I was very excited by the last batch of emails on the McConnell's of Lawrence County, Pa. The names in the newspaper articles were the family names of neighbors and friends. Unfortunately I couldn't tie anyone into my various lines. The McConnell's that you mentioned were in the same locations as my family members so there is probably some tie-in. My best guess is that we need to go back a generation to find that connection. My McConnell ancestors are Denis & Bridget McConnel who had 2 sons that I know about James and John and 6 daughters Nancy, Elizabeth, Margaret, Rosanna, Catherine, and Rebecca).. My Line stems from James and is well documented. I only have a partial history of John's line. John and Sarah McConnell had at least 4 children James, Sarah, Alexander, & Ann. All were born from 1807 to 1814. That is about all I know of that side of the family. Family verbal history says that there are another dozen brothers to James and John with which we have lost touch. The 1800 census tells us that a William McConnel lived close to Dennis and may have been an older son, but that would only be conjecture. Other family names in the area, with whom the McConnell's share ties are Jordan, Clark, Daniels, Elder, Johnston, Orr, Ramsey, Sankey, Falls, Young, Campbell, Kinsey, Carlon, Graham, Drake, & Swartz. I would be curious to know if you think if there is any overlap in the lines. All the best, Dennis D McConnell President McConnell Homes, Inc. 964 Adair Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 30306 O-404-874-6767 F-404-888-9815 http://www.mcconnellhomes.com/ Recipient of the 2005 Atlanta Regional Commission's "Exceptional Merit Award for Context Sensitive Neighborhood Infill Design" Builder of the 2006 Southern Building Show show house 2004 Winner of the Earthcraft Homes "Custom Home Builder of the Year" Award -----Original Message----- From: mcconnell-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mcconnell-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:57 PM To: MCCONNELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [McConnell] Mrs. Elizabeth McConnell Book d. 1903 Lawrence Co. PA This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JayneBeech Surnames: McConnell, Book, English, Gibson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.mcconnell/2407/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NEW CASTLE WEEKLY HERALD; Nov. 18, 1903 MRS. E. L. BOOK Mrs. Elizabeth Book, wife of Esli Book of Slipperyrock township, passed away at the family residence Monday morning at ten o'clock from puerperal fever. The death of this lady was totally unexpected and it was a great shock to the community when it was announced. The deceased was a member of the Oak Grove United Presbyterian Church at Slipperyrock (township) and was one of its best supporters. She was a good woman and always endeavored to do what was right. She was 40 years of age and was born in Butler county. Deceased has lived in this section all of her life and was one of the best known women in Lawrence Co [PA]. Besides a mother, Mrs. John Gibson, of Slipperyrock [township] and a husband, she leaves the following children: Ethel, Nellie, Ida, Norman, Nancy and a week old babe. Five brothers also survive her. They ae F. E. McConnell of Eastbrook, Homer McConnell of this city, S. B. McConnell of Plaingrove; Norman of Castle Rock, Washington, and William of this city. NOTE: Elizabeth Nancy McConnell Book was the d/o Benoni and Mary Ann (English) McConnell. Lizzie was born in 1863 and died Nov. 13, 1903. John Gibson was the second husband of Mary Ann (English) McConnell. FYI: Lawrence Co. PA has a township called "Slipperyrock Twp." Butler Co. PA has a town called "Slippery Rock" as well as a township by that name. There is also a river called "Slippery Rock Creek" that flows through a state park called "McConnell's Mills." The river flows through both Lawrence and Butler Co. PA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MCCONNELL ********* Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry MCCONNELL Message Board are gatewayed to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may not be a list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by clicking on the link and replying on the board. ************ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MCCONNELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message