Land Rec: 1860
Note: Purchased 160 acres from Abner Thomas.
Political: Was a Republican.
Marriage: 14 NOV 1861
Place: Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada
Note: History of Kent Co., states marriage was in 1860
Birth of Daughter: 31 MAY 1862
Name: Mary Elma Bowman
Lived at: SEP 1865
Place: Caledonia, Kent, Michigan
Note: settled his farm of 130 acres on sec 34
Birth of Daughter: 22 NOV 1866
Name: Martha Joanna Bowman
City Directory: 1889-90
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
Details: Caledonia, Caledonia Station, occupation=f
1900 Census: 21 JUN 1900
Place: Caledonia, Kent Co, Michigan
Note: He and his wife are living with their son-in-law and daughter, Wellington and Mary Elma Bergy.
1910 Census: 29 APR 1910
Place: Caledonia, Kent Co, Michigan
Note: He and his wife are living with their son-in-law and daughter, Wellington and Mary Elma Bergy.
Obituary: 07 FEB 1918
Place: The Caledonia News, Caledonia, Michigan
Click here to see parents: Jonathan Bowman and Polly Snider
Susannah Cress
Birth: JUN 1842 St. Jacobs, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada
Note: Unknown source states birth date as 14 Nov 1840
Last Name Var: Kreis
1851 Census: Woolwich Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario
Note: Living with parents, Jacob and Magdalena Cress.
1920 Census: 10 JAN 1920
Place: Caledonia, Kent Co, Michigan
Note: Living with her son-in-law and daughter, Wellington and Mary Elma Bergy.
Note: Mother tongue listed as being GER DUTCH.
Death: 06 JAN 1923 Michigan
Burial: AFT 06 JAN 1923 Caledonia Lakeview Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan
Click here to see parents: Jacob Cress and Magdalena Eby
Return to Bergy Home Page
Return to Genealogy Home Page