Person:William Tunis (2)

BIRTH: taken from obit.

NAME: father's will, FHL film 548105 Moses Tunis, Manalapan, Monmouth, New Jersey Signed 19th day of October 1850 give to son William Tunis two shares

MARR: Film BYU 868277 New Jersey County Marriages, Vol. 4 p. 206 William Tunis to Elizabeth Hooper of Assanhink (Assanpink?), June 23, 1838

CENSUS: 1850 Michigan, Livingston, Brighton p. 824, 31 Aug 1850 Wm. Tunis, 45, male, farmer, real estate value 4,000, b. New Jersey Elizabeth, 29, female, b. New Jersey Peter Tunis, 9, male, b. Michigan, at school Wm Tunis, 8, male, b. Michigan, at school Euselius Kinkaid, 14, male, b. New Jersey, at school

RECEIPT and DISCHARGE of ESTATE: FHL film 804912, Vol A, p. 207. Filed July 5, 1856 "I, William T. Tunis of Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan son of Moses Tunis late of Monmouth Couth, New Jersey deceased have received of Benjamin Dey and Henry Tunis Executors of the last will and testament of said deceased the sum of eight hundred and forty six dollors and forty five cnets, by $300.00 paid to me by said deceased in his life time & $546.45 paid to me by said executors in full of all my right share interest legacy..."

CENSUS: 1870 Michigan, Livingston, Brighton, p. 7, 4 June 1870 Tunis, William T. 64, male, white, farmer, 8,000, 1500, b. New Jersey Tunis, Elizabeth, 50, female, white, keeping house, b. New Jersey Tunis, Alice, 19, female, white, keeping house, b. Michigan Tunis, Martin, 14, male, white, at home, b. Michigan Hicks, Eugene, 25, male, white, farmer, b. New York

CENSUS: 1880 Michigan, Livingston, Brighton, p. 21, 8 June, 1880 Tunis, William, white, male, 74, marr., farmer, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Tunis, Elizabeth, white, female, 62, wife, marr., housekeeper, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Tunis, Martyn H., white, male, 24, son, single, farmer, b. Michigan, father & mother b. New Jersey Hicks, Eugene, white, male, 36, son-in-law, marr., lumber dealer, b. New York, father & mother b. New Jersey Hicks, Alice E., white, female, 29, daughter, marr., b. Michigan, father & mother b. New Jersey Hicks, Nora B., white, female, 9, grandchild, single, scholar, b. Michigan, father & New York, mother b. Michigan Hicks, Tunis, white, male, 6, grandchild, single, scholar, b. Michigan, father b. New York, mother b. Michigan Herrick, Sydny, white, male, 16, hired man, single, b. Michigan, father b. New York, mother b. Michigan

OBIT: http://mtpl.org/data/rbr/1890-1899/1898.02.23.pdf RED BANK, N.J., Wednesday, February 23, 1898 William Tunis, a native of Monmouth county, died at Brighton, Michigan on Friday, February 11th, aged 94 years. He was born at Middletown, November 18th, 1803. He learned the tanner's trade and then moved to New York City. In 1887 he went West and settled at Brighton, where he had since lived. He married Miss Elizabeth Kirby Hooper of this state. She died many years ago. He left two sons and a daughter, all of whom live at Brighton. He was an uncle of John M. Tunis of Howell.

OBIT:http://173.12.11.248/DATA/1875-99/1898/1898-02-03.pdf The Matawan Journal, MATAWAN, N. J., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY, 3, 1898. p. 1, col. 4

 At Brighton, Mich., on Jan. 11th., at the residence of his son-in-law, Hon. Eugene Hicks, ocurred the death of William T. Tunis at the advanced age of 91. Mr. Tunis was born at Middletown in this county and was a son of Moses Tunis, and brother of the late Henry and Thomas T. Tunis. He went to New York at an early age and soon after emigrated with his family and a few friends to there comparatively unknown but now densely populated region where he lived and died. He did much to develope and improve his section, acquired a ? competency and bore an excellent reputation. His surviving children are Mrs. Hicks and two sons, all substantial people. Mr. Tunis had a sister who lived to reach her 103th year and another her 96th, and two or three other members of the family reached or passed their 100th anniversary.

DEATH: FHL 1005435 Death records 1867-1927; death index 1867-1948 Livingston County (Michigan). County Clerk Book 2, p. 18 Jan 11, 1898, William T. Tunis, male, white, widower, 94 yrs., 2 months, Brighton, purtiole gland, b. New Jersey, father Moses Tunis, mother unknown, residence Brighton, MI.

MARR: Film BYU 868277 New Jersey County Marriages, Vol. 4 p. 206 William Tunis to Elizabeth Hooper of Assanhink (Assanpink?), June 23, 1838

http://mtpl.org/data/rbr/1890-1899/1898.02.23.pdf RED BANK, N.J., Wednesday, February 23, 1898 William Tunis, a native of Monmouth county, died at Brighton, Michigan on Friday, February 11th, aged 94 years. He was born at Middletown, November 18th, 1803. He learned the tanner's trade and then moved to New York City. In 1887 he went West and settled at Brighton, where he had since lived. He married Miss Elizabeth Kirby Hooper of this state. She died many years ago. He left two sons and a daughter, all of whom live at Brighton. He was an uncle of John M. Tunis of Howell.

DEATH: FHL 1005435 Book 2, p. 18 Jan 11, 1898, William T. Tunis, male, white, widower, 94 yrs., 2 months, Brighton, purtiole gland, b. New Jersey, father Moses Tunis, mother unknown, residence Brighton, MI.