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Herbert Searles Croninger

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Herbert Searles Croninger

Birth
Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Death
17 Aug 1968 (aged 75)
Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Whitneyville, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Herbert-7 Searles was the son of Harry-6 Hazel Croninger and his wife Mae Jennette Forbes.

6 CRONINGER siblings: William, Lydia, Mary, Bradley, Albert, and Wesley.

Herbert married Cecile Bell Bancroft as her 3rd husband on 10/12/1928 in Lagrange, Lagrange, IN, daughter of Charles Bancroft and Hattie A. Buck. Cecile B-3/29/1894 in Alto, Kent, MI and died 11/10/1973 in Lowell, Kent, MI. She was buried in Whitneyville, Kent, MI.

Cecile Belle Bancroft m. 1) Edward Brown Campau on 5/1/1915, died; m. 2) Frank Buskirk on 2/25/1923, annulled; m. 3) Herbert S. Croninger on 10/12/1928.

Name: Edward B. Campau
Age (Expanded): 21 years
Birth Year: 1894
Birthplace: Alaska, Mich.
Spouse's Name: Cecila B. Bancroft
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 21 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1894
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Mich.
Event Date: 01 May 1915
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: Frank E. Campau
Mother's Name: ...rrie N. Brown [Carrie]
Spouse's Father's Name: Chas. H. Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...attie A. Buck

Name: Frank Buskirk
Age: 37 years
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Allegan Co., Michigan
Spouse's Name: Cecile Bancroft Campau
Spouse's Age: 28 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Michigan
Event Date: 25 Feb 1923
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: A. L. Buskirk
Mother's Name: ...ia Richmond
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...ttie Buck [Hattie]
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Herbert married Cecile (Bancroft) Campau and Buskirk on 10/12/1928.

3 COMPAU stepchildren
4 CRONINGER children:

1. Janet Croninger B-1931.

2. Charlyn A. Croninger (1932-2002); m. Roger J.F. McMahon.

3. Charles H. Croninger B-1935.

4. Cara Lee Croninger B-1939.

5. Edward Compau Stepson B-1917.
6. Frances Compau Stepson B-1918.
7. Elward Compau Stepson B-1919.

Herbert Searles Croninger pictured in his WWl uniform, right. He suffered for the remainder of his life from the effects of a mustard gas attack.
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Reference:

1894 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Husband Harry Croninger M 25
Wife May Croninger F 24
Daughter Lydia Croninger F 3
-->Son Herbert Croninger M

1910 Caledonia, Kent, Michigan:
Head Hiram H. Croninger M 40 Michigan
Wife Mary J. Croninger F 39 Michigan
Daughter Lydia Croninger F 18 Michigan
Son Herbert Croninger M 16 Michigan
Daughter Mary J. Croninger F 14 Michigan
Son Bradley Croninger M 12 Michigan
Son Albert Croninger M 10 Michigan
Son Westley Croninger M 7 Michigan [Wesley]

1920 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert S. Croninger M 26 Michigan
Mother Mary C. Croninger F 49 Michigan
Brother Wesley J. Croninger M 16 Michigan

1930 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert Croniger M 36 Michigan
Wife Cecil Croniger F 36 Michigan [Cecile]
Stepson Edward Compau M 13 Michigan
Stepson Frances Compau M 12 Michigan
Stepson Elward Compau M 11 Michigan
Brother William Croniger M 32 Michigan

1940 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert S. Croninger M 46 Michigan
Wife Cecile Croninger F 46 Michigan
Daughter Janet Croninger F 9 Michigan
Daughter Charlyn A Croninger F 8 Michigan
Son Charles H Croninger M 5 Michigan
Daughter Cara Lee Croninger F 1 Michigan
Hired man William Johnson M 23 Michigan

U.S. World War II Draft Registration 1942
Herbert Searles Croninger
Military, 1942, Calednoia, Kent Co., Michigan, Male,
Born: 25 July 1893.

Name: Herbert Searles Croninger
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Kent County no 2, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1894
Birthplace: Caledonia, Michigan
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title:
World War I Selective Service

Herbert Croninger
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1893
Birthplace: Caledonia, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: Harry Croninger
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: May Croninger
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Name: Frank Buskirk
Age: 37 years
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Allegan Co., Michigan
Spouse's Name: Cecile Bancroft Campau
Spouse's Age: 28 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Michigan
Event Date: 25 Feb 1923
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: A. L. Buskirk
Mother's Name: ...ia Richmond
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...ttie Buck
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NOTE: Due to a Government snafu, a headstone was placed in the Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, for Herbert Searles Croninger, when it should have been placed in the Whitneyville Cemetery, Whitneyville, Kent, MI.

The family of Herbert S. Croninger had a headstone placed in the Whitneyville cemetery where Herbert was actually buried.
Source: Charles H. Croninger, Herbert's son. 2/13/2014.

See
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32714444
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CRONINGER lineage: Herbert-7 Searles Croninger, Harry-6 Hazel Croninger, William-5 Bradley "Bradley" Croninger, Daniel-4 Croninger, Joseph-3 Croninger Jr., Joseph-2 Croninger Sr., Leonard-1 Groninger to USA from Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Johnannes Groninger, Georg Groninger, Paulus Groninger, Hans Groninger, Paulus Groninger, Hanssen Groninger.
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Census search: Fraya Weiss, 2013, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2011, 2014.
Herbert-7 Searles was the son of Harry-6 Hazel Croninger and his wife Mae Jennette Forbes.

6 CRONINGER siblings: William, Lydia, Mary, Bradley, Albert, and Wesley.

Herbert married Cecile Bell Bancroft as her 3rd husband on 10/12/1928 in Lagrange, Lagrange, IN, daughter of Charles Bancroft and Hattie A. Buck. Cecile B-3/29/1894 in Alto, Kent, MI and died 11/10/1973 in Lowell, Kent, MI. She was buried in Whitneyville, Kent, MI.

Cecile Belle Bancroft m. 1) Edward Brown Campau on 5/1/1915, died; m. 2) Frank Buskirk on 2/25/1923, annulled; m. 3) Herbert S. Croninger on 10/12/1928.

Name: Edward B. Campau
Age (Expanded): 21 years
Birth Year: 1894
Birthplace: Alaska, Mich.
Spouse's Name: Cecila B. Bancroft
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 21 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1894
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Mich.
Event Date: 01 May 1915
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: Frank E. Campau
Mother's Name: ...rrie N. Brown [Carrie]
Spouse's Father's Name: Chas. H. Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...attie A. Buck

Name: Frank Buskirk
Age: 37 years
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Allegan Co., Michigan
Spouse's Name: Cecile Bancroft Campau
Spouse's Age: 28 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Michigan
Event Date: 25 Feb 1923
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: A. L. Buskirk
Mother's Name: ...ia Richmond
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...ttie Buck [Hattie]
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Herbert married Cecile (Bancroft) Campau and Buskirk on 10/12/1928.

3 COMPAU stepchildren
4 CRONINGER children:

1. Janet Croninger B-1931.

2. Charlyn A. Croninger (1932-2002); m. Roger J.F. McMahon.

3. Charles H. Croninger B-1935.

4. Cara Lee Croninger B-1939.

5. Edward Compau Stepson B-1917.
6. Frances Compau Stepson B-1918.
7. Elward Compau Stepson B-1919.

Herbert Searles Croninger pictured in his WWl uniform, right. He suffered for the remainder of his life from the effects of a mustard gas attack.
__________
Reference:

1894 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Husband Harry Croninger M 25
Wife May Croninger F 24
Daughter Lydia Croninger F 3
-->Son Herbert Croninger M

1910 Caledonia, Kent, Michigan:
Head Hiram H. Croninger M 40 Michigan
Wife Mary J. Croninger F 39 Michigan
Daughter Lydia Croninger F 18 Michigan
Son Herbert Croninger M 16 Michigan
Daughter Mary J. Croninger F 14 Michigan
Son Bradley Croninger M 12 Michigan
Son Albert Croninger M 10 Michigan
Son Westley Croninger M 7 Michigan [Wesley]

1920 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert S. Croninger M 26 Michigan
Mother Mary C. Croninger F 49 Michigan
Brother Wesley J. Croninger M 16 Michigan

1930 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert Croniger M 36 Michigan
Wife Cecil Croniger F 36 Michigan [Cecile]
Stepson Edward Compau M 13 Michigan
Stepson Frances Compau M 12 Michigan
Stepson Elward Compau M 11 Michigan
Brother William Croniger M 32 Michigan

1940 Caledonia, Kent, MI:
Head Herbert S. Croninger M 46 Michigan
Wife Cecile Croninger F 46 Michigan
Daughter Janet Croninger F 9 Michigan
Daughter Charlyn A Croninger F 8 Michigan
Son Charles H Croninger M 5 Michigan
Daughter Cara Lee Croninger F 1 Michigan
Hired man William Johnson M 23 Michigan

U.S. World War II Draft Registration 1942
Herbert Searles Croninger
Military, 1942, Calednoia, Kent Co., Michigan, Male,
Born: 25 July 1893.

Name: Herbert Searles Croninger
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Kent County no 2, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1894
Birthplace: Caledonia, Michigan
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title:
World War I Selective Service

Herbert Croninger
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1893
Birthplace: Caledonia, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: Harry Croninger
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: May Croninger
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Name: Frank Buskirk
Age: 37 years
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Allegan Co., Michigan
Spouse's Name: Cecile Bancroft Campau
Spouse's Age: 28 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Alto, Michigan
Event Date: 25 Feb 1923
Event Place: Alto, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: A. L. Buskirk
Mother's Name: ...ia Richmond
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Bancroft
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...ttie Buck
__________
NOTE: Due to a Government snafu, a headstone was placed in the Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, for Herbert Searles Croninger, when it should have been placed in the Whitneyville Cemetery, Whitneyville, Kent, MI.

The family of Herbert S. Croninger had a headstone placed in the Whitneyville cemetery where Herbert was actually buried.
Source: Charles H. Croninger, Herbert's son. 2/13/2014.

See
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32714444
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CRONINGER lineage: Herbert-7 Searles Croninger, Harry-6 Hazel Croninger, William-5 Bradley "Bradley" Croninger, Daniel-4 Croninger, Joseph-3 Croninger Jr., Joseph-2 Croninger Sr., Leonard-1 Groninger to USA from Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Johnannes Groninger, Georg Groninger, Paulus Groninger, Hans Groninger, Paulus Groninger, Hanssen Groninger.
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Census search: Fraya Weiss, 2013, 2014.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2011, 2014.


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