Just a comment on missing husbands-- I have found a few sometimes by widening the search. Of course, he may just have some job that takes him away a lot. But the ones I recall specifically, were guys away at some institution. These were especially veterans in some kind of home, a tip-off to look more for their military records, and occasionally in insane or tuberculosis asylums. Some of the veterans' homes were in other states from the rest of the family. Also, most of the immigrant communities just didn't really do divorce, so couples sometimes simply went their separate ways. I also wonder if the name Mendelin might sometimes be shortened to the more common Mendel (in fact, in German, the "-in" ending is a feminine ending in old times, so wife/daughter have name Lexin, guys Lex, for example). Here in Minn., I have found some men going up to lumber camps in the north for the spring/summer season, though living in the city in the winter -- but the census was during the time up north. Linda -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Alicia Koski-Marshall" <[email protected]> > Hi Pat > She may have been the daughter of Michael and Bertha Johnson as that is the > only match in the census > The darndest thing though, while I can find Julia in every census , I am > unable to find her husband ever > living with them. She is listed as married. I did find a William Mendelin > married to a Hilja which is > confusing. I cannot locate a William or Werner/Verner in any census. Some of > his family appears > to have gone to Canada. I tried the newspaper but all I found was a mention > of Mrs Hilja Mendelin > visiting in Gogebic. > > 1900 United States Federal Census > about Michael Johnson > Name: Michael Johnson > Home in 1900: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan > Age: 52 > Estimated birth year: abt 1848 > Birthplace: Finland > Relationship to head-of-house: Head > Spouse's name: Bertha > Race: White > Occupation: > Immigration year: 1870 > Neighbors: > Household Members: Name Age > Michael Johnson 52 > Bertha Johnson 45 > William Johnson 24 > Edward Johnson 19 > Michael Johnson 15 > Julia Johnson 12 > Lily Johnson 10 > Hjalmar Johnson 9 > Walter Johnson 7 > Harvey Johnson 5 > Annie Lukkonen 34 > > > 1920 United States Federal Census > about Julia Mendelin > Name: Julia Mendelin > Home in 1920: Centennial Heights, Houghton, Michigan > Age: 32 years > Estimated birth year: abt 1888 > Birthplace: Michigan > Relation to Head of House: Head > Father's Birth Place: Finland > Mother's Birth Place: Finland > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Sex: Female > Home owned: Rent > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Image: 185 > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Julia Mendelin 32 > Rudolph Mendelin 9 > Victor Mendelin 7 > Lilith Mendelin 5 > Antoney Mendelin 3 10/12 > Martha Mendelin 1 6/12 > > > 1910 United States Federal Census > about Julia Johnson > Name: Julia Johnson > Age in 1910: 20 > Estimated birth year: abt 1890 > Birthplace: Michigan > Relation to Head of House: Servant > Father's Birth Place: Finland > Mother's Birth Place: Finland > Home in 1910: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Gender: Female > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Ephraim W Allen 56 > Susan D Allen 53 > Margery S Allen 20 > Julia Johnson 20 > > > > > > 1930 United States Federal Census > about Julia Mendelin > Name: Julia Mendelin > Home in 1930: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan > Age: 42 > Estimated birth year: abt 1888 > Birthplace: Michigan > Relation to Head of House: Head > Race: White > Occupation: > > > Parents' birthplace: View image > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Julia Mendelin 42 > Rudalph Mendelin 19 > Victor Mendelin 17 > Lilith Mendelin 15 > Tony Mendelin 13 > Martha Mendelin 11 > > > > World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 > about William Mendelin > Name: William Mendelin > City: Not Stated > County: Houghton > State: Michigan > Birth Date: 20 Dec 1885 > Race: White > Roll: 1675752 > DraftBoard: 2 wife Julia > > Detailed passport information > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Last name Mendelin > Passenger records > > > > First names Werner William > Other names * > Date of birth . .1885 > Marital status 1 > Religion Lut. > Occupation Kirjurin pka clerks son > Home parish Saarijärvi > Province VAA > Passport date 30.11.1903 > Passport number 4593 > Passport valid (year:month) 2:0 > Destination Amerikka > Passport issued by VAA > Remarks > > > 1920 United States Federal Census > about Edward Mendelin > Name: Edward Mendelin > Home in 1920: Hancock Ward 1, Houghton, Michigan > Age: 30 years > Estimated birth year: abt 1890 > Birthplace: Finland > [Washington] not Wash. It says Waasalans Finland > Relation to Head of House: Roomer > Father's Birth Place: Finland > Mother's Birth Place: Finland > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Sex: Male > Year of Immigration: 1910 > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Image: 968 > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Nick Viljamas 30 > Fannie Viljamas 28 > Reino Viljamas 2 1/12 > Jusiso Hirvonen 51 > Jack Hirvonen 28 > Edward Mendelin 30 > Hilia Mendelin 27 > Matt Marjamaa 31 > Jacob Piirainen 31 > Edward Rusnen 29 > Evon Linden 51 > > > Social Security Death Index > about William Mendelin > Name: William Mendelin > SSN: 322-12-1726 > Last Residence: Illinois > Born: 20 Dec 1885 > Died: Feb 1964 > State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 ) > Alicia > > > > > > > Help please. > > I have a Julia Johnson born about 1888 Michigan married > > Verner William Mendelin born 20 Dec 1885 Finland. > > I am trying to find out who Julia's parents were. > > Thanks, Pat Korby Dickow CA > > > > THEIR SON'S OBIT: > > > > Antonio "Tony" Mendelin - Daily Mining Gazette (Nov/1/2003)Antonio "Tony" > > MendelinSEDAR BAY - Antonio "Tony" Mendelin, 86, Sedar Bay, Calumet, > > passed away early Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at the Houghton County > > Medical Care Facility in Hancock after a short illness. > > Tony was born on February 27, 1916, in Hancock, to Verner William and > > Julia (Johnson) Mendelin. Tony was raised in Centennial Heights. > > A lifelong musician, Tony played Coronet in the C & H Band, W.P.A. Band > > and numerous community bands. He also played accordion in many popular > > nightspots in the Copper Country, Detroit and Marquette area. > > Tony graduated from Calumet High School and attended Northern Michigan > > University where he studied data processing. He worked in this field at > > Northern for 10 years until his retirement. After his retirement, Tony > > owned and operated the Midway in Kearsarge for a number of years. Tony was > > a life member of the Calumet Elks 404 B.P.O.E. and the Copper Country > > Masonic Lodge 135 F & A.M. > > Tony was married to Aili Salmela on February 10, 1940. They resided in > > Calumet, Detroit area and Marquette before returning to Sedar Bay in 1977. > > Aili preceded him in death in October, 1992. > > Tony was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Edward; two > > brothers, Victor and Rudolf; and a son-in-law, John Ellefson. > > Tony married Viola (Wertanen) Isaacson on August 31, 1996. > > He is survived by Viola; children, Nedra Granquist of Minneapolis, Minn., > > Jack (Anna) Mendelin of Marquette, Lois Ellefson of Cape Canaveral, Fla., > > Peggy (Rich) Bagley of Marquette, David (Elaine) Mendelin of Calumet; > > sisters,*** Martha Stojkov and Lilith (Jerry) Harrington; grandchildren, > > Vince (Paula) Granquist, Ben (Malina) Granquist, Edward Granquist, Carl > > Ellefson, Ryder Ellefson, Joel (Sara) Mendelin, Michael (Mary) Mendelin, > > Tony Mendelin, Nell Bagley and Hanna Bagley; great-grandson, John > > Mendelin; step-daughters, Diane (Ken) Zerby and Marcia (Karl) Blau; and > > step-grandchildren, Todd, Amy and Kurt. > > Visitation for Tony is scheduled for Friday, January 24, 2003, from 3 > > until 7 p.m. at the Erickson Crowley Funeral Home of Calumet. > > A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at Faith > > Lutheran Church in Calumet with Rev. Peter Vorhes officiating. Friends may > > call one hour prior to services at the church. Spring burial will be in > > the Lake View Cemetery in Calumet. > > In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, the family suggests a gift be > > made in memory of Tony to the Faith Lutheran Church of Calumet Memorial > > Fund. > > > *************************************** > This is a themed mail list for discussion of genealogical research and the > history of Houghton Co. Michigan. Please respect other list members by staying > within this theme. > Houghton Co. MIGenWeb > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message