FYI: I found this book on ebay and thought it might help someone find photos of their ancestors. I have purchased several family histories from this sellers store that have helped me a lot. This seems like a hard to find school annual. Just go to ebay and do a search for item number: 5583252931 and it should come up. Thanks, Jamie

FYI-There are still openings--contact information is on the page listed below. Thanks. Michael Henry Ford Community College will be hosting 3 days of hands on genealogy workshops at their Dearborn campus in May of 2005. Days and topics include: 18 May 2005 Family Tree Maker 2005 19 May 2005 Online Genealogy Search Techniques and Procedures 20 May 2005 Online Genealogy: Maps and Catalogs All workshops are hands-on and registration is limited. Presentations will be made by Michael John Neill, columnist for the Ancestry Daily News. More information is available at: http://www.rootdig.com/michiganmay2005.html Thanks! We'd love to have you join us. Michael

Hi Sherrye, Well, you are correct. I can't get to the site & I have always been able to before. It seems they have been redesigned & some how a key step is missing in the link at this site: ONLINE SEARCHES Eastern States Office, Bureau of Land Management: Searches may now be made online at GLO Records -- ESO for the following states under jurisdition of the ESO: I am able to get here: http://home.rmci.net/dyingst/earlylnd.htm#Eastern%20States%20Office BUT, NOT HERE! http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Alabama Arkansas Florida Illinois Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Ohio Wisconsin NOTE: Online search not yet available for Iowa. Image copies of documents may be obtained directly on line for the states under ESO jurisdiction. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SherryeW@aol.com> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: [MIWASHTE] Early landowners > If someone has the Washtenaw Early Landowners book, could you do a lookup > for me? I am looking for any CORWIN families but 2 CORWIN families in > particular: Jesse CORWIN and Isaac CORWIN. They came in the 1830's. I have been > trying to find them on the GLO land records website for the past week but > haven't been able to get the website to work. > > Sherrye >

If someone has the Washtenaw Early Landowners book, could you do a lookup for me? I am looking for any CORWIN families but 2 CORWIN families in particular: Jesse CORWIN and Isaac CORWIN. They came in the 1830's. I have been trying to find them on the GLO land records website for the past week but haven't been able to get the website to work. Sherrye

Hi I would love to have a tombstone reading or cemetery find for Rosetta Andrews married to Alfred MILLER She died 1872 in Saline and he died 1925.I assume in Saline. His (Alfred's dad, George W. and mom Lucina are both buried in Oak Hill Cemetery). I'm searching for other people with 1830-1890s MILLERS Alfred m. Rosetta Andrews & Sarah Sheckell Alice Iola m. James E. Williams Anson m. Lucinda Chamberlain & Louisa Waters Charles H. Clara Elizabeth m. Almond Marvin Allyn Emeline (Emalane) m. Daniel Fox Humphrey Fannie Elvie Francis (Frank) Humphrey m. Millicent Leslie Ellsbury Frank Orrin d.1861 George Henry m. Belle C. Stouffer George W. Miller m. Lucina Sumner George William d. 1856 Lucy d.1871 Mary Daisy Howes I have LOTS of info. to share! Jan in Washington

Hello Washtenaw County listers! I just got recent information stating that two of my great/grand uncles had been in Washtenaw County as Evangelical traveling pastors. George Koehler was from 1906-1908 in "Washtenaw". Frederick Koehler was in Ypsilanti 1887-88 and eventually came back to the county be buried at Manchester in early October 1922. He quite possibly was married there. I was wondering if there were any early newspapers serving the Manchester area that had been indexed for obits. Also, if I can wish for more, is there SKS in the genealogy society who will make a copy of an obit on microfilm for a donation & SASE? I don't ask much, do I? ;-) Thank you, Jean Bails up in St. Clair Shores, MI

From another list FYI: Henry Ford Community College, in Dearborn, Michigan, is offering three all-day hands-on computer genealogy workshops beginning on 18 May 2005. Instructor will be Michael John Neill, columnist for the Ancestry Daily News Topics are: 18 May 2005--Family Tree Maker 19 May 2005--Online Genealogy Search Techniques and Procedures 20 May 2005--Online Maps and Online Library Card Catalogs (including World Cat) Registration is still available and more information can be found at: http://www.rootdig.com/michiganmay2005.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Looking to contact Carol. Most likely she has a new email address. Please contact me marge

I am looking for the marriage of a Milward King who married an Orlina. They lived in Ypsilanti, and then moved to Livonia, MI. Here is some information on the family. I have a picture of Milward King. I am related to his daughter Clara King (1875-1971) who married a Nelson Barrows. Anyone researching this family? Thanks, Jackie Descendants of Milward King 1 Milward King b: Sep 1834 in New York d: Aft. 1900 in Michigan .. +Orlina b: Abt. 1838 in New York d: 1898 in Livonia Twp., Wayne, Michigan m: Abt. 1856 in Unknown 2 Clara King b: Apr 16, 1857 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, MI d: Aug 16, 1875 in Nankin, Wayne, Michigan .... +Nelson J. Barrows b: Jan 12, 1848 in Colon Township, St. Joseph, Michigan d: Jan 23, 1917 in Livonia Twp, Wayne, Michigan m: Abt. 1874 in Michigan 2 George King b: Abt. 1859 in Michigan 2 John C. King b: Abt. 1866 in Michigan 2 Henry P. King b: Abt. 1869 in Michigan 2 Bessie L. King b: May 03, 1880 in Michigan d: Dec 17, 1884 in Livonia Twp., Wayne, Michigan

While working on an indexing project I ran across this. Hope someone can use this information. Marge Detroit Free Press December 2, 1925 Front Page Young Mother joins husband killed in Crash Dies in Ypsilanti Hospital shortly after being told of his death. Ypsilanti Mi Dec 1 Mrs. Floyd Dingman 21 years old, died today in Beyer hospital of injuries received November 16 when the automobile in which she was being taken home from the hospital with her 8-day old babe was struck by a Michigan Central freight train. Her husband died a few hours after the accident, and she was only told of his death yesterday. Besides the babe, two other children 2 and 3 years old survive. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Bortz, her brother-in-law, Austin Mosher, and his son Kenneth, all in the same accident, are still in the hospital and reported worse today. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the home of her uncle, Albert Bortz, with burial at Denton.

Does anyone know if the 1845 MI Census makes distinctions in the ages for the people of color reported as in the 1840 US Census or is there simply an aggregate number of people in the household? Thanks. Janice

In a message dated 3/28/2005 9:49:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, MIWASHTE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: The 1827, 1834, and 1845 census has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and can be rented through your local Family History Library. Here are the film numbers you will need to order the films: Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1827-1834 955,813 Item 1 Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1845 955,813 Item 2 Thanks so much for your help Jan! It looks like I might find something useful in these microfilms. I may just purchase the reel from Heritage Quest since with the price of gas 2 or 3 trips to the FHC may cost as much as the film :) Sherrye

Hello Listers, Just learned that the 1870 Census index for Washnetau county shows some relatives of mine, after years of searching in Illinois with only partial success.. I'm wondering if there are any indexes of births in the county from about 1687 to 1870 or 1871. Does the state or the county have any index available online or elsewhere, where one may search for other evidence of her birth. In 1870 Frances was listed as age 1. The parents were Mathew Farley and Alice (spelled Allice in 1970 Census ). A daughter was born about 1867 or -68 or -69 and named Frances. Would there be a genealogy society in the county which may be able to help? In the 1880 federal census for Washtenau County, Michigan I found Frances listed as age 13 and her brother John as age 11. Enough to keep me scratching my head for days!! Hence, I ask if anyone can guide me in how to locate birth records on these two children I'll be most grateful. (Frances was my g-grandmother, so I am especially interested in finding her birth record) The mother Alice/Allice was reportedly from New Brunswick, Canada. The father was from either England or Canada, or England via Canada. Thanks so much for any help you can offer. Kindly send any reply to me at gormwa40@aol.com as well as the list, as AOL seems to be blocking a lot of the ail from Rootsweb. Bill in Denver

Thank you for sending to the list, too, especially since I had forwarded someone else's query and didn't need the answer myself. However, I read your response anyway, and I'm delighted that these census records exist and that they can be rented at the FHC. Thanks for your response, Charla Kurtz List manager - MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Jan E. Tripp [mailto:jan_tripp@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:44 PM To: MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIWASHTE] Early Census The 1827, 1834, and 1845 census has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and can be rented through your local Family History Library. Here are the film numbers you will need to order the films: Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1827-1834 955,813 Item 1 Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1845 955,813 Item 2 This is considerably cheaper than purchasing the films outright. Each census is somewhat different than the 1840 census. Of interest to you is that the 1845 census records all males over 21. I am not sure if all of the township enumerations survive but the originals are at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. Perhaps one of our knowledgeable Washtenaw County researchers will know. The 1827 census was a basic head count taken as of the first Monday in June 1827. The 1834 census noted "the ages of free white males by periods of five years up to 20 years of age, and above 20 years, by periods of ten years, up to 100 years, and all over 100 years." Also, the enumerators were to ascertain the names of all family heads, the number of white persons deaf, dumb, or blind, plus the number and sex of all free and bound colored persons. To be excluded were Indians not taxed (not members of some tribe). The 1845 census recorded all names of all males over 21 years of age; "distinguishing the number of males and females; those under 10 years of age; those of 10 and under 21, those of 21 and under 45; those of 45 and under 75; those over 75; and, also, the number of deaf and dumb; the number of insane; and the umber of all colored persons." I would be tempted to look at the original census images even thought I "knew" the on-line was completely accurate. I would like to know who was in the neighborhood and something about the visitation order which a database might omit. Jan Ann Arbor -----Original Message----- From: Charla [mailto:ckurtz@alltel.net] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:19 PM To: MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIWASHTE] FW: Early census -----Original Message----- From: SherryeW@aol.com [mailto:SherryeW@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:58 PM To: MIWASHTE-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Early census I have just joined this list so if I am asking something already covered recently please bear with me. I am trying to piece together a Woodworth family that moved to Salem in 1826. I have found the father, Constant, in the 1834 and 1845 census index on the Ancestry.com website, and also a couple other Woodworth's living neaby that could be possible sons. What I would like to know is this: do these early state censuses list head of household and enumerate the wife and children by age and sex (similar to the Federal census of 1840)? Or are they just a list of head of household? I found the microfilm for sale on Heritage Quest, but don't want to purchase it if there is no further information than what I found on AncestryPlus. Has anyone used these early (1927, 1934, 1945) Washtenaw census films? Sherrye -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 3/1/2005

Bill, Early Washtenaw County births have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah as well as the birth index to 1967-1941. Birth index 1867-1941 Birth record v. 1 1867-1873 1019068 Birth record v. 2 1873-1881 1019069 Birth record v. 3 1881-1888 1019070 Birth record v. 4 1888-1896 1019071 Birth record v. 5 1896-1902 (p. 1-361) 1019072 Birth record v. 5 1902-1906 (p. 360-end 1019073 Birth record v. 6-7 1906-1913 1019074 You might want to make a research request to the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/questions.htm Good luck, Jan Ann Arbor -----Original Message----- From: Gormwa40@aol.com [mailto:Gormwa40@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:08 AM To: Subject: [MIWASHTE] Early birth records indexed? Hello Listers, Just learned that the 1870 Census index for Washnetau county shows some relatives of mine, after years of searching in Illinois with only partial success.. I'm wondering if there are any indexes of births in the county from about 1687 to 1870 or 1871. Does the state or the county have any index available online or elsewhere, where one may search for other evidence of her birth. In 1870 Frances was listed as age 1. The parents were Mathew Farley and Alice (spelled Allice in 1970 Census ). A daughter was born about 1867 or -68 or -69 and named Frances. Would there be a genealogy society in the county which may be able to help? In the 1880 federal census for Washtenau County, Michigan I found Frances listed as age 13 and her brother John as age 11. Enough to keep me scratching my head for days!! Hence, I ask if anyone can guide me in how to locate birth records on these two children I'll be most grateful. (Frances was my g-grandmother, so I am especially interested in finding her birth record) The mother Alice/Allice was reportedly from New Brunswick, Canada. The father was from either England or Canada, or England via Canada. Thanks so much for any help you can offer. Kindly send any reply to me at gormwa40@aol.com as well as the list, as AOL seems to be blocking a lot of the ail from Rootsweb. Bill in Denver

Has anyone used these early (1827, 1834, 1845) Washtenaw census films? Not sure how much I can help you, but I am not aware of a Salem in Washtenaw County. If you mean Saline, you better correct your email. Yes, Salem is in Washtenaw Co and has been since 1825 :) Sherrye

The 1827, 1834, and 1845 census has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and can be rented through your local Family History Library. Here are the film numbers you will need to order the films: Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1827-1834 955,813 Item 1 Census of Washtenaw County, Michigan 1845 955,813 Item 2 This is considerably cheaper than purchasing the films outright. Each census is somewhat different than the 1840 census. Of interest to you is that the 1845 census records all males over 21. I am not sure if all of the township enumerations survive but the originals are at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. Perhaps one of our knowledgeable Washtenaw County researchers will know. The 1827 census was a basic head count taken as of the first Monday in June 1827. The 1834 census noted "the ages of free white males by periods of five years up to 20 years of age, and above 20 years, by periods of ten years, up to 100 years, and all over 100 years." Also, the enumerators were to ascertain the names of all family heads, the number of white persons deaf, dumb, or blind, plus the number and sex of all free and bound colored persons. To be excluded were Indians not taxed (not members of some tribe). The 1845 census recorded all names of all males over 21 years of age; "distinguishing the number of males and females; those under 10 years of age; those of 10 and under 21, those of 21 and under 45; those of 45 and under 75; those over 75; and, also, the number of deaf and dumb; the number of insane; and the umber of all colored persons." I would be tempted to look at the original census images even thought I "knew" the on-line was completely accurate. I would like to know who was in the neighborhood and something about the visitation order which a database might omit. Jan Ann Arbor -----Original Message----- From: Charla [mailto:ckurtz@alltel.net] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:19 PM To: MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIWASHTE] FW: Early census -----Original Message----- From: SherryeW@aol.com [mailto:SherryeW@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:58 PM To: MIWASHTE-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Early census I have just joined this list so if I am asking something already covered recently please bear with me. I am trying to piece together a Woodworth family that moved to Salem in 1826. I have found the father, Constant, in the 1834 and 1845 census index on the Ancestry.com website, and also a couple other Woodworth's living neaby that could be possible sons. What I would like to know is this: do these early state censuses list head of household and enumerate the wife and children by age and sex (similar to the Federal census of 1840)? Or are they just a list of head of household? I found the microfilm for sale on Heritage Quest, but don't want to purchase it if there is no further information than what I found on AncestryPlus. Has anyone used these early (1927, 1934, 1945) Washtenaw census films? Sherrye

-----Original Message----- From: SherryeW@aol.com [mailto:SherryeW@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:58 PM To: MIWASHTE-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Early census I have just joined this list so if I am asking something already covered recently please bear with me. I am trying to piece together a Woodworth family that moved to Salem in 1826. I have found the father, Constant, in the 1834 and 1845 census index on the Ancestry.com website, and also a couple other Woodworth's living neaby that could be possible sons. What I would like to know is this: do these early state censuses list head of household and enumerate the wife and children by age and sex (similar to the Federal census of 1840)? Or are they just a list of head of household? I found the microfilm for sale on Heritage Quest, but don't want to purchase it if there is no further information than what I found on AncestryPlus. Has anyone used these early (1927, 1934, 1945) Washtenaw census films? Sherrye -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 3/1/2005

Hello, I have found the information that the famous musician and music professor J. Frederick Schaeberle from Ann Arbor married in 1873 Katherine Kemmler born in Germany. I especially would be interested in Katherine Kemmler and would appreciate any hint. Kind regards Ruediger Kemmler Munich, Germany ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check out my emigration website: http://home.nexgo.de/r.kemmler

from Blair Co., PA list: PABLAIR-L@rootsweb.com Hi: I'm sure some of you have Michigan connections and if so, a recent site is super wonderful! Almost all (170) of the Michigan county histories are online and you can search names, places, etc. These are digitized copies of the pages which can be printed. The site is: http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/ Have fun and good hunting. Marge