NOTE -
There is a 20 yr. gap in the census records [1880 - 1900] as the 1890 census was burned in the 1920's. Add 20 yrs to everyone's 1880 age for the 1900 census.
I’m not related to any member of this family.
Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: Almira Wait
Birth Date: abt 1850
Death Date: 5 Nov 1887
Death Place: Attica, Michigan
Death Age: 37
Gender: Female
Mother Name: Emily F. Slack <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Name: Cherles Laufer [note spelling]
Spouse's Name: Jessee Waite
Event Date: 21 Feb 1900
Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Father's Name: David Laufer
Mother's Name: Rozelle Lowd
Spouse's Father's Name: Richard Waite
Spouse's Mother's Name: Almira Vancluch <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Henry H Appleman
County: Tuscola
State: Michigan
Birth Date - 30 Sep 1872
Race: White
farmer
married - Louisa D.
1900 -
Name: Henry Appleman
Age: 27
Birth Date: Sep 1872
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1900: Watertown, Tuscola, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Della L Appleman
Marriage Year: 1894
Years Married: 6
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation:
Henry Appleman 27, 9/72 MI
Della L Appleman 27, 3/72 MI - married 6 yrs with 0 children
1910 -
Name: Henry Appleman
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910:
Watertown, Tuscola, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dell Appleman
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Henry Appleman 37, MI - farmer, both parents listed as b. MI
Dell Appleman 37, MI
Tina Waite 16, MI - listed as - boarder
I would speculate that George Appleman either went back to Canada or abandoned the family.