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 | Adams, William Valentine, 1845 Certificate of Ponotoc County, Mississippi Land Purchase Receipt from the General Land Office of the United States to William Valentine Adams of Tishomingo for the purchase of 159 acres of land in Ponotoc, Mississippi |
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 | Allen, Thompson, 1858 Sabine County Texas Land Scrip, Page 1 Jacket of Land Scrip No. 636, for 170 acres purchased for the sum of $85 from the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad Preserve on 26 Aug 1856 and issued by the Texas General Land Office on December 19, 1857; filed January 20, 1858 |
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 | Allen, Thompson, 1858 Sabine County Texas Land Scrip, Page 2 Land Scrip No. 636, for 170 acres purchased for the sum of $85 from the Mississippi and Pacific Railroad Preserve on 26 Aug 1856 and issued by the Texas General Land Office on December 19, 1857; filed January 20, 1858 |
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 | Allen, Thompson, 1869 Sabine Scrip Land No. 636, Resurvey of 170 acres of land, Page 1, Jacket
A resurvey of 170 acres of land made for Thompson Allen, situated in Sabine County about 6 miles N. 35 W from the Town of Milam made by virtue of Land Scrip No. 636 |
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 | Allen, Thompson, 1869 Sabine Scrip Land No. 636, Resurvey of 170 acres of land, Page 2
A resurvey of 170 acres of land made for Thompson Allen, situated in Sabine County about 6 miles N. 35 W from the Town of Milam made by virtue of Land Scrip No. 636 |
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 | Allen, Thompson, 1869 Sabine Scrip Land No. 636, Resurvey of 170 acres of land, Page 3
A resurvey of 170 acres of land made for Thompson Allen, situated in Sabine County about 6 miles N. 35 W from the Town of Milam made by virtue of Land Scrip No. 636 |
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 | Arnold, Dr. W. Tom, Texas Delegate to 1995 White House Conference on Aging Dr. Arnold, a member of the Medical Staff of Diagnostic Center Hospital wtih Congressman Bill Archer at a gathering during the 1995 White House Conference on Aging |
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 | Bain, Eunice Pearl (Mrs. Arthur Parsons) Application for a Social Security Account |
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 | Baker, Texana Good (Mrs. Thaddeus McLemore), 1928 Obituary Mrs. McLemore Died Saturday; Bury Sunday
Mrs. Texana Good McLemore, 74 years old, a native Texan, died Saturday at 6:30 o'clock at the home of her son, F.D. McLemore, a few miles east of Ennis, after a two week illness. Mrs. McLemore was born in May, 1863 in Washington county, being almost 75 years of age. She was a member of the Methodist… |
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 | Beecher, Elizabeth (Mrs. Elliott Hodges) Application for a Social Security Account |
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 | Bell Ranch, San Miguel County, New Mexico panaramic photo William Bertram (the son of Levi Newton Payne) just worked on the ranch....but then later homesteaded his on 5 sections in northern New Mexico around the area of Roy. His wife Elizabeth continued after his death to try and work the ranch with their oldest son Bert and youngest son Raymond....I know at times they had help some brothers by the name… |
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 | Belter, Elizabeth to William Bertram Payne 1910 Marriage License Issued in Custer County, Oklahoma |
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 | Benkelman and Neighboring Ranches, Republican River Valley, at the borders of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado From the book, "Sutton's Southwest Nebraska," E.S. Sutton, Published by the Author, Benkelman, Nebraska, 1983 |
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 | Benkelman Store Advertisement, January 1903 Announcement of Commencement of his General Store |
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 | Benkelman Store Liquidation Ad, January 1924 Cass City Chronicle Advertisement regarding the liquidation of the Benkelman Store |
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 | Benkelman, Adam 1898 Obituary Published in the "Cass City Enterprise", January 6, 1898, courtesy of the online newspaper archives of the Rawson Memorial Library, Cass City, Michigan |
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 | Benkelman, Adam and Catharina (Schaufele) 1851 Marriage, Börtlingen, Württemberg, Germany German Church Family Registery. This shows Adam's birthdates and marriage dates, as well as his parents. However, the name on the right hand side of the card, under "hausmutter" is difficult to read. His wife was Anna Catharina Schaufele. The date above her name is certainly incorrect.
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU CAN HELP INTERPRET THE RIGHT SIDE… |
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 | Benkelman, Adam, Death Certificate State of Michigan Death Certificate |
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 | Benkelman, Alvin Carlton Sr. ca 1922, at Road Test Alvin at the Bates Road Test 1922 |
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 | Benkelman, Ben and Avis Home, 1920's through 1940's The home of Ben and Avis Benkelman, 4354 Woodland, Cass City, Michigan ca 1940's |
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 | Benkelman, Ben and Avis Home, 1940's through 1960's The Benkelman Home on West Street in Cass City. This was the home the Benkelman's moved to when Bonnie was in High School, and this photo of it was taken in the late 1950's. |
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 | Benkelman, Ben and Avis, Lake Huron Weekend Cottage Ben and Avis's summer cottage, Sand Point, Caseville, Michigan on Huron Bay |
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 | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr Affadavit of Birth This affadavit of birth in Cheyenne County, Kansas, was filed almost 40 years after Ben was born in 1899. |
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 | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. ca 1966, News article regarding retirement "Civic Leader Ends Cass City Career"
From the Cass City (Michigan) Chronicle,
Thursday, October 27, 1966 |
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 | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Jr. Death Certificate As filed in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
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 | Benkelman, Benjamin Franklin Sr. Death Certificate Tuscola County, MI Death Certificate. The informant was his eldest son, Harold. The registrar who signed the certificate was a Striffler relative, Wilma Fry. |
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 | Benkelman, Bonnie ca 1956, Western Michigan University, Sigma Kappa Sorority Group photo from the Western Michigan 1956 annual, the "Brown and Gold." Bonnie is seated, in the bottom row, fifth from the left. |
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 | Benkelman, Leonhard, 48th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers State Historical Society of Wisconsin Certificate of Service |
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 | Benkelman, Nebraska Train Depot A train passing through the Benkelman Nebraska Train Depot, northeast of the Benkelman Ranch Holdings in Cheyenne County, Kansas |
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 | Benkelmann, Johann Leonard and Dorothea (Stähle), Church Family Registry (German), page one German Church Family registry, showing their names, birhtdates and parents. Their children are listed on the page two. |
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 | Benkelmann, Johann Leonhard and Dorothea (Stähle), Church Family Registry (German), page two German Church Family registry, Listing of the fifteen children born to Leonhard and Dorothea, five of whom died young, with the remaining ten emigrating to America |
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 | Binkelman, Lydon Jay Wedding Invitation Invitation to the wedding of Lydon Jay Binkelman to Edna Cuff, Hortonia, Wisconsin |
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 | Blackburn, Gabriel, 1844 Republic of Texas, Unconditional Land Headright The Republic of Texas, County of Sabine
No. 65
This is to certify that Gabriel Blackburn is entitled to an unconditional headright of Twelve hundred and Eight acres of Land...to the provisions of an act of Congress approved January the Sixteenth 1843 ...an act to...to the Chief Justice the authority to Issue certificates of headright to… |
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 | Blackburn, Gabriel, 1856 Certified copy of Unconditional Headright for 1280 acres of land in the Republic of Texas Certified copy of the Unconditional headright of 1280 acres of land granted to Gabriel Blackburn on August 1, 1838. The headright stated that he has resided three years in the Republic of Texas and performed all the duties req. of him as a citizen. This certified copy of the original was provided by the Sabine County Clerk on 5 April 1856,… |
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 | Blackburn, Gabriel, 1856 Land Patent to his Heirs Patent to the Heirs of Gabriel Blackburn, No. 804, Vol 3 |
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 | Bossert, Andrew, Civil War Service, 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Muster and Descriptive Roll of Drafted Men of the Wisconsin Infantry, Company C, Sixth Regiment |
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 | Bowen, Addie L. (Mrs. Francis Strong), Death Certificate State of Ohio Death Certificate for Addie Bowen Smith Strong, the second wife of Frank Strong |
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 | Bowyer, Mary and Fred Strong 1910 Marriage License Marriage license from Fred Strong's second marriage |
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 | Boyett, Sarah Ann and McLemore, John 1859 Marriage License Issued 13 July 1859 in Jasper County, Texas, marriage performed 26 July 1859 |
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 | Bryan, Winnie A. (Mrs. Joseph Cleveland McLemore) Application for a Social Security Account |
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 | Buchholz, John, Death Certificate Death Certificate from the State of Michigan |
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 | Buerk, Katherine Eva (Mrs. Solomon Striffler), Death Certificate Death Certificate from the State of Michigan |
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 | Bunch, Rena (Mrs. John William Gentry), Death Certificate Death Certificate from the State of Oklahoma |
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 | Burkhalter Family Bible Scan Scan from the James Daniel and Frances Elizabeth (DeLoach)Burkhalter Family Bible |
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 | Byrum, Susan "Jim Ann" (Mrs. Elisha McLemore), Death Certificate Her California death certificate indicates her maiden name was BARNES, however her descendants believe it was actually Byrum |
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 | Börtlingen, Württemberg Founded 1202 Börtlingen is a small German village founded in 1202. It is in southwest of Germany in the Schwabish Alps, a few miles outside of Göppingen. The church on the bottom left of the card is the Evangelische Johanneskirche, the same church in which Catherine and Adam Benkelmann were married before departing for America. |
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 | Börtlingen, Württemberg, Evangelische Johanneskirche, Summer 2006 Evangelische Johanneskirche in 2006. This is the same church in which Adam Benkelman and Catherine Schaufele were married in in 1851. |
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 | Campbell, Isla (Mrs. Warren Strong), Death Certificate State of Ohio Certificate of Death |
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 | Cass City (Michigan) Evangelical United Brethren Church, late 1950's The original frame EUB church was built on the corner of Ale and Pine Street in 1883, and completed in 1884, with membership numbering around fifty. There was a Sunday school and preaching, initially in German, each Sunday. Trustees were John Benkelman, Fred Krapf, Oscar Lenzner and Adam Benkelman. In 1910 the church was remodeled and brick… |
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 | Cass City (Michigan) High School, 1927-1997 This photo of the High School, built in 1927 and demolished in 1997, appears to have been taken sometime between 1930 and 1950 |
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 | Cass City (Michigan) the former Evangelical United Brethren Church in 2007 This 2007 photo is of the former Evangelical United Brethren Church of Cass City. The original frame church was built on the corner of Ale and Pine Street in 1883, and completed in 1884, with membership numbering around fifty. There was a Sunday school and preaching, initially in German, each Sunday. Trustees were John Benkelman, Fred Krapf, Oscar… |
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 | Cass City Chronicle subscription receipt Subscription receipt, to George Battel, for an annual subscription to the Cass City Chronicle in 1910. The beautifully handwritten legend was to a photo of the newspaper staff as identified by Marjory Schwegler Battel. |
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 | Celtic, Saxon Foot differences Printed in the October, 1996 Strong Family Association newsletter, from an article originally published in Discover magazine. At that time the article had not been peer reviewed, so take this with grain of salt. I, with my Saxon feet, find it quite interesting! |
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 | Chapman, Marcus, Death Certificate Ionia County, Mich. Death Certificate |
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 | Coleman, Ivan (Widow of Elmer Williamson) Death Certificate from the State of Texas |
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 | Cousins, Dalton and Tera (Fuller) Golden Wedding Anniversary This article was probably published in the local paper for Carthage, Texas in December, 1973, in honor of the couples Golden Wedding anniversary |
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 | Cramer, Sarah Ann and Augustus E. Eiliott 1861 Marriage License Seneca County, Ohio Marriage Record "Augustavus Elliott and Sarah Klemur licensed to marry August 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk" The record was certified and recorded on September 10, 1861. |
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 | Cramer, Sarah Ann, (Mrs. Augustus Elliott) Death Certificate Michigan Death Certificate |
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 | Crouch, Stella 1920 marriage to Walter Winfield Strong Both Stella and Walter had been previously married, and brought young children into their union |
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 | Davidson, Lela Alma (former wife of Edgar Rawson Wyatt) An article in honor of Lela Davidson Wyatt celebration of her One Hundredth Birthday on Saturday, January 18, 1997. |
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 | Duncan, Oklahoma, Aerial view of Assumption Catholic Church, ca 1940's Aerial shot of church, rectory, and St. Joan of Arc Catholic School, probably taken in the 1940's |
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 | Eddings, Arlie Geneva (Mrs. Clyde Fullen) Texas Death Certificate |
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 | Edwards, Jesse; Harper, Joseph; and McLemore, Moses, 1835 Bank Receipt, Montgomery County, Alabama Jesse Edwards, Joseph Harper and Moses McLemore Bank Receipt printed by James Strain from microfilm in the Alabama Archives from the Alphabetical Estate Records. James notes this was a debt jointly owed by Jesse, and his two co-signers, at the time of his death, most likely for a pending business venture or purchase. |
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 | Elliott, Augustus E. Civil War Pension Application, List of Dependants As part of his pension application, Augustus had to provide information about himself, his marriage, and a list of all children, living or dead |
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