Janice, I tried searching for "Sam Penly" born any where in the U.S. in the online (free) 1880 census. I only see eight of them. I found zero "Leon Penly" hits. So, perhaps he used a middle name or something when he was little.(?) I did see one "Lee Pendley" in KY. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1. Samuel P. PENLEY - 1880 United States Census / Virginia Son Gender: Male Birth: <1878> VA 2. Samuel PENLEY - 1880 United States Census / Virginia Son Gender: Male Birth: <1856> VA 3. Samuel A. PENDLEY - 1880 United States Census / North Carolina Self Gender: Male Birth: <1848> NC 4. Samuel H. PENLEY - 1880 United States Census / Tennessee Son Gender: Male Birth: <1868> TN 5. Samuel PENLEY - 1880 United States Census / Virginia Self Gender: Male Birth: <1826> VA 6. Samuel PENLEY - 1880 United States Census / Virginia Other Gender: Male Birth: <1858> VA 7. Samul W. PENDLEY - 1880 United States Census / Georgia Self Gender: Male Birth: <1852> GA 8. Samuel PENDLEY - 1880 United States Census / Indiana Son Gender: Male Birth: <1861> IN Index to MN death certs (1907 through 1996) is here: http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm There are six PENLEYs listed - all of them in Hennepin Co. There were no PENDLEY/PENDLYs for MN. There were two PENLYs in KANDIYOHI Co. PENLEY, LEON E CertID# 1951-MN-019790 Date of Death: 03/28/1951 County of Death: HENNEPIN PENLEY, ALMA CHARLOTTE CertID# 1975-MN-022572 Date of Birth: 12/12/1881 Place of Birth: MINNESOTA Mother Maiden Name: JONES PENLEY, MAHALA CertID# 1927-MN-017877 Date of Death: 03/10/1927 County of Death: HENNEPIN PENLEY, ROBERT E. <- probably your Robert CertID# 1995-MN-024678 Date of Birth: 11/13/1912 Place of Birth: MINNESOTA Mother Maiden Name: ROSING Kathy Janice R Freeman wrote: > Thanks, Kathy, > > IF the 1880 Census is correct and 16 year old Emma PENDLEY's parents were > both b in ENG, she is not a direct descendant of Joseph PENLY (he > spelled it without the "e" throughout his life) who arrived in Freeport, > ME abt 1770, served in the Rev War, m1 widow Esther FOGG JOHNSON, m2 > Thankful MOODY. There were ch from both marriages. However, there is > speculation that the PENLEY and PENDLEY families are indeed the same. > > I'm looking for a son of Samuel 2 PENLEY (who was the 4th ch and 2nd son > of Joseph 1 PENLY and his second wife, Thankful MOODY). Samuel was > married twice and his eldest child by his second mariage appears to be a > dau, Romellia, who was b abt 1836. Romellia had at least one brother who > went to MN. > > I believe the following may be Romellia's nephew. This is the only > PENLEY family listed on Ancestry.com's 1930 MN Census. > > 1930 MN Census in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co, Minnesota > Leon PENLEY age 56, b MN, but both his parents were b in ME. Listed > with him are the following: > Alma 46 Wife Parents b Sweden and New York > Dean 28 Son Parents b MN > Robert 17 Son Parents b MN > > Someone in this family may have had contact with Robert PENLEY (my > mother's third cousin), a priest, about 1950. He may have been in ME, RI, > or even England at that time. Robert did a major compilation of this > PENLEY family of Maine and I am trying to bring the lines up-to-date. I > found a descendant of Romellia's in NV this past August, thanks to her > posting on MEOXFORD, though this part of our family had remained in > Androscoggin Co, ME (around Lewiston/Auburn) which is MEANDROS, before > some moved to MA. > > Janice > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > "It is not the length of life, but depth of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson > > ============================== > 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 sorry. I had it in my memory that the 2 fires were the same. My apologies to the list for giving incorrect information, shouldn't have answered when I was drugged on pain meds. Jo Hogle

Thanks, Kathy, IF the 1880 Census is correct and 16 year old Emma PENDLEY's parents were both b in ENG, she is not a direct descendant of Joseph PENLY (he spelled it without the "e" throughout his life) who arrived in Freeport, ME abt 1770, served in the Rev War, m1 widow Esther FOGG JOHNSON, m2 Thankful MOODY. There were ch from both marriages. However, there is speculation that the PENLEY and PENDLEY families are indeed the same. I'm looking for a son of Samuel 2 PENLEY (who was the 4th ch and 2nd son of Joseph 1 PENLY and his second wife, Thankful MOODY). Samuel was married twice and his eldest child by his second mariage appears to be a dau, Romellia, who was b abt 1836. Romellia had at least one brother who went to MN. I believe the following may be Romellia's nephew. This is the only PENLEY family listed on Ancestry.com's 1930 MN Census. 1930 MN Census in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co, Minnesota Leon PENLEY age 56, b MN, but both his parents were b in ME. Listed with him are the following: Alma 46 Wife Parents b Sweden and New York Dean 28 Son Parents b MN Robert 17 Son Parents b MN Someone in this family may have had contact with Robert PENLEY (my mother's third cousin), a priest, about 1950. He may have been in ME, RI, or even England at that time. Robert did a major compilation of this PENLEY family of Maine and I am trying to bring the lines up-to-date. I found a descendant of Romellia's in NV this past August, thanks to her posting on MEOXFORD, though this part of our family had remained in Androscoggin Co, ME (around Lewiston/Auburn) which is MEANDROS, before some moved to MA. Janice

Janice, The free, online 1880 census - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp shows one Emma Pendley. Born MN and a 16 year old school teacher living in Haven, Sherburne, Minnesota. Her parents were born in England. Kathy Janice R Freeman wrote: > Have distant PENLEY cousins that moved from ME/MA to Minnesota, probably > abt 1850-1900. > > If you know of any possible PENLEY's or are one, please contact me. > > Janice > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb WorldConnect Project! Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://www.worldconnect.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

Have distant PENLEY cousins that moved from ME/MA to Minnesota, probably abt 1850-1900. If you know of any possible PENLEY's or are one, please contact me. Janice

If I'm not mistaken, I believe there is a museum in Hinckley dedicated to the fire. on 12/17/03 2:11 PM, Beth Rau at bethrau@hotmail.com wrote: > The Ancestry.com Historical Newspaper archive is filled with accounts of the > September, 1894 "Hinckley Fire". When I search for "Hinckley" and "fire" in > 1918, I don't find a newspaper notice for a fire in that town, only that > 1918 was a bad year for fires in general. > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > To view completed census transcriptions online, go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > ============================== > 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 >

The Ancestry.com Historical Newspaper archive is filled with accounts of the September, 1894 "Hinckley Fire". When I search for "Hinckley" and "fire" in 1918, I don't find a newspaper notice for a fire in that town, only that 1918 was a bad year for fires in general.

The Hinckley Fire took place on Sept. 1, 1894. It is not the same fire that you are discussing in 1918. My grandfather was a survivor of the Hinckley Fire. Carol C. Eddleman Director of Data Acquisition Pa-Roots http://www.pa-roots.com/data.html

In a message dated 12/17/03 5:29:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, MNGenLdy@aol.com writes: << There is a museum in Hinckley, Minnesota dedicated to the Great Fire - called the Hinckley Fire Museum. There is a cemetery nearby with the huge mass graves for all the people killed in Hinckley. This is the same fire that roared through Cloquet and other communities as well - so fast that people didn't have much time to take cover. >> I grew up on a farm not far from Hinkley (Milaca area). The great fire had destroyed everything in it's path, except for one very large old-growth pine tree. The tree was on our farm and was a local landmark because of it's size. It is still rare that I see a tree that big, even in the rocky mountain west where I now live. In 1959 my father sold the farm to a fellow by the name of Bud Rice. One of the first things Mr. Rice did on taking over the farm was to cut down the giant tree. Lowell D Schafer Former resident, Milaca MN.

This book was written by Carol Illikainen Piippo-Lambert in the 75th Commemoration of the 1918 Forest Fire. The book was reproduced by the Moose Lake Historical Society for fund raising purposes. The book may still be available by the Moose Lake Area Historical Society, Box 235, Moose Lake Minnesota 55767. It not only brings the fury of the fire into one's own image and experience, it tells who these people were, what they did during the fire, how they protected themselves, their survival techniques, and how they forgot themselves and bonded their hearts together. Read about the lives of these frantic people, their actual experiences. How did they pick up the pieces of charred memories and start over again--it is all in this book. In their memory, please order the book today. Again, the name is "Firebeast, the Fires of 1918". Ardell Sortomme Drube of Colorado With family roots in the Moose Lake Area

Thank You all for your help. A great Aunt was in a wheelchair ,she made her family leave her behind because the fire moved so fast.Her husband was burned but managed to get the children on a lumber train getting the people out of town. Rose Ashland,MA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

There is a museum in Hinckley, Minnesota dedicated to the Great Fire - called the Hinckley Fire Museum. There is a cemetery nearby with the huge mass graves for all the people killed in Hinckley. This is the same fire that roared through Cloquet and other communities as well - so fast that people didn't have much time to take cover. Incidentally this fire occured at the same time as the Great Chicago Fire so most parts of the country never heard of this horrible tragedy that occured in MN, it was overshadowed by the Chicago fire. I suggest you contact the Minnesota History Center as I am certain they have more information, and the fire museum in Hinckley would be another resource. Jo Hogle

At 05:27 PM 12/16/2003 -0800, Rosemarie Benson wrote: >Hi to all, > >In 1918 the great fire destroyed 400 homes and killed 551 people. > >Would anyone know if a list was published of the 551 people who perished >in this fire?I am looking for any LeBrasseur's, Loisel's and Roussay's. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Rose > >Ashland,MA. > > Rose --------- Check with the Minnesota Historical Center in St. Paul. 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

<http://www.cloquetmn.com/journal/index.php?story_id=154546> New book on Great Fire released The Pine Journal Last Updated: Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 02:20:02 PM CLOQUET - Just in time for the 85th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1918, authors Christine Skalko and Marlene Wisuri, in conjunction with the Carlton County Historical Society (CCHS), have released a book titled ³Fire Storm - The Great Fires of 1918.² ³We¹re real pleased with it,² commented Wisuri, who is the director of the CCHS. ³We put it together for the school district, so the teachers would have material to teach from. We¹re real pleased with how it turned out.² The slick-covered 128-page book uses photos, stories and personal accounts to tell the story of Minnesota¹s greatest fire tragedy. ³I think everyone will find it interesting,² Wisuri predicted. ³We wrote it so that it would be suitable for young people. We used a lot of illustrations and other materials.² The book was made possible through grants by Sappi Fine Paper, the Cloquet Educational Foundation, Edwin F. and Mary Erickson, Lake Country Power, Members Cooperative Credit Union, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Walls Fargo Bank of Cloquet. The book is available at the Carlton County History and Heritage Center, 406 Cloquet Avenue, for $18. ³We¹re hoping that this will help teach a new generation about the history of the fire,² Wisuri added. ³I think it will be a nice contribution to the literature of the fire. Nineteen-Eighteen The Pine Journal Last Updated: Friday, October 10th, 2003 02:19:30 PM During the month of October, as a memoriam to the great fire of 1918, and in anticipation of the upcoming Cloquet Centennial Celebration to be held July 1-4, 2004, we will print some unique stories which were published in 1935 as part of an essay contest sponsored by the Cloquet Women¹s Friday Club. The outcome of the contest was ³Essays on the 1918 Forest Fire; Cloquet, Minnesota.² Permission has been given by the Cloquet Women¹s Friday Club for us to reprint the top three contest winning essays. Today we share portions from third prize essay simply entitled ³Nineteen-Eighteen² written by Mrs. Betty Bergman Erickson of Cloquet. Nineteen-Eighteen It was the fall of 1918. The Peters homestead lay snugly awaiting the approach of winter ­ potatoes filled the bins, the corn was in the shock, and the haymows were bursting with fragrant hay. The oats had been threshed, and meat was curing in barrels in the storehouse. A group of cattle, sleek and contented, grazed in the pasture, accompanied by the sociable clucking of a score or more of pullets, already fattening for the Thanksgiving feast. In the South Hollow the orchard lay, complacently awaiting the approach of winter. It had just begun to repay its owners for years of painstaking care, with basketfuls of delicious fruit. Around this idyllic scene the sturdy pine trees whispered protectingly in the autumn breeze. These trees had been the special pride of John Peters and his wife ever since the couple had filed on the homestead with its virgin timber. Through all the changes of the country-side they had stood in their age-old majesties, murmuring blessings on the simple home in their midst. Saturday, October 12th, dawned clear and mild. John Peters had gone out into the north woods with some neighbors to reconnoiter and his wife went about her duties. Their two daughters were coming home for the weekend, Janet the bride, from Cloquet with her husband and Clara from Duluth where she was attending business college. Mrs. Peters planned supper as she went about her tasks. She tried to stifle her anxiety, for there was in increasing menace in the air. The smoke was growing thicker, and the wind was blowing more briskly. Reports were brought in by neighbors of fires in the north and west. The sun had become a bloody red ball, and the smoke stung the eyes cruelly. The family arrived and after a hastily eaten meal, went outside to assess the changing winds. The wind had increased to a gale. The sky glowed with a dull red, which brightened as the daylight waned. A low, rumbling grew rapidly louder in the west. Soot and cinders flew through the air. The wind whistled and moaned and shrieked. The stately pines swayed and almost doubled in the hot blast. The small group of humans looked at each other with paling cheeks. They laid swift plans. To attempt flight along the winding wagon road would be worse than useless. ³The root house!² saving thought, John Peters had spoken the magic words. Well covered with sod it was, the door facing away from the wind and fire. Yes, the root house or outdoor cellar would be their refuge. The group was hurriedly organized. Several pails of water were dispatched to the cellar, the door of which was thoroughly saturated. A bundle of empty potato sacks were also soaked and placed beside the pails. Several loaves of freshly baked bread, jars of butter and some blankets were carried into the haven. The unwilling cattle were loosened from their stalls and led out into the field where they huddled together in a low spot. The fat pullets were forgotten in the scramble. They gathered what articles they could from the home, placed larger cherished household items out in the fields in hopes of salvaging something later. The fire would wait no longer ­ to the root house they all ran. The root house was soothingly cool after the heat above. A hurried count of the group was taken. Yes, everyone was there, eight in all. Thank the merciful God. The little group sat down on the edges of the filled potato bins to regain their breaths and await developments. Even through the thick sod roof they could hear the terrifying rumble and roar of the fire and the wind howling and screaming like a thousand loosed demons. Minutes dragged by like hours. Whenever the trapdoor was lifted ever so slightly the thick smoke, laden with sparks and cinders, rolled in suffocatingly. There was a stifled sob from Mrs. Peters as her home of many years went up ­ a pillar of flames. John Peters¹ face was set and grim as the fire swept hungrily over his beloved forest of pines. The night wore slowly on there in the damp cellar with its odors of stored vegetables. The refugees made the best of the situation. Blankets were spread in the potato bins and the weary gathering lay down to get some rest. It was morning. Faint beams of light seeped through the cracks of the door. The time had come to venture out. It was a depressing sight. House and barns were leveled to the ground. The crops were gone. The orchard was in ruins. A tiny log cabin in the distance had by some freak of nature been spared. It would at least furnish a roof over their heads for the immediate future. The meat, which had been curing in the barrels of brine, was still edible, in spite of a pronounced taste of smoke. This meat was destined to be one of the chief articles of food during the following winter. One question was uppermost in their minds. How had the neighbors fared? Just at that time a messenger arrived with the upsetting news that many were missing. The search party of grave-faced men set out immediately. The tales told to our friends by the following hours were tragic beyond words. (Editors note: A detailed description of the events of that day can be found in the complete story printed in the book ³Essays on the 1918 Forest Fire ­ Cloquet Minnesota,² which will be available for reading at the Carlton County Historical Society, or you may check out the Cloquet Centennial Web page at cloquetcentennial.com). > > > Hi to all, > > In 1918 the great fire destroyed 400 homes and killed 551 people. > > Would anyone know if a list was published of the 551 people who perished in > this fire?I am looking for any LeBrasseur's, Loisel's and Roussay's.

Hi Rose, Where in Minnesota was the big fire? Margit > Hi to all, > > In 1918 the great fire destroyed 400 homes and killed 551 people. > > Would anyone know if a list was published of the 551 people who perished in > this fire?I am looking for any LeBrasseur's, Loisel's and Roussay's. > > Any help would be appreciated.

Does anyone know if there are any 1901 papers for Bingham Lake Minnesota; Thomas Kennedy was killed in a railroad accident there 26 Feb 1901. Any help would be appreciated. Carolyn

Hi to all, In 1918 the great fire destroyed 400 homes and killed 551 people. Would anyone know if a list was published of the 551 people who perished in this fire?I am looking for any LeBrasseur's, Loisel's and Roussay's. Any help would be appreciated. Rose Ashland,MA. list was published of the 551 people who perished in this fire a --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

There seems to have been a lot of questions lately about the availability of newspapers at the Minnesota Historical Society. Try this site for more information: >http://collections.mnhs.org/newspapers/arhelp.html 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

I found a photograph of a Carl Magnuson Carlson dated 1892 and it was taken in the year of 1892 in the town of Ortonville, MN. My Grandmother lived in this town in `1880 Cencus. Could anyone give me any information on this family or where to to find more information on them. My Aunt Eve died in February 21, 1912 in Minneapolis,MN. I am told that I can get information on line of her death. How can I do this? Know that I am full of questions today but will greatly appreciate any information you can give me. Thank you A.C.T.

You might try the Minnesota Historical Society, I believe they have records on train accidents. They also have a section on Minnesota newspapers. Good luck. MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 MINNESOTA-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 175 Today's Topics: #1 [MINNESOTA] (new) obit ["carolyn" ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from MINNESOTA-D, send a message to MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the list administrator, send mail to MINNESOTA-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:01:07 -0000 From: "carolyn" To: MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MINNESOTA] (new) obit Can anyone help me with an obit for: Thos Kennedy; White Male; Brakeman; 47 years; died Feb 26 1901; Railroad Accident at Bingham Lake Minnesota; lived at West Superior; buried March 1 in Graceville Minnesota Carolyn Happy Holidays Dennis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now