B.B Crittenden is Dead

Bryon B. Crittenden died at Zillah, Yakima Co., Washington, Jan. 13, 1902. He was born at Covington, Genesee Co., N.Y., April 6, 1827. In 1831 his parents came to Michigan (then a wilderness) settling in Saline township, Washtenaw county, where he spent the greater part of his young manhood. 

He was largely identified with the first wood sawing, threshing of grain and the first artist of those old daguerotype pictures of long ago, was married to Eliza Morgan in 1847. In 1858-9 he journey across the plains on the overland route to Pike's Peak in search of gold. Remained there somewhere about two years then returned to his home and finally in Saline resuming his old work as artist, farmer and thresher until patriotic duty called him and he enlisted in the Twenty-Fourth Michigan infantry, remaining in the service until the close of the rebellion. Soon after this he removed with his family to Mason, Ingham county, and from there to Tacoma, Wash., taking up a considerable tract of land from the government. In 1895 his wife Eliza died leaving him alone in his new home with his two sons Julius and Clarence, the former with whom he spent his last days.

Then this pioneer of Saline township passed away at the ripe old age of 75 years, mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Only two brothers, Emmet Crittenden of Adrian and Harrison Crittenden of Saline survive him, father, mother, two sisters and three brothers having gone before.