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1 Ralph HESS1 ( - ) [15534].
2 Melvin HESS1,2 ( - ) [15533]. Marr Lulu May NICHOLS 1899, Monongalia, West Virginia.2
3 Lulu May NICHOLS1,2,3,4,5,6 (1875- ) [10426]. Born 17 Apr 1875.4 Marr Harry W. EVANS 16 Aug 1894, Residence of the bride, Higgins Lake, MI.3
From the Crawford County Avalanche.
1896-10-01 - "Mrs. Harry Evans, of Amos, W. Va., arrived in the village Tuesday afternoon on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Betts, of Higgins Lake. Mrs. Evans was accompanied by her two little daughters, twins, and only nine weeks old. - Roscommon News"
1896-11-26 - "Mrs. Harry Evans and twin daughters, of West Virginia, are visiting with Mrs. Evans and other relatives."
1897-01-21 - "Mrs. Harry Evans, of West Virginia, who is visiting friends in the village, will return home next month. - Roscommon News."
1897-02-25 - "Mrs. Harry Evans, was visiting with friends in Grayling, last week. She will leave for her home in West Virginia, this week.".
6 Harlo H. NICHOLS4 (1822- ) [15537]. Born 1822. Marr Elizabeth WILLIAMS 1855.4
7 Elizabeth WILLIAMS4,5 (1838- ) [15536]. Born 1838, NY.4 Marr Dudley Jefferson BETTS 1877.4
There is some interesting, and somewhat puzzling, info on Harry Evans' wife Lulu, the biological mother of twins Carmen and Marguerite. An 1894 Crawford County Avalanche article informed us that Harry married Lulu Betts, a daughter of D. Betts. An Ancestry tree for Elizabeth Williams who was the mother of Lulu notes three significant items in the timeline. 1. Elizabeth Williams married Harlo H. Nichols in 1855. 2. Lulo/Lulu was born April 17, 1875 and 3. Elizabeth married Dudley Jefferson Betts in 1877. I've not been able to verify everything in this timeline but it does seem certain that Lulu was born in 1875 and I was also able to confirm (with the Michigan Marriage Record) that Elizabeth Williams married Dudley Betts in 1877. So, it appears that Lulu was actually Lulu Nichols. That much seems clear but then the 1880 MI, Shiawassee, Owosso census muddies the water a bit. As you see, Dudley and Elizabeth Betts are shown. Then comes Lulo/Lulu who is listed as "daughter" Lulo Betts. Then come three more of the children of Elizabeth and Harlo Nichols - Joseph, Homer and Fred, who are, it would seem, correctly listed with the surname Nichols and as step-sons to Dudley Betts. The question, of course, is why Lulu is shown as a daughter and a Betts when it appears that she should be a Nichols and a step-daughter. None of this is criitical to our report but is interesting and does present a minor mystery.
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| 1 | "1900 WV, Wetzel, Grant Census". |
| 2 | "West Virginia Marriage Index 1785-1971 for Melvin Hess and Lulu M. Evans". |
| 3 | "Marriage announcement of Harry W. Evans and Lulu Betts in the Crawford County Avalanche, August 23, 1894". |
| 4 | "Ancestry Tree for Elizabeth Williams born April 1838". |
| 5 | "1880 MI, Shiawassee, Owasso census". |
| 6 | "San Francisco Area funeral Record for Marguerite Taylor". |
| 7 | "Comment from David Gustner". |