Marrison, William {I182} (b. 1566, d. ABT 1566)

Birth: 1566 Finningly, England

Christening: 20 FEB 1565- 1566 Finningly, England

Death: ABT 1566

Reference: 182

Note: No birth record on file at Mason County Courthouse.

Note: Where he had been a patient for 5 days. Cause of Death = Acute
myocardial infarction. Other contributing factors =
arteriosclerotic heart disease (10 yr duration) and infected
ulcer (right lower leg).

Database: Full Context of Michigan Death Index, 1971-96
Surname: LAUDE
Given Name: William
Initial:
Sex: Male
Alias:
Day of Birth: 27
Month of Birth: January
Year of Birth: 92
Day of Death: 12
Month of Death: March
Year of Death: 76
City of Residence: Scottville
County of Residence: Mason
State of Residence: Michigan
City of Death: Ludington
County of Death: Mason
State of Death: Michigan
Death Certificate No.: 17044

Note: William Albert Laude was as honest as they come. His son Harry
tells of how William would sell his apples for whatever price
he thought was fair, where he was able to make a small profit.
He didn't raise his prices even if there was a guy selling his
apples for $2.00 more a bushel down the street.

William farmed, trapped and fished to provide for his family.
He had a farm on Chauvez Road in Riverton Twp, Mason Co,
Michigan. He used to catch fish by spearing them and
occasionally by hitting them with a oar as they swam by the
boat. He also used to raise huge chickens. He'd get chicks in
the spring and by fall they'd be 8lbs. He'd trade eggs for
food. He also gathered honey from bees that were living in
trees on the farm. They always had 5-8 cows on the farm and
occasionally they made maple syrup. Basically he was a
well-rounded farmer with alot of diverse skills. William also
used to maintain the phone lines to make some extra money.

William wasn't an outwardly loving man, but he definately stood
behind his children when they were right. He was especially
encouraging when it came to sports. He would let his children
skip chores if they played football in school. (Of course they
had to talk the 8 miles home from school, so they didn't get
out of work entirely.) His son Harry tells of another story
where the kids were playing ball in the yard and the ball ended
up going through the house window and hit William while he was
shaving. William cut himself, but he wasn't angry with the
kids because they were playing ball and things like that will
happen... Sounds like a pretty patient man to me.

William was also very smart with alot of common sense. He came
up with some clever ways to do things. In order to keep the
stovepipe clean on the potbellied stove, he stuck corn cobs and
kerosene in the stove every morning and with a giant WHOOOOOOSH
the stovepipe would burn clean. He also used to jack up a
Model T that sat behind the barn and use the tires to buzz
wood.

Speaking of wood, William also used to cut down trees in an
area known as the flats to sell. One winter when they were
hauling wood the horses fell through the ice. The guys tried
and tried and were unable to pull the horses out. Finally,
William decided to somewhat "choke" the horses to trap air in
their lungs. This action made the horses float to the surface
where the men were able to pull them out with another team of
horses. Talk about ingenuity!

The children helped out quite a bit on the farm. Since there
wasn't any running water, they had to take the cows down to the
creek every day to drink. They also fished to help provide
food for the family. Harry used to set up a bunch of fishing
lines before school and come back and check them after school,
so that we was actually catching fish while he wasn't even
there!

The kids also had fun on the farm. They had a big sledding
hill where you could get going so fast that you'd start at the
top of one hill and almost make it up to the top of another
hill. They had barn dances on a regular basis, although
William's barn wasn't big enough to hold them so they always
went to other farms for these. And every Tuesday they would go
to Scottville to attend the livestock auctions. It was THE
social event.

Although the children had alot of responsibilities on the farm,
they would sometimes be mischevious as well. One time Francis
and Rosemary got into the car while it was in the barn up on
blocks for the winter. They tried to start it up while the
fluids were drained out of it and burnt up the motor.

The children all attended Butler School on Morton Road in
Riverton Township from Kingergarden through 8th grade. Then
they attended Ludington High School. While at Butler, Harry
was playing ball one day out by the flagpole. The ball hit a
big cement piece that was on the top of the flagpole and a
large chunk of cement came crashing down on his head. The
doctors said he was fortunate to survive that mishap.

Life on the farm was alot of work but it was also a place were
many fond memories were created.
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Some of my fondest childhood memories are the days I spent on
the Laude farm in Riverton Township. There are wonderful
memories of Grandma Laudeâs kitchen_.the smell of the wood
stove, homemade cookies, homemade everything! There was the
creek running through the east side of the property where we
could go dip for tad poles. Then there was the spooky trail
back through the deep, dark woods that led to the river where
they always had those mysterious poles with cans attached that
would clang when a fish was on the line. There were fruit trees
to pick from, beautiful flower gardens; gladiolas being
grandmaâs specialty. Grandma used to set up a roadside stand
with buckets of glads to sell. I would always get some of the
profit that would allow me to run down the road to Wileyâs
corner store to buy candy. Grandma was always loving and
affectionate with me. If she did get angry, it was usually with
grandpa and she would set her chin and glare. That usually took
care of the problem. She used to cook huge Sunday dinners.
Family and sometimes neighbors would come for dinner. She would
serve huge platters of chicken. Grandpaâs chickens were so big
their legs looked like turkey drumsticks. She used to sneak out
and skim cream off the milk separator (which grandpa would sell
and didnât want her to use) and make delicious gravy to pour
over her homemade baking powder biscuits. I can still remember
the smell of earth in the fruit cellar. I was terrified to go
down there to get a jar of fruit thinking some giant rat would
jump out and devour me_..never saw so much as a mouse.

Along with the nine children, Grandpa Laude had his crops,
cows, chickens, pigs, cats and usually a dog around to care
for. He used to get a kick out of showing me how one black cat
would sit up on its hind legs and he could squirt milk into its
mouth when milking the cows. Grandpa was always in the
fields_..a hard working man. There was a big, old, iron bell
that grandma would ring to bring him in from the fields to eat.
He always had a smile on his face for just about everyone_.a
mischievous smile and a twinkle in his eyes. He used to hide
Easter eggs in the barn loft for my brother Dennis and I to
hunt for and he always made delicious popcorn balls for
Christmas. Grandpa smoked cigars and always carried a spare in
his pocket. We used to play a game where I would take the cigar
and he would get my nose_.the old put your thumb through and
behind your two fingers and joke that "I got your nose". He
wouldnât give me back my nose until I returned the cigar!!

Uncles Bob, Harry and David were around those early years I
spent on the farm. Uncle Bob was my chewing gum uncle. He
always had a pack of gum for me. When I had my tonsils out at
age 6, he brought me a grocery sack full of Wrigleyâs spearmint
gum. The family never knew, or told us if they did, why he just
left town one day and never returned. Harry was a lot like
grandpa. Always teasing and having a big smile on his face. He
owned a Texaco gas station and he let my brother work for him
when he was about 13-14 years old. If I went to visit them at
the station, Uncle Harry always let me get a Doctor Pepper out
of the cooler. David was the youngest and spent a lot of time
with my brother and me. He used to take me skiing. One year he
took my mom, brother and me to Virginia to visit my Aunt Gladys
and cousin Linda. That was an experience. They lived in a town
called Lee Hall. They had a house like something out of "Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof". It was a boarding house in which one had to
walk down a hall of strangers to get to their room. That was
Virginia back in the 50âs. I didnât understand why all of the
black people that walked by would move aside then stop and let
us go by them on the sidewalks, never looking us in the eye.
Being from a small town in Northern Michigan, I had never been
exposed to segregation.

The other aunts and uncles I saw less frequently. Aunt Frances
was the "artistic" one. She is a wonderful poet and was always
a boost to my self-esteem. We were quite close and could talk
about anything. Aunt Rose Mary was so pretty. She was always
smiling and had a great sense of humor. Uncle Earl (Francis)
and Aunt Gladys also had a farm and I would sometimes visit my
cousins Carole and Beverly. There was also an Aunt Sherry, but
she had been in a home since she was 5 years old and no one
wanted to talk about that. As the cousins grew up and
particularly after Grandma Laude passed away, we all grew
apart. No more big family dinners or beautiful flower gardens.
The core of the family was gone.

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

Page: Listed as August's adopted son

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

Page: Listed as Francis E. Laude's father

Source: (Birth)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

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

Source: (Individual)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Birth: 27 JAN 1892 Ludington, Mason County, Michigan, USA

Nickname: William Albert/Bussler/

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 17 MAR 1976
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Book 18 Page 433. Found in the Mason County Courthouse on
August 17, 2000 by Dennis and Michelle Caskey.

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: AFT 12 MAR 1976
Place: Mason Co, Michigan, USA
Note: William Laude, 84, a Scottville resident since 1962 who lived
at 307 West First St., Scottville, died Friday evening at
Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for five days.

William Laude was born Jan 27, 1892, in Ludington, and he
farmed in Riverton Township most of his life, and in 1960 he
married Ruth Slagle who survives.

Also surviving are five daughters, four sons, grandchildren and
great grandchildren.

Funeral services are tenatively set for 1:30pm Tuesday, March
16, at Stephens Chapel.

Event: Type: Directory
Date: 1919
Note: County Directory: €1919-1920
Place: Mason County
Note: €Laude, William, Section 11, 10 acres, value $500,
Riverton Twp, Scottville (1).

Occupation: Farmed in Riverton Township, Mason Co for most of his life.
(These dates are approximations.)
Date: BETWEEN 1922 AND 1976

Death: 12 MAR 1976 10:55pm Memorial Hospital, Ludington, Mason County, Michigan

Burial: 16 MAR 1976 Center Riverton Cemetery, Riverton Twp, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 183

Note: Died of bronchial pnemonia.

Note: There is no headstone on her grave...

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

Page: Listed as Francis E. Laude's mother

Source: (Individual)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Birth: 01 AUG 1896 Eden Twp, Mason County, Michigan

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: 16 MAY 1920
Place: The Ludington Sunday Morning News, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Mrs. Wm. Laude Died At Home of Sister. Wife of Center Riverton
Farmer Succumbs After Nine Weeks of Illness

Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth Laude, wife of William Laude, died at 7
o'clock Friday evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. Rose
Comstock of Lowland and Emily streets. The deceased had been
ill for the past nine weeks and during that time was a patient
and non-complaining sufferer.

Nellie Paasch was born in Buttersville, August 1, 1895.
Surviving relatives are her husband, William Laude of Center
Riverton, a two-year-old son, Earl, her father, William F.
Paasch, and seven sisters and four brothers. They are Mrs.
Nettie Paasch, Mrs. Hattie Anthony, Mrs. Rose Comstock, Mrs.
George Blundell, Mrs. William Balley, Mrs. David Orr, Mrs. Ida
Wallace, and John, George, William and Henry Paasch, all of
this county. Mrs. Laude had been married for six years.

Funeral services will be held from St. Paul's church in
Riverton Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Gumser will officiate and
interment is to be made in the Center Riverton Cemetery. The
body was removed Saturday to the Laude home in Riverton
township.

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 24 JUN 1920
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Liber 3 Page 27 Record #62 - Found in the Mason County
Courthouse on August 17, 2000 by Dennis and Michelle Caskey.

Death: 14 MAY 1920 At the home of her sister, Rose Comstock, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Burial: AFT 14 MAY 1920 Center Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 184

Note: Died of Lung Fever / Pnemonia. The funeral services were held
in his home.

Note: Richard Hatfield, one of the sturdy pioneers of Mason County,
was born at Gailou, Wayne County, New York on July 15 1826.
His parents were natives of Massachusetts. When about fourteen
years of age Richard began driving on the Erie Canal, and
continued that occupation for three seasons. He was then
employed as steersman, and in the Winter season followed
hunting and trapping in Ohio. He ran on a freight packet out
of Buffalo for one season, and the following Winter spent at
hunting.
In the Fall of 1850 he hired out to come to Pere Marquette to
work about the Baird and Bean Lumber Mill. He landed at Pere
Marquette the 19th of November, 1850, and worked through the
Winter - driving team most of the time. The following Summer
he spent boating on the Erie Canal, but returned here in the
Fall, and that Winter he hunted and trapped. He also made
several trips to Muskegon on foot, and brought back packs of
goods to sell to the Indians.
During the first few years of the 1850s, Burr Caswell had his
home on the clay banks in the neighborhood of the old Indian
apple tree, and it was there that Dick Hatfield spent a portion
of his leisure time between hunting and trapping excursions.
On November 12, 1854, he was married to Miss Mary Caswell,
daughter of Burr Caswell, who settled here in 1847. Theirs was
the first white wedding in Mason County. Mr. Hatfield had
boarded at Mr. Caswell's, and worked some on his farm. Some
years since he pointed out the exact spot under two tall pine
trees in the Caswell yard where the event took place. He tells
his own story:
'Right here I was married. You know I was the first white man
ever married in Mason county. I married Burr Caswell's oldest
daughter and Sewall Mounton married the other one five years
later. Shall I tell you about it? Well, Jim Dexter was
justice of the peace. He had to be brought all the way from
Hamlin and when he got here we stood up. He said, 'Hold up
your hand. You swear you will tell the truth and nothing
else?' 'Yes.' 'Were you ever married?' 'No.' 'Then join
hands. I pronounce you man and wife, and now we are all hungry
and the chicken is cooked. Let us go in to dinner.' That was
the ceremony. Ah, we had good times then, lots of venison and
bear and wild duck - sometimes muskrat.'
In 1855 he bought eighty acres of land in Section 31, at 75
cents an acre. The land was covered with an Indian 'sugar
bush', and the first time he saw the tract was when he went to
see the Indians make sugar. In October, 1855, he put up a log
house, sixteen by eighteen feet, and began keeping house. He
continued hunting and trapping during the Winter season until
1873. In 1870 he began a new frame house, which was finished
in 1872. He was a great worker, and rapidly improved his farm,
setting out fruit trees, and in a short time he became noted
for the excellence and abundance of his fruit. Fourteen
children were born to them. Mrs. Hatfield died in May, 1882.
She was a most excellent woman, and in their pioneer life had
been a helpmate in the truest sense.
Mr. Hatfield had one of the best farms in the county. He was a
man of great vigor, and was authority upon all matters of early
history relating to this region. For many years he kept a
diary of events, and possessing a clear and retentive memory,
he was a complete encyclopedia of record and reminescence.

Note: Possible brother of Ezra Hatfield [b. 1812] and Abijah Hatfield
[b. 1823].
LOG HOUSE - HATFIELD PHOTO and ARTICLE
The above picture was presented to the Mason County
Historical Society's museum by Mrs. William Laude of
Scottville, Rte. 1. It shows the first home of Richard
Hatfield in Pere Marquette Township on the farm that still is
owned by his descendants. The shingles on the roof were made
by hand. The log house was replaced ten years later with a
frame house. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kendall now occupy the farm.
Mrs. Kendall is a daughter of May Hatfield Meers and William
Meers. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Nettie Hatfield
Ossenheimer, Richard Baylor, Frank Scott, a friend, Will Meers,
Richard Hatfield, Willie and Harry Paasch, Ida Baylor Paasch,
May Hatfield Meers, Eva Meers, Edna Baylor, Myrtle Baylor,
Mable Paasch, Ida Hatfield Baylor, John Hatfield, Frank Baylor
and Leslie Baylor.
From a photo and caption published in the Ludington Daily News,
date unknown.
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'DICK HATFIELD IS FIRST WHITE MAN WED IN
COUNTY'
By: Rose D. Hawley
'Uncle' Dick Hatfield was the first white man married
in Mason County. An article from an 1886 issue of the
Ludington Record and recently presented to the museum of the
Mason County Historical Society by Mrs. William Laude with the
above picture, reads: 'During the first few years
during the '50's, Burr Caswell had his home on the Claybanks in
the neighborhood of the old Indian apple tree, and it was there
that Uncle Dick Hatfield spent a portion of his leisure time
between hunting and trapping excursions. In 1854 he married
Mary Caswell, oldest daughter of the Caswells. Some years
since he pointed out the exact spot under the tall pine trees
in the Caswell yard where the event took place. he tells his
own story: 'Right here I was married. You know I was
the first white man ever married in Mason County. I married
Burr Caswell's oldest daughter and Sewall Moulton married the
other one five years later. Shall I tell you about it?
'Well, Jim Dexter was justice of the peace. He had to be
brought all the way from Hamlin and when he got here we stood
up. He said, 'Hold up you hand. You swear you will tell the
truth and nothing else?' 'Yes.' 'Were you ever married?'
'No.' 'Then join hands. I pronounce you man and wife, and now
we are all hungry and the chicken is cooked. Let us go in to
dinner.' That was the ceremony. 'Ah, we had good times
then, lots of venison and bear and wild duck --- sometimes
muskrat.' Still quoting from the Record, the item
reads: 'The year following his marriage, Mr. Hatfield
took up under the Graduation Act of 1854, the 40 acres of land
on Section 31, Pere Marquette Township, which now is occupied
by his home and barns. The deed which was issued after five
years of occupation was signed by President Buchanan and has
been preserved as a valuable relic. In October of that same
year [1855] Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield moved into the 16 x 18 log
house which had been erected and which is still standing [1886]
although in a partially wrecked condition. The frame house now
in use was built in the early '70's. 'In 1882 Uncle
Dick's life partner, Mrs. Mary Hatfield died. They had lived
happily for 27 years and 14 children had been born to them.
Since his wife's death Mr. Hatfield has resided at the old
homestead, his daughters keeping house for him. 'Of the
pioneer settlers to the Pere Marquette River territory but a
few remain. The past few years have witnessed the departure of
several to that 'undiscovered bourn.' A year or so since
William Quevillion was overtaken by death. Last August Sewall
Moulton passed away; a month later Burr Caswell, the first
real settler in the county, died, and now Uncle Dick Hatfield
has seccumbed to the inevitable. Ere another decade passes the
few remaining persons who connect the Ludington of today with
the Pere Marquette of nearly half a century ago will be gone
and we will have nothing but historical accounts to remind us
of the days when the tall pine forests peopled with
copper-colored inhabitants extended in every direction.'

A biography of James E. Baylor, father of Mrs. William
Laude of Scottville Route 1 also was included:
'James E. Baylor of Pere Marquette, died Friday,
February 19, 1887, at the age of 29 years and 9 months, and was
buried in Riverton Cemetary on Monday. He had measles a short
time ago, and thought he had fully recovered, but took a
relapse which proved fatal. Deceased has been a resident of
the county for the past nine years, was widely known and highly
esteemed. He was born in Indiana May 26, 1857, and, when a
mere child, his father was killed in the Union Army, leaving
him and four younger children dependent on their mother. In
1880 he married Nellie L. Hatfield, daughter of Richard
Hatfield.'
From a photo and article published in the Ludington Daily News,
date unknown.
James E. Baylor died on 2/19/1887. Nettie Viola Paasch Laude
[Mrs. Wm. Laude] was born on 11/9/1892.
I believe there was a misunderstanding when the above
article was written. Mrs. Laude's father was William F.
Paasch, not her mother's first husband, James E. Baylor since
Baylor died 5 years and 9 months before she was born.
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THROUGH THE TELESCOPE James Cabot, Museum
Assistant, Rose Hawley Museum Ludington Daily
News, Thursday, November 20, 1980
Richard Hatfield came to Mason County 130 years ago.
Born in Gailon, NY, July 15, 1826, Hatfield began working
aboard Erie Canal boats in 1840 and three years later he was
promoted to steersman. Deciding that further advancement lay
elsewhere, he left New York and came to Mason County.
On November 19, 1850, he landed at a place called Pere
Marquette, arriving here by schooner. This settlement of Pere
Marquette then consisted of a sawmill, built in 1849 by two men
named Baird and Bean, and a few crude huts. No one could
forsee that Pere Marquette would one day become the City of
Ludington and none could have guessed that the site of the old
sawmill would become the Ludington Municipal Marina in 1980.
During the winter following his arrival, Hatfield worked as a
teamster. He worked aboard the Erie Canal boats during the
summer of 1851 but that fall he returned to Mason County to
stay. In the following winter he worked as a hunter, trapper
and trader. It was on November 12, 1854, that Hatfield
was married to Mary Caswell, daughter of the county's first
settler, Burr Caswell. The ceremony was performed by James
Dexter, a justice of the peace from Pentwater. The
Hatfield's children included: William, born in 1856; Charles,
born in 1857; Ella, born in 1858; Nellie, born in 1859; Ida,
born in 1866; Mary, born in 1870; Nettie, born in 1874; and
John, born in 1880. In 1855, Hatfield purchased 80
acres of land in Pere Marquette Township at 75 cents an acre.
He built a log house in October of 1855. Hatfield started
construction of a frame house in 1870 and completed it in 1872.
When the Mason County Agricultural Society was formed in 1871,
he was the organization's vice-president and served in that
capacity through 1873. Mrs. Hatfield died in May of
1882. The 1890's saw the passing of many early pioneers,
including Burr Caswell and his two sons-in-law, Sewall Moulton
and Richard Hatfield. Sewall Moulton died on August 4,
1896 and on September 15, of that year Burr Caswell died. On
March 9, 1897, Richard Hatfield was also dead at age 70. The
passing of 'Uncle Dick' Hatfield was mourned by the community.
The Hatfield farm was designated a Centennial Farm by the
Michigan Historical Commission in 1957.
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From an undated newspaper article: By Frances Caswell Hanna
Mrs. Hanna Recalls Visits from Pioneers
Some of our early pioneers were still living when I was a
child. Several that I recall were distant relatives. Others
were valued friends of the family bound by the ties that make
friendships in a new country. All were welcome visitors in our
home. Uncle Burr Caswell came to see us before leaving for
Dakota in the '80's. We called him uncle because he was our
grandfather's cousin. He had fished around here in the middle
'40's, had brought his family and located south of Pere
Marquette lake in 1847, and in recent years had been keeper of
the light at Big Point Sable. Now in his seventies, he thought
he ought to do a bit more pioneering and was going out into new
country again to keep hotel. The old man was not timid.
Lean and Hungry Look
Nor did he appear particularly old. He had a lean and
hungry look, deep socketed eyes, and a fringe of white
whiskers. It has been stated that the Indians called him
Mush-tum-king which means flowing beard, but, when I saw him,
his beard had a Horace Greeley cut. One of this group of
early settlers who frequently came to see us was Uncle Dick
Hatfield. Nearly everyone in the county called him Uncle Dick;
we did so because he had married Uncle Burr's daughter, Mary.
When I first recall him he was a widower and rearing his family
of four daughters and one son with the help of his older
daughters. He was probably in his late 40's at that time,
muscular and vigorous, with a stout frame and noisy voice. His
overalls were thrust into the tops of his knee-high leather
boots, his hickory shirt wrinkled under his suspenders. He was
beginning to bald, but some sparse graying locks of curly hair
remained above his fine brow and keen blue eyes. For all his
outdoor work, his skin was of fine texture and delicately
colored. He lost his arm in a Fourth-of-July accident,
preparing a celebration for his children. Some powder that he
was pounding into a drum exploded, blowing off his hand and
requiring amputation of the forearm. When he recovered I
recall seeing him drive his powerful team of bays over the
cedar block pavements while standing in his wagon, the reins
across his staunch shoulders as he guided his team with one
hand. When Uncle Dick came he generally remained for the
midday meal, called dinner then, and discussed county politics
with father. He was equally interested in city affairs. His
indignation flared when T.R. Lyon was defeated for alderman in
Fourth Ward, resulting, Uncle Dick believed, in the
determination of the millionaire lumberman to make his home in
Chicago. In the early editions of Mason County Record
frequent mention is made of the fine fruit brought into the
newspaper office from the Hatfield farm. Other items indicate
he must have been advanced in his thinking on farm problems.
With a sense of what was historically worth preserving and
possessing a keen memory, he was, for many years an authority
on the early events of this area.
Colorful Sheriff
The second daughter of Burr Caswell, Helen, married Sewall
Moulton, best remembered as one of the colorful sheriffs of
Mason county. She was affectionately knows to a large number
of children as 'Aunt Nellie.' Her nearsighted blue eyes, set
deep in her head, the tightly drawn skin over the fleshless
structure of her face and her slow, nasal speech were like her
father. How beautiful she was to us! Her husband, Uncle
Sewall, came here from Maine when the lumber industry of that
state moved to Michigan. He was a powerfully built man with a
full reddish brown beard and a down-east way of speaking.
Moulton and Flagg operated shingle mills here and at Pentwater
during early days. When he was sheriff an accident occurred in
one of the mills here in which a boy was killed. It was
charged that a man who had been angered by the boy had
purposely cut one of the saw bands so that, when the boy went
to work, the band would break and hit the boy. The sheriff
took the man into custody, but an enraged mob formed and
started following the old yellow omnibus in which the prisoner
had been placed. The sheriff took his stand on the steps of
the bus, revolver in hand and soon had the man safely behind
the bars of the jail. A few years ago a grandson of the
Moultons, Dr. Robert Moulton Gatke of Salem, Ore., told me that
he had often heard his mother tell the story, and added, 'When
Grandmother saw the revolver she rebuked her husband with 'Why,
Sewall, some one might have been hurt,' 'Don't worry, Nellie,'
he replied, 'it wasn't loaded.'' Out in Amber two Conrad
brothers, James and David, as well as Theodore Wright, were
neighbors of my grandfather when he homesteaded in that
community. Charles Dahn recently gave a life-like picture of
'Elder' Wright in Rose D. Hawley's column in The Daily News,
picturing him, as I remember, as 'counsellor and friend to all
in health, in sickness or in sorrow.' I recall especially his
sympathy whether we rejoiced or sorrowed, and no one could
forget his vibrant voice.
Yankee Type
James Conrad was the Yankee type, and his wife was short
and plump. They had three serene faced daughters and several
sons. Sometimes during the winter revival meetings in the
Methodist church, the Conrads would come to us for supper and
attend the meeting later. I recall Mrs. Conrad pounding the
pew, wrestling in prayer. She was a little militant in her
religious belief, and gloried in joining the Salvation Army
open air meeting. All the Conrads were godly people and
whenever they came one of them 'prayed for our hearth and our
home' and left us in the holy quiet of their benediction. This
expression of their friendship and good will influenced and
long remained with us. Two of the first Claybanks farmers,
William Quevillon and Peter LaBelle, because of their
nationality seem a bit alike as I dimly recall them. Both were
alert in their movements, had swarthy skin and black beards.
Mrs. Dahn recalls that the former was called Dr. Quevillon, by
early settlers. Through his knowledge of the forests he had
learned the medicinal value of native herbs and was frequently
called on in case of sickness when no doctor could be reached.
Mrs. Ralph Sheldon, a granddaughter of Peter LaBelle, recalls
hearing her father say that Quevillon had studied for the
priesthood and in the early days devoutly gathered the children
together and taught them their catechism. LaBelle brought
us beef by the quarter each winter, weighing it before our eyes
with the large steelyard which he carried with him. The
LaBelle farm is a landmark. Part of it, now Summit park, was
known in pioneer days as LaBelle's Landing. At this historic
point many of the first settlers of the region landed from
schooners sailing north from Grand Haven and Muskegon. Near
here a saw mill flourished for a time burning down in 1874.
Maker of Pumps
The first edition of the Mason County Record published in
September of 1867, carries the advertisement of Michael Moore,
maker of pumps. The Moores settled on a farm in Amber. He had
a Santa Claus body and a Santa Claus beard. We loved his jolly
talk. The last time I saw him he hopped on the running board
of the old 'dummy' and talked to me as we rode down to
Ludington from Epworth. He was wearing his GAR uniform and had
come especially to hear Richmond Pearson Hobson, hero of the
Spanish-American war, lecture at Epworth auditorium. In the
big crowd Moore had managed to get near enough to the hero to
talk to him. My impression was that he had told Hobson that,
compared to the Civil war, the Spanish-American war was a cat
fight. Descendents of these families, men and women of
worth, still live in Mason county and carry on the traditions
of good citizenship and right living established by their
worthy pioneer ancestors.

Note: "DICK HATFIELD IS FIRST WHITE MAN WED IN COUNTY"
By: Rose D. Hawley
"Uncle" Dick Hatfield was the first white man married in Mason
County.
An article from an 1886 issue of the Ludington Record and
recently presented to the museum of the Mason County Historical
Society by Mrs. William Laude with the above picture, reads:
"During the first few years during the '50's, Burr Caswell had
his home on the Claybanks in the neighborhood of the old Indian
apple tree, and it was there that Uncle Dick Hatfield spent a
portion of his leisure time between hunting and trapping
excursions. In 1854 he married Mary Caswell, oldest daughter of
the Caswells. Some years since he pointed out the exact spot
under the tall pine trees in the Caswell yard where the event
took place. he tells his own story:
'Right here I was married. You know I was the first white man
ever married in Mason County. I married Burr Caswell's oldest
daughter and Sewall Moulton married the other one five years
later. Shall I tell you about it?
'Well, Jim Dexter was justice of the peace. He had to be
brought all the way from Hamlin and when he got here we stood
up. He said, "Hold up you hand. You swear you will tell the
truth and nothing else?" "Yes." "Were you ever married?" "No."
"Then join hands. I pronounce you man and wife, and now we are
all hungry and the chicken is cooked. Let us go in to dinner."
That was the ceremony.
'Ah, we had good times then, lots of venison and bear and wild
duck --- sometimes muskrat.'
Still quoting from the Record, the item reads:
"The year following his marriage, Mr. Hatfield took up under
the Graduation Act of 1854, the 40 acres of land on Section 31,
Pere Marquette Township, which now is occupied by his home and
barns. The deed which was issued after five years of occupation
was signed by President Buchanan and has been preserved as a
valuable relic. In October of that same year [1855] Mr. and
Mrs. Hatfield moved into the 16 x 18 log house which had been
erected and which is still standing [1886] although in a
partially wrecked condition. The frame house now in use was
built in the early '70's.
"In 1882 Uncle Dick's life partner, Mrs. Mary Hatfield died.
They had lived happily for 27 years and 14 children had been
born to them. Since his wife's death Mr. Hatfield has resided
at the old homestead, his daughters keeping house for him.
"Of the pioneer settlers to the Pere Marquette River territory
but a few remain. The past few years have witnessed the
departure of several to that "undiscovered bourn." A year or so
since William Quevillion was overtaken by death. Last August
Sewall Moulton passed away; a month later Burr Caswell, the
first real settler in the county, died, and now Uncle Dick
Hatfield has seccumbed to the inevitable. Ere another decade
passes the few remaining persons who connect the Ludington of
today with the Pere Marquette of nearly half a century ago will
be gone and we will have nothing but historical accounts to
remind us of the days when the tall pine forests peopled with
copper-colored inhabitants extended in every direction."

Note: THROUGH THE TELESCOPE
By James Cabot, Museum Assistant, Rose Hawley Museum
Ludington Daily News, Thursday, November 20, 1980

Richard Hatfield came to Mason County 130 years ago.
Born in Gailon, NY, July 15, 1826, Hatfield began working
aboard Erie Canal boats in 1840 and three years later he was
promoted to steersman. Deciding that further advancement lay
elsewhere, he left New York and came to Mason County.
On November 19, 1850, he landed at a place called Pere
Marquette, arriving here by schooner. This settlement of Pere
Marquette then consisted of a sawmill, built in 1849 by two men
named Baird and Bean, and a few crude huts. No one could forsee
that Pere Marquette would one day become the City of Ludington
and none could have guessed that the site of the old sawmill
would become the Ludington Municipal Marina in 1980.
During the winter following his arrival, Hatfield worked as a
teamster. He worked aboard the Erie Canal boats during the
summer of 1851 but that fall he returned to Mason County to
stay. In the following winter he worked as a hunter, trapper
and trader.
It was on November 12, 1854, that Hatfield was married to Mary
Caswell, daughter of the county's first settler, Burr Caswell.
The ceremony was performed by James Dexter, a justice of the
peace from Pentwater.
The Hatfield's children included: William, born in 1856;
Charles, born in 1857; Ella, born in 1858; Nellie, born in
1859; Ida, born in 1866; Mary, born in 1870; Nettie, born in
1874; and John, born in 1880.
In 1855, Hatfield purchased 80 acres of land in Pere Marquette
Township at 75 cents an acre. He built a log house in October
of 1855. Hatfield started construction of a frame house in 1870
and completed it in 1872.
When the Mason County Agricultural Society was formed in 1871,
he was the organization's vice-president and served in that
capacity through 1873.
Mrs. Hatfield died in May of 1882. The 1890's saw the passing
of many early pioneers, including Burr Caswell and his two
sons-in-law, Sewall Moulton and Richard Hatfield.
Sewall Moulton died on August 4, 1896 and on September 15, of
that year Burr Caswell died. On March 9, 1897, Richard Hatfield
was also dead at age 70. The passing of "Uncle Dick" Hatfield
was mourned by the community.
The Hatfield farm was designated a Centennial Farm by the
Michigan Historical Commission in 1957.

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

Page: William Paasch and Nellie Hatfield

Source: (Birth)
Title: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co
Abbreviation: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co

Source: (Death)
Title: Death Returns
Abbreviation: Death Returns

Source: (Death)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Individual)
Title: Land Patent Report
Abbreviation: Land Patent Report

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

Source: (Individual)
Title: Website
Abbreviation: Website

Birth: 15 JUL 1826 Galen, Wayne Co, New York

Event: Type: Land Rec
Date: 19 JUN 1855
Place: Section 31, Amber Twp, Mason, Michigan, USA
Note: Owned 80 acres

Database: Full Context of Michigan Land Records

Patentee Name: RICHARD HATFIELD
Land Office: IONIA
Document Number: 14615
Miscellaneous Document Number:
Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Signature: Y
Signature Date: 1857/03/10
Description Number: 1
Aliquot Parts: NWSE
Section Number: 31
Sequence Number: 1
Township: 18 N
Range: 17 W
Block Number: 0
Base Line: 19
Total Acres: 0.0000
Fractional Section: N
Subsurface Rights Reserved: N
Metes and Bounds Description: N
Cancelled Document: N
Multiple Patentee(s): N
Multiple Warantee(s): N
Accession Number: MI2820__.398
Image Name: 00011196
Image Type: P
Volume ID: 524
Total Page: 1
Remarks:

Event: Date: 1854
Place: Owned 40 acres in Section 31, Pere Marquette Twp, Mason County
Note: Under the Graduation Act of 1854

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: AFT 09 MAR 1897
Note: "UNCLE DICK" HATFIELD DEAD A Genuine Pioneer Known and Loved
by Everybody

Richard Hatfield, one of the quaint and popular pioneers of
this county, died of lung fever at his home in Pere Marquette
township at the age of 71 years, 8 months. The funeral
services will be held at the residence Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.

Deceased was a native of New York State and came to this county
in 1850. He followed the occupation of hunting and trapping
for some time and then settled down to make a steady home,
having married a daughter of the late Mr. Burr Caswell. He
enjoyed the distinction of being the first white man to be
married in this county. Mrs. Hatfield was sister to Mrs.
Sewall Moulton and Mr. Ed Caswell of this city.

Deceased leaves a son and three daughters, two of whom are
married to James Byalor and William Mills respectively.

The death of Mr. Hatfield removes one of the most genial and
interesting men of the county.

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 1897
Note: Have Death Return - parents listed as unknown

Event: Type: Moved to
Date: 19 NOV 1850
Place: Mason Co, Michigan, USA
Note: Hired to come to Pere Marquette to work at the mill.

Event: Type: Land Rec
Date: 10 MAR 1857
Place: Mason Co, Michigan
Name: RICHARD HATFIELD
Date: 10 Mar 1857
Location: MI,
Document #: 14615
Serial #: MI2820__.398
Sale Type: 272002
Acres: 80.0000
Meridian or Watershed: 19
Parcel: Township 18 N, Range 17 W, Section 31

Occupation: Hunting and Trapping
Date: 1850
Place: Mason Co, Michigan, USA

Occupation: boot and shoe maker

Database: Michigan Business Directory, 1863
Combined Matches: 1
PERE MARQUETTE.
page 439
Hatfield Richard, boot and shoe maker.


Date: 1863
Place: Pere Marquette, Mason Co, Michigan

Occupation: Farmer
Date: 1880
Place: Pere Marquette Twp, Mason Co, Michigan, USA

Occupation: Began driving on the Erie Canal - possibly in Ohio?
Date: BETWEEN 1840 AND 1843
Place: Eerie Canal

Death: 09 MAR 1897 Died in his home, Ludington, Pere Marquette Twp, Mason County, Michigan, USA

Burial: AFT 09 MAR 1897 West Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 185

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Birth: 27 MAR 1922

Death: 08 JAN 1999

Burial: AFT 08 JAN 1999 Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 186

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Source: (Burial)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Birth: 1923

Occupation: Was a bus driver for 22 years.

Death: 25 MAR 1997 Baytown, Texas

Burial: AFT 25 MAR 1997 Hampton Memorial Gardens, Hampton, Virginia

Reference: 187

Note: Never married and believed to be dead. Was a bomber pilot
during World War II. Was living in a veteran's facility some
years back. Uncle Harry supposedly knew where he was but said
that if he wanted to get in touch that Robert would contact
him. Bitter feelings between them, but don't know why...

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Birth: 1925

Reference: 188

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Birth: 12 FEB 1931 Riverton Twp, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 189

Note: Was mentally retarted.

Note: Died of cancer.

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Source: (Death)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Source: (Death)
Title: Tombstone
Abbreviation: Tombstone

Birth: 04 APR 1933

Death: 15 OCT 1995 Manistee Co, Michigan

Reference: 190

Note: Was living in San Francisco. Never married. Believed to be
gay and therefore was shunned by the family.

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Francis E. Laude

Birth: 1935

Reference: 191

Note: According to Sue Bathke, grand-daughter of Frances, she had two
other children besides John - but believes they were both born
stillborn.

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Birth: 21 SEP 1914

Reference: 192

Note: She was cremated.

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Birth: 06 JUL 1916 Maplewood, Wisconsin

Death: 19 JAN 1998 Hastings, Michigan

Reference: 193

Note: Death Record says 1852, but that can't be right because of his
age at death...

Note: Died of Angina Pectoris (2 year duration). Other contributory
cause was arterio sclerosis (10 year duration).

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Page: William Frederick Paasch

Source: (Individual)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Individual)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Birth: 29 MAY 1863 Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Event: Place: Related to Daniel Boone
Note: Type: Rumor

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 16 MAR 1938
Place: Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Liber 6 Page 1356, State Office #1356, Register #24 - Found in
the Mason County Courthouse on August 17, 2000 by Dennis and
Michelle Caskey.

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: 15 MAR 1938
Place: The Daily News, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: W. F. Paasch Dies at Son's Home Sunday

William Frederick Paasch passed away at 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the
home of his son, John Paasch, 502 North Rowe street.

Mr. Paasch, who was born in Sheboygam, Wis. 75 years ago, had
been ill for several years. He had lived in Mason county for
about 47 years, working for Butters Lumber Co. for years and
later farming in Eden township.

Mr. Paasch was married Nov. 29, 21 years ago to Mrs. Tina
Pleiness who survives. Also surviving are Mr. Paasch's
children: Mrs. Mabel Blondell, John Paasch, Mrs. Hattie
Anthony, and Mrs. Rose Schrader, all of Ludington; William
Paasch of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Nettie Laude of Riverton and
George Paasch of Osborn, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lydia
Paasch, Mr. Paasch's stepchildren, Mrs. Anna Barton and Henry
Pleiness of Ludington and Mrs. Laura Petersen of Fowlerville;
sisters, Mrs. Mary Fritsch of Birnamwood, Wis., Mrs. Minnie
Haft of Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Lena Laidlaw of Maywood, Ill,
and a brother, George Paasch of Sheboygan.

The body will be at the John Paasch home until noon Wednesday.
Services will be held at Dorrell chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Rev. L. A. Ruegsegger officiating. Interment will be made in
West Riverton cemetery.

Services Held for William F. Paasch

Services were held Wednesday, March 16, at Dorrell chapel for
William F. Paasch who died March 13 at the home of his son
John, 502 North Rowe Street.

Rev. L. A. Reugsegger of West Riverton conducted the service
using as his text, "Though I Walk Through the Valley, the
Shadow of Death." During the service a quartet from Pentwater
sang "Safe in the Arms" and "Just As I Am."

Pallbearers were Willard Paasch, Loris Anthony, Donald Paasch,
Howard Barton, Ronald Nelson and Frederick Tauch. Interment was
made in West Riverton cemetery.

Out-of-town persons attending services were George Paasch of
Osborn, O., William Paasch Jr. of Grand Rapids, Earl Laude of
Mass., Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson and daughter Audrey of
Fowlerville and Mrs. Emery Laidlaw and daughter Lenore of
Maywood.

Mr. Paasch was born in Sheboygan, Wis., Nov. 29, 1862. He lived
in Mason County for over 50 years; nearly 40 years of which
were spent on his farm in Eden Township. The past three or four
years were spent at the home of his son, John, in Ludington.

Mr. Paasch was previously married to Miss Emma Voss who died a
few years later leaving their three children. Later he married
Mrs. Nellie Hatfield Baylor, who passed away in 1914. Six
children were born to that union. In 1916, Mr. Paasch married
Mrs. Tina Pleiness, who survives, together with seven children
eight stepchildren, all married.

The many beautiful flowers and the large number of friends and
neighbors, who congregated to pay their last respects to Mr.
Paasch, showed the esteem in which he was held.

Event: Type: Moved to
Date: 1891
Place: Mason Co, Michigan

Event: Type: Directory
Date: 1910
Note: County Directory: 1910-1911
Place: Mason County
Note: Paasch, WF, Section 18, 120 acres, value $2000, Eden Twp,
Scottville post office.

Event: Type: Directory
Date: 1919
Note: County Directory: €1919-1920
Place: Mason County
Note: €Paasch, WF, Section 18, 120 acres, value $5700, Eden
Twp, Scottville (2).

Occupation: Place: Butters Lumber Company, Mason Co, Michigan

Death: 13 MAR 1938 3:30am, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Burial: 16 MAR 1938 West Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 194

Note: Died of apoplexy

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

Page: William Paasch and Nellie Hatfield

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

Page: Nellie is listed as having been married before to a man with a
last name of Baylor.

Source: (Name)
Title: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co
Abbreviation: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co

Source: (Death)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Page: Nellie E. Paasch

Source: (Individual)
Title: Death Record
Abbreviation: Death Record

Birth: 09 MAR 1859 Pere Marquette, Mason County, Michigan

Event: Date: 09 MAR 1859
Place: First white child born in Mason County, Michigan
Note: Type: Firsts

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 06 MAY 1914
Place: Eden, Mason Co, Michigan
Note: Liber 2 Page 287 Record #2208. Found in the Mason County
Courthouse on August 17, 2000 by Dennis and Michelle Caskey.

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: AFT 24 APR 1914
Note: Looked through Apr 24 - Apr 29 of Ludington Daily News. Not
there.

Death: 24 APR 1914 Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan

Burial: AFT 24 APR 1914 West Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 195

Note: Died after being ill for a year and a half.

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Source: (Birth)
Title: Tombstone
Abbreviation: Tombstone

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

Page: We verified this ourselves

Birth: 09 NOV 1891 Buttersville, Michigan, USA

Event: Type: Directory
Date: 1919
Note: City Directory: €1919-1920
Place: Ludington
Note: €Paasch, Nettie (wid. Henry), Boards 508 S. Charles

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: 29 AUG 1959
Place: Mason Co, Michigan, USA
Note: Mrs. Wm. Laude Taken by Death

Mrs. William A. Laude, 66, of Riverton Township, died at 2:15
a.m. today at University Hospital in Ann Arbor after being ill
for a year and a half.

Nettie Viola Paasch was born Nov. 9, 1892, in Buttersville.

Friends may call beginning, Saturday evening at Dorrell Funeral
Home, which will announce funeral arrangements later.

Mrs. W. A. Laude Dies Friday

Mrs. William A. Laude, 66, of Riverton Township died Friday at
University Hospital in Ann Arbor after being ill for a year and
a half.

Nettle Viola Paasch was born Nov. 9, 1892, in Buttersville. She
was married to Henry Paasch in 1913 in Ohio, Mr. Paasch
preceding her in death in 1918. She married William A. Laude
April 14, 1921, in Riverton Township.

Mrs. Laude was a member of Community Church, Riverton Extension
Club and Mason County Farm Bureau.

Mrs. Laude was the great granddaughter of Burr Caswell, the
first white settler of Mason County, and the granddaughter of
Richard Hatfield, the first white man married in Mason County.

Surviving are her widower; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph
(Frances) May of Sturgeon Bay, Mrs. Lawrence (Rose Mary) Lowell
of Clio, Mrs. Lafayette (Mildred) Brant of Ludington, Mrs.
Gladys Raper of Lee Hall, Va., and Miss Sharon Rose Laude of
Mt. Pleasant; four sons, Francis E. Laude of Custer, Robert
William Laude of Ludington, Harry B. Laude of Ludington Route 1
and David John Laude at home; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle
Bailey, Mrs. Nial (Hattie) Rider and Mrs. Menno (Rose) Schrader
of Ludington; one brother, John R. Paasch of Ludington; 12
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

The body is at Dorrell Funeral Home.

Laude Funeral Held at Chapel

Services in memory of Mrs. William A. Laude were held from
Dorrell Chapel Monday afternoon with the Rev. Mr. A. Allison
Amstutz, minister of Community Church, officiating.

"Rock of Ages" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" were sung by
Mrs. Raymond Grams accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Haynor.

Serving as pallbearers, were Alfred Dittmer, Carl Thurow, Gus
Rahn, Merton Colby, Ernest Knudson and Lloyd Timmons. Interment
was in Center Riverton Cemetery.

Out-of-town persons at the funeral were Mrs. Robert Bussler of
Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lowell and family of Clio, Mrs.
Gladys Raper and daughter Linda of Lee Hall, Va., Mrs. Joe May
and two grandsons and Herman Voight of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Miss
Karen Gosling RN and Mrs. Pearl Meads of Chicago, Mrs. Bertha
Paasch of Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wicklund, Miss. Stella Sibley, Mrs. Bruce
Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Ferris
Wells, all of Muskegon; Mr. and Mrs. William Dahrenstaedt of
Crystal Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Barton and Mr. and Mrs.
George Peterson of Pentwater, Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart and Miss
Ida Blundell of Whitehall.

Religion: Was a member of Community Church.
Date: AFT 1921

Death: 28 AUG 1959 University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Burial: AFT 29 AUG 1959 Center Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 196

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

Source: (Death)
Title: Tombstone
Abbreviation: Tombstone

Birth: 30 SEP 1894 Pere Marquette Twp, Mason Co, Michigan

Death: 30 MAR 1972 Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Burial: AFT 30 MAR 1972 Center Riverton, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 197

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: William Frederick Paasch

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Harry Paasch

Source: (Death)
Title: Tombstone
Abbreviation: Tombstone

Birth: 22 APR 1898 Eden Twp, Mason Co, Michigan

Event: Type: Death RTN
Date: 12 MAR 1973
Note: Died of an acute myocardial infarction, having had
arteriosclerotic heart disease for years.

Death: 08 MAR 1973 Memorial Hospital, Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Burial: 10 MAR 1973 Brookside Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 198

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nettie Riola Paasch

Source: (Name)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary

Page: Nellie Elizabeth Paasch

Birth: 26 AUG 1900 Wiley, Mason Co, Michigan

Death: 24 JUL 1985 Ludington, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 199

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

Source: (Death)
Title: Tombstone
Abbreviation: Tombstone

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

Birth: 17 NOV 1904 Eden Twp, Mason Co, Michigan

Death: 1953 Mason Co, Michigan

Burial: AFT 1953 Center Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 200

Note: No death record on file at the Mason County Courthouse.

Note: The business of the second session of the Board of Supervisors
was of a financial character. Richard Hatfield, having
interviewed three wolves with fatal results, was voted $24, as
bounty. For three years, wolf bounties made up the heaviest
item on the list of county expenses.

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

Page: William Paasch and Nellie Hatfield

Source: (Birth)
Title: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co
Abbreviation: 1880 Michigan Census, Mason Co

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

Birth: ABT 1835 New York, USA

Event: Type: Obituary
Date: 01 JUN 1882
Place: Ludington Record, Thursday
Note: Have.

Death: 29 MAY 1882

Burial: AFT 29 MAY 1882 West Riverton Cemetery, Mason Co, Michigan

Reference: 201