This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sander, Becker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VIB.2ACE/44 Message Board Post: I sent the following message to their help desk and got the reply posted just below. Clearly whoever staffs the help desk doesn't have a clue what to look for....but then am I crazy? I could not find Census information there for Sibley in 1870....they may have copied the microfilm exactly as they received it from NARA, but was the microfilm correct.? Bad enough that 1890 doesn't exist, but not to have 1870 also....that becomes a major loss. I would appreciate help/clarification....Karen ...................................................................... Description: My primary research area is Sibley County Minnesota When I went to the 1870 Census, Sibley County, Minnesota what I found was death and agricultural information NOT the usual Census data....which is what I need! The whole County is missing for that Census Can this information please, please be posted .............................................................................. THEIR Reply: Thank you for your email. We have looked at the images you indicated and it appears that we have copied the information exactly as it was found in the microfilm that was sent from the NARA. If you look at image #3 you will notice that there are two pages displayed from the same book, the page on the left indicates that it is a Census Report form and the page on the right indicates that it is an agriculture form. If you have information that indicates there are missing pages, please send us that information and we will look into the issue further. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know.

Since you posted on the Sibley County, MN, site I am wondering if your Gray ancestors may include Conrad Cray, born October 5, 1831, in Pennsylvania or his son, Lewis N. W. Gray born on November 9, 1856, in Delaware County, MN. This family came to Ottawa, LeSueur County, MN, in 1856. MaryLu in Minnesota ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Gray - Davitt famlies, Green Isle, MN > 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/VIB.2ACE/43 > > Message Board Post: > > Have been researching the families of Bernard Gray (m. Catherine Campbell), and Michael Davitt (m. Bridgett O'Donnell). Have been able to trace some of the descendants, but still looking for confirmation for others. > > > ============================== > 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/rw/VIB.2ACE/43 Message Board Post: Have been researching the families of Bernard Gray (m. Catherine Campbell), and Michael Davitt (m. Bridgett O'Donnell). Have been able to trace some of the descendants, but still looking for confirmation for others.

Hello, On a recent trip to Minnesota, I was able to find some information on my husband's lines who resided for a time in Sibley County. I've included in this query portions of the probate records for PETER MCANDREW and his wife, MARY SWIFT MCANDREW. They were listed in Sibley County in the 1857 Territorial Census of Minnesota with their children. Their children's names were MARY MCANDREW married to PETER GARVEY, PATRICK MCANDREW died abt 1860, JAMES MCANDREW, HANNAH MCANDREW married ANTHONY WALSH/WELCH, MARGARET MCANDREW married first LAWRENCE FOLEY second Unknown MCNAMARA, JOSEPHINE MCANDREW married Unknown DONNELLY, WINNEFRED MCANDREW married GEORGE CLARK, PETER MCANDREW AND ELISA MCANDREW. Peter and Mary McAndrew were both born in Ireland as well as the oldest five of their children. George and Winnie Clark are found in the 1880 MN Federal Census, Jessenland, with their children Mary and William and George's brothers Frank and Chas.. Peter and Mary Garvey were in Minneapolis in the 1880 census with their children; John, Thomas, Mary, Bridget, Anthony, and Peter. Hannah and her husband, Anthony Walsh/Welch, are in Green Isle with their children John, Maggie, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ellen, James, William and Susan. Below are portions of the probate records. Any information on any of these families would certainly be appreciated. Thanks, Donna Price (Peter's record) The west half of the South West quarter of Section Twety one (21) Towship one hundred and thriteen (113) north of Range Twenty six (26) west, valued by appraisement at $550. That Mary Swift McAndrew residing at Henderson Sibley County Minn, Mary Garvey residing unknown, James McAndrew residing unknown, Hanna Welsh residing at Green Isle Sibley County Minn, Magie Foley at Jessenland Sibley County Minn, Joseph McAndrew residing unknown, Winne McAndrew residing unknown and Eliza McAndrew at Henderson Sibley County Minn are the only(crossed out) heirs(crossed out) pers interested. That said lands are in fair condition and ______ of $550 that it is necessary to sell the whole of said real estate in order to pay said debts, and your petitioner would therefore pray that license be to him granted to see the whole of said real estate, and he will ever pray. (Mary's record) Now Therefore, on the petition of Daniel Picket administrator of said estate and pursuant to due notice and the law in such case provided: It is ordered adjudged and decreed, and this Court, by virtue of the powers and authority rested in the same by law, doth hereby order, adjudge and decree: That all singular of the above described Real property be, and the same is hereby assigned to and vested in the said Mary Garvey, James McAndrew, Hannah Welch, Margaret McNamara, Josephene Donnolly, Winefred Clark and Eliza McAndrew forever in the following proportions, to wit: share and share alike.

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/VIB.2ACE/8.14.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Dorothy I would be honored to get what information you have on the Lundholms in Winthorp only if I can offer you an exchange. I have traced the Lundholm (Andreasson/Jonasson) family in Sweden back to about 1725. This includes Jonas Peter's family and Greta Lisa's family. I have been out of town since August 23 and just got back in this afternoon. Please email me directly. [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you. Michael (Decendent of: Donald John, Ferdinand Eugene, Otto Ferdinand, Jonas Peter)

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/VIB.2ACE/8.14.1.1 Message Board Post: Your information on your Lundholm family should go to Sibley County Historical Society P. O. Box 407 Henderson MN 56044 The information can be in any format, as long as it is printed. Jane Delger

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/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jonas Peter, Oscar, Carl, Signe, Agnes, Axel & Otto Lundholm Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VIB.2ACE/8.14.1 Message Board Post: Michael - My cousin by marriage - Robert Gilmore Lundholm & I have been gathering infro on the Lundholm's of Winthrop. I have several pages - if you would send me your snail-mail address - I will make you copies of what I have - Dorothy Barton

I have been working on our family history for over 25 years. I have collected some informatioin on Benjamin Franklin Young (born 1829 in PA) & his family who came to Henderson Township, Sibley County, MN, in about 1855. I was quite surprised to learn this past winter that his Sister, Henrietta Eleanor, came to Henderson Township at the same time. Henrietta married Matthew John Breidenthal on September 21, 1841, in PA. Three of their children were born in Henderson Township: John William Breidenthal on June 22, 1857; Emory Harrrison Breidenthal on January 21, 1860; and Charles Matthew Breidenthal on June 10, 1862. What information has been left behind in Sibley County on Breidenthal family members? These three children had an older sister, Henrietta Eleanor Breidenthal who married a Dolson. Their daughter, Emma J. Dolson was born in Minnesota in about 1869. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. MaryLu in West Central Minnesota

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/VIB.2ACE/42.1 Message Board Post: Sorry huge mistake, Should be Mike Coleman married Mary O'Neil. The rest is correct. Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coleman, Brown, Schilz, O'Neil Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VIB.2ACE/42 Message Board Post: Looking for information on ggrandparents. Thomas Coleman married Mary O'Neil. They had 6 children. Leo, Evelyn, Gladys, Elva, Melvin, and Earl. I believe that all of the children were born in Green Isle, Sibley, Mn. I know that Leo and Gladys never married. Evelyn married Alfred 'Casey' Schilz, of Belle Plaine, Scott county, Mn. They moved to Minneapolis, Mn and had 5 children. Elva married Clarence Brown. Elva and Clarence lived in Green Isle.They have one son Jimmy. Both Elva and Clarence died in Green Isle. I have no more information about this family. Any information would be of great help! Thanks Mary

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/VIB.2ACE/25.1 Message Board Post: I found an article from about 40 years ago on Mr. Johnson and his little railroad at "Hobby Acres" on Coon Lake. My parents used to take us up there and get a ride on the train. Mr. Johnson had a coffee can (as I recall) hanging on a tree and donations were accepted for the rides. Always wondered what happened to the train. My father took movies of the activity and I was wondering if any of Mr. Johnson's family would be interested in video copies. No cost unless they want to supply the tape. I just like to see people enjoy something and someone from their past.

Don Burke wrote: > > List, > I have two township maps that I made for a family book with land owners for > 1868 and 1875. If anyone is interested on the names let me know. I can do a > scan or send a photo copy. > Don Burke > > Hi Don, I saved the above message and hope your offer is still good. I would appreciate receiving a copy of both items, preferably a photo copy as I am not sure how well my old PC will handle scanned images. My address is: Bill Grimes 1615 Sundance Drive Round Rock, TX 78664 I am leaving on Aug 22nd to go up to MN. Will be going to a combined Irish Festival and multi-family reunion to be held on the 25th at St Thomas Catholic Church in Jessenland in Sibley County. Mostly the reunion will be of my Grimes and Doheny ancestors, but many other Irish and German families also hold their reunions at the same time. The township maps and names will help in the research and in connecting with the families. Jessenland Township was founded by my Grimes and Doheny ancestors in 1852. Thank you for your help. Bill Grimes Round Rock, TX

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sander/Becker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VIB.2ACE/41 Message Board Post: For an out of state visitor, where is the best place to research, review and potentially copy, obits from the Arlington Enterprise...approx 1850's to 1950's? Any other advice for someone making their first genealogical hunting field trip and it will be to Sibley County, would be much appreciated. Am a member of the Museum and will be going there.... Thanks Karen Sander Helfert

Donna Price wrote: > > Hello to all, > I am trying to find any and all information on the family of ANTHONY WALSH, > b. Nov. 1823 in Ireland, and according to census records, arrived in the US > abt. 1843. He married HANNAH MCANDREW abt. 1858. She was born in Ireland > in August, 1841 and came to the US in abt. 1851. > > They had eleven children, ten who survived to adulthood. Their names were; > John, Bridget, Mary, Maggie, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ellen, James, William (died > young), Susan and William A.. > > According to a court record in Macoupin County, IL dated Oct. 19, 1860, > Anthony made oath in the district court of Sibley County, MN, July 1, 1857, > that it was his intention to become a US Citizen. Anthony, Hannah and John > appeared in the 1860 Federal Census, Macoupin County, IL along with their > son John. I do not have access to the 1870 Federal Census for MN. They > are not in the IL 1870 Federal Census. The family then appears in the 1880 > Federal Census, Green Isle, Sibley County, MN, so Anthony, at least, > returned to MN. I haven't been able to find Hannah, her parents, or their > marriage record. > > Are there Naturalization records on file in Sibley County? Does anyone have > access to marriage records for the county that would be willing to check for > Anthony and Hannah? Also, two daughters, Bridget and Mary, were not listed > with the family in the 1880 census. They became teachers. Would anyone > know where they might have been attending school in MN during that time? > > This family moved to Big Stone City, SD before the 1900 Federal Census. > Anthony died February 28, 1902 and I have not been able to find a date for > Hannah's death. > > Any information or advice would be welcomed. > Thank you in advance, > Donna Price > > ============================== > 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 Hi Donna, I have a lot of info from Sibley County and Green Isle from the time period that you mentioned. There is nothing in my sources for either Walsh or Anthony. Bill Grimes Round Rock, TX

Hello to all, I am trying to find any and all information on the family of ANTHONY WALSH, b. Nov. 1823 in Ireland, and according to census records, arrived in the US abt. 1843. He married HANNAH MCANDREW abt. 1858. She was born in Ireland in August, 1841 and came to the US in abt. 1851. They had eleven children, ten who survived to adulthood. Their names were; John, Bridget, Mary, Maggie, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ellen, James, William (died young), Susan and William A.. According to a court record in Macoupin County, IL dated Oct. 19, 1860, Anthony made oath in the district court of Sibley County, MN, July 1, 1857, that it was his intention to become a US Citizen. Anthony, Hannah and John appeared in the 1860 Federal Census, Macoupin County, IL along with their son John. I do not have access to the 1870 Federal Census for MN. They are not in the IL 1870 Federal Census. The family then appears in the 1880 Federal Census, Green Isle, Sibley County, MN, so Anthony, at least, returned to MN. I haven't been able to find Hannah, her parents, or their marriage record. Are there Naturalization records on file in Sibley County? Does anyone have access to marriage records for the county that would be willing to check for Anthony and Hannah? Also, two daughters, Bridget and Mary, were not listed with the family in the 1880 census. They became teachers. Would anyone know where they might have been attending school in MN during that time? This family moved to Big Stone City, SD before the 1900 Federal Census. Anthony died February 28, 1902 and I have not been able to find a date for Hannah's death. Any information or advice would be welcomed. Thank you in advance, Donna Price

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VIB.2ACE/40 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.

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/VIB.2ACE/39 Message Board Post: Interested in anyone that is related to these people in Sibley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bennitt/Bennett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VIB.2ACE/38 Message Board Post: Looking for burial of Ezra Bennett who died in Ridgely township, Nicollet County on 15 Oct 1882. His residence was a farm near Cornish in Sibley County about 18 miles away, just north of Lafayette. His surviving spouse's name was Louisa. Their children were J.B. born 1842, King B. born 1844, Sarah L. born 1846, C. Jane born 1851 and Ezra Baker born 1857, Ft Ridgely, MN. I have family listed in the 1870 and 1880 Sibley County census, and the 1860 Goodhue County census. Any info on family is appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAHN BARZ/BARTZ SPRENGELER HUSFELDT HUNERBERG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VIB.2ACE/37 Message Board Post: If anyone is researching these surnames in Sibley Co., I would be interested in exchanging information. Visit my website at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jackott/index.htm