Last week I was able to find death
certificates for both Caroline and Mary. In a previous blog post I mentioned
that I wasn't sure which father Mary belonged to, August Requadt or Charles
Myerhoff. Even though Irma Cimmerer Hubbell, Maryetta's only daughter, didn't
give much detailed information on her death certificate[1],
the information she did provide leads me to conclude that Mary or Maryetta was
the daughter of August Requadt and Margaret Dibble. Findagrave was consulted to
confirm this information, as the death certificate states Maryetta was buried
in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Saginaw, Michigan. Unfortunately, only 31%
of the cemetery has been photographed and Maryetta was not listed. A photograph
request was submitted, but there are currently 277 photo requests for this
cemetery and I am not optimistic about my chances of having a photo of the
headstone anytime soon.
 |
| Maryetta Cimmerer 1935 Michigan Death Certificate |
I am sure that Maryetta is our Mary because of her marriage record[2]. Even though she was
incorrectly indexed as Regnadt; her birthplace (Detroit), birth year (cal.
1865) and place of marriage (Flint) along with the information on her death
certificate coupled with the 1880 census (mentioned previously) lead me to
believe that I have the correct Mary. However, Mary's marriage record
gives some new information. The officiant of her marriage is HS White,
the minister of M.E. Church in Flint, Genesee, Michigan. After a little
digging, I found a HS White as pastor of the Garland Street Methodist Episcopal
Church in Flint. An interesting letter Pastor White wrote about another
parishioner can be viewed here. I am still
trying to determine if documents exist from the Garland Street Church that
would give more detailed information about the family.
 |
| John A. Cimmerer & Mary E. Requadt 1886 Michigan Marriage Record |
Although I already know that Caroline is
a Requadt, I went searching for her death certificate[3] to
see if I could glean any new information. Unfortunately, her son Roy
provided very little information. He states that he didn't know the names and
birthplaces of his grandparents and the birthplace of his mother which I find a
little sad.
 |
| Caroline Amelia Corrigan 1932 Illinois Death Certificate |
However, I was able to look up the
address on the death certificate on Google Maps. It's gratifying to know
Caroline spent her last days in this beautiful house. I also attempted to look
up the address on Maryetta's death certificate (635 South Warren Street,
Saginaw, Michigan), but unfortunately the house has been demolished and only an
empty lot remains.
 |
| 257 South Street, Elmhurst, Du Page, Illinois. |
[1] Family
History Library US/Canada microfilm No. 001973085. Michigan, death
certificates, 1921-1952
[2] "Michigan,
Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, John A. Cimmerer and Mary E.
Regnadt, 19 Aug 1886; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, v 1 p 245 rn 6498,
Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,478. , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ7R-CH7
: accessed 18 November 2014)
[3] Family History Library
US/Canada microfilm No. 1,684,273. Death Certificates for the State of
Illinois, 1916-1945