My Grandparents were Michael Kelly and Ellen o'Shea nearly all their brothers in sisters emigrated to Butte, Montana from Cahirkeem, Eyeries, Cork, Ireland. They were on the Kelly side Mary (1864) John(1866) Nora(1869) who also lived in Rhode Island where my Granfather stayed with while working in the US, Margaret(1871) Johanna(1874) Cornelius(1876) and Ellen(1879). On the Shea side they were John(1878), Margaret(1881) Nora(1883) Jermiah(1887) Catherine(1889), John(1866) Nora(1869), Mary(1890), Patrick(1892) Daniel(1895) Den(1897) and Jimmy who died in 1972. I would like to contact any of their ancestors to find out what life was like in Butte for them. Kind Regards Mike

Before we "close" the list, I would like to share a URL for hymns that an organist friend of mine sent me. I have shared it with my genealogy "friends" in MO and AR and it was much appreciated. I hope, even just one person on the list will get some comfort from some of the old hymns listed. This one listed under "GRIEF" has helped me find some kind of peace in my own life. I play and sing along with it often............ http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/e/tellitto.htm The direct URL for a list of music is: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/top/topics.htm OR: This is the original site where I found the URL for the music way down near the bottom under Cyber Hymnal. http://www.bibles.net PS: My youngest sister and husband are still stranded in Brazil where they flew for a Church/Youth sponsored meeting. They probably will not be able to fly back to the US for at least a week. They are safe! Thank you Kathleen for allowing this type of information on the genealogy list. After all, this terrible time IS a part of our "heritage" now, as was the Civil War, World War I and all the rest.......................

I am trying to determine is Dan and John SEXTON are still in Butte on the 1910 census. Is there anyone that can tell me if there is a census index that can be searched or a phone directory search that would tell me if they are still there? Thanks -Tom Gerber Researching: Ireland: Carroll (Co Kerry?), Coleman(Askeaton), Duffy(Kilmaley?), Lahiff(Limerick?), McGinnis(Co Westmeath), Mooney(Co Kings/Offaly), Sexton(?), Sweeney(Co Donegal?) Germany: Gerber(Bombogen), Preisen/Preusen(Bitburg), Knaeble(Obendorf) Luxembourg: Wagner(Hobscheid/Clausen) France: Lefevre(Strasbourg?) Norway: Gilbert(?) See: WorldConnect Project at www.Rootsweb.com See: www.tomgerber.com

Montana Historical Society 225 North Roberts Street Helena, MT 59620-1201 #800-243-9900 fax 406-444-2696 Historian Archivist Diocese of Helena 515 North Ewing P.O. Box 1729 Helena, MT 59624 406-442-5820 Land and Property Records http://glorecords.blm.gov/ Catholic Cemeteries 101 West Galena St. Butte, MT 59701

I wanted to be sure of my info before I stuck in my two cents worth, but I can't find my notes. So here goes anyway until someone has more to add. I was in Butte a couple of weeks ago and stopped at St. Patrick's. If you write the Butte Catholic Community--North, 102 S. Washington St., Butte, 59701, and ask for information, they will try to help for a donation. Also, it make take a while since other business takes precedence. You really need dates, or at least a particular year for most info. The marriage & birth ledgers I was shown were by year and they really need a specific date to look up deaths. No information is available before 1875 (I think that's the year). I'm not sure about whether or not they have records for all Catholic churches in Butte, although I received some info from records of a couple of other churches. You would have to ask when you write. The Butte Historical Society has lots of info, but I'm not sure about the address or policy on research since I didn't go there. I was told at the Diocese office that the Historical Society has a lot of information that would help with obtaining more to use when requesting church info. For instance, it's possible to obtain a death date at the Historical Society. I hope I'm remembering all this correctly and that it helps. While I was in Butte, I went to the cemetery and the man in charge shared what they had. All records for both Holy Cross cemetery & St. Patrick's cemetery are kept at the Holy Cross cemetery office. I'm not sure of that address. And I don't know what their policy is for look-up requests by mail. I might have just "lucked out", but he was able to give me directions to gravesites. Once I got to them, there weren't always stones, however. Actually, he only had location of the grave, name, date of death, and undertaker, but that can sometimes be a big help. Good luck. Kay

Tom, I am hoping someone will answer this on the list. I also would like the information you are requesting. Thanks for posing the question to the list. Diane On 9/3/01 8:41 PM, "Tom Gerber" <twgerber@home.com> wrote: RE: Catholic addresses >I would like to request a search of Catholic Church records between 1896 >and 1910 for some family members I am searching for............... > What would be the correct address (and fees) to write to? Does the > archdiocese have all these records or individual churches? > Thanks > -Tom Gerber

Hi, I have been doing some research on my maternal great-great-grandfather, Charles BARKER. Tradition has it that he was a Prospector or Miner in the early 1860's in the Butte area. I know that he left either late in 1863 or early in 1864, as that is when he met and married my great-great-grandmother. Does anyone know of newspapers or tax records or any other records that might have information about some of the people "passing through" Butte at that time as prospectors or miners? Thank you, Carol Newey cjnewey@home.com

I would like to request a search of Catholic Church records between 1896 and 1910 for some family members I am searching for. 1900 Census, Silver Bow Co, Montana, South Butte Township - Butte City, ED 124, 7th ward Sexton, JM, born Feb 1860, age 40, years married 7, born Minn, parents Ireland, occ: Grocery Clerk anne, wife, born June 1867, age 32, years married 7, 4 children 3 living, born WI, parents Ireland HM, daughter, age 5, born Jan 1895, Minn, Ellen, daughter, age 4, born June 1896 Minn John Wm, son, born May 1898, Montana 1900 Census, Silver Bow Co, Montana, Silver Bow Township - Butt City, ED 130, 8th ward 406 Dakota, Sexton, Dan, born Sept 1863, age 44, born Minnesota, parents Ireland, occ Grocery man Louise, wife, born May 1870, age 30, years married 6, 0 children, born Michigan, parents Michigan What would be the correct address (and fees) to write to? Does the archdiocese have all these records or individual churches? Thanks -Tom Gerber Researching: Ireland: Carroll (Co Kerry?), Coleman(Askeaton), Duffy(Kilmaley?), Lahiff(Limerick?), McGinnis(Co Westmeath), Mooney(Co Kings/Offaly), Sexton(?), Sweeney(Co Donegal?) Germany: Gerber(Bombogen), Preisen/Preusen(Bitburg), Knaeble(Obendorf) Luxembourg: Wagner(Hobscheid/Clausen) France: Lefevre(Strasbourg?) Norway: Gilbert(?) See: WorldConnect Project at www.Rootsweb.com See: www.tomgerber.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/VNB.2ACE/508.1.1 Message Board Post: The Butte Public Library has microfilm of the Montana Standard beginning about 1962. I suggest that you write to them and give them the name and date of death and ask if they would look for an obituary for you and make a copy. The microfilm reader makes copies for 25 cents. Include 25 cents and a self-addressed envelope. The address to the library is 226 West Broadway, Butte, MT 59701. Or if you would like to call first, the number is (406) 723-3361. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at sandrews@mtech.edu. Good Luck, Suzanne

Hello, I am new to your list. I have just found out that someone in my family file may have lived in Butte, Montana. From a Obit, I know that a Charity OSBURN BERRYHILL was living in Butte in 1928. She was married at one time to John BERRYHILL of Ohio. As both Charity and John were born about 1839, John may have died before 1928 and it is possible that Charity remarried. John and Charity married in Ohio in 1866 so if they moved to Montana together it would have been after that date. Thanks for any help, I am glad to share any information I have, Kathy in Michigan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//VNB.2ACE/508 Message Board Post: Hi! I'd be very grateful if I could get som help with finding the obit for JOHN KARKI, born 7 Mar 1897. Dead May 1977 in Butte, Silver Bow, MT. I'd be interested in all information about the Karki family in Montana. My grandfather's uncle Henry Karki went to Montana sometime around 1900. He was born 1861 in the Finnish-speaking part of northen Sweden. /thanks Håkan in Brussels

Lenora, I do not presently have time to find your family. Suggest you visit a Family History Center. 1920 Census for Silver Bow County is T625-976 and contains ED#s 193-248 - Covers Butte and Butte City area. Montana Volumes 19 & 20. Happy hunting. Don #### BrennaJne@aol.com wrote: > Looking for ED # for 1020 W. Granite in Butte, MT for the 1920 census. I > have a Wiegenstein family living there and would like to find them. > > Lenora from Wisconsin > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Looking for any information on a Rosar family possibly living in Butte in the 1910 and 1920 census. They lived in Granite Co., MT in 1900 Lenora from Wisconsin

Looking for ED # for 1020 W. Granite in Butte, MT for the 1920 census. I have a Wiegenstein family living there and would like to find them. Lenora from Wisconsin

I recently found some of my ancestors on the 1900 census as follows: Living in South Butte Twp: Sexton Jno, born Feb 1860, married 7 years, born Minnesota, occ: Grocery Clerk wife, Anne (or Annie), born June 1867, born Wisc., 4 children 3 still living HM, Daughter, born Jan 1895 Minn. Ellen, dau, born June 1896 Minn. John Wm., born May 1898 Montana Living in Silver Bow Twp: Sexton, Dan, born sept. 1866 Minn, married 6 years, Grocery Man wife, Louise born May 1870 Michigan, no children I know Daniel eventually went to Alaska and then ended up in Seattle where he died. I have no idea what happened to John but believe he died before 1912 - but I don't know where. Would the Archdiocese have church records on them? Are there civil records for birth/death information around this time? Does anyone have any books/resources that they should check for these families in? Thanks -Tom Gerber Researching: Ireland: Carroll (Co Kerry?), Coleman(Askeaton), Duffy(Kilmaley?), Lahiff(Limerick?), McGinnis(Co Westmeath), Mooney(Co Kings/Offaly), Sexton(?), Sweeney(Co Donegal?) Germany: Gerber(Bombogen), Preisen/Preusen(Bitburg), Knaeble(Obendorf) Luxembourg: Wagner(Hobscheid/Clausen) France: Lefevre(Strasbourg?) Norway: Gilbert(?) See: WorldConnect Project at www.Rootsweb.com See: www.tomgerber.com

Dear list, A friend is searching for ancestors including CONAL FERRY who was supposed to have a saloon at the turn of the 20th century in Butte. He sent a nugget home to Ireland. Any suggestions about how to search would be welcome. Are there any Butte census indexes? Harry in Hamilton, Scotland

If you have tried to access the Butte-Silver Bow County, Powell County, or Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT web pages in the past week, you found out that you could not access them. I apologize for this inconvenience. We had a server problem and the server has been shut down. Therefore we have moved the pages to Butte-Silver Bow County, MT: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow Powell County, MT: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow/powell.htm Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow/deerlodge.htm NOTE: Please change any links or bookmarks that you may have generated to the above URLs. If you have any problems or questions, please let me know. Suzanne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suzanne Andrews E-mail: sandrews@mtech.edu MTGenWeb County Coordinator Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, & Powell Counties, MT Web site: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If anyone can help this lady, please e-mail her directly--not to the list as she is not a subscriber. Her e-mail address is LOUWELOUWE@aol.com Thanks. Suzanne Andrews MTSILVER List Administrator > -----Original Message----- > From: LOUWELOUWE@aol.com [SMTP:LOUWELOUWE@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:06 PM > To: MTSILVER-admin@rootsweb.com > Subject: question > > Hello, > > I do not subscribe to your list but I was wondering if I could send a note > to > you to pass on to the people who do? > I just need to see if I can pick some brains and see if anyone knows when > something opened in Butte. I'm working on a project for me great aunt and > I've not been able to find what I'm looking for. > In the event that I can, here's what I need: > > Hi Listers, > > I need your help. My great aunt was telling me that she used to live in > Butte, Montana when she was a teen. She remembers living there when the > Gray > Hound Dog Race Track opened as she had her picture in the paper that day > because of it. > Can anyone out there tell me when the dog track opened? I'd like to find > out > so that I can hunt down the photo of her in the paper and surprise her > with > it. > She said she thought it was about 1930 give or take a couple of years. I > know that's not a lot of information to go on, but that's all I have. > If anyone out there can help me, please email me at Louwelouwe@aol.com > Thank you very much in advance, > Rhonda, > Tacoma, WA

Once again I have a bunch of old pictures I would like to share..these are people from Walkerville from about the 1930's...some of the names are: Annabell Houchin Sonny Houchin Velma Houchin Gordon Helman Phyllis Krist Willene Cortese Arline Ralph Drea Belangie Felice Belangie Rita Chavez Eldred Chavez Lois Hansen Marian Ralph Kenneth Lyle Irma Roletto Mary Salusso Frances Gatty Mary Liva Ines Petrona Miriam Ralph Jeanette Thomas Ralph Hocking William Iey Joe Katz Kenneth Lyle Joseph Medvit Grange Stevens Arthur West and many more.... If you are interested in these pictures please let me know by e-mail. Dorothy

Hallo! I'm looking for Henry Karki in Butte, Silver Bow Co. Montana He was born in 1861. /greetings Hakan Bergstrom in Brussels, Belgium