Guy Travis Pocklington (1879 - 1944)

Born 5 Jan 1879 in Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lena Mae (Stewart) Pocklington — married 3 Jun 1900 in Holloway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Died 11 Jul 1944 at age 65 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Charles A. Pocklington and Sarah J. Travis, Guy was born in Ridgeway in 1879.^[1][2][3] He married Lena (Stewart) Pocklington in Holloway, Michigan on June 13, 1900.^[4][5]

They made their home in Ridgeway, Michigan where Guy rented farm land.^[6][7] He eventually purchased his land.^[8] He passed away in Adrian at the age of 65^[9] and is buried at Ridgeway Cemetery in rural Lenawee County, Michigan.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ6V-57W : 12 August 2019), Guy Pocklington in entry for Ronald S. Pocklington, 13 May 1901; citing item 2 p 65 rn 400, Ridgeway Township, Lenawee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,034.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSP-6CC : 26 August 2017), Guy T Pocklington in household of Charley Pocklington, Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 165, sheet 372B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,591.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS93-12R : accessed 4 September 2020), Guy T Poeklington in household of Charles A Poeklington, Ridgeway township Britton village, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 12B, family 293, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,725.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZB-82M : 2 April 2020), Guy T. Pocklington and Lena M. Stewart, 13 Jun 1900; citing Marriage, Holloway, Lenawee, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208648.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRQ-CR8 : accessed 4 September 2020), Guy T Pocklington, Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 11B, family 277, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 661; FHL microfilm 1,374,674.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQ7-2PW : accessed 4 September 2020), Guy Pocklington, Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing ED 84, sheet 4A, line 41, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 781; FHL microfilm 1,820,781.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBB-JD1 : accessed 4 September 2020), Guy T Pocklington, Ridgeway, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 10A, line 34, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1007; FHL microfilm 2,340,742.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4G7-TKS : 11 February 2020), Guy I Pockington, Ridgeway Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-39, sheet 4B, line 80, family 106, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1779.
9. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3B-FJF : 13 March 2018), Guy Travis Pocklington, 11 Jul 1944; citing Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,847.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-GHWX : 10 June 2020), Guy T Pocklington, Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #74786296
11. ↑ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP1-1CV3 : 1 April 2020), Guy T Pocklington, 1944; citing , Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,616,244.