DID YOU KNOW If each of the 125 married, you now have 250. If each pair had six children - the average in days of yore - you have 1500 and if each child married an had six children you now have - well; you have a whole lot !! Better buy your folders wholesale. GenWisconsin-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > GenWisconsin-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 250 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GenWisconsin] Re: Naturalization [Mel Fletcher <canuck@gol.com>] > #2 [GenWisconsin] Mary KANE/James P. [Thomas and/or Joyce Urban <tlurban] > #3 [GenWisconsin] Retirement???? [JRoot1969@aol.com] > #4 [GenWisconsin] Re: Naturalization [Kathy Lenerz <lenerzk@worldnet.att] > #5 [GenWisconsin] DID YOU KNOW [joanne lawlor <jlawlor@uswest.net>] > > Administrivia: > > PLEASE when you send a message to anyone.. Yes anyone Do one or more of the following: > 1.) 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Subjects: > (a)Do Not use words like "help", "Anybody" "brick wall" > (b)Tell it like it is: "surname, date, place, event", > (c)keep it short under ten words > ============================================================ > To unsubscribe from GenWisconsin-D, send a message to GenWisconsin-D-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Naturalization > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 00 00:26:28 +0900 > From: Mel Fletcher <canuck@gol.com> > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > > To all those who responded to my query > > The responses have been overwhelming and I certainly appreciate your > replys. The answers have been a real educational learning experience. > > Thank you ever so much > > Melville > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GenWisconsin] Mary KANE/James P. FINLEY 1800s > Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 15:02:57 -0500 > From: Thomas and/or Joyce Urban <tlurban-chgo@worldnet.att.net> > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > > Looking for the family of James P. FINLEY and his wife Mary KANE. > > James was born about 1817 in Queens County, Ireland and died december > 15, 1893 in Rising Sun, Crawford County, WI. > > Mary was born in Ireland. Her daughter Mary (unknown)age 22, born in > Massachusetts, was a stepdaughter to James. She was listed as a teacher > on the 1880 Census for Town of Freeman, Crawford Co., Wisconsin. > > Mary and James had four children: > Katie, born about 1868 in Wisconsin > James, born about 1871, WI > Maria, 1872, WI > Rose, abt. 1873, WI > > The 1884 History of Crawford County book states that "James P. Finley > and Martin came in 1857. The latter moved to Iowa where he died. > Timothy Finley who came about that date was still a resident in the town > in 1884." The reference was to the town of Freeman, Crawford County. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Joyce > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GenWisconsin] Retirement???? > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:14:16 EDT > From: JRoot1969@aol.com > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > > Sounds like someone has been very busy!!! I am very active but am now tired > after reading about all that you have been up to. Hope you are having the > time of your life you go girl! Jackie in Oregon > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Naturalization > Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 20:03:55 -0400 > From: Kathy Lenerz <lenerzk@worldnet.att.net> > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > > > On the 1870 Wausau Census it shows my ancestor > > George Rhodes, born in England, as being eligible to vote. Would this > > mean that a person who is eligible to vote has to be a Naturalized > > Citizen? > > NO! In the mid-1800s, one only had to have signed a "Declaration of Intent > to Become a Citizen" in order to vote. I recently pored over voter rolls > in Dane County and found many who voted before their citizenship was > finalized. This was later changed to require citizenship for voting, but > I'm not sure when. > Hope this helps, > Kathy Lenerz > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GenWisconsin] DID YOU KNOW > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:36:56 -0700 > From: joanne lawlor <jlawlor@uswest.net> > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > > This bit of information will make all of us happy! If we research 6 > generations back, we are looking at approximately 125 ancestors. I > gotta go get some more manila folders! Joanne -- Regards, Al Saunders, UE "It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors." - Plutarch http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/a/u/Alfred-Elson-Saunders/index.html