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Raymond Albert Colwell

Male 1877 - 1948  (71 years)


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  • Name Raymond Albert Colwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 26 Feb 1877  Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jul 1948  Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • The son of Eugene Colwell and Alice Rickey. The Michigan Birth and Christenings Index on Ancestry.com shows he was born in Hamtramck to Eugene Colwell, a native of New York and Alace Colwell, a native of Ohio. FHL Film #1377658. Both Eugene and Alice are buried at the Lakeside Cemetery in Ionia County, as are Ray and his wife Cora. When he registered for the draft during the first World War, he listed his occupation as Lawyer, and his nearest relative as Cora B. Colwell of 410 Lafayette Blvd. He was shown as Tall, Medium build and with brown eyes and hair. Ancestry.com also shows that Raymond A. Colwell, a lawyer born 1877 in Michigan, was listed in the following book: "Ancestors and des. Of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Ct. By Geo. W.Mason. Litchfield, Ct, 1911. (116p.):87, 101." The transcription of the Lakeside Cemetery in Ionia County shows that he died at age 71, on 27July 1948. Branch and De La Vergne, in their History of Ionia County, show him as "a well-known attorney-at-law at Ionia, and his two children, Margaret and Frances." (p. 298).

    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Michigan, Ionia County, Village Twp, Lake Odessa
      Enumerated 3 May 1910
      SD 5 ED 27 Sheet 10A
      Fifth Avenue
      62-62
      Colwell, Ray A Head M W 33 M1 5 Mich NY Ohio Lawyer
      Colwell, Cora B Wf F W 30 M1 5 2/2 Mich Ohio Mich
      Colwell, Margaret E Dtr F W 4 S Mich Mich Mich
      Colwell, Frances E Dtr F W 11 S Mich Mich Mich

      1920 Census
      Michigan, Ionia County, Ionia City
      Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
      SD 8 ED 80 Sheet 2A
      Lafayette Street
      410-36-38
      Colwell, Ray A Head M W 42 M Mich Mich Mich Lawyer Law Office
      Colwell, Cora B Wf F W 39 M Mich Mich Mich
      Colwell, Margaret Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich Mich
      Colwell, Frances Dtr F W 10 S Mich Mich Mich
    Person ID I13070  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Cora B. Braden,   b. 27 Feb 1880, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1970, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1904  Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6
    • Groom's Name: Ray A. Colwell
      Groom's Race:
      Groom's Age: 27 years
      Groom's Birth Date: 1877
      Groom's Birthplace: Detroit
      Bride's Name: Cora B. Braden
      Bride's Race:
      Bride's Age: 24 years
      Bride's Birth Date: 1880
      Bride's Birthplace: Odessa Twp.
      Marriage Type:
      Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1904
      Marriage Place: Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
      Groom's Father: Eugene F. Colwell
      Groom's Mother: Alice M. Rickey
      Bride's Father: Cyrus F Braden
      Bride's Mother: Elmera Cramer
      Groom's Marital Status:
      Groom's Previous Wife:
      Bride's Marital Status:
      Bride's Previous Husband:
      Film Number: 2342667
      Frame Number:
      Digital Folder Number: 4208675
      Image Number: 380
      Reference Number: v 2 p 322 rn 402
      Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Children 
     1. Margaret E. Colwell,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frances Eleanor Colwell,   b. 12 Jan 1909, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1990, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F5298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1904 - Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 1948 - Ionia County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S684] Descendants of Emanuel Cramer (Compiled by Marc Archer: marcher@gfn.org).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Ionia County, Village Twp, Lake Odessa Enumerated 3 May 1910 SD 5 ED 27 Sheet 10A Fifth Avenue 62-62 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1378] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911.

    4. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    5. [S170] Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery transcription, Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; http://ionia.migenweb.net/cem.htm#Odessa.

    6. [S783] FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925.