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- . 1860 Aug 21 - Census Millburg, Benton Twp., Berrier Co., Michigan
Ibbittison Proctor, age 46, Born England,
Mary, born 1846, Wife; William 19, b. 1841, Farmer, B. England, Jane Ann Procter, Age 13, b1847, Susana age 9, b 1851, Emma Proctor, age 7 1853, Born England, Thomas Bailey, age 73, b1787 England, Manufacturer.
. Village of Benton Harbor
On the hill above the settlement there was a frame house of the old-fashioned kind, with a south front veranda, & a large open fire place in the main room. This was the Proctor homestead. They were an English family & were among the first settlers in that region.
The family comprised 6 people, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Proctor and their
4 children, William, Jane, Susan and Emma.
William was a member of the Seventh Michigan Cavalry in the civil war.
Emma married James Versaw, her brother's comrade in arms.
Ref: History of Benton Harbor & Tales of Village Days, by James Pender, 1915.
Verify identity (uncle/ brother?)
Biograpy1:
. WILLIAM PROCTOR was born in the parish of Ingleton, county of York, England, November 20, 1808. He received a fair education in the common branches at private schools. In his native country he was a farmer & was fairly successful in his occupation. In 1853 he came with his family to Michigan. Here he bought a farm of 320 acres on Section 27 in Lowell township. It was then in the wildwood state, some of it heavily timbered, with no good roads & with everything pertaining to improvement yet to be worked out by patient labor. That place is still his farm & home, in a good state of cultivation; well stocked, & supplied with most kinds of fruit. He has thereon a substantial brick house, & all needed farm buildings & appliances for use & comfort. Himself & family have been industrious & economical, and he has the enjoyment of being in easy circumstances as regards property in the evening of life; & is in the midst of a pleasant community well, supplied with schools & church privileges, & other advantages of this progressive period of modern civilization.
Mr. Proctor married May 7, 1831, Catharine Graham, in the Parish of Bentham, county of York, England. She died at their home in Lowell, November 4, 1887, & a neat monument erected by him marks her resting place in the neighboring cemetery.
They had 5 children, 3 sons & 2 daughters, of whom 3 are yet living at and near 'the old homestead, namely- William Jr., Sarah (now Mrs. William, Graham), & Henry. Mr. & Mrs. Proctor belonged to the Episcopalian Church - there is at present no church edifice of that denomination near him. Politically he is a stanch Republican & a firm believer in tariff protection. In thought, speech & action he is independent, has had no official ambitions, & enjoys as an upright citizen the esteem of his community.
Ref: History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1891.
Biography2:
. WILLIAM PROCTOR, deceased, late of Lowell township, was born in Ingleton, county of York, England, on November 20th, 1808, & died Sunday morning, December 22, 1895. In 1853 he came with his family to Michigan, where he purchased* 320 acres in section No. 27, Lowell township, having at that time a capital of some $2,000.
He was united in marriage on May 7, 183 1, to Miss Catherine Graham, in Bentham, Yorkshire, England. She died November 4, 1887, leaving the following family: William, Jr.; Sarah, the wife of William Graham; Henry, John & Hannah, who married James Easterby. He was reared in the Episcopal church, & was, in politics, a republican, adhering firmly to the doctrines of the party, but was independent in thought, speech & action, & was highly esteemed. Mrs. Proctor is the aunt of William Graham, whose wife is Sarah, the daughter above mentioned, & who lives on the farm adjoining the Proctor home. Her daughter, now Mrs. Dygert, has her home in the Proctor residence.
Mr. Proctor's life was devoted to the improvement of his farm, and he attended to his business himself until past 80 years of age. His 2 sons, William and John, until the latter's death, did much in working the farm. When about 20, John's leg was caught in the tumbling rod of a horse power & torn from his body, so he was obliged to use crutches. After this misfortune he learned the carpenter's trade, & in addition to the farm work he was engaged in building barns, etc. After John's death, William carried on the farm work until the father departed. 80 acres were given to his son Henry, who assisted in building, & who, now deceased at 48 years of age, had lived on the homestead & deeded 120 acres to his son William, Jr., who remained at home & managed the place. By a deed made but a few weeks before he died he passed the homestead to his granddaughter, who had lived with him as housekeeper for 8 years; in other words, ever since Mrs. Proctor died.
She married Lincoln Dygert, & they now reside in the old home. The present large and handsome brick house was built by him in 1 87 1. In early life he was an industrious, energetic man & for years carried on a large business. He was educated, well informed as to history & public men, & though a stanch republican, he never aspired to any office, but preferred to give his attention to his business pursuits. Reared in the Episcopal faith, he nevertheless attended & contributed liberally to other churches, there being no Episcopal church at Lowell.
Ref: The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich.: up to date, A W Bowen, 1900. - - -
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