Legislator Details
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Gertrude A. Gilman 9/27/1864, in Grand Blanc, MI; children: 3, Walter N., George A. and Gertrude M. (Wilcox); married Helen Evans, dau. of Anna Evans, 2/16/1875, in Midland, MI: children:5, Duane Charles, Agnes [or Maude], Erwin Albert , and an infant
Number of Children: 8
Background
Education:
district schools and the union school of Flint; graduated University of Michigan, medical dept., 1865
Biographical Sketch:
He moved to Oakland Co., MI with his parents, Elisha S. and Hannah [or Maria] (Ellis) Salisbury, in 1843. In 1846, they moved to what became Burton, in Genesee Co. He practiced medicine for a time, but from 1869-70, he practiced in Kansas and Nebraska. He returned to Michigan in 1871, establishing himself as a druggist, physician and surgeon, in Midland. He was moderator on the school board of Midland City, was county physician; mayor of the town twice, and superintendent of poor of his county.
Notable Facts:
Michiganology indexes his name as Salesbury and gives birth date as 6/10 not 6/17. Died in a diabetic coma