My name is wes witten and my mother is Eugenie McConnell. Her father was Wilbur Ross McConnell and he eventually taught at Penn State from 1904 to 1911. Does anybody have information regarding these people? Wes Witten / oracle@netplus.net wes witten 1304 Atlanta Circle Norman, Oklahoma 73071 405-329-6134

At 10:01 PM 2/11/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am researching the McElwain and Heffelfinger familes of Armstrong >County. My g-grandfather was Frank McElwain, b 1872 in Kitanning, d 1962 >in Kane, and is buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. He was Superintendent >of Schools at one time, and had a brother , John. His wife was May ( >Masie) Heffelfinger, b 1877 in Kittanning, d 1968 in Bradford. She is >also buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. I believe that May >Heffelfinger"s mother was Sarah Jean Walker, don't know anything beyond >that. I do know that there is a Heffelfinger Road off Rt. 28, and a >McElwain Road in the county. > >Also, is there a local paper for Armstrong County? I am looking for an >obituary for Ruth Heffelfinger Coy- she died at the end of January or >early February this year, and lived in Leechburg. There was no mention >of Mrs.Coy in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Our local library does not >have the Tribune-Review. > >Thanks, Dave Anderson > Hi Dave: The main paper in Kittanning area is the Kittanning Leader Times located in Kittanning. They have their paper on microfilm back to the 1860's or 70's. Unfortunately they are the only ones who have the films as far as I can tell, and don't let it out. You can go to their office and look through it. They will also do a look up for you. I talked with a nice young lady there named BISH who looked up and copied two obits for me from the early 1900's, 1903/4. If you have a date you might give them a call. They also have a web page on the internet, however I have tried e-mailing them several times there and have never gotten a response. I would recommend the phone. Let me know if you find any other place that has their paper on micro film as I would love to be able to look through it from here in California. Good Luck. Neil Anderson neila@pacbell.net

I'd like to announce the addition of a listing of Armstrong Cemetery Transcriptions that are on-line. I have posted transcriptions for 25 cemeteries. Thanks goes to Linda Mochenhaupt and Doris Shettel. You'll find a link to the cemetery records from the main Armstrong County USGenWeb page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~paarmstr Nate Nathan Zipfel Armstrong County USGenWeb Project Co-Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~paarmstr

Hi Dave, There is a paper in Leechburg called THE LEECHBURG ADVANCE. I'm going to Leechburg next week (from Florida) & I'll get a copy & mail it to you if you send me your snail mail address. Hope this helps some. At 10:01 PM 2/11/98 -0500, Anderson wrote: >I am researching the McElwain and Heffelfinger familes of Armstrong >County. My g-grandfather was Frank McElwain, b 1872 in Kitanning, d 1962 >in Kane, and is buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. He was Superintendent >of Schools at one time, and had a brother , John. His wife was May ( >Masie) Heffelfinger, b 1877 in Kittanning, d 1968 in Bradford. She is >also buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. I believe that May >Heffelfinger"s mother was Sarah Jean Walker, don't know anything beyond >that. I do know that there is a Heffelfinger Road off Rt. 28, and a >McElwain Road in the county. > >Also, is there a local paper for Armstrong County? I am looking for an >obituary for Ruth Heffelfinger Coy- she died at the end of January or >early February this year, and lived in Leechburg. There was no mention >of Mrs.Coy in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Our local library does not >have the Tribune-Review. > >Thanks, Dave Anderson > > >==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== >To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net >remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > > Patti Caldwell - Listmistress <underline><color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>mailto:impattic@mediaone.net </color></underline><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>Remember, "please practice random acts of kindness......" Member: Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.clpgh.org/CLP/Pennsylvania/oak_pennag.html> </color></fontfamily>Member: United States Internet Genealogical Society <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.usigs.org> </color>Member and supporter of RootsWeb <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<http://www.rootsweb.com/> </color><bold> </bold><smaller>By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b) (1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment, punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for EACH violation. </smaller><bold><italic> </italic> </bold>

In a message dated 98-02-11 18:34:21 EST, Jay C. Risher wrote: << Thank you Sharon for your reply. My information on the Seybert family is from my Grandmother, Samantha. My parents and I lived with her and my Grandfather John C. Risher from 1917 to 1930 in New Lexington, Ohio. The family information is as I remembered it and is not documented. >> Jay, Thanks for the info on your family. I'll send the BAUMAN/SEYBERT gedcom to you later today or Friday. Sharon A. Huffman sharhuff@aol.com

I am researching the McElwain and Heffelfinger familes of Armstrong County. My g-grandfather was Frank McElwain, b 1872 in Kitanning, d 1962 in Kane, and is buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. He was Superintendent of Schools at one time, and had a brother , John. His wife was May ( Masie) Heffelfinger, b 1877 in Kittanning, d 1968 in Bradford. She is also buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. I believe that May Heffelfinger"s mother was Sarah Jean Walker, don't know anything beyond that. I do know that there is a Heffelfinger Road off Rt. 28, and a McElwain Road in the county. Also, is there a local paper for Armstrong County? I am looking for an obituary for Ruth Heffelfinger Coy- she died at the end of January or early February this year, and lived in Leechburg. There was no mention of Mrs.Coy in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Our local library does not have the Tribune-Review. Thanks, Dave Anderson

Contact National Archives e- mail and information service: inquire@arch2.nara.gov. They should be able to help you. Good luck on your surch!

Thank you Sharon for your reply. My information on the Seybert family is from my Grandmother, Samantha. My parents and I lived with her and my Grandfather John C. Risher from 1917 to 1930 in New Lexington, Ohio. The family information is as I remembered it and is not documented. As I recall Samantha had five sisters, Clara, Emma, Ida, Maude and Lucy. I don,t recall Mary. Samantha went by the name Nanna, so Mary may also be the birth name of one of the sisters I remember. Lucy was my Grandfathers first wife, who died at 25 years of age. He then married Samantha. Ida married a Benniger, I don,t know his first name. The had two children , a girl named Irene and a son. They may have lived in West Virginia. Clara married a Montgomery, I don,t know his first name. They had a daughter named Ruth. Emma had a daughter named Melda Mae, I don,t know her married name. As I recall Samantha had two brothers, Wallace and Willis. They lived in Seybertown, Brady,s Bend Twp. I visited there in 1929 with my grandmother. I remember the big house with the daliah garden. There was a "still house" to the left and down the hill a short distance. They said the indians and river travelers used to stop there. I remember a large brick oven in the side yard where they used to bake bread. The other house was further down the road. Both houses had tall pipes with a gas flame on the end. Maybe some one on the list has seen this property. Right now I am concentrating on the Seybert family, so I would appreciate if you could GEDCOM the Seybert information to me. Later I may be interested in the Truby file. My email addresas is jaycr@dfsi.net. I appreciate all the work you do in helping others with their genealogy research. Jay Risher

In a message dated 98-02-09 18:42:48 EST, you write: << To Sharon Huffman: I must appoligize for the delay in answering your letter. I have been having email server problems and may have missed some messages. The problem seems to be resolved now. I am interested in any information you may have on the ancesters of Samantha Seybert. All I have so far is that she is the d/o Michael and Sarah Seybert. Do you have any information on the other children of Michael & Sarah Seybert? Jay C. Risher---------- >> Jay, My records indicate that Samantha had one brother and three sisters: Wallace, Mary, Lucy and Ida. Other than Lucy, I have nothing on their spouses or families. Anything you might be able to supply would be greatly appreciated. My BAUMAN file contains all the SEYBERTs on whom I have information--as a matter of fact, the file is mostly SEYBERT. The file has over 300 names, and excludes the TRUBY descendants. The TRUBY file, which includes John RISHER has over 3000 names. I could GEDCOM either or both to you if you're interested. Too many to post to this list, obviously. Sharon A. Huffman sharhuff@aol.com

Thomas HAMILTON b. abt 1836? in Armstrong Co., PA was married to Catharine BOWSER, also born in Armstrong Co. I haven't had the opportunity to check censuses yet but my 1870 census index shows a Thomas HAMILTON, age 34, living in Washington Twp., Armstrong Co. I know they had a son named Blair and a daughter named Susannah b. 10 Apr 1877. 1 Thomas HAMILTON b. abt 1836 in Armstrong Co., PA + Catharine BOWSER b. in Armstrong Co., PA 2 Susannah HAMILTON b. 10 Apr 1877 2 Blair HAMILTON Help on any of these people would be appreciated. Jim Wise mailto:jimwise@emwv.com Searching in Pennsylvania: WISE MILLER BOWSER LYNCH BEYER KING HAMILTON CORNELIUS HEPLER MOON COVERT GREGGS WILLIAMS WIGTON CURRY MCCORMACK WALDRON REGIS STOOPS CULBERTSON CHISHOLM

In a message dated 98-02-09 19:00:52 EST, you write: << Rearick >> This is the only Harvey Rearick I have. I have lot of othier Rearick's in my database, and would be glad to check on anyone else. Hope this helps, Descendants of Harvey Rearick 1 Harvey Rearick . +Josephine Mack ...... 2 Meredith Rearick .......... +Thelma Welsh b: March 07, 1923 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Bill Conrad

Fred Saw your mention of Rearicks in Armstrong Co and am most interested. My grandfather Harvey Rearick was born in Armstrong Co in 1882 His father, Josiah in 1852 Josiah's father, Herman in 1828 and Herman's father and grandfather John George and Philip both died there. Have additional info back to Rohrigs. Am willing to share. Nancy (N4Fran@aol.com)

Hello, > I haven't seen anyone else answer this question, so here goes my attempt: >The Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh is part of the Carnegie Museum. It is a >public library, and has everything other libraries have. Plus, it has what is >known as the Pennsylvania Department, located on the second floor of the >building. The Pennsylvania Department is a collection of many types of >publications and documents pertaining specifically to Pennsylvania, including >many resources that are helpful for genealogical research. This is also the >location of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, which is a major >source of genealogical resources. The following url will take you to the >Carnegie Library Pennsylvania Department's home page, from which you link to >the main page for the library, should you so desire: >http://www.clpgh.org/CLP/Pennsylvania/oak_penna3.html. Hope this helps! I do much of my research in the Pennsylvanian room of the Carnegie Library for client search and other than the LDS resources in the Greentree area there is not a better place to look. For a nominal fee you can become a member of the WPA genealogical society. The above capsule hits the nail on the head. Thanks, Bruce BRUCE SULLIVAN sullivab@pop.pitt.edu sullivab@pirrs.cbs.pitt.edu Time is the chrysalis of eternity: Richter Of what use are forms, seeing at times they are empty? Of the same use as barrels, which at times are empty to: Hare

To Sharon Huffman: I must appoligize for the delay in answering your letter. I have been having email server problems and may have missed some messages. The problem seems to be resolved now. I am interested in any information you may have on the ancesters of Samantha Seybert. All I have so far is that she is the d/o Michael and Sarah Seybert. Do you have any information on the other children of Michael & Sarah Seybert? Jay C. Risher---------- > From: Sharhuff@aol.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAARMSTR-L] RISHER-SEYBERT > Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 2:20 AM > > I wrote: > > << I have just found your Samantha & Lucy SEYBERT. They were d/o Michael & > Sarah SEYBERT. I did not have marriages in my file for either one. But to > add frosting to the "cake" I also found your John Charles RISHER. His wife's > name was given simply as Lucy--and John RISHER is a TRUBY descendant through > the RUMBAUGHs. To confuse the issue, Samantha's ancestors were Sebastian Sr. > & Anna Maria (BAUMAN) SEYBERT. Anna Maria's sister, Sybilla BAUMAN, married > Christopher TRUBY, Jr.. Their daughter Elizabeth married Harrison RISHER and > they were the parents of your John C. I have extensive files on the TRUBYs, > and files on both the SEYBERTs & BAUMANs. Let me know what you're interested > in.>> > > Mia culpa. Elizabeth TRUBY m John RUMBAUGH & it was their dau Elizabeth who m > Harrison RISHER. > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net > remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > > > > > >

Quite a while ago I had some great luck in writing to a cemetery in the Cannonsburg-Houston area. We were told the section and block (for a small fee!!) for the gravesites we were seeking.. At a much later time, we left Pittsburgh on our way home to South Carolina, and made time to stop and look for the cemetery. With the better directions of the little office and the help of a couple maintenance people working out there, we found the location and discovered there were no tombstones. However, the cemetery was well marked in that area and there were little cement markers buried, that you really had to look for to find the block numbers. Because of the map in the office, we could tell the gravesites and how they lined up with the others. Unfortunately, it would seem for some of our other grandparents, the gravesites were not honored and were plowed under for streets, malls, and the like, particularly in Lancaster PA. I hope you all find yours... wanda casker

Provided that a list even exists. I can't think of one single cemetery near where I live that has an internment list. As a matter of fact, I am mapping the oldest cemetery in Fox Twp, Elk co., PA where I live for the first time since 1823. I don't have a clue about who is in the unmarked graves in this cemetery, and there are plenty! The larger cemeteries may be good about lists, but the little country ones are not. Another thing I have found is that some stones are misread. If you find the name you are looking for in a book, make sure to check the actual stone to be SURE that that is the correct data. Also, just because your name is not found in the book don't assume the person is not buried in that cemetery. If you suspect he/she is buried there, do a physical check of the cemetery and make sure, or if you are far away, have someone check for you. I have added plenty of "missed" data to the Elk County Cemetery book. And always verify the data on the stone with one other source--i.e an obituary or a courthouse record. I have seen gravestones that were wrong. i just have to say that I think it is great how the people on this list are helping each other out. I subsribe to several other lists, and this one is by far the most helpful. Sherry Bish Jesberger (climbing off her soap box) gljslj@penn.com ---------- > From: CXPALLAS@aol.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAARMSTR-L] cemetery listings > Date: Sunday, February 08, 1998 7:00 PM > > Just a word about these cemetery books- > they're great if you find someone in them...in fact, if you find one name, it > was probably worth it! > However- REMEMBER- most of these books are INSCRIPTION lists- that is, only > the names of people that hada headstone are listed. But lots of people in a > cemetery don't have stones, or they may be unreadable. > On the other hand, INTERRMENT records, generally only availible through the > cemetery, are complete lists of who is in every plot in the cemetery, stone > or no stone. > So, keep this in mind! If you always heard that they were buried in a > particular place, and the book says no, then write or call to check the > interrment list. > Kathy B > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To reach archived messages, go to: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/PAARMSTR-L/ > > > > >

In a message dated 98-02-08 08:50:09 EST, you write: << Does anyone know where the Rumbaugh Cemetery is. It's in Brady's Bend or Miller's Eddy. It must have been some sort of family/private cemetery. If I could just find out where Miller's Eddy is, I would have a head start here. Thank you very much. Jane >> Jane, The RUMBAUGH Cemetery is in Perry Tp, on the old Reuben BARGER farm now owned by a desc, Shelba Davis of Whitney TX. It is more commonly known as the TRUBY-RUMBAUGH Cemetery. This is located just south of Hillville. Miller's Eddy is west & a little north of Hillville on the Allegheny River. Sharon Huffman

Irene, Thanks for this helpful information. Alice J. Gayley

Just a word about these cemetery books- they're great if you find someone in them...in fact, if you find one name, it was probably worth it! However- REMEMBER- most of these books are INSCRIPTION lists- that is, only the names of people that hada headstone are listed. But lots of people in a cemetery don't have stones, or they may be unreadable. On the other hand, INTERRMENT records, generally only availible through the cemetery, are complete lists of who is in every plot in the cemetery, stone or no stone. So, keep this in mind! If you always heard that they were buried in a particular place, and the book says no, then write or call to check the interrment list. Kathy B

Jane, Your question about Rumbaugh Cemetery, it is listed in the book At Rest in these Hills. There is a map in the book that will show you how to get there. I copied the map but not the whole book so I don't have listing of who is buried there. It is on county road 03145 right along the river. Paul W. Forquer 1549 Logan Ave. NW Canton, Oh 44703 Tel: 330-452-1892 Fax: 330-452-1893 forquer@worldnet.att.net ---------- > From: JCooper153@aol.com > To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Brady's Bend Cemeteries > Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 8:41 PM > > Does anyone know where the Rumbaugh Cemetery is. It's in Brady's Bend or > Miller's Eddy. It must have been some sort of family/private cemetery. If I > could just find out where Miller's Eddy is, I would have a head start here. > Thank you very much. > > Jane > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To reach archived messages, go to: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/PAARMSTR-L/ > > >