>From the geographic name server' http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo OR http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Placename State: Ontonagon, Michigan County: Ontonagon County Lat/Long: 46:52:16 N 089:18:50 W Elevation: 642 Population: 2182 Remark county seat Postal code: 49953 On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:41:52 -0700, NBrown8873@aol.com wrote: > >Hi listers, > >I hope I didn't send this already. I can't tell if it went out >or not. I >got an error message and I haven't seen it on the digest, so >I am trying to >send it again. > > I am hoping someone out there is better with geography than >me.I have >some pages of a "Commemorative Biographical Record" written 1896, >and we all >know THEY never made a mistake, that says some of my ancestors. >who are >written up in this book had a brother living in Ontonagon, Wisconsin. > I >can't find it on any current map. Was/is it in Marinette County? > Does anyone know how I can find out when or if a company >was established? > My g-grandfather & his brother were in real estate sometime >between 1853 and >1874. The only name for the firm I have is Daniel & James Cook. > According >to the book, in refference to James "He also dealt to some extent >in real >estate, at the time of his death owning a considerable amount >of property in >and about Marinette, including the ground whereon the First National >Bank >building now stands", but in the bio for Daniel nothing is said >about a real >estate firm.Nancy > >----- >Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) >The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! > > >==== WIMARINE Mailing List ==== >Marinette County, Wisconsin WIGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com