Naturalization became a federal government responsibility in 1906. Here's more info on where to find various kinds of records in Buffalo: http://www.buffaloresearch.com/vital.html --- Renee Harris <harrisgr27@yahoo.com> wrote: > Am trying to find the naturalization papers of John > HOLLARN (spelling variations?). In the 1880 Census he > was in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY,p62C. Twenty years > later in the 1900 Buffalo, Erie, NY Census,p200A, he > listed that he came to the U.S. in 1870 and had been > Naturalized. > Where should I look for naturalization papers? - In > Ontario County? - Or would they be on the state level? > If so, what NY District Courts should I look in? What > courts have jurisdiction over Ontario County? > Any help or suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Renee Harris > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich

Am trying to find the naturalization papers of John HOLLARN (spelling variations?). In the 1880 Census he was in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY,p62C. Twenty years later in the 1900 Buffalo, Erie, NY Census,p200A, he listed that he came to the U.S. in 1870 and had been Naturalized. Where should I look for naturalization papers? - In Ontario County? - Or would they be on the state level? If so, what NY District Courts should I look in? What courts have jurisdiction over Ontario County? Any help or suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Renee Harris ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

found this on a metacrawler search about a John George Meidenbauer; it's not an obit www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=2538 The Buffalo Courier http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwaton2/churches/catholic.html a George Meidenbauer in Minnesota

>I have a relative that had their funeral service from Holy Spirit >Catholic Church in North Collins. >I think that there is a Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery connected to >this parish. Can anyone >confirm this? If there is, can someone give me the address of the >Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery >so, I can write to them and find the location of the grave of my >relative. Any assistance will be >much appreciated. Jane, I would suggest that you write the pastor of the parish. Here is the address: HOLY SPIRIT [1904] 2017 Halley Rd. North Collins, NY 14111-9750 Rev. James G. Judge, Pastor PHONE: 337-3701/4 (Office); 337-2544 (Rectory) George

Holy Spirit 2017 Halley Rd. North Collins, NY 14111 (716) 337-2544 http://members.tripod.com/~wnyroots/index-northcollins.html

I have a relative that had their funeral service from Holy Spirit Catholic Church in North Collins. I think that there is a Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery connected to this parish. Can anyone confirm this? If there is, can someone give me the address of the Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery so, I can write to them and find the location of the grave of my relative. Any assistance will be much appreciated. Jane

Please respond directly rather than to the list... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick M. Lofft" <pmlofft@comcast.net> To: <cjandrle@verizon.net> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 5:21 PM Subject: Buffalo Volksfreund Obituaries - George Meidenbauer > Please forward the following message to your members. Thanks, Patrick M. > Lofft > > Fellow researchers, > > I seek to connect with a researcher, who is familiar with the resources of > the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library and reads the German newspaper > typeset. I am prepared to compensate for reasonable time and expenses or > comparable research in the San Francisco bay area of California. > > My research task is to identify the Bavarian town or village from which my > late wife's maternal ancestors migrated to Buffalo. I hope that the > family > placed a death notice or obituary in the Buffalo Volksfreund. > > Buffalo Volksfreund, is on microfilm and available at the Central branch > of > the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library: 1891-1969 in German. Death > notices and obituaries are scattered through out the paper. Watch for Die > Todeschiene ("List of Death Certificates Issued") or Todesanzeige > ("Obituaries") or Entschlafen ("Eternal Rest"). I already did the easiest > research fragment of verifying through the research librarian that the > microfilm includes the months of Sept. 1911, May 1916 and Sept. 1919. > > George Meidenbauer was born in Germany 8 July 1844. He died 16 September > 1919 at 19 Persia St. He was buried from Holy Name church at Pine Hill > Cemetery on 20 September 1919. > > He married Margaret Daut in 1870 in Germany. > > Margaret was born Feb 1850 in Germany. She died 19 September 1911 at 1227 > Genesee Street, Buffalo NY. She was buried from Mary of Sorrows church at > Pine Hill Cemetery. > > When George was age 27 and Margaret Daut was age 21 they became the > parents > of Jacob Meidenbauer September 1871 in Germany. Jacob died 7 May 1916 at > Erie County Hospital. He was buried from Mary of Sorrows church at Pine > Hill Cemetery on 9 May 1916. > > George migrated to USA in 1882. George declared his intention to become a > citizen of the United States 13 October 1884 in Erie County Court in > Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. George was employed as a Tailor. > > He was listed as a resident in the census report 19 June 1900 in 1092 > Genesee St, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA. > > Their American born son, Frank Meidenbauer, identified his parents' > birthplace as Bavaria on the 1920 census. > > If any researchers are willing to undertake the above tasks, please > contact > me through email at pmlofft@comcast.net <mailto:pmlofft@comcast.net> . > > Sincerely, Patrick M. Lofft > If calling 925-462-2545, please leave a message. > >

>Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 16:16:11 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time) >From: "Amy Lathrop" <hbic3@juno.com> >To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com > >Hello, list! > >This will probably not apply to an awful lot of people, especially here in >the Northern part of the country, but it may be of some use to some, it >was for me. > >If you have colonial and revolutionary/federal period ancestry, are having >a hard time tracking your family line before 1850, but have come across >someone who, at first appears to be a relative but you find they are >listed as "Free Persons of Color" or "FPC" or anything similar, Don't >count them out just yet. > >They most certainly could be your ancestors, but were "Melungeon", Elvis >was Melungeon, and possible Abe Lincoln. > >Here is one website out of many that explains >it. http://webpages.charter.net/pipercasey/melungeon.htm > >I thought my entire ancestry in the US was Anglo/European. Scottish, >English, German, Dutch, all colonial New England. So, when I came across >records that suggested non-Anglo, I counted them out. But after >discovering this, I found out differently. I am very naturally blonde, >very white(I burn, never tan) with blue eyes. > >Just a suggestion I thought might be useful to someone. > >Thanks, >Amy Lathrop Just another reason to celebrate our diversity - family and otherwise! Dale

I've never heard of Helmuth, NY, so I looked it up all over the place, didn't find it in print or online sources, and won't bore you with the details. Then I looked at Webster's New Geographic Dictionary (1988), where Helmuth is a cross reference to Gowanda, which housed the State Homeopathic Hospital. Learn something new every day! --- Patricia Tharp <p_tharp@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear List, > > Would very much appreciate an obituary look-up if anyone has > time. > > Robert STOHR died 15 Sep 1966. His last residence, according > to the Social > Security Death Index, was Helmuth, NY 14079. > > Thank you very kindly. Sincerely, Patricia Boddy Tharp > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for > your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family > and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich

Amy .... thank you for posting this info..... sure may help alot of people ......not mention 'open' their eyes !!!!! have a nice day Mill Ryan

Hello, list! This will probably not apply to an awful lot of people, especially here in the Northern part of the country, but it may be of some use to some, it was for me. If you have colonial and revolutionary/federal period ancestry, are having a hard time tracking your family line before 1850, but have come across someone who, at first appears to be a relative but you find they are listed as "Free Persons of Color" or "FPC" or anything similar, Don't count them out just yet. They most certainly could be your ancestors, but were "Melungeon", Elvis was Melungeon, and possible Abe Lincoln. Here is one website out of many that explains it. http://webpages.charter.net/pipercasey/melungeon.htm I thought my entire ancestry in the US was Anglo/European. Scottish, English, German, Dutch, all colonial New England. So, when I came across records that suggested non-Anglo, I counted them out. But after discovering this, I found out differently. I am very naturally blonde, very white(I burn, never tan) with blue eyes. Just a suggestion I thought might be useful to someone. Thanks, Amy Lathrop

IF YOU FIND YOUR PERSON on the listing and you KNOW they travelled DIRECTLY to our county, please post the information - name, date ship destinateion....all that info that others might check for their names as well... remember most people from europe travelled in groups... friends, family andneighbors.... your info might be the pick-axe on those brickwalls... (note, you can sort based on clicking on the col heading and you advance pages with clickong on >> and Dr morse has an all in one set up already if you go to his page... personally, I think the castlegarden page does a fine enough search... The Castle Garden Database is now online. You can presently search New York passenger arrivals from 1830-1892... http://www.castlegarden.org/<http://www.castlegarden.org/> If you find someone in the database and you would like to view the passenger list on microfilm you can find microfilm roll numbers and information at... New York Passenger Lists 1820-1897 http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/nylists1820.html<http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/nylists1820.html> For more online passenger lists transcriptions and indexes see... What Passenger Lists are Online? http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html<http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/onlinelists.html>

Dear List, Would very much appreciate an obituary look-up if anyone has time. Robert STOHR died 15 Sep 1966. His last residence, according to the Social Security Death Index, was Helmuth, NY 14079. Thank you very kindly. Sincerely, Patricia Boddy Tharp

Pat, If Robert STOHR died at Helmuth,NY it was probably a good indication that he was a resident at the Erie County Home for those who were mentally incompetent or otherwise needy. The home is no longer in operation it is now a minimum security residence. If he had family that saw to his burial you may come across an obituary in Buffalo or Gowanda which was the nearest town. Otherwise he may have been buried quietly in the institution's cemetery. A death certificate may be on file in Collins, New York. I had an address for the office but figuring I would no longer need it threw it out. Good luck with your search... Sara Burkholder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Tharp" <p_tharp@hotmail.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 9:44 AM Subject: [NYERIE] Look-up please, Helmuth, NY > Dear List, > > Would very much appreciate an obituary look-up if anyone has time. > > Robert STOHR died 15 Sep 1966. His last residence, according to the Social > Security Death Index, was Helmuth, NY 14079. > > Thank you very kindly. Sincerely, Patricia Boddy Tharp > > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

I have a relative, George Jameson, who died in Buffalo on January 25, 1930. His death certificate says he was buried in the Buffalo Cemetery on January 28, 1930. George also had a wife named Louise who may have been buried in the same cemetery. Are there records online of folks buried in this cemetery? If not, is there a way to request information from the cemetery regarding these two people? Thanks in advance for any information you' all may have. Mike Palozzi

Hi Kathy, Thanks for posting this website. I too may have found some of my family but I have to do some more investigations yet. Nevertheless, it is an excellent site and very easy to use. Best wishes, Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kathygen@aol.com> To: <NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:35 PM Subject: [NYERIE] Castle Garden > This is my third time sending this message???? > > CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of > information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island > opened. > > http://www.castlegarden.org/ > > I found one of my Brickwalls............The Christian Schuler Family!

----- Original Message ----- From: Vicki Lawrence To: Prussian Message Post Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:50 AM Subject: Looking for Valentina & George I am trying to find relatives of George Bancer. I believe he was born in Hamburg in 1947 and his mother Valentina Bancer. I believe Valentina was from Mairenverde Prussia ( close to Danzig ). I have no other information. I believe Valentina was my mother and George is my brother. I would appreciate any information what so ever. Sincerely, Vicki V. Lawrence

This is my third time sending this message???? CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. http://www.castlegarden.org/ I found one of my Brickwalls............The Christian Schuler Family!

Seeking any clues to my gggrandfather Frederick Thomas JOHNSTONE who was born 1851 Buffalo. His father was Thomas Alexander JOHNSTONE we don't know who mother was. Frederick emigrated to New Zealand in the 1870's sometime. Am wondering if there is a kind soul out there who could look up these names to confirm the information I have is correct. Any Johnstone info from Buffalo would be appreciated. Many thanks Linda in New Zealand

Am beginning my search for this family: John HOLLARN (various spellings), b. Feb 1855 in Ireland (where?) Wife: Catherine FLYNN, b. Apr 1855 in Canandaigua, Ontario, NY, dau.of Jeremiah FLYNN & Catherine LYNCH. Children: X - 1-Michael Wm.HOLLARN, b.6 Aug 1877 in Canandaigua, md. Mary M.McEWEN abt. 1899 in Buffalo, Erie, NY 2-Kate, b. 1879 3-Thomas, b. 1883 4-John M. b. 1884 5- James, b. 1887 6-Margerite, b. 1889 7-Joseph A., b. 1892 8-Charles, b. 23 May 1894-died May 1976 in Buffalo, Erie, NY 9-Mildred V., b. 1896 10-Florence, b. Mar 1900 in Buffalo. The family moved from Canandaigua to Buffalo sometime between 1880-1900 - when? 2nd Generation -John, b. 1855 & William, b. 1848 were sons of ? and Hanora ? , b. 1820 in Ireland. Suggestions or information appreciated about researching this family. Thanks, Renee Harris ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs