Carmichaels - Final Chapters continued

Returning to Thomson and Barbara Hubley decent…

          VII. Daniel Carmichael, s/o Thomson and Elizabeth Barbara Hubley (1837-?) No further info

          VIII. Charles Carmichael (1839-1846) He was b. in Springhill, Cumberland Co. NS and died in Little Harbor, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS.

          IX. Christine Isabella Carmichael (1842-1920) She was b. in New Glasgow, Pictou, NS and was called Isabel. In 1870 she married Robert Gordon in Hantsport, Hants, NS. They must have moved almost immediately to Boston as their first child was born there in 1871. In the 1880 census, they are living in Revere, MA, at 116 Harris St. They already have 6 children. Robert died on Apr. 2 1882 from a fractured skull. He was a carpenter and it can be surmised that he was injured on the job. This left Isabel with 6 children and pregnant. The last child would be born in Aug of 1882. The oldest child, Thomas, was only 10 years old so it is not difficult to imagine the hardship Isabel must have faced at that time and for the next decade or so. She is next found in the 1900 census, living with six of the seven children. Her oldest daughter, Mabel has married and it appears that she lived in a flat in the same house. They all are living and renting a house at 12 Hyde St. in Revere. All of the male children are working. In 1910, Isabel was living with two of her sons, Clarence and Robert. The census incorrectly states Clarence’s age as 24, which would mean he had been born 4 years after his father’s death. He was actually 32. They lived at 412 Beach St., Revere. In 1920, Isabel was still living with Clarence who was age 42, and a steel worker at Boston Iron Co. The 1920 census was taken in Jan. and Isabel died on Apr 15 1920 from diabetes. She was buried in Woodlawn Cem. in Everett, MA.

                               Christine Isabel Carmichael Gordon

Robert and Isabel’s children were:

          A. Thomas Henry Gordon (1871-?) m. in 1910 Anna Schmeder. They had one daughter, Eva, b. 1910. In 1920 they were living in Malden MA. No further into.

          B. Mable Florence Gordon (1873-aft 1940) m. in 1897 J. Bernard Marshall. Her birth certificate says her name is Mabel Maud yet the 1880 census says her name is Mabel Florence. In 1900 she had one         son, Arthur, age 2. Bernard’s older brother, Hughbert, (sic) was also part of their household. They were all living at 162 Centenniel St., Revere MA with Mabel’s widowed mother. In the 1910 census, they were living at 17 Barrett St. in Revere. They have Arthur age 11, Hazel, age 4 and Bernard’s brother, now a widow, was still living with them. In 1911 Arthur died from Meningitis. By 1920, they had moved to 12 Hyde St. Mabel’s family has a new daughter, Ruth, age 4 and Hazel was age 14. At the same address are her brother Clarence and mother, Isabell, her sister Eva Van Sicklin and her niece, 16 year old Mabel De Laite (from mother’s 1^st marriage). In 1930 they lived at 48 Woodrow Ave. in Medford MA,        Bernard was a Policeman, Hazel was 24 and a stenographer and Ruth was 14 and still in school. In 1940, Hazel was living in Medford MA. She was age 34 and a widow with two children, George, age 6 and Gay, age 5.  Through various other documents, it was discovered that she had been married to George Albert Bonney, who died in 1936 at the age of 31. Her mother, Mabel is living with her. Hazel worked as a secretary for a clergyman. Find a Grave has information on her that she married again and her name became Foster. She died Jan. 1 1998 in Whittier, Los Angeles CA.

          C. William Wallace (1874-?) In 1900, William was still living with his  mother and brothers in Revere. By 1902, he married Faustina Davis     Russell. In another record she was referred to as Eveleen Faustina Davis Russell. Faustina was used most frequently so will be used here. A death certificate for a stillborn male child was recorded in 1907 for William and Faustina. In 1910 they were living at 300 Broadway St., Revere, MA which is now mostly commercial and they had a daughter, Eva, age 5. Living in the same house, but a different flat, was his younger sister, Eva De Laitte who also had a young daughter, Mabel, age 7. William’s occupation was Foreman on the Railroad. In 1920, they lived at 11 Eaton St.,William was still a Foreman on the Railroad and there were 7                children living at home. 1930 showed a move to 32 Fifth St. in Medford MA and a change in occupation to Grocery Store Manager. There were now 9 children living with their parents. Three of the oldest were of working age and were employed. In 1940, there are 6 unmarried children still at home. Daughter, Dorothy has married Walter Chapman and they are also living in William’s household. The youngest two children, Robert and Bruce are still in school, all others are employed. Additional information found on this family was – Walsworth (1912-?) married Viola Everett and also lived in Medford, MA; Russell D. (1916-2009) married Grace Little. He was living in Stoneham MA when he died.

          D. Ethel Gertrude (1876-1955) m. in 1900 Arthur Ashgrove Burgess. He was a traveling salesman for an oil supply company. They had three children, John Gordon Burgess, b. 1903 in Somerville, MA.        The only info found on him was the 1940 census where he was a             patient in a military hospital in Pinellas Co., FL.; Marion Viola                  Burgess was b. 1904 in Revere, MA. She was found in the 1920              census still living with her parents.; Arthur A. Burgess, Jr. was b. in            Watertown MA in 1913.

          E. Clarence D. (1878-1959) Clarence remained living with his mother until her death in 1920. They lived at 12 Hyde St. in Revere, MA. Also living with them w3as his sister Eva Van Sicklin and her daughter      from her first marriage, Mabel De Laite. She was age 16 in 1920.        Clarence was a tinsmith and Eva was a milliner in a dry goods store. Clarence married Jessie Leighton shortly after his mother died. They moved to 161 Sheridan St. in Medford MA. Jessie’s father, George Leighton, age 69, lived with them. Clarence was a sheet metal worker at an engineering co. In 1940, Clarence was still a sheet metal worker but for a roofing co. His wife and his father-in-la are still living with him at the same address as the 1930 census. Clarence’s WWII draft reg. In 1942 shows he was still at the same address and still working at the same occupation. There was apparently noi issue from this marriage. Clarence died in 1959 and was buried in Puritan Lawn Cem., Peabody MA.

          F. Eva Viola (1879-?) m. Willis De Laite in Nova Scotia in 1901. She was listed in the 1910 census for Revere MA. Her husband was not listed. The writing on the entry is such that it’s hard to determine if   she was a widow. She has a 7 year old daughter, Mabel. In 1913              she married Willis Van Sicklin. The marriage record indicates she              was divorced and he was a widow. {Both of her husbands were named Willis. Birth record for daughter and marriage record for 2^nd  marriage confirm.} In 1920, Eva and her daughter are living with her mother and brother Clarence in Revere, MA, While Willis is found in West Springfield working as a welder on the Railroad (RR not named). In 1930 they were living at 868 Main St. East Hartford, CT. Willis’ occupation was in advertising and Eva was a piano teacher. The 1940 census shows Eva living in Somerville, MA, a widow, renting out rooms on 333 Highland Ave. Mabel De Laite married on Apr 10 1920 in Chelsea MA. The marriage record states she is age 22, when, according to the birth records, she was 6 weeks shy of her 17^th birthday. She married Nicholas Coeloch.

          G. Robert  (1882-) Robert was still living with his brother Clarence in 1910. There is a birth record for Kenneth Wallace Gordon dated May 13 1913. His mother was listed as Bessie Tillden from Tolland CT. No       marriage record has been found in CT or MA for them. In 1918 his            WWI draft reg. listed 711 White St. Springfield MA as his address. He was a traveling salesman. In 1920 they were living at 881 Belmont Avenue, Springfield MA and were renting rooms to three boarders. Their son, Kenneth, was age 6 and Robert is still a traveling salesman for a Grocer. By 1930 they were living at 119 Brunswick St., still in Springfield. Robert’s occupation was the same but Bessie is shown as owning Forest Park Taxi Co. Bessie shows no occupation in the 1940 census, Robert is still a salesman and their son Kenneth who was 26, was an attendant at the State Hospital. No death records were found on this family.

                     A postcard from early days of Revere Beach, MA. 

                      This was the first public beach in the USA.

          X. Hannah Carmichael (1845-1937) m. in 1872 to Thomas Gordon, bro/o Robert Gordon, husband of her sister Christine Isabel. In 1880, they were living in Wollaston MA, a part of Quincy. Thomas was a carpenter. They had two children, Bessie May, age 6, and Jennie L., age 4 ½. By 1900 they had moved to Somerville and owned their home at 10 Locke St. Two more children Lottie and Edna have been added to the family and Thomas was listed as a house builder.

          Their children were:

                    A. Bessie May (1874-?)

                    B. Jennie Louise (1875-?)

                    C. Emma (1878-?)

                    D. Lottie Edith (1880-?)

                    E. Edward (1883-1883)

                    F. Edna Florence (1886-?)

In 1910, Edna was the only child still at home. Their address was still 10 Locke St., but it was considered part of Cambridge in this census. In 1920, Thomas was age 77, Hannah was age 76, still listed at the same address but once, again it is in the census for Somerville. There were no children living at home.

          A. Bessie May Gordon married Frank Bigelow Crockett in 1906. He was an automobile salesman living in Somerville but was from Auburn ME. In 1907 their first child, David was born, soon followed by Thomas in 1909. They lived at 8 Cherry St. in Somerville in the 1910 census and had a servant, May Vickerson, age 22. By 1920 they had moved to 11 Willow Ave. Frank is listed as a clerk for Government Ordnance. The 1930 shows they own their home at 11 Willow Ave. in Somerville. The two boys are living at home and it shows they had attend school or college within the last year. Frank was an Automobile Services Manager. No further information.

          Their children:         David (1907-?)

                                        Thomas (1909-?)

          B. Jennie Louise Gordon married, in 1903, Harry Marshall. She went by the name Louise and is reported in the censuses as such. In 1904 Helen Marshall was born and in 1909 Marion Marshall joined the family. In 1910 they were living at 7 Hall Ave. in Somerville MA. Harry was a bookkeeper at a bank.

Harry’s 1918 draft registration says they had moved to 62 Hall Ave. in Somerville and that his occupation was banking with Old Colony Trust Co. The 1920 census shows no changes in address or occupation since 1918. In the 1930 census they had moved to 24 Liberty Ave. in Somerville and Harry was listed as a Vaults Manager in a bank. Both daughters were still at home. Helen had no occupation listed; Marion was a stenographer for an insurance co. The 1940 census show Louise’s father, Thomas, age 98, was living with them at 110 Walker (or possibly Walden) St. in Somerville. Both Louise and Harry were age 64. No further information.

          Their children:         Helen (1904-?)

                                        Marian (1909-?)

          C. Emma (1878-1878 stillborn)

          D. Lottie Edith (1880-?) At the time of their wedding in 1905, Lottie was a stenographer and her husband, Henry Merrill, was a Dentist. In 1910, they were living at 417 Highland Ave. in Somerville, MA with two children, Margaret and Gordon. By 1920, they had moved to 45 Robbins Rd., in Arlington, MA, had two more children, Edward and Herbert and Henry’s mother, Emma Merrill, was a widow living with them also. It states that Henry had his own Dental practice. In 1930, Margaret had moved out but the three sons and Henry’s mother were all still living together. They had moved to 51 Robbins Rd., in Arlington. Gordon has gone from the home by 1940, but Margaret has returned with her husband Richard Burnham. They had no children at the time of the census. The younger two sons still lived with the family. Richard Burnham’s occupation was a Retailer in Furs. In 1941, their son, Edward, signed for the draft in Seattle , WA. He had 4 years of college, majoring in Forestry Services. He late married Margaret Unknown. He was living on Agawam Point Rd., Falmouth, MA in 1998 when he died. He is buried in Puritan Lawn Cem., Peabody MA. Henry’s 1942 WWII draft reg. states his Dental Office was at 8 Newbury St. in Boston MA. No further information.

          Their children:         Margaret (1907-?)

                                        Gordon (1908-?)

                                        Edward (1913-1998)

                                        Herbert (1914-?)

          E. Edward (1883-1883) lived for 2 days.

          F. Edna Florence (1886-?) In 1910, Edna, age 22, was living with her parents at 10 Locke St. in Somerville, MA. Her occupation was listed as teacher. She married in 1915, Edgar Floyd Sewall, a physician from Newburg, Maine. In Edgar’s 1918 WWI Draft Reg. he stated that he lived at 281 Broadway in Somerville, that he was a Doctor and had his own business in his home. He also indicated that he was tall and stout. By 1920, they had two children, Edgar jr., age 4, and Barbara, age 3. They were living at 380 Broadway St. in Somerville. Margaret Harding, age 40, from Nova Scotia, a cousin of Edna, was living at their home as a servant. The 1930 census shows no differences except Margaret Harding is no longer there. They have a new, younger servant in her place. 1940 shows no differences, except, once again, they have a different maid. Edgar’s 1942 WWII Draft Reg. shows his age as 56 but no changes to residence or occupation. No further information.

          Their children:       Edgar Floyd jr. (1916-?)

                                        Barbara (1917-?)

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Francis and Elizabeth Keillor Carmichael Expanded The Final Chapters

Thomson (Thompson) and Barbara Hubley Carmichael - The rest of the family, however it looks like this will be in three segments. there was so much information, I wanted to include as much of it as I could.

          VI. Alexander Francis (1835-1927) m. in 1867 Ellen Dillon both of Middle River, NS. They were married in the Roman Catholic Church in Albion Mines, Pictou Co., NS. The obit. in the 1927 Mendocino CA newspaper states he was b. in Cambridge MA. There is no record of Thomson and his wife being in MA when Alexander was born.  All the rest of their children were born at various locations in Pictou Co. It seems reasonable to think Alexander was born in Nova Scotia as well. However, he did go to Medway MA, where most of his children were born. His son Thomas was born there in 1868.

{My note} I believe Alexander may have simply found it easier to say he was born in the USA. In the late 1800’s, there would be virtually no way of proving or disproving his birth. Many times a child’s birth didn’t get recorded immediately and families were on the move, resettling in so many new places. It would be an easy thing to get away with. There was also another Alexander and the two may have bee confused with each other.

His wife’s father was Thomas Dillon b. in 1792 in Ireland. He was a farmer in Pictou Co., NS.

It’s rather difficult to follow all of Alexander’s movements. His son, Thomas, was born in MA in 1868. The next child, James was born in NS in 1869. In the 1871 Canadian cen. Alexander’s occupation was listed as Stock Raiser. Then his third child, Matthew, was born in MA in 1871. This clearly shows he was out of Nova Scotia by the end of 1871. He went to CA, May 17 1877 and lived at Orr's Hot Springs. His last two children were born in CA. By the 1880 Federal cen., they had 5 children (2 had died) and his occupation was still a Stock Raiser. Interestingly, there are two 1880 Fed. census reports for him in two different locations. This possibly happened because he moved in between the dates of the two census reports. One of the 1880 censuses finds his name spelled Carmikel. His 1880 CA voter registration says he was living in Big River, Mendocino. Then in 1882, he went to Medocino (possibly the city). In 1884 he moved to Fort Bragg and worked as a carpenter on the new settlement.  He was an architect, who built many Victorian styled homes in Mendocino, CA. Some of these homes were used to depict the Maine village on “Murder She Wrote” (TV program). The 1900 census for Calpella Township, Mendocino Co., CA is blurred and nearly unreadable. He was still a carpenter. Also in the 1900 census, Ellen’s brother, Matthew Dillon is living with them. He was age 74. Three of their children live with them James, age 30, Elizabeth age 27, and Laura age 25. There are two granddaughters living with them as well, Gladys age 7 and Lillian age 4, both named Carmichael. They are the children of their son, Thomas.

His wife, Ellon (sic.) died in 1922 (Jan. 30).  Two sons: Thomas Carmichael of Fort Bragg and James A. Carmichael of Ukiah;  3 daughters - Laura, Mrs. Walter Mack of Willits and Mrs. Jack Gibson of Ukiah, survived.  There was also a sister in MA.

Their children were:

          A. Thomas (1868-1941)

          B. James Alexander (1869-1940)

          C. Matthew (1871-1885)

          D. Elizabeth Ellen (1873-1922)

          E. Laura (1875-1967)

          F. Unnamed Female (aft 1877- aft 1877)

          G. Matilda (1879-?)

It seems that Alexander and family stayed in the Mendocino County area. They were in Big River, Ten Mile River, Fort Bragg and other places. There were huge logging operations in that county starting in the 1860’s. Families lived in the logging camps, children went to school and jobs ranged from cooks to sawyers.

          A. Thomas (1868-1941) was married twice. His first wife was Lydia Bell Hall, whom he married in 1892. They had two daughters, Gladys and Lillian. They were divorced in 1902. Thomas married again in 1903 to Selma Hentila, an immigrant from Finland. They had 6 children. The 1900 census shows Thomas’ two girls from his first marriage living with his parents Alexander and Ellon in Calpella Township, Mendocino, CA and Thomas living in Big River Twnshp, Mendocino Co., CA. In 1910, Gladys was 15 and Lillian was 13, both still living with their grandparents, Alexander and Ellon, but they are now in Ukiah, Mendocino, CA. Gladys was b. in 1893 so her age is incorrect in the 1910 census. It should have stated that she was 17. In 1911 there was an affadavit for a marriage license for Gladys Marjorie Carmichael, age 18 of Orrs and Sydney Nathaniel Brines of Ukiah age 22. Lillian married William Sagart in 1926. There is a family story about two of Thomas’ daughter having died violent deaths. Unfortunately, this story doesn’t seem to get things quite right. Lillian lived until 1968 and is buried in Rose Park Cem. in Fort Bragg, CA. The story goes on to say one daughter was found murdered on the beach, didn’t say which daughter or which beach. The other daughter was killed by a child molester. Since Lillian lived to age 72, this obviously doesn’t apply to her. Perhaps it was Gladys who was murdered on the beach. This ‘legend’ came from an aunt who visited the Carmichaels several times. I don’t doubt the story, but wish for more details. Perhaps Thomas lost a child from his 2^nd marriage and the stories have become mixed. I am still pursuing this.

          The children of Thomas and Selma Hentila Carmichael were:

1.     Ellon (1908-1996) m. c 1936 Vernon Reginald Sogard

2.     Sophia (1909-1959) m. in 1938 Reid Titus

3.     Daisy (1914-1971) m.1 Charles Sorola; m. 2 Elisha Bowman; m.3 Unknown O’Brien

4.     Elizabeth (1917-1992) Spinster

5.     Frederick (1924-2007) Bachelor; worked in the movie industry

6.     Archibald (1926-2000) m. in 1946  Evelyn DePriest – 4 children

          B. James Alexander (1869-1940) m. in 1900 to Margaret Jennie (Jane) Cameron of Cuffey’s Bay CA. James was a house carpenter and over the years lived at several different locations on Oak St. in Ukiah, CA. They had 11 children; one child died in infancy. They were:

1.     James A. jr. (1903- aft 1940) In the 1940 census for Ukiah, James was, single, age 37 and living with his widowed mother Margaret. He was a general laborer.

2.     Vivian (1905-?)

3.     Peter (1907-1988)

4.     William Henry (1909-1942)

5.     Margaret (1913-?)

6.     Francis (1915-?)

7.     George (1915-?)

8.     Thomas (1919-1986)

9.     Edward (1922-?)

10. Donald Eugene (1924-1987)

Once research hits the 1940 census, there is not a lot more available. Occasionally, some states do have death records and Social Security death info. CA is not overly generous with their information, so I have little more on the James Alexander Carmichael family. Some descendants could still be alive and that info would not be included here regardless.

          C. Elizabeth Ellen Carmichael (1873-1961) m. in 1907 Walter Mack

In the 1910 census they were living in Big River, Mendocino, CA. Walter’s two children from a previous marriage, Inez age 13 and Walter age 12, were living with them. Their first child, Laura, was age 1. Walter Mack was a rancher and owned his own property. By 1920, they were living in Little Lake, Mendocino, CA and Walter was still owner of a ranch. His son Walter (jr.) was 21 and worked as a rancher on his father’s property. Inez, was 23 and worked as a bookkeeper. Three more children had been added to the family, Myrtle age 8, Billy age 7 and Tom age 5.  They were living in Willits Town, Mendocino, CA by 1930 and Walter appears to be a farm laborer, rather than an owner. The two youngest boys were living with them. In 1930, their oldest daughter, Laura, is shown living with a man named Harry Woolley, who calls her his niece. He was a carpenter and she was a waitress in a lunch room. He was age 55 and she was age 21. In 1931, they were married. He had been married to a woman named Lottie Hall and they had three children, Harold, Flossie and Ort. All three were older than Laura. In the 1940 census, they apparently had no children but living with them was Laura’s Aunt Laura Carmichael, her mother’s sister. Interestingly, I can find no references to any of the Macks for 1940. I did find three different William Mack’s who were all prisoners of war in three different places. 

          The children were:

                    1. Laura (1909-2005) see above

                    2. Myrtle (1912-?)

                    3. Billie (1913-?)

                    4. Tom (1915-?)

There are dozen of people with the name Tom Mack. The info I found did not provide enough descriptive data to determine if any one of them was the Tom from this marriage.

          D. Laura Carmichael  (1875-1967) Laura apparently never married, at least I was unable to find any marriage records for her. In the 1940 she was living with her niece, Laura Mack, d/o her sister Elizabeth E. Carmichael Mack, in Cloverdale, Sonoma, CA. It says she was living in San Francisco CA in 1935. She was living in Glenn, CA at the time of her death in 1967.

          E. Unnamed Female Carmichael (1877- aft.1877) Could find no records for this birth and/or death.

          F. Matilda Carmichael (1879-?) In Nov 1899, Matilda, AKA Tillie, was married to Robert Body in San Francisco. The marriage certificate states that Matilda lived in Hot Springs, CA. Her father was one of the witnesses, also of Hot Springs. She and Robert had three daughters who were living with her parents in 1910, in Ukiah CA. They were Ethel, age 9, Muriel, age 8, and Frances, age 5.

Sometime before 1914, Matilda and Robert divorced and she married Roy Lyndall Kellogg. I couldn’t find any census records for them. Matilda died in 1951 at which time she was married to John A. Gibson. I’ve been unable to find death or divorce records for Roy Kellogg or a marriage record for Matilda and John. John died in 1953. Both he and Matilda are buried in the Ukiah Cem., Ukiah CA.

Alexander and his wife Ellon on the right. Matilda in front. Unfortunately, I don't know which name goes to the two men or the two remaining women.

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