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Horace W Darling

Birth	:	1843
Death	:	1926
Burial	:	Draper Cemetery, Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3532982, -84.4625015
Description	:	Horace W. Darling was born in Concord, MI, in 1843. He was the son of Lewis Darling and Jane (West) Darling. Lewis and Jane had three children: Horace, Amasa H. and Martha J. Horace married Martha Blair in 1863. Horace and Martha had two children, L. B. and Mary. Mr. Darling was a farmer and a large property owner, giving considerable attention to a fine stock of Shorthorn cattle and Merino Sheep. Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan. Chapman Brothers, 1890, Chicago, pp. 544-545 HORACE W. DARLING. The homestead owned and occupied by the subject... Read More	Horace W. Darling was born in Concord, MI, in 1843. He was the son of Lewis Darling and Jane (West) Darling. Lewis and Jane had three children: Horace, Amasa H. and Martha J. Horace married Martha Blair in 1863. Horace and Martha had two children, L. B. and Mary. Mr. Darling was a farmer and a large property owner, giving considerable attention to a fine stock of Shorthorn cattle and Merino Sheep. Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan. Chapman Brothers, 1890, Chicago, pp. 544-545 HORACE W. DARLING. The homestead owned and occupied by the subject of this notice is one of the most desirable and attractive within the limits of Tompkins Township, and has been brought to its present condition by him who still remains its proprietor. It is pleasantly located on section 11, and embellished with a fine large brick residence, flanked by a barn, well-built and of ample proportions, together with the sheds and other outbuildings required for the successful prosecution of agriculture and stockraising. The place in all its appointments indicates, in a marled manner, the hand of thrift and industry From his youth the interests of Mr. Darling have been centered in this region, as he was born in Concord Township, this county, the date thereof being October 26, 1843. His father, Lewis Darling, a native of Massachusetts, came to this county in 1836, while Michigan was still a Territory, and purchased a tract of heavily timbered land from the Government, this lying in Concord Township. There were then only three houses between his land and the present flourishing city of Jackson, twelve miles away, it being then a mere hamlet. The father of our subject came to Michigan Territory poor in purse, making his way hither from New York State. He employed himself as a farm laborer by the month thereafter, for probably two years in New York, to which he had returned after selecting his land; and after coming back to Michigan he not long afterward was joined in wedlock with Miss Jane, daughter of Hubbard and Anna (King) West. The young people began the journey of life together in true pioneer style, and in accordance with their means and surroundings. The father had put up a frame house, and there in due time three children were born and reared, viz.: Horace, Amasa H. and Martha J. The father died at the home of his son, Amasa, in Tompkins Township, January 6, 1876, at the age of sixty-four years. The mother had preceded her husband to the silent land, dying at the home of Horace W., our subject, in 1868, when forty-eight years old. Mr. Darling spent his boyhood and youth amid the wild scenes of pioneer life, assisting his father in the cultivation of the farm, and obtaining a limited education in the primitive schools. He remained under the parental roof until reaching manhood and May 5, 1865, as the preliminary step toward establishing a home of his own, was joined in wedlock with Miss Martha, daughter of Thomas and Mahala (Myers) Blair. Mrs. Darling was born December 26, 1838, in Seneca County, Ohio, and came with her parents to this county in 1850. Thomas Blair was born in County Armagh, Ireland, while his wife was a native of Ohio. They spent their last years in Tompkins Township, this county, the mother dying in 1859, when comparatively a young woman. Mr. Blair survived his wife a period of thirty years, dying August 25, 1889, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Jane True, of this township. Prior to his marriage Mr. Darling had purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, on section 12, Tompkins Township, and there the newly-wedded pair began the journey of life together in a small log house. Mr. Darling was prosperous in his labors as a tiller of the soil, and later invested a portion of his capital in additional land, buying four hundred and fifty acres, which constitutes his present homestead. This was then slightly improved, but bore no comparison to its present condition. Two hundred acres are in a good state of cultivation. In the meantime Mr. Darling parted with some of the land heretofore mentioned, and purchased other tracts so that the homestead proper comprises three hundred acres, and in addition owns three hundred acres near the home place, in this township. To Mr. and Mrs. Darling there have been born two children only, L. B. and Mary, who are at home with their parents. Politically, Mr. Darling supports the principles of the Republican party. He has served several terms as Township Super visor, but- intent upon his farming operations, prefers to relegate the cares and responsibilities of office to some man who probably would not make so successful a farmer. He gives considerable attention to fine stock, making a specialty of Shorthorn cattle and Merino Sheep, including a goodly number of registered animals.

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Family Members:

Parent

Lewis Darling

(1813 - 1876)

Jane West Darling

(1820 - 1869)

Spouse

Martha M Blair Darling

(1838 - 1909)

Siblings

Amasa H Darling

(1844 - 1913)

Martha Jane Darling Christie

(1849 - 1905)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Draper Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3532982, -84.4625015

2. Bond Cemetery
Blackman Township, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3275833, -84.4564514

3. Dormition Orthodox Monastery Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3834290, -84.4535620

4. Cole Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3741989, -84.4282990

5. Jones Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3452988, -84.4156036

6. Lincoln-Pomeroy Cemetery
Tompkins, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3419456, -84.5119476

7. Rives Township Memorial Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993660, -84.4731100

8. Stewart Cemetery (Defunct)
Tompkins, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3944321, -84.5210876

9. East Rives Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3863700, -84.3935700

10. Pherdun Cemetery
Sandstone, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3091660, -84.5191650

11. Tompkins Cemetery
Tompkins, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3758316, -84.5508347

12. Fifield Cemetery
Blackman Township, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -84.4132996

13. Walker Cemetery
Rives Junction, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4218712, -84.4820557

14. Pease Cemetery
Blackman Township, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2982700, -84.3926000

15. Jackson County Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2767500, -84.4677100

16. Harrington Cemetery
Henrietta Township, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3314018, -84.3561020

17. Cherry Hill Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2896996, -84.3806000

18. Brown Cemetery
Tompkins, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3927765, -84.5833359

19. Hillcrest Memorial Park
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2712990, -84.3839370

20. Crossroads Animal Hospital Burial Site
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2823180, -84.3647750

21. Fairview Cemetery
Tompkins, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3452390, -84.5995930

22. McNaughton Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2689250, -84.3849990

23. Michigan State Prison Cemetery (Defunct)
Jackson, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2587390, -84.4046580

24. Pope Cemetery
Springport, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3789700, -84.5995100