Indians, Jacks, and Pines, A History of Saginaw by Stuart D. Gross, signed by author, 1962, 1st edition, hard cover, 92 pages, Chapters: 1. Before the white man 2. Indian Life 3. The Hunter 4. The White man comes 5. Fort Saginaw 6. Alexis de Tocqueville 7. Pioneer Farming 8. Saginaw County is Formed 9. The City is born 10. The Grand Canal 11. City of the Swamp 12. Daylight in the Swamp 13. Golden Sawdust 14. Strike on the River 15. Salty Saginaw 16. The Red Sash Brigade 17. Fire! 18. The day Saginaw Burned 19 The Graceful Days........... >From Gaslight to Starlight, A History of Plant One, Saginaw Steering Gear, 1984, hard cover, illustrated, pictures of employees, etc., 75 pages.... <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clanboyd/page11.htm"> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clanboyd/page11.htm</A>

There is a Rober Shields that reports the weather on WTOL TV in Toledo Ohio is this any relation to any Shields Here. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 12:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MISAGINA] Re: SHIELDS To Pat Albright, I saw in your message that you are interested in SHIELDS from Saginaw. Do you have any names and dates? I have some SHIELDS information. Randy --- original message --- From: Pat Albright <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MISAGINA] SHIELDS What does the message below mean? Is Shields a town? I have a family named Shields from Saginaw which I'm trying to trace. Thanks, Pat

James CURRENT/CURRAN (& Saliarh GREEN); ON, CAN >IA, USA>MI,USA I live in Michigan, and have been researching my husband's family since 1987 but am against a brick wall, which is very discouraging.  Here's the story: The descendants of James Current and Saliarh Green, of Canada, (my husband's g-g-grandparents): Joseph Nelson Currrent  (our g-g-grandfather) was born 26 Jan. 1844, in Canada.  Some sources give Lockport, some Cullins, and some Welland.   He had four brothers, George O., born Oct. 30, 1844, Anson (nfd), Hugh Sherin (nfd), and Thomas David, born 1850.  We don't know the birth order, except that David was the youngest.   According to what Nels told his children, their parents died and left them orphaned at a young age.  They were raised by two maiden aunts, within earshot of Niagara Falls.  These aunts may have been older than his parents, and part German.  One of my father-in-law's cousins thinks they were the father's sisters, and slow and methodical in nature, passing that trait on to Nels.  There was a settlement next to Crowland, originally called New Germany, and later called Snyder.  Maybe the German relatives lived there?  Would there be any records in New Germany/Snyder/Crowland that might give a clue to what became of James and Saliarh, or a record of the children's births? There was a large family of Currents in the Niagara area in the late 1700's through the 1800's- mainly the township of Crowland.  They were descended from William Current and Esther Lemon, Loyalists.   I have been unable to connect us to this family.  Some of the family thinks our name was originally Curran, and some even changed their name to that.  But, the name Curran is Irish, whereas Current is English, passing through northern  Ireland before coming to N.J. in the early 1700's.  Nels always listed his ancestrage as English.   Curran would most likely be Irish Catholic, whereas the Currents were always Protestant, as was our Nels.  Plus, the names of Nels' siblings and children reflect the given names of the Current family in Crowland.  I have located one grandson of William and Esther Lemon, youngest son of their eldest child, Joseph Current and Mary McDuffy.  His name was James Bales Current, born 1 or 11 June 1821, possibly died 21 June 1902 or 1909.  All of his siblings are accounted for, with wives and children.  But I cannot locate the wife or children for James Bales.  When his nephew Mark W. Current went to Iowa, James B. Currant accompanied him, and even took some land in Maquoketa (04 Dec. 1855 Book page 550, 04 Dec. 1855 Book page 549, 02 Mar. 1857), but he didn't stay.  It is thought he returned to Canada, but this isn't known for certain.  I have an idea this is our ancestor, but cannot prove it.  For one thing, the Current family tradition gives his death as 1902 or 1909, Thorold Twp., but with no documentation to prove it. This would be well into the adult lives of Nels and his siblings- hardly accounting for their tradtion of being left orphaned at a young age!   The only documentation I have found, which has proven very confusing, are the cemetery records of Doan's Ridge Cemetery for the unmarked graves, no. 100 being an Elijah Bales Current, who died 21 June 1909, age 75 y., 3m., 21d, at Thorold, married.  Eliza .E. Current making return, buried in old yard, N. side of his mother.  Counting back, that would make him born 28 Feb., 1834, long after the death of Joseph Current (in 1827).  James' next older brother was Elijah/Elisha Barton Current, married to Eliza Clothier.  But he moved to Iowa as a young man, and remained there, dying 18 June 1884, and is buried in the Smithtown Cemetery, near Lost Nation, IA.  His common-law wife, Eliza, is buried there with him.  (and her middle initial is A., not E.)  I would like to know who this Elisha Bales Current is that was buried beside his mother in Doan's Ridge Cemetery, who his mother was, who his wife was, and who Eliza was that returned his body for burial!  He isn't the son of Elijah Barton Current, of Iowa as his children are all accounted for.  I would like to find out if James Bales Current actually died in Thorold Twp on June 21, 1902 or 1909, as the Current tradition says, and who his wife and children were, and where he lived during the years following his buying land in Iowa. I can find no record of a Saliarh Green, the mother of Nels Current, in the Green families of that area.  She was supposed to have been born in either N.Y. or Canada, the different sons recording different info on her.  There was a Green family in the Niagara area, interacting wiht the Current family.  It is my understanding that the first Green in the area, Charles Green, came from N.J., where he married to a Rebekah Scritchfield, of German descent (could be where the German blood came in).   they settled in Lundy's Lane, near Crowland.  Of their children, all are accounted for except Henry, whose wife and children are not known.  Maybe Saliarh was Henry's daughter, or a cousin of this family? I haven't been able to locate James in the 1851 census.  Maybe they weren't living in Crowland, but in another county at that time?  In the 1861 census Joseph was listed in Humberstone twp living in the home of the widow Sarah Pound and her children, a Quaker, age 16, a laborer.  His brother Thomas D. was living in Crowland Twp, with the Alexander McKinney family, age 11, no church, a laborer.  I can't find George, Anson, or Hugh in the 1861 census.  I would like to locate James in the 1851 census, and George, Anson, and Hugh Sherin in the 1861 census.  Could be in a wide circle away from Crowland.  They may even be going by the last name of Curran, since George took on that last name when he moved to Michigan. In 1862 Nels moved to Michigan, Saginaw Co, and married Jane Pine in 1867.  In 1875 George O. moved to St. Claire Co., MI, and married Margaret Burgess in 1877. They had 3 children born in this area, but one died. I haven't been able to find any of these vital statics.  He later moved to Cadillac, Wexford Co, and went by the name of Curran. Thomas David was a travelling repairman of the huge lumbermill saws. In the 1870 census he lived in Berrien Co., MI. I need to locate him in subsequent censuses. George told the family they had cousins in the Detroit area, as well, who went by the spelling, Curran. I found a Wm. A. Current living in Saginaw in the late 1800's to early 1900's, but later his wife is listed as a widow, and there is no death record. I need to find out if this is Anson, since at least two of the brothers went by their middle name among family. I located a James Curran of the right age to be the boys' father living in Inghan Co., MI in the 1870 census, working on the railroad. I would appreciate more information about him. Also, in this census there was a James Curran in Lapeer Co., MI, married with children. Could this have been there father, remarried since the loss of his first wife? If there is anything that you are in a position to easily look up for me, or have an idea of who or where I could get help from, I would greatly appreciate it! Marilyn Current of Whitehall, MI

To Pat Albright, I saw in your message that you are interested in SHIELDS from Saginaw. Do you have any names and dates? I have some SHIELDS information. Randy --- original message --- From: Pat Albright <[email protected]> To: MISA[email protected] Subject: Re: [MISAGINA] SHIELDS What does the message below mean? Is Shields a town? I have a family named Shields from Saginaw which I'm trying to trace. Thanks, Pat

Sheilds is just the name people call it . It is now called and referred to as Thomas Township. It was never a village or town.

Shields is located in Thomas Township. It was name after two bachelor brothers who settled on 120 acres in section3 of Thomastown about 1842. Eventually, the southeastern part of the township came to be called the Shields area while remaining part was called Liskow area. It is known today as Thomas Township, but also as Shields. There is no post office, the mailing address is Saginaw, with a zip of 48609. M. Yancer resident of Thomas Township.

SHIELDS is a town/village just west of Saginaw on M46 Elizabeth ---------- > From: Pat Albright <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MISAGINA] SHIELDS > Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:25 PM > > What does the message below mean? Is Shields a town? I have a > family named Shields from Saginaw which I'm trying to trace. > > Thanks, > Pat > > > [email protected] wrote: > >RON STREETER FROM SHIELDS?

[email protected] wrote: > I also have copies of the 1877, 1896, and 1916 Saginaw County Atlases which > show further holdings in west Saginaw and in Zilwaukee area. > > Peter's office was at one time located in the 400 block of Court St. I believe that'd be at Hamilton -- just a couple of blocks from and probably long before my g-grandfather McBRATNIE's sheet metal company at 314 N. Hamilton. > �One > building there, perhaps 414 is the Andre Block. Andre intersects with the 1600 block of Court.� My gg-grandfather, Colin McBratnie, lived at 1602 Mackinaw, which is at the northwest corner of Mackinaw and S. Andre -- just 5 blocks from 1711 Court. > �I think it's where Pankonin > Drugs is now located.� His son in law, George Sevy Lockwood, ran a 'crockery' > business there, too. > > The last sign of old P.C. is the 1900 Census.� By that time he was living at > 1711 Court St. - that home is still there, but has been converted to > commercial use.� His daughter, son in law and grandkids were living with him > - - or he lived with them. My g-grandmother's sister, Genevieve PURMORT, owned the house on the southeast corner of Court and Porter.� She broke it into apartments.� Since then, it appears to have been renovated and is well cared for. Mary Richardson

RON STREETER FROM SHIELDS?

I also have copies of the 1877, 1896, and 1916 Saginaw County Atlases which show further holdings in west Saginaw and in Zilwaukee area. Peter's office was at one time located in the 400 block of Court St. One building there, perhaps 414 is the Andre Block. I think it's where Pankonin Drugs is now located. His son in law, George Sevy Lockwood, ran a 'crockery' business there, too. The last sign of old P.C. is the 1900 Census. By that time he was living at 1711 Court St. - that home is still there, but has been converted to commercial use. His daughter, son in law and grandkids were living with him - - or he lived with them. Tim Stark Naples, FL

What does the message below mean? Is Shields a town? I have a family named Shields from Saginaw which I'm trying to trace. Thanks, Pat [email protected] wrote: >RON STREETER FROM SHIELDS?

[email protected] wrote: > Comment to Mary Richardson, > > About the land holding of Peter C. Andre; I have found sooo much real estate > that he controlled that I stopped cataloging it.� From Saginaw to Genesee > County.� He was extremely adept at his profession if we can assume that his > holdings equate to success. Ditto for James FRASER.� He's connected to my mom's maternal side of the family through marriage.� I stopped recording all of his land transactions as well.� He acted as an agent, buying land primarily in Saginaw and Bay Counties and reselling it.� I first ran into him when I read that he met up with my McCULLOCHs in Detroit.� They had just arrived from Scotland, and he enticed them to Saginaw.� Several generations later when my g-grandparents married, the McCullochs and Frasers became distantly related. Mary Richardson P.S.� Interestingly, there is only one Saginaw Co. land transaction for Peter Andre in the online Bureau of Land Management system (2/10/1852, Tittabawassee Twp., section 7).� I notice he bought a lot of land farther north, primarily in southern Bay County.� Looks like he must have amassed his Saginaw land holdings by purchasing from other original owners.

Comment to Mary Richardson, About the land holding of Peter C. Andre; I have found sooo much real estate that he controlled that I stopped cataloging it. From Saginaw to Genesee County. He was extremely adept at his profession if we can assume that his holdings equate to success. Tim Stark Naples,FL

Hi Ron: What floor was Equitable on. I was on the 4th floor. We probably saw each other at the Savoy, in the elevator or picking up coffee at Mary Lee's Liz, Hollywood, FL

[email protected] wrote: > What Graham are you searching for my mother was a Graham from the Hemlock > area.� Ron Streeter HEMLOCK is definitely in the right ballpark.� I don't descend directly from GRAHAMs, but my cousins do.� Here's the pertinent section of my file: �1�� Andrew Graham b: Ireland ..� +Jane b: Ireland ... 2�� [2] James Graham b: 8 September 1830 County Tyrone, Ireland� d: April 1910 Saginaw Co., Michigan� buried:� Owen Cemetery, Saginaw Co., MI .......� +Phoebe A. Bonestring� m: 6 October 1862 d: Bef. 16 January 1866 ......... 3�� Eliza Graham b: 19 July 1863 Thomastown Twp., Saginaw Co., Michigan� d: Abt. 26 May 1928 Swan Creek, Saginaw Co., Michigan .............� +John Arthur McBratnie, Sr. b: Abt. 1859 m: 9 October 1888 d: Abt. 9 March 1939 Saginaw Co., Michigan ............... 4�� Charles C. McBratnie, Sr. b: Abt. 1887 Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan� d: 20 July 1966 Sanford, Florida ...................� +Charles McBratnie's wife Rose A.�� d: Aft. 20 July 1966 ............... 4�� [1] Agnes McBratnie b: 28 May 1890 Saginaw Co., Michigan� d: 25 July 1971 Oden, Michigan ...................� +Henry R. "Harry" Elliott b: 1889� d: 6 October 1919 ...............� *2nd Husband of [1] Agnes McBratnie: ...................� +Joseph D. "Joe" Frost b: 9 February 1888 Thomas Twp., Saginaw Co., Michigan m: 15 January 1929 d: 17 July 1980 Saginaw Co., Michigan ............... 4�� Ann Graham McBratnie b: 26 July 1894 Saginaw Co., Michigan� d: 7 May 1977 Saginaw Co., Michigan ............... 4�� John Arthur McBratnie, Jr. b: Abt. 1896� d: Abt. 25 August 1916 Saginaw, Michigan ......... 3�� Anna Graham b: 25 November 1864 ...� *2nd Wife of [2] James Graham: .......� +Eliza M. Stiff b: 16 February 1841 Warren Co., New Jersey m: 16 January 1866 There is a bio of James Graham in Chapman's 1881 History of Saginaw County.� It says that the Grahams were of Scots ancestry and that James came to Saginaw County in 1851.� He settled in Thomastown Twp. in 1854.� At Hoyt Library, I found a Thomastown plat map (late 19th century?) with J. Graham noted in section 32 -- about 6 sections from Hemlock.� Written across sections 32 and 33 is "Graham's Station."� James' daughter, Eliza, married a McBRATNIE who also lived in Thomastown Twp. (section 24).� Eliza's uncle-in-law, William McBratnie, ran a general store in Hemlock and was Hemlock's postmaster during the 1870s.� (I'm connected through the McBratnies -- I descend from Eliza's brother-in-law, Will.) If this family connects with yours, I can put you in touch with Agnes McBratnie Frost's grandchildren.� Some of them live in Saginaw. Mary Richardson P.S.� This thread started with a discussion of ANDRE and LOCKWOOD.� P.C. Andre owned property in Thomastown section 32 just south of J. Graham. � �

I also ate the Sovoy, I worked in the Second National Bank bldg for Equitable life of US. Started there in 1959 Ron

Hello, I have a copy of the 1953 Brady Center, Saginaw County school year book. To see the pictures in the book go to: (not for sale) <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/bkindex.htm"> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/daze1and2.htm</A> Richard Gary Boyd 12137 Highland Avenue Mt. Morris, MI 48458-1412 <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clanboyd/page11.htm">New/used genealogy books for sale</A>

What Graham are you searching for my mother was a Graham from the Hemlock area. Ron Streeter

Richard, Thank you for the book. I attended the Brady school in 1967-1968. Ron Carlton 1330 MacArthur Drive, Apt. 1404 Carrollton, Texas 75007 [email protected] http://home.flash.net/~rcarlton/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 3:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MISAGINA] 1953 Brady Center School Daze book > > > Hello, > > I have a copy of the 1953 Brady Center, Saginaw County school year book. > To see the pictures in the book go to: (not for sale) > <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/bkindex.htm"> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/daze1and2.htm</A> > > > Richard Gary Boyd > 12137 Highland Avenue > Mt. Morris, MI 48458-1412 > <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clanboyd/page11.htm">New/used > genealogy books for sale</A> >

I'm looking for: 1850 - 1920 time frame ROWE McMULLEN BIERLIEN