Morning Tribune, Altoona, Blair Co., Pa. 1878 A HEAVY TRAIN of EMIGRANTS Wed. 13 March 1878 issue. Eleven passenger cars comprised the second section of the Fast Line west last evening. They were filled with emigrants to the number of probably four hundred, bound for Kansas. Mr. W.J. Fleming had about fifty of them in charge. His people were from Mifflin, Huntingdon and Blair counties and the balance were from York and Franklin counties. One of the emigrants on the second section of the Fast Line, last evening was leaning out the window whistling a lively tune. It was thought to be the "Grasshopper March"; a la Kansas. Thursday 14 March 1878 issue. There were thirty emigrants on the Pacific express west for Nebraska this morning. They were all from Blair county. Wed. Mon. 18 March issue. Ten emigrants will be sent to Lincoln, Nebraska, on the Fast Line this evening through S.T. Wilson. They are from Altoona and vicinity. Wed. 20 March 1878 issue. THOSE EVERLASTING EMIGRANTS There were three car loads of emigrants on the Fast Line last night bound for Kansas and Nebraska. Among those a family of thirteen persons. The emigrants were mostly from Sunbury, Harrisburg and Lancaster. Some of them are going to Waverly, about eighteen miles northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. One man in the party has a contract to build twenty-two houses at Waverly and was taking a number of carpenters with him for that purpose. Two car loads of emigrants including their families, from this vicinity went to Council Bluffs, Iowa yesterday morning. M.S.

That appears to be the W. J. Fleming married to a Rebecca J ( ? ) 8/5/1847-8/8/1875. Anybody have any data on who W. J.'s parents are and who his kids are? What does W. J. stand for? Rebecca dies in Altoona. jiim ----- Original Message ----- From: <MMSGemstone@aol.com> To: <PABLAIR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:03 PM Subject: [PABLAIR] EMIGRANTS ALTOONA TRIBUNE 1878 > Morning Tribune, Altoona, Blair Co., Pa. 1878 > > A HEAVY TRAIN of EMIGRANTS > Wed. 13 March 1878 issue. > Eleven passenger cars comprised the second section of the Fast Line west > last evening. They were filled with emigrants to the number of probably > four > hundred, bound for Kansas. Mr. W.J. Fleming had about fifty of them in > charge. His people were from Mifflin, Huntingdon and Blair counties and > the > balance were from York and Franklin counties. > > One of the emigrants on the second section of the Fast Line, last evening > was leaning out the window whistling a lively tune. It was thought to be > the > "Grasshopper March"; a la Kansas. > > Thursday 14 March 1878 issue. > There were thirty emigrants on the Pacific express west for Nebraska this > morning. They were all from Blair county. > > Wed. Mon. 18 March issue. > Ten emigrants will be sent to Lincoln, Nebraska, on the Fast Line this > evening through S.T. Wilson. They are from Altoona and vicinity. > > Wed. 20 March 1878 issue. > THOSE EVERLASTING EMIGRANTS > There were three car loads of emigrants on the Fast Line last night bound > for Kansas and Nebraska. Among those a family of thirteen persons. The > emigrants were mostly from Sunbury, Harrisburg and Lancaster. Some of them > are > going to Waverly, about eighteen miles northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. One > man > in the party has a contract to build twenty-two houses at Waverly and was > taking a number of carpenters with him for that purpose. Two car loads of > emigrants including their families, from this vicinity went to Council > Bluffs, > Iowa yesterday morning. > > M.S. > > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or visit the PABLAIR mailing list archives, go > to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/PA/blair.html > To sign up for the Daily Uploads mailing list of PA USGenWeb Archives, go > to http://www.usgwarchives.net/mailman/listinfo/padailyuploads > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message