This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RFB.2ACE/1779.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if this helps but John Edgar Reed died in 1922 in Muskegon County, MI and Hattie died Nov 11 1946 in Los Angles, CA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1781 Message Board Post: Roland Carter Lee born 10 Nov 1888 in Albion to Charles Edward and Harriet B. (Carter) Lee. His sister Marion may have been born there in 1896. Any information would be wonderful. Roland's father may have been born in New Brunswick (1862) His mother Harriet born 1862 in Illinois of English parents

Looking for obituary for Frank W. BOSWELL who (according to family information) died 12 July 1929. He was born 11 November 1954 in Marshall. He married Sarah Dollie Demott in Marion County, Indiana 5 October 1882. He is in Indianapolis in the 1900 census but listed back in Battle Creek in the 1905/6 and 1907 city directories. He is not listed in 1908. I have not yet found him in the 1910 or 1920 censuses. His parents were buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Is he there, too? Sue Boswell Mehne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gibson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RFB.2ACE/1780 Message Board Post: I recently found a newsletter from this company that announces the retirement of my grandmother Gladys Gibson. I am trying to piece together her life and am looking for anyone who might remember her. She retired in May of 1971 after working for this company for 21.5 years.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RFB.2ACE/1779 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any descendants of John Edgar Reed and Hattie Beagle, who were married Sept. 1884 in Allegan County. They lived in Battle Creek between 1920 and 1930, when John Edgar Reed died. They had several children: Reuben, Howard, Elsie, Luella, Mabel and Dale. John Edgar Reed was probably a half-brother to my ggg grandfather James Lawrence Reed. Claudia Breland [email protected]

Please see the new additions to the web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou Thanks to contributors Debby Wilson and Robin Ellis, hundreds of tombstone photos and transcriptions are now available on line! Debby has photographed the tombstones in Austin and Porter cemeteries of Convis township. The transcription located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/cemetery/austin.htm. There are still several hundred photographs to link to, so this is a work-in-progress! Let me know if you are interested in a specific ancestor and I'll load those first! Robin has photographed Battle Creek's Mt. Olivet cemetery. Robin has provided a transcription of Mt. Olivet located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/cemetery/mountolivet.htm, and the photos of these tombstones are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/mtolivet.htm and http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/mtolivet.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/mtolivetm-z.htm. The photos are part of the MIGenWeb Tombstone transcription project, which is managed by our State Coordinator, Jan Cortez. Many thanks to Robin and Debby! Sandy -- Sandy Redmond County Coordinator, Calhoun County MIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1778 Message Board Post: Would appreciate anyone who could provide obit's for: Florence CONKEY, Died, Albion, 2/14/1926 Guy Walter CONKEY, died, Albion, 9/9/1941 Louise CONKEY,died, Albion, 9/9/1941 (both Guy and Louise died the same day, maybe there was an accident?) Louise Leityel (Leitzel) Born: 3/1920 died : Albion, 4/17/1920 Thank you very much.

Hi Mike - There isn't a town of Sheridan, rather it is a township. The closest community would be Albion. There is Albion Historical Society and the Calhoun County Genealogical Society. Your first stop should be http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou Be sure to check all the resources on the left hand navigation bar. There are two search engines on the home page, too. Albion Library has a very nice local history room, but check their hours first. Willard Public Library in Battle Creek has an even larger collection, housed at their Helen Warner Branch. There is also an LDS Family History Center in Battle Creek. You'll find information on all of these organizations at http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou Willard Library might have the State Census - I'm not sure. There is probably a copy at the State Library in Lansing. Happy researching! Sandy Mike Gillmore wrote: >Hello List, > >I am planning a trip to Michigan for follow up research on my ancestors who resided in the Town of Sheridan from approx 1845 - 1856. Can anyone tell me if there is a Historical Society or local library in this area, or if the town still exists ? > >I am researching the BABCOCK family - Benjamin & Lydia. I have found them on the 1850 Federal Census. Does anyone have access to the Michigan Census records in the off years between 1845 - 1856 ? > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >Thank you, > >Mike Gillmore > > >============================== >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 > > > > -- Sandy Redmond County Coordinator, Calhoun County MIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou

Hello List, I am planning a trip to Michigan for follow up research on my ancestors who resided in the Town of Sheridan from approx 1845 - 1856. Can anyone tell me if there is a Historical Society or local library in this area, or if the town still exists ? I am researching the BABCOCK family - Benjamin & Lydia. I have found them on the 1850 Federal Census. Does anyone have access to the Michigan Census records in the off years between 1845 - 1856 ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Mike Gillmore

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hewitt & Wilcox - Calhoun Co., Michigan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1127.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hewitt: Philo married Rhoda Firman Mar 22, 1840 Calhoun, Mi Horace Hewitt b 1844 Ellen Hewitt b 1846 Wilcox: Harlow Wilcox m widow Rhoda (Firman) Hewitt Mar 27, 1852 Calhoun, Mi Charles Wilcox Alma Wilcox Eddie Wilcox

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1777 Message Board Post: I am trying to join the DAR under patriot John Reed, sergeant in Revolutionary War..b. Aug. 26, 1759 in Vermont and d. February 03, 1828 in Canandaigua, New York. He married Abigail Chamberlin in 1780. I am a descendent of John's son, Joshua b. 1802. Mrs. Thomas Mears is a descendent of John Reed and joined the DAR through him. I need to get in touch with her or her family to get her information in joining also. Do you know her? Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1776.1 Message Board Post: Hi Barbara. I have tracked movement to Calhoun, Eaton, Branch and Ionia counties FROM Cayuga and Onondaga counties in New York. I have one family who had this travel pattern: (most recent place to earliest known place: Coldwater, Branch Co, Mich - Oswego, Oswego Co, NY - Auburn, Cayuga Co NY- Sterling, Cayuga Co, NY - Western, Oneida Co, NY - Canajoharie, Montgomery Co, NY. I am stuck around 1790 in Montgomery Co, NY. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 really enabled people in New York and further east to gain access to the open land further "west" - in this case, Michigan territory and the states which subsequently formed from them. If you can research county histories, you may find these Hart families listed as pioneers. Many times the exact birth dates and locations are given, especially for the men. Let me know if I can help you specifically. Regards, Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1127.1.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Beth, What first names are you looking for for these surnames?? Marta (not Martha)

I'm going to guess this is a different Joshua and Elizabeth, and the previous post had Joshua as b. 1802, d. 1866. However, they could somehow be related to other Reeds in Calhoun County. One family of Reeds, Asa and Fidelia (Gay) Reed settled in Sheridan Township. See information about this family at http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou/cemetery/reed_cemetery.htm Another family, Sylvanus and Polly (Wells) Reed settled in Burlington Township. Sylvanus was the son of John and Abigail (Chamberlain) Reed. Note John and Abigail also had a son named Joshua, but he died 1840 in Bristol, Ontario Co., NY. His will names children John, Joseph, Leonard, William Augustus, Phebe Pialey, Laura Ann Smith and Myron but not a wife. Sylvanus came to Michigan in the 1830's from Canandaigua NY. His siblings are difficult to trace, but at least Theophilus also came to Michigan (Kent Co.) 1-John REED (1759-3 Feb 1828) sp-Abigail (Nabby) CHAMBERLAIN (1762-13 Oct 1824) . . 2-Kincaid REED (-) . . 2-Sylvanus REED (28 Dec 1784-5 Oct 1872) . . sp-Polly WELLS (3 Dec 1782-3 Jul 1852) . . . . 3-Myron REED (18 Feb 1803-5 Oct 1883) . . . . 3-Elijah REED (24 Oct 1804-1883) . . . . 3-Fanny REED (21 Aug 1807-6 Sep 1844) . . . . 3-Zenana REED (1809-1889) . . . . 3-Francis REED (7 Sep 1811-10 Sep 1838) . . . . 3-Squire Bates REED (24 Aug 1813-7 Oct 1859) . . . . 3-Harry REED (7 Aug 1815-7 Mar 1890) . . . . 3-Polly REED (21 Aug 1817-1893) . . . . 3-Ijel REED (24 Mar 1819-1894) . . . . 3-Chauncey REED (24 Nov 1820-10 Feb 1897) . . . . 3-Philinda REED (3 Oct 1822-28 Jul 1909) . . sp-Mary ABEL(S) (abt 1806-) . . 2-James REED (-) . . 2-John REED (-) . . 2-Joshua REED (-12 Jan 1840) . . 2-Truman REED (-) . . 2-Theophilus REED (abt 1803-4 Feb 1887) . . sp-Laura (Mrs. Theo.) UNKNOWN (REED) (abt 1801-bef 1887) . . . . 3-Theophilus M. REED (13 Jul 1838-aft 1882) . . 2-Abagail REED (-) . . 2-Sally REED (-) Sandy [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Reed >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1774.2 > >Message Board Post: > >I found two children of Joshua and Elizabeth Reed in a death index: > >Franklin Reed >d. 16 March 1871 >2yrs 10 months 6 days >Scarlet Fever >Burlington, Calhoun County, MI > >Willis Reed >d. 18 March 1871 >11 months 13 days >Scarlet Fever >Burlington, Calhoun County, MI > >I did not find a listing for Elizabeth Reed. > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > -- Sandy Redmond County Coordinator, Calhoun County MIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1127.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Martha, is it possible that you could email me that information regarding those surnames?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1776 Message Board Post: Henry Hart (born abt 1782 in NY) with four of his sons and their families relocated to Calhoun Co from New York in the late 1830's. John, Morris, and Joseph Hart all show up on the 1840 Eckford Township census. Three of Morris & Sarah Hart's children were born in Calhoun County: Louisa in 1840; Matthew in 1841; and Lorenzo in 1842. We believe Matthew is buried in Calhoun Co. We also know the sons appear on Kent Co and Ionia Co. census records in 1850. Am seeking any information about this family or their descendants. Am particularly interested in discovering where they came from in New York. Without a NY county, we are unable to proceed further. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reed Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1774.2 Message Board Post: I found two children of Joshua and Elizabeth Reed in a death index: Franklin Reed d. 16 March 1871 2yrs 10 months 6 days Scarlet Fever Burlington, Calhoun County, MI Willis Reed d. 18 March 1871 11 months 13 days Scarlet Fever Burlington, Calhoun County, MI I did not find a listing for Elizabeth Reed.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAKER, COOPER, PERRINE Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1775 Message Board Post: William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas BROWN COUNTY, Part 29 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - MISSION TOWNSHIP (BAKER - DOUTHART). C. D. BAKER, dealer in general merchandise, is the son of Simeon and Caroline C. Baker, old residents of Brown County, and was born at Battle Creek, Mich., in 1860. In 1868 his father bought the tract of land which now comprises the thriving town of Baker, the family removing to Kansas in 1870, locating at Effingham, in Atchison County, where they resided until 1871, when they removed to the city of Hiawatha, where the family still reside. Mr. Simeon Baker was an old California 49er, and previous to going to the Golden State was in business in Green Bay, Wis., and on his California trip went through the section of country where Baker is now located. In 1868 he purchased 1,120 acres in Mission Township, Brown County, and 480 acres in the vicinity of Effingham, Atchison County. The town of Baker is now situated on his land in Mission Township. Mr. Simeon Baker is now deceased. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas BROWN COUNTY, Part 28 BAKER. In June, 1882, the new and prosperous town of Baker was located by the Missouri Pacific Railroad on the lands belonging to the heirs of the Baker estate (see biography of C. D. Baker). The town now contains six business houses, fifteen private residences and two elevators, and is a thriving commercial center. Mr. C. D. Baker is the leading dealer in general merchandise in this go-ahead new town, and does, and deserves a large trade.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFB.2ACE/1127.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Yes, those surnames are in the index.