Charles Glaspie, one of the enterprising merchants of Oxford, was born in Clifton, Macomb County, March 12, 1851. He is the son of William and Deborah A. (Dennison) Glaspie, natives of the Empire State. William was a farmer and died May 22, 1889. His wife had been called from his side September 14, 1883. To this worthy couple were granted seven children, six of whom are still filling positions of usefulness. They are named as follows: Lucy, wife of L. L. Parker, of Oxford; Elizabeth is the wife of S. P. Hovey, a real-estate dealer in Detroit, this State; William Dennison, a farmer in Oxford; Charles H., our subject; Elvie, wife of N. S. Goodrich, of Garey, Dak.; Eber D., a farmer of Oxford; and the daughter who died was Almira, who became the wife of W. G. Hinman.of Pontiac. The subject of this brief notice remained on the home farm until eighteen years of age. He then commenced clerking for Wallace & Bennett, dealers in general merchandise. He again went to work on the farm for awhile, and then returned to his employers. He continued clerking, and spent one year in this way in the Wolverton House, at Bay City. Returning to Oxford, he attended the academy for a year and in 1870 resumed clerking, and was in the employ of D. W. Bell, the Postmaster. About this time Mr. Glaspie went to Muskegon and clerked in the post-office two years. Here he cast his first vote for U. S. Grant. Returning to Oxford, he resumed his clerical duties and also served in the same capacity at Grand Rapids in the store of A. A. Hovey. About this time he re-turned to Oxford for a wife, whom he claimed in the person of Minnie A., daughter of the Rev. S. Snyder. They were married January 4, 1876. In 1877 he entered the employment of Watson, Waite & Co., and continued with them until they were burned out, December 22, 1878. Afterward he worked for N. H. Crawford in the grain business. Mr. Glaspie now considered his experience in working for others had been sufficient to enable him to undertake business for himself, and in partnership with his brother-in-law, R. R. Snyder, he opened, in 1881, a store, carrying a fine stock of groceries. They prospered in business and received a fair share of the trade of the town. In April, 1888, he bought out his partner and since then has been conducting the business alone. He has a trade of from $8.000 to $14,000 per annum. One son, William Gillett, by name, has been given to Mr. and Mrs. Glaspie. Our subject is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and of the Indedependenl Order of Foresters. He is a Republican politically, and was elected City Clerk in 1880, which office he filled for six years with credit to himself and advantage lo the city.