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Photo courtesy of Cynthia Ghering and Frank Ghering, descendants of Jacob Ghering who moved to Michigan with his brother Michael Ghering. 

This is a family gathering of Michael and Beattie Ghering and their family and members of Jacob Ghering's family.  I estimate the date to be 1912 based on the apparent ages of the children.

From left to right:
Standing Back: Marjorie Ghering, Roy Ghering, Oren Burton, Cora Ghering, Hazel Ghering, Ethel Arkenberg.
At Table: Ben Ghering, Marguerite Jamieson (little girl standing), Ralph Jamieson (young man sitting slightly behind), Edith Ghering, Ella Jamieson, Mike Ghering, Beattie Tompkins Ghering, Hall Flack, and Tompkins Ghering.
Front Sitting: Mary Swaney Ghering, Betty Ghering (child in Mary's lap), Anna Flack, Eugene L. (Wynn) Ghering (child in Anna's lap), Mike Burton, Godfrey Ghering.

Thank you to Tom Ghering for providing the names of the people in this photo.

Generation No. 1

1. MICHAEL1 GHERING  (CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)1 was born 20 September 1844 in Cherrytree Twp., Venango, Pennsylvania2, and died 04 December 1917 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan3.  He married BEATTIE TOMPKINS4 08 April 1869 in Old Mission, Michigan5, daughter of ROBERT TOMPKINS and SOPHIE LANGWORTHY.  She was born 24 June 18506, and died 02 February 1913 in Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan6.

Children of MICHAEL GHERING and BEATTIE TOMPKINS are:

           2.  i.  TOMKINS2 GHERING, b. 07 November 1869, Old Mission, Michigan; d. 25 October 1949.

               ii.   ANNA GHERING6, b. 04 June 1872, Old Mission, Michigan7; d. 12 June 1947, Old Mission, Michigan8,9; m. JOHN HALL FLACK10,11, 01 December 1895, Old Mission, Michigan11; b. 29 August 1876, Lockport, NY; d. 04 December 1947, Old Mission, Michigan12.

           3. iii.   CORA GHERING, b. 24 April 1874, Old Mission, Michigan; d. 17 May 1946, Old Mission, Michigan.

          4.  iv.  BELLE GHERING, b. 1877; d. 1952.

                v.   ETHEL GHERING12, b. 188412; d. 194512; m. JEROME ARKENBERG12; b. Abt. 1872.

          5.   vi.  FLORENCE IRENE GHERING, b. 31 January 1888, Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan; d. 10 September 1942, Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan.

              vii.  LAVERNE GHERING12, b. 04 July 188012; d. 04 July 188412.

Generation No. 2

2. TOMKINS2 GHERING (MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA, GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)13 was born 07 November 186914, and died 25 October 194914,15.  He married MARY SWANEY16 31 August 1892 in Old Mission, Michigan17, daughter of CHRISTOPHER SWANEY and NANCY KITCHEN b. Canada.  She was born 05 February 1874 in South Milton, MI, and died December 1956.

Children of TOMKINS GHERING and MARY SWANEY are:

                i.   GODFREY3 GHERING18, b. 19 May 189118; d. 10 January 193518.

           6   ii.   MAJORIE ROSE GHERING, b. 22 April 1900, Old Mission, MI; d. 02 June 1992, Traverse City, Michigan.

          7.  iii.   ELIZABETH LOUISE GHERING, b. 12 April 1910; d. 24 May 1966.

          8.  iv.  EUGENE LLWYNN GHERING, b. 12 April 1910, Traverse City, MI; d. 03 February 1974, Guadalajara, Mexico.

3. CORA2 GHERING (MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)18,19 was born 24 April 1874 in Old Mission, Michigan20,21, and died 17 May 1946 in Old Mission, Michigan22,23.  She married OREN TERRY BURTON24 14 April 190025.  He was born 28 November 1872 in Lapeer County, MI26, and died 24 September 1947 in Old Mission, Michigan27.

Children of Cora Ghering and Oren Burton are:

          9.   i.   KENNETH3 BURTON, b. 12 October 1901; d. 10 March 1953.

        10.   ii.   MICHAEL C. BURTON, b. 31 October 1908, Old Mission, Michigan; d. 26 December 1990, Old Mission, Grand Traverse Co., MI.

4. Belle2 Ghering (Michael1, ChristianA Goehring/Ghering, JohannesB Goehring, Johann GeorgC, Johann ConradD, JohannE, ConradF) was born 1877, and died 1952. She married Philip S. Rose in Ardmore, PA. He was born Abt. 1875.

Children of Belle Ghering and Philip Rose are:

          11.  i.   DONALD3 ROSE, b. Abt. 1890.

               ii.   DOUGLAS ROSE28, b. Abt. 1900.

               iii.   KATHRYN ROSE28, b. Abt. 1902; m. ? BROWN28; b. Abt. 1900.

5.  FLORENCE IRENE2 GHERING (MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)29 was born 31 January 1888 in Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan30,31, and died 10 September 1942 in Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan32,33.  She married WALTER ANGUS LABATT34 25 December 1912 in Old Mission, Grand Traverse, Michigan34,35, son of PETER LABATT and RACHEL FULLER.  He was born 24 June 1889 in Wexford Co., MI36, and died 19 April 1952 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan37.

Children of Florence Ghering and Walter LaBatt are:

          12.  i.   MARGARET LUCILLE3 LABATT, b. 25 September 1914; d. 23 February 2000, Brooksville, Florida.

         13.   ii.   DEE WALTER LABATT, Peninsula, Grand Traverse Co., MI.

         14.   iii.   JAMES GHERING LABATT

Generation No. 3

6.  MAJORIE ROSE3 GHERING (TOMKINS2, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)38 was born 22 April 1900 in Old Mission, MI38, and died 02 June 1992 in Traverse City, Michigan38,39.  She married (1) ? PRATZ.    She married (2) ALFRED ERNEST GEARY40 1920, son of ALFRED MACARTHUR GEARY.  He was born 14 November 1897 in Charlevoix, Michigan40, and died April 1960 in Alpena, Michigan40.

Children of MAJORIE GHERING and ALFRED GEARY are:

                i.   THOMAS ALFRED4 GEARY41,42, b. 19 October 1921, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan; d. November 1984, Wisconsin42; m. ALLYN SCOVILLE43.

               ii.   WILLARD SCOTT GEARY43 d. 05 December 1944, WWII43.

               iii.   JOHN HALL GEARY43, b. 20 August 192544; d. 31 July 200144; m. BARBARA COON45

               iv.   KATHRYN ROSE GEARY45 m. LEROY BLAND45

7.  ELIZABETH LOUISE3 GHERING (Betty) (TOMKINS2, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)46,47,48 was born 12 April 191048, and died 24 May 196648.  She married William Arthur McManus48. 

Child of ELIZABETH GHERING and WILLIAM MCMANUS is:

                i.   MARY LUANNE4 MCMANUS48, b. 193548; m. (1) Glenn Peoples and  (2) Charles N. Van Avery48.

8.  EUGENE LLWYNN3 GHERING (Wynn) (TOMKINS2, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)49,50,51 was born 12 April 1910 in Traverse City, MI52, and died 03 February 1974 in Guadalajara, Mexico53.  He married JEANNETTE ELIZABETH MAY54, daughter of CHARLES MAY and MYRTLE FLYNN.  She was born 18 March 1913 in Mt Vernon, Knox County, Ohio54, and died April 196055.

Children of EUGENE GHERING and JEANNETTE MAY are:

                i.   EUGENE ELWYNN4 GHERING56

               ii.   CHARLES THOMAS GHERING56

               iii.   NANCY ANN GHERING56 m. FRANK MICHELSON56,57.

               iv.   ELIZABETH LYNN GHERING58 m. TERRY FULK59.

9.  KENNETH3 BURTON (CORA2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)60 was born 12 October 190161, and died 10 March 195362. He married HAZEL ZOULEK63. 

Children of KENNETH BURTON and HAZEL ZOULEK are:

                i.   MONTE4 BURTON63

               ii.   CORA BURTON63

               iii.   KENNETH BURTON64, b. 22 November 1924; d. 08 October 1997.

10.  MICHAEL C.3 BURTON (CORA2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)65,66 was born 31 October 1908 in Old Mission, Michigan67,68, and died 26 December 1990 in Old Mission, Grand Traverse Co., MI69,70.  He married CLARA MABEL BATES71 05 February 1927 in Traverse City, MI71,72, daughter of JOHN BATES and LILLIE WHITTAKER.  She was born 22 June 1908 in Acme, MI73, and died 23 May 199273.

Children of MICHAEL BURTON and CLARA BATES are:

                i.   JEROME GARY4 BURTON73,74

               ii.   VIRGILENE BURTON75 m. DON WARREN75

               iii.   M. TERRY BURTON75,76

11.  DONALD3 ROSE (BELLE2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)77 was born Abt. 1890.  He married ADA CAMPBELL77.

Children of DONALD ROSE and ADA CAMPBELL are:

                i.   DONALD GHERING4 ROSE

               ii.   MALCOLM CAMPBELL ROSE

12.  MARGARET LUCILLE3 LABATT (FLORENCE IRENE2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)77 was born 25 September 191477, and died 23 February 2000 in Brooksville, Florida78.  She married DAVID MAXWELL BRAYTON79.

Children of MARGARET LABATT and DAVID BRAYTON are:

                i.   CHARLES ANGUS4 BRAYTON79, Traverse City, MI79; m. ELLEN ROBERTSON79, Dade City, MI79.

               ii.   MAXINE BRAYTON

13.  DEE WALTER3 LABATT (FLORENCE IRENE2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)79.  He married MARY ELIZABETH MCMULLEN79.

Children of DEE LABATT and MARY MCMULLEN are:

                i.   PETER PHILLIP4 LABATT79 m. SUSAN CROSS79.

               ii.   WALTER BRUCE LABATT79 m. JUDITH MOYER79.

               iii.   BARBARA LUCILLE LABATT79 m. JAMES MARTIN79.

               iv.   ELIZABETH JANE LABATT79

14.  JAMES GHERING3 LABATT (FLORENCE IRENE2 GHERING, MICHAEL1, CHRISTIANA GOEHRING/GHERING, JOHANNESB GOEHRING, JOHANN GEORGC, JOHANN CONRADD, JOHANNE, CONRADF)79.  He married FREDA FOX79

Child of JAMES LABATT and FREDA FOX is:

                i.   DAVID4 LABATT79 m. VICKIE HALL79.

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