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| John S. Weidman, farmer and lumberman, resident on sec. 29, Hinton Tp., was born in St. Clair Co., Mich., May 10, 1852. He is a son of Evan and Harriet (Edgecomb) Weidman, who settled in Hinton Tp., six years ago and still reside there. Until the age of 25, Mr. Weidman was attending school and working on the farm, and was also employed on the rivers. He bought 40 acres of timber land in Hinton Tp., in the fall of 1876. In 1877 he was employed in lumbering on the Little Muskegon River and passed seven months in that occupation, then settled on his tract of 80 acres he had bought for a homestead. He built a frame house, and spent five months clearing his farm, then returned to his lumbering interests on the Big Muskegon, where he was occupied nearly eight months. He has continued ever since to alternate farm labors with lumbering. He has added to his farm and other land until he owns 600 acres, with 60 acres under an advanced state of cultivation. Mr. Weidman was married at Big Rapids, July 3, 1877, to Maggie E., third daughter of William G. and Mary (Plimpton) Mitchell, who was born in Aetna Tp., Nov. 4, 1847. They have two children, -- Tenora D., born Sept. 8, 1878, and Mildred A., Aug. 1, 1880. Mrs. Weidman is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Weidman deserves the tribute due to every self-made man. He began in the world only with his hands, his energy and determination as farmer and lumberman, and has reached a social and financial status that compares fairly with the records of otherleading men of Mecosta County. In politics he is a Republican. We present a portrait of Mr. Weidman in this book. |