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Biographical Sketches
Accounts of Persons who were Early Settlers, Residents, Born in or Otherwise Closely Associated with
Highland Township, as Found in Old Local Histories and Other Published Sources

These links will take you to biographies extracted from a variety of old local histories, so-called "vanity volumes" [i.e., the person  paid a fee to have his account included] and other published works.  Although some of these biographies are of persons who did not themselves live in Highland, their accounts nevertheless give valuable information about ancestors and other relations who did.   For ease of reference all personal names are in bold face type, while all mentions of "Highland," "Highland Township," "Highland Station," "Clyde," etc. are in red.  We recognize that many, if not all of these accounts may be available elsewhere on line.  We think it useful, however, to have them collected together in one convenient location.  The links below are arranged by last name.

ADAMS, CHARLES O.
History of Tuscola And Bay Counties, Mich., H. R. Page & Co., Chicago (1883), p. 96

ANDRUS, HENRY CLAY
Doane Robinson, History of South Dakota, B.F. Bowen & Co (1904), Vol. II, pp. 1232-1233

ARMSTRONG, ANDREW J.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 272

ARMSTRONG, NAPOLEON B.
 Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 268-269

BABCOCK, FLOYD B.
Charles Moore, History Of Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company (1915), Vol. II, p. 1017

BAKER, ANSON W.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 318-319

BAKER, WILSON W.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 631-632

BAMBER, JOSEPH S.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 595-596

BARRETT, F. J.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 598-599

BEACH, HIRAM
American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men - Michigan Volume,
Western Biographical Publishing Co. (1878), Sixth Congressional District, pp. 3-4

BEACH, LEWIS C.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 790-791

BEACH, WILLIAM C.
History of Tuscola And Bay Counties, Mich., H. R. Page & Co., Chicago (1883), p. 159

BEEBE, JUSTUS M.D.
Biographical Record, Containing Biographical Sketches Of The Leading Citizens Of Oakland County, Michigan,
Biographical Publishing Co. (1903) pp. 316-317

BIRD, ARTHUR C.
Men Of Progress: Biographical Sketches Of Representative Michigan Men, Evening News Association, Detroit (1900), p. 149 

BIRD, ARTHUR CRANSON
William Livingston, Livingstone's History Of The Republican Party, Press of Winn & Hammond, Detroit (1900), Vol. II, p. 51

BIRD, ARTHUR C.
Michigan Pioneer And Historical Collections, Wynkoop, Hallenbeck Crawford Co., Lansing (1912), Vol. XXXVIII, pp. 680-681

BIRD, JOSEPH J.
 Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp.   613-614

BORLAND, E. A.
History of Tuscola And Bay Counties, Mich., H. R. Page & Co., Chicago (1883), p. 64

BUCK, JESSE H.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan,  Chapman Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1040.

BUSH, PETER D.
History of Tuscola And Bay Counties, Mich., H. R. Page & Co., Chicago (1883), p. 94

CIMMERER, JOHN A.
Charles Moore, History Of Michigan, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1915), Vol. IV, pp. 1874, 1877-1878

CLAY, WILLIAM J.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 652-656

COLE, ROSSETTER GLEASON
B. F. Gue, Biographies And Portraits Of The Progressive Men Of Iowa, Conway & Shaw,Publishers,
DesMoines (1899), Vol. I,  pp 516-517

COLE, ROSSITTER GLEASON
H. Saxe Wyndham, Editor, Who's Who In Music, Second Edition, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London (1915), p. 58

COLE, ROSSITER GLEASON
Biographical Sketch from the program for the Twenty-Seventh Annual May Festival Of The University of Michigan,
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 19, 20, 21, 22, 1920, University Musical Society (1920), p. 35

DAVISON, BENJAMIN F.
 Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 638-639

DAVISON NORMAN; DAVISON, OLIVER P. AND DAVISON, BENJAMIN F.
Hon. Enos Goodrich, "Our Pioneer Debating Society," (1887), published in
Michigan Pioneer And Historical Collections, Vol. XI (Second Edition)

DAVISON, OLIVER P.
Early History Of Michigan With Biographies Of State Officers, Members Of Congress, Judges And Legislators,
Published Pursuant to Act 59, 1887, Lansing, Thorp & Godfrey, State Printers And Binders (1888), p. 222

DEGARMO, E. SAMUEL
Lillian Drake Avery, Editor, An Account Of Oakland County, National Historical Association, Inc. (1925?), p. 190

DEGARMO, JOHN A.
Elam E. Branch, History of Ionia County, Michigan, B. F. Bowen & Co. (1916), pp. 150-152

DOTY, HARRY L.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 515-516

DUNHAM, DANIEL C.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 388-389

DUNHAM, H. MONROE AND DUNHAM, HON. MAJOR L.
Ernest B. Fisher, Editor, Grand Rapids And Kent County, Michigan, Robert O. Law Company, Chicago (1918), Vol. II, pp. 100-102

FLOWER, EDWIN P.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 420-422

FLYNN, THOMAS F.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 847

GLINES, GEORGE W.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 787-788

GROW, EDWARD N.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 332

HAGADORN, JOSEPH V.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 422-423

HASKIN, LEWIS E., M.D.
History of Kent County, Michigan, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Chicago (1881), p. 591

HEWITT, JOHN S.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 207-208

HIGHFIELD, ALFRED
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 371

HUBBELL, FRANK SCHUYLER
Lillian Drake Avery, Editor, An Account Of Oakland County, National Historical Association, Inc. (1925?), pp. 263-264

JOHNSON, LEONARD S.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 695-696

 KELLER, FRANK S.
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 780-781

LAWRENCE, SAMUEL S.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 781-782

LEONARD, JONATHAN C.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 497-498

LEONARD, OLIVER P.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 784-785

LINDSLEY, JESSE G., M.D.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891) pp. 488-489

LOCKWOOD, FRANK E.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 789-790

MCCALL, STEPHEN A.
Lillian Drake Avery, Editor, An Account Of Oakland County, National Historical Association, Inc. (1925?), pp. 318-319

MOREHOUS, MELVILLE H.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 402-403

PREDMORE, JOHN HENRY
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 783-784

ROWE, SQUIRE W.
Samuel W. Durant, History of Oakland County, Michigan, published by L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia (1877),  pp.   206-207

ROWE, SQUIRE W.
Early History Of Michigan With Biographies Of State Officers, Members Of Congress, Judges And Legislators,
Published Pursuant to Act 59, 1887, Lansing, Thorp & Godfrey, State Printers And Binders (1888), p. 566

RUGGLES, LORENZO D.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 708, 711

STARK, WILLIAM JUDSON
Charles Moore, History of Michigan, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1915), Vol. III, pp. 1361-1362

STOCKWELL, JOSEPH S.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 572, 575

TENNY, RUFUS
Early History Of Michigan With Biographies Of State Officers, Members Of Congress, Judges And Legislators,
Published Pursuant to Act 59, 1887, Lansing, Thorp & Godfrey, State Printers And Binders (1888), p. 639

TENNY, RUFUS AND TENNY, JESSE
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 505-506

THOMPSON, G. ROSS
Lillian Drake Avery, Editor, An Account Of Oakland County, National Historical Association, Inc. (1925?), p. 415

TUTTLE, PARDY A. AND ANDERSON, CLARISSA
Samuel W. Durant, History of Oakland County, Michigan, L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia (1877), p. 206

WALLACE, WILLIAM G.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 372, 375

WARDLOW, JOSEPH M.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 340

WATERBURY, I. ROY
Justus S. Stearns, Secretary of State, Michigan Legislative Manual And Official Directory For The Years 1899-1900,
Robert Smith Printing, Lansing (1899), p. 660

WATERBURY, Hon. I. ROY
Biographical Record, Containing Biographical Sketches Of The Leading Citizens Of Oakland County, Michigan,
Biographical Publishing Co. (1903) pp. 615-617

WATERBURY, I. ROY
W. J. Beal, History of the Michigan Agricultural College and Biographical Ketches Of   Trustees and Professors,
Published by the Agricultural College, East Lansing (1915), pp. 373-374

WATERBURY, OTHO L.
Portrait And Biographical Record of Northern Michigan, Record Publishing Co., Chicago (1895), pp. 467-468

WHEELER, MORRIS
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), p. 768

WILHELM, EUGENE B.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapman Bros. (1891), pp. 637-638

WILLOUGHBY, Hon. GEORGE
Thaddeus D. Seeley, History of Oakland County, Michigan, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago (1912), Vol. II, pp. 781-783

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