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     Cecil Wilda Nichols was born on 5 June 1920 in Michigan.² She married Milton E. Woodin, son of Edward Ira Woodin and Ruby Nancy Orr, about 1944 (based on her age at death).¹ She died on 8 May 1947 in Douglas, Allegan Co., Michigan, at age 26 from acute myocarditis (i.e., a heart infection), with "toxemia of pregnancy" (i.e., pre-eclampsia) as a contributing factor.¹ She was buried on 10 May 1947 at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.¹

     William Henry Ernsberger was born on 7 August 1847 (the 1900 census says August 1848) in Rochester, Oakland Co., Michigan.^1,3,4 He was married by Frederick Traver, Minister, to Emily L. Phillips, daughter of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 12 March 1871 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the bride's widowed sister Juliette Ransom and her future husband John McRath.² He died on 5 April 1908 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at age 60 from cirrhosis of the liver.¹ He was buried on 7 April 1908 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.¹
     In 1880 William Henry Ernsberger and his wife Emily were living on Green St. in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan. William's widowed mother Ellen was living with them, as was their nephew William Phillips, son of Emily's brother William and his first wife Hannah Sickles.⁵ They soon afterwards moved to Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, where their daughter Nellie was born in 1881⁶, and where they are listed on Calhoun St. in the 1900 census.⁷
     When he was married in 1871, he was working as a mechanic, but was a carpenter for most of his life.^2,5,7

     Charles W. Ernsberger was born on 21 February 1874 in Michigan.^2,1 He was married by F. M. Webster, Clergyman, to Laura Shattuck, daughter of Nelson T. Shattuck, on 4 June 1895 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.¹ They were probably separated by 12 September 1918, when Charles listed his mother as his nearest relative on his World War I draft registration form. Laura filed for divorce on 27 April 1920 charging non-support, and it was granted on 7 September 1920.^2,3
     In 1900 Charles W. Ernsberger and his wife Laura were living with Laura's widowed father and his family at 311 Frazel in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.⁴ By 1910 they were living in their own house in Lansing.⁵ Charles was living in Oxford, Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1918.²
     He was working as a clerk at the time of his marriage in 1895, as a plumber in 1900, as a billiard room proprietor in 1910, and as an insurance salesman for Detroit Life Insurance Co. in 1918.^1,4,5,2
     He and Laura had one known child, Frank H. (b 2 November 1895, d 23 February 1953).^4,6

     Laura Shattuck was born about 1873 in Michigan.¹ She was married by F. M. Webster, Clergyman, to Charles W. Ernsberger, son of William Henry Ernsberger and Emily L. Phillips, on 4 June 1895 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.¹ They were probably separated by 12 September 1918, when Charles listed his mother as his nearest relative on his World War I draft registration form. Laura filed for divorce on 27 April 1920 charging non-support, and it was granted on 7 September 1920.^3,4 She died in 1940.⁵ She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Ingham Co., Michigan.⁵
     In 1900 she and her husband Charles were living with her widowed father and his family at 311 Frazel in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.² By 1910 they were living in their own house in Lansing.⁶
     She and her son Frank were living at 390 Greenwood Ave. in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, in 1920. Three boarders were living with them.⁷ In 1930 she and Frank were living with one boarder at 2690 Hooper Ave. in Detroit.⁸
     She and Charles had one known child, Frank H. (b 2 November 1895, d 23 February 1953).^2,9

     Nellie I. Ernsberger was born on 22 January 1881 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.¹ She died from "brain fever" on 5 August 1881 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.²

     Loren Frank Ernsberger was born on 22 August 1883 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.^2,1 He was married by N. F. Jenkins, Pastor, to Cora Marie Chamberlin, daughter of Palmer C. Chamberlin and Mary H. Ransom, on 25 August 1906 in Mason, Ingham Co., Michigan.³
     In 1910 Loren Frank Ernsberger and his wife Cora were living at 1615 Martin St. in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan. Living at the same address were Vere McDonald and his wife Marie.⁴ By 1918 they had moved to 1211 East Main St. in Lansing¹, and then to Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan, sometime between 1920 and 1930.^5,6 Loren's mother Emily lived with them, probably from at least 1920 to 1930.^5,6
     He was working as a mechanic at the time of his marriage in 1906, as a factory machinist in 1910, as a liveryman in 1918, as a railroad signalman in 1920, and as a house painter in 1930.^3,4,1,5,6
     He and Cora had one known child, Arnold L. (b 16 February 1909, d 12 February 1984).^4,7

     Cora Marie Chamberlin was born on 1 May 1883 in Chester, Eaton Co., Michigan.^3,2 She was married by N. F. Jenkins, Pastor, to Loren Frank Ernsberger, son of William Henry Ernsberger and Emily L. Phillips, on 25 August 1906 in Mason, Ingham Co., Michigan.² She died on 17 May 1971 in Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 88.³ She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery (Plot F-27) in Eaton Co., Michigan.³
     In 1910 she and her husband Loren were living at 1615 Martin St. in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan. Living at the same address were Vere McDonald and his wife Marie.⁴ By 1918 they had moved to 1211 East Main St. in Lansing¹, and then to Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan, sometime between 1920 and 1930.^5,6 Loren's mother Emily lived with them, probably from at least 1920 to 1930.^5,6
     She and Loren had one known child, Arnold L. (b 16 February 1909, d 12 February 1984).^4,7

     William H. Phillips was born on 5 May 1874 in Pontiac Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan.^1,2 He married May R. Hopkins, daughter of George Hopkins and Ermina Harrington, about 1899.³
     He and his wife May lived in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, at 38 S. Saginaw St. in 1900³, and at 20 Wesson St., at the corner with S. Saginaw St., in 1910.⁴ In his 1918 registration for the World War I draft, his permanent home address is listed as 51 O'Reilly St. in Pontiac, Michigan, with his wife at the same address. His occupation is given as painter, but no employer is listed.⁵ He may be the William Phillips listed as an inmate at the Michigan State Prison in Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan, in the 1920 census, working as a book binder in the prison print shop.⁶
     The identification of William Phillips's wife as May Hopkins is a bit complex. From the 1900 census, she was born in August 1874 in Michigan, and both of her parents were also born in Michigan. From William's birth record and World War I draft registration, both with the same birth date, it's clear that his address was 51 O'Reilly St. in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1918. From the census, in 1920 William's wife May was living at the same address, but without William, and her mother's name was then Ermina Stoll.
     In the censuses there's a Joseph Stoll with wife Ermina in Pontiac, at 124 Wesson St. in 1900 and at 55 O'Riley St. in 1910. From their entries, Joseph and Ermina were married about 1889 or 1890. From the LDS "Michigan Marriages 1868-1925" database, Joseph A. Stoll (age 34) married Ermina (Harrington) Hopkins (34) on 18 Apr 1889 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. Their marriage record also indicates that this was Joseph's first marriage, and Ermina's second. Their marriage date (1889), May's birth date (1874), and the fact that this was Joseph's first marriage, imply that May was actually Ermina's daughter from a previous marriage, but was listed with her stepfather's surname in the 1910 census.
     Again from the LDS "Michigan Marriages 1868-1925" database, George Hopkins (age 24) married Emanda Harrington (age 16) on 21 Nov 1870 in Owosso, Shiawassee Co., Michigan. Also, George M. Hopkins (age 39) married Minnie Vanderwerf (age 24) on 24 Feb 1887 in Attica, Lapeer Co., Michigan. The 1880 census lists George (33) and Ermina Hopkins (25), with a daughter May (5), in Shiawassee Co., Michigan, and the 1900 census lists George (51) and Minnie Hopkins (36), in Oakland Co., Michigan.
     Thus, George Hopkins and Ermina Harrington married in November 1870, and had May in August 1874. They divorced sometime between 1880 (when they were listed together in the census) and 1887 (when George remarried). Ermina was also remarried, to Joseph Stoll in 1889.^{3,1,2,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14}

     Ida Hudnot was born about 1867 in Michigan.¹ She was married by C. R. Kellerman, Clergyman, to Lewis Orin Phillips, son of Alfred W. Phillips and Elmira Eldridge, on 11 August 1897 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.¹ They were probably separated by 1900, when they were listed separately in the census. They were officially divorced on 1 July 1902 (filed by Lewis on 5 November 1901) in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^2,3,4

     Phoebe J. Brisbin was born on 2 November 1860 in Ohio.³ She married first Horace Boardman on 25 September 1876 in Wood Co., Ohio.^2,3 She was married second, by C. A. Hemenway, Minister, to Lewis Orin Phillips, son of Alfred W. Phillips and Elmira Eldridge, on 8 July 1903 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.¹
     She and her first husband Horace were living at 1312 North St. in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in 1900.³ They had three children, with two living in 1900, but only one whose name is known: Ina (b 10 July 1895).³
     She and her second husband Lewis were living at 833 S. Burdick St. in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in 1910, along with her daughter Ina Boardman from her first marriage, Lewis's daughter Mattie from his first marriage, and a boarder named Edward Dietrich.⁴