On May 12, 2026 Karen responded to the call for help on Mary Ackermans family tree.

We will call this tree the 'Ackerman/Miller Tree'
Mary wanted to know the following:

1. WHAT WAS Mary Ackermans GRANDMOTHERS MAIDEN NAME, and her DOD?
GRAND MOTHER:
A: Catherine Miller 
DOB: 30 Nov 1867 Slatt, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland DOD: 7 April 1911 Michigan, Lake City, Missaukee, Michigan, USA records possibly in Traverse City or in Cadillac. May need to do a search through either a FHC at LDS church in area or a genealogy society.
GREAT GRAND MOTHER: 
A: Mary Lowe, Catherine's mother, was PROBABLY born in Slatt, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland in 1839. SHE DIED IN 
28 Feb 1931 • Campbell, Steuben, New York, USA

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2. WHAT WAS CATHERINE'S MARRIAGE DATE?
A: First marriage was to a Mr William Cline, 14 Apr 1888 • Lake City, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
Second marriage to a Benjamin Allison on 14 Oct 1891 at Reeder, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
CAN YOU FIND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE?
A: Yes, for both marriages

3. WHAT WERE CATHERINES SIBLINGS AND PARENTS NAMES?
A: Karen may have found 3 brothers: Father is David
A: All I could find was one brother John or Johnny DOB 1862, and a sister Belle DOB 1866, all born in Ireland.
I found the mother of Catherine to be Mary or Maria Lowe born in Ireland, the father James Miller was from Scotland.
I found this on the 1900 and 1910 AMERICAN Census.
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