1. RayEvelyn ElaineJohn JimBeth Susan Don RalphMattieMorris Charlotte CharlesMarion

2. Who Immigrated William Bradford was my Great-Great-Great- Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great- Great Grandfather. He arrived in November 1620 from England on the Mayflower. John Harpham was my Great-Great-Great- Great-Great Grandfather who came to the USA from Lincolnshire, England.

3. When They Came Raymond Berry Loyal (my dad’s Grandfather) was born in Kentucky in 1894 and moved to Detroit when he returned from World War I, to find a job in the city. Evelyn Carroll Bigelow (my dad’s grandmother) was born in Maine in1906 and moved to Detroit with her family because her dad worked for the railroad, and was commissioned to set up the street cars in Detroit.

4. When They Came Charles Moses McClure (my mom’s Grandfather) was born in March 1910 in Covington Kentucky. Marion Eva Maschmeyer McClure (my mom’s grandmother) was born in June 1908 in Covington Kentucky. Her father was a Mailman in Covington, and she worked at American Book Company in Cincinnati, OH Marion and Charles were married in June of 1931 and moved to Michigan in 1936.

5. When They Came Morris Edward Harpham (my mom’s Grandfather) was born in Pleasant Lake IN, in November 1910 Mary Charlotte Hice Harpham (my mom’s Grandmother) was born in June 1915 in Ganges, MI. Her father was a Methodist Minister. Mary Charlotte and Morris were married in June of 1939 in Plainwell MI. He was a farmer, and she was a graduate of Western Michigan University, and was a teacher.

6. Why they Came Governor William Bradford came to find Religious Freedom in life, Freedom he was not getting in England. Raymond Berry Loyal came to find work in Michigan in 1920. Charles Moses McClure and Marion Eva Maschmeyer McClure came to Niles Michigan for work at Kawneer Factory in 1936.

7. Where they Immigrated From Most of my family came from Europe mainly England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany. They came on boats, ships and the Mayflower!

8. Where they Moved to Most of my Family moved to Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana, before coming to Michigan. On my dad’s side my Great Grandparents met in Detroit, Michigan and started a family. On my mom’s side, my Great Grandparents started their families in Western Michigan.

9. Which all Leads down to… US!!!!!!!!!!!

10. Bonus Pictures Raymond B. Loyal and Evelyn Bigelow Loyal Wedding photo 9-23-1926 Papa’s army photo in St. Nazaire, France - 1917 Nana’s High School graduate picture

11. Bonus Pictures Donald McClure and his mom Marion McClure-1941 Charles McClure High School graduation picture Elaine Loyal Miller (1)-1933