Charles Avery
(Abt 1858-Bef 1930)
Ellen W. Wallstead
(1863-After 1930)
Ethel Irene Avery
(1900-1996)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Irvine Andrew Renton

Ethel Irene Avery 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 9 May 1900, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Irvine Andrew Renton on 10 July 1923 in Dearborn, MI 1 2 3
  • Died: 23 June 1996, Westland, MI at age 96 1 4
  • Buried: After 23 June 1996, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI 4
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Ethel I. Avery
Birth Date: 09 May 1900
Birthplace: Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Charles Avery
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Ellen Avery
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan

Citing this Record
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ6Y-B5X : 10 March 2018), Ethel I. Avery, 09 May 1900; citing item 1 p 537 rn 8039, Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,032.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Age: 96
Given Name: Ethel
Middle Name: I
Surname: Renton
Birth Date: 09 May 1900
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Wayne, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48186
Event Date: 23 Jun 1996

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLQJ-YTG : 19 May 2014), Ethel I Renton, 23 Jun 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Ethel Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1996
Event Place: Westland, Wayne, Michigan
Residence Place: Westland, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 09 May 1900
Certificate Number: 040025

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MM-VSX : 4 December 2014), Ethel Renton, 1996; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Westland, Wayne, Michigan, death certificate number 040025, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



• Birth Image: 9 May 1900, in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wayne, MI on 22 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1023, Family 169, Roll 1075
Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan
309 Sunes(?) Street; Home owned, $8000
Ethel I. Renton..Daughter..30..MI
(Living with husband and 4 children at the home of her widowed mother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Nankin Township, Wayne, MI on 13 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 40B, District 82-188, Family 868, Roll 1834
Nankin Township, Wayne County, Michigan
35731 Kendal; house owned, $4,500
residence in 1935: Same House
Ethel Renton..Wife..40..MI..12th grade
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
.



• She was buried after 23 June 1996 in the Tyler Street Cemetery in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial 11269507
. 4


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Ethel married Irvine Andrew Renton, son of Andrew Thomas Renton and Mary Ellen Daugherty, on 10 July 1923 in Dearborn, MI.1 2 3 (Irvine Andrew Renton was born on 20 April 1899 in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI,2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 died on 8 October 1980 in Wayne, MI 5 10 11 12 and was buried after 8 October 1980 in Tyler Street Cemetery, Romulus, MI 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 10 July 1923, in Dearborn, MI.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Wayne, MI on 22 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1023, Family 169, Roll 1075
Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan
309 Sunes(?) Street; Home owned, $8000
Ellen W. Avery..Head..67..MI..Widowed
Irving Renton..SonL..31..MI..Mail Carrier
Ethel I. Renton..Dau..30..MI
Irvine A. Renton..GSon..6..MI
Charles A. Renton..GSon..4..MI
Carl T. Renton..GSon..3..MI
Donald A. Renton..GSon..1..MI
Leon W. Avery..Son..41..MI..Divorced

(Irvine and Ethel along with their 4 children were living at the house of her widowed mother.)
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Nankin Township, Wayne, MI on 13 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 40B, District 82-188, Family 868, Roll 1834
Nankin Township, Wayne County, Michigan
35731 Kendal; house owned, $4,500
residence in 1935: Same House
Irvine Renton..Head..41..MI..12th grade..Postman, US Mail..earned $2700 in 1939
Ethel Renton..Wife..40..MI..12th grade
Irvine Renton..Son..16..MI..9th grade
Chas Renton..Son..14..MI..8th grade
Carl Renton..Son..13..MI..7th grade
Donald Renton..Son..11..MI..5th grade
Carol Renton..Dau..7..MI..1st grade
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


groom's name: Irvine A. Renton
groom's age: 24 years
groom's birth date: 1899
groom's birthplace: Michigan
bride's name: Ethel I. Avery Wright
bride's age: 23 years
bride's birth date: 1900
bride's birthplace: Michigan
marriage date: 10 Jul 1923
marriage place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
groom's father: Andrew
groom's mother: Mary Daugharty
bride's father: Chas.
bride's mother: Ellen Wallstead
film number: 2342759
digital folder number: 4032403
image number: 234
reference number: v 12 rn 251440

Citing this Record
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQSQ-BLJ : accessed 13 Oct 2012), Irvine A. Renton and Ethel I. Avery Wright, 10 Jul 1923.
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Sources


1 April Padgett, "Renton Connections," database(http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7187472/).

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 1023, sheet 7B, family 169, Irvine Andrew Renton and Ethel Eiene Avery; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1075.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Nankin Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 82-188, sheet 40B, household 868, Irvine Renton and Ethel Irene Avery; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1834.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 March 2019), memorial page for Ethel I. Renton (9 May 1900\endash 23 Jun 1996), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11269507, citing Tyler Street Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

5 April Padgett, Renton Connections (https://trees.ancestry.com.au/fhs/home.aspx?tid=7187472; Last Updated 10/29/2008).

6 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Apr 2019); Irvine Andrew Renton.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 6A, dwelling 136, family 138; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 755.

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 308, sheet 8B, family 441, Andrew Thomas Renton and Mary Ellen Daugherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 679.

9 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 788, sheet 4A, family 83, Andrew Thomas Renton and Mary Ellen Daugherty; index and images (accessed 8 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 821.

10 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V373-668 : 4 December 2020), Irvine Renton, Oct 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 March 2019), memorial page for Irvine Andrew Renton (20 Apr 1899\endash 8 Oct 1980), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11269506, citing Tyler Street Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

12 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, FamilySearch.org (Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - index : accessed 21 Mar 2014), Name: Irvine Sr A Renton; Event Date: 08 Oct 1980; Event Place: Wayne, Wayne, Michigan.


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