Generation 1

1. Minerva F. Bostwick

Daughter of William Henry Bostwick and Mary Delaphene Potts. She was born the tuesday 6 may 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Generation 2

2. William Henry Bostwick

Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the friday 9 may 1856 in Ontario, Canada. William Henry is deceased in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan the saturday 11 january 1936 aged of 79 years old. He was buried in Rock Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan the monday 13 january 1936.

a. William Henry is married aged of 21 years old the friday 30 november 1877 with Mary Delaphene Potts aged of 19 years old, daughter of James Potts and Mary Augusta Martin. She was born the thursday 7 january 1858 in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan. Mary Delaphene is deceased in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the saturday 26 december 1914 aged of 56 years old. She was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the monday 28 december 1914.

a. Mary Delaphene had another relationship, she is married aged of 40 years old the wednesday 28 september 1898 in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan with Samuel R. Gillum aged of 40 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the wednesday 21 july 1858 in Indiana. Samuel R. is deceased in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the thursday 20 june 1912 aged of 53 years old. He was buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan the 23 june 1912.

b. Mary Delaphene had another relationship, she is married aged of 56 years old the wednesday 22 april 1914 in Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan with Daniel Hartsell aged of 67 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the thursday 1 october 1846 in Noble Twp, Wabash, Indiana. Daniel is deceased in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan the friday 30 july 1915 aged of 68 years old. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan the monday 2 august 1915.

Photos


1880 US Census


Mary Delaphene Potts Hartsell


William Henry Bostwick

Generation 3

6. James Potts

Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the monday 31 october 1831 in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries, Scotland. James is deceased in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the 11 february 1906 aged of 74 years old. He was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the wednesday 14 february 1906.

a. James is married aged of 25 years old the thursday 25 december 1856 in Washtenaw County, Michigan with Mary Augusta Martin aged of 21 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the monday 30 november 1835 in Pennsylvania.

b. James is married aged of 37 years old the wednesday 24 february 1869 in Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan with Josephine Augusta Backus aged of 22 years old, daughter of Azel Backus and Nancy Lucinda Brewster. She was born the friday 27 march 1846 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan. Josephine Augusta is deceased in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan the friday 27 november 1931 aged of 85 years old. She was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan the tuesday 1 december 1931.

Documents


Michigan, Vital Statistics Division, Death Records, 1897-1920


Michigan, Vital Statistics Division, Death Records, 1897-1920

Photos


Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925


1850 US Census


1860 US Census


Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952


Josephine Augusta Backus Potts


James Potts


1870 US Census


1880 US Census


1900 US Census


1910 US Census


1920 US Census

Distribution of births

Distribution of weddings

Distribution of deaths