I am helping to transcribe historical society journals for Jeryey Co., IL [so-named for the emmigrants from NJ]. the following tax list from 1879 contains many names I've seen on these lists, and so I share it here, for the interest of any of those searching families who moved west to IL. sorry for the duplication on lists; wanted to be sure in wasn't exclusive. happy searching! -kirby in NC ---from Spring 1986 Prairie Schooner--- Jerseyville Examiner ­ Wednesday, April 23, 1879 Below the Examiner publishes a list of persons who have contributed $100 and over towards the support of the state, county, school and city in taxes for 1878, up to the 18th inst: I McCollister M. Richey J.C. Cummings Henry S. Ross Mrs. Abner Cory M.A. Cummings John N. English Mrs. Silas Crain John L. Beatty L. Johnson Archie Craig S.C. Davis & Co. John M. Lamb Francis M. Cowen S.J. Snedeker James Rusk C.B. Fisher Lipe & Holmes John Wiley L.F. Hankerson John S. Beaty J. Christopher P.C. Walker (Estate) William McDow J.M. Conklin Ed. Trabue W.C. & J.G. Goodman C.W. Brace Nelson Colean A.S. Wyckoff Ben A. Riggs Geo. W. Smith George W. Slaten John E. Hurk Mrs. V. Villenger G. Birkenmeyer J.T. Grimes William Keller S. Bothwell John T. Terrell Ann F. Lamb Samuel Neil Lewis Gillworth Elijah Matthews W.R. Fulkerson Isaac R. Ely Lewis Elliot Henry Eastman E. Cockrell & Bro. John H. Belt J. Cadwallader Adams & Knapp Samuel Rich R.I. Lowe Moses Cockrell Robert C. Gledhill J.G. Dougherty Chas. McDaniel William Kirby H.N. Belt John Corbett W.L. Ruyle S. Darlington James Hartwick F.R. Garretson J.W. Parrish Julia B. Dunsdon R.S. Simmons Chas. Milton A. Rue (Estate) Charles Brooks Chas. Saunders J.B. Woolsey Dennis Brown John I. White Chris Cooper J.G. Scott James H. Belt W.D. Curtis Alvira Landon D.R. Pritchett W. Christy R. Chapple J.M. Terry (Est) J.N. Moore Isaac Vandeventer (Est.) E. Chapple Theo Mershon P. Eldridge

Hi all, I have an ancestor, John THORNLEY who settled in Trenton in 1849. How soon could he have applied for citizenship? Thank you David Paul Crockett Brooklyn, NY 11209 USA Email: dcrock@ibm.net

Hi All! Would anyone know if it is possible to obtain a "list" of people buried in the "Old School Baptist" cemetery and/or the Higland cemetery in Hopewell, NJ? That is, if such a "list" exists. Also, am I correct to understand that there was a Baptist church in Wertsville? Would there be a cemetery there as well? And a "list", maybe? One more thing . . . would Wertsville have been in Mercer Co or Hunterdon? Thank you! :) Dan in Nebraska

Hi All, I'm just checking to see if anyone on this list is researching the name CONNER. My gg-granddad, Ely Mettler CONNER, died in Mercer County February 18, 1907 and had been a resident of Mt. Rose. If anyone is researching this name, please contact me. Perhaps we can share the information we have. Thank you, Dan Conner Daniel-san@dellnet.com

I'm new to this list and was wondering if anyone has any connection to the following Surnames:BEEBE, CARSON, HASHER, HOGATE,GARRISON,POWERS, SHEPPARD,THOMAS, THACKERY all of names are connected to the SHAW family by marriage. I have information on these people I'm willing to share. The family is originally from Cumberland Count, NJ going back to 1767, and appear to be centered around Bridgeton, NJ. I have located some in Mercer County & Salem County and have information some may be from Delaware,(Newark &Wilmington) Would like to hear from anyone researching any of these lines. Bob Hamilton, NJ

Hi everyone, ancestry.com is offering free until 7/23, their Civil War Pension Records Index at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwpi/main.htm Thought this might be helpful to you - I just found an ancestor! Holly Knott in Bucks Co., PA

Would like to make contact with anyone doing research on Brachelli or Garfola surnames. I am looking for information on: Mary(Maria) Garfola b. Nov. 4, 1919 in Trenton, NJ Married: Dominick Brachelli I have 3 spellings for the last name of Mary: Garfola, Garfolo, & Garofolo Her baptisimal certificate reads: Maria Garofolo Child of: Antonio Garofolo & Teresa Cappelo I am trying to help her daughter find her. They lost contact long ago. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Pat

Dear Kathleen Tynan, In a message dated 07/09/2000 4:20:57 PM Central Daylight Time, you (REDTYNAN@aol.com) wrote: << I am researching the following names in NJ , PA & Ireland. If anyone else is please contact me. >> I saw that you have a HOFFMAN line. I do also. Mine started with Georg HOFFMAN (1821-1904) from Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, who is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Trenton, NJ. He was married to Margaretha Roller (1823-1899), from Baden, Germany, who is also buried in Riverside Cemetery. Together they had 9 children: John Philip (1849-1850), George (1851- ?), Catherine (1853- ?), Charles Phillip (1855- ?), Phillip (1857-?), John (1859-?), Margaret (1861-?), Jacob (1863-1921) and Anna Eva (1866-?). Their son Jacob was my grandfather. I have a picture of Georg and Margaretha with the last 8 of their children which I am willing to share if this is your family line too. Also would like to compare and share other information on this family. Hopefully, Esther Wright San Antonio, TX ewright210@aol.com

I recently found that my 2nd grgrandparents, David and Jennie (PRICKETT) HOAG,( he died 1891, she died 1906) were buried in Riverview Cemetery. Plot information from the cemetery shows that there is an infant buried in this plot also by the name of Lulu May CHERRY,( no dates.) I have seen the CHERRY surname in City Directories. Does anyone have this surname and is their maybe a CHERRY/HOAG Marriage?

Anyone else researching the Patterson surname? Donna Patterson IttyBkShp@aol.com <A HREF="http://patterson.family.homepage.com/index.html">http://patterson.fam ily.homepage.com</A> <A HREF="http://patterson.family.homepage.com/index.html"> </A>

Hi, I am researching the following names in NJ , PA & Ireland. If anyone else is please contact me. I would like to know, now that my list has reached about 680 names, how and where to put this on-line. I am currently using Family Tree maker, and I am concentrating on the name TYNAN. Any advise would be appreciated...Thank-you Anderson, Balsinger, Baskin, Bean,,Bilger, Bolich, Borwegen, Boylan, Brahler, Brassington, Breslin, Brown, Bruner, Buell, Bulger, Buoni, Buono, Burns, Calnan, Campbell, Carey, Carlin, Carr, Cavanaugh, Chericello, Chiao, Clark, Coates, Colfer, Combs, Compton, Corey, Coupar, Courtney, Cowan, Croak, Crocker, Croken, Crouch, Daily, Dandfort, Delission, Devitt, Dolan, Dull, Dunfee, Ehlinger, Fexiks, Fizel, Frantz, Frazee, Fritz, Fuller, Galdon, Galley, Geist, Genthner, Grey-McLaren, Griffiths, Hajli, Halbe, Harris, Hartberger, Hendrix, Henning, Hespe, Hickey, Higgins, Hoban, Hoffman, Honeycutt, Horan, Horner, Huber, Hughes, Inman, Kaiser, Kelly, Kierlavage, Killion, Klatka, Kornotto, Kowker, Kramer, Krieger, Kundert, Lane, Lauderback, Leahy, Leddy, Lemonowitz, Lobron, Madden, Maginis, Maley, Marquardt, Mastin , McAndrews, McCabe, McCauley, McCawley, McCoy, McDevitt, McDonald, McKeever, McKenna, McKeun, McVey, Mehoch, Milner, Moran, Morrel, Morrisey, Morse, Mundy?, Murphy, Murray, Myers, Ness, Nicely, O'Connell, O'Donnell, O'Hara, O'Harra, Oliver, Olsen, O'Malley, O'Neil Oswald, Parker, Pascavage, Patrick, Pelligra, Phelps, Phillips, Pieper, Purcell, Rader, Ramberg, Reppert, Rice, Rohrer, Rote, Rule, Runyon, Ryan, Schwar, Scollon, Scott, Segila, Sheridan, Shields, Siuchta, Smith Snyder, Spoo, Stief, Stockunas, Stults, Sullivan, Swartz, Taylor, Thompson, Tier, Travis, Tring or Fring, TYNAN , Van Derveer, Vavra, Voorhees, Walker, Walsh, Ward, Welsh, Williams, Winckler, Woodward, Yenavage Kathleen Tynan

Hello, Is anyone researching Murray, Griffith, or Thompson of Mercer County? I have some old Bill Head's dated 1897 from a store called, Murray & Griffith, North East Corner, N. Broad and Academy St., Trenton. They are made out to a E. S. Thompson, looks like Port Morris, NJ., for merchandise he had brought at this store. Walt

Sorry, The correct URL for the "History of Trenton" is http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~trenton/historyoftrenton/landmarks.ht m Gary

The URL for the new chapter of the "History of Trenton" in the previous message about the Mill Hill Site was incorrect. Try this one: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~trenton/historyoftrenton/landmarks.ht m Gary

FYI, We've added a new feature to the Mill Hill History Page (http://oldmillhillsociety.org/history.htm), as well as, more data in 2 of the existing categories. The new feature contains information from the annual chronological index published by the Trenton True American. These indexes were published for the years 1856 thru 1891 (1856 & 1857 are on-line) and contain a range of information, including some death notices. (http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/chronoindex.htm) Another chapter of the History of Trenton, "Landmarks, Taverns, Markets and Fairs" is now available. (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/landmarks .htm) You can find an additional year (1905) of the obituary index at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/obits/1905OBITS.htm Happy Independence Day, Gary Nigh

In a message dated 7/3/00 3:07:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NJMERCER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << CMurcia7@aol.com] >> I am also researching Tynan(Tynon) and would appreciate the info Thank YOu Kathleen TYnan

My uncle, David Gardner, entered a contest in Parade or Parade of Youth and his second place winning answers to eight "life questions" was evidently published in that publication 18 Jan 1837. Does anyone know what it was? Was it a magazine or part of the newspaper? He got "fan mail" from all over the country from people who liked his answers, mostly young girls, he was 19 at the time and evidently in question #8 he said he didn't like girls who smoked and drank, and some young men who felt the same also wrote and a few men, one even had a job offer from North Carolina. He also praised farm life and nature and old fashion values, in the question answers, from the content of the letters. Since they lived at Edgebrook, Hamilton Township, Mercer Co. I am wandering if it was in the Trenton papers, but I have not looked yet as I just found the letters. One letter was from a George Woolsey, 218 Park Lane, Trenton who said he thought they could become close friends and pals because even though he lived in the city, he used to live on a farm that his family owned for 200 years and his desire was to become a chicken farmer, too. I'd like to hear from anyone related to George Woosley, too, as they may be interested in the letter. Anita

If anyone has access to either or both of the following, I'm looking for the pertinent genealogical info for the following: 1860 TYNON THOMAS Mercer County NJ page 059 1st W. Trenton City 1870 TYNON THOMAS Mercer County NJ page 324 2 W. Trenton Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris in Iowa

Hi, I am a direct descendants of the above Joseph Woolsey who was born in Hopewell Twp. in Mercer Co., NJ area in about 1717 since Mercer was formed in the 1800's what was the mother county that Hopewell Township was in in 1717.. Also Joseph is noted as marrying a MONTGOMERY does anyone know her first name.. Source: Genealogical and Memorial of Mercer Co., NJ by Francis Bazley Lee Vol. II pgs. 618-620, written in 1907. Sincerely Chris Smithson

Hello everyone, I just noticed that ancestry.com is offering this free for 10 days (I don't know when day 1 began, so am not sure when it expires). I'm also not affiliated with ancestry.com - just passing on some info that I hope is helpful to someone... Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4723.htm