Source: Michigan Death Certificate∼Lorenzo was born in Alamo, Michigan, the son of Robert Lawrence, Jr. and Abigail (Horton). (The newspaper obituary incorrectly states that he was born in New York and migrated to Michigan at the age of four.) His parents pioneered to Michigan from New York, where he was born in Alamo, in Kalamazoo County. When he was six years old, they moved to Holland, and were among the first of many families of settlers (Cochran, Carrier, Cotrell, Ogden, Nicholas, Gillette, Chapman, Jocelyn, Drinkwater, Davis, Wiggins, Souter, Scott, Lyons, Robinson, Smith, Huff, Campbell, Horton, and Crofoot), all of whom came to the Holland area from the east. These Americans knew nothing about farming on the low lands, and selected land along Lake Michigan, leaving the land farther inland to the Hollanders.
As a young man, Lorenzo "gave up" farming on his place along the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan. At age 15 he helped shovel wheat from the steamer Delaware (which later foundered off what is now Tennessee beach, December 30, 1871.)
He married (1)Eliza Ann Nash on April 24, 1881. Children born to him and Eliza are Estella, Ruth and George Robert. Eliza died in 1895, and he married a widow, (2)Adealia (Wedeman) Jones on Dec. 28, 1901. Children born to him and Adealia are Lydia and William Henry.
He began a career as an expert tree and vine husbandman, and worked for many years on the Lakewood farm of George ____? (Obituary is torn, and the last name is missing.) He was active until he fractured his hip in 1944, at which time he occupied himself about his home pruning fruit and shade trees.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Julia , Mary, Lena, Loreta; daughters, Estella and Lydia ; his niece and ward, Irena ; and infant son, Enos.
Surviving is a daughter, Ruth; and two sons, George and William ; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
As a young man, Lorenzo "gave up" farming on his place along the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan. At age 15 he helped shovel wheat from the steamer Delaware (which later foundered off what is now Tennessee beach, December 30, 1871.)
He married (1)Eliza Ann Nash on April 24, 1881. Children born to him and Eliza are Estella, Ruth and George Robert. Eliza died in 1895, and he married a widow, (2)Adealia (Wedeman) Jones on Dec. 28, 1901. Children born to him and Adealia are Lydia and William Henry.
He began a career as an expert tree and vine husbandman, and worked for many years on the Lakewood farm of George ____? (Obituary is torn, and the last name is missing.) He was active until he fractured his hip in 1944, at which time he occupied himself about his home pruning fruit and shade trees.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Julia , Mary, Lena, Loreta; daughters, Estella and Lydia ; his niece and ward, Irena ; and infant son, Enos.
Surviving is a daughter, Ruth; and two sons, George and William ; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Source: Michigan Death Certificate∼Lorenzo was born in Alamo, Michigan, the son of Robert Lawrence, Jr. and Abigail (Horton). (The newspaper obituary incorrectly states that he was born in New York and migrated to Michigan at the age of four.) His parents pioneered to Michigan from New York, where he was born in Alamo, in Kalamazoo County. When he was six years old, they moved to Holland, and were among the first of many families of settlers (Cochran, Carrier, Cotrell, Ogden, Nicholas, Gillette, Chapman, Jocelyn, Drinkwater, Davis, Wiggins, Souter, Scott, Lyons, Robinson, Smith, Huff, Campbell, Horton, and Crofoot), all of whom came to the Holland area from the east. These Americans knew nothing about farming on the low lands, and selected land along Lake Michigan, leaving the land farther inland to the Hollanders.
As a young man, Lorenzo "gave up" farming on his place along the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan. At age 15 he helped shovel wheat from the steamer Delaware (which later foundered off what is now Tennessee beach, December 30, 1871.)
He married (1)Eliza Ann Nash on April 24, 1881. Children born to him and Eliza are Estella, Ruth and George Robert. Eliza died in 1895, and he married a widow, (2)Adealia (Wedeman) Jones on Dec. 28, 1901. Children born to him and Adealia are Lydia and William Henry.
He began a career as an expert tree and vine husbandman, and worked for many years on the Lakewood farm of George ____? (Obituary is torn, and the last name is missing.) He was active until he fractured his hip in 1944, at which time he occupied himself about his home pruning fruit and shade trees.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Julia , Mary, Lena, Loreta; daughters, Estella and Lydia ; his niece and ward, Irena ; and infant son, Enos.
Surviving is a daughter, Ruth; and two sons, George and William ; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
As a young man, Lorenzo "gave up" farming on his place along the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan. At age 15 he helped shovel wheat from the steamer Delaware (which later foundered off what is now Tennessee beach, December 30, 1871.)
He married (1)Eliza Ann Nash on April 24, 1881. Children born to him and Eliza are Estella, Ruth and George Robert. Eliza died in 1895, and he married a widow, (2)Adealia (Wedeman) Jones on Dec. 28, 1901. Children born to him and Adealia are Lydia and William Henry.
He began a career as an expert tree and vine husbandman, and worked for many years on the Lakewood farm of George ____? (Obituary is torn, and the last name is missing.) He was active until he fractured his hip in 1944, at which time he occupied himself about his home pruning fruit and shade trees.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Julia , Mary, Lena, Loreta; daughters, Estella and Lydia ; his niece and ward, Irena ; and infant son, Enos.
Surviving is a daughter, Ruth; and two sons, George and William ; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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