Bob: Thank you for your info. I have since located her grave, but am going to keep the info you sent me because as I have said their recoreds are pretty good and have traced ancestors before thru them. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Bloyer" <wrb4@erols.com> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Leitersburg Cemeteries > Gordon: Leitersburg is a small town (several hundred people). There is > no funeral home in the town. Some which have been in business for many years > which would possibly have burials in Leitersburg are: Minnich Funeral Home, > 415 E.Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 -(301)-739-6800 ; Gerald N. Minnich > Funeral Home (no relation), 305 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD 21740 > (301-739-1414); possibly the Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., > Waynesboro, PA 17268 (717) 762-2811. These are long established funeral > homes, or successors of other funeral homes. Waynesboro, PA is only a few > miles from Leitersburg, and could well serve families in that area. The > Davis Funeral Home in Smithsburg, MD and the Douglas E. Fiery Funeral Home > in Hagerstown are more recently established, and not likely to have records > back into earlier years. Good luck. Bob Bloyer wrb4@erols.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> > To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 6:17 PM > Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Leitersburg Cemeteries > > > > Lauren: Do you know the name. address of any funeral home in Leitersburg, > > they are often fountains of info on local burials/cemeteries etc. > > > > Gordon > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lauren Brantner" <lrbrant@concentric.net> > > To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 5:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Leitersburg Cemeteries > > > > > > > Gordon, > > > > > > From Morrow and Morrow's marriage index are these spelling variations: > > > MAYHEW, MAHUGH, and MAYHU > > > > > > Grooms: > > > John Viney Bell 12/2/1801 > > > Jm./Reb. Jackson 4/1/1816 > > > Benj. F./Jane E. Bridgement 7/26/1839 > > > Jm. F./Han. Deitrick 8/17/1859 > > > Brides: > > > MAYHEW, Maria./Arch. Ziegler 6/17/1837 > > > MAHUGH, Maria F./Wm. Onderdonk 10/29/1850 > > > > > > There is nothing in estate distributions 1778-1835 and nothing in F. > > > Edward Wright's newspaper extractions from 1820-1830. The two cemetery > > > volumes I own are II and III. II is Clearspring district 4 and Hancock > > > dist. 5 and vol. III is Cavetown district 7, Rohrersville, dist. 8 and > > > Conococheague dist. 13. Perhaps someone else who has the rest of the > > > volumes can do a lookup for you. > > > From George Russell Ely's guide to research in the county is a list of > > > available church records. There is a Presbyterian Church in Hagerstown > > > but records available appear to start in 1858 and those are in the > > > Washington County Historical Society. There are only two church records > > > listed at Leitersburg - Jacob's Lutheran Church - 1791-1854 compiled by > > > Matilda Detrich in 1970 and Jacob's Church 1791-1854 - Rachael S. > > > Schwartz, handwritten transcript 1951 also in the historical society. > > > The first Jacob's Church mentioned is available on microfilm from Family > > > History Centers. If you want those numbers, let me know. Note: there > > > may be other church records not listed here - not all records appear to > > > be available. Another sourcebook is Edna Kanely's, Directory of > > > Maryland Church Records. > > > > > > Good hunting! > > > > > > Lauren Brantner > > > > > > > > > gordon crooks wrote: > > > > > > >Lauren: Another thing strikes me. The Crooks family were Presbyterian > > > >Convenators, however by 1842 they were branching out to other > religions, > > > >especially thru marriages, so are there any Lutheran or Seceder burial > > > >grounds in Leitersburg for this period of time. Also do you have any > > other > > > >info on the Mayhugh family? Most of what I have I am picking up from > the > > > >family bible which covers 267 years, but runs from first son to first > > son, > > > >so there isn't a lot about cousins and other relatives > > > > > > > > Gordon > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Lauren Brantner" <lrbrant@concentric.net> > > > >To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:28 PM > > > >Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Leitersburg Cemeteries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Gordon, there are some Mayhugh burials in the Church of United > > > >>Bretheren Graveyard at State Line PA, near the MD line. Rebecca, wife > of > > > >>George and at least one of their children. They are of a later time > > > >>period - her dates are 1846-1889 and the child died in 1867. Two > others > > > >>are buried there - Samuel who died at 14 months in 1869 and John who > > > >>died at age 11 in 1888. If you want detailed info, let me know - > these > > > >>are from Vol. III. Hopefully Rebecca's gravestone lasted long enough > to > > > >>make the readings in the 1930's and someone else will turn it up in > > > >>another volume. > > > >> > > > >>Lauren Brantner > > > >> > > > >>gordon crooks wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>Does anyone know how many cemeteries existed in Leitersburg, Md. in > > 1842. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >I am trying to locate the grave of Rebecca Crooks Mayhugh, wife of > James > > P. > > > >Mayhugh who died June 21, 1842. > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Gordon crooks > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > > >>>Are your ancestors Pennsylvania Dutch?? 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