Hello veterans and newbies of the rootsweb. There are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. There are Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are 259 prisoners on record from the state of Minnesota and more than 100 who died here, I thought I would send my offer. I feel the need to say I am not in anyway trying to focus on the horrors of Andersonville compared to any POW camp in the north ..( i.e.Elmira ) or any others and do not wish to stir up arguments on this site. My focus is dedicated to ALL of those held prisoner during this war , on both sides as well as all Americans who gave their freedoms for those that we enjoy today.. I just happen to be near Andersonville so this is where I do my work Here are my sources of research. There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of 12960 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. I would like to let you know of another service I offer which is to take photos of graves for a small fee. Please do not consider this spam as my research offer is FREE for the asking and will be posted on this county site only once so as not to irritate subscribers. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country Kevn Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/

I love this Message Board and I enjoy hearing about all the different family questions. Could you check that "book" you have for another family? I would love to have information on the life and family of Earl Richards. He was married the first time in 1917 to Hilda Olson. She died in 1921 after childbirth. In 1923, I think it was, Earl married my great Aunt Anna Jensen Winther. Earl worked for the RR....would there happen to be a family bio about them? Thanks for checking for me.........I appreciate that so much. Linda Ziemann, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 5:19 PM Subject: [Rock] Re: Steen (Rock County), MN > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Steen, Berge > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RJB.2ACI/60.63.65.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi. I'm not related to you, but I have a History of Rock County book that list bios of people in it. One of the bios is of Peter C. Steen who came to Rock County in 1870 and is a son of Ole P. Steen and wife, Betsey Berge Steen. It does mention list their children; Peter C., Hilda A. (Mrs. Peter Boyson), Josephine C. (Mrs. Andrew Sanderson), Charles O., George Q., Oscar B. If you like, I can transcribe and send the entire bio to your email address. Other Steens listed in Rock County are: Otto K. and Peter N. In Pipestone County, there is Magnus K. Steen. > > > ==== MNROCK Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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/RJB.2ACI/60.63.65.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, please send the bio that you mentioned. I would much appreciate it. Thanks for your efforts. Audrey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steen, Berge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RJB.2ACI/60.63.65.1 Message Board Post: Hi. I'm not related to you, but I have a History of Rock County book that list bios of people in it. One of the bios is of Peter C. Steen who came to Rock County in 1870 and is a son of Ole P. Steen and wife, Betsey Berge Steen. It does mention list their children; Peter C., Hilda A. (Mrs. Peter Boyson), Josephine C. (Mrs. Andrew Sanderson), Charles O., George Q., Oscar B. If you like, I can transcribe and send the entire bio to your email address. Other Steens listed in Rock County are: Otto K. and Peter N. In Pipestone County, there is Magnus K. Steen.

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/RJB.2ACI/60.63.65 Message Board Post: I am a great-granddaughter of Ole P. Steen. His son George was my grandfather. Orville C. Steen was my father. He was born July 10, 1916 and died April 7, 2000. He was married to my mother, Shirley E. Brown, on June 12, 1942. My siblings are Karen, David, Lucinda and Beverly. I am now divorced, and have 2 children: Jason Scott Norberg (married with a step son and a natural daughter); Trisha Lyn Norberg, single. I would like to hear from anyone related to me.

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/RJB.2ACI/134.140.175.3 Message Board Post: Philander Phinney's daughter grand daughter Jessie Delphine Rolph is not my decendant but she married my great grandmother's youngest brother. Jessie and her husband John S. Randolph were also second cousins. Her grandmother Fanny was a Cady. Fanny's Brother was John (Jessie's Husband) Randolph's Grandfather. I have pictures of Jessie and her husband. And a letter from Jessie's husband talking about Philander and what he looked like. in Jessie and John's house there was a picture or painting of Philander and Fanny apparently because he talks about it in letters. I just found some of Jessie's and John's decendants I think...and have pictures of their children as kids and later as older adults. I would be interested in any information you might have on this interesting family. and willing to share any info I have. [email protected]

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/RJB.2ACI/254.6.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Good to hear you are in KY--but don't know what to tell you to get if anything. what you think is important is important to me. Don't know if they have Birth certificates of Thomas or any others at that date. If so it would be nice to have them. I know T and Caroline were married in VA so tht is out. Have a good visit and WRITE!! love Cousin Shirley

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/RJB.2ACI/254.6.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Shirley, I'm in Ky now will be here for a few more days, I went to Fleming County the other day but didnt have time to search for our family but I will be back there in the next day is there anything that you need from the court house?

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/RJB.2ACI/260 Message Board Post: I have an ancestor that lived in Luverne, MN...1921-1947. She was married to a railroad man. Can anyone guide me to a site or share information about the railways in those days? Often this aunt would get on the train in Luverne and ride the train to Viborg, S.Dak...where she would visit other family members. I would love to find some history on the passenger trains...what train lines they were?....what destinations did they offer in that part of the Midwest?.....how often did the passenger trains come through these towns?.....Thanks for any help you can offer. Linda [email protected]

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/RJB.2ACI/108.115 Message Board Post: My uncle by marriage (early 1950's) was Leslie McDowell, who owned McDowell Realty on Main Street in Luverne. He is deceased, and I saw him listed in an early census for Luverne (around 1902, I think). Believe he's buried in Maplewood, west of Luverne.

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/RJB.2ACI/254.6.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks anyway for looking. Now my next step is the census listings. Sure hope they have something.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skeen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RJB.2ACI/254.6.1 Message Board Post: Hi Shirleylou. This book I have was published in 1911 and lists bios of prominent citizens; doctors, lawyers, business owners, so your Harry would have been too young to be included. I checked the index and there are no Skeens listed. Sorry.

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/RJB.2ACI/254.6 Message Board Post: I just found a Harry Skeen in SSDI and liste dhim in Luberne, Rock Co., MN. He was born 6 July 1895 and died June 1967. Zip code 56156 (I think it said). I have a Harrison Skeen but cannot find him anywhere. Perhaps he is same one. My Harrison was born there in Indian Res. in Northern MN. Is this perhaps the same person. I do know he existed because I have an old old photo of him standing out in a field with a barn in the background. Back says it was Harrison. I sur e hope you can help me with this mystery. Perhaps he was in the 1920 census and I can now at least check that. Thanks so much for any info.

Hello, I am researching my husband's paternal grandmother, Mary McGee Price. She was born in Magnolia, Rock County, MN September 29, 1880, died in Milbank, Grant, SD and is buried in Sisseton, Roberts County, SD. She was the daughter of WILLIAM AND CATHERINE SMITH MCGEE. William and Catherine/Katie arrived in Minnesota sometime between the years 1871 when their daughter Katie was born in McClean County, IL and June, 1873 when their son William F. McGee was born in Minnesota. In the Minnesota state census of 1895, William was 57, born in Ireland, had lived in Minnesota for 22 years 9 months and in the enumeration district of Magnolia Township for 21 years and 4 months. I believe his daughter Katie married William J. Ellsworth and his son, William F. married Adele ?. Also, William's son Charles was buried in Rock County, according to his obituary taken from the Milbank newspaper. Is there an 1890 Federal Census of Union Soldiers and their widows for Minnesota? Any information on this family would certainly be appreciated. Thank you in advance, Donna Price

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/RJB.2ACI/254.5.1.1 Message Board Post: Ruth, Thank you for responding to my request. May I request for another search?? Do you have any information in Coon's in Rock County?? I have been told that Samuel was buried in a small cemetery near Magnolia, (or possibly just across the county line in Nobles Co). His son was Charles Wilbur Coon, (he is the one that was married to Bessie Smith). This is my great-grandfather (Samuel being my gr-gr-grandfather). Charles and Bessie had 2 daughters, Mary Ethelwyn and Dorothy Elceta. Ethelwyn (as she was known) married my grandfather Chester Clare Spease, he was a city commis. in Luverne and also a County Commis. for Rock Co. also he started and owned Spease Tire Shop, on the south(?) end of main near the bridge. Donald later took over the shop from grandpa and later moved the location to the intersection of main and the highway chaninging from Moblie Oil to Standard Oil. My father Loren William, Who worked at the shop until he went in Marine Corp, and later attended NWCC (NorthWestern Chiropratic College). I would be grateful to receive any information on the above names. I apologize for the long list, my main interest is in the Coon's. But would be grateful on bio information that might be found on my Grandfather Chester Clare Spease and Mary Ethelwyn (Coon) Spease. Thank you for this service you provide, there are so many of us that seek information on family from that past that do not have access to the history books of the counties, it is indeed a valuble service that you provide. And I am sure that I speak for others when I say Thank you for all the time that you as a volunteer provide. Sincerely, Laura

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/RJB.2ACI/245.1.1 Message Board Post: thank you Chuck My Emma Lizzie Bannick told people that she did not know her father very well. Am not sure what that ment. She married Wm Viereck. She was born in Durant Ia. I only Know of one brother named Benny Hope this helps me find the links I need. Thanks again.

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/RJB.2ACI/254.5.1 Message Board Post: Hi. I'm sorry but none of the surnames in your post are listed in the Rock or Pipestone County bios. There were some Smith and Walkers, but not with the first names you asked about. The Smiths I have are Albert, Alva C., Charles H., Fred, Perley H. None of the bios refer to Frank Smith. The Walkers listed are Charles H., Alexander, Edward A. Again none are referencing Joseph. If you would like any of the bios from the list above, please let me know. Take care.

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/RJB.2ACI/179.1 Message Board Post: Donna, Have you received any information from your query here, I am searching for the wife of my gr-grandfather Charles Wilbur Coon. All that I know of her is her name was Bessie F. Smith, her father was from a small town near Luverne, Minn. I believe his name was Frank P. Smith, (this is a fact that I am not certain of as some of the information that I am basing my search on was done as homework for a school class, and have found some of the information incorrect). If you could be of assistance to me I would appreciate any help you give to me Sincerely, Laura

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/RJB.2ACI/254.5 Message Board Post: Ruth, I am searching for information on my gr-grandmother and her parents. Her name was Bessie F. (Smith) Coon. I believe she was born approx. 1889. I have received information that her father Frank Peter Smith was from rural Rock Co., Minn. her mother was Addie Mae Carr. Bessie married Charles Wilbur Coon on 6/16/1902. They had 2 children that I know of; Mary Ethelwyn {Ethelwyn} (Coon) Spease married to Chester Clare Spease, and Dorothy Electa (Coon) married Joseph Walker and Earl Hinman Moran. Any information or assistance you may be able to provide to me would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Laura

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RJB.2ACI/259 Message Board Post: I am compiling information for a book on African-American world war veterans and would like to conduct interviews with those (vets and their families) willing to share their experiences. Please contact Lisa Daniels at (866)206-9066, ext. 6672 or e-mail me at [email protected] Thank you for your participation.