GEORGE W. PRECIOUS, Millbrook village, was born in Canada, Aug. 27, 1850. His parents, William and Eve R. (Jones) Precious, were natives respectively of England and Germany, and are both deceased. About 1863 Mr. Precious came to this State and located in Washtenaw County, going afterward to Detroit. He came to Stanton, Montcalm Co., Mich., in 1872, where he lived until 1879. In the summer of that year he made his entry into the village of Millbrook, and embarked in the livery business, which he continued to operate until May, 1883, when he sold out and established himself in a saloon.
He was married April 22, 1874, to Laura A., daughter of Orrin N. and A. Jane Hoisington. Her parents were natives of Michigan, and she was born Oct. 7, 1859, in Montcalm County. Of two children born of this marriage but one survives, Cora A., born Sept. 7, 1882. One child died in infancy. Mr. Precious is a Democrat.
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