Montcalm Co. MIGenWeb Family Group Sheet for the
Josiah Lane STEARNS Family of Michigan.
submitted by K. Everingham for Montcalm County.
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Josiah Lane STEARNS	b.19 March 1831 Wilmont, NH d.15 Sept 1917 Montcalm Co., MI
married: Adiline Wells STONE (m.) b.abt 1837 New Hampshire d.19 March 1881 Evergreen Twp, Montcalm, MI parents of Adiline Wells STONE are - Joel & Betsie STONE married 2nd to: Laura Adephia Farkes MAYBERRY	parents of (Josiah Lane): John STEARNS
children: [F] Ellen Agusta (b.18 Sept 1859 ) [M] Wesley Joel (b.20 May 1868 ) [M] Wilbur Lane (b.14 Aug 1869 ) [M] Frankie (b.16 May 1871 ) children born in Wilmont, NH
fact sources and writings about this individual: 1research of Kevin Everingham of Sheridan, Montcalm, MI 2family papers of Phyllis (Morris) Stearns of Sheridan. 3family notes say that Josiah & Adiline moved to Michigan in 1873 & built a home on Oak Street in Sheridan, Montcalm County. 41880 CENSUS Evergreen Township, Montcalm Co., MI 51900 CENSUS Evergreen twp, Montcalm, Michigan 6GENDIS MI Dept of Community Health Record Addiew Stearns, 43, died at Evergreen twp, Montcalm. 7Wesley Joel Stearns married "Anna" according to the 1900 CENSUS. Wilbur Lane Stearns married Sarah Gleason and two of their children married into the large local "Greenhoe" family.