Family History - Minda C. Bracy

1. Minda C. Bracy,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Minda married John Henry Boyd (born ____, parents not determined).

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Anna Delphine Boyd, born 4 June 1908 in Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio; died 2 March 1988 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. Married (1) John H. Wirley Married (2) Guy E. Ennest Married (3) Hubert Leroy Wright Married (4) Erban Austin Lake Married (5) Alan Clark.

2. Anna Delphine Boyd² (Minda¹), born 4 June 1908 in Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio;^{1, 2} died 2 March 1988 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.^{1, 2} Anna married, first, 1924, John H. Wirley¹ (born 1902, parents not determined; John died 1939). Anna married, second, 1927, Guy E. Ennest¹ (born 1899, parents not determined; Guy died 1955). Anna married, third, 1934, Hubert Leroy Wright¹ (born 1911, parents not determined; Hubert died 1992). Anna married, fourth, Erban Austin Lake (born 25 November 1888 in Hanover Township, Wexford County, Michigan, the son of George Alfred Lake and Emma A. Cornell;^{3, 4, 5, 6, 7} Erban died December 1967^{5, 6}). Anna married, fifth, December 1968 in Manatee County, Florida, Alan Clark⁸ (born ____, parents not determined). Anna is buried in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan.¹ Erban is buried in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan.⁵

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Carolyn J. Wirley, born 15 May 1925; died 13 February 2009.

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Patricia Anne Ennest, born 5 April 1928; died 13 January 2014.

1. Find a Grave (website). Allen Cemetery, Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, Anna Delphine Boyd Clark, born: 4 June 1908 in Henry Township, Wood County, Ohio; died: 2 March 1988 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, three husbands, and two children).
2. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Michigan, Hillsdale - Obituaries, Anna D. Clark, 70, died 2 March 1988 in Coldwater, Florida; born: 4 June 1908 in Wood County, Ohio. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, two husbands, Erben Lake and Allen Clark [named as her first and second husbands respectively, but she actually had at least three previous husbands], and two daughters.
3. Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Erban A. Lake, born: 25 November 1888 in Hanover, Wexford County, Michigan; father: George A. Lake, born in Michigan, agricult[ure]; mother: Emma A. Lake, born in New York, imple[ment?] dealer.
4. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Erban Austin Lake, No. 40, born: 25 November 1888 in Sherman, Wexford County, Michigan; occupation: post master and merchant; single.
5. Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Erban A. Lake, born: 1888; died: 1967 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child).
6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Erban A. Lake, died: December 1967; born: 25 November 1888; residence: Florida.
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Hillsdale County, Reading, E.D. 30-22, Sheet No. 12B, Erban A. Lake, 50, Michigan, widow, proprietor, variety store; daughter Virginia M. Lake, 18, Michigan; daughter June C. Lake, 16, Michigan; daughter Patricia A. Lake, 12, Michigan.
8. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Alan Clark and Anna D. Lake, married in December 1968 in Manatee County, Florida. (This is combined information from two records, with the marriage date, place, and certificate number 59240 in common).