Elmer Andrew Hoyt

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William N Hoyt

Hattie I. Hoyt

Carrie Agnes Hoyt

Freddie Hoyt

Andrew Zadoc Crandall

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Charles Cordial Crandall

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Adelbert D Crandall

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Charlotte C Crandall

Mary Malone

Lucius F Fillmore

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" This makes the Fillmores eligible to membership in the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution . Mr. Fillmore of this sketch has one of the most costly bibles in the county, which was the pr operty of President Fillmore, and on the clasp of the bible is inscribed, "Millard Fillmore , Buffalo, N.Y., 1846". This is a valuable relic and besides this bible Mr. Fillmore has a go ld-headed cane with his name and the date, 1852, and a thorn cane, cut on the Tippecanoe Batt le Ground, and presented by the Whigs of Indiana in 1841. And it was given to his father, Nat haniel Fillmore, and passed on down to the present descendant of the Fillmore family. They al so have a gold-plated clock under a glass cover, which was the property of President Fillmore , and Lucius Fillmore also has two steel plates of the president. There is no family in St. J oseph County who can furnish such historical data as the Fillmores. Lucius Fillmore is a nati ve of La Grange County, Indiana, and was born January 28, 1852. He is the oldest of three chi ldren, two sons and one daughter born to Benjamin F. and Mary (Baker) Fillmore and all are st ill living. They are as follows: Lucius F., Leonard M., who is one of the properous agricultu rists and stockmen of the county: he was reared to manhood in La Grange and politically i s a Democrat: Ella V., wife of B. F. Crandall, a farmer, residing in La Grange township, an d they have two daughters. Benjamin F. Fillmore, the father of this family, was born in Erie , New York, December 29, 1825. He was but a small boy when his parents located in northern Oh io near Fremont in 1830, in the Black Swamp, and there they lived until 1837, when they locat ed in La Grange County, Indiana, when the country was almost an unbroken wilderness. They ren ted for awhile and then purchased a farm, the father adding to his possessions time and agai n till he owned over four hundred acres in that county. Benjamin F. Fillmore grew to manhoo d in his adopted county and there was educated in the pioneer schools. He became an agricultu rist and also a thresher. He was a successful man in his business and resided in Indiana til l 1891, when he sold his estate and came to Nottawa township, Michigan, and resided with hi s son till his death, which occurred January 12, 1895. He was a Mason of high rank, being a m ember of the lodge and chapter and he was always a true Mason and was interred by Masonic rit es. He was first a Whig, but later became a Jackson Democrat. Both he and his wife are interred in Brighton, Indiana, and beautiful stones have been erecte d to their memory. Mother Fillmore was a native of New Hampshire and she was born in Campton , New Hampshire, March 19, 1826. She died June 17, 1883. She was twelve years of age when sh e came with her parents to New York and was reared there till her marriage. Lucius F. Fillmore of this sketch was reared in his native state of Indiana till manhood. H e has been an active man as an agriculturist, teacher and has been a solicitor. His educatio n was received in the common schools and also at the high school at Orland, Indiana. He becam e one of the successful teachers in Branch County, Michigan, and then taught six terms in L a Grange and Steuben County, Indiana. Mr. Fillmore has been twice married, first to Miss Nett ie Paxson, in Springfield township, December 25, 1877, and one daughter was born, May, now wi fe of Chester Bucknell, a resident of Nottawa township, where he is a prosperous farmer; the y have two children, Arthur F. and Pearl. Mrs. Buckner was educated in the common schools. He r mother died March 11, 1887. For his second wife, Mr. Fillmore chose Miss Charlotte C. Crand all, to whom he was married January 31, 1890, at La Grange County, Indiana, and four children , two sons and two daughters, have been born to them: Viva A., who received her diploma fro m the common schools in 1908, and at the present time is a student at Centerville High School ; Verne Z. is in the seventh grade in the public schools; Marion B. is in the second grade; a nd Clare L. is also in school. Mrs. Fillmore is a native of Constantia, New York, and was born March 2, 1869, being the daug hter of Andrew and Sophia (Hoyt) Crandall. There were three children, two sons and one daught er in her parents' family; Charles Crandall, a resident of near Coldwater, Michigan; Adelber t D., a resident of Orland, Indiana; and Mrs. Fillmore. The father, Andrew Crandall, was a na tive of New York born in 1840. He was reared as an agriculturist and educated in the common s chools. He came to Indiana when Mrs. Fillmore was but an infant, and Angola was but a wildern ess. He was a soldier in the Civil War, having enlisted in Company F, 189th New York Voluntee r Infantry, September 5, 1864, at Oswego, New York, and was in many battles, including Hatche r's Run, Nelson's Farm, Boylston, Plank Road, Gravelly Run and Five Forks. His regiment was u nder the command of General Grant, and in the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Crandall was honorabl y discharged May 30, 1865. In 1901 he came to Michigan and purchased land in Nottawa village . He is a Republican. Mrs. Crandall was a native of New York and was born April 25, 1843, an d she died November 8, 1907. She was born in Hastings, Oswego County, New York. She was a dev out member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was converted when she was sixteen years o f age. Mrs. Fillmore was educated in Orland, Indiana. It was on "Thanksgiving Day", 1891, when Mr. Fillmore came to Michigan and took possession o f his present estate. He has a beautiful estate of ninety-four acres of good land in Nottaw a township and this pretty place is known as "Ingleside". In politics he is a Democrat, but i n local affairs he casts his vote for the man, not the party. He has acted on the board of di rectors of public charities for several years, and he has also been on the board of review. F aternally, Mr. Fillmore is a member of Mt. Hermon Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 24, and he and his w ife are members of the Eastern Star, No. 225, at Centerville, Michigan. He is sentinel and Mr s. Fillmore is Ruth of the Eastern Star and has held the office for three years. The county o rganization of the Eastern Star was held at Centerville, May 11, 1910.

Viva A Fillmore

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Verne Z Fillmore

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Marion Baker Fillmore

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Clare Louis Fillmore

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Hazel G Wiler

Maxine Fillmore

Wilma J Fillmore

John Alvin Wahl

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Beverly J Wahl