Diane, My Harriet Froenyn FOLLET was born: Oct 27, 1820 in New York died: March 6, 1852 in Sturgis, St. Joeseph Co., MI I think that Harriet's father may have been Calvin FOLLETT. This guess is made due to census information: This from my notes: 1840 Elba, Genesee County, NY - Pg. 627, M704, Film 287 Ransom Lester 1male 20 - under 30 1 female 15 - under 20 directly above them is: Calvin Follett 2 males 20 - under 30, 1 male 30 - under 40, 1 male 60 - under 70, 1 female 15 - uner 20, 1 female 50 - under 60 KR note: Ransom and Hariett named their second son Calvin Luvant Perhaps Your Henry FOLLETT was a uncle to my Harriet>............ making Mariah and Harriet cousins............... I have seen no evidence that Calvin FOLLETT moved on to Michigan. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane & Dee" <dbabcock@voyager.net> To: <MISTJOSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:02 PM Subject: [MISTJOSE] FOLLETT/MILLER FWD to list > Kathy, > > I have a George Miller who is married to a Mariah Follett, who could be from > the same family as this Follett. George Miller's wife, Mariah A. Follett, was born in NY July 8, 1817, so > maybe Harriet could be Mariah's sister? > > Henry Follet, Mariah's father is discussed as the first medical doctor in > Cass Cty., (History of Cass Cty., Mathews.) This article says he had 6 children, but does not name them. > I know that one was Urial, but I do not know the names of the rest of > them. Henry Follet and his wife are buried at Five Points Cemetery near George > and Mariah Miller. The stones say the following: > > Dr. Henry Follet died December 14, 1849, aged 61 yrs., (1 m., 9 dys., I > think, but this part is hard to read). > > Mary, wife of Dr. Henry Follet, born February 16, 1798, died in Michigan > City, Ind., November 30, 1880, Erected by U.G. and M.I. Follet ( think > U.G. is Urial). > > Joseph W., son of Dr. Henry & Mary Follet > > William H., son of Dr. H. and Mary Follet, died November 18, 1837, 13 > years, 5 ms., 26 days > > Amelia, daughter of Dr. H. & M. Follet, died October 11, 1840, aged 4 > ms., 6 dys. > > Does this look like it connects? > > Diane > > > > MISTJOSE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > MISTJOSE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 101 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 [MISTJOSE] LESTER, FOLLET, KELLY, ["Denise Frederick" <tfred@voyager.] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from MISTJOSE-D, send a message to > > > > MISTJOSE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > > MISTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: [MISTJOSE] LESTER, FOLLET, KELLY, BROWN, CHAPIN, HICOCK, JOHNSON, SHELLENBERGER, MATTHEWS & more > > Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:20:40 -0400 > > From: "Denise Frederick" <tfred@voyager.net> > > To: MISTJOSE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > List, > > I'm forwarded this along to the list, as it was mistakenly just sent to me. > > Denise > > > > Here are my St. Joseph County, MI Surnames and Collateral Lines: > > > > Ransom LESTER b. May 16, 1815 in NY > > Came to St. Joseph County with wife, > > Harriet Froenyn FOLLETT > > 2nd wife > > Elizabet Jane KELLY > > daughter of John KELLY and > > Otilia BROWN > > 3rd wife > > Maria N. CHAPIN > > > > Ransom also had brother > > Moses R. LESTER b. abt1817 > > married Sophia E. HICOCK > > > > and a sister > > Diana LESTER b.abt 1813 > > married Samuel S. JOHNSON > > > > Other Collateral Lines for Lester: > > SHELLENBERGER > > MATTHEWS > > SQUIRES > > SCHOONMAKER > > SHOUP > > CHAPIN > > CASWELL > > HALL > > > > I am glad to share information with anyone who finds a connection. > > Kathy > > > ==== MISTJOSE Mailing List ==== > **************************************************** > Visit the St Joseph Co., MI USGenWeb Homepage > http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/mistjo.html > **************************************************** > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hi Listers, I am looking for a George Harrison who is suppose to be on this 1845 Michigan census in St Joseph county. Would that film be at Sturgis anywhere? If not where in the county? Lansing is a long drive for me and this may not be the George I want. Thanks......Gary in Ohio

Kathy, I have a George Miller who is married to a Mariah Follett, who could be from the same family as this Follett. George Miller's wife, Mariah A. Follett, was born in NY July 8, 1817, so maybe Harriet could be Mariah's sister? Henry Follet, Mariah's father is discussed as the first medical doctor in Cass Cty., (History of Cass Cty., Mathews.) This article says he had 6 children, but does not name them. I know that one was Urial, but I do not know the names of the rest of them. Henry Follet and his wife are buried at Five Points Cemetery near George and Mariah Miller. The stones say the following: Dr. Henry Follet died December 14, 1849, aged 61 yrs., (1 m., 9 dys., I think, but this part is hard to read). Mary, wife of Dr. Henry Follet, born February 16, 1798, died in Michigan City, Ind., November 30, 1880, Erected by U.G. and M.I. Follet ( think U.G. is Urial). Joseph W., son of Dr. Henry & Mary Follet William H., son of Dr. H. and Mary Follet, died November 18, 1837, 13 years, 5 ms., 26 days Amelia, daughter of Dr. H. & M. Follet, died October 11, 1840, aged 4 ms., 6 dys. Does this look like it connects? Diane MISTJOSE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > MISTJOSE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 101 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [MISTJOSE] LESTER, FOLLET, KELLY, ["Denise Frederick" <tfred@voyager.] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MISTJOSE-D, send a message to > > MISTJOSE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > MISTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [MISTJOSE] LESTER, FOLLET, KELLY, BROWN, CHAPIN, HICOCK, JOHNSON, SHELLENBERGER, MATTHEWS & more > Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:20:40 -0400 > From: "Denise Frederick" <tfred@voyager.net> > To: MISTJOSE-L@rootsweb.com > > List, > I'm forwarded this along to the list, as it was mistakenly just sent to me. > Denise > > Here are my St. Joseph County, MI Surnames and Collateral Lines: > > Ransom LESTER b. May 16, 1815 in NY > Came to St. Joseph County with wife, > Harriet Froenyn FOLLETT > 2nd wife > Elizabet Jane KELLY > daughter of John KELLY and > Otilia BROWN > 3rd wife > Maria N. CHAPIN > > Ransom also had brother > Moses R. LESTER b. abt1817 > married Sophia E. HICOCK > > and a sister > Diana LESTER b.abt 1813 > married Samuel S. JOHNSON > > Other Collateral Lines for Lester: > SHELLENBERGER > MATTHEWS > SQUIRES > SCHOONMAKER > SHOUP > CHAPIN > CASWELL > HALL > > I am glad to share information with anyone who finds a connection. > Kathy

List, I'm forwarded this along to the list, as it was mistakenly just sent to me. Denise Here are my St. Joseph County, MI Surnames and Collateral Lines: Ransom LESTER b. May 16, 1815 in NY Came to St. Joseph County with wife, Harriet Froenyn FOLLETT 2nd wife Elizabet Jane KELLY daughter of John KELLY and Otilia BROWN 3rd wife Maria N. CHAPIN Ransom also had brother Moses R. LESTER b. abt1817 married Sophia E. HICOCK and a sister Diana LESTER b.abt 1813 married Samuel S. JOHNSON Other Collateral Lines for Lester: SHELLENBERGER MATTHEWS SQUIRES SCHOONMAKER SHOUP CHAPIN CASWELL HALL I am glad to share information with anyone who finds a connection. Kathy

Could some fine person look up a death record for Lucinda DeVoe SHAW who died May 27, 1857 Please ?? I want to know where she is buried and if there are any children in the area from her marr. to Oliver Shaw . Thank you very much! Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

New researchers may be interested in a couple of items from our family Web pages: Three Rivers, MI High School Class of 1901 June 13, 1901 and Mud Street School Fractional District No. 8 Constantine Twp., St. Joseph Co, Michigan Ferne A. Elsey, Teacher School Souvenir 1916 http://www.kinson.org/gene/yearbook/yearbook.html May the source be with you! Linda Atkinson

Good Morning! We have many old photos that have been passed down to us. Sadly, we don't know many of the people in them. What we do know (in most cases) is where they were photographed which we have listed under the photograph. We believe many of them probably are from collateral lines or are of family friends. Please feel free to view. We would love to hear from anyone who may recognize someone from these photos. There are also other unidentified photos that were taken in neighboring counties. Links to unidentified Three River photos: http://www.kinson.org/pic/pic_wc032e.html http://www.kinson.org/pic/pic_wc032d.html Kind regards, Linda

Burr Oak and Sturgis area some family members changed name from STROHPAGEL to STROHPAUL John STROHPAGEL m. Louise ABBS Children - All born in Schwerin, Germany - except August George STROHPAGEL m. Augusta SOMMERS Theodore STROHPAGEL m. Minnie Carl Christian STROHPAGEL m. Mary LIBBING John STROHPAGEL m. Minnie Carolyn (Lena) STROHPAGEL m. George GRABE August STROHPAGEL b. 1865 m. Catherine (Elizabeth) BOWEN August is my great grandfather Denise

Hello, surnames for Flowerfield Township, etc. Myron Thomas SULLIVAN, m. Esther Maria MCKEEBY.. served in Engineers and Mechanics in Civil War.. other family members: Willis MCKEEBY Alba SULLIVAN these folks also in Marcellus, Cass Co. some moved on to Iowa.. thank you, Lynda

Searching for information on Mrs. Esther JACKSON (died 3 Dec 1916 at age 89 in Three Rivers MI), and information on her husband & descendents. Her death certificate states that she was a widow (does not give her husband's name), the names of her parents were marked as "unknown", and that she was born in New York State. Esther was the daughter of Abel ALLEN and Mary (Polly) CORNELL, and was born in either Saratoga County or Warren County in upstate New York. She had 6 brothers who served in the Civil War, and her uncle, Luther Cornell, served in the War of 1812. Does anyone know which newspaper would have covered Three Rivers in 1916 and where I might write of a copy of Esther Jackson's obituary? Any information on this Jackson family will be greatly appreciated. Jane Knobloch

Greetings St Joseph Co., MI researchers, Activity has been slow and our subscriber list has had new researchers join recently, so I thought I'd start a query search. Please post your collateral line surnames from St Joseph County. I'll start. The above surnames are collateral lines to my direct line of BECKWITH. Oftentimes, we get so involved with the search of our direct ancestors, we forget about the possible connections with our collateral lines and the info those connections can afford us. Each of the above surnames married into the BECKWITH line in St Joseph Co., MI with a range of marriage dates from 1835-1853. Levi BECKWITH, Sr. and Lucinda STARKWEATHER had 10 children: Sidney BECKWITH/Mehetable HUNT, Albert BECKWITH/ Rosannah POLAND, Orson S. BECKWITH/Louisa Jane SCOTT, Eliza BECKWITH/George PRIEST, Polina BECKWITH/Peter SIXBEY + George BURROUGHS, Lucinda BECKWITH/Henry Edwin ROOT, Rhoda BECKWITH/Augustus VanSchaak DODD, Lydia BECKWITH/James M. HUTCHISON, Levi BECKWITH, JR./Lucy R. MARKHAM and Rodney BECKWITH/Eliza Ann ROTE. Are you connected with one of these names from the St Joseph Co., MI area? When you post your query, be sure to change the SUBJECT line to the "surnames" you're researching. Regards, Denise St Joseph Co., MI List Administrator ***************************************************** Petoskey, Emmet Co., MI NEW email address: tfred@voyager.net Researching these surnames: BECKWITH, BUGBEE, CHASE, CLINE, FLANDERS, GAUMER, HEIFNER, HENRY, HUNT, LANE, MORROCHE, MUSHRUSH, NEEB, QUIGLEY, RAYDURE, ROSS, STANTON, STONE, SHURGOUR, STARKWEATHER, VAN RIPER, WERTZ and WHITING Visit my homepage and read "Denise's Story": http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/index.html CC for St. Joseph County, MI USGenWeb Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/mistjo.html *****************************************************

Greetings researchers! Just an update on the subscriber total for the mailing list. We now have a total of 134 subscribers. Regards, Denise MISTJOSE-L mailing list Administrator ***************************************************** Petoskey, Emmet Co., MI NEW email address: tfred@voyager.net Researching these surnames: BECKWITH, BUGBEE, CHASE, CLINE, FLANDERS, GAUMER, HEIFNER, HENRY, HUNT, LANE, MORROCHE, MUSHRUSH, NEEB, QUIGLEY, RAYDURE, ROSS, STANTON, STONE, SHURGOUR, STARKWEATHER, VAN RIPER, WERTZ and WHITING Visit my homepage and read "Denise's Story": http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/index.html CC for St. Joseph County, MI USGenWeb Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/mistjo.html *****************************************************

Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated. It has been my brick wall forever and I am really stuck. Descendants of Norman Ellsworth Generation No. 1 1. NORMAN1 ELLSWORTH (??A) was born May 10, 1817 in Cayuga Co.,New York, and died August 21, 1890 in farm sw of Arlington, Reno County, Kansas. He married (1) PHYLANTHIA L MAYNARD November 17, 1841 in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of STEPHEN MAYNARD and ELIZABETH SPICER. She was born March 05, 1827 in New York, and died April 05, 1851 in Calhoun Co.,Michigan or Barry Co., Michigan. He married (2) NANCY ANN WILCOX Bet. May 1851 - June 1853 in Probably St., Joseph Co., Michigan. She was born August 16, 1829 in New York, and died December 08, 1872 in Burr Oak, St Joseph, Co., Michigan. He married (3) ANN B. EVARTS June 08, 1873 in Noble Twp.,Branch Co., Michigan. She was born Abt. 1822 in Ohio. Child of NORMAN ELLSWORTH and PHYLANTHIA MAYNARD is: i. SAMANTHA2 ELSWORTH, b. 1845. Children of NORMAN ELLSWORTH and NANCY WILCOX are: ii. ALICE HESTER2 ELLSWORTH, b. March 19, 1854, Burr Oak, Burr Oak Township, St Joseph Co., Mich; d. December 14, 1932, Morris Ranch, Harper, Gillispie Co., Texas; m. FREDERICK MORRIS, January 28, 1871, Constantine, St Joseph Co.,Michigan; b. August 30, 1849, Sturgis Prairie, Michigan (Sherman-now Sturgis); d. March 02, 1910, Morris Ranch,Harper, Gillispie Co., Texas. iii. CLARENCE LAMAR ELSWORTH, b. February 10, 1857, Burr Oak, St Joseph County, Michigan; d. January 07, 1936, Wetmore, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARINDA E. (MINNIE) PUE, November 09, 1890, Harper, Gillespie County, Texas; b. February 10, 1872, Bulverde, Bexar County, Texas; d. October 17, 1962, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. iv. NORMAN BURDETT ELSWORTH, b. December 07, 1861, Burr Oak, St Joseph County, Michigan; d. November 11, 1949, Arlington, Reno County, Ks-Grace Hospital; m. IDA JEANETTE (NETTIE) JERAULD, August 20, 1885, Langdon, Reno County, Ks; b. October 05, 1870, Galesburgh, Knox County, Illinois; d. October 01, 1930, Langdon Township, Reno County, Kansas.

Thanks, Lori, for answering my query. The given name, Ralph, doesn't sound like one of my husband's ancestors. His ggrandfather was Peter; his grandfather was William; his father was Robert; he is William. Good luck in your research. Patricia

I am looking for Tom Gillett who was once on this list. His old email address rejects messages. Here is my message: Tom Gillett in Rochester NY - I looked through the 1999 SouthwestMichigan-L archives and found your entry: Roll Call Names: Hartman, Charles married to Elizabeth Girton--St Joe Co, 1840-1854 I have an Elizabeth Girton married to John Machin who immigrated to St. Joseph Co from Lincolnshire around 1851. Do you have more info on your entry? Or are you related. I am decended from Elizabeth's brother? or uncle? John Girton, Jr. who died there in 1851. Heidi A. Girton Juneau AK

My great-grandfather was Albert Curtis. He married Leafey DeLong. Any connection? Pam Swiler At 02:01 PM 8/6/2001 -0600, you wrote: >MISTJOSE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 94 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [MISTJOSE] CURTIS Family [lwilbur@dmci.net] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from MISTJOSE-D, send a message to > > MISTJOSE-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >To contact the list administrator, send mail to >MISTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: 5 Aug 2001 19:15:37 -0600 >From: lwilbur@dmci.net >To: MISTJOSE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MFMBM0083sllNY30kkZ00008044@mfmbm008.myfamilycorp.local> >Subject: [MISTJOSE] CURTIS Family >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I need parents for the following CURTIS children, whom I know to have been >siblings: Nelson Curtis, Roxanne ("Roxanny") Curtis GARRISON, Laura Curtis >FOSTER, Martin Curtis and Orange Curtis. All are mentioned in Nelson's >will, which was made 14 February, 1867 and probated 20 February, 1867 in >Cass Co. Nelson Curtis died 15 February, 1867 in Newberg Twp., Cass Co. My >connection to the Curtis clan is through Martin Curtis' wife, Sally Ann >Weatherwax. Martin and Sally, although buried in Sand Hill Cemetery, >Newberg Twp., Cass Co., were lifetime residents of St. Joseph County.

I need parents for the following CURTIS children, whom I know to have been siblings: Nelson Curtis, Roxanne ("Roxanny") Curtis GARRISON, Laura Curtis FOSTER, Martin Curtis and Orange Curtis. All are mentioned in Nelson's will, which was made 14 February, 1867 and probated 20 February, 1867 in Cass Co. Nelson Curtis died 15 February, 1867 in Newberg Twp., Cass Co. My connection to the Curtis clan is through Martin Curtis' wife, Sally Ann Weatherwax. Martin and Sally, although buried in Sand Hill Cemetery, Newberg Twp., Cass Co., were lifetime residents of St. Joseph County.

I have information about John MACHIN and his descendants. I just sent a private email with more details to Heidi. Elizabeth GIRTON married William MACHIN May 15, 1838 in Lincolnshire, England. Their *son* John MACHIN was born October 7, 1842 in Lincolnshire, England. This family arrived in St. Joseph County in 1851, along with three younger children. John MACHIN married Mary E. ARNEY in St. Joseph County and farmed in Sherman Township before moving to Russell County, Kansas sometime between 1872 and 1886. Elizabeth (GIRTON) (died March 17, 1895, age 82 years, 2 months, 23 days) and William MACHIN (died February 23, 1871) are buried in Peek Cemetery on Constantine Road in Florence Township. Buried next to them are John GIRTON (died August 27, 1855, age 77 years) and John GIRTON, JR. (died August 22, 1851, age 32 years). I guessed from this that the two Johns are brother and father to Elizabeth, but don't have proof of this yet. I just visited the Three Rivers Library Michigan Room on July 5. The three volumes of "Cemeteries of St. Joseph County, Michigan" so kindly compiled by the St. Joseph County Genealogical Society directed me to Peek Cemetery, where I photographed the tombstones. Beth Grosshandler At 12:07 PM 7/18/01 -0800, Heidi Ann Girton wrote: >My GGF's 1904 bio states: "WILLIAM WALLACE GIRTON... was born in >Lincolnshire, England, on the 10th of April, 1850, being a son of John and >Mary (Hubbard) GIRTON, both of whom were likewise born in England, of >staunch old English lineage. The father of the subject there devoted his >attention to farming until 1850 when he came with his family to America, >locating in Florence, Michigan, where he engaged in farming, and in that >state he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1851, >while his wife moved to Wisconsin ". Mary married John LEE either before >or after the move. > > >From my research in Lincolnshire, it also appears that John had a > brother, Robert, and sister, Elizabeth (who married John MACHIN), both of > whom immigrated to around St. Joseph County. I am looking for anyone who > has any information on these two families. I am also looking for anyone > who has access to the cemeteries in Florence Township to look for > John. Thank you in advance for any help! > >Heidi Ann Girton >Juneau, Alaska > > >==== MISTJOSE Mailing List ==== >**************************************************** >Visit the St Joseph Co., MI USGenWeb Homepage >http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/mistjo.html >**************************************************** > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

My GGF's 1904 bio states: "WILLIAM WALLACE GIRTON... was born in Lincolnshire, England, on the 10th of April, 1850, being a son of John and Mary (Hubbard) GIRTON, both of whom were likewise born in England, of staunch old English lineage. The father of the subject there devoted his attention to farming until 1850 when he came with his family to America, locating in Florence, Michigan, where he engaged in farming, and in that state he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1851, while his wife moved to Wisconsin ". Mary married John LEE either before or after the move. >From my research in Lincolnshire, it also appears that John had a brother, Robert, and sister, Elizabeth (who married John MACHIN), both of whom immigrated to around St. Joseph County. I am looking for anyone who has any information on these two families. I am also looking for anyone who has access to the cemeteries in Florence Township to look for John. Thank you in advance for any help! Heidi Ann Girton Juneau, Alaska

I am looking for information on the following family. 1 Charles F. MILLER b: September 09, 1870 in Lancaster, Ohio d: February 21, 1934 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan . +Malissa ARICK b: July 05, 1867 in Huntington County, Indiana m: January 12, 1893 in Huntington County, Indiana d: January 03, 1952 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Burial: Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan ...... 2 Milo K. MILLER ...... 2 Elvie H. MILLER ...... 2 Unknown MILLER .......... +Charles MONROE ...... 2 Unknown MILLER .......... +Forrest SHISHLEY Thanks for any help. Marianne