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Clara W. Fuller Colvin

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Birth	:	9 Jul 1865 Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Death	:	10 Jan 1924 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8244019, -86.3788986
Plot	:	In Colvin Mausoleum (Section D, Lot 4).
Description	:	Daughter of Jerome Bonaparte Fuller and his wife Elizabeth Mercy Wells. ---------------------------- Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this memorial to other web sites. Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib. ---------------------------- Clara was married to Edwin Meric Colvin, on Aug. 28, 1888, in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. Edwin Meric Colvin was the son of Wilkerson Colvin and his third wife Mrs. Elizabeth (Frazier) Estes. ----------------------------- Edwin Meric Colvin was born on Aug. 13, 1867, in Buchanan, Michigan, and he died on May 16, 1926, in Chicago, Cook County Illinois, at the age of 58. --------------------------------- Edwin and Clara Colvin had four children: 1. Jay Austin Colvin (1890-1963) [Jay had a daughter Janet Agnes Colvin (1920-1966), who was married... Read More	Daughter of Jerome Bonaparte Fuller and his wife Elizabeth Mercy Wells. ---------------------------- Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this memorial to other web sites. Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib. ---------------------------- Clara was married to Edwin Meric Colvin, on Aug. 28, 1888, in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan. Edwin Meric Colvin was the son of Wilkerson Colvin and his third wife Mrs. Elizabeth (Frazier) Estes. ----------------------------- Edwin Meric Colvin was born on Aug. 13, 1867, in Buchanan, Michigan, and he died on May 16, 1926, in Chicago, Cook County Illinois, at the age of 58. --------------------------------- Edwin and Clara Colvin had four children: 1. Jay Austin Colvin (1890-1963) [Jay had a daughter Janet Agnes Colvin (1920-1966), who was married to Norman Lloyd "Pete" Kettlewell Jr. (1919-1948, age 29). He is also buried in the Colvin Mausoleum, along with he and Janet's son Norman Lloyd "Ket" Kettlewell III (1944-1961, age 16). 2. Richard, born about 1900. 3. Willard, born about 1901. 4. Ruth, born about 1903. --------------------------- They lived at 5940 N. Sheridan Road, in Chicago, Illinois. --- Edwin and Clara Colvin purchased the "Coney Beach Hotel" at "Fuller's Clear Lake Resort", near Buchanan, Michigan, from Clara's brother Charles H. "Pete" Fuller. The hotel was later used as their "summer" home, and renamed the "Colvin Manor". ----------------------------- Edwin M. Colvin moved to Chicago in 1885, and worked in the printing industry, with the W. F. (William Franklin) Hall Printing Company. In 1908, Edwin M. Colvin and Robert M. Eastman purchased the W. F. Hall Printing Company upon the death of its founder. Edwin M. Colvin then became the Vice President of the company. The Hall Printing Company was once the largest, and one of the worlds leading printers of magazines and catalogs. During the 1920's it had about 2,000 employees. The main office building was located at 4600 West Diversey Street, in Chicago. (Edwin's death certificate states that he was then the President of the Hall Company). ____________________________ Note: The following information is courtesy of Robert D. Brown, President, and newsletter editor of "Friends of Oak Ridge Cemetery". --- Clara's brother Charles H. "Pete" Fuller (1863-1947), was a longtime (abt. 1892-1947) proprietor of a resort at Clear Lake in Buchanan, Michigan, known as "Fuller's Clear Lake Resort". The Coney Beach Hotel at the Clear Lake Resort was (later) known as the "Colvin Manor", after Edwin and Clara Colvin bought the hotel from Clara's brother Charles H. "Pete" Fuller. It was in use as a hotel from the time it was built, presumably about (1892-1895), until 1912 (possibly longer). After that it was used as a summer home by Edwin and Clara Colvin, and then later as the main building at a succession of youth camps (now Life Action Ranch). In Chicago, Edwin M. and Clara Colvin lived at 5940 N. Sheridan Road, and that house was designated as a "Chicago Landmark" on October 5, 1994. It was built in 1909 and the architect was George W. Maher (who began his career working for Frank Lloyd Wright). __________________________________ Note. Google: "The Edwin Colvin House at 5940 North Sheridan", and also, "Colvin House" (Wikipedia). -------------------------------- Photos of Fuller's Cllear Lake Resort, are courtesy of Kaylene Soales Carrigan. -------------------------------- Note: Son Willard Otis Colvin (1901-1936), and granddaughter Clara Isobel Colvin (1924-1927), are buried with Edwin and Clara in the Colvin Mausoleum, as are the cremains of: 1. Baby Girl Kettlewell (no dates). 2. Norman Lloyd Kettlewell Jr. [This is the husband of Edwin and Clara's granddaughter Janet Agnes Colvin]. Norman Lloyd "Pete" Kettlewell Jr. (1919-1948) was the son of Norman Lloyd Kettlewell [Sr.] and his wife Bessie Ramser. 3. Norman Lloyd Kettlewell III (1944-1961). He was nicknamed "Ket", and he is the son of Edwin and Clara Colvin's granddaughter Janet Agnes Colvin and her husband Norman Lloyd "Pete" Kettlewell Jr. (See the memorials for the Kettlewell family, buried in Oak Ricge Cemetery). --------------------------- See the memorial for Clara's brother Charles H. "Pete" Fuller, who is also buried in this cemetery. ---------------------------

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Where is Clara W. Fuller Colvin's memorial?
Clara W. Fuller Colvin's memorial is located at: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, USA.
When did Clara W. Fuller Colvin death?
Clara W. Fuller Colvin death on 10 Jan 1924 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Clara W. Fuller Colvin's memorial?
Latitude: 41.8244019
Longitude: -86.3788986

Family Members:

Parent

Jerome Bonaparte Fuller

(1829 - 1886)

Elizabeth Mercy Wells Fuller

(1832 - 1901)

Spouse

Edwin Meric Colvin

(1867 - 1926)

Siblings

Milton Fuller

(1858 - 1930)

Charles H. “Pete” Fuller

(1863 - 1947)

Nellie Fuller Wakeley

(1868 - 1905)

Children

Willard Otis Colvin

(1901 - 1936)

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