Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Charles Henry Race (68683) & Alwilda Morgan
69699. Ethel May Race. Born on 15 Jul 1883 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Ethel May died in Michigan on 4 Feb 1947; she was 63. Buried in Saranac Cemetery.

Newaygo County Historical Society Birth Card indicates Ethel May was born 15 July 1883 in Grand Rapids. Her parents were Charles H. and Awilda Race, of Brooks Township. He was a farmer who was born in New York. Awilda was born in Michigan. Book 1, page 216, number 4106.

Michigan Marriages
Return of Marriages in the County of Ionia, page 375
    30 Apr 1912 at Saranac. F.E. George, M.E. Minister. Witnesses Charles and Ophelia Race of Saranac
Fred A. Dillenbeck, age 37, of Saranac, b. Saranac, farmer, son of Lewis Dilenbeck & Emma Leary
    Ethel M. Race, age 28, of Saranac, b. Newaygo Co., daugher of Charles Race & Ophelia Livermore

Death Certificate
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF3P-MLS
Ethel M. Dillenbeck, 63, b. 15 Jul 1883, d. 1 Feb 1947 at Grand Rapids, married, daughter of Charles Race & Awilda Morgan
On 30 Apr 1912 when Ethel May was 28, she married Fred A. Dillenbeck, son of Lewis Dillenbeck (21 Nov 1842-21 May 1906) & Emma Leary (Nov 1850-1907), in Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan. Born on 2 Jan 1875 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan. Fred A. died on 14 Aug 1959; he was 84. Buried in Saranac Cemetery.

1900 Federal Census. Boston, Ionia County, Michigan
Roll 717, page 5B
    Lewis Dillenbeck, head, b. Nov 1842, 57, m. 32 years, b. NY, parents b. NY, farmer
    Emma Dillenbeck, wife, b. Nov 1850, 49, m. 32 years, 2 children, both living, b. MI, father b. England, mother b. NY
    Fred A. Dillenbeck, son, b. Jan 1875, 25, single, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. MI, farm laborer
    Leonard D. Dillenbeck, son, b. Apr 1879, 21, single, b. ditto, farm laborer

Saranac Cemetery, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan
On one stone: Dillenbeck
    Fred A., father, 1879–19__
    Ethel Mae, mother, 1883–1947
Their children include:
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Arthur Dillenbeck (Died young) (20 Jun 1916-8 Sep 1940)
69700. Hazel B. Race. Born on 29 May 1887 in Michigan. Hazel B. died in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, on 25 Oct 1978; she was 91.

Hazel first married William Greenwalt, second Glen Tower.

Kent County Marriage Records indicate Hazel and William Greenwalt were married February 7, 1909 in Saranac, Michigan. He is 26 and she is 21. He is a switchman who was born in Illinois. She is a printer who was born in Michigan. His parents are J. W. Greenwalt and Lena M. Sietzer and hers are Charles Race and Alwilda Morgan. Her parents are witnesses to the wedding. S. Johnson, minister, marries them. Book 15,p.35 #3569

Michigan Marriages
Return of Marriages in the County of Ionia
    21 Feb 1923 at Saranac. G.W. Brownback, clergyman. Witnesses N.S. Johnson & Mrs. N.S. Johnson of Saranac
Glen P. Tower, age 42, of Saranac, b. Otisco Twp., Ionia Co., mail-carrier, son of Benjamin F. Tower & Eva Peterson
    Hazel B Race Greenwalt, age 35, of Saranac, b. Croton, MI, linotypist, daughter of Charles H. Race & Alwilds Morgan

1930 Saranac Village, Boston Towhship, Ionia County, Michigan census; Roll:  992; Page:  5B; Enumeration District:  6; Image:  495.0; FHL microfilm:  2340727. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
The Glen P. Tower family lives on Mill Street
Glen P. is 47, owns his own home and it is worth $2000, and works as a rural mail carrier.
Hazel B. Tower, wife, 42
Josephine Darby, 20, step-daughter, married, Bell telephone operator
Vivian N. Tower, daughter, 17, single, relief telephone operator
Wanda A. Grenwalt , step daughter, 14
Benjamin Tower, son, 9 months
Shirley Solomon, Step Granddaugher, 3
Lawrence L. Solomon, Step Grandson 2
Everyone and all of their parents were born in Michigan.
Glen was first married when he was 23, Hazel when she was 21, and Josephine when she was 16.

The “Saranac Area Centennial - 1869 -1996” was put together by the Saranac Book Committee and printed by Borup Printing of Saranac. Hazel Tower is listed as the historian.

Michigan Deaths
Hazel B. Tower, b. 29 May 1987, d. 25 Oct 1978 Saranac, Ionia Co.

Social Security Death Index
Hazel Tower, b. 29 May 1887, d. Oct 1978, last residence 48881 Saranac MI. Issued MI before 1951.
On 7 Feb 1909 when Hazel B. was 21, she first married William A. Greenwalt, son of J. W. Greenwalt & Lena M. Sietzer, in Saranac, MI. Born ca 1883 in Illinois.

William Greenwald, also spelled Greenwalt.

1920 Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent County, Michigan census; Roll:  T625_778; Page:  1B; Enumeration District:  53; Image:  9. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. William greenwalt is a roomer at 1354 Lyon Street. It appears to be a large rooming house. He is 30 years old, divorced, and was born in Illinois. His father was born in Illinois and his mother in Kentucky. He works on as a switchman in a steam railroad yard.
Their children include:
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Josephine M. Greenwalt (ca 1910-)
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Wanda Greenwalt (ca 1916-)
On 21 Feb 1923 when Hazel B. was 35, she second married Glen Peterson Tower, son of Benjamin Franklin Tower (17 Feb 1841-19 May 1928) & Eva Peterson (3 Jul 1849-2 Apr 1898), in Saranan, Ionia County, Michigan. Born on 23 Jan 1881 in Otisco Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Glen Peterson died in Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan, on 8 Aug 1943; he was 62. Buried in Saranac Cemetery.

Glen first married Dora Jane Cowles, divorced; and second Hazel Race.

1910 Otisco Township, Ionia County, Michigan census; Roll:  T624_650; Page:  3A; Enumeration District:  0030; FHL microfilm:  1374663. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
Glenn is 29, his wife Dora J. is 22, and their daughter Evelyn M. is one year and one month old. The parents have been married four years and Dora has had one child. All three were born in Michigan. Dora’s mother was born in Germany and her father in Michigan, and both of Glenn’s parents were born in Michigan. He works as a general farmer.

Death Index: Glen P. Tower died 5 August 1943 in Saranac. He was married, and was born to Benjamin f. Tower and Eva L. Peterson on 23 January 1881. "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF3Q-WBC : accessed 30 Apr 2013), Glen P Tower, 1943.

Saranac Cemetery, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan
On one stone: Tower
    Glen P., 1881–1913
    Hazel B., 1887–1978
Their children include:
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B. Tower (Private)
69701. Lelia Pearl Race. Born on 20 Jan 1891 in Brooks Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. Lelia Pearl died in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Micigan, on 20 Jan 1962; she was 71.

Newaygo County Birth Records (White Cloud Library) state that Lilia was born 20 January 1891 to Charles and Alwilda Race, in Brooks Township, Newaygo County, MI. Charles was a farmer.
On 31 May 1919 when Lelia Pearl was 28, she married William Earl Goss, son of William Henry Goss (Sep 1863-15 Mar 1941) & Sarah Rhoda Coates (29 May 1871-22 Mar 1926), in Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan. Born on 10 Oct 1891 in Watford, Lambton County, Ontario. William Earl died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, on 2 Oct 1970; he was 78.

Emmet County Death Record Search
http://apps.emmetcounty.org/clerk/deathrecords.aspx
William Earl Goss, d. 2 Oct 1970 at Petosky

Social Security Death Index
William Goss, b. 10 Oct 1891, d. Oct 1970, last residence 49720 Charlevois MI. Issued MI before 1951.
69702. Florence M. Race. Born on 2 Aug 1894 in Michigan. Florence M. died in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, on 15 Mar 1989; she was 94. Buried in Saranac Cemetery.

Return of Marriages in the County of Wayne
    2 Jun 1919, Detroit. Richard Page, Clergyman. Witnesses Kathleeen Hunt & Wm. G. Fulcher, both of Detroit
    Elmer A. Hill, 25, of Detroit, b. Michigan, stenographer, son of Andrew & Matilda (Anderson) Hill, first marriage
    Florence M. Race, 24, b. Michigan, stenographer daughter of Charles & Alwild (Morgan) Race, first marriage
    [note:] “Served in war against Germany”

Michigan Deaths
Florence M. Hill, b. 2 Aug 1894, d. 15 Mar 1989, residence Ionia, MI

Social Security Death Index
Florence M. Hill, b. 2 Aug 1894, d. Mar 1989, last residence 48881 Saranac MI
On 2 Jun 1919 when Florence M. was 24, she married Elmer Andrew Hill, son of Andrew Hill (Apr 1861-1920) & Matilda Anderson (Dec 1867-1922), in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Born on 6 Oct 1893 in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan. Elmer Andrew died in Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan, on 26 May 1980; he was 86. Buried in Saranac Cemetery.

Michigan Deaths
Elmer A. Hill, b. 6 Oct 1893, d. 26 May 1980, residence Saranac, MI, place of death Ionia, MI

Social Secuirty Death Index
Elmer Hill, b. 6 Oct 1893, d. May 1980, last residence 48881 Saranac MI.

Saranac Cemetery, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan
    Elmer A. Hill, 1893–1980, Yeo US Coast Guard, World War I
    Florence M. Hill, 1894–1989
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