Rosie's World of Genealogy

Ruth A. Parsons

Father*

Frank Jerome Parsons b. 6 Aug 1879, d. Aug 1959

Mother*

Harriett Everil Hill b. 17 Mar 1880, d. Nov 1956

Birth*

3 November 1908

Kalamazoo County, MI

Married Name

Mrs. Irish

Death*

21 December 2001

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; resided in Kalamazoo

Ethelyn Parsons

Father*

Frank Jerome Parsons b. 6 Aug 1879, d. Aug 1959

Mother*

Harriett Everil Hill b. 17 Mar 1880, d. Nov 1956

Birth*

29 May 1918

Kalamazoo County, MI

Death*

17 December 2014

Woodlawn Meadows, Hastings, Barry, MI

Burial*

Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville, Barry, MI

Myrtle Grace Gildea

Birth*

9 November 1891

Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, MI

Married Name

Middleton

Marriage*

22 November 1913

Carl Bishop Middleton; Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. Ernest W. Morse officiated with witnesses Eva S. Steel and Harry R. Gildea, both of Texas Corners

Married Name

Mrs. Samuel G. Motter

Burial*

1974

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

Death*

1974

Kalamazoo County, MI; surname at death was Motter

Family

Carl Bishop Middleton b. 31 Dec 1891, d. 27 Dec 1978

Children

Dorothy Middleton b. 8 Jul 1914, d. 15 Jun 2010

Marian Louise Middleton b. 14 Oct 1919, d. 2 Mar 2015

Dorothy Middleton

Father*

Carl Bishop Middleton b. 31 Dec 1891, d. 27 Dec 1978

Mother*

Myrtle Grace Gildea b. 9 Nov 1891, d. 1974

Birth*

8 July 1914

Kalamazoo County, MI

Married Name

Mrs. Glen A. Kline

Death*

15 June 2010

Kalamazoo County, MI

Marian Louise Middleton

Father*

Carl Bishop Middleton b. 31 Dec 1891, d. 27 Dec 1978

Mother*

Myrtle Grace Gildea b. 9 Nov 1891, d. 1974

Birth*

14 October 1919

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Married Name

4 June 1939

Mrs. Ralph Harrison; in Kalamazoo MI

Death*

2 March 2015

Bickford Cottage, Portage, Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

5 March 2015

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

Warren W. Hill

Father*

Amos B. Hill b. 24 Jan 1813, d. 11 Aug 1903

Birth*

19 August 1848

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Marriage*

15 March 1871

Julia A. Munson; Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. James Sims officiated with witnesses Henry Munson and John Hill, both of Texas Twp

(Witness) Burial

13 August 1903

Amos B. Hill; Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

CauseDeath

had chronic nephritis

Death*

21 May 1912

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI
Witness: Julia A. Munson

Burial*

24 May 1912

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Julia A. Munson b. 13 Mar 1846, d. 28 Jun 1931

Child

Harriett Everil Hill+ b. 17 Mar 1880, d. Nov 1956

Julia A. Munson

Birth*

13 March 1846

Mumford, Monroe, NY

Married Name

Hill

Marriage*

15 March 1871

Warren W. Hill; Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI; Rev. James Sims officiated with witnesses Henry Munson and John Hill, both of Texas Twp

(Witness) Death

21 May 1912

Warren W. Hill; Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

CauseDeath

had apoplexy and arteriosclerosis

Death*

28 June 1931

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

30 June 1931

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Warren W. Hill b. 19 Aug 1848, d. 21 May 1912

Child

Harriett Everil Hill+ b. 17 Mar 1880, d. Nov 1956

Amos B. Hill

Birth*

24 January 1813

Marriage*

Sarah Ryan

CauseDeath

had senility

Death*

11 August 1903

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

13 August 1903

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI
Witness: Warren W. Hill

Family 1

Sarah Ryan b. 1815, d. 1896

Family 2

Child

Warren W. Hill+ b. 19 Aug 1848, d. 21 May 1912

Sarah Ryan

Birth*

1815

Marriage*

Amos B. Hill

Married Name

Hill

Burial*

1896

Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo, MI

Death*

1896

Texas Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Amos B. Hill b. 24 Jan 1813, d. 11 Aug 1903

Charles H. Bommerscheim

Father*

Edson Frank Bommerscheim b. 13 Dec 1890, d. 8 Apr 1972

Mother*

Elsie E. Snell b. Feb 1892, d. 29 Mar 1963

Birth*

25 January 1915

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Marriage*

29 August 1940

Marion Johnson; St. Lukes Church, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI; Rev Robert K. Giffin officiated with witnesses Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Lisk, both of Kalamazoo

Employment*

National Water Lift in Kalamazoo as foreman, then Salvage Plating & Anodizing as vice president & general manager

Death*

16 July 2006

Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI

Family

Marion Johnson b. 1915, d. 2012

Edward Byron Moses

Father*

Byron E. Moses b. 1823, d. 18 Mar 1892

Mother*

Sarah Cooper b. 31 Dec 1830, d. 24 Feb 1915

Birth*

29 October 1852

Marriage*

2 November 1874

Sarah Bell Sloan; Ingham County, MI

CauseDeath

had chronic valvular heart disease and senility

Death*

23 September 1928

Constantine Village, St. Joseph, MI
Witness: Sarah Bell Sloan

Burial*

26 September 1928

Constantine, St. Joseph, MI

Family		Sarah Bell Sloan b. 20 Sep 1853, d. 24 Mar 1930
Children	1.	William B. Moses b. 5 Sep 1875, d. 13 Jul 1942
	2.	Ada Evelyn Moses b. 4 Apr 1879, d. 17 Jun 1947
	3.	Charles August Moses b. 9 Mar 1880, d. 23 Jul 1955
	4.	George Carlton Moses+ b. 29 Jun 1883, d. 1951
	5.	Cleo Moses b. 29 Nov 1884, d. Oct 1964
	6.	Delia S. Moses b. 15 May 1892, d. 22 Jan 1918

Anna Sylvia Johnson

Birth*

13 January 1903

Sweden

Married Name

Peterson

Marriage*

8 August 1925

Ruben Peterson; Hennepin County, MN

Death*

11 June 1989

Door County, WI; resided in Sister Bay, Door, WI

Burial*

1989

Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage, IL

Family

Ruben Peterson b. 6 Jan 1900, d. Nov 1963

Child

Donna Mae Peterson+ b. 28 Apr 1928, d. 28 Nov 2019

Robert F. De Vries

Father*

Harry De Vries b. 23 Dec 1898, d. 16 May 1988

Mother*

Mary Katherine Orr b. 6 Jul 1908, d. 28 Apr 1983

John Sommerville De Vries

Father*

Harry De Vries b. 23 Dec 1898, d. 16 May 1988

Mother*

Mary Katherine Orr b. 6 Jul 1908, d. 28 Apr 1983

Birth*

21 December 1946

Death*

22 January 1993

after being hit by a car

Octie Lloyd Orr

Birth*

4 December 1876

North Branch, Lapeer, MI

Marriage*

29 November 1905

Emma Amelia Rohn; Detroit, Wayne, MI; Rev. Ruben Crosby officiated with witnesses Herbert Nichols of Detroit and Lulu Orr of North Branch

CauseDeath

had streptococcus septicemia, strep throat and abcess of jaw

Death*

13 July 1924

Jefferson Clinic, Detroit, Wayne, MI

Burial*

16 July 1924

North Branch, Lapeer, MI

Family

Emma Amelia Rohn b. 3 Apr 1879, d. 17 Apr 1954

Child

Mary Katherine Orr+ b. 6 Jul 1908, d. 28 Apr 1983

Emma Amelia Rohn

Birth*

3 April 1879

Brighton, Livingston, MI

Married Name

Orr

Marriage*

29 November 1905

Octie Lloyd Orr; Detroit, Wayne, MI; Rev. Ruben Crosby officiated with witnesses Herbert Nichols of Detroit and Lulu Orr of North Branch

Death*

17 April 1954

San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Family

Octie Lloyd Orr b. 4 Dec 1876, d. 13 Jul 1924

Child

Mary Katherine Orr+ b. 6 Jul 1908, d. 28 Apr 1983

William Thompson

Birth*

1580

Isle of Man, British Isles

Family

Child

Rebecca Thompson+ b. 1613, d. 1661

Florence Grego

Birth*

1 December 1921

Bay City, Bay, MI

Married Name

Schoenherr

Marriage*

18 October 1941

James Edward Schoenherr; Center Line, Macomb, MI

Death*

12 April 2006

Family

James Edward Schoenherr b. 13 Jul 1920, d. 29 Mar 2007

Adelbert Wesley Reickord

Birth*

23 November 1880

Ionia County, MI

Marriage*

19 July 1925

Bridget / Elizabeth Severance; Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI; Rev. B.A. Griffith officiated with witnesses Mr. & Mrs. Archie W. Reickord, both of Hastings MI

Occupation*

a salesman for Fred J. Poole (lumber, coal, paints, fencing) in Pontiac

Attributes*

He was of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair in 1918.

CauseDeath

had a cerebral hemorrhage, hypertention and nephritis

Death*

14 April 1933

Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland, MI

Burial*

15 April 1933

Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Barry, MI

Family

Bridget / Elizabeth Severance b. 2 Apr 1883, d. 4 Sep 1972

Child

Adelbert Warren Reickord b. 24 Oct 1926, d. 28 Jul 2003

Adelbert Warren Reickord

Father*

Adelbert Wesley Reickord b. 23 Nov 1880, d. 14 Apr 1933

Mother*

Bridget / Elizabeth Severance b. 2 Apr 1883, d. 4 Sep 1972

Birth*

24 October 1926

Hastings, Barry, MI

Occupation*

an engineer at RCA in Princeton NJ

Death*

28 July 2003

NJ; resided in Randolph, Morris, NJ

Burial*

Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Barry, MI

Family

Louise Jeane Showalter

Geneva Dell Wiese

Father*

Frank Edward Wiese b. 29 Feb 1888, d. Jan 1966

Mother*

Mae R. Hunt b. 15 Jan 1891, d. 22 Sep 1975

Birth*

9 September 1913

Married Name

Dykstra

Death*

27 September 2002

resided in Beulah, Benzie, MI; last benefit in Bradenton, Manatee, Fl; surname at death was Dykstra

Benjamin Franklin Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

August 1843

St. Lawrence County, NY

Milit-End*

enlisted on 5 October 1863 at Russell NY in 14th NY H Art Co G. He was in the Post Hospital at Fort Sumpter in August 1865.

CauseDeath

had a stroke

Death*

19 April 1911

Russell, St. Lawrence, NY

Burial*

Beech Plains Cemetery, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY

Harry Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

circa 1841

St. Lawrence County, NY

Death*

24 February 1879

St. Lawrence County, NY

Burial*

Beech Plains Cemetery, West Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY

Gersham Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

circa 1845

St. Lawrence County, NY

Death*

22 September 1862

Smoketown, MD, had been wounded 17 Sep at Antietam

Burial*

Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD

Harriet M. Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

25 May 1831

St. Lawrence County, NY

CauseDeath

had pleurisy and chronic bronchitis

Death*

21 April 1907

Comstock Twp., Kalamazoo, MI

Burial*

23 April 1907

Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Barry, MI

Charles Henry Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

16 March 1837

St. Lawrence County, NY

Milit-End*

Charles was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in 1861 in the 60th Regiment of New York volunteers and served until the close of the war. He was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. He was at the great Battle of Gettysburg and many others.

Marriage*

22 April 1866

Valedia M. Ellsworth; Colton, St. Lawrence, NY

Death*

30 September 1913

at home, Kent, King, WA

Burial*

2 October 1913

Hillcrest Burial Park, Kent, WA

Family

Valedia M. Ellsworth b. 14 Jul 1837, d. 5 Jun 1909

Eunice Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

circa 1833

St. Lawrence County, NY

William Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

circa 1832

St. Lawrence County, NY

Death*

17 September 1862

Antietam, MD; in the U.S. Civil War

Louisa E. Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

February 1839

St. Lawrence County, NY

Married Name

Ellsworth

Marriage*

18 September 1855

Edward S. Ellsworth; St. Lawrence County, NY

Death*

28 July 1914

Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY; death index date, although headstone the yr 1915

Burial*

Beech Plains Cemetery, West Pierrepont, St. Lawrence, NY

Family

Edward S. Ellsworth b. 1 Jan 1833, d. 24 Mar 1905

Samuel Severance

Father*

Zacheus Severance b. c 1805, d. 3 Jul 1875

Mother*

Bernice Broadway b. 1810, d. 31 May 1892

Birth*

circa 1848

St. Lawrence County, NY

Death*

before 1860

NY; not enumerated in 1860