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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARTICLE ON RICHARD GREENWOOD

Richard Greenwood, late a resident and one of the earliest settlers of Coldwater Township, was born near Rochdale, at Plumpton, Lancashire, England, Dec. 18, 1809, and was the son of Robert and Ann (Ashworth) Greenwood, who were also of English birth and ancestry, and spent their entire lives upon their native soil.

Mr. Greenwood came to Southern Michigan during the time when the now flourishing city of Adrian was an unimportant town, and the western terminus of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad.  Upon his arrival in Coldwater he commenced learning the trade of cooper, which business he followed for a period of twenty years.  He was a man of great industry, and of excellent habits, and possessed of superior business qualifications.  He spent his last years at a comfortable and pleasant home in Coldwater, his death occurring April 1, 1877.

Reared in the doctrines of the Episcopal Church, Mr. Greenwood was conscientious Christian, and for some years after coming to Coldwater he walked to Jonesville, a distance of eighteen miles to attend the nearest service.

The marriage of our subject and Miss Margaret Mary Foane was celebrated in Trinity Church, Rock Island, Ill., on the 18th of March, 1867.  Mrs. Greenwood, like her husband, is of English birth and ancestry, her native place being the village of Yeovil, Somersetshire, where she first opened her eyes to the light.  Her parents were Charles and Mary Foane, who spent their last years in England.