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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~