Hi Chris, my name is Betty McDowell, married to a Jack McDowell. I have been researching the name for quite a few years now.My husbands grandfather Henry Harrison Dowell/McDowell changed the name from Dowell to McDowell.I don't have any of my notes out at this time but I will check and see what I can find and let you know. Betty McDowell

I am just starting and need some help. I'm looking for any information on Michael McDowell. The family homesteaded quite a bit of the Lost Nations in Jefferson Township, Hillsdale County. He was married to Margaret-Rebecca Densil . Born in Pennsylvania I think before coming to Michigan. He had sons Enos who was born In Penn. 1840 and died in Hillsdale 1927 and Gad. Thanks so much, Chris

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Hello Barb, Thanks so much for your response and offer to obtain hard copies of documents at the library. I appreciate the information and will certainly check it out. My family has been trying to document our connection to Elizabeth Cobb for years. The internet has certainly been helpful. Elizabeth Tiny Cobb was my GG grandmother. Her father was said to be Chief Cob Moo Sa. We do have quite a bit of information and will keep searching. Thanks again for your help. Jenell Webb spider@cccomm.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "barb khaja" <bkhaja@chartermi.net> To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Eilzabeth Tiny Cobb > Hi, > > I'm in Kalamazoo, just north of Schoolcraft. The Kalamazoo Library might > have some info if you can narrow this down (time frame). They actually > have the local information on line www.kpl.gov. Search the catalog and > choose the local history collection. If you find something that is in > their newspapers etc I can go down to the library and get the info from > the hard copy for you. > > Barb Khaja > > Joe wrote: > >>Searching for information regarding Elizabeth Tiny Cobb, daughter of Chief >>Cob Moo Sa and his Swan Creek wife. Elizabeth was married to John Richard >>Hudson in Schoolcraft Mi. Any info would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >>==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== >>MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ >>Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special >>projects. >> >>============================== >>Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >>New content added every business day. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > The MIGenWeb FGS Project. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/fgs/ > Join in this special project! Add your Family Group Sheets and browse for > connections. > > ============================== > OneWorldTree - The World's largest family tree. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13971/rd.ashx >

Hi, I'm in Kalamazoo, just north of Schoolcraft. The Kalamazoo Library might have some info if you can narrow this down (time frame). They actually have the local information on line www.kpl.gov. Search the catalog and choose the local history collection. If you find something that is in their newspapers etc I can go down to the library and get the info from the hard copy for you. Barb Khaja Joe wrote: >Searching for information regarding Elizabeth Tiny Cobb, daughter of Chief Cob Moo Sa and his Swan Creek wife. Elizabeth was married to John Richard Hudson in Schoolcraft Mi. Any info would be greatly appreciated. > > >==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== >MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ >Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special projects. > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > >

OK, but it's a terrific job, well done by you as assembler. thanks again. Monday am we'll start out for Tampa. Appointment is at 10:30 Tuesday, but it will take us 4 + hours to get there and that's to early for us to drive over on Tuesday aM. We'll be going to the Moffet Cancer Center at the South University of Florida. Betty >From: Jim Church <steeples@shaw.ca> >Reply-To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com >To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Big Thanks to Jim Church >Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:30:54 -0600 > >Thanks Betty but I wish I could take all the credit for the Helferich >research. The credit belongs to our Helferich cousins that I communicate >with in Canada, the U.S.A. and in Holland and even some members of this >list have helped out. The thanks go to everybody that has helped, I cannot >take all the credit. I /may/ be the largest assembler of Helferich >information but I am by no means taking all the credit. > > >At 08:11 AM 11/16/2004, bj glover wrote: >>i'm writing to say a big thanks to my cousin Jim Church (up in >>Sasskatoon, Canada) for all the work he has done to write the family >>history of our John Helferich. Sincerelly, Betty Wheeler Boot, Daytona >>Beach, FL > > > >==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== >Share memories about Michigan, to join MI-MEMORIES-L, send mail to >MI-MEMORIES-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the >message subject and body. To join MI-MEMORIES-D, do the same thing with >MI-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com. > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Searching for information regarding Elizabeth Tiny Cobb, daughter of Chief Cob Moo Sa and his Swan Creek wife. Elizabeth was married to John Richard Hudson in Schoolcraft Mi. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

hello listers, there are at least 6 msgs. on the MI-Genealogy list with the subject: Ancestry.com. The messages have nothing to do with Ancestry.com. I didn't know that until I opened them. Please, for people like me, with limited time, please make the subject line with the topic you are discussing. Thanks in advance Beth Comstock <bethsroots@verizon.net> wrote:Hi there, I am wondering if there is someone out there that could do a lookup for me. I have a membership at www.ancestry.com for census and such. I don't want to buy the other membership for the one world tree as I don't know if this is even the right people. So I am hoping someone could look for me. There is a posting there for a Marie Rose Plouff and I would like to find out if this is my Rose Marie or not. I believe it is and would like to get into contact with the person that has this tree. If you go to ancestry and put in Marie Rose Plouf it will be the one with Joseph-Azarie Plouffe listed below her. Not sure if this link will work? http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=99988848 Any help would be great. Thanks in advance. Beth ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Branch Co has a nice genealogy section in their library at Coldwater Branch Co Genealogical Society PO Box 443 Coldwater, MI 49036 email automation@brnlibrary.org phone: 517/278-2341 also check www.co.branch.mi.us/vital So does Ionia Co I found them both on MIGenWeb You're not looking for Colwell/Clements/Thomas by any chance are you?

THANKS! I will check out the links you sent. I did request a marriage certifcate from Branch County and was quite pleased with their service. In the past, I've had trouble with a lot of dead end links from GenWeb - hopefully that has changed recently. I hope the links you sent will help me find additional records for the Willets and Waterhouse line. Sorry - I don't have any info for your people. I will keep your email, just in case :) Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pbailey1948@aol.com> To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Ancestry.com Branch Co has a nice genealogy section in their library at Coldwater Branch Co Genealogical Society PO Box 443 Coldwater, MI 49036 email automation@brnlibrary.org phone: 517/278-2341 also check www.co.branch.mi.us/vital So does Ionia Co I found them both on MIGenWeb You're not looking for Colwell/Clements/Thomas by any chance are you? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.798 / Virus Database: 542 - Release Date: 11/18/2004

Julie, Check with your local library and see if they (with your tax $$) subscribe to AncestryPlus. Most have this and it is usually no charge to the library card holder. -----Original Message----- From: Julie [mailto:juliepaisley@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:41 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Ancestry.com Hello, I'm new to this list and I must say that everyone is so helpful. I'm struggling now with a Michigan line. I can't afford the Ancestry.com subscription yet - it's my New Year's goal :) I'm stuck at a particular generation (a common problem, I'm sure :) Could someone refer me to a good board or group list for lookups for Branch & Ionia counties? Thanks! Julie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.798 / Virus Database: 542 - Release Date: 11/18/2004 ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html ============================== Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

In a message dated 11/19/04 8:30:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bethsroots@verizon.net writes: http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=99988848 There is no submitter name but I can tell you from what I saw that they do not have documented dates as some are totally ridiculous. I have listed some of the following and hope they will help as it was listed on the tree pages. Joseph-Azarie Plouffe b. April 19,1863 St. C. Me, PQ D. April 8, 1859 St Jacques PQ Canada Marie Rose Plouff Born Sept 29, 1863 St. C. ME, PQ, Canada Died April 8, 1859 Canda Md Oct. 17, 1886 Warwick Arth Mailhot Oct17, 1886 Warwick, PQ, Canada Children: Marie Rose Sept 29, 1887 Lena July 12, 1889 D. July 12, 1887 Georges Dec 28, 1891 d. 12/22/1977 Joseph Dec 28,1891 Napol On 12/24/1892 Marie Evone Sept 10, 1893 D. 11/24/1896 Joseph Charles 11/18/1902 Unknown 5/1/1904 D. May 1, 1904 Rasarie 7/17/1905 Feb 1978 Maried Dec 31 1898 July 14, 1899 Sorry but the others did not seem to be listed correctly but if you want them I will be glad to get them for you. Hope this helps

Thanks Betty but I wish I could take all the credit for the Helferich research. The credit belongs to our Helferich cousins that I communicate with in Canada, the U.S.A. and in Holland and even some members of this list have helped out. The thanks go to everybody that has helped, I cannot take all the credit. I /may/ be the largest assembler of Helferich information but I am by no means taking all the credit. At 08:11 AM 11/16/2004, bj glover wrote: >i'm writing to say a big thanks to my cousin Jim Church (up >in Sasskatoon, Canada) for all the work he has done to write the family >history of our John Helferich. Sincerelly, Betty Wheeler Boot, Daytona >Beach, FL

Hi there, I am wondering if there is someone out there that could do a lookup for me. I have a membership at www.ancestry.com for census and such. I don't want to buy the other membership for the one world tree as I don't know if this is even the right people. So I am hoping someone could look for me. There is a posting there for a Marie Rose Plouff and I would like to find out if this is my Rose Marie or not. I believe it is and would like to get into contact with the person that has this tree. If you go to ancestry and put in Marie Rose Plouf it will be the one with Joseph-Azarie Plouffe listed below her. Not sure if this link will work? http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=99988848 Any help would be great. Thanks in advance. Beth

I would like to thank everyone for trying to help me find my missing relative. The info that I have is that when the family moved to Michigan from Canada, they settled in Mecosta County near Morton Township. My GGGrandmother is buried in a cemetery in Morton Township, I did find that one. Just can't find his. The year of his death has been stated by a few people - I don't know where they got the information. They don't know where he is buried either - but then - they still live in Canada. I am trying to contact another relative that lives by Pellston. Perhaps she has more information about him. Will keep you all posted. Again ----- a million thanks. Rosalyn

Hello, I'm new to this list and I must say that everyone is so helpful. I'm struggling now with a Michigan line. I can't afford the Ancestry.com subscription yet - it's my New Year's goal :) I'm stuck at a particular generation (a common problem, I'm sure :) Could someone refer me to a good board or group list for lookups for Branch & Ionia counties? Thanks! Julie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.798 / Virus Database: 542 - Release Date: 11/18/2004

In a message dated 11/19/2004 2:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, linda.l.borgstrom@exgate.tek.com writes: Who would you request copies from?

NARA -----Original Message----- From: MI-GENEALOGY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:MI-GENEALOGY-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of LORKAZ@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:22 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] REGISTRATION CARDS FOR WW1 In a message dated 11/19/2004 2:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, linda.l.borgstrom@exgate.tek.com writes: Who would you request copies from? ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== Share memories about Michigan, to join MI-MEMORIES-L, send mail to MI-MEMORIES-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join MI-MEMORIES-D, do the same thing with MI-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Images of these draft registration cards are on ancestry.com. Search for your ancestor and the card will be under military records. Sometimes the writing is difficult to read. There is no space on the card to designate the name of a spouse; however, there is a space for next of kin The cards also tell a person's body build, hair and eye color.. It will not give the wife's maiden name. All men between certain ages (can't remember the lower limit but 46 was the upper limit), even those who were not citizens, were required to register. carolyn in rhode island Andrea Hadley wrote: >FOR RECORDS FROM WWI AND WWII YOU HAVE TO WRITE TO: >NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER >MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS >9700 PAGE AVENUE >ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5100 >YOU CAN ALSO GO TO WWW.NARA.GOV<http://www.nara.gov/> >BUT YOUR BEST BEST IS TO WRITE TO THE RECORDS CENTER. >ANDREA > >---- Original Message ----- > From: Okla1915@aol.com<mailto:Okla1915@aol.com> > To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:21 PM > Subject: [MI-Genealogy] REGISTRATION CARDS FOR WW1 > > > > Hi, I found my fathers registration card for WW1, he's married and has 3 > step children. The date is June 5, 1917, is there any way to get more info on > the registration card's. It sure would be nice to find out who he was married to > at that time, it was from Flint Michigan. > > Sue > > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > Share memories about Michigan, to join MI-MEMORIES-L, send mail to MI-MEMORIES-L-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MI-MEMORIES-L-request@rootsweb.com> with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join MI-MEMORIES-D, do the same thing with MI-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MI-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > Search our Immigration Records and view names from multiple ports > ranging from 1500s - 1900s. Over 23 million records to view. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13967/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13967/rd.ashx> > > > >==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== >Share memories about Michigan, to join MI-MEMORIES-L, send mail to MI-MEMORIES-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join MI-MEMORIES-D, do the same thing with MI-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com. > >============================== >Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > >

To the group: For the state of Delaware, and I would expect many other states, the original signed WW1 registration cards reside at NARA. In my case I went to NARA in Atlanta and request to see them. They brought out 9 boxes of the original cards, all of the S's for the state of Delaware. Both of my grandfathers, Sutor and Stockman were in the boxes. Two Sutor uncles were in there as well.. I copied (Xeroxed) all the cards, front and back. My grandfather Stockman was a surprise, I never knew his name (Sheldon Gridley Stockman b. 26 Jan 1885) and no one in the living family knew he was born in Michigan, everyone believed he was born in Virginia. That single incident got me started in genealogy. I believe I was told by NARA that cards from various states were distributed in several NARA's. Why Delaware cards would be in Atlanta and not in Philadelphia is a mystery. There is a lot of good information on the original cards that doesn't seem to be available online. Check your nearest NARA to see where your States cards are stored. The is a certain thrill to handling a document filled out and signed by a relative from another era. Bob Stockman Woodstock GA.