See also
1 Andrew KINGSLEY1 (1829-1894) [4863]. Born 16 Jan 1829.1,2 Died 27 Mar 1894.2 Buried Seymour Lake Cemetery, Brandon Twp.2
From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.
March 30, 1894 - "Mr. Kingsley died at his sister's, Mrs. Robert Bailey's, Tuesday morning of heart disease. The funeral was held at the church Tuesday."
In the 1880 Brandon Twp. census, Andrew is listed as a "cripple".
2 Vine KINGSLEY3,4 (1803-1872) [4587]. Born 7 Nov 1803, NY.2,4 Marr Louisa BAILEY aft 1839. Died 1 Mar 1872, Brandon Twp., Oakland County, MI.2,5 Cause: Consumption of the stomach. Buried Seymour Lake Cemetery, Brandon Twp.2
From History of Oakland County, Michigan, 1877.
"In the fall of 1835, George P. Thurston, of Rochester, N.Y., located land on section 28 and 29 [Brandon Township]. Leaving his family at Pontiac, he took a load of his household effects and went to this land for the purpose of building a log house. After he had completed it he returned to Pontiac. Late in October he took the remainder of his goods, and with his wife and child, in company with Vine Kingsley and family, and a man named Munson Elliott, who had engaged to work with him, proceeded to their new home. That winter they built a log house for Mr. Kingsley on his place in section 33. "
Also noted in the same source is the fact that Vine Kingsley was named the first Commissioner of Highways when Brandon first became a township on April 3, 1837.
4 John KINGSLEY5 ( - ) [4882].
3 Elvira ?1,2 (1811-1839) [4613]. Born 17 Apr 1811.2 Died 18 Jul 1839, Independence Twp, Oakland, Co., MI.1,2 Buried Seymour Lake Cemetery, Brandon Twp.2
According to the History of Oakland County, Michigan, 1877, Mrs. Vine Kingsley died in the town of Independence in 1839. She found her last resting place in section 34, where half an acre of ground had been set apart sacred to the dead.
| 1 | "History of Oakland County, Michigan, 1877". |
| 2 | "Small Cemeteries in Brandon and Groveland Township, Oakland County, Michigan". |
| 3 | "Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project by Joyce M. Tice". |
| 4 | "1850 - 1870 Brandon Towhship, Oakland Co., MI Census". |
| 5 | "Genealogical Death Indexing System - Michigan". |