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FAMILY LETTERS -  Letters written by JOHN SOLOMON MALBONE


In October 1894, John Solomon Malbone (1846-1940,) established the Malbone Hardware and Furniture Company in South Haven, VanBuren County, Michigan. He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, along with his wife, Mary Cordelia [Rawson] Malbone (1847-1912.)  John's parents, Solomon Martin Malbone (1819-1903) and Jerusha [Malbone] Malbone (1820-1908) are also buried here.


Family Letters - Written from South Haven, Michigan

(Scanned images of the original letters by John S Malbone were provided by Mr. Kenneth Herrick.)

17 FEB 1923 -  Letter from John S Malbone to his wife's niece, Frances Marion Rawson

03 JUN 1923 -  Letter from John S Malbone to his wife's niece, Frances Marion Rawson

     JUL 1924 -   Letter from John S Malbone to his wife's niece, Frances Marion Rawson

20 DEC 1925 -  Letter from John S Malbone to his wife's niece, Frances Marion Rawson

20 JAN 1927 -  Letter from John S Malbone to his brother-in-law, Howard Rawson

24 OCT 1938 -   Letter from John S Malbone to his wife's nephew, Kenneth Rawson


Family Letters - Written from Richmond, Virginia

16 JUL 1907 -    Letter from John S Malbone to J.H. and L.G. Malbone, of South Haven, Michigan

Howard's Family - Follow the Lloyd Malbone Link
It is likely that both John Solomon Malbone (1846-1940) and  his wife, Mary Cordelia Rawson (1847-1912), descend from
FRANCES COOKE of the "MAYFLOWER"


The lineage of John Solomon Malbone:

Francis Cooke m. Hester le Mahieu
John Cooke m. Sarah Warren
Sarah Cooke m. Arthur Hathaway
Mary Hathaway m. Samuel Hammond
Samuel Hammond m. Priscilla Samson
Abigail Hammond m. Jonathan Delano
Stephen Delano m. Molly/Mary Shaw
Priscilla Delano m. Solomon Malbone
Solomon Martin Malbone m. Jerusha Malbone
John Solomon Malbone m. Mary Cordelia Rawson

The lineage of Mary Cordelia Rawson:

Francis Cooke m. Hester le Mahieu
Mary Cooke m. John Thompson
Esther Thompson m. William Reed
Sarah Reed m. Deacon, Hezekiah King
Capt., Hezekiah King m. Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams King m. John Daniels
John Daniels, Jr. m. Esther Dike
Amasa Daniels m. Olivia Hammond
Mary Ann Daniels m. Harvey Miller Rawson
Mary Cordelia Rawson m. John Solomon Malbone

Mary Cordelia [Rawson] Malbone also descends from Edward Rawson, the first Secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.