Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2019, All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= USGenNet 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 USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich. by Arthur St. Clair A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883 [575] J. B. HULL, Paymaster P. H. & N. W. Railroad, is a native of New York State, and was born in Rensselaer County March 26, 1826. Upon reaching manhood, he came West to Michigan in 1847 and located at Coldwater. He remained there three years; then went to California in 1850 and returned in 1853, and the following year came to Port Huron. He was agent of a steamboat company one year and then engaged in the hardware trade. He carried on that business over twenty-two years. In 1879, he was appointed Paymaster of the P. H. & N. W. Railroad, and since then has occupied that position. He held the office of. City Treasurer two years and City Comptroller one year, and served as member of the Board of Education. In 1848, Mr. HULL married Miss EMILY M. CURTIS, a native of New York State. They have two children - FRED B., in Auditor's office of the Lake Shore Railroad at Toledo, and S. JAY, conductor on P. H. & N. W. Railroad. ===========================================================================