Catherine, Here is a link to the WI Department of Transportation. They have modern WI county maps in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. The downloads are quite large, but the maps very detailed. http://www.dot.state.wi.us/dtid/bhd/county_maps.html The maps show township names as well as Township and Range numbers. On the map, markings such as T-3-N, and R-2-W, would be Township 3 North, Range 2 West, or Harrison Township. You can also purchase larges county maps and detailed township maps from this site for very reasonable prices. For a basic map of the townships, without Town and Range numbers see: http://members.cowtown.net/dtaft/Townshipmaps1.html If you already have the Township and Range numbers and directions, please send them to me or the list and I can translate them into Townships for you. Hope this helps you out. Dave Taft

Hello all. I've found some interesting code numbers in the 1930 census......I'd like to know if anyone can help me decipher what they designate.....next to my great Uncle Joseph Dvorak's name, it has his occupation, Commercial Salesman. Then next column it says Monuments....after that is a code, 4290. On my great Uncle Frank, it says Laborer, and then Odd Jobs....after that, is the code 7899. Can anyone tell me what these numbers mean? Thanks so much! Sincerely John Dvorak GCGS Oh what a tangled web we weave! When first we practice GENEALOGY!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/464 Message Board Post: I have been at my family studies for a year with great success- except for one doozy of a brick wall that I am going to throw out here, in hopes someone may know or recognize something..... My father barely remembers his father, and this is where I am stuck. He will be 60 tomorrow, so his natural father, Gordon Louis Smith, would have been around about 1920-1924. My dad had his SS# but lost it! RUMOR has it that Gordon was born and raised in Platteville, as was my dad's mother, Ada Louise Johnson. At the age of 19, and against Ada's parent's opinion, Ada and Gordon had my dad, Archie in Janesville, WI. Whether they were actually married is not known, but my dad's early memories are him sitting on Gordon's knee; Gordon was wearing a military uniform (which service? Not known). Ada soon after remarried to Bill Schaffer and they were together a long time before she died in 1995. The last we heard before then is that Gordon died in a car crash in California?? Does anyone have any ideas about tracking Gordson down? Checking with LDS index yields some results that COULD match, but with a common last name and possibly no marriage record, where to look? Thanks for reading, and I hope to hear from someone..... Mark Smith New Brighton, MN

John, Great question for many searching the 1930 census. The following is provided from the National Archives site: http://1930census.archives.gov/ What do the columns on the schedule marked "code" mean? Following questions 21 and 26, the Bureau listed codes. These codes provide no additional information. After the Bureau collected the census schedules, the staff, not the enumerator, coded the information on occupations and nativity using codes established for the 1930 census. The Bureau staff tabulated this data to create the statistical summaries for its reports to Congress. >From what you have stated, it would appear that your Uncle Joseph was a tombstone salesman by trade in 1930. Uncle Frank just appears to have been doing Odd Jobs at the time. The site linked above provides all kinds of information on the 1930 census. For other years and other data at the archives for the researcher, go to the National Archives Research Room at: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html Dave Taft

we have Fralicks who went to my church a few years ago in Niles MI.....i wonder where my Fralick originated......she married an Oakley Fralick who was a clock repairer in my town.....I don't know where his wife was born though....they live in another town so I cant' really ask her anymore.... just my two cents John Dvorak GCGS

In a message dated 08/13/2002 10:05:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time, metaphor4@sbcglobal.net writes: > Greetings, researchers. > > Call me a butt-in-sky, BUT ... let me suggest that instead of using a > subject line like "Great-Grandparents," you use the names/surnames > discussed in the message. > > When we log on to the message board and see "Grandparents" as a subject > line, we have no clue as to the contents of the message. > > Mary > > > > Hi Mary, So you don't feel alone, I think that all of us "old-timers" in posting messages know that putting a couple concise, detailed facts (like names & dates or other detail) in the headline is what is most helpful to other researchers. And the more we can help each other not waste out time with a post that has nothing to do with us, the better. Many of us are on multiple Lists. I do think this direction is in the original "net-iquette" instructions in using the Boards -- or any place where you post. But I wonder how many people read those instructions? Sometimes we just need to remind the newbies. Kathleen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Winney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/461.2.1 Message Board Post: No, Sandy I had never heard of Robert Winney--but then I am just beginning on my Winney line. From what I have, I can say that he is not in my direct line from the 1830's--unless he is also called by a middle name. I am very interested in looking at your web pages. My GGGrandparents were in a book or two about the settling of Grant County, WI and Osceola Co., Iowa. Thanks very much for replying. Kathleen LPurch6636@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/457.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Greetings, researchers. Call me a butt-in-sky, BUT ... let me suggest that instead of using a subject line like "Great-Grandparents," you use the names/surnames discussed in the message. When we log on to the message board and see "Grandparents" as a subject line, we have no clue as to the contents of the message. Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WINNEY BEEMAN CAUNT FAULL JEWELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/461.2 Message Board Post: Hello I wonder if you have heard of a Robert Winney? He received a Civil War pension from Henry H. Beeman and was listed as Grandchild. I know that Henry had a daughter, Louisa Beeman and a stepson, Uriah Beeman. Henry H. married Mary (Faull) Jewell in Grant County and after her death he married Louisa Caunt, Grant County, WI. By 1880 Henry and his wife, Louisa are living in Plymouth County, IA with the 2 children. Thanks, Sandy http://www.geocities.com/scarletgen/index.html Grant County, WI Biographies~Part of Wisconsin Biographies *NEW* My other website: http://www.rootssearch.net/mygensite/sscarletgen/

Do you still have the Plat Map and doing lookups? If so, could you look for the names of Kaltenbachs and the McGirks? Would greatly appreciate it. Thank you... Barbara (McGirk) Young BYoung128@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/457.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I thought Katrina died in 1869, as her name appeared on the 1870 Wisconsin Mortality Schedule. However, I was told the census was taken in June, so if she died in April, it would have been 1870. I don't know, so of course, appreciate your help.

Serena, Mrs Fralick taught at the Muscoda Public School in the 1950's. JOHN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/463 Message Board Post: Sorry I confused you. I went on KnowX and got 100's of hits for the name Zemlicka. I'm only interested in the WI family. My ggrandmother was Katrina Zemlicka and she died in Apr. of 1870 at the age of 42. Her husband's name was Paul, and they had a son, Frank (my grandfather) and a daughter Anna who married a McCusker and moved to Oshkosh. You are probably many years younger than I, so if they are related to you, they may be your gggrandparents. I have your e mail address as mwg372.merr.com. Is that correct? I'll be waiting anxiously to hear from you again. This is the first time I have been able to trace my Zemlicka ggrandparents, and I find it very exciting. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/457.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Gloria, what do you mean by "listed"? In the 1860, 65, 70, 75, 80 or 85 censuses? I am also confused by the term great-grandmother, my great grandmothers all died in the 1930's, yours' 60 years earlier? My third great died in 1869. What was her age at death, what was her husbands name, male childrens' name?

Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/457.1.1 Message Board Post: Mike..I would appreciate it so much if you could do that. Talk about a needle in a haystack! There are lots of "Zemlicka" listed, but I haven't been able to find anyone who has been able to help me. If you find something (or if you find nothing) would you please e mail me at gmornard@cs.com. Again, thanks a lot. I'm dying to hear from you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CCC Camp names Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/455.1 Message Board Post: Someone asked me if there were any names of the men of these CCC Camps. There were none. What I have typed is just what the article said.

Thank you Muscoda people! Frank Groves' store has stirred many memories. Samuel (1827-1900) and Mary Blackledge Groves brought their family to Wisconsin from Jefferson Co., Ohio near the end of the 1850's. Samuel was the grandson of a Rev. War soldier and his father has served in the War of 1812. Sam and Mary had seven children and then Mary died of blood poisoning in 1878. Samuel married twice more, to Mary Devoe, a marriage that ended in divorce, and to Harriet (Dora) Pettygrove. Sam had served in the 20th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War and was about 57 when he married 26 year old Dora in 1884. Dora was only two years older than Sam's youngest son, Samuel Jr. A year later, Sam and Dora had a son, Frank D. Frank D. was born 23 Sept 1885 in Grant Co. He married twice, 1st to Lulu Wood (1886-1922) and 2nd (in 1923 at Richland Co.) to Nellie Marie Pickard (?-1951). I don't think there were any children to the first marriage, but Frank and Nellie had a daughter Maurine in 1925. I found a Maurine D. Fralick, (b. 2 Sept 1925, died 10 Jul 2000, last residence Wilton, Muscatine, IA), on the Social Security Index that I think might be her. Frank died 17 Nov 1970 in Richland Co according to Mr. Thompson's index of Richland Co. deaths. I have sent for cemetery records and will do an update of this family when I get them. Thank you again Serena in Michigan

I have been asked to pass the following information on........ Within the body is listed the surnames which this pertains to.......these are new mailing lists! Mari List Admin >From: NelliBlu28@aol.com >Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 13:16:21 EDT >Subject: 2 new lists >To: IOWA-admin@rootsweb.com, OKROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com, > Missouri-admin@rootsweb.com, WIGRANT-admin@rootsweb.com, > WVA-admin@rootsweb.com > >To my fellow List administrators, can you please post these to your >regional lists in case anyone with these surnames are interested? I would >greatly appreciate this! > >I am pleased to announce the new STEYER Surname Discussion List at >Rootsweb! This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in >Genealogy and/or History related to the STEYER surname including all >spelling variations such as STYER, STIER, STYR etc. Please see the >STEYER-L Home page for subscribe instructions and list rules & guidelines. > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/steyer-l.htm >************ >I am also pleased to announce the new ZIEGENBEIN mailing list! This is a >discussion area for anyone who has an interest in Genealogy and/or History >related to the ZIEGENBEIN surname including all spelling variations such >as ZIGENBEIN, ZIEGENBINE, ZIEGENBAIN,etc. >Please see the list home page for rules & guidelines for >this list. > >The ZIEGENBEIN-L Surname Mail List home page can be found at: >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/ziegenbein-l.htm > > >Rooting for the past --Kathie Harrison >RW Listowner - 3 NE Counties, 7 Surnames, 4 Special Interest & >RW Administrator -12 Message Boards >Mail Lists Jump pg.: >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/lists.html

Thank you, Dave...... I've been knee deep in car problems this weekend! :( Folks, if you saved your welcome letter when you initially subscribed to this (or any) Rootsweb list, you'll find instructions for unsubscribing and subscribing within that missive. PLEASE hang on to these. It saves us all a wee bit of work! Thanks! Mari List Admin At 09:15 PM 8/11/02 , David W. Taft wrote: >Sandy, > >Instructions are at: > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/WI/grant.html > >To leave WIGRANT-L, send mail to WIGRANT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the >single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave WIGRANT-D, >do the same thing with WIGRANT-D-request@rootsweb.com. > >Dave Taft > > > >============================== >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