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Caroline Rector

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1829, New YorkO.¹
• Occupation: 1860, domestic.¹
• Census: 24 July 1860, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Henry Rector.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [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.

William Wallace Rector

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• References: Civil War Military Service

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Biography

• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1831, New YorkO.^1,2
• Census:, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of Henry Rector.²
• 
  
  William Wallace Rector and Ellen Talbot
  Marriage: before 1858.³
• Census: 24 July 1860, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Henry Rector.¹
• Military Enlistment: 8 August 1862. D Company of the 17th Michigan Infantry Regiment⁴
• Military Wounded: 6 May 1864, Wilderness, Orange County, VirginiaO.⁴
• Military Promotion Rank: 1 May 1865. Full Corporal⁴
• Military Mustered Out: 2 June 1865, Delaney House, Washington, D.C.O.⁴
• Census: 5 October 1870, Shelby Township, Oceana County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, head of household. According to this census, William was a farmer whose real estate was worth$ 1000 and a personal estate valued at$ 200.⁵
• Census: 12 June 1880, Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of father, Henry Rector.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [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.
2. [S3755] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 160B (stamped), dwelling 2297, family 2313, Henry Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.
3. [S2929] Book of Baptisms. St. Augustine's Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Also of Mendon-Watson-Decatur-Otsego-Heath-Paw Paw-Augustine. (January 1858 - 31 December 1863)
4. [S2323] American Civil War Soldiers, Url: http://www.ancestry.com (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah)
5. [S3720] 1870 U.S. census, Oceana County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Shelby, p. 10 (penned), dwelling 83, family 83, William Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 696.
6. [S4070] 1880 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Michigan, population schedule, Burr Oak Township, enumeration district (ED) 189, p. 15 (penned), p. 247C (stamped), dwelling 152, family 156, Henry Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 603.

Alonzo Rector

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1835, CanadaO.^1,2
• Census:, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of Henry Rector.²
• Census: 24 July 1860, Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of Henry Rector.¹

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

Citations

1. [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.
2. [S3755] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland, p. 160B (stamped), dwelling 2297, family 2313, Henry Rector household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.

Ruth Smith

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1923, MichiganO.^2,3
• Census: 14 April 1930, Milham Park Road South, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents. In the enumeration, she is referred to as Alice.³
• Marriage: to Robert Burnham, 28 March 1947, age ~24.^1,4
• Family Event - death of brother: 1 September 2002, death of Samuel Smith, age 84.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4181] "Garrett Smith," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Sep 1967, p. 25, col. 8.
2. [S2617] Supposition by author, no birth record has been found., No birth record has been found
3. [S3586] 1930 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 8B, dwelling 186, family 193, Garrett Smith household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 998.
4. [S4098] "Alice Ruth Burnham," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 6 Sep 2007, p. A6, col. 1.
5. [S6477] "Sam Smith," obituary, The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 3 September 2002, p. B4 col. 4; image, GenealogyBank, https://www.genealogybank.com : 12 June 2024.

Robert Burnham

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Biography

• Marriage: to Ruth Smith, 28 March 1947.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4181] "Garrett Smith," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Sep 1967, p. 25, col. 8.
2. [S4098] "Alice Ruth Burnham," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 6 Sep 2007, p. A6, col. 1.

Thompson

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Biography

• 
  
  Thompson and Lena Smith
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4181] "Garrett Smith," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 4 Sep 1967, p. 25, col. 8.

Rustenholtz

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Biography

• 
  
  Rustenholtz and Gertrude Nuyen
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4387] "Mrs. Hermina Nuyen," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 20 Feb 1937.

Hoogakker

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Biography

• 
  
  Hoogakker and Antje Nuyen
  Marriage:.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4387] "Mrs. Hermina Nuyen," obituary, Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 20 Feb 1937.

Henry Wiswall

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 3 June 1775, Newton, Middlesex County, MassachusettsO.^1,2
• In 1791 Henry Wiswall may have been enumerated on the 1790 federal census in the household of John Wiswall in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireO.³
• Death: 1813, age ~38.¹

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S4642] J. M. Wiswall, The Wiswall Genealogy: 1450-1960 (Closter, New Jersey: Author, 1961), p. 36.
2. [S6287] Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vital Records, p. 189, birth registration, Henry Wiswall entry, 3 Jun 1775, recorded 1 Jan 1854; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ8M : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > Vital records, 1626-1852 > image 98 of 292; imaged from FHL digital film 7009513; from original records housed at "Newton Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, Newton, Massachusetts."
3. [S3793] 1790 U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Marlborough, p. 130 (penned), col. 4, John Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 5.

John Wiswall

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 8 August 1776, Newton, Middlesex County, MassachusettsO.^1,2
• In 1791 John Wiswall may have been enumerated on the 1790 federal census in the household of John Wiswall in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireO.³
• Death: 19 November 1849, age 73.¹

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S4642] J. M. Wiswall, The Wiswall Genealogy: 1450-1960 (Closter, New Jersey: Author, 1961), p. 36.
2. [S6288] Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vital Records, p. 189, birth registration, John Wiswall entry, 8 Aug 1776, recorded 1 Jan 1854; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ8M : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > Vital records, 1626-1852 > image 98 of 292; imaged from FHL digital film 7009513; from original records housed at "Newton Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, Newton, Massachusetts."
3. [S3793] 1790 U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Marlborough, p. 130 (penned), col. 4, John Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 5.

Mary Wiswall

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 18 June 1778, Newton, Middlesex County, MassachusettsO.^1,2
• Death: before 1790.¹

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S4642] J. M. Wiswall, The Wiswall Genealogy: 1450-1960 (Closter, New Jersey: Author, 1961), p. 36.
2. [S6289] Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vital Records, p. 189, birth registration, Mary Wiswall entry, 18 Jun 1778, recorded 1 Jan 1854; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ8M : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > Vital records, 1626-1852 > image 98 of 292; imaged from FHL digital film 7009513; from original records housed at "Newton Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, Newton, Massachusetts."

Beulah Wiswall

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 29 May 1780, Newton, Middlesex County, MassachusettsO.^1,2
• In 1791 Beulah Wiswall may have been enumerated on the 1790 federal census in the household of John Wiswall in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireO.³

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S4642] J. M. Wiswall, The Wiswall Genealogy: 1450-1960 (Closter, New Jersey: Author, 1961), p. 36.
2. [S6290] Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vital Records, p. 189, birth registration, Beulah Wiswall entry, 29 May 1780, recorded 1 Jan 1854; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ8M : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > Vital records, 1626-1852 > image 98 of 292; imaged from FHL digital film 7009513; from original records housed at "Newton Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, Newton, Massachusetts."
3. [S3793] 1790 U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Marlborough, p. 130 (penned), col. 4, John Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 5.

Sarah Wiswall

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 21 June 1782, Newton, Middlesex County, MassachusettsO.^1,2
• In 1791 Sarah Wiswall may have been enumerated on the 1790 federal census in the household of John Wiswall in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireO.³
• She may have been enumerated on the 1800 federal census in the household of John Wiswall in Marlborough, Cheshire County, New HampshireO.⁴

• Last Edited: 16 December 2023

Citations

1. [S4642] J. M. Wiswall, The Wiswall Genealogy: 1450-1960 (Closter, New Jersey: Author, 1961), p. 36.
2. [S6291] Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vital Records, p. 189, birth registration, Sarah Wiswall entry, 21 Jun 1782, recorded 1 Jan 1854; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQ8M : accessed 16 Dec 2023) > Vital records, 1626-1852 > image 98 of 292; imaged from FHL digital film 7009513; from original records housed at "Newton Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, Newton, Massachusetts."
3. [S3793] 1790 U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Marlborough, p. 130 (penned), col. 4, John Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 5.
4. [S3794] 1800 U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Marlborough, p. 931 (penned), p. 204 (stamped), John Wissel household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 20.

Mary Craft

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Biography

• 
  
  Thaddeus Trowbridge and Mary Craft
  Marriage: before 1754.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

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

Geeltje Jonker

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• References: Late Death or High Current Age

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• Parentage: Roelf Geerts Jonker and Grietje Geerts Leininga.^1,1
• Birth: 9 March 1847, BorgercompagnieO, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.^1,2,3
• Marriage: to Jurjen ten Cate, 7 November 1868, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 21.¹
• Population Register, 1880-1890: between between 19 January 1881 and 1890, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, household of spouse, Jurjen ten Cate.
  Geeltje Jonker, female, spouse, born 9 March 1847 in Veendam, married, Dutch Reformed, no occupation, arrived 15 Jan 1881 from Muntendam³
• Family Event - birth of child: 17 February 1889, parent of Lena ten Cate.⁴
• Marriage: to Friedrik Holthof, about 3 March 1904, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age ~56.⁵
• Family Event - marriage of daughter: 2 September 1905, Sappemeer, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, Garrett Smith and Lena ten Cate, "Geert Smit and Leentje ten Cate."
  She was a witness to the marriage.⁶
• Death: 15 February 1942, age 94, Zuidbroek, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.⁷

• Last Edited: 17 August 2024

Citations

1. [S5014] Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1868," huwelijke (marriage), Jurjen ten Cate and Geeltje Jonker, vol. 1868, no. 80 (7 November 1868); FHL microfilm 0235781.
2. [S3872] Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, birth registration 1847 no. 40, Geeltje Jonker, recorded 10 March 1847; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http://allegroningers.nl : accessed 23 Aug 2015); citing Groninger Archieven, Groningen.
3. [S5530] Veendam, Groningen, Bevolking Wijk P-Q 1880-1890 (& Schippers), wijk Q, p. 168, line 1, population register, Jurjen ten Cate household entry, 19 Jan 1881, arranged by district; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/94370 : accessed 27 Apr 2021) > DGS 8450664 > image 297 of 372; imaged from FHL digital film 8450664; from original records housed at "Groninger Archieven, Groningen, Netherlands."
4. [S4367] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1883-1896," geboorte (birth), Leentje ten Cate, vol. 1889, no. 25 (18 February 1889); FHL microfilm 1300572.
5. [S4987] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Friedrik Holthof and Geeltje Jonker, vol. 1904, no. 3 (3 March 1904); FHL microfilm 1300655.
6. [S5009] Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Geert Smit and Leentje ten Cate, vol. 1905, no. 30 (2 September 1905); FHL microfilm 1300580.
7. [S4558] Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands, death registration 1942 no. 6, Geeltje Jonker, recorded 16 February 1942; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http://allegroningers.nl : accessed 23 Aug 2015); citing Groninger Archieven, Groningen, Netherlands.

Steven Jans ten Cate

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1795, BorgercompagnieO, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.¹
• Marriage: to Roelfje Jurjens Gruber, 4 March 1824, Hoogezand, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age ~29.¹
• Death: 11 December 1873, age ~78, BorgercompagnieO, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²

• Last Edited: 22 February 2021

Citations

1. [S4958] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1811-1825," huwelijke (marriage), Steven Jans ten Cate and Roelfje Jurjens Gruber, vol. 1824, no. 8 (4 March 1824); FHL microfilm 0109251.
2. [S4869] Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1873," overlijde (death), Steven Jans ten Cate, vol. 1873, no. 172 (13 December 1873); FHL microfilm 0235786.

Roelfje Jurjens Gruber

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1803, Nieuwe Compagnie, Hoogezand, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.¹
• Marriage: to Steven Jans ten Cate, 4 March 1824, Hoogezand, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age ~21.¹
• Death: 2 April 1873, age ~70, BorgercompagnieO, Veendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4958] Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1811-1825," huwelijke (marriage), Steven Jans ten Cate and Roelfje Jurjens Gruber, vol. 1824, no. 8 (4 March 1824); FHL microfilm 0109251.
2. [S4538] Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden, 1873," overlijde (death), Roelfjen Jurjens Gruber, vol. 1873, no. 41 (2 April 1873); FHL microfilm 0235786.

Mary A. Hickman

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• Birth: 16 November 1824.¹
• Marriage: to Joseph Delevan Crane, 19 June 1884, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, age 59, "Joseph D. Crane and Mary A. Hickman."²
• Number of Children: 1884. She had six children from her previous marriage prior to having wed Joseph D. Crane.¹
• Census: 8 June 1900, 820 Lafayette, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of spouse, Joseph Delevan Crane. According to the census, she was the mother of eight children, all of whom were living at the time of the enumeration.³
• Death: 28 April 1903, age 78, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO.⁴
• Obituary: 28 April 1903, South Bend Tribune (South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.)
  Mary A. Crane, wife of Joseph Crane, 820 North Lafayette street died this morning, aged 78 years 5 months and 12 days. She leaves besides a thusband six children, Mrs. Elizabeth Warehouse, Mrs. William Babcock and Mrs. Anna Deuerboiler of this city. The funeral will be held from the family home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in the city cemetery..⁵
  

  Mary A. Crane, obituary, 28 April 1903
• Burial: 30 April 1903, the city cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO.¹

• Last Edited: 27 April 2025

Citations

1. [S4088] "Mary A. Crane," obituary, South Bend (Indiana) Weekly Tribune, 2 May 1903, p. 10.
2. [S5072] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriage Records, liber 9 : 238, 21 Jul 1884, entry for Joseph D. Crane and Mary A. Hickman; St. Joseph County Courthouse, South Bend, Indiana.
3. [S3814] 1900 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, Portage Township, Precinct 2, city of South Bend, 1st ward, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 12A, dwelling 243, family 263, Joseph Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 401.
4. [S4506] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Death Records, liber CH-44, no. 313-7, 4 May 1903, Mary A. Crane entry; St. Joseph County Health Department, South Bend, Indiana.
5. [S6638] "Mary A. Crane," obituary, The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 28 April 1903, p. 5; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-mary-a-crane-ob/171201650/ : accessed 27 April 2025).

George Annett

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• References: Descendants of Charles Grant and Esther McWilliams
  Descendants of Ephraim Wheeler

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• Birth: about 1866, CanadaO.¹
• Parentage: Jeremiah Paul Annett and Charlotte Grant.¹
• Census: 2 April 1871, Southwold Township, Elgin County, OntarioO, Canadian national of 2 April 1871, household of George Annett. This was the household of his paternal uncle.
  
  George Annott, male, age 4, born Ontario, Church of England, English origin²
  

  George Annott household, 1871 Canada census
• Census: 7 June 1880, Goshen, Elkhart County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents, enumeration district 40, page 18, dwelling 197, family 97.
  George Annett, white, male, age 13, single, at school, born Canada, parents born Canada¹
• Family Event - death of mother: 3 November 1881, Goshen, Elkhart County, IndianaO, death of Charlotte Grant, age ~36.³

• Last Edited: 6 February 2023

Citations

1. [S3763] 1880 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, population schedule, Goshen, enumeration district (ED) 40, p. 18 (penned), dwelling 197, family 197, Jerry Annett household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 275.
2. [S4891] "1871 Census of Canada," Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, population schedule, district 5 (West Elgin), subdistrict C (Southwold Township), division 3, p. 69, dwelling 246, family 246, George Annott household; digital images, image 202 of 314, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1578&h=1736125 : accessed 21 Sep 2020); citing "Census of Canada, 1871, Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario."
3. [S3804] "County and Neighborhood," death notice of Mrs. Jerry Annett, Goshen (Indiana) Times, 10 Nov 1881, p. 3; image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 Aug 2014.)

Catherine Annett

Biography

• Birth: about 1844, IndianaO.¹
• Occupation: 1880, servant in the household of Jerry and Charlotte Annett.¹
• Census: 7 June 1880, Goshen, Elkhart County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1880, servant in the household of Jeremiah Paul Annett, enumeration district 40, page 18, dwelling 197, family 97.
  It is unclear what her relationship may be to the family as she has the same last name, close to the age of head of household, but said to be born in Indiana rather than Canada like the rest of the family.
  
  Catherine Annett, white, female, age 35, single, housekeeping, born Indiana, parents born Indiana¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3763] 1880 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, population schedule, Goshen, enumeration district (ED) 40, p. 18 (penned), dwelling 197, family 197, Jerry Annett household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 275.

Minnie May Crane¹

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• Parentage:^2,2
• Birth: 24 January 1877, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Mary A. Crane."^2,3
• Census: 11 June 1880, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents, At the time of the census, Horace was employed as a bridge maker.⁴
• Census: 8 June 1900, 822 Lafayette, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents, home owned on a mortgage. The census refers to her as Minnie. It also reports that her occupation has something to do with wool.²
• Marriage: to Warren B. Elliott, 24 November 1900, St. Joseph County, IndianaO+, age 23, "Warren B. Elliott and Minnie May Crane," by Rev. C. E. Edinger.
  The record indicates the groom's name was William B. Elliott, however the section completed by the officiating reverend referred to him as Warren B. Elliott, which is in agreement with other records.¹
• Census: 27 April 1910, 50 Richmond Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Warren B. Elliott, ward 5, enumeration district 77, dwelling 310, family 354, house rented.
  Minnie M. Elliott, wife, female, white, age 33, married 9 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living, born Indiana, parents born Michigan, speaks English, occupation none, able to read and write⁵
• Death: 13 April 1912, age 35, 365 Trombly St., Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, "Minnie M. Elliott," died from uremia convulsions, contributed to by pregnancy and hysterectomy.⁶
  

  Minnie M. Elliott, death certificate, 13 April 1912
• Burial: 15 April 1912, Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO.⁶

• Last Edited: 21 January 2022

Citations

1. [S5712] St. Joseph County, Indiana, Marriage Records, marriage license, vol. 17, p. 256, William B. Elliott and Minnie May Crane entry, 24 Nov 1900, recorded 24 Nov 1900; imaged in "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397 : accessed 21 Jan 2022) > St. Joseph > 1899-1901 Volume 17 > image 156 of 278; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 5206296.
2. [S3678] 1900 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, city of South Bend, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 12A, dwelling 242, family 262, Horace Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 401.
3. [S3863] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Birth Records, Liber 2: 157, record no. 517, 24 Jan 1877, Mary A. Crane entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S4063] 1880 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, city of South Bend, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 162, p. 42 (penned), p. 396B (stamped), dwelling 429, family 429, Horace Cranes household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 309.
5. [S5713] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 16B, dwelling 95, family 102, Warren B. Elliott household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 Jan 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 682.
6. [S4515] "Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354818-00115: accessed 9 Nov 2019), certificate image, Minnie M. Elliott, filed 15 Apr 1912, Certificates, 1897-1920, volume 177: Wayne (Detroit), 1912, no. 2611, image 116 of 3014; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Adelia Crane

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: March 1879, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 11 June 1880, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1880, household of parents, At the time of the census, Horace was employed as a bridge maker.²
• Census: 8 June 1900, 822 Lafayette, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents, home owned on a mortgage. Adelia worked as a servant at the time of the census enumeration.¹
• Marriage: to George E. Vahlert, 27 October 1902, St. Joseph County, IndianaO+, age 23, "George E. Vahlert and Delia Crane," by F. Nickisch, Minister of Marion County.
  Date of License: 27 October 1902
  Filing Date: 29 October 1902³
• Land Transaction: 13 May 1905, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, "Joseph D. Crane to Geo. E Vahlert," half of city lot for $850. Her grandfather, Joseph D. Crane, sold the property to her husband.⁴
  

  Joseph D. Crane to Geo E. Vahlert, news notice of land transaction, 13 May 1905
• Census: 25 April 1910, 196 Gratiot, Detroit, Wayne County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household, ward 3, enumeration district 36, dwelling 137, family 177, rented house.
  Della Vahlert, head, female, white, age 29, married 12 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Indiana, parents born Michigan, speaks English, laundress in grand laundry, 0 weeks out of work, able to read and write
  Adeline Vahlert, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana, speaks English, occupation none, able to read and write, attended school
  John Walker, cousin, male, white, 36, married 5 years, born Illinois, parents born Kentucky, speaks English, mechanic (adding machines), 0 weeks out of work, able to read and write
  Neva Walker, cousin, female, white, age 23, married 5 years, mother of 0 children, born Illinois, parents born Illinois, speaks English, occupation none, able to read and write⁵
• Divorce granted: from George E. Vahlert, about 11 October 1910, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IndianaO, age ~31. George had filed for divorce, which was granted on this date.⁶
  

  George E. and Delia Vahlert, 11 October 1910, news article
• Death: 9 July 1915, age 36, 807 Fifth St., Grand Rapids, Kent County, MichiganO, "Delia Vahlert," cause of death carcinoma of uterus.⁷
  

  Delia Vahlert, death certificate, 9 July 1915
• Burial: 12 July 1915, Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MichiganO.⁷

• Last Edited: 26 April 2025

Citations

1. [S3678] 1900 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, city of South Bend, township of Portage, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 12A, dwelling 242, family 262, Horace Crane household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 401.
2. [S4063] 1880 U.S. census, St. Joseph County, Indiana, population schedule, city of South Bend, ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 162, p. 42 (penned), p. 396B (stamped), dwelling 429, family 429, Horace Cranes household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 309.
3. [S4467] "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BLV-W2L : accessed 3 Apr 2020), marriage registration image, George E. Vahlert and Delia Crane, 27 Oct 1902, volume 18, page 365, image 47 of 186, Marriage records, Circuit Court, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1830-1942, FHL microfilm 1503395; citing "St. Joseph County Circuit Court, South Bend, Indiana."
4. [S6637] "Real Estate Transfers," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 13 May 1905, p. 6 col. 3; image, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-joseph-d-crane-t/171161371/ : accessed 26 April 2025).
5. [S5715] 1910 U.S. census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, city of Detroit, ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 36, p. 48 (stamped), sheet 24A, dwelling 137, family 177, Della Vahlert household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 Jan 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 681.
6. [S5935] "Many Divorce Suits in Superior Court," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 11 Oct 1910, p. 5, col. 5; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/513992133/ : accessed 10 Dec 2022.)
7. [S5714] Kent County, Michigan, Death Records, no. 949, death certificate, Delia Vahlert entry, 9 Jul 1915, recorded 12 Jul 1915; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1852," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 21 Jan 2022) > Certificates, 1897-1920 > 212: Kalkaska-Leelenau, 1915 > image 1832 of 3283; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Anna Olive Grant¹

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• References: Descendants of Charles Grant and Esther McWilliams
  Descendants of Ephraim Wheeler

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Biography

• Birth: 1 May 1882, Goshen, Elkhart County, IndianaO.²
• Marriage: to Alexander Ishmael Armintrout, 21 January 1899, Cheshire Township, Allegan, Michigan, United StatesO, age 16, "Alexander Armintrout and Annie Grant," by William H. Evans, Justice of the Peace.
  Groom: Alexander Armintrout, age 22, white, resides Cheshire, born Ohio, farmer, parents Addison Armintrout and Sarah E. Bolen
  Bride: Annie Grant, age 16, white, resides Valley, born Indiana, no occupation, parents Theo Grant and Beckey Harriss
  Witnesses: Charles and Sarah Boles, both of Lee
  Marriage License: 21 January 1899³
  

  Alexander Armintrout and Annie Grant, marriage, 21 January 1899
• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Addison O. Armintrout.^4,5
• Census: 18 April 1910, Perry Township, Logan County, OhioO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Alexander Ishmael Armintrout, "Alex Armintrout household," dwelling 30, family 30, house rented.
  Anna O. Armintrout, wife, age 27, married 11 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living, born Ohio, parents born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation, able to read and write⁴
• Witness - Military Draft Registration: 12 September 1918, Logan County, OhioO, named as nearest relative of Alexander Ishmael Armintrout, "Alexander Armintrout," residing in East Liberty.⁶
• Death: between 12 September 1918 and 1 January 1920.
  She had to have still been living on 12 September 1918 when she was listed as her husband's nearest relative on his draft registration, however by the time of the federal census of 1 January 1920, her husband described himself as being a widow.^7,1

• Last Edited: 6 March 2023

Citations

1. [S6115] Logan County, Ohio, Draft Records, serial no. 921, order no. A2251, draft registration, Anne Olive Armintrout in Alexander Armintrout entry, 12 Sep 1918; imaged in "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/ : accessed 6 Mar 2023) > Ohio > Logan County > ALL > Draft Card A > image 113 of 163; from original records housed at "World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC."
2. [S2279] Compiler: Indiana Works Projects Administration, Index to Birth Records, Elkhart County, 1882-1920, Volume I, Letters A-M (Indiana Works Projects Administration, Indianapolis, 1940)
3. [S5971] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, vol. 6, p. 259, no. 3833, marriage registration, Alexander Armintrout and Annie Grant entry, 21 Jan 1899, recorded 21 Jan 1899; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/213158 : accessed 12 Feb 2023) > DGS 4653369 > image 276 of 708; imaged from FHL digital film 4653369.
4. [S6113] 1910 U.S. census, Logan County, Ohio, population schedule, Perry Township, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 2A, dwelling 30, family 30, Alex Armintrout household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Mar 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1204.
5. [S6188] Marion County, Ohio, Marriage Records, vol. 20, p. 358. no. 715, marriage license and certificate, Addison O. Armintrout and Harriet E. Bushong entry, 23 Oct 1924, recorded 23 Oct 1924; imaged in "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61378/ : accessed 11 Jun 2023) > Marion > 1920-1928 > image 478 of 592; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 384249; from original records housed at "Marion County Courthouse, Marion, Ohio."
6. [S6115] Logan County, Ohio, Draft Records, serial no. 921, order no. A2251, draft registration, Alexander Armintrout entry.
7. [S3593] 1920 U.S. census, Champaign County, Ohio, population schedule, township of Rush, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 11A, dwelling 133, family 137, Alexander Armintrout household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1353.