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Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« on: Sunday 24 August 08 11:00 BST (UK) »
Hello

I am trying to trace relatives of Christina Glass Gage who emigrated from Kirkcaldy, Scotland to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1930.

She was born on the 13 March 1892 in Helensburgh, Scotland and married William Shields on the 25 January 1918 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

William was born on the 14 July 1875 in Dunfermline, Scotland.

I am researching the Colliar family tree and Christina's mother was Isobel Taylor Colliar, father John William Gage.

Many thanks
Take care
Donna
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 24 August 08 16:36 BST (UK) »
Who are you trying to research in the US?

Christina and her husband or her parents?
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 24 August 08 23:49 BST (UK) »
Who are you trying to research in the US?

Christina and her husband or her parents?

I'm trying to obtain info on either Christina or her offspring.  I know that her parents didn't emigrate so that line enquiry is out but equally Christina would have died by 1992 as she was born in 1892 so I am hoping to find details of her death or that of any children she may have had in the US.

Many thanks
Take care
Donna
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 August 08 12:31 BST (UK) »
I found Christina on the Social Security Death Index, although her last name was spelled slightly differently than you had mentioned. 

Christina Shiels
Last Residence - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Born: 13 Mar 1892
Died: 12 Sep 1994
SS number issued in Michigan before 1951

Michigan Deaths:
Christina G. Shiels
Born 13 Mar 1892
Died 12 Sep 1994
Residence: Kentwood, Kent, Michigan
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

She and William are also listed as Shiels (no d) in the 1930 Census.  They are in Grand Rapids at 407 Quimby.  The census says that they immigrated in 1925 and William had filed papers for naturalization.  They are with their children, all born in Scotland:   David, age 11 ;  Isabella, age 10;  (*) , age 9;  and (*) , age 7.  In the census, William is age 56 and was age 45 at his first marriage.  Christina was age 38 and was age 21 at her first marriage, so it sounds like she was married before.

I found a border crossing from Canada to US for Christina and the children from July 1925.   Their last permanent residence was Methil, Scotland.  Christina's father was John Gage, 12 Swinton Blgs., Methil.  They were headed to Grand Rapids to join William at 342 Brown St.  All the children were born at Kirkcaldy and Christina was born Helensbur.  They all had fair hair and complexions and blue eyes.  Christina had mole on her upper lip.  They traveled on the ship SS Montnairn from Glasgow to Quebec.

William was on the SS Athenia from Glasgow to Quebec, arriving 1 Jul 1923.  He was age 50, a carting contractor, last permanent residence - Kirkcaldy, wife Mrs. Catherine Shiels in Thornton, Fife, Scotland.  He was headed to Grand Rapids to join brother Timothy Shiels, 1413 Buffalo Ave.  He was 5 ft. 5 inches tall with a fresh complexion, fair hair, and blue eyes.  He was born in Kirkcaldy.

I also found William and Christina on a passenger list for the SS Queen Elizabeth from Southampton to New York on 27 May 1948.  They were US citizens.  William was age 75, naturalized in District Court of Michigan 13 Mar. 1942.  He lived at 407 Quimby St., Grand Rapids.  Christina was age 56.

On the Michigan Deaths database:
David Shiels
Born 24 Sep 1918
Died 17 Mar 1986 in Grand Rapids
Residence - Grand Rapids

Isabella Shiels
Born 2 Mar 1920
Died 5 Feb 1979 in Grand Rapids
Residence - Grand Rapids

I think I may have found information on one of the other children, who may still be living, so let me know if you'd like that & I'll send you a private message.

If you go here and search under West Michigan Newspapers for Shiels, there are a bunch of results:  http://data.wmgs.org/ 

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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #4 on: Monday 25 August 08 21:39 BST (UK) »
Hi Shellyesq

I cannot thank you enough as this sounds exactly the Christina I was after.

She was married before to a William Mack on the 28 June 1912 in Thornton, Scotland but he died in 1918 in France.

She had two children with him John Mack and William Gage Mack, but the the rumour is that she left them with a neighbour to go to the USA when she married William Shields.

I will certainly pm you to obtain details of the living relatives.

Thanks you again so much.
Donna
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #5 on: Monday 25 August 08 23:12 BST (UK) »
No problem!

I also found this:

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
David Shiels
Born 1918 
Race: White, not yet a citizen
Nativity State or Country: Channel Islands or England or Great Britain or Isle of Man or Northern Ireland or Scotland or Wales 
State: Michigan 
County or City: Kent   
Enlistment Date: 16 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Michigan 
Enlistment City: Fort Custer 
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA 
Grade: Private 
Term of Enlistment - for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law 
Education: 4 years of high school 
Civil Occupation: Student, Geography or Lithographic Pressman (Pressman, rotary lithographic. ) 
Marital Status: Single, without dependents 
Height: 66 
Weight: 135 
 
Also, in US Naturalization Records Index in Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995:
Isabella Collier Shiels
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1920
The date on it appears to be 28 Jan. 1949.

I found this in the News-Palladium of Benton Harbor, Michigan, 23 Jan. 1943:
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 16:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Shelly

This is definitely the correct family, Thank you so much for your help.  It is much appreciated.
It was interesting to see the newspaper cutting as Christina's parents died in 1920 and before 1933 so unless it was with the Macks, then perhaps the NEighbours rumour is true!
Take care
Donna
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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 02 September 08 18:25 BST (UK) »
Christina Glass was my grandmother and William Mack my father. This information is brilliant, filling many gaps. Thank you.

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Re: Christina Glass Gage - Michigan
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 02 September 08 18:27 BST (UK) »
Sorry, that exited I meanto type Shiels not Glass.