Children:
20. i
John B. S .F. LIGER, born 1795, New York City,
died 08 May 1872.
21. ii Alexis LIGER, born about 1797, New York City,
died about 1835, ?.
Alexis moved to Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada with his
parents. Then moved
with them to Springville, N.Y.
22. iii
Edmund R. Samuel LIGER, born 1799, N.Y. City,
died 14 Nov 1827, Springville, N.Y. He died at the age
of 28.
23. iv John
Henry Yaitinthe LIGER, born 1800, died
unknown.
10. Samuel RYERSE, JR., born 23 Oct 1782,
New York,
occupation Captain, Norfolk Militia, died 30 Aug 1844, Norfolk
County, Ontario, Canada, buried: Woodhouse, Church
Cemetery, Norfolk County, Ontario,
Canada.
Samuel,
second son of Col. Samuel was about 11 years old when
the family moved to Long Point per family records. He may
not
have seen his father for quite a long while during the Revolution
and while his father was held a prisoner
by the Americans until
around 1792. Sam, Jr. was about
12 when he accompanied his
father on the long journey to Ryerse
Creek from N.Y. in 1794.
He married Sarah CYPHOR, 12 May 1804, in Bergen
Co.,
New Jersey, born 28 Dec 1786, Westchester, New York,
(daughter of Peter SYPHER
and Tamar UNDERHILL) died
19 May 1852, Woodhouse Twp. Norfolk
County, Ontario,
Canada, buried: Woodhouse, Church
Cemetery.
Sarah and Samuel Jr.'s first two children were born at Port
Ryerse, and the next nine were born on Lot 14, Con 2 in
Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County. Sarah grew up on her
father's farm in the Upper Mill
River in the Tarrytown/New Castle
area today.
Children:
24. i Charles RYERSE, born 09 Jul 1805, Port Ryerse,
Ontario, Canada, died 27 Oct 1805, Port Ryerse,
Ontario, Canada.
25.
ii Peter C. RYERSE, born 16 Apr 1807, Port Ryerse,
Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, died 16 Oct
1898. He married Mariah KNIFFIN,
Unknown, born Unknown, died Unknown.
+ 26. iii Robert
Nichol RYERSE born 23 Oct 1810.
27. iv
Eleanor Augusta RYERSE, born 11 Jun 1812,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada.
28. v Harriet Amelia RYERSE, born 24 Mar 1814,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 27
Feb 1844.
29. vi Samuel Harris RYERSE,
born 08 Nov 1815,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 29
Dec 1890.
30.
vii Sarah Ann "Sally" RYERSE, born 08 Aug 1817,
Woodhouse Township, Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 23
Mar
1876.
31. viii Hannah Maria RYERSE, born 03
May 1819,
Woodhouse Township, Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 25
Jan 1847.
32. ix Edward Hall RYERSE,
born 27 Mar 1821,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk County, Ont., Can, died 20
Jan
1891.
33. x Arthur Wesley RYERSE,
born 24 Jan 1823,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 1866.
34. xi Isaac Swayze Freeman RYERSE, born 04 Apr
1825, Woodstock Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died
07 May 1909.
35. xii Susan RYERSE,
born 06 Mar 1827, Woodhouse
Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 09 Sep 1827.
36. xiii George Collin RYERSE, born 05 May 1830,
Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, died 28
Dec 1900.
Eighth Generation
26. Robert
Nichol RYERSE, born 23 Oct 1810, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co.,
Ontario, occupation Farmer, died 16 Dec 1893,
Woodhouse Twp., buried:
Port Dover Cemetery, Port Dover, Ontario.
Robert was the third son born to Samuel Jr. and Sarah Cyphor
Ryerse.
Robert settled on 50 acres of the old homested
at Co. 2, Lot 13. This
according to the Ryerse-Ryerson Genealogy, Robert
was a serious man who
loved books. Robert may have been named for Robert
Nichol, UEL and
pioneer of Norfolk County who is also buried
at Memorial Church near Col.
Samuel Ryerse.
He married Eliza Ann UNDERHILL, Mar 1836, in Windham Twp., Ontario,
born 1813, New Brunswick, (daughter of
John UNDERHILL and Cynthia
UNKNOWN) died 31 Oct 1896, Woodhouse
Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario,
buried: Port Dover Cemetery, Ontario.
Eliza, from the Ryerse-Ryerson Genealogy, was a very genial lady,
friendly, fun loving and jovial. Robert and Eliza
had nine children.
Children:
37.
i Sarah Theresa RYERSE, born 1836, Woodhouse Twp.,
Norfolk
Co., Ontario, Canada.
Sarah and her husband are thought to have moved to Tyndall, South
Dakota
in early 1871. They had five children; Erie Florence born 21
Dec 1864, died 01 Dec 1870, Rolfe b,1866, Ernest b.1868,
William b.1870, Elma b.?.
Sarah
married Edward KNIFFEN, 24 Dec 1863, in Brantford,
Ontario, Canada, born 1833, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada, died 11
Jan 1911. Edward's parents; John and Mary (Walker) Kniffen.
38. ii
Cynthia C. RYERSE, born 1837, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co.,
Ontario, Canada.
Cynthia and her husband had two children; Leslie O. Ryerse born
in 1860 in Woodhouse Twp., on Lot 13, Con 2 and was raised by
his grandparents, Robert Nichol and Eliza Ryerse. And another
child Ann Deane. Cynthia married James DEANE, Unknown.
James and Cynthia lived in Hamilton, Ontario.
39. iii Helen
RYERSE, born 1840, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario,
Canada.
Helen and her husband Lewis had two children; Dexter, who
married but had no children and Ada Stringer born 01 Jun 1875. It
is thought that they moved to Michigan.
Helen married Lewis STRINGER, Jan 1867, in Woodhouse Twp.
probably., born 1842, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario,
Canada. Lewis was the son of Aaron and Mary Stringer.
40. iv Robert
Philander RYERSE, born 1841, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk
Co., Ontario, Canada.
Robert and his wife reside in Kansas on a 7,500 acre farm.Robert
Philander and his wife, unknown name, had a large family. Erie was
the eldest.
+ 41. v Melissa RYERSE
born 14 Jun 1844.
42. vi Alfred Edward RYERSE,
born 30 May 1845, Woodhouse Twp.,
Norfolk Co., Ont., Can, occupation Farmer, died 1922, buried: Port
Dover Cemetery.
Alfred farmed part of the homested on Black Creek which he
purchased from George Collin Ryerse.
He married Nancy HUBBARD, 30 Oct 1877, in Trinity Angelica,
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, born 17 Mar 1856, Port Ryerse, Ontario,
Canada, died 10 Mar 1942, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario.,
Canada, buried: Port Dover Cemetery.
Nancy and Alfred had two children. Elva May Ryerse born 25
Feb 1879. Died 17 Mar 1982. Dr. Lulu Maud Ryerse born 27 May
1881 on Lot 13, Con 2, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ont., Can. Dr.
Lulu was buried in Port Dover Cemetery, Ontario. Dr. Lulu was a
Toronto dentist.
43. vii James G. RYERSE, born
1847, Woodhouse Twp.
44. viii Alice RYERSE,
born 1850, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario,
Canada,
died young.
45. ix Erie Alice RYERSE,
born 03 Mar 1856, Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk
Co., Ontario, occupation (never married), died 23 Nov 1945, Port
Dover, Ontario, buried: Port Dover Cemetery.
Ninth
Generation
41. Melissa RYERSE, born 14 Jun 1844, Port Ryerse, Norfolk Co., Ontario,
Canada, occupation Housekeeper, died
15 Apr 1899, Saugatuck, Michigan,
Allegan County, buried: Riverside
Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan, Allegan
County.
Melissa's reportedly met Samuel when he was fitting her and her brother for
boots. It is believed they came to Michigan
about 1866.
Melissa married Samuel PETHERAM, 07 Jan 1865, in
Woodhouse Twp.,
Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada. Witnessed
by; W. S. Griffin and David _?_.
Married by N. Willou,
born 16 Jun 1839, Lympsham, Somerset Co.,
England, (son of Richard PETHERAM
and Eliza BAKER) occupation
Shoemaker, died 10 Mar 1896, Saugatuck,
MI., Allegan Co., buried:
Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan,
Allegan County.
In April of 1899 Melissa fell down the stairs while living at
her daughter's, Erie
Alice Reed's home in Saugatuck, Michigan.
Per Melissa's obituary she never
recovered and died of a fractured skull.
Melissa was 55 years old.
Melissa must have helped care for her first grandchild
Lurah Melissa as she
was living with Erie and David when Lurah
was born in September of 1898
. How precious that time was to be especially since
Melissa had lost so many
other babies over the years. And then Melissa's
tragic fall down the stairs
leading to her death.
Samuel was residing in Rockford, Ontario when he married Melissa Ryerse.
In Sam'
obituary it was stated he came to Michigan when he was 27. So
most likely this was in the year 1866. Sam and
Melissa lived next to his
sister Eliza Jane Souter and was listed
as a farmer in the 1870 census.
On three birth records of his children, Sam was
listed as a Shoemaker.
Samuel and Melissa lived on Market
Street, in Holland City, Michigan. Then
later moved to Saugatuck, Allegan County,
Michigan. They were living with
their daughter and her family who resided
in Saugatuck in their later years.
Samuel and Melissa had at least
ten children of which only our Erie Alice
survived to carry on the descendancy.
Children:
46.
i Alice May PETHERAM, born 29 Sep 1865, Rockford, Ontario,
Canada, died 29 Sep 1865, Rockford, Ontario, Canada.
This Alice May might be the same Alice as the second born? But I did
find a death record for an Alice May Petheram who died 20 July in
1870
of Diphtheria. The record has the father listed as Samuel
"Petherton" and mother as Eliza Jane "Petherton." Samuel had a
sister by the name of Eliza Jane. Possible that Eliza helped in the
reporting of the death of this child.
47. ii Alice
May PETHERAM, born about Nov 1866, Rockford, Ontario,
Canada, died 20 Jul 1870, Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan.
Alice May died when she was three years old of Diphtheria per Holland,
Ottawa Co., Michigan death records. But on 1870 census Alice was six
years old. One of the ages is probably in error or were there two
children named Alice May?
Alice could have been born in Canada, not Holland, Michigan as listed
on the death record. Alice was on the 1870 census which leads me to
believe she was ill when census was taken and dying as it was being
recorded. On 1870 death record parents are listed as Samuel
"Petherton"
and Eliza Jane "Petherton." Eliza Jane is Samuel's sister
and lived next door. May have helped in reporting.
48. iii
Arthur Edmond PETHERAM, born 21 Aug 1867, Rockford, Ontario,
Canada, died 19 Nov 1878, Holland City, Ottawa Co., Michigan.
Arthur E. (may stand for Edmond as this name appeared on 1870
census as Edmin) Edmond was probably born in Rockford, Norfolk Co.,
Canada. Arthur E. died at 11 years, 2 mos., 29 days old of Typhoid.
His mom and dad on the death record are Samuel and Melissa
"Petherton."
49. iv John PETHERAM (twin), born 11 May 1870, Holland, Ottawa
Co.,
Michigan.
I will be checking to see
if there is a gravesite for this twin in Ottawa or
Allegan Co., Michigan. No sex listed and no name given on birth
record. Family provided information that the twins were boys. Found the
twins
on the 1870 Ottawa Co., Michigan census with John being listed
first.
John must have died prior to 1880 Ottawa Co. Census as he is not
listed
in the Census with Samuel and Melissa.
50. v Jacob PETHERAM (twin),
born 11 May 1870, Holland, Ottawa Co.,
Michigan.
And I will be checking to
see if there is a grave site for this twin in
Ottawa
or Allegan Co., Michigan. No sex and no name listed on birth
record.
Samuel was listed as a farmer and both Samuel and Melissa
had
birthplaces listed as unknown. Family provided information that the
twins
were boys. Found Jacob on 1870 Ottawa Co., Michigan census
record.
Older twin John listed first? Died before 1880 as Jacob is not on
the
1880 Census of Ottawa Co. with Samuel and Melissa.
51. vi Mary PETHERAM,
born 13 Jul 1871, Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan.
Samuel listed as a shoemaker and both Samuel and Melissa are
recorded as Canadian. Have to check death records to see when this
baby died. Mary is not on the 1880 Census in Ottawa Co. with Samuel
and Melissa.
+ 52. vii Erie Alice PETHERAM born 11 Jul 1874.
53. viii Male PETHERAM, born 23
Dec 1877, Saugatuck, Allegan Co.,
Michigan, died 23 Dec 1877, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan.
Baby Petheram was listed as stillborn on birth record.
54. ix Nellie May
PETHERAM, born 02 May 1879, Holland, Ottawa Co.,
Michigan.
This will have
to be checked further to try and find a death record or
gravesite
for Nellie May. On Nellie's birth record, Samuel is listed as a
shoemaker and place of birth England., Melissa's place of birth,
Canada. Nellie May is not listed on the 1880 Census record with
Samuel and Melissa.
55. x Minnie M. PETHERAM, born
Apr 1881, Saugatuck?, died 17 Nov
1903, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan.
Will need to check for a gravesite probably in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Michigan for Minnie. On the 1900 Allegan Co. Census, Minnie
is living with her brother-in-law David and sister Erie Alice Reed and
was 19 yrs. old, single, no occupation listed. Her mother, Melissa
Ryerse Petheram had died in 1899 at David and Erie's house when she
fell down the stairs and fractured her skull. Minnie died from an
abscess per death records. Under employment Minnie was listed as
incompetent.
56. xi Child of "PETHEM", born unknown, died 20 Apr 1880,
Holland,
Ottawa Co., Michigan.
I do not know who this child is for sure. Listed as parents are Mr.
Petham and Louisa Petham. Did Melissa have a middle name or did
the recording clerk hear the name incorrectly?.
Tenth Generation
52. Erie Alice PETHERAM, born 11 Jul 1874, Holland City, Michigan, Ottawa
Co., died 18 Dec 1942, Saginaw. Michigan,
Saginaw Co., buried: Riverside
Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan, Allegan
County.
Erie died in her sleep while living with her daughter
Lurah and son-in-law
John Neymeiyer in Golfside,
Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan. Erie's mom
Melissa named her daughter Erie
most likely after her sister.
Granddaughter Norma referred to her Grandma
as "Little Grandma." And
Granddaughter Alice remembered Grandma
Reed as having hair way down
past her bottom.
Erie was a member of the Saugatuck M.E. Church and its Ladies Aid
Society and of the Saugatuck Order
of the Eastern Star Chapter. On Erie's
birth record she is listed as a "male."
Vol. 2, pg. 139, Ottawa Co.
She married David Samuel REED, 1893,
in Saugatuck, Allegan Co.,
Michigan, born 01 Mar 1872, Saugatuck,
Allegan Co., MI, (son of Samuel
Caleb REED (REID) and Ann
Bartholomew CULVER/COLLVER
INGRAM), died 03
Aug 1939, Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw Co., buried:
Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan,
Allegan Co.
David was a member of the Methodist
Church in Saugatuck and a member
of the Masonic Lodge in Saugatuck
also. As the years had gone by and the
automobile became the main mode of
transportation, the old Blacksmith's
trade and the buggy shop that
David's father Samuel had started in
Saugatuck, went by the wayside. David
had learned the trade from his father
and helped run S.C. Reed & Sons
until times became just too difficult to
keep the shop in business.
In
1930 David and Erie lived on S. Thayer Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Their son, David, "Buster" had written
them and this postcard has the
address on Thayer Street in Ann Arbor.
He may have worked for the
University of Michigan as his brother Roger
did in Security.
In 1938 Erie and David were living at 1717 S. Bates in
Saginaw, Michigan.
At the time of David's death in August
of 1939, he and Erie were at the home
of his daughter Lurah Reed Neymeiyer.
At gravesites is written:
"DEAR PARENT THO WE MISS YOU NOW YOU REST WITH
GOD"
Children:
57. i Baby REED, born 08 Mar 1895, Saugatuck, MI.,
Allegan Co., died 08 Mar 1895, Saugatuck, MI., Allegan
Co. Baby "Reid" on record, was a male, white, single and
two
hours old when he died. Unknown cause of death.
His parents, David Reid and Erie A. Reid of Saugatuck.
+ 58. ii Lurah Melissa
REED born 17 Sep 1898.
+ 59. iii Leah Rachel "Rae" REED
born 03 Feb 1901.
+ 60. iv Samuel Caleb "Cale" REED born 17 Jul
1904.
+ 61. v David Roger REED born 31 Jan 1907.
Eleventh Generation
58. Lurah Melissa REED,
born 17 Sep 1898, Saugatuck, Michigan Allegan Co.,
died 23 Jul 1965, Iosco Co., East
Tawas, MI, buried: Saginaw Co., Saginaw,
Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
Lurah was named after her grandmother, Melissa (Ryerse) Petheram and
after her Dad's brother's wife, Roger
E. and Lurah (James) Reed. We believe.
Lurah (James) Reed was only 26 when
she died of Consumption in 1893.
Lurah was listed as a saleslady on her
marriage license and told her
granddaughter Barbara she was married
in a navy blue suit. Grandma's
wishes were that her name be passed
along in the family. She was a
member of The Order of the Eastern
Star and Second Presbyterian Church
in Saginaw Township, Saginaw, Michigan.
My family lived in a smaller home on the farm on Stroebel Road, next door
to Grandma and Grandpa for many years.
After Grandpa had died we
eventually moved into the farm house
with grandma and lived with her until
about 1963. Gram was special to us
as she had helped to care for us when
our mom became ill. A bright and
resourceful true lady who I remember
learning so much from. She was meticulous
about the proper way to do
things. From going out to the chicken
coop, picking out a hen for dinner,
including plucking feathers from
that hen to managing her business affairs.
I fondly recall Gram on her knees
digging up tulip bulbs to separate and
replant around the large oval driveway
at the farm. It must have been her
Dutch Heritage!.
She married John (Jan
NIEMEYER) NEYMEIYER, 27 Sep 1920, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, Kent Co. by a Justice
of the Peace, born 13 Mar 1891,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kent Co.,
(son of Albert (NIJMEIJER) NIEMEYER
and Jantien "Jennie" BLANKE)
occupation Saginaw Furniture Company,
Manager in Saginaw, Michigan. John died
07 Dec 1956, Saginaw, Michigan,
Saginaw Co., buried: Oakwood Memorial
Mausoleum, Saginaw, Michigan.
John served in W.W. I American Expeditionary
Forces, 339th Infantry MG
Co. and was a Disabled American Veteran
having been awarded The Purple
Heart.
John and Lurah left Grand Rapids moving to Owosso, Michigan.Then to
Saginaw in 1923 when he was hand
picked to manage Saginaw Furniture,
headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
John designed and built his home in
Golfside before purchasing his "Gentleman's
Dariy" farm in James Twp.,
Saginaw Co. He founded first, Oil
Well Service, Inc., and John Neymeiyer
Oil Co., was an Honorary Member of
the Smithsonian Institute of Arts.
He was a member of The Furniture
Club of America.
Memories of Grandpa coming home from work, always dressed
in a suit,
vest and tie with a hat. He was a
dynamic businessman, managing his
furniture plant and when W.W. II
arrived he geared this plant to fight in the
War effort. He bought and traded
for property obtaining mineral rights and
proceeded to drill and even "hit"
that rich black vein of oil on ocassion. We
could tell when this happened because
when he drove into the driveway his
car had quite an oil smell.
Investing for his children and grandchildren's future was the ultimate as I, his
granddaughter Barbara, and my brother
Gary traced his business dealings in
Oil & Gas ventures all across
Michigan. Grandpa bought cottages for his
children and their children to enjoy.
His most beloved purchase were the
boats he owned. First a 46 foot Chris
Craft and then a few years later a 53
foot Chris Craft. Both boats were
named after his wife and were called,
Lurah M.
Children:
+ 62. i
Norma Rose NEYMEIYER born 20 Feb 1921.
+ 63. ii
Alice May NEYMEIYER born 07 Apr 1922.
+ 64. iii
Jack Albert NEYMEIYER born 29 Apr 1927.
59. Leah Rachel "Rae" REED, born 03 Feb 1901,
Saugatuck, Michigan,
Allegan Co., died 07 Feb 1971, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, buried: Kalamazoo,
Michigan, Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Leah and her husband Manley would
come to visit quite often in Saginaw to
see her siblings, Lurah, Cale and
Buster. I remember her as a little taller and
thinner then my grandma Lurah.
She married Manley ELLIS, 24 Apr 1918, in Allegan Co., Michigan, born
19 Jun 1890, Sherman, Michigan, Wexford
Co. Manley held a PhD in
Psychology and taught at Western
University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In
old pictures from Saugatuck he is a coach
of the woman's basketball team
in which his wife Leah and her sister
Lurah were on.
Children:
65. i Donald
E. Ellis, (details excluded).
He married Catherine, called Kay.
60. Samuel Caleb "Cale" REED,
born 17 Jul 1904, Saugatuck, Allegan Co.,
Michigan, occupation Retired
General Motors, died 17 Aug 1970, Tawas
City, Iosco Co., Michigan,
buried: Oakwook Mausoleum, Saginaw,
Michigan. Samuel called "Cale"
was the third born to David Samuel and
Erie Alice Petheram
Reed. He first was employed by Nelson Brothers
and later worked for Saginaw
Steering Gear. Cale died very unexpectedly
at his cottage near Tawas City.
He married first, Helen Louise STEVENS, 06
Aug 1928, in Chicago,
Illinois, born 07 Sep 1903,
Fennville, Michigan, Allegan Co., (daughter of
Richard STEVENS)
died 25 Jun 1959, Saginaw Co., Michigan, buried:
Oakwood Mausoleum, Saginaw,
Michigan.
Helen was a beautiful redhead.
She was an artist and did beautiful
paintings. Helen and Cale lived
at 615 Ash St. in Saginaw in 1938. Helen's
father Frank Stevens was also
an artist. Helen and Cale married in Chicago,
Illinois, where Helen attended
the Chicago Art Institute and the Vogue
School of Arts. After marrying
Helen and Cale moved directly to Saginaw,
Michigan. Helen grew to womanhood
in Fennville, Michigan.
After Helen, his first wife,
passed away he remarried Ruth Metzger.
Children:
+ 66. i Richard REED (details excluded).
+ 67. ii Dorothy Elizabeth REED (details excluded).
61. David
Roger REED, born 31 Jan 1907, Saugatuck, Michigan, Allegan Co., occupation Retired General Motors, died 18 Oct 1988,
Saginaw Co., buried: Saginaw, Michigan in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
David, Called "Buster" by family and friends,
worked first with the Department of Forrestry before being employed by General Motors.He was a member of the Baptist
faith and he was an active volunteer with the Saginaw Volunteers.
He married Stella SWACHOWSKI,
29 Aug 1939, in Saginaw Co., Michigan, died 9 May 1984, Saginaw Co., MI, buried: Saginaw, Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Children:
68. i David Laurence
REED, (details excluded).
69. ii
Ronald Michael REED, (details excluded).
70. iii Rosemary Susan REED, (details excluded).
Twelfth Generation
62.
Norma Rose NEYMEIYER, born 20 Feb 1921, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kent Co.,died 29 Mar 1988, Ft. Smith, Arkansas,
Sebastian Co., buried: National Cemetery, Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
First born to Lurah (Reed) and John
Neymeiyer. Norma had a love for animals, all kinds, unmatched by anyone. She was truely devoted to her husband and
family.
She and my mom, Alice, sisters, had both cut a special poem out of the paper and sent it to
one another, each unknowing the other had done the very same thing. They did this a few months before Norma died, Alice to
follow nine months later.
She married Robert Louis WESTWOOD, 1944?, in Saginaw Co., Michigan, born
19 Sep 1922, Saginaw Co., Michigan ?, occupation Riverside Furniture, died 19 Nov 1985, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Sebastion Co.,
buried: National Cemetery, Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Bob was Chief of Control at Riverside Furniture Co. Served in the
US Navy during W.W. II.
Children:
+ 71. i Carol Ann
WESTWOOD (details excluded).
72. ii Robert John WESTWOOD.
He married Emma, unknown maiden name.
+ 73.
iii Brent Alan WESTWOOD (details excluded).
74. iv James WESTWOOD.
63. Alice May NEYMEIYER,
born 07 Apr 1922, Kent Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, died 01 Dec 1988, Saginaw Co., Michigan,
buried: Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum in Saginaw, Michigan.
Alice May was named after her Grandmother Erie
Alice and Erie Alice's sister Alice May. Grandma Neymeiyer told me it was a family name.
She married Howard
Melvin ("Tommie") THOMAS, 22 Jun 1946, in Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church, Saginaw, born 04 Jan 1924, Dayton, Tennessee.,
Rhea Co., (son of James Vance THOMAS and Sarah Elizabeth CRANE/CRAIN) occupation Genral Motors, retired 1990,
died 01 May 1991, Saginaw, Co., buried: Saginaw Co., Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Co., Michigan. Prior to working at
General Motors, he worked at Saginaw Furniture, learning the fine art and craftmanship, from his father-in-law, John Neymeiyer, required
in building some of the now classic furniture that Saginaw Furniture had manufactured. He worked also as a sales
representative for the company.
Howard, Called Tommie, fourth child of James
& Sarah (Crain) Thomas remembered his Aunt Martha helping to take care of him when his mom died in 1926. He was only two
and a half years old at the time. He enlisted in the USMC 22 Sep 1941 @ San Francisco, CA. Stationed @ Kodiak, Alaska &
with the 1st Marine Division, South Pacific Asiatic Pacific Area: 6 Jan 1944 - 8 Dec 1944; 25 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 1943. Wounded
in action, 14 Oct 1944. Participated in action against the enemy on Kwajaiein Atoll and Peleliu where he was wounded in action.
Awarded The Purple Heart and 2 Bronze Stars.
Howard, "Tommie" and Alice met in Washington D.C. in Layfayette Park
across the street from the White House. It was the day before W.W. II was announced the U.S. had won the war. But many in
D.C. knew this before the official announcment. Dad got mom's phone number from her roommate he told me. At the time mom would
not give it to dad and mom did not even talk to him much. Mom was working in the Pentagon as a Secretary and dad was healing
from the last surgery on his left arm from wounds received in the South Pacific. He also recovering from Malaria. They lived
in New York after they married, then back to Michigan when mom discovered she was going to have a baby. She had not wanted
to bring up a child in the atmosphere of New York City and young aspiring actors. Dad had a portfolio of pictures made and
was attending Columbia University while working at the Post Office. He was a stand in for Rock Hudson for a brief time in
these early years. The aspiring actor and my mom decided to move back to Michigan to raise their family. So ends this chapter.
Children:
+ 75. i Gary Melvin THOMAS
born 24 Oct 1947.
+ 76. ii Barbara Lynn
THOMAS (details excluded).
+ 77. iii
Nancy Lee THOMAS (details excluded).
64. Jack Albert NEYMEIYER,
born 29 Apr 1927, Saginaw Co., Michigan, died 19 Dec 1986, Ann Arbor, Michigan, buried: 22 Dec 1986, Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum,
Saginaw.
Jack died at the University of Michigan Hospital during a special procedure to repair his heart. Jack and
his family resided in Standish, Michigan, leaving Saginaw I believe in the 1970's.
He and his wife, Gloria had three
boys then adopted a daughter. Jack had a great love for boating as did all the Reeds and Neymeiyer's. Jack had burned his
hand very badly on his mom's mangle, (presser) when he was little and had skin grafts done on it at his dad's insistence to
save his hand. Attended Central Michigan University. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during W.W. II in the European Theatre.
He met his wife Gloria at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
He married Gloria LESZCZYNSKI,
(details excluded).
Children;
78. i John Gregory NEYMEIYER
79. ii Robert NEYMEIYER.
80.
iii Mark Henry NEYMEIYER.
81.
iv Threasa NEYMEIYER.
