Aaron R. Laing

1838 - 1925  (87 years)

• Name	Aaron R. Laing  [1, 2]
  Birth	30 Mar 1838	Oakland County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Apr 1925	Lansing, Ingham Co, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	7 Apr 1925	Oxford Cem, Oakland Co, Michigan   [2]
  Person ID	I181	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Sutherland,   b. Abt 1849, Macomb County, Michigan d. Abt 1876, Oxford Cem, Oakland Co, Michigan (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1874	Macomb County, Michigan   [1]
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Arminda Travis,   b. Abt 1839, Michigan d. Abt 1873, Michigan (Age ~ 34 years)
  Family ID	F922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

• Notes

  He was a minister and died of arterio sclerosis. His father's name was Isaac and his mother's name was Rachel Bird who was b. in New Jersey. Obituary Rev. A. R. Laing Rev. A. R. Laing, a veteran minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, died at the home of his daughter, 314 N Sycamore street, Sunday morning at the age of 87 years. Rev. Laing had resided with his daughter here for the past eight years. He was a member of the Detroit conference, having been admitted in 1862, serving as pastor at Bad Axe, Caseville, Marysville, Stoney Creek, Dixboro, and many other appointments. The oldest member of the Detroit conference. Rev. Laing had begun his work when he had to travel on horseback to fill his appointments. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George Hutchinson of this city, Mrs. E. A. Barnhart. of St. Augustine, Fla., Mrs. Harvey Knickerbocker, also of Florida; two brothers, Levi Laing of Lapeer, and George Laing of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. S. C. Washburn of Pontiac. 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral cervices will be held at 314 N Sycamore street Tuesday at 9 am, Rev. Kingdon officiating. Interment will be made at Oxford. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S659] Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Mich Marriages, (Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2019. Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing. ), LDS film 000979571; birth date "abt 1849" (Reliability: 3). [S716] Secretary of State of Michigan, Michigan Deaths 1867-1952, Michigan Dept of Health, Cert of Death #133-2966 Register #236 (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, Lansing State Journal, Lansing MI, 6 Apr 1925, p11 (Reliability: 3).