Johanna Powers and James Grierson

JAMES GRIERSON was born in 1830 in Scotland.

He married JOHANNA POWERS. She was born in January, 1834 in Ireland.

Children of JOHANNA POWERS and JAMES GRIERSON:

1. EDWARD GRIERSON, b. 1855.
2. ALEXANDER GRIERSON, b. 1857.
3. THOMAS GRIERSON, b. 1860.
4. PAUL WILLIAM GRIERSON, b. March 16, 1861, Ontonagon County, Michigan;³²¹⁶ m. CLARA LYLE SWEET on February 1, 1899 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota^{611, 1979}; d. July 19, 1910, Red Jacket, Houghton, Michigan.¹⁴⁸⁸
5. JAMES GRIERSON, b. March, 1864.
6. ROBERT GRIERSON, b. December, 1866.
7. JOHN GRIERSON, b. September, 1870.
8. MAGGIE GRIERSON, b. 1872.
9. ANNA MAY GRIERSON, b. October, 1876.
10. MARY GRIERSON, b. October, 1881.

Personal Information

• Johanna Powers immigrated to the United States, 1850.

Newspaper Articles

Portage Lake Mining Gazette, Houghton, Lake Superior, Michigan, October 18, 1877

Meetings were held on the Calumet and Hecla locations on Saturday last for the purpose of organizing two fire companies.............For the Calumet fire company: Thomas HOATSON, president, James GRIERSON, vice-president, Fred MACKENZIE, secretary, John A. DAVIDSON, his alternate, John CAMM, treasurer, James RAMSAY, foreman, Duncan MACDONALD assistant, William DANIEL, 2d assistant, John HUTSON, 3d assistant.

Portage Lake Mining Gazette, Houghton, Lake Superior, Michigan, April 4, 1878

The township election for Calumet took place on Monday last, when the following officers were elected: Supervisor - John DUNCAN; Township Clerk - Frederick MACKENZIE; Township Treasurer - Frank G. WHITE; Highway Commissioners - James GRIERSON; Overseer of Highways - James LITTLE; Justice of the Peace - Phillip SULLWAN; Superintendent of Schools - Reuben H. OSBORN; School inspector - Stephen PAULL; Constables - John STROM, Roady RYAN, John WELCH, William NORTHEY; Pound-master - James FRY.