I, too, am a newbie to this list. I'm looking for Two Branches of my Family that i believe were in Washington in the 1870-1900 period. Anyone have info on the DYE or GOODMAN Families? Bob. > Content-Type: text/plain > > PSRoots-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 16 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Lost family [Richard Smith <slugs@gorge.net>] > #2 Re: [PSRoots] Lost family ["Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.] > #3 Re: [PSRoots] Lost family ["Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.] > #4 [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address ["Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@] > #5 [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address ["Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@] > #6 Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE addre ["Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.] > #7 Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE addre [RGWSPOON@aol.com] > #8 Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE addre ["Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from PSRoots-D, send an e-mail message to: > PSRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > Turn off your signature file when sending in this command. > No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe. > > When replying to a message in a digest, please remember > to change the subject line by repeating the text shown in > the subject line from the original message. > (Example- RE: Original subject line stuff here) > > Web pages of interest: > PSRoots Mailing List > http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/psroots.htm > Puget Sound Genealogy Resources > http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/pugetres.htm > > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #1 > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:32:35 -0800 > From: Richard Smith <slugs@gorge.net> > To: PSRoots-D@rootsweb.com > Cc: Richard Smith <slugs@gorge.net> > Message-Id: <0168BCF4-54E5-11D8-AA19-003065CCBB70@gorge.net> > Subject: Lost family > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=WINDOWS-1252; > format=flowed > > I lost track of one of my families but picked up a clue that they may > have been in the Puget sound area sometime after 1880 and possibly > around 1900. The following is what I have on this family. The clue is > that their daughter Jennie June MARTIN, married Harold James REYNOLDS, > 25 Aug 1901, Pierce Co., WA. Harold was the son of Story H. REYNOLDS > and Carrie M. ANDERSON. > > I would like to make contact with anyone having knowelege of this > family, or any one who has a connect to the Knifong (Neufang) family. > I have lots of information on this family I am willing to share. > Richard Smith > > Name: A.J. (Jackson) MARTIN1,2 > > Birth: abt 1847 Jasper Co., MO > Death: bef 18953 > Marriage: 26 Jan 1868 Polk Co., Oregon > > Spouse: Pasca H. KNIFONG4,2 > > Birth: abt 1849 Missouri2 > Death: bef 18953 > Father: Joseph Wampler KNIFONG (1811-1880) > Mother: Rhoda Ann THURLO (~1823-1852) > > > Children > > 1 F: Martha A. MARTIN > Birth: abt 1869 Wash. Terr. > > 2 F: J------- MARTIN > Birth: abt 1871 Oregon > > 3 F: O------S------ MARTIN > Birth: abt 1873 Oregon > > 4 F: R.C.-- MARTIN > Birth: abt 1875 Oregon > > 5 F: Jennie June MARTIN5,5 > Birth: 27 Jun 1876 Astoria, Clatsop Co., Oregon5 > Death: 24 Jun 19095 > Spouse: Harold James REYNOLDS > Marriage: 25 Aug 1901 Sumner, Pierce Co., WA5 > > 6 M: J-------- MARTIN > Birth: Jan 1880 Oregon > ______________________________ > X-Message: #2 > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 13:26:08 -0800 > From: "Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.net> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <010a01c3e90a$02600da0$39ec4b43@hppav> > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] Lost family > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Smith" <slugs@gorge.net> > > > > I lost track...picked up a clue...the Puget sound area > > after 1880..around 1900. The clue is > > daughter Jennie June MARTIN, married Harold James > REYNOLDS, 25 Aug 1901, > Pierce Co., WA. > > Harold...son of Story H. REYNOLDS and Carrie M. > > ANDERSON. > > > > The death date of Jennie in your email was 24 Jun 19095...not sure if that's > 1995, 1909, 1905. > > Pierce County death list online with Tacoma Library identifies a Harold C > Reynold, date of death (DOD)10 Feb 1988 and a Harold L. Reynolds, DOD 24 Sep > 1981, and no Jennie Reynolds. > > I checked 1920 census and found none of the Harold's being a possible match. > > 1930 Census (397) had a Harold J..age 51 (1878) in LA, California, wife was > Beatrice, child Mary Wilson 23 > > Marriage collection shows a Harold James Reynolds marrying a Myrtle Bell > Lamport, 14 July 1941 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co, WA. Bellingham is almost > at Canadian border. Is it possible that your Reynolds was from or went to > British Columbia after marriage to Jenny? There is no DOB's or age for > these two, so could be a much younger Reynolds. > > Ron Bestrom > ______________________________ > X-Message: #3 > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 13:30:31 -0800 > From: "Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.net> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <011201c3e90a$9f167620$39ec4b43@hppav> > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] Lost family > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Here is a brother to Harold James Reynolds > > Washington State Birth Index, Prior to 1910 - 1919 > > Parent: Story Henry Reynolds > Name: Arthur Hudson Reynolds > Location: Whatcom > Parent: Carrie Mabel Anderson > Birth Date: 03 Apr 1993 > Sex: M > Race: W > > This brother was from Whatcom County, also...Bellingham is in Whatcom CO. > So the Harold James marriage in 1941 in Bellingham is probably the one you > seek. > ______________________________ > X-Message: #4 > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 11:07:05 +1000 > From: "Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@iprimus.com.au> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <004401c3e928$e1c12100$63071ad3@default> > Subject: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello I am a new subscriber to this list..... My name is Jan and I live in > Brisbane Australia.. > > The reason for joining the Washington List is that I am trying to find a living > relative......and I am hoping someone on the list may be able to point me in the > right direction. > > My Relative... left Australia in 1958 and we were told went to > Washington...........for several years he kept in contact with the > Family..........then the Family here in Aus...... moved house and Gran passed > away and the contact just dropped off.... > > I have through the "white pages on line" found a phone number in "East > Wenatchee" for someone with the same name.........BUT no street address.... the > site gives further information on the persons listed.......such as approx > age...........which is correct for my reli... it also says for a FEE a > birthdate of this person can be supplied........this would confirm but wonder > how this information can be connected to the phone number... > > I would prefer to write to the person concerned rather than > ring...........after all these years they may not wish to make contact with the > family and with a letter ... they can just bin it if they don't want to make > contact.....This would be disappointing but understandable.. > > QUESTION > > 1. has anyone used the "More information Site " connected to the White pages > site...and how often are the "White pages "updated........? > > 2. If so is it a reliable site........ if you pay for the search do you get the > information they say they have.?? and is the payment secure....?? > > 3. Is there some other way to get the street address for this Person...? > > 4. If I wrote to My Reli.... Care of the East Wenatchee Post Office.... do > you think the letter would be delivered...? > > Any Help would be appreciated...... If my Reli wants to make contact....I dont > want to loose too much more time.......They are not getting any younger... > > Cheers > Jan > In Sunny Brisbane... > ______________________________ > X-Message: #5 > Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 17:12:08 -0800 > From: "Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@iprimus.com.au> (by way of Cyndi Howells > <cyndihow@oz.net>) > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20040201171137.026a2148@mail.oz.net> > Subject: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Hello I am a new subscriber to this list..... My name is Jan and I live in > Brisbane Australia.. > > The reason for joining the Washington List is that I am trying to find a > living relative......and I am hoping someone on the list may be able to > point me in the right direction. > > My Relative... left Australia in 1958 and we were told went to > Washington...........for several years he kept in contact with the > Family..........then the Family here in Aus...... moved house and Gran > passed away and the contact just dropped off.... > > I have through the "white pages on line" found a phone number in "East > Wenatchee" for someone with the same name.........BUT no street > address.... the site gives further information on the persons > listed.......such as approx age...........which is correct for my reli... > it also says for a FEE a birthdate of this person can be > supplied........this would confirm but wonder how this information can be > connected to the phone number... > > I would prefer to write to the person concerned rather than > ring...........after all these years they may not wish to make contact > with the family and with a letter ... they can just bin it if they don't > want to make contact.....This would be disappointing but understandable.. > > QUESTION > > 1. has anyone used the "More information Site " connected to the White > pages site...and how often are the "White pages "updated........? > > 2. If so is it a reliable site........ if you pay for the search do you > get the information they say they have.?? and is the payment secure....?? > > 3. Is there some other way to get the street address for this Person...? > > 4. If I wrote to My Reli.... Care of the East Wenatchee Post Office.... > do you think the letter would be delivered...? > > Any Help would be appreciated...... If my Reli wants to make contact....I > dont want to loose too much more time.......They are not getting any younger... > > Cheers > Jan > In Sunny Brisbane... > ______________________________ > X-Message: #6 > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:24:25 -0800 > From: "Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.net> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <004901c3e944$7453c200$32c94b43@hppav> > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug & Jan Stapleton (by way of Cyndi Howells <cyndihow@oz.net>)" > <stapleton@iprimus.com.au> > > > I am trying to find a living relative...... > > left Australia in 1958 to Washington > > I have found a phone number in "East > > Wenatchee" for someone with the same > > name.........BUT no street address.... > > > it also says for a FEE a birthdate of this person can be > > supplied........this would confirm but wonder how this > > information can be connected to the phone number... > > > QUESTION > > > > 1. has anyone used the "More information Site " connected to the White > > pages site...and how often are the "White pages "updated........? > > > I don't know which site is advertising, but chances are they have no more > information than you have available. They sometimes send you a listing of > everyone with that name in the US, something you can get online anyway. > Much of the time all they have is the listed phone numbers CD Rom. If it is > an unlisted number...they don't have it either. As far as a Date of > Birth...I very much doubt it. If you want to try for a DOB, go to > http://anybirthday.com and plug in their name and zipcode. I have found a > good number of people I know being listed. But, far more aren't. > > If you used the various online methods of getting the address via phone > lists...i.e. Switchboard.Com and the phone number is there but not the > address; that is the way the consumer has it in the phone book. > > > 2. If so is it a reliable site........ if you pay for the search do you > get the information they say they have.?? and is the payment secure....?? > > See Above. > > > 3. Is there some other way to get the street address for this Person...? > > There are other local online websites such as county recorders office and > county treasurer (property taxes), but Chelan County, WA does not have one. > Also most are address search vs name search. > > > > 4. If I wrote to My Reli.... Care of the East Wenatchee Post Office.... > > do you think the letter would be delivered...? > > > > It depends on the Post Office in most cases. Some, especially in the > smaller towns, will process and forward, but Wenatchee...I doubt it. > > > I would prefer to write to the person rather than > > ring...after all these years they may not wish to make > > contact with the family and with a letter ... they can just > > bin it if they don't want to make contact.....This would > > be disappointing but understandable > > Ok, you send them a letter and you hear nothing, does that mean they threw > the letter away, or never got it. Does it mean they're not interested in > family, or don't know who you are...or never got it. Call them, talk to > them. If they're not interested, they'll tell you and you'll know. Or if > phone costs are a problem, have someone call them locally or within > Washington, let the person tell them about you, that you're interested in > contact and here is your email address, address, and phone number. > > Did you try to find an email address for this person? > > I am a Criminal Investigator US Gov't and have used Internet for finding > people; and for genealogy finding lost cousins. But, once you have an > address, a phone number, or email address...give up the search and contact > them directly. Snail mail is soooo unreliable and with so many > unknowns...such as did they get the mail? > > Ron Bestrom > ______________________________ > X-Message: #7 > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 01:29:32 EST > From: RGWSPOON@aol.com > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <6c.370cc2b5.2d4f484c@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hello, Jan ___ in Brisbane. > > You might try writing to: > Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society > PO Box 5280 > Wenatchee, WA 98801-5280 > > Their website is at http://www.wags-web.org > > They ask for $10 per hour for doing family research, but they may be willing > to make a free call to the phone number you have to see if it is your > relative. Unfortunately, they do not list an email address on their website. > > You also might try writing to: > East Wenatchee Community Library > 271 9th Street NE > East Wenatchee, WA 98802 > or: > Wenatchee Public Library > 310 Douglas Street > Wenatchee, WA 98801 > > These libraries are branches of the North Central Regional Library. The > research librarians in these libraries might look in any available city > directories, or perhaps even make the call for you. The NCRL web site is > http://www.ncrl.org > > Good luck. > > Bob Witherspoon > ______________________________ > X-Message: #8 > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 17:28:40 +1000 > From: "Doug & Jan Stapleton" <stapleton@iprimus.com.au> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <008101c3e95e$2f567a20$dfd98dca@default> > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi Bob, > > Thanks for the advice ...... > > I will write to the addresses you so kindly supplied > > Cheers > Jan. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RGWSPOON@aol.com> > To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] East WENATCHEE address > > > > Hello, Jan ___ in Brisbane. > > > > You might try writing to: > > Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society > > PO Box 5280 > > Wenatchee, WA 98801-5280 > > > > Their website is at http://www.wags-web.org > > > > They ask for $10 per hour for doing family research, but they may be > willing > > to make a free call to the phone number you have to see if it is your > > relative. Unfortunately, they do not list an email address on their > website. > > > > You also might try writing to: > > East Wenatchee Community Library > > 271 9th Street NE > > East Wenatchee, WA 98802 > > or: > > Wenatchee Public Library > > 310 Douglas Street > > Wenatchee, WA 98801 > > > > These libraries are branches of the North Central Regional Library. The > > research librarians in these libraries might look in any available city > > directories, or perhaps even make the call for you. The NCRL web site is > > http://www.ncrl.org > > > > Good luck. > > > > Bob Witherspoon > >