SSSOMPI Team was contacted by the owners of a house in Alpena.  They had purchased the home saving it from being demolished.  While working to restore the home one of the homeowners swears, he is hearing a man and a little girl saying, "thank you".  He has heard them at the top of stairs and while sitting on the front stoop taking a break. 

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The house has great history as well.  It was a speakeasy and a hiding spot during prohibition. One of the first 3 houses built in Alpena.  Possibly (not confirmed)  associated with the Purple Gang. 

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After the homeowners contacted the SSSPOMPI Team about the goings on in the house, an older woman stopped by the house and said that she was born in the upstairs of this house.  She  told them that a judge of the town originally built it the house.  Also, she had a friend that had lived in the house roughly 40 years ago and that her friend told her she would hear a dad and a little girl playing. 

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The owner went to the city of Alpena, the city clerk supplied him with some dates and names.

      1809 - Property bought by Emil Liedtke from O'brien Slater

      1889 - Broke ground on 4 houses (including the house we investigated) 

      Emil and his wife Wilhelmina  had 9 kids - 3 of the children died within 1 day of each other (This is not correct)

      1902  Emil deeded the house to Helena

      1911 Wilhelmina died

      1921-22 Emil died

      Helena Leidke married William Brownly, he died in 1933

      1941 Helena sold property

      1941 Anna _(possibly) Laurel Catarz bought house - She died 1967

      1955 Walter Cronley bought house

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Information SSSOMPI team confirmed/found: 

       Emil Carl Liedtke died December 28, 1922 (age 79) in Rogers City

       Wilhelmina (Selonke) Liedtke died April 7, 1911 (age 64) 

             *Children:   Anna  - Died July 30, 1872 (age 3)

                                   Emil - Died Feb. 2, 1871 (age 1) 

                                   Edward - Died Apr. 24, 1888 (age 2)

                                   Mary (Hale) - Died Jan 11, 1941 (age 67) in Detroit

                                   Laura (Wilkins) - Died Jul 4, 1955 (age 79) in USA - no state/city shown

                                   Hulda (McDonald) (Stevens)  Died May 16, 1950 (age 71) in Detroit

                                   Helma (Brownlee) Died Aug 3, 1955 (age 65)  no state/city shown

                                        * Hulda and Helma  twins

                                    Wihelmina (Dammrose) Died  Jan 10, 1907 (age 24)  no state/city shown

                                    Otto - Died Nov 30, 2953 (age 69)  no state/city shown - buried in Oak Hill Cemetery - Pontiac 

        *Everyone but Otto is buried  in Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena

 

 

 

 

 

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