Re: Withee Summerset Maine and mich
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Withee Summerset Maine and mich
joan soullier 2/19/02
The Fred B. Withee who married Alta (as I have it, and I did not know her last name was Calkins) is the son ofLester and Ellen (Hance) Withee.Lester is the son of John and Polly (Sha) Withee and a brother to the John Milton Withee who married Mary Martin.J. Milton b. 1854 is the son of John and Mary (Martin) Withee, thus nephew to Fred.
Warren. J. Milton married Mary -- who d. 1924 and Warren, Ralph and George are their children, great-nephews of Fred B.
Can you tell me the name of Alta or Aita Calkins parents? And where you found their marriage?
Here is a quick census summary of Lester:
n 1850 Lester (writeen Leicester) is age 17 with family in Atlas Twp. Genesee Co. Michigan.
In 1860 Atlas Twp.
Lester WIthey27farmerb. MI1250/575 mar w/in yr
Ellenage 21 b. NY
Pollyage 63b. NY
In 1870Atlas Twp.
Lester Withey age 35blacksmith b. MI
Ellenage 33 keeping house b. NY
Fredage 9 at school b. MI
Addie age 10 at shool b.MI
(I don't know why the ages are out of order, but this is how they are on the actual record)
In 1873 the family was evidently in Kansas.
1880 Holly, Oakland Co. (soundex only)
Lester I. Witheeage 47b. MI
Ellen E.age 40b. MI
Fredage 19 b. MI
Lester must have died before Sept. 1889 because Benjamin's obituary indicates he is the last surviving child of J & P. He probably died before 1885 because a Northville publication lists "Northville Soldiers who Survived the War for the Union" and it Lists a Lester Withee Co.Co. K 23rd Inf. --and it has him *, which indicates since decased.The list was published. 1884.
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Re: Withee Summerset Maine and mich
joan soullier 2/27/02