James MC DERMOTT b: November 1835 in Rochester, NY d: in Flint, Genesee Co.,
MI Occupation 1: 1915 Livery, 209 E. Kearsley Occupation 2: Bet. 1880 - 1915
Keeps Livery 1880 Census
Need to double check this information as it was taken out of the Local
Newspapers . Two different sources show him born in Wisconsin. (That are not,
Poorly done Censuses)
April 29, 1916 ---- The Flint Journal
James McDermott, 81 yrs. old for many years proprietor of livery stables in
Flint and known throughout the state as a horseman, died at 1 o'clock this
morning at his home, 209 E. Kearsley Street. He had been in ill health for the
last two years following a fall, when his arm was broken near the shoulder. The
fracture was not serious as the bone telescoped and practically reset itself,
but the shock together with the infirmities of age gradually weakened relapsing
into a sleep from which he never awaken.
Of Late years, Mr. McDermott's livery business had grown quite small, but many
years ago it was one of the largest in Flint. The stables stood on the site of
the present Ford garage and previous to that on the site now occupied by the
Flint Journal building. Mr. McDermott was from boyhood a great lover of horses
and became known as a horse trader throughout a great section of the country. In
the earlier days of Flint, horse traders from all over the state made his livery
barns their rendezvous.