Gazlay Family History
Esther M. McCollum
Parents
| Father | Charles H. McCollum ( - ) |
| Mother | Antoinette Dubois (1847 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 February 2023; Last Edited: 26 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13359 |
| Name | Esther M. McCollum |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 11 October 1885 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 5 August 1909 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan to Frank J. Warner3 |
| Died | 2 October 1985 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan2, 9 |
| Buried | in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Frank J. Warner (son of Zimri Hathaway Warner and Mary Ellen Crippen) |
| Born | March 1884 in Michigan |
| Married | 5 August 1909 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan to Esther M. McCollum |
| Died | 22 February 1954 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Esther M. McCollum and Frank J. Warner: |
| 1. | Robert Frank ‘Bob’ Warner |
| Born | 13 February 1919 in Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Frank J. Warner and Esther M. McCollum) |
| Died | 29 March 1993 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Van Buren County, Esther McCollum, born: 11 October 1885 in Lawrence, Michigan; father: Charles McCollum, born in New York; mother: Antoinette McCollum, born in Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Esther M. McCullom Warner, born: 1885; died: 5 October 1985 [sic, her obituary shows she died on the 2nd] (from record, which includes a note with details of her marriage record; and provides the names and links for her father, siblings, husband, and one child).
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Frank J. Warner, age 25, born in Michigan; occupation: salesman, furniture; father: Zimri Warner; mother: Mary Crippen; Esther M. McCullom, age 23, born in Michigan; occupation: school teacher; father; C. McCullom; mother: Authinetta Dubois; married on 5 August 1909 in Watervliet, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 165, Sheet No. 8A, Frank J. Warner, 26, Michigan, farmer, stock and grain farm; wife of 0 years Esther Warner, 24, Michigan, no children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 195, Sheet No. 4B, Frank J. Warner, 35, Michigan, commercial traveler, groceries; wife Esther Warner, 34, Michigan; adopted son Robert Warner, 10/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-21, Sheet No. 1B, Frank Warner, 46, Michigan, first married age 25, com. traveler, groceries; wife Esther Warner, 44, Michigan, first married age 23; son Robert F. Warner, ad. [adopted], 11, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw Paw, E.D. 80-21, Sheet No. 4A, Frank Warner, 56, Michigan, salesman, whole sale grocery; wife Ester Warner, 55, Michigan; son Robert F. Warner, 21, Michigan, news [?] worker.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-54, Sheet No. 3, Frank Warner, 66, Michigan; wife Esther Warner, 64, Michigan; son Robert F. Warner, 31, Michigan.
- Obituary, The Courier-Leeder, Paw Paw, Michigan (available at https://digmichnews.cmich.edu), 4 October 1985, Esther Warner, died last Wednesday [2 October 1985] in Paw Paw, Michigan, just short of her 100th birthday; born: 11 October 1985 in Gliddenburg Township [sic, Gliddenburg was a neighborhood in Paw Paw Township; other records show she was born in Lawrence Township, Michigan]. The article provides vital and biographical details, and mentions her adopted son Robert.