Tina, Margaret E. MYERS (if this is the lady I believe it might be) can be reached thru the Frederick County Historical Society in downtown "Frederick-City". She's authored a number of historical writings and FCHS does know how to reach her. I have her card but I'm packed to the ceiling and ready to move to my new home this weekend, or I'd try to find it for you. Try emailing the FCHS. Goto http://www.google.com and run a search for "Frederick County Historical Society" less someone out here knows their email address off hand. On 11/19/02 5:03 PM, "MD-FRED-GEN-D-request@rootsweb.com" <MD-FRED-GEN-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: Tina Stedman <genealogy@tolksteel.com> > Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:47:54 -0800 (PST) > To: MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MDFred] Marriage in Frederick but cannot find other family > Beck/Snurr > > I have recently found a marriage record for a John > Beck who married Mary A. Snurr on the 9th of Aug 1851. > Online it says that the book, Marriage Licenses of > Frederick County, 1841-1865 by Margaret E. Myers may > contain more information. Does anyone on the list > have this book that wouldn't mind looking it up for > me? > > Also any suggestions, I am kinda stuck on this > family!? This is what I have and have done: > > I have searched the 1850 Census and have not been able > to locate John Beck and family or Mary Snurr and > family. > > I have not yet searched the 1860/1870 Census yet since > I will need to do these by hand since I have not yet > found an online index nor is there one at our library. > > The 1880 Census does list John Beck's Household in > Champaign County, OH. This is what it says > John Beck, self, Married, male, White, 33, OH, > Farming, parents born in Prussia. > Mary Beck, wife, married, female, White, 61, Keeping > House, parents born in MD. > Barbry A. Beck, daughter, single, female, white, 24, > MD, parents born in Pruss and MD. > John Gorman, son in law, married, male, white, 27, OH, > works on farm, parents born in Ireland. > Anna M. Gorman, daughter, married, female, white, 26, > M, parents born in Prussia and Maryland. > Charles C. Gorman, grandson, single, male, white, 4, > OH, parents born OH and MD. > Mary N. Gorman, granddaughter, single, female, white, > 1, OH, parents born OH and MD. > > First some things stick out immediately. There is a > 28 year difference in age and the children's father is > not this John Beck if he was born in OH. Questions > and more Questions!!! > > Now I look at the 1900 Census for Champaign County, MD > and find that Mary is no longer with us but I do find > John. Here is the short version of what I find. John > was born Apr 1828 and is 73 years old and was born in > Prussia and is living with his daugher Barbara who > matches all that I have. > > Did they just make a huge mistake on the 1880 Census? > > I also know that John Gorman immigrated to the US in > 1840 from the 1900 Census and that he did not become a > naturalized citizen. > > Now I also have a letter from John and Anna Gorman's > granddaughter, written about 20 years ago and has > since passed on so I can talk to her myself. In this > letter she states that Anna M. Gorman is her > grandmother and that John Beck and Mary Snurr are her > great grandparents. Due to an estranged relationship > with her father, she lived most of her life with Anna > and John Gorman, her grandparents. They also have a > picture of Mary Snurr and the family gossip is that > her mother was white and her father was Indian and > never married. Several people had made a comment to > Anna about this and she would get mad and never talk > about it. > > I also have the obit for Anna Mary Gorman. It tells > me that they moved from MD to OH about 1855. I have > not located John and Mary Beck's obits yet but I am > looking for them. > > They had three children, Anna who was born in > Maryland, Barbara and Joseph. > > Any help or suggestions on this family would be > greatly appreciated!!! > > Tina Stedman > Albuquerque, NM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chrystie - ROOTSWEB LIST ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE BROOKOVER - KRABAL - MOYERS LIST NEWSGROUPS MYERS GENEALOGY http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~