Charles L.
          Tuttle
          Contributed by Sharon Komraus


          Charles L. Tuttle, farmer, sec. 18, Grant Tp., was born in Rochester, Monroe Co., N.Y., Jan. 18, 1836, and is the son of David and Mary Ann Tuttle. His father was born Jan. 3, 1813, in New York, and died Sept. 1, 1879. His mother was born in the Empire State, Sept. 24, 1815, and died Feb. 15, 1847.

          Mr. Tuttle became a citizen of the Peninsular State in 1864. After a stay of a few month in Grand Rapids he went Cannon Tp., Kent Co., where he remained a year, and after passing a similar period of time in the township of Cortland, in that county, he came to Grant Tp., and entered a homestead claim of 80 acres. He has since bought 80 acres across the highway on sec. 19, both tracts being choice land. In 1880 he built a fine dwelling house on sec. 18, at an expenditure of $2,000.

          Mr. Tuttle married Jan 6, 1858, to Mary C., daughter of R.L. and Mary Underhill. The father was born April 27, 1810, in New York, and died Aug. 10, 1854, his father Samuel Underhill, was born in the same State, in 1877, and died Aug. 17, 1850. The mother was born Nov. 19, 1814, and died April 4, 1852. The grandmother, wife of Samuel Underhill, was born in 1780, and died May 20, 1859. Mrs. Tuttle Allen, Allegany Co., N.Y., Mar. 4, 1833. She is the mother is six children: Livingston D., born June 18, 1859, James W., Sept. 18, 1861, Rosealtha A., June 11, 1863 (died Sept, 2, 1876), Irving A., July 4, 1865, Charles M., July 9, 1870 (died July 26, 1870), Florence L., Sept. 13, 1871 (died Aug. 30, 1873). Mr. Tuttle is a Republican in political sentiment and was the first Supervisor after the organization of the township. Himself and wife are member of the United Brethren Church.

          Livingston D. Tuttle, farmer, sec.19, was married March 7, 1881, to Mary Ella, daughter of Ralph and Sarah A. Walker, born Sept. 7, 1857. There is one child, Ralph Latham Tuttle, born April 15, 1882.

          In selecting representative men with those portraits we wish to embellish this Album, we have chosen the subject of this biography. Mr. Tuttle, and present his portrait on preceding page.