Relatives of Mariah (Perkins) Burr Langworthy

Edward Langworthy, who married Mariah Perkins in Lapeer County, Michigan, was the brother of Thomas J. Langworthy. Thomas Langworthy married Almina Richmond, who was the sister of my great-great grandmother, Cynthia (Richmond) More. I found an account of Mariah Langworthy's death in the Flint Journal newspaper while researching at the Lapeer Historical & Genealogical Center.

Flint Journal
9 March 1916
Lapeer Locals
Lapeer, Mich. March 9 - H. M. Perkins has returned from Big Rapids where he was called on account of the illness and death of his sister, Mrs. Mariah Langworthy. Mrs. Langworthy was 88 years of age and was a former resident of Attica.

Mariah, the daughter of Hiram & Dorcas (McClary) Perkins, was born in Canada on 31 January 1828.

She married 1st Horace Burr and had two children, Eleanor and Agnes. Horace Burr was born in Vermont in 1818 and died in Lapeer County, Michigan, May 1850.

1850 MI Census - Lapeer Co.
BURR, Horace, 39, farmer, VT
" , Mariah, 22, f, LC
" , Agnes, f, 3, b. MI
" , Elinor, 3/12, b. MI

Lapeer Co., MI, Probate (Extracted From Lapeer Legacy Periodical)
#00116 - 1853 - LR
7 May 1851 (Date of Death)
Horace BURR
ADMINISTRATOR: Edward D. Langworthy
Minor Children: Agnes BURR & Ellinor BURR
Lorenzo Hatch LR Dem; Maria LANGWORTHY, LRC; George C. Tripp, Jr.

Maria (Perkins) Burr married 2nd Edward Langworthy in Lapeer Co., MI:

25 Dec 1851 - Marriage Record, Lapeer Co., MI
Edward LANGWORTHY, 25
Maria BURR, 23
Both of Lapeer
By Geo C. Tripp, J. P.
Witnesses: Hiram PERKINS & Roger GREEN, Lapeer

In 1860 Edward & Mariah (Perkins) Langworthy family was living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, with Mariah's daughter Agnes (erroneously enumerated as "Langworthy," but was actually Agnes Burr), and Langworthy children Amanda, Willard, Albert and Harvey.

In 1870 Edward & Mariah (Perkins) Langworthy were living in Davison Township, Genesee Co., Michigan, with children Amanda, Willard, Albert, Harvey, Minerva, Susan and Ophelia, as well as 5 year old granddaughter, Belle Wilder.

Maria's daughter, Agnes (Burr) Wilder Granger Van Alstine, died 25 June 1892, in Mecosta County, Michigan. She married 1st, Henry Wilder; 2nd Horace Granger and 3rd George Wilson VanAlstine.

Maria's daughter, Eleanor (Burr) Van Alstine married Abraham Van Alstine.

Daughter Amanda, wife of Charles Gray, died in Lapeer in December 1877.
Daughter Ophelia, wife of Dennis Aldrich, died 25 July 1899 in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Daughter Minerva, wife of Stephen Showers, died 26 July 1914 in Cadillac, Wexford Co., MI.

Sister, Rosanna Topham,wife of William, died

In 1880, Maria (Perkins) Burr Langworthy's mother, Docas Perkins, and her brother, Nelson Perkins,were living with William and Rosanna Topham:

1880 MI Census, Lapeer, Oregon Twp.
William TOPHAM Self M W 58 ENG Farmer ENG ENG
Rosanna TOPHAM Wife M W 38 MI Keeping House CAN PA
Clarence TOPHAM Son S W 1M MI ENG MI
Johnson TOPHAM Son S W 15 MI Helps On Farm ENG IRE
Dorcas PERKINS MotherL S W 74 NY VT PA
Nelson PERKINS BroL S W 30 MI Farm Lab CAN PA
Mary FALEY Other S W 22 CAN Domestic Serv CAN CAN

Sister Lydia (Perkins) Mead died on 3 Sept 1899 in Lapeer County, Michigan, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lapeer. She was married to Augustine Mead.

An entry for Mariah (Perkins) Langworthy can be found here at find-a-grave.com.

Kirchhofers of Michigan & California and Kin

Initially, when encountering the "Kirchhofer" name, I wondered if they were related to my first cousin (4 times removed), Clara Howard Kirchhoffer, wife of John Nesbitt Kirchhoffer (who hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, later King George V and Queen Mary). At this time there is no known connection, but there is a Lapeer County, Michigan, connection which is just as good!

The Manchester (MI) Enterprise published this news item 2 August 1917:

27 August 1908 Hugo Kirchhofer, of Manchester, Michigan, married Clara Tuttle in Lapeer County, Michigan. The marriage record listed his occupation as "vocal teacher" and hers as "music teacher."

Groom's name: Hugo Kirchhofer
Groom's age: 26 years
Groom's birth year: 1882
Groom's birthplace: Mich.
Bride's name: Clara E. N. Tuttle
Bride's age: 21 years
Bride's birth year: 1887
Bride's birthplace: Mich.
Marriage date: 27 Aug 1908
Marriage place: Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan
Father of groom's name: Henry Kirchhofer
Mother of groom's name: Lydia Schmid
Father of bride's name: Chas. Tuttle [Note: Prob. son of Columbus Tuttle]*
Mother of bride's name: ...ace Perkins [Grace] [Note: daughter of Benjamin Perkins]
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

*Columbus Tuttle was the father of Ruby Tuttle, mother of author Marguerite DeAngeli
1880 MI Census Lapeer
Columbus TUTTLE Self M W 51 NY Sash & Door Manu. NY CT
Eunice C. TUTTLE Wife M W 48 CT Keeping House CT CT
Charles H. TUTTLE Son S W 18 MI Gardening NY CT
Ruby A. TUTTLE Dau S W 12 MI At School NY CT
William K. TUTTLE Son S W 10 MI At School NY CT
William TUTTLE Father W W 73 NY Carpenter --- ---


The Flint Journal newspaper published the item below on 2 February 1916:

Mrs. Hugo Kirchhofer, nee Clara Tuttle, and two children, Dorothy and Margaret Marie of Hollywood, California, will spend the summmer with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tuttle. Mr. Kirchhofer will go to Buffalo for a musical convention as soon as school is out and then come to Lapeer for the remainder of the summer.

Note: I found this article while researching at the Lapeer County Genealogical Research Center; the index to selected Flint Journal article extracts are in the front of the notebook (in this case, the year 1916) and a copy of each indexed article is also in the notebook.

Did Hugo Kirchhofer coin the name "Hollywood Bowl"? Apparently he did according to this article:

...Hugo Kirchhofer conducting the Community Sing. When Kirchhofer saw the site, he commented, It looks just like a bowl! The name stuck.

Hugo Kirchhofer died 18 June 1955 in Los Angeles, California.

Mayflower Descendant Cousins

Preliminary research indicates that my Dad's cousin, Jean Stout, was also a Mayflower descendant through her father's family (we're related to Jean through her mother, Blanche Johnston, half sister to my grandmother, Beatrice Cameron). Jean's father, Warren Leslie Stout, b. Alba (Star Twp., Antrim Co., MI) was the son of Lester B. & Minnie (Perkins) Stout, per the record of his marriage to Blanche Johnston on 15 Apr 1916, in Genesee Co., Michigan.

A check of the 1900 MI census indicated that Lester and Minnie Stout were living in Star Township, Antrim Co., Michigan. Minnie was born March 1872 in Michigan and both of her parents were born in New York, per the census.

A search of the website at familysearch.org for a Minnie Perkins, born ca 1871/72, in Michigan, revealed the following possibilities in the 1880 census:

-Phillips Co., KS, daugher of Lyman Perkins, father b. MI / mother b. NY
-Eaton Co., MI, dau of Wm H. & Maria Perkins, parents b. OH
-Wayne Co., MI, dau of Mitchell & Martha Perkins, parents b. Delaware
- Cook Co., IL, enum. w/O.T. Southworth, father b. NY, mother b. VA
-Montcalm Co, MI, dau of Willis & Delia Perkins, parents b. NY

The Montcalm Co., MI, "Minnie Perkins" fit the criteria the best:

1880 MI Montcalm [familysearch.org]
Willis D. PERKINS Self M Male W 36 NY Hotel Keeper MI NOT KNOWN
Delia PERKINS Wife M Female W 32 NY Landlady NOT KNOWN PA
Nettie PERKINS Dau S Female W 10 MI At School NY NY
Minnie PERKINS Dau S Female W 8 MI At School NY NY
John PERKINS Son S Male W 5 MI At School NY NY
Rufus JOHNSON Other S Male W 20 IN Clerk In General Store OHIO OHIO
George MITCHELL Other S Male W 19 NY Clerk In General Store NY NY
John L. PERKINS Other M Male W 44 NY Lumberman NY NY
Mathew LASALLE Other S Male W 19 CAN Shoe Maker NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN
Frank K. WINSOR Other S Male W 28 NY Prop. Lumber Mill NY NY

A "Perkins" census search revealed Adelia Perkins living in Antrim Co., MI (where Minnie Perkins Stout was also found), as the mother-in-law of Albert A. Strickland [therefore mother of Nettie Strickland, who was born Jan. 1870, in MI] in 1900. Since the 1880 census in Montcalm county, Michigan, shows a Nettie Perkins, age 10, along with Minnie Perkins, indicated to me that the "Montcalm Co." Minnie Perkins was the wife of Lester Stout and the mother of Warren Stout.

Willis Perkins (date of death must be listed incorrectly), Adelia Perkins, John Perkins (son of Adelia & Willis, per 1880 census), Minnie & Lester Stout as well as the Stricklands were buried in Alba, Star Township Cemetery, Antrim Co, MI, according to this website.

An IGI entry at familysearch.org indicated that the parents of Willis Perkins were Harlan & Mahala Perkins and that Willis was born in 1844 in Byron, Genesee Co., New York. The date of birth fits with the age listed for Willis Perkins in the 1880 census. The IGI gave Harlan Perkins' wives as (1st) Lucy Woodward and (2nd) Mahala Perkins (m. July 1834) and his parents as Leonard & Grace (Brewster) Perkins.

IGI lists Grace Brewster's parents as Amos & Jerusha (Knight) Brewster; Jerusha Knight's ancestry and my Dad's ancestry merged with mutual ancestors Stephen & Sarah (Spencer) Backus. Amos Brewster's parents were identified as Benjamin & Elizabeth (Witter) Brewster; grandparents listed as William & Lydia (Partridge) Brewster; great-grandparents as Love & Sarah (Collier) Brewster and great-great grandparents as William Brewster of the Mayflower and his wife, Mary Wentworth (Mary Wentworth as his wife has been considered doubtful per this website).

The first five generations of the Mayflower passengers have been documented according to www.themayflowersociety.com.

Jean Stout (1917 - 1988) was born in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, married a Webster and moved to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, probably never knowing that she was a Mayflower descendant.