Hello List members Good Morning all If you like a great mystery and what genealogist doesn't ( smile ) then I have a mystery for you and I sure can use help with this one I am interested in a mining accident that took place in or about the Ramey, Clearfield Co PA area, about 1912-1925 that took the life of a young man by the last name of PYER. William / Wilhelm Pyer also known as GUMMIE. He was about 17-18 years of age. The family story handed on down said there may have been a fire in the mine. No one recalls for sure that this was why young Mr. PYER passed away, only that he did die in a mining accident. Will appreciate any and all help in solving this mystery. Have a great day everyone Sue

Hi, Sheila and Mary Ann, or should I say, "Cousins"? Cyrus and Mary (SCHOONOVER) THURSTON are my great-X4 grandparents. You will probably hear from my cousin Ann as well - Ann is much more organized than I am when it comes to having info. on a family tree computer program! Who are your GG grandparents? Great grandparents? Grandparents? I have a list of Cyrus and Mary's children. Let me know if you want that. A short sketch of my line: (Some of this info. I got from, "Some Genealogies and Family Records". 1931, by Albert STRAW) Cyrus and Mary's daughter, Phoebe, married David MICHAEL (David was married 3 times); Phoebe was his first wife). David and Phoebe (THURSTON) MICHAEL had: - Henry (1835-1927; died in Kansas; no other info.) - Cyrus, my great X3 grandfather; 6 Mar 1837-20 June 1912; married Matilda YINGLING - Orange Jacob (28 August 1842-5 August 1919; married (1) Sarah CATHCART 17 April 1867, (2) Ann Eliza (SUNDERLIN) MCCRACKEN - Mary, married Emanuel PAINTER; she died in Wisconsin; no other info. Cyrus and Matilda (YINGLING) MICHAEL had: - John T. MICHAEL, my great grandfather; May 1868-1948/49; buried in Mahaffey, PA; Married (1) Iva Fanny BATHURST, my great grandmother; (2) Coral BUTERBAUGH. John T. and Fanny (BATHURST) MICHAEL had: - Bessie, married Percy MOWREY in Curwensville, PA - Ida M. ("Peg"), married (1) ___ LIVINGSTON; (2) W.C. REESE in Pittsburgh - Harvey Ray, my grandfather; 28 Nov 1894-2 June 1944; married in 1916 Mary Grace DELOZIER (11 Jan 1895-28 Mar 1990) Harvey Ray and Mary Grace ("May") (DELOZIER) MICHAEL had: - Mary Catherine - Marian Elizabeth - Ray Bertram ("Tip") - Richard Linus, my Dad; 13 April 1928-11 Sept 1988; married 22 Nov. 1947 to Mary Ruth HAHN in Lancaster, PA - Russell Urban - Helen Marie Please let me hear from you. Talk to you later. Dot Michael Dresher, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: <RUkin2me@aol.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:42 AM Subject: Thurston descendants > > We are looking for information on anyone who is a descendant of Cyrus > Thurston. Cyrus Thurston moved from birthplace Orange, VT to Knoxville, > PA to > Newbury, PA and then settled in Clearfield, PA. He is buried in the > Zion > Baptist Cemetery, Clearfield Co., PA. The spelling of his last name has > been found > to be both Thurston and Thurstin. > According to Brown Thurston's Thurston genealogies 2nd ed. page 251-252 > He was b. Jan 19, 1794 and died 1875 > Cyrus Thurston m Mary Schoonover 1816 > His parents are Moses and Jane Spaulding Thurston > We are GGG Grand daughters of Cyrus Thurston. We are looking to expand > his > line to every descendant as far as we can take it. > If you are a descendant or have any information about his descendants or > you > are interested in working on this project please contact us. > Sheila and MaryAnn > > ______________________________

Does anyone have access to this article? IRON FURNACE BARONIES - OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY Prepared by MARY WIGTON NEWLIN For THE HUNTINGDON D. A. R. SOCIETY January 20, 1933 Reprinted December 20, 1943 MRS. MARY WIGTON REEVE Clearfield, Pennsylvania In it, Jane Lyon AYRES is mentioned. I am most interested in it. Thanks, Vince Summers

We are looking for information on anyone who is a descendant of Cyrus Thurston. Cyrus Thurston moved from birthplace Orange, VT to Knoxville, PA to Newbury, PA and then settled in Clearfield, PA. He is buried in the Zion Baptist Cemetery, Clearfield Co., PA. The spelling of his last name has been found to be both Thurston and Thurstin. According to Brown Thurston's Thurston genealogies 2nd ed. page 251-252 He was b. Jan 19, 1794 and died 1875 Cyrus Thurston m Mary Schoonover 1816 His parents are Moses and Jane Spaulding Thurston We are GGG Grand daughters of Cyrus Thurston. We are looking to expand his line to every descendant as far as we can take it. If you are a descendant or have any information about his descendants or you are interested in working on this project please contact us. Sheila and MaryAnn

I am looking for information regarding the Howard Studio in Clearfield. I have a photo without a name from that studio, and I'm wondering if it is still in business (bought by someone else or still in the Howard family and the negatives have been archived.) I believe that the subject in the photo belongs to the Shockey family of the Curwensville area. Alice

Hello everyone, I'm trying to date a photograph of a naval gentleman which might help me to figure out his name. The photographer is noted as: SHULL - CLEARFIELD. All assistance is greatly welcome and appreciated. Thanks so much.. Nan Researching: Homer Edwards Family, George Hoos Family, Gottlieb Krach Family, John & William Redmond Families, Alex Rafaloski Family

In Shaw's genealogy of Clearfield County he has the family of Samuel Snyder and Rachel Bloom marrying 02,26,1857 and living in Knox Township. The names of their children and dates do not seem to be exact matches of your posting. It is too late for me to give more detail, but I can send more tomorrow. Jean

I am looking for a Clara Snyder. She is supposed to be the daughter of John & Jennie Snyder. Clara was born 02/04/1881. Funny thing she went into the marriage to Edward John Ebbs on 06/20/1899 as Clara L. Luther. Daughter of Francis & Margeritt Luther, but her obituary had Clara (Snyder) Ebbs daughter of John & Jennie Snyder. Adoption possibly. I guess we will never know. With the dates it is probably not your John though. Just thought I'd throw the names out there again. You never know who may be reading & have some information. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "maryann czarnecki" <maryannczar@yahoo.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:08 PM Subject: [Clearfield] Snyders > Does any one know of this Snyder family who lived in Centre & Clearfield > Counties in the early 1900's? > > John Snyder (1872) > Mary (wife) > John (1891) > Charles (1897) > Emma (1902) > Harry (1904) > Francis (1908) > Eva (1913) > Ralph (1917) > Dorothy (1919) > Ardell (1920) > > I am particularly interested in Charles. > Any help would be appreciated! > Thanks, > Maryann > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands > ASAP. >

Does any one know of this Snyder family who lived in Centre & Clearfield Counties in the early 1900's? John Snyder (1872) Mary (wife) John (1891) Charles (1897) Emma (1902) Harry (1904) Francis (1908) Eva (1913) Ralph (1917) Dorothy (1919) Ardell (1920) I am particularly interested in Charles. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Maryann --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.

I have made several attempts to access primary resources of information about my 6th great-grandather, John Robert Baker with little success. This is the information that I have: "Robert Baker was a Major in Colonel Thomas Cothson's Associated Regiment of The West End, Lancaster County on The Susquehanna, 1747-1748. He was an early pioneer in Path Valley, PA, by 1750. He had a plantation of 300 acres that his will divided into 9ths." *Robert Baker pedigree furnished to Thomas Clifford Askey (2-9-1981) by Judy Kay Cullom Bone, descendant of John Askey and Elizabeth "Betsy" Evans. This information is widely cited by most of my family researchers. I have attempted to learn anything about this regiment without success. Does anyone have information or suggestions about where I can learn more? I would like to learn more about the Baker family and, with luck, link some of the branches that I have been more successful with. Michele

I am searching for John REED, born 1816/17 in Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth HOPPER and appears on the 1850-1880 Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA censuses. I am searching for the "needle in the haystack"--he was born somewhere in PA, but probably not in Mifflin. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Sharon, Sharon_ra@msn.com and Sharon_ra2@yahoo.com. (AOL users please use Yahoo account)

Good morning, I'm trying to get information on my Forsha/James family line.. this is what I have Alva/Alvin Forsha 1872-1938 married Anna Gertrude James 1878-1963 Children: Ethel A married ? Rickard or Richard Leslie J married Florence G. ? Harry L married Ruth V. ? Alice M married Paul K Ruen or Auen Kenneth W. Claire E. married Margaret ? and a child all died in 1947 Al If anyone can help me with this family please mail me at lllorensen@socket.net My connection to this family is through the James on my Fathers side. Thanks Barb Lorensen

*Marcia, this appears to be your guy: Ancestry.com Database: Family Data Collection - Births Name Father Mother Birth Date Gifford, Josiah Gifford,Prince Fuller,Deborah 13 September 1836 Children in same database: father, Gifford, Josiah; mother Emery, Esther Davis [see census info below for collaboration] Gifford, Matilda Helen 15 October 1870 Gifford, Nellie Burt 22 May 1875 Gifford, Blanche B 14 September 1878 Gifford, Harry Edward 20 October 1880 Gifford, Eva Gertrude 20 April 1882 Gifford, Maud S 20 May 1887 1850 ME, Somerset Co., Fairfield page 130B, visit 131/144 Thomas A. Gifford 29 farmer b. ME Melinda 29 b. ME Robert A. 2 b. ME Emma 3/12 b. ME Joseph L. 13 b. ME Prince 66 farmer b. MASS 1870 PA, Clearfield Co., Curwensville Boro/PO, page 323B, visit 70 Bowman, Wm 25 lumberman b. ME Keturah 25 b. PA Gerald? Theobald? 9/12 b. Aug PA Delila 19 sister b. ME GIFFORD, Josiah 32 laborer b. ME Esther 27 b. ME Matilda 7/12 b. Oct, PA 1880 PA, Clearfield Co., Curwensville page 113C, visit 306/321 Gifford, Syrus 43 b. ME, laborer, parents b. ME Esta 39 b. ME, parents born ME Matilda H. dau 10 b. PA, parents b. ME Mellie B. dau 5 b. PA Blanch dau 2 b. PA Harry son 10 Mon b. Aug PA 1900 PA, Cleafield Co. Curwensville boro, 2nd ward, Pike twp, page 117A, visit 231/236 East side Filbert St. Gifford, Josiah L. b. Sep 1835 64 b. ME, parenst b. ME, carpenter Esther b. Jul 1841 mar 35 years 10 children, 6 surviving, b. ME, parents born ME Nell B. b. May 1875 25 school teacher Blanche B. b. sep 1877 22 no occ Harry E. Aug 1879 20 drayman Eva G. b. Apr 1882 17 at school Maude E. Aug 1886? 13 at school 1910 PA, Clearfield Co., Clearfield boro, 2 ward, page 195A, 402 Second St. visit 611/623 Gifford, Josiah L. 73 first mar 48 years, b. ME, parents b. ME Ester 67 10 children, 6 surviving, married 48 years b. ME, parents b. ME Blanch 32 b. PA clerk, dept store Harry 30 b. PA driver, ?? wagon Eva 28 b. PA clerk, dept. store Maud 23 b. PA no occ *There are a couple of family trees posted on Ancestry.com as well. Here's one. New England Bryant Genealogy Site Entries: 68341 Updated: 2004-11-29 08:57:28 UTC (Mon) Contact: Craig E. Bryant Home Page: The New England Bryant Genealogy Site A lot of the information here is from GedCom's developed by others. Thus, this information here should be questionable, for I have not verified their data. ID: I19154 Name: Prince Gifford Given Name: Prince Surname: Gifford Sex: M Birth: Abt 1784 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME 1 Father: Joseph Gifford b: 12 Aug 1756 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA Mother: Deborah Tupper b: Abt 1757 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA Marriage 1 Deborah Fuller b: Abt 1788 Married: 28 Nov 1810 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME 2 Children Annie Gifford b: 29 Jul 1811 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Mary Gifford b: 17 Oct 1813 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Allen Gifford b: 25 Dec 1815 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Sally Gifford b: 29 Jul 1818 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Thomas M. Gifford b: 30 Aug 1821 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Joseph Gifford b: 12 Jun 1824 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Asa Gifford b: 3 Feb 1826 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Prince Edward Gifford b: 5 Sep 1829 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Josiah Gifford b: 13 Sep 1836 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Sources: Abbrev: NEHG Register - CD Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Publication: Boston, MA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society Page: Vol. 133, page 55 Quality: 3 Abbrev: NEHG Register - CD Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Publication: Boston, MA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society Page: Vol. 133, page 55 Hope this helps. Jocelynn -----Original Message----- From: Houston [mailto:houston4@netcarrier.com] Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:33 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Clearfield] Josiah L. Gifford 1835-1914 Looking for the parents and siblings of Josiah L. Gifford, b. 1835, died 1914. From a Grave marker in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville Josiah's wife's name was Esther D., b. 1841, d. 1939. Two daughters are also buried there, Blanche B. and Maude E. Thanks, Marcia Fronk

State College is in Centre County, PA. My best, Sherry Jesberger Visit Keystone Crossroads www.keystonecrossroads.com Featuring Pennsylvania Genealogy & Gardening ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave ross" <dcross4548@comcast.net> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: [Clearfield] State College > Several years go I helped a lady from State College with her Shelby > County, OH, COLE/BURTON families. I am embarrassed to admit that I have > not only lost her name, but I've lost her e-mail addy as well. The > thing that ticks me off is that I've had fairly recent contact with > her!! One key to our exchanges is that she, her husband, my wife and I > are to go together for a martini if ever we get there. Can anyone help > me find this lady and put me in touch with her? I assume State College > is in Clearfield County? > > Thank you for whatever help. > > Dave Ross, Aurora, CO dcross4548@ > >

Several years go I helped a lady from State College with her Shelby County, OH, COLE/BURTON families. I am embarrassed to admit that I have not only lost her name, but I've lost her e-mail addy as well. The thing that ticks me off is that I've had fairly recent contact with her!! One key to our exchanges is that she, her husband, my wife and I are to go together for a martini if ever we get there. Can anyone help me find this lady and put me in touch with her? I assume State College is in Clearfield County? Thank you for whatever help. Dave Ross, Aurora, CO dcross4548@

Looking for the parents and siblings of Josiah L. Gifford, b. 1835, died 1914. From a Grave marker in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville Josiah's wife's name was Esther D., b. 1841, d. 1939. Two daughters are also buried there, Blanche B. and Maude E. Thanks, Marcia Fronk

I have found that the staff at the Progress to be very helpful with obits. Several times a year I visit their office and they have assisted me in searching for obits. They have old issues of the paper on microfilm. The only drawback is that they have a microfilm reader only, it does not print, so all the obits I find I have to copy the information by hand. Maureen

Fellow researchers, Just a note to let you know a wonderful person named Scott sent Mrs. Pearl Reeder's obit to me. Thanks, Shirley

Shirley, I tried sending you Mrs. Reeder's obituary, but it was returned. If you still need it, please let me know. It includes a photo. Loretta Myrter lorettam@adelphia.net

Jim, This is a great source for obituary information. Thank you for sharing it with the list! Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: <JJenolan@aol.com> To: <PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7:06 PM Subject: [Clearfield] Clearfield Obits > Like others on the list, I'm disappointed that The Progress does not have > complete obituaries on their web site. I did recently learn of one source > for > obituaries. The Beardsley Funeral Home provides complete obituaries for > those people with whom they are working. Currently I believe there are > about > nine people listed. If other Clearfield County Funeral Homes provide > such a > wonderful service perhaps someone can share such information. > > _http://obit.beardsleyfuneralhome.com/obit_list.cgi_ > (http://obit.beardsleyfuneralhome.com/obit_list.cgi) > > Jim Nolan > Boise, ID > _JJenolan@aol.com_ (mailto:JJenolan@aol.com) > >