Andrew W. Renton ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Gender: Male
Christening Place: , HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1851
Birthplace: , Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Father's Name: Robert Renton
Mother's Name: Elisabeth Weir

Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTY3-18C : 10 February 2018), Elisabeth Weir in entry for Andrew Renton, 27 Jan 1851; citing , Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, reference 2:15R8SJ9, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,849.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Andrew W Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Nov 1932
Event Place: Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 82
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1850
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Father's Name: Robert Renton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Weir
GS Film number: 001973141
Digital Folder Number: 005240802
Image Number: 01938

Citing this Record
"Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF7T-Z85 : accessed 09 Aug 2013), Robert Renton in entry for Andrew W Renton, 1932.
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Nankin Township, Michigan, is a former township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The township was first organized in 1827 as "Bucklin Township" and included what is now the cities of Westland, Livonia, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Redford Township. In 1829, Bucklin Township was divided into Lima and Pekin Township. Due to a naming conflict under postal regulations at that time, Lima was soon renamed as "Nankin", after the Chinese city Nanking, in line with its neighbors Pekin, named after Peking, and Canton Township, named after Canton.

In 1835, Livonia Township (now the city of Livonia) was split off from Nankin. Redford and Dearborn were subsequently set off as separate townships. There was a post office called East Nankin beginning in 1857.

Garden City, Inkster, and Wayne then incorporated from land either partially or wholly within Nankin Township. The remainder of the township incorporated as the city of Westland , effective May 16, 1966. The city took its name from a mall and was the fourth largest city in Wayne County when it incorporated.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 27 January 1850 and a birth location of Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.

This birth date was given on his Michigan Death Certificate. ¹³

• He has alternate birth date of January 1852 and a birth location of Scotland.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census. This birth year was referenced by his age of 67 on the 1920 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1854 and a birth location of Scotland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 26 on the 1880 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1861 Scotland Census in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland on 7 April 1861.

¹² 1861 Scotland Census
Page 3, District 9, CSSCT1861-134
Haddington, East Lothian
Registration 709, Household schedule 17
West Side Hargate Street
Andrew Benton..Son..11

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1851, then his age should have been 9 or 10 instead of 11.
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• He immigrated onboard the ship James Foster Jr arriving on 21 September 1869 at New York, NY.
^{10 15 16} Name: Andrew Renton
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1869
Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: James Fustik

Affiliate Publication Number: M237
Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897
Affiliate Film Number: 318
GS Film Number: 000175674
Digital Folder Number: 004680249
Image Number: 00287

Citing this Record
"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Q-3NW1 : 11 March 2018), Andrew Renton, 1869; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,674.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 16 June 1870. ¹¹

1870 US Census
Page 45, Family 401, Roll 710
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..19..SCOT..At School

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Huron Township, Wayne, MI on 11 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 193B, District 255, Family 160, Roll 610
Huron, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Peenton..Head..26..SCOTLAND..Coal Burner

(Living with wife and brother, Alexander.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jan 1851, then his age should have been 29 instead of 26.
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• He resided in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 3 May 1890.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 203, Family 91, Roll 755
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 10 years
Andrew Renton..Head..Jan 1852..48..SCOTLAND..Immig. 1870..Naturalized..Farmer

(Living with second wife and daughter from first wife.)

NOTE - His birth date was believed to be 27 Jan 1851 instead of Jan 1852.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 11 May 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 308, Family 457, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 20 years
Andrew W. Renton..Head..58..SCOTLAND..Immig 1867..Naturalized..Farmer

(Living with second wife, daughter from his first wife, and 2 grandchildren.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jan 1851, then his age should have been 59 instead of 58. His year of immigration should have been 1869 instead of 1867.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 12 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 407, Family 197, Roll 813
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
1176 Fort Street; Home Rented
Andrew W. Renton..Head..67..MI..Watchman, Foundry

(Living with second wife, widowed daughter, Anna, and her 2 children, and widowed sister, Helen.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jan 1851, then his age should have been 69 instead of 67. His birth location should have been Scotland instead of Michigan.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dearborn, MI on 15 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 908, Family 154, Roll 1031
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
531 Bedford; Home owned, $3000
Andrew W. Renton..Grandfather..79..MI

(Living with 2nd wife at the home of married granddaughter, Elizabeth Fuller, and her family.)

NOTE - His birth location was Scotland instead of Michigan.
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Andrew married Mary Jane Wade, daughter of William Wade and Mary A., on 25 September 1879 in Dexter, MI.^{1 2} (Mary Jane Wade was born in 1859 in Pennsylvania and died on 22 October 1888 in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 September 1879, in Dexter, MI. ²

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Huron Township, Wayne, MI on 11 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 193B, District 255, Family 160, Roll 610
Huron, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Peenton..Head..26..SCO..Coal Burner
Mary Peenton..Wife..19..PA..Keeping House
Alexander Peenton..Brother..24..SCO..Coal Burner
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Andrew W Renton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Sep 1879
Event Place: , Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Wade
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Page: 263

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLZ-88B : 11 May 2018), Andrew W Renton and Mary Jane Wade, 25 Sep 1879; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,019,066.
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Andrew next married Sarah Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Jason Harvey and Elizabeth Jane Biggs, on 3 May 1890 in Northville, MI.^{3 4 5 6 7 8} (Sarah Elizabeth Harvey was born in July 1856 in Romulus, MI ^{3 4 5 7 8} and died in 1933 in , Van Buren County, MI.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 3 May 1890, in Northville, MI. ⁴

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 203, Family 91, Roll 755
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned, with mortgage
married 10 years
Andrew Renton..Head..Jan 1852..48..SCO..Immig. 1870..Naturalized..Farmer
Sarah E. Renton..Wife..Jul 1856..43..MI..0/0
Anna Renton..Dau..Jun 1884..15..MI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 11 May 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 308, Family 457, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 20 years
Andrew W. Renton..Head..58..SCO..Immig 1867..Naturalized..Farmer
Sarah E. Renton..Wife..52..MI..2/0
Anna Fuller..Dau..26..MI..2/2..Housekeeper
Elizabeth Fuller..GDau..5..MI
Andrew W. Fuller..GSon..3..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 12 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 407, Family 197, Roll 813
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
1176 Fort Street; Home Rented
Andrew W. Renton..Head..67..MI..Watchman, Foundry
Sarah E. Renton..Wife..63..MI
Anna Fuller..Dau..35..Wd..MI..Widowed
Elizabeth Fuller..GDau..14..MI
Elmer Fuller..GSon..9..MI
Helen Keyes..Sis..63..MI..Widowed

NOTE - Anna Renton-Fuller had another son, Andrew Fuller, who would have been 13 years old on the 1920 Census but his name is missing from this list.
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dearborn, MI on 15 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 908, Family 154, Roll 1031
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
531 Bedford; Home owned, $3000
Oliver J. Griffin..Head..30..OH..Electrician, Office Building
Elizabeth M. Griffin..Wife..25..MI
Clara L. Griffin..Dau..5..MI
Ruth F. Griffin..Dau..1-7/12..MI
Andrew W. Renton..GFath..79..MI
Sarah E. Renton..GMoth..73..MI

NOTE - Andrew and Sarah were living at the home of Andrew's married granddaughter, Elizabeth Fuller, and her family.
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 May 1890
Event Place: Northville, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 39y
Birth Date: 1851
Birthplace: Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marriage Date: 3 May 1890
Marriage Place: Northville, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Robt Renton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Weir
Spouse's Name: Sarah E. Harvey
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1856
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Jason Haney
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Beggs
Source Reference: v 4 p 471 rn 5984

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36L-21M : 18 January 2021), Andrew Renton and Sarah E. Haney Harvey, 3 May 1890; citing Marriage, Northville, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208216.
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Name: Andrew Renton
Birth Date: 1851
Age: 39
Spouse's Name: Sarah E. Harvey
Spouse's Birth Date: 1856
Spouse's Age: 34
Event Date: 08 May 1890
Event Place: Martinsville, Michigan
Father's Name: Robt. Renton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Weis
Spouse's Father's Name: Jason Harvey
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Beggs

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCZ-85S : 10 March 2018), Elizabeth Weis in entry for Andrew Renton and Sarah E. Harvey, 08 May 1890; citing reference P 51 RN 5984; FHL microfilm 1,377,644.
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Notice that there are two different marriage sources each showing a slightly different date but each also showing a different event location. One shows the small village of Northville while the other shows the small village of Martinsville. The two villages are about 30 miles apart and in a different township. Each source reference is taken from a marriage register prepared by the County of Wayne, Michigan.
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