tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post116320453239931063..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: "It's not all on the Internet" RevisitedRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-46104494942641344432008-12-01T14:56:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:56:00.000-08:00I am a direct descendant of Edward and Elizabeth W...I am a direct descendant of Edward and Elizabeth Wells Simes through their daughter Villa. I have been researching this family for 12 yrs. and would be happy to share any info you need. My email: wdh388@yahoo.comdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570492471399249778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1163380302956523332006-11-12T17:11:00.000-08:002006-11-12T17:11:00.000-08:00Di,Thank you for your lookups at the MHS, and your...Di,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your lookups at the MHS, and your helpful hints on the maps. I went and checked the USGenWeb for the IA and MN counties and location of the townships, and they are real close to each other.<BR/><BR/>I found the W.Y. Wells family in 1860 and 1870 census - 14 kids for poor old Orsavilla. Now I need to find out where they were from in NY. Tomorrow!<BR/><BR/>Thanks -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1163324246764211522006-11-12T01:37:00.000-08:002006-11-12T01:37:00.000-08:00Oh, I see you replied. I started my comment earli...Oh, I see you replied. I started my comment earlier in the evening but didn't get around to posting until now. <BR/><BR/>Orsavilla Blakesley is what appears in the 1860 and '70 census. On Elizabeth's death certificate, her mother is listed as Orca Vacca Blaxley.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't had a chance to look at a map, Le Roy, Minn. (where they are buried) is about a mile north of the Iowa border and Oak Dale Twp, Howard County is on the Iowa side. There are a number of Wells listed in the same cemetery, although not her parents. Here's an <A HREF="http://iagenweb.org/howard/images/1875Oak%20Dale.gif" REL="nofollow">1875 map of Oak Dale Twp</A>. W.Y. Wells is shown in Section 25.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1163319123406443312006-11-12T00:12:00.000-08:002006-11-12T00:12:00.000-08:00I was at the MHS Library today and did a quick che...I was at the MHS Library today and did a quick check of the microfilm for those two death certificates. The info seems to match birthplaces & dates from the census so I transcribed them as well as tracked Elizabeth Wells Simes census-wise from 1930 to 1860.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1163313609486839202006-11-11T22:40:00.000-08:002006-11-11T22:40:00.000-08:00Di,Thanks for the help on this - I had not gotten ...Di,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the help on this - I had not gotten around to searching the MN DI. I even found Elizabeth's maiden name - WELLS in cemetery records - they are buried in Mower County MN.<BR/><BR/>Tonight I found her whole family in the LDS IGI - someone submitted it. Her mother's name is Orsavilla Blakesley. Go figure!<BR/><BR/>Cheers -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1163247181273263742006-11-11T04:13:00.000-08:002006-11-11T04:13:00.000-08:00Checking the Minnesota Historical Society's Death ...Checking the Minnesota Historical Society's <A HREF="http://people.mnhs.org/dci/" REL="nofollow">Death Certificates Index</A>, I found the following:<BR/><BR/>SIMES, EDWARD ELLING<BR/>Date of Birth: na<BR/>Place of Birth: na<BR/>Mother Maiden Name: na <BR/>certid# 1942-MN-000844<BR/>Date of Death: 07/19/1942<BR/>County of Death: BIG STONE<BR/><BR/>SIMES, ELIZABETH PAULINE<BR/>Date of Birth: na<BR/>Place of Birth: na<BR/>Mother Maiden Name: na <BR/>certid# 1949-MN-000905<BR/>Date of Death: 10/14/1949<BR/>County of Death: BIG STONE<BR/><BR/>My experience is that the "na" in older records doesn't necessarily mean the information is not available on the certificate but merely that it isn't included in the index.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com