'T's - 'U's - 'V's

 

 

TAEDTEY,Minnie

B.ILL (no dates listed)

M.F. C. TAEDTEY (he d. 9 yrs. ago)

D.5 Apr 1951 Coleman, MIage 81,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Daughter Mrs. Maggie YAGER of Coleman,daughter Mrs. Sadie

HOLCOMB of IND.,and son Charles of near Shepherd.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 12 Aug 1951.

 

TALLEY,Hiram

B.30 Nov 1882 Gratiot Co., MI to Lee & Mary Wilbur TALLEY 

M.Bertha TYRELL

D.10 Jan 1954, age 71 Traverse City, MI, buried Lincoln Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Bertha of Riverdale, MI;and daughter Mrs. Blanch DICKERSON

of Crystal Lake, MI

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 14 Jan 1954.

 

TAYLOR,Mrs. Art

Only sister to Mrs. Harvey POST

D.23 Mar 1954 Belle Valley, OH

Survivors:1 sister,1 brother Joe THOMAS of Port Huron, MI

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 1 Apr 1954

 

TAYLOR,Floyd

B.26 July 1885 Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI

D.3 Jan at Wyandotte, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery(no year given)

Survivors:Wife Ethel,1 daughter Christine O'MELIA.

 

TAYLOR,Frank

B.Shepherd, MI(no dates given)

M.Irene PETERSON

D.age 83, funeral services 23 Sept 1947,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Irene,daughers Irene and Helen;and son Fred of Farmingham, MASS

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 25 Sept 1947.

 

TAYLOR,Mrs. Frank

D.age 87 at Wyandotte, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 17 Apr 1952

 

TEDROW,Mrs. Reine Kuhlman

B.24 Feb 1884 Gratiot Co., MI

M.Frank TEDROW

D.30 July, age 75 at Alma, MI,buried Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI

Survivors:Husband Frank,2 daughters Mrs. George VANDERVEEN of Alma, and

Muriel TEDROW;1 sister Mrs. Seth HOWLAND of Riverdale, MI;1 brother

Leslie KUHLMAN of Birmingham.

 

TEEGARDEN,William A.

B.6 May 1870 Putnam Co., OH

D.age 82,Pleasant Valley area, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:2 sons Russell and Homer of Pleasant Valley

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 7 Aug 1952

 

THOMAS,Elizabeth Jane Minnick

B.22 Feb 1848 Jefferson Co., PA

M.1869 William THOMAS in Jefferson Co., PA

D.18 Feb 1927 Colon, MI

Survivors:Sons William THOMAS, JR and Charles Wesley of Tacoma, WA;Mary

Catherine HARMON of Colon, MISarah E. of St. Louis,Ida May of

Tacoma, WA and Bert A. of Essexville, MI.

 

THOMAS,Leah Miller Stuart

B.3 Oct 1864 Kent Co., MI

M/11882 to Alexander STUART

M/2Feb 1896 to William H. THOMAS

D.4 June 1921 Shepherd, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband William H.;son Ernest;father Anton MILLER,2 sisters Mrs.

E. L. BOCK of Port Elgin, Ontario and Mrs. P. T. SPICER of Dayton, OH;

3 brothersHenry,Alex and Alfred of Elwell.

 

THOMAS,Lee

B.Mar 1894 Isabella Co., MIto William & Carrie Algyre THOMAS

D.11 Feb 1952 Hospital at Grand Rapids, MI, buried Salt River Cem., beside w/ Maisie.

Shepherd Businessman

Survivors:Son Dennis Lee of Big Rapids, MI;3 sisters Carol CLEMONS of Charlotte,

Vera MASSUCH of Detroit, and Gertrude CRAWFORD of Lansing.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 21 Feb 1952

 

THOMAS,William

B.27 May 1866 4 miles south of Shepherd, MI

M. 1899 to Carrie ALGYRE

D.1 Aug 1916 same place as born, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:son Lee,daughters Gertrude CRAWFORD,Coral CLEMONS and Vera

THOMAS.Daughter Edna MOORE dec'd.Also surviving are his mother and

his wife.

 

THOMAS,William

          D.age 85,Colon, MI -Civil War Veteran

Survivors:DaughtersMrs. George HARMOND of Saginaw and Mrs. STAHL living

east of Shepherd,son Bert THOMAS of Saginaw;a sister Mrs. CRIST.

Son W. H. THOMAS died last year.

 

THOMAS,William H.

B.4 Apr 1872 

M/11896 to Leah MILLER(she d. 1921)

M/21922 to Mary CHURCH in Lansing, MI

D.(no dates) buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Mary,2 step daughters Mrs. Ione WALDRON of Burt Lake and Mrs.

Helen HICKS of Hollywood, CA;2 brothers B. A. THOMAS of Essexville, MI

and Charles THOMAS of Tacoma, WA;Mrs. George HARMON of St.

Joseph, MI,Mrs. Ida TURNER of Tacoma, WA and Mrs. Eldon STAHL are

his sisters.

Hand Dated - 23 Mar 1931.

 

THOMPSON,Estella Black

B.26 June 1879 in Morrice Shiawassee Co., MI

M.Perry THOMPSON

(this was all info. listed)

 

THRUSH,Charles

B.10 Aug 1903 Grand Rapids, MIto Charles Franklin & Wilhelmina Bowman THRUSH.

D.Alma, MI(no dates given), buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Dora Helen,3 sons Beryl of Shepherd,Thomas Lynn,Dr. Charles

Stuart THRUSH of Lansing;2 daughters,Mrs. Bonnie (Raymond) BROWN

of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs. Carol (Arthur) WHITNEY of Shepherd.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 12 Jan 1972

 

THURLOW,Harriet

B.3 Oct 1853 in England

M.5 Dec 1875 to Chris SNYDER

D.12 Feb 1923,aged 69 yrs., 4 mos, 9 days

3 Children died in infancy

Surviviors:Husband,daughter Mrs. Fred MILLER near Alma,and John SNYDER of

Mt. Pleasant. 

Family moved to Chippewa twp., Isabella Co., MI from Perrysburg, OH 19 yrs ago.

Hand Dated - 1 Mar 1923.

(This book has her as THURLOW, not SNYDER)

 

TIBBILS,Mrs. Annie M. Wonch

B.8 June 1867 at Shepherd, MI to William & Melinda Nutt WONCH

D.6 Apr at home of daughter Jennie TIBBILS in Lansing, MI,buried Salt River Cem.

Survivors:daughtersJennie of Lansing,Mrs. Alberta SCOTT of Grand Rapids,

Winnie DOON of Fort Thomas, KY,and Retha ALLEMAN of Shepherd;

2 brothers Ben WONCH of Mason and George WONCH of Shepherd;

1 sister Alice BRODERICK of Lansing.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 12 Apr 1951 

 

TIBBILS,Charles Clifford

B.7 June 1869 Kalamazoo, MI to Charles Henry & Martha TIBBILS

M.Anna M. WONCH at age 21

D.age 60 yrs., 2 mos., 15 days near Shepherd, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Wife Anna,son Norval of Clare, MI5 daughters Alta Alberta,Retha

Adella,Jennie Mae,Mrs. Emily DAVIS of Lansing and Mrs. Winifred

DORAN of Cincinnati, OH.

 

TOWNSEND,William

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Abner TOWNSEND

D.16 Aug, age 89 at Boyne Falls, MI, buried Boyne Falls

M/11888 to Eliza SWIX (she d. 1908 St. Louis, MI - 6 children)

M/21921 Erma SNYDER - moved to near Boyne Falls, MI

Survivors:Wife Erma,2 daughters Mrs. Nellie SOPER of Flint and Mrs. Cora RUSSELL

of Mancelona;2 sons Chester of Detroit and Boyd of Muskegon;also 1 sister 

Charlotte in CA.

 

TRAVIS,Cecilia Roberts

B.2 Mar 1913 Shepherd, MI

D.14 Oct 1963 at Carson City, MIburied at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery

Survivors:Husband Byron;4 sons Richard,Patrick,Joseph and John;3 daughters

Mrs. Janet BISSELL,Mary, and Gloriann all of Shepherd,Mother Mrs.

Bertha ROBERTS and 6 sisters,Mrs. Raymond MOELLER of Saginaw,

Sister St. Vincent de Paul of Grand Rapids,Mrs. Neal DOEPKER of

Sagainaw,Mrs. Harry TRIPP of Shepherd,Mrs. Raymond JENNINGS of

Grand Rapids and Mrs. Harold PFLEUGER of San Joe, CA;3 brothers,

William ROBERTS of Saginaw,Matthew ROBERTS of Midland and

Marion ROBERTS of Sterling.

Ref:Shepherd Argus - 16 Oct 1963

 

TRAVIS,Mamie Leota McFarren

B.27 Nov 1881 Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI only dau. of Lenard & Nancy McFARREN

M.3 Mar 1903 William TRAVIS

D.9 Jan - Shepherd, MI aged 70yrs, 1 mo, 13 days, buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband William,8 sons Herbert,Byron, J. C.,Chester and Dale of

Shepherd,Donald of St. Louis;2 daughters Fern and Wilma of Alma,son

Floyd of St. Louis and half sister Mrs. Drayton MILEY of Shepherd.

 

TRAVIS,William

B.16 Jan 1880 Lapeer Co., MI to Benjamin & Mary TRAVIS

M.3 Mar 1903 Mamie McFARREN(he d. 25 days after his wife died)

D.Alma, MIaged 72 yrs., 18 days,buried Salt River Cemetery

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 7 Feb 1952

 

TRIPP,Fred

B.20 July 1883 Mt. Pleasant, MI

D.6 May 1961 Carson City, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery beside wife who d. 1944

Survivors:Wife,4 sons Elmer and Louis of St. Louis,Harry of Shepherd,Ernest

of Prescott;1 daughter Mrs. Stanley FENBY of St. Louis;1 brother John of

Gwinn, MI.

(Note:wife is listed as survivor, and wife listed as d. 1944, article didn't state if he

married twice.)

 

TRIPP,Lura C.

B.3 July 1893 near Shepherd, MI

M.19 Mar 1916 to Otis TRIPP at St. Louis, MI

D.Palmetto, FL,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband,2 brothers Warren CHILDS of Lansing and Clarence CHILDS

of Shepherd;2 sisters Dena FITZGERALD and Mrs. Harold ACKER both

of Battle Creed, MI

 

 

'U's

 

ULSH,Cleo Henry

B.5 May 1892 Laketon, IND

D.Mt. Pleasant, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband Harry,1 daughter Imogene of Lansing,1 son Bruce of Shepherd,

her mother,Mrs. S. D. HENRY of South Whitley, IND;2 sisters Mrs. Chancy

GUSHARD of Laketon, IND,and Mrs. Glen MARSHALL of LaSalle, ILL,

and a brother Bruce HENRY of Campbell, CA.

The Shepherd VFW Post was named for the dec'd son "Joe ULSH".

 

UPTON,Joshua

B.8 Jan 1832 Peterboro, NH

M.Sept 1862 Miss Wealthie M. MOORE Chautiqua Co., NY (she d. 22 Apr 1918 at

Shepherd, MI.

D.19 Sept 1919,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:3 Children,Myurtle B.,J. L. and Iva UPTON besides a devoted son-in-law,

Jason H. STRUBLE.

 

UPTON,Wealthy Minerva Moore

B.31 July 1842 Crawford Co., PAto Elijah & Smantha MOORE

M.21 Sept 1862 Joshua J. UPTON at Clymer, NY

D.22 Apr 1918 at Shepherd,buried Salt River Cemetery

 

 

'V's

 

VAN ALSTINE,Alexander

B.9 Oct 1866 Trenton, Ontario to Alexander & Didamy Zufelt VanALSTINE.

M.1893 to Franchieu Maude HAMILTON

D.11 Mar 1954, age 87 at Mt. Pleasant, MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:son Ross and 6 daughters,Mrs. Olin FERRISS of Sumner, MI,Mrs.

Max TESSMER of Governour, NY,Mrs. John HAMILTON of Flat Rock, MI,

Mrs. Ward LEONARD of St. Johns, MI,Mrs. Russell HOUCH of Greenville,

MI, and Miss Donna VanALSTINE of Milwaukee, WISC.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 18 Mar 1954.

 

VAN DEVENTER,Frances Murphy

B.Bryan, OHto Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas MURPHY (no date given)

M.1903 Chauncey VanDEVENTER in Manistee.

D.age 76,buried Salt River Cemetery (no dates given)

 

VANVRANKEN,Bert

B.5 Dec 1870 to Peter & Catherine Sanford VanVRANKEN

M.24 Dec 1905 to (Sarah) Catherine WOOD

D.15 Sept 1950 Coe twp., Isabella Co., MI,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survived by son Milo.

 

VANVRANKEN,Catherine Marie Sanford

B.24 May 1841 Burns, Alleghany Co., NY to Jared & Rebecca SANFORD

M.24 Feb 1864 to Peter VANRVRANKEN

D.3 Oct 1917 Isabella Co., MIage 76 yrs., 4 mos, 9 days.

 

VANVRANKEN,Clinton

B.6 June 1878 to Peter & Catherine Sanford VANVRANKEN

D.4 Mar 1952 Isabella Co.,buried Salt River Cemetery.

 

VANVRANKEN,Della

B.Pine River twp., Gratiot Co., MI(no date given)

D.age 77 at home of her brother Clinton of Coe twp.,buried Salt River Cemetery.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 29 Mar 1951.

 

VANVRANKEN,Peter

B.14 Sept 1829 Fulton Co., NY,youngest son of John & Elizabeth VANVRANKEN

M.1864 to Catherine SANFORD in NY

   D.1 Nov 1923 aged 94 yrs., 1 mo, 18 days.

Civil War Veteran.

Last of a family of 10 children.

Hand Dated - 8 Nov 1923.

 

VANVRANKEN,(Sarah) Catherine Wood

B.16 Nov 1879 Greene Co., PA to John & Sarah Jane McCullough WOOD

M.24 Dec 1905 Bert VANVRANKEN

D.20 Nov 1949,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survivors:Husband and son Milo;brothers and sisters.

 

VARNUM,Alfred

D.Dec 1948 at home of Rollie CAMPBELL,Funeral services in Mt. Pleasant, MI

buried Green Cemetery Dec. 1948.

Survived by wife.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 23 Dec 1948

 

VERNIAL,Phillippe

B.5 Feb 1871 TX

D.26 Dec 1953 Shepherd, MI,age 82,buried St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery

Survivors:Widow Anna,daughter Jane,son Manuel;sister Epifomia RAMOS,

nephew Jose MORALES, and step-daughter Mrs. Pilar RAMOS at whose

home he died.

Ref:Isabella County Republican - 31 Dec 1953.

 

VODICKA,Julia

B.8 May 1888 Poland

D.25 Nov at Mecosta Co., MI,buried Salt River Cemetery (no yr. given)

Survivors:1 daughter Mrs. Josephine BISSELL of Bradenton, FL;3 sons Joe

of Clare,Tom of Shepherd and Frank of Detroit.

 

VREDENBURG,Charles A.

B.21 Jan 1844 Jefferson Co, PA

M. 1866 Miss Mary PHILLIPS

D.21 June 1920 at Grand Rapids, MI,buried Soldiers Cemetery, Grand Rapids.

Civil War Veteran

Survivors:Widow,3 daughtersMrs. F. C. DUBOIS of Shepherd,Mrs. C. G.

BENNETT of Jennings and Mrs. N. O. BISSELL of OR.

 

VROMAN,Julia Goldsmith

B.13 Sept 1841 Sweden, Monroe Co., NY

M.1 July 1858 to David C. VROMAN in Jackson Co., MI (he d. 7 Mar 1911)

D.9 May 1920, aged 78 yrs., 7 mos, 26 days,buried Salt River Cemetery

Survviors:ChildrenFlora M., William H.,Walter L.,Raymond W.,Zada A. (d. infancy)

3 sistersMrs. Belle MECUM of CA,Mrs. James PHILLIPS of Jackson, and

Mrs. AUCOMPAUGH of Shepherd;and Ransom GOLDSMITH of Grass

Lake, MI.