SAM OR ANYONE. I WOULD LOVE TO COME ,BUT CAN'T MAKE IT, I AM DECENTENT OF THE BITTINGERS THROUGH JONATHAN [JONAS] AND ELIZABETH FOUST, MY G-GRANDFATHER CHARLES FREDERICK NOLTE MARRIED BOTH BARBARA ELLEN AND MARTHA ELLEN BITTINGER, CHARLES DIED IN 1879. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER WAS AND ANY SEIBLINGS IF ANY, HE CAME FROM HANNOVER GERMANY I LIVE IN OHIO, MY DAD WAS OWEN NOLTE FRON COAL RUN PA.THIS IS A LOT TO ASK WOULD YOU PLEASE ASK AROUND IF ANYONE KNOWS ANY THING ABOUT HIM AND GET BACK WITH ME , I WOULD APPREICATE IT. MJD MARY JANE --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

My son put up some pictures he took at the Wilburn Reunion. While Helen Wilburn Rodeheaver is in one of the pictures, I didn't see her sister, Mabel Wilburn Savage in any of them. Chris' web page is at: www.chrisbeachy.net/Pictures/Family.html Connie History is preserved through knowledge shared

Just curious- wondering who all on the list might be planning to attend the Bittinger picnic. August 16? Sam

> Hi, everybody. Could somebody tell me where to send for Probate records for somebody that died in Allegany County, MD around 1847? Write to: William Lashbaugh, Jr. Register of Wills for Allegany County PO Box 42 Cumberland, MD 21501-0042 Send large SASE and about $3. Copies are 50¢ a page and some wills are pretty long. They'll return the money if they don't find anything. Connie

http://www.dominionpost.com/a/news/2003/08/02/bb/ newspaper article 8/02/03 re proposed storeage of Preston Co., WV, records.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bios/frenchcoll/a.txt

Hi, everybody. Could somebody tell me where to send for Probate records for somebody that died in Allegany County, MD around 1847? Thanks, Helen Rehm

http://www.therepublicannews.com/obits.html +<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+<^>+ My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalms 73: 23-26 +<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+<>+ Be an organ Donor.......Give your Heart to Jesus Carolyn M. Mellott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Sisler" <bjsisler@access.mountain.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: [MDGARRET] The Republican > Does someone have the current URL for The Republican in Oakland or have > they discontinued on line obits? > > Janice > > > ==== 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 > >

Janice, The url for The Republican is: <A HREF="www.therepublicannews.com">www.therepublicannews.com</A> The url for the Cumberland Times-News is: <A HREF="www.times-news.com">www.times-news.com</A> Both run obits. Denise Michael

Does someone have the current URL for The Republican in Oakland or have they discontinued on line obits? Janice

W. Scott Garner died 10 Mar. 1932. He was a son of Simon P. Garner & Rebecca W. Smith. m. May 25, 1891 Chicago Ill to Mary Kay, 1853-1934. 7 ch. Janice Pat Thompson wrote: >Delores, Art is having problems sending email to the List and ask that I forward this. >Pat-T >--- >Dolores, > >I was in the Cornerstone Genealogy Society in Waynesburg, PA where there is a decent WV aisle and happened upon a Summer 1954 issue of "Tableland Trails" from the Tableland Trails Foundation. It has an article on page 150-153 entitled: Some Origins of Tunnelton by W. Scott Garner. The publication added some info on Garner: > >"W. Scott Garner was a native of Preston County. He edited newspapers, biographical and historical books; also wrote and published at least two books, comprising collections of original poems. In conversation with J. C. Gibson of Kingwood a few weeks ago he gave the editor the following recollection of Mr. Garner. > >"W. Scott Garner, wife and five children, lived out from Tunnelton four miles on top of a ridge in a thick woodland area that looked down the Cheat River Canyon. Twice a week he would ride to Kingwood on his bay mare that always trudged along with her head hanging low. Mr. Garner wore a full, heavy black beard. And whether it was winter or summer he could always be seen with a long scarf tied around his neck and hanging like an appended beard down his waist. This was always the way he looked riding his mare. He would fill ponderous saddle bags to overflowing with newspapers, magazines and books from what it seemed to us every state of the Union--and while his mare jogged back up and down the mountain he would be reading from the saddle, which reminds us of the reading habits of the Rev. John Wesley when he rode horseback over the English countryside." The book from which this material has been copied was loaned by Leslie Halbritter of Tunnelton." > >

In response to the post of Kathleen Fitzgerald, I am the ggranddaughter of Francis Albanus Friend and submit the following information which I have documented through Pension Files at the National Archives, Preston and Garret County Courthouses, Census Records, etc. Francis Albanus Friend 1824-1862 (7th generation of the Friend Family of Friendsville, son of John Simpson and Sophia Kemp Friend. Francis married Elizabeth Hartman Smith, ____-1855 Daughter of Catherine Smith, Daughter of Frederick and Hannah Wilhelm Smith and niece of Elizabeth Smith that married Elijah Friend son of John Friend, Jr.. Francis and Elizabeth had one son named John Abraham Friend 1853-1923 raised by the Smiths in Preston County, married Margaret Albright 1856-1917 of the Albrights of Albright in WV. John and Margaret were my great grandparents. The second marriage of Francis Albanus Friend was to Mary Ann Friend 1839-___Daughter of William Edmundson and Susannah Nusz. They had one Daughter, Emma Susan Friend 1861-1956. Mary Ann married a William Schlagel and a George Vagdon and as a widow was denied a request for pension from Francis Albanus as she married more than once. Emma Susan married Richard Benton White 1838 -1892. Their issue was Sidney Ray White 1883 who is said to have written well documented information on the Friend Family and provided information for the book INDIAN BLOOD by Evelyn Guard Olsen. Emma Susan second marriage was with William Thomas Wilson 1859-1930 they had no issue and both are buried in the Steele Cemetery at Friendsville. Emma Susan lived on a small portion of the Gabriel Friend land near Bear Creek. I remember her and her home well. Emma Susan provided the information of the death of Elizabeth Hartman Smith to Evelyn Guard Olsen for her book and Mrs. Olsen forwarded the information to me along with some of her correspondence with of Sidney Ray White. Sidney Ray White married Ula Lee Terrell and had one son. I would share other information upon request. Dot Jones wvdot@earthlink.net

W. Scott Garner died 10 Mar. 1932. He was a son of Simon P. Garner & Rebecca W. Smith. m. May 25, 1891 Chicago Ill to Mary Kay, 1853-1934. 7 ch. Janice Pat Thompson wrote: >Delores, Art is having problems sending email to the List and ask that I forward this. >Pat-T >--- >Dolores, > >I was in the Cornerstone Genealogy Society in Waynesburg, PA where there is a decent WV aisle and happened upon a Summer 1954 issue of "Tableland Trails" from the Tableland Trails Foundation. It has an article on page 150-153 entitled: Some Origins of Tunnelton by W. Scott Garner. The publication added some info on Garner: > >"W. Scott Garner was a native of Preston County. He edited newspapers, biographical and historical books; also wrote and published at least two books, comprising collections of original poems. In conversation with J. C. Gibson of Kingwood a few weeks ago he gave the editor the following recollection of Mr. Garner. > >"W. Scott Garner, wife and five children, lived out from Tunnelton four miles on top of a ridge in a thick woodland area that looked down the Cheat River Canyon. Twice a week he would ride to Kingwood on his bay mare that always trudged along with her head hanging low. Mr. Garner wore a full, heavy black beard. And whether it was winter or summer he could always be seen with a long scarf tied around his neck and hanging like an appended beard down his waist. This was always the way he looked riding his mare. He would fill ponderous saddle bags to overflowing with newspapers, magazines and books from what it seemed to us every state of the Union--and while his mare jogged back up and down the mountain he would be reading from the saddle, which reminds us of the reading habits of the Rev. John Wesley when he rode horseback over the English countryside." The book from which this material has been copied was loaned by Leslie Halbritter of Tunnelton." > > >Enjoy, > >Art Grady > > >==== 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 > >. > > >

Delores, Art is having problems sending email to the List and ask that I forward this. Pat-T --- Dolores, I was in the Cornerstone Genealogy Society in Waynesburg, PA where there is a decent WV aisle and happened upon a Summer 1954 issue of "Tableland Trails" from the Tableland Trails Foundation. It has an article on page 150-153 entitled: Some Origins of Tunnelton by W. Scott Garner. The publication added some info on Garner: "W. Scott Garner was a native of Preston County. He edited newspapers, biographical and historical books; also wrote and published at least two books, comprising collections of original poems. In conversation with J. C. Gibson of Kingwood a few weeks ago he gave the editor the following recollection of Mr. Garner. "W. Scott Garner, wife and five children, lived out from Tunnelton four miles on top of a ridge in a thick woodland area that looked down the Cheat River Canyon. Twice a week he would ride to Kingwood on his bay mare that always trudged along with her head hanging low. Mr. Garner wore a full, heavy black beard. And whether it was winter or summer he could always be seen with a long scarf tied around his neck and hanging like an appended beard down his waist. This was always the way he looked riding his mare. He would fill ponderous saddle bags to overflowing with newspapers, magazines and books from what it seemed to us every state of the Union--and while his mare jogged back up and down the mountain he would be reading from the saddle, which reminds us of the reading habits of the Rev. John Wesley when he rode horseback over the English countryside." The book from which this material has been copied was loaned by Leslie Halbritter of Tunnelton." Enjoy, Art Grady

Pat, Thanks, anyway. Delores

In case you are interested----- and we probably should be~~~~just hope your surname isn't Meade <see comment>. =;o/ http://users.erols.com/candidus/rangers.htm background info at: http://users.erols.com/candidus/kings.htm check out Muster rolls bottom of page----there's a "Legure" Carolyn.

information on W. Scott Garner -------- Delores, sorry I don't know anything about the book or author. I found the information on-line. Pat-T

In a message dated 7/31/2003 8:26:54 AM Central Daylight Time, Pat125@erols.com writes: > Kathleen, > Seems I still have a lot of blanks for this family too, so if anyone can > fill in some information I would be glad to get it. > > 1 Richard Marshall Upole 1874 - 1948 > . +Fannie Rosette Schaeffer 1876 - 1958 > ...... 2 Iva Victoria Upole 1907 - 1973 > .......... +Oakley Phipps > ...... 2 [1] Richard Orion Upole 1908 - 1972 (d. 10-20-1971) > .......... +Irene ? (have her listed as Irene Uphold) > ...... *2nd Wife of [1] Richard Orion Upole: > .......... +Nellie Teodora Zelinski 1915 - 1985 > ...... 2 Darius Payton Upole 1909 - 1998 (d. 11-27-1997) > .......... +Unknown > ...... 2 Marshall E. Upole > ...... 2 Mary Alice Upole 1913 - 1989 > .......... +Theodore Sherman Cross (private) > ...... 2 Thomas Howard Upole > ...... 2 Gussie Rosetta Upole (b. September 18, 1916 b. April 1980) > .......... +Perry Harrison Sines 1894 - 1976 > ...... 2 Paul Lofton Upole (private) > .......... +Virginia Louise Hemmings See ( ) above. Also, I have 8 children listed for Gussie and Perry. Email me off list if you want their names. Christina

Pat- Harold Alexandria Upole b. November 22, 1916, Summit County, Akron, Ohio d. January 27, 1988, Cumberland, Maryland married: Virginia Lola Harvey b. July 05, 1919, Westernport, Garrett County, Maryland d. March 1993 Harold was the son of Joseph C. Upole and Rebecca/Florence Glotfelty Butler Joseph C. was the son of Jeremiah George Uphole and Lucy Collins. I checked the relationship calculator, you would be his (Harold's) 2nd cousin, once removed. Chris

Hi again fellow FRIEND trackers, This is a looooooooooong shot, but has anyone looked into Elizabeth Hartman & Francis Albanus Friend (s/o Sophia Kemp & John Simpson Friend) as possible parents for this Rebecca Jane (Friend) Tuhill? First though, Pat T. wrote me earlier: (quote) "...Henry had at least 2 wives, an early one being shown as Lizzie Shaffer on a death cert of Charles H. Shaffer who was about 3 or 4 years younger than Rebecca..." so I'm assuming it was a type error when she later wrote: "...There is a four year gap between Rebecca and the next child in the family (Charles Haskill)..." What say you Pat T.? ===================== O.K., let's review what we have: (1) Rebecca's mother was probably Lizzie (maiden name?) SHAFFER; Henry Haskell's 1st wife.. (2) SHAFFER was probably Lizzie's marital name at the time she married Henry Haskell as she had a son Charles H. SHAFFER. (3) Charles H.SHAFFER was about 4 years younger than Rebecca. (4) Rebecca was born about 1862, thus her half-brother Charles was probably b: about 1866. (5) Lizzie must have then married husband SHAFFER between 1863 & 1866.....after Rebecca's birth and before Charles' birth. (6) Rebecca was referred to as "Miss Rebecca J.Friend" in her husband's obit, so FRIEND was probably her maiden name. (7) Assuming her mother Lizzie was married to her father, Rebecca's father's surname was probably FRIEND. (8) If Lizzie was married to a FRIEND, he (barring a divorce) died between 1862 and 1865...after Rebecca's conception but before Lizzie's marriage to 2nd husband SHAFFER and son Charles' conception. (9) "Lizzie" is often a nickname for Elizabeth, so mother Lizzie may well have been an Elizabeth. ==================== IF all of the above holds true we're looking for a FRIEND male who: (a) died between 1862 and 1865, and who (b) was married to an "Elizabeth" or "Lizzie", she being young enough to have children in the 1860s, and who (c) lived in Garrett Co. MD ==================== The only couple I have in my FRIEND files that seems to fit this "profile" right now is: Elizabeth Hartman & Francis Albanus Friend (s/o Sophia Kemp & John Simpson Friend of Garrett Co. MD) I only have them listed with one known child at this point: John Abram (or Abraham) Friend, b: abt. 1853, so there could have been other children. Francis Albanus Friend died Dec.1862 in Annapolis, MD while serving in the Third Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry during the Civil War. Do we have any more on the Francis Albanus Friend family that might help include or rule them out as possibilities for this Rebecca's family? What are the vitals on wife Elizabeth Hartman? Has anyone come across the Francis Albanus Friend's household in the 1860 census? Are there other children listed for them besides John? I don't have a death date for son John or marital info...so? Rebecca, being b: 1862, wouldn't be in the 1860 census of course, but if she had other older sibs, they would be. What about the 1870 census? Where is Elizabeth (Hartman) Friend in 1870? What about the Henry Haskell family in the 1870 census? If Rebecca had older sibs they would probably have been married or out on their own by 1880, but they would have been at home in 1870. But who's home? How is Francis Albanus Friend's wife Elizabeth listed in the 1860 census...as Elizabeth or Lizzie? Do we have any other FRIEND families that fit this profile? Hmmm? Just throwing out some ideas........... Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Thompson <Pat125@erols.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:45 AM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Rebecca Friend > I found a Rebecca Friend in the 1870 Missouri, Scott Co Census. > --------- > Bonnie, > I need to find a Rebecca Friend who was born about 1862. > > Somehow, later, she is said to be the daughter of Henry Haskell. > Henry married twice, (1) Lizzie SHAFFER (2) Mary Elizabeth > Spence. > > Rebecca must have been the daughter of Lizzie Shaffer and Lizzie > must have married a Friend, prior to her marriage to Henry > Haskell. > > Rebecca was known to her descendants as Rebecca Friend (as shown > in the bio for her husband James Tuhill) but they can't find her > connection to a Friend family. > > I am trying to help them find Rebecca's parents. > Henry Haskell is in the 1880 Garrett County MD census (age 60) > and he is married to Elizabeth. There is a Rebecca listed in his > HH (age 18) but there is also a Rebecca Haskill (age 18) listed > as working for George W. Legge, in Oakland. I think Rebecca was > counted twice, once in the Legge HH and then her parents gave her > information when their HH was counted. > > There is a four year gap between Rebecca and the next child in > the family (Charles Haskill) but after Charles the children are > like stair steps, so I am wondering if it wasn't during those > four years (1862 to 1866) that Henry's first wife must have died > and Henry remarried? > <snip>