This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: austinheath74 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/2911.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Sharon, Long time no speak :) No apology necessary...I've only recently rekindled the genealogy fire. It's I, who should be apologizing. Finally started a tree on ancestry.com - Schappell family tree. Maybe you've seen it? I read that you've finally found the death date for Paul William Barlet....good for you!...And, yes I have heard that he killed himself. Although, I heard it was in an outhouse???.....So, the barn story adds a new perspective and of course further speculation. I'm relatively new to this.....As you know, this genealogy thing is a vast and profound universe unto itself, so I'm really only in the embryotic stages. I started off with names and some dates that I had been given from the few family members that knew anything - not in touch with many family members outside the immediate, but I did have MY mother's father's line (Rothermel) back to Germany and MY father's line (Schappell - actually Chapelle) back to France, thanks to an older family member wh! o is actually related to both these sides through blood(distantly)- turns out so am I, and has been working on these lines and others pertaining to her families for 40 odd years. I acquired most of what I have from other trees and such from ancestry.com which can be tricky, because some of the info in trees are not backed with facts or documentation. I still have some footwork of my own to do. EVENTUALLY, I'll get to that point. For now, I'm primarily focused on names and lines. Spreading it out, then going back to fill in the gaps with more dates and documentation.....I apologize for the epic, but I wanted to touch base with a little background....My mom's mom is Esther Barlet- her mother is Hettie Barlet (nee Oswald) - As you know, she married Paul William Barlet....Viola!...We're what, 2nd cousins?...I have heard the Quillman name mentioned by my mom from time to time. Thought you might like to know that. :) She's 72...It's possible she may know some things about the Qu! illman side of your family???.....I'm desperately trying to find any i nformation on Hettie's mother and father - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gambler 1848-1898 and John Oswald 1846-1900....Hit an absolute brick wall!...Any info on them would be greatly appreciated!...If there's any info you'd like or any questions you might like answered, I'd do my very best to accomodate.....Us armchair genealogist's have to take care of each other, right!...Once again, I apologize for the Novel. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, -Heath Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.