now resides at
Houghton, Houghton Co., Mich., aged 76. Mr. Livermore
in addition to his practice has an extensive fire
insurance business, and represents a number of the
prominent companies, local and foreign.
David H. Lockwood, Sheriff of Jackson County, the eldest of 6, and the only living child of Joseph B. and Ann (Hadger) Lockwood, was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1824. His father was a native of Norwalk, Conn.; mother of Dutchess County, N. Y. They moved to Jackson County, Mich., in 1836, and settled on a farm in Leoni tp., though his father worked at his trade of shoemaking. At the age of 18 David returned to New York State and spent two years and a half in school. He has chiefly followed farming, and now owns the old homestead, which has been his abode until he came to the city; has also dealt considerably in livestock. He has filled the offices of Town Treasurer six years, was Constable nine years; served as Deputy Sheriff from 1856 to 1860, as Under-Sheriff from 1860 to 1864; was elected Sheriff in the latter year; and again elected in 1880, and took charge of the duties of the office Jan. 1, 1881. While Sheriff the first term he also acted as Deputy United States Marshal. In early life Mr. L. was an Abolitionist, then a Free Soiler, and later a Republican. During the war was active in recruiting, and contributed heavily of money to fill the quota of his twp. He owns several hundred acres of land in Leoni Twp., and is an active member of the County Agricultural Society. Mr. Lockwood has been twice married, first to Elizabeth Watkins, of Grass Lake, in October 1850, who died in 1862, leaving 3 sons; then to Hilah Austin, of Jackson, a native of Vermont, in November 1864. They have 3 sons and 3 daughters.
M. Loennecker, manufacturer of cigars, was
born in Oldenburg, Germany, May 21, 1845; received a
high-school education; in 1863, emigrated to the
United States, landing in New York, where he followed
his trade two years; went to Chicago and was there at
the time of the fire. In 1871 came to Jackson, where
he engaged in the cigar business, and has followed it
since. Mr. Loennecker thoroughly knows his business,
having followed it all his life. He employs 15 hands
and does a business of $12,000 to $15,000 per year,
and manufactures one-half million cigars; his revenue
tax being $3,000. He married Marie Borchard. She was
born in Prussia, May 25, 1845. There are 5 children by
this union - Louise, Annie, Gustave, Amanda and
Julius.
Wm. B. Losey, farmer, was born in Sussex
county, N. J., Dec. 6, 1824. His father, Thomas Losey,
was by trade a miller, and William followed that
occupation until he was 21 years of age. In 1849 he
married Miss Clarinda Smith, daughter of James Smith,
a native of Seneca County, N. Y.; she was born in
Tompkins County, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1831. Their 2
children are Elizabeth B. and James B. In 1872 they
moved to Lansing, Mich., where they remained six
years, then moved to Jackson, and followed
boarding-house keeping. Mrs. L. is a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Nathan C. Lowe, of Hall & Lowe, insurance
and real-estate agents, 117 West Main Street, is one
of the oldest in the insurance business in the city,
having carried it on steadily 12 years. The present
partnership has existed seven years; previous to which
he was with Hall & Gould, and earlier with
Bostwick & Gould. Mr. Lowe was Alderman from the
3d ward in 1875 and '76, and 1878 and '79, retiring in
the spring of 1880; while in the council was, during
the last terms, Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and made three of the annual appropriation
bills, fixing the amount of the tax levy for the city,
and specifying the purposes for which the money should
be used. In 1876 and '77 he was a member of the Board
of Health; in the spring of 1880 was the Republican
candidate for Mayor, and received over 100 votes
majority over the successful candidate in the four
west wards. Mr. Lowe was one of the organizers of the
Young Men's Christian Association, and its first
President; is a member and Clerk of the Congregational
Church, and a Master Mason. Mr. Lowe was born in
Lenawee County, Mich., in 1837, is the son of Wm. C.
and Lydia (Cook) Lowe, from Elmira, N. Y., who were
pioneers in Lenawee. They had 7 children, Mr. L. being
the youngest, and live on the farm where they settled
40 years ago; father 81 and mother 83 years old,
having lived together more than 60 years. Mr. Lowe has
been twice married, first .to Lucy A. Cooper, in
Lenawee County, Nov. 13, 1858, who died 21 years and 3
days after their marriage, leaving 4 children. He
married his present wife, Mrs. E. J. Keeler, of
Jackson, Oct. 26, 1880.
Judson C. Lowell, attorney at law and
insurance agent, son of Nelson and Laura Lowell, nee
Ewell, was born in Macomb County, Mich., Aug. 7, 1834.
Nelson Lowell, his father, was a native of Newburg,
Mass., his paternal ancestor having settled there in
1639, from England. Judson's mother was a native of
Middlebury, N. Y. His early life was that of a
farmer's boy; was educated in Michigan State
University, graduating in the class of 1859; received
the degree of A. B. three years later; taught some
during his college course; taught a year at Crystal
Springs, Miss., after graduating; was Assistant
Superintendent of Jackson high school from January,
1862, until June, 1863; drafted the charter for and
organized the city schools of Saginaw in 1863;
superintended them two years until July, 1865; that
fall was chosen Superintendent of Jackson schools;
filled the position two and a half years; opened an
insurance and real-estate office in the spring of 1868
in Jackson, and has been steadily in the business
since. Mr. L. was granted the first State certificate
issued in Michigan, on Sept. 21, 1868; read law and
was admitted to practice in 1876, and to practice in
the U. S. Circuit Court June 12, 1879. He left the
University with letters of high commendation from
President and faculty, and holds flattering letters of
endorsement, both as to gentlemanly qualities and
efficiency as an instructor, from the leading
educators of Michigan; was elected Alderman on the
People's ticket in 1874; served two years; was
Chairman of Finance Committee. Mr. Lowell is a member
of a number of secret orders, - the A. F. & A. M.
lodge, chapter and commandery, and has taken the 32
Scottish Rite degrees; member of K. R. C.; of K. of
H., and Constantine; also of the order "Sigma Phi," a
literary organization confined solely to students of
colleges and universities, and to 20 members of any
one institution at one time. Mr. L. organized the
"Sigma Phi" chapter in Michigan State University in
1858, of which he is now a member. He married Mary J.
Kellogg, of White Pigeon, July 7, 1863. They have two
sons - George C., 13, and Erwin D., eight years of
age.
Luther H. Ludlow, Treasurer of Jackson
County, was born in the village of Ludlowville, town
of Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., July 10, 1814. His
paternal grandfather, Thomas Ludlow, after whom the
village took its name, settled there in 1793. John and
Rebecca (Townley) Ludlow were the parents of Luther.
The first 18 years of his life were spent in his
native town, at which time he began learning the
saddle and harness trade; pursued it in Erie County,
N. Y., from 1835 to 1838. On Dec. 6, of the latter
year he married Harriet D. Joy, of Erie County; came
to Michigan the following spring and settled on a farm
in Springport Twp., Jackson Co. In the winter of
1839-'40 Mr. Ludlow taught one of the first schools in
that part of the county. He was chosen Justice of the
Peace about 1848 for four years, and was re-elected
three successive terms following. In 1854 he was
elected a member of the Board of Supervisors, and
represented his township seven successive terms till
1860. In 1861 he was elected Register of Deeds for two
years; was chosen County Treasurer for 1869 and 1870;
and to the office of County Clerk for 1873 and 1874.
Mr. Ludlow represented the third district of Jackson
county in the State Legis- lature in the session of
1877-'78. He was elected to his present position in
November 1880, and entered upon the duties of the
office Jan. 1, 1881. Mr. Ludlow conducted his farm
until 1861, when he removed to Jackson; was engaged in
the lumber trade from 1865 to 1869 in Parma, that
place being his home when not discharging official
duties in Jackson. In early years Mr. Ludlow voted the
Whig ticket, and has been Republican since the party
was organized. He is a member of the A. F. & A.
M., Parma Lodge 183, Jackson Chapter 3, and Jackson
Commandery 9. Mr. and Mrs. Ludlow are the parents of 2
sons, both deceased.
Thomas E. Lusk, Chief of the Jackson Fire
Department, was born in Orange County, N. Y., in 1827,
and is the son of Warren and Elizabeth Lusk, natives
of that State. Thomas was the youngest of 7 children,
and spent the first l4 years of his life on his
father's farm. He then went to Lyons, N. Y., and
worked five years at the iron-molder's trade; thence
to Seneca Falls and pursued his trade a number of
years, and came to Jackson in 1854. He at once fitted
up the shop recently destroyed by fire, - after being
occupied by him for over a quarter of a century, and
for numerous purposes before, and in partnership with
Henry Vandercook started the foundry business as the
firm of Vandercook & Lusk. In 1864 the firm
changed to Vandercook Brothers & Lusk, the sons
succeeding the senior Vandercook. Two years later Mr.
Lusk sold his interest to his partners, remaining in
their employ as foreman. After another two years the
concern passed into the hands of Messrs. Lusk, Losey
and Whitmore, known as Lusk & Co. In 1874 George
Holton purchased Mr. Whitmore's interest and is now a
partner. In 1876 A. J. Weatherwax bought Mr. Losey's
interest, which he still retains, leaving the firm
still Lusk & Co. A special feature of their
manufacture has been corset stays, chiefly consumed by
the Bortree Manufacturing Co. Mr. Lusk became a member
of the Jackson volunteer fire department about 1855,
when only hand engines were in use, and save the few
first years of the paid department, has been a member
since. In 1867 he was appointed chief, which he has
filled until now, except two years. He married Safrona
Androus in New York State, by whom he has a family of
2 sons and 1 daughter. Mr. Ludlow is member of the
order of A. F. & A. M.
Octavius C. Lyon, M. D., practitioner and
druggist, was born in Ontario County, N. Y., in March
1842. He is the son of Simeon C. and Julia P.
(Holcomb) Lyon. His father was a native of Vermont,
his mother of Connecticut. The Doctor was reared in
the Empire State and educated at Naples and
Canandaigua Academies, and at the medical department
of Michigan State University. He enlisted Aug. 7,
1862, in Co. D, 126th N. Y. Inf., as a private; was in
the Army of the Potomac, taken prisoner at Harper's
Ferry in September, 1862, paroled and sent North; was
wounded at Gettysburg, July 4, 1863, by a gunshot in
the right shoulder; was transferred to the Veteran
Reserve Corps in January following, served there as
Sergeant till the close of the war, and received his
discharge Aug. 14, 1865. He came West in the spring of
1866, prospected in Kansas, and in June of the same
year returned to Michigan and entered upon the study
of medicine with Dr. G. B. Nichols, of Martin, Allegan
County; taught school the following winter, at the
same time pursuing his reading. In the winter of
1867-'8 he attended lectures in Ann Arbor, and spent
the following summer in the Detroit hospitals. In
1868-' 9 he attended another course of lectures at Ann
Arbor, receiving his degree in the spring of '69. He
entered into partnership with Dr. Jabez Perkins, of
Owosso. He married Ida C., daughter of Dr. C. P.
Parkill, of Owosso. He continued in this partnership
three years, when it was dissolved and he pursued his
practice a year after, when he went to Grand Rapids.
In June 1875, he formed a partnership in the drug
trade with J. H. Wiley, practicing at the same time.
In June the next year he went to Union City, Branch
county, where he practiced a year, going thence to
Tekonsha, Calhoun County, where he purchased a drug
store. Two years after he moved his stock to Jackson,
where he continues to operate as druggist and
physician. He is a member of Michigan State Medical
Society, and belonged to the Medical Association of
Calhoun County. Politically, has always been a
Democrat. He has 1 son, Winthrop Parkill Lyon.
