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Thomas N. Brockway, profitably engaged in agricultural pursuits on section 27, of Allen Township, is one of the most energetic, well-educated and practical farmers of Hillsdale County. He is to the "manor born" his birth having taken place on the homestead where he now resides, March 10, 1845. He is the son of Benjamen W and Sarah A. (Pettibone) Brockway both natives of the Empire State. (For personal history see sketch of Benjamen Brockway) He was reared in his native town and attended the public schools, acquiring a substantial foundation for the further instruction he received in Hillsdale College, which institution of learning he attended two terms. When out of school he assisted in the work on the farm, and became thoroughly conversant with the details necessary for its good management. After becoming well established in life, our subject took upon himself the cares of a family man, and was married, in Allen Township, Aug 25, 1869, to Miss Victoria Watkins, daughter of Samuel and Jane (Perry) Watkins. Her father was born in England, while her mother was a native of the West Indies, where they were married and lived a few years later. They subsequently removed to Nova Scotia, and from the latter place came to Hillsdale County, and settled in Allen Township in 1837, thus being pioneers of this place. Here they passed their declining years, Mr Watkins dying in the spring of 1882, and Mrs Watkins the following autumn. Their long lives were pleasantly and usefully passed, and when called to their long home, this excellent couple left many warm friends who will ever cherish and revere their memory.
The wife of our subject was the eighth of nine children born to her parents who grew to maturity, and she was born in Allen Township Jun 25, 1845. Of her union with Mr Brockway five children have been born; namely: Benjamen W. Jr., Victoria M., Hattie M., Mary E., and Thomas N. Jr.
Mr Brockway well sustains the honorable record of his family , which has occupied an important position in at least the three States of Connecticut, NewYork, and Michigan, that are known of by the writer of this sketch. He is a wide-awake, progressive man, and a valued citizen of this township, in whose advancement and prosperity he is much interested, and toward which he contributes liberally. To men of like mental caliber and sterling worth is the further growth and development of Hillsdale County to depend upon, and they are worthy representatives of the preceeding generation, who, by their early struggles, hardships and privations, have made it possible for these, their descendents, to place their native county in the van among its sister counties, and the counties of the other great commonwealths of the United States. Socially , Mr Brockway is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His excellent wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while they are both valued members of Allen Grange, P. of H. In his political views Mr Brockway is independent, choosing to exercise his right of supporting the best men and the best measures, irrepective of party lines, rather than nominee or measures of any political organization.
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