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Author: BudinFL
Surnames: Tifft, Wheeler, Bachelder, Chambers, Doxey, Roth, Holmes,Pee
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Your question_what's"FWIW"?=is short.."For What It's Worth".
My question..Was "May 2012 posting" by Patsycat..kin?
Maude Della Chambers ma.22 March 1899 to Frederick Tifft (b.23 Aug 1871 in
Cooper,Kazoo,MI) son of Spellman V.Tifft (b.1828 NY) & Abigail Wheeler (b.1828 NY) per
Cens1880 MI,Kalzoo,Cooper pg86D. Record shows Frederick Tifft died 7 Apr 1943 & bu,10
Apr 1943-Widowed in Kalamazoo,MI.Frederick Tifft was ma.1st on 11 Nov 1891 to Effie F.
Bachelder dau of Lemuel J.(b.Jul1833NY)& Sarah(b.Dec1835NY).
---CENSUS: 1894 MI,Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo, pg 431 #118 line =6 lists:Fred Tifft
23M-HOH-Machinist; Effie F. 23F-wife; Floyd 1M-son.Son Floyd E.Tifft (b.16 Apr 1893 MI)
married 24 Feb 1914 to Johanna Roth (b.1894Nebraska-dau of Theodore & unk). Floyd died
29May1965 VanBurenCo.MI-bu.1 June 1965 Cooper,MI Widowed-Tool & Die Maker.
Dau Effie Louise Tifft b.2 Jan 1898 Kazoo,MI shows as adopted in CENSUS
1900,MI,Kala,Kala,EDist124 pg 3A#48 [Asylum for Insane?]Lemuel J. Bachelder
66M(Jul1833)-ma47 b.NY(NY-NY)Farmer; Sarah 64F(Dec1835)-ma47-5/3aliveb.NY(NY-NY)&Effie
L. 2F(Jan1898)Adopted-b.MI(MI-MI).
Effie Louise ma.24 Apr 1917 in Huntington,IN to Oved Earl Holmes 25M-b10Jan1892
Huntington_son of Herbert Nelson Holmes & Amanda E. Pee. listed dau of Frederick Tifft
& Effie F.Bachelder.
--Frederick married 2nd to Maude Della Chambers on 22 Mar.1899...you have the children
Gladys & Wesley, I think?
--Frederick Tifft married 3rd to Floy Doxey prior 1920..
CENSUS: 1920,MI,Kala...pg 9 #217 Lists:Frederick Tifft 48M-HOH-b.MI(NY_USA); Floy
34F-wife-b.MI(MI-MI); Gladys 20F-dau; Merritt 18M-son both single-b.MI(MI-MI)..
Dau Gladys Genevieve Tifft (b.1900kala,mI)@22yrs married on 25/25 Apr 1922 in Kala.,MI to
Joseph Olson 21M(1901 Chicago,ILL)the son of Alfred & Freida A.Swanson.CENSUS:
1930,MI;Kal,Kal,EDist23-pg12B-325/line 98-Owner 607 Jefferson Ave Lists:Fred Tifft
58M_HOH-Manager BowingAlley-b.MI(MI-MI); Floy L. 44F-wife-ma.(a)24-b.MI(MI-OHio).
-Wesley Merritt Tifft b.30 Apr 1901 MI- died 20 Aug 1958 Orange Co.,CA....you'll have
to do the rest./s/ Budin FL
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