Your fellow descendants of: Betsey Lucy Bullen (born Dec. 18, 1824, died June 3, 1899) and Erastus John Fox (born Mar. 3, 1817, died Jan. 31, 1901), who married (June 20, 1842)

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From the west: Exit 168 off US131 at Tustin; go East on Marion Road 5.5 miles.

From the east: Exit M-115 on Marion Road, go West 6.5 miles.

Go north 1 miles on 140^th Avenue (gravel). Turn left (west) on 21 Mile Rd, observing north east corner of the intersection where the Sherman Methodist Episcopal church was located. George Fox had his membership there, until he wrote asking to be removed from membership...

Go west 0.9 miles observing on the north the 2nd 40 acres which was George Fox's place (no buildings remain). The Sherman Township Hall (old Grange Hall) is located across the street from the Sherman Township Cemetery where George Fox and his sister Olive Irene (Fox) Rees were buried.

Early attendees will start to gather about 12:00. Coffee and family chat will rev up about 1:00 with dinner served by 2:00.

Please bring a dish to pass, your own table setting, and refreshments.

PLEASE! Pass the word and join us, we're hoping you will all be able to attend. Come and share the excitement as we try to figure out how everyone is related, or just come and share in the good food and games. Following please find the births/deaths/marriages, preliminary minutes to our last meeting,

Births

• Keara Emily Campbell Fox (granddaughter of Richard Fox) (redacted date) (corrected spelling)
• Tabatha Terpstra (great-granddaughter of Loyd Darling)
• Victoria Rose Frechette (great-granddaughter of Loyd Darling) (Aug. 10, 1995)

Deaths

• Pearl A. (Rees) Williams (dau. of Clarence) (Dec. 3, 1920-Aug. 15, 1995)

Marriages

• Mollie K. Baker (granddaughter of Charles Fox) and Gregarey J. Longcare (born Sep. 6, 1958) on July 8, 1995.
• Patricia J. Baker (granddaughter of Charles Fox) and Bradley J. Eft (born Feb. 12, 1956) on June 17, 1995.
• Tracy Jackson (granddaughter of Lydia (McQueen) Rife) and Andrew Leary on March 25, 1995.

Addresses Added/Changed

• Sandra Truax, 3091 E. 32 Rd., Cadillac, MI 49601. (added)
• Nellye Greenman, 6830 W 22 Mile Rd., Tustin, MI, 49688-9767 (was Cadillac).
• Clark & Jacqueline Williams, 14243 Landings Way, Fenton, MI, 48430 (Pearl's obituary/info.)
• Norman Williams, 227 W. Osceola Ave., Reed City, MI, 49677 (was Pearl's address)

Preliminary Minutes for the 1995 Fox-Bullen Reunion

The minutes were accepted for the 1994 meeting as read and distributed in the 1995 invitation.

Attendance for last year was amended to 41. Attendance this year was 46 including 1 visitor (Al Meyer).

There were no officer reports or further old business.

New business was as follows.

• Selection of a site for next year's reunion was discussed at length with a motion by Janet Hill, seconded by Ruth Calkins to revive the traditional alternation of reunion sites between a Cadillac/Tustin area site and a Grand Rapids area site. The motion carried unanimously. There was a motion by Vicki Steward seconded by Betty Fox to meet at Richmond. (A $50 pavillion fee was noted). There was a motion by Vina Moffit seconded by Mary Baker to meet near Tustin, specifically the Sherman Township Hall. (A $25 rental fee was noted). The initial vote of 13 (Sherman) to 6 (Richmond) was changed to 17 (Sherman) to 8 (Richmond) after the motion to alternate locations was passed. The standard date of the second Sunday of August is to be retained.
• There was a motion by Ruth Calkins seconded by John Moffit to reelect the current slate of officers. After a intense discussion, this was amended to be a motion to reelect the current president and secretary/treasurer which carried. There was a motion by Vicki Steward seconded by Ruth Calkins to elect Mary Beth Darling as our new vice president which carried. There was a motion to elect Sandy Truax as games chair which carried.
• About $2+ per current/retired wage earner was collected. A total of $82 was collected and added to the $17.68 cash on hand. Bills were presented for $27.06 in postage (83x$0.32+$0.50 address correction), $12 in copying (6x100x$0.02), $1 in labels, and $45 for facilities rental. Payment of bills was authorized unanimously, leaving a balance of $14.62 cash on hand.
• The correspondance report noted a letter received from the Hollands in AZ with extensive genealogical information.
• Data regarding recent births, deaths, and marriages/divorces was collected as listed above (with events since the reunion also added). A motion to adjourn was made by Janet Hill and seconded by Mary Baker. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 3:10.

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