Stephen Pilkinton, a native of Dublin, Ireland, came from a well educated and refined family, and during his boyhood days in Dublin was given a good education.
He was a good student and made the most of his opportunities. After his school days were over he was bound out to a tradesman but did not long remain with him, coming to America when twenty-one years of age. He located for a time in New York state, went from there to Canada and finally located in Oakland county, Ohio, where he followed farming. While still a young man he came to Ionia county and in Sebewa township bought a farm of eighty acres, being among the earlier settlers there. He remained here a year when he returned to Oakland county, Ohio, and was united in marriage with Henrietta Bradley, born in Wayne county, New York, and brought in her girlhood to Oakland county, Ohio, by her parents. Stephen Pilkinton brought his bride to his farm here and they lived thereon for two or three years, when they traded for a farm in Portland township on Grand river and about three miles north of Portland, which at that time was but a small Indian trading post. Stephen passed the remaining active years on that farm and. in latter life retired to Portland, where he died.
His children: Silas H., Mary, wife of Samuel A. McVey; Fred, located in Portland; Lucy, widow of a Mr. Baker, of Boise City, Idaho, and Oren, living at Twisp, Washington. Silas H. was given a good common and high school education, and at the age of nineteen he took a clerkship in a general store in Portland. After clerking for two years, desiring a better business education he attended the college of Bryant & Stratton under a Mr. Jewell, and took a complete business course. He clerked until 1874 when he went into the general mercantile business for himself, remaining therein until 1895. His health failing, he disposed of his business and purchased a small farm where he has continued to reside. He had quite a nice nursery business for a time and now has his fruit orchard, to which he gives especial attention.
Source: History of Ionia Michigan, published 1916.
Research of Marilynn Johnson
He was a good student and made the most of his opportunities. After his school days were over he was bound out to a tradesman but did not long remain with him, coming to America when twenty-one years of age. He located for a time in New York state, went from there to Canada and finally located in Oakland county, Ohio, where he followed farming. While still a young man he came to Ionia county and in Sebewa township bought a farm of eighty acres, being among the earlier settlers there. He remained here a year when he returned to Oakland county, Ohio, and was united in marriage with Henrietta Bradley, born in Wayne county, New York, and brought in her girlhood to Oakland county, Ohio, by her parents. Stephen Pilkinton brought his bride to his farm here and they lived thereon for two or three years, when they traded for a farm in Portland township on Grand river and about three miles north of Portland, which at that time was but a small Indian trading post. Stephen passed the remaining active years on that farm and. in latter life retired to Portland, where he died.
His children: Silas H., Mary, wife of Samuel A. McVey; Fred, located in Portland; Lucy, widow of a Mr. Baker, of Boise City, Idaho, and Oren, living at Twisp, Washington. Silas H. was given a good common and high school education, and at the age of nineteen he took a clerkship in a general store in Portland. After clerking for two years, desiring a better business education he attended the college of Bryant & Stratton under a Mr. Jewell, and took a complete business course. He clerked until 1874 when he went into the general mercantile business for himself, remaining therein until 1895. His health failing, he disposed of his business and purchased a small farm where he has continued to reside. He had quite a nice nursery business for a time and now has his fruit orchard, to which he gives especial attention.
Source: History of Ionia Michigan, published 1916.
Research of Marilynn Johnson
Stephen Pilkinton, a native of Dublin, Ireland, came from a well educated and refined family, and during his boyhood days in Dublin was given a good education.
He was a good student and made the most of his opportunities. After his school days were over he was bound out to a tradesman but did not long remain with him, coming to America when twenty-one years of age. He located for a time in New York state, went from there to Canada and finally located in Oakland county, Ohio, where he followed farming. While still a young man he came to Ionia county and in Sebewa township bought a farm of eighty acres, being among the earlier settlers there. He remained here a year when he returned to Oakland county, Ohio, and was united in marriage with Henrietta Bradley, born in Wayne county, New York, and brought in her girlhood to Oakland county, Ohio, by her parents. Stephen Pilkinton brought his bride to his farm here and they lived thereon for two or three years, when they traded for a farm in Portland township on Grand river and about three miles north of Portland, which at that time was but a small Indian trading post. Stephen passed the remaining active years on that farm and. in latter life retired to Portland, where he died.
His children: Silas H., Mary, wife of Samuel A. McVey; Fred, located in Portland; Lucy, widow of a Mr. Baker, of Boise City, Idaho, and Oren, living at Twisp, Washington. Silas H. was given a good common and high school education, and at the age of nineteen he took a clerkship in a general store in Portland. After clerking for two years, desiring a better business education he attended the college of Bryant & Stratton under a Mr. Jewell, and took a complete business course. He clerked until 1874 when he went into the general mercantile business for himself, remaining therein until 1895. His health failing, he disposed of his business and purchased a small farm where he has continued to reside. He had quite a nice nursery business for a time and now has his fruit orchard, to which he gives especial attention.
Source: History of Ionia Michigan, published 1916.
Research of Marilynn Johnson
He was a good student and made the most of his opportunities. After his school days were over he was bound out to a tradesman but did not long remain with him, coming to America when twenty-one years of age. He located for a time in New York state, went from there to Canada and finally located in Oakland county, Ohio, where he followed farming. While still a young man he came to Ionia county and in Sebewa township bought a farm of eighty acres, being among the earlier settlers there. He remained here a year when he returned to Oakland county, Ohio, and was united in marriage with Henrietta Bradley, born in Wayne county, New York, and brought in her girlhood to Oakland county, Ohio, by her parents. Stephen Pilkinton brought his bride to his farm here and they lived thereon for two or three years, when they traded for a farm in Portland township on Grand river and about three miles north of Portland, which at that time was but a small Indian trading post. Stephen passed the remaining active years on that farm and. in latter life retired to Portland, where he died.
His children: Silas H., Mary, wife of Samuel A. McVey; Fred, located in Portland; Lucy, widow of a Mr. Baker, of Boise City, Idaho, and Oren, living at Twisp, Washington. Silas H. was given a good common and high school education, and at the age of nineteen he took a clerkship in a general store in Portland. After clerking for two years, desiring a better business education he attended the college of Bryant & Stratton under a Mr. Jewell, and took a complete business course. He clerked until 1874 when he went into the general mercantile business for himself, remaining therein until 1895. His health failing, he disposed of his business and purchased a small farm where he has continued to reside. He had quite a nice nursery business for a time and now has his fruit orchard, to which he gives especial attention.
Source: History of Ionia Michigan, published 1916.
Research of Marilynn Johnson
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