Would like to know of a census research site that does not require me to join Ancestry.com. I am looking for data about George DeVoe b. 3-14-1806 at ? wife, Elizabeth Kinney b. 7-2-1805 at ? marr. 1-29-1824 in Cayuga Co. NY. I have no idea what town in Cayuga Co. Thank you, Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

Donna & Duane, You need to look at Adams Township, Green County, WI for a biography of the family: http://www.monticellowi.com/GreenCo/AdamsHistory.htm George Devoe, one of the pioneers of the town of Adams, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., March 14, 1806. He was married to Elizabeth Kinney, a native of the same county. In 1815 they emigrated to Michigan, going by land, to Buffalo, thence by the lakes. They lived in Jackson county, where they rented land until 1845, then with one ox team, the family started west to seek a home, taking with them their household goods and camping out by the way. They came to the Territory of Wisconsin and made a claim near the present site of the village of Wayne. He built a log cabin and lived there until July of that year, then sold out and came to Green county, making a claim on section 6 of what is now the town of Adams. He had three yoke of oxen and engaged in teaming lead from Mineral Point to Milwaukee, a distance of 125 miles. He built a log house and made some improvement on his land that fall, and the following year raised a p. 647 crop of spring wheat and some corn. At that time he had seven sons, some of them grown, and the boys were engaged in mining, teaming and farming. Game was plenty, and the boys being expert deer hunters, kept the family well supplied with meat. In 1861 Mr. Devoe removed to Argyle, where he bought a house and lot and spent the reminder of his days. He died July 8, 1862. His widow now lives with her son, William A., in the town of Cadiz. There were twelve children born to them, six of whom are now living-Orson B., George S., Loron B., William A., Phebe A. and Mary A. George S. Devoe now owns and occupies the old homestead. He was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 4, 1833, and was but four years old when his parents moved to Michigan, and twelve years old when they settled in this county, where he grew to manhood. He assisted his father in clearing a farm, in mining, teaming, etc., and shared with his brothers the pleasures of hunting and fishing. He was married, Dec. 6, 1855, to Oretta M. Oviatt, who was born in the State of Ohio, June 9, 1839. He bought forty acres of land on section 7. He built a house on his father's land and lived there one year, then moved to Lafayette county and rented land three years, then returned to the town of Adams and settled on the old homestead. They have six children living-William S., Richard L., Lawrence G., Charley W., Clarence O. and Millie A. Transcribed by Gordon E. Holcomb There are many free census sites online, the LDS site for Family Search for 1880, MI 1870 Census free. Chances are WIGENWEB-Green County might have a free census. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna DeVoe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 5:19 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] DeVoe research > Would like to know of a census research site that does not require me to > join Ancestry.com. I am looking for data about George DeVoe b. 3-14-1806 > at ? wife, Elizabeth Kinney b. 7-2-1805 at ? marr. 1-29-1824 in Cayuga > Co. NY. I have no idea what town in Cayuga Co. Thank you, Duane > > -- > Donna & Duane DeVoe > Come Visit Lena, Illinois! > http://www.villageoflena.com > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Unsubscribe from NYCayuga-L by sending a message > to [email protected] (or NYCayuga-D-request.com if you > receive the digest) with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Donna, I've all ready sent you a few pages. The spelling is Devoe, nothing came up under DeVoe on the early census. on the 1810 census Abraham living in Genoa 1 2 . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . Benjamin living in Owasco 2 2 1 1 . 2 2 . 1 . . Abraham livng in Scipio 3 2 1 1 . 1 1 .1 1 . . hope this helps a little Bren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna DeVoe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:19 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] DeVoe research > Would like to know of a census research site that does not require me to > join Ancestry.com. I am looking for data about George DeVoe b. 3-14-1806 > at ? wife, Elizabeth Kinney b. 7-2-1805 at ? marr. 1-29-1824 in Cayuga > Co. NY. I have no idea what town in Cayuga Co. Thank you, Duane > > -- > Donna & Duane DeVoe > Come Visit Lena, Illinois! > http://www.villageoflena.com > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Unsubscribe from NYCayuga-L by sending a message > to [email protected] (or NYCayuga-D-request.com if you > receive the digest) with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Although I rely on Ancestry and the web for a lot of information, I've recently "discovered" that much of this, including Ancestry, is freely available at local Family History Centers around the country, sponsored by the Latter-day Saints. What surprised me was that they have access to a number of publications that are not online or even referenced in the LDS hosted FamilySearch.org. I did a quick lookup at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp and found the following center near Lena, IL: Freeport Illinois Forest Road Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States Phone: 815-232-3310 Hours: W 6:30pm-9pm; Th 9am-12pm Attention: Does not have film circulation. I'd recommend you call to find out exactly what they have. The comment regarding film circulation most likely means they don't have a microfilm reader, which could severely limit access at that location to many LDS resources, however they probably have at least one computer with online access. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna DeVoe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:19 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] DeVoe research > Would like to know of a census research site that does not require me to > join Ancestry.com. I am looking for data about George DeVoe b. 3-14-1806 > at ? wife, Elizabeth Kinney b. 7-2-1805 at ? marr. 1-29-1824 in Cayuga > Co. NY. I have no idea what town in Cayuga Co. Thank you, Duane > > -- > Donna & Duane DeVoe > Come Visit Lena, Illinois! > http://www.villageoflena.com > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Unsubscribe from NYCayuga-L by sending a message > to [email protected] (or NYCayuga-D-request.com if you > receive the digest) with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >