Aola M. Signs

George Signs
(Abt 1806-)

Catherine Most
(Abt 1811-)

Samuel Richards
(1803-1878)

Rachel Bowman
(1807-1873)

George Washington Signs
(1833-1906)

Emily Jane Richards
(1842-1920)

Aola M. Signs
(1873-1951)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Miller

Aola M. Signs ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹

Born: 16 December 1873, Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI ³ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Marriage (1): Elizabeth Miller on 26 November 1905 in Woodland, MI ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 4 January 1951, Sunfield, MI at age 77 ¹⁰
Buried: After 4 January 1951, Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, MI ¹¹

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Aola Signs
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1873
Birthplace: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan
Birthplace (Original): Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan
Race: White
Ethnicity: Canadian
Father's Name: George Signs
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Emily J. Signs
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Image Number: 242

Citing this Record
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQC9-MZR : 20 February 2021), Aola Signs, ; citing , Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm .
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Aoly Signs
Sex: Male
Age: 76
Death Date: 04 Jan 1951
Death Place: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: George Signs
Mother's Name: Emma Richards
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1874
Birthplace: Sunfield
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFHX-8HK : 13 March 2018), Aoly Signs, 04 Jan 1951; citing Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,231.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 16 December 1873, in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 8 June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 70B, District 63, Family 141, Roll 0577
Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Aoly Signs..Son..6..Michigan

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 12 June 1900. ⁹

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 78, Family 106
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ablia M. Signs..Son..Dec 1873..26..Michigan..Farmer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 22 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 94, Family 130, Roll 645
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Married 5 years
Aoly M. Signs..Head..35..Michigan..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Dec 1873, then his age should have been 36 instead of 35.
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• He resided at RFD 2 on 12 September 1918 in Sunfield, MI.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Eaton County, MI.

Name: Aoly M Signs
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1873
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 19 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 109, Family 19, Roll 763
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
A. M. Signs..Head..46..Michigan..Farmer, Home Farm

(Living with wife and mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 10 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 23-24, Family 35, Roll 983
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Home owned
Ole M. Signs..Head..55..Michigan..married at age 25..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Dec 1873, then his age should have been 56 instead of 55.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 13 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 23-26, Family 37, Roll 1747
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Home owned, $1500
Aoly Signs..Head..65..Michigan..10th grade..Farmer, Farming

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Dec 1873, then his age should have been 66 instead of 65.
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• He was buried after 4 January 1951 in the Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa, MI.

Find a Grave Memorial 103363472
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Aola married Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Frederick Miller and Christiana Winterland, on 26 November 1905 in Woodland, MI.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Elizabeth Miller was born in 1877 in Michigan,¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹² died on 15 October 1964 ¹² and was buried after 15 October 1964 in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, MI ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 26 November 1905, in Woodland, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 22 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 94, Family 130, Roll 645
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Married 5 years
Aoly M. Signs..Head..35..Michigan..Farmer, General Farm
Lizzie Signs..Wife..32..Michigan..0/0
Emily J. Signs..Mother..63..Ohio..Widowed..married 25 years..3/3
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 19 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 109, Family 19, Roll 763
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
A. M. Signs..Head..46..Michigan..Farmer, Home Farm
Lizzie Signs..Wife..42..Michigan
Emily J. Signs..Mother..77..Ohio..Widowed

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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 10 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 23-24, Family 35, Roll 983
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Home owned
Ole M. Signs..Head..55..Michigan..married at age 25..Farmer, General Farm
Lizzie Signs..Wife..53..Michigan..married at age 28
Eli Miller..Lodger..50..Michigan..Laborer, General Farm
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, MI on 13 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 23-26, Family 37, Roll 1747
Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Home owned, $1500
Aoly Signs..Head..65..Michigan..10th grade..Farmer, Farming
Lizzie Signs..Wife..63..Michigan..8th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Aola Signs
Sex: Male
Age: 30y
Birth Date: 1875
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Name: Geo.W. Signs
Mother's Name: Emily Richard
Spouse's Name: Lizzie Miller
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 28y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1877
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Fred Miller
Spouse's Mother's Name: Christine Winters
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1905
Marriage Place: Woodland, Eaton, Michigan
Source Reference: v 2 p 82 rn 272

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3JS-54Z : 18 February 2021), Aola Signs and Lizzie Miller, 26 Nov 1905; citing Marriage, Woodland, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4032374.
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1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 24 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3JS-54Z : 18 February 2021), Aola Signs and Lizzie Miller, 26 Nov 1905; citing Marriage, Woodland, Eaton, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4032374.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 5B, family 130, Aola M. Signs and Elizabeth Miller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 645.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 3B, family 19, Aola M. Signs and Elizabeth Miller; index and images (accessed 24 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 763.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 23-24, sheet 1B, family 35, Aola M. Signs and Elizabeth Miller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 983.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 23-26, sheet 2A, household 37, Aola M. Signs and Elizabeth Miller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1747.

6 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQC9-MZR : 20 February 2021), Aola Signs; citing, Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm .

7 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6XW-VS1 : 23 February 2021), Aoly M Signs, 1917-1918.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 63, p. 70B, dwelling 138, family 141, George Washington Signs and Emily Jane Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0577.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sunfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 5B, family 106, George Washington Signs and Emily Jane Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFHX-8HK : 13 March 2018), Aoly Signs, 04 Jan 1951; citing Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,231.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 June 2021, memorial page for Aoly Signs (1874-8 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103363472, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 June 2021, memorial page for Elizabeth Signs (1877-15 Oct 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103363513, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan, USA

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