This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Eamann Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/18016.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Georgia1910 Once again, thank you very much for going to the trouble of doing some research for me and congratulations on turning up such valuable information! I am so thrilled at all the information I can glean from the Canadian border form! Michael Magee, my grandfather, "ran away", as they used say, to Detroit with another woman and with the passage of time the two children he had had by my grandmother lost contact with him and his family. He had at least two other children, a George born around 1934 and a Brian. Now that I know that he arrived in Michigan in June 1930 I can discard the George and Janet Magee whom I had found in the April 1930 Census. My mother claims that her father divorced her mother in a US court in the 1930's and then married another woman, presumably the one he had run away with. Could you tell me where I should look to find that sort of information? And where should I apply for a copy of his naturalization document? Given that the name and date of birth coincide I am sure that it is him. I seem to remember reading that immigrants had to wait a certain number of years before being able to apply for citizenship, which would explain the seven years between his arrival and his application. I myself had previously looked up the Michigan Naturalization Record Indexes but did not get very far because I could not see any reference to either Wayne County, Detroit or Dearborn. I will write as you suggest to the Grand Lawn Cemetery. If he is indeed the Michael Magee who is buried there and who died in 1954, that would explain why he is not in the SSDI. In the meantime I'll send an e-mail to the Burton Historical Collection and ask if they will look up Michael Magee's name for me. I have also tried several times to access the obituary section of their site but without success. I'll try again tomorrow. I've noted the address of the Christ the Scientist Church and will contact them to see if they can find his name in their records. A final question, do you know if Ford kept the records of its workers and if they can be researched? As regards his brother George, thank you for trying to root him out as well! I am not sure though that the draft papers are his. In the 1901 census in Belfast he is aged 8, which would mean he was born in 1893 or 94, and when he arrived in New York in 1910 he was aged 17. In comparison this George Patrick Magee was born in 1889. On the other hand, there is a striking coincidence in the Jones Street address, because in the copy of the ship register which I found in Ellis Island, George Magee was on his way to stay with his aunt Annie Wright who lived in 81 Jones Street Detroit and I see that George Patrick lived in 112 Jones Street. Funny! Once again, thank you very much indeed for enabling me to make this breakthrough! I live in Belgium. If ever I can do anything to help you, please feel free to ask and I'll go my best. Best wishes, Eamann Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.