I'm trying to understand connections among the HASTINGS who came to Lafayette Co in 1830s --- Aaron V, Sylvanus, David, Temperance, Sally all appeared as census heads of household? Where did they go by 1860s? I am also researching family of Joseph PETTEY who arrive in Lafayette Co in 1830s from Yorkshire, England. What happened to the children of John PETTEY, son of Joseph, and Almira (HASTINGS) Pettey, daughter of Temperance, after 1870 when John PETTEY died?

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Researching HASTINGS brothers Aaron V, Sylvanus, David of Gratiot area during 1830s and 1840s. I want to connect one of these men with Temperance HASTINGS who was in 1850 and 1860 census of Lafayette Co with large family. I am also researching the PETTEY family which lived near the Hastings. Joseph and Grace Pettey arrived Lafayette Co in 1830s. In 1850s John Pettey, son of Joseph, married Almira Pettey, daughter of Temperance. Around 1870 John Pettey dies. Almira Hastings Pettey marries Charles Lucia Ken Nordtvedt

Hi everyone, Shullsburg High School Alumni Association Class of 1879 Mary A. George Cramer Clara Rennick Phene Oates Fronia Rickert Williams Laura B. Teague Galen Class of 1880 Mary Skewis Winn Nellie Weatherby dodge Allie Williams Gleason Roccy Blackstone Prince Class of 1882 Mary Hillemeyer Roberts Lizzie Weatherby Truran Minnie Oates Ida Herren O'Toole Louisa Richards Ingram John Truran Clara Osborne Vic Littlefair John P. Williams Belle Rickert Class of 1883 John Nattrass Julian Osborne Class of 1884 Josephine Law Risken Irene Osborne Goodloe Fred Jones Emma Herren Jessie Osborne Haydon Ray Harker Effie Thompson Craig Class of 1886 Jessie Blackstone Edith Webb Ott George Swinbank Ida Roy Nettie Blackstone Look Laura Webb Smith Mintie Truran Jones Mary Metcalf dickinson Sara Honeycomb Jennie Osborne Class of 1887 Daisy Blackstone Minnie Hillemeyer Jamieson Eugenia Hoover Gratiot Thos. J. Law Ida March Chas. C. Townsend Wilfred Blackstone Frank Gallagher Oliver Kreamer Edith Simpson Oates Class of 1888 Sarah march Sarah Spensley Tarnish Minnie Stevens Class of 1890 Edith Chatfield Cora March Emily Oates Fiske Nettie Sullivan Campbell Alice March Clara Simpson Lowery Lizzie Oates Dori Leekley dleekley@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilafaye/">Lafayette County, Wisconsin</A>

Hi, I would love to see whatever you're willing to take the time to post to the group. Thanks. Callen Harty Monona, WI (Shullsburg High School Class of 1975) >Hi everyone, > >I have copied a few pages of a booklet " Shullsburg High School ". The >booklet is located at the Lafayette County Historical Society. I can copy >the names to this list if anyone is interested in them. The Alumni list >starts with the Class of 1875 and ends with 1910

Hi everyone, I have copied a few pages of a booklet " Shullsburg High School ". The booklet is located at the Lafayette County Historical Society. I can copy the names to this list if anyone is interested in them. The Alumni list starts with the Class of 1875 and ends with 1910. A small sample is listed below: Class of 1875 Clara Williams Savage Class of 1876 William Skewis Dan C. Meloy Class of 1878 Luella Allan Simpson Mary E. Meloy Andrew Hebenstreit Walter Earnest If you would like more, I will post them to this list. Dori Leekley dleekley@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilafaye/">Lafayette County, Wisconsin</A>

*********WIGenWeb's Lafayette County Update********* New item on Lafayette County Homepage. FINALLY, the portion of the book New Diggings on the Fever 1824 - 1864 by Margaret S. Carter is DONE!!! <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilafaye/">Lafayette County, Wisconsin</A> I am already working on finishing the second portion which is; "new diggings is an old diggings" . Dori Leekley dleekley@aol.com

List Members: This is terrific, go see for yourself. Rootsweb has developed a searchable Gedcom site that is the combination of GEDCOM Files of hundreds of Researchers. Keep in mind though, as with any research data given by another researcher, it needs to be confirmed with sources to your own satisfaction. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/worldconnect.html Kathleen Burnett List Mom

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Dear List Members: I am home and thankful the be here. Was involved in a ice related auto accident - 360 degree spin, bounced off of a metal middle divider and ended up in on the side of the road in a ditch facing the way I had come from. Only a small dent, no physical harm to myself. I feel blessed. I am here again watching over the lists. Thank you for taking such good care of it while I was gone. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Hi All, Thought I would let you know that the USGenWeb's <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilafaye/">Lafayette County, Wisconsin</A> Homepage has been updated. There are a few new pages added. One of them being an announcement about the WILAFAYE-L mailing list. Some others are: "View Lookup Requests" and "Families" (current families are Bright, Brunskill, Morrissey, Sullivan // Sullivan School History and Townsend). Hope to see you there! Dori Leekley dleekley@aol.com

My name is Kathleen Burnett. I am the new List Mom for the Lafayette Co., WI Mailing List. I am not new at this being a List Mom and you are what is know as my surprise list or late in life list :). I am the List Mom for several other Rootsweb mailing lists which I will mention below. I work full time out of the home but want you to know if there ever is a problem on the list you are welcome to contact me there at kburnett@wbhg.com Otherwise my home e-mail address is kburnet@efortress.com I am online many times until the wee hours of the morning. I have been actively researching my family lines for over 35 years. I am a mother of four married children and a grandmother of nine. Looking forward to getting to know each of you. Kathleen Burnett List Mom List Mom for the following Mailing List: Broom, Broome, Buffington, Creighton, Daggett, Ellsworth, Few, Gann, Kellett, Kirkpatrick, Llewellyn, Loomis, McCartney, Pettis, Pettus, Ricci, Saddler, Smith, Tims, Troutman, Ulmer, Vernon, Wallen, Walthall, Walker Co., GA, Major Co., OK, Oconee Co., SC, Pickens Co., SC, McMinn County, TN, Oregon Co., MO, Rich County, UT and LaFayette Co., WI. I am also the List Mom for the Following Onelist Mailing lists; Hutchcraft and Rima

Hello, I am new to the list. I am looking for information on John Cullen born about 1816 in Ireland. According to the 1860 Census he was a miner. He was married to Sarah (?Maiden Name) born about 1820 in Ireland. I would like to find out when they immigrated, the name of the ship and where in Ireland they were from. They had 8 children according to the census. They were Sarah, Ann, George, (?), Joseph, John, Hugh and Thomas. Any additional information anyone could provide me on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you David Byers dcbyers@speedeenet.com

> Dear listowner or administrator: > > Please unsub me from my current email address of: cindyjohnson1@ameritech.net and resub me at > my new (temporary) email address of: ALHNWI@juno.com . I will be moving to WI and need to > have an email for during the time I will be off line. > > Thanks!! > -- > Cindy Johnson > *American Local History Network - WI* > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html > *WI Census Data* > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html

The 1860 Census for Lafayette shows Chancy D. HAWKINS lived in Monticello Twp., Page 788 I would certainly appreciate if someone who has access to that census would e-mail me and let me know what it says about him. Who else lived in the household. Were there any other HAWKINS in the immediate area? Thanks so much. Barb

I am looking for information on the William Boyd Monteith, who married Mary Bleiler and made their home in Adams Township, Green Co., WI. They lived in Township 3 North, Range 6 East, I believe in section 24. I am Wm's G-grand daughter, as St Clair was my Grandfather. Their other children were, Jessie, St Clair, William, Harry, Robert (died as a child) John, Edward, Isabella, George and Andrew. As I understand they all married and had families, would really like to get in touch with any of the existing family of either Monteith and/or Bleiler. William's father was Andrew Monteith and Isabella (Hendry) Monteith his mother settled in Grant County, WI. William had many brothers and three sisters and all but one brother came to America from 1850 to 1852 from Scotland. I do have a lot of information to share and would like to have any additional info. that could help me in my quest. Thanks, Dona ============================== Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today!

Hi everyone! The Wisconsin surname locator is now up and running. Please stop by and have a look. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html and click on the Wi surname locator button. THANKS! -- Cindy Johnson *American Local History Network - WI* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html *My Wi. Family History Page* http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm *WI Census Data* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html *Saxonia House Restoration Project* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/saxoniahouse.html

Wanted to let the list know that I sent Cindy Johnson a series of articles I copied from The Pick & Gad newspaper (published in Shullsburg) from 1891-1892 about a murder that occured just outside Darlington and the subsequent lynching of the killer. The killer was taken from the Lafayette Co. Jail and hung from a nearby tree. A few of the lynchers were eventually tried but found not guilty due to temporary insanity and sent to Mendota "Insane Asylum" in Madison for a short time. Cindy has posted the articles at the ALHN WI site at: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/newsclips.html The original victim was named James Meighan and the man lynched was named Anton Siebolt. A number of other names are mentioned - the lynchers, the jury, etc. Thanks to Cindy for posting it and check it out - were your ancestors involved? Paul Lyne pwlyne@facstaff.wisc.edu

Researching Roberts, Hillemeyer, Ahern to name a few. Any iformation on these name would be appreciated. Any information that I have is available for he asking. Bill -- William F. Roberts 35081 West Fairview Road Oconomowoc, WI, 53066 wroberts@pitnet.net