-----Original Message----- From: Judy Hardy <judylh@mich.com> To: Jerry & Renee Brandel <brandel_jerry@email.msn.com> Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 11:18 AM Subject: Re: >Renee, >I checked our death index and didn't find a death record for Mary Ann. >However, the State of Michigan has a death record for her and it says she >died 29 May 1869 in Day Twp., Montcalm County from dropsy at the age of 29 >years, 9 months, and 7 days. She was born in NY. From her age given she >would have been born before 1841. You can see the record for yourself if >you go to the following website >www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/gendis/index.htm This is a website >for the Michigan Department of Public Health and they have all the early >death records available there. You will need to follow the directions and >then type in the surname LUCAS. Scroll down through the names until you >come to Mary Ann, then click on her name. The information will come up. >Mary Ann and Israel don't aren't listed on our 1860 census, however, Israel >is listed on our 1870 along with the names Emily J., Louise, Adelmer, >Lucella, Adelphia and William in Stanton, pg. 4. Emily J. is Israel's 2nd >wife, his marriage to Emily J. Hinds on 4 Jul 1869, is recorded in Book B, >pg 17 of the Montcalm County marriage records. Israel and Mary Ann must >have had several small children as he didn't waste much time in remarrying >after Mary's death. Mary's father, DAvid is also listed for that year on >pg 7 in Stanton. Are you interested in the information off these census? >It appears they moved into Montcalm County sometime before 1870. I wasn't >sure from your email if you just wanted information on Mary Ann or if you >needed information on David also. Let me know if you want other >information and just what it is you want looked up. > >Best Wishes, >Judy > >---------- >> From: Jerry & Renee Brandel <brandel_jerry@email.msn.com> >> To: Judy Hardy <judylh@mich.com> >> Subject: >> Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 7:01 PM >> >> judy i dont know if you remember me you looked up a few things for me we >> are tring to find these people who wrote it is my uncle very grateful if >you >> can help uss Renee: >> Here at last is everything we presently know about Mary Ann Hodges, >daughter >> of David and Roby (Archer) Hodges: >> 1. She was b. 1841 in NY State. >> 2. She marr. Israel Lucas (probably in MI). >> 3. They lived at least some of the time in or near Stanton, Montcalm Co., >MI >> 4. She d. 1869 and is bur. in Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, MI >> Renee, see what you can do with this. Remember, be very very very very >> selective. The end result should be lots of additional information about >> her, but not about any wrong people with the same or similar name. This >is >> the essence of genealogy research; checking out all of the false leads >and >> eliminating them, to be left with only the right facts. It's a lot of >hard >> work, but well worth it when you are done. >> I would suggest starting with the US census reports, always the best >place >> to >> start. >> It would be really great if you could get an obituary for Mary Ann >(Hodges) >> Lucas from one of the Stanton or Montcalm Co. newspapers from 1869, >because >> it would probably mention exactly where in NY she was b., and exactly >when >> she came from NY to MI (and then to IN and back again to MI). These are >> very >> important facts we do not know, but would dearly like to. >> Let me know if you need help. Good luck. >> Bob Hodges >> >>