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Elizabeth (Libby) Morningstar
1. Elizabeth (Libby) Morningstar was born 3 Dec 1839, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Dec 1876, Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery. Elizabeth married Jesse John Bearss 22 Dec 1869. Jesse (son of Joseph Bearss and Susan Neff) was born 11 Feb 1837, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 May 1914, Shelby, MI-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. LillianAlice (Lillie) Bearss
was born 8 Sep 1870, Shelby, MI; died Oct 1978, Mannington, WV. - 3. Walter Jesse Bearss
was born 24 Jul 1874, Shelby, MI; died 13 Mar 1922, Shelby Mennonite Cemetery. - 4. Susie Mae Bearss
was born 19 Nov 1876, Shelby, MI; died 31 Mar 1961.
- 2. LillianAlice (Lillie) Bearss
Generation: 2
2. LillianAlice (Lillie) Bearss
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 8 Sep 1870, Shelby, MI; died Oct 1978, Mannington, WV. LillianAlice married Robert Dwight Mead 12 Mar 1894. Robert was born 1863; died 1923, Marion, WV. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Fay Mead
was born 1895.
- 5. Elizabeth Fay Mead
3. Walter Jesse Bearss
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 24 Jul 1874, Shelby, MI; died 13 Mar 1922, Shelby Mennonite Cemetery. Walter married Blanche Congdon 1895, Hart, MI. Blanche was born 1877, Mi. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Van Bearss
was born 27 May 1896. - 7. Clare Bearss
was born 1898.
Walter married Grace Ethel Kludy 25 Nov 1909, Oceana County, MI. Grace was born 15 Apr 1888, Shelby, MI; died , Shelby Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
- 6. Van Bearss
4. Susie Mae Bearss
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 19 Nov 1876, Shelby, MI; died 31 Mar 1961. Susie married Fenton James Gilson 7 Feb 1900. Fenton was born 30 Nov 1871, Coloma, MI; died 25 Jan 1943, Shelbly, MI-Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Russell Max Gilson
was born 16 Jun 1902; died Dec 1977, Lansing, MI.
- 8. Russell Max Gilson
Generation: 3
5. Elizabeth Fay Mead
(2.LillianAlice2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1895. 6. Van Bearss
(3.Walter2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 27 May 1896. Van married Sadie Mack. Sadie was born Abt 1897. [Group Sheet]
7. Clare Bearss
(3.Walter2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1898. 8. Russell Max Gilson
(4.Susie2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 16 Jun 1902; died Dec 1977, Lansing, MI. Russell married Bertha Pollitt 16 Jun 1941, Lansing, MI. Bertha was born 24 Mar 1907; died 24 Feb 2004, Okemos, MI. [Group Sheet]
