Thanks Robin! I guess of the three email contacts, I'll send one out to John, the archivist and see where it goes from there. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will be in the first film I order and view. Knock wood my library doesn't charge and arm and a leg. <G> TY again. Di PS: When the time comes, I'll be glad to do lookups. Current interest in films of P'ville Journal are for the years 1902, 1905, 1911, 1915, and 1928. --- Keep ya'll posted. -- In a message dated 02/7/26 11:04:00 AM, WIGRANT-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << <robinkaspar@attbi.com> ..<snip>.. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigrant/newsppr.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigrant/wiscroom.htm check here for email link and information about the library. -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:KinDetective@aol.com] ..<snip>.. and see if an article accompanied the earlier time the photo appeared in the same publication, as stated to be three years earlier than this one. ..<snip>.. , the publication was between August and September of 1905 ..<snip>.. The Grant County Witness, and The Platteville Journal have some overlapping dates of publication. ..<snip>.. Any ideas on which one (or another?) is likely to be the culprit, and the best way to narrow down my search and obtain a film or other copy of the original? Has anyone experience with ILL...details? ..<snip>.. >>

>> Could someone search the 1870 census(or Index) for Grant county for >a John FITZPATRICK, spouse is Julia. He would be about 46 and she 40. >And let me know what town he is in if you find him. I already searched >Hazel Green & Smelser. Perhaps they moved to adjacent GREEN County. Here is a death index entry for a Julia Fitzpatrick: Name: Julia Fitzpatrick Death Date: 11 Apr 1896 County: Green Volume: 01 Page: 0280 Reel: 032 Image: 2888 Index Volume: - Sequence #: 107262 Mary Thiele Fobian Independent Writer/Editor Associate Editor, Reunions Magazine

David......got a cousin who looked up the Dvorak info in 1930 Muscoda......she only found my great grandmother living there.......sigh.........well according to obit, great grandpa died in 1927....so...........Other sons and stuff were other places. Found grandpa Dvorak in South BEnd IN census also........with his family of wife and 2 of the kids. plus his wife's mom and dad and kids in the house next door..... that was in 1930 also John Dvorak ----- Original Message ----- From: David W. Taft To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: RE: [WIGRANT] STEPHENS, mining Amy, No sign of these folks in the 1850 or 1860 Grant Co. census. In both years there were 2 James Stephens/Stevens listed, but neither was even close. I also checked all of the Stephens households in 1860 Hazel Green without any luck. Are you sure they were in Hazel Green those years?? 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

There is only one FITZPATRICK listed in the index: Surname: FITZPATRICK Given Name: ANNIE Age: 10 Sex: F Race: W Birth Place: WI County: GRANT Locality: SMELSER M593-Roll: 1717 Page: 455 Eileen Saint Paul, Minnesota ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aline R Bergemann" <alineb2@arczip.com> To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: [WIGRANT] Census Look-Up Please! > Hi, > > Could someone search the 1870 census(or Index) for Grant county for a John FITZPATRICK, spouse is Julia. He would be about 46 and she 40. And let me know what town he is in if you find him. I already searched Hazel Green & Smelser. > > Thank you, > > Aline Bergemann > Visit Aline's French-Canadian & Acadian Ancestors at: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~alineb/index.html > > Visit Aline's Books & More at: > http://alinesbooks.iwonstores.com > > > > ============================== > 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 >

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/408.1.1 Message Board Post: I hace a "Leona" Beetem in my family married to Hugh Beetem, also have a Ted Beetem, his given name was Theodore Please contact me at EBCVMURPHY@aol.com if you have any info or need any...I have some Thanks Edith

Just after the fourth of July I went on a trip to Platteville. Again it was wonderful. The staff at Karrman are fabulous as are the staff at Platteville Public Library (65 Elm Street) a few blocks from the University. The public library has a small microfilm collection too. Here is what is available: Biographical record of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties Civil War Veterans 1890-1900 Grant County Census 1850-1920 except 1890 Grant County Witness 26 May 1859 - Dec 1906 Platteville Examiner 11 Feb 1858 - 27 May 1858 Platteville Independent American 11 Jan 1845 - 23 Oct 1857 Platteville Journal 22 Feb 1901 - Dec 1994 Platteville Witness 1907-1937 State Census for Grant County 1905 United Methodist Church of Platteville 1841-1943 ministerial records Wisconsin County Histories 1900 no. 85-86 Wisconsin Necrology 1846-1944 I met with the curator of the Mining Museum to see if she could help me with locating my ggg uncle's mines. And yes, she did by pointing me to the 1959 Geological Survey of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District. From there she took me to a map of area mines and we located what I was seeking. There is also a book - A Tour Guide to the Mines of Lafayette County, published August 2001. It is designed as a road trip of old lead and zinc mining sites in the Benton, New Diggings, Lead and Shullsburg area. There are some great pictures, although most of the people are not identified. The spiral bound book ($15) is 60 pages written by Loren Farrey. He may be reached at (608) 429-9032. At Jeanne Stewart's suggestion I stayed at the Mound View Inn (608) 348-9518. It worked very well for me, was clean and quiet and I would definitely stay there again. The week was wonderful, locating graves and probate records which had eluded me on my previous visit. The courthouse in Lancaster is a great place to research, plenty of room, very new building, cool in the heat of summer, staff was helpful. On the way home I went to Galena, Illinois and located a marriage certificate. Staff at the courthouse were very accommodating. In Illinois there was no waiting period so many from Platteville went there to marry. Those records do not list the names of parents or other details as in the Wisconsin records. The history library did not open until 11 am so I did not wait to research there. >From there I went to Dubuque to visit the court house, library and the museum for naturalization records. While the courthouse had scads of records there was nothing I could use. The area was small and with four researchers it was almost at its maximum capacity. The library had all sorts of microfilm, two printers and three other viewers. I do not have a list of films and cannot recall what they had. There were five cabinets about 5 feet high. Enough film that I should have stayed another day to complete my search. They also had a good collection of city directories. When I finally found the river museum (next to a river boat casino and in an industrial district) the person with the naturalization records was out of the building and I was not permitted to search for anything myself. There was a form I could complete so I left a detailed message including my e-mail address. They contacted me about a week later and let me know there is one record which matched my criteria, but it is only listed in the index, they could not actually locate the record. The records in Iowa did not seem to have as much detail as those in Wisconsin. Eileen Lund-Johnson Saint Paul, Minnesota

Greetings Amy, Mineral Point in Lafayette Co. hjad a large number of settlers from Cornwall and they were miners. You can still get good Cornish pasty there. Ron

Hi all, I am new to this list having just been pointed to Grant County in my search for my g-grandmother's family, the STEPHENS. I am hoping to confirm that this Wisconsin community is the right place to continue my search. This is what I know, combined with what I suspect: > > >> 1. JAMES STEPHENS (HUGH1) was born in Breage (?), Cornwall, England. >> He married ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1829 in Cornwall, England. >> >> Children of JAMES STEPHENS and ELIZABETH are: >> >> i. WILLIAM R. STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1848, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. >> ii. ELIZABETH STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1851, Hazel Green, Wisconsin; d. >> December 19, 1928, Marquette, Michigan. >> iii. JOHANNA STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1852, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. >> iv. JOSEPH STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1857, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. >> v. THOMAS STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1863, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. >> vi. ANNA STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1865, Michigan. >> My Cornish ancestors were miners, and I note a history of lead mining in Grant County. Is there a resource to learn more about the mining history in that part of Wisconsin online? When did that industry die out? Can SKS please help me out with a census look-up 1860 and 1850? This family moved to Eagle River, Michigan by the 1870 census. Thank you ahead of time! Amy Goodman Ann Arbor, Michigan Researching GOODMAN, BROAD, MARTIN, STEPHENS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Amy, No sign of these folks in the 1850 or 1860 Grant Co. census. In both years there were 2 James Stephens/Stevens listed, but neither was even close. I also checked all of the Stephens households in 1860 Hazel Green without any luck. Are you sure they were in Hazel Green those years?? Dave Taft

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/446.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes I am attending the reunion ..... if you will email me at ZATKO@MWT.NET I will send you the information I have on the Carlin family .... I am doing research on the Murphy/Hines families from Crawford County and a Hines married a Carlin .... I am sure if we go back far enough it is the same family as this Carlin family is also from Boscobel area ...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/446.1.1 Message Board Post: Joann: I am in northern Illinois but I will be in England on August 10th. Are you a part of the Carlin family ? I couldn't find my family group sheet when I put that in ast night. I now have the sheets. Catherine (born 1853) married Patrick Carlin, Jr. she died January 2, 1891 in Boscobel. If you are going maybe you could take my notice with you and see if it clicks with someone. Thanks, Beverley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Specht Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/449 Message Board Post: Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald December 5, 1990 Page 7B, Column 3 Cecil J. Specht PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- Cecil J. Specht, 68, of Kaukauna, formerly of Platteville, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1990, at Appleton Medical Center, Appleton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pratt Memorial Chapel, Richland Center, with burial in Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lightfoot, Dilley Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/448 Message Board Post: Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald Sunday August 10, 1975 Henry Lightfoot BOSCOBEL, Wis., -- Henry Lightfoot, 73, of rural Boscbel died Friday at home. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Beeman Funeral home here, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, rural Boscobel. Survivers are two half brothers, Louis Lightfoot of Highland, Wis. and George Lightfoot of Broadhead, Wis. and a half sister, Mrs. Ed (Dottie) Dilley of Ogema, Wis.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/446.1 Message Board Post: Where are you located ... there is a family reunion in Crawford County on August 10 which includes a branch of the Carlin family ...

Hi, Could someone search the 1870 census(or Index) for Grant county for a John FITZPATRICK, spouse is Julia. He would be about 46 and she 40. And let me know what town he is in if you find him. I already searched Hazel Green & Smelser. Thank you, Aline Bergemann Visit Aline's French-Canadian & Acadian Ancestors at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~alineb/index.html Visit Aline's Books & More at: http://alinesbooks.iwonstores.com

Diane, your best bet is to check with the nice people at the Karmann Library at UW-Platteville. The Grant Co. website has a list of newspapers they hold on microfilm. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigrant/newsppr.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigrant/wiscroom.htm check here for email link and information about the library. Robin -----Original Message----- From: KinDetective@aol.com [mailto:KinDetective@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 1:11 AM To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIGRANT] News Article Origin? 1905 Identify-Find Hi folks, Hope you're all enjoying your summer, and successfully digging many roots. I've a news clipping from a cousin's collection which was likely stored for years in family memorabilia, fading and smudging, and need to locate the original publication. I was just barely able to enlarge an rtf file of the item and make out what it says. The article has clues about the date from stating the combined ages of four family members in a photo, which is no longer visible on the old clipping. I'd really like to find any available microfilm of the original article, and see if an article accompanied the earlier time the photo appeared in the same publication, as stated to be three years earlier than this one. This photo would be the only place known where I could view an image of this direct ancestor, and I'm eager to share it with others who descend from her. From my estimations on birth dates of who I believe is profiled in the article, the publication was between August and September of 1905 in southern Grant County, WI. I viewed sources to find that two suspect Newspapers, The Grant County Witness, and The Platteville Journal have some overlapping dates of publication. I more suspect the later, as the title of the article was "Five Highly Respected Residents of This Vicinity." The article speaks of residents of Cuba (City) and Platteville. Any ideas on which one (or another?) is likely to be the culprit, and the best way to narrow down my search and obtain a film or other copy of the original? Has anyone experience with ILL...details? I'd also like to check both mentioned papers to follow up on obit source notations, and view a complete one of which I've a clipping with missing mid section, ca. 1928 P'ville Journal. Thanks for any help!---Diane ============================== 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

Hi folks, Hope you're all enjoying your summer, and successfully digging many roots. I've a news clipping from a cousin's collection which was likely stored for years in family memorabilia, fading and smudging, and need to locate the original publication. I was just barely able to enlarge an rtf file of the item and make out what it says. The article has clues about the date from stating the combined ages of four family members in a photo, which is no longer visible on the old clipping. I'd really like to find any available microfilm of the original article, and see if an article accompanied the earlier time the photo appeared in the same publication, as stated to be three years earlier than this one. This photo would be the only place known where I could view an image of this direct ancestor, and I'm eager to share it with others who descend from her. From my estimations on birth dates of who I believe is profiled in the article, the publication was between August and September of 1905 in southern Grant County, WI. I viewed sources to find that two suspect Newspapers, The Grant County Witness, and The Platteville Journal have some overlapping dates of publication. I more suspect the later, as the title of the article was "Five Highly Respected Residents of This Vicinity." The article speaks of residents of Cuba (City) and Platteville. Any ideas on which one (or another?) is likely to be the culprit, and the best way to narrow down my search and obtain a film or other copy of the original? Has anyone experience with ILL...details? I'd also like to check both mentioned papers to follow up on obit source notations, and view a complete one of which I've a clipping with missing mid section, ca. 1928 P'ville Journal. Thanks for any help!---Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lightfoot, Spensley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/447 Message Board Post: Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque Dailey Times May 3, 1881 OBITUARY Mrs. Elizabeth Lightfoot, a lady much respected and beloved, died at the residence of her step-son, Mr. Ralph Spensley, at Asbury, Dubuque county, April 26, aged 76 years. The remains were taken to her home in Potosi, and buried the following day in the cemetery at British Hollow. Mrs. Lightfoot was a native of Yorkshire, England, and came with her husband, John Spensley, --the father of Mesers. Ralph and John Spensley, of Dubuque county, Iowa-- to America and settled first in Philadelphia, in the year 1832. The following year they removed to Dubuque, then a mere mining camp consisting only of one log tavern, a store and a few cabins. Indians were plentiful enough in those days, and the old lady was often heard to remark about them, and of having shaken hands with Blackhawk who was at that time a prisoner. Her husband's health failing, he left her and returned to his native land in the hope of that climate's benefiting him, but his hopes were vain. He never returned, a! nd she was left a widow in a strange land with four little ones to guide and protect uncheered by a husband's loving aid and counsel. What that time of trial must have been for the delicately matured woman, only they may know who like her have drank deeply of the bitter waters of afflictions, but the God of the widow and fatherless protected her. She bore her trials with examplary patience and cheerful resignations doing her duty faithfully in the sphere of life in which it had pleased her heavenly Father to place her. In 1838 she married Mr. Wm. Lightfoot by whom she has three children living, two sons and a daughter. Mr. Lightfoot died in the year '60, April the 16th. Mrs. Lightfoot had been a devoted member of the Methodist church from her earliest years, and her life throughout was marked by that gentle submission to the will of the Divine Master which characterizes the true Christian spirit. The hope of the unseen glories beyond was the guide of her early youth, the safeguard of mature years, its fair promises the beacon that brightened the sombre clouds that so oft o'ershadowed her pathway and led her peacfully through the valley and shadow of death. Her life work is done; the faithful wife and mother has fulfilled the task appointed and gone to her reward. With weary feet I near my journey's end, The heavenly anthems reach my listening ear; I long for rest, Angel of Peace descend, Guide me still onward, fain would I draw near. The golden gates are standing yet ajar; With eager tread the portal now is past; All earthly scenes are distant, dim afar, And heaven is won, the goal is reached at last. H. L. V.

I have a nice Photo taken in Fennimore labeled on the back: Aunt Ella's sisters: Lily and Flora. Penned after Flora is the last name Clark in a different hand. So it is unclear who's last name was Clark. Possibly the girl's maiden name or Flora's married name. I would date it late 1880's to early 1900's but just guessing! If you have Clarks it would be worth a look in your database. Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/446 Message Board Post: My great-great grandparents Martin and Mary Garvey Adams moved from Hamilton Co., Ohio to Crawford Co., Wisc. A family by the name of Shields moved before or with them and were neighbors. Martin was 45 when he went off to fight in the Cicvil War. My great grandmother, Mary Helen Adams Finnerty went to Chicago to work and married my great grandfather and then moved to Iowa and S.D. Mary Helen had two brother, one named Martin. She had several sisters, one married a Carlin (Pat ?). The parents and a sister Eliza are buried in St. Patrick's cemetery on Irish Ridge Road in Crawford Co. The mother died at the home of the widow Carlin at age 92. If anyone is a member of this family please contact me. I would love to find another member of this family. Thanks, Beverley Lane