This highly respected citizen ex soldier agriculturist of Clay township St Clair Michigan was born in Detroit July 14 1838 the third of the five children that the marriage of Anthony and Mary Parrell Brabaw the former a native of Canada and the latter of Detroit Brabaw was a farmer by vocation in 1857 came to St Clair county and one hundred and sixty acres of at Pearl Beach in Clay township he cleared up and improved in all respects making it a comfortable and a fruitful farm Although a man but limited education he was possessed strong good sense great energy and excellent comprehension of business and for nineteen years peddled his up and down the river where he well known realized a fair competency and finally settled at Pearl Beach where he and wife passed the remainder of their days. They had born to them a family of 5 children in the following order: Anthony a farmer at Algonac; Michael living at Monroe; Joseph whose name opens this article; Francis living at St Clair Flats; and Mary deceased. Joseph Brabaw received a fair common school education in his native town and at the age of 18 started out in life as a teamster working by the month. In 1858 he came to Clay township and here for 2 years farmed on shares.
To JOSEPH and Elizabeth A Hawkins Brabaw have been born 11 children namely Joseph Jr a teamster at Algonac married Lizzie Row who has borne 2 children: Andrew and Catherine; Michael living at St Clair Flats; George was married also lives at St Clair Flats; Mary is married to Isaac Littleton who employed in the salt works at Marine City and has one child Lottie M; William married Anna Row and lives in Algonac; Albert who married Minnie Colward is living at Port Austin; Fred an on the steam yacht Caliph; Delilah, wife of Captain Charles Ainsworth; Edward, David, and Anna.
At his marriage Joseph Brabaw at Pearl Beach where he purchased hundred and 60 acres of farm land which he lived 8 years. He then and bought 80 acres in Casco township on which he lived one year, and then back to Pearl Beach and purchased his present farm of 82 acres on which he carried on general farming. Here Mr Brabaw erected his modern two story of thirteen rooms in 1900 at a cost of three thousand three hundred dollars and all his farm buildings are substantial and commodious and well adapted for the purpose for which they were built. Although the military service of Mr Brabaw was but short it evinced a patriotism commendable to a marked degree and consisted of 3 months service from March 1865 in Company G Twenty eighth Michigan Volunteer Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. Mr Brabaw may be termed a self-made man in the business sense of the term and in his family relations is very felicitously situated all being members of the Catholic church of which they are liberal supporters financially and to their duties as such they are faithful and unwaverng thus gaining the respect of their fellow residents of Clay township as well as that of the county in general where they are widely known.
To JOSEPH and Elizabeth A Hawkins Brabaw have been born 11 children namely Joseph Jr a teamster at Algonac married Lizzie Row who has borne 2 children: Andrew and Catherine; Michael living at St Clair Flats; George was married also lives at St Clair Flats; Mary is married to Isaac Littleton who employed in the salt works at Marine City and has one child Lottie M; William married Anna Row and lives in Algonac; Albert who married Minnie Colward is living at Port Austin; Fred an on the steam yacht Caliph; Delilah, wife of Captain Charles Ainsworth; Edward, David, and Anna.
At his marriage Joseph Brabaw at Pearl Beach where he purchased hundred and 60 acres of farm land which he lived 8 years. He then and bought 80 acres in Casco township on which he lived one year, and then back to Pearl Beach and purchased his present farm of 82 acres on which he carried on general farming. Here Mr Brabaw erected his modern two story of thirteen rooms in 1900 at a cost of three thousand three hundred dollars and all his farm buildings are substantial and commodious and well adapted for the purpose for which they were built. Although the military service of Mr Brabaw was but short it evinced a patriotism commendable to a marked degree and consisted of 3 months service from March 1865 in Company G Twenty eighth Michigan Volunteer Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. Mr Brabaw may be termed a self-made man in the business sense of the term and in his family relations is very felicitously situated all being members of the Catholic church of which they are liberal supporters financially and to their duties as such they are faithful and unwaverng thus gaining the respect of their fellow residents of Clay township as well as that of the county in general where they are widely known.
This highly respected citizen ex soldier agriculturist of Clay township St Clair Michigan was born in Detroit July 14 1838 the third of the five children that the marriage of Anthony and Mary Parrell Brabaw the former a native of Canada and the latter of Detroit Brabaw was a farmer by vocation in 1857 came to St Clair county and one hundred and sixty acres of at Pearl Beach in Clay township he cleared up and improved in all respects making it a comfortable and a fruitful farm Although a man but limited education he was possessed strong good sense great energy and excellent comprehension of business and for nineteen years peddled his up and down the river where he well known realized a fair competency and finally settled at Pearl Beach where he and wife passed the remainder of their days. They had born to them a family of 5 children in the following order: Anthony a farmer at Algonac; Michael living at Monroe; Joseph whose name opens this article; Francis living at St Clair Flats; and Mary deceased. Joseph Brabaw received a fair common school education in his native town and at the age of 18 started out in life as a teamster working by the month. In 1858 he came to Clay township and here for 2 years farmed on shares.
To JOSEPH and Elizabeth A Hawkins Brabaw have been born 11 children namely Joseph Jr a teamster at Algonac married Lizzie Row who has borne 2 children: Andrew and Catherine; Michael living at St Clair Flats; George was married also lives at St Clair Flats; Mary is married to Isaac Littleton who employed in the salt works at Marine City and has one child Lottie M; William married Anna Row and lives in Algonac; Albert who married Minnie Colward is living at Port Austin; Fred an on the steam yacht Caliph; Delilah, wife of Captain Charles Ainsworth; Edward, David, and Anna.
At his marriage Joseph Brabaw at Pearl Beach where he purchased hundred and 60 acres of farm land which he lived 8 years. He then and bought 80 acres in Casco township on which he lived one year, and then back to Pearl Beach and purchased his present farm of 82 acres on which he carried on general farming. Here Mr Brabaw erected his modern two story of thirteen rooms in 1900 at a cost of three thousand three hundred dollars and all his farm buildings are substantial and commodious and well adapted for the purpose for which they were built. Although the military service of Mr Brabaw was but short it evinced a patriotism commendable to a marked degree and consisted of 3 months service from March 1865 in Company G Twenty eighth Michigan Volunteer Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. Mr Brabaw may be termed a self-made man in the business sense of the term and in his family relations is very felicitously situated all being members of the Catholic church of which they are liberal supporters financially and to their duties as such they are faithful and unwaverng thus gaining the respect of their fellow residents of Clay township as well as that of the county in general where they are widely known.
To JOSEPH and Elizabeth A Hawkins Brabaw have been born 11 children namely Joseph Jr a teamster at Algonac married Lizzie Row who has borne 2 children: Andrew and Catherine; Michael living at St Clair Flats; George was married also lives at St Clair Flats; Mary is married to Isaac Littleton who employed in the salt works at Marine City and has one child Lottie M; William married Anna Row and lives in Algonac; Albert who married Minnie Colward is living at Port Austin; Fred an on the steam yacht Caliph; Delilah, wife of Captain Charles Ainsworth; Edward, David, and Anna.
At his marriage Joseph Brabaw at Pearl Beach where he purchased hundred and 60 acres of farm land which he lived 8 years. He then and bought 80 acres in Casco township on which he lived one year, and then back to Pearl Beach and purchased his present farm of 82 acres on which he carried on general farming. Here Mr Brabaw erected his modern two story of thirteen rooms in 1900 at a cost of three thousand three hundred dollars and all his farm buildings are substantial and commodious and well adapted for the purpose for which they were built. Although the military service of Mr Brabaw was but short it evinced a patriotism commendable to a marked degree and consisted of 3 months service from March 1865 in Company G Twenty eighth Michigan Volunteer Infantry from which he was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. Mr Brabaw may be termed a self-made man in the business sense of the term and in his family relations is very felicitously situated all being members of the Catholic church of which they are liberal supporters financially and to their duties as such they are faithful and unwaverng thus gaining the respect of their fellow residents of Clay township as well as that of the county in general where they are widely known.
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