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 >

Hi Beth, Looks like you were really busy on this! Thank you. Couldn't find address for funeral home for Euphemia. Libbey Funeral Home in Grand Rapids, MN Don't know where to send for William and Margery's birth certificates. Having a devil of a time searching! I have obits for Euphemia and George, they were pretty big. From The Staples (Minn) World. Euphemia was listed as working as a clerk. I wonder if it was for Northern Pacific RR as that is where George worked. Wonder how one would check that one out or if it was even possible. Didn't know William T. reg. for the draft as the story is he evaded the draft by relocating to Canada. Just above North Dakota and I believe he worked for the RR there. I know my Aunt Marjorie and Uncle Lynn were born in Canada. My grandmother left him and had my mother Bebe prematurely in Fargo. Then got back together with him and had Uncle Don in MN. He cheated on her! Bad boy. Never met the man, but know at one time my mother tried to find him. She is the only child left and is 87 years old and in mid stages of Alzheimer's. Did go to RAOGK to look for a volunteer and he was way more interested in seeing if I was willing to pay him. I don't mind reimbursing for expenses and usually would offer anyone who did things for me. Just kind of turned me off. I asked for directory look up and he was giving me the whole script. I do see that there aren't many volunteers there. Don't know if it's just for the summer or they got over whelmed with look ups. I forgot about that site as I used it once before. As I recall got wonderful information. Few years ago. Was wondering about a directory look up for Euphemia Letiz prior to 1892 and up to 1895 when the children were being born hoping to find out where she was and what name she was using. Can it be looked up under Tweedie and Letiz? Where do you find them? Thanks once again for you help, Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanine Reckinger" <jreck@ecenet.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:22 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