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George McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1853, MichiganO.¹
• George may have been born on 20 July 1854. his tombstone²
• Census: 30 July 1860, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of William McWilliams.¹
• Census: 5 August 1870, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of William McWilliams.³
• Death: 27 September 1936, age ~83.²
• Burial: Row 6, Riverside Cemetery, Heath Township, Allegan County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3737] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 205 (penned), dwelling 1589, family 1595, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
2. [S5189] Ruth Robbins Monteith, compiler, Cemetery Transcriptions, Allegan County, Michigan, 7 volumes (Kalamazoo, Michigan: Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter N.S.D.A.R., 1961.)
3. [S3716] 1870 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Fillmore, p. 25 (penned), p. 129 (stamped), dwelling 186, family 181, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 660.

William McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1855, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 30 July 1860, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of William McWilliams.¹
• Census: 5 August 1870, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of William McWilliams.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3737] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 205 (penned), dwelling 1589, family 1595, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
2. [S3716] 1870 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Fillmore, p. 25 (penned), p. 129 (stamped), dwelling 186, family 181, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 660.

James Herbert McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1857, MichiganO.¹
• James may have been born on 2 April 1858. his tombstone²
• Census: 30 July 1860, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of William McWilliams.¹
• Census: 5 August 1870, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of William McWilliams.³
• Death: 27 February 1873, age ~16.²
• Burial: Row 6, Riverside Cemetery, Heath Township, Allegan County, MichiganO.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3737] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 205 (penned), dwelling 1589, family 1595, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
2. [S5189] Ruth Robbins Monteith, compiler, Cemetery Transcriptions, Allegan County, Michigan, 7 volumes (Kalamazoo, Michigan: Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter N.S.D.A.R., 1961.)
3. [S3716] 1870 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Fillmore, p. 25 (penned), p. 129 (stamped), dwelling 186, family 181, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 660.

Agnes McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1859, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 30 July 1860, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1860, household of William McWilliams.¹
• Census: 5 August 1870, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of William McWilliams.²

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3737] 1860 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Richland Township, p. 205 (penned), dwelling 1589, family 1595, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 548.
2. [S3716] 1870 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Fillmore, p. 25 (penned), p. 129 (stamped), dwelling 186, family 181, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 660.

Stella McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1867, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3716] 1870 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Fillmore, p. 25 (penned), p. 129 (stamped), dwelling 186, family 181, William McWilliams household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 660.

Ida O. Grant

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• References: Descendants of Charles Grant and Malinda Hooker

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1862, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 22 June 1870, Grass Lake Township, Jackson County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1870, household of Malinda Hooker.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3714] 1870 U.S. census, Jackson County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Grass Lake, p. 51 (penned), dwelling 415, family 422, Melinda Grant household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 678.

Elisabeth Hooker

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: about 1833, MichiganO.¹
• Census: 14 November 1850, Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 June 1850, household of Parker Hooker.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S3749] 1850 U.S. census, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, population schedule, Ross, p. 153B (stamped), dwelling 2196, family 2212, Parker Hooker household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 353.

John Runckel

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Emma J. McWilliams

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 19 July 1861.¹
• Death: 25 October 1862, age 1.¹
• Burial: Row 6, Riverside Cemetery, Heath Township, Allegan County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 30 October 2020

Citations

1. [S5189] Ruth Robbins Monteith, compiler, Cemetery Transcriptions, Allegan County, Michigan, 7 volumes (Kalamazoo, Michigan: Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter N.S.D.A.R., 1961), 6: 54.

Alice E. McWilliams

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Alice may have been born on 4 September 1871. her tombstone¹
• Death: 7 August 1874.¹
• Burial: Row 6, Riverside Cemetery, Heath Township, Allegan County, MichiganO.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5189] Ruth Robbins Monteith, compiler, Cemetery Transcriptions, Allegan County, Michigan, 7 volumes (Kalamazoo, Michigan: Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter N.S.D.A.R., 1961.)

Charles Grant

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• Family Event - birth of child: , parent of Charles Grant.¹
• Family Event - birth of child: about 1810, parent of Charles Grant.^2,3,4,5
  

  Excerpt from Charles Grant, will, 15 December 1845
• Charles Grant and Charles Collins Grant. The record of Charles' marriage to Christiana is the earliest record of him we have been able to find. It is very possible that both of his sons, ||, were sons from an earlier marriage.^3,1
• Biography:. The marriage record itself further noted that Charles Senior lived in Sandwich at the time of their marriage. Interestingly, the next records found mentioning him suggest an entirely different residence for Charles.^3,6,7
• Marriage: to Christiana, 6 June 1813, Sandwich, Essex County, Upper CanadaO, "Charles Grant and Christiana Mills," by Rev. Lollard. A record in the same register indicates their marriage was on 20 May 1813, but the witnesses are recorded on 6 June 1813 entry. Both the bride and groom resided in Sandwich at the time of their marriage, and Christiana was recorded as being a widow. Ann Botsford[?] and Joseph Forster[?] were recorded as the witnesses. Sandwich is now known as Windsor, Ontario.³
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 20 May 1813
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 6 June 1813
• Land Lease: 19 July 1814, North Gwillimbury Township, York County, OntarioO. 200 acres of land on Lake Simcoe's Cook's Bay||He leased the land from James Roche, a gentleman formerly of York (now Toronto). At the time of the lease, Mr. Roche resided in Queenstown, Lincoln County in the Niagara District. Yet more importantly for us, the lease records that Charles Grant is a merchant trader of Montreal.⁶
  

  The map shows York County as it was in the mid 1800s. Note the location of Toronto to the far south. The arrows designate the approximate locations of properties owned by Charles Grant in North Gwillimbury, Vaughan, and King Townships.
• Biography:. This reference to Charles as a merchant trader from Montreal may provide some clue as to his family origins. Sometime around the 1760s, the fur trade in Canada began to flourish. While the Hudson's Bay Company is the most famous of these enterprises, the North West Company arguably became the most powerful of the fur trading companies for a time. That is until 1811, when the Earl of Selkirk's acquisition of territory along the Red River undermined the expansion of the North West Company, and eventually led to its absorption by the reascendent Hudson's Bay Company.⁸
• Biography:. The North West Company had its wilderness headquarters at Fort William on Lake Superior, but its financial headquarters was in Montreal. The history of the North West Company reveals a number of Grants who played both minor and major roles in the development and expansion of the company. A number of them were based at least at some point in their careers in Montreal. It is possible that Charles Grant has some relation to some of these Grants.⁸
• Possible Connections: Charles Grant, Charles Grant, William Grant, and John Grant He may be connected to all, some, or none of these other Grants.⁹
• Biography: 20 July 1814. One day after initiating the lease of the 200 acres on Cook's Bay in North Gwillimbury, Charles actually purchased the property from James Roche for £150. Both the lease and purchase of the property were recorded nearly a year later on 6 June 1815.^6,7
• Land Transaction: 4 November 1815, North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, "Charles Grant and wife Christiana to Thomas Coates," lot 22 on Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe. The lot was located in concession 3 and consisted of about 200 acres. Charles was identified as an innkeeper, and he and Christiana sold the lot to Thomas Coates of Vaughan Township, for £250. The transaction was witnessed by George Ridout and G. C. Smutman[?].¹⁰
• Biography: 4 November 1815, Vaughan Township, York County, OntarioO. On this same day, Charles apparently took the proceeds from the sale of his Lake Simcoe property and purchased from Christian Hendricks, a yeoman farmer from Markham Township, and his wife, Margaret, a 105-acre tract of land in the northeastern portion of Vaughan Township. The property bordered the west side of Yonge Street, and was located on lot 57 in concession 1. According to this land record, Charles resided in the town of York (now Toronto) at the time of the sale.¹¹
• Land Transaction: 15 April 1816, Vaughan Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, "Anthony and Mary Wunsh to Charles Grant," 52 1/2 acres more or less located on south half of north half of lot 58 in concession 1. Charles bought the property for £37,10. By the time he became the owner of this land he appears to have given up his former occupations of merchant trader and innkeeper and settled into his role as a yeoman farmer. No future records refer to him as being involved in any other occupation.¹²
• Biography: 31 October 1832. A period of relative quiet ensues in the records after this 1816 land purchase. The next record of Charles we have been able to find is the sale of a mortgage in 1832. On 31 October 1832, Rowland Burr mortgaged to Charles Grant 110 acres of land in the west part of lot 41 in concession 1 of Vaughan Township for the sum of £150. The mortgage was to be repaid to Charles by 1 May 1837 with unspecified interest. As time passes, there will be several more references in the public record to Charles' financial dealings with Burr, the first of those being the discharge of this mortgage, that is record of its payment in full, on 22 March 1837.^13,14
• Biography: 10 November 1832. The inception of this mortgage between Burr and Charles Grant was recorded on 10 November 1832. This recording is the first suggestion that Charles had traveled the short distance to King Township and taken up residence there. Every record but one from this point on states that Charles is now a resident of King Township, rather than Vaughan Township. Nevertheless several years apparently pass before any formal record appears of him purchasing land there.^13,15
• Biography: 29 November 1833. The 29 November 1833 was a busy day for Charles and his wife. On this day they sold three parcels of property they owned. They split the two properties in Vaughan Township that they owned in lots 57 and 58 respectively. The 105 acre property in lot 57 was split into an approximately 103 acre parcel and a 3 acre parcel in the southeast corner. (Somehow he managed to turn a 105 acre piece of land into a 106 acre piece of land!) He and Christiana sold the larger of the two parcels to James Mather for £250, the amount they had originally paid for the entire parcel. The smaller of the two they sold to Matthew Muir, a Vaughan Township innkeeper, for £135. Having disposed of this property now in its entirety, they then sold 33 acres of their approximately 53 acre property in lot 58 to David McKenzie, a yeoman farmer of Vaughan, for the sum of £75, basically double what they had paid for the entire parcel in 1816. This left them with only the 20 acre parcel in the southwest part of this same lot. All of these land transactions, like the earlier mortgage transaction between Charles and Rowland Burr, indicate that Charles and Christiana lived in King Township in 1833.^16,17,18
• Land Sale: 11 October 1834, Vaughan Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO. to John Stephens the last of his known properties||This parcel was the 20 acre parcel in lot 58, and he sold it for £25. Unlike all of the other records from this period of time in the 1830s, this transaction records that Charles still resided in Vaughan Township.¹⁵
• Biography: 3 November 1838. The first explicit evidence that Charles had moved the very short distance to King Township can be found in a deed dated 3 November 1838, in which he purchases a 40 acres parcel of land in the northeast quarter of Concession 3, Clergy Reserve Lot 2 from Barnes and Lydia Beynon. This deed refers to him as Charles Senior, obviously to avoid any confusion with either of his sons.¹⁹
• Biography: 1840. Apparently in 1840, he built a house there which still stands. This house is mentioned in Rural Roots: Pre-Confederation buildings of the York region of Ontario. The author of the book refers to the house as the Charles Grant house, noting that its existing front door, windows and walnut banister are original. Masterfully carved shelves overhang the windows as well as the door. The interior is said to be a mixture of Georgian and Colonial styles. At some point during its history, the house was turned 180 degrees on its foundation, to satisfy the owner's wife's opinion that the front door should not face out onto the barn. Thus today the front door faces north rather than south. This history does not say who the owner of the house was at that time, whether it was Charles Senior or a later owner.²⁰
  

  Charles Grant house in King Township, view of the original front door
• Biography: 27 December 1841. Shortly after building the now historic house, Charles and Christiana sold the property to Thomas Beynon of King Township for £125. The transaction took place on 27 December 1841 and was recorded on 28 March 1842. Despite the sale, Charles and Christiana continued to live on the property until Charles' death six years later. According to tax records from 1846, Charles was farming 14 of the 40 acres of land, and owned one milk cow. The property was valued at 20 pounds, and he was taxed 3 pounds, 5 shillings that year.^19,21
• Will: 15 December 1845, King Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO. He named his wife, Christiana, as his executor. He left the entirety of his estate to his wife, excepting one shilling that he left to each of his sons, Charles and Charles Collins.²
• Biography:. Charles Senior referred to his son, Charles Collins, as the younger of his two sons. He further explained that he had sold the forty acres on which he then lived to Thomas Beynon for 125 pounds. Beynon was to pay the amounts still due Charles to his wife, Christiana, upon his death. Reference in the will is also made to Rowland Burr, Esquire, who apparently still owed Charles £100 despite the discharge of the mortgage that we know of in 1837. An inventory of Charles' estate after his death in 1847 revealed that Burr still owed Charles more than 65 pounds, the bond of 125 pounds owed by Thomas Beynon for the purchase of Charles' land remained wholly unpaid, he had owned a cow worth 4 pounds, and household goods valued at 5 pounds.²
• Death: 9 October 1847.²
• Biography:. No record of his burial has been found despite a thorough search of cemetery transcriptions from both King and Vaughan Townships

• Last Edited: 13 April 2025

Citations

1. [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found
2. [S5948] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court probate records, R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, will and affiliated documents, Charles Grant entry, recorded 9 Oct 1847; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/219352 : accessed 16 Jan 2023) > DGS 8130814 > images 972-984 of 1125; imaged from FHL digital film 8130814.
3. [S5579] Sandwich, Essex County, Upper Canada, St. John's, Anglican, 1802-1827, Register of baptisms, marriages, and burials, marriage records, vol. 2, pp. 17-18, Charles Grant and Christiana Mills entry, 6 Jun 1813; imaged in "Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810408 : accessed Apr 2010) > Film # 008131524 > images 244-245 of 1081; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 8131524.
4. [S6625] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), inventory of estate, 14 January 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-R79G-H : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
5. [S6623] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), depositions of David Bridgeford, John J. Bridgeford, and William Slaney, 5 April 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-RQ1Z-Z : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
6. [S5504] North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper Canada, Land Records, Vol. Book No. 1, 1803-1859, p. 2477, instrument no. 2477, indenture of lease from James Roche to Charles Grant, recorded 6 Jun 1815; consulted as "Land Records of York County (north), 1797-1954," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-2S2L?i=39&cat=494356 : accessed 12 Apr 2021), image 40 of 481; citing FHL microfilm 179647.
7. [S5505] North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper Canada, Land Records, Vol. Book No. 1, 1803-1859, p. 70, instrument no. 2478, indenture of release from James Roche to Charles Grant, recorded 6 Jun 1815; consulted as "Land Records of York County (north), 1797-1954," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-2S2L?i=39&cat=494356 : accessed 12 Apr 2021), image 40-41 of 481; citing FHL microfilm 179647.
8. [S2626] Wallace, W. Stewart, Documents Relating to the North West Company (The Champlain Society, Toronto, 1934)
9. [S2626] Wallace, W. Stewart, Documents Relating to the North West Company (The Champlain Society, Toronto, 1934), 448-453
10. [S5506] North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper Canada, Land Records, Vol. Book No. 1, 1803-1859, p. 75, instrument no. 2608, indenture of bargain and sale from Charles Grant et ux to Thomas Coates, recorded 4 Nov 1815; consulted as "Land Records of York County (north), 1797-1954," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-276R?i=43&cat=494356 : accessed 12 Apr 2021), image 44 of 481; citing FHL microfilm 179647.
11. [S5207] York County, Ontario, Land Records, Old York County, Vol. E-1, p. 2607, indenture of bargain and sale from Christian Hendrick to Charles Grant, recorded 4 Nov 1815; consulted as "Land Records of York County (south), 1796-1885," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q1-MQGH), image 249 of 418; citing FHL microfilm 179708.
12. [S5207] York County, Ontario, Land Records, Old York County, E-1: 2801.
13. [S860] , editor, Old York County (South) Land Records (Toronto, Ontario: Registrar of Deeds (South)), 9292.
14. [S863] , editor, Old York County (South) Land Records (Toronto, Ontario: Registrar of Deeds (South)), 13926.
15. [S862] , editor, Old York County (South) Land Records (Toronto, Ontario: Registrar of Deeds (South)), 11397.
16. [S861] , editor, Old York County (South) Land Records (Toronto, Ontario: Registrar of Deeds (South)), 10354.
17. [S861] , Old York County (South) Deeds, 10355.
18. [S861] , Old York County (South) Deeds, 10371.
19. [S2632] King Township, York County Land Records, Volume: Volume 1 (Registrar of Deeds (North), Newmarket, Ontario)
20. [S2354] Byers, Mary; Kennedy, Jan; McBurney, Margaret; The Junior League of Toronto, Rural Roots: Pre-Confederation buildings of the York region of Ontario (University of Toronto, Toronto, 1976), 151
21. [S3127] tax record, Name Of Person: Charles Grant, Location: King Township, York County, Ontario, Film: microfilm 0207870, items 6-7 (1846)

Charles Grant

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• Parentage:^11,2,3,4
• 

  Excerpt from Charles Grant, will, 15 December 1845
• Family Event:.^2,5
• His father, married on 6 June 1813 in Sandwich, Essex County, Upper CanadaO.²
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 20 May 1813
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 6 June 1813
• Family Event - Will: 15 December 1845, King Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, named as an heir in the will of Charles Grant.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5948] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court probate records, R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, will and affiliated documents, Charles Grant entry, recorded 9 Oct 1847; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/219352 : accessed 16 Jan 2023) > DGS 8130814 > images 972-984 of 1125; imaged from FHL digital film 8130814.
2. [S5579] Sandwich, Essex County, Upper Canada, St. John's, Anglican, 1802-1827, Register of baptisms, marriages, and burials, marriage records, vol. 2, pp. 17-18, Charles Grant and Christiana Mills entry, 6 Jun 1813; imaged in "Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810408 : accessed Apr 2010) > Film # 008131524 > images 244-245 of 1081; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 8131524.
3. [S6625] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), inventory of estate, 14 January 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-R79G-H : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
4. [S6623] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), depositions of David Bridgeford, John J. Bridgeford, and William Slaney, 5 April 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-RQ1Z-Z : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
5. [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found

Charles Collins Grant

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• Parentage:^11,2,3,4
• 

  Excerpt from Charles Grant, will, 15 December 1845
• Family Event:.^2,5
• His father, married on 6 June 1813 in Sandwich, Essex County, Upper CanadaO.²
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 20 May 1813
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 6 June 1813
• Family Event - Will: 15 December 1845, King Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, named as an heir in the will of Charles Grant.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5948] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court probate records, R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, will and affiliated documents, Charles Grant entry, recorded 9 Oct 1847; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/219352 : accessed 16 Jan 2023) > DGS 8130814 > images 972-984 of 1125; imaged from FHL digital film 8130814.
2. [S5579] Sandwich, Essex County, Upper Canada, St. John's, Anglican, 1802-1827, Register of baptisms, marriages, and burials, marriage records, vol. 2, pp. 17-18, Charles Grant and Christiana Mills entry, 6 Jun 1813; imaged in "Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810408 : accessed Apr 2010) > Film # 008131524 > images 244-245 of 1081; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 8131524.
3. [S6625] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), inventory of estate, 14 January 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-R79G-H : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
4. [S6623] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), depositions of David Bridgeford, John J. Bridgeford, and William Slaney, 5 April 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-RQ1Z-Z : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
5. [S2812] Supposition by author. No record of parentage has been found., No record definitively establishing parentage has been found

Christiana

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• Marriage: to Charles Grant, 6 June 1813, Sandwich, Essex County, Upper CanadaO, "Charles Grant and Christiana Mills," by Rev. Lollard. A record in the same register indicates their marriage was on 20 May 1813, but the witnesses are recorded on 6 June 1813 entry. Both the bride and groom resided in Sandwich at the time of their marriage, and Christiana was recorded as being a widow. Ann Botsford[?] and Joseph Forster[?] were recorded as the witnesses. Sandwich is now known as Windsor, Ontario.¹
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 20 May 1813
  

  Charles Grant and Christiana Mills, marriage, 6 June 1813
• Land Transaction - Spouse of Grantor: 4 November 1815, land sale by principal grantor, Charles Grant, North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, "Charles Grant and wife Christiana to Thomas Coates," lot 22 on Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe. She relinquished her right of dower. In one section, she is referred to as Margaret rather than Christiana, but I suspect that this is an error, as throughout the rest of the document she is named as Christiana.²
• Family Event - Will: 15 December 1845, King Township, Home District, Upper CanadaO, named as executor in the will of Charles Grant.³
• Family Event - death of spouse: 9 October 1847, death of Charles Grant.³
• Will: 28 November 1850, Vaughan Township, York County, Canada WestO, "Christiana Grant," naming James Lawrence, yeoman of Vaughan Township, and Michael Hartney of King Township as her executors. She bequeathed the entirety of her estate to "Serah Lawrence," wife of James Lawrence. The will was witnessed by Jonathan Beynon and Henry Stewart.⁴
  

  Christiana Grant, last will and testament, 28 November 1850
• Death: 6 December 1850.⁵
  

  Deposition of Jonathan Beynon, estate of Christiana Grant, 14 January 1851 (document dated 14 January 1850, but this is believed to be an error)

• Last Edited: 13 April 2025

Citations

1. [S5579] Sandwich, Essex County, Upper Canada, St. John's, Anglican, 1802-1827, Register of baptisms, marriages, and burials, marriage records, vol. 2, pp. 17-18, Charles Grant and Christiana Mills entry, 6 Jun 1813; imaged in "Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810408 : accessed Apr 2010) > Film # 008131524 > images 244-245 of 1081; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 8131524.
2. [S5506] North Gwillimbury Township, Home District, Upper Canada, Land Records, Vol. Book No. 1, 1803-1859, p. 75, instrument no. 2608, indenture of bargain and sale from Charles Grant et ux to Thomas Coates, recorded 4 Nov 1815; consulted as "Land Records of York County (north), 1797-1954," browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H6-276R?i=43&cat=494356 : accessed 12 Apr 2021), image 44 of 481; citing FHL microfilm 179647.
3. [S5948] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court probate records, R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, will and affiliated documents, Charles Grant entry, recorded 9 Oct 1847; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/219352 : accessed 16 Jan 2023) > DGS 8130814 > images 972-984 of 1125; imaged from FHL digital film 8130814.
4. [S6621] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), last will and testament of Christiana Grant, 28 November 1850; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-RQ1H-B : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada."
5. [S6626] York County, Canada West, Surrogate Court case file R.G. 22, Series 6-2, no. G-9, Christiana Grant (1849), deposition of Jonathan Beynon, 14 January 1851; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV5-RQ1Z-H : accessed 13 April 2025); citing "Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada.", The actual document is dated 14 January 1850, implying that her death was on the 6 December 1849, however her will in the estate packet is dated 28 November 1850, and numerous other documents and depositions related to the estate are from 1851. Given this, I presume the year 1850 on this deposition is an error and should have read 1851.

Hollowell Hooker

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  Hollowell Hooker and Salley
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• Parentage: Maria Reynolds believes that Amos may be Hollowell's father, but if not, she feels fairly certain that Hollowell's father must be one of Amos' brothers.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2018

Citations

1. [S5412] Maria Reynolds, "Parker Hooker," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 17 Apr 1999.

Amos Hooker

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Salley

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  Hollowell Hooker and Salley
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1. [S5412] Maria Reynolds, "Parker Hooker," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 17 Apr 1999.

Willard Cleveland Reynolds

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• Parentage:¹
• Birth: 5 August 1885, MichiganO.^2,1
• Marriage: to Bessie Bell Grant, 17 April 1908, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MichiganO, age 22.³
• Census: 4 May 1910, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, head of household, dwelling 257, family 266, farm owned free of mortgage, farm schedule 161.
  Cleveland W. Reynolds, head, male, white, age 24, married once, married 1 year, born Michigan, parents born New York, speaks English, farmer, fruit farm, own account, able to read and write
  Bessie B. Reynolds, female, white, age 20, married once, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Ohio, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation, able to read and write
  Dorcas B. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 0 months, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, no occupation
  Chauncey M. Reynolds, father, male, white, age 73, married twice, married 12 years, born New York, father born Vermon, mother born Scotland (English), speaks English, own income, able to read and write¹
• Census: 2 January 1920, Fennville, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, head of household, dwelling 11, family 11, rented farm, farm schedule 4.
  Wilard C. Reynolds, head, male, white, age 34, married, able to read and write, born Michigan, parents born New York, speaks English, laborer, farm, worker
  Bessie Reynolds, wife, female, white, age 30, married, able to read and write, born Ohio, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Dorcas B. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attends school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Dorthy R. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, attends school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Marrion B. Reynolds, son, male, white, age 5 11/12, single, doesn't attend school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, no occupation
  Charlot B. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 1 4/12, single, doesn't attend school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, no occupation
  Chauncy M. Reynolds, father, male, white, age 83, married, able to read, unable to write, born New York, father born Vermont, mother born Scotland (English), speaks English, no occupation⁴
• Divorce Filing: by Bessie Bell Grant, 26 December 1929, "Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds," on the grounds of extreme repeated cruelty and non-support. According to the record, her husband contested the divorce, yet it was granted the following year.⁵
• Census: 28 April 1930, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, head of household, dwelling 177, family 179, farm owned, farm schedule 115.
  Cleveland Reynolds, head, male, white, age 43, married, first married age 22, did not attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born New York, mother born Michigan, speaks English, manager, livery stable, owner, employed yesterday
  Bessie Reynolds, wife, male, white, age 40, married, first married age 18, did not attend school, able to read and write, born Ohio, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, assistant manager, livery stable, owner, employed yesterday
  Dorcas Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, didn't attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Dorothy Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, didn't attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Bonnie Reynolds, son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Charlotte Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, attended school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation
  Dwain Reynolds, son, male, white, age 7, single, attended school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation⁶
• Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Bell Grant
  Divorce Granted: 10 May 1930, Allegan County, MichiganO+.⁷
• Residence: before 1968, Byron Center, Kent County, MichiganO.⁸
• Death: 20 July 1968, age 82.^2,8
• Obituary: 22 July 1968, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.)
  W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds, aged 82, of 2054 Madison, SE, formerly of Byron Center, passed away Saturday afternoon. Surviving are his wife, Maude, two sons, Bonnie Reynolds, Sr., of Byron Center and Dwain Reynolds of Wyoming; three daughters, Mrs. George (Dorcas) Stull of Saugatuck, Mrs. Milo (Dorothy) Slotman of Byron Center, Mrs. Orie (Charlotte) Kalee of Jenison; 15 grandchildren adn 14 great-grandchildren. Mr. Reynolds reposes at the Cook Funeral Home, Byron Center, where relatives and friends may call this evening 7 to 9. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cook Chapel, Byron Center with the Rev. Jerold Pell officiating. Interment Winchester Cemetery.⁸
  

  W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds, obituary, 22 July 1968

• Last Edited: 12 April 2025

Citations

1. [S3661] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Saugatuck, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 12A, dwelling 257, family 266, Cleveland W. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
2. [S5163] Willard C. Reynolds, no. 366-54-9521, issued 1966, death date 15 Jul 1968, Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 2020).
3. [S5556] Kent County, Michigan, Marriage Records, vol. 3, p. 128, no. 2193, Cleveland W. Reynolds and Bessie B. Grant entry, 17 Apr 1908, recorded 17 Apr 1908, arranged chronologically by license; imaged in "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452395 : accessed 6 Mar 2017) > 004209125 > image 513 of 674; imaged from FamilySearch digital film 4209125.
4. [S3631] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Fennville, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Wilard C. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.
5. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds, "bill for divorce," 26 Dec 1929; digital images, "Chancery records, ca. 1847-1937," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3FW-VBRB : accessed 28 Jun 2020), image 1729 of 3164.
6. [S4046] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Saugatuck Township, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, dwelling 177, family 179, Cleveland Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 973.
7. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Reynolds v. Reynolds, "decree for divorce."
8. [S6615] "W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 22 July 1968, p. 42 col. 8; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D1672AE1235766%402440060-16CFEDBD65D17162%4041-16CFEDBD65D17162%40? : 12 April 2025.

Dorcas Belle Reynolds

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 5 April 1910.²
• Census: 4 May 1910, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 15 April 1910, household of parents, dwelling 257, family 266, farm owned free of mortgage, farm schedule 161.
  Dorcas B. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 0 months, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, no occupation³
• Census: 2 January 1920, Fennville, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents, dwelling 11, family 11, rented farm, farm schedule 4.
  Dorcas B. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attends school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation⁴
• Family Event - Parents Initiated Divorce Proceedings:
  26 December 1929, Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Bell Grant, "Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds," on the grounds of extreme repeated cruelty and non-support.⁵
• Census: 28 April 1930, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, dwelling 177, family 179, farm owned, farm schedule 115.
  Dorcas Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, didn't attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation⁶
• Marriage: to George D. Stull, 15 March 1939, Holland, Ottawa County, MichiganO, age 28, "George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds," by H. D. Turkeurst, Pastor of Trinity Church.
  Groom: George D. Stull, age 25, white, resides Holland, Michigan, born Michigan, occupation laborer, parents Clarence Stull and Elizabeth Buchanon, never married
  Bride: Dorcas Belle Reynolds, age 28, white, residence Fennville, Michigan, born Michigan, occupation domestic, parents Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Belle Grant, never married
  Witnesses: Harold Stull and Mrs. Ruth Stull, both of Holland^1,7
  

  George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds, marriage, 15 March 1939
• Census: 3 April 1950, White Village Inn, tourist camp 4 miles from county line on U.S. 31, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1950, household of spouse, George D. Stull, "George D. Stull household," dwelling 14.
  Dorcas Stull, wife, white, age 39, married, born Michigan, keeping house, employed, worked 3 hours last week, occupation cleaning cabins at tourist camp⁸
  

  George D. Stull household, 1950 U.S. census enumeration
  
  
• Family Event - named as survivor: 22 July 1968, obituary of Willard Cleveland Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) She lived with her husband, George Stull, in Saugatuck, Michigan at the time of her father's death.⁹
  

  W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds, obituary, 22 July 1968
• Family Event - death of spouse: 1984, death of George D. Stull.¹⁰
• Family Event - named as survivor: 17 September 1987, obituary of Bonnie Merritt Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) She lived in Saugatuck at the time of her brother's death.¹¹
  

  Bonnie M. Reynolds, obituary, 17 September 1987
• Death: 16 March 1997, age 86, Holland Community Hospital, Holland, Ottawa County, MichiganO.¹⁰
• Obituary: 18 March 1997, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.)
  Visitation is today for Dorcas B. Stull, 86, of Fennville. She died Sunday, March 16, 1997, at Holland Community Hospital.
  
  Born the daughter of the late Bonnie Reynolds and Bessie Blayney in Saugatuck Township, she lived in the Saugatuck area her entire life. She was formerly employed by the American Twisting Company.
  
  She was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1984, a granddaughter, Mary Christine (Hopkins) Van Wieren in 1989, a brother, Bonnie Reynolds and a sister, Dorothy Slotman.
  
  Surviving are her children, Bonnie and Dale Hopkins of Ganges, Sharon and Joel McCormick of Fennville; six grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a brother, Duane and Vivian Reynolds of Middleville; a sister, Charlote and Orie Kaley of Middleville and a brother-in-law, Milo Slotman of Byron Center; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
  
  Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at the Saugatuck Chapel, Dykstra Funeral Homes, 520 Lake St.
  
  Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Audley Boeve officiating. Burial is at Douglas Cemetery.¹⁰
  

  Dorcas B. Stull, obituary, 18 March 1997

• Last Edited: 12 April 2025

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds, "petition for divorce," 26 Dec 1929; digital images, "Chancery records, ca. 1847-1937," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3FW-VBRB : accessed 28 Jun 2020), image 1725 of 3164.
3. [S3661] 1910 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, township of Saugatuck, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 12A, dwelling 257, family 266, Cleveland W. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 634.
4. [S3631] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Fennville, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Wilard C. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.
5. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Reynolds v. Reynolds, "bill for divorce."
6. [S4046] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Saugatuck Township, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, dwelling 177, family 179, Cleveland Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 973.
7. [S5585] Ottowa County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 70-5762, county file no. 54, marriage license, George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds entry, 15 Mar 1939, recorded 13 Mar 1939; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Oceana-Shiawassee > Ottowa (1930-1944) > image 3576 of 6698; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."
8. [S6618] 1950 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, Fillmore, enumeration district (ED) 3-28, sheet 2, household 14, George D. Stull; imaged, "1950 United States Federal Census," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/174979576:62308 : accessed 12 April 2025).
9. [S6615] "W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 22 July 1968, p. 42 col. 8; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D1672AE1235766%402440060-16CFEDBD65D17162%4041-16CFEDBD65D17162%40? : 12 April 2025.
10. [S6619] "Dorcas B. Stull," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 18 March 1997, p. L2 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16E40D6060A3DFE2%402450526-16E215346439EBDF%4039-16E215346439EBDF%40 : 12 April 2025.
11. [S6614] "Bonnie M. Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 17 September 1987, p. G5 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D540CEC2823917%402447056-16D53BF2AFEF690C%4062-16D53BF2AFEF690C%40 : 12 April 2025.

Willard Cleveland Reynolds

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 7 July 1911, Allegan County, MichiganO+.²
• Death: 8 July 1911, age 0, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MichiganO. He was only 1 day old, dying after a premature birth and weighing only 2 1/4 pounds.²

• Last Edited: 5 January 2024

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S4881] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60872&h=3610530: accessed 20 Sep 2020), certificate image, Cleveland W. Reynolds Jr., filed 11 Jul 1911, no. 4, image 463 or 2790; citing "Death Records (Certificates, 1897-1920, 152: Alcona-Berrien, 1911), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan."

George D. Stull

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• Marriage: to Dorcas Belle Reynolds, 15 March 1939, Holland, Ottawa County, MichiganO, "George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds," by H. D. Turkeurst, Pastor of Trinity Church.
  Groom: George D. Stull, age 25, white, resides Holland, Michigan, born Michigan, occupation laborer, parents Clarence Stull and Elizabeth Buchanon, never married
  Bride: Dorcas Belle Reynolds, age 28, white, residence Fennville, Michigan, born Michigan, occupation domestic, parents Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Belle Grant, never married
  Witnesses: Harold Stull and Mrs. Ruth Stull, both of Holland^1,2
  

  George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds, marriage, 15 March 1939
• Census: 3 April 1950, White Village Inn, tourist camp 4 miles from county line on U.S. 31, Fillmore Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1950, head of household, "George D. Stull household," dwelling 14.
  George D. Stull, head, white, age 36, married, born Michigan, worker, worked 60 hours, occupation handyman at tourist camp
  Dorcas Stull, wife, white, age 39, married, born Michigan, keeping house, employed, worked 3 hours last week, occupation cleaning cabins at tourist camp
  Bonnie Stull, daughter, white, age 9, never married, born Michigan
  Sharon Stull, daughter, white, age 6, never married, born Michigan, not living in same house 1 year ago, lived on farm 1 year ago, lived in same county 1 year ago, finished kindergarten, attended school this year³
  

  George D. Stull household, 1950 U.S. census enumeration
• Death: 1984.⁴

• Last Edited: 12 April 2025

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S5585] Ottowa County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 70-5762, county file no. 54, marriage license, George D. Stull and Dorcas Belle Reynolds entry, 15 Mar 1939, recorded 13 Mar 1939; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Oceana-Shiawassee > Ottowa (1930-1944) > image 3576 of 6698; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S6618] 1950 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, Fillmore, enumeration district (ED) 3-28, sheet 2, household 14, George D. Stull; imaged, "1950 United States Federal Census," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/174979576:62308 : accessed 12 April 2025).
4. [S6619] "Dorcas B. Stull," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 18 March 1997, p. L2 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16E40D6060A3DFE2%402450526-16E215346439EBDF%4039-16E215346439EBDF%40 : 12 April 2025.

Dorothy B. Reynolds

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• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 20 May 1912.²
• Census: 2 January 1920, Fennville, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents, dwelling 11, family 11, rented farm, farm schedule 4.
  Dorthy R. Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, attends school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation³
• Family Event - Parents Initiated Divorce Proceedings:
  26 December 1929, Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Bell Grant, "Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds," on the grounds of extreme repeated cruelty and non-support.⁴
• Census: 28 April 1930, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, dwelling 177, family 179, farm owned, farm schedule 115.
  Dorothy Reynolds, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, didn't attend school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation⁵
• Marriage: to Milo Slotman, 9 December 1933, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 21.^1,6
• Family Event - named as survivor: 22 July 1968, obituary of Willard Cleveland Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) She lived with her husband, Milo Slotman, in Byron Center, Michigan at the time of her father's death.⁷
  

  W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds, obituary, 22 July 1968
• Family Event - named as survivor: 17 September 1987, obituary of Bonnie Merritt Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) She lived with her husband, Milo Slotman, in Byron Center at the time of her brother's death.⁸
  

  Bonnie M. Reynolds, obituary, 17 September 1987
• Death: 5 January 1995, age 82.⁹
• Burial: Winchester Cemetery, Byron Center, Kent County, MichiganO.
  Grave: Dorothy B. Slotman, 1912-1995⁹
  

  Dorothy B. Slotman, grave marker, Winchester Cemetery (photo credit: "Shadow," 2012)

• Last Edited: 5 May 2025

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds, "petition for divorce," 26 Dec 1929; digital images, "Chancery records, ca. 1847-1937," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3FW-VBRB : accessed 28 Jun 2020), image 1725 of 3164.
3. [S3631] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Fennville, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Wilard C. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.
4. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Reynolds v. Reynolds, "bill for divorce."
5. [S4046] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Saugatuck Township, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, dwelling 177, family 179, Cleveland Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 973.
6. [S5586] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 3-2057, county file no. 198, marriage license, Milo Slotman and Dorothy Reynolds entry, 9 Dec 1933, recorded 5 Dec 1933; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Alcona-Branch > Allegan (1933-1944) > image 71 of 3130; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S6615] "W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 22 July 1968, p. 42 col. 8; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D1672AE1235766%402440060-16CFEDBD65D17162%4041-16CFEDBD65D17162%40? : 12 April 2025.
8. [S6614] "Bonnie M. Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 17 September 1987, p. G5 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D540CEC2823917%402447056-16D53BF2AFEF690C%4062-16D53BF2AFEF690C%40 : 12 April 2025.
9. [S6671] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95413234/dorothy_b-slotman : 5 May 2025), "Dorothy B. Slotman" (20 May 1912-5 January 1995) memorial, maintained by "Shadow" with tombstone image by "Shadow"; citing Winchester Cemetery, Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan.

Milo Slotman

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Biography

• Marriage: to Dorothy B. Reynolds, 9 December 1933, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MichiganO.^1,2
• Family Event - named as survivor: 18 March 1997, obituary of Dorcas Belle Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) He was living in Byron Center, Michigan at the time of his sister-in-law's death.³
  

  Dorcas B. Stull, obituary, 18 March 1997
• Family Event - named as survivor: 1 October 1998, obituary of Charlotte B. Reynolds, Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) The obituary did not identify where he was living at the time of his sister-in-law's death.⁴
  

  Charlotte B. Kalee, obituary, 1 October 1998

• Last Edited: 4 March 2023

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S5586] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 3-2057, county file no. 198, marriage license, Milo Slotman and Dorothy Reynolds entry, 9 Dec 1933, recorded 5 Dec 1933; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Alcona-Branch > Allegan (1933-1944) > image 71 of 3130; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."
3. [S6619] "Dorcas B. Stull," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 18 March 1997, p. L2 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16E40D6060A3DFE2%402450526-16E215346439EBDF%4039-16E215346439EBDF%40 : 12 April 2025.
4. [S6616] "Charlotte B. Kalee," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 1 October 1998, p. 38 col. 5; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16E959E706D2ACED%402451088-16E8412C475380CC%4037-16E8412C475380CC%40 : 12 April 2025.

Bonnie Merritt Reynolds

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

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Biography

• Parentage:^1,1
• Birth: 16 February 1914.¹
• Census: 2 January 1920, Fennville, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 January 1920, household of parents, dwelling 11, family 11, rented farm, farm schedule 4.
  Marrion B. Reynolds, son, male, white, age 5 11/12, single, doesn't attend school, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, no occupation²
• Family Event - Parents Initiated Divorce Proceedings:
  26 December 1929, Willard Cleveland Reynolds and Bessie Bell Grant, "Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds," on the grounds of extreme repeated cruelty and non-support.³
• Census: 28 April 1930, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, MichiganO, federal census of 1 April 1930, household of parents, dwelling 177, family 179, farm owned, farm schedule 115.
  Bonnie Reynolds, son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Ohio, speaks English, no occupation⁴
• Marriage: to Violet Maria Johnson, 22 September 1934, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 20.^5,6
• Family Event - named as survivor: 22 July 1968, obituary of Willard Cleveland Reynolds, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.) He lived in Wyoming, Michigan at the time of his father's death.⁷
  

  W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds, obituary, 22 July 1968
• Death: 16 September 1987, age 73, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MichiganO.^5,8
• Obituary: 17 September 1987, The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.)
  Bonnie M. Reynolds, aged 74, of Byron Center, passed away Wednesday in Kalamazoo. He is survived by his children, Kevin and Kathy Reynolds of Naples, FL, Bonnie Jr., and Lorrie of Middleville, Maria Lynn Reynolds of Byron Center; eight grandchildren; one great grandson; his brothers and sisters, Dwain and Vivian Reynolds and Charlotte and Orie Kalee all of Middleville, Dorothy and Milo Slotman of Bryon Center and Dorcas Stull of Saugatuck; special friends, Cheryl DeGood of Ada and Patty Reynolds of Sweet Water, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife, Violet in August 1987. He was a 30 year retiree from General Motors and attended Byron Center United Methodist Church. Funeral Services will be Saturday at 11 am at the Byron Center Chapel of Cook Funeral Home with Rev. William Doublestein officiating. Interment Winchester Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 6 to 9pm. Memorial contributions to the Hospitality House of Bronson Medical Center would be appreciated.⁸
  

  Bonnie M. Reynolds, obituary, 17 September 1987

• Last Edited: 12 April 2025

Citations

1. [S5413] Maria Reynolds, "Grant line," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to T. L. Cunningham, 23 Apr 1999.
2. [S3631] 1920 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, village of Fennville, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Wilard C. Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 753.
3. [S4643] Allegan County, Michigan, Circuit Court calendar 11, page 545, no. 7391, Bessie B. Reynolds v. Willard C. Reynolds, "bill for divorce," 26 Dec 1929; digital images, "Chancery records, ca. 1847-1937," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3FW-VBRB : accessed 28 Jun 2020), image 1729 of 3164.
4. [S4046] 1930 U.S. census, Allegan County, Michigan, population schedule, Saugatuck Township, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, dwelling 177, family 179, Cleveland Reynolds household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 973.
5. [S5414] Maria Reynolds, "Genealogy," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to Judith Altug, 21 Apr 1999.
6. [S5584] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 3-2233, county file no. 166, marriage license, Bonnie Merit Reynolds and Violet Maria Johnson entry, 22 Sep 1934, recorded 18 Sep 1934; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Alcona-Branch > Allegan (1933-1944) > image 247 of 3130; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."
7. [S6615] "W. C. (Bonnie) Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 22 July 1968, p. 42 col. 8; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D1672AE1235766%402440060-16CFEDBD65D17162%4041-16CFEDBD65D17162%40? : 12 April 2025.
8. [S6614] "Bonnie M. Reynolds," obituary, The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, 17 September 1987, p. G5 col. 6; image, GenealogyBank.com, https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A1231FD919F0C27A4%40GB3NEWS-16D540CEC2823917%402447056-16D53BF2AFEF690C%4062-16D53BF2AFEF690C%40 : 12 April 2025.

Violet Maria Johnson

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Biography

• Birth: 24 July 1915.¹
• Marriage: to Bonnie Merritt Reynolds, 22 September 1934, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MichiganO, age 19.^1,2
• Death: 2 August 1987, age 72.¹

• Last Edited: 4 March 2023

Citations

1. [S5414] Maria Reynolds, "Genealogy," e-mail message from (, Byron Center, Michigan), to Judith Altug, 21 Apr 1999.
2. [S5584] Allegan County, Michigan, Marriage Records, no. 3-2233, county file no. 166, marriage license, Bonnie Merit Reynolds and Violet Maria Johnson entry, 22 Sep 1934, recorded 18 Sep 1934; imaged in "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/ : accessed 5 Mar 2017) > Certificates, 1926-1944 > Alcona-Branch > Allegan (1933-1944) > image 247 of 3130; from original records housed at "Marriage Records, 1867–1952, microfilm 3, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan."