Mercer Probate File, #172

Michigan, Probate Records...Lapeer Estate files 1855-1857...:

Image 993

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File# 172

Estate of Morgan Mercer, Mary Jane Mercer [Reamer] and Laura Mercer, minors 

Heirs at law of George Mercer, late of Oakland County

6 November 1856

File# 114 Sarah Burleigh

Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files 1852-1855...:

File 114

Image 517

Sarah Burleigh

N 1/2 of E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec. 2 

Town 6 Range 9 E

Lapeer County, Michigan

Deed# P-643

Joseph Thompson, Grantor, of Flint, Genesee, Michigan

1850 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Sarah Vorley Female 59 New Hampshire

Joseph Thompson Male 13 New York

File 119 Andrew Farrell

 Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files 1852-1855...:

File 119 (Image 660)

Andrew Farrell

Thomas Hampshire

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File #752

Thomas Hampshire, child of Thomas Hampshire appt guardian, Sarah DaFoe late of Lapeer now of St Clair Co

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.

Elizabeth Bettys Hollister, Probate File 113

Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files 1852-1855...:

File 113

Image 499

Elizabeth's entry at FindAGrave.

Caroline Perkins' Probate

 Lapeer County, Michigan, Probate:

File 759

Caroline Perkins (mentions James Perkins)

1870 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

James Perkins Male 25 Michigan

Caroline Perkins Female 24 New York

Nora Perkins Female 2 Michigan

Willie Perkins Male 0 Michigan

George Adams

Michigan, Probate Records...Lapeer Estate files 1855-1857...:

File 140

Adams, George

Image 51

Misfiled

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File# 140

Image 1004

Clark Bates' Probate

Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files...:

Clark Bates

File 502 [Image 6]

Heirs-at-law:

Lucretia Bates; Rosetta Briggs; Andrew J. Bates; George Bates; Goodwin Bates; Livonia Stringham; Lodema French

Isabella County Enterprise, 13 May 1892

In connection with the pardon of Goodwin Bates, by Governor Winans; it is remembered in Lapeer that when Bates’ father died he left $2,500 to the one who would secure his son’s release. Bates’ brutal murder of his brother is still remembered, and people there are not pleased with the brother’s release even after 30 years.

Sylvester G. Spaulding Death Noted

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File #762

Estate of A. E. King
Document Noting Date Of S. G. Spaulding's Death

Source [Image 550]

Executors Report

Report of J. O. Bancroft and E. H. Spaulding executor, of the S. G. Spaulding estate, Almont, Lapeer Co., Michigan: of the administration of S. G. Spaulding upon the Amasa E. King estate....from his appointment as administrator of said estate to the time of his decease November 22, 1874....

Richard Boys' Probate

Michigan, Probate Records...Lapeer Estate files 1855-1857...:

Lapeer County, Michigan

File 139 [Image 6]

Richard Boys

Image 12 Lot of Names [Also see Images 13, 14  (including Edward Langworthy), 15, 16, 17]

Image 48 Bancroft coffin for child

Heirs at law were Susan Boys, widow of the deceased; Mary Ann Boys, James (or Jane) Boys, John Boys of Lapeer

Nathan White's Estate

Lapeer County, Michigan
Probate File 106
Nathan White estate
Image 265 Nathan White Estate (also this page) plus more images
Probate Document Date: 22 September 1853
Nathan White died 1 March 1842 in Oneida Co, New York

Truman Tuttle, of Oneida County, New York, maternal uncle (brother-in-law of Nathan White; brother of White's deceased wife) moved to Wisconsin

Nathan's Children
Elizabeth Cornelia White (or Cornelia Elizabeth) (1828-1859) married Warner Wright Goodale
Cordelia White (a mute)
William White (1837 - 18 June 1897); married Sarah Wadsworth in 1860

Lapeer County, Michigan
Deed# A-62 (Image 36)
Nathan and Sophia White, of Lapeer, Territory of Michigan
To
Minor Y. Terrill
Witnesses: J.R. White and Martha White
30 May 1834

Also Deed# A-66

Papers of Silas Gaskill

My notes from the Bentley Library at the University of Michigan:

Silas Gaskill Book  1864

Page 1  Lapeer Jany 13, 1864

Jan  Lovell Hurd

Petitioned in __ Genesee Court

---Campbell __

Jan 23

Joseph B. Hunt

___ Cir Crt vs Jacob Blue

Jan 23

Elisha Geer & Harrison Geer...

trying set 25 >>>?

Jan 23

Abram B. Gates, trustees of Elba

Appearing and arguing ___

& Eliza ____

23

John C. ___

___

_____

Crop Plat Map From The Bope Estate

Diagram Of How The Crops Were Planted [Image 363]

See Estate Blog July 21, 2016

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.

Sanford Allen's Probate

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File# 111

Sanford Allen

Helen C. Allen, Administratrix

File 111 [Image 396]

Heirs (Hellen S. Allen, wife of deceased; Jason Allen; Calista Allen; Adelia Allen; and an infant not yet named, another document identified the infant as Sanford C. Allen) as of January 1853

Property description of lots in Almont

John Scott, Deceased

Some of John Scott's probate documents were intermixed with Ashbel A. Nye's file (can be seen online at Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files 1852-1855...)

Image 182, 183 and 184

25 December 1848

Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan

Rachel Cross, formerly widow of John Scott

J. Walter Grass

Michigan, Probate Records, Lapeer Estate files 1868-1872...:

Lapeer County, Michigan

Probate File 504 [Image 79]

Died: 19 December 1866 in Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan

Heirs:

[Image 95]

Heiress Living In Lapeer

As seen in the Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 80, 19 December 1903:

HEIRESS TO FORTUNE BELIEVED SHE WAS POOR 

Strange Legacy Mystery for Probate Court to Unravel

CHICAGO. Dec. 18.—Left an heiress in her infancy and only discovering the fact when she was 27 years old and married, is the experience related to Probate Judge Cutting by Mrs. Clara Lang Malcolm. In proceedings begun to ascertain what had become of an estate valued at $135,000 alleged to have been dissipated by her father and guardian, C. W. Lang, once a real estate dealer In Chicago. The court ordered a box In a safety deposit vault opened in the hope that some remnant of the property may be discovered. Mrs. Malcolm told the court that her mother [Clara Irene Day] died in 1876. Immediately afterward the little girl was sent to her father's parents in Lapeer, Mich. Occasionally, she said, her father sent her money, the largest single sum being $30, but she never knew she was an heiress until she was married last June and went to reside in Ann Arbor. Judge Cutting ordered a citation issued for the plaintiff's father to compel his appearance in court.

Note:  According to the 19th March 1905 issue of the Chicago Tribune, Dr. V. C. Price, Surety, will pay $100,000.00 to satisfy a $165,000.00 judgement against Cuthbert W. Laing in favor of his daughter. [Source - Fold3]

Name: Clara I Laing

Census  1900

Lapeer city Ward 2-3, Lapeer, Michigan

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Alfred A Vosburgh Head M 57 New York

Grace L Vosburgh Wife  F 56 England

Ann L Vosburgh Daughter F 20 Michigan

Anna I Laing Mother-in-law F 92 England

Clara I Laing Niece F 23 Illinois

Mollie Lobstein Servant F 18 Canada Eng

Name: Clara Laing

Census  1880

Columbiaville, Lapeer, Michigan

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

David Laing Self  M 74 England

Anne Laing Wife  F 72 England

Clara Laing Granddaughter  F 4 Illinois

Nancy Johnson Other F 20 Michigan

Samuel Williams Other M 25 Georgia

Eli Charter And Catherine (Dibble) Cheeseman

#750

Eli Charter (Image 158)

Stephen Barnes, Administrator (Executor?)

Of Thornville (Image 157)

LW&T (included "reputed" wife Catherine Young)

(Referred to as Catherine Cheesman here)

In St. Lawrence County, New York, in 1840.

Census 1860

Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan, United States

Eli Charter M 60 Unknown

Catharine Charter F 29 Michigan

Thomas Youngs M 9 Michigan

Census 1870

Event Place Michigan, United States

Eli Charter M 64 Vermont

Catherine Charter F 38 Michigan

Thomas Charter M 19 Michigan

Eli Charter

Event Type Death

Event Date 07 Dec 1871

Event Place Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan

Gender Male

Age 63

Marital Status Married

Occupation Farmer

Birth Year (Estimated) 1808

Birthplace Vermont

Find A Grave Index

Name Eli Charter

Oxford, Oakland, Michigan, United States of America

Birth Date 25 Jun 1804

Death Date 07 Dec 1871

Affiliate Record Identifier 129994426

Cemetery Oxford Cemetery

Census 1900

Sand Beach township..., Huron, Michigan

Thomas J Young Head M 49 Michigan

Lana Young Wife F 45 Michigan

William D Young Son M 27 Michigan

Myrtle Young Daughter F 20 Michigan

Hope Young Daughter F 3 Michigan

Cathrine Cheeseman Mother-in-law F 68 Michigan

Catherine Cheesman in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, in 1910.  She died June 8, 1910; her death record listed her parents as Clark Dibble and Hulda Bailey.