In the process of figuring out the Stamm family of Centre Co, some of whom later removed to Stephenson Co IL, I come up against several usages from earlier times strange to me: 1. "...buried Sunday in the new Cem. at Boals Gap..." as reported in a 5 Feb 1903 newspaper. Where is "Boals Gap" and what "new" -- as of 1903 -- cemetery might be referenced here? 2. I see a number of references to Tussey sink, with _sink_ never capitalized. Is that Tusseyville or some other place? Your help will be greatly appreicated. Cordially, Karl E. Moyer Lancaster PA

Hi Folks, Last week I met a delightful woman who shared a family reunion photo with me. Her eyesight is failing and she said she wouldn't be able to identify many of the people in the photo. However, we are going to get together soon with an enlarged copy in hopes that she is able to recognize a few faces. The photo is of a family reunion hosted by John W. Benner and his wife, Mary Jane Breon in 1919. I've placed some brief notes on the page, to give you a background on who is likely in the photo. Please take a look at this web site, perhaps you will recognize some of your grandparents or collateral relatives in it. I would appreciate hearing from you if you are able to identify anyone. I'll post the results of your identifications and of the woman who possesses the photo. The photo is posted on: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ecoppe/Benner.html Have fun looking for your family! Ellen Copper State College, PA

Is there any kind soul who has a copy of the above mentioned book who would do a look up for me? I am looking for John WILKINSON, Hannah DAVID, Isaac DAVID, Daniel DAVID. Any of the people in that line would be helpful. Also Jane REED. Thank you in advance. Carolyn

A lister recently posted the web address for maps from the Census Bureau. There is another that is also excellent, and the maps are usable in most any project without a fee: Go to: http://www.graphicmaps.com/clipart.htm where you will see their usage policy, which permits many uses we as genealogists might make of these maps. Click on the link: "Outline Maps" and there click on the link for "USA States'"in the right hand column, which will take you to a list of links for each state. These maps are outline maps with county lines for each state in the US. There is no text, making them very versatile. The site also has other types of maps. Ellen Copper

Hi jwatson, I have a Margaret RIDDLE who married (14 Mar 1843) Jeremiah FUREY b. c1824-1831 Pleasant Gap. Margaret was his first wife. That is all the info I have on her. Regards, Paul

Looking for any information on Myrtle M Wynn who married Frank A Shirk in Pa in 1901. Both individuals are proving to be my brick walls and unfortunately I have little to no information on either of these two. Just hoping someone recognizes the names and has some additional info. I do know that on the 1900 census, Myrtle is living with parents at home and working at a silk mill as a weaver with her sisters. Have no other info after that date, till she gives birth in Texas in 1919. Looking to fill the 18 year gap and to get confimation or information on Frank Shirk. Thanks, Robin robindilley@prodigy.net

Karl, I was scanning my shelves this evening and happened to find a copy of Norman F. Douty's 1974 work, "The Douty - Smith and Beck - Price Families." I found a Mary Price who is probably your Maria. On page 109 of his work he mentions a Jacob Price (b. perhaps 1794; d 1847); married Sophia. Among their children, he names the first as Mary. Douty writes: "After Jacob's death, the family evidently moved to Stephenson Co., Ill., as most of its members were there in 1891, when Sophia Price (now Sophia Lauber) died, probably in her nineties." 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"

In a message dated 04/20/2002 2:43:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kmoyer@marauder.millersville.edu writes: > Subj:[PACENTRE] Georvge & Mary (Price) Stamm > Date:04/20/2002 2:43:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: kmoyer@marauder.millersville.edu (Karl Moyer) > To: PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > > Can anyone identify and supply infomration about the following, esp. > ancestors but also any other info: > > George Stamm (b. ?? Centre Co - d. 13 Apr 1871, Stephenson Co IL) > his wife Mary Price (b. Centre Co - d. 6 Jul 1879, Orangeville, Stephenson > Co. IL > They were married in Orangeville IL on 6 July 1829( ? ). > > Hi > > In "Centre Co. Marriage Records 1800 - 1850" > > 1832 > Oct. 4, 1832 ~ eorge STAMM of Potter Twp. and Maria PRICE of Penns Valley, married by Rev. P. S. FISHER Ref. source: Peter S. FISHER Records and Spangler Coll: 175:60 Hope this helps! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl

Hi -- Does anyone have any information on Samuel and Bell (Isabelle Watson) Riddle, married December 19, 1866 in Bellefonte (Thanks to Jean Corio for that information!) They are listed on the census in Blair County (Frankstown) in 1870 and 1880 with children Lizze B. (probably Blanche) born 1869, Samuel, born 1874, and Bertha born 1879. Also looking for information on Silas and Elizabeth Moore, also living in Frankstown in 1880 and listed as cousins of Anna B. Watson, age 23, daughter of James Watson and Elizabeth Hess. Silas was 59 and Elizabeth 55 in 1880. I'm wondering how they were related. And thank you Marge Wilcox for the census information! Also -- is anyone researching the Hess family?

Can anyone identify and supply infomration about the following, esp. ancestors but also any other info: George Stamm (b. ?? Centre Co - d. 13 Apr 1871, Stephenson Co IL) his wife Mary Price (b. Centre Co - d. 6 Jul 1879, Orangeville, Stephenson Co. IL They were married in Orangeville IL on 6 July 1829( ? ). In _Centre Co. PA Records_ by Suzanne Walkowiak Rice I see a birth record of one George Stamm, b. 2 July 1808 to Adam and Elizabeth Stamm and baptized on 14 Aug 1808, both from the union church at Tusseyville. Might this child be this George Stamm who died in IL? In the same book I also see this: another George Stamm, b. 13 Oct 1838, baptized 29 Dec, 1838; son of Philip and Catharine Stamm; recorded in the Lutheran records at Aaronsburg My interest is especially in Isaac Stamm, son of the George Stamm and Mary (Price) Stamm; one source reports Isaac as being born in Union Co PA. Are the baptismal, marriage, death and/or cemegery records of Tusseyville available for purchase? If so, how? Finally: is there any relationship beween this George Stamm and one J(ohn) William Stamm, who was married to Anna Meyer on 13 January 1870 by the Rev. W. H. Groh of Boalsburg? All help gratefully received! Cordially, Karl E. Moyer Lancaster PA

You're going to love this site if you need a good, current state map with the outline of the counties. Bold print is easy to read. You can thank the folks at the Census Bureau. The "QuickFacts Main" also has demographics about each state. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/printmaps.html http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/h/i/William-Edward-Shimmel/index.html?Welcome=1013354279

I have two Twitmyer family bibles. The 1st is in german but was an american bible published in Germantown in 1799 by Michael "Billmeyer"and owned by Johan Twitmyer. It was passed to the Oldest son(Emanuel Twitmyer) and then on to a middle son(George Wells Twitmyer) who passed it on to his eldest son (Edwin Burket Twitmyer). The second bible is an Oxford english bible owned in 1882 by George Wells Twitmyer who passed it on to his eldest son, Edwin Burket Twitmyer. It is interesting to me that the first bible contains the names and birthdates of all the children of Johan Twitmyer but two generations later his grandson did not follow the same tradition with his bible. Sara

FYI: There is a listing on ebay for a Bedford Co. PA family bible: Item # 1529757152 Here is some of the listing: "The "Presented To" and "Matrimony" pages are empty..The marriage, birth, and death records are for David Taylor (Lutz) bn. 1847 in Bedford Co., PA of Michael and Rosa Emma and Frances Virginia Heffner bn. 1847 daughter of Sam and Mary Elizabeth Heffner .and their children." ----- Original Message ----- From: <JKHouser84@aol.com> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 6:37 AM Subject: [PACENTRE] Family Bibles > Hello all, > > In our family, the Bibles followed various patterns: > > The BREON Bible of my great-great-grandparents (Elias & Laura) was passed to > the youngest child and son, and is in the hands of his youngest son (my > grandfather). > > The SLIKER Bible of my great-great-grandparents (John & Mary) was passed to > the youngest child and daughter (with whom my great-great-grandmother also > lived), and then to her eldest daughter (my grandfather's sister). > > The HARTER Bible really got around. I believe that the one I have seen was > purchased by my great-great-grandfather, Andrew Harter (1823-1900), and given > as a wedding gift to his daughter, Lucy Belle, and Lawrence Hile in 1886. > Somehow, Lucy Belle gave it to her sister Laura (my great-great-grandmother). > All of their siblings are written in it, along with many photographs and > obituary clippings. It descended to my great-great-aunt (the middle child), > and is now in the hands of her daughter, my cousin Eleanor, who is now 85 > years old. I borrowed it for an extended period and copied everything out of > it. > > There was another Bible that belonged to the parents in this family (Andrew > and Susan HARTER), which was a German Bible. The last I knew of it was in > Virginia. The woman who had it died last summer, and I have written to her > daughter for copies of anything of interest in it, but have heard nothing. > > The HOUSER family Bible, printed in the German, and which may have been one > of the celebrated Froschauer Bibles, was supposed to have been in the > possession of my great-grandfather, but "disappeared" either just before or > during his estate sale in 1979. I strongly believe this Bible was the one > brought to America by my 6th great grandfather, a Mennonite, in 1749, and was > probably printed sometime in the 16th or 17th century. > > The Bible of my 4th great-uncle, Peter BREON (1828-1897), did indeed turn up > on E-bay. I bought it and it is now in my possession. How such a book, with > clippings and even photographs, was ever sold out of the family remains a > mystery to me; I treasure it. > > My maternal great-great-grandmother, Julia (WASYLISZYN) EVINSKY (1868-1941) > had a Slovak Bible with a white leather cover that was, to the best of my > grandmother's recollection, buried with her! > > At present, those are the only family Bibles I can think of in our family. > > 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 ==== > Ideas for new projects to get Centre County data online? E-mail the listowner! Also visit our Centre Co. GenWeb archives page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/centrez.html >

>From USGenWeb Daily Uploads. Good luck. Marybeth Corrigall ============= << http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/centre/cemeteries/trcziyulny.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/centre/obits/g6630001.txt >>

Hello all, In our family, the Bibles followed various patterns: The BREON Bible of my great-great-grandparents (Elias & Laura) was passed to the youngest child and son, and is in the hands of his youngest son (my grandfather). The SLIKER Bible of my great-great-grandparents (John & Mary) was passed to the youngest child and daughter (with whom my great-great-grandmother also lived), and then to her eldest daughter (my grandfather's sister). The HARTER Bible really got around. I believe that the one I have seen was purchased by my great-great-grandfather, Andrew Harter (1823-1900), and given as a wedding gift to his daughter, Lucy Belle, and Lawrence Hile in 1886. Somehow, Lucy Belle gave it to her sister Laura (my great-great-grandmother). All of their siblings are written in it, along with many photographs and obituary clippings. It descended to my great-great-aunt (the middle child), and is now in the hands of her daughter, my cousin Eleanor, who is now 85 years old. I borrowed it for an extended period and copied everything out of it. There was another Bible that belonged to the parents in this family (Andrew and Susan HARTER), which was a German Bible. The last I knew of it was in Virginia. The woman who had it died last summer, and I have written to her daughter for copies of anything of interest in it, but have heard nothing. The HOUSER family Bible, printed in the German, and which may have been one of the celebrated Froschauer Bibles, was supposed to have been in the possession of my great-grandfather, but "disappeared" either just before or during his estate sale in 1979. I strongly believe this Bible was the one brought to America by my 6th great grandfather, a Mennonite, in 1749, and was probably printed sometime in the 16th or 17th century. The Bible of my 4th great-uncle, Peter BREON (1828-1897), did indeed turn up on E-bay. I bought it and it is now in my possession. How such a book, with clippings and even photographs, was ever sold out of the family remains a mystery to me; I treasure it. My maternal great-great-grandmother, Julia (WASYLISZYN) EVINSKY (1868-1941) had a Slovak Bible with a white leather cover that was, to the best of my grandmother's recollection, buried with her! At present, those are the only family Bibles I can think of in our family. 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"

Hi Anna, Saw your post re: Bible..... Unfortunately, I have no information in that regard... However, I do have a Charles BOWES (born abt Jan 1861 - ???), s/o Thomas & Susan (ROBB) BOWES.. all of Centre County. Thomas & Susan BOWES had AT LEAST 18 children......possibly 20. Are the above "BOWES" in your family anywhere ? Harry LINGLE told me years ago Thomas BOWES (1837-1923) was a s/o Maines BOWES & Margaret SCHULTZ or SHEETZ. Thanks ! Sabrina Marie Robb Ocala, Florida > " I saw the notice on the Family bible and thought about putting this > message out. > It's been years since I thought about this but The question reminded me > of our family bible. My great randfather Charles Bowes died in 1958 at the > age of around 98 in a Philadelphia nursing home. He had our family bible > with him at the nursing home. My father went to the nursing home to retrieve > my great grandfather's things and found that the family bible was missing. > No one in the nursing home knew where it was and my father was upset that it > was gone. My grandfather originally came from Centre county and my aunt > believes the bible actually belonged to my great grandmother, maiden name > Nellie Heichel. It's a long shot but if anyone out there spots a bible > sporting names of Bowes, Heichel, Confer, Hampton,Askey, Lucas. Please let > me know. My father passed away several years ago but he always said he would > have liked to have at least the personal pages of the bible copied so he > could have something on the family. > We descend from John Bowes, Benedict Lucas, Thmas Askey. > Another reaseon I believe it belonged to my great grandmother was my > father thought it was a german bible. He could n't remember, it could have > been an English bible belonging the our german side too. > It never hurts to put the word out. > Thanks, > Anna Bowes Peake "

Hi I am fowarding this info from the Blair Co. List Group. Please contact Annie at RJWNLW65@aol.com for a scanned copy. Thanks! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl Subj: [PABLAIR-L] Obits~Blair and surrounding areas Date: 04/14/2002 9:12:15 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 and name. (some roll call names on this list) Kenneth E. Feathers, 1992 (Ohio, formerly of Claysburg), son of Elmer and Katherine Seymour Feathers, husband of Selina. Clarence S. Faust, 1992, husband of Sara Jane. Melvin T. Claar, Jr., 1992 (Queen), son of Melvin and Jeannette Burket Claar. Richard E. Miller, 1992 (Martinsburg, formerly of Altoona), son of Charles and Helen Young Miller. Kathryn S. Shrawder Rousis, 1992 (Pennsburg), daughter of Joseph Shrawder and Ruth Smith Shrawder Snyder, widow of Nicholas Rousis. Barbara L. Smith, 1992 (Martinsburg), daughter of Andrew M. and Fannie Ada Replogle Smith. Alice M. Heininger Williams, 1992 (Roaring Spring), daughter of John and Emily Benson Heininger, widow of Byron J. Williams. Glenn Russell, 1992 (Woodbury), son of W. Henry and Ada Hartman Russell, husband of Vera Walker. Wayne Eugene Hargett 1980 **Memorial with photo Mary Jane Emerick Stauter, 1980 (Baltimore, MD, formerly of Altoona), daughter of Frank and Sarah Michaels Emerick, widow of Harry R. Stauter. John Edward Laubert, 1980 (Ohio), son of Lester and Camilla Hutters Laubert, widower of Rose Marie Savino *married in Altoona. Joseph A. Kephart, 1980 (Gallitzin), son of Ernest and Theresa Healy Kephart. Earl W. James, Jr., 1980 (Portage), son of Earl W. and Katherine Bradley James, married Rose Boley. Lewis Humes, 1890 (Carlisle) August Ludwig Spanhake, 1890 Raymond H. Woods, 1890, son of C. W. and Jessie Woods. Frank Beislie, 1890, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Beislie. W. R. Walker, 1890 (Bellwood) Ida May Rhodes, 1890, daughter of Charles and Delilah Rhodes. Marie Guinivan, 1890, daughter of T. J. and Johannah Guinivan. Lottie Slayer, 1890, daughter of George and Mary Slater. James Weaver, 1890 (former Williamsburg resident, living in Altoona) Fannie Burris, 1890, (Bridgeport, Ohio), wife of Peter Burris. Mary McNamara, 1890, wife of Peter McNamara. Annie Whiteman http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair

In a message dated 04/14/2002 4:26:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, suerenkert@gci.net writes: > > I wondered if anyone knew if there were traditions about how family > bibles were handed down. Did they go to the oldest child, the oldest son > etc.? Hi In my family, the bibles were handed down to whoever the ancestor was living with at the time. My GGrandmothers handed them down to the daughters that they lived with and most of them were kept within the family. Now, my Dad inherited his grandmothers bible from his father, who was the last surviving son who lived with the mother. Jean Corio Tampa, Fl.

There are always family bibles for sale on www.ebay.com. In the Seach Box type in "Family Bible" ( you need the quotes). Jim in Vermont

One belonging to my mother's southern family, was thrown in the trash after the last elderly member of a household passed away. My mother retrieved it. Another one, containing over 300 years of family history, has been "packed away, but I can't remember if it's in North Carolina or Arkansas" by an elderly cousin not interested in genealogy and has no living children. Jacquelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Renkert" <suerenkert@gci.net> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Family Bibles > Mine was sold in an estate sale!!! > > Sue >