Michael and Julia Susmarski immigrated to the U.S. on November 3, 1883 from the Port of Bremen to the Port of New York.  In the 1892 New York State Census, I find Michael (age 33), with wife Julia (30) and sons Frank (7) and John (5) living in Buffalo, NY.   By the 1900 Federal Census I find only the youngest son, John, at St. John's Catholic Protectory in West Seneca Township.   I don't have access to Ancestry and am wondering if anyone can determine what became of John's parents and brother, particularly a date of death if they had died.   Also, does St. John's still exist?  Has anyone had success obtaining records from the Protectory?   Thanks for your help.   Ruth Susmarski Des Plaines, IL

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Hannah GRATTAN WILLIAMS which was taken at the Price Studio in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1870's or 1880's with Hannah appearing to be in her 20's or 30's at the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information regarding Hannah and her family: Hannah GRATTAN b. 1847 in Middle Smithfield Township, PA to parents Matthew George GRATTAN (b. 6 May 1818 in Ireland) and Maria "Mary" Magdelena SHOEMAKER (b. 2 Mar 1825 in Northampton Co. PA). Hannah married Peter S. WILLIAMS (b. about 1843 in PA) and together they had a daughter, Lena G. WILLIAMS b. about 1875 in Monroe Co. PA. Hannah died in 1936 and is buried in the Sand Hill Cem. In Monroe Co. PA. Census records provide the following information: 1860 census of Middle Smithfield, PA: Thomas GRATTAN, age 64, born Ireland Hannah C. GRATTAN, age 6, born PA William H. GRATTAN, age 7, born PA + 1 Domestic Servant 1880 census of Stroud, PA: Peter S. WILLIAMS, age 37, a Jeweler, born PA, parents born PA Hannah G. WILLIAMS, wife, age 31, Keeping House, born PA, parents born Ireland/PA Lena G. WILLIAMS, dau, age 5, born PA Mary M. GRATTAN, mother-in-law, age 55, born PA, parents born PA And living directly next door Hannah M. WILLIAMS, age 69, born PA, parents born PA 1900 census of Buffalo, NY: Peter WILLIAMS, age 57, born PA Hannah G. WILLIAMS, wife, age 51, born Jul 1848, married 26 years, 1 child/1 living, born PA, parents born Ireland/PA Magdalane WILLIAMS, dau, age 24, born Dec 1875, born PA, a Latin Teacher Mary M. GRATTAN, Mother, age 75, born Mar 1825, a widow, 1 child/1 living, born PA, parents born PA I am hoping to locate someone from Hannah's family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Announcing a new Genealogical communication media for Northeast Ohio queries: http://www.neopc.org/forum/ We have numerous Genealogical Societies in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The Northeast Ohio PC Club (NEOPC) is a popular PC club in the area to which numerous members of the Computer Assisted Genealogy Group (CAGG) belong. NEOPC has an active online FORUM which has been made available to the Genealogical community. Communication via Genealogical Queries is still one of the primary tools for locating common research partners and for announcing research solutions for those troublesome brick-walls. Let's see if we can develop another respectable genealogical resource in our NEOPC FORUM copy the link above to your "Favorites" now and watch us grow. Our friend John Dailey is the moderator and is going to watch over us. How about sending a few queries to get us started? Dick Rose dtrose@cox.net

I did some work on the Orr family from Toronto for a friend...his line is William James Orr and Charlotte Jane Lennox..let me know if this is the same line..I couldn't find Mary Thompson on it but could be related. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Orr" <rorr2005@rogers.com> To: <nyerie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:12 AM Subject: [NYERIE] Obit lookup for Mary Thompson > Hello Listers, > > Hoping SKS has access to lookup an obituary for Mary Thompson who died 7 > July 1932 in Buffalo. > Thanking you in advance for your help. > > Regards, > Richard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

About 1 1/ 2 yrs ago, Western New York Heritage Magazine had an excellent long article that told the story of an early WNY settler who had traveled across the state from Vermont to Westrn NY in the first decades of the 19th century - before the canal was built. the article was based on the pioneers own diary account of the trek as well as the authors research into conditions of and locations along the journey. I no longer have the issue nor recall the exact name of the article, but I know that back issues of the magazione are available and I would gues that the publishers would be able to locate it. Publishers are wnyheritagepress.org Ned Schimminger

I am hoping to find an obituary for Sarah Clark who died in Buffalo, NY on 24 Sep 1888. Her maiden name was Kyle and her first husband was James McAllister. Can anyone suggest the name of a historical society or library that would search the newspapers of that time for an obit? thank you very much  

Can't help on Buffalo obits because I live in Madison, WI, but NYERIE members should keep me in mind if they need look-ups on Wisconsin obits because the Historical Society is here. Can't promise immediate service, but will look up Wisconsin obits as a volunteer when I have time when I am downtown. Jane In a message dated 10/30/2009 6:38:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, csds2625@comcast.net writes: I am hoping to find an obituary for Sarah Clark who died in Buffalo, NY on 24 Sep 1888. Her maiden name was Kyle and her first husband was James McAllister. Can anyone suggest the name of a historical society or library that would search the newspapers of that time for an obit? thank you very much ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Richard, I don't know if you will find an obit but you might want to do a search for Mary Thompson at http://www.fultonhistory.com/ There are several articles that mention Mary Thompson of Buffalo in 1932. I only looked at a couple from the Niagara newspaper and only for 1932. Hope this turns up something interesting. Val On 29 Oct 2009 at 12:12, Richard Orr <nyerie@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello Listers, > > Hoping SKS has access to lookup an obituary for Mary Thompson who died > 7 July 1932 in Buffalo. Thanking you in advance for your help. > > Regards, > Richard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sept 28 was the last message about additions to http://www.newyorkgravestones.org site a great deal of photos had been submitted by many.... and when you want to share, please review the instructions linked at bottom of left column before submissions for successful and quality photos. Albany Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Chautauqua Chemung Clinton Erie Genesee Greene Herkimer Lewis Livingston Monroe Onondaga Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Steuben Suffolk Tioga Wyoming W. David Samuelsen

Some while ago I sent off to an address in Charlotte, NC regarding the Evangelical Cemetery. I had gotten the address from this group. I have yet to hear from this place with either a yea or nay as to whether it is the correct address or if they have records for the cemetery. Does anyone have a clue as to who may have the records if this place does not? Thanks for listening to me whine about this issue as I seem to recall having queried you in the past but just maybe someone may have it>>Sara Burkholder _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:102009

Hello Listers, Hoping SKS has access to lookup an obituary for Mary Thompson who died 7 July 1932 in Buffalo. Thanking you in advance for your help. Regards, Richard

I am new to the list and have a search I am working on. Sarah Kyle born in Ireland in 1822 married James McAllister also born in Ireland. They had three children: James, John, and Mary. The three children came to PA. James McAllister died and Sarah remarried. All I know is that her new married name was Sarah (Kyle/McAllister) Clark. She died in Buffalo on 23 Sep 1884. She was buried there until Nov 4,1891 when she was removed from the cemetery in Buffalo and her remains taken to Titusville, PAwhere she was buried with her son. She was Protestant it is believed. Can anyone advise me as to where she may have been buried and how to obtain a death record for that date? Thank you

Hi Ed, Thanks for the reply. We must be about the same age - I grew up during the War too. Born in '34. My grandfather was an engine designer and had developed a very unique engine for farm use. It ran on either kerosene or gasoline and could be ported to run in a one or five HP mode. I can just imagine the noise it made! He started Edwards Motor Co. in Springfield, OH, later moved to Sandusky and did sell a number of them. There are still some kicking around among the antique engine collectors. Glenn Curtiss was well known in Sandusky as well. He made that record breaking 130 mile flight from Euclid Beach, Ohio to Cedar Point and return in 1910. A little before our time, but famous none-the-less. Just Google his name for pictures and descriptions. Thanks for the memories. Hugh Uncasville, CT [Named for a famous Mohegan Indian Chief] On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:39 AM, <ejharrison@frontiernet.net> wrote: > Hugh, > > When I was growing up during WWII there were two major aircraft companies > in western NY: Curtiss-Wright and Bell Aircraft. Glenn Curtiss was an early > aviation pioneer and built airplanes in Buffalo in WWI. Curtiss-Wright Co. > was formed shortly before Glenn's death in 1930. My father worked there > during WWII. > > Larry Bell founded Bell Aircraft in Buffalo in 1935. His company became > Bell Aerosystems and eventually Bell Aerospace. After employing tens of > thousands during WWII, the number of employees gradually diminished after > the war, and the company may now be defunct. I worked there from 1958 to > 1973. > > You can read about Glenn and Larry on Wikipedia. > > Ed > Hadley, NY > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hugh Busey" <hbusey@gmail.com> > To: NYERIE@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:37:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [NYERIE] NYERIE: Lookup Request - A.Y. Edwards > > Dear Erie Co. Listers: > > There has long been a void in the life of my maternal grandfather's family > from about 1929 to 1939. He was a mechanical engineer who designed and > built small auxilliary engines for use on farms. The Great Depression > eliminated that market and he moved from Sandusky, Ohio. With the release > of > the latest indexing of the 1930 Census he is found in Buffalo working for > an > unknown aircraft company. > > Would some kind person be able to lookup an address(es) and perhaps an > employer in the City Directories of that period. Publisher information > would also be appreciated but not essential. > > His name was Albert Yorke Edwards, aka A.Y. Edwards; his wife was Ann Henry > Edwards and sister, Edna Constance Edwards, whom he supported. His two > children had grown and left the household by that time. > > Pity I didn't know this a month ago when I traveled through the Buffalo > area > on my way from Connecticut to Ohio. I could have stopped and done the > research myself. (g) I will immediately submit a 2nd unrelated request > following this one. > > Thank you in advance. > > Hugh W. Busey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Apparently my gggrandfather named Toledo in the early 1800's. Willard Daniels ended up living in Lockport (Wyndham Lawn was his home). I'll look up the dates later tonight to see whether the Canal was open yet. He was born in 1813 so it was probably right after it opened. Donna ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

Hugh, When I was growing up during WWII there were two major aircraft companies in western NY: Curtiss-Wright and Bell Aircraft. Glenn Curtiss was an early aviation pioneer and built airplanes in Buffalo in WWI. Curtiss-Wright Co. was formed shortly before Glenn's death in 1930. My father worked there during WWII. Larry Bell founded Bell Aircraft in Buffalo in 1935. His company became Bell Aerosystems and eventually Bell Aerospace. After employing tens of thousands during WWII, the number of employees gradually diminished after the war, and the company may now be defunct. I worked there from 1958 to 1973. You can read about Glenn and Larry on Wikipedia. Ed Hadley, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Busey" <hbusey@gmail.com> To: NYERIE@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:37:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [NYERIE] NYERIE: Lookup Request - A.Y. Edwards Dear Erie Co. Listers: There has long been a void in the life of my maternal grandfather's family from about 1929 to 1939. He was a mechanical engineer who designed and built small auxilliary engines for use on farms. The Great Depression eliminated that market and he moved from Sandusky, Ohio. With the release of the latest indexing of the 1930 Census he is found in Buffalo working for an unknown aircraft company. Would some kind person be able to lookup an address(es) and perhaps an employer in the City Directories of that period. Publisher information would also be appreciated but not essential. His name was Albert Yorke Edwards, aka A.Y. Edwards; his wife was Ann Henry Edwards and sister, Edna Constance Edwards, whom he supported. His two children had grown and left the household by that time. Pity I didn't know this a month ago when I traveled through the Buffalo area on my way from Connecticut to Ohio. I could have stopped and done the research myself. (g) I will immediately submit a 2nd unrelated request following this one. Thank you in advance. Hugh W. Busey ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYERIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers: One or more branches of my family was a part of that great migration from New England to up-state and points west. The Meachams for instance lived for a few years in Oswego Co. before removing to Ohio and Chicago. That was before the the Erie Canal was completed so I am unsure if they traveled over land (ugh!) or water. I am looking for descriptive first-hand narratives by those hardy pioneers about this trek as part of my Family History. For instance, if they sailed from Oswego to the Niagra area, how did they manage the tranistion to the Lake Erie level? Were there pack trains to move their goods? And did they usually go from Buffalo to Toledo by boat, or take that long boat trip all the way to Chicago or endure the hardships and dangers of the overland trip? Any suggested references would be appreciated. BTW, after 17 years my research is to the point where I HAVE to sit down a write the narrative. So folks, there is hope. Just keep at it. Of course, we all know that it will never be done done, whatever that is. (g) Thanks very much, Hugh W. Busey A Connecticut Yankee

Dear Erie Co. Listers: There has long been a void in the life of my maternal grandfather's family from about 1929 to 1939. He was a mechanical engineer who designed and built small auxilliary engines for use on farms. The Great Depression eliminated that market and he moved from Sandusky, Ohio. With the release of the latest indexing of the 1930 Census he is found in Buffalo working for an unknown aircraft company. Would some kind person be able to lookup an address(es) and perhaps an employer in the City Directories of that period. Publisher information would also be appreciated but not essential. His name was Albert Yorke Edwards, aka A.Y. Edwards; his wife was Ann Henry Edwards and sister, Edna Constance Edwards, whom he supported. His two children had grown and left the household by that time. Pity I didn't know this a month ago when I traveled through the Buffalo area on my way from Connecticut to Ohio. I could have stopped and done the research myself. (g) I will immediately submit a 2nd unrelated request following this one. Thank you in advance. Hugh W. Busey

Can anyone on this list tell me what was decided about Concordia Cemetery at lot owners meeting held on Oct 17,2009? Will the cemetery be reorganized or abandoned. I will mail in my Lot maintenance Fee when I find out what will happen.   Thank you Betty Pesch,Karn,Powell

St. John the Baptist - 1834 St. Mary's - 1859 St. Patrick - 1864 St. Anthony - 1907 St. Joseph - 1912 The above information from "150 Years Celebrating God's life in us The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo 1847-1997" The Heritage Press, 1997

I think St. Mary's was in Lockport in the early-mid 1800's. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com