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Hiram M. Jones
(1820-1899)
Rebecca Lightfoot
(1827-1902)
Isaac Pembrook West
(1834-1915)
Phoebe Katharine Jones
(1859-1941)
Ethel Helen West
(1898-After 1922)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Orlo Leowen Gridley

Ethel Helen West 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 7 September 1898, Chikaming Township, Berrien, MI 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Orlo Leowen Gridley on 18 January 1919 in , Saint Joseph County, IN 1 2
  • Died: After 1922
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Ethel West
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1898
Birthplace: Chikaming Township, Berrien, Michigan
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Isaac West
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Phoebe West
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan

Citing this Record
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQXJ-TFK : 12 August 2019), Phoebe West in entry for Ethel West, 07 Sep 1898; citing item 2 p 291 rn 311, Chikaming Township, Berrien, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,716.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



• Birth Image: 7 September 1898, in Chikaming Township, Berrien, MI. 3

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chikaming Township, Berrien, MI on 8 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Page 4A, District 63, Dwelling 85, Family 85
Chickaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Farm owned with mortgage
Ethel West..Daughter...Sep 1898..1..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chikaming Township, Berrien, MI on April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 72, Household 38
Chickaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Ethel West..Daughter..11..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Galena Township, La Porte, IN on 12 February 1920. 7

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 133, Household 142, Roll 447
Galena Township, La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Ethel Gridley..Wife..21..MI

(Living with husband, son, widowed mother, and brother.)
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Ethel married Orlo Leowen Gridley, son of Harrison Grant Gridley and Emma Condon, on 18 January 1919 in , Saint Joseph County, IN.1 2 (Orlo Leowen Gridley was born on 16 February 1898 in Indiana,2 8 9 died on 19 April 1922 in Three Oaks, MI 9 and was buried after 19 April 1922 in LaPorte, IN 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 18 January 1919, in , Saint Joseph County, IN. 1

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Galena Township, La Porte, IN on 12 February 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 133, Household 142, Roll 447
Galena Township, La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Farm rented
Orlo L. Gridley..Head..21..IN..Farmer, General farmn
Ethel Gridley..Wife..21..MI
Gilbert Gridley..Son..2m..IN
Catherine West..Mother-in-Law..60..IN..Widowed
Clarence West..Brother-in-Law..18..MI..Farm Laborer
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Orlo Gridley
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Place: St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 18 Jan 1919
Spouse's Name: Ethel West
Spouse's Residence Place: Three Oaks, , Michigan
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race (Original): White
Spouse's Birth Date: 07 Sep 1898
Spouse's Birthplace: , Berrien, Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Isaac
Spouse's Mother's Name: Feebe Jones

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZCY-C3X : 10 December 2017), Feebe Jones in entry for Orlo Gridley and Ethel West, ; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005206323.
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Sources


1 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 15 Jun 2014); Orlo Gridley and Ethel West, 18 Jan 1919; citing St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005206301.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Galena Township, La Porte County, Indiana, United States, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 6A, family 142, Orlo Leowen Gridley and Ethel West; index and images (accessed 14 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 447.

3 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Jun 2014); Ethel West, 07 Sep 1898; citing item 2 p 291 rn 311, Chikaming Township, Berrien, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,716.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Chickaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 63, p. 4A, dwelling 85, family 85; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Chickaming Township, Berrien County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 2A, family 38, Isaac Pembrook West and Phoebe Catharine Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 15 Jun 2014); Name: Orlo Gridley; Spouse's Name: Ethel West; Registration Place:, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States; Marriage License Date: 18 Jan 1919.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Galena Township, La Porte County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 6A, family 142, Orlo Leowen Gridley and Ethel West; index and images (accessed 14 Jun 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

8 Karen Valenzuela, "Shearer,Rice,Jones,Zeek,Parks,Lightfoot" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=karensu; Updated: 2009-06-20 20:59:10 UTC (Sat)).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 Jun 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61977970.


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