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 ==================== Hi Bob and list! And feel free to post those anecdotes to the list. I love a good story from St. Joseph County's past! I'll have to ask my parents about Ellsworth's. They're in their 70's and 80's. Glad to have you on the list! :-) Rick B List Administrator

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ei.2ADI/2352 Message Board Post: 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.

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. ************************************************************************ 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 all for today -- been long day posting to the web site. Obits For: * _Bice, Carl L._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/bicecarll.htm) * _Bryan, Earl E._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/bryanearle.htm) * _Early, Harry J., sr._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/e/earlyharryjsr.htm) * _Early, Jerry_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/e/earlyjerry.htm) * _Ebright, Dorothy W._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/e/ebrightdorothyw.htm) * _Elliott, Delbert R._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/e/elliottdelbertr.htm) * _Giel, Theresa M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gieltheresam/giel.htm) * _Ginther, Clarence C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gintherclarencec.htm) * _Giszewski, Frank J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/giszewskifrankj.htm) * _Gleason, Richard L._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gleasonrichardl.jpg) * _Goff, Germaine T._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/goffgermainet.jpg) * _Grabarz, Rev. Casimir F._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/grabarzrevcasimirf.jpg) * _Gramenz, James Lee_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gramenzjameslee.jpg) * _Graveel, Julia E. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/graveeljuliae.jpg) * _Graveel, Julius C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/graveeljuliusc.jpg) * _Graveel, Michael J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/graveelmichaelj.jpg) * _Graveel, Natalie_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/graveelnatalie.jpg) * _Gramenz, James M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gramenzjamesm.htm) * _Greenwood, Anita U._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/greenwoodanitau.jpg) * _Grzesk, Thaddeus A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/grzeskthaddeusa.htm) * _Grzesk, Veronica_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/grzeskveronica.htm) * _Hadary, Frank J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hadaryfrankj.jpg) * _Howland, Anna_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/howlandanna.htm) * _Howland, Kenny J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/howlandkennyj.htm) * _Howland, Ralph F._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/howlandralphf.htm) * _Loeffler, Edgar L._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/l/loeffleredgarl.htm) * _Rich, Lucille C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/r/richlucillec.htm) * _Rich, Ronald Emil_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/r/richronaldemil.htm) * _Seeler, Alva I._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/seeleralvai.htm) * _Seeler, George_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/seelergeorge.htm) * _Seeler, George H. _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/seelergeorgeh.htm) * _Seeler, Helen M. Geyer _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/seelerhelenmgeyer.htm) * _Seeler, Louisa_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/seelerlouisa.htm) * _Sergeant, Victor G., jr._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/s/sergeantvictorgjr.htm) * _Wilson, Rev. Jerome J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/w/wilsonjeromejrev.htm) * _Yuhasz, David Michael_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/y/yuhaszdavidmichael.htm) Added Names/Updated Cemeteries: * _City Cemetery - South Bend_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/city-southbend/city-southbend.htm) * _Chapel Hill_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/chapelhill/chapelhill.htm) * _Fairview_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/fairview/fairview.htm) * _Highland_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/highland/highland.htm) * _Holy Cross Community_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/holycrosscommunity/holycross.htm) * _Riverview_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/riverview/riverview.htm) * _Southlawn_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/southlawn/southlawn.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 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

Thank you all for being patient with me this past week. I have finished adding all the wonderful information that so many of you have sent over this past week. It is truly amazing how wonderful you all are in adding so much to help other researchers to this web site. Obits For: "B" * _Biek, Stuart N._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/biekstuartn.htm) * _Bosworth, Frank_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/bosworthfrank.htm) * _Brennan, Geraldine M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/brennangeraldinem.htm) * _Brennan, Loretta M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/b/brennanlorettam.htm) "C" * _Campanello, Betty J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/c/campanellobettyj.htm) "F" * _Fragomeni, Joseph Samuel_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/f/fragomenijosephsamuel.htm) "G" * _Gilroy, James Edward_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gilroyjamesedward.htm) * _Gilroy, Robert V._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gilroyrobertv.htm) * _Gooley, Howard Lee_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gooleyhowardlee.htm) * _Gooley, Victoria Veronica_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gooleyvictoriaveronica.htm) "H" * _Haney, Mary Adelaide _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/haneymaryadelaide.htm) "K" * _Kintz, Andrew J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzandrewj.htm) * _Kintz, Bernadine_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzbernadine.htm) * _Kintz, Carl Edward_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzcarledward.htm) * _Kintz, Edward Otto_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzedwardotto.htm) * _Kintz, Elizabeth_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzelizabeth.htm) * _Kintz, Elisabeth Catherine _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzelisabethcatherine.htm) * _Kintz, Eugene A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzeugenea.htm) * _Kintz, Gerald P._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzgeraldp.htm) * _Kintz, John C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzjohnc.htm) * _Kintz, Peter_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzpeter.htm) * _Kintz, Rosa C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzrosac.htm) * _Kintz, Rose C._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/k/kintzrosec.htm) "L" * _Luther, Edmund J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/l/lutheredmundj.htm) * _Luther, James N._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/l/lutherjamesn.htm) * _Luther, Sister Cecile Marie _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/l/luthersistercecilemarie.htm) "M" * _Mahon, Joseph T._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/m/mahonjosepht.htm) "P" * _Parrish, William J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/p/parrishwilliamj.htm) * _Piechowiak, Cheryl L._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/p/piechowiakcheryll.htm) * _Piechowiak, Frank A. jr._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/p/piechowiakfranka.htm) Added Picture to Schools _St. Hedwig - Class of 1938_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/schools/schools.htm) Added Photo to the _Piechorowski Family Album_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/familyphotos/jpiech/piechorowski/piechorowski-joseph.htm) Added Photo to the _Dvorak/Niesen Family Album_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/familyphotos/jdvorak/neisen.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

Steven--- I just saw your post at Ancestry World Trees. You have actually located the ancestry of a relative of mine, Robert W. Briggs, of North Liberty (Feb 1849-1Jan 1929), who married Helindia Irvin (who was a cousin of my Irvin family line from North Liberty). I see that your Isaac Briggs was a brother to my William C. Briggs, the father of Robert. William C. Briggs married one Charlotte Wilson! I am just starting this search, but I'm on the trail. Incidentally, the only child of Robert Briggs and Helindia Irvin was James W. Briggs, b. 1873, who went west to North Dakota and lived with some Briggs family there--could they be some of your "lost" Briggs relatives? James W. Briggs later became a prominent citizen of Idaho, in the early 1900s. There is some interesting information about him and his Indiana heritage if you check "Family & Local Histories" at Ancestry.com----James W. Briggs---Idaho History p. 353 of 452. ---Bob Robertson In a message dated 2/16/06 4:58:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Looking for information on the Thomas Briggs family. He married Rebecca Wilson. They had at least 2 sons, Isaac and David. Thomas died and is buried in St. Joseph in 1853. Need help putting this family together. Steven Briggs

More Later, starting to see the end; Obits For: * _DeBoever, Marie H._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/deboevermarieh/deboevermarieh.htm) * _DeCleene, Dolores A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/decleenedoloresa/decleenedoloresa.htm) * _DeCook, Raymond A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/decookraymonda/decookraymonda.htm) * _DeCraene, Albert J._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/decraenealbertj/decraenealbertj.htm) * _Deitchley, Dorothy F._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/deitchleydorothyf/deitchleydorothyf.htm) * _De Neve, Christena M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/denevechristenam/denevechristenam.htm) * _De Neve, Frank H._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/denevefrankh/denevefrankh.htm) * _DeNeve, Leo_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/deneveleo/deneveleo.htm) * _Derda, Cecelia Nycz_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/derdacecelianycz/derdacecelianycz.htm) * _De Vliegher, Rev. Joseph F._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/devliegherrevjosephf/devliegherrevjosephf.htm) * _De Vreese, Georgette_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/devreesegeorgettee/devreesegeorgettee.htm) * _De Vreese, Roger_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/devreeseroger/devreeseroger.htm) * _Dhaeze, Emiel A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/d/dhaezeemiela/dhaezeemiela.htm) * _Freitag, Joseph_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/f/freitagjoseph.htm) * _Freitag, Herman J. sr._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/f/freitaghermanjsr/freitaghermanjsr.htm) * _Freitag, Pauline E._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/f/freitagpaulinee/freitagpaulinee.htm) * _Freitag, Vera K._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/f/freitagverak/image003.jpg) * _Garboden, Irma M. M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/garbodenirmamm/garbodenirmamm.htm) * _Gerstbauer, Bernard_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gerstbauerbernard/image001.jpg) * _Gerstbauer, Clarise_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gerstbauerclarise/gerstbauerclarise.htm) * _Gerstbauer, Joseph N._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gerstbauerjosephn/gerstbauerjosephn.htm) * _Gerstbauer, Richard A._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gerstbauerricharda/gerstbauerricharda.htm) * _Gerstbauer, Velma_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/g/gerstbauervelma/gerstbauervelma.htm) * _Hegedus, Michael M._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hegedusmichaelm.htm) * _Hodges, Mary_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/h/hodgesmary.htm) * _Jennings, Sister M. Grace Imelda_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/j/jenningssistermgraceimelda.htm) * _Laake, Sister Mary Henrita_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/l/laakesistermaryhenrita.htm) * _Nicolini, Lewis F._ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/n/nicolinilewisf.htm) * _Reiter, Eleanor E._ (htt p://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/r/reitereleanore.htm) * _Wheeler, J. Ray_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/obits/w/wheelerjray.htm) Added Names to Cemeteries: _Fairview_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/fairview/fairview.htm) _Highland_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/highland/highland.htm) _Sacred Heart_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/sacredheart/sacredheart.htm) _Southlawn_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/southlawn/southlawn.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

Just wanted to let you all know that it is taking quite sometime to do some of the updates that I have recieved this week. There are many and some are in gif so it is taking some time to do these. Added Names to Cemeteries: * _Chapel Hill_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/chapelhill/chapelhill.htm) * _Fairview_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/fairview/fairview.htm) * _Highland_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/highland/highland.htm) * _Olive Chapel _ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/olive/olive.htm) * _St. Joseph's_ (ht tp://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/stjosephpolish/stjosephpolish.htm) * _St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/stjoevalleymemorial/stjosephvalleymemorial.htm) * _Sumption Prarie_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemeteries/sumptionprairie/sumptionprairie.htm) Changed the format ************************************************************************ 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: CAMPER Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ei.2ADI/2351 Message Board Post: Is there anyone out there who will lookup and copy or email me a transcript of an obituary for James W CAMPER that was published in the South Bend Tribune issues dated 5 Sept 1928 (Section 1, pg 1) and 6 Sept 1928 (Sec 1, pg 5)? My email is [email protected] Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CAMPER, FOWLER, SIEGFRIED, SMITH, CULP, MILLER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ei.2ADI/2350 Message Board Post: Would like to make contact with anyone who can help with tracking the Wm CAMPER family who came to Portage Twp/ South Bend area from Virginia in mid-1830's. William and his wf Elizabeth [STEVER] died in early 1840's. Dau Emeline Virginia married John K FOWLER in 1846, had a son Wm M born ca 1849; dau Mary E? married Alex'r SIEGFRIED in 1847, had a son Francis? born ca 1849; dau Adeline was b ca 1838, was living with SIEGFRIED fam in 1850; dau Martha Jane was b ca 1840, was living with FOWLER fam in 1850 and may have later moved to California. Sons Henry Wax and Louis Shanks moved to California ca 1850 and remained there; son James W married 1) Mary E SMITH in 1865, and 2) Mrs Emma [CULP] MILLER in 1886. James W lived at 817 Park Av in South Bend until his death in 1928. He ran a guns, ammo and bicycle store which was located at 116 West Colfax Av. His widow Emma died in 1934. Does anyone know anything about this family or the business that was run by James W CAMPER? Thanks.

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/2349.1 Message Board Post: The date of this obit is: South Bend Tribune - 9/19/1994

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THARP, TONER, HALL, ALTMAN, GARRAND, AKIN, GILLETT Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2349 Message Board Post: July 24, 1913 - Sept. 19, 1994 - Granger, Verdon Albert THARP, 81 of Timberland Drive, died at 3:10 a.m. Monday in Fountainview Terrace, Mishawaka, after an illness. Mr. THARP retired as a computer and maintenance foreman for DuPont Corp. He was born July 24, 1913, in Pokagon, Mich., and lived in Granger for 18 years. His first wife, Bertha (TONER) THARP, died in 1975. He is survived by his second wife, W. Jean THARP of Granger; a stepdaughter, Maxine HALL of South Bend; a stepson, Richard ALTMAN of Los Angeles; four stepgrandhchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Marjorie GARRARD of Mishawaka, Anna AKIN of Niles, and Ellen GILLETT of Harvard, Ill.; and three brothers, Milton of South Bend, Frank of Niles, and Edmund of Elkhart. He was a veteran of the Army. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Harris Prairie church of Christ. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in Bubb Funeral Chap! el North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka. source: undated South Bend Tribune (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)

From Rick B Thursday, February 16, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 2, 1897, page 5 Harry Upson, the boy indicted for the Neddo-Druliner burglary, was arraigned and changed his plea to guilty. After the statement by State's Attorney Slick Mr. J. G. Orr addressed the court in behalf of the boy. saying that his mother had been deserted by her husband 10 years ago and is employed in the shirt factory; that the boy was suspended from school and fell into bad company on the street and was led into criminal ways by an older boy. Counsel said the boy claimed he was not in the house at all, but received the stolen goods. In view of the circumstances Judge Hubbard released the boy on good behavior.

From Rick B Thursday, February 16, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 2, 1897, page 5 Judge Hubard [Hubbard] went through the circuit court docket Friday morning for defaults, motions filings etc., and gave a resetting of cases. In two matters the judge did not preside, being interested as counsel or otherwise. In one Hon. George Ford occupied the bench and in the other Mr. J. G. Orr represented the court.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Briggs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Ei.2ADI/2348 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the Thomas Briggs family. He married Rebecca Wilson. They had at least 2 sons, Isaac and David. Thomas died and is buried in St. Joseph in 1853. Need help putting this family together. Steven Briggs

From Rick B Wednesday, February 15, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 2, 1897, page 5 Martin vs. Curry, partition, commissioner's report filed and approved, commissioner discharged and case stricken from the docket. State vs. Mary Burket, violation of the liquor law, Mr. Meyer filed a motion to quash; overruled and exceptions taken.

From Rick B Wednesday, February 15, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 2, 1897, page 5 Seth Sheard, the defendant in a divorce suit was Tuesday ordered committed to jail in contempt until further order of the court or obedience to the order to pay a weekly allowance to his wife. In Werntz vs. Werntz, divorce, the defendant was ordered to pay $15 attorney's fees to plaintiff's attorneys within 15 days. Yetter vs. Smith, note, dismissed at plaintiff's costs.

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From Rick B Tuesday, February 14, 2006 "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, October 2, 1897, page 5 Circuit Court Notes. Mr. Jacob Woolverton, receiver for the South Bend Soap company, submitted a report by his attorney, Hon. Andrew Anderson, showing that after all debts are paid there is a surplus of assets valued at S2,000. The disposition of this property will depend on the result of the suit for an accounting. In the case of the City of South Bend vs. The South Bend Street Railway company and the South Bend and Mishawaka Street Railway company to recover about $16,000 on account of assessments for street improvements, the defendants have, by their attorneys Hon. Andrew Anderson and Mr. A. L. Brick, filed an answer to the plaintiff's complaint, denying all the allegations therein or that defendants owe the plaintiff anything. The answer further sets forth that the city has assessed the defendant for street improvements and is suing for the same in its complaint, the defendant alleges plaintiff by such assessment acted ultra vires and had no power so to do, and for that reason defendant is not liable for anything to plantiff.