It was probably General Courts Martial Order. That would have been order signed by the general officer who had the authority to convene a general courts martial. -----Original Message----- >From: pacambri-request@rootsweb.com >Sent: Jan 29, 2009 5:50 PM >To: pacambri@rootsweb.com >Subject: PACAMBRI Digest, Vol 4, Issue 46 > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Johnstown Breweries (Frank Bobak) > 2. OBIT - Lucinda Fresh Wills (Jack O'Connor) > 3. Re: OBIT - Lucinda Fresh Wills (Beth Campbell Rykhus) > 4. Military Question (Matason, Thomas J) > 5. Re: Military Question (JCTripp) > 6. (no subject) (Jack O'Connor) > 7. CAMBRIA CITY DESCRIPTION (mikem) > 8. Military Question-Thank You (Shadonkd35@aol.com) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:16:41 -0500 >From: "Frank Bobak" <fbobak@verizon.net> >Subject: [PACAMBRI] Johnstown Breweries >To: "Cambria County List" <PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <000601c98235$5a873de0$0f95b9a0$@net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Growing up I was always told my GGGrandfather was a brewer and the family >owned a brewery in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. Census record >show that Anthony (Anton) Sager's occupation was a brewer. So at least that >part I can believe. However, I have never been able to verify the ownership >issue. Recently my mother was cleaning and came across a shoebox full of >stuff from my grandparents. In it was a newspaper article about the Goenner >Brewery founded in 1870 surviving until 1953. I don't have a date (figures) >for the article and the photo attached states it was courtesy of the >Johnstown Flood Museum. > > > >The article states the brewery was founded by Jacob Goenner with later >operators as William F Gaynor Sr., John L Stibich, Herman Cron, Paul Hahn, >Jr., William F Goenner, Jr., and Laura Goenner Symons. Herman Cron is >circled in pencil and in the margin written Great-Great-Grandfather; I >recognize the handwriting as my grandmothers. My GGGrandmother was Mary >Kron (Cron/Krone/Crone) Sager. I cannot find anything about Herman Cron. >My GGGGrandfather's name was Michael and he owned a general store in New >Baltimore, Somerset County. With the exception of Louis, all the son's died >in infancy and only the daughters survived. I have never been able to find >if Michael had any brothers that immigrated with him from Germany. > > > >Does anyone have any information about the Goenner Brewery or more >specifically Herman Cron? > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > > > >Thanks > >Frank > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:43:15 -0500 >From: "Jack O'Connor" <seanroconnor@hotmail.com> >Subject: [PACAMBRI] OBIT - Lucinda Fresh Wills >To: PA List <pacambri@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <BAY110-W31C25788A6DF4475923898DAC90@phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > >Thanks go to Lisa S. Kerns (lskerns@comcast.net) for this obit.Who's C. D. Wills? > >Friday, June 26, 1953, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA > >MRS. LUCINDA AGNES WILLS > >OF Mill Run died at 6:30 o?clock last evening at her home after a five-month illness. She was born in Nicktown Nov. 1, 1874, a daughter of Joseph and Linda (Wills) Fresh and was married to John D. Wills, who died 21 years ago. Surviving are these children, Mrs. Margaret Pelton, Blair and Charles Wills, and Mrs. Celia Wachter of Altoona, Mrs. George Cox of Loretto, Mrs. Liza Wills of Ashville and C. D. Wills of Homer City. A daughter, Francy Mary Price, died Dec. 19, 1952. There are 28 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wills was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Friends may call at the home after noon tomorrow. > >She is buried in St. Augustine?s Cemetery, St. Augustine Cemetery Records, compiled by Terry L. Kruise, in cooperation with St. Augustine Church, January 2000, page 212, lot 394, next to her husband John D. Wills. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. >http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009 > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:30:16 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) >From: "Beth Campbell Rykhus" <eflad@msn.com> >Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] OBIT - Lucinda Fresh Wills >To: "PA List" <pacambri@rootsweb.com>, "Jack O'Connor" > <seanroconnor@hotmail.com> >Message-ID: <BLU136-DAV237D2C11C45590C96D656AFC90@phx.gbl> >Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >I have John D. and Lucinda (Fresh) Wills with these children: > >Francy Mary - deceased >Cecelia - m. ?? Wachter >John Demetrius [this is only child not listed in census so may be wrong, or >the C.D. in the obit may be wrong and should be J.D.] >Margaret E. - George Pelton > >Children from the marriage of John D. and Margaret Ellen McKinney, his first >wife: > >Emily >Alice A. >Anna [Alice and Anna are twins] >Elizabeth - m. Henry Wills, her second cousin once removed >Amos >Cora >Blair >Celestine [C.D.?] >Charles > >In 1930 census, George Pelton and Margaret E. Pelton are living with John >and Lucinda. > >Beth > >-------Original Message------- > >From: Jack O'Connor >Date: 1/29/2009 9:43:38 AM >To: PA List >Subject: [PACAMBRI] OBIT - Lucinda Fresh Wills > > >Thanks go to Lisa S. Kerns (lskerns@comcast.net) for this obit.Who's C. D. >Wills? > >Friday, June 26, 1953, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA > >MRS. LUCINDA AGNES WILLS > >OF Mill Run died at 6:30 o?clock last evening at her home after a five-month >illness. She was born in Nicktown Nov. 1, 1874, a daughter of Joseph and >Linda (Wills) Fresh and was married to John D. Wills, who died 21 years ago. >Surviving are these children, Mrs. Margaret Pelton, Blair and Charles Wills, >and Mrs. Celia Wachter of Altoona, Mrs. George Cox of Loretto, Mrs. Liza >Wills of Ashville and C. D. Wills of Homer City. A daughter, Francy Mary >Price, died Dec. 19, 1952. There are 28 grandchildren and 45 >great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wills was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic >Church. Friends may call at the home after noon tomorrow. > >She is buried in St. Augustine?s Cemetery, St. Augustine Cemetery Records, >compiled by Terry L. Kruise, in cooperation with St. Augustine Church, >January 2000, page 212, lot 394, next to her husband John D. Wills. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. >http://windowslive >com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009 >- - - - - - - - - - > >Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: >http://www.camgenpa.com/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:56:19 -0600 >From: "Matason, Thomas J" <thomas.matason@unisys.com> >Subject: [PACAMBRI] Military Question >To: <pacambri@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: > <CE091CB077F4A74A9CBA33A4E4A8A3BF124047FA@USEA-EXCH4.na.uis.unisys.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Sharon, >I suspect the Fort is Fort Garland, Colorado. (1858 - 1883) The >purpose of Ft Garland was to protect settlers and roads from Ute and >Apache raiders. > >I made this assumption because of a couple notes I found in the 19th >Infantry history. During Reconstruction period the 19th Infantry was >stationed in towns across Arkansas and in the 1870s, elements of the >19th guarded wagon trains to Fort Supply and Fort Dodge, Kansas while >others guarded the railroad. Units of the 19th fought Indians at Sappa >Creek and others were caught in a blizzard outside of Fort Wallace, >Kansas in January of 1875. During the late 1870s the unit was awarded a >battle campaign ribbon while fighting the Ute uprisings. In 1879 the >19th's commanding officer, Lt. Col Lewis received a fatal wound in a >skirmish with Indians fighting under Chief Dull Knife. The 19th took >part in the last major campaign against the Indians and then various >companies of the 19th were scattered to lonely outposts throughout the >West. Ft Garland appears to be one of those outposts. > >Tom >Searching Sherbine and Hughes > > > >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:21:22 EST >From: Shadonkd35@aol.com >Subject: [PACAMBRI] Military Question >To: pacambri@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <d5a.3bb72bee.36b20a32@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >I have tried searching and cannot find just the right mailing list for >military service after the Civil War. I have tried other mailing lists >with no responses. I can always depend on the people on this list. > >Thank you >Sharon > > >I am searching for more information concerning a "William COLLOPY" who >enlisted into the US Army on 3 January 1879 in Cincinnati Ohio at age >of 21 6/12. He enlisted for a 5year period. Born in Philadelphia >Pennsylvania in 1858. (his birth year is about 1857 on the enlistment >but I know for sure it is 1858) > >His enlistment is in the 19th Infantry Company A > >The remarks on the US Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 include: > >Dishonorably discharged 16 December 1879 per G.C.M.O. 83 Dept. No. >(Mo)? 79 at Fort (G)? ??? land >(Colo.)? ????? > >this info can be found at Ancestry.com Database: US Army, Register of >Enlistments, 1798-1914 > >Could someone out there take a look at this entry and please help me >transcribe the missing parts? > >Or could someone direct me to a web site or other source that would be >helpful. > >I would like to know what the G.C.M.O. means. > >Thank you >Sharon > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:33:55 -0600 >From: "JCTripp" <jctripp@charter.net> >Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Military Question >To: <pacambri@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <5C641E1F69054213896FA7E776DF8148@JCTRIPP> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Sharon, >I responded to you off list and just now had second thoughts. >I thought the "CGMO 83" related to an article published as in a list of offenses that leads to a court-martial, article 83. >Now, I'm leaning to the phrase "CGMO 83 Dept MO 79" is more the clue. I suggested contacting the Department of Defense, now with my second thoughts about an Army court-martial, I'm hoping someone on the list leads you to find an Army archivist with access to a list of offenses in effect in 1879. I hate to start you off with a general suggestion (DOD) when someone can come up with a specific suggestion. >Regards, Jane >Many thanks to Tom for sending very interesting reading about the 19th. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matason, Thomas J > To: pacambri@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:56 PM > Subject: [PACAMBRI] Military Question > > > Sharon, > I suspect the Fort is Fort Garland, Colorado. (1858 - 1883) The purpose of Ft Garland was to protect settlers and roads from Ute and Apache raiders. > > I made this assumption because of a couple notes I found in the 19th Infantry history. During Reconstruction period the 19th Infantry was > stationed in towns across Arkansas and in the 1870s, elements of the 19th guarded wagon trains to Fort Supply and Fort Dodge, Kansas while > others guarded the railroad. Units of the 19th fought Indians at Sappa Creek and others were caught in a blizzard outside of Fort Wallace, > Kansas in January of 1875. During the late 1870s the unit was awarded a battle campaign ribbon while fighting the Ute uprisings. In 1879 the > 19th's commanding officer, Lt. Col Lewis received a fatal wound in a skirmish with Indians fighting under Chief Dull Knife. The 19th took > part in the last major campaign against the Indians and then various companies of the 19th were scattered to lonely outposts throughout the > West. Ft Garland appears to be one of those outposts. > > Tom > Searching Sherbine and Hughes > > > > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:21:22 EST > From: Shadonkd35@aol.com > Subject: [PACAMBRI] Military Question > To: pacambri@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d5a.3bb72bee.36b20a32@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I have tried searching and cannot find just the right mailing list for military service after the Civil War. I have tried other mailing lists with no responses. I can always depend on the people on this list. > > Thank you > Sharon > > > I am searching for more information concerning a "William COLLOPY" who enlisted into the US Army on 3 January 1879 in Cincinnati Ohio at age of 21 6/12. He enlisted for a 5year period. Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1858. (his birth year is about 1857 on the enlistment > but I know for sure it is 1858) > > His enlistment is in the 19th Infantry Company A The remarks on the US Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 include: > > Dishonorably discharged 16 December 1879 per G.C.M.O. 83 Dept. No. (Mo)? 79 at Fort (G)? ??? land (Colo.)? ????? > > this info can be found at Ancestry.com Database: US Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 > Could someone out there take a look at this entry and please help me transcribe the missing parts? > > Or could someone direct me to a web site or other source that would be helpful. > > I would like to know what the G.C.M.O. means. > > Thank you > Sharon > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:24:21 -0500 >From: "Jack O'Connor" <seanroconnor@hotmail.com> >Subject: [PACAMBRI] (no subject) >To: PA List <pacambri@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <BAY110-W152EF83D9BBAB8F0BC650CDAC90@phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > >I received a pdf file of the descendants' of Agnes and James Wills from a direct decedent of Agnes and James. No proof, just a chart. > >If you're interested, I'll send it to you privately. > >Thanks to Joel Bowers, below, for the lead. > Sean, Attached is a print out of the descendants of Agnes Bowers and James Wills. The information is largely from Brenda Pflaag of Connecticut, a direct descendant of Agnes and James. I am descended from Agnes' father, Adam Bowers. Hope it helps. Joel >Joel Bowers >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. >http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_012009 > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:29:43 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) >From: "mikem" <mm103a@comcast.net> >Subject: [PACAMBRI] CAMBRIA CITY DESCRIPTION >To: <PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <498211B7.000102.00756@MIKE-MERTLE> >Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >CAME ACROSS THIS WHILE DOING SOME GOOGLING AND THOUGHT OTHERS MIGHT LIKE TO >READ ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TO JOHNSTOWN > >THIS IS THE REGISTRATION FORM TO RECORD CAMBRIA CITY ON THE NATIONAL >REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES > >http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H097607_01B.pdf > >NOTE IT IS A PDF FILE AND REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE ACROBAT > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:48:25 EST >From: Shadonkd35@aol.com >Subject: [PACAMBRI] Military Question-Thank You >To: PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <c52.44f5420f.36b38c39@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >I just want to say Thank You and remind all of you what a wonder group of >people you are in sharing Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness. As I said in my >email query, I can always depend on you people on this list. And since my >question was rather generic in nature referring to the army I thought I would >find help with you. > > I had also subscribed to the Ohio-Veterans list since my William Collopy >appeared to enlist in the army in Cincinnati Ohio. I thought this would be the >list to find out my answers. I had one person respond informing me what the >GCMO stands for. I had another person respond with rude negative criticism >so I ignored the email. As it turns out that person saw me online this >morning and IMed me to talk. I did not realize at first who it was until he >mentioned the subject of veterans. As I tried to keep the conversation positive >thinking he was attempting to help with my research, I soon found out >otherwise. He criticized my credentials, my way of doing research and the fact that it >might appear that William was an army deserter. So What? We all have >skeletons in our closets. > So I discontinued the contact. >I have blocked him from further contact. > >So to you people from Cambria County, where ever you are in the country, >thank you for being you. > >Sharon > > >**************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay >up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the PACAMBRI list administrator, send an email to >PACAMBRI-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the PACAMBRI mailing list, send an email to PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of PACAMBRI Digest, Vol 4, Issue 46 >***************************************