Ferris FITCH (1893-1984)
1 Ferris Humphrey FITCH1,2 (1893-1984) [3022]. Born 2 Jan 1893.3 Marr Marion Rose HODGES 21 Jun 1921, Home of the bride's parents on Pine Lake.1,4 Died 13 Jul 1984, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.3,5,6
From Pontiac, MI newspapers.
1901-02-21- "Ferris S. Fitch, Jr., of Williams street is seriously ill with pneumonia."
1901-02-28 - "Little Ferris Fitch continues dangerously ill with pneumonia. "
1901-02-28 - "Ferris Fitch of Williams street continues dangerously ill of pneumonia. Slight hopes are entertained for his recovery."
1901-03-07 - "Ferris, young son of F. S. Fitch, of Williams street, who has been seriously ill of pneumonia for the past two weeks, is recovering."
From the Ironwood Daily Globe, Feb. 27, 1933.
"Ferris Humphrey Fitch comes from good old Wolverine stock. His grandfather, Ferris S. Fitch, homesteader the Lansing acres on which the state capitol now stands, but later abandoned his claim and moved 20 miles further east. During the turbulent Civil War days he was elected to the state senate. His son, Ferris S. Fitch, Jr., was the Democratic superintendent of public instruction during the only years between 1891 and 1933 when Michigan Democrats were in complete control of state government. Major Fitch has a leading place in the bar of Detroit, where he is in partnership with the son of former Supreme Court Justice William L. Carpenter. Governor Comstock gave the name "assistant governor" to his guide, counsellor and friend on the day he was appointed."
From Civid Searchlight, September, 1936.
"FITCH, FERRIS H., 145 Merriweather Road, Grosse Pointe Farms. 43. Attorney 19 years. Born Pontiac, Mich., lived Detroit 19 hears. Graduate University of Michigan, A.B., 1915; J.D., 1917. Judge of Probate, from appointment, March 8, 1934 till November 6, 1934, when defeated for election. PREFERRED."
From the obituary of Ferris H. Fitch in the Grosse Pointe News.
July 19, 1984 - "A resident of the Farms for more than 50 years, Mr. Fitch was captain in the U.S. Army in France in 1918 and 1919 and he earned the Legion of Honor from the French Government. He was graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in law in 1917. Mr. Fitch served as lieutenant governor in 1932 and 1933 under Michigan governor William Comstock. An avid lawn bowler and curler, Mr. Fitch was a charter member of the Detroit Curling Club.".
2 Ferris S. FITCH , Jr.2,4 ( - ) [3147]. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI.7
4 Ferris S. FITCH2 ( - ) [6977].
3 Lettie May HUMPHRY4 ( - ) [3148]. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI.7
Sources
| 1 | "Wedding announcement for Marion Hodges, Pontiac Gazette, June 22, 1921". |
| 2 | "Article on Ferris Humphrey Fitch in the Ironwood Daily Globe, Feb. 27, 1933.". |
| 3 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 4 | "Old Oakland County Families, 1945 compiled by General Richardson Chapter, DAR.". |
| 5 | "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Ferris H. Fitch, Grosse Pointe News, July 19, 1984". |
| 7 | "Oak Hill Cemetery Burials". |
