For Bruce: Thanks for reminding us all to circulate all of our Glass e-mail to the whole group. Perhaps some else who has information on the Glass/Gamble line can help me with information on the origins of may ancestor Jacob Glass of Cambria County PA. Also, this summer I had the opportunity to visit Niagara Falls Ontario and met a second cousin who was new to me. I got some good leads on my mother's ancestors, the Lowerys. Found that my maternal ggGrandfather, William Lowery, migrated from England to Guelph, Canada in the mid 1800s. Sthrough the St. Catherine Ontario public library I was able to find Canadian census data that enabled me to track my gGrandfather, Charles Lowery, and my Grandfather, William Lowery. I hope to visit Guelph next summer to see what more information I can find on my ggGrandfather William and his extensive family. Chuck Glass -----Original Message----- From: Charles Glass <cjglass@erols.com> To: Magseiley@aol.com <Magseiley@aol.com> Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 2:52 PM Subject: Samuel Glass/Mary Gamble Descendents >I have been searching for the ancestors of my gggGrandfather Jacob (James) >Glass >who, according to the church records of St. Michael's Church in Loretto, PA >(Cambria County) was born in 1741and died in 1821 in Cambria County PA.. > > >In some of the Church records, Jacob is also referred to as "James". > >We found the first reference to Jacob Glass in The History of Huntingdon >County by Africa. On page 343, Africa reports that Jacob Glass was one of >two Supervisors for Shirley Township, PA in 1796. Jacob next is reported >in the St. Michael's Church records as a member of that church congregation >in 1801. > >Descending from Jacob Glass, in my line of the family, were: > George, my ggGrandfather > James, my gGrandfather > Edward, my Grandfather and > Thomas Gallitzen, my Father > >As stated in his will, Jacob had 12 children by his wife Anne. They were: >Mary b. about 1770, d. April 14, 1845, m. John Shaver >Catherine m McMullen >Susannah m Troxell >Ann m Short >Margaret m Arthur McGough >Sally m John McGough >George b. April 1, 1770, d. November 9, 1847 in Loretto, PA, m Susanna >Dougherty >John b. about 1772, d. July 28, 1859 in Cambria County PA , m. Ester >O'Hara >Jacob Jr. b. 1773. d. 1857 >Christopher b. 1777, d 1861 >William b. 1778 >Henry b. 1780 > >With the exception of Mary, the information on the birth and death >dates of Jacob's 12 children were obtained from the St. Michael's Church >records. > >On September 15, we obtained information on Mary's birth and death dates >from a family page which was part of John Shaver's genealogy which we >obtained from the Mount Union, PA Historical Society. The genealogy also >recorded that Mary Glass was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that >she married John Shaver in 1785-1787 and that both Mary and John Shaver are >buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetary in Mount Union. > >This new information on Mary Glass, leads us to believe that Jacob Glass and >his family of 12 may have migrated from the Shenandoah Valley (possibly the >Opequon/Winchester VA area) to Huntingdon County PA sometime between 1785 >and 1796, and from there to Loretto, in Cambria County in about 1801. > >Your May 26 e-mail message to the Glass internet research group indicated >that you have information on the descendants of the Glass/Gamble line in the >Opequan/ >Winchester area of VA up to about 1835. > >Does your information on the Glass family contain any trace of Jacob Glass, >his wife Anna, and his family of 12 children ? > >Sincerely, > >Chuck and Agnes Glass > > >