Concetta, Thanks for your informative reply! The links will be especially helpful. I chose my great-grandmother to search for first because my mom, her grand-daughter, said she has always been a mystery to her. There was never mention of Survilla's parents, siblings, etc... I love a challenge! I have access to the obit but I need to request a copy of it from the Kalamazoo Gazette. Thanks again! PS: Just in case you come across anything...Her name was Survilla (sp?) Her maiden name was Outman (sp?) and she was married twice. Her first married name was Curtis. Her second was Wellington. (that's my grandpa's father.) Jodi ----- Original Message ----- From: Concetta Franco<mailto:bigchipchipbabychip@yahoo.com> To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Just getting started... Jodi, The best advice ANYONE can give you is to start with yourself and work backwards. Try to assemble a history of your life, then your mom and dad's, then your grandparents, then your greatgrandparents and give you something very easy and concise to look back at. It will save you a lot of trouble down the road! Next, talk to your family. Your family may know things, and if you start to talk about them, you may job memories (or better, gain a "you know who would know about that is...") Now, on to your query. Rootsweb is a great place to start! Athens and Kalamazoo are great hints - they're both in Calhoun County, Michigan. So start with what resources and information you can get off of the Calhoun County GenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/index.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/index.htm>. I will warn you, however, that genealogy is typically recorded with the man's information since they were head of the household. So here are a few questions you'll probably need: 1. What's your great grandmother's married name vs maiden name? She'd be recorded under her father's household before she married *unless she had special circumstances*, and after she married, she'd be recorded under her married name. 2. When was she born and when did she die? Calhoun County has great cemetery resources, and you may find more of the family that way. When she was born will give you hints as to whether to search the 1850 or the 1880 census to find her. 3. Does her obituary give you any clues, like a parents name, a brothers name, etc? Those can help you place a missing female. Post what you know! Post everything but information about living individuals. The more you post, the more chance that someone will recognize a name. Calhoun County has two mailing lists, one for Rootsweb and one for its Genealogy Society. MICALHOU-L@Rootsweb.com<mailto:MICALHOU-L@Rootsweb.com> and CALHOUNCOUNTYGS@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CALHOUNCOUNTYGS@yahoogroups.com> The subscription information is near the bottom of the Calhoun County GenWeb site. Hopefully that's some useful help! Concetta Franco Alpena County GenWeb Coordinator (far, far away from Calhoun County :-) ) --- Jodi Walder <divadiva111@msn.com<mailto:divadiva111@msn.com>> wrote: > Hello All! > I am just getting started on searching for my > Great-Grandmother. Her name is Survilla Betsy > Outman,Curtis,Wellington. I only have access to her > obituary and a guess at her birthdate. I can't find > her anywhere! She was supposedly born in Athens > Michigan and lived in Kalamazoo. Where do you > suggest getting started and do you have any ideas of > searches I should try? I am baffled! > Thanks, > Jodi VanEngen-Walder > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions > Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html> > > ============================== > 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<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MIGenWeb. Michigan Genealogy. http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/> Locate resources, browse counties, search and contribute to special projects. ============================== 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<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx>
Another spelling I've experience is - Savilla Donna -----Original Message----- From: Jodi Walder [mailto:divadiva111@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:39 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Just getting started... Concetta, Thanks for your informative reply! The links will be especially helpful. I chose my great-grandmother to search for first because my mom, her grand-daughter, said she has always been a mystery to her. There was never mention of Survilla's parents, siblings, etc... I love a challenge! I have access to the obit but I need to request a copy of it from the Kalamazoo Gazette. Thanks again! PS: Just in case you come across anything...Her name was Survilla (sp?) Her maiden name was Outman (sp?) and she was married twice. Her first married name was Curtis. Her second was Wellington. (that's my grandpa's father.) Jodi ----- Original Message ----- From: Concetta Franco<mailto:bigchipchipbabychip@yahoo.com> To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Just getting started... Jodi, The best advice ANYONE can give you is to start with yourself and work backwards. Try to assemble a history of your life, then your mom and dad's, then your grandparents, then your greatgrandparents and give you something very easy and concise to look back at. It will save you a lot of trouble down the road! Next, talk to your family. Your family may know things, and if you start to talk about them, you may job memories (or better, gain a "you know who would know about that is...") Now, on to your query. Rootsweb is a great place to start! Athens and Kalamazoo are great hints - they're both in Calhoun County, Michigan. So start with what resources and information you can get off of the Calhoun County GenWeb, http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/index.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalho u/index.htm>. I will warn you, however, that genealogy is typically recorded with the man's information since they were head of the household. So here are a few questions you'll probably need: 1. What's your great grandmother's married name vs maiden name? She'd be recorded under her father's household before she married *unless she had special circumstances*, and after she married, she'd be recorded under her married name. 2. When was she born and when did she die? Calhoun County has great cemetery resources, and you may find more of the family that way. When she was born will give you hints as to whether to search the 1850 or the 1880 census to find her. 3. Does her obituary give you any clues, like a parents name, a brothers name, etc? Those can help you place a missing female. Post what you know! Post everything but information about living individuals. The more you post, the more chance that someone will recognize a name. Calhoun County has two mailing lists, one for Rootsweb and one for its Genealogy Society. MICALHOU-L@Rootsweb.com<mailto:MICALHOU-L@Rootsweb.com> and CALHOUNCOUNTYGS@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CALHOUNCOUNTYGS@yahoogroups.com> The subscription information is near the bottom of the Calhoun County GenWeb site. Hopefully that's some useful help! Concetta Franco Alpena County GenWeb Coordinator (far, far away from Calhoun County :-) ) --- Jodi Walder <divadiva111@msn.com<mailto:divadiva111@msn.com>> wrote: > Hello All! > I am just getting started on searching for my > Great-Grandmother. Her name is Survilla Betsy > Outman,Curtis,Wellington. I only have access to her > obituary and a guess at her birthdate. I can't find > her anywhere! She was supposedly born in Athens > Michigan and lived in Kalamazoo. Where do you > suggest getting started and do you have any ideas of > searches I should try? I am baffled! > Thanks, > Jodi VanEngen-Walder > > > ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== > MI-Genealogy Subscribe and Unsubscribe Instructions > Administrator Contacts, Rules and Guidelines > http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/maillist.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~mig enweb/maillist.html> > > ============================== > 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<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ash x> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> ==== MI-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== MIGenWeb. 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