This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welling, Welch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2655 Message Board Post: Can someone help me find a marriage notice or tell me where to write for a marriage certificate for 1896 in Tecumseh. Eva I. Welling married Ernest A. Welch. I am also looking for Obits for Peleg Welling of Tecumseh, died January 11, 1921, and Janette Welling of Tecumseh, but died at her son'e home in Detroit. on Sept. 30, 1924. His name was Harvey A. Welling and his wife was Emma. If anyone can help or do a lookup for me, I would be extrememly grateful. Thanks in advance. Barb (Welling) Denno

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/2654 Message Board Post: If you would like to belong to the oldest descendants organization for women, ages 10 and up, who are descendants of Union Civil War veterans, the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic is for you! Membership requirements: Must be 10 years of age and up; be a direct descendant of a Union Civil War veteran, or a niece of a Union Civil War veteran, or a direct descendant of a Union Army nurse who served during the Civil War and was discharged. If you are interested and would like further information, please contact me at [email protected] Jan

Where would I locate Baptist Church records for Lenawee County for the years between 1839 and 1855? I'm hoping to find information on my GrGrandfather Felix Holdridge b 1781, d 1855 Lenawee County, Raisin Twp, Holloway, MI. Thank you. Irene Holdridge Taft Jackson, MI

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KELLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/1739.4 Message Board Post: Hi, I have a John W. Kelley who married Anna Hastings in Raisin Township (Lenawee County, Michigan) in December 1868. She was the widow of Robert Hastings---killed at Gettysburg. Anna and John W. Kelley had one son, William. William is listed in the 1870 Census with his age given as one year. Anna had 3 children with Robert Hastings: Mary, Robert, and Johanna. Anna died in 1911, and her obituary lists her daughter Mary, son Robert, and son Will as her survivors. Therefore I think that John must have died prior to 1911. I haven't been able to find any other information about him. Hope this helps you. M. Hans

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/518.1 Message Board Post: If you are still out there, email me at [email protected] can help you a little on this family

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Onsted Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2141.4.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Correction: George was living with his 1st cousin Herman in 1900 in Onsted, Cambridge Twp., Lenawee Co., MI. Many of the Onsteds were listed as OUSTED on the 1900 census. I do not know any more of Theron or George Jr.'s whereabouts. I do have George's lineage back to 1747. I have many names and don't know how much of this you're interested in. Let me know what you need and I'll gladly send it to you.

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/2141.4.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you! Where was Herman living? Theron Onsted's death index for Califoria is as follows (What I found in the index) California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record Name: ONSTED, THERON D Social Security #: 0 - Sex: MALE Birth Date: 28 Jan 1886 - Birthplace: MICHIGAN Death Date: 24 Nov 1942 - Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: LAPHAN - Father's Surname: ONSTED I could not find Theron on any census do you know if he went by a different name? Would you happen to know any more of George Jr.? I just wanted to add his linage because he was the brother to Evalyn his sister from Fred Brainard.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Onsted Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mFB.2ACE/2141.4.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The father of George Sr., John Onsted, was my 4th great grandfather. George Sr. died 17 Jan. 1885 in Rome Twp.,Lenawee Co., MI. George Sr. had two other wives after the 1880 census. There were two daughters from one of these marriages. I found George Jr. on the 1900 census living with his brother, Herman and he was shown as being divorced. Nothing on him after that. Theron died in California in 1924.

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/2141.4.1.1 Message Board Post: I am researhing George B. Onsted who was born in 1865 Michigan and lived with his father and mother, George and Ellen Onsted in the 1880 census.George B.'s father was from New Jersey. George B. Married Adell or Della Lapham in 1886 and had a son Theron. By 1900 Della was married to Fred Brainard in Adrian. I cannot locate George B. or his parents after the 1880 census anywhere in the US. Would these Onsteds be any relation to your line you have.

Hi List, I've added new plat maps in 1893 in Lenawee County for the following Townships & Towns to the Lenawee Plat Map web site. The address is: _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~keller/lenawee/work/index.html_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~keller/lenawee/work/index.html) Blissfield NW Blissfield SE Blissfield SW Ridgeway & Britton Towns Cambridge Fairfield Macon Medina Ogden Raisin Ridgeway Riga Rollin These new images are larger and easier to read than the originals that I had posted earlier. Have a great day, Charlie Keller

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pearson, Pierson, Delong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2653 Message Board Post: I have found a John and Eliza Pierson/Pearson listed in the 1850 Adrian Township census with Phebe A. Pierson age 26 b. NY, Rhoda Pierson age 20 b. NY, Jenette Pierson age 10 b. MI, John S. Pierson age 5 b. MI and Delong, Ann E. age 4 b. MI. There is also a younger daughter Eliza I. Pierson age 1 born Michigan. John Pierson was b. in NJ or NY while Eliza Pierson was b. in Conn. It appears the same family lived in Hillsdale Couny, MI for the 1860 census, then Eaton Co., MI in 1870. I believe that Eliza Pearson lived with Samuel and Roxie MOODY in the 1880 census in Adrian, where she's listed as "other" and keeping house. Does anyone have any information on Eliza Pearson/Pierson? I believe she may have been the mother of Ann Elizabeth Delong and the second wife of John Pierson/Pearson.

I am looking for burial or cemetery record for John Culp b. 1767 in PA and died about 1849 in Lenawee County. Wife was Agnes Walton Culp b. 1770 in PA and d. 1857 in Branch County, MI. Mary Jane Dalls, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weaver & Tracy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2652 Message Board Post: Am trying to find out information on the Weaver & Tracy Families of Hudson & Adrian Michigan. My Great Grandfather was Burton Weaver and he married Maude Tracy. Any info would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Luther, Mariah Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/1304.1 Message Board Post: According to the marriage record, Mariah is the last name of Jennie. The date on the internet is only recorded as 1864, not month or day. If you write to the following address, they have volunteer genealogist that come in a few hours a week and look this type of information up. The address is: County Clerk 425 N. Main St. Adrian, Michigan 49221 517-264-4599 Attn: Volunteer Genealogist Send a self-addressed stamped envelope and they will return the information to you along with a book and page # that the information is on incase you decide to order a certificate. You may want to write all information you are requesting at the time of inquiring. Ellen Voss

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/2311.4.1.3 Message Board Post: Joel, How cruel?!! lol You have the actual marriage record for Harry and Luna... but you didn't say what it says. When and where exactly did they marry? I had to ask, it's not my branch but they are in my family tree as is the child I know of, Ernest Welch Fisk. I show Ernest had three children of his own and his daughter Harriett Lou Fisk, I show was your Mom. I expect I got the info from you but I don't recall if it was directly or from one of your posts. Thanks, Bob Birt

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2615.1.1.3 Message Board Post: Ellen, would you happen to have cemetery photos of the Taylor surname. I am looking for the following people: Phineas B. Taylor Levi Taylor Ruany Taylor John C. Taylor Thank you for all the work you are doing by taking cemetery photos and sharing them. You are an angel! Best wishes. Lois

Hi: I checked the DiBean marriage index and found: Charles P. Luther m. Jennie Mariah, 1864 in Lenawee Co. She should be in the 1860 census with her parents. For anyone who has not used the DiBean's index, if you just search "dibean" without an exact site, it comes up. The index is alphabetical in small bunches but you can find what is covered in each part as the initials are part of the index. Hope this helps. Marge P.S. It might help to find Charles' parents, too. People usually didn't travel to far to meet the opposite sex. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Stevens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [MILENAWE] Jennie Mariah Luther > have you checked for a marriage record in Lenawee?? They have marriages > at > the courthouse from 1852! > > good luck > > > On 2 Jan 2006 05:23:31 -0700, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: Luther >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2651 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I really need help in finding the maiden name eof my greatgrandmother >> Mrs. >> Jennie Mariah Luther. Her husband was Charles P. Luther. She was born >> 12 >> oct 1846 in Michigan. They were married in 1864 probably in Lenawee >> county. They had children born in Raisin in 1865, 1868, 1870, and 1875 >> before moving to Colorado about 1880. I have birth certificates of the >> children born in Raisin but they do not list the maiden name. Her death >> certificate does not list her parents names. >> >> > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/2005 > >

have you checked for a marriage record in Lenawee?? They have marriages at the courthouse from 1852! good luck On 2 Jan 2006 05:23:31 -0700, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Luther > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mFB.2ACE/2651 > > Message Board Post: > > I really need help in finding the maiden name eof my greatgrandmother Mrs. > Jennie Mariah Luther. Her husband was Charles P. Luther. She was born 12 > oct 1846 in Michigan. They were married in 1864 probably in Lenawee > county. They had children born in Raisin in 1865, 1868, 1870, and 1875 > before moving to Colorado about 1880. I have birth certificates of the > children born in Raisin but they do not list the maiden name. Her death > certificate does not list her parents names. > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "W & M Teeter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: [MILENAWE] Abstracts from Allen Co Public Library Newsletter > Lenawee List: > Here are some items of interest from the Allen Co. Indiana Public Library > Happy New Year to you all > Mary Teeter > > A New Database > > We are pleased to announce an exciting new database on the > FriendsOfAllenCounty website called "American Ancestors of Michigan > Governors" <friendsofallencounty.org/20050034/searchform.php>. Dr. > Joseph Druse, the first state of Michigan genealogist, had collected > lineage information on the Michigan governors and their spouses for > more than fifteen years. A colleague, Judy Pfaff, assisted Dr. Druse > in keying this data into a FamilyTreeMaker program and took over the > project completely when Dr. Druse died in the fall of 2004. There are > nearly ten thousand persons and over four thousand marriages listed in > the file. As was reported in the 16 June 2003 edition of "Eastman's > Online Genealogy Newsletter," many of the families of Michigan > governors were of New England ancestry who later moved to New York, > Ohio, and then Michigan. > > Best wishes for much genealogical success in the New Year! > > ****************************************** > Farm Directories > By Elaine M. Kuhn > ********************************************* > While city directories are a popular tool for finding urban ancestors, > researchers should keep in mind that there are farm directories geared > toward the rural population. Not only do farm directories provide > valuable family information—especially for those years in between the > federal censuses—they also offer a kind of "snapshot" of life on the > family farm. > > Several publishers produced farm directories from the mid-nineteenth > through the mid-twentieth centuries with the "Prairie Farmer's > Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders" series out of Chicago > being one of the most popular. Early farm directories usually list the > name of the farmer, the township and section of the farm, whether the > farmer owns or rents, the number of acres owned or rented, and the > farmer's post office address. Prairie Farmer directories built upon > this basic information and, though their entries are still brief, > provide a fantastic amount of data. Each entry includes the farmer's > name, the wife's maiden name, the first names of the children (names > of children followed by an asterisk indicate children not living at > home), the farm name (if any), the post office address, the township > and section of the farm, how many acres the farmer owns, the land > owner's name (if the farmer was a tenant), and the year when the > farmer first moved to the county. Some directories also include the > names of parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews and grandchildren > living in the home and occasionally give the farmer's primary crop and > names of any farm hands. Owners of purebred animals such as cattle, > chickens, hogs, goats, ducks and even bees are then listed by types of > animal and breed. Later directories provided a listing of automobile > owners and the makes of their vehicles as well as tractor owners and > the makes they owned and even what type of silo a farmer possessed. A > directory of county businesses is always included; as with modern > directories, advertisements from local proprietors financed much of > the publication costs and can be found throughout. > > As informative as the general farm directory information is, the > supplemental data can prove as much a gold mine. Don't hesitate to > look all through the directory to see if there are any pictures of > your ancestors' homes, their livestock, or even your ancestors > themselves. Some farm directories include brief histories of the > county's settlement and its early pioneers. Finally, remember to check > nearby city directories for farmers and others living in outlying > areas. Residents of rural Allen County, Indiana, for example, are > listed in the back section of older Fort Wayne city directories. > > Use the ACPL Library Catalog at <www.ACPL.Info> to identify what farm > directories the library owns in book form. Search by the name of the > county to see what is available (use terms such as "lorain county ohio > directories"). The Genealogy Department also holds a number of farm > directories on microfilm. Researchers visiting the library can check > the microtext card catalog to see what is available. Some farm > directories can also be searched and perused through the Ancestry.com > and HeritageQuest Online databases, both of which are available for > researchers to use in the Genealogy Department. > > ***************************************************** > Colonial Records of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Archives > by Ryan Taylor > ***************************************************** > The Colonial Records of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Archives are ten > series of volumes published by the state between 1838 and 1935 which > reproduce various records of great use to genealogists. Government > minutes, revolutionary war records (including many lists of soldiers) > and tax lists from the mid-18th century make up most of the volumes. > > All ten series are available in their entirety at ACPL. We have > recently recataloged these volumes to make them more accessible to > you, whether you are searching the catalog in the library or at home. > In particular, we have added detailed contents notes to each record, > so that you can find the individual volume you need quickly. > > A search on the internet reveals many sites which have references to > the Pennsylvania Archives series, and they often contain notes about > the contents. No site has a complete listing of all the volumes and > all the series, however, and that is another reason why we have noted > these contents so carefully. Even if you are going to use these > volumes at another library, you might find it easier to consult the > ACPL catalog for details. > > There are no every-name indexes to the Pennsylvania Archives volumes. > Such an index would be very large, as there are many thousands of > names. However, there are some more general indexes, which are also at > ACPL. To locate them, type "pennsylvania archives indexes" in the > subject line of the catalog search form. On the shelf, they are found > at the end of the ninth (and last) series of Pennsylvania Archives. > > Many genealogists know about the Pennsylvania Archives series and use > them, but we suspect others have not taken advantage of the goldmine > of material available there. Since many of them deal with that > difficult period in the last half of the 18th century, they may answer > your dead-end questions. > > *************************************** > An Old Friend > *************************************** > It is with sorrow that we note the passing of an old friend. Carole > Callard, once a reference librarian in the Historical Genealogy > department and a distinguished Michigan genealogist, died in December > aged 64. She held the Abrams Chair in Genealogy at the Library of > Michigan and was a frequent speaker at conferences throughout the > country. Her gentle nature and sense of humor endeared her to all who > met her, and her former colleagues at the library miss her. > > *************************************** > New Family History Show - You could be a part of it. > *************************************** > History Television (Canada) is creating an exciting new series about > family history. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bailey, Roney, Rooney, Hide, Hyde, Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.families.aol.com/mbexec/msg/4300/mFB.2ACE/2650.1 Message Board Post: I've done a little bit on the Bailey line but nothing that seems to match yours. You've observed one good thing in your search by mentioning a time frame for others to help you but you also need to submit the other two pieces of the puzzle that helps all of us. Try to fit in the places these people lived or died as well as any other relation, neighbors, etc. Middle names (if known) can help sometimes as well. Good luck.