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GEO “Ht SOUTHWORTH. CONSULTS FAMILY BIBLE AND FINDS ENTRY IN HAND OF TAS. AT WAY We Ro Lewis Knew Him as a Bad “Before 1865 When he was a Clerk I ©, PF. Dibble Store —Others Testify That Edwin C. Way was born in Marshall, and that he is the son of the lair, and Mrs. James A. Ward seems to be conclusively proved thru the investigation pursued today, by Attorney Geo. H. Southworth, who visited the old homestead of west B Mansion street and consulted the family records, Mr. Southworth was rewarded by finding am énity in the family bible of the birth of a son, Edwin., on Dec. 26, 1849 in the bold chirog raphy of James A. Way, which seems to establish his parentage without a flaubt. There is no hint to Viccon sary anywhere in the records. Mrs. Frank B. Phelps enter tarlest recollections of childhood playmates include ‘“Eadie’ Way. The families lived ade by sir and she does not hesitate to disclose the Fact that they were children togeth er and were born in the same year. Wm. R. Lewis says that in 1864, or a year before Mrs. J. C. Moore, the lady claiming to be a Star, claims that her brother is away from home, young Wary entered the general store of Ches. P. Dibble over which the Statesman was then pub lished by the late Seth Li of our informant who had occasion to be comedr intimate with him on account, of this close suqpecition, He States that a few days after the Young man began working in the store, he told young Lewis, of his sandition, which was to ackemplate enough property to enable him to provide the rally for his “old father and mother” during their deanline years. He succeeded in this before he was 81, by shrewd and caret investment, his fortune amounting to Aa by that tne. Hoowever, if the letter should ante Mokelze in which Mrr. Way is all to have stened himself as Ad e C. Way (or Fish) fa ahtrese in Mra. Maate as his si Here will sit be tom for interesting develop ments In thee Wefore One final settlement of the estate,
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Marshall News Statesman
Marshall, Michigan, US
Tue, Aug 01, 1916
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