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This family history features David Boyd Warner and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. David Boyd Warner,1 born 26 November 1889 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Zimri Hathaway Warner and Mary Ellen Crippen;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 16 February 1966 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan.3, 10 David married, 19 April 1924 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Secilia R. ‘Cecil’ Markillie (née Olds) 14 (born 15 March 1893 in Keeler Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, the daughter of Stephen A. Olds and Minnie Sweet;7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 Cecil died 22 July 1980 in Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas12, 13). David and Cecil are buried in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.12, 3

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, No. 10, David Boyd Warner, born: 26 November 1889 in Lawrence, Michigan; occupation: auto livery; single.
  2. Draft Registration Card, World War II, Boyd David Warner, born: 26 November 1889 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Sgt. David Boyd Warner, born: 26 November 1888; died: 16 February 1966 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 147, Sheet Nos. 4B, 5A, Zim Warner, 56, Ohio, July 1843, farmer; wife of 17 years Mary Warner, 40, Michigan, June 1859, 6 children, 5 living; son Frank Warner, 16, Michigan, Mar. 1884, farm laborer; daughter Agnes Warner, 13, Michigan, July 1886; son Boyd Warner, 11, Michigan, Nov. 1888; son Harold Warner, 8, Michigan, Jan. 1892; daughter Irene Warner, 3, Michigan, June 1896.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 165, Sheet No. 7A, Mary A. Warner, 49, Michigan, widow, 8 children, 7 living; son Boyd Warner, 21, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Irene M. Warner, 12, Michigan; son Paul D. Warner, 9, Michigan; daughter Christine Warner, 6, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 6A, Mary Warner, 59, Michigan, widow, keeper, hotel; son Paul Warner, 19, Michigan; son Boyd Warner, 30, Michigan, chauffeur, general driving; daughter Christine Warner, 16, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-21, Sheet No. 1B, Boyd Warren, 41, Michigan, first married age 35, truck driver, road dept.; wife Cecile Warren, 36, Michigan, first married age 30.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-21, Sheet No. 5A, Boyd Warner, 50, Michigan, farmer, farming; wife Cecil Warner, 40, Michigan.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-54, Sheet No. 73, David Boyd Warner, 61, Michigan, bartender, tavern; wife Cecil Warner, 56, Michigan, barmaid, tavern.
  10. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. David Boyd [sic, last name is Warner, not Boyd], died: 16 February 1966 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan; age: 77; father: Z. Warner; mother: Mary Crippin; spouse: Cecil Warner.
  11. Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Secilia Olds, born: 15 March 1893 in Keeler Township, Berrien County, Michigan; father: Stephen Olds, born in Michigan; mother: Minnie Olds, born in Indiana.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Secilia R. “Cecil” Olds Warner, born: 15 March 1893 in Keeler, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 22 July 1980 (from record, which includes notes naming her parents; and provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, and husband).
  13. Obituary, The Courier-Leeder, Paw Paw, Michigan (available at https://digmichnews.cmich.edu), 25 July 1880, Cecil Warner, of Friendswood, Texas, died: 18 July 1980 at her home; born: 15 August 1893 in Hartford, Michigan [sic, other records show her birth as 15 March 1893 in Keeler, Michigan, which is near Hartford]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband and two children.
  14. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Boyd Warner, age 35, born in Michigan; father: S. Warner; mother: Mary Crippen; Mrs. Cecil Markillie, age 29, born in Keeler Township, Michigan; father: Stephen Olds; mother: Minnie Sweet; married on 19 April 1924 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.