A 1922 obituary for Joseph Strick, states that he married Quintina Straub (Staub) in St Joseph's Catholic Church when the edifice stood at the upper end of Singer St (Conemaugh Boro). I checked the Cambria County website, but could find no reference to this church. Can anyone tell me what became of it, and if another church replaced it? I'm also interested in contacting any descendants of this family. Thank you, Suzanne in Ohio
Sue, check out the web page at <http://www.camgenpa.com/cems/CemHistory.html>. Bob Wissinger -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Strick Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:18 PM To: Cambria PA mailing list Subject: [PACAMBRI] St Joseph's Church in Johnstown A 1922 obituary for Joseph Strick, states that he married Quintina Straub (Staub) in St Joseph's Catholic Church when the edifice stood at the upper end of Singer St (Conemaugh Boro). I checked the Cambria County website, but could find no reference to this church. Can anyone tell me what became of it, and if another church replaced it? I'm also interested in contacting any descendants of this family. Thank you, Suzanne in Ohio - - - - - - - - - - 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 -------------------------------------------- My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the leader in personal and corporate anti-spam solutions. Download your free copy of ChoiceMail from www.digiportal.com
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:17 PM >A 1922 obituary for Joseph Strick, states that he married Quintina > Straub (Staub) in St Joseph's Catholic Church when the edifice stood at > the upper end of Singer St (Conemaugh Boro). > I checked the Cambria County website, but could find no reference to > this church. Can anyone tell me what became of it, and if another > church replaced it? St Joseph's was the German Catholic in the downtown area (about a block into what was once Conemaugh Boro). My grandmother's Stevens family were members. There was an elementary school adjacent. Many years ago it was merged with St. John Gualbert's, (about 3 blcosk away) becoming a co-Cathedral. Services are at St John Gualbert's, but some events are held at St Joseph's, includiing my grandmother's funeral in 2001. Their cemetery was called the German Catholic Cemetery, adjacent to Sandyvale Cem in Hornerstown. Especially after the 1889 flood of these graveyards, St Joseph's moved their cemetery to Geistown, on the south side of Bedford St, adjecent to St Benedict's Chapel. St. John Gualbert's Cem is on the north side of Bedford St, directly opposite. Brian