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BRINDLEY
JOHN JACOB BRINDLEY was born in the Netherlands, Europe and his wife (Mary Campbell) came from Goderich, Ontario in October 1881. They sailed on the "Northern Bell" from the Soo to a point at Sterlingville known as Jolly's Landing. From there the family went to Fairview and settled on a farm five miles east and two miles south of Pickford. On the south west corner of this farm was an excellent spring which not only served as a water supply for the family but was also used to keep perishable products cool. Over the spring was built a small house called the "milk house". In lieu of modern refrigeration this was a good place to keep milk, butter and meat. Meat and butter were placed in tightly covered containers and the spring water tunning over the containers kept the contents cool. Milk was put into large pans, placed on shelves and allowed to "set" for a day or more. The cream would rise to the top and by carefully insetting a saucer along the edge of the pans the cream could be held back and the skim milk poured off. Some of the skim milk was allowed to sour and used to make "curds" now more often called cottage cheese. The buttermilk, whey and skim milk was fed to the farm animals, especially calves, pigs and poultry.
There were nine daughters and three sons born to this union. Margaret (Mrs. Jasper Brindley) had one daughter, Ruth (Mrs. Percy N. Elliott). Mary (Mrs. Thomas Ames); See Ames history; Levine (Mrs. William Cryderman) had six sons and three daughters. William, (Deceased), Joseph, Ethel (Mrs. James Ball) deceased, Forest, Ida (Mrs. Al Reich) deceased, Russell, Sarah (deceased), Basil and Lester. After the death of their daughter, Ethel in 1918 a grandson, Fred Ball was raised by his grandparents. Carrie (deceased at age 3), Dorothy (Mrs. William Sutton) had two sons William and George. Louisa (Mrs. Samuel Parker) had one daughter Helen. Alice (Mrs. John Steele - see Steele history). Sarah never married. Eliza (Mrs. John Sourby) had two sons Elbert and Wilbur. John married Carrie Ball and they had three children Eunice, William and Margaret. William had one daughter, Frances. Frank married Mae Lordson. They had no children.
All the original members of this Pioneer family are deceased. Many decendants of the Brindley family extending to the sixth generation are living in the surrounding area.
Mr. Brindley died April, 1909 and Mrs. Brindley died December, 1922. They are buried in Bethel Cemetery.
BROWN
Sam Brown's father, John, came to Pickford about 1884. He bought a farm one mile north of Pickford from William Pickford. John Brown had eleven children with him in this country, five having remained in Canada.
SAM BROWN (deceased) was custodian at the Pickford School for many years. His widow is a patient in the long-term unit of the War Memorial Hospital.
Gordon Brown, a grandson, married Beatrice Miller. They had six children: Dean, Duane, Dale, Ted, Hazel Margaret (Peggy), and Jean.
Duane married Glenda Rutledge and lives on what was his mothet's farm. They have four boys: Danny, David, Pattick, and Michael*. Dean married Atbutus lzzard and lives north of Stirlingville. They have four children: Wayne, Marcie, Kathryn, and Sharon*. Dale lives in California; Ted at Barbeau; Peggy (Mrs. Dutcher) at Cedarville; and Jean (Mrs. Peck) at Allegan, Michigan.
BRUDSON CAMPBELL (JOHN JAMES)
John James Campbell was born in Goderich, Ontario, on November 25, 1863. Joy mingled with sorrow, for shortly before the birth of his son, John's father died suddenly, leeving his young wife expecting their child. In 1880 mother and son migrated to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, where for the next twelve months John was employed in the construction of the Locks.
By 1881 the Campbells settled in Raber Township, north of Stalwart. Here they homesteaded one of the first homesteads on what is now called Sand Ridge. Among their neighbors weie the Tripps, the Hewers, the O'Briens, the Floods, the Halls, the Reynolds, and the McKenzies. Summer days found John clearing land on the homestead, and establishing the new farm. Winter days were spent by several homesteaders, including John, in lumber camps. This employment took them into the Gogomain and Prentiss Bay areas where they lumbered for Hassack Brothers Lumbering Co. of Cedarville. The then high monthly wage of $20 - $25 was expedient for tax payments and the purchase of seed for spring seeding.
A sailboat, carrying a very important personage, set sail at Harbor Beach, destination: Raber Bay! But due to contrary winds, the passengers and crew sought refuge in Point Aux Frenes, just north of Raber. Hannah Campbell, originally from Applegate, Michigan, after leaving the unfottunate vessel, went to the Kirkbrides, who at that time resided just one mile south of Raber. Young John met Hannah and found this newcomer most attractive. It was 1888 when they were united in marriage. John became Road Commissioner, which position he held for several years. His was the responsibility of the construction of several roads in Raber Township. He also served the community on the School Board.
To the union of John and Hannah were born nine children, four of whom reached adulthood. EARL was killed in an automobile accident in 1939 while on a business trip for the Unemployment Bureau, leaving a wife, June, and three childten. JOHN now resides in Muskegon, Michigan, and has three children all living in Lower Michigan. HARVEY, with his sons, Herman and Richard, carries on the dairy farm, which is established on the "Burnt Land," purchased by his father in 1896 (obtaining the 40 acres for $160). MARIE is a school teacher in Sault Ste. Marie.
HARVEY married Grace Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hill, early settlers of the Stirlingville area. To them were born three sons. Herman married Fuline Stirling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stirling of Sault Ste. Marie. They have four children: Judy, Janet, Jim, and John, a missionary to Ethiopia, married Marje Hawes, of Huntington Beach California. They have four children and now live in Lansing. Richard married Elsie Weatherly and lives in Indiana. The Harvey Campbells farmed the Sand Ridge farm until 1939, when they established the dairy farm on the "Burnt Land" where they now reside.
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