Hello, Does anyone have access to a copy of the book named "History of Oakland County, Michigan" published by C H Everts & Co in 1877? I am trying to obtain a copy of Albert TERRY and his wife Lucinda Richardson TERRY's picture as well as a photo of their farm in Avon. They are reported to be in the above book. Would it be possible to copy the pictures? Pat patriciapresnell@sbcglobal.net

I'd be grateful to anyone who could find for me obituaries of the following persons who died in South Lyon, Oakland County: 18 April 1999 Thelma (-----) Eggers Happy to pay copying and mailing costs. If you're able to find them, please send by attachment or mail to: Scott Swanson Department of History Butler University 4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3485 I really appreciate your willingness to do this! Many thanks for your help, and best wishes to you. Scott Swanson sswanson@butler.edu

I'd be grateful to anyone who could find for me obituaries of the following persons who died in Pontiac, Oakland County: 2 November 1985 Edward Van Kirk Overstreet 16 March 1986 Lola Mary (Brown) Overstreet Happy to pay copying and mailing costs. If you're able to find them, please send by attachment or mail to: Scott Swanson Department of History Butler University 4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3485 I really appreciate your willingness to do this! Many thanks for your help, and best wishes to you. Scott Swanson sswanson@butler.edu

I'd be grateful to anyone who could find for me obituaries of the following persons who died in Waterford, Oakland County: 1 October 1991 Edward Van Kirk Overstreet Happy to pay copying and mailing costs. If you're able to find them, please send by attachment or mail to: Scott Swanson Department of History Butler University 4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3485 I really appreciate your willingness to do this! Many thanks for your help, and best wishes to you. Scott Swanson sswanson@butler.edu

I'd be grateful to anyone who could find for me obituaries of the following persons who died in Birmingham, Oakland County: 13 June 1984 Robert Joel Snyder 4 August 2001 Ruth Morgan (Manby) Snyder Happy to pay copying and mailing costs. If you're able to find them, please send by attachment or mail to: Scott Swanson Department of History Butler University 4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3485 I really appreciate your willingness to do this! Many thanks for your help, and best wishes to you. Scott Swanson sswanson@butler.edu

HI, Not sure of what you are looking for but while you are at the Courthouse you may want to check out the Reseaech Library's genealogy collection. The Library is located inthe basement of Building E which is located just across from the north entrance of the Court House. It is open the same hours are the Courthouse. The Oakland County Genealogical Society maintains a collection at the Troy Public Library located on the Northeast cornor of the I-75 and Big Beaver Rd interchange in the Troy Municiple Complex. If you ancestors lived in the western part of Oakland County the Lyon Township Library in New Hudson also has a good collection for that area. The City of Pontiac Library does have microfilm of most of the Pontiac Press/Oakland Press as well as city directories. The Lake Orion Library on Joselyn Rd in Orion Twp. has a good collection for the northern areas of the County. Sue McDermott libsue@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Discover the best of the best at MSN Luxury Living. http://lexus.msn.com/

There are some Roop's living in Lake Orion area. I checked the Lake Orion newspapers for the surname of Roop and got a few hits. It is on-line. Type in: IDIGORION.COM and you will get the newspapers on line. There were 62 hits, but a lot of those hits were for the Boy or Girl Scouts with the word Troop, but you might find some of your early family mentioned in some articles. I did not find anything for Dwight Roop that you asked about, so perhaps he might be in another local paper. Good luck in your search. Christie Trapp

Hi Kay...I suggest visiting the Oakland County Pioneer & Historical Society Museum...here's the web page: http://wwnet.net/%7Eocphs/museum.html Hello Listers: I have the opportunity to visit Oakland County From Aug 1 to Aug 7 to find my roots. From a genealogical standpoint, what are must sees and must visits. I am planning to go to the Oakland County Courthouse, the probate area, to do some research. Does anyone have any suggestions on where else to go for general genealogical research? Thanks in advance for any and all replies. Kay Peterson

Dear list, I have been a subscriber of Ancestry.com for several years. Imagine my suprise when I was searching for an obit for a lister to discover that I get ancestry plus for FREE through the Rochester Hills public library. Along with several other databases! If you are a resident of Rochester or Rochester Hills simply go to the library website rhpl.org go to databases and type in your library card number! Amazing! Regards, Michelle

Hello Listers: I have the opportunity to visit Oakland County From Aug 1 to Aug 7 to find my roots. From a genealogical standpoint, what are must sees and must visits. I am planning to go to the Oakland County Courthouse, the probate area, to do some research. Does anyone have any suggestions on where else to go for general genealogical research? Thanks in advance for any and all replies. Kay Peterson

Would someone be able to check for an obit: Dwight Garth Roop died March 9, 1990 I'm pretty sure in Rochester. If this paper is indexed in some way, would it be possible to find an assumed widow of Dwight who died sometime after 1994. According to the 1994 telephone book, Dwight is living in Rochester, but I know he has passed away by then, so assuming this is a widow. THank you for any help! Karin King

There is a postcard that was used by Essie Gadd on Ebay today - search for item #2258036556 I'm not affiliated with the owner - just thought it was unusual since the postcards normally seen are almost always unused. Concetta

Can anyone tell me the process for researching land transfer records in Oakland County. I know how to do it in Canada, but not in Michigan. I am looking to find information regarding a transfer of a property that was granted in 1835. I know the legal description. What office do I check with. Barbara Bizani San Rafael, California Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze

Richard Bray is not listed as owning property on the 1857, 1972 1896, or 1908 Independence Twp maps. However, Sam Curle is on the 1857 map with 40 acres in section 33. Mollie Concetta Franco wrote: >Hi! > >I couldn't find Richard Bray in either Independence or Brandon. But I >don't think that's unusual. Many people bought land and then didn't move >into it for twenty years. Or they rented it to someone else. > >WS Curl 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 >S Curl _ 1 _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 >both heads of household employed in agriculture >Independence, Oakland County page 147 > >Charles Quick 1 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 1 >head employed in agriculture >Holly Twp, Oakland County, Page 26 > >So he wan't with his daughters. If you want the images, just let me >know. > >I did search some of the other townships by hand and couldn't find >anything (although I did find one of my missing people :-) thanks) > >Sorry I couldn't help more, > >Concetta > > > >>>>"Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 9:22:53 AM >>> >>>> >>>> >Thank you Concetta, >I'm looking for Richard Bray. >I know that he purchased property in Oakland in 1835. 3 tracts were >in >Independance Township and one in Brandon, I believe. > > >Richard also had an unmarried son, Alpheus, age 19 at the time who >would >probably have been with Richard. > >Could you check these for me, please > >Barbara > >-----Original Message----- >From: Concetta Franco [mailto:concetta.franco@BLDD.COM] >Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:54 AM >To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MIOAKLAN] > > >Ancestry, HeritageQuest and Genealogy.com all have it. > >What do you need? I'd be happy to try and look it up for you if you >don't have one of those services. > >Concetta > > > >>>>"Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 8:45:00 AM >>> >>>> >>>> >Can anyone tell me if there is an 1840 census of Oakland county to be >found > > anywhere? > > > Thanks > > > Barbara Bizani > > San Rafael, California > > > Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hi! I couldn't find Richard Bray in either Independence or Brandon. But I don't think that's unusual. Many people bought land and then didn't move into it for twenty years. Or they rented it to someone else. WS Curl 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 S Curl _ 1 _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 both heads of household employed in agriculture Independence, Oakland County page 147 Charles Quick 1 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 1 head employed in agriculture Holly Twp, Oakland County, Page 26 So he wan't with his daughters. If you want the images, just let me know. I did search some of the other townships by hand and couldn't find anything (although I did find one of my missing people :-) thanks) Sorry I couldn't help more, Concetta >>> "Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 9:22:53 AM >>> Thank you Concetta, I'm looking for Richard Bray. I know that he purchased property in Oakland in 1835. 3 tracts were in Independance Township and one in Brandon, I believe. Richard also had an unmarried son, Alpheus, age 19 at the time who would probably have been with Richard. Could you check these for me, please Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Concetta Franco [mailto:concetta.franco@BLDD.COM] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:54 AM To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MIOAKLAN] Ancestry, HeritageQuest and Genealogy.com all have it. What do you need? I'd be happy to try and look it up for you if you don't have one of those services. Concetta >>> "Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 8:45:00 AM >>> Can anyone tell me if there is an 1840 census of Oakland county to be found > anywhere? > Thanks > Barbara Bizani > San Rafael, California > Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze ==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Ancestry, HeritageQuest and Genealogy.com all have it. What do you need? I'd be happy to try and look it up for you if you don't have one of those services. Concetta >>> "Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 8:45:00 AM >>> Can anyone tell me if there is an 1840 census of Oakland county to be found > anywhere? > Thanks > Barbara Bizani > San Rafael, California > Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze ==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Can anyone tell me if there is an 1840 census of Oakland county to be found > anywhere? > Thanks > Barbara Bizani > San Rafael, California > Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze

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In a message dated 6/24/2004 7:01:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, MIOAKLAN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Does anyone know if there are any online databases for World War 1 & 2 soldiers that lived in Oakland County MI? Thank you, Christy ---------------------------------------------------------------- There is a database at the Bentley Historical Library/University of Michigan site that has the names of those who served in the Polar Bear Expedition to Russia during WWI. http://141.211.39.65/polardbmain.html My great-grandfather is listed there as "Byron W. Robbins" (his name was William Bryan Robbins), so check alternate spellings. (You can read his story at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kidmiff/william_bryan_robbins.ht m) Miriam Robbins Midkiff Spokane, Washington, USA AnceStories (genealogy): http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kidmiff Kidmiff Kreations (graphics): http://www.geocities.com/kidmiff