Hi Carol, I do not have the SHANK's you mention, however I have a contact that you might want to write. His name is Willard Shank, 742 Siglerville Pike Road, Milroy, PA 17063. He lives in Mifflin County and my cousin and I met him last summer at the Mifflin County Historical Library in Lewistown. Willard does not have email so you would have to reach him via snail mail. He has compiled at least one book entitled Ancestors and Descendants of William Landis Shank and Mary Catherine Fultz which we looked at in the Mifflin Co. Hist.Lib. Willard has done quite a bit of research on the SHANK line. Hope this will be of some help. Diane in Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "carol" <cgary@wpia.net> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: [PACENTRE] Shank > HI. I'm searching the Shank family.I believe Jacob and Sara are the Parents > of Samuel and Annie Fetzer Samuel of 1811 to 1909 Annie 1891 to 1893 of > Fetzertown and Yarnell . Samuel's Son Daniel M . Mary Wheaton, I believe > Daniel's Son Mathias M. Julia Christner. there children are Clarence, > Vernon,Leonard, Several others. any help is appreciated .Thank's > most from Snow shoe. Centre Co. Pa. > carol > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > Respond to posts if you have data on the particular question -- you never know when someone has information that can help you! >

HI. I'm searching the Shank family.I believe Jacob and Sara are the Parents of Samuel and Annie Fetzer Samuel of 1811 to 1909 Annie 1891 to 1893 of Fetzertown and Yarnell . Samuel's Son Daniel M . Mary Wheaton, I believe Daniel's Son Mathias M. Julia Christner. there children are Clarence, Vernon,Leonard, Several others. any help is appreciated .Thank's most from Snow shoe. Centre Co. Pa. carol

Jean, Does any of this connect to your IRVINs??? I have Rose Louise UPDIKE ((b 15 Oct 1897, Tyrone, dau of James E. & Frances (SIMPSON) UPDIKE)); Rose was married to.... Ray Edward IRVIN b 16 Feb 1897, Vineyard, Mifflin, PA, d. 9 Jun 1983 Plummers Hollow, PA. Marriage date 12 Mar 1919; son Jack E. Irvin. Info supplied by BCHS: Announcement in the Altoona Tribune, Monday, November 24, 1919, p.12, col. 1: "Born. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Irvin, of Tyrone, are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine ten pound boy. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mrs. Irvin was formerly Miss Rose Updike." ALSO, an attorney surname IRVIN performed the marriage of Edward William UPDIKE (brother of Rose listed above) and Anna Belle (nee JAMES; widow of HANEY) UPDIKE on Feb 11, 1919. Believe attorney's office was in Hollidaysburg. I don't have the atty's first name here but can look it up in my files at home if you need it; let me know. By the way, if anyone on the list has access to a death notice or obit for Edward William (may have gone by "William") UPDIKE, who died 22 Dec 1922 in Hollidaysburg or Tyrone... I would be very grateful to have it. Regards, Luann Haney (DDuBarry@aol.com)

Good Morning! Is anyone researching the HOLMES family in Centre Co? I'm seeking info on a Mary A. HOLMES (b. March 24, 1836 in Centre Co. ) She married Richard C. HEWES/HUGHES Oct. 16, 1856 and died 1873 in Woodstock, Shenandoah Co. VA. Thanks! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl

In a message dated 01/05/2002 9:19:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, msee.sanders@home.com writes: > I am searching for information on one Henry FIEDLER of Madisonburg, > Centre County. as with all the other men I have been inquiring about > recently, he was married to a daughter of Elizabeth and Henry Gephart. > at his mother-in-laws death in 1895, he and his Gephart wife were > living in Madisonburg. Hi Sara In the Centre Hall Reporter: FIEDLER, H. N. ~ Of Madisonburg married to Ella R. SWARTZ of Millheim on 18th. by Rev. H. S. BASOM Newpaper Date: Jan. 5, 1888 Hope this helps! Jean

Sara, I know approx. where Henry Fiedler lived. I can tell you this. On his farm was a small graveyard which had belonged to Abraham and Eva Reber, early settlers. It was supposed to be in a small enclosure a few rods west of his house (in 1882). I've not yet located it. Oddly enough -- Eva Reber's headstone is now standing in the Mackeyville Cemetery in Clinton County. I ran across it while doing a reading of that cemetery. The dates match up. Does this mean she was never buried on the farm, or that the graves (or at least one stone) was removed from the farm and set up elsewhere?? Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

In a message dated 01/05/2002 9:13:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, msee.sanders@home.com writes: > Does anyone have info or is any one researching one William SCHOLL who > would have been middle-aged in the mid 1890's and lived in Centre Hall? > Hi From Centre Hall Reporter ~ SCHOLL, Daniel ~ died June 21, age 63 y 3 m 14 d. (Newspaper Date) June 28, 1877 SCHOLL, James ~ married to Emma WEAVER, both of Farmers Mills on Jan. 2 by Rev. W.E. FISCHER Jan. 9, 1879 SCHOLL, John ~ of Pine Grove , died , age 82 yr on 5th. Of paralysis. He was a native of Northumberland Co. but a citizen of this co. for over 50 yrs. April 28, 1886. SCHOLL ~ Thomas ~ married to Elizabeth HOMAN, both of Gregg tp. on 26th. at Centre Hall Luetheran by Rev. J. Keller MILLER sept. 29, 1871 SCHOLL, Wm Franklin ~ d. 16 th June, near Centre Hall, son of Thomas SCHOLL, age 1 m 9 d. June 21, 1872 SHOLL, Jacob ~ died, leaving wife and 7 children. May 8, 1890 SHOLL, James Elmer ~ died, son of William & Emma SHOLL , age 2 yr 8 m 20 d on Jan 27 near Union Church Feb. 2, 1882 SHOLL, John C. ~ of Altoona, son of Wm. SHOLL, 2 miles from town, married to Sadie J. WILLIAMS of Spring Mills. Sept. 18, 1890 SHOLL, Wilson S. ~ of Rebersburg, married to Emma S. REESER of Fillmore on March 2, by Rev. W H GROH March 11, 1880. Hope this helps! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl

Hello list, I am searching for information on one Henry FIEDLER of Madisonburg, Centre County. as with all the other men I have been inquiring about recently, he was married to a daughter of Elizabeth and Henry Gephart. at his mother-in-laws death in 1895, he and his Gephart wife were living in Madisonburg. Many thanks, Sara

Hi List, Does anyone have info or is any one researching one William SCHOLL who would have been middle-aged in the mid 1890's and lived in Centre Hall? thank-you, Sara

Hi Jean, I'm sorry to say I have no Oscar, or the kids listed. I checked for Hicks and Hughes with no success either. Susan

Hi Susan I have a marriage between Anna Mary HUGHES b. 1865 in Altoona, PA (dtr. of John Davis Hughes & Hannah (HICKS) from Centre Co. Pa.) and Oscar G. IRVIN b. 1866 in Baileyville, Pa, (Centre Co.) son of Patterson and Susan (GARRETT) IRVIN. Anna Mary d. 1939; Oscar d. 1931 and they are Interred at Fairview Cem. in Altoona, PA.. Children: Earl Patterson IRVIN Hildred V. IRVIN B. 1886 d. Jan. 29, 1981, Interred at Fairview Cem. Altoona. This is all the info that I have at this time. Any connections out there? Jean

In a message dated 01/04/2002 9:24:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, MHJacox writes: > > > > I have a Ellen Elizabeth Heverly, born 4/21/1839, Howard Township, Centre > Co., PA who was married to Nelson Askey Hi Thanks Mary for the info ~ do you know who her parents were? I'm searching for this Martha (HEVERLY) HUNTER , both of Logan Branch to see if her parents could be Jeremiah HEVERLY and Polly (HUGHES) HEVERLY . Jean

Judy, Old Fort, in Potter Township, Centre County, is the name of a little hamlet just south of the Borough of Centre Hall. It is located at the intersection of PA Routes 144 and 45. It was the sight of what was called "Potter's Fort," a fort built for protection from the Indians in the 1770s for the early settlers, before the great runaway. When the attacks began in earnest in 1778, settlers took refuge in Potter's Fort, named for Gen. James Potter, until they left the valley in 1779-1780. Two soldiers were killed in 1778 when they left the security of the fort to harvest grain and encountered five Indians in the field. Their graves can be seen today. The "Old Fort" stood for many years in that vicinity, but has been gone many years. A historic plaque marks the sight. There is a gas station on one corner, a District Justice and movie rental (I think) in an old stone building across the street, and a house and floral shop in the immediate vicinity. The term "Old Fort" can extend down both highways a little distance also, taking in the nearby houses to form this little community. I hope this helps you place it more clearly in Centre County's geography. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

Every day I try to read the online Centre Daily Times and today saw a reference made of someone who was from Old Fort, Centre Hall. Can someone tell me what and where "Old Fort" is? Thanks! Judy

Hi Does anyone have any info or is anyone researching this HUNTER and HEVERLY family? 1862 Dec. * 24, 1862 ~ William S. HUNTER and Martha HEVERLY, both of Logan Branch (9 *Dec. 25th in Central Press 1/16 ) married by Rev. F., BOWER at Baptist Parsonage, Milesburg Ref. source: Central Press 1/16 and Democratic Watchman 1/16 Thanks! Jean Corio Tampa, Fl

Diana It could have been me, I was looking for Levi Dubbs who married Susanna Rudisill. Levi was b. abt 1818 so would guess Susanna in about the same age range. If you could check for her, would appreciated it. Thanks Sue Kramer ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jfmdbmlam@aol.com> To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:03 PM Subject: [PACENTRE] Rudisill > Hi list, > > I had a ton of messages in my mailbox this morning, and deleted as I went > through them. Someone mentioned the name RUDISILL, but I can't find the > message. My husband recently received a book called, "The Day of Our Abraham, > 1811-1899", which is about the Rudisill family. The book contains the Civil > War diary of Abraham Rudisill, and is separated into four sections: The > Tailor, The Printer, The Soldier, and The Minister. It's full of pictures and > copies of documents. There is a genealogy in the back which dates from 1697 > to 1934. If anyone is interested please let me know. > > Diana Mason > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > Respond to posts if you have data on the particular question -- you never know when someone has information that can help you! > > >

Hi list, I had a ton of messages in my mailbox this morning, and deleted as I went through them. Someone mentioned the name RUDISILL, but I can't find the message. My husband recently received a book called, "The Day of Our Abraham, 1811-1899", which is about the Rudisill family. The book contains the Civil War diary of Abraham Rudisill, and is separated into four sections: The Tailor, The Printer, The Soldier, and The Minister. It's full of pictures and copies of documents. There is a genealogy in the back which dates from 1697 to 1934. If anyone is interested please let me know. Diana Mason

Hi Is anyone researching IRVIN in Centre Co. and Blair Co? Thanks! Jean In a message dated 01/03/2002 8:19:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, Moquilter@webtv.net writes: > Schmidhammer, Altmanshofer, Shultzaberger, Morgan, Bartlebaugh, Geer, > Zhea, Kuhn, Irwin/Irvin, Vandevander, Carothers, Leamer, Hay, > Yohn/Yon and Wingard Hi I saw where you are researching Irvin/Irwin in Blair Co. I have a marriage between Anna Mary HUGHES b. 1865 in Altoona, PA (dtr. of John Davis Hughes & Hannah (HICKS) from Centre Co. Pa.) Oscar G. IRVIN b. 1866 in Baileyville, Pa, (Centre Co.) son of Patterson and Susan (GARRETT) IRVIN. Anna Mary d. 1939; Oscar d. 1931 and they are Interred at Fairview Cem. in Altoona, PA.. Children: Earl Patterson IRVIN Hildred V. IRVIN B. 1886 d. Jan. 29, 1981, Interred at Fairview Cem. Altoona. Are any of these names familiar? Thanks! Jean Corio Tampa, FL

Sue and Cambria Listers; Here's another chance I have to bring up one of my favorite web sites. To find little-known or now-nonexistent places this web site is GREAT! As for Mt Olivet - I did a quick search and came up with 15 results: 6 cemeteries 8 churches and 1 school scattered among Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Chester, Perry, Somerset, and York counties. Bookmark this very useful site! you can even link to an aerial view (20,000 ft up) of the area! http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form J Russell White Goldsboro, North Carolina

I just checked the 1874 Atlas of Centre County. It does not show the Reichard Cemetery but where the cemetery is it is listed as J. Gephart's Farm, 145 Acres. Apparently in 1874 the graveyard was considered a part of that farm. In 1874, the United Brethren Church stood on the main street of town, at the very west end, on the left hand side as you come into town. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"