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Ellzey Hayden
Very few men have so completely enjoyed the confidence of his associates as did he. He was possessed of a fine mind, greatly enriched by careful and systematic reading. His habits were always correct and his integrity unquestioned. As a business man his judgment was excellent and his operations conservative and uniformly successful, enabling him to leave a large estate. Originally he was a Whig, but joined the Republican party at its birth and continued in its ranks until his death. Although some years in office, he never sought place, but on the contrary, repeatedly declined positions of honor and power.
Mary Gunnel died in Eaton Rapids township, March —, 1885, aged eighty-six years. She had been a resident of the county forty years.
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