Ansel McCall LAMPORT

Birth:
2 Jul 1807
Ovid, Seneca, New York
Death:
17 Nov 1874
Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan
Burial:
Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, Indiana
Notes:
                   Purchased a tract of land adjoining his father's farm, and here he began housekeeping immediately after his marriage. In 1836 he moved to Laporte County, IN, and settled on Dove Prairie, subsequently locating at Kingsbury. In 1843, he movedwith his daughter to Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN, where he worked for the St.Joseph Iron Company starting on 11 Apr 1844. In the spring of 1846, he purchased a farm, 6 miles SE of town. He lived there until 1865, during which time his 6 younger children were born there.
In 1865, he crossed the St. Joseph River, where he purchased a farm 3 miles E oftown. He sold it 2 years later and after a few months residence in the village of Mishawaka, purchased a small fruit farm at Burton Harbor, Berrien, MI. He moved his family there in 1868, and cultivated fruit until his death. He is buried in the village cemetery in Mishawaka. During the last 19 years of his life, he was a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a just and faithful man, always highly honored by the people that knew him.
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Ovid Woodworth LAMPORT
Birth:
26 Jan 1845
Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, Indiana
Death:
 
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Notes:
                   A soldier in the Civil War. When about 20 years old, he entered the employ of the Lake Shore + Michigan RR Company and that became his life's work. FOr 12 years(1880 - 1892) he was superintendent of the Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan Railway, with residence at Wabash, IN. He was then in the General Superintendent's office of the Lake Shore Road at Cleveland, OH.
2
A. Wesley LAMPORT
Birth:
8 Feb 1847
MI
Death:
Notes:
                   Served in the Civil War. Entered the Ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church.He rose to prominence in his conference (North IN), and after having served in various churches in Anderson, Richmond, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Munice, hetransferred to Pasadena,CA in 1900. He had one of the largest churches on the Pacific Coast at the time. He was recognized as one of the ablest preacher of hisdenomination, and was in great demand as a lecturer and preacher.
3
Halsey LAMPORT
Birth:
13 Aug 1849
MI
Death:
Jul 1899
Slayton, Murray, Minnesota
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Went to Iowa and began life as a farmer. Married in Iowa, and soon after went toSlayton, Murray, MINN, where he secured a farm and lived until his death, He had no children.
4
Cemantha (Mattie) LAMPORT
Birth:
18 Aug 1851
Death:
Oct 1908
Holland, Michigan
Frank O. PRATT 
Marr:
7 Oct 1879
 
Notes:
                   Lived in Hully, MI for awhile, then moved to Traverse City, MI.
5
Olive Minnie LAMPORT
Birth:
21 Aug 1853
MI
Death:
Samuel A. BROWN 
Marr:
8 Jun 1878
 
Notes:
                   When little went to live with her sister Rosa, where she grew up. After her marriage, she lived in Wabash, IN. She was a women prominent in the church and social life of the city.
6
Warren W. LAMPORT
Birth:
17 Nov 1855
MI
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Grew to manhood in Benton Harbor, MI. Did editorial work at the local newspaper for 2 years, and then entered the Ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and joined the Michigan conference. He served various churches in the Western partof the state and was in Leslie for a long while.
7
Flora LAMPORT
Birth:
3 Feb 1860
MI
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Ansel McCall Lamport - Blocked

Ansel McCall Lamport was born at Ovid, Seneca, New York 2 Jul 1807. His parents were William Lamport and Belinda Sophia Woodworth.

He married Blocked .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Ovid Woodworth Lamport born 26 Jan 1845.
A. Wesley Lamport born 8 Feb 1847.
Halsey Lamport born 13 Aug 1849.
Cemantha (Mattie) Lamport born 18 Aug 1851.
Olive Minnie Lamport born 21 Aug 1853.
Warren W. Lamport born 17 Nov 1855.
Flora Lamport born 3 Feb 1860.

Ansel McCall Lamport died 17 Nov 1874 at Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan .