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Belle’s Box — Cast of Characters

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This entry is part 2 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

You can read about Belle Lamunion, 1864-1848, and her amazing box of family memories here. Belle married Henry H Fellows, 1858-1905 in 1879 in Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. This series of posts will center around the items that were in the box. If you are related to this family, please contact me.

I’ll update this cast of characters as I post the items from Belle’s box. If I’ve missed someone, let me know .

Abbott, Mary Jane
1836-1911, wife of George Washington Burdick, mother of Susie Melissa, Fink Clement, Mable Genevieve and Gertie (died young).

Bazzett, Paul Ronald
1912-1995.  Husband of Barbara L. Plotts, a grand-niece of Belle.

Behrmann, Alice and John
Residents of Colfax township, Wexford County, Michigan, neighbors of Belle.

Bisard, Franklin
1847-ca 1936. Husband of Elizabeth Lamunion, brother-in-law of Belle. He was the son of Asahel Bisard and Emily Salisbury.

Bisard, Ione
1902-1998.  Ione was the only child of Lewis F. Bisard, a granddaughter of  Elizabeth Lamunion and Franklin Bisard, grand-neice of Belle.

Bisard, Lewis Franklin “Lew”
1874-1940. Son of Elizabeth Lamunion and Franklin Bisard, nephew of Belle.

Burdick, Fink
1860-1928 was a son of George W. Burdick and Mary J. Abbott, a brother of Susie M. Burdick.

Burdick, George Washington
1827-1914, born in New York, arrived in Colfax, Wexford County, Michigan about 1870.  His grandson, Ross P. Fenton married Belle’s daughter, Edna Fellows.

Burdick, Harry LaVille.
1890-1965, was the son of Fink and Cora Hall Burdick; nephew of Susie Burdick. He was a neighbor of Belle and Charlie in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan.  His wife’s name was Vernice.

Burdick, Susie Melissa
1856-1931, Belle’s daughter, Edna, married Susie’s son, Ross P. Fenton.

Burdick, Mable Genevieve
1868-1964, Susie Burdick’s sister, daughter of George W. Burdick and Mary J. Abbott.

Burgess, Alfred A. (Andy)
1889-1972.  Husband of Hazel Fellows, and son-in-law of Belle.

Burgess, Rachel Belle
1916-1997, daughter of Hazel Fellows and husband Alfred Burgess, granddaughter of Belle

Carter, Albertio R “Bert”
1878-1963, brother of Andrew Jackson Carter.  Andrew Carter was married to Emily Lamunion, Belle’s sister.

Carter, Andrew Jackson
1854-1942. Husband of Emily Lamunion, Belle’s sister; therefore, he was Belle’s brother-in-law.

Carter, Claude C.
1895-1967, son of Emily Lamunion Carter, nephew of Belle.  He married three times, to Vera McKinley in 1925, to Genevieve Charles in 1932 and to Bessie Caulkins in 1936.

Carter, Ferris Coulton
1897-1975, son of Emily Lamunion Carter, nephew of Belle. Married Goldia Willbrant in 1922.

Carter, Huldah Aurilla
1893-1977, daughter of Emily Lamunion and Andrew J. Carter, Belle’s niece. Claude, Ferris and Laila were her siblings. Huldah married Len C. Terwilliger in 1917, they had no known children.  Huldah was the holder of the Lamunion bible in 1975 when two researchers of the family visited her in Grand Rapids and transcribed some entries on the family pages.

Carter, Laila May
1890-1958, daughter of Emily Lamunion and Andrew J. Carter, she was Belle’s niece. Claude, Ferris and Huldah were her siblings. Lila married Warren Burke Plotts.

Carter, William Wallace
1838-1911, brother of Andrew Jackson Carter, husband of Belle’s sister, Emily Lamunion. He married Hanna Louise Cox.

Cox, Hannah Louise
1845-1900, wife of William Wallace Carter, sister-in-law of Emily Lamunion Carter, Belle’s sister.

Cox, Vernice Marie
1893-1990 married Harry L. Burdick about 1916.

Eichenberger, Walter, Helen and Eugene
Neighbors of the Tinker family according to the 1920 census of Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan.

Fellows, Bertha P. “Bert”
1884-?,  Belle’s oldest known child, She married Charles B. (Bert) Gilbert in 1902 in Manton, Wexford County, Michigan.  Little is known about her beyond that.  Nothing is known of her probable daughter, Berlie Gilbert, who is residing with her father and a step-mother at the time of the 1910 census of Cedar Creek Township, Wexford County, Michigan.

Fellows, Eunice
1891-1954, the sixth child of Henry and Belle. She married, in 1909, Hiram H. Smith, 1875-1952 and they were the parents of two children. Only one survived to adulthood.

Fellows, Edna Rose
1892-1950, the seventh child of Henry and Belle. She married, in Wexford County, Michigan on September 11, 1909, Ross P. Fenton, 1884-1957. They were the parents of six children.

Fellows , Hazel
1894-1967, Belle’s eighth known child, the fifth and last daughter.  She married Alfred A. (Andy) Burgess on 12 July 1914 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

Fellows, Frank Abner
1895-1969, Belle’s ninth and last known child.  He married Lila Mable Longstreet in 1914, and again in 1920.

Fellows, Henry
Henry Fellows, 1858-1905, married on 16 August 1879, in Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan Belle Lamunion. The couple resided on various farms and in logging camps in Newaygo County, Michigan before relocating to Wexford County Michigan. Their move may have been after their youngest son’s birth in 1895.

Fellows, Loren W.
1920-1986, Belle’s grandson, the son of Frank and Lila M. (Longstreet) Fellows. He married Edith Elaine Watson in 1942.

Fellows, Myrtle/Mert/Mirt/Mary
1885- , second of nine know children of Belle Lamunion and Henry Fellows. She married at least twice, to Eugene Featherly/Fetherly in 1901 and to Benjamin Bush in 1909. One known child, Dorothy F. Featherly, 1901-1945.

Fenton, Alfred T.
1887-1981,  a son of John P. Fenton and his wife, Susie M. Burdick.  Married Hazel Christine Goff, after she died, married Hazel Jeanette Tossey.

Fenton, Ethel or Ethol May
1878-1879, infant of John P and Susie Burdick Fenton who died young.

Fenton, Frank Alfred
1915-1994, son of Edna Fellows and husband Ross P. Fenton, Belle’s grandson.

Fenton, George Emerson
1912-2001, son of Edna Fellows and husband Ross P. Fenton, Belle’s grandson.

Fenton, Irving William
1881-1883, child of John P and Susie Burdick Fenton who died young.

Fenton, Laura
1910-1999, daughter of Edna Fellows and husband Ross P. Fenton, Belle’s granddaughter.

Fenton, Morris
1910-1912 . Son of  Alfred T. Fenton and Hazel Christine Goff.

Fenton, Nellie
1873-?,  adopted daughter of John P. Fenton and his wife, Susie M. Burdick.

Fenton, Ross P.
1884-1957, son of Susie Melissa Burdick and John P. Fenton,  married Edna Rose Fellows on 11 September 1909 in Wexford County, Michigan, son-in-law of Belle.  Half-sister of Lila Mable Longstreet, and brother-in-law of Frank Fellows.

Freund, Frank  (Family)
Resided Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan and vicinity.  Neighbors of Belle.  Surnames Schutte,  Ekholm, Manly,  Schmidt, Swan are also associated with this family.

Goff, Hazel Christine
1881-1910. Wife of Alfred T. Fenton, a sister-in-law of two of Belle’s children, Edna and Frank

Goldsmith, Orlander (Family)
Resided Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan in 1930.  Neighbors of the Belle and Charlie.

Harden, Murta Nye
With her husband, William, and their family, neighbors of Belle and Charlie Tinker according to the 1920 census.

Jones, Family
Family of Miranda Jones, Belle’s mother.  But wait, there are more, I’m discovering new ones all the time.  As of 29 Oct 2008 I have information on a variety of Jones (and I can’t keep up) Ha!:

Ann ?, wife of Robert V. Jones
Benjamin F., proposed brother of Miranda
Clara, daughter of Hezakiah and Harriet
Edwin R., son of Robert V. and Ann
Eliza ?, wife of Benjamin F.
Francis E., child of Benjamin and Eliza
G.W., a sender of several postcards.  Brother of Miranda Jones, addressed Belle as “niece”
Harriett ?, wife of Hezkiah
Hezakiah (Kaih), child of Robert V. and Ann. His wife was Harriett “Hattie” Corkins.
Ida Belle, daughter of Robert V and Ann.  Married someone named Jeffers
Merritt W., son of Benjamin and Eliza
Robert V. Jones, proposed brother of Miranda

Jones, Miranda
1821-about 1872.  Wife of Rescum/Ruscum Lamunion/Lemunyon.  Belle’s mother.  Born in New York and died in Michigan, probably Allegan County.

Jones,, George Perry
1901-1947, son of Mable Genevieve Burdick and Milo Jones.

Lamunion, Benjamin F. “Bige”
1856-1892, brother of Belle, son of Ruscum Lamunion and Miranda Jones.

Lamunion, Bessie Ann
1885-1965, was the daughter of Merritt “Scott” Lamunion and his wife Adelia Widger, and a niece of Belle. She married several times, Claude Hammond in 1903; Elgie Stewart in 1910, and Lyman Morrison some time later.

Lamunion, (Clarisa/Clarey/Clara) Belle,
1864-1948 was born in New York and died in Wexford County Michigan. She was the youngest of eight known children of Rescum/Ruscum/Rascum LeMunyon, 1807-1891, and his wife Marinda Jones, 1821-? She was known as Belle throughout her life. She married twice, to Henry Fellows and to Charlie Tinker.

Lamunion, Elizabeth L.
1846-1930 was born in New York. She was the oldest of eight known children of Rescum/Ruscum/Rascum LeMunyon, 1807-1891, and his wife Marinda Jones, 1821-? Elizabeth married, in 1872, Franklin Bisard. They were the parents of one child, Lewis Franklin Bisard.

Lamunion, Emily Alcinda/Malinda “Em”
1858-1945, Sibling number six of the known children of Rescum/Ruscum/Rascum LeMunyon. She married, perhaps in 1876, Andrew Jackson Carter, 1854-1942. The Carters resided continuously in Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan and were the parents of four known children: Laila May, Huldah Aurilla, Claude C., and Ferris Coulton.

Lamunion, Glen Azel
1884-1940, son of Merritt “Scott” Lamunion and Emma Adelia Widger, nephew of Belle.

Lamunion, Jack H.
1891-1913, son of Merritt “Scott” Lamunion and Emma Adelia Widger, nephew of Belle.

Lamunion, Mary Ann
1850-1899 was born in New York and died in Michigan. She was the second born of eight known children of Rescum/Ruscum/Rascum LeMunyon, 1807-1891, and his wife Marinda Jones, 1821-? Elizabeth married, in 1874, John H. Murray. John and Mary Ann were the parents of 6 known children: Arthur, William H. “Will”, Eliza/Louisa J., Ina Bell/Belle, George B., and Etta May.

Lamunion, Maude Belle
1889-1975, daughter of Merritt “Scott” Lamunion and Emma Adelia Widger, niece of Belle.

Lamunion, Merritt Winfield “Scott”
(1851-1935) Born New York, died in Michigan. Married Emma Adelia Widger about 1876, parents of 7 known children: Ray Lester, Glen Azel, Bessie Ann, Olive Josephine, Maude Belle, Jack H., and Nellie May.

Lamunion, Olive Josephine
(1862-1882) Sibling of Belle, married Wallace Tuffs or Tufts. One daughter Lula May lived only 5 years.

Lamunion, Olive
1887-1973 Daughter of Merritt “Scott” and wife Emma Widger.

Lamunion, or Lemunyon (many other spellings), Ruscum/Rescum
Belle’s father.  Born in New York, perhaps in 1807, probably died in Michigan, August 1891.  Son of Howard Lemunyon and Martha Fish according to unverified sources.  Use this information at your own risk.

Letherby,  Lester F. and Jennie
Resided in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan at the time of the Federal census of 1920 and 1930, neighbors.

Longstreet, Harmon Henry
1848-1931, married the widow of Ross P. Fenton, Susie M. Burdick Fenton,  in 1893.

Longstreet, Lila Mable
1894-1961, daughter of Harmon H. Longstreet and Susie Melissa Burdick, wife of Frank Fellows and daughter-in-law of Belle.

Marquart, Esther M.
1920-1997, married Henry Z. Smith, a grandson of Belle.

Miller, Sadie/Sarah
1882-1914, was the wife of Lewis F. Bisard.  She was the daughter of Charles B. and Ida Miller. The Millers cared for her daughter Ione at least some of the time after she passed away in 1914.

Murray, John H.
(ca 1847-2 April 1922) Husband of Mary Ann Lamunion, a brother-in-law of Belle.

Murray, Louisa J or Eliza
(1876-1960) Daughter of Mary Ann Lamunion and her husband John H. Murray, niece of Belle.

Murray, Ina Bell or Belle
(1878-1964) Daughter of Mary Ann Lamunion and her husband John H. Murray, niece of Belle.

Murray, Etta May
(1883-1964) Daughter of Mary Ann Lamunion and her husband John H. Murray, niece of Belle.

Plotts, Barbara L.
1920-1998.  Daughter of Laila Carter and Warren Plotts, a grand niece of Belle. Her husband was  Paul Ronald Bazzett.

Plotts, Warren Burke
1891-1858.  Husband of Laila M. Carter.

Puff, William
ca 1910-, son of Etta May Murray, grandson of Mary Ann Lamunion, grand nephew of Belle.

Schutte, Family
Neighbors of Belle in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan.

Smith, Henry Zachariah
1918-1986, son of Eunice Fellows and Hiram H. Smith, grandson of Belle. He married Esther M. Marquart, and lived in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan.

Smith, Hiram H.
1875-1952 married Eunice Fellows 20 April 1909. He was the son of Zachariah C. Smith and Harriet Filson of the Fife Lake area.

Stewart, Elgie
ca 1882-1939, second husband of Bessie Ann Lamunion.

Terwilliger, Len C.
1893-1968. Husband of Huldah A. Carter, a nephew of Belle by marriage.

Tossey, Hazel Jeanette
1898-1990. Wife of Alfred T. Fenton, a sister-in-law of two of Belle’s children, Edna and Frank.

Watson, Edith Elaine
1923-1985. Edith married Loren W. Fellows in 1942, she was Belle’s granddaughter-in-law.

Whitney, Ed
A resident of Liberty Township, Wexford County, Michigan in 1920.  Charlie Tinker did some work for him.

Willbrand,Goldia Henrietta,
1902-1955. Wife of Ferris C. Carter.

Belle Fellows and Family

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These photos were posted on my old site, and I am adding them here. They are thumbnails, which you may enlarge.

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Belle (Lamunion) and Charlie Tinker. Belle and Charlie married in 1914. Her grandchildren say, “Grandma and Charlie”. I’ll have to ask M-in-L the dog’s name. I forgot it.

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Belle, and all her grandchildren who lived nearby at the time. One uncle told us that Bill Burgess would not sit down unless Uncle Hi was in the photo, so there is Hi. Hi was the husband of Eunice Fellows.

From the back left:L Laura Fenton (later married Pratt), daughter of Edna Fellows; Grandma (Belle Lamunion Fellows Tinker); standing: George Fenton, son of Edna Fellows; seated: Hiram Smith, husband of Eunice Fellows.

Front: Rachel Burgess, daughter of Hazel Fellows; Loren Fellows on Grandma’s lap, son of Frank Fellows; Frank Fenton in front of his brother George, son of Edna Fellows. Hiram is holding: Left: Bill Burgess, son of Hazel Fellows, right: Henry Smith, his son with Eunice Fellows.

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Soper Cemetery, Colfax Township, Wexford County Michigan – Fellows

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This entry is part 52 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

This is the cemetery we visit most often. I am posting the gravesites for those who are associated with Papa’s family by surname.
Soper sign

Fellows

Brenda Fellows, Papa’s second cousin

Loren and Edith (Watson) Fellows
Loren was Papa’s first cousin, once removed, he and Edith were Brenda’s parents, and he was Frank and Lila (Longstreet) Fellow’s son.

The Frank Alfred Fellows lot:
frank fellows plot soper

Frank Abner Fellows, Papa’s granduncle.

Lila (Longstreet) Fellows, Franks’ wife. Lila was Papa’s grandaunt, a half-sister of Papa’s grandfather, Ross P. Fenton. Ross and Lila shared their mother, Susie M. Burdick, who married John P Fenton first, and Harmon H. Longstreet second.

Luella Fellows, daughter of Frank and Lila who was born prematurely. Lila’s grave is the one at the left with the wreath near the marker.

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Funeral Card Friday – Frank Fellows

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It is easy to see that writing is a habit, and I got out of it for a while. I am back, but probably will not be able to post daily, as I did for so long.

I am sharing funeral cards on Friday, following a Facebook meme which you an see here.

fellows frank memorial card

Frank A. Fellows was born in Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan, according to his birth record. He passed away at Mercy Hospital, Cadillac, Michigan as the result of a car-train accident.

Uncle Frank was Papa’s great-uncle; the youngest sibling in the family of Belle Lamunion and Henry H. Fellows, and the only son to survive to adulthood.

I have previously written a number of posts mentioning Uncle Frank.

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Fellows Family Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 139 page 479

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This entry is part 67 of 99 in the series Deeds in the Family

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to Papa’s Fellows ancestors who resided in Wexford County, Michigan.

Date: 16 January 1947
Liber: 139
Page: 479
Location: Wexford Co., MI
Grantor: Mrs. Belle Tinker, widow of Colfax, Wexford, MI
Grantee: Frank Fellows and Lila Fellows his wife of Colfax, Wexford, MI
Witnesses: Gerald Bostick, William Paulson
Type of deed: Warranty
Rec’d and recording: 21 January 1947
Clerk/registrar: Thomas Brown
Location of land: Colfax
Consideration: $1
Notes:
Description: E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 9 T23N R10W

As far as I know, this is the last of the property owned by Belle in Wexford County. She deeded it to her youngest child and only surviving son, Frank A. Fellows with this instrument. Here it is, marked on a segment of the old 1914 atlas.1

139-479

  1. Standard Map Company., Atlas of Wexford County, Michigan : containing complete maps of all townships, names of property owners, maps of the county, city of Cadillac, United States and State of Michigan., Standard Map Company., Cadillac Evening News (Firm) (Cadillac, Mich.: Cadillac Evening News, c1914), page 20, The University of Michigan. Michigan County Histories and Atlases. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/3928167.0001.001 : accessed 2 November 2009.

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Belle’s Box – 74

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This entry is part 76 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Some thoughts always find us young,
And keep us so.
Such a thought is the love of the universal
and eternal beauty.
EMERSON

74f

A card postmarked the 4th, 1913.

74b

Dear Ma,
We got hear alright
will go to Bessie’s
Monday we will
be home Thursday
FF

Frank Fellows, 1895-1969, was the only son of Belle and Henry Fellows who survived to adulthood. He was also Belle’s youngest child.

I searched my database for “Bessie” and found one possibility, Bessie Ann Lamunion. Bessie, 1885-1965, was the daughter of Merritt Winfield “Scott” Lamunion and his wife Emma Adelia Widger. She was Belle’s niece.

Bessie Lamunion married 3 times, in 1903 to Claude Hammond in Sherman, Wexford County, Michigan; in 1910 in Antioch, Wexford County, Michigan to Elgie Stewart; and later to Lyman Morrison. According to the 1910 US Federal Census, Bessie, Eligie and her daughter from the Hammond marriage, Neva, were living on a farm in Antioch Township. By 1920, they were located in Colfax, an adjacent township.  I don’t know If they lived at some distance from the neighborhood between these census.

I sure wish I could read the city on this one, I’d like to know where Frank went. It would also be nice to know who “we” was.

Frank Fellows married the first time in 1914, and again in 1920, both times to Lila Mable Longstreet. Lila was the daughter of Harmon H. Longstreet and Susie Melissa Burdick. Susie Burdick and her first husband, John P. Fenton were the parents of Ross P. Fenton, who married Edna Fellows. So, siblings Frank and Edna Fellows married half siblings, Lila Longstreet and Ross Fenton.

None of the above solves the mystery of what “Bessie” Frank Fellows visited in 1913 and who accompanied him.

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Belle’s Box

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My mother-in-law’s grandmother was a tiny woman named Belle Lamunion. She lived from 1864 to 1948: she was born in New York and died in Michigan. She and her first husband Henry H. Fellows were the parents of either eight or nine children, the records aren’t completely clear. The Lamunion family were apparently close, and had a reunion each year. Years ago when Papa was young and in his teens, the reunions of what was then called the “Fellows” family were an annual event. Stories still circulate about the reunions, and include one about ball games in which uncle Frank Fellows umpired from a lawn chair, glass eye and all.

The reunions ended sometime when my children were small and we saw many of the cousins infrequently. Then, a while back a cousin and his wife swept out their pole barn, called and mailed everyone they could find and revived the reunion. At that time, about 14 or 15 years ago, several of M-in-L’s generation either very elderly and ill or had already passed away. The reunion was held periodically for several years, and more of that generation left us.

For the past 3 years, M-in-L has held the reunion at her home. Now, there is an advantage to this. She and one of her brothers are all that remain of the grandchildren of Belle Lamunion and Henry Fellows. Many of the great-grandchildren and still living and either remember grandma, or have grown up hearing stories of “Grandma and Charley”. Charley Tinker was Grandma’s second husband.

In the course of my genealogical research I was able to locate the descendents of a “lost” branch of the descendents of Henry and Belle. This lady and her husband answered our letters, and even started coming to our annual gathering. We have been greatly enriched by meeting this “new” cousin.

In 2005, the year which marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Fellows, an article was printed in the local paper which outlined the unconventional circumstances surrounding his death—which was apparently due to arsenic poisoning. Belle Fellows and one Charles Tinker, who was a hired man for the Fellows family, were charged with the murder. There is no record of any conviction, the case against Tinker was dismissed, and later on the one against Belle was also dismissed.

Oh yes, the box–. When the article was printed, M-in-L sent copies to several cousins, fueling the debate about the death, Henry’s character, and giving us a “real-life” mystery to ponder. One cousin received the article, sat down and read it, and immediately heard a knock on her door. At the door was a boy from the family who had purchased the cousin’s mother’s home after her death. Cousin was given a box, dusty and old, which was found in the attic of the home. Cousin said she had shivers run through her, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Inside were post cards, Christmas cards, birth announcements other written communications to Belle Fellows Tinker from many neighbors and family members.

Cousin brought the contents of the box to the reunion yesterday, in a newer, nicer box. We stood around the box in amazement as we read card after card. There was a birth announcement and a graduation announcement for the “lost cousin I mentioned above. We looked at cards, read them, and handed them to an appropriate descendent of the person who had written them. It was a treasure beyond any genealogist’s dream, and we felt blessed to have received “Belle’s box”.

Cousin gave the remaining contents to me, and I’ve got a new project. We will be scanning each item, storing it in archival sheets, and researching to find descendents of the writers. I’m excited at the prospects of reuniting these treasures with their rightful owners.

You can read about the characters whose names appear in the box in Cast of Characters .  If you are related to this family, please contact me.

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Belle’s Box – 104

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This entry is part 106 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

Hearty Wishes
May happiest
Joys and
pleasure true,
Make glad
your future Days
for you.

104f

The postmark is illegible. The card is addressed to:

Mrs. Belle Fellows
RFD
Manton
Mich

104b

Dear Mrs. Fellows
Frank is going to
stay for a few days yet
for Mr Potts who was
working here was sick
and had to go home so
Frank is going to try and
help Ross. so look for him
when you see him.
he wanted to let you
know so you wouldn’t
worry. From Lila

Written across the top, upside down:

Edna’s Babys
are well

Belle married Charlie Tinker in July, 1914 and became “Mrs. Tinker”. This card is written by Lila Longstreet, obviously before she married Frank Fellows on April 9, 1914. Ross Fenton and Lila Longstreet were half-siblings.

Frank was helping Ross Fenton do some work, perhaps farming or in the woods. Edna and Ross had more than one child (Edna’s babys), their first child was Laura born in 1910 and the second was George, born in 1912. Their third child, Frank, wasn’t born until 1915.

So, the card was sent after October 31, 1912, the birthday of George Emerson Fenton, and before April 9, 1914, when Lila Longstreet and Frank Fenton married.

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Belle’s Box – 77

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This entry is part 79 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

Daffy down Sillies
first flower of spring,
Love, happiness
and good fortune bring

77f

Postmark:
Manton, Mich
May 2, 1912
2??

Addressee:
Mr Frank Fellows
Manton
Mich

77b

Dear Frank
If you can come
Saturday night
because Ross will
proble go to the store
Sunday and you
can go with him.
Edna

Edna and Frank were siblings, children of Belle. In 1912, when this card was sent, Frank was single, and may have been living with Belle, explaining the presence of the card in her collection. Ross Fenton, Edna’s husband was the one going to the store. Perhaps he needed help, or perhaps consolidated trips were more economical for all. In May, 1912 Edna and Ross had one daughter, Laura, at home. Edna was expecting a second child in late October; George was born on October 31, 1912.

It’s interesting how many of the stamps are pulled off of these cards. Perhaps the postmarks were faint, and they were reused. Or, perhaps someone was collecting them.

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Belle’s Box – 2-22

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This entry is part 175 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering. The posts from this book will contain more thumbnails, you will find that the pages with signatures, text and other important details will enlarge upon clicking.

An EASTER WISH
for
Mom and Dad

2-22a

You’re very dear all through the year,
You do so much in every way,
May you know every happiness
On Easter Day
and every day.

2-22b

 

“Frank + Lila”

Frank Fellows, Belle’s youngest child, married Lila Longstreet twice, in 1914 and in 1920. This is a pretty modern card, I think it was sent after their son, Loren Wesley Fellows, 1920-1986, married Edith Elaine Watson, 18923-1985, in August 1942.

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