Unknown if William Bollen was German Baptist, but thought I'd ask about him. I'm curious about William Bollen who lived with my ancestor, Reverend Daniel Lane. Is anyone researching the Bollen family? Also, is anyone researching the Chartery family (see Census listed below)? Are Bollen & Lane were related at all? My Daniel Lane was a Reverend in the German Baptist church (Church of the Brethren)--was William a German Baptist? Why would William have been living with the Lanes? How long was William in the area & where did he come from? I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I'm trying to understand more about my ancestor's life and trying to find new threads to search for my Lane family. I know VanKirks were near my Lanes--were the 2 families related at all? Was William just living with Daniel Lane and later with the Chartery family because William was older? ill? unable to work? or was he just helping on the farm? (note: no occupation listed; one time, his occupation is "No Business" (as best as I can read the words). Here is all I could find for William (are Matilda and Jane sisters to William? in the 1880 Census for Matilda & Jane): 1850 Census Name: William Bollen Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): South Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania Household Members: Name Age William Bollen 50 Anna Lane 38 Daniel Lane 40 Mary J Lane 17 Robert J Lane 8 Robert P Lane 6 -- note: should say James Polk Lane) (This is my LANE Family. I descend == No 1860 - where did William go? === 1870 United States Federal Census about William Bolen Name: William Bolen Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802 Age in 1870: 68 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: South Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Washington Household Members: Name Age Matild Chartery 47 George Chartery 23 William Chartery 18 Margaret Chartery 13 William Bolen 68 Anyone researching the Chartery family? === === No 1880 - where did William go? ======== Matilda Bollen Home in 1880: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania Age: 76 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Relation to Head of Household: Sister Father's birthplace: England Mother's birthplace: New Jersey Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Deff & Dumb Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Jane B. Praul 78 Matilda Bollen 76 Eliza Denormandie 60 ======= MaryluMertz27 Contact Has a PUBLIC tree that includes: Name: Margaret Bollen Birth: 1796 - PA Death: 01 Mar 1875 - Strabane, Washington, PA Sources: 2 Tree Name: My Van Kirk Family Name: Margaret Bollen Birth Date: 1796 Birth Place: PA Death Date: 1875 Death Place: PA Are sisters Jane B. Praul and Matilda Bollen related to William Bollen? === Thank you for any tidbits you can share, Judy Florian

RE: IRENA A. ROBISON I am hoping someone out there might have some information about my Grandmother Irena A. Robison. I have the Cripe side down pretty good but know very little about my Grandmother who was also a Dunkard. In the Family Bible I have the information that she was born January 3, 1865 and married on Sunday June 3, 1883 to my Grandfather Jacob E. Cripe. Unfortunately, it doesn't give any information as to where she was born or where they were married. It does say they were married at the residence of J. Montz and witnesses were: Jacob Grow and wife, Joseph Lands and wife, Bob Cripe and wife and Lizzie Frantz (or Frentz) I don't know if anyone would have ANY records on her but if so, would be very grateful for any information that could be provided. Thanks, Iris Cripe-Wilde (Ira D. Cripe's Daughter)