1845 Wayne County Officials

In the 1845 City of Detroit Directory:

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William S. Powers' Group Sheet

William and Addie (More) Powers
My Paternal Great-Grandparents

William Seldon Powers married Addie More 25 April 1888 in Lapeer County, Michigan.  He immigrated to Michigan from Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, about 1880 give or take a year.  Addie became an alien and had to be naturalized when she married William (a Canadian and alien) even though she was born and raised in Lapeer County, Michigan, USA.

Source - William S. Powers When He Was Still An Alien

Newspaper items regarding Powers's in Lapeer County.

Naturalization papers for William in 1931.

1934 Flint City Directory

Allen, Wm R (Mae A) rail opr Eastern Mich Rys r 1701 E. Hamilton

Powers, Marion G. (Marian J) autowkr  h 1530 Colorado

Powers, Ralph (Beatrice) bodywkr  r 1661 Beach

Powers, William S. (Addie M) carp  h 1530 Colorado

William S Powers

[Burial] Place Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan

Birth Date 27 Aug 1859

Death Date 10 Jul 1939

Cemetery Thornville Cemetery

Name Addie More Powers

Event Type Death

Event Date 21 May 1947

Gender Female

Father's Name Moore

Mother's Name Richmond

[Buried in Thornville Cemetery]

See her obituary in the Flint (Mich.) Journal here.

A brief history of our Powers family written by Marion Garrison Powers.

William S. Powers entry at Wikitree.

Woodbridges' In The 1845 City of Detroit Directory

Source

Hon. William Woodbridge, U S Senator  Springwells

Note: Senator Woodbridge's mother was a Backus by birth; he was my 5th cousin 5x removed

Sarah Egner's Probate File

#3876 [Image 947]

Egner, Sarah

Heirs
Harford Jones (prob. s-i-l);  Heirs mentioned children of daughter Sarah Jones, dec.
LW&T  House and lot on Monroe Ave
Widow of George Egner
Monroe Ave property conveyed to her 28 April 1845 by Lewis Davenport and his wife, Sarah, and George Russell
Liber 16, pages 583 and 584
Amos Chaffee and Silas Farmer, witnesses
Inventory
Debts
Harford E. Jones died, 25 June 1867


Census 1860
6th Ward Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
George Egner M 55 Wirtemberg
Sarah Egner F 55 Pennsylvania
Kitty Egner F 19 Michigan
M L Egner F 16 Michigan
H Jones M 32 England
S A Jones F 23 Ohio
Kate Lister F 2 Michigan
Sarah S Lister F 0 Michigan
Sarah L Jones F 0 Michigan
Wm Lister M 39 England
Effra Lister F 25 Michigan
Anna Read F 20 Michigan
W Tinan F 24 Ireland
Delia Joslin F 14 Canada
Bella Young F 18 Scotland


The Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan for 1855-56, By James Dale Johnston:

Census 1850
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Geo Egner M 45 Germany
Sarah Egner F 44 Pennsylvania
Effay Aimar Aimar F 15 Germany
Sally Ann Aimar F 12 Ohio
Catharine Aimar F 9 Michigan
Martha Aimar F 7 Michigan
Royal T Kelly M 44 Vermont
Jane Kelly F 32 Vermont
Harvard Jones M 25 England
Emeline Clement F 21 Canada
Judson Jones M 22 Connecticut
Cephas Ketchum M 23 Michigan
Solomon Frudman M 25 Germany
Jacob Frudman M 22 Germany
Otis Randall M 21 Connecticut
John Pierpont M 26 Connecticut
Chas Crane M 22 New York
Chas Cobert M 25 New York
Henry Foot M 22 New York
Jno James M 45 New York
Catharine James F 30 Pennsylvania
Freok Sull M 17 Vermont
Bridget Ryan F 14 Ireland
Jane Allen F 32 Scotland

University Of Michigan By Act Of Congress

Source: Polk's 1845 Detroit City Directory

Prison Inspector Ira C. Backus

Source

Ira C. Backus, prison inspector

Name Ira C Backus [physician]

Census 1850

Jackson, Jackson, Michigan

Ira C Backus M 45 New York

Julia Backus F 43 New York

Helen Backus F 19 New York

Mary Backus F 17 New York

Emily Backus F 5 Michigan

Elizabeth Leizer F 18 Germany

Two Richmonds

Polk's 1845 Detroit City Directory:

Source

John Melvin's Probate

Wayne County, Michigan

Probate File# 3227 [Image 333]

John Melvin

Died: 5 May 1860

City of Detroit

Mary Melvin, widow living in Howard, Kent Co, Canada
Children residing in Detroit: Augustus Melvin, Alexander Melvin and Mary Knight
Child residing in New York City: Priscilla Brown
Child whose whereabouts are unknown: Jane White

Will dated 9 June 1859

Census 1870

Michigan, United States

HOUSEHOLD

Theodore Knight M 36 New York

Mary Knight F 38 Canada

Augustus Mellvin M 54 Maryland

Sandwich, Ontario, Canada In A Detroit Directory

Included in the 1899 Detroit City Directory:

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Addie Mae (Powers) Allen

Addie Mae Powers, daughter of William S. and Addie (More) Powers, married William Roy Allen as his second wife. Their children were William, Elizabeth Jane, and Marion George Allen.

Name Addie May Powers

Gender Female

Christening Place Calhoun, Michigan

Birth Date 28 Feb 1898

Birthplace Battle Creek, Calhoun, Mich

Father's Name Wm. S. Powers

Mother's Name Addie M. Powers

Census 1900

Battle Creek city Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan

William S Po??S Head M 41 Canada Eng

Addie M Po??S Wife F 36 Michigan

Na?? S Po??S Son M 7 Michigan

Ralph N Po??S Son M 4 Michigan

Addie M Po??S Daughter F 2 Michigan

Cynthia Moor Mother-in-law F 71 New York

Mary F Greene Servant F 29 Ohio

Census 1900
Allegan, Michigan, United States
Robert Reid Head M 73 Ireland
Jennie Reid Wife F 54 Ohio
William Allen Servant M 14 Michigan
Mildred Martin Servant F 18 Indiana
[The Reids were in-laws of William's aunt, Ida Shepard - Ida lived next door]

 March 1, 1906 (Oregon Twp) in the Lapeer Clarion newspaper:
Willie Allen leaves for Douglas on March 5th to work for the summer.  On Wednesday evening 20 or more of his young friends gave him a surprise.  The evening was spent playing Flinch and other games and at a late hour they departed for their several homes wishing Willie God speed in his absence. [Douglas, Allegan County, Michigan]

William R. Allen married 1st, Mildred Wooley, February 1909; she and their infant child died in 1916.

Census 1910
Saugatuck, Allegan, Michigan
William R Allen Head M 24 Michigan
[fruit farm manager]
Mildred E Allen Wife F 27 Michigan
William Coxford Hired man M 23 Canada

Census 1910

Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan

William S Powers Head M 50 Canada

Adda M Powers Wife F 45 Michigan

Ward S Powers Son M 16 Michigan

Ralph N Powers Son M 13 Michigan

Adda M Powers Daughter F 12 Michigan

Cynthia J Powers Daughter F 9 Michigan

Marion G Powers Son M 3 Michigan

[All of the children who became adults were listed in this census]

Addie Powers' marriage to William Roy Allen:

Name Wm R Allen

Age (Expanded) 30 years

Birth Year 1887

Birthplace Lapeer

Spouse's Name A Mae Powers

Spouse's Age (Expanded) 18 years

Spouse's Birth Year 1899

Spouse's Birthplace Lapeer Co.

Event Date 13 Jan 1917

Event Place Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Father's Name Wm S Allen

Mother's Name Emily Sheppard

Spouse's Father's Name Wm Powers

Spouse's Mother's Name Addie Moore

Name William Roy Allen

Draft Registration

 Date 1917-1918

Flint City no 1, Michigan

Birth Date 07 Mar 1881

Birthplace , , United States

[1205 S. Saginaw Street]

[2nd finger right hand off at 1st joint]

Census 1920

Flint Ward 3, Genesee, Michigan

[336 W. Twelfth Street, Flint]

William R Allan Head M 33 Michigan

Annie May Allan Wife F 21 Michigan

William R Allan Son M 1 Michigan

Elizabeth Jane Allan Daughter F 0 Michigan

1920 Flint City Directory
Allen, Wm R (Addie) mtrmn, res: 336 W. 12th

1924 Flint City Directory
Allen, Wm R. (A. May) mtrmn h 221 W. 13th

Census 1930

Flint, Genesee, Michigan

[Rented 2001 Dwight Ave, $25]

William R Allen Head M 43 Michigan

[street car operator]

Addie M Allen Wife F 33 Michigan

W Ralph Allen Son M 11 Michigan

E Jane Allen Daughter F 10 Michigan

M George Allen Son M 5 Michigan

1934 Flint City Directory

Allen, Wm R (Mae A) rail opr Eastern Mich Rys r 1701 E. Hamilton

Census, 1940

Flint City, Genesee, Michigan

[Owned Home @ 1701 Hamilton Ave; valued $3300]

  William Allen M 54 Michigan

[trolley coach driver]

Addie Allen F 42 Michigan

William R Allen M 21 Michigan

Elizabeth Allen F 20 Michigan

Marion G Allen M 15 Michigan

California, Death Index, 1940-1997

name: Addie Mae Allen

event: Death

event date: 03 Feb 1981

Los Angeles, California, United States

birth date: 28 Feb 1898

birthplace: Michigan

gender: Female

father: Powers

mother: Moore

See two letters by Marion George Allen here and here.

1845 City Officers In Detroit Listed In The Polk Directory

Source

Adam Everly's Will

Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996  Pickaway Wills 1852-1884 vol 4-5:

1-522

Image 285

...Adam Everly of the City of Philadelphia...

Wife, Mary Everly

Son, Samuel Everly

Daughter-in-law _____ Everly, wife of son Samuel

Daughter, Christianna Troutman, wife of Levi Troutman

Friend, Isaac Elliott

Daughter Susan Duplaine, Wife of Benoni C. Duplaine

Friend, John C. Cresson

Daughter, Catherine

Court case regarding the Pickaway County, Ohio, property:

Archaeological Survey Of The Everly Property in Philadelphia:

By 1822, when Adam Everly bought the brick house at 225 High Street, the Helmuth family had moved and Adam Everly moved in with his wife, Mary, and their five children, Susan (probably 15 or 16), William (14), Ann Eliza (12), Christiana (8), and Louisa (5). Adam Everly’s occupation was listed as purveyor of fancy combs in city directories. 

Adam Everly's Emlenton estate (see link for drawing).

Advertised In Bay City Directory

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1880 Kent County Directory

Ontario, Canada

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Palmer Swinyer In Ware, Massachussetts

Civil War Company H, 96th Regiment, New York Volunteers (called Swiner instead of Swinyer):

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United States Census, 1860

Town of Peru, Clinton, New York

Mitchel Swinier M 44 Vermont

Martha Swinier F 41 Vermont

Palmer Swinier M 21 New York

Adaline Swinier F 19 New York

Emaline Swinier F 17 New York

Hollish Swinier M 15 New York

Harriet Swinier F 13 New York

Evaline Swinier F 9 New York

Wallace Swinier M 5 New York

Aletta Swinier F 1 New York

Source: FamilySearch

Palmer Swinyer (Swinier in census), 1st cousin 4x removed (son of Mitchel Swinyer); grandson of Mitchel Swinyer and Mary Staves, who were also my ancestors.

Palmer was listed as a Sweeney (not Swinyer) in the Directory...Ware, Massachusetts:

Source

1900 Census

Ware Town...Hampshire, Massachusetts

Palmer Sweeney Head M 60 New York

Delia Sweeney Wife F 55 New York

Emma Sweeney Daughter F 34 New York

Orilla Sweeney Daughter F 29 New York

Peter Sweeney Son M 27 New York

Albert Sweeney Son M 25 New York

Katie Sweeney Daughter F 22 New York

Henry Sweeney Son M 16 New York

Source: FamilySearch

Army Officers In The 1845 Detroit City Directory Traveled From Detroit To Missouri

Building At Jefferson Barracks Military Site (St. Louis, Missouri)

Polk's 1845 Detroit City Directory:

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Sibley C C, cap U S army Fort nr Russell

Smith E K, cap U S army, cor Congress and Rivard st

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Jefferson Barracks Sign

"The Detroit Advertiser of the 21st, has a paragraph, noticing the departure of the DeWitt Clinton for the Maumee river, with five companies of the 5th infantry on board, which are also said to be en route for the 'seat of war.'  They go by the Maumee canal to the Ohio river, and thence to Jefferson barracks, unless new orders shall direct them at once to Texas." [Niles' National Register, 30 August 1845]

Company H--Captain E. K. Smith...
Company E--Captain C. C. Sibley...

1845 Michigan House Of Representatives

Polk's Detroit city directory. 1845...:

Source

Marion G. And Marian (Ribarchik) Powers

A brief history of our Powers family written by Marion Garrison Powers.

Census 1910

Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan

William S Powers Head M 50 Canada

Adda M Powers Wife F 45 Michigan

Ward S Powers Son M 16 Michigan

Ralph N Powers Son M 13 Michigan

Adda M Powers Daughter F 12 Michigan

Cynthia J Powers Daughter F 9 Michigan

Marion G Powers Son M 3 Michigan

Census 1920

Flint, Genesee, Michigan

William S Powers Head M 60 Canada

Addie M Powers Wife F 55 Michigan

Ward S Powers Son M 26 Michigan

Ralph Powers Son M 23 Michigan

June Powers Daughter F 20 Michigan

Marion G Powers Son M 13 Michigan

Census 1930

Flint, Genesee, Michigan

[Rents @ 224 W. Thirteenth Street $40]

William S. Powers Head M 70 Canada

Addie M. Powers Wife F 65 Michigan

Marion G. Powers Son M 23 Michigan

Marian J. Powers Daughter-in-law F 22 Pennsylvania

Ward D. Powers Grandson M 2 Michigan

Jocelyn M. Powers Granddaughter F 0 Michigan

1934 Flint City Directory

Powers, Marion G. (Marian J) autowkr  h 1530 Colorado
Powers, William S. (Addie M) carp  h 1530 Colorado

Census 1940

Flint City, Genesee, Michigan

[Rented 1712 Montana Avenue; $30]

Marian G Powers Head M 33 Michigan

[shipping clerk at automobile actory]

Mary J Powers Wife F 32 Pennsylvania

[speedometer assembly at automobile factory]

Ward Powers Son M 12 Michigan

Jocelyn Powers Daughter F 10 Michigan

Addie Powers Mother F 75 New York [born in Michigan]

POWERS, Marion G. Of Flint, age 91, died on Thursday, April 9, 1998... .
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Grand Blanc. Mr. Powers was born in Metamora, Michigan on September 30,1906, and lived his entire life in the Flint area. He was united in marriage to Marian J. Ribarchik and the couple celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on July 2. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. For over 30 years he was employed at General Motors and retired from Plant #12 at Buick.  [ (04/98/11) Flint Journal]

                                     

Marion G. Powers' memorial at FindAGrave.  

Aunt Marian Powers (and Mary Anne Powers)
Davison, Michigan
June 1970

Also see Marian Powers' FindAGrave memorial.

Hiram Walker In Detroit

Source

1845 Polk's City of Detroit Directory:

Source

"Walker, Hiram, br Willard Parkers"

Hiram Walker moved from Massachusetts to Detroit in 1838.  He established a distillery across the Detroit River, in Canada.  That enterprise created fame and fortune for Mr. Walker.

Severin Weiler Estate

Michigan, Probate Records, Wayne Probate File 8194:

Last Will and Testament of Severin Weiler, dated 12 April 1875, included a bequest to wife Margarethe [Image 244].

Seffron Weiler

Census 1870

Michigan, United States

Birth Year (Estimated): 1833-1834

Birthplace: Prussia

[Grocer]

1875 Detroit City Directory

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865:

Wylan, or Weiler, Safron (Veteran). Enlisted in company G, Sixteenth Infantry, Sept. 16, 1861, age 26. Mustered Sept. 26, 1861. ,Wounded July, 1863. Re-enlisted Dec. 21, 1863, at Rappahannock Station, Va. Mustered Dec. 24, 1863. Corporal April 1, 1865. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July 8, 1865.