Hi, New to list. I am looking for descendants of Ruth Cohee and Wm? French. They may have lived on Cambria St in the late 1950's. It is actually Ruth's mother Violet Skinner Cohee that I am seeking information on. Violet is found on the 1920 census of Trenton as the widow of Ernest Cohee, with children Ruth abt 11, and a son Russell.. I am sure Violet is the sister of my gg=grandmother Harriet Skinner Triay of New Orleans. Harriet died in 1945, and her obit mentioned Violet in Trenton. Would like to find Violet's obituary and place of burial ca 1958-60, etc. The parents of Violet and Harriet are George H. W. Skinner of London, England and Annie M. Watson of NewYork city. The family moved to New Orleans by 1860. If you are on this line, I have lots of information to share. Sally

"Lufanny" is a unusual female given name. Do you have a Lufanny in your Somerset/Mercer Co., NJ family tree that was born circa 1750 and/or married an UPDIKE/OPDYCK/etc.? If so, you may be able to confirm the theory that Roliph-5 UPDIKE married a woman named Lufanny and add a new branch to our family tree. For more information, see the excerpt below from... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/updike.pdf Thanks for your help, Perry Streeter (mailto:perry@streeter.com) http://www.perry.streeter.com Roliph-5 Updike (John-4, Lawrence-3, Johannes-2, Louris-1 Jansen), was born in New Jersey about 1750; he died in Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York about 1830; he was married, probably in New Jersey, perhaps to a woman named Lufanny _____. Roliph was named after his maternal uncle, Roelof-3 Bragaw; his name is seen as Rulef, Rolif, Ruliph, Rulif, Rulof, Roelef, Ralph, etc. Roliph was farmer in (then Montgomery, Somerset County, now) Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey and Ulysses, New York. Roliph settled in Ulysses shortly after 1800. In the 1810 federal census, "Roliff Updike" appears at Ulysses in (then Seneca, since 1817) Tompkins County. He was identified as "Ralph Updike" in the 1820 census. The first child of the compiler's direct ancestors, Daniel-3 and Mary (Updike) Richey, was born in Tompkins County about 1804; the Richey and Updike families both settled in Tompkins County about 1801. Daniel and Mary were probably married in New Jersey just before the relocation or in Tompkins County just after the move. It seemed probable that Mary's father was one of the five sons of John-4 and Mary (Bragaw) Updike who migrated to Tompkins County. Although Daniel and Mary named their eldest son Isaac, it is evident from the will of Isaac-5 Updike that he had no children of his own. However, Isaac's will includes a bequest "to Isaac Richey, son of my brother Ruliph Opdycke's daughter Mary, $100" (Opdyke, 245). That Mary (Updike) Richey's father was Roliph-5 Updike is probably established by the will of her Uncle Isaac-5 Updike. However, by the time that Isaac-5 Updike made his will on 18 April 1808, there were two first cousins named Isaac Richey and, by some accounts, both of their mothers were named Mary. There were two documented marriage between the families of Daniel-2 and Juda/Jude "Jerush" (_____) Richey and Roliph-5 Upike. John-3 Richey (Daniel-2, John-1), married Mary Ellen-6 "Nellie" Updike (Roliph-5) and Margaret-4 Richey (Lawrence-3, Daniel-2, John-1) married Ralph-6 Updike (Roliph-5) (Opdyke, 310). The available evidence suggests that there was a third marriage between these families. Other than in Opdyke, Mary Ellen-6 "Nellie" (Updike) Richey is referred to as simply Eleanor in other sources, including her tombstone. Your compiler believes that Roliph-5 Updike actually had two daughters that married Richey brothers; that the daughters' names were Mary and Eleanor; that there was no daughter named Mary Ellen; and that the author of the Opdyke genealogy created the composite name, Mary Ellen, for Eleanor to reconcile conflicting references to a grandson of Roliph-5 Updike named Isaac Richey because he was not aware of Mary (Updike) Richey and the fact that Roliph-5 Updike apparently had two grandsons named Isaac Richey. This unproven theory is supported by the following evidence: - Nellie is a nickname for Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen. - Eleanor (Updike) Richey named a daughter Eleanor. - Mary (Updike) Richey named sons Matthias and Peter - these were also names of Roliph-5 Updike's sons. - Mary (Updike) Richey and Eleanor (Updike) Richey both gave a daughter the unusual name of Lufanny; perhaps this was the otherwise unknown name of Roliph-5 Updike's wife.

In the 1900 listing of the Trenton City Directory (on the Old Mill Society website) I found an entry for a David M. Bodine, mfr of high-grad temperance beverages and prepared ham in season. We know the family has a connection to Taylor Pork Roll and believe this to the one and the same. Does anyone know anything about this? Also what is a temperance beverage? I know none of you are old enough to have remembered this but maybe your parent's or grandparent's might have told you something. Thanks in advance. Marie Wright

If anyone happens to be heading for the Trenton Library, could you please look up an obit for me? I've been searching for John L. Stevens for sometime and just found out his obit was in the paper on March 20, 1910. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!- Cheryl jerseyties@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

FYI, Thanks to the efforts of Char Coles, another year (1870) of the chronological index of events in Trenton is now on-line at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/chronoindex.htm This year, unlike the other years available, has the deaths separated out from the rest of the listing. The deaths appear at the end of the file. In addition, this listing includes marriages from 1870. Thanks to Char's generous contribution, her hard work is available for everyone to use. Gary

Hi Christine, I know you said you had checked the SSDI, but I checked again and found the following: CHARLES TESSEIN SSN 716-05-0799 Residence: Born 24 Dec 1913 Last Benefit: Died Mar 1974 Issued: RR (Before 1951) I don't know if this is the right person, but this Charles Tessein would have been 20 or 21 in 1934 - about the right age for marrying. Hope this helps you in tracking down the date you need. Susanne J. Walsh _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

Christine - it is Saturday - NJ State Archives will be opened Monday - You could call or Email them -It would be better to call --Marie G

Hello, I'm new to this list. I was hoping to find the complete marriage date of Charles TESSEIN to Julia FISCHER They were married in either Princeton or Princeton Junction NJ sometime in 1934. Julia just passed away yesterday and my sister would like to get the information for Julia's death certificate. Can anyone help me please? Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide. Christine Hess Bowling Green, OH P.S. The other way would be to find the obituary of her husband Charles Tessein but I don't know when or where he died. Maybe also in Mercer County, NJ? The Social Security Death Index doesn't list him.

FYI, Another year (1910) of the Trenton Sunday Advertiser Obituary Index has been uploaded to: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/obits/1910OBITS.htm Happy Holidays, Gary Nigh

Hello, I recently copied a death certificate for a baby girl age 5 mths who died in Trenton in 1910 (July). The informant was David Norman, MD at the Children's Home Society. The address listed at the top of the certificate was 93 Carroll St, 1st Ward. This little girl was born in Burlington, Burlington Co. and is listed with her family in the 1910 census in Burlington. She was illegitimate. Her mother was widowed in 1907 and the father listed on the death cert. has a different last name. Could anyone give me more information on this home? Does this mean she was given up to be adopted or was abandoned? Causes of death were Malnutrition followed with Diarrhea and collapse within 24 hours, marasmus and intense heat. Thank you for any information on this home--do records still exist? Kathy Karn

Hi, Would any one have copy or excess to a Trenton NJ Phone Directory for the year 1958 and 1959 for some one living in Ewing Twp? Could you look up the name Thomas McDonald living in Ewing Twp. Could you tell me if he had a middle initial and what street he lived on. Really would appreicate any help. Thanks Donna dbeetel@aol.com

Hi, Does any one know a Tom Mcdonald who lived in Trenton NJ in the late 1950's. He worked for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. in Trenton NJ. In 1959 he went to work for International Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Northern NJ. He had red hair and is about 70 years old. If you knew of him would you please e-mail. Really would appreciate it. Thanks Donna dbeetel@aol.com

Hi and Happy New Year to All, Can anyone tell me what ED's or Wards these Trenton addresses would have been in for the 1900 census. 622 S. Clinton Ave 11 Dillon Alley Also what ED's or Wards these Trenton addresses would have been in for the 1910 census. 134 Butler 840 Roebling Ave I am trying to find the Census records for my husband's great-uncle's family. Thank You, Margie

Does anyone have the resources to determine what enumeration district of the 1920 census I would find the following? 45 Sweets Ave 431 Centre Street 655 Lamberton Thanks for the help, Jim Humphrey humph19@aol.com

Walt - I read of a Disbrow who passed away this week - was it your brother --Marie G

Hi,, Can anyone tell me what ED's these Trenton addresses would have been in for the 1920 census. 1316 S. Clinton Ave. 118 Anderson 129 Anderson 840 Roebling Ave Thank You, Margie

Greetings, Does anyone out there know how a person 200 years ago would have gone about obtaining an alias? I have a William Daugherty, alias Conner in my line and I'm wondering if he applied to a county OR a state office. Would the NJ State Archives have a record of this? Thank you, Dan Conner Nebraska

Try contacting one of the following sites http://www.olsonetc.com/ Site says they can print from "Family Tree Maker, Generations, Ultimate Family Tree, PAF, Generations, and other Genealogy computer software programs." For Reunion - Mac users http://www.familygraphics.com/ While I'm here - a few years ago I had a phone number for a real estate company in the Trenton area "STEWARDSON & DOUGHTRY". I tried calling and the number had been disconnected. I tried the Board of Realtors and they didn't have a STEWARDSON as a member. If SKS has any connection or knowledge of any STEWARDSON , please contact me. -- Robert B Stewardson mailto:rstewardson@rcsis.com Cyndi's List - "The Serious genealogist's starting place on the net" http://www.cyndislist.com

I too wish to know the answer to this one. Hopefully the answer will be posted to the list. Donna Patterson

Has anyone ever printed a large ancestor tree? I would like to print out our ancestor tree, but short of taping pages together, I'm running into problems. I use FTM and posted a question on their web site. They directed me to Kinko's. Kinko's told me to download their package and then it would be no problem - but it's not working and their tech support isn't much help. Has anyone used them and could give me pointers (off the list). Or has anyone found a web site that you can send your file to and have them print out a file? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.