Hi Daniel Before responding to Tressa I did a bit of work on the Edward Diver but with no success. I do not find him in Lockport, NY, and while one of the queries I saw suggested he might have been in Buffalo, which is 20 miles distant, it did not look like too good a possibility to me. Be assured that if I find anything on Edward, it will come your way. Al -----Original Message----- >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 9, 2007 12:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [NYNIAGAR] Lockport New York!!! > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: danieldiver >Surnames: >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1734.2.2/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >Hi Tressa and Al I am delighted to find that there are still possibilities in hunting down my relations. >At the minute Tressa I am following up on Mary Weir Diver and Charles Devine in the census records back home here. Unfortunately I have to book to see them. I will get back to you on my findings. >I assume that the Mary you refer to as your possible great great grandmother is Charles Wife and not the Mary that accompanied Edward from Londonderry to Newport? >I am thinking, correct me if I am wrong that Mary nee Weir or Diver was a step sister to Edward. >Al I am pleased with the input that you will give Tressa maybe it will benefit me. Did any of the people mentioned or other people know of this Edward I'm trying to track down? If You need any more info I will gladly help. >I look forward to working with you on this. > >Important Note: >The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tressa Just a couple of questions for now. To your knowledge, where was Mary buried? There is a Mary E. Devine buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lockport, as well as a Charles, although they are not buried in the same plot. I had assumed this to be your Mary and Charles but now am a bit uncertain. Researching across the pond to Ireland is not an easy task but I'll try to put together some possibilities for you. Luck plays as big a part as anything. Just for my database, do you know the maiden name of Isabel(le), wife of James? I find them in the census of course but am always anxious to round up specific identities for the database, which at the moment carries about 33,000 names. Will get back to you in a couple of days and hopefully with some thoughts that can help you. Al ----Original Message----- >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 8, 2007 7:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [NYNIAGAR] Lockport New York!!! > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: Tressa_White >Surnames: Devine, Weir >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1734.2.1.1/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >Hi Al, > >How wonderful to hear from someone who actually knew Mary! She is still always referred to as 'Grandma Devine' in our family. My great-frandfather was James - he died in 1982 when I was very young. Mary moved to Detroit (to be near James? I'm not sure.) at some point, and she died there on 13 Oct 1960. I am originally from Detroit too. > >I'm trying to find any information on Mary's family - brothers, sisters, and parents - that she initially left behind in Ireland. I have heard that she had brothers (or stepbrothers) and that one of them died in WWI, but I have no concrete information or names to go on. I am guessing that her mothers name was Anne because and 'Anne Diver' was listed as a witness on James' birth certificate (he was born in Ireland). > >I do not have a lot of information on James' brothers and sister - I have their names and approximate birth years (and some spouses and children) but do not know when they died. I would love to compare anything you have on them with what I have found from census' and other records. > >I'm having trouble finding anything once I leave the North American documentation - so any tips or tricks you can give me would be great!! Is there anything else you would like to know about Mary? > >Tressa >Reston, VA > >Important Note: >The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Tressa_White Surnames: Devine, Weir Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1734.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Al, How wonderful to hear from someone who actually knew Mary! She is still always referred to as 'Grandma Devine' in our family. My great-frandfather was James - he died in 1982 when I was very young. Mary moved to Detroit (to be near James? I'm not sure.) at some point, and she died there on 13 Oct 1960. I am originally from Detroit too. I'm trying to find any information on Mary's family - brothers, sisters, and parents - that she initially left behind in Ireland. I have heard that she had brothers (or stepbrothers) and that one of them died in WWI, but I have no concrete information or names to go on. I am guessing that her mothers name was Anne because and 'Anne Diver' was listed as a witness on James' birth certificate (he was born in Ireland). I do not have a lot of information on James' brothers and sister - I have their names and approximate birth years (and some spouses and children) but do not know when they died. I would love to compare anything you have on them with what I have found from census' and other records. I'm having trouble finding anything once I leave the North American documentation - so any tips or tricks you can give me would be great!! Is there anything else you would like to know about Mary? Tressa Reston, VA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mcgovernjr1 Surnames: Devine, Weir Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1734.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Tressa Saw your post on Mary Devine of Lockport. I grew up in Lockport and knew your Mary. She lived next door to the woman I married and was known to everyone as 'Grandma Devine'. For some years I have been creating a database of all families I could identify with an Ireland origin in the eastern part of Niagara County, NY. Naturally her name was already in the base. Your query helped me however with her maiden name, which I did not know and I will enter her as Diver and Weir. Tell me a bit about the line you descend from and perhaps I can help your search. Charles and Mary had 3 sons, James, John and Francis (Frank) and a daughter Marguerite who married P.H. Geyer of Buffalo. I have limited information on all of them. Since I have no idea just what you know and what you do not know, it would be helpful if you could tell me what you know and what you are trying to confirm. Al McGovern Cumming, GA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Tressa_White Surnames: Devine - Diver Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1734.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Daniel, I believe the Mary Devine discussed in this thread is my great-great-grandmother. Her maiden name was Weir, sometimes listed as Diver as that was her stepfather's surname - I think her mother's first name was Ann, but I am not positive. She was married to Charles Devine, of Strabane, and they came to the US through Canada. I've been trying to find some information on her family so if you check this thread, I'd love to speak with you. Tressa White Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MazzyStock Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/1127.6.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MJancestor, Thank you for the information given. I apologise profusely that it has taken me 3 years to reply. I have only just read it!!!!!!! Thanks again. Mandy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi, I would be interested in corresponding with the person who was interested in Amos Anson Little. I don't know anything about him but my gr-gr-grandparents who lived in Niagar Co. NY, had a son named Amos Anson Hurlburt. It would be interested in seeing where the name came from and if there is a connection. Our Amos Anson Hurlburt was born in 1828 and died in 1846, on his 18th birthday. His parents were Charles & Elizabeth (Lewis) Hurlburt. Thank you. Lois Haile [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JLLofgren Surnames: Anson, Little Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3170/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for descendents of Amos T. Anson, son of Ebenezer Anson, and his sister, Mary Anson Little. Mary was born about 1839, and Amos was born in 1842. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TTGRA Surnames: Fraser, Gray & many more Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3169.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We were born and raised in WNY and still have much ancestral work to do there, but now live in Central PA after living in NEOhio for 20 yrs, so I will be glad to see a site specific to WNY. Thank you for beginning one. TTGray Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Josephine599 Surnames: Henderson, Foster Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3169.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Steve, I think this is a great idea. Hope it works out. Jo Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starnish Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3169/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm putting together a website to unite those who are researching their roots in Western New York. Please visit my site and let me know if you think you would find it useful. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve http://wnyroots.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: goatlady52 Surnames: Meahl, Thrall Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3166.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Harry, You are in luck. I have recently been following the Thrall (Zenos) line and the Meahls (Henry V married to Elizabeth) line. I have information on both lines. Email me at [email protected] with you email address and I will email you a genealogical report (starting with oldest and going to youngest) on both lines. One of my family lines married into the Meahl family,(John Meahl, brother of Henry listed above). Mary Flack Gasport, NY Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: theryans126 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3165.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for checking. Shultz is such a common name and the spelling varies which makes it hard to link people. I will keep looking. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jpfetsch Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3164.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a bunch of information on the Laur1 Family Tree on him. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonRicketts39 Surnames: Neidhart Family Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3168/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any family members of Mary Neidhart of Niagara Falls NY. Please get in touch with me. Thank you very much. Sharon Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: motherjudy Surnames: SHULTZ, SCHULTZ Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3165.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have looked over my vast file on the SCHULTZ families of Niagara County, and not found any reference to Anna SHULTZ or her parents. My SCHULTZ families did come from Mechlenberg also, but mine came in 1865. A brother came later, but his name was August or Augustus. They could possibly be related however. I don't really have any SHULTZ info. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mecaffrey Surnames: Taylor, Prior, Butler, Koehler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3167/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Mary (Taylor) Prior who was born May 1895 in Buffalo,NY and was living in Lockport,NY in July 1967, according to her bother Raymond's death notice. Mary moved sometime after 1920. I have not been able to find her in the 1930 Census, so far. I would like to know who she married and when she died. In 1967 her sister Anna (Taylor) Butler is alive and living in Syracuse,NY. Mary's parent were William Taylor and Augusta Koehler. Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: harrymunch Surnames: Meahl Thrall Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3166/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any info on the Meahls (Henry V) or Thrall (Zenos) familys of Niagara County, Cambria area. Thanks..... Harry Munch Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: theryans126 Surnames: Shultz, Shulz, Schultz, Lohrmann Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.niagara/3165/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Grandfather, Heinrich Johan Waldemar Lohrmann was a Lutheran School teacher and taught for a time in Wolcottsville, NY. During this time he married Anna Shultz on Jan,1,1903. Anna was born on 8/29/1883 to Johann Fredrich Heinrich and Wilhemina Shultz. The Shultz family is found in the 1880 census in Royalton, Niagara, NY. with children Rudolph, Fredrick & Amelia (Millie). According to family records, Johann Fredrich (called Fred) was born on 1/26/1836 in Mechlenburg Schwerin, and emigrated to Wolcottsville in 1869. The census record lists his birth place simply as Germany. Wilhemina's maiden name may have been Haak. The census record lists her as having been born in Prussia around 1840. I have a picture of her with a notation that it was taken at the Shultz farm in Gasport. Some of the records I have spell the family name Shulz or Schultz. Does any of this ring a bell with anyone? I would like to find out what school Waldemar Lohrmann taught at, and confirm the info! rmation I have about Anna's parents, especially Wilhemina's maiden name. I would also like to know where in Germany/Prussia they came from. Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.