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Worthington DeBoer

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  Worthington DeBoer and Nadine Wiswell
  Marriage:.
• Birth: about 1923, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Death: 24 May 1985, age ~62, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO.¹
• Obituary: 28 May 1985, Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.)
  Worthington DeBoer, 62, of 9293 E. D Ave., died Friday in the Battle Creek Veterans Administration Medical Center, where he had been a patient five days.
  
  He was born in Kalamazoo and was a lifelong Richland and Kalamazoo resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a graduate of Western Michigan University.
  
  He was a recreation therapist with the VA hospital for 25 years before his retirement, and earlier had been employed by the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital.
  
  He was a member of the Kalamazoo Red Cross chapter, and a member of St. Luke Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo.
  
  Surviving are his wife, the former Nadine Wiswell; sons, Victor W. and Alan R. DeBoer, both of Richland; three grandchildren; brothers, Frederick E DeBoer of Cloverdale, Ind., Sidney DeBoer Battle Creek, and H. Russell DeBoer of Kalamazoo; and a sister, Beverly A. Wickman of Miamisburg, Ohio.
  
  Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans organization. Arrangements are by Langeland Memorial Chapel, Kalamazoo..¹

• Last Edited: 19 May 2025

Citations

1. [S6686] "Worthington DeBoer," obituary, The Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 28 May 1985, p. B2, col. 3; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-worthington-deboer/172696860/ : accessed 19 May 2025).

Michael Keeler, , Sr.

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• Birth: 28 October 1918.¹
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  Michael Keeler, , Sr., and Irene Wiswell
  Marriage:.
• Death: July 1985, age 66.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration

Andrew Keeler

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• Family Event - Funeral Service: on 8 June 1972, Royal Funeral HomeO, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO, pallbearer at the funeral of Gleora Wiswell. Glee was his aunt.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

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1. [S2961] Royal Funeral Home, Funeral Card of Gloria "Glee" Homich, Name Of Person: Gloria "Glee" Homich (8 June 1972)

Michael Keeler, , Jr.

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• Family Event - Funeral Service: on 8 June 1972, Royal Funeral HomeO, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO, pallbearer at the funeral of Gleora Wiswell. Glee was his aunt.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

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1. [S2961] Royal Funeral Home, Funeral Card of Gloria "Glee" Homich, Name Of Person: Gloria "Glee" Homich (8 June 1972)

Dwight Phillipps

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Dwight Phillips (1917-2007)

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 19 July 1917, Flint, Genesee County, MichiganO.¹
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  Dwight Phillipps and Patricia Wiswell
  Marriage: 6 January 1943.²
• Death: 14 February 2007, age 89, Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, NevadaO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4165] "Dwight L. Phillipps," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Feb 2007, p. A6, col. 3.
2. [S4166] "Patricia Phillipps," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 2 Apr 2004, p. B4, col. 3.

James Randolph Phillipps

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Robert Walker

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 10 November 1927, St. Louis, MissouriO.¹
• Robert Walker lived in Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO. as a child¹
• Marriage: to Maralee Joy Cunningham, 5 December 1958, age 31.¹
• Family Event - witness to marriage of brother-in-law: 27 October 1967, Marshall, Calhoun County, MichiganO, Robert Lee Cunningham and Sharlene May Grant.²
  

  Robert Lee Cunningham and Sharlene M. Lorio, marriage, 27 October 1967 (page 1)
  

  Robert Lee Cunningham and Sharlene M. Lorio, marriage, 27 October 1967 (page 2)
• Occupation: between 1972 and 1989, Western Michigan University in the food service department.¹
• Robert Walker was a member of. the Red Arrow V.F.W. Post #1527 Auxiliary¹
• Death: 16 September 1999, age 71, 3012 Nellbert St.O, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• He was survived by his spouse, Maralee Joy Cunningham.¹
• His remains were cremated and inurned on 21 September 1999 in Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2258] Kalamazoo Gazette: Robert G. Walker obituary, Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan (17 November 1999)
2. [S4237] Calhoun County, Michigan, marriage license and certificate, state file no. 1230 (27 Oct 1967), Robert Lee Cunningham and Sharlene M. Lorio entry; original, family copy, Cunningham-Grant Family Archives; privately held by T. L. Cunningham, Seattle, Washington, 2019.

Sidney Webb

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  Sidney Webb and Claudine Wiswell
  Marriage: before 11 March 1967, Van Buren County, MichiganO+. Sidney Webb, 30, Marshall, and Claudine Wiswell, 32, Mattawan.¹
• Sidney Webb and Claudine Wiswell
  Divorce:.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5752] "Marriage Licenses in Van Buren," The (Benton Harbor, Michigan) News-Palladium, 11 Mar 1967, p. 19, col. 1; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 16 Mar 2022.)
2. [S5909] "Conversations with Robert Cunningham," Between 1971 and 2010 by T. L. Cunningham, any extant notes in possession of interviewer, Seattle, Washington, written notes.

Betty

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  Bernard Wiswell and Betty
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Laura

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  Richard Everett Wiswell and Laura
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4736] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Richard B. Wiswell, liber 3, 543, 6 Sep 1955, Richard B. Wiswell entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dwight Phillips

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• [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Jan 7, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.43304.122]
  Individual: Phillips, Dwight Birth date: Feb 19, 1917 Death date: Jul 24, 1990 Social Security #: 366-18-7963 State of issue: MI
• Birth: 19 February 1917.¹
• Death: 24 July 1990, age 73.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration

Dwight Phillips

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• [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from M through Z, Date of Import: Jan 7, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.4.43304.118]
  Individual: Phillips, Dwight Birth date: Jan 21, 1914 Death date: Sep 1985 Social Security #: 385-10-3369 Last residence: MI 49017 State of issue: MI
• Birth: 21 January 1914.¹
• Death: September 1985, age 71.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration

Jerry Boelman

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• [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from A through L, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.4.24320.152]
  Individual: Boelman, Jerry Birth date: Mar 26, 1914 Death date: Mar 1978 Social Security #: 366-10-9238 Last residence: MI 49055 State of issue: MI Zip of last payment: 49097
• Birth: 26 March 1914.¹
• Death: March 1978, age ~64.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration

John Boelman

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• [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 4, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Social Security Death Index, Surnames from A through L, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.4.24320.156]
  Individual: Boelman, John Birth date: May 4, 1907 Death date: Mar 1957 Social Security #: 366-10-9237 State of issue: MI
• Birth: 4 May 1907.¹
• Death: March 1957, age 49.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration

Joseph Delevan Crane

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• Birth: about 1826, Seneca County, New YorkO+.¹
• Parentage: Most likely he was the son of Stephen B. Crane and Eunice McCarty. His 1905 marriage record named his parents as Stephen Crane and Unice McCarty. His son, Horace, in his 1909 death record, reported that his parents were Stephen Crane of Scotland and Sarah Cartney of Ireland. Putting aside the reputed birthplaces, this is the only direct or indirect inevidence that Joseph's mother was named Sarah rather than Eunice. What is less clear is whether this may have resulted from some confusion on the part of Horace Crane, whose maternal, rather than paternal, grandmother, was named Sarah.^2,3
• Census: 1 June 1830, Tyre, Seneca County, New YorkO, federal census of 1 June 1830, household of Stephen B. Crane, "Stephen B. Crane," who is presumed to be the free white male between the age of 30 and 39.
  Joseph was most likely one of the two male children under 5 years of age.⁴
  

  Stephen B. Crane household, 1830 census enumeration
• Census: 1 June 1840, Tyre, Seneca County, New YorkO, federal census of 1 June 1840, may be a male between the ages of 10 and 14 in the household of Stephen B. Crane, "Stephen B. Crane," who is presumed to be the free white male between the age of 40 and 49.
  Joseph was probably one of the two free white males between the ages of 10 and 14 in the household.⁵
  

  Stephen B. Crane household, 1840 census enumeration
• Census: 3 October 1850, Hamilton Township, Van Buren County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of Marcus Merriman, page 135B, dwelling 39, family 40.
  Delevan Crane, age 23, male, laborer, born New York⁶
  

  Marcus Merriman household, 1850 census enumeration
• Marriage: to Lucyette Parmeter, 25 January 1853, the home of H[?] Parmeter, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age ~27, "Joseph D. Crane and Lucy Ett Parmeter," by Lyman Kendale, Justice of the Peace.⁷
• Divorce Filing: from Lucyette Parmeter, 9 July 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Joseph D. Crane v. Lucyette Crane."⁸
• Census: 24 July 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Stephen B. Crane, p. 122, dwelling 886, family 886.
  Delevan Crane, age 34, male, farmer, birthplace unknown⁹
• Court: between 13 September 1860 and 14 September 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Joseph D. Crane v. Lucyette Crane." There were four witnesses deposed in their divorce suit: Elizabeth Armstrong, Maria Crane (sister-in-law of Joseph), Dennis Stockwell (uncle by marriage to Lucyette Crane), and Horace Parmeter (father of Lucyette Crane). All of them essentially testified in support of Joseph, although her father only testified to the fact that the couple had been married.¹⁰
• Divorce granted: from Lucyette Parmeter, 18 September 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age ~34.
  Lucyette did not respond to the summons for the lawsuit. The exclusive custody of their children was granted to their father.¹¹
• Physical Description: 1861, 5'7" with blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion.¹
• Military Join: 11 September 1861, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. He volunteered for the Union Army.¹
• Military Enlistment: 2 October 1861, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MichiganO. He enlisted in Company I of the Michigan Second Cavalry for a period of three years.¹
• Military Mustered In: 25 October 1861, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO.¹
• Military Rank: 1862. He joined with the rank of Private, continuing in that rank throughout his military service.¹
• Military Note: October 1862. He was in charge of "ex. horses."¹
• Military Note: between January 1863 and November 1863. He was the company cook.¹
• Military Note: December 1863. "co. com."¹
• Military Discharge: 4 January 1864, Cleveland, Bradley County, TennesseeO. He was discharged by virtue of having re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer.¹
• Military Re-Enlistment: 5 January 1864, Mossy Creek, Tennessee.¹
• Military Note: between 14 April 1864 and May 1864, MichiganO. He was absent with leave on veteran's furlough.¹
• Military Note: between August 1864 and December 1864. He was the company's cook again.¹
• Military Discharge: 17 August 1865, Macon, Bibb County, GeorgiaO.¹
• Land Transaction - Witness: 15 July 1869, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Ann Williams to J. Delevan Crane," 1/2 of north half of lot 1 in block 34.
  He purchased the lot from his sister for $500. The sale was witnessed by Wm. Whitney and George Thomas Clark, notary.¹²
  

  Ann Williams to J. Delevan Crane, land transaction, 15 July 1869
• Marriage: to Hannah E., before 1870.¹³
• Land Transaction: 13 April 1870, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "J. Delevan and Hannah E. Crane to Ann Williams," 1/2 of north half of lot 1 in block 34.
  This record is the only record that definitively indicates Delevan had married again by this time, including the given name of his wife. They sold the lot for $1 to his sister, Ann Williams.
  
  The sale was witnessed by Emeline Cope and George Thomas Clark, notary.¹³
  

  J. Delevan and Hannah E. Crane to Ann Williams, land transaction, 13 April 1870
• Marriage: to Mary A. Hickman, 19 June 1884, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, age ~58, "Joseph D. Crane and Mary A. Hickman."¹⁴
• Stepfather: 1884. He became stepfather of 6 children following his marriage to Mary.¹⁵
• News Article: 10 September 1891, South Bend Tribune, (South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.)
  Joseph worked with teaming horses at Cavanaugh Brickyard on 9 September 1891 when he was accidentally kicked in the abdomen by one of the horses, apparently breaking one or two ribs but without other serious injury.¹⁶
  

  Joseph D. Crane, 10 September 1891, news article
• News Article: 19 June 1893, South Bend Tribune, (South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.)
  Joseph apparently had a loud argument with his son, Horace, overheard by neighbors and reported in the local newspaper.¹⁷
  

  Joseph and Horace Crane, 19 June 1893, news article
• Illness: about 23 August 1897, 820 North Lafayette Street, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO. A brief newspaper item reported that he was seriously ill.¹⁸
  

  Joseph Crane, news item, 23 August 1897
• Land Transaction: about 22 January 1898, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, "The Building & Loan Association to Joseph D. Crane," the south half of lot 10 of Wilson's subdivision for $300. His son, Horace, purchased the north half of the lot from the Building & Loan Association for the same amount.¹⁹
  

  "Building and Loan Association to Joseph D. Crane, and also to Horace W. Crane," land sales, about 22 January 1898
• Census: 8 June 1900, 820 Lafayette, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1900, head of household. Despite his advancing years, Joseph worked as a laborer at the time of the census. His son, Horace, lived next door at 822 Lafayette.²⁰
• Family Event - death of spouse: 28 April 1903, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, death of Mary A. Hickman, age 78.²¹
• Family Event - named as survivor: 28 April 1903, obituary of Mary A. Hickman, South Bend Tribune (South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.)²²
  

  Mary A. Crane, obituary, 28 April 1903
• Residence: between 16 June 1903 and 3 October 1903, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion Branch, Marion, Grant County, IndianaO. He was admitted with disabilities of "partial blindness and old age."²³
• Land Transaction: about 13 May 1905, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, "Joseph D. Crane to Geo. E Vahlert," half of city lot for $850. George E. Vahlert was the husband of Joseph's granddaughter, Adelia Crane.²⁴
  

  Joseph D. Crane to Geo E. Vahlert, news notice of land transaction, 13 May 1905
• Marriage: to Lucyette Parmeter, 4 December 1905, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO, age ~79, "Joseph D. Crane and Lucy E. Parmeter Erard," by Rev. George B. Kulp, Minister.
  Their remarriage occurred more than 52 years after their initial marriage, and more than 45 years after their divorce.
  
  Benjamin and Mabel Nielson, both of Battle Creek, acted as witnesses. According to the marriage record, Joseph resided in South Bend at the time of their marriage, while Lucyette resided in Battle Creek. Despite their advanced ages, both were still working, he as a laborer, and she as a housekeeper. The record notes, almost certainly incorrectly, that both bride and groom had been married twice before.³
  

  Joseph D. Crane and Lucy E. Erard, marriage record, 4 December 1905
• Death: 14 November 1909, age ~83, the County Infirmary, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, "Joseph D. Crane," from uremic poisoning and an enlarged prostate.
  He died at 12:35 in the morning at the county infirmary, where he had stayed during the last six days of his life. His obituary further noted that he had been ill during the last several years of his life.^25,26,2
  

  Joseph D. Crane, death certificate, 14 November 1909
• Burial: 16 November 1909, Riverview CemeteryO, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO.^25,27,2
• Obituary: 20 November 1909, South Bend Weekly Tribune (South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.)
  Joseph D. Crane, 86 years old, died about midnight Saturday at the county infirmary. Death came after several years of illness in which the infirmities of age figured prominently. Mr. Crane is survived by two children, Horace W. Crane, of this city and Mrs. John Grant of Kalamazoo Mich.
  
  Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of the son, 1206 McCartney street. Mr. Crane served in the civil war as a member of Company I, Third Michigan cavalry. He was a member of the Auten post, No. 8, G. A. R. of this city.²⁶

• Last Edited: 27 April 2025

Citations

1. [S2085] Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Michigan, Subject: Joseph D. Crane, Compiled military service record, (private, Company I, 2nd Michigan Cavalry) (National Archives, Washington)
2. [S4504] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Death Records, no. 11-4, 17 Nov 1909, Joseph D. Crane entry; St. Joseph County Health Department, South Bend, Indiana.
3. [S5066] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J9-KZG: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, Joseph D. Crane and Lucy E. Parmeter Erard, filed 15 Dec 1905, volume 1, p. 302, no. 479, image 221 of 639; citing "Marriage Records (1905 -- Bay to Ingham counties, FHL film 2342672), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."
4. [S3786] 1830 U.S. census, Seneca County, New York, Tyre, p. 36 (penned), Stephen B. Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 109.
5. [S3791] 1840 U.S. census, Seneca County, New York, town of Tyre, p. 272 (penned), Stephen B. Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 339.
6. [S3753] 1850 U.S. census, Van Buren County, population schedule, town of Hamilton, p. 135B (stamped), dwelling 39, family 40, Marcus Merriman household, entry of Delevan Crane; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 363.
7. [S5074] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 2 : 38, no. 127, 1 Apr 1853, entry for Joseph D. Crane and Lucy Ett Parmeter; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
8. [S4632] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Circuit Court Docket 1 : 416, Joseph D. Crane v. Lucyette Crane, "Bill of Complainant," 7 Sep 1860; digital images, "Chancery docket, ca. 1847-1932 ; Files, ca. 1847-1939 ; Index, ca. 1831-1944," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3NT-Y9JJ-H : accessed 1996), image 286-91.
9. [S3728] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Kalamazoo, p. 122 (penned), dwelling 886, family 886, Mr. Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
10. [S4632] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Circuit Court Docket 1:416, Crane v. Crane, "witness depositions."
11. [S4632] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Circuit Court Docket 1:416, Crane v. Crane, "Decree of Divorce and Custody of Children."
12. [S4897] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Deed Records, Vol. 33, p. 318, warranty deed by Ann Williams to J. Delavan Crane, recorded 15 Jul 1869; consulted as "Deed records, 1831-1901," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QW-C9RG-4 : accessed 26 Sep 2020), image 167 of 673; citing FHL microfilm 983385.
13. [S4756] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Deed Records, vol. 31: 424, warranty deed by J. Delavan Crane et ux to Ann Williams, recorded 8 Jul 1871; FHL microfilm 983384.
14. [S5072] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriage Records, liber 9 : 238, 21 Jul 1884, entry for Joseph D. Crane and Mary A. Hickman; St. Joseph County Courthouse, South Bend, Indiana.
15. [S4088] "Mary A. Crane," obituary, South Bend (Indiana) Weekly Tribune, 2 May 1903, p. 10.
16. [S5933] "Kicked by a Horse," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 10 Sep 1891, p. 5, col. 5; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/513450079/ : accessed 10 Dec 2022.)
17. [S5934] "The Local Pickup: Pencil Points From the "Tribune" Reporters' Note Books," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 19 Jun 1893, p. 8, col. 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/513572732/ : accessed 10 Dec 2022.)
18. [S6640] "Brief News Notes," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 23 August 1897, p. 4 col. 2; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-joseph-crane-ill/171205370/ : accessed 27 April 2025).
19. [S6639] "Real Estate Sales," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 22 January 1898, p. 6 col. 2; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-building-loan-a/171204099/ : accessed 27 April 2025).
20. [S3814] 1900 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, Portage Township, Precinct 2, city of South Bend, 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 12A, dwelling 243, family 263, Joseph Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 401.
21. [S4506] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Death Records, liber CH-44, no. 313-7, 4 May 1903, Mary A. Crane entry; St. Joseph County Health Department, South Bend, Indiana.
22. [S6638] "Mary A. Crane," obituary, The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 28 April 1903, p. 5; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-mary-a-crane-ob/171201650/ : accessed 27 April 2025).
23. [S5866] "U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," > Marion > Registers > Register of Members, 1890-1931, Entries 7500-8999 > image 255 of 760, Joseph D. Crane entry, recorded 16 Jun 1903, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/159712:1200 : accessed 2 Aug 2022; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15, Series M1749, ","; citing FHL microfilm.
24. [S6637] "Real Estate Transfers," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 13 May 1905, p. 6 col. 3; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-joseph-d-crane-t/171161371/ : accessed 26 April 2025).
25. [S2083] Grand Army of the Republic, Auten Post, No. 8, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Memorial Record
26. [S4086] "Joseph D. Crane," obituary, South Bend (Indiana) Weekly Tribune, 20 Nov 1909, p. 9.
27. [S4085] "Funeral Notes," funeral notice of Joseph D. Crane, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 16 Nov 1909.

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Wilhelmus Nuijen

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 3 August 1819, Sneek, Friesland, the NetherlandsO.²
• Marriage: to Antje Koekewitz, 13 October 1850, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 31.³
• In 1890 appeared on the municipal population register in the household of his sister-in-law, Kaatje Seijnstra, in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. He was employed as a porter or dockhand at the time of the enumeration.⁴
• Death: 22 November 1900, age 81, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at 7 in the morning¹

• Last Edited: 16 January 2022

Citations

1. [S4784] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Wilhelmus Nuijen, vol. 1900, no. 45 (22 November 1900); FHL microfilm 1300720.
2. [S4329] Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1811-1825," geboorte (birth), Wilhelmus Nuyen, vol. 1819, no. 107 (6 August 1819); FHL microfilm 1965195.
3. [S4948] Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1850," huwelijke (marriage), Wilhelmus Nuijen and Antje Koekewitz, vol. 1850, no. 289 (13 October 1850); FHL microfilm 0234884.
4. [S5524] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen S-Z 1890-1900, p. 862, line 1, population register, Kaatje Seijnstra household entry, 1890, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977174 > image 40 of 380; imaged from FHL digital film 8977174.

Antje Koekewitz

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 20 September 1825, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at six o'clock in the evening¹
• Census: 1830, 112 Raamstraat, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, municipal census of 1830, household of Trijntje Harms, wijk S.
  Antje Jansema, age 4, born Groningen, young girl, no occupation, Protestant
  
  No other records found for Antje Koekewitz lists her name as Antje Jansema, so it remains unclear what the significance of this name may be. The age of this Antje matches our Antje Koekewitz, and it would make sense for her to be in her mother's household. The identity of her biological father remains a mystery, but it is possible that this name Jansema may provide a clue.²
• Marriage: to Wilhelmus Nuijen, 13 October 1850, Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 25.³
• Death: 17 January 1888, age 62, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at four o'clock in the morning⁴

• Last Edited: 16 January 2022

Citations

1. [S3927] Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten 1825-1827," geboorte (birth), Antje Koekewitz, vol. 1825, no. 789 (23 September 1825); FHL microfilm 0109128.
2. [S5750] Groningnen, Groningen, Volkstelling 1830, pp. 00195-6, census, Trijentje Harms household entry, 1830, arranged by district; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/64957 : accessed 9 Mar 2022) > DGS 8449251 > images 203-4 of 540; imaged from FHL digital film 8449251.
3. [S4948] Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1850," huwelijke (marriage), Wilhelmus Nuijen and Antje Koekewitz, vol. 1850, no. 289 (13 October 1850); FHL microfilm 0234884.
4. [S4580] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1883-1912," overlijde (death), Antje Koekewitz, vol. 1888, no. 1 (17 January 1888); FHL microfilm 1300720.

Albert Smit

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 13 February 1858, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.^2,3
• Namesake of: In accordance with typical naming traditions, Albert, as the second son in the family, was named for his maternal grandfather, Albert Aten.
• Population Register, 1870-1890: between between 8 May 1877 and 1 January 1890, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, household of father, Jan Smit.
  Albert Smit, male, son, born 13 February 1858 in Sappemeer, single, moved to Sappemeer 20 December 1879²
• 
  
  Albert Smit and Marianne Nuijen
  Declaration of Intention to Marry: 8 November 1879, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.⁴
• 
  
  Albert Smit and Marianne Nuijen
  Marriage Bann: 9 November 1879, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. 16 November 1879^5,5
• Marriage: to Marianne Nuijen, 24 November 1879, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 21.¹
• Albert and Marianne Nuijen moved to in Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, on 20 December 1879. from Zuidbroek⁶
• Population Register, 1880-1900: between between 1 January 1880 and 4 May 1880, Zuiderstraat, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, head of household.
  Family first recorded at beginning of register in 1880, Nederlands Hervormd church,
  address Zuiderstraat, Binnen de kom, B no. 258 -1, left for Zuidbroek 4 May 1880
  
  Albert Smit, male, head, born 13 Feb 1858 in Sappemeer, married, Nederlands Hervormd, occupation arbeider (worker)
  Marianne Nuijen, female, wife, born 4 March 1864 in Zuidbroek, married
  Jan Smit, male, son, born 8 Feb 1880 in Sappemeer⁷
• Population Register, 1870-1890: between between 10 May 1880 and 1 January 1890, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, head of household.
  Family first recorded 10 May 1880, having arrived from Sappemeer, Nederlands Hervormd church, p. 691
  
  Albert Smit, male, head, born 13 Feb 1858 in Sappemeer, married, occupation arbeider (worker)
  Marianne Nuijen, female, wife, born 4 March 1864 in Zuidbroek, married, no occupation
  Jan Smit, male, son, born 8 Feb 1880 in Sappemeer, no occupation
  Siert Smit, son, born 7 March 1883 in Zuidbroek, no occupation, recorded in register 8 March 1883
  Geert Smit, son, born 16 July 1886 in Zuidbroek, no occupation, recorded in register 17 July 1886
  Antje Smit, daughter, born 22 May 1889 in Zuidbroek, no occupation, recorded in register 22 May 1889⁸
  

  Albert Smit household, population register entry, 1880
• Family Event - witness to marriage of brother-in-law: 20 February 1886, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Garrett Nuyen and Elisabeth Lenting.⁹
• Witness - Birth Registration: 16 January 1889, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Geertruida Anna Johanna Smit.
  Geertruida Anna Johanna Smit was the daughter of Johannes Smit, Albert's first cousin, and Annechien Bosscher.¹⁰
• Witness - Birth Registration: 16 January 1889, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Jan Smit.
  Jan Smit was the son of Johannes Smit, Albert's first cousin, and Annechien Bosscher.¹¹
• Population Register, 1890-1900: between between 1 January 1890 and 19 May 1890, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, head of household.
  Family first recorded at beginning of register in 1890, Nederlands Hervormd church,
  address C. n. 32 -1, left for Muntendam 19 May 1890
  
  Albert Smit, male, head, born 13 Feb 1858 in Sappemeer, married, Nederlands Hervormd, occupation sjouwerman (porter)
  Marianne Nuijen, female, wife, born 4 March 1863 in Zuidbroek, married, no occupation
  Jan Smit, male, son, born 8 Feb 1880 in Sappemeer, no occupation
  Siert Smit, male, son, born 8 Mar 1883 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Geert Smit, male, son, born 16 June 1886 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Antje Smit, female, daughter, born 21 May 1889 in Zuidbroek, no occupation¹²
• Population Register, 1890-1900: between between 4 April 1891 and 30 May 1892, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, head of household.
  Family first recorded on 30 June 1891, reported as having arrived in Zuidbroek from Muntendam on 4 April 1891, Nederlands Hervormd church, no address given, left for Slochteren 30 May 1891
  
  Albert Smit, male, head, born 13 Feb 1858 in Sappemeer, married, Nederlands Hervormd, occupation sjouwerman (porter)
  Marianne Nuijen, female, wife, born 4 March 1863 in Zuidbroek, married, no occupation
  Jan Smit, male, son, born 8 Feb 1880 in Sappemeer, no occupation
  Siert Smit, male, son, born 8 Mar 1883 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Geert Smit, male, son, born 10 June 1886 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Antje Smit, female, daughter, born 2 May 1889 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Jantje Smit, female, daughter, born 10 June 1890 in Muntendam, no occupation¹³
• Population Register, 1880-1900: between between 30 May 1892 and 28 January 1895, Slochteren, Groningen, the NetherlandsO+, head of household.
  Family first recorded on 11 June 1892, reported as having arrived in Slochteren from Zuidbroek on 30 May 1892, Nederlands Hervormd church, address D 259, left for Sappemeer 28 Jan 1895
  
  Albert Smit, male, head, born 13 Feb 1858 in Sappemeer, married, Nederlands Hervormd, occupation dagloner (day laborer)
  Marianne Nuijen, female, wife, born 4 March 1863 in Zuidbroek, married, no occupation
  Jan Smit, male, son, born 8 Feb 1880 in Sappemeer, no occupation
  Siert Smit, male, son, born 8 Mar 1883 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Geert Smit, male, son, born 10 June 1886 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Antje Smit, female, daughter, born 2 May 1889 in Zuidbroek, no occupation
  Jantje Smit, female, daughter, born 18 June 1890 in Muntendam, no occupation¹⁴
• Witness - Marriage Registration: 23 November 1901, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema.
  Jan Smit was Albert's youngest brother.¹⁵
• Family Event - marriage of son: 2 September 1905, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Garrett Smith and Lena ten Cate, "Geert Smit and Leentje ten Cate."
  Albert was also a witness to the marriage.¹⁶
• Witness - Birth Registration: 8 April 1906, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Johan Nuyen.
  Johan was the son of Albert's brother-in-law, Wilhelmus Nuijen and Harmina Smit, who was also Albert's first cousin.^17,18
• Emigration Ship Departure: 12 April 1907, from the port of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the NetherlandsO, to the port or New York, aboard the S.S. Statendam.
  According to the passenger list, Albert had $15, paid his own passage, and planned to join his son, S. Smit, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was also described as being 5'1 1/2" tall with fair skin, brown hair, and blue eyes.¹⁹
• Emigration Ship Arrival: 24 April 1907, at the port of New York, aboard the S.S. Statendam.¹⁹
• Divorce Filing: by Marianne Nuijen, 2 May 1908, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, "Mary Smith v. Albert Smith."
  It appears that Marianne saw an attorney to make the initial complaint on 7 December 1907, but the bill was not officially filed until 2 May 1908. There are no further records in the file to indicate that the case was ever heard or ruled upon.²⁰
  

  Mary Smith v. Albert Smith, bill for divorce, 4 December 1907 (page 1)
  

  Mary Smith v. Albert Smith, bill for divorce, 4 December 1907 (page 2)
  

  Mary Smith v. Albert Smith, bill for divorce, 4 December 1907 (page 3)
  

  Mary Smith v. Albert Smith, bill for divorce, 4 December 1907 (page 4)
• Death: 9 October 1932, age 74, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²¹

• Last Edited: 4 December 2022

Citations

1. [S5088] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1877-1880," huwelijke (marriage), Albert Smit and Marianne Nuijen, vol. 1879, no. 22 (24 November 1879); FHL microfilm 0235909.
2. [S5529] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 697, line 1, population register, Jan Smit household entry, 18 Sep 1877, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977170 > image 149 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.
3. [S5360] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, birth registration 1858 no. 10, Albert Smit, recorded 13 February 1858; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http://allegroningers.nl : accessed 27 Dec 2020); citing Groninger Archieven, Groningen.
4. [S5687] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1811-1940, vol. 1879, no. 21, huwelijksaangifte (marriage intention), Albert Smit and Marianne Nuijen entry, 18 Nov 1879, arranged by record number; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100601 : accessed 11 Dec 2021) > DGS 4742518 > image 260 of 446; imaged from FHL digital film 4742518.
5. [S2501] Zuidbroek Marriage Banns (1877-1880), Number: 1879, Film: 0235909
6. [S5529] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 697, line 1, population register, Albert Smit in Jan Smit household entry.
7. [S5743] Sappemeer, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk B-C 1880-1900 Bk 2, p. 380, line 1, population register, Albert Smit household entry, 1880, arranged by district; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/72751 : accessed 1 Mar 2022) > DGS 8976867 > image 385 of 465; imaged from FHL digital film 8976867.
8. [S5797] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 691, line 1, population register, Albert Smit household entry, 10 May 1880, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 2 May 2022) > DGS 8977170 > image 143 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.
9. [S5028] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1892," huwelijke (marriage), Gerrit Nuijen and Elisabeth Lenting, vol. 1886, no. 3 (20 February 1886); FHL microfilm 0444616.
10. [S4345] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Geertruida Anna Johanna Smit, vol. 1889, no. 5 (16 January 1889); FHL microfilm 0444616.
11. [S4350] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1892," geboorte (birth), Jan Smit, vol. 1889, no. 6 (16 January 1889); FHL microfilm 0444616.
12. [S5522] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen S-Z 1890-1900, p. 874, line 1, population register, Albert Smit household entry, 1890, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977174 > image 52 of 380; imaged from FHL digital film 8977174.
13. [S5523] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen S-Z 1890-1900, p. 874, line 1, population register, Albert Smit household entry, 30 Jun 1891, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977174 > image 52 of 380; imaged from FHL digital film 8977174.
14. [S5744] Slochteren, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk B, K, D 1880-1900, p. 156, line 1, population register, Albert Smit household entry, 11 Jun 1892, arranged by district; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/85502 : accessed 1 Mar 2022) > DGS 8976839 > image 446 of 541; imaged from FHL digital film 8976839.
15. [S4961] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Jan Smit and Gerdina Ballema, vol. 1901, no. 75 (23 November 1901); FHL microfilm 1300520.
16. [S5009] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Geert Smit and Leentje ten Cate, vol. 1905, no. 30 (2 September 1905); FHL microfilm 1300580.
17. [S2803] Social Security Death Index, Subject: Unknown subject, Series: Family Search, File Number: no. ? (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), The SSDI component of Family Search is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration
18. [S4267] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1897-1912," geboorte (birth), Johan Nuijen, vol. 1906, no. 51 (9 April 1906); FHL microfilm 1300580.
19. [S4455] Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, National Archives and Record Administration microfilm publication T715, roll 875, arranged chronologically by arrival date of vessel; SS Statendam, Rotterdam to New York, arriving 24 Apr 1907, entry for Albert Smit, group 37, list 22, line 22.
20. [S4638] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Circuit Court Docket 12, no. 164, Mary Smith v. Albert Smith, "bill for divorce," 2 May 1908; digital images, "Chancery docket, ca. 1847-1932; Files, ca. 1847-1939; Index, ca. 1831-1944," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3JM-QSH5 : accessed 27 Jun 2020), image 507-10 of 3102.
21. [S4833] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1923-1932," overlijde (death), Albert Smit, vol. 1932, no. 51 (10 October 1932); FHL microfilm 1801263.

Jurjen Boelman

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• Birth: , the NetherlandsO.¹
• 
  
  Jurjen Boelman and Edna Nuis
  Marriage:.

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3644] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 2nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 19A, dwelling 428, family 433, Jerry Borlman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.

Edna Nuis

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• Birth: , the NetherlandsO.¹
• 
  
  Jurjen Boelman and Edna Nuis
  Marriage:.

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3644] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 2nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 19A, dwelling 428, family 433, Jerry Borlman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.

Lena Smith

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• Birth: 14 March 1909.^1,2
• Census: 29 April 1910, 1823 North West Street (now North Westnedge Avenue)O, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of uncle, Arend William Longjohn.³
• Census: 26 January 1920, North West Street (now North Westnedge Avenue), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
• Census: 14 April 1930, Milham Park Road South, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents.⁴
• 
  
  Thompson and Lena Smith
  Marriage:.⁵
• Residence: 1967, Kokomo, Howard County, IndianaO.⁵
• Death: 23 August 1999, age 90.²

• Last Edited: 4 July 2019

Citations

1. [S3636] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 3B, dwelling 48, family 48, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
2. [S5177] Helene R. Thompson, no. 367-28-1661, issued Before 1951, death date 23 Aug 1999, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 2020).
3. [S3993] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 17A, dwelling 351, family 377, William Langegan household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
4. [S3586] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 8B, dwelling 186, family 193, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
5. [S4181] "Garrett Smith," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Sep 1967, p. 25, col. 8.

John Smith

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• Birth: 27 January 1911.^1,2
• Census: 26 January 1920, North West Street (now North Westnedge Avenue), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
• The census also tells us that. he is 9 years old; he lives with his family in Kalamazoo; and he has attended school since September 1919.
• Census: 14 April 1930, Milham Park Road South, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents. At the time of the enumeration, he was employed as a celery farmer.³
• Death: 28 March 1997, age 86.²
• Burial: Portage Central Cemetery, Portage, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁴

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3636] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 3B, dwelling 48, family 48, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
2. [S5170] John R. Smith, no. 368-03-1330, issued Before 1951, death date 28 Mar 1997, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 2020).
3. [S3586] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 8B, dwelling 186, family 193, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
4. [S5434] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com : 27 Jul 2015), memorial page for John R. Smith (27 January 1911 - 28 March 1997), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60929359, created and maintained by contributor 46814643, "ambs"; citing Portage Central Cemetery, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA; accompanying marker photo(s) from contributor 47542889, "Amy Dunn Hohler", added 2 Jun 2014.

Jerry Smith

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• Birth: 22 July 1913, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 26 January 1920, North West Street (now North Westnedge Avenue), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.²
• Census: 14 April 1930, Milham Park Road South, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents. At the time of the enumeration, he was employed as a celery farmer.³
• 
  
  Jerry Smith and Evelyn Lyke
  Marriage:.¹
• Census: 3 May 1940, 1015 Hazard Ave.O, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1940, head of household, ward 1, enumeration district 39-15, household 264, house rented for $25.
  Jerry Smith, head, male, white, age 26, married, finished 8th grade, born in Kalamazoo, lived in Kalamazoo in 1935, employed as helper at Eckrich Co., worked 40 hours previous week, worked 40 hours in 1939, $800 income in 1939
  Evelyn L. Smith, wife, female, white, age 25, married, finished 9th grade, born Lancaster, lived in "N.Ag." in 1935, not employed, housework
  Jacqueline Smith, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, attended school, finished 2nd grade, born Kalamazoo, lived in Kalamazoo in 1935, not employed
  Richard G. Smith, son, male, white, age 6, single, finished 1st grade, born in Kalamazoo
  Janet L. Smith, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, finished 1st grade, born in Kalamazoo
  Geraldine M. Smith, daughter, female, white, age 2, single, born in Kalamazoo
  Jerry H. Smith, son, male, white, age 1, single, born in Kalamzoo⁴
• Family Event - death of spouse: 14 March 1981, death of Evelyn Lyke.¹
• 
  
  Jerry Smith and Betty Witte
  Marriage: 13 February 1983.¹
• Family Event - death of brother: 1 September 2002, death of Samuel Smith, age 84.⁵
• Death: 19 February 2005, age 91, his home, Portage, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 February 2022

Citations

1. [S6476] "Jerry Smith," obituary, The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 22 February 2005, p. B4 col. 5; image, GenealogyBank, https://www.genealogybank.com : 12 June 2024.
2. [S3636] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 3B, dwelling 48, family 48, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
3. [S3586] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 8B, dwelling 186, family 193, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
4. [S4666] 1940 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 39-15A, sheet 12B, dwelling 264, Jerry Smith household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-01770-00451 : accessed 17 Aug 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1770.
5. [S6477] "Sam Smith," obituary, The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 3 September 2002, p. B4 col. 4; image, GenealogyBank, https://www.genealogybank.com : 12 June 2024.