Hi Diane! I have an undated map that shows the land of William Sterling and George Smith in Lumber Township- Cameron County. It is possibly from the mid 1800's. I could scan in if there is any interest. Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero Check out the Erie County Genealogy page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken & Dianne <kec@cowtown.net> To: <PACLINTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: Summerson, David Jr. > Here it is folks! Thanks to Dee Zito's detective work, and my digging, > here is a super find for the Summerson researchers. > > 1820 Lycoming Co. census, list only two sons of the original David > Summerson & Ellen Simpson as having a daughter under the age of 10 yrs. > One of which was Marmaduke, and his daughter was Lois, and she married > Robert Bridgens Jr. > The other son with a daughter under 10 was DAVID SUMMERSON JR. & > Elizabeth Shaffer. > 1820 Lycoming Co., Chapman: > SUMMERSON, DAVID.....1male under 10, 1 male 16-26 > .................................1 female under 10, 1 female 16-26 > > 1830 Lycoming Co., Chapman (David has already been killed by falling > tree in early 1840. David born Eng. 1793.) > SUMMERSON, ELIZABETH......1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15 > .................................1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female > 30-40 > (total 5 in household) > the two males would be Simpson 1818, John 1821. > the three females would be Sarah 1824, MARY abt. 1818, & mother > Elizabeth born abt 1791 PA. > > Right next door on 1830 census to Elizabeth Shaffer Summerson is the > family of William Sterling on line #37 > 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1male 20-30, 1 male 30-40 > 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30 (total 8 in household) > > Now Mary Summerson married George Sterling, son of William Sterling, > according to Dee Zito, in 1840. > > 1840 census of Clinton Co. PA., Lumber twp. > 1. John Shaffer (brother to Elizabeth Shaffer Summerson) > 2 M. 5-10, 1 M. 10-15, 1 M. 50-60 > 1 F. 5-10, 1 F. 10-15, 1 F. 15-20, 1 F. 40-50 > > 2. Wm. Sterling: > 2 M. und 5, 1 M. 5-10, 1 M. 15-20, 1 M. 30-40, 1 M. 40-50 > 2 F. 5-10, 2 F. 20-30, > > 3. George Sterling: > 1 M. 20-30 > 1 F. 20-30 > > 4. Elizabeth Sommerson: > 1 M. 15-20 > 1 F. 15-20, 1 F. 40-50 > > 1880 PORTAGE CO., TOWN OF PLOVER, WI., pg. 97A > 6/8 STERLING, George wht/male 66yrs farmer, can't write, PA., PA., PA. > > ..................., MARY wife, w/fem. 62yrs keeps house PA., ENG., > PA. > ..................., William, son, w/m. 27yrs, farm work WI., PA., PA. > > ..................., George, son, w/m. 24 yrs, farm work WI., PA., > PA. > ..................., Angeline M., daughter, w/f, 22yrs WI., PA., PA. > > I will try to go back down there tomorrow afternoon & check on 1900 WI. > census. They were not listed in soundex of 1880, as they did not have > children under 10 yrs. of age. > Maybe Elizabeth left a will that mentions Mary, in the county that > Lumber twp. was in after 1873. Elizabeth was alive on 15 Sep 1873, when > the estate of Frederick Shaffer was settled, and she received one full > child's share of the estate. I do not have her death date. > Dianne Croak > > > > > ==== PACLINTO Mailing List ==== > The West Branch of the Susquehanna River still covers some partial "BOOMS" from the lumbering days. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >