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Husband:
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William D Wear
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Born:
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Sussex, England
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Notes
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Name and place of birth is from the death certificate of Dorothea Wear
(daughter).
Oral History: Gil Roswell (great-grandson) only knew of him as "W D
Wear". Gil says William Wear was alive in 1907 in Sanford, Michigan.
This is known from a postcard sent to William by his grandson, Charles
Gilbert Roswell. This postcard is now in the possession of Gil's family.
Do not know where this person is buried.
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Wife:
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Velmenia Osborne
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Born:
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Kent, England
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Notes
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Name and place of birth is from the death certificate of Dorothea Wear
(daughter).
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Child:
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Frances Thedora Wear
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Born:
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September 10, 1861
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in:
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Yale, Michigan
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Died:
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August 23, 1933
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in:
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Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan
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Relationship with Father:
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William D Wear - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Velmenia Osborne - Natural
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Notes
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Oral History: According to Charles A. Roswell (grandson), she went by the name "Dora" all her life. He did not find out her first name was Frances until her death. Both her death certificate and her son's death certificate (Charles Gilbert Roswell) lists her middle initial as "T". The 1880 Census lists her name as "Thedora". According to Gilbert F. Roswell (grandson), she was born in a log cabin; he said she gave him a photograph of it. Gil believes she was born in Oscoda, Michigan.
Census: 1880 Federal Census, Brockway Centre, St. Clair County, Michigan, Volume 25, Enumeration District 366, Sheet 32, Line 13 (roll #604). Info from census:
- Name: Thedora Roswell
- Wife of Charles Roswell
- Age 20
- Profession: Keeping House
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in England
- Mother born in New York (compare to her response in 1900 census)
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line 83. Info from census:
- Name: Frances Roswell
- Wife of Charles Roswell
- Born September 1861, 38 years old
- Married 21 years
- Had five children, four survive
- Born in Michigan
- Both parents were born in England
- Occupation: Boarding House
Census: 1920 Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Volume105, Enumeration District 128, Sheet 6, Line 56. Info from census:
- Name: Frances Roswell
- Head of household at 177 Stimpson Avenue in Detroit
- Age 59 years old, widowed
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in New York, English was native language (note difference from 1900 census)
- Mother born in England, English was native language
- Occupation: Keeper of boarding house
Death Certificate: Michigan Dept. of Health, State Office Number 682-6667, Register Number 300. Information from certificate:
- Died in Wayne County, city of Highland Park, 48 Monterey Ave.
- She had lived there 5 years. Profession was housewife.
- Widow of Charles E. Roswell.
- Born September 10, 1859, in Yale, Michigan (the year conflicts with the 1900 Federal census).
- Father: William Wear, born in Sussex, England.
- Mother: Velmenia Osborne, born in Kent, England.
- Informant of death: Mrs. Leota V. Scott, 48 Monterey Ave. (This person is her daughter).
- Date of death: August 23, 1933 (age 73 years, 11 months, 13 days).
Burial: Death certificate states Mt. Clemens, Detroit. Gil Roswell (her grandson) said she is buried at Clinton Grove Cemetary in Mt. Clemens. However, when Charles A. Roswell (her grandson) went to the cemetary in the 1980's he did not find her listed in Lot 27, which is the family lot purchased by her husband Charles E. Roswell in 1904. Frances may be buried in another part of the cemetary.
- Burial or removal date: August 25, 1933.
- Place of burial: Mt. Clemens
- Undertaker: L. V. Barker or Baker (spelling hard to read), on 12551 Woodward Avenue
- Cause of death: Hyperparathyroidism; Anersia (secondary); Myocardial degeneration; Decalcification of bones and skeleton. Note: The second and third causes were very hard to read. Anersia may be an old spelling of "anergia", the lack of immunity to an antigen. The myocardium is the heart muscle.
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Child:
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William Wear
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Born:
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1865
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Relationship with Father:
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William D Wear - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Velmenia Osborne - Natural
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Notes
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Census: 1880 Census, Brockway Centre, St. Clair County, Michigan, Volume 25, Enumeration District 366, Sheet 32, Line 13 (roll #604). Info from census:
- Name: William Wear
- Brother in law of Charles Roswell
- Age 15
- Profession: Clerk in store
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in England
- Mother born in New York
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Child:
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Sophia Wear
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Born:
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September 1867
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in:
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Michigan
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Died:
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February 21, 1926
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in:
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Michigan
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Relationship with Father:
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William D Wear - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Velmenia Osborne - Natural
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Notes
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Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line
88. Info from census:
- Name: Sophia Wear
- Sister in law of Charles Roswell
- Born September 1867, 32 years old, single
- Born in Michigan
- Both parents were born in England
- Occupation: Dress Maker
!Burial: Clinton Grove Cemetery, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Lot 27.
!Burial records from Mt. Clemens lists her birth and death dates as:
(SEP1859 - 21 FEB1926). The birth date conflicts with the 1900 census
record.
!Oral History: Charles Alexander Roswell said they were also related to the Bonneys in Yale, MI
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