I read I Malcolm Rosholt's From the Indian Land that John P. Mikkelson (in Norway, Mikkelsen) changed the family name to Murat. John P. is one of my gggrandfathers and I would like to know if anyone has the history of the name change. Richard Beauregard

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2285 Message Board Post: I found a cute photo of Hagen children: Selmer Carl Alfred Alice Olga of Portage Co. WI. I believe they are the children of Olaus and Kyrsten (Knudson) of Portage Co. WI. If you descend from these people, you may have this photo for what I paid ($2) & postage. I suspect it was taken around 1912ish. Lori victoriansweetie@hotmail.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wales, North Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2284 Message Board Post: Mrs. P. S. Wales died Tuesday morning, Oct. 2, at the country home of her daughter, Mrs. T. W. North, near Dancy, Wisconsin, where they had lived but three weeks. Mrs. Wales had lived with the Rev. T. W. North over twenty-five years and had visited friends in Evansville frequently. She had been failing on account of heart trouble for over a year. October 4, 1917, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 3, Evansville, Wisconsin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sikorski Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/1950.1.2 Message Board Post: I haven't found a connection yet. Have you?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Meronk, Meronek, Flisf, Brzeska, Brzeski Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2080.5.1.1 Message Board Post: I have reviewed the Sierakowice parish films and think I have the answers to the Flisf/Zaborewska question. John Meronek and Barbara were my great-great-grandparents. First there is no Eva Zaborewska in the Sierakowice parish marriage records for the timeframe in question, and Zaborewski is not a very common name for this area at all. Eva was married, prior to her marriage to Adam Meronk, to a Brzeski. I believe the Eva "Zaborewska(i) information is probably from some incorrect oral history or possibly from someone who actually saw the record but got it wrong. I was able to make out something like a Zaborewska if I interpreted the entry a certain way, but it was not the right way. Also this film is split in two, with the left side pages at the beginning of the film and the right side pages at the end of the film. Someone may have gotten the date wrong if they didn't realize this and only looked at the left side page, in the first half of the film, which doesn't mentio! n a date but does have the marriage number, #6 for 1832. The actual entry information, as I read it: Sierakowice parish marriage #6, for 1832; Adam Meronk from Gowidlino, born in Moizewize, age 24; Eva Brzeska born Flisf, from Gowidlino, widow age 24, date 1/23/1832. I also found a couple of siblings for Eva Flisf. The following are the birth entries I found. All were in Gowidlino and the name was spelled Flifs in these entries and not Flisf. Also a Davidowski was one sponsor for each of them, which could possibly indicate Magdalena's surname. Andreas Flifs, Born 11/4/1803, Baptized 12/2/1803. Mathias Flifs and Magdalena. Eva Flifs, Born 5/23/1806, Baptized 5/24/1806. Mathias Flifs and Magdalena. Marianna Flifs, Born 6/26/1809, Baptized 6/30/1809. Mathias Flifs and Magdalena. In addition, of the 9 children I found for Eva and Adam Meronk, 7 had as a sponsor Catherine Flisf and 2 had Franz Flisf. I don't now how they relate to Eva. Possibly other siblings. Does anyone else have any other details? Possibly the relationship of Catherine and Franz Flisf to Eva, or Magdalenas's surname.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shulfer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DFC.2ACE/2232.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi I am a Chautauqua Co NY researcher and have been helping look for PEARL Ciesielski m to Alex of your post here, Would you please contact orndahl@sbcglobal.net to talk to her about this family? I sent her the obit for Mary Ciesielski you posted in 2000, killed by the raging bull she is a G Granddau of Alex and Pearl Shulfer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WATTS, FLINT, GREGORY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2283 Message Board Post: Seeking descendents of Thaddeus Watts and wife, Mary Gregory Flint Watts. Mary was my GG-Grandmother, and we know almost nothing about her. Thaddeus was her second husband. Mary passed away from cancer in 1900 in Stevens Point, where she and Thad lived for many years. They had two children: William Watts (1879) and Cora Watts (1883). Thaddeus was a teamster for many years for the voluntary fire department. If anyone has the above folks in their ancestry, I would love to hear from you. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DFC.2ACE/2263.2.1 Message Board Post: My e-mail address is JessaleeC@yahoo.com. If you would send me your e-mail address I will send you what I have. I descend from Joseph and Mary (Derra) Shulfer's daughter Marianne. My husband descends from John and Mary (Lorbiecki) 's daughter Anna. I will look forward to hearing from you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shulfer, Lorbiecki, Ciesielski, Zimmerman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2263.2 Message Board Post: I would like to exchange information on the Lorbiecki and Shulfer (Szulfer, Schulfer) families. My maiden name is Shulfer. My father Ron was the son of Henry and Marie (Zimmerman) Shulfer. Henry was the son of Alex and Pearl (Ciesielski) Shulfer. Alex was the son of John and Mary (Lorbiecki) Shulfer. John was the son of Joseph and Mary (Derra) Shulfer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2282 Message Board Post: Confusion once again... the 1999 obit for Dorothy Kisting lists her mother has Helen Groshek the 2002 obit for Ben P Golomski lists mother Helen also. The problem is one as Victor being the father the other as John being the father of both which one is Dorothy and Ben P.s dad? John or Victor Also, which John? the one that passed in 1953 or 1967?? Thanks for the unscramble Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2281.2 Message Board Post: This is why I needed a check in the Pine Grove Cemetery book. The story has him in Adams Co and I can't find him there, I can't find him in Portage, but the Cemetery is incomplete, so I need a look up there. If not, I'll need to check Columbia next. So can you look and see please? Thanks Jaimee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2281.1.1 Message Board Post: Well this all confusses me also. The Veteran's say he was last in Adams Co, so I asked there already for a death look up. But I was also told he was in Pinegrove Cemetery so that is why I came to this county. I have seem the Cemetery on line and he isn't on it, so needed someone to search the cemetery book. Maybe the Pinegrove one isn't complete on line I was thinking. I will now check Columbia also, Thank you for letting me know that. But I need to check all bases. I haven't found him yet, and I think I have might have searched Columbia, but will again. Not everything is on lone, or sometiimes not all. So do you have access to this cemetery book so you can look? Thanks Jaimee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2280.1 Message Board Post: WI MArriages - pre 1907 Jefferson Scott 18 May 1871 Eau Claire 01 0083 WI Deaths 1820 - 1907 Name Death Date County Volume Reel Jefferson Scott 02 May 1895 Eau Claire 01 024 1860 US Federal Census Jefferson Scott Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 36 1823 Ohio Male 1870 US Federal Census Jefferson Scott Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI abt 1825 Ohio White Male 1880 US Federal Census Jefferson Scott Elimra A. Scott Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI <1822> Ohio Self Elimra A. Scott Jefferson Scott Lincoln, Eau Claire, WI <1834> Maine Wife 1920 US Federal Census Jefferson Scott Grant, Portage, Wisconsin abt 1898 Iowa White Jefferson H Scott Plover, Portage, Wisconsin abt 1870 Iowa White aged 50 years White Home Owner Mother & Fathers's Birth Place: England 1930 US Federal Census Jefferson Hubbard Scott Lottie Scott Plover, Portage, WI abt 1870 Wisconsin Head Lottie Scott Jefferson Hubbard Scott Plover, Portage, WI abt 1865 Wife Robert Scott Jefferson Hubbard & Lottie Scott World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Herbert Jefferson Scott 29 Mar 1897 IA USA - , Portage, WI +++++ On-line sources to check: You can make a written (snail mail) query to HOWGS - see http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/HeartOWi/h-query.htm Did you try Ask McMillan - while they do not do genealogical research, they will do a quick lookup for you: http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/library/askmcm.html Recent obits can be obtained from WI Newpapers On-line - http://www.wisinfo.com/ Wood County WI - http://www.co.wood.wi.us/ Forms and Applications http://www.co.wood.wi.us/forms/index.asp I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription, please consult the original documents. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hutchinson Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2281.1 Message Board Post: Your query is confusing - You ask for a lookup in a Portage County Cemetery - yet you write "He is a veteran buried in Adams Co so it may tell the cemetery in that book "American Legion list of Veterans buried in Adams" - Was he or wasn't he buried in Adams County? If so, then you might try posting to the AdamsCoWI Message Board. In 1890, it appears he was living in Columbia County - Also Try checking Columbia county - here is what was available. Pinewood Cemetery (Bancroft, Pine Grove Township, Portage Co, WI) is partially on-line at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/portage/cemeteries/pine.txt HUTCHINSON Bertha C nee VALENTINE 1884-1964 mother RNA emblem Fred Guy 1882-1949 father Wisconsin Marriages pre 1907 Name Marriage Date County Calvin T Hutchinson 01 Dec 1864 Adams 01 0086 June McQuarters 01 Dec 1864 Adams 01 0086 1870 US Federal Census Name Home in 1870 Est Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender Calvin L Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI abt 1830 New York White Male Edith A Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI abt 1868 Wisconsin White Female Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI abt 1840 New York White Female Mary O Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI abt 1869 Wisconsin White Female Walter A Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI abt 1866 Wisconsin White Male 1890 US Federal Census Veteran's Name Relative's Name Home Rank Years of service Calvin T Hutchinson -, Columbia, Wisconsin First Lieutenant 1861-1864 1880 US Federal Census Calvin L. Hutchinson Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1830> New York Self Jane Hutchinson Calvin L. Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1841> New York Wife Walter A. Hutchinson Calvin L. & Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1866> Wisconsin Son Edith A. Hutchinson Calvin L. & Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1868> Wisconsin Daughter Mary O. Hutchinson Calvin L. & Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1869> Wisconsin Daughter Luther Hutchinson Calvin L. & Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1871> Wisconsin Son Azalia Hutchinson Calvin L. & Jane Hutchinson Lincoln, Adams, WI <1876> Wisconsin Daughter 1890 Veterans Name State County Township Year CALVIN T. HUTCHINSON WI Columbia County E.D. 65 Newport Township 1890 American Civil War Soldiers Name Residence Enlist Date Occupation State Served Side Served Calvin T Hutchinson Three Mile Bay, New York 10 May 1861 Wisconsin Union +++ On-line sources to check: Stevens Point Area Obituary Index http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits Name Other Names Newspaper Date of Article Bixby, Azelia Hutchinson, Samuel Mrs. SPG 26 Oct 1881 (p3) Bixby, Azelia Hutchinson, Samuel Mrs. SPWJ 22 Oct 1881 Ellis, Albert Mrs. Hutchinson, Marion SPDJ 30 Oct, 21 Oct 1963 Felch, Frank Mrs. Hutchinson, Inez Maude SPDJ 14 Jan 1939 Foss, George Mrs. Hutchinson, Belle SPDJ 21 Feb, 12 Feb 1929 Hutchinson, A. L. SPDJ 16 Aug 1930 Hutchinson, Arthur SPDJ 12 Feb 1968 Hutchinson, Benjamin SPWJ 7 Mar 1914 Hutchinson, Benjamin Mrs. Schenck, Lydia Jane SPDJ 4 May, 30 Apr, 27 Apr 1935 Hutchinson, Benjamin Mrs. Hutchinson, Benjamin R. Mrs. SPDJ 4 May, 30 Apr, 27 Apr 1935 Cemetery records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Name Dates Cemetery Hutchinson, Azelia 17 Aug 1851 - 18 Oct 1881 Forest (Blk 19) Hutchinson, Bertha C. 1884 - 1964 Pine Grove Hutchinson, Dale E. 16 Apr 1923 - 19 Mar 1984 Spiritland Hutchinson, Donna Fay 25 Jan 1927 - 27 Feb 1927 Spiritland Hutchinson, Fred Guy 1882 - 1949 Pine Grove Hutchinson, Inez K. 1904 - 1979 Spiritland Hutchinson, Joseph M. 1896 - 1967 Bronislava Catholic (W Sec) Hutchinson, Mary T. 1888 - 1962 Bronislava Catholic (W Sec) Hutchinson, Roy J. 1903 - 1977 Spiritland Census records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/census/ Portage County Historical Society http://www.pchswi.org/index.htm Portage County Courthouse: http://www.co.portage.wi.us/ UW-St Point Archives http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/gen/genealog.htm#ARCHIVES Recent obits can be obtained from WI Newpapers On-line - http://www.wisinfo.com/ I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription, please consult the original documents. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2281 Message Board Post: Can someone look and see if Calvin T Hutchinson is buried here? I believe he may be, and I was told a lone stone. South Section, number 9 grave number 2. Please let me know if he is here. I apreciate the help. Jaimee His last residence was Lincoln, Adams Co. He is a veteran buried in Adams Co so it may tell the cemetery in that book "American Legion list of Veterans buried in Adams"

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/17.96.143.1 Message Board Post: I have some information on the families of these two. It may not be much, but Im willing to share what I have. Thanks, Michelle

Legislative Alert: Please write your State legislators on Assembly Bill 831 which increases birth certificate fees. The authors of the bill are Representatives Kestell & Seidel and Senators Olson and Miller. This link will take you to the page that will give you the names and e-mail addresses for your representatives http://165.189.139.210/WAML// You can read the bill at http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/AB-831.pdf Get others involved too. The bill increases the fee for a certified or uncertified birth certificate from $12 to $15 and from $3 to $4 for additional copies issued at the same time. At the present time $7 of the $12 is sent to the state to be used by Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for the expenses of the Early Childhood Education Center grant program, and grants to organizations for services related to child abuse and neglect. The bill increases the amount going to the state from $7 to $9 and then increases it to $10 after July 1, 2010. Our objection to this bill is that this is a user fee program but genealogists who order the uncertified birth certificates of their parents or grandparents have no relationship to the fee charged. It can be argued that by having a child, parents might be responsible for child abuse or neglect of that child. It is hard to argue convincingly that child abuse will occur to people who are no longer children. The Assembly will be back in session December 6 through 15 on Tuesday through Thursdays for this year. You can go to the WSGS website < http://www.wsgs.org > for updates. I suggest we write our legislators first along with the authors of the bill. This is the e-mail link for the Assembly http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/asmmail.asp This is the Senate e-mail link http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/senmail.asp The bill has a fiscal note so it will need to go to the Joint Committee on Finance before it can be voted on. The bill is definitely on a fast track because it was introduced on Nov. 14th and the committee hearing was Nov. 17th. Pam Anderson WSGS Advocacy Chair

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DFC.2ACE/792.797 Message Board Post: Hi, I found the following in the newspaper: Charles F. Mulrain died 16 Mar 1950 in Chicago. He is survived by wife Nell, sons Charles and Clyde. Burial in St. Joseph's [Chicago]. and Margaret Mary [Peggy] Mulrain, age 5, died 3 Nov 1958. She is survived by her parents Edna, nee Stonequist, and Clyde Mulrain; her sisters Kathleen, Susan, and brother Patrick Mulrain; grandparents Bertha and the late Charles Stonequist, Nell and the late Charles Mulrain. Interment at Ridgewood cemetery (Chicago]. Hope this helps. Betsy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McAuliffes of Stevens Point Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2278.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your information. I was hoping there might be some information as to when the McAuliffes arrived in Stevens Point. McAuliffe is spelled McAuliff, McCauliffe, McCauliff and MCauliffe at times. I wonder if there were many seamen who worked on ships and ferries on the great lakes living in the Stevens Point area? (In the 1800's.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2280 Message Board Post: Looking for information or decendents of Jefferson H. Scott. Born in Iowa abt 1870. Lived in Clayton County IA. before moving to Plover, Portage, WI. sometime between 1910 and 1920. Any information would be helpful. He had a son Robert livng with he and his wife Lottie in the 1920 Census.