Good Morning: Millville, MA was part of Blackstone until 1919, and Blackstone became a town of it's own in 1845 breaking away from Mendon. I have a copy of the Blackstone Marriages published under the direction of the American French Genealogical Society in 1994. On page 468 are these entries: Ranslow, George W. b. age 36 Wareham, MA son of George and Hannah ( ) Ranslow m2) 09 Mar 1871 in Woonsocket, RI Mary ROWE b. ag 29 in England dau of John and Mary ( ) Rowe NOTE: 2d marriage for George W. and 1st marriage for Mary NOTE: George W. was a shoemaker NOTE: I spelled Rowe/Roe as I found them in the records. Ranslow, Lillian A. b. age 17 Blackstone, MA dau of George and Mary (Roe) Ranslow m 24 Dec 1890 Blackstone, MA William H. Carter b. age 23 Pascoag, RI son of William and Naomi (Rich) Carter NOTE: 1st marriage for both, and Pascoag, RI is part of the town of Burrillville, RI NOTE: William H. was a rubber boot maker NOTE: Lillian was a rubber shoe maker Ranslow, Mary J. b. age 17 Blackstone, MA dau of George and Mary J. ( ) Ranslow m 22 Oct 1888 Blackstone, MA William J. Campbell b. age 23 Nova Scotia son of Archibald and Sarah J. ( ) Campbell NOTE: 1st marriage for both NOTE: William J. was a rubber boot maker NOTE: Mary J. was a felt cutter Not knowing how much you are tracing, the marriage of William and Naomi (Rich) Carter is listed on page 90 as follows Carter, William b. age 28 England son of Joseph and Ann ( ) Carter m 02 May 1863 Blackstone, MA Naomi Rich b. age 22 England dau of Joseph and Mary ( ) Rich Note: 1st marriage for both Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002
Alison & Don, thank you so very much! I've definitely better direction now! I spent the whole weekend looking through the 136 pages of the 1860 Blackstone census forms on ancestry.com but didn't find the family. The last several sheets were annotated as the post office being Milford but I didn't see a reference to Millville. Then again, I am breaking in new contacts. :-) I'll look through the 1870 census using the "pointers" you gave so what I find will help me be more specific when I write to the Town Clerk inquiring about vital records. My g-grandfather, Edward James Ranslow was born October 1883 in Naugatuck, CT. His older brother, Clifford Louis was born October 1877 in Millville as was his father, Louis Clifford (born December 1856). That's why I started with the 1860 census. The family moved from MA to CT between October 1877 and October 1880. Again, thanks for the focus. It certainly is most appreciated. Sincerely Dow Norfolk, VA -----Original Message----- From: Alison Franks [mailto:franks1ag@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 6:27 AM To: MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] 1860/70 FEDERAL CENSUS QUESTION Good Morning: Millville, MA was part of Blackstone until 1919, and Blackstone became a town of it's own in 1845 breaking away from Mendon. I have a copy of the Blackstone Marriages published under the direction of the American French Genealogical Society in 1994. On page 468 are these entries: Ranslow, George W. b. age 36 Wareham, MA son of George and Hannah ( ) Ranslow m2) 09 Mar 1871 in Woonsocket, RI Mary ROWE b. ag 29 in England dau of John and Mary ( ) Rowe NOTE: 2d marriage for George W. and 1st marriage for Mary NOTE: George W. was a shoemaker NOTE: I spelled Rowe/Roe as I found them in the records. Ranslow, Lillian A. b. age 17 Blackstone, MA dau of George and Mary (Roe) Ranslow m 24 Dec 1890 Blackstone, MA William H. Carter b. age 23 Pascoag, RI son of William and Naomi (Rich) Carter NOTE: 1st marriage for both, and Pascoag, RI is part of the town of Burrillville, RI NOTE: William H. was a rubber boot maker NOTE: Lillian was a rubber shoe maker Ranslow, Mary J. b. age 17 Blackstone, MA dau of George and Mary J. ( ) Ranslow m 22 Oct 1888 Blackstone, MA William J. Campbell b. age 23 Nova Scotia son of Archibald and Sarah J. ( ) Campbell NOTE: 1st marriage for both NOTE: William J. was a rubber boot maker NOTE: Mary J. was a felt cutter Not knowing how much you are tracing, the marriage of William and Naomi (Rich) Carter is listed on page 90 as follows Carter, William b. age 28 England son of Joseph and Ann ( ) Carter m 02 May 1863 Blackstone, MA Naomi Rich b. age 22 England dau of Joseph and Mary ( ) Rich Note: 1st marriage for both Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002 ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== Worcester GenWeb has many Resources Check it out!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces