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GREEN
William James Green was born in Goderich, Ontario, on April 25, 1859. At the age of 23 he was advised by his doctor to go to Minnesota for his health. He had tuberculosis. During his two years there he was cured and met and married Barbara Glassen. They were married on November 11, 1885, at Fishers, Minnesota.
In 1886 he bought 160 acres of land from his father, George Green. This land was located two and one-half miles southeast of Pickford on the Munuscong River, now known as the Harry Wilson place. He cleared his farm in the summer and worked in the woods in the winter near Hessel. The Greens had four sons, RUSSELL, HOWARD, FREDERICK, and CLARENCE. CLARENCE is the only member still living.
In 1914 the Greens sold their farm and moved to town. They built a new home which is now the Frank Nixon home. Mr. Green had a sister, Mrs. Dave Beacom, and a brother, Fred Green, living in Pickford. His father, George Green, spent his later years with Mrs. Beacom, living to the age of 96. James Green was one of the first members of the Agricultural Fair Society. He was a member of the Pickford Methodist Church. After he moved to Pickford, he was janitor of the Pickford School and also for the Methodist Church.
CLARENCE married Beatrice Eveleigh and they had three children, Pauline, Jean, and Raymond, who are all married and living in Lower Michigan. They lived on a farm one mile east of Pickford until his retirement, when they sold to Leo Nettleton and moved to town. Beatrice died in June, 1968. Later Clarence married a sister of Beatrice, Mrs. Margaret Campbell. They spend their winters in Florida and summers in Pickford.
HAINES (MILTON)
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Haines a brother of William Haines, also came to Pickford the same year and took up a homestead next to William. They had one son, Armor and he finished school in Pickford in 1907. They moved back to London. Armor married and has two sons. The oldest Milton is a research Doctor and Robert is a Superintendent of Schools.
HAINES (WILLIAM)
Mr. and Mrs. William Haines moved to Chippewa County from Lucan, Ontario with their two children, Mildren and Elmer. They took up a homestead one and a quarter mile west of Pickford in 1894. William Haines died in 1931. His wife Charlotte died in 1932.
Elmer Haines was married to Eva Sanderson, July 24, 1907. They farmed for several years, then they were agents for the W. T. Rawleigh Co, for thirty-six years. Elmer passed away April 7, 1958. Mrs. Haines later married Chester Monck and he died Feb. 27, 1973.
They had three children, Elda, Melvin and Mary Jane. Elda was married to John McCatron who taught school in Chippewa County for many years. They later moved to Akron, Ohio where Elda still resides. Their only son, Donald was a drowning victim in Akron, April 17, 1954.
Melvin served in the U. S. Army World War II for four years. He was married to Alida Deelesco in Belguim. When he returned from the army, they took up farming on the Haines Homestead where they still reside. He also works at Michigan Limestone, Cedarville Plant.
Mary Jane was married to William Hossack of Cedarville. They had two daughter, Marilyn married Mike Sweeney of Pickford and they have two children, David and Kara. Brenda is married to Robert L, Smith of Pickford. They have one son, Todd. William Hossack died November 29, 1969.
HAMILTON (JOHN)
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton and family moved from Owen Sound, Ontario, to Pickford in May, 1897, by boat, via Sault Ste. Marie. John Hamilton was born on a sailing vessel enroute from Scotland on July 23, 1848, and died February 7, 1923. Janet Maxwell Hamilton was born in Owen Sound on August 28, 1854, and died Oct. 25, 1933. They are both buried in Cottle Cemetery.
To this union were born eight sons and four daughters. All of them came to Michigan except ALEX, who was postmaster in Burdett, Alberta, for years. The older boys helped build the house and barn and for a few years sailed in summer and worked in the mills and woods in the winter. Later JAMES, who is now deceased, settled in Oakland, California, where he was a cabinet maker. WILLIAM, until his death, was a mill owner in Arenta, California. CHARLES, now deceased, was an attorney and teacher. The others were ADAM, JOHN, MARGARET, MINNIE, MARY, JANET, and HAMILTON MAXWELL. HAMILTON MAXWELL, the youngest son, is the only one living.
H. M. was a merchant in Pickford until his retirement. He married Margaret Morrison. They had three children, Maxwell, John, and Leita. Maxwell is Superintendent of Schools in Fremont, Michigan. He married Arletta Gonnerman and has four children: Jim is Costa Rica, Judy (Mrs. Dan Fehner), David, and Bill. John is Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Kalamazoo and married Helen Walker. The have two children, Cynthia and Ross. Leita (Mrs. Floyd Clegg) lives in Sault Ste. Marie and has three daughters.
HAMILTON (WILLIAM)
In 1888 William Hamilton and his 22-year-old son, George, came from Perth, Ontario, to Pickford and built a house on the farm two miles west, one mile north, and one-half mile west. That fall they returned to Canada and brought the rest of the family, a team of horses and all their household goods back to Pickford with them. William was a miner in Ontario. Besides George, William Hamilton brought Lizzie, Becky, Minnie, and Margaret with him.
GEORGE married Mary Hancock and had two children, Merrill and Harry. Merrill married Florence Smith and lived on the family farm until his son, Arvid, moved on it. Merrill moved to Pickford and became custodian and bus driver for the Pickford Schools. Besides Arvid, Merrill and Florence had another son, Roy, and a daughter, Joyce. Arvid married Theora Harrison and they have three children, Joni, Kevin, and Kurt*. Arvid now lives In Pickford and is a building contractor. Roy is a physical education teacher in Rudyard. He married Judith Neuman and their children are Guy, Heather and Tara Noet*. Joyce married Myles Smith and had two children, Pamela and Dennis*. Pamela married Kenneth Oberle and has two daughters, Crystal and Lisa**. They live in Pontiac. Dennis married Barbara Libby. Joyce is now Mrs. James Alley.LIZZIE married Sidney Smith and had two children, Sidney and Clarence. After Sidney died, she married Jim Nicholson and their children were Margaret (Mrs. Mervin Rye), Flossie (Mrs. Malone), Fern (Mrs. Albert McLeod), and Annie (Mrs. Charles Lawlor).
BECKY married Jim Gilbert and had one son, Gilbert.
MINNIE married Elias Beadle who died, leaving three daughters, Violet, Lucille and Grace. Lucille married Carl Howell. MINNIE later married Duren Cataline and had a daughter, Euline.
MARGARET married a Mr. Warren and moved to Viceroy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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