Have you checked W. Pa. Hilty had a drug store in Vandergrift, Pa. also Wattersons still live around that area and also Flickingers too?

Joe, I live in Elk Co.-- what Weis are you looking for? Sherry Jesberger ---------- > From: JBroder105@aol.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] WILL DO LOOKUPS AT CARNEGIE MUSEUM > Date: Saturday, February 21, 1998 2:23 PM > > hi Patti!! > thanks for the offer. Im looking for a Weis that probably died in 1892. > I dont know the first name. Im hoping there is an alpha book with deaths from > 1890s thru 1906? > maybe not. also maybe city directories showing Weis for that time...maybe a > Henry? sorry to be so vague...dont have much to go on. thanks so much > he left minor children, so maybe in the orphans court records? My gtgrdfather > sent a letter, cant find my copy at the moment..saying he was going to pgh > from > Elk Co. to see about the "disposition of the children". I know this occurred > sometime after May 1892 because he was in Elk Co when his wife died there in > May. Maybe something will trun up in the orphans court records, or an > obituary, > or a death record. Thanks so much. > Joe Broderick > Cincinnati Ohio > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To reach archived messages, go to: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/PAARMSTR-L/ > > > > >

I'm new to this list although not to genealogy. I have an indication that the George Hancock family lived in Armstrong Co., leaving there about 1818 to move to Crawford Co., Ohio. Can anyone give me any clues on how to find this family. I've looked at the Deed Index and there's nothing there. I'm not sure which church they might have belonged to, although his wife was Elizabeth Eiman or Iman, which I assume would be German so it could have been Lutheran or Evangelical Reformed. Any assistance would be helpful. Thanks. Pat Weisshaus Genealogy forever--housework hardly ever! Pat Weisshaus patjw28@interaccess.com

Are any of your Hiltys from Kansas? Gin

Here are the Allegheny County microfilms held by the Carnegie: Death Records 1784-1903 Estate Index 1788-1971 Marriage License Docket 1885-1906 Index to Marriage licenses 1885-1925 Orphans Court Docket 1789-1905 Proceedings Index 1788-1971 Will Books 1789-1906 Hope this helps some. Patti Listmistress <impattic@mediaone.net>

Hi everyone, I am currently seeking any information on the Fuller and Rose Surnames. Specifically any information regarding a Chris(topher) Rose who had a daughter named Mary Ann(?)Rose, Mary married a Henry (Harry) Fuller. I was told they showed up in the 1850 census and Christopher Rose was said to be residing in Armstrong county. Henry (aka Harry) was 26yrs old in the 1850 census. I don't know what his fathers name was. Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated. Also, what I have of my family history can be viewed at http://home.att.net/~fullerfam/ My family is believed to have migrated from PA to OH and then to WI. Thank you in advance for any information

hi Patti!! thanks for the offer. Im looking for a Weis that probably died in 1892. I dont know the first name. Im hoping there is an alpha book with deaths from 1890s thru 1906? maybe not. also maybe city directories showing Weis for that time...maybe a Henry? sorry to be so vague...dont have much to go on. thanks so much he left minor children, so maybe in the orphans court records? My gtgrdfather sent a letter, cant find my copy at the moment..saying he was going to pgh from Elk Co. to see about the "disposition of the children". I know this occurred sometime after May 1892 because he was in Elk Co when his wife died there in May. Maybe something will trun up in the orphans court records, or an obituary, or a death record. Thanks so much. Joe Broderick Cincinnati Ohio

Hi y'all, Here is some information that I picked up at the Carnegie Library. Hope someone finds it useful. REFERENCE SERVICES: Reference assistance is available to visiting patrons by the Department's experienced staff librarians. The staff also accepts telephone inquiries. Letter inquiries are also answered, usually within a period of six to eight weeks. Our staff will conduct a basic search of the BIOGRAPHY INDEX and relevant county & family histories for any family surname or individual. A list of local researchers is provided for patrons who require more extensive research. A search for obituaries will also be conducted for patrons who can provide an exact date of death or for deaths that occurred during the time periods covered by our DEATH NOTICES INDEXES. The Department does not charge for the searches conducted by the staff. There is a basic fee for photocopies: $8.75 for 1-5 copies for out-of-state patrons and $4.01 for 1-5 copies for Pennsylvania residents. All letters to the Department should include a SASE and a check made payable to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. When a search is conducted & no photocopies are made, then the check is returned. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Department 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 phone: 412-622-3154 http://www.clpgh.org/clp/Pennsylvania Patti <impattic@mediaone.net>

Hi Y'all, Sorry that I can't take anymore lookup requests. There has been over 100 so far. I'll do the best that I can with them. Happy rooting! Patti Listmistress <impattic@mediaone.net>

Folks, I don't know if this site has been mentioned yet or not. At any rate go to the following site for cemeteries: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ It is the Tombstone Project where you will find cemeteries from all over the nation that have been registered. They are listed by state first and then broken down into counties. Some counties have none as yet, but some counties have many and there are actual cemetery indexes online you can look at for your surnames and ancestors. In some cases it lists people that own cemetery books for the various cemeteries who are willing to do look ups for you. Go take a look. You will have a great time. I found relatives in some of the cemeteries that I did not have any data on other than their name before now. DB

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

Patti, I would appreciate a lookup of the JONES surname (please don't groan!). I am seeking some very specific information, so it might not be that bad. I am looking for any information on the parents of a Marie JONES who married Harry E. J. Putney. Marie died at a young age, most likely in 1918, most likely in Kittanning. She does not show up in cemetery indexes in Armstrong County. She had 4 children, Harriet E. (Jean) Putney, David Judson Putney, Madge Putney, and Frances Putney. I have information from both the 1910 and 1920 census records already on this Putney family. Marie JONES parents were supposed to be David and an Emma Jones from Pittsburgh. From family accounts, they were "fabulously wealthy" and entrusted a good portion of their money through their son-in-law, Harry E. J. Putney. At some point before Marie's death, the investments went bad, and they lost a lot of money. They possibly invested in the Chicago Air Brake Co., which he was heavily involved in around 1914. I don't know whether they were mad enough at their son-in-law to bury their daughter under her maiden name or not, but if they didn't bury her, she is probably in a "potter's field" because her kids could not have afforded a burial. She is not in the Putneyville cemetery. I am looking for anything on this JONES family-- Directory information from 1915-1920 (addresses, jobs, etc.) an obituary for Marie (JONES) PUTNEY Cemetery plot for this Jones family Other siblings for Marie Any other ancestor information Any other related obits I have only a local FHC, and the films have been extremely slow in coming. I have looked up the JONES surname on soundex records, but there are too many Davids, and no Emmas listed with Davids that make sense with what I think I know. The full census records I ordered at the beginning of December have still not shown up. Any help on this family would be appreciated. If you cringe at the JONES surname, I could ask for a different lookup, instead--I am researching many surnames in the area. This is just the one I am currently the most curious about. Thanks for the offer! Patti Garcia At 04:47 PM 2/20/98 EST, you 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) > > > > > > > > > > >

This came across another mailing list today and I thought you might find it useful Nate Sept-Oct, 1997, Newsletter - Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County "Source: Ancestors West, SSBCGS, Vol 20, No l, Fall 1993, South Bend (IN) Area Genealogical Society via Julie Burnett, Sue in Arizona and Judy Nordgren SMCAGS "In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help. Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed below: 1657 Boston Measles 1687 Boston Measles 1690 New York Yellow Fever 1713 Boston Measles 1729 Boston Measles 1732-3 Worldwide Influenza 1738 South Carolina Smallpox 1739-40 Boston Measles 1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles 1759 N. Amer [areas inhabited by white people] Measles 1761 N. Amer and West Indies Influenza 1772 N. America Measles 1775 N. Amer [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown 1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza 1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious Disorder 1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles 1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza 1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza 1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever 1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown 1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown 1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever 1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever 1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow Fever 1803 New York Yellow Fever 1820-3 Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever" 1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] Asiatic Cholera 1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera 1837 Philadelphia Typhus 1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow Fever 1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever 1847-8 Worldwide Influenza 1848-9 North America Cholera 1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever 1850-1 North America Influenza 1852 Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow Fever 1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever 1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics] Influenza 1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox 1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} {Cholera [A series of recurring epidemics of:} {Typhus {Typhoid {Scarlet Fever {Yellow Fever 1873-5 N. America and Europe Influenza 1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever 1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid 1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever 1918 Worldwide[high point yr] more people were {Influenza hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned: 1833 Columbus, OH 1834 New York City 1849 New York 1851 Coles Co., IL, The Great Plains, and Missouri

At 01:33 PM 2/20/98 EST, you wrote: >I have a William Hall born 1866 that married Mary Jane McIntire. They are >buried in Elderton Cem in Armstrong Co, Pa. Gin in Topeka, Ks > ===== Gin, Do you know the name of William's parents. He may be from my family. I suspect John W. Hall had a son named William, but can't yet prove it. Ken T. k.tessendorff@worldnet.att.net Researching HALL & COOK in Armstrong, PA & Modoc, CA CUMMINS & MURDOCK in Calaveras, Colusa & Modoc, CA

Thanks, Wes. I tried a couple of queries through their e-mail, and got no response whatsoever, so I thought maybe they weren't willing to do research. I will have to try contacting them another way. Patti > > >Hi Patti, > >Sorry to say that I don't know about your family. I did learn more about >mine by discovering a phone book from 1908 and it listed their address >that was only a few blocks from the Indiana Historical Society. > >I can't say that the Kittanning Historical Society has an old phone book >or not. I last communicated with them a year ago and found Connie Mateer >to be very helpfull and nice. They will do research for you by the hour >and they know what to look for. > >Wes Witten / oracle@netplus.net > pagarcia@primenet.com wrote: > > I am researching the JONES family (yikes!) and the PUTNEY family in > Kittanning, PA between 1915-1920. I found out today that Harry E. J. > Putney, who was a businessman and insurance salesman in Kittanning, > invested money from his wife's family and lost their fortune. His wife's > name was Marie JONES. Her parents were David and Emma JONES of Pittsburgh.

Patti Could you look up the surname Oury/Ourich/Urigh/Uhrig. In Westmoreland Co. they was Adam, Peter, Wendel, Christopher/Stophel, Peter & Francis. But in 1800 only Christopher was in Armstrong Co. He married Catherina/Christina Rupp in 1774 in Hempfield Twp. Westmoreland they later moved to Armstrong Co. in the Kittanning area. Christopher one son Adam married a Elizabeth about 1803 but I still haven't been able to find out her last name. They were of Lutheran religion. Thank you Starlene PA>Hi y'all, PA>I finally made it to Pittsburgh! I will do lookups for y'all at the Carnegi PA>Library. PA>Rules for lookups are: PA> Only 1 surname per subscriber please! PA> Supply as much information as you have on your surname! I will only do PA>lookups on your name if you provide enough specifics. PA>I will be doing the lookups on Monday, Feb. 23, so I must have your PA>information by Sunday night. PA>I will have to cut off lookup requests at 75 or so. PA>Happy hunting. PA>Patti PA>Listmistress PA><impattic@mediaone.net> PA>==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== PA>You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: PA> mailto:PAARMSTR-L-request@rootsweb.com PA>Click below for the digest list: PA> mailto:PAARMSTR-D-request@rootsweb.com PA>In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe PA>(Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message)

pagarcia@primenet.com wrote: > > I am researching the JONES family (yikes!) and the PUTNEY family in > Kittanning, PA between 1915-1920. I found out today that Harry E. J. > Putney, who was a businessman and insurance salesman in Kittanning, > invested money from his wife's family and lost their fortune. His wife's > name was Marie JONES. Her parents were David and Emma JONES of Pittsburgh. > > I know that he was involved with the Chicago Air Brake Co. at around that > time, so I am wondering if anyone might have any records of that company. > It may be that he invested their money in a company that failed. I don't > know. > > In the midst of this time frame, his wife, according to one family member, > was distraught because her parents and her husband were at odds. When she > died (I don't know exactly when, but probably 1918), he deserted the four > children, all teenagers. Neither the Putney family nor the Jones family, > as far as I can tell, took them in. > > A relative also told me today that Harry E. J. PUTNEY died in some sort of > sanitorium in 1924 somewhere in Western PA. > > This all is a big mystery to me, and I can't seem to find the information I > am looking for. Any and all help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Patti > > ==== 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 Patti, Sorry to say that I don't know about your family. I did learn more about mine by discovering a phone book from 1908 and it listed their address that was only a few blocks from the Indiana Historical Society. I can't say that the Kittanning Historical Society has an old phone book or not. I last communicated with them a year ago and found Connie Mateer to be very helpfull and nice. They will do research for you by the hour and they know what to look for. Wes Witten / oracle@netplus.net

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>

I have a William Hall born 1866 that married Mary Jane McIntire. They are buried in Elderton Cem in Armstrong Co, Pa. Gin in Topeka, Ks

Sandy, Thanks for the suggestion--do you happen to have a list or know how to locate a list for these hospitals? Patti At 09:39 PM 2/19/98 -0800, you wrote: >Patti: > > They didn't even charge for it. > >Sandy >Oregon