Livingston County MI Archives Biographies.....Maltby, Henry F. March 28, 1845 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album of Ingham & Livingston Counties - 1891

Henry F. Maltby
This sterling and leading man and excellent farmer and stockraiser, residing 
on two hundred forty acres of excellent land on section 7, Green Oak Township, 
Livingston County, was born at the old Malty homestead on the same section, 
March 28, 1845. Almon Maltby, his father, was born in Henrietta County, N.Y., 
in 1814 and in 1832 came at the age of eighteen, in company with a brother, to 
the Territory of Michigan, and pushed into the wilderness to make a home. They 
located where the pretty little country town of Brighton now stands, although 
the country for miles around was a wilderness.

As soon as they could conveniently do so they erected a saw mill and began to 
manufacture lumber for the army of home seekers who were following in their 
footsteps. They operated the mill for a number of years and in the meantime 
Almon Maltby entered eighty acres of land in Shiawassee County, although he 
never located upon it. He erected the first frame house in Brighton.

The father of our subject was a young man of more than ordinary intelligence 
and education, and taught school during the first winter after his arrival in 
Hamburg Township. He was fond of hunting and during his pioneer days killed a 
good many deer. He subsequently purchased eighty acres of land on section 7, 
Green Oak Township, a short distance from Brighton and there located. He was 
an active, industrious man and became very prosperous. He cleared and improved 
his land as far as it was possible and from year to year acquired additional 
acres as his means permitted. At the time of his dearth, which occurred in 
1883, he owned four hundred acres of choice land. He was for three years 
Supervisor of Green Oak Township.

Almon Maltby was twice married, his first wife being Jane Hawley, whose 
married life was brief, lasting through only a few years. Of her three 
children one died in infancy and two lived to manhood and served during the 
Civil War, one of them dying in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn. The second 
wife bore the maiden name of Esther Moore. She was born in New York and came 
to Oakland County with her parents at an early day. She is still living and is 
now in her seventieth year, and her four children are all living.

The young man of whom we write, availed himself of all the advantages he could 
secure in the district school, and in 1866 attended a commercial college in 
Chicago for one term. He remained with his parents for several years after 
reaching his majority and had the management of the farm during most of that 
time. He celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of our Nation's independence 
by a most impressive ceremonial in which he was united for life with the lady 
of his choice, Miss Mary Knabb, a native of the Keystone State. This union has 
resulted in the birth of two sons - Almon H. and Robert D., sons of whom any 
parent may well be proud. They are bright boys and well deserve the confidence 
of their parents, and are very helpful to their father upon the farm. Almon 
H., who is thirteen years of age, cut during the harvest time thirty-five 
acres of grain.

The political views of Mr. Maltby bring him into connection with the 
Republican party and he is quite prominent as a quiet leader of thought in 
their ranks. For several years he has filled the office of Justice of the 
Peace and is still in that office. He has also been Supervisor for three 
terms, being first elected in 1884. He has a fine farm, a good house and 
barns, all of which have been erected by himself and he takes great interest 
in raising good grades of stock. He has a fine flock of registered Shropshire 
sheep and a very fine herd of Jersey cattle, which is considered one of the 
best specimens of that popular breed in this vicinity. Mr. Maltby is a popular 
and progressive farmer and an excellent citizen, who is willing to help 
forward all movements which will be for the benefit of the community.


Additional Comments:
pages 659 and 660 of Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston 
Counties, Michigan, 1891

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