We've been talking about the children from the second marriage of Elizabeth Belle Ferguson McNabb, and this week, we will finish up by looking at the two younger siblings.
On a personal note, this week is the end of my summer school term, so I'm looking forward to a week of vacation, and having some time to work on the draft of The Callin Family History. I'll have some thoughts to share about how to make that happen (finally!) and I'm interested in hearing from you about what you expect to find in the book. Spoiler alert: it should be a bit like this blog, but on paper and with footnotes.
But to the business at hand - to help you find your place in the tree here's a "map" of this branch of the family:
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| Elizabeth B. Ferguson McNabb Reed's tree |
VI. Margaret Jane Reed (1870–1952)
Margaret was born on 28 December 1870 in De Kalb County, Indiana, and raised in Jackson Township. On 19 April 1892, she married Francis Marion "Frank" Furnish (1872–1962), son of William H Furnish (1849–1904) and Eva Watson (1840–1874). He was born on 6 January 1872 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana.
(It is worth noting that another Francis Marion Furnish was born in Indiana in 1872, to Benjamin and Permelia Burk Furnish; it isn't clear that they are related in any way, but if you go looking for records, be aware that a second Frank Furnish exists!)
Maggie and Frank had a difficult first few years together. Their first son, Basil, died young, but they also had unnamed "infant sons" in 1894, who died in infancy. They are buried Evergreen Cemetery in Auburn. But they did have two children who survived into adulthood, and overcame some early financial difficulties, moving to South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Frank was able to support the family as a salesman, eventually retiring as a hardware store clerk. Maggie died on 3 September 1952 after three weeks of illness. Frank died on 23 November 1962; they are both buried in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Saint Joseph County.
A. Basil Talmadge Furnish (1893–1894) was born in 1893 and died of meningitis in 1894, according to a note on his Find-A-Grave memorial. He and younger, possibly twin, brothers, are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Auburn, De Kalb County, Indiana.
B. Charles Cecil Furnish Sr (1895–1977) was born on 5 August 1895 in Auburn and served in the U.S. Army during World War I, enlisting from 20 September 1917 to 9 July 1919. He was assigned to Company E of the 309th Engineers, and returned from Marseilles, France, in June 1919.
Cecil married Gayle Agnes Myers (1900–1992) around 1925. She was born in Sedan, De Kalb County, on 17 March 1900 to George Myers (1867–1942) and Emma A Rohm (1871–1944). They raised two daughters and three sons in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, before moving to Fort Wayne in the 1950s.
Cecil died in Fort Wayne on 27 March 1977 at 81 years of age. He was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Fort Wayne. Gayle died on 9 May 1992 in in St. Joseph Medical Center of Fort Wayne, and was buried with her husband.
i. Mary Catherine Furnish Thomas (1926–2014) was born on 9 June 1926 in South Bend, Indiana, and died on 8 September 2014 in Baytown, Harris County, Texas. She was described as a longtime resident of Baytown, having retired from Baytown Sterling Municipal Library where she worked with the book mobile. She was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church and lifetime member of the Presbyterian Women’s Elizabeth Circle. She served as the church librarian and sang in the choir for many years. She was survived by a daughter, a son, and two grandchildren.
ii. Betty Lorine Furnish (1928–1967) was born on 15 January 1928 in South Bend and attended John Adams High School in that city. She became a school teacher, retiring in San Francisco. She died in Napa, California, at the St. Helena Sanitarium on 15 August 1967, after battling breast cancer.
iii. Charles Cecil Furnish (1929–2014) was born on 13 December 1929, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Purdue University and a retired as a Pharmacist with CVS Pharmacy. He died at age 84 on 22 September 2014 at the Saint Anne Home in Fort Wayne.
iv. Warren Leroy Furnish (1935–2016) was born on 17 May 1935 in South Bend and died on 23 March 2016, when he was living in Fort Wayne. He was survived by a wife.
v. Thomas David Furnish (1946–2003) was born on 4 February 1946 in South Bend. He worked at American Electric Power for 25 years and was a U.S. Marine veteran. He was only 57 when he died at his home in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, on 18 August 2003.
C. Bernice M Furnish (1898–1979) was born on 10 April 1898. She was a registered nurse and remained single. Her father stayed with her before his death. Bernice died on 30 May 1979 in Fort Wayne.
VII. Charles Albert Reed (1871–1927)
Born on 2 September 1871 in Auburn, and he lived for many years in the home of his sister, Emma, and brother-in-law, Daniel Moody. He supported himself as a general laborer, and he died at the age of 55 years from heart and kidney disease on 5 June 1927.
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And with that, we have reached the end of this branch of the family tree. Unless we make any more breakthroughs in these older generations, I should be able to start preparing a draft of the revised Callin Family History for publication! That goal has been a long time coming, and I'm looking forward to getting the manuscript ready to go so I can start planning to get it into the hands of as many cousins and public libraries as possible.
Watch for announcements here and on Facebook and Twitter as we make progress.
As always, if you've found one or more of your relatives mentioned in this blog, please get in touch. You can comment below (anonymous comments are usually not as helpful), or email "mightieracorns" at Gmail.com.
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Until next time.... Happy Hunting!
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