Thanks, Glee. Do you know if the church is still in existence today? I would like to go to see the cemetery next month when I am on vacation. Henry Fruehling's thrid wife Elizabeth was my 4th great grandmother. My family has just found some new information that shows that her first husband was married to another woman before Elizabeth. We all thought that Johannes Bepler's youngest son was also the son of his first wife. Recent information has proven that to be incorrect. Lewis' mother is Elizabeth Ruppel. We are just now trying to gather information about Elizabeth so we can include her in our very extended family. I am also doing research on the Critchlow family as my grandmother was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Emeline Griffin Critchlow. Our search is taking us on a very large stone wall regarding Lucinda Isenbaugh Critchlow. She was the mother of our George and husband of William Critchlow. Any other information about these people is always appreciated. Thanks for your help. As always, I admire everyone who can lend a hand in preserving our history. Barb

Listmembers, Thank you for your response. I started reading the CRITCHLOW archives. I will be getting back to some of you re: GRAY. Teri Lindsay AR, USA

Barb, The Evangelical Zion Church of Winfield and Buffalo Townships may be the church you are interested in. It was first called German Evangelical Church which was organized in 1852. A small frame building was used in the southern part of the township from 1852 until 1872-1873. A brick buildin\g was erected then. In the gable was inscribed "Zion's Kirche, 1872." The old church lot was sold to the gas company, but no wells were apparently drilled on it. Margaret Fruhling was buried there in 1876. She was sixty years of age. Articles of association were drawn up 1-6-1873. George, H. H., and Casper Fruhling were three of the seven that signed the articles. Casper was president of the church officers and an elder. August Fruhling was an elder, too. Spelling variations of the name are Freehling and Freeling. In the 1850 Butler Co., Pa. census there is a Casper Freeling living alone in Clearfield Township, age 27, farmer, $600, born Germany. A death notice for August G. Freehling's wife, Ida, states she died at 39 on 1-21-1901, leaving her husband and four children. George Freeling is found in the 1850 Armstrong County Census in Franklin Township. He was 33, a laborer, born in Germany. His wife was Margaret, age 33, born Germany. They had a son, Augustus, aged 3, born on Germany. Casper Freeling, 25, laborer, born Germany lived with them. In the same townshjip was Henry Freeling age 37 laborer, born Germany. His wife, Margaret was 38 and born in Germany. They had an eleven old son, George, born in Germany. From Brown's Butler County History of 1895, p. 857 is an article on George Fruhling, son of Henry and Elizabeth K. Fruhling. He was born in 1816 in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. His parents died when he was a child. He came to Pa in 1849, locating in Armstrong County, Pa. in 1850 he came to Winfield Township, Butler County. He worked in Clarion Co. at Buffalo Furnace. He owned 67 acres in Winfield Township, which became the property of his son, August. He married Margaret Syphers (Cyphers) in Germany. Their children were August, Maggie and Henry. His wife died in 1877. I wonder if she is the Margaret named dying in the article about the Church. Their is a small article in the history on the son, August who married Henrietta Bicker. In McKee's 1909 Butler County History are articles on John G., Theodore H., and William T. Freehling. In the farm directory of 1916 for Butler County is: A. G. Freehling, farmer with two children, 116 acres at RD2 Cabot in Winfield Township. Casper Freehling, kiln placer, rents at RD2 Cabot in Winfield Township. Other Freehlings listed are Theodore, W.A., W. L., and A. C. Hope this is of some use. Glee

Hello List. I am looking for information about Old Zion Church Cemetery. I believe it is on bicker Road in Winfield Township. Also looking for information about the Fruehling family. Henry Fruehling married Elizabeth Ruppel Bepler Kinzler. It was her third marriage as well as his. She had one son, Lewis Bepler. Elizabeth Ruppel was born in Eschenrod, Hessen Germany. Her first marriage was to Lewis Bepler from Allegheny City, PA (Pittsburgh). They were married at Voegtly Church. Today, the I 279 exit ramp is there to Route 28 north. The Heinz Factory is accross the "road." Any information about the cemetery is appreciated. If anyone knows where it is, I would really like to know. Thanks, Barb Roos

Nancy, I don't know if this is related to your line or not: Leroy Jones, 94, son of Jesse and Laura (Wimer) Jones, formerly lived in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. and Slippery Rock, Butler Co., Pa., died in Sandusky, Ohio in 1985. His wife Irene (Grossman) died in 1977 at age 87. Her obit is listed as Florence I. Jones. Her name was Florence Irene or Irene Florence (Grossman) Jones. Both are buried in Zion Baptist Cemetery in Slippery Rock, Pa. They had a daughter, Ruth. Their son, George, 65 died in 1979 Bedford County and is buried there. Sorry, I haven't researched Joneses, so have very little on them. I descend through Simon Grossman of Palantine, Germany, through his son Benedict, and through Benedict's son Benjamin, and Benjamin's daughter, Susanna. What is your Grossman line? Here are a few facts for you from a 1916 farm directory for Butler County, Pa. You will note that one could very easily be looking in the wrong township for a relative, for the mailing addresses could be deceiving. Brewster: B. B. Brewster was a grain farmer living on 59 acres in Center Township. He owned fifty acres, rented another 70 acres and was the parent of 9 children. Charles O. Brewster, grain farmer of Center Township, owned 115 acres. Dunn: Andrew Dunn, retired grain farmer, lived RD2 Prospect in Franklin Township owned 28 acres, and had three children. E. M. Dunn, grain farmer of RD8 Butler in Franklin Township, owned 90 acres and had four children. J. M. Dunn of RD2 Valencia, Middlesex Township owned 70 acres and had four children. Keeper D. Dunn, grain farmer of RD2 Prospect in Franklin Township, owned 8 acres. I. A. Dunn, farmer of RD8 Butler in Connoquenessing Township, owned 65 acres. Anna Dunn, housekeeper, owner of five acres, lived at RD2 Renfrew in Forward Township. A. W. Dunn, Dairy farmer, owned 33 acres at RD1 Evans City, in Adams Township. Charles W. Dunn, clerk, rented 37 acres at RD2 Butler in Oakland Township. J. L. Dunn, farmer with four children, Jersey cattle farmer, owned 100 acres at West Sunbury in Clay Township. S. J. Dunn, garden truck farmer, owned 60 acres at RD1 Slippery Rock in Slippery Rock Township. W. J. Dunn, grain farmer with one child, lived at RD1 Portersville in Muddycreek Township. Jones: Clifford and David Jones, grain farmers, rented 160 acres at RD2 Prospect in Center Township. E. L. Jones, grain farmer with three children, owned 100 acres at RD2 Prospect in Franklin Township. Edward S. Jones, farmer with three children, owned 85 acres at RD8, Butler in Connoquenessing Township. Grant Jones, grain farmer with seven children, owned 100 acres at RD1 Portersville in Muddy Creek Township. Howard J. Jones was manager of the W. J. Jones grain farm at RD2 Portersville in Muddy Creek Township. H.M. Jones Holstein cattle farmer with one child, owned eight acres at RD1 Evans City in Cranberry Township. Isaac Jones, grain farmer, owned 50 acres at RD1 Portersville in Muddy Creek Township. Jesse Jones, grain farmer, owned 53 acres at RD2 Slippery Rock in Worth Township. Joseph Jones, farmer with one child, owned 29 acres at RD2 Saxonburg in Clinton Township. Mrs. M. E. Jones owned three acres at Parkers Landing in Parker Township. R. O. Jones, farmer and dairyman with three children, owned 67 acres at RD1 Evans City in Cranberry Township. W. J. Jones, grain farmer with one child, owned 100 acres at RD2 Portersville in Muddy Creek Township. That's it for now. Glee

Hi Nancy, I will get back to you. Have grandchildren, but will check and get back to you later, later. Glee

Hi, Glee, So where did your Grossmans come from--Ireland, even Donegal? If so, do you know what townland? Thanks, Nancy GrannyGlee@aol.com wrote: >I show Asaph P. "Joseph" Cranmer, 1800 to 1869, married to Eleanor "Ellen" >Finley, 1802 to 1873. This is the line of a Grossman cousin of mine. They had >a very large family, with at least two dying in infancy. > > >==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== >You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PABUTLER-L-request@rootsweb.com >Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PABUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com >In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe >(Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hi, Glee and all, Received some info from Lou today on my DUNNS. They were connected to my THOMPSONS, JONES, AND somehow with BREWSTERS. Please bear with me because somehow I've got to find Jacob! John DUNN owned a farm that straddled Franklin and Center townships, lying south of Route 441 (BREWSTER-MILLER Rd.) and west of Route 410 (HEINZ Rd.). Now, would this location be different than the one by Brewster and Benbrook Rd.? Also, James and Mary Ann JONES, who were Jacob's parents-in-law, had an 18 year old Ellen BREWSTER living with them in the 1860 census, Center Twp. Does anyone know who this Ellen was and where she might be buried? How about where the farm or homestead--Center twp.-- of Joseph and / or Alexander Brewster was located? Any family cemeteries there? Glee, checked our Thompsons--didn't see those names, but who knows, they may turn up. Thanks for your patience and all the help. Both are appreciated. Nancy

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I show Asaph P. "Joseph" Cranmer, 1800 to 1869, married to Eleanor "Ellen" Finley, 1802 to 1873. This is the line of a Grossman cousin of mine. They had a very large family, with at least two dying in infancy.

Hi Teri, I can take you back to James Critchlow born about 1708 (we are not sure where)died February 16, 1762 Cumberland Co., Pa. I have a note in my FTM files that he was on a tax list in Chester Co., Pa. GREY/GRAY, Samuel N-B 1819, Conoquenessing twp. - I have a Samuel (no dates) son of John and Martha Critchlow Gray. I have a Gray, John born about 1791 husband of Martha Critchlow - don't have a death date for him father of Samuel Gray. CRITCHLOW, Martha---B-1790 this would be the wife of John Gray I have John's parents as Thomas Gray and Mary James. Is that correct? John Gray and Martha Critchlow had a daughter named Mary but I don't have dates. GREY/GRAY, Mary B-1890 > I only recently started doing our family trees. The GREY?GRAY & CRITCHLOW > moved around. I have CRITCHLOW in Chester, PA. Where is Chester? Clarion > co, Samuel N. GREY?GRAY D-17 Mar 1889 in White Oak Springs, Butler co. He > seemed to marry in Armstrong Co. This William Critchlow is father to Martha Critchlow who married John Gray. Martha's mother was Mary Polly Burnside - first wife of William Critchlow. William later married Polly Mann then Margaret Horton. As far as I know his children all come from his 1st marriage. William is brother to my James Critchlow. They are sons of David Critchlow. Their grandfather was James Critchlow born 1708. I'm willing to share the information I have. As Jim's e-mail says there is a Critchlow mailing list and most of us are related. We either come from William or James. It is a very quiet mailing list but once in awhile something stirs us and we get active. One of William's decendants became a Morman and moved to Utah so this family is in the LDS files. If you want more, let me know. I'm now working outside the home and may be a little slow in answering. Lona Laughlin Boudreaux Houston, Tx lona@pdq.net I also have a William CRITCHLOW B 7 Feb > 1760 in Westmoreland co. My GREY/GRAY migrated from Scotland. I do not know > where the CRITCHLOW family migrated from. Does anyone know when & where > they migrated from? > Teri Lindsay

Hi folks, I also have one of those FINDLEY deeds, dated 07Apr1832. Eleanor FINDLEY, wife and Administratrix of James FINDLEY, deceased, Jane FINDLEY intermarried John THOMPSON, James FINDLEY Nancy FINDLEY intermarried James DOBSON, and Eleanor FINDLEY intermarried Asaph CRANMER (spelling?) are selling a piece of land in Center Township to a Henry MILLER. Does anyone have information about these people? Thanks - Linda

Hello Teri, You will probably get a response on CRITCHLOW from Lona also. If not let me know. She has done much research on the Critchlow Family in Butler Co. and their ancestors. You might want to join the CRITCHLOW List also. It is a quiet one right now but has been very helpful to me in my research. I do not have a William CRITCHLOW with that birth date in my list but there were several Williams around. The Critchlow book does list a William b. 7 Feb. 1760 and d. 30 May 1830. It lists three wives but no marriage dates. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard & Teri Lindsay <raltal81@bscn.com> To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:13 AM Subject: [PABUTLER-L] GREY/GRAY & CRITCHLOW > > I been reading this site for a short time. I thought I'll post my research > interests for this county. > GREY/GRAY, Samuel N-B 1819, Conoquenessing twp. > " " , John D-1833 " " > CRITCHLOW, Martha---B-1790 " " > GREY/GRAY, Mary B-1890 > I only recently started doing our family trees. The GREY?GRAY & CRITCHLOW > moved around. I have CRITCHLOW in Chester, PA. Where is Chester? Clarion > co, Samuel N. GREY?GRAY D-17 Mar 1889 in White Oak Springs, Butler co. He > seemed to marry in Armstrong Co. I also have a William CRITCHLOW B 7 Feb > 1760 in Westmoreland co. My GREY/GRAY migrated from Scotland. I do not know > where the CRITCHLOW family migrated from. Does anyone know when & where > they migrated from? > Teri Lindsay > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > To contact Ed Book, List Maintainer, e-mail to: > edbook@alpha.clarion-net.com > > > >

Nancy, Sorry to hear the sad news about your cousin. Glee

I been reading this site for a short time. I thought I'll post my research interests for this county. GREY/GRAY, Samuel N-B 1819, Conoquenessing twp. " " , John D-1833 " " CRITCHLOW, Martha---B-1790 " " GREY/GRAY, Mary B-1890 I only recently started doing our family trees. The GREY?GRAY & CRITCHLOW moved around. I have CRITCHLOW in Chester, PA. Where is Chester? Clarion co, Samuel N. GREY?GRAY D-17 Mar 1889 in White Oak Springs, Butler co. He seemed to marry in Armstrong Co. I also have a William CRITCHLOW B 7 Feb 1760 in Westmoreland co. My GREY/GRAY migrated from Scotland. I do not know where the CRITCHLOW family migrated from. Does anyone know when & where they migrated from? Teri Lindsay

Hi, Glee, Those names are not at all familiar to me. I'll try to check on what I have later this week. Steven Flanagan may have some information on these Thompsons. Steven, can you contact me--I have lost your email address. A very sad note in my Thompson line-- my full cousin Larry Dean Thompson, also a descendant of Jacob M., was killed in a car accident Apr. 23. He lived in Descanso, CA. and was a professor at San Diego State University--had recently been made chairman of his department. He was a materials scientist and a very kind man. We will miss him greatly. Talk to you soon. Glee. Take care. GrannyGlee@aol.com wrote: >Nancy, >We have both had such a time with our Thompson lines, haven't we? >Here's another puzzle I have run across in Butler County deeds. I wondered if >you had ever come across these Thompsons. >It concerned the estate of Robert Findley who died intestate without issue. >The estate passed to his widow, Margaret Findley. >The heirs were Jacob C. Thompson, and his wife, Christianna, of Linville, >Wayne County, Iowa, and Athalinda Thompson, mother and legal heir of Daniel >T. Thompson, deceased, and of Carnie Marion Thompson, both of Douglas County, >Kansas, get together and appoint Reverend R. Y. Thompson of Kingsville, >Johnson Co., Missouri as their lawful attorney concerning the land and real >estate of the Findley's in Clay Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. >Apparently the heir Daniel T. (shown as David T. on second page) died "among >strangers" without issue or dependents. The heirs were asking that sickness >and burial debts be paid for him from their shares. > >Then their is another document concerning the heirs of Elizabeth Thompson, >sister of Robert Findley, that brings up letters of July and September 1884. >In this, Reverend R. Y. Thompson is transferring property in Clay Township >to Simon P. Painter for thirty dollars. > >The names make me curious. Do they fit in either of our Thompson lines? >Glee > > >==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== >To contact Ed Book, List Maintainer, e-mail to: > edbook@alpha.clarion-net.com > > > > >

Judy, I don't have much on the Findleys, but perhaps one of these will be of interest. David Findley died at his home in Tarentum on Sunday, 11-23-1884 at the age of 75. His remains were taken to Mercer to be buried on 25th. He had a son John of Bruin, Pa. Sarah Findley, 77, born near Belfast, township Knockbracken, County Donegal, Ireland, trained under the ministry of Reverend Henry Hazlett in parish Drumbomar, married her husband in Ireland, came to Pittsburgh in 1847, and to Butler in 1850, and died near Prospect on 3-3-1880. Mary Findley, daughter of Judge Samuel Findley married Dunbar Christy, son of John and Sarah (Dunbar) Christy on 6-16-1818. Reverend James a. Clark married Miss Sarah Findley and Ferguson W. Gallagher on 9-28-1876, both were from near Prospect. Frank Finley, not Findley, died 2-17-1947 in Cleveland, Ohio and was buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Cleveland. He was employed by the American Historical Company for 40 years. His wife Rhoda (Martin) was from Butler. He had two sons, Robert M. and Campbell W. Glee

Being new at this myself, I found this site. Has everyone already found this? http://www.ih2000.net/genealogy/states/pa.htm Shari

I need to get out my records on Findleys... I too have some of those Findley deeds. The reason is my Lucinda Shanor Findley Eshenbaugh first married a Findley around 1851, but by 1853/54 is married to William Eshenbaugh. In one of the Eshenbaugh deeds, it said she was Lucinda Eshenbaugh, formerly Lucinda Findley. I kept an open mind, thank goodness , thinking there could have been a previous marriage before she married William Eshenbaugh. But I had to assume her maiden name was Findley, so did a lot of Findley work before, finally locating records that show she was really a Shanor....... I do not know which Findley she was married to...... so if anyone finds a Lucinda Findley between 1851 and 1854, please let me know. I'm not sure if I have any info on any Thompsons, but will check those Findley notes. And they did marry Thompsons.....The Findleys were a big family covering other counties..... Judy In a message dated 5/4/2002 10:55:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, GrannyGlee@aol.com writes: > Nancy, > We have both had such a time with our Thompson lines, haven't we? > Here's another puzzle I have run across in Butler County deeds. I wondered > if > you had ever come across these Thompsons. > It concerned the estate of Robert Findley who died intestate without issue. > > The estate passed to his widow, Margaret Findley. > The heirs were Jacob C. Thompson, and his wife, Christianna, of Linville, > Wayne County, Iowa, and Athalinda Thompson, mother and legal heir of Daniel > > T. Thompson, deceased, and of Carnie Marion Thompson, both of Douglas > County, > Kansas, get together and appoint Reverend R. Y. Thompson of Kingsville, > Johnson Co., Missouri as their lawful attorney concerning the land and real > > estate of the Findley's in Clay Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. > Apparently the heir Daniel T. (shown as David T. on second page) died > "among > strangers" without issue or dependents. The heirs were asking that sickness > > and burial debts be paid for him from their shares. > > Then their is another document concerning the heirs of Elizabeth Thompson, > sister of Robert Findley, that brings up letters of July and September > 1884. > In this, Reverend R. Y. Thompson is transferring property in Clay Township > > to Simon P. Painter for thirty dollars. > > The names make me curious. Do they fit in either of our Thompson lines? > Glee > >

Jim: Thanks for the information. I really don't know about that "Big Jim" Russell! I have heard about it and I do believe that is the one they are talking about. I have some info that you may not have regarding the McQuistions, however. History of Butler Cty lists Civil War Veterans and there are several McQuistions, as follows: 13th Regiment: James P. McQuistion, 3/28/1862 to Jun l 1863 14th Regiment, Co. G: Second Sgt John B. McQuistion 11th PA, Co. D, 9/18/1864 Killed in Action 2/1/1865: John H. McQuistion Civil War: John James McQuistion 8/13/1862 to 5/26/1863 Civil War: Wm W. McQuistion 12/7/1861, Spotsylvania C.H., VA, Promoted to Corporal: 4/1/1865 Mustered Out 7/24/1865 ------------------------------------ 1790 U.S. Census, Westmoreland County: Robert McQuistion, 1 free white male under 16 and 2 free white females. William McQuistion, 1 free white male under 16 and 2 free white females. ---------------- Bob Reese, Santee, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Hindman" <JamesR@hindman.freeserve.co.uk> To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [PABUTLER-L] McQuistion > Bob, > > Margaret Russell was John Hindman's second wife, and she was not the mother > of his five daughters. He was born about 1790, in Pennsylvania according to > the 1850 census, and grew up and lived most of his life in Franklin > Township, Armstrong County, the only child of Thomas Hindman. The first > wife of John Hindman was Nancy Hall, of Slate Lick, PA. She died after > 1850. They had five daughters: > 1) Elizabeth, b. 18 Oct 1812, m. John P. Huston > 2) Sarah, b. 18 Jul 1818, m. Robert W. Campbell > 3) Jane, b. abt 1819, m. William J. Ramsey. Jane died before her father. > 4) Mary, b. after 1820, m. unnamed Wylie > 5) Margaret M., b. after 1820, m. unnamed Barr. > > John Hindman and his second wife Margaret sold his father's farm, which he > inherited, to William J. Ramsey in 1856, then they went to live in Concord > Township, Butler County, presumably on her property. He died about June > 1862. His will is filed in Butler County Will Book D., page 156. > > Mary Hindman, who married James McQuistion, was a daughter of Robert Hindman > of Parker Township, Butler County. Robert and Thomas may have been > brothers, but there's no proof of relationship. My ancestor, James Hindman, > also of Franklin Township, Armstrong County, may also have been their > brother, but again there's no proof. > > Sorry I can't help you with Mary "Polly" McQuistion, wife of James Russell. > Was he the one known as "Big Jim" Russell, father of Margaret Russell? > Probably not, because I show Margaret's parents to be James Russell, b. > about 1755, died Nov 1848, and wife Jane, but I may be wrong on that. > > Jim Hindman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Reese" <rreese1@cox.net> > To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 03 May 2002 18:36 > Subject: Re: [PABUTLER-L] McQuistion > > > > Jim: I have a 1st cousin 3 times removed, Margaret Russell (b. 1801, d. > 23 > > Jan 1891) who married a John Hindman -- Their children: Elizabeth, Mary, > > Margaret, and Sarah J. Hindman. > > Also, I have a Mary Polly McQuistion married to my 2nd G Grand Uncle James > > Russell, b. 2 Feb 1773, Westmoreland Cty, d. 28 Dec 1841, Hooker, Butler > > Cty. Don't know if there is a connection or not. Nothing like clouding > up > > the issue a little more, eh! Bob Reese, Santee, CA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James R. Hindman" <JamesR@hindman.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 8:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [PABUTLER-L] McQuistion > > > > > > > James MCQUISTION b. abt 1806, married Mary HINDMAN. > > > > > > Was he one of the sons of John and Barbara (Arters) MCQUISTION? > > > > > > Jim Hindman > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <JCooper153@aol.com> > > > To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: 02 May 2002 22:56 > > > Subject: [PABUTLER-L] Andrew Marshall/McQuistion/Daugherty > > > > > > > > > > Dear Pat: > > > > > > > >- - - -John McQuistion b. 1767, d. 18 May 1841, and Barbara (Arters) > > > > McQuistion/McQuiston- - - - . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > > > Remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > > -- Patti Caldwell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > > Remember, "Please practice random acts of kindness"........ > > -- Patti Caldwell > > > > > > > > > ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PABUTLER-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PABUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > > > > > > > > > > > >