Jesse Ketchum
1857 - 1917 (59 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Jesse Ketchum [1] Birth 14 Jun 1857 Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada [1] Gender Male Death 25 Apr 1917 Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - [Ketchum Family.FTW]
Jesse Ketchum b. June 14, 1858 in Canada. He married Viola Laretta Towns
and they made their home in Nelson Twp. Kent Co. MI. Together they had six children, Jesse Oren, Gertrude Maude, Elnora Lee, Charles Wesley, Zelma Gay and Mary Bethel. Jesse worked as
a farmer.
Jesse later married his former daughter-in-law after the death of Viola, and had two children with her, Marley Dawson and Jesse. Jesse was 57 at the time he married Della Severs, and she was 32. They lived in Croton Twp.
Person ID I17890 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Father Nathaniel Ketchum, b. 3 Mar 1830, Lisbon,Waterloo,Ontario,Canada d. 14 Oct 1912, Lincoln Township,Osceola,Michigan,United States (Age 82 years) Relationship natural Mother Lucretia Fordham, b. 24 Sep 1835, ,,New York,United States d. 26 Jan 1903, Lincoln Township,Osceola,Michigan,United States (Age 67 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1850 Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Family ID F6319 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Viola Laretta Towns, b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States d. 23 Sep 1902, Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 42 years) Marriage 3 Aug 1878 Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States [1] - [Ketchum Family.FTW]
Jesse Ketchum married Viola Laretta Towns in Cedar Springs, MI and made their home in Nelson Twp. Kent Co. MI.
Children + 1. Jesse Oren Ketchum, b. 16 Sep 1880, ,,Ohio,United States d. 23 Sep 1917, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Gertrude Maude Ketchum, b. 4 Jul 1881 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Elnora Lee Ketchum, b. 23 Jan 1886, Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 12 May 1953 (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Charles Wesley Ketchum, b. 8 Oct 1890 d. 1958 (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Zelma Gay Ketchum, b. 9 Dec 1892, Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 21 Feb 1949, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 6. Mary Bethel Ketchum, b. 24 Jul 1901, Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 15 Jan 1987 (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F6321 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Family 2 Della Seavers, b. 1881 d. 1966 (Age 85 years) Marriage 4 Feb 1915 Howard City,Montcalm,Michigan,United States [1] - [Ketchum Family.FTW]
Witnesses to the wedding between Jesse and Della were Sarah Rank and Lida Rank. Ceremony was
performed by Austin Barber, and took place in Howard City, MI.
Children 1. Marley Dawson Ketchum, b. 2 Jul 1915 d. 2 May 1949, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Jesse Ketchum Family ID F6322 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jan 2007
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Sources - [S44] Kathy Londo Barnes, Ketchum Family.FTW, (GEDCOM file created by FTW version 4.0) (Reliability: 3).
Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998