Abt 1789 - 1850 (~ 61 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sarah Koepler {Koessler?} was born about 1789 in Canada; died in Jan 1850 in Jackson, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Birth: Massachusetts, USA
- Name: Sarah Campbell
- Reference Number: 5895
Notes:
Died:
Age: 61
Family/Spouse: Alexander Campbell. Alexander (son of Tamberlain Campbell and Hester Cunnabell) was born about 1788 in Canada; died between 1850 and 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Alexander Campbell was born on 8 Mar 1815 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 2 Jul 1895 in Gladwin, Michigan, USA.
- 3. Horatio E Campbell was born on 7 Jun 1829 in Canada; died on 5 Nov 1905 in Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried in Nov 1905 in Huron, Michigan, USA.
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Generation: 2
2. | John Alexander Campbell (1.Sarah1) was born on 8 Mar 1815 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 2 Jul 1895 in Gladwin, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Scotch
- Race: Scottish
- Name: Jn Campbell
- Name: John Campbell
- Name: John Campbell
- Name: John Campbell
- Name: John Campbell
- Reference Number: 6984
- Birth: 1814, New Brunswick, Canada
- Birth: 1815, New Brunswick, Canada
- Birth: 1815, New Brunswick, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1815, New Brunswick, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1815, New Brunswick, Canada
- Residence: 1852, Houghton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada; Age: 37
- Residence: 1861, Houghton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1871, Middleton, Norfolk North, Ontario, Canada; Age: 56; Marital Status: Married
- Residence: 1881, Middleton, Norfolk North, Ontario, Canada; Age: 66; Marital Status: Married
- Residence: 1891, Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
death 2 Jul 1895 per gravestone. No death record in Michigan gendis. Gladwin County probate files do not seem to be on familysearch.org.
Died:
gravestone
Family/Spouse: Mary Charlotte Lounsbury. Mary (daughter of William Barker Lounsbury and Sarah Corey) was born on 10 Mar 1818 in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 24 Mar 1905 in Clare, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Margaret J Campbell was born on 11 Mar 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1906 in Michigan, USA.
- 5. William A Campbell was born in 1839 in Canada; died on 15 Dec 1918 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
- 6. Alexander E Campbell was born in 1842.
- 7. Major Allen Campbell was born on 31 Jul 1844; died on 27 Apr 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 8. Mary Jane Campbell was born in 1845.
- 9. Sarah Ann Campbell was born in 1848.
- 10. Madaline Campbell was born in 1850 in Canada.
- 11. John W Campbell was born in 1855.
- 12. Emerson B Campbell was born in 1857.
- 13. Robert Nathaniel Campbell was born on 3 Apr 1861 in Houghton Town, Canada; died on 26 May 1939 in Gladwin, Michigan, USA.
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3. | Horatio E Campbell (1.Sarah1) was born on 7 Jun 1829 in Canada; died on 5 Nov 1905 in Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried in Nov 1905 in Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Horatio Campbell
- Name: Horatio Campell
- Name: Huston Campbell
- Name: Robert Campbell
- Reference Number: 6044
- Birth: 1827
- Birth: Abt 1828, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1830, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1833, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1833, Canada
- Residence: 1850, Waterloo, Jackson, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1860, Marion, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1870, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1900, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
Notes:
on1900 census with stephen gordon and delmar taylor
Birth:
Canada
Buried:
Old Bay Port Cemetery per findagrave.com
Horatio married Sarah Lounsbury in 1848 in Brant, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of William Barker Lounsbury and Sarah Corey) was born in 1833 in Canada; died on 30 Jul 1910 in Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried in Jul 1910 in Huron, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Harriet Campbell was born on 31 Dec 1851 in Huron County, Michigan, USA; died on 13 Jul 1916 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; was buried in Clare, Clare County, Michigan, USA.
- 15. Ira W Campbell was born on 7 Nov 1854 in Canada; died on 9 Feb 1924 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
- 16. Maurice Campbell was born in 1855 in Canada; died on 24 Mar 1911 in Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 17. Alva Campbell was born on 27 Jun 1858 in Canada.
- 18. Edward Campbell was born in Mar 1859 in Michigan, USA; died on 10 Mar 1896.
- 19. John L Ezekiel Campbell was born in Nov 1861 in Sanilac, Michigan, USA; died on 17 Jun 1867 in Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 20. Major Campbell was born on 15 Jan 1865 in Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 6 Apr 1937 in Colfax, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 21. George Frederick Campbell was born in 1866 in Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 13 May 1883 in Woodstock, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 22. Edith Pearl Campbell was born on 29 Mar 1868 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Dec 1877 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 23. Martha Campbell was born on 18 Jun 1870 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died about 1969.
- 24. Alexander Campbell was born on 15 May 1872 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died about 1959.
- 25. Lydia Ann Campbell was born on 21 Dec 1873 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 29 Jul 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 26. Amanda Campbell was born in Jan 1876 in Michigan, USA; died on 3 Aug 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 27. Irwin Campbell was born on 13 Jul 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Margaret J Campbell (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 11 Mar 1836 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 10 Mar 1906 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Margret Sharp
- Reference Number: 4837
- Birth: Abt 1838, Ontario, Canada
- Arrival: 1891
- Residence: 1900, Arthur, Clare, Michigan, USA
Family/Spouse: John E Sharp. John was born in 1829 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Robert Nathaniel Campbell (2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 3 Apr 1861 in Houghton Town, Canada; died on 26 May 1939 in Gladwin, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Robert Campbell
- Name: Robert N Campbell
- Name: Robert N Campbell
- Name: Robert N Campbell
- Reference Number: 5377
- Birth: Abt 1861, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1861, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1862, Ontario, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1862, Canada
- Arrival: 1890
- Arrival: 1891
- Arrival: 1892
- Residence: 1900, Grout, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Family/Spouse: Isabelle Will. Isabelle was born about 1868 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Harriet Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 31 Dec 1851 in Huron County, Michigan, USA; died on 13 Jul 1916 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; was buried in Clare, Clare County, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: White
- Name: Harriet Campbell
- Name: Harriette Campbell
- Reference Number: 6764
- Residence: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1850, Canada
- Birth: 1850, USA
- Birth: 31 Dec 1851, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Dec 1852, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1860, Marion, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1900, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, McKinley, Huron, Michigan, USA
Notes:
born Canada or U.S? All census entries after 1850 and death cert say Michigan. Only 1850 census says Canada.
Marriage record shows Hattie McDonald. Appears to be Harriet Campbell, time frame, township are all correct. Harriet had a prior marriage to John Sanfield McDonald.
Died:
Age: 64
Harriet married Stephen Gordon on 29 Sep 1876 in Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA. Stephen (son of James Gordon and Leah Furler) was born on 3 Sep 1850 in Canada; died on 7 Jan 1926 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Margaret Leah Gordon was born on 23 Apr 1877 in Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 8 Sep 1941 in Clare, Clare, Michigan, USA.
- 33. Edna Sarah Gordon was born on 3 Jan 1879 in Michigan, USA; died on 19 Jun 1921 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
- 34. James Nelson Gordon was born on 20 Apr 1881 in Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Nov 1940 in Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA.
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Harriet married John Sanfield Macdonald on 23 Dec 1870 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. John was born in 1841 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. John Sanfield Macdonald was born on 8 Sep 1871 in Huron County, Michigan, USA; died on 21 Apr 1951 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Michigan, USA.
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15. | Ira W Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 7 Nov 1854 in Canada; died on 9 Feb 1924 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Ira Campbell
- Reference Number: 4956
- Birth: 1852, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1852, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1853, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1853, Canada
- Birth: 1857, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1858, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1860, Marion, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1870, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Notes:
Marriage record has him born in Jackson County, Michigan
Birth:
Death cert says Michigan, but that is in error
Ira married Lydia Staley on 31 Oct 1875 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Lydia was born in 1853 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Emma Warner. Emma was born in 1869 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Maurice Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1855 in Canada; died on 24 Mar 1911 in Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6049
- Birth: 1854, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1854, Canada
- Birth: 13 Nov 1856
- Residence: 1860, Marion, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1870, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
Maurice married Fanny Ford on 4 Apr 1905 in Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA. Fanny was born in 1869 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Edward Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Mar 1859 in Michigan, USA; died on 10 Mar 1896. Other Events:
- Name: Edward Campell
- Reference Number: 5350
- Birth: 1860, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1860, Marion, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1870, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
Edward married Charlotte Lucinda Robbins on 7 May 1884 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Charlotte was born in 1863 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | John L Ezekiel Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Nov 1861 in Sanilac, Michigan, USA; died on 17 Jun 1867 in Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
Birth:
calc from dod
Died:
Measles
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20. | Major Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 15 Jan 1865 in Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 6 Apr 1937 in Colfax, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6646
- Birth: Abt 1866, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1866, Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1867, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1870, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1870, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1875, Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1900; Sault Sainte Marie Ward 2, Chippewa, Michigan
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
Notes:
1930 census living with Sherman Schwalin-great grand son---also lives next to delmar taylor
George and Major are probably the same person
Major married Lucy Ellery on 26 Sep 1907 in Huron, Michigan, USA. Lucy was born in 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Major married Liddie Squires on 8 Sep 1890 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan, USA. Liddie (daughter of William Squires and Elizabeth Swoffer) was born in 1867 in Deckerville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | George Frederick Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1866 in Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 13 May 1883 in Woodstock, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: White
- Name: Frederick Campbell
- Name: George F Campbell
- Reference Number: 6712
Notes:
Libbie Squires married Major E. Campbell 8 Sep 1890 in Bad Axe as confirmed by an entry in the Huron County Marriage Book, record No. 120.
However, On the quarterly return of marriage records to the State of Michigan record No. 120 shows Liddie Earns marrying George F. Campbell, who is Major's deceased brother!!!
There is a small note on the bottom of this page "Major E. Campbell confirmed Dec 29, 1891 by letter from Co. Clerk"
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22. | Edith Pearl Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 29 Mar 1868 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 20 Dec 1877 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Almicena Campbell
- Reference Number: 6032
- Birth: Oct 1868, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
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23. | Martha Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 18 Jun 1870 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died about 1969. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 668
- Birth: 1871
Family/Spouse: Delmore Taylor. Delmore was born in 1863 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 46. Lavina Taylor was born on 24 May 1887 in Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 47. Cora Taylor was born on 21 Sep 1889 in Michigan, USA.
- 48. Grace Taylor was born in Apr 1892.
- 49. Edith Taylor was born in Apr 1895 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- 50. Frank Taylor was born in Feb 1898.
- 51. Jessie Taylor was born in 1901.
- 52. Henry Taylor was born in 1914.
- 53. Maurice Alan Taylor was born on 16 Jul 1916 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 22 Dec 1972 in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
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24. | Alexander Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 15 May 1872 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died about 1959. Other Events:
- Birth: English, Canada, Hampshire, England
- Birth: English, Canada
- Race: White
- Name: Alex Campbell
- Name: Oratio Cambel
- Reference Number: 6565
- Birth: Jan 1829, Canada
- Birth: Abt 1872, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1873, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1874, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1875, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1875, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Arrival: 1886; Age: 57
- Residence: 1900, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA; Age: 63; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
Alexander married Emma Herhalz on 26 Sep 1905 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA. Emma was born about 1883 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alexander married Jessie Deming on 1 Dec 1892 in Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA. Jessie was born in 1874 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Lydia Ann Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 21 Dec 1873 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 29 Jul 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
Died:
diptheria
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26. | Amanda Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Jan 1876 in Michigan, USA; died on 3 Aug 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Minnie Campbell
- Reference Number: 6046
Notes:
Birth:
calc from age at dod
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27. | Irwin Campbell (3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 13 Jul 1881 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6034
- Residence: 1900, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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Generation: 4
29. | Frank D Campbell (13.Robert3, 2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1888 in Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4841
- Birth: Abt 1889, Canada
- Arrival: 1890
- Arrival: 1891
- Residence: 1900, Grout, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
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30. | Isaac R Campbell (13.Robert3, 2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1890 in Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Roy I Campbell
- Reference Number: 4707
- Birth: Abt 1890, Canada
- Arrival: 1890
- Arrival: 1891
- Residence: 1900, Grout, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
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31. | Almira B Campbell (13.Robert3, 2.John2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1899 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5470
- Residence: 1900, Grout, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. Eldon Keith Councell was born on 24 Apr 1921 in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Feb 2003 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
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32. | Margaret Leah Gordon (14.Harriet3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 23 Apr 1877 in Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 8 Sep 1941 in Clare, Clare, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Leah Gordon
- Reference Number: 5600
- Residence: 1880, Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1940, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA; Aunt to Capitola (Gordon) Graham
Margaret married Robert B Robbins on 9 Apr 1899 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA. Robert was born in 1877 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Margaret married William M Carson on 23 Jan 1912 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. William (son of James Carson and Maggie Unknown) was born in 1873 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Edna Sarah Gordon (14.Harriet3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 3 Jan 1879 in Michigan, USA; died on 19 Jun 1921 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: White
- Name: Edna Sarah Gordon
- Name: Edna Sarah Miller
- Name: Sarah E Gordon
- Name: Sarah E Gordon
- Reference Number: 6658
- Residence: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1879
- Birth: 1879, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA; Age: 1; EnumerationDistrict: 106; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
- Birth: 3 Jan 1881, Michigan, USA
Notes:
Her names appears as Sarah Edna and as Edna Sarah on various records. Her death record as reported by her father lists Edna Sarah. I suspect that she went by Sarah, though.
Birth:
probably 1879 or 1880; she is on 1880 census as 1
Died:
Age: 40
Edna married August Lanka on 17 Jun 1901 in Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan, USA. August was born in 1878 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edna married Paul Miller on 9 May 1916 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Paul was born in 1881 in Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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34. | James Nelson Gordon (14.Harriet3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 20 Apr 1881 in Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Nov 1940 in Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: White
- Reference Number: 6670
- Residence: 1900, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Clare, Michigan, USA; Age: 36
- Residence: 1920, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1935, Clare, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1940, Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; Age: 59; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
BIRTH: 20 Apr 1881 in Caseville, Michigan.
PARENTS: Stephen Gordon and Harriet Campbell
MARRIAGE: Cora Taylor 4 Aug 1908 in Essex, Ontario, Canada. They had one child, a daughter, Capitola. They divorced 30 Oct 1913.
second 3 Jan 1916 he married Virgina Caruthers in Boone, Missouri. They had 11 children. They divoced on 13 May 1940 in Clare, Michigan.
OCCUPATION: James listed his occupation as barber on his 1908 marriage record. Various census and other records list his occupation as farmer. On 11 Nov 1940 he was employed as a deck hand on the 420 foot Great Lakes freighter, SS William B. Davock. It was on this date that a major storm on Lake Michigan with winds of up to 80 mph (referred to as The Armistice Day blizzard) sunk the SS WIlliam B Davock off Pentwater, Michigan with the loss of all lives (either 32 or 33) on board.
DEATH: 11 Nov 1940
BURIAL: Died at sea. Body not recovered.
THE SS WILLIAM B DAVOCK:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS William B. Davock was a lake freighter that was constructed in 1907 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, at their St. Clair, MI facility for the Vulcan Steamship Co. (R.H. Pigott, Mgr.). She was operated by Vulcan Steamship from 1907 to 1915 in The Great Lakes coal, iron ore, grain and stone trades. In 1915 the ship came under the management of The Interlake Steamship Co. (Pickands Mather & Co., Mgrs.). While laid up for the winter (1922-23) in Fairport, Ohio, she was reconstructed and updated, this work lead to a tonnage change in the amount of 4220 gross - 2671 net. The Davock resumed its traditional trade pattern of coal carried to upper lakes ports from Lake Erie and iron ore from Lake Superior ports to the steel mills of Lake Erie and Lake Michigan.
This routine was permanently disrupted on November 11, 1940 as a ferocious storm swept the lakes late on that Monday afternoon. Considered to be the worst storm to that point on Lake Michigan it saw 75 mph winds and rain turning to snow. Several vessels transiting Lake Michigan were caught with little warning. The Davock making her way down the lake with coal for Chicago was presumably overwhelmed at the height of the storm succumbing to the intense wind and waves, and slipping to her final resting place ~200 feet below the surface five miles out from Little Sable Point between Ludington, Michigan and Pentwater, Michigan. None of the 32 (some sources cite 33) hands survived. In total the storm took two vessels and their entire crews (Davock, and Kinsman Steamer Anna C. Minch). Several other vessels were damaged, or ran aground trying to escape the storm's fury. Overall estimates state 59 sailors were lost in what would be the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes since the Great Storm of 1913.
Early in 2015, Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Holland, MI announced the results of a 2014 survey of the wreck which revealed the cause of the William B. Davock's loss was a broken rudder, which jammed against the propeller breaking off one or more blades, rendering the vessel without steering or propulsion. This allowed the boat to fall into the trough of the waves, where it was swamped and perhaps capsized before sinking. It sank in more than 200 feet of water, taking all hands with it. Diver Jeff Vos captured the only video images of the wreck showing the damaged rudder and propeller.[1]
The Davock today
The sunken hull of the Davock was discovered in May 1972, capsized in over 200 feet (60m) of water, off Little Sable Point Light, not far from the wreck of the SS Anna C. Minch, which went down in the same storm. The light is located south of Pentwater, Michigan.[2]
References
1.Champion, Brandon (March 11, 2015). "Shipwreck explorers solve 75-year-old mystery surrounding William B. Davock freighter sunk in Lake Michigan". Muskegon Chronicle. Muskegon, Michigan. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
2.Dwight Boyer (1974). Strange Adventures of the Great Lakes. LOC #74-7771.
The wreckage of the Davock was found in May of 1972 by John Steele, Kent Bellrichard and Bill Cohrs. She lies upside-down with coal strewn about and her rudder hard to port.
The following is the text from a Michigan Historical marker in Pentwater:
“The most disastrous day in the history of Lake Michigan shipping was Armistice (now Veterans) Day, November 11, 1940. With seventy-five-mile-per-hour winds and twenty-foot waves, a raging storm destroyed three ships and claimed the lives of fifty-nine seamen. Two freighters sank with all hands lost, and a third, the Novadoc, ran aground with the loss of two crew members. Bodies washed ashore throughout the day. As night fell, a heavy snow storm arrived. Rescue efforts by the Coast Guard and local citizens continued for three days after the storm. Three Pentwater fishermen were later recognized by the local community and the Canadian government for their bravery in rescuing seventeen sailors from the Novadoc.” These fishermen, aboard the Three Brothers, ventured out to rescue the men when even the official search and rescue agencies would not.
Early in 2015, Michigan Shipwreck Research Association announced the results of a 2014 survey of the wreck which revealed the cause of the Davock loss was a broken rudder, which jammed against the propeller breaking off one or more blades, rendering the vessel without steering or propulsion. This allowed the boat to fall into the rough of the waves, where it was swamped and perhaps capsized before sinking. It sank in more than 200 feet of water, taking all hands with it. Diver Jeff Vos captured the only video images of the wreck showing the damaged rudder and propeller.
Died:
Died at sea
James married Virginia Franklin Caruthers on 3 Jan 1916 in Boone, Missouri, USA. Virginia (daughter of Leander {Lee} Caruthers and Ella Price Hutchison) was born in Aug 1895 in Missouri, USA; died about 1957 in Clare, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. Lucille Ester Gordon was born on 6 Nov 1916 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; died before 2005.
- 62. Onnalee Ruth Gordon was born on 21 Oct 1917 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 19 Apr 2005 in Deford, Tuscola, Michigan, USA.
- 63. Byron Allen Gordon was born on 5 Oct 1918 in Greenwood, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 29 Jan 2009 in Midland, Michigan, USA.
- 64. James Nelson Gordon, Jr. was born on 13 Jul 1920 in Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 13 Mar 2007 in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America; was buried in Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America.
- 65. Ace Durwin Gordon was born on 4 Apr 1922 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Dec 1992 in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA.
- 66. Edward Grant Gordon was born on 20 Feb 1924 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 14 Jun 1977 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
- 67. Royal Carl Gordon was born on 9 Jun 1925 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 13 Aug 1983 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
- 68. Mildred Ethel Gordon was born on 4 May 1929 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 5 Aug 1993 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA.
- 69. Robert Earl Gordon was born on 2 Apr 1931 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 14 Dec 1992.
- 70. Marshall D. Gordon was born on 15 Nov 1933; died before 2005.
- 71. Melvin Dale Gordon was born on 15 Nov 1933 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, USA; died on 21 Jun 1975 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
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James married Cora Taylor on 4 Aug 1908 in Essex, Ontario, Canada, and was divorced on 30 Oct 1913 in Huron, Michigan, USA. Cora (daughter of Delmore Taylor and Martha Campbell) was born on 21 Sep 1889 in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 72. Capitola E Gordon was born on 18 Jun 1909 in Michigan, USA; died on 8 Jul 1977 in San Diego, California, USA.
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35. | John Sanfield Macdonald (14.Harriet3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 8 Sep 1871 in Huron County, Michigan, USA; died on 21 Apr 1951 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: John S Macdonald
- Reference Number: 5670
Notes:
Died:
Age: 79
Family/Spouse: Hester Helen Robbins. Hester was born in 1872; died in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 73. Minnie S Macdonald was born on 22 Mar 1904 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 3 Dec 1976 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.
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36. | Ira Myron Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 2 Mar 1878 in Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 2738
- Birth: Abt 1878, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1880, Dwight, Huron, Michigan, USA
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38. | Horatio Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1894 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4843
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
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39. | William Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1894 in Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5095
- Residence: 1920, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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40. | Edith Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1898 in Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4862
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
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41. | Annie Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1900 in Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5445
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
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42. | Lena Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1902 in Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5294
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
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43. | Mabel Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1905 in Canada. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5303
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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44. | Gladys Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1907 in Michigan, USA; died on 22 May 1972 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried in Westland, Wayne County, Michigan. Other Events:
- Race: White
- Name: Gladys Marie Bolser
- Name: Gladys Marie Bolser
- Name: Gladys Marie Campbell
- Reference Number: 5783
- Residence: Detroit, Michigan
- Residence: Flint, Michigan
- Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
- Birth: 1906, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Flint Ward 1, Genesee, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1932, Flint, Michigan, USA
Gladys married John Franklin Bolser on 7 May 1926 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. John was born on 20 Jul 1900 in Michigan, USA; died on 15 Jun 1969 in Riverside, Riverside, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 74. Ronald Bolser was born on 16 Aug 1931 in Flint, Michigan, USA; died on 14 Aug 1999 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida.
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Gladys married Alex Harry Bellant on 22 Dec 1943 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Alex was born in 1898 in St Ignace, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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45. | Pearl Campbell (15.Ira3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1910 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Pearl Campbell
- Reference Number: 5083
- Birth: 1909, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Winsor, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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47. | Cora Taylor (23.Martha3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 21 Sep 1889 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Cora R Oldman
- Reference Number: 5407
- Birth: 1901, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Cora married James Nelson Gordon on 4 Aug 1908 in Essex, Ontario, Canada, and was divorced on 30 Oct 1913 in Huron, Michigan, USA. James (son of Stephen Gordon and Harriet Campbell) was born on 20 Apr 1881 in Caseville, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 11 Nov 1940 in Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 72. Capitola E Gordon was born on 18 Jun 1909 in Michigan, USA; died on 8 Jul 1977 in San Diego, California, USA.
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Cora married Warren Oldman on 31 Jan 1922 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA. Warren was born in 1896 in Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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48. | Grace Taylor (23.Martha3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Apr 1892. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 362
- Residence: 1900, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
Notes:
also appears on 1900 census with horatio campbell as grace campbell b apr 1892--on same census twice!!!! once on 6/26 and once on 6/18 both in fairhaven, huron
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49. | Edith Taylor (23.Martha3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Apr 1895 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 385
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
Edith married Herman Johnson on 6 Nov 1917 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA. Herman was born in 1869 in Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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50. | Frank Taylor (23.Martha3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Feb 1898. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 374
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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53. | Maurice Alan Taylor (23.Martha3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Jul 1916 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 22 Dec 1972 in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Race: White
- SSN issued: Michigan, USA
- Name: Maurice A Taylor
- Name: Maurice Taylor
- Name: Maurice Taylor
- Reference Number: 2721
- Residence: Elba, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
- Residence: Bay Port
- Death: Dec 1972, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Maurice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 76. Kathleen Taylor was born on 3 Feb 1940 in Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA; died on 13 Mar 2013 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA; was buried in Kawkawlin, Bay County, Michigan, United States of America.
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55. | Leola Campbell (24.Alexander3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1906 in Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5510
- Birth: 1906, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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56. | Fred M Campbell (24.Alexander3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1908. Other Events:
- Name: Fred Campbell
- Name: Fred Campbell
- Name: Fred W Campbell
- Reference Number: 5476
- Birth: Abt 1908, Michigan, USA
- Birth: Abt 1908, Michigan, USA
- Birth: 1908, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1910, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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57. | Frank Campbell (24.Alexander3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1910. Other Events:
- Name: Frank A Campbell
- Reference Number: 4822
- Birth: Abt 1911, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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58. | Minnie Campbell (24.Alexander3, 3.Horatio2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1912. Other Events:
- Name: Minne S Campbell
- Reference Number: 5109
- Birth: Abt 1913, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1920, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
- Residence: 1930, Fairhaven, Huron, Michigan, USA
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