Cheboygan - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Forest twp Cemetery Lookup Please

kathyl128 — 2009-10-28 22:06:09Z

You will find the information you want on www.usgwtombstones.org - click on tombstone photo project - click on Michigan - scroll 3/4 of the way down to Cheboygan - click on the camera for Forest Lawn Cemetery and you will see the names you want there. I photographed those stones for you this summer while we were there.
Kathy L.

Re: Crafard/Crawford family look up

JCrafardKing — 2009-10-27 16:37:08Z

Thank you so much for the information...J.Crafardking

Re: Seeking Descendants and Any Information on Margaret Elizabeth Doonan Warner

PatriciaL70 — 2009-10-26 17:57:45Z

Thanks for the information. I do have the census records and also 1910 the family was living with Elizabeth's (Lizzie)'s uncle, John Neelis.

Now if one of their many children's descendants would come forth and give me more information that would be great :-)

Pat

Re: Seeking Descendants and Any Information on Margaret Elizabeth Doonan Warner

ThomasKer2 — 2009-10-26 16:34:27Z

I'm not related to this family.

1930 -
Name: Perry Warner
Home in 1930: Elmwood, Leelanau, Michigan
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Race: White
Occupation: farmer
Age at first marriage: 23
Parents' birthplace: GER/ILL

Perry Warner 53, MI - farmer
Elizabeth Warner 54, MI - Age at first marriage: 23; claims father b. GER & mother b. Canada
Elmer Warner 23, MI
Esther Warner 18, MI

1910 -
Name: Perry Warner
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Spouse's Name: Lizzie
Home in 1910: Elmwood, Leelanau, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Perry Warner 33, Mi - farmer
Lizzie Warner 34, Mi - married 11 yrs, 2 children
Dorothy Warner 4, Mi
Elmer Warner 3, MI

1930 is the last available census at this time.

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Re: Crafard/Crawford family look up

virginiapayne28 — 2009-10-25 16:16:51Z

J., You will find James Crawford, age 72, widower, living with Welsh family, listed as father-in-law, in the 1920 Mackinac County, Marquette township Census. Ancestry.com has it indexed as "Janet Crawford", but it is clearly James and someone has put the correct information in the edit area of Ancestry.
Not my family-just lending a helping hand.
Virginia McAulay Payne

Crafard/Crawford family look up

JCrafardKing — 2009-10-25 14:47:07Z

I am trying to find information on James Levie Crafard/Crawford and Annie Halstead Crafard/Crawford. I know they were living in Grant Twp. in 1910. They were both in their 60's so probably didn't live much longer.They were not listed in the 1920 census. Any help would be appriciated. Thanks J. Crafard

Seeking Descendants and Any Information on Margaret Elizabeth Doonan Warner

PatriciaL70 — 2009-09-16 20:25:22Z

Margaret Elizabeth Doonan b:03 Feb 1883, Cheboygan, MI d:18 Jan 1941, Cheboygan, MI m: Perry A. Warner 28 Apr 1910, Cheboygan, MI. Their children (that I'm aware of) Elizabeth R.J. Warner b:abt. 1910, MI; Rose M. Warner b: abt. 1911, MI;Esther Warner b: abt.1912 MI; Albert J. Warner b: abt. 1913, MI; Laura M.Warner b: abt. 1915 MI; Malinda A. Warner b: abt. 1916, MI.

Daughter Rose married a man with surname of Plamp.

NOTE on Margaret's Death Certificate:Per Death Certificate Margaret's death was under investigation because of the following: Autopsy results - Contusion both eyes. Water in both lungs. Chemical and microscopic reports not yet available ...Dated 18 June 1941.

Elizabeth's parents:Fred Warren Doonan b: Canada m: Rosanna Neelis. Rosanna b:01 Oct 1858 Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada d:13 Feb 1906, Munro Twp., Cheboygan, MI. She also married Martin Frances Horan 04 Feb 1895, St. Mary's Church, Cheboygan, MI.

Looking for Descendants of Elizabeth Hall Fisher

PatriciaL70 — 2009-09-16 20:12:19Z

Elizabeth was b:1882 in Canada. She married Frank Fisher 22 Apr 1902, St. Mary's Church, Cheboygan, MI. Per Census records they moved to Detroit and had three children: Clina Margaret Fisher b:01 Jul 1904 in Black River are of Cheboygan, MI d: 1955; Russell Fisher b: 1906, MI; Merle Emery Fisher 20 Apr 1907, MI d: 18 Jan 1975.

Elizabeth's parents: Robert Alexander Hall b:1842, Canada d:abt. 1892, MI. He married Elizabeth Neelis in Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. They also had a son: Joseph Alexander Hall b: 19 Apr 1879, Peterborough Co., Ont. Canada. After Robert Hall died, his wife married Louis A. Sova on 24 Oct 1893, St. Mary's Church, Cheboygan, MI. This Elizabeth Neelis is my grandfather's sister.

Any information will be received with gratitude...Patricia L. Smith

Re: On the Look Out For Two Of Gideon and Martha Reeves Daughters

busybody84 — 2009-09-16 18:33:45Z

Thank you for the reply on my message it's just that I allready have that information. It's just with the two girls being mention in the 1870's census record.Then having only having the one mention in the 1880's census record. If you figure out that the daughter Louisa would be old enough have in got married by the time they took the 1880's census record. Then next thing is hoping some how you are able to try and figure out her married name. With Martha she hasn't remarried it's just it's like she has drop off in this face of earth.With them living up there in cheb . I do now that Martha lived to up in near her one hundred's she really didn't pass away until sometime after the 1920's like it was either 1927 or 1926. I have done everykind of who's who in my family on the search and still no finds of Lousia OR Lany Reeves without having the married last name its just pure frustration of the hitting brick wall

Re: On the Look Out For Two Of Gideon and Martha Reeves Daughters

busybody84 — 2009-09-16 18:33:43Z

Re: On the Look Out For Two Of Gideon and Martha Reeves Daughters

ThomasKer2 — 2009-09-16 17:58:02Z

I'm not related to this family.

1870 -
Name: Martha Reeves
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Age in 1870: 43
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Alaiedon, Ingham, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Holt

Gideon Reeves 41, NY
Martha Reeves 43, NY
Arnold Reeves 17, NY
Anna Reeves 15, PA
Nathan Reeves 11, MI
Louisa Reeves 9, MI
Larry Reeves 7, MI [aka = Lanny] [1863]

1880 -
Name: Martha Reeves
Home in 1880: Tuscarora, Cheboygan, Michigan
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse's Name: Giddeon
Father's birthplace: N.Y.
Mother's birthplace: R.I.
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female

Giddeon Reeves 49, Ny - farmer
Martha Reeves 53, NY
Nathan Reeves 22, MI
Lany Reeves 17, MI [1863]

1900 -
Martha does not appear on the this census. Although gideon's death cert states that he was married at the time of his death - Apr. 14, 1900.

Re: Jewell Family

ozog140 — 2009-09-15 19:49:04Z

Has anyone seen if any of the Jewells connect to Thomas Jewell? There's a book found on google books called the Jewell Register. I have it downloaded in a PDF.

I am also connected to the Jewells in Cheboygan and tried to photograph many of the headstones. The Jewells lived in Cheboygan and Aloha.

On the Look Out For Two Of Gideon and Martha Reeves Daughters

busybody84 — 2009-08-31 21:11:40Z

Have been trying to piece to my Great Great Grandparents Gideon,and Martha Reeves family. You see I have found most of the boys in this family,it's now dealing with finding the girls.And this can get trick when you don't have any idea of what there married last names are. The two girls I am talking about is Louisa Reeves, and her younger sister is Lany Reeves. So if there is abody out there who may now what has happen to them. In the last census for Lany Reeves she was living with her parents up in the Tuscarora,Cheboygan Area. And the other sister Louisa Reeves her last time that I know of her showing up in the cesus record was when they were living in Ingham County area in the township of Alaiedon. This was the last time she was in census record. If you could please either let me know where to look for the information. Or if you want more information I have the Reeves side fo your tree or if you think that you could be reltaive then do just like everybody else does.

Re: Melancon/ Oxley

ThomasKer2 — 2009-08-30 14:17:12Z

I'm not related to this family.

1920 -
Name: Amos Oxley
[Amos Orley]
Home in 1920: Cheboygan Ward 4, Cheboygan, Michigan
Age: 53 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Canada
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Marie
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother's Name: Angeluque
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1886
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Amos Oxley 53, Canada - immigrated 1886, baggage man @ RR depot
Marie Oxley 47, Canada
Ben Oxley 19, MI
Edith Oxley 18, MI
Millicente Oxley 14, MI
Harold Oxley 9, MI
Angeluque Melancon 73, Canada - widow, m/inlaw, she speaks Frence [listed as mother; but should be m/inlaw]
Joseph Melancon 34, Canada - listed as brother but should be b/inlaw
Norman Oxley 43, Canada - listed as b/inlaw
Josephine Oxley 46, Canada

1910 -
Name: Amos R Oxley
Age in 1910: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Canada English
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Canada English
Mother's Birth Place: Canada English
Spouse's Name: Marie A
Home in 1910: Cheboygan Ward 2, Cheboygan, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1896

Amos R Oxley 44, Canada/ENG
Marie A Oxley 38, Fr. Canada
Marie A Melancon 64, Fr. Canada = m/inlaw
Joseph Melancon 25, MI - listed as b/inlaw
Benjamine E A Melancon [Oxley] 9, MI
Edythe M J Melancon [Oxley] 8, MI
Millicent L V Melancon [Oxley] 4, MI
Harold J C Melancon [Oxley] 0/12, MI

This family appears to be French Canadian.
The French do not pronounce every letter in a word as we do.
Different letters have different sounds and that is possibly why the names are misspelled. Those who were recording the information wrote "what they heard".

In addition, poor handwriting also leads to misspelled names.

marriage record -
Groom's name: Amos R. Oxley
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 32 years
Groom's birth year: 1866
Groom's birthplace: Canada
Bride's name: Marie E. Melamon [note spelling]
Bride's race or color (on document):
Bride's age: 25 years
Bride's birth year: 1873
Bride's birthplace: Canada
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 25 Apr 1898
Marriage place: Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan
Groom's father's name: John Oxley
Groom's mother's name: Jane Rae
Father of bride's name: Chas. Melamon
Mother of bride's name: Angelique Desourdie
Marital status:
Groom's previous wife's name:
Bride's marital status:
Bride's previous husband's name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342508
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4207943
Image number: 102
Reference number: v 1 p 407 rn 600
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

go here to view the marriage record for Amos R. Oxley.

Michigan Vital Records –
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/

Enter name as - Amos R. Oxley
Location = Michigan

Melancon/ Oxley

dsmith590 — 2009-08-29 20:09:08Z

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Angelique melancon. She is the mother of Marie Melancon Oxley and was married to Charles Melancon. Various records have her listed as anglique, angeline, or angelic. Also her children seemed not to know her maiden name exactly because its listed in some records as Moreau, Morrow, Desourdie, or as in the Cheboygan newspaper, Desourdia. She seems to have been born in 1844 and died in 1926.
If you have any information about her, or Oxley, or just was to comment on the fact you're among the same family, then please comment.

Dana Smith

Re: Wallace family - cheboygan city

ThomasKer2 — 2009-08-29 15:38:06Z

I'm not related to this family.

1910 -
Name: Joseph Wallace
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother's Birth Place: Canada, Irish
Spouse's Name: Edith A
Home in 1910: Cheboygan Ward 4, Cheboygan, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Joseph Wallace 48, OH - tub boat captain
Edith A Wallace 38, ENG - married 16 yr
Sylvia N Wallace 15, MI
Bernice R Wallace 13, MI
Orissa Fay Wallace 8, MI

1920 -
Name: Joseph S Wallace
Home in 1920: Cheboygan Ward 4, Cheboygan, Michigan
Age: 56 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Canada
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Edith
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Joseph S Wallace 56 - marine captain
Edith Wallace 48, ENG
Fay Wallace 18, MICH

1930 -
Name: Thomas R Thwaites
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Bernice R
Race: White
Occupation: foreman @ auto factory
Military service: YES = 3 yrs MICH militia
Age at first marriage: 27
Parents' birthplace: Mi/MI

Thomas R Thwaites 37
Bernice R Thwaites 33, MI
Robert W Thwaites 5, MI
Joseph Wallace 68, Canada - marine captain, widowed, f/inlaw

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Thomas Ralph Thwaites
County: Alpena
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Long Rapids, Michigan
Birth Date: 18 May 1892
Race: White
OCC: express train messenger
single

Name: Thomas Ralph Thwaites
Birthdate: 18 May 1892
Birthplace: Long Rapids Township, Alpena, Michigan
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document):
Father's name: George W. Thwaites
Father's birthplace: Canada
Father's age:
Mother's name: Mary Thwaites
Mother's birthplace: Canada
Mother's age:
Christening date:
Christening place:
Additional relatives:
Death date:
Age at death:
Film number: 2322376
Digital GS number: 4206345
Image number: 187
Frame number:
Reference number: item 1 p 94 rn 1236
Collection: Michigan Births 1867-1902

Marriage record -
Groom's name: Thos. R. Thwaites
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 27 years
Groom's birth year: 1892
Groom's birthplace: Michigan
Bride's name: Bernice R. Wallace
Bride's race or color (on document):
Bride's age: 23 years
Bride's birth year: 1896
Bride's birthplace: Michigan
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 12 Nov 1919
Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Groom's father's name: Geo. W.
Groom's mother's name: Mary E. Hall
Father of bride's name: Jos.
Mother of bride's name: Edith Brooks
Marital status:
Groom's previous wife's name:
Bride's marital status:
Bride's previous husband's name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342735
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4210048
Image number: 206
Reference number: v 1 p 463 rn 184594
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

marriage record -
Groom's name: Robert H. Mccall
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 25 years
Groom's birth year: 1895
Groom's birthplace: Ireland
Bride's name: Slyvia Wallace
Bride's race or color (on document):
Bride's age: 25 years
Bride's birth year: 1895
Bride's birthplace: Michigan
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 13 Jul 1920
Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Groom's father's name: J.A.
Groom's mother's name: Mary Higgins
Father of bride's name: Joseph
Mother of bride's name: Edith Brooks
Marital status:
Groom's previous wife's name:
Bride's marital status:
Bride's previous husband's name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342741
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4032480
Image number: 217
Reference number: item 9 p 41 rn 198233
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

marriage record -
Groom's name: Richard J Monahan
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 27 years
Groom's birth year: 1897
Groom's birthplace: Mich
Bride's name: Faye O Wallace
Bride's race or color (on document):
Bride's age: 23 years
Bride's birth year: 1901
Bride's birthplace: Mich
Marriage type:
Marriage date: 06 Dec 1924
Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Groom's father's name: John
Groom's mother's name: Elizabeth Curran
Father of bride's name: Joseph
Mother of bride's name: Edith Brooks
Marital status:
Groom's previous wife's name:
Bride's marital status:
Bride's previous husband's name:
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2342767
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4001631
Image number: 166
Reference number: v 1 p 178 rn 281981
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Wallace family - cheboygan city

jlpleins — 2009-08-28 18:36:24Z

Hi!
I am looking for information on the following Wallace family from Cheboygan:

Joseph S Wallace b. abt 1862 (husband)
Edith A Wallace b. abt 1872 (wife)
Sylvia Wallace b. abt 1894 d. abt 1999 (daughter)
Bernice Wallace b. 1896 d. 1978 (daughter)
married Thomas Thwaites
Orrisa Fay Wallace b. abt 1902 (daughter)

Thanks
Jodi

Re: George Labelle/Isabelle Caron

kidstocool — 2009-07-18 18:14:28Z

Hi,
I think we are related, I'm looking for GGgrand parents George labelle/Isabell Carrow. PLEASE e-mail me at harv122@yahoo.com
Thanks
Lisa

Re: Carolee Rose...where are you?

rosewells16 — 2009-03-06 23:12:25Z

check your email to the provided email addy you have given me.

Re: ANDRASKE, John

weber1 — 2009-05-06 23:41:51Z

Thank you for the census information. I cannot find a state wide Michigan death index for the correct time period and John is not in the SS index. I don't know how to get a Michigan death certificate without knowing the date of death. I know of no living relatives either.

Sandy Weber

ANDRASKE, John

weber1 — 2009-04-27 02:27:54Z

Looking for information on John ANDRASKE, born about 1865 in Poland and living in the Inverness Cheboygan area in 1943 and before. He is listed as living in his third wife's obituary (Anna BOCIAN BRYZELAK ANDRASKE)in the Toledo Blade newspaper. Anna is buried in Toledo. I am specifically looking for John's date of death and burial site. Please reply to Sandra Weber, sweber@buckeye-express.com

Michigan Death Records 1897 -1920

shweet21 — 2009-04-25 17:39:03Z

Thank you so much for this website.
I have found information I have been wanting to know for decades.

Although I havent found the ones i mentioned in my post, Ill keep searching.

Thanks Again
Christine

Forest twp Cemetery Lookup Please

shweet21 — 2009-04-07 18:49:59Z

I could not find the lookup link on the Cheboygan County website, for the Cemetery Lookups. Could someone help me?

Forest Lawn
Tower Cemetery

Surname looking for
Kellogg 389
Abbe 382
Moore 391
Numbers refer to Cemetery there buried in, which is Tower for all.

Looking for the burial of
Lydia (Dodge) and William Kellogg They Lived in Towere in 1910, Lydia may be buried under last name Dodge.
Eva L Moore
Any Pincombe Family

Thanks
Christine

Re: Forest twp Cemetery Lookup Please

kathyl128 — 2009-04-26 15:12:43Z

email me at kathyL@tampabay.rr.com. I have a couple of phone numbers for people who care for the cemetery books in Tower

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

SandraMillis28 — 2009-06-08 11:42:14Z

Hi....many errors here. I'd like to give you the correct information but would prefer to do so privately as it is rather complicated. Suffice to say that William is not the son of Benjamin Gerow and Annie Munro. He was the son of Maude and was my father. Your cousin would have no ties to the Munro family other than a possible step relationship. If you will email me privately at millis@shaw.ca I'll fill in the rest of the details.

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

SandraMillis28 — 2009-06-08 00:52:16Z

Hi again...i've done extensive research on my ties to the Hubbles, Munro's, chards etc. I'm curious as to who your cousin is.....my grandmother was the daughter of Allan's daughter Annie.

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

SandraMillis28 — 2009-06-07 14:32:42Z

Hello...we must be some kind of cousin. Allan Munro was my great great grandfather. There are some errors in the information you provided. Oran first married Catherine Hubble. she died in 1845 in Jefferson Co., New York. He then married Mahala (surname unknown). He did not die in 1863 but sometime after 1881 when he appears on the Canadian Census. Catherine and Oran had 6 children:
Perse married Polly Hubble
Allan married Elizabeth Wood Post
Samuel married 4 times, Sarah Ann Hubble, Mary Ann Wescott, Elizabeth Harnden and Matilda Clarke
Oran Milton married Mary Elizabeth Lemmon
Huldah (not Hannah) first married Amiah Hubble and in 1881 married his brother Andrew
Lovica married John Dorie

The geographic area is Oak Lake, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario not Oakdale. Methuen Twp merged with Belmont twp at some point.

I'm curious...which one of the above is your ancestor? I'd love to hear more about your branch.

Re: ANDRASKE, John

ThomasKer2 — 2009-05-04 21:52:03Z

I'm not related to this person.

Only the 1900 census gives a birthdate.
Birthdate is in the form m/yy.

1910 -
Name: John W Andrasko [note spelling]
[John W Andraske]
Age in 1910: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Anna
Home in 1910: Inverness, Cheboygan, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1873

John W Andrasko 43, GER/Poland = 2nd marriage, married 12 yr; farmer
Anna Andrasko 61, GER/ POLAND = 2nd marriage, 8 children & 1 living

1920 -
Name: John Andraske
[John Androski]
Home in 1920: Inverness, Cheboygan, Michigan
Age: 52 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Poland
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Anna
Father's Birth Place: Poland
Mother's Birth Place: Poland
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1876
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

John Andraske 52 = farmer
Anna Andraske 70, Poland = immigrated 1882

1930 -
Name: John Androski [note spelling]
Home in 1930: Inverness, Cheboygan, Michigan
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Poland
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Occupation: farmer
Age at first marriage: 22
Parents' birthplace: Poland/Poland

1930 is the last available census at this time.

Try -
Social Security Death Index = FREE, Searchable = ALL STATES
This index features individuals who died after 1960.

DO NOT SEARCH FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USING A MAIDEN NAME.
http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

For the date of death + burrial site - only the death cert. will reveal that info. Unless, there is a living relative.

Re: Forest twp Cemetery Lookup Please

ThomasKer2 — 2009-04-23 16:23:23Z

I'm not related to this family.

Michigan Death Records - 1897 to 1920
http://www.seekingmichigan.org

Use the ADVANCED SEARCH

Re: Forest twp Cemetery Lookup Please

ThomasKer2 — 2009-04-19 20:21:01Z

I'm not related to these families.

Try -
Michigan Death Records
http://www.seekingmichigan.org

View death certificates from 1897 - 1920.

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-19 18:02:09Z

That is fantastic news. I have talked to the church secretary at St. Casmir in Posen, and she is extremely helpful. At the time I had very little information, so I had few questions to ask. But I'm sure that most of my McFAlda ancestors were born, married, and many died from that parish. I hope to visit some day to get more information. has anyone you know been there?
As an aside, Agnes, the sister of my grandfather and Felix, married Joseph Wozniak, and the Wozniaks are part of our family clan as well. That makes us second or third cousins of Steve Wozniak, the co founder of Apple computers.

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-19 22:48:43Z

On family search.com I found a Wojciech McFalda, born in Germany, whose father is Martin. He married Magdalena Budnik in 25 June of 1900. If this is the same Martin as our ancestor, could he be the same as George?? or would that be too late??

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-19 22:40:38Z

I have info from the archives of the Felician sisters in Livonia, Michigan. Two of the daughters of John McFalda , Mary and Helen, entered the Felician order. Their records indicate the following information about their parents:

John Macfalda from Gniedziadz, Poland. Died May 9, 1919 Posen, Mich.
Frances Szmejchel from Szabdy Powiat Brodnica, Poland, died January 21, 1929 Posen, Mich.

I have located what seem to be the two towns in The western part of Poland which (in confirmation of family legend) belongd to Germany in the 19th century.

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-14 02:11:28Z

Thanks. so far, there is no connection between our families but with that rare name I am still hoping to find something.
I am extremely curious as to how a name like McFalda came out of Poland, where my great grandparents were born. The spelling Matzalda you found in the 1900 census sounds a lot more Polish.

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-28 02:42:06Z

I am in contact with a Vivian Stinson. She is a descendant of Katherine, sister of John and Tony. She is also posting on Ancestry.com, but in somewhere else on the site and I keep losing contact with her. Its still very confusing to me.

I got the startling news from her that Katherine married Paul Czolgosz, who is also the father of Leon Czolgosz, who assasinated president McKinley. So though he is not a blood relative, that is close enough!! It's fascinating that my mother had mentioned something about a member of our family being a famous murderer, but I brushed it off at the time.

But I am still interested in the Mac/McFalda hame and how it came to be. Does anyone have a marriage certificate from any of Martin's children? that should have more information.

Tim

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-10 03:26:09Z

Dont know if you are still involved after two years!
There seem to be two John McFAldas and two Tonys which makes it confusing. My grandfather is John McFalda born in 1888 in Posen. His father also John apparently was born in Poland.
There were eight children of the elder John, who settled in Posen, one of which was named Tony.

I am fascinated by where the name McFalda came from in a Polish community.

Tim

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

tgrayscj — 2009-04-23 01:38:46Z

Beth:
My mother (daughter of John and Frances the younger) has just confirmed the fact that the family name was pronounced Matzalda (she did not know the spelling). She claimed that the change was made by John, but it seems the change would have been made by his siblings as well. Maybe that's where the two spellings come from.
Does anybody have any more information about Martin? How did he spell his name? His wife's name?

There is a Judy McFalda, a realtor, in Rogers City. Has anyone contacted her? What about other McFAldas still in Posen?

Hildred Laura McMann

patterson19531 — 2009-03-18 23:12:02Z

Hildred Laura McMann(Gordon is My grandmother.My Dad's(Robert John Gordon)Mom. My brother & I are doing our family tree and your name came up in reguards to our Grandmother.

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

mleczek2329 — 2009-04-14 03:51:40Z

Hi Tim! Always nice to hear from "family." I too am a descendant of John (the elder); my g-grandfather Felix MacFalda, b 1884, was (I believe) your grandfather John's oldest brother. (he married Frances and had a son George around 1914, is that the right one?)

John M. emigrated to US/Posen around 1872,and he and his wife Francesca Schmiekel had 10 children between 1878 and 1901, including Felix and John. (Their youngest brother Tony married my great aunt, too, so there is another connection in my family.)

The elder John had two brothers and one sister; his father was Martin MacFalda. Beth (original poster in this topic) is descended from one of those brothers, Tony/Ignatz. The other brother is George, and the sister was Katherine. They all ended up emigrating to Presque Isle county. Martin, George and John are all buried at St. Casimir in Posen.

I have more information if you would like to talk further. We have a theory on the McFalda, but it's nothing more than that right now.

Anne

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

mleczek2329 — 2009-04-21 23:51:28Z

Yes, Wojciech would be George. He was younger than the others. I have information on all of the children, and I'd be happy to share it with you. I have been to the St. Casimir cemetery and the PI county clerks office for many of the MacFalda records, as well as from the Felicians (you're right, they do have wonderful records). I knew that Aunt Agnes had married a Wozniak, but never made the Apple connection. Email me at annem1(that's a #1)*at* wowway.com and we can talk more. Thanks!

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

bethab3 — 2009-04-24 14:18:44Z

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the family info. Below is a link to the Family Search Record Search (Morman Pilot Site) for info on Martin. Not too much is available. Gave his birth and death. Where he was born.

I contacted Judy McFalda, via email, but she didn't respond.

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#...

Beth

Re: McFalda/McFelda/DeFrain

bethab3 — 2009-04-10 14:52:48Z

Tim

Yes I am still interested in genealogy. My understanding is that Martin had 4 children (that I know of)John, Katherine, Tony and George McFalda. My line is Martin-Tony-Julia-Joe-me. Some in the family spell the name McFalda and others MacFalda. In the 1900 census the name was spelled Matzalda. Interesting. Tony lived in Alpena then moved to Cheboygan in the early 1900's. Both Tony and his wife Bessie are buried in Cheboygan.

Catherine S. Weatherwax COAN (1823-1903)

clownperson — 2009-07-04 01:48:15Z

I am on the trail of Catherine and keep coming up cold. All I have to confirm her connection to Michigan is her death certificate. She was born 17 June, 1823 in NY (probably at the Town of Schagticoke, Rensselaer Co.) to Peter and Elizabeth (GRAUBERGER) Weatherwax. She died at Evangeline Twp., Charlevoix Co., MI on 10 February, 1903 at the age of 79 years and 8 months. She was buried in the Bay Springs Burial Ground on 12 February, 1903. I am simply not finding her even though it appears that she was the recipient of surrogate court papers from NY while living in Charlevoix Co. in 1877. It also doesn't help that I am very leery about the spelling of her married surname. The only whiff of a clue I currently have to work with is that the informant on her death certificate was John A. Dornburg.

Re: Carolee Rose...where are you?

carolee1124 — 2009-03-06 14:11:16Z

Hi,

This is Carolee and I'm still in the same town. I've set up a dummy email account, since I don't want to post my personal one here and I can't email you from here.

caroleesdummyaccount@gmail.com

Email me when you get a chance!

Carolee

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

rcross22 — 2009-06-08 11:17:05Z

My cousin and yourself are definitely "cousins"

Anne Maude Munro married Benjamin Franklin Gerow c1879 in Belmont Twp ON, and they had children: Maude; twins Edith and Ellis; and William. Benjamin was married first to Hannah Kelsh/Kelch and they had sons William Charles and Sherwood J. William Charles and wife Edith adopted son Howard Lewis Cross. Howard was the youngest son of George Cross and Roberta Kelly. Roberta died soon after childbirth and Howard (a newborn) was given up for adoption. Other children went to family and an orphanage. Howard Cross/Gerow's daughter Diane is the cousin I speak of...........

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

rcross22 — 2009-06-07 13:28:39Z

Hi. I live in Canada and have connections to the Munroe family (appears spelt with an "e" on records here.
Oran Ami Munroe 1798-1863 married Catherione Emmiline Hubble 1805-1857, about 1822 in Oakdale. Belmont Twp Ontario. their children included; Pearce C; Allan; Samuel Williams; Oran Jr; and hannah.
Pearce C married Polly Mary Hubble and 2nd Annie Haffner
Allan married Elizabeth Post
Samuel Williams married Sarah Ann Hubble, and 2nd Mary Ann Westcott
Oran Jr married Mary E (surname unknown)
Hannah married Andrew Hubble and 2nd unknown Hubble

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

rcross22 — 2009-06-07 20:01:15Z

Hi Again

the name Huldah came from this official registration of her marriage to Andrew Hubble:

008144-81 (Northumberland Co) Andrew HUBBLE, 34, farmer, Canada, Seymour, s/o Ammie HUBBLE & Tabitha BRISBIN, married Huldah HUBBLE, 47, Canada, Seymour, widow, d/o Oran MUNRO & Kate, 19 Feb 1881 at Hastings twp

I have a cousin who's line links to Allan Munroe

Re: Munroe Family - Cheyboygan

rcross22 — 2009-06-07 19:38:26Z

Thank you for the updates... i will make corrections to my data. My connection is through the Hubble family, who married into the CROSS line. They were in Dummer Twp, Hastings, Northumberland etc of Ontario.

Re: Bassett & Leonard Researcher

sound4hound — 2009-05-04 03:00:16Z

Hi Marie,
I'm the Tammy you are looking for. I would love to share family information. I only have one picture of Leonard Bassett with his wife, Victoria (Wyktoria) Ostrowski. I'd be happy to share. I was well into my research before I even learned that my grandpa's birth name was Leonard. Everyone called him Pat. Even the firstborn grandson was named Pat.
Hope to hear from you!
Tammy
sound4hound@yahoo.com

I'm trying to get in touch with a Bassett & Leonard researcher who posted a Query to the Cheboygan MIGenWeb Webpage in 1999. Her name was Tammy Meyers and her connection was through Leonard Bassett who was the son of Mary Leonard and Irvin Bassett. Mary was the older sister of my husband's great grandmother Margaret Jane Leonard Buchanan. I have a picture which I believe is of the girls(Mary & Margaret) with their parents and siblings.

Would love to exchange information.
--Marie Beckman Grucz

Re: Catherine S. Weatherwax COAN (1823-1903)

MFK1414 — 2009-07-04 07:58:37Z

I found this on the 1900 Census:
Name: Catherine J Cowan
Home in 1900: Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan
Age: 73
Birth Date: Jul 1826
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Marital Status: Widowed
Residence : Kalkaska Village, Kalkaska, Michigan
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Hattie Crawford 39
Fay Crawford 14
Loa Crawford 9
Catherine J Cowan 73

Kalkaska is very close to Charlevoix.

Marly