Charlotte if one is available you should be able to get a copy through the Western Michigan Genealogical Society at http://www.wmgs.org/ Beverlee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Jones" <vpumas@actionnet.net> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:03 PM Subject: [MIKENT] Marie P. Smith > Hello, > > I am new to the list and hope someone could answer a couple of questions. > > My grandmother, Marie P. Smith, died in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 1998. Where do I write for a copy of her obituary or do you know of volunteers who will do look-ups? > > Thanks, Charlotte > Oregon > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > To post a message or query to this list: Send your message to: MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Joyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/552.555.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My email address is sterlingln@msn.com. Janet PS will be in GR probably Feb for birthday party, and then for summer starting June. Janet

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Joyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/552.555.1.1 Message Board Post: Confused, Howard. My mother was Lucille Mary Jane Joyce, daughter of CHarles Wellington and Clara Belle Joyce, who were married in Jan 1898. Who is your grandfather? Charles Wellington? Am I right in thinking that CW's father was a Henry Joyce, a shoemaker in Grand Rapids? I used to live in Bloomingdale, IL and spend summers in Ludington, MI. Have a daughter in Byron Center, and nieces and nephews in Storeyville and Jackson MI. My twin and I will be 63 this Sun, our older sister would have been 65 but she passed away in Lansing 2 years ago. Our mother, Lucille died July 2000 in Jackson, MI at age of 97. So are we related? I live now in Keller TX, just north of Fort Worth TX. Just moved here. email me separately so we can continue talking. Janet

Hello, I am new to the list and hope someone could answer a couple of questions. My grandmother, Marie P. Smith, died in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 1998. Where do I write for a copy of her obituary or do you know of volunteers who will do look-ups? Thanks, Charlotte Oregon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Charles W. Joyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/552.555 Message Board Post: Are you referring to Charles Wellington Joyce, the one who died 1/17/1924 in Ohio? In 1920 Census he was listed on Bridge Street with a Francis/Fan... If so, he was my grandfather. He married Clara Wolfe Stockham in Traverse City, MI Jan 21,1898. They had 2 daughters, Dorothy Arvilla Joyce in 1901 and Lucille Mary Jane Joyce in 1903-1905. My mom lied about her age. Charles and Clara were divorced sometime between 1910 and 1920. In 1920 they were living in separate residences, she with the girls and he with another wife. My mom said she used to see him on the street and he would ignore her. She even remembered this just before she died last year at the age of 97! Do you know more about the family? i believe he was the son of Henry Joyce, a shoemaker in Grand Rapids. Rumor is, from my twin sister is that he was illegimate son of some big shot in england. Have been trying to trace them since they married in 1898 until he/she show up at an address on Cherry Street in G.R. in 1911 directory. Let me know if we are related. Dorothy didn't have any children that I know of, my mother had 3 girls, my older sister and my twin and myself. Charles was 49 when he died and I didn;t see any children listed with him in 1920 census.

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Have you checked the Index to the 1850 Federal Census for Michigan? If they were in Michigan, it should give you a county to work with. Evelyn Sawyer ----- Original Message ----- From: <KathyFuhr@new.rr.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 6:19 PM Subject: [MIKENT] Missing Benoit Family. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Benoit, Lemire, Meloche, Cabanac > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/3995 > > Message Board Post: > > I am under the assumption that my G G Grandfather could? have died in Kent County somewhere. I'm not even sure of his death date. It sounded like he was alive in 1854 when his wife died-yet unsure of even that. > > I am trying to find his death date & place, when where who his children married & when where they died. > They are not listed in the Detroit or Wayne County 1830-1840 or 1850 census. It was suggested they maybe moved to another area or county. Have searched PRDH, Ancestry, Family Search, Rootsweb, Drouin, Jette, Tanquay, Loiselle, > Denissens Books ,FTM & Contacted many individuals. All say same thing-Cannot connect with their ancestry. > > Any help on BENOIT family much appreciated. > > > Charles Benoit S/O: Michel Benoit & Josette Lemire-- was b abt 1796 supposedly in Malden--Ontario??--England?? Do not know. He married 1822 at Assomption Sandwich Windsor Ontario to Marie Archange Meloche. > > Children: > PETER/PIERRE? b. 1823 Ontario m. Theotiste Cabanac who died after a few short years. > > SOPHIE-b. 1824 Assomption Parish Ontario > > MATHILDA b. Oct 1826 Detroit Mich m. Moses St Antoine --Where/When--Know was before July 1849. Doied in Wi. in late 1870's > > JOHN BAPTIST b. 1828 Detroit, Mich > > CHARLES b. Aug 1830 Detroit, Mich > This is abt extent of my info. > > Thank you, > Kathy > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: Send a message to MIKENT-L-request@rootsweb.com (use a D instead of L for digest mode) with "unsubscribe" (no quotes) typed in the body of the message. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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/70.403 Message Board Post: Hi Linda My father was Peter Blanker and he married Gertrude Koster in 1936 I think. Interesting enough my sister Sharon married Morris J Ozinga from Zeeland. Do we have a connection of some kind??? What is it your looking for??? Let me know if I can help.

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/3994.1.1 Message Board Post: No I hadn't tried the ellis island sight, but I will now. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Benoit, Lemire, Meloche, Cabanac Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/3995 Message Board Post: I am under the assumption that my G G Grandfather could? have died in Kent County somewhere. I'm not even sure of his death date. It sounded like he was alive in 1854 when his wife died-yet unsure of even that. I am trying to find his death date & place, when where who his children married & when where they died. They are not listed in the Detroit or Wayne County 1830-1840 or 1850 census. It was suggested they maybe moved to another area or county. Have searched PRDH, Ancestry, Family Search, Rootsweb, Drouin, Jette, Tanquay, Loiselle, Denissens Books ,FTM & Contacted many individuals. All say same thing-Cannot connect with their ancestry. Any help on BENOIT family much appreciated. Charles Benoit S/O: Michel Benoit & Josette Lemire-- was b abt 1796 supposedly in Malden--Ontario??--England?? Do not know. He married 1822 at Assomption Sandwich Windsor Ontario to Marie Archange Meloche. Children: PETER/PIERRE? b. 1823 Ontario m. Theotiste Cabanac who died after a few short years. SOPHIE-b. 1824 Assomption Parish Ontario MATHILDA b. Oct 1826 Detroit Mich m. Moses St Antoine --Where/When--Know was before July 1849. Doied in Wi. in late 1870's JOHN BAPTIST b. 1828 Detroit, Mich CHARLES b. Aug 1830 Detroit, Mich This is abt extent of my info. Thank you, Kathy

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/62.1 Message Board Post: Hi! I don't think that I can help you, but you might be able to help me. The Gilmar family that I belong to moved from Ontario in perhaps the early 1900's or earlier. My grandfather's name was Clarence Gilmar. If you have any information on the Gilmar family that moved from Ontario or eastern Canada to Western Canada. please let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: skutt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/1307.2 Message Board Post: I was wondering if your line of Skutt have an Abram Skutt. Who is from NY. Could you help me. Thankyou for your time and effort. karin

Janet, In regard to your questions, Marriages and Divorces - the Grand Rapids Public Library has the index to the marriages for Kent County on film until the late 1990's. They also have the city directories on film for the time period you are looking for and if there is anything on the local businesses, they will have it in their manuscript collection. The Grand Rapids newspapers are on film here. You will find the collection much more complete than at Lansing. Evelyn Sawyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Brosius" <sterlingln@msn.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:33 AM Subject: [MIKENT] Old Newspapers > I am currently living in TX , but will return to MI in late spring. Is there anyway I can research articles written by my grandmother during 1900's - 1940's in Grand Rapids Newspapers while I am still in TX, or is this a need to look at microfilm at MI library and search each issue of newspapers? Janet > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > To post a message or query to this list: Send your message to: MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I am currently living in TX , but will return to MI in late spring. Is there anyway I can research articles written by my grandmother during 1900's - 1940's in Grand Rapids Newspapers while I am still in TX, or is this a need to look at microfilm at MI library and search each issue of newspapers? Janet

How could I obtain more info on this business? My grandfather was listed in 1911 directory as working here. Janet

Is there anyway and I tell if the marriages and divorces I am looking for were in fact in this place, hate to put any more money on bad odds. Janet

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/137.299.956.1 Message Board Post: The only thing I have on the Thomasma's is that Amanda DeYoung (1873-1944) married a Thomasma. The 1910 census listed a daugher (Violet). Mrs. Thomasma's obituary mentioned that she was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lewis of Grand Rapids, and a second daughter, Esther Thomasma.

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/137.299.957 Message Board Post: Am a descendant of Garret and Catherine through their son Garret Rudolph (Rudolph) -- Mrs. Bovee's brother. Would appreciate any info you have on the rest of the family

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/3994.1 Message Board Post: There are some Meringas listed on the Ellis Island website. They seem to have come from the province of Groningen in the Netherlands (northern province). One in particular struck me -- his first name was Tys, and he was a tall guy. He was sponsored by someone in Grand Rapids, MI. It might be worth your while to check this site out, or maybe you already have.

Check the Kent County GenWeb under Cemeteries. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent Evelyn Sawyer ----- Original Message ----- From: <greyfeather0219@aol.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 9:08 PM Subject: [MIKENT] Wanderer/Jennings/Selke family > 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/3993 > > Message Board Post: > > Herman Wanderer married Ada Jennings.Their son, William Wanderer married Olivia Selke. Herman is buried(1934) in Grand Rapids...I assume Ada is, too. I am looking for information on names of cemeteries in this area. Can anyone help? > > > ==== MIKENT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Kent Co. Michigan GenWeb Project: www.rootsweb.com/~mikent > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >