thanks for this--- I can only claim FM and Margaret at this point-- so I guess I now have to determine who the others are! Beverly-- this 1871-1957 Margaret has to be Margaret Neu-- annie On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:53 PM, roger@fyi.net wrote: > Annie, I presume you have Margaret's headstone information but in case you > do know here are the Caldwells of First St. Paul German Evangelical Church > Cemetery, Penn Ave Mt Oliver Pa 15210 > Helen > CALDWELL, NORMAN M 5/15/1915-11/27/1918 Circle Rim A H64 > CALDWELL, ????? 1906-10/2/1906 SECF/G R13 H11 GUESSWORK > CALDWELL, ALONZO 1853-1923 SECF/G R13 H12 > CALDWELL, BENJAMIN C 1887-1956 SEC F/G R21 H4 > CALDWELL, F M 1868-1934 Circle Rim A H62 MD > CALDWELL, GEO W 3/14/1891-3/29/1907 SECF/G R13 H10 16 YEARS 15 DAYS GUESSWORK > CALDWELL, MARGARET 1871-1957 Circle Rim A H63 > CALDWELL, MARGARET C 1889-1978 SEC F/G R21 H4 > CALDWELL, MARY B 1867-1936 SECF/G R13 H12 > CALDWELL? UNREADABLE Circle Rim A H65 ON CALDWELL LOT > > > > > Margaret NEU CALDWELL lived in Brentwood-- her husband was buried in what >> appears to be her family's favorite cemetery- the old St Paul's Lutheran - >> Cemetery. Two of her sons in law are buried there as well- Her son is >> buried in Yuba, CA. One son in law is buried at Mt Lebanon. >> She and Uncle Frank married abt 1894 in Allegheny Co. Interesting to note >> his family was in the Birmingham area at the same time the other NEU >> family is there-- feel there is a connection- her parents are listed as >> being born in Germany in a census, but she is listed as being born in PA- >> >> as far as I can tell, she should have a great granddaughter, married and >> living in Bethel Park (per a 2009 obit) >> >> >> there is a Margaret Caldwell buried at St Paul's who died after 1947 >> (which is when I have last known location for her)- >> >> annie >> >> >> >> On Dec 21, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Beverly Morris wrote: >> >>> Hi Annie, >>> At first glance I don't see her in my tree. You can look on my website: >>> http://osman.tribalpages.com and see if you can come up with something. >>> Also, visit the website of Mark Dickson >>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mdickson101/ . The surname NEU >>> is >>> under his maternal lines. >>> Please to email me privately. Together we may be able to find the >>> connection. I'm going to try and find her on census records and see if I >>> can >>> find out anything that way. >>> If anyone else is interested, please feel free to jump in. >>> ~Bev >>> bevart(at)frontiernet(dot)net >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "annie" <1anniesquest4me@bellsouth.net> >>> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:51 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ALL] NEU obituary; interesting story about coming to >>> America >>> >>> >>>> very interesting-- especially since I have an unknown NEU from >>>> Pittsburgh >>>> in my family-- >>>> >>>> Could Margaret NEU b. abt 1871 in PA and died after 1947 be related to >>>> this group? Her parents are listed as being born in Germany in 1930 >>>> census >>>> for her >>>> >>>> She married Dr. Francis McClain CALDWELL abt 1894 in Allegheny Co, PA. >>>> They resided on Brentwood Ave in Allegheny Co. PA. >>>> >>>> She resided at the Concordia Old Folks Home in Cabot, PA in 1947 >>>> >>>> Her husband was my great grandma's brother- and he is buried in the St >>>> Paul's Cemetery as well- >>>> >>>> hoping for documented connection here! >>>> >>>> annie >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 21, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Beverly Morris wrote: >>>> >>>>> I found an obituary for my 2nd great-granduncle, George Jacob NEU, who >>>>> arrived from Germany. He's the son of Valentine NEU who died in 1871 >>>>> and >>>>> is buried in Pittsburgh. I just thought this obit was very >>>>> interesting >>>>> about the coming to America. I hope you'll enjoy this little piece of >>>>> history in the fist paragraph. (His sister, Katharine Margaretha NEU >>>>> is >>>>> my ancestor. She married Mattew AUGENSTEIN. They lived and died in >>>>> Pittsburgh.) >>>>> >>>>> Washington County Register, Washington, Kansas, April, 1925: >>>>> George Jacob Neu was born in Prussia, Germany, about ten miles from >>>>> the >>>>> Rhine River, December 24, 1839 [should be 1838]. In 1846, his parents, >>>>> four brothers, and two sisters left Germany and journeyed overland in >>>>> a >>>>> covered wagon through Belgium and France to Havre, where they waited >>>>> two >>>>> weeks for a three-master to take them to America. Forty-four days were >>>>> spent on the water. Arriving in New York the family had a short ride >>>>> on >>>>> one of the crude trains of the forties, and then proceeded by boat to >>>>> Chambersburg, PA., and from there the journey was by stage, eight days >>>>> to >>>>> Pittsburg. >>>>> There young Jacob learned the shoemaker`s trade. He enlisted in the >>>>> Army >>>>> in 1864 and served until July, 1865, when he was mustered out. He was >>>>> the >>>>> last of the G.A.R. veterans to survive in Logan Township, and at the >>>>> time >>>>> of his death, Tuesday morning, April 14, at about 6:30, he was 86 >>>>> years, >>>>> 3 months, and 20 days old. It was on this day just forty-six years ago >>>>> that he moved to the home where he raised his family and spent his >>>>> declining years. In 1859, on Christmas Eve, his twenty-first birthday, >>>>> Grandfather Neu was united in marriage to Miss Anna Katherine Bishoff >>>>> [sic] at Pittsburg, Pa. To them were born twelve children, ten of whom >>>>> survive, together with their mother, to mourn the loss of a loving and >>>>> devoted father. Two daughters, Anna and Katherine, passed away in >>>>> infancy. With his wife and surviving children, he left Pittsburg at >>>>> the >>>>> time following the panic of `73 with what he managed to save out of >>>>> that >>>>> catastrophe, started to Kansas, arriving in Washington County! >>>> i! >>>>> n 1879, where he labored with his devoted wife to raise their ten >>>>> children. >>>>> He is survived by his widow, Katherine Bishoff Neu, now in her >>>>> eighty-second year, who lovingly ministered to him until the very >>>>> last, >>>>> and by four daughters, Miss Elizabeth Neu who lives at the old home; >>>>> Mrs. >>>>> Margaret Smith of Roca, Nebr.; Mrs. Emma Rossman of Pittsburg, Pa.; >>>>> Mrs. >>>>> Bertha Munch of Kansas City, K.; also six sons, Charles, William, and >>>>> Jacob, Jr. (sic), the youngest child, all of Washington County; >>>>> Benjamin >>>>> and Harry of Butler, Okla.; and George of Overton, Nebraska. There >>>>> were >>>>> thirty grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Until 3 >>>>> years >>>>> ago he had enjoyed good health, but has suffered much at times since. >>>>> October of last year he was stricken with what proved to be his last >>>>> illness, but until two weeks ago, he was up and about the house every >>>>> day. He suffered much, but all pain left him about fifteen minutes >>>>> before >>>>> his passing away and he went as he had prayed many times, with a smile >>>>> on >>>>> his face. He prayed many times that the Lord would take him;! >>>> h! >>>>> e was ready to go. June of last year he wrote down many of the facts >>>>> here >>>>> given, and closed with these words, referring to his training at >>>>> Pittsburg: "I was trained in the Lutheran faith, and I will stick to >>>>> it >>>>> till the last." So passed one of the well known and loved pioneers of >>>>> this country. Among his last words were "Lift me higher." The funeral >>>>> service will be held at the home at 2 P.M. Friday April 17th, followed >>>>> by >>>>> services at St. Paul`s Ev. Lutheran Church at 3 P.M. >>>>> Interment to be in St. Paul`s Cemetery. Rev. C. 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