Beach, April 7, 1869, and Earl S., in Port Huron, Dec. 8, 1883.

Mr. Irwin has been a Freemason since 1857, when he joined the mystic order at Lexington; he now belongs to Huron Lodge, at Sand Beach, and also to the Royal Arch Chapter, and to Refugee Mrs. I. is a Lodge, K. of H., of Sand Beach. member of the Baptist Church.

We take great pleasure in presenting the portrait of Judge Irwin in this work, as of a gentlemen who has demonstrated that after suffering the most complete losses of his property, one can yet honestly and honorably rise to competency and a high station in society.

illiam E. Spohn, M. D., physician, surgeon and druggist, resident at Pinnebog, Hume Township. His parents, Asbury and Mary A. (Terryberry) Spohn, removed from the Dominion of Canada to Hume Township when he was nine years of age, and he has grown up with the country."

Dr. Spohn was born Feb. 4, 1851, in Ontario. His early education was obtained in the public schools, and when he was 19 years of age he became a student in the graded school at Port Austin, which he attended two years. After teaching six months, he He again attended the same school three months. passed two years in teaching, and in 1876 began the study of medicine with Bennett Richard, M. D., of Port Austin, and continued to read for his profession under his instructions about three years. He matriculated at the Detroit Medical College, where he attended two terms and completed the prescribed course, graduating and receiving his credentials from that institution in 1881. He at once established his business at Pinnebog, where he has thus far met with unqualified success. His business as a druggist is also in a satisfactory and promising condition.

In political opinion, Dr. Spohn adopts the views of the Republican party. He owns 50 acres of land in Hume Township, most of which is in an unimproved

He was married Dec. 5, 1882, at Royal Oak, Oak

land Co., Mich., to Sarah E., daughter of Peter and Sarah (Hart) McDowell. She was born May 16, 1860, at Royal Oak.

The parents of Dr. Spohn were natives of Canada. In 1860 they removed thence to Hume Township, where the father died, Sept. 1, 1882. The mother is living.

oshua B. Madill, proprietor and manager of the Ubly grist-mills, was born Nov. 24, 1850, in Ontario Co., Can., and is the son of Henry W. and Phebe (Sharnard) Madill. His parents are members of the agricultural class, and were born in Toronto. They reside in Ontario County and are aged respectively 63 and 55 years.

Mr. Madill acquired a fair education in his youth, and when he was 23 years of age was married to Henrietta Tool. The event occurred in Ontario County, Jan. 7, 1874. Mrs. Madill is the daughter of John and Harriet (Woodruff) Tool. Her parents are natives of Ontario, of Canadian origin, and are farmers by occupation. Her mother died when she was 25 years old, in 1875. Her father resides in Ontario. Mrs. Madill was born Dec. 19, 1854, in Ontario Co., Can. Four children have been born to her husband, in the following order: Lottie, Phebe, Hattie and Ross.

After marriage they removed to the village of Brougham in Ontario County, where they pursued the vocation of farming two years, at the expiration of which time they left the Dominion of Canada and located at Lexington, Sanilac County, where Mr. Madill became interested in a carriage factory, and was also in charge of the affairs of the aged grandfather of his wife. He went thence to the township of Marion in the same county and settled on 160 acres of land which he had previously purchased. On this he pursued agricultural operations until the fall of 1881. At that date he set out with a portable saw-mill, which he operated in various parts of Sanilac and Huron counties until 1883, when he came The estabto Ubly and erected a grist-mill. lishment is devoted chiefly to local work, and is fitted with the machinery constructed by J. T. Noah,

of Buffalo, N. Y., and has a producing capacity of 75 barrels daily.

Mr. Madill is a Republican, and has held the local offices of his township and school district. He is present School Director. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Madill is Clerk of the society.

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obert Campbell, merchant at Adams' Corners, Sherman Township, was born Jan. 24, 1828, in Glasgow, Scotland, and has been a resident of the Huron peninsula since 1849, when he located in Sanilac Township, in that county, where he was one of the earliest of the pioneer element. He was there occupied in the shingle trade, and afterward proceeded to Port Sanilac, where he was interested in fishing as a vocation for 12 years. In 1864 he came thence to White Rock in this county, where he was again interested in his former occupation, traffic in shingles. After pursuing that business three years, he bought 80 acres of land in Paris Township, located on section 24. He entered into the manufacture of lumber and shingles, and not long after, he amplified his business connections by the establishment of his mercantile interests. He continued the management of his combined business operations until the completion of the Sand Beach branch of the Port Huron & Northwestern Railroad, when he transferred his interests to Adams' Corners. He bought a lot and erected a business building 40 x 60 feet in dimensions, in which he placed a stock of goods embracing the lines of articles requisite to the demands of a country trade, representing upwards of $5,000. His aggregated annual business amounts to $24,000. The landed possessions of Mr. Campbell embrace 200 acres of improved land in Sherman and Paris Townships.

The parents of Mr. Campbell, James and Elizabeth (Patterson) Campbell, were natives of Scotland, of unmixed Scottish descent, the former of Highland origin, the latter belonging to the class designated as Lowlanders. The father died near Glasgow, in 1836, aged 55 years. The mother came to the United

States in 1849, and died at Carsonville, Sanilac County, in January, 1884, at the advanced age of 93 years. She was the mother of nine children,— William, James, Elizabeth, Archibald, John, Colin, Robert, Agnes and Buchanan.

Mr. Campbell was married in November, 1860, at Port Sanilac, to Margaret McMurdock, and they have. been the parents of five children, one of whom is deceased. Elizabeth, Robert, Alice and Maggie are living; James is deceased. Mrs. Campbell is the daughter of James and Margaret (Cummings) McMurdock, both of whom were of Scottish origin. They came to Michigan late in life, and died in Sherman Township. The death of Mr. McMurdock was one of the most remarkable incidents in the local history of Sherman Township. He became lost in the bush one and a quarter miles from his home, and although search was not intermitted, eight months elapsed before his remains were discovered. Crowds of people engaged in the search, but of course their field of operation was more remote, under the reasonable supposition that he had wandered a long distance.

Mrs. Campbell was born in Scotland, emigrating when she was 16 years old to Huron County. She died at her home in Paris Township, in 1880. She and her husband were members of the Congregational Church.

Mr. Campbell is a Republican, and has always been prominent in the general matters of his township. After the fires of 1871 and 1881, he was made relief agent in this district.

hristoph Hahn, merchant and farmer at Sebewaing, was born Aug. 12, 1833, in Germany. His parents, Christian F. and Barbara Hahn, resided in Germany until their death. Mr. Hahn left his native land to be

come a citizen of the United States when about 18 years of age. He located primarily in the city of Philadelphia, where he resided two years, and while there was employed as a machinist. In 1855 he came to Sebewaing and entered the employment of John Muellerweiss, working for him on the farm and

atthew D. Wagner, of the banking firm of Noble & Wagner, at Sand Beach, was born Dec. 26, 1856, at Ogdensburg, N. Y. His parents, James H. and Mary A. (Potts) Wagner, came to St. John's, Clinton Co., Mich., and after a brief residence there, settled at Vassar, Tuscola Co., Mich., where Mr. Wagner, senior, is a farmer and dealer in stock. He was born May 10, 1832, in Jefferson Co., N. Y. The mother was born in 1835, in Prescott, Canada, near the line of the State of New York.

Mr. Wagner was a lad of 10 years when his parents transferred their family and interests to Michigan. He was early attracted to the study of law, and when about 17 years of age he entered the office of E. H. Taylor, of Vassar, and later that of B. W. Huston, of the same place, reading for his profession under their instructions, a little less than two years. In August, 1877, he came to Lexington and entered the banking house of B. R. Noble, where he remained until December, 1880, when the present banking establishment of Noble & Wagner was founded, at Sand Beach. Mr. Wagner owns a half interest in its affairs, and conducts its business relations, which includes the transactions common to general banking. The firm also engage to some extent in lending on real estate. They also manage an insurance business in the interests of the Etna and Phoenix,

of Hartford, Conn., the Liverpool & London & Globe, also the Firemen's Fund of California, one of the most substantial and reliable companies in the world. They deal extensively in real estate, improved and wild, and are the owners of about 1,000 acres within the county of Huron. The private property of Mr. Wagner embraces 200 acres of farming land in Custer and other townships in Sanilac County, a fine residence and several lots at Sand Beach. The bank block of Messrs. Noble & Wagner was built in the summer of 1882; it is constructed of brick, is 24 x 38 feet in dimensions, and is two stories in height, the upper story being devoted to office purposes. It cost $3,100.

The marriage of Mr. Wagner to Euretha A. Mitchel occurred at Vassar, Mich., Nov. 24, 1880. Their children are Harry Leigh, born Feb. 19, 1883, at Sand Beach, and David Earle, born Nov. 10, 1884. Mrs. Wagner was born Dec. 3, 1855, in Ohio, and is the daughter of Festus C. and Harriet Mitchel.

Mr. Wagner is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Knights of Honor. He and his wife belong to the First Presbyterian Church.

tewart Van Buskirk, senior member of the firm of Van Buskirk & Monroe, lumber dealers at Sand Beach, was born Oct. 7, 1860, in Pine Run, Genesee Co., Mich. is the son of Joseph and Mary (Wilbur) Van Buskirk, the former a resident of Rochester, N. Y.; the latter of Livingston County in the same State. Their family includes two children,-Stewart and Minnie F. The latter is the wife of George N. Monroe, of Sand Beach. Mr. Van Buskirk, Sr., removed his family and business interests, in 1867, to Harrisville, Alcona Co., Mich., where he still resides, and is connected with the lumbering interests of the place where he is located. He is the proprietor of two saw-mills and two general mercantile establishments, and is doing an extensive business, employing an average working force of 100 men.

Mr. Van Buskirk was trained to complete understanding of his business by his father, was a clerk