Malinda STODDARD
- BIRTH: 15 May 1839; Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
- DEATH: 14 Mar 1914; Port Huron, St Clair Co., Michigan, USA
- BURIAL: Imlay, Lapeer Co., Michigan, USA
Father: John S. STODDARD
Mother: Laura HALL
Family 1: Thomas Henry SANDERSON
- MARRIAGE: 8 Jun 1861; Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Benjamin H. SANDERSON
- George L. SANDERSON
- Thomas Edward SANDERSON
Family 2: Chilon Ford DICKERSON
- MARRIAGE: 22 September 1878
Family 3: Onesimus SWEET
- MARRIAGE: 11 Feb 1903; Imlay, Lapeer Co., Michigan, USA
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Updated September 18, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) 1850 United States Census for Michigan, Wayne Co., City of Detroit 27th District: September 19, 1850.
Melinda STODDARD is the daughter of John STODDARD (age 38, b. New York, a carpenter) and Laura STODDARD (age 36, b. New York). Melinda is 10 years old and born in Michigan. Her siblings are Alfred (age 14, b. NY), Elizabeth(age 12, b. NY), Anna (age 8, b. MI), Benjamin (age 6, b. MI), Mary (age 5, b. MI), and Susan (age 3, b. MI).
(2) 1860 United States Census for Michigan, Wayne Co., City of Detroit 6th Ward (Detroit Post Office): Page 29; June 6, 1860.
Melinda STODDARD is the daughter of J. S. STODDARD (age 48, b. New York, a bell ringer) and Laura STODDARD (age 46, b. New York). Melinda is 21 years old and born in Michigan. Her siblings are Anna (age 19), Benj. (age 16), W.F. (age 15), Susan (age 13), Charles (age 8), and Albert (age 5), all born in Michigan.
(3) Michigan, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties via Ancestry.com
- Name: Melinda STODDARD
- Gender: Female
- Spouse: Thomas Henry SANDERSON
- Spouse Gender: Male
- Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1861
- County: Wayne
- State: Michigan
(4) 1870 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Imlay, Imlay Post Office: Page 17; September 21, 1870.
Melinda [STODDARD] SANDERSON is married to Thomas SANDERSON (age 33, a carpenter and joiner), head of household. She is 31 years old, born in Michigan and is keeping house. Children in the household are Benjamin (age 9) and George (age 5).
(5) Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com: Lapeer County, 1878
- Record Number: 2084
- Date: 22 Sep 1878
- Place of Marriage: Imlay
- Full Name of Bride (and maiden name): Malinda SANDERSON (STODDARD)
- Residence: Imlay
- Age: 39
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Full Name of Bridegroom: Chilon F. DICKERSON
- Residence: Imlay
- Age: 70
- Birthplace: New Jersey
- Occupation: Farmer
- By Whom Married: N. D. GLIDDEN, Minister of the Gospel
- Witnesses: Charles P. MALESOM (of Imlay) and Eliza MINARD (of Imlay)
(6) "The History of Lapeer County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers." H. R. Page (Chicago: 1884), via The University of Michigan Digital Library Text Collections.
"CHILION F. DICKERSON... Second marriage, Sept. 22, 1878, to Mrs. Thomas SANDERSON, who was born in Washtenaw County, Mich., May 1840. Her maiden name was Malinda STODDARD and she was married to SANDERSON in 1861. He died Jan. 31, 1878, leaving three children, Benjamin H., born 1862; George L., born 1865, and Thomas E., born 1873." (Page 177)
(7) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Goodland Twp.: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 167; page 2; June 1-2, 1880.
Malinda [STODDARD, SANDERSON] DICKERSON is married to C. F. DICKERSON, head of household. She is 42 years old and was born in Michigan, with her parents born in New York. Malinda's children from a previous marriage are included in the household: Benjamin H., George L. and Thomas E. SANDERSON. Next door is his son George W. DICKERSON and family.
(8) 1900 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Imlay Twp.: Supervisor's District 122; Enumeration District 38; Sheet 5A; June 8, 1900.
Melinda [STODDARD] DICKERSON is head of household, living on her own.
- Birth date: May 1839; age 61
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her parents born in New York
- Occupation: None
- Home: Owns her home; it is not a farm
(9) Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Malinda STODDARD DICKERSON
- Gender: Female
- Age: 62
- Birth Date: abt 1841
- Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1903
- Marriage Place: Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
- Father: John STODDARD
- Mother: Laura STODDARD
- Spouse: Onesimus SWEET
- Film Number: 000974259
(10) 1910 United States Census for Michigan, Lapeer Co., Imlay Twp.: Supervisor's District 126; Enumeration District 43; Sheet 5B; April 27, 1910.
Milinda [STODDARD] SWEET is head of household, living on her own.
- Age: 71; a widow
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 2 children, both presently living
- Birthplace: Michigan, with her parents born in New York
- Occupation: Laborer; Nurse; working on her own account
- Home ownership: Owns a house free of mortgage
(11) Michigan, U.S., Death Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Malinda SWEET
- Address: 716 Broad St., Port Huron, St Clair Co., Michigan
- Sex: Female
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Date of Birth: 15 May 1839; Detroit, Michigan
- Age: 74 years; 9 months; 29 days
- Occupation: At Home
- Parents: John STODDARD (b. New York) and --- HALL (b. New York)
- Informant: Ed SANDERSON (Port Huron, Michigan)
- Date of Death: 14 Mar 1914; 4:00 p.m.
- Cause of Death: Grippe; with "old age" contributory
- Place of Burial: Imlay City; 16 Mar 1914
(12) Obituary via Newspapers.com: Port Huron Times-Herald; Port Huron, Michigan; Monday, March 16, 1914; Page 3.
"Mrs. Malinda SWEET, aged 74 years, died at the residence of her son, Edward SANDERSON, 716 Broad street on Saturday afternoon. The remains were taken to Imlay City for interment and the funeral was held this afternoon at 1:30 at that place from the Methodist church. The deceased is survived by two sons, B. H. SANDERSON, of Detroit, and Edward SANDERSON, of this city."