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Fearless Females: Blogging Prompt for March 11

March 11th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (0 Comments)

Lisa Alzo, the Accidental Genealogist, has posted some marvelous blogging prompts for Woman’s History Month. The March 11 prompt: Did you have any female ancestors who died young or from tragic or unexpected circumstances? Describe and how did this affect the family?

I have previously posted information about my great-grandmother, Jane “Jennie” Johnston. I wrote a biography of sorts, a post about her locket, and a post about her burial place and the record of her burial that I found. Jennie died at the age of 21 on or just before 29 January 1888. Although I have never found Jane’s death record, I am confident of her date of death. Why? I kept looking, and finally found a record of Jane’s burial in the original city cemetery logs.

The circumstances related to the many early deaths in the family of John Johnston are mind-numbing, at least for me. When you read about my great-grandmother, you read the tragic story of the orphans Jane and her brother James, traveling to Cadillac, Michigan within a few years of the death of everyone else in their family. Just a few years after the two arrived in Cadillac, Jane died, leaving a daughter only two years old. That daughter was Winnie Alice Kaiser, my grandmother.

James Johnston’s wife was Elizabeth Kaiser, a sibling of William Kaiser. James and Elizabeth’s first two children died young. One, a premature birth or still born is listed in the cemetery logs as: Johnston, James, infant of, born and died 3 August 1888. No sex is given. The Johnston’s daughter Katie, born in 1890, died in 1894. Their only child who survived was Rae E. Johnston, 1892-1978.

Between the ages of fifteen and twenty-nine, James Johnston experienced the deaths of his parents, his four sisters, a niece or nephew, and two of his three children. This much loss is hard for me to imagine, even more than 100 years later.

Several years ago, I got together with my cousins, James’ granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. We poured over photos, tried to figure out who they were, and I shared my research about the Johnstons. James’ granddaughter, Kay, said that Winnie Kaiser, my grandmother, spent a lot of her time with James Johnston and his wife after Jane, her mother, died. It makes sense that the young widower, William Kaiser would require help with his daughter so he could work. Families enjoyed the benefit of living in proximity, something I miss today.

Since I visited the graves of the John Johnston family in Ontario, and realized the enormity of the occurrences, I have thought about this often.

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Winter 2010 GeneaBloggers Games Task 4E

February 16th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Tools and Information - (0 Comments)


Made with WordItOut

I used Word it Out to create this graphic which shows the surnames in my family. Somehow, just the names seem very incomplete, so here is a little more.

The Johnstons and the Rapiers arrived in Huron County, Ontario from Scotland, where they married.

Long and Myers arrived in Ontario, already married with a family, from the disputed territory of Alsace-Lorraine. They always said they were French, and claimed birth in France.

A Kaiser came to Huron County, Ontario from his home in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada. His ancestors, who were loyal to the King, had walked to Niagara and then settled in Kaiserville, near York (now called Toronto). You can find out a lot more about them at Black Creek Pioneer Village.

A Long married a Kaiser, they lived in Huron County, Ontario, then migrated to Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan.

In Cadillac another Kaiser married a Johnston. Did I say that the Johnstons also migrated from Huron County, Ontario to Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan?

A Yearnd/Yournd and a Detmann/Detman, already married, dropped into Howell, Livingston County, Michigan from outer space Germany? One Yearnd completed his education and traveled to Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, where he married a Kaiser.

William H. Yearnd and Winnie Alice Kaiser were my paternal grandparents.

Howard married Winn somewhere near their home in Rombow Precinct, Fishkill, New York. A Winn married a Ham, they lived in Columbia County, New York.

There another Winn married a Sherwood; they lived in Washington County, New York.

Then another Winn married a Palmer. They lived in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New York.

But wait, the Palmer was adopted, his name was Askey or Ascha at birth. He came from Bennington County, Vermont, or Columbia County New York, or perhaps Berkshire County, Massachusetts. His parent’s surnames were Ascha/Askey and Ackert.

A Herrington, or perhaps Harrington dropped from outer space Ireland? into Rensselaer County, New York. He married a Palmer, who had previously been married and divorced from a Hill.

David Henry Herrington and Helen Lois Palmer were my maternal grandparents.

Somehow, Marjorie Helen Herrington found her way to Detroit ca 1949-1950, where James Austin Yearnd was attending Wayne State University. They married on January 20, 1951, at his mother’s home in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan. They were my parents.

If you are researching any of these names, in outer space, or a location I have indicated for that name, please contact me from the link on the upper right.

This graphic was created and posted to satisfy the requirement of category 4, Expand Your Knowledge, task E for the Winter 2010 Geneabloggers Games. Additionally, it was created on 15 February 2010, and posted with a scheduled time for publication of 6:00 a.m. EST, in partial satisfaction of task 5C.

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Just Keep Looking

December 19th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors | Tools and Information - (2 Comments)

Many years ago, I read the films for births, deaths and marriages for Wexford County, Michigan, where my ancestors lived from about 1878 forward. The films were of poor quality, and completely unreadable in some places. I found records for many of my ancestors, including the marriage of my great-grandparents, Jane “Jennie” Johnston and William Kaiser. But, search as I did, I could never find a birth record for my grandmother. I found her marriage record, and later got a copy of her death certificate from the county clerk, but a record from the time of her birth which named her parents eluded me. It was important to me, since my great-grandmother, died when grandma was young, and some accounts name a stepmother as the mother.

Last night, I was fishing around at the new Familysearch record search, and look what I found (click to enlarge the thumbnails):

The fifth record, date July 19, 1885, Winnie L Kysor, female, white, born in the city of Cadillac!
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Parents: William Kysor, Jennie Kysor, residents of the city of Cadillac, both born Canada, he a laborer, her no occupation, recorded on June 1, 1886.
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The Kaiser’s last name carries a spelling which I have never seen the family use, and the entry was indexed as “Minnie L. Kysor”. I have always know my grandmother’s name as Winnie Alice Kaiser, so the spelling caught me off guard. However, the other information, including the birthdate, parent’s name and birthplace match.

The records early Michigan records on the FamilySearch site are not the same records, or from the same films as I previously read. The films I read were of the local county books. The films on the site are returns, and may be a copy made made from local books. I am able to see that second page which contains the record is page 457, but I don’t know what the ledger name or number might be.

My next step will be to read the records line by line, to see if I can find a birth or death record for my grandmother’s missing sister, and Jennie Johnston’s missing death record.  I am also adding a review of the Wexford County films to my to do list, since I know the record is there, I may be able to find it.  You just never know.

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Treasure Chest Thursday – The Service Flag

December 3rd, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors | What's going On - (2 Comments)
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Treasures and Curiosities

You may or may not be familiar with the Blue Star Mothers, an organization of mothers of service members. I recently read the history of the Blue Star Mothers, and learned that the group was organized in Flint, Michigan. I am a Michigander, and finding the group’s Michigan connection made me proud. I saw the listing for chapter M1, Flint, Michigan, thereby learning it is still active, and saw a listing of the officers and meeting time and location.

I wanted to learn more about the Blue Star Mothers after I found my grandmother’s Service Flag folded into her funeral register book. I wrote about Winnie Kaiser Yearnd’s funeral register in this series, not too long ago. My grandmother died when I was six years old, but I do have wonderful memories of visits to her home. When I saw the flag, I had far off dreams of having seen it before, but I am not sure. I think it may have been displayed at her funeral; if I remember correctly perhaps that is why it was in the book. I do remember seeing Blue Star Mothers marching in the Memorial Day parades of my youth, perhaps the only women in uniform I saw during that era.

D1 sent for a service flag when GS1 entered the Navy; it has been displayed in our front window for three years. This fall, GS2 joined the Army. I remembered that D1 had mentioned needing a new flag with two stars, then forgot about it. Last night, I took the old flag out, pressed it, inserted a wood dowel in the casing at the top, and hung it in the front window.

blue on white

The stars first represented my father and uncle, who served in the world War II era. Dad was too young for service during the war, but he was in the Marines for a short time after his high school graduation. There are quite a few photos of uncle Bill in uniform, he was older than my father, and served longer. I don’t believe washing the flag would be a good idea, it has no side seams, and is slightly frayed along the edges. However, I am very proud of our grandsons, and think my grandmother would be proud too.

Do you remember being told how lucky you were to live in the United States? I certainly do, freedom was highly valued, and those who served our country were respected and honored. Things were not as friendly when Papa served during the Vietnam era. It is important to remember that a price has been paid for our way of life, and today I am glad that more citizens take pride in their country and the service members who sacrifice for us.

Are members of your family serving? Do you have a service flag for your window? You can leave a comment here if you have memories of The Service Flag. If you would like on to display in honor of your service members, there is information on how to obtain one on the Blue Star Mother’s website. Even if you have no active member of the military in your family, you might enjoy reading about the history and activities of this great organization.

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Family Portrait – William Kaiser and Elizabeth Long Family

December 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (0 Comments)

William and Elizabeth (Long) Kaiser were my 2nd great-grandparents. This photograph was send to me by my cousin Jan Largent Blake; the names of the subjects were recorded on the back Thanks Jan! I have added the names where they can be seen. You may click this thumbnail to enlarge the photo.

KaiserfamilycourtesyofJan

The photo was probably taken about 1886 or 1887.

Below is another photo taken in the same studio, perhaps the same day. The picture is of Mary Ann Kaiser with her husband John Garvin and their son Roy. Mary Ann is wearing the same dress in both pictures. Roy was born on March 31, 1885. I believe Roy looks closer to two in the picture, but it’s all a matter of opinion!

JohnMary KaiserGarvinRoy

The Kaisers had ten children that I am aware of, three are buried in the cemetery of Knox Presbyterian Church, Cranbrook. The cemetery is in Huron County, Ontario.

The entire family was:

Joseph, 1857-1876
Mary Ann, 1860-1939
William, 1862-1940
Elizabeth, 1864-1938
Cecelia/Priscilla, 1867-1876
Sarah, 1870
Anna “Annie” 1871-1941
Austin Arthur, 1872-1962
Lucy, 1876-1914
Amelia/Millie, 1878-1963

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The Will of William Kaiser, Sr.

December 1st, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (2 Comments)

William Kaiser, sometimes called William Kaiser, Sr., to distinguish him from his son with the same name was my great-grandfather.  He was born in Ontario, Canada in 1862, and died in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan on 10 Oct 1909.  William married Elizabeth Long about 1857.

This Will, Petition for Probate, Inventory of Personal Property and Closing letter transcribed from Wexford County Probate Records. Recorded in Liber 17 beginning page 506 of Wexford County, Michigan Probate Court Records and

Will, Recorded Liber 70, beginning on page 464.

I William Kaiser of the City of Cadillac, in the County of Wexford and State of Michigan, being now of sound mind and memory and mindful of the uncertainty of life, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following, That is to say:

FIRST, I direct that all my just debts and my funeral expenses be paid.

SECOND, I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Kaiser, all my property both real and personal of which I may die seized or possessed wheresoever the same may be situated or found to do with and use the same as I could were I living, EXCEPT, that she may not sell deed or alienate any of the real estate. The true intention and meaning of this article of my will being that my said wife shall have a life estate in all my real estate but shall have all my personal property of whatsoever name or nature absolutely as her own.

THIRD, I direct that at the death of my said beloved wife all my property then in existence, whether real or personal of whatsoever name or nature, wheresoever the same may be found, shall be divided, share and share alike, equally among my children, whose names are as follows: Mary Garvin, William Kaiser, Elizabeth Johnston, Annie Phillips, Austin Kaiser, Lucy Johnston, Amelia Rice.

The executor of this my will is hereby empowered to sell the real estate and personal property at the death of my said wife or as soon thereafter as he may deem proper, under the order of the Court and give the proper deed for the same and then divide the proceeds of said sale or sales equally among my children as above named and directed.

Should any of my said children, at the time of such division of property by said executor be deceased, then the share of such deceased child of mine shall go to the child or children of such deceased child of mine. If such deceased child of mine shall have no living child then her, or his share shall be divided equally between my children who are then alive in addition to their regular share as above stated. I further direct that should a grandchild of mine have a right to inherit their parent’s share under the provisions of this will, that my own children who are alive at the time of my said wife’s death, shall not wait for their share of my property until any grand child of mine may come of age but the Executor of this will shall distribute to my living children their share of my property as soon after my said wife’s death as may be and paying to the guardian or representatives of any grandchild such share as such grandchild or grandchildren may be entitled under the provisions of this will.

FOURTH, I hereby nominate and appoint James Johnston of the City of Cadillac the Executor of this my last will and testament.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal—making my mark—a cross—instead of writing my name this 21st day of September A.D. 1907 William (his mark X) Kaiser (LS)

We hereby attest that the foregoing instrument was at the date thereof, in our presence signed, sealed, and published and declared by William Kaiser, the above named testator to be his last will and testament, and we have at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, signed our names as witnesses thereto, this twenty-first day of September A.D. 1907.

Signed: James E. Henderson of Cadillac , Michigan

Signed: (Mrs.) Martha Gipe of Cadillac , Michigan

Petition For Probate of Will

STATE of MICHIGAN , County of Wexford Probate Court for said County.

To Fred Lamb Judge of Probate for said County

In the matter of Proving the last Will and Testament of William Kaiser Deceased, William Kaiser would respectfully represent to the Court that he is interested in the above matter as son and heir of said deceased, that said deceased departed this life a the city of Cadillac, in the County of Wexford and State of Michigan on the 10th day of October 1919, leaving a last Will and Testament, bearing the date 21st of September 1907, which is herewith deposited and filed to said court, that said will is in writing and signed by the said Testator, and is attested and subscribed to by James E. Henderson and Martha Gripe two competent witnesses, that said witnesses attested and subscribed said will in the presence of the said Testator and at his request, and that the said Testator at the time he executed said Will, was twenty-one years of age and upwards and was of sound mind and under no restraint or undue influence, whatever, as your Petitioner is informed and verily believe.

Your petitioner further represents that the said deceased, at the time of his death, was an inhabitant or resident in said County of Wexford and was possessed of Real and Personal Estate situate and being in said County of Wexford, and elsewhere to be administered, and that the estimated value of the Personal Estate is the sum of One Thousand Dollars and of the Real Estate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars or thereabout, as your Petitioner is informed and verily believe.

And your Petitioner further represents that the names, ages and residence and relationship to the deceased of the legatees and heirs-at-law of said deceased, and other persons interested in said estate as your Petitioner is informed and believes are as follows:

Elizabeth Kaiser, widow, 73, Cadillac , Mich.

Mary Garvin, daughter, 49, Cadillac , Mich.

William Kaiser, son, 47, Cadillac , Mich.

Elizabeth Johnston, daughter, 45, Cadillac , Michigan

Annie Phillips, daughter, Cadillac Michigan

Austin Kaiser, son, Chicago , ILL

Lucy Johnston, daughter, Cadillac , Mich.

Amelia Rice, daughter, Cadillac , Mich.

Your Petitioner, therefore prays the Court to appoint a time and place for proving said Will, and that due notice thereof be given to all persons interested as the Court shall direct, and that said Will may be allowed and admitted to Probate, and that administration of said estate may be granted to James Johnston the executors named in said Will, or to some other suitable person, and that such other and further order and proceedings may be had in the promises as may be required by statutes in such case mad and provided.

Dated Cadillac, Oct 18, 1909 (signed) Wm Kaiser

State of Michigan County of Wexford }SS

The above named petitioner, being duly sworn, say that he has read the foregoing petition by him signed and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to matters thereto stated, on his information and belief, and as to those matters he believes them to be true. (signed) Wm Kaiser

Subscribed and sworn to at Cadillac , Michigan this 18th day of October A.D. 1909 before me Fred C. Breen,Notary Public

Property Inventory

Johnston & Kaiser — GROCERS

(Letterhead of the establishment owned by James Johnston and William Kaiser, 2nd)

Cadillac , Michigan June 14th, 1910

Received of James Johnston, Executor of the last Will and Testament of William Kaiser, Deceased. The following goods and chattels, constituting the personal property of said deceased, and bequeathed to me by the will of said deceased,

1 Land Contract to E.G. Rice 500.00
1 Coal Stove 10.00
2 Couches 4.00
Chairs 5.00
1 Organ 10.00
Carpets 10.00
1 Dining Table and 6 Chairs 7.00
1 Refrigerator 3.00
1 Kitchen Stove and Utensils 6.00
1 Cupboard 3.00
1 Bedstead and Mattress 5.00
Curtains and Portier 2.00
1 Kitchen Table and Chairs 2.00
1 Sewing machine 10.00
1 Bedroom Suite 10.00
3 Chairs and Bedding 10.00
1 Mantel Clock 5.00
Total as appraised 602.00

(signed) Elizabeth Kaiser Widow

Closing letter, transcribed from Probate packet.

Cadillac , Michigan , Michigan , February 7th, 1928 .

To the Probate Court of Wexford County , Michigan .

In the Matter of the Estate of William Kaiser, Deceased.

The will of William Kaiser, Deceased, provided that his Wife Elizabeth Kaiser should have a life interest in the Real Estate of said Deceased. At her death is should be distributed to Mary Garvin, William Kaiser, Elizabeth Johnston, Annie Phillips, Austin Kaiser, Lucy Johnston and Amelia Rice.

The above named Heirs, except Lucy Johnston, wishing to allow Elizabeth Kaiser, their Mother, to enjoy the proceeds to be derived from the sale of the Real Estate made the following provisions.

Under date of May 8 1930, Mary Garvin, William Kaiser and Delia Kaiser His Wife, Elizabeth Johnston, Annie Phillips and Amelia Rice deeded their interest in said Real Estate to Elizabeth Kaiser their Mother, Under date of May 30, 1920 Austin Kaiser and Florence Kaiser, his Wife, signed the same deed.

Lucy Johnston died about October 1st, 1914 . About March 1st, 1924 a hearing to determine her Heirs was held in your Court, and the Heirs determined at said hearing deeded their interest in said Estate to William Kaiser, which closed up the entire Estate.

James Johnston

Executor.

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The Web

November 30th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Don't Try This | Organize! - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 24 of 99 in the series Deeds in the Family

This little quote replaced the then current earworm in my head the other day:

Oh what a tangled web we weave,

When first we practise to deceive!1

You might want to know that I really don’t think our ancestors were attempting to deceive me. Anyone who ever heated their home with wood, or tried to put food on the table all year from a garden and a little hunting, or shoveled snow out of a mile long drive with a little shovel for 6 months of winter, or even tried to clear enough trees to make room for a garden, knows that the concerns of each day were more than enough to occupy our ancestors. They did not have time to worry about what remnants of their lives I might have to work with as I try to reconstruct their lives and experience.

After I finished profiling the last of my deed transcriptions that mention Papa’s Burdick ancestors, I stopped to consider how to handle the rest of the book.

the Book

Since I love to do things in steps, I scanned all the remaining pages; and found there were 227 in Wexford County, Michigan alone. Holy Cow! Talk about boring, I can not imagine profiling all of them consecutively, and I know no one is interested enough in land records to read the entire mess.

Swinging back to the present, the reason for the transcriptions was to find out more about our ancestors lives.  Since both Papa’s family,  and my family blessed me with a group of closely associated families in  single locations in Wexford County, Michigan, the deeds looked like a bonanza.  Papa’s Fenton and Burdick ancestors were living in Colfax, Greenwood and Cedar Creek Townships, Wexford County beginning about 1870.  My Johnston, Long and Kaiser ancestors arrived in Cadillac, Wexford County between 1885 and 1890.

The next thing that occurred to me is that these transcriptions tell a lot about the relationships between our ancestors. I find that my problem is how to shift focus from actual transcriptions to the information that they contain about our ancestors. Sounds easy, right? Right.

The project person in me just decided to sort the deeds by “family”. That is where the web came in. Are the deeds in Papa’s family Burdick, Fenton, Fellows, Tinker or Longstreet? Are the deeds in my family Kaiser, Johnston, Long, or Yearnd? Many of them represent members of two or three associated families. We have all heard it a million times, our ancestors lived in communities, not in isolation. Their families, including relatives distant, close, far and near; churches; and neighbors formed the framework that supported their difficult lives. Many of these relationships are described by the stories these deed transcriptions tell. I began to think of the web of relationships, activities and actions that these transcriptions describe.

In this vein, I also thought about how easy is is to be fooled by facts. I found a deed in the Burdick group under which John and Susie (Burdick) Fenton were selling their home in Colfax Township to her brother, Fink Burdick. Knowing that John and Susie adventured out to Iowa, I mistakenly assumed that this sale preceded their migration. The sale was on 2 May 1885, perfect for a spring trip west.

Further checking disappointed me, and also pointed out how easy it is to misunderstand any given “fact”. John and Susie’s son Alfred was born in 1887, an old family history says in, “Colfax, Wexford, Michigan”.

I think, OK, maybe John and Susie lived somewhere else in Colfax for two years. Or maybe they sold out to Fink and continued to occupy the place. Or maybe older family members told the cousin all the family but the youngest was born in Colfax. Or maybe older family members recalled that Colfax and Cedar Creek Township were once united and called Colfax. Or maybe no one knew where Alfred was born and just assumed the Fentons lived in Colfax till they headed out to Iowa. Or maybe Susie went to her mother’s house in Colfax to deliver Alfred. I could go on like this all day, really.

So, instead on continuing the speculation, I checked for a birth record for Alfred in Wexford County on the Family Search site. No luck for Alfred, but there was one for Ross, who was born in 1884, in Colfax Township. Hmmmm. My next source for John P. Fenton is a directory listing, and he is in MANTON, about 1883-1884.2 I do have a birth certificate for the John and Susie’s youngest child, Mary Eliza, who was born in Iowa, 3 April 1890. Hmmmm. I still do not know for sure exactly where Alfred Fenton was born, but I do know that it was probably in Michigan, not Iowa.  But, my original assumption about the deed in question being  executed just before the Fentons left for Iowa was in error.

I am going to make every effort to post the facts and information recorded in this group of deeds, but I will also try to relate the facts to the framework of our ancestor’s lives. Time will tell how successful that effort will be, but I will bet that I will learn more along the way than I might have anticipated.

  1. Sir Walter Scott, Marmion, Canto vi. Stanza 17. Scottish author & novelist (1771 – 1832)
  2. R.L. Polk & Co., Directory of Big Rapids City, Mecosta County : Cadillac, Cedar Springs, Cheboygan, Fife Lake, Harbor Springs, Howard City, Kalkaska, Mackinac, Mackinaw, Petoskey, Reed City, Rockford, St. Ignace, and Traverse City : including also, Alanson, Alba, Ashton, Belmont, Boyne Falls, Crofton, Edgerton, Elmira, Kingsley, Leetsville, LeRoy, Lockwood, Luther, Mancelona, Manton, Maple Hill, Mansfield, Milton Junction, Pierson, Sand Lake, South Boardman, Tustin, Walton, and Westwood : embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens, city officers, churches and public schools, benevolent, literary and other associations, and a complete classified business directory of the above named places. (Detroit: R.L Polk and Company 1884), page 284; digital images, ProQuest LLC, Heritage Quest (http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books : accessed 18 November 2009).

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Book – 7

October 19th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Register

In addition to my grandmother’s wedding book, I also am the custodian of the register created at her funeral. I will also post all the pages, with comments when I feel may be relevant. The ninth scan starts the pages of the visitors register. There are seven of these pages, and they read like a roster of the First Congregational Church membership of my childhood, with some family and neighbors mixed in. I will have something to say about most of these pages.

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Floyd and Alice Wilkinson

J. V. Shepherd

Ralph McNeth

Dr.land Mrs Gregory A ALe???

Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Bendle — The Bendles owned the company that sold and engraved cemetery markers.

Kay Servis — My father’s cousin.

Frank Servis — Kay’s husband.

Gerald Carlington

Don Mohl — member of the church, if my memory is correct.

Ray Cunningham — owned a drug store in downtown Cadillac.

Ruth Mills — Mrs. Mills was my grandmother’s good friend. One of her sons was the same age as my father, and there are photos of the boys together. Mrs. Mills was a member of the Congregational Church, and shared stories about my grandmother with me when I was an adult.

Hale and Mary Dickerson — members of our church.

Jack Smith

Monsignor Callahan — from St. Ann Catholic Church, Cadillac.

Sr Mary Teresa RSM — from St Ann Catholic Church, Cadillac

Mr. Eldon Hagstrom — a Hagstrom family owned a flower shop in Cadillac, I am not sure if this is the one.

I recently received this information with regard to Eldon Hagstrom, and received permission to add it here:
Eldon,  his wife Emma (nee Anderson), and son Harry Delos Hagstrom were the original owners of Hagstrom’s Flower Shop in Cadillac, Michigan.  Eldon was born 21 Dec 1900 in Clam Lake Township, Wexford County to John Gustof Hagstrom and Ingrid Mathilda (Johnson) Hagstrom.  He graduated from Michigan State University in Animal Husbandry.  Emma Lynn Anderson was Eldon’s wife.   Emma’s mothers last name was Bertleson which ended with her, since she had no brothers.  All of Emma’s children took the Bertleson name as a middle name as well as their Christian name. Emma’s father owned a lumber camp and a saloon in the area.

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hill — members of our church.

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Book – 6

October 18th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Register

In addition to my grandmother’s wedding book, I also am the custodian of the register created at her funeral. I will also post all the pages, with comments when I feel may be relevant. The pages on the seventh and eighth scan are blank.
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I do not know why these were not filled in. I do know that Mom always said that Dad was very close to his mother, perhaps it was just too hard.

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Book — 5

October 17th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Granny's Ancestors - (2 Comments)
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Funeral Register

In addition to my grandmother’s wedding book, I also am the custodian of the register created at her funeral. I will also post all the pages, with comments when I feel may be relevant. My sixth scan shows very little information.

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My father’s family have been laid to rest in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan. Block 18, lot 7 was purchased on 29 July 1936 by my grandparents. I am not sure why they got it at that time, but I do have the original deed, which shows that date. This is a thumbnail, you may click it to enlarge the document.
Yearnd Maple Hill lot deed

I also can show that my grandmother paid for perpetual care on the lot in in 1952.
Yearnd pep care at maple hill

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