Individual Notes

Note for: Margaret Ann Stoner, 2 APR 1890 - 9 NOV 1979 Index

Residence:
     Date:   9 NOV 1979
     Place:   North Bradley, Geneva Twp., Midland Co., MI

Residence:
     Date:   9 APR 1930
     Place:   323 South Weadock Avenue, Saginaw, MI

Event:
     Type:   Hospitalized
     Date:   NOV 1979
     Place:   Midland Hospital, Midland Co., MI

Burial:
     Date:   12 NOV 1979
     Place:   Midland Memorial Gardens, Lee Twp., Midland Co., MI

Individual Note:
     Obituary of Margaret Ann (Stoner) Athey from the Midland Daily News (Midland, MI), November 10, 1979

Margaret Athey

        Mrs. Margaret A. Athey, 89, of North Bradley, died Friday night at the Midland Hospital Center.
        Born April 2, 1890, she married Mr. Edward J. Athey Jan 7, 1914, in Flint and moved to Midland in 1930. He died in 1967. Mrs. Athey was a member of the Edenville Methodist Church.
        She is survived (by) a son, Ervin L. Athey of Midland; sister Mrs. Ivan (Ila) Heiser of Sanford; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
        Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday from the Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Ira Bush officiating. Internment will be in Midland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Wilson Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today.
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Individual Notes

Note for: James Lansing DeGeer, 27 SEP 1898 - 30 APR 1954 Index

Occupation:
     Date:   BET 1924 AND 1954
     Place:   Foreman in the E.C. Britton Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Co.

Occupation:
     Date:   17 JAN 1920
     Place:   Operator at Chemical Works

Occupation:
     Date:   10 APR 1930
     Place:   Mechanic at Chemical Plant (Dow Chemical Company)

Residence:
     Date:   10 APR 1930
     Place:   1001 Mill Street, Midland, MI, 48640

Residence:
     Date:   11 MAY 1910
     Place:   Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., MI

Residence:
     Date:   12 SEP 1918
     Place:   821 Mill Street, Midland, Midland Co., MI

Residence:
     Date:   17 JAN 1920
     Place:   821 Mill Street, Midland, MI

Event:
     Type:   Funeral Service
     Date:   3 MAY 1954
     Place:   Scott Wilson Memorial Chapel at 3:00 P.M., Dr. Orville H. McKay officiating

Event:
     Type:   Home Ownership
     Date:   10 APR 1930
     Place:   Owned home and property worth $3500

Event:
     Type:   Eye Color
     Place:   Blue

Event:
     Type:   Hair Color
     Place:   Black

Burial:
     Date:   3 MAY 1954
     Place:   Midland Cemetery, Midland, Midland Co., MI

Individual Note:
     Obituary of James Lansing DeGeer from the Midland Daily News (Midland, MI), April 30, 1954

        J.L. DeGeer Dies At 55

        James L. DeGeer, Sr., 55, died suddenly this morning at his home 1001 Mill street.
        He was born in Clare, Sept. 27, 1898 and had lived in Midland 37 years. He had been employed at the Dow Chemical Company since 1919 and had been foreman in the E.C. Britton research laboratory since 1924. He was married March 1, 1916 in Midland to the former Jennie Dell who survives him.
        Also surviving are one son, James L. DeGeer, Jr., of Midland; four daughters, Mrs. Harold Leach, Mrs. Ervin Athey, Mrs. Fred Ecarius, and Mrs. Ernest R. Petrie, all of Midland; seven grandchildren; one brother, Harvey F. DeGeer of Flint and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Quick of Keego Harbor.
        Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday from the Scott Wilson Memorial Chapel with Dr. Orville H. McKay, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be made in Midland cemetery.
        Friends may call at the Wilson Funeral Home.
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Individual Notes

Note for: John DeGeer, ABT 1770 - Index

Individual Note:
Married in the Reformed Dutch Church (RDC) at Fort Plain in Minden Twp., the history of this church indicates that services were performed exclusively in German in the mid to late 1700's right up until the mid to late 1800's because most of the settlers in the Fort Plain area were either German immigrants or of German descent. As a result, all services in this church were conducted in German and the records were, therefore, also recorded in German. John DeGeer's wife was definitely of German descent.

Rev. A. Christian Diedrich Peck was the church's pastor from 1788 to 1796 and most likely performed the January 1791 marriage of John DeGeer. However, historians of that era reported that German speaking ministers "mangled the spelling of English names in particular "as well as other non-German surnames. Thus, John DeGeer was recorded as Jean Dekier and the translation of the marriage was transcribed exactly as follows:

January 26, 1791 - Jean Dekier, the son of Jean Dekier married Anna Cuntermann the daughter of Conrad Cuntermann, (deceased).

Montgomery County's Department of History & Archives has 2-3 versions of the Countryman Family Genealogy on file which report that:

1. The modern day spelling of the family name is Countryman;
2. Anna Countryman was the daughter of Conrad Countryman II;
3. Conrad Countryman II died in 1790; and
4. Anna Countryman married Jean Dekier (who is reported later as DeGier, Degeur and Degiur in other NY church records)

Thus it may be seen that (aside from the mangled spelling of the groom's name) the record is accurate regarding the bride's genealogy. If one were to assume that Rev. Peck was correct in his recording that the groom was named after his father then there is a reasonable possibility that he groom was John DeGeer II (a.k.a. John DeGier II, John Degeur and John Degiur as reported in the baptism records of his three sons).

THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THERE WAS A DEGEER FAMILY LIVING IN AREA OF FONDA, NY IS BASED ON THIS CHURCH RECORD AND 11 OTHER RECORDS FOUND IN NEARBY CHURCHES.

Individual Notes

Note for: Joel DeGeer, 5 AUG 1856 - 28 OCT 1929 Index

Occupation:
     Date:   3 SEP 1889
     Place:   Laborer

Occupation:
     Date:   20 APR 1883
     Place:   Laborer

Occupation:
     Date:   5 SEP 1885
     Place:   Laborer

Immigration:
     Date:   1894
     Place:   From Canada

Residence:
     Date:   11 MAY 1910
     Place:   Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., MI

Residence:
     Date:   20 APR 1883
     Place:   Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada

Residence:
     Date:   5 SEP 1885
     Place:   Siloam, Uxbridge Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada

Residence:
     Date:   3 SEP 1889
     Place:   Uxbridge Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada

Religion:
     Date:   29 APR 1928
     Place:   Official Membership, Church of Christ, Flint, Genesee Co., MI

Burial:
     Date:   1 NOV 1929
     Place:   Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare Co., MI

Individual Note:
     From the Flint Journal (Flint, MI), October 29, 1929, Page 1 Column 1

MAN, 75, FATALLY INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP

AGED VICTIM WALKS INTO PATH OF AUTO

Joel DeGeer Dies in Hurley Hospital 15 Minutes After Accident

        An aged man was injured fatally and three other persons were hurt, two small boys seriously, in automobile accidents here late Tuesday.
        Joel DeGeer, 75 years old, 629 Ruth-av, was run over at Saginaw-st and Ruth-av at 6:55 p. m., by an automobile driven by Foster Merrill, 18 years old, 801 Baltimore-blvd. His chest was crushed. He died 15 minutes later, just after being admitted to an emergency room at Hurley hospital. The body was removed to the Groves & Co. funeral home.
        Questioned by Traffic Investigator Clair J. Brown, Merrill said the aged man ran into the path of his car. He was driving north. DeGeer was struck while crossing Saginaw-st from west to east. Merrill said he was blinded by the lights of a southbound car and that when DeGeer appeared he was so close he was unable to avoid running him down.
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From the Clare Sentinel (Clare, MI), November 1, 1929, Page 1 Column 5

FORMER LOOMIS RESIDENT KILLED WEDNESDAY AT FLINT

Funeral Rites for Joel DeGeer to be Held This Afternoon from Lansing Home

        The remains of Joel DeGeer, of Flint, were brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lansing, of Herrick Thursday and funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock, from the home, Rev. Clarence L. Wheaton, of Independence, Mo., (officiating).
        Very few particulars can be learned as we go to press but it is thought that Mr. DeGeer met his death, having stepped in front of an automobile in the streets of Flint.
        Mr. DeGeer was for many years a resident near Loomis, where he leaves a wide circle of friends who regret to learn of his sudden demise.
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From the Clare Sentinel (Clare, MI), November 8, 1929, Page 12 Column 5

Card of Thanks

        We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy extended to us in our sad bereavement, and for the beautiful floral offerings and to the choir. Also to Mr. and Mrs. William Lansing for opening thier home for the services.

        Mrs. Joel DeGeer and children
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From RootsWeb.com Family Trees Section

GED ID: I511240980
Name: Joel DEGEER
Given Name: Joel
Surname: Degeer
Sex: M
Birth: 5 Aug 1856 in GOODWIND, UXBRIDGE TWP. ONTARIO CO. ONTARIO 1
Death: 29 Oct 1929 in flint mi./ cherry grove cem. clare co. clare, mi 1
Census: 1880 MARKHAM, YORK EAST, ONTARIO, CANADA
Note:

1880 CENSUS MARKHAM, YORK EAST, ONTARIO, CANADA
JOEL 26, ONTARIO, BARBARA 21, ONTARIO, URAS 2, ONTARIO, ELIZA 5/12, ONTARIO.

Father: James DEGEER b: 1827 in GOODWIND, UXBRIDGE TWP. ONTARIO CO. ONTARIO
Mother: Jane Louise CUNNINGHAM b: 1836 in gananoque, ontario, canada

Marriage 1 Barbara Ann RIED b: 29 May 1859 in sialoam, ontario, canada
Children
    Harvey Franklin DEGEER b: 20 Apr 1883 in MARKHAM, YORK EAST, ONTARIO, CANADA
    Urius URAS E DEGEER b: 1879 in MARKHAM, YORK EAST, ONTARIO, CANADA
    Eliza Jane DEGEER b: 27 Oct 1880 in MARKHAM, YORK EAST, ONTARIO, CANADA
    VIOLET AGNES DEGEER b: 5 Sep 1885 in uxbridge, ontario, canada
    Harriet Ethel DEGEER b: Abt. 1887 in uxbridge, ontario, canada
    Bessie DEGEER b: 1891 in uxbridge, ontario, canada

Marriage 2 Kathreen Maxwell Lansing b:
Children
    James Lansing DEGEER b: 1898 in Clare, Clare Co., MI

From www.familysearch.com

    Household Record 1881 Canadian Census

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     Household:

    Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
    Joel DEGEER M Male Scottish 26 Ontario Farm Laborer Christian
    Barbara DEGEER M Female English 21 Ontario --- Christian
    Uras DEGEER Male Scottish 2 Ontario --- Christian
    Eliza DEGEER Female Scottish <1 Born: Oct; 5/12 Ontario --- Christian
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Source Information:
     Census Place Markham, York East, Ontario
     Family History Library Film 1375884
     NA Film Number C-13248
     District 135
     Sub-district C
     Division 1
     Page Number 24
     Household Number 129

Database: MI 1910 Federal Census Index
Household: DEGEER, Joel
State: MI
Year: 1910
County: Clare
Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Sheridan (enumeration district 36)
Page: 12A

1910 Federal Census shows Joel DeGeer at age 53, wife Catherine at age 52, son James L. at age 11, and step-son Arlington R. Maxwell at age 20. Also shows that Catherine had 2 children and had been married to Joel for 13 years by 1910.