I’m not related to any member of this family.

1940 is the last available census at this time.

??? How can Ella die in 1884 and then be married in 1887??


NOTE -
Michigan did not require “by law” birth, marriage & death registrations until 1867.

So, skip the quest for a birth record & order her death cert. from the county of death clerks office.


1900 -
Name: Melvin E Sanford
Age: 44
Birth Date: May 1856
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Nelson, Kent, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Myra Sanford
Marriage Year: 1890
Years married: 10
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation:

Melvin E Sanford 44, NY - saw mill foreman
Myra Sanford 36, 4/64 OH - no children
Mary Reid 81, 4/19 PA - widowed m/inlaw, 5 children & 3 living

1910 -
Name: M E Sanford
Age in 1910: 52
Birth Year: 1858
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Nelson, Kent, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
[Self (Head)]
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Myra Sanford
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York

M E Sanford 52, NY - 2nd marriage
Myra Sanford 45, OH - married 20 yrs


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marriage record -
groom's name: Charles L. Boothe
groom's birth date: 1878
groom's birthplace: Michigan
groom's age: 19
bride's name: Bessie I. Sanford
bride's birth date: 1879
bride's birthplace: Michigan
bride's age: 18
marriage date: 19 Jun 1897
marriage place: Cedar Springs, Gratiot, Michigan
groom's father's name: John A. Boothe
groom's mother's name: Lina Chittenden
bride's father's name: Melvin Sanford
bride's mother's name: Ella Hicks
groom's race: White
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White