Gratiot County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Kidder, Family Monument - Martin And Mary J. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Moore http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007687 June 19, 2010, 12:41 am Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery Name: Family Monument - Martin And Mary J. Kidder Date Of Photograph: April 1, 2010 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/gratiot/photos/tombstones/oakgrove/kidder125205nph.jpg Image file size: 143.8 Kb Monument and headstones located in Vault Hill Block F Lot 5 KIDDER MONUMENT The following headstones are located near the Kidder Monument: MARTIN 1839 - 1918 MARY J. 1851 - 1923 WEALTHY M. DIBBLE 1877 - 1962 MARY E. THOMPSON 1905 - 1958 MILTON CRAMER 1873 - 1972 Note: Martin Kidder Veteran - Co F. Conn H.A. Martin Kidder death certificate shows he was the son of Nathan Kidder (New Hampshire) and mother not known, male, white, married, spouse, Mrs. M. Kidder, farmer, born October 6, 1939 New Hampshire and died on March 20, 1918 in Bethany Twp., Gratiot Co., MI at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 13 days, cause of death apoplexy. Informant Mrs. Cramer of Owosso. Burial was on March 22, 1918 Oak Grove, St. Louis, Mich. Name: Martin Kidder Residence: New Haven, Connecticut Enlistment Date: 23 May 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Connecticut Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Connecticut 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment on 23 May 1861. Mustered out on 22 May 1864. Sources: Connecticut: Record of Service of Men during War of Rebellion Mary Jan Kidder was the wife of Martin Kidder. They were the parents of Nathan Kidder and Wealthy M. (Kidder) Cramer-Dibble. Cemetery records show Clayton Adair Cramer, son of Rufus Milton and Wealty M. (Kidder) Cramer-Dibble, born February 11, 1903 and died February 28, 1987 Owosso, Shiawassee Co., MI (SSDI) is also buried in the same plot, Vault Hill Block F Lot 3 Grave 1, with Milton Cramer Grave 2 but there is no headstone for Clayton next to Milton Cramer's headstone. Cemetery records also show Lula Kidder in Vault Hill Block F Lot 5 died on February 14, 1922 - No Headstone. Rufus Milton Cramer was born June 24, 1873 Canada and died on May 4, 1972 Michigan (SSDI) Name: Clay Cramer Home in 1920: Owosso Ward 2, Shiawassee, Michigan Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1904 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Milton Father's Birth Place: Canada Mother's Name: Walathy Mother's Birth Place: Michigan Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Milton Cramer 46 Walathy Cramer 42 Clay Cramer 16 Mary Cramer 14 Wealthy M. (Kidder) Cramer-Dibble was the daughter of Martin and Mary Jan Kidder. She died on June 7, 1962 (cemetery record). She married Rufus Milton Cramer and they were the parents of Clayton Adair Cramer and Mary Etta (Cramer) Thompson. Name: Wealthy Cramer Home in 1930: Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan View Map Age: 52 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Wealthy Cramer 52 Clay Cramer 27 Census record shows she was born in Michigan and divorced. Mary Etta (Kidder) Thompson was the daughter of Milton and Wealthy (Kidder) Cramer-Dibble and Grandaughter of Martin and Mary Jan Kidder Name: Mary Cramer Home in 1920: Owosso Ward 2, Shiawassee, Michigan Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Milton Father's Birth Place: Canada Mother's Name: Walathy Mother's Birth Place: Michigan Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Milton Cramer 46 Walathy Cramer 42 Clay Cramer 16 Mary Cramer 14 Natham M. Kidder, his wife Luella A. and Jean M. Kidder are also in Vault Hill Block F Lot 7 next to Martin Kidder, Mary Jan Kidder, Wealthy, and Mary E. Thompson. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gratiot/photos/tombstones/oakgrove/kidder125205nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb