Notes:

News Palladium Benton Harbor Newspaper:

. 1945 Feb 19 - Large Group of Benton Harbor Young People Attend Decatur Parley, held Sun at Presbyterian church in Decatur. ... Supper follows program, In attendance: John Bellinger, Mrs. Gladys Bellinger.

. 1946 Dec 27 - Young Fox Hunter - 14 year old, John Bellinger, 424 Territorial he lays claim to being one of the youngest baggers of fox this winter. He shot this fine female specimen this week in a woods n. of Coloma. He was hunting for rabbits at the time, but sighted the fox & brought it down with his 410 gauge shotgun. P.S. He didn't shoot any rabbits.
Outside photo of a teenage boy, hat, red fox on his lap.

. 1947 Dec 12 & 19 - Choir Names New Officers: First Presbyterian church: librarian, John Bellinger; robe mother, Mrs. Henry Bellinger. Christmas party Thurs. evening Dec. 18th was planned: home decorated with lighted candles, miniature Christmas show scenes on mirrors & a scintillating trees. 25 members competed in contests & games. John Bellinger won prizes. Santa Clause impersonated by Mrs. Bellinger, distributed gaily wrapped packages from under the Christmas tree. The hostess serves refreshments.

. 1952 Mar 3 - Two Benton Harbor are receiving basic training at Lackland Air Force base, San Antonio, Tex. John Belling, son of Mr & Mrs. Henry Bellinger, 724 Territorial Rd. A graduate of BH high school, Pvt. Bellinger graduated from BH junior college in 1951 & was a student at Wayne university until he enlisted in the air force Feb 2, He was employed at Wilder's drug store on East Main St. during school vacations.
1955 Nov 14 - JB. told city police 2 hub-caps were stolen from his car Sat. as it was parked in the Sears lot [department store.]

. 1955 Apr 16 - Bowling. Modern Plastics League, John Bellinger missed a 600 series by 6 pins as he finished with a 225 line for the highest series of MPC bowler last night.
. 1958 Jan 29 - Coloma. A girl weighting 5 lb 4.5 ounces was born to Mrs John Bellinger, Route 1.

. 1960 Nov 5 - Radio Shop Burglarized - Benton Harbor police said $15 taken from ash box apparently was only loot taken in a burglary of the Twin City Radio shop on Cass St. during the night. Patrolman Marvin Feidler & John Bellinger found a door leading to the shop basement pried open at 5 am today.
- Mel. Hall, arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. Patrolman John Bellinger said Hall was trying to drive his car out of a parking place on Water st. when it jumped the curb, struck a parking sign, parking meter & struck another can.

* 1961 Oct 5 Births, Watervied - a boy, weight 7 lbs. 10 oz. to Mr & Mrs. Joh Bellinger, Route 1, Wed. at 12:52. am.

. 1961 Dec 16 - Recuperating Cop Arrests Shoplifters:
Patrolman John Bellinger, assigned to patrol downtown Benton Harbor stores during the Christmas rush while recuperating from a fractured wrist, apprehend 2 young shoplifters, Thus. Bellinger picked up the 2 boys, 11 & 12, after he saw them take 2 pen sets at the F W Woolworth Co. The boys were petitioned into juvenile court & turned over to their parents. Bellinger fractured his right wrist Sun. when he tried to stop a parked car from rolling into a patrol can in the city hall parking lot.

* 1962 Sep 26 - Patrolman Bellinger Loses Job, Lives Outside of Geographic Limit ... wad discharged from the Benton Harbor police force Tues. under the civil service code. Bellinger lives on Paw Paw Lake near Bowes landing, beyond the 10 mile radus prescribed in the city code. He did in fact move inside for a time, later resuming residence at his lake cottage. Chief McCarroll warned him 2 months ago to comply with the code of be relieved. Bellinger yesterday said he had no hard feelings. He said however, he is anxious to continue in police work, his "first love".
McCarrol described him as a capable office. He served 2 years in Air Force security work & 4 years as a one man dept. in Watervliet twp. He has other area police work behind him as well as experience in engineering at New Products Co. His loss leaves BH force with 35 active men.

* 1964 Mar 17 Asks Hearing: John H Bellinger, 32 y. old, former Benton Harbor police officer, demanded examination when arraigned. Hearings were set Mar 26 on larceny from a motor vehicle & carrying a concealed weapon. Bellinger was arrested early yesterday in connection with the theft of items from an van parked at E Main st. auto lot. Unable to furnish $1,000 bonds on each charge, he was returned to the county jail.
1964 Apr 4 - JHB, 32, of rural Waterliet, stood mute on a charge of larceny from a motor vehicle, a plea of innocent was entered.

* 1974 Jan 26 - Consumer Unit Wins first Conviction Thus. CPU investigator, reported John H Bellinger, 41 [b. 1933] of 7059 Red Arrow hwy., Stevensville pleaded guilty in court to a charge of operating without a state contractor's license & continues free pending sentence up to a year or $1,000 fine. He was accused of doing over $200 worth of work to a home in Lincoln twp. last April 2 without a license. Bellinger owns Lakeshore Building & Trailer Maintenance at his address.
. 1974 Feb 16 - JHB fined $100 & 6 months probation for contracting building or remolding at 6001 Legion Rd.
. 1975 Jan 25 - John Bellinger of Stevensville, was issued a permit for $5,000 to repair fire damage to a dwelling at 193 Orchard Lane owned by Frank Calhoon.

. Please see the News Palladium for a multitude of police reports with Patrolman John Bellinger mentioned. - - -

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorothy FISCHER. Dorothy was born on 16 Jan 1932 in Colomba, Berrien Co., Michigan; died on 15 Jan 1968 in Stevensville, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. (Living) BELLINGER
2. (Living) BELLINGER

Notes:

Henry is the son of Henrietta NETTIE Krieger & Wm. Bellinger.

. 1967 Jan 25 - Henry Bellinger, 79, of route 1, Stevensville, died at 10 pm.Wed. following a long illness.
Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor. - - -

Birth:


Died:
COD: Long illness.

Buried:
Bainbridge, MI. Bainbridge Twp. Cemetery which adjoins it.

Henry married Gladys F OSBORN on 7 Jun 1924 in St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan. Gladys (daughter of Charles Francis FRANK OSBORN and Mildred Anne CUMMINGHAM) was born on 8 Nov 1898 in Sodus Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan; died on 19 Aug 1981 in Stevensville, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried in Byers Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

News Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI.
. 1941 Feb 11 - Sodus Tabor P.T.A., numbering 50 enjoyed a community supper, shore business meeting ...the rest of the evening was given over to the showing of four reels of pictures by the teacher, Mrs. Gladys Bellinger.

. 1947 Dec 12 & 19 - Choir Names New Officers: First Presbyterian church: librarian, John Bellinger; robe mother, Mrs. Henry Bellinger. Christmas party Thurs. evening Dec. 18th was planned: home decorated with lighted candles, miniature Christmas show scenes on mirrors & a scintillating trees. 25 members competed in contests & games. John Bellinger won prizes. Santa Clause impersonated by Mrs. Bellinger, distributed gaily wrapped packages from under the Christmas tree. The hostess serves refreshments.

. 1952 Jul 19 - Returned from Wyoming - Mrs. Henry Bellinger, of 724 Territorial rd & Miss Dorothy Fischer of 933 Bishop Ave, have returned from visiting A/Jc John Bellinger, who is stationed at Ft. E Warren Air Force base in Cheyenne, Wyo. While enroute they visited Denver, Laramie & Estes Park, Col. Airman Bellinger expected to be home on furlough the first of August.

. 1956 - St. Joseph Directory, Henryt & Gladys F Bellinger, 724 Territorial Rd.

. 1967 May 24 - Honored at Coloma. Mrs Bellinger was credited with 48 years of teaching Her first school was Stump in Benton Harbor, then Martaniac? Stanley Boyter, Tabor, Hull, Boynton, Riverside & Bunbdyt Schools. She attended Michigan State & Western Michigan University where she eared a life certificate.
B&W Photo of older lady, eye glasses, 2 strand necklace, & a corsage on her shoulder.

. 1969 Jun 27 - Colma Teacher Looks Back on Long Career
Mrs. Glayds Bellinger ended a teaching career spanning a half century when she retired this month from Coloma school system where she was an elementary teacher.
Miss Belinger began her career in 1919 by driving a horse & buggy to school & ended her career diving on an interstate freeway to school.
She resides with her son & dau-in-law, Mr & Mrs John Bellinger near Stevensville. Open house will be held at home Sun 3 - 5 pm. 7059 Red Arrow Hwy.
Mrs B. spent her entire career teaching in Berrier Co. schools of Stump, Boynton, Martindale, Hull, Tabor, Riverside, Stanley, Bundy [19312] & Coloma. Her philosophy over the ears has never to end a day, no matter how bad it has been without finding humor in the day's woes. "There is a funny side to everything. Sometimes its mighty hard to find, but it's worth the effort to search for it. The next day is always easier to face with a smile than a frown".
Her only regret in leaving the teaching field, is the availability of teaching aids. Throughout most of her career she only aids she could develop herself. Her early career of a rural sch. teacher has a unique roll in the community In her classroom, she was teacher, nurse, counselor, recreational leader & janitor. The school house as the center of the community. It served for community activities, parties & meetings.
During WWII, it took on the additional role by serving as a receiving station for war materials... sch. rooms, hallways & all available space filled with collected items. The major problem was with the milkweed pods which often broke, sending fuzz floating around the classrooms. Milkweed fibers were used to fill lifejackets. Even the school grounds were littered with piles of wood & steel. She once extinguished a small fire in a pile of scrap metal & shortly after local citizens converged on the area thinking the school was burning down.

* Mrs. B was born in Sodus township, the daughter of Mr & Mrs. Frank Osborne. In 1924 she was married to Henry Bellinger, who dies in 1967.
The main change in children of a half-century ago & today she said, is not in their aggressiveness or discipline problems, but rather in what it takes to entertain them. "It used to take so little to give them great joy."
Mrs. B. has been presented a citation & 50 year pin from the Coloma Education association.
Large photo: Thin women with dark curly hair (perm?). She was eye glass with currently fashionable metal wing-tipped edges. - - -

Buried:
Bainbridge, MI.

Notes:

. 1918 Benton Harbor City Directory: Charles F, Bds. 39 East High.

Ref: News-Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1894 Aug 24 - Pearl Grange. Miss Mildred Cunningham gave a lemon art last Tues. night. the prizes were drawn by Lena Modlin & Alf Stewart. Frank Osborn drew the body prize.

. 1901 May 8 -Benton city Council Session report, held city hall. Vills approved by the finance committee: Sewer Fund, Frank Osborn, labor, $5.38
. 1905 Apr 29 - First Christian church, Broadway. Music under the direction of Frank Osborn.
. 1905 Aug 26 - Baker Vawater Plant, 150hand now employed at Benton Harbor. foreman binding dept: Frank Osborn.

. 1914 Mar 16 - Real Estate Transfers: H E Clippinger to Frank Osborn, Lot 5, Blk 4, Fair Ground add. to Benton Harbor, $1.
Frank Osborn to Frank F Pratt, Lot 5 Bak 4, Fair Ground add, to Benton Harbor, $1.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.

. 1913 Apr 5 - Frank Osborn was the guest of his wife today enroute from Chicago to his home in Pullman. Mrs Osborn is visiting at the Fred Sauerbier home.

. 1915 Jun 23 - Thimble Party success. at home of Mrs H A Wells, Summit st., was the scene Tues. afternoon of a largely attended & successful thimble part, 40 responded to invitations of Christian church. …Vocal quartet. Mrs Frank Osborn.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.

. 1920 Feb 26 - Christian Church - The Cross is a play in 3 acts, vividly portraying life in the NY tenements will be presented at Bell there next Tues. Mar 2 & 4 by the Christian church choir. Frank Osborn plays the [religious] doctor in charge of the work of the Associated charities & he gives quite a professional touch to the character.

. 1921 Aug 29 - Benton Harbor payrolls approved by the finance committee: Frank Osborn, teams & extra horse, $175.67
. 1921 Dec 2 - Harry Gering, aged Watervleit farmer found, gagged & left to die. Stanley Gaska, local Austrian murdered, thrown into Lake Michigan. Wm J Handy, former Sodus Farmer, local commission man, beaten, robbed, murdered, his body weighted & thrown into the St. Joseph River. Ferrier County's murder record from Apr 1 to Dec 1, 1921. Solution of the murder, is believed to depend in large measure upon the circumstances of the unidentified stranger's relations with the murder vice. Mrs Badger today confirmed that Handy engaged her husband for the Niles trip. Handy never arrived at his destination. …
Stranger made Inquires: The movements of handy's companion, have hover been, tied farther bak than the return trip from Niles. Frank Osborn, proprietor of a feed & storage barn on Colfax Avenue between West Main * 6th streets said Thursday night night that on the day Handy was in Niles, a tall slender, man came to his office & inquired as to Handy's whereabouts. Osborn says retold the visitor that Handy was in Niles with a car of potatoes.Osborn was unable to give a detailed description of the man, but according to Mrs Brader's account of the description told her by her husband, the stranger must have been the individual who approached Osborn.
Osborn was able to give considerable information regarding the murdered man's temperament & habits, as handy was in his employ during the early summer months. Handy was at times nearly distracted over his family troubles, declared Osborn & wold become confidential with anyone who would listen sympathetically to his story. Handy according to Osborn, invariable carted 2 pocketbooks with large sums of money. Sheriff Bridgman believes Handy had between $600-$700 on his person the night of the murder. When found, the body's clothing revealed only a knife, bill of lading & one cent in money.

. 1922 Jun 3 - Recovers from Injuries. Frank Osborn of Washington Street, is recovering from injuries received 2 weeks ago when befell from a ladder while painting his home, breaking a rib & during a shoulder & his lambs.
Ref: Herald Press, Saint Joseph, MI.

. 1923 Mar 9 - Trial continues. Description Hazy, One of the afternoon's early witness was Fran Osborn, proprietor of a feed baron, Colfax Avenue which Handy made his headquarters. Osborn was a defense witness. He restituted that on the day Handy was supposed by him to be in Niles, a man whom he had never seen called & inquired for there murdered man. Osborn said the man was tall & thin, He could give no further description & said he did not learn where he came from his name of his destination. On cross examination, Osborn was certain the individual was not Badger. He testified that Godfrey, a former partner, called Badger nearly every night following the discovery of handy's Body in the St. Joseph river.

. 1925 Jun 10 Lost dog harness brass trimmed. Frank Osborn. Osborne & Rowe barn. Reward.
. 1926 Dec - Police seized Peter Lamb accused of forgery over $100. … All the checks were drawn on Frank Osborn, Benton Harbor, & were made payable to John long & Pet Lamb.

. 1928 Jun 6, A runaway - reminiscent of the good old days, before Benton Harbor had well paved street - furnished the business district with some excitement Tues. afternoon. A team, drawing a dump car owned by Frank Osborn, local drayman & drives by John Harper, broke into a run at the railway tracks & ran up Main street with aberrant disregard of traffic signals, pole & other traffic. Harper gamely struck to the baton, but was unable to control the animals. One of them finally fell in front of the Gilmore Brother store on W Main & Colfax & the runaway was stopped. No damaged was done to wagon, Harper nor the horses were injured.
Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor.

. 1925 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank C (Ruby E; Osborne & Rowe), h 639 E High.
Osborne, William (Lena), Collr Osborne& Rowe, h 639 E High.
Osborne & Rowe (Frank Osborne, Red Rowe) livery sw corn Cass & E Main.

. 1930 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank (Ruby), Teaming contra, house 639 E High.
Osborne, Donald, student, r 639 E High.

Obituary
. 1936 Apr 18 - Funeral Services For Frank Osborne To Be Held Monday. C Frank Osborne, 65, well known Benton Harbor business man will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Reiser chapel. The Rev Edward Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be made in Pearl Grange cemetery.
Ten days of hiccoughing, said by physicians to have been caused by a tumor, caused his death Friday at 11:45 am. in the home of a daughter Mrs Alan Lewis, 380 North Hull ave.
Besides this daughter, he leaves another daughter Mrs. Henry Belanger, 724 Territorial road, to whose home the body was taken today & where friends may pay their respects & the hour of the funeral Monday. He also leaves a brother, William Osborn. There are 4 grandchildren.

. The late Mr Osborn was born Jul 12, 1871 & in 1885? was married to Mildred Ann Cunningham, who died in 1900. Later in 1920 he was married to Ruby Miller, who dies in 1934. He survived by his former wife's parents, Mr & Mrs Geo. Cunningham & a step-son David Miller of Twelve Corners.
Ref: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)

. 1936 Apr 23 - Cards of Thanks - Frank C Osborne - Words fall toe press our appreciation for the many kindness shown us during the illness & death of our dear one. We wish to thank everyone who assisted us in any way. Signed,
Mr & Mrs Henry Bellinger & son;
Mr Mrs Alan Lewis, [daughter];
Mr Mrs Richard Stolfo [ granddaughter];
Mr & Mrs Norirs Feury,
Frances Eloise Lewis [granddaughter];
Mr Mrs Wm Osborne & family, [brother];
Mr Ira Swisher & family [i.e. brother's family],
Mrs Geo Cunningham & family. [ i.e. wife's family]. - - -

Died:
Widowed.

Charles married Mildred Anne CUMMINGHAM in 1896 in Berrien County, Michigan. Mildred was born on 9 May 1877 in Michigan; died on 28 Mar 1901 in Sodus Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried on 31 Mar 1901 in Pearl Grange Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mildred's father Geo Cummingham born in Canada & her mother, Ellen Morrill, was born in Michigan.
X-ref: Photo of Mr Mrs Geo Cunningham: News Palladium, 1935 Jul 9.

Died:
Aged 22y, 10m 19d. Died of miscarriage & septicemia.

Buried:
Benton Habor, MI.

Notes:

. 1852 Census Caledon East, Peel Co. says he was born in Canada.

. 1861 Census, Caledon, Ontario,
Age 17 years /1844
Lived with his Grandmother Elizabeth Tarbox.

. 1870 Benton Habour, Berrien Co., Michigan
John Osborn, born 1846, Born Canada, carpenter
Juditha Osborn, Born 1847, Ohio
Daniel Osborn, born 1869, Michigan.

. Great Uncle Daniel Lawrence, born Canada & Family is next door. Great Aunt Hadassah Lawrence Teetzel is just a few farms away.

. 1900 Jun 18 Census, Sodus Twp., Berrier Co., Michigan
Osbourne John, b. Mar 1845, age 55 Canada, Father b. Canada, Mother b. England, Landed 1863, Farmer;
Osborne, Judith, wife b. Apr 1846, age 59, married 31 years, b. Ohio, Father b. Canada, Mother England;
Osborne, Frank, son, b. Jul 1871 Michigan, age 28, married 4 years, Parents b. Canada, Ohio
Osborne, Daughter, May 1878 Michigan, age 22, parents Canada Eng. & Ohio
Osborne, Mildred, Daughter-in-law, b May 1877 Michigan, age 23, Parents b. Canada Eng. & Michigan;
Osborne, Ettie M, Granddaughter, b Jun 1896, Michigan, age 3, parents Michigan;
Osborne, Gladys F, Granddaughter, b. Nov 1898 Mich., Age 1, parents: Michigan;
Lawrence, John, Cousin, Jan 1844 Canada Eng., Age 56, parents born Canada English, Landed 1860 - 40 years ago; Farm labour.

. [and three farms away is ]
Osborne, William, Head, born Mar 1873 Michigan, age 27, Father born Canada Eng., Mother Ohio, Farmer;
Osborne, Lena M, Wife, b. Aug 1881, Michigan, married one year, Parents born Michigan & NY. - - -

Birth:
Resided. Alt DOB:1844.

Died:

John married Juditha A LAWRENCE on 20 Aug 1869 in Millburgh, Benton Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan. Juditha was born on 15 Apr 1845 in Hamilton Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; died on 2 Dec 1917 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried on 4 Dec 1917 in Pearl Grange Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Juditha is the daughter of Jane Crawford & Daniel T Lawrence.

Michigan Marriage Registration #134, 1868 August 20 at Milbourgh, Michigan
John Osborn, Resided Benton, MI; Age 23 /1845, Born Caledon, Canada West, Farmer; married
Juditha Lawrence, Resided Benton, MI; age 22 /1846, Born Hamilton, Ohio,
Married by Justice of the Peace, L A Hall;
Wit: Emma F Hall of Millbourgh, Mich., & Mrs. L A Morisnt? Depassvilleville?, NY, Reg. Aug 25, 1868.

Note: Judith Lawrence & John Osborn are first cousins once removed,
i.e. both grandchildren of Richard Lawrence & Mary Willson. - PJA - - -

Birth:
Alt Name: Judith A.

Died:
Haemorrhage from Gastric ulcer. Aged 71y 7m 17d.

Buried:
Benton Harbor.