this might come in handy - also for the Lincoln county people - I have the home page fixed so you can check out the Lincoln County indexes. For Marathon - don't forget to check the township/villages indexes. I will have Weston done tomorrow and am working on Colby. Shelley <A HREF="http://www.westegg.com/inflation/">Click here: The Inflation Calculator</A> > From: EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE > Thursday, 13 January 2000 > > What Was It Worth? > > You're reading a deed and you'd like to know how much the sale price > in 1859 dollars stacks up in current U.S. currency. Or maybe it's a > will and you want to know just how valuable your own direct > ancestor's piece of the inheritance would be if it were paid in U.S. > currency at the end of the twentieth century. You could guess, of > course, but there's got to be a simpler way to find out, isn't > there? > > One way to find out is to use the Inflation Calculator posted to the > Web by Morgan Friedman. The Inflation Calculator covers values from > 1800 to 1998. Just type in the amount you know (either the current > value or the "historical" one), and the Calculator gives you both > valuations. Very handy, and very quick. > > But there's more. Mr. Friedman has also posted calculators for Italy > and Canada, and links to exchange rates for Britain. Not to mention a > link to the addictively fascinating Statistical Abstract of the > United States. > > If you've ever wondered how much an 1859 dollar would be in 1998 > terms ($18.40), or any other amount, this handy reference page can be > a welcome addition to your list of Bookmarks or Favorites. > > Resources: > > The Inflation Calculator > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ > > > Copyright 2000, Everton Publishers > All rights reserved >

I am apparently having a problem, and can't upload my new page for the new index. I am trying to fix it - no success yet -- Shelley

Hi all, I have a new page - I did an index for The First 100 Births, Marriages and Deaths in Lincoln County. I do have the book at home, so I will look up names for anyone. Please check the page to make sure that your surname is actually listed! Send me the name and page number(s) and I will let you know the dates and event. If you have any trouble loading the page, or find that links are broken, please let me know. Someone suggested that I do census indexing, and as I am currently training my replacement at work, I hope to do something in this line this summer. Of course, If anyone has lots of free time, I do accept help. I was not worried about Y2k, but JUST IN CASE, I did backups. And thank goodness I did, because the computer ate my home page for Lincoln County. When I went to put the new index on the page, it had disappeared! But it had backed up -- where did it go from 12/30/99 to 1/10/00? On vacation, perhaps? Anyway, I hope 2000 is good to all of you. If you have any suggestions for improvements, I am open to all! May not happen, but who knows? Thanks for being members of this list! <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilincol">Lincoln County Wisconsin WiGenWeb< /A> Shelley

Hello All, Sorry for the trouble, but some kook sabotaged my e-mail subscriptions to the Rootsweb.com mailing lists. I can still receive postings to my [email protected] box, or here. I also have about a dozen screen names with two other Internet providers, so if those of you who I am helping will e-mail me privately, I'll give them to you. I hope this problem will resolve itself. Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA

Hello to the Great State of Wisconsin, I am searching for any information anyone can provide me with regard to the surname TARRANT and FEDEREN. Both families lived in various parts of the state, but spent quite a bit of time in the Minneapolis area. I am searching for PHILIP FEDEREN (1883) and his wife EDITH FEDEREN (1884) and their two children FABIOLA TARRANT (1897) and CECILE TARRANT (1893). They were last known to be in the Twin Cities area in 1944, but their descendants could be anywhere by now. They were relatives of GEORGE A. SHANNON AND ISABELLA (McDonald) SHANNON of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and their son ROBERT D. SHANNON, who was last known around 1942-44 to be living in Spencer, Iowa. Robert's wife was named JESSE and his children were ANNABELLE and GEORGE, also of Chippewa Falls, WI. Sometime around 1940-45, the family and the germane cousins and step-relatives scattered about the state for an unknown reason, so I'm asking for help from anyone in ANY Wisconsin County. Any information regarding these families or their descendants would be greatly appreciated. Yes, this was posted to every board in Wisconsin because the families scattered and I'm at the point of desperation. It conforms to the guidelines established by RootsWeb, USGenWeb and that awesome upstart ALHN, so it IS NOT considered spam. Take care all. I wish you the best of luck with your own searches. Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA USA Researching: SHANNON PERKINS WARNER LOWE IVALL GAULEY VAN SCHAICK DORCHESTER TRUAX SMITH

you can register for free ancestry until Jan 4th by going to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/signup/signupuser.asp?signuptype=guest Have a wonderful holiday season from the listowner, Shelley Green e-mail: [email protected] (Put Shelley in the subject line) Web pages: Marathon County WI - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarath Lincoln County WI - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilincol Personal - http://members.aol.com/sdgreen715/index.html Mailing Lists: WIMARATH-L and WILINCOL-L

<A HREF="http://www.topozone.com/">Click here: TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map</A> this seems to be a good page for maps - M. Schrader, please get in touch with me. Shelley e-mail: [email protected] (Put Shelley in the subject line) Web pages: Marathon County WI - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarath Lincoln County WI - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilincol Personal - http://members.aol.com/sdgreen715/index.html Mailing Lists: WIMARATH-L and WILINCOL-L

Not my family but interesting just the same. There was a Vaughn Avenue and a Vaughn Library in Ashland, Ashland county, north of Rhinelander. Joyce -----Original Message----- From: Tom Vaughan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 6:52 AM Subject: [WILINCOL-L] Early VAUGHAN/VAUGHNs in Lincoln >I just posted these notes in response to an inquiry in VAUGHAN-L, thought I'd add them to >the body of info re: Lincoln County. > >Judie Korff's query prompts me to get out some information I gathered in Wisconsin a >couple weeks ago. None of these VAUGHAN/VAUGHN folks are my relatives (ggf came to area >from England in 1886), but maybe they will help others. > >The 1880 census for the Village of Jenny (now Merrill, WI, in Lincoln County; first known >as Jenny Bull Falls) lists: >VAUGHN, R. J., white, male, 23, printer, born in WI, both parents born in Ohio. >V ... , Sarene, white, female, 22,wife, born in Maine, both parents born in Ohio. >V ... , Mabel, white, female, 3, daughter >They were at dwelling number 169 visited by the census taker, and they were family number >186. Families 185 and 187 were also recorded at dwelling number 169. > >The 1880 census for the Town of Ackley (a township in Lincoln County) lists: >VAUGHAN, Reuben, white, male, 31, farmer, born in WI, father born in NY, mother born in England. >V ... , Harriet, white, female, 27, wife, keeping house, born in Iowa, father born in NY, >mother born in Ohio. >V ... , Elwood, white, male, 7, son, at school, born in WI. >V ... , Elbia, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, born in WI. >V ... , Ella, white, female, 4, daughter, at home, born in WI. >V ... , Ethel, white, female, 9/12, daughter, at home, born in WI. > >In "History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties Wisconsin," compiled by George O. Jones, >Norman S. McVean and Others, pub. 1924 by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. in Minneapolis-Winona, >MN, we find these references to VAUGHANs: >P. 42: "The second paper to be established in Merrill was the Northern Wisconsin News, >which was Democratic in politics and was founded by David Finn and Reuben F. Vaughan in >1878. This paper was sold to W.H. Cannon and H.C. Hetzel on June 17, 1881." >P. 244: Next to a full-page portrait of David H. VAUGHAN, there is on this page over 40 >lines of dense text on David H. VAUGHAN. I will pull key facts, am willing to snail mail a >copy of all to folks who want it and can't access a copy of the book cited. >In 1924, DHV was county surveyor of Oneida County (north of Lincoln). Born in Saranac, >Clinton County, NY, 17 Nov. 1842. Father was Eliphalet H. VAUGHAN, mother was Mary Content >Roberta DE LA FONTAINE. Moved to Dane County (Madison area) at four, lived there till >1854. "The family then moved to Stevens Point, Portage County, where his education was >continued in the public schools." From 14, worked at surveying and lumber cruising. 14 >Aug. 1862, enlisted in Co. H, Third Wis. Calalry as private. Discharged at Benton >Barracks, St. Louis, June, 1865. Ran "fleets of lumber down the river from Mosinee to St. >Louis." For 14 years he operated a boom at Stevens Point, had furniture store there, was >sheriff of Portage County. Visited Rhinelander in 1882, moved Oneida County from Stevens >Point in 1890, homesteading at Tomahawk Lake for two years. Bought a house in Rhinelander >and moved there "in order that his children might have better educational advantages." >Surveyer, lumber scaler, state lumber inspector, county surveyer. Free Mason in Stevens >Point, then Rhinelander. Knight Templar in Stevens Point; charter member of Crusade >Commandery. G.A.R. member till the post disbanded. Episcopal. >DHV married in Stevens Point 26 Dec. 1870 to Jennie Brawley, who was born there 29 March >1851. Their nine children were: Mattie Edith, Lucile K., Virginia, David Lynn, Charles >Brawley, Miles Bennett, Clayton Dorsey, J. Russell, and Donald Hugh. > >Hope this helps someone. Looks like it's possible there were 2-3 other lines of VAUGHANs >in early Lincoln County, besides mine. Don't know how, or if, Reuben F. VAUGHAN (1878 >ref.) may be related to R. J. VAUGHN (printer, 1880) and Reuben VAUGHAN (farmer, 1880), >and it doesn't look like any of them are related to David H. >All part of that northern branch of early VAUGHAN/VAUGHN immigrants, I guess. >-- >Tom Vaughan, Editor >The Mancos Times-Tribune >Serving the beautiful Mancos Valley since 1892 >P.O. Box 987, Mancos, CO 81328 >(970) 533-7766 (970) 565-8527 >[email protected] fax (970) 565-8532 >Personal contacts:[email protected] (970) 533-1215 > >

I just posted these notes in response to an inquiry in VAUGHAN-L, thought I'd add them to the body of info re: Lincoln County. Judie Korff's query prompts me to get out some information I gathered in Wisconsin a couple weeks ago. None of these VAUGHAN/VAUGHN folks are my relatives (ggf came to area from England in 1886), but maybe they will help others. The 1880 census for the Village of Jenny (now Merrill, WI, in Lincoln County; first known as Jenny Bull Falls) lists: VAUGHN, R. J., white, male, 23, printer, born in WI, both parents born in Ohio. V ... , Sarene, white, female, 22,wife, born in Maine, both parents born in Ohio. V ... , Mabel, white, female, 3, daughter They were at dwelling number 169 visited by the census taker, and they were family number 186. Families 185 and 187 were also recorded at dwelling number 169. The 1880 census for the Town of Ackley (a township in Lincoln County) lists: VAUGHAN, Reuben, white, male, 31, farmer, born in WI, father born in NY, mother born in England. V ... , Harriet, white, female, 27, wife, keeping house, born in Iowa, father born in NY, mother born in Ohio. V ... , Elwood, white, male, 7, son, at school, born in WI. V ... , Elbia, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, born in WI. V ... , Ella, white, female, 4, daughter, at home, born in WI. V ... , Ethel, white, female, 9/12, daughter, at home, born in WI. In "History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties Wisconsin," compiled by George O. Jones, Norman S. McVean and Others, pub. 1924 by H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. in Minneapolis-Winona, MN, we find these references to VAUGHANs: P. 42: "The second paper to be established in Merrill was the Northern Wisconsin News, which was Democratic in politics and was founded by David Finn and Reuben F. Vaughan in 1878. This paper was sold to W.H. Cannon and H.C. Hetzel on June 17, 1881." P. 244: Next to a full-page portrait of David H. VAUGHAN, there is on this page over 40 lines of dense text on David H. VAUGHAN. I will pull key facts, am willing to snail mail a copy of all to folks who want it and can't access a copy of the book cited. In 1924, DHV was county surveyor of Oneida County (north of Lincoln). Born in Saranac, Clinton County, NY, 17 Nov. 1842. Father was Eliphalet H. VAUGHAN, mother was Mary Content Roberta DE LA FONTAINE. Moved to Dane County (Madison area) at four, lived there till 1854. "The family then moved to Stevens Point, Portage County, where his education was continued in the public schools." From 14, worked at surveying and lumber cruising. 14 Aug. 1862, enlisted in Co. H, Third Wis. Calalry as private. Discharged at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, June, 1865. Ran "fleets of lumber down the river from Mosinee to St. Louis." For 14 years he operated a boom at Stevens Point, had furniture store there, was sheriff of Portage County. Visited Rhinelander in 1882, moved Oneida County from Stevens Point in 1890, homesteading at Tomahawk Lake for two years. Bought a house in Rhinelander and moved there "in order that his children might have better educational advantages." Surveyer, lumber scaler, state lumber inspector, county surveyer. Free Mason in Stevens Point, then Rhinelander. Knight Templar in Stevens Point; charter member of Crusade Commandery. G.A.R. member till the post disbanded. Episcopal. DHV married in Stevens Point 26 Dec. 1870 to Jennie Brawley, who was born there 29 March 1851. Their nine children were: Mattie Edith, Lucile K., Virginia, David Lynn, Charles Brawley, Miles Bennett, Clayton Dorsey, J. Russell, and Donald Hugh. Hope this helps someone. Looks like it's possible there were 2-3 other lines of VAUGHANs in early Lincoln County, besides mine. Don't know how, or if, Reuben F. VAUGHAN (1878 ref.) may be related to R. J. VAUGHN (printer, 1880) and Reuben VAUGHAN (farmer, 1880), and it doesn't look like any of them are related to David H. All part of that northern branch of early VAUGHAN/VAUGHN immigrants, I guess. -- Tom Vaughan, Editor The Mancos Times-Tribune Serving the beautiful Mancos Valley since 1892 P.O. Box 987, Mancos, CO 81328 (970) 533-7766 (970) 565-8527 [email protected] fax (970) 565-8532 Personal contacts:[email protected] (970) 533-1215

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wilincol/">Click here: Lincoln County Wisconsin WiGenWeb</A> I compiled a name index for the book - Merrill Centennial Record - 1983 which I put on my web page. I also am giving a copy to the Lincoln County gen. society, and the Lincoln Co. library, and the Marathon county library. If you e-mail me, please limit your search to one or two names, and I will look them up for you. This book can be found at the Lincoln County Library and the Marathon County Library, but I believe is no longer for sale. Please put something like" Lookup for Merrill Centennial" in the subject line. Thanks - Shelley

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Hi - I am working on a name index for the Merrill Centennial Record - 1893-1993. I will notify you when I am finished. This is also a test for addresses which are no longer good. Shelley

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

Hello, I am new to the list so here are my reasons for joining and everything I know. My grandfather, LESLIE E. RYAN was born in Merrill in 1898 and lived there until he was about 14. His family was very poor and something happened in his childhood that made him extremely reluctant to discuss it. My mother tells me, however that he always liked Merrill. We were recently going through some of his old papers when we found some postcards that he had sent to my grandmother and her parents in the Bronx, NY when he was on a trip to Merrill trying to find some record of his birth. He didn't find a birth certificate and had to settle for his school records as proof of citizenship (evidently the building that housed the records had burned down). Anyway, the postcards are the hand tinted type from the thirties and do show a very pleasant town. I am looking for anyone who can tell me about Merrill in the early 1900s-especially from a child's perspective. Leslie's father was EDWARD D. RYAN and all I know about him is that he came from NY, worked in the logging camps, was supposedly the first telegrapher in Wisconsin and might have been a drinking man. Also, he died a cripple in the county home-probably a form of Muscular distrophy that runs in our family. He would have headed west some time after 1885 with his wife OLIVE BALDWIN and a brother of his. This brother was supposed to have been a hell cat in a fight. I get the impression that Edward and his brother were big on fighting and that they made a dangerous team. Despite the name, they were Episcopalian but attended whatever church was closest. Edward and Olive had 11 children (all born in Merrill) but only 3 survived beyond childhood (BURTON, Leslie and a sister, DAISY RYAN). Was such high infant mortality normal? What was life in the camps like? Did the families go with the men or did they stay behind in Merrill? What church & what school might he have attended I know I have a lot of questions but I do want to get a better understanding of what my grand father's life was like. Any and all bits of info or reading recommendations greatly appreciated. Thank you, Margaret Malloy

Hi all! By popular demand I have created a Wisconsin Surname Locator page on ALHN WI. The pages hold such information as what surname is being researched, what county it is being researched in, who is researching it, and a link to that researcher's email address. Please stop by and check it out or add your names at: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html - scroll down to Wisconsin Surname Locator and click on that button. There are well over 700 surnames listed there now and more being worked on as you read this. 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

I just got a copy of a book called Federal Census 1850-1880 - Jenny (Merrill Area) Marathon and Lincoln Counties, Wisconsin. It has: 1850 Fed. Cen. - Portion of Town of Wausau, Mara. Cty 1860 fed cen - Town of Jenny - Marathon County, 1870 fed cen. - Town of jenny - Marathon County (Lincoln county was not formed until 1874 - hence the Marathon county portion) 1880 fed cen - Village of Jenny Town of Ackley Town of Corning Town of jenny Town of Pine River Town of Rock Falls If you want, e-mail me with names, dates and towns (if known) and I'll look for the information. Also, I am still working on name indexes for townships for Marathon County, and also a list of names for WWI soldiers. My next project which will appear on the Lincoln County page will be a name index for the Merrill Centennial Record - 1983. Shelley

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that there is more new census data online at ALHN WI. New portions of Clark were added today, Marathon last night, and a few other small ones were added in recent days. Please take a minute to stop by and take a look @ http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html -- 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 Listowner: WI_ALHN Ask me how to join!

Hi all I have gotten a copy of the First 100 Births, Marriages and Deaths in Lincoln county. If you have names in this period, e-mail me and I'll look for them. Births -- 20 oct. 1875 - 20 march 1883 Marriages -- 11 Sept. 1870 -- 14 Sept 1882 Deaths -- 26 Sept 1875 -- 19 Aug 1888 Be sure to put Lincoln County lookups or something similar in the subject line - or the same one I have above. Shelley [email protected]

Hello everyone, I have just finished 3 more pages of the Village of Medford, Taylor County 1880 census. Pages 13, 14, and 15 are now online to view. To go directly to page 13, use this url: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/vlgMedford1880pg13.html and then just hit next to view consecutive pages. I am also working on the Little Black, Taylor Co 1880 census. Hopefully I will finish both shortly. If you go to the census index page at: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html - you will see a list of other counties and townships that have no links. I have: Marathon County Clark County Taylor County Shawano County censuses for 1890 (Vets) that I am working on transcribing as you read this. I am hoping to begin entering those censuses online as soon as I have Medford and Little Black for 1880 finished. Please stop by and visit my pages at the American Local History Network and see what's new. The site has a search engine. You can enter a surname, topic, or whatever you are interested in and it will tell you exactly where and what page you can find the information located. Clicking on the link provided will take you directly to that page. 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

Hi everyone! There is new census material online at my ALHN WI site. I am also currently working on the remainder of the Village of Medford (Taylor Co) for 1880. Those pages should be up by the end of the week. There are several new items so please take a minute or two to stop by and check it out. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html Scroll down the page and click on the "census records" button. Remember to hit reload on your browser if you haven't been there in awhile. Don't forget!! BOTH my sites have a search engine that is updated automatically every seven days. You can punch in a surname or topic and it will tell you what page you will find that information located. -- Cindy Johnson :0) My Wi. Family History http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm