HANNAH LURETTA HALLIWILL
Hannah, "Luretta", was a daughter of James M. and Mary Ann (Lindsley) Halliwill. On 25 Nov 1874, Luretta was united in matrimony to Amandis Derhammer in Medina Co., Ohio. The couple were blessed by the birth of two sons--Harvey and Willard H.

Amandis purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Emmet county, Michigan through the Traverse City, Michigan Bureau of Land Management on 5 April 1878. The family did not relocate immediatley, as they were enumerated on the 1880 US Census in Montville Twp., Medina Co., Ohio. Recorded 11 June 1880, p378B, lines 4-7. DERHAMMER: Armandis, head age 37, married, born in Ohio, parents in Pennsylvania, occupation - carpenter. H. Luretta, wife, age 28, keeping home, born in Ohio as were her parents. Harvey, son age 4, born in Ohio. Willard, son age 1, born in Ohio.

1890, June -- The following is an except from "Yesterday's People Revisited: A Chronology of Northern Emmet County," compiled by Raymond Kalbfleisch, 1993 - p273, "1890 A. D. -- The population of the two townships (T 38/39N ) now amounted to twp hundred and thirty, and this included of course a small part of the village of Mackinaw City. The following Civil War veterans were living in the townships in June of this year: Oliver C Cope, Ernest Waller, Amandis Derhammer, Hugh Kilpatrick, and Fred C. Roth."

1900, April -- Hannah L. Derhammer, filed for her husband's Civil War Pension, Application No. 716820, Certificate No. 528344. 1900 US Census, Carp Lake Township, Emmet County, Michigan. Recorded 23-25 June 1990. Derhammer: Willard H., head, age 21, single, born Sept 1878 in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio. Luretta Derhammer, mother, age 48, widow, born May 1852, mother of two children - two living, born in Ohio, parents in Pennsylvania (her parents were born in Ohio).

1901 -- She continued to reside at Carp Lake, Emmet County, Michigan as depicted in the next of kin report in the estate of her father, James M. Halliwill. This said document was filed in Medina County, Ohio on 24 Jan 1901. The 1902 Emmet County Plat Map depicts that Hannah L. Derhammer owned a farm of 78 acres in Section 15 of Carp Lake township, at the junction of East Gill and Reed Roads. The farm was valued at $300 and their post office was Carp Lake P.O. This land is at the western edge of the hamlet of Carp Lake, less than one-half of a mile from the shores of Carp Lake (currently known as Paradise Lake). Also, the GR & I (Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway) ran through the property on the route from Petoskey to Mackinaw City. If there were a railroad station at Carp Lake, it would have been very close to the property. Please note that in the 1875 Amandis Derhammer owned one hunderd and sixty acres in Section 13, while in 1902 the family plot consisted of seventy-eight acres in Section 15 [Denny McCullough, Emmet County Lookup, [email protected]]. The 1909 Emmet County directory does not include a listing for the Derhammer family.

Marriage Record.
8 Dec 1903 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Annah L. Derhammer, born in Ohio, d/o of Jas. and Mary Ann Halliowell TO Louis Zess born in Canada, s/o Theodore and Harriett (Lalond) Zess. [LDS: IGI Individual Record].

1910 US Census, Village of Allanson, Littlefield Township, Emmet County, Michigan. Recorded 20 April 1910, Roll: T624_645, p3A, ED 97, p3A, lines 22-24. ZESS: Louis head of household, age 44, born in Canada; French, parents born in Canada, married second 6 years, immigrated 1881 (1872-74), Naturalized. Occupation: WN at Bocol Mill, owns a mortgaged home, can read and write. Hannah L. wife, age 46, born in Ohio, father in Canada (Ohio), mother in Ohio, married second 6 years, mother of 2 - 2 living. Also in the household -- EDSON: Rufus B. border, age 32, barber…

1920 US Census, West Main Street, Village of Seville, Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio. HALLIWILL: Sarah A. (Shook) head of household, age 68, widow, born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio. Owns a mortaged home, can read and write. ZESS: Hannah L. sister-in-law, age 67, born in Ohio as were her parents, can read and write. Louis A. brother-in-law, age 55, born in Canada, as were his parents. Immigrated 1901 (1872-74), Naturalized, laborer working out, can read and write.

1930 US Census, 75 West Main Street, District 4, Seville Village, Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio, recorded 5 April 1930, p4A, lines 44-46, Halliwill: Sarah A. (Shook), head age 78, widow, owns home valued at $2500, born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio. ZESS: Hanah L., sister-in-law, age 77, married first at age 21, born in Ohio as were her parents, servant for private family. Lewis, brother-in-law, age 66, married first at age 22, born in Canada, as were his parents, laborer of odd jobs, Naturalized 1870.

Hannah's death was recorded at the Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics as Hannah Loretta Zess, aged 79 years 9 months 26 days, a white, married female died 25 Mar 1932 in Seville, Medina County, Ohio. Cause of Death: Asthma, onset 1926; Chronic Bronchitis, onset 1926; Pulmonary Edema, onset 24 Mar 1932; Cardiac Decompensation, onset 24 Mar 1932. She was buried 28 Mar 1932 in Seville, Ohio. She was a resident of Seville, Ohio. Occupation: Housewife. She was born 28 May 1852 (1853) in Le Roy, Ohio to James Halliwell, born in Acme (Guilford Twp.), Ohio, and Mary Lindy, born in Ohio. Undertaker: R. D. Armstrong, Seville, Ohio. Informant: (husband) Louis Zess of Seville, Ohio [Ohio Deaths 1908-1953]. She was interred in Mound Hill Cemetery in Seville, Ohio in SW2, 497:4. Her second husband, Louis rests beside her in grave five.