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     (?) Phelps was born on 24 May 1828.¹ He died the same day.¹

     Phoebe Maranda Phelps was born on 24 May 1828.¹ She died on 29 May 1829 at age 1.¹

     Margaret Sophia Phelps was born on 19 December 1831 in Russell, St. Lawrence Co., New York.^3,1 She married Stephen Pratt, son of Jerod Pratt and Jemima Sterm, on 7 January 1856.^4,5,1 She died on 11 August 1909 in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 77 from diabetes mellitus.^1,4 She was buried on 13 August 1909 at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,4,6
     She and her husband Stephen lived in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.^{7,8,9,10,11,4}
     Her father's will, dated 30 April 1873 and proved 1 May 1877, left all his property to his second wife Martha. At her death, any property remaining was to go to his daughters Charity M. Burlingham, Margaret S. Pratt, and Martha O. Gilbert. Charity and Margaret were specifically left two feather beds and a pair of gold earrings that had belonged to their mother.^12,13

     Calvin Phelps Jr. was born on 11 September 1834.¹ He died on 18 November 1834.¹

     Ager Noble Phelps was born on 16 March 1821.¹ He died in 1836.¹

     Martha P. Maynard was born on 3 November 1797 in Conway, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.^1,4,5 She was married by A. G. Gardner, Justice of the Peace, to Calvin Phelps, son of Philip Phelps and Catherine Moss, on 6 March 1837 in Auburn, Geauga Co., Ohio.^6,7 She died on 1 September 1883 (or 24 August 1882, according to a newspaper article on the Maynard Reunion) in Geauga Co., Ohio, at age 85.^2,8,9 She was buried on 9 September 1883 at South Newbury Cemetery (Section 1, Lot 17) in Geauga Co., Ohio.^8,2
     She and her husband Calvin settled in Bellevue, Eaton Co., Michigan, where Calvin had moved three years earlier.^10,6 They moved from Bellevue to Newbury Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio, in June 1848.⁶ They are listed in the census of 1850 in Auburn Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio, along with their children Calvin M. and M. O. Phelps. They were living next door to Martha's brother Luther and his family. Also listed in Luther's household were his (and Martha's) parents Moses and Lucy Maynard, and Calvin's daughter C. M. Phelps.¹¹
     In the 1860 census she and Calvin are listed in South Newbury, Geauga Co., Ohio. Living with them were their daughter Martha and her husband Clinton Morton. Calvin's occupation is listed as a carpenter.¹² They are listed twice in the 1870 census, both times in Newbury Twp. Calvin's occupation is listed as a farmer.^13,14
     In her husband Calvin Phelps' will, dated 30 April 1873 and proved 1 May 1877, she was left all of his property, with the proviso that the executor could sell the real estate to pay debts, except for one acre reserved for her. The land was sold, to her, on 20 Dec 1877 for $500.^15,16
     On 13 May 1878 she applied for a widow's pension based on her husband Calvin's military service during the War of 1812. She was admitted to the pension rolls on 27 February 1879, and received $8.00/month.⁶
     In 1880 she was living as a widow with her sister Harriet and her husband Thomas Wilson in Auburn Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio.¹⁷
     She died intestate, and on 15 October 1883 E. J. Wicks petitioned the court in Geauga Co., Ohio, to be appointed administrator of her estate, suggesting Johnson Way, Lewis Way, and Harvey Ensign as appraisers. Her daughter Martha O. Gilbert relinquished her right as administratrix. The personal estate was estimated to be worth $100, and the real estate $350. The petition was granted, and E. J. Wicks posted an administrator's bond of $500, with Orrin Maynard and Wm. Howard as secondary administrators.¹⁸

     Calvin Maynard Phelps was born on 8 May 1838 in Michigan.^1,2
     In 1860 Calvin Maynard Phelps was living in the household of widows Elizabeth Wheatley and Elizabeth Attenborough in Nelson Twp., Portage Co., Ohio,⁴ where he was principal of the Nelson Academy.⁴

     (?) Phelps was born on 10 November 1839.¹ He died five days later, on 15 November 1839.¹

     Martha Olivia Phelps was born on 7 April 1842 (the 1900 census says April 1843) in Michigan.^1,4,3,2 She was married first, by Anson Matthews, J. P., to DeWitt Clinton Morton on 25 April 1860 in Geauga Co., Ohio.⁵ She was married second, by Elder A. A. Mead, to Samuel Stevens Gilbert, son of Hervey Gilbert and Diantha Stevens, on 11 January 1863 in Geauga Co., Ohio.⁶ She died on 11 August 1905 in Blaine Twp., Benzie Co., Michigan, at age 63 from tuberculosis, with "La Gripp" (flu) as a contributing factor.¹ She was buried on 12 August 1905 at Blaine Township Cemetery (Section A, Lot 7; her death certificate says, apparently erroneously, Gilmore Cemetery) in Benzie Co., Michigan.^7,1
     After their marriage she and her first husband DeWitt lived with her parents in South Newbury, Geauga Co., Ohio.⁸
     Her father's will, dated 30 April 1873 and proved 1 May 1877, left all his property to his second wife Martha. At her death, any property remaining was to go to his daughters Charity M. Burlingham, Margaret S. Pratt, and Martha O. Gilbert.^9,10
     She and her second husband Samuel are listed twice in the 1870 census. On 25 June 1870 they were enumerated in Manistee, Manistee Co., Michigan, with children Nellie O., Edwin L., and Cecil L.¹¹, and on 30 June 1870 they were enumerated in Gilmore Twp. in neighboring Benzie Co., Michigan, with the same children.¹² They moved to Blaine Twp., Benzie Co., Michigan, by 1880, where they lived the rest of their lives.^13,4,14
     The 1900 census says she had a total of eight children, with five living in 1900. Her death certificate says seven children, with four living in 1905.^4,1

     Stephen Pratt was born on 1 July 1831 in New York.^3,4 He married Margaret Sophia Phelps, daughter of Calvin Phelps and Laura Stiles, on 7 January 1856.^5,6,7 He died on 9 October 1911 at his son Maurice's home in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 80, from old age and heart failure.^3,6 He was buried on 11 October 1911 at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^6,8
     As a child he moved with his parents first to Ohio, then to Ionia Co., Michigan.⁶ He moved to Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, about 1851⁶, and bought a farm there in 1855.⁶ He and his wife Margaret lived there all their marred life.^{9,10,11,4,12,5} In 1910, after his wife's death, his divorced daughter Louise was living with him.¹² His house was destroyed by fire on 10 June 1910, after which he lived with his children until his death the following year.⁶
     He served during the Civil War as a private in Company I, 13th Michigan Infantry. He enlisted on 15 October 1861, and was mustered in on 17 January 1862. He was discharged for disability, with chronic diarrhea and rheumatism, on 12 July 1862 in Detroit, Michigan.^13,14 During his service his regiment served in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, and fought at the Battle of Shiloh.¹⁵

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• 13th Regiment, Michigan Infantry
  
• Battle of Shiloh
  
• Siege of Corinth
  
• Shiloh National Military Park.
  

     Worthy Wallace Pratt was born on 20 January 1858 in Michigan.^1,3 He married Louise Mansfield.^4,5,6 He died on 3 March 1905 in Stockbridge, Calumet Co., Wisconsin, at age 47.¹ He was buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Calumet Co., Wisconsin.^7,1
     In 1880 Worthy Wallace Pratt was living servant in the household of A. Burkholz in Saugatuck Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan,⁸ and also working as a fisherman.⁸ From 1882 to 1883 he and his cousins Samuel Mark Burlingham and Justin Moss Burlingham briefly ran their own fishing business in Saugatuck. The business was unprofitable, and was sold. Samuel and Justin's sister Cora did their housework during this time. In later years Justin wrote several poems, including one about his fishing days on Lake Michigan that prominently mentions his cousin Wallace.^9,10
     In 1900 he was living in Harrison, Calumet Co., Wisconsin, with his daughters Fern and Bessie. Living with them were servants Mary Potter and Jahe Dashler.³ He was then working as a farmer.^3,1

     Herschel H. Pratt was born on 20 February 1861 (based on his age at death of 41 years, 9 months, and 9 days) in Michigan.^1,3,4 He was married by S. D. McKee to Mary E. Arbogast, daughter of C. Arbogast and Catherine Hefly, on 30 July 1892 in Allegan, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁵ He died on 29 November 1902 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 41 from tuberculosis.¹ He was buried on 2 December 1902 at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,6
     He was a farmer, and also worked as a day laborer.^1,7 He and his wife Mary were living in Otsego Village, Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1900. Living with them was Mary's married daughter Pearl Wylie from her first marriage.⁷

     Louisa M. Pratt was born on 13 November 1866 in Michigan.^3,4,5 She was married by Addison M. Buck to Charles Archibald Dell, son of William A. Dell and Mary (?), on 10 April 1883 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the bride's father Stephen and brother Herschel.^1,3 They were divorced sometime before 1900, when they were both listed as divorced in the census.^6,7 She died on 1 January 1947 at age 80.³ She was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁸
     She was living in Allegan, Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1900 with her daughter Cora, age 16, but not with her daughter Elsie, age 14, who was then in California with her grandmother Mary Dell.^7,9 She was then working as a dressmaker.⁷ In 1910 she was living with her father in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.¹⁰ She was living with her sister Hattie Bulmer's family in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, in 1920¹¹, and with her daughter Cora Edgell's family in Battle Creek in 1930.¹²

     Charles Archibald Dell was born on 7 March 1862 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,4 He was married by Addison M. Buck to Louisa M. Pratt, daughter of Stephen Pratt and Margaret Sophia Phelps, on 10 April 1883 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the bride's father Stephen and brother Herschel.^5,2 They were divorced sometime before 1900, when they were both listed as divorced in the census.^4,6 He died on 19 January 1930 at age 67.²
     He was a farmer.⁵

     Hattie M. Pratt was born in December 1869 in Michigan.^2,3 She was married by L. N. Pattison, pastor of the M. E. Church, to William Bulmer, son of Walker Bulmer and Mary Rowe, on 25 October 1894 at the bride's home in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,1 She died on 26 June 1950 at age 80.⁵
     She and her husband William were living on a rented farm in Gun Plain Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1900. A boarder, John Casson, was living with them.⁶ They moved to another farm in Kalamazoo Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, by 1910.⁷ In 1920 they were living at 108 Kendall St. in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Living with them were Hattie's sister Louise Dell, and a niece, Mary Hall.⁸ They were living on their own farm in Emmett Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan, in 1930.⁹
     She and William had no children.¹

     William Bulmer was born in July 1866 in Macomb Co., Michigan.^4,3 He was married by L. N. Pattison, pastor of the M. E. Church, to Hattie M. Pratt, daughter of Stephen Pratt and Margaret Sophia Phelps, on 25 October 1894 at the bride's home in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,1 He died on 26 January 1950 at age 83.¹
     He and his wife Hattie were living on a rented farm in Gun Plain Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1900. A boarder, John Casson, was living with them.⁴ They moved to another farm in Kalamazoo Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, by 1910.⁵ In 1920 they were living at 108 Kendall St. in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Living with them were Hattie's sister Louise Dell, and a niece, Mary Hall.⁶ He was then working as a carpenter.⁶ They were living on their own farm in Emmett Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan, in 1930.⁷
     In the late 1920s or early 1930s he had a stroke, and was bedridden for many years.²
     He and Hattie had no children.¹

     Maurice Elam Pratt was born on 13 September 1879 (his online death record says 11 Sep 1878) in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,1,5 He was married by J. E. Littell, Pastor of the Baptist Church, to Norma Lydia Shank, daughter of Edward Shank and Lydia Rice, on 15 May 1901 in Heath Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,3 He died on 27 May 1954 (the Burlingham genealogy says 25 May 1954) in Imperial, Imperial Co., California, at age 74.^5,3
     At the time of the third WWI draft registration on 12 September 1918, Maurice Elam Pratt and his wife Norma were living in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ They were living in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, in 1930. Their daughter Margaret and her husband Harold Atkin were living with them, as was Norma's widowed mother Lydia.⁶
     He was a blacksmith at the time of his marriage, and later an auto mechanic and garage owner. In 1918 he was working for the Republic Truck Co. in Alma, Michigan.^2,7,3,6,1

     Norma Lydia Shank was born on 3 April 1881 in Michigan.⁴ She was married by J. E. Littell, Pastor of the Baptist Church, to Maurice Elam Pratt, son of Stephen Pratt and Margaret Sophia Phelps, on 15 May 1901 in Heath Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,3 She died on 5 May 1949 in Imperial, Imperial Co., California, at age 68.⁴
     At the time of the third WWI draft registration on 12 September 1918, she and her husband Maurice were living in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁵ In 1920 she and her daughter Margaret were living with her parents in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.⁶ She and Maurice were living in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan, in 1930. Their daughter Margaret and her husband Harold Atkin were living with them, as was Norma's widowed mother Lydia.⁷
     She was a teacher at the time of her marriage, and later a nurse and Health Commissioner for the city of Otsego.^1,6,3

     Margaret L. Pratt was born about 1908 in Michigan.¹ She married Harold M. Atkin about 1929.³
     She and Harold had two children, Lawrence Carl (b 11 December 1931) and Marlea (b 30 April 1933).^4,2

     Calvin E. Pratt was probably born about July 1863 in Michigan.^4,5,3,6 He drowned in a mill pond on 25 April 1878 in Pine Creek, Allegan Co., Michigan.^5,3,2 He was buried on 26 April 1878 at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^7,5
     On the morning of the day he died, he and his mother, and his older brother Herschel, took some grain to the mill at Pine Creek. After leaving their grain at the mill, he stayed behind while Herschel and his mother went to visit with her sister Charity (Phelps) Burlingham. When they returned late that afternoon to pick up their grain, Calvin wasn't there, and they assumed he had returned home. When they found that he wasn't at home, Herschel and his father returned to the mill. Neighbors nearby told them that they had last seen Calvin in a boat on the mill pond around noon. A group began searching for him, and found his body in the pond around midnight.⁵

     Burton C. Price married Susan Burlingham, daughter of Philip Burlingham and Ann Sherwood, before 10 January 1856.^3,4 He died on 26 August 1859 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁵
     He went by the name Bert.³

     Ada M. Price was born on 6 July 1856 in Michigan.² She married Charles Bezaleel Tracy, son of Elisha Tracy and Jane Johnson, on 28 November 1875 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^5,3 She died from pneumonia on 13 February 1923 in South Haven Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 66.² She was buried on 15 February 1923 at Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan.^6,2
     She and her husband Charles were living in Rose Lake, Osceola Co., Michigan, in 1880⁷, in Bangor Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan, in 1900⁸, and in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in 1910.⁹ In 1880 they had three boarders living with them.⁷
     Sometime after her husband's death she apparently moved to Craighead Co., Arkansas, where her daughter Susie and her family were living, as she is listed there in Jonesboro in the 1920 census as a servant in the home of Clinton Frazier and his family. Her occupation was given as practical nurse.^10,11

     Charles Bezaleel Tracy was born on 4 September 1850 in Silver Creek Twp., Cass Co., Michigan.^5,1 He married Ada M. Price, daughter of Burton C. Price and Susan Burlingham, on 28 November 1875 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^1,2 He died from chronic cystitis (a urinary tract infection) on 22 January 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 63.⁵ He was buried on 23 January 1914 at Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan.^6,5
     He and his wife Addie were living in Rose Lake, Osceola Co., Michigan, in 1880⁷, in Bangor Twp., Van Buren Co., Michigan, in 1900⁸, and in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in 1910.⁹ In 1880 they had three boarders living with them.⁷ During his life he worked as a laborer, farmer, and carpenter, and at the time of his death was working for the Michigan Paper Box Co.^7,8,9,5

     Bertha Antoinette Tracy was born on 29 September 1876 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.^4,3,5 She married William Clifford Burge, son of William Burge and Elizabeth McDonough, on 14 January 1907 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.³ She died on 2 May 1965 at South Haven Community Hospital in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 88.^5,4 She was buried on 5 May 1965 at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.^4,5
     She moved to South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, about 1895⁴, and she and her husband William are listed there in the censuses from 1910 to 1940. In 1940 they had five lodgers living with them.^6,7,8,9
     They owned and operated the Burge and Burge grocery store in South Haven^4,2, and William also worked as a fireman.² She was a member of the South Haven Library Board, the Scott Club (serving as president), the Garden Club, the Rebekah Lodge, Eastern Star, and the South Haven Congregational Church.⁴

     Della D. Tracy was born on 8 June 1879 in Newaygo Co., Michigan.³ She died on 29 May 1918 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at age 38 from acute Bright's disease (i.e., nephritis, or kidney inflammation).³ She was buried beside her parents at Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan, on 31 May 1918.^4,3,5
     In 1910 she was living with her sister Susie's family in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon.² She was a dress maker³, and never married.^3,5

     Hayward Albert Tracy was born on 3 June 1892 in Clarendon Hills, DuPage Co., Illinois.^2,3 He was married first, by P. Ray Norton, Pastor, to Laura E. Quick, daughter of Arthur C. Quick and Catherine Stryker, on 27 October 1913 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.³ He married second Grace Bertha Ascott, daughter of Mordecai Ascott and Sarah Ann Murphy, on 15 October 1927, probably in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.⁴ He died in November 1957 at age 65.⁵ He was buried on 14 November 1957 at Riverside Cemetery (Block 35, Lot 2) in Adams Co., Colorado.⁵
     He grew up in Van Buren and Kent Co., Michigan,^1,6, but after his marriage to Laura E. Quick he lived and worked in many locations throughout the country. They were living in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co., Texas, when their daughter Virginia was born in 1914⁷; in Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, in 1915, where he was working as a clerk for the Hausman Drug Co.⁸; in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, working as a soda fountain dispenser at Peck Bros. Drug Co., when he registered for the World War I draft in 1917²; in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, in 1920, working as a salesman at a men's clothing store⁹; and in Palisades Park, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at the time of Laura's death in 1927.¹⁰
     He and his second wife Grace were living in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, in 1928, where he was a manager at the Green Lantern Fountain Service¹¹; in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in 1930, where he was a salesman for a grocery (his 16-year-old daughter Virginia was then living with her grandparents Arthur and Catherine Quick in South Haven)^12,13; in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, in 1935¹⁴; and in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in 1940, where he was a manager at a drug store.¹⁴ He was living in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, and employed by Gongwer-Frizzell, an ice cream company, when he registered for the World War II draft in 1942. It's unknown, however, whether his wife Grace was then with him or not. He listed his sister Mrs. W. C. Burge of South Haven, Michigan, as his closest contact.¹⁵
     In his World War I draft registration he reported that he had served as a private in the Michigan National Guard for two years, and one year in the hospital branch.²

     Susie Maud Tracy was born on 21 September 1881 in Rose Lake, Osceola Co., Michigan.^1,2 She married John Horace Malbone, son of John Solomon Malbone and Mary Cordelia Rawson, on 18 December 1906 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.³ She died on 19 December 1974 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 93.⁴ She was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.⁵
     In 1900, before her marriage, she was living and working as a servant with the family of Jacob Hostetter in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁶
     Her husband John worked most of his life for his father John Solomon Malbone, owner and manager of Malbone Hardware in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan,^7,8 and her husband's obituary describes him as a lifelong resident of the South Haven area.⁷ However, his father sold the store in 1907 and moved to Virginia.⁸ She and John apparently went with him, at least for a time, as their son Gordon was born there in September 1908.⁹
     In 1910 she and John were living in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, along with Susie's sister Della.¹⁰
     In 1911 John's father bought back the hardware store⁸, and they returned to South Haven, where they were living when John registered for the World War I draft in 1918.¹¹ By 1920, however, they had moved to Jonesboro Twp., Craighead Co., Arkansas, and John was working as a lumberman.¹² They did eventually return again to South Haven, and are listed there in the 1930 and 1940 censuses. In 1940 John's father, and his (John Jr.'s) widowed sister Winifred Farrend, were living with them.^13,14
     On 10 April 1955 Susie was nearly overcome by smoke when an Easter dinner she was cooking began to burn. Two neighborhood boys, William Johnson, 13, and Keith Stillson, 12, saw the smoke, entered the house and brought her outside, and called the fire department. They cleared the smoke from the house, which had no fire damage.¹⁵

     Edward H. Rice was born on 27 November 1839 in Michigan.^1,4,5 He was married by E. P. Harvey, Minister, to Susan Burlingham, daughter of Philip Burlingham and Ann Sherwood, on 10 March 1864 in Van Buren Co., Michigan. The witnesses were Sewell Rice (Edward's father, presumably) and Lydia H. Camp, Edward's sister.⁶ He died on 26 July 1913 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 73 from heart disease, with gastritis as a contributing factor.¹ He was buried on 29 July 1913 at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.^1,3
     His mother Lucy Ann Price may have been the sister of his wife Susan Burlingham's first husband Burton Price.³
     He served during the Civil War in Co. H of the 12th Michigan Infantry, enlisting as a private on 26 October 1861 for three years service. The regiment was mustered in on 5 March 1862. They left Michigan on 18 March for St. Louis, Missouri, then traveled by steamboat to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, where they were attached to Colonel Peabody's brigade, General Prentiss's division, of the Army of the Tennessee. They fought at the Battle of Shiloh 6-7 April, and participated in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi, from 29 April to 30 May. They also saw action at the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi, on 19 September, and at the Battle of Hatchie's Bridge at Matamora, Tennessee, on 5 October. On 24 December they successfully defended their post at Middleburg, Tennessee, against a force of 3,000 Confederates under Gen. Van Dorn, for which they were formally commended by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant for their "gallant and efficient service."
     They moved to Memphis, Tennessee, then to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where they were part of the Siege of Vicksburg from 4 June to 4 July 1863. They next participated in the Siege of Little Rock, Arkansas, in August and September, and the Battle of Bayou Fourche on 10 September.
     The regiment was then "veteranized," with 334 re-enlisting, including Edward Rice, on 19 December 1863 in Little Rock. Veterans were granted 30 days furlough, and started home for Michigan in January 1864. It was during his furlough that Edward Rice and Susan Burlingham were married, on 10 March 1864. The regiment then returned to Little Rock, arriving on 1 April.
     They were engaged in various skirmishes in Arkansas during the summer of 1864, until October when they arrived at Duvall's Bluff, where they performed guard duty for the railroad, and provost and fatigue duty, until 6 June 1865, when they moved to Little Rock.
     On 1 September 1865 he was promoted to sergeant. Shortly afterward, on 26 September, Companies H and K moved to Camden, Arkansas. In January 1866 the regiment gathered in Camden, where they were mustered out on 15 February. They left for Michigan right away, arriving in Jackson on 27 February, and were paid and disbanded on 6 March.^7,8
     He and his wife Susan are listed in the 1870 census in Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, along with Ada M. Rice (age 14) and Leroy E. Rice (age 2). Ada Rice is actually Ada Price, Susan's daughter by her first husband Burton Price.⁴ By 1880 they had moved to Arlington, Van Buren Co., Michigan, next door to Edward's mother Lucy.⁹ In 1900 and 1910 they were living in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan. Living with them then was their son Sewell.^5,10

More Information / Background

• Battle of Shiloh
  
• Siege of Corinth
  
• Battle of Iuka
  
• Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
  
• Vicksburg Campaign
  
• Siege of Vicksburg
  
• Battle of Bayou Fourche.
  

     Leroy Rice was born on 6 September 1869 in Michigan.¹ He married Emma Barbara Linsenmeyer, daughter of William Linsenmeyer and Elizabeth M. Michels, on 3 March 1892 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.⁴ Emma filed for a divorce on 9 August 1919 in Van Buren Co., Michigan, but it was contested by Leroy, and they seem to have stayed together for many more years.⁵ They apparently separated sometime between 1930, when they were listed together in the census, and 1935, when according to the 1940 census they were living apart.^6,7,8 They finally were divorced on 12 December 1949 in Van Buren Co.^9,10 He died on 5 August 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 86.¹ He was buried on 8 August 1956 at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.^11,1
     He went by the name "Roy."³ He and his wife Emma lived most of their married lives in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at 748 Green St., where they are listed together in the censuses from 1910 to 1930.^12,13,6 From at least 1935 to 1940 he lived with his brother Sewell at 212 Superior St. in South Haven.⁷
     He was a fireman in the city's first hook and ladder company in 1892¹⁴, but worked as a mason most of his life.^12,13,6

     Sewell Jackson Rice was born on 29 January 1875 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,1 He died on 31 March 1949 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, at age 74.³ He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan.⁵
     He lived most of his life in South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, where he was a plumber and owned his own business. He is listed there with his parents in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, and remained in his parents' house at 212 Superior St. after their death. He is listed as the owner in 1920, and his mother Susan and aunt Martha (Burlingham) Johnson were then living with him. He apparently later rented out part of the house. At the same address in 1930 were Charles E. Brown and his family, listed as renters, and in 1940 Fred Wolf and his family were listed there as renters. Sewell's brother Leroy was also listed with him in 1940.^6,7,8,9,10 He never married.⁴