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I. D. JAMES, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Danvers; was born in New London Co., Conn., A. D. 1812; when he was 16 years of age, his father moved to Western New York; his early life was devoted to farming and the acquisition of an English education; besides his common school education; he attended a select school for some time, in Le Roy, N. Y.; after reaching manhood, he learned the carpenter’s trade; this he followed a few years, securing from hard labor at the bench the means with which to enter a quarter-section of land in Michigan. In the fall of 1837, he came West to prospect the country; the broad expanse of the Prairie State captivated him, and he at once determined to make it his home. Returning to New York, he was married, Oct. 2, 1838, to Olive M. Hinsdale; soon after marriage, he came with his young bride, and, settling down where they now live, purchased eighty acres and began life in earnest. He now owns 570 acres, and deals extensively in stock. By industry and good management he has accumulated a vast amount of property; no one more energetic and stirring can be found in the community today.