This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/79.1.1 Message Board Post: Montcalm County is in western Michigan, north-east of Grand Rapids. The County Seat is Stanton.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/79.1 Message Board Post: I dont recall Mountcalm anywhere in Michigan. I am very familiar with Macomb County. Have you considered that maybe it was Mount Clemens or Mt. Clemens? Which is located in Macomb County. Couldnt hurt to rule it out.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/156.2 Message Board Post: Sterling Township became Sterling Heights in the late 60s. Your best bet to obtain information would be to visit or have a researcher go to Macomb County deed office in Mt. Clemens. They can do a backwards search on the property. In the mid 90s they allowed the public back in with the deed books, I am not sure if any of that changed, but they pretty much let you look all you want.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rivard, Meldrum, Romain, Nantais Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/191.1 Message Board Post: I am not related, but I have numerous family members from Macomb County. I remember seeing the name Flemming in Mt Clemens (correct spelling) you should also check New Baltimore, Chesterfield, and Anchorville. All are located in Macomb County with the exception of Anchorville which is in St. Clair county. Harris is also from New Baltimore/Anchorville as I have them related to my Romain line.

Mt Clemens Press, July 2 1891 A Knowles of East Saginaw, and Miss Maud Bailey, daughter of Stephen Bailey, of this place were married at the residence of Rev. L.S. Stevens, in Pontiac, on Saturday, June 20 1891. The newly wedded pair left on the following day for Saginaw, where they will pass a few days. Mr. Knowles expects to leave soon for the west. Mrs. Knowles will return to this village and remain with her parents until October, when she expects to join her husband in the west. The happy couple will have the best wishes of a host of friends and acquaintances.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/200.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, it would appear so. Somebody else had suggested Chicago so I'm looking there too.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MUNRO/MONROE, RITTER, BLOCHER, BOTTOMLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/200.1 Message Board Post: I don't know about racing in MI but I have a picture from a postcard from Dec 1915 taken at an Ostrich Farm in Pasadena, CA with a sister of my grandfather sitting in a carriage pulled by an Ostrich. Ostriches must have been a fad in that era.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/200 Message Board Post: I have a picture from approx 1915-1920 of a man sitting atop an ostrich at what appears to be a race track. Does anyone know where or if ostriches were raced in Michigan around that time?

I have a stack of calling cards. My Grandma told me that people left these with friends they visited. Some are very plain, some are fancy. There are several Macomb County surnames here: Davis, Giddings, Alvardt/Alward, Howard, Taylor, Chapin, Bliss, Taft, Longstaff, Rolf, Hannan, Eames, Cook, Carlton, Fries, Kniffen, Warren, Immen, Smith, Sutton, Eckert, Tunell, Brass, Willey, Broughton, Vosburgh, Clukey/Claukey, Commings, Dain/Dair?, Wright, Rosso, Welts, Coulon, Tyler, Mason, Miner, Hutton, Preston, Campbell, Wood, Devel, Bacon, Dair, Arnold, Reeves, Harris, McCullough, Vanhorn, Miller, Axtell, Welts, Perry, Kohler, Mitchell. If anyone is interested, I would be happy to scan and send a copy.

Hi - thank you for posting the clippings. I have been able to identify the first 4 you posted, and will work on the others my next trip to the library. The one starting Cady, June 23 -- Wm Ward .......... is from the Utica Sentinel June 27 1891 Macomb Letter with the Nettie Kniffin obit is from the Utica Sentinel Dec 6 1884 Emily Preston Kniffen obit is from the Mount Clemens Monitor Feb 22 1889 Marriage of Julia Longstaff & Thomas Waines etc is from the Mount Clemens Monitor Feb 6 1891 (Incidentally, I believe that the correct spelling of the surname is Warnes). >

This is the last one. Macomb Letter. Macomb, June 18 (year ??)---The 8th annual meeting of the Pioneer Society was held here on the 13th inst. At an early hour the old pioneers commenced to arrive, and at 11 a.m. the clouds which had threatened rain broke loose, but the church was soon filled. President EWELL called the meeting to order and singing by the Macomb choir, led by J.C. CADY. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. M. GORDON, followed by an appropriate address of welcome by P.M. BENTLEY. The response was then given by Rev. J. RUSSELL, in one of his happy moods, alluding to the few old pioneers left that held up his hands. When but a boy trying to preach the gospel here nearly 50 years ago and of their generosity, when Rev. GORDON added that in those days that a request was generally made at quarterly meetings to the P.E. Elder to send them just as many lodgers as there were planks in the floor. Then the report of the Secretary and Treasurer was read and a committee appointed to present names for suitable officers for the coming year, consisting of PHILLIPS, CADY, PEARSALL, BENTLEY, KEELER. Meeting adjourned until 1p.m. A suitable grove had been prepared for speaking and the basket picnic, which was too damp to be occupied, so the church, Gass' Hall, and the houses near, were made ready for the accommodation of dinner. Meeting was called to order at 1 p.m. when the church was soon filled, almost to suffocation, and a goodly number of singers were in their places. T.R. GASS, J.C. CADY, Neil REID, J. CARL, Mrs. CASTLE, Miss GORDON, Lena DAVIS and C. BENTLEY. The committee then reported the following officers: for President, S.H. EWELL; for Secretary, James LAWSON; for treasurer, Allen PEARSALL; which was accepted and adopted. Then came the annual address of President EWELL, which was highly commended. Then a solo was rendered by N. REID, followed by an address of Col. KEELER giving some true definition of what constituted a pioneer. Then C. DAVIS gave a brief history of the place in which the people were assembled. Oran FREEMAN then mounted the rostrum and related an incident of by gone days, how he cheated Bro. RUSSELL out of five dollars and hoped the time would come when he would be able to restore it to him, which brought out one or two amens. L.B. DAVIS followed with some remarks and a song entitled "Just Fifty Years Ago." As soon as thought Niles GIDDINGS was on his feet and gave an eye opener of "Who Killed the Bear?" which was received by general outburst of applause. Then followed well chosen remarks by Mrs. L.S. CHAPIN, Loren ANDRUS, J. LAWSON, N. REED, N.H. MILLER and J. VanHOSEN. Then followed another song by N. REED. Then Dr. DOUGLAS also gave a history of how his father and mother entertained the first Baptist preacher in Troy, (Bro. Booth), and how Jim and John got frightened by the cry of an 'howl', followed by J. ALEXANDER, how he made his first financial start out of the raging canal at Utica. Then ex-Judge ELDRIDE, who was unable to be here. (His History of Macomb was read by P.M.BENTLEY.) The Secretary then read the minutes, and found that more money had been received from dues than ever before at one meeting, enough to pay up all claims and leaving a surplus in the hands of the Treasurer. Meeting then adjourned and a general hand shaking followed, and all seemed loth to leave until a heavy shower of rain drove them homeward. We omitted to say anything about the singing, but when the readers see who they were it is a guarantee that is was hard to beat. Had the day been pleasant it would have been the most successful gathering of the kind ever held in the county. Rev. S.E. WARNER preached his third sermon, of yesterday, here last night. Although the weather was away up in the nineties still a large congregation were out to hear him. His health is much improved.

This clipping I think is from 1892, I have a picture that goes with it. If there is anyone out there related to the KNIFFEN, FRIES, PRESTON, SCHLUNT, I would love to hear from you. Prestonville. Correspondence of the Monitor A very pleasant reunion of the PRESTON family occurred on Saturday, June 4th, at the home of Daniel MILLER, near Macomb. Mr. Miller is related to the family through his wife, formerly Miss Lulu KNIFFEN, great granddaughter of Ira Preston. About 70 people were present. After a bountiful dinner served beneath the trees on the pleasant lawn, a pleasing program consisting of songs and recitations, and arranged by Mrs. Lill J. MYERS, was carried out, opened by prayer by N.H. MILLER. An original song, "We Are Growing Old Together," sung by the family choir, was followed by "Rock of Ages," in which all joined. Mrs. MYERS gave a brief address of welcome. Miss Hazel PRESTON rendered an instrumental solo. An original poem, read by Mrs. W.C. HIGH, entitled "Prestonville," was followed by a duet by Mr. and Mrs. R. CARLTON and a reading by Mrs. Flora SHELLY. Miss Gertrude WILCOX gave an instrumental selection. Daniel MILLER, in response to repeated calls, gave an amusing recitation, and the delighted audience calling for another, he gave it. A letter of greeting was read by Mrs. Rev. D.H. SHELLY, of Ionia. Mrs. MYERS and Mrs. WILCOX sang a charming duet. Mrs. R. CARLTON, of Oxford, gave a pleasing recitation. The president of the organization gave a short address. The obituary of Luman PRESTON, the last remaining son of Ira PRESTON, was read by Mrs. MYERS, and all joined in a song, thus completing the program. In response to an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. W.C. HIGH, of Mt. Clemens, it was decided to hold the next reunion with them. Members of the family were present from Ionia, Fenton, Lapeer, Oxford, Rochester, Romeo, Mt. Clemens, and Washington. After a pleasant social period the company dispersed to their various homes.

This one has Aug. 25, 1900 written in pencil. This must be the date of the wedding. Macomb. Correspondence of the Monitor Married at Pontiac, on Saturday Aug. 25, Reuben Fries, of Lowell, MI, and Miss Rose Kniffen, of Macomb. Mr. and Mrs. Fries expect to make their home at Lowell, and will be followed by the best wishes of a large circle of friends here. On Tuesday Muriel, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will BACON, met with a painful accident. While playing on a threshing machine she fell to the ground, breaking both bones of the left arm. Dr.SCOTT, of Davis, was called to attend her. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. BITTNER, of Middletown, O., have been visiting Mrs. BITTNER's parents, Mr. and Mrs. GIDDINGS, and other friends here. Our school opened Monday morning with Wilber BLISS as teacher and 33 pupils in attendance. Will PRESTON has returned from a visit to Smith's Creek. Many people about here are ill with stomach trouble. Miss Anna BRASS, of Detroit, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred PETERS. It is sad for tow places to become as hopelessly mixed as Milton and Macomb did last week. Ten of our young men drove to New Baltimore Monday morning and spent a very pleasant day fishing. Will PRESTON has a new blacksmith in place of Mr. WIER, who went away last week.

Macomb. Correspondence of The Monitor. The great social event of the neighborhood, since our last communication, was the marriage of Mr. Thomas H. WAINES and Miss Julia A. LONGSTAFF, on the afternoon of January 28th. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. J. BALMER, at the residence of her mother, on the homestead, and was strictly private. Miss Gussie GIDDINGS, who has been in Lapeer County since last autumn, has returned to Macomb. She is the daughter of the late Levi F. GIDDINGS. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob FRIES have been called upon to perform the sorrowful duty of burying their infant son, Herbert, who died on the 30th day of January 1891, aged 6 months. He had never been a robust, healthy child. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Ostrander, of Disco, at the residence of the afflicted parents, in the English neighborhood, Clinton, and the burial was in the cemetery at Prestonville on Sunday 1st inst. This is the 6th time that death has invaded the family circle of Mr. and Mrs. FRIES, and claimed an infantile victim, leaving them only a girl and boy to cheer their fireside. "All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest."

Macomb Letter, Macomb, Dec. 2, 1884 Death has again entered this neighborhood. On Sunday morning Nov. 30, Nettie, the daughter of Ira and Louisa Kniffen, aged 18 years and 6 months. She was stricken down with fever while taking care of her brother and during her last sickness was a great sufferer. Nettie was loved by all who knew her. Sweet spirited, good her self, she looked upon all as being good. She was buried on Monday at the Preston Cemetery. Rev. Lucas attended the funeral service. The family in their great affliction, share the sympathies of all.

Cady, June 23---Wm. WARD is visiting at R.E. MILLER's. John BELLOWS and wife of Rochester spent last week at Robert JEAN's. Married at the residence of the bride's parents on the evening of June 17th, Miss Emma R. MILLER to Albert E. ROSSO of Mt. Clemens, Rev. W. Ostrander of Disco officiating. Sixty-five guests were present to witness the ceremony, after which the happy couple left for Rochester, NY. Their departure was met with a shower of rice, old shoes and good wishes from all. The presents were numerous and beautiful, among which were: china tea set, Joseph ROSSO; pearl agate coffee pot, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rosso, Jr.; Rocking chair, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rosso; half doz. heavy oak chairs, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rosso Sr.; large gilt edge bible, Mrs. L.A. FOX; rocking chairs, Harry MORGAN; silver cake basket, F.M. SCOTT; water set, Mr. and Mrs. Asa FULLER; set of towels and glassware, Mrs. Jeff OBER; handkerchief cushion, Hattie BARCROFT; table, Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel SACKETT; china silk head rest, scrap bag and photograph case, Mrs. E.D. MILLAR; crumb pan, Miss Lulu COULON; set silver tea spoons, Mrs. Homer RECTOR; water color painting, Lillie CONNEY of Detroit; silver pickle caster, Messrs. and Misses COMMON; salt and pepper caster, W.H. WARD; silver napkin rings, Jennie, Jean and Gertie FOX; pair towels and box flax stationery, Mrs. L. STEAD; rocking chair, Mr. and Mrs. L.T. CADY and Mr. and Mrs. F.G. BROMM, Miss Mary McGREGOR; glassware, bed spread and pair towels, Mrs. E. COULON; salt and pepper caster and butter knife, Mrs. E. SMITH; hand painted table spread, Miss E. SWAN of Detroit; 12 linen napkins and pair towels, Mrs. Mary SACKETT and daughter; silver sauce spoon, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. RECTOR; set silver tea spoons, J. WOOD; $25 in gold, Wm. COTTREL; pair towels, Eva ALBAND; chamber set, James MILLAR; a nice little pair of shoes and slippers. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. RECTOR spent Sunday in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. JENNING visited at Homer RECTOR's Sunday. Miss Jennie OBER is visiting Miss Flora MILLAR. The new dancing hall connected with the Star hotel will soon be completed. There are a couple more clippings. I will type them in as soon as time allows.

I have a couple of old obituary clippings which I will type in. I do not know which paper they came from or the exact dates. Hoping someone might be able to help with that information. The end mentions several surnames which someone may be interested in. The first is in a column with the headline County News, Macomb. Correspondence of the Monitor. In our communication last week we mentioned that old Mrs. KNIFFEN, who had been in feeble health all winter, was thought to be in a critical condition from an attack of paralysis. It now becomes our unpleasant task to announce her death, which occurred about nine o'clock on the morning of Thursday, the 14th inst. She had been as well as usual until Saturday the 9th. In the morning it was observed that she could not speak as well as usual and did not have a good use of one of her hands, but a physician was not called until Monday. The doctor did not consider her in immediate danger, but she continued to gradually fail until Thursday morning when her spirit passed away so gently that the watchers by her bedside scarcely knew when she drew her last breath. Mrs. Emily (Preston) Kniffen was the oldest child of Ira and Deborah (GOFF) PRESTON. She was born in Rush, Monroe Co., NY, June 4th, 1813. In 1827 her father moved his family to Michigan, settling near the northeast corner of the town of Shelby, Macomb Co., in an unbroken forest. On the 28th of September 1828, she was married to Daniel KNIFFEN, a carpenter, who was one of the party that came with her father from York State. Mr. K. bought of the government 80 acres of land 2 miles east of Preston's in what was afterwards the town of Macomb, and in the spring of 1830 moved his young wife into a log cabin which he had built on the south bank of the Middle branch. To get their household goods to his clearing he was obliged to brush out a track along the bank of the stream. They were the first settlers in the northwest corner of Macomb township and there they lived alone in the wilderness until the spring of 1831, when Lester GIDDINGS moved his family onto adjoining lands. Moving into their log house was the last move they ever made except to move from the "old house into the new" and from there to their last resting place in the Prestonville Cemetary which is a part of her father's original purchase. Mrs. Kniffen was the mother of 9 children, 5 boys and 4 girls, 6 of whom survive her. Her husband died more than 22 years ago, during which time she has lived with her son, Andrew, on the old homestead. She was buried on Sunday, the 17th, from the church, which was filled to its capacity with a congregation of sympathizing friends. The sermon was preached by the Rev. BALMER. Mrs. Kniffen was an indulgent mother, a kind and peaceable neighbor, and commanded the respect of old pioneers and their descendants, among whom she had lived for 59 years. Her death leaves only one of the original settlers of this part of the town living - Mr. Daniel MILLER, who made an "improvement" on the farm now owned by the widow of Richard WELTS, in 1832. He is 91 years old and lives with his son-in-law, Mr. N.R. SUTTON, a mile east of this. Mr. Daniel DUNCAN, who made the first "opening" on the farm of Wm. NORTON, is yet living near Rochester, but he came in at a later day. Mrs. Hannah METCALF, who came from Fort Gratiot to visit her niece, Mrs. John H. IMMEN, is now under the doctor's care. The other I have is much smaller but since this is so long I will send it in another mailing.

Mt Clemens Daily Leader Mon. Apr 8 1929 (photos) Mr. & Mrs. A W Little have been wed 66 years today. Prescribing protracted courtships rather than companionate marriage as the recipe for a truly happy wedded life Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Little today are quietly observing their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary at their home, 11 Moser Place. Mr. and Mrs. Little have lived together for 66 years and say that they have never had an honest to goodness quarrel. This they attribute to a lengthy courtship and an engagement of more than one years. When A.W. Little was married he knew the whims and fancies of his wife for he had attended school with her and been in her company for years. Mrs. Little also knew the various moods and propensities of her husband. Even after Mrs. Little had consented to marry, both she and her future husband agreed that a lengthy engagement was a prerequisite for a fundamental understanding. As a result, both Mr. and Mrs. Little knew each other's likes and dislikes when they were married and each possessing that rare quality of being able to give and take they have lived a happy wedded life. After their marriage at the home of Mrs. Little's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Parke, of Market street, April 8 1863, they took a brief honeymoon to Ypsilanti and return. Money was scarce in those days and only the idle rich engaged in the practice of taking honeymoons to different cities. The now popular Niagara Falls journey was not known in those days. Although in moderate circumstances financially, when they were married Mr. and Mrs. Little through sagacity and thrift have since obtained a neat bank account and income. They have made several trips since the journey to Ypsilanti and each has been a honeymoon for they love each other as much today as they did on that bright April day back in 1863 when they made the journey to Ypsilanti. Briefly, here is the recipe for happy married life and evasion of the divorce courts as prescribed by the aged and happy couple. Know the likes and dislikes of your life's mate. Be tolerant and above all give and take. Mr. and Mrs. Little are not staging a celebration in honor of their 66 years of wedded life but are observing it quietly with their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hall and their grandson, Howard Hall all of 11 Moser Place.

Thanks Ann for posting this. I am still looking for my husband's grandfather Robert Dubey, Dubay, Dube' that married Frances Lockwood after summer 1880 and before 1882. Ann in New Mexico -----Original Message----- From: Ann Faulkner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MiMacomb] Spanish-American War Utica Sentinel Sept 3 1898 Sergeant John DeKay of Co.K, Thirty-fourth Michigan, who has been here for the past six weeks on recruiting duty, has received orders to report at Middletown, Pa, and left last Friday with eighteen recruits. They are all young men of this city and vicinity. They are Wm. H. Trombley, E. R. Lang, N. M. Lenz, W.F. Neff, Geo. Ellis, Frank Dubay, Walter Peltier, John W. Lennebacker, A.H. Ebert, William Frederick, Herbert Van Slambrook, Fred Miller, F.E. Merrill, A.B. Morton, Ed Mallast, Garfield Scramlin, and Albert Tanner. The boys are in high glee over the prospects of seeing service. They will go in charge of Capt. Wheeler of Co. L and be re-inforced in Detroit by some eighty more men picked up in various parts of the state, all of whom expect to join the 34th. Just what duty the regiment will be assigned to is not definitely known -- Mt. Clemens Press. ==== MIMACOMB Mailing List ==== Rootsweb! Where else can you get this information for free? http://www.rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Utica Sentinel Aug 27 1898 The marriage of Harlan H Barrows and Miss Janie Gleason was solemnized at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. Orton Gleason, at Detroit, on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 16. After a short visit at Armada Mr. and Mrs. Barrows will take a trip up the lakes before going to Big Rapids their future home. The bride is a former Richmond girl and the bridegroom was well known in Armada. Their many friends in both Richmond and Armanda will join in wishing them a life of unalloyed happiness. D. T. Burke, brother of the late Mrs. Joseph Banister, has been calling on old friends in Armada and Utica. He left last week for the Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids. Miss Estella Warwick, a daughter of Benjamin Warwick, who lives about one and one-half miles north of New Baltimore, died Monday morning from poison taken by her own hand. She went to bed the night before at about the usual hour and was soon found in an unconscious condition. She was 30 years old.