Julius Rundell: who was formerly engaged in farming and stock raising, who is now located in Birmingham and dealing in real estate. He owns some of the most desirable property in the town and handles other lands. He lived on this farm until the spring of 1890, when he moved into Birmingham and built the fine residence which he now occupies. He still owns outlying property to miles West of Bloomfield, were 200 acres are devoted to stock raising. Blooded sheep and horses are the most conspienous animals there and Mr. Rundell derives a good income from their sale. He also buys wool. He imports Shropshire sheep from England.

Warren and Emily E. (Batton) Rundell, natives of Massachusetts, were moved to Connecticut, thence the Pennsylvania and thence to this state, making their final home and West Bloomfield, this County. The husband took up a tract of wildland, from which he removed the forest growth, and on which she child the soil until his death. He was a hard-working man and gave all his attention to agricultural pursuits and the care of his large family. He was liberal toward his family, and as his children grow up and married, he helped and start in life, and he was but in modern circumstances when he did. He owned 80 acres of land.

The gentleman whose name intorduces these paragraphs was born on the Homestead in West Bloomfield Township, January 23, 1844, and is the youngest of seven surviving children in a family of nine. The others are; Myron, Cynthia, Levi, Chester, Hattie and Louisa. He was reared on the farm and received a common school education and acquired a thorough knowledge of agricultural affairs, in which he assisted his father during the intervals of sickness and later after his course was finished.

He could not start out for himself until he was of age, but he then entered into the stock business. When she was about twenty years of age. He had a small capital but he has exercised good judgment and been a careful manager and thus gained a competency. In the stock business and speculating he has made his money. Like his father before him he votes the Republican ticket. He is not care for public honors and the only official station he is held was that a supervisor in which capacity he is served one term. His shrewdness and foresight are acknowledged by those with whom years dealings, and estate in the future of this section is thoroughly well understood.

the lady who besides over the beautiful home of Mr. Rundell, became his wife December 27, 1865, prior to which time she was known as Ms. Julia C. Adams. She was born in Southfield, to Reuben and Emily (Miller) Adams, who are natives of New York and Connecticut respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Rundell have two children, a son and a daughter. Morgan W. Is living in Bloomfield Township on his father’s Homestead, Dean happily married to Miss Matilda Thurlby. Estella E., a well bred and educated young lady, is a graduate of Birmingham high school, and is still home with her parents.