Sylvester Lyman deceased. American biography has always been considered to be of the greatest interest, far outranking in this regard the same study in any other country. The cause of this is the large proportion of self-made men in our population, men who have plucked the flowers of success from the thorns of difficulty. Mr. …
Mrs. Luna Ormsby, known as ‘Grandma Ormsby,’ died at the home of her son, Morris Ormsby in Corunna, Nov. 9, [1883] aged nearly 80 years. She came to Michigan 26 years ago. [Luna was married to Philander Ormsby.] Shiawassee American, November 21, 1883 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman
Died, in Corunna, Aug. 18 [1889], Mary E. wife of Morris Ormsby, aged 59 years. She had suffered from rheumatism for the past six years. Shiawassee American, August 28, 1889 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman
United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Antrim Township – John Q. A. Cook, Thomas W. Clay, Charles Rogers, Samuel Miles, George G. Harris, John C. Adams, William H. Adams, Lorenzo Buck, William Hutington, Frank B. McCumber, James Norton, W. …
