Alfred Southwick

1837 - 1918  (80 years)

• Name	Alfred Southwick
  Gender	Male
  Born	7 September 1837	Mayfield, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Occupation	Saw Mill Owner, Farmer  [2]
  Cemetery	Lakeview Cemetery  [2, 3]
  Death Notice	Isabella County Enterprise, April 19, 1918, page 5, col. 4 ALFRED SOUTHWICK Former Mt. Pleasant Resident Alfred Southwick was born in Mayfield township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on September 7, 1837, and passed away at his home at 10107 Olivet Ave., N. E. Cleveland, Ohio on April 11, 1918, at the age of 80 years, seven months and four days, after an illness since November 1917. On February 14, 1861, he was married to Sarah A. Jones of Mayfield, Ohio, and in the fall of 1865 they moved to Kalamazoo county, Michigan. Here he lived for eight years, being engaged in farming and also operating a sawmill. In 1874 he moved to Ithaca, Gratiot county. Here he cleared up a new farm, erected buildings and lived for eight years. In 1882, he sold this farm, which was, at that time, considered th epremium farm in Gratiot county. They then moved to Lyons, Ionia county, where the family resided for two years. In 1884, he came to Mt. Pleasant and purchased th efarm known as the “Evergreen” just south of the city of Mt. Pleasant from the late Charles M. Brooks. He improved and erected the buildings and made this his home for about 22 years. In 1904, he disposed of this home and returned to Cleveland to spend his declining years among relatives, old school-mates, and his boy-hood associates. He leaves his wife and three children, Dr. C. B. M. Southwick, and Stella L. Consaul of Mt. Pleasant, and A. Bradley Southwick of Cleveland. A daughter, Laura, having died at her father’s home in Cleveland on September 9, 1907. The funeral was held at his late residence on Saturday, April 13, and burial was in the family lot beside his daughter in Lake View cemetery, Cleveland. Cemetery notes: Southwick-Alfred, aged 80 yrs., husband of Sarah A. Jones and father of Charles Bradley and Stella Consaul. Funeral Sat. at 2:30 p. m. from late residence, 10107 Olivet av. Friends invited. Lakeview Cemetery Cleveland Ohio.  [2, 3]
  Residence(s)	1837: Mayfield twp., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio 1850: Solon twp., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio 1860: Euclid twp., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio 1865-73: Wakeshma, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan 1874-1882: Ithica, North Star, Gratiot Co., Michigan 1882-1884: Lyons, Ionia Co., Michigan 1884-1904: Union, Isabella Co., Michigan 1904-1918: 10107 Olivet av., Cleveland, Ohio  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Died	11 April 1918	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Buried	Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA   [2, 3]
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  Person ID	I8800	Angus Saline's Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 October 2010

  
  

  Father	Lucien Southwick,   b. 19 July 1816, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 5 April 1867  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Lucina A. Stannard,   b. 25 September 1817, Geauga Co., Ohio, USA ,   d. about 1889  (Age 71 years)
  Married	20 February 1837	Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA   [5, 6]
  Wedding Details	volume 3, page 295, page match 2, Cuyahoga Co., FHL film 0877912, married by Rev. H. B. Stannard
  Documents		1858-Euclid-twp-Ohio
  Family ID	F6103	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Sarah Ann Jones,   b. 4 May 1841, Mayfield Twp., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA ,   d. 6 October 1923, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	14 February 1861	Mayfield Twp., Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA   [1, 7]
  Wedding Details	volume 10, page 129
  Children	1. Chas. Bradford M. Southwick,   b. 23 August 1870, Wakeshma, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA   2. Stella Lucina Southwick,   b. 5 December 1875, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, USA   3. Laura Straight Southwick,   b. 14 July 1873, Wakeshma, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 9 September 1907, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA  (Age 34 years)   4. Alfred Bradley Southwick,   b. 18 October 1878, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F6109	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Isabella Co. Enquirer, September 23, 1904, p. 5, col. 2 Personal Mention A. B. Southwick has returned to Cleveland. Mrs. Frank Huston, who has been spending the summer at the homer of Alfred Southwick, has returnedt to her home in Cleveland. Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 8, 1892, p. 7 THE COURTS CUYAHOGA COMMON PLEAS Room 6--Judge Noble 43987--Alfred Southwick et al. vs. Lucien Southwick et al. Partition. C. N. Sheldon for plaintiff. Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 8, 1892, p3 Partition Suit Alfred and Charles Southwick began suit against Luscien Southwick and Helen Corlett in the common pleas court Monday to partition forty feet on McCurdy avenue. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 13, 1893 Common Please Court case 43987: Southwick vs Southwick. Report confirmed and sale ordered.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2214] ((Salem, Massachusetts: J. H. Choate & Co., Printers, 1881)). [S2438] . [S592] Cleveland Necrology File. [S2187] Isabella County Plats and Land Records, Union township map. [S2206] IGI, Lucien Southwick Individual Record. [S2380] Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, Application for Marriage Licenses, 1829-1875, Ohio, Cuyahogo County Probate Court, 31 Jan 1837. [S492] Cuyahoga County CourtView 2000.