This is where the story of the Wallace family opened up wide. Before I learned about the existence of Thomas Wallace, my family were pretty sure that Robert Wallace (1823-1912) had brought the family from Scotland to Canada, and then into the US. That was a family story I’d heard many times. And then I…
Exploring
Exploring is all about following your curiosity and seeing where it leads.
William John Jickling & Christina Ross
William John Jickling (1829-1913) and Christina Ross (1838-1928) brought the Jickling family from Ontario, Canada to Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. William John Jickling (1829-1913) is the son of Valentine Saunders Jickling (1807-1847) and Mary Seapy (1810-1890.) Christina Ross (1838-1928) is the daughter of Hugh Ross (1788-?) and Euphemia McKay (1797-1875.) Marriage They were married on…
Joseph Nichols & Harriet Matilda Mumby
Joseph Nichols and Harriet Matilda Mumby were born in Canada and brought the Nichols family to Sanilac County, Michigan in the late 1800s. The date is a little murky to me; I think it’s 1891. Joseph Nichols is the son of Mark Nickells (1824-?) and Mary Mark (1824-1864.) He was born March 11, 1860 in McGillvray Township,…
James Brockelbank Tindale & Hannah Elizabeth Morley
James Brockelbank Tindale and Hannah Elizabeth Morley met, married, and died in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan. Their eldest daughter, Francis Myrtle Tindale, married Alfred James Wallace. James Brockelbank Tindale Hannah Elizabeth Morley Marriage They were married on July 1, 1871 in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan. Children Stories The Morley Plough There is a family story that Hannah…
John Ezra Sartwell & Margaret Rutherford
This is a couple I know very little about. Still, there marriage brought Margaret Sartwell into the Jickling family, so I wanted to make note of them here. John Ezra Sartwell Margaret/Margarette Rutherford Marriage They were married on December 15, 1870 in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. Children Stories Sadly, I have very few stories about this couple…
Hugh John Jickling & Margaret Sartwell
Hugh John Jickling is arguably the first Jickling in our family tree to come to the U.S. His father, William John Jickling (1829-1913) came with family from England to Ontario, and he eventually settled near Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan. The Sartwell family originated from New York state and came to Michigan shortly after the Civil War….
Henry Leslie & Elizabeth Linderman
Henry Leslie and Elizabeth Linderman is the couple that brought the Leslie family from Canada to Evergreen Township, Sanilac, USA. Henry and Elizabeth is also the point in the Leslie line where it becomes easier to talk about couples. Going back in time there just isn’t as much information. Marriage Henry and Elizabeth married on…
Rexford Nichols
November 22, 1891-June 1956 Parents Joseph Nichols (1860-1937) and Harriet Matilda Mumby (1860-1935) Siblings Marriages Bertha Hillaker (1892-1931) and Cassey B. Vennevy (1901-1973) Bertha Hillaker Rexford married Bertha Hillaker on November 26, 1913 in Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan. The Hillaker line takes our family deep into early colonial American history. Children Bertha Hillaker Death September 26,…