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Antanas Plentauskas

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• Parentage:^1,2,2
• Birth: 2 October 1874, Karšinauka, Ponevezsky, Kovno, RussiaO.²
• 
  
  Antanas Plentauskas and Constancia Jarecka
  Marriage: 21 February 1898, Church of St. Stanislaus, New York, New York County, New YorkO.^3,4
  

  Anton Lentowski and Constancya Jarecka, 21 February 1898, marriage
• Census: 16 June 1900, 32 Scammell St., Manhattan, New York, New YorkO, federal census of 1 June 1900, head of household. ||According to the census, the family rented their home. It also noted that Anthony was born in Russia, as were his parents. It also noted that he was an alien and had immigrated to the United States in 1894. Anthony worked as a coat presser, and had not been out of work during the previous year. He could read and write, but could not speak English.⁵
• Census: 28 April 1910, 784 Hubbard Ave., Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household.⁶
• Family Event - baptism of child: 4 December 1910, St. Casimir Church, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, baptism of Elizabeth Linsky.⁷
• Census: 29 January 1920, Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household.⁸
• Census: 22 April 1930, R.F.D. 1, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household, His wife, Marion, lived with him, as did his children, Anthony, Marion, and Elizabeth. Tony, as he was referred to in the census, owned his farm, which was valued at $18,000. The census indicated he was born in Lithuania between 1874 and 1875 to Lithuanian parents, and got married at age 22. It further indicated that he immigrated to the United States in 1895 and had been naturalized. He could read and write, as well as speak English. The family lived on a general farm and owned a radio. A boarder, John W. Degnan, age 51, lived at the homestead as well. He was said to be employed as a farm laborer - we might presume on the family's farm - and was born in Connecticut. It was furthermore reported that Mr. Degnan's father was born in England, and mother in the Irish Free State. It finally notes that Mr. Degnan was an alien who immigrated in 1869, although this would contradict the information provided that he was born in Connecticut.⁹
• Census: 7 April 1940, Adams Road, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1940, head of household. His son-in-law, Stanley Weaver, and 1 year old granddaughter also lived there at the time.¹⁰
• Death: 30 January 1949, age 74, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Hartford County, ConnecticutO.¹¹

• Last Edited: 31 December 2019

Citations

1. [S4128] "Anthony Linsky," obituary, The Hartford (Connecticut) Courant, 31 Jan 1949, p. 4, col. 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 Sep 2017.)
2. [S3450] Panevežio (Panevežys, Panevežys, Lithuania), Panevežio RKB gimimo metriku knyga (yra Velykiai), 1871-1875 (Panevezys RKB Birth Metrics Book (Easter)), Panevežio Šv. Apaštalu Petro ir Povilo Romos kataliku bažnycia, image 177 of 197, Antanas Plentauskas entry, 27 October 1874, entry no. 304; digital images, Lietuvos valstybes istorijos archyvas (Lithuanian State Historical Archive), Paveldas Lithuanian Cultural Heritage Collection (http://www.epaveldas.lt/vbspi/biRecord.do?submit=Go+to&biExemplarId=289701&psl=175 : accessed 3 February 2018; English language translation by Karile Vaitkute., TYPE OF SOURCE:
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   BAPTISM: Antanas Plentauskas was baptized by Vicar Plukas on 27 October 1874 at Panevezys Catholic Church.
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   BIRTH: Antanas Plentauskas was born on 2 October 1874 in Karsinauka.
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   CHILD RELATIONSHIP: Kazimieras Plentauskas was the father of Antanas Plentauskas.
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   CHILD RELATIONSHIP: Elzbieta Katinaite was the mother of Antanas Plentauskas.
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   SPOUSAL RELATIONSHIP: Kazimieras Plentauskas and Elzbieta were a legally married couple on 27 October 1874.
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   OCCUPATION/SOCIAL STATUS: Kazimieras Plentauskas and his wife, Elzbieta, were recorded as peasants on 27 October 1874.
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   FAN: Petras Preidys and Grasilda, wife of Benediktas Gumbynas, were godparents at the baptism of Antanas Plentauskas on 27 October 1874.
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3. [S4964] Anton Lentowski-Contancia Jarecka marriage certificate (1898); 20 Sep 1982, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, New York, New York; last known to be privately held by Marion Barre, Westfield, Massachusetts, 2017.
4. [S5930] Manhattan, New York City, New York, marriage certificate no. 3745, Anton Lentowski and Constancya Jarecka, married 21 Feb 1898, recorded 2 mar 1898; database and digital image, New York City Municipal Archives Historical Vital Records https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7974851 : accessed 3 Dec 2022); citing New York City Municipal Archives, New York, New York.
5. [S3695] 1900 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, city of New York, borough of Manhattan, 7th ward, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 31A, dwelling 53, family 557, Anthony Lintofsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1084.
6. [S3665] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 14, enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 16A, dwelling 283, family 304, Anthony Vantouski household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 686.
7. [S3443] Elizabeth Lentowski baptismal certificate (1910); issued 22 March 1950, St. Casimir Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan; privately held by Marion Barre, Massachusetts.
8. [S3610] 1920 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Windsor, district 6, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 23B, dwelling 418, Anthony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jan 2004); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 180.
9. [S3583] 1930 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 11B, dwelling 171, family 179, Tony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 261.
10. [S3592] 1940 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 2-8, sheet 2B, dwelling 47, Tony Linske household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-00501-00276 : accessed 2 Sep 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 501.
11. [S4702] Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, death certificate no. 613 (1 Feb 1949), Anthony (Lintowski) Linsky, Bloomfield Town Clerk's Office, Bloomfield, Connecticut; certificate prepared 11 May 2001 in possession of Marion Barre.

Constancia Jarecka¹

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• Birth: between 1866 and 1867, AustriaO.²
• Immigration: 1885.³
• 
  
  Antanas Plentauskas and Constancia Jarecka
  Marriage: 21 February 1898, Church of St. Stanislaus, New York, New York County, New YorkO.^1,4
  

  Anton Lentowski and Constancya Jarecka, 21 February 1898, marriage
• Census: 16 June 1900, 32 Scammell St., Manhattan, New York, New YorkO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, Antanas Plentauskas. In the census, she was listed as "Constants." She had had only one child, who was living. It noted that she was born in Russia, as were her parents. It further noted that she had emigrated in 1891. She could not read or write, nor could she speak English.⁵
• Census: 28 April 1910, 784 Hubbard Ave., Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Antanas Plentauskas.²
• Family Event - baptism of child: 4 December 1910, St. Casimir Church, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, baptism of Elizabeth Linsky.⁶
• Census: 29 January 1920, Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, Antanas Plentauskas.³
• Census: 22 April 1930, R.F.D. 1, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of spouse, Antanas Plentauskas, His wife, Marion, lived with him, as did his children, Anthony, Marion, and Elizabeth. According to the information provided, Marion, as she was referred to in this cenus, was born between 1866 and 1867 in Germany to German parents. She immigrated to the United States in 1886 and had naturalized. She got married for the first time at age 31, and she was able to both read and write and speak English.⁷

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

Citations

1. [S4964] Anton Lentowski-Contancia Jarecka marriage certificate (1898); 20 Sep 1982, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, New York, New York; last known to be privately held by Marion Barre, Westfield, Massachusetts, 2017.
2. [S3665] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 14, enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 16A, dwelling 283, family 304, Anthony Vantouski household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 686.
3. [S3610] 1920 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Windsor, district 6, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 23B, dwelling 418, Anthony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jan 2004); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 180.
4. [S5930] Manhattan, New York City, New York, marriage certificate no. 3745, Anton Lentowski and Constancya Jarecka, married 21 Feb 1898, recorded 2 mar 1898; database and digital image, New York City Municipal Archives Historical Vital Records https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7974851 : accessed 3 Dec 2022); citing New York City Municipal Archives, New York, New York.
5. [S3695] 1900 U.S. census, New York County, New York, population schedule, city of New York, borough of Manhattan, 7th ward, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 31A, dwelling 53, family 557, Anthony Lintofsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1084.
6. [S3443] Elizabeth Lentowski baptismal certificate (1910); issued 22 March 1950, St. Casimir Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan; privately held by Marion Barre, Massachusetts.
7. [S3583] 1930 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 11B, dwelling 171, family 179, Tony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 261.

Anthony Linsky, , Jr.

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• Birth: about 1902, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 28 April 1910, 784 Hubbard Ave., Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of parents.²
• Census: 29 January 1920, Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
• Census: 22 April 1930, R.F.D. 1, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, His wife, Marion, lived with him, as did his children, Anthony, Marion, and Elizabeth. According to this enumeration, Anthony was born between 1903 and 1904 in Michigan. He was single, worked as a farmer, and could read and write.³
• News Article: 28 June 1931, also mentioned, Hartford Daily Courant, (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.) He was a tenor vocalist at a recital given by his sister, Elizabeth, who was a soprano.⁴
  

  Elizabeth M. Linskey, news item, 28 June 1931
• Census: 7 April 1940, Adams Road, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1940, household of father, Antanas Plentauskas.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3610] 1920 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Windsor, district 6, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 23B, dwelling 418, Anthony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jan 2004); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 180.
2. [S3665] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 14, enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 16A, dwelling 283, family 304, Anthony Vantouski household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 686.
3. [S3583] 1930 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 11B, dwelling 171, family 179, Tony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 261.
4. [S6692] "Miss Elizabeth M. Linskey," The Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant, 28 June 1931, p. D9 col. 2; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-elizabeth-m-linsky-ne/173126471/ : accessed 25 May 2025).
5. [S3592] 1940 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 2-8, sheet 2B, dwelling 47, Tony Linske household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-00501-00276 : accessed 2 Sep 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 501.

Marion Linsky

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  John Tunis and Marion Linsky
  Marriage:.¹
• Birth: about 1908, MichiganO.²
• Census: 28 April 1910, 784 Hubbard Ave., Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of parents.³
• Census: 29 January 1920, Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.²
• Census: 22 April 1930, R.F.D. 1, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, His wife, Marion, lived with him, as did his children, Anthony, Marion, and Elizabeth. According to the census, she was single, not employed, and had been born between 1909 and 1910 in Michigan.⁴
• News Article: 28 June 1931, also mentioned, Hartford Daily Courant, (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.) She was a contralto vocalist at a recital given by her sister, Elizabeth, who was a soprano.⁵
  

  Elizabeth M. Linskey, news item, 28 June 1931
• Census: 7 April 1940, Adams Road, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1940, household of father, Antanas Plentauskas.⁶
• Death: 27 October 1979, age ~71, 211 East St., Easthampton, Hampshire County, MassachusettsO.⁷
• Obituary: 28 October 1979, Springfield Union (Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.)⁷

• Last Edited: 25 May 2025

Citations

1. [S4190] "Easthampton Briefs," death notice of Mrs. Lillian Lupinski, Springfield (Massachusetts) Union, 14 Jan 1959, p. 4, col. 7; image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 8 Apr 2018.)
2. [S3610] 1920 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Windsor, district 6, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 23B, dwelling 418, Anthony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jan 2004); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 180.
3. [S3665] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 14, enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 16A, dwelling 283, family 304, Anthony Vantouski household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 686.
4. [S3583] 1930 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 11B, dwelling 171, family 179, Tony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 261.
5. [S6692] "Miss Elizabeth M. Linskey," The Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant, 28 June 1931, p. D9 col. 2; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-elizabeth-m-linsky-ne/173126471/ : accessed 25 May 2025).
6. [S3592] 1940 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 2-8, sheet 2B, dwelling 47, Tony Linske household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-00501-00276 : accessed 2 Sep 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 501.
7. [S3805] "Marion E. Tunis," obituary, Springfield (Massachusetts) Union, 28 Oct 1979, p. 38, col. 5; image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 8 Apr 2018.)

Elizabeth Linsky

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  Stanley Weaver and Elizabeth Linsky
  Marriage:.¹
• Birth: 21 November 1910, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO.²
• Baptism: 4 December 1910, St. Casimir Church, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO. Roman Catholic Church²
• Census: 29 January 1920, Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.³
• Census: 22 April 1930, R.F.D. 1, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, His wife, Marion, lived with him, as did his children, Anthony, Marion, and Elizabeth. According to the census, Elizabeth was single, unemployed and attended school in the current school year. She had been born between 1912 and 1913 in Michigan.⁴
• News Article: 28 June 1931, Hartford Daily Courant, (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.)
  MISS ELIZABETH M. LINSKEY
  
  Miss Linskey, soprano, will appear in the recital to be given Monday evening at the Horace Bushnell Memorial under the auspices of the Caruso School of Music. Her sister, Miss Marion E. Linskey, contralto, and her brother, Mr. Anthony Linskey, tenor, will also appear on the program.⁵
  

  Elizabeth M. Linskey, news item, 28 June 1931
• Census: 7 April 1940, Adams Road, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1940, household of father, Antanas Plentauskas. Her husband and daughter were also living there at the time.¹
• Census: 17 May 1950, Duncaster Road, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO, federal census of 1 April 1950, household of spouse, Stanley Weaver, "Stanley Weaver" household, farm, farm census 73.
  Elizabeth Weaver, wife, white, female, age 34, married, born Michigan, keeping house⁶
• Death: 16 February 2001, age 90, Porter, Oxford County, MaineO.⁷
• Obituary: 19 February 2001, Portland Press Herald (Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.)
  PORTER - Elizabeth M. Linsky Weaver, 90, formerly of Bloomfield, Conn., died Feb. 16, 2001, at home. She was born in Michigan.
  
  She and her husband lived in Bloomfield for more than 50 years, moving to Porter in 1979. In Bloomfield, they operated the family farm and a vegetable stand on Duncaster Road.
  
  Her husband, Stanley L. Weaver, died previously.
  
  She is survived by a son, David E. Weaver of Porter; a daughter, Elizabeth W. Stevens of Sebastian, Fla.; and a grandson, John F. Stevens Jr. of Hudson, N.H.
  
  A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bloomfield. There are no visiting hours. Burial will be private in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Arrangements are by Taylor and Modeen Funeral Home of West Hartford, Conn..⁸
  

  Elizabeth M. Weaver, obituary, Portland Press Herald
• Burial: 21 February 2001, Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutO.⁷
  

  Elizabeth Linsky Weaver, grave marker, Mt. St. Bendict Cemetery

• Last Edited: 25 May 2025

Citations

1. [S3592] 1940 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 2-8, sheet 2B, dwelling 47, Tony Linske household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-00501-00276 : accessed 2 Sep 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 501.
2. [S3443] Elizabeth Lentowski baptismal certificate (1910); issued 22 March 1950, St. Casimir Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan; privately held by Marion Barre, Massachusetts.
3. [S3610] 1920 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Windsor, district 6, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 23B, dwelling 418, Anthony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Jan 2004); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 180.
4. [S3583] 1930 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, town of Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 11B, dwelling 171, family 179, Tony Linsky household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 261.
5. [S6692] "Miss Elizabeth M. Linskey," The Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant, 28 June 1931, p. D9 col. 2; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-elizabeth-m-linsky-ne/173126471/ : accessed 25 May 2025).
6. [S6694] 1950 U.S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut, Bloomfield, enumeration district (ED) 2-13, sheet 81, household 253, Stanley Weaver; imaged, "1950 United States Federal Census," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/39875288:62308 : accessed 26 May 2025).
7. [S6690] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193910269/elizabeth-weaver : 24 May 2025), "Elizabeth Weaver" (23 November 1910-16 February 2001) memorial, maintained by "G.A.M.W." with tombstone image by "G.A.M.W."; citing Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
8. [S6691] "Elizabeth M. Weaver," obituary, The Portland (Maine) Press Herald, 19 February 2001, p. 5B, col. 1; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-elizabeth-m-weave/173124489/ : accessed 25 May 2025).

Maggie Norman

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 6 February 1900, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO.^1,2
• Census: 16 June 1900, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents.²
• Death: 1 March 1905, age 5, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO.³
• The cause of her death was. an intestinal hemorrhage³
• Burial: East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 8.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 November 2022

Citations

1. [S4239] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber 5: 42, no. 6166, 26 May 1900, Baby Norman entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S3699] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 9A, dwelling 206, family 215, Leonard Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
3. [S4766] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 3 : 131, no. 8368, 7 Apr 1905, Gladys Norman entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)

Margaret Stagg

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• Parentage:^1,2
• Birth: about 1829, New JerseyO, "Margaret Norman," age 51 in 1880 census.³
• Marriage: to Leendert Noorman, 30 August 1852, Acquackanonk Township, Passaic County, New JerseyO, age ~23, "Leendert Nooman and Margerite Stagg."^4,5
• Census: 6 August 1860, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Leendert Noorman, dwelling 1125, family 1123.
  Margarett Norman, age 31, female, born New Jersey⁶
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Leendert Noorman, household 203, family 204.
  Margaret Norman, age 42, female, white, keeping house, born New York⁷
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of son, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Margaret, white, female, age 51, mother, widowed, at home, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey³
• Death: 14 September 1901, age ~72, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO, "Margaret Norman," at 10 p.m., from old age and "acute toxaemia."
  The death record states she was 82 years old, but this is almost certainly incorrect.¹
• Burial: 17 September 1901, Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^8,9

• Last Edited: 27 February 2022

Citations

1. [S4392] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355274-03183: accessed 12 Jan 2020), certificate image, Margaret Norman, filed 15 Oct 1901, p. 89, no. 12, image 3184 of 3285; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
2. [S3756] 1850 U.S. census, Bergen County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Saddle River, p. 201B (stamped), dwelling 1322, family 1376, William Stagg household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 442.
3. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
4. [S5738] "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ5L-BPR: accessed 26 Feb 2022), Leendert Nooman and Margerite Stagg entry, 30 Aug 1852; citing "New Jersey index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900, New Jersey State Library, Trenton, New Jersey."
5. [S6455] Passaic County, New Jersey, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. AC, p. 41, marriage, Leendert Nooman and Margarite Stagg entry, 30 August 1852, recorded 8 November 1852; imaged from "New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/691735:62483 : accessed 6 February 2024); imaged from New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.
6. [S5739] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Kalamazoo Township, p. 158 (penned), dwelling 1125, family 1123, Simon Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
7. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
8. [S4143] "Mrs. Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 17 Sep 1901, p. 6.
9. [S3088] Scott W. Grinder, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Kalamazoo County Cemetery Website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikccem/documents/transcriptions/riversidetranscription.pdf, 2006)

Leendert Noorman

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 18 July 1827, Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, the NetherlandsO.^2,3
• Emigration: 1849, the Goeree-Overflakkee region, Zuid-Holland, the NetherlandsO.⁴
• Leendert may have emigrated from in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the NetherlandsO. Anna||Like many other immigrants, he travelled in steerage. Moreover, it is likely he made this trip with his sister, Klazina Noorman, and her husband, Leunis Noorman. The record refers to him as being the brother of another L. Noorman on the same ship, who is travelling with his wife, K. Noorman.^5,5,5
• Marriage: to Margaret Stagg, 30 August 1852, Acquackanonk Township, Passaic County, New JerseyO, age 25, "Leendert Nooman and Margerite Stagg."^6,7
• Census: 6 August 1860, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, head of household, dwelling 1125, family 1123.
  Simon Norman, age 32, male, farm laborer, real estate $150, personal estate $100, born Holland
  Margarett Norman, age 31, female, born New Jersey
  Arun Norman, age 7, male, born New Jersey, attended school
  Bunyan Norman, age 2, male, born Michigan
  Banya Norman, age 70, female, born Holland, unable to read or write⁸
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, head of household, household 203, family 204.
  L. Norman, age 41, male, white, day laborer, personal estate $200, born Holland, both parents of foreign birth, male citizen over 21
  Margaret Norman, age 42, female, white, keeping house, born New York
  Benj. Norman, age 12, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school
  Mary J. Norman, age 9, female, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school
  Cora Norman, age 8, female, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school
  Leonard Norman, age 5, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school
  John Norman, age 3, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth
  Charles Norman, age 1, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth⁹
• Death: 23 October 1874, age 47, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²
• Burial: 25 October 1874, Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 27 February 2022

Citations

1. [S4946] Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1843-1882," huwelijke (marriage), Leunis Noorman and Klazina Noorman, vol. 1846, no. 13 (4 December 1846); FHL microfilm 0236829.
2. [S4768] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 1 : 103, no. 25, 19 May 1875, Leonard Norman entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3. [S4225] Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1812-1842," geboorte (birth), Leendert Noorman, vol. 1827, no. 14 (19 July 1827); FHL microfilm 0117818.
4. [S2899] The Windmill Herald: Former Dutch island plans 2001 welcome of immigrant offspring, Location: Langley, British Columbia (7 January 2000)
5. [S2900] Swierenga, Robert P., Dutch Immigrants to America, 1820-1880, Url: http://www.ancestry.com (MyFamily.com, Provo, Utah)
6. [S5738] "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ5L-BPR: accessed 26 Feb 2022), Leendert Nooman and Margerite Stagg entry, 30 Aug 1852; citing "New Jersey index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900, New Jersey State Library, Trenton, New Jersey."
7. [S6455] Passaic County, New Jersey, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. AC, p. 41, marriage, Leendert Nooman and Margarite Stagg entry, 30 August 1852, recorded 8 November 1852; imaged from "New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/691735:62483 : accessed 6 February 2024); imaged from New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.
8. [S5739] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Kalamazoo Township, p. 158 (penned), dwelling 1125, family 1123, Simon Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
9. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
10. [S3088] Scott W. Grinder, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Kalamazoo County Cemetery Website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikccem/documents/transcriptions/riversidetranscription.pdf, 2006)

Aaron Norman

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• References: Buried at Riverside Cemetery (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

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• Birth: 7 August 1853, Newark, Essex County, New JerseyO.^1,2
• At least one document indicates he may have been born in August 1854. enumeration in the 1900 federal census³
• Census: 6 August 1860, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Leendert Noorman, dwelling 1125, family 1123. Arun Norman, age 7, male, born New Jersey, attended school⁴
• 
  
  Aaron Norman and Aristene Watters
  Marriage: 19 December 1879, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁵
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, head of household.
  Norman, Aaron,white, male, age 27, married in census year, farmer, born New Jersey, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Aristene, white, female, age 24, wife, married in census year, keeping house, born Michigan, parents born New York
  Norman, Margaret, white, female, age 51, mother, widowed, at home, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
  Norman, Mary J., white female, age, 20, sister, single, works in house, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Benjamin, white male, age, 22, brother, single, farm laborer, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Clara, white female, age, 17, sister, single, at home born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Leonard, white male, age, 15, brother, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, John, white male, age, 12, brother, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Charles, white male, age, 10, brother, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey
  Norman, Rosa, white, female, age 7, sister, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey¹
• Census: 9 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, head of household.³
• According to this census, the family owned their farm on a mortgage.³
• At the time of the census Aaron worked as. a farmer³
• Census: 20 April 1910, Woodburns St., Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. At the time of the census, Aaron worked as a laborer at odd jobs. The family owned their home freely.⁶
• Family Event - death of spouse: February 1922, death of Aristene Watters, age 66.⁷
• Residence: 1933, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁸
• Death: 21 July 1934, age 80, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^7,2
• Burial: 23 July 1934, Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁷

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
2. [S4762] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=2761721: accessed 1 Jun 2014), certificate image, Aaron Norman, filed 23 Jul 1932, no. 13910606, local register no. 381, image 1108 of 3252; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1921-1944, 234: Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo City), 1932-1937), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S3697] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 66, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
4. [S5739] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Kalamazoo Township, p. 158 (penned), dwelling 1125, family 1123, Simon Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
5. [S5277] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 4 : 260, no. 4009, 23 Dec 1879, entry for Aron Norman and Aristene Watters; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
6. [S3994] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Gunplain Township, village of Plainwell, Michigan Paper Co. 23, 50, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 4A, dwelling 101, family 102, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
7. [S3088] Scott W. Grinder, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Kalamazoo County Cemetery Website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikccem/documents/transcriptions/riversidetranscription.pdf, 2006)
8. [S4142] "Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Mar 1933, p. 13, col. 2.

Lillian Erickson

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• Birth: about 1893, IllinoisO.¹
• 
  
  William Wiswell and Lillian Erickson
  Marriage: 23 January 1911, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²
• Witness - Military Draft Registration: 12 September 1918, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, named as nearest relative of William Wiswell.³
• Census: 14 January 1920, 912 Douglas Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, William Wiswell.¹
• Census: 8 April 1930, 560 E. Pasadena Avenue, Pomona, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of spouse, William Wiswell.⁴

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3640] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, precinct 13, 2nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 14B, dwelling 319, family 340, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
2. [S5285] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 159, no. 11720, 23 Jan 1911, entry for William L. Wiswell and Lillian V. Erickson; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3. [S5477] "WWI Draft Registration Cards," database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/563492275 : accessed 15 Feb 2021), card for William Leonard Wiswell, order no. 2716, serial no. 2364, Local Draft Board No. 21-7-7, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, record group 163.
4. [S4054] 1930 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, city of Pomona, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 1465, sheet 6A, dwelling 169, family 174, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 174.

Benjamin Norman

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• Birth: 30 June 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 6 August 1860, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Leendert Noorman, dwelling 1125, family 1123.
  Bunyan Norman, age 2, male, born Michigan²
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Leendert Noorman, household 203, family 204.
  Benj. Norman, age 12, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school³
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of brother, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Benjamin, white male, age, 22, brother, single, farm laborer, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey⁴
• Witness - Marriage Registration: 8 October 1880, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO, William E. Henry and Clara Norman.⁵
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  Benjamin Norman and Hattie E. Levett
  Marriage: 6 October 1881, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁶
• Census: 27 April 1910, New England Hills, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. According to the census, he worked his own farm, which he owned on a mortgage.⁷
• He lived in Orangeville, Barry County, MichiganO. for 22 years¹
• Residence: 1933, Orangeville, Barry County, MichiganO.⁸
• Death: 5 December 1942, age 82.¹
• Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S4139] "Benjamin Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 6 Dec 1942, p. 8, col. 2.
2. [S5739] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Kalamazoo Township, p. 158 (penned), dwelling 1125, family 1123, Simon Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
3. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
4. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
5. [S4936] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=1118292: accessed 4 Oct 2020), record image, William E. Henry and Clara Norman, filed 29 Dec 1880, volume 4, p. 249, no. 1260, image 29 of 661; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1868-1886, 1880 Alcona-Manistee, roll 19), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S4937] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=752321: accessed 4 Oct 2020), record image, Benjamin Norman and Hattie E. Levett, filed 17 Nov 1881, volume 4, p. 275, record 1645, no. 1645, image 24 of 134; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1868-1886, 1881 Alcona-Berrien, roll 20), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S3654] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 4B, dwelling 91, family 91, Benjamin Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
8. [S4142] "Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Mar 1933, p. 13, col. 2.

Clara Norman

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• Birth: 22 March 1863, Allegan County, MichiganO+.^1,2
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Leendert Noorman, household 203, family 204.
  Cora Norman, age 8, female, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth, attended school³
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of brother, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Clara, white female, age, 17, sister, single, at home born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey¹
• 
  
  William E. Henry and Clara Norman
  Marriage: 8 October 1880, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁴
• 
  
  Brinton Grable and Clara Norman
  Marriage: about 1891.^5,6
• Census: 8 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, Brinton Grable.⁶
• At the time of the census Clara worked as. a hotel cook⁶
• Census: 18 April 1910, 304 South UnionO, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of parents.⁷
• Residence: 1933, Athens, Calhoun County, MichiganO.⁵
• Death: 14 April 1934, age 71, Athens, Calhoun County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
2. [S4537] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355077-02124: accessed 1 Jun 2014), certificate image, Clara M. Groble, filed 14 Apr 1934, Certificates, 1921-1944, volume 058: Calhoun, 1929-1937, no. 13 4861, image 2125 of 3264; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
4. [S4936] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=1118292: accessed 4 Oct 2020), record image, William E. Henry and Clara Norman, filed 29 Dec 1880, volume 4, p. 249, no. 1260, image 29 of 661; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1868-1886, 1880 Alcona-Manistee, roll 19), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
5. [S4142] "Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Mar 1933, p. 13, col. 2.
6. [S3684] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 2B, dwelling 43, family 43, Brinton Grable household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
7. [S3983] 1910 U.S. census, Calhoun County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Battle Creek, ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 2B, dwelling 44, family 46, Brinton M. Grable household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 640.

John B. Norman

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 21 March 1868, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^2,3
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Leendert Noorman, household 203, family 204.
  John Norman, age 3, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth⁴
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of brother, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, John, white male, age, 12, brother, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey²
• Residence: 1894, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO.¹
• Occupation: 1894, farmer.¹
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  John B. Norman and Alice E. Rector
  Marriage: 8 November 1894, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. by Rev. George K. McDonald, and witnessed by Mrs. McDonald and Mary VandeMaas, both of Kalamazoo¹
• Census: 11 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, head of household.⁵
• Census: 10 February 1920, Otsego Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household. John was recorded as unemployed at the time of the census, although he owned the family's home freely.⁶
• Death: 28 April 1923, age 55, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S5293] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 262, no. 2907, no. 2907, 8 Nov 1894, entry for John Norman and Alice Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
3. [S4771] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=2299908: accessed 1 Jun 2014), certificate image, John Norman, filed 30 Apr 1923, no. 39 639, local register no. 6, image 642 of 3752; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1921-1944, 227: Kalamazoo, 1921-1933), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
4. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
5. [S3698] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 4A, dwelling 77, family 78, John Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
6. [S4017] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Otsego Township, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 8A, dwelling 198, family 201, John Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.

Charles B. Norman

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 14 January 1869, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 26 August 1870, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Leendert Noorman, household 203, family 204.
  Charles Norman, age 1, male, white, born Michigan, father foreign birth²
• According to his, Charles B. Norman was born on 16 January 1871. obituary||two years later, on||however, his birth record from Kalamazoo County refutes this information³
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of brother, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Charles, white male, age, 10, brother, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey⁴
• Census: 16 June 1900, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of brother, Leonard Norman.⁵
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  Charles B. Norman and Ellen Matson
  Marriage: 6 August 1907, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁶
• At the time of his marriage on 6 August 1907, Charles was in Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO. bartender⁶
• Census: 20 April 1910, Novis Road, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. According to the census the family rented their home, and Charles and Ellen had no children of their own.⁷
• Residence: 1933, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO.⁸
• Residence: 1951, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁹
• Death: 20 December 1953, age 84, Brouwer Nursing Home, MichiganO.³
• Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S4240] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber 1: 109, no. 1551, 30 Apr 1870, Charles Norman entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S5740] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Pavilion Township, p. 25 (penned), p. 289 (stamped), dwelling 203, family 204, L. Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 27 Feb 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
3. [S4140] "Charles Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 21 Dec 1953, p. 31, col. 6.
4. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
5. [S3699] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 9A, dwelling 206, family 215, Leonard Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
6. [S5084] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 106, no. 7572, 5 Aug 1907, entry for Charles Norman and Ellen Mattson; Allegan County Clerk's Office, Allegan, Michigan.
7. [S3995] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Gun Plain Township, enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 2B, dwelling 43, family 43, Charles Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
8. [S4142] "Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Mar 1933, p. 13, col. 2.
9. [S3877] "Rose Barringer," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 8 Nov 1951, p. 39, col. 2.

Rosa Norman

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 2 August 1873, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of brother, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Rosa, white, female, age 7, sister, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Holland, mother born New Jersey²
• Marriage: to Ralph Barringer, 15 March 1893, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 19.^3,4,5
• Census: 11 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, Ralph Barringer.⁴
• Census: 2 May 1910, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Ralph Barringer.⁶
• Residence: 1933, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁷
• Residence: 1942, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁸
• Rosa Norman and Ralph Barringer resided at 1507 Nassau in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, in 1951.³
• Death: 8 November 1951, age 78.³
• Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO.³

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4241] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber 1: 271, no. 211, 27 May 1874, Rosa Norman entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
3. [S3877] "Rose Barringer," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 8 Nov 1951, p. 39, col. 2.
4. [S3675] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 4A, dwelling 74, family 74, Ralph Barringer household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
5. [S5550] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, vol. 1, p. 21, no. 1845, Ralph Barringer and Rose Norman entry, 15 Mar 1893, recorded 6 Mar 1893, arranged chronologically by license; imaged in "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452395 : accessed 1 Jun 2014) > 004207815 > image 418 of 636; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 4207815.
6. [S3975] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 9A, dwelling 223, family 223, Ralph Barringer household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 655.
7. [S4142] "Leonard Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Mar 1933, p. 13, col. 2.
8. [S4139] "Benjamin Norman," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 6 Dec 1942, p. 8, col. 2.

Aristene Watters

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Biography

• Birth: December 1855, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^1,2,3
• 
  
  Aaron Norman and Aristene Watters
  Marriage: 19 December 1879, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³
• Census: 15 June 1880, Cooper, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of spouse, Aaron Norman.
  Norman, Aristene, white, female, age 24, wife, married in census year, keeping house, born Michigan, parents born New York¹
• Census: 9 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, Aaron Norman.²
• According to this census, the family owned their farm on a mortgage.²
• Census: 20 April 1910, Woodburns St., Plainwell, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Aaron Norman.⁴
• Death: February 1922, age 66.⁵
• Burial: 8 February 1922, Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3772] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Cooper, enumeration district (ED) 130, p. 21 (penned), dwelling 211, family 237, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
2. [S3697] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 66, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
3. [S5277] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 4 : 260, no. 4009, 23 Dec 1879, entry for Aron Norman and Aristene Watters; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S3994] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Gunplain Township, village of Plainwell, Michigan Paper Co. 23, 50, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 4A, dwelling 101, family 102, Aaron Norman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
5. [S3088] Scott W. Grinder, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Kalamazoo County Cemetery Website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikccem/documents/transcriptions/riversidetranscription.pdf, 2006)

George Thomas Wiswell

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George Thomas Wiswell (1881-1935)

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• Birth: 2 July 1881, MichiganO.^1,2
• Census: 12 June 1900, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of father, Thomas Henry Wiswell, enumeration district 123, dwelling 249, family 256.
  Wiswell, George, son, white, male, born Jul 1881 Michigan, age 18, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan, day laborer¹
• George was licensed as a registered barber by the State of Michigan Board of Examiners of Barbers on 14 November 1908.³
• Census: 19 April 1910, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of father, Thomas Henry Wiswell, enumeration district 161, dwelling 86, family 86.
  Wiswell, George, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, able to speak English, barber in home shop, 0 weeks unemployed, able to read and write⁴
• 
  
  George Thomas Wiswell and Grace Pyle
  Marriage: 11 August 1913, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁵
• With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. registered for this draft on 12 September 1918 in Allegan County, MichiganO+. He listed Grace Pyle, his wife, as his nearest relative. He was employed as a barber and resided at 115 Bannister in Plainwell at the time of his registration, which described him as tall and slender, with blue eyes and brown hair.²
• Death: 2 January 1930, age 48, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3704] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 11B, dwelling 249, family 256, Henry L. Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
2. [S5476] "WWI Draft Registration Cards," database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/563241803 : accessed 15 Feb 2021), card for George Thomas Wiswell, order no. 2208, serial no. 2840, Local Draft Board No. 21-7-1, Allegan County, Michigan; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, record group 163.
3. [S2962] Registered barber license, George Wiswell, 19 November 1908: State of Michigan registered barber license, Record Info: George Wiswell, 19 November 1908
4. [S3999] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, MIchigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 3B, dwelling 86, family 86, Henry Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 655.
5. [S5070] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 8 : 109, no. 13875, 11 Aug 1913, entry for George Thomas Wiswell and Grace Pyle; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
6. [S4682] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=2301949: accessed 31 Aug 2020), certificate image, George Wiswell, filed 4 Jan 1930, no. 39 2681, image 2684 of 3752; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1921-1944, 227: Kalamazoo, 1921-1933), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

William Wiswell

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William Wiswell (1884-1965)

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• Birth: 16 December 1884, MichiganO.^1,2
• Census: 12 June 1900, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of father, Thomas Henry Wiswell, enumeration district 123, dwelling 249, family 256.
  Wiswell, William L., son, white, male, born Dec 1884 Michigan, age 15, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan¹
• Census: 19 April 1910, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of father, Thomas Henry Wiswell, enumeration district 161, dwelling 86, family 86.
  Wiswell, William, son, male, white, age 25, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, able to speak Englsih, "cutter[?]," 0 weeks unemployed, able to read and write³
• 
  
  William Wiswell and Lillian Erickson
  Marriage: 23 January 1911, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁴
• Military Draft Registration: 12 September 1918, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. He resided at 912 Douglas Avenue in Kalamazoo at the time of his registration, which described him as short and slender with brown eyes and black hair. He was employed as a tool maker at Cook Standard Tool Company at 319 E. Kalamazoo.⁵
• Census: 14 January 1920, 912 Douglas Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household.⁶
• Census: 8 April 1930, 560 E. Pasadena Avenue, Pomona, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household. According to the census, the family rented their home for $35 a month and owned a radio set. At the time of the enumeration, William owned and operated a meat market.⁷
• Death: 10 September 1965, age 80, Contra Costa County, CaliforniaO.²

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3704] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 11B, dwelling 249, family 256, Henry L. Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
2. [S2286] California Death Records, 1940-1997, Url: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi (California Department of Health Services, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Statistics Section, Sacramento, CA)
3. [S3999] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, MIchigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 3B, dwelling 86, family 86, Henry Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 655.
4. [S5285] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 159, no. 11720, 23 Jan 1911, entry for William L. Wiswell and Lillian V. Erickson; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S5477] "WWI Draft Registration Cards," database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/563492275 : accessed 15 Feb 2021), card for William Leonard Wiswell, order no. 2716, serial no. 2364, Local Draft Board No. 21-7-7, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, record group 163.
6. [S3640] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, precinct 13, 2nd ward, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 14B, dwelling 319, family 340, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 775.
7. [S4054] 1930 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, city of Pomona, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 1465, sheet 6A, dwelling 169, family 174, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 174.

William Louis Wiswell

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• Parentage:^1,2,2,3
• Alternate name(s) used: Louis WISWELL
• Birth: 17 October 1829, PennsylvaniaO.^4,2
• Occupation: 1850, McKean Township, Erie County, PennsylvaniaO, laborer.⁵
• Census: 5 November 1850, McKean Township, Erie County, PennsylvaniaO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of Asa L. Wiswell.⁵
• Residence: 1853, Salem, Kenosha County, WisconsinO.⁶
• Residence: 1854, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁷
• Land Sale: 5 January 1854, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. to George Thomas Clark of Kalamazoo for the sum of $175 lot 43 of the Kalamazoo Literary Institute addition⁶
• 
  
  William Louis Wiswell and Sarah McGinnis
  Marriage: 23 April 1854, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+. The couple was married by William Stafford, Minister of the Gospel, and witnessed by Isaac Kimball and Mark Skinner.⁷
• Census: 5 June 1860, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, head of household. Sarah's brother, [R:00104], was listed as living with them⁸
• Census: 3 August 1870, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, head of household.⁴
• Probate - heir: 2 November 1870, Barry County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Asa L. Wiswell.³
• Census: 25 June 1880, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, head of household.¹
• Will: 15 April 1897. Elisha H. Colwell and James Honeysett were witnesses to the will.⁹
• Death: 18 June 1897, age 67, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO. The cause of his death was influenza.²
• Obituary: 23 June 1897, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.)
  The funeral of Lew Wiswell was held Sunday at Spring Brook church and was largely attended. He was buried under the auspices of the I.O.O.F., being a member of that order.¹⁰
  

  Lew Wiswell, funeral notice, 23 June 1897
• Probate: 27 June 1897, Barry County, MichiganO+.
  The total value of his real estate was estimated at $1400, while the total value of his personal estate was estimated at $175. An itemized inventory listed the following: 40 acres of land ($800); 3 horses ($50); 2 cows ($60); 1 1-year old steer ($20); 4 hogs and one half ($28); 216 bales of wheat ($130); north half of 15 acres of corn on the ground ($45); 2 acres of sugar beets ($10); farming tools ($50); and 1/2 of about 11 tons of hay ($38).⁹
• 
  As the executrix of her husband's estate, Sarah sent a note to Judge Mills of the Barry County Probate Court on 14 October 1900, noting a description of "the other land" apparently owned by her husband. According to this note, William had also owned 80 acres of land in the town of Redmond, Emmet County, Michigan.⁹

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S3778] 1880 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, Prairieville, enumeration district (ED) 47, p. 23 (penned), dwelling 225, family 232, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 571.
2. [S4738] Barry County, Michigan, Death Records, liber B : 52, no. 747, 18 Jun 1898, William L. Wiswell entry; Barry County Clerk's Office, Hastings, Michigan.
3. [S5696] Barry County, Michigan, Probate estate files, case file no. 296, probate court estate file, Asa S. Wiswell entry, arranged by case file number; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1118388 : accessed 13 Dec 2021) > DGS 9172018 > images 836-893 of 1935; imaged from FHL digital film 9172018.
4. [S3723] 1870 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, p. 31 (penned), p. 251 (stamped), dwelling 226, family 230, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 661.
5. [S3757] 1850 U.S. census, Erie County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, McKean Township, p. 382B (stamped), dwelling 124, family 128, Asa Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 778.
6. [S4900] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Deed Records, vol. W: 276, warranty deed by William L. Wiswell to George Thos. Clark, recorded 7 Oct 1854; FHL microfilm 983367.
7. [S5073] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 2 : 94, no. 302, 25 May 1854, entry for W. L. Wiswell and Sarah Maginnis; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
8. [S3741] 1860 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, Prairieville, p. 15 (penned), dwelling 118, family 106, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 536.
9. [S6293] Barry County, Michigan, Probate estate files, case file no. 2844, probate court estate file, William L. Wiswell entry, 17 Jun 1899, arranged by case file number; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1118388 : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > DGS 9172037 > images 87-118 of 1896; imaged from FHL digital film 9172037; from original records housed at "Archives Regional History Collections, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
10. [S6294] "Cressey," funeral notice of Lew Wiswell, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 23 Jun 1897, p. 1, col. 6; image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 16 Dec 2023.)

Mary Wiswell

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Biography

• Birth: about 1863, MichiganO.¹
• Mary may have been born on 2 October 1858. her death certificate²
• Census: 3 August 1870, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of William Louis Wiswell.¹
• Witness - Marriage Registration: 3 July 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Thomas Henry Wiswell and Mary Jane Norman.³
• 
  
  Franklin P. Hensell and Mary Wiswell
  Marriage: 22 July 1880, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. by Lowell Hulett, Minister, and witnessed by L. F. Brown and R. J. Williamson, both of Augusta⁴
• Probate - witness: 27 June 1897, Barry County, MichiganO+, probate witness for the estate of William Louis Wiswell.⁵
• Census: 15 April 1910, Cass Street, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Franklin P. Hensell.⁶
• Census: 2 April 1930, 524 Cherry, Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of spouse, Franklin P. Hensell.⁷
• Residence: 1943, 122 Cass St., Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²
• Mary may have died at age ~80 on 21 September 1943 in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. at nine o'clock in the evening²
• The cause of her death was. myocarditis and cancer of the stomach²
• Burial: 23 September 1943, Schoolcraft Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3723] 1870 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, p. 31 (penned), p. 251 (stamped), dwelling 226, family 230, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 661.
2. [S4550] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 1, no. 16, 22 Sep 1943, Mary Hensel entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3. [S5282] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 4 : 272, no. 4189, 28 Jul 1880, entry for Thomas Henry Wiswell and Mary Jane Norman; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S5278] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 4 : 271, no. 4187, 26 Jul 1880, entry for Franklin P. Hensell and Mary Wiswell; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S6293] Barry County, Michigan, Probate estate files, case file no. 2844, probate court estate file, William L. Wiswell entry, 17 Jun 1899, arranged by case file number; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1118388 : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > DGS 9172037 > images 87-118 of 1896; imaged from FHL digital film 9172037; from original records housed at "Archives Regional History Collections, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
6. [S3650] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Augusta, township of Charleston, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 2A, dwelling 7, family 7, Frank Hensell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
7. [S3578] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Charleston, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 5, family 5, Frank P. Hensell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 997.

James L. Wiswell

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Biography

• Birth: October 1872, MichiganO. He may have been born in a place called Spring Brook.^1,2
• Census: 25 June 1880, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.³
• Probate - witness: 27 June 1897, Barry County, MichiganO+, probate witness for the estate of William Louis Wiswell.⁴
• Census: 6 June 1900, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of mother, Sarah McGinnis.¹
• Census: 26 April 1910, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of mother, Sarah McGinnis.⁵
• Census: 2 February 1920, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household.⁶
• Death: 11 April 1944, age 71, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.²
• The cause of his death was. a heart attack²
• Burial: 13 April 1944, Augusta CemeteryO, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²
• Funeral Service: on 13 April 1944, Keen Funeral Home], Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3705] 1900 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 3B, dwelling 72, family 74, Sarah Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 700.
2. [S3802] "Heart Attack Fatal to James Wiswell, 71," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 12 Apr 1944, p. 17, col. 3.
3. [S3778] 1880 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, Prairieville, enumeration district (ED) 47, p. 23 (penned), dwelling 225, family 232, William Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 571.
4. [S6293] Barry County, Michigan, Probate estate files, case file no. 2844, probate court estate file, William L. Wiswell entry, 17 Jun 1899, arranged by case file number; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1118388 : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > DGS 9172037 > images 87-118 of 1896; imaged from FHL digital film 9172037; from original records housed at "Archives Regional History Collections, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
5. [S4000] 1910 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, Prairieville Township, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4A, dwelling 84, family 87, Sarah Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 636.
6. [S3639] 1920 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 7B, dwelling 186, family 188, James Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 756.

James McGinnis

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• References: Buried at Riverside Cemetery (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

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Biography

• Parentage:¹
• Birth: about 1809, IrelandO.¹
• 
  
  James McGinnis and Nancy Patterson
  Marriage: before 1833.²
• He emigrated between 1833 and 1835 from IrelandO.¹
• Census: 31 July 1850, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, head of household, dwelling 844, family 858.
  James Meginnis, age 40, male, farmer, real estate value $800 born Ireland
  Nancy Meginnis, age 47, female, born Ireland
  Thomas Meginnis, age 14, male, born New York
  James Meginnis, age 12, male, born Michigan
  John Meginnis, age 8, male, born Michigan
  Sarah Meginnis, age 17, female, born Ireland
  John Ell, age 50, male, born Germany
  Thomas Patterson, age 50, male, born Ireland Hugh Gormond[?], age 50, born Ireland¹
• Census: 14 August 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, head of household, dwelling 1216, family 1205.
  James McGinnis, age 50 male, farmer, real estate $9000, personal estate $3000, born Ireland, able to read and write
  Nancy McGinnis, age 50, female, born Ireland, able to read and write
  Thomas McGinnis, age 26, male, personal estate $300, born New York
  James McGinnis, age 22, male, born Michigan
  John McGinnis, age 17, male, born Michigan
  Thomas Patterson, age 55, male, real estate $9000, personal estate $3000, born Ireland, able to read and write
  
  Based on his name, age, and birthplace, Thomas Patterson may be a brother to Nancy McGinnis.³
• Family Event - death of son: 12 August 1874, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of James McGinnis, age 37.⁴
• Will: 1 April 1875, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.
  Heirs:
  Nancy McGinis, wife: 2 lots in Kalamazoo Township (40 acre lot and 33 acre lot)
  Sarah Wiswell, daughter, $200 after death of wife
  John Ell McGinis, $800 on reaching age 21
  Abner McGinis, $100 on reaching age 21
  Henry J. McGinis, $100 on reaching age 21
  Hattie Belcher, $100 after death of wife
  Thomas McGinis, all that remains of property after paying the above mentioned legacies
  Henry McGinis, brother, direct that he be allowed his board during his natural life provided he remains on "the place"
  Executor:
  John Vandewalker⁵
• Death: 7 January 1883, age ~74, at his home two and a half miles west of the village of, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. ||His obituary suggests that he died 3 weeks later on 30 January 1883, however the date given in his probate record seems more likely to be correct^6,7
• Burial: 10 January 1883, Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁸
• Obituary: 11 January 1883, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.)
  James McGinnes, one of the pioneers of this county, died at his residence two and a half miles west of this village, Tuesday afternoon, aged 74 years. He purchased the farm where he died, from the government and had lived there about 48 years.⁷
• His obituary also referred to him as one of the pioneers of Kalamazoo⁷
• James McGinnis was New Tag in 1883. His son, John, received $800, while his daughter, Sarah Wiswell, received $200. Hattie Belcher and his grandsons, Henry and Abner McGinnis, were each the recipient of $100.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 December 2023

Citations

1. [S3752] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Oshtemo, p. 59A (stamped), dwelling 844, family 858, James Meginnis household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.
2. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
3. [S6300] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, town of Kalamazoo, p. 170 (penned), dwelling 1216, family 1204, James McGinnis household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/45052365:7667 : accessed 18 Dec 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
4. [S4688] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, 1 (1867-1885) : 111, 187, 5 Jun 1875, James McGinnis entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S5393] "Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8793/images/005647619_00346 : 25 Jan 2021), Kalamazoo County, Michigan, entry for James McGinis, probate record and will, page(s) 572-575, image 346-347 of 381, 4 Mar 1883; citing "Probate of Wills, (Volume 19, 1878-1883), Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
6. [S2746] Kalamazoo County estate file, Name Of Person: James McGinnis, Series: Liber 4: 31, File Number: 2848, Film: 133, item 540 (1883)
7. [S4395] "James McGinnes," death notice, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 11 Jan 1883, p. 4, col. 1.
8. [S3088] Scott W. Grinder, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Kalamazoo County Cemetery Website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikccem/documents/transcriptions/riversidetranscription.pdf, 2006)

Nancy Patterson

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Biography

• Birth: about 1802, IrelandO.¹
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  James McGinnis and Nancy Patterson
  Marriage: before 1833.²
• She emigrated between 1833 and 1835 from IrelandO.¹
• Census: 31 July 1850, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of James McGinnis, dwelling 844, family 858.
  Nancy Meginnis, age 47, female, born Ireland¹
• Census: 14 August 1860, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of James McGinnis, dwelling 1216, family 1205.
  Nancy McGinnis, age 50, female, born Ireland, able to read and write³
• Family Event - death of son: 12 August 1874, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of James McGinnis, age 37.⁴
• Family Event - Will: 1 April 1875, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, named as an heir in the will of James McGinnis.
  Her husband bequeathed her 2 properties in Kalamazoo Township, a 40 acre lot and another 33 acre lot.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3752] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Oshtemo, p. 59A (stamped), dwelling 844, family 858, James Meginnis household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.
2. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
3. [S6300] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, town of Kalamazoo, p. 170 (penned), dwelling 1216, family 1204, James McGinnis household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/45052365:7667 : accessed 18 Dec 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
4. [S4688] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, 1 (1867-1885) : 111, 187, 5 Jun 1875, James McGinnis entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S5393] "Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8793/images/005647619_00346 : 25 Jan 2021), Kalamazoo County, Michigan, entry for James McGinis, probate record and will, page(s) 572-575, image 346-347 of 381, 4 Mar 1883; citing "Probate of Wills, (Volume 19, 1878-1883), Kalamazoo County Circuit Court, Kalamazoo, Michigan."

Ida Corvella

Biography

• Birth: about 1887, BelgiumO.¹
• Occupation: 1920, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, housekeeper in the household of James L. Wiswell.¹
• Census: 2 February 1920, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, servant in the household of James L. Wiswell. She is listed as housekeeper for the household.¹
• As of on 1 June 1920, Ida Corvella resided. as a boarder in the household of her employer, James L. Wiswell¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3639] 1920 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 7B, dwelling 186, family 188, James Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 756.

William Nuyen

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Parents

Biography

• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 10 September 1875, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.^2,3,1
• His father, married on 30 October 1879 in Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.⁴
• Marriage: to Cornelske Lesman, 23 September 1899, Noordbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 24.⁵
• William Nuyen witnessed the birth of Johan Nuyen on 8 April 1906 in Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.^6,7
• William Nuyen witnessed the birth of Johannes Swier Nuijen on 1 January 1909 in Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.⁸
• Census: 22 January 1920, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household.²
• Death: 14 September 1944, age 69, Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S5527] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk A-D Namen N-Z 1870-1890, p. 585, line 1, population register, Johannes Nuijen household entry, 1870, arranged roughly alphabetically; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/100497 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8977170 > image 36 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8977170.
2. [S3624] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 5B, dwelling 89, family 89, William Nuyen household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
3. [S4159] "William Nuyen, Comstock, Dies," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 14 Sep 1944, p. 9, col. 4.
4. [S4974] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1879-1882," huwelijke (marriage), Johannes Nuijen, vol. 1879, no. 26 (30 October 1879); FHL microfilm 0235471.
5. [S4966] Noordbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten en huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Wilhelmus Nuijen and Cornelske Lesman, vol. 1899, no. 18 (23 September 1899); FHL microfilm 1300658.
6. [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
7. [S4267] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1897-1912," geboorte (birth), Johan Nuijen, vol. 1906, no. 51 (9 April 1906); FHL microfilm 1300580.
8. [S4271] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1893-1912," geboorte (birth), Johannes Swier Nuijen, vol. 1909, no. 1 (2 January 1909); FHL microfilm 1300719.