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,…
Above Majestic, PGS Intuition, and InnSaei
Above Majestic and PGS: Intuition are two movies that I have wanted to see. InnSaei is a movie I stumbled upon while browsing suggested films on NetFlix. I watched all three recently, but not in a traditional format in a movie theater. More and more we are seeing the decline of traditional, controlled methods of…
Aunt Wanda’s Oatmeal Cookies
There’s more to family that simple names and dates. This recipe is an example of what other things you think of when you think of family. (If you’ve been following my online life, you may remember bits of this post from the ancient and long gone Cookbook Fetish.) These cookies have been in my family…
The Shiny Squirrels of Autumn
I really don’t know where to begin, so I will start writing and see where it leads. Starting is easy; staying on any track long enough to finish the job is a challenge as shiny squirrels are so enticing. Shiny Squirrels? Ahh, your local squirrels aren’t shiny? Mine either. In Brevard, North Carolina, there are white…
Alfred James Wallace
September 16, 1867-June 23, 1958 Parents Robert Wallace (1823-1912) and Catherine Cameron (1839-1881) Siblings Marriage Francis Myrtle Tindale April 18, 1894 in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan. Children Stories Coming To Cass City The family story says that Robert Wallace (1823-1912) and son Alfred James Wallace (1867-1958) took a train from Canada to Imlay City, Michigan….
Francis Myrtle Tindale
February 12, 1874-December 16, 1933 Parents James Brockelbank Tindale (1849-1915) and Hannah Elizabeth Morley (1853-1927) Siblings Marriage Alfred James Wallace on April 18, 1894 in Cass City, Michigan Children Stories Oyster Supper, 1905 A March 17, 1905 newspaper reported, “Last Thursday evening a company of about twenty-five from town went to the home of Mr….
Mary Ellen Wheeler
February 10, 1869-November 24, 1961 Parents Albert Alfred Wheeler (1843-1906) and Mary Agnes McLachlin (1849-1923.) Siblings Marriage Daniel Robert Leslie (1866-1940) on December 20, 1892 in Argyle, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. Marriage photo Children The Dan Leslie family. Stories Fire In The Thumb, 1881 Mary Ellen was eleven when the great Thumb Fire happened in 1881. According to…