From: The Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, by Margaret Schlichtmann and Irene Paden, first published in 1955, begins near end of page 80 (Chapter IV, Chinese Camp) ============================================================================================================== ...right now, while probing into the past of Chinese Camp, we may as well touch on two rather "different" bad men of whom old-timers of the vicinity speak almost with affection: Joaquin Murieta and Black Bart. This is not the story of either one. If such a chronicle interests you, you can't do better than to read *Bad Company,* by Joseph Henry Jackson. But their lives did touch the community and, by the contact, managed to add color, spice and gossip interest to its history. Joaquin Murieta was a Mexican of pleasant manners and superior bearing. His adventures in the Southern Mines took place [page 81] between 1850 and 1853 and, by some strange alchemy, time and the legends of the gold camps have altered their base metal to something rather precious in the memories of the old-timers. No one living now remembers him but some have heard of him from their parents; from their fathers of his occasional appearances in town; from their mothers of his courtly manners and old-world fashion of bowing from the waist. Those who have done extensive research on the life of this man, tell us that the name served as a peg on which to hang the exploits of several different bandits, all claiming the name Joaquin. No doubt they are right. We give only the simple statements that have come down from father to son, and, of those, only the ones they will put in writing and sign. From George Egling, son of Louis Egling, blacksmith of Chinese Camp, and from Eugene and Austin, sons of his helper, James Mecartea, we get the statement that a man who said he was Murieta and for that reason demanded, and got, instant service, came more than once to the smithy with several mounted men and had emergency horse-shoeing done. He came quite openly but was in a hurry to be gone. He always paid lavishly. From Robert Curtin, son of John Curtin, we get the account of Murieta riding out of the shrubbery to stop a Cloudman freighting outfit; selecting the best horse with a shrewd eye and causing it to be taken from the team and put under the saddle from his spent animal. For this he paid far above its value and rode on. <snip> ... It was too bad, everyone felt, that he was on the wrong side of the law but even so his entertainment value was enormous.

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BLACKSMITHING/2002-03/1016943441 Saw this message and I think the answer is we didn't know this list existed! I have blacksmiths on several lines and have always wondered what the ones in Youngstown did (the others were rural and I know pretty well what they did) One I know worked at Brown and Bunnell. I hope we can all learn a lot from this list. Eliz

A comment from the subscriber that mentioned Adam Baer. There was a Baer family in PA in the 1700's that married into the Baughman family. Contact me if you would like more info on people with this family line. [email protected] Pam ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

My great-grandfather, Frederick (Fritz) Kalbitz was a blacksmith, born in Gebesee (near Erfurt) Germany in 1853. I'm not sure he worked there. If not, probably in or near Hamburg. In 1881 he was banned from Hamburg and environs due to his political beliefs - he was a social democrat at a time when that was illegal. Family story was that he left Germany one step ahead of being arrested. There is a record in Gebesee of his being banned from Hamburg. He came to the U.S. sometime in 1881 with his wife following in November 1881. They settled in Chicago where he had his own blacksmith shop, later manufacturing tools. I have good records of what he did here, but very little of his early years in Germany. Lois in Chicago

Hi Deborah! my RENZ (Rentz,Renc) was from Baden but he immigrated in 1872. have you checked nara.gov ??? and have you checked the states between NY and IA? i just found out a few months ago alot of mine went to Stark county OH. and apparently during that time period (1850's) the first newspaper was German in that area. they stayed there till 1860 my gggggrandparents and 1880 my ggggrandfather then went to Huntington co IN. kathy Researching; Dougherty, McLaughlin, Gordon, MacDonald, Brennan and Shephard in Ireland, Canada and Phila PA Vollmer (Fulmer), Renz (Rentz), Schumacher (Shoemaker), Muller and Huther in Germany, Ohio and Indiana Baer (Beyer), Paszotta and Shutt in Germany, Delaware, Indiana and Philadelphia ----------------------------------------- list "mom" for; [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ----------------------------------------- my home page: http://community.webtv.net/kathy556/DoughertyGordonBaer

Hi there, I am also a blacksmith descendant who was from the Baden area of Germany. I am trying to track my ancestors who emigrated in 1854, but I don't know from what port. Anytime I see the year 1854, I want to know if you found a miracle list of emigration records, anything regarding a port from where they left, etc. The 2 brothers indicated in a family bible that they settled in Buffalo from 1854 to 1856, but again even with the 1855 New York state census, their names don't show up so I am grabbing at straws. I will find them in New York, but so far, nothing as yet. One of the brothers blacksmithed in Iowa in the late 1850's and this occupation was carried on down through his son and grandson until 1910 or so. My ancestors blacksmithed and made shoes for the horses on the hose trucks a long time ago. Deborah - Wisconsin --- kathy hamby <[email protected]> wrote: > hi!! i'm here! haha mine were German blacksmiths > named Peter VOLLMER > born 1793 in Schmitshausen Germany and his son Adam > born 1835 in > Quirnsbach Germany (both in the Rheinland-Pfalz > area) they immigrated to > the US in 1854 and moved right out to Stark county > OH the name was > spelled FULMER or FULLMER in OH. then they moved on > to Huntington County > IN. > o the 1860 and 1870 census it says they were > blacksmiths, then in 1880 > it says farmer. > also i believe my Adam BAER born 1860 in Germany > immigrated to Phila PA > or Wilmington DE, was a blacksmith, he died in 1890 > right before the > birth of my gr,grandfather Frank was born. > take care and good luck!! > kathy in PA > > Researching; Dougherty, McLaughlin, Gordon, > MacDonald, Brennan and > Shephard in Ireland, Canada and Phila PA > Vollmer (Fulmer), Renz (Rentz), Schumacher > (Shoemaker), Muller and > Huther in Germany, Ohio and Indiana > Baer (Beyer), Paszotta and Shutt in Germany, > Delaware, Indiana and > Philadelphia > ----------------------------------------- > list "mom" for; [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > ----------------------------------------- > my home page: > http://community.webtv.net/kathy556/DoughertyGordonBaer > > > ==== BLACKSMITHING Mailing List ==== > List Mom for the BLACKSMITHING mailing list: > Diana Boothe > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Hello Kathleen, Here's a link to the Calvary Cemetery in Fresno, California, where our HURLEY family members are buried. It's a long list, so look under H-- http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/fresno/cemeteries/calvary.txt Timothy HURLEY (1866 - 4/21/1918) in the list was the second husband of my g-grandmother Margaret HURLEY also buried there (5/29/1866 - 1/11/1950). Tim HURLEY was a blacksmith, and Margaret's first husband was blacksmith George MECARTEA, son of the James MECARTEA in my earlier post on Chinese Camp and Big Oak Flat, California. Margaret's maiden name was BRICKLEY, and her mother is buried there too, listed as Sarah M. BRICKLEY (no date of birth; date of death 10/11/1908) She was born in Ireland, and her maiden name was McCormick. Her husband, not buried there, was John BRICKLEY born in Cork, Ireland, who served in the Civil War on the Union side in Illinois, and then came out to California. If you find any connection, I would appreciate your letting me know. Best wishes, Judy Kathleen Bowen wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for writing/responding! > > Unfortunately, all I have is HER. It's one of most frustrating brick walls. > I am making headway on DONEGAN, but can't seem to get a break on the > HURLEYs. I don't know about the CA environs, but researching HURLEY in D. C. > is especailly frustrating as there is a prominent Colonial family in > MD/DC/PA that I keep bumping into and are not likely to be directly > connected to mine. > > All I have is family oral history: She may be the immigrant, but my mother > thought she came over from Ireland with her mother, too. Mother remembers > Mary telling her she was from Co. Cork. Mother also recalls she could speak > some Gaelic, but doesn't recall any of it and thinks she used it when she > was cursing :) Mother also told me that Mary was a laundress for a large > hotel in NY (probably Manhatten, but I just don't know). The HURLEY line also > connects to a STEPHENS line in NY, but I have no additional info on them for > now (but I have a lead from an obit I found in mother's papers and I have > just recently written a letter to a possible cousin that may be a descendant > of a HURLEY-STEPHENS marriage. I hope he repsonds! > > Sorry I can't be of more assistance, > Kathleen

Hi, Thanks for writing/responding! Unfortunately, all I have is HER. It's one of most frustrating brick walls. I am making headway on DONEGAN, but can't seem to get a break on the HURLEYs. I don't knlw about the CA environs, but researching HURLEY in D. C. is especailly frustrating as there is a prominent Colonial family in MD/DC/PA that I keep bumpong into and are not likely to be directly connected to mine. All I have is family oral history: She may be the immigrant, but my mother thought she came over from Ireland with her mother, too. Mother remembers Mary telling her she was from Co. Cork. Mother also recalls she could speak some Gaelic, but doesn't recall any of it and thinks she used it when she was cursing :) Mother also told me that Mary was a laundress for a large hotel in NY (probably Manhatten, but I just don't know). The HURLEY ine also connects to a STEPHENS line in NY, but I have no additional info on them for now (but I have a lead from an obit I found in mother's papers and I have just recently written a letter to a possible cousin that may be a descendant of a HURLEY-STEPHENS marriage. I hope he repsonds! Sorry I can't be of more assistance, Kathleen Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida - Genealogy: It's Relative!! [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen Frodo Lives! -----Original Message----- From: JJastram <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: March 24, 2002 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [BLACKSMITHING] John Dominic DONEGAN, Wash., D. C. late 1800s-early 1900s >Dear Kathleen, > >I'm interested in your Mary Ellen HURLEY. Do you have any information on >her (possible) brothers or others of the HURLEY name who might have >settled in California in the second half of the 19th century? >Judy > >Kathleen Bowen wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a new subscriber to the list and I would like to post info about my >> ancestor who was a blacksmith of Irish descent in SW Washington, D. C. ><snip> >> > The basics: >> John Dominic DONEGAN, b. Jul 1858 in Washington, D. C. (source: 1900 DC >> Federal Census), d. 25 Jun 1934 (source: St. Dominic's Catholic Church >> records), m. Mary Ellen HURLEY, prob. in NY (poss. Staten Island), b. Feb >> 1858, Ireland (source: 1900 DC Federal Census), prob. Co. Cork, d. 11 May >> 1924 (Newspaper death announcement). ><snip> > > >==== BLACKSMITHING Mailing List ==== >List Mom for the BLACKSMITHING mailing list: > Diana Boothe > [email protected] > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi, I am a new subscriber to the list and I would like to post info about my ancestor who was a blacksmith fo Irish descent in SW Washington, D. C. Interestingly, he and his wife and two young children (one died young) were living in Staten Island, NY in 1885 (well, at least they had a daughter, Jane Cecile DONEGAN, baptized at St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church in Port Richmond, Staten Island in Oct. 1885 - I am awaiting some records from that church). I also posted an inquiry on the City-Directories list to see if a John DONEGAN popped up in that locale at that time, but no John, so far, from the three people who repsonded. [There was a Joseph who is listed as a "cutter" and in the D. C. directories, John's brother, Patrick, is listed as a granite cutter - connection or coincidence?) The later children of John and Mary were all born in D. C., so from 1888, they had left NY. The basics: John Dominic DONEGAN, b. Jul 1858 in Washington, D. C. (source: 1900 DC Federal Census), d. 25 Jun 1934 (source: St. Dominic's Catholic Church records), m. Mary Ellen HURLEY, prob. in NY (poss. Staten Island), b. Feb 1858, Ireland (source: 1900 DC Federal Census), prob. Co. Cork, d. 11 May 1924 (Newspaper death announcement). Their children: Stephen, b.? d.? (very young), b. on Staten Island; Jane Cecile, b. 13 Oct 1885, NY, d. 29 Apr 1964, Arlington, VA, m. Thomas SMITH; John, b. 02 Oct 1888, D. C., d. 02 Apr 1889, D. C. Ella Elizabeth (my grandmother), b. 16 Feb 1893, D. C., d. 08 Oct 1974, Cheverly, Prince Georges Co., MD, m. John Samuel DRURY, Jr. Mary Elizabeth, b. 18 Apr 1895, D, C., d. 1968, D. C., never married; William, b. 20 Oct 1897, D. C., d. 16 Jan 1923, D. C., never married. -------------- John's parents were Michael DONEGAN and Ellen SHEA. I have a copy of Michael's Declaration of Intent dated "18th day of November, 1868" at "aged about 36 years" to be a U. S. citizen, so he was born in Ireland. I do not know if he met/married Ellen in the U. S. or in Ireland. I don't think this Michael was a blacksmith, but cannot be certain! John had two brothers: Jeremiah, who went by "Jerry," and Patrick. D.C. Directory citations (supplied to me by another researcher): 1895 Donegan, Eugene Laborer 227 L Street, S.W. , Jeremiah Driver 337 H Street S.W. , John Blacksmith 234 I Street, S.W. 1896 Donegan, Jeremiah Driver 337 H Street, S.W. , John Laborer 323 H Street, S.W. 1897 Donegan, Jeremiah Driver 337 H Street, S.W. , John Blacksmith 234 I Street, S.W. , Michael Laborer 337 H Street, S.W. , Patrick L. Granite Cutter 323 ½ H Street, S.W. 1900 Donegan, Jeremiah Blacksmith 337 H Street, S.W. , John Blacksmith 234 I Street, S.W. , Patrick Granite Cutter 337 H Street, S.W. 1908 Donegan, John Blacksmith 907 3rd. Street, S.W. , Michael 907 3rd. Street, S.W. 1911 Donegan, John Blacksmith 615 H Street, S.W. 1913 No John listed for 1913 1918 Donegan, John D. Blacksmith 638 F Street, S.W. , Joseph 638 F Street, S.W. , Mary Tel. Opr. 638 F Street, S.W. , Jeremiah Driver 638 F Street, S.W. , Jennie 638 F Street, S.W. 1921 Donegan, John D. Blacksmith 638 F Street, S.W. , Joseph Watchman Same as above , Mary Clerk Same as above 1925 Donegan, John D. Blacksmith 638 F Street, S.W. , Joseph Watchman Same as above , Joseph F. Br. Mgr.Columbia Oil Co. residence 638 F Street, S.W. , Mary Opr. B&O RR 638 F Street, S.W. 1929 Donegan, Joseph Clerk 638 F Street, S.W. , Mary E. Tel. Opr. B&O RR 638 F Street, S.W. 1930 No Donegans listed in directory 1931 Donegan, Jerry Clerk 638 F Street, S.W. , John Same as above , Joseph Same as above , Mary Tel. Opr. Intl. Brotherhood of Electricians-Residence 638 F Street, S.W. 1937 Donegan, Mary E. Clerk 638 F Street, S.W. No John listed ---------------- Any connections out there? Kathleen in Ridge Manor, Florida - Genealogy: It's Relative!! [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katbowen Frodo Lives!

Hi there, I am also a descendant of a blacksmith. My ancestor was a blacksmith in Baden, Germany till the mid 1850's when he and his older brother immigrated to America. His son built a blacksmith shop in the 1880's in Kalona, IA where the only part of it still standing is the bricked up furnace area. His own son worked in the blacksmith shop in the 1910's and that's all that I know regarding their descendants' occupations. I am proud to see what's left of the shop - I took a picture of the bricked up area as I haven't been back to visit since almost 15 years ago. It might have been dug up for a parking lot. It's sad to think of that, but that's progress. Deborah - Wisconsin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/

Dear Kathleen, I'm interested in your Mary Ellen HURLEY. Do you have any information on her (possible) brothers or others of the HURLEY name who might have settled in California in the second half of the 19th century? Judy Kathleen Bowen wrote: > > Hi, > > I am a new subscriber to the list and I would like to post info about my > ancestor who was a blacksmith of Irish descent in SW Washington, D. C. <snip> > The basics: > John Dominic DONEGAN, b. Jul 1858 in Washington, D. C. (source: 1900 DC > Federal Census), d. 25 Jun 1934 (source: St. Dominic's Catholic Church > records), m. Mary Ellen HURLEY, prob. in NY (poss. Staten Island), b. Feb > 1858, Ireland (source: 1900 DC Federal Census), prob. Co. Cork, d. 11 May > 1924 (Newspaper death announcement). <snip>

=============================================================================================================== From: The Big Oak Road to Yosemite, by Margaret Schlichtmann and Irene Paden, first published in 1955, cont. of page 76 (Chapter IV, Chinese Camp) ============================================================================================================== ...Recently the authors received a letter from Howard Egling, grandson of Louis, in which he states that the young John Studebaker, founder of the famous manufacturing company, makers of wagons and later of automobiles, worked in the Egling shop as a helper of such juvenile obscurity that his name apparently has not been remembered as a part of the history of Chinese Camp. From there John went north to the mining camp of Placerville where he became a partner in a firm "that could shoe a mustang or make a wagon." He furnished the mechanical skill while his partners did the blacksmithing. In 1858 he returned to South Bend Indiana, [page 77] where he helped to establish the beginnings of the Studebaker Company.(6) <snip> ...Louis Egling had another helper, James Mecartea, who later branched out with a shop of his own in Chinese Camp which he ran until 1872 and then moved to Big Oak Flat. All but two of his thirteen children were born in Chinese Camp; his son James being probably the first white baby to appear on the scene.... ---------------------------------- (6) Information from The Pioneer, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 15, 1898. ---------------------------------- Bibliography: Pioneer, The. Monthly magazine. Pub. by the Pioneer Publishing Co., San Francisco, Vol.XIII, No.5, May 15, 1898. ----------------------------------

Hi Judy! Here's one descendent! My Great-Grandfather was a blacksmith in Kansas. He had a number of children by each of his wives and I'm finding that many of them went into auto mechanics (including my Grandfather and my uncle). Has anyone noticed that as a pattern or a common transition as the world moved from horses to horseless carriages? Cheers, Susie > Subj:[BLACKSMITHING] Where are all the blacksmith descendants? > Date:3/23/2002 10:21:24 PM Central Standard Time > From: [email protected] (JJastram) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > > > > This was a very promising list -- why no posts? I descend, in one line, > from Irish blacksmiths, but I only know them in the USA: originally > McCarty, but the spelling changed to MeCartea and McCartea in > California. They settled in Tuolumne County, California, during the Gold > Rush, first in Chinese Camp, then in Big Oak Flat, having come through > the Midwest. Later they had a blacksmith shop in Fresno, California. I'm > also related by marriage to the Hurley family, also Irish blacksmiths in > the Fresno area. Where is everyone -- blacksmiths were plentiful in the > old days! > >

hi!! i'm here! haha mine were German blacksmiths named Peter VOLLMER born 1793 in Schmitshausen Germany and his son Adam born 1835 in Quirnsbach Germany (both in the Rheinland-Pfalz area) they immigrated to the US in 1854 and moved right out to Stark county OH the name was spelled FULMER or FULLMER in OH. then they moved on to Huntington County IN. o the 1860 and 1870 census it says they were blacksmiths, then in 1880 it says farmer. also i believe my Adam BAER born 1860 in Germany immigrated to Phila PA or Wilmington DE, was a blacksmith, he died in 1890 right before the birth of my gr,grandfather Frank was born. take care and good luck!! kathy in PA Researching; Dougherty, McLaughlin, Gordon, MacDonald, Brennan and Shephard in Ireland, Canada and Phila PA Vollmer (Fulmer), Renz (Rentz), Schumacher (Shoemaker), Muller and Huther in Germany, Ohio and Indiana Baer (Beyer), Paszotta and Shutt in Germany, Delaware, Indiana and Philadelphia ----------------------------------------- list "mom" for; [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ----------------------------------------- my home page: http://community.webtv.net/kathy556/DoughertyGordonBaer

Hello Susie and Kathy, Glad to find there are some of you out there. I'm going to post a quote from a book that has our family, just to keep things going, and for general interest. It will have to be in sections, since it's a bit long. Judy ============================================================================================================== from: The Big Oak Road to Yosemite, by Margaret Schlichtmann and Irene Paden, first published in 1955. This begins at the end of page 75 (in Chapter IV: Chinese Camp) ...Blacksmith and wheelwright shops were vital to the life of the times. Louis Egling, a strapping young fellow of twenty-two just over from Germany began to shoe horses for the miners early in [page 76] the history of the camp and is said to have founded his famous wheelwright shop in 1852. He specialized in the building of wagons, stages and freighters. The shop remained in active service until about 1920 and, after a century, occasional wagons made by Egling still may be found standing in the blackened and weather-beaten barns of the nearby towns and ranches. Louis married Emilie Krautter who had likewise come from Germany with the laudable intention of keeping house for her father in Big Oak Flat. Such good intentions seldom lasted in the early mountain towns where women were at a premium, but Emilie had plenty to do, as, after the hospitable custom of the times, out-of-town customers with blacksmith work to occupy a day or so moved into town with their families and stayed in the blacksmith's home. Egling kept several helpers busy. Six forges held heaps of red hot coals, blown to fury by bellows when extra heat was needed. Every object used in the shop was made by hand -- horseshoes, nails, hammers, many of the implements in common use by the miners and farmers, wheelbarrows, picks, shovels, and the scythes which were used for harvesting to the exclusion of any other method. Even the truss rods of the Knight's Ferry Bridge were turned out by this shop. [to be continued]

This was a very promising list -- why no posts? I descend, in one line, from Irish blacksmiths, but I only know them in the USA: originally McCarty, but the spelling changed to MeCartea and McCartea in California. They settled in Tuolumne County, California, during the Gold Rush, first in Chinese Camp, then in Big Oak Flat, having come through the Midwest. Later they had a blacksmith shop in Fresno, California. I'm also related by marriage to the Hurley family, also Irish blacksmiths in the Fresno area. Where is everyone -- blacksmiths were plentiful in the old days! Judy in California

Though this may be off subject for some of you, I wanted to let everyone know that the Bureau of Land Management <http://www.blm.gov/> (BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site is up and running again. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Take care, Diana List mom for the ACHOR, ACHORD, AMERICAN-RAILROADS, AR-CIVIL-WAR, ARKANSAS, AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, AR-RAILROADS, AR-SURNAMES, AUSTRALIA-OBITUARIES, BLACKSMITHING, BOOTHE, BURDINE, CANCER-SUPPORT, COUNTRY-MUSIC, ESSEX (surname), FLINT-KNAPPING, KID-CRAFTS, GILTNER, GOOD-SHEPERD-HOMES, IA-VINTAGEPHOTOS, IN-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, IOWA-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, KS-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, LAKEY, MARTINDALE, NJ-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, OBER, OLD-MISSOURI-NEWSPAPERS, OUTLAWS-OF-THE-OLD-WEST, PA-RAILROADS, PEOPLES, ROBERSON, SHATSWELL, STODGHILL, TELEVISION, US-MARSHALLS, VILLINES, VIOLIN-MAKERS, VOORHEES, VOORHIES, WOODWORKERS, WOOLRIDGE, WORLD-CEMETERIES, WORLD-OBITS, and WORZ mailing lists.

I am seeking info on Israel Nicholas Mc Carty. In the 1900 CENSUS for Ewing Twp he is listed as a Blacksmith and owning his shop. Thanks Lin

Hello Everyone! :-) For some reason or another (i.e.. email address changing, vacation, computer problems), you may find the need to unsubscribe and re-subscribe to this list, so I thought I would send on to you, instructions for doing this. A lot of times you may know approximately when this will be happening, and I can assist you in doing this, but I must know to what list you are subscribed, and how you receive your postings, either list mode or digest mode. Since I am list mom for right at 40 mailing lists, sometimes this can be quite confusing, so I'm hoping this will help all of us. <g> Subscribing: To join BLACKSMITHING-L, send mail to [email protected] with the single word "subscribe" in the message subject and body. To join BLACKSMITHING-D, do the same thing with [email protected] Unsubscribing: To leave BLACKSMITHING-L, send mail to [email protected] with the single word "unsubscribe" in the message subject and body. To leave BLACKSMITHING-D, do the same thing with [email protected] Take Care, Diana [email protected] List mom for the ACHOR, ACHORD, AMERICAN-RAILROADS, AR-CIVIL-WAR, AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, AR-RAILROADS, AR-SAWMILLS, ARKANSAS SURNAMES, ARKANSAS, AUSTRALIA-OBITS, BLACKSMITHING, BURDINE, CANCER-SUPPORT, COUNTRY-MUSIC, ESSEX, FLINT-KNAPPING, GILTNER, IN-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, IOWA-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, KS-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, KID-CRAFTS, LAKEY, NJ-OLD-NEWSPAPERS, OBER, OLD-MISSOURI-NEWSPAPERS, OUTLAWS OF THE OLD WEST, PA-RAILROADS, PEOPLES, ROBERSON, SHATSWELL, STODGHILL, TELEVISION, VILLINES, VIOLIN-MAKERS, VOORHEES, WOODWORKERS, WORLD-CEMETERIES, WORLD-OBITS, and WORZ mailing lists.

My grandfather, Charles A. Riley, was a blacksmith in Hot Springs, AR, from about 1890 till about 1945. His shop in the early 1900's was located on the upper end of Park Ave. near Pullman St.(Ave.?). At that time he had a very good business, but the demand for blacksmiths decreased as the popularity of the automobile rose. In the 40's he had a small shop in front of his house on Mt. Valley St. He still shoed horses after reaching 70 years of age. Earlier, he made wagons, repaired wagon wheels, and made garden and fireplace tools. I can recall, as a small boy, watching him work over the forge in his leather apron and seeing him form the red-hot metal on his anvil. I can still remember the ring of the hammer striking the anvil.