'L's & 'M's

 

LAMPMAN,W. A.

D.17 Sept 1947 Detroit, MI

Survivors:Mrs. LAMPMAN,son Harold of Detroit,dau. C. A. BABCOCK of Flint and

son J. Allen, a lawyer in Mt. Pleasant.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 25 Sept 1947

 

LANTZ,John Morris

B.3 Jan 1888 Jollytown, PAto L. W. and Mary LANTZ

M.31 Dec 1911 Ostie HUNT, dau of J. A. & Mary HUNT of Littleton, W. VA

D.age 45 in Detroit,buried Senacaville, OH

Survivors:Widow and 6 children:Mrs. Jean ARNOLD of Detroit,Mrs. Verdayne 

FISHER of Mt. Pleasant,Harold, Frances, Robert and Jean at home.3 sisters,

Mrs. Mergie BOYD of Wheeling, W. VA,Miss Grace and Miss Gwen LANTZ

of Cleveland, OH, and Ingram LANTZ, also of Cleveland.

 

LATHROP,Miles

B.19 June 1872 Ingham Co., MIto Frank R. & Frances Munson LATHROP

Shepherd Business Man - oldest of 5 children (Miles,Carlton, Charles,

Fidelia and Ashir)

1 Daugher and 1st wife dec'd.

Survivors:Widow,dau by first marrige,living in ILL;a sister and 2 brothers.

1 brother Charles d. in Durand.

Hand Dated - 16 Apr 1931

LEHMKUHLE,Lucy Gieskin

B.6 Dec 1891 Ottoville, OHto Mr. & Mrs. Barney GIESKIN.

M.7 May 1913 in MIto John LEHMKUHLE.

D.23 Mar 1920, buried Catholic Cemetery

Survivors:Husband, Parents, 4 small children:Lucinda, Clarence, Emma and Virgil;

3 sisters and 2 brothers.

 

LEIDY,Harriet

D.Sept 1931 Pontiac, MI - mother of Drayton MILEY.

Bureid Salt River Cemetery.

Husband and children survive

Hand Dated - 24 Sept 1931.

 

LEONARD,Bertha M. Hamlin

B.23 Mar 1904 in Northern MI

D.Apr 24 at age 70 in Alma, MI, buried Coe Cemetery, Isabella Co., MI

Survivors:Husband Harold,3 sons, Leo of St. Louis,Richard and Donald of Shepherd,

2 sisters,Mrs. Grace CLEVENGER and Mrs. Eva KOLAR of Alma,3 brothers,

Clyde HAMLIN of FLA,Roy HAMLIN of GA and Glenn HAMLIN of Detroit.

 

LEONARD,Merritt H.

B.11 Aug 1846 Greene Co., PA to David & Sarah Boller LEONARD

M/1to Williamina WALTERS in PA - she died 11 months after the marriage.

M/2Miss CHILDS who died a year later.

M/3Miss HELM, 1 of whose 2 children survives,Pearl of alma.

M/4Ella BUTLER

Survivors:Wife Ella,Pearl and a son.Funeral held atCoe twp. Church.

 

LEONARD,Sarah M. Gillett Peters

B.29 Dec 1832 Allegany Co., NY

M/129 Dec 1851 John PETERS in Hillsdale Co., MI ( he d. 1898)

M/2Aug 1907 to Silas LEONARD - he d. 15 Oct 1917 at Coe.

D.12 Feb 1921

Survivors:Sons Willard F. PETERS of Mt. Pleasant and George HerbertPETERS of

Marion, MI

 

LEONARD,Silas Morgan

B.29 Dec 1860 Greene Co., PA

M.1885 Ada E. CULVER

D.4 Apr 1926 Coe twp., Isabella Co.,MI

Survivors:Wife,sons Lee and Raty of Coe,Archie of Farmington, MI;also 3 sisters, 

Mrs. Maude BEARD and Mrs. Lillian RANDOLPH of Pontiac, MI and Mrs.

Ethel JOHNSON of Lansing;2 brothers,Ezekial of Coe and William of Genoa, ILL.

 

LEVERSEE,Bertha Decker

B.8 Nov 1882 Paulding Co., OH

D.age 76 in Shepherd, MI, buried Pine River Cemetery in Jasper twp., Midland Co., MI

Survivors:Husband George;2 daughters,Mrs. William BRICKNER of Shepherd and Mrs.

Merritt WARD of Jackson;9 sons,William Decker of Jackson,Edgar of

Midland,Charles of Marshall,John of Detroit,Jesse of Ashley,George of

Shepherd,Fred of Mt. Pleasant,Jay of Lansing and Ray of Alma;a brother

John SPELLMAN of Scott, OH and 3 sisters,Mrs. Vada BRONSON,Mrs.

Lettie MYERS and Mrs. Fannie PAINTER,all of VanWert, OH.

 

LOWE,Edward Ray

B.15 Oct 1890 Greenville, MI

    D.13 Nov 1963 Carson City, MI

Survivors:1 brother Glen LOWE of Winn, MI;2 sisters Mrs. Lucy RENSBERGER of

Winn and twin sister Mrs. Mae MUNN of Flint.Wife d. 24 July 1963

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 20 Nov 1963

 

LUDY,Elizabeth Garber.

B.Jan 1849 near Berne, Switzerland

M.at age 18 to Jacob LUDY

D.2 Feb 1917, buried Riverside Cemetery

5 of 6 Children survive:Mrs. Charles STERLING of Clare,Mrs. George GEHRETT and

Lela E. LUDY of Shepherd,Ida M. and Charles C. of Detroit.Brother Ulrich

GARBER.

 

LYNCH,Dr. David J.

B.8 Jan 1891 Rosebush, MI

D.17 May 1960 Shepherd, MI, buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery - Veteran.

Veterinarian.

Survivors:Wife Ellen.3 daughters,Mrs. Fred DeRUSHIA, Jr. of Alma,Mrs. Robert

YOUNG of Saginaw,Mrs. Harry DYLE of Topeka, KS;4 sons,Wilfrid of

Lakewood, CA., David J. of Fort Lauderdale,James E. of Yale, MI and

John F. of Buffalo, NY.

 

LYONS,Catherine Keith

B.10 Nov 1830 Granges, Richland Co., OH

M.1885 to John LYONS (dec'd)

D.2 Apr 1921 Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

4 of 5 Children survive:Mrs. Ida BRADY of Saginaw,Mrs. Alcesta CONVERSE of

Mt. Pleasant,Lewis LYONS and Maggie ARMSTRONG of Shepherd.A

sister, Mrs. Elizabeth MINSER of Ferris Center.

 

LYONS,Charles E.

B.4 Mar 1887 near Maple Rapids, MI

D.age 82 in Shepherd, MI, buried Riverside Cemetery

Survivors:4 sons,Leo of Flint,Obie and Verne of Mt. Pleasant and Clayton of 

Shepherd.2 daughters,Beatrice MILLER of Breckenridge,Nellie YOUNG

of Chrisman, ILL,sister Mettie MULFORD of Springfield, MO and brother

John of Lansing.

 

LYONS,Edgar

B.5 Octto Mr. & Mrs. Norris LYON in Harrison, MI following death of his mother.

Raised by grandmother Mrs. Minnie STRUBLE.

D.2 Jan in England in Plane Accident where he had been stationed for several months.

M.8 Mar 1942 to Margaret COWDREY,daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dewey STAHL

of near Ithaca.

1 Child,Carollyn

Survivors:Wife and daughter,grandmother;1 sister Eleanor YOUNG and 1 brother

Raymond LYON,both of Grand Rapids.

LYONS,Noah

B.11 Mar 1861 Greene Co.,PAto Mr. & Mrs. George LYONS

M.2 Dec 1883 to Minnie WELLMAN

D.1934 at age 72, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Widow.Children:Homer,Norris and Harold LYONS of Grand Rapids, MI,

Theo of Shepherd,Mrs. Raymond SLATES of Shepherd and Mrs. Leah

TOTTEN of Grand Rapids.

 

 

'M's

 

 

MACPHEE,Pearl Janette

B.5 June 1911 Toledo, OH

D.23 June 1923 Lansing, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery.

 

MAPES,Phabolicous A.

B.12 Sept 1852 Adrian, MI

M.4 Nov 1887 to Anna KIMMEL

D.4 Sept 1914 Springfield, OH, buried Salt River Cemetery

5 Children, 2 died in infancy.

Survivors:Wife,3 children and 3 brothers. 

 

MARSHALL,Vernell Kenneth

B.14 Sept 1933 St. Louis, MI

D.31 Dec 1956 Lincoln twp., Isabella Co., MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Natalie WARD MARSHALL and two daughters,Krystal Lee and

Marjorie Eileen;Father Kenneth Vernell MARSHALL of Milford;

1 step-brother;1 step-sister, both of Milford and 5 half-brothers Phillip,

Gary, John, Robert and Richard MARSHALL of Milford.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 3 Jan 1957

 

MARTIN,Mrs. Cora Bell

B.30 July 1871 Delphos, OH

D.16 Oct 1961 St. Louis, MI age 90, buried Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI

Survivors:2 daughters,Mrs. Valera Schad TOOS of Big Rapids, MI and Mrs.

Chrystal BRADY of St. Louis, MI

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 18 Oct 1961.

 

MARVIN,Rose

B.16 Dec 1868 Sumner, MIto Floyd S. & Fietta Gruber MARVIN

D.Grand Rapids, MI (home for the aged) at 87 yrs., buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:a niece, Mrs. Maynard MILLER of Alma and a nephew Dr. C. E. THOMPSON

of Mt. Pleasant;a cousin Miss May GRUBER of Shepherd, MI

Ref:State Journal - 31 May 1956

 

MASTER,Ruben

B.9 Sept 1882 to Mr. & Mrs. Jacob MASTERS

M.25 Oct 1912 to Bertha WOOD

D.28 Mar 1923, Funeral and burial at Blanchard, MI

Survivors:Wife,5 children, aged parents;1 brother and 5 sisters.

 

MATHEWS,John W.

B.13 Sept 1851 Waterford, Ontario - eldest son of Timothy & Lucy MATHEWS.

M.1 Sept 1879 MItoMiss Ida PLATT.

D.7 Feb , aged 76 yrs., 4 mos., 24 days, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Widow and 5 children:John F. of San Francisco, CA,Mrs. Kate MIKKELSON

of Greenville,James C. of St. Ignace,Mrs. Dora ALLEN of Saginaw and

Mrs. Alma ARDNER of Shepherd;one brother and 1 sister.

Hand Dated - 16 Feb 1928

 

McAVOY,Mrs. Anna Hanel

B.12 July 1890 Isabella Co., MI

M.Orrie McAVOY (he d. 4 yrs. ago)

D.13 Jan 1960 Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery beside husband.

Survivors:3 daughters,Mrs. Rosetta McCLINTIC and Mrs. Donna BLIZZARD of

Shepherd and Mrs. Erma RICE of Flora, ILL;1 sister Mrs. Marie BALDWIN

of Flint;2 brothers Pete HANEL of Afton and FrankHANEL of Flint.

 

McBRIDE,Charles B.

B.5 Dec 1910 Harbor Springs, MI

D.4 Feb 1972, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Floretta;one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth (Jake) GOFFNETT;one brother

James Ray McBRIDE of Harbor Spring;1 sister, Mrs. Marguerite (William)

SALLER of Mt. Pleasant.

 

McCLELLAN,Martha J. Fordyce

B.4 Dec 1845 Greene Co., PA to John& Mary FORDYCE.

M.25 Feb 1866 in PA to John McCLELLAN (he d. 3 May 1908)

Came to MI in 1866 with husband.

D.28 Aug 1920 St. Louis, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery.

Survivors:4 sons,William G. of Shepherd,Edward S. of WA.,Clarence S. of St.

Louis;2 brothers Scott and Solomon FORDYCE of Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI

(states 4 sons survived, but only names 3 of them.)

 

McCLINTIC,Arthur

B.3 Apr 1872 Litchfield, MIto Rev. Francis & Mary McCLINTIC

D.30 Jan 1957 at Alma, MI age 46 (this has to be an error on the age) buried Salt River Cem.

Survivors:6 sons,Dwight, Hollie, George, Carl, Elton, and Floyd;a brother Virgil

of Mt. Pleasant,3 sisters Lena LANDES,Jessie ANDREWS and Opal MILLER.

Ref:Isabella County Republican- 7 Feb 1957.

 

McCLINTIC,A. Dwight

B.9 Apr 1897 Shepherd, MI to Arthur & Maude Kennedy McCLINTIC

M.Hazel NETZLEY (she d. 28 Mar 1964)

D.1 Mar age 75 in Gratiot Co., MI.

Survivors:2 sons,Glenn of St. Louis and Arthur of Alma;5 brothers,Holly, George,

and Floyd of St. Louis,Alton of Merrill and a daughter Mrs. GILES of

Breckenridge.

 

McCLINTIC,Charles Leon

B.26 July 1902 Shepherd, MI to Arthur W. and Maud McCLINTIC

M.3 July 1923 to Ethel PRIEST

D.13 Oct 1928 Ann Arbor, MI

Survivors:Wife,3 children, Deo and Arthur N. and Edna May;6 brothers,Dwight,

Hollie,George, Carl, Elton and Floyd.His grandfather Stephen KENNEDY and

grandmothersMrs. ARMSTRONG and Mrs. F. McCLINTIC also survive.

 

McCLINTIC,Ione E. Frost

B.8 Apr 1900 Shepherd, MI

D.10 Dec age 73 yrs at Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband Hollie.3 sons,Robert of Wheeler,Don of Breckenridge and Jim

of Shepherd;4 daughters,Mrs. Alice (Mike) SIMONVIC of Alma,Mrs. Doris

(Elmer) NEITZKE of Merrill,Mrs. Frances (Dick) McCUNE of St. Louis and

Mrs. Sharon (Ed) SURA of Shepherd;a brother Eugene FROST of Six Lakes and

a sister Mrs. Retha McCORMICK of Shepherd, MI

 

McCLINTIC,Maude C. Kennedy

B.11 June 1877 Shepherd, MIto S.S. and Alice KENNEDY

D.Mar 6Shepherd, MI(no year)

Survivors:Husband Arthur W;6 sons, Dwight and Hollie of Alma,Carl and George

of Shepherd,Elton and Floyd at home.Son Leon dec'd.Also survived by

brothers Frank KENNEDY of Crosley, MI and Charles KENNEDY of Detroit.

Hand Dated - 9 Mar 1933.

 

McCLINTON,Dr. Reginald S.

B.10 Oct 1893 Alma, MI

D.19 Apr at Veterans Hospital, Saginaw, buried Salt River Cemetery

Cmae to Shepherd in 1920

Survivors:Wife Lorraine;2 daughters Shirley LIPPERT of Alma and Catherine ASH

of Saline.Son Reginald Jr. of Hazel Park, MIdied 29 Aug 1967.

Hand Dated - 1968

 

McCONNELL,Charles

D.Alma, MI at age 61,Funeral 4 Apr 1916 Isabella Co. MI

Survivors:Wife Ellen,3 daughters Donna ECKLAND of Springport, MI,Velma

BELLINGER of Coe twp., and Louise HARRIS of rural St. Louis.

Occupation, printer.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 1963

 

McCONNELL,Peter H.

B.12 Apr 1836 Wayne co., OH

M.Apr 1860 to Margaret COPENHAVEN

D.25 Aug 1916 Isabella Co., buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife;6 of 7 children,Mrs. Ella BRYAN of Shepherd,Mrs Bell LEE of Helena,

Miss.Mrs Jennie HYATT of Vaughsville, OH,Mrs. Bertha BARNES of Paulding,

OH,Edwin of Miles City, MT,and Frank at home.Son John d. 3 Aug 1904)

 

McCRAY,Mrs. Nadine Wilson

B.6 Sept 1912 Brohard, W.VA

D.10 June 1961 Shepherd, MIburied Greendale Cemetery

Survivors:Husband Ronald;6 daughters,Mrs. Charlene RENSHAW of Utica,Mrs.

Lulu HAUGHT of Midland,Oneita, Mary, Brenda and Rhoda at home;4 sons,

Rockford, Melvin, Allie Carl and Danny;4 sisters,Mrs. Nellie KIMBALL of

Findley, OHMrs. Leona GOODMAN of Baltimore, MD,Mrs. Narcissus MILLS

of Bridgeport and Mrs. Mabel EDDY of Parkersbrug, W. VA;3 brothers,

Albert WILSON of Auburndale, FL,Flades WILSON of Parkersburg, W.VA and

Brady WILSON of Port Huron, MI

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 14 June 1961

 

McCUNE,Roy Glenn (Jim)

B.12 Dec 1892 Pleasant Valley, MIto Edwin D. & Mary A. McCUNE

D.9 July 1929, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Mother,1 brother Charles of Pleasant Valley,Mrs. Fred SHOOK and

Mrs. Eben GOULD of St. Louis and Mrs. Roy ALLEN of Shepherd.

 

McFARREN,Leonard Herbet

B.25 July 1854 Ingham Co., MI

M/18 Mar 1874 to Olive SMITH (she d. 13 Sept 1876)

M/229 Apr 1880 to Mrs. N. A. SLAVEN of PA.

D.16 Dec 1918 Shepherd, MI.

Survivors:Wife,2 daughters;1 brother and 1 sister

 

McGREGOR,William H.

B.19 Aug 1854 Canadiagua, NY

M.23 Feb 1881 Miss Ella HOLLINGSHED.

D.7 Aug 1928 Ann Arbor, MI, buried Lincoln Cemetery, Isabella Co., MI

Came to Hillsdale Co., MI at age 14 and to Isabella Co., Fremont Twp. at age 21.

Survivors:Children,Mrs. Bertha COLE and Mrs. Roy MARSHALL of Mt. Pleasant;

Glenn McGREGOR of Ferndale and Buell McGREGOR at home;1 sister

Mrs. F. C. CREGO of Ionia and 1 brother George McGREGOR of Fremont twp.

 

McKINLEY,William Clifford

B.6 Jan 1886 Clare Co., MI

M.Henrietta COHOON

D.13 Dec 1959 Carson City, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife,1 son Lee McKINLEY of Lansing, MI

 

MECUM,Jessie Lottie Terry

B.29 Nov 1867 Batavia, NY

M.19 Feb 1885 to Reuben J. MECUM of Sherman Twp., Isabella Co., MI

D.24 Nov 1933.

Survivors:Husband and 2 daughters,Mrs. Nina STRUBLE of Shepherd and Mrs. Neva

DECKER of Flint;2 brothers,Fred ofMD and William of Remus, MI.

 

MERRILL,Wesley

B.18 July 1884 Isabella Co., MI

D.17 Aug 1960,buried Riverside Cemetery

Survived by wife Kathrine,2 sons, Stuart A. and Glenn W.

 

MERRILLAT,David

B.4 June 1877 Mt. Eden, Stark Co., OH

D.23 Jan 1961 Mt. Pleasant, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:2 sisters,Mrs. Ed HILL of Williamston and Mrs. Frank GRINNELL of

Mt. Pleasant;one brother Ed. A. of Mt. Pleasant, MI

 

MERILLAT,Flora M.

B.17 Dec 1879 Coe twp., Isabella Co. to Paul & Lydia Flory MERILLAT.

D.rural Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:3 sisters,Mrs. Josephine SALISBURY of Ann Arbor,Mrs. Edith HILL of

Williamston and Mrs. Dora GRINNELL of Mt. Pleasant;2 brothers,Edward

of Mt. Pleasant and Dave of Shepherd.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 22 Nov 1951

(Note - the spelling of the MERRILLAT/MERILLAT is as appears in the book)

 

MERWIN,Sam

Civil War Vet - Bachelor

D.July 1923 at age 84 yrs., buried Salt River Cemetery

Survived by niece Mrs. DAILY of Niles, MI

Hand Dated - 12 July 1923.

 

MEYERS,Irvine E.

B.13 Dec 1862 Napoleon, OH to George & Sarah MEYERS

M.1883 to Miss Etta MONTROY

D.25 Dec 1929, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife and children;Mrs. A. J. FAUNCE of Harbor Springs,Joh and Irvin 

MEYERS of Detroit,Mrs. Manley DAVIS and Clarence of Shepherd,Jennie

Donald, Lucille;2 sisters Mrs. Nina LONG of West Unity, OH and Mrs.

Alyira STAINFIELD of Antwerp, OH.

 

MEYERS,Jackson

B.28 Dec 1850 Mercer Co., OHto George & Elizabeth MEYERS

M.Senora Ann ROCKHOLD (she d. in 1900)

D.age 82 in Shepherd, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:1 daughter,Mrs. Martha E. CLARE of Muncie, IND and son Victor MEYERS

of Shepherd, MI

 

MEYERS,John A.(Spikehorn)

B.15 July 1870 Stark Co., OH

D.age 89 at Gladwin, MI,funeral services in Clare, MI

Came to Shepherd in 1876 with his parents and operated a commercial zoo on old US 27.

 

MEYERS,Margaret Sawvel

B. 18 Aug 1833 Stark Co., OH

M.1850to Joseph MEYERS

D.16 Nov 1915, buried Salt River Cemetery

Moved to Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI 1855

Mother of 15 children, of which 10 survive;also surviving are 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

 

MEYERS,Margerita Montroy

B.26 May 1865Brandford, Canadato John & Jane MONTROY

M.1883 to Irvin Eugene MEYERS

D.3 Dec 1945, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:8 Children:Mrs. A. J. FAUNCE of Harbor Springs,Mrs. Manley DAVIS,

Mrs. Robert NORRIS and John MEYERS of Lansing,Irvin of Detroit,Jennie,

Clarence and Donald of Shepherd;1 sister Eva MONTROY and 1 brother,

Ed MONTROY both of Sherwood, OH.

 

MICHAELS,John Channon

B.21 May 1947 in Gratiot Co., MIto Mr & Mrs. Marshall MICHAELS

D.2 Aug 1947 at Saginaw, MI

Ref:Isabella County Republician - 7 Aug 1947.

 

MICHAUD,William

B.19 Jan 1892 Syracuse, NY

M.Clara KOYL

D.8 May 1960 Lakeview, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Clara,Father, Louis H. MICHAUD of Beaverton, MI;2 daughters,

Mrs. Edwin HENDERSON of Lowell, MIand Mrs. Melvin KALE of Dorr, MI;

1 sister Mrs. Floyd TURNER and 2 brothers,Louis of Detroit and Fred of L.A.

He was a Veterinarian.

 

MIDDAUGH,Lewis(Jack)

B.10 Oct 1896 West Plaines, Missouri

M.Mildred MILLIKEN

D.28 Jan 1972 Wayne, MI

Survived by Wife Mildred;son Jack and 2 daughters,Mrs. Virginia (Harry) HOWARD

of Wayne and Mrs. Mildred (Geth) WARE of Westminster, CO.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 1 Mar 1972

 

MILEY,Mrs. Minnie

D.13 Feb 1962 at age 85 at Ypsilanti, MI

M.Drayton MILEY(he d. May 1954)

Survivors:3 daughters,Mrs. Leah WILCOX of Redwing, Minn.,Inez VEDDER of

Midland and Frances KNIPP of Ypsilanti.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 14 Feb 1962

 

MILLER,Arlie

B.9 June 1879 Tuscola Co., MI

D.21 Feb 1945 Pleasant Valley, MI,buried St. Louis Cemetery

Survivors:Wife;3 daughters,Crystal COOPER of Pleasant Valley,Vera WELLS of

St. Louis and Ardes MILLER;4 sons Lewis of E. Lansing,Rollen of 

Sanford,Clare of Pleasant Valley and Lyle at home;3 brothers,Guy OSWALD

of Lansing,Claude OSWALD of Pleasant Valley and Clare OSWALD of

St. Louis;1 sister Mayme WILLIAMS of Lansing.

 

MILLER,Flora June

B.30 May 1858 Isabella Co., MIto George W. & Mary MILLER

D.14 May 1922.

Survivors:2 brothers,William O. MILLER and J. W. MILLER of Shepherd, MI;3 sisters,

Mrs. Betsey Ann SALISBURY of Mt. Pleasant,Mrs. Josephine HINKLE of

Portland, MI and Mrs. Katherine DODGE of Mannington, W. VA.

 

MILLER,Olive M. Converse

B.3 Oct 1871 Berrien Co., MI

M.Mar 1923 James MILLER

D.14 July 1927, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband James,Mother Mrs. Phila CONVERSE;1 sister,3 brothers and

2 sons.

 

MILLER,Mable

B.24 May 1896 Findley, OH

M.Elton MILLER

D.18 Mar Alma, MI(no year given)

Survivors:Husband Elton and one son, Robert.

 

MILLER,Maude E.

B.25 Dec 1893 Ironton, OH

M.Joe E. MILLER

D.13 Dec at Carson City, MI(no year given)

Survivors:Husband Joe,1 daughter Joanne at home;1 sister in CA.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 23 Dec 1948

 

MILLIKEN,Miles

B.28 Feb 1878 Salt River, MIto Mr. & Mrs. N. H. MILLIKEN

M.21 Apr 1910 at Donaldson, WIS to Miss Josephine BREWSTER.

D.Shepherd, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Parents,wife,2 small children;2 brothers, N. Harry MILLIKEN of Shepherd,

and Emerson MILLIKEN of Joliet, ILL;2 sisters, Mrs. Tirzah SPENCER

of Riverdale and Mrs. Lucinda OWEN of Shepherd.

Hand Dated - Dec 1914.

 

MILLIKEN,Norman Harry

B.2 Sept 1869 Ontario, Canada - eldest son of Norman Henry & Sarah MILLIKEN

M.31 Mar 1892

D.9 Apr 1930 OK City, OK, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Widow and children;Mrs. Mildred MIDDAUGH of Benton Harbor, MI,

Bothwell MILLIKEN of Kalamazoo, MI;2 sistersMrs. George SPENCER of

Shepherd and Mrs. William OWEN of Tecumseh, MI;1 brother Emerson

MILLIKEN of Tulsa, OK.

 

MILLIKEN,Norman Henry

B.11 Nov 1842 near Toronto, Ontario Canada to Norman & Mary Jane MILLIKEN

M.21 Mar 1866 to Sarah McMILLAN of Green Lake, WIS (she d. 1916)

D.25 July 1922 aged 79 yrs., 8 mos., 14 days in Shepherd, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivlros:Children,Mrs. Tirzah SPENCER and Harry MILLIKEN of Shepherd,

Emerson of Peoria, ILL and Mrs. Lucinda OWEN of Shepherd, MI.Son Miles

d. in 1914. 

 

MILLIKEN,Sarah McMillan

B.28 July 1841 PAto John & Sarah McMILLAN

M.21 Mar 1866 at Rippen, WIS to Henry MILLIKEN

D.30 Dec 1916 Shepherd, MI.

4 of 5 children living.

 

MILLS,George Emmett

B.21 July 1892 Isabella Co., MIto George & Mary Eliza Baldwin MILLS

M.Nora Carman RANDALL

D.19 Oct 1953 at Laingsburg, MI

Survivors:Wife Nora,son Russell of Hastings, MI and sister Mrs. Grace Edith 

(George)WOOD of Shepherd, MI

 

MINICH,Ella Yarnell

B.10 Mar 1868 in Crawford Co., PAto John & Sarah YARNELL

D.9 Mar 1935 Alma, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Daughter Mrs. Walter SNYDER of Alma;3 sisters,Mrs. Mary LUBOLD,

Mrs. Emma CRAWFORD and Miss Ida YARNELL.

 

MINICH,Solomom

B.24 Oct 1855 Jefferson Co., PA

M.1833 (??) Ella YARNELL (this has to be in error, probably 1883)

D.25 Dec 1919, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife and daughter,3 sisters of Shepherd, MIMrs. GeorgeGRUBER, Mrs.

William THOMAS and Mrs. Ezra FURLONG.

 

MISER,Celia Alice Graichen

B.6 June 1874 OH.

M.Oct 1897 to William MISER

D.15 Apr 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, MI, buried Riverside Cemetery

Survivors:Husband,1 brother Edward GRAICHEN of Ypsilanti;4 sisters,Mrs. 

William RICE of Canal Grove, OH,Mrs. James WALTERS of Dundee, OH,

Mrs. Edward HUNTER of Mattewan, MI and Mrs. Charles J. MYERS of Mt.

Pleasant.

 

MISER,Wealthy Ann Ninard

B.20 June 1836 in Levey, Bradford Co., PA

M.30 Nov 1854 to Joseph MISER of Tuscarauras Co., PA

D.24 Mar 1916 Mt. Pleasant, MI

One daughter survives,Mrs. Eli FERRIS of Mt. Pleasant, and 3 sons.

 

MITCHELL,Arthur G.

B.28 Aug 1868 Clinton Co., MIto Charles & Jane Rolfe MITCHELL

M.19 Aug 1896 to Flora E. NEELY of Jackson Co., MI

D.2 Sept 1931 Coe twp., age 63(courthouse record), buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife,3 children,Harold A. MITCHELL of Pontiac,Mrs. Paul GERLITZ

of Owosso and Charles L. MITCHELL;mother,Mrs. Jan MITCHELL and

sister Mrs. George LATIMER of Alma, MI

 

MIZER,Magdalena

B.23 Aug 1842 in Tuscarauras Co., OH

M.10 Dec 1863 to Abe MIZER

D.9 Dec 1919 in Ypsilanti, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survived by Husband and 5 children.

Pioneers of Isabella County, MI

 

MOATS,Anna Elizabeth Ellenberger

B.7 Feb 1877 Plattsburg, MO

M.18 Dec 1898 to Daniel Arthur MOATS

D.15 May 1929 Shepherd, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband,5 children,5 brothers and 1 sister.

 

MOORE,James W.

B.10 Dec 1846 near Dellroy, Carroll Co., OH

M.4 Apr 1871 in OHto Mary E. McCAULEY

D.11 Aug 1925 Lansing, MI

Civil War Vet.

Survivors:daughter Mrs. L. H. MANNING of Lansing,2 sons, James of WIS and

John of Lansing, MI

 

MOORE,Joe M.

B.Ohio to George & Elizabeth Cashy MOORE

d.17 Dec 1912 age 67 yrs., 11 mos., 12 days (courthouse Death book, pg 164 Mt.

Pleasant, MI)

 

MOORE,George Carroll

B.2 Sept 1886 Shepherd, MI

M.27 Sept 1908 to Miss Ethel WAY

D.12 Jan 1917 age 30 yrs., 4 mos., 10 days

Survivors:Wife and daughter, Grace Elizabeth;parents Mr. & Mrs. Jas. MOORE;

1 sister Mrs. L. H. MANNING of Muskegon,2 brothers,Prof. James G.

MOORE of Madison, WIS and John C. MOORE of Lansing, MI

 

MOORE,Mary E. McCauley

B.22 June 1851 New Harrisburg, OH

M.4 Apr 1871 to James W. MOORE of New Harrisburg, OH

D.1 Dec 1919, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband;Etta E. MANNING of Muskegon,James G. MOORE of

Madison, WIS, and John C. MOORE of Lansing, MI

 

MOORE,Luda Hutchinson

B.21 Oct 1859 Polk, OH, oldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Daniel HUTCHINSON

M.Sept 1875 to Joseph MOORE at Shepherd, MI(he d. 27 Dec 1912)

D.1935, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Daughter Mrs. Winnie WRIGHT and son Frank L. MOORE;1 sister,Mrs.

Cora CHAFFEE of Harrison, MI;another sister and brother,Mrs. Alice

ARMSTRONG and George HUTCHINSON are dec'd.

Hand Dated - 14 Nov 1935.

 

MORRIS,Mary Jane Annis

B.9 July 1836 Livonia, Livingston Co., NY to Agustus B. & Phoebe ANNIS.

M.Aug 1862 to Franklin B. MORRIS at Livonia, NY(he d. 16 Sept 1897)

D.17 Feb 1913 Lincoln twp., Isabella Co., MI

Survivors:2 daughters,Mrs. A. G. STRUBLE and Mrs. J. A. STALTERS of Shepherd.

 

MORGAN,Mrs. Edith L.

B.21 Mar 1912 to John & Fannie Gentry SHULTS in Stratford, OK

D.June 1946 in Owen Sound, Ontario, buried Salt River Cemetery.

Survivors:Husband,parents,son Jack Edwin,daughter Grace Edith;2 brothers,

Jim SHULTS of Stratford, OK(only listed one);3 sisters,Mrs. TURNER

of Stratford, OK,Mrs. Fred BUNDY of Bakersfield, CA and Mrs. Ray

BOONESTROO of Mt. Pleasant, MI

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 27 June 1946

 

MOYER,Mrs. Clara Hitchcock

B.7 Feb 1863 Red Run, MI(now Warren, MI)to Henry & Julia Howland HITCHCOCK

M.3 Apr 1884 to W. H. MOYER at Candy, MI

D.age 101 yrs,buried Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI

 

MULLET,Alta May

B.21 Dec 1882 in MIto William & Florey E. Walker BENTON

D.19 July 1918,buried Salt River Cemetery

 

MULLET,William Grant

B.28 Dec 1868 in HOlmes Co., OHto Stepher & Anna MULLET

M.4 July 1909 to Alta BENTON

D.17 Oct 1946 at Alma, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

3 Children:Lee,Lela and Kenneth.

M/214 Apr 1923 to Mrs. Ella Childs HOLLENBECK

2 Children:Donna Ruth and William J.

Survivors:Wife ,4 children and 3 step-children.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 24 Oct 1946

 

MULVEY,Catherine Haller

B.20 Jan 1889 Mount Clemens, MIto Peter & Mary Bodell HALLER

M.Louis MULVEY(he d. 1939)

D.age 78 in Pontiac, MI,buried St. Peter Cemetery, Mt. Clemens, MI

Survived by daughter,Mrs. Virginia (William)FARLEY of Long Beach, CA.

 

MULVEY,Fr. John

B.3 Jan 1880 Macomb Co., MI

D.7 Nov at age 79 in Miami, FL

WW IChaplin - ordained 27 Aug 1905.

Brother to Louis MULVEY

 

MUMY,Samuel Floyd

B.9 Sept 1872 Paulding Co., OHto Peter & Frances MUMY

M.31 Oct 1892 to Myrtle Rebecca LEHMAN

D.18 June 1925 Bay City, MI,buried Chippewa Cemetery, Isabella Co., MI

10 Children - 8 living.Also surviving are wife, mother,2 sisters and 4 brothers.

 

MURPHY,Emmett Alphonsus

B.22 May 1861 Dexter twp., Washtenaw Co., MIto Joseph & Margaret

McClear MURPHY. Father b. NY, Mother b. CONN.

M.Miss Nellie FANNING

D.20 Feb 1935 Isabella Co., MI(courthouse record)

Survivors:Wife and Children, all of Shepherd - Mildred, Joseph, Alphonsus and 

Mary Janette.One son,Cecil T. died young.

 

MURPHY,Henry E.

B. 18 Aug 1844 Senaca Co., NY

M.25 Dec 1866 to Geraldine E. BUCK (she d. several yrs. ago.)

D.30 May 1923 Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Civil War Vet

Survivors:3 children,Albert S. and William H. of Toledo,and Roy Sawyer of Lansing.

 

MURTHA,Mrs. Catherine Gruber

B.23 Apr 1856 to Mr. & Mrs. Henry GRUBER

M.9 Dec 1877 to Stephen P. MURTHA

D.31 Jan 1924 Shepherd, MI.

3 of 6 children survive:Mrs. CURTISS of ID,Dr. MURTHA of Pontiac and Dale of

Shepherd.Daughter Mrs. Harry WETZEL d. 6 Jan 1919 and 2 children died

in infancy.Also surviving are 3 brothers,George GRUBER and A. J. GRUBER

of Shepherd and Peter GRUBER of St. Louis and Mrs. W. O. MILLER of

Shepherd (book didn't say, but probably sister).

 

MURTHA,Mrs. George Struble

B.14 Nov 1856 Wiliams Co., OHto Mr. & Mrs. Henry STRUBLE

M.1 July 1876 to George MURTHA of Isabella Co., MI

D.Mr. Pleasant, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery.

Survivors:Husband George;children Mabel, Winnie, Leslie and Zillah;sister

Mrs. Zillah CONKLING;brothers,N. W.,J. H.,A. G., and K. E. STRUBLE,

all of Shepherd, MI

 

MURTHA,George

B.20 Jan 1849 Ionia Co., MIto Patrick & Ann Hoy MURTHA, natives of Ireland

             M.July 1876 to Sarah Maria STRUBLE, dau. of Henry & Eliza STRUBLE

 

MUTTON,James

B.17 Aug 1855 Ingham Co., MIto David & Abigail MUTTON

M.17 Aug 1888 to Mrs. Clara OSBORN

D.22 Mar 1933 Shepherd, MI, buried Aurelius Center, Ingham Co., MI

Survivors:son George M. MUTTON of Jackson, MI,daughter Mrs. Bertha NORTON

of Shepherd,1 brother and 1 sister.

 

MYERS,Chris S.

B.3 Aug 1884 Paulding Co., OHto Daniel & Amelia Curtis MYERS

M.24 Feb 1902 at Kalida, OH to Villa CLEVENGER

D.3 Mar 1948 Ann Arbor, MI, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:12 children - Ralph of Phoenix, Ariz,Dan of Shepherd,Elmer of Sheridan, 

Amos of Pontiac,Vernon of Mayville,Chris of Mt. Pleasant,Lloyd at home,

Robert of Shepherd,Flossie WHITMER of Beaverton,Katherine BAYLIFF

of Delaward, OH., Mildred STRAIT of Crystal Lake, and Bertha WHITE of

Mt. Pleasant;5 brothers,John and Fred of Defiance, OH.,Amos of WA DC

Daniel and Jacob of Columbus Grove, OH;2 sisters,Sophia JOHNSON of

Standish and Mabel GOOD of Lima, OH.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 11 Mar 1948

 

MYERS,Elva O. Caszatt

B.1 Apr 1873 Bryan, OH

D.11 Mar 1963 at Mt. Pleasant, MI, buried Lincoln Cemetery, Isabella Co., MI

Survived by 1 son,H. Frank MYERS of Mt. Pleasant, MI

 

MYERS,John Fletcher

B.28 Jan 1852 at DeKalb Co., IND.

M/1Miss Emma PIERCE of DeKalb Co., IND(she died)

M/2 Mrs. Eva CAMPBELL (also dec'd)

D.7 Jan 1933 at Alma, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Brothers & Sisters,Mrs. Mary RIVETT, Mrs. G. C. VREDENBURG,Mrs.

Max ZAGELMEYER of Shepherd,William C. MYERS of Shepherd,Mrs.

Burton ALLEN of Clare,Mrs. Mattie WALKER of Cadillac,Mrs. E. C. WILSON

of Santa Anna, CA and Grant MYERS of Cheney, WA.

 

MYERS,William

B.Jackson Co., OH

D.Jan 1958 Alma, MI

Survived by Wife Lucille,son William Jr., daughters Gladys at home and Norma 

SCHULTZ of Bentley, MI

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 30 Jan 1958