John Franklin Race

1845 - 1885  (39 years)

• Name	John Franklin Race
  Born	26 May 1845	Copake, Columbia County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 May 1885	Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan
  Buried	Pine Hill Cemetery
  Notes	Record Number 7799 book 4 page 247 Kent County marriage licenses indicates Franklin Race married Eva Rosalie Barnum on 23 January 1877 in Grand Rapids. He is 27, a railroad agent and was born in Copake, NY. She is 18 and born in Paris Township, Michigan. S. Graves, pastor, marries them with Schuyler Baldwin of Kalamazoo, and Mary B. Graves of Grand Rapids as witnesses. 1880 Federal Census. Wyoming Township, Kent County, MI Census Roll 587, page 138A Frank Race, 34, R. R. Sation agent, b. NY, parents b. NY Eva R. Race, 22, wife, keeping house, b. MI, parents b. VT Leora Race, 2, daughter, b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. NY Leslie Race, 1, son, b. ditto Rhoda Barnum, 59, mother, widow, boarding, b. VT, parents b. VT Netta Barnum, 11, daughter, b. MI, parents b. NY Leslie maybe another name for William Bernie. Next door is Frank’s brother Charles’s family. It’s not clear what Netta’s relationship is. 1884 Croton Township, Croton Village, Newaygo County Census - Franklin is living near Walter and his family. He is working as a store clerk. Franklin is 39; Eva -25; Leora - 5; Birney - 3; and Frank L. is one. Both Frank and Eva can read and write. Leora attended school. Burial: Frank Race is listed as having been buried in Pine Hill Cemetery. Pine Hill is located on the southwest corner of Christie Street and 52nd Street in Kentwood, Michigan. This information was found on the web in“R-S” Burials - Pine Hill Cemetery Michigan GenWeb, Kent County http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/paris/pinehill/rs.html. It is taken from transcriptions done by the Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) on or about 24 June 1926. The following information is listed: Race, F. L. b. Oct. 20, 1881;  d. July 24, 1885 Race, Frank b. May 26, 1845;  d. May 19, 1885 Reese, Nina d. of A.A. and Eva;  n. d. F. L. Race, is most likely the son of Frank and Eva mentioned in the 1884 Croton, Michigan State Census. Following John Franklin Race’s death. Eva marries Andrew Reese and Nina Reese appears to have been one of their children.
  Person ID	I20454	Schirado
  Last Modified	1 July 2011

  
  

  Father	John W. Race,   b. 22 February 1803, Copake, Columbia County, New York ,   d. 6 June 1869, Potter, Yates County, New York  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Margaretha Thompson,   b. 1807, Copake, Columbia County, New York ,   d. after 1884, Croton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan  (Age > 78 years)
  Married	about 1825
  Family ID	F4786	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Eva Rosalie Barnum,   b. 3 March 1858, Michigan ,   d. 1 October 1907, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan  (Age 49 years)
  Married	23 January 1877	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
  Children	1. Leora L. Race,   b. about 1878, Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan + 2. Bernie William Race,   b. 20 July 1879, Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan ,   d. 26 March 1929, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan  (Age 49 years)   3. Franklin S. Race,   b. 20 October 1881, Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan ,   d. 24 July 1884, Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan  (Age 2 years) + 4. Eva Mae Race,   b. 19 May 1885, Fisher’s Station, Kent County, Michigan ,   d. 7 March 1970, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F4817	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S360] John W. Race’s bible (Copy of original record) kept by Walter M. Race.