John Broadhead Remington

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His obituary in The Fenton Independent:
"John B. Remington, one of Fenton's oldest residents, died at his home in the northern part of the village. He was the second son of Mr. & Mrs. William Remington and was born in Fenton, being one of the first children born here. Surviving: wife, who has been spending the winter in Florida with her brother; two sons -- Clifford of Fenton and Bert of Alamagordo, NM; and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Traver, now a resident of Ohio."

In the 1870 Federal Census, John & Emily are living at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI, with their 2-year-old son Jay C. They are next to William & Jane, along with Eliza J. & Edward White and their children.

In the 1880 Federal Census, J. B. & Emma Remington are still at Fenton, MI, with sons Clifford & Herbert. A cousin, Peter Dubois, age 34, is in the household. They are next door to William & Jane, and John's sister Jane E. (Eliza) and her family, now surnamed Traver.

In the 1900 Federal Census, John B. & Emma J. Remington, ages 57 & 54, are still living at Fenton, MI. Son Herbert J., 27, is still with them. Peter Dubois, 53, is still boarding there. Next door is son Clifford Remington and his family.

Quote from Tim Remington, after visiting Michigan:
"There is a house that is still standing that was the home of John Broadhead Remington (our great grandfather). He built it using bricks he made in his brickyard. We have pictures of it and also a millstone that was used in 1840. We visited the historical museum in the afternoon and the folks there were great. They delighted in showing us the history they found of our relatives and put together a packet of information for us. They also showed us a brick that came from John Broadhead Remington's brickyard and it had the initials "JR" engraved in it. I understand that stamping initials into the bricks was typical of the bricks built in those days."

John married Emma Jane Kirkuff 25 Feb 1864. Emma (daughter of Isaac Kirkuff and Jane DeCue Cole) was born 4 Feb 1846, New York; died Abt 1938; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, MI. [Group Sheet]

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An online genealogy at Rootsweb has his first name as Jacob, but that is incorrect. It comes from the 1920 Federal Census, but must be a census-taker's error. That year J. Clifford & Hattie are living at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI, and his mother Emma is with them. In the 1930 Federal Census, "Cliford J. Remington" is age 62 and living at 630 Adelaide St. in Fenton, Genesee Co., MI, with his wife "Hariet C." and daughter Marguerite, aged 40, as well as his mother Emma J., aged 84.

In the Federal Census of 15 Apr 1910, J. Clifford Remington and his wife 43 and his wife Harriet 44 are living on Leroy St., at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI. With them are: Lloyd 17, Bryan 15, & John 5; also a servant Peter Dubois 64. Emma Remington, widowed mother of J. Clifford, is next door or with them.

In the 1870 census he is listed as Jay C. Probably the census-taker heard J. C., and wrote it as Jay C.

In the 1900 Federal Census, Clifford & Harriet C. Remington, ages 32 & 34, are living at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI. They have three children: Mabel M. 10, Lloyd R. 7, & Bryan N. 5. They are next door to Clifford's parents and brother.

J. married Harriet "Hattie" C. VanTifflin 27 Mar 1889, Fenton, Genesee Co., MI. Harriet was born Abt 1866, MI; died 1943; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, MI. [Group Sheet]

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In the Federal Census of 1900, Herbert J. Remington is age 27, living with his parents at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI.

I obtained the name of his first wife from Joyce Davidson's family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect. Further evidence for this first marriage is in the 1910 census, which shows his marriage at that time as a second marriage.

In the Federal Census of 1910, John H. Remington is 37 MI and his wife Alice E. is 23 KS. They are living at East Sunnyside Pct., Yakima Co., WA. Their son John C. is 9 months old, b WA.

In 1920, they are still living at Sunnyside, WA: John H. 47 MI (RI/NY), Alice E. 32 KN (IL/IL), Clarence J. 10 WA (John C.), Herbert W. 6 WA, & Hildreth H. 4 6/12 WA.

In 1930 the family is on Decatur Street at Sunnyside, WA: John H. 53 MI (OH/NY), Alice 44 KS (NY/IN), Clarence J. 20 WA, Herbert W. 16 WA, Hildreth H. 14 WA, & Alice J. 4 WA.

John married Celia L. Way 25 Dec 1901. Celia was born 10 Nov 1881; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, MI. [Group Sheet]

John married Alice Elvira Wise 30 Sep 1908. Alice (daughter of John W. Wise and Julia F. Price) was born 11 Mar 1887, KS; died 21 Dec 1959, Placer, CA. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1930 Federal Census, Marguerite is age 40, divorced, and living with her parents and grandmother at Fenton, MI.

Lloyd married Lillian M. Fleming Abt 1917. Lillian was born 25 Oct 1884, DE; died 29 Jan 1973, PA; was buried , Laurys Station, Lehigh County, PA. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1920 Federal Census, Edward B. Remington, age 25, b. MI, appears to be living in Precinct 8, Bexar Co., TX. He is single, and apparently boarding with the Daniel Trupe family. He is a soldier in the US Army.

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John Clifford Remington died at age 14 after a ten-day illness of acute Bright's disease.

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In the 15 April 1910 Federal Census, John C. Remington is nine months old, living with his parents at East Sunnyside Pct., Yakima Co., WA.

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Hildreth was raised in Washington State and later settled in Illinois. He went to Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, and later worked for the National Association of Railroads. My dad, Norman Remington, received Hildreth's address from someone in the late 1970s, after Hildreth and his wife had visited friends in Mexico and Guatemala. My dad wrote to him at that time but doesn't remember if he received a reply. I think Hildreth and his wife may have attended the Wheaton Bible Church because it was mentioned in a note that he knew of me when I was at Wheaton; however, we never met. At the time, I would not have known of our family connection, although it would have seemed likely even at the time.

Hildreth — Hannah Amelia Klein. Hannah (daughter of Paul Klein and Frieda Amelie Herzog) was born 10 Jul 1916, OH; died 11 Jul 2004. [Group Sheet]

John married Marion L. Kirk 26 Jun 1948, Allentown, PA; divorced Abt. 1964. [Group Sheet]

John married Lucille Jeannette Kidd Abt. 1960. Lucille was born 7 Jul 1924; died 20 Sep 2012, PA; was buried , Zion Cemetery, Kreidersville, PA. [Group Sheet]

Doris married Larry Beck 1968; divorced 1984. [Group Sheet]

Alice — Richard Drew. Richard was born 1945; died 1995. [Group Sheet]

Alice — Ed Vilade. [Group Sheet]

Mary — Barrett P. Johnson. Barrett was born 1943. [Group Sheet]

Nancy — Verlin Ira Triplett. Verlin was born 1951. [Group Sheet]