This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barwick, Ropella, Stroik, Rice Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2.385.1.3.5 Message Board Post: Source - The St Point Journal 26 May 1906 - Barwocl - Ropella Miss Rose Ropella of Amherst Junction and Edward Barwick of this city were married at St Stephen's church at 8 o'clock Monday morning by Rev WJ Rice. The attendants were Frank Barwick, brother of the groom, and Miss Lillie Stroik. The ceremony was not celebrated in any way. Mr Barwick is a well known young man of the east side and is at present employed in the Wallace lath mill at McDill. They will reside for the present at the home of the groom's mother, Mrs Anton Barwick, at 1024 Illinois Avenue. +++++ On-line sources to check: Stevens Point Area Obituary Index http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits Cemetery records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ 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