Fosnocht/Fosnight was probably "Fasnacht" in German. I believe it means Fasching night. Someone please correct me. paberks-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: HIMES and STEWART Surnames (Mary Dickinson) > 2. Re: Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society > (MichelleWahrenberger) (Ray & Maureen) > 3. Re: Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society > (MichelleWahrenberger) (Michelle Wahrenberger) > 4. Re: Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety > (MichelleWahrenberger) (Russ and Sally) > 5. Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet (Betty Burdan) > 6. Re: Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet (Russ and Sally) > 7. Re: Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet (Pa Dutch Genes) > 8. Re: Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety > (MichelleWahrenberger) (Ray & Maureen) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:30:04 -0500 >From: "Mary Dickinson" <maryd428@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] HIMES and STEWART Surnames >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: > <a75494a20802140030n4f12782lc40562ebfd24c1b0@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Mr Fosnocht, > I am trying to help a friend of mine with his genealogy. He was >adopted right after his birth and has only recently received his original >birth certificate from the state of Ohio. His father's name was Walter >Marion Fosnight and his mother's maiden name was Racheal June Barry. He was >born on March 25th, 1943 in Bedford, OH and he was named after his father. >According to his birth certificate, he has some older siblings that he has >never met. Thank you, Mary > >On Jan 1, 2008 8:51 PM, Bruce Fosnocht <bfosnocht@charter.net> wrote: > > > >>Hello, >> >>I will begin the New Year by asking for help with some of my dead ends. >>One of the shortest lines in my whole family tree is that of my grandmother, >>Sarah Ida HIMES. My father filled out her death certificate, and named her >>parents as Henry HIMES and Amelia A. STEWART. >> >>Henry HIMES was born about 1835, the son of David HIMES and wife >>Elizabeth. This couple are my HIMES brick wall. They were married before >>1833, probably in Chester County, because they appear in the 1840 census for >>W. Vincent Township. The 1850, 1860, and 1870 census place them in >>Caernarvon Township, Berks County. They died just before the 1880 census, >>and are both buried in Bethel Evangelical Cemetery, 1 mi. S. of Plowville at >>Lilly Rd. in Robeson Twp, Berks County. Based on the 1840 census, I feel >>they were both born and married in or near W. Vincent Township, Chester >>County. I am looking for birth and marriage records there, in order to >>identify their parents. Per the census, both were born about 1805. >> >>My STEWART line is equally short. Amelia A. STEWART was born 6/2/1840, the >>daughter of James STEWART and wife Catharine. This couple are my STEWART >>brick wall. They were also probably born and married in Chester County. They >>appear in the 1840 census for W. Fallowfield Township, Chester County. By >>1850 they were in Caernarvon Township, Berks County. James died before the >>1860 census, which shows the widow, Catharine, in Caernarvon Twp, Berks >>County. Based on the 1840 census, I feel they were both born and married in >>or near W. Fallowfield Township, Chester County. I am looking for birth and >>marriage records there, in order to identify their parents. Per the census, >>both were born about 1806. >> >>To summarize, I am looking for birth and marriage records of: >> >>James STEWART, b. abt. 1806, probably in W. Fallowfield Twp, Chester >>County >>Catharine (Unknown), b. abt. 1806, probably in W. Fallowfield Twp, Chester >>County >>Married btw. 1825 and 1835, probably in W. Fallowfield Twp, Chester County >>Amelia A. STEWART, b. 6/2/1840, probably in W. Fallowfield Twp, Chester >>County >> >>David HIMES, b. abt. 1805, probably in W. Vincent Twp, Chester County >>Elizabeth (Unknown), b. abt. 1805, probably in W. Vincent Twp, Chester >>County >>Married btw. 1825 and 1833, b. probably in W. Vincent Twp, Chester County >>Amelia A. STEWART, b. 6/2/1840, probably in W. Vincent Twp, Chester County >> >> >>I would appreciate hearing from anyone acquainted with any of these >>families. >> >>Bruce Fosnocht >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com >> >>To contact the List Administrator: >>Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com >> >>To visit the Berks Message Board: >> >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >> >>To visit the Berks County, PA website: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >>Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com >>with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body >>of the message >> >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:58:59 -0800 >From: "Ray & Maureen" <rsurwillo@att.net> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society > (MichelleWahrenberger) >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <002801c86f11$c00bb8e0$4001a8c0@hp3122006> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >What is their address? How can I contact tem? My family is also from SE PA >-- > >Maureen in Modesto > >-----Original Message----- >From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of David Helfrich >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:07 PM >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society >(MichelleWahrenberger) > > > >>The ERHS is a fantastic resource, and their holdings include the >>original, handwritten records for many reformed ministers, in >>addition to many documents and writings regarding the Reformed >>Church. My own ancestry is primarily southeastern PA, and I found >>it to be an incredible resource. I found records there that I have >>not found anywhere else. My suggestion would be to determine >>exactly what is you are looking for and then contact them about >>holdings they have available for those time periods and locations. >>Give it some time though. They will get back to you, but it does >>take them a little while sometimes as their staff is not large. I >>hope that helps! Good luck. >> >> > >Dave Helfrich > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > PABERKS@rootsweb.com > >To contact the List Administrator: >Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > >To visit the Berks Message Board: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st >ates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > >To visit the Berks County, PA website: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:07:40 -0500 >From: "Michelle Wahrenberger" <berksancestry@columbus.rr.com> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society > (MichelleWahrenberger) >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <000901c86f12$f6559f00$e300dd00$@rr.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Their Web address is > >http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html > >Michelle in OH > >-----Original Message----- >From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of Ray & Maureen >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:59 AM >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society >(MichelleWahrenberger) > >What is their address? How can I contact tem? My family is also from SE PA >-- > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:10:30 -0500 >From: "Russ and Sally" <scott1@embarqmail.com> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety > (MichelleWahrenberger) >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <011d01c86f34$e30ea730$5c7b2841@yourze8cxvr8tt> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >Hi Michelle: I am searching for my GRANT relatives. I saw you e mail site >for the Evangelical and Reformend Historical Society and tried to access it >but it would not go through. Could you please tell me if it is >http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html exactly like this because I can't get >it to work. do I use the http:// ? Where is it located and have you been >there and what information do they have? Can you go there in person and do >research? Do they do research for a fee? Do you have to join? I am so >sorry for all the questions but I have searched for my John and Maria Grant >for over 30 years. I found them on the 1800 census in Berks Co, So I know >they are there, and also found their Children; Jacob, Jeremiah, Charles, >Maria and Bartolette and their families later on. Thank you so much. Sally >Scott soctt1@embarqmail.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michelle Wahrenberger" <berksancestry@columbus.rr.com> >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:07 AM >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety >(MichelleWahrenberger) > > > > >>Their Web address is >> >>http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html >> >>Michelle in OH >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>On >>Behalf Of Ray & Maureen >>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:59 AM >>To: paberks@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society >>(MichelleWahrenberger) >> >>What is their address? How can I contact tem? My family is also from SE PA >>-- >> >> >>==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com >> >>To contact the List Administrator: >>Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com >> >>To visit the Berks Message Board: >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >> >>To visit the Berks County, PA website: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >>Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:43:09 -0500 >From: Betty Burdan <bjburdan@dejazzd.com> >Subject: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20080214144203.00bc80f0@pop.dejazzd.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > >Same here Sally, when I clicked on the link I got a message that said > >http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html could not be found > >Betty > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:57:42 -0500 >From: "Russ and Sally" <scott1@embarqmail.com> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <016401c86f43$dc808000$5c7b2841@yourze8cxvr8tt> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >Hi Betty; Happy Valentines Day to you! I hope you are having a wonderful >day you little sweetheart you! Wish I could get into this site. John >Grants wife I believe was born in Manheim, Warwick, Lancaster Co. Pa. Dis >might be da place! to find dem!!!!! Well I can hope can't I!!!! Hugs, >Sally >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Betty Burdan" <bjburdan@dejazzd.com> >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:43 PM >Subject: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet > > > > >>Same here Sally, when I clicked on the link I got a message that said >> >>http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html could not be found >> >>Betty >>==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com >> >>To contact the List Administrator: >>Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com >> >>To visit the Berks Message Board: >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >> >>To visit the Berks County, PA website: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >>Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:36:17 -0400 >From: "Pa Dutch Genes" <lnissley@rcn.com> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <523F9219F47547F9B252A4CBC85E3AA1@LeaPC> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >I did a quick search for "erhs" and found the link I believe correct >http://www.erhs.info > >Lea >my website: >www.padutchancestry.homestead.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Russ and Sally" <scott1@embarqmail.com> >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:57 PM >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet > > > > >>Hi Betty; Happy Valentines Day to you! I hope you are having a wonderful >>day you little sweetheart you! Wish I could get into this site. John >>Grants wife I believe was born in Manheim, Warwick, Lancaster Co. Pa. Dis >>might be da place! to find dem!!!!! Well I can hope can't I!!!! Hugs, >>Sally >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Betty Burdan" <bjburdan@dejazzd.com> >>To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:43 PM >>Subject: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociet >> >> >> >> >>>Same here Sally, when I clicked on the link I got a message that said >>> >>>http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html could not be found >>> >>>Betty >>>==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >>> PABERKS@rootsweb.com >>> >>>To contact the List Administrator: >>>Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com >>> >>>To visit the Berks Message Board: >>>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >>> >>>To visit the Berks County, PA website: >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >>>Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> PABERKS@rootsweb.com >> >>To contact the List Administrator: >>Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com >> >>To visit the Berks Message Board: >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >> >>To visit the Berks County, PA website: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >>Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:20:25 -0800 >From: "Ray & Maureen" <rsurwillo@att.net> >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety > (MichelleWahrenberger) >To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <001101c86f79$53904970$4001a8c0@hp3122006> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Thanks Michelle -- > >Maureen > >-----Original Message----- >From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of Michelle Wahrenberger >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:08 AM >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed HistoricalSociety >(MichelleWahrenberger) > >Their Web address is > >http://www.erhs.info/ERHS/Home.html > >Michelle in OH > >-----Original Message----- >From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of Ray & Maureen >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:59 AM >To: paberks@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society >(MichelleWahrenberger) > >What is their address? How can I contact tem? My family is also from SE PA >-- > > > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > PABERKS@rootsweb.com > >To contact the List Administrator: >Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > >To visit the Berks Message Board: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st >ates.pennsylvania.counties.berks > >To visit the Berks County, PA website: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the PABERKS list administrator, send an email to >PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the PABERKS mailing list, send an email to PABERKS@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of PABERKS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 84 >************************************** > > > >