- The following names were found in this index: David W. Curtis; Friend Curtis; Melissa Curtis, Northrop Curtis, Norton S. Curtis, Seth Curtis, T. M. Curtis, Cyrus W. Card, William P. Card, Sarah Carl [could be Card], A. J. Schoonmaker, E. T. Schoonmaker, foster (Centerville), Rev. Herschel Foster, James Foster, plus others with tsurname Foster.
- Note that William Fuller Card, the father of Sarah Lavantia Card, died in 1846, but his probate notice was printed in the newspaper on 9 Nov 1850.
- I hired a genealogical researcher in St. Joseph Co., Michigan to search the microfilm of this newspaper and she sent the following copies:
- 12 June 1850 - Seth Curtis notice about lost steer
- 9 November 1850 - Friend Curtis and William Fuller Card probate notices
- 21 December 1850 - Northrup Curtis married Helen Shellhouse notice
- 4 January 1851 - Wm F. Card probate sale notice
- 18 January 1851 - Friend Curtis commissioners notice concerning probate
- 3 March 1851 - Wm. F. Card notice of administrators sale
- 1 January 1857 - Melissa Curtis notice selling land
The biggest story is the search for the parents of Benjamin Kingman Curtis. The search began during the 1930's by his own children. This blog will document the search both past, present, and future...
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Newspapers in St. Joseph, Michigan
The Western Chronicle; First Newspaper Printed in St. Joseph County, Michigan alphabetical listing, by Maryella Bowdish. (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Genealogical Council, 19--.) FHL fiche 6332812.
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