Hi Justin, Joyce told me a while back that my Brillharts were not mentioned in the "Spangler Cemetery records." Would that likely be the card file you refer to, or could that be somethimg separate? Take care, Sue in sunny, gorgeous, in-the-80's-Alaska! ----- Original Message ----- From: <JKHouser84@aol.com> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Spangler Books Carolyn, A lady named Mrs. Adella F. Spangler and her husband, Newton, went around the county in the 1920s-1940s collecting genealogical information of every kind. Mrs. Spangler was active in the DAR, and acquired the information for her research. She recorded over 113 cemeteries in the county, years and years of newspaper clippings and articles -- both those that she clipped herself and abstracted from visits to the local newspaper archives -- tax records transcripts (some of the originals of which have since disappeared, making them an invaluable guide), church records, family Bible abstracts she gleaned from visits with local families, genealogies given by people she spoke with, and many other types of records. There is a 250,000 card index file to her work, which includes 175 notebooks, 20 scrapbooks, and over 100 composition notebooks. She did a tremendous volume of work, and her compilations, which are available in the Centre County Library, Bellefonte, serve as the most centralized collection of Centre County records, and are well worth examining. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond 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" ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== Centre County was formed in 1800 from parts of Northumberland, Mifflin, Huntingdon and Lycoming Counties. In 1839 part of Centre County was formed into Clinton County.

Hi Folks Looking for Info and willing to share on these families.. 1. Blair Rankin INGRAM born December 19, 1900 died Union, Twp Centre Co Pa died..December 29, 1971 in Bellefonte, Centre Co Pa Wife..Pearl Menerva WHITE born..September 01, 1904 died..February 08, 1988 Married..September 02, 1925 in Milesburg Centre Co Pa Thanks Stan Ingram Corry Pa 16407 n3wna@erie.net SEARCHING THESE SURNAMES Willing to share Info & do Lookups ALLEN & VANPELT Stuben Co NY & Potter & Tioga Co Pa BURNS--Pa DAVIDSON--Pa DAVIS--Centre & Chester Co Pa DERR---Pa GARBRICK--Pa HARRO--PA & Minn HICKS--Pa HOLLOBAUGH--Pa HUGHES--Pa INGRAM-Chester & Centre & Blair Co Pa JONES--Pa KEITH-NY & Huntingdon & Blair Co Pa LATCHFORD--Pa LYKENS-NY & Pa LEONARD--Pa MILLER--Pa PATTERSON-Alleg & Blair Co Pa POTTER--Pa WAY--Chester & Centre & Blair Co Pa

Hi Folks Looking for Info and willing to share on these families.. 1.Franklin W INGRAM born..August 23, 1897 in Union, Twp Centre Co Pa died..November 03, 1978 in Bellefonte Pa Married twice 1.Marie UNDERWOOD No birth Info death was 1956 No other Info Children of this marriage 1.Thomas INGRAM no other Info 2.INGRAM female Married to Walter LUCAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd Wife was Jean SMITH died 1967 no other Info Thanks Stan Ingram Corry Pa 16407 n3wna@erie.net SEARCHING THESE SURNAMES Willing to share Info & do Lookups ALLEN & VANPELT Stuben Co NY & Potter & Tioga Co Pa BURNS--Pa DAVIDSON--Pa DAVIS--Centre & Chester Co Pa DERR---Pa GARBRICK--Pa HARRO--PA & Minn HICKS--Pa HOLLOBAUGH--Pa HUGHES--Pa INGRAM-Chester & Centre & Blair Co Pa JONES--Pa KEITH-NY & Huntingdon & Blair Co Pa LATCHFORD--Pa LYKENS-NY & Pa LEONARD--Pa MILLER--Pa PATTERSON-Alleg & Blair Co Pa POTTER--Pa WAY--Chester & Centre & Blair Co Pa

Hi Jacquelyn, I have a tie to this family with Christian and Rachel. You can view their info at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cribbs/cribbs1/fam00006.htm Hope this helps. Bill Cribbs GenLookups.com http://www.genlookups.com Obituary Central http://www.obitcentral.com Obituary Links Page http://www.obitlinkspage.com Jacquelyn E. Bean writes: > Looking for ancestors or siblings of Elizabeth FLOR - the wife of Alexander DIEHL. She was born abt 1713 Württemberg, Germany and was "of Lebanon, PA" and died in PA. She and Alexander had 3 known children: > 1. Christian Dale, Sr. - b 02/11/1731-32 Württemberg, Germany and married Rachel KREBS > 2. Phillip Diehl - b Abt. 1734 > 3. Peter Diehl - b Abt. 1736 > > Your assistance would be greatly appreciated! > > Best regards, > Jacquelyn (Erhard) Bean > jebean@ccape.net > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > The PA Room at the Centre County Library in Bellefonte will answer brief lookup requests. Their email: Paroom@centrecountylibrary.org > Bill Cribbs Obituary Central http://www.obitcentral.com Obituary Links Page http://www.obitlinkspage.com GenDirectory http://www.gendirectory.com

>I was wondering if there might be someone who has access to the >Spangler books Could someone tell me about the Spangler books? Carolyn

Looking for ancestors or siblings of Elizabeth FLOR - the wife of Alexander DIEHL. She was born abt 1713 Württemberg, Germany and was "of Lebanon, PA" and died in PA. She and Alexander had 3 known children: 1. Christian Dale, Sr. - b 02/11/1731-32 Württemberg, Germany and married Rachel KREBS 2. Phillip Diehl - b Abt. 1734 3. Peter Diehl - b Abt. 1736 Your assistance would be greatly appreciated! Best regards, Jacquelyn (Erhard) Bean jebean@ccape.net

Hi, I was wondering if there might be someone who has access to the Spangler books and who could do a lookup for me? I am trying to find out when my gggrandmother, Martha (Mattie) Ammerman Turner, died. I know she was alive until at least the 1920 Federal Census, when she was 67 years old. Her husband, Vance (aka John William) Turner died in 1922 at 69 yrs of age. I do know that they lived in Philipsburg at the time of the 1910 census, but had moved to Curwensville, Clearfield county at the time of the 1920 census. For most of their lives, though, they lived in Centre county. I do not know where she is buried, though her daughter, Eva M. Turner Baney, is buried in the Philipsburg cemetery. I would be extremely grateful for this lookup as I live in Houston. Thanks so very much! Susan Ferrill

I would like to welcome those of you new to this site and tell you there are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. There are Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are more that 4274 prisoners on record from the state of Pennsylvania and more than 1800 who died here, I thought I would send my offer. Here are my sources of research. There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of some 13000 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. I would like to let you know of another service I offer which is to take photos of graves for a small fee. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. Kevin Frye Local Andersonville Historian / National Park Service Volunteer Hammer the Americans hard enough and you forge the best weapon in the world. --- Captain Simeon Ecuyer ...in a letter written to Colonel Bouquet during the siege of Fort Pitt Please visit my website dedicated to those Americans who were imprisoned and died in captivity while in the service to our country http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html AOL USERS go to http://hometown.aol.com/andersonvillecw/

Hi List, Wiliam Phillips and Eleanor Jones were married in Herefordshire, England and came to Philipsburg, PA in 1820 according to 'A History of Central PA' by Beers written late 1800's. Beers says their daughter Julia born 1827 married Robert Howe, and names the Howe's six children. Also M. Hagerty, the Philipsburg historian, wrote that William Phillips was a stonemason who worked on the renovation of the Old Union Church in 1842. The 'Shimmel' genealogies mention this couple as having a 'sister or sister-in-law' Elizabeth who came to Philipsburg and married John Shimel about the same time that William Phillips/Eleanor Jones did, 1820, so we don't know if Elizabeth's last name is Phillips or Jones. Does anyone know who the parents (in England) are of William Phillips, or Eleanor Jones, or Elizabeth (Jones or Phillips), all born about 1780-1800 or have any further information about them? ATTENTION: This is NOT the Philipsburg founding family of Philips whose names are Henry, James, Nathaniel, Hardman and cousin William. Thank you for any help, Jan in Arizona

I sent 2 e-mails directly 2 u. Let me know if u have any problems opening the .jpgs Sabrina Marie Robb Ocala, Florida > Subject: [PACENTRE] Re: Patrick KELLY in 1860 census > Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 17:07:32 EDT > From: ACMBJC@aol.com > To: PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > > If anyone has access to the 1860 Centre Co., PA census, could you please > check for a Patrick KELLY and family? Would very much appreciate receiving > the complete list of family members, ages, etc. > > Thank you very much for your time. > > Marybeth Corrigall > ACMBJC@aol.com

If anyone has access to the 1860 Centre Co., PA census, could you please check for a Patrick KELLY and family? Would very much appreciate receiving the complete list of family members, ages, etc. Thank you very much for your time. Marybeth Corrigall ACMBJC@aol.com

Hi I received this from another list group ~ it has a lot of Centre Co. names on this list. Check it out! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl Subj: [PABERKS] Requests for land Warrants in SE PA Date: 05/15/2002 2:01:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: audiana@webtv.net (Diana Quinones) To: PABERKS-L@rootsweb.com This file was just added to usgenweb archives and includes some folks from Berks Co. 1746-1767m and nearby counties. 1746-67landapps.txt Address: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/land/1746-67landapps.txt Diana in AL

Regarding the Philipsburg Historical Foundation. Margy, the curator, just returned from an extended sick leave (surgery of some sort). Last week she told me she is still catching up on correspondence received while she was out. Please be patient. The Philipsburg Historical Foundation is open Monday and Wednesday from 2 to 4. The telephone number is (814) 342-7115. Ellen Copper >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:21:01 -0400 >From: "jwatson" <jewatson@attbi.com> >To: PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001401c1fb41$cf93cae0$97a41f42@ne.client2.attbi.com> >Subject: [PACENTRE] HESS Obituaries >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >I am trying to get copies/ and or information from the obituaries of Lewis and Rebecca Hess. Justin sent me information about dates of their deaths and obituaries. I have written to the Philipsburg Historical Society but haven't heard anything. > >The information is: >Lewis A. Hess, Philipsburg Journal obituary dated June 3, 1892 (date of death, May 30, 1892) >Rebecca (Sherick or Shirk) Hess, Philipsburg Journal obituary dated Nov. 17, 1877 >and the Centre Reporter obituary dated Nov. 22, 1877 (date of death, Nov. 12, 1877) > >I have found that my great grandfather age 8 was living with the Hess family in 1870 presumably following the death of his mother at sometime before 1870. Sadly his gradmother died when he was 15 and his father died only 7 months later, leaving him an orphan. The family narrative says that he then went out to Illinois on his own at age 16. It is apparent from the family narrative dated 1910 that even though he didn't return, he always carried a love of his home in Centre County. > >If anyone has access to these records I would be grateful for more information or for information about how to contact the Philipsburg Historical Society by phone. I sent letters and self addressed envelopes, but I do not have information about whether there is a fee, etc. I assume it is a volunteer organization with limited time. >

I am trying to get copies/ and or information from the obituaries of Lewis and Rebecca Hess. Justin sent me information about dates of their deaths and obituaries. I have written to the Philipsburg Historical Society but haven't heard anything. The information is: Lewis A. Hess, Philipsburg Journal obituary dated June 3, 1892 (date of death, May 30, 1892) Rebecca (Sherick or Shirk) Hess, Philipsburg Journal obituary dated Nov. 17, 1877 and the Centre Reporter obituary dated Nov. 22, 1877 (date of death, Nov. 12, 1877) I have found that my great grandfather age 8 was living with the Hess family in 1870 presumably following the death of his mother at sometime before 1870. Sadly his gradmother died when he was 15 and his father died only 7 months later, leaving him an orphan. The family narrative says that he then went out to Illinois on his own at age 16. It is apparent from the family narrative dated 1910 that even though he didn't return, he always carried a love of his home in Centre County. If anyone has access to these records I would be grateful for more information or for information about how to contact the Philipsburg Historical Society by phone. I sent letters and self addressed envelopes, but I do not have information about whether there is a fee, etc. I assume it is a volunteer organization with limited time.

Descendants of John Bloom Generation No. 1 1. John1 Bloom He married Elizabeth Dennis. Children of John Bloom and Elizabeth Dennis are: + 2 i. Henry2 Bloom, born April 22, 1830 in Ferguson Twp., PA; died December 06, 1909 in Ferguson Twp., PA. 3 ii. Daughter1 Bloom. She married Daniel Fye. 4 iii. Daughter2 Bloom. She married Joseph Gates. 5 iv. Daughter3 Bloom. She married D. L. Dennis. 6 v. Daughter4 Bloom. She married Jefferson Gates. Generation No. 2 2. Henry2 Bloom (John1) was born April 22, 1830 in Ferguson Twp., PA, and died December 06, 1909 in Ferguson Twp., PA. He married Susanna Corl. She was born December 23, 1838 in Ferguson Twp., PA, and died February 22, 1908 in Ferguson Twp., PA. More About Henry Bloom: Burial: Pine Hall Cemetery More About Susanna Corl: Burial: Pine Hall Cemetery Children of Henry Bloom and Susanna Corl are: 7 i. Katherine Sarah3 Bloom, born May 1858; died Aft. August 16, 1912. She married (2) McKinney Osman November 27, 1879; born November 13, 1854; died August 10, 1912 in State College, Centre County, PA. More About McKinney Osman: Burial: August 13, 1912 8 ii. Ellen Estelia Bloom. She married James Tibbens. 9 iii. Emma Bloom. She married ? Fisher. 10 iv. B. Corl Bloom. 11 v. William Bloom. 12 vi. Robert Bloom. 13 vii. George Bloom. 14 viii. Bertha Bloom. She married Jefferson Hubler.

There's an obituary in today's Centre Daily Times for Robert G. Bloom. Does anyone know whether he is a descendant of Heinrich Bloom? It seems very coincidental that Heinrich and William Bloom showed up in Half Moon Twp almost simultaneously. Would anyone know if there is a connection? Perhaps they were cousins from "the old country"? Jim Nolan, Boise, ID jenolan@webtv.net

If anyone is able to attend and wouldn't mind sharing the information, I'd surely love to hear about it. Thank you in advance. Carolyn Wilkinson carolynw@burgoyne.com >Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, >4400 ?Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (in the Oakland section of town), >FREE and >open to all. Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society >>(www.WPGS.org) >will feature "Sailing into the Sunset: Tips on Finding Your >Ancestor's >Passenger List" by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS.

Justin: Would you contact me off-list please? Thanks! Jacquelyn jebean@ccape.net

Does anyone know if Blair County has a similar forum to Centre County's? I have traced some ancestors (RIDDLES and TURNERS) to Blair County and lost track of them in 1880. I just returned from a trip to Phoenix where I met a man on the plane from Altoona who said there are still many Riddles in the area!

Greetings, everyone, This came my way recently and I wanted to pass it along. Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Beaver County [PA] Courthouse, second floor, the Beaver County Genealogical Society will have Reed B. Powell speak about the Internet and Genealogy. Free and open to all, regular meetings the first Monday of each month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (in the Oakland section of town), FREE and open to all. Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (www.WPGS.org) will feature "Sailing into the Sunset: Tips on Finding Your Ancestor's Passenger List" by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. Passenger lists can be a wonderful resource for finding out more about the origins of immigrant ancestors. Most people have at least one immigrant ancestor who arrived by ship, but as most of the records are organized chronologically, it may be difficult to find a person without knowing more about them and the records. Various indices, research aides, examples of records and where to find them are all discussed in this presentation, including Internet resources. Understanding these resources and what records exist are keys to your success in finding your ancestor's record. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday May 15 to Saturday May 18, Milwaukee, WI will host the National Genealogical Society's annual conference. For more information and to see the program of over 200 lectures go to www.NGSgenealogy.org and click on "Milwaukee 2002." You can expect the same type of great program from NGS when it will be held in Pittsburgh, PA next year from May 28 - 31, 2003. Mark your calendars now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature "How Did my Pennsylvania Ancestor Get There?" by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. For more information email pioneerbook@juno.com. The importance of knowing and understanding migration trails is important in tracing your ancestors. The various ethnic groups such as Germans, Scots-Irish, English, Irish, and Welsh moved west through Pennsylvania for many reasons. And, in doing so, they left behind clues in the areas they passed through. They followed Forbes Road and the National Road (now Route 40) in their westward push to find new opportunities for land, jobs, and family connections. Some men were rewarded with land for military service, and some had a pioneering spirit. No matter what drove them, they were naturalized and married in places where they may NOT have settled. Finding these records can be difficult unless one knows their migration path and the laws and customs of the time. Internet resources will also be identified where appropriate as an aid for these searches. Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS is president of the North Hills Genealogists, and past-president and current program chairperson of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. She conducts family research and lectures on various genealogical subjects at regional meetings and conferences. CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ( http://www.bcgcertification.org ) -------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (in the Oakland section of town), FREE and open to all. Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (www.WPGS.org) will feature "Hookers, Crooks and Kooks, or Aunt Merle Didn’t Run a Boarding House!" by Jana Sloan Broglin. This lively presentation, done in costume, discusses family tradition, court records, military records and little-used records such as jail registers, hospital, and coroner’s inquests, for finding missing ancestors and discovering the black sheep in your family. However, not all were scalawags! A fun evening to wrap up the program year. Jana Sloan Broglin, a northwestern Ohio native, is a professional genealogist, lecturer and freelance writer. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Genealogical Society. As a board member, Jana has been the program chair and conference chair for OGS. She served as conference chair again in 2002. Since joining OGS in 1979, Jana has contributed articles to the OGS publications the "Newsletter," and the "Report," and has indexed books for the OGS library. She was named a "Kentucky Colonel" for more than 30 publications on Kentucky. These publications include abstracts of pension applications for the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and early Indian Wars. Also published for Kentucky is a series of early wills and estates abstracting all the persons mentioned in the documents. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, FREE and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature “Using the Resources of the Family History Centers in Your Genealogy Research” by Lorrie Danko Guthrie, Director, Pittsburgh Family History Center. Everyone should be aware of the fantastic resources available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and how they can bring those resources to view at their local Family History Center. Lorrie will enlighten us on the process and what is available that will help you in your research. For more information on this program email pioneerbook@juno.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- June 23-28 in Mansfield, OH, the Ohio Genealogical Society will have a 5-day Genealogy Workshop with 5 lectures per day and time for Library Research. Please see www.OGS.org and click on "Events" for more information and for the schedule. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature "Preserving Genealogy and Family History Materials" by Lynn F. Wohleber, Archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. For more information on this program email pioneerbook@juno.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at the Griley Memorial Home, Baltimore, OH, the Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will feature "Messages From the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone" presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. For more information and an email contact see the Fairfield county listing on www.OGS.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature “Methodist Church Records, Archives, and Historical Society.” Rev. Jeff Bobin, Western PA Conference United Methodist Church and Betty Anne Stroup, Conference Genealogist. For more information on this program and the following ones, email pioneerbook@juno.com. Tuesday September 17 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, "Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy in Pittsburgh and the North Hills" Speaker: John Righetti, President, Carpatho-Rusyn Society. (See their web site: www.carpathorusynsociety.org) Tuesday October 15 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, "Minerd-Miner-Minor Family Web Site, Reunion, Research, Records, Archives, Etc." Speaker: Mark A. Miner, President, National Minerd-Miner-Minor Reunion and Founder of Minerd.Com. (See their web site: www.minerd.com to experience the possibilities of online communications for family genealogy and history. It’s awesome!) Tuesday November 19 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library. Round Table discussion. Tell us about your favorite research source, web site, database, etc. for family genealogy and history. Bring samples. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond 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"