Family:Charles Annes and Nancy Nichols (1)

ANNES, ADRIAN WILSON of Win- dom, Minn., b. in Amadore, Mich., Aug. 8, 1854, grad. KalamazooColl., Mich., 1877, Ph. B., went to Minn., engaged in teaching, principal of Madelia schs. 3 yrs., of Windom schs. 3 yrs., entered law dept. Univ. of Mich. 1883, grad. 1885, LL. B., Edward, b. Oct. 2, 1836, and Helen Mar [Trowbridge] Chad wick, b. Jan. 19, 1838, gr.-dau. of Minor and Frances [Galusher] Trowbridge, has one child: Erie Chad wick Annes, b. in Windom, Minn., Nov. 30, 1888); son of George Nelson Annes of Kent, Wash., b. in Oshawa, Can., Jan. 10, 1833, came to U. S. with his parents 1849, and settled in what is now called Grant twp., Mich., educated in the dist. sch., engaged in farming 1852-62, ordained a Bapt. minister Feb. 22, 1862, in which calling he has continued to labor with success and occupies to-day a high place among the preachers of that denomination (m. Aug. 7, 1852, Malissa, b. Sep. 27, 1836, dau. of Abraham Wilson, b. 1810, d. Mar. 13, 1875, and Samantha [Champion] Willits, b. 1811, d. Feb. is, 1888, gr.-dau. of Selden, b. Mar. 17, 1774, d. Mar. 8, 1873, and Hulda [Hart] Champion, gt.-gr.-dau. of Joseph Hart of Durham, N. Y., d. Port Huron, Mich., 1844); son of Charles of Grant Centre, Mich., b. in Pickering, Can., Dec. 18, 1804, d. in Grant Centre, Mich., Mar. 21, 1872, came to U. S. Dec. 25, 1849, settled in St. Clair co., Mich., removed to Grant Centre, farmer (m. Sep. 6, 1827, Nancy, b. Apr. 28, 1807, dau. of Barber Nichols, b. prob. in Scotland 1785, d. in Lockport, N. Y., Feb., 1885, received pension as a soldier of the War of 1812 from U. S. govt., in which he served 40 days, this pension is still drawn by his widow, had nine children, five boys and four girls); son of Levi Annis of Scarboro, Can., b. in Vermont Apr. 27, 1781, d. Aug. 18, 1855, moved with his parents to N. Y. State and afterward to Can., settling in Scarboro, 1 'ni,, farmer, in the War of 1812 was pressed into the British army and fought for the defense of Canada as his father fought for American independence (m. 1801, Rhoda Conant, and had thirteen children, nine boys and four girls); son of Charles Annis of Windham, N. H., and Methuen, Mass., d. in Whitby, Can., 1812,

ANNES, ALONZO LAWSON of Wau- sau, Wis., b. in Huron City, Mich., Nov. 28, 1860, is engaged in preparing a genealogy of the Annis family (m. Nov. 28, 1882, Katie B., b. in Cincinnati, O., May 7, 1863, dau. of Charles Wesley, b. near Mich., b. in Darlington, Can., July 24 1836, came to U. S. with his parents 1849, educated in public schools, teacher during the winters 1853-4, grad- Detroit Coll. of Med., physician and surgeon, member of Free Masons and Odd Fellows, enlisted in 22d Mich. vol. infty. Mar. 22, 1865, and was detailed to duty in the office of the commissary of musters until transferred to co. C, 2gth Mich. vol. infty. (m. Oct. I, 1857, Mary Abigail, b. in Malahide, Can., Nov. 21, 1841, dau. of William, b. June 13, 1818, d. Jan. 18, 1889, and Loretta [Ashley] McClintock, b. in Grand Island, N. Y., Mar. 12, 1820, d. Apr. 12, 1854); son of Charles of Grant Centre, Mich., b. in Pickering, Can., Dec. 18, 1804, d. in Grant Centre, Mich., Mar. 21, 1872, came to U. S. 1849, settled in St. Clair co., Mich., afterward removing to Grant Centre, farmer (m. Sep. 6, 1827, Nancy, b. in Canada Apr. 28, 1807, dau. of Barber, b. in Rhode Island July, 1785, d. in Lock- port, N. Y., Feb., 1885, and Mary [Thomas] Nichols, b. in Canada 1790, d. Nov. 25, 1830); son of l.cvi Annis of Scarboro, Can., b. in Vt. Apr. 27, 1781, d. in Scarboro, Can., Aug. 18, 1855, removed to Canada when 18 yrs. of age, fought as a soldier in the defense of Canada in 1812-14 (m. abt. 1802, Rhoda, b. in Darlington, Can., June 14, 1784, dau. of Roger and Rhoda [Randall] Conant, see Conant genealogy); son of Charles, b. Mar. 10, 1739, d. May 30, 1823 (m. Sarah Emerson, b. Aug. 2, 1746, d. Dec. 5, 1831). He was a Revolutionary soldier from Windham, N. H., and afterward from Methuen, Mass.