Maria Hess

Family/Spouse: David Wisner Halsted. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Histrory of Jackson County, MI Inter-State Pub. 1881 Vol. II. p. 1068
Hulbert HALSTED, sec. 35; P.O.., Horton; he was born at Wilson,
Niagara Co., N.Y. Sept. 24, 1828. He came to Jackson county when a
boy, with his stepfather, and settled in the south part of Liberty;
and there, near the old Chicago turnpike, he helped to break up the
oak openings when a mere boy, driving "breadking up" teams,
barefooted, and often working beyond the strength of his slight frame,
not attaining man's size until after he became a voter. But by hard
work and exchange of land and farms he has now one of the best in the
county. Feb. 16, 1862, after a home had been procured, Mr. Halsted
married Mrs. Jenette McMICHAEL, daughter of Daniel O. and Sally LEE,
old settlers here from Niagara county, N.Y. She was the widow of
Allen MCMICHAEL, whom she had 2 children--Sylvester, born Oct. 15,
1851, died May 18, 1875; and Eliza M., born Nov. 18, 1852, now Mrs.
Wm. VROMAN, who also had two children--Burt, born May 2, 1875, and
Freddy, born May 14, 1876, and died Jan. 27, 1!
877. Mr. and Mrs. HALSTED have 1 boy--Charles N., born Dec. 25, 1865.
Her father, Daniel O. LEE, died Oct. 16, 1849, aged 48 years, 11
months and 20 days. Her brothers and sisters are deceased--John died
July 24, 1852; Mary died May 13, 1844, in her 18th year; Isaac died
Aug. 8, 1852; Mary died May 13, 1844, in her 18th year; Isaac died
Aug. 8, 1858, also in his 18th year; and Ira died July 4, 1868, in his
23d year. For further particulars of the LEE family, see sketch of
Abraham LEE, in Summit tp.

Hulbert married Jennette Lee on 16 Feb 1862 in Jackson County, Michigan. Jennette (daughter of Daniel O. Lee and Sally) was born on 15 Nov 1834 in Royalton, Niagara County, New York; died on 29 Mar 1915 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan; was buried in Reynolds Cemetery, Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]