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Biographical sketch of TOBIAS S. WARREN from the book entitled, "Biographical Memoirs of Saint Clair County, Michigan," published in 1903 by B. F. Bowen Publishers in Logansport, Indiana.
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This bio spans two (2) pages: 281-282
TOBIAS S. WARREN
One of the most respected retired farmers of Mussey township, St. Clair county, Michigan, and now living in Capac, is Tobias S. Warren, who was born October 12, 1832, in Poltney township, Champlain county, New York, a son of Asa and Jane (Daley) Warren, the former a son of Ebenezer Warren, a descendant of Gen. Joseph Warren, the Revolutionary hero, who was a native of Ireland, was a physician by profession, and came to America in company with two brothers. Asa Warren was a propserous farmer and was, besides, a clergyman in the Methodist church and quite a prominent resident of the township in which he lived. To him and wife were born nine children, of whom Tobias S. is the eldest, the others having been born in the following order: Pliny, deceased; Harris, deceased; Charles, Elizabeth, Lee, Frank, Mary and Asa. The Rev. Asa Warren came to Michigan with his family in 1850 and located on a farm near Romeo, Macomb county, but later sold his place and went to Iowa, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying at the age of seventy-six years; his wife passed away in Romeo, Michigan, when sixty-five years old, in the faith of the Methodist church, in which she was a very active worker.
Tobias S. Warren came to Michigan with the other members of the family and after reaching mature years became the owner of a farm of two hundred acres, located near Romeo, and on this farm he passed a quarter of a century, having well improved and stocked it. He sold this place in the spring of 1877 and purchased forty acres near Capac and one hundred and sixty acres in Lynn township, the most of which land was covered with dense growth of timber. He, however, cleared up the entire tract and improved it thoroughly, and carried on general farming, but eventually sold the one-hundred-and-sixty-acre tract upon retiring to Capac.
Tobias S. Warren was first united in wedlock to Miss Manora Wilcox, of Macomb county. Her father, Elias Wilcox, was a pioneer and received the deed for his farm direct from the governor of the state, which, in the early days, often made free grants of land to heads of families who were actual settlers. Mrs. Manora Warren was called away March 2, 1899, having borne her husband six children, named as follows: Bert, a dealer in pianos and organs, at Davison, Genesee county, Michigan, is married and the father of two exceptionally bright sons, both in business in New York City; Everett, who is a tinner, is married, has four children and resides in Capac; Jennie, who is married to Byron Walker, of Clyde, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, who has a large apiary; he is a graduate of the State Normal School, is a law student, and is the father of four children; Chester died at the age of ten years; Willis, who was graduated from the high school and is now engaged in the mercantile business at Yale, St. Clair county, but is still unmarried; Clark, who is manager at Capac of a gents’ furniture goods store for Marshall Brothers, of Imlay City, is married and has a family of two children. The second marriage of Tobias S. Warren took place January 15, 1894, to Mrs. Elva (Howe) Green, widow of John M. Green and the daughter of Rev. Willard Howw, or Ray township, Macomb county, a clergyman in the Methodist church and formerly a farmer, but who has sold his farm and now lives in retirement in Davis, Macomb county. The first husband of Mrs. Warren, who was a farmer of Lynn township, St. Clair county, was called away in June, 1889. Mrs. Warren is an active worker in the Methodist church, to which she is devotedly attached, and in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, being treasurer of the seventh district and active in the local union. Her children are Addie, wife of Fred Wilcox, of Lynn township; Myrtle, wife of William Murray, of Lynn township; Erma, a dressmaker in Flint; Spicer, a farmer in Lynn township; Joy, and Cora, the latter a school girl. In politics Mr. Warren is a Republican, but at present has a predilection toward the Prohibition party. He has been a justice of the peace two terms and now holds that office, and has also been president of the village for two years and of the schools for nine years; he was also assessor of the village for two years. He has held several township offices while a resident of Macomb county, and has been active in political affairs ever since he has had a right to exercise his franchise as a voter. He is greatly respected as a most useful citizen, his advice and counsel being frequently sought in complex matters of village and township government.
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PLEASE NOTE: I do not have any personal interest in researching the WARREN surname or the St. Clair county, Michigan location. I am merely posting a select number of the biographical sketches found in the above-referenced book *upon specific written request* as a service to the genealogical community. Therefore, please do not contact me with regard to research interests in the above. Thank you.
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