My Grandfather was Adolph Gratke, born May 7, 1896, died July 25, 1972.  He is buried at the Lutheran Cemetary in Sauk Rapids.  His father was Samuel Gratke and his mother was Gottlieb Gratke.  They are buried in the cemetary at the Lutheran Cemetary in Popple Creek, Minnesota, outside of Sauk Rapids. My grandmother's maiden name was Ida Clara Fiergola.  She was born May 13, 1899 and died in 1952 I believe.  Adolph and Ida Clara lived in St. Cloud and had 2 daughters, Lu Verne and Mary Ellen.  Does anyone know anything more about either the Gratke or Fiergola families?  Thanks, Julie Kenkel < kkenkel1@cox.net>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GGB.2ACE/2.23 Message Board Post: Hi, I m from France, but i actually live in Winnipeg, CANADA. My name is BENAISE... comes from my father wich name is Alain BENAISE... I m from Britain in France... I know we are the only family in France. I hope i helped you... if not ... this was just a hello from another BENAISE !!!! Bye bye FLorence.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zawacki Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GGB.2ACE/47 Message Board Post: Events in Foley, Benton County, Minnesota to kick off the summer include Foley Family Day on Saturday, June 15, 2002 and the Foley Fun Days Parade on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. For additional information on other events in Foley between these dates, please contact Nancy Kampa, Event Coordinator at (320) 968-7649.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CASE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/46 Message Board Post: I am searching for a copy of the obituary of Harry Albert Case who died 24 Nov 1950 in Benton Co., MN. Thank you very much!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/45 Message Board Post: I'M SEARCHING FOR TINA FITZSIMMONS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kellogg/Kellog Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/44 Message Board Post: I'm looking for siblings of Edward Llorse Kellogg. If any one knows of these people, please let me know, or have them contact me for more info. Thank you, Sonja Blake deepsearcher1@hotmail.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kellogg/Lange Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/42 Message Board Post: We found one of the people we were looking for.

--part1_141.6a69d96.295290d3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_141.6a69d96.295290d3_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <shorman@cse.ogi.edu> Received: from rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (rly-yc04.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.36]) by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v82.22) with ESMTP id MAILINYC19-1219153013; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:30:13 -0500 Received: from church.cse.ogi.edu (cse.ogi.edu [129.95.20.2]) by rly-yc04.mx.aol.com (v83.18) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYC44-1219152946; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:29:46 -0500 Received: from Dilbert (dilbert.cse.ogi.edu [129.95.54.180]) by church.cse.ogi.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA16194 for <rzurek@aol.com>; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:29:38 -0800 (PST) From: "Sheilah Horman" <shorman@cse.ogi.edu> To: <rzurek@aol.com> Subject: Benton County - MADIGAN/MONIGAN Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:29:37 -0800 Message-ID: <JHEGLGBLEABBFHKBNHJBIEDBDGAA.shorman@cse.ogi.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Importance: Normal I am looking for Madigan and Monigans in Benton County. My grandfather was Jerome Maurice MADIGAN. He was born in 1887 in Sauk Rapids, Benton County, MN. His father was John MADIGAN and his mother was Mary MONIGAN. John MADIGAN was born in 1850 in Quebec, Canada. He married Mary MONIGAN before 1879 and was living in Benton County in 1880. He died and was buried in 1936 in Benton County. Mary MONIGAN was born in 1855 in New York. Her mother was Jane MONIGAN. She is listed as a widow in the 1880 census in Benton County. I believe her husband was Michael MONIGAN. He received a land patent in Benton County in 1859. Would like to confirm that Michael MONIGAN was Jane's husband. Am interested in when/where he died and when/where he was born (I suspect he was born in NY). He may have died in Civil War as their last child was born in 1863 (tho' I can't find records for him). =================================================================== Sheilah Horman Napp, Sr. Software Engineer shorman@cse.ogi.edu Center for Human-Computer Communication Department of Computer Science & Engineering OGI School of Science & Engineering Oregon Health & Science University 20000 NW Walker Rd., Beaverton, OR 97006-8921 Phone: 503-748-1048/Fax: 503-748-1548/URL: http://www.cse.ogi.edu/CHCC --part1_141.6a69d96.295290d3_boundary--

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/17.1 Message Board Post: Stephen Brenny married Helen Zysner. Stephen was a son of Josef Brenny and Franciska Cziok. Josef's parents were Johannes Brenny and Catherina Grabis from Silesia area of Poland; near the Oder river. Sharon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHIRHART Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/41 Message Board Post: When and where did the family live in Sauk Rapids?

I am writing a pictorial book on Sauk Rapids and Benton County, MN. The book covers the period of the 1800's through the 20th century. If you have an interesting, eye-catching unpublished photograph or two that pertains to Benton County and would like to share it with the world, please contact me and I will e-mail you the submission details. Ron Zurek rzurek@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GGB.2ACE/40 Message Board Post: I am writing a pictorial book on Sauk Rapids and Benton County, MN. The book covers the period of the 1800's through the 20th century. If you have an interesting, eye-catching unpublished photograph or two that pertains to Benton County and would like to share it with the world, please contact me and I will e-mail you the submission details. Ron Zurek rzurek@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GGB.2ACE/39 Message Board Post: I am writing a pictorial book on Sauk Rapids and Benton County, MN. The book covers the period of the 1800's through the 20th century. If you have an interesting, eye-catching unpublished photograph or two that pertains to Benton County and would like to share it with the world, please contact me and I will e-mail you the submission details. Ron Zurek rsurek@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/33 Message Board Post: The Minnesota Historical Society now offers an online, searchable database of death certificates filed between 1908 and 1946. The database provides the name and date of death and a copy of the certificate can be ordered. http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Geris Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GGB.2ACE/32 Message Board Post: Am looking for info on Nicholas and Maria Geris. They migrated from the Netherlands in 1862 and ended up in Benton. This would be my GG Grandparents. Along with Nicolas and his wife, several children made the voyage, one of them Joseph Peter Geris, Sr., who is my G Grandfather. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi everyone, I have had some time to investigate this "great Benton County Genealogical Site:" (http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html) posted to the list by Benton@Benton.com. This message is SPAM and the site appears to be a home-made SCAM. Please do not patronize or submit your information to it. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Ron, Please let me know your experience with this site. L.M. O'Konek Re: http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html Hi, I have no experience with this site, it looks new, and home-made (e.g., there are spelling errors). I am a little wary of the login, didn't try, login might ask personal information that could be sold and SPAMMED. I think it is too new to tell, and where is this person getting 1 billion names?? Anyway, I would wait for now. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Ron, Please let me know your experience with this site. L.M. O'Konek

I found a great Benton County Genealogy Site: http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.

Please be advised that I banned the above subscriber from my lists for abuse (SPAM) of the Rootsweb Mailing List system. Multiple messages were being sent to the List and Digest. The message had nothing to do with the County the message was posted to. When I quizzed her about why she was doing this, her response was I want to make sure EVERYONE has this query. Then she wrote me words I did not understand, when I quizzed her on that she asked how old I was. If you allow her to remain on your list, please beware to moderate her postings. Ron Zurek Benton County Moderator MNBENTON-L