Ada Mae (Bell) Huggard (1874 - 1947)

Born 19 Jun 1874 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas William Bell and Marie Mathilde Albertine Alexandrine (Röthke) Bell

Wife of Emerson Everly Huggard — married 9 Oct 1892 in Lees Corner, Midland, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1947 at age 73 in Phoenix, Marcopa, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Ada Mae Bell was born June 19th, 1874. She was the daughter of Thomas Bell and Mathilda Roethke. ^[1]

Ada M. Bell, 18, resident of Saginaw County, and Emerson Everly Huggard, 20, resident farmer of Ingersoll Township, were married by Minister of the Gospel A. M. Bryant on October 9th, 1892 in Lees Corners, Midland, Michigan. The marriage was witnessed by Walter D. Beber of Swan Creek and Miss Bessie Day of Fremont, both townships in Saginaw County, Michigan. ^[2]

Ada and Emerson had the following children, all in Mount Haley Township:

1. a stillborn infant in 1893,
2. Emerson Pearl, born May 23, 1895
3. Ina Mae, born June 19, 1897
4. Clifford James, born May 11, 1899
5. Clarence Leroy, born Nov 22, 1901
6. Harry Wilbur, born October 29, 1904
7. Beaulah Wave, born December 23, 1906
8. Cecil Orly, born April 24, 1909
9. Ruby Bell, born December 15, 1911
10. Opal Elva, born February 16, 1915
11. Chester "Chet" Arthur, born August 13, 1918

Ada Mae Huggard, 73, passed away December 18th, 1947 of Chronic mycarditis due to hypertension in Phoenix, Arizona. Her death was reported by her son, Harry.^[1] She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, MI.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Standard Certificate of Death (Phoenix, AZ: Arizona State Department of Health, 1947) State File No. 274. Indexed in "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," (Online: FamilySearch, 10 Mar 2018) Ada Mae Bell Huggard, 1947; FHL microfilm 2,114,736. Accessed 27 Jun 2021.
2. ↑ Michigan Marriages, (Lansing, MI: Secretary of State, 1893) Vol. 3, pg. 329, Entry 2, Record no. 171 for Emerson Hoggard & Ada M. Bill. Indexed in "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," (Online: FamilySearch, 10 Feb 2018) Ada M. Bill and Emerson Hoggard, 9 Oct 1892; FHL microfilm 945,356. Accessed 27 Jun 2021.
3. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 16029250 for Ada Mae Bell Huggard.

See Also:

• "Ada Mae Bell (1874-1947)" (Online: FamilySearch) Person L4M2-9MN; accessed 27 Jun 2021.
• "Ada Mae Bell Huggard (1874-1947)" (Online: Find a Grave, 6 Oct 2006) Memorial 16029250 in Oakwood Cemetery of Saginaw, MI; accessed 27 Jun 2021.

DNA

• Paternal and maternal relationship verified by an AncestryDNA match between T.P. (Ada's grandson) and his 2nd cousin once removed, Heather Kushion. Their most recent common ancestors are their great and 2x-great grandparents, respectively, Thomas William Bell and Marie Mathilde Alexandrine Albertine Roethke. Predicted relationship: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 149 centimorgans across 7 DNA segments. Relationship probability: 0.47.

Notes

• Bessie Day (96CF-KGV on FamilySearch), who witnessed her marriage, was likely a close friend of Ada's.