JOSEPH BRUSH FENTON
Joseph Brush Fenton, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, 28 June 1843. He was the son of Col. William M. and Adelaide S. (Birdsall) Fenton, who were born at Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
Joseph Brush Fenton was about four years old when his parents moved from Fenton to Flint, and in the latter city he grew to manhood. At the age of twelve he entered Professor Nutting's Academy at Lodi Plains, near Ann Arbor, and from there went to Madison University at Hamilton, New York. Upon completing the academic course in the latter institution he entered Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, where he was pursuing his studies when the Civil War broke out. He hastened home and enlisted in his father's regiment, the eighth Michigan, with which he served until honorably discharged in 1863 on account of disability due to wounds received in battle.
During his service he acted as aide-de-camp under his father, Colonel Fenton, and Gen. O. M. Poe, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He participated in numerous important engagements, including the battle of Bull Run, and at the battle of Chantilly, Virginia, received the wound which compelled his retirement from the service. After being wounded he was conveyed to Washington, where he was cared for in the house of Mr. Treadway, which afterwards was occupied by Mrs. Surratt, who was connected with the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. So serious was his injury that for nine weeks he lay without turning over.
After his convalescence he returned to his home in Flint, and presently engaged in the grocery and crockery business, his store being situated at the northeast corner of Saginaw and Kearsley streets. In the fall of 1867 Mr. Fenton took a trip through New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains region and finally settled at Wichita, Kansas, becoming one of the earliest settlers of that place, and there he lived until 1875.
In the summer of 1874 he returned to Flint and was married there, but straightway returned to Wichita. Upon his return to Flint the next year he made his permanent home there and has lived in that city ever since, his time being devoted to the general real estate business, in which he has been very successful. Mr. Fenton is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres in Mt. Morris Township, but has always made his home in town. He is a democrat and gives thoughtful attention to local political affairs, but has never been a seeker after public office.
On June 30, 1874, J. Brush Fenton was united in marriage to Mary V. Thayer, who was born in Flint, daughter of Artemas and M. Louise (Miles) Thayer, natives of New York state, the latter of "Mayflower" descent, and early settlers in Flint, where their last days were spent. Artemas Thayer was a prominent attorney at Flint and was noted as a builder, it being said that he erected more houses during his residence in the town than any other man during that period. He and his wife were the parents of five children, Floy, Paris, Mary V., Edward M., and Herbert A.
To J. Brush and Mary V. (Thayer) Fenton four children were born, as follow: Adelaide, who died at the age of nine years; Mary L., who married Donald M. McCall, of Muskegon, Michigan and has two children, Donald F., and William T.; Virginia B., who married William H. Davison, of Flint, and died in 1915, leaving two children, daughters, Mary Thayer, and Louise Richmond; and Louise T., who married Fritz R. Miller of Flint and has two children, William Fenton and Virginia Frances. Mr. And Mrs. Fenton also reared another girl child, Mary Louis, now the wife of James Martin, cashier of the Genesee County Bank at Flint. Mrs. Fenton died in November 1912, at the age of sixty-one years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Fenton is an attendant. Mr. Fenton is a member of the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and is a member of Governor Crapo Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the affairs of both patriotic organizations he takes a warm interest.
This article was transcribed by Mrs. Mary E. Byam from a work by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D., President Michigan Historical Commission, History of Genesee County Michigan Volume II, Her People, Industries and Institutions (Federal Publishing Company: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1916), Pages 192ff.
Joseph Brush Fenton, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, 28 June 1843. He was the son of Col. William M. and Adelaide S. (Birdsall) Fenton, who were born at Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
Joseph Brush Fenton was about four years old when his parents moved from Fenton to Flint, and in the latter city he grew to manhood. At the age of twelve he entered Professor Nutting's Academy at Lodi Plains, near Ann Arbor, and from there went to Madison University at Hamilton, New York. Upon completing the academic course in the latter institution he entered Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, where he was pursuing his studies when the Civil War broke out. He hastened home and enlisted in his father's regiment, the eighth Michigan, with which he served until honorably discharged in 1863 on account of disability due to wounds received in battle.
During his service he acted as aide-de-camp under his father, Colonel Fenton, and Gen. O. M. Poe, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He participated in numerous important engagements, including the battle of Bull Run, and at the battle of Chantilly, Virginia, received the wound which compelled his retirement from the service. After being wounded he was conveyed to Washington, where he was cared for in the house of Mr. Treadway, which afterwards was occupied by Mrs. Surratt, who was connected with the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. So serious was his injury that for nine weeks he lay without turning over.
After his convalescence he returned to his home in Flint, and presently engaged in the grocery and crockery business, his store being situated at the northeast corner of Saginaw and Kearsley streets. In the fall of 1867 Mr. Fenton took a trip through New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains region and finally settled at Wichita, Kansas, becoming one of the earliest settlers of that place, and there he lived until 1875.
In the summer of 1874 he returned to Flint and was married there, but straightway returned to Wichita. Upon his return to Flint the next year he made his permanent home there and has lived in that city ever since, his time being devoted to the general real estate business, in which he has been very successful. Mr. Fenton is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres in Mt. Morris Township, but has always made his home in town. He is a democrat and gives thoughtful attention to local political affairs, but has never been a seeker after public office.
On June 30, 1874, J. Brush Fenton was united in marriage to Mary V. Thayer, who was born in Flint, daughter of Artemas and M. Louise (Miles) Thayer, natives of New York state, the latter of "Mayflower" descent, and early settlers in Flint, where their last days were spent. Artemas Thayer was a prominent attorney at Flint and was noted as a builder, it being said that he erected more houses during his residence in the town than any other man during that period. He and his wife were the parents of five children, Floy, Paris, Mary V., Edward M., and Herbert A.
To J. Brush and Mary V. (Thayer) Fenton four children were born, as follow: Adelaide, who died at the age of nine years; Mary L., who married Donald M. McCall, of Muskegon, Michigan and has two children, Donald F., and William T.; Virginia B., who married William H. Davison, of Flint, and died in 1915, leaving two children, daughters, Mary Thayer, and Louise Richmond; and Louise T., who married Fritz R. Miller of Flint and has two children, William Fenton and Virginia Frances. Mr. And Mrs. Fenton also reared another girl child, Mary Louis, now the wife of James Martin, cashier of the Genesee County Bank at Flint. Mrs. Fenton died in November 1912, at the age of sixty-one years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Fenton is an attendant. Mr. Fenton is a member of the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and is a member of Governor Crapo Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the affairs of both patriotic organizations he takes a warm interest.
This article was transcribed by Mrs. Mary E. Byam from a work by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D., President Michigan Historical Commission, History of Genesee County Michigan Volume II, Her People, Industries and Institutions (Federal Publishing Company: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1916), Pages 192ff.
JOSEPH BRUSH FENTON
Joseph Brush Fenton, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, 28 June 1843. He was the son of Col. William M. and Adelaide S. (Birdsall) Fenton, who were born at Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
Joseph Brush Fenton was about four years old when his parents moved from Fenton to Flint, and in the latter city he grew to manhood. At the age of twelve he entered Professor Nutting's Academy at Lodi Plains, near Ann Arbor, and from there went to Madison University at Hamilton, New York. Upon completing the academic course in the latter institution he entered Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, where he was pursuing his studies when the Civil War broke out. He hastened home and enlisted in his father's regiment, the eighth Michigan, with which he served until honorably discharged in 1863 on account of disability due to wounds received in battle.
During his service he acted as aide-de-camp under his father, Colonel Fenton, and Gen. O. M. Poe, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He participated in numerous important engagements, including the battle of Bull Run, and at the battle of Chantilly, Virginia, received the wound which compelled his retirement from the service. After being wounded he was conveyed to Washington, where he was cared for in the house of Mr. Treadway, which afterwards was occupied by Mrs. Surratt, who was connected with the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. So serious was his injury that for nine weeks he lay without turning over.
After his convalescence he returned to his home in Flint, and presently engaged in the grocery and crockery business, his store being situated at the northeast corner of Saginaw and Kearsley streets. In the fall of 1867 Mr. Fenton took a trip through New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains region and finally settled at Wichita, Kansas, becoming one of the earliest settlers of that place, and there he lived until 1875.
In the summer of 1874 he returned to Flint and was married there, but straightway returned to Wichita. Upon his return to Flint the next year he made his permanent home there and has lived in that city ever since, his time being devoted to the general real estate business, in which he has been very successful. Mr. Fenton is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres in Mt. Morris Township, but has always made his home in town. He is a democrat and gives thoughtful attention to local political affairs, but has never been a seeker after public office.
On June 30, 1874, J. Brush Fenton was united in marriage to Mary V. Thayer, who was born in Flint, daughter of Artemas and M. Louise (Miles) Thayer, natives of New York state, the latter of "Mayflower" descent, and early settlers in Flint, where their last days were spent. Artemas Thayer was a prominent attorney at Flint and was noted as a builder, it being said that he erected more houses during his residence in the town than any other man during that period. He and his wife were the parents of five children, Floy, Paris, Mary V., Edward M., and Herbert A.
To J. Brush and Mary V. (Thayer) Fenton four children were born, as follow: Adelaide, who died at the age of nine years; Mary L., who married Donald M. McCall, of Muskegon, Michigan and has two children, Donald F., and William T.; Virginia B., who married William H. Davison, of Flint, and died in 1915, leaving two children, daughters, Mary Thayer, and Louise Richmond; and Louise T., who married Fritz R. Miller of Flint and has two children, William Fenton and Virginia Frances. Mr. And Mrs. Fenton also reared another girl child, Mary Louis, now the wife of James Martin, cashier of the Genesee County Bank at Flint. Mrs. Fenton died in November 1912, at the age of sixty-one years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Fenton is an attendant. Mr. Fenton is a member of the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and is a member of Governor Crapo Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the affairs of both patriotic organizations he takes a warm interest.
This article was transcribed by Mrs. Mary E. Byam from a work by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D., President Michigan Historical Commission, History of Genesee County Michigan Volume II, Her People, Industries and Institutions (Federal Publishing Company: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1916), Pages 192ff.
Joseph Brush Fenton, a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, 28 June 1843. He was the son of Col. William M. and Adelaide S. (Birdsall) Fenton, who were born at Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
Joseph Brush Fenton was about four years old when his parents moved from Fenton to Flint, and in the latter city he grew to manhood. At the age of twelve he entered Professor Nutting's Academy at Lodi Plains, near Ann Arbor, and from there went to Madison University at Hamilton, New York. Upon completing the academic course in the latter institution he entered Cazenovia Seminary, Cazenovia, New York, where he was pursuing his studies when the Civil War broke out. He hastened home and enlisted in his father's regiment, the eighth Michigan, with which he served until honorably discharged in 1863 on account of disability due to wounds received in battle.
During his service he acted as aide-de-camp under his father, Colonel Fenton, and Gen. O. M. Poe, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He participated in numerous important engagements, including the battle of Bull Run, and at the battle of Chantilly, Virginia, received the wound which compelled his retirement from the service. After being wounded he was conveyed to Washington, where he was cared for in the house of Mr. Treadway, which afterwards was occupied by Mrs. Surratt, who was connected with the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. So serious was his injury that for nine weeks he lay without turning over.
After his convalescence he returned to his home in Flint, and presently engaged in the grocery and crockery business, his store being situated at the northeast corner of Saginaw and Kearsley streets. In the fall of 1867 Mr. Fenton took a trip through New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains region and finally settled at Wichita, Kansas, becoming one of the earliest settlers of that place, and there he lived until 1875.
In the summer of 1874 he returned to Flint and was married there, but straightway returned to Wichita. Upon his return to Flint the next year he made his permanent home there and has lived in that city ever since, his time being devoted to the general real estate business, in which he has been very successful. Mr. Fenton is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres in Mt. Morris Township, but has always made his home in town. He is a democrat and gives thoughtful attention to local political affairs, but has never been a seeker after public office.
On June 30, 1874, J. Brush Fenton was united in marriage to Mary V. Thayer, who was born in Flint, daughter of Artemas and M. Louise (Miles) Thayer, natives of New York state, the latter of "Mayflower" descent, and early settlers in Flint, where their last days were spent. Artemas Thayer was a prominent attorney at Flint and was noted as a builder, it being said that he erected more houses during his residence in the town than any other man during that period. He and his wife were the parents of five children, Floy, Paris, Mary V., Edward M., and Herbert A.
To J. Brush and Mary V. (Thayer) Fenton four children were born, as follow: Adelaide, who died at the age of nine years; Mary L., who married Donald M. McCall, of Muskegon, Michigan and has two children, Donald F., and William T.; Virginia B., who married William H. Davison, of Flint, and died in 1915, leaving two children, daughters, Mary Thayer, and Louise Richmond; and Louise T., who married Fritz R. Miller of Flint and has two children, William Fenton and Virginia Frances. Mr. And Mrs. Fenton also reared another girl child, Mary Louis, now the wife of James Martin, cashier of the Genesee County Bank at Flint. Mrs. Fenton died in November 1912, at the age of sixty-one years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Fenton is an attendant. Mr. Fenton is a member of the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and is a member of Governor Crapo Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the affairs of both patriotic organizations he takes a warm interest.
This article was transcribed by Mrs. Mary E. Byam from a work by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D., President Michigan Historical Commission, History of Genesee County Michigan Volume II, Her People, Industries and Institutions (Federal Publishing Company: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1916), Pages 192ff.
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