Household 190: 137 Sixth Street, Detroit, Michigan

Household Record 190

Res.1/Male/Husb} Williams, Theodore John (John T.)

Family History} Hancock

Res.2/Fem./Wife} Bird, Myrtle A.

HH Type} Historic household

Address/Location:
Name(s)}	Theodore Williams & Myrtle Bird
Str./Apt.}	137 Sixth Street
City/etc.}	Detroit, Michigan

Household Dates:

Source} Exa 11 Nov 1899

Move-In} Cir 16 Nov 1899

Move-Out} Aft 11 Nov 1899

Source 1}	109 = Prison recrd
Source 2}	111 = Newspaper

Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock

Date Updated} 3 Jan 2006
Date Created} 10 Jul 2004

Notes: Exerpts from the Adria Daily Times of 30 Sep 1899, which was quoting the Detroit Tribune:

The men, accompanied by several women and children, struck Lenawee county in April, from somewhere in Ohio.
A new religious sect with a membership of 11 to date has made its headquarters around Detroit for the past two months.
Springwells, where the entire colony was quartered up to two weeks ago.
Theo. Bird and Theo. Williams, were found at 13 Sixth street. The Sixth street home of Bird and Curtis was in a basement of two rooms, the front being used by Bird and his wife, the rear by Williams, his wife and four children, one of whom had a foot cut off by a Detroit railway car a few weeks ago.

The above reference to 13 Sixth street is assumed to be a typo. On 11 November 1899, Theodore Williams and Theodore Bird both said that their home address was 137 Sixth Street, Detroit. Due to their imprisonment, however, they apparently resided at the 137 Sixth Street for only two weeks. I do not know how long their wives and children remained at this location.

Total # of Residents} >5

Other Residents:

Household	His Last HH} ___	His Next HH} 114
Links =>	Her Last HH} 192	Her Next HH} 143

3rd Res.}	Williams, Simeon Clyde (Si)	143
4th Res.}	Nelson, Elizabeth Pernilla	___
5th Res.}	Bird, Theodore L.	114
6th Res.}	Unknown resident	___

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