Hi! im so excited to find your post. My grandmother was Maris starkweather colley(died 1967) and Betty Alice's was her sister. According to the 1930 census both betty, who was almost 5 and maris, who was 2, were living with their parents, ralph john and madelin starkweather. on the 1940 census Maris, now 12, is living with her aunt Alberta and uncle Howard Dornhoefer. Alberta is Madelin's sister. My mother does not know why maris lived with them. Nor, did she know that Betty lived elsewhere. She said that the three children ( ralph John (1933), Maris, & Betty) were together as adults and they all had a relationship with their parents, who were divorced sometime after 1933.
I don't know anything about the Hoyt family. However, one has to wonder if Emeline Hoyt is related to Bessie Emeline Higby?
your post answered my question about the Hester & higby name!
How long did Betty live with the Hoyt's? Do you know why she lived with them? My mom is pretty sure that Madelin actually died between 1964-1966, not 1944 like you stated.
Betty was married to herbert volpe.... So, which one of the " Volpe" girls is your mother?
Tiffany