Hi List Members this message has been forwarded on behalf of Charles Glass who is having trouble getting his data onto the list (we are working on the problem). The original message had an attachment which is NOT attached to this message therefore ignore all references to it. To Chuck, if you wish to send the message again (with the attachment) to <Glass-L@rootsweb.com> we shall see if it gets to the list. > Attached is a diagram listing my ancestors as far back as we have been able > to trace them - which is not so far. > I am having trouble getting information on the ancestors of my maternal > grandfather William Lowery and his wife Anna Whitter. We plan to go to > Ontario (near Oshawa) this summer, and to try to get information on Lowery > from the Canadian Census. We know that he had a younger brother "Bob", but > no more about his immediate family. > > According to the US 1920 Census, William Lowery (Bill) immigrated to the US > (at Niagara Falls, NY) in 1895 and became naturalized in 1912. His Father > was born in Ontario and his mother was born in Ireland. His parents mother > tongue was English. As reported in the Daily Cataract of April 5, 1897, > Bill Lowery married Anna Whittier on April 1 of that year. According to the > 1910 Census, Anna was born In Ireland in December 1876 and immigrated to the > US (at Boston, Mass) in 1893. "Annie" Lowery died in 1910 in Niagara Falls. > She left a family of five daughters, the eldest of which was my Mother > Pearl. > We would appreciate any information that is out there regarding the the > parents of My Maternal Grandfather and Grandmother. > > Regarding the Glass line - we have been able to trace my Glass ancestors > back to Jacob Glass thanks to maticulous Roman Catholic Church records > started by Father Gallitzen in about 1800. My Glass ancestors were staunch > members of Father Gallitzen's congregation. According to the Church > records, one of Jacob's sons, William, was active in raising subscription > for rebuilding the original Church in Gallitzen's parish of St. Michael's > and was said to represent the English in the congregation. We have spent > quite a bit of time researching my Glass ancestors in the area of > Ebensburgh, Patten, and St. Augustine PA. However we have been unable to > pin down where Jacob was born, or information about his parents. Also, we > know virtually nothing about his wife Anna, except that she bore him twelve > (12) children. > > I trust that all of you Glass trackers can view the attached Adobe Acrobat > file. > > I will send another attachment later listing the names and relationships of > all of the Glasses and allied families that we have identified. Meanwhile I > will be waiting for a reaction to this stuff. > > Chuck Glass > Kensington, MD at cjglass@erols.com > Best Regards, Bruce Glass, List Owner.