On 13 Nov 1859 when Susan A. was 17, she married George Bliss (64151) , son of Ebenezer Bliss (1798-27 Aug 1846) & Mary Ann Sanford (59433) (11 May 1800-24 Nov 1839), in Iosco Township, Livingston County, Michigan. Born on 23 Mar 1838 in Marion Township, Livingston County, Michigan. George died in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, on 28 Jan 1908; he was 69. Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Perry.

“George, farmer of Antrim Township, Shiawassee County, Mi. PO Looking Glass River, was born March 23, 1838, at Triangle, N.Y. He was married Nov. 13, 1859 at Iosco, Mi. to Susan A. Simons. She was born in January of 1842 in N.Y. State.”

1850 Federal Census. Marion Township, Livingston County, Michigan
Roll 356, page 330A
    Joseph Bliss, 28, farmer, $400 real estate, b. NY
    Lucinda Bliss, 37, b. NY
    Lafayette Bliss, 24, farmer, b. NY
    George Bliss, 12, b. MI

1860 Federal Census. Ann Arbor Ward 1, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Roll 563, page 519
George Bliss. 22, carpenter, b. New York

1870 Federal Census. Antrim Township, Shiawasee County, Michigan
Roll 704 page 211B
Post Office Glass River
    George Bliss, 32, farmer, $3200 in real estate and $862 in personal property, b. MI
    Susan A. Bliss, 28, keeping house, b. NY
    Elsa Bliss, 7, attending school, b. MI
    Bula A. Bliss, 3, at home, b. MI
    Frank Putnam, 23, farm laborer, b. MI

1880 Federal Census. Antrim Twp., Shiawasee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 302B
    George Bliss,42, b. Michigan, farmer, b. Michigan, father b. New Hampshire, m. b. unknown
    Susan A. Bliss, 38, wife, keeping house, b. New York, parents b. New York
    Elsie J. Bliss, 18, daughter, at home, b. Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. New York
    Beulah Bliss, 14, daughter, at school, b. ditto
    George D. Bliss, 5, son, b. ditto
    Laverne Bliss, 4,son, b. ditto

1900 Federal Census. Antrim Twp., Shiawasee County, Michigan
Roll 743, page 5B
    George Bliss, head, b. Mar 1838, 62, m. 40 years, b. Michigan, parents b. unknown, farmer
    Susan A. Bliss, wife, b. Jan 1840, 60, m. 40 years, 6 children, 4 living, b. New York, parents b. New York
    Verne Bliss, son, b. Jan 1877, 19, b. Michigan, father b. Michigan, mother b. New York, bookkeeper
Also three servants in the household.

1907 Owosso City Directory
    George (Susan) Bliss, farmer, Polly, Perry
    Augusta (wid. Laverne) Bliss, bds George Bliss, Perry

Rose Lawn Cemetery, Perry, Shiawassee County, Michigan
    George Bliss, father, b. 23 Mar 1838, d. 28 Jan 1908
    Susana, wife of G. Bliss, Mother, 1842–1911

On 19 Mar 1866 when Caroline Holdbrook was 20, she first married William Berdette Monroe (64232) , son of Norman Monroe (59767) (15 Nov 1812-23 Sep 1861) & Elizabeth Jane Bishop (59745) (25 Mar 1820-17 Jun 1906), in Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Rev. James Mc Lead. Born on 11 Jan 1841 in Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio. William Berdette died in Bennington Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan, on 17 Dec 1879; he was 38. Buried in Alton Cemetery, Bennington Township. Occupation: Farmer.

William Berdette Monroe, known as Burdett Monroe.

1860 Bennington Townsip, Shiawassee County, Michigan census - William is a day laborer working on the Harrison Bugbee farm. William is 20 and was born in Ohio.

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865. Published by the Authority of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Michigan Legislature under the direction of Brigadier General George H. Brown, Adjutant General. Published by Emling Brother and Everard, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Monroe, Berdette, Shiawassee County. Enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Infantry, December 30, 1861 at Owasso, for 3 years, aged 23. Mustered February 13, 1962. Discharged at expiration term of service at Fayetteville, N. C., March 14, 1865.

An account of the history of the Fourteenth Infantry from The Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil Was 1861-1865, pages 1 - 3, states:

    The Fourteenth was organized at Ypsilanti under the supervision of Colonel Robert P. Sinclair, and was mustered into service February 13, 1862, with an enrollment of 925 officers and men.
    The field, staff and line officers at organization were as follows:
    Robert P. Sinclair, Colonel, Grand Rapids. Robert W. Davis, Lieutenant Colonel, Pontiac. M. W. Quackenbush, Major, Owasso. Edward Batwell, Surgeon, Detroit. Frederick W. Sparling, Assistant Surgeon, Detroit. David B. Harbaugh, Adjutant, Detroit. William M. Ferry, Jr. Quartermaster, Grand Haven. Thomas B. Dooley, Chaplain, Corunna.
    Companies:
    A. Captain, Morgan L. Gage, East Saginaw. First Lieutenant, Joseph Schefnicker, Saginaw. Second Lieutenant, John C. Lind, East Saginaw.
    B. Captain, Thomas C. Fitzgibbon, Detroit. First Lieutenant, Patrick Walsh, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, Nicholas Devereaux, Marshall.
    C. Captain, James Mackey, Detroit. First Lieutenant, Arthur E. Magill, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, John Van Stan, Detroit.
    D. Captain , James J. Jeffries, Lansing. First Lieutenant, Gillman J. Mc Clintock, Owasso. Second Lieutenant, Cyrus F. Jackson, Owasso.
    E. Captain, Alpheus M. Beebe, Lansing. First Lieutenant, C. C. Goodale, Owasso. Second Lieutenant, Daniel Wair, Owasso.
    F. Captain, Edward S. Nixon, Grand Rapids. First Lieutneant, Casper Ernst, Nunica. Second Lieutenant, Calvin C. Porter, Grand Rapids.
    G. Captain, John L. Donnelly, Monroe. First Lieutenant, John T. Donahugh -----, Second Lieutenant, Charles R. Bush, Lansing.
    H. Captain, Richard Beahan, Ypsilanti. First Lieutenant, Thomas Higgins, Detroit. Second Lieutenant, Campbell Montgonery, Detroit.
    I. Captain, Frank Powell, Pontiac. First Lieutenant, John P. Foster, Pontiac. Second Lieutenant, Alfred A. Parker, Pontiac.
    K. Captain, John Kelley, St. Johns. First Lieutenant, Charles B. Rose, Westphalia. Second Lieutenant, Tobias J. Sherlock, Detroit.
    The Fourteenth left the state on the 17th of April for St. Louis, Mo., and joined General Grant’s army at Pittsburg Landing. It participated in the siege of Corinth, MIss., and when the enemy evacuated, the Fourteenth formed a part of General Buell’s army in the famous race with the confederate army, under General Bragg, to Louisville, Ky. It went no farther than Nashville, Tenn., when it was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps, and served that corps during the war. In November the regiment had a sharp encounter with Alabama troups at Lavergne, Tenn., when it captured a fort and took a large number of prisoners. After a series of marches and victories the regiment was at Stone River, Tenn., in January, 1864, when it took part in that engagement.
    The following March, Henry R. Mizner, a captain in the regular army, was commissioned Colonel of the regiment, Colonel Sinclair having retired. The Fourteenth was on active duty during the summer and was stationed a portion of the time at Franklin, Brentwood, and Nashville, Tenn.
    Colonel Mizner mounted his regiment by securing horses from the enemy’s country and sufficient mules to move his transportation and ambulances without calling upon the government for an animal.
    His entire district was infested with guerrilla bands and he pursued them so relentlessly that he killed or captured most of them and drove the balance out of the state. The whole country was cleared of lawless bands of guerillas and peace and quiet reigned as far as his troops could extend and many of the inhabitants were induced to take the oath of allegiance.
    In January, 1864, the regiment veteranized. 414 re-enlisted with the understanding and promise that they should continue their service as cavalry or mounted infantry. The companies came home by detachments on veteran furlough, as the whole regiment could not be spared at once. After the expiration of their veteran furloughs the regiment returned to Nashville, the 16th of May.
    A bitter disappointment greeted them on their return as a sweeping order had been issued to dismount the regiment and have the organization serve as infantry. Much dissatisfaction followed and Colonel Mizner made a vigorous protest against the order, but while the efficiency of his command was recognized, he failed to get the order revoked and submitted as gracefully as possible to the inevitable.
    The Fourteenth joined General Sherman’s army at Dallas, Ga., the 4th of June, and took an active part in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged with the enemy at Kenesaw Mountain and Chattahoochee river and the siege of Atlanta.
    When General Sherman made his flanking movement around Atlanta, the Fourteeth distinguished itself by a brilliant charge at Jonesboro, breaking the enemy’s line, and was the first troop to get possession of the confederate works. In this charge the Fourteenth captured General Govan, of Cleburn’s division, and his staff, four pieces of Artillery, the colors of the First Arkansas, and 300 men.
    After the fall of Atlanta the Fourteenth marched with Sherman to the sea and reached Savannah, Ga., the 16th of November. Upon the surrender of Savannah, the regiment marched through South Carolina, crossing the Savannah river at Sister’s Ferry, and then through North Carolina, skimishing with the enemy at several points, but meeting strong resistance at Averysboro. The brigade to which the Fourteenth belonged was ordered to charge the enemey’s works and carried the first line, but were unable to take the main line. The brigade held its position, expecting to reume the engagement the next morning, when it was found the enemy had retreated. In the engagement the regiment suffered severely.
    The following day the Fourteenth followed the confederates closely until Bentonville was reached, where they made a determined effort to shake off their foes. Generals Johnson and Hardee massed their forces and made a series of desperate charges upon the union lines. The confederates were received with a distractive fire and were repeatedly driven back, only to return, until the union forces jumped over their works and charged the confederates on their retreat, capturing a large number of officers and men and a quantity of small arms.
    In the meantime the enemy appeared in the rear of the Union lines when the Fourteeth faced about and charged the confederates, and after a hand to hand struggle, drove them from the field with great loss in killed and wounded, and a number of prisoners. This was the last severe battle faught by General Sherman’s army.
    The Fourteenth marched to Goldsboro, where it remained until April 10, and then started for Raleigh, N. D. It marched to Richmond, Va., and arrrived in Washington, D. C., the 18th of May, and took part in the grand review of Sherman’s army on the 24th.
    The regiment was then sent to Louisville, Ky., where it was mustered out July 18, and arrived in Detroit, Mich. the 21st, and was paid off and disbanded July 29, 1865.
    The Fourteenth was engaged with the enemy while in service at Farmington, Miss., May 9, 1962; siege of Corinth, Miss., May 10 to 31, 1862; Lavergne, Tenn., November 1, 1862; Nashville, Tenn., November 5, 1862; Brentwood, Tenn., December 8, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., January 3, 1863; Weam’s Springs, Tenn., July 27, 1863; Lawrenceburg, Tenn., November 4, 1863; Kenesaw, Ga., June 25, 1864; Chattahooehee River, Ga., July 5 and 6, 1864; Savannah, Ga., December 17 to 21, 1864; Fayetteville, N. C., March 12 1865; Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19 and 20, 1865.
    Total enrollment ................................................................................................................ 1629
    Killed in action .................................................................................................................. 36
    Died of wounds .................................................................................................................. 17
    Died in confederate prisions ............................................................................................... 1
    Died of disease .................................................................................................................. 163
    Discharged for disability (wounds and diseases) ................................................................. 155

The Descriptive Roll of Company E. Fourteenth Reginment, Michigan Infantry Volunteers, 1861 - 1866 found at the Michigan Archives, Lansing, Michigan, provides more specific information for William Burdette Monroe’s term of service. “ 5/62 - Left sick at Hamburg Landing, Tenn. 6/62 - sick at Farmington, Miss. 7/62 Same since 6/1/62. 1/65 At headquarters Fourteenth Army Corps Artil. 9/21/64. 2/65 Same. 3/65 Mustered out 3/14/65 at Fayetteville at expiration of term of sevice. (Meiartd.??)”

Civil War Bounty Request, 1 February 1867. Under a Congressional Act approved 28 July 1866, Civil War veterens were entitled to a bounty for their service. William Burdette requests a bounty of $100. He states, “ . . . his age is 27, that he is a resident of Bennington, County of Shiawassee, State of Michigan and that he is the identical William B. Monroe who was enlisted as a Private in Company E of the 14th Regiment of Michigan Infantry Volunteers to serve for the peiod of three years and was discharged form the service of the United States, as a Private at Fayetteville N. C. on the 14th day of March 1865, by reason of expiration of term of service.” He requests,
“. . . that all communications concerning this claim to be sent to him at Pitsburgh County of Shiawassee and State of Michigan. Alexander Place and Arad W. Williams declare they have known William B. Monroe for 14 years.

1870 Michigan Census. Bennington Township, Shiawassee County
W.B. Monroe is 30 and a farmer. Real estate is worth $250, and personal estate is $100. Carrie is 25 and Cora is 3. William was born in Ohio and Carrie and Cora in Michigan. Neither William’s or Carrie’s parents were born in a foreign country.

Shiawassee County Death Records indicate W. B. Monroe died 17 December 1879 in Bennington Township. He was killed by a tree. He was a laborer, married, and his parents were Norman and Jane Monroe, both still in Michigan.

Shiawassee County, Michigan, Cemetery and Death Records, compiled by Mrs. Frances Hazelton, Vernon, MI, 1983, lists W. B. Monroe dying 17 December 1879, 38 years and 11 months old, parents Norman and Jane. Also, Delia Monroe, 29 August 1878, 8 years and three months old, parents Bedette and Carrie. Alton Cemetery.

From an article in the Grand Rapids Herald, 25 Oct 1925:
    “Civil War Horros Told in 2 Letters from Battlefront
    “Michigan Soldier’s Messages to Mother Preserved Here
    “Seven-day battle with south forces described
    “A glimpse of the trials and sufferings which were endured by the man who faught under Grand and Sherman is revealed in two letters written by William Burdette Monroe to his mother while he was engaged in the western offence under Grant in 1863.
    “Monroe enlisted at Owosso in 1861 and served throughtout the war with company E of the 11th Michigan infantry. He came through the conflict safe and sound, but was killed some years after the war in an accident.
    “The letters have been preserved by Mrs. Edward Joyce, 734 Griggs st., S.E., a granddaughter of the former soldier. They were written to Jane Monroe. A few extracts from one written from Nashville, Tenn. on January 9, 1863, follow:
    “‘Well, mother, we have been having one of the hardest battles that has ever been faught. We have been fighting continualy for seven days [portrait inserted of William B. Monroe] and early every night. Saturday night was terrible as we faught until after 11 o’clock with the wind blowing a perfect gale and the rain pouring down in torrents. The cannon and musketry made such a noise through the darkness that it is impossible to describe the general effect that was produced by the turmoil.
    “‘Our loss is estimated at 14,000 killed and 9,000 wounded and that of the rebels at 15,000 killed and 12,000 wounded. The battle took place at Murphysborough, 30 miles from this place.
    “‘The ground was strewn with bodies of men and horses for miles around. While they held the ground they would not let us bury our dead and I saw many bodies that had had the heads and limbs eanten from they by the hogs, before we were able to get to them.
    “Food Prices High
    “‘I have paid many a dollar for food as prices are high here and money is no object. I have seen the time when I would rather eat the food that you feed to your hogs than the best meal that I ever have eaten or ever will eat. They cut off our line of provisions and the men have been forced to eat horses and mules to keep from starving.’
    “Anther letter written from Franklin, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1863, bears the mute testimony to the devotion and love that the Union soldiers held for their country. The following sentences are typical of the general trend of the letter:
    “‘Dear Mother: My health is fine again but since I have been sick my heart is so unsteady that it is a task for me to write to you, but I would endure anything for you’”
    “Death of Friend
    “‘I was very sorry to hear of James Hubbard’s death as I thought a lot of him, but he is one of the thousands who have given up their lives in defense of their country. I suppose that when you hear of the death of one of our acquaintances that your mind is filled with fear at the thought of what may happen to me, but mother believe me when I tell you that it is my choice to fall on the field of battle in preference to stay at home during this critical hour when our country is in peril.
    “‘Mother, if I should fall, do not mourn my loss. Although I may be dear to you as you certainly are to me yet if I die in a good cause and I pray you not to regret that, I enlisted, for I yield my life willingly for the country that bore me. That country was free when I was born and I am willing to give my life to keep it so until time shall be no more’
    “A Union Man
    “‘I am a Union man, every inch of me, and may God forbid that I should ever be anything else, Mother, I hope and trust that we will meet again after this terrible conflict is over and peace reigns once more throughout the land and I will be proud when that time helped preserve the rights and blessings which I will then enjoy.
    “‘My life is as dear to me as any other man’s and it also is to thousaqnds of others who are by my side but it is not so dear as to be purchased at the price of slavery and cowardice. Thousands have already given their lives for the cause and it is not for me to stop at the supreme sacrifice.’”

At the Bentley Library at the University of Michigan: Henry R. Mizner, "The Fourteenth Michigan Infantry, the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, and incidents of army life" [n.d.]. Reminiscences of incidents of army life, 1861-1865, especially the battles of Stones River, the engagements before Atlanta, and the battle of Jonesboro. Mizner, of Detroit, Mich., entered the service as captain in the 18th U. S. Infantry, May 14, 1861. He was commissioned colonel, 14th Michigan Infantry, Nov. 11, 1862, made brevet major for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Murfreesboro, and brevet brigadier general for gallant and meritorious services during the war. After the war he was transferred to the U. S. Army again,
retiring in 1891.

Also at the Bentley: John Burgoyne, of Woodhull, Mich. Five letters (1863-1864) written from Nashville and Atlanta. He tells of sickness and casualties in the regiment, criticizes the doctors, makes comments about the officers and a statement about raids around Atlanta in which railroads are destroyed. Burgoyne was in Company K, 14th Michigan Infantry, 1861-1865.

On 1 Mar 1882 when Caroline Holdbrook was 36, she second married John Jacob Cosselman, son of George Cosselman (ca 1825-) & Clarissa (ca 1832-), in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Born ca 1856 in Shiawassee County, Michigan. John Jacob died in Genesee County, Michigan on 10 Mar 1929. They were divorced on 16 May 1883 in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Michigan.

John first married Caroline (Simons) Monroe, widow of William Burdette Monroe; divorced; second married Alta Raymer.

1870 Federal Census. Shiawassee Twp., Shiaawassee County, Michigan
Roll 704, page 423B
Post Office North Newburg
    Geo. Cassilmore, 45, day laborer, $150 personal estate, b. NY
    Clarissa Cassilmore, 38, keeping house, b. NY
    George Cassilmore, 19, day laborer, b. NY
    Daniel Cassilmore, 16, at home, b. NY
    Clarissa Cassilmore, 14, attending school, b. MI
    John Cassilmore, 11, b. MI
    Charles Cassilmore, 6, b. MI
    Stella Cassilmore, 2, b. MI
The surname is clearly written Cassilmore.

1880 Federal Census. Bennington Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 313D
    John Cosselman, 21, hired man, farm labor, b. MI, parents b. MI
John is listed in the household of B. U. Hibbard, 45, farmer, and Olive Hibbard, 38, homemaker, both born in NY as were their parents.

1900 Federal Census. Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 744, page 8B
    John Coselman, head, b. Aug 1858, 41, divorced, farmer
    Edna Stetson, housekeeper, b. Nov 1845, 34, divorced, no children, housekeeper
Both were born in New York as were their parents.
(Edna’s birth and her age are inconsistent.)

1910 Federal Census. Argentine Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Roll 642, page 4A
    John Cosleman, head, 50, m2. 8 years, b. MI, parents b. NY, painter, house
    Alta Cosleman, wife, 22, m1. 8 years, 3 children, all living, b. MI, parents b. MI
    George Cosleman, son, 6, b. MI, parents b. MI
    Elfa Cosleman, daughter, 4, b. ditto
    Mable Cosleman, daughter, 8 months, b. ditto

1920 Federal Census. Argentine Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Roll 766, page 7A
    John J. Cosselman, head, 55, b. NY, parents b. NY, farmer, general farm
    Alta Cosselman, wife, 33, b. MI, parents b. MI
    Gaylord Cosselman, son, 16, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. MI
    Effa J. Cosselman, daughter, 13, b. ditto
    Mabel M. Cosselman, daughter, 10, b. ditto
    Ellenor R. Cosselman, daughter, 7, b. ditto
    Genevieve D. Cosselman, daughter, 4 years 7 months, b. ditto
    Laverne J. Cosselman, son, 1 month, b. ditto

On 19 Sep 1864 when Emergene was 17, she married Samuel Rowley Wallis, son of Uriah Moses Wallis (ca 1792-22 Oct 1833) & Eunice Couch (14 Aug 1781-aft 1850), in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Born on 25 Sep 1825 in Morgan, Gallia County, Ohio. Samuel Rowley died in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, on 18 Oct 1901; he was 76. Buried on 19 Oct 1901 in Crystal Springs Cemetery.

Samuel’s first married Hulda Johnson, second Emergine Simons.

1850 Federal Census. Owosso, Shiawassee County, County, Michigan
Roll 363, page 60A
    Moses Wallace, 30, [something] & clothier, $300 real estate, b. Ohio
    Eunice Wallace, 70, b. New York
    Samuel Wallace, 23, grocer, b. Ohio
    Sarah Wallace, 20, b. Ohio

1860 Federal Census. Sciota Twp., Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 560, page 86B
    Samuel Wallace, 36, farm laborer, $300 real estate, $100 personal estate, b. NY
    Hulda Wallace, 30, b. NY
    Ida Wallace, 4, b. MI
    William Wallace, 2, b. MI

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
    Samuel R Wallis
    Residence: Sciota, Michigan
    Age at enlistment: 35
    Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1861
    Rank at enlistment: Private
    Enlistment Place: Ovid, MI
    State Served: Michigan
    Survived the War?: Yes
    Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 1st Cavalry Regiment on 07 Sep 1861.
    Mustered out on 24 Aug 1864 at Washington, DC.
    Birth Date: abt 1826
   
1870 Federal Census. Lansing Ward 1, Ingham County, Michigan
Roll 675, page 98A
    Samuel R. Wallace, 44. Clinkin Wheat House, b. Ohio
    Emergene Wallace, 23. Keeping house, b. Michigan
    William L. Wallace, 11. Attending school, b. Michigan
    Albert S. Wallace,1, b. Michigan
    Eunice A. Wallace, 1 month, b. April, b. Michigan

1880 Federal Census. Bennington Twp., Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 312B
    S. R. Wallace, 55, retired engineer, lost leg, b. Ohio, parents b. New York
    Emergene Wallace,, 30, wife, keeping house, b. Michigan, parents b. New York
    Berttie Wallace, 12, son, at home, b. Michigan, father b. Ohio, mother b. Michigan
    Eunice Wallace, 10, daughter, at home, b. ditto
    Lottie A. Wallace, 5, daughter, at home, b. ditto

Civil War Pension. Wallis, Samuel R. fought with Company D, 1st Michigan Cavalry. Widow’s pension request was made in Michigan 4 November 1904, application number 751238, certificate number 529973.

1900 Federal Census. Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
Roll 702, page 29B
253 Broadway Street
    Samuel B. Wallace, head, b. Sep 1825, 74, m. 36 years, b. OH, parents b. NY
    Emmergene Wallace, wife, b. Apr 1847, 53, m. 36 years, 4 children, all living, b. MI, parents b. NY
    Floris M. Wallace, daughter, b. Feb 1992, 18, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. MI
    Lewis S. Cronk, grandson, b. Jun 1888, 12, b. MI, father b. Canada, mother b. MI

Civil War Pension. Wallis, Samuel R. fought with Company D, 1st Michigan Cavalry. Widow’s pension request was made in Michigan 4 November 1904, application number 751238, certificate number 529973.

Michigan Death Index
Samuel R. Wallis, 76, b. Ohio, d. 18 Oct 1901 at Benton Harbor, engineer, married, parents Uriah Wallis and Eunice Couch.

Burial name in Crystal Springs Cemetery: Samuel R. Wallis.

On 21 Jan 1884 when Harvey J. was 21, he married Katherine M. Bodamer, daughter of Christian G. Bodamer (ca 1848-) & Elizabeth Mehlenbacher (ca 1845-), in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Born in Apr 1865 in Canada. They were divorced.

1870 Federal Census. New Haven, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 704, page 329A
    Christian Bodamer, 22, blacksmith, b. Wurtemburg
    Elisabeth Bodamer, 26, keeping house, b. Canada
    Kate Bodamer, 5, b. Canada
    Phillipina Bodamer, 1, b. Michigan

1880 Federal Census. New Haven, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 428D
Dated 16 Jun 1880
    Christian Bodamer, 32, farmer, b Wurtemburg, parents b. Wurtemburg
    Elizabeth Bodamer, wife, 35, keeping house, b. Canada, parents b. Prussia
    Catherin Bodamer, daughter, 15, at home, b. Canada, father b. Wurtemburg, mother b. Canada
    Philapina Bodamer, daughter, 10, b. MI, father b. Wurtemburg, mother b. Canada
    Mary Bodamer, daughter, 9, b. ditto
    Matilda Bodamer, daughter, 6, b. ditto
    Caroline Bodamer, daughter, 5, b. ditto
    Dora Bodamer, daughter, 4, b. ditto

1880 Federal Census. Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 606, page 469B
Michigan Avenue, dated 5 Jun 1880
    Katie Bodamer, 15, domestic, b. Ontario, father b. Prussia, mother b. Ontario
Katie is a domestic for the Warren Woodward family.

1910 Federal Census. Perry Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll T624_675, apge 20A
    Kittie Simons, head, 45, widowed, m. 26 years, 1 child, living, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, imm. 1869
    Vera E. Simons, daughter, 16, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. Canada
    Frank C. Dolly, boarder, 47, b. MI, parents b. MI, laborer, odd jobs

1920 Federal Census. Perry Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Roll 797, page 3A
3rd St.
    Katharine M. Simons, head, 44 [should be 54], widowed, imm. 1868, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, picking beans, elevator

In 1930 Catherine was living at Durand with her daughter Vera Falbe’s family.

On 1 Jul 1891 when Harlow P. was 29, he married Julia Barton, daughter of Anthony Barton (30 Apr 1835-18 Feb 1910) & Amelia Foote (5 Nov 1835-8 Sep 1905), in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Born in May 1875 in Michigan. Julia died on 22 Jun 1953. Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. They were divorced bef 1930.

Julia’s second husband was a Mr Powers.

1880 Federal Census, Porter Township, Midland County, Michigan
Roll 595, page 236C
    Moses F. Hackett, 41, farmer, b. ME, father b. ME, mother b. MA
    Pamelia Hackett, wife, 43, keeping house, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
    Mary Barton, step daughter, 16, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. Canada
    Julia Barton, step daughter, 6, b. ditto
    Jessee Barton, setp daughter, 4, b. ditto
    Flora E. Hackett, daughter, 11 months, b. Jun, b. MI, father b. ME, mother b. Canada

1920 Federal Census. Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Roll 1664, page 19A
    A. T. Powers, head, 45, widower, b. PA, parents b. PA, labor, coal mine
    Julia Simons, house keeper, 46, widow, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. France
    Tunis Simons, boarder, 16, single, b. MI, parents b. MI, carpenter
    Harvey Simons, boarder, 13, b ditto
    Floyd Simons, boarder, 7, b. ditto

In 1930 Julia, then named Julia Powers, perhaps married to the Mr A. T. Powers in the 1920 census, was living with her son Harvey’s family.