Henry England

Henry England, who has a farm of 40 acres in section 4, West Bloomfield Township, and at 125 acres in Waterford Township, near the Township line, is one of the representative agriculturalist of Oakland County.

Henry Inman was born in Monroe County, New York, in 1844, and is a son of Charles England, who was born in Somersetshire, England. The latter came from his native country in 1840, and located in a farm 2 miles from Rochester, New York. He came to Michigan in 1852, and purchase the farm on section 33, Waterford Township, Oakland County, where a subject now lives. His wife died in 1876, and he survived her eight years, dying in 1884.

Henry England took the agricultural pursuits at an early age and has found that occupation throughout life, meeting with great success. He is a careful businessman, manages his affairs judiciously, and is possessed of tireless energy. He has many friends throughout the community and is exceedingly popular.

In 1874, Henry England was joined in marriage with Jane Fleming, who was born in Clarkston, Independence Township, Oakland County, Michigan, September 20, 1845, and is the daughter of Thomas and Kathryn Fleming. Her father died in 1889 and her mother in 1901. There were seven children and their parent’s family, as follows: Margaret Ann, deceased; John; William; Maria; Josephine, who married Noah Beardsley, deceased, in 1888, and is the mother of three children - Mortimer, Herbert and Katie; Jane, the wife of our subject; and Mary C. Politically Mr. Anglin is unswerving in his support of the principles advocated by the Democratic Party.