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Biographies The majority come from pre-1923 published sources as cited in italics with the sketch. Elisha W. Clement"The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers" Elisha W. Clement, farmer, Clearwater, was born in Brantford, Canada, Sept. 7, 1840. His early youth was spent in his native country. He came to Macomb County, Mich., in the fall of 1864, and in the spring of 1867 he removed to Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, and in December following settled on Section 14, of what is now Clearwater, Kalkaska County. His marriage was on May 7, 1867, to Miss Amelia Fox, of Macomb County. She was born in Westminster, Canada, May 29, 1839. They have five living children, Charles W., Minnie, Delia, Allena and Anna. He has 200 acres of land with about fifty under cultivation, an apple orchard and a pleasant home. He has a mill in course of erection for the manufacture of lumber, with a capacity of cutting eight thousand feet per day. He has served as highway commissioner one year. He and his family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. Contributed 2009 by Pat McArthur Top of PageWilliam Copeland"The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers" The first settler in Kalkaska County was William Copeland, who located in what is now the town of Clearwater, in the fall of 1855, and is still a resident of that town. For twelve years Mr. Copeland and wife were the only permanent residents of the county. About the time Mr. Copeland located there a dam was built on Barker Creek, but the parties did not build a mill, and did not become residents of the county. Mr. Copeland was near the Grand Traverse County line and had neighbors in that direction, but in his own county he was the monarch of all he surveyed and a good deal more. The following is a brief personal sketch of Mr. Copeland: WILLIAM COPELAND, farmer, Clearwater, was born in Nottinghamshire, England, Aug. 6, 1822. He spent his youth in his native country, and removed to America in 1814. He resided for a short time at Grandville, Mich., and then spent some years in millwright work in various places. He came to what is now Clearwater, Kalkaska County, then a part of Antrim County, in the fall of 1855, located land in Section 31, and opened a pioneer home in the magnificent Traverse forest. He was the first settler in the county. On July 11, 1859, he was married to Miss Mary Swaney, of Old Mission. She was born in Crawford County, Penn., Jan. 26, 1836. She came to Old Mission when only sixteen years of age, and consequently has had personal experience from childhood of the stern realities of pioneer life in Traverse Region. Mr. Copeland has in all 360 acres of land, with about 160 under cultivation and grass. They have some two acres of thriving orchard, part of which has been in bearing over twenty years. They have good buildings and commodious and inviting home surroundings. Thus while they were the first to invade the lofty forest, the first to grapple with the untold hardships of pioneer eperience in the wild domain, having nobly met the emergency. and grandly fulfilled the task, they now enjoy the reward of their early toil and momentary hardships. Multitudes of others also have imitated their worthy example, and the mighty forests of the county already bud and blossom as the rose. Mr. Copeland has been treasurer of Clearwater six years, and has been school assessor ever since the district was organized in 1870.
Contributed 2009 by Pat McArthur Top of Page
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