Marriage of Weller, Ensign {I4085} (b. ) and Sanders, Lydia Ann Melinda {I465} (b. 1877, d. 1955)

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Catherine Elnora Sanders

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Edward Henry Sanders

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Barbara Jean Bergy

Source: (Family)
Title: 1920 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1920 Michigan Census

Census: Date: 10 JAN 1920
Place: Barry Co, Michigan
Note: Farmer.

Note: Father (Roy) had an ability to remember. For example, he would
say a few days ago I used that wrench, you just go to a certain
field, start in at corner and count down so many posts and
there you will find it. Both Mother and Father always made a
special effort to visit all the family even though they were
scattered far and wide.
- Howard McRoberts
Dad always used to read to us from the Bible before one of our
meals, usually it was before breakfast. And we always had a
prayer before every meal. I also remember asking if I could go
to a movie on a Sunday night. Dad's answer was real good
advice, he said he thought there were better things to do with
one's time on a Sunday night than go to a movie.
Mother made good meals. I enjoyed the homemade bread that she
use to fry and season it with sage. And strawberry shortcake
was a favorite, because she always made it with biscuits.
The folks took us to churches when there was special meetings
or Love Feast. I remember then taking us to Battle Creek
sometimes. That seemed like a long way with the kind of car we
had.
I remember that Mother taught young childrens Sunday School
class and she was very supportive of Dad in his ministry.
- Barbara Jean McRoberts Bergy
Dad used to say, 'Everybody has some worth, but sometimes its
hard to find.'
- Keith Bergy
Mother, in her own quiet way, was always doing things for other
people. You always think of the church families inviting the
minister and family to dinner but in our case it nearly always
was the other way around. Mother was a very good cook and was
always trying new recipes. Most any Saturday afternoon would
find our dining room table covered with loaves of bread,
cinnamon rolls, cakes, pies, etc. One Saturday I remember 'The
Gypsies' coming around. Mother quick covered the table leaving
out a couple of loaves of bread to give to them. If they ask
for food and you didn't give them anything they didn't like it
and it wasn't a very safe situation. Mother almost always made
the Communion Bread for church. Yum! Yum! Another thing I
remember is when Dad had a funeral service, Mother always
carried a little bottle of Camphor in her purse in case someone
fainted - I think there was a time or two it was needed.
Mother always made sure Jan had a birthday party when we were
there. That was special too, since her birthday was December
24 at such a busy time. Two families I especially remember
Mother 'taking under her wing', the Funderbergs when they came
to Elmdale and the Willoughbys when they came to Marilla. She
and Dad really did alot for both families.
Dad was always whistling, when I was real young and I thought
he was always happy and didn't have 'a care in the world'.
Basically he was, but he had a large family and was in 'the
free Ministry' so I'm sure it wasn't always easy, he just made
it look that way. For one or two years I remember Dad had
trouble with his leg and back. He would drive the car to the
barn, do chores, drive to the field, someone would bring the
horses out to him, where he would plow, drag, or whatever
needed to be done. From a distance you could still hear him
whistling even though he was in alot of pain. Sometimes when
he was going to Lake Odessa for something, Bud and I would hide
in the car and after we were on the way we would snicker. He
never made us get out - going to town was 'a big deal' then.
When the snow was so deep we couldn't walk, Dad would take us
to school (Darby) with the horses and wagon. I remember we
always went to every Church of the Brethren Communion within 30
miles. It always seemed like a long drive home and us kids
would get so tired.
I feel very privileged to have been raised in a home with such
caring, Christian parents.
- Marie McRoberts Bergy
Grandpa had quite a dry sense of humor which I enjoyed. One
time they went to church with us and I recognized the tie he
was wearing as one we had given him, probably for Christmas.
After church I commented about the tie and Grandpa's response
was that 'he always knew that the only reason people went to
church was to see what the other people were wearing!'
At a meal at our house, Grandpa was eating some homemade rolls
and I commented that I had made them when some friends were
there recently and one of our friends 'must have eaten a
dozen!' to which Grandpa soberly answered, 'I didn't know you
were counting!'
We remember cookies and pies for breakfast at Grandma and
Grandpa's and the last time we visited Grandma when she was 83
years old, we had EVERY kind of pie imaginable - raspberry,
cherry, rhubarb, gooseberry, and on. The BEST pies ever and we
came home with the extra pounds to prove it.
One of the most important memories of Grandma and Grandpa would
be that they raised a large family by God's standards which in
turn left a Christian legacy that affects us all, and for that
we are thankful.
- David and Joyce McRoberts
If I close my eyes I can picture in my mind (as if it were
yesterday) Grandpa and Grandma. I picture the house that they
lived in when I was growing up. In these pictures I see
weekend trips to visit them, weeks in the summer staying with
them. I remember Christmas and Thanksgiving get togethers with
all the aunts, uncles, and cousins. I remember gathering eggs
from the chicken coop, and I remember getting into the hot, hot
car at the end of the week to take the eggs to the nearby towns
to sell. I can still smell the inside of that HOT car!!
I remember riding in the fruit truck with Grandpa. He seemed
to know everybody and wave at them and they all knew him. I
remember my parents and aunts and uncles sitting around the
table playing cards. And I think I remember Grandpa sputtering
about this! I picture the piano in the living room and
remember wishing I could play it like Uncle Joe did. I can
hear the clock ticking and feel the silence of the house at the
end of the day...
And the best memories of all - Sunday mornings!! The last
minute rush to get the bulletin printed, getting ready for
church, breakfast and then off to church. Grandpa delivering
the sermon and Grandma always in the same pew. It's only after
all these years that I'm beginning to realize all that Grandpa
and Grandma gave us. They enriched our lives in so many ways.
Yes, they gave us happy memories of time spent together. But
more important, is their example of their strong and steady
faith in God!
- Betty Bergy Caskey
I remember many trips delivering eggs and chickens with
grandma. When all of the kids would get out of hand, grandpa
asking if we wanted a 'hot one'. (I don't remember anyone ever
getting one, though.) When everyone would be there for
Christmas and it was SO COLD upstairs, fighting over who got
the bed with flannel sheets. Baking with grandma (probably
much more fun for me than her) and always saving the burned
cookies for grandpa.
- Jan Deardorff Livingston
When I think of Grandpa and Grandma many things come to mind.
Hauling cans with Grandpa, helping grandma deliver chickens and
eggs. But there are two things that really stand out in my
mind. The first is how Grandma never thought us grandkids grew
up enough to do things. I remember many times when I had to
just watch Grandma lift something heavy because I was only
about 16 and twice as big as she was, but not big enough to do
what she could.
Grandpa wasn't like that, though, which brings up my second
memory, he always gave us the opportunity to help, even if we
didn't want to. There were 3 of us cousins about the same age:
Bob Selis, Terry McRoberts, and myself. About every summer
each of us had the opportunity to spend some time with them.
During the time I was there each summer Grandpa would always
decide to give the chicken coop it's once a year cleaning. I,
of course, had no choice but to help. I could never figure out
why it was during the week I was there that the coop got
cleaned and never when Bob or Terry were there. Maybe they had
other fun jobs all their own!
- Kim Deardorff
Grandma was a wonderful cook! I remember spending lots of days
in the kitchen with her. I loved to help and watch her bake
cookies. We always purposefully burned the last cookie sheet
of each batch for Grandpa, who liked them that way. He said
it, 'scoured out your stomach'.
Grandpa and I spent alot of time outside and in the garden. He
always planted hundreds of gladolia bulbs each spring. One
year, I was helping him dig small holes and drop the bulbs in.
I was getting tired and out of patience doing this. So I
convinced Grandpa to dig four big holes and put the rest of the
bulbs in them. None of us was sure it would work. That summer,
Grandma and Grandpa had four of the biggest, most beautiful
bunches of glads any of us ever had seen. We called them our
'bouquets'. Glads have always held a special place in my heart
because of grandpa.
- Dawne Deardorff Vowler
As a grandchild, one of the most exciting things was to become
old enough to be able to help gather the eggs and grade them.
Many an hour was spent in the basement with grandpa's guidance.
Grandma always loved to bake cookies, but I never remember her
baking more than 1 or 2 sheets of cookies at a time. That
meant that there was ALWAYS cookie dough in the refrigerator.
When we all got together, needless to say, there was a houseful
of us! As kids, we were always a LITTLE loud and playing cards
in the living room. No matter how much noise, on Saturday
evening, Grandpa would sit in his chair in the corner and work
on his sermon for the next day. He certainly had a way of
blocking us all out!
Whenever someone in the family became a little stubborn Grandma
always let us know that it came from the McRoberts' side of the
family, not hers!
- Rosie McRoberts Pedroza

Source: (Family)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Event: Type: MAR RETURN
Date: 28 FEB 1919
Place: Date Got Marriage License, Campbell, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: Clergyman = Isaac H. Mourer

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Barbara Jean Bergy

Source: (Family)
Title: 1920 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1920 Michigan Census

Source: (Family)
Title: 1900 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1900 Michigan Census

Source: (Family)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Event: Type: MAR RETURN
Date: 12 AUG 1893
Place: Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: Clergyman = Isaac H. Mourer

Census: Date: 27 FEB 1920
Place: Odessa Twp, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Farmer.

Census: Date: 16 JUN 1900
Place: Odessa Twp, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Listed as farmer, Altha's father is listed as being born in
Ohio, & mother in Michigan

Note: by Elder Isaac Mourer. Witnesses were Abraham Mote and
Margaret Gatmer

Source: (Family)
Title: 1920 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1920 Michigan Census

Source: (Marriage)
Title: 1900 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1900 Michigan Census

Source: (Family)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Source: (Family)
Title: 1910 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1910 Michigan Census

Event: Type: MAR RETURN
Date: 22 MAY 1887
Place: Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: Justice of the Peace = Isaac H. Mourer

Census: Date: 1920
Place: Campbell, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: Date not filled in on census form

Census: Date: 01 JUN 1900
Place: Campbell Twp., Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: 1900 Census states Elmers father was born in Pennsylvania and
his mother was born in Ohio. also states that Anna's Parents
were both born in Ohio.

Elmer is listed as a Farmer

Census: Date: 28 APR 1910
Place: Campbell Twp, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Note: Listed as a farmer

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Olive Helen Collier

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Olive Helen Collier

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Olive Helen Collier

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Marie Annetta Deardorff

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Roy Junior McRoberts (Uncle Bud)

Divorce: Date: 18 DEC 1964

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)

Page: Roy Jennings McRoberts

Source: (Family)
Title: 1870 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1870 Michigan Census

Source: (Family)
Title: 1880 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1880 Michigan Census

Event: Type: Land Rec
Note: Charles and Eliza owned separate land in Odessa Twp, Ionia Co,
Michigan

Census: Date: 27 AUG 1870
Place: Chester, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA

Census: Date: 01 JUN 1880
Place: Odessa Twp., Ionia Coounty, Michigan, USA ED 103
Note: 1880 Census States that Charles and Eliza's Parents were born
in Ireland

Listed as farmer

Note: Carr, Martin V.OrangeWright, Mrs. MaryOrangeNov.
18, 1866 Rev. B. W. Backus of Berlin S. Brand & S. L. Brand E.
Wright 356

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Page: Internet - Stated Mary Wright

Source: (Marriage)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Page: Alexander McRoberts and Altha Etta Carr - stated Mary Bran

Source: (Family)
Title: 1870 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1870 Michigan Census

Source: (Family)
Title: Marriage Returns
Abbreviation: Marriage Returns

Source: (Family)
Title: 1880 Michigan Census
Abbreviation: 1880 Michigan Census

Event: Type: MAR RETURN
Date: 13 DEC 1866
Place: Berlin, Ionia Co, Michigan

Census: Date: 22 JUN 1870
Place: Odessa, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Farmer

Census: Date: 07 JUN 1880
Place: Odessa Twp, Ionia Co, Michigan
Note: Martin was a farmer