This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pelot Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/103.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: To answer your questions and give you some more facts to consider for further research, it would be helpful to know which PELOT in Sigel was your anscestor. The Ben PELOT of Sigel, Wood Co, WI was born in Massachusetts in about 1876 and is not appearing on the 1880 census. Considering he was born in Massachusetts - the search for his lineage should start there. Note that census states his parents were German. The census states his wife immigrated in 1890 and her parents were Polish. The Edward PELOT of Sigel, Wood Co, WI was born in Wisconsin in 1891 - but it states that his parents were born in Germany ). It would be helpful to establish who his parents were and if they really were born in Germany - GA 1880 Federal Census - Here is the Ben PELOT you may be referring to - (although there is a ton of PELOT surnames in GA) Ben Pelot Amelia Pelot Augusta, Richmond, GA <1834> Georgia Self (parents GA) - he is an artist Amelia Pelot Ben Pelot Augusta, Richmond, GA <1841> South Carolina Wife (parents SC) Newpaper articles - The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, 25 October 1928 - under Sigel - Miss Selma Pelot and her brother, Carl, motored to Fond du Lac where they visited their brother. WI 1910 Federal Census (the census was hard to read - could not tell where wife was born - too scribbled - you might want to check this out yourself) Ben PELOT family: Ben Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1876 age 34 m 12 years Massachusetts White Male head (parents Germany) Elizabeth age 32 m 12 children 6 born 5 living immigrated 1890 wife (parents Polish) Kieppit son age 10 WI Minnie dau age 8 WI Marie dau age 5 WI Regina dau age 3 WI Karl son age 1 WI WI 1920 Federal Census Two families in Sigel - Elmer PELOT family: Elmer Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1891 WI White (parents from Germany) Owner Nettie Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1893 WI White (wife) Mary Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1914 WI White (dau) Frank Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1915 WI White (son) Ben PELOT family: Ben Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1877 Massachusetts White (parents from Germany) Owner Elizabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1880 Austria White (wife) Philip Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1899 WI White (son) Minnie Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1903 WI White (dau) Mary Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1905 WI White (dau) Regina Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1908 WI White (dau) Carl Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1910 WI White (son) Selina Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1913 WI White (dau) Elizabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1914 WI White (dau) George Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1918 WI White(son) WI 1930 Federal Census (all WI) There are still the same two PELOT families in Sigel - Ben Pelot Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1876 Massachusetts Head Elisabeth Pelot Ben Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1881 Wife Carl Pelot Ben & Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1909 Son Racena Pelot Ben & Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1907 Daughter Elizabeth Pelot Ben & Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1913 Daughter George Pelot Ben & Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1918 Son Emulz Pelot Ben & Elisabeth Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1921 Daughter Elmer Pelot Antonia Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1890 WI Head Antonia Pelot Elmer Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1892 Wife Mary Pelot Elmer & Antonia Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1913 Daughter Frank Pelot Elmer & Antonia Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1915 Son Rosella Pelot Elmer & Antonia Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1921 Daughter Balealove Pelot Elmer & Antonia Pelot Sigel, Wood, WI abt 1927 Son +++ 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