Beatrice And The Most Handsome Man In Flint

Beatrice Cameron and her friend Suzanne met "the most handsome man in Flint*" at a local fair some time before May 29, 1924, Beatrice's wedding day.  

In 1923, Beatrice was a machine operator at the Marvel Carburetor Company and lived at 609 Warren Avenue in Flint, Michigan.  Beatrice's future husband, Ralph N. Powers, was an auto worker who lived on South Saginaw Street, right in the heart of the City of Flint,   

When Beatrice was born on July 4, 1900, in Arenac County, Michigan, Ralph was almost four years old and living in Battle Creek.  

*Ralph N. Powers - as related to me by his daughter, who quoted an in-law of Ralph's sister Cynthia June (Powers) Brown.  

What Happened To George F. Brooks?

Photo Taken In Lapeer County, Michigan

George Brooks' marriage to Clara Powers was April 19, 1882, in Lapeer County.  He was listed as working on the railroad. Both were living in Dryden, Michigan.  Rena Davis and Daniel C. Bacon, both of Dryden, Lapeer County, Michigan, were the witnesses.

Name George Brooks

Age (Expanded) 45 years

Birth Year 1837

Birthplace England

Spouse's Name Clara Powers

Spouse's Age (Expanded) 24 years

Spouse's Birth Year 1858

Spouse's Birthplace Ontario

Event Date 24 Mar 1882

Event Place Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan

In the 1894  State of Michigan Census taken in Lapeer County, George Brooks' birth year was listed as 1830; the marriage record indicated 1837. "Harriet's" [Clara?] birth year was 1865 whereas the marriage record listed Clara's birth year as 1858, which matched other documents for Clara.  The girls are Clara's daughters.

1894 MI Census - Lapeer Co., Village of Dryden

Brooks, George, 64, husband, ENG ENG ENG 11 yrs in MI; U.S.

Brooks, Harriet, 29, wife, 3children/2living, CAN CAN CAN 13 yrs in MI; U.S.

Brooks, Lucy, 9, daughter, MI ENG CAN

Brooks, Cornelia, 6, daughter, MI ENG CAN

By November of 1896, Clara was still Mrs. Clara E. Brooks, though living in the adjacent county of Genesee.

The 1899 Flint City Directory included the following entry:  BROOKS, Clara E. (wid George F.), res 150(0) Fenton.

George Brooks' death record was not found in the 1897-1920 Michigan death records.

Clara (Powers) Brooks and Allen Sincerbeaux applied for a marriage license (which was uncompleted and crossed out, stating "am unable to make/use this license) on 23 Oct 1899, in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan. When and where did they actually get married -- or did they? Was George Brooks still alive, making the license invalid?

Cornelia Brooks was listed as Allen Sincerbeaux's step-daughter, and "Carrie E. (Clara) as his wife in the 1900 census.

Lucy Brooks was living as a boarder in a household where Lola Sincerbeaux (Allen's daughter) was a servant in 1900.   In November of 1900 Lola Sincerbeaux married Clara's brother, John Powers.

Clara (Powers) Brooks Sincerbeaux's obituary indicated that she was survived by two daughters (Lucy and Cornelia).

Broken Engagement

As seen in a Gloversville, New York, newspaper, printed in 1919:

Source: Fulton History Website

An Engagement Announced

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hines of Philadelphia, P., announced the engagement of their daughter, Lillian Agnes, to Ward Stanley Powers, son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Powers of Flint, Mich.

This Lillian Agnes Hines?

Name: Lillian A Hines
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Uxbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: Sep 1895
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edward J Hines Head M 30 England [Insurance Agent]
Mary Hines Wife  F 28 New York
Lillian A Hines Daughter F 5 New York


Name: Lillian A Hines
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Chester Ward 7, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edward J Hines Head M 40 England
May Hines Wife F 37 New York
Lillian A Hines Daughter F 14 New York

This one?
Lillian Hines
Birth:22 Sep 1895
Death:Apr 1965
Residence:Philadelphia, PA
Person Full Name:Lillian Hines

Ward Stanley Powers married Rose E. Love in May of 1920 in Indiana.

Leon B. Ide Obituary

Published in the Flint Journal on April 19, 1948:

IDE--Leon B. Ide, 824 E. Baker, age 64, died April 18, 1948, at Hurley Hospital.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 20, 1948, at 9 A.M. from the Dawn Chapel of the Darwin L. Groves Funeral Home, Rev. Helen DeLay officiating.  Burial in Cherry Grove... .

Not related; no further information.

Impact Of The 1904 Flint Flood

From The Genesee Democrat published Mar 19, 1904:

Water and Ice in the Flint River Surpass All Previous Known Records

Earthworks At Hamilton's Dam Carried Away, Families Driven Out By The Flood And Bridges And Dams Threatened By The Unprecedented Volume Of Water

Flint Factories Lose By Water And Flushing Mill Fires Were Extinguished

"At the flats where the bridge* on the Fenton road spans the Thread creek all the lowlands are inundated, and last night three families were driven from their homes by the rapid rise of the water, the three houses being situated just northwest of the bridge, John Powers and his family occupied one, his father another and a family named McCartney the third.  They left last night when the water became too high, but this morning the houses were still surrounded with water."

*The bridge described in the link was built in 1924

General Motors and the 1904 flood; historical photos included.

Death Record Of Allan Sincerbeaux

Obtained Through The Flint Genealogical Society

Allan Sincerbeaux married 2nd Clara Estelle (Powers) Brooks.  Lemuel R. Sincerbeaux, a native of Genesee County, Michigan, was one of his children.

Clara Estelle (Powers) Brooks Sincerbeaux, was my great-grandfather's (William S. Powers) sister. L. R.'s sister, Lola C., married her step-mother's brother, John E. Powers.

Joseph A. Gleason Obituary

Published in the Flint Journal on April 19, 1948:

GLEASON--Joseph A. Gleason, age 71, 3115 Churchill St., died April 17, 1948, at Hurley Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 100 A.M., Tuesday, April 20, 1948; from the Brown Funeral Home, 1616 Davison Rd., Rev. H. W. Colenso officiating.  Burial in Flint Memorial Park Cemetery.  Remains will be at the Brown Funeral Home, 1616 Davison Rd.

Not related; no further information.

Frank J. Hardy Obituary

Published in the Flint Journal on April 19, 1948:

HARDY--Frank J. Hardy, 2508 E. Court St., age 74, died April 17, 1948, at the residence.  Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Tuesday, April 20, 1948, from the Loss & Son Mortuary; corner of Beach and Fifth Sts., Rev. Leon R. Land officiating.  Burial in Grace Lawn Cemetery.  Mr. Hardy will remain at the Loss & Son Mortuary.

Seeking Heirs From Canada To California

The Flint Journal (Flint, Michigan) published the following information:

"Mrs. James Scott of Galt, Ont., is seeking information relative to a half sister, Anna McGee, who was adopted by a family named Brown of Clio, 22 years ago, the girl then being 2 years old.  A half brother was adopted by a farmer in that neighborhood about the same time, but when 14 years old he ran away and returned to Canada.  A brother of Mrs. Scott recently died in California [probably Robert T. Smale], leaving some property, and an effort is being made to locate all the heirs." [Flint Journal, Published 1900-10-13, Page 4]

Scott James     M           Head     M     Dec 25     1865     35
Scott Mary E     F           Wife     M     Oct 28     1867     33
Scott Isa U     F           Daughter     S     Oct 27     1891     9
Scott Jean O     F           Daughter     S     Mar 13     1893     3
Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict:    Galt, WATERLOO (South/Sud), ONTARIO

Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947

Name:     Mary Ellen Small Scott [or Smale]

Event Date:     24 Mar 1913

Event Place:     Galt, Waterloo, Ontario

Age:     45

Mary Ellen Smale, the daughter of Robert Smale (d. 1870) who married Elizabeth Grummit appears to be Mrs. James Scott.  "They had seven children, Alice, Jonas, Sarah, John G., William W., Mary Ellen and Robert T.  Elizabeth was married again to John Magee, who had at least one son, Nelson. She survived only a year or two after this marriage... ."  From Descendants of Jonas Smale.

Elizabeth Grummit Smale's 2nd marriage:

Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927

Name:     John Mcgee

Event Date:     29 Jun 1872

Event Place:     Usborne, Huron, Ontario

Estimated Birth Year:     1842

Father:     Wm Mcgee

Mother:     Elizabeth Mcgee

Spouse:     Elizabeth Smale

Spouse's Estimated Birth Year:     1838

Spouse's Father:     William Grummett

This one?

Canada Census, 1891

name: Nelson Mcgee

gender: Male

estimated birth year: 1873

birthplace: Ontario

marital status: Single

religion: Methodist

province: Ontario

district: London City

Exhibit Featuring Durant Motors

Durant Motors at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing:

See the exhibit's description here.

A property deed for William C. Durant (of Durant Motors) when he was starting to build General Motors.

In The 1934 Directory

Some surnames of interest in Genesee County, Michigan:

1934 Flint City Directory

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

Boismier, Lawrence W.  auto wkr  r 801 E. Paterson

Brown, Matthew, autowkr  r 918 E. Kurtz

Cameron, Anna (wid Donald) h 903 Warren

Pearce, E. May  r 1248 Poplar

Logan, Alonzo (Pearl) autowkr  h 910 Ann Arbor

Morgan, Mrs. Blanche  h 713 E. Stewart Ave.
Morgan, Wm A. (Marie) autowker  h 1110 Huron

Kuhnle, Albert
Kuhnle, Louis (Mary I)
Kuhnle, Wm  r 4417 Thetford Rd

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

Rose, Bert (Cornelia) lab  h 1500 Fenton Rd

Myers, Georgianna, student, r 1500 Fenton Rd.

Simonson, Leonard (Gertrude) h 1701 N. Stevenson

Mainprize, Clara  r 625 McKeighan Av
Mainprize, Robert (Martha) lab 625 McKeighan
Wodtke, Fred J (Myrtle E) autowkr  h 619 Copeman Blvd

1960 Flint City Directory Excerpts

Some names of interest in the Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, area:

1960 Flint City Directory (Michigan)

Bennett, Geo W. (Flora A.) utility mn  Buick   h. 313 E. Dayton

Inman, Eugene, sput. Flint Wast Paper  r 1310 Allen
Inman, Melissa  (wid Geo) r 1111 Donaldson Blvd

Kuehnel, John C. (Ione A) millwright  Buick  h 2515 Flushing Rd.
Kuehnel, Yvonne I.  offc wkr  Buick  r 2515 Flushing Rd.

Newberry, A _ d. (Bernia) h 1810 Monteith
Newberry, Albert (Fanny L) h 3617 Sterling
Newberry, Garfield (Olive E.) h 923 Paddington
Newberry, Mrs. Olive  clk  Flint Pub Lib  r 923 Paddington

Pearce, James J., empl  Flint Waste Paper, r 4313 Cuthbertson

Powers, Alice M., Mrs., ofc sec  Court St. Meth Ch  r Lake Fenton, MI
", Ingeborg (wid Harry) h 1502 Cedar

Rose, David T. (Dorothy) carrier PO  h 113 E. Foss Ave

Smith, Theo (Blanche) driver City  h 4313 Cuthbertson

Dr. Coburn E. Walden's Obituary

Published in the Flint Journal:

WALDEN--Dr. Coburn E. Walden, 1921 Magnolia St., age 45, died Wednesday, May 21, 1947, at Hurley Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M., Saturday, May 24, 1947, from the Canaan Baptist Church.  Rev. Arthur Davis officiating.

He was born in Orlean, Va., Sept. 28, 1901, son of Hezekiah and Mary L. Walden; lived in [truncated]

United States Census, 1910

name: Coburn E Walden

birthplace: Virginia

relationship to head of household: Son

residence: Kansas Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri

marital status: Single

race : Mulatto

gender: Male

immigration year:

father's birthplace: Virginia

mother's birthplace: Virginia

Household Gender Age Birthplace

self Hezekiah Walden M 43y Virginia

wife Mary L W Walden F 28y Virginia

son Coburn E Walden M 8y Virginia

dau Edmonia L Walden F 6y Tennessee

dau Marie Walden F y 2m Missouri

While in Kansas City, the Walden home was destroyed by a deliberate attack with dynamite.

United States Census, 1940
name: Aburn E Walden
event place: Ward 9, Flint, Flint City, Genesee, Michigan, United States
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Divorced
race (standardized): Negro
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Virginia
estimated birth year: 1902
residence in 1935: Same House
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Aburn E Walden M 38 Virginia
mother Mary L Walden F 54 Virginia

Coburn E. Walden was a licensed pilot in 1939.

Lemuel R. Sincerbeau Obituary

Printed in the Flint Journal on November 14, 1968:

SINCERBEAU, Lemuel R.--1021 E. Scottwood, age 89, died Wednesday, November 13, 1968, at Flint Osteopathic Hospital.  Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Reigle Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, 4305 Clio Rd., Rev. Alan LaRose officiating.  Burial in Bristol Cemetery.  Mr. Sincerbeau will lie in state at the funeral home.  He was born in Flushing, Michigan, September 30, 1879, and had been a resident of the Flint area most of his life.  Surviving are: Son, Vernon Sincerbeau of Naples, Florida; 4 grandchildren, Mrs. Betty Ranall of Naples, Florida, Mr. Rodney Bly of Belleville, Mrs. Nancy Parker of Utica, Mr. Richard Sincerbeau of Flint; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren.

L.R. Sincerbeau(x)'s step-mother, Clara Estelle (Powers) Brooks Sincerbeaux, was my great-grandfather's (William S. Powers) sister.  L. R.'s sister, Lola C., married her step-mother's brother, John E. Powers.

Mrs. Mabel Funck Obituary

Published in the Flint Journal on October 15, 1965:

FUNCK, Mrs. Mabel--125 E. Gracelawn, age 81, died Friday, October 15, 1965, at Kith Haven Convalescent Home.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Floral Chapel, Dodds-Dumanois Co. Funeral Home.  Rev. William G. Wager officiating.  Burial in Higgins Township Cemetery, Roscommon, Michigan, where the committal service will be held at 2 p.m.  Mrs. Funck will remain at the Dodds-Dumanois Co. Funeral Home.  She was born in Roscommon, Michigan in February, 1884, and was a resident of Flint for the last 49 years, coming here from Roscommon.  Surviving are:  Husband, Fred Funck; son, William Funk of Flint; 2 grandchildren, Don Funk of Flint and Mrs. Richard (Jean) Rudd of Chicago, Illinois. [Son and grandson's last name was spelled Funk in the obituary]

There was a Mabel Orcutt who was born in Roscommon, Michigan, in February of 1884.  Possibly this Mabel?

1920 MI Census Genesee, Flint

Funck, Fred, 30, MI MI MI

"  , Mabel, wife, MI MI MI

", Lillian, daughter, 3, MI MI MI

", William, son, 2 ?/12, MI MI MI

Social Security Card Issued: Michigan

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1889

Last Residence: Flint, MI

Death Date: Jan 1971

Person Full name: Fredrick Funck

 

[Not related; no further information]

The Late Mrs. John Moore

There was a Mrs. John Moore/More in our family who lived in the Flint, Michigan, area at one time, but Mary Elizabeth (Gale) Moore, was not she.

Flint Journal

15 September 1920

MOORE--After having suffered for three months with heart trouble, Mrs. John Moore died yesterday at her home, 1266 Stener-av*.  Mrs. Moore, who prior to her marriage was Miss Mary Elizabeth Gale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gale, was born in Canada on Feb. 17, 1855.  She had been a resident of Flint for the last 12 years, having moved here from Lambath, Ont.  She leaves her husband, John E. Moore, five sisters and three brothers.   *probably Stever-av.

This couple?:

United States Census, 1910

name:  Mary E Moore

birthplace: Canada

residence: Flint Ward 2, Genesee, Michigan

immigration year: 1908

father's birthplace: Canada

mother's birthplace: Canada

Household Gender Age

spouse John J Moore M 60y

  Mary E Moore F 54y

A Murdered Child In My Cousin's Family Tree

The murder came to my attention while browsing newspapers online. Little did I know that the child's mother was already in my family tree!

Evelyn/Eveline (Barnum) Hillier was the daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Pollock) Barnum and the granddaughter of Calvin and Evaline (Jennings) Barnum. My first cousins are also descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Barnum.  Evelyn Barnum married Robert Hillier on August 8, 1908.

Robert E. Hillier, son of Leslie (or Wesley) and Mary (Deck) Hillier, age 20, killed his wife's child* in 1909 in Flint. One account of the murder indicated that a few months earlier Evelyn had filed an assault charge against her employer; was the baby Robert's child? Confession*and inquest* [*pdf files at GenealogyBank.com]

Cause of Death for two day old Joseph Hillier was listed as unknown on his death certificate, 13 January 1909, in Genesee County, Michigan.

Robert E. Hillier was sentenced to the prison at Ionia, Michigan:

United States Census, 1930

event place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan

head Robert E Hiller M 41 Michigan

wife Ella C Hiller F 41 Michigan

son Burt W Hiller M 14 Michigan

daughter Florence J Hiller F 9 Michigan

nephew Lawrence F Tracy M 27 Michigan

niece Laura P Tracy F 24 Michigan

nephew Thomas N Tracy M 8 Michigan

niece Olive M Tracy F 4 Michigan

Index: SAGINAW NEWS

Friday, December 10, 1937 (8)

Name: HILLIER, ROBERT

Spouse's Name: ELLA PETERS

Married: 00/00/1913

Child Of: WESLEY OF MONTANA

Age: 48

Birth Date: 12/29/1888

Birth Place: GRAYLING, MI

Death Date: 12/09/1937

Death Place: SAGINAW, MI

Cemetery: FOREST LAWN

Misc: ADOPTED BY GRANDFATHER, ROBERT

Evaline Barnum Hiller married 2nd Louis Bolio (1888-1917) in 1912.  She married 3rd Rudolph Honewald.

This story fits in my family tree because my Dad's sister married Evelyn Barnum's 1st cousin once removed.

David Foerch From Listowel

My great-granduncle's first wife, Lillian Cramer, married David Delton Foerch as her 3rd husband.  What could be found out about David and his parents, Andrew and Susannah (Butler) Foerch?

Groom name: David D. Faerch [Lansing resident]

Groom birth year: 1884

Groom birth place: Ontario

Bride name: Lillian Cramer

Bride birth year: 1883

Bride birth place: Flint, Michigan

Marriage date: 19 Feb 1908

Marriage place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan

Father of groom name: Andrew Faerch

Mother of groom name: Susanna Butler

Father of bride name: Dennis Cramer

Mother of bride name: Nellie R. Moss

Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Date: 1908-02-29; Paper: Flint Journal, Page 3
"David Foerch of Lansing, in company with his bride, formerly Miss Lillian M. Cramer, of this city, have returned to Flint after a two weeks' trip through Canada.  Mr. and Mrs. Foerch will make their home at 1501 North Saginaw street." [GenealogyBank.com]

Date: 1911-07-20; Paper: Flint Journal, Page 9
Divorce proceedings - he's a resident of Listowel(l), Ontario, Canada, in July 1911 [ GenealogyBank.com]

In 1920, David Foerch was living with his parents, Andrew and Susan Foerch.  Susan, who was named as Susanna Butler on David's marriage record, was born in Canada.  Was she related to the Butlers of Butler's Rangers?

BTW:  How about those siblings' names:  Colonel Foerch and Admiral Foerch?

United States Census, 1920

name: David Foerch

residence: , Ingham, Michigan

estimated birth year: 1881

birthplace: Canada

relationship to head of household: Son

marital status: Divorced

Household Gender Age Birthplace

self Andrew Foerch M 64y Canada

wife Susan Foerch F 62y Canada

son David Foerch M 39y Canada

son Colonell Foerch M 19y Canada

son Admiral Foerch M 15y Canada

Andrew, Susan and Admiral Dewitt Foerch were still living in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in 1930.

What would a look at Listowel(l) Canada (the residence listed for David Foerch in the Genesee County, Michigan, Chancery notice in the Flint Journal) reveal?

Backtracking, David and his parents were found in the 1891 census taken in Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

1891 Ontario Census , Listowel, Perth

1   11  9   Foerch    Andrew   33

1   11  12  Foerch   David        8

1   11  11  Foerch   Lilley       11

1   11  14  Foerch   Lolo          3

1   11  13  Foerch   Lottey       5

1   11  15  Foerch   Ruby     11m

1    11  10  Foerch   Susan     30

The Foerch family was still living in Listowel in 1901.


After a Google search, the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog surfaced.  Lorine's Olive Tree blog has been my "go to" site for researching Ontario land records.  Susannah Butler Foerch was a member of Lorine's family tree.


In 1920 David D. Foerch (1883-1954) married Margaret Simmons (1888-1974).  They are buried in the DeWitt [Michigan] City Cemetery.

No Butler's Rangers connection....but then there was the Olive Tree.

How And Why I Started Researching My Great-Grand Uncle's 1st Wife's 3rd Husband

The twists and turns of a typical search or how I got from here to there!

As I was browsing posts in the Google Reader, the updated online databases at FamilySearch.org were mentioned.  Hmmm....time to check out the list.  The update that caught my eye was Illinois probate but it was too labor intensive at that late hour, so I landed on Minnesota instead (no, I wasn't playing Monopoly).  After finding a couple of miscellaneous items, I started searching for Ingeborg Peterson in Minnesota.  Ingeborg was married to my great granduncle, Harry Gilman Powers, as his 2nd wife.

Hmmm...perhaps it was time to search at GenealogyBank.com for information about Uncle Harry's first wife, Lillian Cramer*.  Issues of the Flint [Michigan] Journal newspaper are online there and browsing through issues of the Journal is one of my favorite pasttimes.  It was late and getting later, but what the heck.

Lillian, who married Harry G. Powers in 1898, married John Baird in 1901**.  Lillian wasn't done marrying yet.  On February 19, 1908, she married David Delton Foerch*** (whom she later divorced).  Foerch struck me as an interesting and fairly unusual surname.  David Foerch was born in Canada and his mother was a Butler; was there a connection to Butler's Rangers?  Inquiring minds want to know.

My search has taken me way beyond the parameters of the Powers genealogy, but has now piqued my interest.  Could I justify continuing with David Foerch because the Butlers might take me back to the Niagara Peninsula where my Powers family used to live?  Okay, I'll go with that.

Because of the links I found researching my great granduncle's first wife's 3rd husband (David Foerch), he and his family will be the featured on a separate blog post.

*Marriage Record

Groom name: Harry G. Powers

Groom age: 21 years

Groom birth year: 1877

Groom birth place: Canada

Bride name: Lillian M. Cramer

Bride age: 17 years

Bride birth year: 1881

Bride birth place: Genesee, Michigan

Marriage date: 15 Mar 1898

Marriage place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Father of groom name: John N. Powers

Mother of groom name: Agnes Kennedy

Father of bride name: Dennis Cramer

Mother of bride name: Rellie H. Green

Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

**Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

Groom's Name: John Baird

Groom's Birth Date: 1873

Groom's Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich.

Groom's Age: 28

Bride's Name: Lillian M. Cramer

Bride's Birth Date: 1880

Bride's Birthplace: Genesee, Mich.

Bride's Age: 21

Marriage Date: 30 May 1901

Marriage Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Groom's Father's Name: Hamilton Baird

Groom's Mother's Name: June Brown

Bride's Father's Name: Dennis R. Cramer

Bride's Mother's Name: Nellie Greene

***Groom name: David D. Faerch [Lansing resident]

Groom age: 24 years

Groom birth year: 1884

Groom birth place: Ontario

Bride name: Lillian Cramer

Bride age: 25 years

Bride birth year: 1883

Bride birth place: Flint, Michigan

Marriage date: 19 Feb 1908

Marriage place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan

Father of groom name: Andrew Faerch

Mother of groom name: Susanna Butler

Father of bride name: Dennis Cramer

Mother of bride name: Nellie R. Moss

Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

P.S. I marvel at genealogists who stay on point!

Anton Knopf's Obituary

From the Flint [Michigan] Journal, published circa May 23, 1947:

KNOPF--Anton Knopf, 1543 Kearsley Park Blvd., age 57, died Thursday, May 22, 1947, at Hurley Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, May 24, 1947, from Rose Chapel, Algoe-Gundry Mortuary.  Dr. R. D. Kearns officiating.  Burial in Flint Memorial Park.  Body will be at the mortuary.

United States Census, 1930

name: Anton Knopf

event place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan

gender: Male

age: 40

marital status: Single

race: White

birthplace: Austria

estimated birth year: 1890

immigration year: 1891

relationship to head of household: Brother

father's birthplace: Austria

mother's birthplace: Austria

  Household  Gender  Age

Frank C Knopf  M  44

Bertie G Knopf  F  44

  Anton Knopf M  40

Anton Knopf was born in Styr, Austria, on March 16, 1890, according to his World War II Draft Registration Card.