She was the daughter of William Burton Babcock (brother of
my grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks) and Sophia Bach Mross.
Gladys Mildred Babcock's mother Sophia Mross Babcock died when Gladys
was 3 years old. Her father William Burton Babcock then married Pearl Marie
Russell and marriage only lasted a few months and they divorce. He then
married Helen Morvinski-Smaglinski.
Gladys Mildred Babcock married 2/h John Bylsma (Jr.) son of John Bylsma and Henrietta Brunsink 8 Aug. 1938 Elkhart County, Indiana, Both bride and groom from Grand Rapids, MI.
They had three daughters as per John Bylsma Jr. obituary:
Shirley Mae, June Louise and Jo-Ann Bylsma. Jo-Ann Bylsma
is daughter from John Bylsma's 2nd wife that he married after
Gladys m. Babcock, Grandstra.
On 1940 Federal Census her widower John Bylsma Jr., is living with his in-laws in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI., the William B. Babcock family.
Their daughters living with family members on the
Bylsma side in 1940:
Shirley M. Bylsma living with uncle George Bylsma and Gertrude Bylsma in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI. She is 8 years old.
June Louise Bylsema is living in Tyrone Township, Kent Co., MI., age 5 years old with grandparents John Bylsema and Henrietta Bylsema.
my grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks) and Sophia Bach Mross.
Gladys Mildred Babcock's mother Sophia Mross Babcock died when Gladys
was 3 years old. Her father William Burton Babcock then married Pearl Marie
Russell and marriage only lasted a few months and they divorce. He then
married Helen Morvinski-Smaglinski.
Gladys Mildred Babcock married 2/h John Bylsma (Jr.) son of John Bylsma and Henrietta Brunsink 8 Aug. 1938 Elkhart County, Indiana, Both bride and groom from Grand Rapids, MI.
They had three daughters as per John Bylsma Jr. obituary:
Shirley Mae, June Louise and Jo-Ann Bylsma. Jo-Ann Bylsma
is daughter from John Bylsma's 2nd wife that he married after
Gladys m. Babcock, Grandstra.
On 1940 Federal Census her widower John Bylsma Jr., is living with his in-laws in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI., the William B. Babcock family.
Their daughters living with family members on the
Bylsma side in 1940:
Shirley M. Bylsma living with uncle George Bylsma and Gertrude Bylsma in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI. She is 8 years old.
June Louise Bylsema is living in Tyrone Township, Kent Co., MI., age 5 years old with grandparents John Bylsema and Henrietta Bylsema.
She was the daughter of William Burton Babcock (brother of
my grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks) and Sophia Bach Mross.
Gladys Mildred Babcock's mother Sophia Mross Babcock died when Gladys
was 3 years old. Her father William Burton Babcock then married Pearl Marie
Russell and marriage only lasted a few months and they divorce. He then
married Helen Morvinski-Smaglinski.
Gladys Mildred Babcock married 2/h John Bylsma (Jr.) son of John Bylsma and Henrietta Brunsink 8 Aug. 1938 Elkhart County, Indiana, Both bride and groom from Grand Rapids, MI.
They had three daughters as per John Bylsma Jr. obituary:
Shirley Mae, June Louise and Jo-Ann Bylsma. Jo-Ann Bylsma
is daughter from John Bylsma's 2nd wife that he married after
Gladys m. Babcock, Grandstra.
On 1940 Federal Census her widower John Bylsma Jr., is living with his in-laws in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI., the William B. Babcock family.
Their daughters living with family members on the
Bylsma side in 1940:
Shirley M. Bylsma living with uncle George Bylsma and Gertrude Bylsma in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI. She is 8 years old.
June Louise Bylsema is living in Tyrone Township, Kent Co., MI., age 5 years old with grandparents John Bylsema and Henrietta Bylsema.
my grandmother Elfa Rose Babcock, Foster, Monks) and Sophia Bach Mross.
Gladys Mildred Babcock's mother Sophia Mross Babcock died when Gladys
was 3 years old. Her father William Burton Babcock then married Pearl Marie
Russell and marriage only lasted a few months and they divorce. He then
married Helen Morvinski-Smaglinski.
Gladys Mildred Babcock married 2/h John Bylsma (Jr.) son of John Bylsma and Henrietta Brunsink 8 Aug. 1938 Elkhart County, Indiana, Both bride and groom from Grand Rapids, MI.
They had three daughters as per John Bylsma Jr. obituary:
Shirley Mae, June Louise and Jo-Ann Bylsma. Jo-Ann Bylsma
is daughter from John Bylsma's 2nd wife that he married after
Gladys m. Babcock, Grandstra.
On 1940 Federal Census her widower John Bylsma Jr., is living with his in-laws in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI., the William B. Babcock family.
Their daughters living with family members on the
Bylsma side in 1940:
Shirley M. Bylsma living with uncle George Bylsma and Gertrude Bylsma in Ward 3, Grand Rapids, MI. She is 8 years old.
June Louise Bylsema is living in Tyrone Township, Kent Co., MI., age 5 years old with grandparents John Bylsema and Henrietta Bylsema.
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