Claim: Elizabeth Farrand, the daughter of Lucius S. and Frances Shaw Farrand, members of a pioneering Michigan family, became the first probate judge of Washtenaw County, a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan, after being involved in various businesses.
Evidence: After being involved in various businesses, including the Water Works of the City of Detroit he became the first probate judge of Washtenaw County, Michigan, of which Ann Arbor is the county seat and he served as a leader in a variety of local religious and social organizations. Elizabeth Martha Farrand (March 31, 1852 – August 17, 1900) was an author and librarian.