This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/5656 Message Board Post: Is there anyone who lives in Grand Rapids who could look an obituary & anniversary notice up for me in the archives of the Grand Rapids press in the library? Chester Scherer died in October 1985, the obituary was published on 10 October 1985, an anniversary notice for him was published I believe on Saturday 1st May 1999. Many thanks George

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeRyke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/3871.1 Message Board Post: I may have some info for you if we are talking about the same Peter Johnson. I have a Nellie DeRyke on my father's side married to a Peter Johnson on October 9th 1919, in Grand Rapids. If this is the same Peter Johnson, let me know as I have some info on Nellie.

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/kFB.2ACE/5640.3.1 Message Board Post: Helen, Thank you so much for all your wonderful help! So that explains why the wrong date. One of her grandchildren had the marker placed on her grave. I wonder how many correct death and birth dates. I really have on my family line. Thanks again! Sandra

I just signed on to this list... It has come to my attention that a sister of an ancestor I am researching (Mary DERMODY BOOKER) lived in Vergennes. They got their mail through the Cannonsburg Post office... I am looking for a John and Margaret MOONEY... They had 8 children. One was named Mary Anne and was married and had a small son at the time the letter was written which was 1855. They lived on a farm and were found in the 1850 Census. Margaret DERMODY MOONEY and her sister Mary DERMODY BOOKER were from Longford Ireland Any Bells Ringing?????? Thanks in Advance..... Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: AWMACK, JACKSON, NELLIS, NELLIST, POPE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5655 Message Board Post: I am currently offering two NELLIST family photographs on eBay (eBay Items #180017993668 and #180017991518). Both these auctions will end Sunday, August 20th, 2006, in the evening. Other NELLIST and ALLIED family photographs will be posted in the days and weeks ahead. These came from a Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan area estate over 35 years ago. CARTES DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPH, PRODHAM (1812-1853) AND ALICE (JACKSON) NELLIST POPE (1813-1898) - Orleans County, New York and Kent County, Michigan, c. 1850 (probably made from a daguerreotype original) • PHOTOGRAPH identified on the reverse, "Prodham and Alice Nellist, Daughter Martha J. was Fay's grandmother" [Martha was actually a daughter-in-law, wife of son William P. Nellist]. I have another photograph of Alice Jackson Nellist Pope as an old woman, taken in Ada, Mich. Using this information as my departure point, I found the following: • In Ancestry.com, PRODDOM NELLIST, b. 12 Sept. 1811, Stainsacre [England] - d. 11 May 1853, Medina [Orleans Co.], NY. , married ALICE JACKSON, b. 27 Apr. 1814 - d. 7 Jan. 1898. They had three children: Henry Nellist, b. 16 Mar. 1831, England; William P. Nellist, b. 7 Oct. 1834; and George J. Nellist, b. 28 July 1839. Proddom Nellist's parents are given as John Nellist and Mary Awmack. • In the 1850 Census of the Town of Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, PAADDAN NELLIS, 38, and ALEY NELLIS, 38, are listed with their children, Mary, 20 [Mary is listed as a "male" and probably should be Henry]; William, 16 and George, 12. Paaddan is a farmer. Mary [or Henry] was born in England, but William was born in New York, suggesting they arrived in this country between 1830-1834. • The MILLVILLE CEMETERY in Shelby, Orleans County, NY, has a burial for PRODDAN NELLIST, b. 11 Dec. 1812 - d. 23 May 1853; husband of ALICE JACKSON; son of JOHN NELLIST & MARY AWMACK. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorlean/millvn.htm • In the 1860 Census of the Town of Shelby, Orleans County, New York, ALLICE POPE, 47, is the wife of Nathan Pope, 57. Nathan is a Sawyer and was born in Maine. • In the 1870 Census of Subdivision No. 46 Somerset, Niagara County, New York, ALICE POPE, 57, is living with HENRY NELLIS, 49, and his wife, Phebe, 48, and their children, Ida, 6, and Christopher, 3. • In the 1880 Census of Paris Township, Kent County, Michigan, ALICE N. POPE, 67 (Widowed Mother) is living with her son, WILLIAM P. NELLIST, 46, and William's wife, MARTHA J., 43, and their children, Alice E., 13, and Charles H., 10. William is a farmer. • ALICE NELLIST POPE, b. 28 Apr. 1813 - d. 7 Jan. 1898 is shown buried in ADA CEMETERY, in Ada, Kent County, MI, along with her son, William P. Nellist, and daughter-in-law, Martha J. Nellist. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/ada/ada.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott, Griffes/Griffis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5654 Message Board Post: Looking for an obituary in Grand Rapids for Richard Scott, b. ca. 1833, died Nov. 2, 1893. He may have died outside of Kent County. He was married to Mary L. Griffes/Griffis or Graham. He was an agent for Cappon & Bertsch Leather Company. Richard was born in Canada and married Mary in Genessee County in 1869. They had one son, Fred, b. 1874/75 in Muskegon County.

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/kFB.2ACE/5653 Message Board Post: Edward Griffin married Isabella Ward, daughter of Elizabeth Ward, on 21 May 1888 at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Chapel in Grangetown by certificate. John Griffin and Mary H Horner witnessed the marriage and I Nolan officiated. They were both said to be 21 but in fact Edward would have been 20. A daughter Elizabeth was born to Edward and Isabella on 23 June 1888 at 26 Morris Street North Ormesby although her birth was not registered until 9 August of that year. She was baptised at St Mary’s Cathedral Middlesbrough on 18 July 1888 by James Butler and her godparents were Thomas and Elizabeth Griffin. They were said to be living at 22 Malt Street which differs from the address on the birth certificate and as Malt Street has not been located it may have been written down incorrectly and perhaps should read Morris Street. In the 1891 census on 5 April, Edward and Isabella were said to be 23 (Edward was 22) and Elizabeth 2 and they were residing at 8 High Street North Ormesby. A son Dennis was born there on 13 April 1891 and his birth registered by Isabella on 4 June. The birth certificate records Edward as a riveter. Dennis was baptised on 6 May by Charles H Wood at St Mary’s Cathedral Middlesbrough and his Godparents were Thomas Griffin and Margaret Haughey. As Isabella’s maiden name was now recorded in the Parish Register as ‘King’ she must have decided to adopt the name of her stepfather. Isabella died on 14 March 1893 from pneumonia ‘6 days’, less than a month after giving birth to another daughter Ellen Isabella on 25 February 1893 at 65 Napier Street South Bank. The informant present at her death was named as J Ward of 28 Upper Oxford Street South Bank who may have been her sister in law Julia Ward. Ellen’s birth was registered on 11 April by her father Edward who had given his occupation as a boilersmith and interestingly Isabella was not stated as being deceased. Dennis was not quite 2 and Elizabeth almost 5 when Isabella died; Baby Ellen was not strong enough to survive and died the following year on 21 January from ‘marasmus’ a failure to thrive or malnutrition at 9 Clarendon Street South Bank. Her death was registered on 23 January by her grandmother Elizabeth King of 10 Upper Oxford Street South Bank who had been present at her death. On 14 June 1898, Edward remarried to Ellen Miles at St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in South Bank by certificate. Edward was said to be a widower aged 27 but was in fact 29. As Ellen was said to be 21, this alteration of his age was possibly made to give Edward a more acceptable age to Ellen’s parents. Edward was described as a labourer living at 14 Clarendon Street and his father Dennis Griffin was a riveter. Ellen was living at 4 North Street South Bank at the time of their marriage and her father was named as Patrick Miles a metal carrier. The witnesses were James Carr and Jane Wheatley and the ceremony was performed by John Rea. Edward himself died shortly after this second marriage on 31 January 1900, at 14 Clarendon Street from acute nephritis, pneumonia and cardiac failure certified by Thomas Fitzgerald a physician and surgeon. His death certificate states that he had been a stevedore and was aged 29 (31) at the time of death. The informant was his wife Ellen who was present at his death and would have been about 6 months pregnant at the time with their son James who was born circa April 1900. Edward was buried on 14 February in Eston Cemetery. James, the son he never lived to see being born, also died the following year aged 17months and he too was buried in Eston Cemetery on 9 October 1901. It is interesting to note that there is an entry in the records of that cemetery of an Edward Griffin aged 16 months of Clarendon Street South Bank having been buried there on 17 September 1899. As the grave number is exactly the same as that of the Edward Griffin who had died on 31 January 1900 he may have ! been Edward and Ellen’s first child but this is not proved. On 23 March 1900 both Elizabeth and Dennis were admitted to the Middlesbrough Union Children’s Home part of the Union Workhouse on Ayresome Green Lane. Clearly Ellen could not or would not care for them. Although this seems to be an unforgivable act, Ellen had gone through much trauma in a few short years and was not quite 23 years old herself. These two children were not her own flesh and blood; she had possibly already lost a child, been suddenly widowed while pregnant and would undoubtedly have had no income. On 25 May it is noted in the Middlesbrough Union Children’s Home Admissions and Discharge Register that Elizabeth ran away from the home and back to her stepmother. She was returned a few days later by her grandmother Elizabeth Griffin on 30 May. Not long after this attempt to return to her family, Elizabeth was discharged to Nazareth House in Park Road Middlesbrough on 15 June together with four other girls. Dennis, left behind, was to spend another five months in the Union Home until he was ‘given into the care of’ his Aunt’ on 1 November. Susannah and Thomas accepted him as part of their family at 66 Hymer Street and it was here that Dennis was recorded in the 1901 census as their ‘son’. At a special meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Middlesbrough Union held at the Workhouse in Linthorpe on 28 March 1901 applications were considered for several of the deserted and orphaned children to be emigrated to Canada. Elizabeth was one of those children who apparently ‘gave’ consent and a sum of £17 was allocated to each child for their immediate departure. Elizabeth was set to become one of the British Home Children. Nazareth House in London confirmed that she left Middlesbrough on 1 May 1901 to embark on her journey to Canada on the SS Tunisian with a group of other children from Nazareth House, Middlesbrough being cared for by Middlesbrough Union Workhouse. They left the country under the protection of a Catholic Emigration Society. It would appear that when Elizabeth arrived in Canada she was first placed with a family called Halpin on the outskirts of Arthur in Wellington County Ontario but it seems that she left them and ‘found her way’ to a family called Heffernan. There is no known reason for this but maybe she wasn’t happy there and sought out the companion she had travelled to Canada with from Nazareth House called Margaret Usher also from South Bank and who she may have already formed a friendship with before her departure. Margaret had been placed with a hotelkeeper, Mrs C. Heffernan in Arthur town and may have been able to assist in securing her a place with them. There was a first inspection report on Elizabeth’s progress on 6 May 1903 when she was almost 15 which confirmed that; ‘Mrs. Heffernan is willing to employ her for a time. A bright girl, and with the demand for servants, should easily find a good place.’ She remained with the Heffernans for at least another two years when a second inspection report was compiled on 4 April 1905; ‘This girl is giving better satisfaction. She has now been here two years, I found her fairly well contented and well dressed. She is growing to be a tall girl. Margaret Usher and she are in the same place.’ It is not known when or how Dennis and Elizabeth eventually made contact with each other but it is known that they did correspond in later years.Further details are sketchy but it would seem that Elizabeth may have been known as Marjorie and married twice. She lived for a time in Michigan at 3561 Maybury Grand in Detroit and worked in a hospital there as some sort of auxiliary. There were at least two children called Chester and Muriel and her second husband went by the name of Scherer. It is thought that Chester had three sons and moved to Grand Rapids and Muriel married a man called Farrell from Darlington and moved to Toronto. I have managed to trace descendants of her brother Dennis but I have still not managed to close his sister’s story. If anyone reading this is descended from her then I would really love to hear from them as I feel that time is of the essence as any surviving grandchildren of hers would likely now be in their 70s or 80s and I would dearly like to find them before its too late.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FAULKNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5652 Message Board Post: George Faulkner b. 1869 in Cass Co, MI; d. aft. 1932 in Kent Co. Married to Jennie/Vinnie and had children: Florence, Gladys, Pearl, Clifford, Willard and G.Lyle. He later married Anna and was living in Kent County in 1930.

We maintain the Michigan Marriage Index Database that has many records for this surname, mostly in the Genesee County area. The following are some researchers for this surname: [email protected] [email protected] Good Luck. Jack & Marianne Dibean - Lansing Michigan GenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/marriages/michigan/michigan.htm Email Address: [email protected] WWII Memorial: www.wwiimemorial.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:46 PM Subject: [MIKent] Zacharias > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Zacharias > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5651 > > Message Board Post: > > Anyone connected to this name? Not listed on current message board. Thank you. > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > Web Page for the MIKENT list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MI/kent.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zacharias Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5651 Message Board Post: Anyone connected to this name? Not listed on current message board. Thank you.

I have someone I can ask Tuesday. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:31 PM Subject: [MIKent] Re: Hiawatha Hicks > 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/kFB.2ACE/5650.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Barbara > > The Finance Corps Regimental Commander and Finance Corps Museum (located > at Fort Jackson, South Carolina) has always maintained a list of Army > Paymasters and Finance Corps soldiers who died while serving their > country. But now they would like to know more about their heroes and keep > their memory alive. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to have a short story > or bio on each hero. Information collected will be part of a book I'm > putting together for the Finance Corps and is also part of my web site > (www.military-heroes.com). > > In addition, the Regimental Commander plays on honoring these heores > during the U.S. Army Finance Corps Regimental Week and Banquet in May > 2007. As much as possible, he would like to comminicate with the heroes > family and invite them to the Regimental Banquet. The Finance Corps > Muesum is in the process of building a Memorial to honor the corps fallen > Paymasters and Finance Corps soldiers. > > I have not been able to locate any of Hiawatha's family and therefore have > very little information on him. If there is any information that you > provide (even your thoughts and stories about Hiawatha) is appreciated. > > Hope I've answered your questions. > > Richard > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > Web Page for the MIKENT list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MI/kent.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/416 - Release Date: 8/10/2006 > >

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/kFB.2ACE/5650.1.1 Message Board Post: Barbara The Finance Corps Regimental Commander and Finance Corps Museum (located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina) has always maintained a list of Army Paymasters and Finance Corps soldiers who died while serving their country. But now they would like to know more about their heroes and keep their memory alive. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to have a short story or bio on each hero. Information collected will be part of a book I'm putting together for the Finance Corps and is also part of my web site (www.military-heroes.com). In addition, the Regimental Commander plays on honoring these heores during the U.S. Army Finance Corps Regimental Week and Banquet in May 2007. As much as possible, he would like to comminicate with the heroes family and invite them to the Regimental Banquet. The Finance Corps Muesum is in the process of building a Memorial to honor the corps fallen Paymasters and Finance Corps soldiers. I have not been able to locate any of Hiawatha's family and therefore have very little information on him. If there is any information that you provide (even your thoughts and stories about Hiawatha) is appreciated. Hope I've answered your questions. Richard

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/kFB.2ACE/5650.1 Message Board Post: I went to high school with him. What do you want to know and why?

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/kFB.2ACE/5650 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on Grand Rapids native Hiawatha Hicks (25 January 1945 to 21 April 1968). Hiawatha was a Specialist Fourth Class with the U.S. Army Finance Corps in South Vietnam. He was shot by a sniper on 20 April and died the next day. I have no connection with the Hicks Family. I'm conducting research for the U.S. Army Finance Corps. THANKS!!! Richard [email protected] webmaster: www.military-heroes.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/1069.1 Message Board Post: He did remarry later in life. George passed away in 1910 and is buried in Martin Cemetary in Kent County. He was in CO A, 3d. Reg., the war of 1861 per his Civil War ID tag

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simmons, Leenheer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/5649 Message Board Post: Looking for family of Virginia Simmons Leenheer of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am a Simmons descendent of Virginia's uncle, Frank Simmons. I'd like to communicate with any family member interested in the Simmons genealogy. I have some information and I'm trying to fill in the holes. I've been unable to find her grandparents, so if you have information, I would be grateful for any help offered.

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/kFB.2ACE/5640.3 Message Board Post: Hello I looked at the card file of the cemetery books that were made in the l930's by the DAR and on rosina northrup is says Grandma and Rosina age is 82 years so the stone was put there before the DAR ladies n listed the cemeterys.

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/kFB.2ACE/5060.1 Message Board Post: Noble Fred C 1928—334 ½ Monroe 192 – 334 Monroe Av 2d flr 1930-1931 – 334 ½ Monroe, F C Noble Studio Noble, T F 1890-1897 – 126 Canal 1898-1909 – 21 Canal 1910-1911 – 21 Canal and 103 Monroe 1912 – 64 and 197 ½ Monroe 1913-1914 –64 Monroe 1915 – 83 ½ Monroe Av, Thomas F Noble 1916-1923 – 507 Peck Bldg, Thomas F 1924-1929 – 507-10 Peck Bldg 1930-1934 – Noble Photo Studio 1936-1940 – 521 Peck Bldg

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/kFB.2ACE/5059.1 Message Board Post: This is in response to an old query in case you are still interested. Faingold, Gustave 1912 – 618 The Gilbert Gustave Fairgold 1913 – 618 The Gilbert Gustave Feingold 1914-1934 – 618 The Gilbert, Gustave Faingold 1936-1937 – 621 The Gilbert 1940 – 421 The Gilbert 1941 – 621 The Gilbert 1942-1944 – 45 Monroe R305 1946-1948 – 45 Monroe R306 The census shows he was born in Romania and his wife Rose was born in Russia.

The Grand Rapids Public library has a list of all area newspapers. Why don't you contact the library directly? Until the 1960's, Grandville was a sleepy little farm town. They have a library. Why don't you contact the library directly? They have e-mail. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:00 AM Subject: [MIKent] Re: Was there a Grandville newspaper in 1935? > 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/kFB.2ACE/5641.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I was in the Grandville Library one day and opened the wrong drawyer an > they had the Advance newspaper on microfilm, not sure how far back it goes > but that is the only newspaper that I am aware of for Grandville. > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > Web Page for the MIKENT list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MI/kent.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/2006 > >