Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of Manistee, MASON and Oceana counties, Michigan H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882 -71- HON. OLIVER O. STANCHFIELD came to Ludington in 1873, (the year the city obtained its charter) from Iowa. He was born in Maine in 1836, and went to Iowa when twenty-one years of age. Upon coming to Ludington, in company with E. A. FOSTER he bought a sawmill in process of construction and engaged in the lumber business. In 1876 he bought out his partner, and since that time has done business alone. Mr. STANCHFIELD has always taken a lively interest in political affairs, and represented his district in the Legislature during 1875-6 and again in 1878-9. He is still engaged in lumbering, though not as extensively as in former years. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more information about Mason County, MI by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/mi/mason/ ===========================================================================