Hello all, As you've undoubtedly seen Lainee's email this morning, we've changed listowners. (Boy, she gets up early on Saturday.) In explanation - I had a greater work load the last few months and have not had a lot of time to devote to the list. And, I can't see an end to it soon. So, while I was trying to get the Decker message board linked to the list, Lainee mentioned that she had wanted to host the list when she adopted the board, but the list was taken. I offered it. During our emails, I noticed that Lainee is quite knowledgeable about the ins-and-outs of the processes at RootsWeb (something I haven't had time to keep up on), and she appears to have the energy to jump start the list so we all (me included) can enjoy it more. And yes, I intend to still be a member of Decker-L for a good time to come. I can't think of a better group of people to be a part of. You all have been great! Bye, for now, Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hgR.2ACIB/1782.1 Message Board Post: My research indicates that the parents of Issac ( 1751) were Jan (John ) Decker and Diana ( Dinah ) Kuykendahl. Issac married Dorcas Chamberlin April 12, 1769 in Sussex County, New Jersey.I have no Info on her. Issac died abt. 1840 in New Florence, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.Ebenezer was born abt. 1771 in New Jersey, and died abt. 1850 in St.Clair Twsp., Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania. I have no info on his wife Isabella.

--=======72C87A80======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-50CA4CC4; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Good morning Decker researchers, You will notice the new admin addy and name. Judy VanArsdale asked me last evening if I would take on the Decker list since I have the message board. Judy is still on the list, and will hopefully be for some time to come, I do not know what her plans are on this matter. My name is Lainee and I tend to be a bit on the lenient side, although there are few things I will not tolerate, which include flaming and sending off-topic messages of any sort without first checking...but I know you all won't do that. Judy tells me what a nice well-mannered group this is and I look forward to getting to know all of you. First thing on the agenda is I want to meet all of you so, later this morning, I am going to send out another email that will hopefully get people posting to list. Good luck and best wishes, Lainee --=======72C87A80=======--

THank you Sally, Great Site! Diane Eaton Hacker famlygeni@aol.com

Below is an item that was passed along to me & thought others may find it helpful/interesting. It is searchable AND you can add an honoree to the list they are compiling. Apologies to those who receive this more than once. National WWII Memorial http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=search Sally

I've "rescued" an old school photograph which appears to have been taken in Connecticut on August 22, 1895. The photograph includes classmates, teachers, and the school principal. The students all appear to be in their teens at the time the photograph was taken. The handwriting on the back is difficult to read but looks like "MB -C.C.F. by do. + advice C.S. BUELL Aug 22 -95" "Alida's WMED '94 Class in part + teachers at "Katapansis" + others". Then all 22 subjects in the photograph are listed: L. FITCH Jas. L. FITCH Miss Alice GREEN Miss TURNER (Teacher) Miss RUDD Miss Ruth DARROW Miss Minnie DECKER Mrs.(Minnie V.E. MILLER)LESTER Mr. BUELL (prin.) Miss CROFTON (Teacher) Miss Ruth HAZORD Miss Charlotte CRANDALL Miss Maud RYLEY Miss Susan CONE Miss Alida S. FITCH Miss Hattie E. HEWITT Miss Belle DENISON Miss Louise JEFFREY E.B. FITCH Addie FITCH Bessie FITCH Miss Gertie RYLEY Based on limited research I believe that the group was probably from New London, Connecticut since I find many of these same names there including: Alida S. FITCH b. 11 Jun 1877 at New London to James Latham FITCH and Adeline Amanda STEVENS Addie FITCH b. 27 Mar 1882 at New London to same parents Bessie FITCH b. 26 Aug 1880 at New London to same parents James L. FITCH b. 12 Sept 1875 at Putnam, CT to same parents (he appears to go by James while his father uses the name Latham FITCH) 1880 Census of New London, CT includes the family with Latham FITCH listed as a clergyman Alice H. Green b. 1875-76 to parents William E. & Sarah A. GREEN Ruth DARROW b. 5 Feb 1876 to parents John DARROW & Emma Salina DARTE Minnie V. MILLER b. 1866-67 to parents Oliver S. & Sarah A. MILLER of North Stonington, CT Charlotte CRANDALL b. 1877-78 to Mother Charlene S. CRANDALL Gertrude Mabel RYLEY b. 2 Feb 1878 to parents William Henry RYLEY & Elizabeth MITCHELL Maud RYLEY b. 1875-76 to same parents Gertrude RYLEY b. 1877-78 to same parents Susan CONE b. 1874-75 to parents William F. & Susan M. CONE of Groton, CT Isabella M. DENISON b. 1875-76 to Mother Mary A. DENISON of Groton, CT I'm hoping to find someone from one of these families so that this wonderful old photograph can be shared. If you are a member of one of these families or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Have you looked at the Decker's in Sussex Co., NJ. Many residents of Sussex Co. relocated to Bradford Co., PA before 1860. Where did this census say he was born? Ken & Nancy Pascal pascalfl@gate.net > [Original Message] > From: jack decker <jdecker00@earthlink.net> > To: <DECKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 12/6/2003 10:14:53 AM > Subject: [DECKER-L] Andrew Decker > > Does anypne have any ancestral relationship to ANDREW DECKER (age 35) > listed in the 1860 Pennsylvania, Bradford Co., Springfield twp U.S. > census. His wife was Nancy (34), with children Lucy (13), Edward (15), > Sarah (8), Eliza (5), Andrew (3) and Chester (1). > > Thanks for any help. > > Jack Decker

Carolyn Jones Linchuk wrote: > Hi Jack, > > My names are similar, but probably no connection. > Here is my DECKER history - > > I descend from George Decker, who was a blacksmith. George W. Decker Sr. > was born in Copake, Columbia County, NY in 1814 and died in Scranton, PA in > 1898. George and his wife Catherine had several children. William H. Decker > was the oldest and first born son of 11 children. The other known children1s > names are Catherine, Martin, Mary, Eliza, Clara, George Jr., Edward, > Harriet, and Ella. There was supposedly and Addie, but I have > never found her. > > My Eliza A. Decker was born in 1848. > My Edward was born in 1857. > > Was your Andrew Decker born in New York? > > Carolyn > > ---------- > >From: jack decker <jdecker00@earthlink.net> > >To: DECKER-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [DECKER-L] Andrew Decker > >Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 10:10 AM > > > > > Does anypne have any ancestral relationship to ANDREW DECKER (age 35) > > listed in the 1860 Pennsylvania, Bradford Co., Springfield twp U.S. > > census. His wife was Nancy (34), with children Lucy (13), Edward (15), > > Sarah (8), Eliza (5), Andrew (3) and Chester (1). > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Jack Decker > > My ggggrandfather, Phillip Decker, was either born in Germany or The Netherlands about 1769. It looks like he settled in Manorton, Columbia Co. ,NY. By 1810 he had a family of six by his first wife Maritje Bohm. They then moved to Chenango Co., NY . His children were Jacob, Henry Elizabeth, Polly, Peter , Uriah and Frances. Jacob would be my gggrandfather. They then moved to Bradford Co., PA around 1840. One of his children was Rennselaer Dewey Decker who had 125 acres of land, one sawmill and a house. He "transfered" these assets to ANDREW DECKER who at the time was living in Mill City. This is why I'm trying to find out who Andrew is, I am assuming he is an offspring of one of the brothers. Jack

Hi Iam looking for Maryjane Decker married to ? Leclair.I cannot find anything on her since I do not have her parents names.Unknown where she married but one of her children (Maude) was born in Arygle,Washington county,N.Y. EJ E & J

Hi Jack, My names are similar, but probably no connection. Here is my DECKER history - I descend from George Decker, who was a blacksmith. George W. Decker Sr. was born in Copake, Columbia County, NY in 1814 and died in Scranton, PA in 1898. George and his wife Catherine had several children. William H. Decker was the oldest and first born son of 11 children. The other known children¹s names are Catherine, Martin, Mary, Eliza, Clara, George Jr., Edward, Harriet, and Ella. There was supposedly and Addie, but I have never found her. My Eliza A. Decker was born in 1848. My Edward was born in 1857. Was your Andrew Decker born in New York? Carolyn ---------- >From: jack decker <jdecker00@earthlink.net> >To: DECKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [DECKER-L] Andrew Decker >Date: Sat, Dec 6, 2003, 10:10 AM > > Does anypne have any ancestral relationship to ANDREW DECKER (age 35) > listed in the 1860 Pennsylvania, Bradford Co., Springfield twp U.S. > census. His wife was Nancy (34), with children Lucy (13), Edward (15), > Sarah (8), Eliza (5), Andrew (3) and Chester (1). > > Thanks for any help. > > Jack Decker >

Does anypne have any ancestral relationship to ANDREW DECKER (age 35) listed in the 1860 Pennsylvania, Bradford Co., Springfield twp U.S. census. His wife was Nancy (34), with children Lucy (13), Edward (15), Sarah (8), Eliza (5), Andrew (3) and Chester (1). Thanks for any help. Jack Decker

Looking for the parentage of both of my Great-Great-Great Grandparents. John S. Drake (born abt 1798 NY--died 20 April 1869 Rome, PA) married Charlotte Decker (born abt 1805 NY--died 10 March 1891 Rome, PA) Both are buried in Towner Hill Cemetery, outside of Rome, Bradford Co., Pa. I believe they both lived in Tioga County, Ny before the part that became Chemung County, Ny. They were married abt 1829/1830 and lived in Rome, Bradford County, Pa. all their lives. They are on the 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 census in Rome, Bradford Co., Pa. On all the census, their birthplace was given as NY and all their children were born in Rome, Bradford Co., Pa. Their children are: 1.) Samuel Drake born abt 1831 PA 2.) Mary Drake born abt 1833 PA 3.) Maria Drake born abt 1835 PA 4.) POLLY Drake born 10 Sept 1837 PA died 14 Nov 1919 Wellsburg, Chemung Co., Ny married Mark Conner/Corner and lived in Chemung Co., NY around town of Ashland all their lives* * * these are my 2nd Great Grandparents 5.) Jane Drake born abt 1838 PA 6.) Andrew Jackson Drake born abt 23 Feb 1839 died 26 Dec 1845, buried with parents at Towner Hill Cemetery. 7.) William Drake born abt 1844 PA 8.) Adaline Drake born abt 1845 PA 9.) Lydia Drake born abt 1849 PA Any help with the Decker's and Drake's would be greatly appreciated. Susan Bundy in Maryland rbundy@carr.org

Am willing to do Chicago IL Tribune obit lookups in trade for obit lookups that I need. All obits that I need are for my own relatives. If any of the names are in your line maybe we can swap info on that line. I need obit lookups for the following Decker, Achsah Hatch d) 9/3/1964 Decker, Catherine Owens d) 5/6/1957 in WA-Port Townsend, Jefferson Co Decker, Clorinda d) 10/06/1887 in AZ-Snowflake, Navajo Co Decker, Emma Smith d) 12/29/1909 in AZ-Taylor, Navajo Co Decker, Inez Gertrude d) 09/27/1887 Decker, James Alvin d) 7/2/1955 in OH-Maderia, Hamilton Co Decker, Jesse Moroni d) 10/04/1887 in AZ-Snowflake, Navajo Co Decker, Laura Westover d) 9/2/1949 in AZ-Mesa, Maricopa Co Decker, Lora Saltzgiver d) 6/29/1976 in UT-Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co Decker, Louis Addison d) 4/6/1960 in UT-Gunnison, Sanpete Co Decker, Mary d) 07/10/1871 in UT-Parowan, Iron Co Decker, Nancy Clementine d) 12/18/1883 Decker, Silas Smith d) 9/3/1976 in AZ-Snowflake, Navajo Co Decker, William Curtis d) 10/02/1887 in AZ-Snowflake, Navajo Co Decker, Zechariah Bruyn d) 3/9/1939 in AZ-Snowflake, Navajo Co Decker, Zechariah Nathaniel d) 3/5/1959 in AZ-Mesa, Maricopa Co PLEASE EMAIL ME PRIVATELY AT BALLHAWK12@ATT.NET Jim Dlask 4538 N Avers Chicago IL 60625

Hi,Where would York county, N.Y. be? I am loking for the family of Maryjane Decker. EJ E & J

Searching for information on Deckers of Yates County, New York. John Decker was born there in 1818, and I am wondering which of the early Deckers were his parents. Would love to exchange information.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Glad Family" <gladfamily@comcast.net> To: <decker-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Yates County, New York Deckers > Searching for information on Deckers of Yates County, New York. Would love to exchange information. > >

Hi Marilyn, Judy, Did you try to get the official birth record from the register office of Elizabeth's hometown? Normally that would be the easiest to try as they should be able to give you a copy of the birth certificate which states the names of the parents. I checked and could not find a town or village called Nierderschoftsheim, but I think it must be rather Niederschopfheim. Niederschopfheim is today part of the village of Hohberg in the Black Forest, only 11 kms from Lahr. Both towns are now in the country of Baden-Wuerttemberg, but it could be that they belonged to Bavaria at one time. You can have a look at the English homepage of Lahr, they have quite an interesting history there: http://www.lahr.de/e/fr_menu.php?menupk=1 You should contact the local administration of Niederschopfheim at the following address: Gemeindeverwaltung Freiburgerstr. 30 77749 Hohberg Telephone +49 7808 / 88 0 Telefax +49 7808 / 88 49 E-Mail rathaus@hohberg.de If possible, write in German. But they should understand basic English too. It's recommended to enclose a return envelop if you write by normal post. A copy of the birth certificate will cost you about 7-9 EUR, so maybe you are better off to ask by email first how the document would be sent to you and how you could do the payment. They need the name, date and place of birth and (to be on the safe side) the reason for your inquiry (it's good to state how you are related to Elizabeth). Another good source are the church records of Niederschopfheim which are available with the Mormons on www.familysearch.org: Title Kirchenbuch, 1690-1901 (catholic church records) Authors Katholische Kirche Niederschopfheim (A. Offenburg) (Main Author) Note Location Film Heirats-, Toten-Index Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1690-1717 FHL INTL Film 957708 Item 1 Taufen (Christenings) 1717-1745 Heiraten (Marriages) 1717-1759 Tote (Deaths) 1718-1747 Firmungen 1726-1760 Firmungen-Statistik 1718-1771 FHL INTL Film 957708 Item 2 Taufen-, Heiraten-, Tote-Index 1745-1767 Heiraten (Marriages) 1759-1771 Tote (Deaths) 1748-1772 Firmungen 1762-1791 FHL INTL Film 957709 Item 1 Taufen (Christenings) 1767-1809 Heiraten (Marriages) 1772-1799 Tote (Deaths) 1772-1809 Firmungen 1800-1802 Tote 1781-1809 Uneheliche Kinder 1770-1809 FHL INTL Film 957709 Item 2 Taufen (Christenings) 1810-1828 Firmungen 1830-1861 Tote (Deaths) 1810-1828 Uneheliche Kinder 1810-1828 FHL INTL Film 957709 Item 3 Taufen (Christenings) 1829-1858 Verschiedene Akten Taufen 1859-1901 FHL INTL Film 957710 Items 1-2 Heiraten 1800-1845 (Marriages) FHL INTL Film 957710 Item 3 Heiraten 1846-1899 (Marriages) FHL INTL Film 957710 Item 4 Tote 1829-1900 (Deaths) FHL INTL Film 957711 Items 1-2 Familienbuch (Family book) FHL INTL Film 957711 Item 3 Familienbuch (Family book) 1888 FHL INTL Film 957711 Item 4 So if Elizabeth was a catholic, you might find her christening on this film: Taufen (Christenings) 1829-1858 Verschiedene Akten Taufen 1859-1901 FHL INTL Film 957710 Items 1-2 BTW In Niederschopfheim there are still living some Decker families. I found these records in the phone book: Decker Eberhard (0 78 08) 31 63 77749 Hohberg, Volksgäßle. 18 Decker Ernst Fax (0 78 08) 91 30 29 77749 Hohberg, Schleifmatt 1 Decker Ernst (0 78 08) 23 64 77749 Hohberg, Schleifmattstr. 1 Decker Helga (0 78 08) 29 71 77749 Hohberg, Dorfstr. 28 Decker Klara (0 78 08) 6 50 77749 Hohberg, Windenloch 2 Decker Rainer (0 78 08) 72 23 77749 Hohberg, Römerstr. 40 Same in Lahr: Decker Emilia (0 78 21) 2 25 34 77933 Lahr, Bismarckstr. 41 Decker Hans-Dieter (0 78 21) 97 27-0 77933 Lahr, Hexenmatt 6 Decker Heinz (0 78 21) 3 20 24 77933 Lahr, Hosenmattenweg 6 Decker Patrick (0 78 21) 97 27-17 It might be that they are related to Elizabeth in one way or the other. I wish you good luck with your research. Best regards, Stefanie Reinert Germany -----Original Message----- From: Judy VanArsdale [mailto:casey7@kanokla.net] Sent: Sonntag, November 02, 2003 08:09 To: DECKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DECKER-L] Fw: subscribe please ----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Sundermann To: decker-admin@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 7:57 PM Subject: subscribe please My husband's great grandmother was Elizabeth Decker (1878). She married Hermann Mullerleile(1874).They were married in 1902 in Lahr, Bavaria. Eilizabeth was born on Jne 7, 1878 in Nierderschoftsheim. They had 6 children, Hermann Friedrich (1902),(Rudy's grandfather), Marie Elizabeth, Karl Wilhelm, Marie, Hans Wilhelm, and Lina ( 1909) Elizabeth died September 3, 1949, probalby in Lahr. I would appreciate any help searching for the parents of Elizabeth, siblings, etc. Thank you

----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Sundermann To: decker-admin@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 7:57 PM Subject: subscribe please My husband's great grandmother was Elizabeth Decker (1878). She married Hermann Mullerleile(1874).They were married in 1902 in Lahr, Bavaria. Eilizabeth was born on Jne 7, 1878 in Nierderschoftsheim. They had 6 children, Hermann Friedrich (1902),(Rudy's grandfather), Marie Elizabeth, Karl Wilhelm, Marie, Hans Wilhelm, and Lina ( 1909) Elizabeth died September 3, 1949, probalby in Lahr. I would appreciate any help searching for the parents of Elizabeth, siblings, etc. Thank you

Hi Jacklyn, Look in all the available records in New York under your name, then go "backwards". At least you must be close to immigrant, ship, census, etc. records, which is a plus. Let me know if you connect to Luxembourg! Barb in Minnesota

Hi Jacklyn, While I know there are far too many DECKER`S than I had first realized, are any of yours from Luxembourg, by chance? Barb in Minnesota