Thank you one and all for your wonderful words! It is just what I was hoping to get! Thank you. Marlene Brown Ford marlene@enter.net For great children's music check out Mike Ford's site: Check out this site http://www.boyntonfordmusic.com/

Hi Please email annie at RJWNLW65@aol.com if you would like a scanned copy of any obit. Thanks! Jean Subj: [PABLAIR-L] Obits~Blair and surrounding areas Date: 08/06/2002 9:03:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: RJWNLW65@aol.com To: PABLAIR-L@rootsweb.com I have the following obits, if you would like a scanned copy, please email me offlist and include the date, name and date sent to the list. (some roll call names on this list) Nellie Cassidy, 1911 (Wilkinsburg), Uncles/John Neason and Paul Neason of Altoona. George L. Fields, 1911 (Mt. Union), father of Albert Fields of Altoona. J. B. Heaton, 1911 (Cassville) Mary Rhodes Shade, 1911 (Freedom Twp.), widow of John Shade. Rev. Elial McVey Chilcote, 1911 (Huntingdon Co. native) Catherine Coleman, 1911, widow of Matthew Coleman. Barbara Titze, 1911, wife of Herman Titze. Carthaine (Catherine) Conway, 1911 (Bennington) Joseph Snively Fay, 1911 (Williamsburg), son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Fay. Jacob Bowman, 1911 (Lancaster Co.) Rebecca Bridenbaugh Loudon, 1911 (Juniata), daughter of T. Philip and Mary Bridenbaugh, widow of William Loudon. Ida Mary Beach Lantz, 1911, wife of Harry A. Lantz. Mary Dell, 1911, widow of John Dell. Samuel Woodring, 1911 (Tyrone), husband of Isabelle Cousins. Arthur J. Kuhns, 1978 (Johnstown) Pearl Z. Zeigler Kuhn, 1982 (Duncansville), daughter of George and Lusetta Cleaver Zeigler, widow of Albert Kuhn. Margaret Taylor Kuhn, 1964 (Arizona, former Blair Co. native), daughter of Robert S. and Elizabeth Crissman Kuhn. Emory B. Kuhn, 1980 (Duncansville), son of Phillip and Minnie Marshall Kuhn, husband of Bertha Meredith. Cecil A. Kuhn, 1979 (Buffalo Mills), son of Isaac J. and Marguerite Kelly Kuhn. Dorothy Lorenz Long Kugler, 1964 (Roaring Spring), daughter of Frank and Murtle Zook Lorenz, twice married; Byard A. Long, Harry Kugler. Charles McCormick, 1930 *Funeral notice. Edward Burk, 1930 *Funeral notice Mary Myers Wolfe, 1930 (Johnstown). John M. Kauffman, 1930, son of Henry and Katharine Kauffman. Elizabeth Umbower Tetwiler, 1930 (Piney Creek), daughter of Francis and Anne Umbower, widow of Anthony R. Tetwiler. Catharine Bookhammer Reeder, 1930 (Tyrone), daughter of John and Susanna Craig Bookhammer, widow of Michael Reeder. Annie Whiteman http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

just received the names of Harry and Anna's children and grandchildren. If you know any of this family please get back to me. I would like to be able to contact some of them so that, hopefully I could gain more history on Anna and Harry. Here is what I have... Harry B. Trostle and Anna C. Wirtz Mae Trostle md Raymond Bell Richard Bell md Virginia Yoxhimer Gerald Bell md June Parson Eugene Bell md Eva Marie Fisher Robert Bell md Olive Bennett Virginia Bell md Michael Johnston Ellen Trostle Florence Trostle md Harry Everhart Harry Everhart md Martha Hoover (I have spoken to Harry and he's agreed to look over my research) Anna Everhart md Samuel Conrad Richard Trostle md Elizabeth Miller Betty Louise Trostle md Henry Johnston Dixie Ann Trostle md Charles Sanders Margaret Trostle md Joseph Harach Estella Trostle md Robert McGinness Robert McGinness Jr. md Eva Lerew If you can put me in contact with any of these people I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to be able to add more to my research. Judy & Mark Wilkinson judymarkw@attbi.com

Marlene: With Justin's "ok" here is that writing... Best regards, Jacquelyn jebean@marshalltx.com ======================== The Story Tellers... We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as it were by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors you have a wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are them and they are us. So, as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take their place in the long line of family storytellers. That, is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and put flesh on the bones. ~~ Author Unknown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlene Ford" <marlene@enter.net> > To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:13 PM > Subject: [PACENTRE] need help... > > > > I know this is a bit off base and I apologize if this upsets anyone...but > > I have a question. Can anyone direct me to any writings on "why do we > > search for our family history". > >

Whispers in the Wind What twist of fate has brought me to the person I am today? Was it the ocean voyage that brought my family here, Fraught with danger, death, fear, And the fervent hope that everything would be OK? Or was it the bountiful sight of this new land that to them made everything seem so clear. Several people in my families past gave up the safety and comfort of home and family for a chance at a new life, free of persecution and the constant struggle for food in a poor and destitute land. They gave me a chance to grow in this new place they call America. They gave me a chance to stand up for my freedoms without the fear of oppression. It is not just our right to study our family tree, it is our duty to remember those that formed this land, as a child forms a ball from clay. That's right, DUTY! To forge ahead in life and not remember the price paid by those that have gone before would be a crime against humanity. Not just in this country, but the mother country as well. It doesn't matter if you are red, white, black or yellow. We are all of the same breed, one we call man kind, and we all need to be remembered. So the next time you see and old, beaten down cemetery, stop, look, and listen to the voices riding the wind of those that have gone before. Take a moment, with your eye's closed, and you just might hear a childs laughter, or the soft gentle tones of ones whisper of love to another. Then record the cemetery, and share it! These people deserve to be remembered if only on paper. The next time you go into a used book store and find and old family Bible, copy the family information out and pass it on. Without the Genealogists research and records, the past would slowly become only whispers in the wind. Renee Louse Waring - Aug. 5, 2002 List Administrator for: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ICM-WGW http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/WaringFamily GEN-STORIES@rootsweb.com Subscribe to the ICM List at this address: <A HREF="mailto:ICM-WGW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com">ICM-WGW-subscribe@smartgroups.com Subscribe to the Waring List at this address: WaringFamily-subscribe@smartgroups.com</A>

Marlene: Not too long ago, a list moderator sent me a wonderful essay-type writing which explains why we do what we do. If Justin okays it, I'd like to post it to the list as it conveys a lot of the feelings family historians feel at some point in their dedication to research. If he doesn't okay, the posting, will send it to you privately. Best regards, Jacquelyn jebean@marshalltx.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Ford" <marlene@enter.net> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:13 PM Subject: [PACENTRE] need help... > I know this is a bit off base and I apologize if this upsets anyone...but I > have a question. Can anyone direct me to any writings on "why do we search > for our family history". > > It can be either in the form of a cute poem or one or two lines....I really > need help.

I know this is a bit off base and I apologize if this upsets anyone...but I have a question. Can anyone direct me to any writings on "why do we search for our family history". It can be either in the form of a cute poem or one or two lines....I really need help. Thanks ever so much Marlene Marlene Brown Ford marlene@enter.net For great children's music check out Mike Ford's site: Check out this site http://www.boyntonfordmusic.com/

I am looking for three LONG brothers, James, John and William. in their twenties, who came to the US in 1862 via NY. James originally settled in Allegheny County and in 1880's Clearfield (near Philipsburg). Their mother was possibly named Maria. Any help with this family would be wonderful.

Good evening, listmembers! In going through some old newspapers at the library in Bellefonte I happened across an article which detailed the local LYON family. I have transcribed it here in hopes that it will benefit our listmembers. NOTE: While the author of the following write-up is not identified, I feel confident in listing it as the late Hugh T. Manchester, at that time editor of the "Centre Democrat" and well-known historian of Bellefonte and vicinity. Hugh died in 2001 at the age of 75. >From the CENTRE DEMOCRAT of 15 March 1962: "LYON Family of Centre County from Ireland "Pennsylvania is the Keystone State. Centre County is the center of the 'Keystone' - made so by the vast iron ore interests which were responsible for the formation of the county 162 years ago. "On St. Patrick's Day 1962 it is worthy of note to relate the part the Irish played in establishing the great iron furnaces which once dotted the Centre County landscape. Representative of the illustrious group was the Lyon family who established 'Pennsylvania Furnace' in 1813, near the Centre and Huntingdon County line. Out of their action came the great firm of 'Lyon - Shorb' which left its imprint on not only Centre County, but the United States at large. "John Lyon was a native of County Fermanagh, Ireland, and came to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1763. He settled in that area which today is Milford Township, Juniata County. With him to Pennsylvania came the three sons of his brother, James, who remained in Ireland. One of the three sons was Benjamin Lyon, the direct ancestor of the Lyon family which established 'Pennsylvania Furnace.' "John Lyon died in 1780 and was buried in the graveyard of the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, Juniata County, which he founded in 1773. His wife, whom he married in Ireland, was Margaret Armstrong, sister of the famous Pennsylvania Frontier Soldier, Colonel John Armstrong. Colonel Armstrong was married to Rebecca Lyon, John Lyon's sister. She died in 1793 and is also buried at Tuscarora. "The Lyon name is very prominent in the Colonial history of Pennsylvania. William Lyon, son of John and first cousin to Benjamin, helped to lay out the city of Carlisle in 1751. His wife was Alice, daughter of Colonel Armstrong. Elizabeth Lyon married John McVey, after whom McVeytown in Mifflin County is named. The Lyon name is also prominent in the history of Chambersburg and Bedford County. "Benjamin Lyon, who was born in Ireland in 1752 and came to Pennsylvania with his Uncle John at the age 11, had a distinguished Revolutionary War career. He was with Benedict Arnold when the latter led his famous expedition to Canada in vain, but gallant effort to capture Quebec. He also fought with Washington at Long Island, the Brandywine, and Germantown. "Benjamin's son, John, the founder of Pennsylvania Furnace, was born August 11, 1782 in the Tuscarora Valley, located in what is now Juniata County. He died at Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh) in 1868. "John Lyon headed the great firm of 'Lyon & Shorb' which had works in Centre, Huntingdon, Blair, and Clarion counties. The firm's principal office was in Pittsburgh. Mr. Lyon's residence, however, was at Pennsylvania Furnace. "John Lyon, the great iron pioneer, was married four times. His first wife, whom he married on April 29, 1808, was Jane Maclay, 1782-1809. She was the daughter of William Maclay and is buried at Paxtang, Dauphin County. "John Lyon's mother-in-law and father-in-law were prominent citizens of the Commonwealth. Mrs. Maclay was the former Mary McClure Harris, daughter of John Harris, founder of Harrisburg. William Maclay was a noted Pennsylvania Colonial officer in the French and Indian War and in 1772 laid out the town of Sunbury. During the Revolution he fought at Trenton and Princeton. In 1789, he was named the first United States Senator from Pennsylvania. His colleague and fellow-senator on this occasion was Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and who with Prince Talleyrand, once owned great land areas in what is now Centre County. Thomas Jefferson is considered the founder of the Democratic Party, but historical records show that it was William Maclay who was the true founder of the Democratic Party, as early as October 24, 1791, while serving in the United States Senate. "John Lyon's second wife was Ann Nancy Patton, daughter of Col. John Patton of Centre Furnace, also a noted pioneer Centre County ironmaster. Colonel Patton entertained Prince Talleyrand at his home at Centre Furnace while the latter was in exile in America and it is from Colonel Patton's home that the great French statesman journeyed to Bellefonte to visit the James Harris family, upon which occasion, when seeing the Big Spring, he exclaimed, 'La Bell Font!' Mr. Lyon married Miss Patton Sept. 7, 1814. She died at the age of 26 in May of 1817 and is buried in the Union Cemetery in Bellefonte. "The third wife of John Lyon was Margaret A. Stewart. He married her July 20, 1820. She was the daughter of Samuel Stewart of Dauphin County, prominent Revolutionary Soldier and a pioneer in Dauphin County history. The third Mrs. Lyon died May 26, 1835 in Pittsburgh and is buried there. Out of this union there came nine children, among them: "Samuel Stewart Lyon, elected chief burgess of Bellefonte in 1877. He married Ann Valentine, daughter of Abram Valentine of the noted Bellefonte iron firm of 'Valentine and Thomas.' Their daughter, Mary Lowrie, married Ellis Orvis of Bellefonte, who was judge of the Centre County courts from 1905 to 1915. Mrs. B. O. Harvey, of Benner Road, Bellefonte, is a daughter of this union. "George W. Lyon, whose wife was Anna C. Porter. Their son was John Porter Lyon, pioneer Bellefonte auto dealer. His wife was the late Eleanor Mitchell of Bellefonte. Their children were the late Mrs. Deborah Dobelbower of Bellefonte, and George Porter Lyon, who resides in Bellefonte at 111 W. Curtin St. "Margaret Elizabeth Lyon married the Rev. Robert Hamill, D.D., who for many years was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lemont. "Mary A. Lyon, wife of J. Robert Lowrie, an attorney who resided at Warriors Mark. His father was Walter Lowrie, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1819-1825. "John Lyon's fourth wife was Ann Parr Hubley. They were married in 1838. She outlived her husband by 16 years, dying at the age of 96 on November 13, 1884. She is buried in the Union Cemetery at Bellefonte. Mrs. Lyon was the granddaughter of Michael Hubley, who signed the famous 'Treaty of the Six Nations' (Iroquois Indians) at Lancaster, Pa., in July of 1748." Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, Bellefonte Area HS Class of 2003 Student Representative, Bellefonte Area School District Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

In a message dated 8/1/02 2:06:06 AM Central Daylight Time, PACENTRE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Of course, if you join the CCGS, you > Hi Ellen ! Im away from home and no local access, SO, im not surfing, just downloading e mails. Do you have the address for the CCGS? THX Mike in AZ

H Please email Annie at RJWNLW65@aol.com if you would like a scanned copy of any obits. Thanks! Jean Subj: [PABLAIR-L] Obits~Blair and surrounding areas Date: 08/04/2002 8:15:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: RJWNLW65@aol.com To: PABLAIR-L@rootsweb.com I have the following obits, if you would like a scanned copy, please email me offlist and include the date, name and date sent to the list. (some roll call names on this list) Mary E. Woodel Logan, 1983 (Williamsburg), daughter of John and Margaret Marks Woodel, wife of Elmer J. Logan. Kenneth S. Pheasant, 1983 (FL, formerly of Hollidaysburg and Erie), son of Clyde and Abbie Lefford Pheasant, husband of Hazel Weston. Minnie R. Rushall Meloy, 1983 (Nevada, formerly of Altoona), daughter of Samuel and Lena Marcus Rushall, wife of Herman Meloy. Robert J. Sowers, 1983 (St. Benedict), son of George and Edna Albright Sowers, husband of Carrie Horn. Harvey VanScoyoc, 1936 (Hollidaysburg), son of Stephen and Amy VanScoyoc, husband of Katura Strayer. Maud VanZandt Black, 1936 (Huntingdon), widow of David S. Black. T. Lloyd Vaughn, 1936, son of John and Catherine Vaughn, twice married: second wife, Emma Heinz. Joseph Ventre, 1936, son of George and Rose DeVone Ventre, husband of Mildred F. Moore. Paul J. Snyder, 1936 (Washington, DC, formerly of Altoona), son of Charles and Maggie Snook Snyder, husband of Ellsthe Schmidhammer. William Royer, 1905 (Madisonburg) Grace E. Ginter, 1905 (Bellefonte), daughter of James Ginter. Sarah Gingerich, 1905 (Upper Bald Eagle Valley), daughter of Joseph and Fannie Gingerich. Mrs. J. D. Hoffer Murray, 1905 (Centre Hall) William C. Vallance, 1905 (Centre Co.), son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Vallance. Rev. Howard Millen, 1984 (OH, formerly of Plumville) Billy J. Pounds, 1984 (OH), son of William and Alice Feight Pounds. Nancy L. Jane Heberling Lukehart, 1984 (Home), daughter of Jonathan and Esther Weaver Heberline. Jane B. Moorhead, 1984 (FL, formerly of Indiana), widow of A. Donald Moorhead. James A. Kaufman, 1984 (Marion Center, formerly of Kittanning), son of A. R. and Evelyn Kaufman. Thomas B. Sheehe, 1984 (MD), son of Thomas and Martha Hatherill Sheehe. Valgene 'Petie' Delmont Bartlebaugh, Jr., 1984 (Arcadia), son of Balgene and Martha Anne Bailey Bartlebaugh. Robert Doyle Pearce, 1984 (CA, formerly of Cloe), son of Emery and Mary Roush Pearce, husband of Dorothy Reffner. Catherine Kerr Kelly, 1983 (OH, native of Indiana), daughter of Daniel and Caroline Horner Kerr, widow of Charles Kelly. George J. Reott, Sr., 1983 (Latrobe), son of Nicholas and Magdalina King Reott, husband of Martha Boggio. Peter Bogel, 1983 (Barnesboro), son of Paul and Anna Pirea Bogel, husband of Margaret Mirolak. James C. Lukehart, 1983, (Lawrence Co. native), son of Homer and Maud North Stefly Lukehart, husband of Isabelle Adams. Donna L. Reihms Shaner, 1983 (Avonmore), daughter of Elmer and Marmie McCullough Reihms, wife of Albert R. Shaner, Jr. Edwin Cunningham, 1983 (Shelby, OH), husband of Berneyda Turney. John D. Edwards, 1983 (Ebensburg), son of Oliver and Gertrude Wilt Edwards. Annie Whiteman http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

I have learned that my great great grandfather James Watson died from accidentally drinking carbolic acid at a hotel in Bellefonte in May, 1878. The newspaper article (Democratic Watchman, May 1831) says that he was buried in the Bellefonte cemetery at the expense of the borough. Does anyone know if there were records of pauper graves and if I could find out where he was buried? For the edification of the list members, you can read on the internet about similar deaths from carbolic acid during the late 1800s. Apparently carbolic acid was widely used as a disinfectant and had a sweet taste. It was sometimes taken by mistake by people who were drinking and mistook it for a bottle of whisky and was also a common means of suicide in the era.

There MAY have been records kept of such interments; but where they are now is likely not known. Recently, in Philadelphia, in a private estate was uncovered a complete record of interments in the Union Cemetery -- the sexton's book, if you will, from 1903 to 1919. There may be other books like that floating around. Just in that span (less than 20 years) over 1200 interments were made in the cemetery. Many have no markers, especially children. The book does NOT list where in the cemetery's 20 acres the interment was made; simply the date, name of individual, age, and name of undertaker. There is a lot map showing all the lots, corresponding to a list of owners. Perhaps you will find record of a lot owned by the Borough in this manner. There are cards kept of known interments, showing diagrams of the lots; these are very incomplete, however. Give it a shot. The cards are computerized and can be found online, I believe through www.centreconnect.org. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, Bellefonte Area HS Class of 2003 Student Representative, Bellefonte Area School District Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

>From the USGenWeb, [Daily-Uploads] New Files, 1-2 Aug 2002. Good luck, and the site DOES work. <G> Marybeth Corrigall ================ << http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/military/revwar/paloyalist.txt >>

Good evening, list members! At the urging of Fred Houts I have conducted an investigation to try and verify the age of Mrs. Eliza Stanton, who died in 1892 at the reputed age of 117. It appears that this age was grossly exaggerated. She had lived with her husband and family in Patton Twp., Centre Co., since before the 1850 census and I found them each census year as follows: 1850 Census, Patton Twp., Centre Co., PA: John Stanton, age 55, black, farmer, bp MD, Eliza Stanton, age 42, black, bp PA, Richard 12, black, Henderson 5, black. 1860 Census, Patton Twp., Centre Co., PA: John Stanton, age 65, day laborer, mulatto, $1500 real, $200 personal, bp MD, Eliza Stanton, age 50, mulatto, illiterate, bp PA, Henderson 14, mulatto, bp PA. 1870 Census, Patton Twp., Centre Co, PA: John Stanton, age 77, black, farmer, $2000 real, $200 personal, bp MD, can vote, Eliza Stanton, age 61, mulatto, keeping house, bp PA, illiterate, Henderson, age 25, mulatto, bp PA, can vote. [Next door was Jacob and Christina Haldeman.] 1880 Census, Patton Twp., Centre Co., PA: Eliza Stanton, age 80, mulatto, keeping house, Henderson Stanton, age 35, mulatto, farmer. Both parties bp PA, as were their parents. 1890 Census, Patton Twp., Centre Co., PA: Henderson Stanton, age 46, laborer -- Buffalo Run; Mary, Mabel, Eliza. It is apparent that Eliza Stanton was more likely born circa 1808-1809, rather than 1775 as was claimed. Her husband John was born circa 1793-1795, and died between 1870 and 1880. She was thus about 83 or 84 at the time of her death in 1892. While this is not as great an age as 117, it is no little accomplishment that in 1890, aged 80 or 81, she walked twelve miles to Bellefonte for a visit. I did not know prior to this that Mrs. Stanton was a member of our African American community. As such, I suspect that her last resting-place, as well as that of her husband, is in the little African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Marysville, Patton Twp., near her home. There are several graves there but only one marker remains, that of Civil War veteran Aaron Delige, who died in 1896. If Mr. and Mrs. Stanton are indeed buried there, they make the 3rd and 4th identified burials for this plot. The other is Christina Delige, who died in 1919. Bert Delige, the noted Centre County murderer, is buried just outside the perimeter of the plot. He was hanged about 1911. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, Bellefonte Area HS Class of 2003 Student Representative, Bellefonte Area School District Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

Good evening, listmembers! In going through some old newspapers at the library in Bellefonte I happened across an article which detailed the local LYON family. I have transcribed it here in hopes that it will benefit our listmembers. NOTE: While the author of the following write-up is not identified, I feel confident in listing it as the late Hugh T. Manchester, at that time editor of the "Centre Democrat" and well-known historian of Bellefonte and vicinity. Hugh died in 2001 at the age of 75. >From the CENTRE DEMOCRAT of 15 March 1962: "LYON Family of Centre County from Ireland "Pennsylvania is the Keystone State. Centre County is the center of the 'Keystone' - made so by the vast iron ore interests which were responsible for the formation of the county 162 years ago. "On St. Patrick's Day 1962 it is worthy of note to relate the part the Irish played in establishing the great iron furnaces which once dotted the Centre County landscape. Representative of the illustrious group was the Lyon family who established 'Pennsylvania Furnace' in 1813, near the Centre and Huntingdon County line. Out of their action came the great firm of 'Lyon - Shorb' which left its imprint on not only Centre County, but the United States at large. "John Lyon was a native of County Fermanagh, Ireland, and came to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1763. He settled in that area which today is Milford Township, Juniata County. With him to Pennsylvania came the three sons of his brother, James, who remained in Ireland. One of the three sons was Benjamin Lyon, the direct ancestor of the Lyon family which established 'Pennsylvania Furnace.' "John Lyon died in 1780 and was buried in the graveyard of the Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, Juniata County, which he founded in 1773. His wife, whom he married in Ireland, was Margaret Armstrong, sister of the famous Pennsylvania Frontier Soldier, Colonel John Armstrong. Colonel Armstrong was married to Rebecca Lyon, John Lyon's sister. She died in 1793 and is also buried at Tuscarora. "The Lyon name is very prominent in the Colonial history of Pennsylvania. William Lyon, son of John and first cousin to Benjamin, helped to lay out the city of Carlisle in 1751. His wife was Alice, daughter of Colonel Armstrong. Elizabeth Lyon married John McVey, after whom McVeytown in Mifflin County is named. The Lyon name is also prominent in the history of Chambersburg and Bedford County. "Benjamin Lyon, who was born in Ireland in 1752 and came to Pennsylvania with his Uncle John at the age 11, had a distinguished Revolutionary War career. He was with Benedict Arnold when the latter led his famous expedition to Canada in vain, but gallant effort to capture Quebec. He also fought with Washington at Long Island, the Brandywine, and Germantown. "Benjamin's son, John, the founder of Pennsylvania Furnace, was born August 11, 1782 in the Tuscarora Valley, located in what is now Juniata County. He died at Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh) in 1868. "John Lyon headed the great firm of 'Lyon & Shorb' which had works in Centre, Huntingdon, Blair, and Clarion counties. The firm's principal office was in Pittsburgh. Mr. Lyon's residence, however, was at Pennsylvania Furnace. "John Lyon, the great iron pioneer, was married four times. His first wife, whom he married on April 29, 1808, was Jane Maclay, 1782-1809. She was the daughter of William Maclay and is buried at Paxtang, Dauphin County. "John Lyon's mother-in-law and father-in-law were prominent citizens of the Commonwealth. Mrs. Maclay was the former Mary McClure Harris, daughter of John Harris, founder of Harrisburg. William Maclay was a noted Pennsylvania Colonial officer in the French and Indian War and in 1772 laid out the town of Sunbury. During the Revolution he fought at Trenton and Princeton. In 1789, he was named the first United States Senator from Pennsylvania. His colleague and fellow-senator on this occasion was Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and who with Prince Talleyrand, once owned great land ____ in Centre Furnace while the latter was in exile in America and it is from Colonel Patton's home that the great French statesman journeyed to Bellefonte to visit the James Harris family, upon which occasion, when seeing the Big Spring, he exclaimed, 'La Bell Font!' Mr. Lyon married Miss Patton Sept. 7, 1814. She died at the age of 26 in May of 1817 and is buried in the Union Cemetery in Bellefonte. [NOTE: It appears that I missed several lines where the above dash is noted.] "The third wife of John Lyon was Margaret A. Stewart. He married her July 20, 1820. She was the daughter of Samuel Stewart of Dauphin County, prominent Revolutionary Soldier and a pioneer in Dauphin County history. The third Mrs. Lyon died May 26, 1835 in Pittsburgh and is buried there. Out of this union there came nine children, among them: "Samuel Stewart Lyon, elected chief burgess of Bellefonte in 1877. He married Ann Valentine, daughter of Abram Valentine of the noted Bellefonte iron firm of 'Valentine and Thomas.' Their daughter, Mary Lowrie, married Ellis Orvis of Bellefonte, who was judge of the Centre County courts from 1905 to 1915. Mrs. B. O. Harvey, of Benner Road, Bellefonte, is a daughter of this union. "George W. Lyon, whose wife was Anna C. Porter. Their son was John Porter Lyon, pioneer Bellefonte auto dealer. His wife was the late Eleanor Mitchell of Bellefonte. Their children were the late Mrs. Deborah Dobelbower of Bellefonte, and George Porter Lyon, who resides in Bellefonte at 111 W. Curtin St. "Margaret Elizabeth Lyon married the Rev. Robert Hamill, D.D., who for many years was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lemont. "Mary A. Lyon, wife of J. Robert Lowrie, an attorney who resided at Warriors Mark. His father was Walter Lowrie, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1819-1825. "John Lyon's fourth wife was Ann Parr Hubley. They were married in 1838. She outlived her husband by 16 years, dying at the age of 96 on November 13, 1884. She is buried in the Union Cemetery at Bellefonte. Mrs. Lyon was the granddaughter of Michael Hubley, who signed the famous 'Treaty of the Six Nations' (Iroquois Indians) at Lancaster, Pa., in July of 1748." Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, Bellefonte Area HS Class of 2003 Student Representative, Bellefonte Area School District Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

The 2002 reunion of the Descendants of Creighton and Emma Smeal will be held Saturday, August 10, 2002 in Pavilion #2 at Black Moshannon State Park. (if you can claim Smeal heritage, Join us) The pavilion is available to us after 8 am on that day. There will be a family meeting at 2:00 pm to discuss plans for future reunions. Please come with your input. Ideas and Suggentions are needed and welcome from all generations.. We will have lunch (dinner) about 1:00 pm with each family group bringing their own picnic and a dessert to share. We would like to eat as a group, to share the fellowship of family. There are several activities available for the afternoon at the park, including swimming, fishing (with PA fishing license), boat rental, etc. Bring your Frisbees, horseshoes, football, badminton or any other game to share. Directions to Park and Pavilion: >From the North, take route 504 from Philipsburg, the picnic area lies at the "Y" in the road of route 504 and 3032. Pavillion # 2 is immediately behind the concession stand which is across the lake from the beach. >From the South: Rt. 322 to Rt. 220 to route 3032 . Route 3032 takes you into the park. Hope to see you there

Hi I am forwarding this from the Blair Co. List Group, please contact Annie at RJWNLW65@aol.com if you would like a scanned copy. Thanks! Jean Subj: [PABLAIR-L] Obits~Blair and surrounding areas Date: 07/31/2002 7:20:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: RJWNLW65@aol.com To: PABLAIR-L@rootsweb.com I have the following obits, if you would like a scanned copy, please email me offlist and include the date, name and date sent to the list. (some roll call names are on this list) Raymond M. Davis, 1969 (Indiana Co.), son of William and Agnes Marks Davis, widower of Olive Stiles. Joseph Doyle, 1969, son of John and Ethel Esworth Doyle. Louise A. Cox Davis, 1969, daughter of William and Mary DeArment Cox, widow of Leroy Davis. Argie E. Berardinelli Dallesandro, 1969 (Huntingdon), daughter of John and Rose Verderame Berardinelli. Bartolomeo DeAngelis, 1969, son of Antonia and Guiseppina Manocchi DeAngelis. Edith C. Chilcote Davis, 1969 (OH), daughter of Daniel and Rachel Chilcote, wife of George R. Davis. Leita E. Davis, 1969 (CA), widower of Dr. Henry Davis, a Duncansville native. Harry C. Dunlap, 1969 (Cherry Tree), son of Mack and Margaret Hadden Dunlap, widower of Bertha. Mae Williams Dorn, 1969 (VA, native of Tyrone), daughter of Frank and Ann Scruders Williams, wife of Anderson Dorn. Elsie Slagle Davis, 1969 (FL, native of Altoona), daughter of Joseph and Mary Hudson Slagle, widow of Milroy Davis. Ernest DeBernardis, 1969, son of Giuseppe and Marie Iaia DeBernardis. George W. DeLozier, 1969 (OH), son of Peter and Anna Greinader DeLozier, twice married: Helen Lenhart, Tracy Amos. Pressie F. Forrest, 1986 (Tyrone), son of Frank and Catherine Benetto Forrest. Samuel H. Taradayka, 1986 (Cresson) Earl H. Fallman, 1986, son of Christian H. and Bertha Knoll Fallman, widower of Mary K. Hamilton. Betty J. Cramer Mountain, 1986, Juniata, daughter of Grover C. and Mildred Couch Cramer. Blanche Stonerook Showalter, 1969 (Roaring Spring), daughter of Jacob and Mary Wineland Stonerook, widow of Miles Showalter. Charlotte Smith, 1969 (Tyrone), daughter of John and Nora Eller Guyer Smith. Ethel A. Phillips Simpkins, 1969 (FL, formerly of Altoona), daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Luther Phillips, widow of Fred Simpkins. John A. Skagerberg, 1969 (Bellwood), son of Charles and Annie Smith Skagerberg. Joseph Starziski, 1969 (Conn., native of Tyrone), son of Joseph and Anna Kraffitz Starziski, husband of Augusta Rader. Alvin J. Shoop, 1969, son of Robert and Gelena Smith Shoop, husband of Angeline Swope. Frances M. Fox Shura, 1969 (Juniata), daughter of Francis and May Buck Fox. Mary V. Shuss, 1969 (Juniata), daughter of Clarence and Laura M. Shuss. Hazel R. Smith, 1969 (Osterburg) *death notice Hazel M. Merritts Shook, 1969, daughter of Charles and Laura Huston Merritts, wife of Harley Shook. Joseph H. Siedlarcyzk, 1969 (Lily), son of Michael and Anna Grawolski Siedlarcyzk, husband of Theresa. Annie Whiteman http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

After the question of "Gold Star" mothers appeared on the list, I did a little checking and found this website http://www.goldstarmoms.com/index.htm that explains about the organization Brenda Smeal Gibson http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smealkin

During the wars, a small flag with one blue star for each son or daughter in the service was hung in the window. If the service person was killed, then the blue star was replaced with a gold star. I still have the flag that was hung in the window during WWI when my father in law was in the Army. I think I will hang it in the window for my grandson who is in the Marines. Subject: PACENTRE-D Digest V02 #161