was born September 12, 1819, in the town of Bristol, Ontario county. New York. His father was a native of the town of East Bloomfield, in the same county. In 1832 the latter emigrated to Michigan with his wife and four children, two sons and two daughters,—and settled upon the place now owned by J. M. Wilcox, sec- tion 14. He was induced to locate herefrom the fact that a considerable number of people of his native town had settled in the same vicinity. He purchased the land from second hands, but made the first improvements upon it himself. His wife, Keziah (Hopkins) Wilcox, was born September 30, 1795. Her father, Pitt Hopkins, removed from the State of Massachusetts at a very early period, and settled in the town of East Bloomfield, Ontario county. New York, where she was born. On the 10th of December, 1818, she was married to John Wilcox, the issue of the marriage being the four children brought to Michigan by them in 1832. Mr. Wilcox died in 1839, and on the ISth day of November, 1841, his widow was married to John Bennett. She died January 14, 1871, after an eventful life of nearly seventy-six years. J. M. Wilcox was married November 22, 1849, to Maria A. Bennett, a native of Washington township, Macomb county, Michigan, where she was born April 27, 1831. The fruits of this marriage have been a family of thirteen children, of whom ten are now living, eight sons and two daughters. The children are as follows :Obed, born May 26, 1851. Newell, born June 15, 1853. Susan, born June 12, 1855 ; died January 21, 1856. Harry, born January 28, 1857. Fabius, born October 1, 1859. Naomi, born January 20, 1862. Willard, born January 16, 1864. Fred, born February 18, 1866. Robert, born .Tune 1, 1868. Clarence James and Charles Augustus, twins, born June 2, 1871 ; Clarence died November 12, 1871. Bessie Ann, born November 15, 1873. An infant, still-born. May 7, 1877. Mr. Wilcox is the owner of one hundred and seventy acres of land in the township. The farm upon which he resides is finely improved. In politics he is a firm Republican. He and his wife are both members of the Congregationalist church at Rochester, with which organization Mr. Wilcox united about 1838-39, and his wife some years later. Mr. W. has always worked principally at farming, and it can truly be said that he has been eminently successful in the business, as his present surroundings will show.