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Cornelske Lesman¹

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1876, Noordbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.¹
• Marriage: to William Nuyen, 23 September 1899, Noordbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age ~23.¹
• Census: 22 January 1920, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, William Nuyen.²
• Cornelske Lesman witnessed the death of William Nuyen on 14 September 1944 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³
• Death: about 1958, age ~82, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.⁴

• Last Edited: 16 January 2022

Citations

1. [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.
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. [S2080] Index to Deaths (L-Z), Compiler Address: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Volume: 1867-1975, Film: 0984129

James M. Wiswell

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• Parentage:^1,2,2
• Birth: about 1853, PennsylvaniaO.³
• Census: 3 August 1870, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Asa L. Wiswell.³
• Probate - heir: 2 November 1870, Barry County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Asa L. Wiswell.
  He was considered to be a minor child at the time of the accounting and said to reside in Prairieville Township.¹
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  James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter
  Marriage: 20 September 1910, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO. ||Grace Carpenter and Richard Graham, both of Detroit, acted as witnesses. James worked as a pattern maker at the time of their marriage. Both bride and groom had been married once previously.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [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.
2. [S5069] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3KN-7NV: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, James M. Wiswell and Helen Carpenter Late, filed 20 Sep 1910, volume 5, p. page 320, record 73464, no. 73464, image 503 of 685; citing "Marriage Records (1910 -- St. Clair to Wayne (to be cont'd) counties, FHL film 2342691), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S3721] 1870 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, p. 30 (penned), dwelling 215, family 219, A. L. Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 661.

Sylvia Wiswell

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 13 March 1855, Erie County, PennsylvaniaO.²
  

  Sylvai Jane Jenkins, death certificate, 17 November 1914
• Census: 3 August 1870, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Asa L. Wiswell.³
• Probate - heir: 2 November 1870, Barry County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Asa L. Wiswell.
  She was considered a minor child at the time of the accounting, and was further said to reside in Otsego, Allegan County.¹
• Death: 17 November 1914, age 59, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.
  The cause of her death was a cerebral hemorrhage.²
  

  Sylvai Jane Jenkins, death certificate, 17 November 1914
• Burial: 19 November 1914, Augusta CemeteryO, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 13 December 2021

Citations

1. [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.
2. [S5695] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, no. 14, death certificate, Sylvia Jane Jenkins entry, 17 Nov 1914, recorded 20 Nov 1914; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1852," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 13 Dec 2021) > Certificates, 1897-1920 > 197: Iron-Kent, 1914 > image 1614 of 3212; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S3721] 1870 U.S. census, Barry County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Prairieville, p. 30 (penned), dwelling 215, family 219, A. L. Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 661.

Robert L. Wiswell

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Robert L. Wiswell (1911-1976)

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• Birth: 14 December 1911, MichiganO.^1,2
• Census: 14 January 1920, 912 Douglas Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
• Census: 8 April 1930, 560 E. Pasadena Avenue, Pomona, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents.³
• Death: 12 October 1976, age 64, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaO.²

• 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. [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. [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.

Margaret Wiswell

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• Birth: 25 January 1913, MichiganO.^1,2
• Census: 14 January 1920, 912 Douglas Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents.¹
• Census: 8 April 1930, 560 E. Pasadena Avenue, Pomona, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents.³
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  Sowl and Margaret Wiswell
  Marriage:.^2,4
• Death: 6 February 1980, age 67, Contra Costa County, CaliforniaO.²

• 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. [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. [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.
4. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found

George Wiswell

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• Birth: about 1859, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 5 June 1860, Prairieville, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of William Louis Wiswell.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [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.

Samuel Willard Rector

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 18 July 1832, New YorkO. His death certificate identified this as his birthdate, although it indicated he was born in Canada. There is conflicting infrmation in several records regarding his birthplace, including New York, Ohio, and Connecticut. The earliest census that has been found with him enumerated indicated that he had been born in New York. As he lived with his parents at that time, they would have presumably best known which state he had been born in.^1,2
• Census: 24 July 1860, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Henry Rector.²
• Marriage: to Adeline Hawley, 1861, age ~29.³
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, head of household. According to this census recording, Samuel worked as a farmer, and his real estate was valued at $2000, while his personal estate was estimated at $1200.⁴
• Biography: 1871. Over the course of his life, Samuel also apparently developed the skills of a self-taught veterinarian, and he was widely known throughout the county for his work. It has been said that even many years after his death, local farmers were still using some of his valuable prescriptions. Like many other local rural residents, he also hunted and trapped in order to provide for his growing family.³
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, head of household.⁵
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894, head of household, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Saml. W. Rector, age 62, male, white, husband, married, no, born Connecticut, parents born Connecticut
  Adaline Rector, age 55, female, white, wife, married, no, mother of 11 children, 10 living, born Ohio, father born Massachusetts, mother born Ohio
  Saml. L. Rector, age 22, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
  Albert A. Rector, age 21, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
  Edwin Rector, age 19, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
  Rudolph Rector, age 14, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
  Alice E. Rector, age 16, female, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio⁶
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
• Death: 14 July 1897, age 64, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Samuel W. Rector," cause of death stomach cancer.¹
• Burial: East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 18.⁷
• Obituary: 16 July 1897, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.)
  Samuel Rector died Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at his home in Richland township of stomach trouble, aged 67. He leaves a wife and five sons and five daughters, all but one residents of this county. Mr. Rector had lived for 40 years upon his farm, and was well respected. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 o'clock at the house. Rev. Peatling of Richalnd will officiate. The interment will be in East Cooper cemetery.⁸
  

  Samuel Rector, obituary, 16 July 1897
• Probate: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, "Samuel W. Rector," settlement of final accounts by Adelbert D. Whipple, administrator.
  There was $762.73 accounted for in his estate, all of which was used to settle his debts, leaving only his real estate property, which was to be divided equally among his ten chidren, all of whom were named in the document, excepting the dower right of his widow.⁹
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899

• Last Edited: 27 April 2025

Citations

1. [S4824] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 2 : 225, no. 3275, 1 Jun 1898, Samuel W. Rector entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S3740] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 184 (penned), dwelling 1432, family 1438, Henry Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
3. [S4188] "Woman, 96 Today, Recalls Play with Indian Children," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 1 Jan 1936, p. 48, col. 3.
4. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
5. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
6. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)
8. [S4394] "Among the Dead," Samuel Rector, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 16 Jul 1897, p. 1, col. 5.
9. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."

Adeline Hawley

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Adeline Hawley Rector

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• Parentage:^1,2,1,2
• Birth: 1 January 1840, Paris Township, Portage County, OhioO.^2,3
• Adeline Hawley moved to in Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, in 1845, along with William Hawley and Eliza Hall. They made the trip via via boat and canal boat to Detroit, and then overland by covered wagon to Richland. There was a Potawatomi settlement near their new homestead, headed by Chief Noon Day. Many of the local Potawatomi children were among her earliest playmates. Like several of her siblings, she also learned to speak Potawatomi at least to some degree, although she was never fluent as was her brother, Albert, who became good friends with the son of Chief Petoskey. She fondly remembered in her later years that the young man returned to Richland, after the tribe had been relocated to the federal reservation at Pentwater, Michigan. During his visit, he stayed at her house.³
• Census: 1 June 1850, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of William Hawley.¹
• Marriage: to Samuel Willard Rector, 1861, age ~21.³
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Samuel Willard Rector.⁴
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of spouse, Samuel Willard Rector.⁵
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Adaline Rector, age 55, female, white, wife, married, no, mother of 11 children, 10 living, born Ohio, father born Massachusetts, mother born Ohio⁶
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector.
  There were no cash reserves remaining of her husband's estate, only his real estate property, which was divided equally among their ten children, excepting her right of dower in the property.⁷
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, head of household.⁸
• Adeline Hawley was affiliated with a Christian Scientist.²
• Census: 22 January 1920, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of son, Samuel Luther Rector.⁹
• Adeline died on 1 June 1937 in Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, at age 97. at 7:30 in the evening²
• Burial: East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 18.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

Citations

1. [S3748] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 159B (stamped), dwelling 2283, family 2299, William Hawley household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.
2. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S4188] "Woman, 96 Today, Recalls Play with Indian Children," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 1 Jan 1936, p. 48, col. 3.
4. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
5. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
6. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
8. [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
9. [S3629] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 189, sheet 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
10. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)

William H. Rector

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• Birth: 30 April 1863, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Samuel Willard Rector.²
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.³
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. He was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of his mother.⁴
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Occupation: , millwright.¹
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.⁵
• William H. Rector died at age 84 on 24 June 1947 in Forrest City, St. Francis County, ArkansasO. where he had resided for the past 30 years¹
• Burial: 27 June 1947, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 18.⁶

• Last Edited: 23 November 2022

Citations

1. [S4183] "William Rector Dies in Arkansas," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 24 Jun 1947, p. 13, col. 5.
2. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
3. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
4. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
5. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)

Emogene Rector

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Emogene Rector (1867-1972)

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• Birth: 21 February 1867.^1,2
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Samuel Willard Rector.³
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.¹
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  William S. Waling and Emogene Rector
  Marriage: 13 October 1889, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.^4,5
• Census: 23 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of William S. Waling, dwelling 226, family 234.
  Emma G. Waling, age 27, female, white, wife, married, mother of 4 children, 2 living, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio⁶
  

  1894 Michigan state census, William Waling household
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. She was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of her mother.⁷
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 25 April 1910, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, William S. Waling.⁸
• Census: 10 April 1930, 1612 Highland Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of sister, Adda Mary Rector. At the time of the enumeration, Emogene was widowed and working as a family servant.⁹
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.¹⁰
• Death: 16 May 1972, age 105, Verdries Nursing Home, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+.⁴
• Burial: Prairie Home CemeteryO, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁴

• Last Edited: 29 November 2021

Citations

1. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
2. [S2136] Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996, Ancestry.com, Url: http://www.ancestry.com
3. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
4. [S4173] "Mrs. Waling Dies at 105," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 17 May 1972, p. A13, col. 1.
5. [S5295] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 70, no. 19, 14 Oct 1887, entry for Wm. S. Waling and Emogene Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
6. [S6491] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 194, dwelling 226, family 234, William Waling household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_444575ff-16b0-49d2-ad36-1e7e61e3c684/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
8. [S3666] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, William Waling household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 655.
9. [S3588] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 13B, dwelling 292, family 326, Addie Wheeler household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 997.
10. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Ada Mabel Rector

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• Birth: 10 March 1869, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Samuel Willard Rector.²
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.³
• 
  
  George H. Honeysett and Ada Mabel Rector
  Marriage: 25 September 1889, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁴
• Census: 23 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894, head of household, dwelling 225, family 233.
  Ada M. Honeysette, age 25, female, white, wife, married, no, mother of 2 children, 2 living, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
  Bessie M. Honeysette, age 4, female, white, daughter, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan
  Ida B. Honeysette, age 2, female, white, daughter, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan⁵
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Ada M. Honeysette household
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. She was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of her mother.⁶
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Marriage: to Orma J. Bliss, 24 December 1903, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, age 34. ||The bride's sister, Addie Wheeler, also acted as a witness to the marriage.^1,7
• Census: 25 April 1910, East Bridge Road, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Orma J. Bliss.⁸
• Family Event - death of spouse: December 1919, death of Orma J. Bliss, age ~72.⁹
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.¹⁰
• Death: 10 May 1970, age 101, Allegan County, MichiganO+.¹
• Burial: 13 May 1970, West Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 25.⁹

• Last Edited: 16 June 2024

Citations

1. [S4077] "Mrs. Bliss, of Richland, Dead at 101," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 11 May 1970, p. 4, col. 2.
2. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
3. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
4. [S5296] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 121, no. 785, 25 Sep 1889, entry for George H. Honeysett and Ada Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S6490] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 194, dwelling 225, family 233, Ada M. Honeysette household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_444575ff-16b0-49d2-ad36-1e7e61e3c684/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
7. [S5315] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 527, no. 7090, 24 Dec 1903, entry for Orma J. Bliss and Ada Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
8. [S3643] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Gun Plain, enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 3B, dwelling 70, family 70, Osmym J. Bliss household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
9. [S2970] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, West Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/westcoopercemetary2.htm, 2000)
10. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Adda Mary Rector

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• Birth: 10 March 1869, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 6 June 1870, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Samuel Willard Rector.²
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.³
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  Arthur O. Wheeler and Adda Mary Rector
  Marriage: 31 July 1895, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. ||The bride's brother, Albert Rector, also acted as a witness to the marriage.^1,4
• At the time of her marriage in 1895, Adda was in Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. seamstress⁴
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. She was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of her mother.⁵
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Family Event - witness to marriage of sister: 24 December 1903, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Orma J. Bliss and Ada Mabel Rector.^6,7
• Census: 10 April 1930, 1612 Highland Ave., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household. Addie owned her home, which was worth $4000. She did not work at the time of the census, but she did own a radio set.⁸
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.⁹
• Death: 13 September 1963, age 94, her home at 3720 Midway, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• Burial: Riverside CemeteryO, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 22 December 2020

Citations

1. [S4170] "Addie M. Wheeler," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 14 Jul 1963, p. 7, col. 7.
2. [S3719] 1870 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 5 (penned), p. 325 (stamped), dwelling 30, family 31, Saml Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 680.
3. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
4. [S5297] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 282, no. 3200, 30 Jul 1895, entry for Arthur Oren Wheeler and Adeline M. Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
5. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
6. [S4077] "Mrs. Bliss, of Richland, Dead at 101," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 11 May 1970, p. 4, col. 2.
7. [S5315] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 527, no. 7090, 24 Dec 1903, entry for Orma J. Bliss and Ada Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
8. [S3588] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 13B, dwelling 292, family 326, Addie Wheeler household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 997.
9. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Samuel Luther Rector

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Samuel Luther Rector (1871-1974)

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 20 October 1871, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^2,3
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.⁴
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Saml. L. Rector, age 22, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio⁵
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. He was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of his mother.⁶
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of mother, Adeline Hawley.⁷
• Samuel Luther Rector and Grace Estella Ogden were married on 9 May 1905 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, by Rev. C. A. Hemenway. Mrs. Eva B. Mitchell and Jennie Howard acted as witness.¹
• Census: 22 April 1910, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household.⁸
• Family Event - death of spouse: 1913, death of Grace Estella Ogden, age ~31.⁹
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  Samuel Luther Rector and Jennie B.
  Marriage: before 1920.^10,11
• Census: 22 January 1920, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household.¹⁰
• Family Event - death of son: July 1933, death of Marvin Rector, age ~26.^12,13
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.¹⁴
• Family Event - death of spouse: October 1945, death of Jennie B., age ~74.^15,13
• Death: May 1974, age 102.³
• Burial: 24 May 1974, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 18.¹³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S5323] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 71, no. 7867, 9 May 1905, entry for Samuel L. Rector and Grace Ogden; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S2038] International Genealogical Index
3. [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
4. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
5. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
7. [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
8. [S3660] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 5B, dwelling 137, family 137, Samuel L. Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
9. [S3945] East Cooper Cemetery (Kalamazoo County, Michigan), Estella Grace Rector marker; personally read by T. L. Cunningham, 1997.
10. [S3629] 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 189, sheet 6A, dwelling 139, family 139, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 776.
11. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
12. [S3948] East Cooper Cemetery (Kalamazoo County, Michigan), Marvin W. Rector marker; personally read by T. L. Cunningham, 1997.
13. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)
14. [S4284] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_355400-01474: accessed 30 Dec 2019), certificate image, Adeline Rector Hawley, filed 3 Jun 1937, no. 3, state office no. 39 5214, image 1475 of 3020; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of VItal Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
15. [S3947] East Cooper Cemetery (Kalamazoo County, Michigan), Jennie B. Rector marker; personally read by T. L. Cunningham, 1997.

Albert A. Rector

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• Birth: March 1873, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.²
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Albert A. Rector, age 21, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio³
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
• Family Event - witness to marriage of sister: 31 July 1895, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Arthur O. Wheeler and Adda Mary Rector.^4,5
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. He was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of his mother.⁶
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of mother, Adeline Hawley.¹
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  Albert A. Rector and Daisy
  Marriage: about 1906.⁷
• Census: 22 April 1910, 528 Harrison Court, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. He rented their home at the time, while he worked as a machine hand at a shop.⁷
• Death: 4 February 1917, age 43, Kalamazoo State Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.⁸
• Obituary: 5 February 1917, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.)
  Albert Rector, 34 years of age. died in Kalamazoo State hospital Sunday afternoon. He is survived by his three brothers and five sisters. Funeral will be held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning from Vanhalst's chapel. Burial in East Cooper cemetery.⁹
  

  Albert Rector, obituary, 5 February 1917
• Burial: East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, MichiganO. Lot 41.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 20 May 2025

Citations

1. [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
2. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
3. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
4. [S4170] "Addie M. Wheeler," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 14 Jul 1963, p. 7, col. 7.
5. [S5297] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 282, no. 3200, 30 Jul 1895, entry for Arthur Oren Wheeler and Adeline M. Rector; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
6. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
7. [S3658] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 6B, dwelling 128, family 142, Albert Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.
8. [S4883] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=3236346: accessed 20 Sep 2020), certificate image, Albert A. Rector, filed 6 Feb 1917, no. 404, local file no. 94, image 408 of 3117; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1897-1920, 241: Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids, 1917), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
9. [S6687] "Albert Rector," obituary, The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 5 February 1917, p. 5, col. 3; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette-albert-rector-obi/172777455/ : accessed 20 May 2025).
10. [S2969] Sherlene Schmitt Belden, East Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Author, http://www.fmschmitt.com/martin/stan/famtree/census/eastcoopercemetary.htm, 2000)

Edwin Selby Rector

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• Birth: 18 December 1874, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^1,2,3
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.⁴
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Edwin Rector, age 19, male, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio⁵
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. He was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of his mother.⁶
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 1 June 1900, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of mother, Adeline Hawley.¹
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  Edwin Selby Rector and Teresa Milbeck
  Marriage: 20 October 1906, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO. by A. M. Gould, Pastor of the Damon Methodist Episcopal Church, and witnessed by Charlotte N. Gould and Carrie G. Fox, both of Kalamazoo²
• Residence: 1910. laborer³
• Census: 22 April 1910, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household. He was a laborer in a gas light business at the time of the census. The census also recorded that the couple owned their home freely at the time.⁷
• Death: 21 July 1910, age 35, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³
• The cause of his death was. a cerebral hemorrhage following a "congestive chill"³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3702] 1900 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Richland, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 1A, dwelling 9, family 9, Adeline Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 720.
2. [S5321] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 6 : 95, no. 8799, 20 Oct 1906, entry for Edwin Selby Rector and Teresa Milbeck; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3. [S4823] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 4 : 29, no. 11683, 4 Aug 1910, Edwin S. Rector entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
5. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
7. [S3997] 1910 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Kalamazoo, ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 9B, dwelling 207, family 213, Edwin S. Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 654.

Alice E. Rector

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Alice E. Rector (1879-1972)

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• Parentage:^1,2
• Birth: 17 June 1879, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³
• Census: 17 June 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents.²
• Census: 22 June 1894, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of Samuel Willard Rector, dwelling 224, family 232.
  Alice E. Rector, age 16, female, white, son, single, no, born Michigan, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio⁴
  

  1894 Michigan state census, Saml. W. Rector household
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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
• Probate - heir: 11 February 1899, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Samuel Willard Rector. She was identified as a child of Samuel W. Rector and heir to 1/10th of his real estate property, excepting the dower right of her mother.⁵
  

  Samuel W. Rector, probate settlement of final accounts, 11 February 1899
• Census: 11 June 1900, Gunplain Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, John B. Norman.⁶
• 
  
  Mason and Alice E. Rector
  Marriage:.³
• Census: 10 February 1920, Otsego Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, John B. Norman.⁷
• Family Event - death of mother: 1 June 1937, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Adeline Hawley, age 97.⁸
• Death: 21 March 1972, age 92, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.³

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

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. [S3773] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 19 (penned), dwelling 181, family 181, Samuel Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
3. [S4137] "Alice E. Mason," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 22 Mar 1972, p. E8, col. 8.
4. [S6489] 1894 Michigan state census, Kalamazoo County, population schedule, Richland township, page 193, dwelling 224, family 232, Saml. W. Rector household; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," Michiganology (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_22fd94a1-a24b-4d97-9f50-6d9a327a78b8/ : accessed 16 June 2024); citing "Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan."
5. [S6641] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Probate Court records, vol. 47, p. 176, estate of Samuel W. Rector, settlement of final account by Adelbert D. Whipple, 11 February 1899; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89S1-126B : accessed 27 April 2025); citing "The Regional History Collection and Archives, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan."
6. [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.
7. [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.
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Hartline

Biography

• Residence: between 1900 and 1909, Bridgman, Berrien County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4624] M. Robert B. Klinger; Ruth A. Klinger, The Klinger Family, 1st ed. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: M. Robert B. Klinger [2015 Devonshire Road], 1971.)