Butler Treat

"Butler Treat's father died before he was a year old. He lived with his elder brother Asahel B. for a few years, and when he was about eight years old, his mother married Obediah Platt and in 1834, when Butler was 16, the family came to Michigan and settled in Adrian township about five miles north of the city. He lived with his mother until he was married (April 15, 1840) and had purchased forty acres of new land on Section 11 in Adrian. At that time this part of the township was all woods and he was obliged to cut a road half a mile to get to his land. But since that time with the courage and ambition of an enterprising man he conquered all obstacles and the wilderness yielded to his vigor and determination. He lived to see the wilderness inhabited by Indians; howling wolves and the nimble deer swept away. By his personal exertions and steadfast purpose he finally succeeded in owning 260 acres of fruitful land with good buildings and necessary conveniences. No man in Adrian township was better or more favorably known that Butler Treat. His life was above reproach, an honorable citizen, esteemed friend, a kind compassionate neighbor with sterling worth, sound judgement and a high sense of honesty to his convictions."

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