Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Aldrich, James Albert 1910 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net March 30, 2018, 10:41 am Lowell Ledger, 10 Mar 1910 James Albert Aldrich passed away at his home in this village February 26, 1921. James Albert Aldrich was born at Yarmouth, Canada, August 27, 1841, son of Robert and Sarah Aldrich of New York State, who later became residents of Michigan. James Aldrich was but a child when his parents came to Michigan and at the age of 21 years he enlisted for service as a soldier of the union Army during the Civil War and went to the front as a member of Company L, 6th Michigan Cavalry. At the end of the war he married Mary A. Lawler of Calhoun County and engaged n farming in Boston township. To this union three children were born, Willard, who became a minister and passed away six years ago in California; Robert L., who lives in Portland, Oregon, and Mary L., who died in infancy. Upon the death of the mother of these children Mr. Aldrich married Betsy A. Gould, who died in 1909. On November 22, 1911, he married Nettie J. Barber, who survives him. He has been in failing health for the past year, but his death from heart trouble came quite suddenly. He was an active member of Hiel P. Clark Post No. 153 G.A.R. and past commander of that order. He also was a member of Boston Lodge No. 146 F. & A.M. The funeral services were held at the M.E. Church on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C. O. Hayward officiating. The Masonic lodge attended in a body. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/aldrich7390gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb