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Brown, Alta A.

Source 256 – Death Certificate – Alta Thomas

March 22, 2025 by Admin

Title: Death Certificate for Alta Thomas by M.J. O’Meara

Date: Death – April 3, 1908
Locality: Byron, Kent County, MI
Curator: Christine Fisher
Detail: 

State of Michigan, Department of State – Division of Vital Statistics

County of Death: Kent County
Township: Byron
Village:
Full Name: Alta Thomas
Sex: Female
Color or Race: White
Date of Birth: May 7, 1887
Age: 20 years, 10 months
Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: Married
Age at Marriage: 19 years
Parent of Children: 1
Birthplace: Michigan
Name of Father: William Brown
Birthplace of Father: Ohio
Maiden Name of Mother: Ella Brooks
Birthplace of Mother: Michigan
Occupation: Housewife
Informant: Charles R. Thomas of Byron Center, R.F.D 61 Mich.
Date of Death: April 3, 1908
Cause of Death: Pernicious Anemia 
Contributory: Nephritis and gastritis
Place of Burial: Winegar Cemetery
Date of Burial: April 5, 1908
Undertaker: S.H. Metcalf & Co.
Filed: April 4, 1908 by Registrar: M.J. O’Meara

Filed Under: Vital Record: Death Tagged With: Brown, Alta A.

Source 240 – Interment Records: Winegar Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI

March 22, 2025 by Admin

Locality: Cemetery Headstones of Winegar Cemetery, Homrich Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 878-9104
URL:
Detail: 

  • Mary ? b 1828 Scotland; d October 1894 (Charles Thomas maternal grandmother)
  • David Irwin (Sr) b 1799 NY; d 03 March 1900 – age 101
  • Mary Irwin d. 19 October 1894 – age 66
  • George Smith Thomas (Sr) b 1827? NY; d 1915
  • Julia (Irwin) Thomas b 1837? MI; d 1912
  • Margaret Thomas b 19 July 1918; d. ? July 1986
  • Iva Mae Cooper Thomas b 1883 Lawrence, Van Buren Co., MI; d 09 April 1945
  • Charles R. Thomas b 1863 Byron Center, Kent Co, MI; d 24 May 1957
  • Alta A. Brown b 27 May 1888 Wyoming Twp, Kent Co., MI; d 03 April 1908

Filed Under: Vital Record: Death Tagged With: Brown, Alta A., Cooper, Iva M., Irwin, David A., Irwin, Julia A., Irwin, Mary, Thomas, Charles R., Thomas, George S., Thomas, Margaret

Source 149 – Website File for Alta A. Brown

February 14, 2017 by Admin

Western Michigan Genealogical Society
URL: http://data.wmgs.org/Marriages/FMPro

Book 14, pg. 321
Alto A. Brown – @ 1904 – 1907 married to Charles R. Thomas

Filed Under: Website Tagged With: Brown, Alta A.

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