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Dennis MALONE (1944- )

1 Dennis Michael MALONE1,2 (1944- ) [16049]. Born 30 Nov 1944.2

2 Willard Hoyt MALONE3,4 (1917-1987) [16048]. Born 11 Sep 1917, Russelville, IN.3,4,5 Marr Elizabeth JAMES 24 Jun 1941, IN.3 Died 4 May 1987, Royal Oak, MI.5

3 Elizabeth JAMES6 (1917-2009) [13948]. Born 1 Aug 1917, MI.7 Died 29 Aug 2009.7

Elizabeth, shown in the 1940 MI, Oakland, Pleasant Ridge census was born about 1918. This matches no known child of Bessie and North. This child, if 22, would have been 12 in the 1930 census and 2 in the 1920. However, Elizabeth does not appear with Bessie and North in either of these census reports.

However, from the Detroit Free Press.

Jan. 17, 1937 - "Mr. and Mrs. North G. James and their daughter Elizabeth of Kensington Blvd., left this week for Riverside, Calif., to stay until April.".

6 North Granger JAMES6,8,9,10,11 (1873- ) [1078]. Born 7 Apr 1873, IN, CA or AR.6,8,9,10 Marr Tamaco ? 1 Apr 1910, Los Angeles, CA.12 Marr Bessie Diane CAREW 12 Feb 1916, Detroit, MI.13 Div 23 Feb 1916.12

The 1880 AR, Garland, Hot Springs census shows North Granger born about 1873 in IN.

The 1910 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles census shows North Granger born about 1878 in IN.

His Michigan marriage registration shows him born about 1881 in IN.

His WWI Registration shows him born April 17, 1883.

The 1920 MI, Oakland, Royual Oak census showns him born about 1879 in AR.

The 1920 CA, Los Angeles, San Antonio census (in the household of his sister and brother-in-law, North was born about 1874 in IN.

And in the 1930 MI, Oakland, Pleasant Ridge census, North was born about 1976 in CA.

In the 1940, MI, Oakland, Pleasant Ridge census he is shown born about 1890 in Arkansas.

Those researching this feel that 1873 in Indiana is closest to being correct, but we'll probably never know for sure.

Genealogist report:

"We know that Bessie Diane Carew, daughter of Harriet Rose, married (2nd) North Granger James. The James family appears in the 1940 MI, Oakland, Pleasant Ridge census. In various sources, North James is reported to have been born anywhere from 1873 to 1883 in Indiana, California or Arkansas. Here he is shown as being born about 1890 in Arkansas. Bessie is also lying about her age since we know she was born about 1881. This would indicate that she was born about 1892! An even greater mystery is the daughter Elizabeth born about 1918. This matches no known child of Bessie and North. This child, if 22, would have been 12 in the 1930 census and 2 in the 1920. However, Elizabeth does not appear with Bessie and North in either of these census reports. (However, we are showing Elizabeth as reported in the census.

Looking back at other census reports, I think it is pretty clear from the 1880 census report that North James was born about 1873 in IN, a son of Richard and Ava North. Another interesting report is the 1920 CA, Los Angeles, San Antonio report. Here, North is apparently living with a wife, Elizabeth, and a daughter, Ava H. At the same time, of course, he is shown in the 1920, MI, Oakland, Royal Oak census, living with Bessie, her daughter Virginia (by first husband John McGuire), and Ninette born about 1915, a daughter we have assumed to be Bessie's and North's. This, however, may not be true either. Ninette's father is shown as being born in Canada and in this report, at least, North was born in Arkansas. Bessie's first husband John J. McGuire was born in Canada but they were divorced in 1914. Ninette may have been Bessie's and John McGuire's. I have never been able to find anything further on Ninette. A most unusual family! (We are showing Ninette as a daugher of John McGuire)."

12 Richard H. JAMES10 ( - ) [10853].

13 Ava ?10 ( - ) [10854].

7 Bessie Diane CAREW6,8,14 (1881- ) [422]. Born 1881, Royal Oak, MI.8,14,15,16 Marr John J. MCGUIRE 13 Jun 1904, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH.15,16 Div 14 Jan 1915, Oakland County, MI.15

From the Royal Oak Tribune, March 13, 1914. "Little Bessie, youngest daughter of John J. and Bessie Carew McGuire, aged one year and ten months, died March 5. Mrs. Bessie McGuire wishes to express her most sincere thanks to her friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown her in her late bereavement for the beautiful offerings; also to Rev. Dr. St. John pastor of the Congregational Church."

14 Thomas J. CAREW13 (c. 1840-bef1903) [418]. Born c. 1840, England.13 Marr Harriet M. ROSE 27 Jul 1872, Detroit, MI.13 Died bef 1903.17

15 Harriet M. ROSE13,18,19 (1833-1915) [358]. Born 1 May 1833, Tioga County, PA.18 Marr Joseph DOWS 2 Jul 1860, Royal Oak, MI.19 Died 9 May 1915, Royal Oak, MI.18 Buried 13 May 1915, Oakhill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI.18

From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.

1894-11-30 - "Mrs. H. Dows, of Detroit, is visiting relatives in town [Royal Oak]."

1895-02-01 - "Thieves broke into Mrs. Dow's barn one night last week and helped themselves to a load of hay. They had better look a "leddle owt" as they are well known."

1895-03-15 - "Robert McGee has taken Mrs. Dow's farm to work the coming summer."

1895-12-27 - "Mrs. H. Dows is visiting relatives in Cleveland."

1896-01-10 - "Mrs. H. Dows has moved to Detroit."

1896-03-06 - "Mrs. Harriet Dows of Detroit vistied relatives in town [Royal Oak] Monday."

1896-05-08 - "S. Davis is working Mrs. Dow's farm this year."

From the Birmingham Eccentric.

1907-05-24 - "Mrs. H. Carew is fitting up the old house owned by her on the corner of Third and Center Streets, that was occupied for several years as a saloon. It will be changed into an apartment house for three or four families."

From the the Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, MI)

1908-12-16 - "Royal Oak - Fire, originating from a defective chimney, destroyed the five-family apartment house, owned by Mrs. Harriet Carew at Third and Center streets."

Obituary from the May 14, 1915 Royal Oak Tribune. "Mrs. Harriet D. Carew, an Old Resident Died Saturday. Died - At the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.O. Wilcox, Saturday, Mrs. Harriet D. Carew, aged 82, Harriet Rose was born in Tioga county, Pa., May 1, 1833. She was the daughter of the late Virgil M. Rose, and was a sister of the late Mariva A. Hodges, whose husband built the Hodges House in Pontiac. She came with her parents to Royal Oak at the age of three years, and has resided here continuously since. She was twice married. Her first husband was Joseph Dows, by whom she had three children: Mrs. C.F. Hamilton, of Cincinnati, O.; Mrs. W.O. Wilcox and Mrs. Dollie B. Parent of Royal Oak. Her second husband was Thomas Carew, one child being born of this union, Mrs. John J. McGuire, also of Royal Oak. She left 11 grand-children. Her father V.M. Rose, was one of the earliest settlers in Royal Oak Township. At one time he owned nearly all the land that comprises the village, and conducted a hotel at the intersection of Woodward avenue and Main street, which was known as "The Travelers Home." It was at that time one of the leading hostelries between Pontiac and Detroit, and is well remembered by the earlier residents of the town. Mrs. Carew owned the Rose House in Pontiac until about two years ago, when she sold it to B.V. Woodward, of Pontiac. She was the last member of the family. The funeral was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs., W.O. Wilcox, Wednesday at 1 o'clock, and the remains were taken to Pontiac and placed in the family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Sources

1"Marriage Announcement of Jane Anne Keskey to Dennis Malone in the Detroit Free Press of December 20, 1966".
2"Information from clustrmaps.com on Dennis Michael Malone and Jane Anne Keskey".
3"Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001 for Willard H. Malone and Elizabeth James".
4"WWII Draft Registration Card for Willard Hoyt Malone".
5"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 for Willard H. Malone".
6"1940 MI, Oakland, Pleasant Ridge census".
7"U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for Elizabeth Malone".
8"1920 MI, Oakland, Royal Oak census".
9"WWI Selective Service registration card".
10"1880 AR, Garland, Hot Springs census".
11"1920 CA, Los Angeles, San Antonio census".
12"Divorce Record of North Granger James and Tamaco James".
13"Michigan Marriage Records".
14"1910 MI, Oakland, Royal Oak census".
15"Michigan Divorce Records of John J. McGuire and Bessie D. McGuire".
16"Marriage Certificate of John J. McGuire and Bessie D. Carew".
17"The Detroit City Directory for 1903".
18"Obituary in Royal Oak Tribune, May 14, 1915".
19"Michigan Marriage License Reports on the marriage of Joseph Dows to Harriet Rose".