My Grandmother's parents came from Hurron Co., Ontario, Canada. Ontario is pretty much right over WI, and I think that would have been an entry point to the US. (I think) I have the flu and I can't pull the info out of my feeble brain at the moment, but I think that was it. I think even. SHEESH. <cough> K. > Question. > > In grandma's obit. Ella (Nelson-Smith) Josephson it states, "She came to > Huron country with her parents in 1908 and was married to Rev. John A. > Josephson in 1909". Question is, what today was Huron country then? > > Thanks, Dan
> I don't have my state map handy (shame on me) but where is the Huron River > in WI? Is it in Chippewa County? Seems that I recall people referring to > the river valley as Huron country. Named by the folks who came from New York > State in the mid 1800's. This is a distant memory and could be way off, but > I thought I would pass it along for what it's worth. Rita - Oconto County > > > > > > Question. > > > > In grandma's obit. Ella (Nelson-Smith) Josephson it states, "She came to > > Huron country with her parents in 1908 and was married to Rev. John A. > > Josephson in 1909". Question is, what today was Huron country then? > > > > Thanks, Dan > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Marquette WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm