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 1899 - 1966 (66 years)
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| Name |
Harold Nestell |
| Born |
13 May 1899 |
Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA  |
- From Richard McGilvray/ Buffalo, NY
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| Gender |
Male |
| Misc. Event |
17 Nov 1923 |
- State House of Cortrection & Reformatory
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| Died |
1966 |
| Person ID |
I1076 |
Nestell Base |
| Last Modified |
30 Oct 2016 |
| Father |
Samuel Lafayette Nestell, b. 30 Jun 1864, Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA , d. 20 Jun 1937, Fort Gratiot Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Artibell A. Glendenning, b. 1881, Ft Gratiot, St Clair County, MI, USA , d. 1959 (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
28 Jul 1888 |
St Clair, St Clair County, MI, USA |
| Family ID |
F363 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Married Mabel
Hello, I'm doing family geneaology research and my search has led me to discover the true given name of my great grandfather. We grew up knowing him as an Avery Leo Martin, but it seems his birth name was Harold Lee Nestell, son of Samuel Lafayette Nestell. Searching through your records, it seems the Nestells were a prominent and established family in Wales Township. All we know is that my great grandfather Harold Nestell was born May 13th, 1899 in Wales, and according to new information we received he may have been an inmate at the Ionia County Michigan Reformatory at the age of 19 (1918-1919). I know it is a stretch, but ANY information you may have would be helpful. I'd love to know if there were any arrest records that could still be accessed so we can piece together this crazy story of a family member who apparently was NOT a good person. Thank you for any assistance you can offer!
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October 5, 2016 at 2:08 pm
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Hey there Michael,
How funny is that - you're the webmaster and you're a Nestell! Let me know what time would work for you, and I'll set my mother up to speak with you - she's the granddaughter of Harold Lee Nestell, born May 13th 1899 to Samuel Lafayette Nestell. We found out some more information in the time since I posted on your website - it turns out Harold Lee was convicted of "attempted wreck train" and sentenced to 10 years in the Ionia Michigan Reformatory at the age of 16. We had no idea what he had done that would have caused him to change his name and assume a new identity until we found this. Please find, attached, a copy of the document we received from the Michigan Archives.
Anyway, just as some background. Harold Lee Nestell apparently changed his name and assumed the identity of Avery Leo Martin - he came to New York State and had a family with my Great Grandmother. My grandpa Frank R. Martin doesn't remember much of his father early on, but they were dirt poor. My gramps joined the national guard at the age of 15-16 just to survive.
Thank you SO much for responding to my message and I'm so happy to finally be finding out more about this hidden side of the family!
Best,
Richard McGilvray
Buffalo, New York
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