William H. Bellamy

  General Notes:

His granddaughter, Bessie Bellamy, said that when William came to Michigan, Vassar was the county seat.

Alice Bellamy wrote this family story: William Bellamy fell in the horse trough and got pneumonia and died.

Died at 1:00 AM age 94 years, 8 months, 22 days, at 6043 Lincoln St., Mayville, Michigan.

Occupation: farmer

July 12, 1936: "Birthday party: William Bellamy celebrated his 85th birthday Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood. About 30 relatives were present from Toledo, Ohio, Fostoria, Mayville and Flint. A picnic dinner was enjoyed by those present."

1900 Census, Fremont, Twp., Tuscola, Michigan

Wm Bellamy
Home in 1900: Fremont, Tuscola, Michigan
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Canada English
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Marta
Race: White
Immigration year: 1856

Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Bellamy 46
Marta Bellamy 45
Jane Bellamy 21
George Bellamy 19
Maud Bellamy 18
Clive Bellamy 16
Frank Bellamy 14
Charley Bellamy 7

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. George Bellamy, Laborer, born England, Church of England, age 24
Jane Belamy, born England, age 24
Margaret Belamy, born England, age 3
William Belamy, born Canada, age at next birthday 1

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• Census, 9 Jul 1860, Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. ⁵² George BELLAMY, (couldn't read age) farmer, $1100 real estate value, $150 personal property value, born England
Jane BELLAMY, 32, F, W, Domestic, born England
William BELLAMY, age 9, M, W, born C.W.
Margaret A. (couldn't read age) F, W, born England
George BELLAMY, age 7, M, W, born C.W.
John BELLLAMY, age 4, M, W, born C.W.
Susannah BELLAMY, age 2, F, W, born Michigan

• 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 from Mich. to Neb., 1879.

• Census, 1 Jun 1880, South Loup Twp, Hall Co., Nebraska. ⁵⁸ #20 BELLAMY, Will H., w,m,28, married, farmer, born Canada, parents born England
BELLAMY, Maria, w,f, 25, wife, married, keeping house, born NY, parents born Germany
BELLAMY, Jane E., w,f, 2, daughter, single, born Michigan, father born Canada, mother born NY
MINER, Newton, w,m, 25, boarder, single, laborer, born Virginia, parents born Virginia

• Moved from Neb. to Mich., Abt 1883.

• Living in Tuscola Co., Michiga, 1900, Fremont Twp., Tuscola Co., Michigan.

• Census, 7 May 1930, Fremont Twp, Tuscola Co., Michigan. ⁵⁹ #92 BELLAMY, Charles, head, owned home, not a farm, age 36, married age 25 at first marriage, born Michigan, father Canada, mother Michigan, laborer Rybook Train
BELLAMY, Libbie, wife, age 30, married age 19 at first marriage, born Michigan, father born England, mother born Michigan
BELLAMY, Eleanor, dau, age 10, single, school, born Michigan, parents born Mich.
BELLAMY, Donald, son, age 10, single, school, born Michigan, parents born Mich.
BELLAMY, Ralph, son, age 7, single, school, born Michigan, parents born Mich.

#93 BELLAMY, William H., head, farm, age 77, widowed, age 22 at first marriage, born Canada (Eng), parents born England, year of immigration to US 1856, NA, farmer, general farm

William married Mariah Mathilda Blasius, daughter of Valentine Blasius and Elizabeth Berry, on 15 Jul 1875 in Mayville, Tuscola Co., Michigan.⁵⁷ (Mariah Mathilda Blasius was born on 12 Apr 1854 in Clarence Center, Erie, New York, USA, died on 5 Feb 1923 in Mayville, Tuscola Co., Michigan ⁶⁰ and was buried in Fremont Cem., Tuscola Co., Michigan.) The cause of her death was diabetes & Brights Disease.