Huntley, Adelbert

Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY (1846-1923) married (1) Lydia Lusena "Sena" CLOSE (1851-1886)
and (2) Phebe Alice FISHER (1861-1945)

Adelbert and Phebe were my great-grandparents.

Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY was born about 1846-8, probably in Dryden, Lapeer County, MI, the son of Erwin HUNTLEY and Cynthia BARTLETT. The records of his birth are ambivalent. His sister, Aldura, was born about 2 years later.

Adelbert appeared with his parents, at age 4, in the 1850 Census, under his middle name, Calvin. This is also on the Ervin HUNTLEY page. There is significant overlap between the two pages.

In 1850, Irwin/Erwin HUNTLEY was a Farmer, with real estate valued at $100. Cinthia/Cynthia was about 2 years older, and she was born in Upper Canada. See the Erwin HUNTLEY page.

In 1860, Irwin HUNTLEY was a Farmer, with real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate $250. This time "Lower Canada" is spelled out, but Cynthia's birth date is moved ahead 3 years.

At age 17, Adelbert HUNTLEY enlisted as a Private in Company D, 1st Regiment, Engineers and Mechanics, Michigan, on 23 Dec 1863. He was promoted to the rank of Artificer (although some sources say that Artificer is a job title, not a rank), and was discharged on 25 Sep 1865, having served 1 year, 9 months and 3 days. At age 19, he was already a veteran and a skilled craftsman.

The Civil War service record, shown above, was published about 1915, and indicates that Adelbert was in Wilberton, Indian Territory at that time.

The 1890 Veteran's Schedule indicates that he suffered from dyspepsia (indigestion). As fellow suffers can attest, this can be a serious condition. I may have inherited this from Adelbert, as I used to take large amounts of antacid, and the invention of modern drugs to reduce stomach acids has greatly improved my life. I wish this had been available for Adelbert.

Adelbert HUNTLEY married Lydia Lusena/Lucena "Sena" CLOSE on 19 Aug 1868 in Grattan Township, Kent County, Michigan. He was 22, she was 17.

The HUNTLEY family lived on a farm in Lapeer County in 1850, then Ionia County in 1860, and Kent County in 1870. The boundaries of these 3 counties have not changed since they were formed, in the 1830s.

Adelbert was a Farmer in 1870, with real estate valued at $3,200 and personal estate $1,060. It is strange that he was listed first, before his parents, and that he was the property owner. Adelbert has been called Albert, and the name transcribed as Susana looks like this:

The 1870 Directory of Kent County has both Adelbert, and his father Erwin, living in or near the town of Grattan Center. I don't know what "11 Grattan" means. In 1876, Adelbert and Erwin were operating a general store, in Grattan Center.

The 1880 Census has them still in the same township as in 1870. They now have 5 daughters. I think this is the same family, although Andrew (male) has become Audrie (female). Adelbert's parents were born in Michigan and Canada. Adelbert has taken up a trade as a Wagon Maker.

In 1880, Adelbert C. HUNTLEY ran for Register of Kent County, and lost.

The 1881 Directory for Kent County, MI says that Adelbert C. HUNTLEY was County Clerk, 1879-81.

Between 1881 and 1884, Adelbert and family moved again, this time to Petoskey, Emmet County.

In the Michigan Western, 1884 Directory, Adelbert was running a general store in Petoskey, which was called "Eddy & Huntley", and Erwin had become proprietor of a skating rink in Petoskey.

Lydia Lusena (CLOSE) HUNTLEY died in 1886, at the age of 34, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, MI. She left behind daughters ranging in age from 8 to 17. The inscription reads:

Lusena Huntley
Born Sept 16, 1851
Died Mar 30, 1886

Adelbert was elected as Clerk in Bear Creek Township Emmet County, just a week after his wife died. Three years later, he was elected Village Clerk in Petoskey.

The 1890 Veterans Schedule listed Adelbert C. Huntley, placing him in Petoskey, MI in 1890. Also, he co-owned a shoe store in Petoskey, listed in the 1891-2 Michigan State Gazetteer (see below).

Some time between 1891 and 11 Mar 1895, Adelbert relocated from Petoskey, Michigan to Baxter County, Arkansas. I don't know if any of the children from his first marriage went with him, but they were not in his household in the 1900 Census. Adelbert remarried in 1895, and started a second family.

In 1900, Adelbert was a Coal Miner. Why anyone would go from running a general store in Michigan to mining coal in Arkansas, I have no idea. We learn that Alice and her parents were born in Indiana.

The 1910 Census verifies that Adelbert and Alice have been married 15 years, it is Adelbert's second marriage, and Alice has had only the 2 children listed. Adelbert D is David A, so his full name is Adelbert David HUNTLEY. Adelbert C. HUNTLEY is now a Farmer, with a rented farm, and his son Adelbert D. HUNTLEY is a Farm Laborer. Both children have attended school within the past year.

Isel A. HUNTLEY married William Ezra MARTIN on 24 Jan 1915 in Yell County, AR. Isel's residence at that time was Havana, Yell, AR, and since she was 17, that was probably her parents' residence as well. Her family story is continued on the William Ezra MARTIN page.

As mentioned above, Adelbert's Civil War service record, published about 1915, indicates that he was in Wilberton, Indian Territory at that time. Wilberton is about 60 miles southwest of Fort Smith, AR.

By 1920 Adelbert had moved back to Michigan, where he had a mortgaged house at 937 Sherman, Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI. The ages in this record are a little off. Adelbert C. HUNTLEY is a laborer at a factory, unspecified. His son Adelbert David HUNTLEY is a laborer at a biscuit factory. Alice's mother is living with them. Her name is not FISHER, so she must have remarried, but is now widowed. We learn that Sarah's parents were born in Michigan and Indiana.

The death record for Adelbert C. HUNTLEY has a few mistakes. He could not have been born in 1849, since he enlisted in the Civil War in 1863. If he was born 20 Mar 1849, and died 9 Mar 1923, he would have been 73 years, 11 months, 17 days, not 74 years, 11 months, 10 days. The birthplace looks like Lapeer County, MI. His mother was born in Canada, not MI. His father was Erwin Adelbert HUNTLEY, usually called Erwin or Irwin. Hopefully the date and place of death are correct. He died on 9 Mar 1923, in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO.

His gravestone is in Woodlawn Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, MO. Parts of the stone are difficult to read, but it does confirm his service in the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. He is named Albert on the stone, and that mistake puts the other information in question. The death date is illegible, and the birth date is 22 Mar 1849 or 7.

In 1930 Alice and her son Adelbert had an apartment at 2424 Monroe Street, Chicago. They paid $25/month in an apartment building with 4 apartments. Adelbert was a laborer for a railroad. Curiously, Adelbert was 33 and single, and his age at first marriage was 34. Maybe he was engaged?

In 1940 Adelbert David HUNTLEY and his mother Alice are found in Houston, Texas. They rent an apartment for $25/month at 7028 Harrisburg. (There is now a 7028 Harrisburg Boulevard in the Greater East End neighborhood of Houston.) The census has a couple of mistakes: Alice is Adelbert's mother, not his wife. She is widowed, not single. Her age is 79, not 69.

Adelbert is called a Carpenter in 1940, but has been unemployed for at least the past year. They also have a Lodger, a 19-year-old Painter, D. H. MARTIN. This is probably a relative of Adelbert's brother-in-law, William E. MARTIN. All 3 had listed Searcy County, Arkansas as their residence in 1935.

Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY was definitely a jack-of-all-trades. He served as an Artificer in an Engineering Regiment during the Civil War, and at age 19, he was already a veteran and a skilled craftsman. In 1870 he was a farmer, and owner of a large farm. By 1876 he ran a general store, with his father. In 1880 he was a wagon maker, and in 1884 he was a partner in another general store. In 1879-81 he was a county clerk, and then a clerk for his village in the late 1880s. In 1900 he was a coal miner, and in 1910 he was again a farmer. In 1920, at age 74, he was still not retired, but working in a factory. He lived in several places in Michigan, then Arkansas, then back to Michigan, and spent his last days in southeastern Missouri. He started a second family after his first wife died and her children were grown. Quite a life!

Migration Summary

Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY was born about 1846 in Lapeer County, MI. Between 1850 and 1860 his family moved from Lapeer, MI to Ionia, MI. He served in the Civil War 1863-5. He married (1) Lydia Lucena "Sena" CLOSE on 19 Aug 1868 in Kent, MI, and they had 7 children. They lived in Kent, MI in 1870 and 1880, and between 1880 and 1884 they moved to Petoskey, Emmet, MI. Sena died 30 Mar 1886 in Emmet, MI. Adelbert moved to AR some time between 1891 and 1895.

Adelbert married (2) Phebe Alice FISHER on 11 Mar 1895 in Marion, AR. They lived in Jenny Lind Township, Sebastian County, AR in 1900, and Boone Township, Logan County, AR in 1910. In 1915 Adelbert (presumably with Phebe) was in Wilberton, Indian Territory (now OK), and by 1920 they had moved to Grand Rapids, Kent, MI. Adelbert died on 9 Mar 1923, and is buried in Poplar Bluff, MO.

It does not appear that any of Adelbert's children from his first marriage accompanied him to AR. One might wonder if the Adelbert C. HUNTLEY who had 7 children in MI was the same one who married Phebe Alice FISHER in AR. But the connection between Adelbert, father of Isel, and Adelbert, son of Erwin and Cynthia, is pretty solid, and backed up by DNA evidence. Several of my close DNA matches are descendants of Erwin's father, Enoch HUNTLEY. On the other hand, Adelbert in MI was an entrepreneur, and Adelbert in AR showed none of these tendencies. Also, I have not found any close matches who are descendants of Adelbert and his first wife, Lusena. So it's a mystery.

Children of Adelbert and Lusena, at the time of Adelbert's 2nd marriage:
1. Audrey (26) was married, and lived in Petoskey until moving to Los Angeles in 1909.
2. Maud (22) was married, and stayed in MI until at least 1910, eventually moving to Pasadena, CA.
3. Vada (21) married later in 1895, stayed in Petoskey, then moved to Los Angeles between 1910 and 1915.
4. Kittie (19) was married, but died in childbirth, in Grattan, on 17 May 1895, just 2 months after her father remarried.
5. Vea (17) probably stayed with one of her older sisters, Audrey or Vada, until she was married in 1899, then lived in Wilmette, IL, then Philadelphia, PA, then Los Angeles.
6. Converse (12) died at age 17 in Emmet County, MI.
7. Lusena (almost 9) probably went to live with her sister Vea, who was in Chicago in 1900, and moved to Wilmette, Cook, IL between 1905 and 1908. Lusena married in 1910 and soon moved to IA, settling in Ames. Her husband died young, in 1933, and she was in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA in 1955, but eventually came back to IA and lived in West Des Moines.

Phebe Alice FISHER was born 18 Dec 1861 in Martin, IN. Her father was killed in the Civil War, on 3 Oct 1862, and her mother remarried. Phebe and her brother Joseph lived with their mother, stepfather and step-siblings in 1870, Martin, IN. By 1880 this family had moved to Richland, IL. In 1930, Phebe lived with her son, Adelbert Jr, in Chicago, and in 1940 they lived in Houston, TX. She died on 30 May 1945, in Manteno, Kankakee, IL, at age 83.

Adelbert and Phebe Alice had 2 children:
1. Adelbert David HUNTLEY b. 14 Dec 1895 in Lone Rock, Baxter, AR, and
2. Isel A. HUNTLEY b. 30 Aug 1897, somewhere in AR. They appeared in 1900 in Sebastian, AR and 1910 in Logan, AR. Isel A. HUNTLEY married William Ezra MARTIN on 24 Jan 1915 in Havana, Yell, AR.

By 1920 Adelbert and Phebe Alice had moved back to Michigan, and in the 1920 US Census they were in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, along with their son Adelbert Jr, and Phebe Alice's mother, Sarah.

Adelbert died in Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO on 9 Mar 1923. His widow, Phebe, lived with her son, Adelbert Jr. They were in Chicago, IL in 1930 and in Houston, TX in 1940. Phebe Alice (FISHER) HUNTLEY died on 30 May 1945, in Manteno, Kankakee, IL, at age 83.

Adelbert's Employment History

1863 Dec 2 – Enlisted as Private in First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company D. age 17.
1865 Jun 10 – Promoted to Artificer.
1865 Sep 22 – Mustered out of service at Nashville, TN
1870 Aug 2 – 1870 US Census – Farmer in Kent County, MI
1870 – Directory of Kent County, MI – co-owner of general store, A. & E. Huntley, Grattan
1876 – Grand Rapids Directory – co-owner of general store, A. & E. Huntley, in Grattan, Kent, MI
1877- Michigan State Gazetteer – co-owner of general store, E. Huntley & Son, in Grattan
1880 Jun 2 – 1880 US Census – Wagon Maker in Grattan, Kent, MI
1880 – [HKC] – Ran for Register of Kent County, and lost by 2-to-1 margin.
1883 - Michigan State Gazetteer – co-owner of grocery and meat market, Huntley & Chamberlin, partner with Thomas E. Chamberlin
1883 – co-owner of produce market, Eddy & Huntley
1884 – Directory of Western Michigan – co-owner of general store, Eddy & Huntley, in Petoskey, Emmet, MI
1886 Apr 6 – Elected Clerk of Bear Creek Township, Emmet County, MI, as a Democrat (a week after his first wife died)
1889 Mar 12 – Elected Village Clerk of Petoskey, as a Democrat
1891-2 – Michigan State Gazetteer – co-owner of a store for boots and shoes, Huntley & Furtney, in Petoskey, partner with Abner Furtney
1900 Jun 8 – Coal Miner in Jenny Lind, Sebastian, AR
1910 May 9 – 1910 US Census – Farmer in Boone, Logan, AR
1920 Jan 9 – 1920 US Census – Laborer at a factory in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
1923 Mar 9 – death certificate – says he was a farmer, died in Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO

More details on the Erwin HUNTLEY page.

This death record tells us several things. The birth date of 18 Dec 1861 is near the dates obtained from the censuses and marriage record. The birthplace is Lagota, Indiana, instead of just Indiana. We now have death and burial dates and places. Perhaps most importantly, we have the names of her parents: David FISHER and Sara Ann KELLER.

I have not found Lagota, Indiana. However, there is a Ladoga, Indiana, in the west central part of the state. The Lakota Indians also lived in Indiana, so maybe that is the origin of the name. However, it seems most likely that Lagota refers to Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana.

Descendants

The sections below will cover the children of Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY. He had 6 daughters and 1 son with his first wife, Lusena CLOSE, and most of these made their way to Los Angeles, around 1905-15. He had another daughter and son with his 2nd wife, Phebe Alice FISHER, and they lived in Chicago. First, a summary of the 9 children and 19 grandchildren of Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY:

1 Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY b: abt. 1846 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 09 Mar 1923 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO, age 76

+ Lydia Lusena "Sena" CLOSE b: 16 Sep 1851 in Grattan, Kent, MI, m: 19 Aug 1868 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 01 Apr 1886 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, age 34
......2 Audrey H. HUNTLEY b: 24 Jan 1869 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 11 May 1966 in Los Angeles, CA, age 97
...... + Levi Burt COLE b: Nov 1865 in Greenville, Montcalm, MI, m: 06 Jul 1892 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, d: 21 Dec 1957 in Los Angeles, CA, age 92
.........3 Elburta COLE b: 24 Aug 1903 in MI, d: 15 Sep 1990 in Contra Costa, CA, age 87
...... + William A. SOMERS b: 22 Oct 1900, m: 11 Mar 1925, d: 19 Dec 1976 in San Mateo, CA, age 76
.........3 Converse COLE b: 24 Aug 1904 in MI, d: 3 Sep 1976 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA, age 72
...... + Norma G. STONER b: 21 May 1904 in CA, m: 28 Oct 1932 in Los Angeles, CA, d: 19 Mar 1954 in Los Angeles, CA, age 49
......2 Maud Zenna HUNTLEY b: 20 Oct 1872 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 08 Apr 1966 in Pasadena, CA, age 93
...... + Charles L. SMITH b: 1867 in Oakland, MI, m: 17 Oct 1891 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, d: 16 Apr 1946 in Grosse Point, Wayne, MI, age 78 or 79
.........3 Beatrice SMITH b: 24 Jan 1899 in MI, d: 29 Jan 1975 in Las Vegas, NV, age 76
...... + SIFFERT
......2 Vada HUNTLEY b: 16 Oct 1873 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 02 Feb 1953 in Los Angeles, CA, age 79
...... + Richard Fay DILLON b: 04 Sep 1866 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI, m: 01 Oct 1895 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, d: 17 Feb 1926 in Detroit, Wayne, MI, age 59
......2 Kathleen J "Kittie" HUNTLEY b: 1 Sep 1875 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 17 May 1895 in Grattan, Kent, MI, age 19
...... + Ernest Elwood LESSITER b: Abt. 1869 in Grattan, Kent, MI, m: 20 Dec 1893 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: Sep 1927 in Kent, MI, age 58
.........3 Kittie Lynette LESSITER b: 15 May 1895 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 1926 in Grattan, Kent, MI, age 31
......... + Roland Elmer TIMM m: 05 Oct 1921 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
......2 Vea Adelle HUNTLEY b: 16 Dec 1877 in Grattan, Kent, MI, d: 19 Feb 1966 in Los Angeles, CA, age 88
...... + Samuel Freeland DIBBLE b: 01 Sep 1871 in Genesee, MI, m: 14 Aug 1899 in Emmet, MI, d: 24 Jun 1952 in Los Angeles, CA, age 80
.........3 Huntley DIBBLE b: 13 Mar 1905 in Chicago, IL, d: 4 Feb 1926 in Princeton, Mercer, NJ, age 20
.........3 Elizabeth DIBBLE b: 8 Oct 1908 in Wilmette, Cook, IL, d: 2 Dec 1910 in Wilmette, Cook, IL, age 2
......2 Converse HUNTLEY b: 16 Aug 1882 in MI, d: 18 Aug 1899 in Resort, Emmet, MI, age 17
......2 Lusena HUNTLEY b: 20 Mar 1886 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, d: Sep 1977 in West Des Moines, Polk, IA, age 91
...... + Elmer Joseph ENGELDINGER b:31 Jan 1885 in Hedrick, Keokuk, IA, m: 15 Aug 1910 in Wilmette, Cook, IL, d: 10 Sep 1933 in Ames, Story, IA, age 48
.........3 Harvey Young ENGELDINGER, b. 20 May 1912 in Allburnett, Linn, IA, d: 28 Apr 1991, age 78
......... + Marjorie DAVIS b: 1913 in Colfax, Jasper, IA, m: 3 Sep 1937 in Newton, Jasper, IA, d: 1991, age 78
.........3 Karl Huntley ENGELDINGER, b. 8 Apr 1917 in Ames, Story, IA, d: 6 Jan 1994, age 76
......... + Dorothy Mae FRAZIER b: 13 Mar 1920 in Glidden, Carroll, IA, m: 1942, d: 2019 in Sun City, Maricopa, AZ, age 99
.........3 John Elmer ENGELDINGER, b. 5 May 1923 in Ames, Story, IA, d: 28 Feb 1973, age 49
......... + Grace Kathryn BROWN b: 22 Nov 1924 in Cresco, Howard, IA, m: 24 Aug 1946 in Ames, Story, IA, d: 27 Nov 1998 in Iowa City, IA, age 74

+ Phebe Alice FISHER b: 18 Dec 1861 in Martin, IN, m: 11 Mar 1895 in Marion, AR, d: 30 May 1945 in Manteno, Kankakee, IL, age 83
......2 Adelbert D HUNTLEY b: 14 Dec 1895 in Lone Rock, Baxter, AR, d: 12 Aug 1990 in Chicago, Cook, IL, age 94
......2 Isel A HUNTLEY b: 30 Aug 1897 in AR, d: 25 Apr 1966 in Chicago, Cook, IL, age 68
...... + William Ezra MARTIN b: 12 May 1896 in Bald Knob, White, AR, m: 24 Jan 1915 in Yell, AR, d: 19 May 1960 in Wichita, Sedgwick, KS, age 64
.........3 Wayne Melton MARTIN b: 04 Jun 1916 in Douglas, KS, d: 17 Dec 2000 in Blue Island, Cook, IL, age 84
......... + Lillian
......... + Reba NOLEN b: 19 Jul 1917 in KY, m: 8 Oct 1982 in Robertson, TN, d: 22 Mar 2001 in Kuttawa, Lyon, KY, age 83
.........3 Ruth Ellen MARTIN b: 11 Jul 1918 in KS, d: 11 Jan 2009 in Hinsdale, Du Page, IL, age 90
......... + Charles J HIRHAGER b: 13 Jan 1919 in Cook, IL, m: 26 Jul 1941 in Cook, IL, d: Jul 1984 in Elmhurst, DuPage, IL, age 65
.........3 Adelbert Huntley MARTIN b: 12 Apr 1920 in Albion, Calhoun, MI, d: 12 Aug 1985 in Houston, Harris, TX, age 65
......... + Angeline Victoria NOTO b: 29 Nov 1925 in Auburn, NY, d: 21 Oct 2009 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee, IL, age 83
.........3 Robert William MARTIN b: 22 Aug 1921 in Homer, Calhoun, MI, d: 14 Jun 1960 in Cook, IL, age 38
.........3 Lucille MARTIN b: 08 Apr 1924 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO, d: 14 Aug 2014 in Winfield, DuPage, IL, age 90
......... + Harold PRINCE b: 20 Apr 1920 in Garfield, Calhoun, MI, m: 10 Jun 1965 in Oak Park, Cook, IL, d: Apr 1987 in Villa Park, DuPage, IL, age 67
......... + ZEIDLER
.........3 Eugene Jack MARTIN b: 10 Jun 1926 in AR, d: 25 Jan 2022 in Roseville, CA, age 95
......... + June Ruby WILLIAMSON b: 10 May 1932, d: 17 Sep 2010 in IL, age 78
.........3 James MARTIN b: 18 Dec1929 in IL. d: 7 Jun 1992 in Joliet, Will, IL, age 62
......... + Helen DYKSTRA b: 23 Nov 1931, m: 8 Jun 1951 in Cook, IL, d: 13 Feb 2011, age 79
.........3 George MARTIN b: 7 Aug 1934 in Chicago, Cook, IL, d: 10 Mar 1990 in Naples, Collier, FL, age 55
......... + Carol Ruth WESTMAN b: 5 Aug 1938, d: 23 May 2006 in Marinette, WI, age 67
.........3 Gladys Louise MARTIN b: 07 Aug 1934 in Chicago, Cook, IL, d: 19 Mar 2009 in Las Vegas, Clark, NV, age 74
......... + Richard Levoy LANG Jr b: 25 Oct 1931 in Rienzi, Alcorn, MS, m: 09 Jan 1951 in Cook, IL, d: 02 Mar 2007 in Davenport, Scott, IA, age 75
.........3 Patricia L MARTIN b: 30 Oct 1940 in Chicago, Cook, IL, d: 15 Oct 1993 in Chicago, Cook, IL, age 52
......... + Daniel J SHEDLARSKI b: 18 Feb 1940 in PA, m: 30 Oct 1959 in Cook, IL, d: 06 Dec 2013 in Cook, IL, age 73

1. Audrey L. HUNTLEY was born in Jan 1869, in MI, and died 11 May 1966 in Los Angeles, CA. She married Levi Burt COLE on 6 Jul 1892, in Petoskey, Emmet, MI. Levi Bert COLE was born 26 Nov 1865 in Greenville, Montcalm, MI, and died 21 Dec 1957 in Los Angeles, CA. Audrey and Bert lived to age 97 and 92.

In 1900, Audrey and her family are still in Petoskey, although her father has gone to Arkansas. Levi Bert and Audrey H. COLE have a home, free of Mortgage, at 425 State Street, Petoskey. They seem to share the address, but not dwelling number, with James WRIGHT. Audrey seems to be using Huntley as a middle name, so her middle initial has changed from L to H. By occupation Levi Bert COLE is a "City Treasurer".

Living with the family are Bert's mother, Pauline COLE, widowed, and his brother, Herschell F. COLE, a Tobacco Salesman, single. Also Audrey's sister, Lecena (must be Lucena) COLE, also single. Lucena was born after the 1880 Census, so we add at least one more to the list of children of Lucena (CLOSE) HUNTLEY. In fact, Lucena died on 30 Mar 1886, so she must have died giving birth to her namesake, or shortly after.

The 1900 Census tells us that Audrey has had 1 child, still living in 1900. However, this child is not present. Pauline COLE has had 5 children, with 3 still living. The domestic servant, Agatha SANBORN, was 21, born in Michigan. Her mother was born in Canada (Eng), which I suppose means the English part of Canada.

Burt COLE had a "Men's Furnishing's" business at 403 Lake St in Petoskey, advertised in the 1903 directory. In 1909 the COLE family moved to Los Angeles.

In 1910 Bert and Audrey had a rented home at 1011 Grand View St, Los Angeles, CA. Bert was a Salesman at a "Mens Sur Co." Audrey had had 3 children, with 2 still living in 1910. So the child born before 1900, who was living but not in the household in 1900, had died by 1910.

In 1920 Burt and Audrey had a rented home at 2053 West 29th St, Los Angeles. Burt was manager of a laundry supply store. Next door, at 2057 West 29th St, the SOMERS family owned a home, with mortgage. Pearl A. SOMERS was a widow, and her son, William SOMERS, was an electrician.

2. Maud Zenna HUNTLEY was born 20 Oct 1870, in Grattan, Kent, Michigan. From Kent County Michigan Court House Records. She died on 8 Apr 1966 in Pasadena, CA, age 95. She married Charles L. SMITH on 17 Oct 1891. Charles was born about 1867 in Oakland, MI, and died 16 Apr 1946 in Grosse Point, Wayne, MI, age 78 or 79. They had 1 child, Beatrice, on 24 Jan 1899.

Maud HUNTLEY was listed as a Dressmaker in the 1890 directory for Grand Rapids, MI. She was a boarder at 202 Henry.

The 1900 US Census has Charles and Maud in a rented home at 632 Shiawassee St, Lansing, MI. They had 1 daughter, and a servant. Charles was a "Clerk for Grate" according to transcription by Ancestry. The Gr is unclear, so let's call it "Clerk for ??ate".

Today, Shiawassee Street is a main thoroughfare in central Lansing. It is divided into East and West parts by the Grand River. The Census doesn't say if it's East or West, but the next street listed is Dorance Place, which is close to 632 East Shiawassee St.

The 1905 directory for Lansing, MI has Charles L and Maud H SMITH residing at 426 Townsend. Charles was a clerk at Aud Genl. The family moved to Detroit, MI between 1905 and 1910.

3. Vada HUNTLEY was born on 16 Oct 1873, in MI, and died on 2 Feb 1953 in Los Angeles, CA.

From Emmet County, MI Marriage Records, Vada H. HUNTLEY married Richard F. DILLON on 1 Oct 1895.

Richard Fay DILLON was born on 4 Sep 1866 in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of Richard C. DILLON and Susian FAY, both born in New York. He died on 17 Feb 1926, in Detroit, MI, at the age of 59. At the time of his death, he was employed at the Coil Unit, Ford Motor Co. The cause of death was angina pectoris. He was survived by his wife, Vada H. DILLON. This information is from his death certificate.

In 1900 there were 3 childless families living at 113 Mitchel Street, Petoskey, MI. A widow, Susan F. DILLON owned the home, free of mortgage. Mathew and Sarah GURNER were renters. Richard F. and Vada H. DILLON were also renters. It seems likely that Richard F. DILLON was the son of Susan F. DILLON.

Susan F. DILLON has had 3 children, with 2 still living in 1900. Sarah N. DILLON has had one child, no longer living. Vada H. DILLON has not had any children. Mathew F. GURNER is an Attorney, and Richard F. DILLON is a Printer.

The couple is still in Petoskey, still childless, in 1910. They have a mortgaged home at 614 Harvey St. Richard Fay DILLON is a Printer at a newspaper office.

The 1915 Directory for San Diego, CA has Richard F. and Vada H. DILLON at 1228 Bway. Richard is a Compositor at Frye & Smith. They must have moved from Petoskey to San Diego between 1910 and 1915, and then to Detroit by 1926.

4. Kathleen J. "Kittie" HUNTLEY was born 24 Oct 1875, in Grattan, Kent, Michigan, according to Kent County Michigan Early Birth Records. She married Ernest E. LESSITER on 20 Dec 1893, in Grattan. The marriage record says she was 19, but she must have just turned 18. He was 24.

Kathleen HUNTLEY died in childbirth, on 17 May 1895, in Grattan. She was just 19 years, 8 months and 16 days old, so her birth date was 1 Sep 1875. She been married almost 17 months. Her child, Kitty Lynnette LESSITER, lived to age 32.

In 1900 Kittie LESSITER Jr was staying with her grandmother and uncle, in Grattan Township. Margaret LESSITER had been married 39 years, and had 4 children, all still living. W. J. LESSITER was a Farmer, with a mortgaged farm, and a farmhand.

Ernest E. LESSITER died in Sep 1927. [Thu, 29 Sep 1927 GR Herald Obit Article, p. 7]

5. Vea Adelle HUNTLEY was born 16 Dec 1877, in Grattan, Kent, MI, the child of Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY and Lucena CLOSE. She died 19 Feb 1966 in Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 88.

Her family moved from Grattan to Petoskey, Emmet, MI between 1881 and 1884. Her mother died 1 Apr 1886 giving birth to Lusena. Her father went to AR and remarried between 1890 and 1895. Vea probably stayed with one of her older sisters, Audrey or Vada, until she was married in 1899.

Vea Adelle HUNTLEY married Samuel Freeland DIBBLE on 14 Aug 1899 in Emmet County, Michigan. She was 21, and he was 27. Samuel was born 1 Sep 1871 in Genesee County, MI, son of George E DIBBLE and Sarah E DAYTON. The 1898 Chicago city directory has Samuel F. DIBBLE, a salesman, employed at 1047 Monadnock blk, and residing at 434 Dearborn av. This must have been his home before marriage. He had attended the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1891.

By Jun 1900 the young couple was living in Chicago, renting a room with the McGILL family.

In 1900 the James M. McGILL family had a mortgaged home at 4547 Lake Avenue, Chicago. This is in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, next to a large industrial area. James McGILL was the County Treasurer, and his son Ruel was an Assistant (illegible). Samuel is a Traveling Salesman, I think. (The transcriber at Ancestry has it as Traveling Laborer.)

Vea and Samuel had 2 children. Huntley Dayton DIBBLE was born 13 Mar 1905 in Chicago, IL, and Elizabeth DIBBLE was born 8 Oct 1908 in Wilmette, Cook, IL. So they moved from Chicago to Wilmette between those dates.

The 1910 Census has Samuel and Vea living in a mortgaged home at 924 Green Wood Ave, Wilmette, IL. Today this is a nice upper-middle class neighborhood, about 1500 ft from Lake Michigan. Samuel was a Dept. Manager at General Electric. They had 2 small children, and a domestic servant.

Their daughter, Elizabeth, died at age 2, in Wilmette, and was buried in Ann Arbor, MI.

The 1920 US Census has Samuel, Vea and their son Huntley in Philadelphia. They had a rented apartment at 7280 Cresheim Road, in the Mt Airy neighborhood, NW Philadelphia. Samuel was a District Manager at GE. So apparently he was moving up in the company!

Huntley Dayton DIBBLE enrolled in Princeton University. The 1925 yearbook has him listed in the Freshman Class, with home address 521 West Mt Airy Ave, Philadelphia, PA. The 1926 yearbook has him listed as a Sophomore, with the same address. The 1927 yearbook has him in the Class of 1927, listed as deceased. He was a member of the Key and Seal Club.

Huntley died on 4 Feb 1926, of a heart attack, after exercising at Cuyler Hall, Princeton. (See the Philadelphia Enquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Friday, 5 Feb 1926, page 1.) He is buried alongside his sister, Elizabeth, in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI. It is strange to find them buried in MI (at least their gravestones are there), when they died in IL and PA. The only connection with Ann Arbor, MI is that Samuel's parents lived there, and are buried in the same cemetery. In fact Samuel's mother died on 20 May 1926, in Detroit, just a few months after her grandson.

Sadly, Samuel and Vea outlived their 2 children by decades. I have not found them in the 1930 US Census. At some point they moved to Hollywood, CA, where Samuel was a Collector for the Chamber of Commerce. (I assume that means he was a tax collector?) They both appeared as Republicans on the 1932 voter list for Los Angeles County, with address 1616 Sherbourne dr.

In 1934 they took a month-long trip to Honolulu, HI, on the S. S. Malolo, departing Los Angeles on 17 Feb 1934, arriving in Honolulu on 22 Feb 1934. The return trip, also on the Malolo, departed Honolulu on 10 Mar 1934, arriving in Los Angeles on 17 Mar 1934. They traveled first class.

6. Converse HUNTLEY was born on 16 Aug 1882, in Michigan, and died 2 days after his 17th birthday, on 18 Aug 1899, in Resort, Emmet, Michigan. The cause of death was appendicitis, according to the death certificate. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Converse CLOSE, one of the original settlers of Kent County, Michigan. His father had moved to Baxter County, AR between 1890 and 1895, and Converse was probably left in Petoskey with one of his sisters, Audrey or Vada, who were still there, with their families.

7. Lusena M. HUNTLEY was born on 20 Mar 1886 or 7 in Petoskey, Emmet, MI, and died in Sep 1977 in West Des Moines, Polk, IA. Her mother, Lusena CLOSE, died giving birth to her. Her father stayed in Petoskey until at least 1890, but then appeared in Baxter County, AR in 1895, where he remarried. There is no indication that any of Lusena's older siblings went to AR with their father. Lusena was the only one still a minor in 1900, and she lived with her sister Audrey and family at 425 State St, in Petoskey. The 1903 Petoskey city directory has Lusena M. HUNTLEY, student, boarding at 437 State. After 1903 Lucena probably went to live with her sister Vea, who was in Chicago in 1900, and moved to Wilmette, Cook, IL between 1905 and 1908. I haven't found Lusena or her future husband in the 1910 US Census.

She married on 15 Aug 1910 in Wilmette, Cook, IL to Elmer Joseph ENGLEDINGER, born 31 Jan 1885 in Hedrick, IA, and died 10 Sep 1933 in Ames, Story, IA.

Elmer attended a business college in Quincy, IL, and Lusena was a nurse. I don't know the names of the schools they attended, or dates.

Lusena and Elmer had 3 sons: Harvey (10 May 1912), Karl (8 Apr 1917) and John (5 May 1923). Harvey was born in Alburnett, Linn, IA, incorporated in 1912. So the family must have been in Linn County for a brief time. Karl and John were both born in Ames, Story, IA. So they were in Ames by 1917, where Elmer was employed in the banking business by 1918.

Elmer was a banking executive, starting as a bank president in Alburnett, Linn, IA before 1912, and then as cashier at a bank in Arlington, Fayette, IA. In 1916 he moved to Ames, Story, IA, purchased the Commercial Savings Bank, and became its president. The bank merged with Union National Bank in 1928, with Elmer as cashier. Then this larger bank merged with the Story County Trust and Savings Bank in 1932, with Elmer as executive vice president. He was a leading citizen in Ames, active in fundraising for charities, and with local schools, and the Masons.

Note: The Cashier of a bank in this context was not a bank teller, but rather the person responsible for receiving and disbursing money. In modern language, this position would be titled Comptroller.

Elmer's WWI draft card was dated 12 Sep 1918. They lived at 807 Duff, Ames, and Elmer worked at the Commercial Savings Bank, at 316 Main St, Ames.

In 1920 the ENGELDINGERs have a rented home at 816 Hodge Ave, in Ames, Iowa. Elmer ENGELDINGER is a Bank President. I can't tell if Karl's age is 2 and 0/12 or 2 and 9/12.

In 1925 E. J. Engeldinger owned a home valued at $6,000, free of mortgage, at 715 Grand Avenue, Ames, Iowa. Lusina had been through 12th grade, and E. J. also had 2 years of college. Lusena had been in Iowa for 13 years, so she arrived about 1912. The family was affiliated with the Congregational Church. The census also gives information about the parents.

Elmer was active in politics, and was named as a delegate to the Story County Republican Convention in 1930. The Great Depression had begun, and it must have been a difficult time for a banker.

The 1930 US Census has the family living at 715 Seventh Street, Ames. Elmer owns the home, valued at $8,000, and a radio. They were at 715 Grand Ave in 1925, so I wonder if the street had been renamed.

Elmer Joseph ENGELDINGER died on 10 Sep 1933 in Ames, of a heart attack after playing gold. He was 48. His death was quite a shock, and made front page headline news in the local newspaper. His wife was 47, and his sons were 21, 16 and 10.

In 1935, Lusena was working as a secretary for Dr. H. L. GULDEN, an osteopath, practicing at 318 ½ Main St, Ames. Recall that Elmer's bank was at 314 Main St. It is interesting that she was a secretary, but I'm sure her skills as a nurse were useful.

Lusena eventually joined her 4 sisters in Los Angeles County, CA. She registered as a Republican in 1948, 1950 and 1952 with the address 108 N. Oakhurst Drive, between Beverly Hills and Beverly Grove. The 1955 Beverly Hills Directory says she was a nurse.

Lusena returned to IA, as her last residence was in West Des Moines. She died at age 90 in Sep 1977, outliving her husband by 44 years.

Harvey Young ENGELDINGER was born 10 May 1912 in Alburnett, Linn, IA, and died 28 Apr 1991. He married on 3 Sep 1937 in Newton, Jasper, IA, to Marjorie DAVIS, born 1913 in Colfax, Jasper, IA, and died in 1991. Harvey and Marjorie probably lived in West Des Moines, as they share a memorial in what looks like a mausoleum, in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk, IA.

Harvey graduated in 1934, from Iowa State College (called Iowa State University after 1959), with a BS in Economics. He was a bookkeeper for Burroughs Adding Machine Co in 1938. The 1940 US Census for Des Moines says he was a Public Accountant for an Accounting company. His WWII draft card says his employer was Allen and Co.

Karl Huntley ENGELDINGER was born 8 Apr 1917 in Ames, and died 6 Jan 1994, age 76. He married about 1942, to Dorothy Mae FRAZIER, born 13 Mar 1920 in Glidden, Carroll, IA, and died in 2019, age 98 or 99.

Karl enlisted in the US Army on 7 Jan 1943, went into service on 14 Jan 1943, and was honorably discharged on 12 Feb 1946. He was a Private.

Karl and Dorothy are found in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, CA in 1950. Karl was a Republican and Dorothy was a Democrat. They lived at 609 Longfellow Ave. This is about 14 miles south of where Karl's mother was living at the time. Karl and Dorothy share a memorial in Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Maricopa, AZ. Karl died in 1994 and Dorothy in 2019.

John Elmer ENGELDINGER was born 5 May 1923 in Ames, Story, IA, and died 28 Feb 1973, age 49. He married on 24 Aug 1946 in Ames, to Grace Kathryn BROWN, born 22 Nov 1924 in Cresco, Howard, IA, and died 27 Nov 1998 in Iowa City, IA, age 74.

John enlisted in the Army Air Corps, entering service on 2 Feb 1943. He was discharged on 6 Jul 1943 for medical reasons, after being hospitalized in Santa Ana, CA in Jun 1943, and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

In 1947 John opened "The Wee Shop", a clothing store for children 12 and under. The original location was on Douglas Street, Ames, but in 1948 he moved to 218 Fifth Street, Ames. Then in 1953 he moved the shop to 314 Main St (the former location of his father's bank), and renamed it "Engeldinger's". The clippings below are all from the Ames Daily Tribune.

8. Adelbert David "Del" HUNTLEY was born on 14 Dec 1895, in Lone Rock, Baxter, AR, and died 12 Aug 1990, in Chicago, Cook, IL at age 95. He was the son of Adelbert Calvin HUNTLEY and his 2nd wife, Phebe Alice FISHER. He is buried at the State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery, Manteno, Kankakee, IL

Del enlisted in the US Navy on 13 Aug 1917, and served until 31 Jan 1919. At the time he registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917, he was single, living in Sallisaw, OK, and working on his own farm.

In the first section on this page, we saw that Adelbert D. HUNTLEY was with his family at age 4 in the 1900 US Census for Jenny Lind, Sebastian, AR and age 14 in the 1910 US Census for Boone, Logan, AR. When he came back from WWI, the family had moved to Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, and he joined them there in the 1920 US Census. In 1930 and 1940, he lived with his widowed mother in Chicago.

On 8 Nov 1939 Adelbert filed for a Social Security card in Edinburgh, TX where he was employed by the Woolworth Company. Then on 23 Jul 1941 he registered as an employee at the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company, in Chicago, IL. His address at the latter date was 2546 W. Monroe St, Chicago. Recall that the apartment he shared with his mother in 1930 was at 2424 Monroe St. So he had come back to the same area.

The WWII draft registration for Adelbert is not dated, but it says his age is 46, which puts it between 15 Dec 1942 and 14 Dec 1943. This record also has his address as 2546 W. Monroe St. Under "Person Who Will Always Know Your Address" he lists Mrs. William E. MARTIN, at the same address. This is his sister, Isel A. (HUNTLEY) MARTIN. The 1940 US Census shows the Willam E. MARTIN family, at this address.

In 1947 Del was living with his sister Isel and her son, Wayne MARTIN, at 327 S Leavitt Street, Chicago. This is less than a mile from where they lived in 1940, at 2546 W Monroe St, Chicago.

In 1958 Adelbert D. HUNTLEY had his driver's license revoked for driving while intoxicated. His address at the time was 4356 Crystal, Chicago. See the Suburbanite Economist, 23 Apr 1958, Wed, page 9.

9. Isel A. HUNTLEY was born on 30 Aug 1897, in Arkansas, and died 25 Apr 1966 in Chicago. She married William Ezra MARTIN. William and Isel were my (biological) grandparents. See the William Ezra MARTIN page.

Sources

[AKC] R.L. Polk & Co.'s illustrated historical atlas of Kent County, Michigan (1894)

Illustrated historical atlas of the county of Kent, Michigan (1876)

[ALC] Atlas of Lapeer County, Michigan (1874)

[AMC] Combination atlas map of Macomb County, Michigan / compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys by D. J. Stewart (1875)

[ER] Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

[GRK] The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich.: up to date, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens (1900)

[GTH] Grattan Township Historical Society

[HLC] History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. H. R. Page (1884)

[HKC] History of Kent County, Michigan (1881) by Leeson, M. A.

[HMC] History of Macomb County, Michigan (1882)

[KHD] History and directory of Kent County, Michigan, containing a history of each township, and the city of Grand Rapids (1870)

[MSG] Michigan state gazetteer and business directory (many years)

[VWH] John Huntley, Immigrant of Boston & Roxbury, Massachusetts and Lyme, Connecticut 1647-1677, and Some of His Descendants, Book I (1978) by Virgil W. Huntley

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