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JOSEPH KRISE, deceased, an early settler and prominent farmer of Cass County, Mich., was a native of Lebanon County, Pa. Born in 1806, our subject remained in the home of his youth until the fall of 1846, when he journeyed to the far-off State which he afterward made his constant home. Our subject was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Catherine Twitmire, of York County. The union was blessed by the birth of eight children, five of whom survived to adult age. Elizabeth became the wife of Milton Carpenter and is yet living. Sarah married Daniel Brown and resides in Marcellus Township. Harriet was the wife of Gideon Beebe; she and her husband are both deceased. Margaret became the wife of Simeon Brown, also of Marcellus Township. Phillip A. is the youngest of the children, all born in Centre County, Pa. Phillip Krise, the paternal grandfather of these four sisters and brother, was born near Philadelphia. His father served in the Revolutionary War, but was never heard from after reaching the field of battle, and no news as to his fate ever came to his family. He or his parents were natives of England.

Phillip Krise, the son of our subject, was but one and a-half years old when his parents located in St. Joseph County, Mich. He was a lad eleven years of age when his father and mother came with their family to Cass County, in 1855, and purchased one hundred and forty-nine acres of land. The son attended the district school near his new home and assisted in the work of the farm. Arriving at man’s estate, he was, in 1872, united in marriage with Miss Malinda Vleet, daughter of George Vleet, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Michigan in 1857. Mr. Vleet located at first in St. Joseph County, but later settled in Cass County. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Krise have four children, two sons and two daughters: Ora, Rolland, Wilbur and Mildred. These brothers and sisters, together with their parents, reside upon the old homestead one mile east of Marcellus. The finely-cultivated acres, about one hundred and fifty, are now the property of Phillip A. Krise, the only son of our subject.

Joseph Krise and his wife were both identified with the Evangelical Church and were foremost in the extension of its good work and influence. Our subject was a public-spirited man and was ever ready to assist in all matters of mutual good. Politically, he was a stanch Democrat and often recalled with pride the fact that he cast his first vote for Jackson. Phillip Krise and his family, following in the footsteps of his revered father and mother, are all connected with the Evangelical Church and ably aid in the social and benevolent enterprises of that religious organization. Industrious, intelligent and enjoying educational opportunities for advancement, the grandchildren of our subject are preparing themselves to worthily fill positions of usefulness and influence. Like his father, Phillip Krise is a self-made man, practical in his methods and upright in character, and has by persistent effort won the deserved reward of success.