Dear Marilyn, We did not make it to the cemetery yet. I was planting flowers were my sisters and brother are buried and got caught in a thunderstorm. It is still stroming out here, so I don't think I am going to make to Fifield today, unless it stops. but I will get there and see what I can find Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn LeVeque" <mleveque@tcsn.net> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Yes, photograph > Dear Maria, > > Well, Fifield Cemtery is located on Lansing Rd. I was born in Lansing, but > I guess my Dad never knew where his great grandfather was buried. > > I don't know if you are close by, but it may be a long time before I get a > chance to go back ti MI. I am an R.N. and it seems every time I plan a > vacation, even to just stay home it is ruined! I was last back to MI in > 1999. > > Here is where it supposedly is, I do not know if it is overgrown or kept. > > "There is a Tainter family stone at Fifield Cemetary on Lansing Avenue about > 5 miles north of Jackson. It would be located in Blackman Township. The > stone is quite a large one and there is room for several graves, but there > are no individual names listed." > > My Daniel Tainter & his family lived in Jackson, MI in & around Tompkins & > Rives. He married Polly Godfrey in 1832. Daniel died in 1846, and then 1 > son died at age 3 in 1848 and 2 grown daughters died, one Miriam Tainter in > 1865 & then Mary Ann Tainter in 1870. Polly (Godfrey) Tainter died on Feb. > 12, 1861. > > This must be where all my family is buried. > > If you ever get by there & it's not too far, I would love to see a photgraph > of the monument. > > Did you find anymore McLaren's at the Dibean site? > > I think people struck by the genealogy bug are the most generous people. I > have shared & received so much in kind! When you start hearing from your > McLaren's you will be surprised! Always remember to search the spouses > names, also. Sometimes the female line will have more inf. than the male > lines. > > Sincerely, > Marilyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maria Sibson" <mariamsibson@comcast.net> > To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: [MIWASHTE] Yes, photograph > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >