Michelle, 1860 Census: I did not find Agnes listed with any of the Gelnett families in Clearfield County. 1870 Census: Brady Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Series: M593 Roll: 1327 Page: 62B and 63A [Agnes Gillinet age 12 is listed in the Gabrial Heverling (Gabriel Heberling) and Hannah (his wife?) household as what appears to read step daughter. This strange in that I have Hannah's maiden name as Rissinger. Hannah being the daughter of Peter and Magdalena (Dietz) Rissinger. I do have Magdalene (a sister of Hannah's) married to Edward Gelnett. They are listed on the 1860 census but I did not find them on the 1870 census.] 1880 Census: Sandy Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Series: T9 Roll: 1116 Page: 27A 1900 Census: Sandy Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Series: T623 Roll: 1397 Page: 218A 1910 Census: Sandy Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Series: T624 Roll: 1332 Page: 76A 1920 Census: I did not find Isaac. If I recall correctly there was a Gelnett genealogy web site and perhaps more but at the moment I am not finding my bookmark for it/them. Phil Holm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Ortz" <BEARDEN5@peoplepc.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: [Clearfield] Agnes Gelnett married Isaac Shaffer > Hello all. I was on here about 1-3 years ago. > Am interested in any one with knowledge of or related to Agnes Gelnett(b. > 21 Jan 1857/d. 18 June 1917) married( 1873) to Isaac Shaffer(b. 5 April > 1853/d. 24 June 1946). > > Michelle > >

Isn't this Agnes Gelnett the daughter of the Jacob Gelnett that was killed in the Civil War? My best, Sherry Jesberger Visit Keystone Crossroads www.keystonecrossroads.com Featuring Pennsylvania Genealogy & Gardening ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Ortz" <BEARDEN5@peoplepc.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:39 PM Subject: [Clearfield] Agnes Gelnett married Isaac Shaffer > Hello all. I was on here about 1-3 years ago. > Am interested in any one with knowledge of or related to Agnes Gelnett(b. > 21 Jan 1857/d. 18 June 1917) married( 1873) to Isaac Shaffer(b. 5 April > 1853/d. 24 June 1946). > > Michelle > >

Hello all. I was on here about 1-3 years ago. Am interested in any one with knowledge of or related to Agnes Gelnett(b. 21 Jan 1857/d. 18 June 1917) married( 1873) to Isaac Shaffer(b. 5 April 1853/d. 24 June 1946). Michelle

> "Jocelynn Knight" <jocelynnknight@mchsi.com> > To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [Clearfield] Marriage Look-up ============================================= To Jocelynn: Could you look up a marriage for anyone named SHADECK or SCHADECK and HAMMAS or HEMMIS ?? Thanks very much. Louise N. NW of Chicago

The following items are being offered on eBay: *2* 1913 Woodward H.S. Photos Clearfield County PA. There is a further description below. I have no connection to this sale, just thought it might be somebody's family. Beverly Carter bcarter2@wi.rr.com >>I am offering 2 photos from the Woodward Township High School Class of 1913. This school was located in Woodward Township Clearfield County PA. Graduates class photo- photo is mounted onto a lt. brown with some dk. Brown heavy mat board, the photographer was Turney in Houtzdale PA, it measures approx. 9 ¾" X 11 ¾" with mat & the photo measures approx. 6 5/8" X 8 ½", Condition- good- 2 corner bumps, some light soiling on the mat, and the mat is slightly warped. Graduation ceremony set-up- I believe this was taken in the Houtzdale Opera House, the stage is decorated with pennants, flowers, fancy backdrop….no graduates- just empty chairs, the photo is mounted on a black mat board, the photographer was Turney in Houtzdale PA, it measures approx. 8" X 12" with mat & the photo measures approx. 5 ¼" X 9 ¾", Condition- good- 2 corner bumps, slight fading to the mat on the one side, a few light small soiling spots to the photo, and the mat is slightly warped. These photos belonged to my husband’s great-grandfather who was a teacher/principal at this school.<<

This article was in the CENTRE DAILY TIMES (State College, PA) paper this morning: STATES STEADILY CLOSING DOWN ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION by Robert Tanner (AP) Some things your government doesn't have to tell you about: *The safety plan at your child's school, if you live in Iowa, *Medication errors at your grandparent's nursing home in North Carolina, *Disciplinary actions against Indiana state employees. States have steadily limited the public's access to government information since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a new Associated Press analysis of laws in all 50 states has found. Legislatures have passed more than 1,000 laws changing access to information... Federal agencies responded by shutting down Web sites, pulling telephone directories and rethinking everything from dam blueprints to historical records. In statehouse battles, the issue has pitted advocates of government openness - including journalists and civil liberties groups - against lawmakers and others who worry that public information could be misused...security concerns typically won out. States passed 616 laws that restricted access.... Just this month, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced a new governmentwide effort to target identity theft, barring access to driver's licenses, phone records and Social Security numbers. No longer, the governor said, should there be a presumption that government information is public. Open government advocates disagree. The way we see it, if Pawlenty is successful, information that used to be public in Minnesota will soon be unnecessarily locked away. Copyright 2006 Centre Daily Times --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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Dear List, When searching the list archives for 2002, there was a "kind soul" who was doing look-ups from a reference book by Robert J. Allison: "Marriage Records of Clearfield County, Pa., Prior to October 1, 1885". Does Jim Reichman, the "kind soul", still subscribe to this list, or is there another researcher out there who has this reference work who could do the following lookup? We found an entry in one of those 2002 posts for Amanda Breth/B. (Benjamin) F. Jordan on 23 Feb 1881. Would someone be so kind as to give us all Jordan entries, and if not all of them, at least any others for Benjamin F. Jordan (mentioned above) in the time frame 1875-1885? The book of course ends in Oct 1885. We believe Benjamin may have remarried in 1890 after the death of Amanda. The 1890 Clearfield Co. marriage license application names the new woman as "Nora Livingston, divorced 1885". Her parents are named as John and Anna, surnames not stated. Do the book show any records for Nora Unk-surname and Mr. Livingston, or, Nora Livingston and Unk. Unknown? Thank you, Louise in Allegheny County

Louise, The only Jordan, Benjamin entries are these two, and one is outside your timeframe: Jordan, Benjamin & Mary Crouch October 29, 1811 Marriage performed outside county* Jordan, B. F. & Amanda C. Breth February 23, 1881 There was this entry under Livingston Livingston, Nora & John N. Reed May 17, 1880 This might be their 1880 census listing as well, does it look like your Nora? 1880 Census Household: Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation John M. REED S Male 21 PA Carpenter Nora Ella REED S Female 19 PA Source Information: Census Place Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Page Number 156D Hopes this helps. Jocelynn -----Original Message----- From: Louise Stanzione [mailto:Louise.Stanzione@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:57 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Clearfield] Marriage Look-up Dear List, When searching the list archives for 2002, there was a "kind soul" who was doing look-ups from a reference book by Robert J. Allison: "Marriage Records of Clearfield County, Pa., Prior to October 1, 1885". Does Jim Reichman, the "kind soul", still subscribe to this list, or is there another researcher out there who has this reference work who could do the following lookup? We found an entry in one of those 2002 posts for Amanda Breth/B. (Benjamin) F. Jordan on 23 Feb 1881. Would someone be so kind as to give us all Jordan entries, and if not all of them, at least any others for Benjamin F. Jordan (mentioned above) in the time frame 1875-1885? The book of course ends in Oct 1885. We believe Benjamin may have remarried in 1890 after the death of Amanda. The 1890 Clearfield Co. marriage license application names the new woman as "Nora Livingston, divorced 1885". Her parents are named as John and Anna, surnames not stated. Do the book show any records for Nora Unk-surname and Mr. Livingston, or, Nora Livingston and Unk. Unknown? Thank you, Louise in Allegheny County

Here is an excellent link for obits. There are many newspapers and funeral homes listed for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. www.northeastobits.com Mona --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.

Just change the county on the left hand side and enter - it will bring up several pages of documents - -----Original Message----- From: Mona Anderson [mailto:roadqueen1340@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:34 AM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: History Site I received this from another message board (Cameron County, PA) but if you scroll through it, there are many other counties listed that contain information. http://archivegrid.org/web/jsp/s.jsp?q=Cameron+County%2C+PA - ------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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"Roots in the Boot," an Italian Genealogy and Heritage Conference, will be held on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh, PA on 14-15 July 2006. The exciting program has Dr. John Philip Colletta as the featured speaker. Additional speakers include June DeLalio, CG; Paola Manfredi, AG; Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL; Elissa Scalise Powell, CG; Keith Rose, AG; and Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. The Senator John Heinz Regional History Center, the University of Pittsburgh Italian Language Program, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are co-sponsoring the conference. More information is available at www.rootsintheboot.org or by writing to Roots in the Boot, PO Box 8313, Pittsburgh, PA 15218-8313. Be sure to pass this message on to anyone interested in Pittsburgh, Italian research and heritage, how to do genealogy, DNA, access records, preserve their family heirlooms, or write the family history. You don't have to be Italian to register, just interested in the topics presented. Best regards, Amy Arner Conference Committee Member

HI List, Several weeks ago there was discussion about the fire that consumed Brisbin in 1894. I do apologize for assuming that the cemetery markers did not burn. I found an article today that my sister gave me several years ago about the cemetery and found it very interesting . This article was published in the Clearfield Progress on April 17, 2002. I will summarize it here: The cemetery has approximately 11,000 grave sites with over 8,000 burials. Mr. Richard Marien's father was the original caretaker of the cemetery. The original maps of the cemetery were saved from the fire because one of the members had the book out of the area that day. The ledger dates back to 1892. Many of the wooden crosses were destroyed by the fire making it difficult to pinpoint gravesites. That sums up the part about the fire. If anyone wants the entire article I can scan it for you.

GEORGE I. BEERS George I. Beers, 87, of 307 Weaver street died at 11:15 a. m. yesterday at the Clearfield Hospital. Mr. Beers was born July 11, 1867 in Boggs Twp., and was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and the I.O.O.F. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Twila Rogers, Clearfield; five grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. His wife and one daughter preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held from the Nicholson Funeral Home at 2 p. M. Saturday with Rev Earl Rowe officiating. internment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. tomorrow and until time of ser- vices Saturday.

JOHN L. BAUGHMAN John l. Baughman, one of the oldest residents of Boggs township, passed away at his residence Monday morning, Oct. 10th, at 1:45, aged 71 years, 3 months and 10 days. Death was due to a compilation of diseases following a stroke. Mr. Baughman was born June 30, 1856, a son of the late Andrew and Ann Baughman, of Decatur township. He was united in marriage with Miss Ella M. Beers on June 29, 1882, who survives him, together with the fol - lowing sons and daughters; A. Grover, of Clearfield; George, at home; Thomas L., of Blue Ball; Mrs. Lillie Baughman Gearhart, of Juniata, Pa.; Mrs. Sadie Baughman Gearhart, of Elmira, N. Y., and Mrs. Waiva Baughman Clawson, of Paunxautaw - ney, Pa. Three brothers and one sister also survive. They are Thomas, of Osceola; Joseph, of DuBois; Jacob, of Decatur township, and Mrs. Sarah Woolridge, of Woodland. Mr. Baughman was an active farmer in his earlier days but for the last several years was unable to follow farming by reason of illness. He was an active member of the U. B. Church of which he had been a member for forty-five years. Funeral services were held from his late home on Wednesday, Oct 14, at 2 p. m. Rev. B. J. Hummel, of Clearfield officiated, assisted by Rev. R. P. Rauch of Blue Ball. Interment in Mock cemetery at Blue Ball.

List: In 1917, Steve Rekoski registered with the officials for the WW I Draft at Falls Creek, PA. His draft card indicates that he was a laborer at the Elk Tanning Co. in Falls Creek and that he immigrated from Makow, Russia. He was 22 years of age and single, as well as an Alien. This Steve may the the Stephan Rekoszy who witnessed the marriage of Damaszy Rekoszy two years earlier at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Philly. He may also be the Antonio Rekus who arrived at the Port of Philadelphia on December 17, 1912, headed for his brother Damszy's in Philly. We are looking for any corroborating info based on Clearfield County to the above facts. Are City Directories available for the period 1912-1920? Do they reflect the presence of Steve in any of these years? Are the records for the local Catholic Church available, and if so, is there a record of Steve worshiping there? Any other info? TIA! Bob, in VA

Donna Ireland has graciously granted permission to transcribe "The Clearfield Cookbook" which was compiled and published by the Junior Auxiliary of the Clearfield Hospital. All of the recipes were donated by people in the community, and the name of the donor appears on every recipe. Unfortunately, there is no date on it, but I can tell it is quite old. Primarily because no ingredient amounts are given for the main ingredients, only for things like flour, salt, milk, etc. Donna prepared a name index to the recipes so you can see if your grandmother's (or great-grandmother) favorite recipe is included. Some of the recipes have great sounding names, e.g., Delicate Cake, Perfection Salad, Orange Puffs, and Date Kisses; while others have intriguing names: Suet Pudding, Scotch Cake, Mandolins, Hickory Nut Jumbles, etc. If you would like to help transcribe this treasure, please send me an email with you name and snail mail address. Thanks to all who volunteer. Alice J. Gayley Coordinator, Clearfield County USGenWeb Project http://www.pa-roots.com/~clearfield/ Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

I am researching Charles & Mary Snyder family from Clearfield & Centre Counties. Mary is Charles's second wife and I would like to know the name of his first wife. Charles Snyder b. 1964 Mary (Walk) Snyder b. 1885 (second wife) John b. 1891 Charles b. 1897 Emma b. 1902 died 12 Aug 1992 in Clearfield (married James Whyte) Harry b. 1904 Frances b. 1909 Eva b. 1913 (married Mullen) Ralph b. 1917 Dorothy b. 1919 died Apr 1982 in Curwensville, Clearfield Co.(married Anthony Carfley) Robert Ardell b. 1920 (married Elva Leigey) John / Jack b. 1922 Marion b. 1926 (married Braden Hummel) If anyone is reasearching this family or has access to obits I would love to hear from you. Thanks for any help! Maryann --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!

The photos listed below are for sale on eBay under Clearfield County. I have no interest in the sale of these items, I just thought someone on the list might recognize the names. Beverly Carter bcarter2@wi.rr.com 1. The first one is the largest and it is 6 x 9. The back says that it is 1914 and it is the Clinton Eckard family. It was taken in Hanover Pa. 2. The second is dated on back 1904. 5 1/2 x 7 inches. Frank Beck family. It was taken at the Union Art Studio, Glen Campbell Pa 3. The third is George Russell family no date. It is 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. They are sitting on fancy chairs. 4. The fourth is a postcard of a family. There wasn't a date or name on it.