Hello all, I have found another missing link in my search for the part of my missing LOCK(E) family that migrated from Baltimore to the Pittsburgh area around 1800. To briefly recap; I obtained an obituary (from the Balto Sun) for my GGG-Grandfather, Nathaniel LOCK, who died in Baltimore in 1833. At the end of the Obituary was a request for papers in Pittsburgh and Indiana to copy the notice. At first I thought that this meant The State of Indiana (which I found hard to believe). After a little research I discovered that northeast of Pittsburgh lies Indiana County, Pa. "This must be it!" I thought and started looking into LOCK(E) families in both areas. I soon came across another Obituary (also in the Balto Sun) for one of Nathaniel's Sons, Nathaniel O. LOCKE, who died in Allegheny City in 1836 "Leaving a large family and many dear friends behind". I was content to sit on that bit of information for a while and proceeded to turn my interests to Indiana County. No Luck there. I contacted the Indiana Historical Society and someone there was kind enough to look for any references to any LOCK(E) families in their library. There we! re a few hits, but all from later on in the 1800's. "Not close enough", I thought. Then, back in early September, while searching a website featuring historical Pittsburgh ( http://digital.library.pitt.edu ) I happened upon a book entitled (get ready for this one...) History of Allegheny County: including it early settlement and progress to present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, ect. ; also biographies of many of it's representative citizens. Published: Chicago: A Warner & Co., 1889 WHEW! I'm sure glad they inserted that "etc." in there when they did! Anyway, in this volume contained a biography for one Samuel LOCK RIDDLE which I will copy as follows: SAMUEL LOCK RIDDLE, farmer, Post office Hulton, was born in 1814, in Pittsburgh, a son of Charles R. and Elizabeth (LOCK) RIDDLE. His parents were natives of Baltimore, Md., and came to Pittsburgh in wagons about 1810. Charles Riddle was a chair maker and painter on Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, but sold out and bought property in Indiana Township, opposite Hulton station. When Samuel L was quiet small his father died, and the family was left with but little of this world's goods. Our subject early learned to toil, has built up a fine property and enjoys a good home. His mother died in 1870, in her eighty-fifth year. In 1835 he started for himself on a farm in lower St. Clair township, and in 1843 came to Plum township. After eleven years he moved to Fairview, Butler county, and remained twenty-one years, in which time he bought three good farms. He then sold two of them, and, coming again to Plum township, purchased ten acres just outside of the borough of Verona, ! east of Hulton station, where he has a fine home in which to spend his latter days. He married, in 1835, Mary Ann SCHRODER, born May 3, 1816, in Maryland, daughter of Henry and Katherine (FAIK) SCHRODER, natives, respectively, of Holland and Little York, Pa. Her Mother died in 1852; Her father came to this country before the Revolution; was a tailor, and died in this country in 1832. Three boys and one girl have been born to Mr. and Mrs. RIDDLE: Wiliam Henry HARRISON, an attorney in Butler county, Pa.; Samuel L., in Lawrence county; Ovington, in Lawrence county; and Margaret (now married). Mr. Riddle is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the U.P. Church. I suppose this answers the "riddle" of the notice to copy to Indiana. I suppose they meant the Indiana township section of the Pittsburgh paper (if indeed the paper had separate sections for each township's news). My Nathaniel Lock had a daughter named Elizabeth in the correct time frame, so I am "almost" sure we are talking about the same family. Finding a marriage notice in the Balto Sun would take care of that bit of proof. ***QUESTION*** Is anyone researching either the LOCK(E) or RIDDLE family from this time? I would dearly love to hear from any LOCK(E) researchers in this area/time frame. I am sorry for the long post, but there just seemed too much information to convey. I am also sorry to say that at this time I will be dropping out of the Indiana County Rootsweb list. Thank you all so much for your efforts in trying to help me, but it looks like I need to concentrate elsewhere for now. Thanks! -Geo George F. Locke Raleigh, North Carolina, USA geolocke@earthlink.net Researching the following family names: Paternal: Armstrong, Lock(e) (Pittsburgh) Cumberland, Higdon, Lock(e), Luckett, Shipley, Stewart (Washington DC/Baltimore/Maryland) Maternal: Bowling, Simpson, Wheatley (Charles County, St. Mary's County, Maryland) Kuhnert (Prussia) Orlando (Florence, Italy) Alphieri, Chelini (Venice, Italy) Marcadel (Balearic Islands, Spain) Holmes (England, Spain)