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 >