Our annual gathering of the descendants of Phineas Culver (1786-1865) is one of the oldest reunions in the Midwest. Our first official reunion in 1909 was an outgrowth of a family celebration of a shared birthday (19 July) of Richard H. and P. Lucinda Culver Millage (who were married in Saline 16 September 1865 after Richard’s second tour of duty in the Civil War). The family has met continuously except for two years during World War II and one year in the 1990s.Traditionally, the reunions are filled with activities for the youngsters, a lot of sharing reminiscences by the oldsters, often songs, jokes and skits, and then good food and a "business" meeting, where we collect news about family events, record births and deaths, elect so-called officers, and plan the next reunion.
Here is a photo and a short newspaper account of the first reunion in 1909, then called the Culver-Cone-Throop Reunion
Here are photos and information from many of our past reunions:
| Year | Host and Location |
Attendance |
Information |
| 1909 | Mr. and Mrs. John D. Throop, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 76 |
minutes, photo above |
| 1910 | Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Underwood, Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||
| 1911 | Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Cone, Bloomingdale, Michigan | ||
| 1912 | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Culver, Clyde, Michigan | ||
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1913 |
Henry Alchin, Durand, Michigan |
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1914 |
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Millage, Milan, Michigan |
130 | |
| 1915 | Mr. and Mrs. Claude Warboy, Ypsilanti,Michigan | ||
| 1916 | Mr. and Mrs. William McAllister, Milan, Michigan | ||
| 1917 | Mr. and Mrs. William Mills | ||
| 1918 | Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Irons, Bloomingdale, Michigan | 62 | |
| 1919 | Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pepper, Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||
| 1920 | Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Culver, Milan, Michigan | ||
| 1921 | Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Alchin, Durand, Michigan | 95 | |
| 1922 | Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Ferman, Tecumseh, Michigan | 95 | |
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1923 |
Johnny Throop, South Lyon, Michigan |
93 | |
| 1924 | Mr. and Mrs. Vern Underwood, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 82 | minutes |
| 1925 | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Greenfield, Milan, Michigan | 82 | photo, minutes |
| 1926 | Glen Pepper and Alice Springer, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 77 | minutes |
| 1927 | Mr. and Mrs. John D. Throop, South Lyon, Michigan | 103 | minutes |
| 1928 | Mr. and Mrs. Everett Alchin, Fenton, Michigan | 91 | minutes |
| 1929 | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sanford, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 133 | minutes |
| 1930 | Mr. and Mrs. Willis Culver, Milan, Michigan | 121 | minutes |
| 1931 | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 112 | minutes |
| 1932 | Mr. an Mrs. Thayer Pepper, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | minutes | |
| 1933 | Herbert and Alice VanderBosch, Ella Sharp Park, Jackson, Michigan | minutes | |
| 1934 | Walter and Ruth Sanford, Island Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 133 | minutes |
| 1935 | Lee and Thelma Sanford, Island Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 116 | minutes |
| 1936 | Clarence and Mollie Culver, Island Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 138 | minutes |
| 1937 | Vern and Cora Underwood, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | minutes | |
| 1938 | Mel and Alice Pepper, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 108 | |
| 1939 | Ronald and Emogene Lentz, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||
| 1940 | Glen and Carrie Pepper, Prospect Park, Ypsilanti, Michigan | 93 | |
| 1941 | Kenneth and mother Emma Sanford, Milan, Michigan | 81 | |
| 1946 | Olive and Ivan Peck, Charlotte, Michigan | 45 | |
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1947 |
Clyde and Genevee Shoemaker, Lake Odessa, Michigan |
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1948 |
Tom and Myrt Cochran, Hanover, Michigan |
100 | |
| 1949 | Mr. and Mrs. Howard Preston, Chandler Park, Detroit, Michigan | 90 | |
| 1950 | Alice VanderBosch, Ella Sharp Park, Jackson, Michigan | 90 | |
| 1952 | Ben and Elva Butler, Bennett Park, Charlotte, Michigan | 50 | |
| 1953 | Dora and Vernon Wilson, St. Johns, Michigan | ||
| 1954 | Glen and Carrie Pepper, Addison, Michigan | 68 | |
| 1955 | Robert and Eileen Sanford, Milan, Michigan | ||
| 1956 | Bernie and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 1957 | Tom and Myrt Cochran, Hanover, Michigan | ||
| 1958 | Jim and Maxine Parkhurst, Adrian, Michigan | ||
| 1959 | Howard and Madeline Preston, Lakeside Park | ||
| 1960 | George and Doreen Lynn, Milan, Michigan | ||
| 1961 | Clyde and Genevee Shoemaker, Lake Odessa, Michigan | ||
| 1962 | host unknown, Frances Park, Lansing, Michigan | ||
| 1963 | Glen and Carrie Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 1964 | Sherman and Zona Fielder, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| 1965 | Bernie and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 1966 | Hugh and Rose Shelton, Eaton Rapids, Michigan | 51 | |
| 1967 | Gary and Jackie Shelton, Hanover, Michigan | 67 | |
| 1968 | Glenn and Dora Frank, Vermontville, Michigan | 70 | |
| 1969 | Cliff and Frieda Root, Albion, Michigan | 57 | |
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1970 |
David and Glenda Peck, Potter Park, Lansing, Michigan |
60 | |
| 1971 | Tom and Myrt Cochran, Hanover, Michigan | ||
| 1972 | Tom and Myrt Cochran, Hanover, Michigan | 33 | |
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1973 |
Bob and Charlene Alling, Baldwin Park, Onondaga, Michigan |
32 | |
| 1974 | Rose Shelton, Eaton Rapids,Michigan | 32 | |
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1975 |
Cliff and Frieda Root, Albion, Michigan |
49 | |
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1976 |
Don and Marjorie Shelton, Curtiss Park, Saline, Michigan |
78 | |
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1977 |
Carolyn and Ernie Brewer, Onondaga, Michigan |
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1980 |
Larry and Pat Pepper, Chelsea, Michigan |
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1981 |
Charley and Kay Ridenour, Manchester, Michigan |
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| 1982 | Carolyn and Ernie Brewer, Eaton Rapids, Michigan | ||
| 1983 | George and Bonnie Cochran, Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||
| 1984 | Don and Marjorie Shelton, Mill Pond Park, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 1985 | Jake and Sue Lynn, Wilson Park, Milan, Michigan | 56 | |
| 1988 | Doreen Pepper Lynn, Milan, Michigan | ||
| 1990 | Don and Marjorie Shelton, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 1991 | Don and Marjorie Shelton, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 1992 | Bernie and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 1994 | Carolyn Brewer and Mary Little, Albion, Michigan | ||
| 1998 | Rosemary Dunayski, Ella Sharp Park, Jackson, Michigan | ||
| 2000 | Bernie Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 2001 | Ed and Marcia Culver, Lowell, Michigan | ||
| 2002 | Greg Shelton and Tracy Shelton Colson, Curtiss Park, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 2003 | George and Bonnie Cochran, Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||
| 2004 | Bernie Pepper, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 2005 | Don and Marjorie Shelton, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 2006 | Ed and Marcia Culver, Lowell, Michigan | ||
| 2008 | Don and Marjorie Shelton, Saline, Michigan | ||
| 2009 | Greg Shelton and Tracy Shelton Colson families, Saline, Michigan | 94 | |
| 2010 | Bernie Pepper and Judy Leonard, Addison, Michigan | ||
| 2011 | Ed and Marcia Culver, Lowell, Michigan | ||
| 2012 | Don & Marjorie Shelton, Jim & Lena Culver, Whitmore Lake, Michigan | 110 | |
| 2013 | Bernie Pepper and Judy Leonard, Addison, Michigan | 52 | |
| 2014 | Dan and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | 48 | |
| 2015 | Dan and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | 57 | invitation, photos, minutes |
| 2016 | Dan and Pat Pepper, Addison, Michigan | 101 | invitation, photos |
| 2017 | The Saline Sheltons (Don, Marjorie, Tracy, Elizabeth, Greg, Kerry, Madison, Mackenzie, Makayla, Mason, and Max), Saline, Michigan | 65 | invitation, video, photos |
| 2018 | Ed and Marcia Culver, Lowell, Michigan | 34 | invitation, video, photos, minutes |
| 2019 | Tracy Shelton and Ryan Marion & Greg and Kerry Shelton, Saline, Michigan | 56 | invitation, photos, minutes |