Are these year specific? CKubly9527@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 07/20/2000 12:40:47 PM Central Daylight Time, > budr@ptialaska.net writes: > > << I don't know what Cos are covered in that book. Could you tell me PLEASE >> > > The History of Northern WI has Adams (no bios), Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, > Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas (no bios), Dunn, > Eau Claire, Green Lake, Juneau, Jackson, Kewaunee, Langlade (no bios), > Lincoln, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Monroe, > Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Shawano, St. Croix, > Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, and Wood. > Vol I (up to and including La Crosse), Vol II (Manitowoc thru Wood). > Coming to the website: Brown 208 bios, Buffalo 91, Calumet 124, Chippewa > 228, Door 124, Ashland 60, Clark 86 more, and the rest I haven't estimated > numbers on, but there are tons. Should keep me off the streets for a while, > eh? Hee hee. > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====

I believe it is Form 180. But double check at the site I previously indicated. I just sent away for WWI records. I don't expect to have good luck. There was a major fire at the Records Office in St. Louis. MO in 1973. Almost 80% of records are gone, for certain service branches (I think it was the Army). Anyways the NARA site would tell you more about that. Good Luck! Linda Hendley wrote: > Does anyone know which form number you use for W.W.1? Thanks, Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Comeau [mailto:rcomeau@acsu.buffalo.edu] > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:50 AM > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] A Genealogy Question! > > Forms to request military records can be obtained from: > www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrfrms.html > > Form 80 is the one you need. I have requested civil war records in the > past. > It is amazing the info you will receive! Was able to go back 2 more > generations on enlistee and spouse. One packet contained handwritten > letters, > copies of bible records, marriage, death and birth certificates. There is > medical infor...Whew!! Took about 3 months after request. Only had to pay > for > one set $10. I was told by Veterans Office, that only the first person to > request such record is charged, anyone thereafter is not. Must be true, I > have > sent for 4 different records, was only charged once. Even $40 is cheap for > the > info you will receive. It is truly amazing!! > Fill in as much info as you can. Most states list rosters on-line. If you > can > locate Co. Reg number it will help. Check the box for PENSION RECORDS. > (there > are 3 choices). Good Luck!! > Robin > > NLWOOD52@aol.com wrote: > > > I found an ancestor (I think:-) on Ancestry in the Civil War Pension > Records > > database. Someone recently wrote that we should send for documents at > NARA > > before September 1, 2000 as their prices were going up then. > > > > What form do I need to request so I can send for this ancestor's Civil War > > info?? I believe he was in the Ohio infantry but his widow applied for > the > > pension from Illinois. > > > > Thanks for your help in advance:-) > > Nancy Wood > > NLWOOD52@aol.com > > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====

your right, I just got a private e-mail from the little twirp complaining about what I said about him, He accused me of hiding behind the internet LOL I've had my laugh for the day. auntie@netins.net

Does anyone know which form number you use for W.W.1? Thanks, Linda -----Original Message----- From: Robin Comeau [mailto:rcomeau@acsu.buffalo.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:50 AM To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] A Genealogy Question! Forms to request military records can be obtained from: www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrfrms.html Form 80 is the one you need. I have requested civil war records in the past. It is amazing the info you will receive! Was able to go back 2 more generations on enlistee and spouse. One packet contained handwritten letters, copies of bible records, marriage, death and birth certificates. There is medical infor...Whew!! Took about 3 months after request. Only had to pay for one set $10. I was told by Veterans Office, that only the first person to request such record is charged, anyone thereafter is not. Must be true, I have sent for 4 different records, was only charged once. Even $40 is cheap for the info you will receive. It is truly amazing!! Fill in as much info as you can. Most states list rosters on-line. If you can locate Co. Reg number it will help. Check the box for PENSION RECORDS. (there are 3 choices). Good Luck!! Robin NLWOOD52@aol.com wrote: > I found an ancestor (I think:-) on Ancestry in the Civil War Pension Records > database. Someone recently wrote that we should send for documents at NARA > before September 1, 2000 as their prices were going up then. > > What form do I need to request so I can send for this ancestor's Civil War > info?? I believe he was in the Ohio infantry but his widow applied for the > pension from Illinois. > > Thanks for your help in advance:-) > Nancy Wood > NLWOOD52@aol.com > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====

Cathy; I guess that I missed it somewhere but anyway I don't know what County"s are covered in that book. Could you tell me PLEASE. Thank you BIHAK ----- Original Message ----- From: <CKubly9527@aol.com> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] oh, everything > In a message dated 07/20/2000 1:00:01 AM Central Daylight Time, > NJHERZMAN@aol.com writes: > << thanks to you for your great efforts for all of us. I > haven't found anything yet in all those bios, but maybe some day >> > > Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Price and Pierce County bios are > now up. (9 counties down, 63 to go!) You'll find an ancestor in them > eventually, so hang in there! > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > >

There is a very interesting site http://www.htmgv.org/museum/ypit/index.html. If anyone is researching the 20th century along with their family history. Jo

Hello everyone. This is just for your general information: There are now two indexes available to help you with your research in Walworth County. The 1882 Butterfield Walworth County History has been indexed (every name) by WCGS member Ron Friestad of Santa Barbara County CA and given to WCGS to print. This will be available next month. Check our website for further information. www.rootsweb.com/~wiwalwor/wcgs. Or write to WCGS at PO Box 159, Delavan WI 53115-0159 The 1912 Walworth County History by Beckwith now has an every name index compiled by Doris Reinke & Charlotte Gates. You need to contact Doris Reinke of Elkhorn WI at 262-723-2366. Everyone has been finding plenty of their surnames! Happy Researching! Peggy Rockwell Gleich, WCGS President Surnames searching: ROCKWELL, SPAFFORD, GLEICH, WILKINSON, FRAYN/E, GAY, DUNWIDDIE, BRUNKOW, GROSENICK, MAASCH and others. Genealogist and Family Historian Newsletter Editor of the Wilkinson Connection (for all Researchers of Wilkinson, Wilkerson, Wilkins, etc. Newsletter Editor of Cemetery Q's & A's (Queries & Anecdotes) for all those interested in genealogy and cemeteries President of the Walworth County (WI) Genealogical Society Publicity Chairman & Director, BIG WILL (British Interest Group of WI & IL)

In a message dated 07/20/2000 12:40:47 PM Central Daylight Time, budr@ptialaska.net writes: << I don't know what Cos are covered in that book. Could you tell me PLEASE >> The History of Northern WI has Adams (no bios), Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas (no bios), Dunn, Eau Claire, Green Lake, Juneau, Jackson, Kewaunee, Langlade (no bios), Lincoln, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Shawano, St. Croix, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, and Wood. Vol I (up to and including La Crosse), Vol II (Manitowoc thru Wood). Coming to the website: Brown 208 bios, Buffalo 91, Calumet 124, Chippewa 228, Door 124, Ashland 60, Clark 86 more, and the rest I haven't estimated numbers on, but there are tons. Should keep me off the streets for a while, eh? Hee hee. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

Forms to request military records can be obtained from: www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrfrms.html Form 80 is the one you need. I have requested civil war records in the past. It is amazing the info you will receive! Was able to go back 2 more generations on enlistee and spouse. One packet contained handwritten letters, copies of bible records, marriage, death and birth certificates. There is medical infor...Whew!! Took about 3 months after request. Only had to pay for one set $10. I was told by Veterans Office, that only the first person to request such record is charged, anyone thereafter is not. Must be true, I have sent for 4 different records, was only charged once. Even $40 is cheap for the info you will receive. It is truly amazing!! Fill in as much info as you can. Most states list rosters on-line. If you can locate Co. Reg number it will help. Check the box for PENSION RECORDS. (there are 3 choices). Good Luck!! Robin NLWOOD52@aol.com wrote: > I found an ancestor (I think:-) on Ancestry in the Civil War Pension Records > database. Someone recently wrote that we should send for documents at NARA > before September 1, 2000 as their prices were going up then. > > What form do I need to request so I can send for this ancestor's Civil War > info?? I believe he was in the Ohio infantry but his widow applied for the > pension from Illinois. > > Thanks for your help in advance:-) > Nancy Wood > NLWOOD52@aol.com > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====

--WebTV-Mail-21739-525 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Laura Ingalls Wilder Site with leads to their family bible. Enjoy. Cathie http://www.pinc.com/~jenslegg/index.htm "Every wall is a door." =96 Emerson --WebTV-Mail-21739-525 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-10.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.44) by storefull-623.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 05:24:21 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-10.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id FAA15427; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 05:24:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e6KCIiN11884; Thu, 20 Jul 2000 05:18:44 -0700 Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 05:18:44 -0700 X-Original-Sender: danpatnode@hotmail.com Thu Jul 20 05:18:44 2000 Message-ID: <20000720121840.45412.qmail@hotmail.com> X-Originating-IP: [129.89.47.173] From: "Dan Patnode" <danpatnode@hotmail.com> Old-To: grubisic@netwurx.net, GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 07:18:40 CDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Subject: [GenWisconsin] Why the Ingalls kept moving Resent-Message-ID: <kA1HDB.A.g5C.k4ud5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14873 X-Loop: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com I just finished reading the series to my kids last year. It seemed that Charles Ingalls kept moving because everytime they settled somewhere it soon got too crowded for him; i.e., too many others soon settled nearby. Of course, this wasn't always the reason. When they moved from Indian Territory it was because the Army forced them to as they had inadvertently settled on Indian land. And when they moved from Burr Oak in the early morning hours it seemed the reason was to get away from an unreasonable individual to whom they owed money. I don't recall it ever being indicated if they paid him his money or not. Charles Ingalls also seemed to be possessed by a healthy dose of "wunderlust", an almost uncontrollable desire to see what was over the next rise; explore the frontier, &c. Hope that helps. Dan Patnode >From: ashley tiwara <grubisic@netwurx.net> >Reply-To: grubis

Robin, Just want to say THANK YOU for your help regarding NARA and requesting forms:-) I'll save your e-mail to refer back to when I receive my form and am ready to fill it out!! Nancy

Hello , I chuckled at your Ole Olsen comment. Are you by any chance Norwegian or part. I am from Waukesha Wis originally (Now live on the Ohio river in southern IL.). I have been searching for my Erickson`s in Layfayette co. Wi. I did find over 1400 Erickson`s on the 1820 thru 1907 census list. I did find some in that county. But now I have to dig deeper. Guess I need to take a trip up there to Argyle Wi. I do subscribe to the Norweigian Digest, do you? Just curious, Nancy

The search is the fun part, it gives you the motivation to read and learn. I started searching both my husbands family from Southeastern Ky and Virginia and my family in Wisconsin back in Dec. of 99. I found a cousin of my husband in just three days. But Have only in the last couple of days found any of the ERICKSON or BACH families of mine. I am looking forward to actually exchanging e-mail with one, when I reach one on this here CP. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: deb Christensen <deb@dm.net> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Dunn County Biographies > Hey, I *never* find my ancestors written up in these books. I figure it's > probably a sure way of eliminating someone as being a candidate for my family IF > I find them in one of these books. :) > > They are, however, a fascinating look at a time gone by. They're also > interesting because you can tell what was most important to which families by > the things they mention. All in all, I love biographical entries, whether I know > the person or not! I always feel like I *do* know them after reading these > biographies. > > For such a far away place (for me) as Wisconsin, it also helps me feel like I > know a bit more about a very personal part of the history. > > My answer to not ever finding my ancestors in the Biographies is ... to write > them myself, and post them, print them, give them to relatives, shirt-tail > relatives, county historical and genealogical societies, etc. > > In 100 years ... there won't BE tidy little books of biographies of the people > who lived in Dunn County, WI or Fresno County, CA during the past 40 or 50 > years. Researchers and historians then will have newspaper archives -- maybe > television archives -- and the history archives we've been so busy saving. But > what about the people living in our communities in the last several generations? > :) > > Anyway, that's my answer, I'm preparing bios of family members, both living and > deceased. I only hope that in 100 years someone doesn't burst out laughing at my > writing when they find these. Because I'm telling you, the language of these > 100+ year old books is barely readable at times. They take run-on sentences and > obscure word use to new heights! :) > > If anyone has family who lived in Fresno, Tulare, or Kern counties, California, > let me know, I've got custody of two of these huge old books that I'm slowly > getting online, and I'll be happy to look them up for you. > > deb (ask me about the lady who blamed someone contesting her father in law's > will for her husband's early demise... in her bio entry! -- or the guy who > discovered a cave full of stalagtites and stalagmites that you could hammer a > tune on...) > > P.S. Thank you to everyone who looks things up and provides information to > everyone. I guess we just can't say it too often. > > Central California History Pages > http://www.hellofresno.com/history/index.html > > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > >

kATHY keep up the good work. Some Texan's have longhorns (not the cattle type)

The birth index was incorrectly indexed for the counties tha tbegin with S St. Croix is indexed as Sauk Sauk as Sawyer Sawyer - as Shawano Shawano as Sheboygan Sheboygan as St. Croix Lenora from Wisconsin

I just finished reading the series to my kids last year. It seemed that Charles Ingalls kept moving because everytime they settled somewhere it soon got too crowded for him; i.e., too many others soon settled nearby. Of course, this wasn't always the reason. When they moved from Indian Territory it was because the Army forced them to as they had inadvertently settled on Indian land. And when they moved from Burr Oak in the early morning hours it seemed the reason was to get away from an unreasonable individual to whom they owed money. I don't recall it ever being indicated if they paid him his money or not. Charles Ingalls also seemed to be possessed by a healthy dose of "wunderlust", an almost uncontrollable desire to see what was over the next rise; explore the frontier, &c. Hope that helps. Dan Patnode >From: ashley tiwara <grubisic@netwurx.net> >Reply-To: grubisic@netwurx.net >To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GenWisconsin] migrants and government land >Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 01:30:14 -0500 > >Laura Ingalls Wilder, who set Little House on the Prairie in Wisconsin, >grew up >at a time when some neighbors were starving. It sure looks prettier in a >novelization, or at the distance of a hundred or hundred and fifty years. > It's so long since I read that series of books that I really don't >remember >why her father kept moving on. Was there any reason? The land over the >next >hill always looking greener? > >Ashley > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Seems like I've been chasing the same core group of > > "early settlers" from one county to the next. Wish they'd "settle" >already! > > Biggest reasons for movement seem to be getting a wife or a job, or > > responding to Government land going on the market. I bet if I took a >map and > > wrote the date on every county when land came on the market, it would >show a > > path taken by many. Seems some made an occupation out of buying Gov't >land > > and clearing it, then reselling. Hard way to make a living if you ask >me! > > > > > > > >==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

To all the volunteers who work so hard on this list and others to provide FREE genealogy, I thank you. In the four years I have been working as a CC, the HAPPY people far outweight the RUDE ones... But, we, tend to focus on those few, who are so NOT deserving of our time or efforts. I say, Keep up the great work! And, by the way, I had a woman volunteer to transcribe a bunch of birth records (pre 1903) for PortageCoWI... When it is complete, I will invite you all to check it out... Again thanks to all... R/S MAK __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Laura Ingalls Wilder, who set Little House on the Prairie in Wisconsin, grew up at a time when some neighbors were starving. It sure looks prettier in a novelization, or at the distance of a hundred or hundred and fifty years. It's so long since I read that series of books that I really don't remember why her father kept moving on. Was there any reason? The land over the next hill always looking greener? Ashley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Seems like I've been chasing the same core group of > "early settlers" from one county to the next. Wish they'd "settle" already! > Biggest reasons for movement seem to be getting a wife or a job, or > responding to Government land going on the market. I bet if I took a map and > wrote the date on every county when land came on the market, it would show a > path taken by many. Seems some made an occupation out of buying Gov't land > and clearing it, then reselling. Hard way to make a living if you ask me! >

Hey, lots of times they paid to have them included AND paid to have them written, too. After entering many of these bios myself, I'd say some of these people need a refund for some of those writing charges... ::grin:: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - deb Christensen (deb_msn@msn.com) Graphics Connection Forum http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <IrisLillie@aol.com> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Co History Submissions > In a message dated 7/20/00 12:17:33 AM Central Daylight Time, > CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > > << > You've just answered a question I've had for a LONG time: how the material > got in the county history books. >> > > > My understanding is not only did the families write the BIOS's, The PAID to > have them included.... I figure my family never showed up because they were > too frugal (cheap / poor) or not vain (illiterate). ((wink)) > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >

Many of the books only published "contributions" for which people paid to have their name included. :) Kind of like today's Who's Who books, I guess. Some have author names, especially the ones done by local historians, but Historic Record, Lewis Publishing, and others -- I don't think have editor's credits in them. Historic Record is still in business, in LA, last I knew. I don't know about Lewis Publishing. deb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - deb Christensen (deb_msn@msn.com) Graphics Connection Forum http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <CKubly9527@aol.com> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:16 PM Subject: [GenWisconsin] Co History Submissions > In a message dated 07/19/2000 11:34:11 PM Central Daylight Time, > mbakke@eot.com writes: > << back then biographies were written by the families and submitted for > publication in the books. >> > > Hi Margit, > > You've just answered a question I've had for a LONG time: how the material > got in the county history books. Is there somewhere I can find out more > about how these books were compiled and who (other than a company name) > compiled them? > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >