Person:Harriet Laing (1)

CENSUS: 1900 Federal Census, Arenac Co., MI, Turner twp. Weydemier, Warren, head of household, white, male, b. May 1846 in MI, age 54, married 27 yrs, father b. PA, mother b. NJ, hotel keeper, employed year round, owns own home free of mortgage. Also listed in this household are his wife; brother, Philetus; his mother-in-law, Hattie Predmore; Etta Predmore; plus 8 boarders and 3 servants. This household was made up of items 81 thru 96 on the census sheet.

HISTORY: "A good share of the homesteaders who came to the Fortine area at this time settled in the Mud Creek - Grave Creek section. From Michigan came a whole tribe of relatives and acquaintances from the vicinity of Detroit, some of whom remained to become long-time residents of the valley. On upper Mud Creek there were Mr. & Mrs. Warren Weydemeyer and their daughter & son-in-law, the Roscoe Johnsons (who later went on to the Oregon coast); Mrs. Warren Weydemeyer's mother, Mrs. Predmore; Warren's brother, P. R. Weydemeyer and his wife, her brother, Emory Nash, and their son, Harry, and Harry's wife, the former Margaret Campbell. By Margaret & Harry Weydemeyer, page 164, "The Story of the Tobacco Plains Country", edited by Olga Weydemeyer (Mrs. Pete Johnson), published 1950 by the "Pioneers of the Tobacco Plains Country."

CENSUS: 1870 Michigan Federal Census Predmore, Amos ; Tuscola County; Elmwood; film705 ; page 73R. Lines 36 - 40. 35 35 Predmore, Amos, age 42, w, m, farmer, real estate = $6000, personal estate = $1275, born New York, male citizen. Predmore, Harriet, age 39, female, keeping house, born NY. Predmore, John S., age 20, male, at home, born NY. Predmore, William B., age 18, m, w, at school, born NY. Predmore, Orlando C., age 15, m, w, at school, born MI. NOTE: In the census returns for Amos Predmore family, it shows Amos, his spouse, and children, John and William, all born New York. Actually, they were born in New Jersey. Howard Johnston note. 1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS: Household:

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
Amos PREDMORE   Self   M   Male   W   51   NJ   Farmer   NJ   NJ  
Hariet PREDMORE   Wife   M   Female   W   49   NJ   Keeping House   NJ   NJ  
Wilder W. PREDMORE   Son   S   Male   W   18   MI   At Home   NJ   NJ  
Sarah HACKET   Other   S   Female   W   16   MI   Servant   CAN   CAN  
Oakly B. THURSTON   Other   S   Male   W   22   NY   School Teacher   PA   NY  

Source Information:

 Census Place Elmwood, Tuscola, Michigan 
 Family History Library Film   1254607 
 NA Film Number   T9-0607 
 Page Number   121D   

BURIAL: Predmore, Harriet, b. 23 Oct 1830, no death date, w/o Amos Cass City CemeteryTuscola County, Michigan http://interment.net/data/us/mi/tuscola/casscity/index.htm [Howard Johnston note: Harriet actually died and was buried (twice -- all the bodies from the early graveyard were moved to a new graveyard) in Eureka, MT. I suppose that when Amos died, they purchased 2 plots and headstones and her name and birth date were inscribed on the stone and when she died the death date would be inscribed on the stone].