Dear Listers, Just wanted to pass along some helpful hints for sending me requests for searches. I have found that if you provide me with some or all of the following then the search is quite more successful. NAME (including middle initial if possible) MAIDEN NAME & MARRIED NAME (including spouses name if known) DATE OF DEATH (at least approximate) DATE OF BIRTH (if known) TOWN OF LOCATION (last known) If you do not have any these, please provide what you do have. Any little bit helps and will give you better results. I have received many requests over the past few days and have had quite a lot of success. Thanks to all of you and Happy New Year!

Dear Listers, I am able to do lookups for obits and special articles. I have listed all the areas and time frames for the papers that I am able to check. I will update this list as more become available. Please send your requests to me directly at my email address. I apologize in advance but will not respond to any requests that are made via the list so please send me a direct request. Thank you. Appleton: Appleton Crescent – 1860 thru 1866 Appleton Daily Post – 1920 only Appleton Motor – 1859 thru 1866 and 1974 Appleton Post – 1973 and 1974 Appleton Post Crescent – 1920 thru 1932, 1937 thru 1940, 1956, 1958 thru 1965, 1969 and 1971 Post Crescent – 1861, 1864, 1929, 1953, 1959 thru 1960, 1964 thru 1976 Sunday Post Crescent – 1966 only Centralia: Centralia Enterprise and Tribune – 1890 thru 1891, 1893 thru 1900 Fond du Lac: Daily Commonwealth – 1912 thru 1913 Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter – 1965 thru 1971 and 1976 Fond du Lac Reporter – 1972 thru 1977 Reporter – 1977 only Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Daily Tribune – 1900 and 1920 Grand Rapids Tribune – 1900 thru 1903, 1905 thru 1907, 1909 thru 1920 Janesville: Janesville Daily Gazette – 1854, 1859 thru 1864 Janesville Gazette – 1845 thru 1848, 1854, 1857, 1859, 1865 Janesville Morning Gazette – 1857 and 1859 Janesville Weekly Gazette – 1864 thru 1865 Weekly Gazette and Free Press – 1859 thru 1864 Madison: Capital Times – 1917 thru 1918 and 1920 Manitowoc: Herald Times Reporter – 1960, 1973 thru 1977 Manitowoc Herald Times – 1964 thru 1965 and 1968 Oshkosh: Daily Northwestern – 1885 thru 1934 and 1975 Neenah Menasha Daily Northwestern – 1966 thru 1968 Neenah Menasha Northwestern – 1973 thru 1976 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern – 1875 thru 1881, 1884 thru 1885, 1934, 1939 thru 1940, 1946, 1952 thru 1973 and 1975 Oshkosh Northwestern – 1882 thru 1883, 1934 thru 1940, 1962 thru 1963, 1968 and 1972 Sheboygan: Daily Press – 1909 and 1910 Evening Press – 1910 only Sheboygan Daily Press – 1907 thru 1911 and 1960 Sheboygan Evening Press – 1912 only Sheboygan Press – 1907, 1909 thru 1923, 1925 thru 1976 Sheboygan Press Telegram – 1921 thru 1924, 1950 thru 1951 and 1955 Stevens Point: Gazette – 1863, 1894 thru 1896, 1907 thru 1922 Stevens Point Daily Journal – 1878 thru 1882, 1895 thru 1899, 1901 thru 1940, 1953 thru 1963, 1965 thru 1977 Wisconsin Lumberman – 1863 thru 1866 Stevens Point Journal – 1873 thru 1888, 1890 thru 1901, 1905 thru 1917, 1919 thru 1920 Stevens Point Gazette – 1885 thru 1888, 1894 thru 1895 Waukesha: Daily Freeman – 1883 and 1890 Evening Journal – 1890 only Republican – 1887 only Republican Freeman – 1888 and 1898 The Republican – 1887 only Waukesha County Democrat – 1875 only Waukesha Daily Freeman – 1882, 1937, 1945 thru 1955 Waukesha Freeman – 1882 thru 1883, 1944 thru 1945 Waukesha Journal – 1889 thru 1890 Wisconsin Rapids: Daily Tribune – 1937, 1961, 1969 thru 1977 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune – 1920 thru 1923, 1925 thru 1949, 1952 thru 1964 and 1976

Dianne, There are several church records for La Crosse available at the LDS Family History Center films. You should check them out for your church research on your family. I've found a lot of church information for my family by doing so - including baptisms and marriages. > > From: "Dianne Erickson" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/12/08 Wed PM 04:54:05 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V04 #34 > > I think I own a shelf in the library; I have ordered so many obituaries. > > I need Anton's death certificate, which means I need to find when and where > he died. Born in 1805, he was still alive in 1880. I found Anton's > daughter, Theresa, buried under Theresa Roellig Schuman in the Oak Grove > Cemetery. My Roellig/Roellichs came from Guntersdorf, Austria. > > There is a Stephen Roellig in the Oak Grove Cemetery. He was born in about > 1813. He could be Anton's brother, but I need to see whether Anton and > Stephen have the same parents, which means I need to order two death > certificates and hope really hard that the informant knew the names of the > parents. > > I also need to establish whether the Roellichs were Catholic or Lutheran and > which ones converted because Anton's children do not appear to share the > same religion. Either Clara converted and joined the Lutheran Church or > else upon marrying the Kreibich sisters, Anton II and Wenzel converted to > Catholicism or else permitted the children to be raised Catholic. The > burials of the remaining siblings, Theresa and Franz, in nonCatholic > Cemeteries, in addition to the father Anton's move to Alma, where some > suggest he would have had to row a boat over the Mississippi or ride his > horse a long ways to get to a Catholic Church, might suggest that the > converts were Anton and Wenzel. But who knows? > > Other Roelligs in La Crosse can be found in various records of Lutheran > Churches. > > My work is cut out for me. It's just a matter of getting time to do it. > > Dianne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:34 PM > Subject: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V04 #34 > > > > > > In a message dated 12/4/04 7:01:05 PM, [email protected] > > writes: > > > > << [email protected] >> > > > > Diane-- have you tried this site--http://lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/ > > I fed in both Roellich and Roellig and got 2 pages of the first spelling > > and > > 3 pages of the second spelling. One lists a residence of Bad Kissingen, > > Germany. The library will send you these obituaries for a small fee of > > 5.00 for I > > believe 5 obituaries. I have found these to be very helpful even when very > > brief. There are several from the early 1900's and at least one from > > 1898. Ruth > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I think I own a shelf in the library; I have ordered so many obituaries. I need Anton's death certificate, which means I need to find when and where he died. Born in 1805, he was still alive in 1880. I found Anton's daughter, Theresa, buried under Theresa Roellig Schuman in the Oak Grove Cemetery. My Roellig/Roellichs came from Guntersdorf, Austria. There is a Stephen Roellig in the Oak Grove Cemetery. He was born in about 1813. He could be Anton's brother, but I need to see whether Anton and Stephen have the same parents, which means I need to order two death certificates and hope really hard that the informant knew the names of the parents. I also need to establish whether the Roellichs were Catholic or Lutheran and which ones converted because Anton's children do not appear to share the same religion. Either Clara converted and joined the Lutheran Church or else upon marrying the Kreibich sisters, Anton II and Wenzel converted to Catholicism or else permitted the children to be raised Catholic. The burials of the remaining siblings, Theresa and Franz, in nonCatholic Cemeteries, in addition to the father Anton's move to Alma, where some suggest he would have had to row a boat over the Mississippi or ride his horse a long ways to get to a Catholic Church, might suggest that the converts were Anton and Wenzel. But who knows? Other Roelligs in La Crosse can be found in various records of Lutheran Churches. My work is cut out for me. It's just a matter of getting time to do it. Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:34 PM Subject: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V04 #34 > > In a message dated 12/4/04 7:01:05 PM, [email protected]web.com > writes: > > << [email protected] >> > > Diane-- have you tried this site--http://lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/ > I fed in both Roellich and Roellig and got 2 pages of the first spelling > and > 3 pages of the second spelling. One lists a residence of Bad Kissingen, > Germany. The library will send you these obituaries for a small fee of > 5.00 for I > believe 5 obituaries. I have found these to be very helpful even when very > brief. There are several from the early 1900's and at least one from > 1898. Ruth > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Dear Researchers, I believe that the following information is important to all of us! Roxanne New Bill Will Close Records to Genealogists HR10 has passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives and is now part of S.2845. The amendments suggested by David Rencher in his letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman J. Dennis Hastert, were NOT incorporated into this legislation. Thus, the terms of HR10 will now be considered by the Senate, as part of S.2845. If S.2845 becomes law, as now written, family historians will face some real challenges in attempts to obtain birth records, even on long-deceased individuals. Specifically, what genealogists need to do is suggest to their lawmakers the addition of Sec. 3061(b)(1)(A)(iii) that would read: "who is alive on the date that access to their birth certificate is requested." This addition would clarify that the legislation (soon to be law) applies ONLY to birth certificates of CURRENTLY LIVING PERSONS. If you do not know your U.S. Senator's e-mail address, you can find it at http://www.senate.gov/ This bill can be found online at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Put in S.2845 (in the bill number window) and then select item No. 3; and go to Subtitle B -- Identity Management Security; Chapter 2 -- Improved Security for Birth Certificates. Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 8 December 2004, Vol. 7, No. 49.

In a message dated 12/4/04 7:01:05 PM, [email protected] writes: << [email protected] >> Diane-- have you tried this site--http://lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/ I fed in both Roellich and Roellig and got 2 pages of the first spelling and 3 pages of the second spelling. One lists a residence of Bad Kissingen, Germany. The library will send you these obituaries for a small fee of 5.00 for I believe 5 obituaries. I have found these to be very helpful even when very brief. There are several from the early 1900's and at least one from 1898. Ruth

The Rusk County WI. Genealogical Society is doing a trip to The New England Historic Genealogical Society & Boston area; April 18th-29th. Here's the website url http://www.geocities.com/sneezykatinwi2004/HeartsDesireTours.html

All the La Crosse Roellichs are my relatives. We are trying to get back further than my great-great grandfather and our mutual ancestor, Anton, and find out more about his parents, Anton and Veronica, and siblings, Wenzel, Theresa, Clara, Wilhelmina, and Franz and whether the Roelligs in La Crosse, also from Bohemia, are cousins. This means digging out information right around the Civil War. Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V04 #32 > The 1st Evangelical Church has records dating back into the early 1860s or > earlier. They are on microfilm at the La Crosse Public Library. There are > two > Roellig names in our current phone directory. An Eric on Division St. and > Scott > and Lynn on Birch Street. Think they may be relatives? There are also > Roellichs: Albert, George, Leonard, R, Ralph, Stanley R, Steve and Molly, > Tommy, & > Teresa. You may have hit a jackpot here!! > Good luck. Ruth > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

The 1st Evangelical Church has records dating back into the early 1860s or earlier. They are on microfilm at the La Crosse Public Library. There are two Roellig names in our current phone directory. An Eric on Division St. and Scott and Lynn on Birch Street. Think they may be relatives? There are also Roellichs: Albert, George, Leonard, R, Ralph, Stanley R, Steve and Molly, Tommy, & Teresa. You may have hit a jackpot here!! Good luck. Ruth

Thank you, everyone. I am still struggling to locate the parents of the Roellichs--and now it seems I have two brothers who either married Catholics or were Catholics and one sister who was Lutheran. Another brother is buried in a nonCatholic cemetery in the State of Washington. The father of these siblings went to Alma for a while, which I have been told had no Catholic Church in the convenient area. The 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church might be an excellent place to look. The Roellichs came into the country right after the civil war, and the ship record reads Roellig. I hope these records are filmed. I will look. Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 12:26 AM Subject: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V04 #32 > Rev. J.T.Gamm was at the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1925 (Oct) as > he > held the funeral service for my relative at that time; also held a funeral > in > 1907 for her husband, I'm looking back in my recorlds. This was the German > Lutheran Church which I have records going back to 1871 at the West Ave. > location > and earlier acts of baptism etc. from the Trempealeau location in 1868, > believe that it was built in the late 1860's, but the archives at the > library could > tell you exactly. Good luck. Ruth > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Rev. J.T.Gamm was at the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1925 (Oct) as he held the funeral service for my relative at that time; also held a funeral in 1907 for her husband, I'm looking back in my recorlds. This was the German Lutheran Church which I have records going back to 1871 at the West Ave. location and earlier acts of baptism etc. from the Trempealeau location in 1868, believe that it was built in the late 1860's, but the archives at the library could tell you exactly. Good luck. Ruth

Hello everyone! The LAGS received two pictures from a woman in Madison, asking for our help in identifying them. I've posted them to the website, hoping that somebody is able to help. The first one is a wedding picture, with "Cashton, WI" written on the back of the portrait in ink. The second picture is of two children. The photographer's mark "Johnson, West Salem, Wis." is on the front of the portrait. You may view these pictures on the LAGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilacgs, then click on "General Announcements". If anyone can identify even a time period by looking at the clothes, this would help. It'd be best if they were your own family, though, wouldn't it? :-) Roxanne LAGS Webmaster

According to my notes, Reverend Julius Gamm married my grandparents in La Crosse in 1914. They were Lutheran, but I don't have any information on the church. Good luck with your research! Carol Wolf ([email protected]) Researching these La Crosse area surnames: KRONER, LUECK, GENZ, MUNZKE

I believe Rev. Gamm was with the First Ev. Lutheran Church (German Lutheran Church) which is now located on West Ave. I'm not sure of the years he was there but it you email the La Crosse Public Library Archives they could probably tell you (they have a file on that church). Website: http://lplcat.lacrosse.lib.wi.us/archives/index.htm Email: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>

Does anyone know the religion of Rev. J. T. Gamm, who officiated at a funeral in 1937? Is anyone familiar with this name? Thank you. I believe the Clara Woehlke, who died November 28, 1937, is my great-great-great aunt. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery and originally came from Guntersdorf, Bohemia. Dianne

An Obituary in the Batavia Daily Times, Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, of Nancy Hess who died 19 April 1919 Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, names a dau. Agnes Ward of La Crosse, Wisc. I have no information whatever on Agnes Ward. I can detail Nancy Hess' life, but not a dau. Agnes included. This was an unusual find. Alexander Griswold and Sarah Lodema had a dau. Nancy b. 22 Oct. 1846 in Caledonia, Livingston Co., NY. Nancy married at least twice. She had children by Joseph Gibbs, Loan Hess and possibly John Feltman. I have information on her children (sans Agnes). I've been working on this family for many years and there are several interesting twists and turns! Issue: Mary Louise Gibbs m. Abram Van Alst; last known to be in Genesee Co., NY Harriet Loretta Gibbs m. James Palmer. He d. in Montgomery Co., NY. She disappeared Frances Amelia Hess m. William J. Thompson, resided in Murray, Orleans Co., NY Lyda Louise Hess m. (1) Wm. Callahan (2) John Tiefert (2) Henry Ets. Lyda died in Rochester, NY Olivia Hess, dead by 1919, not named in mother's obit Emma E. Hess m. a Latting and died in Austin, Mower, Minn. Alice Juliette Hess, not named in mother' obit in 1919 Alvin John Hess d in Chrisman, Edgar Co., Ill Elmer Griswold Hess d in Rochester, NY Eva Hess m. a Bateman and res. 1919 in Detroit, Mich. Agnes-nothing known I did not find an Agnes Ward in Wisc. in the 1910, 1920, 1930 that would fit and have no idea who her husband was. I'm hoping something here means something to a Ward family in Wisc. I'll share whatever I have. Deanna Smith

There is a Martin Borr on the 1910 Census records. Age 22 Amberg Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin is what it was on the census record, although it showed up in LaCrosse County. The census shows that he emigrated in 1906 was from Polish Aust. and that he worked at a papermill. He boardered in the home of John Rochuiski(sp?). Hope that helps. Denise :-) Erik Hov <[email protected]> wrote: Hello. I`m looking for a Martin Anderson ,b.1887. In Norway he was Martin B�rresen,and emigrated in 1906 to Westby ,Wisconsin. I don`t know where he lived in 1910 ,but he was in Mauston ,Juneau County ,WI in 1917 ,and 1920 probably in Middleton ,WI and in 1930 probably in Sparta ,WI. I wonder if Martin could be in Amberg township ,La Crosse County ,Wisconsin in 1910? Could anyone tell me what the 1910 census tell about this Martin?? Thanks , Erik in Norway ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Mary. Me neither ,but it was found at the Ancestry site ,and I couldn`t find it so I could see the census image. Erik ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [WILACROS] Martin Borr in Amberg township? > Erik > > I've never heard of Amberg Township in La Crosse County. I think there is a > Hamburg Township in Vernon County, WI though. > > Regards, > Mary > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

There is an Amberg in Marinette County, Wisconsin. Here is their genealogy link, as located on the Rootsweb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine/ Good luck! Renae Larson > > From: [email protected] > Date: 2004/09/15 Wed AM 08:51:10 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WILACROS] Martin Borr in Amberg township? > > Erik > > I've never heard of Amberg Township in La Crosse County. I think there is a > Hamburg Township in Vernon County, WI though. > > Regards, > Mary > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Erik I've never heard of Amberg Township in La Crosse County. I think there is a Hamburg Township in Vernon County, WI though. Regards, Mary