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Mercy Cornelia Wiseman 1873 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1873

Birth Location: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: Jul 1923

Death Location: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Father: Charles Wiseman

Mother: Prudence Navarre

Spouse(s): Paul Laginess, James Mathewson

Children(s): George Laginess, Lawrence Laginess, Paul Laginess, Elanora Laginess, Sarah Laginess, Julia Laginess, Legrand Laginess, James Mathewson, George Laginess, Lawrence Laginess, Paul Laginess, Elanora Laginess, Sarah Laginess, Julia Laginess, Legrand Laginess

In 1873, Mercy Cornelia Wiseman entered the world in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Wiseman and Prudence Navarre. Mercy Cornelia Wiseman married Paul Laginess, James D. Mathewson, and had children including George Lewis Laginess, Lawrence Dominic Laginess, Paul Ignatius Napoleon Laginess, Elanora May Laginess, Sarah Madeline Laginess, Julia Beatrice Laginess, Legrand Jerome Laginess, James Arthur "Jim" Mathewson, George Lewis Laginess, Lawrence Dominic Laginess, Paul Ignatius Napoleon Laginess, Elanora May Laginess, Sarah Madeline Laginess, Julia Beatrice Laginess, Legrand Jerome Laginess. Mercy Cornelia Wiseman passed away in 1923 in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Mercy Cornelia Wiseman entered the world in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Wiseman and Prudence Navarre.
  • Mercy Cornelia Wiseman married Paul Laginess, James D. Mathewson, and had children including George Lewis Laginess, Lawrence Dominic Laginess, Paul Ignatius Napoleon Laginess, Elanora May Laginess, Sarah Madeline Laginess, Julia Beatrice Laginess, Legrand Jerome Laginess, James Arthur "Jim" Mathewson, George Lewis Laginess, Lawrence Dominic Laginess, Paul Ignatius Napoleon Laginess, Elanora May Laginess, Sarah Madeline Laginess, Julia Beatrice Laginess, Legrand Jerome Laginess.
  • Mercy Cornelia Wiseman passed away in 1923 in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wiseman
1852 – 1946
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
CW
Prudence Navarre
1853 – 1922
Birth Location: Brownston Wayne County, Michigan
PN

Spouses(s)

Paul Laginess
1859 – 1940
Birth Location: South Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
PL
James Mathewson
1866 – 1958
Birth Location: Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
JM

Children(s)

George Laginess
1894 – 1943
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
GL
Lawrence Laginess
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
LL
Paul Laginess
1899 – 1977
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
PL
Elanora Laginess
1901 – 1901
Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America
EL
Sarah Laginess
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
SL
Julia Laginess
1906 – 1995
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
JL
Legrand Laginess
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Rockwood, Michigan
LL
James Mathewson
1891 – 1968
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
JM
George Laginess
1894 – 1943
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
GL
Lawrence Laginess
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
LL
Paul Laginess
1899 – 1977
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
PL
Elanora Laginess
1901 – 1901
Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America
EL
Sarah Laginess
1902 – 1992
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
SL
Julia Laginess
1906 – 1995
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
JL
Legrand Laginess
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Rockwood, Michigan
LL

Mercy Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Wiseman
1873 – 1923
Birth Place: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Charles Wiseman
1852 – 1946
Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Prudence Navarre
1853 – 1922
Brownston Wayne County, Michigan
Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Ohio, USA
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1785 – 1877
Catherine Walters
1785 – 1850
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Wiseman
1765 – 1846
Susannah Manley
1776 – 1851
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850

Mercy Wiseman's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (Cornelia) Wiseman (7 Dec 1873 – Jul 1923) m. Paul Laginess (4 December 1859 – 21 December 1940) m. James (D.) Mathewson (17 Nov 1866 – 5 Oct 1958)
  1. 1. George (Lewis) Laginess (17 July 1894 – 19 September 1943) m. Susan (J "Susie") Robinson (12 Jan 1895 – Abt 1956)
    1. 1. Ruth (Edith) Laginess (abt 1916 – 10 Oct 1973) m. Terrence (Leroy) McDonald (5 Apr 1909 – 11 Feb 1969) m. Arne (Almer) Sullin (7 Aug 1911 – 15 Aug 1975) m. Chester (A.) Larson
    2. 2. Mildred (Jane) Laginess (14 Feb 1923 – 19 Dec 1935)
    3. 3. Marguerite (Jean) Laginess (abt 1926 – 18 Apr 1996) m. Joseph (James) Carbo (22 May 1919 – 4 Mar 2001) m. Wysocki
  2. 2. Lawrence (Dominic) Laginess (August 4, 1896 – 13 Nov 1959) m. Edith (Avanell) Goniea (4 Dec 1904 – 5 Sept 1981)
  3. 3. Paul (Ignatius Napoleon) Laginess (6 Feb 1899 – 25 Feb 1977) m. Mable (Elizabeth) Longhway (23 Apr 1907 – 28 Aug 1991)
    1. 1. Beverly (Ann "Bev") Laginess (19 Jun 1926 – 26 Mar 2013) m. Orville (J.) Byrd (14 Apr 1927 – 2009)
      1. 1. Paul (Orille) Byrd (9 Feb 1949 – ) m. Cheryl (E) Browning (17 Oct 1962 – )
        1. 1. Sabrina Byrd
    2. 2. Florentine (Jean) Laginess (29 Dec 1928 – 19 Mar 2020) m. Daniel (George) Goniea (9 Jan 1926 – 16 May 1978)
      1. 1. Karen (A) Goniea (1 Jun 1951 – ) m. Victor (M.) Beasley (01 Feb 1948 – 26 Nov 2006)
        1. 1. Ryan Beasley m. Katie (M) Farris (Mar 1976 – )
  4. 4. Elanora (May) Laginess (18 February 1901 – 16 March 1901)
  5. 5. Sarah (Madeline) Laginess (17 April 1902 – 13 December 1992) m. Clifford (James) Pickens (27 Aug 1897 – ) m. Harry (Walter) Avery (19 Apr 1897 – 15 Apr 1970)
    1. 1. Charles (Clifford) Pickens (21 Nov 1919 – 1 Jul 2004) m. Pearl (M) Crispin (abt 1922 – 5 Jan 1968) m. Dorothy (Mae) Weeks (13 May 1930 – 19 Nov 2011)
    2. 2. Virginia (Rose) Avery (21 Jul 1924 – 3 Mar 1989) m. Richard (E "Dick") McGrath
      1. 1. Roxanne McGrath m. Numes
      2. 2. Harry (McGrath) Holmes
    3. 3. Floyd (Edward) Avery (27 May 1926 – 9 Jan 2011) m. Edna (Marie) Welsh (11 May 1933 – 14 Aug 2011)
      1. 1. Floyd (J) Avery (6 Oct 1954 – )
      2. 2. Randall (L) Avery (10 Aug 1957 – )
      3. 3. Tammy (Lynn) Avery (4 May 1961 – ) m. Thomas (John) Hausch m. Thomas (Lynn) Hunsucker
      4. 4. Charles Avery
    4. 4. Harold (Walter) Avery (abt 1928 – ) m. Vivian (Jean) Ash (9 Oct 1926 – 24 Apr 2016)
      1. 1. Richard (W) Avery (23 Jun 1949 – )
  6. 6. Julia (Beatrice) Laginess (3 Aug 1906 – 28 March 1995) m. Donald (Verlin) Esterline (1 Oct 1899 – 18 Mar 1977)
    1. 1. Verl (Donald) Esterline (17 Jun 1923 – 2 Dec 1987)
    2. 2. Gerald (Clair) Esterline (15 Jun 1925 – 22 Jul 1988) m. Ruth (Jane Van) Nostrand (29 Dec 1925 – 10 Aug 2017)
  7. 7. Legrand (Jerome) Laginess (28 Mar 1911 – 19 Jun 1994) m. Lucille (Marie) Goniea (25 July 1913 – 28 Sep 1983)
    1. 1. Paul (Benjamin) Laginess (22 Aug 1931 – 30 Nov 1995) m. Doris (Jean "Dolly") Schmitt (25 May 1933 – 14 Oct 2001)
      1. 1. Katherine (Ann) Laginess (4 Mar 1957 – ) m. Plasinski
      2. 2. Gloria (Jean) Laginess (Sep 1959 – ) m. Steven (Donald) Crock (12 Oct 1952 – 15 Oct 2009)
        1. 1. Brian Reeves m. Courtney
        2. 2. Steven Crock
        3. 3. Angela Crock m. Daniel Ezzo
        4. 4. Donald Crock m. Paula
        5. 5. Deanna Crock
      3. 3. Linda (Marie) Laginess (Jan 1961 – ) m. David (Alvin) Mashke (19 Jan 1952 – )
      4. 4. Cynthia (Dawn) Laginess (17 Aug 1964 – ) m. J (Michael) Harvey (07/27/1952 – 21 Feb 2011)
        1. 1. Lisa Harvey
        2. 2. Stacie Laginess
        3. 3. Michael Harvey
      5. 5. Legrand (August) Laginess (Mar 1967 – )
    2. 2. Duane (August) Laginess (abt 1935 – 29 Apr 2017)
    3. 3. Alice (Mary) Laginess (abt 1937 – ) m. James (Lee) Timmons (22 Sep 1932 – 9 Jun 2020)
    4. 4. Viola (Louise) Laginess (16 Oct 1942 – ) m. Franklin Corbin (ABT 1942 – )
  8. 8. James (Arthur "Jim") Mathewson (9 Nov 1891 – 29 Aug 1968) m. Clara (Margaret) Tomaszewski (1 Nov 1892 – 11 Nov 1973)
    1. 1. Cecil (Joseph) Mathewson (5 Jan 1912 – 19 Nov 2001) m. Edna (Agnes) Burbo (15 April 1914 – 27 Mar 1991)
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Mathewson (Jun 1941 – )
      2. 2. Richard (L) Mathewson (abt 1944 – 19 Oct 2007)
    2. 2. Grace (Ivy) Mathewson (6 Dec 1913 – 16 Mar 2003)
    3. 3. Leon (Francis) Mathewson (10 Jan 1916 – 12 Oct 1989)
    4. 4. Edmund (Edgar "Charlie") Mathewson (15 Oct 1919 – 19 Jun 2009)
    5. 5. Edward (Everett "Sam") Mathewson (15 Oct 1919 – 5 May 2007)
    6. 6. Emerson (Verle "Em") Mathewson (14 Nov 1922 – 9 Feb 2008)
    7. 7. Clara (Cornelia "Lade") Mathewson (25 Apr 1924 – 12 Aug 2022) m. Kenneth (Walter) Sype (abt 1923 – 17 Dec 1996)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Otto) Sype (19 May 1944 – )
        1. 1. Kenneth (Otto) Sype
      2. 2. James (Calvin) Sype
      3. 3. Edward (Richard) Sype

Mercy Wiseman's Timeline

4 Records

1873
7 Dec 1873
Birth of Mercy Cornelia Wiseman in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
1873
7 Dec 1873
Birth of Mercy Cornelia Wiseman in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1923
July 1923
Age 50
Death of Mercy Cornelia Wiseman in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
1923
Jul 1923
Age 50
Death of Mercy Cornelia Wiseman in Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: N Rockwood, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 50; Film Description: 1893 Newaygo-1893 Wexford

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1923
    Event Place: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1923
    Event Place: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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