Elias Rapplyea

Notes:

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Elias married Hazel Appleman on 16 Aug 1911 in Owosso, Shiawassee Co., Michigan, USA. Hazel was born about 1888; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Buried:
One record says that Henry was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, but Alice's death certificate says they were buried at Wildwood Cemetery.

Henry married Alice Margaret Munro on 3 Jul 1879 in Oakley, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA. Alice (daughter of Chester Ellsworth Munro and Emeline Bull) was born on 11 Aug 1856 in Maple Grove, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA; died on 13 May 1951 in Juddville, Genesee Co., Michigan, USA; was buried in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When Alice was a little girl, an old Indian and his little girl stopped at the Munro home. Alice had a doll that the two girls played with. The they left, the little Indian girl secretly tollk Alice's doll. When the old Chief discovered his daughter had the doll, they walked back from Chesaning and returned it to Alice. The doll was later in the possession of the descendants of Alice's sister, Catherine.

Alice liked to go out early in the morning to the Maple River and sit there all day and fish. Someone had to take her a picnic lunch because she didn't want to leave long enough to eat.

The following is a note written in 1941 by Alice's daughter, Carrie:

Chester and Emmeline Munro settled on 160 acres in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw County, Michigan in the year 1854 with one son Clark (William Clark) who was born in 1853 in Oakland County. The land was purchased a year or two before they came to stay permanently in 1854. The eldest daughter, Alice Margaret Munro was born 11 Aug 1856; Jenny in 1861. In all eleven children were born to this pioneer couple - two of whom died in infancy.

Other settlers about that time were Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bull, Parents of Mrs. Munro and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robinson, sister of Mrs. Munro.

A road had to be cut from what was then known as Parmalees Corners (2 miles north of New Lothrop) to Munro's farm 3 miles west. Mr. Munro was Maple Grove's first Township Clerk.

Alice and Horace were farmers and always resided on their farm except for two years they lived in Owosso. In 1908 they bought a farm northwest of Oakley, Michigan.

They were members of the Methodist Church. When Alice died, she was living her daughter, Carrie and Ben Rolfe on their farm west of Juddville, Michigan.

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Birth:
Alice is said to have been the first white girl born in Maple Grove Township, Michigan.

Buried:
One record says that Alice was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, but her death certificate says Wildwood Cemetery.

Notes:

Married:
Horace and Alice were married by Horatio A. Barker, Minister of the Gospel. they were attended by Jason and Adline Carmer of Maple Grove, Michigan.

Notes:

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Died:
Chester died at the home of his daughter Goldie in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Funeral services were held at W.B. Walker Funeral Home in Chesaning, conducted by Rev. H. J. B. Marsh.

Buried:
Wildwood Cemetery - Grave 1, Lot 20n 1/2 Hedglen

Chester married Emeline Bull on 18 Sep 1852 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA. Emeline was born on 24 Oct 1833 in , , , Canada; died on 5 May 1907 in Sherman, , Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Chesaning, Saginaw Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emeline was the daughter of Stephen and Catherine (Cronk) Bull.

The following is a letter written by Emeline to her daughter, Catherine:

Menominee, Dunne Co., 4 Aug 1906

My Darling Katie,

I am thinking of you all the time could I see you and am so lonesome. I am so lame can hardly get around sometimes. Pa is complaining with the rumatism but I guess it is so much hard work. I have over 60 little chicks this summer and have late garden. The frost cut all but peas and had to plant over all my cucumbers, beans and tomatoes. It makes them late. how does Bedent get along, do you hear from him and wish you would tell him if you see him to write to us and felt bad that I could not have seen him when I was out there. Pearl she never writes to me. Tomma say he is coming out on a visit this fall him and his wife and children. I am looking for Goldie to come out. I haven't seen her for a month. I wish you would write often. I think you forget all about us.

My hads cramp and can't write plain.

Mother

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Died:
Emeline's funeral was held at Owosso, Michigan.

Buried:
Wildwood Cemetery - Grave 3 - Lot 20n 1/2

Notes:

Bedent was an industrious, careful farmer and a prudent man. He brought some choice horses with him from Canada.

He was a good husband and careful father, setting a good example before his children. He brought them up to love and respect the Christian religion. He was a great church worker and served as deacon of the Baptist Church of Southfield most of his life.

He had a pleasing manner and was noted among his neighbors as a peace maker, settling many of their disputes. he made a home for several needy children and also was ever ready to help the poor. He took care of his mother by her request, in her last years.

He was an abolitionist. His sympathy and help was ever with the poor slave. One slave he found in Detroit and brought him home with him and changed his name from Adam Bogus to Adam Clark. The slave had light hair and blue eyes and was as fair as a free man. You could not have told he was a slave by looks. When his old master came to Bedent's home after him, Bedent helped the slave to escape.

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Birth:
Born on the Scholarie flats

Bedent married Isabel Woods on 12 Oct 1828 in , , New York, USA. Isabel was born about 1806; died about 24 Oct 1842 in Bloomfield, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Isabel was said to have a "handsome face and form and a great worker". In disposition, she was mild, quiet and pleasant.

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Birth:
Estimate: Isabel's birth date is an estimate based on the birth date of her husband, Bedent.

Died:
Isabel died when her sixth child, Daniel, was eleven days old at their home in Bloomfield.