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Marcellus Chase Graves
1846 - 1923 (77 years)1. Marcellus Chase Graves was born on 6 Oct 1846 in Youngstown, Niagara Co, New York, USA; died on 16 Nov 1923 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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1880 Census Place: Arbela, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Marcellus C. GRAVES Self M Male W 33 NY Farmer VT NY
Mary A. GRAVES Wife M Female W 25 MI Keeping House NY NY
Charles S. GRAVES Son S Male W 2 MI NY MI
Casius S. GRAVES Brother M Male W 31 NY Farm Laborer VT NY
Laura S. GRAVES SisterL M Female W 18 IA CAN NY
Orrilla J. GRAVES Mother W Female W 67 NY MA MA
Transcribed as Marcellin O. Graves
1900 census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Marcellus Graves, Oct 1847, age 52, m 27 yrs, bp NY, f's bp VT, m's bp NY, Jeweler
Mary A. Graves, wife, Feb 1855, age 45, 8 births 6 living, bp MI, p's bp NY
Lula H. Graves, dau, Sept 1880, age 19, bp MI, School Teacher
Lena H. Graves, dau, Dec 1882, age 17, bp MI
Alice M. Graves, dau, Jan 1885, age 15, bp MI
Bertha A. Graves, dau, Jan 1887, age 13, bp MI
Smith H. Graves, son, May 1889, age 13, bp MI
1910 Census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Marcellus C. Graves, age 63, m 36 yrs, bp NY, f's bp VT, m's bp NY, Jeweler- jewelery store
Mary A. Graves, wife, age 55, 8 births 5 living, bp MI, p's bp NY
Alice M. Graves, dau, age 25, single, bp MI, Teacher- grammer school
Transcribed as Ma?? Graves. Clear to me.
1920 Census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Marcellcus C. Graves, age 73, bp NY, f's bp VT, m's bp NY, Refiner? Retimer?- Watches
Mary A. Graves, wife, age 64, bp MI, p's bp NY
No others listed.
Graves Martial Band of Vassar Michigan
http://www.geocities.com/josephleegarner/ancestors/d20.htm#P62Marcellus married Mary Norton on 7 Aug 1873 in , Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Mary (daughter of Oliver Dewitt Norton and Bridgett Lowe Miller) was born on 16 Feb 1855 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 28 May 1927 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. (Male) Graves was born on 3 Jul 1874; died on 3 Jul 1874.
- 3. Raleigh Norton Graves was born on 17 May 1876 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA; died on 28 May 1877 in Rapids, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA.
- 4. Charles Sumner Graves was born on 24 Mar 1878 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 27 May 1908 in Michigan, USA.
- 5. Lula Madelle Graves was born on 1 Sep 1880 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Dec 1916 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA.
- 6. Lena Hortense Graves was born on 31 Dec 1882 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Jan 1977 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA (Riverside Cemetery).
- 7. Alice M. Graves was born on 30 Jan 1885 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Jun 1957.
- 8. Bertha Alida Graves was born on 28 Jan 1887 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 7 Nov 1963 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA.
- 9. Smith Horr Graves was born on 20 May 1889 in Millington, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Sep 1960 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA (Woodmere Cemetery).
Generation: 2
2. (Male) Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 3 Jul 1874; died on 3 Jul 1874. Notes:
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3. Raleigh Norton Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 17 May 1876 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA; died on 28 May 1877 in Rapids, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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Name: Raliegh Graves
Death date: 28 May 1877
Death place: Zell Rapids, Dakota Territory
Gender: Male
Age at death: 1 year 11 days
Estimated birth year: 1876
Death place: Zell Rapids, Dakota Territory
Marital status: Single
Father name: Marcellus Graves
Mother name: Mary Graves
Occupation:
Film number: 2363665
Digital GS number: 4207945
Image number: 1158
Reference number: p 125 rn 2
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
Died of "Dropsy in heart."
http://www.geocities.com/josephleegarner/ancestors/d20.htm#P624. Charles Sumner Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 24 Mar 1878 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 27 May 1908 in Michigan, USA. Notes:
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Groom name: Chas. Graves
Groom race (on document):
Groom age: 27 years
Groom birth year: 1879
Groom birth place: Mich
Bride name: Mary Sommerville
Bride race (on document):
Bride age: 21 years
Bride birth year: 1885
Bride birth place: Mich
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 17 Jan 1906
Marriage place: Cass City, Huron, Michigan
Father of groom name: M. C. Graves
Mother of groom name: Mary Norton
Father of bride name: Peter
Mother of bride name: Mary Wright
Marital status:
Groom previous wife name:
Bride marital status:
Bride previous husband name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342674
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4208699
Image number: 189
Reference number: v 2 p 273 rn 12
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
"Died of accidental shotgun wound in hunting accident."
http://www.geocities.com/josephleegarner/ancestors/d20.htm#P62
Living with parents in 1880.
1880 Census Place: Arbela, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Charles S. GRAVES Son 2 MI NY MI
Not listed with family in 1900.Charles married Mary Sommerville on 17 Jan 1906 in Cass City, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Mary (daughter of Peter Sommerville and Mary A. Wright) was born on 3 Apr 1884 in Michigan, USA; died on 15 Aug 1966 in Albion, Calhoun Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Lula Madelle Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 1 Sep 1880 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Dec 1916 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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Living with parents in 1900.
1900 census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Lula H. Graves, dau, Sept 1880, age 19, bp MI, School Teacher
Not living with parents in 1910.Lula married James Henry McDonald on 1 Jan 1916 in Vassar, Huron Co, Michigan, USA. James (son of Harry McDonald and Maria Wressels) was born on 20 Jun 1882 in Bloomfield, Huron Co, Michigan, USA; died in 1958 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Grace Frances McDonald was born on 14 Nov 1916 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA; died on 9 Jan 1917 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA.
6. Lena Hortense Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 31 Dec 1882 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Jan 1977 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA (Riverside Cemetery). Notes:
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Living with parents in 1900.
1900 census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Lena H. Graves, dau, Dec 1882, age 17, bp MI
Living with uncle Casius in 1910.
1910 Census: 1-wd west branch, District 155, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Lena H. Beacher, niece, 27, married, bp MI, f's bp NY, m's bp MI, Jeweler- retail
Transcribed as Leana H. Breacher
Note number of yrs married not listed.
Living with sister Bertha in 1920.
1920 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Lena Beecher, sis-in-law, age 37, married, bp MI, p's bp MI, Jeweler- jewelry storeLena married William Lewis Beecher on 8 Jun 1904 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. William (son of Lewis H. Beecher and Ella McCrea) was born on 29 May 1883 in Michigan, USA; died on 5 Dec 1906 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Lena married Frank Baker on 20 Jan 1927 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Frank (son of Fletcher Baker and Catherine (Unknown)) was born on 6 Sep 1875 in Denmark, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Alice M. Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 30 Jan 1885 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Jun 1957. Notes:
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Living with parents in 1910.
1910 Census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Alice M. Graves, dau, age 25, single, bp MI, Teacher- grammer schoolAlice married Owen H. Knight on 30 Nov 1910 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Owen (son of Ewing H. Knight and Elizabeth Hall) was born about 1888 in Denmark, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
8. Bertha Alida Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 28 Jan 1887 in Arbela Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 7 Nov 1963 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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1910 Census: West Branch Twp, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Leroy B. Garner, age 23, m 3 yrs, bp MI, f's bp MI, m's bp NY, Jeweler
Bertha A. Garner, wife, age 23, 0 births, bp MI, p's bp MI
1920 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Leroy D. Garner, age 33, bp MI, f's bp MI, m's bp NY, Retail Merchant- jewelery
Bertha Garner, wife, age 32, bp MI, p's bp MI
Roy G. Garner, son, age 7, bp MI, p's bp MI
Glenn E. Garner, son, age 4 [?]/12, bp MI, p's bp MI
Lena Beecher, sis-in-law, age 37, married, bp MI, p's bp MI, Jeweler- jewelry store
1930 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Leroy D. Garner, age 43, bp MI, f's bp MI, m's bp NY, Retail Merchant- jewelery store
Bertha Garner, wife, age 43, bp MI, p's bp MI
Roy G. Garner, son, age 17, bp MI
Glen E. Garner, son, age 14, bp MI
Gerald A. Garner, son, age 2, bp MI
No others listed.Bertha married Leroy Douglas Garner on 14 Apr 1908 in Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA. Leroy (son of Moses Garner and Kittie B. Douglas) was born on 17 Oct 1886 in Denmark Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 19 Feb 1957 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Roy Graves Garner was born on 8 Aug 1912 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA; died on 27 Jan 1997 in Midland, Midland Co, Michigan, USA.
- 12. Glenn Elmer Garner was born on 30 Apr 1915 in Michigan, USA; died on 1 Sep 1998 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co, Michigan, USA.
- 13. Gerald Alfred Garner was born on 25 May 1927.
9. Smith Horr Graves (1.Marcellus1) was born on 20 May 1889 in Millington, Tuscola Co, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Sep 1960 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA (Woodmere Cemetery). Notes:
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Groom name: Smith Horr Graves
Groom race (on document):
Groom age: 23 years
Groom birth year: 1890
Groom birth place: Mich.
Bride name: Myrtle V. Deboy
Bride race (on document):
Bride age: 18 years
Bride birth year: 1895
Bride birth place: Maryland
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 19 Mar 1913
Marriage place: Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan
Father of groom name: M.C. Graves
Mother of groom name: Norton
Father of bride name: P.F. Deboy
Mother of bride name:
Marital status:
Groom previous wife name:
Bride marital status:
Bride previous husband name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342701
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4209234
Image number: 164
Reference number: v 2 p 4 rn 51
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1900.
1900 census: Vassar, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Smith H. Graves, son, May 1889, age 13, bp MI
1930 Census: Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan
Smith H. Graves, age 40, 1m at age 24, bp MI, f's bp NY, m's bp MI, Jeweler- Jewelrey store
Marie G. Graves, age 31, 1 m at age 29, bp MI, p's MO
John P. Graves, son, age 7, bp MI
Elizabeth A. Graves, dau, age 4 10/12, bp MISmith married Myrtle Viola Deboy on 19 Mar 1913 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA. Myrtle (daughter of Peter F. Deboy and Laura F. (Unknown)) was born on 22 Sep 1894 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA; died on 14 Dec 1927 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. John Proctor Graves was born on 7 Jun 1923 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA.
- 15. Elizabeth A. Graves was born on 10 Jul 1925 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA.
Smith married Maria G. Weise on 13 Aug 1928 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA. Maria was born about 1899 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
10. Grace Frances McDonald (5.Lula2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 14 Nov 1916 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA; died on 9 Jan 1917 in Bad Axe, Huron Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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11. Roy Graves Garner (8.Bertha2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 8 Aug 1912 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA; died on 27 Jan 1997 in Midland, Midland Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1930.
1930 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Roy G. Garner, son, age 17, bp MIRoy married Donna May Francis on 24 Jun 1934 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan, USA. Donna (daughter of Horace Eugene Francis and Effie May Parliament) was born on 24 Jun 1916 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA; died on 8 Sep 1968 in Midland, Midland Co, Michigan, USA; was buried in Sanford, Midland Co, Michigan, USA (Memorial Gardens). [Group Sheet]
Roy married Helen I. Codling. Helen was born on 13 Feb 1914; died on 6 Apr 2000 in Midland, Midland Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
12. Glenn Elmer Garner (8.Bertha2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 30 Apr 1915 in Michigan, USA; died on 1 Sep 1998 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1930.
1930 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Glen E. Garner, son, age 14, bp MI13. Gerald Alfred Garner (8.Bertha2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 25 May 1927. Notes:
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Living with parents in 1930.
1930 Census: West Branch, Ogemaw Co, Michigan
Gerald A. Garner, son, age 2, bp MI14. John Proctor Graves (9.Smith2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 7 Jun 1923 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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15. Elizabeth A. Graves (9.Smith2, 1.Marcellus1) was born on 10 Jul 1925 in Standish, Arenac Co, Michigan, USA. Notes:
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