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Betsey Barber

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Biography

• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 26 October 1832, New YorkO.¹
• 
  
  Newton Sanford and Betsey Barber
  Marriage: before 1854.²
• Family Event - death of spouse: 30 April 1872, Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, death of Newton Sanford, age ~54.³
• Occupation: 1887, farmer.¹
• Death: 30 November 1887, age 55, Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.¹
• The cause of her death was. heart disease¹

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

Citations

1. [S4827] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 2 : 35, no. 405, 1 Aug 1888, Betsey Sanford entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
3. [S4828] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 1 : 70, no. 23, 18 May 1873, Newton Sandford entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Rice

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Biography

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  Rice and Mary Kilmer
  Marriage: before 1889.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

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

David H. Kilmer

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Biography

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  David H. Kilmer and Emeline M. Jennings
  Marriage: before 1853.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

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

Emeline M. Jennings

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Biography

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  David H. Kilmer and Emeline M. Jennings
  Marriage: before 1853.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

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

Hezekiah Sanford

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  Hezekiah Sanford and Catharine
  Marriage: before 1818.¹
• Death: before 1872.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
2. [S4828] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 1 : 70, no. 23, 18 May 1873, Newton Sandford entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Catharine

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  Hezekiah Sanford and Catharine
  Marriage: before 1818.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

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

Johnson Barber

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• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Pamelia (Spouse of Johnson Barber)

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• Last Edited: 17 March 2025

Lois Wiswell

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: between 1830 and 1835, PennsylvaniaO.^2,3
• Marriage: to John Crandall, 9 February 1850.⁴
• Residence: 1870, Cass County, MissouriO.¹
• Probate - heir: 2 November 1870, Barry County, MichiganO+, heir to the estate of Asa L. Wiswell.
  She was said to reside in Cass County, Missouri at the time.¹

• Last Edited: 28 January 2023

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. [S2617] Supposition by author, no birth record has been found., No birth record has been found
3. [S3788] 1840 U.S. census, Erie County, Pennsylvania, McKean Township, p. 172 (penned), Wm. Wiswell household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 459.
4. [S5372] "Death of John Crandall: Passed away at Carthage Tuesday morning," The Jasper (Missouri) News, 21 Jan 1904, p. 1, col. 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 2 Jan 2021.)

John Crandall

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Biography

• Marriage: to Lois Wiswell, 9 February 1850.¹

• Last Edited: 3 January 2021

Citations

1. [S5372] "Death of John Crandall: Passed away at Carthage Tuesday morning," The Jasper (Missouri) News, 21 Jan 1904, p. 1, col. 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 2 Jan 2021.)

Henry Jenkins

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Biography

• Birth: about 1842, PennsylvaniaO.¹
• Census: 19 June 1880, Jefferson Street, Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, head of household.¹
• At the time of the census Henry worked as. a thresher¹
• He witnessed the death of Selinda Wiswell on 14 January 1890 in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [S3771] 1880 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Ross, enumeration district (ED) 141, p. 28 (penned), dwelling 4, family 4, Henry Jenkins household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 586.
2. [S4557] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Death Records, liber 2 : 83, no. 148, 1 Jun 1891, Salinda Jenkins entry; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Franklin P. Hensell

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• Birth: about 1856, OhioO.¹
• Witness - Marriage Registration: 3 July 1880, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, Thomas Henry Wiswell and Mary Jane Norman.²
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  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 Augusta¹
• Census: 15 April 1910, Cass Street, Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household.³
• Census: 2 April 1930, 524 Cherry, Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household.⁴

• Last Edited: 3 March 2024

Citations

1. [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.
2. [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.
3. [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.
4. [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.

Hildechien van der Heide

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• Birth: 14 December 1845, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.^1,2
• 
  
  Siert Nuijen and Hildechien van der Heide
  Marriage Bann: 14 January 1872, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. 28 January 1872³
• 
  
  Siert Nuijen and Hildechien van der Heide
  Declaration of Intention to Marry: 19 January 1872, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.⁴
• Marriage: to Siert Nuijen, 25 January 1872, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, age 26.¹
• Family Event - death of spouse: 4 December 1881, Bovenweg, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+, death of Siert Nuijen, age 30.⁵
• Death: 16 September 1906, age 60, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²

• Last Edited: 16 January 2022

Citations

1. [S4973] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1871-1874," huwelijke (marriage), Siert Nuijen and Hillechien van der Heide, vol. 1872, no. 2 (25 January 1872); FHL microfilm 0235469.
2. [S3047] Anneke Kruizinga-Groen, Compiler: Anneke Kruizinga-Groen, Genealogische homepage van Anneke Kruizinga-Groen, Location: the Netherlands, Url: http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/akruizinga/Index.htm (11 August 2006)
3. [S2412] Muntendam Marriage Banns (1871-1874), Number: 1872, Film: 0235469
4. [S2413] Muntendam Marriage Intentions (1871-1874), Number: 1872, Film: 0235469
5. [S4777] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1879-1882," overlijde (death), Siert Nuijen, vol. 1881, no. 60 (6 December 1881); FHL microfilm 0235471.

Antje Nuijen

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 22 April 1872, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+. at one o'clock in the afternoon¹
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  Klaas Wind and Antje Nuijen
  Marriage: 26 March 1896, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²
• Death: 6 October 1918, age 46, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.³

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S4251] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, 1871-1874," geboorte (birth), Antje Nuijen, vol. 1872, no. 26 (23 April 1872); FHL microfilm 0235469.
2. [S4985] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Huwelijken 1883-1912," huwelijke (marriage), Klaas Wind and Antje Nuijen, vol. 1896, no. 5 (26 March 1896); FHL microfilm 1300655.
3. [S4776] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Overlijden 1913-1922," overlijde (death), Antje Nuijen, vol. 1918, no. 33 (6 October 1918); FHL microfilm 1800939, item 1.

Ebeltje Aten¹

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• Parentage:²
• Birth: 21 June 1832, Borgercompagnie, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.¹
• Death: 15 January 1871, age 38, Muntendam, Groningen, NetherlandsO+.²
  

  Ebelina Aten, death registration, 17 January 1871

• Last Edited: 18 June 2022

Citations

1. [S5829] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, birth registration 1832 no. 22, Ebeltje Aten, recorded 22 June 1832; database and digital image, AlleGroningers (http://allegroningers.nl : accessed 18 Jun 2022); citing Groninger Archieven, Groningen.
2. [S4473] Muntendam, Groningen, Netherlands, "Geboorten, huwelijken, overlijden 1879-1882," overlijde (death), Ebelina Aten, vol. 1871, no. 3 (17 January 1871); FHL microfilm 0235469.

Jasper L. Grant

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

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• Birth: 26 March 1884, MichiganO.^1,2
• Parentage: Theodore DeMilo Grant and Mary Martha Weaver.^1,2
• Census: 1 June 1900, Valley Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents, "Theodore Grant household," dwelling 83, family 88, farm owned free, farm schedule 74.
  Jasper L. Grant, son, white, male, born March 1884, age 16, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, farm laborer, 0 months unemployed, able to read and write, speaks English¹
• Family Event - death of mother: 28 January 1929, Allegan County Infirmary, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, death of Mary Martha Weaver, age ~71.³
  

  Mary Martha Grant, death certificate, 28 January 1929
• Family Event - named as survivor: 27 March 1937, obituary of William R. Grant, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.) He lived in Bravo, Michigan at the time of his brother's death.⁴
  

  William M. Grant, obituary, 27 March 1937
• Census: 25 April 1940, County Road, Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1940, household of father, Theodore DeMilo Grant, "Theodore Grant household," household 112, farm owned and valued at $100, farm schedule 67. Jasper Grant, son, male, white, age 51, single, did not attend school, completed 0 years of school, born Michigan, same house in 1935, farming, farm, works on own account, worked 52 weeks in 1939, no other income⁵
• Family Event - death of father: 9 January 1941, Douglas Community Hospital, Douglas, Allegan County, MichiganO, death of Theodore DeMilo Grant, age 80.⁶
  

  Theodore Grant, death certificate, 9 January 1941
• Military Draft Registration: 27 April 1942, Allegan County, MichiganO+, "Jasper Grant," residing in Pearl, Allegan County.
  Recorded as age 58, residing at Route #1 in Fennville. He was born on 4 March 1883 in Cheshire Township, Allegan County. He had telephone, which was said to be in care of A. J. Koning in Fennville, who was his employer. His sister, Bessie Blainey [sic] would always know his address.
  He signed the card by making his mark. He was described as white, 5'5" tall and 140 pounds, with blue eyes, gray hair, and a ruddy complexion. He was further described having a "very nervous condition."⁷
  

  Jasper Grant, draft registration, 27 April 1942 (back)
  

  Jasper Grant, draft registration, 27 April 1942 (front)
• Census: 12 April 1950, Kalamazoo State Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1950, hospital inmate, "Jasper Grant entry," line 8.
  Jasper Grant, patient, white, male, age 66, never married, born Michigan, inmate, lived in same house in 1949, parents born United States, completed 3rd grade, did not work last year or earn any income, not a veteran⁸
• Death: 2 December 1952, age 68, Kalamazoo State Hospital, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "Jasper Grant," cause of death stroke. He had also suffered from arteriosclerosis and "mental deficiency."²
• Burial: 9 December 1952, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MichiganO. According to his death certificate, Jasper's body was removed to "Anatomial Lot" in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which probably indicates that his body was donated for scientific use.²

• Last Edited: 1 July 2023

Citations

1. [S3691] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Valley, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 4A, dwelling 83, family 88, Theodore Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
2. [S4229] Allegan County, Michigan, death certificate, liber 12, p. 60, local file no. 212 (9 Dec 1952), Jasper Grant, Allegan County Clerk, Allegan, Michigan; certificate prepared 1 Mar 1999 in possession of T. L. Cunningham.
3. [S6092] Allegan County, Michigan, Death Records, register no. 7, certificate no. 3 2913, death, Mary Martha Grant entry, 28 Jan 1929, recorded 2 Feb 1929; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 3 Mar 2023) > Certificates, 1921-1945 > 006: Allegan, 1926-1934 > image 915 of 3047; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Divsion for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
4. [S6090] "Allegan Man Dies of Crash Injuries," The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 27 Mar 1937, p. 1, col. 2; image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 2 Mar 2023.)
5. [S6091] 1940 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Clyde Township, enumeration district (ED) 3-9, sheet 5B, dwelling 112, Theodore Grant household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Mar 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1721.
6. [S4230] Allegan County, Michigan, death certificate, liber 9, p. 566, local file no. 4, state file no. 41-21 (10 Jan 1941), Theodore Grant, Allegan County Clerk, Allegan, Michigan; certificate prepared 1 Mar 1999 in possession of T. L. Cunningham.
7. [S6095] Allegan County, Michigan, Draft Records, serial no. U1987, draft registration, Jasper Grant entry, recorded 27 Apr 1942, arranged alphabetical; imaged in "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1002/ : accessed 3 Mar 2023) > Michigan > Eaby, Walter Clinton - Kinkella, George John > Graham, James Johnnie - Green, Marice Olyn > images 1724-5; from original records housed at "Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration."
8. [S6093] 1950 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo, enumeration district (ED) 89-47, sheet 33A, line 8, household, entry of Jasper Grant; digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Mar 2023) 36 of 113; citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 411.

William R. Grant

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

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: April 1886, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 1 June 1900, Valley Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents, "Theodore Grant household," dwelling 83, family 88, farm owned free, farm schedule 74.
  William R. Grant, son, white, male, born April 1886, age 14, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, at school 8 months, able to read and write, speaks English¹
• Military Draft Registration: 12 September 1918, Allegan County, MichiganO+, "William Rueben Grant," residing Pearle, Allegan County.
  He worked as a day laborer at the A. M. Todd Co. in Pearl. He listed his nearest relative as his mother, Mary Martha Grant. His birthdate was given as 26 April 1884 and it said he was 33 years old, although 34 would have been more accurate.
  He signed his name with his mark. He was described as white, short (specifically 5'4" tall), of medium build, and with brown eyes. The color his hair was not documented.²
  

  William Rueben Grant, World War I draft registration
• Marriage: to Gertrude Mellis, 21 May 1921, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 35, "William Grant and Gertrude Mellis," by S. C. Brady, Justice of the Peace.
  At the time of William and Gertrude's marriage, both of them were living in Pearl Township. William was working as a day laborer, and Gertrude as a domestic. Their marriage record noted that she had been married twice previously, but this was his first marriage.³
  

  William Grant and Gertrude Mellis, marriage, 21 May 1921
• Family Event - death of mother: 28 January 1929, Allegan County Infirmary, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, death of Mary Martha Weaver, age ~71.⁴
  

  Mary Martha Grant, death certificate, 28 January 1929
• Census: 22 April 1930, Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household, "William Grant household," dwelling 151, family 152, home rented.
  William Grant, head, male, white, age 42, married, age 36 at first marriage, did not attend school, unable to read or write, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born U.S., speaks English, occupation none
  Gertrude Grant, wife, female, white, age 42, married, age 36 at first marriage, did not attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, speaks English, occupation none
  Mandy G. Grant, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, attended school, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, speaks English, occupation none
  Dallas Grant, son, male, white, age 9, single, attended school, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, occupation none
  Williard Grant, son, male, white, age 6, single, did not attend school, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, occupation none⁵
• Death: 26 March 1937, age 50, Allegan County Jail, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, "William Grant," cause of death acute alcoholism. He was also noted to have sustained a broken jaw as a result of an automobile accident.⁶
  

  William Grant, death certificate, 26 March 1937
• Obituary: 27 March 1937, Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.)
  Allegan Man Dies of Crash Injuries
  Allegan - William M. Grant, 52, a resettlement worker, died here Friday of injuries suffered when his automobile went out of control and overturned in a ditch along M-89 six miles west of Allegan. His skull and jaw were fractured.
  Mr. Grant leaves a brother, Jasper, Bravo. Services will be held Monday at 2 in Benson's funeral residence here.⁷
  

  William M. Grant, obituary, 27 March 1937

• Last Edited: 3 March 2023

Citations

1. [S3691] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Valley, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 4A, dwelling 83, family 88, Theodore Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
2. [S5447] "WWI Draft Registration Cards," database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/563236696 : accessed 8 Feb 2021), card for William Rueben Grant, order no. 778, serial no. 3915, 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. [S5065] "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31X-X8M: accessed 7 Feb 2009), record image, William Grant and Gertrude Mellis, filed 21 May 1921, volume 1, p. record 1074, no. 1074, image 294 of 645; citing "Marriage Records (1920 -- Wayne County (cont.); 1921 -- Alcona to Calhoun counties, FHL film 2342742), Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan."
4. [S6092] Allegan County, Michigan, Death Records, register no. 7, certificate no. 3 2913, death, Mary Martha Grant entry, 28 Jan 1929, recorded 2 Feb 1929; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 3 Mar 2023) > Certificates, 1921-1945 > 006: Allegan, 1926-1934 > image 915 of 3047; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Divsion for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
5. [S4032] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Clyde Township, enumeration district (ED) 3-9, sheet 6B, dwelling 151, family 152, William Grant household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 972.
6. [S4545] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354967-01156: accessed 26 Feb 2018), certificate image, William Grant, filed 27 Mar 1937, Certificates, 1921-1941, volume 009: Allegan (Allegan), no. 16, state office no. 103 1143, image 1157 of 1804; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S6090] "Allegan Man Dies of Crash Injuries," The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 27 Mar 1937, p. 1, col. 2; image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 2 Mar 2023.)

Elnora Grant

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

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: October 1887, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 1 June 1900, Valley Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of parents, "Theodore Grant household," dwelling 83, family 88, farm owned free, farm schedule 74.
  Elnora Grant, daughter, white, female, born October 1887, age 12, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, at school 8 months, able to read and write, speaks English¹
• Marriage: to Charles C. Stedman, 4 January 1906, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 18. by Herman H. Cook, Justice of the Peace||William Stedman of Pearl and Bernice Grant of Valley Township acted as witnesses. It's not known who this Bernice is, although it may be Norie's sister, Bessie.²
• Census: 30 April 1910, Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of spouse, Charles C. Stedman, "Charles Stedman," dwelling 131, family 132, farm owned freely, farm schedulee 125.
  Nora Stedman, wife, female, white, age 22, married 4 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, speaks English, no occupation³
• Census: 10 February 1920, Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of spouse, Charles C. Stedman, "Charles C. Stedman household," dwelling 246, family 251, farm owned freely, farm schedule 144.
  Nora Stedman, wife, female, white, age 32, married, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  The family lived next door to Nora's parents.⁴
• Family Event - death of mother: 28 January 1929, Allegan County Infirmary, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO, death of Mary Martha Weaver, age ~71.⁵
  

  Mary Martha Grant, death certificate, 28 January 1929
• Census: 16 April 1930, Clyde Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of spouse, Charles C. Stedman, "Charles C. Stedman household," dwelling 106, family 107, farm owned, farm schedule 74.
  Nora Stedman, wife, female, white, age 42, married at age 18, did not attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, factory work, cannery factory, employed worked, unemployment schedule 16
  Her father, Theodore Grant, lived next door.⁶
• Residence: January 1941, Fennville, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁷
• Family Event - death of father: 9 January 1941, Douglas Community Hospital, Douglas, Allegan County, MichiganO, death of Theodore DeMilo Grant, age 80.⁷
  

  Theodore Grant, death certificate, 9 January 1941
• Death: 28 May 1965, age 77, Allegan Health Center, Allegan, Allegan County, MichiganO.⁸
• Obituary: 29 May 1965, Holland Evening Sentinel (Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.)
  Mrs. Nora Stedman, 78, Succumbs in Allegan
  
  Mrs. Nora Stedman, 78, of route 3, Fennville, died Friday morning in Allegan Health Center after a lingering illness. Her husband, Charles, died in 1955. She was a member of Pearl Methodist Church and the Ladies Aid.
  
  Surviving are two sons, Oakey of Grand Rapids and Everett C. of Sturgis; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Beagle; 17 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Blaney of Douglas.
  
  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Chappell Funeral Home in Fennville. The Rev. Eugene Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Pearl cemetery.⁸

• Last Edited: 3 March 2023

Citations

1. [S3691] 1900 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Valley, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 4A, dwelling 83, family 88, Theodore Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 698.
2. [S5083] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 7 : 71, no. 7050, 4 Jan 1906, entry for Charles C. Stedman and Nora Grant; Allegan County Clerk's Office, Allegan, Michigan.
3. [S6096] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Clyde Township, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 11A, dwelling 131, family 132, Charles Stedman household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Mar 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
4. [S3637] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Clyde, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 10B, dwelling 246, family 251, Charles C. Stedman household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.
5. [S6092] Allegan County, Michigan, Death Records, register no. 7, certificate no. 3 2913, death, Mary Martha Grant entry, 28 Jan 1929, recorded 2 Feb 1929; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 3 Mar 2023) > Certificates, 1921-1945 > 006: Allegan, 1926-1934 > image 915 of 3047; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Divsion for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
6. [S6089] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Clyde Township, enumeration district (ED) 3-9, sheet 4B, dwelling 106, family 107, Charles C. Stedman household; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Mar 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 972.
7. [S4230] Allegan County, Michigan, death certificate, liber 9, p. 566, local file no. 4, state file no. 41-21 (10 Jan 1941), Theodore Grant, Allegan County Clerk, Allegan, Michigan; certificate prepared 1 Mar 1999 in possession of T. L. Cunningham.
8. [S5972] "Mrs. Nora Stedman, 78, Succumbs in Allegan," Holland (Michigan) Evening Sentinel, 29 May 1965, p. 10, col. 4; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7686/ : accessed 12 Feb 2023) > Holland Evening Sentinel (Holland, Michigan) > 1965 > May > 29 > image 18 of 24.

George Arthur Knowles

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Biography

• Birth: between 1854 and 1865, Barry Township, Barry County, MichiganO.¹
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  George Arthur Knowles and Esther Grant
  Marriage: 29 May 1885, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, "George Arthur Knowles and Ester Arvill Baker," by Isaac N. Wattles, Justice of the Peace.
  The ceremony was witnessed by Ella P. and Mary Chapman, both of Kalamazoo.¹
  

  George Arthur Knowles and Ester Arvill Baker, marriage, 29 May 1885
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  George Arthur Knowles and Kate Longjohn
  Marriage: 25 March 1895, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²
• He and Kate Longjohn were licensed to wed on 25 March 1895 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 3 January 2024

Citations

1. [S5301] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 10, no. 142, 29 May 1885, entry for George Arthur Knowles and Ester Arvill Baker; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
2. [S5303] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 273, no. 3060, 25 Mar 1895, entry for George A. Knowles and Kate Longjohn; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Horace Baker

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Biography

• Birth: about 1832, New YorkO.¹
• Marriage: to Esther Grant, before 1880.^2,3
• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of John Baker.²
• Census: 3 June 1880, Baltimore Township, Barry County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1880, head of household, "Horace Baker" household, dwelling 36, family 37.
  Horace Baker, white, male, age 48, married, farmer, born New York, parents born New York
  Esther Baker, white, female, age 18, wife, married, keeping house, born Michigan, parents born New York
  John Baker, white, male, age 2 months, son, single, born Michigan, father born New York, mother born Michigan
  Isabela Grant, white, female, age 14, sister-in-law, single, servant, born Michigan, parents born New York
  
  They lived in the same dwelling as Robert J. and Elizabeth M. Norris, who were 26 and 24 respectively. It is unclear if they had any other relation to the Baker family. Robert was born in New York, while Elizabeth was born in Indiana, but both of them reported that their parents were born in England.¹
  

  Horace Baker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Barry County, Michigan
• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Agnes A. Baker.⁴
• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Myra Baker.⁵

• Last Edited: 30 June 2023

Citations

1. [S3764] 1880 U.S. census, Barry Township, population schedule, Baltimore, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 4 (penned), dwelling 36, family 37, Horace Baker household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 570.
2. [S3851] Barry County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber B: 204, record no. 43, 14 Apr 1880, John Baker entry; Barry County Clerk's Office, Hastings, Michigan.
3. [S5301] Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Marriage Records, liber 5 : 10, no. 142, 29 May 1885, entry for George Arthur Knowles and Ester Arvill Baker; Kalamazoo County Clerk's Office, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
4. [S3683] 1900 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, population schedule, city of Goshen, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 13A, dwelling 308, family 322, Frank M. Fuller household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 369.
5. [S3852] Barry County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber B: 302, record no. 31, 8 Aug 1883, Myra Baker entry; Barry County Clerk's Office, Hastings, Michigan.

Agnes A. Baker

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

Parents

Biography

• Birth: 22 April 1881, Baltimore Township, Barry County, MichiganO.^1,2
• Parentage: Horace Baker and Esther Grant.¹
• Census: 12 June 1894, Baltimore Township, Barry County, MichiganO, Michigan State census of 1 June 1894 in the household of George Norris, dwelling 95, family 100.
  Agnes Baker, age 13, female, white, ward, single, born Michigan, parents born unknown³
  

  George Norris household, 1894 Michigan state census enumeration
• Census: 19 June 1900, 128 S. 3rd St., Goshen, Elkhart County, IndianaO, federal census of 1 June 1900, household of uncle, Frank M. Fuller, "Frank M. Fuller household," ward 3 enumeration district 21, dwelling 308, family 322, house rented.
  Agnes A. Baker, niece, white, female, born Apr 1881, age 19, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, sewing shirt factory, 0 months unemployed, able to read and write, speaks English¹
• Marriage: to James B. Betts, 8 September 1900, Forest Township, Missaukee County, MichiganO, age 19, "James B. Betts and Helen A. Baker," by William H. Miller, Justice of the Peace.
  Groom: James B. Betts, age 19, white, resides Forest Township, born Michigan, farmer, parents Rastus Betts and Eva Larrabee
  Bride: Helen A. Baker, age 19, white, resides Barry County, born Michigan, domestic, parents Horace Baker and Esther Grant
  Witnesses: John Finnegan and Helen Miller, both of Cutcheon, Michigan
  License issued: 8 September 1900⁴
• News Article: 30 October 1909, also mentioned, Kalamazoo Gazette, (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.) A newspaper article describes that she filed a lawsuit against her deceased mother's cousin, Mrs. Kathleen Modrack, over the land that had been deeded to her by Agnes' grandfather, Peter Grant, before his death. Her uncle, Theodore Grant; aunt, Adeline Ray; and siblings John and Myra were also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.⁵
  

  Peter Grant land dispute after death, news article, 30 October 1909
• Death: 21 September 1913, age 32, Columbus Township, Luce County, MichiganO.⁶
  

  Agness Betts, death certificate, 21 September 1913

• Last Edited: 3 January 2024

Citations

1. [S3683] 1900 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, population schedule, city of Goshen, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 13A, dwelling 308, family 322, Frank M. Fuller household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 369.
2. [S3850] Barry County, Michigan, Birth Records, liber B: 241, record no. 63, 22 Apr 1881, Agnes Baker entry; Barry County Clerk's Office, Hastings, Michigan.
3. [S5800] Barry County, Michigan, 1894 Michigan State Census, enumeration, p. 20, lines 10-15, George Norris household entry, 12 Jun 1894; imaged in "1894 Michigan State Census," database with images, Michiganology (https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/IO_d80fa410-3d7a-4118-bfff-540453d06838/# : accessed 5 May 2022) > Barry County > Baltimore Township > 27775; imaged from Michigan State Census Records, Archives of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.
4. [S6224] Missaukee County, Michigan, Marriage Records, vol. 3, p. 356, record 731, marriage, James B. Betts and Helen A. Baker entry, 8 Sep 1900; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 30 Jun 2023) > Registers, 1887-1925 > 1896-1900 > 1900 Macomb-Washtenaw > image 135 of 604; from original records housed at "Michigan Department of Community Health, Divsion for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."
5. [S5533] "Children Want Will Set Aside by Court," Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 30 Oct 1909, p. 9, col. 1.
6. [S4462] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3619913:60872: accessed 23 Mar 2020), certificate image, Agness Betts, filed 25 Sep 1913, volume 1, p. 61, no. 1368, image 450 of 2946; citing "Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Jane Rosenburgh

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Biography

• Birth: about 1828.¹
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  Daniels and Jane Rosenburgh
  Marriage: before 1873.¹
• Residence: before October 1873, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MichiganO.¹
• Marriage: to Peter Grant, 17 October 1873, Hope Township, Barry County, MichiganO, age ~45, "Peter Grant and Jane Daniels," by George M. Hudson, Justice of the Peace.
  Groom: Peter Grant, white, resides Hope, Michigan, age 42, born Canada, farming
  Bride: Jane Daniels nee Rosenburgh, white, resides Battle Creek, age 45, born York State
  Witnesses: Eliza L. Hudson and Frank House, both of Hope
  
  It is not known how their marriage ended, whether by her death or through divorce, as we have found no record of either between the date of their marriage in 1873 and when Peter is found seven years later in the 1880 census living with his soon-to-be third wife, Martha.¹
  

  Peter Grant and Jane Daniels, marriage, 17 October 1873

• Last Edited: 16 January 2023

Citations

1. [S5500] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=926129: accessed 5 Apr 2021), record image, Peter Grant and Jane Daniels, filed 5 Nov 1873, volume 1, p. 49, no. 1018, image 128 of 685; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1868-1886, 1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm, roll 8), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Daniels

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Biography

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  Daniels and Jane Rosenburgh
  Marriage: before 1873.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5500] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=926129: accessed 5 Apr 2021), record image, Peter Grant and Jane Daniels, filed 5 Nov 1873, volume 1, p. 49, no. 1018, image 128 of 685; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1868-1886, 1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm, roll 8), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

Mary Vitter

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• Birth: about 1868, WisconsinO.¹
• Parentage: Josephine Sarvasko[?] and John Vitter.¹
• Marriage: to Luther Grant, 24 July 1890, Hastings, Barry County, MichiganO, age ~22.
  Elizabeth Buckhart of Hastings was one of the witnesses.¹

• Last Edited: 3 January 2024

Citations

1. [S4938] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=1003918: accessed 4 Oct 2020), record image, Luther Grant and Mary Vitter, filed 24 Jul 1890, volume D, p. 41, no. 116, no. 116, image 364 of 631; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1887-1925, 1889 St Clair-1890 Eaton, roll 40), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

John Vitter

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Biography

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  John Vitter and Josephine Sarvasko[?]
  Marriage: before 1868.¹
• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Mary Vitter.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S2748] Supposition by author, no marriage record has been found., No marriage record has been found
2. [S4938] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=1003918: accessed 4 Oct 2020), record image, Luther Grant and Mary Vitter, filed 24 Jul 1890, volume D, p. 41, no. 116, no. 116, image 364 of 631; citing "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Registers, 1887-1925, 1889 St Clair-1890 Eaton, roll 40), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."