Listed in tax sale as Irena Churchill. Showed mental upsets 1877 and confined in Rochester State Hospital in 1885 and died there.From old records of cousin Evangeline Linn Halleck: Leonard Bacon Marvin was named for an uncle Dr. Bacon, who lived in Birmingham, Oakland, MI. A sister of Leonard, Emeline Beach, lived at Birmingham also. It is said there is a cemetery in Birmingham that has 4 generations of his family there. the Philips, Allinsons, Leonards and Marvins.
1875 State Census, Dodge county, Milton township Family 169; 1 May 1875: Leonard Marvin age 36 born MI Irena Marvin age 34 born IN Joseph Marvin age 5 born MN Eugene Marvin age 2 born MN May B. Marvin under month old born MN Ephemia Churchill age 57 born NY George E. Churchill age 26 born IL 1880 Federal census Milton,Dodge, MN Edwin Churchill self age 28 born IL farmer parents born NY Irena Marvin sister age 38 born IN keeping house parents born NY 1910 Federal census Rochester, Olmsted, MN Rochester State Hospital 29 April 1910 Marvin, Irene imnate age 70 married born Ind 1900 Federal census Grand Park twp, Becker, MN 16 June 1900 Marvin, Lenord head single born mar 1837 age 63 born MI parents NY farmerChildren: MN birth records at Minnesota History Center in St. Paul 1.5.5.2.6.7.10.10.1 Joseph Marvin born 1870 Dodge county MN 1.5.5.2.6.7.10.10.2 Eugene Marvin born 1873 1.5.5.2.6.7.10.10.3 May B. Marvin born April 1875 1.5.5.2.6.7.10.10.4 girl Marvin born 8 Oct 1878 Wasioja twp, Dodge, MN 1.5.5.2.6.7.10.10.5 Stella (Elizabeth) Marvin known as Bessie born 1 March 1883 Dodge county MN. Her marriage name was Freel. Married 1st on 10 Oct 1918 to David KcKibben; married 2nd Louis S. FreelFrom family notes: "Stella" became Bessie (Mabel Betty) Marvin. Julia Billings stole the child from one who was caring for her and placed her in Mothers' Jewels Home, York, York, NE at age 7 yrs, under the name Mabel. Julia's record shows there were a number of children who died and Mabel. 1920 Federal census Detroit, Wayne, MI 14 Jan 1920 Freel, Louise head age 52 born IN millwright car company Freel, Bessie wife age 48 born MN landlady lodging house