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I am on another list and someone asked me if there is a way to find out
if their ancestors' homes were victims of Devil's Night fires. Any
suggestions?
Elise
researching
Cwiklinski, Jackowski, Jurkiewicz, Kosmaczewski, Lieske,
Magretta/Magryta, Romanowski(poss. Romanski), Sielongowski
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Thanks to everyone who helped with my question...I really appreciate
it...probably is the wrong person to be her Uncle. I'm trying to get a new
genealogy convert. She is bored and needs a new hobby...so of course want
to help her find enough family to get hooked!
Thanks again,
Carrol
Thought the obit below may interest some of you.
05/22/02
Dr. Richard Dyer Mudd, 101, who spent 80 years of his life
fighting to clear the name of his grandfather, died May 21,
2002, of respiratory failure at his home in Saginaw, Michigan. His
grandfather was Samuel A. Mudd, the country doctor
sentenced to life in prison after setting the leg of John Wilkes
Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately,
Richard Mudd didn't live long enough to see Samuel Mudd
exonerated. He was born at home January 24, 1901, one of
the four children of Dr. Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Hartigan
Mudd of the Anacostia section of Washington, D.C. He
graduated from Gonzaga College High School and earned
four degrees (BA, MA, PhD, and MD) at Georgetown
University. During his last year in medical school he interned
at Tuberculosis Hospital in Washington. After graduation he
joined the staff of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. It was there
he met a nurse from Nebraska, Rose Marie Krummack, and
married her on June 20, 1928 in Ravenna, Neb. In May 1928
he ventured into industrial medicine, a virgin field at that time,
and was appointed physician for Ternstedt Manufacturing
Company. He was associated with other General Motors
plants, including Fleetwood Body Corporation, Fisher Body
and the Chevrolet Division in Cincinnati. In 1936 he was
transferred to Saginaw as Medical Director of Chevrolet-Grey
Iron Foundry and two other divisions of Chevrolet. His military
career dates to his days in ROTC at Georgetown. In 1926 he
was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Army Medical
Corps and he continued to serve in the reserves, took courses
in aviation medicine, and served on active duty during World
War II and the Korean War. He retired from the service in
1966 as a lieutenant colonel colonel in the Air Force, and was
awarded the Legion of Merit. For 30 years following retirement
he gave physicals for FAA and Coast Guard pilots, substituted
for Saginaw area physicians, served on the consulting staff of
several Saginaw hospitals, was active with the Saginaw
Medical Society, and served on boards and committees in
such fields as public health and industrial medicine. He
founded the Saginaw County Medical Society Bulletin and
continued as contributing editor until well into his 90's. He is
known as the Father of Saginaw Industrial Medicine. As a
young man he began the crusade to clear his grandfather. He
made trips to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas where Dr.
Mudd was imprisoned, and he traveled throughout the country,
and beyond, speaking on the assassination and Sam Mudd,
petitioning Presidents and Congressmen, giving interviews,
appearing on such shows as Good Morning America and To
Tell The Truth. In 1992 the case of Dr. Samuel Mudd was
heard at the Pentagon, and again in District Court in
Washington in 1998. In 2002 the case went before the Court
of Appeals where it is today. In the 1930's Richard Mudd took
on the genealogy of the Mudd family. In 1951 the first of four
editions of The Mudd Family of the United States was
published. He also published six editions of Dr. Samuel A.
Mudd and His Descendants. In his home office he has
thousands of files on the Mudds and on the Lincoln
assassination. He has had a lifelong love of exercise,
particularly handball which he played wherever he traveled, but
especially at the YMCA in Saginaw. He finally brought his
handball gear home from the Y when he was 90 but his spirit
lives on in the annual Dr. Richard D. Mudd Handball Open at
the YMCA in November. He has been an active member, and
sometimes president of a number of organizations, including
the Saginaw Hall of Fame, Saginaw Historical Society,
Saginaw YMCA, Reserve Officers Association, St. Mary
Cathedral and many other medical, historical, military, and
religious organizations. In 1985 Saginaw Valley State College
conferred on him the degree Doctor of Humanities.
Georgetown University named him Doctor of Humane Letters
and Gonzaga College High School presented him the coveted
Gonzaga Medal. In 1994 the Hoyt Public Library dedicated its
Dr. Richard D. Mudd Lincoln Collection, which includes about
750 books from his private library. In 1995 the Michigan State
Medical Society named him Doctor of the Year. His wife Rose
passed away in 1998, one day after their 70th wedding
anniversary, and his son, Lt. Col. Joseph F. Mudd, was killed
in a helicopter accident in Korea in 1973. Survivors include six
children and their spouses: Mary and John McHale, of
Washington, D.C.; Richard and Marilyn Mudd, of San Antonio;
Rosemary Mudd, of Satellite Beach, Fla.; Johanna and Frank
Vargas, Rose Marie and John Nickodemus, Stella and
George Thelen, and Thomas B. Mudd, all of Saginaw. He had
35 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren. Mass of
Christian Burial will take place 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25,
2002 at St. Mary Cathedral, 615 Hoyt St. Rev. Ronald F.
Wagner will officiate with entombment in Mt. Olivet
Mausoleum. A military service will be conducted by American
Legion Post #439. Friends may call at the Deisler Funeral
Home, 2233 Hemmeter Rd. (off State) on Friday from 2:00 to
5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A prayer service will take
place 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dr. Mudd will lie in state at the
church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass. In
lieu of flowers those planning an expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials to St. Mary Cathedral, Heartland
Hospice or the Saginaw Community Foundation, in care of the
Mudd Family Historic Preservation Fund.
Thanks to The Saginaw News, Saginaw, Michigan
Greetings Gang,
I have a friend visiting for the next 2 days. I am trying to help her find
her family. Her Uncle may have been in Ontanangan, Michigan...according to
the SS Death Index.
I cannot find out where this place is located. I checked the Rootsweb link
and it doesn't list such a place. Could it be a town which is no longer in
existance?
She thought that the family was from somewhere surrounding Detroit. But
that is inconclusive. The town name sounds Indian to me...could it be near
a reservation?
Anyone who can give any clue, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Carrol in Michigan
Could that really be Ontonagon?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrol" <cminmichigan(a)comcast.net>
To: <MIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 1:47 PM
Subject: [MIGEN] Can you help me?
> Greetings Gang,
>
> I have a friend visiting for the next 2 days. I am trying to help her
find
> her family. Her Uncle may have been in Ontanangan, Michigan...according
to
> the SS Death Index.
>
> I cannot find out where this place is located. I checked the Rootsweb
link
> and it doesn't list such a place. Could it be a town which is no longer
in
> existance?
>
> She thought that the family was from somewhere surrounding Detroit. But
> that is inconclusive. The town name sounds Indian to me...could it be
near
> a reservation?
>
> Anyone who can give any clue, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Carrol in Michigan
>
>
There are 83 Long Lakes in Michigan according to:
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form
so it is hard to know which one you want.
Hope this helps
Sue Kissel
Prescott AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Somers" <jsomers(a)ix.netcom.com>
To: <MIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:18 PM
Subject: [MIGEN] Long Lake
> Hello Listers,
>
> Does anyone know the location and/or county of Long Lake in existence in
> 1911?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Joan Somers
> San Diego
>
>
>
The following cemeteries have been put online for Michigan.
Houghton Co.
Schoolcraft Cemetery - Old cemetery that is in very poor shape - tree
cutting crews went in and cleaned those up but left a mess.
http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/schoolcraft/default.asp
Forest Hill - announced previously - This cemetery is going online. It has
over 20,000 burials in it and a great group of people along with the sexton
are working at databasing it and it is going online as they get it done.
http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/foresthill/default.asp
Oakland County -
Diane Needham's
Highland Twp. Families
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/needham/highland/files/default.asp
West Highland Twp. Families
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/needham/west_highland/default.asp
Diane has taken the grave records and created two files by adding family
information to them. She tried to add the parents and at least one
generation of descendants. Many, many names are in the files with data on
the people and families.
Gratiot County -
Sibley (Welch) Cemetery is now online -
http://www.mfhn.com/gratiot/sibley-welch/db_paging.asp
Hope this helps to find some records.
Patricia Wazny-Hamp
Michigan Family History Network
and MiGenWeb for Gratiot, Houghton, & Kenweenaw Cos.
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org
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My darling girl, when are you going to understand that "normal" isn't a
virtue?
It rather denotes a lack of courage. - Practical Magic
Hi list, I am still searching for a Hattie Jones who was born in MI. She
first married a Charley Heath(he drowned). 2nd marriage was to William Brown.
I believe her first child was Daisy Mae Brown born March 7 1893.
So Hattie had to of been born in the 1800's sometime. Hattie's mother's name
is Lydia. Can anyone help me find out more about her and her parents?
Thanks and God Bless
Pam
The following items have been added to the Michigan Collection at
willett.org:
1897-1898 Grove School Souvenier, Victor Township, Clinton County
Ovid High School 1930 Underclassmen
Congressional Letter
1875 Map of Hartland Village
1930 Charlevoix County Land Owners Maps
1874 Lapeer County Land Owners Maps
dale
willett(a)willett.org
www.willett.orgwww.willett.org/forsale
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Would our wonderful census lookup angel please see if they could find the following folks in either of the censuses for 1850 or 1860?
Douglas (Dougal?) McArthur (MacArthur?), born possibly 1822 probably in Scotland, and his family:
wife - Mary (Mcbride/MacBride?), born possibly 1824 probably in Scotland
daughter - Catherine, born Sep 9 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
daughter - Nancy A., born about 1846 in Scotland or Canada or USA (Michigan?)
son - Duncan, born about 1850 in Scotland or Canada or USA (Michigan?)
son - John A., born about 1854 in Scotland or Canada or USA (Michigan?)
daughter - Mary, born about 1859 in Scotland or Canada or USA (Michigan?)
daughter - Belle (Isabelle?), born about 1861 in Scotland or Canada or USA (Michigan?)
Douglas and Mary supposedly immigrated in 1849 or 1850 from Scotland to either America or Canada...if that is so, then they would have had at least their first child, Catherine, with them. As we aren't certain of the exact birth dates (except for Catherine), immigration year, or place of residence, that is why I have put the "Scotland or Canada or USA" after the rest of the children. Just thought that might help narrrow it down. We only know they were in either Michigan or Canada around those times. They won't be in any later census for Michigan (if at all) as they came down to Kansas between 1868 and 1870.
Thank you in advance! The time you take in helping all of us is greatly appreciated!
Diana
Kansas, USA
Hallo again to all,
More info has come to hand and I hope to make contact with a descendant,
everyone loves a trier .... yes!
First where is Harmonia ??
Searching for descendants of Olive (SAMPSON) Koontz and a sister who marr.
John PUSICK who used to live at 17 Forest Ave., I think Battle Creek ? there
were two descendants of these Josephine KOONTZ and Edward PUSICK at the date
of 1935.
Toni in NZ
I forgot you need to change that to the MIGENSESE-D-request@
rootsweb.com...I realized after I sent it that you were subscribed to the
Digest version...sorry
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Hi list,
I am hoping someone can help me solve this mystery on my grandmothers side.
My grandmother was born in Prescott, Michigan, her name at birth was Frances
Louise BROWN. Her mother was Daisy Mae McCALLUM (BROWN)> At sometime they did
move to Indiana, but, I do not know if her mother or other siblings followed.
The mystery I need help is Daisy's mother. I have pictures with little
information on them. Here is what I have:
The information on the picture is that her first name was Lydia. Lydia's 1st
marriage was to a Pete JONES. 2nd marriage was to someone named Chapel, does
not say if this is a last name or first name. 3rd marriage was to a William
BROWN.
Lydia had children with Pete JONES, who were: Emma JONES, who died in Florida
an old maid.> Flora Bell JONES & Hattie JONES ( Hattie is my 2nd g
grandmother). Hattie married a Charley Heath who drowned, I would like any
information on that drowning also. Hattie later married a William Murry BROWN.
In another picture of her I have the name Laffie and Liddy Jones. Not sure is
this is another child of Lydia's.
If any of these names sound familiar please contact me. I am willing to scan
what pictures I have and share any info.
Thanks and God Bless
Pam
Possibly because you need to send an email to migen-l-request(a)rootsweb.com
with unsubscribe in the subject and the body of the email.
At 11:44 AM 5/14/2002 -0400, you wrote:
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John Carmichael and Catherine McArthur were married on October 9, 1866, in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, ceremony performed by Levi Walker, Justice of the Peace. Trying to find proof of this event.
Thank you!
Diana Carmichael
Kansas
Does anyone know if the state of Michigan has a death index? My great uncle worked for Ford Motor and we think he may have moved from Boston to Michigan, but don't know for sure. His name was William Pierce O'Neill and he was born in Boston in 1894. He was married to a Hester Jane nee McGill and they had a daughter Rose Anne. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Maureen