Thanks to everyone for all your help! By the way, I have a photograph taken by C. O. Towles Studio on Douglas Avenue in Lonaconing. I believe it is my gg grandmother Mary BALL in the 1890's - but it is not marked with a person's name or date. Just an FYI item in case this is of interest to anyone. Thanks again! Chris -----Original Message----- From: Chris Roberts <croberts4@aol.com> To: MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, Jan 8, 2011 11:06 pm Subject: BALL, GOULD, FURLONG, NAIR, WRIGHT Hello all, I'm researching my ancestor Edward Frederick BALL and his wife Mary (both b. abt 1810), who came to Lonaconing, Allegany County about 1860 from Wales. The couple immigrated with children Frederick (b. 1835), Thomas (b. 1837), Mary (b. 1842) and John (b. 1847). Another daughter, Ann, stayed in Wales with her husband Elijah GOULD, and then followed the family to Lonaconing in about 1865. Their children were Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Elijah, James, Ruth, Millicent, and Olive May. The oldest BALL son, Frederick, married Anne NAIR in 1860 and then moved to Iowa. The daughter Mary BALL married James FURLONG and moved to Pennsylvania. The youngest BALL son, John, married Eliza WRIGHT and stayed in Lonaconing. I have a copy of a will written by Edward BALL dated 1870. He bought land from the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company in 1867 - the will says the land is in the village of Jackson, but all the census records say he lives in Lonaconing. I live in Pennsylvania and I'm new to Maryland research. I'm thinking of taking a trip to Lonaconing and starting to plan where I need to go. I'd like to find: 1) the marriage certificate for my direct ancestors Mary BALL (b. 1842) and James FURLONG who probably married in December 1860 2) the death certificate and burial for Edward Frederick BALL and his wife Mary BALL. They are both in the 1880 census but not in the 1900 - other than that, I don't know the date of death or place of burial. If anyone has any suggestions for the best way for me to find these items, things I should see in Lonaconing, or any connections with these families, I'd love to hear from you! Thanks, Christine

Group, Not to change the subject, but I also have old photos with C O Towles Studio, and from J T Wilde in Piedmont WV on them. Is there a way to find out more info on these photography studios? Thanks, Louann On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Chris Roberts wrote: > Thanks to everyone for all your help! > > By the way, I have a photograph taken by C. O. Towles Studio on > Douglas Avenue in Lonaconing. I believe it is my gg grandmother > Mary BALL in the 1890's - but it is not marked with a person's name > or date. Just an FYI item in case this is of interest to anyone. > > Thanks again! > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Roberts <croberts4@aol.com> > To: MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, Jan 8, 2011 11:06 pm > Subject: BALL, GOULD, FURLONG, NAIR, WRIGHT > > > Hello all, > I'm researching my ancestor Edward Frederick BALL and his wife Mary > (both b. abt 1810), who came to Lonaconing, Allegany County about > 1860 from Wales. The couple immigrated with children Frederick (b. > 1835), Thomas (b. 1837), Mary (b. 1842) and John (b. 1847). Another > daughter, Ann, stayed in Wales with her husband Elijah GOULD, and > then followed the family to Lonaconing in about 1865. Their > children were Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Elijah, James, Ruth, > Millicent, and Olive May. > > The oldest BALL son, Frederick, married Anne NAIR in 1860 and then > moved to Iowa. The daughter Mary BALL married James FURLONG and > moved to Pennsylvania. The youngest BALL son, John, married Eliza > WRIGHT and stayed in Lonaconing. > > I have a copy of a will written by Edward BALL dated 1870. He > bought land from the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company in 1867 - > the will says the land is in the village of Jackson, but all the > census records say he lives in Lonaconing. > > I live in Pennsylvania and I'm new to Maryland research. I'm > thinking of taking a trip to Lonaconing and starting to plan where I > need to go. I'd like to find: > 1) the marriage certificate for my direct ancestors Mary BALL (b. > 1842) and James FURLONG who probably married in December 1860 > 2) the death certificate and burial for Edward Frederick BALL and > his wife Mary BALL. They are both in the 1880 census but not in > the 1900 - other than that, I don't know the date of death or place > of burial. > > If anyone has any suggestions for the best way for me to find these > items, things I should see in Lonaconing, or any connections with > these families, I'd love to hear from you! > Thanks, > Christine > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message