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Family HistoryFamily History - Iris Edith Knowlton


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Iris Edith Knowlton and 13 of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Iris Edith Knowlton,1 born 19 February 1872 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Knowlton and Emma Bradford;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 1 March 1948 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan.6 Iris married, first, 2 May 1889 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Jacob Leonard Smith6, 8, 9 (born 15 May 1863 in Holmes County, Ohio, the son of Peter Smith and Catherine O. Brown;1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Jacob died 8 November 1935 in Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan7). Iris married, second, 1937, Earl Augustus Truman6 (born 12 May 1881 in Canada, parents not determined;10 Earl died 13 May 1939 in Osceola County, Michigan10). Iris married, third, 23 December 1941 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan, Emmitt Arvin Ingalls11, 12 (born 7 June 1871 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, parents not determined;11 Emmitt died 10 January 1955 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan11). Their marriage ended in divorce on 16 September 1944.11 Iris married, fourth, 5 November 1945 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan, Herman August Hahn6, 14 (born 3 October 1877 in Germany, the son of Ferdinand August Hahn and Dorthea Sophia Zühlsdorff;13 Herman died 30 June 1974 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan13). Jacob is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.7 Earl is buried in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan.10 Emmitt is buried in Deer Lake Cemetery, Pinora Township, Lake County, Michigan.11 Herman is buried in North Park Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan.13

Child of Iris Edith Knowlton and Jacob Leonard Smith:

 2i. Raymond L. Smith, born December 1889 in Michigan.1, 2

Child adopted by Iris Edith Knowlton and Jacob Leonard Smith:

+3ii. Viola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen), born 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Township, Isabella County, Michigan; died 4 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan. Married Edward John Logan.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 11A, Jake Smith, 36, Ohio, May 1860, laborer; wife of 11 years Ires [sic] E. Smith, 27, Michigan, Feb. 1873, 1 child, 1 living; son Ray L. Smith, 10, Michigan, Dec. 1889. [Note that their adopted daughter Viola Marie (nee Crippen) is not yet in their family.]
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Perry Township, E.D. 201, Sheet No. 4A, Jacob L. Smith, 43, Ohio, teamster, mill work; wife of 20 years Iris E. Smith, 37, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; son Raymond Smith, 20, Michigan, rafter [?], carriage works; daughter Viola M. Smith, 12, Michigan; mother Catherine Smith, 87, Ohio, widow, 5 children, 4 living.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 23B, Leonard Smith, 54, Ohio, sweeper, flour mill; wife Iris Smith, 47, Michigan; grandson Raybird Smith [sic, Raymond Logan, not Smith], 5, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kent County, Paris Township, E.D. 41-127, Sheet No. 14B, Jacob L. Smith, 65, Ohio, first married age 25, proprietor, leaning [sic] work; wife Iris E. Smith, 58, Michigan, first married age 18; grand-son Raymond Logan, 15, Michigan; grand-son Leonard Logan, 13, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Osceola County, Reed City, E.D. 67-18, Sheet No. 7B, Iris Truman, 68, Michigan, widow.
  6. Obituary, The Osceola County Herald, Osceola County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 4 March 1948, Iris Edith Hahn, died: 1 March 1948 in Luther, Michigan; born Iris Knowlton on 19 February 1872 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, three husbands, and two children.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent County, Michigan, Jacob Leonard Smith, born: 15 May 1863 in Holmes County, Ohio; died: 8 November 1935 in Hopkins, Allegan County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note that he was the husband of Iris Edith (Knowlton) Smith, who wed at least three more times; and provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, and one child).
  8. Marriage Announcement, Isabella County Enterprise, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 3 May 1889, Jacob L. Smith and Edith Knowlton, married on 2 May 1889 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
  9. Divorce Filing, Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 31 March 1916, MORE LOCALS. “Iris E. Smith has begun suit for divorce against Jacob L. Smith, alleging cruelty and non-support. They were married in Mt. Pleasant twenty-six years ago and have one son, Raymond, and an adopted daughter, Mirea. They live in Grand Rapids. --Contributed.” [They apparently did not divorce, since they appear together in the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses.]
  10. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Earl Augustus Truman, born: 12 May 1881 in Canada; died: 13 May 1939 in Osceola County, Michigan (from record, which provides the name and link for one wife).
  11. Find a Grave (website). Deer Lake Cemetery, Pinora Township, Lake County, Michigan, Emmitt Arvin Ingalls, born: 7 June 1871 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; died: 10 January 1955 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes naming his parents, detailing his three marriages and wives; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, two wives, and one child).
  12. Marriage Announcement, The Osceola County Herald, Osceola County, Michigan (available at: digmichnews.cmich.edu), 1 January 1942, Emmett Ingalls and Iris Truman, married on 23 December 1941.
  13. Find a Grave (website). North Park Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, Herman August Hahn, born: 3 October 1877 in Germany; died: 30 June 1974 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one wife).
  14. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Herman Hahn, born in Germany, father: Ferdnand Hahn; mother: Sophia Sukdorf; Iris Ingalls, born in Michigan, father: Charles Knowlton; mother: Emma Bradford; married on 5 November 1945 in Luther, Lake [County], Michigan.
Second Generation
3. Viola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen)2 (Iris1), born 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Township, Isabella County, Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 4 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan.2, 3 Merea married, 19 June 1913 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Edward John Logan13 (born 4 February 1891 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of William Logan and Mary Kacey;6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Edward died 23 January 196312). Merea and Edward are buried in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan.12, 2 Merea was adopted by Jacob Leonard Smith and Iris Edith Knowlton.14

Children of Viola Marie ‘Merea’ Smith (born Viola Marie Crippen) and Edward John Logan:

+4i. Raymond Edward Logan, born 15 April 1914 in Michigan; died 14 February 1986. Married Fern Marguerite Wheeler.
+5ii. Knowlton Forest ‘Noel’ Logan, born 28 March 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died 8 April 1992 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan. Married Helen Louise Long.
+6iii. Leonard ‘Bud’ Logan, born 4 March 1917 in Michigan; died 19 September 1967. Married Mary Ann Farnum.
+7iv. Rev. Charles Fay Logan, born 25 November 1919 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died 7 May 1994 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan. Married Margaret H. ‘Betty’ Ellis.
+8v. Robert F. Logan, born 16 February 1929 in Michigan; died 6 January 2015. Married Verona Lois Gribbell.
+9vi. Shirley Edith Logan, born 22 May 1931 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died 16 December 1997 in Lake County, Michigan. Married David Robert Ruppert, Sr..

  1. Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Isabella County, Viola Crippin, born: 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Twp., Isabella County, Michigan; father: Nelson Crippin, born in New York, farmer; mother: Levilla [sic] Crippin, born in Ohio.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Viola Merea Smith Logan, born: 5 June 1897 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 7 May 1989 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his [step-] father, husband, and one child).
  3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Viola M. Logan, alias: Viola M. Crippen, died: 4 May 1989; born: 5 June 1897 in Coldwater Tw [sic, Township], Michigan; father: Nelson Crippin; mother: Luella Courter.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 9B-10A, Jesse Braucher, 35, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1864, laborer; wife of 12 years Idel Braucher, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, 5 children, 4 living; s. daughter Mertle L. Caufield, 16, Ohio, Nov. 1883; s. daughter Martha E. Pepper, 14, Ohio, Aug. 1885; son Ham E. Braucher, 10, Michigan, Sept. 1889; son Arthur W. Braucher, 1, Aug. 1898; sis in law Luella Crippen, 34, Ohio, Apr. 1866, widow, 5 children, 4 living; niece Alice Edna Crippen, 10, Arkansas, Nov. 1889; niece Stella M. Crippen, 7, Michigan, Nov. 1892; niece Viola Crippen, 2, Michigan, June 1897; nephew Charley J. Crippen, 1, Michigan, Apr. 1899; g. daughter Norah B. Crippen, 8/12, Michigan, Sept. 1899.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Perry Township, E.D. 201, Sheet No. 4A, Jacob L. Smith, 43, Ohio, teamster, mill work; wife of 20 years Iris E. Smith, 37, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; son Raymond Smith, 20, Michigan, rafter [?], carriage works; daughter Viola M. Smith, 12, Michigan; mother Catherine Smith, 87, Ohio, widow, 5 children, 4 living.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 24B, Edward Logan, 27, Michigan, laborer, lumber yard; wife Marie Logan, 29, Michigan; son Noel Logan, 3 11/12, Michigan; son Leonard Logan, 2 10/12, Michigan; daughter [sic, this is a son] Fay Logan, 2/12, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids City, E.D. 41-75, Sheet No. 6B, John Logan, 38, Michigan, first married age 22, cement layer, street construction; wife Marie Logan, 31, Michigan, first married age 16.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Lake County, Dover Township, E.D. 43-3, Sheet No. 1A, Edward Logan, 49, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Marie Logan, 41, Michigan; son Ray Logan, 26, Michigan, farmer, farm; son Knolton Logan, 24, Michigan, farmer, farm; son Robert Logan, 11, Michigan; daughter Shirley Logan, 8, Michigan; for all: residence on 1 April 1935: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Newaygo County, Grant, E.D. 62-24. Sheet No. 19, Edward Logan, 59, Michigan, farm, farming; wife Marie Logan, 51, Michigan; son Knowlton Logan, 34, Michigan, finisher, furniture factory.
  10. Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Isabella County, Edward J. Logan, born; 4 February 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; father: Wm. John Logan, nursery agent, born in Canada; mother: Mary Logan, born in Canada.
  11. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Edward John Logan, born: 4 February 1890 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; occupation: teamster; married, wife and three children.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Edward J. Logan, born: 24 February 1891 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 23 January 1963 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child).
  13. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Edward Logan, age 22, born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, farmer, father: Wm. Logan; mother: Mary Kacey; not previously married; Viola M. Smith, age 16, born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, father: Leonard Smith; mother: Iris Knowlton; not previously married; married on 19 June 1913 in Gd. [Grand] Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
  14. Divorce Filing, Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 31 March 1916, MORE LOCALS. “Iris E. Smith has begun suit for divorce against Jacob L. Smith, alleging cruelty and non-support. They were married in Mt. Pleasant twenty-six years ago and have one son, Raymond, and an adopted daughter, Mirea. They live in Grand Rapids. --Contributed.” [They apparently did not divorce, since they appear together in the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses.]
Third and Fourth Generations
4. Raymond Edward Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 15 April 1914 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 14 February 1986.1 Raymond married, 28 March 1942 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan, Fern Marguerite Wheeler7 (born 27 February 1923 in Michigan, the daughter of Walter William Wheeler and Maude Violet Tuttle;5, 6 Fern died 27 January 1997 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan6). Raymond and Fern are buried in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan.1, 6

Children of Raymond Edward Logan and Fern Marguerite Wheeler:

 10i. Sharon Marie Logan, born 26 February 1943 in Dover Township, Lake County, Michigan;8, 9 died 9 January 1944 in Ellsworth Township, Lake County, Michigan.8, 9 Sharon is buried in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan.8
 11ii. Raymond Edward Logan, Jr., born 21 January 1944 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan;5, 10, 11 died 8 May 1995.10, 11 Raymond is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan.10
 12iii. Nancy Marguerite Logan, born 1 September 1949 in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan;5, 12 died 26 November 2022 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan.12 Nancy is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan.12
 13iv. Lee Knowlton Logan, born 27 September 1951.13

5. Knowlton Forest ‘Noel’ Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 28 March 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan;4, 14, 15, 16, 17 died 8 April 1992 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan.14 Noel married Helen Louise Long (born 28 September 1920, the daughter of Donald Long and Lina Parks;18 Helen died 25 November 198418). Noel and Helen are buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan.14, 18

6. Leonard ‘Bud’ Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 4 March 1917 in Michigan;3, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 died 19 September 1967.19, 20 Bud married, 1940 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Mary Ann Farnum24 (born 9 July 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, the daughter of Lewis Jonathan Farnum and Maude B. Hiser;21, 22, 23 Mary died 6 October 1988 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan23). Bud is buried in Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.19 Mary is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sparta, Kent County, Michigan.23

7. Rev. Charles Fay Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 25 November 1919 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan;16, 25, 26, 27, 28 died 7 May 1994 in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.25, 26, 27 Charles married, 18 October 1940 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Margaret H. ‘Betty’ Ellis26 (born 8 January 1921 in Indiana, the daughter of Edwin A. Ellis and Ina _____;28, 29 Betty died 4 September 198929). Charles and Betty are buried in Burr Oak Cemetery, Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan.25, 29

8. Robert F. Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 16 February 1929 in Michigan;4, 30, 31 died 6 January 2015.30, 32 Robert married, 3 December 1949 in Dover Township, Lake County, Michigan, Verona Lois Gribbell32 (born 13 August 1929 in Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick J. Gribbell and Ruth S. Jacobs;31, 32 Verona died 9 June 2021 in Tustin, Osceola County, Michigan32). Robert is buried in Burdell Township Cemetery South, Tustin, Osceola County, Michigan.30

9. Shirley Edith Logan3 (Viola ‘Merea’,2 Iris1), born 22 May 1931 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan;4, 33, 34, 35 died 16 December 1997 in Lake County, Michigan.33, 34 Shirley married David Robert Ruppert, Sr. (born 23 September 1923 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan, the son of George David Ruppert and Effie Bell Wilder;35, 36 David died 30 September 1997 in Lake County, Michigan36). Shirley is buried in Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan.33

Child of Shirley Edith Logan and David Robert Ruppert, Sr.:

 14i. David Robert Ruppert, Jr., born June 1949 in Michigan.35

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Ray E. Logan, born: 15 April 1914 in Michigan; died: 14 February 1986 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 23B, Leonard Smith, 54, Ohio, sweeper, flour mill; wife Iris Smith, 47, Michigan; grandson Raybird Smith [sic, Raymond Logan, not Smith], 5, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kent County, Paris Township, E.D. 41-127, Sheet No. 14B, Jacob L. Smith, 65, Ohio, first married age 25, proprietor, leaning [sic] work; wife Iris E. Smith, 58, Michigan, first married age 18; grand-son Raymond Logan, 15, Michigan; grand-son Leonard Logan, 13, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Lake County, Dover Township, E.D. 43-3, Sheet No. 1A, Edward Logan, 49, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Marie Logan, 41, Michigan; son Ray Logan, 26, Michigan, farmer, farm; son Knolton Logan, 24, Michigan, farmer, farm; son Robert Logan, 11, Michigan; daughter Shirley Logan, 8, Michigan; for all: residence on 1 April 1935: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Newaygo County, Grant, E.D. 62-24, Sheet No. 9, Ray Logan, 35, Michigan, laborer, factory; wife Fern Logan, 27, Michigan; son Raymond Logan, 6, Michigan; daughter Nancy Logan, Sept., Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Fern Marguerite Wheeler Logan, born: 12 February 1923 in Michigan; died: 27 January 1997 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, husband and one child).
  7. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Ray Logan, born in Michigan; father: Edward Logan; mother: Marie Smith; Fern Wheeler, born in Michigan; father: Walter Wheeler; mother: Maude Tuttle; married on 28 March 1942 in Luther, Lake [County], Michigan.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Sharon Marie Logan, born: 26 February 1943 in Lake County, Michigan; died: 9 January 1944 in Lake County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents). Her gravestone shows her date of death as 7 January 1944.
  9. Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Sharon Marie Logan, died: 9 January 1944 in Ellsworth, Lake [County], Michigan; born: 26 February 1943 in Dover, Michigan; father: Raymond Logan; mother: Fern Wheller [sic].
  10. Find a Grave (website). Hillside Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan, Raymond Edward Logan, Jr., born: 21 January 1944; died: 8 May 1995 (from record).
  11. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Raymond E. Logan, Jr., died: 8 May 1995; born: 21 January 1944 in Reed City, Michigan; father: Raymond E. Logan; mother: Fern M. Wheeler.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Hillside Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan, Nancy Marguerite Logan Torres, born: 1 September 1949 in Sparta, Kent County, Michigan; died: 26 November 2022 in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from her obituary).
  13. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  14. Find a Grave (website). Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan, Knowlton Forrest Logan, born: 28 March 1916 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died: 8 April 1992 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note: father: Edward Logan; mother: Marie Crippen; and provides the name and link for his wife).
  15. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Knowlton Forrest Logan, born: 28 March 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; father: Edward J. Logan; mother: Meir Smith [in one entry]; Maria V. Crippen [in another entry].
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87, Sheet No. 24B, Edward Logan, 27, Michigan, laborer, lumber yard; wife Marie Logan, 29, Michigan; son Noel Logan, 3 11/12, Michigan; son Leonard Logan, 2 10/12, Michigan; daughter [sic, this is a son] Fay Logan, 2/12, Michigan.
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Newaygo County, Grant, E.D. 62-24. Sheet No. 19, Edward Logan, 59, Michigan, farm, farming; wife Marie Logan, 51, Michigan; son Knowlton Logan, 34, Michigan, finisher, furniture factory.
  18. Find a Grave (website). Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan, Helen Louise Long Logan, born: 28 September 1920; died: 25 November 1984 in Kentwood, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parents; provides the name and link for her husband).
  19. Find a Grave (website). Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, Leonard Logan, born: 1917; died: September 1967 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).
  20. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Claim Files, Leonard Logan, died: 19 September 1967; born: 4 March 1917.
  21. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 86-128B, Sheet No. 4B, Maude Farnam, 49, Michigan, widow; lodger Martin Keizer, 36, Netherlands, gardener, private estate; lodger Leonard Logan, 23, Michigan, gardener, private estate; daughter Mary Farnum, 25, Michigan, cook, hotel.
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87-36, Sheet No. 14, Leonard Logan, 33, Michigan, truck driver, wholesale gas and oil co.; wife Mary A. Logan, 36, Michigan, ordering clerk, music store.
  23. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Cemetery, Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, Mary Ann Farnum Hensel, born: 9 July 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; died: 6 October 1988 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note naming her parent and detailing her two marriages and husbands; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and one husband).
  24. Marriage Announcement, The Osceola County Herald, Osceola County, Michigan (available at: digmichnews.cmich.edu), 10 October 1940, Leonard Logan and Mary Farnum, married in Grand Rapids “recently.”
  25. Find a Grave (website). Burr Oak Cemetery, Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan, Rev. C. Fay Logan, born: 25 November 1919; died: 7 May 1994 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  26. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Herrick Public Library, The Reverend C. Fay Logan, age 74, died: 7 May 1994; born: 25 November 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife and siblings.
  27. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Charles Fay Logan, died: 7 May 1994 in Port Huron, St. Clair [County], Michigan; born: 25 November 1919.
  28. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 87-63, Sheet No. 11-12, Edwin A. Ellis, 61, Michigan, screen man, paper mill; wife Ina B. Ellis 46, Indiana; son-in-law Fay C. Logan, 30, Michigan, minister, undenominational church; daughter Margaret H. Logan, 29, Indiana.
  29. Find a Grave (website). Burr Oak Cemetery, Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan, Margaret “Betty” H. Ellis Logan, born: 8 January 1921; died: 4 September 1989 (from record, which provides the names and link for her parents and husband).
  30. Find a Grave (website). Burdell Township Cemetery South, Tustin, Osceola County, Michigan, Robert F. Logan, born: 16 February 1929; died: 6 January 2015 (from record).
  31. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Newaygo County, Grant, E.D. 62-24. Sheet No. 19, Robert Logan [indexed as Rogan], 21, Michigan, farming, farm; wife Verona Logan, 20, Iowa.
  32. Obituary, Peterson Funeral and Cremation Services (website: petersonfh.com), Verona Lois Logan, died: 9 June 2021 in Tustin, Michigan; born: 13 August 1929 in Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, siblings, husband, children, and grandchildren, including spouses of the above.
  33. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, Shirley E. Ruppert, born: 22 May 1931 in Lake County, Michigan; died: 16 December 1997 in Lake County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes naming her husband and one child; and provides the name and link for her husband).
  34. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Shirley Edith Ruppert, alias: Shirley Edith Logan, died: 16 December 1997; born: 22 May 1931 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; father: John E. Logan; mother: Viola M. Smith.
  35. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Lake County, Ellsworth, E.D. 43-8, Sheet No. 8, Robert Ruppert, 26, Michigan, laborer, window maker; wife Shirley Ruppert, 19, Michigan; son Robert Ruppert, Jr., June, Michigan.
  36. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake County, Michigan, David Robert Ruppert, Sr., born: 23 September 1923 in Luther, Lake County, Michigan; died: 30 September 1997 in Lake County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes naming his wife and parents; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).