Ephraim Brovont 1858 Family
Ephraim BROVONT
(son of Ephraim BROVONT and Elizabeth
BOWSER),
b. 22-Jun-1858, Medina Co., OH.
m. 31-Dec-1882, to Alice ORMSBY,
(believed to be the daughter of William and Mary A. ORMSBY),
b. 1857 in IN.
In the 1880 census for Homer
Twp., Medina Co., OH:
Wolf, Phillip, 26y, farmer, MI, PA,
PA
Wolf, Anna, 29y, OH, PA, OH
(Ephraim's daughter)
Wolf, Sarah M., 4y, OH, MI, OH
Wolf, John E., 6/12y, OH, MI, OH
Brovont, Ephraim, 22y, boarder,
farmer, OH, PA, OH (Anna's brother)
Ephraim Brovont left Alice when the children were small and there
is no record of him since.
Married by J. Kittenhouse, think this
should be
Joseph Rittenhouse.
In the 1860 census for
Orleans Twp., Orange Co., IN, M653, r286, p643, 24/24:
Ormsby, William,
37yr, m, laborer, 0, 2500, MA
Ormsby, Mary A.,
31yr, f, IN
Ormsby, Alice,
3yr, f, IN
Ormsby, Elizabeth
A., 1yr, f, IN
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Listed in the 1894
Michigan state census in Barry Co, MI.
Brovont,
Alice, 36yr, IN, white, Barry
Co.
Brovont, Edna, 7yr,
OH, white, Barry Co.
Brovont,
Tillie, 2yr, MI, white, Barry
Co.
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In the 1910 census
for 2wd Hastings, Barry Co., MI, roll 636, book 1, page 89a, image 16,
218/221:
living at 701 E.
Grand St.
Brovont, Alice,
head, f, w, 52yr, div, 3ch, 3ch living, IN, CT, IN, washer woman
Brovont, Tillie,
daug, f, w, 18yr, sing, MI, OH, IN, forming room?
Alice lived with Jacob
Brovont's for a time.
Lizzie Graham recalls playing with 'Til', one of Alice's children.
Children:
I. Frank BROVONT,
b. 24-May-1884.
Frank was married several times--no other record.
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II. Edna BROVONT,
b. 10-Apr-1887, d. 16-Jun-1973.
m. (1) 3-Oct-1907, to Frank MOKE, b. 6-Jun-1883, d. 21-Jan-1950;
m. (2) 28-Nov-1958, to Leroy THOMPSON, b. 1876, d. 5-Oct-1960.
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III. Matilda M. BROVONT,
b. 6-Sep-1891, Lake Odessa, Ionia Co.,
MI.
m. (1) 3-May-1914, to Belden R. MCLAUGHLIN;
m. (2) 10-May-1949, to Col. F. J. KIEFFER, d. 23-Dec-1958;
m. (3) 6-May-1960, to George H. MASLAND, d. 29-Aug-1974.
'Til' has 3-step-children, 7 step-grandchildren, 4
step-great-grandchildren.
She says my in-laws are marvelous.