Thanks Joan.  We have all the pre 1864 sacramental records for our family that are still in existance.  The problem is that many of the RC records do not go back far enough.  Our John E. was born (oral history) 1813.  The records for the parish which Ardmore is part start in 1814.  We also checked the surrounding parishes too.  CHAMBERS is not really a common Waterford name.  It is found in County Mayo and in the counties of Northern Ireland.  English in origins, with Irish origins about 15th century.  Now, his wife was baptized in Lismore Parish of County Waterford, those sacramental records, though small in number reach back to about 1803.  It all depends on the parish (not civil parish) when they started and how many survive.  This is sadly true for all the counties of the Republic and NI. It would great if this was done, Irish genealogy is not easy. Mary Ellen Chambers There might be answers yet. I heard through a friend who does a lot of Irish research that Catholic Church records are now being put on the internet. So far I know only that Co Cork is available, but if Waterford follows perhaps you can find a baptismal record. Joan in OH On 5/16/11 12:48 PM, "Mary Ellen Chambers" <[email protected]> wrote: > The "mystery" is element which makes genealogy so interesting!!!   My > husband's > g grandfather John E. CHAMBERS is such a mystery.  We have his marriage record > (sacramental) in County Waterford for 1836.  His naturalization record for > Washington County.  We have his grave in the small churchyard behind St. > Michael's Catholic Church in Clearspring.  Some legal documents in Washington > County.  His son Michael wrote a tribute in the Mining News upon the death of > his mother in 1899 which gave the familiy's emigration story.  All of it we > have > proved was true with the exception of where he was born in County Waterford.  > Pre 1864 records are very iffy and usually sacramental.  That is, unless the > ancestor was a criminal or in some way distressed the English.  However, there > is nothing on John.  In MD, since his death was 1871, there is no COD.  We > have > the grave and stone.  He is one of our genealogy mysteries. > Good luck to you in your quest. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bobbie Brady <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, May 15, 2011 3:29:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Death Certificate > > Hi Mary Ellen, > > I also have that Naturalization for John Hunt.  But I can't prove that he > was my 4th great grandfather.  However, he does show up in the 1800 Census > for Washington County and he is the only John Hunt listed, so it is a good > possibility.  He did however, have children that were born before 1800. > > There is a bigger puzzle, as I can not find any marriage record for him.  On > the 1850 Census, his wife Susan was living with one of her son's David Hunt, > and it says she was born in PA. > >> From what I understand the records were destroyed by a fire.  It was St > Peter's Evangelical Luthern Church.  John Hunt & his wife are both buried in > the Church graveyard. > > This is a never ending quest!!  I can trace the family forward, but this > problem just drives me crazy!! > > Thanks again for all of your help & suggestions. > > Bobbie Hunt Brady > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Chambers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Death Certificate > > > Bobby~ > How far back does that Lutheran Church go?? If it falls within or about > your time-line, they may have some pertinent records in their archives. If > they > are not kept at that church, you could ask them where sacramental records > for > that period might be found. > Could find very little data on Green Spring Furnace. Found the Rangers at > the Heritage place in Cumberland, former railroad station quite helpful on > occasion. However, that was also, because my husband's great grandfather had > a > barge on the C&O Canal. A daughter, age 12 drowned at Four Lock on the Canal > in > 1868. There was quite a community there at that time. Looking at a map, > Green > Spring Furnace, was directly up the road, a few miles from the Lock. > Have family visiting now from VA but originally from Frostburg, I will > ask them at dinner this evening if they have any thoughts on Green Spring > Furnace and get back to you. > Oh, yes. I found a John HUNT who applied for Naturalization in the very > early 1800s, would this an ancestor?? > > Mary Ellen Chambers > Lakewood, OH > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message >  > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MDWASHIN ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________ From: Joan Majtenyi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 10:07:46 AM Subject: Re: [MDWashin] Death Certificate T