Where in the World is Willis George Dollaway?

Author: Brenda Leyndyke / Labels: ,

Where in the World is Willis G. Dollaway?


Once I have identified an ancestor, I start my research by finding the ancestor I am researching in the census records.  Usually, I start with the most recent census date and work backwards.  I am creating tables for each ancestor with the census information.  This helps me to see where I am missing information and what next steps I need to take in my research.  Below is the table for Kirk's great grandfather, Willis G. Dollaway, who married Francis Denny.  I have been unable to find Willis in the 1920 U.S. Federal Census.   Willis and Francis Dollaway would have had teenage children in the home during 1920.  I found Wm. and his daughter, Leona, Dollaway living at 150 Maple Street in Grand Rapids, in 1921, through the 1921 Grand Rapids City Directory.  There is not a listing in the 1920 Grand Rapids City Directory for them.  Where are you hiding Willis G. Dollaway?

FACT
DATE
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
ENUMERATION DISTRICT/PAGE ID./DWELLING
Birth
29 Oct 1863
Havana, Schuyler, New York, United States

Census
1870
Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, United States
/61/477
Census
1880
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
139/324A/223
Marriage
3 Oct 1885
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

Census
1900
Lowell Township, Kent, Michigan, United States
94/13B/293
Census
1910
Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States
0128/1B/20
Census
1920


City Directory
1921
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
p384
Census
1930
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
79/7A/81
Census
1940
Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States
41-23/15A/Line 27
Death
28 June 1940
Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States

Timothy Corcoran Funeral Notice

Author: Brenda Leyndyke / Labels:



The Grand Rapids Public Library has 3 x 5 cards filed alphabetically by last name in an old card catalog file.  These surname card files have been a wealth of information for Kirk's Grand Rapids roots.   The information that I found for Corcoran, Timothy F. is a funeral notice.  In addition to the funeral notice being on the card, they put the name of the newspaper and date of publication.  I have found this to be a very useful source to check.  If you have Grand Rapids and surrounding area research to do, I recommend checking out this resource at the Main Grand Rapids Public Library on Level 4.

CORCORAN, TIMOTHY F
GR HERALD 20 APRIL 1952

CORCORAN- Requiem High Mass for Timothy F. Corcoran will be sung at 10 a.m.  The Holy Name society, relatives and friends will recite the Rosary Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the O'Briens Colonial Home, where Mr. Corcoran reposes.  Interment Rest Lawn Memorial Park.

Funeral Card Friday-Howard Corcoran

Author: Brenda Leyndyke / Labels: ,

Howard J. Corcoran Funeral Card in the personal collection of Brenda Leyndyke

Howard James Corcoran, son of Timothy Corcoran and Helen Corcoran, nee Schmitt was born 9 Feb 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.  He died 21 May 1960 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Howard is buried in Restlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan next to his parents.