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     Hannah Burge was born on 11 April 1857.² She was married by Thomas G. Bond to William Henry Mountjoy, son of John W. Mountjoy and Laura Ann Phelps, on 16 April 1879 in Salem, Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,1 She died on 15 June 1940 at age 83.¹

     She and her husband William lived in Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.¹

     May Mountjoy died on 5 June 1908.²

     Ola Mountjoy lived in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan.¹

     Bertha Mountjoy lived in Saude, Wyoming.¹

     Artie Mountjoy died in 1918.¹

     Earl Henry Mountjoy was born on 21 November 1891 in Allegan, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ He married Laura Ann Cole.¹ He died on 1 November 1970 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, at age 78 after a long illness with emphysema.^1,3

     Earl Henry Mountjoy moved to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in his late teens.¹ He was employed there in the local paper mills. He also worked for several years at the R. E. Fair Garage, and later owned the Super Service Garage at S. Westnedge and Cork St.¹ He lived for a time in Saude, Wyoming, and moved to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, in 1943.^1,2 He was a member of the Metropolitan Club.¹

     Orville Mountjoy was born on 1 July 1902 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 3 April 1981 at age 78.²

     Robert Kenneth Miller was born on 21 March 1904 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^3,4,5 He married first Helen Barbara Burlingham, daughter of George Allen Burlingham and Josephine Frances Goshorn, on 14 April 1925 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ They were divorced on 4 April 1939 in Van Buren Co., Michigan.⁷ He married second Willmetta Vance on 11 March 1939 in Bedford, Trimble Co., Kentucky.⁸ He died on 21 February 1948 in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana, at age 43 from a cerebral hemorrhage.^4,5 He was buried on 23 February 1948 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana.^4,5

     Although they weren't officially divorced until 1939, some evidence indicates that he and his first wife Helen may have been separated as early as 1930, at least for a time. Robert K. Miller is listed with a wife Helen in the Kalamazoo city directories for 1926, 1927, and 1929, but not afterwards. In the 1931 directory there's a Helen Miller (although with the middle initial M) listed as a teacher, but no Robert K. Unfortunately, neither has yet been found in the 1930 census, nor has their son Robert. But their five-month-old son Bruce, born 23 November 1929, is listed in 1930 living with his grandmother Dythia Miller in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^9,10 However, by 1935 he and Helen, and their two sons, were all living in Van Buren Co., Michigan, where she was then teaching.^11,12
     He was a semi-pro baseball player at the time of his first marriage in 1925^3,2, then soon went into the dairy business. In the mid to late 1920s he was a driver for the Milk Products Co., then foreman, then dairyman.¹³
     He and his second wife Willmetta are listed in Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, in the 1940 census, along with Robert's sons Robert and Bruce from his first marriage.¹¹ He was then working as a route supervisor for a dairy company.¹¹ He and Willmetta soon moved to Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana,⁵ then in 1943 to nearby Argos, Marshall Co., Indiana.⁵ He owned and ran the Argos City Dairy for a time, then became manager of the Marshall Dairy in Plymouth.⁵

     Kenneth Miller King was born on 5 October 1904 in Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan.² He married as his second wife Helen Barbara Burlingham, daughter of George Allen Burlingham and Josephine Frances Goshorn, on 18 October 1939 in Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 3 December 1982 in Martin, Marion Co., Florida, at age 78.⁴ He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁵

     Kenneth Miller King was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.^1,6 He and his second wife Helen are listed in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in the 1940 census.⁷

     Philip Burlingham was born about 1781 in Dutchess Co., New York.^5,6,7 He married first Polly Babcock, daughter of Robert Babcock and Grace Hinckley.^2,8,9,10 He was married second, by Rev. Chapin, to Cynthia Woods, daughter of Benjamin Woods and Sarah Adams, on 5 December 1839 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.¹¹ He died after 6 June 1860, possibly in Auburn Twp., Fayette Co., Iowa.⁶

     The identification of the Philip Burlingham who married Polly Babcock as the same person as the Philip Burlingham who married Cynthia (Woods) Montgomery is based primarily on the fact that there is only one Philip Burlingham in census records from 1810 to 1860 in the right age range, along with quite a bit of additional circumstantial evidence. See the write-up "Philip Burlingham, and His Son Squire" for details.¹²
     On 28 February 1801 Phillip Burlingham of Schoharie, Schoharie Co., New York, was among those selected to promote the election of George Clinton as governor and Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as lieutenant governor. It's unclear, though, whether this is this Philip Burlingham (born about 1781) or his father Philip (born 1749).¹³
     He served during the War of 1812 as a private in Capt. Peter Dies's company, Col. John Prior's regiment, New York militia. For service from 11 September to 12 December 1814 he was paid $26.83.^14,15
     He is listed in Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., New York, in the 1810 census¹⁶, and in Greene, Chenango Co., New York, in the 1820 census.¹⁷ He has not been found in the 1830 census, but was living in Pennsylvania on 22 March 1832, when he was named in probate records during the settlement of his aunt Susanna (Burlingame) Curtis's estate.¹
     He is listed in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., New York, in the 1840 census, with one male 50-59 (himself), one female 40-49 (his second wife Cynthia), one male 5-9, and one male 10-14. The two boys are probably his son Squire's children Robert and Nathan Burlingham. No males in those age ranges are listed in Squire's household in the 1840 census, and it's known that Robert was sent back to Chautauqua Co. from Michigan about 1839.^18,19,20
     He and Cynthia were among the early members of the First Baptist Church in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, officially established on 24 May 1832. Philip joined by baptism in 1841, and Cynthia joined the following year.²¹ They are listed together in Ellicott in the 1850 federal census and the 1855 state census. Living with them in 1850 was Adelia Hale, age 25, the future wife of Philip's grandson Robert. His occupation was listed as farmer in 1850 and stone mason in 1855.^22,5
     About 1856 he and Cynthia moved to Auburn Twp., Fayette Co., Iowa, where they lived with Robert and Adelia and their family, with Philip perhaps moving first and Cynthia following shortly afterwards. Philip is listed with them there in the 1856 Iowa state census²³, and he and Cynthia are both listed with them in the 1860 federal census.⁶

     Susan M. Burlingham was born about 1820 in New York.⁴ She married George F. Allen about 1838, based on the birth date of their oldest child John.⁵ She died before 1900 in Pennsylvania.¹

     She and her husband George lived in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, most of their lives.^6,4,7,8 By 1880 they had moved to the borough of Columbus, in neighboring Columbus Twp.⁹
     In 1850 a male with the surname Burlingham, age 21, born in New York, and with the occupation tailor, was living with them. His given name is listed in the census as Urcilla, or possibly Ureatta, but this is probably actually Susan's nephew Robert. Robert was a tailor, born in New York in 1829, and according to a biographical sketch moved in 1850 from Michigan to Chautauqua Co., New York, which borders Warren Co. The strange given name in the census is likely due to a transcription error when creating the Federal copy.^4,10

     George F. Allen was born about 1815 in New York.² He married Susan M. Burlingham, daughter of Philip Burlingham and Polly Babcock, about 1838, based on the birth date of their oldest child John.³ He died before 1900 in Pennsylvania.¹

     George F. Allen and his wife Susan lived in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, most of their lives.^4,2,5,6 By 1880 they had moved to the borough of Columbus, in neighboring Columbus Twp.⁷ He was a farmer for most of his life, but was working as a laborer in 1880.^2,5,6,7
     In 1850 a male with the surname Burlingham, age 21, born in New York, and with the occupation tailor, was living with them. His given name is listed in the census as Urcilla, or possibly Ureatta, but this is probably actually Susan's nephew Robert. Robert was a tailor, born in New York in 1829, and according to a biographical sketch moved in 1850 from Michigan to Chautauqua Co., New York, which borders Warren Co. The strange given name in the census is likely due to a transcription error when creating the Federal copy.^2,8

     Charles B. Allen was born on 18 March 1844 in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3 He was married by Oliver S. Dean, pastor of the 1st. Congregational Church, to Sarah A. Abbott, daughter of George Abbott and Hannah Brownell, on 22 June 1870 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ He died unexpectedly on 5 March 1913 at his home at 2213 Oakland Dr. in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 68 from heart disease. He had been in the city that afternoon, apparently feeling well, but had chest pains when he got home, laid down, and died shortly afterwards.^1,4 He was buried on 9 March 1913 at Mountain Home Cemetery (Lot H, Section 299, Grave 2) in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^1,5

     He served during the Civil War, first in Co. E of the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry, enlisting at age 18 at Warrentown, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1862. The regiment was organized at Erie, Pennsylvania, left there on 11 September, and arrived at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland on 17 September. After the battle they were part of the detail assigned to bury the dead and care for the wounded. He also served as a drillmaster for a few months, helping train new recruits. From 12-15 December the regiment fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia, then was assigned to duty in Falmouth, Virginia, where he was discharged on 24 February 1863.^6,7,8
     About a year and a half later, on 7 September 1864, he re-enlisted in Co. K of the 199th Pennsylvania Infantry. They were organized in Philadelphia, then traveled to near Richmond, Virginia, where they served until March 1865. During that time, on 14 February 1865, he was promoted from private to corporal. The regiment next joined the Appomattox Campaign under Gen. Grant, participating in the assaults on Fort Gregg and Fort Alexander on 2 April, and the Fall of Petersburg the same day. During the following pursuit of Confederate Gen. Lee's army, they fought at the Battles of Rice's Station on 6 April and Appomattox Court House on 9 April, and were present at Lee's surrender. They were then on duty at Richmond until being mustered out on 28 June 1865.^9,10
     After the war he apparently returned home to Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania,¹¹ then moved to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, around the time of his marriage, or perhaps slightly earlier.¹²
     In 1880 he and his wife Sarah were living on Asylum Ave. (now Oakland Dr.) in Kalamazoo, apparently sharing a house with John Boyd and his family. Charles's cousin Samuel Mark Burlingham was living with them.¹³ Charles and Sarah were still living on Asylum Ave. in 1900 and 1910, as neighbors to John Boyd.^14,15
     He worked as a blacksmith from at least 1870 to 1880^3,13, and is listed as a fruit grower in the 1900 census.¹⁴
     At some point before 1895 he joined the Kalamazoo Police Department, where he rose through the ranks, serving as assistant chief of police 1895-96, as ccnstable from 1899 to 1903, and as chief of police from 1906 until his resignation at the end of 1911.^4,15,16 After leaving the police department he served as street commissioner until his death in 1913.^4,1
     From news reports, the circumstances of his leaving the police force are unclear. Rumors of his resignation apparently surfaced on 8 November 1911, and he submitted it at a special meeting of the police commission that evening. One report said that the move reflected "a desire to enter business in the city or in the west." However, four others in the department also resigned, and another retired. The commissioners indicated that the shakeup was made with the goal of "building up an efficient department."
     Reports also mentioned an alleged conversation that evening between Allen and Kalamazoo Mayor Farrell, but those at the meeting denied that any such conversation occurred. The mayor stated, "I regard Chief Allen as the soul of honesty and integrity and I admire many of his personal qualities, although I did agree with what I had been led to believe was the unanimous opinion of the commission - namely that a change in the head of the department would be a good thing." It was also reported that "the stand taken by Police Chief Charles Allen, following his resignation" resulted in the start date for the new organization being postponed from 1 December 1911 to 1 January 1912.
     Newspapers also reported that Allen had turned the department into "one of the most efficient in the state," despite being understaffed and having insufficient equipment. The police commission, it was said, would be taking steps at its meeting to acquire better equipment.^17,18
     After his death, Charles Struble, who had taken his place as police chief, said that "Kalamazoo has lost one of its best citizens ... in all of my career I never knew a more honest man than Mr. Allen."⁴
     He was a member of Kalamazoo Lodge 22 of the F. & A.M., a member and past eminent commander of Peninsular Commandery No. 8 of the Knights Templar, and an officer of Orcutt Post 79 of the G.A.R.⁴
     He had a Masonic funeral, with many attendees, including all who had served with him in the police department. At the service Rev. George F. Paterson said "He was a man of sterling character, one whose name shall go down in the annals of this city as an emblem of all that was good and honorable."¹⁹

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     Walter Edgar Allen was born on 14 February 1874 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^1,3,5 He was married by Caroline Bartlett Crane, Minister, to Alida Edith McAllister, daughter of Giles C. McAllister and Martha Ellis, on 27 June 1900 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁶ He died on 11 November 1939 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 65 from heart disease.⁴

     He and his wife Alida lived most of their lives, if not all, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan. They were both living there at the time of their marriage in 1900, and they are listed there together in the censuses from 1910 to 1930. They were next door to Walter's parents in 1910, and to his mother in 1920. In 1930 they had a boarder, Elizabeth Marks.^6,7,8,9
     He was working as a nurseryman at the time of his marriage^6,10, and is listed as a commercial hauler in the 1910 census.⁷ By 1918 he had begun working in the real estate business, which continued the rest of his life.^3,8,9,4

     Sheldon Allen was born on 5 November 1851 in Sugar Grove, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^1,4,5 He was married by Rev. H. F. Spencer to Flora I. Wicks, daughter of Edward S. Wicks and Mary Vail, on 1 January 1878 at the bride's home in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan. The witnesses were Sheldon's brother Charles and his wife Sarah.^6,7 He died from Brights disease (i.e., kidney disease) on 31 October 1912 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 60.¹ He was buried on 2 November 1912 at Oakhill Cemetery (Block K, Lot 87, Space 12) in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.^1,8

     He began working at age 16 in Pennsylvania, first as a farm laborer for a year, then in the oil fields for two years.³ In September 1871 he moved to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,³, where he worked at a nursery for a year, and at the M. J. Bigelow Grocery for three years.³ During this time he also began working as a Kalamazoo police officer. He was first appointed as a "regular policeman" on 7 July 1873, then as a deputy sheriff in January 1877.^9,10,3
     After their marriage he and his wife Flora lived for a time with her parents at 39 Cedar St. in Kalamazoo.¹¹ On 26 December 1881 he was appointed mail clerk for the Lake Shore Railroad run between Chicago and Toledo. He did not immediately resign his position as deputy sheriff, but apparently had by April 1882, when a newspaper note described him as "the lightning postal clerk."^12,13,14 He is listed as a railroad postal clerk in the 1883 Kalamazoo city directory, living at 428 Oak St.¹⁵, but by the end of that year had moved to Cooper (or Cooper Twp.), Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,¹⁶ and was working as a day laborer.¹⁶ In the 1887 Kalamazoo County directory he is listed as a farmer in Cooper Twp., with 150 acres valued at $6000.¹⁷ In August 1888 he was named as one of five delegates from Cooper to the state Republican Convention.¹⁸
     He and Flora moved back to Kalamazoo about December 1888¹⁹, where on 1 January 1889 he returned to his old position as deputy sheriff.¹⁹ He only held that office for a few months, however, as in June 1889 he was named chief clerk of the mail service for Grand Rapids and western Michigan, a position he held the rest of his life. A newspaper article at the time noted that "the appointment is a good one." He resigned as deputy sheriff^{20,3,21,5,22,1}, and he and his family moved to Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.³ They were living at 196 Hastings in Grand Rapids in 1900⁵, and at 58 Clancy St. in 1910.²²

     Mariah Burlingham was born about 1803 (based on her age at death of 52 years) in New York.^3,4 She married Moses Farnsworth about 1823 (based on the birth date of their son Philip).^5,6 She died on 2 March 1856.³ She was buried at Pine Creek Cemetery in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.³

     In 1850 she and her husband Moses were living in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their children Philip, Stephen, Eliza, and Henry. Living with them was Aaron Chichester, age 39, a surveyor.⁴

     Moses Farnsworth was born on 8 November 1803 in New Hampshire (the 1850, 1870, and 1880 censuses list his birthplace as New Hampshire, and the 1860 census says New York).^2,3,4,5,6 He married first Mariah Burlingham, daughter of Philip Burlingham and Polly Babcock, about 1823.^7,8 He married second Almeda M. Baker, daughter of Eseb Baker and Ruth (?), probably between 1856, when his first wife Mariah died, and 1860, when Almeda's children from her first marriage are listed with Moses in the census.^2,4 He died on 3 March 1885 at age 81.² He was buried at Pine Creek Cemetery in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.²

     In 1850 Moses Farnsworth and his first wife Mariah were living in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, with their children Philip, Stephen, Eliza, and Henry. Living with them was Aaron Chichester, age 39, a surveyor.³
     No marriage record has been found identifying Moses's second wife as Almeda Baker. However, he is listed with a wife Almeda in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, and her death record gives her parents' names.^5,6,9
     Moses is listed in the 1860 census in Prairieville, Barry Co., Michigan, along with Sarah (age 56), Edson C. (16), Henry F. (16), Herbert (7), Melissa (14), Emma (10), and Frank (4). Sarah was born in New York, and all the children were born in Michigan. All are listed with the surname Farnsworth, but from earlier census entries, along with marriage records for Edson Crawford, it's clear that Edson, Melissa, Emma, and Herbert should have the surname Crawford, and are children of Moses's second wife Almeda with her first husband Harvey Nelson Crawford. Henry is Henry Farnsworth, Moses's son from his first marriage with Mariah Burlingham. Frank, born about 1856, may be Frank Crawford, from Almeda's first marriage, or Frank Farnsworth, Moses's son from either of his marriages. (Moses's first wife Mariah died 2 March 1856 at age 52, and Almeda would have been 45 in 1856.) It's also unclear who Sarah is, and why Almeda's children from her first marriage are listed with Moses, but Almeda herself is not. Sarah's age (56) and birthplace (New York) indicate that she is not the same person as Almeda, who would have been 49 and was born in Canada.^4,10,3,11,12
     Moses and Almeda were listed together in Prairieville, Barry Co., Michigan, in 1870, with Almeda's children Herbert and Emma Crawford from her first marriage, and Laura A. Farnsworth (age 9, born in Missouri). Living in the same house, but listed as a separate family, were William and Orcelia Wheeler, with children Laura M. and Esta O. Wheeler. Orcelia is Orcelia Crawford, another of Almeda's children from her first marriage.⁵ They were still living in Prairieville in 1880, along with Almeda's son Herbert Crawford. Living in the same house, again as a separate household, were Frank Chapman (age 23) and his wife Ida (23), and a servant Almeda Farnsworth (19, born in Missouri).^6,13
     In the censuses, Moses was listed as a wagon maker in 1850, and farmer from 1860 to 1880.

     Nathan Huntly Burlingham was born on 23 February 1813 in New York.^3,4,5,6 He married first Sarah A. Rowell on 3 May 1836 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁷ He married second Nancy Turner between 1838 and 1840.^8,9,10 He married third Julia Maria Burrell, daughter of Jeddiah Burrell and Patty Scallenger, on 7 September 1858 in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^11,12 He died on 21 February 1898 at home in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 84 from la grippe (the flu).³ He was buried on 23 February 1898 at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³

     On 29 August 1836 he and his first wife Sarah "of the Territory of Michigan" sold 116 acres of land in Columbus Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, to Elijah Devereaux for $1000.¹³
     He lived in Comstock Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, from at least 1838 to 1851¹⁴, and is listed there in the 1840 census¹⁰, and in the 1850 census with his second wife Nancy and their sons Frances (age 6) and Dan (2). Listed on the following lines in 1850, but in a separate dwelling and household, are Jane (20), Loomis (18), and James Robinson (16), Nancy's children from her first marriage.^15,16 While living in Comstock Twp. he ran a sawmill^17,15,18, and served as justice of the peace in 1838 and 1844, clerk in 1842, 1843, and 1845, treasurer in 1844, 1848, and 1851, and school inspector in 1844.¹⁴
     In June 1840 he was a juror in the trial of "Jim, an Indian" (also known as Sin Bin Nim), who was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Kincaid Weisner, the first murder in Kalamazoo Co. The jury found him guilty, but the verdict was apparently set aside for some reason, and a second trial was held the same month with a different jury, this time with a reduced charge of second-degree murder. "Jim" was again found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison.¹⁹
     He moved to the town of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, about 1854¹⁸, and is listed there with his third wife Julia in the censuses from 1860 to 1880. Living with them in 1860 were Edward Gere, a physician, Louise Gere, and Mary Waters, a servant. In 1870 Julia's sister Eliza Burrell, age 49, was living with them. And in 1880 their daughter Della and her husband Edwin Purinton, and Edwin's mother Almira Purinton, were living with them.^4,5,20
     His occupation is listed as master joiner in the 1860 census.⁴ Sometime between then and 1867 he opened his own planing business at the corner of Park and Water Streets in Kalamazoo. The 1867-68 city directory includes an ad for "N. H. Burlingham's Planing & Veneering Mill, Sash, Door and Blind Manufactory."²¹ He appears to have run into financial problems with the mill, however. Starting in November 1869, and continuing through the end of the year, two sheriff's sale notices were placed in the local newspaper, one labeled "T. P. Sheldon & Co. vs. N. H. Burlingham and J. H. Pickard," and the other "James H. Pickard vs. Nathan H. Burlingham." Both advertised a public auction of the "right, title, and interest" of the defendants (N. H. Burlingham and J. H. Pickard for one, and Nathan H. Burlingham for the other) to village lots 7 and 8 in block 3, including the building on the property "together with the engine, boiler, and all the machinery, fixtures, and tools." The auction was scheduled for Christmas day of 1869.
     T. P. Sheldon was a Kalamazoo banker, so it seems possible that Nathan had fallen behind in repaying a bank loan. The role of James Pickard, who was a defendant with Nathan in one case but the plaintiff against him in the other, is unclear. He and Nathan may have been business partners, but we have no record of that. In the 1870 census his occupation is listed as marble cutter. Perhaps he had some secondary financial interest in the business, and/or loaned money to Nathan.^22,23,24,25
     Although the date set for the sale of his property was 25 December 1869, when Nathan was enumerated for the 1870 census the following July he gave his occupation as planing mill owner. He may have reached some sort of settlement with the bank, or the sale was postponed.⁵ In any case, he was out of the business by 1871, when he was listed in the Kalamazoo City Directory as a carpenter, and Rufus Tyler and Frank Turner were listed as the owners of the planing mill.²⁶ Nathan was also listed as a carpenter in the 1880 census.²⁰
     According to his death certificate, he had a total of ten children, but names are known for only seven. Of the remaining three, one was a son with his second wife Nancy, that died as an infant and was buried at West Comstock Cemetery in Kalamazoo, but no name or date is given. Another was probably with his third wife Julia; her death certificate says she had three children with two still living in 1902.^3,27,28