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- William Thorpe Proctor is the son of Mary Bailey & Ibbitson Proctor.
. Michigan Marriage Registration #440, 1869 Nov 11, at St. Joseph, Michigan,
Wm. Thorpe Proctor, Residence: Benton, Mich., Age 23 /b. 1846 in Yorkshire, England, Labourer;
married REBECCA LAWRENCE, Residence Bainbridge, Michigan, Age 16 /1853, born in Toronto, Canada; by Rev. John B Fairbank;
Wit: Joseph Silvers, and Susan Proctor, both of Benton, Michigan.
. Michigan Marriage Registration #2798, 1884 Jun 1 at Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan,
William Thorp Proctor, Age 40 /1844 England;
married Marion Eliza Versaw, Residence Benton Township, b. Michigan,
Note1: Marion Eliza Louise Versay, born 1851, Berrien Co., Michigan;
Wit: Jamie P Versaw* & Allen J King, both Benton Twp.
Note2: * James P Versaw married Aug 1871 to Emma Proctor. The parents of Emma Proctor were Mary & Ibbiton Proctor, early & highly respected pioneers of Sodus Twp.
. The Proctor family comprised 6 people, MR Mrs I B Proctor & their 4 children, Wm., Jane, Susan & Emma. Wm. was a member of the 7th Michigan Calvary in the Cival War. Emma married James Versaw, her brother's comrade in arms.
Ref: History of Benton Harbor, James Pender.
. 1898 Aug 5 Jennie Versaw of New Buffalo has filed a bill of complaint against Sovern Versaw & she has also begun suit for a divorce from him on the grand of extreme cruelty.
Ref: Weekly Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor.
. Michigan Marriage Registration #255, 1894 Sept 14, Sodus, Berrien Co., Michigan,
William Thorpe Proctor, Age 50 year, born 1844, MICHIGAN, Residence Bangor, Mich., Farmer, TWO previous marriages,
son of Mary Bailey & Ibletson Proctor; married
Elizabeth Stopher (Stouffer) Thomas, Age 53, born 1841 in Ohio, Residence Sodus, Mich., ONE previous marriage, daughter of Rebecca Harmon & Daniel Stopher,
Wit: Wm. E. Versaw & Jennie M Benkman, both Sodus.
. Kent Michigan Marriages, on 1912 May 6, Grand Rapids, Kent Co.
REBECCA LAWRENCE CORRAO, age 57, born 1855 in BENTON HARBOR, MI.,
resided Oklahoma, Occupation Cook,
daughter of Richard Lawrence & Mary Simonds (Simons); Married THREE previous times,
married Wm. Proctor, age 67, 1845 in England, resided Gd. Rapids, Farmer,
son of Mary Bailey & Ilbertson Proctor*;
married THREE previous times.
Wit: Wm. Geldersma and Dennis Colleton, both of Gd. Rapids.
. 1907-1933 - United States Veterans Administration, 1912 May 23, Michigan 7th B Calvary; applied for a Civil War Pension, 14 Mar 1890 - 28 Jun 1894.
Commented Nov. 12 1912 at $35.; at $50 1920 May 1 Army Invalid & 1926 Jan 4 at the rate of $72. Died 1928 Sep 12.
. 1915 Aug 7, Tues. Court Notes: An answer has been filed in Circuit court by the defendant in the case of William C Proctor against Rebecca Proctor.
. 1915 Aug 24, Sat. Discontinue Divorce Case: Last July William Proctor began a divorce action in circuit court against Rebecca Proctor. Tuesday afternoon a stipulation was filed with the county clerk discontinuing the case. The parties have made up their differences & have decided to continue their matrimonial relations.
Ref: Grand Rapids Press.
Note: Rebecca Lawrence Proctor remarried Dec 1916 to Martin Hooker.
. 1922, Oct 20 - Under the City Hall Clock news: The commission voted to permit the following transfers of licenses: restaurant, William Proctor to Fred Ness.
Ref: Grand Rapids Press.
. Biography of Wm. Proctor, SENIOR:
. William Proctor [Senior] came to Lowell, from England, purchasing a farm of 320 acres & becoming one of the prominent men of that neighborhood. Among the pioneers in that part of Lowell twp. which lies south of Grand River, from 1850 to 1854 were ...Wm Proctor. William Proctor was born in Ingleton, Co. of York, England, Nov 20 1808 & died Dec 22 1895. In 1853 he came with his family to Michigan & purchased 320 A of land in Section 27 of Lowell Twp. His subsequent life was devoted to the improvement of his farm & he attended to the affairs himself until he was more than 80 years of age.
Robt. W Graham was a native son of England, born 20 Jul., 1828. He passed his youthful years amid the delightful scenes of his native isle & being early deprived of his parents, both dying while he was still an infant, was reared by a friend of the family, one William Proctor, who gave his young protege a good common-school education & afterward apprentice him to learn the Mason's trade. At the age of 21 young Graham bade farewell to England. He landed in NYC in 1850. - 1854 he selected Lowell as his future home.
Ref: Grand Rapids & Kent Co., Michigan, Ernest F Fisher.
. Biography of William Proctor (Senior) Plus, photo. Wm. Proctor, from Ingleton, York England Nov 20, 1818. In 1853 he came with his family to Michigan, 320 on Section 27, Lowell Twp. He married May 7, 1831, Catharine Graham of Bentham, York, England. She died Nov. 1887. Five children 3 sons, 2 daughters, Namely: William, Jr.; Sarah now Mrs. Wm. Graham), Henry.
Ref: History of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Albert Baxter, 1893. - - -
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