William H. H. CULVER

Father: Chauncey CULVER
Mother: Lucy ROBERT

Family 1: Lucina PRIEST

(1) Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Cindona CULVER
  2. Annis C. CULVER
  3. Mary L. CULVER
  4. William H. CULVER
  5. Isadore P. CULVER
  6. Lewis F. CULVER
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 _Chauncey CULVER_|
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Updated October 18, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Groom: Wm. H. CULVER
- Age: 25
- Birth Date: abt 1817
- Bride: Susina PRIEST
- Age: 15
- Birth Date: abt 1827
- Marriage Date: 7 Mar 1842
- Marriage Place: Ossawa, Clinton, Michigan, USA

(2) 1850 United States Census for Michigan, Clinton Co., the Township of Bath: Page 127; September 19, 1850.

William H. CULVER is head of household, married to Lucinda [PRIEST] CULVER. He is 34 years old, born in New York and is a farmer with real estate value at $800. Children in the household are Sindona (age 7), Annice C. (age 5), Mary L. (age 3) and William H. (age 1). Charles W. SMITH (age 11, unknown relation) also resides in the household.

(3) 1850 United States Agricultural Census for Michigan, Clinton Co., the Township of Bath: Page 49; September 19, 1850.

- Name of Owner: William H. CULVER
- Acres of Land (improved): 70
- Acres of Land (unimproved): 90
- Cash Value of Farm: $800
- Value of Implements: $40
- Hogs: 1
- Milch Cows: 6
- Working Oxen: 2
- Other Cattle: 3
- Sheep: 40
- Swine: 4
- Value of Live Stock: $200
- Wheat (bushels): 130
- Indian Corn (bushels): 25
- Oats (bushels): 160

(4) 1860 United States Census for Michigan, Ingham Co., Leroy (Leroy Post Office): Page 54, June 21, 1860.

Wm. CULVER is head of household, married to L. [PRIEST] CULVER. He is 44 years old, born in New York and is a farmer with real estate valued at $1,200 and personal estate valued at $400. Children in the household are C. (age 17), A. (age 15), M.L. (age 13), W.H. (age 11), I. (age 9), and L.F. (age 3).

(5) U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records via Ancestry.com; Michigan Second Congressional District, Branch County, town of Quincy. June 1863.

- Name: CULVER William W.
- Age: 44
- Occupation: Farmer
- Place of Birth: New York

(6) 1870 United States Census for Michigan, Branch Co., Quincy (Quincy, Mich. Post Office): Page 7; June 25, 1870.

William CULVER is head of household, married to Lucina [PRIEST] CULVER. He is 54 years old, born in New York and is a farmer with real estate valued at $4,000 and personal estate valued at $1,320. Children in the household are Isadore (age 19) and Lewis (age 13).

(7) 1870 United States Agricultural Census for Michigan, Branch Co., Quincy (Quincy, Mich. Post Office): Page 3; June 1, 1870.

- Name of Owner: William CULVER
- Acres (improved): 40
- Acres (unimproved): 40
- Value of Land: $4,000
- Value of Implements: 100
- Horses: 4
- Milch Cows: 3
- Other Cattle: 3
- Sheep: 50
- Swine: 2
- Value of Live Stock: $620
- Winter Wheat (bushels): 12
- Indian Corn (bushels): 150
- Buckwheat (bushels): 20

(8) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Branch Co., Quincy: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 17; Page 36; June 14, 1880.

William H. CULVER is head of household, married to Lucina [PRIEST] CULVER. He is 64 years old and was born in New York, with his father born in Connecticut and his mother born in Vermont. He is a farmer. Children in the household are Isadore (age 29, housekeeping) and Lewis F. (age 23, a student).

(9) Michigan, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Wm. H. CULVER
- Date of Death: July 26, 1891
- Age: 75 years, 6 months, 0 days [inferred birthdate: 26 Jan 1816]
- Place of Death: Quincy
- Cause: Old Age
- Birthplace: New York
- Occupation: Farmer
- Parents: Chauncey CULVER and Lucy CULVER; both from New York

(10) Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Wm H H CULVER
- Residence Date: Abt 1879
- Residence Place: Quincy, Branch, Michigan
- Will Date: 22 Apr 1879
- Probate Date: 7 Aug 1891
- Probate Place: Branch, Michigan, USA
- Inferred Death Date: 1891
- Inferred Death Place: Michigan, USA
- Case Number: 3378
- Item Description: Case Files No 3360-3395, 1833-1923

"I, William H. H. CULVER of the Township of Quincy, County of Branch, State of Michigan, being of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will. I give devise and bequeath the use of all of my property both real and personal to my wife Lucina CULVER for the term of her natural life with the right to sell or dispose of any of the personal property. After the death of my wife, all of my real and personal property then remaining shall be divided into six equal shares in value, and then I give and bequeath to each of my children as follows, that is to say, to my daughter Cindona JACOBS one equal sixth part, to my daughter Annis C. REED four hundred dollars less than one equal sixth part, to my son William H. CULVER one equal sixth part, to my daughter Isadore P. CULVER one equal sixth part, to my son Lewis F. CULVER one equal sixth part and the sum of four hundred dollars in the addition thereto. I appoint my wife Lucina CULVER sole executrix of my Will."

(11) Find a Grave

- Name: William H CULVER
- Birth: 1816
- Death: 1891 (aged 74–75)
- Burial: Lake View Cemetery; Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, USA
- Memorial ID: 8032753

(12) Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich., Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1888. Pages 323-324.

"WILLIAM H. H. CULVER settled in the eastern part of this county, on section 9, Quincy Township in 1865, where he has since made his home, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. A native of Ontario County, N.Y. he was born near the town of Victor, Feb. 18, 1816, and is the son of Chancy and Lucy (ROBERT) CULVER, natives respectively of Connecticut and Vermont."

"The parents of our subject left New England in their youth, going with their parents to Ontario County, N.Y. where upon reaching mature years they were married, and settling in Monroe County, that State, resided there until about 1838. Thence they came to Michigan, settling first in Clinton County, where the father entered land from the Government, and where he labored among the pioneers of that region until his death in 1855. The mother preceded her husband to the silent land, her death taking place in 1850. Their family included four sons and two daughters, of whom William H.H., our subject, is the eldest. His sister Mary, next younger, became the wife of Peter SMITH and the mother of three children, and died at her home in Lansing, Mich., about 1849; Annis is the wife of Alonzo SAGE, of Ontario County, N.Y.; Joel was married, and died in August, 1886, in Ontario County; Chancy died in his youth in Genesee County, N.Y.; George is a resident of Iowa."

"The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in his native county, and in 1836 started for the far West, taking at Buffalo the steamer "Ontario," which landed him in the embryo city of Detroit. He selected a location in Clinton County, and was joined by his parents and the balance of the family in the spring of 1838. His parents continued to live with him until 1841, and then, desirous of establishing a home of his own, he was united in marriage with Miss Lucina PRIEST, March 7."

"Mrs. CULVER was born in Jefferson County, N.Y., July 19, 1826, and is the daughter of Joshua and Polly (EDMUNDS) PRIEST, the father a native of Vermont, and the mother of New York State. They were married in the latter State in 1837, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride in Jefferson County. Soon afterward, migrating to Michigan, they settled in Bridgewater, Washtenaw County, where the father purchased forty acres of land, upon which he operated three years, then removed to Clinton County, where he only lived about six years, his death taking place in August, 1846. The mother survived her husband a period of twenty six years, remaining a widow, and died while on a visit to her old home in Jefferson County, N.Y. in 1872."

"The parents of Mrs. CULVER had a family of fourteen children, eleven of whom grew to mature years. Polly became the wife of Asher SQUIRES, and died in Wisconsin; Lewis died in Ionia County, this State; Electa is the wife of Simon SMITH, of Jefferson County; George is a resident of Shiawassee County, this State; Ansel died in Ingham County; Joshua died in Jefferson County, N.Y. when about fourteen years of age; Lucinda married Jacob LEWIS, and died in Clinton County; Lucina, Mrs. CULVER was next to the youngest; Loren went to California in 1849, and has not since been heard from; Elzina is the wife of Squires CHURCH, of Kalkaska County, this State."

"After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. CULVER resided in Clinton County about ten years, and then took up their residence in Ingham County, where our subject conducted a hotel for a time, and later was engaged in milling, sixteen miles east of Lansing. The mill was destroyed by fire, and he sub sequently traded the site and remains for sixty acres of land in Livingston County, but continued a resident of Ingham, where he in time became owner of 120 acres of land, where he carried on until his removal to this county."

"The present farm of our subject comprises eighty acres under good cultivation, with a tasteful and commodious brick residence, a good barn, and all other buildings required for his convenience. The household circle was completed by the birth of six children, the eldest of whom, Cindona is the wife of William E. JACOBS, and resides in Shiawassee County; Annis C. is the widow of Charles REED, and resides in Dunn County, Wis.; Mary L., Mrs. Elliston WARNER, lives in Quincy Township; William H. is carrying on farming in Grand Rapids; Isadore is the wife of W.F. BUSH, and a resident of Shiawassee County, this State; Lewis F. is residing in Detroit."

"Mr. CULVER, politically, is a solid Republican and has officiated as Postmaster in Clinton and Ingham Counties for a period of fourteen years. In Quincy he has held the various local offices, and is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. During his early residence in county wild game was plentiful, and being a great lover of sport, Mr. CULVER spent many a day with his rifle in the woods. He has killed many a deer upon the ground where since have arisen ample farm buildings, and all the other evidences of civilization. One night in Clinton County a bear came after the pig in his pen, and Mr. CULVER, sallying out, followed bruin, and when as near him as he dared go, fired in the direction, but on account of the darkness missed his aim. The following morning he followed the tracks of the bear as long as he had time, but being obliged to attend a funeral that day, was forced to abandon the chase for several hours. He found where the bear had left the hog, and when night came on, with the aid of a dog, they treed the robber, and built a fire under him to light up the branches. Mr. CULVER brought the animal to the ground with his rifle, and after he was dispatched, skinned the carcass, and the following day hauled it to the woods, and built over it a pen of logs, within which he set a trap, and soon caught another bear, which he also killed. The lakes of Clinton County at that time also abounded in fish, which Mr. CULVER often speared from his canoe at night. As one of the early pioneers of Southern Michigan he can refarming late many an interesting tale of the early days, and always finds willing and interested listeners among the rising generation. He endured, in common with the people about him, privations and hardships, and has done his share of work in bringing a portion of the soil of this section to a good state of cultivation. His career has been that of an honest man and a good citizen, and he is held in respect by all who know him."