Hi all, I'm new to this list and to genealogical research in general but have found people to be so friendly and willing to share knowledge and information that I thought I would try to start my research on this family line. My father, Lyman Wood, was able to do some research on his family roots before his death and I'm trying to pick up where he left off. Here's what I have so far: Lyman WOOD, born in Gosport, IN on May 14, 1919. Lived most of his adult life in Detroit, MI. Returned to Gosport, IN in 1980. Died 3 Jan 1996. Buried in Gosport, IN Father, Ulie Forice WOOD, born in IN in Aug 1895. Married Beulah May 31, 1916 in Owen County. Changed name to Clarence Patterson. Died in 1957 in Spokane, WA Father, Ezra Emmet WOOD, Born in Owen Co., Sept 1868. Married Melinda on Mar 2, 1895. Died in Adel, Iowa, 1954. Father, Nathan WOOD, born in Indiana abt 1839, Married 19 July 1860 Mother, Sarah A. MAY, born in Indiana abt 1840 Mother, Melinda Izora COFFEY, Born in Indiana 21 Jan 1870, Died in Adel, Iowa, January 1946 Father, William A. COFFEY, Born in Indiana about 1845, Married 20 Dec 1866. Mother, Mary Amanda FRANKLIN, Born in Indiana about 1842. Mother, Beulah IMHAUSEN, born in Gosport, IN on July 31, 1898. Moved to Detroit, MI. Remarried Frank Kupersmidt. Died March 6, 1964. Buried in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, MI Father, Albert IMHAUSEN, born in Hausen, Germany in 1857. Immigrated to U.S. in 1878. Naturalized in 1884. Married in 1886. Moved to Gosport in 1902. Died in 1934. Seven children. Mother, Melissa Elizabeth BERRY, Died 1959? I have her dates but can't find them right now. Father, Mathias BERRY. Married in 1850. Native of North Carolina Mother, Mary BELL. Had ten children. We have census records showing that Nathan and Sarah WOOD had 7 children in 1880 but do not know what happened to any of the siblings of Ezra. Basically we have the above information but not much on the rest of the family line - aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. It would be interesting to find out more. Have already started reading the history of the area - wish I lived closer so I could visit some of the sites. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can find out more on any of these, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Shirley Wood Rowe San Antonio, TX

William&Shirley Rowe, You will enjoy doing the research, even with all the frustrations. Along the way you are going to pick up many little tid bits of information wondering where it fits. Don't stew over it, just do as Debbie recommends: keep a good file system. For your Misc. "wonder where it fits" file, add the following. Sarah Bigger, b. Dec 14, 1860 wife of "??" Ritter, (1st husband) had 2 children. Lulu born b. April 1881 married a William Wood in 1898. One of my cousins from Sarah's line (2nd husband) is researching her line. I will pass your message on and see if she has anything else. Beginning in 1850, the census records included the names of all members of a household. Dick Smith Biggers and more dws@cet.com Spokane ----- Original Message ----- From: "William&Shirley Rowe" <matilda@express-news.net> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:45 PM Subject: [INOWEN] WOOD, COFFEY, IMHAUSEN, BERRY > Hi all, > > I'm new to this list and to genealogical research in general but have found people to be so friendly and willing to share knowledge and information that I thought I would try to start my research on this family line. > > My father, Lyman Wood, was able to do some research on his family roots before his death and I'm trying to pick up where he left off. > > Here's what I have so far: > > Lyman WOOD, born in Gosport, IN on May 14, 1919. Lived most of his adult life in Detroit, MI. Returned to Gosport, IN in 1980. Died 3 Jan 1996. Buried in Gosport, IN > Father, Ulie Forice WOOD, born in IN in Aug 1895. Married Beulah May 31, 1916 in Owen County. Changed name to Clarence Patterson. Died in 1957 in Spokane, WA <snipped the rest>