Raymond Albert Colwell

1877 - 1948  (71 years)

• Name	Raymond Albert Colwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	26 Feb 1877	Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jul 1948	Ionia County, Michigan   [5]
  Burial	Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan   [5]
  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
  Person ID	I13070	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Cora B. Braden,   b. 27 Feb 1880, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan d. Jan 1970, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1904	Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan   [1, 2, 6]
  	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
  Children	1. Margaret E. Colwell,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Ionia County, Michigan d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frances Eleanor Colwell,   b. 12 Jan 1909, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan d. 8 Jan 1990, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F5298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 29 Jun 1904 - Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan Death - 27 Jul 1948 - Ionia County, Michigan Burial - - Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S684] Descendants of Emanuel Cramer (Compiled by Marc Archer: marcher@gfn.org). [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Michigan, Ionia County, Village Twp, Lake Odessa Enumerated 3 May 1910 SD 5 ED 27 Sheet 10A Fifth Avenue 62-62 (Reliability: 3). [S1378] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S170] Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery transcription, Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; http://ionia.migenweb.net/cem.htm#Odessa. [S783] FamilySearch.org, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925.