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. She married Charles “Charlie” Tinker on 15 July 1914 in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan. The cast of characters is located here. There is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.
When I took Belle’s Box to a reunion, several people took cards that were connected to their direct ancestors, and I am glad. I did take photos of as many of them as I could before they disappeared. This group of posts are those that I was able to photograph. There were duplicate photos so when I renumbered the photos to titles I could use, I deleted the dupes. Missing numbers do not mean missing items!
There is no date on this holiday greeting.
To Aunt & Uncle
From
Mr. & Mrs Wm H Puff
William was Belle’s great nephew; the son of Etta Murray and her husband Fred Puff. He was the grandson of Belle’s sister Mary Ann Lamunion and her husband John Henry Murray. I wondered what the “H” stood for in his name perhaps Henry? Years ago, I found his birth information from a transcription of the “Lamunion Bible” which was owned by a cousin.
Today, I looked a bit farther and found that, at least unofficially, his middle name was Henry. I searched in the Michigan, Birth and Christenings, 1775-1995, database at FamilySearch, but there was no result for William. Then I headed down the rabbit hole. I found an obituary which does identify him as “William Henry.” Off to update his name in my database!
From FamilySearch, “Newaygo, Michigan, United States records,” Images, Image Group Number: 007589205.