Please forgive me as I just gave you some wrong information. Am looking for the family of Father Walter Whitehead who was an Episcopal Preist in St. Paul in the late 1930s into the 1940s. He had a wife Ada Whitehead and a son David Whitehead who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on May25,1937, instead of 1947. A.T.

Would like information on this family. Father Walter Whitehead an Episcopal Priest,Ada Whitehead his wife and his son David Whitehead. Am told that Water served as a priest in the 1940's and David was born in STPaul, Minnesota on May 25th,1947. Thanks. A.T.

Hello, I think all of us who have been involved in genealogy even for a short time, have thought about this past and in the future. The dates are easy to find it's what that dash between the days represents that's hard. It's why I add narrative to my genealogy search, a little about peoples personal lives, their height, weight color of eyes, occupation(s), address' and what ever comes up. I even have receipts and income statements. I want those who come after me and mine to know us even just a little. I have a great uncle that I found last year, never knew he existed before and now all I have is names and dates. I really regreat that and I especially regreat that I did not know some of my ancesters. Adj� Dennis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes

Hi all, Do you all have any idea how true this below is? I have stood before tombstones of my ancestor's and others and I have viewed in my mind what their life was like and what they were like and their families and how much I wished I could talk and walk with them for a day. I have taken pictures of tombstones for family members, of those who lie there in that grave, from around the world, and sent to them. I wonder what their life was like with every elder I meet along the way? I visualize it... Was it good? Did they wish they would have gone back across the sea to home again? They may have not known that we would all exist one day, but they knew someone would and that we would all be a part of them and continue on. What most do not realize is that these ancestors from 3/4/5/6/7/8/9 generations before us, their blood is flowing in our veins and in our children. There is never a relationship so far apart in life, that it does not connect and life is once again brought to those who came before us all. It was never so apparent as when I and our oldest daughter visited Norway last May. We saw immediately which side of the family that Sonja represented in Norway when we were lucky enough to meet the Skulbørstad side of the family. Many who have seen the picture of the four together have commented about it since we have been home. I could go on about experiences in life, but will quit. Margit > Subject: I thought you all would save this........for your grandchildren one > day......... > > Your tombstone stands among the rest; > Neglected and alone. > The name and date are chiseled out > On polished, marbled stone. > It reaches out to all who care > It is too late to mourn.

Thanks Margit. Lovely poem. Share the sentiments.

Your tombstone stands among the rest; Neglected and alone. The name and date are chiseled out On polished, marbled stone. It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn. You did not know that I exist You died and I was born. Yet each of us are cells of you In flesh, in blood, in bone. Our blood contracts and beats a pulse Entirely not our own. Dear Ancestor, the place you filled One hundred years ago Spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you so. I wonder if you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot, And come to visit you. Author Unknown

>Looking for information on this family: Jacob HOLST, bn 1827 in Germany >died 20 Oct 1864 Little Rock AR. was married 5 Jan 1855 in Auglaize City, >MN to Christina KUCK/COOK bn 28 May 1839 died 14 Jun 1918. After Jacob's >death Christina was married to William Leuchan. There is an Auglaize in Missouri (MO), Camden County. It was a Post Office in 1895, also identified with Glaize. There is a Cemetery there, as well as, a church. There is an Auglaize Cemetery, School and Churches in Allen County and Auglaize County of Ohio. There are many other features in the Auglaize of Ohio. But based on below information, I'm of the opinion your Auglaize was indeed in Minnesota Your Jacob was in the civil war. His widow Christena E. Holst applied for his pension January 22, 1866. He had a son Claus Holst. He was in the 3rd Minnesota Infantry, Company F. His son applied in 1878 (possibly 1870) (death of Christena?). Here is his civil war data: Name: Jacob Holst , Enlistment Date: 27 February 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Minnesota Unit Numbers: 1152 1152 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 February 1864 at the age of 35 Enlisted in Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 27 February 1864. Died Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 20 October 1864 in Little Rock, AR Name: Jacob Holst , Enlistment Date: 27 February 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Minnesota Unit Numbers: 1152 1152 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 February 1864 at the age of 35 Enlisted in Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 27 February 1864. Died Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 20 October 1864 in Little Rock, AR There is information on him in books in Minnesota, you can go to your local library and if they don't have the book, you can order it via the interlibrary loan system: Given Name: JACOB Surname: HOLST Book: GOODHUE CO. HISTORY Year: 1878 Page Number: 452 There is nothing else I could find. Ron Bestrom

At 01:31 PM 1/6/2004 -0500, John Kantzer wrote: >Looking for information on this family: Jacob HOLST, bn 1827 in Germany >died 20 Oct 1864 Little Rock AR. was married 5 Jan 1855 in Auglaize City, >MN to Christina KUCK/COOK bn 28 May 1839 died 14 Jun 1918. After Jacob's >death Christina was married to William Leuchan. I don't find a town named Auglaize City in Minnesota. Are you sure you have the right state? Jean R. Legried, CGRS Norwegian-American research specialty <jrl@smig.net> Freeborn Co. MNGenWeb Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnfreebo Beginning Genealogy lessons: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie Co-editor, VESTLANDET

Looking for information on this family: Jacob HOLST, bn 1827 in Germany died 20 Oct 1864 Little Rock AR. was married 5 Jan 1855 in Auglaize City, MN to Christina KUCK/COOK bn 28 May 1839 died 14 Jun 1918. After Jacob's death Christina was married to William Leuchan.

Hi, Is there a George D.R.Brown b. about 1877 in England in your family line? I did not find Cuthbert or family in the Minnesota cencus. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:12:18 -0000 From: "David Hodgson-Brown" To: MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MINNESOTA] Birth of Cuthbert Brown Adj� Dennis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003

Of course procedures vary from state to state so this may not be applicable . . . In California, vital stats are initially recorded at the county, & in due time the county forwards them to the State Dept. of Vital Stats in Sacramento. Now, when an adoption is finalized, it appears the court orders the County recorder to issue a new BC, & seal the original. Where does that leave us ?? In some instances reported in the past on NorCal & SoCal lists, researchers have found the originals at the state level. Why or how this happens, I have no clue. If we must speculate, do some of the court orders also refer to the state records, while some other orders do not? Or do none of the orders specify the state, but some county staff forward it to Sacramento on their own initiative? In any case, if there are both local & state level records, I'd check both Phil Van Camp pvc@vancamp.org . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Tucker" <rtucker14@cfl.rr.com> To: <MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 5:49 PM Subject: [MINNESOTA] Adoption > Could S.K.S. tell me if all adoptions in Minnesoto are sealed or if it would be possible to look up or trace some of them. If it is possible where would one look for this information. Thanks. A.T. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.557 / Virus Database: 349 - Release Date: 12/30/03

Hi All I have a query that perhaps someone could help with. I am based in thre UK and researching the Brown family who lived in London in the 1890's. A son of the family, Cuthbert William Brown, married a Constance M., Surname Unknown. Both are born in the UK as I can find them in the 1901 UK census. I can't find a marraige in the UK, and according to the 1901 census they had a son called Godfrey V. Brown, born in Minneapolis in about 1898. Pehaps they met and married in Minneapolis, had a child then came back to the UK in time for the 1901 census. Can anyone suggest a way I can investigate this? The 1900 census doesn't seem to have an index on ancestry. Yours David Hodgson-Brown

The U.S. required arriving immigrant ships to file a passenger list on arrival. I do not know if there were any departure lists filed, I'd tend to doubt it. Perhaps the U.K. filed passenger lists ?? The problem with the U.S. lists are 1.) an incredible volume of data 2.) they were hand written & can be very difficult to decipher 3.) they were retained separately for each port (of many). 4.) to the best of my knowledge (imperfect) they have not been indexed. Prior to personal computers many of them (but a small percentage) were transcribed & printed in books. Since the advent of P.C.'s, more are being transcribed by volunteers into digital format. You might wish to search the web for something on the order of "... immigrant ships transcribers". Or you may find them at www.cyndislist.com , an excellent source for just about anything genealogical Phil Van Camp pvc@vancamp.org . ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hodgson-Brown" <dave@hodgson-brown.co.uk> To: <MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:12 PM Subject: [MINNESOTA] Birth of Cuthbert Brown > Hi All > > I have a query that perhaps someone could help with. >***************************************** > > Pehaps they met and married in Minneapolis, had a child then came back to > the UK in time for the 1901 census. > > Can anyone suggest a way I can investigate this? > > The 1900 census doesn't seem to have an index on ancestry. > > Yours > > David Hodgson-Brown > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.557 / Virus Database: 349 - Release Date: 12/30/03

I find the following below which if it is your family lived in Edwards Township in the 1920 census. Name: Archie W Foote Age: 43 years Estimated birth year: 1876 Birthplace: Minnesota Race: White Home in 1920: Edwards Township, Kandiyohi, Minnesota Wife ??? M. age 36 born in Minnesota Wival K. Son age 12 born in Minnesota Mar???? M. Daughter age 10 born in Minnesota Cecil V. Daughter age 8 born in Minnesota Lelia V. Daughter age 6 born in Minnesota Lois M. Daughter age 3 7/12 born in Minnesota Margit > I need someone to help me find a headstone and photograph a headstone (no idea > where he's buried), census information and a death certificate. If anyone is > going to the MNHS and get can me a copy of his death certificate it would be > very much appreciated. My mother has told me he died in Minnesota and I know > that's a big area. I'm guessing he was buried in Kandiyohi County. Any and all > help would be great. > > Thank you! > Wanda Gonzalez > > > I am looking for information on my G uncle who has been the hardest person to > find information as he died at the age of 2 and no one has any record of him > except his dob and dod written in the Family Bible - no other mentions of > where he was buried or anything else: > > Donald Archie Foote > DOB: 07/30/1921 > DOD: 04/13/1923 > MNHS Cert #: 1923-MN - 006335 > Died in: Kandiyohi County > Parents: Wival Kenneth Foote / Margaret Esther (Lewis) Foote > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb WorldConnect Project! Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a > time. > http://www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I need someone to help me find a headstone and photograph a headstone (no idea where he's buried), census information and a death certificate. If anyone is going to the MNHS and get can me a copy of his death certificate it would be very much appreciated. My mother has told me he died in Minnesota and I know that's a big area. I'm guessing he was buried in Kandiyohi County. Any and all help would be great. Thank you! Wanda Gonzalez I am looking for information on my G uncle who has been the hardest person to find information as he died at the age of 2 and no one has any record of him except his dob and dod written in the Family Bible - no other mentions of where he was buried or anything else: Donald Archie Foote DOB: 07/30/1921 DOD: 04/13/1923 MNHS Cert #: 1923-MN - 006335 Died in: Kandiyohi County Parents: Wival Kenneth Foote / Margaret Esther (Lewis) Foote --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003

Hi! I am traveling to Northern Minnesota in July. I hope to locate my ggranparents markers. My elderly cousin wrote me. I am having trouble reading her writing. Maybe some one could help. They are buried in Larrk or Laurk or Larek Cemetery? Does this ring a bell to anyone? Take Care, Cherie hillbird@141.com

> "tell me if all adoptions in Minnesoto are sealed or if it would be possible > to look up or trace some of them. If it is possible where would one look for > this information. Thanks. A.T" > > Dennis Dennis, If the adoptee you are searching for is of the Catholic faith, contact Seton Agency, a Division of the Catholic Charities of Minneapolis. In 1999, I "found" three of my siblings through Seton. One word of advice: Watch your wallet. I was asked to provide the agency with my income tax returns for the previous three years to determine what fees I would have to pay. And, I was also asked for an "up-front fee." Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <Paddlec1@aol.com> To: <MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:51 AM Subject: [MINNESOTA] Adoption > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > "It is not the length of life, but depth of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

"I have helped 3 separate people with adopted ancestor's lately and all of the adoptees turned out to be products of a prostitute and adopted to immediate family members at the turn of the century 1800/1900. So be aware when you start searching as anything is possible. Margit" If what your saying is true Margrit, then you'd be able to answer the question....... "tell me if all adoptions in Minnesoto are sealed or if it would be possible to look up or trace some of them. If it is possible where would one look for this information. Thanks. A.T" Dennis

No, I cannot, as the information came from family members and local church records and one family had her birth certificate. Two were listed as father's unknown. I am talking 1900, not now. I have never dealt with any adoptions now or within the last 90 years or with the state of Minnesota. Margit > > "I have helped 3 separate people with adopted ancestor's lately and all of > the adoptees turned out to be products of a prostitute and adopted to > immediate family members at the turn of the century 1800/1900. So be aware > when you start searching as anything is possible. > Margit" > > If what your saying is true Margrit, then you'd be able to answer the > question....... > > "tell me if all adoptions in Minnesoto are sealed or if it would be possible > to look up or trace some of them. If it is possible where would one look for > this information. Thanks. A.T"

<http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/adoption_records/minnesota_adoption_record s.htm> I have helped 3 separate people with adopted ancestor's lately and all of the adoptees turned out to be products of a prostitute and adopted to immediate family members at the turn of the century 1800/1900. So be aware when you start searching as anything is possible. Margit or http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/res_adpt.html > At 08:49 PM 1/2/2004 -0500, Robert Tucker wrote: >> Could S.K.S. tell me if all adoptions in Minnesoto are sealed or if it >> would be possible to look up or trace some of them. If it is possible >> where would one look for this information. Thanks. A.T. > > It would be great if SKS would reply to the list because I'd like to know too!