Frank Lydell (1856 - 1942)

Born 3 Sep 1856 in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Elnora (Brown) Lydell — married 22 Dec 1882 in Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, United States

Husband of Lucretia Tamison (Westlake) Lydell — married 18 Mar 1920 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1942 at age 86 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Frank was born in Chautauqua County, New York in 1856, the son of William and Emily (Coe) Lydell^[1]. He was living with his brother, Lester in Perry, Iowa at the time of the 1870 census but by 1879, the William Lydell family had relocated to Mecosta County, Michigan. Frank was apparently there, too, as he married Emma Elnora Brown in nearby Reed City in 1882^[2]. They had a farm in Whitewater, Michigan by 1900. Emma died in 1908 and Frank and daughter, Grace were in Alpine, Michigan for the 1910 census where he had begun his career as a fish hatchery employee. In 1920 he was living with son Jasper in Jackson, Michigan, working in a factory and apparently headed back to the north country shortly thereafter, marrying Lula Westlake Bell in 1920 in Traverse City^[3]. He was named manager of the Hastings Fish Hatchery in 1921 after he "collected 3,000,000 perch eggs from nearby streams, ad by painstaking effort virtually all the eggs were hatched"^[4]. In 1930 and continuing through 1940 he was working at the fish hatchery in Grayling. He passed away in 1942^[5] and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Kingsley, Michigan^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ implied by 1860 census
2. ↑ Michigan Marriage Records, Oscoda County, Record 20
3. ↑ Grand Traverse Marriage Records
4. ↑ Battle Creek Enquirer, p 5
5. ↑ Michigan Death Records
6. ↑ Find a Grave memorial 92949564

• United States Federal Census:
  • 1860, Carroll, Chautauqua, New York. Dwelling 161.
  • 1870, Perry, Jackson, Iowa. Dwelling 134.
  • 1900, Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan. Dwelling 188.
  • 1910, Alpine, Kent, Michigan. Dwelling 61.
  • 1920, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan. Precinct 1, Dwelling 240.
  • 1930, Grayling, Crawford, Michigan. Dwelling 244.
  • 1940, Grayling, Crawford, Michigan. Sheet 20A, Dwelling 375.
• Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 24; Film Description: 1882 Monroe-1883 Benzie.
• Grand Traverse County, Michigan Marriage Records. Traverse Area District Library. http://www.tcnet.org/cgi-bin/marriseek.pl.
• Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek Michigan. 8 May 1921.
• Brother, Dwight's obituary: Grand Rapids Herald, Grand Rapids Michigan. 9 Feb 1927.
• Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 October 2020), memorial page for Frank Lydell (3 Sep 1859–29 Nov 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #92949564, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by TEwer (contributor 47787435) .

DNA

Match between descendants of Frank and his brother Lester:

• Paternal and maternal relationship suggested by 23andMe test match between Jana Wellman 2nd great granddaughter of Frank Lydell and her 4C1R, CC, 3rd great grandchild of Lester Lydell. Their MRCAs are Jana's 3rd great and CC's 4th great grandparents, William Lydell and Emily Jane Coe. Predicted relationship at 23andMe: 3rd cousin based on sharing 32 cm across 3 segments.
• Paternal and maternal relationship suggested by AncestryDNA test match between Jana Wellman 2nd great granddaughter of Frank Lydell and her 4C, MS, 2nd great grandchild of Lester Lydell. Their MRCAs are their 3rd great grandparents, William Lydell and Emily Jane Coe. Predicted relationship at AncestryDNA: 5th-8th cousin (4C in 22% tier) based on sharing 11 cm across 1 segment.