hello list, I am looking for the Briggs and Dunham families in Sauk co. Amyntus (aka Augustus) Briggs and Emily Dunham m. 1850 in NY, and arrived in Newport area about 1854. Amyntus's daughter Olive (from first marriage) married Emily's brother, William H. Dunham. I am hoping to fill in some gaps. Amyntus' daughter Mary Jane married Nathan LeSuer in WI, am also looking for anyone with more information on him. I have his Death record, as well as some others. Glad to share on any of these lines. Kathy Parkinson (a Baraboo native)

To: Juneau, Sauk, Richland, Adams counties, WI; GenWisconsin; and Methodist Rootsweb mailing lists. If anyone has other ideas of places to check, I'd appreciate the feedback. I should be on all the mailing lists I'm sending this out to, but please reply-to-all in case I didn't get signed up correctly. ------------- I'm trying to track down information on a preacher, Reverand Lyman Jackson, Jr., who apparantly died in Baraboo, Sauk Co., WI, and was buried in Lindina, Juneau Co., WI. His death date was in 1879. Reportedly he and one of his brothers were Methodist Episcopal Pastors. I can't seem to find anything on this guy in Wisconsin aside from his headstone, so I'd like to check with churches in the area and see if there's any old records of their pastors. The last place I found him was in 1850 in PA, and he somehow made it into the Wright household there, the same Wright household that made it to Kildare Twp., Lyndon Station, Juneau co., WI as one of the early pioneers. So, can anyone forward me to Methodist Episcopal churches in the are that have a long history? I would assume original buildings are probably no longer used, but the congregation may have remained stable in another location over the time period. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Tom Wright

We would like to invite you to re-visit our website, The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com We just posted a picture postcard of the SAUK County Farm in Reedsburg. DIRECTIONS: At the homepage (link above) click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on WISCONSIN on the table of states. You will see the link to the photo just under another photo at the top of the page (with a yellow NEW arrow). (NOTE: If you have visited the site recently, you may have to click on REFRESH on your browser to see the new information.) There are other pages on the site which may give you some interesting perspective on poorhouses. They are off the homepage and include: the HISTORY page and the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS as well as FEATURED ARTICLES. There are great tips for researching poorhouse records for yourself on the RECORDS page; and you might want to subscribe to our (almost) monthly newletter (which you can do in the lower right corner of the homepage). The information on our site will only grow through the submissions of generous readers. If you would like to e-mail me ... please do so off-list because I cannot maintain subscriptions to as many lists as we post messages on. (You can use an e-mail link off one of our web pages.) We hope you enjoy the site! Thanks, Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

Looking for census info on Lyman Jackson, uncertain of his residence in WI, but his final resting place is in Juneau County. Land records show a Lyman Jackson with holdings in Richland and vernon counties (uncertain if it's him). I believe this to be Lyman Jackson Jr, born in Vermont 1790. LJ Sr. emigrated from Vermont to Otsego Cty, NY, to Erie Cty, PA. The PA arrival was 1805. He's buried with Pearl Jackson, but may be associated with a Phebe or Phebe Wright as well. He appears in the same household in Erie, PA in the 1850 Census along with a woman "Phebe" I believe to be my GGGMother. (That's what I'm trying to confirm). Along with "Phebe" we have William and Jane Wright, Hiram S Wright, and Alsinius. Death dates, from Lindina, WI: Evergreen Cemetary Jackson, Pearl Aug 11, 1888 Jackson, Rev. Lyman Jan 11, 1879 First guy on the War of 1812 list here on the Juneau Cty. Web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/Veterans.html If anyone can shed any light on this individual, I'd really appreciate it. Tom Wright

Surnames: O'MALLEY CARPENTER MEARS MEISTER VOLK RING Submitter: Phyllis Dearborn ([email protected]) Date: 06 Aug 2001 I am collecting information about the ghost village of White Mound that existed in the late 1800's and early 1900's in northern Franklin twp, Sauk Co wi. It was once located on the farm where I grew up. Interested in any pictures or information about the buildings once there. Names associated with White Mound are O'MALLEY, MEARS, VOLK, MEISTER, CARPENTER, SCHOLL,RINGetc.

Orison Thomas, wife Isabella P. Brown and stepson Philip Augustus Hooker (age 10) moved to Sauk Co. about 1850 and their farm was on Cassell's Prairie according to Gus's son Grant Thomas. Gus took his stepfather's name but was never legally adopted. Thomas and Isabella had two more sons...Robert Thomas, b. abt 1850, perhaps in Racine, WI, and Eugene F. Thomas, b. abt 1853. Eugene may be the man who married Augusta Caldwell in 1877. One or both of these young men later moved to California. I would really like to find out if their farmhouse is still standing after 150 years. I have a picture of it with a hill directly behind it. Is anyone else working on this family? Carole Hammond, Portland, OR

List Member, Thanks to everyone who has been kind enough to look up possibilities concerning my Seiles Family roots. I have many leads that I can research. I have looking for this family for 12 years with very little success until very recently. With much appreciation, Clarissa Monmouth, Oregon

Hello Clarissa, I just checked the Social Security for Mary Kamrath and I found two in Wisconsin. Here they are: Mary Kamrath born 15 Nov 1887 Died May 1986 Last Residence 53704 Madison, Dane Co., WI ssn 399 28 1942 Issued Wisconsin Mary Kamrath born 17 Sep 1915 Died Jun 1977 Last Benefit 53705 Madison, Dane Co., WI SS# 395 07 4304 Issued in WI. I hope this is some help. Lois Mogren of Federal Way, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: Seils family, Baraboo > I am looking for the family of Gustave Seiles and Minnie Lavronz. Minnie I > know, was from Germany. > > There are two daughters, Mary (Kamrath (sp?) was a married name I think) and > Louise Johanna, who was born in Baraboo. Mary was born in German I'm told > but lived the rest of her life in Baraboo and is buried there. What > cemeteries might be in or around there? What newspapers might have covered > that area. I think Mary died in 1975/76. > > Thanks for any information. > > Clarissa > Monmouth, Oregon > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

I am looking for the family of Gustave Seiles and Minnie Lavronz. Minnie I know, was from Germany. There are two daughters, Mary (Kamrath (sp?) was a married name I think) and Louise Johanna, who was born in Baraboo. Mary was born in German I'm told but lived the rest of her life in Baraboo and is buried there. What cemeteries might be in or around there? What newspapers might have covered that area. I think Mary died in 1975/76. Thanks for any information. Clarissa Monmouth, Oregon

Surnames: ALLEN BISHOP BOWEN Submitter: Eleanor Brotherton ([email protected]) Date: 18 Jul 2001 Thank you for all who responded to my request for pictures of my gggg grandmother's gravestone and that of other family members nearby. She,Sally Allen Bishop, and her husband, Zebina Bishop, settled in the area of Baraboo around 1850 and she died 9 October 1850. He returned to NY and died in 1867. I greatly appreciate the pictures sent. If anyone comes across any written material on the above or their sons Harry, Dennis or Thomas I would appreciate hearing from you. Their daughter Mary was married to Willard Bowen. Again, thank you for your assistance.

Recently in March there was an obit. for Gerald Baier, son of Herman and Mary PINGS Baier. Is this Mary PINGS the sister of Allie H. PINGS who married Raymunda MACK in 1931 in Dane/Sauk county? Would like to find out parents of Mary PINGS and Allie PINGS (1894-1953) Kay E. Fleming.

Surnames: BISHOP ALLEN BOWEN Submitter: Eleanor Brotherton ([email protected]) Date: 14 Jul 2001 My gggg grandmother, Sally Allen Bishop, is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Reedsburg,Wisc. I live in New York State and it is unlikely that I will get to Wisconsin. I was wondering if someone would be willing to take a picture of her tombstone and that of her daughter's and family I understand is nearby(Willard, Mary A.,Mary E. and Martha Bowen). Sally died 9 October, 1850 probably in or near Baraboo. Were there any newspaper in the area at that time that may have an obiturary for her. I know she was from Hartland,Vt, but have been unable to find her parents' names. She was married to Zebina Bishop. Thank you for any help that may be provided. Eleanor Bishop Brotherton

I am looking for the descendents of the children of Nelson and Emeline (Warner) Wheeler of Sauk Co. WI. Surnames include Priest, Ackerman, Benson, Shaffer and Blank. Would like to exchange family information. Thanks, Esse _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Hi Kathy, I am not being picky, but the correct spelling is interment. The reason I know is because when I used to take minutes for our township, I was corrected on that spelling! When you look it up it means "to bury". How is my genealogy finds going. Finding anything yummy for me? Marilyn

Thanks! But honest.. It is www.interment.net Maybe someone set up the website originally and didn't know how to spell. I thought it was kinda weird but it is really interment. Pull it up!!! Great site, bad spelling! It you key in www.internment.net it puts you onto the site as well but changes your address to interment. So...good spellers as well as bad can get in. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "kswenson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 5:47 PM Subject: Correct Address > Kathy, > Thanks for the web site. Just a note: the correct address is > www.internment.net > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Kathy, Thanks for the web site. Just a note: the correct address is www.internment.net

Submitter: Kathy Waddell ([email protected]) Date: 21 May 2001 This website may have already been posted but I missed it. If it was, it is worth repeating. If not, LOOK WHAT I FOUND!! www.interment.net I stumbled on this site while visiting a Michigan rootsweb site. Wow!!! They are not all complete but definitely worth putting on you list of websites!!! Unfortunately, Sauk County is lacking in cemetery information. (That can be changed!!)

Margaret It is my understanding that many of the old histories of counties include biographies of people in the county who were willing to pay to have their names and biography included with the county history. Even though these biographies always painted a picture of the person as an upstanding citizen of the community no matter what kind of person they really were, they do contain some valuable information about the person and their family and are great for genealogical research. Usually county history books have no index or a sparse one and what genealogists need is an "every name" index, which would have every name mentioned. I found my 2 volumes of The Standard History of Sauk County, which was published in 1918, in an antique shop years ago. Hope this helps. Louise [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > WISAUK-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 23 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: WISAUK-D Digest V01 #22 ["margaret schaad" <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WISAUK-D, send a message to [email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe > No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: WISAUK-D Digest V01 #22 > Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 17:11:07 -0400 > From: "margaret schaad" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Louise inquired about an index to Volume 2 of this book . Does this cover > "average" citizens of Sauk County? Would it cover the mid-to late 19th > century? Sounds very interesting. I found a set of biographies like this > while researching my family in Orange County, New York. I would have > thought that biographical sketches only covered very prominent people, but > these sketches included business people, etc. I wonder if this is a common > resource available to genealogists! Margaret > > >From: [email protected] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: WISAUK-D Digest V01 #22 > >Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 08:00:56 -0700 > > > ><< message2.txt >> > ><< message4.txt >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com