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Extractions From the "Avalanche" a Crawford Co., MI Newspaper 1879-1940's

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Nels Peter BUCK

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-MARRIED-On the 9th inst., by Esquire Taylor, Mr. NELS P. BUCK and Miss Mary MICKELSON. All of Grayling. (6 Jun 1889)

-DIED.-In this village, Tuesday, Dec. 30, Mrs. Peter BUCK. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jens MICKELSON. (1 Jan 1891)

-The infant child of Peter BUCK was buried by the side of his mother, last Monday. (8 Jan 1891)

-The only child of Peter BUCK, two years of age, was buried yesterday. (13 Aug 1891)

-Nels P. BUCK has gone to Denmark for a visit with his mother, who is about 90 years of age. (10 Mar 1898)

-N. P. BUCK has returned from his summer visit with family and friends in his old home in Denmark. It has been a pleasant outing for him and he is glad of his going, and glad to return. (16 Sep 1909)


Mary MICKELSON

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-MARRIED-On the 9th inst., by Esquire Taylor, Mr. NELS P. BUCK and Miss Mary MICKELSON. All of Grayling. (6 Jun 1889)

-DIED.-In this village, Tuesday, Dec. 30, Mrs. Peter BUCK. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jens MICKELSON. (1 Jan 1891)


Loverin C. HUXLEY

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-MARRIED-On Saturday evening, June 8th, by Esquire NUTTEN, Mr. L. C. HUXLEY and Miss Mary St. JOHN. All of Grayling. (6 Jun 1889)

-Mr. and Mrs. L. C. HUXLEY of Blaine, buried their infant daughter last Saturday. (18 Sep 1890)

-Mrs. Loverin C. HUXLEY of Maple Forest, died at their home, Saturday July 21. The funeral, Monday, was attended by a large number of sympathising friends. (26 Jul 1906)


Mary ST. JOHN

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-MARRIED-On Saturday evening, June 8th, by Esquire NUTTEN, Mr. L. C. HUXLEY and Miss Mary St. JOHN. All of Grayling. (6 Jun 1889)

-Mrs. Alwina ARTHUR, of Blaine, was buried last Sunday from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. HUXLEY. Mrs. ARTHUR was a sister of Mrs. Wm. C. JOHNSON, of Grove. She came from Durnad, about two months ago, to reside with Mrs. HUXLEY. (8 Jan 1891)

-Mrs. Loverin C. HUXLEY of Maple Forest, died at their home, Saturday July 21. The funeral, Monday, was attended by a large number of sympathising friends. (26 Jul 1906)


Alwina

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mrs. Alwina ARTHUR, of Blaine, was buried last Sunday from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. L. C. HUXLEY. Mrs. ARTHUR was a sister of Mrs. Wm. C. JOHNSON, of Grove. She came from Durnad, about two months ago, to reside with Mrs. HUXLEY. (8 Jan 1891)


CASTER

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Rev. E. E. CASTER returned yesterday from Fenton, where he went in answer to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his father. While there his father died. the old gentleman was 72 years of age. Mr. CASTER returned to conduct the business of the quarterly meeting in the Fremont avenue M. E. church last evening. - Bay City Times. (13 Jun 1889)


Rev. E. E. CASTER

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Rev. E. E. CASTER returned yesterday from Fenton, where he went in answer to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his father. While there his father died. the old gentleman was 72 years of age. Mr. CASTER returned to conduct the business of the quarterly meeting in the Fremont avenue M. E. church last evening. - Bay City Times. (13 Jun 1889)


W. W. MIDDAUGH

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-The wife of landlord W. W. MIDDAUGH, of Elmira, went to Mancelona Wednesday to have a dress cut, and when in the act of opening the door to come out of the shop she fell dead on the floor. - Otsego Co. Herald. Mr. MIDDAUGH was a comrade of Postmaster JONES in the Second Michigan Cavalry. (13 Jun 1889)


Lewis FOX

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-DIED-In South Branch, Monday, June. 24th, Mrs. Lewis FOX, aged 38 yars. (27 Jun 1889)


Mrs. Lewis FOX

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-DIED-In South Branch, Monday, June. 24th, Mrs. Lewis FOX, aged 38 yars. (27 Jun 1889)


Wm. GRAHAM

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mrs. Geo. COMER is entertaining her father, Wm. GRAHAM, and her sister Nora, from Grant Center, Mich. This is their first visit to our city. (27 Jun 1889)


Nora GRAHAM

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mrs. Geo. COMER is entertaining her father, Wm. GRAHAM, and her sister Nora, from Grant Center, Mich. This is their first visit to our city. (27 Jun 1889)


W. W. "Walt" METCALF

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Wm. METCALF, of Center Plains, was in town last week, the guest of his son, W. W. METCALF. (4 Jul 1889)

-W. W. METCALF and famly went to Caro last Saturday, for a short visit. Walt intends bringing back a new team. (14 Nov 1889)

-W. W. METCALF came home from Tuscola county, Tuesday morning with one of the finest pair of three year old colts that ever struck Grayling. (14 Nov 1889)

-W. W. METCALF and his children express their grateful acknowledgement for the kind courtesies of friends and neighbors, in the hours of their bereavement. (9 Apr 1893)

-W. W. METCALF has located in Bay City, and is proprietor of the Kelsey House. He has leased it for five years and reports that his opening was a grand success and his future prospects brilliant. (24 May 1894)


Ada A. WYCKOFF

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-DIED-On Saturday morning, the 25th., at her home in this city, Mrs. Ada A. METCALF, in her 39th year. Funeral services were held at the house, Rev. N. J. GEYER, officiated. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her sad loss. Mrs. METCALF was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WYCKOFF of Pere Cheney. The parents and husband and children have the sympathy of all in their great affliction. (30 Mar 1893)


A. L. SIMONS

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mr. N. HARWICK made his daughter Mrs. SIMONS, of Thumb Lake, a visit last week. (4 Jul 1889)

-Mr. HARTWICK returned to his home in Grayling last week, after making his daughter, Mrs. A. L. SIMONS, a pleasant visit. - Otsego Co. News. (16 Oct 1890)

-Mr. and Mrs. SIMONS, of Thumb Lake, are visiting their father, Mr. N. HARTWICK. They are enroute to Florida, for the balance of the winter. (2 Jan 1896)


Mrs. A. L. SIMONS HARTWICK

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mr. N. HARWICK made his daughter Mrs. SIMONS, of Thumb Lake, a visit last week. (4 Jul 1889)

-Mr. HARTWICK returned to his home in Grayling last week, after making his daughter, Mrs. A. L. SIMONS, a pleasant visit. - Otsego Co. News. (16 Oct 1890)

-Nelson HARWICK celebrated his 82nd birthday, last Thursday. He has been an invalid for the past year, but was able to bear a visit with his daughter, Mrs. SIMONS, of Thumb Lake, who came down for the occasion. (11 Oct 1894)


Wm. SARGEANT

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mrs. Wm. SARGEANT and children, of Boston, Mass., are visiting with her brother, F. R. DECKROW. They had not seen each other for eighteen years. (4 Jul 1889)


Mrs. Wm. SARGEANT DECKROW

The following information extracted from the Grayling, Crawford Co., MI Newspaper Avalanche. NOTE: The date at the end of each extract indicates the date of the publication:
-Mrs. Wm. SARGEANT and children, of Boston, Mass., are visiting with her brother, F. R. DECKROW. They had not seen each other for eighteen years. (4 Jul 1889)


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