Biographical Papers N-S
Biographical Papers Letter N
Frank Nackerman
Mr. Nackerman's mother went to Elk Rapids to work; there she met Nackerman, a German. He lived at house #38, which had earlier been Pete McCauley's home (where Cole's Mill was).
He lived at house #76, a new house.
Stones:
This is Frank Nackerman's father & mother - Frederick J. Mary A. (daughter of Pete McCauley & Ellen Malloy)
1859-1946 1865-1946
Christonson Nelson
This is the tailor I remember.
Charlevoix records:
Died, Nov. 12, 1916, Christonson Nelson, widower, 75-11-12; La Grippe b[orn] Denmark; tailor; parents Madse Nelson - Nettie Christina.
Newton [Brothers]
Brothers Archibald (Archie), Carl, Obadiah, and Wilson. They located in St. Helena Island, "put out a good dock, built a large store & house and prepared to establish a business with the fishermen of lower Lake Michigan." C. of Sea, p. 12. They called in Whitney to build a boat, the "Eliza Caroline."
It was at St. Helena that the fishermen gathered for the Expulsion [1] and they were nominally under the leadership of Archie Newton. The boat used was the "C. L. Abel," owned & commanded by Capt. John Wagely. - Trav. Reg.
In 1850 census:
Obadiah Newton 35 [born] N.Y. fisherman, is living in home of John Wagely.1850 census (see Archibald Newton) lists:
Archibald, 35; Obadiah, 25; & Wilson, 29; all born in N.Y.
1 Forcible removal of most of the Beaver Island Mormons in July of 1856.
Biographical Papers Letter O
Edward O'Brien/De Briae
1815 - ('60 census)
P. 142, 144
Married Rosalie, 1815 (census, 1819)-1883
Children:
John, 1854-5 - married Adeline La Blanc) girl - who married Joe Smith Lawrence lists these dates:
Agnes O'Brien, 1879-1958 - married an O'Donnell (stone)
John O'Brien, 1854-1951 - married Adeline La Blancà Mrs. John O'Brien, 1857-1937
Wilfred, 1889-1954
Johnny Green gives a DeBriae as one of the 12 families at Green's Bay. They lived at McFadden's Point. He said it was Wilfred['s] father, but this man is too old & must be Wilfred's grandfather.
They came to B.I. in 1860 because "they came when Johnny was 5." When they came in 1860 they first stayed at Lobdell's boarding house.
1860 census:
Edward O'Brien 45 carpenter born Canada
Rosalie O'Brien 41 -------------- born Canada
Matilda O'Brien 20 ------------- born Canada
Mary A. O'Brien 23 ----------- born N.Y.
Angelina O'Brien 15 ------------ born N.Y.
Edward O'Brien 17 ------------- born N.Y.
Peter O'Brien 18 --------------- born N.Y.
George O'Brien 11 ------------- born N.Y.
John O'Brien 5 ----------------- born N.Y. - checks with John [above]
Joseph Smith 23 laborer born Mich. (note [above] that one of the girls "married Joe Smith")
Eugene Conochain(?) 21 cooper born Canada
Listed 4 times in Dormer's book.
Stone:
Rosalie,
wife of Edward DeBriae
died May 4, 1883
age 68 years
John O'Brien
1854-1951
Married Adeline La Bla[n]c, 1857-1937 - born Canada
Children (?):
Agnes O'Brien, 1879-1954 - married an O'Donnell
Wilford, 1889-1954
John had a sister who married Joe Smith.
His wife, Adeline LaBlanc, was a French-Canadian, as were the DeBriaes. The O'Briens came from the N. Peninsula. They lived in the Bennett house on the Point. Adeline was a wonderful skater.
There is a stone for Wilford O'Brien, no dates. In the same lot a stone, almost buried, which says:
Father
1854-1951
This date hooks up with Lawrence's dates for John O'Brien.
Death records:
Adeline O'Brien, married, age 79, died July 2, '37 in St. J. Twp of "senility." Born Canada; parents Charles Brown & Julia Bush (did La Blanc change his name to "Brown"?).
James and Michael O'Brine
Land in Sec 21 T38 R10 was owned by "James & Michael O'Brine," and sold to Condy Gallagher.
Can this be the O'Brien family? with the name misspelled? There are many misspellings in the land records.
Land office:
Sept. 16, 1878 - James & Michael O'Brine sold to Condy Gallagher W 2NW 4, & NW 4 Sec 21-38-10 (where Condy lived - house with sheep).
Matthew O'Brien
Born in Wisconsin.
Married Annie Boyle (born Michigan)
Children:
Justa, Feb. 17, 1894
This information is from the birth records. He lists himself as "laborer."
O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
(card #1)
Frank "Ferona" O'Donnell - house #1 - vet. of the Span. Am. War (never married)
"Lably" O'Donnell - house #53 (Mike Cull's grandparents)
Joe O'Donnell - house #101 (country store)
Shamy O'Donnell - house #102
Daniel [F. O'Donnell] (26) - married Grace Gallagher (24), Feb. 8, 1864
Owen [H. O'Donnell] - on Dec. 15, '79 bought land from Anthony O'D., Sec 15 T38 R10
Catherine [O'Donnell] (Ketcheline Og, Rae Gilden's mother) - married James McCauley, July 30, 1868; both born Ireland.
O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
(card #2)
"O'Donnells I don't know"
James O'D. - married Bridget O'D., Aug. 18, 1862; [daughter] Rose, bapt. 1863
James O'D. & his wife Catherine Gallagher had a child, Francis, bapt. 1862
- [these two entries enclosed in bracket:] There is a J. O'D. & a J. H.
O'D. in the Dormer book, bother fishermen; April 18, '70 a land transfer from John Gillespie in Sec 9-T38-R10 to James
O'Donnell.
Michael O'D. - (21) married Sarah Battersbee (22), Sept. 24, 1863 (witnesses Bernard O'D. & Anna Vaughy)
Daniel O'D. - (26) married Grace Gallagher (24), Feb. 8, 1864 - mentioned in Dormer Bk. 1
Charles O'D. - & Grace Gillespie had a child, Grace, baptz. Sept. 7, 1863
John O'D. - & Bridget Boyle had a child, D. O'D., baptz. Oct. 22, 1863 (this is the one who was on B.I. in Mormon times? or the one with John Bonner?)
Catherine O'D. - married James McCauley (30), July 30, 1868 - both born in Ireland
Owen O'D. - on Dec. 15, '79 he bought land from Anthony O'D. in Sec 15 T38 R10
Anthony O'D. - who married a Sophia
Anthony O'D. - who married Hannah, Mrs. Vesty V.'s grandmother
John O'D. - different from above, he was the son of Hannah who came [as] a widow with 3 children
Anthony O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
1. Anthony - "Salty" - made 11 trips back. He lived [in] house #48, where Hamrock later built the stone house.
2. Anthony - married Sophia & had a child Francis, Nov. 3, 1862 (parish record)
3. Anthony - the one the widow who came with 3 children (Mrs. V. Vesty's mother [was] one married. Her dead husband in Ireland had also been Anthony O'Donnell.
4. Anthony - the father of Ellen, born 1857, one of 1st 3 children
5. Anthony - house #97 - his wife was a Kelly, both from Aranmore
6. Anthony - the son of Darkey Mike & Nangog
2, 4, & 5 are the same [individual]; 1 & 3 are the same.
Anthony O'Donnell
1826 (census 1830)-1893
Aranmore
Probably 1857
Not Salty
Married Sophia O'Donnell, 1828-1902 (death records), or [birth] 1830 (census) - sister to Paganog's wife & to Johnny O'Donnell (the Rat); did he [Anthony] have a second wife who
was "a Kelly"?
Children:
Bridget, 1851-1929 (Johnny Green's mother) - born in Ireland - married White Dan
Ellen, 1857 - ; one of the 1st 3 children born on the Island to the Irish (I am not so sure
it is this Anthony O'Donnell) right
Peter, 1859-1912
Francis, 1862 -
There is a parish record of a baptism Nov. 3, 1862, of Francis O'Donnell, son of Anthony & Sophia.
There were at least 2 Anthony O'Donnells, the one who married Sophia & the one who married Hannah (Mrs. Vesty's grandmother) who came as a widow with 3 children in 1862. Or perhaps they are the same, with Sophia dying & the widow
Hannah marrying the widower. No
The Anthony who was the father of Ellen lived on the lane off the K. Hy. before you get to the Little Red Sch.. It is a substantial log [house] & looks like a Mormon house. This is the one married to Sophia, sister of Paganog's
wife. Daughter Bridget is Johnny Greene's mother. He sent for Pachanog.
There is an Anthony O'Donnell mentioned 2 times in the Dormer Day Bk. (1876-77).
Anthony O'Donnell (Salty) made many trips back to Ireland (hence Salty). He painted a very rosy picture of B.I. & told them in Aranmore that you could "even make money from the limbs of the trees" (the cord wood, & R.R. ties).
-Pat Bonner
(These are the same o [Anthony O'Donnell].)
Land records show U.S. to Anthony O'Donnell, Feb. 10, '73, NW 1/4 of Sec 15 T38 R10 (this is the quarter section on which is the stone house).
In this section, Anthony O'D. & wife made transfers of land in the NE 1/4 to Hugh Connaghan, Patrick Gallagher, and Owen O'Donnell in '70, '72, & '79.
He seems to have owned the north half of Sec 15 T38 R10. He got NW 1/4 under the Homestead Act in 1873. He sold the SE 1/4 & SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 to Hugh Connaghan in 1870.
Land office:
Mar. 27, 1859 - Anthony O'Donnell filed for NE 4 & SE 4NW 4 & Lots 1 & 2 Sec 1-37-11.
July 8, 1863 - Anthony O'Donnell Hd. NE4 & Lot 3 (probably Lot 1) $10 Sec 1-37-11, can.
Sept. 3, '77. [1]
[I do not know whether this was this Anthony or Salty, but probably Salty, as he Hd. in Sec 15 the same day, see below.] [2]
July 8, 1863 - Anthony O'Donnell Hd. NE 4 Sec 15-38-10 160A #10 F.C. Sept. 3, 1868 - the O'Donnell place.
June 30, 1870 - sold to Hugh Connaghan SE 4 & SW 4 of NE 4 Sec 15-38-10. In '72 he sold land here to Patrick McDonough (his son-in-law) & to Owen O'Donnell.
Death record:
Anthony O'Donnell, married, died Mar. 31, '93 [age] 66-5-6, in Peaine Twp, of apoplexy.
Farmer; parents - [father] Michael O'Donnell, mother not given.
Sophie O'Donnell, widow, age 74, died Pea. Twp, of paralysis, July 2, 1902. Born Ire.; parents Mike O'Donnell & Bridget Gall..
[See original manuscript for O'Donnell family tree diagram, and separate diagram for Anthony and Sophia O'Donnell.]
Anthony O'Donnell
(card #2)
From Tony's notes:
Born Aranmore, Aug. 15, 1826
Left there in 1851
Landed in Quebec, June 12, 1851
Ship - Countess of Arran; she was lost on the return voyage. Tony doesn't know how many of the family were with him.
Anthony O'Donnell
(card #3)
(from family bible)
Aug. 1, 1826 (Aranmore) - Mar. 31, 1893 (census - 1830)
He departed from Ireland Ap. 23, 1851 & landed at Quebec June 12, 1851 (50 days, 7 weeks).
Married Sophia O'Donnell, 1830 - (married Jan. 18, 1849, [on] Aranmore)
Children:
Bridget, Feb. 18, 1851 - Aranmore - married White Dan
Michael, Feb. 23, 1852 - Summerhill Twp, Cambria Co., Pa. (mining country) - not in census
John, Sept. 16, 1854 - Dumbarton, C.W. (Canada West)
Daniel, June 11, 1856 - Toronto, C.W. - the one who "took off for 30 years" (see Walton tapes)
Ellen, Dec. 25, 1857 - Beaver Island (she has stone as Ellen McDonough, 1857-1919; she married Pat Vesty)
Peter, Oct. 14, 1859-1912 - B.I. - married Mamie Maloney
James, May 4, 1861 - B.I.
Thomas, Sept. 3, 1862 (Francis in parish record) - B.I.
Mary, Aug. 15, 1864 - B.I. - married Neil Deary?
Michael, Mar. 11, 1866 - B.I. [3]
Anthony, Aug. 18, 1867 - B.I.
Joseph A., Feb. 6, 1869-Jan. 23, '26 - B.I.- married Paddy Rua's daughter Annie
Charles, Apr. 6, 1874 - B.I. - many stories about him, supposedly a wit; froze Dec. 25??? 1947 (Roland's story)
1860 census:
Anthony O'Donold 30 fisherman born Ire.
Sophia O'Donold 27 ------------- born Ire.
Bridget ) O'Donold 8 ------------- born Canada
Daniel O'Donold 11 ------------- born Canada
John O'Donold 7/12 ------------- born Mich.
- I have put this here but it does not check with the bible record.
However this is the only Anthony & have who married a Sophia.
1860 census - another record father on:
Anthony O'Donald 30 fisherman born Ire.
Sophie O'Donald 30 -------------- born Ire.
Biddy O'Donald 11 -------------- born Ire.
Denie O'Donald 5 --------------- born Canada
Ellen O'Donald 2 ----------------- born Mich.
Peter O'Donald 8/12 ------------ born Mich.
- This checks better with the family bible. It certainly looks like the same family recorded twice.
Death records:
Joseph O'Donnell, mar[ried], [age] 56-11-17, died June 23, '26, in Peaine Twp, of "tabes dorsolis." [4] Farmer; born Mich.; parents Anthony & Sophia O'Donnell.
Charles O'Donnell, Dec. 25??? 1946, found frozen in home; survivor, nephew Edgar O'Donnell (church).
Anthony "Salty" O'Donnell
(card #1)
1816-1912 (death record)
P. 51, 131
Aranmore? Rutland?
New York? - probably came through N.Y. City, as that is the way his brother-in-law Dan Malloy came By 1865; 1859 - land office; 1857 with Dan Malloy?
House #48 (where stone house is)
His sister [was] Dan Malloy's wife.
Married Hannah, widow with 3 children; his second marriage was to the widowed Mrs. Anthony O'Donnell who came with her 3 children. [5] Could it have been his wife that "was a Kelly"?
Mrs. Cull (Hannah's granddaughter) says they were married in Ireland. He made several trips to America & wanted her to come but she wouldn't for a long time. Finally she did & hated it. When she landed on B.I. they "stayed at Malloys'
on Lake Genesareth" - this was her sister-in-law, Salty's sister.
"His brother drowned piloting a ship into a harbor where they lived in Ireland."
- Tony O'Don.'s notes
Salty made many trips back to Aranmore and he sang the praises of B.I.. Among other things, he told the Irish that "in America you could even make money from the limbs of trees" (cord wood, R.R. ties). - Pat Bonner
Pat Bonner:
Salty O'Donnell was older than the rest that came. Black Bonner said Salty was already a man on Rutland when he was a child. One time at a wake, the men got into an argument as to which was older, Dan Boyle or Salty O'Donnell. They called on Dan to settle it. He said: "Salty made a trip to the East Indies before I was born." [Dan was born in 1832. He {Salty} must have been born 1808-1810.] [6] The death records give his birth date as 1816.
His sister Fannie O'Donnell was Dan Malloy's wife. Her birth date is 1822.
Land office:
June 10, 1865 - Anthony O'Donnell Hd. NW 4 Sec 15-38-10 160A $10 F.C. July 1, 1872.(This is where the stone house is where he lived.)
Mar. 27, 1859 (pencil) - Anthoy O'Donnell, NE 4 & SE 4NW 4 & Lots 1 & 2 Sec 1-37-11 D.S.
July 8, 1863 - Anthony O'Donnell Hd. NE 4 & Lot 3 (could this be Lot 1[?]) $10, can. Sept. 3, 1877. [7]
Death records:
Anthony O'Donnell, widower, age 96-5-26, died Jan. 10, '12, in St. J. Twp, of "general debility." Born Ire.; farmer; parents Hugh O'Donnell & Bridget Green.
Hannah O'Donnell, age 70, died June ? 1878. Born Co. Donegal.
Hannah O'Donnell, born Co. Donegal, age 57, died Feb. 25, 1878.
[See original manuscript for family tree diagram of Salty O'Donnell and Fannie O'Donnell Malloy. Includes the note: Were there any children by Salty & his 1st wife? Who was she? Was he a widower when he came to B.I.? No - they married in Ireland; he worked on the boats coming over.]
Anthony "Salty" O'Donnell
(card #2)
[See original manuscript for Salty and Hannah O'Donnell family tree diagram.]
There is a discrepancy in the parents named in the death rec..
Barney died first - said parents Hannah & Anthony
Mike died second - said parents Nora & Anthony
Mary died last - said parents Nora & Anthony
The last was probably a mistake - survivors not knowing the right data. As she was older than Barney, & Mike much younger, she & Barney must have had the same mother.
It is obvious that Frank, Barney, & Mike all left Ireland in 1851 or '52 (Mike was only nine years old). Mary, already married to McCafferty, stayed in Ire. until 1863, when they came straight to B.I. to join the others who had reached Beaver in 1860.
Anthony "Salty" O'Donnell
(card #3)
1900
Listed in home of stepdaughter Bridget McDonald Connaghan McDonough. See card of Lawrence McDonough.
Anthony O'Donnell age 82, [widower] [born] Ire. [to?] Mich. 1864 in U.S. 35 [years] Sailor can R & W
Anthony "Salty" O'Donnell
(card #4)
[See original manuscript for Salty and Hannah O'Donnell family tree diagram.]
See notes - p. 2-3, 30, 82, 95, 122, 142, 147.
Barney ["Barney of Barney's Lake" O'Donnell]'s children:
John B. - born Canada; house #81 - married Emma Big Biddie
Patrick, 1862-'95
Thomas, 1872-1876
Danny, 1863-?
Frank
Anthony
James
Mary - married Big Neil Gall.?
Annie
Elizabeth
Jane
Emma
Katherine
Margaret (?)
Anthony O'Donnell [Family of]
Aranmore
About 1862
P. 94
Died in Ireland (Aranmore), where he was a saloon-keeper; he was also a bailiff in Ireland. No relation to Barney & Darkey Mike.
Married Hannah O'Donnell (maiden name), 1821-1878 - came to U.S. in 1865 (Bridget said 1900)
Children:
Bridget, 1852 (Mrs. Vesty Vesty's mother); [married?] 1st Daniel McDonald, 2nd Hugh Connaghan, 3rd Frank McDonough; she was 10 when they came.
Owen, 1848-1904 (died Escanaba, age 56; age 12 in 1860)
John (this is not the one here in Mormon times)
The widowed Mrs. O'Donnell came to B.I. from Aranmore about 1860, with her three children. They were 6 weeks crossing in a sailing vessel. They had heard of Beaver Island through a letter and came straight to the Island, landing at Cable's Bay. At first they stayed with the Malloys on Lake Genesareth. Mrs. O'Donnell was terribly disappointed; there was no tea or coffee here. She had brought tea from Ireland, so they immediately brewed a cup. "At least we had tea in Ireland," she said. After this temporary stay with the Malloys they went to live in Greentown. Mrs. O'Donnell later married another Anthony O'Donnell here.
(Mrs. Vesty Vesty, 1962)
There are discrepancies with what she told me in 1962, but here is what she said in 1964:
She came with her daughter Bridget who was 10 or 11 at the the time & her sons Owen & John. They were in New York about a year, after spending 3 months on the water. Hannah didn't want to come to B.I.. They landed at Cable's Bay in 1844 (this must be wrong - can it be '54? - but even that is early). For this date see card of Bridget under Connaghan. The date must be 1862. (If she didn't want to come to B.I. why did she?)
The Anthony O'Donnell she married here was Maria's father's uncle. No children by that marriage. He was Salty _____.
The Malloys she stayed with must have been the Dan Malloys, for she married Mrs. Malloy's brother, "Salty" O'Donnell.
Mrs. Cull:
They were married in Ireland (see Salty's card). They had been well-off in Ireland; Hannah's 1st husband had a saloon & was a bailiff. The way Bridget was relieved of saying the rosary 3 times a day. She was visiting at Big Owen's & excused herself to "say another rosary." Hannah asked about it & was told the story. She told Father Gallagher & he questioned Bridget. "Say them one more year, & then I absolve you from your vow." (See notes, p. 2)
Bernard "Barney"/"Barney of Barney's Lake" O'Donnell
1830 (census) - 1906? (death rec.)
I think, from Aranmore
Year emigrated, 1859 (1900 census)
By 1861
House #85
Married Margaret Curran, 1839-1883 - born in Canada (death records)
Children:
Patrick, 1862
Thomas, 1872-Sept. 24, 1876
Frank
Anthony
James
Danny - father of Danny Barney
Johnny (house #81)
Stone:
Margaret,
Wife of Bernard O'Donnell
died Nov. 29, 1883
age 44 years
a native of Ireland
Also, his son
Thomas,died Sept. 24, 1876 age 4 years
Parish record:
Oct. 3, 1862, Patrick O'Donnell: father, Bernard O'Donnell, mother, Margaret Curran.
In 1900 census Mary C., who married Big Neil Gallagher, says they came in 1857 [see "Big Neil"Gallagher's card]; she was born in Canada - however son Frank consistently is recorded as born in Canada in 1859.
Barney's son John B. O'Donnell is listed as born in Canada in the Charlevoix birth records (with the birth of his son Patrick), so they must have come through Canada; also one story is that Darky Mike's wife was left in Canada.
Pat Bonner says they came 5 or 6 years after Black Bonner (this would make it '61 or '62).
This is the Barney O'Donnell of "Barney's Lake," and that was the original O'Donnell farm where he and his half-brother Darky Mike farmed. His sister was Mary McCafferty.
He is mentioned in the Dormer Bk. 7 times. He sold wood to Dormer.
When I showed Rachel Dulevy Barney's picture she said, "He burned my father out & knifed - Capt. Roddy."
Girls (a big family): [8]
Mary
Annie
Ma__ [Maggie?]
Elizabeth
Jane
Emma
Katherine
Land records:
April 10, '73 - U.S. to Bernard O'Donnell, S 1/2 & NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 Sec 4 T38 R10. This is the north shore of Barney's Lake.
Land office:
Pencil -
July 28 - Aug. 28, 1861, Offd. Barry O'Donnell, NE 4NW 4 & S 2NW 4 Sec 4-38-10.
Ink -
Aug. 16, 1865 - Hd. above 119.51A. F.C. Aug. 12, 1872 (Charlevoix date April 1873).
Bernard J. O'Donnell
Bridget (O'Donnell) McDonald Connaghan McDonough
Charles "Charlie Strack" O'Donnell
Daniel? "Lably" O'Donnell
Children:
Daniel B. "Danny Barney" O'Donnell
Children:
Daniel B. "Danny Barney" O'Donnell
Children:
Daniel F. O'Donnell
Ellen O'Donnell
"Farragat" O'Donnell
Frank O'Donnell
James O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
James O'Donnell
Children:
James R. O'Donnell
James "Shamus Colum[?]" O'Donnell
Children:
John O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
John O'Donnell
Child:
John B. "Johnny Barney" O'Donnell
Children:
John C. O'Donnell
Children:
John "Johnny Mahane" O'Donnell
[Children]:
John "Johnny the Rat" O'Donnell
- Sophia - who married Anthony O'Donnell (no relation)
- "Rosie's grandmother" - this is Paganog's wife
Michael O'Donnell [multiple individuals]
Michael O'Donnell
- Hannah, 1844-1868 (Rutland)
- Margaret, 1852 - (N.Y. City) - married 2nd, about 1871
Children:
Michael "Darky Mike" O'Donnell
- Johnny Green
Death records:
Bonvid O'Donnell, died June 22, '06, widower, in St. J. Twp, cause not given. Born Ire.;
farmer; parents Anthony O'Donnell & Hannah Gallagher (I failed to get age but this would be about right - age 76 at death).
Frank B. O'Donnell, single, age 76-7-7, died in Peaine Twp, Dec. 25, '35, of "senility partialobstructions." Born Canada; farmer; parents Bernard O'Donnell & Margaret Kerns.
Michael "Darky Mike" O'Donnell
Michael "Mike Mahane" O'Donnell
Child:
Nangog (Nancy) O'Donnell
Children:
Nora O'Donnell
Owen H. O'Donnell
Children:
Patrick O'Donnell?
Patrick O'Donnell?
Peter O'Donnell
Children:
- 1859-1912
Richard O'Donnell
Susan "Shugie" O'Donnell
Children:
William O'Donnell
Children:
O'Grady [Family]
John Oliver
Children:
O'Malley [multiple individuals]
O'Malley [multiple individuals]
- William - wife Mariah - came to the Island about 1861 & had a store ("N. Mich."); these
Charles O'Malley
- To the G. Door, Geo. Patton, p. 482
Charles O'Malley
John O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
Patrick O'Malley
William O'Malley
Children:
1 There is a bracket around the land office entry for March and the first entry for July, with the notation, "South part of Green's Bay.'
2 Brackets in original.
3 The author has enclosed the names of James, Thomas, Mary, and Michael in bracket, with the notation, "not in census - did they die?"
4 This cause of death is somewhat unclear.
5 Seems strange but is written this way in original; see below for explanation.
6 Brackets in original.
7 The March and July transactions are enclosed in a bracket, with the notation, "South end, Green's Bay."
8 This section is not directly tied to any other part of the entry, but evidence from other cards indicates that these were also children of Barney O'Donnell.
9 Likely a reference to her birth place
10 This looks like a reference to Union Admiral David G. Farragut, the renowed Civil War naval commander. Farragut's flagship was called the Hartford, and a John O'Donnell is known to have served on it.
11 Brackets in original.
12 It is unclear what the author means here, possibly a typo?
13 There was no federal census taken in 1904 (although there was a state census taken that year); this probably refers to the birth record for Edward.
14 This name is unclear, but may be Tom.
15 This is probably a reference to the census.
16 Westport: city in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland.
17 This transcription from the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society Historical Collections is literal, but omits some parts of the original text.
18 This page number does not appear to be correct.
Biographical Papers Letter P
Jerry Palmer
1869 - (He was born same year as Frank Floyd)
P. 114, 117, 143
Married Johana Godhal, 1865-1935
Jerry Palmer was Old Lady Floyd's brother. He came to B.I. from Northport.
Anna Palmer Wyman
32900 Ten Mile Rd.
Farmington, MI 48024
Death records:
Johana Palmer, married, 70-11-9, died July 26, '35, in St. J., of myocardial degeneration.
Born Norway; parents: [father] Peter Godhoe, mother unknown.
John Papineau
In "Northern Michigan," John Papineau -
born in Cleveland, 1832
died in Charlevoix, Aug. 5, 1904
In 1849 came to B.I. & moved to Fox Island, 1852. He did not stay there long, going to Washington Island, & in 1855, to Harbor Springs. Moved from there to Charlevoix in
- He married & had 6 children
In 1850 - listed in census in household with;
James Calet (Corletle [Corlette?]) 25 years [old] born Ohio fisherman
Thomas Neal 17 years [old] born Ohio fisherman
John Papineau 18 years [old] born Can. fisherman
Father Pascal
He & Father Norbert were here at the same time. He was very strict & wanted everyone to sign the pledge. He is the one that said Nangog & Darky Mike couldn't live together (see Darky Mike's card). He is also the one that told Hannah Gillespie Gall. that her children were swearing (see Tight Gall.['s] card). He is the one tha[t] "performed the miracle."
George R. Peckham
1825 -
From Toledo, Ohio
From Sarah McKinley Livingston's manuscript:
Geo. Peckham was the son of Ray Peckham (he - Ray - came after Geo. & "bought a farm near Round Lake."). Mrs. Geo. Peckham started a Sunday school & prayer meeting. Mrs. Ray Peckham was "from Saratoga." George lived at the Point,
near the Harbor Lighthouse.
In the fall of 1857 he bought out the goods of a Mr. Burke, a merchant from Buffalo who had been on the Island that summer. (C. of Sea)
A few years after 1857 he went partners with C. R. Wright. Later Wright bought out Peckham's interest.
There are land records in '57, '59, & '60 of a Racheal R. Peckham.
Ray (Geo. R.?) & Rachel Peckham had extensive land dealings from
July 29, 1857, when they bought out all of Abner Sherman's holdings, through
Mar. 25, 1873, when there was a sale to James Gallagher (see land sheet).
Mrs. Williams calls him "Mr. Ray Peckham," & speaks of his farm "near John
Bonnar's." There were, therefore, 2 Peckhams, probably brothers.
(-- "Child of the Sea")
1860 census:
George Peckham 35 merchant born N.Y. R. estate [worth] $2000
______ (Morrison?) Potwin
[Born] Can.
Cooper
Married A___ate Russet - [born] Can.
[daughter:]
Selena, Feb. 25, '76 (bir. rec.)
Ed. P. Pratt
[born] Ohio
P. 100
Married Molly Boyle Gallagher - Charles' widow; [born] Mich.
[Children] (these births are recorded):
Deforest, 1894 (record) - married Matt[ilda] Cole
Bernard, 1896
Alfred Emmett, Oct. 19, 1897 (record)
Mary Alberta, Jan. 13, 1900 (record)
Lora Loretta, Oct. 5, '04 (record)
Emmet Leo, Sept. 13, '01 - died at age 22 days, of "acute inflammation"
According to Mrs. V. Vesty, he kept a saloon where the Shamrock is now. This saloon was earlier kept by Willie Boyle (his father-in-law).
In 1904 he is listed "longshoreman and laborer."
According to Lawrence the butchershop was once Pratt's Saloon (was it moved?).
There was a J. M. Pratt was an employee of the Indian agency in Grand Traverse Bay between 1842 & '52 (Mission Point). P - His. G. Trav. Reg., p. 29. Also see p. 105 for Charles Pratt of Ohio - father of Ed & J. M.?
[De?] Forrest H. Pratt
Married Matilda Cole
[Children:]
Had twins, born Nov. 29, 1915 -
Ward Moore Pratt (lived 2 days)
Mabelle Fenmore Pratt (dead at birth)
George Preston
Mormon
Benjamin Preston, his son.
Mentioned as having been charged with murder in Mar. 18, 1852 issue of paper.
He was Supervisor, & visited the Pine River gentile settlement to make assessments for taxation. (This was prior to the Battle, July 14, '53.)
In the spring of 1854 he brought his family from B.I. to set up a Mormon colony at Pine R..
He was County Clerk in 1855; see His. of G. Traverse Region, p. 98.
His son Benjamin (see census) evidently came back to the Island before 1860. Probably left the Church after Strang's death (or before).
Feodar Protar
1838-1925
Newspaper, 1939:
Landed in 1892 in "fashionable 'Prince Albert' & spotless white vest."
First came on a summer vacation in 1887. He was aboard a freighter going between Green Bay & Mackinac Island when it was driven into the harbor by a storm. After that spent his vacations on Beaver & in 1893 came to live. He died Mar. 3, 1925.
- Grand Rapids Herald magazine, Sunday, May 15, 1955
Death record:
Feodar Protar, single, age 87, died Mar. 4, '25, in Peaine Twp; cause "senility." Born Russia; parents unknown.
Biographical Papers Letter R
John Reed
Born Pen[nsylvania]
Laborer
Married Mary Bonner - born Pen.
[Son:]
Peter, July 13, '78 (b. rec.)
Ricksger [Family]
The Ricksgers are supposed to have been brought here from Grand Rapids by Father Zugelder (1899-1905).
Stones:
Father Henry Mother Elizabeth
1849-1930 1852-1920
Father John Mother Helen
1893-1959 1900-1933
Mother Otha
1903-1940
William Bridget
1878-19_ 1882-19_
Protar's diary: Apr. 3 - Mrs. Ricksger died 8:00 a.m.
Death records:
Elizabeth Ricksger, married, died in Peaine Twp, Ap. 3, '20, of bronchial pneumonia &
asthma. Born German; parents unknown.
Henry Ricksger, widower, age 80-1-21, died Jan. 4, '30, in P. Twp, of senility. Born
Germany; farmer; parents unknown.
Andrew Roddy, Sr.
(card #1)
Mar. 14, 1834 - 1897
[Born on] Rutland
B.I. by 1863
House #62
P. 22, 41, 51, 52, 67, 70-72, 76, 81, 95, 122, 142
[Parents] Patrick and Kate Bonner.
He is the brother of Mary Ellen Roddy Gallagher, & they were nephew & niece of Black Bonner. Wife, Catherine McBride, Oct. 1, 1840 - [born] Rutland - her father was a schoolmaster in
Ireland
Children:
Andrew, Mar. 14, 1858 - [born] Rutland
Patrick, Sept. 4, 1863 (parish rec. of baptism, Sept. 6) - [born] St. James - married Nellie Carmody
John, Jan. 6, 1865 - [born] St. James
Mary, Mar. 17, 1866 - [born] St. James - married Jack Martin, brother of Shing
Timothy, June 18, 1868-1925 - [born] St. James - married Nellie McCauley
Francis, July 14, 1869 (stone: 1866-1948) - [born] St. James
Joseph, Jan. 6, 1871 - [born] St. James
Lizzie, Sept. 29 [or] Oct. 27, 1873 - May 30, '37 - [born] St. James - married Johnnie Green
Ella, May 1, 1874 - [born] St. James - died at birth (birth record: Ellen Roddy, July 21, '72)
Ella, Aug. 15, 1875-1944 - [born] St. James - (birth rec.: Aug. 12, '75; Bid Sendenburg, mother) - she married a MacDonald
Charles, Mar. 16, 1877 - [born] St. James - died at birth (birth rec.: Apr. 22, '77)
Charles, May 15, 1878 (or 9) - [born] St. James
Katie, Oct. 20, 1880-1937 - [born] St. James - married Dominic Gall. (the one I knew)
- stone
According to Bid Sendenburg, the Roddy family first came to the Island about 1862 to live, but Andrew Roddy sailed in here before that. Bid understands that he hauled cedar ties and Christmas trees from the Island to Chicago and other ports. Pat Bonner says he expects they brought back produce to the Island.
The 1st record of a Roddy in the parish records is Patrick's baptism, Sept. 6, 1863, with Andrew Roddy & Catherine McBride as parents.
According to Bid:
There were 4 Roddy brothers came here together: Patrick, John, Francie, & Andrew. Patrick and John went back to Ireland but Andrew & Francie stayed at B.I. (in parish record it is Patrick who stayed; did their sister Mary Ellen
come with them or later?). Andrew was married to Catherine McBride in Ireland & their 1st child born there in '58. The second child was not born until '63, so it looks as if she must have followed him over (did Mary Ellen come
with her?). She (C. McBride) had two sisters, Elizabeth & Mable, & a brother, Ignatius, who stayed in Rutland. Their father was a schoolmaster.
Land records show he [Andrew] took land Sept. 18, '64 by tax deed - E 1/2 of SW 1/4 Sec 3 T38 R10.
Mentioned 5 times in the Dormer Day Book. Record of their buying land, 7-26-77.
There definitely was a Roddy - Father Gallagher feud, but I have not yet run it down. Roland says it was caused by Mary Ellen (see her card). Others say there was a question of the legality of Andrew & Catherine McBride's marriage.
All agree they didn't go to church.
According to Bid:
They were married in Ireland & there first son born there. They came first to Philadelphia & he worked in the mines there. Probably a year later he went to Chicago & started a homestead. He took up land where the Marine Hospital
is now & put one building up. He was coming [continued on card #2]
Andrew Roddy, Sr.
(card #2)
[continued from card #1] in and out of Beaver I. in his boat. [Bid said this was Mormon times but this must be an error if his 1 st child was born in Ireland in 1858 because the Exodus was 1856.] They took out lumber (logs, there
was no mill here [I question this]) and Christmas trees to Chicago. Before proving up on is land in Chicago he left and brought his family to Beaver to the Roddy farm. He had twelve children of his own and raised two more from a brother's
family. [1]
He is mentioned as "Capt. Roddy" in verse 7 of the "Beaver Island Girls."
"Irish Colony" says Mrs. Williams spoke of his being in and out in Mormon times - this must be an error - see above. This article quotes Andy Mary Ellen as saying that Andrew Roddy's father, also Andrew Roddy, was a sea captain who was
plundered in the East Indies by pirates.
He could have been "in & out in Mormon times" - returned to Ireland, married, & his 1 st child born there - doubtful as he was 13 in '47 & 22 at Exodus.
From an article by Joan H. Walton, "Folk Singing on B.I.":
"I cannot close this account of folk singing on B.I. without at least a brief mention of a few Island singers. One inquiring about the origin of Island songs will repeatedly be told, 'I learned that one from Old Captain Roddy and how he
would sing it !' I unfortunately arrived on the Island too late to hear him, but the memory of his singing is still very vivid among many of those with whom I talked. He was a big, muscular man weighing about 250 lbs., and he had a
big, powerful bass voice. He acted out his songs, and seemingly had an unending supply of them. He owned and sailed several 'lumber hookers' on Lake Michigan during the late 1800s. Several men who did their first sailing with him told
of his leaving them aboard to watch ship while the lumber was being unloaded in Chicago while he spent the time in sailor hangout saloons or 'free-and-easy-shows,' where there was much singing; and at his trick at the wheel on their
way back down the Lake - he always stood the captain's watch himself - he would start humming & singing bits of the songs he heard, and 'soon he'd be singing 'em all.' His son Frank, or 'Francie," as he is called on the Island,
who sang many old songs himself, said of his father, 'He never had to buy no drinks himself.' He was referring to the custom in shore saloons which catered to sailors of giving free drinks to anyone who would sing a song or provide
some other form of entertainment. Francie added that his father, 'Never had no schooling at all, but he could sing any god-damn song that ever was,' and other Islanders agree with him."
Pat says he would get up and sing at the dances when the fiddlers were taking a rest. Pat also says, "The Roddys & the Bonners were cousins," [and that] Capt. Roddy's father was "missing in the British navy; consequently he
always hated the English."
The figures given above were from Bid. Their stone says
Catherine, 1838-1912
Andrew, 1833-1897
Andrew Roddy, Sr.
(card #3)
Maria - "People thought the Roddys & the Bonners were so much; if you were friends of theirs it was something." Mrs. Roddy thought no one good enough to marry her children. She didn't give any of them a wedding, for she disapproved
of all the matches.
From notes by Tony O'Donnell:
"Roddy in English navy for years. Black Sea. Black Sea & all islands in Mediterranean Sea. Had many interesting stories regarding these adventures. Roddy's father (name not mentioned) [Patrick - death record] was captain of a large
English ship, was murdered in China, aboard ship."
He came to America in the party with Cornelius Gallagher. He went on to Chicago from Penn. but Bid doesn't know if he ever worked in the mines. He did not send for his wife until he was established on B.I..
Harrison Miller's Coast Guard book of 1881:
Sept. 19 th, 1881 - "Andrew Roddy appointed as one of the crew of this station in place of
Albert Wright, resigned."
Nov. 4 th, 1881 - "Andrew Roddy became one of my crew."
At the birth of Ellen Roddy, July 21, '72, he lists himself as "sailor."
There was some trouble about the land. John Van Alstine acquired it by tax deed in May, 1903. In Sept. of the same year Van Alstine sold it to Catherine Roddy. Andy died in 1897 & Catherine in 1912. It looks as if the widow had neglected
to pay taxes.
Aug. ? 1864 - Aud. Gen. to Andrew Roddy, E 2SW 4 Sec 3-38-10. The Roddy farm. This had been declared swampland, 1854.
Death records:
Andrew Roddy, married, age 63-7-4, died in Pea. Twp, cause unknown. Born Ire.; sailor; Parents Patrick Roddy & Kate Bonner.
Catherine Roddy, widow, 72-1-15, died in Pea. Twp, on Dec. 12, '12, of gallstones. Born Ire.; parents: [father] John McBride, mother unknown.
Elizabeth Green, married, age 63-6-23, died May 20, '37, in Pea. Twp, of apoplexy. Born Mich.; parents Andrew Roddy & Catherine McBride.
Ella Roddy
Aug. 15, 1875
Married [a] MacDonald
Her husband was lost (or murdered). He and another man were found dead in their boat off Cheboygan. (--Maria)
She was left a widow with seven daughters & no sons. Bid was raised by the Roddys. (--Bid)
Roland says they were killed by monoxid gas. [2]
Mary Ellen Roddy
May 5, 1843 ( Rutland) - July 28, 1903 (St. James)
P. 64
Married, 1866, Bernard (Barney) Gallagher, 1840 ( Rutland) - 1881 (St. James)
Children:
Andy "Mary Ellen"
Paddy "Mary Ellen"
For parish records of marriage & record on grave stone see Barney Gallagher's card.
Mary Ellen landed at Cable's Bay with 3 pictures in big, old-fashioned frames. Nonie has one - two children praying at a shrine.
Could read & write. According to Roland, she wrote to the Bishop about the affair of the St. Ignatius church. Her brother Andy Roddy took up the fight and that was the cause of the Father Gallagher - Roddy feud.
Nonie's version of the feud. Father Gallagher wanted to buy the farm where Buffalo lived later. Mary Malloy got it. She couldn't read or write so Mary Ellen wrote the letter for her that got the farm, & F. Gallagher was furious. Like
Roland's story, this involves the Malloys & a letter, under different circumstances. Others say Mary Ellen was a power in the church.
Maria says the feud was because of some irregularity in Capt. Roddy's marriage. She says the family did not go to church services - that Father Gallagher refused to allow them.
Maria's story is borne out by the fact that in the church record of membership in 1864 the oldest Roddy child is recorded as "Roddy" but this was crossed out & "McBride" written over it. The 1st is recorded by F. Murray, the 2nd in
a different handwriting (F. Gallagher's?).
She was a midwife. Nonie - Mary Ellen had perfected a way of turning the child in the womb. Once when she was on the mainland she was called to help a doctor in a difficult case. He gave up but she succeeded in turning the child. Later,
when he had similar cases, he sent for her.
Protar's Diary - "July 28, 1903, Mary Ellen died 1 a.m."
Timothy Roddy
June 18, 1868-Jan. 20, 1925
[Born] St. James
Farmer
Wife, Nellie McCauley - [born] Mich.
Children:
Daniel Andrew, Ap. 24, 1900
([source of] information: Charlevoix records)
Protar: "Tim Ruddy" died 2 a.m., Jan. 12, 1925 1 a.m., Jan. 20, 1925
Death records:
Timothy Roddy, married, age 57, died St. J. on Jan. 20, '25, of apoplexy. Born Mich.; sailor;
parents Andrew Roddy & Catherine McBride.
Roddy [Family]
[See original manuscript for Roddy family tree diagram.]
Information from old book that belonged to Bid Sendenburgh (these are exactly as recorded on pages obviously torn from a Bible and put in a religious book):
[ Births:]
Andrew Roddy, Mar. 14, 1834
Born Rutland Isle, Co. Donegal
Catherine Roddy, Oct. 1, 1840
Born Rutland, Co. Donegal
[Children:]
1. Andrew Roddy, Jr., Mar. 14, 1858 - born Rutland
2. Patrick Roddy, Sept. 4, 1863 - [born] St. James
3. John Roddy, Jan. 6, 1865
4. Mary Roddy, Mar. 17, 1866
5. Timothy Roddy, June 18, 1868
6. Francis Roddy, July 14, 1869
7. Joseph Roddy, Jan. 6, 1871
8. Lizzie Roddy, Oct. 27, 1873
9. Ella Roddy, May 1, 1874
10. Ella Roddy, Aug. 15, 1875
11. Charles Roddy, Mar. 16, 1877
12. Charles Roddy, May 15, 1878 or '79
13. Katie Roddy, Oct. 20, 188?
Deaths:
Andrew Roddy, Jr., May 12, 1894
Andrew Roddy, Sr., Feb. 5, 1897
Maria Roddy, Mar. 1, 1903
Patrick Roddy, Sept. 19, 1908
Raymond M. McDonald, May 17, 1908
Catherine A. Roddy, Dec. 12, 1912
Timothy Roddy, Jan. 22, 1925
Mrs. Timothy Roddy, June 11, 1928
Daniel Roddy, Ap. 18, 1929
Elizabeth Roddy Greene, May 20, 37
Catherine Roddy Gallagher, Dec. 12, 1937
Ella Roddy McDonald, Sept. 23, 1944
Charles Roddy, June 9, 1947
Francis Roddy, Mar. 29, 1948
Joseph Roddy, Mar. 16, 1949
John Roddy, June 6, 1952
Marriages:
Mary Roddy & Jack Martin, June 16, 1885
Patrick Roddy & Nellie Carmody, Feb. 8, 1886
Andrew Roddy & Mary Connelly, Jan. 26, 1881
Joseph Roddy & Rae Gallagher, Feb. 8, 1895
John Roddy & Maria Keyho(?), May 18, 1896
Timothy Roddy & Nellie McCauley, Jan. 6, 1891
Lizzie Roddy & John Greene, Nov. 2, 1898 (or 1893)
Ella Roddy & Raymond McDonald, June 4, 1896
Kase Roddy & Dominick D. Gallagher, Nov. 19, 1902
Charles Roddy & Margaret O'Donnell, May 1907
Mary Roddy Martin died Sept. 1, 1952 at Milwaukee, Wisc..
Sailing vessels owned by Andrew Roddy:
1. Six Brothers
2. Tom Payne - flat bottom
3. Florence Smith - Raymond McDonald sailed on this boat with grandpa Dominick
Gallagher
4. Milwaukee Belle - which Roddys did not sail, as it burned on beach at Head Light
near fog signal. Dan Boyle, Sr. sailed on the Milwaukee Belle before Roddy owned it.
Rodgers [Family]
[See original manuscript for Rodgers family tree diagrams. The following notes are not on cards but on folded sheets of notebook paper.]
Is it possible there were two couples, Bridget Rogers & Dan Gallagher, one in Tyrone & one in Co. Donegal? Hannah Veag was a girl - 12 or 14 - when she came over & must have been with her parents. How could her mother Ann have
been from Co. Tyrone & her father from Donegal?
Old Billy & Bridgebilly met on B.I., for he came a widower. She could have been here with her sister, Hannah Veag's mother.
Sisters evidently & 1 brother:
Ann, born Ire., 1802 - Hannah Veag's mother - parents Dan Gall. & Bridget Rodgers; N.Y.
in 40 _
Bridget, born Ire., 1817 - married name Gall. - daughter [of?] Dan Gall. [and] Bridget
Rodgers ; death rec. both church & Charl.
Philip, born Ire., 1813
( osame)
Patrick, born Ire., 1813 or '14
[Second generation?:]
Rose, born Ire., 1847 - married Cundy - sister below ( _ N.Y.)
Hannah, born Ire., 1836 - Veag, m[arried?] Gall. ( _ N.Y.) Boyle (B.I.)
Ann, born Ire., 1846 - married John Dunlevy
Grace, born Ire., 1825 - married Neal Green
Robert Roe
1820 -
P. 74
Wife, Kate, 1835 -
[Children:]
Allice, 1855
Charlie, 1859
1860 census:
Robert Roe 40 fisherman born Ire.
Kate Roe 25 -------------- born Ire.
Allice Roe 5 ------------- born N.Y.
Charlie Roe 1 ------------ born N.Y.
There are several Roe families on the Foxes [3] [in the] 1860 census.
This is part of the family Rachel Dunlevey told me about that burned the draft papers.
"Rachel told about a man coming from the Foxes with papers to draft 3 Beaver Islanders into the army for the Civil War, one a Dunlevy. A woman by the name of Roe stole & burned the papers."
Child of the Sea:
One of our pioneers, Capt. Robert Roe, of Buffalo, N.Y., had settled on S. Fox Island in 1859. He put out a dock, built a comfortable house, & bought the land the Mormons had occupied. He farmed & furnished cord wood to lake steamers
for many years. His brother was keeper of the light on S. Fox for several years.
Protar records the death of "Patty Roe," Apr. 13, 1912.
Philip (or Pat, in church record) Rodgers
1813-
Ireland
By 1866
P. 118, 120, 138, 144, 146
Married Bridget Quin, 1828 - ; must be a 2 nd marriage for both
Marriage, Aug. 20, 1866:
Philip Rodgers, 53 (laborer, [born] Ireland) - Bridget Quin, 38 ([born] Ireland)
Nonie says Hannah Veag's mother was a Mrs. Rodgers - she was at her wake at Hannah's house.
Bridget Rodgers is given as the mother of Michael R. Gall. (Mike Mahal Rua), who was born in 1821. She must have been a sister of Ann & Philip.
It looks as if Ann ([see] below) was a sister-in-law of Philip. She was born in 1802. Either of the two Graces could have been her daughter.
In 1866 Grace Rodgers (born 1821), age 45, married Francis Gallagher, age 48.
On Jan. 6, 1868, Grace Rodgers, 15, married Patrick O'Malley, 29.
There is a Grace Rodgers, born 1825, listed June 19, '74 as the mother of Julia Green; husband Neal Green; living in Peaine Twp. Julia is in the 1880 census, as are her father & mother, Neal & Gracie. John Dunlevy's wife was Ann
Rodgers.
Ann Rodgers is given as the mother of Grace McGladrey (this is Cornelius's wife) at Grace's death, June 12, 1910. The father Charles Gladrey (no Mc), age 85.
Mrs. Cundy Gall. is listed in the birth records as Rose Rodgers. By census records she was born in 1847.
Lizzie Gallagher (Mrs. Andy Mary Ellen) said her mother's stepmother was named Rodgers.
Roland says, "There was a Jimmy R at 'Gutter's' at odgers who livedone time."
There is a Patrick Rodgers, 22, [born] Ire., fisherman, listed in 1850 in a boarding house for fishemen kept by Stephen Maxen on Mackinac Isle.
Ann Rodgers, widow, age 94, died Pea. Twp, of old age, on Oct. 27, '96. Occ. - retired; born Ire.; parents Daniel Gallagher & Bridget Rodgers.
This must be Hannah Veag's mother, at whose wake Nonie was.
Charles, 4th Duke of Rutland
For whom Rutland [Island,in Ireland] is named. He is the one who set up the town & commercial interests on the Island.
Succeeded his grandfather. When Marquess of Granby he represented Cambridge University in the House of Commons & strongly opposed the policy that led to war with the American colonies. He helped to procure the entrance of the younger Pitt to the House of Commons, & remained through life Pitt's intimate friend. After succeeding to the Dukedom in 1779 he sat in the cabinets of Shelburne & of Pitt & became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1784.
He was one of the earliest to advocate a legislative union between Ireland & Great Britain, which he recommended to Pitt in 1784.
- Ency. Britannica
1 All brackets in this paragraph except the first appear in original.
2 Likely carbon monoxide.
3 Fox Islands, part of the Beaver Island archipelago.
Biographical Papers Letter S
William Savage
(Mormon renegade)
1. Mentioned by Louis Gebo as one of the three presented summons at Battle of Pine R.. He calls him one who had fled Mormons when Strang sent him with Ludlow Hill to found a colony at Drummond Island.
2. Mentioned as having been in the 1st exploratory party to B.I. & who left with Strang.
(- "Traverse Region")
According to "Crown of Glory," a Mormon girl, Cecielia (last name not given), wished to marry Ludlow Hill (son of a Mormon but not one). Strang refused permission. They were married secretly by Elder Savage. Hill & Savage were called
before the council; they swore Savage had converted Hill before he ceremony. They fled to Pine River.
1850 census:
Jehiel Savage 43 minister born in Canada (Mormon)
Catherine Savage 28 ------- born in N.Y.
George Savage 6 ----------- born in Mich.
Schmidt [Family]
They were supposed to have been brought here by Father Zugelder (1899-1905) from Grand Rapids, where Schmidt was a cabinetmaker.
Stones:
Joseph Katherine Olds
1860-1929 1868-1925
Annie, wife of Joseph,
1889-1936
Were there 2 Joseph Schmidts, father & son, with the above being the wife of the second?
Death records:
Dorothy Schmidt, 5-8-10, died Nov. 22, '03, pepteris[?]. B[orn] Mich.; parents Jos. Schmidt
& Catherine Olds.
Albert Schmidt, 0-0-1, died of pneumonia, on Jan. 4, '10; parents Joseph & Catherine
Schmidt.
Joseph Schmidt, widower, age 68-11-29, died Jan. 20, '29, of "myocardial degeneration."
Born Germany; farmer; parents John Schmidt & Mary ?
Annie Schmidt, married, age 47-8-6, died Apr. 23, '36, in Peaine Twp, of "general
parcus"[?]. Born Mich.; parents Patrick Gallagher & Bridget Boyle (daughter of Thomas H. Boyle?).
Agnes "Old Aggie" (Gillespie) Scott
A widow who lived at house #56. She was a sister of Old John Gillespie.
Maria - "Old Richard," "Old Richie" was married to Old John Gillespie's sister "Old Aggie." Lived where Mrs. Gillingham lives (house #56).
Fred S. Sendenburgh
(card #1)
P. 92
Married Susan Boyle - daught[er] of "Whiskey," sister of "Billy"
Children:
Joe - married Bid McDonald
sister - married a La Blanc
Willie - died 1919 (Protar's diary)
Fred came to the Island from Milwaukee in the 1890s. He became a Catholic in 1896 or 8.
Fred S. Sendenburgh
(card #2)
[Born] Mich.
Laborer
Married Susan Boyle, 1868-1957 - [born] Mich.
Children:
Sylvia, June 3, 1894
William Stafford, Jan. 30, 1900-1919
Henry Joseph, Ap. 3, '01 - married Bid
John Allen, Apr. 17, 1911 - lived 3 days
The above is from the birth records.
Fred Sendenburgh was raised by Fred Butts at the Head.
Stones:
Mother
Susan Sendenburgh
1868-1957
William
1900-1919
Protar's diary: Jan. 23, 1919 - "Willi Sendenburgh died."
Sharkey [Family]
(card #1)
John & Owen Sharkey are in the census.
John & Catherine in church records, beginning July 21, '78, & are in the census.
Owen & Margaret are in the church, beginning Apr. 20, 1884, but are not in the census
(evidently came after 1880).
Margaret Early (Sharkey).
Mary McCauley (Sharkey) is in church as wife of Patrick McCauley in death of son Frank.
Another note gives Mary Sharkey as wife of Manus Boyle.
Estimated ages:
John, 1839
Margaret, 1840
Owen, 1841
Mary, 1849
- Estimated ages [years of birth]. Anyway they could be brothers & sisters.
1979 - This family stills lives in Runafasta, according to an Irish girl here this year camping with the Edwards. A Sharkey (this is the true spelling of the name) was post master when she was there a few years ago.
Sharkey [Family]
(card #2)
P. 119
There is a John Sharkey in the 1880 census.
Mrs. John Early was Margaret Sharkey.
These were both born in 1840, according to the census figures. Were they brother & sister? There is a death record of Margaret "Shartsey," born in 1840. This is probably Margaret Early.
Margaret came with her husband to B.I. in the '60s, for they are in the 1870 census. - They emigrated in '66 (1900 census).
John was in Penn. from 1872 - 1876, for he had 4 children born there in those years. In 1878 he was in Mich., for his son Charles was born in Mich. & there is a birth record for him in Charlevoix.
Manus Boyle (one of at least two with that name) had a wife Mary Sharkey.
[Seeoriginal manuscript for family tree diagram for John Sharkey and Mary O'Donnell.]
Abner Sherman
He came in the summer of '56 & bought up land under MBLW. He quickly sold out to the Peckhams & was out by the summer of 1857. He was one who got a lot of land in '56.
Marvin Slocum
P. 114
Married (?) Mary Burns
[Daughter]
Nonie
Nonie says he deserted her mother; that he, Hamrock, McGee, & William Cole came & started the 1st sawmill after the Mormons (owned by Wagely).
In the 1880 census Mary is listed as a servant in the boarding house of Frank Wells, in which her brothers, John & James Burns, & Cole & McGee are all living. Nonie's sister is living at Dan McCauley's, age 2.
I do not find Slocum in the census reports.
The birth records show a Sarah Jane Slocum born Aug. 20, 1877, registered Aug. 31, 1878; father Marvin Slocum, engineer, born Mich.; mother Mary Burns, born Canada.
In 1880 census Sarah Slocum is living at Dan McCauley's; age 2, birthplace Mich., no birthplace for father; mother, Canada. She is listed as a granddaughter. The census was taken before Aug. 20th.
Charles Smith
1842 -
Born Ill.
[To] B.I. around 1870
Married Anna Gallagher, 1846 - ; [born] Canada
[Children]:
Walter, Aug. 7, '73 (birth record) - house #36
Mary ?
1880 census:
Nellie M., 1866 - born Mich. (Mary?)
Warren, 1867 - born Ill.
Lizzie J., 1869 - born Mich.
Walter E., 1873 - born Mich. (b[irth] rec.)
Hattie, 1876 - born Mich. (birth rec.)
? Clara, 1861-1891
There is a death record:
Clara (Smith) Boyle, married, age 30, died in Gallilee Twp from "a fall after childbirth;" born St. James; parents: [father] Charles Smith, mother unknown.
He [Charles] is mentioned in "The B.I. Girls"; [in it] he seems to be in business with "Mr. Curtis."
He lived in the house Lawrence lives in now and had his shop on the beach below the shop. Lawrence said the house burned & the cooper shop was moved up & made into the present house.
The cooper shop (the present house) was built in 1859. The house it replaced that burned "was a big fine house." (Lawrence)
There is a stone:
Mary LaBlanc Kasky
1859-1948
Maria says this was a Mary Smith, that she was all French, but that her first husband, LaBlanc, was Indian. The Kasky came here with the Mill (white).
This is probably the Clodius Smith in the 1860 census:
Clodius Smith 25 cooper born N.Y.
Jane Smith 21 ------------ born Mich.
Edwin Smith 2 ------------ born Mich.
Joe Smith
1837 -
P. 36, 61
Married ? O'Brien (sister of John O'Brien, Wilfred's father)
He lived in the Larson property; Larson bought from him. The "lake" at French Bay was named for him (see place names).
Johnny Green said that in 1877 his familiy moved to Sand By into a house built by Joe Smith ("a real Frenchman, not an Indian or a half-breed.")
1860 census lists as living in the home of Edward O'Brien:
Joseph Smith 23 laborer born Mich.
Land office:
Aug. 11, 1865 - Hd. NE 4SW 4, SW 4SW 4, & Lot 3 Sec 11-38-10 139.75A $10, F.C. Sept. 6, 1870, pat. 1870. (Just below Mike Boyle's land at Boyle's Beach.)
In 1870 he got property in the SW 1/4 of Sec 11 T38 R10 from the U.S. by patent.
In 1877 he sold it to James Dormer.
Ralph C. Smith
He had extensive land dealings beginning July 15, 1856, when he got land under MBLW. He sold to Matthew Burchard land of Burchard he seems to have bought up for back taxes & sold back to Burchard. (See land sheet)
Tim Smith
1838 -
P. 36
Wife Ellen, 1843 -
and Thomas (Tim's brother)
His. of [Grand] Trav. Reg., p. 81, list[s] "Thomas Smith" as being in Little Traverse in the fall of 1851; [also], p. 94, lists Capt. T. D. Smith as living at Pine River at the time of the Battle. In 1856 this
same source says that Capt. T. D. Smith & his brother Thomas were living at Middle Village, where the Mormons burned their cooper shop (p. 106).
"T. D. Smith & family who had left in 1852 had now returned" (1857 - Child of the Sea)
In 1858 Timothy Smith, Deputy Sheriff, made a transfer of land in Sec 3 T38 R10 to an Archibald Newton.
1860 census:
Timothy Smith 22(?) cooper born Mich.
Ellen Smith 17 ---------------- born Mich.
Arthur (?) Smith 2 ----------- born Mich.
Robert Miller 25 laborer born Bavaria, Ger.
(this man is too young to be the Capt. Smith of other sources)
1874 - "B.I. Girls" - Tim Smith living in Charlevoix, coming over to buy cattle.
There was a Tim Smith who was a fiddler. One time he was in a boat in very rough weather - he was in the cabin fiddling when someone came in & said, "Everything is going to Hell up there!" Said Tim, "If everything is going to Hell,
let me off 1st at Charlevoix." (- Johnny Green)
In 1892 Johnny saw this Tim again, he was hauling a stuffed whale to the Chicago World's Fair on a lighter with his tug the "John Martin."
Nathan Spencer
1823 -
1860 census lists Nathan Spencer, 37, laborer, born N.Y., as living in the home of Thos. Bedford.
George "Old" Stevens
1856 -
Born vicinity of Oswego, N.Y.
Came about 1900
Married Jennie ?, 1857 - [also] born vicinity of Oswego, N.Y.
[Son:]
Albert, 1897 - born Rochester, N.Y.
He was from Yorktown, N.Y. and he built the relatively new house in Hidden Valley.
Brother of Rosie Bissell. George was a cook in lumber camps. The Bissells wrote about B.I. to the Stevens[es]. They came, homesteaded 80A for $7.50. Later he took the 80 adjoining & their land ran to Piscah beach & took in Mt. Piscah.
"We owned a lot of timber that never did us much good only for wood & for some lumber to build our buildings. My dad was very ambitious & cleared the land, built the house, & we had the most beautiful garden & orchard that ever was, we called it the Garden of Eden."
"I remember we lived in an old Mormon house not far from McCann's store until my Dad, with the help of our good Irish neighbors, got the house built that we lived in that must have been around 1903 or 1904. I started school downtown when I was 5 years old before we moved to the country, then I went to school where you did (Clink Gallagher - Andy Dominic, Dominick), in Peaine Twp. Later on my first job was raking hay for Johnny Green at 50¢ a day, which was pretty good for me. The Greens were our best friends & neighbors. I left the Island in 1913 or '14."
He said his father was "a man of all trades, cooper, carpenter, mason, farmer, butcher, & Lord knows what else. They moved around quite a bit, wherever there was work, that's where they went. In those days you could not be choosey."
"Frank Roberts used to work with my Dad making apple barrels at Sutton's Bay, Omena, & Northport, & being a bachelor & no regular home my dad asked him to go home with him & live. He was a good old man & died in his
'90s in Charlevoix." [1]
Charles R. Steele
Extensive land operations beginning Aug. 2, 1856 and continuing until 1870. (See his land sheet)
Clement Strang
Clement Strang was Strang's son by his 1st wife, a fact he emphasized. [2] He was a pillar of the Congregational church. He served on the faculty of the Benzonia Academy several years. He was a Congregational minister & taught classes in science. He was in Benzonia only a few years & Catton did not know where he went after that. His son Thurlow Strang lived there the rest of his life. He was an expert cabinet maker.
- in Bruce Catton's "Waiting for the Morning Train," p. 137
James Jessie Strang
(card #1)
[This entry is on the back of the card for Reuben Miller.]
Mormon
Census, 1850:
James J. Strang 38 born N.Y. lawyer
Mary Strang 32 born N.Y.
Ellen M. Strang 10 born N.Y.
William E. J. Strang 5 born Wisc.
Harriet Strang 2 born Wisc.
Right below Strang is listed Elvira Field, age 20, birthplace unknown. [3]
James Jessie Strang
(card #2)
Ludlow Hill:
One of these acquaintances was Mr. Ludlow Hill, who says, "Strang was in many respects a remarkable man. He was small and spare, but as a speaker he towered like a giant. He was one of the most fascinating orators imaginable. He wore a very heavy beard of reddish tinge, & his hair was red, too. He had dark eyes, that looked at one on occasion as though they could bore right through. They were set close together, under wide projecting brows, from which rose a massive forehead. Add to this a thin hatchet face, & you have a group of features that would attract attention anywhere. His oratory was of the fervid, impassioned sort that would carry his audience with him every time. His words came out in a torrent; he could work himself into emotion spells at will, the sincerity of his words being attested by tears when necessary to produce that effect, or by infectious laughter when his mood was merry. He had what is known as magnetism, too, & could be one of the most companionable of men. His influence over his followers was unbounded. He was certainly a man of unusual talents in many respects. Had he chosen to use them for good, he would have left a great impress upon his country."
Historic ___, p. 365, Vol. I
from Michigan Pioneer & Historical Collections, [Vol.] XXXII, [p.] 213
James Jessie Strang
(card #3)
In his diary he recorded a great discovery:
"This is that I am eager & mankind is frail." Followed by the announcement, "I shall act upon it for time to come for my own benefit."
James Jessie Strang
(card #4)
(Household)
From a letter written by Clement Strang (son of Elvira), Jan. 26, 1941, to Mr. Jack G. Boone:
"The wonder of peace & happiness that prevailed in his own household. Would any of us moderns undertake to be the head of a family consisting of one husband with four wives, all normal in their heredity & early training. The first wife, not one of the four, is as much a wonder as the others, since she refused to disturb the peace, but watched the outcome of him whom she once loved devotedly. Doubtless the fact that father planned the occupation in his family in his absence in Lansing, assigning each a part in the program that was congenial, and his own program had won their interest. And besides this, the parents of the wives were enthusiastic in the venture of fulfilling the governmental plans of their beloved leader. Elvira had the private secretary position, which included keeping & reporting the weather tables. When father was in Lansing her correspondence work was quite exacting. Betsy's work was mostly in the kitchen, over which she took well-deserved pride. Sarah & Phebe, being congenial cousins, cooperated in caring for the three children of Elvira and the two of Betsy, when their own mother's tasks were pressing. Their own children were not yet in the process of gestation, and after the death of father four children were born to him, two girls & two boys. And think of the dreams of royalty terminating by awakening in some other world & observing the five widows resulting from his being called hence.
My mother told me that they all loved father so devotedly that they could but love one another as born sisters."
James Jessie Strang
(card #5)
[cont. of above]
In a letter dated Jan. 26, 1941, to Mr. Jack G. Boone, from Clement Strang:
"When father was taken from this life the major part of the Island at least (I really think all) ws held by deed to him. In 1906 the people of the Island wished to make it into an attractive summer resort, having found that many Chicago people were wishing to buy lots. Many lots were sold on contract but when the deeds were made out an abstract was demanded. The people of the Island were resting upon the common law that a claim to possession expired after twenty years of peaceable possession. But the prospective buyers would not pay cash without a complete abstract of title...
William J. Gallagher was counted most able in business & was selected to visit me in Benzonia & see what could be done to establish a clear title. I told him their were so many "heirs" that I had no authority to act in such a deal. Evidently he had been to see a lawyer & had been advised to pay me for the trouble, & suggested that I get quit-claim deeds from all my family, & then get the estate probated. The idea was that far-away people, offspring of all others except my mother, would never see the probate advertising and therefore not be able to make any objections"...
I believed it would aid in clearing what I considered a 'bad _.' The highest offer made me for this transaction was $150. I found the assessed value of the property was $375,000... I gave the money to my mother [Elvira]." [4]
John Sullivan
1825-1886 (when his estate was being administered in August 1886)
House #41 (3 mi. from Lighthouse, according to Mrs. Williams)
Married Anastasia ? , 1828-1886
He came from Ireland and is said to have been a pirate. He lived near the Head Lighthouse
(- Maria).
He was there when Mrs. Williams came back in 1857.
He is mentioned 11 times in the Dormer Day book, and was a fisherman.
His wife's name was Astacia, according to the land record when they, with James & Catherine Martin, deeded the land for St. Ignatius Church to Bishop Baraga ( - Lawrence book).
In An. & M. Mack., Strang says "Mr. Strang left a cow on the Island that winter ('49-'50) for the use of a poor woman with palsey. A fisherman by the name of Frazier (Thomas Frazier - 1850 census [lists him] at Cable's Bay),
wintering on the Island, drove her off and sold her to another fisherman named Patrick Sullivan, who, knowing the circumstances, said he would "kill any damned Mormon who came for her." When Strang came back he "went for his cow, and
the Irish fishermen in Sullivan's neighborhood with shelalas to beat him & rescue the cow. They were met by an equal number of Mormons, standing at the edge of the woods, ready for an encounter, and desisted. He drove the cow home
& Patrick Sullivan went to Mackinac to prosecute him before Justice O'Malley. At this time O'Malley was a candidate for member of the convention to revise the [Michigan state] constitution, to which he had no hope of being
elected without Mormon votes, and he sent Sullivan home without any process. (Ibid., p. 46)
1850 census:
Patrick Sullivan 24 cooper [born] Ire can't R or W
John Sullivan 26 fisherman [born] Ire. can't R or W
Joanna Sullivan 23 ---------- [born] Ire. can't R or W
Richard O'Donnell 29 fisherman
(this is the one in the fracas with the Mormons when Tom Bennett was killed)
Evidently there were two Sullivans, Patrick & John. His. of G. Trav. Reg., p. 81, says Patrick Sullivan was living at Little Traverse in the fall of 1851, fishing.
1860 census:
John Sullivan 35 farmer born Ire.
Anna Sullivan 32 ------- born Ire.
Land office:
Oct. 11, 1856 - Lot 1 Sec 12-37-10 48.8A $57.25 pat. '59 (Charlevoix)
1886 - Lot 1 Sec 12 T37 R10 was sold by his estate to Shoemaker Gallagher.
[?] Sweet
Sweet had a lumber mill on Big Sand Bay. It must have been running in 1891 because Pat Maloney was killed there in that year. It stood just across from the end of Hanagan's Rd.
A George Sweet shows up in the land records of Sec 2 & Sec 3 & Sec 4 of T37 R10 in 1874. This is land back of Martin's Bluff - he must have been getting timber for his mill.
Sweney
1860 census:
Mary Sweney 50 widow born Ire.
? 34 born Ire.
Denie Cull 20 born Ire.
Rosa Malvina 30 born Ire.
1860 census:
Anthony Swiney 35 fisherman born Ire. (son of [Mary,] above)
John Coylet 40 laborer born England
Eley Cambell 24 fisherman born Scotland
Swoony(?)
In the 1860 census there is the following record. The name was so defaced I could hardly make it out, probably not Swoony:
Frank Swoony(?) 39 cooper born in France
Margaret Swoony(?) 30 ------- born in France
1 The author never specifies the source of these quotes.
2 If Clement Strang was the son of Elvira Fields (see later entries) he was in fact the son of Strang's first polygamous wife, his second wife overall.
3 Elvira Field was Strang's first polygamous wife, whom he had married in 1849.
4 Brackets in original.