Tombstone Tuesday - June 16, 2015 -Ethel Mae Conners Boyer

 

Ethel Mae Conners was born in Big Rapids, Michigan to Henry W. Conners and Bertha Fisher in 1893. She lived in Flint on East Dayton Street as a boarder prior to her marriage and worked in an Auto Factory according to the 1920 Census. She married Clarence W Boyer on September 3, 1921 in Howell, Michigan.

Clarence and Ethel Boyer

This photo is likely a wedding photo. It belonged to Mary Florence Boyer, Clarence's Aunt ( my 2X Great Grandmother) and was handed down to my Grandmother Lillian Losee Smith.  According to 1930 and 1940 census information, it appeared that they remained Flint and owned a home at 2020 Brand Street. Clarence worked at a Chevrolet Plant in Flint and Ethel took care of the children and the home. They had two children ; David Melvin Boyer and and Helen L. Boyer. 

Through my research, I did find a Clarence W and Ethel M Boyer listed in the Dayton, Ohio area beginning about 1934 or 1935...and as late as a 1960 directory so I need to see if I can figure out if it is the same Boyer family... and if so how did they appear in two places at the same time period.  Ethel died on June 16, 1989 at the age of 95 years old, 43 years after her husband.  I'll have to see if I can find out if she remarried and what direction her life too after he died.  She was buried beside Clarence in the Beebee Cemetery in Rose Township with the other Boyer family members.  I'll have to see what I can learn about both of them in the next week or so.

Happy Hunting,

Jan

Tombstone Tuesday - June 9, 2015, Denison Boyer

Denison Boyer was born on August 23, 1845, the son of Valentine and Nancy Boyer. He was born in Rose township, Oakland County, Michigan. Denison served in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company L, Michigan 10th Cavalry Regiment on 18 Sep 1863. He was promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Jun 1865 and mustered out on 11 Nov 1865 at Memphis, TN. He married Charlotte Maria Sherwood. They had two daughter; Blanch who was 1874 and Mable who was born in 1876. They lived in Milford Michigan. Denison died on June 12, 1925. He is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Section 5. Sadly there is no tombstone for Denison or his wife. So I am showing you the Cemetery photo.

It is a shame that a Corporal in the Civil War does not have a tombstone because the government would have provided a tombstone for Denison. I'll have to contact the cemetery and see if the grave can be identified to an exact location. If so, then we need to contact the government to see if we could still get a stone put on Dennison's grave.


Happy Hunting,


Jan

Tombstone Tuesday - May 26, 2015 - Gertrude Edith McCashland Smith

Gertrude Edith McCashland Smith

Gertrude Edith McCashland was the daughter of Michael Bruno McCashland and Sarah Emily Vernon born on July 12, 1894 in Union Indiana. She married Willis Raye Smith on February 27, 1918. They had three children ; Willis R Smith, Bernard Smith and Hugh Smith. She and Willis Raye lived in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, She died on on May 27, 1984 in Madison County, Indiana. She is buried in Grovelawn Cemetery in Madison County, Indiana.

Thanks to a couple of other researcher, I have a couple of photos of Gertrude.

Gertrude, Sarah (her mother) and her siblings

Gertrude

Happy Hunting,

Jan