YES On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:47 AM, <pattib9460@aol.com> wrote: > This is simply a test...to see if I can receive replies from this list!!!! > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: paallegh-request <paallegh-request@rootsweb.com> > To: paallegh <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 10:24 pm > Subject: PAALLEGH Digest, Vol 6, Issue 71 > > > > > PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN REPLYING TO THE DIGEST. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Moving bodies from a cemetery (Mary Ann Metz) > 2. Re: Moving bodies from a cemetery (roger@fyi.net) > 3. death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works... (acmbjc@aol.com) > 4. Re: death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works... (JR Jamieson) > 5. those confusing Presbyterian churches ... (acmbjc@aol.com) > 6. Re: those confusing Presbyterian churches ... (Larry Thompson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:17:21 -0500 > From: "Mary Ann Metz" <memmetz@verizon.net> > Subject: [ALL] Moving bodies from a cemetery > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <EF35B3945C4E421CA615EB13BDB305D4@funmachine> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I've seen some discussion about moving bodies from the Bingham Methodist > cemetery. The article April 16, 1905 states it is from the quarter > sessions > court. The hearing was slated for April 29th 1905. I was wondering if the > records of the quarter sessions court are available. It is my > understanding > if bodies were moved there was an accounting of those bodies. This was for > another cemetery in Tennessee. Are those records available? There have > been other cemeteries that have been moved. > > I've hit a brick wall with my Cavanagh/Cavanaugh families in the 1850's. I > wonder if one of those moved cemeteries has my Mary Cavanaugh in it. > > Mary Ann > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:19:40 -0500 (EST) > From: roger@fyi.net > Subject: Re: [ALL] Moving bodies from a cemetery > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1278.24.3.112.94.1297819180.squirrel@webmail.fyi.net> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > >Mary Ann > I have been trying to get the local Methodist Episcopal Historical Center > to look for the records of the cemetery. Its in the process of looking. > I would like very much if you could scan and send me the April 16, 1905 > article if possible to support my request for them to search. In the mean > time. On or about April 27, 1927 the remain bodies (about150 I have been > told) were lifted and re-interred in Southside Cemetery in a common grave. > Norm Meinert has two pictures on his website of the Memorial Stones for > those re-buried. A list did exist in a book in the Southside Cemetery of > those re-interred. It should still be there. I am hoping that the > present staff will look for it and put it on disc. Now it is possible > that your Mary Cavanaugh was moved privately. > These are the Cavanaugh/Cavnaugh I found in Southside that headstones > Mary might be there without a headstone also. > HELEN in PGH > CAVANAUGH, DOROTHY E 1916-1996 C-9 SIDE R1 > SURNAME COULD BE WEBER > CAVANAUGH, EDNA E 1889-1957 C-9 SIDE R1 > SURNAME COULD BE WEBER > CAVANAUGH, HAROLD J 1915-1992 C-9 SIDE R1 > SURNAME COULD BE WEBER > CAVNAUGH, IDA 1901-1965 SEC 1-7 R18 H1 MOTHER > CAVNAUGH, JAMES P 1897-1946 SEC 1-7 R18 H1 FATHER > > Now I do know that on April > I've seen some discussion about moving bodies from the Bingham Methodist > > cemetery. The article April 16, 1905 states it is from the quarter > > sessions > > court. The hearing was slated for April 29th 1905. I was wondering if > > the > > records of the quarter sessions court are available. It is my > > understanding > > if bodies were moved there was an accounting of those bodies. This was > for > > another cemetery in Tennessee. Are those records available? There have > > been other cemeteries that have been moved. > > > > I've hit a brick wall with my Cavanagh/Cavanaugh families in the 1850's. > > I > > wonder if one of those moved cemeteries has my Mary Cavanaugh in it. > > > > Mary Ann > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:56:16 -0500 (EST) > From: acmbjc@aol.com > Subject: [ALL] death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works... > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com, bertaillig@aol.com > Message-ID: <8CD9B9C3664EDCB-1B0-41B8@webmail-d045.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Wilberta, > > > Thank you very much for the link!!! This is it, and I know Bob, will be > very > pleased with these results. Great detective work! <G> > > Marybeth > > > ========================================================================================= > > > Marybeth, > > Since it happened in the morning, it was reported in the Pittsburgh Press > that > same evening, August 13th. See Page 1 at the bottom, in second column from > the > right. > > > http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qQwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7303%2C4664347 > > - Wilberta > > > -----Original Message----- > From: acmbjc <acmbjc@aol.com> > To: paallegh <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 9:04 pm > Subject: [ALL] death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works Aug 1897 > > > > isters: > > am helping a cousin find a death notice, obit, or story about an explosion > at > he J. Edgar Thompson steel works in Braddock, PA. Date of the accident is > elieved to be 13 Aug 1897. His grandfather's name was John Gordon. > > have searched the Pittsburgh Press editions of the 14, 15, and 16 Aug > 1897, > ut am unable to find anything about this accident, or the death of this > person. > > m hoping someone can help with this one. > > any thanks. > Marybeth C. > cmbjc@aol.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:59:27 -0500 > From: "JR Jamieson" <jr@jjamieson.com> > Subject: Re: [ALL] death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works... > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com>, <bertaillig@aol.com> > Message-ID: <C7C28C71042E4B2899479BD2715EBE43@yourb27fb1c401> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Is there more to the article than Page 1? > > > JR Jamieson > jr@jjamieson.com > > 412 343 9264 > > Home of the Steeler Nation > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <acmbjc@aol.com> > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com>; <bertaillig@aol.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:56 PM > Subject: [ALL] death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works... > > > > > > Wilberta, > > > > > > Thank you very much for the link!!! This is it, and I know Bob, will be > > very pleased with these results. Great detective work! <G> > > > > Marybeth > > > > > ========================================================================================= > > > > > > Marybeth, > > > > Since it happened in the morning, it was reported in the Pittsburgh Press > > that > > same evening, August 13th. See Page 1 at the bottom, in second column > > from the > > right. > > > > > http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qQwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7303%2C4664347 > > > > - Wilberta > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: acmbjc <acmbjc@aol.com> > > To: paallegh <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 9:04 pm > > Subject: [ALL] death at J. Edgar Thompson steel works Aug 1897 > > > > > > > > isters: > > > > am helping a cousin find a death notice, obit, or story about an > explosion > > at > > he J. Edgar Thompson steel works in Braddock, PA. Date of the accident > is > > elieved to be 13 Aug 1897. His grandfather's name was John Gordon. > > > > have searched the Pittsburgh Press editions of the 14, 15, and 16 Aug > > 1897, > > ut am unable to find anything about this accident, or the death of this > > person. > > > > m hoping someone can help with this one. > > > > any thanks. > > Marybeth C. > > cmbjc@aol.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:11:30 -0500 (EST) > From: acmbjc@aol.com > Subject: [ALL] those confusing Presbyterian churches ... > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8CD9B9E571E356B-1B0-435F@webmail-d045.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > This is meant as no disrespect to the Presbyterian Church, but is it any > wonder > I can't locate marriage and christianing records for my Scottish Thomson > ancestors!!! > > > Carol's post is quite an interesting one, as I am not as baffled or > confused as > I have been about this topic. > > > Years ago I visited the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, > not > knowing that I needed to know the name of the church they attended. I had > done > some work trying to pin-point where they were members, but to no avail. > Dorothy Braden's book is a good source, but I think I need to get back to > our > local LDS/FHC and order more films. > > > Marybeth > > =============================================================== > > > > > From: carol battin <pagenie@suddenlink.net> > Subject: [ALL] Interesting! 1st and 2nd Presbyterians - Allegheny City > To: PA-ALLEGH <PAALLEGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > While searching for records for these churches in the FamilySearch > Library Catalog, I came across the following > film description. It applies to both of the churches and is EXACTLY the > same. > > > Church was organized in 1837 as First Associate Presbyterian Church of > Allegheny; in 1858 it became a United Presbyterian Church and in 1877 it > became Allegheny Second United Presbyterian Church located on Stockton > Ave., > North Side, Pittsburgh. In 1909 the Allegheny 9th United Presbyterian > Church > merged with the Second, in 1930 the Allegheny 10th United Presbyterian > Church merged with it, and in 1943 the Allegheny 5th merged with it, this > time to become the Allegheny 2nd-5th United Presbyterian Church and located > on Brighton Rd, North Side, Pittsburgh. In 1963 the name was changed to > Faith United Presbyterian Church. In 1971 Faith merged with Melrose United > Presbyterian Church to become the Pleasant Valley Community United > Presbyterian Church which in 1980 was disorganized. > > > ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:59:41 -0500 > From: Larry Thompson <lt0168@epix.net> > Subject: Re: [ALL] those confusing Presbyterian churches ... > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4D5B4BAD.1010902@epix.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Marybeth: > One big problem with Presbyterian records is that the Baptism and > Marrage records generally belong to the Pastor. Sometimes they are left > behind with the church, but often they take their records with them. > Sometimes they get donated to the Presbyterian Historic Society. But > sometimes they get lost. For example a few years back the WPGS published > the records of an the Pastor for a Bull Creek and Deer Creek > Presbyterian minister. Luckily one of my ancestors was in there, which > gave me his wifes maiden name. > > Larry > > On 2/15/2011 10:11 PM, acmbjc@aol.com wrote: > > > > This is meant as no disrespect to the Presbyterian Church, but is it any > wonder I can't locate marriage and christianing records for my Scottish > Thomson > ancestors!!! > > > > > > Carol's post is quite an interesting one, as I am not as baffled or > confused > as I have been about this topic. > > > > > > Years ago I visited the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, > not > knowing that I needed to know the name of the church they attended. I had > done > some work trying to pin-point where they were members, but to no avail. > Dorothy Braden's book is a good source, but I think I need to get back to > our > local LDS/FHC and order more films. > > > > > > Marybeth > > > > =============================================================== > > > > > > > > > > From: carol battin<pagenie@suddenlink.net> > > Subject: [ALL] Interesting! 1st and 2nd Presbyterians - Allegheny City > > To: PA-ALLEGH<PAALLEGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > > While searching for records for these churches in the FamilySearch > > Library Catalog, I came across the following > > film description. It applies to both of the churches and is EXACTLY the > > same. > > > > > > Church was organized in 1837 as First Associate Presbyterian Church of > > Allegheny; in 1858 it became a United Presbyterian Church and in 1877 it > > became Allegheny Second United Presbyterian Church located on Stockton > Ave., > > North Side, Pittsburgh. In 1909 the Allegheny 9th United Presbyterian > Church > > merged with the Second, in 1930 the Allegheny 10th United Presbyterian > > Church merged with it, and in 1943 the Allegheny 5th merged with it, this > > time to become the Allegheny 2nd-5th United Presbyterian Church and > located > > on Brighton Rd, North Side, Pittsburgh. In 1963 the name was changed to > > Faith United Presbyterian Church. In 1971 Faith merged with Melrose > United > > Presbyterian Church to become the Pleasant Valley Community United > > Presbyterian Church which in 1980 was disorganized. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > > -- > My genealogy page > http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > Allegheny County Maps page > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PAALLEGH list administrator, send an email to > PAALLEGH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the PAALLEGH mailing list, send an email to > PAALLEGH@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PAALLEGH Digest, Vol 6, Issue 71 > *************************************** > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >