Dianne, You said you were looking at censuses of Olmsted County, Minnesota. Are you realated to Sackett's from Southeasten Minnesota? Karen "Cobb, Dianne" <Dianne.Cobb@FairfaxCounty.gov> wrote: >I received copies of obituaries today taken from the MEADVILLE EVENING >REPUBLICAN dated 27 Feb 1904 and from the CRAWFORD JOURNAL 3 March 1904 >that contain a surname I heard my grandmother, Grace (Chase) Ogg, >granddaughter of Martin L. Chase and Laura (Sackett) Chase speak often >of when I was a child. The surname is Fleck. > >"Mrs Edson S. Sackett died at her home in Blooming Valley Feb 26, at the >age of 80 years. She is survived by her husband, one son, W.E. Sackett, >of Saegertown, and two daughters, Mrs. Lavina Fleck, of Tryonville, and >Miss Agnes Sackett, residing at home. The funeral was held from the >Blooming Valley M.E. church at 11 a.m. Tuesday and the remains were laid >to rest in the cemetery there." > >Independent of this obit, while browsing Olmsted Co. MN censuses etc for >names that sound familiar from childhood memories I discovered Fleck >family(ies) moved to Olmsted County in the mid to latter part of the >19th century. > >So the Flecks' she spoke of weren't just farm people she knew, they were >related - oh, the questions I would love to ask her. > > > > >==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== >GEN-NEWBIE-L: No question is too elementary and the atmosphere is relaxed & friendly. GEN-NEWBIE-D: This list is the digest mode for GEN-NEWBIE-L. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455