The following article is found in The Herald and Torch Light Newspaper, Hagerstown, Maryland December 19, 1877. It tells of a group of Ogle County, IL residents who returned by train to visit their families in Washington County, MD where they were originally from. The names read like a census of Beaver Creek/Smoketown. Hope this helps someone. Ho for Hagerstown! --Last Tuesday was a lively day among the "Washington Co." folks who reside in this vicinity. By the enterprise of D.L. Miller and W.S. Knowlton, General Traveling Agent of the Baltimore & Ohio R.R., a car of that road was in waiting at the depot for the excursionists to Hagerstown, labeled "For the Pike," and though the morning was stormy and disagreeable, a crowd had gathered to see them off. The following is a list of those from this vicinity who took the train here: John T. Alsip, Andrew Brown, John H. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bowers, Albert Bowers, M. Bowers, Alice Bowers, Ida Bowers, Ella Bowers, David Beard, George Cox, W.M. Cox, David D. Cox, Frank Cox, Jacob Cox, Mattie S. Cox, Jane A. Cox, Sarah Detrow, Albert Funk, D.K. Haupt, Charles Hockensmith, John Hockensmith, Thos. M. Kaylor, John S. Lantz, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob McKenzie, D.W. Muck, Elizabeth Muck, J.H. Rock, Mahlon Stouffer, Mr. Hettie Welty, Florence Welty, G.F. Winter, Mrs. Sarah Win! ter, Florence Welty, G.F. Winter, Mrs. Sarah Winders and five children, John Yessler and Henry Ziegenfuss. At Dixon the following additional passengers were received: Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Dupey, Minnie Dupey, Mr. and Mrs. N. Bittner, Ida Bittner, Frank Bittner, John Morrison, Mary Morrison, Amos Troutman, Lewis Troutman, John Uhl, Emma Uhl, and Hiram Will, in all 56 jolly people. The party were accompanied to Chicago by Messrs. Knowlton and Miller, who saw them off on the evening train, and they are now without doubt safe at their old homes.--Ogle County Press. Cindy Hoffman

How wonderful! Doesn't that sound like a fun party? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Hoffman" <smoketownuniv@myactv.net> > The following article is found in The Herald and Torch Light Newspaper, > Hagerstown, Maryland December 19, 1877. It tells of a group of Ogle > County, IL residents who returned by train to visit their families in > Washington County, MD where they were originally from. The names read > like a census of Beaver Creek/Smoketown. Hope this helps someone. >

ST Mary's in Hagerstown is Catholic. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Janet Currie To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 3/9/2005 10:14 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] vestry and church parishes Anyone have info from 1700 about church parishes in MD. I have seen references to vestry's and meeting houses and St Mary's parish. . . . would this be Lutheran? Is there a listing of all the parishes in MD during the mid 1700s? Many Thanks, Janet Currie ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== The OFFICIAL website for this list is: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Can anyone tell me if they would have any church records, etc., for the above man who was born 1805-1806 to Jacob & Susan(na) Bauer/Bower? This Jacob married Rev Jacob Schnee's daughter, Anna Maria in New Harmony, IN in the 1820's. He died in 1842 there. The Fred Co records I have don't have him but they do have Maria Barbara & Daniel, his siblings. Thank you. Sincerely, Marilyn Barber

Anyone have info from 1700 about church parishes in MD. I have seen references to vestry's and meeting houses and St Mary's parish. . . . would this be Lutheran? Is there a listing of all the parishes in MD during the mid 1700s? Many Thanks, Janet Currie

This information came through on the American Rev. Hessians list that I subscribe to. The discussion was about Ft. Frederick prisoners. Someone contacted the Ft. Fred. historian and this is his reply. "The only primary documentation we have for prisoners is British units sent here after the battle of Yorktown. Those units are: 17th Rgt. of Foot 23rd Rgt. of Foot 33rd Rgt. of Foot 71st Rgt. of Foot, 2nd Battalion Light Infantry Battalion North Carolina Volunteers We know that some of the troops from the Convention Army were sent here. However, we do not have a list of the specific units. We also do not have any primary documentation that shows Germans being sent here. If you have something, I'd love to see it. Steve" Steve Robertson Historian Fort Frederick State Park 301.842.2155

There are no entries under the Harlan surname in the Washington County marriage index 1799-1860. There are three HARN/HARNE brides in the marriage index but not Helen - later marriages are at Maryland State Archives and at the Washington County Courthouse. There are several references to a John HARLAN/HARLIN in Rice's THIS WAS THE LIFE - excerpts from the judgement records for Frederick County. There are both HARLIN and HARN marriages in Frederick County 1778-1810. Perhaps you'll have better luck searching in Frederick County. Lauren Brantner EllenRichSmith@aol.com wrote: >--part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >--part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Disposition: inline > >Return-path: <EllenRichSmith@aol.com> >From: EllenRichSmith@aol.com >Full-name: EllenRichSmith >Message-ID: <126.5850b129.2f5edadf@aol.com> >Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 05:39:27 EST >Subject: David & Helen Harne Harlan >To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 147 > >I would like any information on David Harlan (or Harlen) who may have married >ca 1862, in Frederick Co., Maryland, to Helen Harne, born 11-19-1842, died >6-3-1928, daughter of Henry R. L. Harne. Would like to know marriage date of >David Harlan and Helen Harne, and any information about them. This information >taken from an obituary of Lorenzo T. Harlan, son of David and Helen Harne >Harlan, who was born October 10, 1862, in Maryland, and died December 25, 1888 in >Leadville, Colorado. Helen Harne later married Peter Basinger, and is listed >in the 1870 Delaware Co., Indiana census with her son Lorenzo Harlan. They >later moved to Leadville, Colorado. > >Ellen Smith > >--part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary-- > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >If you have any problems feel free to address those to the list administrator: MDWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > >

--part1_1e0.375e0641.2f5edc12_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_1e0.375e0641.2f5edc12_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <EllenRichSmith@aol.com> From: EllenRichSmith@aol.com Full-name: EllenRichSmith Message-ID: <fb.6c659143.2f5edba6@aol.com> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 05:42:46 EST Subject: Margaret Anne "Anna" Rebecca Harne To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 147 I would like any information about Margaret Anne Rebecca "Anna" Harne, born 12-6-1849, in Frederick Co., Maryland, daughter of Henry R. L. and Elizabeth Blickenstaff Harne. She was known as "Anna" Harne, and married "Unknown" Fisher. I would like to know her spouse's name and any other information available. Ellen Smith --part1_1e0.375e0641.2f5edc12_boundary--

--part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <EllenRichSmith@aol.com> From: EllenRichSmith@aol.com Full-name: EllenRichSmith Message-ID: <126.5850b129.2f5edadf@aol.com> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 05:39:27 EST Subject: David & Helen Harne Harlan To: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 147 I would like any information on David Harlan (or Harlen) who may have married ca 1862, in Frederick Co., Maryland, to Helen Harne, born 11-19-1842, died 6-3-1928, daughter of Henry R. L. Harne. Would like to know marriage date of David Harlan and Helen Harne, and any information about them. This information taken from an obituary of Lorenzo T. Harlan, son of David and Helen Harne Harlan, who was born October 10, 1862, in Maryland, and died December 25, 1888 in Leadville, Colorado. Helen Harne later married Peter Basinger, and is listed in the 1870 Delaware Co., Indiana census with her son Lorenzo Harlan. They later moved to Leadville, Colorado. Ellen Smith --part1_142.4114a8b3.2f5edbed_boundary--

Cindy: I have John L. Smith in my family database: He was born Apr. 2 1832 in Sharpsburg; died Jan. 24, 1902, Leaf River IL. Married Susannah/Susan A. Myers, dau. of Jacob Myers [1801-1876] and Elizabeth Iler [1809-1891.] Jacob and Elizabeth Iler Myers were both born in Washington Co MD and died in Ogle Co IL. Does anyone have anything further on John Smith's mother, Mrs. Allen Bebee? Also looking for parents of Jacob Myers. Thanks. Carol Schmidt

Peggy I have the volume you mentioned and am willing to make the copies. Feel free to email me direct with the particulars. Ruth darwin522@cs.com

To have some idea of the help that Richard Allen Newman can give in his generous lookup offer - here is an online subject index of Vol. 1-14... http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdallegh/wmgindex-all.htm they do seem to have some back issues for sale but I am not familiar with the seller so all I am doing is passing along their site - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdallegh/wmgindex.htm Richard Allen Newman wrote: >John, I have some bad news for you; this magazine went out of business with Volume 19, dated October 2003. I have all of the issues since its beginning, and will answer any questions you have. I am a native of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, retired, and a genealogist since 1989. s/Richard > > > >

John, I have some bad news for you; this magazine went out of business with Volume 19, dated October 2003. I have all of the issues since its beginning, and will answer any questions you have. I am a native of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, retired, and a genealogist since 1989. s/Richard -----Original Message----- From: jkrentch@comcast.net Sent: Mar 5, 2005 6:46 PM To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [MDWASHIN] Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine Could someone give me information on how to sign up for this magazine? I am not familiar with it. Thanks, John Rentch -----Original Message----- From: Amb1050@aol.com [mailto:Amb1050@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:56 PM To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDWASHIN] Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine Does anyone have the Volume 14, number 1 (January, 1998) issue of the Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine who would either sell it to me, or be willing to copy six pages of the magazine for me? I will, of course, pay for the copying and the postage. I have the other three volumes, but, needless to say, all of my family information is in the one that I don't have. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thank you. Peggy Ambrose (_amb1050@aol.com_ (mailto:amb1050@aol.com) ) ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== Can't find it in Washington County...Try Frederick County at: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/frederick/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== Don't be afraid to speak up and ask questions! There are no stupid questions here. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

HI Lauren I don't remember if I thanked you a 2nd time for trying to help me with Mills. Better again than not at all. Thanks June

Hi Larry Thanks for trying to look up my John Mills for me. June

Could someone give me information on how to sign up for this magazine? I am not familiar with it. Thanks, John Rentch -----Original Message----- From: Amb1050@aol.com [mailto:Amb1050@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:56 PM To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDWASHIN] Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine Does anyone have the Volume 14, number 1 (January, 1998) issue of the Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine who would either sell it to me, or be willing to copy six pages of the magazine for me? I will, of course, pay for the copying and the postage. I have the other three volumes, but, needless to say, all of my family information is in the one that I don't have. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thank you. Peggy Ambrose (_amb1050@aol.com_ (mailto:amb1050@aol.com) ) ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== Can't find it in Washington County...Try Frederick County at: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/frederick/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Does anyone have the Volume 14, number 1 (January, 1998) issue of the Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine who would either sell it to me, or be willing to copy six pages of the magazine for me? I will, of course, pay for the copying and the postage. I have the other three volumes, but, needless to say, all of my family information is in the one that I don't have. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thank you. Peggy Ambrose (_amb1050@aol.com_ (mailto:amb1050@aol.com) )

They stopped publicaton of Western Maryland Genealogy in October 2003 jkrentch@comcast.net wrote: >Could someone give me information on how to sign up for this magazine? I am >not familiar with it. > >Thanks, > >John Rentch > >-----Original Message----- >From: Amb1050@aol.com [mailto:Amb1050@aol.com] >Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:56 PM >To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MDWASHIN] Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine > > >Does anyone have the Volume 14, number 1 (January, 1998) issue of the >Western Maryland Genealogy Magazine who would either sell it to me, or be >willing >to copy six pages of the magazine for me? I will, of course, pay for the >copying and the postage. > >I have the other three volumes, but, needless to say, all of my family >information is in the one that I don't have. I would appreciate any help I >can >get. > >Thank you. > >Peggy Ambrose (_amb1050@aol.com_ (mailto:amb1050@aol.com) ) > >

Sorry if I'm being a bore!! Found an error. William Dunn Barr married a Mary Elizabeth Crow from KY. Her mother was an Estes. Ruth in SW Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Tysor" <RTYSOR@peoplepc.com> To: <BARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:57 AM Subject: [BARR] CHRISTOPHER BARR > > Christopher/Barbara Toby, John/Mary Buck, William Dunn/Mary Elizabeth > Estes, Harvey Colwell/Virdie White. are the main names. >> > > ==== BARR Mailing List ==== > Fred W. Reese freese@netins.net > List owner and Rootsweb Donor > >

For those who have connections between Washington Co. MD and Ogle Co. IL: From the Middletown Valley Register Dec. 11, 1896 Mrs. Allen Bebee, aged 92, a native of Sharpsburg, a few days ago fell down a pair of steps at the home of her son, Mr. John L. Smith, at Leaf River, IL, and was killed. Hope someone can use this. Cindy H.