Hi, Meg: Have you checked the York Archives (www.york-county.org)? Are you interested in census material? I found the following: Series: M593  Roll: 1470  Page: 403 1870 - Wellsville P.O., Warrington Twp., York Co., PA - 8/2/1870 Wiley, Michael H. - 58 - m - w- farmer - PA ----- Leah - 48 - f - w - keeping house - PA ----- Joseph - 22 - m - w - farm laborer - PA ----- Adam - 20 - m - w - farm laborer - PA ----- Simon - 14 - m - w - farm laborer - PA ----- Sarah J. - 11 - f - w - goes to school - PA ----- Susan A. - 8 - f - w - goes to school - PA ----- James G. - 2 - m - w - PA ----- Calvin - 4 mos. - m - w - born in April - PA ----- Katie - 65 - f - w - PA - cannot read/cannot write   Household: 1880 (familysearch.org)  Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  Adam WILEY   Self   M   Male   W   30   PA   Laborer   PA   PA   Annie WILEY   Wife   M   Female   W   26   PA   Keeping House   PA   PA   Clarence A. WILEY   Son   S   Male   W   8   PA      PA   PA   Charles W. WILEY   Son   S   Male   W   6   PA      PA   PA  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source Information:   Census Place Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania   Family History Library Film   1255205   NA Film Number   T9-1205   Page Number   224C Series: T623  Roll: 1500  Page: 13 (Heritage Quest) 1900 - Dillsburg Boro., Carroll Twp., York Co., PA - June 1900 Wiley, Adam - head - w - m - 11/1849 - 50 - married 28 yrs. - PA/PA/PA - horse dealer ----- Anna E. - wife - w - f - 7/1854 - 45 - married 28 yrs. - 3 children/3 living - PA/PA/PA ----- James M. - son - w - m - 11/1889 - 10 - single - PA/PA/PA - at school Series: T624  Roll: 1433  Page: 15 1910 - 146 S. 2nd St., Dillsburg Boro., Carroll Twp., York Co., PA - 4/23/1910 Wiley, Annie E. - head - f - w - 55 - widowed - 3 children/3 living - PA/PA/PA - laundress/at ome ----- Charles W. - son - m - w - 36 - widowed - PA/PA/PA - agent/general insurance ----- Mattie E. - grand daughter - f - w - 16 - single - PA/PA/PA ----- Laura E. - grand daughter - f - w - 9 - single - PA/PA/PA Good luck with your search! Debra On Tuesday, Nov 23, 2004, at 15:47 US/Eastern, Meg Wiley wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to ask for your help in my quest to find out more information > about my gr.-gr.-grandfather, Adam Wiley. He was born in PA bet. > 1849-1852 and married to Annie E. Baker (1854-1936), who was born in > York Co., PA. > > Adam, a farmer, and Annie Wiley lived in Carroll Twp., York Co., PA > (Dillsburg) for many years. They are buried in the Dillsburg > Cemetery. Adam's tombstone says "1852-1912" but I'm not sure how > accurate this is (his wife, Annie, is listed on the 1910 census by > herself). Their eldest son, Clarence Augustus Wiley, was born in > Rossville, Warrington Twp., York Co., PA in 1871. My difficulty has > been in finding Adam's parents or other ancestors, because I'm not > sure about his birth or death dates.* > > Does anybody have any information about Adam Wiley or the Wiley > families in northern York Co., PA? I would so appreciate any > information that anyone can share with me. > > Sincerely, Meg Wiley, Fayetteville, NC > > *Other notes: I found a Michael Wiley family in the 1850 U.S. census > located in Warrington Twp., York Co., PA. It lists he and his wife, > Leah, and two sons, Joseph (age 3) and Adam (age 2/12ths--the census > is dated 16 Oct. 1850). There were other Wiley families, as well as > Bentz families, who were neighbors (also farmers). > > I also have 2 newspaper clippings that were passed down in my family > about Adam Wiley's death. Unfortunately, neither of them has a year > on them, but they both mention Aug. 19 and that he was "about 60" > years old. One clipping has Lancaster "Morning News" written on it, > with the headline, "Killed by a Runaway Horse." The other clipping is > titled "Dillsburg Farmer Killed in Runaway." Can someone suggest how > I would go about finding these articles?) > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >