In a message dated 3/10/2008 1:12:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, arel@epix.net writes: > Subj:Re: [PABUCKS] Who was the father of Henry Applebach? > Date:3/10/2008 1:12:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From:arel@epix.net > Reply-to:pabucks@rootsweb.com > To:pabucks@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hi Jim, > > First of all, please call me Linda, or Linda D. to differentiate > between us Lindas on the list. :-) > > I don't know where my parents were living when I was born (at Abington > Hospital), but we lived in Trevose for the first 6 months of my life, > then we moved to Yardley, right on River Road with a 25-ft. drop to > the Delaware directly in front of our house, and the canal directly > behind us... oh, and a bull in the pasture on the other side of the > alley back to the canal. We then moved to Willow Grove with my > gr-parents, then to Horsham until I was married. My new hubby and I > found this ancient house with many apartments in it in the town of > Keller's Church (right next to the ol' swimming hole where we spent > most of our summer weekends during my teen years. Our landlord and > wife were "Mr. & Mrs. Luschack". We always told folks that we moved > to "... Keller's Church, and we had 3 pews and a *path*". Had you ever > seen it, you would know what we were talking about. The kitchen of > our apartment was the former 2nd story sun porch, 7 ft. wide by 17 ft. > long with five 5-ft windows, at the end of which was a bathroom 7 ft. > wide by 4 ft. (Long??). You had to know what you wanted to do before > entering, as it was one-way traffic, no matter what. Ceilings were > 11-1/2 ft. high, btw. We lived there for only one year before moving > back to Hatboro, then to Willow Grove, and then 20 years ago, back to > Bucks Co., Feasterville. After my hubby died (2nd one), I sold the > big old farmhouse built by Jonathann Knight in 1849, and bag, baggage, > six dogs and their outdoor kennels, moved to this quaint little town > of Gratz in Upper Dauphin County. > > I believe that I've been following my first hubby's ancestors all over > the map, because George Meyers/Myers has been popping out of his > Hobbit Hole in all those places! > > My maiden name was Tyson, a direct male tail-line of one of the > "Original 13" Palatines who came over with Francis Pastorius in 1683 - > Reinor Tyson. Just last year I connected with a woman just a few > years younger than I, we are cousins sharing the same grandparents > (gr-grandparents in my case) - William and Catherine (Rinker) Tyson, > so at least my father's ancestors are pretty well carved in stone, no > bricks. Even my dad's mother's family is pretty well concrete. My > great-grandmother was off the boat at 3 years old or so, her mother > immigrated with her little ones from Nottinghamshire and settled in > Germantown. She eventually married James Woodroffe (sp. varies, it > seems!), and he was a policeman in the Germantown area. My dad's > sister has provided me with most of her memory, and at almost 94, > she's sharp as a tack!!! Their parents lived to their late 90's, with > granddad working up to age 97 as a builder/carpenter. > > On the distaff side, my mother's maiden name was Templeton, her > mother's maiden name Shinn, and another fairly filled-in genealogy > back to John Irick Shinn who came to America on the Good Ship Kent, > settling in Burlington. The distaff side there is the > Cranmer/Cramner/Crammer bunch from the Piney's of NJ - all being able > to trace their ancestry back to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer of England. > Of course, I have missing links in there. And on the Templetons, who > came over from Scotland (Ireland). Such fun it is to have at least > 1/2 of my pedigree identified. > > I know all of the area you are talking about. So often we drove over > and around Haycock Mtn. to get to Quakertown. The best man for the > first wedding was James Mitchner - but not the famous one! It has > always saddened me to know that the old swimming hole is no longer, > and the ancient Luschack grounds are gone... and the little old > Keller's Church post office with the ancient postmistress. I was only > 18 and 19 when we lived there - and that was 50 years ago this summer. > Some wild stories to tell about that year, too. By chance, do you > remember the general store at the corner of Applebachsville Road and > the old Rt. 563? The couple who ran it had a baby boy who was the > BIGGEST baby I ever saw... until my first son was born. But at least > my son Jeff was more bone than blubber. > > I love to drive, always did. Wherever I've lived, I've gotten to know > the surrounding areas like the back of my hand. Remember Lover's > Leap? You could take some shady lanes up the mountain in Ferndale to > the spot overlooking the Delaware River - where supposedly a couple > ended their lives by leaping off the cliff. That area is now a good > 3-4 hour drive from my new territory - but I'd need no map to find my > way. The Harrow Inn was the old hotel at the corner of Rts. 611 and > 412. Going toward Ferndale, there was a fork off to the right which > took you into the section called Revere. And, if you took those > roads, you could wend your way down to the river and through the woods > to Stover Park. I think that family is in my first hubby's pedigree - > and I'll find it some day. My first son's S.O. lived in Kintnersville > for a while, right on Rt. 611. > > If you need "country" like I need country, then Gratz (or Lykens > Valley) would be your ideal, the nicest town in Upper Dauphin County, > just a stone's throw from the Schuylkill Co. line. There is a > mountain right to the south of me, I could yell to friends up on their > campsite from my house (the rest of Gratz would hear every word I > said, too). "Oh, no!" I said to all my friends who were worried about > my moving into Coal-cracker Country. "No coal mines near ME!", I > said. Ha!!! Short Mountain is solid coal, and the coal mining, > thankfully, is on the *other* side of the mountain in Wiconisco and > Lykens, and on north off of Route 209. Solid coal - and I've become > fascinated with it, and this year will be investigating all the mines > from here to Centralia (which is still burning). I'll even get into a > mine by hook or crook, and will be sure to have lotza pictures of some > of the old batch houses and colliery towns - prob'ly as soon as I > finish reading about St. Clair. > > If ANY of you folks go yard-saleing or flea-marketing and see those > old centennial, bi-centennials of Dauphin, Schuylkill, Berks, > Lehigh... anything of NE Penna., please think of me, buy the book, and > I'll reimburse you for it. You can even read it first, if you wish! > :-D Or, genealogy books on Meyers of any spelling, Stoltz, Stahl, or > anything close! Up to $35 on a good book is my workable price range. > Gee, we might even be able to inaugurate a Book Swap by this method! > > Thank you, Jim, for the opportunity for more reminiscing. It brought > back some really great memories for me. There's a covered bridge back > in the area of New Galena, where we went fishing in my teens. We > stumbled across Ted Williams one day, enjoying the same sport. But, > we knew he looked familiar, but couldn't place him - until later. I'd > bet he chuckled all the way home, finally running across a few > bumpkins who didn't recognize him and fall down in a swoon. Not to > matter - my hubby met him in New England at one of his conventions, > and I am the proud owner of a ball signed to Linda and Bob Davenport, > from, who else? - Ted Williams!! > > Uhm... what's the "Ms USA"? > > Thanks for the memories! > > Linda Tyson Meyers Davenport > > ---------- > > Quoting jimone2@telapex.com: > > > Ms. Davenport, > > > > I am a lurker on this list. I almost fell off my chair when reading my > email > > and yours came up. My father retired in 1946 and we moved from Long > Island, > > New York to Ottsville. At least the PO address was Ottsville. > > > > The property was 20 acres and the southern boundary was Tohickan Creek, > off > > the split of hwy 611 and 412. There was a service station later became a > > restaurant at the spilt. The property was purchased by the state for a > > reservoir and is under water. Attended Nockamixon High School for a year. > > Went deer hunting on Haycock Mountain and swimming in the creek many > years. > > I married a girl from Kintersville. Surname LITSCHAUER. We were married in > > the St. Johns Haycock Church. Her family had a dairy farm and was well > > known in Durham and Nockamixon Township.Her family is buried in Haycock > Cem. > > > > My grandparents lived in Riegelsville, Pa. > > > > My wife would like to know your surname. She may be familiar with your > > family. > > > > Thank you for awakening good memories. > > > > Jim WARD > > MS USA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <arel@epix.net> > > > > > >> Hi Jane and everyone, > >> > >> I spent this morning pouring over the Haycock Historical Society, and > >> this is where I ended up enjoying several cups of coffee: > >> > >> 1893-1903 Obituaries, 40 pages worth: > > /30 > > I must say this was good reading especially since I live right here in > Revere. I was born in Abington Hospital also and my parents lived in Middletown Township. The choices back then were Mercer in Trenton NJ, Delaware Valley in Bristol which I think was a Mililtary hospital and Abington in Montgomery County. Nancy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > ************** It's Tax Time! 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Linda; ANOTHER COINCIDENCE !!! My cousin that lives on 412 has a big flea market every spring and every fall. I will send you directions to it. Linda M --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.