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/DIB.2ACE/319.1 Message Board Post: The follwing are buried together at the Kasota Hill Cemetery, located in section 33 of Kasota Township, Le Sueur County, Mn. Clarence A. Wistrom. 1896 - 09 Nov 1918. Clarence died in France while serving his county during World War I. He was buried at Kasota 21 Apr 1921. Carl Hilding Wistrom, 1890 - 19 Jan 1966. Anna S. Wistrom, 1892 - Apr 1952. Oscar Swen Wistrom, 1857 - 17 Mar 1935 Emma Sophia Wistrom, 1866 - 26 Jul 1957 Hilda E. Wistrom, 01 Apr 1889 - 03 Jan 1903. Daughter of Oscar S. & Emma S. Ellen Y. Wistrom, 06 Sep 1894 - 10 May 1904. Daughter of Oscar S. & Emma S. John A. Wistrom, 1906 - 1906, Son of Oscar S. & Emma S. Page 404 in the book “ History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties Vol. I” It states that Oscar was the owner of a Hotel in Kasota.

Hans, I looked up your Oscar Wistrom on the U.S. Census. Hope the information below will shed some light on the lives of your Wistrom family. My Chapman great grandparents lived in Kasota, Minnesota until the late 1800's. Best Wishes, Diana Chapman Owen 1910 Census, Kasota Township, LeSueur County, Minnesota Ridgely Street WISTROM, Oscar, age 51, m. 21 yrs, Born Sweden, Parents born Sweden, Engineer-Runs Channeler, Home-Unmortgaged, immigrated 1885 WISTROM, Emma S., age 43, married 21 years, Born Sweden, Parents born Sweden, 12 children-9 living, immigrated 1884 WISTROM, Carl H., 19, Laborer, Born Minnesota-MN WISTROM, Agnes S., 17, b MN WISTROM, Clarence A., 13, MN WISTROM, Sity A. , 11, MN WISTROM, Hazel M., 9, MN WISTROM, Oscar R., 7, MN WISTROM, Edith M., 5, MN WISTROM, Alice C., 3, MN WISTROM, Ruth E., age 8/12 mo. (Both parents and older children could all read and write) 1920 Census, Kasota Township, LeSueur County, Minnesota WISTROM, Oscar S., age 62, married, Born Sweden, Parents b. Sweden, Immigrated 1884, Naturalized 1896, Laborer Stone Quary WISTROM, Emma S., age 53, married, Immigrated 1882, Naturalized 1896, Proprietor Hotel WISTROM, Hilding C. (male), 29, born Minnesota WISTROM, Lillie A., age 21, born Minnesota-MN WISTROM, Hazel M., age 19, MN WISTROM, Oscar R., 17, MN WISTROM, Edith M., 15, MN WISTROM, Alice C., 12, MN WISTROM, Elizabeth R, 10, MN (probably the 8 month old Ruth E. from the 1910 census) [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Wistrom >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/319 > >Message Board Post: > >Hi! >I am searching a Oscar Swen Wistrom who immigrated from Sweden to the US in 1884. I know that his brother Carl Otto lived in Minnesota so I have reason to believe that Oscar did as well. Now I have found a Oscar Swen Wistrom who, according to Minnesota Death Certificates, died in Le Sueur in 1935. >Can somebody help me with info about him and his life in the US? >I have some interesting info about his (and my) ancestors in Sweden. > >Hans Smedjeberg >Linkoping, Sweden > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wistrom Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/319 Message Board Post: Hi! I am searching a Oscar Swen Wistrom who immigrated from Sweden to the US in 1884. I know that his brother Carl Otto lived in Minnesota so I have reason to believe that Oscar did as well. Now I have found a Oscar Swen Wistrom who, according to Minnesota Death Certificates, died in Le Sueur in 1935. Can somebody help me with info about him and his life in the US? I have some interesting info about his (and my) ancestors in Sweden. Hans Smedjeberg Linkoping, Sweden

George was a farmer in Ottawa Township. He died on February 28, 1907, and was buried at the Ottawa Cemetery. He was married three times. The wife listed on the 1880 census was Katie A. Smith. Katie died December 18, 1884, age age 53 years, one month and 12 days. She is buried at the Ottawa Cemetery. She was born in Ohio. Was she married before she married George? Did she have children by a first husband? What was Katie's maiden name? The children listed on the 1880 census were as follows ("yours, mine, and ours"?): Emma Jane Smith, age 22, born in Indiana William Smith, age 14, born in Indiana. John K. Smith, age 12, born in Minnesota George A. Smith, age 10, born in Minnesota (buried at Ottawa). Benjamin Smith, age 7, born in Minnesota Maynard Smith, age 2, born in Minnesota. Does anyone have any information on these children? MaryLu in Ottertail County

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/DIB.2ACE/272.1 Message Board Post: Have you found a family member for this bible? If not, I may be able to find one.

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/DIB.2ACE/318.1 Message Board Post: If the records you are referring to are on the Minnesota GenWeb site then those are the ones I posted. They are not complete. They are the ones I happened to be interested in and recorded. It is a fairly large cemetery, at least for a rural cemetery. That may be due to its closeness to St. Peter. Doug Peterson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gipp Ludcke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/318 Message Board Post: Ancestry.com lists an August Gipp buried in this cemetery in 1883. I tried to get a death record from the county and they say that there is none. I finally found the records for the cemetery but they say there is no one of that name in the records. I'm wondering how this name turned up on the list for the cemetery and if indeed there is a grave there for this person.

I have transcribed small sections of The book History of the Minnesota River Valley that are posted to the Le Sueur and Nicollet county websites. I have noticed that someone has scanned the book and made it available on CD-ROM for about $20. You can find a current example on eBay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5515545401 A better reference for the future would be the eller's store, which can be found at: http://stores.ebay.com/Old-Glory-Accents Doug Peterson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCourtney, Courtney, Doran Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/56.1 Message Board Post: Patricia: I have oodles of information on the two McCourtney families in the St. Thomas area of LaSueur County. The Patrick McCourtney group is directly related to my son-in-law. Patrick's son, Michael, married Kate Doran of Tyrone Twp in 1893 and had 3 children - all raised by their grandparents! The two boys, John and Raymond, were raised by their maternal grandparents, Richard & Ann Doran. Kitty was raised by her fraternal grandparents, Patrick & Catherine McCourtney. Let me know what you have and I'll swap info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCourtney, Courtney, Doran Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/18.1 Message Board Post: Sharilyn: My son-in-law has the missing (Mc)Courtney sibling to John and Raymond Courtney - "Kitty," Katherine McCourtney b. 1898. Her parents were Mike McCourtney and Katie Doran. She was raised by her franternal grandparents, Patrick & Catherine McCourtney of Derrynane Twp in LaSueur County. John & Raymond were raised by their maternal grandparents, Richard & Ann Doran of Tyrone Twp, La Sueur. Please let me know what other information you might have.

Lewis Smith and his wife, Serepta, came to Ottawa, MN, in 1855. There he purchased land, built houses and furniture. At the time of the Sioux Uprising, Lewis returned all of his family, except George, to Delaware County, IN, where they remained until 1866, when they returned to Ottawa. George Ribble Smith and his father, operated a furniture factory on "the stagte line" at Ottawa. Lewis and Serepta Smith had 11 children. Most of these family members attended the M. E. Church. Their youngest daughter, Elizabeth Caroline "Carrie" Smith was born on November 8, 1850, in Delaware County, IN. She was a school teacher. She married Ellis Jones at Kasota. He was the son of Evan T. and Margaret Jones. So this is my "Smith" connection to Kasota. Maybe Carrie was teaching there at that time. MaryLu in Minnesota ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Owen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:37 PM Subject: [MNLESUEU] (Mormon) SMITH's in Kasota, LeSueur Co., MN > Mary Lu and others discussing SMITH's in Kasota, LeSueur Co., > > I am responding to a message I just received today, which was > obviously hung up on the rootsweb server since > July 31, so I hope I am not reinventing the wheel here... > My great grandmother Mary "Polly" SMITH, who married Hiram CHAPMAN, died in > Kasota, LeSueur Co., MN in 1870. > She was first cousin to Joseph Smith, Jr. The Mormon Prophet. > Mary Polly Smith was born in 1803 in Turnbridge, Orange Co., VT and she and > her husband Hiram CHAPMAN lived in No. Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., NY > from the 1820's until she migrated to Kasota, LeSueur Co., MN in about > 1867, > as a widow with her daughter Sarah CHAPMAN SHAW and > her son Julius CHAPMAN and their families. > Also living in No. Stockholm NY was her father, Jesse SMITH and his father > Asahel SMITH. Jesse was the brother of Joseph Smith, Sr. > The LDS biography encyclopedia states Jesse SMITH "became enraged and > acted like a madman" when his brother Joseph Smith, Sr. came to No. > Stockholm > in August , 1830 to baptize their father Asahel Smith. > Asahel/Asael Smith died in No. Stockholm NY, in October 1830 and Jesse Smith > died there in 1853. > If there is someone on the list looking for SMITH information, I will be > happy to > help if I can. > Thanks for your patience. > Diana Chapman Owen > > > > MaryLu wrote: > > >Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I have never heard of a Mary Smith who > >moved to Kasota, MN. Yes, I seem to remember that some of my Smiths did live > >at Kasota. > >The immigrant was John Smith who came to Vermont from England. He had no > >parents and no siblings! (But I am guessing that he may have had siblings > >who also came to America, I just have not found them yet!!) > >One of John Smith's descendants became a Morman. He too is trying to prove a > >connection to Joseph Smith. > >John Smith (1738/1745-1835) died in the Town of Manchester, Bennington > >County, Vermont. > >His son Lewis Smith was born in 1811 in Vermont, and came to Delaware > >County, IN, during the witner of 1829-30. He married Serepta Preston in > >November 1830. > >In 1857 they came to Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN. > >One of their sons, George R. Smith, worked with his father to build homes in > >Ottawa, MN. They also built furniture. George later left his father's > >business and moved to Ottertail County, MN, where he lived for over 25 > >years. His wife died and he returned to Le Sueur County, where he was buried > >in 1828. > >I find it interesting that we are looking in the same areas. But I have > >never seen any connection to your family. > >Good luck with your research, > >MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Diana Owen" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:20 AM > >Subject: [MNLESUEU] SMITH, GIBSON, HOOVER > > > > > > > > > >>HI MaryLu, > >>I descend from Mary/Polly SMITH who moved to Kasota, LeSeuer Co., MN > >>about 1867 as the widow of Hiram CHAPMAN. > >>She was born in 1803 Tunbridge Orange VT(first cousin of Joseph Smith, > >>Jr., The Mormon Prophet), bore her children > >>in North Stockholm, St. Lawrence County NY and died in Kasota, > >>LeSeuer MN in 1870. She came with her daughter Sarah SCHAPMAN, who > >>married Francis SHAW in No Stockholm NY > >>and my g Julius CHAPMAN b 1841 No Stockholm NY. > >>Julius Chapman actually married his second wife Lillian Jane HODGES (b > >>NY searching for her grandparents) in OTTERTAIL MN. > >>Nor sure if we have any connections? Would love to know how these > >>families traveled from St. Lawrence Co., NY (next to the River) > >>to MN. > >>Diana Chapman Owen > >> > >> > >>[email protected] wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >>> > >>>Surnames: SMITH, PRESTON, GIBSON, HOOVER, LOWRY, GRAY, LEWIS, JONES > >>>Classification: Query > >>> > >>>Message Board URL: > >>> > >>>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/317 > >>> > >>>Message Board Post: > >>> > >>>I descend from Lewis Smith & Serepta Preston who settled at Ottawa, Le > >>> > >>> > >Sueur County, MN, in 1857. > > > > > >>>They returned to Delaware County, IN, in 1862, at the time of the Sioux > >>> > >>> > >Uprising. They returned to Ottawa in November 1866, along with three other > >wagons: George Washington Smith, Jonas Hoover & his wife, Sarah; & Samuel & > >Nancy Gibson. > > > > > >>>Some of these young couples had children born in Le Sueur County. So I > >>> > >>> > >would love to exchange information with anyone who is also researching these > >families. > > > > > >>>MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>==== MNLESUEU Mailing List ==== > >>Have you tried Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet? > >>http://www.CyndisList.com > >> > >>============================== > >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >==== MNLESUEU Mailing List ==== > >USGenweb Archives for Le Sueur Co., MN: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mn/lesueur/lesueur.html > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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Mary Lu and others discussing SMITH's in Kasota, LeSueur Co., I am responding to a message I just received today, which was obviously hung up on the rootsweb server since July 31, so I hope I am not reinventing the wheel here... My great grandmother Mary "Polly" SMITH, who married Hiram CHAPMAN, died in Kasota, LeSueur Co., MN in 1870. She was first cousin to Joseph Smith, Jr. The Mormon Prophet. Mary Polly Smith was born in 1803 in Turnbridge, Orange Co., VT and she and her husband Hiram CHAPMAN lived in No. Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., NY from the 1820's until she migrated to Kasota, LeSueur Co., MN in about 1867, as a widow with her daughter Sarah CHAPMAN SHAW and her son Julius CHAPMAN and their families. Also living in No. Stockholm NY was her father, Jesse SMITH and his father Asahel SMITH. Jesse was the brother of Joseph Smith, Sr. The LDS biography encyclopedia states Jesse SMITH "became enraged and acted like a madman" when his brother Joseph Smith, Sr. came to No. Stockholm in August , 1830 to baptize their father Asahel Smith. Asahel/Asael Smith died in No. Stockholm NY, in October 1830 and Jesse Smith died there in 1853. If there is someone on the list looking for SMITH information, I will be happy to help if I can. Thanks for your patience. Diana Chapman Owen MaryLu wrote: >Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I have never heard of a Mary Smith who >moved to Kasota, MN. Yes, I seem to remember that some of my Smiths did live >at Kasota. >The immigrant was John Smith who came to Vermont from England. He had no >parents and no siblings! (But I am guessing that he may have had siblings >who also came to America, I just have not found them yet!!) >One of John Smith's descendants became a Morman. He too is trying to prove a >connection to Joseph Smith. >John Smith (1738/1745-1835) died in the Town of Manchester, Bennington >County, Vermont. >His son Lewis Smith was born in 1811 in Vermont, and came to Delaware >County, IN, during the witner of 1829-30. He married Serepta Preston in >November 1830. >In 1857 they came to Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN. >One of their sons, George R. Smith, worked with his father to build homes in >Ottawa, MN. They also built furniture. George later left his father's >business and moved to Ottertail County, MN, where he lived for over 25 >years. His wife died and he returned to Le Sueur County, where he was buried >in 1828. >I find it interesting that we are looking in the same areas. But I have >never seen any connection to your family. >Good luck with your research, >MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Diana Owen" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:20 AM >Subject: [MNLESUEU] SMITH, GIBSON, HOOVER > > > > >>HI MaryLu, >>I descend from Mary/Polly SMITH who moved to Kasota, LeSeuer Co., MN >>about 1867 as the widow of Hiram CHAPMAN. >>She was born in 1803 Tunbridge Orange VT(first cousin of Joseph Smith, >>Jr., The Mormon Prophet), bore her children >>in North Stockholm, St. Lawrence County NY and died in Kasota, >>LeSeuer MN in 1870. She came with her daughter Sarah SCHAPMAN, who >>married Francis SHAW in No Stockholm NY >>and my g Julius CHAPMAN b 1841 No Stockholm NY. >>Julius Chapman actually married his second wife Lillian Jane HODGES (b >>NY searching for her grandparents) in OTTERTAIL MN. >>Nor sure if we have any connections? Would love to know how these >>families traveled from St. Lawrence Co., NY (next to the River) >>to MN. >>Diana Chapman Owen >> >> >>[email protected] wrote: >> >> >> >>>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>>Surnames: SMITH, PRESTON, GIBSON, HOOVER, LOWRY, GRAY, LEWIS, JONES >>>Classification: Query >>> >>>Message Board URL: >>> >>>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/317 >>> >>>Message Board Post: >>> >>>I descend from Lewis Smith & Serepta Preston who settled at Ottawa, Le >>> >>> >Sueur County, MN, in 1857. > > >>>They returned to Delaware County, IN, in 1862, at the time of the Sioux >>> >>> >Uprising. They returned to Ottawa in November 1866, along with three other >wagons: George Washington Smith, Jonas Hoover & his wife, Sarah; & Samuel & >Nancy Gibson. > > >>>Some of these young couples had children born in Le Sueur County. So I >>> >>> >would love to exchange information with anyone who is also researching these >families. > > >>>MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== MNLESUEU Mailing List ==== >>Have you tried Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet? >>http://www.CyndisList.com >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > >==== MNLESUEU Mailing List ==== >USGenweb Archives for Le Sueur Co., MN: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mn/lesueur/lesueur.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I have never heard of a Mary Smith who moved to Kasota, MN. Yes, I seem to remember that some of my Smiths did live at Kasota. The immigrant was John Smith who came to Vermont from England. He had no parents and no siblings! (But I am guessing that he may have had siblings who also came to America, I just have not found them yet!!) One of John Smith's descendants became a Morman. He too is trying to prove a connection to Joseph Smith. John Smith (1738/1745-1835) died in the Town of Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont. His son Lewis Smith was born in 1811 in Vermont, and came to Delaware County, IN, during the witner of 1829-30. He married Serepta Preston in November 1830. In 1857 they came to Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN. One of their sons, George R. Smith, worked with his father to build homes in Ottawa, MN. They also built furniture. George later left his father's business and moved to Ottertail County, MN, where he lived for over 25 years. His wife died and he returned to Le Sueur County, where he was buried in 1828. I find it interesting that we are looking in the same areas. But I have never seen any connection to your family. Good luck with your research, MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Owen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: [MNLESUEU] SMITH, GIBSON, HOOVER > HI MaryLu, > I descend from Mary/Polly SMITH who moved to Kasota, LeSeuer Co., MN > about 1867 as the widow of Hiram CHAPMAN. > She was born in 1803 Tunbridge Orange VT(first cousin of Joseph Smith, > Jr., The Mormon Prophet), bore her children > in North Stockholm, St. Lawrence County NY and died in Kasota, > LeSeuer MN in 1870. She came with her daughter Sarah SCHAPMAN, who > married Francis SHAW in No Stockholm NY > and my g Julius CHAPMAN b 1841 No Stockholm NY. > Julius Chapman actually married his second wife Lillian Jane HODGES (b > NY searching for her grandparents) in OTTERTAIL MN. > Nor sure if we have any connections? Would love to know how these > families traveled from St. Lawrence Co., NY (next to the River) > to MN. > Diana Chapman Owen > > > [email protected] wrote: > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > >Surnames: SMITH, PRESTON, GIBSON, HOOVER, LOWRY, GRAY, LEWIS, JONES > >Classification: Query > > > >Message Board URL: > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/317 > > > >Message Board Post: > > > >I descend from Lewis Smith & Serepta Preston who settled at Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN, in 1857. > >They returned to Delaware County, IN, in 1862, at the time of the Sioux Uprising. They returned to Ottawa in November 1866, along with three other wagons: George Washington Smith, Jonas Hoover & his wife, Sarah; & Samuel & Nancy Gibson. > >Some of these young couples had children born in Le Sueur County. So I would love to exchange information with anyone who is also researching these families. > >MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MNLESUEU Mailing List ==== > Have you tried Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet? > http://www.CyndisList.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

HI MaryLu, I descend from Mary/Polly SMITH who moved to Kasota, LeSeuer Co., MN about 1867 as the widow of Hiram CHAPMAN. She was born in 1803 Tunbridge Orange VT(first cousin of Joseph Smith, Jr., The Mormon Prophet), bore her children in North Stockholm, St. Lawrence County NY and died in Kasota, LeSeuer MN in 1870. She came with her daughter Sarah SCHAPMAN, who married Francis SHAW in No Stockholm NY and my g Julius CHAPMAN b 1841 No Stockholm NY. Julius Chapman actually married his second wife Lillian Jane HODGES (b NY searching for her grandparents) in OTTERTAIL MN. Nor sure if we have any connections? Would love to know how these families traveled from St. Lawrence Co., NY (next to the River) to MN. Diana Chapman Owen [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: SMITH, PRESTON, GIBSON, HOOVER, LOWRY, GRAY, LEWIS, JONES >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/317 > >Message Board Post: > >I descend from Lewis Smith & Serepta Preston who settled at Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN, in 1857. >They returned to Delaware County, IN, in 1862, at the time of the Sioux Uprising. They returned to Ottawa in November 1866, along with three other wagons: George Washington Smith, Jonas Hoover & his wife, Sarah; & Samuel & Nancy Gibson. >Some of these young couples had children born in Le Sueur County. So I would love to exchange information with anyone who is also researching these families. >MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH, PRESTON, GIBSON, HOOVER, LOWRY, GRAY, LEWIS, JONES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/317 Message Board Post: I descend from Lewis Smith & Serepta Preston who settled at Ottawa, Le Sueur County, MN, in 1857. They returned to Delaware County, IN, in 1862, at the time of the Sioux Uprising. They returned to Ottawa in November 1866, along with three other wagons: George Washington Smith, Jonas Hoover & his wife, Sarah; & Samuel & Nancy Gibson. Some of these young couples had children born in Le Sueur County. So I would love to exchange information with anyone who is also researching these families. MaryLu in Ottertail County, MN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Latzke Wilhelm Van Hoorik Bullard Fessenden Paul (Pahl) Schalholm Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DIB.2ACE/316 Message Board Post: Hi, I suspect there is a connection to the Latzkes in Belle Plaine to the Latzkes in Farming, Stearns County, MN through a Frederick Latzke and his wife, Minnie Schalholm Latzke. I would be interested in sharing information with anyone who is interested to see if a connection can be made. Thanks.

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/DIB.2ACE/315 Message Board Post: Would anyone be willing to do a 1875 census lookup for the COLLINS name in LeSueur County? Thank you. Sharon

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/DIB.2ACE/314.1 Message Board Post: just got back from vacation and was reading your email..the above names are in my lineage..simpson king was my uncle and john,wm. are also related..the randalls are related by marriage to the kings..I have quite a bit of info on them..but is the James King initials N or M.??.my james is James Manville King brother to Simpson..will gladly share info when I get my work caught up..most of them eventually went to becker co. Mn. where I was born. virginia bitterman

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/DIB.2ACE/62.82.96.2 Message Board Post: Hello Leigh, my name is Jeffrey A. Waldo Sr.; I am the unofficial family historian and have been gather information about my family for about 6 years (since in moved from VA to FL in 1997). My email(s) ([email protected] & [email protected])or call (321.263.3427) or (321.279.7504). I am researching for a book I’m writing on the town of Bayview, if you have any information you can share, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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/DIB.2ACE/278.1.1 Message Board Post: New Prague is in both Le Sueur and Scott counties, so it will depend on where the farm is--north of town or south of town.