He was born in Whigville (also known as Gibonsville). Whigville is situated one and one half miles NE of Grand Blanc. It undoubtedly would have become a flourishing village, but the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad surveyed its road through Grand Blanc, which was an inducement for many of the earlier residents to remove to that village. Gibsonnville had a few stores and a population of about 100.

His brother Charles was born Nov 10, 1869, so William couldn't have been born in 1869. I saw Charles records at the Grand Blanc court house. The 1870 census lists William age as 4, (The age has been transcribed as 7, but if you look all children are in birth order except William. I believe the 7 was a 4.), so he would have been born in 1866. And the 1880 census listed as 14 would have him born in 1866. His parents should have known the birth dates for their children. In the 1910 census William is 40 and wife 24, 1920 census William is 50 and wife is 34, 1930 census William is 56 and wife is 44 and 1940 census William is 69 and wife is 54. Death record at the Saginaw County Court House place his birth as June 14, 1869, retirement record July 14, 1869, Saginaw News obituary June 14, 1869, and marriage record 1870. I wasn't able to find his birth record in Grand Blanc, MI. I had a volunteer check the records in Grand Blanc and William was not found. So, even though the headstone has listed 1869, I am putting in the year that I believe he was born in and that was 1866.

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name:William Wedding
Gender:Male
Race:White
Birth Date:14 Jun 1868
Birth Place:Grand Blanc, Michigan
Father:William Wedding
Mother:Louise
SSN:707184683
Notes:Mar 1937: Name listed as WILLIAM WEDDING
Household Members:
William Wedding
Louise
William Wedding

In the 1880 census, he was working in a shingle mill (age 14). He then worked for the railroad (baggageman). He lacked 5 months from working for the railroad for 50 years. He worked 25 years for Michigan Central Railroad and then went to work for the Pere Marquette Railroad lacking 5 months of working 25 years. He was an assistant baggage agent.

He married Frieda Heidenreich August 26, 1903 in Saginaw, MI.
Name: William F Wedding
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birth Place: Michigan
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1903
Marriage Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Age: 33
Residence Place: Saginaw, Michigan
Father: Wm
Mother: Louise Hocknagle
Spouse: Frida Heidenrich
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Birth Place: Michigan
Spouse Residence Place: Carrollton, Michigan

SAGINAW CITY DIRECTORY
1883
Wedding Wm Jr. laborer J W Perrin, beds Wm Wedding, SC.
(J. W. Perrin's Shingle Mill was built in 1871. It is a two-story building 50x80 feet, supplied with modern machinery, and is valued at $8,000. It produces 12, 000, 000 shingles annually.).

1895-96
Wedding Wm F, laborer, beds 222 Ellsworth, WS.

1906
Wedding Wm F, baggageman MCRR, resides 222 Ellsworth, WS.

1913
Wedding Wm F, baggageman MCRR, resides 132 Harrison, Carrollton.

1923
Wedding W, F (Freda) baggageman house at 132 Harrison, Carrollton.

1924
Wedding Wm F (Freda) asst baggage agent PM Railroad resides 132 Harrison, Carrollton.


1910 United States Census
William Wedding 40
Freda Wedding 24
Alma Wedding 6
Harold Wedding 3
Lona Wedding 8/12M.
Home in 1910: Saginaw Ward 13, Saginaw, Michigan. All born MI. William was a baggage handler for a railroad.

1920 United States Census
William Wedding 50
Freda Wedding 34
Alma Wedding 16
Harold Wedding 13
Leona Wedding 10
Clarence 6
Erma 4/12M.
Home in 1920: Carrollton, Saginaw, Michigan. All born MI William was a baggage handler for a railroad, Alma is a machine operator in a waist co.

1930 United States Census
William Wedding 56
Freda Wedding 44
Harold Wedding 23
Clarence Wedding 16
Erna Wedding 10
Ernst Wedding 5
Donald Wedding 3
son-in-law Alfred Buetow 22
Leona Buetow 20.
All born MI.
Home in 1930: Carrollton, Saginaw, Michigan. William was a baggage handler for a steam railroad, Harold is a mason's helper, Alfred is a packer in a hardware, Leona is a saleslady in a seed store.
Note: From 1920 to 1930 William aged only 6 years.

1940 United States Census
Name William Wedding
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Carrollton Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 69
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
Last Place of Residence Same House
Household
William Wedding Head M 69 Michigan
Frieda Wedding Wife F 54 Michigan
Clarence Wedding Son M 26 Michigan
Ernest Wedding Son M 15 Michigan
Donald Wedding Son M 13 Michigan

He moved to Carrollton, MI in 1910 and the house on Harrison St was lived in by a Wedding family member until Bill Wedding died in 2007.

He had a cow named Freda. He would walk the cow around the neighborhood on a leash. He was very short no taller then 5 feet. He was happy just chewing tobacco, eating a good meal & being with his cow. He had a 6th grade education.

RETIREMENT RECORD AT THE PERE MARQUETTE RAAILROAD
Railroad office now is Chessie & Ohio-Born July 14, 1869-assistant baggage agent-October, 1, 1917-retired May 1, 1939-died October 26, 1946.

The Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad Company was formed January 22, 1857, out of the first of those companies in Michigan was a track from East Saginaw to Mt Morris. Originating traffic was lumber and salt. Grading the road began in August 1858, track laying began in East Saginaw, August 11, 1859. The first freight over the road was August 11, 1860. It was built in sections.

William Frederick Wedding
Michigan Death Certificates
Name William Frederick Wedding
Event Type Death
Event Date 26 Oct 1946
Event Place Carrollton, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 77
Birth Date 14 Jun 1869
Birthplace Grand Blanc, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Father's Name William F Wedding

Death record Saginaw County Court House
William Wedding
Placce of death: Saginaw
Lived: Carrollton 2956 Harrison
Wife: Frieda Heidenreich
Born: June 14, 1869 in Grand Blanc, MI
Father: William F Wedding born in Germany
Mother: Louise Uchtenhagen born in Germany
Funeral home: Cases
Died October 26, 1946 11:30 PM
Cause of death: Cardiac vascular renal disease

Name Wedding, William F.
Cemetery Forest Lawn
Gender M
Section 9
Race W
Lot 0459
Veteran No
Space 2nd NE
Marker Yes
Age at Death 77
Date of Burial 10/30/1946
Cause of Death Cardio Vascular Renal Disease
Place of Death Carrollton Michigan
Cremation No
Date of Death 10/26/1946
F-9-459 (2 NE Cor.)