West Highland Cemetery, Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan Copyright © 2001 by Diane Needham . This copy contributed for use in the MIGenWeb Archives. MIGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed MIGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the MIGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/oakland/cemeteries/h24502.txt WEST HIGHLAND FAMILIES The cemetery ground was purchased by the Highland Baptist Church and Society in 1841, originally one acre from David Bangs for $12.00. Today it consists of about four acres of ground. The cemetery is divided into five divisions with the driveway as boundaries for Division I on the north and Division IV on the south. Divisions II and III are in between, III being to the east. Division V is the back area of the cemetery. Originally a board fence was erected around the cemetery but was later replaced by a wire fence at the sides and back and an ornamental iron one in front. It was reported in The Milford Times of November 8, 1915, that the cemetery association would build an iron fence at a cost of $150.00. Rufus Tenny was in charge of selling burial lots and the money received was the only source of income for upkeep. In 1915 the Ladies' Aid introduced the idea of forming an association which was promptly organized with F. J. Barrett as president. It was not until 1927 that the church relinquished its ownership, however. Finally in the 1970's the cemetery came under the care of the Township. This manuscript listing the genealogy of those buried in the West Highland Cemetery includes one generation before and one generation after the individuals buried in the cemetery, wherever possible. In some cases whole families are buried and so this manuscript gives an extensive background on certain families. Sources used in general research were monument information, the Oakland County Portrait and Biographical Book published in 1891, census records, veteran records, personal histories, Highland Township death and birth records and other related materials. A list of sources used in listing family backgrounds can be found at the end of the manuscript. Those individuals buried in Divisions I through IV of West Highland Cemetery have been underlined (as well as some buried in Division V). When an asterisk appears before a name, that individual's data is found listed with his or her family elsewhere in the manuscript. All children are listed only under the father's name. Because genealogy is an ongoing research, this manuscript is not complete nor without error and is being updated as information is gained. Any errors or additions that the reader may wish to make would be sincerely appreciated. Please contact Diane Needham, 969 Stone Barn, Milford, MI 48380 or call (248) 887-5976 to obtain an up-to-date copy. My email is diane_n_48380@yahoo.com April 2001 Don Maxwell Adams (1910-1977) m. Mabel I. Jones (1908-17 May 1983) Charles W. Allen (b. NY, Sept. 1843, d. 19 Dec. 1901) served Co. D, 75th NY Inf., Civil War, m. Pontiac, MI, 8 July 1868, Catherine A. Abbott (b. Independence, Nov. 1845, d. Milford, 10 Sept. 1906) [Milford Times obituary gives burial at W. Highland but no cemetery record] 1. George C. Allen, b. 17 Jan. 1870 2. Frank A. Allen, b. 4 Feb. 1872 [resided Hamburg] 3. Jessie E. Allen, b. 16 Sept. 1877, m. Edward White [resided Milford] Charles A. Anderson (b. Watkins Glen, NY, 15 Feb. 1868, d. White Lake Twp., 8 July 1937) m. Amanda Ann Irving (b. OH, 9 Oct. 1875, d. Tampa, FL, 16 June 1961) 1. Grace Anderson (b. ND, 1903, d. AZ, 1987) m. (1) *Clare Beckwith, (2) ____ Liles 2. Loren Anderson, b. 1904, m. ____ [resides Dade City, FL] 3. George Anderson, b. 1906, m. ____ [resides St. Paul, MN] 4. Glen Anderson (b. 1910, d. Pontiac, 4 Dec. 1945) m. Irene 5. Clyde Anderson (1913-1987) m. ____ [resided Los Angeles, CA] 6. Claude Anderson, b. 1913, m. ____ [resides St. Petersburg, FL] Justus L. Andrus (b. NY, 23 Apr. 1812, d. Highland Twp., 4 Dec. 1870, ae 58y, 7m, 11d [typhoid fever]), s/o Levi and Rebecca (Ladd) Andrus, m. 31 Mar. 1836, Sarah Wilkenson (b. Madison Co., NY, 13 July 1812, d. Milford, 15 Jan. 1898). Justus was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. 1. Morgan Andrus, b. ca 1837 [resided Valpariso, IN] 2. Sarah Wilkenson Andrus, d. Highland, 28 Mar. 1864, ae 22y, 11m, 20d, m. *William St. John 3. Henry Clay Andrus (b. Highland, 26 Sept. 1845, d. SD, 15 July 1932), served 1st MI Lt. Art., 2nd Bat., Civil War, m. Highland Twp., 15 Jan. 1867, *Ann Curdy [removed 1883 to Aberdeen, SD] a. Ernest Curdy Andrus (19 Apr. 1870-3 Jan. 1879, ae 8y, 8m, 15d [diphtheria]) b. Homer Andrus [resided Aberdeen, SD] Archie G. Applebee (b. Junita, Tuscola Co., MI, 17 Feb. 1891, d. Pontiac, 22 Nov. 1962) m. Doris Smith (1912-1979) 1. William H. Applebee m. 6 Aug. 1954, Patricia Anne Osborne, d/o Donald Osborne [reside Plymouth] a. Twin infants 2. Duane Applebee, d. 7 Oct. 1993, ae 59y, m. 25 Sept. 1954, *Mary Lou Charlick 3. Keith Applebee 4. Kenneth Applebee, stillborn Amos Armstrong (b. Norwich, CT, 24 Nov. 1757, d. Franklin, CT, 25 June 1828), s/o Jeremiah and Martha (Hartshorne) Armstrong, m. 27 Jan. 1780, Mary Smith (b. Colchester, CT, 6 Mar. 1756, d. Franklin, CT, 22 July 1827) 1. Calvin Armstrong, b. Franklin CT, 24 Nov. 1780 2. Ambrose Armstrong, b./d. Franklin, CT, 5 Apr. 1782-12 June 1863 3. Sterling Armstrong (b. Franklin, CT, 22 June 1784, d. 30 Sept. 1859) 4. Martha Armstrong, b. 29 Mar. 1786 5. Nancy Armstrong, b. 19 Mar. 1788 6. Jabin W. Armstrong, b. 24 Feb. 1791 7. Ira Armstrong (b. Franklin, CT, 17 Nov. 17931, d. Wheatland, NY, 3 May 1862) m. Franklin, CT, 9 Apr. 1818, Abigail Blackman, b. 14 Oct. 1795 8. Elias Armstrong (b. Franklin Co., CT, 28 Feb. 1797, d . Highland/Hartland Twp., 19 Sept. 1863) m. 25 Dec. 1820, *Eunice Hewitt. Elias was one of the first landowners of Hartland Twp. a. Eunice Williams Armstrong (b. Franklin Co., CT, 15 May 1822, d. Hartland Twp., 22 Sept. 1894) m. (1) *Adon Lee, (2) *David A. Hyde b. Giles Buckingham Armstrong (b. CT, 19 Aug. 1823, d. Oceola Twp. 7 June m. 3 May 1849, Ellen B. Browning, b. 14 May 1826, d/o Peter Y and Sarah Ann (Cramer) Browning c. George Wolcott Armstrong, b. CT, Dec.1824, m. 1851, Rachael A. Murdock 1. Henry W. Armstrong, d. 3 Oct. 1862, ae 6y, 6m, 9d d. Julia Armstrong (1831-1839) e. Oliver Thomas Armstrong (27 Oct. 1826-26 May 1875) m. *Polly Phelps 1. Eugene Armstrong 2. Lilly Armstrong m. ____ Bloomer 3. Mattison Armstrong 4. Clarence T. Armstrong (b. Farmington, 27 Nov. 1870, d. Highland Twp., 9 June 1954) m. Highland, 22 Nov. 1893, *Margaret Davison a. Roland D. Armstrong (b./d. Highland Twp., 4 June 1898-2 Nov. 1975) m. Hartland, 29 June 1921, Lena Lucille Wakeman (b. Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co., 28 July 1900, d. Highland Twp., 9 Jan. 2001), d/o William and Hattie (Kimball) Wakeman 1. William Howard Armstrong, b. 19 May 1924, m. 5 Nov. 1943, Thelma Burley, d/o James and Elizabeth (Clark) Burley 2. Loris Lucille Armstrong, b. 2 Aug. 1927, m. 26 Sept. 1947, Garner Sherwood, b. 17 Oct. 1925, s/o Alton John and Lucy (Nichols) Sherwood f. Mary Emma Armstrong, b. CT, 13 Jan. 1829, m. Charles H. K. Warren g. Clarissa J. Armstrong, b. NY, 20 May 1826, m. Alexander T. Rice Erastus Armstrong (b. Franklin, New London Co., CT, 8 Mar. 1783, d. Monroe Co., NY, ca 1821), s/o Lee and Edna (Smith) Armstrong, m. Roxanna Stowell (b. NH, d. Hartland Twp., 25 Nov. 1873, ae 88y, 2d) [Census records show Roxanna resided with John A.] 1. Charles Armstrong (b. Onondaga Co., NY, 30 Mar. 1809, d. Clarkson, Monroe Co., NY, 22 Dec. 1896) 2.-4. Names unknown 5. Lorenzo Leroy Armstrong (b. Fabius, NY, 15 Feb. 1815, d. Hartland Twp., 25 Sept. 1893), m. Julia Ann Armstrong (b. Franklin, CT, 29 Aug. 1824, d. Detroit, 18 July 1895), d/o Lee and Mary (Spofford Armstrong [L. Leroy was first landowner of Highland and Hartland Twp.s, supervisor of Hartland Twp., adopted two girls: Mary Hines (Hynes) and Cora May Mart] 6. John A. Armstrong (b. Onondaga Co., NY, 28 Sept. 1816, d. Hartland Twp., 26 Mar. 1901) m. Parma, NY, 26 Mar. 1848, *Almira Talmage. John and Almira came to MI in 1854. a. Oliver Armstrong, b. ca 1844 b. Edna Armstrong (b. NY, 11 Mar. 1849, d. 1931), m. *Chester Campbell c. Leroy Lorenzo Armstrong (b. Greece, Monroe Co., NY, 26 May 1853, d. Highland Twp., 11 Aug. 1935) m. 23 Aug. 1877, Sarah A. York (b. NY, 22 Apr. 1853, d. Highland Twp. 5 May 1921), d/o Eliphelet and Abigail (Finch) York a. Nellie A. Armstrong (b. Hartland, 2 Aug. 1878, d. Detroit, 2 Feb. 1916) m. *Ray C. Wood b. Kerby Armstrong (1880-1899) c. ____ Armstrong (male), b. 26 Feb. 1887 d. Charles Armstrong (1855-1924) m. 17 Oct. 1882, Adelia Ann (Palmer) Kinney (b. Highland, 4 July 1854, d. Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI, 7 Apr. 1957), d/o William H. and Cynthia C. (Hathaway) Palmer. Adelia m. (1) *Spencer E. Kinney e. Lydia Armstrong, b. 2 Apr. 1858, m. (1) 1882, Howard Brown, (2) John Barron f. John E. Armstrong, b. ca 1861, m. 2 Oct. 1887, Emma J. Lewis, d/o Peter Lewis g. Julia Eliza Armstrong, b. 25 July 1863, m. 1901, John A. Walker h. William Henry Armstrong (1869-1940) m. 1898, *Rausa L. Bird 1. Homer Bird Armstrong (1900-1965) m. Hoxeyville, 20 Aug. 1927, Irene Evelyn Blazer (1909-1991), d/o Sam Blazer a. William R. Armstrong m. Carolyn Ann Ike, d/o Earl Ike 2. Harold J. Armstrong (1908-1983) m. Pontiac, 10 June 1933, Margaret Elizabeth Travis (1904-Apr. 1997) a. Margaret Rose Armstrong b. Elizabeth Ann Armstrong m. 7 Sept. 1957, Vernon K. Jones, son of Robert G. Jones c. Carole Armstrong 3. Edna Armstrong m. 20 Sept. 1930, W. Leon Burgess, s/o Melvin J. Burgess i. ____ Armstrong (male) 7. Lydia Armstrong (3 June 1818-19 Mar. 1900) m. Highland Twp., 11 Jan. 1837, Myndert Gardner (b. Deerfield, NY, 29 Mar. 1814, d. probably Tyrone Twp., 13 Apr. 1860), s/o William and Mary (Randall) Gardner [both buried Gardner Cem., Tyrone Twp.] 8. [Assume] Eunice Armstrong (1820-1884) Reuben B. Armstrong (b. Franklin, CT, 26 July 1807, d. 17 Aug. 1871, ae 64y, 22d), s/o Ambrose and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Armstrong, m. Eliza, b. VT, ca 1810 [Resided Rose Twp., 1860 census] 1. Ira Armstrong, b. ca 1834 2. Mary Elizabeth Armstrong (b. ca 1836, d. 7 May 1912) m. 16 Dec. 1868, Jerome B. Austin [buried Olive Branch Cem.] 3. Emily Armstrong, b. ca 1839 4. Charles Armstrong, b. ca 1842 5. Melvin Armstrong, b. ca 1846 Rev. Joseph B. Atwood (b. NY, ca 1798, d. Milford, 28 Apr. 1879, ae 85y, 6m) m. Sarah Perkins (b. Rutland, VT, 1804, d. 5 Oct. 1888, ae 84y, 6m). Sarah m. (1) *William M. Seaver. Joseph was a first landowner in Milford Twp. [Death record at Oakland Co. shows Jos. Atwood, minister, d. Milford Twp, 8 June 1877, ae 91y, 4m, 6d; also records show Mrs. Jos. Atwood, not Seaver; Milford Times verifies 1879 as death of Joseph.] 1. Joseph B. Atwood, d. 22 Apr. 1854, ae 23y, 6m 2. Mary Atwood, b. ca 1833 3. Charles Atwood, b. ca 1837 4. Alfred Atwood, d. 22 Jan. 1844, ae 3y, 1m 5. Sarah Atwood, b. ca 1842 [possibly m. T. Sebring] 6. Laura Atwood, d. 7 May 1866, ae 20y, 9m, m. A. Comfort 7. Daniel Atwood, b. ca 1848 8. James Atwood, b. ca 1849 Jacob Babcock m. Tamer Furman (29 June 1800-27 Jan. 1883, ae 82y, 6m, 29d). Tamer Babcock was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp.; she m. (2) *Orin Cole. 1. Polly Babcock, d. 22 Apr. 1840, ae 22y, 8m, 1d, m. *James Lyon 2. Horace C. Babcock, d. 4 Oct. 1878, ae 59y, 7m, 10d, m. Eliza, d. 22 Dec. 1857, ae 23y a. Eddie R. Babcock, d. 3 Jan. 1870, ae 13y b. J. B. Babcock, d. 24 Dec. 1881, ae 26y, 10m, 16d 3. Leroy Babcock (2 Apr. 1827-4 Mar. 1903) m. Emily S. Andrews, d. 26 Jan. 1883, ae 55y, 8m, 29d [buried Hodge Cem., Hartland Twp.] 4. Perry Babcock, b. ca 1825, m. (1) 1 Jan. 1848, Caroline Lockwood, b. ca 1826, [Edmund Lockwood was a witness] (2) Clarissa Waldron 5. Oliver Babcock, d. 9 Feb. 1857, ae 30y, 3m, 20d 6. Emily Babcock, b. ca 1829 Fred Baehr (b. Germany, 25 Nov. 1878, d. Highland Twp., 29 Apr. 1942), s/o Fred and Marie (Weber) Baehr, m. Emma Sues (b. Germany, 1882, d. 1964) 1. Herman Baehr (b. Germany, 14 Dec. 1903, d. Santa Barbara, CA, 11 Jan. 1989) m. Detroit, 8 May 1926, Norma Summerfield 2. Hermina Baehr m. Highland Twp., 25 July 1931, Charles Bruno, s/o Loren and Delia (Darry) Bruno 3. Frederick Baehr (b. Germany, 29 Nov 1906, d. Livonia, MI, Oct 1986) m. Howell, 16 June 1939, Mildred Audrey Heddle, b. Highland Twp., 30 Aug.1915, d/o Andrew and Ethelyn (Fullam) Heddle 4. Emma Susanna Baehr (b. Pirmasens, Germany, 6 June 1909, d. Houston, TX, 22 Dec. 1999) m. (1) *Wilber F. Lockwood, (2) 11 Dec. 1976, Donald Robert Hudson (b. Mt. Pleasant, 22 Dec. 1907, d. Byron, MI, 21 Sept. 1998), s/o John C. and Bertha Mae (Hawksworth) Hudson William A. Bailey (9 Nov. 1860-13 July 1908), s/o Joseph and Isabella (Bailey) Bailey, m. Ida Beaty (7 Apr. 1867-9 June 1893) 1. Junnie Bailey, d. 6 Apr. 1889, ae 10m, 20d Rev. Thomas Baker (b. Groton, Mass., 28 Sept. 1771, d. probably Highland Twp., 4 Oct. 1850, ae 79y) [journeyman shoemaker; itinerant minister] m. NH, 1840, Jerusha Waldo, d. 16 Jan. 1851, ae 73y, 6m, 5d 1. Larkin Baker 2. Royal Baker (b. VT, 19 Dec. 1801, d. 10 Apr. 1853, ae 52y, 3m, 22d) [shoemaker] m. (1) 14 Mar. 1824, Lorane Cronover, (2) 8 Feb. 1831, Sarah Shaw, d. 16 Aug. 1854, ae 48y, 6m, 9d. Royal was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. a. Louisa Baker m. ____ Palmer b. Jerusha Baker m. ____ Sigler c. Maria Baker, d. Fenton, Mar. 1900, m. ____ Hinkley d. Anson Waldo Baker (b. Pittford, Monroe Co., NY, 6 Jan. 1832, d. 1901) m. 30 Oct. 1854, *Julia A. Cowles 1. Wilson Waldo Baker (12 Jan. 1860-17 July 1928) m. (1) 12 Oct. 1881, Bertha A. Clark (b. 1864, d. Clyde, 8 May 1900), d/o William H. Clark; (2) 3 July 1901, Edith M. Gordon (1877-1958). Edith m. (2) Charles Hubbell of Holly. a. Ray C. Baker (Feb. 1884-1964) m. (1) 4 Oct. 1905, *Lillian McCurdy [div.]; (2) Clarisse L. (1892-1955) [removed to OR] b. Edwina Baker m. ____ Jenkins [resided El Cerreto, CA] c. Earl Waldo Baker (b. Highland Twp., 19 Apr. 1886, d. Pontiac, 22 Jan. 1960) [played professional baseball] m. Bertha Elizabeth Duncan (b. OR/IL, 1887, d. Detroit, 25 Mar. 1949) 1. Richard W. Baker m. Milford, 23 Nov. 1938, Margaret Coulter, d/o Harry M. and Frances (St. John) Coulter 2. Jackson Rice Baker, b. Highland Twp., 6 July 1924, m. Virginia Wilson, b. 1925 a. Nancy Elizabeth Baker (31 May-14 June 1956) 3. Robert Wilson Baker, b. 18 Mar. 1922, m. Margaret Porter, d/o Wm. W. Porter 4. William Duncan Baker, b. Highland Twp., 18 Feb. 1919, m. Grace Shea [resides Syracuse, NY] c. Celia Baker (Apr. 1892-1933) m. (1) 4 Nov. 1914, Don S. Alden (1888-1926), (2) Benjamin Straight d. Anson C. Baker (1909-30 Apr. 1982) m. Wilma Needham, b. 1912, d/o William and Mary (Fournier) Needham, Jr. [buried Highland Cem.] 2. Edith M. Baker (24 Apr. 1867-1 Mar. 1869) 3. Winfred L. Baker, b. 7 Apr. 1878 [removed to Los Angeles, CA] e. Thomas F. Baker (b. 1834, d. Highland, 23 Apr. 1881, ae 46y, 11m) m. (1) *Maria E. Lockwood, (2) Sarah M., (3) Davisburg, 10 Sept. 1868, *Almira Edith Furman. Thomas was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. 1. Jennie E. Baker 2. Myron L. Baker, d. 23 Aug. 1863, ae 1y, 3m, 7d 3. Alice Baker, b. ca 1859 4. Emma E. Baker, b. 18 Sep. 1869 f. Emily Jane Baker (b. ca 1835, d. Jan. 1866) g. Edward Baker, d. 1 Jan. 1845, ae 9y, 5m, 25d h. Larkin Baker (b. Walworth, Monroe Co., NY, 6 June 1838, d. "home of Joseph Leonard," 4 Jan. 1901, ae 62y, 6m, 28d), served Co. H, 22nd MI Inf., Civil War, m. (1) 31 Dec. 1865, Emma J. Lewis, d. 7 Feb. 1888, ae 44y, 11m, 27d [possibly d/o *Leonard and Hannah (Lockwood) Lewis; (2) 13 Jan. 1898, Cynthia (Buffler) Armstrong [Cynthia buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford; she first married William Armstrong] 1. Marion Baker, b. ca 1867 2. George Baker, b. ca 1868 [removed to CA] 3. Theda Baker, b. ca 1869, m. 14 Apr. 1887, Harry Ogden 4. Hester Baker, b. Aug. 1870, m. ca 1891, Joseph W. Leonard, b. 1865, s/o Jason and Elizabeth (Wardlow) Leonard 5. Eugene D. Baker (1872-1940) m. Oct. 1904, Lucy Mae Beach (1883-1958), d/o Davis and Jennie (Thomas) Beach [resided Saginaw, buried Highland Cem.] 6. Major L. Baker, b. ca 1873 [resided Yolo, CA] 7. Clare Nay Baker (31 May 1875-29 June 1948) m. Margaret Juderkik (6 June 1875-11 Oct. 1944), d/o George Juderkik [both buried Highland Cem.] 8. Rolly Baker, b. June 1880 9. Seymour Baker, b. Feb. 1884 10. Bertie D. Baker (17 Jan.-24 June 1888) 11. John Lewis Baker (b. Milford, 3 Feb. 1888, d. Pontiac, 27 July 1960) m. (1) ca 1908, Pearl, (2) Abbie A. Smith (b. IL, 17 Oct. 1895, d. Pontiac, 21 May 1967), d/o Charles and Jennie (Freeman) Smith a. Elaine Baker, b. ca 1910, m. Lester Mastin [resided Flint] b. Gareld Baker [resided Midland, MI] c. Raymond Baker [resided Auburn, MI] d. Mildred Arline Baker m. *Charles Skinner e. Ethel Baker m. Thurlow (Bud) Grover 12. Minnie Baker m. ____ Philips [resided Cleveland] [1880 census: Marion, 13; George, 12; Theda, 11; Hester, 9; Edwin, 8; Major, 7; Clare, 5; Cash, 3; Eugene, 1] i. William Henry Baker (1838-1901), served 22nd MI Inf., Lt. Art., Civil War, m. 1 Apr. 1862, *Emma J. Cowles [resided Grand Rapids] 1. Arthur Waldo Baker, b. 25 Jan. 1867 2. Walter Elias Baker (10 May 1869-9 Dec. 1893) 3. Elias C. Baker, d. 13 Dec. 1874, ae 3d [no burial record] 4. Otis Henry Baker (22 Jan. 1879-4 Jan. 1881, ae 1y, 10m, 12d) j. Myron Baker, d. 1881 [not listed with siblings in 1850 census; may have other parents] 3. Thomas Baker 4. William Baker, possibly served as private, 12th MI Cavl., Civil War (see 1890 census) 5. Almira Baker 6. Jerusha Baker, d. 12 Sept. 1855, ae 46y, 3m, m. *Daniel Trump 7. Florinda Baker, d. 25 May 1843, ae 31y, 3m, m. *Major F. Lockwood 8. Mary A. (Mariah) Baker, d. 12 Mar. 1867, ae 51y, 5m, 25d, m. *John Furman John Bamber (b./d. probably Lincolnshire, England, ca 1769-29 Jan. 1825), s/o John and Mary (Sands) Bamber) m. ca 1797, Elizabeth Crawford (ca 1769-1832) 1. William Bamber 2. Elizabeth Bamber (twin) 3. Sarah Bamber (twin) 4. John Bamber [Baumber] (b. Frithville, Lincolnshire, England, 6 Dec. 1805, d. Highland Twp., 21 Oct. 1882, ae 76y, 10m) m. 12 June 1828, Susan Harrison (b. Lincolnshire, England, 28 Feb. 1806, d. Milford, 20 Feb. 1901), d/o Robert and Fanny (Botchbee) Harrison [buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Milford]). John, a first landowner of Milford Twp., immigrated in 1838. a. John Bamber (b. Frithville, Lincolnshire, England, 10 July 1829, d. Brighton Twp., 21 Mar. 1909) m. White Lake Twp., 25 Apr. 1850, Mary Ann Crawford (b. Ireland, 29 Apr. 1829, d. Brighton Twp., 13 Dec. 1913), d/o George and Sarah (Ralston) Crawford 1. Elizabeth Crawford Bamber (b./d., Brighton Twp., 14 Mar. 1851-29 Oct. 1928) 2. Judson Bamber (b. Brighton Twp., 24 July 1852, d. May 1941) m. Milford Twp., 21 Feb. 1875, Mary Jane Richman (b./d. Milford Twp., 19 Apr. 1856-1 Jan. 1926), d/o Samuel and Mary Jane (Woods) Richman [buried Oak Grove Cem.] 3. Sarah Bamber (5 Apr. 1854-Jan. 1860) 4. George Bamber (8 Nov. 1856-Jan. 1860) 5. Eddie Bamber (17 Aug. 1858-Jan. 1860) [Sarah, George and Eddie died from scarlet fever.] 6. Anna Bamber (b. Brighton Twp., 6 Apr. 1861, d. Alma, Gratiot Co., 16 Dec. 1950) m. *Rollin Andrew Wood 7. William Bamber (b. Brighton Twp., 26 Feb. 1864, d. Howell, 25 Mar. 1949) m. Highland Twp., 23 Mar. 1892, *Carrie May Marshall [William was an early breeder of registered Holstein cattle.] a. Ethel May Bamber (b. Oceola Twp., 25 Dec. 1892, d. Long Beach, WA, 28 Nov. 1989) m. Angola, IN, 22 Aug. 1932, Harley J. Gibson (b. Farmington, 4 Jan. 1902, d. WA, 9 Dec. 1991), s/o Thomas John and Pearl (Blanchard) Gibson b. Helen Bamber, b./d. 27 Sept. 1894 [buried under a tree near family farmhouse] c. William Reuel Bamber (b. Oceola Twp., Livingston Co., 24 Dec. 1895, d. Coulterville, CA, 27 20 Apr. 1982) m. Los Angeles, 16 June 1927, div. 1932, Anne M. McMahon (23 Nov. 1897-Dec. 1945) e. Millard John Bamber (b. Oceola Twp., 24 Feb. 1898, d. Olney, MD, 4 Aug. 1983) m. (1) 16 Feb. 1929, Elizabeth Mayo Landon (b. VA, 8 Aug. 1901, d. Washington, D.C., 30/31 May 1969), d/o William H. and Elizabeth Braxton Ficklen Landon; (2) Silver Springs, MD, 20 Oct. 1973, Edith Turpin Layton, b. DE, 10 Sept. 1907 f. Lawrence Hugh Bamber (b./d. Oceola Twp., 17 Jan. 1901-14 Oct. 1996) m. Deerfield Twp., 23 Nov. 1929, Elvira Schminke (b. Vahalla, Westchester Co., NY, 14 Aug. 1908, d. Oceola Twp., 3 Jan. 1995), d/o August H. J. H. and Marie H. (Bohmeke) Schminke g. Ruth Catherine Bamber (b. Oceola Twp., 31 July 1904, d. Ogden, UT, 14 Mar. 1949) m. (1) 12 Sept. 1935, August Conrad Schminke (9 June 1905-25 Jan. 1936), s/o August H. J. H. and Marie H. (Bohmeke) Schminke; (2) 26 Sept. 1942, Ray H. Masters, d. Huntington Park, CA, 4 July 1956 8. Frank Bamber (b. Brighton Twp., 14 Oct. 1869, d. Milford Twp., 30 Jan. 1935) b. Robert Bamber [Baumber] (b. England, 14 Apr. 1832, d. 1853) [buried Oak Grove Cem.] c. Joseph S. Bamber (b. Lincolnshire, England, 4 Feb. 1835, d. Highland Twp., 26 Apr. 1907), known for raising prize Sp.-Am. Merino sheep, m. 4 Nov. 1857, *Sarah Ann Morse 1. Herbert Bamber (b./d. Highland Twp.,25 Aug. 1858/23 Aug. 1859-14 Dec. ) [Civil engineer] 2. Albert Morse Bamber (b. Highland Twp., 1860, d. Lansing, 1 June 1883 [typhoid fever]) 3. Mary Elizabeth Bamber (b. Oct. 1863, d. Holly, 10 Feb. 1948) m. *Leslie Albert Buell 4. Sherman Lincoln Bamber, d. Highland Twp., 29 Dec. 1877, ae 12y, 1m, 16d d. Thomas E. Bamber (b. England, 10 Oct. 1837, d. Pontiac, 1922) [hunter and trapper; buried Oak Grove Cem.] e. Sarah Ann Bamber (b. Milford, 28 May 1840, d. Detroit, 15 Jan. 1926) m. 1862, Carlos Francis Hayes (b./d. Milford, 7 June 1837-15 June 1893), s/o John and Almira (Morev) Hayes [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] f. Susan Elizabeth Bamber (b. Milford, 20 Dec. 1842, d. Farwell, Surrey Twp., Clare Co., MI, 29 Jan. 1925) m. Highland, 28 Aug. 1864, John Mann Honeywell (b. Dallas, PA, 9 Oct. 1839, d. Farwell, MI, 1 Jan. 1929), s/o Joseph and Sarah Oliver (Mann) Honeywell g. William H. Bamber (b. Milford, 27 May 1846, d. Lebanon Twp., Clinton Co., 5 Mar. 1903) [buried Gratiot Co.] m. 11 Dec. 1878, Amelia Fields (1852-1906), d/o Job Smith and Elizabeth Ann (Perkins) Fields h. Harriet Lucy Bamber (b. Milford, 7 Oct. 1848, d. Highland Twp., 5 Sept. 1926) m. *Lorenzo Lockwood [both buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Milford] i. Fannie Julia Bamber (b. Milford, 17 Jan. 1851, d. Clio, 11 July 1929 [influenza]) m. 14 Dec. 1871, Sherman Scott Clum (b. Troy, NY, 21 Sept. 1848, d. Flint, 25 Sept. 1929), s/o Adam and Catherine (Rector) Clum [buried Oak Grove Cem.] h. Warren Wilbur Bamber (b. Milford, 6 Feb. 1854, d. Detroit, 29 Mar. 1935) m. 6 Nov. 1878, Ada Dora Orvis (b. Lyon Twp., 10 May 1858, d. Pontiac, 23 Sept. 1911), d/o Ambrose and Priscilla (Cruthers) Orvis [resided Denton Co., TX, Pontiac] 5. Susan Bamber, b. England 6. Ann Bamber (b. England, 3 Apr. 1813, d. MI) m. 5 Feb. 1838, Robert Sands, b. Lincolnshire, England, 13 Mar. 1813, s/o Richard and Fanny (Allen) Sands [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] Alfred Barrett (b. CT, 1805, d. Highland Twp., 1865), s/o David and Abigail (Spaulding) Barrett, m. Corinthy Richmond (1810-1877). Alfred was one of the first landowners in Highland Twp. [Came to Highland in 1840] 1. David S. Barrett (b. Genesee Co., NY, 7 Dec. 1833, d. Highland Twp., 2 Jan. 1916) m. 1 Apr. 1856, *Sarah Mariah Woodworth a. Fremont J. Barrett (22 Jan. 1857-1933) m. (1) Susie Pressley, (2) 19 June 1901, Edith Meade, (3) 11 Aug. 1903, *Edith Lockwood b. Adrian G. Barrett (b. Highland Twp., 19 Jan. 1870, d. Harper Hosp., 25 Mar. 1914) m. 25 Oct. 1890, *Ida May Cole 1. Gladys Barrett, b. Sept. 1891, m. 16 Oct. 1913, Floyd Fillingham [removed to IL] 2. Earl C. Barrett (b./d. Highland Twp., 8 Mar. 1893-9 Mar. 1962) m. (1) Detroit, 12 Nov. 1919, Gladys May Darling (b./d. Highland Twp., 17 Apr. 1896-23 Aug. 1920), d/o George and Nellie (Wise) Darling, (2) Feb. 1949, Dorothy M. Dennis (b. Lyon, Ontario, 11 May 1905, d. Howell, 13 Sept. 1959) a . Betty June Barrett, b. 22 Aug. 1920, m. 1940, Eldridge S. (Ott) Brian, b. Hartland Twp., 19 Dec. 1918, d. Highland Twp., 2 July 1997) 2. Addie Barrett (b. Highland Twp., 6 Sept. 1842, d. Painesville, OH, 26 July, 1920) m. (1) 1861, Colebrook, Ashtabula Co., OH, William Franklin Cole (b./d. Colebrook, OH, 14 Dec 1839-1 Sept. 1865), (2) ca 1867 Rev. Luther R. Jayne (1827-1920) 3. William H. Barrett (1843-1846) 4. Sarah Barrett, b. 1845 5. Walter J. Barrett, b. 1848, m. 27 July 1870, Lucy B. Denford, b. ca 1852 [resided Jackson] 6. Alfred Richmond Barrett (b. Ridgeway, Orleans Co., NY, 30 Dec. 1835, d. Ann Arbor, MI, 1 June 1904) m. 14 Nov. 1865, Clarissa Adams (b. Atlas, Genesee Co., MI, 12 Apr. 1845, d. Los Angeles, CA, 21 Dec. 1912), d/o Eber and Freelove (Durham) Adams Lafayette Barrett, d. 1855 Max A. Beach (1894-1971), s/o Charles and Addie (Fulis) Beach, m. 1914, *Hazel Lockwood 1. Evelyn Beach (1915-1924) 2. Doris E. Beach (16 Nov. 1918-17 Aug. 1986) m. 26 Aug. 1936, Harold Redman (b. 18 May 1913, d. Flint, 3 Oct. 1989) 3. Marian Beach m. May 1941, *Donald Skinner 4. Merrill Beach m. Florence Franklin a. Richard M. Beach, d. April 1941 b. Gary Beach m. Constance c. Wayne Beach m. (1) 1965, Linda Clark, d/o Verne Clark, (2) Jan d. Donald Beach m. Paula e. Wendy Beach m. Anthony Dedic f. Darrel Beach g. Sandra Beach m. Howard Pierce h. Randy Beach i. Mark Beach 5. Ione Beach m. 1945, Fred VanBlaricum 6. Caroline Beach m. 1953, George Euler Fred Beckwith (b. Plymouth, 29 Nov. 1869, d. Highland Twp., 23 Sept. 1951), s/o Henry and Josie (Galeford) Beckwith, m. 17 Nov. 1896, *Mabel Eloise Tenny [Milford Times: Oct. 15, 1920 states Henry Beckwith died at his home in Farmington Monday, October 6. "He was an old soldier and during the war was in the same company with J. D. Rowe of Milford."] 1. Bernice Kathleen Beckwith (5 Sept. 1897-196_) m. Detroit, 2 Sept. 1921, Travis Lee Vergin 2. Clare Monroe Beckwith (19 Apr. 1899-1973) m. Howell, 20 Apr. 1923, *Grace Anderson a. Kathryn Beckwith, b. 1923, m. 1945, Warren Blight b. Glen Monroe Beckwith (23 Apr. 1925-1940) c. Mildred Edith Beckwith, b. 1925, m. 12 Oct. 1946, Jack Wayne Grover d. Bernice Ann Beckwith, b. 1927, m. Highland Twp., May 1949, Rev. Russell Brown, s/o Arthur Brown of Boston, MA e. Richard Beckwith, b. 1928, m. June 1952, Jean Ann Brewer 3. Herbert Tenny Beckwith (27 Sept. 1900-3 Nov. 1990), served MMI U.S. Navy, WW II 4. Flora Alice Beckwith (b. Highland Twp., 31 May 1902, d. Pontiac, 1 Aug. 1945) 5. Walter Frank Beckwith (28 Sept. 1903-1980) 6. Robert T. Beckwith [not listed in 1910 census] 7.-9. Infants, each born premature (20 Oct. 1907, 7 June 1908, 28 Apr. 1909) George Bilton (16 June 1838-2 Jan. 1908), s/o Oliver and Elizabeth (Rolston) Bilton, m. 26 Apr. 1875, *Annie Calista Walker 1. Ethel Anna Oneita Bilton (b. Canada, 2 Feb. 1876, d. Detroit, 19 Feb. 1948) m. *William Foster Cook 2. Orpha Alice Edna Bilton (b. Canada, 11 Oct. 1878, d. 1962) m.*Herbert L. Russell 3. Frederick Oliver Brock Bilton (b. Ontario, Canada, 27 Feb. 1879, d. Highland Twp., 9 Apr. 1907) 4. Jean Farland Bilton (b. Euphemia, Ontario, Canada, 5 July 1881, d. 16 Mar. 1969) m. 1911, Ira Waite Jayne, presiding judge of Wayne Circuit Court of Detroit, s/o Dan and Alice (Waite) Jayne 5. Mary Louise Irene Bilton (b. 1883, d. Detroit, 16 Sept. 1971) m. 21 Aug. 1907, Frank Milton Beach, d. Harper Hosp., Detroit, 23 Nov. 1908 6. Martha Marguerite Bilton (b. 30 Mar. 1891, d. Detroit, 1968) m. Arthur Dondineau 7. George William Raymond Bilton (b. 10 Jan. 1893, d. Detroit, 30 June 1969) m. (1) Della Alice Prashil (1892-6 Oct. 1931), (2) Alma (1894-1962) Andrew R. Bird (b. Atlas Twp., Genesee Co., 23 May 1848, d. Hartland Twp., 10 Apr. 1925) m. 4 Dec. 1872, Lucy J. Wyman (b. 1853, d. Mar. 1926) 1. Rausa L. Bird (1875-1973) m. *William Henry Armstrong 2. Katherine Bird m. Thomas E. Stiff [resided Fenton] 3. Ora Bird m. D. D. Garner [resided Rose Twp.] Joseph Johnson Bird (b. Brighton Twp., 22 Oct. 1834, d. 18 Aug. 1898), s/o Gardner and Eliza (Johnson) Bird, m. 24 Nov. 1858, *Elizabeth C. Cranson. Joseph was one of the first landowners in Hartland Twp. and possibly the first white child born in Brighton Twp. His parents, who came from Ontario County, NY, in 1833 to Sections 11 and 14 in Brighton Twp., are buried in the Bird Cemetery in Brighton Twp. 1. Clayton J. Bird (b. Brighton Twp., 10 Oct. 1858, d. Evanston, IL, 23 Aug. 1928) m. 6 Dec. 1881, *Lucy Ann Marshall [buried Mt. Hope, Lansing] 2. Arthur Cranson Bird (22 May 1864-ca 1910) m. 22 Aug. 1889, *Josephine St. John [Arthur graduated from Lansing Agricultural College at ae 19y, became secretary of State Board of Agriculture] 3. Harry L. Bird, b. 23 Sept. 1869 [graduated from UM in pharmacy], m. ____ Marsh, d/o Richard and Elizabeth (Sands) Marsh Mark Thompson Boice (b. NJ, 1810, d. 4 Dec. 1876) m. Keziah Stiff (b. 1810, d. 17 May 1873) 1. George Boice, b. ca 1838 2. Caroline Boice (8 Nov. 1840-1 Oct. 1906) m. *James Cimmer 3. Elizabeth Boice, b. ca 1843 4. Maurice Boice, b. ca 1845 5. Irene Boice, b. ca 1848 6. William Boice, b. ca 1848 7. Eleanor Boice, b. ca 1856 8. Florinda Boice, b. ca 1858 [A dau. m. Melvin Grow, resided Denver, CO; Taft history reports that Sarah Maria (Boice) Taft was d/o Mark and Keziah] Joshua Bonner/Boomer, b. Canada, ca 1888, m. Laura Belle Lewis, b. West Branch, MI, ca 1893 1. Dorothy May Bonner (b./d. Highland Twp., 6-21 Mar. 1918) [Birth certificate is Boomer] 2. -4. Names unknown [Delores Belle Boomer, b. Highland Twp., 3 June 1920] Francis Marion Boring (b. 1869, d. Pontiac, 25 May 1929) m. Hattie May Clement (b. Wayne Co., 3 Aug. 1876, d. Northville, 1 Feb. 1957) 1. Wendell H. Boring (b. Detroit, 9 May 1914, d. possibly Durand, MI, 12 Aug. 2000), veteran of WW II, m. Milford, 14 Jan. 1939, Lavina (Lee) May Sheffler, d/o John R. Sheffler (resided Bryon in later years; buried Oakgrove Cem., Milford) a. David Loren Boring (1940-1943) 2. Gladys R. Boring (1895-1962) m. Roy Utley (1892-1965) 3. Matthew O. Boring (1898-1970) m. Irene O. (1898-1985) 4. Viola Lottie Boring (1902-1973) m. (1) *Clifford Floury, (2) James Smart (1885-1980) 5. Rena Boring m. ____ McCormick [resided Alma, MI] 6. Florence Boring m. 30 June 1929, Fred A./Floyd Tibbits [resided Plymouth, MI] 7. ____ Boring m. Harry Taylor [resided Livonia, MI] 8. Howard Boring [resided Plymouth, MI] 9. Joseph Boring [resided Keego Harbor, MI] 10. Earl D. Boring (1916-1990) m. 2 Aug. 1936, Laura E. Sloughter (1915-5 July 2000, ae 85y), d/o Claude Sloughter a. Sharon Boring m. Marvin Alspaugh [resided St. Ignace] b. John Boring m. Sue [resided Highland Twp.] c. Bonnie Boring m. Michael Matheson [resided Cohoctah] 11. Juanita L. Boring (1909-4 Dec. 1997) m. Herbert Edward Hollingdale (1903-1985), s/o Henry J. and Martha A. Hollingdale [buried Highland Cem.] 12. John Boring [resided Northville, MI] 13. Orrie Boring, d. East Jordan, 19 July 1947 Arthur G. Boyes (b. Ontario, Canada, 10 Feb. 1884, d. Parshallville, 10 Aug. 1976), s/o Henry and Caroline (Boyes) Boyes, m. Detroit, 20 Nov. 1906, Bloomfield Twp., Lois Denison (b. Bloomfield Twp., 20 Nov. 1885, d. Parshallville, 14 Feb. 1972), d/o Victor N. and Sarah (Erving) Denison 1. Frank Edwin Boyes (b. Fenton, MI, 11 Aug. 1907, d. Howell, MI, 12 Aug. 1998) m. 12 Sept. 1928, Highland Twp., *Virginia Gaunt a. Phyllis Boyes, b. 25 Aug. 1929, m. 7 Nov. 1948, *Lloyd Charlick b. David Frank Boyes (b. Pontiac, MI, 30 Oct. 1931, d. Commerce Twp., 27 May 2000), served during the Korean War, m. 8 Nov. 1952, Carroll Hancock, d/o George Hancock [div.] 1. Linda Marjorie Boyes (4 Feb.-14 May 1955) 2. Lois Kathleen Boyes, b. 4 Feb. 1955, m. Norman Martin [resided Holly] 3. Susan Carol Boyes 4. David T. Boyes 5. Sheryl Boyes [resided Ann Arbor] c. Marjorie Alice Boyes (b. Birmingham, 9 Mar. 1934, d. Highland Twp., 14 May 1953) d. Herbert A. Boyes, b. 30 Oct. 1939, m. Elsie [resided Pinckney] 2. Grace L. Boyes, b. 23 Apr. 1912, m. ____ Appling 3. Lois Adelaide Boyes, b. Fenton, 30 Dec. 1915, m. (1) *Kenneth Henry Franklin, (2) W. Highland, 23 Jan. 1959, Thomas Addison Belt, (b. 1904, d. 15 Mar. 1998, ae 93y) 4. Herbert G. Boyes, b. 12 Feb. 1918, m. Marjorie 5. Ruth Boyes, b. 5 Mar. 1919, m. (1) 1941, Norlan Cartwright, (2) 1973, George Baird 6. Paul Boyes, b. 12 Dec. 1923, m. 1948, *Nancy Glendening Hammond Brehaut (b. Canada, 1894, d. 1971) m. 1920, Caroline Ella [Carrie] (1896-1982) 1. Louis Brehaut (2 Dec. 1934-1967) Frank P. Brennan (1887-1966) m. Helen G. (1889-1976) 1. Frances Patricia Brennan (b. Detroit, 1915, d. Genesys Hospice, 29 Mar. 1999) m. (1) ____ Mathews, (2) Eugene Rebtoy (1913-1975) 2. Virginia Brennan (1920-1971) m. ____ Kennedy 3. Frank Brennan 4. Mary Brennan m. ____ Webster 5. Deloris Brennan William Brown m. Mary Foster [resided Whitmore Lake] 1. Amanda A. Brown (b. Feb. 1848, d. Detroit, 11 Apr. 1914) m. *William H. Cook 2. Foster Brown [resided Ann Arbor] 3. Ella Rebecca Brown (b. Ann Arbor, 16 Jan. 1850, d. Hartland Twp., 20 Feb. 1917) m. *Thomas Harrison Gaunt 4. William Brown James W. Bryant (1842-Nov. 1901), served Co. C, 30th MI Inf., Civil War, m. Maria (1852-1931) 1. Eva Mae Bryant (23 May 1887-24 Oct. 1970) m. *Robert G. Jones 2. Hazel R. Bryant (1896-1974) m. *Clayton See 3. Celia Bryant (1889-1968) m. *William Gladstone Martin 4. Retta Bryant m. ____ Highfield Leslie Albert Buell (b. OH, 26 June 1858, d. Goodrich, 16 Dec. 1954), graduate 1883 of MI State, m. 23 Nov. 1887, *Mary E. Bamber [removed to KA, returned to reside Holly, MI] 1. Herbert Joseph Buell, b. KA, Aug 1892, m. New Market, TN, 1921, Georgia Rush Henry, b. 1892 [resided IN] Richard Bugbee, b. ca 1800, m. 18 Feb. 1838, Clarissa (Stone) Lockwood (6 Dec. 1802-24 Feb. 1865) [Marriage record denotes Clarissa was a widow, she is shown living with Thomas Curdy in 1850 census record. Clarissa m. (1) *Theodorus Lockwood.] Hubbard W. Bullard (b. VT, 17 Mar. 1801, d. Hartland, 24 Apr. 1862), s/o Alpheus and Martha (Green) Bullard, m. Monroe Co., NY, 22 Dec. 1822, Mary Esther Williams (b. CT, 22 Mar. 1805, d. Hartland Twp., 9 Nov. 1876), d/o John and Sarah (Huntley) Williams. Hubbard came to MI in 1834. 1. Angenette Bullard (18 Aug. 1824-1895) m. *Albert A. Lathrope 2. Alice Bullard (b. NY, 24 Oct. 1826, d. Highland Twp., 28 Sept. 1908) m. (1) *Henry W. Franklin, (2) Albert Cary, s/o Adolphus and Harriet (Russell) Cary [record gives burial in Highland but no marker to indicate where] 3. John Bullard (b. NY, 13 Feb. 1829, d. 17 Sept. 1895) m. 3 Oct. 1853, *Sarah McCormick a. Rosella Bullard (ca 1855-2 Jan. 1864) 4. Sarah E. Bullard (b. Commerce Twp., 16 Dec. 1834, d. Hartland, 15 Jan. 1916) m. (1) *Edwin W. Bullard, (2) *Henry Irving Tenny, (3) 10 Feb. 1876, Abraham B. Cundy (b. Lincolnshire, England, 2 Oct. 1836, d. Hartland, 27 May 1929), s/o John Cundy [buried Hartland Cem.] 5. Martha Green Bullard (b. MI, 15 Apr. 1842, d. 9 Jan. 1897) m. 1 Jan. 1860, Adelphus Cary, s/o Adelphus and Harriet (Russell) Cary Edwin W. Bullard (4 Feb. 1836-14 July 1862 [typhoid fever]), s/o Adin and Mary (Blake) Bullard, m. 18 Dec. 1856, *Sarah E. Bullard 1. Flora M. Bullard (9 Sept. 1859-16 Dec. 1863 [diptheria]) 2. Charles W. Bullard (27 Aug. 1861-6 Mar. 1893, ae 31y, 5m, 21d) m. Hartland Twp., MI, 20 Feb. 1884, Della (Frances Adella) Beach (b./d. Hartland Twp., 15 June 1863- 12 Apr. 1937), d/o John and Mary Jane (Lyon) Beach a. Edwin W. Bullard (b. Hartland, 15 Aug. 1885, d. 25 Aug. 1940) m. Howell, MI, 4 Mar. 1907, Alma F. Dodge, d/o William F. Dodge b. Lloyd Bullard (17 Feb. 1888-27 Dec. 1967) m. Hartland, 15 June 1908, Leola M. Brian, d/o James and Mattie (Stedman) Brian c. Charles W. Bullard (b./d. Hartland, 26 May-6 June 1891, ae 11d) Roy Burley, b. 19 Oct. 1914, s/o James and Elizabeth (Clark) Burley, m. Highland Twp., 28 Sept. 1939, *Phoebe Loella Kinney 1. Elizabeth Ann Burley, b. 1 Feb. 1942, m. (1) Dale Jones, (2) Leonard Savitskie, (3) ____ [div.] 2. Ruth Louella Burley (8 Sept. 1943-26 July 1980) m. (1) Manfred Hersacher, (2) *Willis Leist 3. June Alice Burley, b. 5 Sept. 1945, m. Virgil Peters 4. Mary Jane Burley, b. 12 Oct. 1948, m. Sherwood Lee Fox 5. Susan Marie Burley, b. 7 Feb. 1953 J. B. Burnham m. Emily, d. 4 Aug. 1845, ae 23y, 8m, 11d Gilbert G. Bush, b. ca 1822, m. *Hannah Coonradt [resided Detroit] 1. Adelbert A. Bush, d. 21 May 1848, ae 9m, 10d 2. Jefferson G. Bush, d. 18 July 1851, ae 6y, 3m, 14d 3. Eugene Bush, b. ca 1864 4. Sylvanus Bush, b. ca 1866 Benson A. Calkins (b. Loraine Co., OH, 21 May 1852, d. Highland Twp., 9 Feb. 1915), s/o Archer and Mary (Whipple) Calkins, m. 2 Dec. 1880, *Harriet (Lockwood) Wixson [no issue] James L. Callard (1849-1933) [probably brother of *Ellen (Callard) Lockwood] Richard Callard (1833-1925) James R. Callard (9 Sept. 1892-25 Dec. 1974) m. *Eva C. Maxfield 1. Donald J. Callard [buried Pontiac, MI, no issue] Chester Campbell (1850-1930) m. *Edna Armstrong 1. Fred L. Campbell (1876-14 Feb. 1899) [taught school] Rev. Eber Carpenter, d. 2 Aug. 1856, ae 56y, m. (1) Alsia (1802-20 Nov. 1853), (2) 31 July 1855, Louise Waterbury [Rev. Carpenter preached the dedication sermon for the opening of the Baptist Church of Highland.] 1. Ann H. Carpenter m. *Harvey H. Sheffield 2. G. Carpenter m. C.C. a. Frankie Carpenter, d. 7 Dec. 1864, ae 9y, 8m b. Willie Carpenter, d. 1 Apr. 1858, ae 11m Richard Cate, d. 14 Oct. 1861, ae 93y, 8m, 12d, m. ____ 1. Franklin Cate, d. 22 Nov. 1881, ae 74y, 9m, 15d, m. Hanna M., d. Ann Arbor, 14 Dec. 1884, ae 77y, 1m, 11d a.. Rufus Cate, d. 7 Oct. 1897, ae 66y, 26d b. Lyman Cate (b. Chili, NY, 25 Dec. 1841, d. Milford, 28 Aug. 1912), served Co. I, 5th MI Inf., Civil War, m. Milford, 15 Dec. 1868, Fannie Ann Watkins (b. Milford, 13 Apr. 1843, d. Green Pointe, 5 Mar. 1921), d/o James Watkins 1. Myron L. Cate, d. Highland Twp., 13 Aug. 1877, ae 1y, 5m, 17d 2. Ford R. Cate, b. May 1879, m. Detroit, 21 June 1905, Mildred A. Stringer c. Emily Cate, d. Bancroft, 7 June 1887, m. ____ Wilcox d. ____ Cate m. ____ Field [resided Green Oak] William Henry Charlick (b. Brixton, Devonshire, England, 23 Feb. 1851, d. Highland Twp., 20 Aug. 1936), s/o John and Jane (West) Charlick, immigrated U.S. 1871, m. East Stonehouse, Devon, England, 3 July 1871, Mary Ann Weeks (b. Newton Ferrers, Devon, England, 24 Aug. 1850, d. Highland Twp., [leukemia] 2 Nov. 1921), d/o Robert and Jane (Foster) Weeks, immigrated U.S. 1873. 1. Emily Ellen Charlick (b. Hooe, Devon, England, 28 Mar. 1872, d. Fenton, 11 Sept. 1967) m. Highland, 28 Nov. 1900, *William F. Judson 2. Lewis John Charlick (b. Hartland Twp., 12 May 1874, d. Holly, 30 Aug. 1960) m. (1) Highland, 19 Feb. 1896, *Bessie Rogers, (2) ____ a Winnogene Charlick (17 Sept.-28 Oct. 1898) b J. Willard Charlick (b. Highland Twp., 22 Feb. 1900, d. Rose Twp., 9 July 1983) m. Rose Twp., 28 Feb. 1923, Thelma Josephine Teggerdine (1904-1988), d/o William and Emma Jane (Howden) Teggerdine [buried Highland Cem.] c. Raymond Charlick (b./d. Highland Twp., 9 June 1903-24 July 1992) m. (1) 11 June 1924, Louise E. Fisher (1903- 1966), d/o Dwight and Avis (Elder) Fisher; (2) Hastings, MI, 15 May 1969, Mamie (Duncan) McKee [buried Highland Cem.] d. Arthur Charlick (b. Highland Twp., 30 Aug. 1906, d. Midland, MI, 26 Sept. 1989) m. Highland, 28 Dec. 1962, *Evelyn Sharpe e. Helen Marguerite Charlick (b. Highland, 6 June 1909, d. VA, 14 Apr. 1994) m. (1) Ypsilanti, MI, 31 Mar. 1937, Donald Gill, s/o Harvey and Florence (Hanson) Gill; (2) Olin VanLare, d. Arlington, VA, 14 Apr. 1994 f. Elmer Lee Charlick (b. Highland, 25 Mar. 1913, d. 27 Oct. 1997) m. Flint, 20 Feb. 1937, Helen R. Callard (b. Cassopolis, MI, 25 Feb. 1916, d. 5 July 1998) d/o George and Lurena Olive (Goss) Callard 1. Beverly Charlick m. Charles Musson [resided Howell] 2. Darrell Charlick [resided Fenton] g . Lillian Mae Charlick, b. Highland, 4 Nov. 1918, m. (1) Toledo, OH, 23 July 1940?, Vincent Albert Daschke (b. Elkland, MI, 11 Sept. 1917, d. Independence, MI, 23 Feb. 1986), s/o George A. and Otie I. (Hoagland) Daschke; (2) Redford Twp., MI, 4 Mar. 1961, DeLose Forest Penn 3. Jane Charlick (5 Nov. 1875-4 Mar. 1963) m. 27 June 1906, *William Lemmon 4.-5. Twin Charlick, b./d. Burns Twp., MI, 1 Oct. 1878 6. Edith S. (Lillie) Charlick (b./d. Burns Twp., Livingston Co., 1 Oct. 1878-24 Sept. 1880) 7. William Henry Charlick (b. Parshallville, 7 May 1881, d. Pontiac, 20 July 1958) m . (1) 26 Nov. 1902, Lena Westphal (b. Springfield, IL, 22 June 1882, d. Highland Twp., 17 May 1919), d/o Fred and Ella (Silvernail) Westphal, (2) Anna M. Lueder (1893-1977), d/o Frederick and Marie (Ramine) Lueder a. Colon W. Charlick (b. W. Highland, 30 Aug. 1905, d. Moberly, MI, 13 Oct. 1981) m. Unadilla, MI, 3 Aug. 1929, *Ruth McRobbie 1. Richard Charlick, D.D.S., m. 25 June 1955, Dora May Briggs, d/o John Briggs 2. Ralph Henry Charlick m. W. Highland, 19 Sept. 1959, Charlene Sue McDermott, d/o Harold McDermot b. Paul Charlick (b. Highland, 14 Sept. 1908, d. Paris, Missouri, 14 May 1987) m. Detroit, 10 July 1931, *Margaret McRobbie [buried Missouri] c. Freda L. Charlick, b. Highland, 2 Feb. 1910, m. Detroit, 2 Sept. 1939, Edward H. Pedley (1901-1975) d. Leroy Ellen Charlick (b. Highland Twp., 30 June 1912, d. Brevard, NC, 12 July 2000) m. Evansville, WI, Aug. 1937, Elaine Thomas [was a teacher for Dearborn Public Schools for 40 yrs., no issue] e. Norman Delbert Charlick, b. Highland, 13 May 1919, m. 22 June 1940, Beatrice E. Hardy [resided Alden, MI] f. Robert Weeks Charlick, b. Highland, 28 Dec. 1920, m. April 1949, Joanne Ruggles, d. Hillman, MI, 29 Jan. 2001, ae 71y, d/o Maurice and Leona (Ike) Ruggles g. Lloyd George Charlick, b. Highland, 15 Apr. 1923, m. 7 Nov. 1948, *Phyllis Boyes [removed to Montana; Arizona] h. Kathleen Mae Charlick, b. Highland, 5 Feb. 1927, m. 23 Aug. 1943, Elmer Frederick Hill (b. 25 Mar. 1920, d. 23 Dec. 1977), s/o Fred and Ruth May (Newcomb) Hill [buried Div. V] i. Mary Lou Charlick, b. Highland, 18 Mar. 1935, m. W. Highland, 25 Sept. 1954, *Duane Applebee j. William Howard Charlick, b. Highland, 25 Oct. 1938, m. 15 Dec. 1961, Sandra Kizer 8. Minnie Louise Charlick (15 Dec. 1884-26 June 1969) m. (1) *Fisk McGregor, [div. 1927] (2) Henry Brown 9. Mary Ann (Mae) Charlick (9 Aug. 1887-10 Sept. 1986) 10. Annie Weeks Charlick (19 Sept. 1892-27 Sept. 1981) m. 12 Mar. 1914, *Charles Glendening James W. Cimmer (11 July 1834-7 Aug. 1906), s/o Nathan and Olive (Waugh) Zimmer, b. Germany, m. 30 Apr. 1863, *Caroline Boice 1. Arthur Waugh Cimmer (b. Hartland Twp., 5 Apr. 1865, d. Fenton, 8 Dec. 1932) m. Alice McPherson [resided Fenton] 2. Ida K. Cimmer (b. 10 Oct. 1866, d. Fenton, 26 Oct. 1909) 3. Mark Thompson Cimmer (b. Hartland Twp., 8 Sept. 1868, d. Avoca, MI, 30 Apr. 1952) m. 25 Nov. 1891, Frances E. Harrison (b./d. Milford, 1 Mar. 1872-13 Nov. 1933), d/o Thomas and Athalinda (Oliver) Harrison [Irish descent; buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] a. Athalinda Margarite Cimmer (b./d. Hartland Twp., 31 Aug. 1895-23 Feb. 1968) m. *Roy Johnson Glendening b. Douglas Warren Cimmer (b. Hartland Twp., 17 Aug. 1905, d. Port Huron, 12 Jan. 1966) m. Flat Rock, 1935, Leah M. Romine 4. Alice Margarite Cimmer (14 Apr. 1873-9 Dec. 1939) [resided Battle Creek] 5. Clayton B. Cimmer (1879-9 Sept. 1879) Francis D. Clark (b. NY, 1819, d. Brighton Twp., Livingston Co., MI, 1 Oct. 1869), served Co. I, 9th MI Inf. as Wagoner [discharged disability 1862], s/o Ethan Allen and Lovina (Lockwood) Clark, m. Almenie Robinson 1. Sally Clark 2. Augusta Clark 3. Lucy L. Clark, d. 28 Aug. 1850, ae 17y [John C. Clark, ae 26, m. Highland Twp., 2 Oct. 1845, Lydia Hornell, ae 24; by George Hornell] John Lyman Clark (28 Mar. 1902-29 June 1952), s/o Charles H. and Alma (Newell) Clark, m. Detroit, 18 Mar. 1929, *Eleanor Middleton 1. James Clark 2. John Abbott Clark, b. Highland Twp., 12 June 1934 3. Gerald Lyman Clark, b. Highland Twp., 12 June 1934 4. Marilyn Joyce Clark, b. 23 Dec. 1935, m. 31 May 1957, Robert Salisburg Jeptha Coburn, d. 6 May 1879, ae 91y, 4m, 11d, veteran of the War of 1812, m. Mercy (b. ca 1799, d. 9 Jan. 1849). Jeptha was one of the first landowners in Highland Twp. 1. Mary S. Coburn (26 Apr. 1833-18 Sept. 1899) m. *Dr. Jesse G. Lindsley 2. Almira A. Coburn Orin Cole (b. Vernon, Oneida Co, NY, 10 Oct 1811 d. probably Highland Twp., 1900), s/o Henderson and Betsey (Parmalee) Cole, m. Tamer (Furman) Babcock (29 June 1800-27 Jan. 1883, ae 82y, 6m, 29d) [widow of *Jacob Babcock]. Orin and Tamer were two of the first landowners in Highland Twp. 1. Hiram Cole (b./d. Highland Twp., 13 Nov. 1839-17 Aug. 1908, ae 68y, 9m, 4d) m. *Judith Maxfield a. Myron Cole (b. Highland Twp., Nov. 1866, d. Rose Twp.,14 May1939) m. ca 1895, Louella Demode (Mar. 1877-11 Dec. 1958). Louella m. (2) Burt Wermuth. [resided Rose Twp.] b. Ida May Cole (b./d. Highland Twp., 12 Aug. 1869-8 Dec. 1938 [stroke]) m. *Adrian G. Barrett 1. George Cole, b. ca 1897, adopted son of Ida c. Peter Cole (b. Highland Twp., 10 Mar. 1871, d. Fenton, 8 Apr. 1961) m. 1 Oct. 1907, Nellie May Woods (b. Hartland Twp./Brighton Twp., 1887, d. Pontiac, 12 Feb. 1928 [tuberculosis]), d/o John and Ellen (Swain) Woods 1. Everett Royal Cole (b. Highland Twp., 23 July 1917, d. Royal Oak, [Wm. Beaumont Hosp.] 24 Aug. 1982) [buried Div. V] m. Helen Brandemihl [in later years resided Spruce, MI] a. Robert Cole m. (1) 10 Aug. 1963, Marie A. Montante, d/o James Montante, (2) Christine b. Richard Cole m. Sue Tarrant 2. Irene Cole m. Jan. 1937, Robert Charles Topping, s/o John and Ida (Farnham) Topping [resided Fenton] 2. Chloe Cole (b. probably Highland Twp., 13 Nov. 1839, d. Fenton, 25 Nov. 1917) *Charles J. Hodge 3. Betsey Cole (b. Highland Twp., 13 July 1840, d. Detroit, 13 June 1924) m. (1) *Charles H. Lockwood, (2) Highland Twp., 26 Dec. 1878, William H. Blackmer [Betsey and Wm. were married by Rev. John Shannon; Orin Cole and Chloe Hodge were witnesses; Milford Times obit. states she was married in 1859.] 4. Emily Almira Cole (b. Highland Twp., 1845, d. West Branch, Feb. 1909) m. *George Maxfield [both buried Hodge Cemetery, Hartland Twp.] Henry A. Collins (b. ca 1838, d. Clyde, Highland Twp., 18 May 1882), served Co. A, 21st MI Inf., Civil War, s/o Nathaniel and Mary (Towers) Collins, m. *Mary Julia Hewes [1880 Highland Twp. census lists Henry as a section foreman.] 1. Myron W. Collins, b. ca 1865 2. Carrie Collins, b. ca 1868 3. Daisy Collins, d. Highland Twp., 27 Sept. 1872, ae 2m, 6d [whooping cough] {no record of burial in W. Highland} 4. Archie L. Collins, b. ca 1872 5. Mabel "Belle" S. Collins, b. 30 Oct. 1875 [1880 census lists her as Lelia B.] 6. Henrietta S. Collins, b. 18 June 1882 William Henry Cook (b. Northfield, Washtenaw Co., MI, 25 Dec. 1845, d. Detroit, 6 Feb. 1912), s/o Robert and Elizabeth (Bias) Cook, served Co. A, 30th MI Inf., Civil War, m. 5 Apr. 1872, *Amanda A. Brown 1. William Foster Cook (b. 2 Dec. 1872, d. Detroit, 5 May 1948) m. Ontario, Canada, 16 Sept. 1896, *Ethel Ann Bilton a. Evelyn Lucille Cook, b. 1901, m. (1) *Donald E. Williams, (2) ____ Kinney Adam Coonradt m. Elizabeth Cogsdell 1. Elma Coonradt, b. ca 1817, m. *Jerome W. Hand [resided Howell, MI] 2. Catherine Coonradt (b. NY, 20 Sept. 1820, d. Howell, 1903) m. *Stephen A. Lockwood [buried Waucousta Cem., Clinton Co., MI] 3. Hannah Coonradt, b. ca 1823, m. *Gilbert G. Bush [resided Detroit, MI] 4. Mary A. Coonradt, b. ca 1824, m. ____ Hunt [resided Alma, MI] 5. Elizabeth Coonradt, d. 24 Jan. 1874, ae 50y, 4m, 12d, m. (1) ____ Roudimond, (2) *William P. Seaver [Names below not mentioned in obit. of Catherine] 6. Malinda/Melissa Coonradt (b. Parma, NY, d. Milford/Highland, 18 Jan. 1900, ae 71y, 7m, 2d) m. 2 May 1850, *Oscar M. Hayes [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 7. Louisa Coonradt m. ____ Mann 8. Leonard Coonradt 9. Name unknown [Durant's 1877 Oakland County History gives the first interment as that of an infant child of Isaac Cornell. No other record exists to substantiate this. Isaac is buried in Gardner Cem., Tyrone Twp., Livington Co.] Rev. John N. Cosart (b. NY, ca 1795, d. Vernon, Shiawassee Co., MI, 1872), circuit rider in NY and MI, m. (1) Louisa Stowell (b. Lebanon, Madison Co., NY, 8 Oct. 1811, d. drowning in Lake Erie, 13 Sept. 1839), d/o Rev. Paul and Nancy Ann (Richards) Stowell, (2) 23 Feb. 1840, Catherine Bird (b. NJ ca 1815, d. 15 Apr. 1898) 1. Julia A. Cosart, d. 27 Apr. 1849, ae 22y, 6m 2. Cecilia Cosart 3. Louisa Cosart, b. Castile, NY, 30 Apr. 1833, m. 1861, Isaac Crawford (b. Troy, NY, 30 Apr. 1833, d. Bryon, MI, 4 Dec. 1905), itinerant preacher, s/o Isaac and Mary (Blanchard) Crawford [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 4. Nancy Cosart 5. Florence Cosart 6. Catherine Cosart 7. Mariette Cosart, b. 1849, m. William Gardner Lamphere [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 8. Wilber J. Cosart, d. 26 Jan. 1854, ae 11y, 10m 9. Frank Cosart, b. ca 1852 [resided Idaho] 10. Robert N. Cosart 11. Emily Cosart, b. ca 1855 12. Clara B. Cosart, b. ca 1858 [Obit.: dau.s were Mrs. S. Allen, resided Saginaw, Mrs. Russell Chase, resided Oregon, Mrs. Reuben Johnson, resided Idaho] Charles Colton, d.1853, m. ca 1843, *Priscilla Prior 1. William H. Coulton (b./d. Milford Twp., 1844-1845) 2. Harriet Coulton, b. Milford Twp., ca 1846, m. Pontiac, 1 Jan. 1863, Isaac Delamarter [assume resided Detroit] Elias Cowles (b. Gr. Plains, Farmington Co., CT, 23 Mar. 1796, d. Highland Twp., 3 Feb. 1884), s/o Jesse and Anna (Hart) Cowles, m. 11 Jan. 1824, Almira Billings, d. 13 Apr. 1895, ae 81y, 6m, 3d, d/o Jesse Billings. Elias was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp.; came in 1836. 1. Phebe Ann Cowles (11 Jan. 1827-11 Oct. 1836) [2nd person to be buried in Highland Twp.] 2. Julia Cowles (b./d. Highland Twp., 30 Nov. 1836-8 Dec. 1921) m. 30 Oct. 1854, *Anson Baker 3. Emma J. Cowles (5 Aug. 1842-1888) m. 1 Apr. 1862, *William Henry Baker 4. Anna Cowles, b. ca 1843, possibly m. *Porter Sutphen 5. Elias Cowles, Jr. (14 Jan. 1846-19 Dec. 1867, ae 21y, 11m), served 16th MI Inf., Civil War [served as substitute for Anson Baker] Thomas S. Crabtree (1885-1958) m. ____ 1. Edna J. Crabtree (1931-23 Oct. 1940) Job Cranson (19 Apr. 1810-8 Dec. 1882, ae 72y, 8m, 19d), s/o Elisha and Abigail (Reed) Cranson, m. (1) 1834, *Mary Lovisa Hyde, [first marriage in Twp.] (2) Mary A., d. 24 Mar. 1884, ae 74y, 12d. Job and Mary L. are two of the first landowners in Milford and Brighton Twp.s. 1. Jane Cranson, d. 24 June 1840, ae 4y, 11m, 16d 2. Elizabeth C. Cranson (b. Brighton Twp., 30 June 1838, d. Highland Twp., 17 Aug. 1914) m. *Joseph J. Bird 3. Linus Cranson, d. 24 Apr. 1839, ae 1m, 16d 4. Celestia C. Cranson (1841-1882) m. 1865, *William G. Holdridge 5. Lester Cranson, d. 24 July 1842, ae 1m, 26d Israel Cronkwright (b. NY, 22 Oct. 1822, d. Tuscola Co., MI, 15 May 1888) m. 25 Aug. 1849, *Lucinda Hanchett [came to Highland Twp. in 1870 from NY] 1. William Cronkwright (1856-1918) 2. Dan Cronkwright (1858-1921) 3. Edward Cronkwright (1860-1920) 4. Betsy Cronkwright (b. Sand Lake, Renesaeler Co., NY, 24 Nov. 1852, d. Rose Twp., 16 May 1920) m. Seldon Bowman, b. 16 Aug. 1844, s/o John and Ella Bowman [buried Beebe Cem.] 5. Mary Cronkwright m. Edward Bowman, s/o John and Ella Bowman [not mentioned in Lucinda's obit.] Zenas Crosman, d. 3 May 1853, ae 70y, 8m, m. Alma Adams, d. 2 Jan. 1872, ae 83y, 5m [Possibly Alma and Desdemona (Adams) Lee are sisters?] 1. John A. Crosman, b. ca 1820 [resided Rochester, WI], m. (1) 9 May 1844, *Fanny Woodbury Mudge, (2) 7 Feb. 1859, Mary Eliza Robinson a. Ada Louisa Crosman (6 May 1845-16 Mar. 1851, ae 5y, 10m, 10d) b. Ella Lovina Crosman, b. 21 June 1850 2. Zenas Forbes Crosman, d. Howell, 1 Dec. 1876, ae 46y, 2m, m. Sarah [See Howell, Probate 1422] Joseph D. Cross (1948-13 Sept. 1981), served SP 4 US Army, Vietnam Thomas Clarence Curdy (b. Clarence, Erie Co., NY, 25 Mar. 1816, d. Milford, 14 Mar. 1898) m. 7 Apr. 1844, *Sarah Jane Lockwood [resided Lone Tree Rd., Highland Twp.; came to Highland 1843; was a sailor on the Great Lakes; marriage record shows Sarah as 15, Thomas, 28; married by Rev. John Booth] 1. Amelia Ann Curdy (b. Highland Twp., 6 Mar. 1845, d. S.D., 13 July 1931) m. 15 Jan. 1867, *Henry C. Andrus [resided Aberdeen, SD] 2. James Franklin Curdy (15 May 1848-20 May 1849, ae 4y, 1m, 5d) 3. Scott Eugene Curdy, b. 26 Dec. 1846, m. 10 Dec. 1868, *Sarah J. Miller [removed to Grand Rapids] 4. Thomas Jay Curdy, b. 11 Dec. 1851, m. ca 1878, Lillian M. Albright, b. Dec. 1858 [see McCurdy in this text for names of children] 4. Sarah Effie Curdy (b. Highland Twp., 16 Feb. 1853, d. 1 Aug. 1939) m. 24 Nov. 1870, Thomas Thornhill (b. Nov. 1849, d. 1926), s/o Thomas and Elizabeth Thornhill [buried Oak Grove Cem.] 5. Frank L. Curdy (25 June 1854-5 Aug 1880, ae 26y, 4m, 10d [consumption]) m. 24 Oct. 1876, Capitola Nicholson. Capitola m. (2) A. L. Dart. a. Mabel Curdy, b. ca 1877 b. Florence Curdy, b. Nov. 1879 [see obit. for Ann (Curdy) Andrus, Milford Times, July 24, 1931] Caspar Dahn (b. NY, 9 July 1866, d. Hartland Twp., 19 July 1956) m. Howell, 8 Aug. 1889, [div. Dec. 1918] *Minnie May Lee 1. Henry Caspar Dahn (5 May 1897-1971) m. 11 Mar. 1924, Louise Tack (1905-1982) a. Henry Charles Dahn (12 Aug. 1924-1988), cremains spread Pacific Ocean 1. Infant, d. 10 Oct. 1945 2. Infant, d. 1947 3. Jeffrey L. Dahn b. Richard Caspar Dahn, b. 11 Dec. 1926 2. Leo Clement Dahn (26 Sept. 1906-30 May 1972) m. Howell [by Rev. Ambrose] 26 Nov. 1924, *Ina Elizabeth O'dell a. Charles Dahn m. Dorothy Holbrook b. Delores Esther Dahn, b. Royal Oak, MI, 4 Sept. 1931, m. 11 Nov. 1950, Duane M. DeGarmo, s/o Raymond and Mila (Munger) DeGarmo Carelton E. Darling (b. Fenton, 19 Jan. 1856, d. Highland Twp., 18 Apr. 1919) m. 16 Nov. 1882, *Mary E. Law [no issue] William Robert Darlington (b. Detroit, 13 July 1867, d. Brighton, 1 Oct. 1931), s/o Joseph/Richard and Ruth (Cave) Darlington, m. (1) 2 Dec.1889, Millie Woods (b. ca 1872, d. 2 Dec. 1911), (2) 7 Oct. 1918, Achsah Hunt 1. Flossy Darlington 2. Grace Darlington 3. Raymond Darlington 4 . Rufus W. Darlington (b. Brighton Twp., 1 Apr. 1891, d. Milford Twp., 2 Feb. 1969) m. 24 Dec. 1913, m. Carrie Viola West, d/o Myron West 5. Ruth Darlington, b. ca 1895, m. ____ Rich [resided Rochester] 6. Frank Darlington, b. ca 1898, m. 9 Feb. 1926, Nora Chatfield [resided New Hudson] Kenneth Ceredig Davies (25 Aug. 1913-8 Aug. 1974) m. Detroit,12 Aug. 1936, *Esther Marshall 1. Kenneth Ceredig Davies, Jr., b. 12 July 1939, lawyer in Detroit [Durant's Oakland County History of 1877 gives the first adult burial as that of a Mrs. Davis, wife of a transient worker for Eber Adams. No other record of this burial exists.] Norman Davison (b. Ashford, CT, 16 Aug. 1786, d. Davisonville [Atlas, MI], 9 Nov. 1840), s/o Paul and Sally (Gould) Davison [Paul was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.], m. Avon, NY, 9 Nov. 1806, Huldah Brown (b. Albany, NY, 4 Mar. 1786, d. Highland Twp., 10 Mar. 1848, d/o Benjamin and Sarah (Clark) Brown [Born Avon, Livingston Co., NY] 1. Sarah G. Davison (7 Oct. 1807, d. Atlas, 13 Feb. 1837) m. ca 1826, Lewis Manter 2. Paul Gould Davison (13 Apr. 1809, d. ca 28 Nov. 1851) m. 31 Mar. 1840, Mary Ann Hart 3. Oliver Perry Davison (b. Ogden, Monroe Co., NY, 31 Aug. 1810, d. Milford, 6 May 1879) m. 1838, Mary Clark (b. Stockton, England, 2 Oct. 1813, d. Highland Twp., 15 Apr. 1884, ae 64y, 6m, 10d), d/o George and Rebecca (Lazenby) Clark a. Sarah H. Davison (b. Atlas, 1 July 1840, d. Milford, 15 May 1913) m. 1 Jan. 1861, Charles Edwin Bennett b. Olive Flora Davison (b. Atlas, 8 Aug. 1842, d. Mt. Lebanon, PA, 5 Jan. 1928) m. 29 Aug. 1866, Ira H. Butterfield, Jr., b. ca 1842 c. Ada Rebecca Davison (27 Jan. 1845-12 Mar. 1919) m. 5 Apr. 1866, Eber Lewis Bennett [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] d. George Norman Davison (b. Highland Twp., 7 Aug. 1846, d. Lapeer, 13 Aug. 1873) e. Lewis Cass Davison (24 Aug. 1849-2 May 1850) f. Fred Lucius Davison (b. Highland Twp., 28 July 1856, d. Texas City, TX, 8 Apr. 1930) m. 11 June 1889, Meda G. Hulsizer g. Frank Burt Davison (b. Highland Twp., 2 Oct. 1854, d. Texas City, TX, 21 Feb. 1935) m. Fowlerville, MI, 26 Feb. 1884, Florence Haven h. James Clark Davison, b. Highland Twp., 11 Nov. 1858, m. 24 Aug. 1887, Carrie Helen Biggs 4. Sylvia Davison (21 Mar. 1812-21 May 1884) m. 26 Oct. 1837, John L. McNeil [served State legislature, 1851] 5. Henry P. Davison (12 Apr. 1817-26 Apr. 1827) 6. Dewitt Clinton Davison (22 Apr. 1819-11 Apr. 1873) m. Elizabeth Fairchild 7. Benjamin Franklin Davison (12 Apr. 1821, d. Highland Twp., 3 Apr. 1903) m. (1) 16 May 1849, *Hulda N. Gue, (2) 1 Jan. 1867, Sarah Sophia Wells (b. Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA, 25 Apr. 1835, d. Highland Twp., 8 Jan. 1917), d/o Philip and Sophia (Fuller) Wells. B.F. served as twp. supervisor and held other public offices. [Cemetery record shows burial of infant, name unknown] a. Jane Ann Davison (b. 30 Nov. 1853, d. Beaumont, TX, 15 Aug. 1944) m. *William Gonne b. Flora Ella Davison (1 Feb. 1856-16 Oct. 1871 [typhoid pneumonia]) c. Norman Clark Davison (b. Highland Twp., 2 Aug. 1858, d. Clarkston, 19 Oct. 1945) m. Cass City, MI, 14 Sept. 1882, Theresa May Eldred (b. Bridgeport, MI, 18 June 1861, d. Highland Twp., 23 Oct. 1906), d/o Egbert Eldred and Martha Griffin 1. Bertha Ada Davison (4 Oct. 1886-12 Sept. 1904) 2. Kenneth Franklin Davison, b. 15 Feb. 1888, buried Kenosha, WI, m. Neenah, WI, May 1911, Susie Robinson 3. Norman (Ned) Egbert Davison (5 Jan. 1892-7 May 1962), served MI PFC, U.S. Army, WW I, m. 26 Sept. 1922, Maude I. Bruno (22 Aug. 1904-20 May 1975), d/o Lamar and Myrtle (Maxfield) Bruno a. Norma Jane Davison, b. Fenton, MI, 29 June 1925, m. Little Rock, AK, William O'Roark b. Glen Davison, b. Fenton, MI, 31 Dec. 1927, m. (1) Sarah L. Lehman, (2) Anita (Moses) Schultz 4. Paul Allan Davison (19 Sept. 1893-31 Jan. 19 78), served Pvt., US. Army, WW I d. Frankie Davison [Jr.] (16 Jan. 1862-20 Nov. 1873) e. Bertha Davison (5 Oct. 1869-12 Sept. 1904) m. 19 Apr. 1893, Mark Leonard (3 Sept. 1863-18 Dec. 1939), s/o Jonathan C. and Amelia E. (Haff) Leonard [both buried Highland Cemetery] f. Margaret Sophia Davison (b. 23 Aug. 1871, d. Highland Twp., 1 Mar. 1966) m. 15 Nov. 1893, *Clarence T. Armstrong 8. Almira Jane Davison (8 Oct. 1821-8 Mar. 1884) m. 1 Jan. 1844, David McNeil 9. Marietta Davison (b. Lima, NY, 20 Feb. 1827, d. Highland Twp., 18 June 1904) [blind] Donald Decker (1939-1971) m. Sharon Bain. Sharon m. (2) ____ Armstrong. George Doran m. *Edith Faltin 1. Dannie and Michael Doran, b./d. 1951 Joseph Drozkowski (July 1868-24 Apr. 1941) [Highland Twp. records] Dr. Francis P. Drummond (b. NY, 18 Dec. 1822, d. probably Hartland Twp., 3 Nov. 1898) m. (1) Brighton, 25 Mar. 1849, Maria VanLeuven (14 Jan. 1831-6 Dec. 1866), (2) 5 Mar. 1867, Rachel S. Hale (29 Jan. 1840-15 Sept. 1907), d/o Elihu Hale 1. Adelia Drummond, b. ca 1851 2. Francis Drummond (b. ca 1854, d. 1932) m. ____ a. Caroline Drummond, d. 1953 3. Elizabeth Drummond, b. ca 1857 4. John Drummond Ebenezer Dunham of Mayfield NY, m. Anne/Hannah Denne 1. Jacob S. Dunham, d. 22 Jan. 1881, ae 93y, 29d. m. Catherine, d. 22 Feb. 1861, ae 69y, 2m, 10d [buried Highland Cem.] a. Rachel Dunham, d. 4 June 1872, ae 60y, 5m, m. Timothy Fessenden, d. 3 Apr. 1871, ae 71y. Timothy m. (1) M. [buried Highland Cem.] b. Ebenazar Dunham, d. 10 Nov. 1883, ae 68y, 8m, 6d, m. (1) Eunice, d. 6 Feb. 1875, ae 57y, 1m, 12d, (2) Hulda M., b. ca 1845 [buried Highland Cem.] c. John Dunham m. Mary McDermitt, adopted d/o Major and Florinda Baker d. Mary Annis Dunham (b. Lake Pleasant, NY, 24 Sept. 1822, d. Alma, MI, 1 Sept. 1898) m. *Major F. Lockwood e. Annie Dunham (b. Lake Pleasant, NY, 24 Sept. 1822, d. Highland Twp., 29 Mar. 1905) m. 1860, James William Lockwood (b. New London, Columbia Co., NY, 12 Aug. 1823, d. Highland Twp. 18 Apr. 1905) served Co. G, 1st MI Lt. Art., Civil War, mustered out 5 Sept. 1864, s/o Ira and Margaret (Crawford) Lockwood. J. W. m. (1) 7 May 1853, Lucretia Corwin [obit. for Annie states she came with her parents to MI in 1843; both buried Highland Cem.] f. Evelina Dunham (b. Oswegatchie, NY, 1826, d. 11 Feb. 1896) m. 12 Aug. 1861, Thomas Kinsley (1826-5 Apr. 1903) 2. Daniel Dunham, d. 1870, ae 76y, veteran of War of 1812, m. Harriet Sturtevant [removed ca 1858 to Caledonia, Kent Co.] a. Janette Dunham, d. Oct. 1886, ae 43y, m. ____ Coleman b George Dunham, d. 11 Jan. 1846, ae 21y, 2m, 20d c. Daniel C. Dunham (b. Parma, NY, 17 Oct. 1828, d. Novi, 14 Jan. 1905), served Co. H, 6th MI Cavl., Civil War, m. 14 Feb. 1852, Phylena Ellis, b. Delaware Co., NY, 25 June 1829, d/o James and Tryphosa (Howard) Ellis [1866 removed from Kent Co. to Novi, MI; eight children] 3. John Dunham, b. 4 July 1790, m. (1) Lucretia, (2) Susannah Slack, b. 3 Jan. 1801, widow of Burton Page a. William Dunham (b. 1821, d. "spring" 1885), served Co. D, 1st MI Cavl., Co. I, 3rd MI Cavl., also Co. G., Civil War [resided with Jacob] 4. Elijah Dunham, b. ca 1800 George Ehgotz (1905-1985), s/o John and Maggie (Litt) Ehgotz, m. Olive P. Mellis (1911-1995), d/o Elmer and Lyba (Mumby) Mellis Adolph Faltin (1892-1981) m. Johanna Bertha (1893-1983) 1. Gerard Faltin (1922-1928) 2. Elmer Helmut Faltin(16 Mar. 1924-7 Dec. 1998), served PFC U.S. Army, WW II 3. Edith Faltin m. *George Doran John Henry Feeney (b./d. Milford Twp., 16 Jan. 1874-12 Feb. 1921), s/o Thomas and Jane Feeney, m. Orchard Lake, 30 Mar. 1910, Lillian Middledorf (b. Detroit, 25 Mar. 1891, d. 4 Jan. 1969). Lillian m. (2) Leonard Rex Ogden, b. ca 1897, s/o Harry S. and Theda M. Ogden 1. George J. Feeney (b. Highland Twp., 21 Sept. 1915, d. 18 July 1935) 2. Thomas Roy Feeney, b. Highland Twp., 9 June 1912 3. Bertha Mae Feeney (b. Highland Twp., 25 Nov. 1919, d. 1975) m. *Bert Nichols Arthur Willard Finley (b. Columbus, OH, 5 Aug. 1895, d. Highland Twp., 14 Aug. 1960) [reinterred from Milford Memorial] m. Lena F. (1898-1988) 1. William Finley m. Doris a. Roberta Alma Finley (1952-1972) b. Charles D. Finley, d. 1957 c. Douglas W. Finley, d. 1958 2. Esther Finley m. Robert Dowdy 3. Alice Finley m. Herbert Lippman 4. Walter Finley 5. Madge Finley m. ____ Tullos Clifford Floury (1898-1970) m. *Viola Boring 1. George Lynn Floury, inf., d. 1929 2. Delores Marie Floury, b. 19 Aug. 1926, m. Carroll R. Lee [resided Sarasota, FL] Peter Frank (b. Hungary, 18 Aug. 1876, d. Milford, June 1960) m. Mary, d. 1962 Henry W. Franklin (b. NY, ca 1821, d. Hartland Twp., 1865) m. probably Commerce Twp., 31 Dec. 1843, *Alice Bullard 1. Hubbard Waite Franklin (b. Commerce Twp., 1844, d. Hartland Twp., 18 Jan. 1913, ae 68y, 8m, 22d), served Co. H, 1st MI Lt. Art., Civil War, m. Brighton, 22 Feb. 1866, *Hester Lewis [Liv. Co. Probate 1245] a. Effie Franklin, d. 23 Sept. 1868, ae 3m, 11d b. Henry W. Franklin, d. Hartland Twp., 19 Nov. 1885, ae 15y, 6m, 25d) [Liv. Co. census records give Henry's occupation as minister] c. Katherine Franklin (b. 1873, d. FL, Dec. 1962) m. *Walter Marshall d. Meltiah Ni Franklin (b. Hartland Twp., 1 June 1883, d. 1972) m. W. Highland, 15 Mar. 1905, Olive Thankful Longthorn (b. Parshallville, 15 Mar. 1887, d.1972) [married 67 years] 1. Lowell Franklin 2. Lewis Franklin 3. Kenneth Henry Franklin (b. Hartland Twp., 21 Oct. 1917, d. Pontiac, 7 Sept. 1949) m. 7 Jan. 1936, Owosso Co., *Lois Boyes. Kenneth served Pvt., 12 BN Armored Rep., WW II a. Marietta J. Franklin, b. 27 Sept. 1936, m. (1) Glen Buck, (2) John Peters b. Henry Kenneth Franklin, b. 10 June 1938 c. Arlene H. Franklin, b. 26 Nov. 1939, m. Delno Munson d. Lowell A. Franklin, b. 12 May 1941, m. Carolyn (resided VA) 2. Sarah Franklin (1852-1865) [died in a fire] 3. Henry W. Franklin (1855-1865) [Milford Times obituary for Katherine gives a sister Sadie who married ____ Cartwright] Major Furman m. Caroline, d. 25 Aug. 1839, ae 37y, 2m, 10d John Furman, d. 30 Sept. 1894, ae 83y, 3m, 26d, m. *Maria A. Baker 1. Edward Furman, b. ca 1836 2. Almira Edith Furman, b. ca 1838, possibly m. *Thomas F. Baker 3. Harriet Furman, b. ca 1840 Floyd E. Gault (b. 15 Aug. 1895, d. 8 Aug. 1973), served SFC US Army, WWI, m. *Anne E. Gonne [resided Flint, MI] 1. Marilyn Jean Gault, b. 14 Sept. 1922 Thomas Harrison Gaunt (b. Ann Arbor, 19 Nov. 1848, d. Hartland Twp., 4 Aug. 1929), s/o Thomas and Mary (Steffy) Gaunt, m. (1) 22 Oct. 1873, *Ella Rebecca Brown, (2) 10 Apr. 1918, Eliza (Harper) Bishop, (b. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 19 Apr. 1849, d. Highland Twp., 29 Apr. 1919), d/o James and Jane Harper, widow of William Bishop; (3) 22 July 1922, Alice (Swann) Crippen 1. Sylvia Imogene Gaunt (24 Jan. 1875-30 Oct. 1905) m. *Frank Williams 2. George Foster Gaunt (12 Apr. 1886-26 Mar. 1977) m. 14 Nov. 1906, *Alice Shaw a. Virginia Marjorie Gaunt, (25 Aug. 1907-17 Nov. 1994) m. Highland, 28 Sept. 1928, *Frank Boyes b. Shirley Eleanor Gaunt, b. 9 Apr. 1910, m. Highland, 28 Sept. 1928, Earl Wakeman, s/o Bert Wakeman of Hartland c. Elaine Sharon Gaunt (b. Highland Twp., 20 May 1916, d. 1996) m. Highland, 4 Sept. 1937, Emmanuel Robinson, s/o Ray and May W. (Doerr) Robinson [birth certificate gives Elaine's name as Edna Elaine Shaw Gaunt] Hiram Giddings, d. Highland Twp., 10 May 1888, ae 88y, 9m, 19d, [worked as a carpenter] [Oakland Co. records: d. 8 May 1888, ae 86y] m. Ethaney, d. 12 Aug. 1890, ae 86y, 7m, 23d [came to Milford in 1845, settled on Commerce Rd, later sold out and moved to W. Highland] 1. Henry Giddings, b. ca 1830 [grocer] 2. Naomi Giddings, b. ca 1831 3. Oscar Hibbard Giddings (b. Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY, 14 May 1836, d. Saginaw, 24 Mar. 1899) m. Polly Sample, b. ca 1838. Oscar came to Milford 1845, moved to Saginaw 1880 a. William S. Giddings (1862-1895) b. Oscar H. Giddings, Jr., b. ca 1864 c. Hiram J. Giddings, b. ca 1869 [resided Butte, MT] d. Ferry W. Giddings, b. ca 1876 e. Niles R. Giddings, b. ca 1878 f. Eliza Giddings, b. ca 1866 g. Alma Naomi Giddings (1868-1888) [possibly an infant, stone hard to read] 4. George W. Giddings, b. ca 1837 [blacksmith] m. Milford, 20 Sept. 1876, Victoria Oliver 5. Joshua Reed Giddings (b. VT, Nov. 1839, d. 1930) [veterinarian] m. (1) Ella T. Peck, d. Troy, 22 May 1889, ae 32y, 4m, 10d, d/o ____ and Minerva Peck, (2) Irene, b. ca 1845 a. Jessie R. Giddings, (b. Highland Twp., 1 June 1881, d. Greeley, CO, 20 Feb. 1908 [tuberculosis]) b. Kenneth E. Giddings (b. Sept. 1885, d. 27 June 1980) 6. O. W. Giddings [There was possibly a son Robert Giddings, who married, ca 1855, *Mary Ann Prior; no family record known.] Henry Gilbird (1891-1965) m. (1) 1929, Edith D. Ryan, (2) Elizabeth [resided Walled Lake] 1. Fred Charles Gilbird (1922-1964), served F1, USNR, WW II 2. June Gilbird, d. 1964 3. Infant, d. Mar. 1926 Elbridge A. Glasscock (1901-1941) m. Mable Clara (1898-1955). Mable m. (2) ____ Larabelle Elisha W. Glazier (b. Troy, MI, 1832, d. Highland Twp., 10 Sept. 1906) m. ca 1853, Harriet S. Parker (1824-16 Feb. 1899) 1. Judson W. Glazier, d. 10 Feb. 1860, ae 4y, 11m, 15d [scarlet fever] Harry R. Glendening (b. Durham, England, 17 Sept. 1866 [family records show he was b. 19 Sept. 1865], d. Highland Twp., 29 Apr. 1930 [pneumonia]) immigrated U.S. 1882, m. 10 Nov. 1886, Flora Belle Johnson (b. Milford, 6 Apr. 1867, d. Highland, 27 Apr. 1934), d/o William and Nancy (Phillips) Johnson. Harry worked as a gardener for the G.M. Proving Grounds in later life.. 1. Charles Glendening (1889-1973) m. 12 Mar. 1914, *Annie Weeks Charlick a. Robert Charles Glendening (1928-1949) [died in car accident] [no other issue] 2. Roy Johnson Glendening (b. Hartland Twp., 9 Nov. 1892, d. Fenton, 21 June 1976) m. 16 Apr. 1919, *Athalinda Cimmer a. Athalinda June Glendening, b. Hartland Twp., 5 Sept. 1922, m. 11 Oct. 1944, *William Wilson b. Nancy Caroline Glendening (b. 4 Apr. 1930, d. Tampa, FL, 7 Apr. 2001) m. *Paul Boyes John W. Glines (b. VT, 1801, d. 24 Sept. 1868, ae 67y, 4m, 17d) m. (1) ca 1826, *Judith Maxfield, (2) 5 Feb. 1846, Cynthia Ormsby (b. NY, 1820, d. 1889). John was one of the first landowners in Hartland Twp. 1. George William Glines (b. Godmanchester, Franklin Co., Lower Canada, 3 Nov. 1829, d. Highland Twp., 30 Oct. 1912) m. 18 Nov. 1852, *Aura Jane Maxfield [both buried Hodge Cemetery, Hartland Twp.] 2. Fannie Glines, b. ca 1830 3. Julia Glines (b. Canada, 1830, d. Highland Twp., 6 July/15 June 1883, ae 46y [breast cancer; listed with John Morse in 1860 census, domestic] 4. Paulina Glines (20 Nov. 1831-16 June 1892) m. (1) 18 Nov. 1852, Francis Potts (24 May 1823-24 Nov. 1889), s/o William and Mary Ann (Weaver) Potts, (2) Earl K. Childs [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 5. Laura Glines, b. Canada, ca 1834, m. 1857, Joseph W. Collins [removed to Holt, Ingham Co., MI] 6. Wesley Glines, b. ca 1837, removed to MN 7. Elzina Glines, b. ca 1838 8. Elvira Glines, b. ca 1841 9. Mark Glines, b. ca 1843, m. Nellie 10. William Glines, b. Hartland, ca 1846, m. 22 Feb. 1871, Mary A. Taylor, b. ca 1850 [removed to GA] 11. Charlotte Glines, b. Hartland, ca 1849, m. Highland, 28 Feb. 1872, Leroy R. Mosher, b. ca 1850 12. Alonzo Glines, b. Hartland, ca June 1850 13. Clara A. Glines, d. Hartland Twp., 26 Sept. 1870, ae 18y, 9m, 2d 14. Dora Glines, d. 4 Oct. 1868, ae 13y, 9m, 11d Charles Alonzo Godfrey (1822-1896), possibly s/o ___ and Caroline (Taft) Godfrey, worked as a carpenter, m. (1) Permelia A., d. 29 Sept. 1858, ae 29y, 10m, 1d, (2) Mary, b. ca 1838 1. Mary E. Godfrey, d. 18 Mar. 1866, ae 12y, 8m, 14d 2. Willie Godfrey, d. 18 July 1865, ae 11y, 8m 3. Charles Eugene Godfrey [possibly born 1858] m. 5 Mar. 1873, Harriet Barrows [1860 census shows Charles, ae 1, living with Silas Bullard; dau. Effie graduated U. of M., 1910, m. Austin Lathers] 4. Georgey Godfrey, d. 20 July 1865, ae 4y 5. Elmer Godfrey, b. ca 1865 6. Grace Godfrey, b. ca 1869 7. Wright Godfrey, b. ca 1876 Thomas Gonne (b. Ireland, 1825, d. Highland Twp., 12 Feb. 1897), s/o Rev. William Gonne [resided Canada], m. 1850, Elanor E. Eberle (b. Palmyra, Ontario, Canada, 21 Aug. 1831, d. Highland Twp., 25 May 1921), d/o of Henry Eberle [came to W. Highland in 1870] 1. William H. Gonne (b. ca 1854, d. Houston, TX, 26 May 1929, ae 69) m. 9 Nov. 1876, *Jane Ann Davison [resided Texas City, TX] 2. Thomas F. Gonne, d. 1 May 1919, ae 60y [resided OK] 3. Mary Ann Gonne (b. Tryconnell, Ontario, Canada, 6 May 1861, d. Arlington, VI, July 1949) m. 1885, *John M. Whitney 4. Albert Gonne (b. S. Lyon, 13 Feb. 1865, d. Pontiac, 25 Feb. 1953) m. (1) 10 May 1892, Dollie Preston (b. Fowlerville, MI, 19 Mar. 1873, d. Highland, 23 June 1930), d/o Elmer and Anna (Brown) Preston, (2) 30 Sept. 1931, Mary (Shoebridge) Leonard (b. White Lake Twp., 9 Sept. 1879, d. Marshall, MI, 2 Mar. 1962), widow of Oliver P. Leonard (20 Mar. 1860-16 July 1930), s/o Jason and Elizabeth (Wardlow) Leonard a. Anne E. Gonne (1896-1976) m. (1) Highland, 16 July 1913, Austin Carroll [resided Battle Creek], (2) *Floyd Gault b. Triscilla Gonne (16 Apr. 1899-6 Sept. 1927) m. Franklin Leonard [both buried Highland Cemetery] James Green m. Susannah Lyon, d. 20 Oct. 1849, ae 66y, 9m, 25d Elisha Grow (b. CT, d. 5 Sept. 1850, ae 71y), s/o Thomas Grow, m. Lois Palmer, b. NY, [resided Waterford Twp.] Came to MI 1837 [see Milford Times, 5 Sept. 1885, for Grow reunion article] 1.-5. Names unknown 7. Elisha Grow (b. CT, 24 Aug. 1810, d. 4 Mar. 1887, ae 76y, 6m, 8d) m. LaVina, (b. ca 1812, d. probably Highland Twp., 17 July 1895) a. Melvin Grow, b. ca 1840, m. Elizabeth, b. ca 1842 b. Mary Grow, b. NY, Dec. 1834, m. Henry S. Selleck, b. NY, June 1829 [no issue] 8. Thomas Grow, b. Cortland, NY, 22 Mar. 1818, m. 13 Oct. 1841, Margaret Morris, b. Wayne Co., NY, d/o Lewis L. and Eve (Van Valkenburg) Morris [resided Waterford and Pontiac] 9. Edward N. Grow, b. Homer Twp., Cortland Co., NY, 8 Mar. 1822, m. 27 Dec. 1848, Susan Landon, b. Canada, 25 Dec. 1827, d/o Ebenezer Landon of NY a. Miriam Grow m. ____ Van Valkenburg b. Frank H. Grow, b. ca 1852, m. (1) 18 Dec. 1870, *Harriet Adeline Lockwood [L.D. and Harriet Lockwood, witnesses], (2) Celia A. 1. Gracie Grow, b. 12 Mar. 1872, m. ____ Carter c. Albert R. Grow, b. ca 1854, m. Emma S., b. ca 1859 d. Lois A. Grow m. ____ Wallace e. John Grow 10. Edwin Grow, b. Homer Twp., Cortland Co., NY, 8 Mar. 1822 11. -14. Names unknown ____ Grubb, inf. of Mabel Grubb Solomon Gue (b. NY, 1805, d. White Lake Twp., 11 Oct. 1864) m. (1) *Joanna Lewis, (2) Rachel Ann [see Oakland Co. Probate #2188] 1. Hannah J. Gue (b. NY, ca 1825-1828, d. June 1846) m. "spring" 1845, *George W. Kinney 2. Laura M. Gue (b. NY, d. 28 July 1842, ae 17y) m. D. F. Hess 3. Huldah Gue (b. NY, 1830, d. prob. Highland Twp., 30 Aug. 1865) m. ca 1850, *Benjamin F. Davison 4. Typhena (Terphena) Gue, b. NY, 1832, m. ____ Mason 5. Leonard Gue, b. 1834, m. Hannah O. Knapp [widow of Orlen D. Knapp] 6. Olive Maria Gue, b. 1836, m. ____ Hiles 7. Laura Gue, b. MI, 1837, m. ____ Knapp 8. Elizabeth Gue, b. 1843, m. ____ Beach 9. George Bradley Gue, b. 1845, m. 1865, Marion Lawrence 10. Sarah Gue, b. 1847 11. Emily (Emma Joanna) Gue, b. 1849 Michael Guinan (b. Brighton Twp., 1862, d. Pontiac, 1927) m. 18 Sept. 1889,*Julia E. Prior 1. Vera Guinan (b. Milford Twp., 10 July 1890, d. 19 Dec.1972) m. *Guy Remus Shotwell 2. Gerald Guinan (b. Milford, 23 Sept. 1892, d. 28 Jan. 1914) m. Ann Arbor, 28 Jan. 1914, Hazel Tubbs, d/o G. Lafayette and Mary A. (Broadrent) Tubbs [resided Pontiac, bookkeeper for Pontiac Paint Manufcaturing Co.] 3. Josephine Guinan, d. before 1929 Joseph V. Hagadorn (b. Polka Twp., Steuben Co., NY, 6 Jan. 1827, d. prob. Highland Twp., 17 Aug. 1906, ae 79y, 7m, 11d), s/o John and Dorcas (Brown) Hagadorn, m. (1) 7 Nov. 1850, Caroline Johnson (b. ca 1835, d. Lyon Twp., 1851), d/o Philip T. and Huldah (Inman) Johnson, (2) Almira Loomis, (3) Sarah H. Reed (1845-23 June 1879, ae 34y, 4m, 2d), d/o William and Mary Reed, (4) *Sobrina Lockwood 1. Charles H. Hagadorn [resided Cleveland, OH] 2. Cora Belle Hagadorn (b./d. Highland Twp., 2 Jan. 1869-7 Jan. 1937) m. 28 Feb. 1894, *Charles Lewis Treat 3. Emma Hagadorn (21 Aug. 1870-10 Nov. 1942) m. I. Roy Waterbury [buried Highland Cem.] 4. Mary Edith Hagadorn (18 Aug. 1873-26 Jan. 1940) m. Harry Ruggles [buried Milford, MI] 5. Maude Hagadorn (b. Highland Twp., 1 Aug. 1880, d. Pontiac, 30 Mar. 1956) m. Nov. 1900, Bert Wardlow (27 Nov. 1873-12 Jan. 1953), s/o Joseph and Mary (Magill) Wardlow [both buried Highland Cemetery] 6. Elsie M. Hagadorn (b. Highland Twp., 25 May 1884, d. W. Hickory Haven, Milford Twp., 13 Nov. 1908) m. Sheldon Thornton (8 Dec. 1885-10 Sept. 1965) [both buried Highland Cemetery] Elisha Hale, b. NY, ca 1808, m. Rachael, b. VT, 1813 1. Alvin (also Edwin) N. Hale m. *Sarah J. Smith a. George Hale, d. 12 Apr. 1864, ae 6y b. George Hale, d. Handy Twp., Livingston Co., 25 Oct. 1870, ae 2m, 7d 2. Sanford Hale, b. ca 1846 3. Susan M. Hale, b. ca 1848 4. Alma L. Hale, b. ca 1852 ____ Hanafred m. Margret Jane Merriman (12 Mar. 1853-10 Nov. 1939), d/o George and Katherine (Glassford) Merriman 1. Alberta Mae Hanafred (b. Chatham, Ontario, 1878, d. Fenton, 27 Oct. 1960) m. *William McRobbie 2. Roy Hanafred [resided Inkster] Ezra Hanchett, b. Salsbury, Litchfield Co., CT, 30 Apr. 1785, d. Canaan, NY, 25 Sept. 1837, m. Juda Wheeler, b. Washington, Dutchess Co., NY, 23 Dec. 1788 1. Clarissa Hanchett (b. Sand Lake, NY, 2 Apr. 1813, d. July 1901) m. *John Paro 2. Almira Hanchett, b. 29 Jan. 1815 3. Dan Hanchett, b. 25 Mar. 1818 4. Mary Hanchett (b. NY, 13 July 1821, d. Highland Twp. 29 Mar. 1909, ae 87y, 8m, 16d) m. *Alonzo Lockwood 5. Sarah Hanchett, b. 11 Sept. 1823 6.-7. Twin boys, b. 31 Mar. 1825 8. Lyda Hanchett, b. 10 May 1826, m. J. A. Wheeler, resided Parma, NY 9. Lucinda Hanchett m. (b. Renssalaer Co., NY, 13 May 1828, d. Rose Twp., 11 Apr. 1907) m. *Israel Cronkwright 10. Martha Hanchett, b. 22 Feb. 1831 [One dau. m. ____ Alexander, resided Detroit, MI] Eben Hand m. Lucina Fuller, came ca 1835, settled Brighton Twp. 1. Lucinda Hand (b. NY, 7 Nov. 1831, d. Milford, 4 Dec.1903) m. May 1856, *Levi Ogden 2. Rhoda Hand 3. Josephine A. Hand (b. NY, Mar. 1839, d. Pontiac, 19/20 Apr. 1924) m. (1) Brighton Twp., 18 Feb. 1855, Elijah Clark, (2) *Philo M.Prior 4. Jerome W. Hand, b. Brighton, m. *Alma Coonradt 5.-9. Names unknown James H. Handy (b. CT, d. Hartland Twp., 12 July 1890, ae 98y, 7m, 2d), first landowner in Hartland Twp., m. Abigail (b. NY, d. 15 Jan. 1864, ae 70y) [Livingston Co. Probate 2157] 1. John Handy, b. CT, 1817, m. Dorothea, b. ca 1818 [Hartland Cemetery: Dorothea Handy, d.1 July 1871, ae 60y] 2. William C. Handy (1828-30 May 1859, ae 31y, 7m, 10d) 3. James H. Handy, d. Hartland Twp., 30 July 1887, ae 52y, m. 1856, Helen York, b. ca 1840 4. Mary Handy (1831-1911) m. ____ Haskell ____ Harinton m. Ida (b. Williams Port, PA, 22 June 1854, d. Highland Twp., 17 Feb. 1947) Oscar M. Hayes m. 2 May 1850, *Malinda Coonradt 1. Marsha E. Hayes, d. 28 May 1851, ae 2y, 9m, 20d 2. ____ Hayes m. ____ Cully [resided Parma, NY] 3. Fleet Hayes [resided Wayne] 4. Z. M. Fleet 5. ____ Hayes m. ____ Fry [resided Northville, MI] 6. ____ Hayes m. ____ Loew 7. May Hayes [remainder resided Milford] 8. Cash Hayes 9. Emmet Hayes 10. Ray Hayes William B. Hebbard, b. ca 1821, s/o Hezekiah [and possibly Salome Tenny] Hebbard, m. Hartland Twp., 8 Sept. 1840, *Elvira A. Mudge [removed to Riga, Monroe Co., NY] 1. Martha Elizabeth Hebbard, b. 5 Aug. 1842, m. Charles Theron Brown 2. Augusta Lucretia Hebbard (30 Aug. 1845-10 Feb. 1848, ae 2y, 10m, 5d) 3. Henry Hezekiah Hebbard, b. 29 Sept. 1847 4. Marion Gertrude Hebbard (20 Mar. 1851-3 Mar. 1863) 5. Alfred M. Hebbard (1 Aug. 1853-13 Apr. 1855) 6. Helen Isadora Hebbard, b. 16 Jan. 1857 7. Fanny W. Hebbard (11 Oct. 1863-9 July 1865) D. F. Hess, m. *Laura M. [see Solomon Gue] Ira Hewes m. *Julia Scott 1. Mary Julia Hewes (b. Byron Twp., Genesee Co., NY, 13 Dec. 1840, d. [possibly Hesperia, Newaygo Co., MI] 19 July 1926) m. *Henry Collins 2. Emma Hewes (6 May 1847-9 Oct. 1927) m. *William E. Lockwood Jonas Hewitt, Jr., d. 14 May 1850, ae 85y, m. Eunice Holmes, d. 4 June 1847, ae 82y 1. Jonas Hewitt, III, d. Griswold, 31 Jan. 1823, ae 31y 2. Thomas H. Hewitt, d. 26 Aug. 1862, ae 66y 3. Benjamin Hewitt (b. CT, 1797, d. 10 Feb. 1879, ae 81y, 4m) m. Ann Perry (b. RI, 1804, d. 30 Jan.1884, ae 80y, 1m, 10d), d/o William and Elizabeth Perry. Benjamin came to Highland in April of 1839. a. Mary Ann Hewitt (b. Windham, CT, 29 Sept. 1833, d. Highland Twp., 7 July 1916) b. Jennie E. Hewitt (b. CT, 1836, d. 30 Nov. 1871, ae 35y) m. G. W. Brown c. George J. Hewitt (b. CT, 1837, d. 4 June 1867, ae 36y, 4m, 26d [typhoid fever]) d. Windham W. Hewitt (b. Windham, CT, 2 Nov. 1838, d. Highland Twp., 6 Dec. 1922) served Co. H, 22nd MI Inf., Civil War, m. Hamlin, NY, 25 Jan. 1877, *Harriet Lee 1. Floyd L. Hewitt, b. Sept. 1879, m. Mendota, IL, 20 Sept. 1906, Mabel Woods [resided Asheville, NC] 2. Olive Belle Hewitt (b. Highland, 9 Oct. 1883, d. Detroit, Grace Hospital, 30 July 1933) 3. Perry Adams Hewitt (27 Nov. 1885-2 Jan. 1952) m. Highland, Twp., 23 Apr. 1913, *Edna Lemmon a. Lloyd Charles Hewitt (b. Highland Twp., 6 Apr. 1914, d. Feb. 1996) m. Highland, 26 Mar. 1941, Erma Adelia Huff (1913-1979), d/o Walter and Jeanette (Jones) Huff 1. Carolyn June Hewitt, b. Highland Twp., 12 Oct. 1941, m. (1) Daniel Bierer, (2) Richard Lynch [div.] 2. Louise Faye Hewitt, b. 1944, m. Paul Allmand 3. Jeanette Hewitt, b. 1946, m. Dean Millen, d. 1997 4. Richard George Hewitt, b. Highland Twp., 29 June 1949, m. Sue Nielsen b. Robert Edgar Hewitt (b. Highland Twp., 18 Aug. 1915, d. 1988) m. (1) Alice [div.], (2) Jean Sackett 1. Joyce Marie Hewitt (b. Waterloo , IO, 10 Jan. 1943, d. Saginaw, 14 Mar. 1952) 2. Edith Hewitt m. Rex Reynolds [div.] e. Elizabeth J. Hewitt, b. CT, ca 1839, m. Giles T. Brown, d. Ithaca f. John S. Hewitt (b. Highland Twp., 4 Jan. 1843, d. Pontiac, 16 Jan. 1916) m. (1) Corfu, NY, 1870, Eunice Hills, d. 1879, (2) 1882, Adelia Grieg (b. Milford, ca 1854, d. Loon Lake, 6 May 1930), d/o William Grieg g. Olive E. Hewitt (b. MI, d. 10 Nov. 1867, ae 27y, 7m, 8d [typhoid fever]) 4. Eunice Hewitt (b. CT, 16 Feb. 1798, d. Highland/Hartland Twp., 7 Feb. 1872) m. *Elias Armstrong [Livingston Co. Probate #377 (1884)] 5. Denison Hewitt, d. 13 Sept. 1840, ae 36y 6. Sophia Hewitt, d. Windham, CT, 3 Nov. 1839, ae ca 32y, m. ____ Beckwith 7. Emeline Hewitt (b. CT, 1812, d. Hartland, 23 Feb. 1846) m. *William Nelson Kinney 8. Mary Ann Hewitt, d. 27 Mar. 1840, ae ca 23y, m. Morgan Safford 9. Mary B. Hewitt, d. 17 Dec. 1849, ae ca 29y, m. A. H. Smith Melvin A. Hibner (b. Hartland Twp., 25 Sept. 1879, d. 26 July 1964), s/o Frederick and Ernestine (Melhberg) Hibner, m. 30 Apr. 1906, *Alma Marshall [no issue] Hiram A. Hills, one of the first landowners in Highland Twp., m. B. 1. Hiram E. Hills, d. 23 Sept. 1840, ae 8y, 2m, 21d Jonathan Pease Hodge, d. Hartland Twp., 11 Feb. 1872, ae 61y, 9d, m. Highland, 30 Nov. 1836, [by Josiah Beckman] Betsey Fall, d. 7 Dec. 1870, ae 52y, 8m, 6d [buried Hodge Cemetery, Hartland Twp.] 1. Charles J. Hodge (b. Southfield Twp., 9 Aug. 1837, d. 21 Mar. 1903) m. 1 Jan. 1862, *Chloe Cole a. ____ Hodge, dau. b. Charles P. Hodge, b. 15 Apr. 1868, m. 24 Feb. 1892, Kitty May Shook c. Eugene A. Hodge (b. ca Nov. 1874, d. Toledo, 23 Dec. 1930 [pneumonia]) 2. Lydia Malinda Hodge (b. 7 Sept. 1843, d. Highland Twp., 20 May 1923) m. (1) *Johnson S. Lockwood, (2) 30 Dec. 1875, *William P. Seaver, (3) ca 1904, *George Lewis Archie W. Hogarth, d. 1956 Plury Holdridge [possibly Pliny B. Holdridge, d. Hartland, 24 Jan. 1888, s/o Gershom and Rebecca Holdridge] m. Mary Lord [emigrated from NY to Brighton, MI in 1862] 1. William Gershom Holdridge, b. NY, ca 1837, m. 1865, *Celestia Cranson [resided Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co.] 2. Henry S. Holdridge (b. Riga, NY, 7 Dec. 1839, d. Highland Twp., 31 Mar. 1909), m. 30 Mar. 1865, *Josephine Ross a. Infant stillborn, 3 Nov. 1869 b. Nellie M. Holdridge (b. Hartland Twp., 24 Apr. 1872, d. Brighton, 23 July 1931) m. 16 June 1897, *Frank S. Keller [Frank was her teacher at W. Highland school.] c. Wilbur Holdridge m. Highland, 17 Sept. 1903, *Maude Miller [resided Daytona Beach, FL] 3. John B. Holdridge (b. Riga, Monroe Co., NY, 30 Mar. 1857, d. Hartland, Dec. 1908) m. 8 June 1881, Francelia Ada Clark (b. Green Oak, Livingston Co., 12 May 1861, d. Brighton, 26 July 1911) a. Irving Clark Holdridge (1888-12 Aug. 1931 [car accident]) m. Highland Twp., 15 Sept. 1909, Ethel Clare Arthur (1888-1973) 1. Doris Holdridge, b. 1910, m. Sept. 1939, Lewis Gage of Fenton [There is evidence she also m. Blaine W. Rowan] 2. Wilma G. Holdridge m. 1935, Manford E. Mason 3. John B. Holdridge, b. 3 Oct. 1915 b. Jessamine Holdridge m. 30 Nov. 1910, Erwin R. Hyne, s/o Fred Hyne c. Beulah Holdridge m. 26 Jan. 1910, Leamon J. Arthur 4. Azeline Holdridge m. ____ Hosner [resided Clifton, NY] Robert H. Holmes, d. Howell, Livingston Co., MI, 10 July 1894, ae 65y, m. (1) 27 May 1847, Maria Bennett, (2) *Mary Jane Lathrop 1. William H. Holmes, d. 3 Feb. 1875, ae 1y, 3m Joseph Honeywell, d. 28 June 1858, ae 70y, 1m, 1d, m. Sarah D., d. 12 Jan. 1889, ae 83y, 4m, 1d 1. Peter S. Honeywell, d. 25 Aug. 1850, ae 18y, 3d Rev. Hiram Hood, d. 16 May 1903, ae 85y, m. Miranda, d. 21 May 1868, ae 48y, 7m, 16d Oliver C. Hubbell (b. Pittsford, VT, 11 July 1815, ca 1817, d. Hartland Twp., 4 Oct. 1887), possibly s/o Ephraim and Lucy (Booge) Hubbell [Hubbell History #1043] Adoniram Hubbell (b. Warren, CT, 17 Dec. 1794, d. Hartland Twp., 8 Aug. 1852), s/o Ephraim and Annie (Carter) Hubbell [worked as a hatter], m. 2 Feb. 1819, Laura Fuller (b. Granville, Washtenaw Co., NY, 2 July 1798, d. 11 Apr. 1850). Adoniram was one of the first landowners in Hartland Twp. and came to Michigan in 1835. [Perhaps Laura was a sister to Lucinda (Fuller) Hand?] 1. Sardis Fletcher Hubbell (b. Newburg, OH, 10 June 1820, d. Howell, 16 June 1887) [practiced as a lawyer in Howell], m. (1) 14 Aug. 1848, Emily A. Mowry (ca 1833-29 Dec. 1862), (2) 14 Aug. 1864, Helen M. Carlin [Why is Emily listed with Philo Prior in 1850 census?] 2. Arvilla Arathusa Hubbell (20 July 1822-1909) m. 1865, *William Sexton 3. Ephraim Aforce/Affara Hubbell (18 Aug. 1829-1907) m. 28 Sept. 1858, *Clarissa Talmage a. Jennie Hubbell m. 27 Apr. 1898, ____ Taft Charles Hubbell m. Edith M. (Gordon) Baker (1877-1958). Edith m. (1) *Wilson Waldo Baker. ____ Hughes m. Margaret Greer (b. Ireland, 10 May 1827, d. Highland Twp., 5 Apr. 1919), d/o John Greer 1. Robert Henry Hughes, d. 10 Apr. 1943, m. Christiana Bailey (b. Ontario, Canada, 20 Apr. 1866, d. Highland Twp., 11 Mar. 1936), d/o John and Angelina (Ellison) Bailey a. Charles Lorraine Hughes (b. Chatham, Canada, 25 Aug. 1892, d. Highland Twp., 12 June 1917 [diabetes]) b. Orville H. Hughes c. Harold Hughes [resided Highland Park] 2. Pierce Hughes [resided Chatham, Canada] Dan Hurtubise [Shorty Dan], d. 1964, m. Viola, d. 1959 Abner Hyde (1793-30 Sept. 1837, ae 44y, 3m) m. Mary Bailey (1794-15 Aug. 1837, ae 43y, 6m). Abner was one of the first landowners in Hartland and Highland Twp.s 1. Elizabeth W. Hyde (b. 1817, d. Highland Twp., 23 Mar. 1845, ae 27y, 9m, 6d) m. *Noah P. Morse 2. David A. Hyde (b. CT, 24 Aug. 1818, d. 24 Aug. 1905) m. (1) Rebecca E. (b. NY, 1821, d. 1860), (2) 1860, *Eunice (Armstrong) Lee a. Charles Hyde (b. NY, ca 1846, d. Mecosta Co., Nov. 1894) b. Herbert J. Hyde (b. NY, ca 1848, d. Alma, ca 1 Sept. 1928) m. Frances J. Dunham, b. ca 1852, d/o John Dunham 1. Mary A. Hyde, d. 18 Dec. 1872, ae 8m, 13d c. Warren Hyde, b. NY, ca 1855 d. Lewis R. Hyde (b. NY, Aug. 1856, d. Detroit, 12 Oct. 1948) m. NY, 11 Nov. 1891, *Margaret Matilda Walker [no issue] e. Amos Hyde (b. NY, ca 1858, d. Ionia, ca 1 Apr. 1926) f. Marvin Hyde(b. after 1860, d. 15 Apr. 1936) [resided Caro, MI] g. Julia Hyde (b. after 1860, d. Saginaw, 12 Mar. 1920) m. Sherman Shoaf 3. William H. Hyde, d. 29 July 1851, ae 29y, 5m, m. 14 Jan. 1848, *Cornelia E. Mudge. a. Henry Abner Hyde (30 Aug. 1850-31 Mar. 1851) b. William H. Hyde, b. 24 July 1851 4. Maria O. Hyde, d. 18 May 1843, ae 19y, 8m 5. Mary Louisa Hyde, d. 7 Sept. 1842, ae 23y, 10m, 29d, m. *Job Cranson Seth Ibbotson, d. Detroit, Nov. 1930, m. Elizabeth, d. Detroit, 31 Oct. 1927 1. Henry Ibbotson, d. 24 June 1922 2. ____ Ibbotson m. Fred Seal 3. Frank Ibbotson 4. Albert Ibbotson 5. Maurice Ibbotson Leroy Clarence Ike (b. Ovid, NY, 12 Dec. 1884, d. Milford, 11 Jan. 1929), s/o William and *Nellie L. (Tenny) Ike, m. Aug. 1905, *Edith Ogden 1. Pauline Ike (1907-1974) m. *Merrill Treat 2. Earl M. Ike (1909-3 Sept. 1973) m. Helen Virginia Ford (1914-7 Oct. 1971), d/o Clayton E. and Mabel (Herst) Ford [buried Highland Cem.] 3. Dorothy Leona Ike, b. Ann Arbor, MI, ca 1911, m. (1) Maurice Ruggles (1904-1936), s/o Harry O. and Mary Edith (Hagadorn) Ruggles; (2) Lyle Motschenbacher [Maurice buried Highland Cem.] 4. Florence Ike, d. infancy 5. Elinor Ike 6. Betty Jane Ike 7. Charles Ike 8. Anna Louise Ike, b. 6 July 1925 9. Clarence Frederick Ike (2 Jan. 1928-1982) m. Mary L., b. 1931 [buried Highland Cem.] Arthur Irvin (b. Jackson Twp., Pike Co., OH, 11 Oct. 1883, d. Howell, 6 June 1961) m. 3 Aug. 1904, Daisy A. Sanders (b. Willow Hill, IL, 18 Aug. 1882, d. Milford Twp., 5 Jan. 1969), d/o Hugh and Ellen (Hayden) Sanders 1. R. Hugh Irvin, b. 1907, m. *Margaret Middleton 2. Nolene D. Irvin (b. Carlisle, IN, 1 Sept. 1905, d. Pontiac, 15 Aug. 1968) m. Fred J. Richman (1904-1984), s/o Fred and Bertha B. (Curdy) Richman 3. Lawrence Lee Irvin [resided E. Lansing, MI] 4. Frances Ellen Irvin, b. Highland Twp., 15 Sept. 1919, m. Ralph Evert [resided Farmington, MI] ____ Johnson m. Mary (b. Czechoslovakia, 1862, d. Detroit, 13 Aug. 1937) 1. Edward Johnson (17 Jan. 1893-24 Aug. 1911) 2. ____ Johnson m. Louis Emerson 3. Emily Johnson (1906-16 Oct. 1984) m. Albert Tabbert E. W. Johnson m. Sarah, d. 4 Nov. 1848, ae 32y, 8m, 20d) [Perhaps related to Hiram A. Hill] George W. Johnson m. (1) Harriet S., d. 13 Dec. 1870, ae 28y, 6m, 24d) [Possibly related to Major Phelps or William Martin], (2) Lucille 1. Willie W. Johnson, d. 25 July 1870, ae 6m, 3d Robert R. Jones (b. Tidd, Lincolnshire, England, d. Highland Twp., 7 Apr. 1892, ae 74y, 2m, 1d), s/o William and Margaret A. (Rogers) Jones, m. Hannah Edmunds (14 Mar. 1829-9 Aug. 1895, ae 67y, 4m, 5d), d/o Walter and Margaret Edmunds; immigrated from England 1852; purchased Anson Baker farm on Tipsico Lake Rd.; gave land for Methodist Church on Clyde Rd. [buried Highland Cem.] 1. Robert Jones, d. England in infancy before 1852 2. Mary Elizabeth Jones, b. 1852, b. shipboard, m. Caleb Everts [resided Rose Twp.] 3. William Robert Jones m. Jennie Beach [resided Holly] 4. Margaret A. Jones, d. 4 Sept. 1855, ae 3m, 12d 5. Margaret Ann Jones, b. ca 1858, m. Cyrus Gibson [resided Troy] 6. Hannah Matilda (Anna) Jones, d. 11 Nov. 1945, ae 86y, m. (1) Lester Carpenter, d. Nebraska, (2) George Guddall [resided Grand Rapids] 7. Bertha Melissa Jones (b. Clyde, 12 Apr. 1862, d. Alhambra, Los Angeles Co., CA., 4 July 1953) m. 23 Nov. 1881, John George Camp (b. Dundas City, Ontario, Canada, 1 July 1861, d. Alhambra, CA, 21 June 1940), s/o John and Eliza (Burns) Camp [resided Grand Rapids; CA 2 children] 8. Emma Agnes Jones, b. ca 1864, m. George "Burt" Buell 9. Julia Alice Jones, b. ca 1866, m. (1) George Nash, [div.]; (2) Frank Merrill 10. Anson R. Jones (21 Jan. 1868-19 Dec. 1912) m. Pontiac, 18 Dec. 1894, Delia M. Fisk (b. White Lake, 31 Oct. 1873, d. Highland Twp., 19 Oct. 1948), d/o Henry D. and Minnie (Ide) Fisk a. Lloyd Anson Jones (15 Apr. 1896-Mar. 1966) b. Helen Jones, b. 12 Aug. 1902, m. 12 July 1921, *Clifford Skinner [resided Kalamazoo, MI] c. Henry Robert Jones (b. 18 July 1907, d. 11 Jan. 1994) m. ca 1932, Margaret Rogers (1900-21 Mar. 1981) William Jones (1867-2 July 1945) m. 29 Apr. 1897, *Etta Lee 1. Lucille E. Jones (b. Wisc., 19 Dec. 1912, d. Highland/Hartland Twp., 12 Jan. 1938) [adopted dau., parents listed in Highland Twp. records as Timothy Manning and Hazel Schwitzer] m. May 1933, Robert Harrell [no issue] Robert G. Jones, d. Pontiac, 31 Jan. 1949, m. Highland, 12 Dec. 1905, *Eva Mae Bryant 1. Wesley Jones, d. 1929 Henry Judson (b. England, ca 1828, d. Davisburg, 17 Jan. 1897 [tuberculosis]), immigrated 1853, m. Rebecca Brown 1. Mary E. Judson, b. ca 1853 2. Sarah Judson (1856-1936) m. 1879, *Ora Manly, MD 3. Ida Jane Judson (b. Ann Arbor, 16 July 1860, d. Atlas, MI, 28 Aug. 1944) m. *John Miller 4. Charles Henry Judson (b. Webster Twp., Washtenaw Co., 11 Feb. 1865, d. Vassar, MI, 1 Mar. 1912) m. 23 Dec./22 Oct. 1885, *Clara M. Paro [buried Highland Cemetery] 5. Matilda/Amanda Judson, b. ca 1868, m. Howard Seely [removed to CA] 6. William F. Judson (b. 1870, d. Hartland Twp., 16 Oct. 1944) m. ca 1901, *Ellen Charlick a. Harry Wilbur Judson (1902-15 Oct. 1988) m. 26 Feb. 1923, Julia Mary Laurain/Lorraine (1905-1979) [mother's maiden name Outhwaite] 1. Nettie June Judson, b. 2 May 1927, m. 28 Nov. 1947, Edward A. Misslitz (13 Aug. 1927-3 Oct. 1997), served Pvt., U.S. Army, WW II 2. Dorothy Judson m. Feb. 1952, Louis Wendell, s/o Harry Wendell 3. Sharon Lee Judson, b. Highland Twp., 28 Dec. 1942 7. ____ Judson m. ____ Soper [resided Haven, KA] 8. Jessie Judson m. ____ Holmes [resided Sterling, KA] Jacob Keller m. Catherine Klicker 1. George W. Keller (b. Williamsville, NY, 29 Jan. 1871, d. Highland Twp., 28 Apr. 1952) m. *Melva Wixson 2. Frank S. Keller (b. Williamston, NY, 19 July 1869, d. Highland Twp., 7 July 1954) m. (1) 16 June 1897, *Nellie Holdridge, (2) Eula J. (Taylor) DeGarmo (1869-1956), d/o James and Eliza (Beaumont) Taylor. Eula m. (1) 9 Mar. 1892, John DeGarmo (12 Nov. 1868-1935), s/o Archibald D. and Emily (Olmstead) DeGarmo 3. Clara Keller 4. Ella M. Keller m. Robert Cassidy [resided Ortonville] Rev. Henry A. King (served Highland Baptist Church 1866-1874), b. England, ca 1834, m. (1) Jane, b. Ontario Canada, ca 1836, (2) 23 Sept. 1882, Nettie Bourns, b. 5 Mar. 1855 [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 1. Amelia King, b. ca 1857 2. Emily King, b. ca 1859 3. Theodosia King, b. ca 1861 4. Henry A. King, d. 28 Aug. 1871, ae 11m [not listed in 1870 census] William Kinney (b. Preston, CT, 14 July 1787, d. Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI, 7 Aug. 1868), s/o Henry and Sybil (Tracy) Kinney, m. Preston, 3 May 1812, Susannah Hutchinson (b. ca 1784, d. Wheatland, Monroe Co., NY, 26 Mar. 1834). William came to Hartland Twp. 1835; served as a private in the militia War of 1812; served as the first Justice of the Peace, Hartland Twp; first landowner Hartland and Milford Twp.s. 1. William Nelson Kinney (b. Norwich, New London Co., CT, 25 May 1814, d. Hartland Twp., 11 Feb. 1906) m. (1) 2 Jan. 1840, *Emeline Hewitt, (2) 5 July 1846, Huldah Ann Palmer (b. Modena,Ulster Co., NY, 10 Feb. 1826, d. Hartland, 30 Jan. 1892), d/o William and *Hester (Lewis) Palmer. William Nelson and Emeline are listed as two of the first landowners in Hartland and Milford Twp.s. [Children all born Hartland Twp.] a. Mary S. Kinney (b. 30 June 1842, d. Milford, 24 Mar. 1875) m. Hartland, 2 Apr. 1868, James Nicholson (b. Novi, MI, 8 Aug. 1841, d. Milford, 11 Aug. 1899), s/o Henry and Samantha (Knapp) Nicholson. James m. (2) Milford, 22 May 1877, Isabel Morrison b. Horace H. Kinney (13 Oct. 1843, d. Hartland, 12 Nov. 1868) c. Catherine A. Kinney (b. 22 June 1847, d. 15 Apr. 1915) m. 14 Oct. 1866, Thomas Love Cranston (Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co., MI, 17 Sept. 1844-29 Dec. 1914), s/o Palmer B. and Emeline (Love) Cranston d. Spencer Eugene Kinney (25 June 1848-26 Nov. 1876 [typhoid fever]) m. 25 Dec. 1871, Adelia Ann Palmer (4 July 1854-7 Apr. 1957), d/o William H. and Cynthia C. (Hathaway) Palmer. Adelia m. (2) *Charles Armstrong e. William Henry Kinney (20 Sept. 1849-8 Apr. 1851) f. Emeline T. Kinney (b. 19 Apr. 1852, d. 15 Aug. 1894) m. 1875, George Elliot Dickerson (b. Milford, 16 May 1854, d. Pontiac, 2 Jan. 1920), s/o Joseph P. and Parthena (Eddy) Dickerson g. Freddie Kinney (22 Aug. 1853-28 Apr. 1854) h. Frank A. Kinney (12 Aug.-22 Oct. 1854) i. William Palmer Kinney (4 Aug. 1855, d. Bancroft, Shiawassee Co., 2 Feb. 1940) m. 26 Apr. 1879, Alvira Lewis (b. Highland, 7 Nov. 1860, d. Bancroft, 5 June 1932), d/o Hollon M. and Charlotte (Beidelman) Lewis 1. Maude E. Kinney (14 Mar. 1880-26 Sept. 1898 [consumption]) 2. Grace B. Kinney, b. 17 May 1883 3. Hazel Kinney (b. 26 Aug. 1885, d. Brighton, 6 July 1954) m. (1) Fred Wilson (b. Shiawassee Co., 15 Aug. 1882, d. 5 May 1947), s/o Ambrose and Lucy Wilson, (2) Bancroft, 1 Oct. 1949, Harry S. Preston (3 Jan. 1885-1959), s/o John L. and Frances M. (Slover) Preston 4. Glenn H. Kinney (b. Hartland Twp., 15 Jan. 1889, d. Merced, CA, 15 Feb. 5 Feb. 1952) m. Dos Palos, CA, 17 Jan. 1915, Margaret May John, b. OK Territory, 10 Dec. 1897, d/o Alva D. and Rilla (Sears) John 5. William Nelson Kinney (24 Aug. 1893, d. Burns, Shiawassee Co., 19 June 1911 [tuberculosis]) j. Albert Elmer Kinney (b. 20 Oct. 1856, d. Ludington, MI, 3 Jan. 1927) m. (1) 4 Apr. 1883, Rebecca Gordon, d. Hartland Twp., 5 Nov. 1888, ae 31y, 4m, 26d, d/o William and Ann Gordon, (2) Emma A. Nichols (1864-1942), d/o William and Mary Elizabeth (Westphal) Nichols k. Adelbert Charles Kinney (b. 22 Mar. 1860, d. Birmingham, 24 Dec. 1926) m. (1) 12 Nov.1896, Grace A. Rorabacher (b. Webster Twp., Washtenaw Co., MI, 20 Apr. 1869, d. Brighton, 9 Oct. 1901), d/o Henry M. and Amanda (Bennett) Rorabacher, (2) July 1916, Ida E. (Mosher) Prescott (b. NY, May 1855, d. Petoskey, 1 Nov. 1940), d/o Joseph H. and Sarah Ann (Green) Mosher. Ida m. (1) Adelbert Prescott. l. Claud Lincoln Kinney (b. Hartland, 21 May 1866, d. Milford Twp., 24 June 1959) m. Bancroft, MI, 3 Feb. 1891, Phebe Almeda Lamb (b. Hartland, 11 Feb. 1871, d. Flint, MI, 14 Oct. 1938), d/o Aroswell Jr. and Phebe Loella (Sherman) Lamb 1. Grant Kinney (23 Jan. 1892-13 Aug. 1943) m. Milford, 5 Feb. 1913, *Mabel Elizabeth Miller a. Lila Mae Kinney, b. Hartland Twp., 18 Nov. 1914, m. *Philip Clark Stephens b. Phoebe Loella Kinney, b. 29 Dec. 1919, m. 28 Sept. 1940, *Roy Burley 2. Ralph Edson Kinney (15 May 1894-7 Feb. 1963) m. 5 Aug. 1922, *Florence Marie Treat a. George Kinney, b. 27 Dec. 1924, m. 2 Feb. 1952, Berneta Mae Rix (9 Jan. 1930-5 Sept. 1989), d/o Claude Percy and Arretta (Fleming) Rix, (2) ____ [resided later years in Florida] b. Marjorie Kinney, b. 21 July 1933, m. 19 Sept. 1952, Gerald Charlick, b. 31 Dec. 1933, s/o *J. Willard and Thelma (Teggerdine) Charlick [div.] 3. Clair Leslie Kinney (8 Nov. 1895-7 May 1898 [drowned in cistern]) 4. Olive Elizabeth Kinney (24 Nov. 1897-3 July 1898 [whooping cough]) 5. Shirley Aroswell Kinney (22 May 1899-12 Feb. 1900) 6. Ruth Loella Kinney (b. Hartland, 22 Feb. 1903, d. Hampton Twp., Bay Co., MI, 23 Nov. 1974) m. Hartland Twp., 20 Sept. 1923, Howard K. Bidwell, b. Lyon Twp., 29 Oct. 1901, s/o Albert H. and Effie Belle (Morey) Bidwell 7. Claud Maurice Kinney (26 June 1906-3 June 1907 [malnutrition]) m. Glenn A. Kinney (b. 18 Mar. 1868, d. Hartland, 24 Dec. 1876 [typhoid fever]) 2. Susan Maria Kinney (b. Norwich, 21 July 1816 ) m. Hartland, 6 Dec. 1838, Stephen Brown [resided Watertown, Clinton Co., MI] 3. Henry Riley Kinney, b. Franklin, New London Co., CT, 29 Sept. 1818, m. (1) Arvilla Riddle (b. ca 1827, d. probably Milford, 1866), (2) 18 Jan. 1868, Catherine (Reed) Kniffen (b. Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY, 1830, d. Milford, 12 Jan. 1897) [All buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Milford] a. Albert R. Kinney (b. 27 Aug. 1852, d. Detroit, 14 Feb. 1926) m. Detroit, 30 Jan. 1889, Alice A. (Wallace) Stringer (b. Wallaceville, Wayne Co., MI, July 1848, d. Detroit, 7 July 1928), d/o John B. and Irene M. (Nelson) Wallace. Alice m. (1) Thomas W. Stringer. [buried Roseland Park Cem., Berkley, MI] b. Alfred B. Kinney (b. 27 Aug. 1852, d. Milford, 8 Dec. 1938) m. 25 Dec. 1878, Jennie Kinsman (b. Highland Twp., 1 Jan. 1857, d. Milford, 4 Mar. 1938), d/o Saul and Mary Ann (Voorheis) Kinsman [Alfred buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] c. Clara Kinney (1858-1861) d. Lillian Kinney (b. 28 July 1861, d. Milford, 17 June 1923) m. (1) Milford, 30 June 1897, Alonzo E. Gardner (1842-1900), s/o Amilo and Hannah (Mixter) Gardner [resided ND], (2) Milford, 17 Oct. 1903, Ansley A. Arms (28 Aug. 1850-25 Feb. 1924), s/o William A. and Miranda E. (Robinson) Arms e. Effie Belle Kinney (b. Milford Twp., 5 June 1870, d. Pontiac, 8 July 1924) m. Milford, 14 Sept. 1893, Robert John Gordon (b. Rose Twp., Aug. 1869, d. Waterford, 2 Mar. 1937), s/o William and Ann (McGundy) Gordon 4. George Whiting Kinney (b. Franklin, 28 Nov. 1820, d. Watertown, MI, 17 Jan. 1886) m. (1) 1845, *Hannah J. Gue, (2) 20 Sept. 1848, Watertown, Emily H. Phillips, (3) 1871, Achsah E. Reed, d/o Alson H. and Dolly (Jackson) Reed 5. Sybil Achsah Kinney (b. Franklin, CT, 24 Dec. 1823, d. Watertown, Clinton Co., MI, 3 Mar. 1904) m. *James Lyon Larabell m. Mable Clara (____) Glasscock (1898-1955) Albert A. Lathrope (b. Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, 4 May/30 Apr. 1821, d. Pontiac, 4 Dec. 1901), s/o Erastus and Lucy (Morse) Lathrop, m. 31 Dec. 1843, *Angenette Bullard 1. Mary Jane Lathrop (1844-1908) m. *Robert H. Holmes 2. John Lathrop, b. Commerce Twp., ca 1849, m. Louise J. Algeo (b. Tyrone Twp., 12 Aug. 1852, d. Highland Twp., 26 May 1930), d/o Louis and Annie (Liddle) Algeo [buried Oak Hill Cem., Pontiac] 3. Henry W. Lathrop (14 Aug. 1851-29 Aug. 1894) m. *Addie A. Smith a. Loie Lathrop (b. Hartland Twp., 14 Jan. 1875, d. Novi, 6 Dec. 1965) m. 18 June 1902, Charles W. Ashley (27 Aug. 1877-8 May 1939), veteran of WW I, s/o Van and Cornelia (Cornell) Ashley [buried Highland Cem.] 4. Catherine J. Lathrop, b. 21 June 1854 Chester A. Law (1825-1892) m. 1846, Julia A. Patton (1819-1896) [According to Milford Times account, Julia Law d. Highland Twp., 25 Aug. 1898 of blood poisoning. She was b. Reading, NY, 30 July 1819.] Mary Colby was a witness to the wedding. The Pattons came to Novi in 1844. 1. Judson (James J.) Law (b. 1848, d. Detroit, May 1907 [rheumatism]) [no burial record] 2. Mary L. Law (b. Novi, 4 Apr. 1859, d. Highland Twp., 25 Sept. 1905) m. *Carelton Darling 3. Dora Law (b. Novi, 24 Jan. 1864, d. Highland Twp., 28 June 1918) m. 22 Nov. 1882, Harmon Nacker (30 Sept. 1857-17 Nov. 1913), s/o Frederick and Hannah (Dietrich) Nacker [both buried Highland Cem.] 4. Sarah Law, d. 27 Feb. 1872, ae 6y, 9m, 1d 5. Minnie Law (1852-1929) m. Charles S. Bruno (1853-1920) [buried Highland Cem.] 6. Frances Law m. Frank McGuire [resided Wixom; see Milford Times, 16 June 1888] 7. David Law [resided Cass City] George Lee, d. 9 Sept. 1839, ae 39y, 1m, 5d, m. 9 Dec. 1828, Minerva Tenney [George was one of the first landowners in Highland Twp.] Daniel A. Lee (b. Norwich, CT, 31 Mar. 1803, d. Highland Twp., 24 Oct. 1874, ae 71y, 6m, 24d), son of Asa and Fanny Lee, m. 1 Jan. 1826, Desdemona Adams (b. Springfield, Hamden Co., Mass., 16 Dec. 1805, d. 31 Mar. 1900). Daniel and Desdemona moved to Warsaw, NY, then came to Milford, MI, in 1844. At the time of her death, Desdemona was the oldest resident in Highland Twp. 1. Henry N. Lee, d. 5 July 1854, ae 29y, 8m 2. James H. Lee, d. 20 Apr. 1844, ae 12y, 10m, 14d 3. Spencer Daniel Lee (b. Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY, 23 May 1837, d. Highland Twp., 25 Mar. 1920), served Co D, 1st MI Cavl., Civil War, m. 16 Oct. 1861, *Sarah S. Putnam a. Etta Lee (6 June 1873-1967) m. *William Jones 4. Daniel Lee, b. NY, ca 1837 5. Francis C. Lee (b. NY, ca 1840, d. Blencoe, IA, Sept. 1924) 6. William Lee (b. NY, ca 1842, d. Lucerne, 1916) 7. Fanny Lee (b. Highland Twp., ca 1845, d. Lima, NY, 8 Nov. 1933) m. Delos Tenney [resided Hilton, NY] 8. Harriet Lee (b. Milford Twp., 9 Nov. 1848, d. Highland Twp., 17 May 1936) m. *Windham Hewitt 9. George R. Lee [resided Fenton] 10. Charles M. Lee, d. 3 Mar. 1855, ae 3y, 9m, 15d Eli Lee (b. Lebanon, New London Co., CT, 15 July 1787, d. Hartland, 3 Oct. 1874, ae 87y, 2m, 16d), s/o Israel and Mary/Sarah (Shaw) Lee, m. Franklin, CT, 30 Nov. 1809, Mindwell Armstrong (b. Franklin, CT, 10 Sept. 1790, d. 8 Mar. 1876, ae 85y, 5m, 27d), d/o Isaiah and Artmesia (Fillmore) Armstrong. [Isaiah was a bro. of *Amos Armstrong.] Eli was one of the first landowners in Hartland Twp.; Eli and Mindwell were founding members of the Baptist Church of Highland. [Children all born CT or NY] 1. Maria Lee, d. 2 Nov. 1819, ae 9y, 1m, 13d 2. Adon F. Lee, d. 11 Oct. 1819, ae 6y, 3m, 27d 3. Lyman Lee (b. NY, 16 Oct. 1815, d. Hartland Twp., 30 Dec. 1887) m. (1) 25 Dec. 1838, Elizabeth E. Andrus (25 Feb. 1821-10 May 1862), (2) 17 June 1865, Clarissa A. (Ober) Stevens, d. 19 Dec. 1891, ae 69y, 4m, 5d, d/o Highland Ober [See Probate 2130] a. Daniel Lee, b./d. Oct. 1846 b.-c. Stillborn sons, b. 1851, 1852 d. Etta Isabel Lee (b. Deerfield Twp., 2 Dec. 1857, d. Hartland Twp., 26 Nov. ' 1872) e. Ida R. Lee [parents' name was Stover, adopted], d. 22 Jan. 1898, ae 42y, 9m 4. Adon F. Lee (b. Riga, NY, 5 Feb. 1820, d. 23 Nov. 1857, ae 37y, 9m, 19d) m. 1 Feb. 1842, *Eunice W. Armstrong a. Lewis G. Lee (1842-1913) m. (1) 1864, Alzina Phelps [div. for desertion], (2) Walled Lake, 1895, Sarah (Bedan) Scrace (26 Jan. 1854-1940) [widow of George Scrace] 1. Phelps A. Lee (b. 29 Aug. 1867, d. Ann Arbor, 14 Jan. 1932) m. Milford, 20 Nov. 1892, Katherine Nicholson (b. 29 Nov. 1873, d. Ann Arbor, 25 Feb. 1951), d/o James J. and *Mary S. (Kinney) Nicholson 2. Kitty E. Lee (24 Aug. 1875-15 May 1948) m. 25 Nov. 1897, William Gilbert [resided Oxford, MI, buried Hamburg, MI] b. Ira Adon Lee (b./d. Hartland Twp., 4 May 1845-3 Sept. 1915) m. [by Rev. Henry King] 18 Jan. 1869, Elizabeth Malinda Soden (b. Bloomfield Twp., MI, 24 Jan. 1846, d. Hartland Twp., 6 Aug. 1923) 1. Minnie May Lee (5 Aug. 1870-23 Dec. 1935) m. *Caspar Dahn 2. Henry Adon Lee (29 Jan. 1873-6 May 1889) 3. Goldie Gladys Lambert (Lee) [foster child], b. 15 June 1897, m. ____ Tulling [resided Royal Oak] c. James H. Lee (b. Highland, 12 Feb. 1847, d. Traverse City, 21 Feb. 1930) m. (1) 1879, Louella Rice, (2) 1890, Polly (Stevens) Stevens (1839-1895) d. Frank Eugene Lee (b. Hartland, 3 Dec. 1850, d. Riverside, CA, 3 Nov. 1921) m. Highland, 25 Jan. 1874, *Sarah E. Martin [buried Evergreen Cem., Riverside, CA] e. George W. Lee (18 July 1853-16 Aug. 1864, ae 11y, 22d) f. ____ Lee m. Sherman Shoaff [resided Saginaw] 5. Elisha H. Lee, d. 16 Dec. 1868, ae 44y, 3d 6. Lewis Lee, d. 23 Mar. 1840, ae 11y, 8m, 7d 7. Romenzo Lee, d. 7 Aug. 1851, ae 19y, 9m, 20d William C. Leist (b. Van Wert Co., OH, 9 June 1889, d. Pontiac, 14 May 1958), s/o Albert E. and Maryette (Shock) Leist, m. Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI, 13 Dec. 1911, Ida B. Miller (b. Wichita, KA, 25 Nov.1893, d. Pontiac, 22 June 1976) 1. Darold Curtis Leist (4 Apr. 1915-4 Feb. 1996) 2. Mildred Leist m. Vern Cook [resided Caledonia, MI] 3. Doris Leist m. Ben Marvin 4. Wilma Leist, b. Blanchard, Isabella Co., MI, 20 Apr. 1921 m. (1) Carl Lee, (2) ____ Titus [resided Harrison, MI] 5. Arlene Leist m. Edward Knowlton [resided Ypsilanti] 6. Ruth Leist m. (1) 10 Dec. 1954, Forrest Spoor, son of Kenton Spoor [div.], (2) ____ Stiles 7. Harold Leist m. Henrietta Dryer 8. Willis Leist, b. 1927, m. (1) Mary Jean King, (2) *Ruth Loella (Burley) Hersacher, (3) Edith 9. Kenneth Leist m. Geraldine Farnham 10. Lloyd Leist Henry McCormick Lemmon (b. Cuyahoga Co., NY, 27 Apr. 1827, d. Highland, 15 Nov. 1906) m. 29 Dec. 1852, Louisa Thompson (b. Cayuga Co., NY, 29 Mar. 1829, d. Highland Twp., 20 Nov. 1906) Henry and Louisa came to Highland ca 1889. 1. Henry I. Lemmon (7 Nov.-10 Nov. 1853) 2. Charles Manning Lemmon (b. NY, 15 Dec. 1854/1855, d. 17 June 1939) [raised by Henry and Louisa; natural parents unknown] m. 1 Jan. 1878, Jennie Shaw, d. VI a. Joseph Henry Lemmon (11 Dec. 1879-1976) m. 28 June 1905, Iva Dale Leonard (1884-1964), d/o Edwin and Maggie (Arthur) Leonard [buried Highland Cem.] b. Marion J. Lemmon (b. Stoney Creek, VI, 27 Aug. 1885, d. Highland Twp., May 1955) m. (1) *Orla A. Magoffin, (2) Milford, 3 Oct. 1937, George C. Johnson c. Edna Lemmon (b. VI, 20 June 1891, d. Highland Twp., 21 July 1955) m. 1913, *Perry Hewitt d. George Edgar (Ned) Lemmon, b. VI, ca 1881, m. 7 Apr. 1915, Millie Sharpe, b. ca 1893, d/o John and Ellen (Johnson) Sharpe [resided Harrington, Delaware, Greensborough, Maryland] e. Jennie Lemmon m. Charles Cassey [resided White Lake Twp.] 3. Ellie Aurilla Lemmon (19 Mar. 1860-25 Jan. 1883) m. 11 June 1879, Henry J. How 4. George Hiram Lemmon (24 Nov. 1861-16 Apr. 1881) 5. Annie L. Lemmon (b. near Weedsport, NY, 2 Feb. 1868, d. Highland Twp., 26 Nov. 1906) m. 25 Dec. 1889, William D. Howe, d. 1901 [possibly buried Div. 4, Lot 28] 6. William H. Lemmon (b. Gaines, NY, 14 Jan. 1870, d. Holly, 23 Dec. 1949) m. (1) 24 Mar. 1898, *Belle Shipman, (2) 27 June 1906, *Jane Charlick a. Henry Lawrence Lemmon (1907-7 July 1977) m. *Helen Marion (Wood) Thompson, b. 1911 b. Newton Russell Lemmon, MD (b. Highland Twp., 24 Nov. 1910, d. 1992) c. Ruth Anna Lemmon m. 23 Aug. 1939, Glen Pollock, d. 1997, s/o Joseph Pollock Adonijah Lewis (b. ca 1767-1781, d. Plattkill, Ulster Co., NY, Oct. 1839), s/o Leonard and Hannah Lewis, m. NY, ca 1800, Huldah Nye (b. Falmouth MA, 1781, d. probably Hartland, ca 1850-1860), d/o Holland and Joanna (Swift) Nye 1. Holland Nye Lewis (b. NY, 17 Mar. 1804, d. Oceola Twp., Livingston Co., 7 Aug. 1881) m. (1) Phebe Dayton, (2) 19 Aug. 1847, *Nancy McLean [buried Oceola Twp., Livingston Co.] 2. Hester Y. Lewis (b. 1805, d. Oceola Twp., Livingston Co., MI, 18 Sept. 1867) m. 2 Apr. 1825, William Henry Palmer (b. NY, ca 1802, d. Oceola Twp., 8 Sept. 1880), s/o Samuel and Deborah (Green) Palmer [buried Oceola Twp., Livingston Co.] 3. Leonard Lewis (b. NY, 3 Feb. 1806, d. MI, 2 June 1895) m. possibly (1) Sarah, (2) Hannah Lockwood (b. NY, 23 Jan. 1816, d. probably Highland Twp., 5 June 1900), d/o John and Polly Lockwood [buried Highland Cem.] a. George Lewis (b. Ulster Co., NY, 13 Sept. 1839, d. Hartland Twp., 28 Nov. 1920), served Co. H., 1st MD L.A., Civil War, m. (1) *Eunice A. Lockwood, (2) 16 Dec. 1896, Matilda A. Schovel (b. Mundy Twp., Genesee Co., 17 Oct. 1849, d. 30 Mar. 1899) [Matilda m. (1) 21 Sept. 1869, Amos Kent, d. 17 Apr. 1874], (3) Windsor, Ontario, 16 June 1903, *Lydia Malinda Hodge [In the 1890 census George is living in Holly.] 1. Frank J. Lewis (1 Oct. 1863-3 Jan. 1878, ae 14y, 9m, 3d) b. Emma Lewis, b. ca 1843 [possibly m. *Larkin Baker] c. John Lewis, b. ca 1845, m. 29 Sept. 1870, Malinda Howland (16 Oct. 1852-6 Apr. 1910) 1. Elsie Lewis (b. Troy Twp. 1879, d. Hartland Twp., Dec. 1949) m. 28 June 1906, John Cross, Jr., d. 1940 [resided Grand Rapids; buried Highland Cem.] d. Hester Lewis (b. Ulster Co., NY, 24 July 1847, d. Hartland Twp., 10 July 1936) m.*Hubbard W. Franklin e. Caroline Lewis, b. ca 1850 f. Henry Lewis (b. Hartland, 16 Jan. 1852, d. Highland Twp., 9 Feb. 1931) m. Fenton, 22 Dec. 1880, Cora Hyde (b. April 1860, d. 1941) [Henry worked as a drover; buried Highland Cemetery] g. Wilson Lewis, b. ca 1855 h. Jefferson Lewis, b. Oct. 1858, m. ca 1883, Marina Bowman (29 Nov. 1859-20 Sept. 1926), d/o John and Kate (Boyes) Bowman 4. Joanna Lewis (b. probably Ulster, NY, 13/15 Sept. 1807, d. prob. Livingston Co., MI, 11 Jan. 1864) m. *Solomon Gue 5. Hannah Lewis, b. ca 1810, m. John Thorne (Thomas?) 6. Tryphena Lewis, b. ca 1811, m. Gilbert Fowler Haight 7. Adonijah Lewis (b. 1812, d. Burns Twp., Shiawassee Co., MI, Dec.? 1877) m. (1) ca 1846, Sarah C. Wood (1815-14 Feb. 1856 [buried Hartland Cemetery]), (2) 7 Mar. 1862, Laura Evner 8. Adna Lewis, b. 1820, m. Rachel 9. Robert Lewis 10. Bradley Lewis, b. 1827, m. ca 1846, Gertrude Jesse Gardner Lindsley, MD (b. Romulus, Seneca Co., NY, 2 Dec. 1821, d. 30 Aug. 1899), son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Gardner) Lindsley, [member of first medical class from U. of M.; served as Twp. supervisor] m. Saline, Washtenaw Co., 25 Nov. 1852, *Mary Salome Coburn 1. Celia Y. Lindsley (b. Highland Twp., 30 Aug. 1853, d. Hartland Twp., 16 Jan. 1927) m. 10 June 1880, *Joseph B. Marshall 2. Frank L. Lindsley (b. Hartland Twp., ca 1856, d. Dayton OH, Jan. 1917), veteran [resided Hartland] 3. Jesse C. Lindsley (b. 1858, d. Grand Rapids, 18 July 1937) [resided Coopersville, MI] 4. Charles F. Lindsley (b. Highland Twp., 1862, d. St. Joseph, 22 Aug. 1936) [graduated MI State 1883] m. Addie Selleck (1860- 1940) [resided Colorado; Wyoming; CA] a. ____ Lindsley m. Nicholas F. Lahr [resided St. Joseph, MI] b. ____ Lindsley m. Lees Taylor [resided Long Beach, CA] c. Frank Lindsley [resided Wichita, KA] d. Charles Darrell Lindsley [resided Denver, CO] e. C. Douglas Lindsley [resided Cheyenne, WY] 5. Henry B. Lindsley, b. Nov. 1868, m. Nov. 1892, Jessie D. Bullard, b. July 1868 Major Lindsley [possibly Frank L. Lindsley, see above] Abram Lockwood (b./d. NY, ca 1788-1861), possibly s/o Jonas/Joshua Lockwood, m. Prudence Tidd 1. Edmund Lockwood (b. Cherry Valley, NY, 29 Jan. 1814, d. Highland Twp., 31 May 1882, ae 68y, 3m, 10d) m. (1) Sobrina Lockwood (6 July 1816-12 Mar. 1858), (2) Mary Patten (b. Reading, NY, 18 July 1833, d. May 1927), possibly d/o Jeremiah and Polly Patten. Mary m. (2) 2 Mar. 1892, Henry Colby [no issue]. Edmund was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp.; donated land for Hickory Ridge church and school. a. Maria Lockwood (20 Oct. 1836-8 Dec. 1856) m. *Thomas F. Baker b. Charles H. Lockwood (b. Sand Lake, NY, 1838, d. Highland Twp., 11 Sept. 1874, ae 35y, 10m, 11d [inflammation of the brain]) m. 25 Feb. 1861, *Betsy Cole 1. Luella Medora Lockwood (b. Hartland Twp., 1 Aug. 1861, d. Detroit, 10 Apr. 1950) m. 16 Dec. 1880, *James Marshall 2. Loren Edmund Lockwood (1862-1863) 3. Frank Edmund Lockwood (b. Hartland Twp., 25 June 1864, d. Ridgemere Farm, 11 May 1926) m. Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co., MI, 25 Dec. 1888, Minnie Elizabeth Andrews (3 Apr. 1868, d. Ridgemere Farm, 26 Sept. 1951), d/o Adam and Elizabeth (Heblethwaite) Andrews [Children all born Ridgemere Farm, Highland Twp.] a. Charles Adam Lockwood (b. 9 Oct. 1889, d. Detroit, 5 Feb. 1920), served U.S. Army WW I b. Ida Adella Lockwood (b. 21 Feb. 1891, d. Pontiac, 3 Sept. 1975) c. Grace Medora Lockwood (b. 9 May 1892, d. Detroit, 8 Aug. 1971) m. *Wesley Paddock Wood d. Lillian Clara Lockwood (b. 23 Sept. 1893, d. Highland Twp., 6 July 1960 [cancer]) m. (1) *Roy Skinner, (2) *Fisk McGregor e. Olive Elizabeth Lockwood (b. 6 Oct. 1895, d. Ypsilanti, 17 Nov. 1957) m. West Highland Baptist Church, 20 Aug. 1938, Frederic Oliver Crandell [no issue; both buried Ann Arbor] f. Edith Irene Lockwood (b. 19 Aug. 1900, d. Battle Creek, 2 Feb. 1924) g. Wilber Frank Lockwood (b. 7 July 1905, d. Detroit, 16 Feb. 1972) m. 6 June 1931, *Emma Baehr 1. Lloyd Frank Lockwood, b. 25 Feb. 1932, m. Doreen Dagmar 2. Robert Frederick Lockwood, b. Highland Twp., 30 Apr. 1933, m. (1) Cynthia Uberoth, (2) Jean 3. Edmond Wilber Lockwood (b. Detroit, 14 Oct. 1940, d. St. Augustine, FL, 20 Feb. 1983) m. (1) Lois Chalmers, (2) Mary Ann 4. Marilyn Edith Lockwood, b. Detroit, 6 Dec. 1947, m. Lewellen Harkness, d. 1996 h. Minnie Aroline Lockwood (b. Ridgemere Farm, 3 Apr. 1907, d. Pontiac, 17 July 1985) m. OH, April, 1936/Detroit, 14 June 1936, Charles Edward Needham (13 Dec. 1891-31 Dec. 1979), s/o William and Mary Ann (Warriner) Needham. Charles m. (1) Hartland, 30 June 1920, Florence Beatrice Arthur (b. Hartland Twp., 24 Dec. 1899, d. Highland Twp., 11 Mar. 1923 [diptheria]), d/o George and Effie (Petty) Arthur; (2) 12 Feb. 1932, Ola F. Stowe [div.] [Charles and Aroline buried Highland Cem.] 4. Rosella Lockwood (b. Ridgemere Farm, 12 Aug. 1870, d. 6 Sept. 1872 [whooping cough]) [Oakland Co. records show ae 1m, 14d] 5. Edith Adella Lockwood (b. Ridgemere Farm, 4 Dec. 1874, d. Detroit, 11 Feb. 1962) m. 1903, *Fremont Barrett [buried Holly, MI] c. William E. Lockwood (5 Apr. 1844-24 May 1906) m. 1 Apr. 1866, *Emma Hewes [both buried Hillsdale] 1. Alvah E. Lockwood (b./d. Highland Twp., 1866-12 May 1897 [tuberculosis]) 2. Howard Lockwood, b. ca 1869 [removed to CA] 3 Leona Julia Lockwood (26 Feb. 1871-17 Nov. 1923) m. Robert G. Mathews [both buried Highland Cem.] 4. Celiadora [Eldora] Lockwood, b. 10 May 1873, m. Lorenzo Dow [Eldora resided with Edmund in 1880 census] 5. Jessie Lockwood, b. 26 Mar. 1875, m. Raymond Griffith 6. Elsie Lockwood m. William Smith [resided Hillsdale] 7. Addie Lockwood m. Peter McIntyre [removed to Blythe, CA] d. Lorenzo Dow Lockwood (b./d. Highland, 12 Feb. 1846-12 May 1920, ae 74y, 3m, 5d), served Co. B, 3rd MI Cav., Civil War, m. 23 Dec. 1869, *Harriet L. Bamber [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] e. Loran E. Lockwood (Mar 1848-9 Sept. 1849) f. Commodore E. Lockwood (5 Aug. 1850-26 May 1851) g. Eudora E. Lockwood (26 Dec. 1852-19 Mar. 1853) h. Harriet Adeline Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 11 June 1854, d. Clyde, MI, 14 Dec. 1884 [spinal meningitis]) m. 18 Dec. 1870, *Frank H. Grow i. Effie Lockwood (20 Oct. 1856-2 Jan. 1857) j. Sobrina E. Lockwood (15 Jan.-16 May 1858) 2. Alonzo Lockwood (b. NY, 18 Aug. 1818, d. Highland Twp. 29 July 1906, ae 87y, 11m, 20d) 1837, *Mary Hanchett [came to MI ca 1855] a. Adelia Lockwood (26 Nov. 1839-16 June 1866) m. *Major Lockwood b. James Lockwood (b. Renssalaer Co., NY, 28 May 1842, d. 11 Dec. 1907) m. 1863, Mary Hunter (b. Dewitt, MI, 29 July 1846, d. Saginaw, 12 Feb. 1926), d/o Harvey and Arminda (Roblyer) Hunter [resided Clinton Co.] c. Alfred Lockwood (26 Mar.-9 June 1844) d. Lucina Lockwood (b. Renessalaer Co., NY, 10 July 1845, d. Sand Lake, MI, 7 Dec. 1922) m. *Major D. Lockwood e. Sabrina Lockwood (b. NY, 2 Jan. 1848, d. Highland Twp., 8/9 Jan. 1911) m. *Joseph V. Hagadorn [Sobrina died at the home of Burt Wardlow.] f. Charles E. Lockwood (12 July 1850-10 Feb. 1932) m. (1) 10 Jan. 1878, Imogene Joslin, d/o Americ and Margaret (Van Allen) Joslin, (2) 1889, Myrtle Styckle (b. July 1873, d. Hadley, MI, 1954) g. Harriet E. Lockwood (b. E. Postenskill, NY, 1 June 1853, d. Highland Twp., 22 Sept. 1943) m. (1) Lansing, 1878, *E. A. Wixson, (2) 24 Dec. 1880, *Benson A. Calkins h. Nelson Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 12 Oct. 1856, d. Holly, 6 June 1938) m. Williamsburg, NY, 11 Oct. 1881, Susan Ellen Kenage (b. Williamsville, Erie Co., NY, 9 Aug. 1858, d. Highland Park, Wayne co., MI, 4 Aug. 1918 [abdominal cancer]), d/o Benjamin and Fannie (Reist) Kenage [Nelson lived on various farms but is noted for his home on Fish Lake] 1. Clement Elton Lockwood, MD (b. Highland Twp., 15 May 1883, d. Jan. 1964) m. (1) 16 May 1904, *Lena Rogers; (2) 5 Nov. 1938, Elsie Knisley, b. Cynthiana, Pike Co., OH, 1 Apr. 1892 2. Vernon [Verne] Hugh Lockwood (b. Mundy Twp., Genesee Co., MI, 28 May 1888, d. Highland Twp., 2 Nov. 1940) m. Highland Twp., 18 Dec. 1912, Mary Sophia Lueder (18 Dec. 1891-31 Jan. 1963), d/o Frederick and Marie (Ramine) Leuder. Mary m. (2) Robert Bensett. a. Galen Laverne Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 20 Oct. 1913, d. 1986) m. Highland Twp., 22 May 1937, Elinor Rogers, b. 21 Dec. 1917, d/o John Clark and Nina (Purney) Rogers b. Velma Lockwood (b. 13 July 1915, d. Huron Valley Hosp., 29 Aug. 1998) m. *Darrel Munsie 3. Erma Lockwood, b. 9 Feb. 1885, m. 2 Nov. 1910, Elmer Joseph Sutton, b. 2 Aug. 1890 4. Hazel L. Lockwood (b. Grand Blanc, MI, 28 Mar. 1892, d. 1987) m. *Max E. Beach 5. Elmer John Lockwood (30 Apr. 1897-30 Apr. 1927/1946) m. ca 1932, Madeline Wilkenson, b. ca 1898 a. Keith Lockwood, d. 1932 i. Ella Lockwood (8 Nov. 1858-21 July 1915) m. George French, d. ca 1 Nov. 1925 [resided Holly; Saginaw; buried Rose Twp.] 3. Harriet Lockwood (b/d. NY, 12 May 1821-8 Aug. 1911) m. Nathan Flint (b. 1815, d. 13 Jan. 1890 [pneumonia]), son of Nathan Flint 4. John T. Lockwood (25 Apr. 1826-25 Apr. 1845), buried Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY James Lewis Lockwood (b. Rose Twp., Jan. 1848, d. Holly, 14 Feb. 1946, ae 98y, 1m, 2d), son of Erastus and Eleanor (Joslin) Lockwood, m. (1) 1871, Delia Grow (1852-1872), (2) 14 Mar. 1875, Ellen Callard (b. England, Mar. 1855, d. Holly, 3 Nov. 1946, ae 91y, 7m, 10d) 1. Nellie and Ethel Lockwood, twin infants 2. Anna Lockwood (b./d. Rose Twp. 22 May-24 Sept. 1881, ae 4m, 2d) [no burial record] Lewis Lockwood (b. CT, ca 1790, d. possibly Highland Twp. before 1870), possibly son of Jonas/Joshua Lockwood of NY, m. Lois/Louisa. Lewis was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. and in 1850 census owns 600 acres. [LDS records show a Lewis Lockwood, b. Watertown, Litchfield, CT, 27 Sept. 1790, s/o Ezra and Anna (Davis) Lockwood] Major Lockwood, d. probably Parma, Monroe Co., NY, 17 June 1833, ae 59y, possibly s/o Jonas/Joshua Lockwood, m. Martha Wheeler, d. 25 Aug. 1843, ae 63y, 4m, 10d 1. Theodorus W. Lockwood, d. 3 Sept. 1829 [buried Castle Cem., Parma, NY; children probably all b. Parma, NY] m. 1818, Clarissa Stone. Clarissa m. (2) *Richard Bugbee. [It is known that the wife of "Dorus" came to MI ca 1832 and settled in Highland Twp. before 1840 according to Sarah's obit] a. Stillman Dexter Lockwood (b. Parma, NY, 25 Dec. 1821, d. 24 Apr. 1907) m. (1) Anjenette, d. 29 Dec. 1865, [not listed in 1850 census] (2) Laura K. Vanalstine, (3) 1 Oct. 1879, Sarah W. Graham (18 Apr. 1835-30 June 1908) [Stillman and Sarah are buried N. Farmington Cem., Oakland Co.] b. Elvina/Elvna Lockwood [dau. Martha Lockwood, d. 29 Aug. 1839, ae 14y, 6m] c. Judith Ann Lockwood (b. Batavia, NY, 18 July 1826, d. Milford, 24 Oct. 1911, ae 85y, 3m, 6d, m. 20 Nov. 1841, Albert Dart, d. Farmington, 1888 [buried W. Farmington Cem.] d. Sarah Jane Lockwood (b. Parma, Monroe Co., NY, 2 Sept. 1829, d. Milford, 1 Mar. 1904), m. *Thomas C. Curdy [Sarah's death info. gives her birth as MA.] 2. Daniel Major Lockwood (b. Sand Lake, NY, 30 Mar. 1801, d. Rose Twp., Oakland Co., 11 July 1847), one of the founders of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Highland, m. 16 Mar. 1829, Eunice (20 Jan. 1803-25 Jan. 1867, ae 64y, 5m). Daniel and Eunice were two of the first landowners of Highland Twp. a. Major D. Lockwood, b. NY, 23 Nov. 1832, m. (1) 28 Oct. 1855, *Adelia Lockwood, (2) 1868, *Lucina Lockwood [resided Holly and Sand Lake] 1. Edsel I. Lockwood, d. Pontiac, 10 Aug. 1918, ae 57, 9m, 10d, possibly m. 31 Dec. 1883, Mary F. Wells [death certificate lists SD as state of birth] 2. Myron Lockwood, b. ca 1864 3. Perry Lockwood, b. 14 Aug. 1869 4. Blanche Lockwood (30 Aug. 1871-1952) m. *Robert Mathews b. Theodorus Wheeler Lockwood (b. Parma, NY, 17 Jan. 1835, d. Vermillion, SD, 19 Aug. 1890), served as Capt., Civil War, m. 18 Oct. 1856, *Tryphena Woodworth c. Johnson S. Lockwood (19 Oct. 1837-10 Dec. 1868 [typhoid fever]) m. 14 Mar. 1861, *Lydia Malinda Hodge 1. Effie A. Lockwood (7 Sept. 1865-6 Apr. 1916) m. ca 1887, Harry J. DeGarmo (8 Oct. 1866-Jan. 1947), s/o Archibald and Emily (Olmstead) DeGarmo [both buried Highland Cemetery] d. Rachel Ann Lockwood (17 Oct. 1840-13 Dec. 1851) e. Eunice A. Lockwood (7 Aug. 1842-22 Nov. 1895) m. *George Lewis f. William MacKendre Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 9 July 1845, d. Pontiac, 13 Jan. 1920) m. Holly, 24 Sept. 1868, Fannie Bowman (b. Gainesville, Wyoming Co., NY, 18 Apr. 1849, d. Highland, 1 Aug. 1903) [buried Highland Cem.] 3 Joseph G. Lockwood, b. 1802, m. Thilinda, b. 1802 [not listed in Major's estate] 4. Martin J. Lockwood, b. 1808, m. Sarah A., b. 1820 a. Martha Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 1836, d. Saginaw, 22 Feb. 1902) m. 1855, Andrew Wendell b. Eliza A. Lockwood, b. 1838 c. Emma Lockwood, b. 1842 d. Sarah Lockwood, b. 1846 e. Mary Lockwood, b. 1846 f. Charlotte Lockwood, b. 1849 5. Major Ferris Lockwood (b. Rensselaer Co., NY, 22 Jan. 1813, d. GA, 1 Oct. 1864), killed at Stone Mtn., Civil War, m. (1) *Florinda Baker, (2) White Lake Twp., 3 Sept. 1843 [by Rev. Thomas Baker] Mary Annis Dunham (b. Lake Pleasant, NY, 22 Sept. 1822, d. Alma, 1 Sept. 1898), d/o Jacob and Catherine Dunham. Major was one of the first landowners in Highland Twp. He served as 1st Lt. Col., 9th MI Cavl. under Theodore W. Lockwood and is buried at the national cem. in Marietta, GA. a. Emily A. Lockwood, d. 27 Mar. 1840, ae 2y, 9m b. Delphene F. Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 19 May 1846, d. Summit, NJ, 24 Aug. 1928) m. (1) 1865, Jefferson Winney, d. 1866; (2) 24 Aug. 1866, John Slate [resided Grand Rapids, MI] c. Helen G. Lockwood, b. Highland Twp., 22 Sept. 1848, m. 23 Dec. 1868, Robert Gregg, d. 1931 [resided Pine City, Minn.] d. Major George N. Lockwood (b. Highland Twp., 15 Oct. 1851, d. CA, 28 Sept. 1945), served in the drum corps, Co. K, 9th MI Cavl., Civil War, m. 16 Oct. 1876, Clara Stone (1856-1931) [moved to Los Angeles, CA, 1868] e. Ada Lovella Bonetta Lockwood, b. 16 July 1854, m. 4 Dec. 1875, John Greig [resided Alma, MI] f. Emily M. Lockwood (21 Nov. 1856-10 Oct. 1858, ae 3y, 10m, 20d) g. Florence Kate Lockwood, b. Spring Mills, 4 Feb. 1859, m. Springfield Twp., Oakland Co., 20 Oct. 1881, George D. Arthur, b. White Lake Twp., ca 1858 [resided Osceola Twp. at time of marriage, later moved to Lansing] h. Eveline E. Lockwood (8 Aug. 1861-8 Aug. 1862) 6. Stephen A. Lockwood (b. NY, ca 1815, d. Clinton Co., 10 Mar. 1882), one of the first landowners in Highland Twp., m. *Catherine (Katie) Coonradt [removed to Clinton Co., 1868; not mentioned in Major's estate] a. Marshall A. Lockwood (Feb. 1841-7 Jan. 1861, ae 19y, 11m) b. O. Almeron Lockwood, b. ca 1848, resided Watertown, Clinton Co., m. 5 Nov. 1873, *Sarah E. Paro 1. Claude A. Lockwood [resided Battle Creek, MI] 2. Maude A. Lockwood [resided 1886 in St. Johns, MI] c. Edna Lockwood, b. ca 1851 [not listed in Catherine's obit.] 7. Charles D. Lockwood, b. ca 1822, m. (1) Charlotte, d. 11 Mar. 1846, ae 19y, 3m, 22d, perhaps (2) Walled Lake, 10 Apr. 1847, Harriet Fox, b. ca 1818, (3) 16 Mar. 1854, Mary Jane Nicholson [Charles gives his occupation as minister of the Baptist Church on his marriage record to Harriet Fox.] Louise Loney (1877-1965) LaVerne D. Long, son of David and Edith (Giegler) Long, m. Sally Themm, d/o Fred and Pearl M. Themm 1. David Charles Long (14 Sept. 1956-23 May 1958) 2. Lauraine May Long Harrison Love (b. possibly Tyrone Twp, 1840, d. prob. Eaton Co., Oct. 1902), s/o Thomas Love, possibly m. (1) Nancy Jane Bignell, d. 26 May 1880, ae 36y, 7d, d/o John and Jane Bignell [sister of Rebecca Palmer] 1. Burton P. Love (1866-1935) m. 19 Feb. 1890, *Metta P. Paro a. Ethel Love, b. ca 1892, m. Clare Kirshman [resided Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co.] b. Ernest Love, b. ca 1895, d. FL [pharmacist] 2. Nettie Love, d. Oceola Twp., Livingston Co., 15 Feb. 1875, ae 1y, 10m 3. Alta R. Love (1879-1882) James Lyon (b. possibly Monroe Co., NY, 4 Feb. 1814, d. Watertown, 15 Nov. 1869), s/o Joel and Sarah (Brewer) Lyon, m. (1) *Polly Babcock, (2) 1 Feb. 1844, *Sybil Achsah Kinney 1. Celia Lyon m. William W. Ide Phineas Lyon (b. CT, 1 Jan., 1770, d. 5 Apr. 1859, ae 89y, 3m, 5d) m. Oneida Co., NY, Sarah Stevens (b. CT, 1777, d. 10 Apr. 1844, ae 66y, 5m, 14d). Came to Highland in 1837. 1. Phineas Lyon (b. Middlesex, CT, 7 May 1808, d. 3 Sept. 1899) m. (1) 1846, Adaline Phelps (Dec. 1819-18 Mar. 1872), d/o Alexander Phelps; (2) 1 Nov. 1877, Eliza (Walker) McDermand (b. 1832, d. Fenton, 17 Feb. 1911), d/o William and Sarah (Fansher) Walker [widow of Franklin McDermand; died at the home of Mrs. Fuller, perhaps a dau. by Franklin McDermand?] a. Alfred Phelps Lyon (b. Milford Twp., 27 July 1847, d. Bay City, MI, 24 Nov. 1899) m. 25 Feb. 1873, Lilly Arms [grad. U. of M. 1872; served U.S. district attorney] b. Sarah Lyon, b. 15 Sept. 1848, m. Levi Crawford c. Mary Lyon, b. 15 Sept. 1848, m. Alonzo Kimberly [resided Detroit] d. Sanford R. Lyon (b./d. Highland Twp., 21 Feb. 1857-22 Mar. 1925) m. Florence, Ontario, Canada, 24 Mar. 1897, *Susan M. Walker 1. Lucius E. W. Lyon (17 May 1898-16 Dec. 1976) m. St. Louis, 3 July 1926, Gladys M. Stephenson (16 July 1903-10 June 1976) 2. Byron A. P. Lyon (1901-1940) 3. Maurice W. Lyon (1906-May 1929) 2. Thomas Lyon, surveyor 3. Elijah Lyon [resided Illinois] 4. Abiel Lyon m. Polly Green 5. Sarah Lyon m. Griffith Green 6. Lydia Lyon resided Oxford Joseph McCartney (1804-1886) m. ____ 1. Samuel McCartney (b. Potter, NY, 21 July 1839, d. Highland, 24 May 1892), served Sgt. Co. H, 5th MI Cavl., Civil War, m. (1) 1 Jan. 1866, Jane Blood (9 June 1842-2 June 1872, ae 28y, 11m, 24d [dropsy]), d/o Francis and Irene Blood, (2) 14 Dec. 1876, *Ellen E. Waterbury a. Jennie M. McCartney (b. ca 1869, d. Howell, 12 Mar. 1933) b. Ida J. McCartney, b. ca 1872 c. Nellie A. McCartney (15 July 1878-14 July 1898) d. Bertha C. McCartney, b. 7 Dec. 1880 e. Aletha McCartney, b. 11 Aug. 1882 [removed to Rochester, NY] f. Hazel McCartney, b. 21 Aug. 1885 g. Lucille McCartney, b. 4 Jan. 1888 Jacob McCormick (b. PA, d. 19 Aug. 1864, ae 64y, 1m, 2d) m. Hannah, d. 23 Mar. 1889, ae 83y, 3m, 7d 1. John McCormick, b. ca 1833 2. Sarah McCormick (b. Westmoreland, NY, 23 Nov. 1834, d. 15 Jan. 1911) m. *John Bullard 3. William McCormick, b. ca 1837 [resided Fritzgerald, GA] 4. Arloa McCormick, b. ca 1844 5. Howard McCormick, b. ca 1847 Thomas Jay [Mc]Curdy (b. Highland Twp., 11 Dec. 1851, d. Salem, OR, 1941), s/o *Thomas and Sara Jane (Lockwood) Curdy, m. ca 1878, Lillian Albright, d. Newport, OR, 1935 [resided W. Commerce Rd., Milford, TX, OR] 1. Claude Curdy (b. probably Highland Twp.,19 Dec. 1878, d. Salem, OR, 26 June 1938) m. ____ [4 daughters] 2. Clarence C. McCurdy (b. Milford, 23 May 1880, d. Highland Twp., 30 Mar. 1965) m. Dec. 1910, Grace Ellen Newcomb (1891-1971), d/o Samuel O. and Retta (Phillips) Newcomb a. Lawrence Newcomb McCurdy m. 10 Nov. 1934, Lila Leona Moore, d/o Arthur and Alice Moore 1. Lawrence Edward McCurdy m. Pauline Leist a.-b. Debra and Penny McCurdy, twin inf. ( 17-18 Apr. 1957) 2. Patricia McCurdy, b. 4 Mar. 1941, m. 28 Dec. 1960, Leon DeGarmo (3 July 1934-April 1996), s/o Raymond and Mila B. (Munger) DeGarmo [div.] b. Clarice Ann McCurdy m. 22 Dec. 1955, Robert P. Peters, s/o Clarence Peters c. Ruth Lillian McCurdy m. Lansing, 25 June 1939, Edward J. Rennert [resided E. Lansing] d. Helen Retta McCurdy m. 15 Aug. 1936, Riley C. Shaw, s/o Clifford Shaw e. Marjorie Pearl McCurdy m. (1) Clifford Nauss, (2) Henry Arndt [resided Flint] 3. Clifford McCurdy (b. Milford, 23 May 1880, d. after 1972) m. Minnie Howey [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 4. Bertha B. McCurdy m. Fred Richman [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] 5. Vivian Alice McCurdy m. Highland Twp., 4 Oct. 1905, William F. Foster, d. OR, 1949 [resided Salem, OR] 6. Frances McCurdy m. ____ Cochran [resided Paradise, CA] 7. Lillian M. McCurdy, d. OR, m. (1) 4 Oct. 1905, *Ray C. Baker [resided Detroit; OR; div.]; (2) ____ James [resided CA] Fisk R. McGregor (b. MI, 22 Sept. 1884, d. Pontiac, 20 Dec. 1970), s/o Herbert and Effie (Bentley) McGregor, m. (1) *Minnie L. Charlick, [div.] (2) Howell, 20 Apr. 1932, *Lillian (Lockwood) Skinner James Francis (Frank) McHugh (b. Northfield Twp., Washtenaw Co., 15 Nov. 1878, d. Highland Twp., 29 Jan. 1944), s/o James and Jane (Larkin) McHugh, m. Hartland Twp., 14 Feb. 1912, *Florence Preston Charles McLean, d. 1 July 1851, ae 62y, 4m, 16d, m. Debra Van Duzee, d. 7 Feb. 1878, ae 81y, 3m, 17d 1. Nancy Abigail McLean (13 July 1820-17 Mar. 1892) m. *Holland Nye Lewis [both buried Oceola Twp., Livingston Co.] William McRobbie (b. Detroit, 10 July 1878, d. Highland Twp., 29 Jan. 1959) m. 31 Dec. 1901, *Alberta Mae Hanafred 1. Ruth Evelyn McRobbie (20 July 1906-22 July 1985) m. *Colon Charlick 2. Margaret McRobbie m. *Paul Charlick [both buried Missouri] 3. Walter McRobbie Adelbert Magoffin (b. Erie Co., NY, 1842, d. Highland Twp., 13 Sept. 1918) m. ____ 1. Orla A. Magoffin (b. Sommerset, NY, 1 Sept. 1878, d. Milford Twp., 14 Feb. 1933) m. 1 June 1905, *Marion J. Lemmon a. John Magoffin (1912-24 June 1930 [drowned Pettibone Lake]) b. Jennie Magoffin m. (1) ____ Hill, (2) Ann Arbor, 22 Aug. 1933, Clarence A. "Buster" Purdy, s/o William Purdy 2. Ida Magoffin m. ____ Richards [resided Hunt, NY] Ora Manly, MD (b. Deerfield Twp., Lenawee Co., 29 Dec. 1854, d. St. Johns, 24 Nov. 1928 [car accident]), s/o Nathan Manly, m. Aug. 1879, *Sarah Judson [graduated UM 1873] 1. Aden J. Manly (b. White Lake Twp. ca 1881, d. St. Johns, 3 May 1937) m. Ada J. Watton, b. Holly, MI, ca 1881 Meshach Marshall (b. Lincolnshire, England, 10 Aug. 1823, d. Highland Station, 11 Mar. 1897), s/o David and Mary (Mills) Marshall, m. England, 10 Aug. 1853, Elizabeth (Barsby) Tyres (b. Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, 26 Jan. 1830, d. Highland Station, 30 Jan. 1902) [widow of *John W. Tyres] Meshach had a brother Shadrach. Meshach and Elizabeth came to Michigan in 1854. 1. Joseph Barsby Marshall (b. Green Oak Twp., Livingston Co., 25 Oct. 1854, d. Highland Twp., 23 Nov. 1888 [tuberculosis]) m. June 1880, *Celia Lindsley a. Infant Marshall, d. 30 Nov. 1882, ae 11d b. Joseph H. Marshall, d. ae 7m c. Celia Alma Marshall (b. Sandwich, E. Canada, 4 June 1885, d. 4 Feb. 1974) m. Howell, 30 Apr. 1906, *Melvin Arthur Hibner d. Henry Walter Marshall (b. Harrow/Walkerville, Ontario, Canada, 14 May 1888, d. Detroit, 17 Jan. 1950), active in livestock marketing, m. 22 Feb. 1913, *Grace A. Miller [lived in Highland in 1920, Twp. supervisor 1921-1924] a. Esther Faye Marshall (b. Highland Twp., 29 Dec. 1913, d. 2 June 1966) m. *Kenneth Ceredig Davies b. Ruth Mary Marshall, b. Highland Twp., 10 Mar. 1917, m. Detroit, 8 Apr. 1939, Donald Elroy Sheets, s/o Benjamin Sheets 2. James Marshall (b. 24 Jan. 1857, d. Detroit, 31 Mar. 1914 [stroke]) m. 16 Dec. 1880, *Luella Lockwood a. Charles Melvin Marshall (b. Highland Twp., 3 Sept. 1881, d. Los Angeles, CA, 30 May 1949) m. 1903, Janette Templeton, b. 28 Feb. 1882 [no issue] 3. Mary Elizabeth Marshall (b. Green Oak Twp., Livingston Co., 21 Mar. 1859, d. Kalamazoo, MI, 21 July 1945) m. 25 Dec. 1880, *Fred Skinner 4. Lucy Ann Marshall (b. Green Oak Twp., 20 Mar. 1861, d. Lansing, 1 Feb. 1911) m.*Clayton J. Bird 5. Emma Marshall (b./d. Green Oak Twp., Livingston Co., MI, 19-31 Aug. 1863) 6. Carrie May Marshall (b. Green Oak Twp., 6 May 1865, d. Howell, 17 Jan. 1949) m. *William Bamber 7. Esther Helena Marshall (b. Highland Twp., 18 June 1867, d. Kalkaska) m. 18 June 1890, *Edward F. Wood 8. Walter Marshall (b. Highland Twp., 30 Nov. 1869, d. S. Lyon, 10 Nov. 1941 [car accident]) m. (1) 24 Dec. 1890, *Katherine Franklin, (2) 21 Jan. 1940, Margaret Van Dalson, widow a. Benjamin Franklin Marshall (30 July 1894-27 Mar. 1962), served MI Sgt., Co. G., 329 Inf., WW I, m. 17 Oct. 1933, Ida, d. 1977 [Ben became Highland's barber in 1936.] b. Olive Elizabeth Marshall, b. 3 Aug. 1902, m. (1) Detroit, 29 July 1922, J. Maywood Ward, (2)____ Castleberry [resided Amarillo, TX] c. June Katherine Marshall, b. Highland Twp., 21 Feb. 1914, m. 1939, William Darichuck [resided FL] [James and Lucy are in the 1880 census, remainder of the family are not listed] Harold Martin (17 Jan. 1899-17 June 1970), served Minnesota PFC, Co. A, 120 MG BN, WW I, m. Mildred William Martin, Sr. (b. England, 1795, d. Highland Twp., 1 Mar. 1871, ae 75y, 4m, 5d), s/o Joseph and Sarah Martin, immigrated 1850, m. Mary Ann (b. England 1818, d. 23 Sept. 1902, ae 84y, 7m, 19d) 1. William Martin (b. Warickshire, England, 12 Oct. 1844/11 Oct. 1841, d. 2 Sept. 1922), veteran of the Civil War, m. Cass City, Tuscola Co., MI, ca 1887, Clara Jones, b. Ferges Falls, Minn./ Wisc., May 1860 [William's obituary does not list Clara as a survivor.] a. Rev. William Gladstone Martin (11 Oct. 1888-14 Feb. 1976) m. Highland, 11 May 1907, *Celia Bryant 1. Vera June Martin (16 Nov. 1909-13 June 1982) b.-c. Names unknown 2. Sarah Martin, b. England, 1848, m. *Frank E. Lee 3. Amos Martin, b. England, 1850 [resided Cass City, MI] 4. Charles Martin, b. England, 1852 5. Cecilia Martin, b. MI, 1855 6. Alice Martin, b. 1859 7. Rosa Martin m. ____ Mason 8. - 9. Names unknown Earl S. Mastick (1897-1983), served WW I, m. 5 June 1920, *Margaret Rowe 1. Thomas Rowe Mastick m. 1 Oct. 1960, Judith M. Veresh, d/o Steve Veresh a. Theodore John Mastick (15 July-2 Aug. 1962) James R. Mathews (1930-1993), s/o ___ and *Frances P. Brennan, m. Betty Sue, b. 1931 1. Debbie Ann Mathews (4 Feb. 1953-12 Mar. 1956) 2. Steven Mathews 3. Sharon Mathews m. James Tinker 4. Pamela Mathews m. Brian Ogle Levi Maxfield, veteran of the War of 1812, m. Laura Richmond (b. Canada, d. NY) 1. Levi Maxfield (b. VT, 1808, d. Hartland Twp., 19 July 1888) m. Caroline Campbell (b. VT, d. May 1860, ae 53y). Levi was one of the first landowners in Hartland Twp. a. Levi Maxfield, b. ca 1841, m. Angeline Hilton, b. ca 1837 b. Warren Maxfield c. Aura Jane Maxfield (b. Newburg, OH, Feb. 1833, d. Hartland, 13 Nov. 1894, ae 62y, 8m, 19d) m. *George W. Glines d. Emily Maxfield e. George W. Maxfield (b. OH, 28 Feb. 1838, d. 1916), served for 3 mos. in Co. D, 16th MI Inf., Civil War, m. ca 1865, *Emily Almira Cole [both buried Hodge Cem., Hartland Twp.] f. Charles Maxfield (1843-6 May 1911) [obit. records that besides Judith, only George, Alfred and Edgar were living at the time of Charles' death] g. Jude (Judith) Maxfield (b./d. Highland Twp., 15 Nov. 1845-19 May 1915 [tuberculosis]) m. *Hiram Cole h. Alfred Maxfield, b. Orion Twp., Oakland Co., 23 Jan. 1846, m. 25 Dec. 1872, Sarah E. Aldrich, b. OH, April 1853 i. Edgar Orlando Maxfield (14 Nov. 1859-28 Oct. 1913) m. ca 1886, *Louisa Hannah] Preston 1. Kittie May Maxfield (20 Oct. 1887-25 Oct. 1975) 2. Eva C. Maxfield (b. 10 Mar. 1894-22 Nov. 1973) m. *James R. Callard 3. Bessie A. Maxfield, b. ca 1898 2. Thomas Maxfield (b. VT, ca 1817, d. Hartland, 15 Sept. 1886, 81y) m. Malinda, b. OH, ca 1822 3. Leonard Maxfield 4. Judah Maxfield (1811-7 Sept. 1844) m. ca 1826, *John Glines 5. Fannie Maxfield William H. Middleton (1820-1890) m. 22 Feb. 1848, Betsey Jane Chase (b. NY, 29 June 1828, d. Highland Twp., 30 Mar. 1908), d/o Edward and Lucinda (Sherilliff) Chase 1. Abbot H. Middleton (b. Rose Twp., 15 Aug. 1868, d. Pontiac, 25 Apr. 1962), highway commissioner of Highland Twp., m. (1) 9 Feb. 1900, Nettie Wright (b. Westminster, Canada, 14 June 1875, d. Highland Twp., 9 Feb. 1914), d/o James and Ellen (Case) Wright, (2) Martha F. Englebrecht (b. 1872, d. Highland Twp., 9 Aug. 1945) a. George Middleton (24 Dec. 1900-1952) b. Susan J. Middleton (b. 19 Dec. 1902 , d. 25 Jan 1993) m. Dec. 1923, Wilber D. Spoor (1902-1973), s/o John Perry and Genevieve (Wood) Spoor c. Eleanor Middleton (b. 19 Dec. 1904, d. 22 Apr. 1993) m. *John Lyman Clark d. Margaret Middleton (b. 11 May ___, d. 1956) m. (1) Highland Twp., 15 Dec. 1926, Ernest Gaedt, Jr. (2) *R. Hugh Irvin e. John H. Middleton (31 May 1913-7 May 1986) m. Lake Orion, 1 Nov. 1933, Mabel Emily Fosdick (b. Hartland Twp., 10 Apr. 1915, d. 28 Mar. 1989), d/o Royal J. Fosdick 1. Carol Jeanette Middleton, b. Highland Twp., 9 Aug. 1934 2. Katherine Jean Middleton, b. Highland Twp., 30 Nov. 1935 2. Lucy Ann Middleton (Mar. 1872-2 Oct. 1923) m. 10 Mar. 1898, Ardin Aren Mathews (23 Aug. 1859-2 Oct. 1923), s/o Lyman C. and Jane (Garner) Mathews [buried Highland Cem.] 3. Harriet Middleton m. Ray Peddington [resided Carland, MI] 4. ____ Middleton m. R. E. Clark [resided Traverse City] 5. ____ Middleton m. William Allen [resided Goodrich] 6. Oliver M. Middleton [resided Burt, MI] 7. ____ Middleton m. ____ Lanterbaugh [resided Goodrich] 8.-10. Names unknown [Deacon] James Miller (b. Somerton, Somersetshire, England, 28 Dec. 1820, d. Highland Corners, 13 Mar. 1896) m. Redford, Wayne Co., MI, Elizabeth Higgins (b. England, 30 Oct. 1818, d. Hartland Twp., 22 July 1903) [came to MI, ca 1838, Highland ca 1863; served as deacon of Baptist Church of Highland for over 25 years] 1. Elizabeth A. Miller (1850-9 April 1917 [heart failure, toxemia]) m. *Chauncey L. Mills 2. Sarah J. Miller m. *Scott E. Curdy [resided Grand Rapids] 3. John W. Miller (b. Redford, 12 Mar. 1858, d. Highland Twp., 13 May 1925) m. Highland, 17 Mar. 1881, (Rev. H. H. Hewitt) *Ida Jane Judson [worked as farm laborer for Jos. Bamber, 1880 census; served as deacon, also] a. Lorrin J. Miller (1890-1970) m. Milford, 26 Mar. 1913, Caroline Auretia Swann (1886-1985), d/o Charles/Reuben and Martha (Piecock) Swann [resided Grand Blanc; see Milford Times, Dec. 1, 1933] 1. Maurice John Miller (b. Highland Twp., 10 Sept. 1914, d. 30 Nov. 1921) 2. Dorothy Miller, b. 1925, m. 1946, Roy Fader 3. Martha Jane Miller, b. 1922, m. Ralph Butts b. Grace A. Miller (1886-1971) m. *Henry W. Marshall c. Maude Miller m. *Wilbur Holdridge [resided Orlando, FL] 4. Arthur Walter Miller (b. Redford Twp., 25 Sept. 1860, d. Davison Twp., 28 Aug. 1950) m. 29 Mar. 1891, Jessie A. Perry (b. Wolverhampton, England, 16 Sept. 1863, d. Pontiac, 11 May 1918), d/o Robert and Emily Perry a. Mable Elizabeth Miller (16 Mar. 1892-12 Aug. 1943) m., *Grant Kinney b. Perry G. Miller, b. Highland, 23 Mar. 1896, m. Pontiac, 27 Aug. 1919, Mary Cameron c. Walter A. Miller (b. Highland, 23 Mar. 1896, d. S. Lyon, 21 May 1980) m. Lyon Twp., 17 June 1925, Dorothy Skelton, d/o Ed and Alice (Digby) Skelton 5. Frances Miller (b. Detroit, 23 June 1852, d. Utica, NB, 4 Feb. 1932) m. 1878, Horace Wolvin Smith Miller (b. Darrtown, OH, 14 Feb. 1855, d. Highland Twp., 27 Feb. 1926), s/o Lewis and Pamela Miller, m. Brookville, IN, Emma A. Ellis, d. Logansport, IN, 17 Apr. 1924 1. Jesse Lavern Miller (24 Nov. 1882-Jan.1971) m. Rachel L. (1885-Oct. 1936) [resided Clio] a. Dr. Loren Eugene Miller (17 July 1910-Apr. 1972), Capt. Med. Corp., WW II 2. Cecil E. Miller [resided Logansport, IN] 3. Ethel F. Miller m. ____ Ryder [resided Angola, IN] Abraham Mills, d. ca 1862, m. Helen Slover 1. Isaac Joel Mills, d. 3 June 1883, ae 57y, 7m, 3d, served Co. H, 1st MI L.A., Civil War, m. Eliza J. Darling (11 Feb. 1835-5 July 1926), d/o Oliver Darling [buried Highland Cem.] 2. Timthy B. Mills, d. 22 Jan. 1870, ae 37y, 10m, 17d, m. (1) Cynthia McDoll; (2) Amelia (1832-1908) [buried Highland Cem.] 3. Abraham E. Mills (b. NY, Oct. 1844, d. 15 May 1904), served Co. E, 179th NY Inf., Civil War, m. Mary A. McGuire (b. NY, Aug. 1855, d. 1949) [buried Highland Cem.] 4. George W. Mills (b. PA, 25 Dec. 1846, d. Clyde, Highland Twp., 13 June 1910), veteran of the Civil War; served Lt. of Police, Detroit, m. (1) 31 Dec. 1867, Amelia McCrossen, d. 28 Aug. 1869, ae 27y, 1m, 6d, d/o David and Adeline McCrossen, [married by Hiram Hood, M.G.] (2) 11 Feb. 1872, *Louisa Paro a. Althea Mills m. Eber D. Glaspie, s/o Dennis and Deborah (Dennison) Glaspie b. E. P. Mills, MD 5. Chauncey Loren Mills (b. Palmyra, Ontario, 24 Jan. 1850, d. Memphis, MI, 21 May 1930) m. *Elizabeth A. Miller [learned blacksmith trade; came to Highland in 1871] a. E. Blanche Mills (b. 1872, d. Pontiac, 14 June 1942) b. Rowland Mills, d. 19 Feb. 1878, ae 1y, 3m, 12d c. Walter N. Mills (1879-1966) m. Detroit, 21 Feb. 1905, Grace W. Freer (1885-1967), d/o Frank H. Freer [resided Armada, MI] 1. Glenn Freer Mills m. Detroit, 12 June 1929, Catherine Mary Boassardet [resided New Hudson] 2. Scott Mills d. Berton F. Mills (b. Highland Twp., 12 June 1883, d. Milford, Oct. 1954 [worked as a funeral home director, Lapeer Co.; committed suicide]) e. Rawlin Don Mills (7 Nov.1884-Aug.1978) m. Chicago,10 Sept. 1913, Sophia Hurhold (b. Chicago, IL, 1888, d. Fenton, 10 Mar. 1947), d/o Christopher Hurhold 1. Elizabeth Dorothea Mills, b. Highland Twp., 26 Sept. 1914, m. Fenton, June 1940, Sterling Torrey 2. Charles Howard Mills, b. Highland Twp., 22 Sept. 1918 f. Harry Mills (possibly 29 Dec. 1885-Nov. 64) [resided Hildebrand, OR] 6. Stanley J. Mills [resided Washington] 7. ____ Mills, d. Kansas City, KA, 3 June 1911, buried St. Thomas, Canada [see Milford Times] 8. William Mills [resided Oklahoma] Edward W. Morrison, d. 1 Dec. 1858, ae 7y, 11m, 3d, s/o Edward W. and Susan (Cox) Morrison [see *Susan (Cox) Morrison Trump] Carpenter Morse (b. Preston, New London, CT, 9 Mar. 1775, d. Norwich, New London, CT, 2 Nov. 1815), s/o John and Susannah (Greer) Morse, m. *Mary Tenny 1. Noah Pomeroy Morse (b. Norwich, CT, 15 Feb. 1807, d. Highland Twp., 26 Mar. 1887, ae 80y, 1m, 11d) m. (1) 1 Apr. 1832, *Elizabeth Woodbridge Hyde, (2) 22 May 1845, *Elizabeth Prior. Noah was one of the first landowners of Highland/Hartland Twps. a. Albert Morse, d. 1 Feb. 1840, ae 3y, 6m, 21d b. Sarah Ann Morse (b./d. Highland Twp., 21 Mar. 1838-31 Mar. 1914) m.*Joseph S. Bamber [spent her entire life in the same house c. Mary E. Morse (b. 11 June 1840, d. Holly, 7 Feb.1918) m. *Benjamin F. Predmore d. Fanny W. Morse, d. 4 Aug. 1843, ae 5m, 28d 2. John Carpenter Morse, d. 22 Oct. 1889, ae 76y, 1m, 24d, m. 29 Dec. 1847, *Adaline Tenny. John was one of the first landowners of Highland/Hartland Twps. a. Addie T. Morse, d. 29 July 1858, ae 7y, 10m, 22d b. Seymour Tenny Morse (b. Highland, 12 Mar. 1852, d. Lansing, 15 Jan. 1939) m. Euphema, Canada, 23 Feb. 1881, *Frederica Louise Walker [spent latter years in Gulfport, FL; Seymour graduated UM 1878] 1. Ashley Walker Morse, MD (b. 28 Aug. 1883, d. Ann Arbor, 12 Oct. 1939) m. Spokane, WA, 7 Nov. 1912, Margaret McNeren [resided Butte, Montana, where he practice medicine as a specialist of the eye, ear, nose and throat.] 2. Farland Tenny Morse, MD (b. Florence, Ontario, 23 Dec. 1884, d. Camden, NJ, Apr. 1972) m. 28 Sept. 1911, Grace Graham [resided Lansing where he practiced dentistry.] 3. Frieda Adeline Morse (b. Highland Twp., 19 Dec. 1889, d. Nov. 1965) m. 28 June 1913, Charles Pratt Berger (13 Oct. 1888-Mar. 1965) [resided Jackson, MI] 3. Mary E. Morse (b. Norwich, New London Co., CT, 20 Apr. 1816, d. Hartland, 1 Apr. 1852) m. *Charles Bayles Phillips Rev. John Mudge (b. Sharon, CT, 21 Nov. 1755, d. Highland Twp., 5 June 1839), s/o Samuel and Lydia (Burton) Mudge, served in the Revolutionary War, 1775- 1781, Pvt., MA, became a Baptist minister at the age of 21, m. (1) 1779, Azeuba Benton, (2) Jan. 1786, Sarah Chauncey (1755-4 Aug. 1826), d/o Josiah Chauncey, (3) 3 July 1828, Lucy (Yeamons) Jones 1. Elizabeth Mudge (1781-23 Feb. 1864) m. 1801, Edward Gray 2. Lucy Mudge, b. 1783, m. William Pope [removed to OH] 3. Azeuba Mudge (14 Aug. 1785-28 Apr. 1839) m. Col. James Nelson 4. Charlotte Mudge, b. 1 Mar. 1787, m. 15 June 1824, William Nelson (31 Mar. 1791-24 July 1852) 5. John Mudge (b. Duanesburg, NY, 5 Apr. 1788, d. Hartland Twp., 11 Aug. 1853, ae 65y, 1m, 6d [killed by a threshing machine]) m. 10 Mar. 1814, *Betsey Tenny a. Harriet Atwood Newell Mudge (b. Sherburne, NY, 18 Nov. 1814, d. Hartland Twp., 25 Dec. 1842) m. *Erastus Smith b. William Reuben Mudge, b. 24 Jan. 1816, m. 28 Jan. 1841, Caroline S. Whitney, d/o John Whitney c. Samuel Tenny Mudge (b. Sherborne, NY, 11 Sept. 1817, d. Milford Twp., 19 Dec.1851) m. 25 Apr. 1844, Abigail Disbrow [See Probate #1279] 1. Isadore A. Mudge, d. 2 Apr. 1851, ae 2y, 3m, 24d d. Fanny Woodbury Mudge (31 July 1819, d. Milford, 18 Apr. 1856, ae 35y, 8m, 17d) m. *John A. Crosman e. Elvira Agnes Mudge, b. Wheatland, NY, 8 June 1821, m. *William B. Hebbard f. Alfred Gray Mudge, b. 28 Dec. 1822, m. Clarissa L. Armstrong, d/o Ira Armstrong g. James Monroe Mudge (25 Mar 1824-12 Jan. 1836) [killed when an eaves trough fell from a barn]) h. Mary Ann Mudge, b. 6 Oct. 1825, m. 15 Sept. 1847, Edward A. Cone, MD i. Caroline Lucinda Mudge, b. 8 Oct. 1827 j. Henry Finn Mudge (29 Mar. 1829-11 Nov. 1845) k. Cornelia E. Mudge, b. Wheatland, NY, 20 Apr. 1831, m. (1) 14 Jan. 1848, *William Hyde, (2) 18 Mar. 1855, Lloyd R. Smith [4 children] l. Jane Betsey Mudge, b. Wheatland, NY, 13 Apr. 1834, m. 27 Feb. 1859, Eugene H. Shedd m. Nancy Anna Mudge, b. 19 Oct. 1835, m. Matthias S. Whitney n. Eunice Mudge (29 Mar.-3 July 1838) o. Emily Eugenia Mudge, b. 10 Aug. 1839, m. 26 July 1866, Kendrick P. Shedd 6. Elisha A. Mudge (b. Schaharie, NY, 3 Jan. 1790, d. Highland Twp., 15 Oct. 1845) m. 2 Oct. 1820, Chloe Turrell (b. Bristol, VT, 7 Oct. 1792, d. Highland Twp., 13 Nov. 1875, ae 83y, 1m, 7d), d/o Josiah and Chloe Turrell. Elisha was granted a land patent in Hartland Twp.; wagon maker and carpenter; came to MI in 1837; became a minister at the ae of 30y a. Louisa Mudge (b. Alexander, Genesee Co., NY, 27 July 1822, d. Highland Twp., 20 Dec. 1905) m. 3 Feb. 1846, Ischar W. St. John (8 July 1819-1 Apr. 1879), s/o Enos and Martha St. John [buried Highland Cem.] b. Electa M. Mudge (b. Alexander, Genesee Co., NY, 24 Aug. 1824, d. Hartland Twp., 21 Aug. 1859 [consumption]) m. *Charles Bayles Phillips 1. Charlotte Mudge, b. 15 Dec. 1826, m. 23 Nov. 1853, William B. Ellsworth 2. Charles Mudge, b. 5 July 1828 [worked as a carpenter], m. 23 Nov. 1853, Roxanna E. Macomber [resided Caro, Tuscola Co.] 3. Sarah E. Mudge (b. NY, 3 Aug. 1830, d. Milford, 24 June 1905) m. 23 Nov. 1853, Edwin Hubbell (b. Rochester, NY, 5 Nov. 1832, d. 14 Mar. 1900), s/o Philip Schuyler and Huldah C. Hubbell [buried Oak Grove Cem.] 4. Maria R. Mudge (8 May 1834-2 Oct. 1858) m. 23 Nov. 1854, Rufus Marvin Ladd (b. Wheatland, NY, 19 Nov. 1831, d. 30 Sept. 1901), s/o Marvin and Betsey Ladd. Rufus m. (2) 24 Oct. 1861, Ann North 5. Harriet L. Mudge, b. 26 Oct. 1836, m. 1 Dec. 1863, Orlando H. Elliot [resided Livonia, MI] 7. Eunice Mudge (b. Duanesburg, Schenectady Co., NY, 4 Oct. 1793, d. Milford Twp., 27 May 1875, ae 81y, 7m, 21d) m. 16 Aug. 1814, *Rufus Tenny 8. Reuben Mudge (12 Apr. 1795-24 Mar. 1802) Darrell Munsie (25 June 1912-11 Aug. 1980), TSGT US Army, WW II, m. *Velma Lockwood 1. Dennis Darrell Munsie, d. 19 July 1942 [infant] John C. Murray, d. 7 Sept. 1838, ae 48y, m. Bersheba, d. 2 Apr. 1876, ae 88y 1. Sanford L. Murray (1814-27 Apr. 1859), worked as a merchant, m. (1) Sarah Alvira Huntley, d. 30 July 1843, ae 24y, (2) Adeline M., b. ca 1825. Sanford was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. a. Infant son, d. 1838 b. Theodore Murray, inf., d. 1843 c. Sanford G. Murray, inf., d. 1843 d. Charles Murray, b. 1848 e. George Murray, b. 1858 2. William D. Murray, d. 20 Oct. 1847, ae 34y Rosa K. Nagel, d. Oceola Twp., 13 Jan. 1948 Henry Walter Nichols (b. Ann Arbor, MI, 2 Jan. 1838, d. Hartland Twp., 13 June 1917), s/o William and Polly (Stiffey) Nichols, served Co. A, 10th MI Inf., Civil War, m. (1) 30 May 1865, Ellen D. Boyden (31 Aug. 1840-5 Mar./Nov. 1891), (2) 20 Apr. 1893, *Sarah Irene Whitney 1. Julius Kimberly Nichols (foster son) m. (1) Hillsdale Co., MI, 26 May 1897, Lotta Lobb (b. Springfield, Ontario, 9 Apr. 1872, d. Highland Twp., 5 Nov. 1897), d/o Rev. R. J. Lobb; (2) Columbus, NB, 26 Apr. 1905, Lottie Hopkinberger Bert Nichols (1914-1992) m. *Bertha Mae Feeney Glen Nixon m. ____ Henson, d/o Ray and Carol (Wilson) Henson 1. Brandon Yale Nixon, inf., d. 1985 Nathaniel O'dell (1852-1937) m. 23 Mar. 1895, Esther Elizabeth Tredway (b. Chester, NJ, 24 Aug. 1860, d. Hartland Twp., 28 Mar. 1919) 1. Ina Elizabeth O'dell (b. Hartland Twp., 19 Aug. 1904, d. Hickory Haven, Milford Twp., 1 Feb. 1991) m. 26 Nov. 1924, *Leo Dahn 2. Al O'dell 3. Ida O'dell Levi Ogden (b. Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England, 30 May 1822, d. White Lake Twp., 4 July 1881 [see Milford Times obituary]), s/o John and Sarah Ogden, m. (1) Alice, d. 7 Feb. 1854, ae 30y, 3m, (2) May 1856, *Lorinda Hand [Levi came to Milford Twp. in 1849, purchased Ansel Sears property, Garner Rd.] 1. John Ogden, d. 15 Aug. 1852, ae 8 weeks 2. Clark Ogden, b. MI, ca 1856 3. Jennie Ogden (b. ca 1858, d. 4 July 1881) m. ____ Neeland 4. Charles O. Ogden (19 Feb. 1861-17 Nov. 1935) m. ca 1884, Anna Hale, b. July 1865 [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] a. Edith Ogden (Dec. 1887-1953) m. *Clarence Leroy Ike b. Helen Ogden, b. June 1898 c. Ethel Ogden, b. Apr. 1892 5. ____ Ogden m. Elmer Smith John Palmer, d. 16 Oct. 1859, ae 72y, m. Sarah, d. 7 Feb. 1855, ae 64y [Probably one of the first landowners of Highland Twp.] 1. Harriet E. Palmer, d. Highland Twp., 16 Nov. 1871, ae 52y, 5m, 4d, m. Alvin Parks 2. Mary Palmer, d. Highland Twp., 30 Apr. 1886, ae 72y, 1m, 4d, m. *Charles Porter 3. John Palmer, b. Aug. 1821, m. Mary, b. ca 1816, d. before 1900 [probably no issue according to 1860 census] 4. Anthony Palmer, b. NY, 1827, served Co. F, 10th MI Inf., Civil War, m. 1856 Rebecca Bignell, d. 10 Nov. 1883, ae 52y, 9m, 15d, d/o John and Jane Bignell a. Eliza/Jennie Palmer, b. 1858, m. *Alvin H. Stevens b. Alice Palmer, b. 1860, m. 31 Aug. 1887, Frank Bignell c. Sarah L. Palmer, d. 15 May 1865, ae 3y, 7m, 17d d. James Palmer, b. ca 1865 e. Edward Palmer, b. ca 1869 5. Porter Palmer, b. ca 1827, possibly m. Elizabeth Jane Stevens, d. 24 Feb. 1856, ae 32y, 9m, 13d John Paro (b. Rochester/Plattsburg, NY, 27 Mar. 1814, d. Detroit, 12 Apr. 1904) m. Sand Lake, NY, 6 Jan. 1837, *Clarissa Hanchett [resided Watertown, Clinton Co., MI] 1. Theodore E. Paro (b./d. New Ashford, MA, 12 Mar. 1838-11 Aug. 1843) 2. George Edwin Paro (b. New Ashford, MA, 7 Sept. 1839, d. 2 Mar. 1886, ae 46y, 5m, 4d) m. 11 Feb. 1864, Jacobina Drummond Campbell (15 Oct. 1843-4 Mar. 1908). Jacobina m. (2) Aug. 1888, Platt H. Lockwood (5 Aug. 1832-23 Apr. 1914), son of Ira and Margaret (Crawford) Lockwood [Milford Times, 14 Mar 1885; 11 Aug. 1888] a. Margaret Clarissa McLean (Clara) Paro (b. Richmond Hill, CA, 20 Nov. 1866, d. 13 Feb. 1916) m. *Charles Henry Judson [buried Highland Cem.] b. John Thomas Paro (b. Brock Fort, NY, 18 Dec. 1867, d. 9 Feb. 1868) c. John Elmer Paro, b. Highland Twp., 25 May 1869, m. 14 Apr. 1890, Sarah Burnett, b. 17 Dec. 1871 d. Mari Etta (Metta) Paro (b. Highland Twp., 12 Oct. 1871, d. Oak Grove, Livingston Co., 7 Dec. 1915) m. *Burton P. Love e. Jessie May (Julie) Paro, b. Hartland Twp., 15 June 1874, m. 28 Nov. 1898, Elton VanLeuven f. Sara E. Paro (b. Hartland Twp., 5 Mar. 1877, d. 11 Feb. 1918) m. 15 Dec. 1898, Robert E. Bailey (15 Aug. 1861-11 Feb. 1918), s/o Graham and Sarah Ann (Gray) Bailey [buried Highland Cem.] 3. Maryett Paro (b. Sand Lake, NY, 24 Sept. 1841, d. 21 Oct. 1866) m. 26 Dec. 1865, Lambert Elliott 4. Louisa Paro (b. Sand Lake, NY, 28 Oct. 1844, d. Highland Twp., 4 Dec. 1912) m. *George W. Mills 5. Charles Henry Paro (b. Sand Lake, NY, 12 Aug. 1846, d. 27 Aug. 1847 [buried Blossom Cem., Hamlin, Monroe Co., NY]) 6. Sarah Emeline Paro (b. Hamlin, NY, 11 June 1853, d. 21 June 1875, ae 22y, 10d) m. *O. A. Lockwood 7. David Paro, b. 1855 William T. Perry m. R. E. 1. James Monroe Perry, d. 21 May 1854, ae 22y, 8m, 16d Rev. Lewis Dumont Pettit (b. Sheby Center, NY, 17 July 1858, d, W. Highland, 12 Feb. 1932), s/o Rev. Harvey and Lucy (Eaton) Pettit, m. (1) 11 Sept. 1884, Olive Adele Martin (b. Burlington, WI, 2 Aug. 1864, d. Highland Twp., 29 Sept. 1918), d/o John H. and ____ (Woodman) Martin; (2) Greenville, MI, 6 Oct. 1919, Ella Parkhurst (1868-1935) [served W. Highland Baptist Church 1884-1887; 1916-1920] 1. Ford Martin Pettit (b. Flushing, 9 Sept. 1888, d. Detroit, 10 Mar. 1952), served Colorado Regtl. Sgt. Maj. 388 Inf., 97 Div., WW I, m. 29 Sept. 1921, *Hunter Gene Watson a. Fred Pettit, Jr. 2. Paul Dumont Pettit (b. Cassopolis, MI, 1895, d. 1979) m. Highland Baptist Church, 13 Apr. 1917, Ethel Elvira York (b. Hartland Twp., 1894, d. 1977), d/o Nathaniel and Mary Emeline (Bond) York a. Olive Emeline Pettit, b. Highland Twp., 2 Apr. 1919 b. Noah Dumont Pettit (12 Apr. 1922-31 Oct. 1990) 3. Lucy Gladys Pettit m. Highland Twp., 7 Feb. 1918, Lieutenant P. B. Lyman [resided Port Huron] 4. Harvey Pierson Pettit [Both L.D. and his father, Harvey, served many years at the Baptist Church of Highland] Zenas W. Phelps, d. 25 Mar. 1855, ae 51y, 6m, m. (1) ____; (2) Philadelia Case (b. 1816, d. Sparta, MI, 25 Feb. 1902) [no burial record] 1. Samuel Phelps (b. ca 1827, d. Pontiac, Jan. 1914) [Milford Times reports burial at W. Highland Cem.] 2. Polly Phelps, d. 1884, ae 52y, m. *Oliver Thomas Armstrong 3. Frances Phelps, b. ca 1841, d. before 1902 4. Name unknown, d. before 1902 Thomas J. Phelps, d. 17 Apr. 1867, ae 63y, 3m, 8d, m. Eliza (1815-1893) 1. Josephine Phelps, b. 1844 [worked for Monroe Tenny, 1860 census] 2. Lydia A. Phelps, d. 3 Apr. 1868, ae 22y, 2m, 2d, m. Samuel Yerkes 3. Alice Phelps, b. 1848 U. F. Phillips m. Dilla Grow, d. 17 Mar. 1866 Rosa Phillips (1888-1906) [possible relationship to Hiram Cole] Charles Bailes Phillips m. Betsy Walker (1779-1845) 1. Charles Bayles Phillips (b. E. Bloomfield Twp., Ontario Co., NY, 3 Jan. 1812, d. Fenton, 20 Mar. 1901) m. (1) Chili, Monroe Co., NY, 22 Jan. 1833, *Mary E. Morse, (2) Hartland Twp., 19 Aug. 1852, *Electa M. Mudge, (3) Sarah (Luther) Parshall [widow of Isaac], (4) 1883, Betsey M. Eddy (b. Genesee Co., NY, 1834, d. Milford, 22 Mar. 1906) Betsey m. (1) 1854, Matthew D. Lovejoy. Charles and Mary were first land owners in Hartland Twp., 1836. a. Alvah Tenny Phillips (b. Chili, Monroe Co., NY, 8 Nov. 1834, d. Fenton, MI, 24 Nov. 1914), served in the Civil War, m. White Lake Twp., 30 Oct. 1861, Charlotte J. Hopkins [buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford, obituary does not give service during the Civil War] b. Emily A. Phillips (b. Chili Center, Monroe Co., NY, 14 May 1836, d. Fenton, 3 Oct. 1917) m. 16 Feb. 1860, *John M. Wood c. Andrew J. Phillips, b. 9 Oct. 1837, m. Julia Ann Bullard, b. Commerce, 2 Jan. 1843, d/o Silas and Diantha (Madison) Bullard [resided Fenton] d. Edward H. Phillips (21 May 1840-11 June 1864) served Co. H, 5th MI Cav., Civil War, killed at the battle of Trevillian Station, VA and buried there. e. Fanny W. Phillips (b. 18 Sept. 1843, d. Saginaw, 29 Dec. 1898, [typhoid fever]) f. Eliza F. Phillips (15 Oct. 1845-22 Aug. 1878) g. Charles M. Phillips (b. 28 Mar. 1849, d. WA) m. (1) Lillian R., (2) 1895, Mina Mary Huntington [resided Williamston] h. Judson Butler Phillips (b. Hartland, 18 Nov. 1853, d. 30 May 1894) m. Fenton, 1 Oct. 1879 Emma Grace Bishop [resided Fenton] i. Frank W. Phillips (28 Aug. 1855-9 Mar. 1856) Dr. Isaac Pickering (b. PA, 1794, d. 13 Dec. 1862, ae 68y, 9m, 22d) m. (1) Nancy, (2) Elizabeth, b. 1825 [came to Highland as a pioneer physician in 1837] 1. Joseph Franklin Pickering (b. Catawissa, Columbia Co., PA, 9 Sept. 1829, d. Milford, 11 Dec. 1910) [harness maker in Milford] 2. Frances Pickering, b. 1848, m. ____ Potter Thomas P. Pierson (5 Mar. 1835-31 Aug. 1894) m. Clara J., d. 11 June 1889, ae 53y, 5m, 20d 1. Ada Pierson, b. 1860 2. Willis G. Pierson, inf., d. 22 Mar. 1863 3. Willie L. Pierson, d. Midland, 17 June 1885, ae 22y, 4m 4. Hattie Pierson (1867-1932) 5. Etta Pierson, b. ca 1873 6. Florence C. Pierson, b. ca 1874 7. L. Mae Pierson (1876-1917) Charles G. Porter (b. Devonshire, England, 8 Aug. 1808, d. Highland Twp., 20 Mar. 1908) m. *Mary Palmer [see record of Charles Porter, Highland Cemetery] Benjamin Predmore m. Mary A., d. 26 Feb. 1876, ae 64y 1. Benjamin F. Predmore, d. 23 Oct. 1874, ae 39y, 7m, 16d, m. 20 Nov. 1859,*Mary E. Morse a. Edith Predmore (b. ca 1869, d. Grand Rapids, 19 Jan. 1914) m. ____ Burns b. Joseph Predmore, b. Dec. 1872, m. ca 1897, Pansy, b. Nov. 1880 [not mentioned in mother's obituary] 2. Miles C. Predmore (25 Feb. 1837-12 Aug. 1900, ae 63y, 5m, 17d), served Co. A, 1st MI L.A., Civil War, m. Catherine Whiteseal [Miles buried Highland Cemetery] 3. John Henry Predmore (17 Apr. 1840-21 Nov. 1918), veteran of the Civil War, m. Mary E. Glass (b. England, 27 Dec. 1844, d. Highland Twp., 11 Jan.1919), d/o John and Eliza (Chapman) Glass [buried Highland Cemetery] 4. (1860 Census) Sparling D. Predmore, b. NY, ca 1846 5. Mary Evaline Predmore (b. NY, d. 23 Dec. 1870, ae 23y) possibly m. Clarkston, 21 Feb. 1869, William Livermore, b. ca 1846 [buried Highland Cemetery] 6. Name unknown Sylvester Preston m. *Louesa L. Putnam 1. Louisa Eliza [Hannah] Preston (12 Sept. 1868 - 24 July 1968) m. *Edgar Orlando Maxfield [almost lived to be 100y] 2. Sarah Preston (b. Detroit, 10 Aug. 1875, d. Pontiac, 4 Nov. 1948) m. Highland, 21 Oct. 1896, *Willis J. Torpy 3. Carrie L. Preston (1882-Jan. 1894) 4. Florence Preston (b. Detroit, 4 Aug.1885, d. Allen Park, 1 Sept. 1964) m. *Frank McHugh 5. Henry Olin Preston (b. Detroit, 2 June 1889, d. Highland Twp., 20 Jan. 1924) 6. (possibly) Amelia Preston m. Andrew Jackson DeMode Frederic Prior (b. Longmeadow, Mass., 1800, d. Milford Twp., ca 1844) [cem. stone reads 1844] m. ca 1820, Priscilla Calkins (b. Hadley, MA, 15 Nov. 1800, d. Milford Twp. 23 Mar. 1883, ae 82y). Frederic was a first landowner of Milford Twp., came from Pittsfield, Mass. In 1835, settled near Sears Lake. Priscilla m. (2) *Charles Coulton 1. Elizabeth Prior (b. Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Mass., 5 June 1825, d. Highland Twp., 31 Dec. 1876, ae 51y, 6m, 26d) m. *Noah P. Morse 2. Philo M. Prior (b. Mass., 27 Dec. 1829, d. 1904) m. Milford Twp., 6 Mar.1859, *Josephine A. Hand a. Frederic A. Prior (b. Milford Twp., 4 Mar. 1861, d. Pontiac Infirmary, 8 Sept. 1935) m. 22 Feb. 1888, Stella R. Ormsby (b. July 1859, d. Pontiac, Oct. 31, 1912) d/o Andrew P. Ormsby [buried Commerce] b. Clarence Prior, b. ca 1864, d. before 1929 c. Julia Prior (b. Milford Twp., 7 Sept. 1868, d. Pontiac, 1 Sept.1929) m. *Michael Guinan 3. Mary Ann Prior, b. Bershire Co., Mass., ca 1832, m. ca 1855, Robert Giddings 4. Dorothy W. Prior (b. Dalton, Berkshire Co., Mass., 20 Aug.1833, d. Milford Twp., 25 June 1916) m. *John M. Welch 5. Julia E. Prior (b./d. Milford Twp., 1836-1844) 6. Asa Prior (b. Sears Lake, Milford Twp., 17 Apr. 1838, d. Milford, 11 Feb. 1922), served Co. A, 22nd MI Inf., Civil War, m. (1) Clio, Genesee Co., 1867, Catherine (Kate) Morrison (b. Penn-Yan, Yates Co., NY, 20 Aug. 1848, d. Brighton Twp., 31 Aug. 1874), d/o George and Eliza M. (Phelps) Morrison, (2) Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., MI, 28 June 1882, Sarah Forsythe, d. Ypsilanti, 1 Aug. 1901 [In 1908 Asa purchased original Catholic church in Milford, dismantled it and built a home on his farm in Brighton Twp.; the family had lived in a log home up until that time.] a. George Prior (b. Milford Twp., 7 Feb.1869, d. Brighton Twp., 12 Sept. 1929) b. Frank Prior (b. Brighton Twp., 31 Aug. 1870, d. Oakley Park, 28 Apr. 1929) c. Lottie Maud Prior (b. Brighton Twp.7 Oct. 1872, d. Commerce Twp., 2 Dec. 1912, m. 3 Jan. 1892, Johnson Clark, b. Lincolnshire, England, s/o Thomas Clark [buried Oak Grove Cem.] d. Willie Prior (b./d. Brighton Twp., 21 July-21 Oct. 1874) 7. Frederick Prior (b. Milford Twp., 9 Sept. 1840, d. Milford, 22 Dec. 1904), served Co. F., 7th MI Inf., Civil War, m. 28 Feb. 1867, Elizabeth Donaldson (b. Commerce Twp., 4 Aug. 1845, d. Detroit, 16 Apr. 1918) [buried Oak Grove Cem.] Henry Fitz William Putnam (b. Augusta, Oneida Co., NY, 2 Nov. 1810, d. 1889) m. Sarah M. Sanderson (b. Eaton, Madison Co., NY, 18 Apr. 1811, d. Brighton, MI, 26 Mar. 1880, ae 68y, 11m, 8d) [Came to Highland Twp. ca 1854] 1. Helen Harriet Putnam (b. Cleveland, OH, 13 May 1839, d. Milford, 27 Aug. 1920) m. *James D. Rowe 2. Sarah S. Putnam (b. Cleveland, OH, 22 Aug. 1840, d. Highland Twp., 17 Mar. 1922) m. *Spencer D. Lee. Sarah served in WRC; oldest continuous resident of Highland Twp. at the time of her death 3. William Henry Putnam, b. Cleveland, 0H, 14 Apr. 1842, served 1st MI Cav., Civil War 4. Louesa Putnam (b. OH, Mar. 1846, d. 1929) m. *Sylvester Preston 5. George Putnam (b. MI, 1847, d. Toledo, OH, Jan. 1906) 6. Emma Putnam, b. 1856, m. John Wittaker [resided Detroit] 7. Albert W. Putnam, b. 1858 [resided CA; Milford Times, October 3, 1924] Florence L. Reneau (1891-23 May 1979) Charles Lewis Ritter (b. Germany, 1880, d. 1965) m. Brooklyn, NJ, 9 Jan. 1908, Stephanie Kypta (b. Austria, 1887, d. 29 June 1979) 1. Doris Ritter m. Phillip Hembodt [resided MA] 2. George Ritter (6 Aug 1910-5 Sep 1992) m. Monica Flynn [resided Livonia] 3. Francis Ritter [resided Wayne] 4. Leonard Ritter m. Marianna Tower [resided Sarasota, FL] 5. Josephine Ritter m. Highland, 24 Feb. 1935, John Leavenworth [resided Wayne] 6. Minnie Arline Ritter (b./d. Highland Twp., 8 May 1918-5 Oct. 1924 [scarlet fever]) 7. Charles Raymond Ritter, b. 12 Sept. 1931 [resided Ypsilanti] Ira B. Robinson, d. 15 Oct. 1864, ae 41y, 7m, 26d, m. (1) May, (2) Cornelia F., d. 15 Sept. 1860, ae 37y, 8d Daniel Roe, d. 20 Apr. 1853, ae 65y, m. Polly, d. 15 Aug. 1861, ae 82y, 5m. Daniel was a first landowner of Highland Twp. [see obit. For Dolly (Castle) Rowe, Milford Times, Mar. 20, 1909] John W. Rogers (b. England, 1843, d. 1920), worked as a blacksmith, m. ca 1873 (1910 census) Julia Hutchings (16 Jan. 1847-11 Feb. 1925), d/o John and Saneze (Amos) Hutchings [immigrated 1873, applied for naturalization 30 Jan. 1878; buried Highland Cem.] 1. Ethel L. Rogers (Oct. 1871-9 Oct. 1958) m. Calvin A. Wheaton (Aug. 1869-1 Feb. 1938), s/o William C. and Rhoda A. (Cundy) Wheaton 2. Bessie Rogers (28 Apr. 1875-19 July 1951) m. *Lewis John Charlick 3. Lena Rogers (9 Sept. 1882-8 Sept. 1965) m. *Clement E. Lockwood William Ross, Esq., d. NY, m. Elizabeth, d. 6 Dec. 1863, ae 78y, 5m, 10d 1. Giles Ross (b. Dover, NY, 23 Mar. 1816, d. Hartland, 22 July 1892) m. 1 Dec. 1839, Amanda Malvina Forshee Parshall (b. Cayuga Co., NY, 21 Mar. 1819, d. Chicago, 13 May 1903)] a. Mary Ross b. Helen C. Ross, d. 26 Sept. 1871, ae 31y, 29d, m. Hiram B. Thompson (22 Sept. 1837-14 Mar. 1915) [H. B. Thompson buried Highland Cem.] c. William J. Ross (b. ca 1843, d. after 1919) m. *Laura A. (Smith) Tenny [resided Clare, MI] d. Josephine Ross (b. Menty, Cayuga Co., NY, 23 Sept. 1844, d. Highland, 18 May 1919) m. *Henry S. Holdridge [Josephine died at the home of her daughter, Nellie Keller.] e. Emogene Ross, b. 23 Sept. 1844, m. E. R. Gilman [resided Canton, MI, Santa Cruz, CA] f. George W. Ross (b. Cayuga Co., NY, 24 July 1848, d. Atlantic, IA, 28 June 1919) m. Detroit, 5 Mar. 1872, Alice Roberts g. Elizabeth/Lena Ross, b. ca 1853, m. S. L. McCurdy [resided Fenton, MI] h. Sarah Sarah Ross (b. ca 1857, d. ca 1915) m. S. L. Kipp [resided Chicago, IL] i. Adalena Ross (b. Montezuma, NY, 30 Mar. 1860, d. Pontiac, 19 Jan. 1939) m. 28 June 1882, Josiah T. Hair [resided Chicago, IL; buried Highland Cem] 2.-4. Names unknown, all daughters Henry T. Ross, d. Brighton, 15 Oct. 1883, ae 67y, 1m, 16d, s/o Henry and Ann Ross, m. 28 Feb. 1839, Alma S. Andrews (b. NY, 1820, d. 3 Sept. 1874, ae 54y, 4m, 13d), d/o John and Eleanor Andrews [Probate 431] 1. Eliza A. Ross, d. 26 Feb. 1851, ae 10y, 9m 2. Elmer T. Ross, d. 1 Feb. 1851, ae 8y, 18d 3. Ezbon A. Ross(ca 1845-1915) m. Brighton Twp., 1 Jan. 1875, Martha Carter (b. Milford, 13 Mar. 1850, d. Brighton Twp., 8 Mar. 1930) [buried Oak Grove Cem.] 4. Ella J. Ross, d. 26 Jan. 1854, ae 1y, 5m, 19d 5. Caroline Ross, b. ca 1856 6. Anna Ross, d. 2 Aug. 1865, ae 7y, 6m, 11d 4. 7. Mary E. Ross, d. 14 Sept. 1871, ae 8y, 4m, 28d Squire Syrus W. Rowe (b. Camillus, Ononedaga Co., NY, 1 June 1815, d. Highland Twp., 19 Nov. 1866ae 61y, 5m, 18d), s/o Daniel and Mary (Crossman) Rowe, [Twp. supervisor, 21 terms, State rep. 1865] m. NY, 13 Mar. 1835, Dolly M. Castle (b. Parma, Monroe Co., NY, 13 Mar. 1817, d. Lansing, MI, 15 Mar. 1909, ae 92y, 2d), d/o Samuel and Rachel (Brown) Castle. Squire Rowe was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. 1. Eliza A. Rowe (22 Mar. 1836-7 Mar. 1892, ae 47y, 10m, 8d) m. 7 Sept. 1856, Willis L. Smith (b. Springborough, OH, 8 Sept. 1833, d. Jonesville, MI, 13 June 1899), s/o Roswell and Laura (Fox) Smith 2. James D. Rowe (b. Highland Twp., 18 Feb. 1838, d. Milford, 30 Dec. 1925), served Sergt., Co. C and Co. H, 1st MI Cavl., Civil War, m. Brownstown, Wayne Co., 14 Jan. 1864, *Helen H. Putnam a. Grant S. Rowe (b. Brownstown/Trenton, MI, 2 Aug. 1865, d. Milford, 14 Oct. 1939) m. ca 1896, Carrie Jackson (b. Detroit, 25 Dec. 1866, d. Milford, 31 Oct. 1949), d/o Isaac Pratt and Ann (Simpson) Jackson 1. Dorothy Rowe, b. ca 1897 2. Margaret Rowe (2 June 1899-Feb. 1977) m. Milford, 5 June 1920, *Earl S. Mastick [resided Highland Twp./Plymouth] 3. C. Marian Rowe, b. 1900, m. Milford, 8 Sept. 1928, Wallace B. Heiser 4. Lois Amelia Rowe, b. 26 June 1902, m. Milford, 26 June 1931, Lawrence C. Maugh, d. 1971, s/o John and Ethel (Lawson) Maugh [Lawrence was a professor in the engineering dept., U. of M.] 5. Robert Grant Rowe (b. Milford, 27 May 1904, d. Detroit, 20 Jan. 1950) m. Brighton, 10 July 1933, Myrtle (Finningsdorf) Strick (b. Highland Twp., 1905, d. Grand Rapids, MI, 27 Sept. 1999), d/o William J. and Grace M. (Barker) Finningsdorf. Myrtle m. (1) 28 May 1927, Tunis Strick [Bob and Myrtle published the Milford Times from 1935-1948] 6. Virginia C. Rowe (1906-1943) m. Howard Hoag [resided Vermillion, SD] 7. Ruth Rowe, b. 1909, m. Plymouth, 2 Sept. 1939, Hollis Coe 8. Rachel Rowe, inf., d. 1911 b. James Burton Rowe, b. Ypsilanti, MI, 30 Aug. 1869 [resided Detroit] c. Lois Bertha Rowe, b. 24 Aug. 1871, m. Howard Lewis [resided Bangor, Wales] d. George L. Rowe (7 Nov. 1878, d. CA, Mar. 1966) [resided Caspar, Wyoming] 3. Josiah Lemeul Rowe (b. Highland Twp., 3 Nov. 1840, d. San Diego, CA, 19 July 1880), served 2nd MI Inf., Civil War 4. Benjamin W. Rowe, b. 21 Dec. 1842 [resided CA] 5. Squire Lowell Rowe (b. Highland Twp., 8 Feb. 1845, d. Milford, 2 Sept. 1921), Milford jeweler, m. 25 Feb. 1875, Amelia Horton Jackson (b. Geneva, NY, 11 Jan. 1854, d. Milford, Dec. 1930), d/o Isaac Pratt and Ann (Simpson) Jackson 6. Marion C. Rowe, b. 1 June 1847, m. Henry V. Holmes [resided Duluth, Minnesota] 7. Theodosia M. Rowe, b. 4 Aug. 1849, m. 20 May 1874, Alexander D. Hagadorn, b. ca 1843 [resided Lansing] 8. L. Judson Rowe (b. Highland Twp., 20/30 Apr. 1851, d. Erie, PA, 19 Mar. 1938) m. (1) Ann Arbor, Addie Crosby, (2) Erie, Pa, 17 Oct. 1883, Elizabeth Dunning ____ Russell m. Esther B. (1858-1953) 1. Herbert L. Russell (1876-1943) m. Hartland, 11 Oct. 1905, *Orpha A. E. Bilton William D. Ryan (1875-1960) m. Frances E. (1874-29 Dec. 1952) 1. Annabel Ryan (b. Ingersoll, Canada, 13 Dec. 1906, d. Milford, 22 May, 1966) m. Louis J. Bedford 2. Stanley Ryan William Lee Schooley (1899-1968), s/o John and Mary (Scrace) Schooley, m. Alice G. Watson (1897-1965) [Mary Scrace Schooley was the d/o George and Sarah (Bedan) Scrace.] 1. Mary Alice Schooley, d. 1943 2. Walter Lee Schooley Lawrence A. Schultz (1907-1975) m. Frances Samuel Scott m. Rhoda, d. 16 Feb. 1875, ae 82y 1. Melvin Scott m. 3 Nov. 1852, Martha Collins (1829- 1905), d/o Nathaniel and Mary (Towers) Collins 2. Julia Scott, b. ca 1817, m. (1) *Ira Hewes, (2) Alvah Collins William M. Seaver m. Sarah Perkins (b. Rutland, VT, 1804, d. 5 Oct. 1888, ae 84y, 6m). Sarah m. (2) *Joseph Atwood. 1. William Perkins Seaver (28 May 1823-30 Oct. 1896) m. (1) Naomi Elvira, d. 30 Oct. 1850, ae 23y, 9m, 9d; (2) Laura E. Beach, d. 25 Dec. 1854, ae 26y, 6m, d/o Smith Beach; (3) *Elizabeth (Coonradt) Roudimond; (4) 30 Dec. 1875, *Lydia Malinda (Hodge) Lockwood a. Julia Seaver, b. 1848, m. 12 Jan. 1871 [by Rev. Henry King], Lieut. Walter Crawford, b. Milford, 24 Oct. 1843, s/o Alfred and Phoebe (Clark) Crawford b. Naomi Seaver, d. 20 Aug. 1851, ae 11m, 12d c. William Smith Seaver (b. Highland Twp., 4 June 1854, d. Detroit, 8 Nov. 1927), Highland supervisor and businessman, m. 25 Mar. 1875, Helen Louise Matthews (b. Plymouth, MI, 18 Apr. 1853, d. Milford, 27 Dec. 1910), d/o Daniel E. and Louisa Matthews [buried Oak Grove Cem.; Mary Ann Needham notes in her ledger that Helen was placed in a vault and was to be buried at Highland Corners Dec. 31.] Robert Seaver, MD, m. Hannah Thompson 1. William Edwin Seaver (b. Middleburg, NY, 11 Mar. 1830, d. Highland Twp., 10 Oct. 1915), served Co. I, 22nd MI Inf., Civil War, m. 1855, Fannie Eliza Armstrong (b./d. Highland Twp., 13 Jan. 1836-3 Feb. 1915), d/o Stephen and Orpha (Clark) Armstrong [death record shows burial but no cemetery record] a. Fannie W. Seaver, d. 24 Apr. 1882, ae 21y, 9m, 24d, m. *Andrew Watson b. Charles L. Seaver, b. Jan. 1868, m. ca 1897, Ethel, b. Mar. 1863 [resided Detroit] c. Carrie Seaver (b. ca 1871, d. Pontiac, 3 Nov. 1946) m. Elmer J. Rossiter, d. 1924 [resided Ferndale] d. Lillian D. Seaver (b. Hartland Twp., 28 July 1874, d. Highland Twp., 12 Apr. 1924) e. William Edwin Seaver (b. Feb. 1883, d. Ann Arbor, Feb. 1926) m. Highland Twp., 19 Nov. 1919, Ruth Vanderwater [blacksmith] f. Ella Seaver, d. infancy 2.-11. Names unknown Clayton John See (b. Commerce Twp., 28 Nov. 1894, d. Pontiac, 24 Dec. 1962) m. 16 Dec. 1915, *Hazel Rosella Bryant 1. Lyle Eugene See, b. Highland Twp., 10 Feb. 1916, m. 25 June 1937, Eleanor Frances Skeffington, d/o Charles J. Skeffington 2. Patricia See 3. Percy See m. Roland, Manitoba, 25 May 1937, Mary Margaret Awrey, d/o Salem Awrey William Sexton, d. Howell, 11 Apr. 1894, m. 1865, *Arvilla Arathusa Hubbell William John Sharpe (b. Essex Co., Ontario, 1883, d. 1973), s/o John and Ellen (Johnson) Sharpe/Joseph and Anna Sharpe, m. 24 Nov. 1915, *Floretta Louise Torpy 1. Lucille V. Sharpe, b. 11 Nov. 1916, m. Norman Bergen 2. Willis Dewey Sharpe (22 Oct. 1917-29 Dec. 1921) 3. John Sharpe (b. 2 Nov. 1919, d. Feb. 2000) m. Milford, 7 Sept. 1946, Bernice Bell Kunkel, d/o Otto and Myrtle Belle (Darlington) Kunkel 4. Freda Sharpe, b. 10 Aug. 1921, m. (1) 1950, Arnie Nordlund, (2) Paul Lentner (1906-1974) 5. Avis Sharpe, b. 9 Apr. 1922 6. George Washington Sharpe (22 Feb. 1923-27 Oct. 1925) 7. Robert Lewis Sharpe, b. 25 Oct. 1925 8. Betty Sharpe, b. 20 Nov. 1928, m. 29 Oct. 1959, Edward Leo Welch, s/o Andrew Welch of Peck, MI 9. Ellen Sarah Sharpe (1930-1941) [Milford Times, Sept. 28, 1934: 2 June 1927-27 Sept. 1934 [pneumonia]) 10. Elsie Sharpe, b. 19 Apr. 1932, m. (1) Robert Lemon, (2) ____ Jacobs 11. Evelyn Florence Sharpe, b. Highland Twp., 27 Dec. 1933, m. *Arthur Charlick Edgar Shaw (b. Chautauqua Co., NY, 3 Mar. 1853, d. Highland Twp., 8 Aug.1939) m. possibly Stoney Creek, VI, 24 May 1882, Edith Watts (1858-1940) [came to Highland in 1899] 1. Alice L. Shaw (b. Stoney Creek, VI, 4 Apr. 1883, d. 20 Aug. 1971) m. *George Foster Gaunt 2. Arthur W. Shaw, d. CA 3. Elaine A. Shaw (b. 1891, d. Tiffin, OH, 15 Mar. 1913) Harvey H. Sheffield m. *Ann H. Carpenter 1. Alice Sheffield, d. 21 Feb. 1857, ae 11d 2. Ella Sheffield, d. 14 Feb. 1857, ae 1d, 4hr. Norton Sheldon (1888-16 Mar. 1953) m. Helen Clark (b. Milford, 24 Mar. 1897, d. Plymouth, MI, 25 Feb. 1956), d/o Johnson and *Lottie (Prior) Clark 1. Edward Norton Sheldon (b./d. 18-23 Dec. 1916) 2. Bertha May Sheldon, b. 27 Feb. 1920, m. 22 Aug. 1942, Reuben Sheldon, d. 24 Oct. 1980 Clark Shipman (1843-1904) m. Sarah (b. Syracuse, NY, 25 Feb. 1852, d. Highland Twp., 4 Feb. 1915) [Battle Creek city treasurer, later resided Los Angelea and Redlands, CA, also Muskegon, MI] 1. Belle Shipman (b. Battle Creek, MI, 17 June 1866, d. Highland Twp., 8 Nov. 1904) m. *William H. Lemmon Guy Remus Shotwell (23 June 1889-2 Mar. 1956), s/o George and May Julia Shotwell, served MI CPL Ord. Dept., WW I, m. Milford Twp., 15 Oct. 1920, *Vera Guinan Fred A. Skinner (b. NY, 28 Aug. 1858, d. 9 June 1943), s/o Admiral and Emily (Waugh) Skinner [buried Hartland Twp.] m. Highland Twp., 25 Dec. 1880, *Mary Elizabeth (Libbie) Marshall [According to Milford Times, farmhouse burned 27 May 1918] 1. Minnie Skinner m. (1) Owosso, 23 Feb. 1915, Harry Holland, (2) ____ MacArthur 2. Floyd Marshall Skinner (b. Highland Twp., 3 Dec. 1883, d. Kalamazoo, 24 Feb. 1974) m. Kalamazoo, 3 Apr. 1918, Ruth Davis, b. Paw Paw 3. Roy Walter Skinner (b. Highland Twp., 16 May 1885, d. Commerce Twp., 24 Apr. 1926) [killed in a gravel pit accident] m. 4 Apr. 1917, *Lillian C. Lockwood [Children all born Highland Twp.] a. Roy Marshall Skinner, b. Highland Twp., 4 Mar. 1918, m. Kalamazoo, 16 Oct. 1946, Evelyn L. Schuyler (9 May 1921-Oct. 1999), d/o Clare and Grace (Mantell) Schuyler b. Donald Fremont Skinner, b. Highland Twp., 18 June 1919, m. May 1941, *Marion Beach c. Charles Eldon Skinner, b. 8 May 1921, m. 4 Oct. 1952, *Mildred A. Baker 1. Robert Charles Skinner, b./d. June 1953 2. Sharon Kaye Skinner, b./d. May 1959 3. Carol Ann Skinner m. Clyde Blazak 4. Clifford Admiral Skinner (b. Highland Twp., 18 Jan 1899, d. Kalamazoo, 19 Apr. 1967) m. Clyde, 12 July 1921, *Helen Freda Jones Erastus J. Smith, b. ca 1810, m. (1) Mar. 1832, *Harriet Atwood Newell Mudge, (2) 8 June 1843, Caroline A. Gleason, b. ca 1826. Erastus and Harriet were two of the first landowners of Hartland Twp. 1. William H. Smith, b. 3 Feb. 1833 2. Frances C. Smith (17 Mar. 1834-28 June 1914) [first white child born Hartland Twp.] m. 29 Jan. 1849, Myron Curdy (29 Nov. 1828-23 Jan. 1904), s/o James and Cynthia (Walton) Curdy [resided Oceola Twp., Livingston Co.] 3. Alfred Smith (17 Dec. 1836-10 June 1842) 4. Delos Smith, b. 23 Jan. 1838, m. 6 Oct. 1858, Lydia Batcheler 5. Edgar O. Smith (4 Mar.-10 Oct. 1841) 6. Harriet L. Smith (21 Aug. 1842-13 Feb. 1843) Charles Smith (b. Grimes, Berks Co., PA, 28 Aug. 1811, d. Hartland, 30 May 1875, ae 64y, 9m, 2d) s/o Christian and Ann Smith, m. Hartland Twp., 4 June 1837, Susan Ann Smith (b. Cherry Valley, Ostego Co., NY, 14 Apr. 1821, d. Hartland Twp., 26 Mar. 1894, ae 72y, 11m, 12d), d/o John B/R. Smith. Charles, whose profession was a weaver, came to MI in 1834; he was a first landowner of Hartland Twp. [All children born Hartland Twp.] 1. Sarah J. Smith (b. 1837, d. Handy Twp., Livingston Co., 18 Dec. 1877, ae 39y, 8m, 19d) m. *Alvin Hale 2. Laura A. Smith, d. 22 Oct. 1906, ae 76y, 1m, 10d, m. (1) *Edson Tenny, (2) *William Ross [Milford Times account refers to "Mrs. Jane Tenny Ross"] 3. Reuben C. Smith, b. ca 1842, m. Eliza 4. William A. Smith, b. ca 1845 5. Charles Adelbert Smith, b. 1847, m. Hattie Van Buren 6. Freddie Smith, d. 8 Sept. 1849, ae 4m 7. Addie A. Smith (10 Aug. 1852-6 Jan. 1921) m. *Henry W. Lathrop 8. Harry Smith, d. 2 Dec. 1854, ae 2 wks. 9. Ella A. Smith, d. 17 Nov. 1859, ae 3y, 9m, 7d [1860 census: death caused by scalding 10. Eleanor A. Smith, b. ca 1856 11. Frank L. Smith, b. ca 1858 12. Elmer Smith, b. ca 1863, m. Loa David B. Smith (b. Cherry Valley, NY, ca 1835, d. 12 Dec. 1895), served Co. I, 3rd MI Cavl., Civil War Philip Clark Stephens (b. 10 July 1914, d. MacLaren Hospital, Flint, 6 Oct. 1999), s/o Henry and Ellen (Courliss) Stephens, m. W. Highland Baptist Church, 17 Aug. 1935, *Lila Mae Kinney 1. Constance Mae Stephens (b. Pontiac, 19 Nov. 1938, d. Goodrich, MI, 10 Dec. 1992) m. Highland Twp., 20 Mar. 1958, Edwin C. Stevens, b. 1 Nov. 1937 2. Diane Elizabeth Stephens, b. 10 Dec. 1943, m. (1) 25 Apr. 1964, Gerald A. Collins, b. 21 Oct. 1943, s/o Arthur and Eleanor (Harter) Collins, (2) Brighton Twp., 21 Jan. 1977, Charles Edward Needham, b. 17 Mar. 1939, s/o Charles Edward and *Aroline (Lockwood) Needham 3. Carol Jean Stephens, b. 19 Feb. 1945, m. 17 July 1967, David Reagan, b. 5 Dec. 1944 Alvin H. Stevens (b. Warren, Trumbell Co., OH, 20 Nov. 1850/1859, d. 1931), s/o Daniel and Julia (Thorpe) Stevens, m. Milford, 27 Oct. 1881, *Jennie Palmer [Daniel and two sons, James and Frank, fought in the Civil War. James was killed at the Battle of Bull Run. Daniel died soon after coming home. Alvin probably came to Highland ca 1877, later established himself in real estate in Pontiac.] 1. Lena Stevens (1885-1966) m. (1) Henry Warren Troup (1880-1923) [resided Norwalk, OH, (2) ____ Goodwin [Alvin's biography in Historic Michigan, Vol. 3, gives her death as 1918.] 2. Alice Stevens, d. 1916, m. Roy Davidson, b. Canada, ca 1886 William Gilbert St. John (17 Sept. 1833-17 Dec. 1903), s/o Daniel and Olivia (Marsh) St. John, served Co. A, 1st MI Regmt., L.A., Civil War, m. (1) 1 Nov. 1861, *Sarah W. Andrus, (2) Randellville, IN, 29 Mar. 1865, Frances Smith, b. 9 July 1843, d/o Ambrose T. Smith [div.] 1. William Wilkinson Andrus St. John, b. 28 Mar. 1864, m. 28 June 1894, Katherine Jones, d. 10 Sept. 1895 [living with maternal grandmother in 1880 census.] 2. Josephine Smith St. John (7 Oct. 1867-24 Mar. 1926) m. 22 Aug. 1889 *Arthur Cranson Bird 3. Edward Marsh St. John, b. 17 Feb. 1870 4. Joseph Sterling St. John, b. 15 May 1872 5. Arthur Gilbert St. John, b. 5 Feb. 1875, m. 15 Apr. 1902, Ethel Underwood 6. Helen May St. John, b. 9 July 1877 7. Herbert Lincoln St. John, b. 24 Apr. 1880 8. Raymond Garfield St. John, b. 4 Sept. 1882, graduate of U of M, m. Detroit, 11 Jan. 1908, Maude Hascall Stuart, d/o Glenn D. Stuart [practiced law in CO] 9. Howard Clinton St. John, b. 20 Aug. 1886 Alvah Stockwell (b. 7 Oct. 1801, d. Highland Twp., 13 Sept. 1876, ae 74y, 11m, 9d), s/o Ebenezer Stockwell, served as justice of the peace and postmaster, m. (1) Mary Hewitt, d. Redford, MI, ae 43y, possible sister of Benjamin Hewitt, (2) Samantha. Alvah and Mary came to Michigan in 1831. 1. Harriet Stockwell, b. ca 1839 2. Joseph S. Stockwell (b. Redford, MI, 16 May 1843, d. Jan. 1925) [dry goods merchant of Pontiac; later judge] m. 8 Oct. 1866, Mary E. Wiley, d. Aug. 1920, d/o Adam and Susan Wiley 3.-10. Names unknown [Milford Times obituary does not give any heirs.] Rev. R. J. Straus m. ____ 1. ____ Straus, inf. son, d. 6 Dec. 1896 Anna Sues (b. Germany, 1890, d. Detroit, 30 Sept. 1950) [possibly sister of *Emma (Sues) Baehr] John D. Sutphen, d. 27 May 1867, ae 67y, 7m, 13d, m. Rebecca, b. ca 1800 [See Livingston Co. Probate 1013] 1. Oliver Sutphen (b. NJ, 1834, d. 1916) m. ____ a. ____ Sutphen, infant, d. 1891 2. Porter Sutphen, d. 22 May 1861, ae 29y, 8m, 12d, m. Anna [possibly *Cowles], b. ca 1843 Adon S. Taft (b. Northville [Taft Corners], 12 Sept. 1833, d. Milford, 2 Mar. 1921), s/o Sylvanus and Nancy Ann (Newman) Taft, served 7th Missouri Cav., Civil War, m. (1) 1867, Sarah M. Boice (b. NJ, 26 Mar. 1835, d. Fenton, 22 Sept. 1894), (2) 4 Apr. 1897, *Elizabeth Ann (Davis) Whitney, widow of John W. Whitney 1. John G. Taft (b. Waterford, Oakland Co., MI, 28 Nov. 1869, d. IO, 31 Aug. 1939) m. 22 Feb. 1892, MARY Cook (b. Chippewa Falls, WI 2 February 1869, d. Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming. 22 March 1956 in 2 Carlton Trivola Taft (b. Rochester, MI, 20 May 1871, d. California, MO, 12 Aug. 1915 [tuberculosis]) m. Milford, 1 Jan. 1891, *Harriet Inez Whitney a. Ford S. Taft (b. Hartland Twp., 5 Feb. 1892, d. Venice, FL, 10 Sept. 1965), veteran of WW I, m. Denver, CO, 8 Aug. 1919, Louise Nisbet [resided Denver, CO] b. Nelson W. Taft (b Hartland Twp., 27. Mar. 1893, d. Englewood, FL, 14 Feb. 1976) m. Bay City, MI, 11 Sept. 1917, Irene Berry (b. Indianapolis, IN, 2 Mar. 1896, d. Englewood, FL, 5 Jan. 1974), d/o Rev. C. L. Berry [resided FL; Milford] c. Florence Ada Taft (b. Hartland Twp., 5 Jan. 1895, d. Lakeland, FL, 26 Oct. 1989) m. 6 Sept. 1921, Lester J. Fowler (20 Nov. 1894-11 Apr. 1927) d. Elbert C. Taft (b. Hartland Twp., 26 Jan. 1897, d. Mena, AK, May 1977) m. Anna Baessler e. Dewey McKinley Taft (b. Hartland Twp., 8 May 1898, d. Gravette, AK, Nov. 1970) m. 4 Oct. 1925, ELISABETH WEESE )b. Mannington, WV, 9 apr. 1906, d. Englewood, CO., 16 Mar. 1960) f. Mabel Sultana Taft (b. Lacey, AK, 6 Mar. 1902, d. Lakeland, FL, 12 Mar. 1987) m. 4 Jan. 1936, George Boulton (b. Marinette WI, 16 Sept. 1900, d. Lakeland, FL) g. Paul H. Taft (b. Lacey, AK, 13 Oct. 1903, d. Albuquerque, NM 10 Mar. 1987) m. Dollie Wood h. Russell Lamont Taft, minister (b. Lacey, AK, 18 Sept. 1905, d. Colorado Springs, 19 Jan. 1992) m. 2 Sept. 1932, Nora Ann Woods, (b. 7 Mar. 1909, d. Colorado Spring, CO, 24 Dec. 1992). Russell was a missionary to the Mormons in Utah. 3.-4. Twin dau. stillborn Descendants of Robert (Taaffe) Taft gives an exciting and adventurous history of Adon's life. He was a surveyor in Minnesota and panned gold in Colorado. After his children were grown, he traveled all over the U.S. staying with various grandchildren and lived to see several great-grandchildren born. Harvey Talmage m. Elizabeth Chase 1. Almira Talmage (b. Bershire, Tioga Co., NY, 19 Dec. 1828, d. Hartland Twp., 25 Feb. 1899) m. *John A. Armstrong 2. Clarissa Talmage (b. Hartland Twp. 14 July 1832, d. Hartland Twp., 21 Dec. 1918) m. *Ephraim Affara Hubbell September 28, 1858 ____ Taylor m. ____ Boring 1. Sybil Ann Taylor, b./d. Northville, MI, 18 Feb. 1949 [Note: The Tenney family of Highland Twp. dropped the second e and I have elected to do so with all Tennys listed here. Also the name was changed by some family members to Tanney.] Asa [Amos] Tenney (b. Norwich, CT, 1755, d. NY, 10 Sept. 1821), s/o Asa and Mary (Bingham) Tenney, m. 5 Mar. 1778, Temperance Smith, d. 5 May 1831 1. Joshua Tenny (25 July 1779-17 Sept. 1815) 2. Mary Tenny (b. Norwich, CT, 26 Nov. 1780, d. 1852) m. *Carpenter Morse 3. Asa Tenny (b. Norwich, N. London Co., CT, 15 Mar. 1782, d. Parma, NY, ca 1845) m. Sophia Buckley, b. ca 1782 a. Mary Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1808 b. Sophia Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1808 c. Fannie Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1810 d. Nelson Tenny (b. Parma, NY, July 1810, d. 15 Aug. 1885, ae 75y, 1m) m. Sarah (b. NY, 1815, d. 28 Sept. 1867, ae 52y, 1m, 3d) 1. Delano A. Tenny, d. 1 Apr. 1841, ae 3y, 7m, 20d 2. Elizabeth Tenny (b. Highland Twp., 11 Nov. 1838, d. Lansing, MI, 23 Oct. 1890) m. 7 Dec. 1856, Daniel Smith, b. NY City, NY, 11 Aug. 1831, d. Lansing, MI, 23 Oct. 1890), s/o Peter D. and Maria (VanOrden) Smith 3. Asa D. Tenny, d. 19 July 1854, ae 11y, 9m, 8d 4. Isabel Tenny (b. MI, 1845, d. 28 Sept. 1873, ae 28y, 7m, 3d) m. John H. Stevens 5. Fanny S. Tenny, d. 12 Aug. 1868, ae 22y, 1m, 13d 6. Lucinda Tenny, b. 1849 7. Lila Tenny, b. 1849 8. Mary R. Tenny, d. 14 Oct. 1856, ae 6y, 3m, 8d 9. Julia A. Tenny, d. 22 Apr. 1868, ae 15y, 3d e. Peter Buckley Tenny, b. Well Lake, Saratoga, NY, 4 Aug. 1811 f. David Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1814 g. Oliver Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1816 h. Asa Tenny, b. Parma, NY, ca 1817 4. Elizabeth Tenny (b. Norwich, CT, 20 Aug. 1783, d. 4 Jan. 1799) 5. William Tenny (b. Norwich, CT, 1 Dec. 1785, d. Walled Lake, MI, 1843) m. (1) ____ (2) 25 June 1829, Olive Jacobs, (3) 28 Mar. 1831, Mary Macomber, b. Nankin, Wayne Co., NY, 1786, (4) Walled Lake, 1839, Bethia Marsh. William served as postmaster at Walled Lake. a. Louis Tenny, b. ca 1804 b. Philander Tenny, b. ca 1808 c. Duane Tenny, b. ca 1810 d. Justus William Tenny, b. 28 Sept. 1811 e. Oliver Tenny, b. ca 1813 f. Lavius Tenny (probably b. Farmington, Oakland Co., MI, d. 4 Dec. 1848, ae 38y) m.12 Mar. 1830, Eliza Ann Johns, d. 3 Jan. 1860, ae 47y, d/o Thomas E. and Laura (Benedict) Johns. Lavius was one of the first landowners of Milford and Hartland Twps., Eliza, one of the first landowners of Brighton Twp. 1. Philander D. Tenny 2. Mary E. Tenny, b. May 1833, m. James Ramsey 3. Caroline L. Tenny 4. Eunice E. Tenny, d. 9 Oct. 1864, ae 17y, 4m 5. Laura C. Tenny 6. William L. Tenny g. Levi Tenny, d. Tyrone Twp., Livingston Co., 1 Oct. 1894, ae 87y, 1m [not listed on RootsWeb site] h. Minerva Tenny, b. ca 1814 i. Nancy Tenny, b. ca 1815 j. Mary Ann Tenny (b. NH, 26 Oct. 1819, d. Brandon, Oakland Co., MI 21 Oct. 1892) m. ca 1841, Roswell Weaver, s/o Elijah and Cynthia Weaver k. Amanda Tenny, b. Walled Lake, ca 1830 l. William Hammill Tenny, b. ca 1831 m. Laura Tenny, b. ca 1832 n. Caroline Tenny, b. ca 1833 o. Eunice Tenny, b. ca 1835 p. William II Tennyu, b. ca 1837 q. Charles William Tenny, b. 30 Nov. 1840 r. Emily Tenny, b. ca 1843 6. Levi Tenny (b. Norwich, CT, 3 Apr. 1786, d. Clifton, NY, 19 Sept. 1807) 7. Elijah Tenny, b. Norwich, CT, 21 Aug. 1788 8. Salome Tenny, b. 13 Nov. 1789, m. (1) ____ Armstrong, (2) Hezekiah Hebbard 9. Lucinda Tenny, b. 6 Apr. 1791, m. ____ Hurlburt [resided Norwich, CT] 10. Reuben Tenny, b. 26 Aug. 1792, m. 9 June 1816, Nancy Moore 11. Rufus Tenny (b. Norwich, CT, 13 Oct. 1793, d. probably Hartland Twp., 15 July 1858, ae 64y, 8m) m. Sherburne, Franklin Co., MA, 16 Aug. 1814, *Eunice Mudge. Rufus was one of the first landowners of Highland and Hartland Twps. In a Tenny family history, Rufus was a carpenter and built the first mills at Flint, MI. [Children all born NY] a. Ann Eliza Tenny (1 Oct. 1815-5 Mar. 1823) b. Edwin Augustus Tenny, b. 10 May 1818, cabinet maker, m. Sarah Wheeler, b. ca 1822 c. Dewitt Clinton Tenny (12 Mar. 1820-2 May 1879, ae 59y, 1m, 7d) d. Mary Ann Tenny (b. 2 Apr. 1822, d. 23 Apr. 1858, ae 36y, 20d) m. *John M. Wood e. James Monroe Tenny (b. CT, 18 Oct. 1823, d. Highland Twp., 28 Aug. 1872, ae 48y, 10m, 10d) [killed when a boiler on a steam engine exploded] m. Cleveland, OH, 11 Oct. 1848, Eliza Juliette Morgan (b. Cleveland, OH, 13 Nov. 1825, d. Highland, 8 June 1905, ae 79y, 6m, 25d), d/o Caleb and Julia (Thomas) Morgan 1. Caleb Morgan Tenny (20 Sept. 1849-30 Sept. 1870, ae 21y, 10d [typhoid fever]) 2. Julia Eunice Tenny (6 Sept. 1850-11 May 1928) m. Highland Twp., 29 Apr. 1878, George Nelson Hedden (b. Salem, MI, 21 Apr. 1850, d. Highland Twp., 5 May 1928), s/o William and Cornelia (Coville) Hedden [buried Highland Cem.] 3. Rufus Henry Tenny (b. Highland Twp., 14 June 1854, d. Williamston, 26 June 1927) m. 26 Dec. 1881, Jessie Palmer, d. Williamston, MI, 14 Dec. 1927, ae 69y, 11m 4. Frank Monroe Tenny (b. Highland, 22 Sept. 1857, d. Fenton, 6 Jan. 1900, ae 43y, 3m, 14d drowned while skating]) 5. Mary Eliza Tenny (b. 13 Sept. 1858, d. Highland Twp., 13 May 1886) m. 13 Sept. 1882, Henry Martyn Tunis, d. Oct. 1921 6. Cora Tenny, d. 1863, ae 1m, 15d 7. Nellie Lucretia Tenny (12 Aug. 1864-14 Mar. 1897) m. 4 July 1883, William Ike [see Highland Cemetery record] 8. Mabel Eloise Tenny (3 May 1873-1964) m. *Fred R. Beckwith f. George Trumbull Tenny (b. CT, 8 Sept. 1825, d. ca 1870) m. 26 Apr. 1850, Lydia C. Hosmer (b. Riga, NY, 22 Feb. 1826, d. 15 Jan. 1906), d/o Asahel A. Hosmer. [George was a photographer; buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford.] g. Henry Irving Tenny, b. 22 July 1827, m. (1) Cordelia Ellsworth, d. 27 June 1864, ae 38y, 5m, 8d, d/o John and Hulda Ellsworth, (2) *Sarah (Bullard) Bullard h. Ann Eliza Tenny, b. NY, 18 Oct. 1829, m. Henry L. Nelson i. Rufus Tenny, Jr. (7 Feb. 1832-26 July 1858, ae 26y, 5m, 19d) 12. Jesse Tenny (b. CT, 4 May 1795, d. 2 May 1875, ae 79y, 10m, 29d) m. Riga, NY, Thankful Blackmer, d. 7 May 1876, ae 72y, 10m, 9d. Jesse was one of the first landowners of Highland Twp. and he and Thankful were founding members of the Baptist Church of Highland. Church members met in their log cabin;elected 1st twp. supervisor; later representative from 6th district. a. Edson Tenny, d. 28 Aug. 1872, ae 52y, 7m, 29d [Oakland Co. records give ae 52y, 6m, 7d] [1st twp. clerk; killed when a boiler on a steam engine exploded] m. *Laura A. [Jane] Smith 1. Oliver D. Tenny (b. Highland Twp., 1853, d. Lima, NY, 9 Dec. 1934) m. Sarah Butler 2. Ida Tenny, b. 1855, m. George A. Morrison, d. Detroit, Mar. 1914 [burial in Lansing] b. Edward Tenny (b. Riga, Monroe Co., NY, 18 June 1822, d. Holly 23 June 1900), Baptist minister, m. (1) Delsia S. Walker (b. Dexter, MI, 1826, d. 1866); (2) 20 Mar. 1867, Lucinda Walker (1840-May 1893) 1. Edward Locke Tenny, Jr. (b. Stony Creek, MI, 17 Sept. 1850, d. Detroit, 12 June 1913) m. Winifred Beebe 2. Adeline Tenny m. T. E. McDonald [resided Holly] 3. ____ Tenny m. H. W. Holmes [resided Everett] 4. Mark W. Tenny [resided Panama] c. Alonzo Tenny, d. 27 Jan. 1870, ae 45y, 10m, m. 9 Nov. 1854, Amanda Bishop (b. 11 Sept. 1832, d. Cleveland, OH, 21 Apr. 1907) [Milford Times, Apr. 27, 1907, account gives burial at W. Highland Cem., no cem. record; resided Lone Tree Rd. just east of Hickory Ridge Rd.]] 1. Martha Tenny (b. Highland Twp., 1859, d. Cleveland OH, July 1918) [Milford Times, July 26, 1918, burial at W. Highland Cem.; no cemetery record] 2. Willie Tenny 3. Emil Tenny, d. Cleveland, OH, 12 Dec. 1927, ae 67y, m. ____ [Milford Times gives burial at W. Highland Cem., no cemetery record] d. Adaline Tenny (1828-2 Jan. 1900) m. *John C. Morse e. Sarah Tenny, d. 19 Jan. 1847, ae 13y, 11m, 14d f. Wayland Tenny, d. 22 Sept. 1864, ae 19y, 5m, 23d [fatally wounded at Battle of Winchester, Civil War] g. Seymour Tenny [immigrated to Australia] 13. Betsey Tenny (b. Madison City, Lebanon Co., NY, 1 Feb. 1797, d. Riga, Monroe Co., NY) m. 10 Mar. 1814, *John Mudge 14. Charles Tenny, b. Norwich, CT, 1 Mar. 1799, m. (1) Ann Torrey, (2) Pamela Baker 15. Alvah Tenny (1 Sept. 1802-8 June 1834) m. 4 July 1824, Rebecca Crouch Holdridge, d/o Gershom and Rebecca (Crouch) Holdridge. Rebecca m. (2) 1835, William Johnson 16. Eunice Tenny, b. 20 Apr. 1804, m. David Bangs Lyman Tenny (25 Dec. 1841-28 Aug. 1912), veteran of the Civil War [These dates match those of Lyman Cate and there is no cemetery record of burial; this is very likely a clerical error.] James W. Thomas (17 Mar. 1812-20 Nov. 1862) m. Myra C. Stockwell (6 Jan. 1819-30 May 1901) 1. James W. Thomas (10 Feb. 1843-25 May 1883) 2. Myra Thomas, b. ca 1842 3. Emir Thomas (8 May 1856-1 Apr. 1859) Elias Thomson (b. CT, d. 14 Jan. 1864, ae 67y, 9m) m. Emeline, b. ca 1800 1. Marvin Thomson, d. 4 July 1844, ae 22y Willis J. Torpy (b. Sebewa, 25 Dec. 1865, d. Milford Twp., 27 June 1950) m. W. Highland, 21 Oct. 1896, *Sarah R. Preston 1. Spencer Torpy (1911-1920) 2. Floretta Torpy (b. Highland Twp., 8 Oct. 1897, d. Pontiac, 20 Oct. 1969) m. *William J. Sharpe Charles Lewis Treat (b. Northfield Twp., Washtenaw Co., 19 Feb. 1861, d. Highland Twp., 15 Sept. 1933), s/o Orin and Mary (Merritt) Treat, m. 28 Feb. 1894, *Cora Belle Hagadorn 1. Merrill Treat, b. ca 1908, m. *Pauline Ike a. Marion F. Treat, b./d. 8 Jan. 1928 b. Donald Leroy Treat, b. Highland Twp., 13 June 1930 2. Florence Treat (9 Dec. 1897-24 May 1965) m. *Ralph Kinney Daniel Trump (b. Philadelphia, PA, 15 Jan. 1805, d. Milford, 25 Oct. 1886, ae 81y, 9m, 20d), s/o John Trump, [worked as a cooper in Milford] m. (1) *Jerusha Baker, (2) 1855, Susan (Cox) Morrison (b. Wexford Co., Ireland, 11 Sept. 1832, d. Durand, MI, 9 July 1905). Susan m. (1) Ireland, Edward Morrison (d. shipboard ca 1852 of yellow fever); (3) 4 Apr. 1890, Joseph Bailey (b. Co. Monaghan, Ireland, d. 4 Dec. 1899, ae ca 80y), s/o William and Isabella (Graham) Bailey 1. Eliza H. Trump, d. 1 Aug. 1850, ae 8y, 8m 2. Emily F. Trump, d. 24 Sept. 1851, ae 9y, 15d 3. ____ Trump, d. in childhood 4. Findley H. Trump m. ____ [resided Highland Twp., 1881] 5. Susan Trump, d. 1885, m. ____ Lord 6. Edwin Trump [resided Reed City, 1881; Saginaw] 7. Eliza C. Trump (b. Highland Twp., 4 Oct. 1856, d. Three Rivers, 7 May 1936) m. Samuel S. Reed [resided Ypsilanti, 1881; 1905, Three Rivers, MI] Eliza was a very successful teacher from the time she was 15; see Milford Times, May 15, 1936. 8. John H. Trump m. Milford, 23 Feb. 1898, Laura Belle Holmes 9. William D. Trump m. 24 Aug. 1885, Minnie L. Grow [resided Bay City; buried Oak Grove Cem., Milford] John William Tyers m. Elizabeth Barsby. Elizabeth m. (2) *Meshach Marshall 1. John William (Willie) Tyers, d. 6 Jan. 1885, ae 33y, 6m, 24d Charles Tyler m. Delmar Jean Corey (1928-1957), d/o William H. and Lillian (Rupert) Corey 1. Daniel Tyler, b. ca 1949 Frederick Walker (b. Euphemia Township, Lambton County, Ontario, 4 Jan. 1826, d. Hartland Twp., 19 Sept. 1899, ae 75y), s/o William and Sarah (Fansher) Walker, m. Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, 16 Sept. 1846, Mary Ann (Mc)Farland (b. Port Talbot, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, 1 Apr. 1824, d. 26 May 1909) [resided Canada] 1. George H. Walker (27 Aug. 1847-10 Mar. 1936) m. 1874, Eliza Hill; (2) Lulu Kimball [See Milford Times, 1 July 1893; resided Petosky, MI] 2. Annie Calista Walker (b. Florence, Euphemia Township, Lambton Co., Ontario, 30 Apr. 1849, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, 14 Apr. 1916) m. *George Bilton 3. Martha Walker (b. 1851, d. Elk Rapids, MI, 4 Apr. 1930) m. 18 May 1871, Milton Bradford Lang (b. 1849, d. Elk Rapids, MI, 18 May 1919) 4. Sarah Walker (b. Florence, Ontario, 8 Dec. 1853, d. Cleveland, OH, 28 Dec. 1930) m. (1) 1874, Roy McGregor (18849-Mar. 1892); (2) 1894, David Holmes (1853- 1904) 5. Lavinia Walker (13 Feb. 1855-Jan. 1856) 6. Frederica Louise Walker (Euphemia, Ontario, 1857, d. Highland Twp., 7 Jan. 1941) m. *Seymour Morse 7. Mary Anne Walker, b. 1 Jan. 1859, d. infancy 8. Walter Brock Walker (27 May 1861-23 Sept. 1864) 9. Dexter Chandler Walker (24 May 1863-3 Jan. 1951) m. 29 May 1889, Agnes Albright (6 Mar. 1862-20 Sept. 1954), d/o Isaiah and Barbara (Wismer) Albright [resided Bothwell/Florence, Ontario] 10. Margaret Matilda Walker (b. Dante/Bothwell, Ontario, 22 Mar. 1866, d. Highland Twp., 30 May 1932) m. 11 Nov. 1891,*Lewis R. Hyde [Milford Times, Jan. 9, 1931, mentions death of Mrs. Holmes, sister of Mrs. L. R. Hyde; Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Morse are only siblings mentioned; obit. for Margaret M. does not mention Floretta or Susan. Obit. for Susan mentions a sister, Mrs. A. J. McTavish of Blenheim, Ontario] Susan M. Walker (b. Florence, Ontario,12 Feb. 1864, d. Milford Twp., 19 Apr. 1938) m. *Sanford R. Lyon Floretta Walker (1859-1933) William R. Waterbury (b. NY, 1814, d. 1906), s/o William and Abigail Waterbury, m. Martha Adelia (b. NY, July 1828, d. 1899) 1. Ellen E. Waterbury (b./d. Highland, 17 Oct. 1848-22 Aug. 1893) m. *Samuel McCartney 2. Nannie Waterbury, d. 10 Aug. 1855, ae 3y, 9m, 5d 3. William R. Waterbury (b. Highland, 18 Feb. 1856, d. E. Lansing, 11 Jan. 1926) m. Harriet G. St. John (13 Oct. 1858-2 July 1925), d/o Samuel and Sarah (Fisher) St. John [no issue] 4. Charles T. Waterbury (Aug. 1859-1929) m. (1) Ina Lawrence (July 1862-1903); (2) Ovid, MI, 9 Feb. 1904, Mrs. Mary B. Williams a. Ethel May Waterbury (Feb. 1892-Oct. 1901) b. Hubert Waterbury, b. Apr. 1894 5. Bert H. Waterbury, b. ca 1864 Andrew Watson (b. 1854, d. WV, 17 Nov. 1911) m. *Fannie W. Seaver [resided Detroit; see Highland Cem.] 1. F. A. Watson [resided Wixom] John Watson, d. 1957, m. Mary, d. 1958 1. Hunter Gene Watson (5 Sept. 1900-26 Nov. 1981) m. (1) *Ford M. Pettit, (2) Albert Wakeman, d. 1996, s/o William and Hattie (Kimball) Wakeman John M. Welch (b. Kent Co., England, 10 Feb. 1834, d. Milford Twp., 9 Feb. 1903), immigrated 1850, m. Hartland Twp., 3 July 1856, *Dorothy W. Prior 1. Infant daughter 2. Frederick M. Welch, d. 8 Jan. 1860, ae 2y, 1m, 9d 3. Clarence Welch, b. ca 1864, removed to CA [both he and his wife died in CA] 4. Egbert P. Welch (b. Milford Twp., 15 Aug. 1869, d. Colome, SD, 10 Oct. 1943) m. Howell, 21 May 1893, Elizabeth Lavina McMulien (b. Hamburg, Conway Twp., Livingston Co., 1873, d. Milford Twp., 28 Mar. 1918) [resided Garner Rd., Milford; became cattle rancher in SD; no children mentioned in obituary] 5. Elizabeth Pricilla Welch, b. (b. Milford Twp., 14 Dec. 1871, d. Flint, 8 Nov. 1953) [buried Flint, MI, was a teacher and charter member of Goodwill Industries] John Whitman Whitney (b. Hancock, MA, 23 Oct. 1815, d. Hartland Twp., 12 Dec. 1892), s/o John and Christina Hall (Stafford) Whitney, m. NY, 18 Nov. 1847, Elizabeth Ann Davis (b. Greenwich, RI, 8 Dec. 1827, d. Hartland, 8 Jan. 1900 [cancer of the stomach]), d/o Joshua and Sophia (Maguire) Davis. Elizabeth m. (2) *Adon S. Taft. 1. Earl Milton Whitney (5 Sept. 1849-9 Sept. 1876, ae 28y, 5d), minister 2. Sarah Irene Whitney (b. NY, 16 Aug. 1851, d. Milford, 15 June 1936), served in the WRC, m. 1893, *Henry W. Nichols 3. Jay S. Whitney, b. 23 Oct. 1853, m. Laura Barker [resided Wisc.] 4. Ira H. Whitney (b. 12 Mar. 1856, d. Saginaw?, July 1932) m. Katie A. Fralick, [removed to Reed City, Osceola Co., MI] 5. John Marvin Whitney (b. Hartland Twp., 12 June 1858, d. Pontiac, 25 Apr. 1937) m. Thanksgiving Day, 26 Nov. 1885, *Mary Ann Gonne a. Raymond J. Whitney, b. Sept. 1887, m. Big Rapids, MI, 15 Aug. 1912, Mabel Toay [resided Mamaroneck, NY; engineer] b. Clarence Jason Whitney (June 1890-Sept. 1952) c. Lavern G. Whitney, b. Jan. 1896, m. Grand Rapids, 19 Aug. 1925, Elsie Diana English [resided VI; worked in city management] 6. Elsi E. Whitney (b. Highland Twp., 24 June 1860, d. Ann Arbor, 28 Mar. 1933) m. Sophia Olinger (b. Apr. 1858, d. Webster, MI, 3 Jan. 1936) 7. Hattie Inez Whitney (b. Hartland Twp., 1 Jan. 1866, d. Denver, CO, 14 July 1937) m. *Carlton T. Taft 8. Mary C. Whitney (b. Hartland, 17 Oct. 1869, d. ae 13y, 5m, 11d) J. Frank Williams (b. Webster, 27 Nov. 1878, d. Romulus, 14 Dec. 1936) m. (1) 5 Dec. 1900, *Sylvia Gaunt, (2) 17 Jan. 1907, Jane Ruth Bishop (b. Detroit, 21 Mar 1873, d. Highland Twp., 6 May 1947), d/o William and *Eliza Jane (Harper) Bishop [Eliza m. (2) *Harrison Gaunt.] Frank developed an irrigation system for growing fruits and veg. at his farm on Lone Tree Rd. Donald E. Williams (1899-1953) m. June 1926, *Evelyn Lucille Cook 1. Donald Williams, b. 26 Feb.1932 Webb Wilson (b. Milford, 14 Dec. 1883, d. Howell, 29 Jan. 1967), s/o James and Emma Wilson, m. Pontiac, 10 May 1905, Lucy McGonegal (b. Detroit, 17 Oct. 1888, d. Highland Twp., 20 Dec. 1945), d/o William and Jennie (Lasert) McGonegal 1. Everett J. Wilson (1908-1975) m. Evelyn V., b. 1915 a. Carol Wilson m. Ray Henson b. James Lawrence Wilson m. Joyce Annette Childs, d/o Clayton S. Childs [see Milford Times, April 1, 1938] 2. Reda Wilson (b. Milford, Sept. 1906, d. Chelsea, MI, 25 Aug. 1998) m. Highland, 18 June1929, John Franklin (Frank) Houston (b. Milbank, Ontario, 7 Sept. 1905, d. Livonia, MI, 29 Apr. 1997) [buried Milford Memorial] 3. Bessie A. Wilson (31 May 1915-30 Apr. 1946) m. Eldon Huff [buried Highland Cem.] 4. William Wilson m. 11 Oct. 1944, *Athalinda June Glendening 5. John Edward Wilson (1930-1983) m. (1) Sept. 1950, Sally Ann Ruggles (21 Nov. 1932-Jan. 1957), d/o Maurice and *Leona (Ike) Ruggles, (2) Carol Gibson, d/o George Gibson a. Dana Susan Wilson, b. 1951 b. Christine Wilson, b. 1952 c. John Wilson, b. 1953 d. Robin Marie Wilson, b. 1956 e. Deborah Wilson f. Thomas Lee Wilson (b./d. Pontiac, 25 Aug. 1958-8 Feb. 1959) Ervin A. Wixson (1851-1878), resided Watertown, Clinton Co., m. 24 Dec. 1873, *Harriet Lockwood 1. Melva Wixson, adopted dau. (b. 10 Sept. 1878, d. Highland Twp., 6 Apr. 1951) m. 10 July 1900, *George W. Keller Wesley Paddock Wood (b. Holly Twp., 12 June 1891, d. probably Kenova, WV, Nov. 1975), s/o Stanley D. and Ella S. Wood, m. 4 Apr. 1917, *Grace M. Lockwood 1. Duane Wood (b. 9 Aug. 1918, d. probably Cleveland Clinic, Apr. 1973) m. 18 Dec. 1943, LaBordie Isaacs (b. OH, 4 Nov. 1918, d. FL, 6 Aug. 1989) 2. Frank Fremont Wood (b. Kenova, WV, 13 Apr. 1920, d. S. Rockwood, MI, 10 Nov. 1992) m. 12 June 1943, Arline N. Corey, b. 1925, d/o William H. and Lillian (Rupert) Corey a. Stella Louise Wood, b. 1 Apr. 1944, m. ____ Bennett b. Janice Wood, b. 28 Mar. 1948, m. James Pittman [resides Clinton, MI] c. Brent Wood [resides Lebanon, KA) d. Brenda Wood m. Michael Jones e. Cheryl Wood m. Daniel DuSault [resides Waldron, MI] 3. Stanley Wood (b. 10 Sept. 1922, d. Kenova, WV, 30 Oct. 1992) m. 15 Dec. 1945, Betty J. Brainard 4. Donald Wood (b. 10 Dec. 1925, d. Lake Forest, IL, 27 Aug. 2000) m. 1 July 1950, Jane Baker John M. Wood (b. Monroe Co., NY, 18 Oct. 1807, d. Hartland Twp., 9 Aug. 1883, ae 76y, 9m, 21d), s/o Benjamin and Anna (Cole) Wood, m. (1) 24 Dec. 1840, *Mary Ann Tenny, (2) Hartland Twp., 16 Feb. 1860, *Emily A. Phillips. John and his father were two of the first landowners of Hartland Twp. 1. Rollin Andrew Wood (b. Milford, 5 Dec. 1860, d. Alma, Gratiot Co., 16 Dec. 1950), m. Brighton Twp., 5 Mar. 1886, *Anna Bamber [buried Riverside Cem., Alma] 2. Edward Franklin Wood, b. 3 Oct. 1862, m. 18 June 1890, *Esther Helena Marshall [resided Kalkaska, MI; son Aubrey resided Armada] 3. Willard C. Wood (28 Mar. 1866-7 May 1870, ae 4y, 4m, 9d) [caught in granary and choked to death] 4. Ray C. Wood (b. Hartland, 26 June 1871, d. Waterford, 23 Mar. 1943) m. (1) 24 Mar. 1898, *Nellie A. Armstrong, (2) Elva (Rolfe) Green (29 Oct. 1882-12 Dec. 1933), d/o James and Emma (York) Rolfe a. Sterling Armstrong Wood (b. Highland Twp., 4 Apr. 1900, d. Milford, 5 July 13 1949, m. Oct. 1928, Julia Evangeline Hudson (b. Milford, 7 Apr. 1909, d. Pontiac, 8 Mar. 1956), d/o Frank E. and Evangeline Hattie (Wolfe) Hudson. Julia m. (2) 24 Nov. 1951, Robert L. Darling 1. Fred Earl Wood, b. 26 Oct. 1929, m. 18 Oct. 1951, Barbara Ann Burley, b. 27 Feb. 1934, d/o James and Elizabeth (Clark) Burley [div. 1957; 4 children] 2. Charles Oliver Wood (b. Milford, 3 Apr. 1931, d. Beaver Falls, PA, 19 Apr. 1972) m. Marilyn, b. 1932 a. Sheryl Wood m. ____ Schultz [resided Pontiac] b. Susan Wood c. Mark Wood d. Peggy Sue Wood b. Doris Ella Wood (b. W. Highland, 17 Jan. 1903, d. Highland, 20 Dec. 1983) m. 18 Sept. 1922, Harold Wardlow (21 July 1901-23 Mar. 1985), s/o Bert and *Maud (Hagadorn) Wardlow [buried Highland Cem.] c. Sidney F. Wood (b. Highland Twp., 22 July 1907, d. Pontiac, 9 May 1969) m. Ruth A. Day d. Marjorie Elmira Wood (b. Livingston Co., 2 June 1909, d. Troy, MI, 11 Nov. 1987) m. Livingston Co., 16 June 1934, Ralph Grelling Merrill (b./d. Livingston Co., 9 Oct. 1906-28 Feb. 1954) e. Helen Marion Wood, b. Livingston Co., 2 May 1911, m. Lansing, 22 Dec.1932, *Henry Lawrence Lemmon f. Irene Mae Wood, b. 2 May 1915, m. Joseph A. Gage Norman Woodworth (7 Feb. 1811-1890) m. (1) 6 Nov. 1831, Annie Liza [Eliza] Dillenbach (b. 16 Apr. 1813, d. Clyde, 9 July 1884, ae 71y, 3m, 23d), d/o John and Dorothy Dillenbach. Norman and Annie came to MI in 1850. 1. John H. Woodworth (21 Oct. 1832-1 Apr. 1833) 2. Mary Jane Woodworth (14 Feb. 1834-7 Feb. 1842) 3. Sarah M. Woodworth (20 June 1836-1896) m. 5 Apr. 1856, *David S. Barrett 4. Tryphena Woodworth (b. Steuben Co., NY, 20 Oct. 1838, d. 19 Nov. 1911) m. *Theodorus Wheeler Lockwood 5. George Woodworth (b. NY, 17 Dec. 1840, d. Nashville, TN, 2 May 1863), veteran of the Civil War 6. Samara Woodworth (b. NY, 21 Oct. 1843, d. 1927) m. 23 Dec. 1868, John Ling [buried Highland Cem.] 7. Martha Woodworth (4 Feb. 1849-17 Feb. 1853) 8. 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