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| Frederick R. Luther, farmer on sec. 30, Aetna Tp., was born in Clinton Co., N.Y., Sept. 18, 1808, and is a son of William and Eunice (Allen) Luther. He was under the paternal roof until 23 years of age, when he came to Michigan and settled in the vicinity of Detroit, and was there engaged of various kinds of farm labor three years. He then went to Washtenaw Co., Mich., but remained only a short time, and settled in Lenawee, Co., Mich. where he pursued farming for five years. In 1839 he went to Ingham, County, where he was the first settler in Delhi Tp. He was engaged in farming there until 1869, when he came to Mecosta County and settled in Aetna Tp. He owns 160 acres of land, with 60 acres under good improvement. In politics Mr. Luther is a Democrat, and in religion views he is a liberalist. He was married in Sept. 1835, to Cornelia, daughter of Peter and Clara (Frisby) Lamoreaux, natives of New York, born June 19, 1814, and died Aug. 24, 1856. Mr. Luther was married again in Lenawee Co., April 10, 1858, to Mrs. Margaret Priest, daughter of Robert and Phebe (Denney) Shultz. By this marriage one child was born, Aug. 21, 1859. Mr. Luther by a former marriage has five children. |