Wow, thanks for sending that! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Zieber" <czieber@earthlink.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH] THOMAS in Michigan?? "Rockland is an unincorporated community in the township at 46°44'17?N 89°10'47?W.[3] The Rockland Mine opened in 1847 and a post office named Rockland opened in January 1853 and closed in September 1860. A post office also opened at Minnesota Mine in May 1857, which was renamed to National in March 1861. In December 1863, the National post office was changed to Rockford. A settlement named Rosendale was laid out by the Minnesota Mining Company in 1858. Another settlement named Williamsburg was platted by William Sheppard and William Davey. A third settlement named Webster was platted by James Cooper. The three adjacent plats were consolidated into Rockland in 1864" Wikipedia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Davis" <jandavis3@cox.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:03 PM Subject: [CORNISH] THOMAS in Michigan?? > Hello listers - I just learned that a relative might have been in Michigan > for awhile before coming out to California in the 1850s. We found a > reference to his being in Rockland, Ontonegon County, Michigan. Can > somebody tell me if that place has the same name? What mining activity > would have taken place there back then. > Does anybody have access to census records or anything that might list him > around 1851-1856? His name was Joseph Thomas and his brother John might > have been with him. > Thanks for any help! > Jan Rickard Davis in San Diego > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know what kind of mines they had there, but just north east a short distance were the copper mines of Houghton County, with many Cornish miners, including my Thomas relatives after 1875. Cynthia in Grass Valley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Davis" <jandavis3@cox.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH] THOMAS in Michigan?? Wow, thanks for sending that! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Zieber" <czieber@earthlink.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH] THOMAS in Michigan?? "Rockland is an unincorporated community in the township at 46°44'17?N 89°10'47?W.[3] The Rockland Mine opened in 1847 and a post office named Rockland opened in January 1853 and closed in September 1860. A post office also opened at Minnesota Mine in May 1857, which was renamed to National in March 1861. In December 1863, the National post office was changed to Rockford. A settlement named Rosendale was laid out by the Minnesota Mining Company in 1858. Another settlement named Williamsburg was platted by William Sheppard and William Davey. A third settlement named Webster was platted by James Cooper. The three adjacent plats were consolidated into Rockland in 1864" Wikipedia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Davis" <jandavis3@cox.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:03 PM Subject: [CORNISH] THOMAS in Michigan?? > Hello listers - I just learned that a relative might have been in Michigan > for awhile before coming out to California in the 1850s. We found a > reference to his being in Rockland, Ontonegon County, Michigan. Can > somebody tell me if that place has the same name? What mining activity > would have taken place there back then. > Does anybody have access to census records or anything that might list him > around 1851-1856? His name was Joseph Thomas and his brother John might > have been with him. > Thanks for any help! > Jan Rickard Davis in San Diego > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message