Burt Wermuth (August 20, 1879-February 23, 1956) graduated from Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C., now Michigan State University) in 1902. He helped found the Sigma Mu Beta Literary Society at M.A.C. On June 23, 1909, he married Katherine A. Stevenson. Together they had one daughter, Rosetta (Rosa) Jane Wermuth (August 21, 1917-January 10, 1993). Katherine died on March 20, 1934 after a brief illness. Wermuth married Ila Amelia Leonard on September 7, 1935 in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan. Together they had two children, Arthur Burt and Mary Louella. Wermuth was an editor of the Michigan Farmer and was a farmer. He died in 1956 and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Oakland County, Michigan.

Ila Amelia Cole was born February 23, 1899 to Myron E. Cole (1866-1939) and Louella Damode Cole (1877-1958). She attended college for two years. On September 14, 1921, she married Jonathan Clark Leonard (born December 9, 1896). On December 24, 1921, Leonard died of lobar pneumonia. In 1922, she became the women’s editor of Michigan Farmer, a position she held until 1940. On September 7, 1935, she married fellow editor Burt Wermuth. She also worked as a lecturer for the Michigan State Grange, and was owner of the Old Indian Campground (Rose Township, Michigan) from 1941 to 1981. Ila Wermuth was involved in numerous organizations including Women’s National Farm and Garden Association (past president of the Detroit branch), Women’s Advertising Association of Detroit (past president), Michigan Nutrition Council (chair), Order of the Eastern Star, Michigan Centennial Farm Association Board of Directors (vice president), and the Fenton United Methodist Church (secretary). Wermuth died June 4, 1981 in Flint, Michigan.