Laura Susan DeForest was recorded as Susie Laura DeForest by Shirley Bull. She was known as Suzie. 1900 census lists her as Laura Susan living in Convie Township, Calhoun Co. Her obituary is as follows: Mrs. Laura Susanna LeClear, 63, passed away suddenly at 6:30 o'clock this morning at her home in Pennfield Township. Coroner Willard Putman was called on the case and learned that death was the result of a heart attack. There will be no inquest. Mrs. LeClear is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Vera Birches, Mrs. Velma Raymer and Miss Fern LeClair, all of this city; six sons, Floyd, of Assyria Center, Everett, of Battle Creek, and Donald, Frank, Carl and Richard, all of Pennfield township; three sisters, Mrs. Gary Cook, Mrs. George Shapley and Mrs. Iva Omick, all of Bellevue; a brother Edgar DeForrest, of Olivet; 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body was removed to the Williams 7 Braden Funeral Home pending funeral arrangement, which have not yet been completed.
Shurtleff genealogy lists Robert as the son of Theobert, the son of Nivelon, the son of Childebrand, the son of Pepin Le Gros (Pepin II of Heristal)
He was nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus for the Tours and Angers regions in 853. After a rebellion against Charles II in 855, he became duke for the region between Seine and Loire. From this time he was responsible for fighting against Normans and Britons, and he eventually met his demise in 866 fighting the Normans in the Battle of Brissarthe.
He was possibly married to Adelaide, daughter of Louis the Pious and Ermengarde of Hesbaye. Robert was the father of Odo, Count of Paris and Robert I of France, who both became King of Western Francia. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh Capet and thus the ancestor of all the Capetians.
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Bio written by Anne for Findagrave:
Robert the Strong, Robert of Worms, Margrave of Neustria, Count of Tours, Duke of France
Son of Robert III of Wormsgau and Wadrade d'Orleans, grandson of Robert of Hesbaye and possibly Saint William of Gellone.
Robert's wife has never been firmly identified, but his sons were:
* Odo of France, King of Western Francia
* Robert I of France, King of Western Francia
Robert was the great grandfather of Hughes Capet, and all the leaders of the Capetian line.
Robert was part of the Robertian line from Hesbaye in present day Belgium that migrated from East Francia to West Francia, ruled by Charles the Bald. Charles awarded the family defecting family by awarding Robert the lay abbacy of Marmoutier in 852. The following year, Robert was named the missus dominicus (literally Sunday Mass but then a legal envoy functioning between royal and local admins)for Maine, Anjou and Touraine. Robert was expected to control the power of the French Rorigonid family, and defend Neustria from Viking raids. Charles also gave Robert Autun and Nevers in Burgundy, where Robert had to defend Autun against Louis the German, the younger step-brother of Charles the Bald.
Charles married Ermetrude of Orleans by agreement with the Duke of Brittany, and invested Charles's son, Louis the Stammerer as regnum Neustriae, essentially total power, and predominantly more power than Robert or Salomon, the King of Brittany. Robert joined the Bretons led by Salomon and alongside Louis the German, and rebelled against Charles in 858. Louis the Stammerer fled to Le Mans, Louis the German reached Orleans and Charles made peace with Robert, offering him the position of Count of Anjou. Robert left the war and dedicated himself to defending his coastline from the Vikings.
Louis the Stammerer, Salomon and Louis the German, who didn't receive anything from the deal, now join forces against Robert who manages to capture twelve of their ships, and hired his archenemies, the Seine Vikings to attack Salomon's territory for 6,000 pounds of silver, yet paid a great deal of Danegeld to keep the Vikings out of Neustria.
Robert would war with Pepin and again with Louis the German, as well as the Bretons and the Vikings.
Robert was at last killed at the Battle of Brissarthe protecting Francia against a Breton and Viking invasion, led by Salomon and the Viking leader Hastein. When Hastein was trapped in a church, Robert removed his armour to enter the sacred building, and the Vikings invaded, killing Robert. It is speculated Robert was anywhere in his fourties at the time of his death.