I have learned so much from all the posts about Orion. Thank you! I am looking for more information on Betsey German, listed as 41 years old on the 1870 Census of the "Town of Orion, in the County of Oakland," with the post office at Canandaigua. Page 12, family 85. She was born in Canada. Two children listed with her are Charles, age 11 and Ella, age 9- both born in Michigan. Their father was of foreign birth. Where would I look for the death and burial information for Charles and Betsey, who are not listed on the 1880 Census? I BELIEVE Betsey was the widow of John German. I need proof of Ella's parents names. Would there be wills or real estate records available for Orion? On the 1880 Census, Ella is listed as a sister in the household of Philip and Mary Durkee. Ella married John Vaughan. Would like to compare information on the GERMAN , VAUGHAN, PEARSALL, LEET, and DURKEE families of Oakland County, Michigan. Thank you for any help or ideas of where to search next. Joan in Oregon chelson@web-ster.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Jo Burchart" <mjrjburchart@msn.com> To: <MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:12 AM Subject: RE: [MIOAKLAN] Orion - Lake Orion > As one who currently lives in Orion Township, let me help. There is a > downtown area that has a different local government, which is the Village of > Lake Orion. Surrounding the downtown area is Orion Township which has a > separate governmental body. The one post office (Lake Orion) serves both as > does the Orion Township library. > If anyone needs additional info or a lookup from here, let me know. > Mary Jo in Orion > > > >From: ChristieTrapp@aol.com > >To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [MIOAKLAN] Orion - Lake Orion > >Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:40:27 -0400 > > > >Orion and Lake Orion should be one and the same. Way back when, it used to > >be known as Orion rather than Lake Orion. It is on a lake. I have been > >reading the local newspapers checking for obits and happenings of the local > >town folk, and some time in the 1960's I believe it was, they changed the > >name of the newspaper from Orion Weekly Review to Lake Orion Review. > > > >Therefore, I believe the town made the decision to also change its name to > >reflect the fact that it is on a lake. > > > >So, if you are looking in the census records in the past, it was known as > >Orion or Orion Village or Orion Twp. Then it became Lake Orion. > > > >Christie Trapp > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN > Premium! > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlb&pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== 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 > >