Chippewa GenTalk
The Journal of the Chippewa County Genealogical Society
Volume II Number 4
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The Quest
for Thomas Godfrey's Barn
Occasionally an old newspaper article peaks my interest and I want to
know, in true journalistic style, "who",
"where", "why" and the rest of the
story.
This short article appeared in the
June 24, 1899 issue of the Sault Ste.
Marie News.
BARN RAISINGS GALORE
A Big Structure Erected at
Thomas Godfrey's Yesterday
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Several new barns have. been put
up of late. In fact, this week the farmers had put in a good share of their time
at raisings, the most prominent being
Thomas Godfrey's which was raised
yesterday.
When it became known that Mr.
Godfrey's barn was to go up, everbody
got ready and turned out. Not less than
150 men, some with their wives and
some with their best girls, were present.
When the plates and rafters were ready
to put on, sides were chosen and the
excitement ran high, and the work was
done exceptionally quick.
An accident occured in which Mr.
Godfrey received a stick across his back
but it is thought his injuries are not serious.
The barn is one of the largest in
the county being 40 by 72 feet with 21
foot walls. After the raising, a supper,
that would do justice in a king's pal-
October 200'2
ace, was furnished to those present,
including quite a number of Sooites.
So where was Thomas Godfrey's
barn?
Joan Hopper in the register of
deeds office at the Chippewa County
court house helped me look through
land records.
Thomas Godfrey owned property
in BrµceTownship. His barn probably
was in the SE section of Section 19 on
10 Mile road off of M-129.
On a recent sunny day, I drove
down 10 Mile road. It is a gravel road
running eastand west. There is no barn
in sight. The area where is barn might
be, or have been, is covered with brush
and vegetation so it is difficult to see
from the road if a barn had ever stood
there.
And one doesn't like to go exploring on strange property during hunting season. So getting out of the truck
and tramping about on foot was not
an option.
But what of Thomas Godfrey?
Who was he?
Back to the court house and a visit
to the county clerk Diane Cork helped
me find him.
Thomas was born in Ontario,
Canada on August 9, 1845. He was the
son of Darius and Martha Lenster
Godfrey.
A check of the death records
found that Thomas Godfrey died on
November 3, 19 10. He was a white
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male, married, who lived in Bruce
Township. He was a fanner. Death was
listed as valvular disease of the heart.
A check of wills in the county
clerk's office revealed that Thomas
Godfrey left everything to his widow
Elizabeth.
Elizabeth B. Godfrey, female ,
white widow, aged about 75 died January 6, 1916 of la grippe. She was a
housewife, born in New York, parents
unknown.
The property was then divided
among their five children: Robert,
Henry, Martha McKenzie, Gertrude
Direck, and Margaret Handley, none of
whom lived in the Chippewa County
area.
But was Thomas Godfrey's barn
still standing?
A chance meeting led me to
Dustine King, administrator of the
Chippewa Conservation District. Dusty
has put together an impressive photo
collection of the barns in Chippewa and
east Mackinac counties.
According to a pamphlet of the
organization "in 1880, there were about
I 17 fanns in this area. This number increased to 1,730 fanns by 1925."
It is estimated that probably less
than 4<X) farms remain. With the advent
of new methods of preserving hay, the
barn has become an unneeded building.
Each winterthe heavy snows send more
and more of them collapsing into a pile
or weathered timber.
Dusty suggested I contact Clifford
Allan who is in his 90's, a fonner assessor for the area who lives in Bruce
township.
Mr. Allan was very interested in
my interest in Thomas Godfrey's barn
and said he would "get back to· me on
that."
He soon contacted me with the
exact reference on the plat map for the
site of the barn. He gave me some infonnation on the subsequent owners of
the property, but best of all, Mr. Allan
offered to show me exactly where the
barn had stood.
On a sunny Saturday I went to
Barbeau to pick up Mr. Allan. He is a
delightful gentleman nearly 95 years
young. He is still a certified assessor
and is very familiar with the property
in the Barbeau area.
Following his directions, we took
M-129 to 9 Mile and then sharply
turned back south on McKnight road.
The McKnight road no longer runs
south to 10 Mile road so we were unable to get to the exact spot when the
barn had been. The area is now a hay
field. Ho~ever, we could look across
the field and estimate where had stood
the Godfrey barn which was built in one
day.
Mr. Allan remembered the barn. "It
fell down years ago, probably in the
l 940's," he said.
"I had no idea how much of this
area has gone back to the wild. Pretty
soon the barns will be all gone."
The hay barn is a building that has
outlived its usefulness, but represents
a time when life was slower, and gentler. Sweet-smelling hay was stored in
huge barns for the winter not quickly
rolled in plastic to stay in the field.
I didn't find Thomas Godfrey's
actual barn, but I met alot of friendly
people aJong the way.•
Chippewa GenTalk - Vol . II No. 4
Editor/Designer: Gail Pratt; Staff Writer/Proofreader: Marjorie Cooper A quarterly issued January, Apri I. July, October. CCGS members are encouraged to submit articles and queries.
© October 2002
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MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY
LODGING HOUSE IN SOO
The Evening News
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
December 31, 1931
I would like to thank Diane Cork
and Sharon Kennedy for the nice visit
to the court house and for aJI of the information we gained from our trip. It
was quite an educationaJ meeting. I'm
sure aJI of the members who attended
learned additionaJ things about doing
research at a court house.
We should ·aJways respect any of
the laws that affect us as researchers.
There are reasons we can't look at those
birth records unless they are llO years
old.
We are going to have a guest
speak.er for most of the next few meetings. One of our speakers will be discussing immigration which should be
of interest to aJI of our members.
I would like everyone to think
about additional places for the society
to visit. I think some interesting places
would be joint meetings with the
Ontario society, or the Mackinac society, or the Pickford society.
We have severaJ new members. I
welcome them and I would hope we
have additionaJ people join. The more
of us there are, the more we can help
each other in our research.
Thank you for your patience and
for your help in getting me better organized for meetings. •
Cindy Bricker
Upcoming CCGS Meetings
November 20, 2002
January 22, 2003
March 19, 2003
May 21, 2003
No Drinking or Rowdiness to be
Tolerated Says Manager
"Toe the mark or get out," Camble
R. Moore, manager of the community
lodging house at Ridge and Magazine,
last night told the men boarding in the
Moher block through the generosity of
the city, the Trades and Labor Council
and the citizens of Sault Ste. Marie.
"Cammie" read the 'riot act' to the
35 odd inmates of the home in no uncertain language. He told them that it
was a home for moneyless, homeless
and jobless men and certainly not for
'bums.' He was not criticising those
men who through misfortune are obligated at this time to seek food and shelter at the house, but he made it plain
that rowdiness, drinking and begging
will not be tolerated. 'There is no necessity for begging, two meals for a
man not working are enough, he said,
and appealed to the men to cooperate
and help in making the house respectable.
In his talk Mr. Moore explained the
rules, now prominently posted in the
community lodging house. He said the
city has been generous in providing for
the men. Merchants have donated foodstuffs and the city is paying for rent,
lights, and water at the Moher block.
The Trades and Labor Council has
spent about $40 for coffee, stove rentaJ ,
etc. The U.S. Army, sixth corps area,
has donated the use of 60 cots and 150
blankets.
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CCGSNDnS:
The September 18th meeting of the
society was held at the Chippewa
County court house. If you missed it,
you missed an excellent educational experience in using local court house
records. This was a repeat visit since
the society toured here last year.
Our hostesses were Diane Cork,
county clerk, and Sharon Kennedy, register of deeds and director of equalization.
Those who attended divided into
two groups so they could spend half of
the time in each department.
Diane Cork told us about the
records her office maintains. Then we
were allowed back in the vault to see
the actual records.
All birth records are sealed for 110
years so those volumes were off limits.
We were allowed to research marriage and death records, however. How
exciting to see the actual record book
of a marriage written in the period penmanship.
The county clerk also told the
group that wills are recorded in her office. These records were open for research.
Sharon Kennedy, who wears two
hats in the county offices - director of
equalization and registrar of deeds - led
the group in a discussion of the land
records held in the courthouse.
She showed us that the records are
listed by name both of the gran_tor and
the grantee. That would be the buyer
and the seller. Once the legal description of the property is found in the
records book, the title can be found on
the computer.
Deeds often give the name of additional members which can aid in the
search for family information.
Some of the records go back to the
original French settlers so the amount
of historical information is impressive.
Sharon and Diane really went out
of their way to make the visit informative and to ensure that our future visits
to the courthouse would be time well
spent.
Just remember that Monday and
Friday are the busiest days for them so
plan your trips to the courthouse accordingly.
Genealogy hours are Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30- 11:30
and 1:30 - 3:30.
Chippewa County Genealogical
Society dues are $7.00 per year for individuals, $5.00 for senior citizens (60
plus) and those under 18, and $10.00
per year for families. Dues include a
subscription to the society newsletter
Chippewa GenTalk.
Meetings are January, March,
May, July, September, and November
and are currently held in the Bayliss
Library.
The society was organized in November 1998. The mission of the society is to locate, collect, preserve, and
disseminate genealogical and historical information to genealogists.
Officers of CCGS are:
President:Cindy Bricker
Vice President: John Mackey
Secretary: Andree Watson
Treasurer: Jon MacLeod
Our home page can be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/- michcgs.+
The subject of today's article is
proof.
How can you prove that Harriet
Belleau is really your fourth great
grandmother? Or better yet, how can
you prove that you really are descended
from the 8th Earl of Blah Blah, etc.
The answer is evidence. Evidence
is the means of proving or disproving a
statement. There are five types of evidence:
l. Primary - Primary evidence is
that from a record when the record itself is the cause of result of the action
or fact to be proved. Examples are vital
records, wills, church records, tombstones, etc. This is the best evidence.
2. Collateral - Collateral evidence
is when it is collateral to the purpose of
the records but nevertheless an integral
part of the records. An example is where
a man speaks of his daughter by her
married name. It signifies a marriage
even though no marriage record can be
found.
3. Secondary- Secondary evidence
consists of statements made by persons
of facts they know of their own knowledge. Examples are oaths, old letters,
depositions. Some of the depositions
taken for war pensions can be very helpful in finding out more about your ancestor.
4. Circumstantial - If two or more
facts are so related where one fact is
proved by a higher type of evidence than
the other fact is necessarily true also.
An example wo uld be where the
record shows a man has a daughter and
later he marries someone. This shows
he was married before and had at least
one daughter. (Remember, we are talking about a time when very few children were born out of wedlock).
5. Reported - Rumor, hearsay,
county histories, many biographies.
This type of evidence is least trustworthy. It is good for clues, but just because someone wrote that the 8th Earl
of Blah Blah had American connections does not necessarily make it so.
Some of you will be fortunate
enough to have access to family papers. Some of the things to consider
are bibles, ledgers, diaries, photograph
albums, wills, diplomas, citations, discharge papers, school records, insurance claims, baby books, etc.
The majority of the search will be
in public records. These consist of census, pension, military, land tax, deeds,
church records, court, probate, vital
records, immigration and naturalization records, obituary notices, cemetery records, and tombstones, just to
name a few.
Don't be put off by local histories or printed genealogies either.
While they may be the least trustworthy of all the evidence, there is a weal th
of information in them. They can point
the way and with a little digging on
your part, you can see if what you read
holds up or not.+
Marjorie Cooper
Genealogy
without documentation
is mythology.
Chippewa GenTalk - October 2002 - page 7
Chil'I"'"'" GenTalk - October 2001 - page 6
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(The faculty of making desirable but
unsoughtjor discoveries by accident.)
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What experience of yours will you
share?
PICKFORD BREVITIES
The Sao Democrat
July 25, 1895
A. W Taylor's family are getting
better, they have all been ill.
George J. Ferguson, who has been
in the settlement for the past few
months, has returned to his old home
near Goderich, Canada.
Died at the home of her parents
wednesday, July 17, at 7 o'clock p.m.
Miss Rachel, the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Clegg of Pickford,
aged eighteen years two months and
seven days. Deceased has passed
through a painful illness of over three
months, during which every means that
the best medical aid, care and attention
could produce have been used by fond
parents to woo her back to health and
strength but all human efforts were vain
and she passed peacefully to her rest.
She was conscious to her last moments
and good to her parents and friends the comforting assurance that she was
entering upon a happier existence, is
what Christian faith had taught her to
hope for. She had early became a Christian and had been an active and useful
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church and Sunday school at Pickford.
She had been a dutiful daughter, a loving sister and a popular member of society. The heartfelt sympathy of a wide
circle of friends is extended to. the bereaved family. +
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KITH OR KIN?
Kin are your blood relatives, the
co-descendants of a common ancestor.
They are also called "kindred" and
"kinsmen. "Kinship can either be patrilineal (on the father's side) or matrilineal (on the mother's side.)
Collaterals are kin who have common ancestors not in your direct line of
descent. Examples are siblings, aunts,
uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Kith are persons with whom you
have a close relationship, not necessarily by blood. They may be friends and
acquaintances of your ethnic background, culture, or language.+
Laurey Simpson
Laurey found this information in Genealogical
Rools and Branches, Old Ninety-Six Chapter,
South Carolina Genealogical Society with thanks
to The Stonewall Journal, Memphis. TN, via The
Family Tree.
To a genealogigt.
everything is relative;
and a relative is everything.
Did you know?
•that in 1785 Congress set out a ·
master plan of land division to aid
the sale of land to new settlers?
The land was divided into township squares running on an eastwest baseline and measured from
a prime meridian that runs northsouth.
• that highway M-129 from the
intersection of 10 Mile Road
south is the prime meridian for
the Upper Peninsula?
Q.UERIES
CCGS members may have five free queries per
year. Send queries to the CCGS PO Box or give
to Susan at the library. Queries may be edited to
fit available space.
FAMILY TREE
I climbed my Family Tree and found
It wasn't worth the climb;
And so I scrambled down convinced
It was a waste of time.
Some branches of my Tree, I found
Were rotten to the core'
And all the tree was full of sap
And hung with nuts galore.
I used to brag about my kinfolks
Before I made the climb,
But the truth compels me now to tell
Of those not worth a dime.
And, I beg my friends who boast
aloud
Of their ancestors great
To climb their Family Tree and learn
Of those who aren't so straight.
I've learned what Family Trees are
like.
That's why I scrambled down.
They're like "tater" vines because
The best are underground.
Author Unknown
Perhaps the gene pool
could use a little chlorine.
Today Mr. Moore and other men
were in the country butchering a cow
donated by Johnson Rowan of Dafter.
It will provide meat for the men for
several days. Sault merchants are
thankful that begging has stopped and
therefore glad to make donations of
food from day to day. Anyone having
food to donate is asked to take it to
the Moher block at Ridge and Magazine streets.
The community house is a cooperative affair in the truest sense of the
word. No one is paid any money for
any work done there, not even the
cook. All help to make the house
clean, tidy, and comfortable. Nosalary is paid Mr. Moore. +
COMMUNITY HOUSE RULES
l. No visitors allowed except during
visiting hours.
2. Anyone who has been drinking
will NOT be allowed here.
3. Breakfast at 5:00 a.m. and supper
at6:00p.m.
4 . Each man must take a bath and put
on clean clothes once a week, at
least.
5. Cots and blankets must be folded
and cleared off the floor before
8:00a.m.
6. No loafing around the building.
7. Don't spit on the floor. Use boxes.
8. All men must undress at bed (10:30.)
9. Loafing by outsiders will not be
tolerated.
10. Everyone staying here must
help do the work.
11 . Out of town men will not be allowed
to stay over two nights, unless by
permission of the manager.
THESE RULES MUST BE OBEYED
C.R MOORE, Manager
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ARIZONA
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CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
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IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH C AROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNf~SEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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6 Jan 1912,
.24 Feb 1863
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1848
28 Feb 1861
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1638
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20Apr 1836
25Jul 1868 '
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3Jan 1959
14 Feb 191.2
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9Sep 1850
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7Dec1787
3 Mar 1845
.2Jan 1788
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3Jul 1890
3 Dec 1818
ti Dec 1816
28 Dec 1846
.29 Jan 1861
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30Apr 1812
15Mar1820
28Apr 1788
6Feb1788
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11May1858
10 Dec 1817
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8 Nov 1889
1Mar1867
31Oct1864
21Jun1788
18 Dec 1787
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26 Jul 1788
21Nov1789
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I Mar 1803
16 Nov 1907
14 Feb 1859
12 Dec 1787
.24 May 1790
23 May 1788
2Nov1889
I Jun 1796
29 Dec 1845
4Jan 1896
4 Mar 1791
25Jun 1788
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20Jan 1863
29May 1848
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Georgia, Mississippi Territories; South Carolina Cession
Area purchased from Russia In 1867
New Mexko Territory; Mexican Cession; Gadsden Purchase; Arizona Territory
Orleans Territory; Spanlsla Te! rltory
Mexican Cession
Missouri Territory; lndlan lands; Mexican Cession
Engllsla Colonial lands
English Colonlal lands
Spanish lands
English Colonial lands
Hawaiian Islands
Orecon Territory; Indian laads; Utah Territory; Northwest Territory
Indiana Territory; Illinois Territory; Northwest Territory
I ndlana and Nortltwest Territories
Indiana Terrlorty; Missouri Territory; Iowa Territory
Indian lands; Iowa Territory; Missouri Territory
Virginia W.ds
Orleans Territory; Louisiana Territory
Massachusetts lands; Canadian lands claimed by England ·
Colonial lands; Virginia lands; Pennsylvania lands
Colonial lands
Northwest Territory; Indiana Territory; llllnols Territory; Michigan Territory
Minnesota Territory; Dakota Territory; Northwest Territory
Georp lands; Mississippi Territory
Louisiana and Missouri Territories
Dakota Territory; Washington Territory; Montana Territory
Dakota Territory; Indian lands
Utah Territory (State of Deseret); New Mexico Territory
Massachusetts lands
Colonlal W.ds
Mexican Cession; New Mexko Territory; Gadsden Purchase
Colonlal lands
Colo11lal lands
Minnesota and Dakota Territories
Northwest Territory; PA, VA, MA, CT lands
Arkansas, Mlssoolr, Indian, Oklahoma Territories
Oregon Territory
Colonial lands
Colonlal lands
Note: This information was found
Colonlal lands
in the March 1981 issue of the
Dakota and Minnesota Territories
KYOWVA Genealogical Society
North Carolina lands
bulletin. That's a Kentucky, Ohio,
Louisiana and Mexican Territories
and
West Virginia group.
Utah Territory (State of Deseret)
Looking
through old bulletins one
Colonial lands claimed by New York
can
find
the
most helpful things.
Colonial lands
Oregon and Washington Territories
Seceeded from Virginia
Indian, Northwest, Michigan, Wisconsin Territories
Indian lands; Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming Territories
Otippewa 0.nTalk - October 2001 - page 11
Chippewa GenTalk - October 2002 - page 10
HOME COMERS
The July 2, 1923 edition of the
Evening News printed a lengthy list of
people who had returned to the Soo for
homecoming. Perhaps this listing will
help you identify your family since
each person listed where they were
from and where they were staying in
the Soo.
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DeLisle, William, Detroit -317 Dawson
Waldron, Chas - Sagola - 531 Ridge
Byers. Louis A. - Sagola - 531 Ridge
Burris, Chester & wife - Sagola - 531 Ridge
Wiley, Merlin - Detroit - 1139 Portage Ave. E.
Innes, W.M. - Detroit - Elks Club
Losie, Maynard - Minneapolis - 1711 Ashmun
Losie, Eva - Minneapolis - 1711 Ashmun S.
Losie, Mrs. L. - Minneapolis - 1711 Ashmun S.
O'Mara, Mrs.LE. - Kansas City, James R. Ryan
Royce, Margaret M. - Chicago - J.R Ryan
Carlew, FJizabeth R. - Chicago - J.R. Ryan
Runnels, Robert G. - Lansing - Summit/Ravine
Lacy, Ed - wife/3 children - Detroit - 618 Court
McOelland, C.P. - Detroit - 306 W. Spruce
Bodette, Jeanette - Newberry - 306 W. Spruce
McCue, Mabel - Windsor - l 105 Fifth Ave.
Johnson, Alex - Toronto - 1105 Fifth Ave.
Veyet, Leo & wife - Chicago - 443 E. Spruce
Veyet, Leota, Chicago - 443 E. Spruce
Maun, A.S. & wife - Kankakee, IL - Fairview
Royce, William - San Diego, CA - 314 Maple
Clarke, Harry W. & wife - Utica NY - 119 Peck
Clarke. Robert H. - Utica, NY - 119 Peck
Clarke, Arthur - Utica, NY - 119 Peck
MacMasters, lwla - Newberry - 1009 Bingham
McRae, Clover - Newberry - 1009 Bingham
Hall, Mrs. Oscar W. - Kanorado, KS
Currie, Mrs. Chester C. - Manistique
Ringler, Mrs. S. - Pontiac - 427 Dawson
Goulding, William A. - Chicago - Murray Hill
Shideman, Mrs. E.G . - Albion - 416 Dawson
Orassick, J.O. - Milwaukee
Slcrling, 1-1.E. & wife - Detroit - 431 Gros Cap
Slerling, Clyde - Detroit - 431 Gros Cap
John J. Avis, Tula, MI - Belvidere Hotel
Jenks, Frank. wife/5 children - Manistique
929Brown
Austin, Clarence & wife - Pontiac - Dafter
Wilson, R.E. & wife - Pontiac - Dafter
Van Dusen, Wilfred - Detroit - 907 Brown
Murray, A.J. - Cortland, NY - Park Hotel
Turnbull, James - Detroit - 725 Carrie
MacPherson, Theodore - Detroit·- 725 Carrie
Warner. F. & wife - Ontonagon - 812 South
Warner, Clare - Ontonagon - 812 South
Maxwell, George - Detroit - 321 E. Spruce
Larson, A.L. - Detroit - 321 E. Spruce
North, S. - Detroit - 321 E. Spruce
Steinhauer, J.P. - Portsmouth, OH - 328 Maple
Morris, Marie - San Antonio, TX - Everett Blk.
Johnston, Jay - Dollar Settlement - 309 Spruce
Nelson. Mrs. J.E. - Duluth, MN - 226 Ferris
Allen, Roberta - Milnet, Ont. - 226 Ferris
King, Mrs. Emil - Caspian, MI - 410 Ord
Baker, Mrs. J. - Owen Sound - 419 Dawson
Moher, Marie - Aint -419 Dawson
Moher, Mrs. John - Aint -419 Dawson
Moher, William -Aint -419 Dawson
O'Donnel, Ray - Detroit - 611 Second St.
Osborne, Sadie - Highland Park - 129 Bingham
Gordon, Fred - Detroit - 1508 Fifth
Benson, Wm. Detroit - 1080 Easterday
Sims, Charles & family - Aint - 1610 Fourth
Miller, Mrs. Warrick - A int - Park Hotel
Miller, Charles T. - Aint - Park Hotel
Hillier, M. - Pontiac - Dafter
Heichhold, L. - Lansing - Glenn Ave.
Corrick, Ruth - Toledo - 349 Maple St.
Wetzel, Lillian - Goodland KS - 601 W. Spruce
Smith, Chester - Detroit 0 - 813 Johnstone
Rightmyer, Aoyd - Pontiac - 395 Nolte
Brown, Mrs. Robert - Highland Pk - 129 Bingham
Buchanan, E. Pearson - Detroit - 200 Peck
Wilcox, Jesse - 513 Cedar
O'Donnell, E. - Cadiz, OH - 611 Second
O'Donnell, Kathleen - Cadiz, OH - 611 Second
Brown, Miss E. - Detroit - 327 Carrie
Brown, Mrs. David - Detroit - 327 Carrie
Gilray, Mrs. Lee, Joseph & two sons - Toledo 966 Pine
King, Mrs. Eugene - Rogers City - 346 Ridge
Trombley, Mrs. Jos. - Marquette - 508 Maple
McOaw, W.J./wife - Kenosha - 307 Adams
Jenks, Frances - Manistique - 929 Brown
Jenks, H. - Manistique - 929 Brown
Deadman, Webster W. - Alpina - 524 Division
Reed, Jacob E.- Hamilton, Ont. - 807 John
Van Dusen, Anthony - Detroit - 426 Cedar
Lowe, Margaret - Detroit - 1016 Young
Waterbury, Phyllis - Muskegon - 338 Maple
Laramie, Victor J. - Detroit - 1034Cedar
Van Dusen, A.J. - Detroit - 420 Cecar
Dalgleish, Mrs. Hugh - Port Huron - 420 Cedar
Doench. John E. - Detroit - 552 Bingham
Rye, H./wife - Flint - 333 Carrie
Lake, James/wife - Flint - 705 Bingham
Sabin, Carlton R. - Cleveland - Mission Road
Gilbert. Willard E. - Munising - 519 Pine
Lowe, E.M. - Detroit - 647 Bingham
Coleman, Mrs. W.J. - Bend, OR - 635 Bingham
Berger, Mrs. Henry - Bend, OR - 635 Bingham
Coad, Mrs. Sanford -Minot, ND - 217 South
Hughson, James - Manistique - 520 Court
Burt, Mr. & Mrs. W.R. - Detroit
Burt, Charles - Detroit
Bass, Mrs. Jack - Detroit - 550 E. Portage
McGregor, Murdina - Pittsburgh - 316 Kimball
Howlett, Mr. & Mrs. m.R - Hamilton, Ont.
Willadsen, A. - Detroit - Adams Bldg.
Barton, H. - Aint - 315 Bursley
Smithe, Kittie N. - Cleveland - Murray Hill
Tilt, Florence B. - Cleveland - Murray Hill
Seymour, James H. - Brockport NY - Park Hotel
McDonald, Rev. J.H. - Soo Ont.
Shaw, Mrs. S.M. - Los Angeles, CA
Vanderrnade, Mrs. William - Toledo -423 Cedar
Vanderrnade, William - Toledo - 423 Cedar
Navin, Mrs. A.C. -Alberquerque, NM
Stanley, Robert/wife - Hanan, Alta. - Dawson Apt
Mackie, Elmer - Muskegon - 1829 Minneapolis
Gilbert, James - Morrison - 519 Pine
Montery, Mrs. M. - Hibbing MN - 762 Kimball
Gardner, L./wife - Detroit - 910 Ashmun
Reals, HA. - Big Rapids - Second St.
Wooding, W.E. - Chicago
Liberty, Raymond J. - Flint
Gorrnely, RP. - New York - 511 Cedar
Gorrnely, Mrs. F.P. - New York - 511 Cedar
Maxwell, S.S. - Detroit - 321 Spruce
Smith, Jarvis - Detroit - 435 Dawson
Galvin, Mrs. P.J. - Detroit - Loretto Academy
Galvin, Myrtle - Detroit - Loretto Academy
Rosever, H.J. - Green Bay - 513 Carrie
Campbell, Mr/Mrs. George - Detroit
Page, H.G. - Milwaukee - 111 Ashmun
Jamison, M.A. - Peterboro, Can.-1223 Easterday
Pettigrew, Mr/Mrs Chas- Oneida,-917 Brown
Franklin, Agnes - Oneida, NY - 917 Brown
Santimo, Fred - Detroit - 1501 Fifth Ave.
McWilliams, R.J. - Detroit - 1501 Fifth Ave.
Carroll, Edward J. - Detroit - 1501 Fifth Ave.
MacDonald, Kenneth -Minneapolis -122 Portage
Hoffman, Esther - Grand Rapids - 539 Division
Phillips, Mrs Ruth H -Massena.NY - 413 Cedar
Wismer, Mrs. Ray - Cleveland - Raco
Allen, Mr/Mrs W.H. - Detroit - 516 Court
Allen, Grace - Detroit - 516 Court
Nevin, Leland - Cleveland - 558 Portage
Warrick, William - Flint - 651 Bingham
Jenks. Ella - Manistique - Park Ave.
Brown, Mrs. Eugene - Ontonagon - 607 Eureka
Kowalski, E.A. - Los Angeles - 311 Nolte
Jordan, Jane C. - Freeport IL - 320 Peck
Sorensen, Mrs A.J. - Gillett WI - 320 Peck
Cathcart, Erma Warrick - A int - 651 Bingham
Laundy, Frank - St. Paul - 300 E. Portage
McGovern, Irene - Ann Arbor - 419 Dawson
Swick, Mrs. Victor - Detroit - Garfield Apts.
Laughton, Mrs.R.B.-PortArthur-308 Superior
Reid, Andrew - Milwaukee - Park Hotel
Dalgleish, Hugh C. - Port Huron - 420 Cedar
Crockatt, Mr/Mrs James-Kalamazoo-806
Bingham
Meersmsen, Lola - Muskegon - 312 Park Place
Zenzen, Lavern - Chicago - 726 Carrie
Everett, P.M. - Soo, Ont. - 402 E. Portage
Warner, William - Detroit - 1802 Tween
Kerineau - Duluth
Ross, Leslie - Erie, PA
Pettier, Mrs.Josephine-Cheboygan-1521 Fourth
Perrier, Catherine - Cheboygan - 1521 Fourth
Bernier, John/wife - Detroit - 732 Maple
Johnson, Carl - Detroit - Easterday West
Atkins, Mrs. H. - Pontiac - 427 Dawson
Knox, Milo - Pittsburgh PA - 314 Maple
Smith, John - Detroit - 435 Dawson
McMorris, William - Detroit - 528 Maple
Fitzellis, Mis. Frank - Kinney MN - 903 Pine
McCallister, MrsJW-Hibbing MN-903 Pine
Smith, Michael - Pontiac - Sherman House
Brown, G.G . - Windsor, Ont -427 Cedar
Mcinnis, I.J.-Eveleth MN - 511 Cedar
Jones, Edgar - Royal Oak - 220 Ridge
Jones, Raith - Royal Oak - 220 Ridge
Maxwell, Alex L.-Detroit - 321 E. Spruce
Norberg, Ernest R. - Detroit - 520 Maple
Lamb, H.C. - Detroit - Passadana Apt.
Apted, Mrs. E.D. - Toronto - 6 19 2nd
Crawford, Merle L. - Detroit - 317 Lyon
Gay, Mrs. M. - Detroit - 317 Lyon
Reid, Mrs. H.F. - Detroit
Reid, Melba
Lockhard, Mrs. Alma - Detroit
Weise, Mrs. Florence - Detroit - 307 Young
Bush, Harry - Grand Rapids - LaLonde Bldg.
Huchall, Anna J. - Lansing - Glenn Ave.
Payne, Mrs. W.A. - Oeveland - w/E.C.Bell
Blank, Mr/Mrs E. - Flint - w/Geo. Blank
Harrison, Mrs. HA -Detroit - guest WR.Cowan
Carter, Harry - Flint - guest of Geo. Blank
Hopper, George - Pontiac - McGirr Blk.
Cleary, Jack - Chicago - 308 W. Spruce
Harwood, Bill - Pontiac - Belvidere
Hall, Ernest - Pontiac - Bel videre
Miller, Chester - Detroit - 118 11th Ave
Shunk, Mr/Mrs S. - Tampa FL- Hay Lake Rd.
Peltier, Russel - Cheboygan - 1521 Fourth
Milbauer, Leo - Detroit - 1812 Davitt
Scott, A./wife - Fibre - Park Hotel
Lowe, Mrs.PE. - Detroit - 647 Bingham
Demster, Dudley/wife-Detroit-340 Ridge
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Homecoming conUnued from page 11
Bayliss, Mr/Mrs Geo-Marquette - 319 Johnson
Bayliss, Elda & Betty - Marquette -319 Johnson
Winkler, B - Chicago - 423 Gros Cap
Everett, Mrs. RM. - Soo Ont - 402 E. Portage
Mcintire, Mrs Jesse-Red Wing MN-506Division
Mcintire, Marion -RedWing MN -506 Division
Williams, Mr/Mrs A.-Winnipeg
Johnson, Mr/Mrs WH-Detroit-6 Brady Terrace
LaDuc, Mrs Jas-Port Severn.Ont
Aeming, John L. - Detroit -1002 Bingham
Troyer, Elgin - Cleveland - 218 Douglas
Kerr, Fred - Detroit - 510 Carrie
Moore, Mr/MrsWm.-Detroit - 202 Easterday
Morrison, Myrtle - Detroit - 510 Carrie
Moher, John - Aint - 919 Dawson
Cavanaugh, Mr/Mrs Chas. -Tecumseh· 610
Johnstone
Wakeford, Mr/Mrs HE - Alton~ Kimball
Bothell, Mr/Mrs RL - Detroit
Santimo, RE. - Detroit - 1501 Fifth
Fuoco, Elizabeth - Pontiac - 717 Brown
Fuoco, Sylvia - Pontiac - 717 Brown
Fuoco, Clara - Pontiac - 717 Brown
Fuoco, Mr/Mrs Jos. - Pontiac - 717 Brown
Repp, Mrs. W. - Dallas - 422 Carrie
Repp, Julia - Dallas.TX - 422 Carrie
Blakely, RJ. - Toronto - 307 Adams
Jachalke, Frances - Detroit - Ridge St.
Lannon, Joseph - Detroit - 810 Johnston
Bange, Vera - Elmira NY - 513 Kimball
Trempe, Sophie - Detroit - 627 E. Spruce
Knox, Mrs. S.A. - Buffalo - flJ7 Eureka
Knox, Grace M. - Buffalo - 697 Eureka
Fox, Bert A. - A int . Wynn Apts.
Murphy, John - Buffalo - 335 Amanda
Stowell, Phoebe E. - Detroit - 1611 Minneapolis
Blixt, Harold - Marquette - 615 Eureka
Cousineau, Mr/Mrs L. - Marquette - 802 Brown
Vanderbilt, Mr/Mrs Henry - A int - 802 Brown
Caheroh, Herbert L. - Detroit - 802 E.asterday
Cameron, Herbert A - Detroit - 202 Easterday
Brown, Russel - Pontiac - 14th and Ashmun
Armstrong, Chris - Detroit - 1416 Young
Reno, Mrs. John - Detroit - 814 Lizzie
Chasing Ancestors
When you have the energy and the
money, you haven't got the time.
When you have the energy and the
time, you haven't got the money.
When you have the money and the
time, you haven't got the energy.
The Evening News
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
July 2, 1923
TWO PAY FINES
ONE ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING
The first drunks of Home Coming
Week were nabbed Sunday night by
Sheriff Arza Swart, who made complaint in justice court today. John Vare
and Pachi Colognes pleaded guilty to
being "drunk, a little bit" and paid fines
of $25 each rather than serve jail terms.
John Moutsatson has the "distinction" of being the first speeder nabbed
this week. He pleaded guilty to driving
20 miles an hour ahead of Officer Roy
Bigger's motorcycle and paid a fine of
$15. •
LIST OF LETIERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Sault
Ste. Marie for the quarter ending
Sept. 30, 1853. Persons calling for
these letters will please say they are
advertised.
Anderson, Lewis
Andre, Homer
Allen, Ethen
Abnl, James
Asset, John
Anbin, John
Abbot, Joshua
Butler, Robt
Bativin, Charlott
Benett, Elisa
Beursley, John
Buzzell, Stephen
Bouthton, Edwin
Bickley, Lymon
Buthod, Pierce
Brenen, James
Byreme,James
Babbett, Samuel
Burges, Joseph
Brass, Samuel
Brown, Abner
Bushart, Lawr
Brown, Lester
Bullock, OW
Burger, A
Burker, A
Bennett, Samuel
Bahr, Louis
Bomer, John
Blaker, Gilbert
Burges, Thomas
Brosker, Charles
Bartlett, BJ
Butler, F
Bourdon, H
Bennett, JB
Belinge, Monsin
Bennett, L+
GEORGE KEMP
from the Memorial Record of the
Northern Peninsula of Michigan
George Kemp is one of the most
prominent men on the Upper Peninsula,
and a representative of one of the leading pioneer families; and the name
Kemp is here synonymous with industry, integrity and unblemished character.
Mr. Kemp has spent his entire life
in this locality. He was born in Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, August 2, 1847.
The first school he attended was a subscri ption school taught by Guy H .
Carleton, and later the union school of
Ypsilanti, Michigan.
On leaving Ypsilanti he secured a
position as brakeman, running between
Detroit and Dexter.
He spent the two succeeding years
in the Ann Arbor high school, where
he obtained an education that fitted him
for the practical duties of life. In his
early teens he was employed as bell boy
in the Tremont House at Marquette.
After returning to Sault Ste. Marie he
secured a clerkship with Thomas Ryan,
and later with L.P. Trempe, with whom
he remained until appointed toll receiver under Guy H. Carleton on the
old State ship canal for two years.
For the next five years he was
bookkeeper in the employ of Barker,
Williams & Bangs, contractors on the
canal of 1870.
About twenty years ago he embarked in the business of forwarding
and shipping, in which he has achieved
signal success. He is owner of the
Union Docks, at which perhaps more
vessels pass than any other dock on the
lakes except Detroit.
His well-managed affairs, his keen
discrimination, energy and enterprise
have brought him to a high degree of
prosperity, and thus he has worked
his way up from limited circumstances to affluence.
He is President of the Sault Savings Bank and a director in the First
National Bank of this city, and is also
largely interested in the News Block.
Mr. Kemp is a thirty-second degree Mason and belongs to Bethel
Lodge, Soo Chapter and Grand Rapids Consistory. He also affliated with
the Knights of Pythias fraternity.
In his political views he is a stalwart Republican. He served as township su~rvisor for two years, was
appointed county clerk for one year,
was clerk of the village council one
term, and was elected county treasurer in 1886, serving four years.
In all these various positions he
discharged his duties with promptness and fidelity that has won him the
highest commendation.
He is devoted to the best interest of the community and is publicspritied in an eminent degree. His
business interests are extensive and
for his success in life he deserved
great credit, as he started out for himself empty-handed.
He struggled with perverse fortune, overcame the difficulties which
were to be encountered, surmounted
all obstacles and in the end has
achieved a fortune and today is one
of the wealthiest men of the Upper
Peninsula. He is a type of that class
of American citizens, enterprising
and progressive, who advance the
public welfare while promoting individual prosperity.
On January I, 1874 Mr. Kemp
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was united in marriage to Viola F.
Heichhold, eldest daughter of
Alexander Peter Heichhold. Their children are Alexander Peter, Harry Bell,
Guy Carleton, Dayton Glenn, and Jay
Brenton.
LAWREN CE KEMP, SR.
Mr. Kemp's grandfather, Lawrence
Kemp, Sr., was a Continental soldier in
the war for independence and seived
as one of the minute-men at the battle
of Lexington. Ever faithful to his duty
and the cause of the Colonies, he won
promotion to the rank of Captain and
his memory has been sacredly cherished through all the years since the
freedom of the nation has been established.
In civil pursuits this old soldier and
patriot was a farmer, as were his sons.
The family name is of German origin
and was originally spelled Kempf, but
the final letter was dropped after a time
and the present spelling has since been
used.
Lawrence Kemp, Sr., married Dorothy Stebbins of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and their son, also named
Lawrence, became the grandfather of
our subject George Kemp.
LAWRENCE KEMP, JR.
Lawrence Jr., married Mehitable
Ellis, and to them were born the following eight children:
Sumner, who died at sea;
Lawrence, who died in Massachusetts;
Abner, who died in Steuben county,
Indiana where he was engaged in the
business of stock dealing; John and
Benjamin, who died in the Bay State;
Lucinda, who became the wife of Orrin
Dole and died near Bellev,ue, Ohio; Joseph and Noah.
L
JOSEPH KEMP
Joseph Kemp, the father of George,
was born in Shelburne, Massachusetts,
August 30, 1813, and was educated
very sparingly in the country schools
of his native state. When fifteen years
of age he emigrated westward, and
joined his married sister in Ohio, with
whom he made his home while he
worked as a farm hand throughout the
neighborhood.
It was a newly settled county and
he thus became familiar with the experiences of frontier life, a fitting preparation for his future career in Michigan.
On the 10th of June, 1840, he married
Harriet, daughter of Captain Elias Bell,
a farmer, and a soldier of the war of
1812, who was also descended from
one of the early New England families,
his people having lived in Connecticut.
Joseph Kemp pursued the occupation
of a farmer in Ohio and succeeded as
well as possible in those days of limited means and crude machinery.
In 1845 he came to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a prospecting
tour, int.ending to bring his family hither
if conditions and circumstances were
favorable. Pleased with the country, he
decided to locate at the Falls of St.
Mary's river and was joined by his family, who left their old home in Huron
county in the spring of 1846 and on the
16th day of April stepped from the propeller, Chicago, to the wharf at Sault
de Ste. Marie.
Mr. Kemp began the buiness of
fishing and trading in furs and other
commodities to be gained in the western wilds and was thus employed until
1849, when he removed his family to
Lime Island, wkich he had recently
purchased, and commended the cultivation of his land.
This was about the first attempt
made to grow hay, wheat, and potatoes
on the Upper PeninsuJa, most of the
settlers being fishermen or lumbermen,
and depending upon outside markets for
their supplies.
In 1853 he again took up his residence in Sault de Ste. Marie and for
several years was employed in locating land which the State had granted to
the Canal Company. Following this he
was lightkeeper at Whitefish Point from
1862 until 1865, and was Deputy Customs Inspector at Pigeon River and
Sault de Ste. Marie for many years,
ending with 1875.
He returned then to his farm, which
covered the whole of Lime Island, and
was its "governor," as he frequently
laughingly said, for the succeeding ten
years.
Physically, he has been a robust,
vigorous man, of very temperate habits, strongly antagonistic to narcotics
and stimulants. This, no doubt, has been
an important factor in the reseivation
of his health.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kemp
were born the following children:
hristine is the widow of Guy H .
arleton. Joanna is a teacher in the pub1ic schools of Sault de Ste. Marie, Jos ph B. of Detroit enlisted in Company
F, Fifth Michigan Infantry August 28,
LSQ 1 Iiequne_sergeant and was promoted to the rank of first lieuteneant
June 10, 1864, and captain, May 8,
1865. He was a prisoner of war at
Andersonville from June until November, 1864. George and Lewis complete
the family and are living in Sault de Ste.
Marie.
Mr. Joseph Kemp has been a witness of the wonders of the age: his life
spans the most eventful period in the
world's history. He was born in the
year of Perry's victory during the war
with England, when came the famous
message, "We have met the enemy and
they are ours."
He has seen the establishment of
our great canal systems since the
building of the Erie canal, witnessed
the introdution of railroads which now
cross and recross every State in the
Union, annihilating distance by means
of rapid transit, has seen the wonderful improvements made in machinery
of all descriptions and has witnessed
the discoveries and inventions connected with electricity from the time
when Mrn:se first placed the telegraph
before the public up to the present with
the long distance telephones, the phonographs, electric lights and the machinery run by this invisible power,
which also in a large degree is taking
the place of steam for locomotion
power.
In Michigan the change has been
no less marked, all the business interests have been introduced and the
Upper Peninsula has become transformed from a sparsely settled region
into one of bustling activities. The
millions upon millions of feet of lumber he has seen cut down until within
ten years the lumber industry will almost be a thing of the past. He saw
the first boat go over the Portage into
Lake Superior. That was in 1846; and
as the industry began to assume proportions in the U pper country the
transfer of cargoes became an important business at Sault de Ste. Marie,
and where formerly there was one boat
a week, there are now four hundred.+
Editor's Note: The office George Kemp used at
Kemp's coal dock from 1907-1959 is still located on Water Street in the Soo. Perhaps one
day it will be opened as a museum.