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

"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