The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Friday, February 4, 1938, Front page Information Sought on Accident Death Minneapolis Man Sends Telegram, Requests Details of Death A telegram from B.B. Gibbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota to Coroner C.R. Callaway today requested further particulars about the Death of the man identified here as Edward Francis Mayer, formerly of Minneapolis. The man was killed a week ago when struck by a Union Pacific freight train near Celilo (Oregon). Gibbs asked particulars of the man's death, whether he had a Buick car, life insurance and money, and the costs of sending the body to Minneapolis. He gave no details about his possible connection with the man. Mr. Callaway said he would dispatch another telegram this afternoon furnishing further information. Announcement of the probable identity of the man was made yesterday by Coroner Callaway and state police. It is understood that Fred Wegener, an employe of the Railway Express agency, furnished the lead which resulted in the man's identification. Wegener took the suitcase and traveling bag for shipment to Spokane (Washington) and associated the incident with the death of the man, it was reported. The Dalles Optimist, February 4, 1938, Front page Story of Dead Man Revealed Facts Indicate that He Leaped Under Train Efforts to Get Help Failed Last Struggle of Former Prosperous Merchant Told Step By Step. Although a well dressed man of past middle age who died this week under a freight train near Celilo (Oregon) had taken pains, according to the police, to destroy everything which might serve to identify him or to trace his origin, painstaking work by Coroner C.R. Callaway and the state police this week revealed not only his identity but the desperate efforts he had made furing his last few hours in The Dalles to raise money upon personal effects with which to carry on the fight which, apparently, he had been making to keep body and soul together. "We can now give you all of the facts, having traced the unfortunate man's actions during the time he was in The Dalles and for some time previous," said Sergeant Frank Grimm of the state police yesterday. "We have found that the man's name was E.F. Mayer and that his home was in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a prosperous clothing merchant of that city up to the time that his wife died about a year ago. Shortly after that he disposed of his business, took his Buick sedan and took a trip West which included a jaunt through the Yellowstone Park. Finally he reached the Oregon coast and there he disposed of his sedan. Apparently his funds began to shrink and he set about seeking employment, but without success. He had a gold watch, and he sold that in order to get fare to The Dalles. When he reached here he still had the gold chain, which he tried to sell for a dollar toseveral people, but nobody bought. He also had left a United states 'baby bond' for $25 which he tried to sell to several person for $10, but so far as we have been able to learn, nobody would buy it from him. "He also interviewed officers of the local ELKS lodge, as he had formerly been a member of that order. However, when he fell upon evil days his dues had lapsed and he could no longer prove himself in good standing. "He ate a meal or two at the Salvation Army kitchen while here and stayed at the Obarr hotel. When he arrived in town he had a suitcase and a traveling bag. At noon on Friday he shipped both of these, addressed to himself at Spokane (Washington), by express. Then he took all the papers by which he might be identified and, we believe, destroyed them, including the baby bond and the express receipt for the bags." Members of the train crew saw Mayer's body strike beside the track and hurtle for several yards before coming to rest in a crumpled heap. The train stopped and it was ascertained that the unfortunate man had died instantly. It was at first declared to be accidental, but the facts uncovered by the officials make it look more like the last desperate act of a disheartened man. Although the police had sent fingerprints of Mayer to all the usual sources of information, not a single one reported that Mayer had at any time been in the hands of the police. END Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/for recently updated information regarding Wasco County Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

There are a lot of us online who do lookups, whether out of books or scan and send obit's. If you write and ask for a lookup, please make sure you do not have the person who is doing the lookup for you blocked in your email. I had a lady write and ask me for Obit's in Norman County, Minnesota of Campbell's. Lots of long informative obit's they were with lots of family information going back to 1827. Trouble is, she won't get any of it, she has me blocked, or rather AOL.Com does. Now I have a lot of people blocked also, but still go through the filter list and pick out the non spam email that gets hung up in there and send it on to my regular email box. This is the email address of the lady looking for the Campbell information, if anyone knows her, tell her she has lots of good obit's waiting on her family. :-)) <NanaZorra@aol.com> Nancy Fox Margit

At 02:16 AM 2/15/2003 -0500, LChish5677@aol.com wrote: >I need some guidance. I have found out that my G Grandparents family William >and Nettie Donahue lived in Litchfield, MN during the 1900 census. Two of >their children May (Lucy) and Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) were attending the >Litchfield school system. How can I, or where do I go to obtain information >school records on those children. Les ----- Contact the county historical society and, if they can't help you, contact the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. Actually, school records are scarce as hen's teeth! Most of them were destroyed when the schools consolidated back in the 1950s. 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 need some guidance. I have found out that my G Grandparents family William and Nettie Donahue lived in Litchfield, MN during the 1900 census. Two of their children May (Lucy) and Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) were attending the Litchfield school system. How can I, or where do I go to obtain information school records on those children. Les Chisholm

In a message dated 2/9/03 1:02:19 PM Central Standard Time, MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Can someone help me find Edward NEUBAUER in the 1910 MN census. > Edward is listed as being born in Prussia, and Poland in later census, he > would be about 33 years old. His wife Helen, about 26, born Prussia or > Poland, and a daughter about 3, and son Fred about 2. > Where in Minnesota was he living in 1910?

Can someone help me find Edward NEUBAUER in the 1910 MN census. Edward is listed as being born in Prussia, and Poland in later census, he would be about 33 years old. His wife Helen, about 26, born Prussia or Poland, and a daughter about 3, and son Fred about 2.

Statement of Louisa Carpenter. (Taken August, 1901.) "My father was Louis Laramie, a Canadian Frenchman. I am 57 years old (summer, 1901) and a widow. I was born here at Traverse in 1844. My father was in the employ of the Fur Company at Traverse many years before I was born, but I do not know when he came here. His first wife died here and was probably buried in the little French cemetery. He married my mother at Mendota about 1842 or 1843. Mother was his second wife. Father Ravoux married them. Mother`s maiden name was Mary Red Iron, daughter of the old Chief Red Iron. Father was much older than mother. He died at Traverse on January 1st, 1863, soon after the Indians were hung in Mankato. Mother was a full blooded Sioux. LISTED ON THE 1860 MINNESOTA CENSUS FOR NICOLETT COUNTY, TRAVERSE TOWNSHIP; Louis Laramie, age 56, Shoemaker, b.Upper Canada Ta~to~doo~ta Laramie, age 36, wife, Indian, b.MN Rosalie Laramie, age 19, b.MN Josephine Allain, age 19, b.MN Louisa Laramie, age 16, b.MN Edward Laramie, age 14, b.MN Narcisse McNeal, age 11 mos., b.MN Rosalie Laramie is my great great grandmother, thanks for any information, Patrick.

Hello List Members, I`m looking for people named Laramie/carpenter buried in OLD FRENCH CEMETERY and in the following counties; SIBLEY, SCOTT, NICOLLET, LESUEUR, BLUE EARTH. 1800`s - 1950. thanks

Hi, I´m wondering if someone out there can help me find Erik* Oskar Andersson born 1893-10-13 in Tuna parish, Sweden. He emigrated to USA in mars 1913 on Helig Olav and "landed" in either Chicago or Minneapolis, I think. He was 19 then. Parents: Karl Oskar* Andersson b.1859-04-28, Maria Mathilda b. Corell 1858-04-24. Erik is my grandfathers half-brother. I would like to know where he lived and if he had a wife and children and if there is a living relative somewere. Regards Katarina Arkanius (born Andersson)

Would someone please lookup the 1904 City Dir for surname LAMPHERE, Thank you, Sarah srose@rosenet.net

I think it rather depends on the attending physician or family. Some were reported and appear in the records - I have several in my family. Have you tried the birth records as well as the death records? Good luck! Mary Chamberlain In a message dated 1/25/2003 1:01:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I am wondering if there is some kind of record of births of stillborn > babies.

Greetings All. Since our announcement this morning regarding the immediate release of 1906 Census records we have had a number of reports of people experiencing difficulty accessing the records. We can only assume from reports received that the number of people attempting to access the records could be swamping the website. Considering the number of subscribers to the Global Gazette, and the number of mail lists to which Muriel and I post directly, a conservative estimate of the numbers that have known about the website since shortly after it opened this morning would be 40,000 people. Add to this the readers of mail lists to which others forward our posts, and you could have a great many people trying to get access at the same time. We suggest that if you experience difficulty accessing the 1906 records, just wait awhile, or wait until tomorrow, and try again. Traffic at the website is likely to be very heavy, at least for the next few days. We have been waiting for this access for a long time. A day or two more won't hurt. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03

I just ran across this site while looking for something else. It lists original settlers from MN, MI, and WI, who were part of Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930's, and who settled in the Matanuska Colony in Alaska. It was of no help to me, but perhaps someone out there lost track of ancestors in the 1930's, and maybe this could be of some help. Ya never know! http://explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-matanuska.htm Regards from the frozen North: Kim

I am wondering if there is some kind of record of births of stillborn babies. Twins were born in 1909, both girls. One girl lived and one was most likely born dead as she was never given a name or baptized that we know of. I can find no record of this baby being buried in the local cemetery nor anything in the church records although the baby that lived is listed. Wouldn't the doctor have reported the dead baby as well as the living birth? There is nothing in the Minnesota death index about this dead baby. Thanks for any help Helene

This is my first time posting: Lamphere, first name is Phineas (middle: Charles) He was born 28 Sep 1904 in Diluth, MN Father unknown Mother Anna Thompson wife: Miriam Bretschneider Does anyone have this name in their data banks or does anyone have access to any information regarding this family? Thank you very much, Sarah srose@rosenet.net

Greetings All. I have just been advised, once more, that due to circumstances beyond our control, the expected announcement from Industry Minister Rock has been delayed once more. This time until tomorrow morning. I am assured that it is unlikely there will be any further delays. I will be getting up very early in the morning in anticipation of receiving a call from Ottawa advising that the announcement has been made. As soon as I know, you will know. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03

The pages below have been updated with more information, links and obit indexes. More links will be added as I have time. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiebakke/flom.html

Dear listers, John Haberman <jahaberman@hotmail.com> has very graciously donated hundreds of hours of work through the indexing of Steele Co., MN census records. As always, it is heartily recommended that original, primary sources be checked when ever possible. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele (please let me know if any links or anything is broken) These are from the Federal Census (microfilmed) images covering 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930. Because some of the images from the 1880 Census are virtually unreadable, he has extracted the property owners names from the 1879 Steele County Platt Map and included files with surnames for Clinton Falls and Summit Townships. An example from the "S" surname list from the 1930 index: Surname, Soundex Page Name(s) & Age(s) Steinbauer, S351 203A Victor 22, Bernadette 21 Steinbauer, S351 213B Anna 63 Steinberg, S351 136B John 40, Augusta 35, Herman 14, Elsie 12, Olga 10, Emil 8, Evelyn 5 Steinberg, S351 217A John 71, Pauline 66, Ida 34 Images for the Steele Co. 1860 census are also online in two locations: .tif format with partial indexing - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele/1860cen.htm .gif format at (scroll all the way to the bottom here) http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mn/mnfiles.htm Happy Hunting & Best Regards, Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele

I was looking at the 1870 Census for Washington County. The last column header says "Male citizens of US of 21 years of age and upwards where right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or crime." I have noticed that several of my ancestors have this column checked on the census. Does this mean they were US citizens and they were denied because of something they did, or were they in the process of becoming citizens and their right to vote was withheld until they were citizens? I really do not know how to interpret this column, without reading more into it than there is. Maybe someone out there has more experience with the census records than I do, that can explain it properly to me. Thanks for your time, Joy Marty Adrian PhilAdrian@lvcm.com www.martyfamily.com

I have a picture of the Officers of the 747th Maint Co MN National Guard taken on their activation for the Korean War 1950. Anyone who would like it please contact me at LChish5677@Aol.com Les Chisholm Lacey, WA