Doris Bable Cornish Genealogy Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-931

Staff Only

Scope Note

Collection, 1883-2012 (Bulk, 1970-2012), related to Cornish family lines and Cornish Americans, especially the Rule Family. Materials document Cornish families in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, and they relate to the Cornish-American experience in the Midwest and the Cornish diaspora more generally. Contents include correspondence, ephemera, genealogies, genealogy research papers, indexes, ethnic research periodicals, vital records, and photographs.

Dates

1883-2012
Majority of material found within 1970-2012

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biographical Note

Doris May “Doe” (Rule) Bable was born on May 25, 1927 to Ethel May (Morcom) Rule and John Rule, and grew up in Saline, MI. Doris was a kindergarten teacher and an avid genealogist. She married Robert James (“Bo”) Bable (1919-2006) in Saline on June 28, 1952. Doris passed away on September 18, 2012. She has two surviving daughters. Doris’ mother, Ethel May (Morcom) Rule, was born to Cornish parents, William and Susanna Morcom, in Montana on March 11, 1893. The family returned to Cornwall when Ethel was a child. They lived in Warleggan and St. Cleer. They later returned to the U.S., settling in Ironwood, MI. Ethel married John Rule in Ironwood in 1920. John was born in Cornwall and had immigrated in 1911.

Extent

7.05 cubic feet ( (6 Paige boxes and 3 manuscript boxes))

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection, 1883-2012 (Bulk, 1970-2012), related to Cornish family lines and Cornish Americans, especially the Rule Family.

Arrangement

This collection is divided into nine series based on material type. Series include Genealogy Research Files, Cornwall Family History Society Resources, Correspondence, Newsletters, Turnbull Clan Resources, Additional Papers, Vital Records and Associated Resources, Photographs, and Ethel May (Morcom) Rule Materials.

Series 1, Genealogy Research Files, documents Doris Bable’s genealogical research activities. Folders generally pertain to a single family line or individual, and they contain a mixture of pedigrees and other documentation, research notes, and correspondence with fellow researchers.

Series 2, Cornwall Family History Society Resources, includes publications of the Cornwall Family History Society, an international society for Cornish genealogy.

Series 3, Correspondence, includes correspondence between Doris Bable and other genealogists.

Series 4, Newsletters, includes newsletters from ten Cornish societies.

Series 5, Turnbull Clan Resources, includes publications of the Turnbull Clan Association, a society dedicated to preserving the histories of the Turnbull and Rule families.

Series 6, Additional Papers and Resources, includes other genealogical resources assembled by Doris Bable.

Series 7, Vital Records and Associated Resources, includes viral records, primarily for Cornish surnames.

Series 8, Photographs, includes photographs assembled by Doris Rule and her parents, James Rule and Ethel May (Morcom) Rule, documenting Cornish Americans in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and relatives in Cornwall and across the Cornish diaspora.

Series 9, Ethel May (Morcom) Rule Materials, includes materials assembled by Doris Rule’s mother, Ethel May (Morcom) Rule, which document life in Cornwall, England and Ironwood, MI. Many of the photographs in series VIII were also collected by Ethel and her husband, John Rule. These materials were passed down to Doris, who annotated many of the items.