LOIS LORETTA WINTERS SHANK B. 15 March 1923 in Deshler, died during open heart surgery at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston on 3 March 2000. She was my mother and now it is up to me to finish her search for her ABBOTT, BROWN, CRITES, POELL and WINTERS ancestors. Margaret Shank ( Arvada, CO) Leah Raney wrote: > > This may be a duplicate. Have had problems with my ISP all week. Some letters > I start and I get disconnected before I finish sending them. Then my computer > crashes, etc. > Anyway: > > Page 829 of Brown's History, Pleasant Township: > Under " S. A. COOPER. ...He has had seven children, three of whom are now > living: JENNIE L., (wife of B. F. FREED), Edmond (clerking in McComb) and > Bertha, at home." > > Page 849, Portage Township > Under A. CRUMRINE:...."To them have been born nine children.....MALISSA, wife > of DANIEL FREED" > . > Page 561, Village of Findlay, > "The following is a list of those who have filled the office of recorder or > clerk of the borough since April, 1845; ...Lemuel McMannus, 1870, resigned in > April, 1873, and > W. DAVIDSON appointed to serve until April, 1874." > Afraid this still doesn't tell us much about the Freeds or "W. Davidson.". - > Leah > > DNorkus@aol.com wrote: > > > The B.F. and Daniel FREEDs are mine. Not sure about the women FREEDs. My > > ggrandfather was William DAVIDSON; so, depending on the dates of the W., he > > may be mine. > > > > Thanks for checking! > > > > Barbara DAVIDSON Norkus