Mary, Could you tell us what drew these people to Branch Co Michigan. Or maybe what they had in common. I also have traced my family from Huron Co Ohio to Stueben Co Indiana to Branch Co Michigan. My family name was Letts/Lutts and Soule. Ruth At 10:35 PM 03/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: >You are welcome too, Bobbie. Surprising how many Ohio folks came up to Michigan back then. >Mary > > > >> Mary, >> Thank you so much for the Herl lookups. I really appreciate the help! >> Bobbie >> > > >==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== >Join and support the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Soc. >We meet the 4th Monday of every month, save December. > 7:30pm at the Senior Center, Norwalk, Oh. > >

Ruth, I don't really know what to say about this. Michigan wasn't a state until about 1836-7, But some folks came for the early party, hee hee. They got land from the government, and this land was covered with lush prairies, hardwood forests, many lakes, lots of game and rich soil for their crops. Need I say more ? well, a little. Branch County is centrally located between Detroit and Chicago, on the old Saulk Trail, which was an indian trail between these two major cities. The highway US 12 mainly follows that old indian trail, and if you look closly, you might still see a couple of trees that are wrapped together....the indians marking the trail by twisting together the young saplings... From the upper Ohio area, the waterway to the west, and all, many folks traveled thru this lower tier of counties in Michigan on their way westward. I hope this helps you picture the beauty of the area. Ruth, was there someone you wanted me to look up ? Please give one family, or a couple names...and a timeframe....if you have specific info for me to work with, that's good too. Mary > Mary, > Could you tell us what drew these people to Branch Co Michigan. Or maybe > what they had in common. I also have traced my family from Huron Co Ohio to > Stueben Co Indiana to Branch Co Michigan. My family name was Letts/Lutts > and Soule. > Ruth >

Hi, My family of Lutts/Reeds or Soules/Reeds seemed to be following the railways. So I presumed that the tracks lead them to Branch Co. from Stueben Co. Was I wrong? This family is very confusing. I have a Franklin Reed who Married a Mary Soules in New London, Huron Co. in April 1875. In May 1876 I have a birth being recorded in the Huron County Probate office for a Ora Sylvanis Reed, born 9 July 1875 in Stueben Co Indiana to a Frank and Mary Soules. She then disappears and Frank has 4 more children with a Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts about 2 years apart. OK, I presumed that Mary Soules died and he married a Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts before the birth of sister Effie on 1 May 1877. I have not been able to find a Soules family for Mary. I did find a Litts/Lutts/Letts family for second wife in Stueben Co. Ind. This family then moved to Branch Co Michigan. Ora married in Jan 1901 and gave his mother as Mary Letts. I could never find a death record for Mary Soules Reed. Mary Letts (This spelling used in Census and records most) had parents Daniel and Diane Letts. Daniel lived and died in Huron County in late 1850s when Mary was about 6 years old. Diane continued to live with her in laws and moved to Scott Twp, Stueben Co. Ind. when they moved. She was listed as a pauper in the Census of 1870. Her inlaws were Edward and Caroline Letts. It was Edwards will that lead me to Branch Co. Mi. Mary Letts siblings were Edward, Viola, John and Cornelia. I need a big light to shine in a direction with info on this family. Ruth At 08:02 PM 03/29/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Ruth, I don't really know what to say about this. Michigan wasn't a state until about 1836-7, But some folks came for the early party, hee hee. They got land from the government, and this land was covered with lush prairies, hardwood forests, many lakes, lots of game and rich soil for their crops. Need I say more ? well, a little. Branch County is centrally located between Detroit and Chicago, on the old Saulk Trail, which was an indian trail between these two major cities. The highway US 12 mainly follows that old indian trail, and if you look closly, you might still see a couple of trees that are wrapped together....the indians marking the trail by twisting together the young saplings... From the upper Ohio area, the waterway to the west, and all, many folks traveled thru this lower tier of counties in Michigan on their way westward. >I hope this helps you picture the beauty of the area. > >Ruth, was there someone you wanted me to look up ? Please give one family, or a couple names...and a timeframe....if you have specific info for me to work with, that's good too. >Mary > > >> Mary, >> Could you tell us what drew these people to Branch Co Michigan. Or maybe >> what they had in common. I also have traced my family from Huron Co Ohio to >> Stueben Co Indiana to Branch Co Michigan. My family name was Letts/Lutts >> and Soule. >> Ruth >> > > > >==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== >Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio! >See more Huron County research at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > >

Hi Ruth, Yes, this is quite a confusing family, I agree. The Branch Co. Clerks death index online is : http://www.co.branch.mi.us/deathsearch.taf NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH REED, ABIGAIL MAY 5, 1878 REED, ADELBERT JANUARY 4, 1947 REED, ALFRED SHIPMAN JANUARY 13, 1947 REED, ALICE D SEPTEMBER 21, 1963 REED, BABY GIRL APRIL 11, 1895 REED, BARBARA ANNE JANUARY 13, 1963 REED, BARBARA JEAN OCTOBER 15, 1962 Reed, Bertha King Feburary 25, 1987 REED, BERTHA V FEBRUARY 14, 1954 REED, CARL DEWAYNE APRIL 5, 1961 Reed, Carrie July 30, 1973 REED, CARRIE F MAY 27, 1942 REED, CEDRIC JAMES MAY 30, 1962 REED, CHARLES L JANUARY 28, 1948 REED, CLYDE JUNE 13, 1955 REED, CORA PENDER NOVEMBER 18, 1915 REED, DAISY MAY APRIL 9, 1965 REED, EBENEZER M MAY 15, 1904 REED, EDD JASPER NOVEMBER 20, 1967 REED, FRANCES OCTOBER 31, 1920 REED, GEORGE H MAY 25, 1919 REED, GEORGE W JUNE 18, 1900 Reed, Gerald O. July 9, 1993 REED, GERTRUDE JUNE 6, 1936 REED, HAROLD E DECEMBER 29, 1927 REED, HARRIET M NOVEMBER 16, 1893 REED, HARRY OCTOBER 17, 1907 REED, JOHN ALLEN JULY 3, 1950 REED, JOHN L DECEMBER 4, 1931 REED, JOHN W APRIL 4, 1956 REED, LEWIS C MAY 31, 1918 REED, LILLIAN R OCTOBER 15, 1906 Reed, Loren S. October 12, 1978 REED, LUCY MAY AUGUST 17, 1953 REED, LULA MAE DECEMBER 4, 1961 REED, MARJORIE B FEBRUARY 26, 1968 REED, MARY JUNE 19, 1894 REED, MARY ANN DECEMBER 7, 1920 Reed, Melvin Burton December 8, 1993 REED, MINNIE G JANUARY 12, 1899 Reed, Myrna Baker October 9, 1985 REED, NATHAN JANUARY 21, 1900 REED, NORRIS SYLVANIUS NOVEMBER 16, 1912 REED, OTIS FEBRUARY 23, 1880 REED, PHILLIP DEWAYNE SEPTEMBER 7, 1963 REED, PHILLIP MICHAEL NOVEMBER 7, 1949 REED, RACHEL FEBRUARY 1, 1933 REED, ROLAND W JULY 20, 1967 REED, ROSE ELLAN DECEMBER 7, 1958 Reed, Ruth Elizabeth January 28, 1984 Reed, Teddy E July 28, 1995 REED, VERGIE MAY MAY 23, 1952 REED, WALTER FRANCIS APRIL 14, 1949 Reed, Wilford D. April 20, 1996 REED, WILLIAM L NOVEMBER 26, 1909 Reed, Zella W. April 6, 1980 ------------ REID, BERNARD JUNE 25, 1966 REID, BETTY LUCILLE JANUARY 26, 1966 Reid, Jackson H. September 25, 1982 Reid, Leonard W. November 23, 1974 Reid, Lottie B. May 19, 1983 REID, STEPHEN FEBRUARY 21, 1887 REID, THEODORE JANUARY 12, 1965 REID, WILLIAM MCSEITH SEPTEMBER 3, 1901 NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF DEATH LETTS, CARRIE MAUDE MAY 2, 1956 LETTS, CHARLES E JANUARY 14, 1945 LETTS, DELIA JANUARY 29, 1950 LETTS, DOROTHY MAY JANUARY 18, 1970 LETTS, HARRY V JUNE 10, 1933 LETTS, INEZ LUCILE AUGUST 2, 1969 LETTS, JAMES MAY 13, 1934 LETTS, JESS R NOVEMBER 28, 1934 LETTS, WILLIAM JANUARY 29, 1936 You can search further if you wish. Here is the page for Marriages in Branch County, MI> not a complete listing !! http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1050/Branchmarriages.html Suggest you search Reed / Reid / Read and other names. These pages take a minute to load, be patient. As far as cemetery records, there are just toooo many REED to copy them all. One Mary : Reed, Mary E. 1880 - 1952 West irardCem. There are some LETTS from IN. Oak Grove Cem., Coldwater, MI. (Branch co.) Letts, Belle, b Jamestown, {Steuben Co} IN, d Grand Rapids, MI. 8 Feb 1913, age 40y 8m 18d, female, married, (D. E. Letts) Lot 25, Sec A. Vol 2-51. Letts, Charles E., b Steuben Co, IN, d Coldwater 14 Jan 1945, age 57, male, married, (Mrs. Christine Letts), Lot 167, Sec 15, Vol 2-141. Letts, Harry V., b Fremont, {Steuben Co.}, IN., d Coldwater 10 Jun 1933, age 38, male, married, (Mrs. Letts), Lot 43, Sec 20, Vol 2-110. Letts, James, b Fremont, IN, dColdwater Twp. 13 May 1934, age 55y 3m 12d, male, Lot 43 Sec 20, Vol 2-113. ......Ruth, Harry and James are buried in the same LOT, so probably close family. This is all LETTS listed in Oak Grove Cem. All from Steuben County, IN. ------------------ Too many REED to type them all, in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater. 2 Mary names: Reed, Mary, b Adrian, MI, d Batavia Twp {Branch Co}, 19 Jun 1894, age 52, female, married, Lot 92, Sec OP, Vol OB-136. Reed, Mary Ann, b Girard Twp, {Branch Co}, died Coldwater 7 Dec 1920, age 69y 10m 3d, female, widowed, (Mrs. Byron Johnson), Lot 46, Sec 13, Vol 2-75. I don't see any Frank or Franklin REED listed anywhere in a cemetery. Sorry I could not find anything more concrete for Mary Soules REED. Did not see anyting for her siblings either. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Reed" <randhreed@accnorwalk.com> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [OHHURON-L] Branch Co a stone throw from Ohio > Hi, > My family of Lutts/Reeds or Soules/Reeds seemed to be following the > railways. So I presumed that the tracks lead them to Branch Co. from > Stueben Co. Was I wrong? This family is very confusing. I have a Franklin > Reed who Married a Mary Soules in New London, Huron Co. in April 1875. In > May 1876 I have a birth being recorded in the Huron County Probate office > for a Ora Sylvanis Reed, born 9 July 1875 in Stueben Co Indiana to a Frank > and Mary Soules. She then disappears and Frank has 4 more children with a > Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts about 2 years apart. OK, I presumed that Mary Soules > died and he married a Mary Litts/Lutts/Letts before the birth of sister > Effie on 1 May 1877. I have not been able to find a Soules family for Mary. > I did find a Litts/Lutts/Letts family for second wife in Stueben Co. Ind. > This family then moved to Branch Co Michigan. Ora married in Jan 1901 and > gave his mother as Mary Letts. I could never find a death record for Mary > Soules Reed. Mary Letts (This spelling used in Census and records most) had > parents Daniel and Diane Letts. Daniel lived and died in Huron County in > late 1850s when Mary was about 6 years old. Diane continued to live with > her in laws and moved to Scott Twp, Stueben Co. Ind. when they moved. She > was listed as a pauper in the Census of 1870. Her inlaws were Edward and > Caroline Letts. It was Edwards will that lead me to Branch Co. Mi. Mary > Letts siblings were Edward, Viola, John and Cornelia. I need a big light to > shine in a direction with info on this family. > Ruth > > > > > At 08:02 PM 03/29/2001 -0600, you wrote: > >Ruth, I don't really know what to say about this. Michigan wasn't a state > until about 1836-7, But some folks came for the early party, hee hee. They > got land from the government, and this land was covered with lush prairies, > hardwood forests, many lakes, lots of game and rich soil for their crops. > Need I say more ? well, a little. Branch County is centrally located > between Detroit and Chicago, on the old Saulk Trail, which was an indian > trail between these two major cities. The highway US 12 mainly follows > that old indian trail, and if you look closly, you might still see a couple > of trees that are wrapped together....the indians marking the trail by > twisting together the young saplings... From the upper Ohio area, the > waterway to the west, and all, many folks traveled thru this lower tier of > counties in Michigan on their way westward. > >I hope this helps you picture the beauty of the area. > > > >Ruth, was there someone you wanted me to look up ? Please give one family, > or a couple names...and a timeframe....if you have specific info for me to > work with, that's good too. > >Mary > > > > > >> Mary, > >> Could you tell us what drew these people to Branch Co Michigan. Or maybe > >> what they had in common. I also have traced my family from Huron Co Ohio to > >> Stueben Co Indiana to Branch Co Michigan. My family name was Letts/Lutts > >> and Soule. > >> Ruth > >> > > > > > > > >==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > >Enjoy your stay in Huron County, Ohio! > >See more Huron County research at: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > > > > > > > ==== OHHURON Mailing List ==== > Join and support the Huron County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Soc. > We meet the 4th Monday of every month, save December. > 7:30pm at the Senior Center, Norwalk, Oh. > > >