Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameAlice BOYER
Birth23 Aug 1857, Van Buren County, Michigan3028,3029,3030,1708
Memo1900 census
Death30 Aug 1946, Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan3031,1000,1708
BurialFriendship Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Michigan3032
OccupationMother of 7 children
FatherIsrael BOYER (~1823-1899)
MotherSusan YOUNG (~1831-1917)
Spouses
Birth29 Oct 1853, Ohio1708
Memo1900 census - says Sept
Death22 Jun 1912, Center Township, Emmet County, Michigan1708
Burial25 Jun 1912, Friendship Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Michigan1708
Marriage4 Jul 1875, Allegan County, Michigan3033
ChildrenMaude (Died as Infant) (1877-1899)
 Lucinda M. (1878-1960)
 Myrtle (1885-)
 Claude (1891-1968)
 Mabel (1895-)
 Pearl (1898-)
Census notes for Alice BOYER
1860 Michigan, Van Buren County, Bloomingdale Township, page 26, film M653-562
dwelling 213, family 212
Israel Boyer, age 37, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal estate $100, born Ohio
Susan--------, age 29, female, born Ohio
Caroline ----, age 6, female, born Michigan
Alice --------, age 3, female, born Michigan
page 27
Arty --------, age 1, female, born Michigan

1870 Michigan, Van Buren county, Columbia, page 4, stamped page 298, film M593-706
dwelling 28, family 28
Boyer, Israel, age 51, male, white, farmer, real estate $1000, personal $340, born Ohio
-------, Susan, age 40, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
-------, Caroline, age 16, female, white, does housework, born Michigan
-------, Alice, age 12, female, white, born Michigan
-------, Artey, age 9, female, white, at home, born Michigan
-------, Sylvia, age 7, female white, at home, born Michigan
-------, Jennie, age 5, female, white, at home, born Michigan

1880 Michigan, Emmet County, Center, E.D. 61, page 12A, stamped page 375 (taken 14 Jun 1880)
dwelling 111, family 120
Spears, Walter L., white, male, age 25, head, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born unknown
———, Alice, white, female, age 22, wife, married, born Michigan, parents born Ohio
———, Lucinda M., white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan

1900 Michigan, Emmet County, Center, E.D. 85, sheet 9A, stamped page 48 (taken 22 June 1900)
dwelling 144, family 147
Spears, Walter L., head, white, male, Sept 1853, age 46, married for 24 years, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Canada, farmer
———, Alice, wife, white, female, Aug 1857, age 42, married for 24 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born unknown
———, Myrtle, daughter, white, female, May 1885, age 15, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan, at school
———, Claude, son, white, male, Sept 1891, age 8, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan at school
———, Mabel, daughter, white, female, May 1895, age 5, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan, at school
———, Pearl, daughter, white, female, Aug 1898, age 1, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan

1910 Michigan, Emmet County, Center Township, E.D. 94, sheet 8A, stamped page 114 (taken 18-19 May 1910)
dwelling 39, family 39
Spears, Walter S., head, male, white, age 56, married once for 35 years, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Canada, farmer
———, Alice, wife, female, white, age 52, married once for 35 years, mother of 7 children, 5 living, born Michigan, parents born Pennsylvania
———, Claude, son, male, white, age 18, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan, farm laborer
———, Mabel, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan
———, Pearl, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan

1920 Michigan, Emmet County, Center Township, E.D. 157, sheet 7A, stamped page 35 (taken 26-28 January 1920)
dwelling 105, family 109
Spears, Alice, head, owns, female, white, age 63, widow, born Michigan, parents born Ohio, farmer
———, Pearl, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, born Michigan father born Illinois, mother born Michigan
———, Leonard, grandson, male, white, age 3, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan
———, Bertha, granddaughter, female, white, age 1 3/12, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan
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