Hi Maria, Oh, yes, it is O.K and fine to take photos of headstones. Luckily, I have photos from the 1920's of my great grandparent's & great great grandparent's headstones from Boyne City, MI. Headstones break, are kicked over by teens & stolen. Some are military headstones from the Rev. & Civil War and give the Regiment's unit. There are whole sites devoted to photographing old headstones & putting them on the 'net. I have a photograph of Capt. George Denison's headstone in CT & he died in the 1600's. It is completely appropriate. I need to come back to MI & visit the Fifield Cemetery in Jackson County & see the Tainter monument. You should be able to type in your search engine the Dibean Marriage Index & get to a site or go to any MIGENWEB site. Washtenaw County MIGENWEB lists marriages posted by Jack & Marianne, under the T's, you would find "Tainter, Daniel & Polly Godfrey" the first recorded marriage in MI on May 29th, 1832, by Judge Doland, in Washtenaw County, MI. Remember to put any inf. about the headstones on paper or better yet do a "rubbing", place paper and place over the stone & rub with charcoal. Welcome to the world of genealogy--history, geography, biology, investigation & detective work all rolled into one field. Great fun! Marilyn, in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > Thank you Marilyn, > Well, most the McLarens seemed to have settled in Washtenaw/Lima Township > area, but I have not ran across any Elizabeth in my search, but I will check > it out, what is the site to the Jack & Marianne Dibean's Marriage index,? > And also, yes, the names you sent are all ancestors, I do have all those > names. And today, I am going to make a trip to the Cemetery in Chelsea, and > look them up. I go to the cemetery twice a year, because that is where my > gr-grandparents and grandparents are buried, but not until just recently did > I find out all those other names were there too, but in a different > location, so I am going to try to find them today. > Also, I have a question, I have talked to a couple of people regarding > genealogy, and they said to take pictures of the headstones. I mentioned it > to a friend and he just thought that was the worse thing a person can do. I > said I was only taking pics of the headstones, not dead bodies. Now, am I > wondering if that is appropriate to do? > What do you think? or anyone out there doing genealogy? > Thanks again for the info, I really appreciate all the help from the > wonderful people out there. > Maria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn LeVeque" <mleveque@tcsn.net> > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:14 AM > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > Maria, > > > > Here is one McLaren from the MI Dibean marriage index: > > > > 1, Emerson, Francis A Emerson, Mclaren, Elizabeth - Mclaren, Washtenaw, 18 > > Aug 1881, > > > > Again, good luck, > > Marilyn in CA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:58 AM > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > Hi Santa, > > > > > > Yes, it is VERY FRUSTRATING. But thank you for the reply. I can not > > believe > > > that they would take info from someone that was either so young, or not > > even > > > part of the family. But, who knows how they did things back then. > > > My poor great grandmother, seems like no one knew anything about her. > Her > > > name, her birthdate, her birthplace, even her last name. I am having > such > > a > > > hard time finding anything that matches about her. According to her > death > > > certificate which the informant was her own daughter, nothing added up > to > > > what the census says. My mother said she was very close to her mother. > > But, > > > I am beginning to believe the census is more accurate, than what my > > > grandmother wrote on her death certificate. But I also, understand that > at > > > those kinds of times, you just don't think right anyway. But this is > sure > > a > > > mystery waiting to be solved!!! > > > I also would like to thank EVERYONE who has sent me info. In a world > that > > is > > > not so perfect anymore, we still do have an awful lot of caring, loving > > > people out there who are willing to help other people, strangers, that > do > > > not get the recognition.they deserve, so again I want to thank everyone > > very > > > much. > > > Have a wonderful, safe and happy weekend. > > > Maria > > > Jackson, Michigan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Santa Traugott" <strau@umich.edu> > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:21 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Maria -- > > > > > > > > The U.S. census does not necessarily give consistent information about > > the > > > > same person from census to census. One reason, as I understand it, is > > > that > > > > information was often obtained from an "informant" who may not have > > known > > > > very much and was guessing--the informant could have been a 14 year > old > > > > child of the household, a domestic, or in some cases if desperate, a > > > > neighbor. It's frustrating, isn't it! > > > > > > > > Santa T. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:01 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for the info. I am kind of new to this, and I am beginning > > to > > > > see > > > > > where the names have been changed for whatever reason. I never > thought > > > of > > > > > looking up different spellings. I can't believe you can spell one > name > > > so > > > > > many ways. :-) > > > > > I don't understand how they could of changed their names like they > > did. > > > I > > > > > had a great grandmother that went from Louise A. (Census in 1910) to > > > Emily > > > > > Louise in 1920. She also went to being born in Canada, to being born > > in > > > > > Wales. > > > > > Did they just guess at this stuff or what? > > > > > But, anyway, thanks again for the info, I really do appreciate it so > > > very > > > > > much. > > > > > Have a safe and happy weekend. > > > > > > > > > > Maria > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: <Famg1211@aol.com> > > > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:52 PM > > > > > Subject: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Michigan GENDIS site lists McLaren deaths in Washtenaw Co. > between > > > > > 1869-70 > > > > > > (Cora, Myron, and Sarah). This indes can be searched at: > > > > > > http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/search.asp > > > > > > There are a John and Jane McClaren listed for Saginaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also remember to check for alternate spellings on all searches. I > > > have > > > > a > > > > > > James C. MacLaren in Montcalm Co., MI in 1914 when he married. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks Marilyn for the info. I just didn't want to think I was doing something that would be inappropriate to do. Where is Fifield Cemetery? I live in Jackson, and I have never heard of that cemetery? If you want, I can try to take a photo and email it to you. You have been such a help to me, I would like to repay the favor somehow. After I get into this genealogy more, I hope I can help someone else out, because so many people have been such a great help to me, and being new to genealogy there is so much to learn. But, someday, I hope I will be able to help someone else out who is new to it. There is another person named Karen, that has helped me greatly. She is such a sweetheart! In one of my other emails, I said that with so much negativity going on, there REALLY is WONDERFUL people out there willing to help. And I want to really thank them all from the bottom of my heart. Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn LeVeque" <mleveque@tcsn.net> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: [MIWASHTE] Yes, photograph > Hi Maria, > > Oh, yes, it is O.K and fine to take photos of headstones. Luckily, I have > photos from the 1920's of my great grandparent's & great great grandparent's > headstones from Boyne City, MI. Headstones break, are kicked over by teens > & stolen. Some are military headstones from the Rev. & Civil War and give > the Regiment's unit. > > There are whole sites devoted to photographing old headstones & putting them > on the 'net. I have a photograph of Capt. George Denison's headstone in CT > & he died in the 1600's. It is completely appropriate. > > I need to come back to MI & visit the Fifield Cemetery in Jackson County & > see the Tainter monument. > > You should be able to type in your search engine the Dibean Marriage Index & > get to a site or go to any MIGENWEB site. Washtenaw County MIGENWEB lists > marriages posted by Jack & Marianne, under the T's, you would find "Tainter, > Daniel & Polly Godfrey" the first recorded marriage in MI on May 29th, 1832, > by Judge Doland, in Washtenaw County, MI. > > Remember to put any inf. about the headstones on paper or better yet do a > "rubbing", place paper and place over the stone & rub with charcoal. > > Welcome to the world of genealogy--history, geography, biology, > investigation & detective work all rolled into one field. Great fun! > > Marilyn, in CA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:11 AM > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > Thank you Marilyn, > > Well, most the McLarens seemed to have settled in Washtenaw/Lima Township > > area, but I have not ran across any Elizabeth in my search, but I will > check > > it out, what is the site to the Jack & Marianne Dibean's Marriage index,? > > And also, yes, the names you sent are all ancestors, I do have all those > > names. And today, I am going to make a trip to the Cemetery in Chelsea, > and > > look them up. I go to the cemetery twice a year, because that is where my > > gr-grandparents and grandparents are buried, but not until just recently > did > > I find out all those other names were there too, but in a different > > location, so I am going to try to find them today. > > Also, I have a question, I have talked to a couple of people regarding > > genealogy, and they said to take pictures of the headstones. I mentioned > it > > to a friend and he just thought that was the worse thing a person can do. > I > > said I was only taking pics of the headstones, not dead bodies. Now, am I > > wondering if that is appropriate to do? > > What do you think? or anyone out there doing genealogy? > > Thanks again for the info, I really appreciate all the help from the > > wonderful people out there. > > Maria > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marilyn LeVeque" <mleveque@tcsn.net> > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:14 AM > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > Maria, > > > > > > Here is one McLaren from the MI Dibean marriage index: > > > > > > 1, Emerson, Francis A Emerson, Mclaren, Elizabeth - Mclaren, Washtenaw, > 18 > > > Aug 1881, > > > > > > Again, good luck, > > > Marilyn in CA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:58 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Santa, > > > > > > > > Yes, it is VERY FRUSTRATING. But thank you for the reply. I can not > > > believe > > > > that they would take info from someone that was either so young, or > not > > > even > > > > part of the family. But, who knows how they did things back then. > > > > My poor great grandmother, seems like no one knew anything about her. > > Her > > > > name, her birthdate, her birthplace, even her last name. I am having > > such > > > a > > > > hard time finding anything that matches about her. According to her > > death > > > > certificate which the informant was her own daughter, nothing added up > > to > > > > what the census says. My mother said she was very close to her mother. > > > But, > > > > I am beginning to believe the census is more accurate, than what my > > > > grandmother wrote on her death certificate. But I also, understand > that > > at > > > > those kinds of times, you just don't think right anyway. But this is > > sure > > > a > > > > mystery waiting to be solved!!! > > > > I also would like to thank EVERYONE who has sent me info. In a world > > that > > > is > > > > not so perfect anymore, we still do have an awful lot of caring, > loving > > > > people out there who are willing to help other people, strangers, > that > > do > > > > not get the recognition.they deserve, so again I want to thank > everyone > > > very > > > > much. > > > > Have a wonderful, safe and happy weekend. > > > > Maria > > > > Jackson, Michigan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Santa Traugott" <strau@umich.edu> > > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:21 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Maria -- > > > > > > > > > > The U.S. census does not necessarily give consistent information > about > > > the > > > > > same person from census to census. One reason, as I understand it, > is > > > > that > > > > > information was often obtained from an "informant" who may not have > > > known > > > > > very much and was guessing--the informant could have been a 14 year > > old > > > > > child of the household, a domestic, or in some cases if desperate, a > > > > > neighbor. It's frustrating, isn't it! > > > > > > > > > > Santa T. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > > > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:01 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for the info. I am kind of new to this, and I am > beginning > > > to > > > > > see > > > > > > where the names have been changed for whatever reason. I never > > thought > > > > of > > > > > > looking up different spellings. I can't believe you can spell one > > name > > > > so > > > > > > many ways. :-) > > > > > > I don't understand how they could of changed their names like they > > > did. > > > > I > > > > > > had a great grandmother that went from Louise A. (Census in 1910) > to > > > > Emily > > > > > > Louise in 1920. She also went to being born in Canada, to being > born > > > in > > > > > > Wales. > > > > > > Did they just guess at this stuff or what? > > > > > > But, anyway, thanks again for the info, I really do appreciate it > so > > > > very > > > > > > much. > > > > > > Have a safe and happy weekend. > > > > > > > > > > > > Maria > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: <Famg1211@aol.com> > > > > > > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:52 PM > > > > > > Subject: [MIWASHTE] Re: McLaren in Washtenaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Michigan GENDIS site lists McLaren deaths in Washtenaw Co. > > between > > > > > > 1869-70 > > > > > > > (Cora, Myron, and Sarah). This indes can be searched at: > > > > > > > http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/search.asp > > > > > > > There are a John and Jane McClaren listed for Saginaw Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also remember to check for alternate spellings on all searches. > I > > > > have > > > > > a > > > > > > > James C. MacLaren in Montcalm Co., MI in 1914 when he married. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >