But Staples is not in the SE corner of the state . . . it is NW St. Cloud, MN . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Rau" <bethrau@hotmail.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN > I'm a nurse, and I'm thinking that the medical reference was probably that > she had scarlet fever/strep throat. Of course there were no antibiotics, > and it sometimes infects the heart which makes it very weak. My husband > has > an uncle who died from that. > > Death certificates, in larger cities especially, were sometimes filled out > by the hospital, doctor or funeral home, leaving out much info. > > I have found a new online newspaper record and will check it for your > family > names. It is concentrated in Winona, Minnesota, in the SE corner of the > state, so I don't know whether it will have much information. > > Beth > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <joe.sandy@comcast.net> > To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 5:38 PM > Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN > > >> Did I tell you Beth that I did get the Death Cert. for Margery Graham. It >> was the least informative of all the death certificates that I have >> received. Don't understand it as even her mother's name (Eupehmia) wasn't >> even there. Just the date and she died of Scarlatina Va, vular heart >> disease, her age was just listed as 11 and birthplace U.S. and burial in >> Staples, Minn. St. Paul with attending physician and Reporter J. Ohage, >> M. >> D. >> Don't you find that strange? >> Why wouldn't her mother or one of her other relatives given information? >> Makes one wonder if she was so sick that she may never have lived with >> her. >> Or could she have been contagious? >> I don't know! Big mystery >> Sandy >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jeanine Reckinger" <jreck@ecenet.com> >> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 2:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN >> >> >>> Might I also suggest checking with the funeral home in the area? Many >>> times >>> those records follow new owners and if they have records, I have always >>> found they are most happy to share . . . and sometimes I've found my >>> best >>> gems in the little scribbled notes in those files!! Good luck, Jeanine >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Beth Rau" <bethrau@hotmail.com> >>> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:18 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN >>> >>> >>>> Hi Sandy, >>>> >>>> I have searched through all the online databases I subscribe to, and >>>> haven't >>>> found anything definitive for you on LEITZ. >>>> >>>> My best guess is that both of Euphemia's children were either adopted >>>> by >>>> George GRAHAM, or went by his last name after the marriage. >>>> >>>> George's obituary from December 26, 1951, in the Brainerd, Minnesota, >>>> newspaper, lists step-son, W. T. GRAHAM. Euphemia's daughter was >>>> listed >>>> as >>>> Margeoria on the 1900 census, as was Euphemia's sister and mother. >>>> Also >>>> listed was her son, William LETIZ [sic]. We know William used GRAHAM >>>> as >>>> his >>>> last name by the 1910 census, and it follows that Margery would have >>>> used >>>> that name also, had she lived. >>>> >>>> I don't find an obituary for Euphemia because the August, 1950, >>>> newspapers >>>> aren't included in the NewspaperArchive.com database. (George's obit >>>> says >>>> she died in August of 1950, but doesn't give an exact date). >>>> >>>> There are several ways you can proceed with your search: >>>> >>>> Send for the death certificate for the above Margery Graham, born 1893, >>>> died >>>> May 30, 1904, in Ramsey County, MN. >>>> >>>> Find a volunteer (either from a county genweb site, or from RAOGK: >>>> Random >>>> Acts of Genealogical Kindness) who can go to the Evergreen Hill >>>> cemetery >>>> in >>>> Staples, and/or look through courthouse records for the above Margery's >>>> death in 1904. >>>> >>>> William Tweedie Graham listed Minneapolis as his birth place on January >>>> 24, >>>> 1895, on his WW1 draft registration card. A volunteer could look up >>>> that >>>> birth record for you. >>>> >>>> I'll continue to dig through online resources, and will get back to you >>>> if >>>> I >>>> find anything more. >>>> >>>> Beth >>>> >>>> ============================= >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <joe.sandy@comcast.net> >>>> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 2:46 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN >>>> >>>> >>>>> HI BETH, >>>>> I need the first name of Euphemia's daughter. >>>>> She wasn't a Graham as that is who Euphemia married in 1901. >>>>> I want to find marriage certificate for Euphemia Gowan nee Tweedie, >>>>> Letiz, >>>>> Graham. Gowan was her mother's maiden name! >>>>> Have death certificate for Euphemia, her second husband George Wallace >>>>> Graham and her son who it said was a step son of Graham but he also >>>>> went >>>>> by >>>>> the Graham name. He was William Tweedie Graham. >>>>> The birth dates for Margeoria.Marjorie/ Margery was May of 1893 and >>>>> William >>>>> T. was born 1895 in Jan. .. They were listed as Letiz in the 1900 >>>>> Federal >>>>> Census, Hennepin County. I have that. That's how I knew that >>>>> Euphemia >>>>> was >>>>> a widow by the name of Letiz. >>>>> Hope I was able to make it a bit clearer. :) >>>>> Thanks for ur help, >>>>> Sandy >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >