Elmer Elsworth Bellamy

  General Notes:

DESCRIPTION OF HIS BIRTHPLACE:
August 24, 1857, Lorenzo Hurd bought land in Tuscola County, Michigan, Township 11 North, Range 10 East Section 3 and section 4. (p. 170, History of Tuscola County) A village was named after him. "This village lies on both sides of the line between the towns of Dayton and Wells. Its origin as a village was in the general merchandise store of George Sorter. He was succeeded in business by Lorenzo Hurd, from whom the name of the village was derived.
A glimpse of Hurd's Corners in the fall of 1867 may be obtained from the following sketch written at that time: Hurd's Corners is located between the townships of Dayton and Wells, on the south line of the latter township, and on the Port Sanilac and Bridgeport State Road.
Three years ago there was but a single residence at this place, that of Mr. Hurd's, from whom the appellation (Hurd's Corners) is derived. Now there are a number of buildings, some of them valuable, substantial, and a thriving little business is sustained.
G. W. Sorter has a fine store, 40x20, two stories high, which is adorned with a finer appearing front than any building in the county, and is claimed to be one of the best stores this side of Saginaw. It is well stocked with a good general assortment of goods.
This past summer Mrs. Curtis Hall erected a substantial hotel 56x42 feet, with a hall above, 42x20 feet.
Franklin Goodale, a soldier in the late war who lost a leg in his country's service, is doing a living business in a boot and shoe store.
A company, just in from Ohio, have erected a portable sawmill at the Corners which is now in complete operation. The mill owners intend to erect several dwelling-houses the coming summer.
Another store, built by J. Johnson, which has heretofore been occupied as a dry goods and gracery store, is now vacated, but will doubtless soon be used again. This store is 30x18 feet. A fine white school-house is close at hand, and altogether the place wears the appearance of a healthy prosperity.
The post office is as yet called 'East Dayton', but we understand that it is the purpose of the inhabitants to have it changed to the name of the place. G. W. Sorter is postmaster, and the office is in his store.
Being comparatively remote from railroad communication, and therefore not being a point of shipment nor to any considerable extent of manufacture, Hurd's Corners is simply a point of supply for the adjacent country, to which it also furnishes mail facilities."

Elmer Bellamy died of Broncho Pneumonia at the age of 74 years, 5 months and 11 days. His death certificate says he was a farmer at Indian Fields, Michigan.

Elmer lived in Caro with his second wife, Alma, until he died. He owned a house but deeded it to the state in order to receive a small income. He was able to live in the house as long as he lived. To make a little money, he would go to the mill and haul home loads of corncobs. He would remove grains of corn that had been missed, use the cobs for fuel and sell the corn back to the mill. His son, William often took them food from their farm. His daughter, Rosa, also often brought them food. In this manner, they managed to subsist.

Another version of the story -- One story he has told before is that his parents would always take lots of groceries and garden produce, eggs and milk each time they would go to visit Elmer and Almy. It was the depression, and Elmer was to old to work, so he would go to the elevator (grainery) and bring home lots of corn cobs, and remove every kernel of corn, keep it in a bag, burn the cobs for fuel, and take the bag of corn back and sell it to the elevator for money. That gave
them a little spending money. Wayne said he can't remember hearing of
anyone else doing that. I know that some people would go along the railroad tracks and pick up spilled coal to take home to burn. Kinda like people to day that pick up empty aluminum cans...

Lot #283 Fremont Cemetery, Mayville, Michigan

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 14 Jul 1870, Portsmouth Twp., Bay Co., Michigan. ²⁷ BELLAMY, George, age 40, m,w, farmer, value of real estate $15,000, value of personal property $3,000, born England
BELLAMY, Jane age 43,f,w, keeping house, born England
BELLAMY, William age 19, working on farm, born Canada
BELLAMY, John, age 15, at school, born Canada
BELLAMY, Susan, age 12, at school, born Michigan
BELLAMY, Elmer, age 8, born Michigan

• moved to Nebraska, 1875, Hall Co., Nebraska.

• Census, 8 Jun 1880, South Loup Twp, Hall Co., Nebraska. ^28,29 #52 BELLAMY, Elmer, W,M,age 18, boarder (with Doyer family), single, farmer, born Michigan, father born England, mother born England
#56 BELLAMY, George, W,M, 52, married, farmer, born England, parents born England
BELLAMY, Jane, W,F, 53, wife, married, keeping house, born England, parents born England
BELLAMY, John, W,M, 24, son, single, laborer, born Canada, parents born England
#57 HURD, Gilbert, W, M, 38, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio
HURD, Margaret A., w,f, 31, wife, married, keeping house, born England, parents born England
HURD, Jane, w,f, 9, dau., at school, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born England
HURD, Artie M, w,f, 6, dau., at school, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born England
HURD, Gilbert, w,m, 1, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born England

• Census, 4 Jun 1900, Mayfield Township, Hall Co., Nebraska. ²³ #35 BELLAMY, Elmer E., head, w,m, born April 1857, age 43, married 15 years, born Michigan, parents born England, farmer, renting
BELLAMY, Mollie C., wife, w,f, born Sep 1868, age 31married 15 years, mother of 7 children, 7 living, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born West Virginia
BELLAMY, Bessie J., dau, w,f age 13, born Aug 1886 in Nebraska, at school
BELLAMY, Rosa, dau, w,f, age 11, born Oct 1888 in Nebraska, at school
BELLAMY, Amanda E., dau, w,f, age 9, born Nov 1890 in Nebraska, at school
BELLAMY, George L. son, w,m, age 8, born Apr 1892 in Nebraska, at school
BELLAMY, Elmer E, son, w,m, age 5, born Apr 1895 in Colorado
BELLAMY, Dollie E, dau, w,f, age 5, born Apr 1895 in Colorado
BELLAMY, William D., son, w,m, age 1, born Dec 1898 in Nebraska

• moved to Michigan, Abt 1900, Tuscola Co., Michigan. Mayville

• Census, 15 Apr 1910, Juniata Twp., Tuscola Co., Michigan. ^24,25 #3 BELLAMY, Elmer E., head, m,w, age 49, married 20 years, born Michigan, parents born in England, farmer, general farm, renting
BELLAMY, Amelia, wife, f,w, age 49, married 20 years, mother of 10 children, 9 living, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born W. Virginia
BELLAMY, George J., son, age 17, single, born Nebraska, laborer home farm
BELLAMY, Elmer E Jr., son, age 14, single, born Nebraska
BELLAMY, Esther E., dau, son, age 14, single, born Nebraska
BELLAMY, William D., son, age 11, single, born Nebraska
BELLAMY, Mildred, dau, age 6, single, born Michigan
BELLAMY, Madaline M, dau, age 9/12, born Michigan
BELLAMY,

• Census, 19 Jan 1920, Vassar Twp., Tuscola Co., Michigan. ³⁰ #414 BELLAMY, Elmer E., head, renting, farm, m,w, 54, widowed, born Nebraska, parents born US, laborer
BELLAMY, Elmer, son, m,w, 24, single, born Nebraska, parents born Nebraska, barnman
BELLAMY, Mildred, dau, f,w, 15, single, school, born Michigan, parents born Nebraska.

Elmer married Amelia Elizabeth Ravens, daughter of George Lewis Ravens and Amanda Elizabeth Melvina Varner, on 28 Mar 1885 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA. (Amelia Elizabeth Ravens was born on 3 Sep 1868 in Ottawa, Lasalle, Illinois, died on 26 Jun 1911 in Juniata, Tuscola, Michigan ³¹ and was buried in Fremont Cem., Tuscola Co., Michigan.) The cause of her death was Cerebral Hemmorrhage.

Elmer next married Alma Stilt after Jun 1920 in Michigan.