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Family HistoryFamily History - Edgar Maurice Cleary


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 Edgar Maurice Cleary and five of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Edgar Maurice Cleary,1 born 29 December 1926 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Maurice Ring Cleary and Marian Pinyard;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 15 September 1997.1, 3 Edgar married Estella Jane Haven (born 1 March 1925 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, parents not determined;6, 7 Estella died 29 April 1973 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan6, 7). Edgar and Estella are buried in North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan.1, 6

Children of Edgar Maurice Cleary and Estella Jane Haven:

 2i. Patrick Cleary.
 3ii. Michael Edgar Cleary, born 6 July 1954 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana;8, 9 died 13 July 2000.9
 4iii. Linda Cleary.
 5iv. Marla Cleary.
 6v. Janice Cleary.

  1. Find a Grave (website). North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan, Edgar M. Cleary, born: 29 December 1926; died: 21 September 1997 (from record).
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Edgar Maurice Cleary, born: 29 December 1926 in Bangor, Michigan; father: Maurice R. Cleary; mother: Marian L. Pinyard.
  3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Edgar M. Cleary, died: 15 September 1997; born: 29 December 1926; residence zip code: 49004 [corresponding to Kalamazoo, Michigan].
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 9B, Morris [sic] Cleary, 39, Michigan, first married age 31, carpenter, house builder; wife Marian Cleary, 27, Michigan, first married age 18; son David Cleary, 5, Michigan; son Edgar Cleary, 3 1/3, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 2B, Morris [sic] Cleary, 48, Michigan, div [overwritten, but probably meaning divorced], farmer, farm; son David Cleary, 15, Michigan; son Edgar Cleary, 13, Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan, Estella Jane Cleary, born: 1 March 1925; died: April 1973 (from record).
  7. Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, 3 May 1973, Estelle J. Cleary, age 48, died: 29 April 1973 in St. Joseph; born in Grand Rapids. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her father, brother, husband, and five children.
  8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Michael Edgar Cleary, born: 6 July 1954 in South Bend, Indiana; father: Edgar M. Cleary; mother: Estella J. Haven.
  9. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Michael E. Cleary, died: 13 July 2000; born: 6 July 1954.