Elinor VanWormer
ID # 1945
| Marriage | Elinor VanWormer married James Pettit, son of Isaac Pettit and Mercy Vrooman, on 30 September 1877 at Croton, Newaygo Co., Michigan. Mrge reg. Newaygo County Record nbr. 760 Marriage date Sept. 30, 1877, Croton. James Pettit, age 23, residing Croton, born Canada. Farmer Elinor VanWermer, age 17, residing Croton, born Michigan. Married by John ...illeg., Justice of the Peace. Witnesses Eliza Vrooman and Lydia Morrison, both of Croton. Witness Eliza Vrooman was probably James Pettit's aunt by marriage. While this isn't certain, another candidate with this name has not been found. |
| Note | Elinor, apparently also known as Ella, was probably the daughter of Porter and Cordelia Van Wormer. 'Eleanor', age 11, was with her parents in Woodhull, Shiawassee County, Michigan at the time of the 1870 census. By 1880, Porter and Cordelia are in Milford, Defiance County, Ohio. |
| Last Edited | 7 Nov 2017 |