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Lucy B. Cobb^1,2,3

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1. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows name as Lucy Cobb.
2. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows name as Lucy B. Calhoun.
3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425712, Lucy B Calhoun.
4. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, town, county, and state.
5. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425712, Lucy B Calhoun, shows age 82 yrs 1 mo 11 days at death, 18 Sep 1892.
6. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows age 40 and state.
7. [S7683] , "Marriages and Deaths from Rochester Newspapers, Jan. 1, 1832 - June 30, 1832," from 26 Jan 1832 Rochester Observer, marriage notice for Norman Calhoun and Lucy B. Cobb, shows date, "in this village," and officiant.
8. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year.
9. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425712, Lucy B Calhoun, shows date, with year as 1892.
11. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, as 1893.
12. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 185.
13. [S2446] "Died," The Rochester Telegraph, 17 Oct 1826, shows date, city, and state.
14. [S2466] Peck, Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester, pg 383, shows he died in the summer of 1821. This seems to be in error, since a contemporary obituary shows his death in 1826, and pg 439 shows that William was involved in a land transaction on 27 Oct 1822.
15. [S7668] Norman Calhoun, cash sale land patent, 9 Apr 1835, Bureau of Land Management, Monroe Land Office, shows him as of Monroe Co., Michigan Territory.
16. [S7661] Norman Calhoun household, 1840 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
17. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
18. [S7662] Norman Calhoun household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
19. [S7663] Norman Calhoun household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
20. [S4320] Return of Deaths, Lenawee Co., 1876, pg 113, Norman Calhoun, shows date and town.
21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425687, Norman Calhoun, shows date and includes tombstone photo same.
22. [S7664] Lucy B.Calhoun household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lenawee Co., Michigan.

Norman Calhoun^1,2,3

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1. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
2. [S7662] Norman Calhoun household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425687, Norman Calhoun, includes tombstone photo showing same.
4. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425687, Norman Calhoun, includes tombstone photo showing age 69 yrs 6 mo at death 15 Aug 1876.
5. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows age 43 and state.
6. [S7662] Norman Calhoun household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows age 52 and state.
7. [S7683] , "Marriages and Deaths from Rochester Newspapers, Jan. 1, 1832 - June 30, 1832," from 26 Jan 1832 Rochester Observer, marriage notice for Norman Calhoun and Lucy B. Cobb, shows date, "in this village," and officiant.
8. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year.
9. [S7660] Norman Calhoun household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. [S4320] Return of Deaths, Lenawee Co., 1876, pg 113, Norman Calhoun, shows date and town.
11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425687, Norman Calhoun, shows date and includes tombstone photo same.
12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29425687, Norman Calhoun, includes tombstone photo showing.
13. [S7668] Norman Calhoun, cash sale land patent, 9 Apr 1835, Bureau of Land Management, Monroe Land Office, shows him as of Monroe Co., Michigan Territory.
14. [S7668] Norman Calhoun, cash sale land patent, 9 Apr 1835, Bureau of Land Management, Monroe Land Office, 160 acres, W ½ of SE ¼ section 9, twp 4 S range 4 E.
15. [S7669] Norman Calhoun, cash sale land patent, 16 Aug 1837, Bureau of Land Management, Monroe Land Office, 40 acres, SE ¼ of SE ¼ section 30, twp 3 S range 2 E.
16. [S7661] Norman Calhoun household, 1840 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
17. [S7661] Norman Calhoun household, 1840 U.S. Census, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, shows one person in the household engaged in agricuture.
18. [S7667] Norman Calhoun farm, 1850 U.S. Census, agriculture schedule, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, second page not filmed.
19. [S2673] Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for New York and New Jersey, 1862-1866, Norman Calhoun,1863, division 11, district 3, pg 112.
20. [S7663] Norman Calhoun household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lenawee Co., Michigan.

Julia Ann Cobb^1,2,3

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1. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows name as Julia Ann Cobb.
2. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows name as Julia Ann Hanford.
3. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, shows name as Julia Ann Cobb.
4. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, town, county, and state.
5. [S7674] William I. Hanford household, 1865 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7, shows age 51 and county.
6. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Han, shows age 89 yrs 9 mo 26 days and internment as 4 Feb 1904.
7. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, shows date.
8. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, as 1834.
9. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Han, shows internment 4 Feb 1904.
11. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Han.
12. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 185.
13. [S2446] "Died," The Rochester Telegraph, 17 Oct 1826, shows date, city, and state.
14. [S2466] Peck, Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester, pg 383, shows he died in the summer of 1821. This seems to be in error, since a contemporary obituary shows his death in 1826, and pg 439 shows that William was involved in a land transaction on 27 Oct 1822.
15. [S7673] William Hanford household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
16. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
17. [S7672] William Hanford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
18. [S7674] William I. Hanford household, 1865 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7.
19. [S7675] William Hanford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
20. [S7676] William Hanford household, 1875 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7.
21. [S7677] William Hanford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
22. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Hanl, shows internment as 13 Mar 1889.
23. [S7678] Julia A. Hanford household, 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
24. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, lists Edward Raymond as their last child, with no dates.
25. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, May 1837 to Jul 1860 Han, listing for E. S. Hanford, age 2, residence Fitzhugh St., interred 27 Dec 1856 in vault.

William Ingersol Hanford^1,2,3

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1. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, shows name as William Ingersol Hanford.
2. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
3. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 185, shows name as William Hanford.
4. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows age 42 and state.
5. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Hanl, shows age 80 yrs 9 mo at internment 13 Mar 1889.
6. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, shows date.
7. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, as 1834.
8. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Hanl, shows internment as 13 Mar 1889.
10. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 Hanl.
11. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:60.
12. [S7673] William Hanford household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
13. [S7673] William Hanford household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows 2 persons in the household engaged in manufactures and trades.
14. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows occupation as shoemaker.
15. [S7672] William Hanford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows occupation as clerk.
16. [S7674] William I. Hanford household, 1865 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7, shows occupation as shoemaker.
17. [S7672] William Hanford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
18. [S7674] William I. Hanford household, 1865 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7.
19. [S7675] William Hanford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
20. [S7676] William Hanford household, 1875 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7.
21. [S7675] William Hanford household, 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows occupation as sidewalk contractor.
22. [S7676] William Hanford household, 1875 New York State Census, Monroe Co., New York, Rochester ward 7, shows occupation as contractor.
23. [S7677] William Hanford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows occupation as retired.
24. [S7677] William Hanford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
25. [S7671] Golding, Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hanford, 1:109, lists Edward Raymond as their last child, with no dates.
26. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, May 1837 to Jul 1860 Han, listing for E. S. Hanford, age 2, residence Fitzhugh St., interred 27 Dec 1856 in vault.

David B. McCormick^1,2,3

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David B. McCormick was born on 4 Jul 1813 in Ovid, Seneca Co., New YorkG.^4,5,6,7
     David married Mary Willard Cobb, daughter of William Cobb and Lora Fitch, in 1834 in Rochester, New YorkG.^8,9,10
     David and Mary moved with their young son to Michigan TerritoryG in 1836.¹⁴ David appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, with a household consisting of one male under age 5 (son William), one age 20 to 30 (himself), and one age 30 to 40 (unknown), two females under age 5 (daughter Weltha and Georgiana), one age 15 to 20 (unknown), and one age 20 to 30 (wife Mary.)¹⁵
     David and Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, enumerated 5 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $700. Their children William, Weltha, Georgiana, Mary, Julia, Charles, and Kate were listed as living with them, as was Augusta Denninger, age 22, who appears to have been a servant.¹
     David and Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, reporting he had real estate valued at $2,100 and she of $2,300, and he had personal estate of $1,800. Their children Julia, Charles, Kate, Almina, and Lilla were listed as living with them.² He was a grocer in MonroeG.^16,17
     David and Mary moved to Ohio with their younger children, apparently by 1864, when a David McCormack appears in the city directory at 461 Michigan, Toledo G.¹⁸ By 1866 they had moved to St. Clair and OrangeG.¹⁹ The next year they moved to 80 HuronG.^20,21
     David pursued a number of occupations after he arrived in Toledo. In 1867 he was an insurance solicitor, and in 1868 a traveling agent for Corn City Bakery.^22,20
      By 1869 they had moved to Superior where they established a boarding house.²³ They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Toledo, Lucas Co., OhioG, enumerated 23 Jun 1870, reporting no real estate, but $2,000 in personal estate. Their children Kate, Almina, and Lilla were listed as living with them.²⁴

Ad for D. McCormick's Vegetable Pills
from 1872 City Directory²⁵

     There were 13 boarders listed at their boarding house in 1870, including three couples, one with an infant. They seemed to cater to an up-scale clientele. Two of the residents reported $15,000 each in combined real and personal estate. Two others were a doctor and a lawyer. There were four resident servants, women ranging from 20 to 35 years old, all from Ireland.²⁴ In 1880 the boarding house had five boarders, including a milliner, two iron dealers, and two life and fire insurance agents, who appear to have been father and son. There were two servants, a 40-year old woman from Prussia, and a 25-year-old man from England. The boarding house operated through about 1882, the last year it appeared in the city directory.^26,27
      By 1872 David had begun a new career, the manufacture and sale of McCormick's Vegetable Pills. He advertised them in the city directory as "D. McCormick's purely vegetable Fever and Ague Pills," making no further claim for them. That venture continued until about 1881. That year he also engaged in a real estate and insurance business with Theodore Schmitt, called McCormick & Schmitt. Neither venture appeared in any later issues of the city directory.^28,29
     David and Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, at 204 Superior G, enumerated 3 Jun 1880. Their children Kate and Lilla were listed as living with them.²⁶
     David and Mary returned to Monroe, MichiganG, in 1882.¹⁴
     David died on 18 Aug 1884 in Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, at age 71, at his residence.^4,11 He was buried on 20 Aug 1884 in Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG.^12,13

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1. [S7762] David McCormick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
2. [S7685] David McCormick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 114145286, David McCormick, includes photo of part of tombstone excluding name, notes middle initial could be G or C.
4. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 114145286, David McCormick, shows date and includes photo of part of tombstone showing same.
5. [S7760] David McCormick obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows year, town, county, and state.
6. [S7762] David McCormick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows age 33 and state.
7. [S7685] David McCormick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows age 47 and state.
8. [S7760] David McCormick obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows summer, year, city, and state.
9. [S7762] David McCormick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year, as 1835.
11. [S7760] David McCormick obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows date, at his residence, and city.
12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 114145286, David McCormick, includes photo of part of tombstone.
13. [S7760] David McCormick obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows yesterday.
14. [S7760] David McCormick obituary, Monroe Democrat.
15. [S7761] David McCormic household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
16. [S7762] David McCormick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as merchant.
17. [S7685] David McCormick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as grocer.
18. [S4308] Williams' Toledo City Directory, 1866, pg 124.
19. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1866, pg 135.
20. [S7690] Brown's Toledo City Directory, 1868, pg 176.
21. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1868, pg 207.
22. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1867, pg 188.
23. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1869, pg 304, shows address; 1870, pg 240, shows address and boarding.
24. [S7686] David B. McCormick household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Ohio.
25. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1872, pg 40.
26. [S7687] David McCormick household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Ohio.
27. [S7691] R. L. Polk & Co's Toledo City Directory, 1882, pg 421.
28. [S7689] Scott's Toledo City Directory, 1872, pg 275, ad on pg 40.
29. [S7691] R. L. Polk & Co's Toledo City Directory, 1881, pg 407, shows McCormick's Fever and Ague Pills and also venture with Smith.

Leonard White^1,2,3

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1. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9.
2. [S7653] Leonard White household, 1860 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York.
3. [S7718] Forest Lawn Cemetery, death registers, bk D, tab W, pg 15, Leonard White.
4. [S7652] L. White household, 1850 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows age 40 and state.
5. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61400445, Leonard White, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
6. [S7718] Forest Lawn Cemetery, death registers, bk D, tab W, pg 15, Leonard White, shows age 83 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days at death 31 Dec 1893, and state.
7. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows year.
8. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9, shows married.
9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61400497, Wealthy Maria White, includes tombstone photo showing her as his wife.
10. [S7654] "Michigan, Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1851-1875," Ancestry.com, record for Leonard White and Julia M. Morgan, shows date, county, and state.
11. [S7653] Leonard White household, 1860 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
12. [S7656] Leonard White household, 1865 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, shows married.
13. [S7718] Forest Lawn Cemetery, death registers, bk D, tab W, pg 15, Leonard White, shows date and city.
14. [S7723] Forest Lawn Cemetery, lot registers, sec. F, lot 17, L. & I. J. White.
15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61400445, Leonard White, includes tombstone photo.
16. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9, shows the parents and the two eldest children have lived in this city 9 years.
17. [S7652] L. White household, 1850 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York.
18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61400497, Wealthy Maria White, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
19. [S7656] Leonard White household, 1865 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo.
20. [S7657] Leonard White household, 1870 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York.
21. [S7658] Leonard White household, 1875 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9.
22. [S7659] Leonard White household, 1880 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York.
23. [S7652] L. White household, 1850 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows occupation as edge tool manufactor.
24. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9, shows occupation as edge tools.
25. [S7656] Leonard White household, 1865 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, shows occupation as tool maker.
26. [S7659] Leonard White household, 1880 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows occupation as edge tool manf'r.
27. [S7718] Forest Lawn Cemetery, death registers, bk C, tab W, pg 12, Julia Morgan White, shows date and town.
28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61398803, Julia Morgan White, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.

Charles Greene Johnson^1,2,3

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Charles Greene Johnson was born on 13 Jun 1822 on what is now Washington St., Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG.^4,5
     He was probably the male under age 5 to 10 listed in the household of his father, Oliver Johnson, in the 1830 Federal Census of Monroe Co., Michigan TerritoryG.²¹ He was probably the male age 10 to 15 listed in the household of his father, Oliver Johnson, in the 1840 Federal Census of Monroe Co., MichiganG, though he was actually 18 at the time.²²
     Charles attended college at Gambia, OhioG.²³ He then attended William's College, Williamstown, MassachusettsG, where he graduated 15 Sep 1841.²³
     Charles married first Abigail Mayo Cobb, daughter of William Cobb and Lora Fitch, about 1844.^6,7,8
      How Abigail, a native of Rochester, and Charles, a native of Michigan, met is unknown. It may be they met when he came east to attend college. Her obituary says she moved MonroeG in 1844, about the time they married. However their first child was born in New York in 1847. Either she returned home for the birth, or she actually moved west later.^24,25
     Charles and Abigail appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, enumerated 29 Jul 1850, reporting real estate valued at $4,400. Their children Sarah and Kate were listed as living with them, as was Madeline Rose, age 17 from Germany, who appears to have been a servant.²

A Supporter of Education --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

     He was one of the organizers of the Young Ladies' Seminary of the city of Monroe. When the legislature passed a measure authorizing the incorporation of that institution on 15 Feb 1850 Charles was named in the bill as a member and one of the 16 initial trustees.²⁶ The school had actually opened the fall before, on 1 Dec 1849. Thirty years later it reported it had enrolled nearly 3,000 students, about 200 of whom had graduated.²⁷
     He was appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state legislature as a trustee of the "Flint Institute" in 1871, and again in 1877 for another six-year term. The full name of the organization was the Michigan Institution for educating the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind until 1879, when a separate school for the blind was established.^28,29 He was one of the three trustees signing the trustee's biennial report to the governor and legislature for 1878-80. In it they described needed appropriations and changes in staff. They included the principal, who had resigned to take a like position in Kansas, and two teachers of the deaf and dumb who had left to take positions in similar schools in California and Illinois. They noted that "this school, like the great University, is contributing its quota of active and intelligent educators to the younger states farther to the west."³⁰

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Charles G. Johnson
from Monroe Domocrat²³

     He returned to Monroe after graduating he operated a dry goods business for a number of years.^23,31,32 He later became a banker with his sister's husband, T. E. Wing, under the firm name of Wing & Johnson, Bankers. As the banking business occupied more of his time he closed out his dry goods business. When the national banking act was passed during the Civil War his bank became part of the First National Bank of Monroe, with Charles one of its officers. He was its cashier from 1865 to 1876.^23,33,34
     Charles and Abigail appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, enumerated 1 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $14,000 and personal estate of 10,000. Their children Kate, Charles, Oliver, and Harry were listed as living with them, as were her mother, Lora Fitch, and her younger sister, Lora Fitch Cobb, and Mary Canady, age 50 from Ireland, and Ann Kelly, age 19 from Scotland, who appear to have been servants.³⁵
     Charles registered for the draft for the Civil War, appearing on the register dated on 1 Jul 1863, while living in MonroeG, reporting he was employed as a banker.³⁶
     He was active in other business interests in the community as well. When a large meeting was held at City Hall in Feb 1866 to plan for a railroad from Holly to Monroe he was one of three named to a committee to secure subscriptions for stock in the new enterprise.³⁷
     Charles and Abigail appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, enumerated 29 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $16,000 and personal estate of $34,000. Their children Kate, Oliver, and Harry were listed as living with them, as were his mother, her mother, two domestic servants, and Charles Wing, age 17, relationship unknown.³⁸ He was elected by the state legislature as a trustee of the "Flint Institute" in 1871, and re-elected in 1877. The full name of the organization was the Michigan Institution for educating the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind until 1879, when a separate school for the blind was established.²⁸
     He traveled to Europe and the Far East for several years in the early 1870's.²³
     After he withdrew from banking he entered the milling business, owning the Waterloo and Eagle mills. He was variously associated with his son Oliver, Syrus Stiles, and E. P. Campbell. He retired by 1880.^39,40,41
     Charles and Abigail appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan, on Washington St. G, enumerated 2 Jun 1880. Their son Harry was listed as living with them, as was Mary Klutz, a 19-year old servant from Prussia.⁴²

A Very Messy Divorce --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---

      Charles sued for divorce from Abigail on grounds of extreme cruelty. At trial much testimony was taken and the private lives of the parties for many years was described. They had been married 37 years, had children and grand-children, were members in good standing of a church, and had been "prominent and conspicuous persons in society." But it was evident that they had not lived happily together for a number of years. Judge Governeur Morris of Circuit Court in Monroe Co. granted the divorce 8 Nov 1881, "much to the surprise of the good people thereabouts" according to one news account.^9,10,11
     Abigail filed a motion with the state Supreme Court to vacate the divorce decree and require a new trial on 4 Apr 1882, on the grounds that the trial judge's term had ended before the time for settling the case. Her petition was denied the next day.⁴³
     On 20 Oct 1882 she filed an appeal of the original divorce decree with the Supreme Court. The Court decided the appeal 17 Jan 1883, founding that the "extreme cruelty" relied upon as the basis of the case consisted of "petty annoyances, complaints and fault-finding, and the disparagement of complaint's common sense, taste, and judgment." It continued "No doubt many of the little things now complained of were very annoying at the time, but such annoyances fall to the lot of many, who wisely bear therewith rather than seek relief in the courts." The Court expressed hope that the "parties may, as they should, become reconciled, and spend the remainder of their days under the same roof." It then dismissed the divorce decree and directed Charles to pay Abigail $500 for costs and expenses.⁴³
     The Court's hope for reconciliation was apparently thwarted, as Charles again filed for divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty, this time in Wood Co., OhioG. That county is the first county across the state line in Ohio, some 50 miles from Monroe. Ohio at the time had a one-year residency requirement to file for divorce, so Charles must have established his residence there soon after the first divorce was overturned by the Michigan Supreme Court.^44,45 That divorce was eventually granted.^12,13

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     Charles married second Mary.^14,13,15
     Mary died on 23 Aug 1895 in Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG.^46,47
     In his last few years Charles spent his winters in FloridaG.²³
     An obituary said he was probably the oldest man in the city who was born there. It said he "was very successful and amassed a fortune which he spent his later years enjoying." It named his two wives, omitting mention of the divorce. It described him as "an unusually handsome man, of courtly manners, altho reserved and quiet... Cultured, traveled and wealthy, he was in a position to enjoy life such as is the lot of but a few."¹
     Charles died on 6 Oct 1898 in Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG, at age 76, at his "handsom residence on First Street."^16,17,18 He was buried on 8 Oct 1898 in Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe Co., MichiganG. There is a small stone with his name in the Johnson plot and his name also appears with his second wife on a large joint stone in her first husband's family plot.^19,20

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1. [S7759] Charles Greene Johnson obituary, obit- Johnson, Charles Greene (ukwn paper)unknown newspaper.
2. [S7692] Charles G. Johnson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92958445, Charles Greene Johnson, includes tombstone photo showing same.
4. [S7714] Charles G. Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows date, what is now Washington St. between Front and 1st.
5. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92958445, Charles Greene Johnson, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
6. [S7692] Charles G. Johnson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
7. [S7693] Charles Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
8. [S7711] Charles G. Johnson v. Abby C. Johnson, Michigan Reports, Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, 49: 639-, shows they had been married 37 years at the time of the divorce trial in fall 1881.
9. [S7878] Divorce Decrees, Monroe Co., Michigan, pg 145, Charles G. Johnson vs. Abby Cobb Johnson.
10. [S7701] Local item, The Evening Leader, 10 Nov 1881, shows judge and reaction of others.
11. [S7711] Charles G. Johnson v. Abby C. Johnson, Michigan Reports, Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, 49: 639-, shows grounds, and decision summarizes testimony.
12. [S4320] Return of Deaths, Monroe Co., 1891, pg 297, no. 34, Abby Cobb Johnson, shows divorced.
13. [S7695] Charles G. Johnson, Certificate of Death, shows him as divorced and married 2d time.
14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111483566, Mary Hammond Johnson, includes tombstone photo showing both names on same stone.
15. [S7714] Charles G. Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows him twice married.
16. [S7695] Charles G. Johnson, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
17. [S7714] Charles G. Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows he died "Thursday morning."
18. [S7759] Charles Greene Johnson obituary, obit- Johnson, Charles Greene (ukwn paper)unknown newspaper, shows he died Thursday of last week, but the date of 4 Oct 1898 typed on the clipping is obviously in errror, at his "handsome" residence, and street.
19. [S7695] Charles G. Johnson, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, and town.
20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 92958445, Charles Greene Johnson, includes photos of both tombstones and note that the large stone is in the Hammond plot.
21. [S7702] Oliver Johnson household, 1830 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory.
22. [S7703] Oliver Johnson household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
23. [S7714] Charles G. Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat.
24. [S7756] Abby Cobb Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat.
25. [S7692] Charles G. Johnson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows Sarah, age 3 and born in New York.
26. [S7704] "An Act to incorporate," Michigan State Journal, 8 Apr 1850.
27. [S7709] Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pp 343-4.
28. [S7705] "In Joint Convention," Detroit Weekly Tribune, 13 Apr 1871, shows him noninated and unanamously confirmed.
29. [S7708] "Joint Convention," Jackson Daily Citizen, 9 Mar 1877, shows him noninated by Governor and confirmed by legislature for six years.
30. [S7709] Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pp 180-4.
31. [S7692] Charles G. Johnson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as merchant.
32. [S7759] Charles Greene Johnson obituary, obit- Johnson, Charles Greene (ukwn paper)unknown newspaper, shows his first venture was dry goods.
33. [S7693] Charles Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as banker.
34. [S7696] Charles G. Johnson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as banker.
35. [S7693] Charles Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
36. [S7698] Charles G. Johnson, Civil War Draft Registrations Records.
37. [S7710] "Monroe," Detroit Advertiser and Tribune, 20 Feb 1866, pg 5.
38. [S7696] Charles G. Johnson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
39. [S7714] Charles G. Johnson obituary, Monroe Democrat, shows associates.
40. [S7759] Charles Greene Johnson obituary, obit- Johnson, Charles Greene (ukwn paper)unknown newspaper, shows names of mills.
41. [S7697] C. G. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan, shows occupation as retired banker.
42. [S7697] C. G. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
43. [S7711] Charles G. Johnson v. Abby C. Johnson, Michigan Reports, Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan, 49: 639-.
44. [S7712] "Divorce Notice," Perrysburg Journal, 25 Jul1884.
45. [S7713] Giauque, The Revised Statues of the State of Ohio 1890, pg 1426, sec. 5690 shows residency requirement to file.
46. [S4320] Return of Deaths, Monroe Co., 1895, pg 322, no. 263, Mrs. Charles G. Johnson, shows date, as 23 Aug 1895, town, and state.
47. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111483566, Mary Hammond Johnson, shows date, which is not visible on tombstone photo, as 2 Nov 1895.

Lora Fitch Cobb^1,2,3

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1. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows name as Lora Fitch Cobb.
2. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows name as Lora F. Cobb.
3. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9, shows name as Lora Fitch Cobb.
4. [S7688] Lora F. Cobb, Passport Application (2 Aug 1873), shows date and city.
5. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows age 26 and state.
6. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 - Coa, shows age 77 at death.
7. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 - Coa, shows burial 25 Aug 1904.
8. [S2444] Mount Hope Cemetery, burial records, Jan 1893 to Dec 1906 - Coa.
9. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 185.
10. [S2446] "Died," The Rochester Telegraph, 17 Oct 1826, shows date, city, and state.
11. [S2466] Peck, Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester, pg 383, shows he died in the summer of 1821. This seems to be in error, since a contemporary obituary shows his death in 1826, and pg 439 shows that William was involved in a land transaction on 27 Oct 1822.
12. [S7673] William Hanford household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
13. [S7650] Wm. I. Hanford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
14. [S7651] Leonard White household, 1855 New York State Census, Erie Co., New York, Buffalo, ward 9.
15. [S7693] Charles Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Michigan.
16. [S7688] Lora F. Cobb, Passport Application (2 Aug 1873.)
17. [S7677] William Hanford household, 1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
18. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family.

Liberty Hall^1,2,3

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Liberty Hall
courtesy of the McLeod Historical Society

Liberty Hall was born on 27 Jul 1826 in Peru, MaineG.^4,5
     He was probably the male under age 5 listed in the household of his father, Jeremiah Hall, in the 1830 Federal Census of Peru, Oxford Co., MaineG.¹⁴ He was probably the male age 10 to 15 listed in the household of his father in the 1840 Federal Census of Peru, Oxford Co., MaineG.¹⁵
     Liberty and his first cousin Jonathan Hall opened a store in PeruG. Since neither of them had any capital, their goods were furnished by John M. Deshon, who Jonathan's mother had married after the death of his father. The business did poorly, and Liberty withdrew after a short time, but did eventually pay off his share of the debt owed Deshon.¹⁶
     Liberty married first Lenora Ricker, daughter of Joseph Ricker and Elisa S. Walker, in Aug 1849 in Peru, MaineG.^1,6
     Liberty and Lenora appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Peru, Oxford Co., MaineG, enumerated 15 Jul 1850, in the household of his first cousin Johathan Hall and his wife Rebekah.²
     His wife died on 12 Aug 1852 in Peru, MaineG.¹⁷
      In 1853 Liberty moved to Concord, New HampshireG, with his parents.¹⁸ He was employed as a traveling book agent by a Boston firm in 1854.¹⁸
     Liberty married second Maria Cobb, daughter of Gideon Cobb and Roxana Worden, on 6 Jun 1854 in Rochester, New YorkG.^7,8,9
     After their marriage, Liberty and Maria Cobb lived for a time at his father's home in Concord, New HampshireG.¹⁸
     Liberty and Maria moved to RochesterG in 1856.¹⁸ He established a business in there as agent for D. Appleton & Co. of New York, a large book publishing firm.^18,19
     Liberty and Maria appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Rochester, Monroe Co., New YorkG, enumerated 25 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $2,700. Their children Clifford and Charles were listed as living with them, as was Ann Gallagher, an 18-year-old domestic from Ireland.²⁰
     Liberty and Maria and their two surviving sons moved to Glencoe, MinnesotaG, in the fall of 1868, with his brother Virgil and his family. His parents followed them in 1870.^12,21 Liberty and Maria appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Helen, McLeod Co., MinnesotaG, enumerated 11 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate of $1,000. Their children Clifford, Harry, and Weenona were listed as living with them.²²
     He was a farmer in MinnesotaG. In the 1870 census he reported having 65 acres of improved land, 40 of woodland, and 215 of "other unimproved" land. The property was valued at $4,000 and tools and implements at $300. He had paid $400 in wages the prior year. He reported four horses, four milch cows, seven other cattle, and one swine, valued at $605. He reported that he had produced 350 bushels of spring wheat, 200 of corn, 300 of oats, 10 of Irish potatoes, 20 lb. of wool, and 300 lb. of butter in the year ending 1 Jun 1870. He had also produced 50 tons of hay and slaughtered $56 worth of livestock, for a total value of $500.^23,24
     He was also the agent for D. Appleton in the northwest for 23 years. In the last few years he was there he opened a drug store, and published the Glencoe Register, the official newspaper of the county.^12,25
     Liberty and Maria appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Glencoe, McLeod Co., Minnesota G, enumerated 12 Jun 1880. Their children Clifford, Harry, and Weenona were listed as living with them. Also listed were his parents, Jeremiah Hall and Sarah Knight, her cousin Willard G. Cobb, son of her brother Gideon, and Jerimmie Ebbert, a 20-year-old German servant.²⁶
      Failing health prompted Liberty to seek a warmer climate, so in 1887 he and Maria joined their sons Clifford and Harry in Kansas City, MissouriG. His mother, now widowed, moved there with them.²⁷
     He was the publisher of the Real Estate Record after he came to Kansas CityG, and later owned and published the Improved Trade Jouranal.^28,29
     The climate in Missouri did not prove beneficial, so Dr. Greaves, his sister's husband, took him to Denver, ColoradoG. After six weeks he felt so improved he felt he could return to business, and wrote his wife that he would be back in a few days. That day he walked two miles, and shortly after returning, died.¹²
     Liberty died on 21 Jun 1891 in Denver, ColoradoG, at age 64.^10,11 He was buried on 29 Jun 1891 in Glencoe, MinnesotaG, beside his parents and son Charley.^12,13

Citations

1. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155.
2. [S4297] Jonathan Hall household, 1850 U.S. Census, Oxford Co., Maine.
3. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46.
4. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155, shows date.
5. [S4297] Jonathan Hall household, 1850 U.S. Census, Oxford Co., Maine, shows age 23 and state.
6. [S4297] Jonathan Hall household, 1850 U.S. Census, Oxford Co., Maine, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
7. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155, shows date, with year as 1851, city, and state; pg 163, shows date, with year as 1854.
8. [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows year, as 1854, city, and state.
9. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, shows married.
10. [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows year and city; pg 164 shows he wrote a letter to his wife 23 Jun 1891, then "died soon June 21, 1891."
11. [S4302] "The Funeral of Liberty Hall," Kansas City Star, 26 Jun 1891, shows body arrived here "this morning" from Denver.
12. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 164.
13. [S4302] "The Funeral of Liberty Hall," Kansas City Star, 26 Jun 1891, shows funeral to be in Glencoe on "Monday next."
14. [S7840] Jeremiah Hall household, 1830 U.S. Census, Oxford Co., Maine.
15. [S7841] Jeremiah Hall household, 1840 U.S. Census, Oxford Co., Maine.
16. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 157.
17. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155, shows date; pg 290, showd date and town.
18. [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 163.
19. [S4286] Liberty Hall household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows occupation as book agent.
20. [S4286] Liberty Hall household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
21. [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows he lived 25 years in Minnesota before moving to Kansas City in 1887.
22. [S4287] Liberty Hall household, 1870 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota.
23. [S4287] Liberty Hall household, 1870 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota, shows occupation as farmer.
24. [S4293] Liberty Hall farm, 1870 U.S. Census, agriculture schedule, McLeod Co., Minnesota.
25. [S4289] Liberty Hall household, 1880 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota, shows occupation as editor.
26. [S4289] Liberty Hall household, 1880 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota.
27. [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211.
28. [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows his publications in Kansas City.
29. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, an editor, in Minnesota and Kansas City, Missouri.

Wilna Cole^1,2,3

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1. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death.
2. [S4311] Wilne Cole household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
3. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, shows name as William Coles.
4. [S3255] Sherman application, The Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, shows date, town, county, and state.
5. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
6. [S4314] Wilna Cole household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 73 and state.
7. [S3255] Sherman application, The Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, shows date, city, and state.
8. [S2607] Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, shows year.
9. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows her as his wife.
10. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
11. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows date an cemetery.
12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 85333396, Wilna Cole, shows cemetery.
13. [S7843] Edward Cole household, 1830 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Ohio.
14. [S7842] E. L. Cole household, 1840 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Ohio.
15. [S2467] Kling, "Gideon Cobb (1791-1864)," shows Frances moved to Grand Rapids with his wife.
16. [S4309] Wilna Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows occupation as retired merchant.
17. [S4311] Wilne Cole household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows occupation as shoe dealer.
18. [S4312] Wilna Cole household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows occupation as boot and shoe dealer.
19. [S4313] Wilna Cole household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows occupation as shoe dealer.
20. [S4314] Wilna Cole household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows occupation as shoe merchant.
21. [S4317] Wilna Cole entry, 1860 U.S. Census, industrial schedule, Kent Co., Michigan.
22. [S4312] Wilna Cole household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
23. [S4313] Wilna Cole household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
24. [S4314] Wilna Cole household, 1900 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
25. [S4316] Willna Cole household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
26. [S4310] Francis A. Cole, Transcript of Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and county.
27. [S3255] Sherman application, The Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.