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