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     Leora Ada Farnsworth was born on 25 January 1921 in Benzie Co., Michigan.² She was married first, by Louis B. Hardy, Pastor, to Maurice J. Hawley, son of Levi B. Hawley and Ethel Shupe, on 8 October 1938 in Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan.³ She married second Edwin Vern Manke, son of Theodore Manke and Ida Kuntzman, on 14 November 1953 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.⁴ She died on 26 October 2000 at age 79.² She was buried at Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Arcadia, Manistee Co., Michigan.⁵
     She and her first husband Maurice are listed in the 1940 census in Crystal Lake, Benzie Co., Michigan,⁶ where he was working as a truck driver for a coal company.⁶
     She and her second husband Edwin lived in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan,⁴ where he worked for Oldsmobile as a welder.⁴ In 1971 they moved to Arcadia, Manistee Co., Michigan,⁴ where they bought the Big Apple Bar, which they ran for 12 years.⁴

     Harold Duane Farnsworth was born on 19 January 1926 in Pleasanton, Manistee Co., Michigan.^6,5,3,7,8 He married first Barbara Jane Swinson, daughter of James Edward Swinson and Edith Mae Hazen, on 6 October 1948 in Princess Anne Co., Virginia.⁴ They were divorced within a few years¹, then remarried on 23 July 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia.¹ He was married at least once more, to Shirley Lamb.⁹ They were divorced on 22 June 1970 in Lane Co., Oregon,¹⁰ then remarried on 28 July 1973 in Creswell, Lane Co., Oregon.^11,5 He died on 28 August 2003 in Lane Co., Oregon, at age 77 from cancer.^12,2,5
     He had a 21-year career in the U.S. Navy, from 1943 to 1964, serving in both World War II and the Korean War.⁵ In 1966, shortly after retiring from the Navy, he moved to Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon, where he worked at Weyerhaeuser Co. for 17 years, retiring in 1985.⁵

     Dorothy Ellen Farnsworth was born on 16 April 1928 in Manistee Co., Michigan.² She married first Reginald Denny Mull, son of Ralph A. Mull and Emma E. Robinson, on 14 October 1948 in Olivet, Eaton Co., Michigan.³ They were divorced in November 1971 in San Bernardino Co., California.⁴ She married second Ernest Jerry Maas, son of Henry W. Maas and Thelma Hamilton, about 1973.^5,2 She died on 28 December 1998 in Lane Co., Oregon, at age 70.^2,6

     Earl Erv Hansen was born on 23 May 1910 in Benzie Co., Michigan.^2,1 He was married by H. M. Smart, Methodist Preacher, to Ethel J. Farnsworth, daughter of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 5 May 1934 in Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 18 March 1980 in Douglas Co., Oregon, at age 69.² He was buried at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove, Lane Co., Oregon.³
     He and his wife Ethel are listed in Gilmore Twp., Benzie Co., Michigan, in the 1940 census. Living with them there were Ethel's father Lawrence and her brother Harold.⁴
     He was working as a gas station attendant in 1940.⁴

     Mable Conklin was born on 8 March 1920 in Oakland Co., Michigan.^2,3,1 She was married by Louis B. Hardy, Pastor, to Lawrence Elwin Farnsworth, son of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 3 December 1938 in Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan.¹ She died on 19 March 1986 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, at age 66.³ She was buried at Pleasanton Township Cemetery in Pleasanton, Manistee Co., Michigan.⁴

     Maurice J. Hawley was born on 4 April 1914 in North Star, Gratiot Co., Michigan.^3,1 He was married by Louis B. Hardy, Pastor, to Leora Ada Farnsworth, daughter of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 8 October 1938 in Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 11 June 1989 in Frankfort, Benzie Co., Michigan, at age 75.³
     He and his wife Leora are listed in the 1940 census in Crystal Lake, Benzie Co., Michigan,² where he was working as a truck driver for a coal company.²

     Edwin Vern Manke was born on 13 February 1926 in Pleasanton Twp., Manistee Co., Michigan.¹ He married Leora Ada Farnsworth, daughter of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 14 November 1953 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 9 May 2012 in Onekama, Manistee Co., Michigan, at age 86.¹ He was buried on 13 May 2012 at Pilgrim Home Cemetery in Arcadia, Manistee Co., Michigan.^1,2
     He and his wife Leora lived in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan,¹ where he worked for Oldsmobile as a welder.¹ In 1971 they moved to Arcadia, Manistee Co., Michigan,¹ where they bought the Big Apple Bar, which they ran for 12 years.¹

     Barbara Jane Swinson was born on 17 May 1930 in Clare, Clare Co., Michigan.³ She married Harold Duane Farnsworth, son of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 6 October 1948 in Princess Anne Co., Virginia.¹ They were divorced within a few years², then remarried on 23 July 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia.² She died on 25 November 2006 at age 76.³

     Shirley Lamb was born about 1943.⁵ She married Harold Duane Farnsworth, son of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 23 August 1966 in Douglas Co., Oregon.³ They were divorced on 22 June 1970 in Lane Co., Oregon,⁴ then remarried on 28 July 1973 in Creswell, Lane Co., Oregon.^6,1 She died on 26 September 2015.⁵

     Reginald Denny Mull was born on 17 July 1927 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.² He married Dorothy Ellen Farnsworth, daughter of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, on 14 October 1948 in Olivet, Eaton Co., Michigan.¹ They were divorced in November 1971 in San Bernardino Co., California.⁴ He died on 14 January 1983 in Santa Barbara Co., California, at age 55.³
     He served in the armed forces, enlisting on 19 September 1945, and was discharged on 22 December 1946.⁵

     Ernest Jerry Maas was born on 3 October 1927 in Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana.³ He married Dorothy Ellen Farnsworth, daughter of Lawrence Moses Farnsworth and Ethel Viola Kinney, about 1973.^1,5 He died on 12 July 1993 in Lane Co., Oregon, at age 65.²
     He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, enlisting on 1 November 1945 in Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana.⁴

     Fred R. Sayles was born on 4 October 1867 in Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan.^2,1 He was married by Theron Hudson, Justice of the Peace, to Laura E. Farnsworth, daughter of Henry D. Farnsworth and Julia A. Leary, on 9 September 1897 in Allegan, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 19 February 1954 at age 86, when fire swept through the Shimer Convalescent Home in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan, killing seven elderly residents. The fire occurred around 10:45 PM, apparently started by a portable electric heater near a bed.^2,3 He was buried on 21 February 1954 at Watervliet Cemetery in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan.^2,4
     He and his wife Laura are listed in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan, in the 1900 census.⁵ Although Fred's obituary says he lived in the area of Glenn, Allegan Co., Michigan, most of his life, he and Laura are listed in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in the censuses from 1910 to 1930.^6,7,8,9 They have not been found in the 1940 census, but at some point they did move to a farm near Glenn.⁶ About 1951 he moved into the Shimer Convalescent Home in Watervliet, Berrien Co., Michigan, while Laura remained at the farm near Glenn.^6,3
     He worked as a machinist in the furniture business much of his life, and later turned to farming.^5,7,8,9,2,6

     Hazel L. Sayles was born on 2 March 1900 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.^6,2 She was married by Rev. B. Frank Walmer to Paul P. Plyley, son of Milo Plyley and Rilla Doty, on 25 June 1926 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.² She died on 10 September 1977 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 77.⁶
     She and her husband Paul lived in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and are listed there in Oakwood Park in the 1930 census³, and in the city of Kalamazoo in the 1940 census.⁷ She was a schoolteacher.^3,7