From The Estate Of Mrs. Bertie (Rice) Powers

From the Saline Co., Illinois, Probate files:

Alberta May (Rice) Powers (1872-1952) was the daughter of James A. & Nancy (Patillo) Rice. She married W. Jasper Powers in Saline County, Illinois. She had no children of her own, but Bertie raised Ruth Johnson, who was her niece after her sister Katie died. She also raised a boy named Orlie.

Heirs of Alberta (Rice) Powers:

Ruby M. Potter, adult sister, of Shawneetown, IL

Vernie Anderson, adult brother (sic - Vernie/Verna was a sister), of Harrisburg, IL

Arthur Rice, adult brother, of Harrisburg, IL


Various heirs of the following brothers and sisters who predeceased Bertie M. Powers in death:

Eva Swinney

Katie Johnson

Jessie Penfold

Orlie (sic - her name was Olive) Carr

Ray Rice

1920 IL Census - Saline, Harrisburg
POWERS, Jasper, m/w/50, IN IN __
" , Bertie, f/w/45 IL TN _
" Orlie, son, 20, b. KY
" Ruth, daughter, 13, IL IL (NIECE)
RICE, Ray, 35, b. IL

I'm related to Bertie M. Rice through my maternal line, not my paternal line of Powers, though it was my maiden name. Her sister, Katie (Rice) Johnson, was my great-grandmother.

Michigan News - Including A Murder Trial

Ionia [MI] Sentinel Thursday, June 9, 1881
[Extracted Items]

NEWS OF THE WEEK - MICHIGAN

The trial of Dr. Hall of Davisburg, for the murder of his wife (Anna Clough Hall), has been commenced in the Oakland Circuit Court. [Ionia Sentinel, 9 June 1881]

He (Dr. Nathan C. Hall) apparently married 2nd Sarah (Wright) Murgittroyd, widow of Edward Murgittroyd. This report by the Michigan prison system stated that he (Dr. Hall) "Dis. by order of the Supreme Court for new trial June 22, 1882". Apparently there were three trials; he was convicted on November 7th [1882?]. The legal reasons for a new trial or trials can be found here.

His name (Nathan Christopher Hall) was found in the University of Michigan's Necrology File Index here and online here in the University of Michigan's General Catalogue.

1880 MI Census Oakland Co., Springfield Twp.
Nathan C. HALL Self W W 29 MI Doctor NY NY
Mary HALL Sister S W 16 MI At Home NY NY

In other news:

A soda fountain at St. Joseph's exploded nearly killing one man. [Ionia Sentinel]

Charles A. Richmond, of Saginaw, has sold the Jewell House at Vassar to Detroit parties, who occupy immediately. [Ionia Sentinel]

A boy named Willie Richmond, twelve years old, was drowned while playing on the logs in Hoyt's mill boom at Saginaw. He was an only son. [Ionia Sentinel]

The Saginaw Public Library hosts a City of Saginaw Cemeteries search. The following was found for Willie Richmond:

William Richmond
Cemetery Brady Hill
Section 3E
Lot 28
Space N Line of S 1/2
Date of Birth Unknown
Marker No
Age at Death 13
Cause of Death Accidentally drowned
Date of Death May 30, 1881

There was an Ann Richmond, age 32, buried 3E, Lot 28, 2nd N Line of S 1/2, in Brady Hill Cemetery, who died 16 June 1882.

Robert McFadden, a circular sawyer at the Bliss mill, East Saginaw, was killed, having his left leg cut off by being thrown on to the saw. [Ionia Sentinel]

Mrs. Sarah McGraw, who lives at 159 Fort street west, Detroit, was strangled to death by being caught between the door of the house and a shelf of a dumb waiter, while trying to go from the basement to the first door. She had been out calling, and on her return to the house found that the family had retired. So she tried to gain entrance to the house in this way. [Ionia Sentinel]

Wordless Wednesday - Black Hawk Statue

A statue of Black Hawk at the Black Hawk Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois:

Tombstone Tuesday - Old Gray Cemetery

Found in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee:

Mr. Charles Lee Nutt Obituary

From the Tuesday, September 16, 1958, edition of the Orlando Sentinel:

(truncated)

Mr. Charles Lee Nutt, 68, a resident of Ormond Beach for the past year, dies Sunday [truncated]..A native of Grand Island, (Fla?), Nutt resided in Coral Gables before moving to Ormond Beach. He was a member of the Ormond Beach Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Ada and two sisters, Mrs. Lincoln A. Rees*, and Miss Helena Nutt, both of Tavares. The Haight and Black Funeral Home, Daytona Beach, is in charge.

*Clara Nutt

Charles Lee Nutt was the son of Robert Nutt:

Name: Robert Lee Nutt
Death Date: 05 Sep 1927
Death Place: Eustis, Lake Co., Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): white
Death Age: 63y10m1d
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Date: 04 Nov 1863
Birthplace: Griffin, Ga.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Annie Nutt
Father's Name: Wm. C. Nutt
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Name: Charlotte Moore
Mother's Birthplace: S. Carolinia
Occupation: Tax Assessor
Burial Place: Eustis
Burial Date: 07 Sep 1927
Collection: Florida Deaths, 1877-1939

Not related; no further information

Obituary of Reginald Hughes

Printed in the Tuesday, January 19, 1909, edition of the Detroit Free Press:

HUGHES--January 18, Reginald, beloved son of Alfred and Eliza Hughes, aged 31 years 9 months. Services at the house, 892 Humboldt avenue. Wednesday, 3 p.m. Burial private. Please omit flowers.

Wordless Wednesday - Bees & Flowers

The Salisburys Who Were Born In Lapeer, MI, & LIved In Orleans County, New York

From the Historical album of Orleans County, New York with illustrations descriptive of its scenery...and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents. 1879:



William A. Salisbury, born in Lapeer county, Mich., in 1845 (died 1914 and buried in Hillside Cemetery, Orleans Co., NY), came to Murray in 1851, and married Amelia Peterson (1848 - 1942), of Saratoga, in 1869. They have one child. Mr. Salisbury purchased the Balcom mills in 1875, which he now owns and runs. He turns out about 1,200 barrels of flour annually in addition to custom grinding.

1880 NY Census Orleans, Murray
William A. SALSBURY Self M W 33 MI Farmer --- ---
Amelia SALSBURY Wife M W32 NY NY NY
Laura SALSBURY Dau S W 9 NY MI NY

The 1892 New York Census also listed William, Amelia and Laura Salisbury.

Joseph W. (Willard) Salisbury, son of Harman and Lucinda Salisbury, was born in Lapeer county, Mich., in 1847, and came with his parents to Clarendon in 1851. In 1858 they moved to Murray, where his father purchased 80 acres of land of Richard Rhodes, and afterwards added thereto until he owned 280 acres, which is now in the possession of his sons. Joseph W. was married in 1876 to Ida L. Prosser, of Gaines. He now owns 50 acres of the old homestead. [Note: He died in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, per the IGI]

The 1860 NY Census taken in Orleans County enumerates H. L. Salsbury, his wife, Mary, and children, including William and J. Willard.

Harmon & Lucinda (Harwick) Salisbury's son, Milford Salisbury (1853 - 1925) married Harriet and Blanche Curtis. He's buried in Mt. Albion Cemetery, Orleans Co., New York.

Harmon and Lucinda also had a son named George (1855 - 1925) who married Elizabeth Stockham (1867 - 1944), and was buried in Mt. Albion Cemetery.

Lucinda & Harmon had a daughter, Miranda (1843 - 1903), wife of Nathaniel Rhodes (1843 - 1912), who was buried in Transit Cemetery, Orleans Co., NY.

Lucinda (1819 - 1856) was also buried in Transit Cemetery. Harmon married 2nd, Mary D. Peterson (1818-1874); Harmon (1812-1893), son of Joseph Salisbury, was also buried in Transit Cemetery.

According to Landmarks of Orleans County, New York (see excerpt below), Harmon & Lucinda were the parents of both William A. and Joseph Salisbury as well as Miranda, J. Willard, J. H. Leroy, Emma A., Milford E., and George S.

The 1850 census taken in Almont, Lapeer County, Michigan, listed Harmon, Lucinda with children Miranda, age 7, Andrew (or Arthur), age 4 (could this be William A.?), Willard, age 3, and James, age 1.

DeGroat & West Marriage In Lapeer

From the Lapeer Democrat published on 7 August 1901:


Miss Etta Isolene DeGroat of Lum, formerly a Lapeer resident, and Francis E. West, instructor at Alma college, will be married at the home of the bride's parents in Lum Wednesday, Aug. 14th. Their many Lapeer friends extend congratulations.

The 1900 Census MI Lapeer County, Arcadia Twp., lists Etta (born March 1878) as the daughter of Henry & Catherine E. DeGroat. Etta is a school teacher. Etta's sisters, Pearl, Lea, and Reba were living in the home. An Aaron DeGroat, b. August 1874, was living next door.

Obituary of Marian (Madgwick) Parker

Printed in the Tuesday, January 19, 1909, edition of the Detroit Free Press:

MADGWICK--January 16, at Oregon City, Ore., Marian S. Parker, wife of A. E. Madgwick and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parker of Detroit and sister of Mrs. E. W. Boshart* of Fort Wayne, Ind., Grace E., of Detroit and Ralzemond D. of Ann Arbor. Notice of funeral later.

Ralzemond Parker (Marian Madgwick's father) was in Oakland Co., MI, in the 1860 census.
Ralzemond Parker and Sarah Drake were married in Genesee Co., Michigan, in 1869.

*Mina (Parker) Boshart died in North Carolina in 1938.

Margaret (Broking) Kobler Obituary

From the St. Louis [MO] Post, published on January 18, 1906:


KOBLER - On Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1906, Margaret S. Kobler (nee Broking), beloved wife of Philip Kobler and sister of Julia A. Sutter and the late Catherine M. Rinkel, at the age of 66 years. Funeral will take place from family residence, 4952 Easton avenue, Friday...[truncated]


1880 MO Census, St. Louis
William SUTTER M Male 35 MO Bar Keeper BADEN BADEN
Julia SUTTER M Female 34 MO Keeping House HANOVER HANOVER
Lillie SUTTER S Female 10 MO At School MO MO
George SUTTER S Male 8 MO MO MO
Edward SUTTER S Male 5 MO MO MO
Nellie SUTER S Female 3 MO MO MO
Margt. BROKING S Female 40 MO Nurse HANOVER HANOVER

A probate file for Hermann Dietrich Broking (St. Louis, Missouri, File #2893, Filed 22 August 1849) mentioned among his heirs, daughter, Margaret Susan Broking, who was afflicted with....(see excerpt below):
Not related to this family; no further information.

Wordless Wednesday - Appalachian Trail

Hiking the Appalachian Trail In Damascus, Virginia, as seen on YouTube here.

Swartz Creek Teachers 1961-1962

[Note: I attended school in the Swartz Creek school system from Kindergarten - 8th Grade.]

TEACHING STAFF SET AT SWARTZ CREEK [Published August 3, 1961, in the Swartz Creek News]

The Swartz Creek Community Schools will begin its 1961-1962 school year on September 5 with the following administration and teaching assignments, as announced by Superintendent of Schools, Eldon W. Buell.

ELEMENTARY
Elementary Principal; George W. Nichols, Syring Elementary Building Supervisor, Mary Gorton.
Kindergarten --- (5 rooms --- 1 Calkins School, 1 Fletcher School, 1 Mary Crapo Elementary, 2 Syring Elementary or 10 half day sessions). Dorothy Meier, Calkins; Roseann Church, Fletcher; Alice Harris, Mary Crapo Elementary; Margaret Fick, Joanne Ritter, Syring Elementary.
1st Grade: (8 rooms --- 5 Mary Crapo Elementary, 3 Syring Elementary) Frieda Claxton, Erma Evans, Carolyn Fuller, Rosalind Prouse, Florence Smith at Mary Crapo Elementary; Charlotte Cobb, Nexa Gilmore, one other at Syring elementary.
2nd Grade: (8 rooms - 3 Crocker, 3 Mary Crapo Elementary, 2 Syring) Helen Adams, Elizabeth Krugger and Gertrude Robertson at the Crocker School; Jean Kroll, Keitha Parsell and Helen Pickler at the Mary Crapo Elementary, and Carol Cadieux and Margaret Cleveland at the Syring Elementary.
3rd Grade: (6 rooms - 3 Mary Crapo Elementary, 3 Syring Elementary) Helen Gilbert, Patience Hole and Leah J. Van Wagoner at Mary Crapo Elementary; Lavonne Johnson, Beatrice Syring and Eleanor Williams at the Syring Elementary.
4th Grade: (6 rooms - 4 Mary Crapo Elementary, 2 Syring Elementary) Ruby Clark, Norine Delaney, Lucile Hall and Vera Gilbert at the Mary Crapo Elementary; Rita Clark and Doris Husby at the Syring Elementary.
5th Grade: (5 rooms, all at Mary Crapo Elementary) Pauline Curtis, Maxine Dart, Isabelle Fleming, Leo Gateson and Rose Mulnix.
6th Grade: (5 rooms, all at Mary Crapo Elementary) Marie Aldridge, Eileen Brewer, Kathryn Jackson*, Frank Rehanek and Laverne Sutherland.
In addition to the above the following Special Elementary teachers have been engaged, all to be located at the Mary Crapo Elementary but serving all elementary schools. John Fitzgerald, speech correction; Gerald Flynn, Elementary Physical Education; Jeanette French, Elementary Vocal Music; Theda Gifford, Remedial Reading; and Sondra Lybolt, Elementary Art. Rebecca Hull, a 1961 graduate of Swartz Creek Community Schools has also been engaged as an Elementary Library Clerk.

JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Junior and Senior High School Principal, Robert H. Brown; Athletic Director and Director of the Swartz Creek School Community Education Program, Leo Bennett; Director of Guidance, Donna Wadley; Director of Music, Stuart Warnaar; Bus Supervisor, M. C. Evans; Audio Visual Director, Lewis Wilcox.

Junior and Senior High School teaching assignments are as follows:
Sharon Bain, 8th grade English; Lester Bazinet, 11th and 12th grade Social Studies; B. L. Chillik, Commercial Subjects; Margert Erm, Vocal Music; M. C. Evans, Mechanical Drawing; Robert Fairbanks, 11th and 12th grade Math; Rachel Gallenbeck, Commercial Subjects; Harvey Gerdes, 7th grade, Head football coach; Katherine Gulash, Commercial Subjects; School Annual; Franklin Hester, 11th and 12th grade English.
Warren Ison, Librarian, Debate coach; Julia Ivey, Latin, 10th grade English; Aymour Johnson, 7th grade; Richard Johnson, Boys Physical Education, Health, Head baseball and JV basketball coach; Vernon Kohns, 11th and 12th grade Science, Head Cross Country and Track coach; Sharon Kruggel, 9th grade Math; Carolyn Leggett, Junior and Senior High Art; Seth Lloyd, 7th grade; Kathryn Lovegrove, 7th grade; Helen McCain, 9th and 10th grade English; John Meier, Agriculture, General Shop; Gerald Murdock, 9th grade Science and Math; Donald Parling, Biology, 9th grade Science; 8th grade basketball coach; Dulcianna Phillips, 8th grade Social Studies; Mable Pyles, 8th grade Math; Mary Esther Rowe, Home Economics Alyce Simpson, French; Karen Stadler, Junior High Counseling; Robert Stratton, 10th and 11th grade Social Studies, Junior High football, 7th grade basketball coach; Sally Toth, Girls Physical Education, Health, Girls speedball, basketball and softball coach; Stuart Warnaar, Instrumental Music; David Webb, Driver Education, Social Studies; Adolph Wildfang, 8th and 9th grade Science; Marjorie Wilcox, Girls Physical Education, Health; Home Economics, Girls Track and Ass't basketball coach; Lewis Wilcox, Industrial Arts; Kenneth Wilson, Boys Physical Education, Health Head basketball, Ass't football, JV baseball coach; William Williams, 7th grade, head track, JV football and 9th grade basketball coach.

[Also found on my website here]

Drowned In Higgins Lake In 1921

A University of Michigan student drowned at Higgins Lake in August of 1921. Some of my favorite childhood memories were from Higgins Lake. I always thought of it as "safe" since one could venture out far from shore and still find shallow water. But it was not safe for Emerson William Jones who drowned at Higgins Lake in Roscommon County, Michigan, on 7 Aug 1921 and was buried in Toledo, Ohio.

Higgins Lake from the porch of B & A White's former summer home

A search of the Necrology File Index for the University of Michigan found the following results:

Full Name Death Date Degree Supp. File Box
Jones, Emerson William Aug. 7, 1921 a 1919-21, m 1920-21 351
a = College of LS&A m = Medical School

Obituary of Ann (Hines) Mahoney

Printed in the Tuesday, January 19, 1909, edition of the Detroit Free Press:

MAHONEY--January 16, at residence, 311 Fifth street, Mrs. Ann, relict of the late John Mahoney, mother of Mrs. Mary A. Malone* of Milwaukee, Wis., D. L. of Brooklyn, Catherine, Margaret and James of Detroit. Funeral Tuesday from residence at 9:30 and Holy Trinity church at 10 o'clock.

*Mary (Mahoney) Malone's two sons died in Bexar Co., Texas.

Name: Edgar Malone
Death Date: 03 Dec 1909
Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Gender: Male
Death Age: 24 years 18 days
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1885
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thos. H. Malone
Father's Birthplace: New York State
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mahoney
Mother's Birthplace: Detroit, Mich
Occupation: Newspaper Man
Place of Residence: Milwaukee, Wis
Burial Place: Milwaukee, Wis
Film Number: 2034169
Digital Film Number: 4165814
Image Number: 126
Reference Number: cn 7892
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Name: Alford D. Malone
Death Date: 17 May 1912
Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 33 years 10 months 12 days
Birth Date: 05 Jul 1878
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas H. Malone
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mahoney
Mother's Birthplace: Mich
Place of Residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Burial Place: Milwaukee, Wis
Film Number: 2050767
Digital Film Number: 4165867
Image Number: 749
Reference Number: CN11832
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Obituary of Edna Headen

From the Tuesday, September 16, 1958, edition of the Orlando Sentinel:

MISS EDNA MAY HEADEN, 53, 2701 Raeford Rd., died Monday in a local hospital. Born in Kansas City, Mo., she moved to Florida in 1935 from Minneapolis, Minn. She was active for more than 15 years as a teacher of exceptional children's classes at Memorial Junior High School and Robert E. Lee Junior High School. She was a member of the Orlando Classroom Teachers Assn., Florida Education Assn., and the National Education Assn. As a member of the Kissimmee Presbyterian Church where her father, the late Edgar Headen, served as pastor for many years, she was choir director. Surviving are two brothers, Horace William Headen, Sunland, Calif., and Harvey V. Headen, Minneapolis, Minn. W. Guy Black Home for Funerals is in charge.

[In 1930, Edna's parents, Mary (Hackler*) & Edgar, were living in Walsh Co., North Dakota, with Horace]

*Per Ancestry, Edgar Headen & Mary Caroline Hackler were married in Lafayette, MO

Tombstone Tuesday - Rufus Morgan

Historic Bethel Cemetery, Kingston, Tennessee:

Rufus Morgan
Capt 1 Regt. (Wear's)*
East Tenn Volunteers
War of 1812
Feb 19 1781 Aug 16 1826

*Samuel Wear

Allegheny Co., PA Obituary - Schiller

Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh)
Feb. 13, 1902


SCHILLER-On Tuesday, February 11, 1902, at 8:40 p.m., Joseph, youngest son of Dora and Andrew Schiller, aged 17 years, 1 month, 17 days. Funeral on Friday, February 14, from the residence of his parents, 2170 Webster avenue. Requiem high mass at Holy Trinity Church at 9 a.m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private.

Andrew Schiller in the 1860 PA Census [Footnote]

Note: Not related and have no further information.

Powers Family History By Marion G. Powers

Below is a brief history of John Powers and his son, William.

I treasure the information (below) given to me by William Powers' son, Marion G. Powers (my great-uncle). Uncle Marion was not interested in genealogy, but was gracious enough to share what he knew with me.

POWERS FAMILY

John N. Powers was born in Ireland in 1834. Came to America in 1850 with two older brothers, landed in Nova Scotia. Came over on a Tramp Steamer and often told of the rough and tiresome trip.

Captain was a hard task master and was not very good to the boys and they had to work very hard and not much food.

It is not known how long the brothers were together but John was left by himself and drifted West in Canada to Area of Grimsby, Ontario.

All he knew what work to do was digging ditches, which he did and worked some on farms. He had a hard time to get some clothes together.

In 1855 he met and married Agnes Kennedy of English descent and to this union five children were born: Clara in 1857 and William S. in 1859, John E. in 1861, James in 1863, Harry in 1865.

They lived in Canada until after the children were born and then came to America and settled in Dryden, Michigan. William went to Detroit and worked there earned money to buy a lot in Dryden and built a house for his parents. William was twenty-nine when he met and married Addie M. More of Thornville, Michigan. They lived in Detroit for a short time and then moved to Battle Creek where he was employed by the Advance Machine Company and they lived on Upton Ave, Battle Creek for many years.

Their first son was born dead in 1890, then in 1893 Ward Stanley was born. Ralph Newman born in 1897, July 27th. Addie Mae born Feb. 28, 1898, and Cynthia June in 1900, June 18th.

In 1901 William quit the Advance Company and moved to a farm in Dryden township, Lapeer County. The farm was taken up from the Government by Addie's father and was now in her mother's name. William and Addie purchased same from her, Mrs. James More, in about 1904. This was the year that Charles Arthur was born and lived 6 days.

Farming was a hard job in those years but they made a living for the family. Then in 1906 Marion Garrison was born and that wast he last member of the family.

The farm was sold and the family moved to Flint and William worked for the Buick Motor factory and did carpenter work for himself. He passed on in 1939 and was buried in Thornville Cemetery Mich.

Addie lived until May 1947 and was buried beside her husband in Thornville.

Ward passed on in 1953 in Washington, D.C. in 1953 Oct. and as he fought in the WWI he was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Virginia.

Ralph died in Oct. 1965 and was buried in Cemetery on Hill Rd., Grand Blanc.

June died April 1976 and was buried in Flint Memorial Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.