I'm am looking for information on the TWIST family.. My father in law was Ernest Cornelius TWIST and his wife was Agnes.. Agnes TWIST died in Niagara Falls, N.Y. September 1967.. She had worked at a hospital in the falls.. I know they lived there from at least 1954 until 1971.. After Agnes passed on Ernest married a woman named Laura MADAY.. I live in Florida and can't find anywhere to access old obituaries to see if I can find any info on Agnes.. Any help would be appreciated.. Thank-you, Lurie Twist

You might want to also check out the Van Epp, Van Epps, Van Eps, Von Epp, Von Epps, and Von Eps. My nephew is a Van Eps and has found all of the above in his searches. Sue mkkitty@rochester.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Epp" <rdepp@crosslink.net> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 1:30 AM Subject: John EPP > Dear Niagara Rooters: > We have learned that John Epp resided in Niagara County, NY, circa > mid-1880s. John is said to have been born between 1807 and 1815 (prob) in > a Germanic area. He died 7 October 1884 at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, > according to descendents. He (and his wife Catherine Rau(chen)) is also > said to have sired no male descendents, thereby being the last member of > his surname line to live in the County. > Looking for suggestions to follow in an effort to learn more of this Epp > line. Request that respones be directed to our e-mail address at: > rdepp@crosslink.com Thanx, > Bob, in VA > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Stuck for ideas? The Niagara County NYGenWeb site might help... > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyniagar/>. Find queries, genealogical and > historical resources, travel and local info, and much more! > >

Dear Niagara Rooters: We have learned that John Epp resided in Niagara County, NY, circa mid-1880s. John is said to have been born between 1807 and 1815 (prob) in a Germanic area. He died 7 October 1884 at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, according to descendents. He (and his wife Catherine Rau(chen)) is also said to have sired no male descendents, thereby being the last member of his surname line to live in the County. Looking for suggestions to follow in an effort to learn more of this Epp line. Request that respones be directed to our e-mail address at: rdepp@crosslink.com Thanx, Bob, in VA

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/296 Surname: Johnson ------------------------- Johnson, George E. Pres. Lockport Bank & Trust 1839 Johnson, Lorenzo Niagara Co. Lockport 1830's

Dear Group, For the MOMENT, my mind is among the living and I thought I would share with you part of my personal response to Evelyn regarding the song "Milkman, Keep Those Bottle Quiet." And, Oh, that song! It was WWII and in my fuzzy mind, I seem to recall that it was about a Defense worker on the night shift who was trying to sleep through the very early morning hours. And in those years, the milk man delivered milk before the break of day. luvya, vee

Dear Listers, I sent this to Vee and she suggested I share it with the group, perhaps leaving out my comments to her. Rather here is the whole shebang! Evelyn ----- Vee, Sorry I didn't take the time to write to find out how you were doing. You have been in my prayers and thoughts, but as I tell folks who say that to me "I had no way of knowing that!" May I take a moment and share one of my recent memories. Back on Labor Day I was sitting here reading one of your memories (I do love them!!) and listening to my favorite AM radio station here in Colorado Springs, KCMN. I have a tape recorder next to it so as to catch some of those fun songs of yesteryear for my children and granddaughters to listen to one day. Anyway, sitting here enjoying some time to myself, when I hear some familiar words, then the song they're in. I get up and press record while listening to "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet". I was amazed at what I was hearing. Gees, all these years I thought that cute little ditty my sister(who was about 8) and I (at 4) sung, well, that we made it up. But here I was listening to someone singing it. I was both amazed and joyful, for at that moment I was a 4-year-old again, back there in that big, ole brick and wood house on the Lake Road west of Somerset. Later I called the station and the receptionist got back with me with the singer's name. Don't know the date of recording. But for a while that Monday morning I was a little girl again and it was wonderful. I felt younger all day long. Memories are a wonderful medicine, so when you're feeling a little more together mentally (and I have many a day when I'm spacey) I look forward to reading them. Love, Evelyn ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/295 Surname: GROW ------------------------- Looking for HENRY GROW and SUSAN BERKSTRASSER, they lived in Lockport area in 1826 when twins Benjamin and Samuel born

I just checked out an interesting web site, which I think a lot of you will find "phat" (is that a correct useage, Vee?). Take a look at: <www.niagara-usa.com/pages/apples.htm>. It is written by the current County Historian, Mr. David Dickinson. (I say current because the wonderful politians of this county and state have messed up again. Since they know sooo much about history, they decided that the position had to be civil service. Then they wrote an exam much of which was not appropriate. Now there is a debate as to whether or not Mr. Dickinson may continue in the job because he didn't pass in the top 3! Rather than having anything move smoothly, in this county, we now wait for the Big Decision in come down from Albany.) Can you hear me screaming? Please hold him up in prayer or whatever you do to find answers and peace. Thanks. In the meantime...he can be located at: <David.Dickinson@niagaracounty.com> Enjoy and eat New York State apples! Ellen Colangelo

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/293 Surname: Zielinski, Klaus, Zarzycki, Zazycki, Grzesiak ------------------------- I'm currently researching family who emigrated to the Western New York area from the portion of Eastern Europe that includes present-day Poland. Family members include the following: Joseph ZIELINSKI, who emigrated in 1912 to North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, from Sochachew, Russian Poland. Andrew and Mary KLAUS, who emigrated in about 1890 from Prussian Poland. They came first to Texas, then to St. Louis, Missouri, and finally to North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. I don't know the exact year of their arrival in North Tonawanda, but I believe it was about 1898. John ZARZYCKI (sometimes spelled ZAZYCKI, who I believe was from the area around Warsaw; I don't know the year of his emigration but he was living in Buffalo, NY by 1901, and subsequently moved to North Tonawanda, NY. Veronica GRZESIAK, who emigrated first to Buffalo, NY in 1897 and then subsequently moved to North Tonawanda, NY. If anyone has any information on these individuals or their families and would like to collaborate, I'd be delighted to share what information I have.

Dear Chris, et al, Yes, I'm OK. Or at least as OK for someone who is still having difficulty coping with the recuperation process of a radical mastecomy performed over a month ago. Progress is being made but at such a SLOW pace. Can't Mommy just kiss the boo boo and make it go away?? :-) But trust me, I'm totally impressed with the loving professional care I'm being given. Twice every day in the week Visiting Nurses come to my house to change my dressings and three times a week an Aide comes in to do things for me that I still can't do for myself--whether it be scrubbing my back in the shower or scrubbing my kitchen floor! Now frankly, all of these dear people are cluttering up my life with their poking and prodding and scrubbing, but next week it will be even more cluttered when I'll be periodically visited by an Occupational Therapist who will help me excercise my left arm that I haven't used very much due to the painful surgery. Gee, I'm sure looking forward to THAT! :-( Now here's a message for all of you taxpayers out there. The cost of ALL of the above care that I'm receiving at home is totally covered by MEDICARE (Plan A)--no cost to me. Until this happened to me, I didn't realize the importance of Social Security deductions from my paychecks over the years. Now I know, and maybe some of you others on the list now know. It's an agonizingly slow healing process, however, and it has sapped my mental strength. (I swear they also did a complete frontal lobotomy on me in surgery when I wasn't looking! :-)) Therefore, I'm still pretty much a mental zombie for most of the entire day with the few exceptions of moments like this one. I'm sooooo looking forward to the day when my sanity returns and I can get back to posting meaningful messages to the list on the subjects that are important to all of us--the genealogy and history of Niagara County. Chris, thanks for letting me know that you were thinking of me. I NEEDED that! :-) vee ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Leonard <cleonardca@earthlink.net> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:00 PM Subject: vee > haven't seen any messages from vee... > > are you ok, vee? or am i missing some messages? just wanted you to know i > was thinking of you and hoping you're ok! > > love > > chris > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Looking for a dead-end Niagara County ancestor? Check the WorldConnect > Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, to see if an unknown > cousin may be able to help! >

haven't seen any messages from vee... are you ok, vee? or am i missing some messages? just wanted you to know i was thinking of you and hoping you're ok! love chris

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/290 Surname: ------------------------- Bergholtz still exists and is still very German. The Town Hall for Bergholtz is located in Wheatfiels which has a mailing address of: Town Clerk Town of Wheatfield 2800 Church Rd. N. Tonawanda, NY 14120 phone (716) 694-6441 There is a road in Bergholtz named Jagow Rd. Hope this helps! Think it will be worth a letter to the Town Hall.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/289 Surname: ------------------------- Cambria Town Hall Address is 4160 Upper Montain Rd. Sanborn, NY 14132 Records are kept at Town Hall for births, deaths, and marriage licenses. The Town Hall is small, as is all the town halls in rural Niagara County, NY. There is a road called Thrall Hill Rd. connecting Upper Mt. Rd. to Lower Mt. Rd. There is also a small cemetery on Thrall Hill Road. Don't know who is buried there though. Town Halls in Niagara County ask for Name and dates (approxmate dates are helpfull) Copy of photo ID/Driver's License and written Genealogy Request for person's searched for. Fee of $10.00 for each name searched. Stamped self-addressed envelope for return of documents. I have had good luck working with Town Halls in Niagara County. Won't hurt to write and ask.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/288 Surname: Lane Funeral Home, Oakwood Cemetery ------------------------- Lane Funeral Home is Located at 8622 Buffalo Ave. Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Phone number (716) 283-9660 Oakwood Cemetery mailing address is 763 Portage Rd. Niagara Falls, NY 14301 Phone number is (716) 284-5131. I have asked for information form them and they have looked up for and faxed it to me. Cool!

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/287 Surname: Andrus ------------------------- We are looking for information on the family of Asa and Azuba How(e) Andrus, probably married in southwestern Vermont shortly after the turn of the 19th century. They removed to Lockport/Niagara County in about 1821. Asa is listed in Pendleton in 1830, 40, and 50, but in 1850, has a wife named Lucy. We are looking for evidence of the woman named Azuba who we believe was his first wife -- a death record would be wonderful -- a birth date stupendous, though we believe she was b. ca 1786. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/286 Surname: Haffey ------------------------- Looking for info on Patrick Haffey, who was a sports writer at Niagara Gazette in early 1900's.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/285 Surname: Basenberg, Bosenberg, Besenberg ------------------------- I'm looking for information about my family that migrated from Germany to Niagara Co., NY, to Alabama. My grandfather (Martin Basenberg) was born in Niagara Co. in 1872, just before his parents moved to Alabama. His father was John Henry Basenberg (b. Jan 30, 1830 Germany, d. Apr 13, 1893 AL) & John Henry Basenberg's father was William Henry Basenberg (b. 1804 in Germany, d. Oct 14, 1867 in Shawnee, Niagara Co., NY). I was told by one family member that William Henry & his wife Dorothea are buried in the Wheatfield Cemetery in Shawnee, but that their name is spelled Besenberg on their tombstone. Any info re this family would be appreciated.

Today, I was talking with the Town Historian of Royalton. He has much info on Royalton as well as Hartland; and has given me permission to put his name and address on this list. Mr. Donald R. Jerge 8700 Slayton Settlement Road Gasport, NY 14067 (716) 772-2974 He is very knowledgeable and was one of the founders of the Niagara County Genealogy Society. Ellen Colangelo

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/283 Surname: GARDNER, FESS, WALKER ------------------------- I am trying to locate the daughter of George Fuller GARDNER born 23 Jul 1900 in Deposit, Delaware Co, NY, the son of Samuel Rose GARDNER and Mary A. FULLER, and his wife Edna FESS .... the daughter's maiden name was Sandra Marie GARDNER and she was born 27 Sep 1944 .... she married a Samuel WALKER and had two daughters Sharon Marie WALKER and Suzanne Michelle WALKER .... sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s .... I believe she was divorced from WALKER .... The last known contact was with her mother, Edna (FESS) GARDNER in the late 1970s or early 1980s in the Niagara Falls area .... George's eldest sister Mamie M. (GARDNER) CARSON was my grandmother and the children and grandchildren of his sisters Edith Pearl (GARDNER) CONSTABLE and Reva Louisa (GARDNER) HERZOG are all still in contact and would like to reunite the family ....Thanks in advance for any help ....

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/280 Surname: GARDNER ------------------------- I am looking for the descendents of Maurice Earl and Grace GARDNER .... Maurice was born 12 Jun 1891 in Deposit, Delaware Co, NY, the son of Samuel Rose GARDNER and Mary A. FULLER .... he married Grace LNU on 14 Aug 1915, and they had two daughters Felice GARDNER 24 Jun 1917 and Bettie GARDNER 24 Nov 1920 .... I believe Maurice was a doctor or in the medical field/ .... in his sister Edith Pearl (GARDNER)CONSTABLE's obituary in 1931 he was listed as Dr. Maurice E. GARDNER of Niagara Falls .... He died in Clearwater, Pinellas Co, FL in Sept 1980 according to the SSDI .... Any help in locating Felice, Bettie or their descendents would be greatly appreciated .... His eldest sister Mamie M. (GARDNER) CARSON was my grandmother, and I am still in contact with the children and grandchildren of the sisters Edith Pearl (GARDNER) CONSTABLE and Reva Louisa (GARDNER) HERZOG .... We are still trying to find George Fuller GARDNER's daughter Sandra Marie WALKER and Paul Kenneth GARDNER's grandchildren .... Thanks again ....