The Obituary of Elizabeth (Wehner) Albert Meyers

Pittsburgh Press
Feb. 13, 1902


MEYERS-On Tuesday, February 11, 1902, at 5:30 p.m., at her residence, No. 7714 Susquehanna street, East End, Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers, aged 79 years. Requiem high mass at St. James' Church, Wilkinsburg, on Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment private.


Elizabeth A. (Wehner) Meyer (1823 - 1902) was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, with her unmarried daughter, Elizabeth A. Albert (1858 - 1916). Elizabeth Meyer was Jim's maternal great-great grandmother. Elizabeth (Wehner) Meyer married 1st Henry Albert and 2nd Jacob Meyer.

Maud (Jacobs) DeArmond's Obituary

A partial obituary from the Grand Rapids Press, September 21, 1931:

Grand Rapids Press
21 September 1931, page 3

....---ville, following an illness of two weeks. She had been a resident of Greenville for the past four years, moving there from Kenosha, Wis. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank Fowler, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Marie DeArmand, both of Waukegan, Ill.

Here's my attempt to piece together the rest of the obituary, including the name of the deceased!

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Name: Dorthy Dearmond
Dorothy Dearmond, daughter of Jay & Maud Dearmond

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Dearmond, Jay, 47, b. MI, barber
", Maud, 45, b. MI
", Christa M., daughter, 18, b. MI
", Dorothy, 10, b. WI
Danko, Ervin, lodger, 25, b. U.S.

1910 WI Kenosha, Kenosha City, Wisconsin Street
Dearmond, Judson, head, m/w/36, m11, MI MI MI, barber
", Maud, wife, 36, m11, 3children/2living*, MI MI I
", Marie, daughter, 8, b. MI
", Dorothy, 4/12, WI MI MI
DeArmond, Emily, mother, 65, wid, 1child/1living, MI RI NY

The deceased child (per the 1910 census*) was Harold J. De Armond, who died 30 December 1905, in Muskegon County, Michigan. He was born 14 October 1905. His parents were listed as Judson DeArmond, b. Livingston Co., MI, & Maud Jacobs, b. Ionia Co., Michigan.

1880 Census MI Livingston Co.
Thomas DEYASMOND Self M W 39 MI NY NY
Emily DEYASMOND Wife M W 36 MI RI MI
Judson DEYASMOND Son S W 8 MI MI MI
Thomas DEYASMOND Other S W 19 MI MI MI
Milo HATCH Other W 32 MI NY NY

1880 MI Census, Ionia Co., Ionia
Michael JACOBS Self M W 46 PA PA PA
Mary JACOBS Wife M W 35 NY ENG NY
George JACOBS Son S W 19 MI PA PA
Jennie JACOBS Dau S W 17 MI PA PA
Annie JACOBS Dau S W 16 MI PA PA
William JACOBS Son S W 14 MI PA PA
Frank JACOBS Son S W 11 MI PA PA
Burt JACOBS Son S W 9 MI PA PA
Maud JACOBS Dau S W 6 MI PA PA
Ray JACOBS Son S W 1 MI PA PA

IGI FamilySearch™
Maude M. Jacobs
Event(s): Birth: , , Michigan
Parents: Father: Michael Jacobs
Mother: Mary Barrett
Marriages: Spouse: Judson C. Deyamond
Marriage: 03 OCT 1898 Greenville, Montcalm, MI
[Judson's parents: Thomas Deyamond & Emily Vaughan]

1930 Census IL Lake, Waukegan
49-73 » Sheet 32b
1. Fowler, Frank T (b: 1898*)
Fowler, Marie C (b: 1902*)

1930 MI Census Montcalm, Greenville
1. DeArmond, Maud (b: 1876*)
Household:
Elliott, Eugene (b: 1875*) Elliott, Vina M (b: 1879*)
Elliott, Emeline (b: 1858*)

1930 IL Census, Lake, Waukegan
1. Dearmond, Dorothey (b: 1910*)
Household: Hansen, Emerey (b: 1896*) Hansen,
Ruth F (b: 1904*) Hansen, Carol E (b: 1927*)
Sherry, Frank (b: 1878*)

Tombstone Tuesdays - Confederate Soldiers Buried On The Natchez Trace

Confederate soldiers' graves on Natchez Trace:

The Treachery of General James Wilkinson

It seems incredible that General James Wilkinson, while the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States of America, was simultaneously "Agent No. 13" in the pay of Spain. "With magnificent gall and with the smell of Spanish gold still on his hands, the general in 1791 had gone back into the United States Army, though without severing his amiable relations with Spain." [Devil's Backbone]

To describe General James Wilkinson as a colorful character does not do justice to the life he led. He wrote a memoir of his life, which is interesting, especially juxtaposed against known facts. "If a Burr who would be king was a great knave, Wilkinson as a liar was an undisputed champion in our whole history. He was an energetic liar, however, and, until Spanish archives were opened long after his death, a successful one." [Devil's Backbone]

There was the Conway Cabal incident whereby Wilkinson leaked the details of General
Conway's attempt to undermine General George Washington's authority during the Revolutionary War.

From America's Greatest Scoundrel by Thomas Jewett:
Wilkinson was with Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (in 1794) and it was reported
that he intentionally delayed sending a supply train to his commanding general
in an attempt to undermine Wayne."

Depiction of the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Despite his perfidy, General James Wilkinson was appointed Commander at Detroit in 1796. As a former Detroiter, this is of particular interest to me.

General Wilkinson betrayed Aaron Burr's plans to Thomas Jefferson after Burr had recommended Wilkinson to President Jefferson as the Governor of the Territory of Louisiana.

"Philip Nolan's death, as the result of an order which came originally from General Wilkinson's friend Gayoso, is still a mysterious affair. Wilkinson had not hesitated to try to hang the noose of treason about the neck of his friend Aaron Burr." [Devil's Backbone] Nolan was a business aide to General Wilkinson. Philip Nolan was a character in the novel by Edward Everett Hale in The Man Without A Country; Hale later wrote "The Real Philip Nolan" to differentiate between the character Philip Nolan and the authentic Philip Nolan.

Wilkinson's dispute with Hon. John Randolph could have stemmed from an incident at Aaron Burr's trial in Richmond, Virginia. James Wilkinson challenged Randolph to a duel; Randolph's reply - duel with Clay (with whom John Randolph had dueled).

James Wilkinson had to be furious when his former business partner, Daniel Clark, wrote "Proofs of the corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson." "Clark was a rich and romantic Irishman who owned properties near Natchez and in Spanish Louisiana, too. Together with an even richer uncle, he had business and social connections with General Wilkinson, since 1787, when he was a twenty-one-year-old newcomer." [Devil's Backbone]. The Court martial against General James Wilkinson may have been triggered by Mr. Clark's writings.

General Wilkinson participated in the War of 1812; in August of 1813 he arrived at Sackett's Harbor from New Orleans and assumed direction of the campaign. Wilkinson tried to acquire General Andrew Jackson's army of Tennessee volunteers without being saddled with Jackson. General Wilkinson asked the Secretary of War Armstrong to intervene, which he did. Jackson disobeyed Armstrong and maintained control of his volunteers.

A defense of General James Wilkinson was prepared and read by his great-grandson, also named James Wilkinson. It's hard to defend the indefensible, though. A good summary of Wilkinson's life can be found in Spainards, Scoundrels, and Statesmen.

"Perhaps the best picture of General Wilkinson, on the scene as the government's chief witness, was given in the words of Andrew Jackson, also in Richmond for the trial. That forthright Tennessean, certain now as to where the greatest villainy lay, called Wilkinson 'a double traitor.'"[Devil's Backbone]

General James Wilkinson was in Mexico as an Advisor to Emperor Iturbide. That was where Wilkinson died in 1825.

Obituary of Hattie (Hayward) Davis

From the Grand Rapids Press, 21 September 1931:


Grand Rapids Press
21 Sept 1931, page 3

Mrs. James F. Davis, 56, died at Corona, Calif., after a long illness. She was Hattie Hayward before her marriage in 1894 to Mr. Davis and spent all her life in Saugatuck prior to going west, her father having been a Saugatuck pioneer. She is survived by the husband; one son, Harold; and one daughter, Mrs. Mildred McGee of Los Angeles, Calif.


1880 MI Census Allegan, Saugatuck
John HAYWARD Self M W 55 ENG --- ---
Amelia HAYWARD Wife M W 25 IL --- ---
Harriet HAYWARD Dau S W 4 MI NY CAN

Groom's name: James F. Davis
Groom's age: 23 years
Groom's birth year: 1871
Groom's birthplace: New York
Bride's name: Hattie Hayward
Bride's age: 21 years
Bride's birth year: 1873
Bride's birthplace: Illinois
Marriage date: 08 Aug 1894
Marriage place: Allegan, Allegan, Michigan
Groom's father's name: Samuel R. Davis
Groom's mother's name: Libbie Court
Father of bride's name: John Hayward
Mother of bride's name: Unknown
Film number: 2342498
Digital GS number: 4207821
Image number: 21
Reference number: v 1 p 38 rn 2311 1/2
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

James Davis had a previous marriage:

IGI FamilySearch™
James E. Davis
Event(s): Birth: , Oswego, New York
Parents: Father: S. R. Davis
Mother: Lydia E. Court
Marriages: Spouse: Chattie Kimber
Marriage: 11 JUL 1891 Allegan, Allegan, Michigan

1900 MI Allegan, Saugatuck
Davis, James, Dec 1870, 29, m5, NY Eng NY
", Hattie, wife, Mar 1876, 24, m5, 3children/2living, IL Eng IL
", Harold, son, June 1895, MI NY MI
", Mildred, daughter, May 1898, 2, MI NY MI

The child who died was Miss Hildred Davis who died 12 Feb 1899, at age 8 months and 20 days in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan, and was buried in the Saugatuck Cemetery.

1920 CA Census Orange Co., Santa Ana
McGee, Ward, 26, PA PA NY, driller - wells
", Mildred, wife, 31, MI NY IL
", Wm J., son, 2 4/12, CA PA MI

Mildred's husband's family:
1900 CA Los Angeles, Los Angeles Twp.
McGee, William M., head, Apr 1869, 31, m8, PA PA PA, well driller
", Alice M., wife, Aug 1873, 26, m8, 1child/1living, PA PA PA
", William W., son, July 1893, 6, PA PA PA
Vandervort, Mable, sister-in-law, Apr 1885, 15, PA PA PA
", John M., brother-in-law, Aug 1874, 25, PA PA PA

In 1910, the McGee family was living in Santa Monica with another son, Charles, age 2, and an uncle, Manley Maxwell?, age 60, b. PA.

California Death Index
MCGEE MILDRED MAY 05/23/1898 HAYWARD
DAVIS MICHIGAN LOS ANGELES(19)
05/19/1984 562-21-0859 85 yrs

Daniel Clark of New Orleans

Daniel Clark, an Irish immigrant became a rich power player in early Louisiana history. He was the American Counsel in New Orleans when it (Louisiana) was under Spanish control. Daniel Clark was the first representative from Louisiana to Congress and was instrumental in the Louisiana Purchase. Here is a letter to Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Clark regarding conditions in Louisiana.

One of Clark's business partners was James Wilkinson, who originally conspired with Aaron Burr and then turned on Burr. Clark wrote a blistering condemnation of Wilkinson. (See account of Burr's trial). What General Wilkinson wrote about Daniel Clark can be found here.

Mr. Clark is also remembered as the father of Myra Clark, the famous litigant. A summary of Daniel Clark's real estate enumerated in Myra's lawsuit can be found here.

Gallatin County Fellows In The Illinois Supreme Court

Heard at the Supreme Court of Illinois in Vandalia, Illinois, pertaining to Gallatin County, Illinois (heard in Gallatin Co. July Term of 1835):

Inside the State House at Vandalia, Illinois - Photo by Jim

Oliver C. Vanlandingham, plaintiff, in error
vs.
William Fellows, Cornelius Fellows & Abraham Hite, co-partners under the style of W & C Fellows & Co., defendants, in error

Oliver C. Vanlandingham moved from Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky, to Gallatin Co., IL, as did my ancestor William Roark. A brief history of the Vanlandingham family in Paradise, Muhlenberg Co., KY, as well as moves to Gallatin Co. and Louisiana can be found here.

This site has a reference to W & C Fellows & Co. of Louisville, Kentucky, and mentions William Fellows, Cornelius Fellows and Benjamin J. Adams. "A-655: 24 May 1847, Limce (Linico?) A.G. Noel of Crittenden Co. is indebted to W.& C. Fellows & Co. of Louisville...".

The Filson Historical Society of Louisville, KY, also has a reference to W & C Fellows & Co. here.

Mss. C C
W. & C. Fellows & Co. (Louisville, Ky.)
Collins & Co. (Hartford, Conn.) Letters, 1834-1844. 3 items.

Letters to Collins & Co. in Hartford Conn. About ordering axes wholesale by this firm in Louisville, Ky. All three letters discuss the price of the axes and the method of payment. In the letter of 26 July 1844 the writer states that they do business in Indiana money and compare exchange rates between Indiana and Kentucky money.

Information about another Illinois Supreme Court case emanating from Gallatin County, Illinois, and pertaining to slavery can be found on my blog here.

The Death of Mary (Frank) Erickson Morrison Langworthy

Grand Rapids Press:

Grand Rapids (MI) Press
21 Sept 1931

Mrs. Frank Langworthy, 65, who moved to Big Rapids from Grand Rapids with her husband six years ago, is dead. She leaves the husband, a son, Bernard Erickson of Detroit; three grandchildren in Grand Rapids; a brother, Noble Frank of Pigeon, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Fanning of East Orange, N. J.

Franklin Langworthy was Mary Frank's third husband; her first husband was Christian Erickson and husband #2 was Lyman Morrison. Mary, who was born in Canada about 1863 was the daughter of Christian & Fannie Frank.

Mary's sister, Mildred, married (2nd) John S. Fanning of California; her first husband was a Mr. Montgomery with whom she had a son, Norman Montgomery. John Fanning was a "commercial traveler" who sold gunpowder. He won shooting matches and a monetary prize and also held a shooting record according to the New York Times. John also may have sued the estate of a Titanic disaster victim.

Mary Frank was Frank Langworthy's 3rd wife; his first wife was Lucy Willets and his second was Martha Prevorce. Frank, who was born in 1866 in Lapeer County, Michigan, was the son of Thomas & Almina (Richmond) Langworthy.

Wordless Wednesday - Commemorating The Battle of New Orleans

Commemorating the Battle of New Orleans:


As representatives from the United States and Great Britain were meeting in Ghent, Belgium, on December 24, 1814, to sign a treaty that would signal the end of the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson was still waging war, in a series of actions known as the Battle of New Orleans (23 December 1814 - 8 January 1815).

Tombstone Tuesdays - General Edmund P. Gaines

From Church Street Graveyard in Mobile, Alabama:

General Edmund P. Gaines, son of James T. & Elizabeth (Strother) Gaines, was born in 1777 and died in 1849.

Obituary of Louise (Maxon) Farley of Oceana Co., MI

From the Grand Rapids Press:


Grand Rapids Press
Monday, September 21, 1931
Page 3

Mrs. Mike Farley, 82, who resided at Hart since 1912, died Saturday at her residence. She was born in Jackson county. She leaves her husband, three sons, Fred of Montana, Webb of Alberta, Sask., and Russell of Muskegon, and a daughter, Mrs. Lydia Hopper of Hart. Funeral at Joslin's funeral home Tuesday.

3 July 1874
Kalamazoo Co., MI
Michael Farley, age 25, b. Dexter, MI
Married To
Louise R. Maxon, age 24, living in Elkhart, Indiana, b. Jackson, MI
Witnesses: Arthur D. Armand & Charles Fisher

In 1850, Louise Maxon, age 1, was living with her (probable) parents, Friend (b. NY) & Maribah (b. Canada) Maxon, along with Lydia, age 3, and Lydia, age 67, in Waterloo, Jackson Co., Michigan. There was another Louise Maxon in Jackson Co.; assumed Louise's son, "Friend," was named after her father, so I placed her in this family. Of course, I could be wrong.

1880 MI Census, Mecosta Co., Deerfield
Michael FARLEY Self M W 31 MI IRE ENG
Louisa R. FARLEY Wife M W 31 MI NY MI
Friend D. FARLEY Son S W 4 MI MI MI
J. Webster FARLEY Son S W 3 MI MI MI

Not related - have no further information.

Researching Myron Hickey, Civil War Veteran of the Michigan Brigade

From the Lake Orion Review, Lake Orion, Michigan, dated Thursday, December 12, 1963:

Click on image to enlarge

Abbott M. Gibney, wanted additional information about Myron Hickey for the history he was compiling about the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. Mr. Gibney was hoping that once people read the article in the Lake Orion Review, a search of their attics might ensue for any Civil War clues.

Myron Hickey was part of the 5th MI Cavalry according to the "Michigan in the War" book (and here from "Seeking Michigan" online). His brother, Andrew Hickey, was also found there. Myron was also in the 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment as a major.

Myron Hickey, age 17, born in Ohio, was enumerated with his parents, M(ichael). G. & Cynthia (Wilson) Hickey in the Michigan census in 1850. Siblings included Frederick, age 19, b. NY, Andrew, 15 [died in Jackson, TN, in 1863], b. OH, Frances, 13, b. OH, George, 10, b. MI, Wilson (death record here), age 9, b. MI, Susan, age 7, b. MI, Esther, age 5, b. MI, (Benj.) Franklin, 2, b. MI, and Octavius age 10/12, b. MI. Additional information can be found in the History of Oakland County.

Myron married Hepsabeth Losee, daughter of Isaac & Mary (Davis) Losee. The Losee family was also in Oakland County, Michigan, in 1850.

Myron & Hepsabeth Hickey were found in the 1860 census taken in Oakland County, MI, here (footnote.com). No children were listed with them in that census. Myron's parents, siblings and possibly his grandmother can be found here (on footnote.com) in 1860.

Myron Hickey, b. 1833, died in Oakland Co.:
Death date: 24 Aug 1868
Death place: Springfield, Oakland, Michigan
Age at death: 35 years 7 months 4 days
Estimated birth year: 1833
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Merchant
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

The widowed Hepsabeth Hickey was living in Springfield Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, with 11 year old Myron Hickey in 1870. The article in the Lake Orion Review wondered if Myron & Hepsabeth had children. None were listed for her in the 1900 census. Hepsabeth Hickey was 85 years old and living alone in 1920 (Oakland Co., MI). It was unclear how Myron Hickey, b. 1859, was related to Hepsabeth and Myron.

Hepsabeth Hickey died 24 February 1924 at Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan.

A Guide to Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress (Guide To Civil War Manuscripts) has Myron Hickey listed with 41 items for the Hickey family (#433). Included are a letter from H. H. Pope to Lt. Myron Hickey 30 July 1863 regarding reconnaissance duty in LaGrange, Tennessee and deaths in Hickey's former regiment, the 5th Cavalry; letter from Myron Hickey to his family May 8, 1863, Fairfax Courthouse, Va.; and two letters from Sgt. Andrew Hickey to his brother Frederick, July 1862 and Feb. 1863 concerning campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee. Also includes Andrew Hickey's commission as sergeant in the 3rd Michigan cavalry, Sept. 1862.

See the Archives of Michigan's Civil War Manuscripts at "Seeking Michigan" for rosters, letters, histories, etc.

Who Was Sylvester P. Marshall's Mother?

Sylvester P. Marshall was the 2nd husband of my great-great-grandmother, Cynthia (Richmond) More. Cynthia, who was widowed when her husband, James More, died on 26 December 1870, in Lapeer Co., Michigan, married Mr. Marshall on 17 July 1873. Sylvester's 1st wife, Harriet Nye, died 22 January 1872 in Lapeer County.

In 1850 Sylvester, age 24, b. NY and his wife, Harriet, age 18, b. MI, were living in Macomb Co., Michigan, with Cynthia, age 56, b. CT (presumably Sylvester's mother), and 14 year old Fidelia Marshall, b. NY.

Sylvester's death record of March 4, 1907, gave his name as Sylvester Pelton Marshall. Hmmm. Perhaps his mother's maiden name was Cynthia PELTON. A Google search revealed that Cynthia Pelton had married Josiah Marshall (who was known to be Sylvester's father), according to this source, a book entitled "The descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut 1586 - 1908."

So my 2nd great-grandmother was married to a descendant of the celebrated Reverend Thomas Hooker. Other descendants included President William Howard Taft and Aaron Burr. There were no children from Cynthia (Richmond) More's marriage to Sylvester P. Marshall. In fact, they were divorced before 1882 when Cynthia signed a deed (49-594 in Lapeer Co., MI) as Cynthia More, formerly Cynthia Marshall.

This source shows Cynthia Pelton's "Pelton" ancestors as does this site; the "Pelton" book can be found here.

The "Hooker" book indicated that Cynthia (Pelton) Marshall died in Genesee Co., New York; she may have, but it appeared as though she was living in Michigan, in 1850, as were many, if not all of her children.

Wordless Wednesday - Find The Critter #2

Find The Critter #2:

Is it genealogy because my husband, Jim, took the photo?!

Tombstone Tuesdays - Polly Finlay Crockett

Gravestone of Polly Finlay Crockett, wife of Davy Crockett near Winchester, Franklin Co., Tennessee (see map):

There's been a controversy in the news lately over the possession of an unexecuted marriage license for David Crockett and Margaret Elder issued in 1805. However, this website indicated that Davy Crockett's cousin, also named David, actually did marry Margaret Elder. Davy Crockett and Polly Finlay were married in 1806.

Obituary of Marilla Garrett of Little Rock, Arkansas

From the Arkansas Gazette (and Democrat):


Died--On the morning of the 8th inst., Marilla Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Frederick S. and Margaret C. Garritt, aged 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. [8 April 1857]

I sent for this Garrett obituary years ago (probably to the Arkansas Archives after finding her name listed in an index) hoping it was for one of my relatives (it wasn't).

The Frederick Garrett family was still living in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, when the 1860 census was taken (per Footnote.com).

1860 AR Pulaski Co.
Garrett, Frederick S., 40, b. CT, printer
", Margaret C., 34, b. MO
", William R., 13, b. AR
", Sophia, 11, b. AR
", Frederic A., 7, b. AR
Peek, Thos, 30, Editor of __, b. VA
et al

F. S. Garrett and family in Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1850 census.

Little Marilla Garrett was too young to be included in the 1850 census, having been born in September of 1855, and had already died when the 1860 census was taken.

For those looking for additional Arkansas obituaries there is a blog devoted to them here.

Happy 101 Award - Thanks!

Dr. Bill of "Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories," has honored "Detour Through History" with the Happy 101 award and "Graveyard Rabbit of Sandusky Bay has bestowed the same honor upon my "In Deeds." blog. Thanks!

With the acceptance of the Happy 101 award, I need to list 10 things that make me happy and nominate 10 other deserving blogs.

Ten things that make me happy:

1. Traveling full time in the RV with my husband, Jim.

2. Being proud of my daughter, who leads an exemplary life (as well as my son-in-law).

3. My two grandkids (let me tell you about my grandchildren!).

4. Having a healthy 57 years and counting.

5. A variety of friends.

6. Exploring various repositories across the country, including libraries, archives, and government offices.

7. Reading histories and mysteries.

8. Comfort foods.

9. The Internet.

10. Being a citizen of the United States of America.


Ten blogs to whom I would like to pass the "Happy 101 Award:"


Apple's Tree

Granny's Genealogy

We Tree

Olive Tree Genealogy Blog

Jan's Family Blog

Roots'n'Leaves

Before My Time

Ancestor Hunting

Moore History - Deep In The Heart of Texas

A Photo A Week For 2010

Burials Listed At The Roscommon Twp., MI, Website

Burial List at Roscommon Twp., Roscommon Co., Michigan, online here.

Found on that list were Vernon Woodworth and his wife Betty. Their mutual gravestone was found here, in the Houghton Lake Cemetery, Roscommon Co., MI. Vernon was the ex-husband of Sarah (White) Woodworth, who was Jim's aunt.

Elected Sheriff of Lapeer County, Michigan in 1858

When James More was appointed as Sheriff of Lapeer County, Michigan:

To James More

It was determined by the Board of County Canvassers at their meeting to canvass the votes given at the General Election holdin [sic] in the County of Lapeer and State of Michigan on the second day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight that James More was duly elected to the Office of Sheriff of said county at said Election.

State of Michigan
County of Lapeer
County Clerk's Office
SS

I Charles Rich clerk of said County do hereby certify that the above is a correct statement of the determination of the Board of County Canvassers, as appears of Record in this office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Lapeer this 12th day of November A.D. 1858.

Charles Rich
Clerk

This is the document that I mentioned to the researchers at the Lapeer Co. Genealogical Society office (about two years ago) and couldn't find it until (January 2010). It had been hiding in plain sight. [The original held by my aunt in Flint, MI]

Additional information about the More family can be found in my "Richmonds & Connected Lineages" blog here and the "Detour Through History" blog here.

Wordless Wednesday - Only Heard Of In Texas

One of the herd at the LBJ ranch:

He was registered -- was he a Democrat?!

Lyndon Baines Johnson suffered a heart attack at his ranch and died on January 22, 1973.

Bad Boys In Lapeer Circa 1882

Lapeer Democrat newspaper dated 11 January 1882:


The (Isaac) Jenness store is mentioned in the article and also here. Jenness was profiled in one of my "In Deeds" blog posts.

Grandpa, We Hardly Knew Ye - James Herschell Garrett

From the Jonesboro Sun, September 17, 1970 - 2:


As the story goes, my grandmother, Katie (Johnson) Garrett left my grandfather, James Herschell Garrett, the day after my parents were married. Grandma Katie moved to Houston, Texas, where her eldest daughter, Bonnie and Bonnie's husband, GMI graduate Bill Round, were living. Visits with Grandma Katie were few and visits with James Herschell Garrett were non-existent. What do you say to a man who sends his daughter and her family a Girlie Pinup Calendar as a present? Only had one chance to find out. He was terminally ill when I drove with my mother to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and joined my Aunt Bonnie for a reluctant bedside vigil.

What is remembered from that visit is a very frail man who was ravaged by cancer. It was difficult to reconcile his reputation as a handsome, h---raising ladies man with the person who was lying in the hospital bed. For someone such as I who rarely left Michigan (actually who rarely left the Flint area) the trip to southern Missouri was an exotic adventure. We also visited the family of Joe Garrett, my grandfather's brother, and wish now that I had a better memory of who they were.

James Herschell Garrett was born in Lake City, Craighead Co., Arkansas. His father, Dr. John Joseph (J. J.) Garrett was also born in northeast Arkansas (Aug 1868), as was J.J.'s father, George Washington (Wash) Garrett (abt. 1843). Wash Garrett's father, Joseph C. (Cas) Garrett, was born ca 1814 in South Carolina. Wash Garrett's siblings were born in Alabama and Arkansas and even possibly Tennessee.

James H. & Katie (Johnson) Garrett moved to Flint, Michigan, sometime between 1925 and 1930. Katie's sisters Pearl, Marie, Blanche and Ruth also moved to Michigan (primarily Flint; Ruth went to Pontiac) as did Mabel for a short time. Katie's brother James moved to the "downriver" area in Wayne County, south of Detroit. Where James went to live in 1951 after his wife left him and they divorced I do not know.

Moving From Michigan To Peach Orchard, Arkansas

Charles & Jennie (Howland) Allen of Lapeer Co., Michigan, made the move to Peach Orchard, Clay County, Arkansas, after first moving to Esmond, Benson, North Dakota. Charles Allen's place of residence is listed here in his mother's probate papers.

The following letter was published in the Lapeer Clarion newspaper extolling the virtues of Peach Orchard, Arkansas.


Lapeer Clarion
9 April 1890

Peach Orchard, Arkansas

Friends in Lapeer have repeatedly written asking the advisability of locating in Arkansas. They are too numerous to answer individually, so will you kindly insert the following. I have been engaged for the past eighteen months in the lumbering business. This is the chief industry in this section. All varieties of hard wood are plentiful--oak, ash, gum, cyprus [sic - cypress], and occasionally black walnut. The cyprus is of exceptionally good quality and I have seen some ninety feet high without a limb and seven feet across the stump on the property of R. G. Hart. Great chances are offered here for the manufacture of cyprus shingles. Shipping facilities are good, the St. L. I. A. & S. and K. C. railways running through here. Eventually the hard wood will come from here, Missouri and parts of Tennessee. There are three saw mills here, all of them doing a good business, and a fourth one is now in process of erection. A good milling man can always get steady employment, the wages ranging from $1.25 to $2.00 a day. I think a living is easier made here than in the North. I do not wish it to be understood that to make a living a man need not work, but do say that is requires less labor to cultivate the natural product of the country than in northern parts. The principal crops are oats, corn wheat and cotton, all of which are raised with good success. Horses, cattle and hogs run wild the year around and require no herding. The only trouble in connection with raising stock is the branding. A great number of people have located here in the past six months and nearly all the government free land is taken, but good farming and timber land can be had for from $7 to $10 an acre. Altogether I can heartily recommend Arkansas to any one wishing to secure a good home.

Robert Pratt.

Update: Here's another blog related to Jennie (Howland) Allen

Kalbfell Obituary in Pittsburgh Press 1902

Pittsburgh Press
Feb. 13, 1902

KALBFELL-On Tuesday afternoon, February 11, 1902, Clarence Kalbfell, son of the late Chas. and Elizabeth Kalbfell, age 11 years. Funeral services at the residence of his uncle, Christian Herman, 219 Jackson street, Allegheny, at 3 p.m. Friday. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

The 1900 PA Census, Allegheny, Allegheny City, Monterey Street:
Kalbfell, Elizabeth A., July 1856, wid, 8children/7living, PA PA PA
", Charles H., son, Feb 1874
", John C., son, Aug 1876
", Walter G., son, Apr 1884
", Elmer A., son, Nov 1885
", Clarence R., son, Jan. 1891, PA PA PA

The Kalbfell family in 1880:

1880 PA Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co.
Charles H. KALBFELL Self M W 28 PA Clerk WURT HESSE
Elisabeth KALBFELL Wife M W 24 PA AUS AUS
Charles H. KALBFELL Son S W 6 PA AUS AUS
John C. KALBFELL Son S W 4 PA AUS AUS
Edward W. KALBFELL Son S W 1 PA AUS AUS [m. Lydia]
Anna KURTZDORFER SisterL S W 18 PA AUS AUS

Charles Kalbfell (Sr.) found here in a Pittsburgh City Directory (which I remembered to search thanks to this blog post at Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog).

Note: Not related and have no further information.