Is this you Peter? Hope so.
From Gendis (Michigan deaths 1867-1884)
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/gendisx/search.htm
Date of death: 14-Jan-1884
Ledger Page: 179
Record Number: 52
Place of death: MANISTEE CITY
County of Death: Manistee
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Not Recorded
Age: 53 years 6 months
Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION
Birthplace: GERMANY
Occupation: GROCERY MERCHANT
Father's Name: Jones, JOHN
Father's Residence: GERMANY
Mother's Name: JONES, First name not recorded
Mother's Residence: GERMANY
Date of record: 30-Apr-1885
Patricia Wazny-Hamp
Michigan Family History Network
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org
Quoting Genie91954(a)wmconnect.com:
> Hi list,
>
> I really can't believe that in family genealogy there comes an end to a
> family line. I seem to realize that my family lineage on my grandmothers
side
>
> is just about gone. She passed away this past Jan. 2002. There in one
uncle
>
> left and his children, and one child who was adopted and her family.
That is
>
> it. The only thing left to do is go backwards into time and that is not
easy.
>
> No dates, little names, and what names you have turn out to be nicknames
> which makes it even harder to find them. I have one census that has a
son
> listed as Birdie. Who in the world would name a son Birdie?
> Anyway, I'll get to my plea for help once more. I am looking for anyone
who
>
> has information on a Lydia AUSTIN in Michigan. She married a Peter JONES
in
>
> 1864. He is still alive in 1880 because he is on the census. So Peter
had to
>
> of died some time between then and the 1900 census only because Lydia is
> listed as Liddie CHAPLE (misspelled first name) and also listed as
widowed.
>
> So she married CHAPLE before the 1900 census. I have a 20 year time
frame
> here to work with, but have not yet come up with anything. Can
anyone
help?
>
> It will be greatly appreciated. I am willing to share what I have on her
and
>
> other surnames, SKINNER, THUNE, BROWN
>
> Thanks and God Bless
> Pam
>
>
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