The Patterson Grantors In Genesee Co., Michigan

Why were John C. Cameron and Arabella Paine both Grantees on the same deed? After researching, I still don't know. Arabella was the daughter of Charles & Betsey Patterson; was Charles her brother and Fanny her sister-in-law? I found a John C. Cameron who married Florence Williams who lived in the area, but did not find a connection to Arabella. My interest was in the Cameron surname for my new blog "Cameron Collections." However I had better luck with the Pattersons and Paines.

Genesee Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "58", Page "596"
14 December 1867
Charles R. & Fanny Patterson of the Village of Clio, Genesee County, Michigan
To
John C. Cameron & Arabella Paine of Montrose, Genesee County, Michigan
E part of NW 1/4 of Section 15 Town 9 North of Range 5 East, Genesee County, MI
Witnesses: D. S. Galsted, NP & Sanford Hunt

The Grantors:

I found Charles & Fanny Patterson in Clio, Vienna Twp., Genesee Co., MI, in 1870:
1870 MI Census
Patterson, Charles, 37, NY, miller (grist mill)
", Fannie, 42, b. MI
", Charles, 7, b. MI
", Isabell, 5, b. MI

Charles & Fanny Patterson apparently moved to Wisconsin:
1880 WI, Price, Phillips
Chas. R. PATTERSON Self M W 47 NY Laborer NY NY
Fanny PATTERSON Wife M W 51 MI Keep House O NY
Charles PATTERSON Son S W 17 MI School NY MI
Isabel PATTERSON Dau S W 15 MI School NY MI

It appears as though Fanny Patterson and her daughter, Isabelle Sweetzer, moved back to Michigan and were residing at Port Huron, St. Clair County, where a Fanny Patterson died 28 February 1908. Fanny was the daughter of Diodate & Charlotte Hubbard of Oakland County, Michigan. Fanny Hubbard married 1st Daniel Sprague in Oakland County on 15 Feb 1849; Daniel & Fanny Sprague were living next door to Diodate, Charlotte and William Huggard in Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Mi, in the 1850 Census. In 1860 Daniel & Fanny Sprague (indexed as "Strange" on HeritageQuest) had 17 year old Diodate Courliss living with them. Daniel Sprague died 4 October 1861 in Oakland Co. Fanny Sprague married C. R. Patterson 30 Dec 1863 in Oakland County. By 1867, Fanny was living in Genesee County when she signed the deed.

THE GRANTEES:

1880 MI Genesee, Flint
Allen PAYNE Self M W 50 CAN Hotel Keeper ENG SCOT
Arebella PAYNE Wife M W 37 NY Keeping House NY NY
Arthur PAYNE Son S W 13 MI At School CAN NY
Myrtie PAYNE Dau S W 11 MI At School CAN NY
Rollin PAYNE Son S W 7 MI CAN NY
Edward S. LEE Other S W 24 IRE Attorney At Law IRE IRE
Erastus N. FERRIS Other S W 21 MI Laborer NY NY
Frances BLISS Other S W 18 MI Servant --- ---
Celisia JONES Other W W 36 MI Servant --- ---
Mary NICKERSON Other W W 55 NY Servant --- ---


1900 MI Census, Genesee, Montrose
Payne, Allen, b. Mar 1830, age 70, married 38yrs Can Can
", Aravilla, wife, Sept 1841, 58, m38, 5children/3living NY NY
Hoxie, Myrtie, dau, Jan 1869, wd 1child/1living, b. MI
Next Door:
Payne, Rollin, Jan 1874 26, m1, b. MI
", Lizzie, wife Feb 1881, 19, m1, 0children/0living, b. MI
Hoxie, Emma, niece b May 1892, MI

Gravestone of Arabella (Patterson) Payne can be seen here.

Groom's name: John C. Cameron
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 28 years
Groom's birth year: 1843
Groom's birthplace: New York
Bride's name: Florence E. Williams
Bride's age: 20 years
Bride's birth year: 1851
Bride's birthplace: Ohio
Marriage date: 18 Apr 1871
Marriage place: Flushing, Genesee, Michigan
Reference number: v 1 p 226 rn 1184
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

1880 MI Census, Genesee, Vienna Twp., Clio
Henry L. WILLIAMS M Male 54 NY Keeps Liquor Store
Emilie WILLIAMS M Female 47 NY Keeps House
May WILLIAMS S Female 22 OH
John C. CAMERON W Male 39 NY Druggist [son-in-law on actual census]

A Confederate General's Connection To Genesee County

Deeds I noticed while thumbing through the pages of Liber 58 in the Genesee County, Michigan, Register of Deeds office (the name "Longstreet" jumped out at me). A Confederate General Connection in Genesee County? Wow!

The "Flint General Motors Celebration - History" explained the relationship of the deeds' Grantee (Mrs. Maria Stockton) and the "Garland" Grantors.

Flint had its beginnings in 1819 when fur trader Jacob Smith set up a permanent trading station at the Grand Traverse... . ...Smith enjoyed a close friendship with the Ojibway chief Neome...and he was adopted into the Ojibway tribe. During the Saginaw Treaty negotiations of 1819; Smith and his children, under their Indian names, received tracts of land north of the Flint River within the current city limits of Flint.

Two of Smith’s daughters later married prominent Flint residents. Maria married Colonel Thomas Stockton; Harriet married Major John Garland. Garland’s daughters, Louisa and Mary, also married military men who later served as Confederate officers, General James Longstreet and Colonel George Deas.

Genesee Co., MI
Liber "58", Page "241"
10 October 1866
$1,750.00
Maria L. Longstreet, late of Virginia, and heir-at-law of General John Garland, deceased
To
Mrs. Maria G. Stockton of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan

All unsold portions of that part of Section 8, Smith's Reservation, Genesee County, Michigan --- Thread River, North by Flint River - East by west line of Section 7 in Smith's Reservation and South by Court Street
City of Flint.........
Notarized in the State of Mississippi, Noxubee County
Witnesses: W. D. Longstreet & _ S. Davies
.....apart from her said husband James Longstreet.....

Genesee Co., MI
Liber "58", Page "242"
10 October 1866
David S. Garland by Administrator
To
Maria G. Stockton
Henry Lovell, administrator of the estate of John Garland, deceased, and David S. Garland, heir-at-law of said John Garland, deceased, by H. R. Lovell his attorney of the first part, and Mrs. Maria Stockton of Flint, Michigan, of the second part...all unsold portions of Section 8 Smith's Reservation...Genesee County, Michigan....by west line Section 7....on plat of Stockton's ...addition to Village of Flint....not sold during lifetime of General Garland....
Witnesses: C. F. Bridgeman and William L. Smith

Genesee Co., MI
Liber "58", Page "243"
10 October 1866
$1,700.00
Mary E. Deas (Known as Bessie Deas)
To
Maria Stockton of Flint, Michigan
Mary E. Deas (Known as Bessie Deas) daughter and heir-at-law of General John Garland, deceased, late of the State of Virginia and now of the State of New York of the 1st part...
Section 8.....
Notarized in New York, New York
Witnesses: F. J. Whiting & William H. Riblet, Notary Public in New York

Genesee Co., MI
Liber "58", Page "244"
10 October 1866
$1,750.00
John S. Garland, of Baltimore, Maryland
To
Maria Stockton of Flint, Michigan
John S. Garland, of Baltimore, Maryland, heir-at-law of General John Garland, deceased....
Witnesses: John S. Hollingshead and John D. Bloor?
Notarized in Washington, D.C. by the Commissioner of Deeds for Michigan in Washington, D.C.

Apparently the Jacob Smith to John (& Harriet) Garland to Maria (& Thomas) Stockton path to land ownership near the Flint River was not smooth and was contested by Nancy (Smith) Crane, purported to be the daughter of Jacob Smith. A letter from John Garland regarding the Jacob Smith property can be found here.

See additional details at my "Detour Through History" blog.

Flint Mayor McKeighan's Deed To The IMA

Since the Industrial Mutual Association (IMA) was such an integral part of my formative years (I worked at Safetyville* and the Sports Arena, plus lived on IMA property at Potter's Lake when I was in high school), a little research while at the Register of Deeds in Genesee County, Michigan, was in order. My Dad's office was at the IMA Auditorium complex and his funeral 18 June 1974, was held in the IMA Annex. Many circuses, concerts and other events were held at the Auditorium. The IMA Auditorium was converted to a Six Flags Autoworld amusement park (the venture failed and the building was eventually demolished).
*See the type of car used at Safetyville here

An excerpt described General Motors' relationship to the IMA:

GM supported the Industrial Mutual Association (IMA), Flint’s largest institution, which "reflected the paternal and fair view which the General Motor executives had of themselves." The IMA offered lakes and parks, bowling, dancing, parks and sports programs and night study for GM factory workers and their families. Though membership was not required, most workers joined.

Genesee Co., Michigan, Deeds
Liber "462", Page "214"
28 September 1928
City of Flint
To
Industrial Mutual Association (IMA)
$100,000.00
....4th Avenue...Third Avenue....known....as "Athletic Park"
Signed: William McKeighan, Mayor of Flint
Witnesses: Myrl Goddard, D. E. McCorkill, Catharine Peirce, Blanche Whipple

A picture of Athletic Park can be seen here with the description here.

See the 23 February 1997 demolition of the IMA Auditorium

Poss, Ellison & Miller, Heirs-At-Law of Jacob Miller, Late of Lapeer County, Michigan

The most striking element of this deed is that it named the heirs-at-law of Jacob Miller, "late of Lapeer county, Michigan." Surnames other than Miller include Ellison and Poss. The Ellisons and the Poss' s lived in Lapeer County when the 1860 census was taken. The Poss family moved to Livingston Co., Michigan and then the widowed & re-married Daniel Poss moved to Crawford Co., MI. Mary Elizabeth Poss, eldest daughter of Daniel & Elizabeth H. (Miller) Poss, married William Harris and lived in Saginaw, MI. Emma Poss, the younger daughter, married 1st William Marsh and 2nd Alden Rinker. Emma, born in Lapeer county, also lived in Livingston Co., MI, and Roscommon Co., MI, before ultimately moving to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.

There's more information about George & Mary Jane (Miller) Ellison below. I did not identify John Miller, heir of Jacob Miller, to my satisfaction. I also did not find the Jacob Miller who died before 19 November 1860 in the 1860 census, nor could I identify him in an 1850 census. Rocina A. Johnson, the grantee, may be a relative (but not necessarily so) since the land was quit claimed to her for only $1.00.

Lapeer Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "R", Page 303
19 November 1860
Ellison, Poss & Miller
QC
Rocina A. Johnson of Oakland Co., MI
$1.00
80 acres

Mary Jane Ellison & Kora (George per signature on document) Ellison, Elizabeth Helen Poss & Daniel Poss and John Miller of Lapeer County...
W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 22 Town 6 North of Range 9 East
Heirs-at-law of Jacob Miller, late of Lapeer County...
Witnesses: William Barber, Catherine Pednick, Ellery A. Brownell, Emily Brownell and Henry Ellison

1860 MI Census Lapeer, Hadley Twp., Farmer's Creek
Ellison, George W., 55, NY
", Mary J., 48, b. NY
", Luther, 22, b. MI
", George W., 18, MI
", John M., 16, MI
", Mary, 13, MI
", Hellen, 11, MI
", Andrew, 9, MI [died in 1869]
", Francis, 6, MI
", Frank B., 3, MI

1860 MI Census Lapeer, Attica Twp.
Poss, Daniel, 41
", Elizabeth H., 41
", Mary E., 4
Ellison, Hellen, 11
Freeman, George


George Ellison, son of George & Mary Jane (Miller) Ellison married Sarah Gordon in 1888:
Groom's name: George W. Ellison
Groom's age: 45 years
Groom's birth year: 1843
Groom's birthplace: Oxford Tp., Michigan
Bride's name: Sarah Gordon
Bride's age: 42 years
Bride's birth year: 1846
Bride's birthplace: Canada
Marriage date: 21 Jan 1888
Marriage place: Metamora, Bay, Michigan
Father of groom's name: George W. Ellison
Mother of groom's name: Mary Jane Miller
Film number: 2342482
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4207677
Image number: 251
Reference number: v 1 p 121 rn 138
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Groom's name: Wm. L. Marsh
Groom's age: 54 years
Groom's birth year: 1826
Groom's birthplace: Ontario
Bride's name: Emma J. Poss
Bride's age: 19 years
Bride's birth year: 1861
Bride's birthplace: Lapeer, Michigan
Marriage date: 14 Jul 1880
Marriage place: Howell, Livingston, Michigan
Film number: 2342466
Digital GS number: 4207610
Image number: 52
Reference number: v 2 p 243 rn 1906
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Groom's name: Alden S. Riecker [sic Rinker]
Groom's age: 18 years
Groom's birth year: 1869
Groom's birthplace: Michigan
Bride's name: Emma J. Poss Marsh
Bride's age: 24 years
Bride's birth year: 1863
Bride's birthplace: Michigan
Marriage date: 30 May 1887
Marriage place: Roscommon, Roscommon, Michigan
Film number: 2342481
Digital GS number: 4207658
Image number: 84
Reference number: v 3 p 159 rn 117
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

A Bancroft Connection To Lapeer Co., MI

Benjamin F. & Mary (Buckley) Bancroft sold at least pieces of property in Lapeer County, Michigan. Benjamin was a banker in Salem, Washington Co., New York, when the 1860 census was taken. Was he a land speculator?

Lapeer Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "R", Page 403
10 April 1861
Benjamin F. Bancroft & Mary, wife, of Salem, Washington Co., NY
Quit Claim Deed To
Linus Forbes of Lapeer

Lapeer Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "R", Page 657
24 June 1862
Benjamin F. & Mary Bancroft of Salem, Washington Co., NY
QC To
Frederick Smith of Lapeer Co., Michigan

The Benjamin Bancrofts in the 1860 census:
1860 NY Washington Co., Salem
Bancroft, Benj. F., 42, Banker, b. Mass
", Mary J., 39, b. NY
Warren, Mary, 30, domestic, b. Ireland

Benjamin F. Bancroft was the son of Jonathan Barber Bancroft & Betsey Clark. Jonathan was the son of Samuel Bancroft, Jr., & Elizabeth Spelman who was the son of Samuel Bancroft, Sr. & Sarah White. The first American Bancroft ancestors of Benjamin F. Bancroft can be found here. An ancestor of Sarah (White) Bancroft can be found here.

Benjamin F. Bancroft died 23 Nov 1886 as written in here in the Proceedings from the Convention of the American Banker's Association. [Note: An interesting source for a date of death]. The Bancrofts had no children.

Some Online Sanborn Maps

Sanborn maps of Missouri can be found here. Selected Sanborn maps of San Francisco can be found here.

ProQuest described the uses of Sanborn maps here.

Abbreviations used in the Sanborn maps and a map legend can be found here (from a .pdf file at the University of VA).

Case studies using Sanborn maps as well as other information at a site developed by a Kent State University professor can be found here.

Cyndislist.com has compiled a list of Fire Insurance Maps here.

Soules of Onondaga Co., NY, Sold Land In Lapeer Co., MI

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Land Office (GLO) records for the property sold (E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Section 17 Twn 6 Range 9) in the below listed deed indicated that the property was granted to Henry Hamblin of Ontario Co., NY, on 7/9/1839. The property appeared to be divested from the estate(s) of Ephraim* (d. 24 Oct 1856) & Abigail (Kinne) (d. 4 March 1856) Soule of Onondaga Co., New York, to their children.

Lapeer Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "R", Page 300
Recorded: 9 November 1860
Oscar Soule, Emina Wright, et al, of Onondaga Co., NY
To
Edmund Green of Detroit, Wayne, MI

Oscar & (Mary) Agnes Soule, Adelbert Soule, W. Irving Soule,
Emina Wright of Syracuse, Onondaga, NY..
(Hadley land)
E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of Section 17 Twn 6 Range 9 (north of east?)
Witnesses: E. Wright & R. H. Nicholas

In 1850 the parents were still living:

1850 NY Census, Onondaga Co., Clay
Soule, Ephraim, 46, salt manufacturer, b. NY
", Abigail, 46, b. NY
", Moses K, 24
", William W., 22, pill maker
", Oscar, 16, farming
"Ermina, 17
", Adelburt, 13
", Irving W., 11
Hanrahan, Catherine, 19, b. Ireland

In 1860, both parents were dead:

1860 NY Onondaga Co., Salina
Soule, Adelburt, 24, salt manufacturer, $13,000, b. NY
", Oscar H., 26, salt manufacturer, $13,000, b. NY
", Agnes, 26, b. Buenos Aires
", Lizzie, 2, b.NY
", W. Irving, 21, salt manufacturer, NY
Clary, Mary, servant, 20, b. Ireland

The Lapeer County, MI, property was sold on 9 November 1860.

The Last Will & Testament (Probate Document dated 7 Sept 1862) of W. Irving Soule is online here. The petitioner is Oscar (T or F) Soule. Brother Adelbert N. Soule is listed as are nieces, Lutie Wright and Lizzie Soule. Also nephew Frankie Soule is listed. Others mentioned are friend, Callie Matthews of Syracuse, William Wright, son of friend Dr. Elson Wright of Syracuse. Oscar Soule and Elsah L. Wright were appointed as executors.

Ermina (Soule) Wright and family in the 1880 Census:
1880 NY Census 3rd Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Alonzo WRIGHT Self M Male W 54 NY Patent Medicine NY NY
Ermina WRIGHT Wife M Female W 48 NY NY
Lutie WRIGHT Dau S Female W 23 NY NY NY
Harriet BURGAHRDT Other S Female B 33 MA Servant MA MA

The Alonzo Wright family was in Pasadena, California by 1900. Ermina died sometime between 1900 and 1910; Alonzo died after 1920. Daughter Lutie was a widow with a son, Irving Benton, living with her and her parents in 1900.

Oscar Soule and family in 1880:
1880 NY Census 5th Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Oscar F. SOULE Self M W 46 NY Canner Of Fruit & Vegetables NY NY
Sarah SOULE Wife M W 39 NY Keeps House NY CT
Lizzie V. SOULE Dau S W 21 LA At Home NY NY [Mrs. Charles Hanchett)
Frank C. SOULE Son S W 19 NY Clerk Agricultural Works NY NY
Agnes M. SOULE Dau S W 17 NY At Home NY NY
Mary STEVENS Other S W 19 NY Domestic US US

1900 NY Census
Soule, Oscar, Aug 1834, 65, m (43 X'd out) 31, NY, manf. food prod.
", Sarah, wife, Nov 1841, m31, 0children/0living
Swart Soule, Nettie, grandniece, b. June 1881, 19, b. MI

Oscar Soule's first wife, Mary Agnes (Laurence) died 1867. He married 2nd Miss Sarah Bradley in 1868. His surviving children were Frank C. Soule and Mrs. Charles G. Hanchett. A grandniece, Miss Nettie Swart, was with Mr. Soule and his wife when he died in California. He was also survived by a brother, Albert, of Kansas, and a sister, Mrs. A.N. Wright, of Pasadena, California. Four grandchildren also survive him: Oscar F. Soule, Oscar Soule Hanchett, Miss Agnes Laurence Hanchett and Robert G. Soule. [Obituary of Oscar Soule (1834 - 1902) in the Syracuse NY Daily Journal here]

He was the Oscar Soule of the Merrell-Soule Company mentioned here and here. This article mentioned the demise of the salt industry (the occupation listed in the 1850 census for members of the Soule family) in Syracuse and also the Merrell-Soule company.

Oscar Frank Soule, connected to the Merrell-Soule Company, married Dorothy Bigelow and was the father of Frank Canning Soule, according to this bio.

As reported by the Oswego Palladium newspaper, the Last Will & Testament of Frank C. Soule, who died 14 March 1942, at his home in Florida, a retired food manufacturer, was dated 12 January 1939, and included the following:

Letters of Testamentary to Oscar F. Soule, son; another son, Robert G. Soule, renounced right to letters.

Frank C. Soule, 2nd, grandson, of Montclair, NJ
Dorothy B. Soule Milner, granddaughter, of Great Neck, L.I., NY
Hendrick Soule, grandson, Syracuse, NY
Robert G. Soule, Jr., grandson, Fayetteville, NY
Grace G. Soule Moylan, granddaughter, Syracuse
Agnes Hanchett Hubbell, niece, of New York City, NY
Bequeathed an oil painting of his father, Oscar F. Soule, to son Oscar F. Soule, of Syracuse, NY

Frank C. Soule married Grace Gere, according to genealogy information here.

*Ephraim Soule was the son of Lattan & Lydia (Leech) Soule and the brother of the Hon. Nathan Soule (see family information here). The family appears to be descended from George Soule, a Mayflower passenger. Ephraim Soule was also the owner of the Oriental Sovereign Balm Company.