I found lots of info regarding John Welsand. - 1880 United States Federal Census Michigan Wayne Detroit District 315 then page 43 of 60 in the ancestry numbering system - 1890 United States Federal Census not available - no records - 1900 United States Federal Census Michigan Wayne Detroit Ward 9 District 100 then page 26 of 62 in the ancestry numbering system Note - shows wife had 10 kids with only 2 still living now - 1910 United States Federal Census Michigan Wayne Detroit Ward 9 District 137 then page 19 of 62 in the ancestry numbering system Note - shows wife had 10 kids with only 2 still living now - 1920 United States Federal Census Michigan Wayne Detroit Ward 9 District 284 then page 17 of 60 in the ancestry numbering system - 1930 United States Federal Census Michigan Wayne Detroit (Districts 1-250) District 242 then page 03 of 33 in the ancestry numbering system - - Telka Welsand died Jan 24, 1917 death cert on Seek Michigan web site _http://seekingmichigan.org_ (http://seekingmichigan.org) - - Michigan Deaths Index 1867-1897 Name: Edmund Welsand Gender: Male Estimated birth year: 1885 Birth place: Michigan Death date: 18 Feb 1885 Death place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Age at death: 4 months 9 days Father name: John Welsand Mother name: Thekla Welsand - - Michigan Births Index 1867-1902 Name: John B. Welsand Gender: Male Birth date: 20 May 1897 Birth place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Father name: John Welsand Father birth place: Prussia Mother name: Ulteckla Welsand Mother birth place: Prussia - - Michigan Marriages Index 1868-1925 Marriage date: 27 Feb 1924 Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Groom name: Sylvester Beger Groom age: 35 years Groom birth year: 1889 Groom birth place: Germany Father of groom name: Joseph Mother of groom name: Johanna Gajewska Bride name: Clara Welsand Bride age: 28 years Bride birth year: 1896 Bride birth place: Michigan Father of bride name: John Mother of bride name: Tekla - - I hope this information will be helpful to your research Susan L. Warner _SCIGSC@aol.com_ (mailto:SCIGSC@aol.com) replying to this In a message dated 5/13/2009 12:24:00 P.M., marilynlamping@att.net writes: I have a copy of Edward Welsand (son)'s GEDIS document. John's wife's name is Thekla Welsand. They had (maybe?) 8 other children. My aunt Clara was born in Detroit in 1895 and my father John Jr. was born in Detroit 1897. I don't know Edmund's place (Michigan) or date of birth except that the GEDIS says he was 4 months and 7 days old when he died which would make his BD November 11, 1884, I believe. The family says there may have been as many as 7 other children other than Edmund, Clara, and John Jr. MWL SCIGSC@aol.com wrote: > Marilyn: > > Do you know what his wife's name was ? > > Did they have other children, other than Edmund? > > What was Edmund's date of birth and place of birth? > > > > In a message dated 5/12/2009 11:50:02 P.M., marilynlamping@att.net writes: > > My grandfather -- Jan (John) Welsand -- was born in Poland in 1852. > He came to Detroit (or possibly Chicago where he may have stayed briefly) > after 1878, I think. I have found a record of his son Edmund Welsand > who died in 1985 in Detroit. > I cannot find any other information about him even though I have > "heard" that he was one of the founders of St. Albertus catholic church > and a founder of the Dziennik Polski -- a Detroit Polish language > newspaper begun in 1904. > > > Can anyone give me some clues about where to look for information about > him? > > > Thanks, > > Marilyn > > marilynlamping@att.net > **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002)