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Family of William Jonathan VESEY and Anna E. (Dixon) HOTCHKISS
William Jonathan VESEY b. 1867 Nov2435 at Ottawa Lake, Michigan2072. d. 1952 Dec 184581 at at home, Stearns Road, Ottawa Lake, MI4581. bd. Whiteford Union Cem., Lambertville, MI4581.
Anna E. (Dixon) HOTCHKISS b. 1877 Apr 71455 at Ottawa Lake, Monroe Co., MI1475. d. 1944 Jan 71475 at Washington, Lucas Co., OH1475. bd. Whiteford Union Cem., Ottawa Lake, MI1475.
Married1523 1896 Jul 71523 at Erie, Monroe Co., MI1523.
William's middle name is provided4438 by his great granddaughter, Laurianna (Karg) William.
The 1900 census has William's birthdate as Nov 1867. However, in 1870, enumerated in July, he was listed as age 4, making 1866 more likely as his birthyear. His gravestone840 has 1866 for his birth. The marriage record for son Edwin to Helen Becker lists his birthplace as Ottawa Lake, MI.
William Vesey farmed for a living on land originally owned4438 by his father, Edwin Vesey.
Anna's birth index entry1455 lists her birthplace as Whiteford, MI. The marriage record for son Edwin to Helen Becker lists Anna's birthplace as Ottawa Lake, MI. Whiteford is the township in which Ottawa Lake is an unincorporated community. Anna's birth record lists her as "Anna E." A family chart4438, originally prepared in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Jeanette Vesey, wife of Kenneth Vesey (grandson of William and Anna Hotchkiss Vesey), has Anna's middle name as Dixon (without reference). Anna's gravestone840 reads "VESEY Anna D. 1877 - 1944"
Children of William Jonathan VESEY and Anna E. (Dixon) HOTCHKISS:
1. | Wade Hotchkiss VESEY2435 b. 1899 Feb 71455 at Whiteford, MI1455. d. 1970 May 294580 at Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH4580. bd. Whiteford Union Cem., Lambertville, MI4580. | ||||
md. Ella L HERWALD | |||||
2. | Edwin VESEY2072 b. 1905 Jan 1892 at Ottowa Lake, MI2072. d. 1968 Jan92. | ||||
md. Helen M BECKER | |||||
3. | Anna Luella VESEY2187 b. 1911 Jan 43346 at Ottawa Lake, MI3346. d. 1996 Jan 293346 at Pasadena, MD4467. | ||||
md. Donald Hiram KARG |