Jim - would you see if the Lafayette House (Hotel) is listed - I believe the owner was maybe William ? Fow - last name I believe is correct - where was this located and if you find any information --------Marie G

David - I believe there are 3 Smith Avenues in the Trenton area - one in Trenton and 2 in Hamilton Township - I may be wrong but since I am admitting it I won't hang my head in shame LOL -----------Marie G

Geoffrey - would you give me the www. address of the site you linked - I have above me on web search box member.aol.com;NJrecords'njlookups.html - Is that correct or is there a shorter way to get there --------Marie G

Cheryl, In the Mercer County Will index I see: James Mellor, will & inventory, 1884 Geoffrey Cooper see my web page for info about wills and other vital record lookups @ <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/NJrecords/njlookups.html">NJ LOOKUPS</A>

I am looking for information on the MELLOR family in Mercer County..Im a descendant of Enoch Mellor b. in England, lived on Washington St in Chambersburg in the 1880's. His son John Mellor was my 2nd grgrandfather. Looking for any information on these Mellor ancestors or any others with the Mellor surname in Trenton area. -Cheryl

There were Steepys in the Pennington area in the 1950s and 60s as I went to school with a Sharon Steepy. There are still several in the Trenton Suburban phone book. Try 411. PATIRICIA MILLER wrote: > I am still looking for further info about the Steepy and Hartman families of > Trenton, NJ. Richard Steepy born c 1785 in Monmouth Co m Catherine ??? b > 1782 in NJ. He died 8 Feb 1869 in Trenton, she on 5 Jan 1848 in Trenton. > Known children were Richard, Samuel, David, Phebe, and Esra. Looking for > info on these folks. Also Katherine Hartman, b 1866/7 in Trenton m David > Steepy 1888 (grandson of aforementioned Richard and son of David) and d 12 > May 1950 in Trenton. Would like to correspond with decendents. Thanks. > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I am now working on scanning the 1877 City Directory, which Gary Nigh will be placing on the Mill Hill Site. It will be quite a while before it is completed, so if anyone has a specific name that they wish me to look up, I will search throught the hard copy. JIM humph19@aol.com

Since we seem to be discussing street names - does anyone happen to know the source of the name for Clamer Avenue? Clamer happens to be my husband's mother's maiden name (from the Elizabeth NJ area) and I'm having a difficult time finding information on the family. It's interesting to find the name on a Trenton or Ewing Twp street. Thanks. Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead

Hi, Does anyone know anything about Cosey Place, Trenton. In a 1917 newspaper article by John CLEARY he stated that my ancestor William H. SMITH had help to develop the street in the 19th century. William H. SMITH was a news dealer who had bought up much of Cooper Street and put up several houses on that street as well. I I found, living on Cosey Place one my relatives an Emma THORNLEY in the 1882 City directory. Does anyone know when these houses were built? Does this street still exist? I know that Cooper was largely obliterated. Thank you for your help. Regards David David Paul Crockett Brooklyn, NY 11209 USA Email: dcrock@ibm.net

Hi all, Does anyone know for whom Smith's Avenue was named and just where it was located. I presume it was near Cooper Street. Thank you. Regards David David Paul Crockett Brooklyn, NY 11209 USA Email: dcrock@ibm.net

I am still looking for further info about the Steepy and Hartman families of Trenton, NJ. Richard Steepy born c 1785 in Monmouth Co m Catherine ??? b 1782 in NJ. He died 8 Feb 1869 in Trenton, she on 5 Jan 1848 in Trenton. Known children were Richard, Samuel, David, Phebe, and Esra. Looking for info on these folks. Also Katherine Hartman, b 1866/7 in Trenton m David Steepy 1888 (grandson of aforementioned Richard and son of David) and d 12 May 1950 in Trenton. Would like to correspond with decendents. Thanks. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI, Thanks to the hard work of Jim Humphrey, the 1882 Trenton Directory has been completed & is now on-line at the Old Mill Hill Society website. It can be found through the Local History page under City Directories. There are also some other new pages (Obituaries, Images & Naturalization Records) that might be of interest. Check it out at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/ Happy Researching, Gary Nigh

Don, Now that you have this information you need to send to the National Archives for your gggrandfather's file. It should give you some family information, particularly if he applied for a pension. The file will contain letters from family members and neighbors, testifying to his residence and possibly his marriage. One of my Civil War files included letters relating to the marriage as there was a widow's pension involved. Another of our family files had medical information for my husband's greatgrandfather, who was deafened at the Battle of Port Royal, S.C. We never knew he was deaf! It's wonderful to be able to hold copies of letters written by greatgrandparents (no typewriters back then!). I always show children the letters and they're all amazed at the penmanship! The files are very inexpensive - maybe about $12 or $15 - and are really great. They do take several weeks or even a couple of months.You can order the files online now. I have a link to the National Archives on my page. After you prove the relationship you can join Sons of Union Veterans! Good luck. Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead NJ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ TeeHistory@aol.com wrote: > I have just made an amazing discovery. For all of my life I knew about my > great grandfather, Paul Berrer who immigrated from Wurtemburg, Germany and > served in the 3rd US Cavalry from 1883-1888 then married and settled in > Philadelphia - but just a little while ago tonight I found an index to a > Paul Berrer who served in the 3rd Regt NJ Cavalry during the civil war ! > > The interesting thing is that I had learned about a year ago that my great > grandfather's fathers name was also Paul Berrer ! > > With this latest discovery tonight - I am believing that I have learned why > my great grandfather chose the "3rd" US Cavalry ! > > My question to the list is this....since the 3rd NJ Cavalry was mustered in > at Trenton - with his date of enlistment being 29 December 1863, do you > think that perhaps my great great grandfather was living in the area of > Trenton when he enlisted? He was discharged in 1865 with a disability of > some sort. > > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, this is a whole new chapter for me. > > Thank you > Don

Marie I checked and they are not buried in St. John's Cem. Since they belonged to St. Mary's Cathedral, I thought they would be in St. Mary's Cem., however, the cem. does have more than one John Burns and more than one Mary Burns but they are not together. The one John and Mary Burns that are together do not seem to be the John and Mary that I am looking for. I think I will contact the cemetery again and see if I can find anything more. The problem is I do not have a DOD for either of them. Peggy

I have just made an amazing discovery. For all of my life I knew about my great grandfather, Paul Berrer who immigrated from Wurtemburg, Germany and served in the 3rd US Cavalry from 1883-1888 then married and settled in Philadelphia - but just a little while ago tonight I found an index to a Paul Berrer who served in the 3rd Regt NJ Cavalry during the civil war ! The interesting thing is that I had learned about a year ago that my great grandfather's fathers name was also Paul Berrer ! With this latest discovery tonight - I am believing that I have learned why my great grandfather chose the "3rd" US Cavalry ! My question to the list is this....since the 3rd NJ Cavalry was mustered in at Trenton - with his date of enlistment being 29 December 1863, do you think that perhaps my great great grandfather was living in the area of Trenton when he enlisted? He was discharged in 1865 with a disability of some sort. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, this is a whole new chapter for me. Thank you Don

I am looking for any info on Bacovin,Bacovcin or Bacsovscin. My ancestors were starting members of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Trenton in 1900-1915 The church has not been helpful with records. I can't find them in census records only in city directories every few years or so. Thanks...Barb

Peggy - maybe John and Mary Burns might be buried in St John's Cemetery ------Marie G

I am looking for information on Harry Kile b. 19 Mar 1879 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. His father and mother were William and Rebecca Kile (I do not know her maiden name). She later married someone named Minschwaner. (Would like to find information on her also). Thank you, Dianne

Looking for a Mary THORNTON, lived near Copper Factory, Trenton, around 1929-193? Mary THORNTON married Homer THORNTON, they parted have no information of Mary's maiden name. Seems this is my brick wall . Thanks for you help. "Peace be with you" Dorothy MacKenzie Popham Now living in TEXAS!

Charlie, My grandfather lived on Bond St. when he was a boy and I remember the area being referred to as Goosetown. The family lived in the St. Mary's Cathedral parish. His name was THOMAS F. BURNS b. 1887. Could you let me know how to get in touch with the Old Goosetown Neighborhood Association? Perhaps there is a lead there. I have had very little results in my search on this family. His father's name is JOHN BURNS who married MARY MARIEN/MARION. I want to find where John and Mary are buried and when they died. I have checked with St. Mary's Cem. but have had no luck there. I would be very grateful for any help on this family. Peggy Strieby Lakeland FL