Anyone looking for these people? Glenna ---------- > From: Dee Self <deeself@earthlink.net> > To: OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: BIBLE - looking for family!!! > Date: Thursday, September 10, 1998 11:13 PM > > Just passing this along. > > -Original Message----- > From: maryann [SMTP:mamsb@digitalexp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 10:59 AM > To: PAHUNTIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: BIBLE - looking for family!!! > > If this following info is not your family, please pass the info on to > other lists -- who knows -- maybe someone can be located from the > family. > > Last month while in Virginia, I clipped an article from a newspaper -- > "VIRGINIAN REVIEW - Sat 15 Aug 1998." It had the heading "VA MAN TRYING > TO FIND FAMILY TO RETURN BIBLE.' > > The article reads "YORK, Pa. - A Virginia man is trying to return a 100 > year old Bible to the descendants of a York County, PA family. But > finding them has not been an easy matter. Julian Gordon of Newport > News, VA. > Came into possession of the Bible last year, when his father-in-law > died. > His father-in-law had purchased the Bible in 1973 at an auction in > Delta. > But trying to find the family, Gordon doesn't have much to go on -- > just a few names written inside and eight photographs. The name that > occurs frequently is Stough. The York County telephone lists about 145 > numbers for homes and businesses under that name. Gordon tried calling > some of the Stoughs. A few were openly skeptical, apparently think the > call was some kind of hoax..............." > > Inscriptions, photographs, and papers inside he bible tell: "it was > given to Harry Isaiah Stough by his mother, Savannah on 25 Dec 1885. > Harry had a brother named Ammon, who married Minnie F Welk. They had at > least three children: Marie Florence; Laroy George; and Raymond Welk. > Other papers mention Sevannia Wantz Stough and Lydia Wantz. The > pictures were taken at Jeffres Art Studio in York. > > Mr Julian Gordon, according to the newspaper article has said he will > send the bible and contents to anybody who can tie their family to Ammon > and Harry Stough. The newspaper quotes him "It's there. I'll send it > to them. > I'll pay the postage," > > This will be quite a find if the right family can be located. > > Please pass this message on to other lists. We would all appreciate > finding it if it was our family bible. > > I personally can tell you nothing more than what I have written here. > > Thank you > > MaryAnn > In The Florida Panhandle >