There is a Ploof Family in the Bay County area in the 1800's. Check the Bay County MIGenWeb at: http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/bay "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." --Rumi Donna Hoff-Grambau Michigan Family History Network Bay County MIGenWeb Isabella County MIGenWeb Midland County MIGenWeb Missaukee County MIGenWeb -----Original Message----- From: Wilson D. Dysart [mailto:vorbdysart@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:32 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Help I don't have Pluff or Ploof, but have done a bit on Plumb in Michigan (often spelled freely as Plum or Plumbe) and corresponded in that line via e-mail with others. If you want to share findings check me out as vorbdysart@Juno.com Vel On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:02:41 -0500 Donald Bodrie <dbodrie@juno.com> writes: > Hello All, > > I'm hoping someone out there may be able to point me in the right > direction. I am search for my "Pluff, Ploof, Plum, branches without > much > success. (12 yrs). My 2nd great-grandfather was Frank Ploof, who > was > married to Mary Vermet. They lived in Berlin Twp, Monroe, Mi in > the > middle 1800's Frank died in 1881 in Berlin Twp. The tree stops > there. > I know Frank's parent's names were Maurice (Morris) Ploof and > Margaret > Carriere. The only thing I can find is that they were from Canada, > maybe > Sandwich? My rumors state that Margaret Carriere was Indian maybe > from > the Machinaw Island Indians? I believe Maurice may have been born > abt, > 1830? Any help or direction would be most appreciated. My > father's > line - I have 8000 names "Beaudry" - this Pluff line is killing me > :). > > > Sincerely - Don > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ > Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special > projects. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > ==== 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

I found a Mary Ann Ploof obit died Sept 18, 1867 page 4, and a Albert Ploof, obit died Oct 1, 1869 page 12 at www.rootsweb.com/~mibay/BCDVolB.htm. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hoff-Grambau" <grambau@cmsinter.net> To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 1:54 PM Subject: RE: [MI-Genealogy] Help > There is a Ploof Family in the Bay County area in the 1800's. Check the > Bay County MIGenWeb at: > > http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/bay > > > "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the > barriers within yourself that you have built against it." --Rumi > > Donna Hoff-Grambau > Michigan Family History Network > Bay County MIGenWeb > Isabella County MIGenWeb > Midland County MIGenWeb > Missaukee County MIGenWeb > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilson D. Dysart [mailto:vorbdysart@juno.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:32 PM > To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Help > > I don't have Pluff or Ploof, but have done a bit on Plumb in Michigan > (often spelled freely as Plum or Plumbe) > and corresponded in that line via e-mail with others. If you want to > share findings check me out as vorbdysart@Juno.com > Vel > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:02:41 -0500 Donald Bodrie <dbodrie@juno.com> > writes: > > Hello All, > > > > I'm hoping someone out there may be able to point me in the right > > direction. I am search for my "Pluff, Ploof, Plum, branches without > > much > > success. (12 yrs). My 2nd great-grandfather was Frank Ploof, who > > was > > married to Mary Vermet. They lived in Berlin Twp, Monroe, Mi in > > the > > middle 1800's Frank died in 1881 in Berlin Twp. The tree stops > > there. > > I know Frank's parent's names were Maurice (Morris) Ploof and > > Margaret > > Carriere. The only thing I can find is that they were from Canada, > > maybe > > Sandwich? My rumors state that Margaret Carriere was Indian maybe > > from > > the Machinaw Island Indians? I believe Maurice may have been born > > abt, > > 1830? Any help or direction would be most appreciated. My > > father's > > line - I have 8000 names "Beaudry" - this Pluff line is killing me > > :). > > > > > > Sincerely - Don > > > > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > > MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ > > Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special > > projects. > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions > Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html > > ============================== > 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 > > >