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Henry DeForest “Dee” Babcock

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Henry DeForest “Dee” Babcock

Birth
White Cloud, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA
Death
12 Apr 1951 (aged 70)
Blackman Township, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.0074528, Longitude: -83.7236917
Plot
Block K, Lot 85
Memorial ID
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Henry Deforest Babcock "Dee" was son of Henry Truman Babcock and Matilda "Tilla" V. Pope, Billings of Janesville, Rock Co., WI., White Cloud, Newaygo Co., MI., and Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.. Flint, MI, and Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI.
He married a 1/w Nellie Victoria Bates 24 Aug. 1903 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI. She was the daughter of Nathan Bates and Helen Prescott Bates.
They had three children: Ruth Vivian Babcock died as 1 month infant in Grand Rapids, MI., "Nate or Ned" Nathan Truman Babcock m. 1/w Velma Lawrason, 2/w Loretta E. Flood, Fletcher, and Thelma M. Babcock m. Robert L. Hannah.

2rd//w Emma Mary-Mary Emma (Jackson) Solinger, McDomogh 15 Aug 1924 Flint, Genesee Co., MI., d/o Charles Jackson and Martha Stanley. Divorced. My grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks and 2nd husband Herbert Monks were witnesses to this marriage.

3rd wife Mary Smith-Mietzer-Metzer m. 28 June 1923 Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio/ Divorced 28 Nov 1936
Flint, Genesee Co., MI.

He and Janet (White) Peck FAG 99303724 wife of Frederick Peck FAG 99303709, had an affair of which the result was son Arthur Deaforest Babcock b. 24 June, 1928 Flint, Genesee Co., MI.
Arthur D. Babcock married a Barbara Ruth Tredgeon, Cornell and lived in
Lansing, MI. He died 26 Aug 2006 Lansing, MI.

Henry Deforest Babcock various places where he lived: Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI., Vernon-Corunna, Shiawassee Co., Michigan, Blackman, Jackson Co., MI. and Flint, Genesee Co., MI. not in that order.

4th Marriage
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
H. D. Babecek (should be Babcock) married 4th wife Mrs. Mary Myrtle (Storum) Porritt (aka. Perritt) 21 June 1943 Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan. Her daughter Joyce Electa Porritt and Henry Deforest Babcock had a son Thomas Babcock b/ 7 Feb 1946 Grand Rapids,
Kent Co., Michigan out of wedlock.

He was a machinist-factory worker Chevrolet Motors in Flint, MI. and lived in Vernon, Shiawassee Co., Michigan and Flint, Genesee Co., MI., in retirement. At the end of his
life his son Nathan Truman "Ned" Babcock and 2/w Loretta Babcock brought them
to their home to live in Blackman Twp., Jackson Co., MI. He and 4th wife Matilda
Mary (Stroum) Porritt, Babcock never divorced.

The Ludington Daily News 5 Feb. 1931
Ludington, MI.
Henry Babcock and son, Ned, came from Flint Friday to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs.(Robert) Laverne Hannah. They returned Saturday taking Mrs. Hannah and son Donald, home with them for a visit.

Federal Census
1900 Newaygo Co., MI. White Cloud Dist 0100
Henry Truman Babcock family
De-Forest Babcock age 19 b. MI.
1910 Grand Rapids, Ward 2, Kent Co., MI.
Henry Babcock age 28
Nellie Babcock age 27
Ned Babcock age 2
His in-laws
1920 Flint Ward 4, Genesee Co., MI.
Henry D. Babcock age 39 b. MI. Auto worker
Nellie age 36
Ned J. age 11
Thelma J. age 7
Nathan Bates age 73
1930 Flint, Genesee Co. MI
Henry Babcock 49 MI. Machinist auto worker
Mary Babcock 48 b. NY. Germany Germany
1940 Caledonia, Shiawassee Co., MI.
Fred Peak (should be Peck census taker errror)
Janet Peak wife
Arthur Peak age 11
Henry Babcock age 49 Divorced b. MI. boarder
Charles Van Winkle brother-in-law
1950 Flint, Genesee Co., MI
James A Shaw 62 Married b. MI
Dora B Shaw 53 Married b. Missouri
Henry D Babcock 69 Married Mi. Lodger Automotive Product line
Ruth Booth 19 Never married MI Lodger Farmer Farming
Willard R. Berne 44 Separated MI Lodger Automotive Stock Handler
Edward J. Deforest 62 separated Lodger MI Automotive Machine Operator

WWI Draft Henry DeForest Babcock Flint, Michigan
WWII Draft Henry D. Babcock Corunna, Shiawasee Co., MI.
Henry Deforest Babcock "Dee" was son of Henry Truman Babcock and Matilda "Tilla" V. Pope, Billings of Janesville, Rock Co., WI., White Cloud, Newaygo Co., MI., and Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.. Flint, MI, and Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI.
He married a 1/w Nellie Victoria Bates 24 Aug. 1903 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI. She was the daughter of Nathan Bates and Helen Prescott Bates.
They had three children: Ruth Vivian Babcock died as 1 month infant in Grand Rapids, MI., "Nate or Ned" Nathan Truman Babcock m. 1/w Velma Lawrason, 2/w Loretta E. Flood, Fletcher, and Thelma M. Babcock m. Robert L. Hannah.

2rd//w Emma Mary-Mary Emma (Jackson) Solinger, McDomogh 15 Aug 1924 Flint, Genesee Co., MI., d/o Charles Jackson and Martha Stanley. Divorced. My grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks and 2nd husband Herbert Monks were witnesses to this marriage.

3rd wife Mary Smith-Mietzer-Metzer m. 28 June 1923 Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio/ Divorced 28 Nov 1936
Flint, Genesee Co., MI.

He and Janet (White) Peck FAG 99303724 wife of Frederick Peck FAG 99303709, had an affair of which the result was son Arthur Deaforest Babcock b. 24 June, 1928 Flint, Genesee Co., MI.
Arthur D. Babcock married a Barbara Ruth Tredgeon, Cornell and lived in
Lansing, MI. He died 26 Aug 2006 Lansing, MI.

Henry Deforest Babcock various places where he lived: Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI., Vernon-Corunna, Shiawassee Co., Michigan, Blackman, Jackson Co., MI. and Flint, Genesee Co., MI. not in that order.

4th Marriage
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
H. D. Babecek (should be Babcock) married 4th wife Mrs. Mary Myrtle (Storum) Porritt (aka. Perritt) 21 June 1943 Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan. Her daughter Joyce Electa Porritt and Henry Deforest Babcock had a son Thomas Babcock b/ 7 Feb 1946 Grand Rapids,
Kent Co., Michigan out of wedlock.

He was a machinist-factory worker Chevrolet Motors in Flint, MI. and lived in Vernon, Shiawassee Co., Michigan and Flint, Genesee Co., MI., in retirement. At the end of his
life his son Nathan Truman "Ned" Babcock and 2/w Loretta Babcock brought them
to their home to live in Blackman Twp., Jackson Co., MI. He and 4th wife Matilda
Mary (Stroum) Porritt, Babcock never divorced.

The Ludington Daily News 5 Feb. 1931
Ludington, MI.
Henry Babcock and son, Ned, came from Flint Friday to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs.(Robert) Laverne Hannah. They returned Saturday taking Mrs. Hannah and son Donald, home with them for a visit.

Federal Census
1900 Newaygo Co., MI. White Cloud Dist 0100
Henry Truman Babcock family
De-Forest Babcock age 19 b. MI.
1910 Grand Rapids, Ward 2, Kent Co., MI.
Henry Babcock age 28
Nellie Babcock age 27
Ned Babcock age 2
His in-laws
1920 Flint Ward 4, Genesee Co., MI.
Henry D. Babcock age 39 b. MI. Auto worker
Nellie age 36
Ned J. age 11
Thelma J. age 7
Nathan Bates age 73
1930 Flint, Genesee Co. MI
Henry Babcock 49 MI. Machinist auto worker
Mary Babcock 48 b. NY. Germany Germany
1940 Caledonia, Shiawassee Co., MI.
Fred Peak (should be Peck census taker errror)
Janet Peak wife
Arthur Peak age 11
Henry Babcock age 49 Divorced b. MI. boarder
Charles Van Winkle brother-in-law
1950 Flint, Genesee Co., MI
James A Shaw 62 Married b. MI
Dora B Shaw 53 Married b. Missouri
Henry D Babcock 69 Married Mi. Lodger Automotive Product line
Ruth Booth 19 Never married MI Lodger Farmer Farming
Willard R. Berne 44 Separated MI Lodger Automotive Stock Handler
Edward J. Deforest 62 separated Lodger MI Automotive Machine Operator

WWI Draft Henry DeForest Babcock Flint, Michigan
WWII Draft Henry D. Babcock Corunna, Shiawasee Co., MI.

Gravesite Details

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