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L J Wolcott

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L J Wolcott

Birth
Michigan, USA
Death
21 Oct 1931 (aged 82)
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 74, Lot 2, Wolcott family plot
Memorial ID
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L. J. Wolcott ,82, went to be with the Lord on October 21, 1931, while sleeping peacefully at his home 902 North Eaton Street at 1 a.m. Albion, Michigan.
He was born in Jackson County, Michigan on May 14, 1849, to the late Henry Baxter and Loretta Belle Hopkins Wolcott.

He married Flora M. Comstock, 19 September 1873, in Kalamazoo.
They lived in Albion,Michigan to this union,
five children, four daughters ; one son.

Preceded in death by his wife, Flora M. Comstock Wolcott; parents.

The Wolcott Union Wind Mill Company was located on the northwest corner of E. Burberry and North Huron Streets. Organized in 1876, the firm employed fifty people.
Wolcott windmills could be found on farms throughout the area, and were shipped across the country, and around the world.

He was a Former Mayor served 42 years as Head of Loan Association.

Mr.Wolcott was an State Legislator from this District from 1911-1917.

In state politics,Mr.L.J.Wolcott,was a staunch member of the Democratic party.
For 16 years,he was engaged in the manufacture of windmills,and gasoline engines, here.
Mr. Wolcott was educated in the Albion Public Schools, and he attended Albion College for a short time.
Albion 100 Years Ago August 1904 Morning Star August 1,2004 Page 10.
The Building and Loan Association Re-Elected its old officers Monday Night. The Officers are L. J. Wolcott President.

Survivors include his five children, many other loving family members and friends.
Source:Family Lineage
L. J. Wolcott ,82, went to be with the Lord on October 21, 1931, while sleeping peacefully at his home 902 North Eaton Street at 1 a.m. Albion, Michigan.
He was born in Jackson County, Michigan on May 14, 1849, to the late Henry Baxter and Loretta Belle Hopkins Wolcott.

He married Flora M. Comstock, 19 September 1873, in Kalamazoo.
They lived in Albion,Michigan to this union,
five children, four daughters ; one son.

Preceded in death by his wife, Flora M. Comstock Wolcott; parents.

The Wolcott Union Wind Mill Company was located on the northwest corner of E. Burberry and North Huron Streets. Organized in 1876, the firm employed fifty people.
Wolcott windmills could be found on farms throughout the area, and were shipped across the country, and around the world.

He was a Former Mayor served 42 years as Head of Loan Association.

Mr.Wolcott was an State Legislator from this District from 1911-1917.

In state politics,Mr.L.J.Wolcott,was a staunch member of the Democratic party.
For 16 years,he was engaged in the manufacture of windmills,and gasoline engines, here.
Mr. Wolcott was educated in the Albion Public Schools, and he attended Albion College for a short time.
Albion 100 Years Ago August 1904 Morning Star August 1,2004 Page 10.
The Building and Loan Association Re-Elected its old officers Monday Night. The Officers are L. J. Wolcott President.

Survivors include his five children, many other loving family members and friends.
Source:Family Lineage

Gravesite Details

B.Jackson Co,MI; D.Calhoun Co,MI; parents,Henry B. and Loretta B. Hopkins Wolcott;M. 19 Sept.1873,Kalamazoo, Mich. Flora M. Comstock, to this union five children.



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  • Created by: Peanut
  • Added: Jul 24, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7706189/l_j-wolcott: accessed ), memorial page for L J Wolcott (14 May 1849–21 Oct 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7706189, citing Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Peanut (contributor 46584241).