Hey, Marilyn -- I went there and typed in my name and it took me to a place where you can get a free trial but basically, it's a paying site. It was called One Great Family. This stinks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Question > http://genforum.genealogy.com/ > > --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [InMontgo] Question > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:07 AM > > I used to go to genforum.org (or .com) and get a list of forums of > different > families. Am I not in the right place? I can't find it -- anyone know? > It > also brought up like if you typed in the name Montgomery it'd give you a > choice of Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery Co, Kentucky forums, > etc. -- > but also family forums. It was great -- I got lots of information from it > but > hadn't been to it in ages and now, I can't find it. Anyone know either > what's going on with it or the site I used to use? SORRY > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OH THANKS -- I need that genealogy in there, now:) WOW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Question > http://genforum.genealogy.com/ > > --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [InMontgo] Question > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:07 AM > > I used to go to genforum.org (or .com) and get a list of forums of > different > families. Am I not in the right place? I can't find it -- anyone know? > It > also brought up like if you typed in the name Montgomery it'd give you a > choice of Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery Co, Kentucky forums, > etc. -- > but also family forums. It was great -- I got lots of information from it > but > hadn't been to it in ages and now, I can't find it. Anyone know either > what's going on with it or the site I used to use? SORRY > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I used to go to genforum.org (or .com) and get a list of forums of different families. Am I not in the right place? I can't find it -- anyone know? It also brought up like if you typed in the name Montgomery it'd give you a choice of Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery Co, Kentucky forums, etc. -- but also family forums. It was great -- I got lots of information from it but hadn't been to it in ages and now, I can't find it. Anyone know either what's going on with it or the site I used to use? SORRY

http://genforum.genealogy.com/ --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [InMontgo] Question To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:07 AM I used to go to genforum.org (or .com) and get a list of forums of different families. Am I not in the right place? I can't find it -- anyone know? It also brought up like if you typed in the name Montgomery it'd give you a choice of Montgomery County, Indiana, Montgomery Co, Kentucky forums, etc. -- but also family forums. It was great -- I got lots of information from it but hadn't been to it in ages and now, I can't find it. Anyone know either what's going on with it or the site I used to use? SORRY http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

They did most of their transporting on Sugar Creek but it did flow into the Wabash, only below the canal area. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:14 AM Subject: [InMontgo] Wabash and Erie Canal > > Here is a map of the Wabash and Erie Canal. > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg) > > Did the residents of Montgomery Co use the canal for anything? Moving > their > farm product? Or was it too far away to be useful? > > Suzy > > > The internet is not working well (the noon rush hour) but here are the > WIRT > men from Montgomery and neighboring counties, A-J. > > > > > A.D. Wirt, Lizzie J Irwin 4 May 1886 Tippecanoe > > Charles Wirt, Mary F Walton 24 Jun 1891 Tippecanoe > > George Wirt, Lizzie Daily 28 Dec 1880 Montgomery > > Harry E Wirt, Clara A Phillips 30 Sep 1889 Clinton > > John Wirt, Barbara Clodfelder 28 Dec 1871 Fountain > Also on the pickled peaches front: I have made FAKE pickled peaches. > Living > in Yankee country, I get hungry for familiar foods and try to create > them. I > used canned cling peach slices. Canned because they were cheapest; cling > because they were firm enough to take the re-boiling; and slices because > I > wanted the spices to penetrate, and thinner seemed better. I made a spice > marinade > with the drained peach juice, white vinegar, cloves, broken cinnamon > sticks; > brought it to a boil, poured it over the peaches and refrigerated for a > few > days. Next time I do it, I'll try adding a chopstick dipped into cinnamon > oil > to stir it. That stuff is potent, and even a "drop" would be too much. > > That's how I spice commercial apple butter -- I dip a chopstick (wooden) > in > the oil, and stir the opened jar of apple butter. Put it away in the > refrigerator for a few days to mellow. I got this idea because when the > sons of WT > and Mary Forrest Shelley made apple butter in a vat-sized kettle, Uncle > Pat > (Maurice), the son who was a chemist in Chicago, used to bring cinnamon > oil for > the project. A whole jar (one tablespoon???) went into the vat. Just to > give > you an idea of the quantities involved, the rather mechanical brothers > rigged > a boat oar to stir it, powered by a small engine. This needs > re-writing -- > sorry, guys -- but my husband wants his computer back!Kathy > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > cemailfooterNO62) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No, not really. Too far away. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:14 AM Subject: [InMontgo] Wabash and Erie Canal > > Here is a map of the Wabash and Erie Canal. > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg) > > Did the residents of Montgomery Co use the canal for anything? Moving > their > farm product? Or was it too far away to be useful? > > Suzy > > > The internet is not working well (the noon rush hour) but here are the > WIRT > men from Montgomery and neighboring counties, A-J. > > > > > A.D. Wirt, Lizzie J Irwin 4 May 1886 Tippecanoe > > Charles Wirt, Mary F Walton 24 Jun 1891 Tippecanoe > > George Wirt, Lizzie Daily 28 Dec 1880 Montgomery > > Harry E Wirt, Clara A Phillips 30 Sep 1889 Clinton > > John Wirt, Barbara Clodfelder 28 Dec 1871 Fountain > Also on the pickled peaches front: I have made FAKE pickled peaches. > Living > in Yankee country, I get hungry for familiar foods and try to create > them. I > used canned cling peach slices. Canned because they were cheapest; cling > because they were firm enough to take the re-boiling; and slices because > I > wanted the spices to penetrate, and thinner seemed better. I made a spice > marinade > with the drained peach juice, white vinegar, cloves, broken cinnamon > sticks; > brought it to a boil, poured it over the peaches and refrigerated for a > few > days. Next time I do it, I'll try adding a chopstick dipped into cinnamon > oil > to stir it. That stuff is potent, and even a "drop" would be too much. > > That's how I spice commercial apple butter -- I dip a chopstick (wooden) > in > the oil, and stir the opened jar of apple butter. Put it away in the > refrigerator for a few days to mellow. I got this idea because when the > sons of WT > and Mary Forrest Shelley made apple butter in a vat-sized kettle, Uncle > Pat > (Maurice), the son who was a chemist in Chicago, used to bring cinnamon > oil for > the project. A whole jar (one tablespoon???) went into the vat. Just to > give > you an idea of the quantities involved, the rather mechanical brothers > rigged > a boat oar to stir it, powered by a small engine. This needs > re-writing -- > sorry, guys -- but my husband wants his computer back!Kathy > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > cemailfooterNO62) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the Wirt (Wert) info and the great idea for spicing peaches :) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:14 AM Subject: [InMontgo] Wabash and Erie Canal > > Here is a map of the Wabash and Erie Canal. > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg) > > Did the residents of Montgomery Co use the canal for anything? Moving > their > farm product? Or was it too far away to be useful? > > Suzy > > > The internet is not working well (the noon rush hour) but here are the > WIRT > men from Montgomery and neighboring counties, A-J. > > > > > A.D. Wirt, Lizzie J Irwin 4 May 1886 Tippecanoe > > Charles Wirt, Mary F Walton 24 Jun 1891 Tippecanoe > > George Wirt, Lizzie Daily 28 Dec 1880 Montgomery > > Harry E Wirt, Clara A Phillips 30 Sep 1889 Clinton > > John Wirt, Barbara Clodfelder 28 Dec 1871 Fountain > Also on the pickled peaches front: I have made FAKE pickled peaches. > Living > in Yankee country, I get hungry for familiar foods and try to create > them. I > used canned cling peach slices. Canned because they were cheapest; cling > because they were firm enough to take the re-boiling; and slices because > I > wanted the spices to penetrate, and thinner seemed better. I made a spice > marinade > with the drained peach juice, white vinegar, cloves, broken cinnamon > sticks; > brought it to a boil, poured it over the peaches and refrigerated for a > few > days. Next time I do it, I'll try adding a chopstick dipped into cinnamon > oil > to stir it. That stuff is potent, and even a "drop" would be too much. > > That's how I spice commercial apple butter -- I dip a chopstick (wooden) > in > the oil, and stir the opened jar of apple butter. Put it away in the > refrigerator for a few days to mellow. I got this idea because when the > sons of WT > and Mary Forrest Shelley made apple butter in a vat-sized kettle, Uncle > Pat > (Maurice), the son who was a chemist in Chicago, used to bring cinnamon > oil for > the project. A whole jar (one tablespoon???) went into the vat. Just to > give > you an idea of the quantities involved, the rather mechanical brothers > rigged > a boat oar to stir it, powered by a small engine. This needs > re-writing -- > sorry, guys -- but my husband wants his computer back!Kathy > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De > cemailfooterNO62) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here is a map of the Wabash and Erie Canal. _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wabash_and_Erie_Canal_map.jpg) Did the residents of Montgomery Co use the canal for anything? Moving their farm product? Or was it too far away to be useful? Suzy The internet is not working well (the noon rush hour) but here are the WIRT men from Montgomery and neighboring counties, A-J. A.D. Wirt, Lizzie J Irwin 4 May 1886 Tippecanoe Charles Wirt, Mary F Walton 24 Jun 1891 Tippecanoe George Wirt, Lizzie Daily 28 Dec 1880 Montgomery Harry E Wirt, Clara A Phillips 30 Sep 1889 Clinton John Wirt, Barbara Clodfelder 28 Dec 1871 Fountain Also on the pickled peaches front: I have made FAKE pickled peaches. Living in Yankee country, I get hungry for familiar foods and try to create them. I used canned cling peach slices. Canned because they were cheapest; cling because they were firm enough to take the re-boiling; and slices because I wanted the spices to penetrate, and thinner seemed better. I made a spice marinade with the drained peach juice, white vinegar, cloves, broken cinnamon sticks; brought it to a boil, poured it over the peaches and refrigerated for a few days. Next time I do it, I'll try adding a chopstick dipped into cinnamon oil to stir it. That stuff is potent, and even a "drop" would be too much. That's how I spice commercial apple butter -- I dip a chopstick (wooden) in the oil, and stir the opened jar of apple butter. Put it away in the refrigerator for a few days to mellow. I got this idea because when the sons of WT and Mary Forrest Shelley made apple butter in a vat-sized kettle, Uncle Pat (Maurice), the son who was a chemist in Chicago, used to bring cinnamon oil for the project. A whole jar (one tablespoon???) went into the vat. Just to give you an idea of the quantities involved, the rather mechanical brothers rigged a boat oar to stir it, powered by a small engine. This needs re-writing -- sorry, guys -- but my husband wants his computer back!Kathy http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

That's all. Angela Todd My Family History <my_family_history@msn.com> has sent you the following web link: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INMONTGO/2009-01/1232678300

I am Angela Frances Todd, known to most as "Angie." I was born Tuesday, July 1, 1947 in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. This hospital, on High Street Road, was torn down years ago. I only tell you these facts so that you know how I know the people about whom I write.. And how we all fit into each other's lives. The following is another in a series of write-ups for my cousin, Rosemary ("Rosie") Todd, born 1-31-1943 in the Cass County Hospital, later renamed Memorial Hospital, an ever-expanding hospital on Michigan Avenue, in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. ROSIE'S BIRTH WAS RECORDED WITH the Cass County Board of Health, Book No. CH-14, Page No. 56. Their records indicate that Rosie's record of birth was filed on February 1, 1943. The Health Officer named was Frederick Hillis, M.D. Rosemary died on her parents' 23rd wedding anniversary, New Year's Day, 1-1-1961. Place of death: the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Grant Street, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The newspaper write-up: "Logansport Press," Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Saturday, December 31, 1960. Page 1. Column 2. "Rosemary OK After Surgery" Rosemary Todd, 17-year-old Cass county girl who underwent heart surgery Friday morning at the Mayo clinic, at Rochester, Minn., was listed in satisfactory condition following the operation. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Todd, of route 3, who accompanied their daughter to the clinic notified Rosemary's brother, Paul, Jr., that physicians indicated that the operation was successful although some time will be required to know whether she will obtain the full benefits of it. Rosemary suffered from rheumatic fever as a child and was hospitalized for 16 weeks following a heart attack last year. Physicians at the clinic said that some of her blood had a tendency to remain in the heart rather than circulate through the body. This condition led to extra work by the heart. The family is hoping that she will be able to return home in about two weeks and will graduate from the Washington township high school next spring. Rosemary studied with a teacher at home after she was forced to drop out of school. She will celebrate her 18th birthday on Jan. 21. ______________________________________________ Angie's comments. Rosie's eldest sibling, her brother, Paul Raymond Todd, Junior, known as "Paul Ray," is buried in "Veteran's Circle" in the same cemetery as Rosie: Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, on the north end of town. Mount Hope, surrounded by residential neighborhoods and plush green lawns, is built on a hill. As you ascend the mount, you pass Pleasant Hill Greenhouse along the way. This peaceful cemetery, which includes mausoleums, and a Catholic section, is large, but kept up well. Attractive upright stones, both old and new, are surrounded by trees, birds, flowers, and sunshine. My father, Francis ("Frank" Leverett Todd and his family, which included Rosie's father, Paul Raymond Todd, Senior, used to reside on Grant Street, across from Mount Hope Cemetery. Dad once told me that he used to shortcut through the cemetery to go home. And, on one of these walks, Dad got totally creeped out because it was at night, right after he had just watched some horror movie. I think it was, "Dracula." Paul, Senior, my uncle, is buried next to his first wife of many years, Ruth May Potts Todd. Their daughter-in-law, Rosie's sister-in-law, Nellie Ross Todd, is nearby. Nellie married Rosie's brother, Thomas ("Tom") Norman Todd. Paul and Ruth had moved to Fort Myers, Florida during their retirement years. Later, several years after Aunt Ruth died, Uncle Paul remarried. His second wife was Mary Ann Woodruff Todd. After being married for so many years to Aunt Ruth, Uncle Paul was concerned what the relatives would think about marrying a second time. So, being polite about it all, he sent out letters asking if we "minded" if he remarried. Of course, I wanted for him to be happy. He loved both Aunt Ruth and Aunt Mary Ann, but was buried by Ruth. So many stories, buried for years, deep in my mind. I thought I should write it all down, so that others would know that these people were here. They lived and they breathed and made better the world. Angela ("Angie") Frances Todd ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THANKS MUCHES -- well, either in Saginaw Co MI or possibly LaPorte Co IN in 1900 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathi Clore Frost" <cathiclorefrost@comcast.net> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] HELP > Saginaw County, Michigan 1930 Federal Census > ED 10, p 30B, Carrollton Twp., 25 April 1930, enumerated by Mrs Kathryn > Schultz, Dwelling 638, Family 662 > > Spickerman, Carl Head O MW 73 M 27 Germany Germany Germany > German 1881 Na Farmer, General Farm > ___, Fredericka Wife FW 60 M 21 Germany Germany > Germany > German 1873 Na None > ___, Alma daughter FW 35 S Michigan Germany > Germany None > ___, Elsie daughter FW 31 S Michigan > Germany > Germany Clerical work, Lumber Mill > ___, Agnes daughter FW 25 S Michigan Germany > Germany Operator, Telephone > > I couldn't find them quickly in 1900. Do you know where they lived then? > > Cathi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > To: <INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:07 PM > Subject: [InMontgo] HELP > > >> This is a personal request - not for Montgomery County but some of you >> don't seem to mind helping out. I'm looking for a 1st cousin of my >> father-in-law. I have them in 1910 & 1920 Saginaw Co Michigan >> (Carrollton >> Twp) -- they are probably there or LaPorte Co IN in 1930. Karl >> Spieckerman & Fredericka his wife -- should have children Wm., Elsie, >> and >> Alma -- possible Agnes, too but think she was born a tad after 1900 -- >> sure would appreciate the help :) THANKS -- i don't have Ancestry and >> sometimes I get aggravated at myself because we don't but we just don't >> have the money, so I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sad-- the newspaper was sure wrong on that count :( ----- Original Message ----- From: "My Family History" <my_family_history@msn.com> To: <INMONTGO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:34 PM Subject: [InMontgo] "ROSEMARY OK AFTER SURGERY." Rosemary ("Rosie") Todd's "Pharos-Tribune" write-ups continue. > I am Angela Frances Todd, known to most as "Angie." I was born > Tuesday, July 1, 1947 in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Logansport, Cass County, > Indiana. > This hospital, on High Street Road, was torn down years ago. I only tell > you these facts so that you know how I know the people about whom I > write.. And how we all fit into each other's lives. > > The following is another in a series of write-ups for my cousin, > Rosemary ("Rosie") Todd, born 1-31-1943 in the Cass County Hospital, later > renamed Memorial Hospital, an ever-expanding hospital on Michigan Avenue, > in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. > > ROSIE'S BIRTH WAS RECORDED WITH the Cass County Board of Health, Book No. > CH-14, Page No. 56. Their records indicate that Rosie's record of birth > was filed on February 1, 1943. The Health Officer named was Frederick > Hillis, M.D. > > Rosemary died on her parents' 23rd wedding anniversary, New Year's > Day, > 1-1-1961. Place of death: the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Olmsted County, > Minnesota. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Grant Street, Logansport, Cass > County, Indiana. > > The newspaper write-up: > > "Logansport Press," Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Saturday, > December 31, 1960. Page 1. Column 2. > > "Rosemary OK After Surgery" > > Rosemary Todd, 17-year-old Cass county girl who underwent heart > surgery Friday morning at the Mayo clinic, at Rochester, Minn., was listed > in satisfactory condition following the operation. > > Mr. and Mrs. Paul Todd, of route 3, who accompanied their daughter to > the clinic notified Rosemary's brother, Paul, Jr., that physicians > indicated that the operation was successful although some time will be > required to know whether she will obtain the full benefits of it. > > Rosemary suffered from rheumatic fever as a child and was hospitalized > for 16 weeks following a heart attack last year. > > Physicians at the clinic said that some of her blood had a tendency to > remain in the heart rather than circulate through the body. This condition > led to extra work by the heart. > > The family is hoping that she will be able to return home in about two > weeks and will graduate from the Washington township high school next > spring. > > Rosemary studied with a teacher at home after she was forced to drop > out of school. She will celebrate her 18th birthday on Jan. 21. > ______________________________________________ > > Angie's comments. > > Rosie's eldest sibling, her brother, Paul Raymond Todd, Junior, known > as "Paul Ray," is buried in "Veteran's Circle" in the same cemetery as > Rosie: Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, on the > north end of town. > > Mount Hope, surrounded by residential neighborhoods and plush green > lawns, is built on a hill. As you ascend the mount, you pass Pleasant Hill > Greenhouse along the way. This peaceful cemetery, which includes > mausoleums, and a Catholic section, is large, but kept up well. Attractive > upright stones, both old and new, are surrounded by trees, birds, flowers, > and sunshine. > > My father, Francis ("Frank" Leverett Todd and his family, which > included Rosie's father, Paul Raymond Todd, Senior, used to reside on > Grant Street, across from Mount Hope Cemetery. Dad once told me that he > used to shortcut through the cemetery to go home. And, on one of these > walks, Dad got totally creeped out because it was at night, right after he > had just watched some horror movie. I think it was, "Dracula." > > Paul, Senior, my uncle, is buried next to his first wife of many > years, Ruth May Potts Todd. Their daughter-in-law, Rosie's sister-in-law, > Nellie Ross Todd, is nearby. Nellie married Rosie's brother, Thomas > ("Tom") Norman Todd. > > Paul and Ruth had moved to Fort Myers, Florida during their > retirement years. Later, several years after Aunt Ruth died, Uncle Paul > remarried. His second wife was Mary Ann Woodruff Todd. After being married > for so many years to Aunt Ruth, Uncle Paul was concerned what the > relatives would think about marrying a second time. So, being polite about > it all, he sent out letters asking if we "minded" if he remarried. Of > course, I wanted for him to be happy. He loved both Aunt Ruth and Aunt > Mary Ann, but was buried by Ruth. > > So many stories, buried for years, deep in my mind. I thought I should > write it all down, so that others would know that these people were here. > They lived and they breathed and made better the world. > > Angela ("Angie") Frances Todd > ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a personal request - not for Montgomery County but some of you don't seem to mind helping out. I'm looking for a 1st cousin of my father-in-law. I have them in 1910 & 1920 Saginaw Co Michigan (Carrollton Twp) -- they are probably there or LaPorte Co IN in 1930. Karl Spieckerman & Fredericka his wife -- should have children Wm., Elsie, and Alma -- possible Agnes, too but think she was born a tad after 1900 -- sure would appreciate the help :) THANKS -- i don't have Ancestry and sometimes I get aggravated at myself because we don't but we just don't have the money, so I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP

Saginaw County, Michigan 1930 Federal Census ED 10, p 30B, Carrollton Twp., 25 April 1930, enumerated by Mrs Kathryn Schultz, Dwelling 638, Family 662 Spickerman, Carl Head O MW 73 M 27 Germany Germany Germany German 1881 Na Farmer, General Farm ___, Fredericka Wife FW 60 M 21 Germany Germany Germany German 1873 Na None ___, Alma daughter FW 35 S Michigan Germany Germany None ___, Elsie daughter FW 31 S Michigan Germany Germany Clerical work, Lumber Mill ___, Agnes daughter FW 25 S Michigan Germany Germany Operator, Telephone I couldn't find them quickly in 1900. Do you know where they lived then? Cathi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> To: <INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:07 PM Subject: [InMontgo] HELP > This is a personal request - not for Montgomery County but some of you > don't seem to mind helping out. I'm looking for a 1st cousin of my > father-in-law. I have them in 1910 & 1920 Saginaw Co Michigan (Carrollton > Twp) -- they are probably there or LaPorte Co IN in 1930. Karl > Spieckerman & Fredericka his wife -- should have children Wm., Elsie, and > Alma -- possible Agnes, too but think she was born a tad after 1900 -- > sure would appreciate the help :) THANKS -- i don't have Ancestry and > sometimes I get aggravated at myself because we don't but we just don't > have the money, so I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kathy, I have heard the same concerns on at least one other rootsweb list.  Maybe it's a temporary thing that needs monitoring. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Lynch" <kslynch62@hotmail.com> To: "Montgomery County" <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:43:37 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [InMontgo] odd timing re receipt of John M Macy marriage records on        Ancestry Sharon, that has happened to me too -- also this: I'll get messages which are "RE: something or other" for which I never received the original. Kathy > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:32:58 +0000 > From: s.m.mills@comcast.net > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Subject: [InMontgo] odd timing re receipt of John M Macy marriage records on        Ancestry > > > > This message arrived at the list 2 days after I sent it. (:  That means you received two copies of one day's diary, since I resent that one. > > > > I did think it's odd that the marriage you all have later been discussing didn't show up on Ancestry; however, for another marriage I went to the Clay Co genweb site and discovered their pre 1851 marriages were destroyed in a fire.  Not that this couple was married there, have no idea where, but it reminds of gaps in county marriage records.  Morgan County is missing a book for the same reason, and I'm sure there are others. > > > > Sharon > > > > >   > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sharon, that has happened to me too -- also this: I'll get messages which are "RE: something or other" for which I never received the original. Kathy > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:32:58 +0000 > From: s.m.mills@comcast.net > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Subject: [InMontgo] odd timing re receipt of John M Macy marriage records on Ancestry > > > > This message arrived at the list 2 days after I sent it. (: That means you received two copies of one day's diary, since I resent that one. > > > > I did think it's odd that the marriage you all have later been discussing didn't show up on Ancestry; however, for another marriage I went to the Clay Co genweb site and discovered their pre 1851 marriages were destroyed in a fire. Not that this couple was married there, have no idea where, but it reminds of gaps in county marriage records. Morgan County is missing a book for the same reason, and I'm sure there are others. > > > > Sharon > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This message arrived at the list 2 days after I sent it. (:  That means you received two copies of one day's diary, since I resent that one. I did think it's odd that the marriage you all have later been discussing didn't show up on Ancestry; however, for another marriage I went to the Clay Co genweb site and discovered their pre 1851 marriages were destroyed in a fire.  Not that this couple was married there, have no idea where, but it reminds of gaps in county marriage records.  Morgan County is missing a book for the same reason, and I'm sure there are others. Sharon

BTW -- by the way of Marilyn, her maiden name was Green :) ----- Original Message ----- From: <s.m.mills@comcast.net> To: <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com>; <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > > > Not so easy with Indiana marriage records. See the options below. There is > no John M, and I don't see a Margaret either. I'll look in family records. > > > > Sharon > > > > Viewing 1-50 | Next » > > View Record Name Spouse Name Marriage Date County Order Record > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Washington > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Anna L. Wiggins 28 Sep 1876 Wayne > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy 30 Jul 1894 Clay > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Erma Hundredthmark 27 Mar 1897 Shelby > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy 4 Oct 1905 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B Macy Elizabeth Woolen 13 Feb 1869 > Delaware > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B Macy Eunice J Pierce 24 Dec 1874 Henry > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B. Macy Phebe A. Coffin 5 Dec 1871 Hancock > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John C Macy Lydia Thomas 16 Nov 1861 Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John E Macy 9 Aug 1893 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John E Macy Mary A Chance 9 Aug 1893 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John F. Macy Evelyn Paxton 5 Nov 1902 Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John G Macy Nellie G Lowden 25 Jun 1909 Marion > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John H Macy Phoebe E. Maurer 6 Sep 1890 Adams > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John H Macy Flora Lock 23 Feb 1899 > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Henry Macy Sarah E. Minnick 11 May 1878 > Wabash > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L Macy 13 Jan 1899 Madison > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L. Macy Elvira Overman 8 Feb 1872 Howard > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L. Macy Jessie P. Jackson 18 Jul 1904 Wells > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Sherman Macy Alma E Sowerwine 4 Oct 1905 > Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John T Macy Sabina A Cloud 29 Dec 1878 Morgan > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John T. Macy Nina Loretta Freeman 31 Jan 1920 > Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W Macy Jennie C Green 18 Oct 1883 Hendricks > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W Macy Helen L Kelly 3 Jul 1912 Allen > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W. Macy Sarah M . Edger 26 Dec 1871 > Randolph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Walker" <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com> > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:38:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you > figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > > > Margaret E. Green. This was his 2nd wife > > --- On Mon, 1/19/09, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you > figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:05 PM > > Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 March 1900 p 10 - Mrs. Margaret Macy, > relict of > John M. Macy, died March 22 at her home on South Green Street in the 49th > year > of her age. Her death was due to cancer. The funeral took place Saturday > afternoon, interment at Masonic Cemetery. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for trying ----- Original Message ----- From: <s.m.mills@comcast.net> To: <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com>; <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > > > Not so easy with Indiana marriage records. See the options below. There is > no John M, and I don't see a Margaret either. I'll look in family records. > > > > Sharon > > > > Viewing 1-50 | Next » > > View Record Name Spouse Name Marriage Date County Order Record > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Washington > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Anna L. Wiggins 28 Sep 1876 Wayne > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy 30 Jul 1894 Clay > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy Erma Hundredthmark 27 Mar 1897 Shelby > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Macy 4 Oct 1905 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B Macy Elizabeth Woolen 13 Feb 1869 > Delaware > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B Macy Eunice J Pierce 24 Dec 1874 Henry > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John B. Macy Phebe A. Coffin 5 Dec 1871 Hancock > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John C Macy Lydia Thomas 16 Nov 1861 Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John E Macy 9 Aug 1893 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John E Macy Mary A Chance 9 Aug 1893 Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John F. Macy Evelyn Paxton 5 Nov 1902 Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John G Macy Nellie G Lowden 25 Jun 1909 Marion > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John H Macy Phoebe E. Maurer 6 Sep 1890 Adams > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John H Macy Flora Lock 23 Feb 1899 > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Henry Macy Sarah E. Minnick 11 May 1878 > Wabash > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L Macy 13 Jan 1899 Madison > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L. Macy Elvira Overman 8 Feb 1872 Howard > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John L. Macy Jessie P. Jackson 18 Jul 1904 Wells > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John Sherman Macy Alma E Sowerwine 4 Oct 1905 > Hamilton > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John T Macy Sabina A Cloud 29 Dec 1878 Morgan > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John T. Macy Nina Loretta Freeman 31 Jan 1920 > Grant > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W Macy Jennie C Green 18 Oct 1883 Hendricks > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W Macy Helen L Kelly 3 Jul 1912 Allen > View Record > > > Match quality: 3 out of 5 John W. Macy Sarah M . Edger 26 Dec 1871 > Randolph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Walker" <marilynsue1945@yahoo.com> > To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:38:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you > figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > > > Margaret E. Green. This was his 2nd wife > > --- On Mon, 1/19/09, Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [InMontgo] You guys who have Ancestry or whatnot, could you > figure Margaret's maiden name for us? > To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:05 PM > > Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 March 1900 p 10 - Mrs. Margaret Macy, > relict of > John M. Macy, died March 22 at her home on South Green Street in the 49th > year > of her age. Her death was due to cancer. The funeral took place Saturday > afternoon, interment at Masonic Cemetery. > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

ROSEMARY ("ROSIE") TODD (1-21-1943--1-1-1961) Hi. I am Angela ("Angie") Frances Todd, born Tuesday, July 1, 1947 in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. All that you are now reading is in memory of my cousin, Rosie, who died on her parents' 23rd wedding anniversary, New Year's Day, 1961, only 20 days short of her 18th birthday. The article below, is another in a series of newspaper articles written about Rosie's life, her open-heart surgery, her death, and beyond. Today, Wednesday, January 21, 2009, would have been her 66th birthday. About these people, mentioned in the article below. Four, who have since passed away, are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. They are: 1. ROSIE (1-21-1943--1-1-1961) 2. Her father, PAUL RAYMOND TODD, Sr. (6-26-1915--5-15-2005) 3. Her mother, RUTH MAY POTTS TODD (4-16-1918--6-27-1980) 4. Her sister-in-law, NELLIE ROSS TODD. Nellie was the wife of Rosie's brother, Thomas ("Tom") Norman Todd. Tom and Nellie's recent marriage was noted in the article below. ______________________________________________ The article: "Pharos-Tribune" newspaper, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Wednesday evening, December 21, 1960. Page six, column one. 'Early Christmas For Logan Girl, Facing Delicate Heart Surgery." Byline: "Leaves Dec. 25 For Mayo Clinic" Another black-and-white square-shaped photo appears. In my mind, I still see it in color. Rosie again appears with pale skin, light brown hair, white 1950's style glasses, wearing what appears to be a white or cream-colored, button-down, long-sleeved, bulky-knit sweater with collar. She is sitting in an overstuffed dark-colored chair with long, white, crocheted doilies on the arms of the chair. She is sitting on the right side of the photo, facing left. On her right side (the background) is a "fat" Christmas tree, decorated with candy canes, strings of popcorn, and scads of other ornaments. In Rosie's lap is a large flat package with a large criss-crossed dark ribbon with a large decorative bow in the center of the ribbon. I guess the ribbon and bow are medium-red. Her right hand, the hand closest to the tree, is grasping and pulling loose another ribbon. I can't tell if the ribbon is from the same gift or a second gift. The caption under the photo says: "Rosemary Todd opens her Christmas gifts (Staff Photo) The article reads: The Christmas tree went up early this year in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Todd, of rural route 3, Logansport. Most of the gifts have been opened, and all of them will have been unpacked before Christmas Eve. Rosemary goes to the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn., early Christmas morning to undergo a delicate heart operation. When she was six years old, Rosemary suffered an attack of rheumatic fever. Last year she was hospitalized 16 weeks following a heart attack. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic told her in August some of her blood had a tendency to remain in her heart instead of flowing through her body, thus causing the heart to work much harder. THE TRIP TO the northern city will be made in a 1961 sedan that will leave Logansport at 5 a.m. Sunday. With Rosemary will be her father and mother who will remain in Rochester until she recovers from the operation and is able to make the return trip. If the weather is too severe Sunday, the trip will be made by train. Her clinic appointment is for 8 a.m. Dec. 27, with the operation scheduled for Dec. 30. She will be 18 years old on January 21, and hopes to be home for a birthday cake at that time. On a strict diet for more than a year, she hasn't tasted cake during that time. SPECIAL FOOD will be prepared by her mother for the trip, expected to require two days. Confident, but practically inactive since she became seriously ill last year, Rosemary weighs 80 pounds, about 25 pounds less than she should weigh. She has just completed the first semester of her senior high school year under the tutelage of Miss Mary Bradfield, retired teacher of Washington township, and hopes to conclude her high school education after she returns to Logansport. Her teacher, supplied by the state of Indiana, gave her a week away from her studies to rest for the operation. SHE GOES TO the Mayo Clinic assured that all blood used will be replaced by the Cass county Chapter of the Red Cross. Twenty-four pints were given in her behalf when the bloodmobile visited the Bunker Hill AFB on Nov. 9, and an additional 16 pints have been earmarked by donors during the past two visits here. Fifteen pints of special type "B" positive blood will be used at the hospital on Dec. 30, and will be placed in a heart-lung machine that will use the fresh blood through vessels in the leg and throat, to bypass the heart during the delicate operation. The operation was delayed several weeks until 15 persons with the special type blood could become available on the same day. ROSEMARY RESTED all of last week in order to be able to attend the wedding Dec. 18 of her brother Tom, and Nellie Ross of rural route 6, city. It was the only major activity in which she has participated during the past several weeks. Even her Sunday trips to church have been limited because of her declining health. As she prepares to leave for her operation, Rosemary is deeply grateful for the many gifts that have come to her during the Christmas season and for the many blood donations made by known and unknown friends throughout the area. ______________________________________________ Angie's comments. While Rosie and parents were gone, her youngest sibling, the only one still remaining at home, Martha Alice Todd, another pretty girl, stayed at my parents' home. They were Francis ("Frank") Leverett Todd (12-12-1918--10-7-1984) and Evaleen Rosemary Murphy Todd (7-3-1924--3-5-1987) who resided at 1005 East Broadway, only a couple blocks from downtown Logansport. Martha had red hair. Brother, Tom and sister, Barbara Jean, had blonde hair. Brother Paul Ray had medium-dark brown hair, and Rosie had light brown hair. Sometimes, people would mix up my mother and my cousin because of their similar names. Mom was known as "Rosemary" and COUSIN Rosemary was known to most as "Rosie." To add more confusion, there was a Rosemary Murphy who had won the title of "Mrs. America." A neighbor of Mom's mother, Olive Lavena Steen Murphy, came running over to Gramma Murphy, all excited that her daughter had won this fabulous title. Gramma Murphy had to explain that Mom was MISS Rosemary Murphy (Todd) and the woman who had won the title was MRS. Rosemary Murphy. Moving along, during Martha's stay at our house, she and my sister, Marie went to the movies at the State Theatre in downtown Logansport on East Market Street. A few doors down from the theatre, on the corner of East Market and Third streets, was our Uncle Ralph's store, which was started in 1935. This was "Todd's Appliances," later known as, "Todd's, Inc." Anyway, I remember the movies that Martha and Marie went to. They were, "Li'l Abner" and "Gypsy Rose Lee." Or was it called, "The Stripper?" Hmm. We had fun later singing, Gypsy's theme song, "Let me entertain you." On a sad note, I remember that one of Martha's letters to Rosie and parents was returned to Martha because she had mistakenly addressed it to "Rochester, Indiana" instead of "Rochester, Minnesota." Martha, as Rosie, was a joy to be around. I deeply miss my cousins, both living and otherwise. Angela