As a young child, I spent many summer days at Lone Pine Farm in Saltsburg, PA.  In the late 1700's, early 1800's, it was among the leading salt producers in the country.  Thus, the name Saltsburg.   Sandy in Jamestown ________________________________ From: Mary Hoffherr <mho4@comcast.net> To: 'Lisa Baker' <lisa_18406@msn.com>; pacambri@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Salt in 'olden' days Salt was used to preserve meat / fish for the winter so indeed it was very important to have salt. -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Baker Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:06 PM To: pacambri@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACAMBRI] Salt in 'olden' days I enjoy reading this columnist, he often provides insight to our ancestors everyday lives. Salt supply was a common concern in olden days John Switzer, Sunday, March 10, 2013 The Columbus Dispatch There's a saying dating to Roman times that a man "is worth his salt." I've also heard it said that a man "is worth his weight in salt" or is "the salt of the Earth." All those sayings mean that a person has worth because salt was so valuable in olden days that it was sometimes used as currency. In pioneer days, for bartering purposes, a bushel of salt was worth a cow and a half. Salt was vital for preserving meat and flavoring food. Pioneers and American Indians alike obtained salt by boiling down water from a salt spring. It took 800 to 1,000 gallons of saltwater to make a bushel of salt. Daniel Boone once wrote to Virginia authorities that "we are almost destitute of the necessary article of salt." Michael Bergman, who is a historian and farmer in Madison County as well as a buff on anything about Boone, told me this story about the great frontiersman and salt: Boone and 30 other men from the settlement of Boonesborough in Kentucky went to a place called Blue Lick on the Licking River to make salt on Jan. 1, 1778. After they made one pack-horse load of salt, three of the men took it back to Boonesborough. On Feb. 7, Shawnee Indians captured the 27 remaining salt makers and took them to their village near what is now Xenia in western Ohio. A historical marker along Rt. 68 tells of the plight of the salt makers. Boone was made to run the gantlet but later was adopted into the family of a chief named Blackfish. Eleven other salt makers also were adopted into Indian families, and 10 were taken to Fort Detroit to be held for ransom. The fate of the other captives is unknown. Boone's Indian name was Shetowee, which meant "Big Turtle." He was also sometimes called "Wide Mouth" because of his wide grin. While he was living with Blackfish, he was, ironically, taken to a salt spring along the Scioto River. I have heard there once was a salt spring the Indians used at the site of Griggs Reservoir. While making salt, Boone learned that the Shawnee planned to attack Boonesborough, where his family was living. Boone escaped from the Shawnee in June 1778 and followed the Bullskin Trail, a major Indian path that Rt. 68 now roughly follows, back to Kentucky, where he warned the settlers of the pending attack. One thing this story tells us is that salt was so prized that the pioneers would leave the safety of their fortified villages and risk the perils of the wilderness to obtain a supply. Retired weather columnist John Switzer writes a Sunday Metro column. jswitzer@dispatch.com                         - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - 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

The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, MON 25 FEB 2013 Baker Gladys Cecelia Baker, 89 of Columbus, died Saturday, February 23, 2012 (sic-2013). She was born April 7, 1923 in Beaverdale, PA to the late Wallace and Frances (Chirdon) Hoyer. She was retired from Bank One and was a member of St. James the Less Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing cards and was an unselfish, loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Vernon Baker, siblings Genevieve Hoyer, Leo Hoyer, Bernard Hoyer, Ruth Zeno and Wallace Hoyer, sister-in-law Hazel Hoyer, brothers-in-law Earl Penrod and Dick Zeno. She is survived by children, Paul (Laura) Baker, Roy Baker and Carl Baker; sister, Florence Penrod; sisters-in-laws, Martha Hoyer and Genevieve Hoyer; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at SCHOEDINGER NORTH CHAPEL, 5554 Karl Rd. where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment in Union Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to www.schoedinger.com Came across this obit last month. The Baker surname first caught my eye, then Beaverdale, PA and the Chirdon surname. Didn't see an obit for the Tribune. Had her mother in my FTM records as an unmarried Chirdon daughter and used FamilySearch to locate her parents, their marriage license and census records. I had several men named Paul Baker in my records for the period 1915-1930. Called the funeral home and was able to get his family information, birth and death date. Note he was on the census was Vernon Paul Baker. As far as I can tell, no connection to any of the Cambria county Baker families. Census: 1930 (4 APR), Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, ED 61-7, page 172/2A, 31/31; BAKER, Rae L., head, own home, value $200, age 30, married age 21, Farmer, general farm; Freda E., wife, age 25, married age 17; Clifton E., son, age 5, attends school; Vernon P., son, age 4-3/12; and Carl, son, age 1-2/12; all born Ohio 1940 (25 APR), Harrietsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, ED 61-7, page 53/10A, #191, same house in 1935, Duck Creek Valley Road, own home, value $500; BAKER, Ray, head, age 40, married, attended school H1, Farmer, Farm; Freda, wife, age 35, attended school 8 years; Clifton, age 16, attending school H4; Vernon, son, age 14, attending school H1; page 10B; BAKER, Carl, son, age 11, attending school 6 years; Harold, son, age 8, attending school 4 years; Herman, father, age 80, married, attended school 8 years; and Emma, mother, age 74, married, attended school 8 years; all born Ohio 1900 (12 JUN), Gallitzin Township (excl. Gallitzin borough), Cambria County, Pennsylvania, ED 122, page 205/8A, 134/134; CHIRDON, Jacob, head, born Feb 1867, age 33, married 15 years, father born Germany, Coal miner, rent home; Ellen, wife, born Mar 1864, age 36, married 15 years, bore 1 child, 0 living; Albin, son, born June 1886, age 13, Coal miner; Francis, daughter, born Aug 1888, age 11, attend school; Cecelia, daughter, born Oct 1890, age 9, attend school; Martin, son, born Feb 1893, age 7; and Clarence, son, born Jan 1896, age 4; all born Pennsylvania 1930 (3 APR), Summerhill Township, Beaverdale Town, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, ED 114, page 246/4A, Cedar Street North Side, 57/58; HOYER, Wallace, head, own home value $2000, age 54, married age 26, Supervisor, Township Road; Frances, wife, age 48, married age 21; Genevieve, daughter, age 26, single, Sales Clerk, Beaverdale General Store; Leo, son, age 17, Laborer, Coal Mine; Bernard, son, age 13, attends school; Florence, daughter, age 11, attends school; Ruth, daughter, age 9, attends school; Gladys, daughter, age 6, attends school; and Wallace Jr., son, age 4; all born Pennsylvania 1940 (16 APR), Summerhill Township, Beaverdale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, ED 11-150, page 2620/26A, #420, own home value $3500, residence in 1935: Same Place; HOYER, Wallace, head, age 65, married, attended school 8 years; Frances, wife, age 52, married, attended school 8 years; Genevieve, daughter, age 37, single, attended school 8 years, Housekeeper, Priest House; Florence, daughter, age 22, single, attended school H2, Seamstress, Govt Shop; Ruth, daughter, age 20, single, attended school H2, Helper, Nursery; Gladys, daughter, age 17, single, attended school H2; and Wallace G., son, age 15, single, attended school H1; all born Pennsylvania https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKBJ-PPQ name: Paul V Baker event type: Death event date: 30 Nov 1972 event place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, United States registration place: Home residence place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States gender: Male age: 46 marital status: Married race: White birth date: 1926 autopsy performed: Unknown certificate number: 093839 volume number: 21112 certifier's role: Coroner census tract: 0271 affiliate line number: 93837 affiliate file name: DEATHS72.DAT source reference: Ohio Department of Health Collection: Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF35-13J Name: Wallace Hoyer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Jul 1901 Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Father's Name: Jacob Hoyer Mother's Name: Mary Hoyer Spouse's Name: Elizabeth A. Brown Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Spouse's Father's Name: Peter M. Brown Spouse's Mother's Name: Matilda Brown Related: Yes, third cousins Reference ID: v 566 cn 962 GS Film number: 1294610 Digital Folder Number: 004460981 Image Number: 00411 Collection: Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF38-8FY name: George Wallace Hoyer event: Marriage event date: 12 Oct 1909 event place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States age: 34 estimated birth year: 1875 residence of man: Beaverdale, Penna. date of man's former marriage, if married, August 1901 date of death of man's former wife, if dead, May 14, 1908 father: Jacob J. Hoyer spouse: Frances Mary Chirdon spouse's age: 21 residence of woman: Beaverdale, Penna. spouse's estimated birth year: 1888 spouse's father: Jacob Chirdon occupation of man: wholesale liquor dealer occupation of woman: domestic married: J.P., Jno M. Quinn, Beaverdale, Penna. reference number: v37 cn 2226 film number: 1293482 digital folder number: 004460756 image number: 00344 Collection: Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VS-5K6 Collection: United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 name: George Wallace Hoyer event: Draft Registration registration date year range: 1917-1918 event place: Cambria County no 2, Pennsylvania, United States gender: Male birth date: 08 Mar 1875 birthplace: , , United States country of citizenship: United States occupation: merchant nearest relative: Frances Hoyer, Beaverdale, Pa. signed: George Wallace Hoyer, Sept. 12, 1918 nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards nara publication number: M1509 film number: 1877828 digital folder number: 005266937 image number: 03052

Here is her mother's obit: "The Daily Tribune" (Johnstown, PA newspaper), Monday, 01 Dec 1947, page 24: HOYER - Mrs. Frances, 58, Beaverdale, 7:30 a.m. Nov. 29, 1947, in Mercy Hospital, where she had been a patient the past 6 weeks. Born in Coupon Aug. 16, 1889, daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Moser) Chirdon. Married to Wallace Hoyer Oct. 12, 1909, in St. Agnes Catholic Church, Beaverdale. He died Sept. 1943. Survived by these children: Genevieve, Ruth and Wallace, all at home; Leo and Bernard, both of Sidman; Florence, wife of Earl Penrod, Ehrenfeld; Gladys, wife of Vernon Baker, Columbus, O.; these brothers and sister: Albin Chirdon, Ashville; Martin, Philadelphia; Clarence, Ebensburg; Mrs. Ellis Michaels, Beaverdale. Friends received in residence. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, requiem high mass in St. Agnes Church, Rev. Father William J. Ryan; burial, St. Bartholomew's Catholic Cemetery, Wilmore, Charles O. Dimond Funeral Home, South Fork. Her father's: "The Johnstown Tribune" (Johnstown, PA newspaper), Wednesday, 22 Sep 1943, page 18: WALLACE HOYER, 68, SUPERVISOR, EXPIRES - BEAVERDALE - Wallace Hoyer 68, a member of the Board of Supervisors of Summerhill Twp., died yesterday at his home here after an illness of a year. A son of Jacob and Mary (Dimond) Hoyer, he was born on Mar. 8, 1875, in Croyle Twp. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frances (Chirdon) Hoyer, and seven children: Genevieve, Wallace, Gladys and Ruth, all at home; Leo, Sidman; Bernard, Beaverdale, and Mrs. Florence Penrod, Beaverdale. Friends are being received at the Hoyer home. Funeral arrangements in charge of the Dimond Funeral Home of South Fork. Beth Campbell Rykhus -------Original Message------- From: Lisa Baker Date: 03/20/13 19:03:37 To: pacambri@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACAMBRI] Gladys Cecelia Baker, 1923-2013 The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, MON 25 FEB 2013 Baker Gladys Cecelia Baker, 89 of Columbus, died Saturday, February 23, 2012 (sic-2013). She was born April 7, 1923 in Beaverdale, PA to the late Wallace and Frances (Chirdon) Hoyer. She was retired from Bank One and was a member of St. James the Less Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing cards and was an unselfish, loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Vernon Baker, siblings Genevieve Hoyer, Leo Hoyer, Bernard Hoyer, Ruth Zeno and Wallace Hoyer, sister-in-law Hazel Hoyer, brothers-in-law Earl Penrod and Dick Zeno. She is survived by children, Paul (Laura) Baker, Roy Baker and Carl Baker; sister, Florence Penrod; sisters-in-laws, Martha Hoyer and Genevieve Hoyer; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at SCHOEDINGER NORTH CHAPEL, 5554 Karl Rd. where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment in Union Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to www.scho! edinger.com Came across this obit last month. The Baker surname first caught my eye, then Beaverdale, PA and the Chirdon surname. Didn't see an obit for the Tribune. Had her mother in my FTM records as an unmarried Chirdon daughter and used FamilySearch to locate her parents, their marriage license and census records. I had several men named Paul Baker in my records for the period 1915-1930. Called the funeral home and was able to get his family information, birth and death date. Note he was on the census was Vernon Paul Baker. As far as I can tell, no connection to any of the Cambria county Baker families. Census: 1930 (4 APR), Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, ED 61-7, page 172/2A, 31/31; BAKER, Rae L., head, own home, value $200, age 30, married age 21, Farmer, general farm; Freda E., wife, age 25, married age 17; Clifton E., son, age 5 attends school; Vernon P., son, age 4-3/12; and Carl, son, age 1-2/12; all born Ohio 1940 (25 APR), Harrietsville, Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio, ED 61-7, page 53/10A, #191, same house in 1935, Duck Creek Valley Road, own home, value $500; BAKER, Ray, head, age 40, married, attended school H1, Farmer, Farm; Freda, wife, age 35, attended school 8 years; Clifton, age 16, attending school H4; Vernon, son, age 14, attending school H1; page 10B; BAKER, Carl, son, age 11, attending school 6 years; Harold, son, age 8, attending school 4 years; Herman, father, age 80, married, attended school 8 years; and Emma, mother, age 74, married, attended school 8 years; all born Ohio 1900 (12 JUN), Gallitzin Township (excl. Gallitzin borough), Cambria County, Pennsylvania, ED 122, page 205/8A, 134/134; CHIRDON, Jacob, head, born Feb 1867, age 33, married 15 years, father born Germany, Coal miner, rent home; Ellen, wife, born Mar 1864, age 36, married 15 years, bore 1 child, 0 living Albin, son, born June 1886, age 13, Coal miner; Francis, daughter, born Aug 1888, age 11, attend school; Cecelia, daughter, born Oct 1890, age 9, attend school; Martin, son, born Feb 1893, age 7; and Clarence, son, born Jan 1896, age 4; all born Pennsylvania 1930 (3 APR), Summerhill Township, Beaverdale Town, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, ED 114, page 246/4A, Cedar Street North Side, 57/58; HOYER, Wallace, head, own home value $2000, age 54, married age 26, Supervisor, Township Road; Frances, wife, age 48, married age 21; Genevieve, daughter, age 26, single, Sales Clerk, Beaverdale General Store; Leo, son, age 17, Laborer, Coal Mine; Bernard, son, age 13, attends school; Florence, daughter age 11, attends school; Ruth, daughter, age 9, attends school; Gladys, daughter, age 6, attends school; and Wallace Jr., son, age 4; all born Pennsylvania 1940 (16 APR), Summerhill Township, Beaverdale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania ED 11-150, page 2620/26A, #420, own home value $3500, residence in 1935: Same Place; HOYER, Wallace, head, age 65, married, attended school 8 years; Frances, wife, age 52, married, attended school 8 years; Genevieve, daughter age 37, single, attended school 8 years, Housekeeper, Priest House; Florence, daughter, age 22, single, attended school H2, Seamstress, Govt Shop; Ruth, daughter, age 20, single, attended school H2, Helper, Nursery; Gladys, daughter, age 17, single, attended school H2; and Wallace G., son, age 15, single, attended school H1; all born Pennsylvania https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKBJ-PPQ name: Paul V Baker event type: Death event date: 30 Nov 1972 event place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, United States registration place: Home residence place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States gender: Male age: 46 marital status: Married race: White birth date: 1926 autopsy performed: Unknown certificate number: 093839 volume number: 21112 certifier's role: Coroner census tract: 0271 affiliate line number: 93837 affiliate file name: DEATHS72.DAT source reference: Ohio Department of Health Collection: Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF35-13J Name: Wallace Hoyer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Jul 1901 Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Father's Name: Jacob Hoyer Mother's Name: Mary Hoyer Spouse's Name: Elizabeth A. Brown Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Spouse's Father's Name: Peter M. Brown Spouse's Mother's Name: Matilda Brown Related: Yes, third cousins Reference ID: v 566 cn 962 GS Film number: 1294610 Digital Folder Number: 004460981 Image Number: 00411 Collection: Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF38-8FY name: George Wallace Hoyer event: Marriage event date: 12 Oct 1909 event place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States age: 34 estimated birth year: 1875 residence of man: Beaverdale, Penna. date of man's former marriage, if married, August 1901 date of death of man's former wife, if dead, May 14, 1908 father: Jacob J. Hoyer spouse: Frances Mary Chirdon spouse's age: 21 residence of woman: Beaverdale, Penna. spouse's estimated birth year: 1888 spouse's father: Jacob Chirdon occupation of man: wholesale liquor dealer occupation of woman: domestic married: J.P., Jno M. Quinn, Beaverdale, Penna. reference number: v37 cn 2226 film number: 1293482 digital folder number: 004460756 image number: 00344 Collection: Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VS-5K6 Collection: United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 name: George Wallace Hoyer event: Draft Registration registration date year range: 1917-1918 event place: Cambria County no 2, Pennsylvania, United States gender: Male birth date: 08 Mar 1875 birthplace: , , United States country of citizenship: United States occupation: merchant nearest relative: Frances Hoyer, Beaverdale, Pa. signed: George Wallace Hoyer, Sept. 12, 1918 nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards nara publication number: M1509 film number: 1877828 digital folder number: 005266937 image number: 03052 - - - - - - - - - - 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