Jim Wise wrote: > > At 01:10 PM 3/20/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Does anyone know if Brady's Bend was ever part of Butler County. I have > >the John Oliver Miller family and the papers the family has handed down > >through the years has noted that the children, specifically my > >grandmother, Susie Miller, was born in Brady's Bend, Butler County. I > >looked in the census for Butler County, and Brady's Bend is listed in > >Armstrong County only. The family is not in the 1870-1880 census in > >Brady's Bend, Armstrong County. I found my gggrandfather, Nicholas Snow > >and family, Nicholas Snow is the father of Nancy Elizabeth Snow Miller, > >wife of John Oliver Miller. > > > [snip] > > Maureen, > According the 1870 PA Census Index, Nicholas SNOW, age 37, is on page 41, > roll 1300. That is Bradys Bend Twp., Armstrong Co. There is also a Nicholas > SNOW, age 62, in Perry Twp., which is just north of Bradys Bend Twp. He is > on page 321, roll 1301. Have you checked out these two? > There are other SNOWs in these two townships. On roll 1300, they are on > pages 43, 44, 56 and 82. On roll 1301, they are on pages 317(twice), 318, > 321(again) and 397. > On roll 1301, page 293, there is a John O. MILLER, age 27. That is Perry > Twp. also. On the same page there is a Rudolph MILLER, age 2. They only > indexed children if they had a different last name than the head of > household. I would check this household out if these MILLERs were of > interest. On the same page there is also an Alex MILLER, age 22. > Between 1787 and 1800, this area was part of Allegheny Co. Since 1800, it > has been in Armstrong Co. > > HTH, > Jim > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To contact Patti Caldwell, Listmistress, click below: > mailto:impattic@mediaone.net > remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ Jim, Thanks for the reply. In the 1870 census, I expected to find John O Miller in Brady's Bend. Is Perry in Armstrong or Butler co? Rudolph Miller was son to John O and Nancy Snow Miller. Alex may have been a brother to John O Miller, but it has been difficult to track such a common last name as MILLER. The Nicholas SNOW family I did get a hard copy of the 1880 and 1870 census. These families were both in Brady's Bend. I wonder about 1860. I am not sure of the Nicholas SNOW in Perry TWP. The N. Snow in Brady's Bend fathers' name was also Nicholas Snow. The age is not right for the father of my Nicholas Snow because he was born in 1819. I read the census of 1870 and my Nicholas Snow to be 57, not 37. You might look closely, I believe this is my Nicholas Snow since his wife is named Rachel. I know my Nancy Elizabeth had a younger brother named George who was at her funeral. There is a George listed on the 1870 as 6 years under his father Nicholas and mother Rachel. The numbers you give for the roll, 1301 is not the same method that is used in the LDS library. What is this numbering system? Is it the number to use when ordering from the National Archives? Many thanks for the great information. I appreciate all your help. Regards, Maureen