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Family HistoryFamily History - Mary Bell Nutting


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary Bell Nutting and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Mary Bell Nutting,1 born ca. 1909 in Michigan, the daughter of Orley Elbridge Nutting and Margaret May Crippin.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mary married, first, 26 December 1927, Arthur Leland Monk9 (born 1 March 1904 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Orlo Franklin Monk and Estella Pearl Weimer;3, 6, 7, 8 Arthur died 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan6, 7, 8). Mary married, second, 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan, Ernest Neal Brown11 (born 1898 in Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of R. J. Brown and Matilda C. Hamlett;4, 5, 10, 11 Ernest died 196710). Arthur is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.6 Ernest is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.10

Children of Mary Bell Nutting and Arthur Leland Monk:

 2i. Mary Lee Monk, born 1929 in Michigan.3, 4
 3ii. Donna Dorotha Monk, born 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan;12 died 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12 Donna is buried in Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.12

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven Township, E.D. 80-31, Sheet No. 11B, Leland Monk, 26, Michigan, teacher, public school; wife Mary Monk, 21, Michigan; daughter Mary E. Monk, 7/12, Michigan; lodger Zelda Lafler, 27, Michigan, teacher, public school.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Whiteside County, Prophetstown, E.D. 98-33, Sheet No. 12B, Ernest N. Brown, 41, Iowa, doctor, optometrist; wife Mary B. Brown, 31, Michigan; daughter Mary Lee Brown, 10, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, Whiteside County, Portland Township, E.D. 98-41, Sheet No. 1, Ernest N. Brown, 51, Iowa, instrument maker, G.E. factory; wife Mary B. Brown, 41, Michigan, sales lady, house hold paper products.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Arthur Leland Monk, born: 1904; died: 1969 (from record, which includes notes regarding his two marriages and two children; and provides the names and links for his parents, one wife, and one child). His gravestone shows his date of death as 1989.
  7. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Leland A. Monk, died: 10 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904.
  8. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Michigan, Hillsdale - Obituaries, Leland A. Monk, died: 11 November 1989 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan; born: 1 March 1904 in Bangor. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names and links for his parents, one wife, and brother.
  9. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Leland Monk, age 23; father: Orlo Monk; mother: Estella Weimer; Mary B. Nutting, age 18; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippin; married on 26 December 1927 in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ernest Neal Brown, born: 1898; died: 1967 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  11. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Ernest Neal Brown, age 39, born in Tingley, Iowa; occupation: doctor; father: R. J. Brown; mother: Matilda C. Hamlett; previously married once; Mary Bell Monk, age 28, born in Bangor, Michigan; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippen; married once; maiden name: Mary Bell Nutting; married on 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Monks Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Donna Dorotha Monk, born: 18 September 1934 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; died: 13 February 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parents; and provides the name and link for her father).