This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mikkean Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7168.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Updated to mention that Anna Veronica married Oliver Edward Reynolds on 2 Feb 1920. Present as witnesses were Oliver's uncle Bruce Reynolds and his wife Augusta (Gussie). Still looking for information on the Powers and Rooney families. 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: dunph29 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7228/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching Anthony Rabel and more than once I have seen him described as one of "the first presidents of the twon of Westchester". (NYTimes 1900) Anthonys daugheter Eliza married James Isaac Corsa, they had one daughter Maria. SHe died in 1906. The family lived in Fordham and West Farms. Any ideas of where to look this up? 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.

Hello list I am new here and looking for my g grandaunt who lived at 184 Drake Avenue. She was Mrs Ryan and left Ireland for US in 1924.. she later became Mrs Cavanaugh.. I think her Name was Mary Ann born lannon Any help appreciated Thank you Margaret Visit the Spearin Surname Project @ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spearin/Index.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Zeus101699 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7227.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here is the link to his obituary in the Yonkers Herald-Statesman. http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper 10/Yonkers NY Herald Statesman/Yonkers NY Herald Statesman 1951 Grayscale/Yonkers NY Herald Statesman 1951 Grayscale - 1849.pdf#xml=http://www.fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=ffffffff891e1897&DocId=1217876&Index=Z:/Fulton Historical&HitCount=35&hits=4 c 2b 52 95 b3 bc bd be c2 c3 c4 149 14a 14b 17f 3c5 7fe 881 894 905 940 94d ac3 aef cb2 cc1 d4d ef7 f2d fba 101a 109e 10a2 10a8 &SearchForm=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Fulton_New_form.html&.pdf You can search the paper from 1932 to 1982 by going to www.fultonhistory.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: kurtbarr1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7227/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on Thomas Nairn Barr born 1870 in Scotland, he came to Westchester county in the twenties dying in Yonkers in 1951. His family was wife Mary and children, Andrew, Thomas, Donald and Jean. 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: CathyIdzik Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am so grateful, Barb. I have sent you an email from [email protected] 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: bari_burke Surnames: BIRDSALL/BIRDSELL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Old and popular surname in Town of Cortlandt, which Peekskill was once part of. Businesses in Peekskill owned by Birdsall. Newish restaurant in Peekskill today called BIRDSALL, hearsay is descendants opened it in original family building. BIRDSAElls listed in present Westchester County phone book = 14. Yonkers, White Plains, Irvington, Rye, Somers, Port Chester, Purdys, Cortlandt Manor, White Plains, Mt. Vernon and Mamaroneck. Use whitepaes.com and find them, use both A & E spellings. BUSINESS INCORPORATION RECORDS INDEX---1875, 1881-1926 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/incorporations-index COURT RECORDS INDEX 1768-1912 http://archives.westchestergov.com/court-records-main ESTATE INVENTORY RECORDS INDEX/SURROGATE RECORDS 1782-1941 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/surrogates-index GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES http://archives.westchestergov.com/research-by-mail/genealogical-resources HISTORIC BUILDING INVENTORY INDEX 1982-2001 http://archives.westchestergov.com/historic-building-inventory-forms-main MAPS---HISTORICAL INDEX http://collections.westchestergov.com:2009/cdm4/index_ccmaps.php?CISOROOT=/ccmaps MARRIAGE INDEX SEARCH 1908-1935 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/marriages-index MISCELLANEOUS COURT RECORD INDEX 1840 -1916 http://archives.westchestergov.com/misc-personal-name-index---main- NATURALIZATION INDEX 1808-1955 http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes/naturalizations-index NEWSPAPERS/COUNTY GENEAOGICAL SOCIETY http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywcgs/wcgsrs10.htm I research at the Westchester County Archives for out of area clients all the time. Barb [email protected] 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: CathyIdzik Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not seeing any connections but I will keep you in the loop if I learn anything! Thanks again! 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: CathyIdzik Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, Thank you for your reply. I have many sources for Eliza because I am obsessed with finding her maiden name. I have no sources proving she is a "Birdsall." That is a guess which I posted to try to catch a butterfly in the net. I will study your tree a bit and see if I recognize anything. I have no Louden/Lowden. I will get back to you. Thanks again! 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: Louisa1860 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much for your reply. I am really confused now about this Joseph Schmerbach who arrived in America in 1879. By 1880 there was a liquor dealer with the name of Joseph Schmerbach located in Brooklyn, could that have been the same person and part of my family? Why does the family not appear in the 1880 Census, only the widow Margret Schmerbach appears in the 1870 Census, running a boardinghouse and living in Hastings-on-Hudson. What is irrefutable is the fact that in 1882 Joseph Schmerbach jun, born March 1856 in NY and baptized in May 1856 at the Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist, was back in the village of Struth which is located in the present-day state of Thuringia, in the district of Unstrut-Hainich in Germany, where he got married and his first child, my grandmother, was born there in February 1883. Here is a short summary of what I have found so far: Joseph Schmerbach (originally Schmerbauch) emigrated to America in 1848; Naturalization in 1854 in the City Court of Brooklyn; He owned a boardinghouse in 66 Beekman Street NY; His 2. son Joseph jun was born in 1856 in NY; He moved with his family to Hastings-on-Hudson; He appeared in the U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862-1866 as a retail Liquor Dealer; He died in April 1867; His children were: John b. 1852; Joseph jun. b. 1856; Louisa b. 1860; August b. 1862; I wonder now if there was more than one Joseph Schmerbach. 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: Atreegrowsinbrooklyn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Cathy, I did a bit of checking and see that you have a tree on ancestry with a number of primary source documents for Eliza Birdsall. Was there something else that you were looking for? I happen to have some folks in my tree that spelled the name as Birdsell but I do believe that they are all related and that Birdsell was just a variant spelling of the name. One of the people on my tree is Ellwood Birdsell Lowden and I believe he was named after his father's boss Ellwood Birdsell rather than being related to a Birdsell. But I could be wrong about that. In your research have you ever found any Lowdens or Loudens in your tree? 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: Atreegrowsinbrooklyn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked some ship manifests on ancestry and found a Joseph Schmerbach in two instances returning to NY. One was born in 1876 and returned to Brooklyn in 1902. Born a US citizen. Notation says he was meeting his uncle Louis Fels (Fels could be short for a longer German name). This could mean that his mother did the notary thing to give her son's birth as a US citizen credence since the document mentioned that the priest who baptized him was affirming his US citizenship. The document might have everything to do with getting her son US legitimacy as a citizen. You didn't mention what year the son was born in. There is also a Joseph Schmerbach, born in 1860, who is returnng to the US but listed as a German. There is no notation of family members other than the fact that he was returning in 1879. This was before Ellis Island and they didn't ask the name of who the person was meeting in the US. If you know the son's birth year, it may help to narrow it down since this is an unusual name. There is also a naturalization index card for a Joseph Schmerbach dated Oct. 19, 1854 in Brooklyn. The witness for this card is Egnert Holzer. There is also a passport application for a Sophie Schmerbach on ancestry. This would mean she was a US citizen traveling to Europe or other countries. I also noted that the name Schmerbach was associated with Jewish Transmission Records. Hope this is of some help. 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: CathyIdzik Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can you help me find the surname of our ELIZA who married Thomas R. Stanley of Cortlandt, NY around 1825? Eliza Birdsall is the right age, in the right place, and the names of her parents, William and Phebe, have been passed down to the children. Do you have information about the life of Eliza Birdsall b. 19 Aug 1808? 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: CathyIdzik Surnames: Stanley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7225/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Our Dr. David Stanley and wife Catherine McKeel have a son Dr. Nathaniel Stanley. They live in Peekskill. Can anyone help me learn if there are other children? There is a Mr. David Stanley with a ton of kids in the same area at the same time. Where can I find resources for information about David Stanley(s)in Westchester in 1800? 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: Louisa1860 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much for all your helpful suggestions. I will definitely follow up his possible involvement in the Civil War which could have been a possibility. "Grandpa" Joseph was involved in the European Revolutions of 1848 and I have read that many Germans who fought for the Union during the War were 1848s. I couldn't find his name on the websites you have mentioned though, although I have tried different spellings of his name, but I will contact the Westchester County Archives and the Historical Society. 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: Louisa1860 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What an interesting thought. Joseph jun was born in 1856 in NY and 21 at the time of the affidavit.I don't know when he was send back to Germany, but I know for certain that his 3 boys, all born in Germany, were not called up in 1914 as the German law prefers "jus sanguine" and classified his male heirs as Americans. Thank you for your help. 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: mcdean4145 Surnames: Dean, Manson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/2345.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi... I was looking up my family history and saw your post. I am Martha Croston Dean. I am the daughter of Dr. Archie Leigh Dean, Jr. My younger sister, Betsy (Elizabeth Manson Dean) now lives in Maryland. Gerald Jackson Dean passed many years ago. I remember him well. He was my father's uncle. If you wish to persue this any further, please email me. PS My father and mother are still living and reside in FL 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: mcdean4145 Surnames: Dean, Manson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/2345.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi... I was looking up my family history and saw your post. I am Martha Croston Dean. I am the daughter of Dr. Archie Leigh Dean, Jr. My younger sister, Betsy (Elizabeth Manson Dean) now lives in Maryland. Gerald Jackson Dean passed many years ago. I remember him well. He was my father's uncle. If you wish to persue this any further, please email me. PS My father and mother are still living and reside in FL 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: jameswcastellan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think this affidavit was to confirm the son's status as a US citizen who appears to have been in Germany in 1877. If the son was a minor at the time the father naturalized or born after the father naturalized, then he would have been a US citizen. This may have allowed the son to avoid any German military service required of German males at this time and be free to return to the US. 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: chorn50 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7224.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To find out if your Joseph Schmerbach served in the Civil War, the easiest way to check is to first search the "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System" at: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ However, you will need to check ALL the various spellings of his name. This is a Federal Government web site as opposed to state or county web sites. If you don't find him there, check Google Books for "Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year..." for the various rosters published by New York State for all of the various state regiments. One roster for the Sixth Heavy Artillery can be seen at the following web site. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/military/sixth-artillery/index.htm On a county level, you should also check any history of the county of Westchester (i.e., Scharf's History has a chapter on the Civil War) or the surrounding counties and also look at any history written for the town. Also contact the local town historical society and make an inquiry. You might also contact the Westchester Historical Society and ask them if they have any information or rosters. http://www.westchesterhistory.com/ See also the Westchester County NYGenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/military/index.htm#civilwar And the Westchester County Archives has some information on the Civil War in their Virtual Archives web pages. http://archives.westchestergov.com/ One last thought, if he enlisted in a regiment that belonged to a state other than New York state, you would then need to do a search of that state's resources similar to what was listed above. Happy Hunting! 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.