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/mFB.2ACE/2478.1 Message Board Post: Stella Metcalf married Joseph E Powell 28 Sep 1892. Siblings are Herschel, Blanch B & Josiah. Joseph is son of David Powell and Emily Ely. Have much more

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Flachsmann, Bohneneberger, Lemke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/430.1024.1 Message Board Post: My grandmother's mother's sister married a man named Lemke. I have a photo of her. The kids called her Tanta Lemke. This would have been the 1930s in Detroit, Wayne county.My grandmother's maiden name was Flachsmann. Her mother was Catherine Bohnenberger. She married Frederick Flachsmann. Bothe were from Germany. Fred was born in 1860.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skinner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2679.1 Message Board Post: If you know that these are the dates of death, include them along with the name spelled as you know it was and the last place of residence to the Adrian Public Library and they will send the obituaries to you. The fee will be $1.00 for the search and $.25 for each one that you request so if you have more than these 2 include them in the list. The address is: Adrian Public Library 143 e. Maumee St. Adrian, Michigan 49221 Phone: 517-265-2265 I hope this helps you with your search. Ellen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Engle, Engel, Norman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/1961.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Lee Anne. Actually I was able to find my Grandmother's brother on a census. I knew he had any unusual name. His name was Wayland. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten very far with the Engle 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/mFB.2ACE/1961.1 Message Board Post: Carol, If someone in the family kept a copy of the obituary for your grandmother, her brother's name and where he is from is likely in that obituary. If no one has the obituary, but you have your grandmother's death date, you might be able to locate a copy of the newspaper on microfilm in the state archives. You probably have already looked into the obituary, but I thought I'd mention it in case you had not. Lee Anne

I'm passing along the following info I received from the MI-WAYNE Rootsweb Mailing List about Senate Bill 0795 and the release of vital records over 75 years old to the State Registrar's office here in Michigan. I certainly wasn't aware that this Bill was pending and I'm thrilled to hear about it. I'm enclosing a copy of the note that I sent to my State Representative urging her to support the Bill and, in addition, to strengthen the Bill to make it mandatory for the State Registrar to establish an Internet-based mechanism to make these records and indexes of the records easily available to public. (Of course, I added my own personal slant on my plea.) I hope everyone subscribing to this list (and other MI lists) will take the time to support the Bill and pass the word along! Message Board Post: To all genealogists living in Michigan. Please write your State Representative and urge him or her to support Senate Bill 0795 which would allow the State Registrar's Office to release certain vital records over 75 years old to the State Library of Michigan in order to be made available to the public and aid genealogical research. See the following for the text of the bill as it was passed by the State Senate: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(b05te445dkzcrmawzrybyb45)/mileg.aspx?page=BillS tatus&objectname=2005-SB-0795 The following website will help you find your representative: http://house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp Subject: Support for Senate Bill 795 (Release of Vital Records for Genealogical Research) Dear Rep. ----------: I'm sure that you're aware that genealogical research is increasingly popular -- especially in the African-American community -- as people are increasingly eager to discover and connect with their past heritage. For example, Dr. Henry Lewis Gates recently hosted a series on PBS showing how he researched the family trees of Oprah Winfrey, Whoopie Goldberg, TD Jakes, Chris Rock and Dr. Ben Carsons, as well as his own family. The series and the family stories that unfolded as a result of Dr. Gates' research were extremely compelling and moving. However, this kind of genealogical research is entirely dependent upon the public availability of vital records of births, marriages and deaths. Michigan lags far behind many other states and Canada in actually making vital records easily available to the public for genealogical purposes by imposing antiquated and arbitrary time frames for the release of records and failing to maintain a centralized authority to collect and disperse this information in a manner that it may be easily accessed by individuals throughout the State. Unlike other states, such as Illinois, Michigan doesn't currently maintain a comprehensive Internet-based mechanism for making vital records readily available to the public. Instead, Michigan maintains only some limited (and incomplete) information on early Michigan deaths online. I'm therefore writing to urge you to support Senate Bill 0795 which would allow the State Registrar's Office to release certain vital records over 75 years old to the State Library of Michigan in order to be made available to the public and aid genealogical research. Because the State Library of Michigan is located in Lansing and therefore isn't accessible to many Michigan residents (especially seniors and lower-income residents) I'm also urging you to take steps to strengthen Senate Bill 0795 by making it mandatory for the State Registrar to: (1) establish an Internet-based mechanism to make these vital records available to the public with Internet access; and (2) actually transmit these vital records and indexes of these records to local governmental authorities, public libraries and private entities such as genealogical societies. Senate Bill 0795 only makes these two steps optional, thereby defeating the purpose of the Bill, in my opinion. The following is a link for the text of the bill as it was passed by the State Senate: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(b05te445dkzcrmawzrybyb45)/mileg.aspx?page=BillS tatus&objectname=2005-SB-0795 Again, I urge you to support Senate Bill 0795 and to take steps to strengthen the bill requiring the State Registrar to establish appropriate mechanisms (including an Internet-based mechanism) to disseminate both the actual vital records and indexes of these vital records locally. Sincerely,

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SKINNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2679 Message Board Post: I am looking for the obituaries of Phoebe and John SKINNER. They lived in Macon Township and are buried in the Macon Cemetery. Phoebe Lewis SKINNER died May 30, 1884 and John SKINNER died July 30, 1884 Thank you Dennis

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/mFB.2ACE/2676.1.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Thanks Meri, The James T., father of Carrie is for sure in this Boyce line. Wonder where Ester is? The Johns may be but I don't know who C. F. is. Maybe that's C for Carson; Samuel Carson Boyce is buried in Riverside - I've often wondered about the origin of the name and maybe this is an avenue of research. The others I'll have to look into but you have given me information I didn't have before. Thank you so much, --Joe

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2676.2.1 Message Board Post: Eureka! Ellen, Thank you so very much for your persistence!!!!! You're the best; are there any other accolades I can bestow upon you? Now if I can just make the trek to get digital photos. Thanks again, --Joe

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2676.2 Message Board Post: Sorry this took so long. The sexton just got the time to call. They are busy people sometimes. Clinton Township Name:Aten (Aten Family Center)-#70 Location: extreme south-east corner of Clinton Twp. (Sec. 13) North East corner of Macon & Allen Roads Contact: Desc: Fenced, very small sign, maybe 200 graves, old graves, does not appear active, some broken and tilted stones Visited: May 24, 2003 Published: Gravestone Records of Lenawee County, Michigan by Harriet Cole Bowen Vol 3 recorded 1940 Map: Latitude: 420214N Longitude: 0835338W John and Jane Boyce are in ATEN CEMETERY (location above) John Boyce died 16 may 1884 at age 87 – born about 1797 Jane Boyce died 27 Mar 1890 at age 87 - born about 1803 Found this with help from someone else: 1900 Census for Ypsi, Ward 3, District 112, Washtenaw County, MI John Boyce – born (Month starts with an A) 1818 in Ireland Hannah J or I Boyce – born May 1840 in Michigan Married 11 years and Hannah didn’t have any children according to the census (this is not to say that he didn’t have any by a previous marriage) John came to America in 1836 My guess would be that this John is the oldest son of John born in 1797 in Ireland and they all came to America in 1836 as a family. I contacted the sexton at this cemetery. His name is Larry. In Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan, there are these Boyce’s buried there: Boyce, Bernice Section I, Lot 28 Boyce, Catherine Section I, Lot 35 Boyce, Evaline Section I, Lot 28 Boyce, Samuel Section I, Lot 28 Does any of these names fit into your family tree? http://www.geocities.com/lenaweemi/ if you go this website and type in the name Boyce you will get a list of documents that reflect the name of Boyce in the Lenawee County, Michigan information online. I hope this helps you with your research. Ellen

Marriages in Lenawee start in 1852 (unless you get lucky and find a church record of one before that date) 1852 is the date of the burning of the courthouse, deed records were NOT destroyed, but marriages were lost. On 2/12/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am looking for a Celinda & husband Campbell who show in the 1850 Census > in > Dover Twp, Lenawee County. Does Lenawee County Records go back that far > where I could get a marriage document? Sure would like to know Celinda's > maiden > name. > > Susanne > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson, Dent Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2020.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for all the THOMPSON family information. I will put it in my files and hope that maybe we can figure this all out at some point in the future. By the way, Bertha and John did not have any children. Best of wishes, Doris Falkenheiner

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boyce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2676.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: From what I have ascertained concerning my Boyces it is not suprising that they had no formal roots in the Lenawee County area. After Isaac (Samuel) left his second wife he headed for Eaton County to try the same thing a third time. I know for sure that there was a Clara Howland Boyce left in Itsego County, New York, a Clara Unknown Boyce left in Tecumseh, and a Rhoda Unknown Boyce in Eaton County. Thanks

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/mFB.2ACE/2676.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I had a friend look through his cemetery records for the Macon area. These are the only Boyces we found. Ridgeway Cemetery - on Ford Rd. north of M-50. Boice, James B. d. Sept. 7, 1910 79 y. Civil War 50th N. Y. Engineers Lake Ridge Cemetery - on Ridge Hwy., northeast of Britton, MI Boyce, John T. - d. Feb. 10, 1887 (son of C.F. & M.) Carrie - 1872-1890 ( dau. of James T. & Esther) Maud - 1878-1894 James T. - 1833-1929 Lavern - 1881-1943 There were none listed in the Macon Cemetery or the South Macon (Osborn) Cemetery. Meri

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/mFB.2ACE/2020.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. The Thompson line has me stumped too. I was told by my mother (Clarice Marie Thompson Westgate) that four Thompson brothers came to America from Ireland. On the first day of their arrival (don't know if that was arrival in Canada or the US) one of the brothers was struck and killed by a train. So I was looking for 4 Thompson brothers on one immigration ship. BUT in the 1900 Federal Census I found: Samuel R. Thompson b 1857 - head of household Elizabeth L Hoffman Thompson b 1869 - wife Anna Thompson Alice Thompson b 1885 Ida M. Thompson b 1886 Evaline L. Thompson b 1888 Maude Thompson b 1890 William J. Thompson b 1892 Robert Issac b 1896 (my grandfather) Samuel E . Thompson b 1898 It states that they had 2 other children so I assume that they were older and perhaps married. It states that Samuel R . Thompson immigrated from Northern Ireland in 1867 and that would make him about 9 at immigration. So did the four brothers come over bringing their families with them or ?? It states that Elizabeth L. Hoffman immigrated from Germany in 1863 at about the age of 4. Robert Isaac married Zellah Rose Conklin who was from Ohio. I know that one or two of grandpa's siblings lived in Ohio after they were grown. So the question is: who was Samuel R's parents and did they come over with other family members? I've always suspected that they came to NY, then to Pennsylvania and then moved to Ohio. Samuel R. must have moved to Michigan in the 1890s as my grandfather was born in Wellsville, Lenawee County, Michigan. Maybe we are looking for the same elusive family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dent, Thompson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2020.1.1 Message Board Post: So far I do not know the names of the parents of JOHN THOMPSON. Since I posted the original message I have found a little bit more about the man through his death certificate and a few other items. According to his death certificate JOHN THOMPSON was born on April 21, 1875 in Willard, Ohio. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Maumee, Ohio, along with his wife, BERTHA DENT, and two other people having Thompson surnames: 1) JENNIE A. THOMPSON, born 1865, died Dec. 16, 1930, and 2) GLEN THOMPSON, died Feb. 25, 1954. In the 1920 census, Jennie Thompson is living on Bath Road, Lucas County, Ohio, she is 69 yrs. old, and a widow. Living in the household was Marion J. Thompson, 28 yrs. old, born Mich., her brother-in-law. I have often wondered if Marion J. was John who married Bertha Dent?

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/mFB.2ACE/2020.1 Message Board Post: Do you know who John Thompson's parents were? Sherry

I am searching for a Sylvia Baker a daughter of John and Elizabeth Baker. They lived in Ridgeway, Lenawe County between 1845 and 1860. Per the 1850 census she was 14 years of age. She does not appear with the family on the 1860 family (Still in Ridgeway, Lenawe Co.) I would like to find out what happened to her. Did she get married? or did she die? If anyone can assist me in finding Sylvia Baker I would sure appreciate it. I thank you in advance for any assistance any one can offer. Frank

I am looking for a Celinda & husband Campbell who show in the 1850 Census in Dover Twp, Lenawee County. Does Lenawee County Records go back that far where I could get a marriage document? Sure would like to know Celinda's maiden name. Susanne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WHITMAN, HUMPHRIES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/1780.1.1 Message Board Post: I don't see any connection between your Whitmans and mine. My Daniel Whitman lived in Ohio/Michigan, and by 1870 he was living in Dover Township, Lenawee County, Michigan. I learned he was married three different times. His first wife's name is unknown, but it is believed he had a son named Charles by his first wife. His second wife was Mary Humphries, and he married her in 1872 in Morenci, Lenawee County, Michigan. Their known children were William, Daniel, Harriet and Arminda. Sometime around 1898 Daniel Whitman sold his Lenawee County, Michigan property and moved to Eureka Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. He is not found in any 1910 census, so I believe he died between 1900-1910, probably in Michigan.