Could someone check the death records for Mary Jane (Hillis) Anway d. February 11, 1890, wife of Henry Erastus Anway burried in Lakeside Cemetery, Odessa twonship. b. ca 1813.

What is the policy in Ionia? Do they let researchers peruse the original records?

I'm not related.

Death info. for Henry E. -

ANWAY, HENRY E.

Date of death: 13-Aug-1884
Ledger Page: 340
Record Number: 37
Place of death: ODESSA
County of Death: Ionia
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Age: 72 years 4 months 13 days
Cause of Death: TUMOR ON LIVER
Birthplace: NEW YORK
Occupation: FARMER
Father's Name: Unknown,
Father's Residence: UNKNOWN
Mother's Name: UNKNOWN,
Mother's Residence: UNKNOWN
Date of record: 13-May-1885

Hello Mark!

I am related (by Marriage) to the Anways and we have written to each other before, you may remember. My husband, Ray, is directly decended to Henry and Mary Jane through Samuel Benson, David Adelbert, and then Leon Samuel. Yes, they are buried here in Lake Odessa. I haven't gotten Mary jane's death record yet. Although I have got Henry's and a copy of his will.
I'm thinking that she may have died in another county either Ingham or Kent, because I didn't see it in Ionia's records. By the way there are a lot of large tombstones in the cemetery here of Anways. I'm planning on going to Ionia on Wednesday to check on some obits from the local paper and maybe I can find some info on her then. Yes, they do let you see the records and get copies $10 each. Keep in touch.

Karen

sorry about the name mixup It should have read Hello Ralph. I just had written to Mark I guess it was a brain freeze.

I am working on this family again, but it has been awhile.
Do you have any further info?
thanks, bonnie

I'm not related.

Death record -
ANWAY, VIOLA J
Date of death: 25-Oct-1872
Ledger Page: 2
Record Number: 1096
Place of death: Odessa
County of Death: Ionia
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Not Recorded
Age: 5 months 14 days
Cause of Death: Brain Fever
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Father's Name: Anway, Samuel B
Father's Residence: Odessa
Mother's Name: Anway, Clara
Mother's Residence: Odessa
Date of record: 12-May-1873

Death record -
ANWAY, HENRY E.
Date of death: 13-Aug-1884
Ledger Page: 340
Record Number: 37
Place of death: ODESSA
County of Death: Ionia
Sex: Male
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Age: 72 years 4 months 13 days
Cause of Death: TUMOR ON LIVER
Birthplace: NEW YORK
Occupation: FARMER
Father's Name: Unknown,
Father's Residence: UNKNOWN
Mother's Name: UNKNOWN,
Mother's Residence: UNKNOWN
Date of record: 13-May-1885

1880 -
Name: Mary J. Anway
Home in 1880: Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse's name: Erastas
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female

Erastas Anway 68, NY - farmer [see death record above]
Mary J. Anway 68, PA