Gillian MARWICK (1989- )
1 Gillian Palmer MARWICK1 (1989- ) [9565]. Born 19 Jul 1989.1
2 Jeffrey Lewis MARWICK2,3 (1956- ) [9564]. Born 13 Mar 1956.1 Marr Constance Elizabeth FITCH 2 Sep 1978, Grosse Pointe, MI.3
3 Constance Elizabeth FITCH2,3,4 (1957- ) [8274]. Born 22 Mar 1957.5
6 Roger Humphrey FITCH5,6 (1929- ) [3152]. Born 20 Feb 1929, Detroit, MI.6 Marr Mae Moonyeen KINES 12 Nov 1955.7
12 Ferris Humphrey FITCH8,9 (1893-1984) [3022]. Born 2 Jan 1893.10 Marr Marion Rose HODGES 21 Jun 1921, Home of the bride's parents on Pine Lake.6,8 Died 13 Jul 1984, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.10,11,12
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.".
13 Marion Rose HODGES6,8,13 (1894-1987) [3003]. Born 13 Jul 1894, Pine Lake, MI.6,10 Died 17 Feb 1987, Cottage Hospital, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.10,11,14 Buried White Chapel Cemetery.14
From the Grosse Pointe News.
June 19, 1947 - "MRS. FERRIS FITCH OF MERRIWEATHER ROAD, by Olive H. Henry
It was natural the Mrs. Fitch should turn to painting as a means of expression, being the daughter of the well known artist, George Hodges, Sr. She grew up in a household that was the gathering place of many artists, and she laughingly remarked that she and her six sisters rarely sat down to read or knit but that some artist would ask them "to hold that pose."
Mrs. Firch studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design in New York. Among her teachers were Louis Mors, Paul Vincent Dumond and George Bellows. Due to her father and his friends she was greatly influenced by "the old school" of painting.
She returned to Detroit with the desire to have a career in commercial art. Her first commission was to design a page to be used in the New York, Chicago and Detroit theatre programs advertsiing a chemical prodcut. At this point Cupid entered the picture and that was the end of the commercial art career. Mrs. FItch says that she knows that she would never have been great artist and that her career as a wife and mother has been so much more worthwhile that she had never regretted her decision to give up commercial art for matrimony. Her five children were the inspiration for many pictures during their growing up period.
For the past four years, Mrs. Fitch has been on the board of Fine Arts section of the Michigan Academy os Science, Arts and Letters. She is a charter member of the Grosse Pointe Artists Association and some years ago when they exhibited at the Neighborhood Club won several blue ribbons. She has also exhibited her oils, mostly landscapes, in Detroit, Grosse Pointe and Ann Arbor, and has sold several. Mrs. Fitch feels that the greatest progress will be made by putting into practice by painting, one's understanding of the fundamentals of art.
During the war she put aside her painting and devited herself to serving the soldiers. In the spring of 1942 the Grosse Pointe Hostess Corps was formed and Mrs. Fitch was asked to be chairman of the Grosse Pointe area. In two an done half years Mrs. Fitch billeted between 1200 and 1300 servicemen. The majority of these were serving in the R.A.F. and the Fleet Air Corps. They came from England, Australia, New Zeland and Canada. She felt that the real need was for those boys to meet and know American people in good American homes and that it would result in mutual understanding and tolerance between the British and aAmerican boys and help to make the future peace. All during the war her own home was filled every weekend and many of the boys return to their Grosse Pointe billets when they had the opportunity, even after they had left this vicinity. One of Mrs. Fitche's guests returned from Pensacola to spend a seven day leave in her home.
Mrs. FItch is well known for her love of children, not only her own but other people's; this is her first interest, after her family, needless to say, and then come painting and gardening. Her great grandmother and grandfather, with their Indians, blazed the trail from Detroit to Pontiac. She remembers her grandmother telling of being chased by wolves in the country which is now Royal Oak. Her father lives in the home which has been in the family for 65 years, and owned the first automobile in Oakland county, a "Searchmont."
With Mrs. Fitch's background it is easy to understand why she may be classified as a "doer" and how she has made not only her own life interesting, but helped others too."
From the obituary of Marion Hodges Fitch, Grosse Pointe News.
March 5, 1987 - "She was born in Pontiac and lived in Grosse Pointe Farms since 1934. She was a student at the Art Students League in New York. She was a charter member of the Grosse Pointe Artists' Association, a member of Michigan Women Artists and of the Founders' Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts. She was a member of Cottage Hospital's Auxiliary for 25 years, a member of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, and she was active in the USO during World War II.".
Note on Marriage to Ferris Humphrey FITCH: Wedding announcement in the Pontiac Gazette, June 22, 1921.
"Canterbury bells and low bowls of pink roses decorated the altar, lighted by tall cathedral candles, for the marriage of Miss Marion Hodges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Hodges, and Ferris H. Fitch, formerly of Pontiac. The wedding took place last evening at the home of the bride's parents on the shore of Pine Lake. By the soft light of the candles, the bridal party entered the living room, proceeding to the altar to the strains of Lohengrin's "Wedding March," played by Miss Dorothy Wilder, of Detroit. The bride was escorted to the altar by her father where the Episcopal marriage service was read by Rev. H. J. Simpson. As matron of honor, Miss Hodges chose Mrs. John Russell Paisley, formerly Miss Dorothy Christian. She wore a pleasing gown of Harding blue georgette trimmed with a Marie Antoinette ficha and silver ribbon, also wearing a garden hat of white and blue georgette, and carrying a nosegay of Aaron Ward roses and valley lilies. The bride was becomingly gowned in pearl grey georgette over blue satin. Her hat, which carried out the color of her costume, had an added touch in the flowers, which were repeated by a corsage of red roses and valley lilies. The bridegroom was attended by Lawrence King of Cleveland, O. The bride's mother wore a charming summer frock of white georgette. Out-of-town guests included C. C. J. Culmer of New York city, Mr. and Mrs. Wells North Carroll of Toledo, and Lawrence King of Cleveland. After Sept. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Fitch will be at home at 650 Clairmont ave., Detroit.".
7 Mae Moonyeen KINES4,5,7,15 (c. 1934- ) [8273]. Born c. 1934.5
From the Grosse Pointe News.
July 28, 1955 - Mr. and Mrs. James Harvey Kines of Lovettsville, Virginia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mae Moonyeen to Roger Humphrey Fitch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris H. Fitch of Merriweather road.
Mae attended Lovettsville High School, University of Virginia School of Nursing, and will be graduated on September 9.
Roger attended four years at Fountain Valley Prep School in Colorado Springs and was graduated in June, 1955 from the University of Virginia. He is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
A November 12 wedding date has been set."
October 6, 1955 - "ROGER FITCH and his parents, Mr. and Mrs Ferris H. Fitch of Merriweather road, left Saturday to drive to Roger's fiance, MOONYEEN KINES, back to her home in Lovettsville, Va. Mrs Fitch gave a tea last Thursday afternoon to introduce Moonyeen to her friends. The bride-elect, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Harvey Kines of Lovettsville, and Roger will be married on November 12.".
14 James Harvery KINES7 ( - ) [9540].
Sources
| 1 | "Birth announcement of Gillian Palmer Markwick in the Grosse Pointe News, August 10, 1989". |
| 2 | "Engagement accouncement of Constance Elizabeth Fitch and Jeffrey Lewis Marwick in the Grosse Pointe News, May 18, 1978". |
| 3 | "Wedding announcement of Constance Elizabeth Fitch and Jeffrey Lewis Marwick in the Grosse Pointe News, November 16, 1978". |
| 4 | "Information provided by Margaret Shannon Tighe". |
| 5 | "U.S. Public Records Index". |
| 6 | "Old Oakland County Families, 1945 compiled by General Richardson Chapter, DAR.". |
| 7 | "Engagement tea in honor of the upcoming marriage of Roger Fitch and Moonyeen Kines in the Grosse Pointe News, October 6, 1955". |
| 8 | "Wedding announcement for Marion Hodges, Pontiac Gazette, June 22, 1921". |
| 9 | "Article on Ferris Humphrey Fitch in the Ironwood Daily Globe, Feb. 27, 1933.". |
| 10 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 11 | "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996". |
| 12 | "Obituary of Ferris H. Fitch, Grosse Pointe News, July 19, 1984". |
| 13 | "Patterson - Hodges wedding announcement in The Pontiac Gazette, October 8, 1914". |
| 14 | "Obituary of Marion Hodges Fitch, Grosse Pointe News, March 5, 1987". |
| 15 | "Engagement announcement of Roger Fitch and Mae Moonyeen Kines in the Grosse Pointe News, July 28, 1955". |
