I was just on now sending him some death notices from genealogybank. I just found out about this site last week. It is a pay site though for anyone who is interested. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: pacarbon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacarbon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judy Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:00 AM To: pacarbon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACARBON] Don't know if this got through And they called these the good old days. Genealogy bank is a good resource for information regarding personal events in the lives of some of our ancestors, 1700's on up! I have found a great deal of info on the site, ranging from a property sale in 1810 in Berks County to the death of a distant cousin in Philadelphia. That was a great tracking experience, in 1870 the relation was in Lehighton, just married, 1880 in Bethlehem/Allentown, 1900 in Philadelphia, followed by two property transactions on Rising Sun Ave. in Philadelphia in 1911 and 1916, and the 1920 census in Philadelphia, and another at an unknown date. Luck was with me with this line since the family had unusual given names. This family was Susanna Roth, daughter of Stephen Roth and Charlotte McDaniel, who was a daughter of James McDaniel and Lydia Klotz, James being the son of Robert McDaniel and Elizabeth Hicks of Mahoning Twp., Carbon. The search was done on Susan's husband Benneville K. Hausman. the children were Winfield Scott, Ward Beecher, C. John, (likely Chauncey, and Mary C., born between 1870 and 1878. Between Ancestry for census records and Genealogy Bank I was able to follow this family from the mid 1800's thru 1920. To do this "on foot", would have taken years of time and a lot of money. Backed with on site research at Dimmick Library in their newspaper files and historys it all came together. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@gmail.com> To: <pacarbon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:44 AM Subject: [PACARBON] Don't know if this got through >I don't know if this got through, because I posted it > before the acceptance for the list came through. I > just wished to post this email: > > Folks, > > This one newspaper article references an accidental death of a distant > connection of mine in Luzerne County, while it also references the death > of a young teenager in Weatherly, Carbon County, PA. Since the one > article highlights the two, I am cross-posting. > > First a comment: The boy dying of Lockjaw - is said to have died > despite the administering of Anti-toxin. I would not be surprised if he > died *because* of the Anti-toxin - those were older times, medicine > was less a certain thing. But I am neither a doctor, nor an expert, so > you be the judge... > > Wilkes-Barre Record, Monday July 11 1927 p13. > > LOCKJAW CLAIMS VICTIM AND GIRL DIES OF BURNS > > -------------------- > Attempt to Ignite Firecracker With Flaming Paper Fatal > > Two persons died as a result of accidents over the week-end. > A Wetatherly <sic> boy died in Hazleton State hospital of lockjaw which > developed following a July 4th accident. A Plymouth girl died of > burns suffered when her clothes became ignited while attempting to > light a firecracker with a flaming piece of paper. Three persons were > injured in other accidents. > Harold Wetzel, aged 15, of Weatherly, died in Hazleton hospital > yesterday of lockjaw. The boy was celebrating at his home last > Monday when he accidentally shot himself with a blank cartridge from > a small calibre revolver. The cartridge wad entered the index finger of > his right hand. He was rushed to Hazleton hospital and tetanus > anti-toxin administered but lockjaw developed. > Alberta Foley, aged 6, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Maurice Foley of > 114 Curry Hill, Plymouth, died in Nanticoke State hospital on Saturday > afternoon of burns suffered on Saturday morning. It is said that the > child attempted to light a firecracker with a flaming piece of paper. > Her clothes were ignited and before her parents and neighbors could > extinguish the flames the child's body was badly burned. Dr. Z. R. Smith > was summoned and after first aid treatment sent the girl to Nanticoke > State hospital. The child is survived by her parents and the following > brothers and sisters, Kathleen, Margaret, Maurice and John. > > Vince Summers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACARBON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.17/1253 - Release Date: > 1/31/2008 9:09 AM > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACARBON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 2840 (20080131) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com