Len and Addie McKie: Hattie's Bible

Addie and Len McKie

Date unknown

This picture of Addie and Len McKie was found in Hattie's Bible. 

Adeline E. Glover Tyson married  her second husband, Leonard G. McKie, on 24 April 1946.  Adeline 'Addie' is the daughter of Frank H. Glover and Hattie Lodema Fenn of Hattie's Bible.  I don't know the date of the picture, but wondered if it was possibly their wedding day.  Any thoughts?  Could this picture be from 1946?



Historic Adventist Village, Battle Creek, Michigan

Historic Adventist Village, Battle Creek, Michigan

Welcome Center and Dr. J. H. Kellogg Discovery Center

Did you know that Battle Creek, Michigan is the birthplace of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination?  I didn't either until I visited Historic Adventist Village, which is located on the west side of Battle Creek, just minutes from my home.

Historic Adventist Village restores the history of the Seventh-day Adventist movement.  It includes the neighborhood where early pioneers of the church lived and walked.  The Adventist Village encompasses three blocks of restored buildings, including homes, a one room school house, meeting house, and church.

Your visit starts at the Welcome Center and Dr. J.H. Kellogg Discovery Center.  Visitors are welcomed by costumed workers who are very knowledgeable about Dr. Kellogg and the village.  They will give you a tour of the village, including the inside of the buildings.

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

Life-size cut out at Historic Adventist Village

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg is, probably, best known as the inventor of Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal, which he invented along with his brother, W.K. (Will Keith) Kellogg.  Dr. Kellogg was a medical doctor with an interest in holistic health.  As the chief medical officer, Dr. Kellogg ran the Battle Creek Sanitarium using holistic health methods with an emphasis on exercise, enemas, and nutrition.

Light Bed, invented by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

Historic Adventist Village, Battle Creek, Michigan

The light bed concept was invented by Dr. Kellogg, who promoted better health through photo-therapy.  Other inventions of Dr. Kellogg's can be found at the interactive Welcome Center and Kellogg Discovery Center.



Ellen White

Historic Adventist Village, Battle Creek, Michigan

Ellen White, along with her husband James White, are known for being the co-founders of the

Seventh-day Adventist Church.  A short movie about the church and the White family can be seen at the Welcome Center.

Home of James and Ellen White 1856-1863

They built this house for about $500 in 1856. 

It is the oldest known Seventh-day Adventist landmark in Battle Creek. 

It was restored in 2001.



David Hewitt Log Cabin

David was the first seventh-day Sabbathkeeper in Battle Creek.

School House circa 1870's

The school house was moved to the Village in 1999.

Guides will tell you about the first Seventh-day Adventist Church School

and Battle Creek College, which was the beginning of the Church's worldwide educational system.



Adventist Church, Parkdale Michigan 1861

This church was the first Adventist Church to be legally organized. 

Parkdale is located in southwest Michigan, near Three Rivers, Michigan. 

The church was moved to Adventist Village and restored in 2002.

A visit to the Historic Adventist Village is a step back in time.  The heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist church is evident in every step.  Tours are offered Memorial Day-Labor Day Monday through Friday (10-5) and Saturdays (2-5), with the last tour starting at 4.  Labor Day-Memorial Day hours are Saturday (2-4).

For more information:  Visit the Historic Adventist Village website.

(This blog post is to celebrate the history of Battle Creek, Michigan, my hometown for the past 24 years.  I try to post one article a month on the heritage and history of Battle Creek, The Cereal City!)



Huron Avenue, Harbor Beach, Michigan: Those Thursday Places

The summer I graduated from high school my parents bought a house on Huron Avenue in Harbor Beach, Michigan.  I didn't spend much time here.  My freshman year in college I would come home for holidays, but that was about it.  My family only lived here about a year.

The few memories I have of this house include:

• packing up to go to college
• sleeping in the basement
• riding my bike through the golf course on my way to my summer job at the resort.

The two story home had a kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom and sun porch on the main floor.  The upstairs had two bedrooms.  There were one and a half baths, but I don't remember which was on what level.  A full basement and detached garage completed it.

The Bucket List GeneaMeme

I was reading through my blog list and came upon Jill Ball's The Bucket List GeneaMeme at her Geniaus blog.  I thought I would give it a try.

The list should be annotated in the following manner:
Things you would like to do or find: Bold Type
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
You are encouraged to add extra comments after each item

1. The genealogy conference I would most like to attend is... FGS, I went last year and loved it.
2. The genealogy speaker I would most like to hear and see is... Elizabeth Shown Mills 
3. The geneablogger I would most like to meet in person is... Barbara Poole
4. The genealogy writer I would most like to have dinner with is...
5. The genealogy lecture I would most like to present is.... 
6. I would like to go on a genealogy cruise that visits.... Scotland
7. The photo I would most like to find is... My great great grandfather Samuel S.Glover, Jr.
8. The repository in a foreign land I would most like to visit is...  Anyone in Germany
9. The place of worship I would most like to visit is... Baptist Church in Shoreham, Vermont
10. The cemetery I would most like to visit is ...... Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Collingwood Township,Ontario, Canada
11. The ancestral town or village I would most like to visit is...... Shoreham, Vermont or Rockenhausen, Germany
12. The brick wall I most want to smash is...  Who are Daniel Fenn's parents?
13. The piece of software I most want to buy is....
14. The tech toy I want to purchase next is ..... ipad or DSRL camera
15. The expensive book I would most like to buy is...
16. The library I would most like to visit is..... Family History Library in Salt Lake City
17. The genealogy related book I would most like to write is....
18. The genealogy blog I would most like to start would be about.... My husband's family-Journey to His Past!
19. The journal article I would most like to write would be about...
20. The ancestor I most want to meet in the afterlife is.... a tie-Hattie Fenn Glover of Hattie's Bible Fame and Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr.

Jack G. Tyson and Rosalene M Tyson-Tombstone Tuesday

Burial:  Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan

JACK G TYSON

CPL   US ARMY   WWII

JUL 8 1923   SEP 17 2010

ROSALENE M TYSON

JUL 3 1923   SEP 2 2009

OUR BELOVED PARENTS

TOGETHER FOREVER

Jack Glover Tyson is the son of Adeline E. Glover and Victor Tyson.  He was born 8 July 1923 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan.  He died 17 September 2010 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan.  Rosalene's maiden name was Richardson.  She died 2 September 2009 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan.  They are buried in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan.

DEAD: Civil War Pension File-Military Monday

Source:  Glover, Samuel Stillman; Pension File No. 28715, Civil War Pension File,

(Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration).

As genealogists we look at a lot of records, sometimes with detachment, I think.  Of course, we know our ancestors are dead, but seeing it stamped in bold, black ink is a little unsettling.  The excitement of receiving my great-great grandfather's, Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr, civil war pension file was soon dimmed upon seeing the cover.  The reality of his life and death were forefront in my mind.

The cover provides information on his rank, company and regiment; pension rates and date of changes; widow pension information and miscellaneous pension information.  It was only the beginning of what has provided me with some great genealogical information.

Do you have an ancestor's record that provoked mixed emotions in you?

My Glover Line: Surname Saturday

I think I have researched every Frank Glover, who was born between 1862 and 1864, in the 1870 United States Federal Census.  There were seven that fit that category.  I only went down the wrong path once, so that wasn't too bad.  Of course, the seventh one was the correct one!  Once I found the correct parents, I had pretty smooth sailing back to the 1600's in Massachusetts.

Here is my line of Glover Ancestry:

Me
My Dad
Harry Glover (6 May 1883-6 Sep 1950)  m. Sarah Lilla Watt
Frank H. Glover (7 Aug 1863-7 Oct 1925) m. Hattie Lodema Fenn
Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr. (13 May 1836-12 Apr 1904) m. Adaline L. Dyer
Samuel Stillman Glover (11 Sep 1798-30 May 1870) m. Vinera Eglantine Powers
Alexander Glover (20 Mar 1756-27 Jan 1826) m. Sarah Salisbury
Thomas Glover (8 Jan 1719-1 Oct 1782) m. Joan Swift
Henry Glover (20 Aug 1670-?) m. Mary Crehore
Henry Glover (1642-6 Apr 1714) m. Hannah

Grandma Fredrick's Creamer-Treasure Chest Thursday

My grandmother, Daisy Graf Fredricks, lived a simple life as a farmer's daughter and wife.  She lived a humble life.  She was a kind, loving, Christian women with a wonderful laugh.  She didn't have a lot, but anytime I visited her she made me feel welcome.  Our family usually visited her at least once a year.

So, when my mother asked if I would like to have a creamer that belonged to her I said, "yes".  I think this is the only heirloom my mother had from her mother.  It is special to me because of this.  In the spring, I use it as a vase.  It is in pretty good condition.  Although, it does have one small chip on the spout.  I think she would get a chuckle out of my using it.   She probably doesn't think anyone would want "that old thing".  She was like that.

The creamer is a waffle pattern with scallops and real? gold on the rim.  It is a pressed glass cream.  I imagine my grandmother pouring her fresh cream into the small pitcher in the morning for her coffee, or maybe for fresh strawberries.  I have a faint memory of it on her table at her home in Brethren, Michigan.  I may have been having a snack at the time, probably cookies.

Grandma Fredrick's creamer is one that I will treasure for years to come.

(I even found it on etsy as an antique!)