Genesee-Wexford-Mecosta County MI Archives Deaths.....LYSHER, Henry Russell July 1, 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: Marcia Shears u08554@hotmail.com January 9, 2008, 11:31 am Name: LYSHER, Henry Russell Date Of Death: July 1, 1941 Time: 6:10 a.m. Place Of Death: 1510 Cronk St, Flint, Genesee Co., Mich. Residence: 1510 Cronk St, Flint, Genesee Co., Mich. Gender: Male Race: W Age: 78 Years, 5 Months, 15 days Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Date Of Birth: January 15, 1863 Place Of Birth: Antwerp, Ohio Mother's Name: Unavailable, Unavailable Mother's Birthplace: Unavailable Father's Name: Unavailable, Philladaum Father's Birthplace: Unavailable Cause Of Death: Ca. of stomach, Cachexia (1 year) Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Unavailable Funeral Home: Unavailable Doctor: J. J. Gutow, M.D., 5523 S. Saginaw St Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Mrs. Ella Congdon, 1510 Cronk St. Date Of Burial: July 3, 1941 Place Of Burial: Cherry Grove Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich Date Recorded: July 2, 1941 Source Of Record: Death Record from Genesee County Michigan Certificate No.: Vol D36, Page 556, Local File 768 Name: (Adopted name Bennie F. Moore) Additional Comments: The informant was his daughter Ella and the house he lived in was her and her husband, George Congdon's. His wife's name was Catherine "Katie" Alice MCCLELLAND. Other records indicate that his parents were Lewis H. and Matilda LYSHER. He was my great-grandfather. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/genesee/vitals/deaths/lysher265gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

Mecosta County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bidstrup, Everett 1918 ************************************************ 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 sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 25, 2007, 12:48 pm Officers and Enlisted Men... 1920 BIDSTRUP, EVERETT, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force. Enlisted: Detroit, Mich., July 5, 1918. Died: Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., October 1, 1918. Cause: Influenza. Next of kin: Mother, Helene Marie Bidstrup, R. R. 1, Remus, Mich. Additional Comments: Extracted from: OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE WORLD WAR, FROM APRIL 6, 1917 TO NOVEMBER 11, 1918 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1920 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/mecosta/obits/b/bidstrup2581gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb

Berrien-Isabella-Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Denslow, Frank May 9, 1871 - March 15, 1949 ************************************************ 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: Irving DENSLOW d_denslow@verizon.net August 10, 2007, 12:00 pm Author: Irving Denslow My father died in 1932, when I was nineteen months old. This was during the depression, and a time when most women did not hold full time jobs. Also, because of the depression, not many full time jobs were available for men or women In my small home town. Because of financial difficulties, my mother, sister, my maternal grandmother and I moved into my paternal grandfather's home. My grandfather was basically a farmer, and I spent lots of time with him., and he is at least partially responsible for my love of reading. He had a set of book shelves on one wall in the living room, filled with books. I still remember that he would not allow me to read Steinbeck's novels. (Maybe he considered them too hard for me?) Even though he was not an educated man, he was capable of solving any of our high school math problems, taught me to read, and helped me to grow up. This story is a brief picture of his life. Frank Eugene Denslow, the son of Jerome and Asenth Denslow, was born May 9, 1871 in Woodstock, Michigan. He married Mary Rose (Mamie) Hotchkin, daughter of Noah and Eva Hotchkin, in Benton Harbor, Michigan on June 16, 1896. They made their home on Cedar Street in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Frank was a large man, six foot tall at least, and a "man's man." Mamie was a small woman of about five foot and very quiet and mild mannered. But she could control Gene (and her grandson) with just a glance. Frank and Mamie had two children, a son and a daughter. Both children died young; the daughter at the age of 23 and the son at the age of 34. . Frank was always known as "Gene." As a young man he had worked at Ensleys Flour Mill in Saint Joseph, Michigan. His job required that he carry bags of flour up three flights of steps, and it was here that he sustained a serious hernia, that prevented him from continuing that line of work. He became a part time employee at various establishments and a full time small farmer, raising gladiolus , basically for the reselling of the bulbs. However, during the summer months he also sold the flowers, both to increase his income and to get rid of them. Both my sister and I became very good salespersons during summer vacations, and we knew just about every house and every family in Benton Harbor, because of selling flowers door-to-door. During the winter months he would sit in the basement and clean and count bulbs to fulfill the orders he had received. Because I was too young to go to school, I would sit beside him and he taught he how to count, and how to read the orders and how to print tags for the bulbs. So in effect, I was home schooled on these subjects. Gene was seldom seen with out his pipe; he always smoked Prince Albert tobacco. Because of his habit of dropping hot ashes from his pipe, there was only one chair in the house that he was allowed to sit in when smoking, and I don't think we ever had a car that the front drivers seat was not burned out and stuffed with gunny sacks. Grandpa taught both my sister and I how to drive. However, he insisted that both of us learn a little "auto mechanics," like how to check the oil, the water, the tires, how to change a tire, and how to "jump start" a car in case of battery failure. He also required that we pay for our own gas when using the car. Every Sunday the entire Denslow family attended the First Baptist Church on Pipestone Street in Benton Harbor, and after Sunday dinner, during the summer, we would take a car load of flowers and decorate the graves of my father, my aunt, and many of the family's friend's graves. Frank and Mamie were active in the church, and they did not approve of playing cards or drinking alcohol. Sunday was a day of church, family dinner, visit the cemetery and rest. However, Sunday evening we could play a game called Flinch, supposedly because it did not use a regular deck of poker cards. Grandpa also managed to stop at Parson's Parlor during the week to pick up the daily newspaper....and probably to have a quick glass of beer, without Grandma knowing about it. At least she never let on that she knew about it. I never heard my Grandfather raise his voice in anger, nor did he ever argue with my grandmother, but you always tell when he was angry. He often bit the stem off his pipe when things got to him. Also, my grandmother looked forward to the trip to the cemetery every Sunday afternoon. If Grandpa was upset with her, he would come into the house and tell her that they could not go riding because the car was broken down. Seemed strange that with no effort the car was fine that evening. Grandma Denslow hoped to live to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, which she did; June 16, 1946. She died on September 9, 1946. "Gene" died on March 15, 1949. I was serving in the Navy and was aboard ship in the Mediterranean Sea when my Grandpa died. I was unable to get home for the funeral. They are both buried in the family plot in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Michigan Irving Denslow d_denslow@verizon.net Photo: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/berrien/photos/bios/denslow806gbs.jpg File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/berrien/bios/denslow806gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb

Was a John Maynard in Barryton in forties and fiftiys. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Had Maynards in Barryton (Mecosta) in 1950's. Can't think of first name right now. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

We maintain the Michigan Marriage Index Database that has the following records for Mecosta and the surrounding counties. NAME,SPOUSE,COUNTY,COUNTY2,DATE,DOCUMENT,INFO =========================================================== ADELBERT - MAYNARD,JOSEPHINE - ASHLEY,MECOSTA,--,24 DEC 1893,--,-- ADELBERT - MAYNARD,LIA - PORTER,MECOSTA,--,26 SEP 1888,--,-- ALLEN A MAYNARD,ROSETTA - JONES,LAKE,--,15 DEC 1890,--,-- CAPTOLA - MAYNARD,CHARLES H LANDERS,CLARE,--,03 AUG 1890,--,lsansote@voyager.net CHARLES D MAYNARD,EMMA - JENKS,MONTCALM,--,22 FEB 1884,VOL A PG 234,-- CHARLES H MAYNARD,ELLA E GREEN,NEWAYGO,--,10 DEC 1868,--,-- EDITH B MAYNARD,EDWARD D GATES,MONTCALM,--,17 MAR 1888,VOL C PG 08,-- GEORGE - MAYNARD,LILLY J BABCOCK,NEWAYGO,--,00 XXX 1889,--,-- HARRIET - MAYNARD,CHESTER A STONE,NEWAYGO,--,16 NOV 1862,--,-- JAMES E MAYNARD,LYDA - BATCHETTER,MONTCALM,--,31 OCT 1875,VOL A PG 78,-- JAMES R MAYNARD,IDA - VANDEVENTER,OSCEOLA,--,22 APR 1882,--,-- MARILLA - MAYNARD,ANDREW - FISHER,MONTCALM,--,01 NOV 1882,VOL A PG 194,-- MARY A MAYNARD,HENRY J DRIER,MONTCALM,--,15 APR 1896,VOL C PG 170,-- MILDRED ANGELINE MAYNARD,NATHAN L JENKS,MECOSTA,--,16 MAY 1890,--,bdonathn@crosstel.net MINNIE - MAYNARD,JAMES H ORINGER,MONTCALM,--,18 JAN 1884,VOL A PG 227,-- RALPH - MAYNARD,EFFIE - TOWN,MECOSTA,--,16 OCT 1887,--,-- RELL - MAYNARD,STELLA - SCOTT,MECOSTA,--,16 AUG 1894,--,-- SARAH T MAYNARD,JOSIAH G ROBINSON,MONTCALM,--,04 MAR 1879,VOL A PG 143,-- VIOLA - MAYNARD,CHARLES E EHLE,MONTCALM,--,31 OCT 1901,VOL C PG 283,-- WILLIAM - MAYNARD,ANNIE - EBERT,MECOSTA,--,26 MAR 1892,--,-- Please let us know if you find any family connections so that we can add your email address as a reference for other researchers. We have over 200 records for the Maynard Surname on a statewide basis. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan GenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/marriages/michigan/michigan.htm Email Address: jackdibean@modempool.com WWII Memorial: www.wwiimemorial.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicly Westra" <VickyWestra@msn.com> To: <MIMECOST@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 4:57 PM Subject: [MIMECOST] Maynard family > searching for any & all MAYNARD's who lived in Mecosta CO c1860-1950's > Plz reply if you have a Calvin, Sarah, Joseph, William/Willard, Minnie, > ect. > Vicky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/893 - Release Date: 7/9/2007 > 5:22 PM > >

Bay-Mecosta-Midland County MI Archives Deaths.....Hollenbeck, Isaac November 4, 1946 ************************************************ 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: Jacki Hollenbeck angelsamongus60@yahoo.com July 16, 2007, 5:37 pm Name: Hollenbeck, Isaac Date Of Death: November 4, 1946 Time: Place Of Death: Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan, United States Residence: Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Race: W Age: 61 Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Sutliff, Lillian Date Of Birth: August 10, 1885 Place Of Birth: Mecosta County, Michigan, United States Mother's Name: Olin, Biancia Mother's Birthplace: Chemung, New York, United States Father's Name: Hollenbeck, Oliver Father's Birthplace: Chemung, New York, United States Cause Of Death: Curicular Fibratation, Cur Myocarditis, Cur Nephritis Hospital: N/A SS Number: N/A Occupation: Farmer Funeral Home: Harold Carr Doctor: M.C. Maller Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Lavinnia Taylor, Sister Date Of Burial: November 7, 1946 Place Of Burial: Highland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, United States Date Recorded: November 4, 1946 Source Of Record: Certificate of Death Certificate No.: 99-B Local File No. 7 Isaac lived in community for 5 years. M.C. Maller certifies he attended the deceased from 30 Oct 1946 to 4 Nov 1946 and last saw Isaac alive on 3 Nov 1946. The duration of the listed causes of death have question marks. M.C. Maller's address was 200 S Walnut, Bay City, Michigan Local Registrar was George Endline File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/bay/vitals/deaths/hollenbe202gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

searching for any & all MAYNARD's who lived in Mecosta CO c1860-1950's Plz reply if you have a Calvin, Sarah, Joseph, William/Willard, Minnie, ect. Vicky

no, no fosters in the family that I know of. Thanks, Vicky ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Morrow<mailto:dollym67@yahoo.com> To: mimecost@rootsweb.com<mailto:mimecost@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [MIMECOST] Fw: [MIGRANDT] Maynard, Oranger, Dolloway familes Is this part of your family? Laurence Adelbert Foster was my Grandmother's brother. Laurence Adelbert Foster b.1868 d. 1947 Marion Minnie Colvin b. 13 Nov 1874 d. Abt. 1954 Married: 25 Mar 1891 Big Rapids, Michigan, USA Children: Ulrick Foster Alfred Alonzo Loa Lorraine Audrey Leah Foster Francis Darrell Foster Ellen in St. Louis, Mi --- Vicly Westra <VickyWestra@msn.com<mailto:VickyWestra@msn.com>> wrote: > > > searching for family of Calvin & Sarah Maynard > family. They issued Anna (m'd Ryland Shuck), > William/Wilard, Minnie M (m'd Henry Oranger), > Adelbert (m'd Josie), Joseph, & . > Somehow the family related to Dolloway's, poss 2nd > mar of Sarah? > One son in prison, 2 bro of Minnie died w/in 1 1/2 > yr apart;1915-17 in Traverse City. Minnie commited > suicide 15Mar1917 . > Family also lived in Mecosta CO. > > Minnie m'd Henry Oranger c1890 1 child iss. Blanche > b. c1890 > I have news article on Minnie's death 15Mar1917. > Any help appreciated. > Vicky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com>> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/<http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is this part of your family? Laurence Adelbert Foster was my Grandmother's brother. Laurence Adelbert Foster b.1868 d. 1947 Marion Minnie Colvin b. 13 Nov 1874 d. Abt. 1954 Married: 25 Mar 1891 Big Rapids, Michigan, USA Children: Ulrick Foster Alfred Alonzo Loa Lorraine Audrey Leah Foster Francis Darrell Foster Ellen in St. Louis, Mi --- Vicly Westra <VickyWestra@msn.com> wrote: > > > searching for family of Calvin & Sarah Maynard > family. They issued Anna (m'd Ryland Shuck), > William/Wilard, Minnie M (m'd Henry Oranger), > Adelbert (m'd Josie), Joseph, & . > Somehow the family related to Dolloway's, poss 2nd > mar of Sarah? > One son in prison, 2 bro of Minnie died w/in 1 1/2 > yr apart;1915-17 in Traverse City. Minnie commited > suicide 15Mar1917 . > Family also lived in Mecosta CO. > > Minnie m'd Henry Oranger c1890 1 child iss. Blanche > b. c1890 > I have news article on Minnie's death 15Mar1917. > Any help appreciated. > Vicky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MIMECOST-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/

searchng for info on MAYNARD, Calvin who lived & died in Newaygo. Calvin b. c1819, d. 07 April1898 Big Rapids, MI He m'd a Sarah Packard c 1858 ?NY/PA. They issued 5 children; 1.Anna b. 1859 NY/PA, d, 1924 GT Co., MI she m;d Ryaland Shuck (I have her data. 2. William/Willard J. b.1860 NY/PA, d. 1915 TC, MI. m'd unknown. I think he went to prison. 3. Minnie M. b.1869 MI, d. 1917 TC, MI Commited suicide. M'd Henry Oranger c1890. She may have "poisoned 2 bro w/in 1 1/2 yrs? 4. Abelbert "Bert" b.1870 MI, d. 1936, MI m'd Josie, #2 Verna 5. Joseph b. 1877 MI, d. 1915 TC 6. Chas F (may have been a DOLLOWAY? b1865 Calvin & Sarah may have div? Any help on prison, poisoning, Dolloway data will help me. Vicky

searching for family of Calvin & Sarah Maynard family. They issued Anna (m'd Ryland Shuck), William/Wilard, Minnie M (m'd Henry Oranger), Adelbert (m'd Josie), Joseph, & . Somehow the family related to Dolloway's, poss 2nd mar of Sarah? One son in prison, 2 bro of Minnie died w/in 1 1/2 yr apart;1915-17 in Traverse City. Minnie commited suicide 15Mar1917 . Family also lived in Mecosta CO. Minnie m'd Henry Oranger c1890 1 child iss. Blanche b. c1890 I have news article on Minnie's death 15Mar1917. Any help appreciated. Vicky ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MIGRANDT-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mecosta County MI Archives Photo Place.....Martiny Cemetery Sign June 16, 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: Janet Stout jstout2@aol.com June 19, 2007, 2:13 am Source: Martiny Cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mecosta/photos/martinyc105351gph.jpg Image file size: 181.7 Kb MARTINY CEMETERY File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/mecosta/photos/martinyc105351gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 0.7 Kb

Would like to get a copy of the obit for Norman E Obert. Norman died on 06 Jul 2006 in Big Rapids. Thanks for any help. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan GenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/marriages/michigan/michigan.htm Email Address: jackdibean@modempool.com WWII Memorial: www.wwiimemorial.com

Added an index for Chippewa Township Deaths - 1914 - 1947 on the Mecosta Co. website. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimecost/ Jan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - Release Date: 4/21/2007 11:56 AM

If you haven't stopped by the MI Tombstone Project lately, it might be worth your while. Janet Stout has been adding numerous tombstone photos to both Stanwood and Higbee Cemeteries of Mecosta Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/michigan/mitstable.htm Jan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM

The Mecosta County Genealogical Society is trying to put together a book on the rural schools of Mecosta Co. We have assembled a good deal of info, but, some of the schools, their location and photos are very elusive. If you have any information on them, or photos that you would be willing to let us use in this project, we'd love to hear from you. Write us at mcgs@jansdigs.com or MCGS, P.O. Box 1068, Big Rapids, MI. 49307. Thanks for any help that you might give us. Jan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM

Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Mc Mullen, Bartlett H., M.D. September 15, 1857 - ************************************************ 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: Jan Cortez http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00020.html#0004939 April 3, 2007, 10:27 pm Author: Chapman Brothers Bartlett H. McMullen, M.D., practicing physician at Morley, was born in Stratford, Can., Sept, 15, 1857, son of John S. and Margaret (Holland) McMullen, who were born in Canada and came to Michigan in 1860, settling at Saginaw and moving afterward to Bay City, where they are now resident. Dr. McMullen has been a resident of this State since he was three years old. He remained under his father's care until he was 17 years of age, acquiring his primary education. He entered the Medical College at Detroit, and studied there nearly five years. He received his diploma and entered upon practice, which he prosecuted six months, then came to Mecosta County and settled at Morley, where he has since resided, and has a large and continually growing practice. He is esteemed in his profession and is rapidly gaining popular confidence. The Doctor is a Republican and a charter member of Excelsior Lodge K. of H., No. 1830, at Howard City, Mich. He was married at Morley, Mich., Sept. 7, 1882, to Alice M., eldest daughter of Geo. W. and Eliza (Adams) Sams. Her parents were natives of Illinois but went to Ohio in its pioneer days, coming thence to Michigan, where they are yet living. Mrs. McMullen was born Dec. 22, 1864. Dr. McMullen has held the post of School Superintendent, and is now Health Officer of Aetna Township. Additional Comments: Abstracted from the Mecosta County Portrait & Bio Album 1883 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/mecosta/bios/mcmullen689gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Brackett, George January 7, 1844 - ************************************************ 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: Jan Cortez http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00020.html#0004939 April 3, 2007, 10:17 pm Author: Chapman Brothers George Brackett, proprietor of the Brackett House, Big Rapids, was born in North Hermon, Me., Jan. 7, 1844. He is a son of George and Eleanor (Kelley) Brackett, and was reared a farmer, that being the vocation of his father. At the age of 17 he became a soldier for the Union, and enlisted in Bangor, Me., Nov. 23, 1861, in Co. A, 13th Maine Vol. Inf, under Capt. Fred A. Stevens, and was in the service a little more than three years. Among his war experiences were the fights under Gen. Phil Sheridan, in the Shenandoah Valley, up the Red River with Banks, at Pleasant Hill and Sabina Cross Roads, at the taking of Fort Esperanza, in Texas, and in 1863 was in Washington during the attempted raids. He was in 13 engagements and in numerous skirmishes, receiving his discharge Jan. 7, 1864, at Augusta Me. On his return to his home he engaged as a drover and butcher until November, 1867, when he came to Big Rapids, and engaged four years in lumbering. He was then employed at the Big Rapids Furniture Factory, and at the end of one year was made foreman, which position he held five years. In 1876, Mr. Brackett built the hotel where he is now operating, and rented it until 1879, when he opened a furniture store therein and managed it until the fall of 1880. It was then remodeled into a hotel, to which purpose it has since been devoted. The house has 30 rooms for guests, also a saloon with liquor and cigars. He also erected a building adjoining, where he keeps a restaurant and bakery. Mr. Brackett was married in Croton, Newaygo Co., to Ellen Strengel,<sic> a daughter of Joseph and Ellen Stengel. They are the parents of five children: Fred T., Lillie B., Cora, Edna and Charles P. George Arthur is deceased. Mr. Brackett is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Additional Comments: Abstracted from the Mecosta County Portrait & Bio Album 1883 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/mecosta/bios/brackett688gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb

Could someone please check for an obit for Herman Carlson who died 25 Jan 2007 in the Lakeview area. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan GenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/marriages/michigan/michigan.htm Email Address: jackdibean@modempool.com WWII Memorial: www.wwiimemorial.com