Hi Malcolm: Hope you received the HUGE email that I sent you with all the info that I could find on your Willson family. I knew that it would be too big for the List to publish so sent it to you directly. To add to what I alreadys sent, Tillie (Willson) Burse' obit is online in a newspaper collection. From the obit, it looks like she and William C. adopted, or perhaps just considered the "waife" Edith that you see on the censi with them, as their daughter because she is mentioned as "daughter" in the obit, and her chldren as "grandchildren". The transcript:: From the Cass City Chronicle, Cass City, Michigan, Friday, March 13, 1942: Mrs. Wm Burse Mrs. William Burse passed away at her farm home in Elmwood Township on February 27, 1942, at the age of 84 years. Funeral services were conducted at the McPhail & Keehn Funeral Home the following Monday afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Dibley of the Sunshine Methodist Church. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born in Rondo Harbor, Ontario, March 29, 1857. Ms. Burse is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Beardsley; and five grancdhilren. From the Cass City Chronicle, Cass City, Michigan, Friday, April 10, 1942: William C. Burse William C. Burse passed away at his hime in Elmwood Township on Friday morning, April 8, 1942, at the age of 86. Funeral services were conducted at the MacPhail and Keehn Funeral Home at 2pm Monday. Rev. Charles Dibley, pastor of the Sunshire Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery. William C. Burse was born on August 2, 1855, in Blenheim, Ontario. He has been an invallid for years. Mrs. Burse died February 27 of this year. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles Beardsley, of Cass City; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Hunkins. And I finally found their marriage reg, now that I know how to spell Wm's surname: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 County of Essex, Division of Windsor Name: William Burse, bachelor, farmer, resides Tuscola (County), Michigan, Presbyterian Birth Place: Kent Ont Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Father Name: Jonathan Burse Mother Name: Sarah Marsden Spouse Name: Matilda Wilson, spinster, resides Windsor, Ontario, Methodist Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Spouse Birth Place: Kent Ont Spouse Father Name: J K Wilson Spouse Mother Name: Eliza Wood Wilson Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1882 Marriage Place: Windsor, Essex Witnesses: Pontus Wood, Detroit, Ann Wilson, Windsor Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_39 Reg. #002839 and I then searched the newspaper website for mention of Tillie and William Burse and found: CASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1946: ORDER FOR PUBLICATION—FINAL ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT. State of Michigan, the Probate Court for the County of Tuseola. At a session of said Court, held at the Probate Office in the village of Caro, in said County, on the 7th day of June, A. D. 1946. Present, Hon. Almon C. Pierce, Judge of Probate. In the matter of the Estate of William C. Burse, Deceased. Edith Beardsley having filed in said Court her final administration account, and her petition praying for the allowance thereof and for the assignment and distribution of the residue of said estate It is ordered, that the 1st day of July, ,A. D. 1946, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Probate Office, be and is hereby appointed for examining and allowing said account and hearing said petition; It is further ordered, that public notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of this order, for three successive weeks previous to said day of hearing, in the Cass City Chronicle, a newspaper printed and circulated in said County. ALMON C. PIERCE, Judge of Probate. A true copy. ROSE NAGY, Register of Probate. CASS CITY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1913: Elmwood Mrs. Arthur Willson, Mrs. William Burse and daughter, Edith, called on Mrs. Thomas Wood Sunday. I%ASS CITY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1913. Elmwood Mrs. Arthur Willson is on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Wood, Miss Walker, Miss Willson and William Burse and daughter, Edith, visited friends at Cass City and Snover. and there are many other references to the Burse and Willson families. Marg in Sunny Alberta Malcolm S Gray wrote: >G'Day Listers > >Today I am asking for information On The WILLISON Family of Morpeth, Howard >Twp In Kent Co. >John Kitchen WILLSON married Eliza J WOOD 1848 in Morpeth, Howard Twp. They >had 6 Known Children, The only Information I have is 6 Names probably not in >order > >1] Ann > >2] William > >3] James > >4] Arthur > >5] Tillie > >6] John > >Can anyone supply information on this Family?? > >Regards Malcolm > > > >