Mr. Piper was born on a farm near Lake Fenton, on July 12 1875, the sort of Julius U. and Lorada [Penn] Piper.
He had been a member of Court Street Methodist Church since June 1894, serving as president of the Board of Trustees for many years and the past few years served as Honorary Trustee. Mr. Piper set up a trust fund for the church several years ago of which part of the funds were used last year to acquire a new memorial window.
He has been a member of the Flint Board of Realtors, Exchange Club, and Michigan Real Estate Association. Mr. Piper became a sponsor of the College and Cultural Center a few years ago.
He attended Bendle School and graduated from Flint High School in 1895. Class reunions have been held each 5 years and he was chairman of the past several reunions including the 65th held in 1960.
In 1900 he purchased a farm on North Saginaw St, which is now part of the City of Flint. Mr. Piper lived there until he platted what is now Belleview in 1920. He moved to Flint and entered the real estate business in 1931, starting the Piper Realty Co. with 2 sons, who predeceased him, James U. Piper and Howard Piper; his third son Mark H. Piper, Jr., is a member of the firm at this time.
Surviving are wife, Emily; daughter, Mrs. Ruth L. Siler; son, Mark H. Piper, Jr.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; cousin, Mrs. Aldah B. Anderson.
MOTHER: Lorada Elizabeth Penn
FATHER: Julius Underhill Piper
1ST WIFE: Nellie May Foss
m. 26 Jun 1900 - Flint, Genesee, Michigan
CHILDREN:
1. Howard Foss Piper
m. Leona Eloise Mahan
2. James Underhill Piper
m. Dorothy Klump Weed
3. Ruth Lorada Piper
m. Prince Asa Siler
4. Mark Howard Piper
m. Louise Eleanor Knapman
2ND WIFE: Emily Gertrude Rumball
m. 29 Oct 1949, Flint, Genesee, Michigan
at Court Street United Methodist Church
by Dr. Rev. William Moulton
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Name: Mark H Piper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Fenton, Michigan
Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1900
Marriage Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Age: 24
Residence Place: Flint, Michigan
Father: J U Piper
Mother: Lorada E Penn
Spouse: Nellie M Foss
R.E. Maeduff, Clergyman
Record Number: 4710
Film: 68
Film Description: 1900 Delta - 1900 Mackinac
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Mr. Piper was born on a farm near Lake Fenton, on July 12 1875, the sort of Julius U. and Lorada [Penn] Piper.
He had been a member of Court Street Methodist Church since June 1894, serving as president of the Board of Trustees for many years and the past few years served as Honorary Trustee. Mr. Piper set up a trust fund for the church several years ago of which part of the funds were used last year to acquire a new memorial window.
He has been a member of the Flint Board of Realtors, Exchange Club, and Michigan Real Estate Association. Mr. Piper became a sponsor of the College and Cultural Center a few years ago.
He attended Bendle School and graduated from Flint High School in 1895. Class reunions have been held each 5 years and he was chairman of the past several reunions including the 65th held in 1960.
In 1900 he purchased a farm on North Saginaw St, which is now part of the City of Flint. Mr. Piper lived there until he platted what is now Belleview in 1920. He moved to Flint and entered the real estate business in 1931, starting the Piper Realty Co. with 2 sons, who predeceased him, James U. Piper and Howard Piper; his third son Mark H. Piper, Jr., is a member of the firm at this time.
Surviving are wife, Emily; daughter, Mrs. Ruth L. Siler; son, Mark H. Piper, Jr.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; cousin, Mrs. Aldah B. Anderson.
MOTHER: Lorada Elizabeth Penn
FATHER: Julius Underhill Piper
1ST WIFE: Nellie May Foss
m. 26 Jun 1900 - Flint, Genesee, Michigan
CHILDREN:
1. Howard Foss Piper
m. Leona Eloise Mahan
2. James Underhill Piper
m. Dorothy Klump Weed
3. Ruth Lorada Piper
m. Prince Asa Siler
4. Mark Howard Piper
m. Louise Eleanor Knapman
2ND WIFE: Emily Gertrude Rumball
m. 29 Oct 1949, Flint, Genesee, Michigan
at Court Street United Methodist Church
by Dr. Rev. William Moulton
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Name: Mark H Piper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Fenton, Michigan
Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1900
Marriage Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Age: 24
Residence Place: Flint, Michigan
Father: J U Piper
Mother: Lorada E Penn
Spouse: Nellie M Foss
R.E. Maeduff, Clergyman
Record Number: 4710
Film: 68
Film Description: 1900 Delta - 1900 Mackinac
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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