Hi Lynn, I just saw the name Rearick in your list of names. Am currently writing a book on them and am interested in any info you may be willing to share. There were two different Rearick families in the area and mine were mostly in Armstrong but some spilled over into Indiana Co. Thanks Annie -----Original Message----- From: LynBurge <LynBurge@aol.com> To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com <PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church >Hello... I am also specifically researching the Craig's and Campbell's from >that area, but I had neither of the names you gave in your email. May I ask >which ones you are researching? I have also been told about distant Craig and >Cambpell relatives who are still living in Armstrong and Indiana Counties, but >hook-ups have been slow in coming. I have my Craig and Campbell lines both >posted at my Family Tree Maker page which is: > >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/u/r/Lynnette-J-Burge/ > >The reports need updating as I have made more progress this week, but the two >descendencies of William Craig and Samuel Campbell will give you a good idea >if we are working on the same two lines! > >Here are the Craig and Campbell listing from the directory. Like I said, this >booklet was for the current membership in 1992, so I am thinking that many of >these folks are probably still in the area. (hope so, cuz I just wrote >letters to most of them! LOL) > >CRAIG, ANN >rd #3, bOX 33 >sHELOCTA, pa 15774 > >CRAIG, ART & MARTHA >RD #5 BOX 249 >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >CRAIG, DAVE AND RITA; JENNIFER AND MICHAEL >R 167 RAILROAD AVENUE >HOMER CITY, PA 15748 > >CRAIG, GERALD AND PAT >RD #5 BOX 249A >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >CRAIG, RALPH AND PATTY; LISA >RD #2, BOX 307 >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >CRAIG, RUTH >47 s 14TH ST >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >CRAIG, STEVEN >30 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE >WATERFORD, CT 06385 > >CAMPBELL, BERNICE >ST ANDREW'S VILLAGE >1155 INDIAN SPRINGS RD >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >CAMBPELL, GLENN >868 N BEN FRANKLIN ROAD >INDIANA, PA 15701 > >For your reference, here are the other surnames listed in the directory. They >might connect to some of your lines.... > > >ADAMS, ADAMSON, ALLISON, AULT, BAYLOR, BELL, BLACK, BLANIAR, BLOSE, BLYSTONE, >BOWMAN, BRANDON, BUSH, CAMPBELL, CARNAHAN, CAVALIER, CERNIC, COLEMAN, >COSTELLO, COUCH, COLTER, CRAIG, CRIBBS, CUNNINGHAM, DAUDET, DIENES, DIKUN, >DRYLIE, EMPFIELD, FAWCETT, FEULMER, FLEMING, FRAILEY, FULMER, GAHAGAN, GALLEY, >GERBER, GHIARDI, GLUNT, GRAY, GRESS, GROVE, GUISTE, HALL, HAMILTON, HARRIS, >HELMRICH, HENDERSON, HIMES, HOGAN, IRVIN, JOHNS, JOHNSTON, KASHACK, KELLEY, >KELSY, KERR, LEIGEY, LEISENRING, LONG, LYNCH, MCAFOOSE, MCCORMICK, MCCREARY, >MCCULLOUGH, MCGUIRE, MCQUISTON, MALLORY, MILLEN, MILLER, MOCK, MORROW, ORR, >PATTERSON, PETERMAN, PINKERTON, PLATT, PORT, RAMER, RAY, REARICK, REDINGER, >REEFER, RHODES, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RISING, ROBERTSON, RODKEY, ROUGHEAUX, >RUFFNER, SCHRCENGOST, SCOTT, SHARP, STIFFLER, STILES, STITT, SUCCERALLI, >THOMAS, TODD, WELTEROTH, WESTON, WHITE, WIGGINS, WILSON, WOOD, YARNAL AND >YOUNG. > > >Good luck, and please let me know if you think our Craig's and Campbell's >might mix. I haven't heard from any of the ones yet that I wrote to though (I >used the same list that I am now sending you) > >Lynnette > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PAARMSTR-L-request@rootsweb.com >Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PAARMSTR-D-request@rootsweb.com >In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe >(Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > > > >

Hi, Sorry But I have no Wilmont or Andrus. Annie -----Original Message----- From: ACMBJC <ACMBJC@aol.com> To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com <PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church >I am looking for information on surnames WILMOT and ANDRUS. Any chance that >these names appear on your source? > >Thank you in advance. > >Marybeth >ACMBJC@AOL.com > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > >

Hi Kathy, Sorry to be so dense, but are you asking for information on the name Gray, Craig and Campbell? Annie -----Original Message----- From: RHayden100 <RHayden100@aol.com> To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com <PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 4:56 AM Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church >Hi, we just finished researching the ancestors of George Craig Gray b. 1906 >who married Pearl Craig b. 1912 both still alive. We are aware that the >Craigs married the Campbells so we are interested in having the information >that you have from the church. Kathy Hayden > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > >

Annie, here are the two REARICK listings. I am finding the same thing with my gang crossing over and back between Armstrong and Indiana Counties.... Good Luck Hunting! Lynnette REARICK: Eugene and Donna. Children: Brian and Justin R>D> #3, Box 135A Shelocta, PA 15774 REARICK: Sandy and Barbara; Janine R>D> #1, Box 49 Avonmore, PA 15618

My brother and I spent yesterday going through cemeteries and old church records in Armstrong County. We had some successes. And it was a beautiful day on Pa. Our First stop was at new St. Patricks Church in Brady's Bend. The very nice ladies let us peruse the old record books. What a difficult task, they are in Latin and some are very hard to make out. It is amazing how many different ways I found Forquer spelled. We then visited St. Peter and Pauls Cemetery. There we found what I believe is my gggrandfather's grave. I was very pleased to see all the work that had been done at the cemetery. It is still will but much improved over a month ago. We then went to St. Mary's Cemetery and found another old family plot. Finally we stopped at the old St. Patrick's Cemetery and Church. There I was fascinated to see the old Catholic Church log cabin and read about the early settlers from County Donegal, Ireland. If anyone has any further references on this migration, I would like to know more about. I am going to Ireland this summer and would like to see if I can find anything over there. All in all, a beautiful day in PA! Paul W. Forquer 1549 Logan Ave. NW Canton, Oh 44703 Tel: 330-452-1892 Fax: 330-452-1893 forquerp@worldnet.att.net ---------- > From: LynBurge <LynBurge@aol.com> > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church > Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 11:55 PM > > In a message dated 4/3/98 11:37:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, > SusanE1104@aol.com writes: > > << From: SusanE1104@aol.com (SusanE1104) > Reply-to: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > > Lynette, > > Am I correct in thinking that Shelocta was an Indain village....at least at > one time? My husband's grgr grandmother was supposedly a full blooded > Iroquois Indian named Jane Nolder. She was born, I think, in Allegheny Co. > but lived in Armstrong Co. where there were Nolders. I have wondered if she > could have lived in Shelocta. Could you check your book from the church for > any Nolders. > > Thanks for offering to help. > > Susan > >> > > > Susan, I am sorry, but there were no NOLDER's in this booklet. (there are > only 9 pages to the whole thing). Again, this booklet covers the membership > of the church in 1992 though. I checked some records I have from the > "Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties > Pennsylvania" 1891, and states this for Shelocta: > > "Shelocta was laid out in 1836 by Abner Kelly and called Shelocta for an > Indian chief of that name who resided on Crooked Creek. Previous to this the > place was known as Sharpsburg or Sharp's Mills, from the grist-mill erected > there in 1824 by Joseph and Thomas Sharp. Shelocta was organized as a borough > in 1852 and is now one of the prosperous towns of the county." > > The article does not specify which Indian tribe though. I only have excerpts > from this book (boy, I wish I had the whole thing!) I am sorry that I > couldn't be of more help to you. > > Regards, > Lynnette > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net > remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > > > >

I am looking for information on surnames WILMOT and ANDRUS. Any chance that these names appear on your source? Thank you in advance. Marybeth ACMBJC@AOL.com

Hi There, I don't know when the Shelocta Presp Church was founded but my grandmother was baptized there in 1890. The secretary at the church was very nice and let me look at the original record book. I am sure she would answer any questions you may have about your families. In addition, I sent the Historical Society in Indiana some baptismal records from the Presbyterian church that I typed from a microfilm. I am working on some additional Presbyterian records now if you need a look up. Annie -----Original Message----- From: LynBurge <LynBurge@aol.com> To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com <PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church >In a message dated 4/3/98 11:37:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, >SusanE1104@aol.com writes: > ><< From: SusanE1104@aol.com (SusanE1104) > Reply-to: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > > Lynette, > > Am I correct in thinking that Shelocta was an Indain village....at least at > one time? My husband's grgr grandmother was supposedly a full blooded > Iroquois Indian named Jane Nolder. She was born, I think, in Allegheny Co. > but lived in Armstrong Co. where there were Nolders. I have wondered if she > could have lived in Shelocta. Could you check your book from the church for > any Nolders. > > Thanks for offering to help. > > Susan > >> > > >Susan, I am sorry, but there were no NOLDER's in this booklet. (there are >only 9 pages to the whole thing). Again, this booklet covers the membership >of the church in 1992 though. I checked some records I have from the >"Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties >Pennsylvania" 1891, and states this for Shelocta: > >"Shelocta was laid out in 1836 by Abner Kelly and called Shelocta for an >Indian chief of that name who resided on Crooked Creek. Previous to this the >place was known as Sharpsburg or Sharp's Mills, from the grist-mill erected >there in 1824 by Joseph and Thomas Sharp. Shelocta was organized as a borough >in 1852 and is now one of the prosperous towns of the county." > >The article does not specify which Indian tribe though. I only have excerpts >from this book (boy, I wish I had the whole thing!) I am sorry that I >couldn't be of more help to you. > >Regards, >Lynnette > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > > > > >

In a message dated 98-04-04 09:36:27 EST, JPelle5546@aol.com writes: << Re: McVille- It is located closer to Freeport, Pa. There is a small airport at McVille. >> McVille is the name of a town? Is there a cemetery there? Thanks for the name of the newspaper! Irene Crawford JTJTJ5@aol.com

In a message dated 4/4/98 7:24:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, amonrad@ihot.com writes: << don't know when the Shelocta Presp Church was founded but my grandmother was baptized there in 1890. The secretary at the church was very nice and let me look at the original record book. I am sure she would answer any questions you may have about your families. In addition, I sent the Historical Society in Indiana some baptismal records from the Presbyterian church that I typed from a microfilm. I am working on some additional Presbyterian records now if you need a look up. Annie >> HELLO ANNIE! I have several family ancestors who were members of West Union Presbyterian Chuch which merged into the Shelocta Community Pres. Church, so I am sure that they would have some records of my family there. According to the short history in the front of the directory, West Union was organized in 1814, with their last service in 1968 when they merged with Shelocta. Shelocta was organized about the same time, but didn't get it's own pastor until 1856. These two merged with Curry Run in 1968. I very much appreciated your offer to do some lookups for me. I have just a few minutes now, but if I may, I will send a "most wanted" list later this afternoon. Thank you very much! Lynnette P.S. I will be mailing a letter of inquiry to the Church today, and I appreciate your information very much!

Hello... I am also specifically researching the Craig's and Campbell's from that area, but I had neither of the names you gave in your email. May I ask which ones you are researching? I have also been told about distant Craig and Cambpell relatives who are still living in Armstrong and Indiana Counties, but hook-ups have been slow in coming. I have my Craig and Campbell lines both posted at my Family Tree Maker page which is: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/u/r/Lynnette-J-Burge/ The reports need updating as I have made more progress this week, but the two descendencies of William Craig and Samuel Campbell will give you a good idea if we are working on the same two lines! Here are the Craig and Campbell listing from the directory. Like I said, this booklet was for the current membership in 1992, so I am thinking that many of these folks are probably still in the area. (hope so, cuz I just wrote letters to most of them! LOL) CRAIG, ANN rd #3, bOX 33 sHELOCTA, pa 15774 CRAIG, ART & MARTHA RD #5 BOX 249 INDIANA, PA 15701 CRAIG, DAVE AND RITA; JENNIFER AND MICHAEL R 167 RAILROAD AVENUE HOMER CITY, PA 15748 CRAIG, GERALD AND PAT RD #5 BOX 249A INDIANA, PA 15701 CRAIG, RALPH AND PATTY; LISA RD #2, BOX 307 INDIANA, PA 15701 CRAIG, RUTH 47 s 14TH ST INDIANA, PA 15701 CRAIG, STEVEN 30 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE WATERFORD, CT 06385 CAMPBELL, BERNICE ST ANDREW'S VILLAGE 1155 INDIAN SPRINGS RD INDIANA, PA 15701 CAMBPELL, GLENN 868 N BEN FRANKLIN ROAD INDIANA, PA 15701 For your reference, here are the other surnames listed in the directory. They might connect to some of your lines.... ADAMS, ADAMSON, ALLISON, AULT, BAYLOR, BELL, BLACK, BLANIAR, BLOSE, BLYSTONE, BOWMAN, BRANDON, BUSH, CAMPBELL, CARNAHAN, CAVALIER, CERNIC, COLEMAN, COSTELLO, COUCH, COLTER, CRAIG, CRIBBS, CUNNINGHAM, DAUDET, DIENES, DIKUN, DRYLIE, EMPFIELD, FAWCETT, FEULMER, FLEMING, FRAILEY, FULMER, GAHAGAN, GALLEY, GERBER, GHIARDI, GLUNT, GRAY, GRESS, GROVE, GUISTE, HALL, HAMILTON, HARRIS, HELMRICH, HENDERSON, HIMES, HOGAN, IRVIN, JOHNS, JOHNSTON, KASHACK, KELLEY, KELSY, KERR, LEIGEY, LEISENRING, LONG, LYNCH, MCAFOOSE, MCCORMICK, MCCREARY, MCCULLOUGH, MCGUIRE, MCQUISTON, MALLORY, MILLEN, MILLER, MOCK, MORROW, ORR, PATTERSON, PETERMAN, PINKERTON, PLATT, PORT, RAMER, RAY, REARICK, REDINGER, REEFER, RHODES, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RISING, ROBERTSON, RODKEY, ROUGHEAUX, RUFFNER, SCHRCENGOST, SCOTT, SHARP, STIFFLER, STILES, STITT, SUCCERALLI, THOMAS, TODD, WELTEROTH, WESTON, WHITE, WIGGINS, WILSON, WOOD, YARNAL AND YOUNG. Good luck, and please let me know if you think our Craig's and Campbell's might mix. I haven't heard from any of the ones yet that I wrote to though (I used the same list that I am now sending you) Lynnette

To: Irene Crawford: Re: McVille- It is located closer to Freeport, Pa. There is a small airport at McVille. I l worked in Kittanning at radio station WACB in the early fifties. There was no N. E. Montgomery Funeral Home there at that time. There is a newpaper in Kittanning THE LEADER TIMES. More information could be available there. Joe Pelletier

Hi, we just finished researching the ancestors of George Craig Gray b. 1906 who married Pearl Craig b. 1912 both still alive. We are aware that the Craigs married the Campbells so we are interested in having the information that you have from the church. Kathy Hayden

In a message dated 4/3/98 11:37:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, SusanE1104@aol.com writes: << From: SusanE1104@aol.com (SusanE1104) Reply-to: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com Lynette, Am I correct in thinking that Shelocta was an Indain village....at least at one time? My husband's grgr grandmother was supposedly a full blooded Iroquois Indian named Jane Nolder. She was born, I think, in Allegheny Co. but lived in Armstrong Co. where there were Nolders. I have wondered if she could have lived in Shelocta. Could you check your book from the church for any Nolders. Thanks for offering to help. Susan >> Susan, I am sorry, but there were no NOLDER's in this booklet. (there are only 9 pages to the whole thing). Again, this booklet covers the membership of the church in 1992 though. I checked some records I have from the "Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties Pennsylvania" 1891, and states this for Shelocta: "Shelocta was laid out in 1836 by Abner Kelly and called Shelocta for an Indian chief of that name who resided on Crooked Creek. Previous to this the place was known as Sharpsburg or Sharp's Mills, from the grist-mill erected there in 1824 by Joseph and Thomas Sharp. Shelocta was organized as a borough in 1852 and is now one of the prosperous towns of the county." The article does not specify which Indian tribe though. I only have excerpts from this book (boy, I wish I had the whole thing!) I am sorry that I couldn't be of more help to you. Regards, Lynnette

Lynette, Am I correct in thinking that Shelocta was an Indain village....at least at one time? My husband's grgr grandmother was supposedly a full blooded Iroquois Indian named Jane Nolder. She was born, I think, in Allegheny Co. but lived in Armstrong Co. where there were Nolders. I have wondered if she could have lived in Shelocta. Could you check your book from the church for any Nolders. Thanks for offering to help. Susan

I have a small booklet from 1992 which gives the history of the Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church (created by the merger of West Union United Presbyterian Church, The Curry Run Presbyterian Church, and the Shelocta United Presbyterian Church). The booklet gives a very nice, although short history of the congregation, and includes a directory of their current membership, along with individual and family group photographs. If anyone is interested, I would be happy to forward anything out of this booklet. I was shocked at the number of familiar names (CRAIG and CAMPBELL!), and hope that this might help someone. I could find no copyright, so I am assuming this is all public information. Wouldn't it be cool to find LIVING relatives?! Regards, Lynnette

Greetings everyone, I received a death certificate today on my gggrandmother who died in 1913. Under Place of Burial or Removal is a single word that looks to me like McVille. Unfortunately, this death cert. is of rather poor quality, so I suppose it could be something different from what it appears to be. The undertaker is listed as N.E. Montgomery of Kittanning. Do any of these names ring any bells with anyone here? I'd like to contact either the cemetery or the funeral home (or both) to see if they have any more information on this woman. Thanks so much! Irene Crawford JTJTJ5@aol.com

We're moving! The Armstrong County USGenWeb home page is moving to http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/ Please stop by and check it out. We'll be adding a search engine in the next few days so that you'll be able to search all the files at the site. Nate and Alice

Brian, Could you send me what you have on George green and the brothers who went to Fayette county. I have found very good references in the Western historical society in Pittsburgh. So far I think I have located a james Green and a Samuel green. I have also found numerous greens in the rolls of the Cheerokee native americans. I of course will share what I find with the group. Have a great day. Pam Talbot ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: mailto:impattic@mediaone.net remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........

Brian, Could you sned me what you have on George green and the brothers who went to Fayette county. I have found very good references in the Western historical society in Pittsburgh. So far I think I have located a james Green and a Samuel green. I have also found numerous greens in the rolls of the Cheerokee native americans. I of course will share what I find with the group. Have a great day. Pam Talbot

Hi. I was researching Morrows Corner in Washington Twp. And I was told that the Stitt family owned (or owns) property near there are may know, through their elder relatives the history of this place. Did you find any living Stitt family in Armstrong county that did, or does live in Washington Twp., in the Adrian area? Thanks, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: ACMBJC [SMTP:ACMBJC@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 3:31 PM To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Introduce--surnames WILMOT, ANDRUS, PAINTER,STANIEK, STITT Monette, So very nice of you to reply, and am glad to hear that the Armstrong group is "user friendly". Will keep your letter on file for future reference. Many thanks, Marybeth ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: mailto:impattic@mediaone.net remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........