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A Memorial Book By Otto S. Lewis

Last Updated July 17, 2021 by Michael Bates 1 Comment

This article is about a book written by Otto S. Lewis after his wife and two children perished in the shipwreck of the SS Columbia in 1907.  Titled ‘In Memory of My Beloved Wife Mabel B. Lewis and Children Florence and Ray’, it is one of those rare finds that provide both an in-depth look at… Read more »about A Memorial Book By Otto S. Lewis

Surnames Referenced: Holman, Lewis, Lockwood People Referenced: Holman, Franklin J. · Holman, Mabel Blanche · Holman, Mayremna O. · Lewis, Florence Carr · Lewis, Otto Shumway · Lewis, Ray Carr Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: book, shipwreck, SS Columbia

Who were Grandma Ostrander and Aunt Minnie?

Last Updated March 26, 2018 by Michael Bates 2 Comments

Edgar Bates' Baby Book

In my dad’s baby book, my grandmother, Beatrice Lockwood Bates, listed the gifts he received for his first and second Christmases. Each year a present was received from Grandma Ostrander and one from Aunt Minnie Edwards, but no one in the family recognized these names.  In this article, I describe discovering the family connection to both of these individuals.  In the process, I found a new family contact who had known my grandmother as a young woman. Read more »about Who were Grandma Ostrander and Aunt Minnie?

Surnames Referenced: Copp, Crispell, Lockwood, Ostrander People Referenced: Copp, Ione E · Copp, Iora O · Crispell, Maria E · Ostrander, William Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: book

A Biographical Album… and a Train Robbery!

Last Updated March 26, 2018 by Michael Bates Leave a Comment

Chapman Album Title Page

One of my early searches for family members on my grandmother’s side turned up an unexpected biography of her father and his family.   In this article, I take a look at a biographical album that contains a profile of Franklin J. Holman, and a reference to a train robbery.
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Surnames Referenced: Bates, Curavo, Ellsworth, Holman, Lewis, Lockwood, Spicer People Referenced: Ellsworth, Rebecca · Holman, Berdie · Holman, Frankie S. · Holman, Franklin J. · Holman, Mabel Blanche · Holman, Maude S. · Holman, Mayremna O. · Holman, Murry C. · Lewis, Otto Shumway · Lockwood, Beatrice Emerald · Rodgers, Henry D. Filed Under: Father's Family Topics: book, Michigan

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