Rethea COVERT (1908-2002)
1 Rethea M. COVERT1,2 (1908-2002) [171]. Born 10 May 1908, Mt. Morris, MI.1,3 Marr Richard Wallen ROTTMAN 18 May 1927, Saginaw, MI.2,3 Div 16 Jan 1939, Saginaw County, MI.4 Marr Clifford Leon MINER 8 Jan 1961.5 Died 6 Aug 2002, Cape Coral, Lee County, FL.1,5,6
From the Clio Messenger.
August 18, 1916 - "Miss Reatha Covert was a Clio vistor this week."
July 21, 1921 - Miss Reatha Covert of Saginaw is visiting at the home of her uncle, Sela Covert.
September 7, 1922 - "Miss Retha Covert is spending the week with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Sela Covert.".
2 Irving COVERT7 (1884-1949) [170]. Born 1884, Leslie, MI.7 Marr Clara B. WRIGHT 26 Mar 1904, Clio, MI.7 Died 1949.
From the Clio Messenger with dates as listed.
November 1, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. Irving Covert visited Mrs. Covert's sister at Burt Sunday."
June 1, 1917 - "Irving Covert and family, of Saginaw, were guests of Clio friends Thrusday. Mr. Covert has a good position on the city railway lines."
June 30, 1921 "Irving Covert and family of Saginaw vistited his brother Sela Covert, and family."
October 25, 1923 - "Irving Covert and family of Saginaw, were guests of Sela Covert and family, Sunday.".
3 Clara B. WRIGHT7,8 (1887-1977) [169]. Born 4 Aug 1887, Birch Run, Saginaw County, MI.9 Marr Harvey F. ATKINSON 11 Dec 1953, Angola, IN.10 Died 17 May 1977, Saginaw General Hospital, Saginaw County, MI.9 Buried 20 May 1977, Riverside Cemetery, Vassar, MI.9,11
From the Clio Messenger, November 21, 1912 - "Mrs. Irving Covert has returned from Birch Run where she has been visiting her mother Mrs. Wright."
Clara was a member of the Presbyterian Church and it's Social Hours and Senior Citizens.
6 George W. WRIGHT12,13 (1852-1932) [15]. Born 5 Feb 1852, Tioga County, NY.12 Marr Celia E. WEEKS 27 Jul 1874, Saginaw County, MI.12,14 Died 21 Mar 1932, Birch Run, Saginaw County, MI.12,13 Cause: Cancer of stomach. Buried 24 Mar 1932, Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, MI.12,13
From the Clio Messenger, dates as listed.
June 12, 1914. "George Wright and wife, of Birch Run, were guests of their son, L.A. Wright, and family, Sunday."
March 29, 1918 - "George Wright and wife, Arthur Wright and family, of County Line and Mrs. A. M. Wilbur spent Sunday with George Geiger and family."
January 2, 1919 - "Henry Wright, of Saginaw, is making an extended visit at the home of his brother, George Wright."
March 13, 1919 - "Miss Gladys Wright, of Detroit, recently visited at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wright. [Birch Run]"
1926-02-04 - "George Wright is quite sick at his home north and east of the village [Birch Run]."
Obituary from the Saginaw Daily News, March 22, 1932.
"George W. Wright, 80 years old, died Monday at his home in Birch Run. He was born in Tioga county, New York, Feb. 5th, 1852 and was married in 1874 to Celia Weeks. She died about 12 years ago. Surviving are two sons and three daughters: Lester of Detroit, Mrs. Clara Covert of Saginaw, Arthur, Mrs. Burdena Hicks and Mrs. Hattie Zuellig of Birch Run. He also leaves 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mr. Wright had been a Mason for 50 years, and was a life member of Vienna Lodge No. 205, F. & A.M. of Clio. The funeral will take place Thursday with a private service at the home at 2 p.m. At ??5 p.m. there will be a public service under auspices of the Vienna lodge at the Birch Run M.P. church. Rev. H.E. Kuh?man will officiate and burial will be in Birch Run cemetery."
The Degree dates at the Vienna Masonic Lodge for George are as follows:
EA - Entered Apprentice Degree - October 31, 1882
FC - Passed Fellowship Degree - December 05, 1882
MM - Master Mason Degree - February 27, 1883
Life Member - February 27, 1923.
12 James WRIGHT15,16 (1801-1864) [148]. Born 1801, New Jersey.17,18,19 Marr Jemima CLARK bef 1831.15 Died 3 Apr 1864, Tioga County, NY.18 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.18
The death certificate of son, George W. Wright, lists his father as "John Wright". This error caused a many year delay in locating the correct parents of George W. Wright.
In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census the wife of James Wright is shown as "Anna". We believe this is in error as both James and Jemima are buried together in the Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY. There is no evidence that James had other than one wife, Jemima Clark.
Find-A-Grave lists his birth year as 1810. This appears to be in error based on his age of 63 at the time of death in 1864 and the age reported on the 1850 and 1860 census.
Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866.
"At a Surrogate's Court held at the Surrogate's office in the village of Owego, in and for the County of Tuoga, on the 30th day of January 1866. Present Thomas Farrington, Surrogate.
In the matter of the final accounting of the administration ??, of James Wright Deceased.
It appearing to the said court tha Sara Wright, Mary Wright, George Wright & Adeline Vaunostra, next of kin and heirs at law of the said deceased are infant's under the age of twenty-one years, having no general guardian, and Charles E. Parker of the town of Owego in the County of Tioga having consented to act as Special Guardian of the said infants in the premises, which consent is duly filed in the office of said County Surrogate.
It is THEREFORE ORDERED that the said Charles E. Parker ne, and he is herby appointed the Special Guardian of the the said infants for the purpose of appearing for, and taking care of their interests in this matter.".20
13 Jemima CLARK15,16,18,21 (1816-1864) [7225]. Born 1816, Tompkins County, NY.15,17,18 Died 23 May 1864, Tioga County, NY.18 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.18
In the 1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census, Jemima is listed as a person who cannot read or write. In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census, she is incorrectly shown as Anna with no indication that she cannot read or write.
7 Celia E. WEEKS12,22,23 (1859-1920) [89]. Born 26 Apr 1859, MI. Died 11 May 1920, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI.24 Cause: Cancer of stomach. Buried Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, MI.24
Both Celia Weeks Wright and her sister, Julia Weeks Eckard, named one daughter 'Burdena' that went by either Bird or Birdie.
From the Clio Messenger, November 1, 1912 - "Mrs. Wright of Birch Run is spending a few days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Zuellig."
From the Clio Messenger, May 13, 1920 - "OBITUARY - Mrs. G.W. Wright, of Birch Run, passed away at a hospital in Saginaw, Tuesday morning, May 11, following operative treatment which she underwent on the 3d inst. She was born in Vienna township, April 26, 1859, her maiden name being Clara E. Wicks [Celia E. Weeks], and was united in marriage to G.W. Wright 47 years ago. During her entire married life she had resided in Birch Rin., and through many excellencies of characgter had endeared herself to a very wide circle of friends. Mrs. Wright was the mother of si children, of whom one, Mrs. Myrtle Foster, passed away none years ago. Those living are L.A. Wright, formerly of Clio, now of Detroit, Arthur Wright, Mrsl Berdena Hicks and Mrs. Hattie Zuelling, of Birch Rn, and Mrs. Clara Covert, of Saginaw. Beside these children, she is survived by her husband and fourteen grandchildren; also by one brother, George Wicks [Weeks], of Saginaw, and one sister, Mrs. Julia Eckart, of New Pensington, Penn. Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon from the late residence of deceased in Borch Run. Interment was in Birch Run cemetery.".
14 Lewis E. WEEKS25 (c. 1815-bef1880) [155]. Born c. 1815, Massachusetts.25 Marr Ann Elizabeth WILBUR 13 Aug 1848, Newbury, Geauga Co., OH. Died bef 1880.
Lewis Weeks' occupation is listed as "blacksmith" on the 1850 census, in Auburn Twp., Geauga Co., OH.
15 Ann Elizabeth WILBUR23 (1823-bef1900) [156]. Born 1823, OH. Died bef 1900.
Sources
| 1 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 2 | "1930 Saginaw County, Saginaw, MI census". |
| 3 | "Saginaw County, Michigan, Marriage License for Richard Rottman and Rethea Covert". |
| 4 | "Michigan Department of Health, Divorce Record of Rethea M. Rottman and Richard W. Rottman". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Clifford L. Miner, Saginaw News, June 10, 1892". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Rethea M. Miner in the News-Press, Fort Myers, FL on August 2, 2002". |
| 7 | "Michigan Marriage Records". |
| 8 | "Shown in family photographs". |
| 9 | "Public Libraries of Saginaw Obituary Index, Wednesday, May 18, 1977". |
| 10 | "Obituary of Harvey F. Atkinson in the Saginaw News, August 10, 1973.". |
| 11 | "Obituary of Clara B. (Wright) Atkinson, Saginaw News, May 18, 1977". |
| 12 | "Obituary of George W. Wright, Saginaw Daily News, March 22, 1932". |
| 14 | "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 for George W Wright and Celia E. Weeks". |
| 15 | "1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census.". |
| 16 | "1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census.". |
| 17 | "1880 Millington, Tuscola Co., MI census.". |
| 18 | "Find A Grave Memorial Record". |
| 19 | "1855 New York State census". |
| 20 | "Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866". |
| 21 | "Veterans Census of Micihgan death report of James L. Wright.". |
| 22 | "Information provided by Lucy Belill". |
| 23 | "1870 MI, Genesee Co., Vienna Twp. census". |
| 24 | "Death certificate of Celia E. Wright". |
| 25 | "1850 Ohio, Geauga Co., Auburn Township census". |
