So we don't have any more confusion the census records for both Janes are Pike Twp, Clearfield, PA, Family #155, Image 22 (Ancestry.com) 7/29/1850 - Joseph Caldwell is just below his parents Pike Twp, Clearfield, PA, Family #161, Image 23 (Ancestry.com) 7/29/1850 - Joseph Hunter - You will note that this family is smack dab in the middle of Janes uncles David and James Bloom which is pretty good authentication of Identification. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: DeHoog [mailto:wletto@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:54 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers I must apologize to you all. I have a copy of a few pages of the Straw book. The person who sent it to me had crossed out the Hunter name and had written in the Caldwell name so I have been chasing my tail and you have been helping me. Thanks for straightening out this part of the mystery. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: DeHoog [mailto:wletto@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:42 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers The biggest problem is that the census records for the period prior to 1850 infuriatingly don't list the women! Wait, hold the presses...I just found Joseph Hunter on the 1850 census alive and well with Jane as his wife both age 29. Children William, Napoleon, and Eli. Now I'm thinking that that these are two separate families. I'm going to keep digging. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: J E Bean [mailto:jebean1@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:32 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers [NOTE: This should have gone to the list as well as to Peggy. ~~ J.E. Bean] Peggy: You pose an interesting question and one I hadn't thought of before. If you look on page 151 of STRAW's book, under William BLOOM Jr., you'll see where he states, "Jane, born November 30, 1820, married Joseph HUNTER..." Then on page 269, he states, "Joseph, son of Samuel and Martha (PRICE) CALDWELL married Jane, daughter of William BLOOM Jr, born November 30, 1820..." So the question is: Was Jane BLOOM married twice -- 1st to Joseph HUNTER and 2nd to Joseph CALDWELL? According to my calculations, she married Joseph HUNTER c 1838 (1st child born 1839). As I don't have any children listed for CALDWELL, I can't guesstimate when this marriage occurred. However, STRAW says on page 269 that the children born to Jane and Joseph CALDWELL were P.A. [a son] and Martha Jane, "who became the wife of James R. NORRIS... raised a large family, one of whom is Orla NORRIS..." With your information, Peggy, it looks like "P.A." is Peter and the marriage of Jane BLOOM and Joseph CALDWELL was probably around 1847 -- making this a possible 2nd marriage for the puzzling Jane. Anyone have any ideas about the marriage(s) of Jane BLOOM? Best regards, Jacquelyn

I must apologize to you all. I have a copy of a few pages of the Straw book. The person who sent it to me had crossed out the Hunter name and had written in the Caldwell name so I have been chasing my tail and you have been helping me. Thanks for straightening out this part of the mystery. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: DeHoog [mailto:wletto@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:42 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers The biggest problem is that the census records for the period prior to 1850 infuriatingly don't list the women! Wait, hold the presses...I just found Joseph Hunter on the 1850 census alive and well with Jane as his wife both age 29. Children William, Napoleon, and Eli. Now I'm thinking that that these are two separate families. I'm going to keep digging. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: J E Bean [mailto:jebean1@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:32 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers [NOTE: This should have gone to the list as well as to Peggy. ~~ J.E. Bean] Peggy: You pose an interesting question and one I hadn't thought of before. If you look on page 151 of STRAW's book, under William BLOOM Jr., you'll see where he states, "Jane, born November 30, 1820, married Joseph HUNTER..." Then on page 269, he states, "Joseph, son of Samuel and Martha (PRICE) CALDWELL married Jane, daughter of William BLOOM Jr, born November 30, 1820..." So the question is: Was Jane BLOOM married twice -- 1st to Joseph HUNTER and 2nd to Joseph CALDWELL? According to my calculations, she married Joseph HUNTER c 1838 (1st child born 1839). As I don't have any children listed for CALDWELL, I can't guesstimate when this marriage occurred. However, STRAW says on page 269 that the children born to Jane and Joseph CALDWELL were P.A. [a son] and Martha Jane, "who became the wife of James R. NORRIS... raised a large family, one of whom is Orla NORRIS..." With your information, Peggy, it looks like "P.A." is Peter and the marriage of Jane BLOOM and Joseph CALDWELL was probably around 1847 -- making this a possible 2nd marriage for the puzzling Jane. Anyone have any ideas about the marriage(s) of Jane BLOOM? Best regards, Jacquelyn

The biggest problem is that the census records for the period prior to 1850 infuriatingly don't list the women! Wait, hold the presses...I just found Joseph Hunter on the 1850 census alive and well with Jane as his wife both age 29. Children William, Napoleon, and Eli. Now I'm thinking that that these are two separate families. I'm going to keep digging. Peggy -----Original Message----- From: J E Bean [mailto:jebean1@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 2:32 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers [NOTE: This should have gone to the list as well as to Peggy. ~~ J.E. Bean] Peggy: You pose an interesting question and one I hadn't thought of before. If you look on page 151 of STRAW's book, under William BLOOM Jr., you'll see where he states, "Jane, born November 30, 1820, married Joseph HUNTER..." Then on page 269, he states, "Joseph, son of Samuel and Martha (PRICE) CALDWELL married Jane, daughter of William BLOOM Jr, born November 30, 1820..." So the question is: Was Jane BLOOM married twice -- 1st to Joseph HUNTER and 2nd to Joseph CALDWELL? According to my calculations, she married Joseph HUNTER c 1838 (1st child born 1839). As I don't have any children listed for CALDWELL, I can't guesstimate when this marriage occurred. However, STRAW says on page 269 that the children born to Jane and Joseph CALDWELL were P.A. [a son] and Martha Jane, "who became the wife of James R. NORRIS... raised a large family, one of whom is Orla NORRIS..." With your information, Peggy, it looks like "P.A." is Peter and the marriage of Jane BLOOM and Joseph CALDWELL was probably around 1847 -- making this a possible 2nd marriage for the puzzling Jane. Anyone have any ideas about the marriage(s) of Jane BLOOM? Best regards, Jacquelyn

40 YEARS AGO The school building at Osceola Mills has been taken over a s a hospital for some of the influenza victims as the epidemic continues in our neighboring town unabated. Many places of business have been closed. Pneumonia, following an attack of influenza, caused the death of Herman Scheile, who died Sunda evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Morgan, Chester Hill, where he had been boarding since the death of his wife last spring. He is survived by two daughters, Josephine and Helen and several step-children.

Oh boy, now you've done it. I don't have JOSEPH CALDWELL, as a son of Samuel and Martha Jane (PRICE) CALDWELL. In fact, I was hoping to find out who his parents were in this query. I knew that Thomas PRICE was in his lineage because I think that's where I got the extra Joseph and Mary Jane CALDWELL. But only because Thomas PRICE married Anne BLOOM who is a sister of William Jr. and Isaac. I still can't find the direct route back to how I got Joseph and Mary Jane into my database. HELP!!! Peggy -----Original Message----- From: J E Bean [mailto:jebean1@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:34 PM To: DeHoog Subject: Re: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers Peggy: You pose an interesting question and one I hadn't thought of before. If you look on page 151 of STRAW's book, under William BLOOM Jr., you'll see where he states, "Jane, born November 30, 1820, married Joseph HUNTER..." Then on page 269, he states, "Joseph, son of Samuel and Martha (PRICE) CALDWELL married Jane, daughter of William BLOOM Jr, born November 30, 1820..." So the question is: Was Jane BLOOM married twice -- 1st to Joseph HUNTER and 2nd to Joseph CALDWELL? According to my calculations, she married Joseph HUNTER c 1838 (1st child born 1839). As I don't have any children listed for CALDWELL, I can't guesstimate when this marriage occurred. However, STRAW says on page 269 that the children born to Jane and Joseph CALDWELL were P.A. [a son] and Martha Jane, "who became the wife of James R. NORRIS... raised a large family, one of whom is Orla NORRIS..." With your information, Peggy, it looks like "P.A." is Peter and the marriage of Jane BLOOM and Joseph CALDWELL was probably around 1847 -- making this a possible 2nd marriage for the puzzling Jane. Anyone have any ideas about the marriage(s) of Jane BLOOM? Best regards, Jacquelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "DeHoog" <wletto@charter.net> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:45 PM Subject: [Clearfield] Query to CALDWELL and/or BLOOM researchers > I am trying to sort a Bloom ancestor and I have two JOSEPH CALDWELLs that I > think are actually one but I need your help to clear this up. According to > "Some Genealogies and Family Records" by Albert Y. Straw one of the children > of William Bloom Jr. was JANE and she married JOSEPH CALDWELL. In the > census records regarding another JOSEPH CALDWELL who married MARY JANE ??? > coming in the back door through the lineage of LEAH BLOOM (the daughter of > Isaac, the brother of William, Jr.) who married their son PETER CALDWELL abt > 1870. According to STRAW, William Jr. had a daughter named Marion, which > I've since discovered is Mary Ann. As stated, STRAW lists William Jrs. > daughter as Jane. I've known it to be true in families to give children the > same first name as their mother or grandmother out of respect and then call > them by their middle name, so is it possible that JANE BLOOM CALDWELL (b. 30 > Nov 1820) is actually MARY JANE BLOOM CALDWELL wife of JOSEPH CALDWELL (b. > abt. 1823)? Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > ps. The census records I'm looking at is 1850 Pike township and it's got > Mary Jane at age 24 with Martha A. age 2) and Peter A. (age 7/12). > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 9/2/05 > >

I have found in my Grandfather's suitcase buried in the closet since 1976 some portions of newspapers and thought this article would be appreciated by some. GEARHARTS HOLD FAMILY REUNION. The Gearhart eighth annual reunion was held recently at Kiwanis Park at South Phillipsburg with 86 relatives and friends present. Officers elected for the coming year were: President, Bernard Gearhart; Vice President: Willis Gearhart; Secretary: Beverly Gearhart, Treasurer: Alfred Kephart.Winners of prizes were: oldest: Mrs. Myrtle Gearhart, West Decatur, age 79; Youngest: Deborah Eckenroth, daughter of Harry LeRoy Eckenroth, Warriors Marg, age 6 weeks; Traveling longest distance: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters of Niagara Falls, nY. The ninth annual reunion will be held at Reservoir Park, Tyrone, same month and third Sunday if possible. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Myrtle Gearhart of Morrisdale; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gearhart and daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kyler and sons; Mrs. and Mrs. Clark Turner and daughter of Philipsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Yoke; Mrs. Donald Raymond of Houtzdale; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kephart and son of Osceola Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Albright and children of Boswell; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kephart of Florida. Mr. and Mrs. George Kennedy; Mrs. Robert Leberfinger and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. John Kephart of Hollidaysburg; Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy and son of Curryville; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Walk; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene of St. Clair, East Juniata; Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy and sons of Altoona; James Harpster of Tyorne; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Eckenroth and daughters of Warriors Mark; Mrs. and Mrs. Donald Albright of Bellefonte; Mrs. Herbert S. Grove and sons; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eckenroth and children of Centre Hall.

I am trying to sort a Bloom ancestor and I have two JOSEPH CALDWELLs that I think are actually one but I need your help to clear this up. According to "Some Genealogies and Family Records" by Albert Y. Straw one of the children of William Bloom Jr. was JANE and she married JOSEPH CALDWELL. In the census records regarding another JOSEPH CALDWELL who married MARY JANE ??? coming in the back door through the lineage of LEAH BLOOM (the daughter of Isaac, the brother of William, Jr.) who married their son PETER CALDWELL abt 1870. According to STRAW, William Jr. had a daughter named Marion, which I've since discovered is Mary Ann. As stated, STRAW lists William Jrs. daughter as Jane. I've known it to be true in families to give children the same first name as their mother or grandmother out of respect and then call them by their middle name, so is it possible that JANE BLOOM CALDWELL (b. 30 Nov 1820) is actually MARY JANE BLOOM CALDWELL wife of JOSEPH CALDWELL (b. abt. 1823)? Any help will be greatly appreciated. ps. The census records I'm looking at is 1850 Pike township and it's got Mary Jane at age 24 with Martha A. age 2) and Peter A. (age 7/12).

Does anyone have any information on the Sterling Village of Clearfield. I found information that there may have been 2 villages of Houtzdale & I am wondering if this may be one of them. Does this place still exist or is it possibly known as something else now? Susan

I decided to send Sara obituary to the list. I have received several emails from people related and people that she had helped with their research, while volunteering at the Clearfield Historical Society. She was truly one of a kind and will be missed by many people. Sara J. Stephenson, 74, of Clearfield, PA died August 30, 2005 at her home. Born June 19, 1931 in Clearfield she was the daughter of W. Lisle and Virginia (Dutra) Stephenson. Miss Stephenson was a former classroom teacher and secondary guidance counselor in the Clearfield Area School District. She gained a BS in education from the Lock Haven State Teachers College in 1953. She furthered her English education degree at the Pennsylvania State University, and received a masters in education for secondary counseling in 1967 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She belonged to all of the professional associations in her teaching and counseling areas. After her retirement, she continued working part-time in the educationa field by teaching some Adult Basic Educational classes from 1988 through June of 1996. From June 1997 to July 1999, she served as chief tester of the General Education Degree tests in the Clearfield County Area. Her interests outside of the educational fields included volunteer work for various community activities. She was a founding member and served on the board of directors of Clearfield County Historial Society. Among her favorite charities are the American Cancer Society's local chapter at 119 Market Street. The deceased is survived by a brother James Stephenson of Clearfield, seven nieces and three nephews. She is also survived by many cousins, one with whom she grew up, Rebecca (Collier) Hansen. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother William L. Stephenson, an uncle Richard Dutra and her aunt Iona Dutra, who helped rear her. A memorial service will be held at The Bennett and Houser Funeral Home, Inc., Clearfield on Sunday, September 4, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. with Rev. J. Timothy Hoover officiating. Interment will be private at Crown Crest Memorial Park. The family suggest that contributions be made to charity of donor's choice The Clearfield Progress Aug 30, 2005 --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

Thank you to the people that sent me the obituary for Sara Stephenson. Ann Denson --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

Hello - Please could someone post the address for the SHAW Library in Clearfield , also the E-mail address if available ... do they conduct Research ? I am trying to obtain records of the Rev. War service of my 3rd Gr Grandfather THOMAS FORCEE-FORCEY, I do have pictures of his grave markers in Dale's Cemetery, and have corresponded with several descendents, but would like to try and see if there is any documentation of his Service.... I have contacted DAR, but they tell me there are no records, and that when they put the Markers on his grave back in 1926 there were few documentations required.... so I am wondering if the SHAW Library might have something along this line... any help appreciated, Thank you, Sally Dutton ( researching TATE, PAINTER, STEINLEIN, and Elizabeth ARNOLD, wife of THOMAS FORCEE ).. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jeann8lte@aol.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:33 PM Subject: McClure Cemetery > The cemetery is located between land that was owned by my KIRK relative > and > currently owned my cousin on the other side of the family. > > My understanding and someone at the Clearfield Historical Society could > probably tell you better is that some of the old pioneer head stones are > no more > and when I was there a couple of years ago some are unreadable. > > Arthur Bell, Hugh Jordan and James McCracken per Aldrich's History of > Clearfield County were all Revolutionary War Vets from Cecil County > Maryland. They > were friends and their children married each other. I go back to both > Jordan > and McCracken, but so do a significant number of Clearfield County folks. > > William Bloom (Blum), I believe is also accepted as having served in the > Revolutionary War. The local DAR would know. Again a lot of the county > including > me are related to him more than one way. > > The Clearfield County GenWeb site has listings on who is buried in most of > the county cemeteries. The Elizabeth and Joseph Shaw Library in > Clearfield has > genealogy records, so does the Clearfield Historical Society, and the > DuBois > Historical Society. > > Most of the early settlers lived for generations in Chester County, PA, > Cecil > County, MD, DE. Many did their military service with units from there and > some received their pensions from Centre County for War service. If there > are > no Clearfield records, these places may have records. > > Jean > > ______________________________

Regarding William BLOOM, Sr; I do not have his military record but a little information regarding his military service that the source was, "Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion, 1898, Vol 1, pg 753. He is buried in McClure Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield, PA. He served 6 years under General Washington in Rev. War in General Wagners Brigade. Maxine and McCracken, but so do a significant number of Clearfield County folks. > > William Bloom (Blum), I believe is also accepted as having served in the > Revolutionary War. The local DAR would know. Again a lot of the county including > me are related to him more than one way. >

Would Jan who contacted me about Sara Stephenson please send me her email address? Somehow your message was deleted from my inbox. Thanks, Ann Denson --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

The cemetery is located between land that was owned by my KIRK relative and currently owned my cousin on the other side of the family. My understanding and someone at the Clearfield Historical Society could probably tell you better is that some of the old pioneer head stones are no more and when I was there a couple of years ago some are unreadable. Arthur Bell, Hugh Jordan and James McCracken per Aldrich's History of Clearfield County were all Revolutionary War Vets from Cecil County Maryland. They were friends and their children married each other. I go back to both Jordan and McCracken, but so do a significant number of Clearfield County folks. William Bloom (Blum), I believe is also accepted as having served in the Revolutionary War. The local DAR would know. Again a lot of the county including me are related to him more than one way. The Clearfield County GenWeb site has listings on who is buried in most of the county cemeteries. The Elizabeth and Joseph Shaw Library in Clearfield has genealogy records, so does the Clearfield Historical Society, and the DuBois Historical Society. Most of the early settlers lived for generations in Chester County, PA, Cecil County, MD, DE. Many did their military service with units from there and some received their pensions from Centre County for War service. If there are no Clearfield records, these places may have records. Jean

If anyone has a copy of the obituary for Sara J Stephenson Aug 31, 2005 in the Progress would they please email it to me. Thank you, Ann Denson

There is a sign at McClure Cemetery (I have a photo for anyone interested) that say, "McClure Cemetery, Revolutionary Soldiers, Arthur Bell, John Bell, William Bloom Sr., James McCracken, Thomas McClure, Mark Jordan, Nicholas Straw" Does anyone have any documentation that William Bloom Sr. and Mark Jordan were in the Revolutionary War? Does anyone know where Mark Jordan is buried in the cemetery, I could not find his grave? Nancy Jordan Smith and John J. Smith are supposed to be buried at McClure according to Swoopes' Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County. Does anyone know where their graves are, I could not find them? Thank you, Rick Stuby

Hello all, I'm looking for information on John Smith (b. abt. 1797) and Nancy Jordan (b. abt. 1809), parents of Nancy Smith Diehl (and Harvey, James, Elizabeth, Livinia and John). I have no information on the parents of either John or Nancy, except that Nancy's father may be Mark Jordan. I've seen some basic requests for information in some archived posts to this mailing list, but all of the email addresses seem to be stale. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Rick Stuby

The subject book is available and searchable at _http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/books/BP/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/books/BP/) You may have better luck with this site. Happy hunting! Dot Michael Dresher, PA

Hi, I think this is what y'all are seeking. Happy hunting. God bless. _Click here: Pageviewer_ (http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;sid=637b9263d54525bea6d092334f5354c2;rgn=full%20text;idno=AJA2348 .0001.001;view=image;seq=00000001)

Try this link it worked for me. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA2348.0001.001