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    WILLIAM MICHEL

    William Michael. Representing the third generation of his family to engage in agricultural pursuits in Miami county, William Michael is numbered among the progressive and prosperous farmers and public-spirited citizens of Monroe township. He has passed his entire life in this community, having been born on the farm which be now owns and operates, November 26, 1859, a son of Harvey and Mary (Honeyman) Michael. His parents had five children: Warren; Arizona, who is the wife of Joseph Austin, of Michigan; Renie Belle, who died when twenty-one years of age, and Orrie, who, died in infancy. William Michael secured his education in the public schools of Monroe township, and was reared on the home farm, which he has never left. He assisted his father until he was twenty-one years of age, after which he began working for the elder man, at whose death he secured a part of the home place. He now owns forty acres, all in a good state of development, and has modern improvements and commodious buildings. His operations are being carried on according to practical and progressive plans and his careful management and intelligent use of modern equipment are combining to make his land pay him well for the labor which he expends upon it. Mr. Michael married, May 26, 1881, Emma, daughter of Rev. Philip and Mary (Whaley) Clark, Rev. Clark being an ordained minister of the Christian church and a well known agriculturist of Monroe township, and to this union there has been born one daughter, Minnie, now the wife of Ollis Welbaum, of Bethel township, Miami county. Mr. Michael has always been noted for his public spirit and for his unwavering support of movements and enterprises which promise to be of benefit to his community and its people. In business circles his name is synonymous with integrity and the friendships which he established in his youth have stood the test of years.

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