Jackson-Ingham County MI Archives Obituaries.....Collard, Louis J. June 2, 1958 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 30, 2007, 7:21 pm Jackson Citizen Patriot, Monday, June 2, 1958, page 21 COLLARD, Louis J. - 1101 Hamlin Place, passed away Monday morning age 74 years. Survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roy MacKenzie; Mrs. Jean Hull; Mrs. Margaret Majewski all of Jackson; two sons Paul and Louis J. both of Texas; 28 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Collard is at the Cavanaugh Funeral home, 235 W, Prospect. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 9 a.m. Interment St. John's cemetery. Rosary Tuesday 8 p.m. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/jackson/obits/c/collard1884gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb

Hillsdale County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Norris September 30, 1941 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 30, 2007, 7:06 pm Hillsdale Daily News, October 1, 1941 Norris Bellamy, 81 retired section forman for the New York Central railroad was found dead in a chair at his home,70 Marion Street, Sunday morning when other members of the family returned from church services. Coroner Harley Brandon said he died of a heart attack. He had been ill two years. Born in Hillsdale township May 31, 1870, to John and Harriet Gile Bellamy, Mr. Bellamy lived all of his life in Hillsdale and vicinity. He resided in Hudson three years and Pittsford seven years, before moving to Hillsdale 32 years ago. His first wife, Maude Robinson Bellamy, died in February 1935. Surviving him are his wife Genevieve Donnelly Bellamy; three sons, Roy G. and Otis D. of Hillsdale, and Ernest E. of Coldwater; a twin brother, Noah of Scottville, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Dutcher Chapel with the Rev. R. C. Miles, Methodist pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview cemetery. The family will meet friends this evening from 7 to 9 in the chapel. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/obits/b/bellamy1883gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Washtenaw County MI Archives Photo Place.....Historical Marker April 30, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jesse Winters [email protected] April 30, 2007, 12:13 pm Source: Dixboro Oakgrove Cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/washtenaw/photos/historic12000ph.jpg Image file size: 104.4 Kb Dixboro Cemetery is located in Superior Twp., Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI on Plymouth-Ann Arbor Road. JUST EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF DIXBORO File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/washtenaw/photos/historic12000ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Macomb County MI Archives Photo Place.....EWELL CEMETERY April 30, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Thomas Priemer [email protected] April 30, 2007, 11:21 am Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/macomb/photos/ewellcem99546gph.jpg Image file size: 145.1 Kb Ewell Cemetery is located in Shelby Township at the northeast corner of 23 Mile Road and Shelby Road. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/macomb/photos/ewellcem99546gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Hillsdale County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Florence April 11, 1987 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 11:58 pm Hillsdale Daily News, April 1987 Obituary: Hillsdale Daily News Zephyrhills, Fla. - Florence I. Bellamy, 74 of Zephyrhills, Fla., and formerly of Hillsdale, died Saturday (April 11, 1987) at the Dade City (Fla.) Humana Pasco Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Reading Dec. 24, 1912, she was the daughter of Herbert and Edith Becker Radabaugh. She was a former nurse at the Hillsdale Community Health Center, and was a member of the Hillsdale Baptist Church, the Crystal Rebekah Lodge of Hillsdale, and the World War II Mothers. She married Otis Bellamy April 12, 1948 and he died in 1981. She is survived by a son, Thomas, of Norwich, Conn., and a daughter, Mrs. Morgeanna White of Jonesville, and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Hillsdale Baptist Church. Memorials may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/obits/b/bellamy1882gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Hillsdale County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Mildred October 23, 1984 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 11:44 pm Hillsdale Daily News, Oct. 1984 Hillsdale - Mildred S. Bellamy, 77 of 2220 Oakwood Drive, Hillsdale, died Tuesday (Oct. 23, 1984) in the Hillsdale Community Health Center, following a brief illness. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio April 18, 1907, the daughter of Harry and Susie Amerine Clingerman. On May 20, 1949, she married Roy Bellamy. He died Sept. 29, 1980. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle C. LeVan of Alpena and Mrs. M. F. (Nina) Eagle of Waldron; one brother, Dale Clingerman of Reading. One brother, Vernal, proceded her in death. The funeral service is at 1 p.m. Friday in the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, Hillsdale. The Rev. William Payne will officiate, and burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Hillsdale. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/obits/b/bellamy1881gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Roy G. September 29, 1980 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 11:34 pm Hillsdale Daily News, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1980 Obituary: Hillsdale Daily News, Tuesday, Sept 30, 1980 Roy G. Bellamy, 79 of 222 Oakwood Drive, Hillsdale, a resident of the county all his life, died Monday evening at Hillsdale Community Health Center. He had been an engineer for the New York Central Railroad, and a former member of the Hillsdale City Fire Department. Mr. Bellamy was born to Norris and Maude (Robinson) Bellamy in Jonesville on Aug. 20, 1901. He married the former Mildred Clingerman on May 20, 1949. She survives. He is also survived by a brother, Otis Bellamy of Hillsdale, Another brother preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Payne officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Hillsdale. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/obits/b/bellamy1880gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bellamy, William April 28, 1981 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 11:25 pm Hillsdale Daily News, April 29, 1981 Otis D. Bellamy, 67, 44 E. South St., Hillsdale, died Tuesday morning in the Hillsdale Community Health Center. He had been a former employee of the Hillsdale County Meical Care Faclity. He was born in Hillsdale County Nov. 2, 1913 to Norris and Maude Robison Bellamy and had spent his entire life in the county, Mr. Bellamy was a World War II army veteran. On April 24, 1928, he married the former Florence Radabaugh and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Morgeanna) White, Jonesville; one son, Thomas of Groton, Conn.; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home, Hillsdale, with Dr. August Peters officiating. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Reading. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/obits/b/bellamy1879gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson-Oceana County MI Archives Deaths.....Wright, Willis William March 7, 1935 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 11:00 pm Name: Wright, Willis William Date Of Death: March 7, 1935 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place Of Death: Jackson, Jackson County, MI Residence: 1305 Railroad St., Jackson, MI Gender: Male Race: W Age: 92 yrs., 7 mos., 14 days Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Bellamy, Mary L. Date Of Birth: July 23, 1842 Place Of Birth: Litchfield Twp., Michigan Mother's Name: Jones, Lydia Mother's Birthplace: New York Father's Name: Wright, Austin Father's Birthplace: Long Island, New York Cause Of Death: Cardio Vascular Degeneration and Senility Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: retired Funeral Home: W. E. Bailey, Jackson, MI Doctor: A. M. Shaeffer, M. D., Jackson, MI Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Mrs. Lillian Melville, (daughter) Jackson, MI Date Of Burial: March 10, 1935 Place Of Burial: Mosherville Cemetery, Mosherville, Hillsdale County, MI Date Recorded: March 9, 1935 Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: State Office No. (blank), Register No. 146 Additional Comments: Obituary: Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 1935 Wright - Willis W., 1305 Railroad St., passed away at the home Thursday at 4 p.m., aged 92 years. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Ward and Ebbin, both of Mosherville; Mrs. Lillian Melville and Edith Gale both of Jackson; one brother, Ed of Pentwater, Mich.; 18 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He was a member of the G. A. R. Post of Jackson. Mr. Wright is at Bailey's Home where funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30. Burial at Mosherville. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/vitals/deaths/wright177gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson-Oceana County MI Archives Deaths.....Wright, Willis William March 7, 1935 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:53 pm Name: Wright, Willis William Date Of Death: March 7, 1935 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place Of Death: Jackson, Jackson County, MI Residence: 1305 Railroad St., Jackson, MI Gender: Male Race: W Age: 92 yrs., 7 mos., 14 days Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Bellamy, Mary L. Date Of Birth: July 23, 1842 Place Of Birth: Litchfield Twp., Michigan Mother's Name: Jones, Lydia Mother's Birthplace: New York Father's Name: Wright, Austin Father's Birthplace: Long Island, New York Cause Of Death: Cardio Vascular Degeneration and Senility Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: retired Funeral Home: W. E. Bailey, Jackson, MI Doctor: A. M. Shaeffer, M. D., Jackson, MI Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Mrs. Lillian Melville, (daughter) Jackson, MI Date Of Burial: March 10, 1935 Place Of Burial: Mosherville Cemetery, Mosherville, Hillsdale County, MI Date Recorded: March 9, 1935 Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: State Office No. (blank), Register No. 146 Additional Comments: Obituary: Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 1935 Wright - Willis W., 1305 Railroad St., passed away at the home Thursday at 4 p.m., aged 92 years. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Ward and Ebbin, both of Mosherville; Mrs. Lillian Melville and Edith Gale both of Jackson; one brother, Ed of Pentwater, Mich.; 18 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He was a member of the G. A. R. Post of Jackson. Mr. Wright is at Bailey's Home where funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30. Burial at Mosherville. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/vitals/deaths/wright176gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson County MI Archives Deaths.....Wright, Mary Louise November 28, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:34 pm Name: Wright, Mary Louise Date Of Death: November 28, 1923 Time: 4:45 p.m. Place Of Death: Jackson, Jackson County, MI Residence: Mosherville, Hillsdale County, MI Gender: Female Race: W Age: 78 yrs., 6 mos., 9 days Marital Status: Married Spouse: Wright, Willis W. Date Of Birth: May 19, 1845 Place Of Birth: Michigan Mother's Name: Pomeroy, Elnora Mother's Birthplace: New York Father's Name: Bellamy, John Father's Birthplace: New York Cause Of Death: Unavailable Hospital: W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital, Jackson, MI SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Housewife& Midwife Funeral Home: Unavailable Doctor: Unavailable Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Unavailable Date Of Burial: 1923 Place Of Burial: Mosherville Cemetery, Mosherville, Hillsdale County, MI Date Recorded: Unavailable Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: Record No. 4462, Book E, Page 187 Additional Comments: Obituary: Jackson Citizen Patriot, Thursday, November 29, 1923 Mrs. Mary L. Wright, wife of Willis W. Wright of Mosherville, died at the Foote Memorial Hospital Wednesday at 5:45 p.m., aged 78 years. There survive the husband, two sons and two daughters, Ward W. Wright of Mosherville, Eddie J. Wright, Mrs. Lillian Melville and Mrs. Edith Gale, of Jackson, three brothers, Henry Bellamy of Jonesville, Noah Bellamy of Scottville, and Norris Bellamy of Hillsdale. Funeral in the church at Mosherville, Sunday at 2 p.m. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/vitals/deaths/wright175gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson County MI Archives Deaths.....Sweets, Edward C. September 28, 1945 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:14 pm Name: Sweets, Edward C. Date Of Death: September 28, 1945 Time: 4:15 p.m. Place Of Death: Jackson, Jackson County, MI Residence: 753 Douglas St., Jackson, MI Gender: Male Race: W Age: 64 yrs., 9 mos., 26 days Marital Status: Married Spouse: Sweets, Wyoma Date Of Birth: December 2, 1880 Place Of Birth: Kentucky Mother's Name: Buckman, Harriett Ellen Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Father's Name: Sweets, Thomas Jefferson Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Cause Of Death: Carcinoma of left lung Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Bell Telephone Co. Funeral Home: Wetherby Funeral Home, Jackson, MI Doctor: Unavailable Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Wyoma Sweets (wife) Date Of Burial: October 1, 1945 Place Of Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, MI Date Recorded: October 1, 1945 Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: State File No. 875, Local File No. 623 Additional Comments: Obituary: Newspaper: Jackson Citizen Patriot, Sept. 29, pg. 5 and Sept. 30, 1945, pg. 25. Edward C. Sweets - Passed away Friday evening at his home, 753 Douglas St. Survived by his wife Wyoma; two daughters, Mrs. Lorraine Melville and Beverly Burmeister of Jackson; one son, Lt. Russell Sweets of the U.S. Army; two sisters of Toledo, OH; eight grandchildren. Mr. Sweets is at the Wetherby Funeral Home. He was a Spanish American War Veteran. Services will be Monday at 3:00 pm. Interment: Woodland Cemetery. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/vitals/deaths/sweets174gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

Lapeer-Washtenaw-Macomb County MI Archives Biographies.....Schanck, John 1838 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:09 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JOHN SCHANCK. This prominent and successful farmer, whose property is situated on section 29, Dryden Township, Lapeer County, was born in Clarkson Township, Monroe County, N. Y., January 9, 1830. His father, David Schanck, was a native of New Jersey, where lie followed farming, and was married to Ellen Sutphen, a native of same State as himself. Shortly after their marriage, they removed to New York, and sometime in the '20's located on a farm in Clarkson Township, where they remained until they came to Michigan in 1834. Here they took up land in Washtenaw County, and with his father-in-law, Mr. Schanck, built a log house, which became their home until they removed to Macomb County, where he died at the age of sixty-seven years, and his wife also passed away at the same age. They were the parents of six daughters and four sons, all of whom are now living in their own homes within a day's journey of each other. A lad of four years when his parents migrated to Michigan, Mr. Schanck remained with his father assisting on the farm until he reached the age of twenty-seven years. He early took hold of the heavy work of the farm and drove an ox-team from the time he could carry a whip. His marriage, which took place January 24, 1875, brought to his home a worthy helpmate in the person of Mrs. Alydia C. Wilbur, daughter of Uriah and Abigail (Pear) Townsend, who was born in Washington, Macomb County, Mich., December 23, 1829, and was at the time of her marriage with our subject, the widow of. Caleb Wilbur, Jr. She has by her first marriage seven children: Jerry N., who lives in Dryden Township; Oren Hiatt, who resides in Dakota; Alvina A., also a resident of Dryden Township; Ira E. and Ida N., twins, the latter being now the wife of E. E. Haines; Eunice A. and Melvina M., deceased. Mr. Wilbur died in 1873. Mr. Schanck and his brother Henry located in Dryden Township in 1856, and then built the first shanty that was put up on the place, living there for some five years with their sister to keep house for them. Their father had been one of the earliest settlers in the township. Mrs. Schanck is now the oldest surviving settler in Lapeer County, and her father cut one of the first roads through the timber. Mr. Schanck is a Democrat in his political faith, but is not bound by the dictum of party leaders, as he uses his own judgment in deciding who is the best man for any office. He has a fine tract of one hundred and sixty acres, and owns together with Ira E. Wilbur another farm of two hundred and forty-six acres, where they are carrying-on general farming, and upon which is one barn, 40x54 feet with sheds connected 75 feet long, a granary 20x26 feet, another 30x40, a shed measuring 30 feet, and another 40x50 feet. He keeps good horses and other stock, and his farm is all paid for, so that he does not owe any man a dollar. Mrs. Schanck's son, Ira E. Wilbur, who resides with them, has a farm of his own of eighty-six acres. Elsewhere in this volume appears a view of the pleasant homestead of Mr. Schanck. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/lapeer/bios/schanck713gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb

Tuscola-Saint Clair County MI Archives Biographies.....Merrill, Joshua F. 1838 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:06 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) JOSHUA F. MERRILL. He who furnishes vehicles and beasts of burden for the traveling public and those whom business or pleasure take out along highways, bears the name as given above. He is a son of Joshua Merrill, a native of Windsor, Me. He was there reared and educated and was married to Miss Mary Rackliff, a native of Maine. From that union ten children were born, three sons and seven daughters. Mr. Merrill, Sr., came to Michigan in 1855 and settled in St. Clair County, and later came to Tuscola County, where he died in Millington, in 1870. His wife still survives and is seventy-three years of age. Our subject's father was a man of irreproachable morals and most regular habits and one who was greatly respected by the community in which he lived. He was Supervisor of Millington Township for one term. Our subject was born March 7, 1838, in the Pine Tree State and was there reared until seventeen years of age when he came to Michigan with his parents, residing at home until twenty-seven years of age. Our subject was married in Millington to Miss Mary J. Guthrie, a native of Detroit. Her father was a teacher of music in Detroit, and there died. The mother died in Fentonville, Mich. To our subject and his wife have been vouchsafed the care and guidance of six children, of whom five are living at the present time. They are Jessie, a graduate of the National College at Bay City; Alta E., Phronia, Homer O. and Roy, all of whom are at home. The eldest child, George, died at an early age. Our subject has been a lumberman and farmer. Until recently he owned a farm of eighty acres. This, however, he sold and then engaged in the hotel business at Millington, being very successful in his venture as host. He sold out, however, and is at the present time engaged in the livery business. Socially he is a member of Lodge, No. 319 I. O. O. F. of Millington. Politically, he is a Democrat and has always been one. He has never had any desire to fill public office, finding it quite as much as he wishes to do to manage his own affairs successfully without thinking of others' government. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/tuscola/bios/merrill712gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb

Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Siebenhar, William 1830 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 29, 2007, 10:01 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) WILLIAM SIEBENHAR. There is no more representative man among the thrifty, intelligent and public spirited German-American citizens of Genesee County, than the one whose name we now give to our readers, whose farm is located on section 25, Atlas Township. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 1, 1830, and is a son of Conrad and Margaret Siebenhar, both natives of Germany. When in his thirteenth year, our subject migrated to America with his mother and the other members of the family, his father having preceded them by three years. For a number of years they resided in Erie County, N. Y., and the boy supplemented his fair German education by a good knowledge of English which he picked up after coming to this country. The marriage of William Siebenhar and Louisa Weater a native of Prussia, Germany, took place September 22, 1855, and to them have been granted seven children, five of whom are living, namely: Amelia, wife of Lewis Sweers; Charles, Frank, Edwin and Lewis. It was in 1873 that he came to Atlas Township, Genesee County, from Oakland County, this State, where for several years he has made his home. His line farm comprises one hundred and sixty acres of land in good condition. Our subject is public spirited and enterprising, and has done much work for the school district, of which he has been Moderator for three years, and it is mainly through his exertion that the fine school building was erected in his district. He is also a member of the Lutheran Church. In connection with farming he raises a good grade of American-Merino sheep. Mr. Siebenhar showed his devotion to his adopted country, by enlisting March 15, 1862, in Company E, Seventy-eighth New York Infantry. It became a part of the Army of the Potomac, the first general commander being George B. McClellan, and took part in the battles of Harper's Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Anteitam, and others of minor importance. On account of physical disability he received his honorable discharge in September, 1864, after which he returned to New York, and subsequently came to Oakland County, Mich. He is identified with the Ortonville Post of the Grand Army, and receives a pension of $14 a month from the Government. Mr. Siebenhar is well-known for his sterling integrity, a characteristic handed down to him through generations of sturdy Teutonic ancestry, and enjoys the confidence of the business community. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/bios/siebenha711gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb

Oakland County MI Archives Photo Place.....*****OVERVIEW***** April 29, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jesse Winters [email protected] April 29, 2007, 4:59 pm Source: Milford Memorial Cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/oakland/photos/overview11987ph.jpg Image file size: 116.3 Kb The Milford Memorial Cemetery is located at 1410 Wixom Road, Milford, in Oakland County Located right at the city limits on Wixom Rd. just past post office police complex Additional Comments: NO STANDING MARKERS IN THIS CEMETERY File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/photos/overview11987ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Hillsdale-Jackson County MI Archives Deaths.....Myers, Amanda March 21, 1952 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JA Markiewicz [email protected] April 29, 2007, 9:59 pm Name: Myers, Amanda Date Of Death: March 21, 1952 Time: 11:30 a.m. Place Of Death: Hillsdale County, Michigan Residence: Montgomery, Hillsdale County, MI Gender: Female Race: W Age: 67 yrs., 1 mo., 18 days Marital Status: Married Spouse: Myers, Jacob Date Of Birth: February 3, 1885 Place Of Birth: Kentucky Mother's Name: unknown, unknown Mother's Birthplace: unknown Father's Name: Morgan, Gilbert Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Cause Of Death: Cardio Reporatory Failure Hospital: Hillsdale Community Hospital SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Housekeeper Funeral Home: H. L. Beams, Freemont, Indiana Doctor: Unavailable Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Jacob Myers, Montgomery, MI Date Of Burial: March 24, 1952 Place Of Burial: Berg Cemetery, Hillsdale, MI Date Recorded: April 1, 1952 Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: State File No. 52, Local File No. 7 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/hillsdale/vitals/deaths/myers173gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Thomson, Daniel 1822 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 29, 2007, 9:57 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) DANIEL THOMSON. There is quite a little colony of Scotch settlers in Almont Township, Lapeer County, and here in the fertile fields of Michigan these descendants of Gallic tribes, whose ancestors perhaps have been illustrated in the annals of the past, have settled down to quiet agricultural life. He of whom we write is a native of Paisley, and brought with him to this country the sturdy independence and the provident way of the inhabitants of that busy manufacturing town. Mr. Thomson is now a resident on section 13, Almont Township, where he has one hundred and sixty acres of fine and fertile land. He is besides the owner of eighty acres in St. Clair County, all of which is in a good state of cultivation. Our subject was born December 12, 1822. He is a son of Dougal and Margaret (Smith) Thomson, now deceased. While our subject was still in his native land he learned to weave Paisley shawls. May 31, 1848, he was married to Miss Janet Wilie, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (McClaren) Wilie, both natives of Paisley, where the lad.y was born in 1823. Two days after the solemnization of their marriage, our subject started for America, leaving his wife in Scotland until he should get located. Immediately after coming here he was engaged in weaving at New Ipswich, remaining there about a year, during which time his wife came over. He also worked at Blackston, Mass., and in Bristol and North Providence, R. I., moving to Almont in February, 1855. He settled at once upon a farm previously purchased by his father, who came to this country May 15. The parents and two sisters all died inside of three years. At the time of coming to Michigan our subject and his wife had become the parents of two children. In 1866 his wife died and some time later Mr. Thomson married Mrs. Margaret Gemmell, whose maiden name was McArthur. In 1879 they were burned out, saving nothing except their lives. By the former marriage there have been six children-Elizabeth, Margaret, Janet, Ellen, James W. and William B. Elizabeth is the wife of George Bowen and lives in Imlay City; Margaret became the wife of William B. Wallace and died December 8, 1880; Janet is the wife of Thomas B. Wallace and lives at Denver, Col.; Ellen died February 24, 1881; James W., the fifth child, was born March 4, 1860, at the time when the days were troublous, and armies were gathering to settle an impending question of great importance. He received a common-school education. He has been reared on the farm and in the simplicity of rural life. Reared with a belief in the principles of the Democratic party, which are those his father holds, James gives the weight of his vote and influence in that direction. He has, however, never been an office-seeker. James W. was married October 29, 1890, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Whyte, of Montreal, Canada. She was born in Greenock, Scotland, March 5, 1859, and is a daughter of Robert and Margaret (Barr) Whyte, who were both born in Paisley, Scotland; her father died August 13, 1891, being at that time sixty-three years of age. The mother was born in April, 1828, and still makes her home in Montreal. Our subject's youngest son, William D., was born April 14, 1862. He was married April 2, 1889, to Miss Janet Mitchell, of Almont; she is a daughter of John and Jane (Shepherd) Mitchell. They have one child, a daughter, whose name is Maggie. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/lapeer/bios/thomson710gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

Oakland County MI Archives Photo Place.....*****GATE 1***** April 29, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jesse Winters [email protected] April 29, 2007, 4:57 pm Source: Milford Memorial Cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/oakland/photos/gate111986ph.jpg Image file size: 114.6 Kb The Milford Memorial Cemetery is located at 1410 Wixom Road, Milford, in Oakland County File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/photos/gate111986ph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Lapeer-Oakland-Livingston County MI Archives Biographies.....Coryell, Abe B. 1821 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 29, 2007, 9:42 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ABE B. CORYELL. Metamora Township, Lapeer County, has been largely peopled by families moving from the East. Among these may be named the family of the father of our subject which settled in Lapeer County at an early day. His father's name was George Coryell and he was a native of New Jersey, moving to Seneca County, N. Y., when but a boy. By trade he was a blacksmith. His wife, Eliza (Sherwood) Coryell, was a native of Herkimer County, N. Y. They were married in Steuben County, of the same State, moving into Livingston County, about 1827. In 1845 Mr. Coryell moved to Michigan, settling in Orion Township, Oakland County, where he remained for two years working at his trade of a blacksmith. In 1847 he came to Lapeer County and settled on a part of the present farm which was then all wild land. On this farm he remained until his death which took place in 1875 his wife having preceded him to the better land in 1854. After his wife's death Mr. Coryell was married for a second time and no children have been the result of this marriage. His first wife was the mother of ten children, nine of whom are now living. He was a member of the Baptist Church, while his wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal. He spent his time in tilling his farm and also took a great interest in politics, having been first a Whig and afterward a Republican. He filled the office of Highway Commissioner for two years. Our subject was born in Seneca County, N. Y., August 7, 1821. He grew to manhood in New York, receiving there a district-school education. He began for himself at the age of twenty-one, when he learned the carpenter's trade. He was married November 20, 1847, to Miss Catherine Hummer, a native of New Jersey. She was born August 11, 1826. Her family came to Michigan in 1844. At the time of his marriage Mr. Coryell lived in Orion Township, where he worked at his trade. He then came to this county in 1848 locating on a farm which was all wild land. On this he built a small log shanty, still working at his trade and hiring men to clear off his farm, on which he has lived continuously every since. He was a poor man when he crime to this county but through hard work has acquired a nice property of one hundred and sixty-seven acres, ninety of which are under cultivation. All the present buildings on the farm are his own construction. He carries on a general farming business and is very successful. He and Mrs. Coryell are the parents of six children, four of whom are now living. George B., is married to Jane Abrams, and lives in Bay City; they have two children. Frantina E. wife of A. D. Webster, is the mother of three children. Milton, who was married to Eda Gall, lives at Reese with one child, and the youngest, Kitty, lives at home with her parents. The children have all had a good district-school education. Mrs. Webster taught school for many years. Mr. Coryell has been School Director of this district and is a Republican in politics. He has been Clerk for Metamora Township for two years and is now Justice of the Peace. Our subject has always taken a prominent part in politics and has been frequently sent as delegate to county conventions. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/lapeer/bios/coryell709gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb