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DAGGETT,Dora N.

Pioneer of Coe Twp,Isabella Co., MI,niece of late Gen. Winfield SCOTT,U. S.

Army Commander.

M/1Charles C. WHITNEY,burd at Fords Theater the night of Pres. Lincoln's 

assassination,and Vet. of the Civil War.

M/2Mr. DAGGETT

D.age 84.

Hand Dated - 23 June 1932.

 

DANCER,Freda

B.13 July 1901 Shepherd, MI to E. BRADY & Ida Mullet SALISBURY

M.Charles DANCER

D.28 May at Alma, MI, buried Ridgelawn Cemetery at Breckenridge (no year given)

Survivors:Husband;son Eugene SCHLIEGH,step-mother, Roxie SALISBURY;

3 brothers,Elton, Ford and Eugene all of Shepherd.

 

DAVIS,Donal

B.26 Aug 1900(WWI vet)

D.12 Feb 1972 Mt. Pleasant, mI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Lucille;3 brothers,Arthur of Potterville,Francis of Beaverton, and

Orvest of DeWitt;5 sons,Deral of DeWitt,Robert of Shepherd,Keith of

Owosso,Larry and Jerry at home;8 daughters,Mrs. Emil (Eva) DeLONG of

Lansing,Mrs. Roman (Mary) LATOSKI of Merrill,Mrs. Ira (Donna) DeLONG

of Sunfield,Mrs. Nancy HUTCHINSON of St. Louis,Mrs. Patricia FRIEND

of Breckenridge and Jackie Sue at home.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 16 Feb 1972

 

DAVIS,Mrs. Sabra Elthea Gifford

B.28 Jan 1872 Eaton Co., MI

D.Oct 1961 age 89 at St. Louis, MI,buried Union Cemetery

Survivors:3 sonsLial GIFFORD of St. Johns,Floyd GIFFORD of Mt. Pleasant and

Thelo GIFFORD of Winn, MI.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 1 Nov 1961

 

DAVIS,William

B.15 Nov 1852 Kingston, Ontario, Canada

M.23 Jan 1889 at Midland, MIto Martha McLEAN

D.4 Aug, aged 74 yrs, 8 mos., 20 days at Pleasant Valley, MI

9 Children

Survivors:Wife;2 sons,William at home and Manley of Pleasant Valley;4 daughters,

Mrs. H. JANSEN of Morgan, MI,Bessie of Lansing,Mrs. R. N. KAUFMAN

of Pleasant Valley and Irene at home.Also had 3 sisters.

Hand Dated - 18 Aug 1927

 

DEAN,Lucy

B.5 Feb 1896 Kent Co., MIto William & Phebe SMITH

M.Lou DEAN, d. 1952 - late sheriff.

D.4 June 1954 Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:son Paul GREEN of Phonix, Ariz.;2 step-sons,Walter DEAN of Shepherd and

Joe DEAN of San Mateo, CA;step-daughter Margaret DECKARD of Mt.

Pleasant;2 brothers,Robert and Harry SMITH of Rockford.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 10 June 1954

 

DeBOIS,Charles

B.25 Nov 1907 Clare, MI]

D.6 Dec 1965, buried Calvery Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Vergal;2 daughters,Agatha PACKER of Shepherd and Jo KISTLER

of Arlington Hts, ILL;son Kenneth of Cadillac;2 brothers,Gerald of Lansing 

and Kenneth of Pontiac;2 sisters,Belle SMITH of Holly and Garnette BEACH

of Pontiac.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 8 Dec 1965

 

DeLONG,Albert L.

B.16 Aug 1922 Isabella Co., MIto Dennis & Laaura Reynolds DeLONG

D.4 Dec 1945 in France (Army), buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Parents;3 sisters,Edna WILLIAMS of Riverdale,Helen YARNELL of

Shepherd and Alice of Riverdale;5 brothers,Ira of Albuquerque, N. Mex.,

Eugene of Winn,William Wesley and Walter at home.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 9 Sept 1948

 

DeLONG,Joseph Franklin

B.Apr 1877 at Waterloo, IND

D.age 82 at Alma, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery.

 

DENTON,Elvia

B.20 Feb 1900 Saginaw, MI

D.24 Feb 1963 Saginaw,buried Kelley Cemetery, Greendale twp.

Survivors:Daughter Mrs. Hugh ROBINSON of Shepherd,son,William GRIFFIN of

Saginaw,3 step-daughters and 2 step-sons.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 27 Feb 1963

 

DeRUSHIA,Frederick T.

B.12 Mar 1911 Farwell, MIto Fred & Bessie Amy DeRUSHIA.

M.26 June 1937 to Irene LYNCH of Shepherd, MI

D.at age 65 in Alma, MI, buried Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI

Survivors:Wife,3 sons, David of Alma,Tom of Arlington, TX and Bob of Kalamazoo;

daughter Joan STEERE of Alma.

 

DIBBLE,William Leslie

B.12 Jan 1854 Highland, MIto Ashel & Abigail DIBBLE (11th of 12 children)

M/11880 Estella WEBSTER of Byron., she d. 1900.

M/2Maud RAYMOND of Plesant Valley - she d. 1906

M/3Alida WHITING of Monticello, IOWA

D.18 Mar 1921 Shepherd, buried in Shepherd Cemetery, MI

2 children by 2nd wife:Frances and Harold.

 

DICKMAN,Gertrude A.

B.7 Mar 1890 Glandorf, OH

M.Joseph DICKMAN, he d. 1947

D.5 Apr 1954 Alma, MI, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.

Survivors:4 daughters,Mrs. Donalda HORSTMAN and Mrs. Lucinda HORSTMAN of

Cloverdale, OH,Mrs. Ladona BENDELE of Alma and Edwin (with Army) in

Fort Tony, MASS.3 sisters and 2 brothers.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 8 Apr 1954

 

DIVELBISS,John Chancy

B.2 Aug 1873 Fremont, OHto Robert & Mary Jane Freeenburg DIVELBISS.

M. 22 Jan 1902 in Bluffton, OH to Bertha B. STUDEBAKERwho d. 2 Sept 1922 Bartlesville, OKA.

D.14 Sept 1932 age 59 Isabella Co. (courthouse record), buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:2 sons,Glen of Albuquerque and Howard of El Paso, TX;3 brothers,

Forest of Shepherd,A. B. of Blanchard, and Elmer of Forest Hill;2 sisters,

Nellie McCOY of Lima, OH and Eliza HALL of Alma.

 

DIVELBISS,Robert

B.18 Apr 1835 Franklin Co., PA to Mr. & Mrs. John D. DIVELBISS.

M.Mary FERRENBURG of Fulton Co., PA

D.30 Aug 1914 (courthouse record) at aged 79 yrs., 4 mos., 12 days, buried Salt River

Cemetery.Last of 11 children.

9 Children.

Survivors:Wife;3 daughters,Mrs. W. S. REARICK of Shepherd,Mrs. Alfred HALL

of Bartlesville, OKA and Mrs. D. R. WILKIE of Mt. Pleasant, MI;4 sons,

J. C. of Bartlesville,D. E. of Alma,A. B. and Forest R. of Shepherd.

 

DOEPKER,Henry

B.17 Aug 1853 Clandorf, OHto Henry V. & Anna DOEPKER.

M.1875 Clara SWARTENGRABER (she d. 1881)

M/2Mary KRAMER

D.4 May 1926, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.

3 children with 1st wife:Andrew (d. age 1),Lewis and Matt.

9 children with 2nd wife:Ida (d. age 19),Edward of Summer,Albert of WISC,Alex of

Kalkaska,Cornelius of Saginaw,Elizabeth, Christina, Arnold and Hubert all

of Shepherd area.

 

DOEPKER,Hubert C.

B.17 July 1892 Ft. Jennings, OH

M.14 Nov 1913 to Gladys GAUGIER

D.Ann Arbor, MI, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.

2Children:Donalda and Marjorie.

Survivors:2 sisters,Mrs. John BRUSKOTTER and Mrs. Fred KRAMER of Shepherd.

7 brothers,Lewis of Owosso,Matt of Shepherd,Ed of Sumner,Arnold of

St. Louis,Albert of Appleton, Wisc,Alex of Rapid City, and Neil of Mt.

Pleasant.

Hand Dated - 6 Nov 1930

 

DOEPKER,Mary Ann

B.3 Feb 1857 to Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick KRAMER.

M.2 May 1882 to Henry DOEPKER

D.2 Oct 1926

11 Children

 

DOTY,Edward Harris

B.1858 Connis, Calhoun Co., MI

M. 1878 Viola Estella LEE

D.3 Apr 1929, buried Mecosta Cemetery

6 Children

Survivors:Widow;2 sons,Merle of Long Beach, CA and Nelson of Isabella Co., MI;

2 daughers,Mrs. Essie ALLEN of Clinton Co., MI and Mrs. Helen FAIRCHILD

of Isabella Co., MI

 

DOYLE,Edward Joseph

B.3 Dec 1856 Grand Rapids, MIto Edward & Nora DOYLE

M.at age 28 to Etta HARTFORD

D.1 Apr 1934.

5 Children

Survivors:children,Mrs. Clara SANTOS of Detorit,Mrs. Myrtle TAYLOR of Grand

Blanc,Mrs. Vena DAVIDSON of Flint,Delbert DOYLE of Chippewa twp., and

Mrs. Alice CLARK of Detorit.

 

DRAKE,Lulu Josephine

B.15 July 1877 Fairplains to Abner & Aurilla THOMPSON.

M.25 June 1898 to Ward DRAKE

D.3 Feb 1938.

Survivors:children,Ethel OWENS, Melvin DRAKE,and Cecil DRAKE of Shepherd,

and Oliver DRAKE of Alma;an aged mother';sister Eola McDONALD and

2 brothers,Perry of Shepherd and Jesse of Alma.

 

DRAKE,Ward Beecher Stowe

B.9 June 1873 Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI

M.25 June 1898 to Josephine THOMPSON

D.9 Oct 1933, buried Salt River Cemetery

 

DRUM,David

B.16 Dec 1847 St. Lawrence Co., NY to Mr. & Mrs. EdwardDRUM

M.18 July 1891 to Ethel RICE of Mt. Pleasant, MI

D.21 July 1924 Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

1 Child: Leah, b. 22 Nov 1893 (now Mrs. CLINE)

 

DuBOIS,Don

B.21 Oct 1891 Isabella Co., MIto Fred & Nettie Vredenberg DuBOIS.

D.Oct 15, at age 68 in Chehalis, WA, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Gladys;daugher Mrs. Ora (Donna) BRYANT;2 brothers,Vern and

Elton of Lansing;3 sisters,Mrs. Fern RICHMOND of Owosso,Mrs. Alice

FRESHNEY of Middlevile and Mrs. Marjory HAMILTON of Boston, MASS.

 

DuBOIS,Doris Fay

B.7 Aug 1917 Lincoln twp., Isabella Co., MI to Mr. & Mrs. Don DuBOIS

D.14 Dec 1929

Survivors:Parents and sister Donna.

 

DuBOIS,Frederick

B.11 May 1862 Wayne Co., OHto Edward & Marie Burk DuBOIS

M.6 Nov 1889 to Nettie VREDENBERG

D.3 Mar, buried Shepherd Cemetery (no year given)

7 Children:son Faye d. infancy,Don and Vere of Shepherd,Elton of Lansing,Mrs.

Fern RICHMOND of Shepherd,Mrs. Marjorie HAMILTON of Lansing,Mrs.

Alice FRESHNEY of Middleville;6 sisters and 1 brother.

 

DuBOIS,Irma

B.3 Mar 1901 near Rosebush, MIto Mr. & Mrs. Tom C. WALTON

D.14 Dec 1929 in car-train accident (along with daugher Janice)

Survivors:Parents;sisters,Mrs. George WELLES of Mt. Pleasant,Mrs. Gerald BAKER

of Lansing,Miss Iola WALTON,2 brothers,Ivan WALTON of Ann Arbor

and Glen WALTON of Mt. Pleasant, and son Richard.

Buried with Janice in same casket.

 

DuBOIS,Janice

B.Mar. 1926 Lansing, MI to Irma and Vere DuBOIS

D.14 Dec 1929 in same car-train accident)

 

DuBOIS,Maria BURKHARDT

B.2 Nov 1832 Hutwil, Switzerland

M.Edward DuBOIS

D.Age 84

9 of 12 Children survive.

Hand dated - 24 May 1931

 

DuBOIS,Nettie Vredenberg

B.Clinton Co., MIto Charles A. & Mary VREDENBERG

M.Fred C. DuBOIS

D.age 64 years, buried Salt River Cemetery

Hand dated - 24 Dec 1931

 

DUFFY,Frank

B.17 Oct 1892 Lincoln twp., Isabella Co., MIto Bernard & Bridget DUFFY

D.St. Louis, MI,buried Irishtown Cemetery

Survivor:Brother Jim of Saginaw.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 22 Oct 1953

 

DUMAS,Dr. Gorden A.

B.14 May 1921 at Alma, MI toMr. & Mrs. Albert DUMAS of Fort Wayne, IND.

D.at Grand Rapids, MI - result of car accident.

Survivors:Wife Kathryn;son Michael,daughter Linda,Parents.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 2 Oct 1947