Birth certificates for William and Margery -- you first have to discover exactly when and where they were born. In small little towns you can call or write to the county courthouse for the town, and they may look it up for you. But... I think they were born in Minneapolis, as William said on his World War 1 draft record, and that would be more difficult. Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. There are a lot of volunteers who might look up the information for you. Minneapolis (I think actually in St. Paul) has a huge Minnesota Historical Society with all kinds of historical records. I spent a couple of days there researching my family when I traveled to Minnesota with my daughter. -- World War 1 draft... I have a great uncle who registered while living and working in Calgary, Canada. (family was in Ohio) He had to fight in a Canadian unit, and is said to have died in France. I've been struggling to figure that one out as I can't find anything about him after his draft registration. The actual records of soldiers in WW1 have not been made public. I can look for William T in Canadian records, if you would like. --- the RAOGK volunteer is NOT ALLOWED to ask for money, except for a dollar or two for gas, photos of tombstones, photocopies, postage stamp, etc. --- directory -- I emailed a volunteer already about looking for the family in Minneapolis directories from 1892 - 1900. She hasn't gotten back to me yet. No LETIZ names at all in any directory, which leads me to believe the correct spelling is LEITZ. I have access to a couple of the Minneapolis directories on the internet through my local library system, but none for the years which might list Euphemia and husband Leitz. Here are all Leitz and Tweedies in the directories I have access to: 1882 --- No LEITZ. TWEEDIE, William, mach (machinist? ) C. M. and St. P. lives at 1815 S 7th. 1885 - 1886 ----LEITZ Frank J. sales, lives at 814 SE 6th. Fred C., cabinetmaker, 814 SE 6th. William, superintendant Northwestern Casket Co., 814 SE 6th. TWEEDIE Wm, mach. lives at 265 Cedar av. 1886 - 1887 --- LEITZ Frank J, traveling agent livest at 615 7th av SE. Fred C., emp. NW Casket Co, same address. Wm. sup NW Casket Co, same address. Wm. Jr., emp NW Casket Co, same address. TWEEDIE Mary, Miss, milliner, lives at 274 Cedar Av. William, foreman motor round house, 271 Cedar Ave [I think it should be 274..]. William, Mrs., millinery store at 274 Cedar Ave. lives at same address. 1889 - 1891 --- TWEEDIE Miss Euphemia G., clerk, lives 271 Cedar Ave. [hmm.. was it 271 or 271 Cedar where they lived and worked?]. Mrs. Marjory, milliner, 271 Cedar. Wm, engineer, 271 Cedar. LEITZ Frank J, trav agent, 626 E 15th. Frederick C, finisher 814 SE 6th. George L, same address. John F, finisher, same. Kate, domestic servant, no address. Wm., superintendent, 814 SE 6th. In the 1900 census for Minneapolis, the adult Leitz men are William and Frank, which leaves the George, Fred and John listed in the 1889 city directory as "missing". That doesn't really help narrow down which of them might have been Euphemia's husband. ------------------------------------ I see online that Minneapolis had a city directory for each year in the 1890s. Let's hope the one volunteer gets back to me. More soon, Beth

Who is the man you are looking for who you think died in France? I may have access to something helpful . . . and then gain . . . Jeanine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Rau" <bethrau@hotmail.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN > Birth certificates for William and Margery > > -- you first have to discover exactly when and where they were born. In > small little towns you can call or write to the county courthouse for the > town, and they may look it up for you. But... I think they were born in > Minneapolis, as William said on his World War 1 draft record, and that > would > be more difficult. Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. There are a lot of > volunteers who might look up the information for you. Minneapolis (I > think > actually in St. Paul) has a huge Minnesota Historical Society with all > kinds > of historical records. I spent a couple of days there researching my > family > when I traveled to Minnesota with my daughter. > > -- World War 1 draft... I have a great uncle who registered while living > and working in Calgary, Canada. (family was in Ohio) He had to fight in > a > Canadian unit, and is said to have died in France. I've been struggling > to > figure that one out as I can't find anything about him after his draft > registration. The actual records of soldiers in WW1 have not been made > public. > > I can look for William T in Canadian records, if you would like. > > --- the RAOGK volunteer is NOT ALLOWED to ask for money, except for a > dollar > or two for gas, photos of tombstones, photocopies, postage stamp, etc. > > --- directory -- I emailed a volunteer already about looking for the > family > in Minneapolis directories from 1892 - 1900. She hasn't gotten back to me > yet. No LETIZ names at all in any directory, which leads me to believe > the > correct spelling is LEITZ. > > I have access to a couple of the Minneapolis directories on the internet > through my local library system, but none for the years which might list > Euphemia and husband Leitz. > > Here are all Leitz and Tweedies in the directories I have access to: > > 1882 --- No LEITZ. > > TWEEDIE, William, mach (machinist? ) C. M. and St. P. lives at 1815 S > 7th. > > 1885 - 1886 ----LEITZ Frank J. sales, lives at 814 SE 6th. Fred C., > cabinetmaker, 814 SE 6th. William, superintendant Northwestern Casket > Co., > 814 SE 6th. > > TWEEDIE Wm, mach. lives at 265 Cedar av. > > 1886 - 1887 --- LEITZ Frank J, traveling agent livest at 615 7th av SE. > Fred C., emp. NW Casket Co, same address. Wm. sup NW Casket Co, same > address. Wm. Jr., emp NW Casket Co, same address. > > TWEEDIE Mary, Miss, milliner, lives at 274 Cedar Av. William, foreman > motor > round house, 271 Cedar Ave [I think it should be 274..]. William, Mrs., > millinery store at 274 Cedar Ave. lives at same address. > > 1889 - 1891 --- TWEEDIE Miss Euphemia G., clerk, lives 271 Cedar Ave. > [hmm.. was it 271 or 271 Cedar where they lived and worked?]. Mrs. > Marjory, milliner, 271 Cedar. Wm, engineer, 271 Cedar. > > LEITZ Frank J, trav agent, 626 E 15th. Frederick C, finisher 814 SE 6th. > George L, same address. John F, finisher, same. Kate, domestic servant, > no > address. Wm., superintendent, 814 SE 6th. > > In the 1900 census for Minneapolis, the adult Leitz men are William and > Frank, which leaves the George, Fred and John listed in the 1889 city > directory as "missing". That doesn't really help narrow down which of > them > might have been Euphemia's husband. > ------------------------------------ > > I see online that Minneapolis had a city directory for each year in the > 1890s. Let's hope the one volunteer gets back to me. > > More soon, > > Beth > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

IT VERY WELL COULD BE WILLIAM AS THEY MOST OFTEN NAME THE BOY AFTER THE FATHER IN SCOTLAND AND THAT IS WHERE THE TWEEDIES WERE FROM. HMM! IT'S AN IDEA. BUT THERE WASN'T A DEATH RECORD FOR WILLIAM? THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME THAT I FIGURED HE WOULD HAVE DIED. OF COURSE THAT WAS HER FATHER'S NAME TOO. MY GRANDFATHER WILLIAM TWEEDIE LIVED UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME BILLIE WALKER COMES TO MIND. WILL HAVE TO SEARCH THRU MY FILE AND SEE WHERE AT IN CANADA. SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE MY UNCLE AND AUNT WERE BORN. I KNOW MY UNCLE NEEDED HIS PLACE OF BIRTH AND I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE STORY I THINK FROM MY GRANDMOTHER AND ASKED IF HE TRIED IN CANADA AND HE FOUND IT THERE. IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT IF EUPHEMIA WORKED AS A CLERK FOR THE RR? NORTHERN PACIFIC? YOU WERE A BUSY GIRL BETH! THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. SANDY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Rau" <bethrau@hotmail.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] EVERGREEN CEMETERY IN STAPLES, MN > Birth certificates for William and Margery > > -- you first have to discover exactly when and where they were born. In > small little towns you can call or write to the county courthouse for the > town, and they may look it up for you. But... I think they were born in > Minneapolis, as William said on his World War 1 draft record, and that > would > be more difficult. Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. There are a lot of > volunteers who might look up the information for you. Minneapolis (I > think > actually in St. Paul) has a huge Minnesota Historical Society with all > kinds > of historical records. I spent a couple of days there researching my > family > when I traveled to Minnesota with my daughter. > > -- World War 1 draft... I have a great uncle who registered while living > and working in Calgary, Canada. (family was in Ohio) He had to fight in > a > Canadian unit, and is said to have died in France. I've been struggling > to > figure that one out as I can't find anything about him after his draft > registration. The actual records of soldiers in WW1 have not been made > public. > > I can look for William T in Canadian records, if you would like. > > --- the RAOGK volunteer is NOT ALLOWED to ask for money, except for a > dollar > or two for gas, photos of tombstones, photocopies, postage stamp, etc. > > --- directory -- I emailed a volunteer already about looking for the > family > in Minneapolis directories from 1892 - 1900. She hasn't gotten back to me > yet. No LETIZ names at all in any directory, which leads me to believe > the > correct spelling is LEITZ. > > I have access to a couple of the Minneapolis directories on the internet > through my local library system, but none for the years which might list > Euphemia and husband Leitz. > > Here are all Leitz and Tweedies in the directories I have access to: > > 1882 --- No LEITZ. > > TWEEDIE, William, mach (machinist? ) C. M. and St. P. lives at 1815 S > 7th. > > 1885 - 1886 ----LEITZ Frank J. sales, lives at 814 SE 6th. Fred C., > cabinetmaker, 814 SE 6th. William, superintendant Northwestern Casket > Co., > 814 SE 6th. > > TWEEDIE Wm, mach. lives at 265 Cedar av. > > 1886 - 1887 --- LEITZ Frank J, traveling agent livest at 615 7th av SE. > Fred C., emp. NW Casket Co, same address. Wm. sup NW Casket Co, same > address. Wm. Jr., emp NW Casket Co, same address. > > TWEEDIE Mary, Miss, milliner, lives at 274 Cedar Av. William, foreman > motor > round house, 271 Cedar Ave [I think it should be 274..]. William, Mrs., > millinery store at 274 Cedar Ave. lives at same address. > > 1889 - 1891 --- TWEEDIE Miss Euphemia G., clerk, lives 271 Cedar Ave. > [hmm.. was it 271 or 271 Cedar where they lived and worked?]. Mrs. > Marjory, milliner, 271 Cedar. Wm, engineer, 271 Cedar. > > LEITZ Frank J, trav agent, 626 E 15th. Frederick C, finisher 814 SE 6th. > George L, same address. John F, finisher, same. Kate, domestic servant, > no > address. Wm., superintendent, 814 SE 6th. > > In the 1900 census for Minneapolis, the adult Leitz men are William and > Frank, which leaves the George, Fred and John listed in the 1889 city > directory as "missing". That doesn't really help narrow down which of > them > might have been Euphemia's husband. > ------------------------------------ > > I see online that Minneapolis had a city directory for each year in the > 1890s. Let's hope the one volunteer gets back to me. > > More soon, > > Beth > > > > ------------------------------- > 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