Luther T. Elmore

Luther T. Elmore, farmer, section 32, Sylvan Township, was born April 5, 1840, in Ontario Co., M.Y. His father was a tailor by profession and reared his family on a farm. The son, who is the subject of this sketch, was uner his father's care until the period of his majority, when he entered the Union Army, the Civil War having broken out just after he arrived at his 21st birthday. He enlisted in Co. F., 26th Mich. Inf., under Capt. Lemuel Saviers, now of St. John's, Mich. He was in the service throughout the remainder of the war, and was honorably discharged June 4, 1865, at Washington, D.C. He went to Jackson, Mich., whence he enlisted, and later was assigned to duty at the Government bakery at Alexandria, Va.

In May 1867, he came to Osceola County, and made a homestead claim of 160 acres in Sylvan Township. He is one of the Pioneer settlers of this portion of the township, and has improved about 60 acres of his land. He was the leading active mover in securing the organization of the township, and has been Clerk and Notary Public. He is a Republican in political creed and connections.

The marriage of Mr. Elmore to Clarissa E. Jones took place Dec. 25, 1869, in Orient Township. she was born in Ronald Township, Ionia Co., Mich., May 13, 1852; and came with her parents to Osceola County in 1868. Her parents were the first settlers of Orient Township, where they are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Elmore are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have two children, Lizzie M., born Aug. 17, 1812, and Rosie V., born March 18, 1875.

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