hello all ... if anyone has access to a list ... was George Scheifler and/or his wife Maria Magdelena buried at the Middletown Zion Lutheran Church yard ... i was there a few years ago but was only looking for Cline(s) back then... or Catherine Scheifler? thanks jay --------------------------------- Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! FareChase

On May 12, 1893, The Women's College of Frederick, now Hood College, was founded by the Potomac Synod of The Reformed Church. Joseph Henry Apple, Jr., of Pittsburgh, PA, was selected as the first president. On May 12, 1952, Frederick City Hospital, which opened in 1902, changed its name to Frederick Memorial Hospital. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

On May 11, 1850, George H. Zimmerman, who was first a teller with the First National Bank and then assistant cashier at Frederick County National Bank, and who was among the founders of The Frederick Seamless Hosiery Company, was born near Walkersville. On May 11, 1881, the last of the bodies in the original cemetery of the German Reformed Church (now Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ) on West Church Street in Frederick, were moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery. However, the remains of John Thomas Schley, credited as the first resident of Frederick, were never identified and are believed lost. On May 11, 1890, Martha Sigafross was born. She was the first child born in the newly renamed Brunswick. On May 11, 1972, civil disturbances followed a speech by Alabama Governor George Wallace, then a presidential candidate, at the National Guard Armory at West Second and North Bentz Streets in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

On May 10, 1739, Benjamin Tasker presented the first of numerous petitions to the Maryland Assembly seeking the establishment of a new county to be carved from Prince George's County. Frederick County was created in 1748 and included all of present day Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, Allegheny and Garrett counties. On May 10, 1750, Daniel Dulany conveyed six lots for a Frederick County Courthouse. He was paid 18 pounds. On May 10, 1775, Thomas Johnson of Frederick was appointed to represent Maryland at The Second Continental Congress. On May 10, 1776, Thomas Jefferson spent the night at the Black Horse Tavern on West Patrick Street. On May 10, 1891, the B&O Railroad freight yard opened in Brunswick beginning that town's Boomtown era. The nation's first roundhouse was built in Brunswick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

On May 9, 1859, the L. B. Lents National Circus performed at Reich's Barn Lot on East South Street in Frederick. On May 9, 1866, Milton Keller, 19, son of William Keller, was killed when he attempted to remove the fuse from an unexploded Civil War shell he and his brother found in a field east of Middletown. On May 9, 1895, Dr. Alice Mary Seabrook, the physician given credit for developing the incubator for new born babies, graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She was born April 20, 1856, in Adams County, PA, and died March 10, 1936, in Hollywood, CA. She was cremated and her ashes were buried in the Seabrook Family plot at Elias Lutheran Churchyard in Emmitsburg. On May 9, 1941, Sgt. Bert Pelissier, of Devil's Lake (N. D.) Police Department, was appointed Frederick City Police Chief and director of public safety. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith" <klrober@adelphia.net> To: "Peggy Coughlan" <peggy0155@comcast.net> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [MDFR] Question - Is an Autopsy report considered a Vital Record? > Peggy, > The autopsy report is usually available from the agency/hospital that > conducted the autopsy. It is generally limited to next-of-kin, police > agency or its' release by court-order. Most legal autopsies to determine > cause and manner of death for accident, suicide, homicide cases are > handled in Maryland by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, which is also > the agency which issues autopsy reports per regulations stated above. The > follow the same regulations for release to next-of-kin as does the > Department of Health & Mental Hygiene for release of current Death > Certificate records. > OCME is located at 111 Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; and if you care > for more information regarding their autopsies, you can write me back > privately - klrober@adelphia.net > Keith Roberson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Coughlan" <peggy0155@comcast.net> > To: <MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:22 PM > Subject: [MDFR] Question - Is an Autopsy report considered a Vital Record? > > >>I have a question for the list. I had a close relative who died and an >> autopsy was performed on him. My understanding is that it is pretty >> Graphic and I wonder if this report would be considered a vital record. >> >> If the autopsy was performed in Maryland would it offer me any additional >> details? I have his death record and know his cause of death. >> >> I would appreciate any thoughts on this subject. >> >> Peggy >> >> >> >> >> ==== MDFREDER Mailing List ==== >> * * Visit the MID MARYLAND ROOTS Website * * >> http://midmdroots.com/ >> Court Records, Cemetery Inscriptions, Lookups and Queries! >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.3/331 - Release Date: 5/3/2006 >> >> >

my wife checked into getting a copy of her brother's autopsy about 20-25 years ago.... she was told she could get a copy (we're in Ohio), but the cost then was $400..... allowing for inflation and greed, i'd be surprised it it wasn't now $1000 in Ohio.... it also appeared at that time, that only a parent, spouse, child or sibling could get a copy.... aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins weren't related closely enough to be eligible.... in this case, the coroner was a friend of the family and he was willing to answer most of her questions.... he also pointed out that unless you were a medical professional, that much of what was in the report would be meaningless.... (do you really need to know who much Uncle Fred's liver weighed?) i'd suspect the rules would vary a lot from state to state.... although honestly, i'm very surprised to hear that you can actually get a copy in any state..... steve koons, dayton, ohio

Medical records are permanently sealed in MD and if an autopsy is performed in a hospital then the results become part of the medical record and no one can get that, not the spouse, children, etc., without a very good reason and a court order. Most post-mortems are performed in hospitals. If the Medical Examiner's office performs the post-mortem you might be able to get those records since they are not part of a medical record. However, I doubt if it is easy. The Medical Examiner's office performs autopsy's when there is foul play, suspicious death, sudden death in an apparently heathy indivdual. We discussed this on another list where the question was also posted and a phyisician wrote that even if you could understand all the medical terms, etc., it's just not something you really need to read. Getting the cause of death from the person performing the procedure is probably what you want to know and not all the gory details. Bottom line: in Maryland you're not getting a copy anyway - certainly not for genealogical purposes Kathi Jones-Hudson MD Tombstone Transcription Project Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/maryland/maryland.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

In a message dated 5/4/2006 7:23:35 PM, peggy0155@comcast.net writes: >I have a question for the list. I had a close relative who died and an >autopsy was performed on him. My understanding is that it is pretty >Graphic and I wonder if this report would be considered a vital record. > >If the autopsy was performed in Maryland would it offer me any additional >details? I have his death record and know his cause of death. > >I would appreciate any thoughts on this subject. I was looking forward to the replies to the above questions, however none seemed to get posted to the list. Could you post them to the list so the rest of us can learn from them? Thanks, Valerie

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 629-644 - BLACK, KOONTZ/KOONS, WOLFE, McSHERRY, KNOUFF, MORRISON, VALENTINE, STEIGERS, CRAYTON, HOBBS, WELTY, MOUSE, HALL, BAUMGARDNER - 25 Jan 1836 Catharine BLACK Estate Catharine BLACK d/ intestate many years ago, leaving 6 children, - Mary Anne KOONTZ/KOONS - Barbara w/o George WOLFE - Margaret (Black) McSHERRY - Out of State - Joseph BLACK, d/ intestate, leaving 2 daughters, .......Elizabeth BLACK - Out of State .......Matilda BLACK - Out of State - Catharine (Black) KNOUFF d/ intestate, leaving, ...John KNOUFF ...James KNOUFF ...Frances KNOUFF, now w/o James MORRISON ...Elizabeth KNOUFF, now w/o George VALENTINE - - Out of State ...Sally, dec'd w/o John STEIGERS - their 4 children, ......Catharine STEIGERS ......John STEIGERS ......Maria STEIGERS ......Hannah STEIGERS (d/ intestate) w/o Jacob WELTY .......---John WELTY, a minor .......-1st h/o Hannah STEIGERS - Malachi HOBBS, dec'd .......---Martha May/Mary HOBBS, a minor - Out of State .......---Catharine Elizabeth HOBBS, a minor - Out of State - Elizabeth, dec'd w/o Patrick CRAYTON, dec'd - their 7 children, ...Andrew CRAYTON ...John CRAYTON - Out of State ...James CRAYTON ...Joseph CRAYTON - Out of State ...Edward CRAYTON - Out of State ...Samuel CRAYTON, dec'd - his 7 children ......Joshua CRAYTON ......Martha CRAYTON, a minor ......Mary CRAYTON, a minor ......Marcellus, a minor ......Samuel CRAYTON, a minor ......George CRAYTON, a minor ......Elizabeth (Crayton) w/o George MOUSE - Out of State ...Patsy (Crayton), dec'd w/o James HALL - their 5 children ......Albert HALL - Out of State ......John HALL - Out of State ......Catharine HALL - Out of State ......Mary HALL - Out of State ......William HALL - Out of State Catharine BLACK also left a sister, - Polly BLACK, d/ Mar 1835 intestate w/out issue who possesses 1/7 undivided part of estate and has outstanding debts; John BAUMGARDNER is Polly's administrator. Land - "Resurvey on the Pines" and "Addition to the Pines", 10 1/4 acres, from John WHELTY (w/ Barbara) in 1802 for 25 pounds; next to land of Michael HARNER and land to Robert BEATTY from Charles CARROLL; 1/4 acre of this conveyed from Adam WELSH (w/ Susanna) in 1802. Guardian was L.P.W. BALCH; trustee was William H. BAUMGARDNER; sale made on 27 Aug 1836 to Andrew WIVELL for $236.02; each 1/7 share was $23.82; finalized 6 Oct 1836. ========================== The END of JS-8 =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 8, 1747, the Rev. Michael Schlatter arrived in Frederick on the first of many missionary trips to Fredericktown. On May 8, 1861, Bradley T. Johnson, a direct descendant of Governor Thomas Johnson, left Frederick in command of about 60 men to enter the Confederate Army. He became a general and later practiced law in Baltimore. On May 8, 1861, the second Frederick County Court House was destroyed by a fire of a suspicious nature. On May 8, 1872, P. T. Barnum brought his circus to Frederick. It arrived on two trains, each pulled by two locomotives, and included 70 cars. The main attraction at the circus, exhibited on East Patrick Street, were four "cannibals" and Admiral Dot, billed as the smallest man in the world. On May 8, 1909, Charles Edward Trail, president of Farmers & Mechanics National Bank from 1878 to 1894, and the builder of The Trail Mansion on the south side of the 100 block of East Church Street in Frederick (now The Keeney, Basford Funeral Home), died. On May 8, 1956, Robert C. Tyson, who was born in Thurmont on August 13, 1905, became chairman of The Finance Committee of United States Steel. He was the son of Robert Alexander and Effie May Fleming Tyson. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

I wanted to thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts on an Autopsy report. I found your opinions and thoughts quite helpful. Thank you again for your time on this. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Coughlan [mailto:peggy0155@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:23 PM To: 'MD-BaltimoreCity-L@rootsweb.com'; 'BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com'; 'MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Question - Is an Autopsy report considered a Vital Record? I have a question for the list. I had a close relative who died and an autopsy was performed on him. My understanding is that it is pretty Graphic and I wonder if this report would be considered a vital record. If the autopsy was performed in Maryland would it offer me any additional details? I have his death record and know his cause of death. I would appreciate any thoughts on this subject. Peggy

Can't help but make a comment about the Lafayette story-- How many soldiers did it take to carry Lafayette off the Battlefield--<G>? This story has been attributed to several different men. My husband's ancestor, John Davis, was in a light infantry corps of men picked from the Continental Regiments to serve with General Lafayette. He was in Captain Joseph McClellan's company which was assigned to Colonel Stewart's Ninth Regiment. John was at Brandywine where he helped carry Lafayette from the field when he was wounded.

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 615-628 - CRONISE, GEBHART, WORMAN, POTTS - Feb 1829 Moses WORMAN vs Simon CRONISE Estate - Sale of Real Estate Moses WORMAN and Simon CRONISE held a partnership, Worman & Cronise in 1811. Land - 2 small tracts, 10 acres, part of "Mill Pond" which is part of "Taskers Chance" and the mill race, on West side of Tuscarorah Creek near the fording place and on North side of the road leading from Frederick Town to the Mill; from William POTTS (w/ Elizabeth Christian POTTS) with a grist mill and also a wood lot, 4 acres (land conveyed to Potts by John STONER in 1798 and was derived to Stoner from a contract with Stephen RAMSBURG in 1773). Simon CRONISE d/ 17 May 1829 intestate, leaving daughters, - Mary E. CRONISE, a minor - Caroline G. CRONISE, a minor Guardian was Frederick A. GEBHART; trustee was L.P.W. BALCH; sale made to Moses WORMAN for $8,502; each Cronise daughter received $2,048.27; finalized 15 Apr 1830. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 7, 1790, fire destroyed Amelung's New Bremen Glass factory near present day Park Mills. On May 7, 1819, the Rev. John Smaltz, who succeeded the Rev. Jonathan Helfenstein as pastor of the Evangelical (German) Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick in 1828, was licensed to preach the Gospel. On May 7, 1913, the name of The Women's College of Frederick was legally changed to Hood College in an order signed by Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Glenn H. Worthington. On May 7, 1941, Virginia Markell Baker, widow of "Frederick's First Citizen" Joseph Dill Baker, died in Catonsville. She was the daughter of Charles and Charlotte Trail Markell and was Baker's second wife. On May 7, 1942, Mrs. Bertha Virts killed an intruder in her Brunswick home. On May 7, 1959, the Union Manufacturing Company, which produced the first nylon hosiery in the world, and The Everedy Company, which had been founded on the strength of a bottle-capper at the beginning of Prohibition, merged into the Union-Everedy Company, with William Stultz as general manager. On May 7, 1961, a new Walkersville High School was dedicated. It was built by the construction firm of L. J. Keller and Sons, of Jefferson, at a cost of $1.7 million. The school opened on September 7, 1960. The facility now houses Walkersville Middle School. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 599-615 - CONNER, CROUGH, WINEMILLER, THOMPSON, ROBB, ROBORG? - Jan 1828 James ARMSTRONG Jr. of Baltimore City vs Thomas CONNER Estate Thomas CONNER d/ 1823 (will 13 aug 1823; 22 Oct 1823) widow - Mary and 7 children (not named in will), - Michael CONNER - James CONNER, a minor - Henry CONNER, a minor - Rosanna CONNER, a minor and w/o Michael CROUGH - Mary CONNER, a minor - Catherine CONNER, a minor - Thomas CONNER, a minor Witnesses to will: Stuart GAITHER, John DOYLE, James F. HOUSTON; widow and son were executors. Land - House and Lot #40 in Frederick Town on South side of Patrick Street from. In 1816, deed to Thomas CONNER of Frederick Town from John WINEMILLER (eldest son; w/ Cassandra) and Mary WINEMILLER, widow of Henry WINEMILLER, both of Montgomery County, MD; siblings had already transferred their undivided shares to John. (1/4 undivided part conveyed by Henry WINEMILLER, an heir to Adam ROBB of Montgomery County, MD in 1809 and by Robb to John in 1810; another 1/4 undivided part from John C. THOMPSON and w/ Margaret to John WINEMILLER in 1815; another 1/4 undivided part conveyed to John from Samuel ROBORG? and w/ Harriet in 1815). Guardian was Joshua DILL; trustee was Frederick A. SCHLEY; sale went to the widow for $1,200; proceeds short, paid $.78 on the dollar; finalized 22 Jan 1830. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 6, 1755, Lawrence Everhart, who save Col. William Washington's life at The Battle of Cowpens (S.C.) and who carried a wounded Lafayette from The Brandywine Battlefield near Philadelphia, was born in Hessheim, Germany. He died August 1, 1840, in Middletown. On May 6, 1806, Barbara Hauer and John Casper Fritchie were married. On May 6, 1843, James Allen, who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at The Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862, was born in Ireland. On May 6, 1844, the Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County opened for business. On May 6, 1913, the remains of the foundation of the original All Saints Episcopal Church on East All Saints Street were uncovered during excavation of the graveyard. All bodies located were reinterred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On May 6, 1981, an Air Force converted Boeing 707 jet from Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, exploded over Walkersville and crashed into the farmland just north of town. All 21 people aboard were killed. On May 6, 1985, G. Edward Dwyer Jr., a 39-year-old Frederick attorney, was sworn in as a judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 587-599 - MANAHAN, PROUGH, LESCALLEET, BOND - Feb 1829 George TENOR, James JONES vs David MANAHAN Estate David MANAHAN d/ 1 Feb 1827 intestate, leaving widow - Sophia (d/ bet Feb 1827 and Feb 1829) - Levi MANAHAN, minor son Land - parts "Brothers Inheritance", "Legh Castle" and "Pork Hall", 27+ acres; from John LESCALLEET (w/ Catharine) in 1823 (to him from Henry STUDY in 1819). Administrator and guardian was Frederick PROUGH of Baltimore County; trustee was John NELSON; on 8 Aug 1829, sale made to Benjamin BOND for $860; proceeds slightly short, paid $.99 on the dollar; finalized 6 May 1830. =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

Frederick Co, Md Equity Court Abstracts - JS-8 580-587 - RICHARDS, McPHERSON, BRIEN, etc - Feb 1830 John BRIEN vs John C. RICHARDS and James JOHNSON After deed of conveyance was signed on 29 Jan 1829, it was sent to Baltimore for Richards' wife, Mary, to sign as John C. RICHARDS resided in Baltimore. Upon the return of the deed, John BRIEN sent it to his father-in-law, Col. John McPHERSON, who was then residing in Frederick Town, and requested he have it recorded at the Clerk's office. McPherson had stated he did in Feb 1829. However, since the death of John McPHERSON, John BRIEN came across the deed and discovered it had not been recorded (must be recorded within six months). Petition is to have the deed recorded; so granted on 6 Mar 1830. Land - "Spring Fields" (granted to Col. James JOHNSON by patent in 1803), lies West of road leading from Lewis to Mechanicks Town and South of John WALKER's 648 acres; - "Neighbours Agreed", 101 acres (conveyed to James JOHNSON by Michael ZIMMERMAN in 1817) - 2 parts of mountain tract, 136 acres =========================== - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

On May 5, 1788, the sale of lots began in New Market, which was laid out by Nicholas Hall. On May 5, 1835, George Carlton Rhoderick, Sr., who began work at The Catoctin Whig (later known as The Valley Register) at the age of 9 and remained for 51 years, was born in Middletown. He died February 13, 1906. On May 5, 1864, Jason Damuth, of Mechanicstown, was killed at The Battle of The Wilderness. The Thurmont Chapter of The Grand Army of The Republic was named in his honor. On May 5, 1940, Miss Bertha Trail, one of the founders of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on Franklin Street in Frederick, died. On May 5, 1973, the Kiwanis Club of Walkersville received its charter. F. Ridgely Cramer was installed as the first president. On May 5, 1993, The Rev. James N. Loughran, a 53-year-old Jesuit philosophy teacher at John Carroll University in Cleveland, was named interim president of Mt. Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)