Hi, just talked to Neale of the Onalaska HS.........he is taking a peek at the picture, etc.......thank you very much for your response!! Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy & Ted Boydston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 4:51 PM Subject: [WILACROS] Re: WILACROS-D Digest V06 #2 > [email protected] wrote: > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > WILACROS-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 2 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Lytle, Onalaska/Midway WI ["Norsky" <[email protected]>] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from WILACROS-D, send a message to > > > > [email protected] > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > > Lytle, Onalaska/Midway WI > > From: > > "Norsky" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:45:40 -0700 > > To: > > [email protected] > > > > To: > > [email protected] > > > > > > I have a picture of my gr-grandparents home near LaCrosse.....probably in > > the Onalaska/Midway area. John Lytle and Julia M (Miller) Lytle were > > married in 1868, and this home was theirs, according to a notation on the > > picture. Lytle's Landing/Bottoms near LaCrosse and Lytle's Station are both > > named for John Lytle. > > > > I am wondering which local historical societies exist for either Midway or > > Onalaska that might be interested in seeing this picture and telling me if > > there are other pictures of this home anywhere. > > > > John Lytle was married #1 to a Luny (Canada, prior to coming to LaCrosse > > area), to an Elizabeth Merrier - Emma(line) Wood and to one other woman, > > unknown name. > > > > My gr-grandmother, Julia Miller Lytle, was his #5 wife. John Lytle died in > > 1893, and I imagine it wasn't long before Julia left the home...by 1900 or > > thereabouts. There were several children still at home when he died . > > > > John also had older sons, James and Charles Lytle who resided at DeSoto > > (Vernon) at the time of John's death in 1893. I am very interested to find > > information on these (2) older sons and their families. Nothing is known of > > them. > > > > Other sons were: > > John O. (Married/divorced Cora Battles) > > Francis (Frank) (never married) > > and then younger ones named Thomas, Milford, David Levi and Arthur. > > > > Daughters were: > > Jennie (Mrs. Charles Bosshard), > > Elizabeth/Lizzie (Mrs. John Hull) > > Eleanor/Ella (Mrs. Hixson Fauver) > > Lucy (Mrs. Richard Sorenson) > > > > I would also be interested in getting historical pictures from > > Midway/Onalaska area from the 1850's (when John Lytle first came) through > > the end of the 1800's--the period of time they would have lived there. > > Something showing the elemental town and its buildings/homes, etc. I am > > putting together a family history book and want "period" pictures to tie the > > story together so that my children/grandchildren can see life as it was > > then. > > > > If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. I am willing to pay for copies, > > etc. > > > > I have just started to use "lists" and find that the people who read the > > mail in their own local area area are great!! And they are also the most > > knowledgeable!! Thanks for reading this long thing! > > > > Jeanne in Montana > Hi Jeanne, > > There is an Onalaska Historical Society. I have a cousin that > volunteers there. As I live in Florida I haven't seen it yet, but I do > have a membership. The dues are $5. single and $10. family annually. > The address is: Onalaska Area Historical Society, Inc. > 741 Oak Ave., So. Museum Suite > Onalaska, WI 54650 > > The association has a book which they sell that mentions Midway and > Lytles often, but it doesn't refer to the Lytle family. > > Best of luck!! > > Kathy > > > ============================== > 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 > >