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I couldn't find it, either. Sorry.
Title: Cornelia Miles Certified Death Certificate
Page: State of Michigan, Clerk of Kent Co. Michigan, recorded 1/5/1903 and recorded in Liber 06, of Record of Death on Pg # 007.
Text: Shows DOD 12/14/1902, age 76 yrs, 9 mos, & 25 days. Died in Courtland Twp, Kent Co., Mi of heart disease. Born in New York, occupation, Farmer's wife. Her father was David Miles , & her mother was ______Smith., both born in New York.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bdh&id=I413
ID: I413
Name: David MILES
Sex: M
Birth: in New York
Marriage 1 Unk First Name SMITH b: in New York
Children
Cornelia MILES b: 19 FEB 1825 in New York
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bdh&id=I304
ID: I304
Name: Cornelia MILES 1 2
Sex: F
Birth: 19 FEB 1825 in New York
Death: 14 DEC 1902 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Burial: Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Occupation: Hard working Farmer's wife and mother
Note:
The list of Post Offices in the January 1994 "Michigana" prompted June Stoner Carlson of Northport, Michigan, to contribute her great Grandmother Cornelia Miles Stoner's Letters dated 1843-1855 that were mailed from the Courtland Post Office, one of the early Post Offices listed.
The story behind the letters is as interesting as the letters themselves. Cornelia Miles was 17 when she married Jacob Stoner in Schoharie, New York, and the newlyweds left right away on the Erie Canal to homestead in Michigan. The letters describing life on the frontier were saved by relatives in New York and in the 1940's Mrs Carlson's Aunt, Lutheria Stoner Crandall, was given the letters for safe keeping. Since the letters so described Michigan in the 1850's it was decided to give them to the State Historical Archives in Lansing. Before doing that, Lutheria Crandall copies the letters by hand {copy machines weren't common then} but she keep one letter in Cornelia's handwriting as a keepsake. It was forunate Lutheria had the foresight to do this because the actual letters were in the Archives Storage area that was burned by an arsonist.
To mail the letter dated May 16, 1851, Great Grandfather Jacob Stoner walked or rode on an ox-pulled cart 1 1/2 miles to the Courtland Post Office. The sheet of paper was folded in such a way as to form it's on envelope.
1843
Dear Sister-If you will own me as a sister I will address you with a few lines. We arrived here safely on the last day of June and I like it first rate. I would not come back for anything to stay. I should like to see you all and perhaps we may see each other yet in this world and if we are not permitted to I hope we shall be prepared to meet mother where we shall never be separated more. I had much to write to you a great while ago but I was kind of carless and neglected my duty. Marie I know that I have done wrong but I hope you will forgive me and send me an answer soon and write all the particulars that has happened since we left and everything that you can think of. Give my love to your mother and father and to Mr & Mrs Lawrence and Elizabeth. O Marie I hope you will be more particular about visiting mothers grave than I was if I could go and see it as easy as I could once how I should like it if grandmother or any of them comes to Schoharie tell them that I am well off that I have got a good kine husband and that I feel happier than I ever did before. Tell them to forgive me foer not writing to them. I hope that you will write to them and let them know what I am doing I shall expect an answer soon, my love to you and all inquiring friends. Your affectionate sister Cornelia.
Courtland Aug 17, 1845
Dear Sister- I scarely know how to begin to apologize for not writing before. I often think of you but have kept putting of writing from week to week and if I mistake not I believe a year. But forgive me. I suppose that you heard that we have a little daughter and we call her Juliett Elizabeth she grows very fast I expect to see her walk any day. I should like it if you could come and see us but I have no such thought. If nothing happens we shall come to Schoharie in the course of a few years. I expect you have heard that B. Miles has lost both of her twins. They live about a miles from us. I should like to know if you have heard from E. Lawrence since she left and what her Uncle Hank Whipper her for and how her folks found it out and what Hank is up to if he thinks about another wife or not. I should like to have seen Aunt Caty before she died and returned some of her kindness. What a mother she was when I had none. I suppose your father would like to know what we farmers are doing here. They are doing first rate. Some of them have raised this season five or six hundred bushels of wheat and other crops. I want you to write if you have hard or seen any thing of gandfathers folks since I left and if they live in Amsterdam or not. Tell Jenett that I have not forgotten she sent me that letter and some time when my baby I am going to answer it. And let me know if Maria is married or not. Jacob respects you all. My love to all. Cornelia Stoner.
Courtland May 14
Dear Maria-It is so long since I have written to you that I don't know whether it is best to undertake the task or not. I have often thought about it but I did not know who to write to I have heard you had changed your name and had a baby so I suppose you begin to know a little about how much time I find to write. I think you must look funny with a baby, please write and let me know what your name is and what you call your baby and where you live. I have got three babies. J. Elizabeth-Chas, and Riley. He is so fat he cant hardly see. I am tired I have been making garden and boiling soap all day and little Riley is crying so goodbye-Cornelia --
Courtland Aug 7, 1850
Dear Sister-We are all well but Charley he has the fever and Agae. He is the first of us to have it. I could not advise you to come here for fear you would get homesick. You have never been in a new country you form no idea about it at least I could not. People told me we had to do without fruit and live in the woods but I did not make up my mind to anything as it is but when I took back and think how it looked here when we came I wonder how we made up our minds to stay. I could not see a house all I could see was oak trees and maybe once in a week a team pass by. Jacob had to draw the lumber to build our house 14 miles and go with an oxen team it took two days to get one load and the grist mill was 20 miles but now we have one 7 miles and that we think is very handy we have by working hard and president got something of a start we have got 116 acres of land and 40 of improvement we shall have 250 bu of wheat and as many oats besides barley, potatoes and buckwheat. There a few who have fruit. We have had some bad luck with the good, we lost an ox and a cow. We have got two cows now a yoke of oxan and some young cattle growing. Jacob intends to put up a barn next summer then I mean to begin to talk about a new house. We live in a log house now. There are but very few frame houses here. Bye now Cornelia
May 16, 1851
We had a good crop last year 300 bus of wheat 200 oats 100 corn 12 ton hay everyting brings a good price. Wheat $2.00 dollars potatoes $1.00 Jacob bought him a span of horses for $335.00 and more land so that we have now 190 acres and are out of debt, so I think we are pretty well off. All we need now to be comfortable is a new house. I think if our life and health are spared next summer we shall build Cornelia
Sept 14, 1853
Jacob says I am a first rate wife and you wanted to know what kine od a husband he was. I must say there never was a kinder one. I am as happy as a frail mortal here below can be. I have to do all my own work for you cannot hire a girl to do ordinary work short of one dollar a week so I keep myself. You brag about your white headed baby I think I have one to mate it. He will be a year old the 27 of Oct. We call him Leonard. We live on what is called oak opening on the bank of a beautiful lake, the water is as clear as crystal the shore is pretty white sand and gravel. We have a very pretty level farm. We raised 190 bu of wheat 80 of barley - 8 acres of oats and 4 of corn. Jacob puts in 17 acres of wheat this fall. We have 3 cows - 7 hogs up fattening. I bought a sheep today paid 30 dollars for him. By hard work and economy we have got qite a start. We are what might be termed well off. We have gotten new wagon and all farming utensils and are out of debt. Jacob has been elected town clerk 3 times and that helps us some. We have plenty of wild fruit such as cranberries, blackberries, huckleberries, strawberries. Apples begin to be consideredthrough we have not got any,. Some of our neighbors will have 10 to 199 bu of peaches. I had the pleasure of having some yellow gages this year. We can get sugar for six cents. Tea for 50 cts. Wheat brings 80 cts, barley 50. Butter 18.
March 5, 1854
If you did not get my letter I must tell you I have another little boy. We call him Leonard, White headed and as mischievous as he can be. Last year we had 200 bu wheat 300 bu corn- 150 oats 80 barley 150 bagoes 60 potatoes 7 tons of hay I have 2 new milk cows. Butter is worth 18 3/4 per lb. We fatten 7 hogs last fall and winter over 8 this winter wheat is not $13.00.
Sept 20, 1855
Now I will write with one hand and with the other hold my baby. I have got a little black headed girl, she is 6 weeks old. We thrashed last week and 250 bu of wheat. Wheat did not turn out as usual the insects as we call it here was bad. Butter is worth 20 to 25 cts I sold $30.00 worth this summer. We call the baby Clara Amelia. We have 2 little apple trees and about 20 apples apiece on this summer we prized them as highly as you would gold ones. A dear Cornelia
May 16, 1851
Dear Sister I suppose you begin to think by this time that I have not received your second letter. The reason that I have not written was because I had no proper I suppose you will think that is a great excuse but if you had to go to library for such trifles you would know a little how we have to do when we get out of such small articles. We are all well at present hoping you are the same. You wrote you have gone on a farm you I suppose fell at home you wanted I shall write about my bossy I have only one yet. Last fall I made butter and sold it and bought me two sheep they [___] four lambs this spring but three died so my flock dont increase very fast. Next week we expect the carpenters to put us up a barn we get along slow and sure. Libby goes to school this winter. Riley will be two years old the 18th of this moth he is not quit as fusy as he was but yet he is larger than most children of his age. I dont know as I have any they nor to write - this as is not worth sending but Jacob was going to the Post Office to night and said I might have thing of it was but more a piece of paper will my more an our best respects and love to you both. C. Stoner
Letter, No Date
When you write direct your letter to me or Jacob I Stoner for J father name is jack Stoner. the letter that you sent last fall the old man took out of the office and opened it in [___] Adieu
Source: Johnstown Library, Johnstown, New York
Father: David MILES b: in New York
Mother: Unk First Name SMITH b: in New York
Marriage 1 Jacob Issac STONER b: 1 SEP 1820 in Schoharie County,New York
Married: 1 JUN 1842 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York
Children
Juliett Elizabeth STONER b: 5 OCT 1844 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Charles STONER b: 12 FEB 1847 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Riley STONER b: 18 MAY 1849 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Leonard STONER b: 27 OCT 1853 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan
Claria Amelia STONER b: 6 AUG 1855 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Eustace STONER b: 1857 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Flora M. STONER b: 1 SEP 1864 in Courtland, Kent Co, Michigian
Sources:
Title: Cornelia Miles Certified Death Certificate
Page: State of Michigan, Clerk of Kent Co. Michigan, recorded 1/5/1903 and recorded in Liber 06, of Record of Death on Pg # 007.
Text: Shows DOD 12/14/1902, age 76 yrs, 9 mos, & 25 days. Died in Courtland Twp, Kent Co., Mi of heart disease. Born in New York, occupation, Farmer's wife. Her father was David Miles , & her mother was ______Smith., both born in New York.
Title: Conelia [ Miles] Stoner letters 1843-1855
Page: Johnstown Library, Johnstown, New York
Text: Lutheria [Stoner] Crandall hand copied Cornelia's letters before giving them to Michigan State Archives. The Archives storage area later burned by an aronist.
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bdh&id=I248
ID: I248
Name: Jacob Issac STONER 1 2 3
Sex: M
Birth: 1 SEP 1820 in Schoharie County,New York
Death: 2 FEB 1906 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Census: BET. 20 - 21 JUN 1900 1900 Michigan Census, Courtland Township, Kent County, Roll 721, Bk # 2, pg136a, # 70-72 shows Jacob I. Stoner, wife Cornelia, & daughter Flora
Burial: Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Note:
1880 Michigan Census, taken at Courtland, Kent County, Michigan shows Jacob I. Stoner, farmer, age 59, wife Cornilea age 54 , with son Leonard, farmer, age 27. Daughters, Claria age 24, and Flora M, Stoner age 17..
Certified Copy of the Death Certificate from the State of Michigan, County of Kent shows Jacob I. Stoner died 2/2/1906, age 85 yrs, 5 mos, 1 day. Place of death was Courtland Twp, Kent Co, Michigan. He was born in New York. His father was Jacob Stoner. His mother was Eliza Rineheart, both born in New York.
Father: Jacob STONER b: 19 FEB 1787 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Mother: Eliza RINEHEART b: 12 MAY 1793 in New York
Marriage 1 Cornelia MILES b: 19 FEB 1825 in New York
Married: 1 JUN 1842 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York
Children
Juliett Elizabeth STONER b: 5 OCT 1844 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Charles STONER b: 12 FEB 1847 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Riley STONER b: 18 MAY 1849 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Leonard STONER b: 27 OCT 1853 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan
Claria Amelia STONER b: 6 AUG 1855 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Eustace STONER b: 1857 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Flora M. STONER b: 1 SEP 1864 in Courtland, Kent Co, Michigian
Sources:
Title: Genealogy.com Family Archives Michigian 1900 Census Kent Co, Courtland Township 6/20-6/21/1900
Page: Roll 721, Book 2, Pg 136a #70-72
Text: Jacob I. Stoner was 79 in 1900 married to Cornelia 57 yrs, Her age was74. Has 7 Children w/6 living. Daughter Flora Stoner age 35 was living at home
Title: Jacob I. Stoner & Family 1880 Michigan Census
Page: LDS FamilySearch.com all Resource. Library Film # 1254587, NA Film # T9-0537, Pg #528D
Text: Census taken in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan
Title: Jacob I Stoner Death Certificate Certified
Page: State of Michigan, Clerk of Kent County, recorded dated was 3/6/1906, and recorded in Liber 06, of Record of Death Pg 314
Text: Shows DOD 2/2/1906, age 85 yrs, 5 mos, & 1 day. Died in Courtland Two. Kent Co, Michigan of old age. Born in New York, Occupation farmer. His father Jacob Stoner whose residence/birth place was New York. His mother Eliza Rineheart whose residence/birth place was New York
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=bdh&id=I291
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2
2. Jacob Issac STONER was born 1 SEP 1820 in Schoharie County,New York, and died 2 FEB 1906 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. He was buried in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. He was the son of 4. Jacob STONER and 5. Eliza RINEHEART.
3. Cornelia MILES was born 19 FEB 1825 in New York, and died 14 DEC 1902 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. She was buried in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. She was the daughter of 6. David MILES and 7. Unk First Name SMITH.
Children of Cornelia MILES and Jacob Issac STONER are: i. Juliett Elizabeth STONER was born 5 OCT 1844 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan, and died 13 MAR 1873 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
ii. Charles STONER was born 12 FEB 1847 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan, and died 19 DEC 1916 in Crawford, Delta County, Colorado. He married Mary Luella CALDWELL 26 OCT 1876 in the home of the brides parents located North East of Cawker City, Mitchell Co, Kansas, daughter of John Harrison CALDWELL and Mary Ann PRATHER. She was born 9 APR 1857 in Near Sharpsburg, Bath County, Kentucky, and died 30 NOV 1928 in Crawford, Delta County, Colorado.
iii. Riley STONER was born 18 MAY 1849 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan, and died 14 DEC 1937 in Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado. He married Olive Amanda CHILDS 6 DEC 1874 in Jewell, Jewell County, Kansas. She was born 26 NOV 1856 in Wisconsin, and died 18 JAN 1951 in Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado.
1. iv. Leonard STONER was born 27 OCT 1853 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan, and died 1916 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan. He married Battie C. 20 JUN 1889 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan. She was born 1 MAY 1867 in Vermont, and died in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan.
v. Claria Amelia STONER was born 6 AUG 1855 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan, and died in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
vi. Eustace STONER was born 1857 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
vii. Flora M. STONER was born 1 SEP 1864 in Courtland, Kent Co, Michigian, and died 1947 in Rockford, Michigan.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3
4. Jacob STONER was born 19 FEB 1787 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, and died 31 JAN 1859 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan. He was buried in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan. He was the son of 8. John STONER and 9. Susannah PHILES.
5. Eliza RINEHEART was born 12 MAY 1793 in New York, and died 14 OCT 1869 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. She was buried in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
Children of Eliza RINEHEART and Jacob STONER are:
i. Eliza STONER was born 12 MAY 1814 in Schoharie, Schoharie County,New York, and died 25 MAY 1840 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
ii. Peter STONER was born 31 DEC 1816 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 13 JUN 1869 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
iii. John Issac STONER was born 23 JUL 1818 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 1 OCT 1876 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
2. iv. Jacob Issac STONER was born 1 SEP 1820 in Schoharie County,New York, and died 2 FEB 1906 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. He married Cornelia MILES 1 JUN 1842 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, daughter of David MILES and Unk First Name SMITH. She was born 19 FEB 1825 in New York, and died 14 DEC 1902 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
v. Catharine Earl STONER was born 1 MAY 1823 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 3 DEC 1905 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
vi. William STONER was born 1 MAY 1823 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 1 APR 1901 in Colorado.
vii. Lany Margaret STONER was born 1 AUG 1826 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 12 APR 1904 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
viii. Christina STONER was born 11 MAR 1829 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 5 APR 1839 in Schoharie, New York. Died of Diptheria 1 day after her sister, Nancy.
ix. Nancy STONER was born 7 MAY 1832 in Schoharie, Schoharie County,New York, and died 4 APR 1839 in Schoharie, New York. Died one day before her sister Christina.
x. Ezra STONER was born 23 MAY 1836 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, and died 8 DEC 1914 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
6. David MILES was born in New York.
7. Unk First Name SMITH was born in New York.
Child of Unk First Name SMITH and David MILES is:
3. i. Cornelia MILES was born 19 FEB 1825 in New York, and died 14 DEC 1902 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan. She married Jacob Issac STONER 1 JUN 1842 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, son of Jacob STONER and Eliza RINEHEART. He was born 1 SEP 1820 in Schoharie County,New York, and died 2 FEB 1906 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 4
8. John STONER was born 25 NOV 1763 in Mayfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and died 1813 in Sacket's Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, during the War of 1812. Sacket's Harbor is located East of Watertown, NY on hwy # 3 at Lake Ontario. He was buried in Near Sacket's Harbor, New York. The exact location is unknown.. He was the son of 16. Henry STONER and 17. Catherine BARNES.
9. Susannah PHILES was born 1770 in New York, and died 1820 in New York. She was buried in New York.
Children of Susannah PHILES and John STONER are:
i. Catherine Ann STONER was born 1786 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York.
4. ii. Jacob STONER was born 19 FEB 1787 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, and died 31 JAN 1859 in Courtland Township, Kent County, Michigan. He married Catherine SCHOOLCRAFT 26 JUL 1812 in St Pauls Evangical Luthrine Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, New York. She was born in New York, and died 7 FEB 1813 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York. He married Eliza RINEHEART 1 APR 1813 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York. She was born 12 MAY 1793 in New York, and died 14 OCT 1869 in Courtland, Kent County, Michigan.
iii. John STONER was born 4 OCT 1790 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. He married Elizabeth LINKEFELTER 9 AUG 1812 in Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. She was born in Fonda's Bush, Montgomery County, New York.
iv. Henry STONER was born 4 AUG 1796 in New York. He married Susan WAINRIGHT 18 AUG 1825 in Livingston County, New York. She was born 18 AUG 1807 in New York.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 5
16. Henry STONER was born 1712 in Germany, and died 1782 in New York. He was buried in Ft Johnson, Montgomery County, New York.
17. Catherine BARNES was born 1721 in New York, and died 1767 in New York. She was buried in Ft Johnson, Montgomery County, New York.
Children of Catherine BARNES and Henry STONER are:
i. Nicholas STONER was born 15 DEC 1761 in Mayfield, Anne Arundel, Maryland, and died 24 NOV 1853 in Caroga, New York. He married Ann Mason SCARBOROUGH ABT. 1784 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. She was born in New York, and died ABT. 1824 in New York. He married Hannah HOUGHTALING 23 APR 1840.
8. ii. John STONER was born 25 NOV 1763 in Mayfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and died 1813 in Sacket's Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, during the War of 1812. Sacket's Harbor is located East of Watertown, NY on hwy # 3 at Lake Ontario. He married Susannah PHILES ABT. 1785 in Fonda's Bush, Montgomery County, New York. She was born 1770 in New York, and died 1820 in New York
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