Hi everyone! Hugh must've unsubbed from the list at some point so his message never made it to the list. I'm posting it for him concerning Ellsworth's. Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: hugh robertson To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:07 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: Ellsworth's Department Store I don't know what the store was called before Mr. Ellsworth aquired it but according to my father it started as a trading post in the eighteen fifties, I think it had a French name, and I believe that Mr. Ellsworth aquired it from the origional owner's family. [email protected] wrote: This is not a specific query: I'm just looking for connections. Do any of you old-timers remember the Ellsworth's Department Store, on Michigan Avenue, which was in business from the 1890s until about 1950? My grandfather, Robert Robertson, a Scottish immigrant, was the managing partner of that store from about 1910 until it sold to Wyman's in the early 1950s. Some years later, Wyman's blew up in a gas explosion. At its height during the 1920s, there were 75 employees, and my grandfather and the Ellsworths were well-known, successful figures in South Bend and Mishawaka. I was told that for its time, the store was very snazzy and sophisticated, often compared to Marshall Fields in Chicago. However, others have told me that after WW2, its old-fashioned, customer service image diminished during the great postwar, self-serve consumer age. My father was ready to take over the reins of management, when a dispute between the Robertsons and the Ellsworths forced the sale of the store. My family moved away to Pennsylvania in the mid-1950s, when I was six years old, when prospects were getting bleak for industrial South Bend, and now my Hoosier memories of South Bend and Mishawaka are faint, but still very nostalgic. Yet my parents never stopped talking about South Bend, and of all the old friends they had there, and Christmas cards flowed on and on, for more than thirty years. I can think of at least a dozen of these families: WYCAMP, BUTTARS, HOFFMAN, O'NEILL (descendants of the once-Governor), HAYNES, LIMENGROVER (sp.), GRANT, PONTIUS and others. My father, Hugh Robertson, attended Bettell Elementary school (I have a classroom photo of him and his classmates, circa 1920), and was quarterback for South Bend High in 1928. Knute Rockne was a family friend, and personally designed a helmut for him , to allow him to play football wearing glasses. He attended Northwestern, but he also did a summer at Notre Dame. One of my father's earliest South Bend memories was banging kitchen pots and pans, out in the street on Mishawaka Avenue, at the announcement of the Armistice in November 1918. My mother, Naomi Irvin, who grew up on St. Peters Street, came from an old farming family, the Irvins of North Liberty. This was a Scots-Irish family from Pennsylvania by way of Ohio, which had some ties to the Amish and the Brethren sects, but my mother's mother was a Irish Catholic. We have almost no family in St. Joseph County now, except one of my mother's cousins' grandsons, who contacted me (because of my genealogy posts) recently. His grandfather was Richard Irvin, a decorated veteran of D-Day, who died in South Bend in 1985. (My mother said that five of her South Bend high school beaus died in one week in June, 1944). I have a lot of material concerning the Ellsworth store, including photos of an annual downtown parade they once sponsored during the First World War and after, plus photos of company parties in the 1920s, and a lot of interesting documents. I am planning to donate them to the local historical society someday. But meanwhile, does anyone remember the Ellsworth store, or the 1920s downtown cinema my grandfather was a partner in, The Temple Theater? My brother, who lives in Hawaii, visited South Bend the summer before last. It was the first time either of us had been there in nearly forty years. After visiting all the old haunts of my parents and our childhood, and former homes where we and my grandparents lived, he pronounced it one of the friendliest, most liveable places in America, with an architectural tradition and a way of life to be envied. As a newer contributor to this board, I say thanks for listening! Anyone with an anecdote or a family connection to what I've posted, please reply to my private e-mail address. My mailbox is always open! ---Bob Robertson Napa Valley, California

There has been a discussion off list about Sacred Heart Cemetery, and through a good source, Father Yost, it has been brought to my attention that Sacred Heart is not at Notre Dame. Sacred Heart is actually Mount Calvery in Lakeville but many know it as Sacred Heart, so the correction has been made. There are many, many more obituaries to be added, more tomorrow. Added Names to Cemeteries: * _City Cemetery - South Bend_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/city-southbend/city-southbend.htm) * _Highland_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/highland/highland.htm) * _Riverview_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/riverview/riverview.htm) * _Ullery_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/ullery/ullery.htm) Obits For: * _Kapalczynski, Louise S._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kapalczynskilouiss.htm) * _Kashmer, Norman J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kashmernormanj.htm) * _Kashmer, Walter_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kashmerwalter.htm) * _Kasprzak, Edward A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kasprzakedwarda.htm) * _Kasprzak, Michael J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kasprzakmichaelj.htm) * _Kish, Charles_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kishcharles.htm) * _Konopinski, Leo S._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/konopinskileos.htm) * _Kopinski, Marie C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kopinskimariec.htm) * _Koran, Ann M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/koranannm.htm) * _Koran, John J. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/koranjohnj.htm) * _Kotoske, Louise Josephine_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kotoskelouisejosephine.htm) * _Kristl, Maude M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kristlmaudem.htm) * _Kuhar, Hermina M. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kuharherminam.htm) * _Kuzmicz, Edwin S. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kuzmiczedwins.htm) * _Kuzmicz, Isabel A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kuzmiczisabella.htm) * _Kwiatek, Walter S._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kwiatekwalters.htm) ************************************************************************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html E-mail: [email protected] Visit - Honoring my Family Veteran's http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm Hostess of ST. JOSEPH County, IN web sites at: Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/ Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/ Take a look at our Rootsweb site it is really great - people have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, a good place to visit. Also take a look at the Wood Lake Scout Reservation 50th Anniversary Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm

Hi Bob and list; Bob accidentally sent his message to the request address so I'm including it with my response, which follows below. I don't know the whole history of Robertson's, but it did close its doors in the early 1980's downtown as another fatality to the Grape Rd, Mishawaka boom. Sears left first around 1978, then Robertson's closed, and J. C. Penneys closed a short time later when the city tried to "revitalize" the area by closing off the street. Wyman's went out of business in the early to mid 1970's, and Inwoods held on until the late 1980's. The Robertson's store in Concord Mall, Elkhart remained open until the late 1980's when Meiss took it over. If I remember correctly. Robertson's in its heyday was known for its tea room. Now the old building is an apartment dwelling for Senior Citizens. Robertson's used to have a great bargain basement! :-) I asked my mother about Ellsworth's and she remembers shopping there, and when it switched to Wyman's. She was working downtown at that time at the old Abstract and Title. Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [INSTJOSE] ROBERTSONS of South Bend Rick-- Actually, not. I have been asked that question before, and my father (who passed away in 2003) said it was another family. My grandfather, Robert Robertson, was b. in Scotland in 1875, and came to America after his father died in a farming accident. He lived with his older brother in Worcester, Massachusetts for a few years, learning the mercantile trade (his brother became a partner of the J.C. MacInnes Department Store, of Worcester). In 1910 he was working for another department store in Buffalo, NY, when he was recruited to work for Ellsworth's. His first wife, whose maiden name was HAPGOOD, died in South Bend around 1908 (I don't have much detail on her), and in 1912 he married one Clara INTEMANN, of New York. Clara (Mrs. Robertson) was well-known in South Bend for charity work for several decades (she died in 1956). She was a founder of the Children's Aid Society of South Bend, an adoption placement organization (does anyone know if it still exists?). However, the Robertsons had only one son, my father Hugh, so "our" Robertson family is extinct now in South Bend. I'd like to hear more about the "other" Robertson store. Does anyone remember Buschbaum's [sp.], on Miami Street? It was a drugstore with a soda fountain. My brother and I used to walk down there often, when we were very young. ---Bob Robertson

Have about 15 more to post but will do those tomorrow evening. Added Obits For: * _Haesche, June L._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/haeschejunel.htm) * _Hans, Alex P._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hansalexp.htm) * _Hans, Mae Ann_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hansmaeann.htm) * _Harrell, Charles Vincent_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/harrellcharlesvincent.htm) * _Harrell, Helen Millcarek_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/harrellhelenmillcarek.htm) * _Hechlinski, Hattie T. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hechlinskihattiet.htm) * _Horvath, Alice A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/horvathalicea.htm) * _Janowiak, Marie A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/janowiakmariea.htm) * _Jaworski, Albert A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/jaworskialberta.htm) * _Jaworski, Leonard P. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/jaworskileonardp.htm) * _Jefferson, Margaret G._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/jeffersonmargaretg.htm) * _Jez, Albin J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/jezalbinj.htm) * _Kaczmarek, Nancy J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kaczmareknancyj.htm) * _Kaczmarek, Severine S_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kaczmarekseverines.htm) Added Names to Cemeteries: * _Chapel Hill_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/chapelhill/chapelhill.htm) * _Highland_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/highland/highland.htm) * _St. Joseph's_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries /stjosephpolish/stjosephpolish.htm) * _St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/stjoevalleymemorial/stjosephvalleymemorial.htm) ************************************************************************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html E-mail: [email protected] Visit - Honoring my Family Veteran's http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm Hostess of ST. JOSEPH County, IN web sites at: Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/ Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/ Take a look at our Rootsweb site it is really great - people have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, a good place to visit. Also take a look at the Wood Lake Scout Reservation 50th Anniversary Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MUDICA, MERRITT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2357 Message Board Post: April 11, 1900 - April 25, 1994 - New Carlisle, Marie Helen MUDICA, 94, of Miller's Merry Manor, died at noon Monday in the nursing home. Mrs. MUDICA retired from Wilson Brothers in South Bend. She was born April 11, 1900, in Eaton Rapids, Mich., and lived in New Carlisle for the past five years, coming from Vallejo, Calif. She lived in California for 12 years, coming from South Bend. On May 6, 1929, as Marie Helen MERRITT, she married Don J. MUDICA. He died in 1976. Surviving are a son, Don of New Carlisle; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. There will be no services or visitation. Cremation has taken place. Kaniewski Funeral Home, New Carlisle, is in charge of arrangements. source: undated South Bend Tribune (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2356 Message Board Post: I need a cemetery look-up for John Ben Lawson. I need a death date. He is buried in the St. Joseph Co. Cemetery in South Bend, Indiana. It is in Book 130 page - 321. Thank you Mary

Hello, Marty--- I don't have any relations with the Kring family, but I have seen it in my researches. They indeed were numerous, not only in North Liberty, but also in South Bend, and in Kosciusko and Marshall counties. I'll do a survey for you, the next chance I get. Who was your main Kring ancestor, say, in the 1880s? We'll be in touch! ---Bob Robertson In a message dated 2/21/2006 1:35:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Bob, I too have ancestors all over North Liberty, mostly, my Kring ancestors. Have you run across any? Thanks, Marty Smith Wells, Pierceton, Indiana

Bob, I too have ancestors all over North Liberty, mostly, my Kring ancestors. Have you run across any? Thanks, Marty Smith Wells, Pierceton, Indiana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boxwell, Engebretsen, Mahank, Witkowski, Crumb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2257.1 Message Board Post: Raymond A. Boxwell SGT United States Marine Corps Service Number 320342 South Bend – St. Joseph County – Indiana DOD - September 16, 1944 Missing or Buried at Sea His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery - Philippines Purple Heart South Bend Tribune October 1, 1944 Boxwell Dies in Action Marine Sergeant Raymond A. Boxwell, aged 24, was killed in action in the Pacific area, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Boxwell, 1158 East Calvert Street have been notified by a War Department telegram. Overseas for 28 months, he served with the marines as a radio operator and repairman, taking part on Guadalcanal, the Solomons, New Guinea and Guam. A graduate of the 1939 class of Riley High School, he worked for his father at Boxwell’s Merchandise Company before enlisting in the Marine Corps October 16, 1941. Also surviving are a brother, Corporal Lloyd E Boxwell, with the air corps in England; a sister, Gladys, at home; a grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Crumb, at home; and a grandfather, J.J. Boxwell of the Robertson Hotel. The attachment contains a picture and the obit for Raymond Boxwell. His father, Edward, died in 1984 in Stuart, FL. At that time his mother, Ila Boxwell and his sister Gladys Engebretsen also lived in Stuart. His brother, Lloyd, died in 1989. At that time the sister Gladys was living in NC. He had 2 daughters, Peggy Mahank of Mishawaka and Josephine Witkowski also in Mishawaka.

Hi Bob! I do have a question for you. Is your family connected in any way to the Robertsons that owned the department store downtown of the same name? I remember as a kid going there all the time. Thanks! Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [INSTJOSE] Hollisters of Mishawaka Hello, Jack--- I located the Hollister family in the 1910 Census for Mishawaka. The children named on the back of the plate, John Frederick and Sarah Louise Hollister, were b. in 1909 and 1908, respectively. Their parents were John Frederick Hollister Sr., and his wife Carrie. John Frederick Hollister, Sr. was born in abt. 1859 in New York, of German parents. He died while his children were young, on 16 July 1916. He married Carrie Uline on 27 Sept, 1905 in Mishawaka. Carrie was born about 1867 in Indiana, and both of her parents were from New York. The daughter, Sarah L. Hollister, was born abt. August 1908. I don't know her married name to find out when she died. The son, John Frederick, Jr., was born 13 Oct 1909, and he died in Mishawaka on 29 Sept 2004. After their father's death, the children lived with their mother until at least the 1930 census for Mishawaka. I could look up her death date, but the Indiana GenWeb site is not working at the moment. If you found this plate in an antique shop, it may have been sold after John Frederick died in 2004. I don't know the names of any living heirs. Therefore, it's safe to say that the plate was made after 1909, and probably not after 1916. My guess is that it may have been a present, to commemorate the parents' fifth wedding anniversery in 1910. ---Bob Robertson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thau, Bushman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2353.1 Message Board Post: South Bend Tribune Wednesday Evening December 6, 1944 Thau Dies of Wounds Seaman First Class Thau died of wounds in the Pacific area, his mother, Mrs. Martha Thau of 842 South 33rd Street was notified in a war department telegram. His last letter home was dated November 4, 1944. His wife, May, and daughter, Jeanne Marie, live in Los Angeles, California. Thau enlisted in the navy October 11, 1937, and was assigned to the Pacific fleet in January of 1938. He participated at Tarawa, Solomons, Marshalls, Marianas, and Philippine actions. Prior to his enlistment he attended the Nuner School. Surviving besides his mother, widow and daughter are four brothers, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Emul Thau in North Africa, and Harry, Ernest and William all residing here; and three sisters, Helen and Christien Thau and Mrs. William bushman of South Bend Seaman First Class Thau served aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) in the Pacific and was killed November 30, 1944, at the Battle of Leyte. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.

Thanks, Sharon-- I do have a good flatbed scanner, but my home computer is running a little slow at present. I'll try to send those photos within the next week. ---Bob In a message dated 2/19/2006 5:32:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Bob, It would be wonderful if you are able to scan some of the pictures and documents in and send them to be place on the web site for St. Joe County. (I can make a page just for Ellsworth Department Store.) It is a growing endeavor of all researchers. I remember my Grandparents and my folks talking about the Ellsworth Department Store. You have quite a history there.

Hello, Jack--- I located the Hollister family in the 1910 Census for Mishawaka. The children named on the back of the plate, John Frederick and Sarah Louise Hollister, were b. in 1909 and 1908, respectively. Their parents were John Frederick Hollister Sr., and his wife Carrie. John Frederick Hollister, Sr. was born in abt. 1859 in New York, of German parents. He died while his children were young, on 16 July 1916. He married Carrie Uline on 27 Sept, 1905 in Mishawaka. Carrie was born about 1867 in Indiana, and both of her parents were from New York. The daughter, Sarah L. Hollister, was born abt. August 1908. I don't know her married name to find out when she died. The son, John Frederick, Jr., was born 13 Oct 1909, and he died in Mishawaka on 29 Sept 2004. After their father's death, the children lived with their mother until at least the 1930 census for Mishawaka. I could look up her death date, but the Indiana GenWeb site is not working at the moment. If you found this plate in an antique shop, it may have been sold after John Frederick died in 2004. I don't know the names of any living heirs. Therefore, it's safe to say that the plate was made after 1909, and probably not after 1916. My guess is that it may have been a present, to commemorate the parents' fifth wedding anniversery in 1910. ---Bob Robertson In a message dated 2/19/2006 8:59:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I have a small porcelain hand paited plate .. with two small children painted on it Both appear in bonnets and white gowns.. on the back it is stamped in gold " John Frederick Hollister and Sarah Louise Hollister of Mishawaka Ind., " >>>I am trying to attach a couple photos <<<.. any of you that are from the area .. Could you tell me anything at all about the Hollisters or this plate .. It is quite ornate " Made in Germany" and the front scene is handpainted.. Any information on this is much apprecitaed .. Thanks ..Jack B.

[This message was posted yesterday, but there may have been server problems, because it didn't show up in my mail] Hello, Steven--- Thanks very much for your kind words, and for posting information about the Briggs DNA project. Briggs is an important surname in St. Joseph County history. That Idaho reference for James W. Briggs was a pure fluke! I discovered it several months ago, when I wondered why Ancestry.com kept popping up with "Idaho history" whenever I input the name, "Robert W. Briggs" or "Helindia Irvin". As you know, I am not a blood relative of the Briggs', but I have a special interest in documenting all of the families who lived in and around North Liberty, Indiana---where my mother always said, "you can find all of your roots there!". I'll be working more on this, this afternoon. I will share any Briggs material with you in a private e-mail, unless I think it important enough to post to this board. As to Helindia Irvin, who died in North Liberty in 1891, you can find my Irvin family tree posted at Ancestry World Trees (or World Connect at rootsweb.com, for those who are not Ancestry.com subscribers). Type in Helindia Irvin---not more than one or two other contributors have posted about her, and even my own notes about her need updating. Her father was Samuel Irvin, farmer in North Liberty in the mid-19th century, and there were eight children. Samuel Irvin's brother, Israel Irvin, who was my ancestor, also settled in North Liberty. Both Samuel and Israel married sisters--LEERs from Elkhart! This may be a similar pattern to your Briggs' (and one of my Irvins) marrying WILSONs. Both Irvin farms are depicted in an 1875 map of North Liberty, available for viewing at USGenweb.org----Indiana---St. Joseph Co. (it's in the South Bend Library online resources file). The maps and history page images of St. Joseph County are stunningly crisp! Speaking of the South Bend Library at USGenweb, you should be aware of an amazing resource: The Necrology Index of the South Bend Tribune, which covers all death notices and obits from about 1913 to the present. You can look up a name, find the death date (or date of publication), and often the residence address of the decedant, but for the actual obituary text, you'll need to ask a volunteer on this board. Frequently these death notices even cover people who were once St. Joseph Co. residents, but who moved away. I guarantee you'll find a number of Briggs descendants in that index---possibly from Isaac Briggs' family. By the 1880s, the Briggs were numerous in St. Joseph Co. I think that St. Joseph Co. GenWeb is just about the best of any local GenWeb sites in the United States. There are marriage records, cemetery records and other resources galore. Back to James W. Briggs: I did a census lookup for 1920 for Boise, Idaho, and located him. There are no children listed, and at age 47 (Celesta, 46), it's unlikely they ever had children. The 1930 census confirms this, and an Idaho Deaths database at Ancestry.com shows that James Briggs died 6 March 1933. His wife, Celestia Lesh, is listed in the SSDI, having died Dec 1965. HOWEVER---there seem to be a number of other Briggs living in Idaho in the early half of the 20th century, and they may possibly have been relatives who followed James to the west. The Idaho Death Index lists one "Celesta Briggs", who was b. in 1942. I don't know about your research methods, but an unusual name like "Celesta" or "Celestia" is to me a red flag, because such unusual names tend to run in families. This Celesta may have been a niece; it simply BEGS to be resolved! Good hunting, Steven! You (or any reader) may e-mail me privately with your research notes any time. ---Bob Robertson Napa Valley, California

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Szollar, Zollar, Zoller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2355.1 Message Board Post: We have been notified that Frank's last name was mispelled when it was sent to us. It is Szollar.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zollar Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2355 Message Board Post: It has been suggested to us that Frank Zollar perhaps of South Bend, Indiana was killed in the Philippines during World War II. It is believed that he was killed or captured at Corregidor since he was missing since Corregidor fell into enemy hands. He was declared dead in 1944 at age 22. Home 1601 ½ Prairie Avenue; South Bend (Mother’s Address) References: 8-19-42 8-23-45 If you have any information regarding Frank please contact us. Dave Dwiggins San Pablo City, Philippines

Hi Andrea! Can you be more specific? There's a lot of cemeteries named St. Joseph. The one that's in the cemetery inscriptions books has no Nowickis listed. Hope this helps! Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrea Welter To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:31 AM Subject: [INSTJOSE] St. Joseph's Cemetery Greetings, Is there an index or listing of burials for St. Joseph's Cemetery? I am looking for a Frances NOWICKA/NOWICKI & who is nearby. I have her death notice from the South Bend Tribune 1/8/1932 and it does not list anything like her birth date, age or surviving family. Andrea

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Camp Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2354 Message Board Post: Sergeant William E. Van Camp of South Bend, Indiana was presumed killed in action January 25, 1946, after being missing for a considerable length of time while serving in the United States Army Air Corps in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. His remains were recovered and his name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. We have found the following reference at the Indiana State Library website; World War II database. We do not have the information because we do not have access to the microfilms here in the Philippines but we are hoping for some help from our posting. Our goal is to find the families of Indiana servicemen and present them with free photographs of their loved one’s grave sites or their names as they appear on the “Tablets”. This information will increase our chances of finding the families. Please help us! References: Indianapolis Star April 23, 1944 Missing in Action Page 3, Column 4 Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in the Philippines with my Filipino wife. A year ago we visited the memorial as visitors but came home with a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the beautifully manicured acres and the 17,202 American graves, it was obvious only a few families had ever visited their graves. I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera on one of the white crosses, a grave of an Ohio soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as I walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana soldier lay square in my path. The letters of the inscription on the marker was bolder than ever, here lay a soldier from my home state. At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble thoughts. I wondered if I could locate any of the families of these men. My stride became more defined and within a few moments I had located and photographed eight more graves. Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we have energized our efforts in finding the families of these American men from Indiana. We have located well over 100 and have delivered the FREE photographs to them via email. Please visit our website and see the men we have honored and the families we have assisted in finding a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy. http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Our success in finding the families was the result of journalists, amateur genealogists, historians, historical societies, librarians and lots of wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties across America. During our search we have also reached families from other states as well and have filled special requests for photos from the Manila American Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the graves of the Indiana soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen; however we have photographed all of the names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the Missing". We offer them free of charge to anyone who asks. We ask for your help in finding their families. We understand this is a genealogy board but we do not need immediate genealogy in that form, we need leads to find the families. Please become one of our special volunteers today and find the family of an Indiana serviceman from near your home. A list of the men from your Indiana county is available, free and all you must do is request it. William E. Van Camp Sergeant United States Army Air Corps 319th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group Heavy Service Number 15374878 South Bend – St. Joseph County – Indiana DOD – January 25, 1946 He is missing or buried at sea His name is honored on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery - Philippines Air Medal, Purple Heart Remains were recovered Dave and Apple Dwiggins San Pablo City, Philippines

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thau Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2353 Message Board Post: Seaman First Class Melvin Thau of South Bend, Indiana was killed November 30, 1944, while serving with the United States Navy in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. He is buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. We have found the following reference at the Indiana State Library website; World War II database. We do not have the information because we do not have access to the microfilms here in the Philippines but we are hoping for some help from our posting. Our goal is to find the families of Indiana servicemen and present them with free photographs of their loved one’s grave sites or their names as they appear on We have found the following reference at the Indiana State Library website; World War II database. We do not have the information because we do not have access to the microfilms here in the Philippines but we are hoping for some help from our posting. Our goal is to find the families of Indiana servicemen and present them with free photographs of their loved one’s grave sites or their names as they appear on the “Tablets”. This information will increase our chances of finding the families. Please help us! References: South Bend Tribune Wednesday Evening December 6, 1944 Thau Dies of Wounds Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in the Philippines with my Filipino wife. A year ago we visited the memorial as visitors but came home with a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the beautifully manicured acres and the 17,202 American graves, it was obvious only a few families had ever visited their graves. I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera on one of the white crosses, a grave of an Ohio soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as I walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana soldier lay square in my path. The letters of the inscription on the marker was bolder than ever, here lay a soldier from my home state. At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble thoughts. I wondered if I could locate any of the families of these men. My stride became more defined and within a few moments I had located and photographed eight more graves. Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we have energized our efforts in finding the families of these American men from Indiana. We have located well over 100 and have delivered the FREE photographs to them via email. Please visit our website and see the men we have honored and the families we have assisted in finding a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy. http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Our success in finding the families was the result of journalists, amateur genealogists, historians, historical societies, librarians and lots of wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties across America. During our search we have also reached families from other states as well and have filled special requests for photos from the Manila American Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the graves of the Indiana soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen; however we have photographed all of the names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the Missing". We offer them free of charge to anyone who asks. We ask for your help in finding their families. We understand this is a genealogy board but we do not need immediate genealogy in that form, we need leads to find the families. Please become one of our special volunteers today and find the family of an Indiana serviceman from near your home. A list of the men from your Indiana county is available, free and all you must do is request it. Melvin Thau Seaman First Class United States Navy Service Number2998718 South Bend – St. Joseph County – Indiana USS Maryland - Leyte DOD - November 30, 1944 He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery - Philippines Plot A Row 13 Grave 86 Dave and Apple Dwiggins San Pablo City, Philippines

Greetings, Is there an index or listing of burials for St. Joseph's Cemetery? I am looking for a Frances NOWICKA/NOWICKI & who is nearby. I have her death notice from the South Bend Tribune 1/8/1932 and it does not list anything like her birth date, age or surviving family. Andrea