This is only a response to a recent inquiry about the Creighton and Moose families (see below). I add this only for his/her perusal. This is not my family line. The "Moose-L" researchers may be a source for future contact, so I have included them. _______________________________________________________________ Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OHMONROE-NEED HELP ON CREIGHTON FAMILY I am researching the CREIGHTON family of Belmont and Monroe Co. who came to these areas in the early days of 1800 Sarah was born in 1801 and supposedly the birth was in PA, I do not now which part of the state. By 1825, she married Joseph MOOSE whose family came there from MD. They lived in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co. and had several children. My line is through Maria who married John Winland. I am trying to track my maternal mtDNA and I need Sarah's parents before i can add another generation. Is anyone researching this family???? Help! Sarah died in 1875 in Monroe Co. Marjory PETTY Austen ___________________________________________________________________________ CREIGHTON Source: "Commemorative Biographical Record, Washington County, Pennsylvania… .," Vol. 2, Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co, 1893, Vol. pp. 1409. MRS. JANE SAVAGE, one of the highly esteemed ladies of Hanover Township, is the widow of William Savage, whose father, Henry Saaavage, came from Ireland to this country about 1795, and located in Allegheny county, Penn., near what is now the village of Noblestown. He was there married to Jane Robinson, who bore him the following children: Joohn (of Ohio), William, Alesander (who lived in California), Henry (of Iowa), Jane (Mrs. Hugh Riddle) and Elizabeth (MRS. CREIGHTON), all now deceased. The father was a successful farmer of Allegheny County, and he and his wife lived to old age, dying near Noblestown…" [The rest is on William Savage and his descendants]. ___________________________________________________________________________ Some "Moose" family information that may be helpful for the derivation of the Anglicized surname "Moose." Also look at "Muse" and "Muese." ___________________________________________________________________________ Source: < http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gearyfamily/Geary/moose.htm> Moose Family Genealogy JOSIAH COLLINS MOOSE The earliest known progenitor of this line of the Moose family was Josiah Collins Moose. Josiah lived in Somerset County Pennsylvania and emigrated to Marshall County Virginia (now West Virginia). In the 1840 census, at the age of 27, he was still in Somerset with two sons and one daughter. By the time of the 1850 census, he and his wife, Veronica, (ages 37 and 39 respectively) were in Fayette County Pennsylvania with seven of their children. He is listed as Josiah Meuse. Thanks to Sherry Sawchak for locating this elusive man in 1850. Josiah is believed to be of German extraction. There is some indication the name was originally Mussgenung (variously spelled Meusgenung, Musgenung, and Moosekenung) and was changed to Moose shortly after the Revolution. A family with this name arrived in Philadelphia 16 Sep 1751, but two of four sons went to North Carolina, one to New York State, and the fourth, who remained in Pennsylvania, appears not to have had any male heirs. A Jacob Mussenung arrived in Philadelphia 27 Sep 1752 and settled near Allentown Pennsylvania. He had two sons, Jacob and David. But where Josiah was from and who his forbears were, we don't know. He married young; he was just 20 when his first son was born. He may have had a sizeable inheritance because he was just 22 years old when in 1836 he purchased 160 acres of land in Somerset County for $1500. He sold it in 1839 for $2000. Later he owned land in Marshall county VA (now WV) where he appears to have been a farmer of substantial means. He was married twice. His first wife was Veronica, called Franey, by whom he had at least seven children. We have no information about Franey, including her surname. His second wife was Harriet Bungard of a prominent Fayette County PA family. Josiah and Harriet sold a 216-acre plot in Fayette County but no record of the purchase has been found. However, the 1850 census shows the value of the real estate next to Veronica rather than Josiah. Was it perhaps land she had inherited. Josiah and Harriet had two children. Josiah, Veronica, and Harriett were all members of the Good Hope Lutheran Church in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, PA. Four of the children born to Veronica and Josiah were christened in the church. Many of the same families from Good Hope also attended services and had children baptized in other churches of the area. A number are found in the early records of the Four Mile church, now Mt. Zion, Donegal, in Westmoreland County. More research needs to be done to see if Veronica and Josiah were in this area. Also, some of the families are to be found in the early records of the Berlin Church in Somerset County. We were not able to locate Josiah in these records. The migration patterns of most of the Good Hope families was from Philadelphia, Lancaster, Frederick County, MD, New York and Bedford, then Somerset into Fayette County. The original name of the church was Gute Hoffnung, the German for Good Hope. Josiah died at the age of 45 and is buried at a small cemetery by the Clouston United Methodist Church outside of Cameron in Marshall County. His son Isaac was administrator of his estate which is recorded in the Marshall County courthouse in Moundsville. Children of Josiah and Veronica are: Isaac Moose born 17 July 1833, died 21 Oct 1915. Elizabeth Moose born 1 April 1836, died 30 Dec 1872. George Washington Moose born about 1839, died 2 Mar 1864. His Civil War Record Jonathan Baerkley Moose born 13 Dec 1841, died before 1858. Sarah Anna Moose born 24 April 1844. Leah Moose born 27 June 1846. Veronica E. Moose born 22 July, 1849, died 12 Mar 1924. Photo album for this line only Christina Moose born 19 August 1851, died before 1858. Children of Josiah and Harriet are: Benjamin Franklin Moose born 11 Jan 1855, died 27 Jan 1921. Ellis Bungard Moose born about 1857, died 1932. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: "Joyce Wilt" <DisplayMail('pa.net','jwilt');[email protected]> Subject: My Moose Family Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 02:37:45 -0400 Hi everyone, I am stuck on my family tree,I will give some of what I have, in hopes that someone of you on this mailing list can steer me in the right direction to find out where/who my Jonathan came from. 1st generation; Jonathan Moose born Apr 20 1794, Cumberland County, PA, died January 14 1863, in Andersonburg, Perry County, PA, buried at Blain Union Cemetery, Blain, Perry County, PA. Married Susanna Zimmerman who was born April 25 1781 Berks County, PA, died July 25 1855 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA, buried at Blain Union Cemetery, Blain, Perry, PA. Children on Jonathan and Susanna; i. John Moose, born September 10, 1819 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA; died December 8 1892 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA; buried at St. Paul's Cemetery, Andersonburg, Perry, PA; married 1st, Mary Ann Rhinesmith, born 10 April 1821 died July 4 1858. Married 2nd Susan Metz March 19 1861, she was born Apr 10 1827 in Loysville, Perry, PA, died May 26 1909 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA. ii. William Moose, born Apr 1 1816 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA, died May 12 1896 in Andersonburg, Perry, PA iii Elizabeth Moose, married Joseph Spangler iv. Mary Moose married Jacob Ernest v. Sarah Jane Moose born Nov 15 1821 died Jan 27, 1872 ___________________________________________________________________________ MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mooses Date: 24 Jun 2001 22:03:28 -0600 I do have a Jacob Moose (Mussgenung) that was my GGG-grandfather who came to the US in 1751 on the the ship "Brothers" from Rotterdam Holland. Also traveling with him was his wife Elizabeth and son George. Jacob was born in Baden, Baden about 1720 and Elizabeth was born in Grotzingen about 1722 the were married in Sollingen in 1744. I do have further information on this part of the faimly going back a couple of more generation in Germany. I don't have a lot of detail and I have not been able to verify what I have but, I would be happy to provide you with what I do have. MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] (Mary) Subject: Re: MOOSE-D Digest V01 #8 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 In-Reply-To: [email protected]'s message of Fri, 29 Jun 200107:06:21 -0600 I just finished (a hurry-up job for a reunion!) a genealogy for my son in law, whose great grandmother was a Nora MOOSE/MOOST, and there are lots of them in South Dakota and/or Wisconsin, and maybe Iowa -- I've already forgotten. I've already sent the stuff to AL so I don't have anythng to refer to. Anyway, check those states. Cousin Mary in OK Mary Bryant Park [email protected] MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Another Moose Cousin??? Date: 2 Jul 2001 18:12:20 -0600 My traceable ancestor was my g-g-g-grandfather Elias Moose, born in 1794 (maybe Germany---but still questionable) and lived probably in both Westmoreland Co., PA before either Armstrong or Indiana Counties were formed. His son, my g-g-grandfather was James Moose, born in 1836 in Indiana Co., PA. He Married in 1860---don't even chuckle!---to Elizabeth Stake. Their daughter Sarah(Sally) Moose Stokes was my g-grandmother. It is believed that Elias Moose married a Bathsheba Lowe and they operated a distillery in or around Livermore, Armstrong Co., PA. Any of this make any connection to any of you. Also, the reason that I thought it made sense to respond was that I too grew up with the family lore of Cherekee Blood from the 1700's. Also, there were stories of probable cousins in Oklahoma. Since the only Mooses that our family have ever been able to connect with are those that go back to Elias but nowhere else, we have always felt that some moved on to other places. In the interest of finding a connection through family stories, I will mention something that my aunt who is 81 told me that she had been passed down for a couple of generations. She said that "the Moose family" (I don't know which generation)had a large family and the parents were killed leaving a good number of children--several boys. The story goes that these boys were taken in by other families with the help of the itinerent minister that came through on horseback every so many months. This was an explanation that was used to explain why there did not seem to be other Moose men of the age of my g-g-grandfather James. MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Mary Ann Moose- M. Baker OH Date: 31 May 2003 Surnames: Long, Alkire, Hargreaves, Brown, Atchley, and Bengtson Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hd1.2ACEB/151 Researching for any information on Mary Ann Moose b. 26 Jun 1842 (OH), m. 10 Nov 1859 (OH) to Martin Baker in probably Woodsfield, Monroe Co. OH ,and moved to Columbiana Co.OH. Mary Ann d. 25 Feb 1928 (OH). Mary Ann thought to be Eastern Blackfoot (Sarponi) and may had a sister Lyde, who also resided in Columbiana Co. OH. Martin/Mary Ann had a daughter Catherine/Katherine Baker who married a Charles Brown abt 1883 in OH. This family info from Brown Family Bible. MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Looking for ancestors of Henry Moose- need definitive link to the Mussgnug family Date: 10 May 2003 00:29:14 -0600 Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hd1.2ACEB/150 Our Henry Moose was born in Richland Twp in western PA in about 1826-1833 (we thought 1828). He married Anna Elizabeth Ford and had children: Samuel (b. 1848) Barbara Ellen (b. 5-23-1853), William (B. 1854), Ephraim (I've seen him named Walter and b: 1-9-1855), Susannah (b. 1856) and Sarah (birthdate unknown) Henry and his wife are buried in Conemaugh Twp., near Johnstown, PA. Received much information about the Mussgnug family lines but can't link Henry to them exactly. Any help would be appreciated. MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mooses Date: 7 May 2003 15:07:32 -0600 Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hd1.2ACEB/25.29.33.34.97.108.1 Do you have any children or grandchildren of these Mooses named George Moose, born about 1803 in Pennsylvania? MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Moose Info. Date: 6 Jun 2003 08:20:58 -0600 Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hd1.2ACEB/3.18.1.1 Elton, Unfortuantly, no I don't have anything. I have not been working on the genealogy for over a year, but want to get started on it again. I have seen George Moose's grave marker. Did you know he was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Smithville, Ohio? Other than that, I can't seem to find out anything about him. Denny MOOSE-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Moose, Mussgnug of Monroe Co. Ohio Date: 1 Sep 2003 02:07:07 -0600 Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hd1.2ACEB/1.62 My grandfather was John Amon Moose...His parents were Amon Moose and Elizabeth Dressler...He had a sister named Sabina that married into the Van-Wy family....BUT he is not listed on Ancestry.com as their son...can't find any information about my grandfather...He married Roxie Mable Early (Earley)....their daughter Gladys E. Moose Sublett is my mother. My grandfather was born in Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio June 29, 1892. Grandmother was born also in Woodsfield on June 29, 1897..(They always thouht it was great they had the same birthday). My information also has their marriage date as June 29, 1915. They had five children...Gladys E., Ralph W., Lloyd, Calvin, and Denver. Really need help in finding the Ohio information I need...you can e-mail me at [email protected] Hope this helps... ___________________________________________________________________________ Origin of the Surname Moseley Locality. Moss-ley, Saxon, Moose, Moyes, or Moss, a mossy field or pasture ___________________________________________________________________________