Unless someone has one closer, there's an 1850 WI census index at the
local genealogical library. I plan to go this week (hopefully tomorrow
- since we've got books that were due there today!), and will look for
you & photocopy the page(s) with HIGHLANDs. That'll at least give
counties and townships.
If someone else has one more readily available (like on your shelf?) or
can do the lookup quicker? If so, please let me know so I don't
duplicate your efforts?
Happy Hunting!
Marsha Wilcox
mwilcox(a)lnd.com
Wilcox Web Design --
http://www.usroots.com/~wwd/wwd.html
USGenWeb County Coordinator for:
Lake Co., IL --
http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/
Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL
Oconto Co., WI --
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/
Shawano Co., WI --
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wishawan/
Home Page --
http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/
My Genealogy Page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm
Joanie Ingraham wrote:
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I received this email. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to
help this person? Thanks.
Joanie
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Subject: Wisconsin Connections
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 22:20:56 -0500
From: Brenda Whitfield <brendaw(a)tsixroads.com>
To: "'country(a)maqs.net'" <country(a)maqs.net>
I know that this is a long shot - but that's what all genealogist go for
from time to time, isn't it? I am Vice-President and Research Chair of our
Tishomingo County Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society and am
trying to help a friend. Her ancestor was William HIGHLAND born in 1845 in
Wisconsin. She has good documentation of him from his adulthood in Alabama,
Georgia, and Mississippi; however, I am trying to locate him on the 1850
Census since this one would show his parents, siblings, etc. The problem
is - we don't know what county in Wisconsin! Do you have any suggestions as
to how I could retrieve a scan for the Highland name on all Wisconsin
counties in 1850? After reaching adulthood, he became a medical doctor.
The 1900 Lauderdale County Alabama census lists his birthplace as
Wisconsin and his parents' birthplace as Scotland. Family tale has it that
he came from Wisconsin down the river to Tennessee. I am also a look-up
volunteer for our county and I realize what amount of work this is - but,
please, if you can give us any direction we might take on this! Thanks in
advance for your help!
Brenda in Mississippi
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