Jacques Mete' Descendants

I wish each of you a very joyous and blessed New Year. It has been a pleasure to share some of the family history with you during these past months and it is my hope that many of you will be able to find time during this coming year to share some of your family photos, stories and history with me.

Paul was born 17 May 1884 at Louisville, Kansas the fifth child of Solomon and Margaret Metty. In later life he spelled his surname as Metta.

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Richard, son of Felix, was born on 16 April 1799 at Detroit Oliver, son of Richard, was born 19 September 1836 at St Antoine, River Raisin Dositheus Jerome Metty son of Oliver Metty was born on 19 Aug 1879 at Sandy Creek, Monroe County, Michigan. Eldred Edward Metty, son of Oliver, was born on 4 January 1915 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Ellen Metty, daughter of Eldred, was born on 20 April 1957 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

June Jackino, 88, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 at Three Rivers Health following a lengthy illness. June was born in Centreville on June 24, 1920, the daugther of William B. and Jennie Sarah (Latta) Metty. Mrs. Jackino has been a lifetime resident of this area and was a long time member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She and her late husband Peter Jackino loved to travel. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Pete, in 2000; one daughter, Vicki Jackino; three sisters, Cora Tedrow, Dora Pette and Grace Rangler; two brothers, Gordon and Milo Metty. She leaves to cherish her memory one niece, Donna Handy, of Nebraska; three nephews, Richard Metty of Three Rivers, Terry Metty of Texas and William Metty of Centreville, several great-nieces and nephews. Private graveside services were held today at Riverside Cemetery with Fr. Mark Vyverman officiating. Arrangemetns by the Hohner Funeral Home. The foregoing obituary appeared in the Commercial ...

Kirk Thomas Metty was born at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri on Thanksgiving day 1961. He spent his earliest years in Ketchikan, Alaska where his father was serving in the U. S. Coast Guard. From there, the family moved to Port Arthur, Texas; then Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans, Louisiana, Governor's Island, New York, and finally Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kirk graduated from Moore, Oklahoma High School in the spring of 1979 and enrolled at Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, Oklahoma that fall. He graduated from OSU in 1983 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, he spent one year in Haiti working as a volunteer in the mission field. Upon his return from Haiti he married Kellee Anne Brackett on 20 July 1985 at Elkridge, MD. Following his marriage, he went to work for Texas Instruments in Plano, Texas and remained with them until late 1990. During a portion of this time he served on a project engineering team in Italy engaged in the construction...

Ethel Louise Leonard, longtime resident of West Seattle, passed away on August 4, 2008 at Providence Mt. St. Vincent, surrounded by her loving family. Ethel was aged 107. She was born March 24, 1901 in Cumberland, Maryland. She leaves behind two daughters, Shirley Johnson of West Seattle and Dorothy Reinhardt of Hawaii. Two children, Charles Leonard and June Leo, preceded her in death. She has eight grandchildren, Floyd, Kimberle, Linda, Wayne, Nancy, Cheryl, Bonnie and Larry, and ten great-grandchildren, Travis, Jennifer, Charlie, Kenneth, McKenzie, Brandon, Kelli, Chad, Kyle and Larry. There will be a Memorial service at the Mt. St. Vincent chapel, 4831 35th Avenue SW, on Saturday, August 16 at 1PM, with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Red Cross or Swedish Hospice. Author's note: Ethel was the daughter of James Louis Metty and his wife Elizabeth Hollar.

Cyd Marie Metty daughter of Cleo Francis and Patricia Clara Metty was born in the "Last Frontier" state of Alaska. Her birth occurred on 1 November 1963 in Ketchikan, Alaska. As a youngster, she spent time in Texas, Louisiana, New York and Oklahoma. She graduated from Moore High School, Moore, Oklahoma in 1981 and then continued her education at Southeastern Oklahoma State College in Durant, Oklahoma. She graduated in December of 1984 with a degree in accounting. On 5 January 1985 she was united in wedlock with Jimmy Ray Nunley Jr. at St Andrew's Catholic Church in Moore, Oklahoma. Following their marriage, Cyd and Jim traveled to England where they made their home as Jim continued his service in the U. S. Air Force. Later they lived at Andrew's Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. and in Wichita Falls, Texas, until Jim's discharge from the service. Today the couple resides in Haslet, Texas. They have one daughter, Chelsea Marie who is a sophomore at Tarleton College ...

Julie was born on this date in 1960 at St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She is the daughter of Cleo Francis and Patricia Clara (Ehleringer) Metty. She spent her early years in Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, New York and Oklahoma. Julie graduated from Moore High School, Moore, OK in the spring of 1978 and then in the fall of that year, she entered the U. S. Army for a period of three years and ended her service as a patient care specialist in Giessen, Germany. Following her discharge from the army, she married Neil Kaewe Kailimai in Giessen on 28 November 1981. Julie is a graduate of Marymount College, Salina, Kansas, and the mother of two sons, Rande and Brian. Today she resides with her husband in New Port Richey, Florida where she is pursuing her career in nursing.

Mary was born in 1846, Cass, Missouri. On the 28th of October 1869 she and William Metty, youngest son of Leander were married in Louisville, Kansas. On 2 June 1870, we find her listed as residing in household of Keziah Jackson, age 57 born in TN and presumed to be Mary's mother. Also living in the household were the Graham family, James 24, born in NY, Pernicia (Mary's sister), his wife, age 20 born in Missouri and Lewis C age 2 and John 3 months both born in Kansas. William cannot be found in the 1870 census records and we can only speculate as to his whereabouts. From military records it has been established that he enlisted on 10 June 1870 in the field at Fort Shaw, Montana Territory and was assigned to Company I, 13 Regiment of Infantry, U. S. Army. Declaration of recruit indicates he is 24 years of age and has neither wife nor child. We next learn of Mary in the report of her death at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 25 June 1876. She was buried in the National Cemetery at Vick...

This is the obituary of my great aunt, Nelly Metty Hoban, previously listed in this blog as the "Oldest Living Metty" descendant. She was actually the second oldest as her older sister, Ethel, was still alive at that time. Nelly passed away this summer, preceded in death--by one week--by her older sister, Ethel. Nelly was 101 years old; her sister, Ethel, was 107. Nelly was the daughter of James Louis and Elizabeth (Holler) Metty, the grand-daughter of Gilbert and Ellen (Laird) Metty, the great grand-daughter of Leander and Mary Ann (Mouton) Metty, and the great-great-grand-daughter of Felix and Catherine (LeMay) Metty. During World War II when her husband enlisted in the Navy, Nelly worked in an ammunitions factory--a true "Rosy the Riveter" girl. At Nelly's 100th birthday party, she offered this advice: "Live each and every day to the fullest, because life is too short to worry or be unhappy".

Following his return from the war, Francis and Phillis apparently resumed their lives in Monroe County, Michigan. Their next child was born on 5 December 1867 and they named her Zella. Then followed Serena on 23 April 1869. And their last child was born on 24 November 1871 in Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan. This child they named Phillip Prosper and as mentioned in an earlier entry, he is the grandfather of Jerry Metty, one of our contributors. By 1894, Frank and his family had removed to Detroit, Michgan and according the Polk Directory, were residing on Charles Street, six homes south of James Avenue. In the 1910 census the family is located in an area described as Ecorse-River Rouge. Frank died on 2 April 1915 at River Rouge and was buried in St Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Michigan. Phillis died on 27 November 1916 at 81 Henry Street, River Rouge, Michigan.

As reported earlier, Francis (Frank) was born on 31 August 1834, the son of Richard and Victoria (Bissonnet) Metty. He was still living in the household of his father at the time of the 1860 census, but was to marry shortly thereafter. He found his bride to be right in his father's household. On 5 February 1856, Richard had married for the third time and his new wife, Rachel Knaggs Digue, had a daughter Phillis, born in March 1837. The father was Thomas Diguier dit Courtois. Phillis and Francis married on 22 January 1861 at Sable River, Monroe County, Michigan. The years before Frank went off to war, were probably very difficult for the young couple. According to information I have located, particularly relating to St Antoine's Cemetery, their first child was born in 1861 and died 16 January 1864. The child was buried in St Antoine's Cemetery. Their next child was born in October 1862 and named Richard Stanley. This child died on 27 February 1863 and is also buried in St. A...

Francis (Frank) Metty was born 31 August 1834 at St Antoine, River Raisin, Monroe County, Michigan. He was the son of Richard and grandson of our common ancestor, Felix. He died on 2 April 1915 at River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan. On 2 February 1865 he enlisted as a Pvt Co D Reorganized 11th Michigan Infantry. Frank was described at time of enlistment as being 5'5", light complexion, gray/black hair and blue eyes. He was discharged on 16 September 1865 at Nashville, TN. Among the documents in his pension file is an affidavit of a comrade in arms, which gives insight into the life of a soldier during the Civil War. It reads as follows: “That while we served together in said Company we were frequently on duty together and some of the time we were engaged in train guard service accompanying United States Military Railway trains running between Chattanooga and Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee.: “That on or about the 20th day of April 1865, in Camp at Chattanooga, Tennessee,...

For anyone who has never checked pension files, they can prove to be valuable sources of information. This is an example of one of the items generally found in the file. In this case it was filed on 29 December 1898 and in it is information relative to the claimant's marriage and the birth of some of his children. Sometimes the information can be amusing as well. For instance question #3 on the form asks: What record of marriage exists? Here our ancestor proudly responds: "record is good." I do not believe that is really the answer the government was expecting?

The Monroe Evening News, Tuesday, 22 December 1925 Mrs. Celestine Metty, 71, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edward Dubois, East Elm Avenue, at five o'clock this morning, following an illness of two weeks. She leaves a daughter in Grand Rapds. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's church, Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Note: The daughter is presumed to be Gertrude Metty, born 30 August 1895 in Detroit, Michigan. I have never been able to learn anymore about Gertrude. Several years ago, my wife and I visited the cemetery in Monroe, where Celestine is buried, but could find no grave for William. I can only assume that he died in Detroit and is buried there.

13 July 1876 - Louisville, Pottowatomie County, KS Kansas Reporter - Thursday Mrs. Mary Metty, wife of William Metty, of the United States army, died at Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 25th. Mrs. Metty was a sister to Paris Jackson and Mrs. Graham, of this county. Note: National Cemetery Interments, Vicksburg, Mississippi: Mrs. M. C. Metty, died 25 Jun 1876; buried in section E grave 16594; listed as a laundress of Co I 13th U S Infantry, which was William's unit

Did you know the U S Government was still granting land patents in 1939? Here is one signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt granting 160 acres to Blanche Metty. Blanche was Russell Metty's mother.

This is copy of William Metty's enlistment in the 13th Infantry on June 10, 1870. The enlistment took place "in the field" near Fort Shaw, Montana Territory. He is described as being 24 years of age, and a carpenter by occupation. Of greater interest is the second part of his enlistment contract shown below wherein he signs the Declaration of Recruit which reads as follows: I, William Metty desiring to ENLIST in the Army of the United States, for the term of FIVE YEARS, Do declare, That I am twenty four years and --- months of age, that I have neither wife nor child; that I have never been discharged from the United States service on account of disability, or by sentence of a court martial, or by order before the expiration of the term of enlistment; and I know of no impediment to my serving honestly and faithfully as a soldier for five years. On the 28th day of October 1869, at Louisville, Kansas he married Mary C. Jackson. What became of his new wife? The records show t...

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Leander Metty born 14 March 1798 at Detriot Gualbertus Herminigildis Metty born 26 May 1829 St Antoine, River Raison James Louis Metty born 17 March 1865, Pottowatomie, Kansas Terr. Howard Dewey Metty born 16 August 1899 in Maryland Howard James Metty born 23 March 1925, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland Debra Metty born 31 July 1956, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland

This is a photo taken in the 1940's or 1950's of my dad, Eldred Metty, with his brothers Clare and Thorald, along with his brothers-in-law Joe Labadie (Madonna Metty), Jerry Graham (Beata Metty), and Fritz Kramer (Caritas Metty). They bring to my mind images of the Purple Gang, active in the Detroit area in the 1920's. Ironically, my grandfather, Dosotheus Metty (Metay) was almost a victim of the Purple Gang. My grandfather had a thriving dry cleaning business in Detroit and the Purple Gang attempted to extort protection money from him. When he refused to pay, they bombed the family home ~~ only they got the wrong house. Unfortunately, a house about three doors from the Metty home was bombed instead. Thankfully, I never heard of any injuries.

Their son Medard was born 18 October 1811 at Detroit. He was christened there on 7 November 1811 and buried on 18 November of that same year. The next child was another son whom they named Francis Xavier. He too was born at Detroit on 22 May 1813 and christened at Assomption church in Sandwich. He married on 11 August 1834 in Detroit to Monica Campau daughter of Alexis and Agatha Chene Campau. A Francis Xavier Metty died on 24 March 1897 at Monroe, Michigan and was buried in St Patrick's cemetery at Carleton, Michigan. This is believed to be Felix's son. The next child born to Felix and Catherine was named Isabella. She was born on 6 August 1815 at Detroit and was buried there on 19 August 1815. The twelfth child, a daughter, was born 4 January 1817 at Detroit, Michigan, and named Elisabeth. In 1835 she married Francis Navarre at River Raisin. She married a second time to Oliver Ladue on 18 May 1864 at Monroe, Michigan. The last two children born to this union were sons, the fi...

The Pottawatomie Gazette" Aug. 20, 1869 "Sol. Metty requests all who are indebted to him to come forward and settle immediately either by money or note.But a settlement, he must and will have." Dec. 3, 1874 Kansas Reporter : "Mr. Sol Metty has another heir. It's a boy." KS Hist. Society microfilm #L2311 (This item is believed to be reporting on the birth of Jesse Frederick Metty who was the first born son of Solomon and Margaret McKown Metty, born 25 Nov 1874)

This picture dates from about 1920 or 1921 a shows two young lads setting off for school. J.R. on the left is my father Arthur J. Metty Jr, and on the right is his brother Clair Thomas Metty. They would have been about 9 and 7 years of age. They lived approximately two miles from the country school and this was their usual mode of transportation. It was either this or walk. Must have been a little cool on mornings similar to the one pictured here. Would like to see or learn how your parents and grandparents traveled to school.

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Leander Metty born 14 March 1798 at Detriot Solomon Timothy Metty born 7 October 1837 at Monroe, Michigan (For picture see March 17th 2008 posting) Julia Sophronia Charlotte Metty born 29 May 1887 in Louisville Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas the seventh child of Solomon and Margaret. Margaret Gertrude Coleman born 17 October 1907 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas Margaret Ann Kunesh born 21 September 1929, Cleveland, Ohio Susan Margaret Costello born 23 October 1954 Riverhead, NY

Alexis married for the third and final time on 18 November 1850 at Monroe, Michigan. The bride this time was Mary Emily Percy born circa 1831. She and Alexis were to have seven children: Mary Elisabeth born 1 April 1853 Catherine born circa 1857 Daniel born 7 January 1858 Frenchtown Township Thomas born circa 1861 Charles born 5 August 1862 Sandy Creek Mary Madeleine born 24 September 1865 Frenchtown Township Rosalie born circa October 1872 Alexis would outlive this wife as well. She died 21 October 1892. He would die sixteen months later.

On 20 January 1841, Alexis married Victorie Menard at Monroe. She was born 20 October 1820 at St Antoine, River Raison, the daughter of Joseph Menard and Victorie Magdalene Boudreau. During the ensuing eight years she gave birth to three sons and a daughter. Alexander was born 2 December 1843; Moses 17 April 1845; James 29 March 1847; and Mary Clara 15 September 1848/49. The three sons were born at Monroe, Michigan and the daughter was born at Riviere Aux Sables, Michgan. Victorie is believed to have died in the latter half of 1849 after having been ill with consumption for some eight months.

Alexis was born on 26 April 1809 at Assumption, Sandwich. He married on 22 November 1830 to Mary Clara Lacelle at St Antoine, River Raison. Mary was the sister of Julia Angelica spouse of Hubert Metty. To this union was born Three children, namely: Alexis, born 8 September 1831 Clara, 17 December 1833 Catherine, 20 October 1838 All the children were born at St Antoine's on the River Raison. This union ended tragically for Alexis and his children according to an entry in the History of St Joseph County: "The first death of a white person in the township was in 1835, the person being the wife of Alexander C. Metha and daughter of Colonel Lasell of Monroe, she being accidentally shot by her husband." However, in another publication entitled The French Settlements in St Joseph County it is written: "The first death, among the white people, was that of Mrs. Alexander Metty, the daughter of Colonel La Selle of Monroe. Mrs. Metty was accidentally shot by her husband, who, n...

Topeka State Journal, April 19, 1923, pg 3 col 5 Death of Margaret Metty Had Been a Resident of Topeka for Twenty-one Years Mrs. Margaret J. Metty, 70, a resident of Topeka for twenty-one years, died this morning at her residence, 2025 Van Buren street. She is survived by seven children: George A. Metty, Los Angeles, Calif.; Calarence P. Metty, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Julia S. Purinton, Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Adeline R. Greenfiled, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Pearl M. Richmond, William L. Metty and Miss Gertrude A. Metty, all of Topeka. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8 o'clock at the Holy Name church. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.

This picture was recently received from our cousin Debra Metty Beveridge in Connecticut. Seated in the center of the picture is Nellie Metty Hoban, born November 30, 1906 in Cumberland, Maryland. She is the daughter of James Louis Metty and his wife Elizabeth Hollar. She is the granddaughter of Gilbert Metty and great granddaughter of Leander Metty. Pictured with her from left to right is granddaughter Kathy Lucas, daughter Mary Pinto and son Joe Hoban. Nellie is Debra's great aunt. Thanks for sharing this with us Debra.

Hubert was born at Detroit on 29 November 1806. On 12 January 1830 he and Julia Angelica Lacelle were united in marriage at St Antoine, River Raisin. She had been born there on 15 October 1811, the daughter of Francis Lacelle and Clara Cosme. The following children were born of this union: Francis Xavier 2 December 1830 St Antoine, MI Henrietta 11 March 1832 St Antoine, MI Adeline Virginia 4 September 1833 St Antoine, MI James Alexander 17 May 1839 St Antoine, MI Mary 22 August 1841 Monroe, MI Frederic 20 April 1844 Monroe, MI Aloysius 10 July 1847 Monroe, MI Alphonse Joseph 15 May 1850 Monroe, MI Joseph Alphonse 25 Jul 1852, Monroe, MI baptized 1 August 1852 John Mary 15 January 1854, Monroe,MI baptized 18 January 1854 Julia is believed to have died during the summer of 1854. The following information leads to this conclusion: Died 26 Jun 1864 at the age of 37 years, Angela Metty, buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan, wife of Herbert. This could have been the actual dat...

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Leander Metty born 14 March 1798 at Detriot Solomon Timothy Metty born 7 October 1837 at Monroe, Michigan (For picture see March 17th 2008 posting) Pearl Marie Metty born 12 April 1880 at Louisville, Kansas; christened at Flush, Kansas on 19 September 1880. On 7 July 1904 she married Faldon Edward Richmond at Wamego, Kansas. Robert Harold Richmond born 20 March 1915 at Topeka, Kansas. He was united in marriage to Anne Mae Campbell on 12 October 1937 at Topeka, Kansas. Roberta Anne Richmond born 6 March 1941 at Topeka, Kansas.

Pelagia was born 28 Aug 1801 at Detroit, Michigan and baptized there on 1 September 1801. On 31 Jan 1826 she married Joseph Louis Yvon at St Antoine, River Raisin. He was born there 25 March 1800, the son of Joseph Yvon and Margaret Sordelier. Pelagia and Joseph's first child, a son, was born 13 October 1826. There followed a daughter, Adeline Geneveva, born 12 February 1828. Their third child was another son, Joseph, was born 5 May 1829. Their last child, Elisabeth, was born 29 September 1830. All of the children were born at St Antoine, River Raisin. Pelagia was buried at St Antoine, River Raisin, on 5 May 1831.

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Leander Metty born 14 March 1798 at Detriot Solomon Timothy Metty born 7 October 1837 at Monroe, Michigan George Andrew Metty born 7 March 1878 at Wamego, Kansas Russell Lewis Metty born 20 Sep 1906 at Los Angeles, California Andrea Michelle Metty born 11 September 1969 at Encino, California

The Monroe Democrat - 28 September 1882 The venerable Richard Metty died at his residence in Frenchtown on Tuesday the 26th inst., in the eighty fourth year of his age. The deceased was born at the river Rouge, Wayne County, Mich., April 16th, 1799. He has been for the past sixty years a most worthy and respected citizen of Monroe county, and his numerous friends and acquaintances, especially in the eastern portion, will be pained to learn of his death. He was for many years one of our most prominent French citizens, and his memory will long endure as that of an intelligent, honest, charitable christian gentleman of the old school. He witnessed many important changes in the state and nation as well as in this locality, and together with the other sturdy pioneers of his race did his share toward subduing the wilderness and converting it into one of the finest farming sections of the state. He leaves a family consisting of a wife and six children, three sons and three daughters. The fune...

Felix & Catherine named their third child Richard. He was born on 16 April 1799 in Detroit. Richard is listed in "First Land Owners of Michigan" pg. 30, as owner of 19 acres in Section 14, and Section 132, Raisenville Twp, township 6 South Range 7E. (Dorch Library, Monroe, MI R-M 977.432W) Also there is mention of Richard in The Michigan Territorial papers covering the period of 1820 to 1829. Richard married Victoria Bissonet, daughter of Joseph and Agnes Robert Bissonet, born 16 July 1808 River Raison, Michigan. They were married at St. Antoine on the River Raison in the vicinity of present day Monroe. To this union were born the following children: Melanie b. 26 Sep 1826, River Raison Catherine b. 6 Jun 1829, River Raison Alexis b. 22 Oct 1830, River Raison Francis (Frank) b. 31 Aug 1834, River Raison Oliver b. 19 Sep 1836, River Raison Mary b. 18 Nov 1838, River Raison Cyril b. 4 Oct 1840, Sandy Creek Elisabeth b. 5 Jun 1843, Monroe Jos...

The second child of Felix and Catherine Metty was another son, and this one they named Leander. He was born on 14 March 1798 in Detroit. The first written record of Leander that I have discovered was in Volume XI of the Michigan Territorial papers, wherein on page 194 is recorded a transcript of the Registers of Ballots of the Election of the town and county of Monroe in the Territory of Michigan taken at the election held the 6th of September 1821. Leander Mettez is recorded as one of the electors. Next on 4 September 1823, on page 469 one finds Election at Council House in Detroit for delegate to Congress and for Legislative Council for Territory of Michigan. Among voters listed are: Antoine Mettez, Bazzeil Mettez, Charles Mettez (with the notaiton "rejected"), Francis Mettez, Leon Mettez, Rene Mettez and Theophilus Mettez. I believe that the listing for Leon is actually Leander. By 10 January 1825, the French Families of the Detroit River Region, places Leander at St Antoi...

Pictured here is a relative newcomer, Cain Beckett Metty. Cain made his appearance on 11 February 2008 in Seattle, WA. He is the son of Ronald Arthur & Renee Nicole Cachuela Metty Jr.

6 February 2008: Minneapolis, Minnesota - Star/Tribune Clair Metty Metty, Clair Age 93, longtime resident of South Mpls. Preceded in death by wife, Rita Veronica (O'Connell) Metty; parents, Arthur P. & Bertha Metty; brother, Arthur J. and sister, Margaret Vera. Survived by sons, David (Carolyn) and Robert (Karen); 8 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial 11 AM Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Church of St. Hedwig, 129 29th Ave NE, Mpls. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at church. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Washburn-McReavy Northeast Chapel 612-781-6828 Condolences to Robert John Metty, son of Clair and Kesia Metty Petritsch, granddaughter, both of whom are authors on this blog.

METTY, J. Keith Ypsilanti, MichiganAge 88 Died Saturday, February 1, 2008 at his residence. He was born January 29, 1920, in Mendon, Michigan, the son of Louis and Florence (Moyer) Metty. Keith graduated from Centerville High School in Centerville, Michigan in 1937. He was the owner and operator of Formed Concrete Inc. in Ypsilanti until 1962. He used his talents to build a 12 unit apartment house on Miami Street and several other homes in the Ypsilanti area for himself. He was also one of the original owners/builders of Milan Dragway. From that became his interest in real estate. Keith was a Realtor Broker and twice Past President of the Ypsilanti Board of Realtors and also a lifetime member of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, receiving a 45 year ruby pin in 2005. He and his wife Virginia operated Metty Real Estate for 20 years. Besides his Realtor license, he held his Builders License with the State of Michigan. Keith was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, a member of th...

Their first child, Anthony, was born in May 1796 at Detroit and was baptized there on 5 June 1796. He was listed among the voters on 4 September 1823 in an election for a Michigan Territorial Delegate to congress and for the territorial legislative council. On 18 December 1824 he received an appointment as Ensign in the Territorial Militia. On 31 May 1825 he is listed as Antoine Mettez, a taxpayer of Wayne county residing at Cote des poux. On that same day, he is again listed as a voter at the Council House, city of Detroit, in an election for delegate to congress. On February 6, 1825, he and Mary Teresa Campau were united in marriage at Detroit. Mary was the daughter of John Baptist Campau and Josette Gamelin, born 9 December 1796, at Detroit. To this union were born the following children: Matilda, b. 12 Oct 1826, Detroit Gilbert, b. 1 Sep 1827, Detroit Felix, b. 10 Feb 1829, Detroit Christina, b. 20 Jun 1830, Detroit Catherine, b. 5 Oct 1831, Detroit Adeline, b. sometime during 1832...

Felix Metty was born 19 October 1766 at River Aux Soble on the Northeast Coast of Detroit Richard, son of Felix, was born on 16 April 1799 at Detroit Francis (Frank), son of Richard, was born 31 Aug 1834 at St Antoine, River Raisin Phillip Prosper, son of Francis, was born 24 Nov 1871 at Rockwood, Monroe, MI Earl Phillip, son of Phillip, was born 8 May 1896 at River Rouge, Wayne, MI Gerald Raymond, son of Earl was born 4 Oct 1933 at Detroit, Wayne, Mi