[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