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History of the Lake Huron Shore
H. R. Page & Co., - 1883

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           JOSEPH EVANS, sheriff of Alcona County, is a native of Canada
        and comes from one of the prominent families of the Dominion. He
        went from Canada to Western New York, and in 1869 came to Alcona
        County. His brother was interested in extensive lumbering opera-
        tions in this section, and he came here to work in the woods. He
        followed lumbering two Winters, and cleared up a farm about four
        miles from Harrisville. In the Fall of 1876 he was elected sheriff
        of the county, and served one term. In the Fall of 1882 he was
        again elected to that office, his present term expiring January 1,
        1885. He has a wife and four children. MR. EVANS occupies a promi-
        nent position in the county, and is a competent and popular public
        officer.

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