Hello, I would write to the Beaver County Genealogical Society, they can check the tax records, wills, orphan court records and the deed records. Those records can be a gold mine of information regarding genealogy. Remember, taxes were collected every year, the census taker only came around every ten years. Also, tax collectors often made notes on the records, like who was single or recently deceased or who had to have the county pay for the education of their children. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabecgs/contact.htm Alice -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Edwin and Cornelia Moore" <fenenga@connpoint.net> > I am looking for the parents of this couple- > Thomas B. Moore b. abt 1810 PA > Catherine Scott b. 10 Feb 1814 Beaver Co., PA > > they are, by 1839, in Burgettstown, Westmoreland, from the information on an > obit, but cannot be found there in 1840. I do find a Thomas Moore in Hanover > in 1840, aged 20-30 with a daughter under age 5-this fits well as his first > child, Julia Ann, was b. the year before. there are two other females, one > 15-20 and the other 20-30. Catherine would be 26. who the 15-20 year old > might be...a servant? younger sister? no idea. > > having dug a bit in the 1820 census, I think I _might_ have found Thomas and > Catherine's father's and family, but I can't prove it. > can anyone tell me anything abt the families listed below; > > 1820 Hanover, Beaver, PA, all on 2 consecutive pages > John Scott 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 > Thomas Scott 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 > Thomas Moore 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 > > this means that in the household of; > > John Scott > 2 boys under the age of 10, 1 male 16 to 26 yrs old, 1 male 20-45 yrs old > 1 girl under the age of 10, (Catherine?) 1 woman 16-26 yrs > 2 people working in farming > > Thomas Scott > 2 boys under the age of 10, 1 man 20-45 yrs, 2 girls under the age of 10, 1 > female 16-26 yrs > 1 person working in farming > > Thomas Moore > 1 male 10-15 yrs, (Thomas B.?) 1 male 16-18 yrs, 2 males 16-26 yrs, 1 male > 45 yrs or older, 1 female 10-16 yrs, 1 female 45 yrs or older > 1 person working in farming > > thanks for any information on them. I've searched online but have had no > success other than the census. > > Cornelia > Medford, Oregon > > > > > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > Take a Look at Your Ancestors! Beaver County Old Photos > http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/beaver > ~~~~~~~~ > To unsubscribe from this list - just send an email to > PABEAVER-L-request@rootsweb.com with ONLY the word subscribe in the subject > line. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >