Linda, There is a very large tombstont in Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac whose surname is WORDEN: there is no given name on the tomb. I also came acrossed the naame WORDEN in some of my research but cannot put my finger on it immediately as I have been working on another family. Would you let me know more about Mary Jane WORDEN? His name was mentioned in a newspaper article of a private letter so I do not know if he was a friend or related to another family I am working on. I have a VanNess born 1819 without a given name who appear to be the father of :Nancy Louisa (nee VanNess)Kelley. Her husband William died 1878. She remarried to George D. VanVranken 1887 in Cadillac....she was about 12 years older than he. Nancy had a brother George E. VanNess bn 1848.So far that is all the sibblings I found. Do you have the parents names of John VanNess and dob? I do not know if any of this is helpful but I am inclined to believe that the VanNess' are related somehow . I even found some in Oakland County and Saranac, MI with some of the same names. Therese -------------- Original message -------------- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: clownperson > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wexfo > rd/1637.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Well, I guess I get to go hunting for some more kids for the John VanNess and > Mariah (EARL) VanDerCook family. I currently have two listed for them and > Winthrop makes the third. The other son was Marcus Earl "Mark" VanDerCook who > married twice. I haven't found his first wife yet, but they had children Martha > and Matthew. His second wife was Mary Jane WORDEN and I have this family pretty > well documented. In addition to Mark and now Winthrop, John and Mariah also had > a daughter, Sarah, born circa 1846, for whom I am still searching. Now that I > have access to the new LDS Record Search Pilot Site, maybe I can find the rest > of the clan! > > Thanks a bundle or helping me solve this mystery! > > Linda > > 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. > > > > Michigan Wexford Genealogy Mailing list. Do not post virus warnings, test > messages, chain letters, political announcements, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam); that is grounds for removal. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message