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ingham family, for many years. Some of these families are buried near Tower and Onaway. his farm which he located in 1881 that a large part of Onaway was later platted. In August, 1882, School District No. 2 was organized. ....Mr. Shaw was the first teacher, lining up a class of seven pupils that year. He was also the first hotel keeper and became the first postmaster in 1883. He, over the years, held all the township and most of the county offices in Presque Isle. known by some as the "father of Onaway". In his explorations for the location of timber lands he drifted into this part of the state and was impressed with its stock. In 1884 he built a residence at Shaw post office, around which had sprung up a little cluster of houses. Mr. Chandler opened the first general store there, using a part of his residence to start, and in 1886 moved his family into the building. boasted 2 opera houses, 2 public halls, a theater, 2 news papers, 3 or 4 large hotels, 9 churches, 17 sa- loons, 2 bakeries, and a laundry. It also had clothing stores, grocery stores, restaurants, drug stores, and sev- eral small stores selling various goods. At that time, Ira Everingham's cousin Jesse & his wife Barbara Everingham were living in Onaway, having previously lived in Cheboygan County.
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hams family to the Onaway area, shows them living there by 1906. All 3 of their girls Belle, Edith & Alice, lived in the area, and have headstones in cemeteries near Ona- way. Family stories say that Char- lie & Clara Everingham moved to Onaway from Turner, MI by horse and buggy. Onaway was incorporated as a village in 1899 and as a city in 1903 which is probably about 3 years before the family arrived. Ira and Louisa faced another death of a child on October 10th, 1907 when their oldest son "Rob"- Robert J. Everingham died of typhoid fever, at age 27. He was buried in Arenac County, where they had just moved from & where is wife's family lived. 2,702. In the early 1900's, the first young Everinghams to the area had married. The oldest boy, Ernest George, who was known as George Everingham and wife Maggie (Rickard) raised their family in Onaway. Their Children were;William George, Kenneth Lyle, Lulabelle, Ira , & Percy. George and Maggie show up in the Onaway Census on April 15, 1910. At that time, they lived on State Street and had been married for 8 years. Like his father and brother, George worked in a saw mill which was the major employer of the Onaway area at that time. They had 3 children in 1910, William was seven, and attending school. Lyle was five, and Lula was three years old. Percy and wife Mildred and their children remained in Onaway and the surrounding areas.
Charles Everingham, known as Charlie Everingham mar- ried Clara Jane Graves at Ma- ple Ridge, Arenac County, in 1905. close relationship to the Ever- inghams and Willard, Clara's brother, who was a preacher, did some of the family wed- dings. Their brother George S. Graves married Charlie Everingham's sister Edith. Charlie & Clara had 2 sons Page 89
his family shopping in Dale's little grocery store between Onaway and Atlanta. Jim said "Dale played a mean fiddle!" He recalled that Dale played with his father George Wregglesworth many times. He also recalled the musical talent of Dale's daughter Edith. Charles and Clara's other
They eventually moved to the Car- son City and Crystal area of Mont- calm County, Michigan. Charles and Clara would also move to this new area of Michigan. Dale and Leora started their own conven- ience store in Butternut, just outside of Carson City in 1957. Their sons, Gene and Marv were both business minded entrepreneurs. Gene would later return to Onaway to purchase the old Lee's Department Store, one of the largest downtown buildings, that would become the Onaway Discount Store. This is the same building where Gene's mother worked in a garment factory up- stairs when she was 17. at the Onaway Discount Store, Page 91
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Edith, managed the store with her husband Joseph Prentler. Edith and Joe were instru- mental in expanding the store to include Sport- ing Goods. Edith was civic minded and was part of Onaway's Chamber of Commerce. When Joe Prentler died in Onaway in 1995, Edith moved away and later remarried. When Marv Everingham planned to marry again, he moved back to Onaway where he and fiancée Tarry were married in 1982 at a beautiful setting, literally "out in the woods." They lived in Onaway for a few years. While living in town, they managed the Onaway Discount Store. They later moved to Afton, near Tower. Tarry worked for Brewbakers in Onaway, and Marv started his own Sporting Goods store and was a Township Supervisor & Assessor. He later worked for the Cheboygan newspaper until he retired.
tions, Belle Everingham married William Stoner, who`s family was from Arenac County, MI. thur Keller, and after being widowed, later married local Onaway merchant Lorn Manning. Graves. The interesting thing about this was, George Graves and Clara Graves were siblings. Clara Graves had married Charlie Everingham, which was Edith's brother. This had happened in the previous generation when Ira married Louisa Norris, and Ira's sister Alice married Louisa's brother Charles Norris. Edith Everingham-Graves was widowed, and later married Ed Klein from Three Rivers, Michigan. group of the Everingham family in Michigan since the early 1900's. Ira Everingham's distant cousin Jesse Owen Everingham who married in 1890 to Barbara Boyd King in Parry Sound, Ontario, moved to Michigan with their daughter Elizabeth. They ar- Page 92 rived in 1892 on the ship "Atlantic" from Parry Sound, to Sault Ste. Marie, Michi- gan. According to records found so far,
1905 had moved to Onaway. Jesse and Barbara also later lived near Ocqueoc, just east of Onaway. That move may have been made when Jesse was granted 40 acres in a Government land grant in 1912. Their daughters were Elizabeth Hannah Everingham who married Cecil Curtindale, and Ethel Everingham who married Joseph Grandmason. Any Cur- tindale or Grandmason families that lived around Onaway were probably descen- dants of, or in some way related to the Everingham girls. Ethel is buried in Elm- wood Cemetery in Onaway. Jessie and Barbara's son Hugh Albert Evering- ham, AKA "Hughie," birth son of Alice Everingham and Arthur Keller, died of typhoid fever in 1917 before his 14th birthday. They had also raised a girl Christina Smith, who chose to use the last name "Everingham". Christina married Kenneth, aka Lyle Everingham in 1925, son of George (discussed previously). Some family researchers have suggested that at least one of Jesse's 13 siblings visited Presque Isle County from time to time. tories of mainly lumber and hardwood products. Of the earliest industries, Onaway's largest plant was operated by the American Wood Rim Company, of which E.J. Lobdell was presi- dent. They produced bicycle and automobile steering-wheel rims. The Lobdell & Churchill Manufacturing Company also ran an extensive plant for the turning out of hardwood lumber. Records indicate that many of the Everingham family and their relatives worked at the Saw Mills or Rim factory in Onaway, which had became the trading center for a large district. Ona- way realized a fair amount of business from the summer travelers which came to her doors and passed through into the secluded woodlands, lakes and streams in her immediate vicinity. For many years, it has been said that the Black and Rainy rivers are among the best trout streams in Northern Michigan. Local outdoors excursions to the Pigeon River country and huge local lakes Black, Burt, and Mullet, bring streams of vacationers. Hid- den fishing treasure troves like the floodwaters
outside of Onaway are a treat for the outdoors type. The industrial Onaway of the past would have suf- fered Tower's fate if not for being such a tourist magnet today. descendants live in, and around Onaway. Page 93
1957 Plat Map of Allis Township, Presque Isle County, MI This 1957 map shows the areas where family & friends owned property near Onaway, Presque Isle County, at that time. You can also can see that George Everingham owned land in sections 16 and 21. He did not own them in 1930, according to the 1930 Plat records. Charles Bowles' daughter Hilda, married George Wregglesworth. Charles had 120 acres between section 21 and 22 below. I don't know if that was Charles Bowles Sr or Jr. George Wregglesworth owned 120 acres in section 27. George's parents were Ralph & Leora (Morgan) Wregglesworth. Earl and Elwayne McAtee owned land in sections 20 and 21, near George Everingham. George's son Percy married Earl McAtee's daughter Mildred. Other distant family relatives and friends names can be found on this map, like; Branscombe, Peterman, Robinson, Milligan, Tennant, Price & others.
1930 Plat map, and when compared, this map shows a huge State Forest area that was not there in 1930. Where did all of this new State land come from? This perfectly illustrates a common occurrence after the Great Depression, when land owners lost their land to the State, when they could not make payments or pay taxes. In Section 5 below, you can see that Charlie Everingham owned 40 acres. Across the street, his son Dale owned 40 acres in Section 8. When comparing this to the 1930 Plat, it shows that Charlie Owned both of those pieces of land and one more in the middle top of section 7. I believe he sold or lost that piece during the Depression since it is State Land in this map. Lloyd Graves, son of Edith (Everingham) & George Graves, owned 40 acres in section 17.
The Michigan Lumber Industry And the Civilian Conservation Corps. D. Roosevelt ran for president on a platform to fight against soil erosion and the declining timber resources and promised to do something about the record levels of unemployment. By the turn of the century, Michigan had endured great destruction to it's natural resources. The huge native Michigan trees had been harvested and land was highly eroded, and in rough shape. By the 1930's, thousands of farms were unproductive and were actually abandoned in Michigan. With the nation in a near panic, Roosevelt won the election by a landslide. He had many plans to achieve his goals, but the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) addressed them all. On March 31, 1933, Roosevelt signed a bill into law forming the CCC, a peacetime army of civilian workers. The program was run by the military, but enrolled civilians who were unemployed. Between 1933 and 1942, Michigan enrolled over 100,000 men and planted an astonishing 484 million trees. This was more than twice the number of trees planted by any other State. their work camps for 6 month stays. Camps were formed in the forests, 20 miles or more from nearby towns. By the end of each month, eggs were blue and bread was hard & moldy. The camp cooks had to heavily pepper meals to cover the flavor, but the presence of mold actually helped keep the workers healthy. per month and had to send $25 of that home to their family. The CCC planted trees, cut ice for refrigeration, set up fire lanes and fought fires. They improved and built beaches and parks and even built the first ski resort in the mid west, called caberfe. Unemployed loggers & retired mili- tary men were hired to teach the boys about animals, the woods and how to build log structures. camps remained. Money was allocated by congress, to dismantle the remaining camps. The Ci- vilian Conservation Corps had served it's purpose. Boys helped their families make it through the depression, and recovered great forest resources. They revitalized the parks system, and planted 156 million fish, and constructed 7,000 miles of truck trails. Much of the forest lands of Michigan today can be attributed to the CCC workers of the 1930's. Michigan was transformed from sand blown, abandoned farmlands, to great natural resources. They had redirected the State to the hunt- ing, fishing and lumber rich industries that survive today. Ocqueoc and Onaway area of northern Michigan's Presque Isle County. They hold spud bars, that were used to plant seedling trees. The State forest areas in Presque Isle County, were most likely planted by the CCC. Some of the trees were certainly planted by the men in this photo. Dale Everingham was the son of Charlie & Clara Everingham, & grandson of Ira & Louisa Everingham of Onaway. The two Stoner boys in this photo were the sons of William & Belle (Everingham) Stoner of Onaway. This photo was sent by the Stoner family who obtained it from the Peterman family. They originally obtained it from Edith (Everingham) Prentler. Page 96
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The SIXTH generation of Everinghams were born near the turn of the century. These are the Grandchildren of Ira and Louisa Everingham To give an idea of the time they lived in, This is what the World was like: 1903 The Wright brothers make the first airplane flight. 1904 Roosevelt is re-elected & in 1905 He's the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize 1908 Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of producing the earliest automobiles. 1911 US passes the Panama Canal Act & Maine becomes a "dry" State, outlawing alcohol. 1912 The Titanic Sinks. 1917 America enters World War I & the Jones Act replaces the Foraker Act which allows drafting into the US military and citizenship to Puerto Rico, but denies voting rights. 1919 The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution outlaws the sale of alcohol. 1925 Al Capone takes over organized crime from Johnny Torrio, Chicago Area. 1929 A Stock Market crash leads to World-Wide Economic Depression.
chel Everingham of Turner, MI. On this 1907 photo (right) she is noted as "Retta". In Census records, she is noted as Loretta or Retta. Her fa- ther died when she was young, and for a time, she lived with her grand- parents Ira and Louisa Everingham in Onaway, but later went back to live with her mother's new family. Her mother remarried in 1908 to George Rhodes. Loretta grew up in Flint, Michigan. Relatives of the Viele family say that Loretta may have married and moved to Pennsyl- vania. Ethel Elizabeth Everingham Michigan to Robert & Rachel Everingham. Robert died in 1907 and Rachel married George Rhodes in 1908 in Iosco County, MI. Ethel first shows up in Census data in Goodar Township, Ogemaw County, MI 1910. George & Rachel Rhodes were listed with Retta & Ethel and other family. By 1920, the family was living in Flint, Michigan, and Ethel was 16 years old. Accord- ing to Pat Viele, a relative, Ethel married first to George Peters, and later married Don Pepper. William George "Bill" Everingham Everingham was the first born of George and Maggie Everingham. Bill married Barbara Siddle August 7, 1920 in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, MI. Marriage records show that their mar- riage was witnessed by John and Aura McKenzie. Note: William's grandmother was Sarah McKinley or McKenzie? William and Barbara had one child: Lois who was born January 23, 1922 in Onaway, MI. Siddle living with somone named Emma Marriott, on School Street. Several borders lived with Ms. Marriott. Like some of the borders she lived with, Barbara was employed at the Rim Plant
and by 1955, he had become a Manager. Barbara worked in different beauty shops. From 1953 to 1955 Bill lived in Saginaw but retained his job with Chevrolet. By 1956, Bill and Barbara were living back in Flint, and he had become the Plant Manager for the V8 engine plant, Chevrolet motor division of General Motors Corporation. He remained as plant manager into the 1960's. Kenneth Lyle Everingham Arenac County, according to a late birth recording in 1942. Lyle was the son of George and Maggie (Everingham of Turner. Lyle married Christina "Tena" (born Smith) June 2, 1925 in Rogers City, MI. Tena was a foster child raised by Jesse and Barbara Everingham, distant family cousins from the Ocqueoc area of Presque Isle County. Jesse and Barbara had also raised Alice Everingham (generation 5) and Art Keller's son Hugh. Lyle and Tina had six children before moving from the Onaway area by 1930. Lyle Jr, Robert George (b.1928), Donna Rae, Jacqueline (b.1931), JoAnn (b.1934), James Roy (b.1937). The oldest children were born in Onaway, but by the 1930 census, they were living in Flint, MI. They lived in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee County, on Dixie Highway. Lyle A., their oldest child, was 3, Robert was age 2, and Donna was age 1. Linda Lee was born 1946 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. In July of 2002, Liz Grandmason-Hawkins of Florida remembered that when she was a young lady living in Onaway, Gus and Tena Everingham were two of the neatest and most sophisticated people she knew. Gus and Tena were her aunt and uncle. 5, 1984. Tena died in 1999. A few Everinghams can be found in North Carolina today, that may be descendants of Lyle & Tena. Page 99
Lula Belle Everingham & the Comfort Family born January 6, 1907 in Turner, Arenac County,
Maggie Everingham. She married Earl Com- fort April 30, 1924 in Onaway, MI. Their wed- ding was officiated by Reverend Robert A. Morton and was witnessed by Mr. & Mrs. Vic- tor McCormick of Onaway City. He was the son of Lancelot C. Comfort and Mary Ann Beecher. Lancelot & Mary are both buried at Hillcrest cemetery in Onaway, MI. Lancelot was born 1863 in Canada. Mary Ann was born 1873 in Batavia, NY. Lancelot ended up in New York where he and Mary Ann had at least four children. Their children included; George (b.1892), William Augustus (b.1894), Lena May (b.1896) and Earl, who married Lulu.
Louise M. Comfort, born May 7, 1926. Juanita Mae Comfort, born June 19, 1930. Earl S. Comfort Jr., born January 9, 1936. Kay Ann Comfort, born April 1, 1951. The family lived near Flint, Michigan. Earl Sr. died about 1964. Lulu died February 11, 1969 (age 62). They are buried at Flint Memorial Park Cemetery.
Percy Charles Everingham
last child of George and Maggie Evering- ham. Percy's parents gave him the middle name Charles, after George's brother Charles Everingham who lived nearby. May 22, 1937. Mildred was the daughter of Earl McAtee (b.1890) and Jessie Clark (b.1888). Her father was from Canada, but the McAtee family can be traced to Illinois, Kentucky, and Maryland. Mildred is a di- rect descendant of Edmund McAtee who was born 1675 in Maryland. May 18, 1888 in Prescott, MI. Several
Allis Towship, Presque Isle, MI. Mildred taught school for 25 years. She taught at Tower, Onaway, and North Allis. sion for about 20 years. They had five children; Ruth Faye (b.1938), Kenneth Earl (b.1942), Larry (b.1944), Patricia (b.1946), and Gary Donald (b.1953).
great deal of information about their family and the descendants of George and Maggie Everingham. Percy passed away March 5, 2002. Keith M. Stoner
April 23, 1907. He was a twin born to William Stoner and Belle Everingham of Onaway. He married Irene Eva Russell, December 2, 1926. Keith and Irene had three children; Alice, Keith Jr., and William "Bill." Keith senior died May 4, 1990 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI. He was a lifelong resident of Onaway MI. Some of the Stoner family are buried at Hillcrest Ceme- tery, Onaway, Allis Twp., Presque Isle, MI. Kenneth A. Stoner
1907, to William Stoner and Belle Everingham of Onaway. Kenneth married Neva E.Lefler and had three children; Elmer, Jerry, and Barbara. Ken Stoner died October 12, 1963 and is buried near his parents at the front of Hillcrest Cemetery, Onaway, MI.
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Turner, Arenac County, Michigan. Her death record filed in Rogers City, says she died November 3, 1906 at 8 months old. Family Bible entries give a wrong date of birth as 1907, but official records indicate 1906. The State birth in- dex and death record agrees with the 1906 date. She was the first child of Charles and Clara (Graves) Everingham. That same year, Charlie and Clara moved north to Onaway, with baby Viola, probably to avoid the embarrassment of Viola's birth two months after their marriage. photo, seen behind the coffin in the picture below, always hung just inside the door-way of Charlie and Clara's home. July 25, 1910 in Onaway. Freda lived a little longer than Viola, but on September 10th, 1911, Freda also died at just over a year old. They are buried side-by-side in Elmwood Cemetery on the West edge of Onaway. the lower left side, and Viola's name on the lower right. But, by the year 2000, very little was still visible of the sunken, hand-made stone other than the badly weathered name "Everingham".
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and Clara (Graves) Everingham of Onaway. He was born March 24, 1908 in Onaway, MI. Dale was an entrepreneur who owned his own retail gas station/convenience store except when he was employed in the bomber plant near Lansing, Michigan, during World War II. Dale married Leora Marie Morgan June 25, 1928 near Onaway, MI. They were married by pastor Fred Traux. Fred and Dale both served in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the great depression. Vern Covell and Fern Tucker were witness at Dale and Leora's wedding. Fern was a friend of Leora's and later married Leora's cousin Cecil Wregglesworth. William's sister, also named "Leora Marie Morgan", married a Wregglesworth. Leora, who mar- ried Dale Everingham, was born August 26, 1911 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, MI. (b.1933), Eugene Dale (b.1937), Neva Mae (b.1940), and Marvin Neil (b.1944). The first five chil- dren were born in Onaway, Presque Isle County, MI. By the time Marv was born, the family had moved south so Dale could work at the bomber plant. Marv was the first in his family actually born in a hospital, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. MI. Many others remember Dale's wide musical talent range, and his hunting with the Graves and Morgan families, among others. I have memories from my childhood, of Grandpa Dale playing tunes for me on keyboards and his harmonica. He also wrote his own poems and songs.
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Michigan, and started R&L Grocery Store. Dale and Leora lived near Crystal Lake. Dale re- tired from the store, between 1967 & 1970. MI. Leora died February 21, 2005. They are buried next to Dale's parents, at Bloomer Township cemetery, Montcalm County, MI. Clifford Elmer Everingham and Clara (Graves) Everingham of Onaway, MI. Cliff married Theal Neigh January 23, 1942 in Lansing, Ingham County, MI. Theal was born August 28, 1917 in Elm Hall, Gratiot County, MI. No birth records are available since the courthouse burned and many records were destroyed. Theal was the daughter of George Neigh (b.1884) and Verta Mae Ross.
gan, brother of Leora Morgan who married Dale Evering- ham, Cliff's brother. mond Neil, and Chris Elmer. Theal died January 29, 2001 at Newaygo Medical Center, Fremont, Newaygo County, MI. At that time, Cliff moved back to Carson City, Montcalm County, MI. Cliff died July 3rd, 2003.
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Lloyd E. Graves son of George S. Graves and Edith I. Everingham of Onaway. Lloyd married Azile F. Eichorn. She was born May 12, 1908, a resident of Onaway, she died November 25, 1988 in Gaylord, Otsego County, MI. Apparently, from brief information found in a local newspaper, (see box below) Azile was a school teacher before and after marriage. Azile was the informant on Loyd's Aunt Alice Manning's death certificate. that Lloyd owned 40 acres in the Presque Isle State Forrest area. His property was 3/4 of a mile off of M33 and had the Tomahawk River running through it. (see the plat map be- tween this section and the 7th Generation section) Petoskey, Michigan.
Robert Everingham of Texas, a former Onaway resident, recalled that Lloyd Graves was good friends with his parents Lyle and Tena Everingham of Ona- way. Edward Graves According to the Presque Isle County Birth records, Edward was born Oct 12, 1910, to George S. Graves, and Edith Everingham. The birth was recorded Aug 7, 1911. Edward had heart problems that his sister says was caused from a bad case of Rheumatic Page 107
fever when he was a baby. This weakened his heart and in 1922, Edward Graves died in Ona- way, Presque Isle County, MI. He was only 11 years old. He is buried with his parents in Ona- way. Inez Graves
daughter of George S. Graves and Edith Everingham of Onaway. Inez married Gerald O. Robinson in 1935. Jerry was born in 1917, the son of Orson and Mary Robinson of Onaway. Orson worked for the city, and built a small white house next to the grocery store in town. This is the same house that Marv & Tarry Everingham bought in the 1980's. Inez and Gerry raised two sons, Karl and George Robinson. I first learned of Inez when I found her and Gerald's tombstones with only birth dates, at Elmwood Cemetery just west of Onaway, Presque Isle County, MI. Inez and Gerry surprised me with a call in January of 2004 and told me a little about their family. They lived in Onaway and moved to Alpena. Gerry was drafted into the army in WWII and served in the pacific for over two years. During the war, Inez was a teacher. They moved to Petoskey, Michigan after the war. Inez and Jerry adopted their grand-children; Lisa and Paul who's parents were killed in an accident. Paul was only 3 months old when they adopted him. south of Onaway. Aunt Clara treated her special and let her help cook. Inez didn't know that both of Aunt Clara's daughters passed away when they were very young. Inez also remembers her mother's uncle Henry Everingham who visited summers in Onaway and took her shopping. Since her grandpa Ira Everingham lived with her family in his later years, uncle Henry visited them to see Ira, his brother. Uncle Henry's only son Percy, had died in 1917. Raymond I. Graves
Graves and Edith Everingham of Onaway, MI. His sister Inez says that Raymond married Vivian Reynolds of Alpena and had one child, also named Raymond. The senior Raymond Graves served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Greenland during WWII. According to So- cial Security records, Raymond died August 27, 1992 in Florida. Other Graves Children George & Edith (Everingham) Graves had twin boys who died at birth after they were first married. Most of the family never knew about these twins because Edith did not talk about it. Later, their next child was named; Richard Graves. Richard died when he was very young. Their fourth child was Lloyd, who most of the family thought was their first child. Page 108
1903 to Alice Everingham and Arthur Keller. He was the only child born to Alice and Art who lived into his younger years. Hugh was born before Alice and Art were married and was raised by distant cousins Jessie Owen Everingham and Barbara (King) Everingham who lived near Onaway, MI. Hugh died March 15, 1917 of Typhoid fever. It would be interesting to know who attended Hugh's funeral since he was both part of our Everingham family, and part of Ira Everingham's cousins family. Hugh's family lived near Ocqueoc, just down the road from Onaway, Presque Isle County. He is probably buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Oc- queoc. Jessie & Barbara Everingham are most likely buried there in unmarked graves. (b.1891), and Ethel Mary Everingham (b.1893). Hugh was named after Barbara (King) Ever- inghams father, Hugh King, who also lived in the area. Ethel who married Joseph Grandmason, named one of her sons Hugh Grandmason. Hugh Grandmason is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Onaway, with other Grandmason family. Christina May Smith Although not blood related at all, Hugh Albert Everingham was raised as the brother of Christina Smith, who went by the name, Christina Everingham. Christina, known as Tena, was the birth daughter of Lillian and Andrew Smith. Andrew was crippled and unable to care for his children. Like Hugh, Tena was taken in by Jessie & Barbara (King) Everingham as a foster child and raised as the sister of Elizabeth and Ethel Everingham. Christina married Kenneth Lyle Everingham of Onaway on June 2 1925, in Rogers City, Presque Isle County. He was known as Gus, or Lyle. Percy and Mildred Everingham of Ona- way stated in an interview, that Lyle had married a Tena Everingham from Ocqueoc, but in- sisted that they were not related. Thinking that 2 Everinghams from the same county in north- ern Michigan had to be related, I set out to prove that there must be a link somewhere. Finally, Barb Curtindale uncovered the foster child data on the Smith children which proved that Tena and Lyle were in fact, not related at all. Page 109
was a very beautiful woman who was also quite sophisticated. On March 4, 2003, I talked to 84 year old, Emily (Grandmason) Wright, niece of Tena. About a year earlier, I had talked to Liz Hawkins of Florida, Emily's sister, who echoed much of the same information and sentiment about Tena Everingham. Emily had been a baby sitter for Lyle & Tena Everingham in Ona- way. She watched Lyle & Tena's children when they would go out. She remembers them visit- ing with Dale & Leora Everingham of Onaway. According to Emily, Tena was one of the pret- tiest women that she had seen. Emily said that when Tena & Gus had a young family in Ona- way, they made their children take music lessons. No matter how tough times were. Tena wanted to feed the children's talents. Musical talent seemed to run in the Everingham family, and Emily added that in those days, people would have house parties and get together with har- monicas, fiddles and anything they could use for an instrument. She said that Tena's son Lyle Everingham played piano quite well. Elizabeth Hannah Everingham
birth children, Elizabeth and Ethel, daugh- ters of Jesse and Barbara Everingham, to the family of Ira Everingham's children, they are included here. at Parry Harbour, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. She was noted as being a school teacher who married Cecil Gerald Curtin- dale at Ocqueoc, on June 11, 1913. Ardee' (b.1914), Clarence Ray (b.1915), Albert William (b.1917), Barbara (b.1920), Faye Joyce (b.1926), and Gerald Cecil (b.1940). Ms. Ardee Curtindale married Murdith M. Parkin in 1932, and he died in 1992 of Lymphoma cancer in Oregon. Cla- rence married Thelma Lakin in 1935, and she died in June 11, 2000. Clarence & Thelma's son Edward married Barbara A. Rabe who has contributed a great deal to the research and editing of this book. Al- bert Curtindale died in 1982, in Florida. Barbara Curtindale married Alfred Kube in 1942, and died in June of 1976 in Saginaw, MI. Faye Joyce Curtindale married Wil- liam Haenlein. And the last child, Gerald Cecil Curtindale had Down's Syndrome, and died of Pneumonia and other complica- tions, at the State School in Lapeer County on May 4, 1947 at age 7. Page 110
Ethel Mary Everingham
26, 1893 in Cheboygan County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Jessie O. Everingham and Bar- bara King. Before moving to the Ocqueoc area of Presque Isle County, Ethel's parents came from Parry Sound, Ontario, to Cheboygan County, MI where she was born and the family lived for a while. Ethel married Joseph Grandmason in October of 1914. born July 11, 1885 in Sandwich, Canada and was the son of Adol- phus Grandmason who moved to the Onaway area. (see photo, next page) Joseph died November 12, 1942 of coronary heart disease. He and Ethel are buried with some of their children at Elmwood Ceme- tery in Onaway. On January 9, 1920, The Onaway, Presque Isle County, Census showed; Joseph Grandmason, born in Canada, was a general laborer, Ethel M, his wife, was age 26, born in Michigan, Hugh A., their son , was age 3?, born in MI, and Beulah E., daughter, age 1 7/12, born in Michigan. way. Hugh Grandmason died May 16, 1990. Hugh was named, like his his uncle Hugh Al- bert Everingham who died of Typhoid fever in 1917, after grandpa Hugh King. Page 111
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