Lizzy Kellog legal document

Collection

Identifier: c-00326

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a partial transcript of the trial of Lizzy Kellog vs. the First Congregational Church. Witnesses for the prosecution are Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Sarah Barbard, and Charles E. Bailey. For the defense, the only witness is the defendant, Miss Lizzy Kellog. The testimony contained herein concerns alleged illicit relations between the defendant and a Mr. Maltby (not present). The decision is not included.

Dates

Creation: 1882

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical/Historical

According to the 1880 federal census for Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan, Lizzie Kellogg lived with the family of A. L. Gridly, which included his wife, Grace, and their two daughters, Gracie, age 3 and Rena, age 1.

A. L. Gridley was the minister of the First Congregational Church in Benzonia, Michigan. Lizzie Kellogg was a member of that church in 1880 according to the Manual of the First Congregational Church of Benzonia, Michigan, 1899.