James Albert PELESS
1. From 1988 edition LDS IGI. Source of information: 1880 census records. Marriage record in historical society in Madison, Wisconsin. 11/5/88 1993 - 1850, 1860, 1870 census records found birth and death records on cemetery head stone near Baldwin, Wisconsin.
1. Marriage info from LDS Church Marriage Entry Form sent in by James Peless of Ohio. On Federal Census 1860 & 1870 2. All Children of this family is from LDS Church IGI 1988 edition. 3. Telecon Harry Peless, 11-5-1995 LDS. 302 Coledge Drive Midland, MI 48642 517-832-5019 4. Source of information: census records and marriage records at historical society in Madison, Wisconsin. 11/5/88 LDS records on program of Keck history
Wisconsin Historical Society mirofilmed at Madison, Wisconsin. Death records in possession of Harry Peless Jr. 11/5/88 Marriage information found in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
Information: Cemetery information at Fair Plains, Sparta, Michigan. Death certificate in possession of Harry Peless Jr.
Death and divorce records in possession of Harry Peless Jr. Served in WWI in Army. 11/5/88 His wife, Leona, married James Godell 7/1/1911. An annulment issued 7/12/1911 by mother, Mary Furber. Michigan Historical Society - Michigan marriages in early 1900's. Buried in Fairplains cemetary at Sparta,Mich.
Source of information: Personal knowledge given to me from Carrie while living in Sparta, Michigan. Death records in daughter's possession. 11/5/88 Buried in Kent City, Michigan with second husband.
Buried in Englewood Cemetery, Kent City, Michigan with wife.
Source of information: Information received from stepdaughter when he died. 11/5/88 Buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He married Lucy Jane Keck 20 Oct 1884 at Tiffany Twp, Dunn, Wisconsin . Lucy Jane Keck was born at Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana 30 Aug 1861 daughter of William Keck and Elizabeth Pippenger .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Margaret May Peless
born 7 Sep 1885.
Fred James Peless
born 20 Nov 1886.
Harry Bernard Peless
born 15 Jan 1890.
Carrie Jane Peless
born 29 Mar 1891.
William H. Peless
born 27 Nov 1892.
Willard Willis Peless
born 17 May 1895.
James Albert Peless died 16 Apr 1935 at Sparta, Kent, Michigan .
Lucy Jane Keck died 5 Jan 1947 at Sparta, Kent, Michigan .