Raymond Albert Colwell

Notes:

The son of Eugene Colwell and Alice Rickey. The Michigan Birth and Christenings Index on Ancestry.com shows he was born in Hamtramck to Eugene Colwell, a native of New York and Alace Colwell, a native of Ohio. FHL Film #1377658. Both Eugene and Alice are buried at the Lakeside Cemetery in Ionia County, as are Ray and his wife Cora. When he registered for the draft during the first World War, he listed his occupation as Lawyer, and his nearest relative as Cora B. Colwell of 410 Lafayette Blvd. He was shown as Tall, Medium build and with brown eyes and hair. Ancestry.com also shows that Raymond A. Colwell, a lawyer born 1877 in Michigan, was listed in the following book: "Ancestors and des. Of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Ct. By Geo. W.Mason. Litchfield, Ct, 1911. (116p.):87, 101." The transcription of the Lakeside Cemetery in Ionia County shows that he died at age 71, on 27July 1948. Branch and De La Vergne, in their History of Ionia County, show him as "a well-known attorney-at-law at Ionia, and his two children, Margaret and Frances." (p. 298).



(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Michigan, Ionia County, Village Twp, Lake Odessa
Enumerated 3 May 1910
SD 5 ED 27 Sheet 10A
Fifth Avenue
62-62
Colwell, Ray A Head M W 33 M1 5 Mich NY Ohio Lawyer
Colwell, Cora B Wf F W 30 M1 5 2/2 Mich Ohio Mich
Colwell, Margaret E Dtr F W 4 S Mich Mich Mich
Colwell, Frances E Dtr F W 11 S Mich Mich Mich

1920 Census
Michigan, Ionia County, Ionia City
Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
SD 8 ED 80 Sheet 2A
Lafayette Street
410-36-38
Colwell, Ray A Head M W 42 M Mich Mich Mich Lawyer Law Office
Colwell, Cora B Wf F W 39 M Mich Mich Mich
Colwell, Margaret Dtr F W 12 S Mich Mich Mich
Colwell, Frances Dtr F W 10 S Mich Mich Mich

Raymond married Cora B. Braden on 29 Jun 1904 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. Cora (daughter of Cyrus F. Braden and Almira Catherine Cramer) was born on 27 Feb 1880 in Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; died in Jan 1970 in Ionia County, Michigan; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: Ray A. Colwell
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 27 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1877
Groom's Birthplace: Detroit
Bride's Name: Cora B. Braden
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 24 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1880
Bride's Birthplace: Odessa Twp.
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1904
Marriage Place: Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
Groom's Father: Eugene F. Colwell
Groom's Mother: Alice M. Rickey
Bride's Father: Cyrus F Braden
Bride's Mother: Elmera Cramer
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number: 2342667
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4208675
Image Number: 380
Reference Number: v 2 p 322 rn 402
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

1. Margaret E. Colwell was born on 9 Mar 1908 in Ionia County, Michigan; and died.
2. Frances Eleanor Colwell was born on 12 Jan 1909 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan; died on 8 Jan 1990 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.