Obituary extracts taken from The Leader-Vindicator, New Bethlehem, Clarion Co. Issue date - February 4, 1998. Please contact me for full obituary. Joyce (Copenhaver) Sherry JSGA@aol.com February 4, 1998 issue: Mildred "Midge" BOWSER, 78, of New Bethlehem, RR2, died January 29, 1998 at Brookville Hospital. Born November 17, 1919 at Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, daughter of John Bryan and Elizabeth (Braden) Wells. Spouse survives: Thomas R. Bowser Rena P. HEASLEY, 75, of Jamestown died January 30, 1998 at Horizon Hospital in Greeville. Born November 18, 1922, in West Monterey, daughter of Charles and Maude (Myers) Barbera. Spouse #1 deceased: Guy Kammerdiener. Spouse #2 deceased: Harvey Heasley. Frank J. "Bud" SCHRECKENGOST, 76, of South Bethlehem died January 29, 1998 at Brookville Hospital. Born July 21, 1921 in Reynoldsville, son of Arthur and Stella (Keller) Schreckengost. Surviving spouse: Imogene M.( Nichol) Schreckengost. Walter G. MILLER, Sr, 74, of Hastings, Michigan died January 31, 1998 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Born June 4, 1923 in Redbank Township, son of Amos and Venie (Brocious) Miller. Surviving spouse: Betty (Kinnan) Miller. Clara Ruth GUTHRIE, 78, of Industry died January 22, 1998 at The Medical Center in Beaver. Born July 5, 1919 in Rimersburg, daughter of Howard and Diasey (Fair) River. Spouse deceased: Sidney Guthrie.

In a message dated 98-02-24 08:29:21 EST, Aparkplace@aol.com writes: << Thanks for the info. He stayed in the Phillie area for 2 or 3 years first in Northampton Co. Would his records be there or over here or both? >> I would guess that his naturalization records would not be in Northampton Co., because one had/has to be a resident of the U.S. for 5 years before one can even file a Declaration of Intention, and another 3 years before filing a petition to naturalize. However, naturalization records should also be archived at the National Archives, a branch of which is located in Philadelphia, so I guess the answer is both. <g> I would first attempt to obtain these from the county in question, though, as I have heard that requests to the National Archives can go months before being answered. Irene Crawford JTJTJ5@aol.com

To anyone who requested at lookup at the Carnegie Library: I got the flu!! Sorry that I won't be able to do any lookups this trip. I guess coming from the warmth of Florida to the cold, rainy Pittsburgh area caused it. I've had to cut my trip short & head to my Dad's in Leechburg. Possibly I'll be able to take requests at a later date. I'll let y'all know. I'm soooooo sorry!! Patti Listmistress <impattic@mediaone.net>

In a message dated 98-02-24 03:56:09 EST, you write: << Barb, I don't know anything about Westmoreland County, but Armstrong County will provide copies of naturalization papers which will tell you where ancestors were born. The papers also provide the date of arrival in the US. This makes it very easy to find them in the Philadelphia Passenger List Index. You might ask the appropriate people in Westmoreland if you can get copies of their naturalization papers. Copies of mine are on the Armstrong County GenWeb Family Folder page. Ken T. >> Ken: Thanks for the info. He stayed in the Phillie area for 2 or 3 years first in Northampton Co. Would his records be there or over here or both? I appreciate your help. Barb

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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:50:56 -0600 To: armstrong_county@hotmail.com Subject: McCabe's Crossing Could you tell me where McCabe's Crossing is located. Also were there death certificates in 1819 in Armstrong Co. Looking for death of James Dougherty, he left a will in Kittaning(sp?) dated 1819. Hoping for death certificate to perhaps show where he was born or who he married.Please e-mail to MY HOME at Bvl54@aol.com Thanks for your time and attention. Betty VAnLeer

I'm researching the Edward KELLEY family. Edward, his wife Elizabeth, daughters Elizabeth Kelley SMITH b. abt. 1775, Nancy b. 1783, Jane, and sons Azariah, William, and James settled in Armstrong county shortly after 1800. Edward's son John b. 1774 - d. 1849 lived in Huntingdon Co. and later in Dempseytown- Venango Co. with wife Mary Ann BEATTY Kelley. The Edward KELLEY family lived in Redbank Township then later in Clarion Township. Edward died abt. 1812. Azariah and his wife Jane BEATTY Kelley and children (3 sons-possibly named William, Joseph, and George and 4 daughters) stayed in Armstrong County (later the area they lived was made part of Clarion County). I'm not certain if William (wife Elizabeth) & James (wife Ann) remained in either Armstrong or Clarion counties. If anyone is researching this KELLEY line, I would appreciate hearing from you. Linda Winkler ----

At 09:46 AM 2/23/98 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-02-23 09:19:22 EST, you write: > ><< Is anyone researching these families? William Cook and William Hall both > came to Armstrong county in the 1830s from Donegal County, Ireland. Most of > their children were born in Ireland. > Thank you for your help. > Ken T. >> > Ken, > >I am researching a William John Hall, son of Charles Hall who came to >Westmoreland Co, in the Franklin Twp area in 1820s or 30s from Ireland but am >not sure where in Ireland, the family has always said Kevus Karns??? I don't >know if there could be a connection with your Hall. He stopped in Phillie >area for a couple of years first. > >Barb Wetzel Aparkplace@aol.com > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ >==== Barb, I don't know anything about Westmoreland County, but Armstrong County will provide copies of naturalization papers which will tell you where ancestors were born. The papers also provide the date of arrival in the US. This makes it very easy to find them in the Philadelphia Passenger List Index. You might ask the appropriate people in Westmoreland if you can get copies of their naturalization papers. Copies of mine are on the Armstrong County GenWeb Family Folder page. Ken T. k.tessendorff@worldnet.att.net Researching HALL & COOK in Armstrong, PA & Modoc, CA CUMMINS & MURDOCK in Calaveras, Colusa & Modoc, CA

Hi, I'm looking for any info on Canada Brown, married to Nancy Cook, or his son William F. William was born in Kittanning April 1853. I don't know where Canada came from, perhaps Canada, Germany, or England. Any info would be better than what I have.Thanks. Kathleen Brown Bowman

In a message dated 98-02-23 09:19:22 EST, you write: << Is anyone researching these families? William Cook and William Hall both came to Armstrong county in the 1830s from Donegal County, Ireland. Most of their children were born in Ireland. Thank you for your help. Ken T. >> Ken, I am researching a William John Hall, son of Charles Hall who came to Westmoreland Co, in the Franklin Twp area in 1820s or 30s from Ireland but am not sure where in Ireland, the family has always said Kevus Karns??? I don't know if there could be a connection with your Hall. He stopped in Phillie area for a couple of years first. Barb Wetzel Aparkplace@aol.com

PFasy@aol.com wrote: > > Hi y'all, > I finally made it to Pittsburgh! I will do lookups for y'all at the Carnegie > Library. > Rules for lookups are: > Only 1 surname per subscriber please! > Supply as much information as you have on your surname! I will only do > lookups on your name if you provide enough specifics. > I will be doing the lookups on Monday, Feb. 23, so I must have your > information by Sunday night. > I will have to cut off lookup requests at 75 or so. > Happy hunting. > Patti > Listmistress > <impattic@mediaone.net> > > ==== 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) Dear Patti, I am looking for information on my ggrandfather's parents. I understand they died young and he was brought up (perhaps informally) by a family by the name of COLEMAN. Robert Wallace Morrow b. 12 Feb. 1832 d.13 Oct. 1904 in Triumph Twp. PA, m. Sarah Nancy Morrow (dau. of John Sutton and Mary Elizabeth Sutton) 23 Aug. 1855 They had 9 children. Thank you for your time. Marianne Schanzenbach

Is anyone researching these families? William Cook and William Hall both came to Armstrong county in the 1830s from Donegal County, Ireland. Most of their children were born in Ireland. Thank you for your help. Ken T. ====== 1-- William Cook-4 (1796-1863) sp-Isabella-5 (1796) 2-- Margaret Cook-6 (1827) sp-George Stockdale-124 2-- Elizabeth A. Cook-7 (1830) sp-Robert Lowery-125 2-- John Rodgers Cook-8 (1832-1905) sp-Isabella J.-305 (1845-1905) 2-- Samuel G. Cook-9 (1835) sp-Rosana-1401 (1843) 3-- H. C. Cook-1402 (1879) 2-- Robert A. Cook-10 (1837) 2-- William Thomas Cook-11 (1839) 2-- Sarah (Sally) A. Cook-12 (1842-1881) sp-Joshua Hall-15 (1826-1895) 3-- Ann J. Hall-33 (1863) 3-- Rebecca Annetta (Nettie) Hall-35 (1865) sp-Lovene Carpenter-59 3-- Robert L. Hall-39 (1866) 3-- Samuel George Hall-40 (1869) 3-- Mary Elizabeth (Mame) Hall-41 (1870-1927) sp-John Lemuel (Lem) Toney-60 (1864-1943) 3-- Margaret Bell (Maggie) Hall-42 (1876-1963) sp-Robert Henry Murdock-47 (1862-1944) 3-- Nancy M. Hall-43 (1881-1940) sp-Hebbron H. Miller-61 ============== 1-- William Hall-13 (1798-1871) sp-Mary-14 (1798-1858) 2-- Joshua Hall-15 (1826-1895) sp-Sarah (Sally) A. Cook-12 (1842-1881) 3-- Ann J. Hall-33 (1863) 3-- Rebecca Annetta (Nettie) Hall-35 (1865) sp-Lovene Carpenter-59 3-- Robert L. Hall-39 (1866) 3-- Samuel George Hall-40 (1869) 3-- Mary Elizabeth (Mame) Hall-41 (1870-1927) sp-John Lemuel (Lem) Toney-60 (1864-1943) 3-- Margaret Bell (Maggie) Hall-42 (1876-1963) sp-Robert Henry Murdock-47 (1862-1944) 3-- Nancy M. Hall-43 (1881-1940) sp-Hebbron H. Miller-61 2-- William Hall-16 (1829-1896) sp-Rebecca-114 (1832-1899) 2-- Robert William Hall-17 (1833-1903) sp-Isabella Moore-115 (1841-1907) 3-- Joshua Peoples Hall-36 (1859) sp-Emily Coffee-1375 3-- Mary W. Hall-363 (1861-1909) sp-Sutton-1376 3-- William John "Kelly" Hall-364 (1863-1934) 3-- Sarah E. Hall-365 (1866) 3-- Robert James Hall-366 (1869-1930) sp-Nora Page-1377 (1871-1912) sp-Maude Louise Stocking-1378 (1877) 3-- H. Rebecca Hall-367 sp-J. H. Bowers-1398 3-- Daniel R. Hall-368 (1874) sp-Gertrude Coffee-1397 3-- Nancy Jane Hall-369 (1877-1898) sp-Presley Dows-1399 3-- Alice B. Hall-370 (1880) sp-William Spencer Trambo-1400 2-- Sarah (Sally) Hall-18 (1838) sp-Joseph W. Peoples-116 (1831-1890) 3-- Nancy E. Peoples-3 (1864) 3-- William John Peoples-37 (1866) 3-- Robert J. Peoples-34 (1868) 3-- Samuel Peoples-359 (1870) 3-- M. J. Peoples-360 (1873) 3-- M. W. Peoples-361 (1874) 3-- Erwin B. Peoples-362 (1880) 2-- John W. Hall-19 (1839-1895) 2-- Hannah Hall-20 (1842) ======= k.tessendorff@worldnet.att.net Researching HALL & COOK in Armstrong, PA & Modoc, CA CUMMINS & MURDOCK in Calaveras, Colusa & Modoc, CA

The 1880 census of Armstrong County, PA has a B. V. SCHRECKENGOST with wife H. B. I suspect that H. B. is Hannah HALL. Her age an birth place match other information I have. Does anyone have any additional information on this family? Thank you for your help. Ken T. k.tessendorff@worldnet.att.net Researching HALL & COOK in Armstrong, PA & Modoc, CA CUMMINS & MURDOCK in Calaveras, Colusa & Modoc, CA

James, Thanks for the info. Jeff G. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Bob, There is an Ellsworth/Putney website, and the owner, Tom McCarthy was very helpful. I was looking for Putney information, and he had gone a lot further back than I had. I am not an aol member, and I was able to access this site. http://members.aol.com/ztommc/negene/index.htm It might be worth a shot! Patti At 07:51 PM 2/21/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am researching a Samuel Scott Flickinger, John Ellsworth Hilty, and >Wattersons. >Can anyone help? > >Bob Hilty > > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > >

I am researching a Samuel Scott Flickinger, John Ellsworth Hilty, and Wattersons. Can anyone help? Bob Hilty

Jeff, The following was received from John Giocoletti, a descendant of John Cowan. Hope it helps. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Presbyterian Church in Cowansville is where my parents were married and where I was baptized. It has been basically in the same location since 1799. John Cowan gave the land on which it was built. The store and gas station across the road was my uncle's store, a Clover Farm Store, and where he was Postmaster. The other graveyard is the only remaining vestige of the Rich Hill Presbyterian Church. It was an Associate Church, c. 1814 - 1914 when it burned down. Most of the Cowans are buried in Rich Hill cemetery. Rich Hill is named after a town by the same name in Armagh, NI. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// James Hindman Peterborough, England

I'm enclosing a section of a newsletter and how to subscribe to it. I find it very helpful. Thanks Jeff for intrducing me to this information. Mary The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1998 by Richard W. Eastman and Ancestry, Inc. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. ========================================================== - OnBoard, an Online Resource for Genealogists The Board For Certification of Genealogists (BCG) has announced a new online resource available on the World Wide Web: Announcing a New Online Resource for Genealogists In January 1995 the Board For Certification of Genealogists (BCG) launched its educational newsletter, OnBoard, popularly hailed as "the best continuing education available for serious genealogists." Since OnBoard's creation, one regular feature has generated numerous requests for reprints - the "Skillbuilding" column that closes out each issue. As a public service, BCG is pleased to make back columns from this series available to all who visit our web site. This currently includes articles from some of the most knowledgeable and respected genealogists on topics like: "Analyzing Deeds for Useful Clues" "Analyzing Wills for Useful Clues" "Citing Your Sources" "Transcribing Source Materials" "Analyzing City Directories" "Conducting Effective Oral Interviews" Feel free to download this material for your personal study. If you are an educator, you may duplicate the columns for your students - so long as BCG, OnBoard, and the appropriate author are credited as sources for the material. But please do not republish the columns elsewhere. You are all cordially invited to stop by the BCG home page at: http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/ to check out this new resource and the other information available there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscription information: To subscribe to this free newsletter, send an e-mail message to the following address: listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com The message title is unimportant. The first line of text in the message must have the words SUBSCRIBE ROOTSCOMPUTING followed by your first and last names. For instance, if your name is Jane Doe, you would write a message of: subscribe rootscomputing Jane Doe That is the entire message; nothing else should be in the message text. To cancel an existing subscription, send an e-mail to: listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com The message title is unimportant. The text of the message must be exactly: signoff rootscomputing _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Connie, What are the hours the library and historical society are open? Where is it in relation to the court house. I will be coming off route 422 bypass. I met you in the Apollo Library one day and was asking about Barr. I think I gave you the wrong name. It is Andrew Barr sp. Jane Hamilton, dau. Jane "Jenny"(1770-1844) sp. Isaac Steele (1758-1842). Hope to visit soon. Mary mlmars@juno.com On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 20:13:52 -0500 "Ray Mateer" <raycon@alltel.net> writes: >Just for your information. The Lankerd-Thomas Gen. Lib. at the >Armstrong >Co. Historical Soc. isn't on line with any internet or e-mail service. > We >are a very small volunteer staff but do answer all questions. We >always >have a back-log of requests. >P.S. We do have old phone books, and thanks, Wes for the nice words. > >Connie Mateer, Librarian > > >==== 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) > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Thanks, Jeff, I need the same information on the Rich Hill Cemetery. I've asked in the area but no one seems to know anything about it. Mary _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]