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The Saginaw Genealogical Society, Inc.

Timbertown Log / Newsletter

Encompassing all of Saginaw Countyincluding the surrounding Townships

Volume 43, Issue 1 TTL / Newsletter Date: February 2015Published Four Times Per Year

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2014 - 2015 Meeting Information

Meeting Roster

Mark your calendars!

Monthly meetings will be held on the secondTuesday of the month from September throughJune (excluding December) beginning at 6:30PM. After a short business meeting,presentations begin at 7:00 PM. Below are theknown meeting dates and the topics for the 2014-2015 program year.

September - Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on1415 N. Center Road, near Brockway. Adiscussion was held on the use ofwww.findagrave.com. (Note: It is important tonote that the Board has decided not to releasecemetery information and photos to groupmembers to be entered into Find A Grave. Thisis not a project SGS can take on at this time. Ifindividual members have tombstone photos theywish to upload, that is something they are free todo on their own.)

October - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on1415 N. Center Road, near Brockway. ThoraGoodnight presented on how to researchRevolutionary War ancestors. She is the head ofthe John Alden Society in Midland, MI.

See the details further in the publication for moreinformation. Note: 28 people attended and SGSgained two new members.

November - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on1415 N. Center Road, near Brockway. AnnClynick presented on how to research yourEnglish ancestors.

There was no December meeting.

January - Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on1415 N. Center Road, near Brockway. Thismeeting featured the showing of Delta College’sproduction of World War II’s Vanishing Voices

on DVD. Ken Himmelein and Nancy Pavlik alsoshared first-hand accounts of their relatives’experiences during the war from both a US andGerman perspective.

February - Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on1415 N. Center Road, near Brockway. Thismeeting featured Tom Mudd presenting on thelife story of his father, Dr. Richard Mudd, one ofthe founders of the Saginaw GenealogicalSociety.

Volume 43, Issue 1 TTL / Newsletter Date: February 2015

March - Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 1415 N.Center Road, near Brockway. Don Comptois,President of the Saginaw River Marine HistoricalSociety will speak.

April - Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 1415 N.Center Road, near Brockway. This meeting isopen for new possibilities.

May - Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 1415 N.Center Road, near Brockway. This meeting isopen for new possibilities.

June - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 1415 N.Center Road, near Brockway. This meeting isopen for new possibilities. Nominations will beaccepted at this meeting for open board positions. Please give consideration to serving in a boardposition.

Board meetings are held the first Tuesday of themonth at the Church of Latter Day Saints onCenter Road, near Brockway. Hoyt Library hasreduced hours in the evenings due to decliningrevenue. Meetings are at 6:30 PM on thefollowing dates:

March 3, 2015

April 7, 2015

May 5, 2014

June 2, 2015

There are no meetings held in July, August, orDecember. If any member has meeting programideas, please see a board member or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Thank you!

Hoyt Library’s new hours:

Monday and Thursday: Noon - 8:00 PM

Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Visit their website for more information:

http://www.saginawlibrary.org/your-library/hours/hoyt-library/

Reminder: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center is open onTuesdays from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Wednesdaysfrom 6:00 - 9:00 PM, and Saturdays from 9:00AM - 3:00 PM. Also, they follow a snow policyif Saginaw Township Community Schools areclosed, so is the Church/Family History Center.Please call 799-1960 for more information.

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We extend our sympathy to Anne Birkam on the

passing of her father, George Birkam onWednesday, February 6, 2013. We also extend

our sympathy to the family of Connie L.

Snyder, longtime SGS member who passedaway on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.

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The Taymouth Historical Association is anactive historical association that holds monthlymeetings at the Taymouth Library in themeeting room at 7:00 PM. They are also activein hosting events at the Burt Opera House, CookCemetery outings, veteran’s memorialfundraising activities, and are working on arestoration project of the 1873 St. Paul’sChurch. Anyone interested in attending thesemeetings should contact Larry Prueter at 989-751-7651 or at [email protected].


Website Update: Thank you to Carolyn Oberteinwho found the missing alpha files to help get the Nuremberg database back online! Some workremains on getting this database functioning better,so please be patient!

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SGS has a Facebook page, Saginaw GenealogicalSociety. If you use Facebook, please “like” ourpage.

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Debbie Sheets reports that 80% of the images arecropped in the quest to prepare the SaginawCounty Courthouse Index project to get going ontranscription again. Fast typists are not necessary. Folks willing to try their hand at transcription cancontact Debbie to help out. Some volunteers fromthe Church are stepping up to help in return for“service hours.” We are grateful for any and allhelp!

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A recent inquiry sent to our e-mail address by EdHornback reads:

Would you happen to know if the Saginaw Libraryhas the Merrill Monitor? I’m looking for the obitof my great grandfather Jacob Koch who diedJanuary 19, 1920. He is not in their online obitsearch engine. So I’m taking stabs in the darkhere. . . Thanks.

I forwarded this message to the Gratiot CountyGenealogical / Historical Society to see if thisnewspaper was in their library. They have animpressive list of newspaper resources; however,they did not have this newspaper among theirarchives. They volunteered to check the AlmaRecord as that newspaper serviced theBreckenridge/Wheeler area. There is a tombstoneonline at www.findagrave.com for this person. Ifanyone has connections to this family or knows

about this newspaper, please contact SGS viae-mail. Thank you.

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As a contributor to Find a Grave, I receivedthis e-mail from someone asking forinformation on a tombstone in RichlandTownship Cemetery in Hemlock, MI. It reads:

Amos Abby is the fourth great grand-unclethrough marriage and has been somewhat of amystery to me. I am looking at informationthat he married my fourth great grand-aunt in1845, had three children, then lost her in 1851while they were living in Jasper, SteubenCounty, NY. Then in the same place withinthe next four years, he remarried a womannamed Mary A., according to the US FederalCensus. I lost a 20-year span, 1860-1880, butfound that he was in the Civil War according toa Veteran’s Schedule done in 1890. (Civil WarCo. B, PA Calvary, 24 Oct 1862 - 10 Aug1865). I am asking you because you took apicture of the stone provided on Find A Grave. The memorial is controlled by “GravehoundClub;” however, there is no contactinformation online for them and no way toreach them. He would like to find out more. Cris White [email protected]. The e-mail was dated December 28, 2014. If anyonehas information that could help Cris, pleasefeel free to e-mail him. Thank you.

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The St. Charles Area Museum recently added a1940's Chessie System caboose. (SGS had anon-site meeting here.) For more information,copy and paste the link below to the full story:http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/12/st_charles_museum_purchases_fa.html.


The historic C.K. Eddy house at 630 N. Jeffersonwas recently sold to Maurice Scott and ChristopherTraverse who plan to renovate the former lumberbaron’s mansion and move in. Perhaps they wouldbe interested in hosting SGS for a tour?

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Visit http://www.hauntedsaginaw.com/ or theFacebook page of Haunted Saginaw for upcominginformation on their next installation of the“Haunted Saginaw” movies. Hoyt Library will befeatured next in the fall of 2015! Movie premieresare held at The Temple Theatre.

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A letter to SGS arrived in September 2014 thatread:

Genealogy Society,

My family search has been going on for decades. Ihope you will be able to help me. I am searchingfor land information on John Whitman VII, bornMay 11, 1788 in New Hampshire and died April 7,1866 in Tittabawassee, Saginaw. I see in the 1850census of Saginaw that he owns land in the valueof $310. I would like to know what happened tothis land, and where it was located. Also, sonNathan Whitman, born 1817 New York and diedJune 30, 1879 in Beaver Twp., Bay, MI. I can findno information on where he is buried. Nathanlived in Kochville, MI and there is also no paperindicating what happened to his land as well. Anyhelp/suggestion would be so appreciated. Sincerely, Beverly Woolford (Whitman) fromFarmington, MN.

After checking the online obituary index andfinding a John Whitman with matching datesburied in Pinegrove Cemetery, I forwarded the e-mail to Nancy Pavlik as she photographed and

uploaded the tombstone photos at Find AGrave. She borrowed an 1877 Atlas ofSaginaw County, Tittabawassee Township andcopied a map of landowners at that time. There may be a connection of Whitmanproperty owners and modern-day Pavlikproperty. She will research it further as timeallows. If anyone knows this family or wouldlike to contact her, please e-mail SGS for hersnail-mail address.

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Betty Coleman’s sleuthing efforts garnered theinformation for the following two-part article.

As Saginaw is home to one of Michigan’smore larger cities, it stands to reason therewere people here who were interested inhelping the poor, either by providing shelter tothe homeless, providing clothing, or feedingthe hungry. It also has a rich history of helpingchildren, some of whom were poor, homeless,or “friendless.”

R.L. Polk & Co.’s 1849-50 Directory, page 76has an entry for St Vincent’s Orphans’ Home,206 Howard. Under the management of theSisters of Charity. Sister Cecilia, Superioress,Average number of inmates, 100.


Click here for a link to the constitution and by-lawsof the East Saginaw Home for the Friendless andIndustrial School, containing articles ofassociation, officers for year 1870, and rules andregulations for the Home:

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003296279

An article in The Saginaw News dated June 30,1870, page 4 reads:

HOME OF THE FRIENDLESS - The ‘Home’ isnow fairly open and ready for business. The heartsof the people seem to be alive to the importance ofsuch an institution and they have responded noblythus far to the necessities of the undertaking. Donations come in every day of almost everyconceivable form and quality. There have beenseveral applications for a home here by friendlessones, and although but one person has, as yet beenactually received, it will not be long ‘ere otherswill be taken in and provided for. The managersfeel much encouraged at the manner in which thecalls for assistance have been answered and theyhope that the efforts which have been put forwardby the movers and aiders of the cause may becrowned with full success.

It was followed by a list of items Matron, Nellie A.Crapo asked for, including bedroom furniture of allkinds, pantry items, partly worn carpets and otherarticles useful in housekeeping, as well as pick upservice if word was left at the Home, that suchthings would be sent for.

An article in The Saginaw News dated Tuesday,December 16, 1884, page 6 reads:

Women who want to work by the day and are keptat home by their children can have them taken careof at the “Home for the Friendless” for 10 cents perday. The child must be over six months and underseven years.

R.L. Polk & Co.’s 1891 Directory, page 105has this entry: St Vincent’s Orphans’ Home islocated at 206 Howard street, and is under themanagement of the Sisters of Charity. SisterCecilia, Superioress, Average number ofinmates, ninety; number of sisters, seven.

An article in The Saginaw Evening News datedApril 18, 1891 reads:

THE ANNUAL MEETING

Of One of Saginaw’s Charitable InstitutionsShows Good Progress.

The annual meeting of the Home for theFriendless held recently shows that theassociation has made an excellent record thepast year. As this is an institution that Saginawis proud of, it is gratifying to the people to hearof its continued success.

Following are reports of the officers:

The return of another anniversary brings us tothe twenty-first annual report of the Home forthe Friendless and in doing this we wish topresent out sincerest thanks to the public, whohave so substantially aided us in carrying onthis good work during the past year. Ourmonthly donations have been a great help, andfor each month we have endeavored to expressour thanks through the press. Our thanks arealso due Mr. Winkler for ice during the entiresummer season. Dr. Fuerbringer and Dr.Brooks have given services during the year andDr. Schemm deserves especial mention for hisfaithful and efficient work since his return fromEurope. We are also very grateful for a freebed in the Saginaw hospital, which we foundespecially necessary in surgical operations. “The Faithful Workers” remembered all theHome children at Easter, and the YoungLadies’ mission circle gave a helping handtowards the sewing in time of need. Ourthanks are especially due the Bell telephonecompany for the telephone, which is of suchvaluable help to all. Dr. Saunders has alsogiven service when needed. Through the


kindness of Rev. Abram Conklin the children hadthe pleasure of listening to and enjoying hisillustrated lectures. They also had the pleasure ofattending the matinee of the Cosmorama of Art,given by the ladies of St. Paul’s guild.

In again returning our thanks to the public it is withgrateful recognition we acknowledge yourgenerous confidence and cordial support.

Mrs. E.W. Morley, Secretary

April 1, 1891, there were in the Home 53 inmates. Nine of these are in the nursery. During the pastyear we have admitted 98 and discharged 45. Ofthose admitted 36 were Americans, 18 French, 15Irish, 14 German, 9 English, 4 Scotch, 2 Polish. There are eight children that have been given to theHome. Homes have been found for three duringthe year, and three are out on trial for adoption. One has been given away by city authorities, andone by the county. Three have been sent to thehospital for treatment. Although the family hasnumbered more during the past year than everbefore, yet we have had comparatively littlesickness of a serious nature, and we are especiallythankful that we have not been called upon torecord a death in the Home during the year. Wefeel that the good health of the family is largely dueto the care given by the visiting physician and thefaithfulness of the nurse in her care of the littleones in the nursery. During the year occasionalservices have been held on Saturday afternoon,kindly conducted by Rev. G.R. Wallace and Rev.A. Conklin. On Sunday the older children attendchurch and Sunday school is held in the schoolroom in the afternoon. Our matron, Mrs. AdelaideFisher, is a woman of experience and goodjudgement, who has the interests of the children atheart and spares no pains in providing for theircomfort and welfare. Our competent kindergartenteacher, Mrs. Smith, has a school now of about 12pupils. The younger ones are taught various kindsof fancy work, while the older ones, aside fromuseful studies are taught the practical part ofhousework, cooking and plain sewing. Thisinstruction in the school room is free to those whoare unable to pay, while a small charge is made to

those who are able to pay. The Home is opento visitors every day, and we earnestly wishthat more of our friends would availthemselves of the privilege of visiting it andseeing what a comfortable home theirgenerosity has enabled us to provide for thesefriendless ones. To our president and to theladies who have so cheerfully and untiringlycarried on this good work much credit is due. And I trust there may never be lacking willinghands and generous hearts to further so noble acause,

Mrs. Robert Boyd, Vice President

The yearly report of the treasurer for the yearended April 1 shows as follows:

Dr.

Balance April 2, 1890 $1,631.00

Received for board 1,373.13

Yearly memberships 27.00

Fines 23.90

Mite box 2.11

Interest 233.88

Returns from circulars issued 1,018.50

Thanksgiving donations from

churches 58.31

Donations 11.10

$4,413.91

Cr.

Paid reference committee $773.91

Paid supply committee 1,216.10

Paid purchase committee 250.11

Paid matron and teachers’

committee 552.96


Paid house, yard and repair committee 185.40

Paid fuel committee 422.34

Paid for printing, etc. 18.20

Paid gas bills 14.89

$3,413.91

Balance $1,000.00

An article in The Saginaw News dated June 10,1904 reads:

REAL NAME BESSIE SUTHERLAND

Pretty Soo Girl Thinks That Her Mother Is InDetroit.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, June 10 - Seventeen yearsago George Webber and wife of the Canadian Sooadopted a little girl baby from the London, Ont.orphan asylum. Last September, the girl who isknown here as Bessie Webber, came to the homeof Herbert Delayer in this city and stayed for sometime. When she went back to her old home shefound that her foster parents had gone to theCanadian northwest and she has not heard fromthem since.

She recently wrote to the matron of the orphanageand was told that her real name is BessieSutherland and that she is the child of a wealthyCanadian, who incurred his parents’ displeasure bymarrying a poor girl. Soon after the birth of thebaby there was a separation and the child was takenby her mother to the home from where theWebber’s took her. The matron also sent a ringwhich the mother had left, with instructions to giveit to the girl as soon as she was old enough to wearit. When last heard of Mrs. Sutherland was livingin Detroit.

R.L. Polk & Co.’s 1908 Directory, underHOSPITALS, ASYLUMS AND HOMES has an entry forHome for the Friendless and Industrial School, s ecor Howard and McCoskry. Organized 1870. Forthe benefit of destitute women and children. SarahJ. Graham, Matron.

Another article in The Saginaw Evening Newsdated April 8, 1909 reads:

ANNUAL MEETING SHOWS GOOD YEAR

HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESSASSOCIATION RE-ELECTS ITS OLD

OFFICERS

At the annual meeting of the Home for theFriendless and Industrial school held at theBancroft house Wednesday the annual report ofthe officers showed a most satisfactory yearand the appreciation of their work was shownby their re-election for another year.

Aside from the reports of the officers presentedto the association there were interesting andcomplete reports presented by the chairmen ofthe supply committee, purchase committee,house and yard repair committee and fuelcommittee, all of which told of the work of thepast year.

The Officers

President - Miss Kate Carlisle

First Vice President - Mrs. W. T. Cooper

Second Vice President - Mrs. J. T. Wylie

Treasurer - Mrs. E. F. Wilson

Recording Secretary - Mrs. C. H. Brand

Corresponding Secretary - Mrs. W. H. Wallace

The following trustees were re-elected for aterm of three years: Miss Emma Harris,Mesdames ( a form of address for several adultfemales) F. W. Freedman, W. A. Brewer, C. H.Brand, E. C. Ewen, J. F. Boynton, J. B. Pitcher,Wm. Merrill, E. F. Wilson, L. C. Slade.

Committees for the coming year are:

Reference Committee - Mrs. W. L. Cooper,chairman, Miss Webber, Mesdames J. L.Wylie, H. G. Wesener, W. H. Wallace, W. J.Hunsaker.

Supply Committee - Mrs. J. F. Boynton,


chairman, Mesdames J. A. McKay, W. A. Bremer,Wm. Merrill, J. M. Morley, C.H. Sample.

Fuel Committee - Mrs. J. B. Peter

Purchase Committee - Mrs. J. T. Winship,chairman, Mesdames L. C. Slade, R. S. Roys, E. C.Ewen, Miss Harris.

House, Yard and Repair Committee - Mrs. JamesVaughan, chairman, Mesdames W. E. Allington,Fred Buck, F. W. Freeman, J. B. Pitcher, MissGage.

Ways and Means Committee - Mrs. F. D. Ewenchairman, Mrs. R. M. Randall, Mrs. L.A. Harvey

The Home for the Friendless gratefullyacknowledges the following donations for March:

Mrs. R. H. Morley, Miss Frances Webber, Mrs.Wm. Bandmer, Fred Beuthin, E. E. Bishop,Saginaw Beef Company, E. Goeschel, W. E. Burt.

Report of First Vice President

To the Board of Managers of the Home for theFriendless and Industrial School:

Today closes our work of the thirty-ninth year ofthis institution.

We have admitted 152 children and discharged 121during the year. Twenty-seven women and girlslooking for work have been sheltered. Totalnumber in the home, April 1: 81. There is onebirth and no deaths to record. At the present timeour home is in a healthy condition. During the yearwe have done charity work amounting to $1,596. We want to thank the reference committee for theirfaithful work during the year, also to express ourappreciation for the good work done by the matron,Miss Graham, and her assistants. We are indebtedalso to Truant Officer Bishop for assistance duringthe year, and to P. J. Cunningham for help at therummage sale. To the public in general and toevery member of the board our thanks are due fortheir generosity in every way.

Emma W. Cooper First Vice President Home for the Friendless

The Annual Report of Mrs. J. T. Wylie,

Second Vice President

DEBIT

Cash on hand, March 4, 1908 $151.00

Received from treasurer 2,110.26

Received from board 1,848.50

$4,109.75

CREDIT

By paid -

Matron for help $3,062.75

Treasurer 1,848.50

Cash on hand 198.50

$4,109.75

Annual Report of Treasurer, Edna CornellWilson, for Year Ending April 1, 1900

DEBIT

To balance $1,009.12

To received from -

Board $1,843.50

Ways and Means Committee 2,566.88

Memberships 27.00

Fines 21.40

Mite Box 4.88

Donations 95.00

Interest on savings deposits 33.69

Interest on endowment fund 1,167.15

5,764.50

$6,773.62


CREDIT

By paid -

Reference Com $2,110.25

Supply Com 2,326.61

Purchase Com 315.95

Repair Com 462.97

Fuel Com 340.65

Gas 115.14

Special taxes 167.98

$5,838.17

To balance 935.45

$6,773.62

Charity Day Fund Report

In addition to the annual rummage sale held inMay, the board was forced to make a secondappeal to the public in order to raise money forimmediate repairs to the home. The method ofobtaining the necessary funds was an experimentin the form of “Tag day” held in June. To thosewho helped in this sale and to the interestedcitizens who bought the charity badges, the homewishes to express especial gratitude. There was ahearty response from the public and through thevaluable services of W. T. Cooper, whogenerously supervised and planned the rebuilding,the sum realized has been utilized to the bestadvantage. The board also wishes particularly tothank E. E. Scott, who donated the laundry tubs;H. Langschwager for decorating the matron’srooms, and Chas. Melbeyer for decorating thedining room and painting the china closet.

Following is a statement of the manner in whichthe money was expended:

Charity Day Fund

DEBIT

July 8, 1906, on hand $2,568.66

$2,568.66

CREDIT

By paid -

E. E. Scott $1,679.43

Winkler & Reinert 477.01

Henry Langschwager 67.83

Thos. Lerns & Co. 300.00

$2,524.27

To balance 44.39

$2,568.66

Edna Cornell Wilson, Treasurer

Secretary’s Report

During the past year the board of managers ofthe Home for the Friendless and IndustrialSchool has held 11 meetings, with an averageattendance of 15 out of a total of 30 members. The year closes with a full membership.

Benefits during the year that the home wishes toacknowledge with especial thanks are the use ofphones furnished by the Valley Telephone Co.and the Bell Telephone Co., daily papersfurnished by The Evening News and TheCourier Herald, generous supplies from J. F.Lucas and J. F. Winkler, and the use of thearmory during the rummage sale.

Entertainments have been offered to thehousehold by the Bijou theater, the Ideal theaterand the Shriners’ mid-winter circus, and greatlyenjoyed. Sewing done by the ladies of theCongregational church was very muchappreciated. In the way of medical aid the homeextends many thanks to the house physicians,Dr. Fred Freeman and Dr. Fuerbringer, as wellas to Dr. Rogers, Dr. Stone, Dr. Kemp, Dr.Carter, and Dr. Stewart.

In fact to all who have lent their assistanceduring the year in various ways, including themerchants, grocers, markets, express companies,and florists, we wish to express sincere thanksand a deep appreciation.

V. E. Brand, Secretary


R.L. Polk & Co.’s 1912 Saginaw Directory, page93 has an entry for St Vincent’s Orphans’ Home,206 Howard. Under the management of theSisters of Charity. Sister Cecilia, Superioress.

Another article in The Saginaw News, Page 4dated August 6, 1912 reads:

MOTHER AND SON SEPARATED WHENLATTER WAS BABE, ARE REUNITED.

LONG SEARCH IS HAPPILY ENDED

Gera Boy When Three Years Old Was Placed inBay City Orphanage By Father and Mother Only

Recently Located Him.

(Special to the Daily News)

Flint, Mich., Aug. 6 - Clarence Bierlein returnedMonday to his work in a creamery plant at Gera,Saginaw county, after having spent a few days inthis city with his mother, Mrs. R.H. Morrison,with whom he was happily reunited last weekafter a separation of 17 years. The parents of theyoung man, who is now 20 years of age, parted asa result of domestic differences when he was threeyears old, and he was placed in an orphanage inBay City by his father, who died a short timeafterward. Through persistent inquiries, Mrs.Morrison finally secured a clue to the whereaboutsof her long lost son, and the reunion speedilyfollowed. Bierleins’s father’s name was Hyatt,but in spite of the fact that he has learned his ownidentity, he says he will retain the name given himby the family by whom he was taken from the BayCity orphanage and adopted.

Another article in The Saginaw News datedSaturday, December 25, 1915, Page 1 reads:

SISTER CECILIA AT FIRST MASS SAID BYPRIEST SHE TAUGHT

To Sister Cecilia, for many years Sister Superiorof St. Vincent’s Orphan Home, now in St.Joseph’s retreat at Dearborn, Christmas brought adelightful recompense for her many years ofendeavor among the unfortunate young folks who

came to the orphanage in Saginaw.

Rev. Edward Fuller, ordained a priest of theorder of St. Vincent during the past week, spokehis first mass at the retreat in Dearborn for theespecial favor of the sister whose good work inSaginaw has always been a subject for reverentcommendation and praise.

There is more than the ordinary significance inthis first mass which Rev. Mr. Fuller conductedChristmas day, for years ago, he was one of theboys who came under the motherly care of thegentle sister, and it was through her guidinginfluence that he came to enter the priesthood tolead a life of assistance to mankind. He was thefirst from the local institution to choose such acareer.

The first plan was that the initial mass should beconducted in Saginaw in St. Mary’s church, butthe fact that Sister Cecilia could not be presentbecause of enfeebled health caused the change. It was the wish of the sister and the ambition ofthe newly ordained priest that they shouldcelebrate the achievement of his first almstogether.

Rev. Mr. Fuller will be in Saginaw Sunday andwill conduct the 10:30 o’clock mass in St.Mary’s church.

(Please do not contact the staff at Hoyt Libraryand expect that they will have answers regardingthe Society. The Society and the Library areseparate entities. Thank you for yourcooperation.)

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Volume 20 - Issues 1, 2, 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 each

Volume 20 - Issue 4 plus index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 each

Volume 21 - 25, All issues including index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 each

Volume 26 - 38, All issues including index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 each

Other Publications

History of Bridgeport, MI - Saginaw County by T. J. Pollen

Ca. 1912 (Reproduced 1978) Soft Cover, 79 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

History of Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, MI by T. J. Pollen

Ca. 1914 (Reproduced 1971) 52 pages . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

First Land Purchases of Saginaw County, MI by Leonard S. Zorn (Currently Out of Stock)

1978, Soft Cover, 139 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 each

Saginaw County Cemeteries

Book 1 - Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning Twp. 1982, 136 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

Book 2 - Oakgrove Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport Twp., St. Mary’s Catholic

Cemetery, Hammond Cemetery, Birch Run Twp., 1982, Soft Cover, 105 pages . . . . . . . 10.00each

Book 3 - St. Charles Twp., 1982 Soft Cover, 92 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 each

Book 4 - Brant Twp., Taymouth Twp., Wheaton (Indian) Cemetery, 1982, Soft Cover, 87 pages . 6.00 each

Book 5 - West Side Cemetery, Freeland, St. Johannis Cemetery, Frankentrost, Bethlehem Lutheran

Richland Twp., 1987 Soft Cover, 87 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

Saginaw County Cemeteries

Book 6 - Buena Vista Twp., Kochville Methodist, Owen Cemetery, Bethel Lutheran Cemetery

Frankenmuth Twp., St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery - indexed, Soft Cover, 96 pages . . . . 4.00 each

Book 7 - Catholic Cemetery, Albee-Pierce Cemetery, Birch Run-Darling Family Cemetery,


Albee-West & East Pinegrove Cemeteries, Albee-Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Blumfield -

Olive Branch, Methodist Cemetery, Frankenmuth, Maple Grove Cemetery, Brady-SpauldingTwp. Cemetery, Cook Episcopal Cemetery, Taymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00 each

Book 8 - Jaquith Family Cemetery, Tittabawassee Twp., Pinegrove Cemetery, Tittabawassee Pioneer

Family Cemetery, Saginaw Twp., Vasold Cemetery, Tittabawassee Twp. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

Book 9 - Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery, Kochville Twp., Pine Hill Cemetery, Saginaw Twp., (aka

Swarthout or Cammin Cemetery), Saginaw Twp. (aka McCarty or Ure Cemetery), Saginaw Poor

Farm Cemetery, Saginaw Twp., Whitney Pioneer Family Cemetery, Braley Pioneer Family

Cemetery, Saginaw Twp., The Old Lutheran Cemetery, Gladwin-Bourret Cemetery, Gladwin,

Midland County Cemetery, St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, St. Theresa’s Mission Cemetery,

Marion Springs, Marion Springs Twp. Cemetery, Marion Springs Twp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

Book 10 - James Twp. Cemetery, Garfield Cemetery #1 and Garfield Cemetery #2, Swan Creek

Twp., Richland Lutheran Cemetery, Richland Twp., Fremont Twp. Cemetery . . . . . . . 4.00 each

Book 11 - Fort Saginaw Military Cemetery, Burials at Saginaw Area Cemeteries from Case’s Funeral

Home Records, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines at Oakwood Cemetery in Saginaw Twp.,

Hebrew Cemetery in Spaulding Twp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 each

When purchasing any materials, please add $3.00 postage for the first book and $3.00 postage for eachadditional set of four (4) books thereafter. There is no sales tax. Make all checks payable to TheSaginaw Genealogical Society and mail to P.O. Box 3767, Saginaw, MI 48605. Thank you to BettyColeman for checking into the possibility of Print Express of scanning and creating searchable cemeterybooks, that will allow SGS to “get out” of the book business. Scanned books may become linked to ournewly-redesigned website. Stay tuned for further information!

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Saginaw, MI 48605-3767E-mail: [email protected]

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If your address (or another society member’s address) changes, please make every effort to informthe society so that mailing expenses can be saved.

Membership is on a fiscal-year basis from May to May. To help us with recordkeeping, please renewyour membership in May. (Single dues are $20 and family dues are $25.) It is difficult to determinewhat membership year dues sent in are for and also what back issues to mail if dues are paid in January orother months. (If this is the case, back issues will be mailed upon request.) Please mail all membershipdues to Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 3767, Saginaw, MI 48605-3767. Please do not contact thestaff at Hoyt Library and expect that they will have answers regarding the Society. The Society and theLibrary are separate entities. Thank you for your cooperation.

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