George A. Glynn, who would have celebrated his 85th birthday March 17, was born in Cayuga, New York in 1849, coming as an infant with his parents to Milwaukee.

From there, with his parents, he moved to Watertown, where he resided for five years, going then to Green Bay in a prairie schooner with a yoke of oxen. There they sold the oxen and wagon and came to Oconto.

This was in the year 1855 when they made the trip by boat in the Old Morgan L. Martin that used to ply between Green Bay and Oconto.

When but a young man, he began cruising (walking the wooded land to assess future cut lumber yields and contracting with the owner for the cutting rights) for Hiram Sweet. Later on bought and cleared an 80 acre farm in town of Oconto. During this timne he also cruised for Holt and Balcom (Lumber Company).

Four years later he was employed by Oconto Company as estimater and woods superintendent, making subdivisions, laying out roads and railroads, in fact following the tree from the stump to the saw mill. He worked for this company continuously for 43 years, retiring about five years ago.

He was married to Agnes E Young April 8, 1874 and to this union eight children were vorn. Of these the following survive him: Mrs. Susie Lathrop, Waukegan,Ill.; Mrs Maude Reineman, Berkeley, Cal.; Mrs. Nellie Moody, Seattle, Wash.; James W. Glynn of Chicago, Ill; and Mrs Mavel Henkle of Santa Monica, Calif. Two sons, Dr. John Glynn of Memphis, Tenn., Alex Glynn of Berkeley, Calif., and an infant daughter. Lilliam, preceded him in death.