Granny's Genealogy

Belle’s Box – 12

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This entry is part 13 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 approximately 405 items in the box which are in my possession. I scanned the items one at at time as they were picked up from the box, in no particular order; and so the scans are not arranged by date or any other method. The posts will be numbered according to the order of the scanned item in my files. It may be that the posts will not appear in number order, especially if extra investigation is needed regarding a given item. So, just to be clear, the cards, clippings, photos and other items that were in the box will be described one at a time, and titled with the file number of the item’s scan.

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.

Card addressed to Mrs Bell Tinker, Manton, Michigan RFD. No post mark, stamp or date.

12f

This spelling is as on the card, the best I can make out. It was written in pencil.

White Cloud Mich
My dear sister Bell I had all
most given you up as you have
Bin all a Round me and did -?- -?-
call up
But Ill pay
I so Pleasd to her
you air still on Earth Bell
Dont forget to come the
Girls want you to
can you
Let them so they can be prepar
I H ???? to have a good bye

I H might also be J H.
H might start a word.

12b

This one is quite a puzzle. I can’t find any evidence there was every a stamp or postmark. Belle Lamunion had seven siblings that I am aware of. Elizabeth L. (Bisard), Mary Ann (Murray), Merritt Winfield known as Scott, George W., Benjamin F., Emily (Carter), and Olive Josephine (Tuffs/Tufts). The card may have been written in White Cloud, Newaygo County, Michigan.

Elizabeth (Bisard) is in Ashland Township, Newaygo County on all census 1880-1930, and she had only one son, no “girls”.
Mary Ann (Murray) was the mother of at least 3 “girls”, but was on the census of Monroe township, Newaygo County, Michigan in 1894, and died in 1899.
Scott was the parent of 3 “girls”, but resided in in Hopkins, Allegan County in 1880 and in Antioch Township, Wexford County beginning in 1900.
George had no known children.
Benjamin (Bije) died about 1892 and was the parent of one son.
Emily had two “girls”, but resided on a Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan farm during her marriage, and died in Muskegon, Muskegon County Michigan in 1945.
Olive Josephine had one “girl”, and died in 1882, just a few years before her daughter.

Seven siblings, three possibilities. I believe that Mary Ann is the prime candidate. She had the appropriate number of children, and lived in Newaygo County, if not White Cloud. But, it also may have been Emily or Scott. Perhaps I’ll find more cards in this handwriting.

Bisard, Carter, Lamunion, Murray, Tinker, Tuffs or Tufts

Belle’s Box -8

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This entry is part 10 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.

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.

This card to Mrs. Belle Fellows, from her older sister, Elizabeth Fellows Bisard, is addressed Manton, Wexford Co., Mich. “Route” is written without the route number. The postmark is December 24, 9 p.m., Newaygo, Michigan.

With best Christmas Wishes

Newaygo, 12-23-1912

Dear Sister

I thought you were coming down this fall
Andrews folks said you were
I expect Lews folks will be up for xmas they came for thanksgiving
We are as well as usual
wish you could come from xmas
Your Sister E.Bisard

Bisard, Fellows, Lamunion

Belle’s Box – 15

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This entry is part 12 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.

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.

This one was not mailed, it may have been hand delivered.

From little Eugene Eichenberger

To Mrs Tinker.

15f 15b

The 1920 census of Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan, district 217, sheet 6B, family 147 lists the family of Walter E. Eichenberger, age 27, his 26 year old sister Helen and his 8 year old brother, Eugene. On the previous sheet, 6A, family 144 is Charley E. Tinker and his wife, Ch??? Bella. Little Eugene was a neighbor.

Carter, Eichenberger, Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 14

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This entry is part 11 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.

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.

Post mark partly off card, but year is 1947. Addressed to Mrs Bell Tinker, Manton, Mich, Route 1

Best Christmas Wishes
May the sun which rises
this Christmas Day
Find you well and Happy
Content and Gay

14f 14b

Wishing you a very Happy Xmas and a bright New Year

Mr & Mrs H. Fales

I have no clue who Mr and Mrs H Fales are, If further study of census or other records reveal more, I will post it later.

Fales, Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 5

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This entry is part 6 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.

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.

This card is addressed to Mr. C. Tinker, Manton, Mich; and post marked December 13, 1911, Hesperia, Michigan.

I have no idea who Lon, the writer of this card might be. Possibly an old friend from Charlie’s lumber camp days.

Old Boy
We heard. glad to hear from you
would like to have you come down and see us
I am not very tough getting old ??? and do not go far any more
my eyes very poor
come down

Good By

Lon

Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

About — Belle’s Box

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This entry is part 14 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.

If you linked to this file from a post, the series is described below. If you are related to this family, or any other described in these posts, please contact me

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.

Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 3-64, 3-98, 3-103, 3-105

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This entry is part 341 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 three, a three precedes the item number.

This is the last post of the items from Belle’s Box. At times I didn’t think I would make it, but I have. For the record, there have been 348 posts displaying and describing the items in these treasure trove. A few of the items were kept private, because the depict living people. This has been a great journey for me, and I hope all my readers and especially the family of Belle Lamunion have enjoyed seeing each of the posts.

I will be celebrating the completion of this series at the reunion of the descendents of Belle Lamunion and Henry Fellows near Cadillac, Michigan on August 2, 2009. If you are a member of this family, please join us. If you are a neighbor, or a descendent of a neighbor and know family members, come on over, too, we will be happy to see you. Click on the link to find out about the reunion

These remaining photos show Belle herself. Although they aren’t the only ones in the collection that are of her, they didn’t seem to fit into another post. I’m honoring her by posting them today, to thank her for saving the mementoes in the box for her descendants. The books containing the items will be on display at the reunion. These are thumbnails, click to enlarge.

Here’s to a remarkable lady, Belle Lamunion, 15 July 1864 – 27 Aug 1948!

Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 1

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This entry is part 1 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

You can read about Belle Lamunion, 1864-1848, was Papa’s great-grandmother. Belle married Henry H Fellows, 1858-1905 in 1879 in Ashland Township, Newaygo County, Michigan.

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.

This postcard is a view of beautiful downtown Grant, Michigan.

This was sent to Hazel, 1894-1967 and Frank, 1895-1969 Fellows, the youngest of Belle and Henry Fellows nine children. The senders, Claud, 1895-1967, and Ferris Carter, 1897-1975 were siblings, and the children of Emily Lamunion and her husband Andrew J. Carter. M-in-L always referred to them as Aunt Em Carter and Uncle Andrew Carter.

Lilia, 1890-1958 and Huldah, 1893-1977; were the older siblings in the Carter family. I can’t make out the date of the postmark, but it appears that the older girls were still at home, but either working or attending school. Lilia married in 1918, and Huldah in 1917.

Fellows, Lamunion

Belle’s Box – 2-2

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This entry is part 156 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

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.

There is no envelope with this letter, which is dated Nov 11/1925

2-2a

2-2b

Bisard, Elizabeth Lamunion (Newaygo, MI) to “Sister and Brother” [Belle Lamunion Fellows Tinker husband Charles Tinker]. Letter. 11 November 1925. Digital Images 2-2a and 2-2b. Privately held by GrannyPam, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Troy, MI 2009.

Newaygo Nov 11/1925
Dear Sister and Brother
yours received last night
it is one of the loveliest spring
morning that you ever see
warm and the sun shines so
bright- Lew and Jane came up
Sunday it snowed awful
Saturday and so they did (o?d)
come until Sunday Nelson
Wheets folks came Sunday
the roads are impassable
up to the corner the mail
man comes around

[page 2 A very cute drawing of a chicken, turkey or some bird at the top.]

and then walks to our
Box Lew got stuck Sunday
Jane got out and pushed
so they got through
Now here is Janes address
325 E Fulton St
Grand Rapids
Mich

With Love to all
Write soon your Sister
tell George to write

E Bisard

It is interesting that Elizabeth mentions a “spring” day at the beginning of the letter, when the calendar is obviously in the fall months. Perhaps having the sun shining felt like spring, or perhaps she meant to say fall and made a slip.

Elizabeth was certainly a conscientious older sister; there are many letters and cards to Belle from her. I have no information on “Jane”, who was obviously young and fit enough to push a car in 1925. Lewis F. Bisard, 1874-1940, outlived his mother by only 10 years; he died in Akron, OH. I have added a item to my growing to-do list to investigate who lived at “Jane’s” address in the Grand Rapids City Directories. I have no census listing for Lewis beyond 1900, when he lived with his parents in Ashland Township, Newaygo County. More to does. This entire box is fueling a quickly growing “to do” list!

Bisard, Fellows, Lamunion, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 3-30

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This entry is part 283 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book three, a three precedes the item number.

Robert Neil

Robert Neil was born in Ontario, Canada, June 14, 1851, and departed this life Jan. 16, 1914.

When a young man he came to this vicinity and engage in lumbering. As foreman over a company of men he directed the cutting of the timber where the village of Grant now stands.

Returning to Canada for a short time, he was married, July 23, 1872, to Miss Katherine McCallum. Mr. and Mrs. Neil began housekeeping in a lumber camp near what is now known as White Hall. To reach their home they were compelled to drive through a wilderness for 35 miles from the nearest station, now Farwell, Isabelle(sic) county. For several years most of their time was spent in lumber camps, where-ever duty called the husband and father.

About 35 years ago deceased purchased the farm where during the past 17 years he lived with his family, and from which he passed to the home beyond at the age of 62 years, 7 months and 2 days.

Five children were born into the home. Jessie Rose, the first born, and Walter, the third, both died in infancy. In her hour of grief the widowed mother is being comforted by her two sons and one daughter, Vernon, Herman and Pearl all of whom are well known in this community.

Some 34 or 33 years ago, before a church was build in this place, Mr. and Mrs. Neil were baptized in the waters of Muskegon river, at the hand of Rev. Mellon. Since then deceased has been a member of the band know through recent years as the Ashland Baptist church. For more than a quarter of a century deceased has been a member of the I.O.O.F.

His life we all know better than words can describe it. May we than God for the noble traits of character he possessed, while in live we overlook his faults, and do our utmost to ease the burden of hearts most sorely distressed.

Funeral service were held Sunday a 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Chas. E. Ehle, of Camden, Ind., assisted by Rev. Kilgore and ?? burn.
There were just two obituaries among the items in Belle’s box. The Lamunions, Belle’s family resided in Allegan County, and Belle and Henry Fellows spent the early years of their married life in Ashland Township, Newaygo County. Henry worked in lumber camps, as did Charlie Tinker. Mr. Neil must have been a friend from those early days.

Fellows, Lamunion, Neil, obituary, Tinker

Belle’s Box – 12

Belle’s Box -8

Belle’s Box – 15

Belle’s Box – 14

Belle’s Box – 5

About — Belle’s Box

Belle’s Box – 3-64, 3-98, 3-103, 3-105

Belle’s Box – 1

Belle’s Box – 2-2

Belle’s Box – 3-30

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