Hi there newbie, I have been doing this on the web for 2 years and I still feel like a newbie. I was wondering if you had been to the LDS. The Mormon genealogy site at http://www.familysearch.org Hope this helps. I have downloaded at least 2 hundred individuals for each of my 6 surnames. BEVINGTON--BUMPUS--ENGEL\ENGLE--GRUBAUGH--HISSONG--VAN WAGNER. Betty Bumpus ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Modarelli <elmhouse@bright.net> To: <PABEAVER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 6:27 PM Subject: [PABEAVER-L] Newbie and name search: Davidson > Hi! > > I'm new to the list, and only a little experienced at genealogy - my father > so far has been doing most of the work, and has found lots of information on > his mother's side of our family. However, we have come to a dead end with > my grandfather's father... he seems to be a real mystery - we can't seem to > find anything about his family before him, and after he left my > grandfather's mother, we don't know what happened to him... > > I live in a small village in Ohio, and don't have the opportunity to travel > to do any research, I was certainly happy to find this list! If anyone has > any information on the people I've listed at the end of this list, or have > any ideas how I can further try to trace them myself, please contact me... > I am interested in any information, such as birth records, death records, > land holdings, wills, marriage records, or any mentions at all... any > information will be greatly appreciated...thanks! (In the case of any > records that need copied, I will pay for the cost plus mailing...) (I live > in Wayne County Ohio, and am close to Holmes County as well, within reach of > Summit, if anyone needs anything researched in those areas, please let me > know, I would be happy to see what I could find...) > > Person(s) I'm searching for: > > DAVIDSON or DAVISON, JAMES Born in PA February 1863 > married to Mary Eliza (Lyde) Shomo in Johnstown PA in 1889 > > James' parents we think are: > DAVIDSON or DAVISON, GEORGE born in PA and Nancy (no maiden name for Nancy) > > James' son, my grandfather: > DAVIDSON, JOSEPH SANFORD Born in Blacklick, Beaver County, PA Dec 18, 1891 > > (Although my grandfather spelled his name DAVIDSON, we have found references > where it was written DAVISON, and are not sure if perhaps when his father > James left the family his mother Mary may have changed the spelling... we > have copies of the divorce papers for James and Mary, and know Mary and her > son and daughter moved to Salineville OH after they were separated. Before > the move however, when they all lived in PA, we have no records or ideas of > where they lived, what they did, etc. We don't know if James stayed in PA > or moved somewhere else. My father seems to remember hearing that James > owned or managed a confectioner's shop at some time in his life...) > > Warmest Regards! > > Cathy Modarelli > elmhouse@bright.net > > > ==== PABEAVER Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PABEAVER-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PABEAVER-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > >