1 20 10 http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/927/Nevins_Family_Genealogy.pdf bbf09942bcc2bbc1e775a1f5e3b11c77 PDF Text Text 137 THE DESCENDANTS OF NEVINS THOMAS FAMILY NEVINS — HOLLIS, By Archie Prentiss Nevins, NEW HAMPSHIRE Kalamazoo, Michigan INTRODUCTION The list of descendants of Thomas Nevins, immigrant, contained herein, was collected by Wilson Nevins of Clifton Springs, New York and Falmouth, Maine, for a history of the Nevins family which he planned to write, but before he could accompl­ ish this he died. From his notes and data in the library of the New England His­ torical & Genealogical Society, Mrs. Clement Reed of Falconer, New York, compiled a list of the descendants of Thomas, from a copy of which much of the material in this list was taken. It has been augmented and corrected from material collected by Miss Clara Louise Little of Big Bend, Wisconsin, who pursued this activity for many years, and also additional information was given by Miss Beulah Taylor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The information on the family of Alfred Nevins was gathered by Mrs. Edward A. Marshall of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and myself, to carry on the list of descendants in that line as completely as possible. Much care has been taken to eliminate errors in copying dates, etc., but if any there be, and there probably are, the fault is mine. FIRST 1 THOMAS NEVINS and his wife Margaret were among the early Scotch-Irish emigrants of the 18th century. They sailed from the north of Ireland about 1711 and settled in Nova Scotia. Thomas left his wife and children in America while he made a business trip to his native land, but he never reached there as the ship, crew, and passengers were all lost at sea. (So says Wilson Nevins, but there is a family tradition that Thomas returned to settle an estate and did, sending five minor Nevins children, Hugh, Robert, Rose, Molly and Orley to America ahead and that he was lost on the return voyage on a later ship. APN). The widow Margaret, with her three sons, Thomas, William and David, settled in or near West Dunstable, now Hollis, New Hampshire. (Widow Margaret moved to Hollis from Bedford, Mass. APN). Childrens 2 i Thomas Nevins ii William Nevins iii David Nevins SECOND 2 GENERATION GENERATION TH0MAS-2-NEVINS (Thomas-1) was born about 1720 (Here again Wilson Nevins® date does not agree with family tradition which says that Thomas-2 was born at sea during his parents’ voyage to Nova Scotia. APN). He was the first settler of Monson, New Hampshire near the present boundary line between Milford and Hollis. The early town meetings were held at his home. He was “Sergent” in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell’s company of Col. Hart’s regiment in 1758* He was a selectman in 1759* Later he moved to the eastern part of Monson and was a �138 2 TH0MAS-2-NEVINS, Continued? resident there in 1769. In 1773 he moved to that part of Cockermouth which is now Hebron, New Hampshire. Cockermouth was divided into the towns of Groton and Hebron. He served as private in Capt. James Osgood’s company of Rangers raised by the Colony of New Hampshire, and joined the Northern Continental Army which he entered July 11, 1775, and was discharged December 2, 1775®^“^ He lived later in Hanover, New Hampshire where he died in 1804. He married, in 1745, Bridget Snow. She was born in Dunstable, Mass., later called Nottingham West, N. H., the daughter of Joseph and Bridget Snow, on July 19, 1719<> Children? t i Bridget Nevins was b. in Hollis, N. H., December 21, 1746; she married Mr. Jacquith; one child, James Jacquith. ii Thomas Nevins was b. May 25, 1748 at Hollis N. 3 4 iii Lucy Nevins was b. 1751 iv Tamas in Nevins was b. 1754 5 6 V Hannah Nevins was b. 1756 vi Sarah Nevins was b. February 15, 1759 7 vii Henry Nevins died in infancy viii Fanny Nevins THIRD 3 GENERATION THOMAS-3-NEVINS (Thomas-2-1) was born May 25, 1748 in Hollis, N. H. He m. abt. 1770, Rebecca Willoughby, dau. of John and Anna (Chamberlain) Willoughby; she was b. Feb. 24, 1749® In 1770 Thomas moved from Hollis to Cockermouth, N. H. He served in the Revo­ lution. 3 4 In 1808 he, with his wife Rebecca, four sons and three daughters, some with families of their own, moved from Hanover, New Hampshire to Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York where he died in 1814; Rebecca died in 1837® Children? 8 i Rebecca Nevins b. February 28, 1771 9 ii Thomas Nevins b. February 19, 1773 iii Henry Nevins b. January 4, 1775 10 11 iv Jeriah Nevins b. September 17, 1777 12 v Anna Nevins b. October 27, 1779 vi Susanna Nevins b. November 1, 1781 13 vii Hannah Nevins b. January 17, 1783 in Groton, N. H.; m. William Hutchinson and lived in Hanover, New York. They had no children. 14 viii Samuel Nevins b. November 27, 1784 ix Bridget Nevins b. January 27, 1786 15 16 x Nathan Nevins b. September 8, 1791 4 5 LUCY-3-NEVINS (Thomas-2-1) was b. 17515 m® in 1774, Jeremiah Blodgett who was b. May 9, 1751® i Lucy Blodgett Child? TAMASIN-3-NEVINS (Thomas-2-1) was b. in 1754. She m. (1) John Calef; m. (2) Sylvanus-5-Woodworth (Ebenezer-4-3; Benjamin-2; Walter-1) who served in the Continental Army, and died in 1801. She died in 1829. Children? 1New 2 New 3 New 4 New Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire State Papers, Revolutionary State Papers, Revolutionary v. 14 Rolls, 1? 167 v. 17 Rolls, 4? 14 �139 5 TAMESIN-3-NEVINS, Continued: 17 i Thomas Calef b. New Hampshire 18 ii George Woodworth b. October 5, 1792 19 iii Henry Woodworth b. in New Hampshire 20 iv Calvin Woodworth b. in New Hampshire 6 HANNAH-3-NEVINS (Thomas-2-1) married Henry Phelps who m. (2) Hannah Blodgett. 21 i Henry Phelps ii Caleb. Phelps died without issue 7 Children: SARAH-3-NEVINS (Thomas-2-1) was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, Feb. 15, 1759> she Nathaniel Ball, son of Nathaniel and Sarah Merian Bali, in Hollis. He was b. in Hollis, January 21, 1750 and d. there May 30, 1834 of whooping cough. Sarah d. August 8, 1834.. Children: 22 i Sarah Ball b. August 15, 1775 .23 ii Bridget Ball b. December 7, 1778 24 iii Hannah Ball b. January 21, 1780 25 iv Nathaniel Ball b. October 16, 1782 v Ebenezer Ball b. November 28, 1784 in Hebron, N. H. He was a cabinet-maker by trade and served in the American forces in the War of 1812. He d. July 2, 1815 at Canterbury, N. H., while on his way home from Boston. William Ball b. April 5, 1787; died young vi 26 vii Lucy Ball b. November 19, 1788 viii Deborah Ball b. August 5, 1790 27 28 ix William Ball b. August 25, 1792 X John Ball born November 12,' 1794 29 FOURTH GENERATION 8 REBECCA-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was born February 28, 1771 in Groton, New Hampshire. She m. (1) Nahum Powers, April 12, 1792, and m. (2) Mr. Gorsline. In 1848 she was living between Buffalo and Batavia, New York. Children: i Nahum Powers b. September 20, 1792; Hanover, New Hampshire. ii Polly Powers b. January 18, 1794, Hanover, New Hampshire. iii John Powers b. February 10, 1796* 9 TH0MAS-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was born February 19, 1773 in Groton, New Hampshire. He m. (1) Sally Brown (b. March 24, 1764) dau. of Dr. John and Martha (Jewett) Brown of Norwich, Vermont, from whom he was separated. He moved to Chautauqua County, New York, with his father, brothers, and sisters, where he m. (2) Abigail Baxter of Hanover, New York, in 1812. A member of the New York Militia, he saw service on the northern frontier in the War of 1812. He d. September 16, 1858 and is buried at Smith’s Mills, Chautauqua County, New York. Children by first marriage: 30 i Thomas Jefferson Nevins b. June 5, 1795 31 ii Henry Nevins b. December 9, 1796 32 iii Alfred Nevins b. February 7, 1798 iv David Nevins b. May 12, 1799> died 1821 33 v John Nevins b. April 19, 1801 34 vi Russell M. Nevins b. May 6, 1803 vii Rufus Newton Nevins b. Sept. 20, 1804; d. Sept. 3, 1805 �140 9 TH0MAS-4-NEVINS, Continued: Children by second marriage: viii Ansel Nevins b. July 12, 1813 35 36 ix Lyman G. Nevins b. October 25, 1814 X Benjamin B. Nevins b. June 6, 1816 37 xi Laura Nevins b. March 24, 1818; m. October 15, i860, William Marks who d. April 18, 1873- No issue. Caroline Nevins b. July 25, 1819 38 xii William P. Nevins b. March 8, 1821 xiii 39 Uo Alpheus Nevins b. January 8, 1824 xiv XV Adaline Nevins xvi Maria Nevins 10 HENRY-U-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was born in Groton, New Hampshire, January 4, 17755 he m. (1) Sally Blood of Hanover, N. H., October 12, 1797) m. (2) Martha Smith of Hanover, N. H.; m. (3) Margaret Nichols who was b. May 23, 1786, and d. May 23, 1834; m. (4) December 29, 1836, Mrs. Emily Lane who d. in 1875* Henry served in the American forces in the War of 1812, and d. August 16, 1854. Children by first marriage: 1 Sarah Nevins married Chester Ford and they moved to Ohio. Children by second marriage: 41 ii Laura Nevins b. September 4, 1806 42 iii Adeline Nevins b. 1808 43 iv Emily Nevins v George Nevins Children by third marriage: 44 vi Pauline M. Nevins b. August 23, 1819 45 vii Sabra Ao Nevins b. May 2, 1823 viii Louisa Nevins b. May 15, 1825; died 1877 46 ix Clarissa Nevins b. May 30, 1827 11 JERIAH-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was born September 17, 1777 in Groton, N. H.; married Hannah Jones of Lebanon, N. H. He was drowned in the Mississippi /?/ River about 1825Children: 47 i Rufus Nevins b. August 24, 1802 ii Charles Nevins 12 ANNA-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was born October 27, 1779 in Groton, N. H. She married in Hanover, N. H., December 14, 1797, Timothy Blood who was b. November 6, 1775* Both died in Hanover, New York. Timothy’s father, also Timothy, and his grandfather, Nathaniel who d. in 1782, were from Hollis, N. H., and both served in the American Revolution (See N. H. State Papers). Children: i Lyman Blood ii Cynthia Blood U8 iii Daniel Blood b. 1805 49 iv William Blood b. 1811 v Loisa Blood vi Hiram Blood vii Timothy Blood 13 SUSANNA-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was b. November 1, 1781; married Dr. John Smith who practiced medicine in New York and Ohio. Children: �141 13 Children: 50 51 52 53 14 15 A SUSANNA-4-NEVINS, Continued: •'li ~ i Irene Smith ^ December 9/1814 ii ' Benjermine /.sic/ Smith b. March 25, 1819 iii Thomas-Do Smith b.May 14, 1820, Guilford, Ohio iv Julia R«. Smith b<November 15, 1825, Medina, Ohio. SAMUEL -4 -NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) " ■ • •• 1 ' • • ' was b. November 27, 1784. He moved to western New York State about 1801*and served in the American army* in the War of 1812. He m. Hannah Wood of Hollis, No Ho In 1846 he moved to LaPorte, Indiana where he d. in 1849* Children: 54 i Oscar Nevins b. October 1810 in Hanover, New York 55 ii William Nevins b. May 13, 1815 iii Sylvia- Nevins died young ,.r \ 56 • iv Susan Nevins • 57 v Mortimer Nevins b. June 13, 1817 58 vi Sylvia Nevins b. 1821 59 vii Caroline Nevins b. November 13, 1823 BRIDGET-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was b. January 27, 1786 in Groton, New Hampshire. Cornelius Putnam. Children:5 i ii She m. April 3, 1805, Lyman Putnam Orlin Putnam 16 NATHAN-4-NEVINS (Thomas-3-2-1) was b. September 8, 1791 1°- Hanover, New Hampshire, and moved to Hanover, New York about 1808, and in 1840, to Adrian, Michigan. He married Martha Smith, dau. of Gideon Smith of Hanover, New Hampshire*.• — •Children: 60 ... ;. i Arvilla Nevins was b. December 4, 1817 61 ' ii Henry Nevins was b. December 14, 1819 62. • iii John S. Nevins was b. August 23, 1822 63 . < .iv Hannah H. Nevins b/March 29> 1824 .64 v Malvina Nevins • •’ ’ 65 •<> vi Joel Franklin Nevins r j-‘ ‘ ** 66 vii Margret Nevins b. November 11, 1827 • 67 viii Philena Nevins b; March 17, 1832 68 ix Martha Nevins 69 x Edward Nevins .... ... 70 xi Byron Nevins b. January 6, 1847 17 THOMAS-4-CALEF (Tamasin-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was born in New Hampshire. Children: i Thomas Calef ii Sarah Calef 18 GEORGE-4-WOODWORTH (Tamas in-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. October 5, 1792 in New Hampshire. He died April 18, 1864. He m. August 1825, Louisa Hovey who was b. May 24, 1806, and died December 2, 1877* Children: ' • ''' % ! ’’ '• ‘ i Legh /sic/ Richmond Woodworth b. August 7, 1826 ii William Henry Woodworth b. January 14, 1828 5 6 Boston Times, April 27, 1933 Boston Times, April 12, 1933 �142 18 GEORGE-4 -WOODWORTH, Continued: Children, Continued: iii Esther Tamasin Woodworth b. December 14, 1829 iv John Ball Woodworth b. January 25, 1832 v George ThorntonJWoodworth b. August 2, 1834 vi Sarah Francis /s±cj Woodworth b. June 2, 1836 vii Elizabeth Kimball Woodworth b. April 2, 1839 viii Artimus Brooks Woodworth b. April 15, 1841 ix Grace Luella Woodworth b. April 15, 1843 x Albert Bingham Woodworth b. April 7, 1845 xi Edward Baker Woodworth b. June 14, 1847 xii Maria Louise Woodworth b. May 17, 1850 19 HENRY-4-WOODWORTH (Tamasin-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was born in New Hampshire. He married Catherine Cutler. i Horatia Woodworth ii Mary Woodworth iii Mercy Woodworth iv Eliza Woodworth v Adeline Woodworth vi Thomas Woodworth vii Hannah Woodworth viii Sarah Woodworth 20 21 7 8 9 CALVIN-4-WOODWORTH (Tamasin-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was born in New Hampshire; he married Lydia Gilley. i Wilbur Woodworth Children:? o Children: HENRY-4-PHELPS (Hannah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) Q was born in New Hampshire. He married Sarah Wheet. Children:** i Henry Phelps b. July 22, 1803; d. June 27, i860 ii Sarah Phelps b. October 13, 1805; Artimus Brooks iii Mary Phelps b. July 3, 1807; d. May 13, 1811 iv Harriet Phelps b. April 12, 1810; married David Hobart v Lucia Phelps b. March 27, 1812; d. May 1, 1819 vi Mahala Phelps b. August 5> 1814; m. Parker Blood vii Pauline Phelps b. March 1, 1816; married Abel Crosby. Boston Times, April 24, 1933 Ibid. Boston Times, April 19, 1933 —To be Continued— “History is past politics; politics is present history.* —Freeman. “Politics without history has no root; history without politics has no fruit.“ —Sir John Seeley. “History is the essence of many biographies.* —Carlyle. *History is the news that’s worth remembering." —- Walter Cronkhite. �216 NEVINS THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FAMILY NEVINS — HOLLIS, By Archie Prentiss nevins, NEW HAMPSHIRE Kalamazoo, Michigan Part II - Continued from Spring Issue, p. 142 FOURTH GENERATION, CONTINUED 22 SARAH-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-*-2-1) was born in Hebron, New Hampshire, August 15, 1775, and d. June 22, 1849* She m. Reuben Colby. Childrens i Calvin Colby lived in Hebron, New Hampshire. ii Luther Colby d. in Michigan. iii Lovina Colby d. in Haverhill, New Hampshire. iv Sophronia Colby d. at the age of four. 23 BRIDGET-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. in Hebron, New Hampshire, Dec. 7, 1778, and d. Oct. 8, i860. m. Peter Brooks. Childrens i Artemus L. Brooks b. Sept. 20, 1803 ii Tamesine Brooks iii Sarah Fox Brooks b. March 6, 1805 iv Lydia Brooks b. May 1, 1810; d. June 17, 1870 She HANNAH-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. Jan. 21, 1780. She m. Jonathan Ladd of Alexandria, New Hampshire. Childrens 10 i Lucy Ladd m. J. Ingalls ii Bridget Ladd m. Care iii Hannah Ladd m. Kenis ton iv Eliza Ladd d. y. v Cyrus Ladd m. Rectina Bow 25 NATHANIEL-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. Oct. 16, 1782 in Hebron, N. H., and died March 30, 1840 in Wentworth New Hampshire. March 5, 1810 he m. Sarah Blood of Groton, New Hampshire. She was b. in Groton, Mass., Aug. 21, 1790 and d. in Wentworth, Oct. 17, 1877. Childrens i Lewis Ball b. Oct. 8, 1814; was lost at sea Sept. 13, 1839. ii Mary M. Ball was b. April 7, 1817 • 26 LUCY-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. in Hebron, New Hampshire, Noy. 19, 1788, and d. Nov. 1, 1873* m. Enos Terrin. Childrens H i Otis Terrin ii Remus Terrin iii Bilbert Terrin iv Morris Terrin b. Dec. 6, 1810 10 11 Boston Times. Ibid. March 27, 1933° She �215 His estate, on inventory, added up to almost $2,000. Nevertheless one of the Trucky legends to survive is still of interest to many. It pertains to his suppos­ ed wealth. Thought to be well to do when he died, he is said to have buried his riches in the form of gold slugs. 24Spooner, Harry L. s The First White Pathfinders of Newaygo County, Michigan? Manuscript. Michigan State Library, Lansing, Michigan. 1954. PP- 31-32 25 Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Michigan. January 17, 1925- DEATHS IN MICHILIMACKINAC COUNTY DURING YEAR ENDING 1 JUNE 1850 Compiled from the Federal Mortality Schedules date NAME AGE J□EX MS BIRTHPLACE Michigan Sep. Beaudoin, Anna F M 21 Michigan Sep. Bellair, David M 7 Michigan Sep. Bellair, Louisa F 3 Michigan Dec. Bourassaw, Peter 1 M Jan. Bourassaw, Peter F. Michigan 1 M Bourassaw, Plina Michigan Sep. 21 F M Mar. 20 Canada Boutan,* Flur F M 1/12 M Michigan Boutan, Peter Aug. Michigan M Bozean, Joseph 11 June Michigan Cadotte, Mary F 3 63 Mar. Child, Calvin B. Mass. M 60 May Canada Coron, Joseph M M 24 Nov. New York Crane, Minerva F M Feb. 80 Credit, John B. Canada M 8/12 F Dec. Michigan Desnoyer, Jane 36 May Ireland Doran, John M M July Dueal, Sophia Canada F 21 Nov. Edwards, Mrs. Michigan F M 35 42 Dec. Emmons, William H. Mass. M M 38 Sep. Fontaine, Agathe F M Michigan Aug. Fowler, Lusan Ohio F M 27 Sep. 88 Gondron, Michael Canada M M 43 Apr. Gubon, Mary Canada F M 48 Sep. Haring, Samuel Ko New York M M 6/12 F Sep. Harwood, Harriet Michigan Dec. England Hillier, James M 35 1/12 F July Michigan Horn, Mary Susan Dec. Germany Kellogg, Joseph 20 M 2/12 M Nov. Kerim, Alexander Michigan Feb. Canada Labelle, Anan M 59 Sep. 48 Canada M M Labelle, Joseph 1/12 F Feb. Michigan Lalond, Margaret 2/12 F Oct. Michigan La Sage, Ellen 47 Aug. Canada M Le Londe, Joseph M Feb. 6 Michigan M Le Londe, Luaphin Mar. Michigan M Le Londe, Paschal 3 June Michigan M M Leyman, Eo Go July Michigan Lonis ignon, Charles 3/12 M ♦Mulatto. **Lake Superior Country 0 Continued on page 233 OCCUP 1849 1849 1849 1849 1850 1849 1850 1849 1849 1850 1850 1849 1850 1849 1850 1849 1849 1849 1849 1849 1849 1850 1849 1849 1849 1849 1849 1849 1850 1849 1850 1849 1849 1850 1850 1849 1849 RESIDENCE • • L. S. C.** Blacksmith Missionary L. So C. Carpenter Lo So C. L. So Co Cabin Maker Lo So Co Lo So Co Lo So Co None Sailor Baker Fisherman Fisherman None Lawyer Lo Lo Lo Lo So So So So C. Co Co Co �217 27 DEBORAH-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. in Hebron, N. H., Aug. 5, 1790, and d. in 18 91, aged 101. She m. William Powers, a manufacturer of oil cloth, who was burned in his factory in 1827• Children: i Nathaniel B. Powers ii Albert E. Powers 28 WILLIAM-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. in Hebron, N. H., Aug. 25, 1792- He m. Fanny Danforth of London­ derry, New Hampshire and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both lived to be over 80 years of age. Children:^ i Ebenezer Ball b. April 1, 1817; d. Hebron, N. H., 1892. ii Betsey Ann Ball b. July 4, 1823 iii Jasper Newton Ball b. April 19, 1826 29 J0HN-4-BALL (Sarah-3-Nevins; Thomas-2-1) was b. in Hebron, New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 1794. He graduated from Dart­ mouth College in 1820, was admitted to the bar in 1824 and commenced the practice of law in Lansingburg, New York. In 1837 he went to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in 1838 represented his district in the Michigan Legislature. January 1, 1850, he m. Mary Webster of Plymouth, New Hamp­ shire, who was a teacher in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. He died in Grand Rapids where John Ball Park, his gift to the city, is his memorial. He was a member of the Wyeth Expedition to Oregon in 1832, and, after the failure of the expedition, remained at Fort Vancouver to teach school, and thus became Oregon’s first school teacher. (His daughter Lucy wrote that he read law and was admitted to the New York State Bar after his return from Oregon. APN). Children: i Frank Ball b. Aug. 18, 1852 ii Mary Ida Ball b. Dec. 24, 18535 d. July 28, I87O iii Kate Ball b. May 25, 1854 iv Flora Ball b. April 20, 1858 v Lucy Ball b. May 6, 1861 vi John Ball b. January 12, 1871 FIFTH 30 12 GENERATION THOMAS JEFFERS0N-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. June 5, 1795- He m. (1) Nov. 23, 1825, Minerva Loomis who was b. April 23, 1805, and d. May 22, 1827 in Penn Yan, New York. He m. (2) abt. 1829 and they separated. He m. (3) Miss Jemima Hudson, in San Francisco, California, where he went January 1850 as an agent of the American Tract Society. He established at his own expense the first free schools in the city, and in October 1851 became the first superintendent of public schools. In July 1861 he became interested in a quartz crushing mill near Silver City, Nevada, where he was drowned January 14, 1862, and was buried in San Francisco with public honors. Child by first wife: i Oscar Green Nevins, b. abt. 1827, lived in Prospect Hill, Wisconsin. (Thomas J. Nevins refers to his son as Oscar Green Nevins, in a letter to John M. Nevins). Children by second marriage: ii Stanley M. Nevins was b. August 12, 1830, in New York State and was on the staff of General W. S. Scott when the U« S. Army entered Mexico. After parents separated the children Boston Times, April 5, 1933* �218 iii iv took the name of Warner. He was a lawyer at Milam, Texas. Cornelia Minerva Nevins was b. in 1832, and was reported by her father in the letter mentioned above, to be married and living in Evansville, Indiana. George W. Nevins was b. in 1834 in New York State. He start­ ed on a voyage to join his father in California, but the ship proved to be that of a filibustering expedition and was wreck­ ed on the coast of Cuba where the ship’s company was seized and finally shot. Thus perished the innocent lad. 31 HENRY-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. December 9, 179^ at Hanover, New Hampshire, and d. October 25, 1859, in Indiana. He went, in 1808, with his father's family to western New York State, where in 1823, he m. Mary Smith of Hanover, New York. She was b. Sept. 17, 1807, and d. Sept. 19, 1886. They came to Michigan in 1846. Children: 71 i Mary Nevins was b. September 30, 1825, in Hanover, N. Y. 72 ii John Nevins was b. June 30, 1827 73 iii Joel Nevins was b. April 30, 1833 74 iv Theron Nevins was b. May 17, 1838 75 v Lovina Nevins 76 vi Julia (or Sarah) Nevins vii Louis Nevins, b. 1840; d. 1857 viii Benjamin Nevins, b. 1842; d. 1859 ix Martha Nevins m. (1) Thomas Lock; m. (2) Stanly (sic) one child, Cora, by which marriage is not stated. 32 ALFRED-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. Feb. 7, 1798 in New York State; m. March 31, 1819, his second cousin, Cynthia Morse of Haverhill, New Hampshire, where they resided until 1828 when they removed to East Braintree, Vermont. Following financial reverses he went to Richland, Michigan, in 1842, his family except his eldest son, Alfred Milton, following later. Here he farmed and taught school as he had done in New England, and was one of the founders of the Gull Prairie Semina­ ry, in 1853* He d. March 24, 1858, and she d. March 7, 1883* Children: 77 i Cynthia Octavia Nevins, b. October 31, 1820 78 ii Alfred Milton Nevins, b. July 3, 1822 79 Hi John Morse Nevins, b. April 26, 1826 80 iv Newton Jacob Nevins, b. Dec. 18, 1827 81 v Eunice Marion Nevins, b. August 4, 1830 82 vi Sarah Matilda Nevins, b. May 7, 1832 83 vii Augusta Maria Nevins, b. August 28, 1842 33 J0HN-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) John William Nevins was b. April 19, 1801 in HarfieId, Lower Canada, while his parents were on their way from New Hampshire to western New York. (This is doubtful as his older brother, Alfred, was b. 1798 in N. Y. State, according to the 1850 census, so the parents were already in New York by the time John and Russell were born. APN). He became a Methodist minister. He m. (1) Marinda Geer, Nov. 23, 1821. She was b. Dec. 4, 1801 at Paris, N. Y., and d. Nov. 3, 1858. He m. (2) Ann Smith, Sept. 12, i860. She d. April 8, 1869, and he d. May 14, 1881. Children: 84 i Francis Asbury Nevins was b. July 27, 1823 85 ii James H. Nevins was b. December 25, 1824 iii William Stanton Nevins was b. June 26, 1826 86 iv Julius Melvin Nevins was b. April 17, 1829 �219 87 v Sarah Ann Mariah Nevins, b. June 1, 1832 vi Ellen Nevins, b. October 18, 1834 34 RUSSELL MARTIN-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. May 6, 1803 in Hatfield, Lower Canada. (See note under 33)* He m. Matilda Tyler in Northfield, Vermont, in 1824. She was b. Sept. 3, 1806, and d. Nov. 19, 1885- They moved to Wisconsin, from Vermont, in 1840, and later to Iowa where they settled at Nashua; he d. there November 16, 1899* He was a brick mason and builder. (His great granddaughter, Beulah Taylor, said he went to Milwaukee, in 1837, and to Aztalan, Wisconsin in 1838. APN) Children: i Martin Julius Nevins, b. Dec. 20, 1825 88 ii Melvin Nevins b. January 16, 1835 35 ANSEL-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. July 12, 1813 at Smith’s Mills, New York, and d. April 12, 1881. March 1, 1837, he m. Mary Ann Howard who was b. August 5, 1812, and d. May 1, 1883. Children: ■89 i Marilla Nevins b. April 8, 1838 (Twin) ii Orilla Nevins b. April 8, 1838 (Twin), in Forestville, N. Y. m. (1) Frank Philbrick who d. September 1865; m. (2) Eleazer Clark; m. (3) Daniel Hawkins; lived at East Otto, New York. iii Wesley John Nevins b. May 7, 1841 90 iv Roswell Howard Nevins b. March 4, 1843 V Eunice Gage Nevins b. March 20, 1845 91 vi Ella Nevins b. May 14, 1849 92 vii Ansel Nevins, Jr., b. May 16, 1856, in Forestville, No Y.; m. June 4, 1876, Lydia Lamson who was b. Feb. 11, 1858. Resided at Waymore (Wymore?) Nebraska. 36 LYMAN-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was born October 25, 1814 at Smith’s Mills, New York, and d. July 28, 1890. He m. Bethana Gallet, Feb. 18, 1841. Children: 93 1 William Perry Nevins b. March 2, 1844 94 ii Milo Pa Nevins b. April 1846 iii Emulus Nevins b. June 21, 1851; d. August 21, 1884. iv George Nevins b. December 6, 1857S d. March 24, I87I v Willis Nevins b. December 15, i860; d. March 31, 1864/69* 37 BENJAMIN B. -5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was born at Smith's Mills, New York, June 6, 1816, and d. December 7, 1885* He m. (1) Sarah Gage who was b. Nov. 22, 1818, and d. April 24, 1853* He m. (2) Weltha Smith. Children by first wife: 95 i Lucinda Nevins b. June 18, 1838 ii Lurinda Nevins b. July 28, 1839 at Hanover, New York; m. January 27, 1859, Byron B. Smith of Smith's Mills, No Y. iii Lemira Nevins b. August 6, 1842 at Hanover, New York; m. James Overhiser at Smith’s Mills, New York. 96 iv James Madison Nevins b. Nov. 25, 1844 v Elizabeth Nevins b. March 2, 1848 at Hanover, New York; m. Christopher Walker and lived in Pennsylvania. vi Sidney Nevins b. June 4, 1850, at Hanover, New York; m. 1871, Henrietta Waterous who d. March 1887* Residence, Hornell, New York. vii Myron Nevins b. August 29, 1852. �220 38 CAROLINE-5-NEVINS (Thomas -4-3-2-1) was b. July 25, 1819, at Hanover, New York. at Angola, New York. Childrens i Ellen Cook ii Laura Cook iii Lyman Cook iv Harriet Cook She m. James Cook and resided 39 WILLIAM P. -5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. at Smith’s Mills, New York, March 8, 1821, and d. April 4, 1873* He m. Feb. 5, 1844, Harriet Mo Warner who was b. Sept. 29, 1824, and d. Feb. 23, 1887. Childrens 97 i Lewis Nevins b. Nov. 18, 1844 ii Rose Nevins b. June 4, 1849; d. June 25, 1849 iii Frank Nevins b. Nov. 3, 1850; d. July 2, 1859 98 iv Mary Nevins b. Feb. 9, i860 99 v Lester Nevins b. April 14, 1862 40 ALPHEUS-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. at Smith’s Mills, New York, January 8, 1824, and d. in Toledo, Iowa, January 18, 1888. He m. Dec. 16, 1875, Matilda DeFrance who was b. August 15, 1855, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Childrens i William M. Nevins b. October 31, 1876 ii Charles L. Nevins b. July 20, 1879 41 LAURA-5-NEVINS (Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. September 4, 1806 in New Hampshire, and d. in Bonaparte, Iowa, November 13, 1877• In 1826 she m. Marshall Cass who was b. in New Hamp­ shire, Sept. 29, 1803, and d. June 2, 1877- They moved to Iowa about 1854. Childrens 100 i Leroy Cass b. November 2, 1827 101 ii Riley Cass b. Feb. 2, 1841 iii Wallace Cass b. March 31, 1838 at Hanover, New York; d. July 1, 1872 iv Martha Cass b. Aug. 1, 1840 at Hanover, No Y.; m. (1) Augustus Lee; m. (2) Holt. 42 ADELINE-5-NEVINS (Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1808, and d. in Hastings, Michigan, . July 9, 1863- She m. Lyman Newton who was b. December 29, 1806, and d. Feb. 22, 1889* In 1851 they moved to Hastings, Michigan. Childrens i Andrew Newton b. I83O; died in infancy. ii Charlotte Newton b. April 1, 1831 iii Harriet Newton b. 1833; d. 1834 iv Walter Newton b. July 24, 1835 102 V Laura Newton b. March 13, 1837 103 104 vi Henry Newton b. October 12, 1839 vii Phedora Newton b. 1841; d. 1841 viii Ashley Newton b. April 9, 1846 105 ix Westley Newton b. 1843; d. 1861 43 EMILY-5-NEVINS (Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) Married 1832, Lewis Gifford. She d. in 1876. Childrens i Everon Gifford b. April 1834; d. 1853 106 ii Jerome Gifford b. July 1835 107 iii Byron Gifford b. 1839 108 iv Arthur Gifford b. 1842 —To be Continued— �^3 NEVINS THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FAMILY NEVINS — HOLLIS, By Archie Prentiss Nevins, NEW HAMPSHIRE Kalamazoo, Michigan Part III - Continued from Volume II, Number 4, Page 220 FIFTH GENERATION CONTINUED Ml- PAULINE M.-5-NEVINS (Henry-4; Thomas-3’2-1) was b. August 23, 1819, in Hanover, New York. She m. Nov. 27, 1859, Russel Morse who was b. May 10, 1820. She resided in Sheridan, New York in 1892Children: Henry Russel Morse b. Nov. 23, i860 i Esther Margaret Morse b. Oct. 10, 1863; m. ii George E. Merrill, January 1890. 45 SABRA A. -5-NEVINS (Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) She m. Herman C. Wickham. was b. Hanover, New York, May 2, 1823Children: i Lacelia Wickham ii Agnes Wickham 109 iii Henry Wickham b. Sept. 5, 1850 iv George Wickham v Charles Wickham vi Frank Wickham 110 vii Minnie Wickham b. June 19, 1862 46 CLARISSA-5-NEVINS (Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. May 30, 1827- She m. January 1, 1851, Hector Leroy Wilcox who was h. May 18, 1824, and d. June 12, 1877- She was living in Fredonia, New York in 1892. Children!* Ill i Della Wilcox b. August 27, 1854 ii Kate Wilcox b. November 1862 47 RUFUS-5-NEVINS (Jeriah-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Nashville, New York, August 24, 1802. He moved with his parents to Indiana, but later returned to Nashville where he died May 23, 1858. He m. August 10, 1829, Susan Throop who was b. August 16, 1804, and d. Dec. 18, 1878. Children: 112 i Catherine Nevins b. Dec. 28, I83O ii Barzy Nevins b. December 2, 1832; d. 1833 113 iii Amoretta Nevins b. March 23, 1834 iv Ransom Nevins b. Feb. 21, 1836 at Nashville, N. Y. m. June 11, 1873, Phoebe R. Corman who was b. Aug. 7, 1841. Resided on a farm at Nashville. 114 v Maria Nevins b. June 25, 1838 vi Celestia Nevins b. Dec. 13, 1840; d. 1842 115 vii John Nevins b. January 22, 1844 viii Mary Nevins b. March 31, 1846; d. 1846 48 DANIEL BLOOD-5 (Anna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Vermont in 1805; ni. Eveline Fames. i Lydia Blood Children: �44 ii iii iv v Ellen Blood. Lusina Blood. Fanny Blood Henry Blood 49 WILLIAM BLOOD-5 (Anna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was bo in Vermont, in 1811; m. Dec* 11, 1834, Harriet Burpee who was bo April 2, 1818 and d. July 15, 1841. He m. (2) Mary Ann Clark. He do March 30, 1864. Children by first marriages i Charles Blood b. Oct. 1835 in Ottawa, Canada. ii Julius Blood b. March 1838 in Ottawa, Canada. iii William Blood b. 1840. “Disappeared.*1 Children of second marriages iv George Blood v Theodore Blood vi Harriet,Blood vii Lillian Blood viii Henry Blood 50 IRENE SMITH-5 (Susanna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1814. She m. J. M. Brackeirand was living in 1893• Childrens i Martha Ao Bracken b. March 13, I83I at Forestville, New York. ii James Eo Bracken b. Oct. 10, 1834 at Clarendon, (sic) Fa. iii George W. Bracken b. 1836, Union Pa. iv William R. Bracken b. July 7, 1840 v Charles H. Bracken b. July 16, 1846vi Emogene G. Bracken b. Dec. 31, 1848 vii Alta Mo Bracken b. August 2, 1852 51 BENJERMINE SMITH-5 (Susanna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. March 25, 1819 in Hanover, No Y., and d. May 14, 1863* He m. Harriet Page. Childs i Daniel Po Smith 52 THOMAS Do SMITH-5 (Susanna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. May 4, 1820 in Guilford, Ohio; he m. May 14, 1849, Georgi.anna Peek of New York City and resided in Muscatine, Iowa. Childs i Elliot Hunt Smith 53 JULIA Ro SMITH-5 (Susanna-4-Nevins; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Nov. 15, 1825 in Medina, Ohio. She m. Charles DeLaney who was b. Dec. 6, 1819 at Cayuga Bridge, Seneca Co., No Y. Childrens i Rush DeLaney b. Aug. 25, 1349 at Hanover, No Yo ii George DeLaney b. Oct. 14, 1853 at Buffalo, No Y. iii Charles DeLaney b. June 22, 1855 at Hanover, N. Y. iv Harriet DeLaney b. March 2, 1858 at Hanover, N. Y. v Clara DeLaney b. June 28, 1861 at Stockton, No Y. vi Georgiaxma DeLaney b. June 5, 1867 at Buffalo, No Y. 54 0SCAR-5-NEVINS (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Oct. 13, 1810 at Hanover, No Y., and d. at Titusville, Pa.. Oct. 10, 1876. He m. (1) in 1833, Anna Po Glen of Hanover; m. (2) September 1843, Mary Ann Jones. She d. May 1844; m. (3) Sarah Huff �Brown who was b. Sept. 30, 1816 at Arcadia, New York. Children: of first marriage: 116 i Susan Adelia Nevins b. Feb. 1, 1834 ii Helen Nevins b. Dec. 28, 1835 117 iii Esther Nevins b. 1838 Child of second marriage: 118 iv George Nevins b. April 21, 1844 Children of third marriage: v Avonia Nevins b. April 6, 1848 at Hanover, N. Y. 119 vi Mary Jane Nevins b. July 8, 1850 120 vii Eliza Nevins b. May 29, 1852 at LaPorte, Indiana 121 d. at Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1934. viii Cora Inez Nevins b. March 11, 1858 122 55 WILLIAM-5-NEVINS (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. May 13, 1815 in Hanover, No Y. and d. in Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 18, 1885- Childrens i Son, d. y. ii Son, d. y. iii Mary Francis (sic) Nevins b. Feb. 26, 1845 123 124 iv Georgiane Nevins b. April 16, 1847 V Clara Nevins b. July 24, 1849 125 vi Carrie Nevins b. Sept. 1, 1852 56 SUSAN-5-NEVINS (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, No Y. and d. in Buffalo, N. Yo Gurnsey in 1832. Childs 126 i Byron Gurnsey She m. John 57 M0RTIMER-5-NEVINS (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, No Y., June 13, 1817- He was an M. Do and lived in Silver Cliff, Colorado where he d. Dec. 10, 1893* He m. Oct. 18,' 1837, Laura Ann Palmer who was b. in 1818. Children: 127 i Frank £. Nevins b. January 7, 1839 ii Walter Nevins iii Minerva Nevins b. July 24, 1848 58 SYLVINA-5-NEVINS was b. in 1821 Coddington who Aug. 30, 1852. 128 i 59 CAROLINE-5-NEVINS (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, No Y., Nov. 13, 1823; March 30, 1843 she m. Zachariah Waxham. Children: i Walter Ao Waxham b. Feb. 2, 1844 in LaPorte, Indi­ ana; d. December 6, 1862 at Nashville, Tennessee. 129 ii Isadore Waxham b. January 8, 1846 at Laporte, Indiana. iii Ernest Waxham b- Feb. 5, 1848 in LaPorte, Indiana; m. Alice Roberts. iv George Waxham b. August 30, 1850 in LaPorte, Indi­ ana; m. Ella Hunt. v Frank Eo Waxham b. Dec. 1, 1852 in LaPorte, Indiana; m. May 13, 1880, Elizabeth Leach of Rockford, Ill. He was a physician and surgeon and resided at (Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) in Hanover, No Y., and d. May 26, 1844. She m. Dan was b<» in Monticello, No Y., Aug. 3, 1812 and d. Childs Mary Sylvia Coddington-b . May 28, 1842 �46 vi vii 240 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Mary F. Waxham b. Jan. 5, 1356; d. May 24, i860 Charles Waxham b. May 4, 1861 in LaPorte, Indiana; m. Hettie Gebler and resided in Chicago, Illinois where he practiced medicine. 60 ARV ILLA-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b Dec 4, 1817 in Hanover, N. Y., and d. May 29, 1891- April 5, 1840 she m. James So Kinney who was b. June 22, 1815 and d. December 2, 1892. Childrens i Son d. in infancy ii Son d. in infancy iii Francis Kinney 130 iv Malvina Mo Kinney b. June 23, 1858 61 HENRY Wo-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Dec. 14, 1819 at Hanover, N. Y.; d. March 19, 1865- He m. Mary Havens Hector who was b. June 18, 1824 and d. March 19, 1865* Childrens i Minerva Mo Nevins b. Feb. 9, 184? ii Martha Ao Nevins b. Sept. 11, 1850 62 JOHN-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, No Y., August 23, 1822. June 7, 1846 he m. Rosina Ro Bailey who was b. August 22, 1825- They resided in St. Louis, Michigan. Children: i Amanda Nevins b. July 19, 1847 131 ii Alvira Nevins b. Feb. 15, 1849 iii Nathan No Nevins b. Oct. 16, 1852 iv Henry Nevins b. Nov. 7, 1855> d. 1869 v John Fc Nevins b. July 4, 1864 63 HANNAH H.-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Hanover, No Y., March 29, 1824. She m. (1) July 3, 1843, Charles Eo Cox (Dec. 14, 1820-1852); m. (2) 1854 Nathaniel Ro Foster; separated i860; m. (3) Oct. 13, 1866, John Co Smith (Dec. 20, 1810 - Feb. 20, 1892). Children: i Levi Cox b. Aug. 18, 1844 64 MALVINA-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, No Y., and d. March 22, 1888 in California. She m. (1) Dec. 23, 1847, Harvey S. Fuller; divorced; m. (2) Sept. 2, 1868, George Co Troop. Child of first marriage: i Nellie Fuller b. June 8, i860 65 JOEL FRANKLIN-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in 1830 at Adrian, Michigan; m. June 12, 1851, Cynthia Crawford who was b. April 19, 1833* They resided in Frontier, Michigan. Childrens 132 i Scuyler (sic) Nevins b. December 14, 1854 133 ii Lafayette Nevins b. March 23, 1858 134 iii George E. Nevins b. Sept. 22, 1866 66 MARGARETTE( MARGRET)-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Nov. 11, 1827 at Hanover, N. Y. She m. at Medina, Michigan, Nathaniel Gardener who was b. at Macedon, Wayne County, New York, �47 July 17; 1823 and resided in Coldwater, Michigan. 135 i Minerva Gardener b. Aug. 8, 1847 136 ii John Ho Gardener b. Jan. 5; 1851 67 Childrens PHILENA-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. at Adrian, Michigan. She m. (1) in 1853; T. Do Montgomery;' m. (2) July 26, 1857; John Ho Durkee who was b. Feb. 21, 1820 in Rutland County, Vermont, and d. May 1, 1892. Child of first marriage: i Lillie Montgomery b. Sept. 21, 1855 Children of second marriage: ii Clara Durkee b. March 13; 1859$ d. 1882 iii Ida Mo Durkee b. Oct. 11, 1863$ d. 1865 iv Anna Durkee b. Dec. 24, 1867 V Frederick Durkee b. Nov. 21, 1871 68 MARTHA-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. at Adrian, Michigan. She m. (1) October 21, 1853; Teeple Purcell from whom she was separated; m. (2) July 7; 1873; Ira E. Crawford who was b. July 17; 1830, and d. March 17; 1889* Children: i Henry Purcell b. Feb. 12, 1855 ii James B. Purcell b. Sept. 15; 1857$ d. 1861 iii William R. Purcell b. Nov. 23; 1861 69 EDWARD-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Adrian, Michigan and d. October 10, 1870. He m. Sept. 5; 1864, Mary Eo Durkee who d. Aug . 16’, 1873* Children: i Jasper Nevins ii Nettie Nevins 70 BIRON Ro-5-NEVINS (Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in Adrian, Michigan. He m. October 1869; Samantha Rushborn who was b. January 16, 1847• They resided in Alma, Michigan. Children: i Nellie Nevins b. April 30; 1876 ii Floyd Nevins b. Feb. 3; 1878 -—To be Continued— Robert Hendershot, born December 11, 1850, Cambridge, Michigan, was known as the “Drummer Boy .of the Rappahannock.11 After several unsuccess­ ful attempts to enlist, he finally was accepted into ..the Union Array and participated in many Civil War.battles in which Michigan regiments were engaged. At the Battle of Fredericksburg, under General .Bumside, he won fame by capturing a Confederate sniper, and later a battle flag, although he was wounded in so doing. �48 SHAFTER PIONEER CEMETERY THE GHOST OF GALESBURG By Mrs. Charles M. (Paula) Waddle, Galesburg, Michigan Some of Comstock Township’s earliest pioneers rest in a private ceme­ tery in Section 13, on the east side of north Shafter road, just vest of Galesburg. This cemetery occupies one-‘•half acre near the center of the SE^ of the NWj*, on a farm now owned by the writer and her husband. When we pur­ chased the farm in 194’7 we did not know that the old neglected orchard was actually a pioneer cemetery where the ancient apple trees and mock orange shrubs bloom each year with a springrime renaissance symbolic of the continuity of all lining things <> The old stones were so overgrown with vines that they were not discovered for some time. The natural fruit of the old apple trees makes a superior jelly which we call Mgrave­ yard jell.® Here lie buried members of the Alphadelphians, one of several organ­ isations established in the North in the early 1800’s, which practiced communal living. The group located on land which is now a part of the Kalamazoo County Farm, just vest of Galesburg. The experiment failed be­ cause - to quote the old records “There were too many large' families, poor and hungry, who could do no work, or were incapable of supporting themselves, and got among .us, and were a .continual expense - a hole in the meal bag, from first to last; to the Association.1* The cemetery which is located on the land .grant of Matthias Sumner, father of Eliza Shafter, was the burial ground of the Shafter and Sumner families who came from Windham County, Vermont*. Hugh M. Shafter arrived in May 1833 entered 200 acres. He purchased the land, built a house, and plowed 40 acres, then went back to Vermont and returned in the fall of 1834 with his bride, Eliza (Sumner) Shafter. They were the parents of General William Rufus Shafter, Commander of all American troops at the Battle of Santiago, in the Spanish-American War. Captain Job H. Aldrich who fell at the Battle of Nashville, during the Civil War, rests in this cemetery, as he was a boyhood friend of General Shafter. The last burial as indicated by the stones that are decipherable, is that of Harriet E. Sumner, in May 1891<» At the foot of a .huge hickory tree is a stone inscribed simply, “Mabel B., daughter of Eo and No B. Shafter, died July 28, 1879, aged 19 years and 4 days.® In life, Mabel was friendly and attractive, with long raven hair, and in death she has become known as the “Ghost of Galesburg/1 as there are those who firmly believe that she revisits the scenes of her. youth cut short by an untimely death. A resident of the area who lives in an old house in which Mabel frequently visited during her lifetime, awoke one night, several years ago, to discover a lovely young girl, with long black tresses, dressed in a costume of the. 18’70 cs, sitting in a chair in the bedroom. The figure neither moved nor spoke, but the moonlight stream- • ed across the room, making possible no mistake. The observer related the incident to an old-time Galesburg resident who said? “that must be the girl buried on the hill, wno was engaged to that violinist who became famous after her death.® That is the story of the “Ghost of Galesburg.“ The fact remains that the violinist was a real person who did visit her grave in the little �88 THE DESCENDANTS OF NEVINS THOMAS NEVINS By Archie Prentiss Nevins, FAMILY HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE Kalamazoo, Michigan Part IV - Continued from Volume III, Number 1, Page 47 SIXTH GENERATION 71 MARY-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was born September 30, 1825 in Hanover, New York. She m. (1) Charles W« Sandy; m. (2) Jesse Jewett and resided in Michigan. Children of first marriages i Frank Po Sandy ii James H. Sandy iii Erwin Sandy 72 JOHN So-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was born June 30, 1827 in Hanover, New York; m. Aug. 8, 1846, Emeline Millett who was b. in Wayne Co., Michigan. Childrens i Sardie Jo Nevins b. June 22, 1849 ii Mary Eo Nevins iii Emma M. Nevins 73 J0EL-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; .rThomas-4-3-2-1) was b. April 30, 1833 ±n Ohio; m. Oct. 10, 1858, Matilda E. Gregery /sic/; d. March 29, i860; he m. (2) Rebecca Miller, b. Nov. 21, 1840. He resided at Merrill, Michigan. Children of first marriage: i Nora Nevins b. 1859; m. Jacob Cook, May 1883 ii Mary Nevins b. i860; d. May 26, i860 Children of second marriage: iii Nettie Nevins b. I87O iv Lydia Nevins b. 1873 v Effie Nevins b. 1875 vi Lee Nevins b. 1875 vii Mina Nevins b. 1879 viii Laura Nevins b. 1885 74 THERON Wo-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. May 17, I838; m. January 1, i860, Nancy Jane Crooks who was b. March 9, 1841. Resided in St. Louis, Michigan. Children: i William Henry Nevins b. October 25, i860 ii Lewis Franklin Nevins b. December 17, 1862 iii Elmira Adeline Nevins b. June 8, I865 iv Alberta Jane Nevins b. December 3, 1867 v Francis Albert Nevins b. December 31, 1869 vi Mary Eliza Nevins b. January 27, 1874 vii Ella Rebecca Nevins b. June 14, 1876 viii John Elmer Nevins b. August 10, 1879 ix Ida Melissa Nevins b. August 2, 1881 x Edwin Gilbert Nevins b. August 30, 1883 75 L0VINA-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) �87 had learned to' drive a car and from then on her task-was easier. For twenty-eight years, from I907 to 1935, she served her county as Commissioner of Schools, a record which still stands. Many things happen­ ed during those busy years. Mrs. Chisholm and her good friend and news­ paper woman, Mrs. M. E. K. Gunn, organized the first mother’s club in the county. These clubs were the forerunners of the very active modern PTA. She was the first president of Rackley Hospital Auxiliary; charter member of the Quadrangle Club; permanent chairman of the Muskegon County Health Unit; division chairman of the Community Chest; past president of the Montague High School Alumni; life member of the Michigan Congress of Parents and Teachers; member of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers; member of the Board of the Muskegon County Sanitorium; active in Fruitland Grange activities and lectures for Muskegon County Pomona Grange; member of the Whitehall Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; member of the First Congregational Church of Muskegon and Whitehall Con­ gregational Church. She was very active in educational circles. She was one of the three women educators who were instrumental in setting up the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Fund and served for many years on the Fund Board. Mrs. Chisholm, better known as “Nellie B. ,* left the superintendency in 1935? ^t the .age of 65- But she did not retire, for to her that meant -quit. Instead, she became White Lake correspondent for the Mus­ kegon-Chronicle. For twenty-three years she wrote with humor, sympathy, and deep understanding of the events of her community. When the big Hooker plant .began operations near Montague she wrote, “the chemical industry has opened the doors of progress on which lumbering only knock­ ed. We are growing in every direction and you’d better mind your manners down there or one day we’ll annex Muskegon!* Mrs- Chisholm recalled the events. o£ her wonderfully full life, with a twinkle in her eye. She quoted Pattengill, colorful State Superintendent of Schools, on how to deal with children. “Appeal to their honor, conscience, pride, and hide. They may lack the former but all have the latter.* On August 14, 1958, “Nellie B.“ Chisholm died at her home at the age of 88. The editorial from the. Muskegon Chronicle expresses the communities feeling for her: “Her indomitable spirit is deeply inter­ woven in the life of this community, for all the years in which she was so actively among us. It was her community, a part of her personal family. She had a long, useful, wonderful life.“ The Montague High .School Student Council has applied for a charter from the National Council of the National Honor Society and plans to name the local unit the Nellie B. Chisholm Chapter«» At their March 1959 meeting the Muskegon .County Council of the PTA and Muskegon County Council’s Past President’s Club.announced a Nellie B. Chisholm Penny Day. The proceeds will be used to establish a Nellie B. Chisholm Student Loan Fund. Thus Mrs. Chisholm’s -influence does not stop with her life but, as with all true teachers, reaches far into the future to enrich the spirit of her community for years to come. �89 75 76 L0VINA-6-NEVINS, Continued: m. William Rockwell of Indiana. i Morgan Rockwell ii Mary Rockwell iii Ellen Rockwell iv Shelby Rockwell Childrens JULIA-6-NEVINS (Henry-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) (Also called Sarah) m. Hiram Jennings. i Mary Jenningsii Dora Jennings iii Ermin Jennings* iv Henry Jennings v Alvin Jennings vi Almon Jennings Children: 77 CYNTHIA OCTAVIA-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. October 21, 1820 in Haverhill, New Hampshire, and moved with her parents to Braintree, Vermont, in 1828. She m. (1) Elisha Webster, January 5, 1839* He was b. November 23, 1814 and d. at Richland, Michigan, April 11, 1856. She m. Solon Hale of Bedford, Michigan, Aug. 12, 1863. Cynthia d. April 2, 1906, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Children of first marriage: 137 i Cynthia Minerva Webster b. April 24, 1841 138 ii Alfred Morse Webster b. Aug. 19, 184-9 78 ALFRED MILT0N-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. July 3, 1822 in Haverhill, N<> H., and moved to Braintree, Vt., in 1828. He m. Harriet M. Ellis, April 5, 1842. They resid­ ed in Moretown, Vt., until his enlistment October 15, 1861 in Company G, Sixth Vermont Infantry, in which he served as first lieutenant until his death, May 2, 1862, in Camp Winfield Scott, Virginia, from wounds suffered April 29, 1862 in the engagement at Lee's Mill, Va. Harriet d. Dec. 17, 1863- Children: 139 i Harriet Rosetta Nevins b. July 7, 1845* ii Emeliza So Nevins b. June 1850: d. November 13, I063. iii Willard Nevins, adopted son, later lived in St. Louis, Missouri. 79 JOHN MORSE-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. April 26, 1826; moved to Braintree, Vt., in 1828, and to Richland, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in 1842. Here he m. Maria, eldest daughter of Edwin Mason, Sept. 27, 1849- In April 1853 he moved to Hastings, Michigan where he engaged in business and politics. He served in the Michigan State Legislature in 1857”8, and as State Senator for Barry and Eaton Counties, in 1865-6. For 17 years he served as Superintendent of the Poor, and for 12 years as Secretary of the Barry County Agricultural Society. For 18 years he was a member of the Hastings Board of Education and postmaster at Hastings for 8 years. He was also editor of the Hastings Banner for a time. Children: i Ella Maria Nevins b. Feb. 1855; d. Oct. 1, 1855 140 ii Morse Edwin Nevins b. Sept. 9, I856 141 iii Eva Clarissa Nevins b. May 4, 1859 142 iv Anna Cynthia Nevins b. August 28, 1861 143 v Mason Cornelius Nevins b. May 14, 1868 �90 80 NEWTON JACOB-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. at Haverhill, No Ho, December 18, 1827; "to Braintree, Vt., with his family in 1828, and to Richland, Michigan, in 1842, where he followed the occupations of school teaching and farming. October 15,1850, he m. Oril Augusta Brown, dau. of George and Oril (Lyun) Brown, who was b. Sept* 8, 1833, and d. March 28, 1917* Newton died in Orangeville Township, Barry Co., Michigan, May 10, 1377. Childrens 144 i George Calvin Nevins b. June 3, 1852 145 ii Bartlett Augustus Nevins b. June 1, 1854 146 iii Arthur Newton Nevins b. April 11, 1856 14? iv Ella Augusta Nevins b. January 20, 1858 148 V Charles Leslie Nevins b. December 31, i860 149 vi Alfred Milton Nevins b. April 5, 1862 vii Harriet Nevins b. 1865; d. 1867 150 viii Mary Oril Nevins b. Sept. 8, 1866 ix Solon Hale Nevins b. August 31, 1868 151 X Marion Lillian Nevins b. December 24, 1870 152 xi Fred Clare Nevins b. August 1, 1873 153 154 xii Jay Cook Nevins b. Sept. 8, 1876 xiii William Morse Nevins b. Nov. 11, 1874; d. Nov. 17, 1874. 81 EUNICE MARI0N-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. in Braintree, Vermont, August 4, I83O, and d. at Richland, Michigan, November 5, 1905; she m. April 5, 1848, Charles Williams Jones of Richland. Childrens i Wilber Ephraim Jones b. March 11, 1855; October 1, 1872 ii Alfred Williams Jones b. Nov. 22, 1857; died May 155 1, 1935 iii Morse Willoughby Jones b. Nov. 1, 1859; died May 15, 1885 156 iv Charles Edwin Jones b. Feb. 2, 1868 v Cynthia Desire Jones b. April 3, 1873; cL 1948 157 82 SARAH MATILDA-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. M?..y 7, 1832 in Braintree, Vermont, and d. in Michigan Dec. 29, 1912; she m. (1) Edwin Knappen, Sept. 28, 1851- He d. Oct. 12, 1854; she m. (2) Marcus W. Riker, a lawyer of Hastings, Michi­ gan, September 30, 1858. Children of first marriages 158 i Charles Mason Knappen b. August 19, 1852 159 ii Loyal Edwin Knappen b. January 27, 1854; d. May 14, 1930 1 Child of second marriages 160 iii Flora Belle Riker b. May 19, i860 83 AUGUSTA MARIA-6-NEVINS (Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. August 28, 1842 in Braintree, Vermont, and d. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Feb. 4, 1928. She came to Richland, Michigan in 1842 with her parents. Here on September 3, 1861, she m. Norman S. Whitney, banker of Richland where they resided. Childrens 161 i Mary Cynthia Whitney b. Oct. 5, 1862; d. I9O3 162 ii Rosetta M. Whitney b. June 28, 1866 163 iii Wilbur Cyrus Whitney b. April 6, 1873 iv Emma Matilda Whitney b. July 14, 1878; d. in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1956. She m. (1) �91 Joseph Drew of Otsego, Michigan’, from whom she was divorced. She m. (2) a Mr. Beckwith who died, and after his death she m. D. F. Helmer whom she survived. 8^ FRANCIS ASBURY-6-NEVINS (John-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. in Hanover, New York, July 27, 1823, and d. November 9, 1902; he m. in Havana, N. Y., November 184j, Louisa Patchen who was b. there August 29, 1828. They resided at Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Childrens i Mahlon Willoughby Nevins b. Sept. 23, 18U8 at ii iii Catherine, New York. Alonzo Harvey Nevins tr. March 26, 1853 at Catherine, New York. Charles Preston Nevins b. June 24-, 1861 85 JAMES H. -6-NEVINS (John-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. in Weston, New York, December 25, 1824-; died June 4-, 1905/6. He m. December 24-, 184-9, Almira Bailey who was b. Sept. 20, 1826. They resided in Towanda, Pennsylvania. Childrens i William Sidney Nevins b. Aug. 13, 1850 ii Julius Henry Nevins b. November 18535 d- April 30, 1857 iii Clarence Willoughby Nevins b. May 31, 1856 iv .James Percy Nevins b. March 2, 1858 v Helen Louise Nevins b. February 10, 1862 86 JULIUS MELVIN-6-NEVINS (John-55 Thomas-4—3-2-1) was b. Weston, New York, April 17, 1829, and d. Feb. 11, 1899He m. March 27, 1861, Eva Co Gilmore who was b. Dec. 19, 184-1. Childrens i Nellie Nevins b. Dec. 13, 1862 ii Bessie Nevins b. Sept. 28, 1864 iii George Mo Nevins b. March 12, 1867 iv John Co Nevins b. July 4-, 1880 87 ELLEN-6-NEVINS (John-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. October 18, 1834- in western New York State, and d. Jan. 24-, 1911* She m. Loren L. Coe who was b. August 30, 1833* They resided in Catherine, Schuyler Co., N. Y. Childrens i Mary E. Coe b. June 2, 1856 ii William S. Coe b. May 26, 1859 iii Eva A. Coe b. April 1, 1861 iv Dell M. Coe b. August 7, 1864 88 MELVIN E. -6-NEVINS (Russell-5; Thomas-4—3-2-1) was b. in Aztalan, Wisconsin; m. in 1858, Georgianna Winnick of Lake Mills, Wisconsin. They settled in Iowa and later moved to Selma, California. Childrens i Herbert Nevins ii Bell Winifred Nevins iii Katie Nevins iv Russell Mo Nevins v Ennis Nevins vi Jessie Nevins �92 89 MARILLA-6-NEVINS (Ansel-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was be April 8, 1838 at Forestville, New York; m. Sept. 15, 1868, George W. Lee who was b. July 4, 1827 in New Bedford, Mass. They lived at one time at 345 Seneca St., Buffalo, New York. Childrens i Eva Mo Lee b. July 11, 1869 ii Mary Ao Lee b. July 25, 1871; d. 1872 iii Claude Do Lee b. August 30, 1872 90 WESLEY JOHN-6-NEVINS (Ansel-55 Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. May 7, 184-1 at Forestville, New York; m. Eva E. Northrup who was-b. June 11, 1854 in Greenville, Ohio. Childrens 4 X ii iii rtf-w-i vUl cX x’x® xwt v J.xx>3 V• X'xmjt iQQn Grace E. Nevins b. September 1882 Ansel A. Nevins b. November 1882 /sic/* 91 EUNICE GAGE-6-NEVINS (Ansel-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. March 20, 184-5 at Forestville, No Y. She m. September 21, 1864, Edwin Livermore. They resided in Forestville. Childrens i Alice Livermore b. October 1, 1865 ii Carrie Esther Livermore b. September 19, 1867 iii Effie Orilla Livermore b. Jan. 19, I87O; d. 1873 iv Clark Edison Livermore b. May 29, 1875 v Howard Garfield Livermore b. Aug. 15, 1880 92 ELLA-6-NEVINS (Ansel-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. May 14, 1849 at Forestville, New York; m. February 18, I869, James Gould who was b. Feb. 4, 1839 at Villanova /sic/ New York. Childrens i Dea Gould b. May 8, I87O ii Cilton Gould b. Feb. 4, 1872 93 WILLIAM PERRY-6-NEVINS (Lyman-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. March 2, 1844 in Snith’s Mills, New York; served five years in the Union Army in the Civil War. He m. Dec. 15, 1868 Delila DeVinney and lived at Scofield, Michigan. Childrens i Floyd Nevins b. July 4, 1870 at Rapid City, South Dakota. ii Maude Nevins b. April 12, 1877 94 MILO Po-6-NEVINS (Lyman-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. April 1846 at Smith’s Mills, New York, and d. Feb. 26, 1921. He m. May 9, 1872, Anna Wilson. He was an agent for the Erie Railroad. Childrens i George Nevins b. November 1, 1873 ii Jennie Nevins b. January 14, 1877 . iii Harry Nevins b. Feb. 26, 1879 iv Stanley Nevins b. August 3, 1890 95 LUCINDA-6-NEVINS (Benjamin B.-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. June 18, 1838 at Hanover, New York; m. March 12, 1856, Benjamin Hutchinson who was b. May 15, 1827 at Canaan, Columbia County, No Y. They resided at Smith:s Mills, N. Y. Children: i Sarah E. Hutchinson b. March 12, 1864 ii Elizabeth Hutchinson b. May 8, 1873 �93 96 JAMES MADIS0N-6-NEVINS (Benjamin B. -5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. November 25, 1844 at Hanover, N. Y.; m. December 1864, Fannie EL Marden. They lived at Smith’s Mills, N. Y. Children: i Fannie M. Nevins b. October 31, 1865 ii May Agnes Nevins b. March 2, 1873 97 LEWIS-6-NEVINS (William P. -5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. November 18, 1844 at Hanover, N. Y.; m. March 30, 1870, Catherine Freer who was b. June 18, 1845- He was a conductor on the New York Central Railroad and lived in Buffalo, N. Y. Children: i Frank Nevins- b*. Feb; 4, 1872 ii May Nevins b. January 11, 1874 iii Pearl Nevins b. April 15, 1883 98 MARY-6-NEVINS (William P.-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. February 9j i860 at Hanover-, N. Y.; m. December 24, 1882, .Americus V. Armstrong who was b- April 1, 1855- Child: i Price Eldarus Armstrong b. Feb. 23, 1884 99 LESTER-6-NEVINS (William P. -5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. April 14, 1862 at Hanover, N. Y. j m. September 25, 1888, Mary Merrill who was b. Jan. 21, 1868. He was a railway conductor on . the .New York: Central and resided in Buffalo, N. Y. Child: i Florence M. Nevins- b; April 26, I89I 100 LEROY CASS-6 (Laura-5-Nevins; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. Nov. 22, 1827 at Hanover, N. Y.; m. July 4, 1853, Leonora Pope who was b. June 15, I83O. Children: i Duane Cass b. November 17, 1854 .ii Marshall Cass b. September 8, 1856 iii Estelle Cass b. September 21, 1859 101 RILEY CASS-6 (Laura-5 -Nevins; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. Feb. 2, 1841 at Hanover, New York; m. (1) Dec. 25, 1855, at Rossville, Allamakee Co., Iowa, Sarah Brown who was b. April 22, 1840; d. at McGregor, Clayton Co., Iowa, January 20, 1864. He m. (2) Melvina Fulghum who was b. Dec. 11, 1847 in Randolph County, Indiana. Children: i Isabella Cass b. Feb. 21, 1857> Charles Hubbard, January 25, 1877* ii Hortense Cass b. Sept. 3, 1861; d. 1864 iii Etta Elvira Cass b. Dec. 26, 1867 iv Bertha Ray Cass b. April 1, 1875; died March 17, 1876 v Edith Cass b. June 8, 1877 vi Austin Cass b. January 25, 1879 vii Riley J. Cass b. April 13, 1881 -- To be Continued-- �94 MICHIGAN STATE CENSUS BRADY OF KALAMAZOO COUNTY - 1837 TOWNSHIP Compiled from *Original by Mrs. Chalmers A. (Ruth) Monteith • Annotated by Ethel W<» Williams' Part VIII — Continued from Volume III, Number 1, Page 57 HEAD OF FAMILY Groveriburg, John Holmes, Richard (1) Fuller, Abel (2) Hathaway, William (3) Fuller, Jonas Burson, Abner (4) Cobb, Amos B. (5) Taylor, Alanson Blair, Isaac C. Burson, Isisiah (6) Hunt, Samuel Burson, Taylor Burson, Aaron (7) Done, Eli (8) Stevens, John Edmund, Joseph Stowel, Turner Noyes, John W. (9) Fuller, Benjamin I . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Males to: 5 10 15 21 30 45 50 60 75 80 Females tos 5 10 15 21 30 45 50 60 75 80 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 4 11 2 152 1 12 11 1 2 2 113 1 12 11 2 11 2 1 1 11 1 1 111 21 31 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 111 111 1 11 2 1 1 1 1 2 111 2 4 1 111 1 2 111 111 12 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Assessed on oO acres unimproved and 244 acres’of improved land and 22 head of stock in 1837® Assessed on 14 head of stock in 1837® Assessed on 40 acres of unimproved land in 1837Son of Aaron Bursorr and a native of Loudon Co., Virginia;, he came' to Kalamazoo County in 1830 from Columbiana County, Ohio. His wife was Agnes Smith, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio, dau. of William and Alice Smith, Quakers. He was a wool carder, weaver, and farmer, and helped to organize the School­ craft Mo Eo Church. Abner and Agnes were the parents of 7 children. Assessed on 52 acres improved and 108 acres of unimproved land and 24 head. of stock in 1837Isaiah Burson was assessed on 80 acres of unimproved land and 2 cows in 1837Came from Columbiana County, Ohio, a native of Loudon Co., Va., he was assess­ ed, in 1837, on 40 acres improved, 80 acres unimproved land and 10 head of stock. Elisha Doan was a native of Mass., and when he was a small boy his parents moved to Vermont where he lived for 15 years, and then moved to Cayuga Co., N. Y. At the age of 18 he went to Huron Co., Ohio where he m. Chloe Miller. He arrived in Prairie Ronde, with his wife and 2 sons and 2 daughters. In 1837 he built a sawmill on Bear Creek. In 1850 he moved to California where he died in 1872. One daughter m. John W. Darling of Brady. 'Assessed on 320 acres of land and 11 head of stock in 1837♦Original in Kalamazoo Public Museum. �NEVI N S THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BTOS By Archie Prentiss Nevins, F A KIL Y - HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE Kalamazoo, Michigan Fart V * Continue! f rom Volume III, Number 2, Page 93 SIXTH GENERATION CONTINUED 102 WALTER NEWTON-6 (Adeline-.o-Ne^ins; Henry-4; Thomas -3-2-1) was bo July 24, 1.8/35 at Hanover, New York $ m® May 10, 1855, Mary Rogers of Carlton, Michigan., who was b, August 15, 1836* They resided in Arizona and Nebraska® Childrens i Elly Newton b. Nov. Ip, 1856 ii Laurinda Newton b® July 23, 18.59 iii Henry Clay Newton bo Nov® 28, 1861; d. July 17, 1864 iv Ferry Newton b« June 20, 1864 v Josephine Newton b« July 12, 1865 vi Charles Newton b. Sept, 20, 1868 vii Scott Newton th Aug® 14, 1872; cL Jan® 5> 18?8 103 LAURA NEWTON-6 (Ade Line ~5 “Nekins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® March 13, 1837 at Hanover, N® Y«; d® at Coldwater, Michi” gan, April 29, I89I; nu Oct* 25, i860, at Hastings, Michigan, John Jo Button who was b® August 1, 1832® Childrens i Mary Button bo August 29, 1861 ii Nora Button bt Jan® 19, 1867 iii Harry Button b« Octo 1, I87I; de Feb® 7, 1889 104 HENRY NEWTON-6 (Adeline-5 -Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was bo at Hanover, N« L, Octo 12, 1.8.39 and moved with his parents to Hastings, Michigan in 1851; m® Sept® 13, 1863, Mary F* Benham who was b® Nov® 12, 184-7® Children, the first five of whom were evidently by an earlier marriages i Walter Newton b® Oct® 14, 18.52 ii Flora Newton b® Dec® 23, 1854 iii Charles Newton b® June 1, 1856 iv Laura Newton b® May 4, 1858 v Arma Newton b® Nov. 2, 1862; d® Dec® 11, 1881 vi Barnerd Newton b® Oct® 22, 1864 vii Westley Newton b® June 27, 1872; d® August 1872 105 ASHLEY NEWT0N--6 (Adeline-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® April 9, 1846 at Hancver, N® Y.; nu April 3, 18?2, Alice M« Shaw who was b® April 3, 18.52® He was a railroad conductor on the New York Central and resided at Buffalo, New York® Children! i Lorello Newton b® Feb® 14, 1873 ii Wo Ray Newton b® July 26, 1875 iii M® Alice Newton b» August 9, 1877 106 JEROME GIFFORD-6 (Emily-5“Nevins; Henry«4; Thomas-3~2-l) was b. in July 18’351 m-» in i860, Iiouisa Read® Cnilds i Delia Gifford m® 1889 Frank Dalrimple® �136 107 BYRON Ro GIFFORD-6 (Emily-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in 1839; in Puerto Rico; m 1862 Josephine Boschert who d. in Dunkirk, No Y. Childrens * i Frederick Gifford b. 1865 in Forestville, N. Y.; m. Pemberton who was b. at Fredonia, N. Y. Both do at Dunkirk, No Yo ii Minerva Dix Gifford was bo at Forestville, No Yo 108 ARTHUR GIFFORD-6 (Emily-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. in 1842; m. Almeda McDonald. Childrens i Benjamin Gifford b. 1865 ii Jennie Gifford b. 1874 109 HENRY WICKHAM-6 (Sabra Ao-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Sept. 6, 1850 at Silver Creek, No Yo He m. Sarah Page who was b. Feb. 28, i860 at Union Mills, LaPorte Co., Indiana. Resided at Stilwell, Indiana. Childrens i Clifford Wickham b. July 21, 1880; d. Nov. 1, 1892 ii Stella Wickham b. Dec. 12, 1881 110 MINNIE WICKHAM-6 (Sabra A.-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. June 19, 1862 at LaPorte, Indiana; m. Nov. 3, 1881 Edward Hannum who was b. Dec. 6, 1858. Res. LaPorte, Indiana. Childs i Frank B. Hannum b. Sept. 17, 1882 ill DELLA WILCOX-6 (Clarissa-5-Nevins; Henry-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Aug. 27, 1854 at Forestville, N. Y.; m. W. Do Lord. Childrens i Bessie Lord b. Aug. 27, 1886 ii William Clifford Lord b. Dec. 11, 1888 112 CATHERINE-6-NEVINS (Rufus-5; Jeriah-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Dec. 28, 1830 in Cattaraugus Co., No Y.; m. Aug. 17, 1854 Mitchel Lo Seamens who was b. Feb. 23, 1831 at Eden, Erie Co., No Y. Resided at Traer, Iowa. Childrens i William Lee Seamens b. Oct. 4, 1855 ii Charles Herbert Seamens b. Feb. 25, 1858 iii Susanne Celeste Seamens b. Aug. 26, 1859 iv Erwin Dwight Seamens b. Feb. 5, 18?! 113 AMM0RETTA-6-NEVINS (Rufus-5; Jeriah-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. March 23, 1824 at Nashville, New York; d. May 18, 1883; m. Norman Wo Brown who was b. Nov. 27, 1879* Childrens i Elsie Mo Brown b. August 9, 1856 ii Alice Adell Brown b. March 28, 1861 iii Bertha Bell Brown b. Aug. 1, 1870 114 MARIA-6-NEVINS (Rufus-5; Jeriah-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. June 25, 1838 at Nashville, N. Y.; d. March 2, 1891; 16, i860, Irving Sackett who was b. June 16, 1835” Childrens i May F. Sackett b. Sept. 15, 1861 ii Glenna Sackett b. Sept. 15, 1873 iii Herbert L. Sackett b. May 6, 1877 115 J0HN-6-NEVINS (Rufus-5; Jeriah-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Jan. 2, 1844 at Nashville, New York; m. Jan. 23, 1865, Apr. �137 Anna Turner who was b. June 19, 1845« Residence, Nashville. Childrens i Clark W„ Nevins b. Nov* 18, 1869, d* 1871 ii Eva E. Nevins be May 12, 1879 116 SUSAN ADELIA-6-NEVINS (Oscar-’?; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Feb. 1, 18.34 at Hanover, N. Y. ; in* April 6, 18?1, Henry Bennett Belden who was b* July 15, 1825; residence South Bend, Indiana* Childrens i Florence Belden b. Oct* 1, 1852 ii Sylvia Eudora Belden b* April 21, 1855 iii Lillian E* Belden b* July 1, 1858; d. Dec. 6, 1930 iv Frances A. Belden b* Oct* 1862 v Walter A* Belden b. Feb* 12, 1866} d* 1891 vi George Arthur Belden b* Oct* 30, I867 vii Helen A* Belden b* May 8, 1871 117 EEIEN-6-NEVINS (Oscar-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Dec* 28, 1835 at Hanover, N. Y*; m. Aug, 10, 1854, Elijah So Lee b. Dec* 5, 1829 in Wyeth Co., Va* Residence North Liberty, Indiana. Childrens i Francis Marion Lee b* Sept* 1.3, 18.55 ii Ida Estella Lee b. Nov* 16, 18,57 iii Anna Laura Lee b* Dec* 25, 1859 iv Z&chariah Lee b. April 7, 1862; d. Aug* 1855 v Mary Elisabeth Lee b* January 20, 1867; d, Feb. 25, 1889* 118 GE0RGB-6-NEVINS (Oscar-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b* April 21, 1844; m. Jan* 5, 1870, Mary Albina McKee; residence Colorado Springs, Colorado. Childs i Minerva Avonia Nevins b. Sept* 29, 1872 119 AV0NIA-6-NEVTNS (Oscar-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. April 6, 1848 at Hanover, N* Y.; m* June 23, 1880 at Spring Hill, Mo*, James Duncan* Childrens i Henry Duncan b* April 5, 1866 ii Justina Eliza Duncan b* Sept. 12, 1883 at Avilla, Missouri * iii Onida Lillian Duncan 120 MARY JANE-6-NEVINS (Oscor-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3“2-1) was b* July 8, 18.50; m* at Titusville, Pa., Dec* 13, 1879, Stephen Day who was b* at Sugar Grove, Cheyenne, Wyoming* Childrens i Melva Lucille Day b* Aug. ii Horace Nevins Day b* Aug* iii George Rodney Day b.» Aug* Pa. Residence, 21, 1881 20, I883 22, 1889 121 ELIZA-6-NEVINS (0scar-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b* May 29, 1852 at LaPorte, Indiana; m* January 1, 1887, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, Eugene S* Cohen who was b. Dec* 15, 1843 At Charleston, S* C. Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado. 122 CORA TNEZ-6-NEVINS (Oscar-5; Samuel-4; Thoma5-3-2-1) was b. March 11, 1858 at LaPorte, Indiana; Sept* 14, 1887, �138 at Sarcoxie, Missouri, Joseph Trembley who was bo Feb* 19, 1858 at Murphysboro, Illinois« Residence Webster Grove, Mo* Childrens i Adele Rosalie Trembley b. June 23, 1888 at St. Louis ii Corinne Estelle Trembley b. Apro 9, I89O at Webster Grove, Missouri iii Arthur Nevins Trembley bo Aug- 22, 1892 at Webster Grove, Missouri 123 . MARY FRANCESES -NEVINS (William-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b o Feb« 26, 1845 at Irving, No Y« ; m. May 9, 1872, Henry Adsit who was b« Jano 22, 1841 at Silver Creek, No Yo Residence Bradford, Pa. Childrens i Grace Frances Adsit bo April 10, 18’79 ii Bessie Mabie Adsit bo May 1, 1883 iii James Howard Adsit bo August 13, 1886 124 GE0RGIANE-6-NEVINS (William-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. April 16, 1847 at Irving, No Yo; m. Octo 16, 1873, Frank­ lin Fowler who was b. June 13, 1832. Residence, Bradford, Pa. Childrens i Mau*5' Luella Fowler bo Aug* 21, 1875; d. 1891 ii William Fowler bo Aug. 10, 1878; d. 1879 iii Franklin Fowler b. Sept. 1880$ d. 1881 iv Lillian Fowler b. July 1882; d. 1882 125 CARRIE-6-NEVINS (William-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was bo Sept. 1, 1852 at Irving, No Y«; m. Jan. 11, 1877, Fisher Po Brown who was b. Feb. 24, 1840 at Vernon, Vermonto Residence, Titusville, Pa. Childrens i May Lillian Brown b. April 23, 1880 ii Helen Gertrude Brown b. March 19, 1883 iii Florence Jean Brown b. Aug. 24, 1889 126 BYRON GURNSBY-6 (Susan-5-Nevins; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was bo at Silver Creek, No Yo; d. at Colorado Springs, Colo*, Nov. 18, 1880; m. Dec® 9, 1858 at Battle Creek, Michigan, Ida D* Simpsojio Childrens i Carrie Io Gurnsey bo Sept- 29, 1859 ii Schuyler Gurnsey b. Sept. 14, 1863 iii Susie Fo Gurnsey b* Jan. 29, 1867 iv Marie L» Gurnsey b. Oct. 2, 1869 v Clementine Gurnsey b. Aug. 28, 1872 vi Guy DeByron Gurnsey b. Augo 31, 1876 127 FRANK Eo -6-NEVINS (Mortimer-5; Samuel-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was bo Jan® 7, 1839; Dec. 10, 1858 at Battle Creek, Michigan, Helen Louise Andrews b, July 4, 1841 o Residence Big Bend, Wis« Childrens i ii iii iv v vi vii viii Estella Nevins bo April 1861 Edith May Nevins b. Sept. 29, 1865 Walter Leonard Nevins bo Jan® 1867; d,. 1870 Laura Ao Nevins bo Nov. 21, 1868 Clarence Mo Nevins bo Febo 2, 1871 Sarah Eo Nevins b. June 30, 1873 Frank Eo Nevins b. Feb. 22, 1875 Helen Lo Nevins bo Aug. 10, 1876 �139 128 MARY SYLVIA CODDINGTON-6 (Sylvina-5-Nevins; Samuel-U; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. May 28, 1842 at Irving, N. Y.; m. Nov. 6, 1866, L. Coe Young of Eldred., N® Y®, who served in N® Y® State Legislature in 1880 from Broome County® Residence Binghampton, N® Y® ; later was engaged in railroad work in Macon, Georgia® Childrens i Daniel Emmett Young b® Sept. 20, 186? ii Emerson Young b® July 27, 1872$ d. 1873 iii Louis Royal Young b® Feb® 3, 18755 d. Apr® 19, 1881 iv Albert Buel Young b® Aug. 5, 1880 129 ISADORE WAXHAM-6 (Caroline-5-Nevins; Samuel 4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b. Jan. 8, 1846 in LaPorte, Indiana; m® Feb® 12, 1865, John Nelson Ruple who was b. March 17, 1837 at North Liberty, Ind. Childs i John Francis Ruple b. June 28, 1866 130 MALVINA M® KINNEY-6 (Arvilla-5-Nevins; Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® June 23, 1858; m. Dec® 12, 1877, Edson L® Potter who was b® May 10, 1851<> Residence, Weston, Michigan® Childrens i Carrie E® Potter b. March 2, 1879 ii Lula A. Potter b® July 2, 1882 iii Wilbur L® Potter b. August 1, 1887 131 ALVIRA-6-NEVINS (John-55 Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) m. Charles Godfrey, 1866® Childrens i Martha J® Godfrey b® 1867 ii William H® Godfrey b® 1868 iii Arthur Godfrey b® 1871 iv Edith Godfrey b. 1875 v Charles E® Godfrey b® 1877 vi Mary M® Godfrey b. 1879 vii Nathan B® Godfrey b. 1881 132 SCUYLER-6-NEVINS (Joel Francis-55 Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® Dec® 14, 1854 in Michigan; m. Jan® 29, 1873; Sarah Read who was b. June 9, 1852® Childs i Claude M® Nevins b. Feb. 11, 1875 133 LAFAXETTE-6-NEVINS (Joel Francis-5; Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® March 23, 1858 in Michigan; m® 1876, Susanna Calkins who was b® Nov® 13, 1851* Childs i DeForest Nevins b< March 17, 1878 134 1 GEORGE E®-6~NEVINS (Joel Francis-5; Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was b® Sept. 22, 1866 in Michigan; m® Oct. 1885, Emma A® Watson who was b® Sept® 23, 1867® Childrens i Vivian F® Nevins b® May 2, 1888 ii Opal B® Nevins b. Sept® 6, I89O 135 MINERVA GARDENER-6 (Margaretta-5-Nevins; Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) was bu Aug® 8, 1847 in Wright, Michigan; m® Harland Dewey, a merchant in Tullahoma, Tenn® Childrens i Lillie Dewey ii Edwin Dewey 136 JOHN H® GARDENER-6 (Margaretta-5-Nevins; Nathan-4; Thomas-3-2-1) �140 was b. January 5, 1851 at Litchfield, Michigan. Residence Coldwater, Michigan. Children: i Addie Gardener b. March 4, 1876 ii Anna E« Gardener b. September 30, 1877 iii Merwin Gardener b. December 25, 1880 iv Bertha Gardener b. May 16, I883 v Warner Gardener b. Dec 25, 1887 vi Niles Gardener b. Sept. 16, 1889 -—To Be Concluded— THE KALAMAZOO VALLEY Welcomes the Following A-16 C-10 D-17 D-18 H-23 H-24 J-5 K-14 L-8 L-9 M-27 N-9 P-11 S-35 S-36 T-9 V-8 W-23 W-24 W-25 M-ll S-34 SOCIETY New Members and Subscribers Adams, Mr. John K. - 1080 Hull Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan Cahoon, Mr. C. Eugene - 157 Church Street, Saranac, Michigan Dows, Mrs. Robert H. - 631 Winona Blvd., Rochester 17, New York Downey, Mrs. C. J. - Scotts, Michigan -Holt, Miss Louise Dustin - Box 92, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Higgs, Mr. James R. - 219 Gilkey Ave., Box 66, Plainwell, Michigan Johncock, Mr. Lynden R. Sr., - Shelbyville, Michigan Keister, Mrs. Cecelia - 137 Grosse Pte. Blvd., Grosse Pointe Farms 36, Michigan Locke, Mrs. Wendell - Lockshore Farms, R #1, Hickory Corners, Mich. Lester, Mr. Robert - Rte. #5, Delton, Michigan Mulligan, Dr. John - Middleville, Michigan Neerken, Mrs. Adrian J. - 2315 Lorraine Ave., Kalamazoo, Michigan Powers, Mrs. Ella V. - 415 S. Fancher Ave., Mount Pleasant, Mich. Story, Mr. Jerod - Maxwell, Nebraska Stickney, Mrs. Norman V. - 1208 Mohawk Lane, Saint Joseph, Michigan Turner, Mrs. Elbert C. - 107-22 19th NE, Seattle, Washington Van Welden, Mr. Walter - 3025 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan Ward, Mrs. Jack - 531 S. Francis, Lansing, Michigan Warmke, Mrs. Leon E. - 1024 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton 3, Calif. Wood, Rev. Lydia W. - Box 121, Templeton, Massachusetts Cache Genealogical Society Library - Logan, Utah Maryland Genealogical Society - 3941 Cloverhill Rd., Baltimore 18, Maryland. (Exchange) Texas State Genealogical Society - 2528 University Drive, Fort Worth 9, Texas (Exchange) CHANGE A-14 GENEALOGICAL OF ADDRESS Anderson, Mr. Jerome - 331 Sullivan Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Mann, Mr. Wayne C. - 424 Gingham Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan Smith, Mr. Raymond - 1817 W. Fifth St., Sioux City, Iowa Genealogical Newsletter & Research Aids - 854 Warner Bldg., Washington 4, D. C. Historical Society of Greater Lansing - P. 0. Box 515, Lansing, Michigan Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society - Louisiana State Library, P. 0. Box 131, Baton Rouge, Louisiana �195 THE DESCENDANTS OF NEVI NS THOMS FA M I L Y NEVINS - HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE By Archie Prentiss Nevins, Kalamasoo, Michigan Part VI - Continued from Volume III, Number 3, Page 140 SEVENTH 137 GENERATION CYNTHIA MINERVA WEBSTER-7 (Cynthia Octavia-6-Nevins; Alfred^ Thomas ^-3 -2-1) ms b* April 24, -—-at Braintree, Vermont; m* (1) Sumner; m* (2) Erastus Rogers, May 16, 1871; child of first marriages i Daniel. Webster Sumner b« March 20, i860; do 1949 at Bedford, Michigan; m.> Dec* 25, 1900, at Battle Creek, Michigan, Laura Jeanette Whitney (18671952) Children of second marriages ii Sarah Rogers b* March 25, 1873 at Bedford, Michigan; m. Sept* 14, 1897 at Delphi, Indiana,. .Will Milroy who d«> Jan*. 20, 1907 at Logansport, Indiana; m* (2) John Stough and d* Jan* 29, 1936 at Lakeland, iii Florida.. Three childrens Rose Rogers b. March 6, I878 at Bedford, Michigan; d« April 1941; m* Dec* 26, 1900, Henry Cunningham. No children* 138 ALFRED MORSE WEBSTER-7 (Cynthia Octavia-6-Nevins; Alfred-55 Thomas4-3-2-1) was bo Aug*. 19, 1849 at Richland, Michigan; d* Sept. 30? I909 at Grand Rapids, Michigan* He was married* Childrens i Eugene. Webster . ii .. Ruey Minerva Webster m* William L* Pearson of Grand Rapids, Michigan 139 HARRIET ROSETTA S1EVINS-7 (Alfred Milton-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) •was b* July 7, 1845 in Vermont; m* Samuel Brown, of Richland, Michigan (1842-1924) • After her father cs death in the Union Army and. her mother's death soon after, she came to Michigan to live with relatives, and d*. at Richland, Michigan, Feb. 1928* Childrens i Frank. E* Brown ii Charles Alfred Brown iii Harriet Mo Brown iv Morse Nevins Brown v Emelisa Minerva Brown 140 MORSE EDWIN-7-NBVIWS (John Morse-6; Alfred-5? Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b* Sept* 9, 1856? m* Aug* 5, 1886, Nettie Maples* Childrens i John Cheater Nevins ii Messer Nevins 141. EVA CLARISSA.-.? -KEVINS (John Morse-fij Alfred-?J Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b* May 4, 1859? Alonso Kenaston of Hastings, Michigan* �196 Child: i 142 143 Robert Lo Kenaston ANNA CYNTHIA-7-NEVINS (John Morse-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was bo August 28, 1861 at Hastings, Michigan, and d® in 19299 she mo Thomas Campbell® Childs i Donald Barclay Campbell . MASON C0RNELIUS-7-WINS (John Mcrse-6; Alfred-?; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was bo May 4, 1.868 at Hastings, Michigan® He was twice married0 Childrens i ..ii iii Clarissa Nevins Isabel Nevins Mary Ida Nevins 144 GEORGE CALVIN-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-?; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b<, June 39 18?2 at Richland, Michigan; moved with his parents about 1863 to Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan® A graduate of the Michigan Agricultural College, he was superintend­ ent of schools at..Manistique, Otsego, and Douglas, Michigan® He mo Lucinda Replogle and d® in 1920 at Hemet, California® Childrens i Wilfred Nevins ii Egbert R® Nevins 14? BARTLETT AUGUSTUS-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-?; Thomas -4-3 -21) was bo June 1, 18?4 at Richland, Michigan® A graduate of Michigan Agricultural College, he was superintendent of schools at Otsego, Michigan,, .and was a member of the state legislature from Allegan County, and .postmaster at Otsego® In 1880 he m® Helen Long of Otsego® Child: 146 ARTHUR NEWTON-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-?; Thomas-4~3~2-l) was b® April 11, 18?6 at Richland, Michigan; he m. Dec® 2, 1882, Elsie Irene Clark of Otsego, Michigan, who was b. Sept® 23, 1861 and d® Nov® 1, 1947” He d® January 7, 1928® As a boy he moved with his parents from Richland to Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan® After his father’s death he carried on the work of the family farm, later going to Otsego to reside- He held public office as village assessor and was a member of the school board- Children: i Archie Prentiss Nevins b® March 29, I89O ii Marion Irene Nevins b® Nov® 2?, 1897 147 ELLA AUGUSTA-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-?; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b® Jan® 20, 18?8 at Richland, Michigan; m® in.October, 1882, Fidus Lo Fish, an attorney of Allegan, Michigan, who later be­ came prosecuting attorney of the county® Children: i Harold Fish ii Mildz«d Fish 148 CHARLES LESLIE-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4--3-2-1) was b® Dec® 31, i860 at Richland, Michigan, and moved with his parents to Orangeville® He m® Aug® 19, I89O, Emma Adams, of Otsego Township, Allegan Co®, in a double wedding with her sister Eva and his brother, Alfred® Emma d® in 1930 a&d he m® �197 (2) Clara Budd of St* Paul, Minnesota, in May 1931 • He was a farmer and early rural mail carrier. He do Aug. 3, 1945, with­ out issue. 149 ALFRED MILTON-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. April 5; 1862 at Richland, Michigan, and moved with his parents to their farm in Orangeville; he m- Eva Adam of Otsego Township, August 19, 1890. She d. May 24, 1947. He was a farmer and stock buyer, and was one time county treasurer and a member of the Michigan Legislature. He de May 12, 1927. Childrens i Hazel M. Nevins bo April 28, 1891 ii James Lowe Nevins b. Jan. 17, 1896 150 MARY 0RIL-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-5; Thcmas«4~3~2-1) was bo Sept. 8, 1866 in Orangeville, Barry Co., Michigan, and d. at Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 9, 1953* She m.. Will Beattie of Orangeville where he operated a blacksmith shop. Childrens i Elsie Beattie b- Aug. 8, 1887 ii Frank Beattie b. Dec. 4, 1889 iii Morse Beattie b. May 8, 1891 iv Ralph Beattie b. Jan. 17, 1895 v Marie Beattie b. April 17, 1897 vi Wilma Beattie b. Oct. 31, 1898 vii Hale M. Beattie b. Dec. 8, 1902 viii Doris Beattie b. July 15, 1904; d. Sept. 23, 1958 ix Norma L. Beattie b. Sept. 5, 1906 151 SOLON HALE-7 “NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. August 30, 1868 in Orangeville Twp., Barry Co., Michigan; m. (1) Mary Andrus who d. in 1922; m. (2) Dora Colby of Paw Paw, Michigan where they resided and where he died August 26, 1957, without issue. 152 MARION LILLIAN-7-WIN3 (Newton Jacob~6j Alfred-?; Thomas-4-3-2-11) was b. December 25, 1870 in Orangeville Township; d. at Kalamazoo May 21, 1951$ she m. John MacLeod of Cloverdale, Michigan. Childrens i Eric MacLeod ii Yuel MacLeod iii Rex MacLeod 153 FRED CLARE-7“NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was bo August 1, 1873 in Orangeville Township; he m. (1) Frances Randall of Richland, Michigan, who was the mother of his two children. She d. in 1921 and in 1923 he m. Eva Dalton; they separated and he later m. Edith , in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he d. in December 1950. Childrens i ELeda Nevins ii Elizabeth Nevins 1?4 JAY C00K-7-NEVINS (Newton Jacob-6; Alfred-?; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. Sept. 8, 1876 in Orangeville Township and d. January 1943 at his farm home in Gun Plain Township, Allegan County; he m. Caddie Honeysette who d. in Plainwell, Michigan in 1959° Childrens i Lyle Nevins �198 ii iii Frances Nevins Leeta Nevins 155 ALFRED WILLIAMS JONES-? (Eunice Marion-6 -Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas4-3-2-1) was bo Nov. 22, 1857 at Richland, Michigan; d. May 1, 1935 • He m. June 23, 1880, Cora Bonniwell. Childrens i Edith Jones ii Edwin Charles Jones 156 CHARLES EDWIN JONES-7 (Eunice Marion-6 -Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas4-3-2-1) was b. February 2, 1868 at Richland, Michigan. He m. Mary Foster who was the mother of his children. They separated and he remarried. Childrens i Foster Nevins Jones ii Loyal Co Jones iii Clara Marion Jones iv Leland Bradley Jones v Edwin Charles Jones ) Twins vi Evelyn Cynthia Jones) 157 CYNTHIA DESIRE JONES-7 (Eunice Marion-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas^4-3-2-1) was b. April 3, 1873 at Richland, Michigan. She m. Rev. Edward Ao Marshall of Chicago, Illinois, December 29, 1909* He was b. October 3, 1866 at Cambridge, No Yo; they both died in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1948. She was an artist and teacher. Childs i John Charles Marshall 158 CHARLES MASON KNAPPEN-7 (Sarah Matilda-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas-4-3-2-1) was b. Aug. 19, 1852; m. Ella Beard. Childs i Frank Knappen 159 LOYAL EDWIN KNAPPEN-7 (Sarah Matilda-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas4-3-2-1) was b. January 27, 1854; he m. Amelia , and d. May 14, 1930 la Grand Rapids, Michigan where he was Judge of the Uo So District Court. Childrens i Stuart Edwin Knappen ii Florence Knappen 160 FLORA BELLE RIKER-7 (Sarah Matilda-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas4-3-2-1) was b. May 19, i860 at Hastings, Michigan; d. April 7, 1954 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; she m. Oct. 28, 1885, William. Williams •. Childrens i Loyal Williams ii Gerald Williams 161 MARY CYNTHIA WHITNEY-7 (Augusta Maria-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas4-3-2-1) was b. Oct. 5, 1862 at Richland, Michigan and d. in 1903• She m. Henry Bennett, Nov. 25, 1884. Childrens i Katherine Ao Bennett ii Sidney Bennett iii Ennis Bennett iv Rosemary Bennett v Max Ro Bennett vi Dorothy Belle Bennett �199 162 ROSETTA Mo WHITNEY-7 (Augusta Maria-6-Nevins; Alfred-5; Thomas-43-2-1) was b<» June 28, 1866 at Richland, Michigan* She m* Harry Lamb« Childs i Marguerite Lamb 163 WILBUR CYRUS WHITNEY-7 (Augusta Maria-6-Nevins ; Alfred-5; Thomas-43-2-1) was bo April 6, 1873 Richland, Michigan; nu Minnie —-The End— —■ .■DEATHS IN ffwrwo LENAWEE COUNTY MICHIGAN WWW—,W —■■."■1 rJi——— DURING YEAR ENDING —«■ ■«■—i<—» 1 JUNE •—■ ■■■■ 18.50 ■— Continued from Page 194- NAME AGE 6/12 Lewis, Benham Lewis, Bruner 1 5/12 Lowden, Eliza Lowden,. Matilda 17 46 Luribert, Oramon McCombs, Susannah 82 McGregor, Ellen 35 McKenzie, Eliza 8/12 McKinney, Mary A.0 10 McNair, Albert 7 3/12 McNitt, Clark 38 Maine, Lydia Ao Mallory, Henry 10 Markam, Mary 2 Marlott, Harriet 1 Marvin, Milton 9/12 Meacham,. Mary 2 Moore, Nathaniel 7 Morris, Bridget 54 41 Murdock, Samuel 4 Nichols, George Onstead. John 75 Ostrander, Andrew 11 Owen, Jane E* 1 Paalding, Anna 2 6 Page, Alonso C* Parker, Maria M* 1 Parnell, Elisa 11/12 Payne, Amanda P. 33 8 Payne, Herman E* 44 Pears, Maria Penfield, Herman 1 Percy, Edward L* 60 8 Perk, Leroy Perkins, John F* 73 Perle, Kendrick F# 3 OTT'V’ _MS M M F F M M W F M F F F M M M F M F F M F M w M M M M M M M F F M F F M F M F M M M M M M M BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE _DATE___ OCCUPo V—-MT. Oct. 1849 Macon Michigan Aug* 1849 Macon Michigan Sap. 1849 Raisin Michigan Oct* 1849 Ridgeway Penna* Apr* 1850 Blacksmith Rollin Mass* Apr* 18,50 Macon New York Jan. 1850 Raisin New York Oct. 1849 Adrian New York Mar* 1850 Medina Michigan Sep. 1849 Raisin Michigan Mar. 1850 Tecumseh Michigan May 1850 Medina New York Sep. 1849 Cambridge Michigan Sep. 1849 Medina Wisconsin July 1849 Rome Michigan Aug* 1849 Madison Michigan Sep. 1849 Medina Wisconsin Apr* 1850 Medina Michigan Sep. 1849 Tecumseh Ireland Oct* 1849 Farmer Raisin Ireland Dec. 1849 Rollin Michigan Oct. 1849 Farmer Cambridge No Scotia Jan. 18.50 Rollin Michigan Feb. 18*50 Adrian Michigan Apr* 1850 Dover Michigan Feb. 18.50 Tecumseh Michigan Oct. 1849 Seneca Michigan Aug* 1849 Tecumseh Michigan Mar* 1850 Madison Ohio July 1849 Madison Michigan Nov* 1849 Bl i s s field New J ersey Aug* 1849 Dover Michigan Franklin Farmer Ireland. Jan. 1850 Franklin Michigan. Sep* 1849 Farmer Pairfield Mass* Mar. 1850 Woodstock Michigan •To Be Continued— ��1?8 MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS Miss Ruth Howard, Curator of Education at the Kalamazoo Public Museum, for the past twelve years, is a native of Ionia County, Michigan. She holds a B. A. degree in history from Grinnell College and an M. A. degree from the University of Michigan ' where she majored in Anthropology and Archaeology. * Flora A. Lightbody of Alpena, Michigan, is a native of Chicago, and-holds music and art supervisor certificates from Lawrence College Conservatory of Music, and a B. S. degree from Eastern Michigan University. She teaches elementary vocal music at Alpena, and ..summers, studies in art colonies, following her hobby of working in oils and pastels. She also writes songs, arranges musicals and musical plays. Mrs. Edith Hamlin Mason, a native of Decatur, Michigan, is a retired teacher. A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, she has taught in the schools of Battle Creek, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, and Richland. She is a great granddaughter of Samuel Hamlin. Dr. Philip Parker Mason, Archivist and Assistant Professor of History at Wayne State University, is a native of Salem, Mass. He holds a B. A. degree from Boston University, and M. A. and Ph. D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He was formerly Michigan State Archivist and has authored a number of articles and a book t it led, Schoolcraft's Expedition to Lake Itaska. Archie P. Nevins began his teaching career in 1913 in Michigan's copper country, and at the time of his retirement, in 1955, was supervisor of inductrial education in the Kalamazoo City School District. He is active in the Kalamazoo Civil War Roundtable, the Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society, and the Kalamazoo County Historic­ al Society of which he was president in 1957-58 • He authored the story of the Kal­ amazoo Case which was originally prepared for a graduate course in history at West­ ern Michigan University. Mrs. Hazel Murray Sleater, a long-time resident of Charlotte, Michigan, whose avocation is local, family, and club history, is currently compiling and writing A History of the Charlotte Women's Club, for their 75th anniversary in 1962. She is history chairman for the Eaton County Federation and the Southwestern District Fed­ eration of Women's Clubs. She also holds memberships in the Michigan State Historic­ al Society, the Greater Lansing Historical Society, and the Kalamazoo Valley Genealogic­ al Society. Mrs. Ruth Nash Summerlott is a native of Burr Oak, Michigan. She took her B. A. degree from Western Michigan University, and teaches at the Northglade School in Kalamazoo. She has compiled the Keyes Family Records (Solomon, 1650), Westford, Mass., and is now collecting material for a Nash family history. Mrs. Helen Wallin is a publicist with the Office of Information and Education of the Michigan Department of Conservation^ Lansing. Mrs. Wallin was born in Owosso, Michigan where she graduated from high school. After leaving school she worked in various capacities for the Owosso Argus Press, the Lansing Capital News (now defunct) and the Lansing State Journal. In 1929 she began working for the State of Michigan which included the Health Department (Grand Rapids Division Laboratory), the Plann­ ing and Public Service Commissions in Lansing, and the Conservation Department. Mrs. Wallin has served on the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing for the past three years, and is editor of The Town Crier. �177 The State Flower - the lovely apple blossom - glorifies May-time in Michigan, when its pale pink blossoms add beauty and a delicate fragrance to the landscape, and give promise of a fruitful harvest. One need not go to the nation's capitol for the picturesque beauty of pink blossoms, blue water and the inspiration of the distant .Washington Monument. Beyond the mysterious drifting dunes of Lake Michi­ gan’s eastern shore, its blue waters meet the horizon to form a perfect background for apple blossom time in its famous western fruit belt. Coastal lighthouses lend a sense of security,, hospitality, and inspiration. Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice! A GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES relating to Michigan history in the Michigan Historical Commission Archives has been compiled and published by the State Records Center, in a pamphlet dated December i960. Under the same date the Center has published a folder, Permanent Records of All Units of Michigan Government, 1797"I960. ELEVENTH INSTITUTE OF GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH The American University, in cooperation with the American Society of Genealogists, the Maryland Hall of Records, and the National Archives and Records Service, an­ nounces its Eleventh Institute of Genealogical Research, July 10 - 28, 1961. Directors, Meredith B. Colket, Jr., Frank E. Bridgers, and Jean Stephenson. For information, address; Ernst Posner, The American University, 1901 F. Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C.: PEOPLING THE PAST is the name of the course in family history to be given at the Seminars on Americ­ an Culture, July 9 - 15- Detective methods of identifying an individual will be emphasized by this year’s instructors, Miss Dorothy C. Barck, Mr. John Insley Coddington, and Nina Fletcher Little. For further information, address: Seminars •on American Culture, Cooperstown, New York. THE WAR OF 1812 ' The 1812 Newsletter is a new magazine started in i960, and is dedicated to the promotion of research and historical appreciation of the War of 1812. It will act as a clearing house for agencies and States participating in the program of com­ memoration .in 1962-1963• Michigan in the War of 1812 by Fred C. Hamil has been published by the Michigan Historical Commission, Lewis Cass Building, Lansing 13, Michigan. $1.00. Lower rates to schools. REPRINTS OF ARTICLES IN MICHIGAN HERITAGE Reprints of any paper published in MICHIGAN HERITAGE may be obtained by any con­ tributor. ■; Estimates of the cost will be furnished upon request which should be made to the editor,before the issue containing the article goes to press. �86 ELIZA SPALDING-8-(Lucy-7-Stocking; Reuben-6; Benjamin-5; Samuel-4; George-3; Samuel-2; George-1) was b. in 1830 and d. in 1860/1. She m. George Washington Williams, November 26, 1854 at Colon, 8 Michigan. 9 Children: i Lettie Williams d. young. ii Franklin Be Williams b. January 17, i860 9 FRANKLIN B. WILLIAMS-9-(Eliza Spalding-8; Lucy-7-Stocking; Reuben-6; Benjamin-5; Samuel-4; George-3; Samuel-2; George-1) was b. January 17, i860 at Upper Flat Bush, Flowerfield Township, St. Joseph county Michigan. He m. Lillie Annettie Eberhard, December 24, 1891. He d. June 18, 1927 and she d. May 21, 1950- Children: i Lewis Roland Williams b. June 6, 1894; m. Eva Good, Aug. 15, 1931. Lewis d. Sept. 24, 1952. ii Jennie Ruth Williams b. January 26, 1898; d. May 28, 1941; m. Walter Scott February 28, 1916. iii Franklin Theodore Williams b. May 31, 1900; d. April 19, 1950> unmarried. 10 iv Charles Earnest Williams b. July 9, 1902; m. Clara Faye Eggleston, October 20, 1929* v Mabel Winnifred Williams b. August 3, 1914; m. James Cameron McRoberts, January 19, 1946. 10 CHARLES EARNEST WILLIAMS-10-(Franklin B. -9; Eliza Spalding-8; Lucy7-Stocking; Reuben-6; Benjamin-5; Samuel-4; George-3; Samuel-2; George-1) was b. July 9; 1902; m. Clara Faye Eggleston, October 20, 1929- Children: i Elizabeth Faye Williams b. June 15> 1931; Forrest Phillip Meek, March 31, 1951* Children: Philip Dwight b. Dec. 24, 1951; Sherrilyn Denise b. Nov. 2, 1953; d. Jan. 20, 1954; Valerie Denise b. May 18, 1956. ii Margie Ellen Williams b. February 19, 1935 iii Lillian Clara Williams b. May 2, 1936; m. Merritt Sheldon Keasey, III, March 31, 1956. Children: Lenore Faye b. Feb. 1, 1957; Charles Sheldon b. May 25, 1958; <3- July 20, 1958. iv Pamela Diane Williams b. May 7, 1947- References: Stocking, Rev. Charles Wright, D. Do: The Stocking Ancestry. Press. 1903* Family records. THE NEVINS Lakeside F A M I L Y Corrections by Archie Prentiss Nevins Michigan Heritage, Volume III, Number 2, Page 89s Item 139 i should read: Rosette Mo Nevins b. July 7, 1846. Volume III, Number 4, Page 196, Item 145 should read: Child: Joseph­ ine Nevins. �35 ix 6 x Elee*or Stocking b. Dec. 11, 1769$ m. October 12, 1790 Dorothy Edwards who d. October 10, 1803° Reuben Stocking b. February 16, 17775 m. May 1, 1800, Elizabeth Rowley Isham. REUBEN-6-STOCKING (Benjamin-5$ Samuel-4; George-32 Samuel-2; George-1) was b- in Middletown, Connecticut, February 16, 1777- He removed to New Berlin, Chenango County, New fork in 1805’- In February 181.9 he moved to Monroe County, New York, and in 1822 he pushed on to Genesee County where he purchased 110 acres in working which he had to struggle against adverse conditions e Merchandise had to be brought in wagons from Albany, schools were few and inefficient, and after many laborious years, he moved to Flowerfield, Michigan where he died August 10, 1846. He m. Elizabeth Rowley Isham, a step-daughter of Isaac Isham of Colchester, Conn., who was b. January 3? 1-781 • She died in Flowerfield Township, St. Joseph County, September 25, 1839° Childrens 7 i Lucy Stocking b. June 11, 1801$ m. Henry Spalding. ii Phoebe Stocking b. January 8, 1803$ d. March 5, 1810 at New Berlin, New York. iii Philo Washburn Stocking b. Nov. 10, 1804$ m. Feb. 13, 1834-, Nancy J«. Go Reynolds. iv Fanny Stuart Stocking b. Jan. 3, 1807$ m. Anson Torpy. v Benjamin Trumbull Stocking b. Nov. 11, 1809$ d. Aug. 10, 1822 vi Phebe Maria Stocking b. Feb. 12, 1311$ m. Dr. S. P. Choate of Three Rivers. Michigan. vii Moses Stocking b. April 1313$ Sept. 10, 1838, Anna Loomis. viii John Isham Stocking b. May 27, 1815$ d» Dec. 2, 1889$ m. (1) Polly Wisner Clark, October 15, 1345$ m. (2) Mrs. Fanny (Loomis) Brown. ix Daniel Nash Stocking b. March 5, 1817$ m. March 7, 1843, x xi xii xiii Eleanor A. Gill. Mary Stocking b. Jan. 21, 1819$ m. Sept. 4, 1842, Edward Arnold. Nancy Stocking b. June 2, 1821$ died young. Reuben Stocking b. February 3, 1823$ died young. Nancy Ann Stocking b. April 7, 1825$ b. William Garrison. LUCY-7-STOCKING (Reuben-6$ Benjamin-5$ Samuel-4$ George-3$ Samuel-2$ George-1) was b. June 11, 1801. She m. Henry Spalding. Children: i Mary Spalding. No further record. ii Lucy Spalding b. June 20, 1800; d. June 20, 1818. John D. iii Caroline Spalding b. January 15, 1825$ Vincent; d. Sept. 1, 1854. Children: Henrietta b. 1845; Albert b. 1857 /.sic/ 8 iv Eliza Spalding b. 1830$ m. George Washington Williams, Nov. 26, 1854, at Colon, Michigan. Died 1860/1. v vi vii viii ix Maria Spalding. No record. Hiram Spalding b. 1851$ d. 1889 Oren Spalding. No record. Franklin Spalding. No record. James Henry Spalding b. 1845$ d. 1918, unmarried. Albert Marion Spalding; m. Alice Pixley. Children: Vera b. 1878 m. Co Ray Howard; Lillian b. I89O, Unm. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. 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Title A name given to the resource Nevins Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Nevins Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Archie Prentiss Nevins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Archie Prentiss Nevins and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/918/Smith_Family_Genealogy.pdf fc639b103c8bfdb04e3c0ffdad8d5585 PDF Text Text (SMITH FAMILY) FAMILY HISTORY WRITTEN BY CLARA BURNHAM COWLING DATE UNKNOWN We older ones have been asked to write as much of the history of our branch of the Smith family as we may be able to gather at this late day. The first record we have was when George Smithr our great grandfather, was given by England, what was called a Tory Grant, on the shore of the Bay of Quinty, in the township of Sidney, county of Hastings, in Canada, west. This included Lot 15 in the first concession, together with Lot 15 in the broken front conces­ sion, which extended from the Bay of Quinty to the second concession. The farm was cleared from the bay back, so the clearing comprised the whole of the broken front, and half of. the lot in the first con­ cession. The house, barn and orchard were on the lot in the broken front concession. The two lots, including the road allowance between the two, had always been used as one farm. He died January 6, 1847, leaving his wife, Peggy Smith and five sons; John, Peter, William, Jacob and Philo Smith, and three daugh­ ters; Peggy Bell, Amarilla Fraser and Jane Farrer. William Smith, our grandfather, married for his first wife, Eve Banderberg, sometime in the 1820’s, I think. They had three child- . ren; Katherine married William Thompson, Amarilla Huff and Edward Smith. For his second wife, Phebe Lansing, and to them were born six children; John E., George Silvester, Mary, Harriet Sophronia, Samantha Jane and Marshall. Mary died.while they still lived in Canada. William Smith lived in Sidney many years. He was a good blacksmith and also practiced medicine under the Reformed Botanic or Thomsonian System, using only roots and herbs, no minerals of any kind. Be­ came to Michigan in 1845 and bought of William Lusk in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, eighty acres, the east side of the northwest quarter of section one, town two south, range twelve west, which remained in the family until a few years ago, when his grandson, William Smith sold it on account of ill health. While living in Canada they spun the yarn and wove home spun cloth for all their clothes, bed blankets, and lovely patterns of woolen bedspreads, making all the clothes for the whole family, and doing all of this -sewing by hand. Women must have kept quite busy in those days without having bridge parties and movies for amusement. Our grandmother was the dearest old lady who ever wore a cap and *neckerchief. The grandchildren who were fortunate enough to live with her say that she never scolded them and we always enjoyed going to her room for a visit. She lived to a good old age, nearly 82, and the old minister who preached her funeral sermon said, "I do not know if she ever belonged to any church or made any profession of religion, but I feel sure she was a good Christian woman". He had been a neighbor of theirs for many years. She always went about doing good. �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Two When grandfather bought the place in 1845 he meant to move to Mich­ igan as soon as he could get his business in Canada settled up, but things happened to prevent, and the best way to tell it is to read a copy of an undated letter to William Lusk written probably three years later. ’’Dear Sir: I now take my pen in hand to perform that which I had deferred from time to time, with the expectation of soon being able to let you know the time when we should come to live with you. But a succes­ sion of unavoidable occurences have prevented us until the present time. I suppose you have long since come to the conclusion we did not intend to come, but I assure you it is not the want of disposi­ tion to come that has prevented us. Two years ago the first part of March we started and came as far as the township of Whitby, about eighty-five miles, where my wife’s friends are living, with the intention of coming on as soon as the roads should get good. But I became involved in an unexpected law­ suit which did not get terminated until the ninth of last May. Since then we have been detained in consequence of our daughter ’s being taken sick about the time I had to go to court and she has been confined to the house and most of the time to her bed ever since. I feel thankful to God that she is yet alive and her health slowly improving, and hope by the time *the weather becomes fine she will be able to perform the journey by steamboat and railroad. We have had an unusually hard long winter here. Winter set in about the 14th of November and the sleighs still continue to run; Very few have yet begun making sugar in consequence of the snow being too deep and the weather too cold. I wish you would write to me as soon as you can after receiving this and let me know how you all are, how the times are there, and whether the house is still standing on the place and alright or not. Please give my regards to Mrs. Lusk and all the family, and all the neighbors with whom I became ac­ quainted while there. And I hope I shall be there with my family soon after the weather becomes favorable. If you write direct to Dr. William Smith, Whitby C.W. Columbus P.O. as there are three other P.O. in Whitby township and another William Smith.” He had evidently left money with Mr. Lusk for taxes for as long as he thought is would take him to get his business settled in Canada and getting moved to Michigan. But the best laid plans do not always work out according to plans. Aunt Mary never got well, but died some time later of consumption. The next news we have about the place is a letter from Alonzo Wyman dated November 17, 1852, answering a letter from grandfather dated the 10th asking about his land. �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Three "Dear Sir: Rec’d your letter requesting immediate information about your land. I got Mr. Baker to see Mr. Lusk. He told him it had been sold for taxes, he had bid it in, and it was in his possession. Said if you came on here and did something handsome, he would let you have it again. I went and saw him and showed him your letter. I told him it looked dishonest in him. He said that he had written several times to you, that the taxes were not paid, and received no answer. Mr. Flinn said Mr. Lusk told him you had left money to pay the taxes. I wish you would come as soon as you can. There is a steam saw mill within a hundred rods of your land. Perhaps Mr. Lusk thinks your land is more valuable than when you bought it and is thinking to get the rise of it. I think it will come out alright when you come. We are all well and it is a very healthy around here. We had a severe drouth last summer which makes fodder scarce, but we will get along very well. No more at present. Alonzo Wyman" Grandfather evidently came out shortly after this to straighten out the taxes and get the house repaired and ready to move into. Here follows a letter to grandmother, written January 27, 1,853. "Dear Wife and children: I now take my pen in hand to write a few lines to inform you I ar­ rived safely on Grand Prairie in enjoyment of good health and when this reaches you I hope it will find you enjoying the same blessing.1 I have delayed writing for some time expecting to be able to give you more particulars regarding the land. When I first came here Mr. Lusk said he was willing to do what was right, but it was several days before I could get him to say what he would do. When he wanted me to pay him one hundred dollars, I offered him fifty, and at length offered him seventy-five dollars, rather than to have any further trouble. He would not take that. I went to an attorney and took counsel. He told me to make him a lawful tender of fifty dollars and if he did not accept it to take possession of the place. I did so and am now fixing the house to put a family into it. Since I took that stand Lusk has become more pliable. Night before last he offered to take seventy-five dollars, but I did not see fit to give it. He then agreed to leave it to an arbitration last night. But when he saw what witnesses I had he would not go into it. The neigh­ bors here are very much displeased with his proceedings, expecially Mr. Wyman. I am boarding with Mr. Wyman. I cannot tell you when I will start for home as there is a great deal to do to the place yet before it will be fit to go into. I want you to make calculations for moving here as soon as we can after I return. I want John or Silvester to write to William Thompson and tell him, if he can sell our place in Sidney and get one or two good horses in payment, I want him to do so, and we will come by land as good horses sell very well here. If you should wish to, write direct to Kalamazoo P.O. Mich. �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Four Your affectionate husband and father 9 Wrlliam Smith” So after seven years delay, they came to their home in Michigan. John and Silvester drove the team through, the rest of the family coming on the train. They found many good friends in their new home and all remained in Michigan except Silvester. He went back to Canada that fall and later to New York State, where some of grand­ mother’s people lived and later enlisted in the war of the Rebellion. Some time after the close of the war he returned to Michigan and settled on the home farm where he lived most of the time until his death. Marshall also lived on the lived on an adjoining farm many years. John bought a home place, where he lived 1904. farm many years. Aunt Sophronia Dustin and Aunt Jennie Russell in Kalamazoo for farm about thirteen miles from the old until he quit farming about the year of Grandfather died in November 1873, aged 75 years and grandmother in the fall of 1890, nearly 82 years old. I do not know the date of Uncle Marshall’s death. Aunt Jennie Rus­ sell died September 26, 1908, my father John Smith, June 6, 1909 and Uncle Silvester March 1, 1910. Aunt Sophronia was the last of the family to go. There are 11 grandchildren living, 34 great grandchildren and quite a goodly number of great great grandchildren, but we are sorry to relate that when this, the 4th generation is gone, there will be none left by the name of Smith. Harriet Smith Leonard The preceding document is a copy of a family history, as compiled by Hattie Leonard (Aunt Hattie) and George Smith and read at the Smith family reunion on August 20, 1933 and goes back to George Smith who died January 6, 1847 leaving five sons and three daughters, one son being William Smith whose lineage I am attempting to trace. His children were John E., George Sylvester, Harriet Sophronia, Samantha Jane, and Marshall. Mary died while yet in Canada. John E. Smith came to Michigan with his folks at age 18 leaving three children in Canada by a previous marriage to Phoebe Lawson or Lansing. After being here some time he married Magdalene Williams and they had three daughters; Mary Ett, Harriet Jane (Aunt Hattie), Grace Josephine (Aunt Joe) and a son Frank Ezra. Mary Ett married Frank Wilson and had three children; Lena May, John E. and Frank S. As a child Grandpa Wilson lived on a farm just south of Cooper part of which is now owned by Maude Wilson, widow of John E. Grandpa had a truck farm and raised especially fine melons and berries. My favorite was a melon he called Banana Muskmelon and I still have a �1 CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Five few each year in my garden and my grandchildren like them very much. Mary Ett died young leaving three children, the youngest Lena May 9 years of age. Lena May Wilson born August 16, 1886, married Lloyd Golden Burnham on April 16, 1903, died April 20, 1930. Lloyd Burnham born November 10, 1881 died April 8, 1938. Clarence Myrle Burnham born May 6-, 1904, married Florence Haussler November 25, 1925, born at Summit, Illinois, October 23, 1902. Their children: Betty Lou born August 25, 1927, died August 28, 1927. Dolores Mae born June 30, 1932, married July 11, 1953 to Phillip Frances Pugh born March 14, now Captain in the U.S. Army stationed at Niagara Falls. They have three children; Philip Alexander born April 20, 1954 at Kalamazoo, Patrick Alan born April 7, 1955 at Tampa, Florida, John Richard born July 11, 1957 at Rochester, Minnesota. Richard Arlan born October 23, 1936, married on November 11, 1957 to Marilyn Louise Sanford born May 18, 1935. Children; Julie Ilene born September 23, 1958, Jodie Elizabeth born July 31, 1960 and Jeanine Annette born August 26, 1963. Ti|&. Clarence Burnham died December 6, 1964 of heart trouble and pneumonia, v.Clara May Burnham born August 31, 1906; married Frank J. Cowling September 17, 19?7, born December 2, 1885. One child: Harriet Dorothy born February 6, 1929 at Three Rivers, married George Wilson Hopkins born September 10, 1928, on May 12, 1951. Their children; Barbara Sue born May 17, 1952, Douglass Wilson born October 17, 1955. Frank Cowling was the first patient to undergo a pacemaker implant (mechanical heart) in Kalamazoo on April 8, 1964 and it is thought to be very successful. Hazel Esther always called Esther Burnham born January 12, 1909, married Wilmer Lawson Bailey.born August 27,. 1904, on October 19, 1926 at Goshen, Indiana. Their children: Jim Lawson bora June 26, 1928 married Virginia Anne McGowan born November 24, 1931, on June 16, 1950 at Manton, Michigan. Children are Robert Lawson born April 6, 1951 at Cadillac, Michigan, Marjorie Sue born March 15 at Kalamazoo, Gregory Lee born June 17, 1955 at Kalamazoo, David Owen born February 17, 1960 at Kalamazoo and Glenn Alan born April 1962 at Kalamazoo. I Joanne Bailey born May 15, 1932 married John Lovell Harrison on May 24, 1950, born May 24, 1910, at Manton, Michigan. Their children; Esther May born September 6, 1953, John Lovell born November 5, 1953, Alan Dean born January 5, 1955, Lois Anne born April 20, 1956 and Doris Dianne born January 28, 1959. �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Seven Barbara Jean Bailey born January 11, 1938, married on August 25, 1956 to Ralph Denton Soliday born December 15,.1929. Children are Melody Kay, August 1, 1957, Steven Lawrence, May 22, 1959 and Donna Jean, February 25, 1965. Lloyd Byron Bailey born November 8, 1942, married on June 2, 1962 to Jacqueline DeHollander born October 10, 1944. One child: Kelly Kay Bailey, September 26, 1963. John E. Wilson born in 1888, died in 1948, married Maude Black of Charlevois, Michigan. Their only child, a foster child named Geraldine married to Al Rice living at Long Lake, south of Kalamazoo. Frank S. Wilson born June 10, 1894, married on August 8, 1914 in Wray, Colorado to Alta May Heasten born August 9, 1894. Frank S. died on April 1, 1947. Children: Verner Frank Wilson born May 25, 1918, married on August 31, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, to Marjorie M. Girvin born October 2, 1918. Children are Lisa Ann born April 7, 1954 and Lora Lee born November 1, 1955. Leila May Wilson born September 14, 1922, living at Ault,- Colorado, with her mother. Harriet Jane Smith (Aunt Hattie) married William Leonard and lived at Delton on a brickyard near a lake. When we visited there we often had a fish fry and I remember when one the boys tied Aunt Hattie’s mouth shut so she couldn’t eat any more, not knowing she held her fingers in her mouth while he tied so she went on eating anyway to; -. . v everybody's amusement. We also enjoyed family reunions at her home. 1 Harriet Jane Smith b. February 24, 1866, d. December 7, 1934 Married February 29, 1888 William Leonard b. June 6, 1856, d. June 1937 l-(2) (3) (4) (3) (4) 1 Florence May Leonard b. December 13, 1888 Married August 3, 1922 Henry William Kroes b. September 22, 1883 2 Leonard George Kroes b. January 3, 1924 Married March 21, 1947 Jimmie Lou Pierce b. September 6, 1927 3 Allan Leigh Kroes b. September 27, 1947, d. September 30, 1947 Larry Edward Kroes b. August 26, 1948 Harriet Jane Kroes b. October 14, 1950 Rodney James Kroes b. December 24, 1952 Jeffrey Lynn Kroes b. December 7, 1954 Melanie Ann Kroes b. January 4, 1958 2 Henry William Kroes b. January 5, 1925 Married June 6, 1948 Lydia DiBartolemeo b. June 5, 1924 3 Derek Jan Kroes b.*March 21, 1950 Jason Scott Kroes b. March 20, 1953 Angela Maria Kroes b. May 28, 1955 Brian Leonard Kroes b. May 27, 1959 �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Eight (3) 2 Keith Edward Kroes b. September 16, 1926 Married April 19, 1949 Delores June Burpee b. May 30, 1929 (4) 3 Linda Jeanne Kroes b. March 9, 1950 Nancy Anne Kroes b. March 24, 1952 Dee Ann Elizabeth Kroes b. July 3, 1953 Keith Alan Kroes b. December 12, 1957 Karin Fay Kroes b. May 3, 1960 (2) 1 Charles Leon Leonard b. December 27, 1889, d. February 17, 1956 Married August 29, 1923 Eloyse Amanda Rogers b. September 10, 1897 (3) 2 Barbara Eloyse Leonard b. December 15, 1925 Married June 12, 1947 James Harrison Burchell b. May 31, 1924 (4) 3 Dolores Jean Burchell b. May 6, 1948 Jacqueline Burchell b. September 23, 1949 David James Burchell b. June 27, 1951 Margaret Ann (Peggy) Burchell b. July 25, 1952 Donald Leon Burchell b. December 14, 1954 Mary Beth Burchell b. November 22, 1956 Barbara Irene Burchell b. June 16, 1959 Thomas Daniel Burchell b. December 23, 1961 (3) 2 Lois Elizabeth (Betty) Leonard b. July 18, 1929 Married December 20, 1948 William Frank Glenn b. August 2, 1927 (4) 3 Douglas James Glenn b. September 3, 1949 Laurie Ann Glenn b. February 3, 1953 Charles Stuart Glenn b. February 19, 1964 (3) 2 Aleathe Ann Leonard b. September 20, 1932 Married October 19, 1957 Carl Louis Storm b. November 5, 1931 (4) 3 Jill Elizabeth Storm b. June 3, 1960 Joy Marie Storm b. February 5, 1962 (3) 2 William Leon Leonard b. December 8, 1933 Married June 6, 1959 Sandra Gail Swenson b. March 28, 1935 (4) 3 Patricia Elizabeth Leonard b. April 3, 1961 James William Leonard b. February 12, 1962 (2) 1 Mabel Magdalene Leonard b» August 7, 1891 Married October 15, 1921 Emil Herman Bayer b. August 26, 1888, d. June 17, 1949 (2) 1 George William Leonard b. December 14, 1892, d. November 10, 1971 Married February 9, 1924 Fay Louisa Reynolds b. February 2, 1902 (3) 2 George Reynolds Leonard b. August 22, 1925 Married May 27, 1949 Doris Jean Beavan b. December 29, 1922 (2) 1 Lois Mary Leonard b. September 9, 1896 Married May 14, 1922 Loyal Kellogg Flower b. November 5, 1895, d. November 16, 1951 �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Nine Grace Josephine Smith (Aunt Joe) married Charles Henry Layton and we spend many happy times at their house since she had taken our mother to live with her after the death of her mother. We often spent Christ­ mas there with many relatives on hand and a goodly amount of food with oyster stew being made in a wash boiler. We also had family reunions there in the grove down the lane. Many were the times we visited in the summer and went home with all the watermelon, sweet corn.or nuts, etc. we had room to get in the car since cars did not have trunks in those days. Their children were: Mary Magdaline (Marie) who married Orlo Norton in 1924, and we still enjoy visiting them in the old home just south of Cooper. John William Layton who married Lida Bennet and had two children; Norris J. who married Vivian Moke and has three children, Nora Ann Tavia, Jan and Annie Lorrie. Phillis Marie married to Morris John­ son, living on a farm just north and west of Cooper a couple of miles. They have four children, Patricia Joy, Garrey, Dale and Chris. Frank Ezra Smith married Florence Abbey and for his second wife he married Nora Link Peterson and had no children by either wife and is now dead. George Sylvester Smith (Uncle Vet) married Liza Lusk and their children: George L. married Hellen Strong and they had a boy that died. Jennie never married and died in 1962. Mildred married Irving Biscome who works in the Post Office in Kalamazoo. They had twin boys that both died. William L. Smith married Maggie Pifer and had one daughter, Linnie Mary who never married and is now dead. Charles L. married Bertha Root and they had a daughter Marian who married a man by the name of Irving and had four or five children who I don’t seem to be able to learn about, after his death she married a Mr. Bennet. Ida who died several years ago leaving no children. Hellen who married and had twins, Donald and Gordon, both died. Jennie died at age sixteen and it was said she tipped hot tea on her chest and was badly scalded which caused tuberculosis and finally her death. Elmer L. Smith married a woman named Orfa and they had no children. Byron L. Smith married Mabie and after her death he married Lillian Knowlton now living at Richland and they had Mary who died at age sixteen and Edith now*living in Richland. Harriet Sophronia Smith (Aunt Phrone) married Orrin C. Dustin and had one son: Lou C. Dustin born July 28, 1875, died June 21, 1959, married on February 24, 1904 to Geraldine Peck. They lived near us on a road now called G.H. Avenue and raised fruit and vegetables which they took into Kalamazoo to sell and as a small girl I picked raspberries, currants and peas. They also had an orchard and I have never seen such beautiful apples as they raised and loaded in freight cars to ship. These cars were loaded at the brickyard at the end of the road west of where they lived. Their children were: �CLARA BURNHAM COWLING Page Ten Evelyn E. born July 17, 1905, married Elmer Grinde, no family. Orrin P. Dustin born June 4, 1909, married Madelain Mitchell. One child; Gail E. born May 27, 1935, married Robert Sikkema, and had three children, Craig born May 1, 1955, Todd born February 9, 1958 and Sydney Ann born January 9, 1960. Vivian Dustin born February 4, 1912, not married. Dudley M. Dustin born May 20, 1914, married Betty J. Paul. Two children; Deanna born December 8, 1945 and Dan born January 23, 1951. Dorothy M. Dustin married Albert Alves. Two children; Buddy Wayne born March 1, 1948 and Karen Dorothea born November 22, 1949. Marlin 0. Dustin born December 19, 1920, married Jane E. Reidlinger Children are; Susan Carol, August 5, 1947, Richard Marlin, November 10, 1948, Paul Rupert, July 4, 1950 and Sherry Jane, March 10, 1958. Samantha Jane Smith married Ellahue Russel and their children were: Lilly who married and she and her first child both died at birth. Mary (Mammie) married E. Lee Miller and their children were Lillie born January 1, 1895 in Kalamazoo and married Hiram Paul in Chicago on July 3, 1929, who survives. Lillie died at Kalamazoo, September 19, 1963, leaving a son Leland and two grandsons in Kalamazoo. And a sister, Avis married to I. C. (Bill) Hicks and they live at Crooked Lake near Kalamazoo and used to have us there for family reunions. We always enjoyed a warm greeting and a wonderful time. Marshall Smith married Bell Lusk and lived in a reddish brown house just west of William Smith's house, gone for some time. They had twins who both died. She had by a former marriage two children; Ida Parmalee who married a Mr. Sampson and had two children, Raymond and Gladys, Ida later married Claude Church and had two more children, Maude and Claude. Cleon Parmalee now living in Alamo and his wife is a sister to Mrs. John (Lida) Layton. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. Users should validate their research and cross-reference available information. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Smith Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Smith Family Genealogy. Note page 6 is missing. Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carla Burnham Cowling Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Carla Burnham Cowling and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/926/Mc_Elwain_Family_Geneaolgy.pdf 4a5b2817b12699283d351e7e81c575c8 PDF Text Text 224 TEE Me ELWAIN FAMILY OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN Contributed by Charles 0. Earthy - Hastings, Michigan 1 JAMES McELWAIN came from Ireland to America before 1727. He settled at Palmer, Massachusetts where he d. in 1730- He brought two sons, James and Timothy, from Ireland, with him. Children: i Janes McElwain never married and returned to Ireland. 2 ii Timothy McElwain m. Anna Spear 2 TIM0THY-2-McELWAIN (James-1) was b. in 1709; d. Sept. 7, 1790; m. Aug. 24, 1738, Anna Spear (1713-1746). Timothy bought a lot on the west side of Swift River, in Palmer, when he was 18 years old, and when he was 28 he m. Anna Spear. Children: i Sarah McElwain b. 1739.’ m 1761, Timothy Ferrill ii Betty McElwain b. 1741; m. 1764, John King iii John A. McElwain b. 1743; m. 1779, Miriam Spear (2) Hannah Melvin iv Timothy McElwain b. 1746; m. Jane Brown v Samuel McElwain b. 1751; 1776, Sarah Ferrill vi Anna McElwain b. 1753; 1778, Adoniu^h Jones vii Elizabeth McElwain b. 1755; 17--, Israel Jones viii Eleanor McElwain b. 1757 3 ix Roger McElwain b. 1759; 1790, Delina Hill 3 R0GER-3-McELWAIN (Timothy-2; James-1) was b. in 1759; m. Nov. 25, 1790, Delina Hill. Children: i Miriam McElwain b. 1791 ii Ralph McElwain b. 1793 iii Timothy McElwain b. 1795 iv Sally McElwain b. 1797 v Arrila McElwain b. 1799 4 vi Lorenzo McElwain b 1301; m. Louisa Moore 4 LORENZO-4-McELWAIN (Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) b. 1801; m. Louisa Moore: residence, Centerline, Erie Co., New York. Children: 5 i Roger Delos McElwain b. 1328; m. Emily Jane Evans ii William Dana McElwain; m Mrs. Axtcl; one child, Ida iii Delina McElwain died young iv Lucina Elmira McElwain m. William Delos Lewis; res. Pekin, NY. v Charlotte P. McElwain m. Hamilton of East Aurora, N.cY. . vi Mary D. McElwain m. Irving Hiram Lewis of Buffalo, N. Y. Child, Columbia Pearl Lewis. 5 ROGER DELOS-5-McELWAIN (Lorenzo-4; Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) was b. Jan. 12, 1328, Erie Co., N. Y.; d. 1906, Hastings, Michigan; m. Feb. 17, 1857, at Penfield, Emily Jane Evans b. June 1, 1836, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.; d. Sept. 10, 1902. Children: 6 i John McElwain b. April 14, 1858; m. Jennie Clark 7 ii Arthur McElwain b. Sept. 10, i860; m. Celinda Barnes iii Willis McElwain b. Sept. 10, 1862; d. May 1, 1363 iv Willard McElwain b. Sept. 10, 1862 (twin of Willis) d. April 28, 1863 �223 BRISTOW Father Mother BROCKWAY George H. Ethel M. Floyd E. BROOKS BROW Matilda Orson R Ena L' 1839-19U 1349-1916 1886-1954 1895-1955 wife of George H. Michigan, Pvt., 50th Base Hq., AB Sq AAF, World War II May 21, 1898 - Nov. 9, 1966 d. April 27, 1879 ae 42-3-0, wife of Frank 1858-1932 1869-19 _ _ /To Be Continued/ A MISSING LINK Contributed by Alexis A. Praus — Kalamazoo, Michigan This item was published in The Norwich Packet /Connecticut/, printed by John Trumbull, near the Meeting-House, Thursday, February 21, 1793> an<^ copied from the Albany Gazette, which had published the following letter, dated January 26, 1793: Mess Webster: In giving the following a place in your paper, you will greatly oblige a for­ lorn and returned captive, who subscribes herself your very humble servant, POLLY SMITH I was unfortunately taken by the Mohawk Indians, about 18 or 19 years ago, and being at that time a child, I have no knowledge of my parentage or part of the country they belonged to except what I received from two young women who had also been captured, and with whom I fortunately fell in company, the evening after I was taken. They informed me that they were acquainted with my parents, and as we were kept together for five years, I became capable of retaining their information; which to the best of my present recollection was that my name was Polly Cooley, my father’s Gideon Cooley, my mother’s maiden name Betsey Stanley, and that my brothers names were Jacob, Gideon, and Calvin. I do not recollect that they ever informed me I had any sisters, or of the town, county or state I came from. The Christian names of these two young women were Betsey and Hannah, but their maiden names I do not remember. After five years captivity, they were most inhumanly murdered for Betsey’s refusing to marry an Indian. After their death I still lived with the Indians about six years when I was sold by my Indian father and mother to a German, at Detroit. I lived with him very nearly six years, in which time I married John Smith of New England, and by him had two children. In May last, my husband and eldest child were unfortunately drowned. I have since been travelling, seeking as yet in vain, for my parents or relations. I have some inclination of going up the Mohawk River, supposing I was taken from the count­ ies of Albany, Montgomery, or Saratoga, but as the Indians would never give me any information on the subject, it is only supposition. I have therefore thought fit to publish these lines, hoping they will be copied into the different papers in this country, and that if I have any relations living, they may from the above narrative get information thereof, and should any claim me as a child, sister or relation, they can see or hear from me at Mr. Alexander Bryants, at the Saratoga Springs, about 36 miles north of Albany, in the county of Saratoga, where I shall remain till spring, when if not enquired for, I shall return to Niagara. �22? 8 9 v Dwight McElwain b. June 2h, 1365; d. Sept. 10, 186? vi Jason McElwain b. April 13, 1870; m. Lois Marshall vii Mary McElwain b. September 28, 1873 6 J0HN-6-McELWAIN (Roger Delos-5; Lorenzo-4; Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) was b. April 14, 1853; d. April 7, 1923; Jennie Clark in 1385. She was b. 1862, dau. of George and Mary Clark; she d. 1941. John McElwain was honest and frank in his opinions, even to a point of seeming harshness, but no one could have a friend more true. He loved his boys and their friends and was a great favorite with the younger generation. He worked in the Auditor-general’s off­ ice in Lansing for many years, and then went into a soft drink bottling bus­ iness with a Mr. Sullivan. He lived at 1 Savoy Court. John and Jennie are both buried in Hastings. Children: i Clement McElwain b. April 1, 1836; d. Sept. 31, 1931; m. Fay Martin; he was an advertising man; had one child which d. y. ii Millard McElwain b. Dec. 16, 1889; April 3, 1917, to the flu epidemic; he was unmarried. 7 ARTHUR-6-McELWAIN (Roger Delos-5; Lorenzo-4; Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) was b. Sept. 10, i860; d. Jan. 25, 1902; m. Celinda (called "Tin") Barnes. Arth­ ur was a tall, well-built, handsome man with a charming personality, full of fun and life, and an unusually good dancer. Everyone liked MKitM as he was called. He was electrocuted while working on a telephone line at Hastings, in 1902. Children: i Gladden McElwain was a general in the Ordnance Department of the U. S. Army. ii Blanch McElwain m. Charles Potts; one daughter, Virginia. 3 JASON-6-McELWAIN (Roger Delos-5; Lorenzo-4; Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) was b. April 13, 1370; d. May 20, 1938; m. Sept. 11, 1902, Lois Marshall of Nash­ ville, Michigan. Jason was b. at Hastings and graduated from the Hastings High School and the Grand Rapids Business College. He was a member of the Hastings Masonic and K P Lodges, the State Grange, the Commercial and Rotary Clubs. He owned the homestead and farm of his father, where he had a fine dairy herd; he took many prizes at flower shows with his choice roses, iris, peonies, gladioli and tulips. Lois Marshall was b, in 1874; she studied at the University of Michigan, Kalamazoo College and Ferris Institute at Big Rapids. She taught at Hastings and Otsego and has been Vice-regent of the DAR. She was chairman of the Barry County Red Cross in World War I, and was, for three years, on the University of Michigan Scholarship Committee, and has always been interested in Givic and church work. She d. May 14, 1966. Jason was manager of the Citizen's Telephone Company at Hastings for many years. Child: i Emily Julia McElwain b. Feb. 3, 1903; Hastings; d. Jan. 12, 19^5* She had an AB degree from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree from Northwestern. She taught in Royal Oak Senior High School for 7 years and in Hastings High School for more than 34 years. 9 MARY-6-McELWAIN (Roger Delos-5; Lorenzo-4; Roger-3; Timothy-2; James-1) was b. Sept. 28, 1873; unmarried; a talented singer, had a fine contralto voice; She retired from the Citizen’s Telephone Co., after 42 years of service; res­ ides in Hastings and compiled the material for this family history. Mary is a member of Eastings Chapter, 0. E. S., the Methodist Church, and a life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. �226 BIOGRAPHIES OF MONTCALM COUNTY CIVIL WAR VETERANS Compiled by Evelyn Ingraham Arnold -- Belding, Michigan Part IV — Continued from Volume X-3- 166 HENRY H. ARNTZ was b. Jan. 8, 181+2, in Stark Co., Ohio, son of John and Betsey E. (Rice) Arntz, neither of whom were living in 1894. Settling in MontceIm County, Michigan, in the fall of 1853, he married at North Plains, March 4, 1866, Kate Kcrvin, b. Sept. 10, 1347, at.Portland, Mich., dau. of William and Katherine (Matthews) Kervin, both dead before 1894. To this marriage were born the following children: Byron, Nettie, Levern, Esto Ila, Willie, Lena, and Glen H. Sept. 28, 1864, at the age of 22, a farmer in Montcalm Co., he enlisted from Grand Rapids, as a private in Co. P., 3rd Michigan V. I., 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th A. C.. April 1865 he was sent to the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, with a broken arm, and from there to Louisville, Kentucky, to Bull’s Gap, in the next June; on the 12th of the same month he was honorably discharged at Louisville. He fought at Decatur and Murfreesboro. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812. His grandfather served in the Revolution. Mr. Arntz was commissioner of Bushnell Township, and in 1394 was a veterinary surgeon, belonged to the T. J. Barr­ ett Post No. 103 GAR, pensioned and postoffice address was Vickeryville, Michigan. GEORGE N. BALL entered the service from Ionia Co., Michigan, a sawyer, 37 years old, enlisting Sept. 1, 1864, as a private in Co. D., 21st Michigan V. I., 2nd. Brigade, 1st. Division, 14th A. C. February 1865 his company was detailed for the capture of General Morgan; he fought at Bentonville and was given an honorable dis­ charge at Washington, D. C., June 8, 1365* Three brothers of Mrs. Ball, Charles W., Luther J., and David J. Bennett, were in the service; her step-father, John Zimmerman, and brother Charles were out in Co. H, 8th Michigan V. I., Luther in Co. L, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. Mr. Ball was b. May 2, 1827, in SchoharienCo., NY son of John and Margaret (Winegard) Ball, both dead before 1894. George N. Ball come to Montcalm County in the fall of 1863, marrying, Jon. 22, 1871, at Stanton, Louisa J. Bennett b. Nov. 18, 1839, in Cayuga Co., N. Y.,- dau.‘ of Robert H. and Laura N. (Jackson) Bennett; her father was living but her mother was deceased in 1894. To George and Louisa were born the following children: John L., b. Sept. 14, 1371; and Laura E. b. Oct. 14, 1375- By his first marriage to Charlotte Low, Mr. Ball had a dau. Adaline E., who was deceased in 1894. By a second marriage to Ruby Randall, he had a son, Charles H. Mrs. Ball also had one child by a previous marriage, Frederick A. Bennett, marr­ ied (1394) and living in Washtenaw County. In 1394 Mr. Ball was a member of Tom Custer Post No. 163 GAR, totally disabled, he was pensioned, and his postoffice address was Box 6, McBride, Michigan. HIRAM BELCHER, a native of Jefferson County, N. Y., was b. July 4, 1824, son of Calvin B. and Sallie (Price) Belcher, both dead before 1894. He settled in Mont­ calm Co., Mich., in the spring of 1876, having previously married, July 4, 1855, in St. Clair County, Mary A. Blair, b. Aug. 8, 1325, at Pickering, Canada, dau. of Joel T. and Fanny (Henry) Blair, both dead before 1894. To them were born four children: Josephine M., William E., Philinda and Loring. Mr. Belcher’s soldier life began Feb. 16, 1362, when a farmer at Port Huron, Michigan, he enlisted at 36 years of age in Co. H., 10th Michigan Volunteer Infantry 1st. Brig., 2nd Division, 14th A. C. as a private, though soon promoted to corporal, then to sergeant and designated as color bearer to his regiment. He participat­ �22? ed in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, and was wounded at WaynesV boro, through the foot, and in the head at Buzzard’s Roost. May 20, 1862 he was sent to the hospital for two weeks, blind from the effects of poison. He was dis­ charged from first enlistment Feb. 6, 1864, near Rossville, Georgia, re-enlisting the same day in his old command. He was furloughed for 30 days and rejoined his regiment at Detroit, the same year. After the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia, he was detailed for six days on special service, tearing up railroads, and received his final honorable discharge July 19, 1365, at Detroit, Michigan. Two brothers were also in the service, Andrew Belcher in the 27th Michigan V. I. was killed at the Battle of Knoxville, Tennessee, and William in Co. H., 10th Michi­ gan Volunteer Infantry. David Blair, a brother of Mrs. Belcher, served in the 7th. Michigan Cavalry, but his fate is unknown. Hiram Belcher also served all through the Mexican War with credit, and by 1894 was disabled from his various army service. He was then working as a gardener, a member of J. T. Barrett No. 172 GAR Post, pen­ sioned, and postoffice address was Vestaburg, Michigan. MOSES BENNETT was 30 years old, and a farmer, August 7, 1864 when he enlisted from Fair Plains, Montcalm Co., as a private in Co. A. 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, 14th A. C., afterwards changed to 20th A. C. In April 1865, he was de­ tailed at Moor&ead City, N. C. unloading boats, cutting timber, and building comm­ issary storehouses: previous to this, January of the same year, he was injured in the shoulder at the Battle of Savannah, and was in the hospital for three months. June 25, 1865, he received an honorable discharge at Washington, D. C. Mr. Bennet was b. Oct. 10, 1830, in Scioto Co., Ohio, son of Noah and Rebecca (Wood) Bennet, both deceased before 1894. He came to Montcalm Co., Michigan in 1854, and married there two years later, Dec. 20, 1356, Susannah Sole, a native of New York, and dau. of Joel and Dorcas (Conklin) Sole, the former living, the latter deceased in 1894. To them were born these children: Adella, Ij, Joel S., and Omar L. December 1, 1374, Mr. Bennett m. (2) Lydia Dalrymple, widow of John Dalrymple. Three brothers were in the service: Ira Bennett, in Co. B-, 9th Wisconsin V. I. was killed at Perrysville, Kentucky; Harrison and Noah were both in Co. B, 21st. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and were both living in 1394. Moses Bennett belonged to the Home Guards in Missouri, in 1862. Before 1394 held held the offices of town clerk and school inspector, and in 1894 was Justice of the Peace for Home Township, a member of J. T. Barrett ?ost No. 130 GAR, unable to work, pensioned and post office address was Cedar Lake, Michigan. CHARLES M. MOON was b. July 23, 1340 in Oneida Co., N. Y., but was living at Assyria, Barry Co., Michigan, engaged in farming, at the age of 21 years, when he enlisted Sept. 2, 1861, at Battle Creek, Michigan, as a private in Co. I, Merrill’s Horse Regt. Cav., being promoted to Corporal. He took part in the battles of Memphis, Missouri, where July 18, 1862, he received a gunshot wound in the right arm. For this he was treated by a private physician at Benton Port, Iowa, but nevex went to a hospital. lie saw service at Marion, Va., Saltville, Henry C. H., Abbot Creek and High Creek. He was honorably discharged from the first enlistment Oct. 12, 1862, at Sturgess, Mo. He reenlisted at Greenville, Michigan, August 19, 1864, in Co. E., 10th Michigan Cavalry. Dec. 9 or 10, 1864, he, with a comrade, was de­ tailed to carry dispatches from Bean Station to Clay Springs at Stoneman’s Headquar­ ters, then went with Gen. Stoneman back to Knoxville, rejoining his regiment after three weeks. He was finally honorably discharged June 23, 1865, at Knoxville, Tenn. His father served in the War of 1812, and was also corporal in the 184th Regt. 49th Brigade, 12th Division of Infantry of New York Militia, receiving his commiss­ ion April 10, 1323. The following brothers served in the late war: George W. serv­ ed in a New York regiment and died after the close of the war from effects of army �228 exposure. Martin Van Buren served in a New York• regiment and was living in 1394. Two brothers of Mrs. Moon also served in the war, Granville Austin in Co. I, Sixth Michigan Cavalry, was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and taken to Belle Isle, Ander­ sonville and kept for nine months; he died at Annapolis, Maryland shortly after be­ ing exchanged. Benjamin Austin served in Co. H., Merrill’s Horse Cavalry. Charles M. Moon was a son of George W. and Polly (Eddy) Moon, both dead before 1894. He married April 19, IS63, in Barry Co., Michigan, Minerva J., dau. of Calvin and Charlotte (Cobb) Austin, both dead before 1894. Minerva was b. Dec. 9, X3U4 in Barry County. In 1394 Mr. Moon was a farmer, pensioned, a member of the Andrew Macomber Post No. 141, GAR and postoffice address was Lake view, Michigan. JACOB E. REAGAN, proprietor of the Montcalm House, Howard City, Michigan, was b. in Maumee Co., Ohio, July 10, 1337, but was living in Marion Co., Mo., at the breaking out of the Civil War. He enlisted from Quincy, ’Illinois, May 21, 1861, when 22 years of age, in Co. G., loth Inninois Volunteer Infantry, as a private soldier, and was promoted to Duty Sergeant. May 1363 &t Vicksburg, Miss, he was captured by a lieutenant of the Second Mississippi Infantry, while working for a comrade on the battle field, but made his escape the same night. He was honorably discharged Dec. 2, 1862, at St. Joseph, Missouri. He reenlisted Aug. 3, 1863 at Indianapolis, Indiana, in Co. D. 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He took active part in the battles of Monroe Station, Palmyra, Springfield, Lexington, Harris Bluff. Arkansas Post, Grand Gulf, Fort Gibson, Jackson, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, and rec­ eived his final honorable discharge August 8, 1864, at Black River, Mississippi. Mr. Reagan had two half-brothers in the war, Thomas Reagan and Enoch Jones. The latter served in the 34th Indiana Infantry and was wounded at Champion Hill; both were dead before 1894. His paternal and maternal ancestors were natives of Ireland. His father, Zatlock Reagan and his mother Susan (Emery) Reagan both died before 1394. Jacob was married in Cass Co., Indiana, Jan. 16, 1857, to Catherine Hyman who was b. Aug. 2, 1838, in Carroll Co., Indiana, dau. of Valentine Hyman. Both her parents were deceased before 1894.' Jacob and Catherine (Hyman) Reagan had the following children: Edwin E., b. June 4, 1866; Jesse C. b May 23, 1368; John E., b. Feb. 13, 1371; Ada R. b. Sept. 5, 18752 and Daniel A., b. Dec. 6, 1879- Their only daughter m. Fred Ensley. Mrs. Reagan was with him in the field during the terra of his first enlistment and served as nurse in the field hospitals during all that time, about 19 months. Mr. Reagan was a member of the J. T. Jones Post, No. 252, was pensioned, and postoffice address was Box 308, Howard City, Michigan. JOSEPH HANCHETT entered the service from Montcalm Co., Michigan where he settl­ ed in 1854, and engaged in farming. He was 27 years of age when he enlisted from Detroit, August 15, 1861, as a private in Co. D, 9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. In the following December he was sent to the hospital at West Point, Kentucky, with typhoid fever, remaining two or three weeks. Discharged from his first enlistment at Chattanooga Tenn., December 1863, he immediately reenlisted in his old command, receiving a veteran's furlough of 30 days, from which he rejoined his command in the following January at Coldwater, Mich., and was finally discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, September 15, 1865. He fought at Stone River, Chickamauga and in the Atlanta campaign. Three brothers were in the service. Alexander was in the same command; Grimes went out in the 17th N. Y. Volunteer Infantry, and in the 2nd. N. Y. Cavalry, and was killed in front of Petersburg; Enos J. served in the 2nd N. Y. Cavalry. Two brothers of Mrs. Hanchett were also in the army, George Husker in the 9th., Michigan V. I., died at West Point, Ky.; Harvey Husker enlisted but before he could be assigned to duty he was taken sick and died before he left the state. �229 Joseph Hanchett was b. May 16, 1834, in Onondaga. Co., N. Y., son of Isaac P. and Lucina (Grimes) Hanchett, both deceased before 1894. He m. in Bushnell Township March 4, 1857, Angeline Husker, b. Sept. 23, 1839, in Lenawee County, Michigan, dau. of William and Mabelie (Walling) Busker, both of whom wore dead by 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Hanchett had two children: Irving died before 1894, and Corrinna. In 1894 Mr. Hanch­ ett was a^ farmer, pensioned, a member of Bacon Post No. 305, GAR, and his postoffice address was Sheridan, Michigan. FRANKLIN J. SHAW was b. Feb. 8, 1345, in Lorain Co., Ohio, and came to Montcalm County, Michigan in March 1885- In 18£4, his father, Winslow Shaw, was deceased, but his mother, Maritta (Hitchcock) Shaw was living. He was twice married. His first wife, Mary Thomas, to whom he was married Oct. 6, 1389, died, leaving one child, Lula B., b. Dec. 20, 1872. Aug. 12, 1888, he m., in Lake view, Montcalm Co., Emma Martin who was b. in Allegany, N. Y., March 18, 1351, dau. of Melvin and Lydia C. (Pond) Martin, both living in 1894. They had one child, Earl W. Shaw, b. Nov. 16, 1389. Franklin J. Shaw was a farmer when he enlisted Oct. 23, 1863, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the age of 19 years, in Co. E, 1st Engineers & Mechanics, as a private and was promoted to corporal. He had pneumonia and was treated in the hospital at Bridgeport, Alabama, March 1, 1864, for about three weeks. July 5, 1365, he was de­ tailed to guard General Tower (Chief Eng. Mil. Div. Tenn.) Headquarters, Nashville, Tenn, until he received his honorable discharge, Sept. 22, 1865, at Nashville. He took active part in the battles of Averysboro and Bentonville, N. C. His first wife had two brothers in the war. George Thomas served in the 69th Ohio V. I., and was mustered out with his regiment, and Bule Thomas served in an Ohio regiment and was killed in front of Petersburg. His second wife also had two brothers in the war, Alvin A., and Simeon Martin, the former in Co. D., 53rd Penna. V. I., was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of the Wilderness, was taken to Libby prison and never heard from afterward; the latter served in a Wisconsin Regt., was mustered out and was living in 1894. His grandfather, Samuel Hitchcock served in the War of 1812; and his great grandfather served in the American Revolution under General Washington, and was a personal friend of General Lafayette. Mrs. Shaw’s great grandfather, Phineas Pond, also served in the Revolution under General Washington. In 1894, Mr. Shaw had been Justice of the Peace for four years, in Winfield Twp., received a pension, and was engaged in farming at Amble, Michigan, his post­ office address. GILMAN J. WRIGHT entered the service from Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio where he was farming when.he enlisted at the age of 18, Jan. 3, 1362, as a private and music­ ian in Co. B., 123th Ohio V. I. During all its term of service his regiment was en­ gaged in guard and garrison duty at Johnson’s Island. He was in the hospital there four weeks with mumps and cold, in the summer of 1863, and was given an honorable discharge at the same place, Feb. 28, 1365A brother, Charles H. Wright, went out in Co. I, sane Regiment, and was living in 1394. Mrs. Wright’s father, Erasmus D. Park, and her three brothers, Leroy, Jerome and Melvin, all served in the same command with her husband; Jerome died in the service; the others were living in 1894- Gilman J. Wright, a native of Lorain Co., Ohio, was b. May 1, 1344, son of Jonathan and Miranda (Cochran) Wright, both of whom were deceased before 1894. At Sandusky, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1864, he married Lois L. Park, b. Sept. 17, 1837; at Preston, Chenango Co., N. Y., dau. of Erasmus D. and Hannah (Crum) Park, the former living, the latter deceased in 1894 They had �230 the following children: Minnie E., b. April 14, 1355; Willard J., b. Jan. 30, 1869: and Charles G., b. Jan. 29, 1878. In 1894 Mr. Wright was Justice of the Peace, and had held all the township offices except treasurer. He was Commander of the J. T. Barrett Post, No. L30, GAR, pensioned, was a wagon-maker, and his postoffice ad­ dress was Edmore, Michigan. FLIXTON LUDDJ1IGT0N was b. Oct. 1, 1841 in Tompkins Co., N. Y., son of Stephen and Amy (Staton) Luddington, both deceased before 1894. He came to Montcalm Co. in March 1868, and married there, Nov. 4, 1871, Hannah 8. Phillips, a native of Wyoming Co., N. Y., born June 24, 1337? dau of John B., and Sally (Pike) Phillips, both of whom were deceased before 1894. Two children were born to this union, Amy B., b. Aug. 2o, 1372, and Lula L., b. July 16, 1374. Flixton Luddington exchanged a farmer’s life for a soldier’s at the age of 21, enlisting from Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1862, as a private in Co. F., 109th NY V. I., 1st Brigade, 3^d Division, 9th. A. C. He fought at the Wilderness and Spot­ sylvania, in which latter battle he was wounded by a gunshot in the right leg, May 12, 1854, and sent the next day to Army Square Hospital at Washington, D. C., where he remained until April 15* He received a furlough the following June for thirty days, extended to ten days additional to go home, and was finally discharged June 4, 1855. One brother went out in the 36th N. Y. V. I., was wounded and discharged for disability. Mrs. Luddington had two brothers in the army: Wilber Phillips, 136th NY V. I., served through the entire war; and Joseph L. Phillips, Sth Michigan Cavalry, who was mustered out with his regiment. In 1394 Mr. Luddington had served as town treasurer for two terms, was a farmer, pensioned, and postoffice address was Amble, Michigan. __ GEORGE L. PACKARD, a native of Wayne Co., N. Y., was b. May 24, 1844, son of James and Jane (Burt) Packard, the former living, the latter deceased in 1894. He came to Montcalm Co., Michigan, Oct. 11, 1370, having married, Dec. 24, 1869, Dorinda Morse, b. Jan. 2, 1849, in Genesee Co., Mich., dau. of George H. and Paulina T. (Ensign) Morse, the former living, the latter deceased in 1394. To this marriage were born these children: Rose b. Feb. 21, 1871; Louise S. b. Feb. 4, 1373; Jennie B April 26, 1875; Lena M. b. April 9, 1877$ Ida E. b. Dec. 23, 1833; Percy A., b? Sept. 7, 1883; and Lewis R. b. Dec. 21, 1890. George L. Packard, then a railroad employee of 13, enlisted in Wayne Co., Michf in Co. D., 24th Michigan V. I., First Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th A. C., beginning as a private but was soon promoted to corporal. He fought at Fredericksburg, Port Royal, Chancellorsville, Fitzhugh’s Crossing, Gettysburg, Weldon R. R., Beverly Church and Hatcher’s Run. He was wounded at Alexandria, Va., by a gunshot in the leg; was sent to Baptist Church hospital at Alexandria, July 13th with chronic dia­ rrhea and bleeding at the lungs, remaining until November 13, and receiving a fur­ lough then from which he returned to his command Feb. 8, 18o4. He was honorably discharged June 30? 1365- A grandfather on the maternal side served in the War of 1812. In 1894, Mr. Packard, a resident of Pine Township, Montcalm Co., was pen­ sioned, and his postoffice address was Langston, Michigan. ALBERT VINING was engaged in farming at the time of his enlistment, Aug. 4, 1362, from Mason City, Michigan, at 21 years of age, as a private in Co. A. > 20th Michigan V. I., 2nd Brigade, 1st. Division, Sth A. C. In August 1863, on the march to ’Knoxville, Tennessee, while foraging, he was captured by guerrillas, but soon after made his escape before being taken to prison. He participated in the battles of Horseshoe Bend, Fredericksburg, Weldon R. R., Spottsylvania C. H., Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Siege of Knoxville, Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., and the surrender of Lee �231 at Appomattox (an attack of sickness while on the march prevented Mr. Vining from participating in the battles of the Wilderness). He received his honorable dischar­ ge May 13, 1365 at Delaney House, D. C. He had three brothers in the war: Calvin S. served in Co. D, 27th Michigan Infantry, was wounded in front of Petersburg, and was living in 1394. Leander and Gustavus S. served in the 25th Michigan Infantry. The former died in service, and the latter after his return from service, from the ef­ fects of army life. His wife’s grandfather, Peter Wood, served under General Wash­ ington in the Revolutionary War. Her father served in Co. D., 27th Michigan Infant­ ry, and died August 1, 1034, from effects of service. Two brothers, Sylvester H. and Egleston Wetmore served in the war and died in service. Mr. Vining was b. in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., April 15, 1341, and settled in Montcalm Co., Michigan, in Sept. 1867. His parents, Jared and Ursula (Bryant) Vin--* ing, died before 13$4. Dec. 25, 1366, in Lansing, Michigan, he married Mary A. Wet­ more who was b. in Oneida Co., N. Y., March 24, 1349- Her father, Ambrose E.’ Wet­ more d. before 1894 but her mother, Rachael (Wood) Wetmore was living in 1894. They had two children: Jay M. Vining b. March 17, 1369; and Ida M. Vining b. April 3, 1879* In 1894 Mr. Vining was a member of Andrew Macomber Post No. 141, GAR, engaged in farming, pensioned, and postoffice address was Lakeview, Michigan. JOSEPH CHAPIN was b. Feb. 2, 1837, in Mohawk, Montgomery Co., N. Y., son of Levi and Eliza (Vroman) Chapin, the former deceased, the latter yet living in 1894. December 5, 1368, he m. at Fultonville, N. Y., Alzada Bentley, born March 8, 1840, at Slatersville, R. I., dau. of Gardner B. and Martha (Jenkins) Bentley, both of whom died before 1894. To this marriage one child was born, Mabel M. Chapin, b. Mar. 19, 1370, and in 139?!-, the wife of William Evans. Joseph Chapin was a farmer in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 23 years old, when he en­ listed Sept. 15, 1861, at Ogdensburg, N. Y., as a private, soon promoted to corporal, in Co. K, 60th N. Y. V. I., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th A. C. He was detailed to the Ambulance Corps in the Shenandoah Valley, for three months, from May 1862. He was wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1363, and sent to the hospital at Bedloe’s Island, N. Y., July 11th, and transferred to Fort Schuyler, David’s Island, remaining eight months; but in the fall he was given a short furlough of 14 days to vote, rejoining his command at the end of that time at Stephenson, Alabama. March 23, 1864 he was discharged from his first enlistment, and reenlisted immediately in his old command. He was honorably discharged July 17, 1865, at Ogdensburg, N. Y. He fought at Harpers Ferry, Chantilly, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Buzzard’s Roost, Resaca, Dallas, Cassville, Bethesda Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Nashville, A brother, Enos, went out in Co. I, 102nd N. Y. V. I. and died in the Soldier’s Home at Dayton, Ohio, from the effects of his army life. Albert Bentley, a brother of Mrs. Chapin, was conscripted into the Confederate army and died in the service from yellow fever; her grandfather, Benjamin Jenkins, was a soldier in the Revolution. In 1894 Mr. Chapin was totally disabled, a member of Cole Post No. 81, GAR, was pensioned, and his postofficc address was Westville, Michigan. WTT.LTAM A. MARSH was b. Oct. 31, 1839 in Sandusky county, Ohio, and married, July 2, 1883, at Crystal, Montcalm Co., Michigan, Emma L. Green who was b. Dec. 27, 1067, in Gratiot County, dau. of Thomas and Amanda R. (Brown) Green, the latter of whom only is living in 1894. The parents of Mr. Marsh, James B. and Caroline R. (Barnes) Marsh, both died before 1894. Eight children have been born to this marri­ age: Martin J., William A., John G., Edgar C., Stella R., Thomas N., Ralger, and Anna A. At the time of his enlistment Nov. 5, 1861, as a private in Co. E, 14th Michigan V. I., 1st. Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C., Mr. Marsh was working as a farmer at �232 Bath, Clinton Co., Michigan. He was promoted to corporal and participated in the following battles: Farmington, Corinth, Lavergne, Stone River, Wayne’s Spring, Law­ renceburg, Nashville, Brentwood, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochie River and Atlanta, Georgia. He was in the hospital three months as Evansville, Indiana with typhoid fevc-r, and at Jeffersonville, Indiana because of wounds in ankle received at Atlanta Georgia, August 7, 1354. He was furloughed in October 1862, for sixty days, rejoin­ ing his command at College Hill, Tennessee, in January 1863- Discharged from first enlistment, Jan. 4, 1864, at Columbia, Tenn., he reenlisted the same day in old com­ mand, and received his final honorable discharge May 5; 1365 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. From the effect of sunstroke at Chattanooga while in service, Mr. Marsh lost the sight of one eye, and was otherwise badly crippled. His brother, Ezra R. Marsh, served in the 11th Michigan Cavalry and was killed at the Salt Works in Kentucky; his father was in the 1st Michigan V. I., Co. H, and was reported missing. His wife’s father served in the 13th Michigan V. I. Co. C and was living in 1894. Mr. Marsh was a member of J. T. Barrett Post, Wo. 173, Pensioned, and his address was Riverdale, Gratiot County, Michigan. SOLOMON S. SHERWOOD was born August 21, 1827, in Niagara Co., N. Y., the son of Jesse and Lucy (Mead) Sherwood, both deceased before 1894. Montcalm County, Michigan became his home in 1857, and he married in Ronald Township, Ionia Co., Feb. 22, 1876, Betsey A. Baxter (maiden name Faulkner), also a native of New York, born in Chautauqua County, April 28, 1832, dau. of Welber and Elvira E. (Robinson) Faulk­ ner, both of whom were living in 1894. By an earlier marriage to Christianna C. Comstock, sister to W. H. Comstock, Mr. Sherwood had these children: Ellen M., Edward J., Charles F., Lucy B., Mary D., and Harry A. He was 38 years old, engaged in farming in Montcalm County, when he enlisted from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 8, 1864, as a private in Co. D., 12th Michigan V. I. He received an honorable discharge at Little Rock, Arkansas, Oct. 13, I865. Four brothers of the first Mrs. Sherwood were in the service, Elijah and William Comstock went out in the 1st* Michigan Engineers; Roland and Benjamin Cornstock in the 15th Michigan V. I. She had an older brother, Edwin, in the Mexican War. Mr. Sherwood’s first wife was b. Sept. 18, 1325, married to him Oct. 11, 1849, at Jackson, Michigan, and died Feb. 15, 1874. In 1894, Mr. Sherwood was a farmer, was pensioned and his postoffice address was Palo, Ionia Co., Michigan. JOHN VAN WORTWICK, was born in Fulton Co., Ohio, July 31, 1846, son of John and Sarah C. (Sweden) Van Nortwick, the former deceased, the latter living in 1894. He m. July 4, 1368, at Morenci, Lenawee Co., Mich, Catherine S. Ely, b. Nov. 29, 1849, in the same county as her husband, dau. of William R. and Susannah (Carr) Ely, both deceased 1894. They settled in Montcalm County in the spring of' 1888. They had the following children: Clarence L., b. Maj7 3, 1869; Elbert 0., b. June 30, 1373> Susan E. b. June 24, 1375\ and Kearney E., b. August 5, 1833. At 13 years of age, a farmer employed in Fulton Co., Ohio, Mr. Van Nortwick enlisted Feb. 4, 1865, as a private in Co. A, 189th 0. V. I., Middle Division, 23rd A. C.. March 31, he was sent to the hospital at Baltimore, with chronic diarrhea and typhoid fever, remaining 10 weeks, and was finally discharged from the Summit House Hospital at Philadelphia, May 26, 1865- One brother, Abram S., went out in the 111th Ohio V. I., - Company A, and was living in 1894. Mr. Van Nortwick was a member of Captain Wilson Post No. 146, GAR, was pension­ ed, a iarmer, his postoffice address was Six Lakes, Michigan. /To Be Continued/ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Linderman, Volunteer Researcher Barry County Genealogy Club Hastings Public Library 227 E State Street, Hastings, Barry Co., Ml 49058 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell 1 -Henry H. Campbell1'2-3*4*5 was bom in 1841, died in 19203 al age 79, and was buried on 12 January 1920 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, I-Iopc Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.3 Henry married Mary Ann Barron3’4-5 in 1889 in Barry County, Michigan, USA.1'5 The marriage ended in divorce. Mary was bom on 20 October 1853 in Medina County, Ohio, USA,5 died on 11 March 1937 in Barry County, Michigan, USA3'5 at age 83, and was buried on 13 March 1937 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.3'5 Other names for Mary were Mary Ann Barome, Mary Ann Barone,6-7 Maty Brone. 2 They had two children: Wallace E. and Lusinai A.. Noted events in her life were: • She appeared on the Thirteenth Census of the United States census on 11 May 1910 in Baltimore Township, Barr}' County, Michigan, USA.8 SCHEDULE No. 1 — POPULATION SUPERVISOR’S DISTRICT NO.: 7; ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO.: 56; SI IEET NO.: 10A; PAGE NO.: 20 STATE: Michigan. COUNTY: Barry. TOWNSI HP OR OTHER DIVISION Ob’ COUNTY: Baltimore Township'. WARD: —; DATE: 11 & 72 day of May, 1910; Enumerated by: Harvey L. Padelford ENUMERATOR. Personal family information: Location (Lines: 22 - 23; Street:; House Number:; Dwelling: 225; Family Number: 241$ NAME (Last, First); RELATIONSHIP (to head of household); PERSONA!, DESCRIPTION (Sex: Color or race: Date of birth: Age last birthday: Marital Status: Number years married:) (Mother of how many children, (Number bom: Number living:)) NATIVITY (birthplace): Individual: Father: Mother: CITIZENSHIP: Year immigration: number years in U.S.: Naturalized: OCCUPATION: Number months not employed: EDUCATION: Attended school:; read:; write:; speak English:; OWNERSHIP OF HOME: (Owned or Rented: ; Owned Free or Mortgaged) (Farm or House) (Number of farm schedule) Peak, Mary E. Head FW 60 Wd 5/5 Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania English Own Income Yes/Yes/— O F F199 Campbell, Wallace E. Son M W S Michigan Can. English Ohio Laborer Odd Job WW2 Yes/Yes/— Her obituaiy was published in The I lastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 43; Thursday, Section 2, Page 5, Column 7, Obituary (Mary Ann Barome) on 18 March 1937 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 5 Mary Ann Barome was bom October 20, 1849 in Medina county, Ohio, and passed away March 11lh at the home of her step-daughter, Mrs. Alice Kelley, where she had been spending the winter. She was 87 years, 4 months and 21 days old. In 1868 she was united in marriage to Edward Lechlcitner of Ohio, later coming to Michigan where she spent the remainder of her life. To this union were bom three children, Charles of Delton, John of Hastings and her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Bryans who preceded her in death four years ago. Mr. Lechlcitner departed this life in 1887. In 1889 she was married to Henry Campbell of Cedar Creek. To this union were bom two children, Mrs. Sina Cutler of Paw Paw and Wallace of Hastings. In later years she was married to Moses I lorn of Baltimore township, he passing on later. Aside from the above mentioned children she is survived by two aged brothers of Ohio, twenty grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, friends and neighbors. During her life she was very active in her community lending a helping hand to those in sorrow and need. Thus, closes the life of one of the few remaining pioneers. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Saturday at Bunnell church, Rev. Victor Jones in charge. Burial was al Cedar Creek cemetery. 2-Wallace E. Campbell1’3’4’5’8'9',0’B13. ,4-l5> ,6-17 was bom on 17 January 1891 in Baltimore Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA,1'3'4-8’18 died on 26 June 1975 in Barry County Medical Care facility, I lastings Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA1,4 at age 84, and was buried on 29 June 1975 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.4 Birth Notes: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births, Book C VOL. 1 & 2; Book/Pagc: C-189; Entry: 36 Date of Birth: Jan. 17, 189; Name: Wallace E. Campbell; Sex: Male Color: White; Place of Birth: Baltimore; Father: Henry Campbell; Residence: Baltimore; Birth Place: New York; Occupation: Farmer; Mother: Mary A. Page 2 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Campbell; Residence: Baltimore; Birth Place: Ohio; Date Recorded: May 14,1892 Noted events in his life were: • l ie appeared on the Thirteenth Census of the United States census on 11 May 1910 in Baltimore Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.8 Lives with mother His obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 79; Wednesday, Page 10, Column 6, Obituary, WALLACE E. CAMPBELL on 2 July 1975 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 4 Services for Wallace E. Campbell, 84, of R2, Delton, who died Thursday, June 26, at the Medical Care Facility, were held Sunday, at 2 p.m. at the Williams Funeral I lomc in Delton. Rev. Sidney Short officiated and burial was in Cedar Creek Cemetery. He was bom Jan. 17, 1891, in Barry County, the son of Henry and Mary (Barron) Campbell. He had lived and farmed for many years in the Delton area. His wife Bernice died in 1973. He is survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. Russell (Myrtle) Benton of Hastings and Mrs. Jack (Mariela) Rizor of Battle Creek; 2 sons, Mcrl of Hastings and Myron of Delton; 16 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Wallace married Bernice T. Wortman1-4-,0-,3*,4-,5-19-20 on 6 October 1910 in Barry County, Michigan, USA,13 daughter of William H. Wortman and Mary Ella Simpson. Bernice was bom on 23 June 1893 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA,1-13-20 died on 26 December 1973 in Pennock 1 lospital, 1 lastings, Bany County, Michigan, USA1-4-13 at age 80, and was buried on 29 December 1973 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.13 They had five children: Morl Henry, Myrtle E., Maurice W., Marieta E., and Myron W.. Noted events in their marriage were: • They appeared on the Fourteenth Census of the United States census on 31 January 1920 in Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.21 Enumerated by me on 31 Day of Januaiy, 1920 Isaac H. Osgood, Enumerator State: Michigan, County . Barry, Township: Hope Township, Name of Incorporated Place:----- , Ward of City: — Personal Information: Line 98 - 1\ Street: —, Place of Abode: House Fm\ Dwelling 202', Family 102', Name Relation Race Sex Age Marital Status Years Married Mother of Childrcn/Still Living Naturalization Attending school Can Read and Write Nativity: Person, Father, Mother Language Occupation Citizenship Years of immigration Education Read/Write/Speak ownership of Home (owned/rcnled mortgaged) Fann Farm Number Campbell, Wallace Head RM W 29 M —/Yes/Yes Michigan New York Ohio Yes Laborer Farm W Campbell, Bernice Wife F W 26 M —/Yes/Yes Michigan Michigan Michigan Yes None Campbell, MerlSon M W9S Yes/—/— Michigan Michigan Michigan Yes None Campbell, Myrtle Daughter FW5S —/—/— Michigan Michigan Michigan Yes None Birth Notes: Microfilm Roll Number: Bany County Births, Book C VOL. 1 & 2; Book/Page: C-250; Entry; 195; Date of Birth: June 23, 1893; Name: Bernice C. Wertman; Sex: Female; Race: While; Type of birth: | blank); Place of Birth: Battle Creek; Father: Witti Wertman; Residence: Hope [Twp|; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: Farmer; Mother: Ella Wertman; Residence: Hope |Twp); Birthplace: Mich.; Date Recorded: June 13th 1894 by John G. Nagler, Clerk Noted events in her life were: • Her obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 79; Thursday, Page 23, Column 2 & 3, MRS. WALLACE CAMPBELL on 10 January 1975 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. Page 3 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell 13 Mrs. Wallace (Bernice) Campbell, 80, of Delton, the mother of sheriff Mcrl Campbell, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 26, al Pennock Hospital, Hastings, after a long illness. Services were held Saturday, Dec. 29, al the Williams Funeral Home, Dellon. Rev. Harold I loppe officiated and burial was in Cedar Creek Cemetery. She was bom June 23, 1893, the daughter of Henry and Ella (Simpson) Wertman. She had lived mosl of her lifetime in Barry County. She was married to Wallace Campbell on Oct. 6, 1910, and he survives. Surviving, besides her husband, are 2 daughters, Mrs. Russell (Myrtle) Benton of Hastings, and Mrs. Jack (Mariela) Rizor of Battle Creek; 2 sons, Merl of Hastings and Myron of Delton; 16 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; a great great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Beulah Gcrould of Ypsilanti, and a brother, Myron Wertman of Charlevoix. 3-Shcriff Mcrl Henry Campbell4-10*1 ’•22 was bom on 21 May 1911 in I lope Township, Barry' County, Michigan, USA,1*15 died on 19 July 1996 in I lastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA15 at age 85, and was buried on 12 July 1996 in Riverside Cemetery, Hastings Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.15 Noted events in his life were: • His obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 103; Thursday, Page 6, Column 5, Area Obituaries, Merl 11. Campbell on 11 July 1996 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 15 HASTINGS - Merl H. Campbell, 85, OF Hastings and former long lime Bany County Sherilf passed away Tuesday, July 9, 1996. He was bom on May 21, 1911 in I lope Twp., Barry County, the son of Wallace and Bernice (Wertman) Campbell. He was raised inn the Cedar Creek area of Barry County and attended The Cedar Creek School. Mr. Campbell was a life long Bany County resident. He was married to Marjorie L. Karcher on May 29,1937. Mr. Campbell served as Barry County Sheri 11'from 1960 until he retired in 1974. He had previously served on the Hastings City Police Dept, from 1955 until being elected sherilf in 1960. Before his law enforcement career he owned and operated Filler Soft - Soft Waler Service, M&M Paint Store, Merl's Friendly Service, drove truck for Bachelder Trucking, all former businesses in Hastings. He was a member of Michigan and National Sheriffs Associations, Hastings Masonic Uxigc, Order of Eastern Star, Saladin Shrine, and former member of Hastings Rotary Club. I le was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Maurice Campbell. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Marjorie; step-daughter and husband, Donna and Loyal Kinney of Hastings; daughter and husband, Lois and Richard Carl of Kalamazoo; four grandchildren: one brother, Myron Campbell of Delton; two sisters, Myrtle Benton of Hastings and Mariela Rizor of Englewood, FL; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 11, 1996 from 7:00-9:00 pm at Wren Funeral I lome. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Friday, July 12, 1996 al the Wren Funeral Home with Rev. Bulford W. Coe officiating. Burial will be in Hastings Riverside Cemetery with Barry County .Sheriffs Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Assoc, or American Cancer Society. • Merl’s Social Security Number was 386-10-6433; Merl's last residence was 1 Listings, Barry County, Michigan, USA; Researched on 15 April 2008. Search for MERL 11 CAMPBELL Mcrl married Marjorie Elaine Karcher1- is. 22.23.24.25 on 29 May 1937 in 1 lastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA,1-15 daughter of Gottleib Karcher and Leah Mary Eckert. Maijorie was bom on 16 September 1907 in Freeport, Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA,23*24-25 died on 20 December 1997 in Pennock Hospital, Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA24*25 al age 90, and was buried on 23 December 1997 in Riverside Cemetery, Hastings Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.2425 They had one daughter: Lois Ann. Page 4 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Noted events in their marriage were: • Merl and Marjorie can be found in BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN 1985, Page 309 & 310; MERL HENRY CAMPBELL published in 1985 in Barry County, Michigan, USA: Merl Henry Campbell was bom on May 21, 1911 to Wallace (b. 1891 d. 1975) and Bernice (b. 1893 d. 1973) Campbell of rural Delton, Michigan. Bernice was the daughter of Henry (b. 1871 d. 1940)and Ella (Simpson) (b. 1874 d. 1968) Wertman who were farmers in the Cedar Creek area, Wallace was the son of 1 lenry and Mary (Brone) Campbell who were divorced at the timed Merl's birth. Merl spent the first eighteen years of his life in the Delton and Cedar Creek areas attending school and helping his father on the farm. In 1929 Merl moved to Freeport, Michigan with his parents where he and his father worked for Solomon Road Builders on the road that was being built between Freeport and Middleville. Then came the 'bank failure" and he was out of work except working for a few fanners for the next four years. I le then obtained a job with Bachelder Trucking haul-ing freight from Grand Rapids through I las-tings to Charlotte. While living in Freeport he met Maijorie Lucille (Karcher) Bachelder who was divorced and she and her daughter, Donna Jean were living with her parents, Leap and Leah (Eckert) Karcher. On May 29, 1937 Merl and Maijoric were married in Hastings and in the fall of that year Merl went to work for Glen Densmore and Ed Storkan al the Courthouse Service Station. On May 27,1938 a daughter, Lois Ann, was bom. In the spring of 1941, Merl started working for Clair McKee who owned the Mobil Oil Bulk Plant in Hastings, where he drove a bulk gas truck for five years. 1 le then operated Merl's Friendly Service until 1950 when he sold his equity in the gasoline station and pur-chased FillerSoft Waler Service which he operated until the spring of 1954. He then went to work al the Metal Tile Company for six months and then at the E.W. Bliss Company as a plant guard. On May 1, 1955, Merl started working as a patrolman for the Hastings Police Depart-ment. I le was later transferred to the Drivers Training Program and taught the driving instruction while Kenneth Robb was the class-room instructor. On November 7, 1957, there was an accident with the drivers training car and Merl suffered a broken knee and was oft* work for six months. In 1960 Merl ran for Barry County Sheriff on the Republican ticket in the Primary Elcc-lion and won over Hazen Gray and Ray Branch. He then went on to win in the General Election. Merl held the office of sheriff until November 25, 1974 when he retired. Since retirement the Campbells have enjoyed spend­ ing their winters in Rockport, Texas. Noted events in her life were: Her obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 105; Wednesday, Page 6, Column 3, Area Obituaries, Marjorie L. Campbell on 24 December 1997 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 24 HASTINGS - Marjorie L. Campbell, age 90, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, December 20, 1997 al Pannock Hospital. Mrs. Campbell was bom on September 16, 1907 in Freeport, the daughter of Gottlieb "Leap" and Leah (Eckert) Karcher. She was raised in the Freeport area and attended Freeport schools. She was married to John Bachelder, marriage ending in divorce. She married Merl Campbell on May 29, 1937. Mrs. Campbell was employed as a Matron for the Barry County Jail for many years as her husband, Merl served as Barry County Sheriff Previous employment included the former I lastings Aluminum Products Company and restaurants in Hastings. She was a member of Barry County Sportswomen's Club, Hastings Order of Eastern Star #7. She enjoyed fishing, handicrafts, reading, playing cards, rooting for the Detroit Tigers baseball team, and bowling and wintering in Rockport, Texas. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband, Merl on July 9, 1996; her parents; a brother, Lloyd Karcher and a sister, Mildred Karcher. She is survived by two daughters, Donna (Loyal) Kinney of Hastings and Lois (Richard) Carl of Kalamazoo; four grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Page 5 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 23, 1997 at Wren Funeral I tome in I lastings. Reverend BulTord W. Coe officiated. Burial took place at I lastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. • Marjorie's Social Security Number was 364-20-1204; Marjorie's last residence was I lastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA; Researched on 24 December 1997. Search for MARJORIE CAMPBELL 4-Lois Ann Campbell1’ I5«22-24 was bom on 27 May 1938 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA.22 (Relationship to Father,26 Relationship to Mother.26 ) Lois married Richard Bernard Carl {Babcock Individual: #207 }15*22*24 on 7 October 1956 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA, son of Fred Nelson Carl and Ethel Mabel Finnan. Richard was bom on 19 September 1930 in Delton, Barry Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.22 They had three children; Regina Larine, Kelli Doreen, and Rick Frederick. 5-Regina Larine Carl {Babcock Individual: #207, i}27 was bom on 20 October 1957 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA 27 5-Kelli Doreen Carl {Babcock Individual: #207, ii}28 was bom on 29 August 1961 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA.28 Kelli married Ronald Frank Wolfe Jr.28 on 18 November 1980, son of Ronald Frank Wolfe Sr. They had one daughter: Crystal. 6-Crystal Wolfe {Babcock Individual: #207, ii, i}29 was bom on 9 May I98229 and died on 1 February 1983 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.29 5-Rick Frederick Carl {Babcock Individual: #207, iii}30 was bom on 8 December 1962 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA.30 3-Myrtle E. Campbell4*,0* n»15 was bom on 4 September 1914 in I lope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA,10*11 died on 16 July 2004 in Thomapple Manor, Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA10*11 at age 89, and was buried on 21 July 2004 in Riverside Cemetery, Hastings Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.10-11 Noted events in her life were: • Her obituary was published in The Reminder, Tuesday, Area Obituaries, Myrtle E. Benton on 20 July 2004 in Bany County, Michigan, USA. 10 HASTINGS - Myrtle E. Benton, age 89, of I lastings, died Friday, July 16,2004 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Benton was bom on Sept. 4,1914 at Hope Township, Barry County, the daughter of Wallace and Bernice (Wertman) Campbell. She was raised in Hope Township and in Freeport and attended schools there. She was married to Russell F. Benton on Jan. 27, 1933. They resided in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo before moving to the I lastings area in 1937. She was employed at E. W. Bliss Company in Hastings in the Clerical department for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Previous employment included I lastings Manufacturing Company and Bany Cleaners. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, she enjoyed playing golf, camping, fishing, hunting, square dancing and traveling. Mrs. Benton is survived by her daughters Evelyn L. (I lubert) Gibson of Portage and Vivian I. (Bud) Case of Hastings; son, Maurice R. (Kathy) Benton of Portage; seven grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister, Marieta McLean of Florida; brother, Myron Campbell of Delton; nieces and nephews. Page 6 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Preceding her in death were her husband, Russell on Feb. 26, 1987 and brothers, Maurice and Mcrl Campbell. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 20, from 6-8 p.m. al Wren Funeral Home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21,2004 at Wren Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught ofliciating. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers arc Mark, Gary and Samuel Gibson, Jerry Case, Kyle Smith and A. J. Wcycrman. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapplc Manor. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Her obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Thursday, Page 6, Column 4, Area Obituaries, Myrtle E. Benton on 22 July 2004 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 11 HASTINGS - Myrtle E. Benton, age 89, of Hastings, died Friday, July 16,2004 at Thomapplc Manor. Mrs. Benton was bom on Sept. 4, 1914 at 1 lope Township, Barry County, the daughter of Wallace and Bernice (Wortman) Campbell. She was raised in I lope Township and in Freeport and attended schools there. She was married to Russell F. Benton on Jan. 27, 1933. They resided in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo before moving to the Hastings area in 1937. She was employed at E. W. Bliss Company in Hastings in the Clerical department for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Previous employment included Hastings Manufacturing Company and Barry Cleaners. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, she enjoyed playing golf, camping, fishing, hunting, square dancing and traveling. Mrs. Benton is survived by her daughters Evelyn L. (I lubert) Gibson of Portage and Vivian I. (Bud) Case of Hastings; son, Maurice R. (Kathy) Benton of Portage; seven grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister, Marieta McLean of Florida; brother, Myron Campbell of Delton; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, Russell on Feb. 26, 1987 and brothers, Maurice and Merl Campbell. Services were held Wednesday, July 21,2004, Wren Funeral I lome with Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught officiating. Burial was at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark, Gary and Samuel Gibson, Jerry Case, Kyle Smith and A. J. Wcycrman. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapplc Manor. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Myrtle married Russell F. Benton4-,0*H*15*16* 17 on 27 January 1933.10-11 Russell was bom on 25 May 1911, died on 26 February 1987 in Barry County, Michigan, USA10*11 at age 75, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Hastings Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA. They had three children: Evelyn L., Vivian I., and Maurice R.. Evelyn 4- L. Benton.10*n*17 Evelyn married Hubert Clifton Gibson10*11 in 1952 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. They had three children: Mark, Gary, and Samuel. Mark 5- Gibson.10*11 5-Gary Gibson.10*11 5-SamueI Gibson.10*11 4-Vivian I. Benton.10*n*,7*31 Vivian married Clayton C. Case on 6 December 1953 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA. Another name for Clayton is Bud Case.,0*,l*31 They had four children: Pam, Sue, Linda, and Page 7 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Jerry. 5-Pam Case.31-32-33 Another name for Pam is Pamela Rayc Case. Pam married Michael J. Weyerman,31-32-33 son of John J. Weyerman and Thelma E. Watson. They had one son: A.J.. 6-A.J. Weyerman.10’n’32-33 5-Sue Case.31*34-35 Another name for Sue is Susan Lynn Case. Sue married John Wesley Dryer III in 1986 in Barry County, Michigan, USA, son of John Wesley Dryer Jr. and Geneva Archer. Another name for John is Johnny Dryer.34-35 They had two children: Danielle and Tammy. 6-Danielle Dryer.34-35 Tammy 6- Dryer.34-35 5-Linda Case.31 5-Jerry Case.10, ,1*31 Jerry married Nicky.31 4-Maurice R. Benton.10-11 Maurice married Kathryn ’’Kathy” Wood.10-11 3-Maurice W. Campbell10-1 ’•1115 was bom on 14 October 1921 in Michigan, USA,12 died on 6 July 1933 in Freeport, Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA12 al age 11, and was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, 1 lope Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA. The cause of his death was Lobar Pneumonia.12 (Died as a child) Death Notes: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Book C; Libcr/Page: C-334; Entry: 10679; Dale: July 6, 1933; Name: Maurice W. Campbell; Sex: Male; Color: White; Martial Status: Single; Age: Years: 11; Months: 8; Days: 23; Place of Death: Village of Freeport; Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: School boy; Father: Wallace Campbell; Birthplace: Mich.; Mother: Bernice Kcrkman; Birthplace: Mich.; Date of Record: Nov. 21, 1933 Medical Notes: Medical Dictionary On-Line http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/search-enginc/ [I present these as a possible explanationfor Cause ofDeath] Cause of Death Definition: Lobar Pneumonia A febrile disease caused by STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE. This condition is characterized by inflammation of one or more lobes of the lungs and symptoms include chills, fever, rapid breathing, and cough. Marieta 3- E. Campbell.4-10-115-17 36 Marieta married Jack James Rizor4-15-,7’36-37 on 3 April 1947 in 1 Listings, Barry County, Michigan, USA,17-36 son of Harry Lyle Rizor and Eunice Marie Mead. Jack was bom on 22 May 1928 in I lastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA,36-37 died on 4 June 1988 in I layes-Green-Beach Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, USA36 al age 60, and was buried on 8 June 1988 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.36 They had seven children: Larry L., David J., Dennis L., Rick, Renae C., Rebecca L., and Jacqueline K.. Page 8 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Noted events in their marriage were: • Wedding: The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 50; Thursday, Section 1, Page 7, Column 6, HONEYMOON SPENT IN NORTH AFTER QUIET RITES I [ERE, 17 April 1947,1 tastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA.'7 On April 3, al 7 p.m. Marieta Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Campbell of Delton, Route 2, and Jack Rizor, son of Mr. and Mrs., Harry Rizor of Hastings, Route 3, repeated the vows in a double ring ceremony before Rev. Winston Stone. Only the parents were present. The bride chose for her wedding suit an off while gabardine with bustle-back effect with Navy accessories. Her corsage was of red roses, white sweetpeas with greenery lied with a white satin ribbon. I Iclcn Myers, as matron of honor chose a powder blue suit with black accessories, and her corsage was of pink carnations and sweetpeas. Paul Myers acted as best man. For the wedding Mrs. Campbell chose a navy crepe. Mrs. Rizor chose a two piece black dress. Both mothers having identical corsages of yellow carnations. The wedding reception which followed the ceremony was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rizor, where a three tiered wedding cake, topped with a miniature bride and groom under a wedding Bell, centered the lace covered table. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Benton acted as master and mistress of ceremonies. Evelyn and Vivian Benton and Doris Richards served. Mr. and Mrs. Rizor left for a short honeymoon in the north. There were 65 guests present, which consisted of relatives from Grand Rapids, Nashville, Middleville, Delton, and Battle Creek. General Notes: 3rd Cousin Once Removed to Daniel W. Linderman, Volunteer Researcher Noted events in his life were: • He has conflicting death information of 15 June 1988.37 • His obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 90; Thursday, Page 4, Column 4, Area Obituaries, Jack James Rizor on 9 June 1988 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 36 BATTLE CREEK - Jack James Rizor, 60, of Battle Creek, formerly of Hastings, passed away Saturday, June 4, 1988 at Hayes-Green-Beach Memorial Hospital, Charlotte. Mr. Rizor was bom on May 22, 1928 in Hastings, the son of Hany L. and Eunice N. (Mead) Rizor. He was married to Marieta E. Campbell on April 3, 1947 in Hastings. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he served as an usher for several years. He was also a member of the Battle Creek Electrical Association; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Square Dance Clubs, Rolling Stones, Wagon Wheels, Buckles & Bows and a former member of the Cereal City Lions Club. He was Vice President of Mid Stale Electric in purchasing for 25 years. I Ic was also associated with Union Electric and formerly with Local Electrical Association. Mr. Rizor is survived by his wife, Marieta of Battle Creek; four sons, Larry L. Rizor and David J. Rizor, both of Battle Creek, Dennis L. Rizor of Ypsilanti and Rick S. Rizor of Hastings; three daughters, Rcnae C. Fcldpausch of Hastings, Rebecca Hill of Jenison and Jacqueline K. Minor of Tampa, Florida and 16 grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, June 8, 1988 al the First United Methodist Church in Battle Creek with Rev. Dale D. Brown officiating. Burial was at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, the Heart Association or the Visiting Nurse Services. Arrangements were made by the Richard A. Henry Funeral I lome in Battle Creek. • Jack's Social Security Number was 380-26-2788; Jack's last residence was Not Specified; Researched on 8 August 2007. Search for J J RIZOR 4-Larry L. Rizor36 was bom about 1947. Page 9 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell David 4- J. Rizor.36 4-Dcnnis L. Rizor 36 4-Rick Rizor.36-38 Rick mamcd Brenda A. Brooks, daughter of Robert Howard Brooks and Beverly Ann Belson. 4-Renae C. Rizor.36 Renae married Mr. Williams. Rcnae next married Mark S. Feldpausch36 in 1980 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. They had one daughter. Katherine Renae. 5-Katherine Renae Feldpausch. Katherine married Kurt Joel Busscher, son of Gary Busscher. 4-Rcbecca L. Rizor.36 Rebecca married Mr. Hill.36 4-Jacqueline K. Rizor.36 Jacqueline married Mr. Minor.36 Marieta next married Mr. McLean.10-11 3-Myron W. Campbell.4-10-u-15- 16-39-40-41 Myron married Virginia Ann Sweet16-39-40 on 29 June 1947 in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA,16-39-40 daughter of Royce Oatman Sweet and Allie B. Baird. Virginia was bom on 9 April 1922,39-40 died on 27 December 2005 in Delton, Bany 'lownship, Barry County, Michigan, USA3940 at age 83, and was buried on 30 December 2005 in East Hickory Comers Cemetery, Barry lownship, Bany County, Michigan, USA.39-40 They had three children: Randall W., Kathleen, and Jan Elizabeth. Noted events in their marriage were: • Wedding: The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 51; Thursday, Section 1, Page 5, Column 3, AFTERNOON RITES UNITE MISS SWEET, MYRON CAMPBELL, 10 July 1947, Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, USA.16 Miss Virginia Ann Sweet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet, Middleville, became the bride of Myron W. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Campbell, Delton, at 4 o’clock Sunday, June 29, at the Methodist parsonage in Hastings. The Reverend Leon Manning performed the ceremony in the presence of the parents of the bridal couple. They were attended by his brother-in-law, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Benton of I lastings. The bride wore a pink | unreadable] dress with embroidered waist, with matching hat and veil and white accessories. Her corsage was gardenias and sweet peas. Her matron-of-honor wore an aqua crepe dress with while accessories and a corsage of yellow carnations. Mrs. Sweet, the bride's mother, wore an all black crepe dress with black accessories. Mrs. Campbell wore a Navy blue dress with matching accessories. Their identical corsages were of red carnations. Following the ceremony a reception for many relatives and friends was held at the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. Russell Burton, al 818 JelTerson St. Ice cream and wedding cake were served as refreshments. The couple left on a week's honeymoon trip near Lake Michigan and also look the Clipper to Milwaukee, Wis., where they spent some lime, They arc now living with his people until they can find an apartment in Hastings where the groom is al present employed as assistant to his brother in the Mobile Service Station. The bride graduated from Thomapple-Kcllogg school in Middleville in 1942 and since then has been Page 10 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell employed in office work, having been a bookkeeper at the Middleville Creamery the past two years. Noted events in her life were: • I ler obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 121; Thursday, Page 6, Column 5, Area Obituaries, Virginia A. Campbell on 29 December 2005 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 39 DELTON - Virginia A. Campbell, age 83, of Delton, passed away December 27, 2005. Mrs. Campbell was bom on April 9, 1922, the daughter of Royce and Allie (Baird) Sweet. She enjoyed painting with oils and water colors and her painting will be cherished for years. Mrs. Campbell was an excellent cook, especially wild game dinners. She would sew without patterns. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the United Methodist Women of the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton, for several years. She will be remembered as a loving encouraging mother and grandmother. On June 29, 1947, she married Myron W. Campbell who survives. Other members of her family include a son, Randall (Terri) Campbell of Richland; daughters, Kathleen (Dennis) Hodgson of Comstock and Jan (Daniel) Cook of McMillan; a step daughter, Ellen Smith of Dorr; 15 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Megan Hodgson. The family will receive friends today (Thursday) from 6 top 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 30,2005, 11 a.m, al Faith United Methodist Church, Delton, Pastor Daniel I lofmann, officiating. Interment East 1 lickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Faith United Methodist Church, or Thomapplc Manor Recreation Fund will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. 4-Randall W. Campbell.39,40 Randall married Terri Ann Pough39,40 in 1978 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 4-Kathleen Campbel!.39,40,41 Kathleen married Dennis Hodgson39,40,41 in 1971 in Barry County, Michigan, USA, son of Miles Hodgson and Mrs. Beatrice Budnick. They had four children: Megan Kathleen, Matthew, Kristofer, and Gabriel. 5-Megan Kathleen Hodgson39,40,41 was bom on 10 September 1983 in Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA,41 died on 30 September 1983 in Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA,41 and was buried on 3 October 1983 in Old / New Oakhill Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.41 Noted events in her life were: • Her obituary was published in The Hastings Banner, Microfilm Roll # 85; Thursday, Page 4, Column 6, Area Obituaries, Megan Kathleen 1 lodgson on 6 October 1983 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. 41 DELTON - Megan Kathleen Hodgson, infant daughter of Dennis and Kathleen (Campbell) I lodgson of 8876 Enzian Rd., died Friday, Sept. 30, 1983, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, where she was bom Sept. 1. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers, Matthew, Kristofer and Gabriel, all at home; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Campbell of Delton; her paternal grandparents, Mrs. Beatrice Budnick of Grand Rapids and Mr. Miles Hodgson of Casville, Mo.; and several aunts and uncles. Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 3 al 11 a.m. at Oak I fill Cemetery in Page 11 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Descendants of Henry H. Campbell Orangeville. 1 he Rev. Elmer Faust officiated. Arrangements were by Williams Funeral I Ionic ol Delton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church for children’s playground equipment. Matthew 5- Hodgson.41 5-Kristofer Hodgson.41 5-Gabriel Hodgson.41 4-Jan Elizabeth Campbell.39*40 Jan married Daniel J. Cook39-40 in 1988 in Barry County, Michigan, USA. Myron married again and had 1 child, Ellen 4-Ellen Campbell.39*40 Ellen married Smith. 2-Mrs. Lusinai A. Campbell Cutler3 was bom on 13 October 1888 in Barry County, Michigan, USA,3 died on 18 January 1958 at age 69, and was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Hope Township, Bany County, Michigan, USA.3 Another name for Lusinai was Mrs. Sina Campbell Cutler.5 Page 12 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations I. Written and Compiled by the People of Barry County, Michigan (Taylor Publishing Company. Dallas. Texas), Page 309 & 310; MERL HENRY CAMPBELL. 1985 The Barry County Book Committee. 3160 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 Short biographies furnished by various families. 2. County Clerk (Previous to 1904 as permitted by statute. I. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. 1 did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as 1 could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy), Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births. Book C VOL. 1 & 2; Book/Page: C-189; Entry: 36. 3. Barry County Genealogy Club These are often requests for birth, death and marriages. Sometimes the requestor ask for any information that the Hastings Public Library or club members have or can find. The Barry County Genealogy Club meets the last Tuesd. "Look-up Request sent to lite Barry County Genealogy Club.** Iwm Violet Peterson. Violet can be reached by E-Mail at "Iilywhile63 AT hotmail DOT com." 4. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll U 79; Wednesday. July 2.1975. Page 10. Column 6. Obituary. WALLACE E. CAMPBELL. Extract from Obituary: Services for Wallace E. Campbell. 84. of R2. Delton, who died Thursday. June 26. al the Medical Care Facility, were held Sunday ( 29 Jun 1975 |. Burial was in Cedar Creek Cemetery. lie was bom Jan. 17. 1891. in Bany County, the son of Henry and Mary (Barron) Campbell. His wife Bernice died in 1973. He is survived by 2 daughters. Mrs. Russell (Myrtle) Benton and Mrs. Jack (|Living individual)) Rizor. 2 sons. Mcrl and (Living individual). An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org I lome Page for genealogy assistance http://hastings.llcoop.org 5. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Ml 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll II43; lliursday. March 18. 1937. Section 2. Page 5. Column 7. Obituary (Mary Ann Barome). Extract from Obituary: Mary Ann Barome was bom October 20. 1849 in Medina county. Ohio, and passed away March 11th al the home of Iter step-daughter. Mrs. Alice Kelley. In 1868 she was united in marriage to Edward Lcchleilner of Ohio. To this union were bom three children. Charles. John and her daughter. Mrs. Minnie Bryans who preceded her in death four years ago. Mr. Lechieitncr departed this life in 1887. In 1889 she was married to 1 lenry Campbell. To this union were bom two children, Mrs. Sina Culler and Wallace. In later years she was married to Moses Hom of Baltimore township, he passing on later. Aside from (he above mentioned children she is survived by two aged brothers. Funeral services were held Saturday 113 march 1937). Burial was at Cedar Creek cemetery. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. I tastings Public Library: E-Mail has@l lcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://hastings.llcoop.org 6. County Clerk (Tire first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.1. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. 1 did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could.). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths. Book C: Liber/Pagc: C-322; Entry: 10527. Date: Jan. 17. 1933; Name: Minnie Mae Bryans*. Sex: Female; Color: White; Martial Status: Married: Age: Years: 50; Months: 6: Days: 10: Place of Death: Village of Freeport: Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage: Birthplace: Baltimore |Twp|. Mich.: Occupation: Housewife: l ather: Edward Ixchleitner. Birthplace: Ohio: Mother: Mary Barons: Birthplace: Ohio; Date of Record: April 27. 1933. 7. County Clerk (Previous to 1904 as permitted by statute. 1. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births Book A & B: Book/Page: A-188: Entry: 2809. Date of Birth: Nov. 20. 1873; Name: |no given name] Lcchleilner, Sex: Male Still-Born: Place of Birth: Baltimore (Twpj: Father: Edward Lechieitncr: Residence: Baltimore |Twp|; Birthplace: Ohio: Occupation: Farmer. Mother: Mary A. Lcchleilner. Residence: Baltimore |Twp]; Birthplace: Ohio; Date Recorded: June 5th. 1874 by Win. W. Powers. Co. Clerk. 8. 1910 Census Heritage Quest Online Census Images. Microfilm Roll IIT624-636. SCHEDULE No. 1 — POPULATION SUPERVISOR’S DISTRICT NO.: 4; ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO.: 56*. SHEET NO.: 10A: PAGE NO.: 20. 9. County Clerk (Previous to 1904 as permitted by statute. I. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, hut have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Page 13 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy), Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births. Book C VOL. I & 2: Book/Pnge: C-189: Entry: 36. Dale of Birth: Jan. 17. 189; Name: Wallace E. Campbell; Sex: Male Color: White; Place of Birth: Baltimore: Lather: Henry Campbell: Residence: Baltimore. Birth Place: New York: Occupation: Panner. Mother: Mary A. Campbell: Residence: Baltimore: Birth Place: Ohio: Date Recorded: May 14. 1892. 10. J-Ad Graphics, Inc. (A weekly newspaper published by J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-01X8. Phone (616) 945-9554 Weekly local free newspaper for I tastings and Barry County Michigan. Hie pages are not numbered, 'fire obituaries are usually located near the center of the paper.). Tuesday. Area Obituaries. Myrtle E. Benton. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - Myrtle E. Benton, age 89. of Hastings, died Friday. July 16. 2004 at I’homapple Manor. Mrs. Benton was bom on Sept. 4. 1914 at Hope Township. Barry County, the daughter of Wallace and Bernice (Wertman) Campbell. She was married to Russell F. Benton on Jan. 27. 1933. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Benton is survived by her daughters (Living individuals] Gibson and (Living individuals) Case: son. (Living individuals] Benton: sister. (Living individual) McLean: brother, (Living individual) Campbell. Preceding her in death were her husband. Russell on Feb. 26. 1987 and brothers. Maurice and Merl Campbell. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. July 21. 2004. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers are | 3 Living individuals) Gibson. (Living individual) Case. (Living individual) Smith and (Living individual) Weyerman. I have donated a copy of my Reminder files (starting in 2002 to present) that contain: Obituaries. Births. Marriages. Engagements. Aniversaies. Military Srevice; and other items that I have to the listings Public Library. E-Mail has<?Z>llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://hastings.llcoop.org 11. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Ml 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll il 119: Thursday. Page 6. Column 4. Area Obituaries. Myrtle E. Benton. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - Myrtle E. Benton, age 89. of Hastings, died Friday. July 16. 2004 at 'I'homapple Manor. Mrs. Benton was bom on Sept. 4. 1914 at Hope Township. Barry County, the daughter of Wallace and Bernice (Wertman) Campbell. She was married to Russell F. Benton on Jan. 27. 1933. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Benton is survived by her daughters (Living individuals! Gibson and (Living individuals) Case: son. (Living individuals) Benton: sister. (Living individual) McLean: brother, |I .iving individual) Campbell. Preceding her in death were her husband. Russell on Feb. 26. 1987 and brothers. Maurice and Merl Campbell. Services were held Wednesday. July 21. 2004, Wren Funeral Home. Burial was at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were ( 3 Living individuals] Gibson, (Living individual) Case. (Living individual) Smith and (Living individual) Weyerman. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail hasMllcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.ilcoop.org 12. County Clerk (The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.1. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of (he original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as 1 could.). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths: Book C; Liber/Page: C-334; Entry: 10679. Date: July 6. 1933; Name: Maurice W. Campbell: Sex: Male; Color: White; Martial Status: Single; Age: Years: 11; Months: 8; Days: 23: Place of Death: Village of Freeport: Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia; Birthplace: Mich.: Occupation: School boy: Father. Wallace Campbell; Birthplace: Mich.: Mother: Bernice Kerkman: Birthplace: Mich.; Date of Record: Nov. 21, 1933. 13. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 135) N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602), Microfilm Roll il 79; Thursday, January 10.1975. Page 23. Column 2 & 3. MRS. WALLACE CAMPBELL. Extract from Obituary: Mrs. Wallace (Bernice) Campbell. 80. of Delton, the mother of sheriff Merl Campbell, died Wednesday evening. Dec. 26. at Pennock 1 lospital. 1 lastings. Services were held Saturday. Dec. 29. at the Williams Funeral Home, Delton. Burial was in Cedar Creek Cemetery. She was bom June 23. 1893. the daughter of Henry and Ella (Simpson) Wertman. She was married to Wallace Campbell on Oct. 6. 1910. Surviving, besides her husband, are 2 daughters. Mrs. Russell (Myrtle) Benton, and Mrs. Jack ((Living individual)) Rizor; 2 sons. Merl and (Living individual): one sister. Mrs. Beulah Gerould, and a brother. Myron Wertman. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "1’1 IE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by dale. I lastings Public Library: E-Mail hasMllcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://hastings.llcoop.org 14. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings, MI 49058-0602), Microfilm Roll II 70; Thursday. November 28, 1968, Section 1, Page 1. Column 3. Mrs. Wertman Of Delton Dies Sunday. Extract from Obituary: Services for Mrs. Mary Ella Wertman, 94, Delton, who died late Sunday, Nov. 24. al the Barry County Medical Facility, were Page 14 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations scheduled for this Wednesday. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery. She was bom on Aug. 31. 1874. in Hope Township, and married William II. Werlman on Nov. 17. 1892. in Hope Township. He died Nov. 15. 1940. Mrs. Werlman is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Wallace (Bernice) Campbell and Mrs. Robert (Beulah) Gerould; a son. Myron L. Werlman. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER” Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page Tor genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 15. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll II 103; Thursday. July 11. 1996, Page 6. Column 5, Area Obituaries. Merl H. Campbell. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - Merl I I. Campbell. 85. Ob' Hastings and former long time Barry County Sheriff passed away Tuesday. July 9. 1996. He was bom on May 21. 1911 in Hope Twp.. Barry County, the son of Wallace and Bernice (Werlman) Campbell. He was married to Marjorie L. Karcher on May 29. 1937. Mr. Campbell served as Barry County Sheriff from 1960 until he retired in 1974. He had previously served on the Hastings City Police Dept, from 1955 until being elected sheriff in 1960. lie was preceded in death by his parents and brother. Maurice Campbell. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife. Marjorie: step-daughter and husband. (Living individuals! Kinney: daughter and husband. (Living individuals! Carl: one brother. (Living individual] Campbell; two sisters. Myrtle Benton and (Living individual! Rizor. 1'uneral services will be held b'riday. July 12. 1996. Burial will be in Hastings Riverside Cemetery with Barry County Sheriffs Honor Guard. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by dale. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 16. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway, Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll U 51; Thursday. July 10. 1947. Section 1. Page 5, Column 3, AFTERNOON RITES UNITE MISS SWEET. MYRON CAMPBELL. Extract from Announcement: Miss Virginia Ann Sweet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweet. Middleville, became the bride of Myron W. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Campbell. Delton, at 4 o'clock Sunday. June 29. at the Methodist parsonage in Hastings. They were attended by his brother-in-law. and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Benton. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org I lome Page for genealogy assistance http://liaslings.llcoop.org 17. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll II 50; Thursday. April 17, 1947. Section 1. Page 7. Column 6. HONEYMOON SPENT IN NORTH AFTER QUIET RITES HERE. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 18. County Clerk (Previous to 1904 as permitted by statute. I. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best Io transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as 1 could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Births. Book C VOL. 1 & 2: Book/Page: C-189; Entry: 36. Dale of Birth: Jan. 17. 189; Name: Wallace E. Campbell; Sex: Male Color: While; Place of Birth: Baltimore; Father: Henry Campbell: Residence: Baltimore: Birth Place: New York; Occupation: Farmer, Mother: Mary A. Campbell; Residence: Baltimore; Birth Place: Ohio: Date Recorded: May 14, 1892. 19. County Clerk (The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.1, Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could.). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths: Book C; Liber/Page: C-334; Entry: 10679. ;Date: July 6. 1933: Name: Maurice W. Campbell: Sex: Male: Color: White; Martial Status: Single; Age: Years: 11; Months: 8; Days: 23; Place of Death: Village of Freeport: Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia: Birthplace: Mich.*. Occupation: School boy; Father: Wallace Campbell; Birthplace: Mich.: Mother: Bernice Kerkman: Birthplace: Mich.; Date of Record: Nov. 21.1933. 20. County Clerk (Previous to 1904 as permitted by statute. I, Daniel Wesley Linderman. have done my best to transcribe these records. Page 15 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations 1 did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as I could. Some times it is very hard to read the cramped or fancy). Microfilm Roll Number: Barry County Births. Book C VOL. 1 & 2: Book/Page: C-250; Entry: 195. Date of Birth: June 23. 1893; Name: Bernice C. Wcrtman; Sex: Female; Race: White; Type of birth: (blank |; Place of Birth: Battle Creek; Father: Witti Wcrtman; Residence: Hope [Twp]; Birthplace: Mich.; Occupation: Farmer. Mother: Ella Wcrtman; Residence: Hope [Twp]; Birthplace: Mich.; Date Recorded: June 13th 1894 by John G. Nagler. Clerk. 21. 1920 Census Heritage Quest Online Census Images. Roll T625.756, Schedule No. 1 — Population. Supervisor's District No. 54. Enumeration District No. 54. Page 218 & 219. Sheet IB & 2A. 22. Marilyn Schneider, compiler. "Ancestry and Descendants of William Babcock. 1791-1867. Barry County. Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Babcock Page 26 & 49. Babcock Individual: 11207. Extract from the Preface: ’Iliere may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they are few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. It is with pleasure that I present this book to this present generation to all who will enjoy reading it. It is done as a labor of love, and I have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and (he family reunion, ‘flic cooperation and effort of all were much appreciated lor making this book possible. I have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. Her mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and her lather was William Wallace Mack. 23. Written and Compiled by the People of Barry County. Michigan (Taylor Publishing Company. Dallas. Texas). Page 274. LOYAL "BILL" KINNEY. Extract from biography: Loyal "Bill" Kinney was bom in Hastings. Michigan on July 30. 1927. the son of factory worker Floyd (b. July 5. 1885. d. Sept 7. 1949) and Edith (Morganlhaler) Kinney (b. May 14, 1907. d. Apr. 26. 1973). Loyal had one brother and four sisters: Lyle (b. Mar. 15. 1908. d. July 29. 1964. m. Dorotha Lancaster). Lavona (b. Oct. 8, 1913, m. Arthur Howe). Ladora (b. Apr. 5. 1918. d. /\pr. 26. 1937. m. Richard Tolles). Layonatine (b. May 8. 1925, m. Fred Schmidt). On March 8. 1947. Loyal married Donna Jean Bachelder. the daughter of factory worker John Bachelder (b. June 10. 1899. d. Sept. 3. 1958) and Maijorie (Karcher) Bachelder Campbell (b. Sept. 16.1907). Until the age of 10. Donna lived in Freeport. Michigan with her mother and grandparents, thcr Got I ted "leap" Karchers. Loyal and Donna had one son. Robert Lee (b. Oct. 25. 1947). On February 27. 1971 lie married Susan Kay Wilder (b. Aug. 22. 12948) of Bloomfield Hills. Michigan. They have two children: Matthew Christian (b. Aug. 17. 1972) and Julie Angela (b. May 3. 1977). Ixiyal’s paternal grandfather. Charles P. Kinney (b. May 24. 1854, d. Feb. 9. 1899) and grandmother Catherine (Marshall) Kinney (b. Jan. 22. 1856. d.-) fanned Maple Grove Township. Charles was the son of Isaac H. Kinney (b. Nov. 2. 1822. d. Oct. 27. 1878) and Almira C. (Palmer) Kinney (b. Sept. 14. 1823. d. July 27. 1895) who were married in Livingston County. New York on March 13. 1850. Catherine was the daughter of John Marshall (b. Sept. 22. 1831 in Germany. d. May 18. 1910) and Dorothy (Oslrolh) Marshal! (b.-, d. Aug. 18. 1892) who were married in Ohio in 1852. In the year 1833. John came with his parents, two brothers and one sister to America and settled on a farm near Attica. Senica Co.. Ohio, where his parents died. 1985 Tlie Barry County Book Committee. 3160 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan, 49058 Short biographies furnished by various families. 24. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly newspaper published by J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Ml 49058-0188. Phone (616) 945-9554 Weekly local free newspaper for Hastings and Barry County Michigan. Hie pages are not numliered. 'Hie obituaries are usually located near the center of the paper.). Microfilm Roll //105: Wednesday. December 24. 1997. Page 6. Column 3. Area Obituaries. Maijorie L. Campbell. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - Maijorie L. Campbell, age 90. of Hastings, passed away Saturday. December 20. 1997 at Pannock Hospital. Mrs. Campbell was bom on September 16. 1907 in Freeport, the daughter of Gottlieb "Leap" and I^cah (Eckert) Karcher. She was married to John Bachelder, marriage ending in divorce. She married Merl Campbell on May 29. 1937. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her husband. Merl on July 9, 1996; her parents; a brother, Lloyd Karcher and a sister. Mildred Karcher. She is survived by two daughters, [Living individual) (Loyal) Kinney and [Living individuals] Carl. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 23, 1997. Burial look place at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. I have donated a copy of my Reminder files (starting in 2002 to present) that contain: Obituaries. Births, Marriages. Engagements. Aniversaies. Military Srevice; and other items that I have to the l istings Public Library. l>Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 25. (’Him RootsWeb.com and Anccstry.com http://ssdi.gcnealogy.roolsweb.com Fill out as much information as you haver then click on flic "Search” button or pick "Advanced Search" then fill out as much information as you liavc; then click on (he "Search" button). Search lor MARJORIE CAMPBELL. Special Note about Social Security Death Index: I use this to supply missing Birth and Death Dates and is only a possible answer to these items. 26. Marilyn Schneider, compiler. "Ancestry and Descendants of William Babcock, 1791-1867. Barry County. Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Extract from the Preface: 'Iliere may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they are few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. It is with pleasure that I present this book to this present generation to al) who will enjoy reading it. It is done as a labor of love, and I have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and the family reunion. The cooperation and effort of all were much appreciated Ibr making this book possible. I have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. Her mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and her father was William Wallace Mack. Page 16 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations 27. Marilyn Schneider, compiler, "Ancestry and Descendants of William Dabcock, 1791-1867, Barry County. Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Babcock Page 9. Babcock Individual: 11207, i. Extract from the Preface: There may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they are few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. It is with pleasure that I present (his book to this present generation Io all who will enjoy reading it. It is done as a labor of love, and I have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and the family reunion. The cooperation and efibrl of all were much appreciated for making this book possible. I have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. I ler mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and her father was William Wallace Mack. 28. Marilyn Schneider, compiler. "Ancestry and Descendants of William Babcock. 1791-1867, Barry County, Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Babcock Page 9, Babcock Individual: #207. ii. Extract from the Preface: There may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they are few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. It is with pleasure that I present this book to this present generation to all who will enjoy reading it. It is done as a labor of love, and I have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and the family reunion. The cooperation and effort of all were much appreciated for making this book possible. I have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. Iler mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and her father was William Wallace Mack. 29. Marilyn Schneider, compiler. "Ancestry and Descendants of William Babcock. 1791-1867. Barry County. Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Babcock Page 9. Babcock Individual: #207. ii. i. Extract from the Preface: 'llicre may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they arc few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. Il is with pleasure that I present this book to this present generation to all who will enjoy reading it It is done as a labor of love, and 1 have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and the family reunion. 'Hie cooperation and effort of all were much appreciated for making this book possible. 1 have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. Her mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and hcr father was William Wallace Mack. 30. Marilyn Schneider, compiler. "Ancestry and Descendants of William Babcock. 1791-1867. Barry County. Michigan" (Ludington. Michigan). Babcock Page 9. Babcock Individual: #207. iii. FCxtract from the Preface: 'fhere may be some errors throughout the book, but it is hope they are few. If the readers find any error, please report to the compiler. It is with pleasure that I present this book to this present generation to all who will enjoy reading it. It is done as a labor of love, and 1 have enjoyed the warm and lovely relationships through correspondences, visits and the family reunion. ’Hie cooperation and effort of all were much appreciated for making this book possible. I have a photo copy of the book that belonged to my Aunt Dorothy Arlene (Mack) Edmonds. Iler mother was Grace Elizabeth (Babcock) and her father was William Wallace Mack. 31. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Social News : Cases to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary. Extract from Article: They were married al the First United Methodist Church on December 6. 1953 in Hastings. They have four children - Pam (Michael) Weyerman. Sue Dryer. Linda (Cary) Smith. Jerry (Nicky) Case. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by dale. Hastings Public Library; E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.Ilcoop.org 32. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly newspaper published by J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0188. Phone (616) 945-9554 Weekly local free newspaper for Hastings and Barry County Michigan, 'flic pages arc not numbered. 'Hie obituaries are usually located near the center of the paper.), In Memoriam: IN LOVING MEMOR Y OF T1IELMA WEYERMAN; FEBRUARY 9. 1993. I have donated a copy of my Reminder files (starling in 2002 to present) that contain: Obituaries. Births, Marriages. Engagements. Anivcrsaies. Military Srevice; and other items that I have to the l istings Public Library. E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 33. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc., 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll # 96; Thursday, February 11. 1993, Page 6. Column 5. Area Obituaries, Thelma E. Waycrman. Extract from Obituary: DELTON - Thelma E. Weyerman. 67, of7929 South Wall luikc Road, Delton, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 1993 al hcr residence. Mrs. Weyerman was bom on June 14, 1925, her present address in Cloverdale, the daughter of William and Emma (McKibben) Watson. She was married Io (Living individual] Weyerman on September 25, 1948. Mrs. Weyerman is survived by her husband, (Living individual] Weyerman: son and wife. (Living individuals) Weyerman: two daughters. (Living individuals] Weyerman; grandson. (Living individual] Weyerman: sister, Mildred Midling; brother and wife. (Living individuals] Watsons. She was preceded in death by hcr parents and brothers. Russell and Basil Watson. Funeral services will be held Friday. February 12. Burial will be at the Brush Ridge Cemetery. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: Iv-Mail has@llcoop.org Page 17 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liaslings.llcoop.org 34. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly newspaper published by J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-01X8. Phone (616) 945-9554 Weekly local free newspaper for Hastings and Barry County Michigan. The pages are not numbered, 'rhe obituaries are usually located near the center of the paper.). Saturday. Area Obituaries. John Dryer Jr. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - John Jr. Dryer, age 80 of Hastings, died Thursday October 18. 2007 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom February 10. 1927 in Hastings, the son of John and Hazel (Mead) Dryer. John served in the United States Army during World War II. He will lie dearly missed by his wife of 54 years. [Living individual| (Archer) Dryer, his children. [Living individuals] Dryer. [Living individuals] Waite. (Living individual] Dryer. (Living individuals] Dryer. [Living individual] Dryer. [Living individual] Dryer. grandchildren. | 4 Living individuals] Dryer. A private family service will be held, burial will be at Hastings Township Cemetery. 1 have donated a copy of my Reminder files (starting in 2002 to present) that contain: Obituaries. Births. Marriages. Engagements. Aniversaies. Military' Srevice; and other items that I have to the listings Public Library. E-Mail has@llcoop.org I Ionic Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 35. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Mi 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll H 121; Thursday. October 25. 2007. Page 7. Column 1. Area Obituaries. John Dryer Jr. Extract from Obituary: HASTINGS - John Jr. Dryer, age 80 of Hastings, died Thursday October 18. 2007 al Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom February 10. 1927 in 1 laslings. the son of John and Hazel (Mead) Dryer. John served in the United States Army during World War II. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 54 years. (Living individual] (Archer) Dryer, his children. (Living individuals] Dryer. (Living individuals] Waite. (Living individual] Dryer. (Living individuals] Dryer. (Living individual] Dryer. (Living individual] Diyer. grandchildren. | 4 Living individuals] Dryer. A private family service will lie held, burial will be at Hastings Township Cemetery. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER” Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail lias@llcoop.org I Ionic Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org 36. J-Ad Graphics, Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings, MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll It 90; Thursday, June 9. 1988, Page 4. Column 4, Area Obituaries. Jack James Rizor. Extract from Obituary: BATl’LE CREEK - Jack Janies Rizor, 60, of Battle Creek, formerly of Hastings, passed away Saturday, June 4. 1988 al I layes-GreenBeach Memorial Hospital, Charlotte. Mr. Rizor was bom on May 22. 1928 in Hastings, the son of Harry L. and Eunice N. (Mead) Rizor. He was married Io (Living individual] Campbell on /\pril 3, 1947 in Hastings. Mr. Rizor is survived by his wife. (Living individual]; four sons. (Living individuals] Rizor. three daughters. [Living individual] Feldpausch. (Living individual] Hill and (Living individual] Minor. Funeral Services were held Wednesday. June 8. 1988. Burial was at the Memorial Park Cemetery. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. Hastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liaslings.llcoop.org 37. (Thru RootsWcb.com and Ancestry.com hltp://ssdi.genealogy. rootsweb.com Fill out as much information as you have; then click on the "Search" button or pick "Advanced Search" then 1111 out as much information as you have; then click on the "Search" button). Search for J J RIZOR. Special Note about Social Security Death Index: I use this to supply missing Birth and Death Dates and is only a possible answer to these items. 38. Wedding Anniversary (The Hastings Banner or The Reminder), The HASTINGS BANNER. Page 7. Column 4, Brooks Celebrate Fiftieth. 39. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway, Hastings, Ml 49058-0602), Microfilm Roll II 121; Thursday, Page 6, Column 5, Area Obituaries. Virginia A. Campbell. Extract from Obituary: DELTON - Virginia A. Campbell, age 83. of Delton, passed away December 27. 2005. Mrs. Campbell was bom on April 9, 1922, the daughter of Royce and Allie (Baird) Sweet. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the United Methodist Women of the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton, for several years. On June 29. 1947. she married (Living individual] Campbell who survives. Other members of her family include a son. (Living individuals] Campbell; daughters. (Living individuals] Hodgson and (Living individuals] Cook: a step daughter. (Living individual] Smith; 15 grandchildren: 18 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Funeral services will be conducted Friday. December 30. 2005, December 30. 2005. Interment East Hickory Comers Cemetery’. Page 18 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Source Citations An early name of the Hastings Banner was "THE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER” Indexed by dale. I lastings Public Library: E-Mail hasfrfllcoop.org 1 Ionic Page for genealogy assistance hltp://haslings.Ilcoop.org 40. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly newspaper published by J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0188. Phone (616) 945-9554 Weekly local free newspaper for Hastings and Barry County Michigan. The pages are not numbered. The obituaries are usually located near the center of the paper ). Tuesday. Area Obituaries. Virginia A. Campbell. Extract from Obituary: DELTON - Virginia A. Campbell, age 83. of Delton, passed away December 27. 2005. Mrs. Campbell was bom on April 9. 1922. the daughter of Royce and Allie (Baird) Sweet. Mrs. Campbell was a member of the United Methodist Women of the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton, for several years. On June 29. 1947. she married (Living individual) Campbell who survives. Other members of her family include a son. (Living individuals! Campbell; daughters. (Living individuals) Hodgson and (Living individuals! Cook; a step daughter. (Living individual! Smith; 15 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Funeral services were conducted Friday. December 30. 2005. Interment East I lickory Comers Cemetery. I have donated a copy of my Reminder Hies (starting in 2002 to present) that contain: Obituaries. Births. Marriages. Engagements. Aniversaies. Military Srevice; and other items that I have to the l istings Public Library. E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://hastings.llcoop.org 41. J-Ad Graphics. Inc. (A weekly subscription newspaper published by Hastings Banner. Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc.. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. MI 49058-0602). Microfilm Roll II 85; Thursday. October 6, 1983. Page 4. Column 6, Area Obituaries. Megan Kathleen Hodgson. Extract from Obituary: DELTON - Megan Kathleen Hodgson, infant daughter of (Living individuals! (Campbell) Hodgson died Friday. Sept. 30. 1983. at Borgcss Medical Center in Kalamazoo, where she was bom Sept. 1. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers. (Living individuals], all at home; her maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. (Living individual] Campbell: her paternal grandparents. Mrs. (Living individual! Budnick and Mr. (Living individual] Hodgson. Graveside services were held Monday. Oct. 3 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Orangeville. An early name of the Hastings Banner was "TI IE HASTINGS REPUBLICAN BANNER" Indexed by date. I lastings Public Library: E-Mail has@llcoop.org Home Page for genealogy assistance http://liastings.llcoop.org Page 19 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 �Name Index (No surname) ARCHER Geneva (Est 1929- RIZOR CASE Beatrice (Mrs.), Budnick 11 Nicky ................................. . 8 ) 8 COOK 10 DRYER Daniel J.................................. 12 BAIRD Allie B. (1870-1948) ........ BARRON Mary Ann (1853-1937) ... . 2 B ELSON Beverly Ann ....................... 10 BENTON Evelyn L................................. Maurice R.............................. Russell F. (1911-1987) ... Vivian I.................................. Linda ..................................... 8 Pam ....................................... 8 Sue ....................................... 8 Danielle ............................... John Wesley III .................... John Wesley Jr. (1927-2007) Tammy ................................. 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 BROOKS BUSSCHER Gary ................................... Kurt Joel ............................. 10 10 CAMPBELL Ellen ................................... Heniy 11.(1841-1920) ........ . Jan Elizabeth ..................... Kathleen ............................. Lois Ann (1938) ...,. Lusinai A. (Mrs.), Cutler (1888-1958) ................... Marieta E............................... . . Maurice W. (1921-1933) Merl Henry (Sheriff) (19111996) ................................. . Myron W................................ Myrtle E. (1914-2004) ........ . Randall W.............................. Wallace E. (1891-1975) ..,. Leah Mary (1877-1968) .... 4 FELDPAUSCH Katherine Rcnae ................ Mark S................................... 10 10 12 2 12 11 6 12 8 8 Ethel Mabel (1894-1972) CARL Fred Nelson (1887-1955) 6 Kelli Doreen (1961) 6 Regina I ,arinc (1957) 6 Richard Bernard (1930) 6 Rick Frederick (1962) 6 CASE Clayton C................................. . 7 Jerry ..................................... . 8 6 GIBSON Gary ..................................... Hubert Clifton ....................... Mark ..................................... Samuel ................................. 7 7 7 7 HILL Mary Ella (1874-1968) ... . 3 SMITH (No Given Name) ............... 12 Royce Oatman (1886-1947) Virginia Ann (1922-2005) 10 10 WATSON Thelma IL (1925-1993) ... . 8 Bernice T. (1893-1973) ... . 3 William II. (1871-1940) 3 WEYERMAN A.J.......................................... . 8 John J..................................... . 8 Michael J............................... . 8 WILLIAMS (Mr.) ................................... 10 HODGSON (Mr.) ................................... 10 WOLFE Dennis ................................. Gabriel ............................... Kristofcr ............................. Matthew ............................. Megan Kathleen (1983-1983) Miles ................................... 4 10 6 11 2 SIMPSON WERTMAN FINNAN Brenda A............................... 10 Robert Howard ................... 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 SWEET ECKERT . . . . Jack James (1928-1988) Jacqueline K.......................... Larry L. (Abt 1947) Rebecca L.............................. Rcnac C................................. Rick ..................................... 11 12 12 12 Crystal (1982-1983) .......... . 6 Ronald Prank Jr..................... . 6 Ronald Frank Sr.................... . 6 WOOD Kathryn "Kathy” ................. . 8 11 11 KARCHER Gottlcib (1866-1947) .......... Marjorie Elaine (1907-1997) 4 4 MCLEAN (Mr.) ................................... 10 MEAD Eunice Marie (1895-1984) 8 MINOR (Mr.) ................................... 10 POUGH Terri Ann ........................... 11 RIZOR David J................................... 10 Dennis L................................ 10 Hany Lyle (1893-1980) .... 8 Page 21 Produced by Legacy on 22 April 2008 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. Users should validate their research and cross-reference available information. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Campbell Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Campbell Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel W. Linderman, Volunteer Researcher, Barry County Genealogy Club Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-04-22 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Daniel W. Linderman and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/924/Livermore_Family_Genealogy.pdf 85267390fda4f6393676fbef6582f61d PDF Text Text Descendants of Isaac Fish and Eliza C. Livermore Daniel W. Linderman, Volunteer Researcher Barry County Genealogy Club Hastings Public Library 227 E State Street, Hastings, Barry Co., Ml 49058 �Descendants of Eliza C. Livermore I -Eliza C. Livermore1*2 was horn on X March 181X in Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, IISA,1*2 died on 27 October 1X80 in Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA1*2 at age 62, and was buried in Old / New Oakhill Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA. Death Notes: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Books A & B; Libcr/Page: A-122; Entry. 1421: Dale: Oct. 27, 1880: Name: Eliza C. Fish: Sex: F. | female]; Color: IF. | while]; Martial Status: Married. Age: Years: 62: Months: 7; Days: /9; Place of Death: Orangeville |Twp|; Cause of Death: Unknown’. Birthplace: N.Y. |Ncw York|; Occupation: I louse Wife; bather: Unknown'. Residence: Unknown'. Mother: Unknown’. Residence: Unknown’. Date of Record: July 2,1881 Eliza married Isaac Fish.2- 3 Isaac was bom on 16 August 1X12 in Oneida County, New York, USA,2- 3 died on 28 February 1895 in Orangeville Township, Bany County, Michigan, USA3 al age 82. and was buried in Old I New Oakhill Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Bany County, Michigan, USA. The cause of his death was Apoplexy.3 They had seven children: John, Fidus E., Edward C., Sarah C., (No Given Name), (No Given Name), and (No Given Name). Noted events in their marriage were: • The\' appeared on the Tenth Census of the United Stales census in 1X80 in Orangeville Township, Bany County, Michigan, USA. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation bather’s Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Isaac FISH SelfM Male IF 65 NY Farmer R NY Eliza FISH Wife M Female W 62 NY Keeping House MA V Fidus E. FISH Son S Male W 27 Ml NY NY Edward C. FISH Son S Male W22 Ml NY NY Harriett CAMMERON Other I) Female W 50 NY Keeping House NY NY Death Notes: Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Books A & B; Libcr/Page: B-34; Entry: 135: Date: Feb. 28, 1895: Name: Isaac Fish: Sex: Male: Color: White: Martial Status: Widower: Age: Years: 82: Months: 6: Days: 12: Place of Death: Orangeville |Twp|; Cause of Death: Appoplexy: Birthplace: N. Y. | New' York |; Occupation: not given: Father: Unknown: Residence: Unknown: Mother: Unknown: Residence: Unknown: Date of Record: June 15th 1896 by John G. Nagler, Clerk Medical Notes: Medical Dictionary On-Line http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/seareh-engine/ // present these as a possible explanationfor Cause ofDeath/ Cause of I )eath 1 definition: Apoplexy A sudden, noneonvulsive loss of neurologic function due to an ischemic or hemorrhagic intracranial vascular event. In general, cerebrovascular accidents are classified by anatomic location in the brain, vascular distribution, etiology, age of the afiected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. nonhemorrhagic nature (brom Adams el al.. Principles of Neurology, 6th cd, pp777-8IO) Noted events in his life were: • Isaac can be found in I listory of Bany' & Eaton Counties, Michigan: Page 658 published in 1X91 in Bany And Baton Counties, Michigan: About fifty years have passed since this gentleman became a resident of Barry County, taking up his abode on section 17, Orangeville Township. He came from Detroit on a stage and had to carry a rail and make frequent use of it in prying the wheels out of the mud. The section to which he came was a dense forest in which Indians roved in search of game. I le built a log house in which he lived about fifteen years and he then put up a substantial frame dwelling, more in keeping with his circumstances and surroundings. The father of our subject was Philip Fish, a native of Rhode Island, who went from that Stale to New York and made a permanent residence in Oneida County. 1 le was numbered among the pioneers of that county and devoted his lime to tilling the soil. 1 Ic married Miss Nancy Smith, who was bom in Utica, N. Y., and died in Oneida County. On the homestead there, he of whom we write was bom December 14, 1X14, and there he studied in the district school, occupying a slab bench in a log building and writing with a quill pen at a desk beside the wall. I le had two sisters who died of consumption in 1X20, and has two brothers, the one living in Detroit, this Slate, and the other in Page 2 Produced by Legacy on 13 May 2008 �Descendants of Eliza C. Livermore Lapeer. Mich. Mr. Fish's fortunes were shared for some years by a faithful wife, who bore the maiden name of Eliza Livermore. .She was bom in Whitesboro, N. Y., and died on the homestead where our subject now lives in 1879. To her were bom seven children, those surviving being John, a rising attorney in Wisconsin; b’idus, a lawyer in Allegan, this Slate; lidward, a physician in Wisconsin; and Sarah, Mrs. Lemuel Wing, whose home is in Orangeville. Mr. Fish has been Township Treasurer, Justice of the Peace, etc., and has been an ernes! public servant in whatever capacity he was called upon to act. I Ic was a member of the Orange and is identified with the Baptist Church, of which he has been a Trustee. Politically he is a Democrat. I le is a man of respectability, industrious habits and general intelligence and is well regarded by his associates. Kish's Lake in Orangeville Township was named in his honor. 2-John Fish2 died in Wisconsin, USA. 2-Fidus E. Fish2-4 was bom about 1853 in Michigan, USA. Noted events in his life were: • 1 le appeared on the ’Tenth Census of the United States census in 1880 in Orangeville Township, Barry County. Michigan, USA. Lives with parents b’idus married Ella A. Nevins4 on 2 October 1882 in Barry County, Michigan, USA.4 2-Edward C. Fish2 was bom about 1858 in Michigan, USA and died in Wisconsin, USA. Noted events in his hie were: • I Ic appeared on the ‘Tenth Census of the United Stales census in 1880 in Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA. Lives with parents 2-Sarah C. Fish2 was bom about 1840. Sarah married Lemuel W. Wing2- 5 in 1862 in Barry County, Michigan, USA.2 Lemuel was bom on 18 September 1830 in Canada,5 died on 27 August 1891 in Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan. USA5 al age 60, and was buried in Old/Ncw Oakhill Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan, USA.6 The cause of his death was 'Typhoid Fever.5 ’They had one son; Benjamin S.. Noted events in their marriage were: • They1 appeared on the Ninth Census of the United Slates census on 16 August 1870 in Orangeville Township. Barry County, Michigan, USA.7 by Wesley P. Andrus, Ass’l Marshall; Post Office: Orangeville Personal Information: Line 23 - 26, Dwelling 156, Family 158 Name Relation Age Sex Race Occupation Value-Rcal/Personal Birthplace School Wing, L W. 39 M W Hotel Keeper 2000/700 Canada Eligible to vote Wing, Sarah C. 30 F W Keeping house New York Wing, Henj. S. 7 M WAt home Fatherforeign born Attended school McFarland, A. 24 M W Dry Goods Clerk New York Eligible to vote Medical Notes: Medical Dictionary Online <http://www.online-mcdieal-diclionary.orgA> Cause of Death Definition: 'Typhoid Fever An acute systemic febrile infection caused by SALMONELLA TYPI IL 3-Ben jamin S. Wing was bom about 1863 in Michigan, USA. 2-Fish K died. Page 3 Produced by Legacy on 13 May 2008 �Descendants of Eliza C. Livermore 2-Fish 2 died. 2-Fish 2 died. Page 4 Produced by Legacy on 13 May 2008 �Source Citations 1. Barry County Death Records. County Clerk ('lite first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.1. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as best as 1 could.). Microfilm Roll: Barry County Deaths; Books A & B: LibcriPage: A-122: Entry: 1421. Dale: Oct. 27. 18X0; Name: Eliza C. Fish: Sex: F. | female]: Color: W. | white]: Martial Status: Married: Age: Years: 62: Months: 7: Days: 19; Place of Death: Orangeville: Cause of Death: Unknown. Birthplace: N.Y. |New York]: Occupation: House Wile: bather. Unknown; Residence: Unknown; Mother: I Mknown; Residence: 1'nknown: Dale of Record*. July 2. 1881. 2. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties. Mich. Portrait and biographical album ofHarry and Paton counties. A licit., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches ofprominent and representative citizens ofthe county... IandI the presidents ofthe United Slates and governors ofthe state, (by: Chapman Brothers of Chicago). Page 658; ISA/\C FISH. Extract from Biography. The father of our subject was Philip bish. a native of Rhode Island, who went from that Stale Io New York and made a permanent residence in Oneida County, lie married Miss Nancy Smith, who was bom in Utica. N Y.. and died in Oneida County. On the homestead there, he of whom we write was bom December 14. 1814. He had two sisters who died of consumption in 1820. and has two brothers, (he one living in Detroit. this Stale, and the other in Lapeer. Mich. Mr. Fish’s fortunes were shared for some years by a faithful wile. who bore the maiden name of Eliza Livermore. She was bom in Whitesboro. N. Y.. and died on the homestead where our subject now lives in 1879. To her were bom seven children, those surviving being John, a rising attorney in Wisconsin; bidus. a lawyer in Allegan, this State; Edward, a physician in Wisconsin; and Sarah. Mrs. Lemuel Wing, whose home is in Orangeville. 3. Barn County Death Records. County Clerk (The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867. I. Daniel Wesley Linderman. have done my best Io transcribe these records. I did not correct the spelling of the original documents, but have maintained the spelling as lies! as I could.). Microfilm Roll: Barn* County Deaths; Books A & B: Li tier/Page. B-34; Entry*. 135. Dale: Feb. 28. 1895: Name. Isaac bish; Sex: Male: Color: While; Martial Status: Widower. Age: Years: 82: Months: 6: Days: 12: Place of Death: Orangeville |Twp|: Cause of Death: Appoplexy; Birthplace: N.Y. |New York]; Occupation: not given; bather: Unknown; Residence: Unknown; Mother: I Inknown: Residence: I *nknown: Date of Record. June 15th 1896 by John G. Nagler. Clerk. 4 The Dibean Michigan Marriage index. Jack and Marianne Debean. "Michigan Dibean Marriage Index" (The Dibean's have diligently worked on collecting an index of marriages for Michigan They are collected from various places and researchers have sent them theirs over the years. They now have over 400.000 records in their index. You can enter your Michigan marriages into their database by using the Ibnn provided or sending in an e-mail Io Jack and Marianne. Remember, their work is an index only and should help you search for the original record.). Bany County. Michigan Di bean Marriage Index. 5. Barn* County Death Records. County Clerk (The first year that deaths were recorded in Barry County was 1867.1. Daniel Wesley Linderman, have done my best to transcribe these records. I did not correct the s|>elling of the original documents, hut have maintained (he spelling as host as 1 could.). Microfilm Roll: Barn* County Deaths; Books A & B; Liber/Page: A-230; Entry: 145. Dale: Aug. 27. 1891: Name: Lemuel Wing*. Sex: M. [male]: Color: W. | while]; Martial Status: Married; Age: Years; 60. Months: 11: Days: 9; Place of Death: Orangeville |Twp|; Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever. Birthplace: Canada: Occupation: Postmaster, ballier: Stephen Wing: Residence: Canada; Mother: Rhoda Wing: Residence: New York: Dale of Record. June 6th 1892 by Thos S. Bain. Clerk. 6. Cemeteries of Barn* County. Michigan ON-LINE. "Cemeteries of Bany' County. Michigan ON-LINE" (Access through the Barry Counly.org site: hllpV/www.harrv'county.org/lXjparlmenls'Clcrkhlm will link you Io Cemeteries of Bany County. Michigan site. hllpjwww.mlcnncnl.net'us/nii/liarry.htm). http://www.interment.net/us/mi/bany.htm. 7. 1870 Census. !8~0 (. 'ensux I. Daniel llesley Ijnderman. have photo copied selected pages ofthis census.. Microfilm Roll M593661. Post Ollice Orangeville. Page 20. Sheet 229. 8. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties. Mich. Portrait and biographical album ofHarry and Eaton counties. Mich., containingfull page portraits and biographical sketches ofprominent and representative citizens ofthe county... land/ the presidents ofthe United States and governors ofthe state, (by: Chapman Brothers of Chicago). Page 658: ISA/KC b’ISI I. Page 5 Produced by Legacy on 13 May 2008 �Name Index FISH (No (iivcn Name) ............ 3,4 IxlwardC. (About 1858) ......................................... 3 Fidux B. (About 1853) 3 Ixaae (1812-1895) .............. 2 John ..................................... 3 Sarah C. (About 1840) 3 LIVERMORE lilizaC. (1818-1880) ........... 2 NEVINS BllaA....................................... 3 WING Benjamin S. (About 1863) ......................................... Lemuel W. (1830-1891) 3 3 Page? Produced by Legacy on 13 May 2008 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. Users should validate their research and cross-reference available information. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Livermore Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Livermore Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel W. Linderman, Volunteer Researcher, Barry County Genealogy Club Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-05-13 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Daniel W. Linderman and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/925/Upjohn_Family_Genealogy.pdf 44b20f18ab2e42db96a1661e224f493b PDF Text Text 81 THE UPJOHN FAMILY By Mary S. Kirby The ancestral home of the Upjohn Family was in Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, England. The first ancestor of whom a record is found is James Upjohn. 1 2 1 JAMES UPJOHN was bom December 28. 1732, and died in 1818 at Shaftesbury, England. He kept the Blue Coat School (1) there. He married Miss Hatch. Children: i William b. June 10, 1770 2 ii James 3 u iii Aaron iv A daughter; m. ____ Gilmore. 5 2 WILLIAM-2-UPJOHN (james-1) was born June 10, 1770 at Shaftesbury, England; died August 26, 1847 at Pittsford, New York. He married March 14, 1796, Mary Standard of Fisbury, a descendant of the Northcote Family of England. She was bom October 27, 1770, and died August 6, 1853 at Pittsford, New York. Mr. Upjohn was a civil engineer, and made part of the survey for the first railroad built in England. He was a non-conformist and belong­ ed to the Independents /Congregationalists/* He built and maintained a church of this faith in which he preached without remuneration. He em­ igrated to the United States in 1826, and located at Greenbush (near Albany), New York. Children: 6 i Mary Northcote, b. January 29, 1797, at Shaftesbury, England. 7 ii Rhoda, b. March 8, 1798, at Shaftesbury, England. iii Martha, b. October 10, 1799, at Shaftesbury; died May 30, 18^ at Pittsford, New York, unmarried. 8 iv Lois, b. May 3, 1801, at Shaftesbury, England. 9 v Edna, b. December 13, 1802, at Shaftesbury, England. 10 vi Keturah Bianca, b. March 10, 1804, at Shaftesbury, England. vii Anna Demaris, b. September 22, 1806, at Shaftesbury; died unmarried. 11 viii William, b. March 4, 1807, at Shaftesbury, England. 12 ix Uriah, b. September 7, 1808, at Rumney, Monmouthshire, South Wales. x Sarah, b. April 28, 1810, at Shaftesbury, England. Married Dr. Huntington. 13 xi Erastus, b. September 17, 1811, at Shaftesbury, England. 14 xii Helen, b. February 18, 1815, at Shaftesbury, England. 3 JAMES-2-UPJOHN (james-1) married Elizabeth Michell. Children: i Aaron, b. England, came to New Bedford, Mass., before 1829ii Richard, b. England, came to New York State in 1829• (2) He married Elizabeth Parry. iii Mary married Captain Bartlett. iv James d. 1878; was found in New Bedford, Massachusetts records. May have been a son of Aaron instead of a brother. A charity school in England in which the students wore blue coats or gowns. Richard-3-Upjohn (james-2-1) was b. Shaftesbury, England, 1802; d. N. Y. 1878. A founder of the American Institute of Architects and its first president (18571876). Among his notable works are Trinity Church, New York City; Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York; Grace Church, Newark, N. J.; St. Paul’s Church Buffalo, N. Y.; Bowdoin College Chapel; Trinity Chapel, New York City. His �82 4 AARON-2-UPJOHN (james-1) went to India as a surveyor for the East India Company and died at Madras, India. 5 DAUGHTER-2-UPJOHN (james-1) name unknown. She married Gilmore. Her grandson. James Edward Gilmore, an Irvingite minister, was living on Summer Street near Asylum Avenue, in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1907* 6 MARY NORTHCOTE-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was born January 29, 1797 Shaftesbury, England; died May 2, ’1871. She married May 18, 1823, John Geare who was b. February 5; 1799; d. December 25; 1876. Children: • i Frederick Geare b. December 19, 1825; d. June 19, 1898; m. July 16, 1857, Louise Wilson. ii William Northcote Geare, b. January 29, 1828; d. September 18, 1896; m. Henrietta . iii Charles Way Geare, b. April 11, 1830; d. January 9; 1884. Married Julia Wilson, December 19; 1861. 15 iv Edna May Geare, b. January 20, 1835; William Henry Crippen who was b. February 24, 1826; d. August 2, 1896. 7 RHODA-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was b. March 8, 1798 at Shaftesbury, England; died in the summer of 1832 in New York City. She married Benjamin Geare. Children: i Hubert Geare m. Hannah . ii Julian Geare m. (1) Libbie Cook; m. (2) Mrs. Hannah Stone. 8 LOIS-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was bom May 3; 1801 at Shaftesbury, England; died April 7; 1880 in New York. She married Arthur Hayter, an organist, in Boston, Massachusetts. Children: i Rowena Hayter ) twins m. _ Fisher. ii Arthur Hayter ) served as organist in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, for many years. 9 EDNA-3-UPJ0HN (William-2; James-1) was bom December 13; 1802 at Shaftes­ bury, England. She married (1) Joseph Trenchard. Children: 16 i Oliver Trenchard was bom in 1829 ii Fanny Trenchard was, in 1850, a teacher in a select school at Pittsfield, New York, and received $1.10 per week for each child taught. 17 iii Helen Trenchard iv Fenner Trenchard died in Syracuse, New York. Edpa (Upjohn) Trenchard m. (2) Tooker. v Daughter sumamed Tooker. Edna (Upjohn)(Trenchard) Tooker m. (3) Dr. Huntington, former husband of her deceased sister Sarah. 10 KETURAH BIANCA-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was bom March 10, 1804 in Shaftesbury, England; died in March 1892. Married in 1837/8, Henry Dailey. Children: i Sarah Dailey married Marvin. ii Henry Dailey v: n» Richard Michell Upjohn (1828-1903) was an architect who designed the State Capitol of Connecticut, at Hartford, the Central Congregational Church in Boston, and the Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York City. — Webster’s Biographical Dictionary, page 1501. �83 11 WILLIAM-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was born March 4, 1807; at Shaftesbury, England; died August 2, 1887 at Hastings, Michigan where he settled in 1841 and practiced medicine. He had graduated, with his brother Uriah, from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 1852 he was elect­ ed on the first Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. In 1862 Governor Blair appointed him surgeon of the Seventh Michigan Cavalry. He was promoted to Surgeon-in-Chief of the First Brigade, First Division of Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac. He went west with Custer to put down the Indians. He was twice married. In 1842 he married Affa Connett who died that year. He married (2) Lydia Amelia Connett, sister of Affa, and she was the mother of his three daughters, two of whom lived to maturity: 18 i Affa Upjohn m. George S. Davis 19 ii Minnie Upjohn m. John Beamer 12 URIAH-3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was born September 7; 1808 at Rumney, Monmouthshire, South Wales, where his parents were temporarily residing. He died November 23; 1896 at Richland, Michigan. He came to the United States with his brother William, in 1828. In 1830 he returned to England and brought his parents, brothers and sisters back to this country. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, March 25; 1834. In 1835 he and his brother William started west, and arrived in Kalamazoo county where they "pitched their tent on the N. W. *£• of Section 31; in that part of the Township of Richland since called Ross." (Kalamazoo County History). Uriah married on September 15; 1837; Maria, daughter of Deacon Simeon Mills of Gull Prairie. She was born December 11, 1821, and died February 17; 1882. For twenty years he rode horseback over Indian trails to visit patients in five counties, for there were no roads in the untamed wilderness. Children: i Helen Maria b. February 24, 1839; d. November 5; 1901* Married Hugh Kirkland, November 1875- No issue. 20 ii Mary Northcote born June 18, 1840 21 iii Alice born November 13; 1841 22 iv Henry Uriah bom July 22, 1843 v Virginia bom February 7; 1845; d. July 8, 1870 at Galesburg. 23 vi Amelia bom June 22, 1848 24 vii Sarah born February 17; 1850 viii Ida bom September 20, 1851; died April 26, 1876; married July 26,--- , James A. Hayward who was drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. 25 ix William Erastus bom June 5; 1853 x Lawrence bom June 10, 1855; d. February 19; 1856. xi Frederick Lawrence born May 19; 1857; died December 1, 1917* He married, May 16, 1896, Leila Watson Shelby who was bom December 20, 1875; and died July 18, 1946. She married (2) Gilbert H. Pearsall who died March 19; 1944. 26 xii James Townley bora November 29; 1858. 13 ERASTUS N. -3-UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was bom September 17, 1811 at Shaftesbury, England. He married three times. He married (3) in 1850, Myra Thompson. ChiIdren: 27 i Erastus N. Jr., bom 1851 28 ii Edward J. bom 1852 iii William Cyrenus bom 1854; died in California, February 26, 1925- He married Mary Lee Hoagland who died in California November 22, 1927. Both were physicians and were graduates of the University of Michigan, and practiced at Omaha, Nebraska. iv Eliza J. bom i860 v Marcus T. born 1863 �84 14 HELEN-3“UPJOHN (William-2; James-1) was born February 18, 1815 at Shaftesbury, England; died in 1892. She married in 1842, Fenner Ferguson who died in 1858. Children: 29 i Arthur N. Ferguson born 1844 ii Graham Ferguson born 1847; died 1904 in California. iii William Ferguson bom I85O; died 1892 15 EDNA MAY GEARE-4-(Mary Northcote Upjohn-3; William-2; James-1) was bom January 20, 18355 married William Henry Crippen who was bom February 24, 1826; died August 2, 1896. Child: i Mary Affa Northcote Crippen was bom March 12, 1867; married Allen Chester Hibner, July 27, 1904. 16 OLIVER TRENCHARD-4-(Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) was bom in 1829; died July 17, 1906. He married Mary Nancy Lyons, August 25, 1852. She died August 20, 19O5« Nine children, seven of whom grew to maturity: 30 i Mary Trenchard married John Tatman 31 ii Ellen Trenchard married Robert Bragg 32 iii Joseph Trenchard married Emma Marquiss 33 iv William H. Trenchard married Ivaloo Badger 34 v Fannie Trenchard married William Sullivan vi Sadie Edna Trenchard m. George M. Morton. No issue. 35 vii George Robert Trenchard married Lucy Thornton. 17 HELEN TRENCHARD-4-(Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married Immer Crittenden; died January 12, 1906 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Children: i George Crittenden ii Frank Crittenden iii Child - Name unknown Crittenden 18 AIFA-4-UPJOHN (William-3-2; James-1) married George S. Davis. 36 i Helena Davis bom May 11, 1884 19 MINNIE-4-UPJOHN (William-3-2; James-1) married John Beamer. Child: i Mary Beamer m. November 16, 1904, Forest B. Woodmansee. 20 MARY NORTHCOTE-4-UPJOHN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. June 18, 1840; d. April 12, 1936; married September 1871, William P. Sidnam who was b. October 30, 1835; died October 30, 1915* Children: 37 i William Northcote Sidnam b. June 18, 1872 38 ii Alice Amelia Sidnam b. October 2, 1875 39 iii Helen Sidnam b. June 26, 1885 21 ALICE-4-UPJOHN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 13, 1841; d. October 14, 1920; married August 25, 1862, Wright Barrett who was b. March 28, 1830; died November 8, 1898. Children: i Frederick Marvin Barrett b. July 21, 1867; d. November 15, 1925 ii Frances Elizabeth Barrett, M. D., b. December 18, 1869; died August 10, 1947 iii Franklin Upjohn Barrett b. July 18, 1872; d. July 18, 1953 iv Wright Uriah Barrett b. November 27, 1880; d. November 29, 1880 22 HENRY URIAH-4-UPJ0HN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was born July 22, 1843; died January 2, 1887; married December 18, 1872, Charleston Township, Kalamazoo county, Pamelia Kirby who was born September 28, 1852; died December 26, 1920. Children: Child: �85 22 HENRY URIAH-4-UPJ0HN, Continued: 40 i Lawrence Northcote Upjohn b. December 16, 1873ii Ida Rowena Upjohn b. January 6, 18773 February 3, 1885 41 iii William Kirby Upjohn b. March 4, 1878 42 iv Uriah Carlyle Upjohn b. September 3, 1879 43 v Hubert Standard Upjohn b. January 4, 1881 44 vi Donald Henry Upjohn b. March 3, 1884 23 AMELIA-4-UPJOHN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bom June 22, 1848; died January 29, 1876 at Canal Fulton, Ohio; married September 30, 1874, Dr. Archibald B. Campbell who was b. July 19, 1846, and died June 5, 1921. Child: i Archibald Upjohn Campbell was b. January 21, 1876; d. December 13, 1944; m. (1) September 24, 1908, at Plainwell, Michigan, Leila Betsey Arnold; divorced; m. (2) June 12, 1918 at Forest Hills, New York, Lucy Bangs who was b. June 17, 1889. 24 SARAH-4-UPJ0HN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. February 17, 1850; died April 28, 1908. She married December 5, 1877, Rev. John Redpath who was b. June 17, 1842, in Scotland, and died April 20, 1926. Children: 45 i Robert Uriah Redpath b. December 7, 1878 ii William Erastus Redpath b. February 14, 1884; d. June 30, 1884 46 iii James Northcote Redpath b. September 26, 1885 iv Henry Townley Redpath b. August 23, 1887; d. January 5, 1909 25 WILLIAM ERASTUS-4-UPJOHN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bom June 5, 1853; died October 18, 1932; married December 24, 1878, Rachel Babcock who was bom May 26, 1856; d. July 4, 1905* Dr. William E. Upjohn m. (2) Mrs. James Gilmore, October 25, 1913* Children of first marriage: 47 1 Rachel Winifred Upjohn b. January 21, 1880 48 ii William Harold Upjohn b. January 28, 1884 iii Mary Upjohn died in infancy 49 iv Dorothy Upjohn b. October 28, 1890 50 v Genevieve Upjohn b. September 6, 1894 26 JAMES TOWNLEY-4-UPJOHN (Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bom November 29, 1858; died January 18, 1936; married September 2, 1885, at Richland, Carrie Louise Barnes who was bom March 24, i860, and died December 30, 1919* James T. Upjohn married (2) February 10, 1921, Isabel Gillies who survived him. Children of first marriage: 51 i Florence Barnes Upjohn b. May 20, 1887 52 ii Amelia Louise Upjohn b. May 23, 1890 53 iii Ralph Townley Upjohn b. December 10, 1892 iv Ruth Caroline Upjohn b. July 15, 1894; d. April 22, 1909 54 v James Robert Upjohn b. March 28, 1901 27 ERASTUS N.-4-UPJ0HN (Erastus N.-3; William-2; James-1) was b. in 1851; married in 1872, Ella B. McComus. Children: i Ralph Upjohn b. 1873 ii Henry Upjohn b. 18753 m. Florence Alman, in 1900. No issue. 55 iii Alice Upjohn b. 1879 28 EDWARD J.-4-UPJOHN (Erastus N.-33 William-2; James-1) was b. in 1852. He married Fannie Robertson in 1879• She died in 1904. Children: �86 28 EDWARD J. -4-UPJOHN, Continued: i Ida Upjohn b. 1882; m. John Lightbom in 1907 ii Bertha Upjohn b. 1886 iii Julia Upjohn b. 1889 iv William Upjohn b. 1891 v Edward Upjohn b. 1893 29 ARTHUR N. FERGUSON-4 (Helen-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) was bom in 1844 and died in 1906. He married Delia Sears in 1879* Children: 56 i Alice Ferguson b. 1880 ii Bessie Ferguson b. 1884 30 MARY TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married John Tatman. Children: i Ellen Tatman ii Fannie Tatman iii Julia Tatman iv Joseph Tatman v George Tatman vi Mamie Tatman vii Lulu Tatman viii William Tatman ix Reber Tatman x Clara Tatman 31 ELLEN TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) Ellen Trenchard married Robert Bragg. She d. February 10, 1909* Children: i William Bragg ii Lena Bragg iii Earl Bragg iv Cora Bragg 32 JOSEPH TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married Emma Marquiss who died December 28, 1900. Children: i Ava Trenchard died in August 1897 ii Mary Trenchard died in April 1911 iii Ethel Trenchard iv Child died in infancy 33 WILLIAM H. TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married Ivaloo Badger. Children: i Meriam Trenchard ii Glada Trenchard iii Wilma Trenchard iv Oliver Trenchard v Leonard Trenchard 34 FANNIE TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married William Sullivan. Six children, three of whom died in infancy. i William Sullivan ii Sadie Edna Sullivan iii Arthur Sullivan 35 GEORGE ROBERT TRENCHARD-5 (Oliver Trenchard-4; Edna-3-Upjohn; William-2; James-1) married Lucy Thornton. Children: i Wendell Bondurant Trenchard ii Mary Lillian Trenchard �8y 36 HELENA DAVIS-5 (Affa-4-Upjohn; William-3-2; James-1) was b. May 11, 188U; married May 16, 1906, Leo J. Smith who was b. March 2U, 1879- Children: i Regina Marie Smith was b. August 22, 1909; m. Reginald Hobson Fiedler, July 11, 1947, at Chevy Chase, Maryland. ii Michael Edward Smith died at the age of ten. 37 WILLIAM NORTHCOTE SIDNAM-5 (Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bom June 18, 1872; m. June 16, 1897, Esther Lulu Humphrey who was b. July 4, 1877, and d. October 25, 1944. William N. Sidnam m. (2) Miss Grace Agnes Barger, June 15, 1946, at Forest Hills, New York. Children of first marriage: i Edmond Sidnam b. July 7, 1898; d. September 14, 1904 ii Laverne Humphrey Sidnam b. May 26, 1900; m. November 23, 1929, Margery Hoppin who was b. July 30, 1905* 57 iii Jane Caroline Sidnam b. May 21, 1915 iv Alan Northcote Sidnam b. July 14, 1916; m. Mrs. Shirley Steinman Meeker, December 31, 1947, in New York City. 38 ALICE AMELIA SIDNAM-5 (Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 2, 1875; d. March 19, 1950 in New York City; m. April 29, 1896, Frederick Levi Childs who was b. January 22, 1872 and d. July 2, 1930. Child: 58 i Elizabeth Childs b. April 25, 1905 39 HELEN SIDNAM-5 (Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b.. June 26, 1885; d. December 2, 1952- She married August 3, 1909, William James Puffer who was b. May 24, 1884 and died January 9, 1956. Children: 59 i William Sidnam Puffer b. November 2, 1910 60 ii Mary Virginia Puffer b. May 25, 1914 iii Barbara Puffer b. May 28, 1926 40 LAWRENCE NORTHCOTE-5-UPJOHN (Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. December 16, 1873 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. June 26, 1900, Gratia Clough who was b. November 10, 1874, at Ongole, India. She was the daughter of Rev. John E. Clough (b. July 16, 1836; d. November 24, 1910) and Harriet Sunderland Clough (b. December 9, 1839; d. May 15, 1893)• Children: i Mildred Upjohn b. August 3, 1901 at Norman, Oklahoma; d. April 2, 1940 at Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 61 ii Everett Gifford Upjohn b. October 7, 1904, Kalamazoo, Michigan 62 iii Rhoda Upjohn b. September 23, 1906, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 63 iv Esther Upjohn b. September 11, 1909 at East Orange, N. J. v Allen Lawrence Upjohn b. December 31, 1916 at East Orange, New Jersey; died December 1935- 41 WILLIAM KIRBY-5-UPJOHN (Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 4, 1878, at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and died December 31, 1949- He married January 23, 1909, Helen Louise Bryant who was b. July 28, 1884, and d. December 19, 1950. Child: 64 i William Bryant Upjohn b. March 28, 1910, Kalamazoo. 42 URIAH CARLYLE-5-UPJOHN (Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 23, 1879 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. June 6, 1900, Fannie Ruth Chamberlin who was b. June 29, 1878. Divorced. Uriah C. Upjohn m. (2) August 30, 1910, in Detroit, Florence M. Sparr �88 42 URIAH CARLYLE-5-UPJOHN, Continued: who was b. October 24, 1884. Children, all by first marriage: 65 i Henry Llewllyn Upjohn b. October 7, 1901 at Kalamazoo. 66 ii Helen Marjorie Upjohn b. November 28, 1904 at Kalamazoo. 43 HUBERT STANDARD-5-UPJOHN (Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. January 4, 1881, at Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. December 31, 1906, Della Belle DeLano who was b. August 4, 1884, and died September 4, 1910. Hubert S. Upjohn m. (2) June 23, 1913, at Pasadena, California, Estelle Adelaide Leach who was b. November 11, 1876. Children by first marriage: 67 i Janet Pamela Upjohn b. November 13, 1907 at Kalamazoo. 68 ii Richard DeLano Upjohn b. September 9, 1909 at Riverside, California. 44 DONALD HENRY-5-UPJOHN (Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 3, 1884 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; d. July 17, 1950; m. March 7, 1904 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Madge Leona Jackson who was b. March 4, 1883* Divorce granted D. H. Upjohn in North Yakima, Washington. He m. (2) June 22, 1910, at Salem, Oregon, Lois Camille Byrd who was b. April 15, 1886. Child by first marriage: i Marion Lucille Upjohn b. February 12, 1905; d. same day. Children by second marriage: 69 ii Richard Henry Upjohn b. February 6, 1912 70 iii Margaret Elizabeth Upjohn b. August 19, 1918 71 iv Rowena Mary Upjohn b. June 12, 1920 72 v Florence Virginia Upjohn b. October 30, 1921 73 vi Donna Lois Upjohn b. January 17, 1924 vii William Byrd Upjohn b. May 20, 1925 74 viii Barbara Rosalia Upjohn b. April 24, 1928 45 ROBERT URIAH REDPATH-5 (Sarah-4-UpJohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bom December 7, 1878; d. November 22, 1927- Married October 11, 1905, at Hamilton, Ohio, Clara May Sloneker who was b. September 29, 1884. Children: 75 i Robert Upjohn Redpath b. August 25, 1906, S. Orange, N. J. ii Jean Northcote Redpath b. July 1, 1908, Hamilton, Ohio. iii John Sloneker Redpath b. January 31, 1911, Maplewood, N. J.; m. Marjorie Jean Gill at Montclair, N. J., December 9, 1942. 76 iv Frederick Lawrence Redpath b. May 15, 1917 at Maplewood, N. J. 46 JAMES NORTHCOTE REDPATH-5 (Sarah-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 26, 1885; m. January 1, 1919, Essica Chenery who was b. April 13, 1893* Children: i Loyd John Redpath b. October 4, 1919ii James Northcote Redpath b. November 27, 1923 47 RACHEL WINIFRED UPJOHN-5 (William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. January 21, 1880. Married (1) William Smith. Divorced. Child: 77 i Richard Upjohn Smith (Light) b. March 29, 1902; was adopted by Dr. S. Rudolph Light. Rachel Winifred Upjohn Smith m. (2) June 25, 1908, Dr. S. Rudolph Light who was b. March 2, 1877* Child: 78 ii Rudolph Alvin Light b. September 21, 1909-To be continued- �160 THE UPJOHN FAMILY By Mary S. Kirby Continued from Spring Issue, page 88 48 WILLIAM HAROLD-5“UPJOHN (William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-25 James-1) was b. January 28, 1884; d. October 15, 1928; m. February 20, 1909, Grace Bray who was b» December 25, 1887* Childrens 79 1 Janet Upjohn bo August 7, 1910 • ii Rachel Mary Upjohn-bo April 15, 1916; m. Richard Upjohn Smith Light. (See 77) iii William John Upjohn b. November 21, 1925” 4-9 DOROTHY-5-UPJOHN (William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 28, I89O. Married Lieutenant H. Allen Delano. Divorced. Dorothy Upjohn Delano m. (2) March 21, 1945, Howard Richard Dalton, in New York City. He died April 2, 19^9 in California. Childrens 81 i Barbara Upjohn Delano b. March 22, 1919 82 ii Susanne Upjohn Delano b. November 13, 1922 iii William Delano b. November 10, 1924; died September 15, 1943. 50 GENEVIEVE-5 “UPJOHN (William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 6, 1894; m. December 16, 1916, Donald Sherwood Gilmore who was b. March 7, 1895• Residence, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Children: 83 i Carol Gilmore b. November 6, 1917 84 ii Jane Gilmore b. August 15, 1919 85 iii Martha Gilmore b. October 1, 1925 51 FLORENCE BARNES-5-UPJOHN (James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. May 20, 1887; m. LaVerne Smiley who was b. August 16, 1890. Children: 86 i Ruth Elizabeth Smiley b. December 27, 1913 87 ii James LaVerne Smiley h. December 25, 1915 88 iii Harold Upjohn Smiley b. October 12, 1917 89 iv Gordon Lawrence Smiley b. November 8, 1919° v John Robert Smiley b. August 5, 1924; d. December 22, 1925 90 vi Erminie Jeanne Smiley b. March 15, 1928 52 AMELIA L0ULSB-5-UPJ0HN (James Townley-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. May 23, I89O; m. November 22, 1913, David Elihu Winkworth who was b. May 24, 1884, in Detroit. Children: 91 i David James Winkworth b. September 28, 1914 ii James Robert Winkworth b. May 20, 1915; Gerda Ursula Dietrick of Hann-Munden, Germany, May 3, 19^7 • 92 iii Sally Jane Winkworth b. September 18, 1921. 53 RALPH TOWNLEY-5-UPJOHN (James Townley^; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 10, 1892; m. February 20, 1914, Lois Dorothea Hollingsworth. Divorced and remarried about 1947• Children: i Mary Louise Upjohn b. Feb. 9, 1915; d. Feb. 22, 1915 ii Joanne McLiss Upjohn b. April 28, 1916 - Sister Joan Marie, Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. �159 UNMARRIED ROOT, Nelson STARR, Harvey CALHOUN, Henry S* SANDERSON, William MARSH, Do So BARNEY, Barry PERKINS, Mo Do BRADWAY, Jo Mo BERNARD, Benton GRAGG, John RIDDLE, Lyman 0* FRENCH, William MEN IN THE TOWN FRENCH, Chester SMITH, Asahel BLODGETT, Bliakim COX, Samuel JAQUISHM, Nathan HOAG, David WILSON, Thomas MEAD, William BRADISH, Luther Wc OLDS, James ALLEN, George W* ROOT, Charles OF PAVILION ALDRICH, Roswell COLE, Th. INGERSOL, Do DORRANCE, A= Bo HOWARD, Ac RICE, Rufus ROBERTS, Aaron EASTLAND, Samuel EASTLAND, John ALDRICH, John BODGE, John JOHNSON, John State of Michigan Kalamazoo County I, Chester Crooks, Collector of the Township of Pavilion, do solemnly swear that the number of persons set forth in the within returns made by me, have been ascertained by actual inquiry at the dwelling house or personal inquiry of the head of every family and that the said Return is correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief* (Signed) CHESTER CROOKS Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th* day of November, A* Do, 1837 (Signed) ELISHA BELCHER, Justice of the Peace. End of Pavilion Township Records. - ———To be Continued------ DEATHS IN OTTAWA NAME Church, Mary Ann Clideshell, John Clumm, Johanna Cooley, Arminta Cristenson, Toby Cronkright, James DeKruif, Dina De Nooyer, Sarah De Vries, Antje De Vries, Jakob Dok, Maria Donneley, John Drost, Tanna Dunkirke, Johannes Fanell, Mrs. Flaanderen, Lorens Gardner, Hellena Gardner, Sophrone Gow, Caroline Haley, Catherine COUNTY, MICHIGAN DURING YEAR (Continued from page 1H8) AGE JSEX MS BIRTHPLACE M F New York 33 M 2 Michigan 62 M Holland F Ohio F 22 M Michigan 1 9/12 M Michigan 3/12 F Michi gan 65 M Holland F Holland F 22 10/12M Michigan Holland F 10 Michigan M 2 6/12 F Mi chigan Holland M 17 Ireland M F 57 Holland M 20 3/12 F Michigan Michigan 6 F Holland F 2 Michigan 4 F To be Continued* DATE Dec* Aug. Oct. Jan. Aug. Aug. Apr* July July July May Sep* Feb. Aug* June May July Dec* June Mar* ENDING 1 OCCUP* 184-9 184-9 1849 1850 1849 1849 1850 1849 1849 1849 1850 1849 1850 I8U9 1849 1850 1849 1849 1849 1850 Laborer Laborer JUNE I85O RESIDENCE Tallmadge Holland Holland Tallmadge Muskegon Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Tallmadge Holland Holland Holland Ravenna Wright �161 53 RALPH TOWNLEY-5"UPJOHN, Continued; iii Virginia Ruth Upjohn b. July 17, 1917 93 iv Tommy Upjohn (adopted). 54 JAMES ROBERT-5-UPJOHN (James Townley-^; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 28, 1901; m. April 2, 192?, Margaret Alien Osler who was b. August 27, 19O5- Children; 94 i Diane Marie Upjohn was b. May 26, 1926 ii James Townley Upjohn b. September 14, 1928 iii Margaret Alien Up john b; September 17, 1935 55 ALICE-5-UPJOHN (Erastus N.-4-3; William-2; James-1) was b. in 1879; married Frank Miller in 1897” Child: i Agnes Miller b. 1899* 56 ALICE FERGUSON-5 (Helen-3-UpJohn; William-2; James-1) was b. 1880; married Clifford Forbes in 1900. Child; i Daughter b. 1903 57 JANE CAROLINE SIDNAM-6 (William Northcote Sidnam-5; Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. May 21, 1915; m. July 31, 1939, Frank Allgeo Heath who was b. March 29, 1912* Childrens i Alan Frank Heath b. January 10, 19^3 ii Geffrey Heath b. April 7, 1946 58 ELIZABETH CHILDS-6 (Alice Amelia Sidnam-5; Mary Northcote-4-Up John; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. April 25, 1905; married Lauriston Lake. One adopted child: 95 i Jocelyn Graig Lake b. January 5, 1930, Bridgeport, Conn. 59 WILLIAM SIDNAM PUFFER-6 (Helen Sidnam-5; Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 2, 1910; m. February 26, 1938, Esther Rosemarie Hinnendahl who was b. July 31, 1915’ Children: i William James Puffer b. July 7, 1941 ii David Frank Puffer b. April 24, I9U5 60 MARY VIRGINIA PUFFER-6 (Helen Sidnam-5; Mary Northcote-4-UpJohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. May 25, 1914; Aug. 29, 1936, Richard Bond who was b. September 28, 1909* Divorced. Mary Virginia Puffer Bond m. (2) Mark Bailey, July 21, 1942. Children; i Patricia Helen Bailey b. December 16, 1946 ii Mark Bailey b. August 4, 1948 61 EVERETT GIFF0RD-6-UPJ0HN (Lawrence Northcote-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 7, 1904 in Kalamazoo, Michigan; nu August 26, 1927, Inez Love Barnett who was b. August 10, 1902. Children; i Harold Lawrence Upjohn b. November 17, 1928; m. December 4, 1954, Alice Jones. ii Nancy Love Upjohn b. December 28, 1931; June 26, 1954, Thomas Woodworth, Jr. 62 RHODA-6-UPJOHN (Lawrence Northcote-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 23, 1906 at Kalamazoo; graduated from Wellesley College, June 21, 1927; m. June 14, 1930, Leonard Theodore Cookson who was b. August 19, 1906. Children: �162 Cont inued: David Upjohn Cookson b. September 4, 1932Lawrence Upjohn Cookson b. November 28, 1935• Mary Lois Cookson b. November 14, 1939, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 62 RHODA-6 -UPJOHN, 96 i ii iii 63 ESTHER-6-UPJOHN (Lawrence Northcote-5; Henry Uriah-4° 9 Uriah-3 J William-2; James-1) was b. September 11, 1909 at East Orange, New Jersey; graduated from Vassar College June 10, 1930; m. September 14, 1933, Walter Cleveland Shipley who was b. December 29, 1903- Children: i Barbara Shipley b. August 25, 1936 at Pocatello, Idaho. ii William Upjohn-Shipley b. November 12, 1939 at Hartford, Conn. 64 WILLIAM BRYANT-6-UPJOHN (William Klrby-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 28, 1910 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. Mary Harrington, January 24, 1942, at Kansas City, Missouri. Children: i William Bryant Upjohn, Jr., b. October 6, 1943, Kansas City, Ma. ii Janet Louise Upjohn b. March 31, 1947 iii Mary Kirby Upjohn b. September 30, 1948 65 HENRY ILEWELLYN-6-UPJ0HN (Uriah Carlyle-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 7, 1901 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. June 30, 1923, Florence Rosetta Johnson who was b. September 4, 1904, and died October 10, 1952. Henry L. m. (2) Evelyn Steketee, February 2, 1956, at Kalamazoo. Children: 97 1 Shirley Upjohn b. October 3, 1924 98 ii Burton Upjohn b. March 24, 1928 66 HELEN MARJORIE-6-UPJOHN (Uriah Carlyle-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 28, 1904 at Kalamazoo, Michigan. She married August 6, 1927, Niles Boughner. Child: 99 i Beverly Jane Boughner b. September 3, 1928 67 JANET PAMELA-6-UPJ0HN (Hubert Standard-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 13, 19^7 Kalamazoo, Michigan; m. June 23, 193^, Donald Paul McKelvey who was b. February 16, 1908. Children: i Richard Goss McKelvey b. March 20, 1937 ii Janet Ann McKelvey b. January 14, 1940 iii Ellen Elizabeth McKelvey b. July 22, 1942, Palo Alto, Calif. 68 RICHARD DELANO-6-UPJOHN (Hubert Standard-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 9, 1909 at Riverside, California; m. May 5, 193^, Ruth Jean MacNichol. Divorced January 4, 1940. She died shortly afterward. Richard D. Upjohn m. (2) Mary Laura Tucker, April 24, 1946, in California. Children: i Laurence Richard Upjohn b. August 18, 1947 ii Nancy Laura Upjohn b. December 1, 1948 69 RICHARD HENRY-6-UPJ0HN (Donald Henry-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. February 6, 1912; m. December 30, 1940, Kathleen Myers who was b. October 24, 1915, and was the head nurse at the Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. Children: i Donald Henry Upjohn, II, b. May 1, 1942 ii Elizabeth Ann Upjohn b. February 16, 1945 70 MARGARET ELIZABETH-6-UPJOHN (Donald Henry-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was born August 19, 1918; married Lloyd L. Hunter, August 7, 1946 �163 TO MARGARET ELIZABETH-6-UPJ0HN, Continued: Children: i Robert Donald Hunter bo June 30, 1951 ii Richard William Hunter b. August 26, 1954 at Long Beach, Cal. 71 ROWENA MARY-6-UPJ0HN (Donald Henry-5? Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. June 12, 1920; m. June 22, 1943? Jack Walker. Childrens i Douglas Arlie Walker b. December 26, 1945 ii Jean Louise Walker b. October 31? 1954, McMinnville, Oregon. 72 FLORENCE VIRGINIA-6-UPJOHN (Donald Henry-5? Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 30, 1921; m. at Salem, Oregon, June 1, 1942, Oscar Ingval Paulson, Jr«, who was b< August 22, 1921 at Corvalis, Oregon. Children: i Stephen Michael Paulson b. July 5? 1944 ii Karen Louise Paulson b. July 25, 1947 iii John Robert Paulson b. September 7? 1952 73 DONNA LOIS-6-UPJOHN (Donald Henry-5? Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3? William-2; James-1) was b. January 17, 1924; m„ Kenneth Elton Brown, June 14, 1948, at Salem, Oregon. Children: i Kenneth Elton Brown, Jr., b = June 11, 1953 ii William Upjohn Brown b. June 21, 1957 74 BARBARA ROSALIA-6-UPJOHN (Donald Henry-5? Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3? William-2; James-1) was b. April 24, 1928; m. Harold Albert Braun, August 27, 1955* Children: i Russell Lorinczi Braun) ii Wendy Susan Braun ) Twins b. August 5? 1956 75 ROBERT UPJOHN REDPATH-6-{Robert Uriah Redpath-5; Sarah-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. August 25, 1906 at South Orange, New Jersey; m. June 28, 1930, Nancy Shaw Miller who was b. September 23, 1907 at Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Children: i Robert Upjohn Redpath, III, b. Dec. 16, 1931? at Orange, N. J. ii Nancy Miller Redpath b. April 26, 1935? Orange, N. J. iii William Miller Redpath b. January 9? 1940 iv Jean Campbell Redpath b. May 7? 1944 76 FREDERICK LAWRENCE REDPATH-6-(Robert Uriah Redpath-5; Sarah-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3? William-2; James-1) was b. May 15, 1917 at Maplewood, New Jersey. Married Virginia Ruth Hobler, February 10, 1945« She died December 26, 1947. Child: i Virginia Atherton Redpath b. November 25? 1947• Frederick Lawrence Redpath m. (2) October 11, 1949? Deborah Law Long who has a son, Edward B. Long, Jr., by her first marriage. Children of second marriage: ii Christine Purvis Redpath b.* January 19? 1951 iii Peter Elliott Redpath b. April 27? 1954 77 RICHARD UPJOHN SMITH (LIGHT)-6-(Rachel Winifred-5-Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3? William-2; James-1) was h. March 29? 1902. (See 47); m. July 31? 1905? Rachel Mary, daughter of William Harold Upjohn. (See 48). Children: i Christopher Upjohn Light, b. January 4, 1937? Kalamazoo, Mich. ii Timothy Light b. November 5? 1938* �164 77 RICHARD UPJOHN SMITH (LIGHT)-6, Continued? iii John Richard Light b. October 11, 1940 iv Rudolph Harvey Light bo November 4, 1943 at Kalamazoo. 78 RUDOLPH ALVIN LIGHT-6-(Rachel Winifred-5-Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-35 William-2; James-1) was b. September 21, 19095 m° June 6, 1932, Ann Bonner Jones« Child: i Deborah Light* b'. in England. 79 JANET-6-UPJOHN (William Harold-55 William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. August 7, 19105 May 12, 1934, Peter Aymor Embury who was b. February 22, 1910, and died October 25, 1947* Janet Embury m. (2) Frederick Alexander Ley, April 2, 1948, in New York City. She adopted Janet Wallace Ley who was b. March 22, 1931 • Children: i Janet Tad Embury (Ley) b. September 4, 19375 was adopted by Fo A. Ley, June 1, 1950. She m; July 28, 1957, Walter Willard Beck at Christ Episcopal Church, Bronxville, New York. ii Grace Azro Embury* (Ley) b. February 12, 1940; was adopted by Fo Ao Ley, June 1, 1950. iii Robin Upjohn Ley was b. April 19, 1951- 80 WILLIAM J0HN-6-UPJ0HN (William Harold-5; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was bo November 21, 19255 Janet Ann Farley, January 31, 1948. Children: i Judith Farley Upjohn b. October 17, 1950 ii William Harold Farley Upjohn b. June 8, 1953 iii Catherine Margaret Farley Upjohn b. November 24, 1956 81 BARBARA UPJOHN DELANO-6-(Dorothy-5-Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 22, 19195 January 1, 1941, Jack C. Gauntlett who was b. August 23, 1918. Divorced. Children: i Roger Allen Gauntlett b. Oct. 14, 1941, Kalamazoo, Michigan ii Patricia Jo Gauntlett b. July 16, 1943, Kalamazoo, Michigan iii Victoria Gauntlett b. July 27, 1944, Kalamazoo, Michigan Barbara Upjohn Gauntlett m. (2) Martin Minney. Divorced. Child: iv Suzanne Barbara Minney b. April 16, 1949 82 SUSANNE UPJOHN DELANO-6-(Dorothy-5-Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 13, 1922; m. April 17, 1948, Preston Seiter Parish. Children: i Barbara Ellen Parish b. November 28, 1949 ii Katherine Anne Parish b. January 18, 1951 iii Peter William Parish b. November 26, 1952 iv Preston Laurence Parish b. March 21, 1954 v David Carter Parish bi March 15, 1956 83 CAROL GIU40RE-6-(Genevieve-5-Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. November 6, 19175 m. June 14, 1938, Robert Meier Boudeman who was b. June 23, 1917® Children: i Sherwood Meier Boudeman b. August 30, 1940 ii Martha Boudeman b®. March 17, 1942 iii Mary Jane Boudeman b. April 27, 1945 iv Carol Boudeman b. October 7, i§47 �65 84 JANE GILMORE -6 - (Genevieve -5 -Upjohn; William Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. August 15, 19^9; m° September 9, 1940, Harold James Maloney who was be January 10, 1918. Childrens i Steven Harold Maloney b. August 20, 1942 ii Daniel Gilmore Maloney b. November 22, 1944 85 MARTHA GILMORE-6-(Genevieve-5~Upjohn; William-Erastus-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) b. October 1, 1925 5 m° October 6, 1945, Ray Theodore Parfet who was b< October 25, 1922* Childrens i William Upjohn Parfet b. Oct* 1, 1946, Arm Arbor, Michigan ii Sally Parfet b. Oct* 22, 1948, Kalamazoo, Michigan. iii Donald Reid Parfet b. September 26, 1952 iv Jane Parfet b. July 16, 1954 86 RUTH ELIZABETH SHILEY-6-(Florence Barnes-5-Upjohn; James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-35 William-2; James-1) was b. December 27, 191-35 du November 24, 1938, Marshall Eugene Collins. Children: i James Upjohn Collins b. July 9, 1941 ii Ward Eugene Collins b« June 25, 1945 iii Judith Jane Collins b. December 12, 1946 iv Ellen Northcote Collins b. October 2, 1949 v Grant Marshall Collins b. May 4, 1952 vi Mark Lyle Collins b. April 10, 1954 87 JAMES LAVERNE SMILEY-6-(Florence Barnes-5-UpJohn; James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. December 25, 1915; Frances Graves, December 18, 1948. Child: i Jane Florence Smiley b. September 26, 1949 88 HAROLD UPJOHN SMILEY-6-(Florence Barnes-5-UpJohn; James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. October 12, 1917; Elizabeth Mary Lightner, May 22, 1943 •» Children: i Harold Upjohn Smiley b. April 27, 1944 ii Stephen Lightner Smiley b* June 28, 1950 89 GORDON LAWRENCE SMILEY-6-(Florence Barnes-5-UpJohn; James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b* November 8, 1919; Elizabeth Longyear, December 26, 1948. Children: i Gail Richards Smiley b. December 1, 1945 ii Caroline Smiley b. August 17, 1949 iii David Allen Smiley b. March 4, 1953 iv Michael Longyear Smiley b< November 22, 1945 90 ERMINIk JEAN SMILEY-6-(Florence Barnes-5-Upjohn; James Townley Upjohn-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. March 15, 1928; m. Dr. William B. Jensen, Jr. Children: i Douglas Robert Jensen b, September 10, 1952 ii Marcia Lynn Jensen b. January 4, 1954 iii Richard Charles Jensen b. June 23, 1955 91 DAVID JAMES WINKWORTH-6-(Amelia Louise-5-Upjohn; James Townley-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 28, 1914; nu March 1935, Mary Louise Hocker who was b- June 15, 1914- Children: L. David Harold Winkworth b. February 7, 193& ii Robert Stewart Winkworth b* November 14, 1944 iii Sally Lucille Winkworth b. September 29, 1947 �166 92 SALLY JANE WINKMORTH-6-(Amelia-5-UpJohn; James Townley-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. September 18, 1921; m. Paul Thomas White, April 1, 1945. Childrens i William Douglas White b. February 6, 1946 ii Barb Ann White- b; September 3, 1950 93 TOMMY-6-UPJOHN (Ralph Townley-5; James Townley-4 $ Uriah-3; William-2^ James-1) m. Mrs. John W. Hatalsan; San Diego, California. Childrens i Susanne Louise Upjohn b. September 1947 ii Barbara Ruth Upjohn b. April 1951 94 DIANE MARIE-6-UPJOHN (James Robert-5; James Townley-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. May 26, 1926; m. Frederick Bronson Meier", June 17, 1951. Childrens i Frederick Upjohn Meier b. May 25, 1952 ii Margaret Diana Meier b. March 16, 1954 95 JOCELYN GRAIG LAKE-7-(Elizabeth Childs-6; Alice Amelia Sidnam-5; Mary Northcote-4-Upjohn; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) was b. January 5, 1930 at Bridgeport, Connecticut; m. Donald Bell Thrush who was b. November 19, 1918 at Brooklyn, New York. Childs i Lauriston Elizabeth Thrush b. February 28, 1954, New York City. 96 DAVID UPJOHN COOKSON-7-(Rhoda-6-UpJohn; Lawrence Northcote-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1)- was b. September 4, 1932; m. September 11, 1954, Christine Morrison. Childs i David Lawrence Cookson b. January 29, 195&r Boston, Mass . 97 SHIRLEY-7-UPJOHN (Henry Llewellyn-6; Uriah Carlyle-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3 William-2; James-1) was b. October 3, 1924; mi Jay- Schuring, September 23, 1944. Childs i Burton Jay Schuring b. October 28, 1948, Detroit,.. Michigan® 98 BURT0N-7-UPJ0HN (Henry Llewellyn-6; Uriah Carlyle-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James-1) b. March. 24, 1928; m® Elizabeth Burridge Swanson, June 18, 1950 at Lake Forest, Illinois® Childrens i Henry Llewellyn Upjohn b. February 2, 1956« ii Florence Elizabeth Upjohn b. August 25, 1957 99 BEVERLY JANE BOUGHNER-7 (Helen Marjorie-6-UpJohn; Uriah Carlyle-5; Henry Uriah-4; Uriah-3; William-2; James~1) was b. September 3, 1928; m. Bill Brown. Childs i Sherrie Brown. —The End™ ————— 0O0--— -—— MONUMENT TO POSTERITY On a tombstone in Heyden churchyard, near Hull, in Yorkshire, England, is the following inscriptions "Here lies the body of William Sturt of Patrington, buried May 18, 1685, aged 97- years. He had children by his first wife, 28; by his second 17; own father to 45; grandfather to 86; great-grandfather to 97; great*great grandfather to 23, in all 251* - Gentleman’s Magazine - October 1763- Found in the Edward J. Stevens’ Collection in the Kalamazoo Public Museum. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. Users should validate their research and cross-reference available information. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Kirby and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/922/Johnson_Family_Genealogy.pdf d0753553ad6bb59dcd71490a8c0ac065 PDF Text Text 85 PIONEER PORTRAITS: THE JOHN R. JOHNSON FAMILY OF BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN .Contributed by .Ross F., and Arthur W. Johnson The Johnson farm in Barry County, 40 acres on the west side of Johnson Road, Section 19> and 40 acres on the east side of the same road, Section 20, Irving Township, has been named one of some 1800 centennial farms in Michigan. FAMILY ’ HISTORY The pioneer experiences of the Johnson family have been compiled from notes left by our Mother, and from records in the family Bible. Only the dates of birth are shown in the Bible. The places of birth were given us by our Grandmother and Aunt Lovina, to which we have added the dates of death and burial places. John R. Johnson and Elizabeth Harris were married in Yarmouth, England, in 1841. He was a fisherman on the North Sea. In 1852 they set sail for America, in a small boat, with their five children: William, 10; Lovina, 75 John, 55 Hannah, 35 and Robert, 1. During the trip they ran into days of absolutely no wind or breeze, and the trip lasted into months instead of days, before they reached America. With them, also cane Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and a Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Mr. Harris was a brother of the two Johnson ladies. They lived in New York State for a while, where Margaret was bom in 1853* In I858 they moved to Michigan where they lived in a cabin on Section 24 of Thomapple Township, Barry County, for the winter. In the spring of 1859 they located on the present farm in Irving Township, which they purchased.-. These acres were granted to one Benjamin Green, July 11, 1836. Their first- home was a log cabin about six or eight rods from the present Johnson Road, near a nice spring of water. They later built beside the road which was not established when the log cabin was built. The road at that time led from the present house, south and west across the fields, to Robinson’s Comers. The first hone had beds in the comers of the cabin on poles stuck in the logs. Money was scarce in those days, and the Father walked miles to do a day’s work, splitting rails and bringing his day’s wages home on his back. Usually this was something the growing family could eat, such , as .pork or cornmeal. .In the winter months he wade sleighs in. their one-room cabin, the Mother often working in shavings up to her shoe tops, and when she complained she was told, ’’Shavings are nothing, . What if our boy has to go to war.” Later, their first-bom, William, enlisted in the First Engineers &- Mechanics, Company F, under General Sherman, and went away to war. Then the Mother knew she was happier with the shavings. William came home from the war in 1865, but was broken in health and passed away while still a young man. He rests with other soldiers in the Irving Township Cemetery. The History of Allegan and Barry1 Counties shows John-R. Johnson on the present farm in 18595 it is the last item in the account of Irving Township. An Atlas of i860, belonging to Mr^ Burpee of Delton, shows John R. Johnson as owner of the pre­ sent farm in i860. /Editor’s note: The Titus Atlas of Barry County, 1873* shows John Johnson as owner of 60 acres in Sec. 19 and 40 acres in Section 20, and William Johnson and John Johnson, Jr., with 40 acres each, in Section 12/. All of the child­ ren have passed away. Our Father, Fred, was the youngest, and he left the farm to us, Arthur W. Johnson who resides on and works the farm, and Ross W. Johnson of Jackson, Michigan. �86 BIBLE AND FAMILY PLACE NAME John R. Johnson Elizabeth Harris William Johnson Lovina Johnson John Johnson Hannah Johnson Robert Johnson Margaret Johnson Samuel Johnson Charles Johnson Etta Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Ida Johnsen Frederick Johnson RECORDS DIED 4-1-1821 Yarmouth, England 10-17-1824 Yarmouth, England Children: 25-1842 7Yarmouth, England 9-28-1845 Yarmouth, England 18-1847 8Yarmouth, England 7-26-1849 Yarmouth, England 7-14-1851 Yarmouth, England 6-27-1853 New York State 4-28-1856 Thornapple Township 1-13-1858 Thornapple Township 29-1859 9Irving Township 2-2-1861 Irving Township 7-28-1862 Irving Township . 8-5-1867 Irving Township CORRECTION TO MICHIGAN PIONEER PLACE OF BURIAL 5-3-1880 2-12-1895 Irving Cemetery Irving Cemetery 12-16-1876 7-7-1933 3-18-1917 4-23-1870 4-17-1929 8-18-1865 3-9-1927 9-4-1921 9-15-1931 5-4-1939 5-14-1917 1-31-1955 Irving Cemetery Irving Cemetery Kalkaska Cemetery Irving Cemetery Middleville Cem. Irving Cemetery Middleville Cem, Middleville Cem. Middleville Cem. Middleville Cem. Caledonia Cemetery Irving Cemetery COLLECTIONS — VOLUME XII Sent by Isabella E. Swan - Grosse lie, Michigan In Volume 12 of the Michigan Pioneer Collections is an insert of an "undated" census taken in the district allotted to B. F. H. Witherell. A notation at the top indicates that it is probably for 1827• After finding the Grosse lie residents thereon who died in 1826, suspicions were aroused. Happily all census takers on Grosse lie went to the Island and did the full job, so it is possible to discover the beginnings and endings of the Grosse lie entries. In the Burton Historical Collection, there is an original of the 1820 census taken in Monguagon Township (which included Grosse lie). It is very different from the listings on the MPC insert. Comparison of the 1820 census, as published in the Detroit Society for Gen­ ealogical Research Magazine, XVIII; 85, with the insert in MPC, demonstrates that the latter must also be the 1820 census. I have found only one exception. In 1820 Gideon Leet appears between Terrence Smith and Manoah Hubbard. Somehow Gideon is omitted in the MPC insert. The men who died in 1826 on Grosse lie are: William Macomb, Gideon Leet, and • Joseph Bates. I also suspect that Sylvester Bates died prior to 1827, but have not proved this as yet. Hannah Bates, on the 1827 Monguagon tabulation, must have been either a widow, or her husband was off elsewhere in 1827* In DSGR Magazine, XVIII: 85, note 20 states that Manoah Hubbard located on Grosse lie in 1827. He came to the Island prior to 1820, and was here, I believe, as early as 1817 or 1818. He was still here in 1827, but had moved elsewhere by 1830. I hope you can call this correction of the MPC entry to attention so that others may not be confused as I was for some time. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. Users should validate their research and cross-reference available information. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnson Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Johnson Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ross F. and Arthur W. Johnson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Ross F. and Arthur W. Johnson and Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/921/Iden_Family_Genealogy.pdf 1eefe2d92090b9ea6c62600dc67cbfbd PDF Text Text Descendants ofRandall Iden Generation No. 1 1. Randall1 Iden was bom Bet. 1640 - 1645 in Bristol or Kent, England, and died Abt. 1690 in At sea or just before boat left England, Aboard ship "The Welcome". Children of Randall Iden are: i. DOROTHY2 IDEN, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM STOGCOLE, 1710, Falls Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. ii. JOHN IDEN, b. Unknown. lit ROSEMOND IDEN, b. Unknown. 2. iv. RANDALL IDEN JR., b. Bet. 1682 - 1689, Bristol or Kent England, in port on eve of departure, aboard "The Welcome" ship.; d. Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA. Generation No. 2 2. Randall IDEN2 Jr (Randall* Iden) was bom Bet. 1682 -1689 in Bristol or Kent England, in port on eve of departure, aboard "The Welcome" ship., and died in Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA. He married Margaret Greenfield April 16,1724 in Falls Quaker Mtg., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. She was bom Abt. 1695 in New England, and died Unknown. Children of Randall Jr and Margaret Greenfield are: i. SAMUEL3 IDEN, b. 1730, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Province; d. 1800, Louden Co., Virginia. ii. SARAH IDEN, b. September 18, 1724, Bristol Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Province. iii. RANDALL IDEN, b. Bet. 1736 -1737; d. May 16,1812. 3. iv. GEORGE IDEN, b. Abt 1742, Richland Twp., Buck Co., PA; d. September 1800, Richland Twp., Bucks Co., PA. v. HANNAH IDEN, b. March 1737/38; d. December 15,1826; m. JACOB BEANS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. Generation No. 3 3. George3 Iden (Randall IdeN2 Jr., Randall* Iden) was bom Abt. 1742 in Richland Twp., Buck Co., PA, and died September 1800 in Richland Twp., Bucks Co., PA. He married Hannah Foulke January 24,1782 in Richland Mm, Bucks, Pennsylvania, daughter of Samuel Foulke and ANN Greasley. She was bom September 15, 1756 in Bucks Co., Richland, PA, and died March 1840 in Solebury Twp., Bucks Co., PA. Children of George Iden and Hannah Foulke are: i. ANNA4 IDEN, b. September 27,1782, Richland Twp., Buck Co., PA; d. Unknown. ii. ELIZABETH IDEN, b. February 29,1784, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. January 20, 1824, Whitpain Twp., 4. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Montgomery, Pennsylvania. THOMAS IDEN, b. July 25,1785, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. July 01,1836, Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI. JOHN IDEN, b. June 16, 1787, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. October 10,1857, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. GREENFIELD IDEN, b. July 06,1789, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA. HANNAH PAULINE IDEN, b. May 05, 1792, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. Unknown. JULIA IDEN, b. August 25,1794, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. Unknown. JACOB IDEN, b. June 26,1798, Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA; d. Unknown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. Generation No. 4 4. Thomas4 Iden (George3, Randall Iden2 Jr., Randall* Iden) was bom July 25, 1785 in Richland Twp. Buck Co., PA, and died July 01, 1836 in Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI. He married RACHEL PARRY December 11,1816 in Buckinham Mm, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, daughter of Philip JR. and Mary Armitage. She was 1 �bom July 25,1793 in Buckingham Twp., Bucks Co., PA, and died February 16,1877 in Johnstown Twp., Bany Co., Ml. Children of Thomas IDEN and RACHEL Parry are: 5. i. CHARLES PARRY5 IDEN, b. March 25,1818, Richland Twp., Buck Co., PA; d. April 30,1891, Caloun Co., ii. iii. iv. V. MI. MARY IDEN, b. Unknown. SAMUEL PARRY IDEN, b. Unknown. THOMAS PARRY IDEN, b. Unknown. ELLWOOD PARRY IDEN, b. Unknown. Generation No. 5 5. Charles Parry5 Iden (Thomas*, George3, Randall IdeN1 Jr., Randall1 Iden) was bom March 25,1818 in Richland Twp., Buck Co., PA, and died April 30, 1891 in Caloun Co., MI. He married Mary Elizabeth BRISTOL December 24, 1846 in Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI, daughter of WILLIAM BRISTOL and DEBORAH Marshall. She was bom August 30, 1828 in New York, and died January 17, 1890 in Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI or Pennfield Twp., Calhoun Co., MI. Children of Charles Iden and Mary Bristol are: L WILLIAM6 iden, b. August 10,1847; d. January 10,1848. ii. THOMAS J. IDEN, b. July 12,1847; d. Unknown, As a young man when a load of logs rolled onto him. iii. EMILY IDEN, b. October 20,1851; d. Unknown; m. MELVIN WILLISON; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 6. iv. HARRIET IDEN, b. December 20,1850, Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI; d. December 08,1945, Coopersville, v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. Ottawa Co., MI. CHARLES HENRY IDEN, b. May 15,1856; d. Unknown, Disappeared on a sales trip as a young man. EVA IDEN, b. March 08, 1858; d. March 18, 1858. EDWARD IDEN, b. February 28, 1859; d. Unknown; m. MARY WHITNEY, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. IDA ADRETTE IDEN, b. March 29,1861; d. Unknown. ALICE IDEN, b. September 24,1865; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM THOMAS KIDD, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. GEORGE E. IDEN, b. December 22, 1868; d. Unknown; m. NELLIE HICKS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. MELVIN LAVERNE IDEN, b. August 02,1873; d. 1972; m. LAURA ZELMA HOWARD, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. Generation No. 6 6. Harriet6 Iden (Charles Parry5, Thomas*, George3, Randall Iden2 Jr., Randall1 Iden) was bom December 20, 1850 in Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI, and died December 08, 1945 in Coopersville, Ottowa Co., MI. She married Martin Valparaiso AKA Matt Barker October 20, 1875 in Johnstown Twp., Barry Co., MI, son of Batholomew Barker and Agnes Galloway. He was bom February 14,1849 in Lockport, Niagra Co., NY, and died October 25,1925 in Aldrich Hospital, Calhoun Co., Battle Creek, MI. Children of Harriet Iden and Martin Barker are: 7. i. GRACE May7 BARKER, b. November 23,1876, Johnstown Twp., Barry County, Michigan; d. June 28,1965, Houston, Harris County, Texas. ii. MAUDE ERNESTINE BARKER, b. May 06,1878; d. November 22,1961; m. JOSEPH MAXWELL TUCKER, August 06,1911. iii. CHARLES IDEN BARKER, b. October 26, 1879. iv. LULU BELLE BARKER, b. July 19,1881; d. January 22,1969. v. ROBIN LEROY BARKER, b. May 14, 1883, Barry Co., Michigan; d. April 16,1950; m. GERTRUDE BINGER, April 16,1950; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. 8. vi. GLENNA MABEL BARKER, b. May 20,1885, Hastings, Bany Co., Michigan; d. June 21,1977, Colorado. vii. A. LINCOLN BARKER, b. March 15,1887, Barry Co., Michigan; d. June 29,1970, At home in Berkeley, CA; m. HELEN LONG, August 18,1910. 9. viii. SHIRLEY TREVOR BARKER, b. March 09,1889, Hastings, Bany Co., Michigan; d. August 25,1985, Ann Arbor Veterans Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ix. HAROLD NORWOOD BARKER, b. January 15,1891, Bany Co., Michigan; d. April 25,1915, St. Mary's 2 �x. xi. xii. xiii. Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. WELLINGTON DOUGLAS BARKER, b. December 11,1892, Bany Co., Michigan; d. May 06,1941, Barry Co., Michigan; m. HELEN SEGER, November 12,1920; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. LILY AILEEN BARKER, d. January 24, 1978; m. HAROLD BAKER, July 01,1916. DONALD DORIAN BARKER, b. September 09, 1899; d. Lakeland Hospital, Elkhorn, Wisconsin. DOROTHY ALICE BARKER, b. Michigan; d. June 05, 1974, Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan; m. JOHN LOWN, November 24,1928, Michigan. Generation No. 7 7. Grace May7 Barker (Harriet6 Iden, Charles Parry5, Thomas*, George3, Randall IdeH2 Jr, Randall1 Iden) was bom November 23, 1876 in Johnstown Twp., Barry County, Michigan, and died June 28, 1965 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. She married William Henry Darby May 04,1900 in Battle Creek, Michigan, son of Oscar Darby and Sarah Powley. He was bom July 29,1873 in Campbell, Ionia Co., Michigan, and died March 19,1909 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Children of Grace Barker and William Darby are: i. THERA Mary8 Darby, b. April 17,1901, Assyria Center, Michigan; d. April 22, 1996, Springfield, Michigan (Nursing Home); m. CARL E. CASE, Battle Creek, Michigan; d. May 04,1975, Huston, Harris Co., Texas. ii. JUNE /AKA HARRIET ESTER DARBY, b. June 08,1903, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan; d. December 22, 1988, Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan; m. IRA WILLIAM / AKA JACK FROST, December 24,1927, Battle Creek, Michigan; b. September 08,1903, Saunemin, Livingston County, Illinois; d. September 11,1945, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. iii. RUTH ERNESTINE DARBY, b. January 14,1905, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MIZ; d. September 06,1990, At home, Lansing, Ingham County, MI; m. VERNON WALTER MAYES, July 11,1925, Crystal Twp., Montcalm Co., Michigan; b. July 12,1900, Carson City, Crystal Twp., MI2; d. November 16,1992, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham County MI. iv. WILLIAM HENRY DARBY II, b. October 04,1909, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan; d. February 28, 1992, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; m. (1) EVELYN WALLACE, Battle Creek, Michigan; m. (2) MARY KATHERINE FENNIG, April 05,1942. 8. Glenna Mabel7 Barker (Harriet6 Iden, Charles Parry5, Thomas*, George3, Randall IdeH2 Jr, Randall1 Iden) was bom May 20, 1885 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan, and died June 21,1977 in Colorado. She married (1) John Granger June 14,1909 in Michigan. He was bom Unknown, and died Unknown. She married (2) PETER B Glejn Abt. 1950 in Montana. Children of GLENNA BARKER and JOHN GRANGER are: i. MARTHA MORNING8 GRANGER, b. May 17,1915; d. Unknown; m. GARDNER C. WILLIAMS, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown. ii. HARRIET FRANCES GRANGER, b. March 06,1918; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT M. JORDAN, Unknown, Unknown. 9. Shirley Trevor7 Barker (Harriet6 Iden, Charles Parry5, Thomas*, George3, Randall IdeH2 Jr, RANDALL1 IDEN) was bom March 09, 1889 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan, and died August 25,1985 in Ann Arbor Veterans Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He married (1) Martha Cawood Unknown in Unknown. She was bom Unknown, and died 1972. He married (2) Florence C. VandenBerge Douma Unknown in Unknown. She was bom Unknown, and died Unknown. Children of Shirley Barker and Martha Cawood are: i. JAMES M.8 BARKER, b. September 17,1921. ii. SHIRLEY T. BARKER JR, b. Unknown. iii. ROBERT W. BARKER Endnotes 1. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with M, Date of Import: Jun 4,1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.9799.147 2. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with M, Date of Import: Jun 4,1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.9801.37 3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Family Histories Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource A collection of family history documents for families with connection to Barry County, MI. All histories were donated to the library and are presented "as is" with no guarantee to accuracy or completeness. HPL cannot ensure the authenticity of any specific data point. 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Title A name given to the resource Iden Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Iden Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/923/Finkbeiner_Family_Genealogy_Additions.pdf 3ec4cc45ec3e2b352d1c975843035fba PDF Text Text J TUO fi&OTHtkS NAnE-U F1;NK-£ETN£R. ADDITIONS Anu cd&££ctw:ns pAaEs page page 6 jE&u 143 6-F-1-2-1-1-3 Lance Wand md Regina Jack on August 6, 1962, in Joliet, I IL. She is the daughter of Lishia E. Jack and Ruth Lindsay born Nov. 6, 1952, in Chicago, IL. 9 -F-1-2-1-3-2 Jeffrey Niles md Sheryl Ann Schmitz on September 27, 1985 in Kentwood, Ml. She is the daughter of Joseph Schmitz and Janice Stiles born November 11, 1961, in Grand Rapids, Ml. Child 1 Nicole Rae Niles born October 28, 1985, in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 17-F-1-6-1-1 Paul Sorensen, Jr. md Candy Bos on October 4, 1985, in Grand Rapids, Ml. She is the daughter of Richard Bos and Connie Botma I born May 6, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 20 -F-1-7-2-3 child 2 Brian Edward Hetrick on August 13, 1985, in Fort Wayne, IN. page 21 -F-1-8-1-4 Gary A. Finkbeiner md Linda Bird on June 21, 1986, at Middleville, Ml. She is the daughter of Richard Bird and Donna | —> page Vendeville born March 18, 1956, in Hastings, Ml. 21 -F-1-8-1-4 Ann M. Finkbeiner md Geoffrey Cross on June 21, 1966, at Middleville, Ml. He is the son of Russell Eugene Cross and Barbara J. Courtney born July 29, 1964, in Hastings, Ml. page 25-F-2-1-4-2 Greg Garrison's mother is Lorena Woodwardpage 36 -F-3-1-1-1-3 Don Swainston md Karen Bryant on July 25, 1980 in Wyoming, Ml. She is the daughter of Donald Bryant and Mary Ottman born October 14, 1953, in Louisville, KY. page 44 -F-3-1-1-6 Sharryl Bowman's mother is Marjorie Fennels. page 54 -F-3-3-6 (also F-7-6-1) James Bennett Maichele dcd January 5, 1986 in Hastings, Ml burial at Mt Hope Cemetary, Middleville, Ml. page 55 -F-3-3-6-1 -1- Child 2 Amanda Nicole Maichele June 28, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 56-F-3-3-6-5-1 Brian J. Miller md Tarnra McAlary on July 19, 1966 at Middleville, Ml. She is the daughter of Larry McAlary and Sandra Stoffel born-April 6, 1964, in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 58 -F-3-3-7-3 Child 1 Jacob Reed DeVries (A) May 14, 1966 in Lansing, Ml page 63 -F-3-4-1-2-1-1A Child 2 Justin Robert Myers born Nov 18, 1965 in Charlotte, Ml. page 65 -F-3-4-1-3-1 -1 Child I Jessica Angelina LaPrarie June 14, 1986 Battle Creek, Ml. page 71 -F-3-4-1-6-4 Russell Charles Morgan Dad Alvin Morgan mother Josephine Rose born 1953 in Sturgis, Ml. page 79 -F-3-4-3-3-3 Child 2 Mandy Marie Haik October 15, 1985 in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 69 -F-3-7-1-3-3 (Also F-13-3-2-3) Child 3 Britney Lyn Finkbeiner March 21, 1986 Grand Rapids, Ml. �page 91 -F-3-7-2 Wilbur Noffke dcd June 17, 1966 in Caledonia, ML Burial Holy Corners Cemetery, Kent County, Ml. -F-3-7-2-1A David Noffke born May 14, 1930. He rnd Margery Parmelee April 1, 1951 in Battle Creek, Ml. She is the daughter of Forest . Parmelee and Gladys Osgood born January 9, 1930 in Lansing, Ml. Child 1 Michael Noffke November 21, 1951 in Battle Creek, Ml. Child 2 Jean Noffke April 23, 1953 in Battle Creek, Ml. Child 3 Gary S Noffke November 30, 1955 Dcd November 30, 1955 Dcd same. Burial in Battle Creek. page 92 -F-3-7-3-3-5 Kathy Lynn Droste rnd Mark Bodus on August 3, 1965 in Saranac, Ml. He Ois the rtson of Lawrence Bodus and Josephine Osie born / ICO C Sept 24, 1966 at (unknown). Twins Child 1 Adam Jacob Bodus April t 22, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Ml. Child 2 Cassandra Lynn Bodus April 22, 1986 in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 94 -F-3-7-4-2 Betty Schultz mother was Mildred Hall. page 97 -F-3-7-6-2 Carna Sue Noffke born June 26, 1959. She married Thane L. Barden on June 22, 1985 in Grand Rapids. ML lie is the son of Leland Adgat and Joanne Lyon born February 8, 1954 in Lansing, ML page 97 -F-3-7-7 Mary Louise Noffke dcd May 16, 1981 in Clayton, GA. Burial Dickson Cemetary in Clayton. page 97 -F-3-7-7-1 Sharon and Rick elloped July 16, 1979. page 112-F-3-11-5-3 Child 1 Heather Lynn Palmer April 23, 1986 in Grand Rapids, ML page 113 -F-3-12-1-1 LaVonne G orh's mother is Treva Scandridge. page 114-F-3-12-2-2 John Smith birthdate June 2, 1948. page 115 -F-12-2-3 David Bartz, Jr. born in Grand Rapids, ML page 119 -F-5-1-1-1-1 Child 2 Bradley Michael Waters May 9, 1986 in Charlevoix, ML page 124 -F-6-2-1-2-1 Child 1 Josiah Hooker born November born November 14, 1965 in Grand Rapids, ML (he is named after his great great great great grandfather) page 143-F-11-1-1-4 Child 1 Theresa Ann Herring November 20, 1985 in Philadelphia, PA. + �JUJ fiROTKERS NA'IDD IT.NKM-INER ADOPTIONS AND CORRECTIONS THRU PASS 44 1. page xi - top line origin of our name not home 2. page ix - the Driekonig brewery has been sold. 3. page 3 - F-1 Margret Hartmann was the daughter of Johannes Hartmann and Magdalena Dieterle in Aldensteigdorf (OSB Berneck item 4166, Burkhart Bertel, archivist) 4. page 5 -F-l-2 Manuel born 1883. Died Traverse City, Michigan. Mary Wilde 5. Finkbeiner died 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan page 5 -F-1-2-1 Clarence Finkbeiner dcd February 1, 1985 burial Caledonia 6. Lakeview page 6 -F-1-2-1-1-1 Pamela Ward born October 24, 1944 7. page 6 -F-1-2-1-1-3 Lance Allan Ward, child 1 Aaron Allan Ward 8. page 7 -F-1-2-1-2 David Finkbeiner born March 28, 1929 9. page 9 -F-1-2-2 Edwin Veihl, Jr born July 6, 1909, dcd Jan 24, 1948. 10. page 11 -F-1-3-1 Lorine born Aug 8, 1909, dcd Aug 30, 1965 11. page 12-F-1-3-1-2-3 3rd child Steven Lee Thom born Jan 30, 1984 Muskegon, 12. Michigan page 13-F-1-3-1-2-5 2nd child Todd Michael Korstange Nov 23, 1983 13. page 14. page 18 -F-1-7 Mildred Chappell born.Nov 25, 1901; Milton Finkbeiner Sept 13, 15. 1698 page 18 -F-1-7-1 Virginia Wiesemeyer 16. page 19 -F—1-7-1—1 Diana Finkbeiner md Grass Lake to Tommy Bobbett 17. page 19 -F-1-7-1-2 Ron Fewless mother Mary Louise Podbregar 18. page 19 -F-1-7-1-3 Darryl Finkbeiner married Maria Unger Sept 7, 1964, She Chapman, Kansas 18 -F-1-6-3 Richard Fitzgerald born in Muskegon, Michigan is the daughter of William Unger and Rose Morgan born Dec 26, 1963 in Ft. Worth, TX Child 1 Tara Rose Finkbeiner born Feb 2, 1965 in 19. Grand Rapids, Ml page 20 -F-1-8 Gladys French Finkbeiner dcd Jan 16, 1964 Wayland, Ml burial 20. page 21 -F-1-8-1-2 Jane Thelen’s mother Dolores Blundy 21. page 21 -F-1-8-1-3 Allyn Finkbeiner md Shirley Newsome Apr 20, 1985 in 22. Nishuruma born June 25, 1954 in Tokyo, Japan page 24 -F-2-1-2 Evelyn Finkbeiner-Lester Vogel md at Holy Corners, Kent Co, 23. Ml page 26 -F-2-1-5 Robert Finkbeiner md Wanda Lewis Nov 20, 196.1 in Lansing, Mt. Hope, Middleville Middleville, Ml She is the daughter of Clyde W. Newsome and Yoshiko Ml She is the daughter of Samuel C. Myers and Elizabeth Cramer born Dec 15, 1939 in Edmore, Ml. Child IB Misty Rose Finkbeiner (A) born 24. Nov 18, 1975 in Lansing, Ml page 26 -F-2-2 Ida F. Amon dcd Jan 16, 1970 25. page 27 -F-2-2-2 Leia Milholin �PAGE TWO 26. page 27 -F-2-2-1 Meredith Raflshol, (Tillinghurst) 27. page 28 -F-2-2-2-2 3rd child (A) Andrea Lorraine (Lindsay) Harriett Feb 17, 28. page 28 -F-2-2-2-3 2nd child Eric Lee Amon Sept 29, 1983 Frankfort, Benzie 29. Co, Ml page 30 -F-2-3-1-1-1 Michele Miller daughter Melissa born February 20, 1977 1984 Detroit 30. page 31 -F-2-3-1-1-2 2nd child Ryan Michael Miller Aug 10, 1963 Detroit, Ml 31. page 31 -F-2-3-3 Fred Gingrich-Ellen Camp married in Ypsilanti, Ml 32. page 32 -F-2-3-3-2 Karen Sarazin not Salazin 34. page 34 -F-3-1-1 Orval Bowman-Olive Blake married June 20, 1923 Orval 35. born June 24, 1898 page 35 -F-3-1-1-1 Bea Bowman-Harold Swainston md June 30, 1943. Harold Swainston dcd on April 16, 1985 Ann Arbor, Ml Burial Mt Hope, Middleville, Ml. His mother*Mildred Herrick 36. 37. page 36 -F-3-1-1-1-3 Carol Snook child 2 is Shelley Lynn Swainston page 38 -F-3-1-1-1-9 David Killgore, Justina MKillgore May 10, 1981 38. page 42 -F-3-1-1-4-A1 Michael Freeman is stepson of Faye Bowman, child 1 39. is Vicki Child 2 is Julie Anne page 42 -F-3-1-1-4-2 Doug child 2 Amanda Kay Freeman May 11, 1982 Grand 40. Rapids Child Stacy born Sept 19, 1976 page 42 -F-3-1-1-4-3 Mark Eliot Freeman born 1957 Child 2 is Joel Eliot Child 3 Katie Ann Freeman June 8, 1982 in Grand Rapids, Ml 41. page 43 correction of number sequence F-3-1-1-4-4 Jeff Freeman born February 12, 1958 F-3-1-1-4-5 Daniel Freeman born September 7, 1959 child 2 Blair Robert Freeman born January 28, 1983 42. page 165 2F Regine Mast mother is Eva Catherine Bross OUR THANKS ALSO TO GUNTHER FREY, OUR COUSIN, WHO IS THE ARCHIVIST OF BAIRSBRONN AND KLOSTERREICHENBACH WHERE MOST OF OUR ANCESTORS LIVED. PLEASE GET YOUR CORRECTONS AND UPDATES TO THE COMMITTEE RODNEYFINKBEINER 312 FIRST MIDDLEVILLE, Ml 49333 (616)795-7441 �WO fefeO'TKfcRS NAM-DO FlNKtDTNfcR. ADDITIONS AND COfeRDCTlONS PAgDS 45 Jrtfe-U 98 page 45 -F-3-3 Jake Finkbeiner dcd April 5, 1961 page 46 -F-3-3-1 -1 Lois Kenyon Finkbeiner born May 7, 1923 page 46 -F-3-3-1-1-1 Mario Jo Bisbee born 1967 page 4B -F-3-3-1-1-2 Tom and Nancy Finkbeiner child one is Jeffry page page page page 46 49 51 52 -F-3-3-2 Emory Charles Finkbeiner -F-3-3-2-1 Kimberly Finkbeiner born May 29, 1961 -F-3-3-3-2-1 Pamela Russell’s mother is Strickfaden not Strickfadden —F-3-3-4—1 — 1 Mary Beth DeForest md Scott Dari Warner on October 6, 1984 in Martin, Ml. He is the son of Darly Warner and Luella VanderMeer born July 23, 1959 in Plainwell, Ml page 53 -F-3-3-5 Crystal and Wendell Smith md May 28, 1933. Wendell’s mother was Ethelyn Overmire. He was born in Leighton township, Allegan County. Crystal Smith dcd July 13, 1984 in Ann Arbor, Ml. Burial at Plainwell Hillside Cemetary, Ml page 56 -F-3-3-6-5 David J. Miller page 56 -F-3-3-6-6 Wieringa not Wierenga page 57 -F-3-3-7-1 Cheryl-Bob Bergy child 4 Shari Kay Bergy on June 5, 1985 in Hastings, Ml page 57 -F-3-3-7-2 Rev. Gary Finkbeiner born Feb. 24, 1955 child 4 is Christopher Ryan Finkbeiner on March 26, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 58 -F-3-4-1 Mary Marie Finkbeiner born May 7, 1901 pages 58-76 not updated or corrected at this time page 77 -F-3-4-3-1 Lois Lind md (Joe) Irvin Rodgers on September 22, 1984 in Caledonia, Ml. He is the son of Joseph C. Rodgers and Nannie E Hall born September 17, 1922 in Sullivan County, TN page 79 -F-3-4-3-4-2 Sherri Warner born 1961 page 80 -F-3-4-3-5-1 Larry and Deb Lind child 1 is Heather Ann Lind May 2, 1985 in Grand Rapids page 80 -F-3-4-3-5-2 Karisu and Jeff Streelman child 1 is Matthew Thomas Streelman on January 8, 1985 in East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Ml Jeff’s mother is Merriam. page 81 -F-3-4-4 Glen(n) Finkbeiner page 62 -F-3-4-5-2 child 1 Robert D Schanz, Jr born October 28, 1967 page 83 -F-3-4-6-1a Leslie born Aug 2, 1967 James Alma’s mother was Middleton page 84-87 not updated or corrected at this time page 87 -F-3-7 Mary Finkbeiner Noffke dcd in 1971 page 90 -F-3-7-1-4-2 child 2 is Tara Michelle Pollock September 19, 1985 in Akron, OH page 90 -F-3-7-1-4-3 Bruce Bleichrodt born June 3, 1959 md June 5, 1983 child one is Andrew Bleichrodt on September 9, 1965 in Massillon, OH page 92 -F-3-7-3-3-1 child 3 Shane Stover on April 28, 1985 in Jackson, Ml �PAGE TWO page 93 -F-3-7-3-3-4 child 2 is Jessica Droste January 11, 1985 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 93 -F-3-7-3-4-1 Jane LaSovage page 93 -F-3-7-3-5 Thomas Hecht is the son of William R Hecht and Greta ;» M. „ Underwood born June 6, 1951 in St Johns, Clinton County, Ml page 94 -F-3-7-4-1 Margie Bryans mother was Bernice. page 94 -F-3-7-4-1-1 child 2 is Mark Robert Noffke on June 24, 1984 in Grand Rapids,Ml page 95 -F-3-7-4-2-2 child 3 is Jeffrey Mager on December 26, 1983 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 96 -F-3-7-4-3-1 Debra Noffke md Troy Brodock on Novembers, 1984 in Middleville, Mi. He is the son of Walter Brodock and Esther Dittman born June 13, 1964 in Grand Rapids page 96 -F-3-7-5 Gustavia Currier born August 30, 1913. page 96 -F-3-7-3-2-1 Nickie DuPont md Jeffrey DeVries on August 11, 1984 in Middleville, Ml. He is the son of John J DeVries and Merlene Shook born April 27, 1962 in Hastings, Ml page 97 -F-3-7-7 Mary Louise and A.O. Reed md on June 14, 1951 in Angola, IN. He is the son of Frank A Reed and Mary M Frey born in 1906 in Hopkins, Ml. He died on March 6, 1965 in Kalamazoo, Ml and is burried at Poplar Hills Cemetary in Allegan, Ml page 98 -F-3-8 Harry not Martin dcd August 12, 1960 page 98 -F-3-8-1 Cleone Germaine dcd June 30, 1984 in Westernport, MD. Burial at Hickory Corners,Ml page 98 -F-3-8-1-1 Jeralee Germaine born in 1943 page 98 -F-3-8-1-1 Michael Dillman born December 3, 1972 page 99 -F-3-8-2-1 -1 Scott Forster md Shelley O’Day on April 14, 1984 in Kalamazoo, Ml. She is the daughter of Daniel O’Day and Carol Lewis born April 14, 1963 in Kalamazoo, Ml page 99 -F-3-10 error of omission - Fred J Finkbeiner dcd October 14, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Ml. He is buried at Grant, Ml. Helen Farrell Finkbeinder dcd October 29, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml, and is buried at Parkview Cemetary, Grant, Ml OUR THANKS ALSO TO GUNTHER FREY, OUR COUSIN, WHO IS THE ARCHIVIST OF BAIRSBRONN AND KLOSTERREICHENBACH WHERE MOST OF OUR ANCESTORS LIVED. PLEASE GET YOUR CORRECTONS AND UPDATES TO THE COMMITTEE RODNEY FINKBEINER 312 FIRST MIDDLEVILLE, Ml 49333 (616)795-7441 �TUO BROTHERS NAMED EINKBETNER ADDITIONS and corrections pares ios thru 135 page 103 -F-3-10-5-1 Nancy Finkbeiner born April 12, 1951 page 103 -F-3-10-7 Mary Jane Segard dcd June 3, 1984 Grand Rapids, burial Grandville, Ml page 105 -F-3-10-7-4 Harry Segard born June 3; Jane Lukaart born March 11 page 106 -F-3-10-7-7 child 3 Scott Segard, Jr July 27, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 107 -F-3-10-8-1 Garry VanderPloeg born in 1943 page 107 -F-3-10-8-3-1 Kimberly Murray md Mark Byker on Sept 24, 1983 in Jenison, Ml. Mark is the son of Gerald Byker and Kathleen Schaap born April 10, 1964 in Grand Rapids, Ml. To them is born child 1 Erika Byker pane page page page page 108 110 111 111 113 on March 8, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml -F-3-10-8-4 Stephanie Bull born January 2 -F-3-11-3-1 Dianne Palmer born in Hastings, Ml -F-3-11 -4-1 -1 b Jamie Palmer born April 14 -F-3-11-5 Ralph Palmer born 1918 -F-3-12 Lewis Finkbeiner born April 18, 1694 dcd April 3, 1959. Otilla Kaechele born 1896 page 114 -F-3-12-2 Wayne Finkbeiner born in Middleville, Ml page 115-F-3-12-2-1 Forrest Frank, Jr born in 1942,md September 4, 1965 page 115 -F-3-12-2-2 Correction of Number Sequence 1. Rebecca M. Smith born August 16, 1973 2. Brian John Smith born July 6, 1975 page 116 -F-4 Steve R. Noffke has purchased the Rodger Jenkins place. F-3-7-4-1 -1 page 118-F-5-1 Lydia Finkbeiner Morgan born July 29, 1891 dcd Novembers, 1955 burial is Parmalee cemetery. Otis Morgan burial Parmalee cemetery Barry County, Ml. They were married in 1914. Otis mother was Hannah Kepkey page 118 -F-5-1-1 Duane Bacon born in Cavour, SD page 119 -F-5-1-1-1 Jerry Averil Waters md October 24, 1959 was born July 26, 1940 page 119 -F-5-1 -1 -2 child one is Andrea Christan not Andrew Christian, child three is Amy Joy not Jo page 121 -F-6 Mary Andler Finkbeiner born September 28, 1858 page 121 -F-6-1-1 Raymond HKietzman dcd June 15, 1984 burial Caledonia, Ml page" 122 -F-6-1-2 Crystal Vincent dcd December 10, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml burial Caledonia Lakeview. Vasco dcd 1982 page 123 -F-6-2 Albert Finkbeiner dcd January 17, 1963 page 123-F-6-2-1-1 Darwin Hooker born August 31, 1937 page 125 -F-7 Last line. This was made a centennial farm in 1965 page 126 -F-7-2-1 child one is Jacylyn (called Jackie) page 126 -F-7-2-1-2 Susan Maichele md Michael Briggs on May 19, 1984 in Middleville, Ml. He is the son of Ralph Briggs and Gladys Tankersley born Dec 20, 1959 in Grate Lakes, IL �PAGE TWO page 126 -F-7-2-2 Keith LaFountaine's mother is Clare Embury page 126-F-7-2-2-1 child two is Jeffrey Michael Haber on April 10, 1984 in Saginaw, Ml page 126 -F-7-2-2-2 wedding date is March 6, 1982 not June 3. Suzan's mother is Eloise Etheredge page 127 -F-7-5 Sarah and Ernest White buried at Mt Hope cemetery in Middleville page 127 -F-7-5-1 Edward Baker dcd December 13, 1985 in Cass City, Tuscola co., Mi, burial Elkland cemetery , Cass City page 129 -F-7-5-2-1 Keith Poulson born 1923; child 4, Lisa, born in Pontiac, Ml page 129 -F-7-5-2-1-1 Child 2 Mark Richard Beroza born May 10, 1984 in Plano, TX His mother Celeste Poulson middle name is Lynne page 130 -F-7-5-2-2 child 2 is Kristin not Kristie page 130 -F-7-5-2-3-2 Wendy Marie Gebauer not Wendy Sue page 131 -F-7-6 a mile stone was reached when a open house was held for Chris Maichele on his 100th birthday at the Mid Villa in Middleville, Ml on Decembers, 1985. page 132 -F-7-6-2-2 Gloria Krause mother is Mildred Louise Ecarius. Fisrst child Annette born in 1966 page 132 -F-7-6-2-4Tom Zerbel's father is Lohrman A. Zerbel;Tom born in Battle Creek, Ml page 133 -F-7-6-5 Ray Maichele md on September 25, 1944. First child Gary buried at Oaklawn cemetary in Calhoun county. page 133 -F-7-6-5-4 Sue Ann Maichele md Thatcher Campau Goetz on September 27, 1983 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa county, Ml. He is the son of Warren H. Goetz and Elise Throop Campau born May 21, 1947 in Ann Arbor, Ml To them is born Thatcher Campau Peter Goetz on April 19, 1984 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ml OUR THANKS ALSO TO GUNTHER FREY, OUR COUSIN, WHO IS THE ARCHIVIST OF BAIRSBRONN AND KLOSTERREICHENBACH WHERE MOST OF OUR ANCESTORS LIVED. PLEASE GET YOUR CORRECTONS AND UPDATES TO THE COMMITTEE RODNEY FINKBEINER 312 FIRST MIDDLEVILLE, Ml 49333 (616)795-7441 �/ TMO BROTHERS NAMED ElNK-EElNER ADDITIONS AND CORRECTONS PAGES 133 THRU 163 page 133 -F-7-6-5-4 child two Elizabeth Livingston Goetz born January 7, 1906 Petoskey, Ml page 136 -F-8-2-1 The Rev. John James Buchanan page 136 -F-8-2-1-1 Robert Buchanan born Noverber 4, 1942 page 136 -F-8-2-1-2 Dale Buchanan born June 17, 1945 -F-8-2-1 -3 Diane Bolling not Balling -F-8-2-2-1 Ruth Aubil born June 17, 1950 -F-8-2-2-2 child two is Keri Lyne -F-6-2-2-3 child two is Jenny Lynn -F-8-2-2-5 Bonnie Aubil Ciluffo born September 18, 1958, child two is Ashley Marie Ciluffo born February 10, 1986 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 138 -F-8-2-2-6 Charles M. Aubil married Amy L. Kits on January 14, 1984, in Grand Rapids. She is the daughter of Albert Kits and Helen Faber born February 8, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Ml page page page page page 136 137 137 137 136 page 138 -F-8-2-3-1 Janet Aubil married June 23, 1973. Child 1 Daniel born June 1, 1978 page 139 -F-8-2-3-2 Janet Schaefer's mother is Ruth Kimmich page 140 -F-9 page 140 -F-9-4 The end of the Guenter name in our line. Carl Guenter dcd July 14, 1985 Hastings, Ml burial Hooker page 140 -F-9-5 cernetary John Guenter dcd April 6, 1984 Hastings, Ml burial Hooker cemetery page 140 -F-9-6 Lydia Guenter dcd January 7, 1984 Grand Rapids, Ml bural Hooker Cernetary page 143 -F-11 -1 -1 -4 Howell Herring, Jr married Mary Hickert on December 29 1984 in St. Petersburg, FL. She is the daughter of Emory Hickert and Mildred Molloy (Malloy). Robert Gibbs born September 9, 1922 page 144 -F-11-1-2 page 144-F-11-1-2-1 Karen Gibbs mother is Pauline Good. John Chamness mother is Henreid page 144-F-11-1-2-2 Jane Gibbs mother is Pauline Good. Child 3 is Aaron Joseph Capriglione born August 11, 1965 in Fremont, Ml page page —> page page 144-F-11-1-2-4 145 -F-11-1-3 145 -F-11-1 -3-1 147 -F-11-4-1 Archie Gibbs mother is Pauline Good. Lois Korstange born August 1, 1927 Rev. Dan Mead's mother is Betty Rose Guile Marian Good married March 25, 1944 page 147-F-11-4-1-2 Lynne Painter born July 1, 1949 page 148 -F-11-4-2-4 Lori Ann Frederickson married Douglas Lee May 12, 1984 in Lansing, Ml. Doug is the son of Robert Lee and Gloria Bird born November 4, 1954 in Lansing, Ml. page 148 -F-11-4-2-1 Child 1 Darren Frederickson born February 18, 1985 in Fargo, ND page 148-F-11-4-2-2 Child 3 Phillip Dittmer born August 14, 1984 in Lansing, Ml �Aaron Finkbeiner dcd in Wexford County, Ml page 149 -F-11-5 Lavina Potts mother is Macie Zerbe. page 149 -F-11 -6 page 150-F-11-6-2-2 Bruce Kendall Finkbeiner child 1 is Cody Jack Finkbeiner born March 28, 1984, in Grand Rapids, Ml. -F-11-6-2-3 Scott 8. Finkbeiner married Kimberly Sidebotham on September 15, 1984 at Middleville, Ml. She is the daughter of Phillip Sidebotham and Shirley Boonstra born January 15, 1963 in Portsmouth, VA. Floyd Finkbeiner born June 30, 1906 dcd April 2, 1985 in page 150-F-11-7 Grand Rapids, Ml. Burial Hooker cemetary Leighton Township, Allegan Co. Ml. page 150 page 151 page 153 page 154 -F-12-1 Otto Finkbeiner dcd November 5, 1985 in Wayland, Ml. Burial at Elmwood cemetary in Wayland. -F-12-1-2-2 Child 2 is John David Chrisman born October 20, 1984 in Grand Rapids. -F-12-3-1 page 154 -F-12-4 Gerald Finkbeiner dcd November 21, 1979 burial Greenwood cemetary in Grand Rapids, Ml. Ruby born August 21, 1900, Jack Yonkers born April 5, 1900. Burmah Werta, Wortz, Wurtz, Wirth, etc. page 155 -F-13-1 page 156 -F-13-1 -1 -2 David Schrepper born August 20, 1960 page 157-F-13-1-2-1 Rodney Kurzer married Maren Zobel on June 6, 1984 in Salt Lake City, UT. She was born April 3, 1952 in Springville, UT. To them is born 1. Kendon Carl Kurzer page 158 page 159 November 27, 1985 in Payson, UT. -F-13-1-3-2 Child 3 Curtis Start on October 9, 1983 in Kalamazoo, Ml -F-13-2 James D. Clark dcd January 28, 1975. Child 1 Gregory born September 3, 1962. page 159-F-1 3-2-1 159 -F13-2-2-2 Teri Parks married Larry Jones on April 26, 1986 at Three page Rivers, Ml. Larry is the son of Robert Jones and Geraldine Carkenord born January 31, 1963, in Three Rivers, Ml. page 160-F-1 3-3 Oscar Finkbeiner born Jan 20, 1902. He died August 13, 1984 in Middleville, Ml and is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetary Middleville, Ml. 160 -F13-3-1 John Arwood Sinclair. page 160 -F-1 3-3-1-4 Steven Sinclair married Lori Vos on June 18, 1964 in page Kalamazoo, Ml. She is the daughter of Kay N Vos and Phyllis Kramer born October 10, 1963 in Kalamazoo. Child 1 is Theresa Nicole Sinclair born February 21, 1986 in Kalamazoo, Ml. F- 13-3-1-3 Child 1 Oscar Lewis Sinclair born November 22, 1985 Page 161Lansing, Ml. 161 -F-1 3-3-3 Bleakley Young born August 23, 1930. page 163 -F13-4-1-1 Child 2 Timothy David Komarmy born July 5, 1985 in page Flushing, Ml. in �IhjOROTHEJtS NAMED ETNKEETNER. ADDITIONS And correctons pares ies thru ids page page page page page 165 167 169 169 169 -2FRegine Mast mother was Eva Catherine Bross -2F-3 Charles August Finkbeiner dcd April 30, 1925 -2F-3-3-2-1 Child 3 Joey Nicole Finkbeiner -2F-3-3-3 Alfred and Maxine Finkbeiner married June 20, 1952 -2F-3-3-3-2 Debra Finkbeiner married Stephen Wittenbach May 24, 1986 in Thornapple Township, Barry County, Ml. Stephen James Wittenbach is the son of Everett Wittenbach and June Rose born November 27, 1959 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 170 -2F-3-5 George Finkbeiner born in 1884 page 171 -2F-3-6-1 Eugene Loew dcd November 11,1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml Burial at Holy Corners cemetary, Kent County, Ml page 172 -2F-3-6-3-2 Child 4 is Kristin Lynn Uyl born April 25, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Ml page 172 -2F-3-6-3-4 Larry Lee Finkbeiner married Annette Kelley on March 29, 1986 in Caledonia, Ml Annette is the daughter of Gordon Kelley and Marcia Schrnitzer March 25, 1964 in Grand Rapids, Ml. page 174 -2F-3-7 Fred Finkbeiner dcd December 22, 1984 in Caledonia, Ml. Burial at Caledonia Lakeview Cemetary page 174 -2F-3-7-1 Nelson Potter dcd May 11,1985 in Grand Rapids, Ml. Burial Caledonia Lakeview Cemetary. page 175 -2F-3-7-1-3 Maralyn not Marilyn Potter. page 179 -2F-4-2-1-1-1 (Note grandmother’s Birthday) Child 2 and 3 Christina Lyn Beiser born February 1, 1985 in Lansing, Ml Kathy Leigh Beiser born February 1, 1985 in Lansing, Ml page 179 -2F-4-2-1-2 Harold and Vicky Perkins married in 1964 page 180 ~2F-4-2-2 Arnold Perkins dcd August 15, 1984 in Hastings, Ml. Burial Kalamazoo, Ml page 181 -2F-4-5 Louis Finkbeiner born in January, Genevieve also born in January. page 181 -2F-4-5-J Norman Finkbeiner dcd September 30, 1984 in Belding, Ml Burial in Belding, Ml. Also see page 162. page 181 -2F-4-5-1-IA Barbara Finkbeiner married Howard Dakin, no issue. page 182 "2F-4-5-1-1B Eric U. Finkbeiner married Julie Hose on April 7, 1982 in Belding, Ml. Julie is the daughter of Henry Hose and Margaret Powell bom November 25, 1955 in Alpena, Ml. To them is born Justin Robert Finkbeiner on September 22, 1963 in Greenville, Ml page 182 -2F-4-5-1-4B Lori Beth not Lori Ruth page 182 -2F-4-5-2-1 Pamela Hughes mother is Eileen Backus. Child 2 Brad Michael Finkbeiner born February 12, 1977. page 183 “2F-4-5-2-2 Child 2 is Krista not Kriste page 183 -2F-4-5-3 Carl Finkbeiner born October 14, 1922. page 184 -2F-4-6 Genevieve McGulpin Finkbeiner father is Edward Scherer, mother is Isabelle Eisenboch. �page 184-2F-4-7 Albert Bill Finkbeiner dcd on August 25, 1984 in Otsego, ML Burial Otsego, Ml. page 185 -2F-4-8-1 Pat Wilcox Fenton's father is James Lang. page 186 -2F-7-1-2 Robert Radoye married Shirley Boyer. page 187 -2F-7-2 Olive Franke is now deceased. page 186 -2F-7-8 We continue to search for this one. T � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Hastings Public Library http://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/39/919/Blaisdell_Family_Genealogy.pdf 78cadb16168112a677868ba283e2fdd6 PDF Text Text 17 THE BLAISDELL FAMILY 0 F MICHIGAN DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BLAISDELL (1815-188U) OF BARRY COUNTY AND JOHN BLAISDELL (1820-1901) OF VAN BUREN COUNTY By V. Leora Blaisdell - Paw Paw, Michigan EARLY HISTORY OF THE BLAISDELL FAMILY IN AMERICA RALF BLEASDALE, a Puritan of England, and the first of the Blaisdell name in America, sailed for the New World, together with his wife Elizabeth, and three year old son Henry, from Milford Haven, a Welsh port, aboard the "Angel Cabriel," on June 14, 1635. the voyage originated at Bristol, England and the chief port of destina­ tion was Pemaquid, Maine. The "Angel Gabriel" was one of a fleet of vessels owned by Sir Walter Raleigh. She was of Dutch design, "of 240 tons burthen" and "carried a heavy armament of sixteen guns." Accompanying the "Angel Gabriel" when she sailed, was another ship, the "King James." But soon after leaving Milford Haven, the ships separated, and the "Angel Gabriel" made the rest of the voyage alone. Whether the Bleasdales intended to disembark at Pemaquid, or to go on to Plymouth, is not known, but, as it turned out, any choice they may have had as to their place of debarkation was taken out of their hands. On August 15, 1635 9 the "Angel Gabriel" made port at Pemaquid. But even as she lay at anchor she was overtaken by the "Great Storm" of that date, and was literally pounded to pieces on the rocks of Pemaquid Point. Concerning her arrival, early Pemaquid Papers from Original Documents have this to say: "Mr. Shurt had scarcely welcomed the good ship ’Angel Gabriel’ to her anchorage before the fort, when in the fury of an easterly storm, the vessel and cargo were totally lost, some of the pas­ sengers not escaping death • . • This shipwreck has ever been remembered as one of the most disastrous events in the annals of Pemaquid." The "King James" was also overtaken by the storm, and sought refuge off the Isle of Shoals, barely escaping with her sails in shreds. The Bleasdales were among those "Gabriel" passengers who escaped the sea, shortly after their landing at Pemaquid, we find Ralf and his family, together a number of. their shipboard associates, settled at York, Maine,, which was then as "Agamenticus." In 1640 Ralf moved his family to the new town of Salisbury, achusetts, and in 1642, he sold his farm at York, to Mr. Robert Knight. and with known Mass­ Ralf obviously was possessed of more than a’ common education and held positions of prominent civic responsibility in both York and Salisbury. Also, according to the standards.of the day, he appears to have been a man of considerable means. There is a tradition that late in life he moved to lynn, Mass., and that his death occurred there between 1648 and 1650. His wife, Elizabeth, thought to have been born Eliza­ beth Carpenter, survived him, and died in Salisbury, his widow, "about ye middle of August, 1667.” He left one son, Henry, who was one of the original settlers of Ames­ bury, Mass., which was long the family center before numbers of its members began to trek westward along the early trails and to spread across the country. A second son, Ralf, died, unmarried, at about the age of twenty-four. A daughter, Sarah, born be­ tween 1635 and 1641, died Nov. 17, 1646, in Salisbury. Mary, a second daughter, was born January 1641, and died in Haverhill, Mass., on May 29, 1681. She married (1) Joseph (or John) Stowers, and (2) William Sterling (or Starling), and had ten children, five by each marriage. Their names were Mary, Samuel, Joseph, Richard and �18 John Stowers; and Jonah, Jacob and Ruth Sterling; and twins whose names and sex are unknown. One of Ralf’s early descendants returned to Maine, and. became the progen­ itor of the great company of bfaine Blaisdells. The Blaisdell name has been variously spelled. The April 1905 issue of the Essex Antiquarian, published-at Salem, Mass., included the first published Blaisdell genealogy and very pertinently gave a list of most of the various spellings of the name as shown in early records in Essex County, as follows: Blasdell, Blaisdell, Blaisdill, Blasdale, Blasdel, Blasdill, Blasedill, Blassdell, Blazdale, Blazdel, Blazdell and Blesdale. Other spellings of the name have also been found* Indeed, Ralf himself, after arriving in America, appears to have adopted the "Blasdell11 spell­ ing, or at least to have accepted it. The Essex Antiquarian, identifying him as "the American ancestor of this family," refers to him as *rRalph Blasdell, a tailor.” Uniformity of spelling was evidently not a concern of those days. THE BLAISDELL FAMILY ASSOCIATION On August 15, 1935/ the 300th anniversary of Ralf Bleasdale’s arrival in Amer­ ica, members of many Blaisdell lines met at York, Maine, organizing there a nation­ al association of Blaisdells, called THE BLAISDELL FAMILY ASSOCIATION.. This or­ ganizational meeting of Ralf’s descendants was held chiefly through the dedicated efforts of Dr. James Arnold Blaisdell, then president of Claremont Colleges, Clare­ mont, California, Dr. J. Harper Blaisdell, M. D., of Boston, Mass., and Lowell Shep­ ard Blaisdell, then of Elmhurst, Illinois, and later, of Phoenix, Arizona. These three founders of the Association are now deceased, but they will ever be remember­ ed with deep appreciation by Blaisdell descendants, all of whom have drawn upon their vast knowledge of the general family, .and depended upon their guidance and in­ spiration over the years. * National meetings of the BFA are held every fifth year, while local units of the organization convene annually. The members are kept in interim touch through the regular publication of an official organ entitled Blaisdell Papers. The last national meeting of the BFA was held August 6, 7 and 8, 1965 at York and Pemaquid Point, Maine. The highlight of this quinquennial meeting was the un­ veiling of a bronze Memorial Plaque to "Old Ralf," as he is often referred to with respect and affection. The plaque, bearing the inscription and the Blaisdell emb­ lem, is set in an outcropping of rock in Permaquid Park, near the lighthouse, fac­ ing the sea from which Ralf and his wife and small son so dramatically escaped on that long-ago day of August 15, 1635* There, this Memorial, placed by his descend­ ants, will do Ralf honor as long as the rock-bound coast of Maine endures. In keeping with the goals envisioned by our Founders, plans for the complete protection and perpetuation of the records of the Blaisdell Family Association are now being implemented. Without involving the Association or its members religious­ ly, arrangements have been made for the microfilming of all Blaisdell records by the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, and for the storage of these microfilmed records in the vault of their underground Genealogical Library. This fire and bomb-proof library, with its 65,000 square feet of floor space, is located high in the rugged Rocky Mountain country, near the mouth of litt­ le Cottonwood Canyon which is 20.2 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. We herewith present (1) the ancestors and descendants of Thomas Blaisdell of Castleton Township, Barry County, Michigan, and (2) of John Blaisdell of Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan. �19 THE THOMAS BLAISDELL LINE The ancestry of Thomas and John Blaisdell, half-brothers, who came to Michigan in the 1840’s and 1850’s, is taken from ”A Working Outline of the Descendants of Thomas Jeremiah Blaisdell who Lived Late in the Eighteenth Century and Most of Whose Descendants Settled in New York State, to 1940,” by James Arnold Blaisdell, DD., LLD. 1 THOMAS JEREMIAH BLAISDELL resided in Redding, Fairfield Co,, Connecticut from 1786 to at least 1795; I*1 Vermont, Smith’s Basin, Town of Kingsbury, Washing­ ton Co., New York and Savannah, N. Y. He is believed to be a fifth generation (or possibly sixth) descendant of the original Ralf Bleasdale, the immigrant. Much time has been spent in an effort to find Thomas‘ precise place in the line of descent, but so far, we have been unsuccessful. He m. Isabel Finne. Children: i John Blaisdell b. 1782 (1850 census) resided in New York City and New Orleans, La., but mostly at Smith’s Basin, N. Y. He m. Louise Collins at Cornwall, N. Y. They were the parents of six children: Jay, John Collins, Louisa, Saraph, Edgar and Jane* ii Thomas H. Blaisdell b. 1784 (1850 census) lived at Goodchild’s Hotel in Savannah, N. Y., in 1850, unmarried. iii Dolly Blaisdell b. 1785, was in Savannah, N. Y., in 1850, age 65* She had a son, Samuel Allen. iv Lucretia Blaisdell m. Allen, brother of Dolly’s husband. 2 v Medad Blaisdell b. 1778 or1781, of whom further: vi Peter Blaisdell m. Nancy Sherman vii Jerry Blaisdell viii Amelia Blaisdell b. 1798, d. unmarried in Savannah, N. Y., 1850, age 52; she lived with Dolly Allen’s family. ix Libyus Blaisdell m. Christian 2 MEDAD-2-BLAISDELL (Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. 1778 or 1781, resided at Genoa, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Clyde and Savannah, Wayne Co., N. Y.; d. March 25, 1845, ”in 67th year” (gravestone) or March 25, 1848 (Savannah Town Clerk’s record). He is buried in a private cemetery on his farm, near Savannah, located on what is now known as ”Reed Road." The present owner of the farm is Arthur Reed. Medad Blaisdell was a farmer. He m. (1) _ (possibly Pomeroy); m. (2) lydia Main, b. 1796, Mass., d. 1875, Savannah, N. Y. Children, first two by first wife: i Pomeroy Blaisdellb. 1814, presumably at Genoa, N. Y.; res. at Savannah and Clyde, N. Y.; m. ca 1837, Catherine ; two children, lydia b. 1848, d. 1866, bur. Ferris Cemetery, Savannah and Charles; there were probablv others. 3 ii Thomas Blaisdell.b. April 12, 1815 at Genoa, Cayuga Co., N. Y., of whom further: 4 iii John Blaisdell b. Jan. 14, 1820, at Savannah, Wayne County, New ' York. His descendants are carried out in the second part of this work. iv Jerry Grey Blaisdell b. Nov. 30, 1828 at Savannah, N. Y., resided at Clyde, N. Y., Reno, Nevada, and Sanger, California. He m. Julia A. Kipp. She was b. June 10, 1835 in Wayne Co., N. Y., and d. Jan. 7, 19H at Reno, Nevada. Children: Matilda, Theo­ dore Harvey, Henry Eugene, Julia Melissa, and John K., b. Jan. 7, 1869; d. October 25, 1871. �20 v Isabel Blaisdell b. 1832, Savannah, N. Y.; m. William Gay (a boat­ man), 1850. Child, Arvilla, d. April 9, 1866, aged 1-1-2. vi . Medad Blaisdell, Jr., b. 1834, Savannah, N. Y.; d. there 1891; oc­ cupation, farmer; m. Catherine Berger, Savannah, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1852; she d. June 5, 1899* No record of children. Medad, Jr;, enlisted in the Union Army, August 14, 1862, at Brighton, Michi­ gan, and served in Co. I, 22nd Michigan Infantry; discharged June 22, 1865. vii . Harvey Blaisdell b. 1836, Savannah, N. Y.,“ resided at Montezuma, Cayuga Co., N. Y., and probably at Savannah. He m. (1) Rebecca ; m. (2) Louisa . Child by second fcife, William. viii George W. Blaisdell b. 1839,' Savannah, N. Y., resided there and ■■ • .at Montezuma. He m. Mary Kipp. 'Children: Delason and Eugene. ix Cynthia Blaisdell was b.- at Savannah; m. Alonzo Perkins and had a daughter, Sarah A., b. 1849- • „ ' 3 , • THOMAS-3-BLAISDELL (Medad-2: Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. April 12, 1815 at Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York, and died Feb. 12, 1884 at Nashville, Michigan, ae 6810-0. He is bur. in Lakeview Cemetery, Castleton,Twp., Barry County, Michi­ gan. He resided at Genoa and Savannah, Wayne Co.., N. Y., at Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, from 1837-1840, at Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y., and Seneca Falls, Seneca Co.-, N. Y., from 1840-1846, and at Nashville, Barry County, Michigan, from 1846 to 1834. Thomas Blaisdell was a farmer, but was also skilled in the milling, carpentry, and stone and brick masonry trades. He m. (1) Alice Hall, Dec. 31, 1840, presumably in Wayne’Co., N. Y. She was b. Nov. 30, 1818 in New York State and died at Nashville, Michigan, March 26, 1861, ae 42-3-27; she is bur. in Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville.. Thomas m. (2) Charlotte Burdick, Feb. 19, 1865, presumably at Nashville; she d. in 1867• He m. (3) Mrs Tryphena (Gregg) Gillis, in 1869, at Kalamazoo, Michigan. She r -was the dau. of George Gregg. She d. / a suicide by hanging, at the Kalama,zoo State Hospital, March 28, 1878, age 51-2-16; bur in Castleton Twp., Barry • Co., but not in Lakeview Cemetery; Qhomas m. (4) Bertha D. Bock, Dec. 18, 187% at Nashville. Daughter of John F. and Dorothea L. (Von Hauk) Bock, she was b. Dec. 15, 1858, near Berlin, Germany. Bertha survived her husband and remarried after 13 years. Children, first four by first wife, 5th child by fourth wife; ' . * • 5 i DeWitt Blaisdell b. Jan. 29> 1842 at Clyde, New York 6 ii . Hannah Blaisdell b. Oct. 23,- 1843 at Seneca Falls. N.Y. 7 iii Polly Blaisdell was b. July 3/ 1849’(Bible record) at Nashville, Michigan; July 21, 1849 (gravestone) iv Thomas Blaisdell b. Dec. 6, 1851 at Nashville, Michigan; d. there ’ Jan. 10, 1852, ae 0-1-4; bur. Lakeview Cemetery. v Bertha Jfethilda Blaisdell was b. Dec. 27, 1880 at Nashville, •, Michigan; d. unmarried July 1, 1905, at Memphis, Macomb Co., Michigan; bur. Memphis Cemetery, South Ridge Road; gravestone inscription, "B. M. Blaisdell.,l .. 5 THIRD GENERATION. . FOURTH GENERATION . DEWITT-4-BLAISDELL (Thomas -3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Jan. 29, 1842 at Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y.; d. July 19, 193^ at Hastings, Barry Co., Michi­ gan; bur. Yankee Springs Cemetery. He resided at Nashville, Barry Co., Cer- �21 esco, Calhoun Co., Inland Twp., Benzie Co-, Sparta, Kent Co., and Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan^ He was a farmer. He enlisted in the Union Army in the Civil War, May 15, 1862, at Hastings, and was assigned to Company G, 8th., Michigan Infantry Volunteers; reenlisted for unexpired term, Oct. 25, 1862, and was assigned to Company L, 3r^. Regt., U. S. Artillery; honorably discharg­ ed at Alexandria, Virginia, May 15, 1865- He m. (1) Josephine Miller, August 1865, at Nashville, Michigan. This marriage ended in divorce; there were no children. He m. (2) Margaret Ann (Mitchell) Franck, a widow, Feb. 5, 1879, at Battle Creek, by Rev. E. D. Young /See MICHIGAN HERITAGE VI: 207/. She was the dau. of Richard and Mary (Thompson) Mitchell, and was b. Oct. 15, 1849 in Canada; d. March 4, 1926. She is bur. in the Yankee Springs Cemetery. Children: 8 i Mary Jane ("Mae") Blaisdell b. Nov. 19, 1879 ii William Thomas Blaisdell b. Feb. 15, 1887; d. March 2, 1887; bur. Stony Point Cemetery near Nashville, Michigan. 6 HANNAH-4-BLAISDELL (Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Oct. 23, 1843 at Seneca Falls, N. Y., where she resided until 1846 when bhe moved to Nash­ ville, Barry County, Michigan, where she d. on April 23, 193^, and is bur. in Lakeview Cemetery. She m. (1) Dorrance Burdick, in 1865; divorced 1867. She m. (2) in 1874, Samuel John Robinson, at Nashville where he d. in March 1896; bur. in Lakeview Cemetery. Children: i Alice (’’Allie”) Julia Burdick was b. Sept. 30, 1866 at Nashville; d. there Feb. 25, 1932; bur. Lakeview Cem. Besides Nashville, she resided at Bear Lake and Plainwell, Michigan. She m. (1) Ernest Flewelling of Bear Lake, Michigan, in 1897; he d. in 1910. She m. (2) in 1917, Eugene McFarland of Plainwell, Michi­ gan; he d. in 1922. No children by either marriage. 9 ii Bertha May Robinson b. June 10, 1876 at Nashville 10 iii Jessie June Robinson was b. April 27, 1878 at Nashville 7 POLLY-4-BLAISDELL (Qhomas-3; Medad-2? Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. either July 3 or or 21, 1849, at Nashville where the d. either August 7, 1942 or 1943 (grave­ stone and Bible records do not agree)• bur. Lakeview Cem.• She resided at Nashville, Hastings and Honor, Michigan, and Canton, Ohio. She m. Reuben Kuhlman, April 21, 1.867, at Nashville. He was b. Oct. 4, 1.846 at Canton, Ohio; d. April 25, 1920 at Nashville where he is bur. in Lakeview Cemetery. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War; he enlisted Oct. 10, 1861, as a Private, and was assigned to the 64th Regiment, Co. I, Ohio Infantry Volunteers, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant, October 3, 1865. Children: 11 i William Thomas Kuhlman was b. Sept. 23, 1873 ii Harriet May Kuhlman was b. Sept. 17, 1.880; d. Aug. 19, 188l at Nashville: bur. Lakeview Cemetery iii Ray Duane Kuhlman was b. March 19, 1883 at Canton, Ohio; d. there Nov. 20, 1883; bur. Canton. FIFTH GENERATION 8 MARY JANE-5-BLAISDELL (DeWitt-4; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was called "Mae” and was b. Nov. 19, 1879, at Ceresco, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Her other places of residence were Nashville and Hastings in Barry County, Inland Twp., Benzie Co., and Sparta, Kent County, all of Michigan. In 1963 she was living at R. R. #1, Hastings, Michigan. On Aug. 22, 1906, she m. �22 Carl Potter at Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan. Son of Myron and Alice (Dean) Potter, he was b. Dec. 20, 1881 at Yankee Springs, Barry County. Children: i Ronald Dean Potter b. April 5, 1908 in Homestead Twp., Benzie Co. Michigan; resided also in Sparta, Kent Co., and Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan; occupation, custodian; residence (1963) 115 West Center Street, Hastings; unmarried. 12 ii Alta Potter b. August 5, 1910 in Homestead Twp., Benzie Co., Michigan 9 BERTHA MAY ROBINSON-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 10, 1876 at Nashville; d. Jan. 4, 1948 at Battle Creek; bur. Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville. Resided at Nashville, Clare, Clare Co., and Kalam­ azoo, Michigan. She m. Stephen Benjamin Mater, Dec. 4, 1895 at Nashville. He was b. March 9, 1872 at Canal Fulton, Ohio, and d. Dec. 19, 1941 at Marsh­ all, Michigan; bur. lakeview Cemetery. Children: 13 i Vada Edessa Mater b. Nov. 17, 1896 at Nashville 14 - ii Lila Merrine Mater b. Sept. 15, 1898 at Nashville 10 JESSIE JUNE ROBINSON-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah 1) was b. April 7, 1878 at Nashville; d. there Feb. 20, 1928; bur. Lakeview Cemetery. She spent her entire life in Nashville and Woodland, Michigan. SJje m. (1) A. Hall, Feb. 9, 1098; divorced 1900; no children; m. (2) Arthur V. Meade, in 1901 at Woodland. He d. Oct. 25, 1958 at Nashville; bur. Lakeview Cemetery. Children: 15 i Kenneth Arthur Meade b. Oct. 9, 1904 at Nashville ii Mabel Alice Meade b. March 3, 1907 at Nashville;:d, unmarried, January 1, 1959 at Flint, Michigan 11 WILLIAM THOMAS KUHLMAN-5 (Polly-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah1) was b. Sept. 23, 1873 at Hastings, Michigan and d. at Nashville, July 11, 1953; bur. Lakeview Cem. Places of residence: Hastings, Honor, Detroit and Nashville, Michigan, Canton, Ohio, and winters at St. Petersburg, Florida; occupation, railway mail clerk on Michigan Central Railroad, Detroit to Chi­ cago run, 1902-1932. He m. Adeline Lentz, Oct. 11, 1898, at Nashville. She was the dau. of Albert and Mary (Garlinger) Lentz; was b. July 27, 1876 at Nashville and d. there June 23, 1966; bur. Lakeview Cem. Children: 16 i Paul William Kuhlman b. May 15, 190& at Detroit, Michigan ii Elizabeth June Kuhlman b. June 3, 1914 (twin of Frank Stuart), resided in Detroit and Grand Rapids: occupation, secretary at Lear Sigler,’ Inc., Grand Rapids; m. (1) June 5, 1937, Percival Clayton Traies-Green at Detroit. He was b. at Kingsville, On­ tario, Canada; divorced 1942; no issue. She m. (2) 1944, Carl Virgil Ware, b. Howard, Michigan; divorced 1954; no issue. She resumed her maiden name. 17 iii Frank Stuart Kuhlman (twin of Elizabeth) b. June 3, 1914. SIXTH GENERATION 12 ALTA POTTER-6 (Mary Jane Blaisdell-5; DeWitt-4; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jere­ miah-1) was b. Aug. 5, 1910, in Homestead Twp., Benzie Co., Michigan. She also resided at Sparta, Kent Co., and Rutland Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, where she was living at Rte. #1, Hastings, in 1963; occupation, housewife and bookkeeper at Consumers Power Co., Hastings. Alta m. (1) Harry Lee Knickerbocker, Dec. 22, 1934, at South Bend, Indiana. He was b. Sept. 15, �23 1905 in Rutland Twp. They were divorced. She m. (2) Paul Campbell Cackler, April 18, 1953} at Trinity M. E. Chapel, Grand Rapids. He was b. May 18, 1916 at Stanwood, Mecosta Co., Mich., and is the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gackler. Child: 18 i Gerald LaMont Knickerbocker b. Jan. 6, 1936 13 VADA EDESSA MATER-6; Bertha May Robinson-5; (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov. 17, 1896 at Nashville where she lived until 1900 when she moved to Clare, Michigan where she remained until 1905 when she returned to Nashville where she lived until 1907; in Kalamazoo 1907-1912; in Marshall 1912-1922; 1922-1925 at Columbus, Ohio, 1928-1934 at Dayton, Ohio, 1934-1935 at Cincinnati, and since 1935 at Marshall, Michigan; occupation, housewife and cashier. July 9? 1920 she m. Aura Estes Smith of Marshall where he was b. Sept. 14, 1896, son of David A. and Mary (Estes) Smith. He is manager of a heating and air conditioning company. Children: 19 i Philip Robert Smith b. Feb. 24, 1923 at Columbus, Ohio 20 ii Carol Jessie Smith (twin) b. Sept. 3, 1928 at Dayton, Ohio 21 iii Mary Lou Smith (twin) b. Sept. 3> 1928 at Dayton, Ohio 14 LILA MERRINE MATER-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Sept. 15, 1898 at Nashville where she liv­ ed until 1900, at Clare, Michigan I9OO-I9O5, Nashville, 1905-1907, Kalamazoo 1907-1912, Marshall, 1912-1919, Detroit, 1919-1920, Marshall, 1920-1923, Battle Creek, 1923-24, all in Michigan; in Oregon and Washington, 1924-1928, Marshall, 1928-1930, Grass Lake, 1930-1942, and Howell, Michigan, 1942 to date. She is a housewife and retail sales clerk. She married Harlow C. Ga?ey, June 21, 1919, at Marshall. .He was b. June 16, 1896 at Ann Arbor, son of/Alfred and Ancy R. (Mills) Grey. Children: 22 i Anita Joan Grey b. Nov. 18, 1920 23 ii Shirley Jean Grey b. Aug. 1, 1922 at Marshall, Michigan 15 KENNETH ARTHUR MEADE-6; Jessie June Robins on-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Oct. 9, 1904 at Nashville. His other places of residence are Ypsilanti, Kalamazoo, Flint and Franklin, Wayne Co., Michigan where his address, in 1963 was 26725 Captains Lane. By profession a teacher, he was long associated with General Motors Corporation of Detroit where he was manager of the Educational Relations Section of their Public Relations staff, until his retirement, June 30, 1967• This autumn (1967) he will Join the Continuing Education staff at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, as Director of Postgraduate Professional Education programs relat­ ed to science and engineering, thus furthering a lifelong career in the field of education. A complete biography of Kenneth Arthur Meade is found in Who's Who in America, Vol. 32, and in Who's Who in the Midwest. He m. (1) Gladys Louise Everts, Jan. 10, 1921, at Hastings, Michigan. She was b. Jan. 25, 1901 at Assyria, Barry Co., Mich., dau. of Floyd Fuller and Nora Belle (Bivens) Everts. This marriage ended in divorce in 1937* He m. (2) Adel­ aide Busse, Feb. 4, 1938, at Detroit. She was b. May 21, 1902, dau. of Will­ iam Frederick and Elizabeth Ernestine (Kressien) Busse. Children, first four by first marriage: 24 i Robert Arthur Meade b. Aug. 22, 1921 at Nashville, Michigan 25 ii Kenneth Floyd Meade b. Aug. 3, 19^5 at Ypsilanti, Michigan 26 iii Gerald Everts Meade b. Feb. 9, 1927 at Kalamazoo, Michigan 27 iv Carroll Richard Meade b. Sept. 12, 1928 at Kalamazoo, Michigan v William Arthur Meade b. Oct. 6, 1943 at Detroit, Michigan �24 16. PAUL WILLIAM KUHLMAN-6; William Thomas Kuhlman-5 (Polly-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. May 15, 1906 at Detroit. He lived, also, . , in Venezuela, S. A., Rantoul, Illinois and Dayton, Ohio, where, in 1963, his address was 310 East Melford. His occupation - U. S. Radar instructor at Rantoul, Illinois and Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. He m. Minta Hazel Spees, Aug. 20, 1936 at Fulton, Tennessee. She was b. Nov. 7> 1916 at Palmerville, Tenn., dau. of Walter*and Eliza (Perry) Spees. Minta d. Jan. 29> 1958 at Jackson, Michigan where she is bur. in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Children: i David Paul Kuhlman b. Aug. 31, 1940 at Rantoul, Ill., and has also livdd at Dayton, Ohio and Buffalo, New York, where he is a chemistry major at the University of Buffalo. He m. June 26, 1961 at Fairborn, Ohio, Glenda Joyce Combs, dau. of Burly and Dorothea Combs. Glenda was b. Oct. 20, 1943 at Lexington, Ky. 17 FRANK STUART KUHLMAN-6; William Thomas Kuhlman-5; (Polly-4-Blaisdell; Thomas3; Medad-2; Jeremiah Thomas-1) was b. June 3j 1914 at Detroit. He resides in Jackson, Michigan at 6888 Ann Arbor Road. He served in World War II in the U. S. Reserves in India, 3105th Signal Service Battalion, in the 236th Signal Service Co., Assam, the 3150th Signal Service Co., Pauys Kalsi and the 835th Signal Service Battalion, Karachi. He is a draftsman for the Con­ sumers Power Co., at Jackson. He m. Amy Cecelia Parker, April 16, 1952 at Barnstaple, Devon, England. She was b. Nov. 7> 1914 at Oxford, England, dau. of Ernest and Lucy Parker. Children: i Peter William Kuhlman b. Aug. 9> 1953 at Jackson, Michigan ii Frances Jeanne Kuhlman b. Feb. 23, 1956 at Jackson. • /To be continued/ FAMILY REUNIONS IN SAINT CLAIR COUNTY AND THUMB AREA JULY - AUGUST 19&7 Sent by Cecile Keister - Marine City, Michigan Mrs. Keister has sent us newspaper clippings from the Port Huron Times-Herald of family reunions held in the area. We will hold these items on file for a limited .time, and will gladly forward any that are of interest to readers, upon receipt of an addressed, stamped envelope. Ackerman - Port Austin Kreiner - Brown City Andereon - bfetamora lamiman - Croswell Arnold (16th) - Carsonville Leipprandt - Harbor Beach Artman - Port Huron McDonald - East China Bailey - Goodells McVety - Cass City Bennett - Marlette Miller - Applegate Briolat - Ubly Miller (Eugene) - Sandusky Clor - Ruth Mousseau - Kinde Neal - Fort Huron Collins (24th) - Yale Pohl-Nehmer - Yale Cowley - Peck Ross - Goodells Edgerton - Yale Edwards - Harbor Beach Schommer-Ganley - Port Sanilac Fullmer (9th) - Sanilac Sheldon • Marysville Stanton (18th) - Yale Graves - Sandusky Howey-McLennan - Yale Sutton - Goodells Johnston - Peck Van Buskirk - Marysville Kaercher - Buffalo, N.Y. Voelker - Port Austin Kalbfleisch - Brown City Wedge - Applegate Kammer - Yale Wellington-Jex - Sanilac King - Peck Wilson - Peck �89 THE BLAISDELL FAMILY 0 F MICHIGAN DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BLAISDELL (1815-1884) OF BARRY COUNTY AND JOHN BLAISDELL (1820-1901) OF VAN BUREN COUNTY By V. Lecra Blaisdell - Paw Paw, Michigan Part II — Continued from Volume IX-1: 24 SEVENTH GENERATION 18 GERALD LAMONT KNICKERBOCKER-7; Alta Potter-6 (Mary Jane Blaisdell-5: DeWitt-4; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Jan. 6, 1936 at Hastings, Mich. He. also resided at Freeport, Barry Co. He is an industrial worker with the E. W. Bliss Co., at Hastings where, in 1963, he resided at 2815 Heath Road, R. R. $L. He a. in 1955> Vivian Yvonne Blough who was b. Aug. 31, 1941 at • Freeport, dau. of Roy and Beatrice Nora (Clun) Blough. Children: • i Dole Lee Knickerbocker b. April 5> 1956 at Hastings ii Bruce Gene Knickerbocker b. May lo, 1957 at Hastings iii Mark Gerald Knickerbocker b. Oct. 3, 1959 at Hastings 19 PHILIP ROBERT SMITH-7; Vada Edessa Mater-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 (Hannah-4Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thonas Jeremiah-1) was b. Feb. 24, 1923 at Columbus, Ohio where he lived until 1928; at Dayton, 1928-193^, and Marsh­ all, Michigan, 1935-1959. He d. there April 18, 1959; .bur. Marengo Cem., Marengo Twp. He served in World War II as Technician, Grade 5, 433rd Eng­ lish Depot Co. He was inducted into service at Kalamazoo, March 19, 1943, and was stationed at Capp McCoy, Wisconsin, Alaska, and India. He n. Elean­ or Louise Wilbur, June 6, 1953 at Marshall, Michigan. She was b. Jan. 22, 1920 at Union City, Branch County, Michigan, dau. of Lisle S. and Vera B. (Doolittle) Wilbur. Child: i Julie Ann Smith b, Feb. 5, 195^ at Marshall, Michigan 20 CAROL JESSIE SMITH-7; Vada Edessa Mater-6; Bertha Muy Robinson-5 (Hannah-4Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thonas Jeremiah-1) was b. Sept. 3, 1928 at Dayton, Ohio where she lived until 193^, at Cincinnati 193^-35, and since 1935 at Marshall, Michigan. She m. Lloyd Duane Wood, Oct. 6, 1951 at Trin­ ity Episcopal Church, Marshall. He was b. there April 10, 1928, son of Clarence L, and Mildred I. (Maurer) Wood. He owns an insurance agency. Children: .... i Cynthia Ann Wood b. July 29, 1956, Marshall, Michigan ii David Lloyd Wood b. Oct. 13, i960 at Marshall, Michigan iii Theresa lyn Wood b. June 2, 1962 at Marshall, Michigan 21 MARY IOU SMITH-7; Vada Edessa Mater-6; Bertha Moy Robinson-5 (Hannah-4Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thonas Jereniah-1) was b. Sept. 3, 1928 at Dayton, Ohio where she lived until 193^- when she moved to Cincinnati where she remained until 1935, going to Marshall, and in 1951 to Jackson, Michigan. She has resided in Long Beach and Michigan City, both in Indiana, from i960 to date. She m. William Anthony Van Lanen, April 21, 1951 at St. Mary’s Ronan Catholic Church, Marshall. He was b. Jan. 2, 1926 at Wrights­ town, Wisconsin, son of Frank P. and Catherine (Van Der Heiden) Von Lanen. William is a sales engineer for the Clark Equipment Company, Children: �90 i ii iii iv v Carol Jean Van Lanen b. Moy 31, 1952 at Jackson, Michigan Jones Gregory Von Lanen b. Jan. 27, 1954 at Jackson, Michigan Mary Kay Van Lanen b. July 0, 1955 at Jackson, Michigan Susan Marie Van Lanen b. Nov. 25, 1957 at Jackson, Michigan Barbara Zinn Van Lanen b. Nov. 24, 1961 at Michigan City, Ind. 22 ANITA JOAN GREY-7; Lila Merrine Mater-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 ( Hannah-4-Blais dell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov. 18, I92O, Detroit, Michigan. She resided in Marshall, I92O-I923, in Battle Creek, 1924, in Oregon, 1924-1928, Marshall, I928-I930, Grass Lake, Michigan, 1930^-1942, Leoni, Jackson Co., 1942-1946, and Grass Lake, 1946-1963. She practices her profession as a registered nurse. She m. William Alton Dakin, Jan, 24, 1942 at Leoni, Michigan. He was b. Sept. 23, 1920 at Michigan Center, Jackson Co. son of Vern and Ethel (Putman) Dakin, and is a mechanic. Children: 28 i David William Dakin b. Dec. 27, 1942 at Jackson, Michigan 29 ii Donald Vern Dakin b. Sept. 18, 1944 at Leoni, Michigan 30 iii Jean Anne Dakin b. Sept. 17, 1946 at Leoni or Grass Lake iv Susanne Jane Dakin b. April 22, 1948 at Grass Lake, Michigan v Philip Stephen Dakin b. Aug. 21, 1949 at Grass Lake vi Janes Alon Dakin b. May 19, 1955 at Grass Lake 23 SHIRLEY JEAN GREY-7; Lila Merrine Mater-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 (Honnah-4. Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Aug. 1, 1922 at Marshall, Michigan. She resided there in 1922-23, Battle Creek, 1923-24, Oregon and Washington States, 1924-1928, Marshall, Michigan, I928-I930, Grass Lake, 1930-1942, Rogers City, Presque Isle Co., Michigan, 1942-1952, and Hawks, Presque Isle Co., 1952 to date. She m. Earl Fairbanks, III, Oct. 17, 1942 at East Lansing, Michigan. He was b, Nov. 1, 1918, son of Earl II and Georgia (Sekanina) Fairbanks. He is a veterinarian in the service of the State of Michigan. Children: • i Robert Earl Fairbanks b. July 24, 1943 at Rogers City; now a student at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan 31 ii Michael Bruce Fairbanks b. Aug. 31, 1944 at Rogers City. iii John Grey Fairbanks b. Feb. 13, 19^7 at Rogers City. iv Mark Grover Fairbanks b. Sept. 19, 19^9 Rogers City v Charles Jay Fairbanks b. Nov. 1, 1950 at Rogers City vi Randy Brian Fairbanks b. May 17, 1952 at Rogers City vii Jack Edward Fairbanks b, Dec, 15, 1953 at Hawks, Michigan viii Joseph Alan Fairbanks b-. May 30, 1955 at Hawks, Michigan ix Russell Austin Fairbanks b. June 25, 1956 at Hawks, Michigan x David Lee Fairbanks b. Feb. 19, 1958 at Hawks, Michigan xi Kathleen Ann Fairbanks t. June 10, 1959 Hawks, Michigan 24 ROBERT ARTHUR MEADE-7; Kenneth Arthur Meade-6; Jessie June Robinson-5 (Hannah4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Aug. 22, 1921 at Nashville, Michigan. He resided at Nashville, Ypsilanti, Kalamazoo, Detroit Flint, Flushing and Troy, Michigan, and Warren, Ohio where he lived at 3090 Foster Drive, N. E. in 1963. His occupation is Product Manager of the Sales Department of the Packard Electric Division of General Motors. He m. Susan Joyce Rothaar, Sept. 1, 1940. at Napoleon, Ohio. She was b. May 19, 1921, dau. of Earl and Aletha Mae (Seward) Rothaar. Children: i Susan Wendy'Meade b. Oct. 24, 1945’ at Highland Park, Michigan ii John Seward Meade b. Aug. 5, 19^9 Highland Park, Michigan. �91 25 KENNETH FLOYD MEADE-7; Kenneth Arthur Meade-6; Jessie June Robinson-5 (Hannoh4-Blaisdoll; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Aug. 3, 1925 at Ypsilanti, Michigan, and also lived in Kalamazoo, Flint, Nashville, East Lensing, and Detroit, Michigan, His present occupation is sales represent­ ative for General Motors Photographic Division of Detroit, He served in the Air Force as Staff Sergeant of the 1498th Bomb Group and 509th Bomb Wing, from Nov. 23, 1943 to Feb, 2, 1950. He- m. Bette Jean Hosner, Feb, 27, 1944 at Fort Worth, Texas; She was b. June 3, 19?4, da.u. Paul Burly and Frances (Robinson) Hosner. Children: ‘ i Vicky Jean Meade was b. Aug, 4, 1944 at Belleville, Illinois, and also lived in Nashville and Detroit, Michigan. She n. Claude Francis Townsend, Jr,, Jan. 26, 1963 at Detroit. He was b. there Dec. 28, 1943, son of Claud Francis and Eva Mary (Urka) Townsend, Sr, ii Pamela Anne Meade b, Jan. 10, 1946 at Battle Creek. Lived at Belleville, Illinois, Nashville and Detroit, Michigan; n. Kenneth Walter Danner, Aug. 28, 1964, at Livonia, Michigan. He was b. April 28. 1946 at Detroit, son of Hubert Kenneth and Dorothy Marie (Baily) Danner, iii Kenneth Floyd Meade, Jr., b. Feb. 20, 19^9 at Battle Creek, iv Michael Paul Meade b. May 20, 1956 at Highland Park, Michigan 26 GERALD EVERTS MEADE-7; Kenneth Arthur Meade-6; Jessie June Robinson-5 (Hannah4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Feb. 9, 1927 at Kalamazoo. His other places of residence have been Flint, Detroit, Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California; present occupation, driver for Western • Greyhound Lines. In World War II he served as a corporal in the Sixth Army from April 4, 19^9 at Camp Moxie, to Sept. 1946 at Camp Beal, California. He m. (1) Bonnie Jean Larsen, 1946; divorced 19^; no children; n. (2) Mary Sheldon, 1949; divorced 1952; m. (3) Edith Wilkson, 1953; divorced 1957; (4) Maxine McCormack, July 29,’ 195$ at Reno, Nevada. She.was b. Aug. 18, 1926, dau. of Edd and Eva McCormack. Children: ■ i Annette Louise Meade b. Dec, 7, 1950, Sacramento, Calif. (Child of second marriage) ii Michael Gerald Meade b. May 20,. 1952, Sacramento (2nd. marriage) iii Karen Lee Meade b. Aug. 31, 1954, Sacramento (3rd marriage) iv David Ray Meade b. Jan. 14, 1959 at Woodland, Calif. (4th narr.) v Gerald Everts Meade, Jr. b. Sept. 5, i960, Sacramento (4th marr) 27 CARROLL RICHARD MEADE-7; Kenneth Arthur Meade-6; Jessie June Robinsori-5 (Hann­ ah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Sept. 12, 1928 at Kalamazoo, and also resided at Flint, Detroit, Marshall,* and Birch Run, Michigan; present occupation, Superintendent of Maintenance, Foundry, Buick Motor Division of General Motors; m. Janice Elizabeth Chestnut, Aug. 14, 1948 at Marysville, Michigan. ’ She was b. December 9, 1928, dau. of Chester Howard and Bernice (Graham) Chestnut. Children: i Douglas Richard Meade b. Nov. 27, 19^ at Flint, Michigan; d. June 2, 1967 c^t Frankenmuth, Michigan ii . Randall Howard Meade b* Oct. 31, 1951 at Flint, Michigan �92 •EIGHTH GENERATION' 23 DAVID WILLIAM DAKIN-0;-Anita Joan Grey-7; Lila Merrine Mater-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thoms-3; Medcd-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Doc. . 27,- 1942 at Jackson, Michigan. He resided at Leoni, 1942-1946, Grass Lake, 1946-1961, Ogden, Kansas, I96I-I962. In military service and station* ed from 1962-1964,. Fricdburg, Hessen, Germany, Private First Class, assign­ ment, Tank Gunner, Third Armored Division. He m. Lola May Cook, June 17, 1961 at Grass Lake, Michigan.’ She was b. Sept. 21, 1943 at Hastings, Michi­ gan, dau. of Gaylord Raymond and Grace Lavon (Taylor) Cook. Children: i David William Dakin, II b. Jan. 26, 1962 at Fort Riley, Kansas ii Wade Philip Detkin b. Jan. 29, 1964 at Lansing, Michigan. 29 DONALD VERN DAKIN-8; Anita Joon Grey-7; Lila Merrine Mater-6; Bertha May Rob­ inson-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. . Sept. 18, 1944 at Leoni, Michigan; m. Sept. .21, 1963, Mary Mice Hashley, at . Grass .Lake, Michigan. She was b. March 21, 1945 at Jackson, Michigan, dau. ..; of Millard Albert,Ulia Muy (Cook) Hashley. Children: i John Richard Dakin b. Aug. 15, 1964 at Jackson ii Katherine Joan Dakin b. Sept. 8, 1966 ut Jackson 30 JEAN ANNE DAKIN-8; Anita Joon Grey-7; Lila Merrine Mater-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 ( Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thonas-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b, Sept. 17, 1946 at Leoni or Grass Lake, Michigan; m. July 18, 1964, Clarence Neeley, at Grass Lake. He was b. Dec. 22, 1942 in Floyd Co., Kentucky, son of Burnos and Myrtle.(Patrick) Neeley. Residence, Grass Lake, Michigan. Child: i 'Brian Clarence Neeley b. June 9$ 1965 at Jackson. 31 MICHAEL BRUCE FAIRBANKS-8; Shirley jean Grey-7; Lila Merrine Mutex*-6; Bertha May Robinson-5 (Hannah-4-Blaisdell; Thomas-3; Medad-2: Thonas Jeremiah-1) . was b. Aug. 31, 1944 at Rogers City, Michigan; is now a student at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. He m, at Moltke, Michigan, July 20, 1962, Geraldine Marie Torno, dau. of Carl and Mary (Carlson) Torno of Moltke Children: i Troy Michael Fairbanks b. Dec. 6, 1962 at Rogers City, Michigan ii Tracy Marie Fairbanks b.- Oct. 19, 1964 at Kalamazoo Acknowledgments: . > * * • Caldwell, Mrs, Wilbur, 12706 Strasburg, Detroit, Michigan: information about Bertha Mathilda Fairbanks, Mrs, Earl, Hawks, Michigan: Hannah Blaisdell Line Grey, Mrs. Harlow C.j 410 East Grand River, Howell, Michigan: Hannah Blaisdell Kuhlman, Mrs. W. T., 120 43rd Street,- S. E., Grand Rapids, Michigan: Hannah Blaisdell line Meade, Kenneth A., 26725 Captains Lane, Franklin, Michigan: Hannah Blaisdell line Potter, Mrs, Carl, R. R, #1, Hastings, Michigan: DeWitt Blaisdell line Smith, Mrs. Aura E., 901 North Mulberry, Marshall, Michigan: Hannah Blaisdell line. �93 ADDENDA •We ore told by Kenneth A. Meade, great grandson of Thomas Blaisdell, and pre­ sent owner of the Blaisdell Homestead, that Thomas purchased the property in 1838. However, no available record has revealed that he made any effort to clear any of the acreage prior to 1846. It would be interesting to know how it happened that Thomas purchased property in Barry County while living, as he apparently did, in Wayne County. In other words, what brought Thomas to Barry County? Wo have wonder­ ed if he might not have been attracted to that specific area by "relatives,11 (probab­ ly of the cousin-uncle-aunt relationship). This is just a thought based upon the following, which is of research record: Lowell S. Blaisdell (one of the early genealogists of the BFA) has discovered a Mrs. /uin Blaisdell and daughter, /inn (m. Rufus Morris at the age of 50; he was b. Oct. 1354) and Elizabeth who m. Theodore Brownson or- Cranson, in 1844, all of Assyr­ ia Township,’Barry.^County, Michigan, in which county Thomas Blaisdell lived. These Blaisdells, however, were probably relatives of a Joseph. S. Blaisdell, a prominent Freewill Baptist, and the first settler (1836) in Assyria Township, who came from Vermont. He died March 10, 1848, and is buried in the South Assyria Cemetery. History of Allegan and Barry Counties, p. 388, ff. It will be observed that Joseph come from Vermont; that the family founded by Thomas Jeremiah came, according to family tradition, "immediately from Vermont," into eastern New York - Smith’s Basin, Washington County; that Joseph came to Barry County in 1836, and that Thomas came to Plymouth, Wayne County, in 1837, thereafter going to Barry County. Could there have been a family connection? Perhaps the des­ cendants of Thomas will have some recollection that will be a contribution here. In Thomas* obituary there is a statement which is in obvious error, that "In 1840 he again came to Michigan ..." The supported record shows that on December 31, 1840, after returning to New York, he married Alice Hall; that, at Clyde, Wayne County, New York, on Jan. 29, 1842, their first child, DeWitt, was born; that at Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York, on Oct. 23, 1843, their second child, Hannah, was born, and that Thomas did not return to Michigan, with his family, until Hannah was three years old - perhaps in late 1846, but more likely not until the weather became settled in the spring of 1847. One record does specify 1846. SUDDEN DEATH OF THOMAS BLAISDELL Copy of the following clipping of the obituary of Thomas Blaisdell was found in the family Bible of his half-brother John and his wife, Lydia Louisa. The name and date of the newspaper were trimmed away; it was undoubtedly a Nashville, Michigan newspaper. VLB At six o’clock Tuesday morning Mr. Blaisdell arose, and while yet seated upon the side of the bed, suddenly fell forward to the floor, striking upon his face. Mrs. Blaisdell, awakened by his fall, arose .quickly, but only in time to see him gasp for breath and expire. Dr. Barber was summoned at once, and it was ascertained that life was indeed extinct. Justice Feigner, acting in the capacity of coroner, empaneled a jury and prov cceded to hold an inquest over the remains, to determine, if possible, the cause of death. Upon hearing the testimony of Mrs. Blaisdell, bearing upon the manner of his death, and .the expert testimony of Drs. Barber and Young, the jury brought in a ver­ dict-to the effect that death resulted from heart disease. The funeral will be held from the M. E. Church at 1 o’clock this afternoon. �Thomas Blaisdell was born in Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, April 12, 1815. His father was a farcer of limited neons, unable to give his children more than the rudiments of an education. Thomas worked upon the farm until he attained his major­ ity when he apprenticed himself to a miller to learn that trade, and subsequently followed that celling for several years. In 18379 having heard favorable reports of the young and growing Wolverine State, he came to Plymouth, Wayne County, and entered the employ of a miller named Holbrook, where he remained three years. He then returned east, and on the 31st of December 1840, was married to Miss Alice Hall. In 1840 he came again to Michigan and settled upon 160 acres in Section 15, Castleton, which he had purchased several years before, and which had remained unimproved until his arrival. With the aid of a carpenter, he built a house in the fall and having hired ten acres cleared, sowed it to wheat. The following spring he built a barn and began active warfare upon the forest which covered his possessions. In 1361 his wife died. She* hod borne him' four children - two sons and two daughters, three of whom are now living.- They are: DeWitt E., living near Battle Creek, Hannah, wife of S. J. Robinson of this village, end Polly, wife of Reuben Kuhlman. On the 19th of February, 1865, Mr. Blaisdell married Charlotte Burdick, but was again left a widower in 1867.. In 1869, he n. Mrs. Phonic Gillis who died in 1878, and on December 18, 1879, he married. Bertha D. Bock who survives him, and by whom he had one child * a daughter now three years old. In 1831, Mr. Blaisdell moved from his form to the village where he has since lived. Mr. Blaisdell was a man of integrity, and was recognized as a successful farmer and good citizen. • HANNAH BLAISDELL ROBINSON Obituary from the Nashville Nows, April 30, 1936. Mrs. Hannah Robinson, 92, died at her home here. Came to Castleton nearly 90 years age; original Blaisdell form remains in family. Mrs. Hannah Blaisdell Robinson, who came with pioneering parents to Castleton Township nearly 90 years ago, and for the post 20 years has resided in Nashville where, living alone, she has actively and capably carried on her housewifely duties until the last few days of her life, passed away at her Phillips Street home at 7 p. m. Thursday, after a brief illness, at the age of 92. Born in Seneca Falls, Now York, on October 23, 1043, Mrs. Robinson, as Hannah Blaisdell, a little three year old girl, came with her parents, Thomas and Alice Blaisdell, by train, and by boat across Lake Erie, then by stage coach to Hastings, then a tiny village, to pioneer on land taken up from the government and located in Castleton, about five miles northwest of Nashville, her earliest remembrances of which were of. Indian inhabitants and of a sawmill. They hod ordered a place cleared for a homesite, but through a misunderstand­ ing the clearing was not on their land, so they had to make a place in the woods for this first home, a log cabin without floors or windows. The barn which her father built on the cleared 160 acres, is still standing. Like the stone house which fol­ lowed the earlier cabin as the Blaisdell home, it now is the property of Mrs Robin­ son’s son-in-law, Arthur Meade, who is himself a grandfather, making the fifth gen­ eration from the original pioneer owners. When Hannah Blaisdell was 15 years of age, her mother died, and for 18 months she cooked for the laborers who wore building her father’s new stone, house. All the timber was hewn by hand and the stones and sills hauled from the quarry near Ceresco. They , went to Hastings for the mail and to Battle Creek to trade and to sell their produce. She received her education in the schoolhouse near her home. In 1865 she was united in marriage with Dorrance Burdick, and to this union �was Lorn one child, Alice Julia who passed away in 1932,. In 187^ she was married * to Samuel J. Robinson who died in March 1896. Two daughters were born to then: Bertha May (Mrs. Stephen Mater of Marshall) and Jessie June, deceased, former wife of Arthur Meade, the latter dying in 1928. The greater part of her life was spent on the farm to which she came as a lit­ tle girl. Mrs. Robinson was always interested in agriculture, and managed the farm for her husband who was employed by the Michigan Central Railroad. She was very ac­ tive and enjoyed reading, sewing and taking care of her home. Although not affil­ iated with any church, she attended in former years and always read her Bible. Surviving this truly remarkable woman are one sister, Mrs. Polly Kuhlman of Nashville; one .daughter, Mrs. Stephen Mater of Marshall, four grandchildren, Mrs. Aura Smith of Marshall, Mrs. Harlow Grey of Grass Lake, Kenneth Meade of Detroit, and Miss Mabel Meade of Flint, nine great grandchildren, and other more distant relatives. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, from the home, with arrangements by Waldorff of Hastings. Rev. M. E, Hoyt, pastor of the Method­ ist Church, officiated, and Mrs. Lykins sang. The bearers were relatives, the two sons-in-law, Stephen Mater and Arthur Meade, a grandson, Kenneth Meade, a nephew, Will Kuhlman, while a great grandson, Robert Meade, was at the foot of the casket. The burial’ was at Lakeview cemetery. Among those present from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mater and Mrs. Aura Smith of Marshall, Mrs. Harlow Grey of Grass Lake, Miss Mabel Meade of Flint, Kenneth Meade of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Will Kuhlman of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Teeplc and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Morrow of Keogo Harbor, Mr. and Mrs. San Crabb of Pewamo, Mrs. Libbie McKibben and Mrs. Doris Saunders of Cloverdale, and others. [To Be Continued] DEATHS • IN CALHOUN COUNTY MICHIGAN DURING YEAR ENDING 1 JUNE 18 50 [Continued from page 38] SEX age name M 10/12 Compton, C. M Cook, Samuel 52 F Cooley, Arabella 17 M Ccrelaine, Charles 55 F Cowles, Ruth 27 F 3 . Cox, Anna Jewett M Crain, Charles 5 F Cripman, Cristina 6 Cross, E. 73 . F F Darling, Augusta 3 M Davis, Jesse S. 20 M Davis, Simeon 27 M Day, Abraham 23 M 10/12 Day, Artemus F Doan, Elizabeth 6/12 F DeWitt, S. C. 10/12 M Dickinson, Adnem 44 F Doty, Rachel 30 M Dwinncll korioske T. 2 F Dyer, Lucinda 26 F Dyrc, Sophia 17 BIRTHPLACE D/iTE Michigan . Apr. TJ50 Illegible Apr. 1850 M New York Aug. 1349 M Aug. 18^9 M England New York Dec. 1849 M Mor. 1850 Michigan Michigan Apr. 1850 Michigan May 1650 Dec. 1849 C. T. W Michigan Aug. 13^9 Feb. 1350 New York Oct. 1349 New York, M Apr. 1850 New York M Michigan July 1349 Michigan New York New York Nev. 1049 New York Apr. 1850 M Michigan July 1849 New York May 18 50 M New York Auc. 1849 [To Be Continued] MS RESIDENCE Albion Marengo Convis Battle Creek Miller Battle Creek . Battle Creek Battle Creek Marengo Sheridan Burlington Sheridan Sheridan Farmer Homer Farmer Homer Marshall Marshall BlacksmithBattle Creek Eckford Emmett Sheridan Clarence OCCUR �95 THINGS • YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW ¥hE MICHIGAN STORY The Michigan Gazette, Volume I, No. 1, published by the Historical Collections of the University of Michigan, made its debut in August 1967. The first issue is appropriately dedicated to Dr. F. Clever Bald, retiring Director of the Collections. This issue also carries news of the progress of the building program, the year’s activities, including the publication of A Pictorial History of the University of Michigan by Ruth Bordin, previously reviewed in MICHIGAN HERITAGE. A display using 120 pictures that illustrated this work, was made into an exhibit in the Rackham Building galleries to portray University history. The Chase Salmon Osborn papers, consisting of 180,000 documents, 267 scrapbooks, and diary volumes, covering the years 1889 to 19^9 are described. The Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society: We have received a copy of the By-Laws of this society of Lansing which begins its second year on January 1, 1968. Member­ ship is open to anyone interested in genealogy, history or biography. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month except June, July, August and December, in the conference room of the Lansing State Journal Building. Dues are $3.00 per year. The President is Dr. Joseph Druse, 667 Virginia Street, East Lansing. CONTINUING EDUCATION ’ . • ’ • * * The State University College at Oneonta and the New York State Historical Assoc­ iation, Cooperstown, New York, announce two Cooperstown graduate programs for 1967-68; one is in history and the other in American folk culture. These one-year pro­ grams arc presented by an outstanding faculty. For brochure, write Louis C. Jones, Director Cooperstown Graduate Programs, State University College Oneonta, Coopers­ town, New York. .13326. Pennsylvania Germans: Dr. Arthur Graff publishes a thrice-weekly column in the Reading Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, about the German people of that area. One col­ umn gave a bibliography•of source material on Pennsylvania-German immigration. Some references are to not well-known works but are available by search; The Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation and the University of Delaware Jointly sponsor a program of graduate study leading to a Master of Arts or a Doctor of Phil­ osophy degree in United States History for students who plan careers in college teaching, or researchers in business., economic or technological history, or in hist­ orical agencies, societies,' libraries, and restorations. The Hagley program com­ bines the degree program of the University with the unique opportunities of the Foundation to ’do primary research. For further information, write Hagley Program, Department of History, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware I97II 18^0 ‘CENSUS PROJECT The National Genealogical Society announces a discontinuance of the 1850 Tenn­ essee Census Project, a pilot program which was described in these columns last year. The Society has withdrawn its sponsorship because the cost was of such mag­ nitude that it could not be continued. Additional information will be published later. �131 THE BLAISDELL FAMILY 0 F MICHIGAN DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BLAISDELL (1815-1684) OF BARRY COUNTY AND JOHN BLAISDELL (1820-1901) OF VAN BUREN COUNTY By V. Leora Blaisdell - Paw Paw, Michigan Part III - Continued from Volume IX-2: 95 JOHN BLAISDELL (1820-1901) OF VAN BUREN COUNTY ’’John Blaisdell: Passing years have brought to this gentleman a goodly amount of this world’s possessions, as the reward for continuous and well-directed labor in his chosen vocation. A member of the agricultural community, upon whom the pros­ perity of the world depends, he has devoted his life to securing an independence for his old age and has also aided in the development of Van Buren County, where he has a fine farm in Arlington Township. Not only as an enterprising farmer, but also as a valiant soldier who enlisted during the dark days of civil warfare and offered his life in defense of his country, he deserves to have his name perpetuated for future generations. ’’The family of Medad and Lydia (Main) Blaisdell consisted of nine children, as follows: Thomas, who died in Barry County, this State; John of this sketch; Pomeroy, a resident of Clyde, New York; Jerry; Cynthia, who is the wife of Alonzo Perkins; Medad; Isabel; Harvey; and George. John was born in 1820 (January 14) in Wayne County, New York and grew to mature years in his native county, spending his youth in attendance at the common schools and aiding his father as his maturing strength would permit. In 1844, he was united in marriage to Miss (Lydia) Louisa daughter of Hezekiah and Jerusha (Bunce) Nichols, the former a native of Connecti­ cut, b. 1780, and the latter born in Tully, N. Y., in 179^• “Prior to her marriage, and for some years afterward, Mrs. Blaisdell resided in Wayne County. She was one of nine children, namely: James, deceased; Bartholomew; Chauncey; Phoebe A.;John W.; Daniel B.; Lydia L.; Harlo K.; and Sarah M. John W. served in the Mexican War, in 1846, and died on his return home.. Mrs. Blaisdell is a lady of refinement, a devoted wife and tender mother. She has borne her husband two children: Sarah M.-, the wife of Christopher Staley, and William Henry who re­ sides near the old homestead. In January 1859, Mr. and Mrs. Blaisdell removed West to Michigan, settling near where they now reside. “In September 1861, Mr. Blaisdell enlisted as a Corporal in the Union Army, in Company C., Third Michigan Cavalry, and served in various important engagements, among them the Battles of Nev Madrid and Island No. 10. On account of general disabilitjr he was honorably discharged at Jackson, Tennessee, about 14 months after his enlistment and was placed upon the U. S. pension rolls. Since his return home he has devoted his attention closely to the. supervision of the work on his farm and has brought his place of loO acres to a high state of cultivation. He is a staunch Republican and is accorded a high place among his fellow-citizens as his character is above reproach and he is kindly disposed toward all. He does all in his power to promote the best interests of his township, materially, socially and morally, and has aided in bringing the county to its present high development. He is a member of Lincoln Post No. 19 GAR at Bangor, Michigan.” (Portrait and Biograph­ ical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties . . . .pp. 551-552. Chicago. Chapman Bros. 7 1892. �132 NOTE: From John Blaisdell’s army papers, from accounts of Regimental records, and from correspondence concerning this Regiment, which is housed in the archives of the Michigan Historical Commission, one is led to what seems a well-based con­ clusion relative to the cause and extent of his illness and, finally, his. disabil­ ity discharge from military service. According to his army papers, his illness originated at New Madrid, Missouri, and was followed by a number of complications which hospitalized him for several months. In a letter to the writer, from the archives of the Michigan Historical Commiss. sion dated 24 September 1962, appears the following: "You will note that Mr. Blais­ dell’s record shows he was sick for several months and finally discharged for dis­ ability* We find mention in the correspondence relating to this regiment of an epi­ demic of measles suffered by many men at about the time of their arrival at New Mad­ rid, Missouri* Since the record does not list his name in this connection, we can only assume that this was the cause of Mr, Blaisdell’s illness, and that he may not have recovered from it. You will note on the report the large number of men in this regiment who died from disease." From the above it seems logical to suspect that John succumbed during the meas­ les epidemic and that with the following complications, he could not withstand the rigors of combat. One regimental record shows that at about this point, the men were in the saddle for three days without intermission, (V. L. B.) • THIRD GENERATION 3 JOHN 3-BLAISDELL (Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. January 14, 1820, in the Town of Galen, near Savannah, Wayne Co., N. Y., the son of Medad and Lydia (Main) Blaisdell, and grandson of Thomas Jeremiah and Isabel (Finne) Blais­ dell. He came to Michigan in January 1859, with his wife and two children, and settled in Arlington Twp., Van Buren County, near Lawrence, where he was a farmer. John was the brother of Thomas Blaisdell who preceded him to Michigan and settled in Castleton Twp., Barry County, near Nashville, and whose genealogy was presented in the Autumn and Winter 1967 Issues of MICHI­ GAN HERITAGE, John’s grandfather, Thomas Jeremiah, was the founder of this family line and was believed to be, by the early genealogists of the Blais­ dell Family Association, a fifth-generation descendant of Ralf (Bleasdale) Blaisdell, the first, of the Blaisdell name in America, where he arrived at Permaquid, Maine, on August 15, 1635, with his wife Elizabeth and three year old son, Henry, who was destined to carry on the family name. John Blais­ dell c., Jan. 7, 1844, (Lydia) Louisa Nichols, dau. of Hezekiah and Jerusha (Bunce) Nichols, at Red Creek, Wayne Co., N. Y., by Elder Coup. She was b. Nov. 8, 1827; d. April 27, 1901 and is bur. beside her husband in Colburn Cemetery, Arlington Township, John Blaisdell was a corporal in the Civil War; he enlisted 17 Sept. 1861, in Co, C., Third Regiment, Michigan Cavalry Volunteers, and was honorably discharged due to disability 15 Nov, 1862 at Jackson, Tennessee, and placed on the pension rolls. Children: 4 i Sarah M. Blaisdell b. Nov. 2, 1844, Wayne Co*, New York 5 ii William Henry Blaisdell b. April 2, 1847 at Savannah, Wayne Co., New York, FOURTH GENERATION 4 SARAH M.-4-BLAISDELL (John-3$ Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov, 2, 1844 in Galen Township, Wayne Co., N, Y., where she lived until January 1859 �JOHN AND LYDIA LOUISA (NICHOLS) BLAISDELL �134 when she came with her parents to Arlington Township, Van Buren Co., Michi­ gan. She later resided in Lawrence Village and in Nashville, Barry Co., where she died August 30, 1920, and is bur. in Colburn Cemetery in Van Bur­ en County. Sarah m. (1) Nov. 2, 1862, Christopher Staley, a farmer of Law­ rence, Michigan. He was b. Jan. 28, 1840 in New York State, and came to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1849, and to Lawrence, in 1861, where he d. May 27, 1904, and is bur. in Colburn Cemetery. She m. (2) in 1916, Livingston McKinnis of Nashville, who d. in I9I9. Child: 6 i Arthur Eugene Staley was b. Aug. 14, 1863 at Lawrence, Michigan. From The Nashville News, Nashville, Michigan, Wednesday, August 20, 1930: OBITUARY Sarah McKinnis died this a. m. following stroke; aged woman was found early this morning by neighbors who noticed lights. Mrs. Sarah McKinnis, aged 36 years, who lived alone at her home on Phillips Street, died at nine o’clock this Wednesday morning, a few hours after she had suffered a stroke of paralysis. Neighbors, not­ icing a light in the home at an early hour, called Deputy Sheriff Gail lykins, who investigated and found Mrs. McKinnis in a serious condition. A physician was call­ ed but the stricken woman was beyond medical aid. A grandson, Leon Staley, of Dow­ agiac, was called but Mrs. McKinnis passed away before he arrived. Mrs. McKinnis is survived by a step-daughter, Alice McKinnis, who now is on a tour of Europe, three step-sons, Charles and Eber McKinnis of the State of Washing­ ton, and Clarence McKinnis in a Kalamazoo hospital. Funeral services will be held at the Hess Funeral parlors at ten o’clock Fri­ day morning, Rev. A. L. Bingaman, pastor of the Evangelical Church, officiating. Burial will be in Colburn Cemetery, near Lawrence. Unfortunately, the above reveals little of the circumstances or statistics covering the second marriage of Sarah ("Sally" or "Sate")(Blaisdell)(Staley) McKinn­ is. The information here was obviously furnished by some one in Nashville, who knew nothing of Sarah’s Lawrence years, or of her own family, as none of her seven grandchildren, or great-grandchildren are mentioned among her survivors. We have learned, however, that Sarah was still residing in Lawrence, Michigan, in 1914, and that in 1916, she had become a resident of Nashville, Michigan. (VLB) The following partial obituary, in Sarah’s own handwriting, was written on the back of a circularizing letter mailed out by the Consumer’s Power Company, from its Nashville (Michigan) office, on May 28, 1926. For some reason, Sarah did not com­ plete the obituary, but left it to her grandson, Leon Staley, to do so. This paper was received by V. Leora Blaisdell, on January 16, 1964, from Sarah’s great grand­ daughter, Ruby (Staley) Cushing. We do not know what the initial "M" stands for. "Sarah M. Blaisdell was born in Galon Twp., near Savannah, Wayne Co., New York, Nov. 2, 1844, and came to Michigan with her parents (and her brother, William Henry) in January 1859. The family home was established in Arlington Twp., in Van Buren County, near the Village of Lawrence. "She was married to Christopher Staley, in 1862 (Nov. 2). To this union, a son Arthur, was born, he dying at the age of 62, in 1925. "In the year 1916, she was married to Livingston McKinnis of Nashville, Barry Co., he dying in 1919- Since that time she has lived in the home at Nashville, Mich­ igan, alone. Leon, finish this —." �135 Apparently, Sarah felt this "skeleton" outline was all that was necessary, and wanted Leon to complete her story from May 1926^ on. However, no entries of Leon’s appear to be of record. The above is important, as it pinpoints: (1) the date that John Blaisdell brought his family to Michigan (various findings had implied, rather than stated, that it was i860) (2) the year Sarah was married to Livingston- McKinnis, and defin­ itely what his first name was, also the year of his death. (The Barry Co. clerk re­ ported that he had no record of this marriage).However, Sarah’s granddaughter, Hazel (Staley) Chapman, says she knows the marriage took place in Nashville, and that she remembers her father and mother going there for the wedding. Obituary from The Kalamazoo Gazette, October 29, 1962: Mr. Raymond C. ("Ray") Staley, King Highway, Comstock [Kalamazoo suburb] passed away Sunday evening, October 2u, at Bronson Hospital. Mr. Staley was born August 6, 1905 in Arlington Twp., Van Buren County, the son of Leon and Julia (Wiley) Staley. He moved from Dowagiac to his present home in 1957. Mr. Staley was a member of the First Christian Church of Dowagiac. He was united in marriage to Grace Brill of Hast­ ings, July 20, 1940, who survives; also surviving are a son, James, and a daughter Janet, both at home, two brothers and one sister, Mrs. Robert Cushing, Rex and Rich­ ard, all of Dowagiac. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two o’clock from the McLauchlin Funeral Hone, Dowagiac, Rev. Charles Willard officiating. Interment in Riverside Cemetery. [Raymond was a greatgrandson of Sarah, and according to the family records, the Gazette has reversed the order of the first and middle names]. 5 WILLIAM HENRY-4-BLAISDELL (John- 3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. April 2, 1847, at Savannah, Wayne Co., N. Y., from whence he moved with his parents to Arlington Twp., Van Buren County, Michigan, where he was a farmer, and died • April 23, 1923. William Henry m., Aug. 1, 1869, Alida Francisco Barrett, dau. of Captain E. L. and Polly (Watrous)(Bristol) Barrett, of Paw Paw, Michigan, by Darius Barker, Presbyterian minister. She was b. July 2, 18 pl, at Paw Paw, and d. in Arlington Twp., April 17, 1934; bur. Colburn Cem. Children: ' 7 i Marian (called "Mae") Blaisdell b. July 23, 1871, Arlington Twp. 3 ii Jay Blaisdell b. Feb. 23, 1373, Arlington Township iii Neva Lena Blaisdell b. Dec. 9, 1885, Arlington Twp.; d. Lawrence Twp., May 11, 1956, uno. bur. Colburn Cemetery. FIFTH GENERATION 6 ARTHUR EUGENE STALEY-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah1) was b. Aug. 14, 1363 at Lawrence, Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan, and resided at Route $2, Lawrence, where he d. June 25, 1925, and is bur. in Colburn Cem. He was a farmer. He m. (1) Ella Rhoades, probably at Lawrence. This marriage ended in divorce in 1888. Ella d. Aug. 28, 1946, and is bur. in the Hill Cem., Lawrence. Arthur m. (2) Aug. 14, I089, Nellie May Leighty, pre­ sumably at Paw Paw where she was b. Sept. 17, 1868, dau. of Michael and Sarah (Beales) Leighty; she d. Jan. 20, 1956 and is bur. in Cuddeback Cemetery, Paw Paw. Children, all except first, by second wife, and all b. at Lawrence: 9 i John Leon Staley b. Aug. 2, 1884 . 10 ii Zell Lloyd Staley b. March 5, 1891 iii Ruth Ann Staley was b. Oct. 21, 1892, and resided at Lawrence from 1892 to 1936; Chicago, Ill., 1936-1946; Hartford, Michigan, 1946 48, and since then in Sarasota, Florida; occupation, housewife and retired registered nurse; m. June 20, 1936,Bryant Stanwood Procter, at Christ Episcopal Church, Waukegan, Ill., by Rev. Harold E. Gauster. Bryant was b. Oct. 12, 1889. No children. �135 iv Hazel Ada Staley was b. May 29, 1896 in Arlington Twp., Route #2, Lawrence, where she resided until 1920 at Bangor; 1920-24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1924-1931 in Cleveland, Ohio; 19311935 in Twinsburg, Ohio, and since 1935 at Sarasota, Florida; She m. Oct. 14, 1920, William Alvin Chapman, who was b. May 20, 1895. No children. 11 v Grace Aileen Staley was b. June 3, 1900 12 vi Paul Clayton Staley was b. Aug, 14, 1902 vii Donna Staley b. August 26, 1906; died the same day 13 viii Gladys Reta Staley b. June 5, 1907 7 MARIAN- 5-BLAISDELL (William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. July 23, 1871, in Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., and also resided in Lawrence Twp., where she d. Oct. 12, 1951; bur. Prospect Lake Cemetery; ra. Sept. 12, 1894, Charles Edward Denton, a farmer, of Lawrence Twp. He was b. Feb. 1, 1869/ son of John and Alice (Dowd) Denton, and d. Nov. 15, 19^2; bur. beside his wife. Children, all b. Lawrence Township: i Blanche Edna Denton was b. March 18, 1898, has resided all her . life in Lawrence, except for brief periods when she taught in other areas. She received her teacher’s certificate from West­ ern State Teacher’s College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1922, and her A. B. degree in Rural Education from Western Michigan Uni­ versity, Kalamazoo, in 1931. Majors for this degree were in Social Sciences, Geography and History. The minor was in Eng­ lish. Extension courses were later taken in 1938, 1951, 1952, 1954, 195o and 1959- Miss Denton taught 18 years in five rur­ al schools in Van Buren County, Michigan, and in the fifth and sixth grades in Capac, Michigan, 1937-38; at St. Charles, Mich­ igan, 1939-40, Covert, Michigan, 1922-27; Pine Mountain Settle­ ment School, Kentucky, 1927-29, and Lawrence, Michigan, I95II96O. She retired in June i960., She is affiliated with the Michigan Educational Association. ii Beatrice Irene Denton was b. Sept. 30, 1900 in Lawrence Township. She received her A. B. degree from Albion College, her M. A. from the University of Michigan, and did considerable graduate work at Western Michigan University and the University of Colo­ rado. She taught social studies in Grant, and Holland, Michigan, and psychology and sociology in the Community College of Benton Harbor. At her semi-retirement in 1963, she started work as a teacher, and then director of Adult Basic Education, given for those persons who had little or no opportunity for skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Miss Denton is a member of the National Education Association, the Michigan Education As­ sociation, and Delta Kappa Gamma, an International Honorary Society for'women teachers. She gives many book reviews and is president of the Women’s Society of her church. She and her sister have enjoyed trips to Alaska, Mexico, Europe and New Zealand. She lives with her sister Shirley in Benton Harbor. 14 iii Doris Alice Denton was born November 13, 1902 iv Shirley Mae Denton was b. Feb. 5, I905 in Lawrence Twp. Other residencies in Michigan have been Grant, Marencisco, KalamazooCo., Byron, Rochester and Benton Harbor. In June 1933, she received her A. B. degree from Western Michigan University, and in August 1946, her M. A. After having taught early elementary �137 grades in the above places, she.retired in June 1967. She is active in community and church work, and enjoys sharing her slides from her travels, with friends and community groups. She is a member of the Michigan Education Association, the National Education Association, and the Delta Kappa Gamma Society. 8 JAY-5-BLAISDELL (William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Feb. 23, 1878 in Arlington Twp., where he d. June 2, 1941; bur. Colburn Cem. He m. (1) Alice Julia Parker, b. Oct. 12, 1874, dau. of Theodore C. and F. Adelaide (Hyde) Parker; divorced-Nov.I905. [Alice Parker (Blaisdell) Leighty d. Nov. 5, 1961, at Paw Paw, age 67; bur. Hill Cem. Lawrence]. Jay m. (2) Dec. 6, 1905, Mildred Wiley of St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan. She was b. March 17, 1887', at Cleveland, Ohio, dau. of Charles M. and Mary Lou­ ise (Broughton) Wiley. She d. Aug. 30, 1961 at Dowagiac. Cass Co.; bur. River side Cem., Kalamazoo. Children/first two by first wife) all b. Arlington: i (Velva) Leora Blaisdell b. Sept. 23, 1895 •’ • ' ii (Mark) Ray Blaisdell b. June 27, 1903; d, Feb. 5, 1904; bur. Colburn Cemetery. 15 iii Lynn Jay Blaisdell b. May 20, 1907 15 iv Gordon Wayne Blaisdell b. June 22, 1910. [To Be Concluded] DEATHS IN CALHOUN COUNTY MICHIGAN DURING YEAR ENDING I JUNE 18 $0 Compiled from Federal Mortality Schedules Continued from Volume IX-2: 95 WE AGE Eavins, E. E. 7/12 Edwards, Clarissa 23 Eldridge, Mary 61 England, Jobe 8/12 Fealy, Margaret 3/12 Plansburgh, Cornelius 46 Flood, John 38 Freeman, Elias 56 French, Loney 9 Force, Henry 15 Furman, Elizur 21 12 Gay, Amos 1 Goodrich, Clara Goss, I. 1/12 Graves, lydia L. 23 Gregg, Mary E. 9/12 24 Grinnell, Charlotte Goodacre, Mary A. 57 Hall, Omer C. 3 Hall, Sarah A. 23 Hamilton, John 43 Hampton, Anna M, 63 SE5C MS BIRTHPLACE DATE OCCUP F Michigan Sep. 1849 F Connecticut Feb. 1850 F M Rhode Island Oct. 1849 M Michigan F Michigan Oct. 1849 M M New York Mar. 1850 Farmer M Penna, Shoemaker M W Vermont Apr. 1850 M New York June 1849 M New York M M Mass. M New York Aug. 1849 F Michigan July 1849 M Michigan Feb. 1850 F M New York Apr. 1850 F Michigan F M New York Feb. 1850 F M Mass. Sep. 1849 M Michigan Sep. 184-9 F M New York May 1850 M M New York Jan. 1850 Farmer F W Penna. Apr. 1850 [Continued oh Page 140] RESIDENCE Marengo Convis Tekonsha Marshall Eckford Sheridan Marshall Marengo Newton Marshall Eckford Sheridan Sheridan Convis Battle Creek Tekonsha Convis Albion LeRoy Emmet Bedford Battle Creek �138 PIONEER WOMEN TEACHERS 0 F MICHIGAN MARY JANE BACON By Hilda MacGregor and Jo-An Kelley Contributed by International Delta Kappa Gamma Society - Beta Gamma Chapter "What do they want? My pedigree?” This was the question posed by Mary Jane Whitmer Bacon of her son when Hilda MacGregor and Jo-An Kelley attempted to inter­ view her relative to .her experiences as a teacher. Mary Bacon was 107 yeufs old on October 12, 1967* dedication to education, her family, her church. Her life has been one of After finishing two years of high school, she began teaching in 1877 at the Burr Oak Elementary School located northeast of Sturgis, Michigan, which she had attended as a student. She was paid ten dollars a month for her services as a teacher and “boarded around” with the various families whose sons and daughters were her pupils. She taught only during spring terms because the older boys came in winter, and a girl of seventeen was not considered able to cope with them. The schools at the elementary level were ungraded at that time, and the pupils progress­ ed individually through the various readers. Mary taught for three years and then stayed home to care for her mother. After her mother’s death, she went to Valparaiso University for several summers. She paid two dollars a week for room and board and furnished her own wood. She is currently the oldest living alumnus of that university. Later Mary Jane went to Paw Paw to teach a third grade where approximately ten other teachers were employed. The Bacon family has a photograph of the board of education members and the teachers at Paw Paw taken in 1891. The dress is of a dif­ ferent era, but the expressions of sincerity, hopefulness, and dedication on the faces of the young teachers look much like those on the faces of today’s earnest novices. Mrs. Bacon stated that boards of education, wherever she was employed, were reluctant to raise salaries of teachers even as much as a dollar. With the true professional spirit, Mary Whitmer attended teacher’s conventions. Once, while riding the train to one of these meetings, she met Frank A. Bacon, who was superintendent of schools at Decatur. This friendship ripened and resnlted in marriage. Mr. Bacon became superintendent of schools at Paw Paw, where Mary con­ tinued to teach in the early elementary grades. From the time of her marriage, Mary Bacon subordinated her own talents to those of her husband. For a time Mr. Bacon was superintendent of schools at Wheat­ on, Illinois, and she did teach in the early elementary grades again. However, they soon decided to go to Illinois so that he could attend the University of Chicago, and this move ended her actual teaching experience. Vicariously, she has always been in education, sharing the experiences of her husband, and later, those of her son, and still later, those of her granddaughter. After several intermittent moves, the Bacon family came to Grand Rapids, Michi­ gan, where Mr. Bacon taught history at Central High School for thirty-five years, �189 THE BLAISDELL . F AMI LY 0 F MICHIGAN DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BLAISDELL (1815-1884) OF BARRY COUNTY AND JOHN BLAISDELL (1820-1901) OF VAN BUREN COUNTY By V. Leora Blaisdell - Paw Paw, Michigan Part IV - Continued from Volume IX- 3; 137 LINE OF JOHN BLAISDELL, CONTINUED SIXTH GENERATION 9 JOHN LEON STALEY-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. August 2, 1884 in Arlington Twp., Van Buren Co., and resided at Lawrence, Michigan, 1884-1926, and at Dowagiac, Michigan from 1926, until his death, April 14, 1942. He is bur. Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac. . He was a farmer until 1926, and after that, an industr­ ial worker at the Round Oak Stove Co., Dowagiac. He m. July 2, 1904, Julia Louise Wiley who was b. Dec. 14, 1886, at Royalton, Ohio, dau. of Charles Milton and Mary Louise (Broughton) Wiley. She d. Dec. 18, 1951 at Dowagiac and is bur. beside her husband. Children, all b. Lawrence, Michigan: 17 i (Cecil) Raymond (called "Ray”) Staley b. Aug. 6, 1905 18 ii Rexford ("Rex”) Lisle Staley b. April 27, 1908 19 iii Ruby Louise Staley b. April 13, 1912 20 iv Richard Milton Staley b. June 14, 1922 10 ZELL LLOYD STALEY-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. March 5, 1891 in Arlington Twp.; d. April 27', 1928. He m. Ruby Mason of Kilbourne, Wisconsin, who was b. Nov. 5, 1893 Children: i Kenneth Staley b. Jan. 1, 1917, and in 1963 lived at 4383 Deland Road, Flushing, Michigan. 21 ii Myrna Staley b. June 22, 1919 11 GRACE AILEEN STALEY-6; Arthur Eugene Staley- 5 ’(Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 3, 1900 in Arlington Twp., and resided at Lawrence, I9OO-I92O; at Grand Rapids, 1920-1950; at Bostwick Lake, Rockford, I95O-I963; d. there March 10, 1963; bur. Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids; m. (1) 1918, Edward Bailey; divorced; no children; m. (2) Aug. 18, 1921, John Martin Klap, son of Peter and Nellie (Molhoek) Klap, at Grand Rapids. Child: 22 i John ("Jack”) William Klap b. May 7, 19^5 at Grand Rapids. 12 PAUL CLAYTON STALEY-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. August 14, 1902, in Arlington Twp., at Lawrence, and lived in Hartford, Van Buren Co., from 1923 to 1929; at South Bend, Indiana from 1929 to 1933; at Lawton, Van Buren Co., 1933-19^5; at Paw Paw, 1945-1951, and at Kalamazoo since 1951, where he is a mechanic at the Yellow Cab Company. He m. (1) Violet Shaw; divorced; no children; m. (2) abt. 1923, Mary Ryan, at Watervliet, Michigan; divorced; she was b. I90J and d. Aug. 13, i960, at Winslow, Arizona; presumed to be buried in South Bend, Indiana; m. (3) Ruth Packer; divorced; no children; married (4) Ladorna Jean Ellis, May 11, 1946, at Angola, Indiana. She was b, June 21, �190 1925, dau. of Thomas I* and Anna F. (Parrish) Ellis, and is the owner-oper­ ator of a beauty shop at Parchment. Child (by second wife); 23 i Paula Joyce Staley b. May 13, 1924 at Hartford, Michigan. 13 GLADYS RETA STALEY-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b; June 5, 1907 at Lawrence, Michigan where she lived until 1920; at Hartford, Michigan, I92G-I928; at Chicago Heights$ Ill., I928-I936; and at Peatone, Illinois, since; practical nurse; she m. (1) March 2, 1924, Clyde Selter, son of Frank and Ora (Smith) Selter, at Paw Paw where they were divorced in 1926; m. (2) Aug. 16, 1928, Charles William Schroeder, at South Bend, Indiana. He was b. Dec. 16, 1889 at Frank­ fort, Illinois, son of Louis and Elizabeth (Felton) Schroeder; d. April 20, 1958 at Peatone, Ill., where he is bur. in the geatone Cemetery. He was a rural mail carrier. Children: i Ruth LaJean (Selter) Schroeder was b. Feb. 22, 1926 at Hartford Michigan. She was not adopted by her stepfather but used his name. She resided in Hartford until 1929 when she went to . Chicago Heights, Illinois where she remained until 1936; in . Peatone, Illinois, 1936-1945; Chicago, 1945-1950; Cicero, Ill., 1950-1954; Stickney, Illinois, 1954 to date; a regis­ tered nurse, she m. July 1, 1950, Andrew Chervinko, at Saint Dionysius R. C. Church, Cicero. He is the son of Mathew and Marie (Truhan) Chervinko, both b. in Czechoslovakia. A machinist, Andrew served in World War II, Ordnance, European Theatre. 24 ii Charlotte Loraine Schroeder was b. July 11, I929 25 iii Dixiana Maxine Schroeder was b. Nov. 7$ 1930 at Chicago Heights 26 iv Nellie Jo Schroeder was b. June 17, 1938 at Peatone, Illinois. 14 DORIS ALICE DENTON-6 (Marian-5-Blaisdell; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov. 13, 1902 in Lawrence Twp. She m. Llewellyn Fabian Williams at Flint, Michigan, March 21, 1925. He was b. May 25, 1894 at Houghton, Michigan; d. Sept. 7, 1964*at Flint where he is bur. in Crest­ wood Memorial Gardens. Doris m. (2) Carleton J. McNaney of Jackson, Mich. 17 June 1967, at Flint. He was b. July 8, 1900 at East Grand Forks, Minn., son of Frank James and Cecelia Elizabeth (Foster) McNaney. Children, all born Flint, Michigan: 27 i Vivian Ann Williams b. Sept. 14, 1928 28 ii Kenneth Morgan Williams b. July 28, 1931 29 iii Patricia Mae Williams b. Feb. 13, 1933 30 • iv Dorothy Jean Williams b. Jan. 3, 1936 15 LYNN JAY BLAISDELL-6 (Jay-5; William Henry-4; Johi^-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah -1) was b. May 20, 1907 in Arlington Twp.; also lived in Comstock, Michigan and is a retired manufacturer of office equipment; m. (1) Lily Ann Strong at Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was b. Jan, 25, 1912 at Gobles, Michigan, dau. of Lee and Pearl (Becker) Strong. This marriage ended in divorce; he m. (2) Ruth Eleanor McCarty, Jan. 9, 1937, at Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was b. Apr. 23, 1911 at Kalamazoo, dau. of Earl and Faye (Tucker) McCarty. Children, first two by first wife, all b. Kalamazoo: 31 i Lewis James Blaisdell b. March 6, I929 ii Jerry Douglas Blaisdell b. June 14, 1933; d. Kalamazoo, Feb. 10, 1934; bur. Riverside Cemetery. 32 iii Barbara Faye Blaisdell b. April 25, 1938 �191 33 34 16 iv David Lynn Blaisdell b. September 8, 1940 v Donald Keith Blaisdell b, Jan. 9, 1943 GORDON WAYNE-6-BLAISDELL (Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 22, 19IO in Arlington Township, near Lawrence. Other places of residence in Michigan are Dowagiac, where he graduated from high school, Kalamazoo, Gobles, Bloomingdale, and again, Kalamazoo. In California he has resided at Deep Springs, Independence, lynwood, Palmdale, Los Angeles Los Alamitos and Apple Valley where he presently resides. A professional teacher in the fields of science and mathematics, he received his B. A. de­ gree from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in 1933. and his M. A. degree in Education from the University of Michigan, in 1943. More recently he has taken advanced Education courses at the University of Southern Cali­ fornia, thereby earning credits applicable to his doctorate degree. At West­ ern Michigan University, he was affiliated with Omega Delta Phi (forensic and fraternal group) and Faculty selection on the basis of his scholastic accomplishment in science and mathematics gave him a membership in Kappa Rho Sigma, honorary campus society. Also, he was a charter member and Vicepresident of Beta Eta Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa, National Professional Educeu tion fraternity. His professional organisation memberships include: American Association of Physics Teachers, American Institute of Physics, American Society of Training Directors, Human Factors Society, Institute of Aeronaut­ ical Sciences, Michigan Education Association, and Michigan Industrial Edu­ cation Society. In Michigan, he has taught at Nashville, Augusta, Bloomingdale where he was high school principal for two years, and at Western Michigan University. In California he taught science and mathematics at the Owens Valley Unified Schools, at Independence and at Deep Springs Junior College. From August 19^7 to June 1961, he was on the teaching and administrative staffs of the several departmental facilities of Northrop Aircraft, Inc., now known as Northrop Corporation, where he was successively instructor of science and mathematics courses in their Institute of Technology, Coordinator of Indus­ trial training, and Technical Training Coordinator, Human Factors Engineer and Training Specialist, in that order for ”Nortronics.” Mr. Blaisdell’s textbook, "The Engineering Method: An Introduction,” designed to facilitate a more rapid presentation and assimilation of the principles of mathematics and physics required in pre-engineering courses, is given high merit in Northrop’s Institute of Technology. In September 1962, Mr. Blaisdell returned to teaching on the college level, becoming head of the Department of Physics at Victor Valley College, Victorville, California, and in August 1965> he became Dean of Instruction at this Institution. Mr. Blaisdell m. (1) Esther Lyle Huntington, Dec. 1, 1934 at Charlotte, Michigan. She was b. abt. 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, dau. of Louis and Adah (Lyle) Huntington. This marriage ended in divorce in 1945. He m. (2) Nellie Mae Robinson, June 14, 1945, at Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was b. July 4, . 5 1905, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, dau. of William L. and Emma (Parks) Robin­ son. Child: 35 i Philip Wayne Blaisdell b. March 23, 1936 at Kalamazoo, Michigan �192 SEVENTH GENERATION 17 CECIL RAYMOND STALEY-7; John Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. August 6, 1905 in Arlington Twp., where he resided until 1926 when he removed to Dowagiac to remain until 1958 when he moved to Kalamazoo where he d. Oct. 28, 1962; bur. Riverside Cem., Dowagiac; he m. July 20, 1940, Grace Thelma Brill, by Rev. Albert Butterfield of Hastings, Michigan. She was b. at Hastings Feb. 28, I9I0, dau. of Albert L. and Esther (Lahr) Brill. She is a practicing reg­ istered nurse. Children b. at Dowagiac: i Janet Esther Staley was b. Feb. 20, 1942 and in 1958 moved to Kalamazoo where she is an office secretary; m. May 25, 1963, at Central Christian Church, Kalamazoo, Lee Douglas Hoke who was b. March 31, 1938 at Allegan, Michigan, son of Walter and Ethel (Belden) Hoke; Lee is an industrial worker; no children ii James Leon Staley was b. July 11, 1944, and moved in 1958 to Kalamazoo. He served in the U. S. Navy, Naval Reserve Group for two years; m. Aug. 29, 1963, at Central Christian Reform­ ed Church, Kalamazoo, Donna Sharon Elkins, dau. of Donald and Lillian (Perkins) Elkins, who was b. June 15, 194? at Spring­ field, Missouri. No children. 13 REXFORD LISLE STALEY-7-; John Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4 -Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. April 27, 1908 in Arlington Twp. In 1926 he moved to Dowagiac, Cass Co., where he resides and is an industrial worker. He m. Sept. 12, 1928, at South Bend, Indiana, Gale Frances Beeching, dau. of Frank and Jessie (Cross) Beeching. Children, all born at Dowagiac: 35 i Roger Rex Staley b. April 27, 1929 37 ii Marilyn Jean Staley b. Nov. 1, 1932 19 RUBY LOUISE STALEY-7; John Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4.Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. April 13, 1912 in Ar­ lington Twp., and lived at Lawrence until 1926, and since then at Dowagiac. She m. April 11, 1931, Robert Roscoe Cushing, at South Bend, Indiana. He was b. at Dowagiac Nov. 21, 1908, son- of Claude D. and Maude (Heck) Cushing. Children, all born at Dowagiac: 38 i Thomas Edward Cushing b. Dec. 3, 1936 39 ii Nancy Louise Cushing b. Feb. 18, 1940 20 RICHARD MILTON STALEY-7; John Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 14, 1922 at Lawrence, Michigan where he resided until 1926 when he moved to Dowagiac where he m. June 14, 1947, Charlotte Grace Hodgson, by Rev. Norvel Lyons. Her parents are John and Grace (Slack) Hodgson; she was b. Dec. 21, 1928 at Wakeley, Cass Co., Michigan. Children, all born at Dowagiac: i Ruth Ann Staley b. January 13, 1948 ii Sandra Jean Staley b. Jan. 21, 1951 iii Robert Michael Staley b. June 18, 1953 iv Sharon Louise Staley b. Dec. 17, 1955 21 MYRNA STALEY-7; Zell Lloyd Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 22, 1919 and now re­ sides at Okemos, Michigan. She m. March 18, 1939, Fred R. Hoskin who was b. Nov. 9, 19i3 at Scheiber, Ontario, Canada. Children: �193 i Richard Roy Hoskin b, Dec. 29, 1942, Flint, Michigan ii William Arthur Hoskin b. July 1, 1944 at Flint, Michigan 22 JOHN WILLIAM KLAP-7; Grace Aileen Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. May 7, 1925 at Grand Rapids, Michigan where he resides and is an insurance salesman. He served in the U. S. Air Force as First Lieutenant; m. Aug. 3, 1963, Janette A. Thurs­ ton, dau. of Benton and Evelyn (Stacey) Thurston; She was b. Nov. 23, 1940. Children, all b. Grand Rapids: i Fletcher Thurston Klap b. Dec. 15, 1964 ii Stacey Janette Klap b. Dec. 1, 1965 iii Jordan Chappan Klap b. April 9, 1967 23 PAULA JOYCE STALEY-7; Paul Clayton Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.4-Blaisdell; John- 3J Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b, May 13, 1924 at Hartford, Michigan where she lived until I927 when she moved to South Bend, Indiana, and in 1947 to Kalamazoo, Michigan and back to South Bend in 1951. In 1952 she moved to Plymouth, Indiana where she now resides. She m. (1) Feb. 14, 1942, Louis Edward Miller, at South Bend. He was b. Nov. 17, 192122, near Detroit, son of Louis Arnold and Lelia (Gutman) Miller. Divorced Oct. 1946. She m. (2) Aug. 24, 1947, at South Bend, Jay R. Buchtel who was b. Apr. 18, I925 in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, son of Arthur Hart and Florence (Reed) Buchtel; co-owner of Buchtel’s Hardware. Children, all born South Bend, Indiana: 40 i Mary Kaye Miller b. May 30, 1944 ii Jay Robert Buchtel b. Jan. 15, 1949 iii Ronald William Buchtel b. April 1, 1954 24 CHARLOTTE LORRAINE SCHROEDER-7; Gladys Reta Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. July 11, I929 at Hartford, Michigan; lived in Chicago Heights, Ill., 1929-1937J Pea­ tone, Illinois, 1937-1947; Chicago, 1947-1951; Los Angeles, California, 1951-1953; Peatone, Ill., 1953 to 1961, and Joliet, Ill., since; housewife and office secretary. July 17, 1954, she m. Henry Warren Reed, II, son of Henry Warren and Katie B. (Minninger) Reed. He was b. August 2, 1932 at Harleysville, Montgomery Co., Penna., and served in the 73rd Company, First Signal Group, Signal Corps, Korean War. Children: i Henry Warren Reed, III b. Aug. 25, 1955, Manteno, Illinois ii Katie Ann Reed b. Aug, 3, 1956, Joliet, Illinois iii Sandra Ruth Reed b. May 1, 1961, Hazelhurst, Illinois iv Debra Joan Reed b. Oct. 2, 1962, Joliet, Illinois 25 DIXIANA MAXINE SCHROEDER-7;Gladys Reta Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov. 7, 1936 at Chicago Heights, Ill., where she lived until 1936; Peatone, Ill., 1936-1952, and Steger, Ill,., 1952 to date; she is a housewife and dancing instructor. Oct. 25, 1952, she m. Raymond John Butz at Peatone. He was b. July 8, 1923, son of Anthony and Anna (Yuskevitz) Butz. He is a draftsman and served in World War II as Technician 5th grade. Children all b. at Chicago Heights: i Raymond John Butz, Jr. b. Feb. 8, 1954 ii Anthony Charles Butz b. Feb. 13, 1956 iii Joseph Edward Butz b. Sept. 18, 1957 iv Susan Jane Butz b. Oct. 9, 1959 v James Andrew Butz b. April 29, 1961 ; �194 25 NELLIE JO SCHROEDER-7; Gladys Reta Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Stale}'-5; (Sarah M. -4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. June 17, 1938 at Peatone, Ill., where she is a housewife, news reporter and baton twirling instructor. She m. March 2; 1957 Gerald Frank Gersch, at Peatone who was b. at Kankakee, Ill., Sept. 1, 1937? son of Albert and Erma (Nolte, b. Germany) Gersch. [Erma Nolte was a sister of Konrad Adenauer’s mother], Gerald is an auto mechanic and served in World War II as a private in the 513th Engineer­ ing Company, Fifth Army. Children: i Gerald Joseph Gersch b. Oct. 15,1962, Hazelhurst, Illinois ii Carolyn Sue Gersch b. Oct. 31, 1966 at Peatone, Illinois. 27 VIVIAN ANN WILLIAMS-7; Doris Alice Denton-6; (Marian- 5-Blaisdell; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Sept. 14, 1928 at Flint, Michigan and also resided in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a dental technician and m. Aug. 20, 1949, Edward Patrick O’Brien who was b. Nov. 8, 1925. Children, all born Cleveland, Ohio: i Kathryn Marie O’brien b. March 2, 1952 ii James Edward O’brien b. Nov. 14, 1953 iii Thomas Patrick O’brien b. Jan. 22, 1955 28 KENNETH MORGAN WILLIAMS-7; Doris Alice Denton-6 (Marian-5-Blaisdell; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. July 28, 1931 in Flint, Michigan where he is an industrial worker. He m. Sept. 2, 1950, at Angola, Indiana, Geraldine Lucille Darling who was b. Sept. 1, 1931 at Flint. Children, all born at Flint: i Michael Kenneth Williams b. June 6, 1951 ii Terri Lynne Williams b. Oct. 2, 1953 iii Mark Llewellyn Williams b. July 1, 1963 29 . PATRICIA MAE WILLIAMS-7; Doris Alice Denton-6 (Marian- 5-Blaisdell; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Feb. 13, 1933 at Flint; a teacher, she.has resided in Flint and Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She m. Aug. 25, 1956 at Flint, RT Paullin, II who was b. March 7, 1935. Children, all born at Mt. Pleasant: i Cathryn lynn Paullin b. June 6, 1958 ii Linda Ann Paullin^ b. July 21, i960 iii Cynthia Renee Paullin b. April 15, 1963 iv RT, III Paullin b. Dec. 2, 1964 30 DOROTHY JEAN WILLIAMS-7; Doris Alice Denton-6 (Marian^5-Blaisdell; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Jan. 3, 1936, at Flint. She m. Feb. 9, 1957, Carl Thomas Pendell who was b. at Flint Jan. 24,1937. Children, all born Flint, Michigan: • • i Michele Jean Pendell b. Jan. 29, 1959 ii Sheryl Suzanne Pendell b. Jan. 29, 1959 iii Timothy Scott Pendell b. July 19, i960 iv Bethany Ann Pendell b. Nov. 6, 1962 v Patrick Thomas Pendell b. Sept. 28, 1964 31 LEWIS JAMES-7-BLAISDELL;(lynn Jay-6; Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. March 6, 1929 at Kalamazoo, Mich., where he is now a sales manager. He served as a Paratrooper in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. He m. Sept. 10, 1950, Gloria Yrea Hutchinson who was b. April 12, 1929 at Kalamazoo. Children, born, at Kalamazoo: �195 i Jerry lynn Blaisdell b. Jan. 25, 1956 ii Bonnie Carol Blaisdell b. Jan. 25, 1956 32 BARBARA FAYE-.7-BLAISDELL (Lynn Jay-6; Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. April 25, 1938 at Kalamazoo and has since, resided there and at Comstock and Richland. She m. Jan. 26, 1957, Robert Henry Rut­ ledge at Comstock. He was b. July 29, 1936. Children: i Robert Lynne Rutledge b. Sept. 5, 1957 ii Barry Lee Rutledge b. Jan. 15, i960 iii Brenda Lou Rutledge b. Dec. 12, 1961 iv Bradley Lowell Rutledge b. April 17, 1964 33 DAVID LYNN-7-BLAISDELL (lynn Jay-6; Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Sept. 8, 1940 at Kalamazoo where he has since re­ sided; occupation, heavy equipment operator. He m. Sept. 18, 1959, Nancy Elizabeth Woodin who was b. Dec. 13, 19^2. Children: i Brian Keith Blaisdell b, June 29, i960 ii Karen Joy Blaisdell b. Sept. 12, 1962 iii Kelly Ann Blaisdell b. March 18, 1964 34 DONALD KEITH-7-BLAISDELL (Lynn Jay-6; Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Jan. 9, 1943 at Kalamazoo where he is a sales sup­ ervisor. He m. Nov. 10, 1961, Mary Jane Kingsbury who was b. March 10, 1943 Children: i Keith Elliot Blaisdell b. Sept. 1, 1964 at Comstock. 35 PHILIP WAYNE-7-BLAISDELL (Gordon Wayne-6; Jay-5; William Henry-4; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. March 23, 1936 at Kalamazoo; now resides in Hemet, California where he manufactures mobile homes. He m. Loraine Lee Shugers, dau. of Laurel and Jennie Shugers, Dec. 10, 1954 at Kalamazoo. She was b. March 23, 1936. Children, all born at Kalamazoo: i Debra Lee Blaisdell b. Feb. 2, 1956 ii Scott Reed Blaisdell b. May 22, 1958 iii Michael Wayne Blaisdell b. July 10, 1961 EIGHTH GENERATION 36 ROGER REX STALEY-8; Rexford Lisle Staley-7; Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Stal­ ey-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Apr. 27, I929 at Dowagiac and m. there Sept. 16, 1950, Beatrice Irene Charlotte Bray, dau. of John Russell and Rosena (Schuyler) Bray, by Rev. Norvel Lyons. She was b. Aug. 13, 1928 in Chicago. Children, all b. in South Bend, Indiana: i Ellen Jean Staley b. Jan. 1, 1953 ii Mark Rex Staley b. Aug. 20, 1953 iii Lois Ann Staley b. Nov. 15, 1956 37 MARILYN JEAN STALEY-8; Rexford Lisle Staley-7J Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.‘-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Nov. 1, 1932 at Dowagiac. She m. there by Rev. Frank Kruger of Dowagiac, Oct 24, 1953, William Carrol Smith, b. Aug. 21, 1929 at Batesville, Arkansas, son of Clarence and Elsie (Langston) Smith. Child i Judy Ann Smith b. Oct. 10, 1955, Dowagiac, Michigan. �196 Ruby Louise Staley-7) John Leon Staley-6; Arthur M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) Dowagiac where he m. Carol Judy Pond who was b. there Dick and Bessie (Keene) Pond. Child: Cushing b. Oct. 9, 19^3 at Dowagiac. 38 THOMAS EDWARD CUSHING-8; Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah was b, Dec. 3, 1936 at Sept. 1, 19^3, dau. of i Julie Ann 39 NANCY LOUISE CUSHING-8; Ruby Louise Staley-7; John Leon Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John-3; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. Feb. 18, 1940 at Dowagiac and now lives at Decatur, Michigan. Jan. 19, 1956, she was m. by Rev. Fr. Burger, to Bernard August Schonbok who was b. at Decatur, Sept. 9, 1934, son of Joseph and Frances (Lohroff) Schonbok. Children: i Jeffrey Robert Schonbok b. June 27, 1957, Niles, Michigan ii Debra Louise Schonbok b. Dec. 15, 1958, Dowagiac, Michigan iii Douglas Joseph Schonbok b. Sept. 20, 1961, Niles, Michigan 40 MARY KAYE MILLER-8; Paula Joyce Staley-7; Paul Clayton Staley-6; Arthur Eugene Staley-5 (Sarah M.-4-Blaisdell; John^-S; Medad-2; Thomas Jeremiah-1) was b. May 30, 1944 at South Bend, Indiana where she lived until 1947; at Kalamazoo, Michigan, 19^7-1951; at South Bend, 1951-1952; Plymouth, Indiana, 1952 to 1962, and at Lafayette, Indiana, since; housewife and insurance claim clerk. • She mi June 3, 1962, at Plymouth, Dennis Ralph Bollman who was b. there June 13, 1940, son of Ralph and Mary F. (Cain) Bollman. He is a student in the School of Engineering at Purdue University. Children b. at Lafayette, Ind.: i Dennis Randall Bollman b. Feb. 7, 19^4 ii Mary Katherine Bollman b. Sept, 14, 1966 Acknowledgments: Blaisdell, Mrs, Lynn J,, 24-3 Parcom, Comstock, Michigan: William Henry Blaisdell Line Blaisdell, Gordon Wayne, 20861 Highway 18, Apple Valley, California: William Henry Blaisdell Line Buchtel, Mrs. Jay, 209 West St,, Plymouth, Indiana: Sarah M. Blaisdell Line Chapman, Mrs, William A., 1235 Brink Ave,, Sarasota, Florida: Sarah M. Blaisdell Line Cushing, Mrs, Robert R., 418 Railroad St,, Dowagiac, Michigan Sarah M, Blaisdell Line Klap, John, Bostwick Lake Rte$2, Rockford, Michigan: Sarah M, Blaisdell Line McNaney, Mrs. Carleton J., 2505 Begole St., Flint, Michigan: William Henry Blaisdell Line Procter, Mrs. Bryant, 1042 Pomelo St., Sarasota, Florida: William Henry Blaisdell Line Schroeder, Mrs. Charles W., P. 0, Box 165, Peatone, Illinois: Sarah M. Blaisdell Line Staley, Paul C,: 314 Wall Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Sarah M, Blaisdell Line Staley, Mrs, Raymond C., 6185 Kings Highway, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Sarah M, Blaisdell Line, [Concluded] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Blaisdell Family Genealogy Subject The topic of the resource MI.BarryCounty.FamilyHistory Description An account of the resource Blaisdell Family Genealogy Type The nature or genre of the resource PDF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource V. Leora Blaisdell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. V. Leora Blaisdell and Hastings Public Library