Hello Jeanne I would first try with the individual band enrollment rolls. It appears that he was from northern Wisconsin area. A couple of the bands of Lake SUperior Ojibwe are LAc Courte Oreilles - LAc Du Flambeau - Bad River to name a few. If he is not on the rolls maybe a parent is. Hope this helps. REgards PAtti Jeanne Gold wrote: > In trying to help my step-son establish his Indian heritage for court > purposes, I came across a site pointing to this group and decided to > join. I've randomly read some of the messages, but don't see anything > suggesting where one should start researching. > > I've worked considerably on my family (Jewish) and somewhat on my > husband's (English) but have no idea where to begin with Indian > ancestry. > > I actually have a lot of data which was provided to me by other > researchers. However, what I need to do is validate the information. > > The primary connnection begins with my step-son's maternal > grandfather, Edward Richard Gorsuch. Family lore has it he attended > school as a child on a reservation. This would suggest he was on the > Indian rolls. > > Does anyone know how I can confirm that? > > If it's of any assistance, here's the relevant data I have: > > Edward Richard Gorsuch > b. 12/21/1929, Superior, Douglas Co., WI > d. 10/11/1999, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI > > father: Harry Otis Gorsuch > + Winifred Pippel > b. 11/04/1907 - 1908, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL > m. 06/21/1928 - 1929, Belvidere, Boone Co., IL > d. 04/10/1984, Green Lake, Green Lake Co., WI > > grandmother: Estella Laura "Stella" Mishler > + Richard Henry Gorsuch > b. 05/26/1880, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI (though one source > insists VA) > m. 07/19/1901, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI > d. 09/25/1953, Madison, Madison Co., WI > > great-grandmother: Louisa Anna McCann > + John Henry Mishler > b. 10/03/1850 - 1855, Jim Falls, Chippewa Co., WI > m. 11/19/1873 > d. 09/20/1930 > > 2x-grandmother: Margaret LaPointe > + Daniel McCann > b. 06/01/1820, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI > m. 1848 > d. 11/08/1903 > > 3x-grandmother: Marie Emilie Bottineau > + Suplice LaPointe Desautels > b. 1779 > m. 1819, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI > d. 1824 > > 4x-grandmother: Techomehgood > + Charles Bottineau > b. 1745 > m. 1779 > d. 1779 > > Since writing the above message on another group, I've learned it's possible some of the other lines may yield Indian heritage in order to have provided enough quantum for Edward Richard Gorsuch to have been on the rolls. > > If anyone else is researching any of these lines, I would also like to chat with you. > > Thank you for any suggestions you are able to offer. > > Jeanne Gold > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Jeanne, I sent your email to a friend at Bad River who has lunch with a gal in enrollment maybe some help there. Bud ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Gardner" <tydyedpatti@suscom.net> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:02 AM Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] Chippewa Research: Where does one start? > Hello Jeanne > > I would first try with the individual band enrollment rolls. It appears > that he was from northern Wisconsin area. A couple of the bands of Lake > SUperior Ojibwe are LAc Courte Oreilles - LAc Du Flambeau - Bad River to > name > a few. If he is not on the rolls maybe a parent is. > > Hope this helps. > > REgards > > PAtti > > Jeanne Gold wrote: > >> In trying to help my step-son establish his Indian heritage for court >> purposes, I came across a site pointing to this group and decided to >> join. I've randomly read some of the messages, but don't see anything >> suggesting where one should start researching. >> >> I've worked considerably on my family (Jewish) and somewhat on my >> husband's (English) but have no idea where to begin with Indian >> ancestry. >> >> I actually have a lot of data which was provided to me by other >> researchers. However, what I need to do is validate the information. >> >> The primary connnection begins with my step-son's maternal >> grandfather, Edward Richard Gorsuch. Family lore has it he attended >> school as a child on a reservation. This would suggest he was on the >> Indian rolls. >> >> Does anyone know how I can confirm that? >> >> If it's of any assistance, here's the relevant data I have: >> >> Edward Richard Gorsuch >> b. 12/21/1929, Superior, Douglas Co., WI >> d. 10/11/1999, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI >> >> father: Harry Otis Gorsuch >> + Winifred Pippel >> b. 11/04/1907 - 1908, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL >> m. 06/21/1928 - 1929, Belvidere, Boone Co., IL >> d. 04/10/1984, Green Lake, Green Lake Co., WI >> >> grandmother: Estella Laura "Stella" Mishler >> + Richard Henry Gorsuch >> b. 05/26/1880, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI (though one source >> insists VA) >> m. 07/19/1901, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI >> d. 09/25/1953, Madison, Madison Co., WI >> >> great-grandmother: Louisa Anna McCann >> + John Henry Mishler >> b. 10/03/1850 - 1855, Jim Falls, Chippewa Co., WI >> m. 11/19/1873 >> d. 09/20/1930 >> >> 2x-grandmother: Margaret LaPointe >> + Daniel McCann >> b. 06/01/1820, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI >> m. 1848 >> d. 11/08/1903 >> >> 3x-grandmother: Marie Emilie Bottineau >> + Suplice LaPointe Desautels >> b. 1779 >> m. 1819, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI >> d. 1824 >> >> 4x-grandmother: Techomehgood >> + Charles Bottineau >> b. 1745 >> m. 1779 >> d. 1779 >> >> Since writing the above message on another group, I've learned it's >> possible some of the other lines may yield Indian heritage in order to >> have provided enough quantum for Edward Richard Gorsuch to have been on >> the rolls. >> >> If anyone else is researching any of these lines, I would also like to >> chat with you. >> >> Thank you for any suggestions you are able to offer. >> >> Jeanne Gold >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004