Occupation - Farmer.
James and Mary married on 9 January 1878
at Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario.
They were the parents of four children;
Clark, Lewis, Alfred, Herbert.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE - 16 September 1938:
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James Maharg, Grant Township pioneer, passed away at his home on September 7.
James and Mary came to Cass City on December 12, 1880, making the trip from Caro to Cass City on a stage coach.
They settled on 40 acres of land seven miles north of Cass City. Here, they endured the hardships of pioneer life and lent their energies in making the transformation of Grant Township land from a wilderness to finely cultivated acres. Hard times were often present in the early years but they mastered difficulties and enjoyed many happy years of wedded life.
In those early years, it was sometimes necessary to travel what was then long distances to obtain work during the winter months. One winter, Mr. Maharg worked in Caseville, chopping elm and ash wood to four feet lengths, at fifty cents a cord. After paying his board, his net earnings were about 35 cents a day. In order to spend a week-end with his family, Mr. Maharg walked 17 miles from Caseville to his home on Saturday afternoon. Often he would walk the seven miles to Cass City for groceries and meat before starting on his return hike to Caseville on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maharg were for many years among the most active members of the Huron Methodist Protestant Church which was built across the highway from thier Grant Township home.
Mr. Maharg, for a period of 40 years, served continously as a member of the board of trustees on the Gagetown circuit. He also served as clerk of that body.
Mr. Maharg was a Grant Township supervisor for a number of years.
Interment in Elkland Cemetery.
James and Mary married on 9 January 1878
at Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario.
They were the parents of four children;
Clark, Lewis, Alfred, Herbert.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE - 16 September 1938:
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James Maharg, Grant Township pioneer, passed away at his home on September 7.
James and Mary came to Cass City on December 12, 1880, making the trip from Caro to Cass City on a stage coach.
They settled on 40 acres of land seven miles north of Cass City. Here, they endured the hardships of pioneer life and lent their energies in making the transformation of Grant Township land from a wilderness to finely cultivated acres. Hard times were often present in the early years but they mastered difficulties and enjoyed many happy years of wedded life.
In those early years, it was sometimes necessary to travel what was then long distances to obtain work during the winter months. One winter, Mr. Maharg worked in Caseville, chopping elm and ash wood to four feet lengths, at fifty cents a cord. After paying his board, his net earnings were about 35 cents a day. In order to spend a week-end with his family, Mr. Maharg walked 17 miles from Caseville to his home on Saturday afternoon. Often he would walk the seven miles to Cass City for groceries and meat before starting on his return hike to Caseville on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maharg were for many years among the most active members of the Huron Methodist Protestant Church which was built across the highway from thier Grant Township home.
Mr. Maharg, for a period of 40 years, served continously as a member of the board of trustees on the Gagetown circuit. He also served as clerk of that body.
Mr. Maharg was a Grant Township supervisor for a number of years.
Interment in Elkland Cemetery.
Occupation - Farmer.
James and Mary married on 9 January 1878
at Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario.
They were the parents of four children;
Clark, Lewis, Alfred, Herbert.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE - 16 September 1938:
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James Maharg, Grant Township pioneer, passed away at his home on September 7.
James and Mary came to Cass City on December 12, 1880, making the trip from Caro to Cass City on a stage coach.
They settled on 40 acres of land seven miles north of Cass City. Here, they endured the hardships of pioneer life and lent their energies in making the transformation of Grant Township land from a wilderness to finely cultivated acres. Hard times were often present in the early years but they mastered difficulties and enjoyed many happy years of wedded life.
In those early years, it was sometimes necessary to travel what was then long distances to obtain work during the winter months. One winter, Mr. Maharg worked in Caseville, chopping elm and ash wood to four feet lengths, at fifty cents a cord. After paying his board, his net earnings were about 35 cents a day. In order to spend a week-end with his family, Mr. Maharg walked 17 miles from Caseville to his home on Saturday afternoon. Often he would walk the seven miles to Cass City for groceries and meat before starting on his return hike to Caseville on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maharg were for many years among the most active members of the Huron Methodist Protestant Church which was built across the highway from thier Grant Township home.
Mr. Maharg, for a period of 40 years, served continously as a member of the board of trustees on the Gagetown circuit. He also served as clerk of that body.
Mr. Maharg was a Grant Township supervisor for a number of years.
Interment in Elkland Cemetery.
James and Mary married on 9 January 1878
at Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario.
They were the parents of four children;
Clark, Lewis, Alfred, Herbert.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE - 16 September 1938:
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James Maharg, Grant Township pioneer, passed away at his home on September 7.
James and Mary came to Cass City on December 12, 1880, making the trip from Caro to Cass City on a stage coach.
They settled on 40 acres of land seven miles north of Cass City. Here, they endured the hardships of pioneer life and lent their energies in making the transformation of Grant Township land from a wilderness to finely cultivated acres. Hard times were often present in the early years but they mastered difficulties and enjoyed many happy years of wedded life.
In those early years, it was sometimes necessary to travel what was then long distances to obtain work during the winter months. One winter, Mr. Maharg worked in Caseville, chopping elm and ash wood to four feet lengths, at fifty cents a cord. After paying his board, his net earnings were about 35 cents a day. In order to spend a week-end with his family, Mr. Maharg walked 17 miles from Caseville to his home on Saturday afternoon. Often he would walk the seven miles to Cass City for groceries and meat before starting on his return hike to Caseville on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maharg were for many years among the most active members of the Huron Methodist Protestant Church which was built across the highway from thier Grant Township home.
Mr. Maharg, for a period of 40 years, served continously as a member of the board of trustees on the Gagetown circuit. He also served as clerk of that body.
Mr. Maharg was a Grant Township supervisor for a number of years.
Interment in Elkland Cemetery.
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