William Henry Westbrook ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

William's father was born in England and his mother was born in Pennsylvania

Also living with William and Oriana in 1900 was Ira J Vorhees. Ira was born in MInnesota on Dec, 1877. I don't know why he was living there.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Canada Census, 1861, Portland, Frontenac, Ontario. Information provided by Cindy Smith.

• Residence: Canada Censes of 1871, 1871, Bedford, Addington, Ontario, Canada. Age 12 and living with the William and Esther Wilson family.

• Residence, 1900, Reynolds township (excl. Howard City village), Montcalm, Michigan.

• Residence, 1910, Reynolds Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA.

• Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer, 15 Aug 1915, Croton Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. ⁸

William married Oriana M. Croff, daughter of Pvt. Cyrus Augustus Croff and Esther E. Johnson, about 1881.¹ (Oriana M. Croff was born on 1 Dec 1867 in Eaton County, Michigan, USA,⁹ died on 28 Jan 1927 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA and was buried in Reynolds Township Cemetery, Howard City, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA ⁷.)