The family of William D Kingsley



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THE FAMILY OF GRANDFATHER KINGSLEY
MY MOTHER'S FATHER (William D. Kingsley)
BY HENRIETTA CLARKE-ZANK    

GRANDFATHER'S PARENTS

Father:         Ira Kingsley
Occupation :    Plumber
		Gas Fitter

Cause of Death: When a young man, he died from a broken blood vessel in 
Buffalo, New York

Mother:         Susanna Babcock-(Kingsley)Crandall

She was a house wife and a weaver.
She was born in 1791 in Massachusetts and died in 1861, at the age of 70 
years.  She died of bloody dysentery at the home of her daughter, Betsy 
Weaver in Cassopolis, Michigan.  Grandfather Kingsley was still living in 
New York State.

GRANDFATHERS KINGSLEY'S
BROTHERS AND SISTERS

	William D. Kingsley was born at Truxton, New York, on March 24, 1822, 
	and passed away at Cedar Springs, Michigan, July 4, 1898 at the age 
	of 76 years.  He was the oldest of six children.  He died at our 
	home on Park Street.

	Ira Kingsley was born in New York State and lived to an old age.  
	He was a farmer.

	Betsy Kingsley-Weaver, was born in New York State, and died on their 
	farm home in Pierson Township which was located where Sydney Bergman 
	is today on Newcosta, at the end of our 136th Street.  Uncle Weaver 
	passed away a short time before Aunt Betsy.  Their farm is also the 
	present Dodge-Giddings home.  Hattie Dodge and husband Jasper "Jap" 
	cared for them, in their old age.  Aunt Betsy had three daughters.
	Hattie Weaver Dodge.

	Lettie Crandall who married her cousin Eugene Crandall.  They had one 
	son. Verne Crandall of Detroit.

	Nettie Weaver Shannon married Will Shannon.  She was the mother of 
	Dick Ferris and his sister Ida Ferris by a first marriage.  They came 
	out to Sylvis's and spent a week while I was with her in California.  
	I knew Dick before he came out there as he was often at the Dodge 
	home.  He married Jap's sister at Howard City.  I got better 
	acquainted with Ida and enjoyed her very much.  They died with Glen 
	and Mary at the Lamont Nursing Home.

	John V. Crandall was a half brother of Grandfather Kingsley.  He was 
	born in Courtland County, New York, on October 27, 1931.  He died on 
	the Crandall Farm in Ensley, Michigan.  He had cancer of the Stomach.

	Sarah (Sally) Ann Crandall-Schellenger was born July 24,1826, and 
	died March 1,1852 at the age of  25 years, and 7 months, and  5 
	days, in Seneca County, New York.  She had typhoid fever.  Sally 
	Ann's little daughter Elizabeth Jennett Schellenger died five years 
	before her mother in the year 1847.  Sally Ann Crandall had a son 
	whose daughter was born, Mary Lovina Schellenger, in New York state 
	when our mother was eight years old.  Mary was born in 1873.

	Jerome B. Crandall was born in New York State.  He was a butcher by 
	trade.   He lived to an old age.  He was a farmer.  He had a son 
	Jonnie Crandall of Kentucky, whose picture is in the family album.  
	Uncle Jerome died with cancer of the throat.

STEP FATHER

	Asa Crandall was born in the year 1774 and died in 1746, at the age 
	of 72 years.  He lived in Cortland County and died there in New York 
	State.