Looking for any information on Kathleen and Roy Mock. I believe they passed away about 25-30 years ago. Would love to hear from any living relatives. C. Buttomer

Would like to find any living relatives of Russell Burger and Kathleen Burger, they had three daughters Betty, Audrey and Dorothy. Kathleen Burger later became Kathleen Mock. Please share any information. C. Buttomer

A number of my ancestors who were born in Indiana County, PA later moved to Altoona. Those I have found are William L White born about 1874, George B born about 1875, Frank R born about 1877 and Charles Harvey White born 24 Nov 1880 - died June 1969 (I have a lot on him, he moved to Pittsburgh) The names are so common which makes them hard to find. I have found the family in the 1880 census in Grant Township, Indiana County. They were four sons of Thomas White and Eva Baldwin who lived in Indiana County. Like I said though, the sons went towards Altoona in Blair County, Barnsboro in Cambria County and Pittsburgh in Allegheny County. Eva died sometime before 1884. Thomas went on to have three more wives; Margaret Fulmer, Florence Runyan, Rhoda Lydic (k) until sometime after 1920 he moved to Trumbull County, OH. Eva was the daughter of Norman and Caroline Baldwin from CT, then PA. Thomas White's mother was Martha Evaline Simson White Barto 1834-1919 (in Altoona) who after her husband Isaiah White was killed in the Civil War, she married George Barto and lived in Altoona. Claire White

Good Day, I am in search of copies of two obits from the Altoona Mirrow Index........Can someone help ? I used to go to Blair County and collect alot of obits but, Hubby isn't doing well and, I can't do it anymore. Would appreciate ANY help one cares to give. Hazel F. "Weaver" Primel...in Altoona Mirror - June 25, 2004. Robert R. Primel ...in Altoona Mirror - March 22, 1989. Took dates from Altoona Mirror index. Again....... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kindly Bea [email protected]

Was this the site??? http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/tsimages.htm Ellis Michaels Co-coordinator Pennsylvania GenWeb Tombstone Project [email protected] "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac) > [Original Message] > From: ostonesfun <[email protected]> > To: PA BLAIR <[email protected]> > Date: 8/28/2007 6:08:29 PM > Subject: PABlair Fairview Tombstone Photos > > Hi List, > Sometime ago I believe I was able to go to a site that had tombstone photos from Fairview Cem in Altoona. Can't seem to find it now. Was/It this available? > Thanks, Carolyn > > > > ----------------------------------- > No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi List, Sometime ago I believe I was able to go to a site that had tombstone photos from Fairview Cem in Altoona. Can't seem to find it now. Was/It this available? Thanks, Carolyn

Just need some advice.......I am still working on my Great Grandmother, Sarah M. Neff McKinney and I am confused about some information that is listed in the 1900 Census original document about the number of children she had given birth to. In order to get somebody to look up information at the Blair County Courthouse, would I need to write them a letter or call them and does anyone have any idea what they charge for services like this? Or is there someplace else online where I could obtain this information? Thanks so much!! Nancy (McKinney) Cramer Myrtle Beach, SC

Thanks to all the contributors who have helped USGenWeb Archives reach the million files mark. Can we do genealogy online? Little by little we're getting there, thanks to our contributors. Judy Banja http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/huntingdon/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/mifflin/ ----- Original Message ----- From: ARCHIVES mailing list To: Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: [ARCHIVES] Special Announcement As of 2 AM (MDT) the Archives had 1,000,569 files stored, browsable and accessible by a single search. The 1 Million mark was reached when Cynthia Daigle uploaded a compiled cemetery listing for Moses Baptist Cemetery, Lafourche Parish, LA My most sincere thanks to the thousands of folks who have walked cemeteries, spent countless hours hunched over microfilm readers, and scoured courthouses and libraries to provide our first million files!!!! And special thanks to all the USGenWeb volunteers who maintain the web sites. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Interesting discussion about the batteries and "simpler" life...we always like to think it was better then : ) I grew up in Western NY but my mother's family was from Tyrone. We spent lots of time visiting, especially in the summer. We would stay at our grandparent's house and my aunt and uncle lived right next door. We knew everyone on the street and in the surrounding neighborhood. We were free to go play in the cemetery at the end of W 13th St (which, by the way, was a dead end : ), and we used the path through the cemetery to walk to Reservoir Park...when we weren't walking up the middle of the stream in our famous "rock hopping" game. If anything came up we could stop by the old Hildebrand homestead across from the park or any number of houses where our relatives (Leamers, Givlers, Eckerts, Briggs, Hildebrands) lived...and if they weren't home, there were those family friends who seemed like relatives...come to think of it, we must have known half the people living in that end of town! We also made regular trips to the store for candy and goodies...it seemed the name changed frequently but Sunnycrest is one that comes to mind. There was another store a bit farther down the road for those really adventurous days. Of course, the big trip was getting in the car to drive to Gardner's Candies downtown! Yes, trips to Tyrone are still some of my fondest memories and I still like to drive down when time permits and retrace my steps, even if most of the relatives are no longer there to visit. It always felt like a safe place, even if only in our own minds. Scott -- Scott B. Maitland, Ph.D. Associate Professor Family Relations and Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56156 Fax: (519) 766-0691 email: [email protected] Faculty Web Site: http://www.family.uoguelph.ca/page.cfm?id=25 Course Web Sites: http://maitlands_ug.pageout.net/

All, I've been following this thread since Annie brought up the issue regarding storage batteries. A storage battery is any battery that may be recharged and reused e.g. an automotive battery, vs. a dry cell (flashlight) battery which is a "single-use" battery. If a family were renting storage batteries to provide minimal power for a remote residence, they could not recharge the batteries if they did not have an electrical power source or a motor-generator set. They were "consuming" the electrical energy contained within the batteries and would normally return the batteries for recharging. Thus they were simply renting the batteries, but purchasing the power contained within. Hope this makes sense. Bill Flenner -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phillip Steffon Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:22 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: PABlair Storage Battery ??? Well , it took many batteries to supply power for more than one light , I remember one house that had about 30 of them in the ' battery room / , I assume that renting was cheaper than buying , Being only a kid about 11 I never thought about it !! , We were living in a cabin on the farm were they had these kind of lights one summmer to pick strawberries , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: Re: PABlair Storage Battery ??? In a message dated 8/21/07 6:23:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: < Remember back in the days before electricity was feed to all home via poles and wires ? People lighted the house with One feeble dim light bulb run off 12 volt batteries IE : Storage Batteries !! , think auto battery , same thing , Oh, I understand now. I don't remember that happening, but I do know my Grandfather did not have electrical power until the late 1950's. He used kerosene lamps. But--why rent when you obviously would need a battery continuously? Quoting from the arrest record: Charging defendant with having, on or about the 18th day of April 1952, rented from XXXXXXX XXXXXX a storage battery upon which the word "Rental" was printed or painted thereon at a daily rental of twenty-five cents; the said XXXXXX X. XXXX retained in his possession the said battery for a period of longer than ten days without having permission of the owner, and did, then and there, willfully convert the same to his own use or the use of another contrary to the Storage Battery Act of 1939, Section 884, No. 375. Now, June 25, 1952, a warrant was issued to Robert E. Hanly, Constable. Now, June 26, 1952, XXXXXX X. XXXX was arrested by Robert E. Hanly, Constable, and brought before me for a hearing at which he promised to pay the costs in installments. There follows another 3 paragraphs listing the costs, when the defendant paid the finally installment, and the case being declared settled. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ----------------------------------- No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Listers, this post was so interesting, I had never heard of these storage tanks, Mr. Brown later told me they were filled with dirt when they were no longer used. As I am writing this, MSNBC news broadcast is airing a segment on the Mattell toy/lead paint, etc., evidently parents are suing the Mattell Co. for the cost of the lead testing needed. Just think, people had these tanks back then, which had to be dangerous, I remember the entire neighborhood of children following the truck with the mosquito spray, (I honestly don't know why we did that, it didn't smell good, I guess it was just something to do) we were permitted to play in the sun forever, no sun protection, and my grandchildren were slathered with sunscreen. What a change. The only thing I remembered ever being truly lectured about was going with strangers anywhere. Having 4 brothers, I was assigned to a brother if I wanted to go anywhere, like up the street to visit a friend, or to the store to get a pop. Pepsi and Coke were not kept at our house, my parents loved lemonade and iced tea, and drinking pop was a treat. I am stopping now, I am starting to feel so old. This is almost as bad as when I was interviewed by my grandson about things that I didn't have when I was growing up. He was astonished my family didn't have a microwave oven. In a message dated 8/21/07 6:52:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Just to add my two-cents worth to what Phil Steffon has already said. Yes, > "Storage Batteries" were used to provide power but for the most part not for > lighting - that's why you had kerosene lamps, candles or perhaps if you were > more affluent, gas lights. My homestead had a big tank underground in the > yard which had calcium carbide in it and a water supply. Drip some water on > the Carbide and you generated gas. Which you piped into the house for the gas > lamps The storage batteries were used to power up your "Philco > Superhetrodyne Radio" so you could stay in touch with happenings in the nation and around > the world. Of course batteries were expensive [either to rent or to buy > (but then you had to charge them up in someway - usually by hooking them up to > your automobile)] and you just didn't waste them listening to anything. > Baseball games were OK, the News too (Walter Winchell), and if you were really > lucky you could listen to Tom Mix, Captain Midnight, or some other radio serial. > > Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

Hi List, Going through my Aunt Harriet Colbert things, I found a picture of "Smiley" Deiss. At the bottom was 1930 April 1950. At the top of the picture was written E.S.Deiss very faintly. My Aunt was born and raised in Williamsburg. I was wondering if he as a class mate in school or perhaps someone she knew at church. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Williamsburg. Does anyone know anything about him? Thanks for any help, Maxine

Can anyone help me obtain an obit for Paul Ellis who died in Altoona 2 Nov 2001? Dalice

Well , it took many batteries to supply power for more than one light , I remember one house that had about 30 of them in the ' battery room / , I assume that renting was cheaper than buying , Being only a kid about 11 I never thought about it !! , We were living in a cabin on the farm were they had these kind of lights one summmer to pick strawberries , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: Re: PABlair Storage Battery ??? In a message dated 8/21/07 6:23:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: < Remember back in the days before electricity was feed to all home via poles and wires ? People lighted the house with One feeble dim light bulb run off 12 volt batteries IE : Storage Batteries !! , think auto battery , same thing , Oh, I understand now. I don't remember that happening, but I do know my Grandfather did not have electrical power until the late 1950's. He used kerosene lamps. But--why rent when you obviously would need a battery continuously? Quoting from the arrest record: Charging defendant with having, on or about the 18th day of April 1952, rented from XXXXXXX XXXXXX a storage battery upon which the word "Rental" was printed or painted thereon at a daily rental of twenty-five cents; the said XXXXXX X. XXXX retained in his possession the said battery for a period of longer than ten days without having permission of the owner, and did, then and there, willfully convert the same to his own use or the use of another contrary to the Storage Battery Act of 1939, Section 884, No. 375. Now, June 25, 1952, a warrant was issued to Robert E. Hanly, Constable. Now, June 26, 1952, XXXXXX X. XXXX was arrested by Robert E. Hanly, Constable, and brought before me for a hearing at which he promised to pay the costs in installments. There follows another 3 paragraphs listing the costs, when the defendant paid the finally installment, and the case being declared settled. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

In a message dated 8/21/07 6:23:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > < Remember back in the days before > electricity was feed to all home via poles and wires ? People lighted the > house with One feeble dim light bulb run off 12 volt batteries IE : Storage > Batteries !! , think auto battery , same thing , Oh, I understand now. I don't remember that happening, but I do know my Grandfather did not have electrical power until the late 1950's. He used kerosene lamps. But--why rent when you obviously would need a battery continuously? Quoting from the arrest record: Charging defendant with having, on or about the 18th day of April 1952, rented from XXXXXXX XXXXXX a storage battery upon which the word "Rental" was printed or painted thereon at a daily rental of twenty-five cents; the said XXXXXX X. XXXX retained in his possession the said battery for a period of longer than ten days without having permission of the owner, and did, then and there, willfully convert the same to his own use or the use of another contrary to the Storage Battery Act of 1939, Section 884, No. 375. Now, June 25, 1952, a warrant was issued to Robert E. Hanly, Constable. Now, June 26, 1952, XXXXXX X. XXXX was arrested by Robert E. Hanly, Constable, and brought before me for a hearing at which he promised to pay the costs in installments. There follows another 3 paragraphs listing the costs, when the defendant paid the finally installment, and the case being declared settled. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

I have been looking over some of my old records, and found copies of Criminal Court records. In many of them, there are people charged with theft of storage batteries. Evidently they were rented for 25 cents a day, and not returned. What in the world are storage batteries? Does anyone know? I have looked it up, and nothing is listed. These records are early 1950's, and I will not be posting them anywhere, it is possible some of the people are still living, and I don't really see any genealogy interest in them. On the other hand, I am just plain nosey, and enjoyed reading them. I also enjoyed tremendously discovering my brother was arrested in 1952 for driving without a license, and reading my parents had to post bond for him. I immediately sent copies to my brother, and his children. I never heard a word of this, never, and though I would have been 4 at the time, you would think at sometime someone would have mentioned it. Most of these cases deal with driving offenses, a few husbands deserting their wives, and quite a few of these storage battery thefts. If any of you know what a storage battery is, and what they were used for, I would love to hear about it. Thank you, Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

Oh my that does bring back old memorys < Remember back in the days before electricity was feed to all home via poles and wires ? People lighted the house with One feeble dim light bulb run off 12 volt batteries IE : Storage Batteries !! , think auto battery , same thing , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:04 PM Subject: PABlair Storage Battery ??? >I have been looking over some of my old records, and found copies of >Criminal > Court records. In many of them, there are people charged with theft of > storage batteries. Evidently they were rented for 25 cents a day, and not > returned. > What in the world are storage batteries? Does anyone know? I have looked > it > up, and nothing is listed. These records are early 1950's, and I will not > be > posting them anywhere, it is possible some of the people are still living, > and I > don't really see any genealogy interest in them. On the other hand, I am > just > plain nosey, and enjoyed reading them. I also enjoyed tremendously > discovering my brother was arrested in 1952 for driving without a license, > and reading > my parents had to post bond for him. I immediately sent copies to my > brother, > and his children. I never heard a word of this, never, and though I would > have > been 4 at the time, you would think at sometime someone would have > mentioned > it. > Most of these cases deal with driving offenses, a few husbands deserting > their wives, and quite a few of these storage battery thefts. If any of > you know > what a storage battery is, and what they were used for, I would love to > hear > about it. > Thank you, > > > Annie Whiteman > PABlair List administrator > Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz > Blair County Coordinators > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair > <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the > all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML> > > > > ----------------------------------- > No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out > rule. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

YOUNG, Harry, 32, Jan. 13, pneu. 834 18th Ave., Alt. hos. YON, Mrs. Mary A., 30, Feb. 27, paralysis, 23 Washington Ave. YOUNG, Peter, 80, May 1, pneu., 506 4th Ave. YOUNG, James R., 14, May 21, diabetes, 508 14th St. YOUNG, John, 53, July 28, paralysis, 702 Bell Ave. YINGLING, Jacob, 45. Aug. 3, tuberculosis, 813 South St. YOUNG, William M., 58, Nov. 6, uremic poisoning, 1511 2nd. Ave. YEAGER, John W., 33, Dec. 9, cerebral hemorrhage, 1211 1/2 7th St., Alto. hosp. ZAJAC, Antonia, 2, Nov. 19, diphtheria, 6th Ave. and Hillside. JUNIATA HILLARD, Mrs. Daisy M., 31, Jan. 2, pneu. DIVENS, William N., 37, Jan. 9, heart trouble. DIVENS, Mrs. Clementine, 35, Mar. 8, cancer Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

WEAKLAND, June, Aug. 17, convulsions, 500 2nd Ave. WASSON, Mrs. Mary A., 76, Aug. 25, old age, 2134 18th St. WEIGHAND, Raymond, 1, Sept. 10, hemorrhages, 1413 Walton Ave. WELLER, Edna M., 15, Sept. 13, pneu, 4?? 22nd. Ave. WINKELBAUER, Frieda C., 9 mos., Sept. 14, pneu., 1?40 Bell Ave. WOOD, Mrs. Mary A., 76, Sept. 27, senility, 609 Crawford Ave. WERKMAN, Hazel M., 7, Oct. 28, diphtheria, 809 5th Ave. WEIGHT, Charlotte E. 17, Oct. 31, paralysis of throat. WILSON, Edward J., 45, Oct. 29, emphysema, 502 1/2 5th Ave., died in N.Y. WALSZ, John E., 6 mos., Nov. 19, 2910 Oak Ave., Mercy Hosp. WOLF, Jessie M., 3, Nov. 25, diphtheria, 100 12th St. WALTERS, Mrs. Isabelle, 84, old age, 712 25th St. WALTERS, Jerry C., 51, Dec. 19, apoplexy, 602 4th Ave. WILLIAMS, Mrs. Elizabeth, 66, Dec. 2, pleure-pneu., 308 Willow Ave. WILSON, George M., 53, Dec. 24, hardening of the arteries, 2509 7th Ave., Mercy Hosp. Annie Whiteman PABlair List administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

I sent a couple of requests out today, just to give it a try, and the response has been terrific. People volunteering to do other things and offering suggestions. OUTSTANDING !! Jack From: "Tomi Larson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Subject: Re: PABlair Blair County research help Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:49:38 -0400 >Hello, >RAOGK is Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness and if you haven't used it >you >may be in for a treat! >As a volunteer in my NY county, I go to the library and find obits and go >to the records center and do cemetery lookups and naturalization lookups. - >all free. > >I have obtained obits from volunteers from many states, death certificates >from California, and digital pictures from cemeteries - most free or just a >small fee. > >Go to http://www.raogk.org/ > >If you like what you see, consider becoming a volunteer. You can do as >little or as much as you like. > >Happy hunting! >Tomi > > > >From: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: PABlair Blair County research help > >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:20:27 EDT > > > >WHAT IS RAOGK? > > > >AM NOT TO SAVY ON ALL THIS. > > > > > > > >************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new >AOL > >at > >http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > >_________________________________________________________________ >Booking a flight? Know when to buy with airfare predictions on MSN Travel. >http://travel.msn.com/Articles/aboutfarecast.aspx&ocid=T001MSN25A07001 > > > > >----------------------------------- >No flaming permtted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out rule. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble…before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507