Bernice Squier

1899 - 1968  (68 years)

• Name	Bernice Squier  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Sep 1899	Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Sep 1968	Berkeley, Alameda, California   [5]
  Burial	Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan   [5]
  Person ID	I35681	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Albert Squier,   b. 5 Jan 1861, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan d. 26 Nov 1934, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Julia Elizabeth Hickman,   b. 12 Sep 1870, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan d. 1 Oct 1958, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1892	Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan   [3, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F13554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From "Miss Bernice Squier Dies" (citation details below): Even before [the sisters Bernice and Blanche Squier's] graduation from Battle Creek High School in 1918, the twins had begun manufacturing stuffed dolls, with the idea of earning money for their college education. They attended the University of California one year, then returned to Battle Creek to make toy manufacture a career business. They incorporated under the appropriate "Twinzy" name in 1925 and, in the years that followed, made and sold throughout the nation a line of "safe and washable" toys that included some 30 different items. In addition to several million stuffed dolls, the firm turned out various animal toys filled with foam rubber stuffing, after the development of that material. Among their best selling items were stuffed Army mule mascot miniatures, which were popular at West Point Military Academy. In 1937, by a unique arrangement, the sisters were elected twin presidents of the Circulus Club, an organization of business and professional women. They also were members of the International Twins Association and attended conventions of that organization, which boasted at that time a membership of more than 600 sets of twins.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5821] Ross H. Collier, "People and Events of Yesteryear: Charles Albert Squier." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 4 Jan 1959, p. 8. [S5924] Genealogies of the Following Families: Baker Family, Steel Family, Sturges Family, Shepard Family, Hall Family, Lytle Family by Francis A. Baker. Minneapolis, 1909. [S5925] "Mrs. Charles Squier Dies; Ill 2 Months." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 1 Oct 1958. [S5926] "Miss Bernice Squier Dies." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 7 Sep 1968, p. 3., says 1889, obviously a typo. [S5926] "Miss Bernice Squier Dies." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 7 Sep 1968, p. 3. [S2762] Alice D. Serrell, "Descendants of Christopher and Sarah Davis Swayze." Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine 18:3, Oct 1954; 18:73, Feb 1955; 18:99, Apr 1955; 18:127, Jun 1955. [S2841] Application, 27 Apr 1921, from Theodore Louis Squire, brother of Dorothy M. Squier, to join the Sons of the American Revolution. From U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, on ancestry.com., year only. [S5821] Ross H. Collier, "People and Events of Yesteryear: Charles Albert Squier." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 4 Jan 1959, p. 8., says "December, 1892".