Living [Parents]
Other marriages:Living
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living F iii Living
Living [Parents]
Other marriages:Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living M iii Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living F iii Living
Leila Swanton [Parents] was born on 6 Nov 1892 in ,Michigan, USA. She died on 19 Jan 1986 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA. She married Living.
buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Kent Co. Michigan. DOD 2 Jan 1986 on cert.
Thomas William Gransden [Parents] was born 1 on 2 Feb 1810 in Stockbury, Kent, England. He was christened 2 on 15 Apr 1810 in Stockbury Parish, Kent County, England. He died 3 on 12 Jun 1887 in Edenville, Midland, Michigan, USA. He was buried 4 in 1887 in Edenville, Midland, Michigan, USA. He married Elizabeth Ann Aikens on 11 Nov 1849 in Oshawa, Canada.
Other marriages:Green, Amy
Marriage to Elizabeth Ann Aikens, Vol 5 St Gregary Mission 1844-1856
Married Amy sometimes called Emma Green Married in Stockbury England.
Thomas Gransden lived at Lot 8 Con 3 Whitby Township,York County 1850-1 ( Library Richmond Hill Canada)
Thomas left England in 1837 for Canada with his son William and daughter Frances E. ( who died aboard ship.)
He came to Michigan around 1871 after his son settled in the Edenville area. He was a gardener by trade in Stockbury, England and most likely the same in Canada. After coming to Edenville (then it was called Sixteen) He planted the Edenville Cemetery, and for that was given his pick of lots. He picked the top of the hill and they are resting there now.
His second wife came with him to Edenville (Elizabeth Ann (Aikens) Swanton], she had been the wife of John Swanton deceased .(see marriage record){ also her notes} After Amy's death he was introduced to Elizabeth by an organization called FRIENDS.
On February 27,1874 he took out his Declaration of Intention for US citizenship and became a citizen on June 24,1879.
Thomas had very little schooling, as did many at that time,and signed his documents with an X.
Thomas and his family left England because times were bad and Canada was booming.
To keep the family straight, Thomas had his family, Elizabeth had hers, and they had theirs. He registered to vote in 1882. (From the township voter reister book). In 1874 August 22 he was paid $5.00 for road work in the township.
Thomas died in the Axford House Hotel that was owned by his son Thomas Gransden, son of Elizabeth.
Gransden, Thomas 1810 – 1887 - buried Edenville Cemetery
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/midland/edenville/cemetery/e35101.txt
Elizabeth Ann Aikens was born on 18 Nov 1814 in ,Ireland. She died on 2 Mar 1888 in Edenville, Midland, Michigan, USA. She was buried in Edenville, Midland, Michigan, USA. She married Thomas William Gransden on 11 Nov 1849 in Oshawa, Canada.
Other marriages:Swanton, John
First married John Swanton
Came to Canada in 1819
Gransden, Elizabeth 1814 – 1888 - Edenville Cemetery
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Gransden F ii Elizabeth V. P. Gransden M iii Stephen L Gransden
James Anthony Swanton [Parents] was born on 25 Feb 1934 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA. He died on 20 Jun 1991 in Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA. He was buried on 22 Jun 1991 in Edenville, Midland, Michigan, USA. He married Living.
They had the following children:
F i Living M ii Living
James Clark was born on 25 Sep 1935 in Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA. He died on 9 Nov 1990 in Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA. He was buried on 12 Nov 1990 in Midland, Midland, Michigan, USA. He married Living.
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living M iii Living