Lois, thanks for your reply. Your observations seem along the same lines as what we have been finding. There are a lot of connected "cousins" in the Peter BEECHLEY line and there is a reunion ea August here in Idaho. I will post a separate mailing right after this with all the info I have on Michael BUECHELE, in the hopes that it might help someone and perhaps connect more of us. Regards, Janice in Idaho

Hi good people, Can anyone tell me who this particular Joseph Frantz' parents were. I have several Joseph 's in my ancestry charts and I do not know which one married Louisa Browning. Thanks to all, Virginia

Thanks Connie: I had Feb. 8, 1853 as the date of her death also; then I found the 1860 census record that appears to show her alive and living with her son Joel in 1860; so I thought maybe I had the wrong Barbara Hershberger connected to Peter Beachy III. I'd made a rough estimate from early census records that Barbara had probably been born after 1774. Assuming that was her in the 1860 census, she was born about 1783. My interest in the Hershbergers came about because my great grandfather, Cornelius Bowser married Lucinda Livengood. Their daughter, Alice Bowser, married Silas Beachy. Lucinda Livengood's parents were Jonathon Livengood who married Mary Hershberger. Thanks to Pat Hook and others on the list, and Scott Boyd, who'd researched the Livengoods in Preston County, WV; I was able to place Jonathon S. Livengood as a son of Samuel P. Livengood, son of Peter Livengood, II (Jr.) born 1765 married to Anna Beachy born 1766. Barbara Hershberger born ca 1783 (according to the census record) was the daughter of John Hershberger, Sr.; born before 1756, married to Veronica Dellenbach; and as you said, Barbara married Peter Beachy III. Barbara had a brother John Hershberger, born about 1778 who was married twice. By his first marriage to Savannah Sterner, he had a daughter Mary Hershberger born May 25, 1825. This was the Mary Hershberger who married Jonathon S. Livengood, born Aug. 15, 1814. Her father, John, was our "missing link" for a long time. Both Jonathon S. Livengood and Mary Hershberger's lines were brick walls until a year or two ago, when the pieces finally started falling into place; first with Jonathon Livengood's line, then Mary Hershberger's. We knew somehow Jonathon must have been connected to the first Peter Livengood, but didn't know how; and that Mary Hershberger should connect somehow to John Hershberger, Sr. Then there was the David S. Livengood born Apr. 4, 1826 married to Catharine (Unkown); buried at Maple Grove Church cemetery. He was a brother to Jonathon S. Livengood, appears to have fought in the civil war, and was counted immediately after Jonas J. Beachy (father of Leo Beachy, the famous photographer) in the 1880 census, just up the Maple Grove Church Road in the Maynadier Ridge area. It seems almost impossible to study one of these families and not study all. Getting those lines together then, it seemed there must have been some relationship between Silas Beachy and his wife Alice Bowser through the Livengoods. No one seemed to know how they were related, though, because of the missing Livengood link in Alice Bowser's ancestry. It turned out they were 3rd cousins, once removed; very distant cousins, through Peter Livengood I (Sr.) and Barbara Nafziger. Peter Livengood I, was Silas Beachy's 2nd great grandfather and Alice Bowser's 3rd great grandfather; so they were 4 and 5 generations removed from Peter Livengood, I. Do you know if there are still any Beachy books for sale? I heard and saw your brother-in-law's presentation at the Casselman River Amish-Mennonite annual meeting several years ago and was really impressed with his work. Sam connie beachy wrote: > >From the Beachy Family-descendants of Peter Beachy and Barbara Hershberger > by William Beachy and wife, Betty K. Beachy > > Peter III was born in Baltimore County MD in 1781. > He married BARBARA HERSHBERGER, daughter of JOHN HERSHBERGER and a sister to > Peter Hershberger who married Peter Beachy's sister, Anna. > It doesn't mention either Jr. or Sr for John. > > Barbara Hershberger is buried on an Amish farm in Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co. > Pa, just east of Springs, Pa. Date of death on marker is: 8 Feb 1853. > Peter is buried in the same place. > > Peter's son, Aaron Beachy, was my husband's Great Grandfather. William > Beachy is my brother in law. > > Connie > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.

> I used to think the Beechleys were related to my Beachy or Beeghly families, but I read somewhere the Beechleys were a family from England who should not be confused with Germanic families having similar spellings living in Somerset County. However, in one of my genealogy books, my gggrandmother who was a Beeghly, is listed as Mary Biechly. It took me years to find her real roots! Jan > It appears that BEECHLEY (pronounced Beckly) is also the BEEGLEY and BEEGLY > family. (Seems it was derived from the way the Germans pronounced it). Michal > BUCHELE (how he signed his will) is discussed in the Bittinger Book . . . also > in Hoye's Pioneer Families as Michael BUECHLEY. > > Could fine no mention of Peter though. Seems to me that the DeWitts and > Beeghleys were discussed earlier on the site. Maybe there's something in the > Digests, but I don't know how to help you with that. > > Lois Hetrick Stewart

Janice, It appears that BEECHLEY (pronounced Beckly) is also the BEEGLEY and BEEGLY family. (Seems it was derived from the way the Germans pronounced it). Michal BUCHELE (how he signed his will) is discussed in the Bittinger Book . . . also in Hoye's Pioneer Families as Michael BUECHLEY. Could fine no mention of Peter though. Seems to me that the DeWitts and Beeghleys were discussed earlier on the site. Maybe there's something in the Digests, but I don't know how to help you with that. Lois Hetrick Stewart *** In a message dated 12/3/2003 11:20:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, Jrcinsd2@aol.com writes: > Do you know if your BEACHY surname is related to my BEECHLEY? > > I have a Peter BEECHLEY who marr. Martha Ann DEWITT in 1861 Allegany Co., > MD. > He was born in PA, as were several generations back on his side. The name > that came over from Germany was BUECHELE, and we have seen quite a few > variations on the spelling in later generations. >

No Beechleys are mentioned in the Beachy Book. Connie > Do you know if your BEACHY surname is related to my BEECHLEY? > > I have a Peter BEECHLEY who marr. Martha Ann DEWITT in 1861 Allegany Co., MD. > He was born in PA, as were several generations back on his side. The name > that came over from Germany was BUECHELE, and we have seen quite a few > variations on the spelling in later generations.

>From the Beachy Family-descendants of Peter Beachy and Barbara Hershberger by William Beachy and wife, Betty K. Beachy Peter III was born in Baltimore County MD in 1781. He married BARBARA HERSHBERGER, daughter of JOHN HERSHBERGER and a sister to Peter Hershberger who married Peter Beachy's sister, Anna. It doesn't mention either Jr. or Sr for John. Barbara Hershberger is buried on an Amish farm in Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co. Pa, just east of Springs, Pa. Date of death on marker is: 8 Feb 1853. Peter is buried in the same place. Peter's son, Aaron Beachy, was my husband's Great Grandfather. William Beachy is my brother in law. Connie

Hi Dan, (Harry) I'm incline to say that Cora was a VanSickle. ~ In Mary L. (Friend) Whorton's obit it says she (Mary L.) was survived by: . "....a brother, Reese Friend, Akron, Ohio; a half-sister, Mrs.Cora Humberston, Markleysburg, Pa.; and two half-brothers, James VanSickle, Cumberland; Lloyd VanSickle, Uniontown...." . ~ I go by about a half dozen different names myself....Kathleen is a very flexible name! I gave up trying to get folks to call me by just one certain name back in my twenties. Having married a Fitzgerald I soon learned that people are inclined to say Fitzpatrick when they read our surname for some reason. I tried naming our oldest son Patrick thinking that he'd at least have his name said correctly when read. I thought that surely no one would read it as Patrick Fitzpatrick, right? They don't. They read his name as Gerald Fitzpatrick. We also get called Fitzgibbon, Fitzhugh, etc. Folks just seem to just see the Fitz and finish it out with the first thing that comes to mind. I learned (when waiting for our name to be called anywhere) to just answer to any name that began with Fitz. Having learned to be patient about my new surname I lightened up on my given name as well and just answer to whatever the other person prefers...Kaye, Katy, Kit, Kathy, Kathy Mae (my cousin George in California)(his sister is Kathy Ann) Kathleen, Grandma K., etc. Our oldest grandson used to say his Fs as Bs when he was little so we decided he shouldn't call me Grandma Fitzgerald in public. The name has stuck, and not just with our grandchildren. Even the children and the teachers at the local grade school I volunteer at call me Grandma K. A lot of the kindergartners have trouble with their Fs as well so using Mrs. Fitzgerald needs to be avoided there!. What can I do? {;o) . I haven't received anything from your daughter yet, but will keep my eye out! Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Danvan36@aol.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] VanSickle > Hi Kathleen. > > Cora was not a Frazee, she married a Humberston, we have some confussion in > our family > tree Cora was a Van Sickle or a Friend. My grandfarther Loyd had a step > brother named > Reese Friend, a brother named James Van Sickle, I am not sure if Cora was a > step sister > (Friend) or a full sister (Van Sickle) > > Have you received any thing from my daughter Lee Anne Van Sickle > > If we can be of help let us know. > > Harry D. Van Sickle ( I go by Dan hope we didn't confuse you)

Hi there, You asked: "...This Cora, was she Cora ( Frazee) Humberston? ..." Gosh, I really don't know. I got the names of the three siblings' from the obit of their step-sister and was hoping to get more info on them through the list. Thanks so much for all you have submitted...more blanks filled! Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: David Yoder <dyoder@mindspring.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:07 AM Subject: RE: [MDGARRET] VanSickle > > Information on JAMES J. VAN SICKLE- OBITUARY: > > JAMES JONES VAN SICKLE Jr., 87, of 229 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, died > Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at the WMHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. > > Born Nov. 24, 1915, in Keyser, W.Va., he was the son of the late James > Jones Van Sickle Sr., and Nancy Jane (Turney) Van Sickle. > > Mr. Van Sickle was former employee of the Old Export Brewing Company and > the Queen City Brewing Company. A U.S. Army-Air Corps Veteran of World > War II and a member of the Henry Hart Post 1411 V.F.W. > > Mr. Van Sickle was the last surviving member of his immediate family. > > Mr. Van Sickle is survived by his wife Millie I (Cross) Van Sickle, > Cumberland; one son, James J. Van Sickle, III and wife Nancy, Daytona > Beach, Fla., a daughter, Linda D. Foo and husband Ronald Lee Jr., > Montgomery County; and three grandchildren. Tina Marie Van Sickle, > Cumberland, Ronald Lee Foo, III, and Scott R. Foo, both of Montgomery > County. > > Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, P.A. 404 > Decatur St., Cumberland, Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. > > A funeral service will conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday Jan 7, > 2003, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Schuessler officiating. Interment > will be at the Maryland Veteran's Cemetery at Rocky Gap. > > Military Honors will be accorded at the cemetery by the Combined Veteran > Honor Guard. <snip>

Do you know if your BEACHY surname is related to my BEECHLEY? I have a Peter BEECHLEY who marr. Martha Ann DEWITT in 1861 Allegany Co., MD. He was born in PA, as were several generations back on his side. The name that came over from Germany was BUECHELE, and we have seen quite a few variations on the spelling in later generations. regards, Janice

Information on JAMES J. VAN SICKLE- OBITUARY: JAMES JONES VAN SICKLE Jr., 87, of 229 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at the WMHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born Nov. 24, 1915, in Keyser, W.Va., he was the son of the late James Jones Van Sickle Sr., and Nancy Jane (Turney) Van Sickle. Mr. Van Sickle was former employee of the Old Export Brewing Company and the Queen City Brewing Company. A U.S. Army-Air Corps Veteran of World War II and a member of the Henry Hart Post 1411 V.F.W. Mr. Van Sickle was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Van Sickle is survived by his wife Millie I (Cross) Van Sickle, Cumberland; one son, James J. Van Sickle, III and wife Nancy, Daytona Beach, Fla., a daughter, Linda D. Foo and husband Ronald Lee Jr., Montgomery County; and three grandchildren. Tina Marie Van Sickle, Cumberland, Ronald Lee Foo, III, and Scott R. Foo, both of Montgomery County. Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, P.A. 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday Jan 7, 2003, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Schuessler officiating. Interment will be at the Maryland Veteran's Cemetery at Rocky Gap. Military Honors will be accorded at the cemetery by the Combined Veteran Honor Guard. James' Father-- James Jones Van Sickle : born 10 July 1885- Kendall, Garrett, Maryland Died 13 May 1952-Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland his wife, Nancy Jane Turney Born 1886, Died: 31 Aug 1950 Burial: Oakland Cem., Garrett, Maryland, She was the daughter of Isaac Turney and Frances (Meyers) Turney. This Cora, was she Cora ( Frazee) Humberston? > [Original Message] > From: K.Fitzgerald <gmakf@earthlink.net> > To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 12/2/2003 1:45:10 PM > Subject: [MDGARRET] VanSickle > > Hi there, > I'm looking for info on the parents & grandparents of these > three VanSickle siblings: > . > 1) James VanSickle, of Cumberland; > 2) Lloyd VanSickle, of Uniontown and their sister > 3) Mrs. Cora Humberston, of Markleysburg. > . > Their mother is Alice "Allie" (Kemp?) who was widowed and then > married their step-father Joseph Edward Friend, > s/o Reese Edward Friend and Sarah Ann Twigg. > Can anyone provide me with thenames of the parents > & grandparents of the above three VanSickle siblings? > Thanks! > Bye for now, > Kathleen > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.

Mary- I completely missed this post concerning the Uphole/VanSickle marriage. I have some more info if you are interested. Email me at JJCMOtey@aol.com Thanks, Christina

Leon, Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon S Clark" <leonsclark@cox.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garlitz- Custer > Maybe there is an obituary. She died 15 August 1877 in Clarksburg, West > Virginia. > > Leon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RiverLines@aol.com> > To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garlitz- Custer > > > | John Custer married Catharine Valentine 11 May 1802. > | No documentation has been found of Catharine Valentine's lineage. It is > only > | known that she was born 10 October, 1783, and according to the 1870 > Census > | of Harrison County, WV, she was born in Pennsylvania. > | > | Catherine > | > | ______________________________ > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. >

Mary, I only have this little bit concerning the Uphold/VanSickle marriage. Descendants of Lafayette Uphole 1 Lafayette Uphole 1880 - 1957 . +Margaret Catherine Riley 1889 - 1970 ...... 2 Jane Uphole 1909 - ...... 2 Martha Uphole 1910 - ...... 2 Mabel Uphole 1913 - ...... 2 Floyd Dayton Uphole 1915 - 1981 .......... +Lena Mae VanSickle 1918 - 1980

Does anyone know if Barbara Hershberger who married Peter Beachy was Barbara, daughter of John Hershberger Sr? The information I had said she died in 1853, but in the 1860 census, it appears she may have been living in the household of her son, Joel Beachy. 1860 Federal census, Maryland, Allegany County, District 3, Grantsville Post Office, taken Oct. 6, 1860. Page 553, SK Image 553. All born in MD unless shown otherwise. Children all born in MD. Dwelling 1471 Family 1395. "Joel Beachy", WM age 44 (1816), Farmer, $6000 Real Estate, $1914 Personal Estate, born in PA. "Elizabeth", WF age 44 (1816), born in PA. "Barbara", WF age 77 (1783), born in MD. "Daniel", age 13 (1847). "Caroline", age 11 (1849). "Anne", age 9 (1851). "Susan", age 5 (1855). "Joel", 2/12 (ca July, 1860). ..............

While we're on the VanSickle's; does anyone have info on the following line: Descendants of Jacob VanSickle 1 Jacob VanSickle .. +Etta Pearl Thomas b: 1880 d: October 20, 1962 , dau of John Marshall Thomas & Mary Ellen Teets . 2 Lena VanSickle ..... +Dayton Uphold . 2 Mary VanSickle ..... +Charles Wilburn . 2 Pauline VanSickle . 2 Charles VanSickle . 2 John VanSickle . 2 Ross VanSickle . 2 Paul VanSickle . 2 Clarence VanSickle . 2 Ralph VanSickle ..... +Erma Spaw . 2 Ray VanSickle . 2 Lloyd VanSickle . 2 Wilbur VanSickle Thanks, Mary

Maybe there is an obituary. She died 15 August 1877 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Leon ----- Original Message ----- From: <RiverLines@aol.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garlitz- Custer | John Custer married Catharine Valentine 11 May 1802. | No documentation has been found of Catharine Valentine's lineage. It is only | known that she was born 10 October, 1783, and according to the 1870 Census | of Harrison County, WV, she was born in Pennsylvania. | | Catherine | | ______________________________

Hi Kathleen, I am the grandson of Loyd Van Sickle of Uniontown, Pa. My Dad and my grandfather (Loyd) and grandmother and Cora lived together in Uniontown after my mother died in 1948. I also remember James Van Sickle coming to the family reunion 1950-1970 in Friendsville MD. My daughter made a family tree for a family reunion I headed up in 1999 after 15 to 20 years of no reunions and have had none since, we held it at the Accident Fire Hall in Accident, MD I will send you E-Mail to my daughter, and I will lookup my copy of the family tree and send you some info on the Loyd Van Sickle (in laws) and (out laws) Dan Van Sickle

Thanks very very much to people who replied to my question about who were Malinda Friend's children. I talked to someone Pat suggested who knows a lot about the SW Friend family who was puzzled as to who is Rebecca Ursa Friend. Anyone know or have educated guesses about who is SW's granddaughter Rebecca Ursa? Also, from this converstation, I am told that the John H's name in the SW Friend Senior family was John Henry, and that he died at Annapolis, MD. Any more info on this much appreciated. Thanks, Art Art Grady <gradya3@yahoo.com> wrote: >From the will of Stephen Willis Friend, Sr. I give and devise unto Malinda Friend, (my younger daughter living) my 'Plantation' whereon I now dwell known by the name of "part of Western Territory" and one lot of land called "William Hoye's Neglect" containing one hundred and fifty four acres of land more or less in the two pieces or tracts, to her the said Malinda Friend her heirs and assigns. Item, I give and devise unto my grand son Norman Willis Freind my Colt which is about eighteen months old. Item, I give and devise unto my grand daughter Rebecca Ursa Friend one cow. Item, I devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my personal property to my said daughter Malinda Friend, she shall pay the sum of Twenty dollars in money at the expiration of five years after my death to my son Stephen W. - Twenty dollars after the expiration of ten years after said time to my daughter Mary Abigail, she shall pay to my son David H. Twenty dollars at the expiration of fifteen years after my demise and shall pay to my oldest son Ellis S, Twenty dollars after the expiration of twenty years after my death. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my daughter Molinda to be sole Executrix of this my last Will and testament. 24th February 1890 Witnesses: Joseph H. Friend, Florence L. Friend, D. H. Friend, Amos W. Savage State of Maryland, Garrett County, to-wit: on this 10th day of January 1895 came D. H. Friend and made oath, in due form of law that he does not know of any Will or Codicil of Stephen W. Friend, late of Garrett County, deceased other than the above instrument of writing and that he received the same on or about the 17th day oaf Devember 1894, Test; J. W. White, Register. Note in the above the name of daughter sometimes looks like Malinda and sometimes like Molinda. Art --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

Kathleen, My grandmother's father was Lloyd VanSickle. I have his birth as about 1878. He married Myrtle Anne Casteel. Lloyd and Myrtle had the following children: Beulah Irene, my grandmother Lottie Nora Bessie Leona Mary J. Charles Ruth Edward Alonzo I too would love information on his parentage!! Melinda > Hi there, > I'm looking for info on the parents & grandparents of these > three VanSickle siblings: > . > 1) James VanSickle, of Cumberland; > 2) Lloyd VanSickle, of Uniontown and their sister > 3) Mrs. Cora Humberston, of Markleysburg. > . > Their mother is Alice "Allie" (Kemp?) who was widowed and then > married their step-father Joseph Edward Friend, > s/o Reese Edward Friend and Sarah Ann Twigg. > Can anyone provide me with thenames of the parents > & grandparents of the above three VanSickle siblings? > Thanks! > Bye for now, > Kathleen > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, > Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. >