Henry D. Tunison,(deceased), was born in Sussex County, N. J., Oct 3, 1833. His parents, Tunis and Anna (Dudley) Tunison were both natives of New York and both long since passed to a better world.His father was a farmer and was of German descent. Our subject was the only son in a family of six children, and his sisters are still living in Sussex County, N. J. He received a common school education and remained beneath the parental roof until 1857, when he came West, locating first for two years at Holly.

In 1859 our subject purchased a farm on section 1, Orion Township, finding the land party improved. He was a natural mechanic and gradually picked up the carpenter's trade, which he followed for about fifteen years prior to his death. He built for himself a handsome frame house in 1873.

The marriage of Henry Tnison and Margaret Snover, a union which resulted in life-long happiness and profit, took place in 1857. Mrs. Tunison was born in Oakland Township, this county, May 24, 1837, her parents being George K. and Charity (Hulick) Snover, both natives of New Jersey, who came to Michigan in 1831 and settled in Oakland Township. Mr. Snover pre-empted land from the government, and afterwards cleared from it the timber and thoroughly improved it. In those days wild games was plentiful and he supplied their table with venison. He died in June 1881, in his eightieth year, and his good wife passed away in March 1875, when she was seventy-one years old. She was a woman of beautiful christian character, and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their five children are all living.

The three children of our subject are George H., Annie L. and Alice C., to each of whom has been given a good common school education. The oldest daughter has taught for some two terms and is making a success of her professional labors. The father passed away Oct 7, 1886, and was deeply mourned by each, for all loved him. He was one of the few who may truly be entitled a "good man," for he was honorable in his dealings, just in his transactions and kind to all with whom he had to do. His membership in the Protestant Methodist Church was not formal prfession of reigion, but was an outward sign of an inward reality and the church will long miss his helping hand.

The widow of our subject is a woman of more than ordinary intelligence and judgement and since her widowhood she has successfully assumed the management of the farm. She carries out with pleansure the plans of her husband and maintains the same reputation which was his for thoroughness of management and integrity in dealings. Mr. Tunison came to Michigan with limited means ans had, before his death, attained handsome property, in the acquisition of which no man could claim that he was wronged. The farm contains one hundred and thirty acres of excellent and well improvedland. Mrs. Tunison is and has been, for a numberof years, an earnest and active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.