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/IGB.2ACI/591.1 Message Board Post: Lapeer county is north of Macomb county. Death info - This is probably James Newman Sr. NEWMAN, JAMES Date of death: 16-Sep-1882 Ledger Page: 178 Record Number: 225 Place of death: PONTIAC County of Death: Macomb Sex: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Age: 63 years Cause of Death: SOFTENING OF BRAIN Birthplace: NEW JERSEY Occupation: COOPER Father's Name: Newman, JAMES Father's Residence: NEW JERSEY Mother's Name: NEWMAN, MARGARET Mother's Residence: Date of record: 30-May-1883 NEWMAN, MAKALA (1st name probably misspelled) Date of death: 3-Nov-1872 Ledger Page: 172 Record Number: 1164 Place of death: Washington County of Death: Macomb Sex: Female Race: White Marital Status: Married Age: 44 years 7 months 13 days Cause of Death: Consumption Birthplace: New Jersey Occupation: Father's Name: Norman, William Father's Residence: New Jersey Mother's Name: Norman, Elizabeth Mother's Residence: Date of record: 5-Jun-1873 Use this for the 1870 and 1880 census records - 1870 Michigan Census = (Free, indexed and searchable, actual census page) http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/ Michigan Archives – Online The Michigan archives is on line at: http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18640---,00.html 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Click on the SEARCH tab at top of page Look for US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System (Free and searchable) http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/gendisx/search2.htm