Brenda In a reference book that I have Wilkinson, Berrien County, See Lakeside Lakeside, Berrien County: John W., James, and Joseph Wilkinson, brothers and natives of Virgina, built a pier and a sawmill here in 1854; when the Chicago & Western Michigan (now Pere Marquette) Railroad came through in 1858, the place was given a station named Wilkinson; because of the alleged southern sympathies of the Wilkinsons in the Civil War, it is said that the post office department frowned on the name for its post office and the name Lade Side was adopted from its location on Lake Michigan; John S. Gibson became its first postmaster on June 23,1874 with the spelling changed to Lakeside since June 11, 1984 Hope this helps Walter A Treichel -- Original Message ----- From: <BerrienCo@aol.com> To: <MIBERRIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 12:23 PM Subject: [MIBERRIE-L] Wilkinson CITY?? > There is not Wilkinson City in Berrien County MI that I have ever heard of, > anyone else? > Brenda > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com > >

Thank you, Steve. Now I don't have to dig thru my references for the book title! That was my main goal this morning! This is the exact article to which I was referring. I had seen the actual book about 4 years ago at a friend's house when visiting in Saugatuck (my hometown). My father was one of the Gotham's of the fishing tug sinking in 1943. Incidentally, there is a museum in Saugatuck on the Mt. Baldhead side of the river that is doing a great exhibit of shipwrecks, etc. this summer. Hours are from 1-4 daily, in case anyone is interested.- Caroline From: <stevegerm@provide.net> To: <MIBERRIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 20:23 Subject: Re: [MIBERRIE-L] Wilkinson CITY?? > The community of Lakeside (Chikaming Twp) was once > known as Wilkinson. > > "LAKESIDE, Berrien County: > John W., James, and Joseph WilkinOSn, brothers and > natives of Virginia, built a pier and a sawmill here > in 1854; when the Chicago & Western Michigan (now > Pere Marquette) Railroad came through in 1858, the > place was given a station named Wilkinson; because > of the alleged southern sympathies of the Wilkinsons > in the Civil War, it is said that the post office > department frowned on the name for its post office > and the name of Lake Side was adopted from its > location on Lake Michigan; John S. Gibson became > its first postmaster on June 23, 1874, with the > spelling changed to Lakeside since June 11, 1894." > > From the book "Michigan Place Names" by Walter Romig. > > Steve Germinder > stevegerm@provide.net > > > On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:23:41 EDT > BerrienCo@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 6/1/02 2:40:43 PM Eastern Daylight > > Time, > > caroline@digitalexp.com writes: > > > > > > > Steve-Thanks for your generous offer! Would you please > > check out GOTHAM > > > (GODAM) for me? Especially the Wilkinson City area. > > > > There is not Wilkinson City in Berrien County MI that I > > have ever heard of, > > anyone else? > > Brenda > > > > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com > > > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com >

THANK YOU Steve for the Curtis info you found on the plat map! Kelly

Kelly - Here's what I could find for your surnames ..... CURTIS ... Berrien County, Sodus Twp, Section 24 CURTIS ... Berrien Co, Watervliet Twp, Sect 21 CURTIS & PAINTER ... Berrien Co, Lake Twp, Sect 25 - W CURTIS & PAINTER ... Berrien Co, Lake Twp, Sect 26 - W CURTIS, B. ... Berrien Co, Berrien Twp, Sect 1 - E CURTIS, B.J. ... Berrien Co, Watervliet Twp, Sect 14 CURTIS, C. ... Berrien Co, Royalton Twp, Sect 7 - E CURTIS, G. ... Berrien Co, Hagar Twp, Sect 22 CURTIS, H. & T. ... Berrien Co, Lake Twp, Sect 19 CURTIS, L. ... Berrien Co, Oronoko Twp, Sect 30 CURTIS, O. ... Berrien Co, Berrien Twp, Sect 9 CURTIS, R. ... Berrien Co, Hagar Twp, Sect 25 CURTIS, S. ... Berrien Co, Berrien Twp, Sect 35 - E CURTIS, S. ... Berrien Co, Berrien Twp, Sect 36 - E CURTIS, W. ... Berrien Co, Royalton Twp, Sect 12 CURTISS, G.E. ... Berrien Co, Niles Village NOTE - In the Niles "Business Directory" CURTISS, G.E. ... is listed under "M.C.R.R. Officer" Steve > On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:51:09 EDT > CatzNBearz71@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > Can you please look up Barton J. CURTIS, and Roswell > CURTIS? Thank you! :-) > > Kelly Kahlau > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com >

The community of Lakeside (Chikaming Twp) was once known as Wilkinson. "LAKESIDE, Berrien County: John W., James, and Joseph WilkinOSn, brothers and natives of Virginia, built a pier and a sawmill here in 1854; when the Chicago & Western Michigan (now Pere Marquette) Railroad came through in 1858, the place was given a station named Wilkinson; because of the alleged southern sympathies of the Wilkinsons in the Civil War, it is said that the post office department frowned on the name for its post office and the name of Lake Side was adopted from its location on Lake Michigan; John S. Gibson became its first postmaster on June 23, 1874, with the spelling changed to Lakeside since June 11, 1894." From the book "Michigan Place Names" by Walter Romig. Steve Germinder stevegerm@provide.net On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:23:41 EDT BerrienCo@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/1/02 2:40:43 PM Eastern Daylight > Time, > caroline@digitalexp.com writes: > > > > Steve-Thanks for your generous offer! Would you please > check out GOTHAM > > (GODAM) for me? Especially the Wilkinson City area. > > There is not Wilkinson City in Berrien County MI that I > have ever heard of, > anyone else? > Brenda > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com >

In a message dated 6/2/02 1:05:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, caroline@digitalexp.com writes: > There is a good history of it in a book about the names of cities > and towns in Michigan. Thanks Caroline! Glad to know this! Brenda

It is now known as Lakeside!!! But, many, many years ago, before the Civil War, it was Wilkinson City. The story behind the name change is a very interesting one involving the Wilkinson brothers and their sympathies for the South, so when a post office came into being or thereabouts, it became Lakeside. There is a good history of it in a book about the names of cities and towns in Michigan. Just a little history lesson from a retired teacher! - Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: <BerrienCo@aol.com> To: <MIBERRIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 12:23 Subject: [MIBERRIE-L] Wilkinson CITY?? > In a message dated 6/1/02 2:40:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > caroline@digitalexp.com writes: > > > > Steve-Thanks for your generous offer! Would you please check out GOTHAM > > (GODAM) for me? Especially the Wilkinson City area. > > There is not Wilkinson City in Berrien County MI that I have ever heard of, > anyone else? > Brenda > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com > >

In a message dated 6/1/02 2:40:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, caroline@digitalexp.com writes: > Steve-Thanks for your generous offer! Would you please check out GOTHAM > (GODAM) for me? Especially the Wilkinson City area. There is not Wilkinson City in Berrien County MI that I have ever heard of, anyone else? Brenda

Steve, Thanks for the look up!!! I believe that Omer White would be in Berrien Co. The common name of White has made research of this family very difficult. Thanks for helping. Rita > Here's what I could find for your surnames ..... > > LAMBERTON, H. ... Cass County, Howard Twp, Section 19 > LAMBERTSON, N. ... Van Buren Co, Waverly Twp, Sect 7 > > ROBERSON ... none listed > ROBERTSON, A. ... Cass Co, Pokagon Twp, Sect 27 > ROBERTSON, A. ... Cass Co, Pokagon Twp, Sect 34 > ROBERTSON, J. ... Van Buren Co, Lafayette Twp, Sect 35 > > KEMP, A.H. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 29 > KEMP, N.E. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 27 > KEMP, S. ... Van Buren Co, Hartford Twp, Sect 5 > KEMP, T. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 34 > > WHITE ... there are many, many WHITEs listed, > but none for WHITE, O. (if you let my know which > county you are looking in for WHITEs, I can give > you all of those that are listed) > > > Steve

Hi Steve, What a wonderful offer, thanks for being so helpful. When you can would you look for HENRY SCHAUB and HENRY PRICE. Thanks Sandy --- stevegerm@provide.net wrote:> > I will do look-ups for anyone who is interested > in finding ancestors in Berrien County. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Hi, Rita - Here's what I could find for your surnames ..... LAMBERTON, H. ... Cass County, Howard Twp, Section 19 LAMBERTSON, N. ... Van Buren Co, Waverly Twp, Sect 7 ROBERSON ... none listed ROBERTSON, A. ... Cass Co, Pokagon Twp, Sect 27 ROBERTSON, A. ... Cass Co, Pokagon Twp, Sect 34 ROBERTSON, J. ... Van Buren Co, Lafayette Twp, Sect 35 KEMP, A.H. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 29 KEMP, N.E. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 27 KEMP, S. ... Van Buren Co, Hartford Twp, Sect 5 KEMP, T. ... Van Buren Co, Bangor Twp, Sect 34 WHITE ... there are many, many WHITEs listed, but none for WHITE, O. (if you let my know which county you are looking in for WHITEs, I can give you all of those that are listed) Steve On Fri, 31 May 2002 23:36:02 EDT Lhl815@aol.com wrote: > Steve, > When it fits your schedule would you look up: > Henry Lamberton > J. W. (Jonathan) Roberson > Alvah Kemp > Omer White > Thank you. > Rita (robersonrj@aol.com) > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com >

Steve, What a wonderful find you have! As all my family were farmers, the list would be extensive but when you have time would you try to find the following names for me: Cyrus Hinchman/Berrien Jacob C. Runkle/Berrien John Clendenen/Cass John B. Martin/Berrien Jasper F. Willis/Berrien These are all my gggrandmothers family. I really appreciate it! Thanks. Sherry Arent Cawley ----- Original Message ----- From: <stevegerm@provide.net> To: <MIBERRIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MIBERRIE-L] 1860 Plat-map of Berrien County > I recently purchased a copy of an 1860 plat-map > (reprinted in book form) that provides the names > of land owners for Berrien, Cass, & Van Buren > counties! The original plat-map was published in > 1860 (prior to the U.S. Civil War!), and includes > many "extras" (some business directories for the > larger communities, "pictures" of some of the > residences and businesses, etc.) > > I will do look-ups for anyone who is interested > in finding ancestors in Berrien County. > > (Please note - at this time, I will not be able > to provide you with scanned images of the plat-map > pages ... only data in text format. Sorry!) > > Steve Germinder > stevegerm@provide.net > > > ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.com >

Looking for anyone who might remember a rather poor family that lived in Niles, MI. in the late 1940's - 1950's with the above name. Head of household was William CUMMINS/COMMINS and his wife was Jennie Mae. They had several children that were taken away from them due to their poor living conditions. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated. Darla

Peg, I remember an elderly couple named TUTTLE who lived next door to my grandparents on Charles Ct. in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, back in the 1950s when I was a little girl. I've been trying to recall if I ever heard any first names, but I can't come up with any. They seemed like a very nice, but old and frail, couple. Probably means they were about my age now! Kathy, now in Nebraska

Steve, when you have time, would you check for Muth's? Also if there happens to be any Tuttle's. I don't think they were in Berrien Co. that early but as much as they moved around one never knows. Thanks for anything you might find. Peg

Steve, Could you please do a lookup for Marr, Marrs & Jones Thankyou Rick Covic

In a message dated 6/1/2002 6:03:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MIBERRIE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I recently purchased a copy of an 1860 plat-map > (reprinted in book form) that provides the names > of land owners for Berrien, Cass, & Van Buren > counties! The original plat-map was published in > 1860 Hi Steve, Can you please look up Barton J. CURTIS, and Roswell CURTIS? Thank you! :-) Kelly Kahlau

Steve, What a super offer! Would you please look up the STOUGHTON & BEDDO families in your 1860 plat map. You're great! Thanks so much, Mary

Steve, When it fits your schedule would you look up: Henry Lamberton J. W. (Jonathan) Roberson Alvah Kemp Omer White Thank you. Rita (robersonrj@aol.com)

I recently purchased a copy of an 1860 plat-map (reprinted in book form) that provides the names of land owners for Berrien, Cass, & Van Buren counties! The original plat-map was published in 1860 (prior to the U.S. Civil War!), and includes many "extras" (some business directories for the larger communities, "pictures" of some of the residences and businesses, etc.) I will do look-ups for anyone who is interested in finding ancestors in Berrien County. (Please note - at this time, I will not be able to provide you with scanned images of the plat-map pages ... only data in text format. Sorry!) Steve Germinder stevegerm@provide.net