Cass County, Michigan
Historic Family
Photo Album
Benjamine F. Allen Family Taken circa 1895-1900 |
Joseph Allen b. 1803 and his wife Rebecca Tabourn b. 1805 |
| George Sherman
Andrus family Back row: Kathryn M. Sr., Kathryn M. Jr. George Sherman Sr., Seated James R. and George S. Jr. Little one is Frederick H, my father. All Andrus'. George Sherman Andrus Sr. is the son of James Hudson and Cylinda Medora Andrus and lived in Cass County until adulthood. |
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| Grace Parker (wife of Leo Riggin Anstiss) 1882-1966 | Harrison Ash |
| Davis
Ball Family circa 1905 in front of his cabin Contributer by: Davis F. "Doc" Ball |
Birch Lake Association Meeting May 2006 |
| George
and Daisy (Lewis) Barry - circa 1930's contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
Explanation of Bishop and Haring photos submitted by: Jean Andrus - - jajeanandrus@gmail.com Martha and Cylinda Medora (Dora) Bishop and were daughters of Thomas and Betsy Ann (Haring) Bishop who lived in Cass County, one married an Arthur Lee and the other married Jesse May. The boys are their husbands. Unfortunately, I don't remember which is which. All are buried in the Edwardsburg cemetery. |
| One of Thomas and Betsy A. (Haring) Bishop's girls could be Martha or Dora img033 | One of Thomas and Betsy A. (Haring) Bishop's girls could be Martha or Dora img029 |
| Either Arthur Lee or Jesse May husband of one of the above girls img030 | Either Arthur Lee or Jesse May husband of one of the above girls img031 |
| William
Joseph Cameron 1 William Joseph Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 3 Feb 1855, Howard Twp., Cass Co., MI Death: 25 Jul 1938, Niles , Berrien Co., MI Burial: Youngs Prairie Cemetery, Cassopolis, MI Occ: farm implement store operator Father: Hon. Henry Nelson* Cameron (1824-1911) Mother: Mary Anne* Williams (1838-1911) |
Parallee
Cousins Contributed by: Esther Stewart |
| Dillman - Nancy Stretch Dillman Contributed by: Davis F. "Doc" Ball | |
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Rollie
and Sarah Margaret Wright East Circa 1910 - contributed by: Tom Merritt |
James
East, son of William and Rachel Talbot East - contributed by: Tom Merritt |
| Calvin East
family - circa 1892 l-r: Harley, Oscar, Rollie, Calvin East, Bertha, Mabel Reynolds East, Mary - contributed by: Tom Merritt |
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| Jennie PARK EASTON -daughter of Francis Louise HUFF & Joseph PARK. She was married in Cass Co. to William Thomas EASTON. photo contributed by: Kathy Barnes | Susan
Carmeron Eastwood |
| Orpha Felt (1806-1888) was married to Arad Knapp (1801-1859) - they lived in Silver Creek near Dewey Lake and are buried at the Dewey Lake Cemetery. | 3
Girl Scouts Together in 1948 Joan Foster, Nancy Hansell and Lynne Stockdale Wilson |
| Fay
Burdette Gwilt s/o Clifford and Edna Gwilt - Photo taken 1943 |
Gwilts
Mothers day - May 1946 Top Left Picture - Joe Gwilt- Lee Gwilt- Gus Gwilt Top Right - Back - Glenda Gwilt.- Basil Gwilt- Edna( McCoy) Gwilt- Paul Shirtz Front -Joe Gwilt- Lee Gwilt (Sailor)-- Violet (Gwilt) Shirtz- Gus Gwilt- Jeanie Gwilt Eva Gwilt Bottom Left picture-- Lee Gwilt.-. Eva Gwilt Bottom Right Picture- Lee Gwilt-- Marion Ray- Richard Cross |
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Photo
taken December 1957 at the funeral of their mother Edna Gwilt
Roberts. Back Row L to R-- Jeanie McCartney-- Joe Gwilt -Glenda Nagy- Gus Gwilt- Lee Gwilt Front-Row-L to R-- Janet Cool- Violet Shirtz- Kate Offerman- Mary Phillips |
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| Fuller-Martin
reunion, Pottawatomie Park,IN - 1928 or 1929 Fuller photos contributed by: Benjamin Kinsey |
Elmer
Fuller Family Elmer Fuller 9 Sept. 1866 - 1 June 1939 Fanny Mann Fuller 2 Mar. 1872 - 17 Mar. 1952 Lee Emil Fuller 15 July 1892 - 16 Feb. 1970 Max Duane Fuller 9 Feb. 1894 - 24 Feb. 1969 |
| Baby
- Mary Jane Fuller Mary Jane Fuller Kinsey 3 July 1916 - 18 Mar. 1999 |
Artemecia Martin Fuller, Mar. 1841 - 7 May 1911 & Cornelius Fuller, Aug. 1839 - 17 May 1907 |
| Cornelius
& Artemecia (Martin) Fuller family |
4
generation picture: Fanny Mann Fuller, Max Duane Fuller, Mary Jane Fuller, Benjamin Lee Kinsey |
| Elmer
& Fanny (Mann) Fuller wedding 3 Dec. 1890 Cassopolis, Cass Co., MI |
Elmer Fuller 9 Sept. 1866 - 1 June 1939 Fanny Mann Fuller 2 Mar. 1872 - 17 Mar. 1952 - Later Years |
| Sarah Miller (wife of Mathew Garvey)1829-1905 | |
| George Edward Gordon, born: in Dowagiac, MI, 26 Feb 1893 | James
Gordon, with Grandchild Calbetzor Minnle Lillie and James Gordon |
| William Gordon buried at South Wayne Cemetery, was a Blacksmith in Glenwood. | Lucina Shepard Gordon buried at South Wayne Cemetery |
| Lucina and son Edwin Gordon | John Haring who is the son of Henry Haring and Nancy Suits Haring and sister to the above mentioned Betsy Ann. He moved out of the state around 1860. |
| John Haring son of Henry and Nancy (Suit) Haring img028 | |
| Amanda
Hess 1895 photo Amanda Irene Kline Hess 11 Dec. 1861 - 14 March 1921, Wife of Marcus B. Hess |
4 generations Harriet Yeck Kline 3 May 1837 - 22 Aug. 1921 Amanda Irene Kline Hess 11 Dec. 1861- 14 Mar. 1921 Ruth Hess Fuller - 8 Apr. 1892 - 28 May 1966 Mary Jane Fuller Kinsey 3 Jul. 1916 - 18 Mar. 1999 |
| Marcus Hess, 8
Dec. 1861- 13 Dec. 1929 Jessup & Hess photos contributed by: Benjamin Kinsey |
Claude
H. Hess 1889 - 2/01/1895 and Ruth Anne Hess 8 Apr. 1892 - 28 May 1966 |
| Esther Marie Hess 4/10/1901 - 16 Feb. 1990 | Joyce
Ann Hodgson at 6 months Elvira Hodgson 13 months |
| Unidentified
woman in Huff grouping photos contributed by: Kathy Londo Barnes at digginroots@yahoo.com |
Unidentified
Man in Huff grouping - A distant cousin, Eleanor
HUFF NIELSEN gave me photos of portraits . photos contributed by: Kathy Londo Barnes at digginroots@yahoo.com |
| Josephine AKA Jo are all images of Josephine Amphratrite
AFFANTRANGER Huff. Born 30 Sept 1816 on the Atlantic Ocean (Source obituary
& her tombstone in Anderson Cemetery, Van Buren Co.) Wife of Isaac Huff.
She died 20 Jul 1882 in Volinia, Cass Co. MI. Her middle name was given to her
after she was born on a ship with the same name. Photo 1 Photo 2 |
Widow
Josephine Huff - widow off Isaac Huff photos contributed by: Kathy Barnes |
| ** see belowDaniel,
Rebecca and Amos Huff (brothers and sister) Early 20th
Century. Photo & Info contributed by: Nancy Kless of Euclid,
Ohio. Rebecca b. 1850 in Cass Co., MI. She and her brothers were the children of Sarah Case and John Huff who settled in Cass Co in about 1834. Daniel Huff c 1837 - 1928 Amos Huff 1846 - 1926 |
More on Huff family - Rebecca m Charles Nash in about 1867 or 68. He was a Civil War Veteran and died in 1872 as a resul of illness contracted during his service with the 1st Mich. Sharpshooters. They had a daughter, Alice Nash born 1871. Rebecca then married Augustus Blessing on 23 Jan 1875. They had 3 children: Charles, Alda and Izola. Rebecca d. 1942 Kalamazoo Co., MI. |
| Doctor Harvard
Irwin photo contributed by: Sue Olson - see our Hall of Fame Page for her email |
Irwin
Brothers Malcolm (1916-1962), Robert (1919-2005), George (1927-2006), and Gordon (1918-1980). contributed by: Sue Olson - see our Hall of Fame Page for her email |
| Michael Lloyd Jennings as baby Mar 16, 1938 - 4 mths | Lloyd Jennings _and_me?_June_1939_Dowagiac_MI |
| William
Oren and Betsy (Mann) Jessup William Oren Jessup 8 June 1869 - 12 Nov.1930 & Betsy Mann Jessup 5 Mar. 1874 - 7 Mar. 1963 |
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| Lola Keatley dau of Belzora (Knapp) who wed Thomas Keatley - contributed by Ginny Meachum | Orpha Felt
(1806-1888) was married to Arad Knapp (1801-1859) - they lived in
Silver Creek near Dewey Lake and are buried at the Dewey Lake Cemetery. They are the parents of Mary Caroline (Knapp) Sammons (1836-1921),,,,,,she was married to Daniel Tinkham Sammons (1829-1907). They lived in Silver Creek, then to Pipestone, and finally in Hartford. Four daughters: Caroline L. (1856-1871), Emaretta (1858-after 1930) md. Morgan Averill, Orpha (1860-1934) md. Henry James Meachum I, Lany (1867-1929) md. Read Yeckley. Arad & Orpha (Felt) Knapp also had a daughter Belzora who md.Thomas Keatley.- - contributed by Ginny Meachum |
| Enoch Matson Johnson - 1870 | Isaac and Rachel (Johnson) LaPorte |
| Rachel Johnson LaPorte 1890 | John Rupp and daughter Nora |
| Jesse
Keeley 5 Apr. 1874 - 7 Aug. 1934 & Hattie D. Ruide Keeley abt 1877 - 1950 Photo circa 1900 |
Jesse
Keeley & Hattie D. Ruide Keeley Photo circa 1930 |
| Keeley Family 1912 | Keeley Family 1918 |
| Reverend Jeremiah Kenaston 1827-1868 | Martha (Miller) wife of REV. Jeremiah Kenaston 1833-1911 |
| Samuel
& Harriet Yeck Kline and complete family Keeley & Kline photos Submitted by Benjamin Kinsey |
Harriet
Yeck Kline 3 May 1837 - 22 Aug. 1921 wife of Samuel L Kline |
| Samuel L. Kline 24 Jan. 1838 - 22 Nov. 1913 | Samuel and Harriet Yeck Kline and children. |
| Fay
LaBarre & Grace (LEWIS) LaBarre contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
Malissa
Mikel Lewis contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
| Daisy
E. Lewis age 14 in the summer of 1900 contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
Daisy
Lewis contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
| Gage
Lewis & Lillian (BARRY) Young contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
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| Frank
Albert Loux at age 2 Frank Loux Frank Loux in military |
Mildred
Loux and friends at Geneva School |
| Mann
family circa 1892 George Harrison Mann 17 Nov 1841 - 29 Aug. 1920 Jane Andrus Mann 17 July 1842 - 29 Sept. 1896 Betsey E. Mann Jessup 5 Mar. 1874 - 7 Mar. 1963 George Andrew Mann AKA Mack Mann 13 Feb 1870 - 24 July 1942 Fanny A. Mann Fuller 2 Mar. 1872 - 17 Mar. 1952 Mann photos Submitted by Benjamin Kinsey |
George
Harrison Mann 17 Nov. 1841-29 Aug. 1920 & Elmer G. Fuller 9 Sept. 1866 - 1 June 1939 Circa 1920 |
| Lewis
R., James G. and George H. Mann Mann brothers circa 1914 Lewis Ransom Mann 10 July 1833 - 17 Sept. 1924 James Graham Mann 18 June 1826 - 18 Mar. 1916 George Harrison Mann 17 Nov 1841 - 29 Aug. 1920 |
George Andrew Mann
AKA Mack Mann 13 Feb 1870 - 24 July 1942 |
| Annis
Mikel late 1900's- seeking her married name contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
Annis
Mikel's children contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
| Miller - Reverend Adam Miller 1782-1854 |
John Prior Miller 1809-1889 (son of Adam and Sarah Prior Miller) |
| Vanrensalen Miller,REV.Oliver P. Miller,Sarah Miller Garvey,Lydia Miller Weaver,Martha Miller Kenaston (CHILDREN OF JOHN PRIOR MILLER) | Amira
Yeomans Olney - Circa1860-1865 Olney Photos contributed by: Kelly Beach at: kmbeach@comcast.net |
| Ella
Olney- Layng as an adult with her daughter Frances Layng - circa
1900 |
Darwin
Olney - Civil War Letter The letter is from her father to Ella while he was serving. Likely written from Frederick Maryland, or Shenandoah area where the First Mich was known to have been during those times. Ella was about 3 when he wrote her this letter. |
| Darwin Olney - Civil War Photo | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| 1920 Parker
reunion (living children at that time of Nathan and Rachael Jacobs Parker) |
1907 Parker Family |
| Mary Kenaston wife of Byron Parker,Allie Kenaston,unknown man...(DAUGHTERS OF JEREMIAH AND MARTHA MILLER KENASTON) | ~~~~~~~ |
| Azro and Sarah Oyler Oyler photos contributed by: Deborah Goodman | Catherine Oyler |
| Daniel Oyler | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Francis Louise HUFF PARK, daughter of Josephine AFFANTRANGER HUFF & Isaac HUFF. She was born in Nicholsville, Cass Co. MI, on 10 May 1854 and died in Wayne Twp, Cass Co. MI 5 Mar 1916. She married Joseph L. PARK abt 1876. He was b. 10 Jul 1854 and died in Dowagic, Cass Co. MI on 8 Oct 1932. Both Francis & Joseph are buried in Wayne Cemetery (by the church). Huff & Park photos contributed by: Kathy Barnes | Joseph L. PARK abt 1876. He was b. 10 Jul 1854 and died in Dowagic, Cass Co. MI on 8 Oct 1932. Both Francis & Joseph are buried in Wayne Cemetery (by the church) |
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Nov 1784 -12 Jan 1875: Reverend Haynes Parker 2 Jan 1793 -29 Dec 1876: Hannah (Zinn) Parker settled in Cass county about 1846 |
William
& Edna (Gwilt) Roberts photo taken 1956 |
| Rutherford,
LaPorte, Huff, Hankins & others 1900 at Andrew Rutherford in Dowagiac |
Rutherford, Johnson, LaPorte and Assoc. photos contributed by: David A. Sisson |
| Wedding
picture of Don S. Morse 30 May 1879 - 4 Jan. 1942 and Josie Kline Nov. 1879
- Jan. 1953 Married 9 Dec. 1902 Jefferson Township, Cass Co.,
MI contributed by: Benjamin Kinsey |
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| Sammons' photos contributed by: - contributed by Ginny Meachum | |
| Daniel Tinkham Sammons - (1829-1907) | Sammons - Meachum 4 Generations |
| Mary C Sammons (1836-1921) | Mary C Knap Sammons younger days |
| Sammons and Yeckley - 4 Generations | |
| Frederick
William Stewart Stewart files contributed by: Esther Stewart |
Florence Jane Stewart |
| Littleberry Stewart | Richard Stewart |
| Stockdale Twins with two other sets - Cassopolis School - 1941 Newspaper article was in newspapers across the country because of the three sets of twins in this small town in Michigan. This was first grade in Cassopolis Elementary School in 1941. From left to right: Leona and Virgil (not sure of last name), Lynne and Philip Stockdale and Dorothy and Donald (not sure of last name, might be French). Contributed by Lynne (Stockdale) Wilson | Stockdale
sons with mother and Father - July of 1926 The Stockdale family lived on a farm in Penn Township, near Cassopolis, Michigan. This picture was taken in 1926 at the farm. From left to right: John M. Stockdale, Stephen Stockdale, Bertha Salisbury Stockdale (Mother), Thomas Elmer Stockdale and Charles W. Stockdale (Father). Contributed by Lynne (Stockdale) Wilson |
| Charles
Fredrick Stockdale - 1947 Graduation Photos Contributed by Lynne (Stockdale) Wilson |
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| Addie Oyler Stretch Stretch photos contributed by Deborah Goodman | Ira & Addie Stretch in later years |
| Smith,
Harriet & Fred (as a baby) Thompson photos contributed by: Kathy Londo Barnes at digginroots@yahoo.com |
Smith
and Harriet E (Huff) Thompson photos contributed by: Kathy Londo Barnes at digginroots@yahoo.com |
| Stretch - Isaac Stretch Contributed by: Davis F. "Doc" Ball | |
| Harold and Luch Whited | |
| Chain Lake Missionary Ladies | Unidentified
Young Lady Contributed by: Maurice Sanders |
| Clyde Watts Watts photos contributed by Deborah Goodman | J H Watts and Lorena Oyler Watts Circa 1870- 1890 |
| Lorena "Rena" Watts | May Watts |
| Myrtle and Roy Watts | My gg grandparents and grandparents from Cass County, Michigan. My g grandmother is Lorena (Rena) Oyler Watts, the daughter of Daniel Charles Oyler and Catherine Robinson Oyler. Rena married James H. Watts. Their son, Roy Oyler Watts, is my grandfather. They had six children; however, my grandfather was the only one of three surviving adults to marry. J.H. and Rena moved to Mt. Ayr, Indiana before moving to Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas in 1892. Deborah Goodman |
| Welcher
Family Reunion Taken at Olcott Beach, New York, 1905 contributed by: Wendy VanderVeen at sierra3063@yahoo.com |
Photo on left is Back row; L to R: unknown, Ilah Bird Brown, Emory Brown, Iva Judie, Frank Judie, unknown. 2nd row from front; L to R: unknown, Elmira Welcher, unknown, unknown, unknown, Fannie (Welcher) Judie (with X on dress), unknown, Manley Welcher. Front row, sitting, far left: Catherine Keziah (Welcher) Perry. |
| Williams
Picnic Williams Picnic close up Caption: Williams Picnic at Tuttle's Landing, Indian Lake. 1910. contributed by: Rose McClure" back2noah@rosecountry.net Fourth Woman from the left, holding the child is Eliza Ellen (Judd) Stutsman. (She was married to William Stutsman and is my grandmother's mother.) Next to her in the black dress is her daughter, Ruby Gray (Stutsman) Sink (my grandmother's sister). It's possible, but I'm not sure, that the man sitting to Aunt Ruby's left is Clyde Sink, her husband. The child is Ruby's son Adrian Sink. |
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| Flora
Udell contributed by Lois at grumpycrab29@yahoo.com |
Isaac
and Nancy Van Meter Wright plus children (unidentified except that Sarah Margaret Wright East is second from left in back row - she was wife of Rollie East) contributed by: Tom Merritt |
| Walter
D. Young & Sarah (Cameron) Young Contributed by: John Walker - 1 Walter D. Young - Birth: Nov 1856, Michigan - Death: 26 Jun 1908 - Father: John H. Young (1826-) Mother: Delia H (1831-) Spouse: Sarah Jane Cameron - Birth: Mar 1856, Niles, Berrien Co., MI - Death: 8 Aug 1927, living in Bertrand Twp., Michigan Father: Hon. Henry Nelson* Cameron (1824-1911) Mother: Mary Anne* Williams (1838-1911) Marr: Walter in 1885 - Children: Maude (1886-1956) |
** Huff - Additional information - Rebecca Huff in above photo was born in 1850 in Cass County, being the daughter of Sarah Case & John Huff. They seetled in Cass County circa 1834. Rebecca first married in 1867 or 68 to Charles Narsh, he being forn in 1845. Charles served in the Civil War and he died in 1872 as a result of illnesses contracted during his service in the Michigan Sharpshooters. They had a daughter, Alice Nash, born in 1871.
Rebeccas then married Augustus Blessing on 23 Jan 1875. They had three children; Charles, Alda and Izola. Rebecca dies 1942 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Wonderful Photographs Submitted before September 2006
Sarah Clendenen Album
Notes for Sarah Clendenen Album ResearchersIdentified Photographs
Unidentified
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