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- 3B365618. Hester Bassett, daughter of William Henry and Lavinia (Cogswell) Bassett, was born 11 May 1845 in Mt. Morris, Genesse County, New York. She died 30 Mar 1926 in Midland County, Michigan. She married Wilbur Thomas Lanphierd, son of Dr. Thomas and Eliza (Davis) Lanphierd, on 3 Apr 1864.
Wilbur died in the Kalamazoo State Hospital for the insane. He was committed to the hospital in September of 1900. Prior to that he spent much time at the soldiers home in Grand Rapids. Hester Bassett Lanphierd was basically on her own in raising the children. Wilbur Thomas Lanphierd's mental problems appear to have resulted from his Civil War experiences.
Wilbur served in the Civil War in Michigan's Tenth Volunteer Infantry. He served with the Genesee Rangers and took part in Sherman's march.
MRS. LANPHIERD
Mrs. H. Lanphierd came to Midland county and settled on a homestead in Lincoln township in 1868, and has been a resident of this county continuously for the past 55 years. Averill was the terminus of the Flint & Pere Marquette railroad at that time.
The little settlement was then known as "Red Keg", two hotels, a store, blacksmith shop and a saloon made up the business section of the town. The saloon was conducted by Eliott Moore; the Averill Hotel by Alfred Averill and the Lincoln House by Burt Sires. This hotel was located a few rods southeast of the town proper on the banks of the river. Averill was typical of all Michigan lumber towns and the store served as a supply house for the lumbermen. It later became the headquarters for the surrounding camps and was a busy place.
The wagon road ran parallel with the river and three families, George Postal, George Allswede and Jacob Hager lived on the road between Averill and Sanford. Harrison Averill owned a farm on what was then known as the Averill flats.
George Postal was killed in the fall of '69 by a spile driver while he was working on the river.
Although Mrs. Lanphierd is almost 79 years old, she wrote The Sun a very interesting letter in which she tells of attending quilting and logging bees in these early days and said that the holly good times were much enjoyed.
She related an experience that she and some relatives had with a lynx one evening while they were returning home from church. They heard a noise in the brush and later by the light of a lantern which Mrs. Lanphierd carried, discovered a lynx on a fallen tree only a few feet from them. It followed through the swamps and woods to their home and prowled around their cabin for some time, later coming up on the porch. Within the next day or two a lynx was killed by a hunter and she has always believed it was the one that followed them through the woods.
She well remembers the mammoth rollway on the banks of the Tittabawassee river just below Averill. It is said that this was the largest roll ........
AGED MOTHER OF LINCOLN TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR DEAD (1926)
Mrs. Hester B. Lanphierd, 80 years old, died Tuesday of lagrippe, at the home of her son, Charles Lanphierd of Lincoln township. Deceased was born May 11, 1845, in Mt. Morris, New York.
Mrs. Lanphierd was a member of the Methodist church at Averill.
The funeral will be held from the Sanford M.E. church this afternoon., Thursday, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Peterson will officiate and burial will be in the Sanford cemetery. Grandchildren will act as pallbearers.
Mrs. Lanphierd was united in marriage April 3, 1864, to Wilbur
Lanphierd at Mt. Morris, New York.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Lanphierd, supervisor of Lincoln township, Jackson of Lincoln; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Green of Midland; 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1845 - 1926 (80 years)