Hi, both James and Angus are listed as carpenters. Franklin township is between Hancock and Calumet. Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Markham" <mmrbm@ameritech.net> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [MIHOUGHT] McDonald puzzle > Colleen, > > Thanks. > > Alicia found him living with his daughter, Laura, in 1920. She was a > school teacher as was his youngest child, Mary. I don't have the print-out > in front of me but I think I found him in the Hancock 1916 directory on the > Finnish site. Where is Franklin Township? Does it show an occupation for > James? > > >Hi, in the 1900 census in Franklin township is an Angus born Jan 1858, 42, > >the marital status is weird, not a letter (S,M, or W), brother. He is with > >a James A. and wife Sarah J. and their 4 children. > >That is the only one that is close. > >Colleen > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Marion Markham" <mmrbm@ameritech.net> > >To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 12:15 PM > >Subject: Re: [MIHOUGHT] McDonald puzzle > > > > > > > Colleen, > > > > > > From the 1870 census: > > > > > > John & Margaret McDonald, parents. > > > Children: Donald, 20, James, 17, John 15, Angus, 12, Margaret 11, Ronald > >8, > > > Mary, 5. All born in Scotland except Mary, who was born in Michigan. > > > > > > So, by 1900 Angus would have been around 42. He had a daughter, > > > Lorna/Laura in 1893 with Lillian, but Lilliam might have died before > > > 1900. Or her name may have looked like something else on the > > > census. Laura was known in my family as Lolie, which could also be a > > > nickname for Lillian. The Scots are so confusing because they kept > >reusing > > > names. The trail is even muddier back on the Isle of Skye where they all > > > came from. > > > > > > As always, thanks. > > > > > > Marion > > > > > > Marion > > > > > > > > > >Hi, 1900 has 5 Angus's in Houghton county or surrounding counties and > >1910 > > > >has 3. What would Angus's age been in these years? None with a wife > > > >Lillian. Did Angus have a brother James? > > > >Colleen > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Marion Markham" <mmrbm@ameritech.net> > > > >To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> > > > >Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:11 PM > > > >Subject: [MIHOUGHT] McDonald puzzle > > > > > > > > > > > > > I received the McDonald Death Certificates I ordered and they have > >raised > > > > > several questions. Margaret McDonald died May 5, 1887. She is listed > >as > > > > > married. Jonathan McDonald died two years later, Aug. 19, 1889. > >There > > > >are > > > > > several possibilities. Either he is not the John McDonald that she > >was > > > > > married to, although the ages seem right. The certificate is wrong > >and he > > > > > was widowed. He married someone else after Margaret died. Unless > >someone > > > > > can find another John McDonald on the 1900 census for Quincy, I will > >have > > > > > to assume that he is the right one. > > > > > > > > > > The other puzzle was that they couldn't find a DC for Margaret's son > > > > > Angus. Could someone please check in 1900 and/or 1910 for Angus > >McDonald > > > > > and his wife Lillian. I think I asked for this lookup before but > >never > > > >got > > > > > it -- unless my computer dumped it. > > > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > Marion Markham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > > > > > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. 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