Shared Note
| Shared Note: - William moved to Hadley with his widowed mother when he was a child. He was in the group photo taken in 1885 or 1886 at the Davenport Schoo l.
William was a graduate of the University of Michigan in 1896, Bachel or of Arts Degree. He was employed as general council of the Quaker Oa ts Company in Chicago, Illinois.
William married Charlotte and they adopted two children; Roderick and Roxa ne. The family lived in Chicago and Winnetka, Illinois.
He was active in the University of Michigan Alumni Association in Chicago- receiving the U. of M. Distinguished Alumni Service Medal in 1948 at the A lumni luncheon.
In later years he resided for four years in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He e xpired in a Florida nursing home.
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