Hi All,
Sorry for anyone who receives this message from the other lists I sent
to.
I just cleaned out a storage area that my siblings and I had rented
back in 1991
to store my mom's things after we sold her house. Well, wrapped up in a
piece of
cloth and stuffed into a tote bag of sorts I found the WADE FAMILY BIBLE.
This
bible is from 1868 when my g-grandparents were married. I was ecstatic to
say the
least. Inside of this bible there are quite a few tintypes and very old
photos most in
very good condition.
If anyone, to their knowledge, is related to ALPHONSO and METTIE (SMITH)
WADE, children WILLIAM R. , BENJAMIN A., and CLARENCE I would be happy
to share these photos with them. I also found ALPHONSO and METTIE original
marriage certificate from 9/19/1867. They were married in Michigan
probably Leonidas since that was where METTIE was from. It doesn't state
the county or city of marriage but
does state that it is a State of Michigan Marriage Certificate. The
witness' were ASA and LOUISA MUNYON and the minister was EMORY CURTIFS(?).
As I stated above METTIE was from Leonidas, Michigan. ALPHONSO was born
in Elkhart County, Indiana. ALPHONSO and METTIE lived in St. Joseph,
County,
Indiana most of their lives.
Nancy
Washington Twp., Mi.