Hello, Our local Boy Scouts of America district is looking for individuals who may have historical articles of Cub or Boy Scouting interest to display at our Scouting event. Or, individuals with a scouting past who would like to attend or assist in this project. Ionia County has a rich scouting past which goes back a long way, and we wish to portray this history. If you have old uniforms, flags, books, awards, etc. you would like to share for a day please contact me. We would also like to hear from our older scouts who would like to share your experiences with the current scouts. Thank you, Kim Pennock BSA Apollo District Committee Member smyrnami@pathwaynet.com (616) 794-1022

Greetings, Back at the end of October or in November I sent my $55.00 in for a reprint of the History of Ionia County. Can someone let me know when they will be delivered? I thought they were supposed to be done for Christmas. Thanks......... Dennis Clark Dewitt, Michigan Dennis C.

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Subject: Story tellers Got this from another relative & thought you might enjoy this. The Story Tellers... We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as it were by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors you have a wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bones and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are them and they are us. So, as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take their place in the long line of family storytellers. That, is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and put flesh on the bones. (unknown) ________________________________________________________________

Hi to all Ionia Co listers. Please post this on the Ionia web page to balance the newspaper articles displayed. The newspapers of 1879 were sensationalized for the readers of that time. They where full of strong opinions contained few facts and omitted many facts. I do not believe they reflect what really happened in Ionia in 1879. Jim Cyr > My connection to the Sweitzer family should be visible at rootsweb, > worldconnect, rathburn data base. > I would love copies of photos, stories, etc. > > My father was Donald Cyr, his mother Marjorie Rathburn, her mother > Laura McElroy, > her mother Martha Snyder, sister of Joseph Snyder who married Sophia > Sweitzer. > > Our branch of the family was taken in and given shelter by the > Sweitzers when no one else would. > I don't have all the details, but I will tell you what I think I know. > > > Martha Snyder and James McElroy were married in Ludington, Mich in Nov > 1872. > They had two children, Laura and James Jr. > Laura's father James McElroy died of Typhoid fever in Ludington Mich > when Laura was about 4, about 1877. James McElroy had been working in > a sawmill there. > James McElroy had leased his farm to his father, Michael McElroy in > Sweba Twp, Ionia Co, Mich. > By early 1879, Martha's father, John Henry Snyder, had purchased the > farm in a Sheriff's sale > and was trying to evict Michael McElroy and his family. > A mob had come along to help in the Spring of 1879. > Snyder went into the house and started pulling on the mussel end of > Michael McElroy's shot gun. > The gun went off and Snyder bled to death that night. > Michael McElroy was charged with murder, and later acquitted by the > third Ionia Co. jury panel, > in Oct 1879 ( Self defense) > The mob had burned the house and barn down, which was crazy since it > was rightfully owned by > James McElroy's widow, Martha Snyder. > > Martha Snyder McElroy, Laura age 6, James Jr. age 2, minus a father, > minus two grandfathers, > likely turned to Joseph Snyder married to Sophia Sweitzer to take them > in. > And either Sophia Sweitzer's father or uncle ( Mr. Sweitzer) let them > live in a one room shack behind their house and likely looked after > the children while Martha worked doing laundry for $0.25 a day. > > Thank you to the Sweitzer family for taking in the widow Martha Snyder > and her two children in 1879, > in Ionia Co, Mich. One of the children was my Great-grandmother Laura > McElroy. > > Peace on Earth, Joy to the World, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year > 2002 > > Jim Cyr

Found some information concerning one of my ancestor presidents here http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedprs.html. Perhaps of interest to someone else. PR

I would appreciate any information about this family. Audrey 1 William Henry Annable b: 1829 in Saratoga Cty, NY d: September 11, 1885 in Jamestown, Ottowa, MI .. +Mary H. HUGHSON b: Abt. June 15, 1828 in Saratoga Cty, NY m: Abt. 1847 in Saratoga Cty, NY d: May 05, 1865 in Dean's Corner, Saratoga, NY ......... 2 Mary Annetta Annable b: Abt. April 1848 in Saratoga Cty, NY d: August 25, 1854 in Saratoga, Saratoga, NY ......... 2 Ephraim Annable b: April 1849 in Dean's Corner, Saratoga, NY d: 1928 ............. +Mary Unknown b: 1850 in IN m: Bef. 1870 ....................3 Eva Annable b: 1880 in Ionia or Hillsdale Cty, MI ......... 2 Estella Annable b: September 18, 1854 in Dean's Corner, Saratoga Cty, NY d: July 07, 1903 in Ionia Cty, MI ............. +Melvin SPRAGUE b: December 23, 1853 in Easton, Ionia Cty, MI m: December 23, 1875 in Easton, Ionia Cty, MI .................... 3 Lee Sprague b: Abt. 1876 in MI .................... 3 Annable Lee Sprague b: September 26, 1879 in Ionia, Ionia Cty, MI d: March 20, 1944 in Lyns, Ionia Cty, MI ........................ +Jennie Elizabeth McCORD ......... 2 Ida May Annable b: October 12, 1857 in Dean's Corner, Saratoga Cty, NY d: April 19, 1864 in Saratoga, Saratoga, NY ......... 2 Wesley Annable b: 1859 in Dean's Corner, Saratoga Cty, NY d: March 03, 1884 in Jamestown, Ottawa Cty, MI ......... 2 Elizabeth Mary Annable b: 1860 in Saratoga Cty, NY ......... 2 Mary E. Annable b: Abt. 1861 in NY ......... 2 Millie Annable b: 1864 in Saratoga Cty, NY *2nd Wife of William Henry Annable: .. +Louisa H. Unknown b: 1847 in MI m: Bet. 1866 - 1869 in prob. Ionia Cty, MI ......... 2 William F. Annable b: July 04, 1870 in Easton, Ionia Cty, MI ............. +Bessie McCREERY b: Abt. 1870 in Ionia Cty, MI ......... 2 Nellie Annable b: 1871 in Ionia, Ionia Cty, MI

SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church address: 434 High St. Ionia, MI 48846 (616) 527-3610 (business office) The parish is also on the WWW at: http://home.catholicweb.com/ssppionia This is my home parish. Need any more infor, let me know. Marilyn Ransom ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Cortez <cristian@netonecom.net> To: <MIIONIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 2:54 PM Subject: Church Address - Help! > St. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church > > Can anyone provide an address for this church in Ionia County. Don't know > what city. > > Thanks for any help. > > Jan > > > > ==== MIIONIA Mailing List ==== > Visit Jansdigs @ http://www.jansdigs.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

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Jan, The address is: Sts.Peter & Paul Catholic church 434 High St. Ionia, MI 48846 Suzanne Carpenter, member, Ionia Co. Genealogical Society

St. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church Can anyone provide an address for this church in Ionia County. Don't know what city. Thanks for any help. Jan

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Hi Everyone- I thought I'd pass along something I've been doing for a few years now. I make 4x6" copies of pictures of one or two of my ancestors and send them along in my siblings' and the appropriate aunts' and uncles' Christmas cards. On the back, I write the names of the person or people in the pictures, the date (if I have it), and how the person/people in the picture are related to the person I'm sending it to. This is my way of sharing a little genealogy with family members who otherwise don't care about it. They enjoy looking at these pictures to see if there's a family resemblance. Now after a few years, they each have a little collection of pictures. And who knows? Maybe many years from now a descendant of theirs will find these pictures stuffed away somewhere and feel like they've hit a gold mine. A few things to remember- the photo shop needs a few days to do the work, it will take you time to write the info on the back of the picture, and you need to buy Christmas cards large enough to hold your picture(s). ( Most Christmas cards are are big enough for a 4x6 picture.) There's still time to do this, this year. Happy Holidays! -Deb Trinter

-----Original Message----- From: Porter [mailto:porterockwell@if.rmci.net] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 12:58 PM To: **WILLIAMS L; **vermont-l; **nystlawr-l; **nygenese-l; **kinney-l; ** miingham-l Subject: Take note! The Canadian government plans to permanently lock up or destroy all census records made after 1901. Genealogists throughout Canada and in many other countries have been fighting this plan. This week genealogists received a major setback in their efforts. For more information see: http://globalgenealogy.com/Census (in English) and at: http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm (en fran=E7ais).

Hello Hope, The web site for Ionia County is http://www.rootsweb.com/~miionia/ I think what you are referring to with the Michigan Map is the Michigan GenWeb site. If that is the case, that website can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/ Best wishes! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society At 03:49 AM 11/23/2001 -0600, Hope Engelmann wrote: >Can someone please email me the Ionia County web page for genealogy >I lost all my bookmarkers >I would also like the clickable Michigan Map that takes you to the countys. >Thanks, >Hope Engelmann > > > >==== MIIONIA Mailing List ==== >Visit Jansdigs @ http://www.jansdigs.com > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Can someone please email me the Ionia County web page for genealogy I lost all my bookmarkers I would also like the clickable Michigan Map that takes you to the countys. Thanks, Hope Engelmann

Rootsweb's Mail Servers were down for 12 hours, beginning at 03:20 AM MST on 18 NOV 2001. *ALL* messages were lost during this period. If you sent mail to the List during this time frame, you will need to resend them.> Jan Cortez List Mom

Looking ahead to January 12, 2002 - You won't want to miss this! ______________________ The Ionia County Genealogical Society is sponsoring Dorothy Clore, MA - Known as "Person of Letters" and her program "Writing in Your Own Voice...For the Fun of It!" on Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lake Manor Apartments Community Room, located on Emerson Street in Lake Odessa, MI. Dorothy will bring her years of teaching experience to attendees by getting them started on recording their memories and feelings. She will teach the importance of putting thoughts to paper to preserve current history for future generations. She will also teach how to get started and how to overcome Writer's Block. This is a hands-on event! Open to the public, free of charge. Persons attending should bring their favorite writing tool and something to write on. For more information, call (616) 374-3141. __________________________ Hope to see you there! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society

We maintain the Michigan Marriage Index Database and have the following records that we cannot identify the county where the marriage took place. If you have any family connection or are famililiar with these marriages please help us identify the county. NAME,SPOUSE,COUNTY,DATE,INFO =============================== WELLINGTON - ARMSTEAD,MARGARET - RICHARDS,-MSSMT,00 XXX 1882,----- Z L BALDWIN,HARRIET - CURTIS,-MILES,00 XXX 1875,----- EMMA T BENJAMIN,WALTER - COOK,-CORNIMA,07 OCT 1895,----- ARUBA - EMERSON~BLACKBURN,GEORGE WASHINGTON ALVORD,-MCCONIHUE,12 MAY 1845,BILLKLAUK@WORLDNET.ATT.NET AMY - BLANDING,JASON - CUNNINGHAM,-LAKE CHARLE,22 AUG 1998,----- IRENA ISABEL BRENT,WILLIAM [CHOCTAW BILL] - ROBINSON,-HINDS,15 NOV 1846,--- MARY - BUCHANAN,BRADFORD A LANGWORTHY,-CENTER LAKE,01 JAN 1875,----- JOSEPH E CODY,ANN ELIZABETH KNIGHT,-GRANT,20 OCT 1889,----- CARLOS - COLTON,SOPHIA A BRIGHAM,-MONGUANON,21 DEC 1833,----- WALTER - COOK,EMMA T BENJAMIN,-CORNIMA,07 OCT 1895,----- ELIZABETH - COULSON,WILLIAM - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1874,----- KYLE - CRATER,TRICIA - ZERLAUT,-GRANT,14 OCT 2000,----- HARRIET - CURTIS,Z L BALDWIN,-MILES,00 XXX 1875,----- ARUBA - BLACKBURN~EMERSON,GEORGE WASHINGTON ALVORD,-MCCONIHUE,12 MAY 1845,BILLKLAUK@WORLDNET.ATT.NET TURPIN - FORSYTH,ANNA - MCAFEE,-ADAMS,00 XXX 1839,----- ROBERT - GLENN,MARY JANE HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1864,----- WILLIAM F HALL,MARTHA - ROSE,-NOVELL,00 XXX 1852,----- JOHN - HAVERKATE,CLARA J SARGENT,-WITCHELL,13 MAR 1887,----- FLORENCE JANNEY HEATON,STUART BRADFORD MARSHALL_SR,-ISSLISHTMEG,00 XXX 1899,----- ADELLE - HOPKINS,HERMAN - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1883,----- HENRY - HUDSON,MATTIE - PHILLIPS,-WEST,00 XXX 1880,----- HERMAN - HUDSON,ADELLE - HOPKINS,-WEST,00 XXX 1883,----- MARY JANE HUDSON,ROBERT - GLENN,-WEST,00 XXX 1864,----- VALENCORT - HUDSON,PRISCILLA - OSBORN,-WEST,00 XXX 1870,----- WILLIAM - HUDSON,ELIZABETH - COULSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1874,----- ANN ELIZABETH KNIGHT,JOSEPH E CODY,-GRANT,20 OCT 1889,----- STUART BRADFORD MARSHALL_SR,FLORENCE JANNEY HEATON,-ISSLISHTMEG,00 XXX 1899,----- PRISCILLA - OSBORN,VALENCORT - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1870,----- MATTIE - PHILLIPS,HENRY - HUDSON,-WEST,00 XXX 1880,----- MARGARET - RICHARDS,WELLINGTON - ARMSTEAD,-MSSMT,00 XXX 1882,----- ROY PETER RISHEL,JENNIE MAUDE AUDAS,-CENTER PARK,00 FEB 1902, JOYSMAIL@AOL.COM WILLIAM (CHOCTAW BILL) - ROBINSON,IRENA ISABEL BRENT,-HINDS,15 NOV 1846,--- MARTHA - ROSE,WILLIAM F HALL,-NOVELL,00 XXX 1852,----- CLARA J SARGENT,JOHN - HAVERKATE,-WITCHELL,13 MAR 1887,----- PRENTISS - VANTASSEL,LULA M KERSTETER,-FARMER CITY,20 SEP 1898, JOYSMAIL@AOL.COM Thank you very much. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan Marriage Index http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/dibean_county.html ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.