Hi Jim, I suspect that the Michaels you mentioned as being in Jefferson County are not "my" Michals -- that "e" makes the difference. The original Michals emigrant came to the New World in the mid-1850's, settling in east central Illinois. The family migrated west after the Civil War, settling briefly from time to time elsewhere before arriving in the Devises district of northwest Norton County, by 1884. The emigrant clearly came from Germany, location yet unknown, and to this day I do not know what his name might have been prior to emigration -- there was a name change when he walked off the boat! Thanks for writing. Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas. Jim Laird wrote: > Good Morning Chuck, > This may be nothing, but I post a lot of information to the Jefferson > County mail list from old newspapers. The surname Michaels I posted, I > believe, two items last night to that list. You may want to check the > archives for that surname in Jefferson county. One item, if I remember > correctly was a marriage. > As I said it may not be who you are looking for but won't hurt to > look. Jim Laird, Fl. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@ev1.net> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:57 PM > Subject: [KSNORTON] New Subscription... > > > My object in subscribing to the Norton County List was to identify > > any queries concerning the Sarvis and Michals families, both being old > > settler families in Norton County. > > > > My late wife was Joanne Sarvis, NCHS Class of '49, whose father was > > the business manager of the San for many years. Joanne's mother was a > > Michals from the northwest part of the county. > > > > I have been researching both family lines for many years, and I keep > > hoping someone new, something new will emerge from history. > > > > Anything for me, anyone? Or, may I answer questions? > > > > Chuck Mallette, Houston, Texas > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

from Norton Daily Telegram, 07 Sep 2000 A new notebook about the Devizes Cemetery has been placed in the files at the Register of Deeds office in the Norton County Courthouse. Wayne L. Plucheck, Sr. of Littleton, Colo. has redone the Devizes Cemetery records of those buried and those who own plots in the cemetery. Genealogy buffs will like the computer format. I don't have either a mailing address or email address for Mr. Plucheck - anyone out there know him? Ardie > The original Michals emigrant came to the New World in the mid-1850's, > settling in east central Illinois. The family migrated west after the Civil > War, settling briefly from time to time elsewhere before arriving in the Devises > district of northwest Norton County, by 1884. The emigrant clearly came from