Hello Listers, I have happy news to report that I have found more relatives. I was wondering if anyone on the list might have more information for me-newspapers and what not. Heres some of the tastey tid bits that I was given. Where is Burnhamville, Minn. and Long Prairie Township, Todd, Minn.? Frances "Fanny" Balmer was the original lead that I new about and everything else is new. Kim Pollard Drew, Ms. GEORGE2 BALMER (GEORGE1) was born January 1803 in Appleby, Westmorland, England (Source: (1) 1870 census for Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota., (2) 1880 census for Burnhamville, Minnesota.), and died 16 February 1882 in Duluth, St.Louis, Minnesota (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). He married SARAH GILL 10 November 1825 in Kirkland, Cumberland, England (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). Notes for GEORGE BALMER: Some time after the 1851 census, George and Sarah Balmer and children, Jane, George, John. William, Thomas, Joseph, Dorothy and Frances sailed to Canada. In 1870, George Balmer, aged 67, was a farmer, living in Long Prairie township, Minnesota with his wife Sarah, aged 64, and daughter Fanny, aged 18. In 1880, George, a gardener, aged 77, and his wife Sarah, aged 75, were living in Burnhamville, Minnesota. Children of GEORGE BALMER and SARAH GILL are: i. NANCY3 BALMER, b. 1826. Notes for NANCY BALMER: Alston Parish records of Nancy's christening show father George Bomer, mother Sarah living at Quarry House. Nancy and Ann could be the same person. More About NANCY BALMER: Christened: 20 March 1826, Alston, Northumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.) 2. ii. ANN BALMER, b. 1826, Skirwith, Cumberland, England; d. 13 October 1904, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.. 3. iii. MARY BALMER, b. 13 July 1827, Skirwith, Cumberland, England; d. 22 September 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. iv. ROBERT BALMER, b. 1829, Skirwith, Cumberland, England (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). Notes for ROBERT BALMER: Robert's father was listed as George Bomer on the Kirkland parish records showing Robert's christening. In 1851, Robert Balmer was a tanner or leather shaver, aged 21 and living in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. More About ROBERT BALMER: Christened: 2 August 1829, Kirkland, Near Penrith, Cumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.) Occupation: 1851, Tanner or leather shaver v. SARAH BALMER, b. 1832; d. 19 November 1843, St. Nicholas, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). More About SARAH BALMER: Christened: 4 January 1832, Skirwith, Cumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.) 4. vi. JANE BALMER, b. 1833, Skirwith, Cumberland, Eng.; d. Bef. 1939. 5. vii. GEORGE BALMER, b. 10 January 1836, Skirwith, Cumberland, Eng.; d. 9 March 1921, Duluth, St.Louis, Minnesota. viii. JOHN BALMER, b. 28 March 1838, Skirwith, Cumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.); d. 26 August 1840, Westgate, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). More About JOHN BALMER: Christened: 29 March 1838, Kirkland, Near Penrith, Cumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.) 6. ix. WILLIAM BALMER, b. 15 June 1840, Westgate, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.; d. 23 June 1894, Garibaldi,Tillamook, Oregon. 7. x. THOMAS BALMER, b. 20 September 1842, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.; d. 3 September 1914, Duluth, St.Louis, Minnesota. 8. xi. JOSEPH BALMER, b. 28 August 1847, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.; d. Aft. 1900. xii. DOROTHY BALMER, b. 25 September 1849, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng. (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.); d. 26 September 1894, Duluth, St.Louis, Minnesota (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.); m. JOSEPH DORVAL LLOYD, 18 August 1866, Hancock, Houghton, Michigan (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). More About JOSEPH DORVAL LLOYD: Burial: 10 February 1917, Forest Hill, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota xiii. FRANCES BALMER, b. 10 April 1852, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, Eng. (Source: (1) Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111., (2) 1870 census for Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota.); d. 9 May 1906, Park Falls, Price, Wisconsin (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.); m. (1) GEORGE DOUGLAS LAMPHER, Abt. 1874 (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.); m. (2) JOHN HICKS DAVIS, 27 June 1883, Duluth, Minnesota US (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.). Notes for FRANCES BALMER: In 1861 Frances Balmer was living in Arran, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada. In 1870, Fanny Balmer, aged 18, was living in Long Prairie township, Minnesota with her parents, George, a farmer, aged 67 and Sarah Balmer, aged 64. In 1885, Frances and husband John H. Davis were living in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota. in 1900, Frances Davis, age 48, married to John Hicks Davis for sixteen years, mother of 12 children, 9 living, was living at Lake Town, Price county, Wisconsin. In 1905, Frances, age 53, was living at Park falls, Price county, Wisconsin. More About FRANCES BALMER: Burial: 10 May 1906, Park Falls, Price, Wisconsin (Source: Julia Carver, 109 E South Temple, Apt 6F, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.) -- http://www.cableone.net/jamez/family.htm Check out some of the other websites I'm running. http://drew-ms.netfirms.com/ http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/beautiful/877/ or http://nav.to/Merick