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Feury, Winget
Daniel Feury and Mary Crow
Compiled by Judy & Gary Griffin, 2007 - email address
Proposed Feury Lineage
Daniel Feury + Mary Crow
..... 2 Patrick Feury
..... 2 Michael Lewis Feury (1831 - 1909) + Mary Jane Winget (1840 - 1916)
........ 3 John W.
Feury (1865 - )
........ 3 Anna M.
Feury (1868 - ) + Walter R. Green (1865 - )
........... 4 Grace
Green (1887 - )
........ 3 Josephine
Feury (1873 - 1955) + Philip Harry Griffin (1867 - 1925)
........... 4 Bruce
Daniel Griffin (1898 - 1966) + Goldy Ellen Eggleston
........... 4 Philip
H. Griffin (1903 - )
........ 3 Reuben
Beeman Feury (1876 - 1949) + Anna Leona Burcaw (1887 - 1943)
........... 4 Child
Feury
........... 4 Ruth
Marjorie Feury (1907 - 1952) + Martin Earl Schaff (1907 - 1952)
........... 4 Donald
Ward Feury (1910 - 1942) + Marjorie Champion
........... 4 Mabel
Feury (1912 - 1914)
........... 4 Winifred
Feury (1914 - 1914)
........... 4 Maxwell
R. Feury (1916 - 1930)
........... 4 Joseph
Louis Feury (1918 - 1944)
........... 4 Alice
Lenore Feury (1920 - ) + Lee E. Townsend (1916 - 2000)
........... 4 Howard
Keith Feury (1922) + Margaret Long
........... 4 William
Austin Feury (1924 - )
........ 3 Daniel
Feury (1879 - )
..... 2 Thomas Feury
..... 2 Honora Feury
Daniel Feury
Daniel Feury was born circa 1803 in Ireland. According to Daniel’s son Michael’s death record, his parents were Daniel Feury and Mary Crow (born circa 1810), both born in Ireland. (1) Currently, their only documented child is Michael Lewis Feury.
This may be a candidate for our Daniel Feury, who probably immigrated during the Irish Famine of 1845-1850. On the passenger list for the ship Jane Anderson were found Danl. Fury, age 45; Mary, age 40; Patrick, age 18; Michael, age 16; Thomas, age 10; and Honora, age 8 mo. The family, all born in Ireland, embarked from Limerick in steerage and arrived at New York on February 27, 1849. (2) There is a large time span between the ages of the three sons and Honora, if Honora was only eight months old. There certainly must have been other children who either died or did not immigrate with their family. Two items in this record do not agree with other information. (3) Honora was listed as age 8 months and we find her one year later as circa age 7 and attending school. It is more likely that she was age 8. They arrived in 1849, much later than our information on Michael Feury’s arrival in the United States, given in the 1900 census and his obituary when he was circa 65.
Daniel’s declaration of intention for citizenship in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania was filed exactly seven months after he arrived in the United States. (4) This suggests that he may have gone directly to Pennsylvania after arriving at New York and may have had relations or family friends who had already settled there. While his petition did not list the county in Ireland that he came from, it did list that he was age forty-seven and two of his children, Michael Fury, age nineteen, and Thomas Fury, age fifteen. These ages conflict with the ages given on the ship passenger list, but do agree with the 1850 census for Daniel, Michael and Thomas. Patrick would not be listed on the petition, since he was over age 21 and would have had to file separate naturalization papers. Females were not listed, since they automatically became citizens under Daniel, as did Michael and Thomas. On August 28, 1856, Daniel completed his petition for naturalization papers. A Thomas Holly/Halley confirmed the information Daniel provided. Although Daniel’s signature is difficult to decipher, it appears he was using the Fury spelling. On both the 1850 and 1856 documents, Daniel was capable of signing his name, indicating that he had at least some education.
Daniel and his family were found in 1850 in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. (5) Daniel was age 48, born in Ireland circa 1802. His wife was Mary, age 40, also born in Ireland. Neither Daniel nor Mary could read or write. One of their children was Michael Fury, born in Ireland who was age 19 (born 1831 +/- two years), which fits with a birth date we have for our Michael. Other children listed were Patrick, Thomas and Honora, all born Ireland. Honora was only 7, which indicates the family was still in Ireland circa 1841-1845, if her birthdate and place are recorded correctly. This does not fit with our Michael’s obituary that states that he came to the United States when he was three years old. In the 1900 census Michael was listed as immigrating to the US in 1840 and born in September 1834.
Fortunately Daniel Fury remained in Forest Lake Township. Tax records give the following information: (6)
1850, Daniel Fury, land 48 acres, one horse, one oxen, two cows (same each
year until 1860).
1860, Daniel Fury, land 47 acres, 25 acres added from C. Carmalt unseated
list, two horses, one cow.
1863, Thomas Fury (son), 47 acres transferred from Daniel, 25 acres
improved, one horse, two oxen, two cows, one dog.
Since Daniel owned land valued at $250 in 1850, just after he arrived in America, he must not have been among the ‘Irish poor’ who left Ireland due to their economic condition. Perhaps he emigrated due to the issues related to England’s policies regarding Ireland and the resulting lack of opportunity. He must have come with enough capital to purchase a small farm, using his one ox to plow the land. Although Daniel was taxed on land in 1850, he was doing well enough to purchase land in 1855 for $300.00 from a Caleb Carmalt and wife of Friendsville. This property of 51.08 acres in Forest Lake was bounded by the farms of Terrence O’Brien, the late R. H. Rose, Benjamin T. Case and bordered land set aside for a mill pond and Ellicott Road. The deed is interesting in that Caleb’s wife had to declare that she voluntarily sold the land without any coercion or compulsion of her husband.
Only Patrick was found in the 1860 census, indexed under the name Funey (poor census taker handwriting). He was living at Bridgewater, Susquehannah County, a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000. Daniel, Thomas and other family members were not found in the 1860 census, although the tax records indicate they still resided in Forest Lake Township. In 1870 Daniel Feury (Fury) was now 69, a retired farmer. His wife, Mary, age 64(?) was the only other person living in the household. Living next door was a Thomas Feury (Fury), age 38, who was born in Ireland circa 1832. This is probably Daniel’s son Thomas. Daniel was retired and listed no real estate, but Thomas listed real estate valued at $8,000, personal estate at $1,000. It is likely that Daniel had transferred his land to his son Thomas. Only twenty years after arriving in America, the family was doing well!
Children of Daniel and Mary:
Patrick Feury, born circa 1828 in Ireland, may have married Bridget. He was working on his father’s farm in 1850. Patrick may have been found in the 1860 census for Susquehanna County. He was living at Bridgewater, Susquehannah County. Patrick was 31, a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000. His wife was Bridget, age 33, also born in Ireland. The children listed, all born in Pennsylvania were: Mary, age 8; Daniel or David, age 7; Hannah, age 4; Mike, age 2; Catherine, age 1. This family, without Patrick, may be the family listed in 1870: Bridget, age 40; Daniel age 17; Michael, age 13; Catherine, age 10; Ann, age 9. By 1880 they were: Bridget, age 52, widow; Daniel, age 26; Michael, age 22; Catherine, age 20; Annie, age 18. If this is Patrick and his family, he must have died before 1870. Census records from 1900-1920 seem to confirm that this biography is Patrick’s son Daniel: “Daniel A. Furey, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Daniel A. Furey, whose father, Patrick Furey, was a railroad man in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, was born in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1853. He left school at the age of 9 years and began his railroad career in 1862 as a water boy on the D., L. & W. In 1863 he went to the Erie, where he was water boy in the different parts of the service until 1869, when he went to work in the shops at Susquehanna as a wiper. Three years later he was promoted to fireman, and for the ensuing eleven years he fired on the Jefferson Division – eight years on freight and three years on passenger. His promotion to engineer occurred in 1883, and for the past eleven years he has run freight and passenger on the Delaware and Jefferson Divisions. He is credited with being one of the reliable and efficient engineers of the division, and is highly popular with his fellow employes and acquaintances generally. Mr. Furey is affiliated with Starrucca Lodge No. 137, B. of L. E., and is the owner of some well improved property in Susquehanna County. His mother, Mrs. Bridget Furey, aged 65, is still living, and is quite hale and hearty. The family consists of Mr. Furey, his brother and two sisters, one of whom is married, while the other children still live at home with their mother. (7)
Michael Feury (see below). He was also working on his father’s farm in 1850.
Thomas Feury, born circa 1833 in Ireland. He was also working on his father’s farm in 1850. Thomas married Mary R. (surname unknown, born Ireland) before circa 1862 when their son John was born. Thomas was a farmer in Susquehanna County, Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania. Living next door to Daniel in the 1870 census was Thomas Feury (Fury), age 38, who was born in Ireland circa 1832. This is probably Daniel’s son Thomas. Living with Thomas was his wife Mary Feury (Fury) who is age 29 and born in Pennsylvania. In Thomas’ household were six children, John (age 8, born circa 1862), Daniel (age 7, born circa 1863), Catherine (age 5, born circa 1865), Mary (age 4, born circa 1866), Nora (age 3, born circa 1867) and Nellie (age 1, born circa 1869), all less than ten years old. Thomas was found in Forest Lake Township in the 1880 census, now age 45 and a farmer born in Ireland. His wife was Mary, age 33, also born in Ireland. Their children, all born in Pennsylvania, were: John (age 17), Daniel (age 16), Margaret (age 9), Elizabeth (age 3), Ann (age 2) and Thomas (age 11 months, born July 1879). Catherine, Mary, Nora and Nellie who were listed in 1870, were not listed in 1880. These daughters could have died, left home (e.g., working out), or even possibly married. While the 1880 Thomas could be a different Thomas, at least one neighbor in 1880 was also a neighbor in 1870. None of these family members were found after 1880.
Honora Feury, born circa 1843 in Ireland. She was attending school in 1850. There was an Honora Furey, age 16, working as a servant in the household of Abel L. Webster in Montrose Borough, Susquehanna County in 1860.
Michael Feury
Michael Lewis Feury (Daniel1) was born circa September 29, 1830-36 in County Clare (possibly), Ireland and died on June 1, 1909 in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, at circa age 77. (8) He came to the United States in the 1840s. (9) Michael married Mary Jane Winget, (10) daughter of Reuben Winget and Sarah Graves, before circa 1865 when their son John W. was born. Michael and Mary Jane had ten or eleven children, but only five were living by 1900. (11) The known children were: John W., Anna M., Josephine, Reuben Beeman, Daniel and George. (12)
Mary Jane was born on November 24, 1839 in Michigan (13) and died on March 31 (30?), 1916 in Cadillac. (14) Her obituary, which might have more information, is not available. The Cadillac Evening News did not permit viewing their newspapers published in the year Mary Jane died (too fragile) and they do not seem to be available on microfilm. It is not known where Michael and Mary Jane married, or how they met. In the 1860s Mary Jane was presumably in Michigan and it is not known where Michael was after the 1850 census in Pennsylvania. For information on Mary’s family see the Wingett history.
Michael may have served in the Civil War. There are two items that indicate this, though the National Archives was unable to find a record for him. The 1894 Veteran’s census for Michigan lists a Michael Fury, living in Cadillac’s 4th Ward (where we find Mary Jane in 1910). There is a Civil War pension card for a Michael L. Feury, 11th (or 1st) Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, pension date July 14, 1890 filed in Wisconsin. The Soldiers and Sailors National Park Service database also has a record for a Michael Feury, 11th Illinois Cavalry.
Michael is not found until 1870 where he was already married and keeping an unnamed hotel in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. (15) The census record did not list any real estate or personal property values for Michael. He may have been operating the boarding house for an actual owner or renting the house and using it as a boarding house. The post office address was Miller Farm, which can be located on the map below. Cherrytree was about 7 miles from Titusville. The Miller Farm (where Michael Feury was) was on the Oil Creek & Allegheny RR line. Trains stopped there five-six times daily. Their children John (age 5), Anna (age 3) and Josephine (age 1) were listed. They had only one domestic servant for the hotel, so it must have been a small boarding house, one of many in the area. Mary Jane would have had a heavy workload with only one servant and fourteen men boarding there. Probably Josephine and maybe Anna were born here. Michael may have been working at an additional occupation as well as operating a hotel/boarding house. In 1871 Michael was the proprietor of the Feury House in a Crawford county directory (next door to Vernango County). The Feury House was located at Main, s depot, Titusville. (16) Possibly Michael had the hotel in Cherrytree Township first, then the Feury House in Titusville. Starting in 1859 and ending in the early 1870s, an oil boom hit this area of Pennsylvania, drawing thousands of people. It is probable that Michael and his family went to this area to reap the financial rewards to be had from the ‘oil boom,’ the equivalent of an American Gold Rush. Since Michael was said to have been a long-time resident of this area before coming to Michigan, they may have come to the area soon after the Civil War when the oil boom was at its height. In February 1871 the Titusville Morning Herald listed 32 hotels, the Feury House was not listed. Michael may have left for Michigan (17)
Sometime in the 1870s, Michael and his family left Titusville, probably due to the decline of the oil ‘boom.’ He was not found in the Titusville City Directory for 1872-73. In 1880 Mary Jane and family, without Michael, were found in Greenbush Township, Clinton County, Michigan. It is not known where Michael was at the time. He many have been simply not listed due to an enumerator error. Michael may have been working away from home, either as a contractor, a railroad employee, etc. Daughters Anna and Josephine were in school, but John W., circa age 15 was not. There may have been no public school above 8th Grade where they lived. Their son Reuben was born at St. Johns, Clinton County in 1876, possibly not long after the family left Titusville. Clinton County is in the central part of Michigan (almost southern Michigan), quite far from Cadillac where the family eventually resided. Often families first moved to areas where they had relatives, but so far no known relatives have been found in Clinton County and Mary Jane’s Winget family was in Genesee, which is not close. By 1881, the family was living in Cadillac. It appears another child, George, was born soon after the family came to Cadillac. George was born in March 1881 and died of diphtheria in July 1882. (18)
In 1884 Michael was a contractor, working as a foreman. (19) By 1899 Michael and Mary Jane were land owners who operated the G R & I House (Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad) at 110 Bremer in Cadillac, a boarding house for railroad employees. (20) Philip H. Griffin, husband of their daughter Josephine, was employed on this railroad (see Griffin history).
Michael was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan. (21) Michael was said to be a Catholic, but may not have practiced his religion since his wife was said to be Protestant. There is a family story that Michael Feury was to be buried in the Catholic cemetery, but his wife buried him in the Protestant Maple Hill Cemetery just across the street from the Catholic cemetery. It appears that this story could be true. In checking the cemetery records, there is a listing for a Michael Feury in the Mt. Carmel (Catholic) cemetery. The information on the cemetery record states: Feury, Michael, Plot K-5, Plot owner Mrs. Corinne Long, Bill John Long, “may no be buried here, no stone.” In the same plot is listed a Fuery Peter John, d. 28 April 1957, age at death 1 day, same plot owner, no stone. The parents of the wife of Reuben Feury’s son, Howard, was Margaret Long, whose parents were John and Corrine Long.
“Death of Michael Feury. Michael Lewis Feury, aged 75 years, died Tuesday afternoon after an illness, accompanied by paralysis which lasted through a period of thirteen years. He had been very feeble since the last stroke, four weeks ago, being unable to help himself in the least. When he was a man of strength, Mr. Feury was a contractor and was engaged in building a dam on the river when he suffered a slight stroke. That but partially laid him up, but in the following year he had another stroke which proved so severe that he was no longer able to work. Through all the intervening years, Mr. Feury was practically an invalid. He was born in Clare Co. Ireland, but was brought to this country by his parents when he was but three years old. For many years his home was at Titusville, Pa., coming to this city with his family in 1881. He leaves a wife and the following children: John and Reuben of Cadillac; Daniel of Escanaba; Mrs. Phil Griffin of Northport; Mrs. W.R. Green of Grand Rapids. All of the children will be here today except perhaps, Daniel, who may not receive the message sent to him. (22)
John W. Feury was born about 1866 in Pennsylvania. (23) He was a teamster, (24) and later a railroad conductor, (25) who remained single and appeared to live in Cadillac most of his life. Niece Alice Townsend thought that John may have died in Traverse City where he was living with his mother Josephine. John was not found on an online search of the 1930 census.
Anna M. Feury, see below.
Josephine Feury, see below.
Reuben Feury, see below.
Daniel Feury was born about 1879 in Michigan. He worked in the cedar yard at Cadillac and lived with his parents in 1900. (26) By 1910, he was working as a laborer in a lumber camp in Mackinac County, Michigan. He probably never married. The family story is that he was ‘out West’ for many years and died out there. (27) There is a WWI registration card for a Daniel Mortimier Feury who resided at Seattle, Washington, a logger for the Cascade Logging Co. (28) He enlisted on September 12, 1918. He listed his nearest relative as Mrs. T. H Griffin of Travis City, Mich. [sic P. H. Griffin] This must certainly be Daniel, considering he listed his sister Josephine as nearest relative (Mrs. P. H. Griffin, Traverse City, MI). Daniel was 5 feet, 11 inches, 160 pounds, with grey eyes and dark hair. He listed his birth date as April 17, 1880. There is a Dan Feury, who died on June 17, 1943 in Marion County, Oregon. (29) Unfortunately there is no additional information to confirm if this is our Daniel Feury.
George Feury, born in 1881 at Cadillac, died of diphtheria on July 21, 1882 at Cadillac. (30)
Anna M. Feury
Anna M. Feury (Michael2, Daniel1) was born about 1868 in Pennsylvania. She married Walter R. Green on May 9, 1886 when she was seventeen. (31) Walter was the brother of Michigan Governor Fred W. Green, son of Holden N. Green and Adaline Clark. Holden was a wealthy lumberman. Walter and Anna’s child was Grace who was born on February 27, 1887 in Cadillac. (32) Grace’s birth record lists her mother as Mary A. Green, but her marriage record states Anna. Grace married Ned (probably Edward) Clark in 1906, a druggist in Cadillac. (33)
According to the 1900 Cadillac city directory, Walter was an engineer and he and Anna were living at 110 Bremer in Cadillac. (34) They were evidently living with her father Michael, at his boarding house. Anna may have been working, on the same directory page is a Mrs. Anna Green, a waitress at the Hotel McKinnon. By 1916 Anna was living in Grand Rapids. Walter’s job may have involved traveling, Anna and her daughter Grace are in Cadillac in the 1900 census (her father Michael’s household), but Walter was not listed. Walter was found as a boarder, without Anna, in the Grand Rapids city directory in 1909 and 1916. (35) Walter may have been a railroad engineer.
Fred Warren Green, Michigan Governor 1927-1931, Resident of Ionia, Michigan 1904 - 1936
Governor Fred W. Green was Michigan’s chief executive for two terms (he refused to run for a third term). He was born in Manistee, Michigan, but the family soon moved to Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan. His father was Holden N. Green, (36) who resided in Manistee in 1872. (37) The family moved to Cadillac in about 1873, (38) and Holden was Wexford County Probate Judge 1881-1884. (39)
Fred Warren Green was born on October 20, 1872 (possibly 1871) in Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan and died on November 29, 1936 in Munising, Michigan. He is probably buried in the family plot in Cadillac, Michigan. He married Helen Adeline Kelley, who was born May 27, 1875 in Wexford County, Michigan to William Kelley and Nancy L. (40) They had one daughter, Peggy (probably Margaret) who married Glenn A. Bradley. Peggy resided in Detroit in 1936.
Fred lived in Cadillac until he attended the state normal school in Ypsilanti. He received his teaching certificate from Michigan State Normal School at Ypsilanti, but he never taught school. He took a job as a newspaper reporter in Ypsilanti and then decided to study law. He borrowed money to purchase an insurance business, which financed his way through law school. He received his law degree in 1898 from the University of Michigan. He then enlisted for the Spanish-American War. He was Commander of Company G, 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry in Cuba, and was a first lieutenant and battalion adjutant when he mustered out. He was a member of the Michigan National Guard, later serving on the brigade staff and as inspector general with a rank of brigadier general. He was also a national commander of the United Spanish War Veterans. After the war, he practiced law in Ypsilanti and became the city attorney. He only practiced law a few years before going into business. In 1900 he married Helen A. Kelly in Cadillac. Fred W. and Helen A Kelly had one daughter, Helen Nancy, who went by the name “Peggy.”
He became a partner in (and later the owner) the Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company that made him wealthy. In 1903 the furniture company moved to Ionia, utilizing the Michigan reformatory factory building and employing inmates. Fred was sales Manager for this company making reed chairs. By 1911 the company employed 150 people and reed furniture had become popular. In 1913 a new building for the factory was completed. Soon the company was producing a compact line of reed furniture and employing 400 people. By this time, Fred was secretary-treasurer of the company. During World War I, the company was making observation balloon baskets and airplane seats, as well as turning out 2,000 pieces of furniture a day. Branches of the factory were bought and equipped at Portland, Lyons, Saranc and Lowell. The company attained a peak of 1,200 employees in the Ionia plant and an additional 600 to 800 in its branches. By 1927 demand had begun to decrease and the branches began to be closed. During the depression in 1934, the company went into a voluntary receivership, which ended with the reorganization of the company.
When the county fair grounds were in jeopardy with a treat of foreclosure in 1912, the Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company permitted the used of their partially constructed factory building for a mid-winter carnival. The carnival was held in 1913 and raised $2,000 of the $5,200 needed. Then, Fred and associates came up with the idea of a free fair to be held on the old fair grounds in 1915. By 1936 the Ionia free fair had grown and brought in a profit of $9,000.
He was elected mayor of Ionia in 1913 (1912?), serving for fourteen years. He was given a leave of absence in 1926 to enter state politics. He was elected governor in 1926 and served for two terms (1927-1931). (41) He was a Michigan delegate from the 5th District to the Republican National Convention in 1912, 1920 and 1932.
Fred Green was a sportsman who loved the outdoors. He made annual hunting trips to his Upper Peninsula hunting camps. He usually owned thoroughbred hunting dogs and spent time each year hunting upland game birds. When he was young, he won trotting and running races with the pony he owned. He had a fondness for horses and usually had a few track racers and saddle horses in his stables. He liked boxing and was a friend of Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb. When his painting was commissioned, to be placed in the capital at Lancing, he protested against appearing in formal clothing. He insisted that the portrait show him in hunting attire, with a bird dog resting its muzzle on his knee.
He was a member of many organizations such as the Elks, Moose, various sportsman’s clubs and president of the country club. He was president of the National Bank of Ionia for a number of years and a stockholder in banks at Ypsilanti, Lake Odessa and Lyons. He was a director of the Michigan Trust Company of Grand Rapids. Fred was chairman of the original Ionia county road commission, president of the Ionia county Red Cross and an honorary member in many local and state organizations. He was also director of the Grand Rapids Trust company, vice president of the Willos and Rattan company of New York, secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Seating company of Jackson, and interested in the Western Land and Timber company of Ionia and the National Fire Reed company of Aurora, Indiana. He was a director of the Grand Rapids market association for many years.
His sister-in-law was Anna Feury who married his brother Walter R. Green.
Josephine Feury
Josephine Feury (Michael2, Daniel1) was born circa October 9, 1868-69 in Pennsylvania (42) and died on December 23, 1955 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, at age 82. (43) She was buried on December 24, 1955 in Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Michigan. (44) She used the name ‘Josie’ most of her life. She spent her school days at St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan and married when she was in her twenties. After her husband Philip Griffin died in 1925, Josephine was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Albert and Beth Gerst, in 1930 (census). In 1929 she spent the winter in Detroit, probably at the home of her son Bruce. (45) Josie lived at 604 E. State in Traverse City, between 1935 and 1945. (46) She also lived with her son Reuben after his wife’s death, remaining there until he died in 1949, according to Reuben’s daughter Alice. She evidently remained in Cadillac, since we find her there in 1951 when she returned to Cadillac after visiting her son Bruce in Green Bay. (47) But in 1952 she was admitted to the Munson hospital in Traverse City. (48) She was then living at 901 State St.
Her niece Alice gave some information on Michael: “Aunt Josephine used to tell me how she had to take care of my dad when he was a baby [Reuben] . . . So, that places her birth earlier than my dad’s which was June 21, 1876 in St. Johns, Mich. My dad used to tell how his father, Michael, was a road contractor and built of helped build - clear & drag the land with teams of horses and laid out all those roads in Cadillac that are so hilly. Just when they moved from St. Johns, Mich to Cadillac, I’m not sure, but they were there when my parents were married in 1906, because my parents lived with them for several years . . . He [Michael] had a real mean Irish brogue . . .” (49)
In 1928, Michigan Governor Fred W. Green wrote Josephine regarding job possibilities for her son Bruce. Josephine’s sister was married to his brother and apparently Fred and Josephine had an interest in horses in common. “Dear Josie: “It is pretty hard for me to tell just when I am to be in Detroit but if I can get your son by ‘phone I really think that would be the best way to do. We should have a talk first and know about what he wants and what he has been doing because we ought to have the job fit the boy. I am pleased to tell you I am just as fond of horses as ever and have half a dozen. Had a four-year old take a mark of 2:11¼ this year and a year ago had a horse take a mark of 2:05 ¼ so you see I am still much interested.” (50)
Josephine came to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1938 when her son Bruce’s son Alan was born. She visited again at least in 1951, “Mrs. Josephine Griffin has been visiting her friends in this city enroute to her home in Cadillac from Green Bay, Wisconsin. (51) It appears that Josie spent the winter with Bruce and Elaine in 1929 when they lived in Detroit. (52) However, it is not known if Beth also lived in Detroit at the time.
Reuben Feury
Reuben Beeman Feury (Michael2, Daniel1) was born on June 21, 1876 (53) in St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan and died on October 27, 1949 in Cadillac, Michigan, at age 73. (54) He was buried on October 29, 1949 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan. Reuben married Anna Leona Burcaw in 1906 in St. Ignace, Michigan, daughter of William Burcaw and Lenora Moneysmith. Anna was born on June 23, 1887 at Van Wert, Ohio and died on August 10, 1943. (55) Their children were: Ruth Marjorie, Donald Ward, Mabel, Winifred, Maxwell, Joseph Louis, Alice Lenore, Howard Keith and William Austin. One child, name unknown who died young, may have been born between Winifred and Maxwell, according to daughter Alice Lenore. All their children died before Reuben except Ruth, Alice, Howard and William. According to the family, Reuben, with his brothers John and Daniel, worked in the Michigan Upper Peninsula doing logging and driving teams of horses and lived in the logging camps. Reuben met his wife there. Earlier, he was listed as a teamster in Cadillac like his brother John. (56) Reuben’s obituary stated that he first worked in the lumbering industry, later a conductor and brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad. When he registered for the WWI draft, he was living at Elmira, Michigan, a railroad brakeman for the GR&RR. The family resided in Elmira, Ostego County, Michigan from about 1916-1924 and thereafter in Cadillac. (57) A family record of births and deaths states that Joseph, Alice, Howard and William were all born in Elmira (1918-1924). In the 1920 census the family was in Antrim County, next door to Ostego County.
This family faced a number of early and tragic deaths. The 1940s were difficult years. The family had already lost two daughters, one son and one other child. Now four of their sons were serving in World War II along with a son- and daughter-in-law. Early in the war, in 1942, Donald was killed in action. The next year Reuben’s wife died and by 1944 Joseph had died in the service and William had been injured in action. Then in 1952 Reuben’s daughter Ruth, her husband and son died in a train-car accident.
Anna's obituary: “Mrs. R. B. Feury. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. R. B. Feury, who died Tuesday at her home on 418 North Shelby street after a long illness, are pending the arrival of out-of-town relations. Mrs. Feury was 56 years of age at her death. As Anna Leonar Burcaw she was born in Van Wert, Ohio, June 23, 1887 to William and Lanora Burcaw. She was married to Reuben B. Feury at St. Ignace in 1906 and had spend all her married life in Cadillac, with the exception of a few years in Elmira. To this union were born ten children, five of whom precede their mother in death: three in infancy, Max who died in 1930 and Lieut. Donald W. Feury who was killed in action in New Guinea, Dec. 20, 1942. Surviving with the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Schaff of Elmira and Mrs. Alice Townsend of San Antonio, Texas; three sons, all of whom are in the service: S. Sgt. Joseph L. and Lieut. Howard K. Feury of Camp Maxey, Texas and Pvt. William A. Feury of Camp Gordon, Ga.; three granddaughters, Bonnie, Betty and Mary Schaff; her father, William Burcaw of Engadine, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Freeman of Engadine, Mrs. Mattie Blanchard of Muskegon and Mrs. Nellie Leveille of Gould City, Mich. and a brother, Arthur Burcaw of Kelso, Wash.” (58)
Reuben's obituary: “Reuben B. Feury, 73 Ex-Railroader, Dies. Reuben Beeman Feury, 73 of 512 Bond Street, long time employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died early this morning in his home following a long illness. Mr. Feury was born June 26, 1876, in St. Johns, the son of Michael and Mary Jane Feury. He married Anna Lenore Burcaw in 1906 in St. Ignace. Mrs. Feury died in 1946. Except for a few years in Elmira, Mr. Feury lived in Cadillac since his marriage. As a young man he was employed in the lumbering industry in the Upper Peninsula. He was later employed as conductor and brakeman by the Pennsylvania railroad until his retirement several years ago because of ill health. Mr. Feury is survived by a sister, Mrs. Philip Griffen [sic Griffin], Traverse City; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Schaff, Elmira and Mrs. Alice Townsend, Saginaw; two sons Howard Feury and William Feury both of Cadillac; four granddaughters, Bonnie, Betty and Mary Schaff and Cathy Ann Feury, and three grandsons, David Schaff, Joey and Tommy Townsend. Preceding him in death were his wife; three children who died in infancy; Max Feury who died in 1930; Lt. Donald W. Feury, killed in action in New Guinea, Dec. 20, 1942 and Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Feury, who was accidently killed during was maneuvers at Camp Maxey, Tex., June 1944. . . . (59)
Ruth Marjorie Feury was born on June 29, 1907 in Cadillac, Michigan and died on July 8, 1952 in Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, at age 45. She was buried on July 11, 1952 in Fairview Cemetery, Gaylord, Michigan. Ruth married Martin Earl Schaff on June 15, 1929 at Cadillac, Michigan, son of Harvey A. Schaff and Mary J. McAllister. Ruth was killed in the train and car accident. Another source has Ruth born at Elmira, Otsego, Michigan. (60)
Donald Ward Feury was born on June 12, 1910 in Cadillac, Michigan and died on December 20, 1942, at age 32, buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac. He married Marjorie Champion. Donald was killed in WWII in New Guinea while he was serving with the 126th Infantry Division. His gravestone has Co. E 127th Inf. 32nd Division, as does the National Archives record. (61) Donald was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star medals.
Mabel Feury was born about 1912 and died on February 7, 1914. (62)
Winifred Feury was born in February 1914 and died on 29 August 1914 in Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan. (63)
Maxwell R. Feury was born on September 14, 1916 in Elmira, Michigan and died on July 22, 1930, at age 13. He was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan. He died at age 15. His gravestone says 1915-1930.
Joseph Louis Feury was born on January 27, 1918 in Elmira, Michigan and died on June 8, 1944 in Camp Swift, Texas, at age 26. He was buried on June 13, 1944 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan. Joseph died in a rocket explosion while being trained in the armed services. His gravestone says S/Sgt. Co. G 407th Inf. (64)
Alice Lenore Feury was born on May 9, 1920 in Elmira, Michigan. She married Lee Edgar Townsend.
Howard Keith Feury was born in 1922 in Elmira, Michigan. Howard married Margaret Mary Long. Margaret was probably the daughter of John N. Long and Corrine Catherine Alworden. (65)
William Austin Feury was born on December 21, 1924 in Elmira, Michigan. He may have never married. William served in World War II and possibly during the Korean conflict. (66) His WWII record stated that he had completed three years of high school. There is a social security death record for a William A. Feury, who died on April 4, 2003, last residence Detroit, Michigan. The army record for a William A. Feury who served from October 1948 to September 1951, states that he was buried at the Ft. Custer National Cemetery on April 11, 2003.
Endnotes
1 Michael Feury death record. This 1909 death record lists Michael’s parents as Daniel Feury and Mary Crow. The residence of his parents is listed as Ireland. Residence can indicate birth place.
2 Ancestry.com. Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851. Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Famine Irish Entry Project, 1846-1851 Electronic database from the National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed October 2003.
3 Passenger record for the ship Jane Anderson, departed Limerick, arrived New York February 27, 1849. Family details: residence unknown, native country Ireland, literacy unknown, transit type staying in the U.S., steerage compartment. Fury, Danl., age 45, occupation workman; Fury, Mary, age 40, occupation spinster; Fury, Patrick, age 18, occupation workman; Fury, Michael, age 16, workman; Fury, Thomas, age 10, occupation immigrant; Fury, Honorah, age 8 months.
4 Daniel Fury naturalization record, January Term 1850 No. 2. Susquehanna County Courthouse, Montrose, PA.
5 Daniel Feury. 1850 Pennsylvania Federal Census, Susquehanna County, Forest Lake Township, Series M432, Roll 829, page 107, dwelling 1645, family 1645.
6 Tax record findings sent from Susquehanna County Historical Records/Archives, P.O. Box 218, Montrose, PA 18801. Received March 2004.
7 Excerpted from: American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition, H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sponholz/biodafurey.html.
8 Birthplace is taken from Michael’s obituary. Birth date calculated from his death record. Michael’s gravestone says 1834-1910. In the various census records his birth date were 1831, 1833 and 1836. In the 1900 his birth date was listed as September 1834. The age listed on the 1849 passenger list puts his birth date as 1833. His death record says he died on June 1, 1909; his obituary also states that his death was on June 1, 1909. His death record states that his age at death was 78 yrs, 8 mo, 2 days which would put his birth on September 29, 1830 (calculated). The cause of death was paralysis; he was born in Ireland; his occupation was laborer; his father was Daniel Feury; his mother was Mary Crow; the residence of his parents was Ireland (birthplace). Micheal [sic] L. Feury entry, Wexford County Death Records, Vol. (Book) 2, p. 4, Record No. 4201, Cadillac, Michigan.
9 1900 census states 1840, passenger list states 1849.
10 Mary Jane is listed as Marry Wingett on her daughter Josephine Feury’s death certificate. Wexford County, Michigan death record Vol. 2, page 81, No. 1051 lists Josephine’s mother as Mary J. Feury. Her son Reuben Feury’s death record lists his mother as Mary Jane Wingett. In the probate court record for Mary Jane, Anna Green is listed as administrator. Anna Green filed a petition naming George Winget as administrator of Mary Jane Feury’s estate. George may have resided in Ithaca, Gratoit County, Michigan, the record is unclear. Whoever gave the information for Mary Jane’s death record listed her father as Reuben Wright and her mother as Sarah Graves.
11 Mary Jane reported 11 children, five living in the 1900 census, 10 children, 5 living in the 1910 census.
12 Mary Jane Feury’s Probate Court Record lists the following children: Anna Green, daughter, residence Grand Rapids; Josephine Griffin, daughter, residence Traverse City; Reuben Feury, son, residence Elmira; John Feury, son, residence Cadillac; Daniel Feury, son, residence unknown. The probate file includes a letter that states that the property of Mary J. Feury was sold to a niece of George Winget.
13 If Mary Jane was born in Michigan, as listed in the 1850-1900 censuses, it is perplexing why she would have had children born in Pennsylvania and possibly married there.
14 Mary Jane Feury entry. Wexford County Death Records, Vol. (Book) 2, page 82, Record No. 5568. Mary Jane Feury, died March 31 (30?), 1916, born November 24, 1839, widow, age 76 years 4 months 7 days, cause of death vascular heart disease, born New York, occupation housekeeper, father Reuben Wright, mother Sarah Graves, parents birthplace New York. One handwritten note has March 30, 1916. Handwritten note on file.
15 M. L. Fry household. 1870 Pennsylvania census, Cherrytree township, Venango County, Post Office: Miller Farm, Roll: M593_1459, page 77. Accessed online, Ancestry.com, December 2003. The inability to find Michael in the 1870 census was due to the assumption that he was in Titusville, since his obituary said he had been a resident of Titusville. He was easily found, despite the misspelling, when it was realized that maybe he was in a nearby county.
16 Feury, M. L., prop Feury House, Main s depot. Directory of Crawford County, Pennsylvania for 1871-72, Meadville, PA: Jno. Mr. Arters, 1871, p. 160. Handwritten note from the directory held at Benson Memorial Library, Titusville, PA.
17 Titusville Morning Herald, February 14, 1871.
18 Ferry, George death record, ledger page 325, record number 523. Genealogical Death Indexing System, Michigan, online at www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendis/search.htm. Ferry, George. Date of death 21 July 1882. Place of death Cadillac, Wexford County. Male, white, single, age at death 1 year 4 months, cause of death diphtheria, birthplace Cadillac, father’s name not recorded, father’s residence Cadillac, mother’s name Mary J. Ferry, mother’s residence Cadillac. Date of record 23 April 1883.
19 Polk’s 1884 Western Michigan Directory, online at Ancestry.com. Feury, Michael L. Town: Cadillac. Occupation: foreman. His son John W. is also listed, occupation teamster. Accessed December 21, 2002. Note: only the head of household was listed.
20 Land Owners 1899 Wexford County Michigan, compiled by Nancy Corwin, 50067 M-51 N., Dowagiac, MI 49047 and Amelia Castle, 26662 Corwin, Dowagiac, MI 49047. Found at the Cadillac-Wexford Public Library, call number 977.467 Lan. Ferry, M.L., Section 18, Clam Lake. Ferry, John, Section 8, Wexford. Cadillac City Directory 1900, W. A. Norton, p. 45, Feury, M.L. and wife, proprietors G.R. & I. House, 110 Bremer,
21 Feury: Block 3, NW quarter of 23; Block B west half of 6. Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan.
22 Cadillac Evening News, Thursday June 3, 1909, page 1.
23 From 1900 census.
24 Feury John W. teamster, resides at 110 Bremer. Cadillac City Directory 1900, W. A. Norton, page 45.
25 Mary J. Feury household. 1910 Michigan Federal Census, Wexford County, 4th Ward, Cadillac. National Archives Film, Series T624, Roll 666, p. 159. Granite(?) Street, house number 218, dwelling 179, family 182. Feury, John W., son, age 40, single, born Pennsylvania, father born Ireland, mother born Michigan, occupation railroad conductor.
26 Cadillac City Directory 1900, W. A. Norton, p. 45, Feury, Daniel, wks. cedar yard, 110 Bremer.
27 Letter. Alice Feury Townsend, April 20, 1983.
28 Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
29 Ancestry.com. Oregon Death Index, 1903-98. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-98. Salem, Oregon: Filmed by the Oregon State Archives and Records Center, [1998-].
30 Ferry, George. Date of death 21 July 1882, Ledger Page 325, Record Number 523. Place of death Cadillac, County of Death Wexford, Sex Male, Race white, Marital Status Single, Age 1 year 4 months, Cause of Death Diphtheria, Birthplace Cadillac, Father’s Name: Last name not recorded and First name not recorded, Father’s Residence Cadillac, Mother’s Name Ferry, Mary J., Mother’s Residence Cadillac, Date of record 23 Apr 1883. This appears to be a possible additional child of Michael and Mary J. Feury. Online at Genealogical Death Indexing System - Michigan, www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendis/search.htm.
31 Annie Fenry [sic] entry. IGI Individual Record FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0 North America, Batch No. M518861, Dates: 1869 - 1885, Source Call No. 0966061 V. 1-2, Type Film, Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. Walter R. Green, Male, Birth Manistee, Michigan. Spouse Annie Fenry. Marriage 09 May 1886, Wexford County, Michigan. Husband Age at Marriage 20, Wife Age at Marriage 17.
32 Grace E. Green, Female, born February 27, 1887 in Cadillac, father Walter R. Green (born Michigan) an engineer, mother Mary A. Green (born Pennsylvania), parents resided Cadillac. Wexford County Courthouse, Book 1, p. 189, record No. 901.
33 Marriage record, Grace Green. Ned Clark, age 23, white, resides Cadillac (b. MI), druggist, father Robert Clark, mother Mid(?) Shuster. Married on 27 November 1906 in Cadillac (license 27 Nov 1906). Grace Green, age 18, white, resides Cadillac (b. MI), father Walter Green, mother Anna Feury. Thos. H. M. Coghlane(?), Clergyman. Witnesses: Mrs. B.A. Benson and B.A. Benson of Cadillac. First marriage for both. Wexford County Courthouse, marriage record No. 233.]
34 Cadillac City Directory 1900, St. Joseph, MI: W. A. Norton, p. 45. Green, Walter R. and wife, engr. 110 Bremer. Same page lists a Mrs. Anna Green, waitress, Hotel McKinnon.
35 1909 Grand Rapids City Directory, Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Directory Company, 1909, p. 487. Green, Walter R., boards, r (rents, rooms?), 217 Indiana. 1916 Grand Rapids City Directory, Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Directory Company, 1916, p. 440. Green, Walter R., rooms, 320 ½ Monroe Ave.
36 Fred Green’s death record is found in death record book E, page 4, Record # 13954. Mr. Green died on 11-29-1936. Male, white, married, age 65 years 1 month 10 days. He died of chronic myocarditis and coronary atherosclerosis. He was born in Michigan to Holden N. Green. His father’s place of birth was unknown and his mother’s name and place of birth were both unknown. Mr. Green’s occupation is listed as manufacturer. The interesting part for me is that the reason we don’t find him buried in Ionia is that even though the body was brought back to Ionia in a big procession and the funeral from Green’s funeral home in Ionia, he “would probably be buried in the family plot in Cadillac”. Source: email from: Beth Wills [email protected], sent 6 May 1999.
37 Weeks, George (Robert D. Kirk, ed., Paula L. Blanchard & Don Weeks, contributing authors). Stewards of the State The Governors of Michigan. Detroit: The Detroit News and Ann Arbor, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan, 1987, pp. 88-89.
38 Ionia, Michigan newspaper article, “Ionia Prepares for Green Rites,” on the death of Fred W. Green. Copy in files of J. Griffin. Probable date of article is Monday, 30 November 1936.
39 members.aol.com/kingsley/wex-gov.html. accessed 7 May 1999.
40 Helen A. Kelley. Sex: F. Born: 27 May 1875 Wexford, Michigan. Parents: Father: William Kelley Mother: Nancy L. Source Information: Batch number: C518862. Source: information from FHL IGI
41 politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green.html. Accessed March 30, 1999. Green, Fred Warren (1871-1936) of Ionia, Mich. Born October 20, 1871. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (5th District), 1920 (5th District), 1932 (5th District); Governor of Michigan, 1927-1931. Died November 30, 1936. Burial location unknown.
42 The 1870 census lists her age as one and the 1880 census lists Josephine as age 10 which would put her birth at circa 1868-1869. Census age dates can vary by +/- two years. Her death certificate lists her as born in 1873, which is an obvious error. She would not have been listed in the 1870 census if she had been born in 1873.
43 Certificate of Death, Michigan Department of Health, Vital Records, File No. 78. Place of death: Grand Traverse County, Traverse City, length of stay in this place 2 years, Kurtzal Convalescent Home. Usual residence: Cross Sub-division, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Date of death December 23, 1955. Born October 9, 1873, age 82. She was widowed. Occupation housewife, own home. Father Michall Feury. Mother Marry Wingett. Informant was Beth G. Gerst, 3 B Storrs Connecticut Campus, University of Connecticut So. Cause of death cerebral arteriosclerosis, onset years. Death occured at 6:50 a.m. Copy on file. There is an undated letter from Tom Gerst to his cousin Joyce Franco stating that Josie was not well and living in “a kind of rest home” with her address in care of a Lydia Kurtzel, Traverse City.
44 Lot 5, Block 2, Hannah Ave., Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Michigan.
45 “1929 25 Years Ago Today,” Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI), June 3, 1954, page 4. Mrs. Phillip Griffin has returned to her home on State street after spending the winter in Detroit.
46 Josephine (widow Philip), 604 E. State, Traverse City Polk’s Traverse City Directory 1945, Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1945, p. 104. Michigan State Library Call No. M 917.4464 T78c. Same listing for 1935, Polk’s Traverse City Directory 1935, Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1935, p.80). She is supposed to have lived with her son Ruben Feury at 418 Shelby St, Cadillac, Michigan after his wife’s death, according to her daughter Alice L. She lived at 1027 Washington St., Traverse City in 1952, a widow. She may have been in the Kurtzal Convalescent Home in Traverse City two years before her death.
47 Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI), October 15, 1951. Enroute Home - Mrs. Josephine Griffin has been visiting her friends in this city enroute to her home in Cadillac from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
48 “Hospital Notes. Munson,” Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI), June 17, 1952. Admissions: Mrs. Josephine Griffin, 901 State street.
49 Letter. Alice Feury Townsend, April 20, 1983.
50 Letter. Fred W. Green to Josephine Griffen, October 15, 1928. Addressed to 604 State St.
51 “Enroute,” Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI), October 15, 1951.
52 “1929 25 Years Ago Today,” Record-Eagle (Traverse City, MI), June 3, 1954, page 4. Mrs. Phillip Griffin has returned to her home on State street after spending the winter in Detroit.
53 His obituary states 26 June, 1876.
54 Death Record No. 8226. Feury, Reuben Beeman, widowed, died on October 17, 1949, age 73 year 4 months 6 days, born in St. Johns, Michigan, occupation - retired Conductor, father Michael Feury residence Pennsylvania, mother Mary Jane Wingett residence Detroit, Michigan. Note: the word residence was sometimes used as birth place of parents.
55 Death Record No. 6646. Feury, Anna Leona, died on August 10, 1943, age 56 years 1 month 17 days, born in Van Wert, Ohio, father William Burcaw, mother Lenora Money Smith, parents residence Ohio. Note: the word residence was sometimes used as birth place of parents. Letter. Alice Feury Townsend, April 22, 1983.
56 Feury, Rubin B., teamster, 110 Bremer. Cadillac City Directory 1900, W. A. Norton, page 45.
57 Feury, Ruben B. (Anna L), conductor Penna RR, home 418 Aldrich. Polk’s Cadillac City Directory 1930, Detroit, MI: R. L. Polk & Co., 1930, p. 75.
58 Cadillac Evening News, August 11, 1943.
59 Cadillac Evening News, Thursday October 27, 1949, page 2.
60 FEURY, Ruth Marjorie; date of birth 1908; father’s name: Rueben B FEURY, mother’s name: Anna L BUCAW, place of birth: Elmira, Otsego, Michigan. Otsego County, Michigan GenWeb. sites.rootsweb.com/~miotsego/Births_F.htm, accessed November 2003.
61 Source Information: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. World War II & Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data from: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 19xx.
62 Death record: Feury, Mabel A. female, 1 year 8 months 18 days, died February 7, 1914, born Michigan, died of pneumonia, father Reuben Feury, mother Anna Bercaw. Wexford County Courthouse, Liber 2, page 59, record No. 5003.
63 Death record: Feury, Winifred, female, 0 years 5 months 21 days, died on August 20, 1914, father Reuben Feury, mother Anna Burcom, parents resided Cadillac. Wexford County Courthouse, Book 2, page 63, record No. 5115.
64 His probate is on file at Wexford County, Vol. H., file 6245.
65 Obituary of John F. Long, brother of Margaret Mary Feury. Cadillac News, Cadillac, Michigan, 2005.
66 National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.