Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Marriage: Carrie Graves to Elam Booth

Doing further research on my paternal great-grandaunt, Carrie Mae (Haley) Graves, I located a second marriage by her to Elam Gifford Booth (b. 1865) in Midland, Midland County, Michigan on September 25, 1924 at Familysearch.org.

They were married by the Rev. George Hoggard and Molly and Hattie Hoggard were witnesses.  The Hoggard family and Elam were officers in a church known as the "Church of Daniel's Band" in Michigan.  This church was founded in 1893 in Marine City, Michigan and was somewhat of the Methodist tradition.  The church still exists today.


"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQQK-Y64 : accessed 03 Jun 2013), Elam Gilford Booth and Carrie May Graves, 25 Sep 1924.


Monday, June 03, 2013

Death Certificate : Arthur E. Graves (1871-1920) Midland County, Michigan

Michigan Department of State, death certificate no. 1469 (1920), Arthur E. Graves; digital image, State of Michigan, Seeking Michigan (http://www.seekingmichigan.org : accessed 30 May 2013).

While searching for information on my paternal great-grandaunt, Carrie May (Haley) Graves, I located at the Seeking Michigan website her husband, Arthur E. Graves',  death certificate.  I had just located the family in the 1920 census of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, and knew I had located the right family by his occupation, age, and wife's name.

In the 1920 census, Arthur was working as a carpenter at the Hotel Lee at 12 Perry Street in Pontiac, and his wife, Carrie, was working as a cook.  The address given on the death certificate lists 12 Perry Street.  The cause of death was interstitial nephritis.

Facts I didn't have were his exact date of birth: August 31, 1871 and his parents.  A.J. Graves, the informant, was Arthur's father.



Friday, May 31, 2013

Postcard : Riding the Surf at Hollywood Beach, Florida



Hollywood, Florida
January 27, 1941

Mrs. Virgil Wright
Alexandria, Ind.
# 2

This is Mon. Jan. 27th we are here in a trailer camp at Hollywood Fla.  This card shows the picture of a lovely hotel on the ocean.  We are near or behind it to the beach.  We took the car and went to Miami and Coral Gables yesterday.  If you think pictures flatter you are wrong.  Wonder if your dad ever came here.  It was lovely yesterday we want to spend to-day in the sunshine.  We are near an airport you know they guard the ocean bank here.  Large boats and a dog race track. Ha!  Takes until about nine for the sun to get out some days.  The water and sun in warm.   Intend to put on Toots bathing suit to-day.  Hope every one is as usual.  Seems bad to think of the miles between.  Think we will be home at least by Sun. or soon. (We are staying another day here)  Love. Eva.

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This postcard was address to my maternal great-grandmother, Edna Muriel (Pierce) Wright (1897-1968).  I do not know who the sender was.  Interestingly, she mentions my 2g-grandfather going to Florida.