----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Comstock" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:33 PM > Source: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] gratiot county 1913 book > > > Marlene, > > I found one mention in the North Star village. For a N. Merten. This is > the only mention of Mertens in this township will keep my eye out as I am > looking through other townships though. Maybe you can look into the > organization and get more info. about him. > > Beth > > > > From History of Gratiot Co., Michigan 1913 > Fraternal Orders Section of the North Star Village > Page 1155 > > I.O.O.F. > > Heath Lodge No. 222 was organized December 17, 1885, with charter > members as follows: Wm. H. Heath, Henry Mason, Edward L. Kimes, Alex. > McDaid, Moses Johnson, Jackson M. Williams. > The order is in a flourishing condition with a membership of 87. It > owns a two-story brick block, with two business fronts, one used as a > store, > the other as an opera house. It is well located on the main street of the > village. > The list of N. G.s to the present time is as follows: E. L. Kimes, > Henry > Mason, Alex. McDaid, Moses Johnson, J. D. Peacemaker, John Swartzmiller, > David Hull, S. K. Johnson, F. L. Coss, A. W. Bahlke, Wm. Zoss, Abram > Signs, > E. R. Crandall, N. Azelborn, J.S. Bard, L. C. Clark, V. D. Palmer, Ira > Signs, D. C. Stockwell, D. J. Wilkinson, Wm. Hull, H. T. Sage, Jas. > Alldaffer, I. C. Hawley, Geo. Turner, N. Merten, David Hull, E. J. Smith, > H. > Perdue, L. C. Clark, Geo. Goodhall, Maurice Avery, W. E. Robertson, W. H. > McBride, Geo. P. Robertson, David Bovie, Jesse Parling, Andrew Azelborn, > C. > A. Crane, Jas. Greenlee, A. D. Clark, Geo. Kesling, S. G. Losey, Ed. > Unger, > Wm. Carothers, Arlie Azelborn, Chauncey Williams, Thos. Parling, Alex. > Cassady, J. R. Allan, S. Sieber, Floyd Turner. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] gratiot county 1913 book > > >> Beth >> My husband's family is Mertens from North Star. Would appreciate any help >> you >> can >> give. >> >> Marlene >> >> >> ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== >> MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ >> Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special >> projects. >>