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"........ > > > > > > > > > >