Ionia County family index

Families of Ionia County, Michigan, from the County Histories

292 people from the county histories of Ionia County, Michigan: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From History of Ionia County, Michigan : her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representaive citizens, and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916); History of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Michigan (1881). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

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Everyone in the Ionia County index, A to Z (292)

Adgate

Albert

Aldrich

Allen

Amsden

  • George W. Amsden (b. 1888); child of Arthur D. Amsden and Agnes A. (Halstead) Amsden

Angell

  • Joseph T. Angell (b. 1846, Columbia county); child of Augustus Angell and Anna Eliza (Smith) Angell

Arnold

Ashley

  • John Ashley (b. 1842); child of John Ashley and Ann (Gollins) Ashley

Barber

Bartow

Bates

Bayard

Beckwith

Benedict

Benton

  • Fred Benton (b. 1870); child of Daniel Benton and Ellen (Hanks) Benton

Berry

Blanchard

Bliss

  • Roswell E. Bliss (b. 1841, Livonia township); child of Charles Bliss and Sarah (Jenkins) Bliss

Bouck

  • Elliot Bouck (b. 1862, Schohaire county); child of Daniel H. Bouck and Caroline (Borst) Bouck

Boughner

Bowen

Braden

Bradley

  • John M. Bradley (b. 1849, Hillsdale county); child of Freeman F. Bradley and Mary (Preston) Bradley
  • Charles H. Bradley (b. 1863); child of George Bradley and Margaret (Smith) Bradley

Braley

  • F. W. Braley (b. 1861); child of Jesse W. Braley and Lovina (Averill) Braley

Branch

  • Elam E. Branch (b. 1871, Kalamazoo county); child of Eaton Branch and Wealthy (Clark) Branch

Brickley

  • William F. Brickley (b. 1850, Niagara county); child of Jacob Brickley and Rebecca (Zacharius) Brickley

Brink

Brock

Brothers

Brown

Bunnell

Burr

  • Albert P. Burr (b. 1848, Livingston county); child of John W. Burr and Elvira (Plato) Burr

Burtraw

  • Frank A. Burtraw (b. 1873, North Plains township); child of Israel Burtraw and Polly (Jenks) Burtraw

Butler

  • John C. Butler (b. 1869); child of John Butler and Nancy (Smith) Butler

Cahoon

  • Fred E. Cahoon (b. 1862, Salt county); child of Willard Cahoon and Caroline (Hicks) Cahoon

Campbell

Cannon

Carpenter

Carr

Carten

Chapman

Chickering

Chubb

  • James Chubb (b. 1841, Lyons township); child of Franklin Chubb and Maria (Welch) Chubb

Clarke

Coleman

Colwell

  • Eugene F. Colwell (Madison county); child of Joseph Colwell and Laura (Smith) Colwell

Conkey

  • George Conkey (b. 1872); child of Eli Conkey and Amanda (Phillips) Conkey

Cooley

Cowles

Crawford

  • David C. Crawford (b. 1838, Shiawasee county); child of Robert Crawford and Sallie A. (Crooks) Crawford
  • Stephen B. Crawford (b. 1852); child of Stephen B. Crawford and Malinda B. (Burroughs) Crawford

Croel

Curry

  • James B. Curry (b. 1863); child of Patrick Curry and Betsy (Barr) Curry

Curtiss

  • Sheldon R. Curtiss (b. 1839, Lorain county); child of R. J. Curtiss and Lydia (Potter) Curtiss

Cusser

  • William L. Cusser (b. 1873, Orleans township); child of William A. Cusser and Emma J. (Wheeler) Cusser

Cutler

  • Fred Cutler (b. 1862); child of George Cutler and Katherine (Gastler) Cutler
  • Fred Cutler (b. 1865, Otisco township); child of William Cutler and Evaline (Severcool) Cutler

Danner

Darnell

  • Henry B. Darnell (b. 1866); child of Francis Darnell and Elizabeth Ann (Wallace) Darnell

Davis

Day

  • Henry Day; child of DeMarquis Day and Julia (York) Day

Dean

  • Oscar H. Dean (b. 1832); child of Henry Dean and Calista (Luce) Dean

Degarmo

Demorest

Dibble

Dimmick

Dorin

  • Ellis W. Dorin (Lyons township); child of James Dorin and Elizabeth (Johnson) Dorin

Dougherty

Douglass

  • Dayton Douglass (b. 1850, Otsego county); child of William Douglass and Eliza (Monk) Douglass

Durkee

Dutt

Dye

  • Richard Dye (b. 1810); child of Jonathan Dye and Rebecca (Steel) Dye

English

Estep

  • Charles A. Estep (b. 1853, Sebewa township); child of William Estep and Rebecca (Shafner) Estep

Fender

  • Adam Fender (Putnam county); child of Jacob Fender and Rebecca (Kirkendall) Fender

Fishell

Fortune

Fowle

  • James Lee Fowle (b. 1842, Moscow township); child of Charles Fowle and Statira (Kies) Fowle

Francis

Freeman

Frost

  • Thomas Frost (b. 1848, Ionia county); child of Isaiah G. Frost and Mariah (Vernoy) Frost

Galloway

  • John Galloway (b. 1855); child of Barnabas D. Galloway and Ellen I. (Pew) Galloway

Gates

  • Clinton Gates (b. 1840, Springfield township); child of Henry P. Gates and Sally (Stephens) Gates
  • Charles Gates; child of David Gates and Charlotte (Andrews) Gates

Gemuend

  • Harry H. Gemuend (b. 1892); child of Leonard P. Gemuend and Kathryn (Jacobs) Gemuend

Goddard

Goodwin

Graft

  • Reuben T. Graft (b. 1867, Starke county); child of George Graft and Sarah (Smurr) Graft

Grant

Green

  • Elmar N. Green (b. 1877, Portland township); child of Norton Green and Louise (Randall) Green

Greenwood

  • Levi M. Greenwood (Greenbush township); child of Marvin Greenwood and Amanda (Holcomb) Greenwood

Guilford

Hall

  • Frederick Hall (b. 1816)
  • Joshua S. Hall (b. 1816, New London county); child of Henry Hall and Ruth (Starke) Hall
  • Luther E. Hall (b. 1846); child of Joshua S. Hall and Sarah (Haight) Hall
  • Arthur Newel Hall (b. 1848); child of Joshua Starke Hall and Sarah J. (Haight) Hall
  • Frank W. Hall (b. 1857, Orleans township); child of Joshua S. Hall and Sarah Amanda (Haight) Hall
  • Brinton F. Hall (b. 1865); child of Joshua Hall and Electa (Edson) Hall
  • A. K. Hall; married Adeline Barrett
  • Henry J. Hall (Ionia township); child of Joshua S. Hall and Sarah A. (Haight) Hall

Hamilton

  • John Hamilton (b. 1845); child of John Hamilton and Margaret Hamilton

Harter

Hartman

  • Marcus R. Hartman (b. 1868, Lyons township); child of Benjamin Hartman and Emily P. (Fisk) Hartman

Hathaway

  • Claude E. Hathaway (b. 1876); child of Dr. Joseph M. Hathaway and Sarah A. (Phillips) Hathaway

Hawley

Hay

  • John Hay (b. 1866, Victoria county); child of John Hay and Jessie (Tweedie) Hay

Hayes

Hearsey

Hendershot

Hill

  • C. M. Hill (b. 1872, Livingston county); child of J. J. Hill and Matilda (Davis) Hill

Hixson

Hoag

  • Isaac P. Hoag (b. 1856, Parma township); child of David Hoag and Mary (Peckham) Hoag

Holden

Hoppough

Hotchkiss

  • Newell Hotchkiss (b. 1836, Oswego county); child of Gilbert Hotchkiss and Mariah (Houghton) Hotchkiss
  • Charles E. Hotchkiss (b. 1861); child of Aaron A. Hotchkiss and Amelia R. (Rose) Hotchkiss

Howard

  • Frederic W. Howard (b. 1852, Berkshire county); child of Joseph F. Howard and Minerva N. (Pelton) Howard

Howe

Hudson

Jenkins

  • Frank L. Jenkins (Westphalia township); child of W. S. Jenkins and Fannie (Young) Jenkins

Jenks

Just

Keister

  • Fred D. Keister (b. 1877); child of David Keister and Elizabeth (Stretsbury) Keister

Kennedy

Kimball

Kirby

Klotz

Knapp

  • Clyde A. Knapp (Otisco township); child of E. J. Knapp and Jeannette (Hayes) Knapp

Kohn

Laselle

Lauster

  • Fred G. Lauster; child of George F. Lauster and Wilhelmina (Fiebling) Lauster

Leach

Lee

  • Hiram N. Lee (b. 1848, Odessa township); child of Hiram S. Lee and Elvira (Marse) Lee
  • Henry Lee (b. 1856); child of Hiram S. Lee and Elvida (West) Lee
  • Archelaus C. Lee; married Electa Strong

Leik

  • Paul Leik (b. 1868); child of Martin Leik and Margaret Leik

Lenhard

  • M. P. Lenhard (b. 1877, Kent county); child of John Lenhard and Christina (Livingston) Lenhard

Locke

Lowrey

Luscher

  • William Luscher (b. 1857); child of Jacob Luscher and Annie (Hunsicher) Luscher

MacK

Marshall

  • Levi Marshall (b. 1864, Victoria county); child of James Marshall and Sarah (Cooper) Marshall

Martin

Mason

Mattison

Maynard

Mclaren

Meade

  • Albert Meade (b. 1849, Greene county); child of William Meade and Sarah (Post) Meade

Millard

Minty

Moon

Morse

  • Joseph Morse (b. 1851, Washtenaw county); child of Thomas J. Morse and Christena (Saybins) Morse
  • Allen Benton Morse (Otisco township); child of Judge John L. Morse and Susan Ann (Cowles) Morse

Moss

Moulton

  • George W. Moulton (b. 1866, Wayne county); child of Enoch S. Moulton and Electa (Sperry) Moulton

Nichols

  • George W. Nichols (Oneida township); child of George W. Nichols and Sarah L. (Preston) Nichols

Olmstead

  • M. V. Olmstead (b. 1816, Burlington township); married Abigail McKelvey

Olmsted

  • Louis Ney Olmsted (b. 1852, North Plains township); child of Jay Olmsted and Anstrus (Case) Olmsted

Orr

Packard

Parker

  • Edward N. Parker (b. 1853); child of Dr. E. B. Parker and Sarah N. (Tyler) Parker

Peake

Pilkinton

  • Silas H. Pilkinton (b. 1847, Portland township); child of Stephen Pilkinton and Henrietta (Bradley) Pilkinton

Pinkham

Pline

  • Mathias Pline (b. 1856, Kent county); child of Nicholas Pline and Mary (Pitch) Pline

Potter

  • George W. Potter (b. 1863, Keene township); child of Charles M. Potter and Celia A. (Taylor) Potter

Powell

Pratt

Pray

Probasco

  • Jacob O. Probasco (Sherman township); child of Henry R. Probasco and Mary C. (Raymond) Probasco

Pryer

Ralston

  • Charles M. Ralston (Seneca county); child of Andrew M. Ralston and Catherine (Spitler) Ralston

Ranger

Reed

Renkes

  • Albert C. Renkes (b. 1892, Johnston township); child of William N. Renkes and Edith A. (Risbridger) Renkes

Renwick

  • James Renwick (b. 1842); child of John Renwick and Jennette (Henderson) Renwick

Rice

Richards

Robbins

  • George Robbins (b. 1853, Kent county); child of George Robbins and Elizabeth (Crawford) Robbins

Robertson

Robinson

  • Jefferson Robinson (b. 1844, Kent county); child of Lucas Robinson and Delilah (Shaw) Robinson

Roof

  • Albert K. Roof; child of Judge Adam L. Roof and Clarissa B. (Knox) Roof

Ross

Rudd

Ruel

  • James H. Ruel (b. 1862); child of George W. Ruel and Helen (Bigger) Ruel

Scott

  • James B. Scott (b. 1867); child of James Brown Scott and Huldah Alphina (Taft) Scott

Scoville

  • Leroy A. Scoville (b. 1843, Marion county); child of Ashel A. Scoville and Mary (Lancaster) Scoville
  • Glenn H. Scoville (b. 1881, Campbell township); child of Leroy A. Scoville and Martha J. (Hogle) Scoville

Seeley

  • Lewis S. Seeley (b. 1863, Grattan township); child of Rinaldo C. Seeley and Catherine M. (Waggoner) Seeley

Selleck

  • W. F. Selleck (b. 1844); child of Augustus Selleck and Sophronia (Freeman) Selleck

Sessions

Shaw

Shellhorn

  • Edwin Shellhorn (b. 1875); child of Benjamin Shellhorn and Caroline (Zutavern) Shellhorn

Shepard

  • Warren Shepard (b. 1840, Greig township); child of Nathaniel Shepard and Leah (Ostrander) Shepard

Sherwood

Simmons

Slawson

Slye

Smith

  • Cortland Smith (b. 1855, Erie county); child of A. M. Smith and Eliza A. (Tingue) Smith
  • Jesse H. Smith (b. 1879); child of Dr. Charles D. Smith and Mary A. (Aselstyne) Smith
  • Herbert L. Smith; child of Ambrose G. Smith and Evangeline (Dixon) Smith
  • John C. Smith; child of Francis M. Smith and Nancy M. (Anderson) Smith

Somers

  • William H. Somers (b. 1869); child of James H. Somers and Caroline Phoebe (Johnson) Somers

Soule

  • William F. Soule (b. 1853); child of Ambrose L. Soule and Sophia M. (Everest) Soule

Sparks

Spencer

Spinney

Spitzley

  • William Spitzley (b. 1864, Westphalia township); child of Anthony Spitzley and Catherine (Smith) Spitzley
  • Joseph Spitzley; child of Anthony Spitzley and Catherine (Smith) Spitzley

Stebbins

Steele

Steere

Stevens

Stillwell

Stone

  • Orin Stone (b. 1872, Ionia township); child of Silas N. Stone and Lorana E. (Beverly) Stone

Stout

  • Clyde M. Stout (b. 1884, Sebewa township); child of Adam Stout and Mary J. (Carter) Stout

Strong

Struble

Taft

Taylor

Tebbel

Thayer

Thurlby

  • George C. Thurlby (b. 1856, Montcalm county); child of Richard Thurlby and Margaret (Parrott) Thurlby

Tingley

  • Henry G. Tingley (b. 1850, Erie county); child of Joseph Tingley and Lydia (Groff) Tingley

Tower

Townsend

Tyler

  • Otis D. Tyler (b. 1862); child of Isaac E. Tyler and Eliza G. (Hitchcock) Tyler

Upton

Vetter

  • Anselm Vetter (b. 1844); child of George Vetter and Frances (Seeberman) Vetter

Vleck

Vohlers

Washburn

Waterbury

Watt

Webber

  • George W. Webber (b. 1825); married Antoinette C. Abbey
  • A. J. Webber (b. 1831); child of Andrew W. Webber and Sophia (Wilkins) Webber; married Mary C. Abbey
  • Herbert B. Webber; child of Andrew Jackson Webber and Mary C. (Abbey) Webber
  • Lorenzo Webber; child of John A. Webber and Mary E. (Mason) Webber

Webster

  • O. F. Webster (b. 1855); child of Oscar F. Webster and Caroline M. (Williamson) Webster
  • Montgomery Webster (b. 1876); child of William O. Webster and Susan (Montgomery) Webster

Welch

Well

Wells

West

  • George L. West (b. 1861, North Plains township); child of Isaac West and Sophia (Seymour) West

Weter

White

  • Reuben H. White (b. 1858, Campbell township); child of Amasa S. White and Pruella (Lyon) White

Wilder

Wilkins

  • Frank S. Wilkins (b. 1868, Danby township); child of S. B. Wilkins and Marietta (Peters) Wilkins

Willett

Wilson

Winchell

  • Walter L. Winchell (b. 1866); child of Monroe B. Winchell and Caroline (Moffett) Winchell
  • George Pray Winchell (b. 1873, Ronald township); child of Monroe B. Winchell and Caroline (Moffett) Winchell

Wooldridge

Yeomans

Young

  • John Young (b. 1832, Otsego county); child of Jacob Young and Esther (Ward) Young

Zahm

  • Michael Zahm (b. 1861, Seneca county); child of Michael Zahm and Elizabeth (Reiner) Zahm

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