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 > > ______________________________