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Could someone check the 1912 census in Hillsborough County Florida for a Henry Thomas Williams (wife) Mabel Claire Sheally. Thanks Kay

Some LDS FHC do have the Fl. death indexes on micrfiche, not all however. We just ordered them for our FHC in Wauchula but they haven't come in yet. Once FICHE are ordered from SLC they stay in the FHC permanently. Microfilm may be ordered permanently also. Fiche are cheaper than microfilm usually, but must be ordered in a complete set. Fiche are .20 each, but you may have to order 30 or 40 to get the set. Or it could be 5 or 15. JD CASH Wauchula Fl.

These are my Florida surnames (Hendricks, Bush, Jones, Manning, Nettles, Wilkinson, Deese, Ward). Mostly Lafayette, Suwanee, Hamilton, Baker, Bradford, Duval Counties and surrounding areas. Paul M. Hendricks

SueAnn Don't want Brian to feel left out, but there was more than just "red-necking' between the HUDSONs and CASONs around Alachua/Levy...let's compare some notes. Joni Hudson sunny South Florida << The north-central rednecks (if you're related, this is a compliment): SANDERS WATERS GORNTO CREWS THOMAS CURRIE BAKER HUNT CASON they were in the Dixie, Lafayette, Alachua, Suwannee area >>

Hello list, I have been lurking in the background for a bit now, and this is my first posting. I have only one family that was in Florida, an Arthur James (Jim)WEBSTER and his wife Lillie (Lily). Jim was born in Bletchley, Bucks, England and along with most of his other siblings emmigrated to Canada. Jim and his brother Harry moved to Los Angeles after the second World War. Jim met Lillie (Lily) in Los Angeles (can find no marriage there) and I believe they moved to West Palm Beach about the 1830's. They had no children. Jim died May 9th, 1968 and was a widower. I have as yet been unable to trace Lillie and would love to be able to find their marriage date and the date of Lillie's death. I have looked in SSI but have not found any that seem to match. I have seen people mentioning a death index and wonder if it's available for checking in the later years of say 1950's to early 1970's? If these are available is there sks who could check these for me for possible dates? I live in Canada, so I have a hard time getting any USA info. PS are there any marriage indexs? Good hunting to all....Donna B.C., Canada :0)

Brian E. Michaels wrote: > We'll even overlook your 'nole traitors (Oops! We have just offended at > least one list-member with a mention of mascots. So sorry!) Hey now! Here in Semi"nole" County, we love our 'noles! <grin> > and most of us wear shoes--at least on Sunday Were we supposed to wear shoes on Sunday? Ooppps! Christine in Big, Beautiful, Sanford (Seminole County) ---Home of Seminole High School and Seminole Community College. See, we got 'noles on the brain! > > > > > > > >

How do you propose to have us help type? Do you want to xerox it and mail it to the volunteers? I would help if you want. I have a website and can code html as well. - Bill Brooks SeaGee69@aol.com wrote: > > Dear All: > > I am honored to report we have full permission from the Washington County > Historical Society to type and post online a wonderful book of Washington > County Cemeteries. A copy of this book arrived in my mailbox today. > > The book is large (about 500 pages and duplexed) and I'm sure with plenty of > wonderful volunteers <HINT> we can get this typed and online quickly. > > If you are remotely interested and would kindly offer to type just a few pages > it will help tremendously. I will gladly provide the specifics of format for > this data. When volunteering please provide: > Your Name > Email address > Snail Mail address > phone number > Type & version of spreadsheet program(s) available (Excel, MSWorks, etc.) > > This book contains surveys of the following Washington County cemeteries: > > Barfield > Bethel Primitive Baptist > Blue Lake Baptist > Blue Pond > Bonnet Pond > Burke Memorial > Calvary > Caryville > Clarkston > Cravey > Cypress > Double Pond > Dunn-Raley > Ebenezer > Ebro > Everett > Ferguson > Gainer > East Side Baptist > Gap Pond > Greenhead > Hard Labor > Hardy > Hicks > Kent > Lakeview > Leigh > Liberty > Limestone > Live Oak > Mercer > Miller > Missionary Baptist > Moss Hill > New Bethany Ass'y of God > New Hope > > I'm sorry but I simply cannot do lookups due to time constraints. Better still > ~ Volunteer to type and see all the information firsthand!! Plus, the sooner > we get this typed the sooner we can have it ALL online!!! > > Please respond to me directly... looking forward to hearing from you. > > Cindy Sloan > Washington County FLGenWeb Project Coordinator > http://members.aol.com/seagee69/washington -- --------------------------------------------------- The Brooks Historian - Bill Brooks http://home.fda.net/bbrooks/public_html/brooks.htm http://www.my-ged.com/db/surnames/bbrooks/A bbrooks@fda.net Surnames - BROOKS, BURNEY, FREEMAN, GOFF, GRACE, HALL, MANNING, TAYLOR, WILSON ---------------------------------------------------

ROBLES, Joseph Paul b. Malaga, Spain, 1817 m. abt. 1840, Mary Ann GARRISON, b. 1827, Effingham Co., GA. , dau. Michael GARRISON and Mary ZETROUER, Joseph Paul died 1904, Tampa, FL. Mary Ann died 1887, Tampa, FL. ROBLES, Mary Ophelia m. William Charles TANNER, 1885, Tampa, FL. Need Tanner information from FL and anything on Robles descendants. Marianne Crews mjcrews@cimtel.net

Bonnie: If your local Family History Center doesn't have the 1935 Florida Census then it's either because no one ordered it from the Family History Library in Utah or that the Family History Library in Utah doesn't have it. To find out, visit your local Family History Center and ask if they have it in Utah. If they do, then all you have to do is order it for about $3.00. It is kind of like an inter-library loan so the census stays at the FHC for a period of time. But, if you want it to stay there forever so that you may have future use of it, then you just pay about $7.00 more. This also helps to build the on hand database of your local FHC and many benefit from it. Check these sites out for more info on how to use your local Family History Center and the kinds of sources they have. Aloha; Debbie Davis http://www.firstct.com/fv/uscensus.html http://test.lds.net/familyhistory/centers.html http://www.lds.org/en/2-Family_History/Family_History_MAIN.html -----Original Message----- From: Blshipp@aol.com <Blshipp@aol.com> To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 2:45 PM Subject: 1935 Florida Census >Sorry to say that the 1935 Florida Census is not available in Bay County at >the Library or the the LDS Family Center. If some one could tell me how to >order it through LDS I would appreciate it. > >Thanks, Bonnie >

Once again I say hurray for Pam Hall! I'm new to the list and had not seen this site. Needless to say, I have bookmarked it. One small update: Putnam County Libray System now uses 601 College Rd., Palatka 32177. Thanks, Pam... --Brian ********************************************** Pam Hall wrote: > > Brian and all: > I have posted this several times before, but it is worth repeating. If you go to > the following site, there is a listing of all the LDS centers and libraries in > Florida that have the vital record indexes. Understand that this is just what I > have been told so far, so if I missed anyone, please send all pertinent > information to me. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/flavital.htm > > Our library owns the 1885 census and index. We also have the 1935 and 1945 > census, but as most of you know it is not indexed and we are unable to do lookups > unless you have a specific page and town. By the way, these censuses are a mess > when it comes to pagination. We indexed Indian River County and there was no > consistency. Good Luck to anyone who trys to index all of it. > > Pam > > "Brian E. Michaels" wrote: > > > Pat, did you see my posting earlier today about the 1935 census and the > > 1885 index that gave the address for the person at the archives who will > > check the 1885 index? > > > > Yes, I understand that the 1885 is available through the LDS centers. I > > haven't used theirs because JAX and my library have it, and we have a > > local transcription of Putnam County for 1885. Can any lister confirm > > for us? > > > > Anyone know whether LDS centers have our Florida fiche death indexes? > > Please post answers list-wide. > > > > Thanks! --Brian Michaels in Palatka > > ********************************************************** > > > > USDMan@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 3/29/99 3:50:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > > michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu writes: > > > > > > << By the way, there is a fairly new printed index to the 1885 Florida > > > STATE census. Write a large FL library like JAX or Miami and ask them to > > > xerox all Williams entries for you. >> > > > I have been reading your e-mails to this other Williams person...........is > > > the 1885 FL state census available on FHC microfilm? or any death records? > > > Thanks > > > Pat > > > Seattle > > -- > Pamela J. Hall > Florida History & Genealogy Dept. > Indian River County Main Library > 1600 21st Street > Vero Beach, Florida 32960 > > 561-770-5060 Fax 561-770-5066 Email: phall@iu.net > > Florida History & Genealogy Department of IRC > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindian/ircl/ > Indian River County Local History (GenWeb Project) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindian/ > Florida State Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ > Indian River Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindigs/ > East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flecfgsc/

Lynda, Your T. Wightman doesn't appear after 1850. I'll check our more-or-less-county-wide cemetery files tomorrow, if I can. Perhaps he has a tombstone, since he probably would have been buried here. His wife was still here about 1852, anyway. All I personally know about him is in the following excerpt: "According to the [Whig] Banner's first issue [in 1846], there were already at least two hotels in town. The Wightman House was operated by 'T. Wightman,' and the Palatka Hotel was one of the enterprises of Polish-born entrepreneur Stanislaus Glinski (who later served as postmaster, clerk of the circuit court, and judge of probate)".... "A copy of an early plat of the town [Pilatka, as it was spelled until 1875] still exists...." (from Michaels, Brian E. The River Flows North: A History of Putnam County, Florida. Palatka: Putnam County Archives & History Commission, 1976, 1987.) Lot 1 was owned by Laura Randolph, Lot 2 by Sarah W. Wightman. I may be able to find a xerox copy of that plat if you'd like a copy. I'll need your snail address, if so. I'll let you know about a gravestone. Hope this helps. --Brian Michaels Lynda wrote: > > Hi Brian, > I noted in one of your messages that you live in Palatka. My gr gr > grandfather was Timothy Wightman and records I have found indicate he > owned "The Wightman House" one of the two first hotels in Palatka. > Timothy was living in 1844-45, as his last child was born in 1845. On > the 1850 census his wife and children were listed but not him. No death > record or any trace of him has been found. > Timothy WIGHTMAN married on August 9, 1835 to Sarah Ann DUREZ - (but her > surname was Dewees) > He was a bar pilot - and Captain of "IKO" and "Captain Hanson". > Would appreciate any information, suggestion, etc. Thank you for your > time. > Lynda

Bonnie, the local LDS Center can tell you that better than anyone else, I suspect. Good luck! --Brian Michaels ******************************************************************** Blshipp@aol.com wrote: > > Sorry to say that the 1935 Florida Census is not available in Bay County at > the Library or the the LDS Family Center. If some one could tell me how to > order it through LDS I would appreciate it. > > Thanks, Bonnie

Joan, my dear, Thanks for the kind words--and the other ones, too. Since my father was my only ancestor born in Florida, my involvement with the list has less to do with looking for "civilization" than with something I heard in my Rotary Club years ago: "Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy." I'm just trying to pay a few installments on the magnificent assistance that I have had from others over the years. Now, Good Heavens! Someone from DC and the Fort Lauderdale area talking about "civilization"? WHERE have you experienced it? Certainly not in either of those places! I've seen them both up close and personal, but stayed there only as long as necessary (National Archives excepted, of course). I was not even aware there IS a library in East Palatka (even after serving on the Library Board of Directors for seventeen long years.) I'm astonished to hear of it. Are you sure you weren't in Crescent City? The genie stuff is centrally located in Palatka, so you would indeed have seen "zilch" elsewhere. We do have a rather cute little million-dollar library in Palatka, plus four others in the county. The main library was built in 1991 and has a genealogy department with a collection which includes a computer, film and fiche reader/printers, the IGI, Family Search, PERSI in hardcopy and on CD-ROM, Germans to America, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, The Territorial Papers, The American State Papers, the Confederate Military History volumes, the 128-volume War of the Rebellion (known here as the War of Northern Aggression, of course), Cavaliers and Pioneers, Savage's Dictionary, The Great Migration, the FL Consolidated Death & Marriage Indexes, the 1935 State Census, indexed transcriptions of all Putnam County US censuses 1850-1920--plus the 1885 State schedules--with marriage indexes incorporated into them as well, etc., etc. We're small, perhaps, but fairly powerful, I think. Do come see us; we're ecumenical here and won't hold your "place of origin" against you. We'll even overlook your 'nole traitors (Oops! We have just offended at least one list-member with a mention of mascots. So sorry!) We're about 50-50 around here, and several of us have been to college and one or two even to graduate school. We have a few traffic lights on main arteries, and most of us wear shoes--at least on Sunday. Sometimes I almost wish I'd been born here instead of in Jacksonville. Oh, well.... It was good to hear from you. --Brian Michaels in PALATKA! (Go, Panthers! <grin>) ************************************************************** JOANH954@aol.com wrote: > > Brian, > Just a note to say YOU ARE A MOST WELCOME ADDITION to the FLORIDA List!!! I > haven't seen this much "action" since joining a year ago. Course, if I lived > in Palatka guess I'd look for some "civilization" as well.....(have an uncle > in East Palatka on the river - reject from Chiefland!) me....well, I'm an > "import" from DC, originally, now retired in Coconut Creek (read Ft Lauderdale > area).... > Didn't realize Palatka had a decent library - I went to the one in East > Palatka - GREAT people there just zilch on genealogy.... > Again, WELCOME ABOARD..... > Joni Hudson (of the "famous" HUDSONs of Levy/Alachua/Gator (altho some 'nole > traitors) country (but NOT the Hudsons of East Palatka--so far as anyone > admits!)

Sue Ann, W.W. Cummer and family opened a cypress mill at Lacoochee, Florida, in 1922. It was known as "Cummer Sons Cypress Company." My father was one of many independent loggers who cut and hauled cypress logs to Cummer's for a time. Until Florida's vast cypress forests were decimated, this was a booming enterprise. Without timber to process, however, the mill closed in 1959. Kathleen Marsh kmarsh@innet.com -----Original Message----- From: Sue Ann Sanders <sasanders@wisc-dtp.com> >I was wondering if anyone would know if Cummer Lumber Company still >exists

Yep, after 100 years, but there are very few that old. One problem of your being n-o-k is proving it without the very records you seek. and I'm not sure how far n-o-k status can be extended. Anyone else know? --Brian Michaels ********************************************************* BOBBYE wrote: > > I have another question. If there are no known living relatives > wouldn't I be next of kin on the Williams family? Are they not giving > out records after a certain year? > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > To: BOBBYE <bobbye@microsped.com> > Cc: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: Williams Death records in Florida > > >Bobbye, yes, it's a rough one, but by no means impossible! > > > >By the way, there is a fairly new printed index to the 1885 Florida > >STATE census. Write a large FL library like JAX or Miami and ask them > to > >xerox all Williams entries for you. > >Then do follow up with the Soundex index to 1900 (and the later > ones), > >being sure to check for Fletcher and for Hannah, in case he was so > >inconsiderate as to die young. They are STATEWIDE indexes and you > might > >pick up your folks, regardless of where they might have been > residing. > > > >I'll subside, now. Again, good luck! > > > >--Brian > >******************************************************************** > >BOBBYE wrote: > >> > >> I don't have any census areocrds or any thing from Fl. in my local > >> library. Guess I will have to rent them from Nara a little at a > time > >> and look. Sure wish they weren't so hard to find. I have > interviewed > >> every living Williams relative I have found and none of them know > any > >> thing beyond William Norman Williams my gg grand father. The only > info > >> on Flethcer was that he moved to Florida and his wife's name was > >> Hannah. Not much to start with. > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > >> To: BOBBYE <bobbye@microsped.com> > >> Cc: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 11:33 AM > >> Subject: Re: Williams Death records in Florida > >> > >> >Bobbye, I checked, but nothing good resulted, I regret to report. > >> > > >> >In the 1877-1916 there were 18 James Williamses, with no way to > >> >distinguish among them except date and place of death. Age and > >> >birthplace are not part of the index. > >> > > >> >There was no Fletcher at all in 1877-1916. There was one bl. male > >> >Fletcher Williams, d. DeSoto Co, 1922. > >> > > >> >There were 3 Hannahs, all black females in Jax., DeSoto County, > and > >> >Jefferson Co--2 died in 1905, 1 in 1914. > >> > > >> >There were 34 Jameses in the 1917-22 alone, along with 80 > Williamses > >> >w/no first name given. > >> > > >> >One Walter (bl. male) died Jax 1916; one Walter T. (wh. male) d > >> Escambia > >> >Co. d. 1916. > >> > > >> >My fears were realized; sorry. > >> > > >> >If I were you, I'd check the indexed US censuses for Florida in > 1900, > >> >1910, and 1920--and the unindexed state census for 1935--to see if > I > >> >couldn't come up with some y closer estimates and parameters. > >> > > >> >FYI: Florida began requiring death certificates after 1899, but > >> records > >> >before 1917 are really spotty and some people don't have records > even > >> >into the 1930s. Marriage records date back to territorial days in > the > >> >counties; central registration of marriages and annulments and > >> divorces > >> >began 6 June 1927. Prior to that, the records are found only in > the > >> >several counties. > >> > > >> >Good luck! > >> > > >> >--Brian > >> >********************************************** > >> > > >> >BOBBYE wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Brian this is the best that I can do: > >> >> On the 1880 census in Sumter Col . Fletcher was 48 . I made a > >> mistake > >> >> on his date of birth. He would have been born @ 1832. So I am > >> guessing > >> >> he may have lived 20 to 25 years or more. That would be in the > >> early > >> >> 1900's for a death date. Hannah may have followed behind that. I > >> would > >> >> check up through 1910 to be safe. > >> >> Wilson C. was already 76 so he may have died before 1900. > >> >> > >> >> I would add about 50 years or so to the other boys to give a > wide > >> >> margin on them. > >> >> I am sorry that I can't be more specific but it is really hard > to > >> >> trace these people. > >> >> Maybe some of them could be found in some cemetery records. > >> >> I am not familiar with when Fl. started keeping marriage and > death > >> >> records. > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Bobbye > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > >> >> To: BOBBYE <bobbye@microsped.com> > >> >> Cc: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > >> >> Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 1:36 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: Williams Death records in Florida > >> >> > >> >> >Bobbye, I'll be happy to check the index for you. > Unfortunately, > >> >> though, > >> >> >I'll need some close estimates of death dates. The index is > mostly > >> >> year > >> >> >by year and on microfiche. And since Williams is one of the top > >> ten > >> >> US > >> >> >surnames by frequency, there'll be bunches of each of > them--more > >> than > >> >> >one might reasonably expect to be able to sort out. > >> >> > > >> >> >If you can give me some better parameters, I'll do my best. > >> >> > > >> >> >Good luck! > >> >> > > >> >> >--Brian Michaels (Palatka, FL) > >> >> >*************************************************************** > >> >> >BOBBYE wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Would some some please look on the Fl. death index for death > >> dates > >> >> of > >> >> >> : > >> >> >> Fletcher Williams born in Al. @ 1823 > >> >> >> Hannah Williams born @ in Ga. about 1839 > >> >> >> Wilson C. Williams born Ga. @1803-4 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Fletcher Williams born Fl. @1870-71 > >> >> >> James Williams born Fl. @ 1876-77 > >> >> >> Walter william born Fl. @ 1870-71 > >> >> >> Any help greatly appreciated. I am a long way from Florida. > >> >> >> Bobbye > >> >> > > >> > > >

Chris, I was the one that did your lookup. I posted the results last weekend, guess you missed it. I checked 1877-1922 FL death index and found no record on Phillip. Unfortunately, in the message you just posted, you spelled the last name as Reimenschneider, and I just checked my old messages and you had sent me the name of Reimensnider. They are so close in spelling it wouldn't make a difference though. I saw no name even close to that spelling. Sorry I couldn't find him for you. Bill willbees@mediaone.net

Pat, did you see my posting earlier today about the 1935 census and the 1885 index that gave the address for the person at the archives who will check the 1885 index? Yes, I understand that the 1885 is available through the LDS centers. I haven't used theirs because JAX and my library have it, and we have a local transcription of Putnam County for 1885. Can any lister confirm for us? Anyone know whether LDS centers have our Florida fiche death indexes? Please post answers list-wide. Thanks! --Brian Michaels in Palatka ********************************************************** USDMan@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 3/29/99 3:50:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, > michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu writes: > > << By the way, there is a fairly new printed index to the 1885 Florida > STATE census. Write a large FL library like JAX or Miami and ask them to > xerox all Williams entries for you. >> > I have been reading your e-mails to this other Williams person...........is > the 1885 FL state census available on FHC microfilm? or any death records? > Thanks > Pat > Seattle

Mary Alice, Edgar Emmett Williams is listed as Edgar E. He died, as you said, in May of 1958. Citation: Volume 1968, certificate #19342. Roland F. Williams is well-disguised. He's listed as R.F. (in a bizarre alphabetizing system that puts initials in with names [e.g. Renee, R.F., Richard]). Almost missed him--for two reasons: the R.F. arrangement and the fact that the fiche page is as bad as any I have ever seen and been able to make out. Had it been just a bit worse, it would have killed our chances. Still, if I read it correctly, he died in Pasco County in 1922, as you said. He's in Vol. 170 at certificate #13335 (I hope that's the number--think so). Hope this helps. (If so, pass it on when you can help someone.) --Brian Michaels ****************************************************************** Mary A Geary wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > I have tried to find my great grandfather and grandfather's death > certificates > but have not been able to. I was wondering if you could find them in the > Death > records for me? > Great Grandfather: Roland Frank Williams died December 10, 1922 in > Hillsborough > County or possibly Pasco County. You might not be able on this one since > there > were few pickings around this time. > > Grandfather: Edgar Emmett Williams died May 14, 1958 in Hillsborough > County. > I have no Idea why I can't find his certificate. > > I am hoping you might be able to help me out on these. Any information > will be > greatly appreicated. > > Thank you for your time. > Mary Alice > gearyma@juno.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Ann, Rather slim pickings, I'm afraid. There is a "Gay, -- - W" in Escambia County (Pensacola area) vol 055 cert. 3004, 1916. [The indexer didn't know the name, initials, or sex of the decedent. I'm not optimistic this is yours.] There is an Andrew J. Gay in Bay County (Panama City area) in 1922 in vol. 150, cert. 3464. [Note: "J."] Escambia and Bay are way west of Jefferson, though that's not necessarily fatal. I saw nothing else that seemed to be of use, and these probably aren't, either. Have you checked directories, deeds, probate indexes, tax rolls, voting records, etc., to try to get closer to the death date? I looked through 1922, and with more limiting info, I'll be glad to check further. --Brian ****************************************** Ann, I will. It may be tomorrow or Thursday before I can get back to the public library, so stand by. --Brian *********************************************** anncam@postoffice.worldnet.att.net wrote: > > Brian, > Would you please look up Andrew C. Gay for me? He is last seen on the > 1910 Jefferson Co, FL census. Thanks so much. Ann Campbell