Searching for info on my G Grandfather's family in Crawford County. I only know he was named Orrin 'Aaron' Wilcox (1828-1899//Mumford Cemetary) and married to a much younger (I think) Mary Boyles, whose family came from Ireland. I think her brother, James Boyles, is buried in Mumford Cemetary but she is not. I have visited there and he (Orrin) is buried with a 'nameless' infant and a son Dewitt. Orrin's (Aaron's?) other sons included my Grandfather, John Robert Wilcox (1893-1968). Other sons included Charles and more. Daughters were Elizabeth, Genevieve, and others. Mary Boyles supposedly died in 1908 (suicide?)...may be reason she is not buried at Mumford. Any info on Orrin Wilcox or others would be a great help. My father is in his twilight and I am trying to find out info on his Grandfather Orrinto let him know his roots. I am in Florida in the Air Force and cannot visit until summer. Thanks John Wilcox

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Could someone please do a lookup in the above mentioned cemetery and tell me who the two Carman that are buried there? I really appreciate any help. Sandy Roche Schroeder (SamiWV) slschroe@intrepid.net Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness in Morgan Co. WV http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/index.htm

Thanks David, Fayette Fleek is a relative, it was fun to see his name. "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars"

I too would like to send a short note of thanks to David for the information he is graciously sharing with us.

Thanks Barbara for pointing me in the right direction. I am new at this stuff as you probably can tell. Have a good day everyone.

David: Many thanks for the effort it takes to input the info you've shared. It's wonderful to see not only the information from those years past, but also the way those thoughts were expressed. I haven't found my lines in there yet, but I'm glad you are doing this, and who knows when I might need it in the future. Thanks again, Linda in Utah David M. Waid wrote: > >From Second Souvenirs, by Francis C. Waid, 1890, pp. 144-148 > > TRIP TO JAMESTOWN AND CHAUTAUQUA. N. Y. > > AUGUST, 1889. > > On August 23, my wife and I (Francis C. Waid and Anna Waid [Tyler]) left > Meadville for Jamestown, and upon arrival there we walked to the house of > Frank Simmons, my cousin, where we were to spend the night. During the > evening two cousins, Rachel and Elizabeth Phillips, from Meadville, but who > were visiting in Jamestown, called upon us, and we had a charming evening. > August 24--At an early hour this morning, with Frank Simmons, we started > for Chautauqua, and after a trip on the cars and a delightful ride on the > lake we reached our destination. At the dock I met Dr. T. L. Flood (of whom > I have written before), who greeted us heartily, saying: "Call and see me > before leaving Chautauqua." Grand Army Day at the lake had called forth a > vast assemblage of people. Dr. Paxton's address was very interesting, and > Corporal Tanner's oration to the veterans was inspiring to the highest > degree. I met several acquaintances, among them being Mr. Busla and wife, of > East Branch, O. B. Craven and wife, and P. Walters; also Mrs. Jones, of > Buffalo, N. Y., whom I have always known, as she was one of my scholars when > I taught school. > August 25, 1889--We attended several meetings at the Hall of Philosophy in > the evening, and heard short addresses by Drs. Russell and Hurlbut. Also two > lectures by Col. Sanford, the noted traveler, on the subjects, "Old Time" > and "New Time," both very interesting. The C. L. S. C. held its last meeting > for the year, and among other interesting things the tribate to John Bright, > the great English statesman, who died last March, deserved the highest > encomiums. In the afternoon of the 27th we went to Brocton, and were shown > through the basket factory of Hosea Crandall, who presented Mrs. Waid with a > grape basket. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Devenpeck, with whom we had a most pleasant > visit at Brocton, accompanied us to the basket factory. While there we were > shown a grape vine with two clusters or stems of grapes, one of last > spring's planting; in fact, the grape crop was good in all respects. > August 28--We today again visited my cousin, R. B. Devenpeck, to whom > I.gave our pictures. Cora also has them, and thus they are well supplied. > Mr. Devenpeck drove us to the depot, and we went by train and boat, "J. A. > Butch," to Jamestown. On the way we met President G. W. Williams and Dr. > Hall and wife. We arrived at Jamestown at 2:30 P. M., and after a protracted > streetcar ride, in which a derailed car figured, we arrived at Frank Colt's, > where we spent the night. > August 29--Staved at William Cobb's, and in the course of the day we called > upon Harvey Simmons, and afterward upon his daughter, Mrs. Mamberts, and > Mrs. Andruss who live on Foot's Avenue, near Mr. Simmons'. In the afternoon > we visited the Fair, and there met several whom we knew. The exhibits at the > Fair of poultry, cattle and horses, were very fine. On the 30th we visited > the cemetery, and on our return called at the house of William Bowen, going > from there to dine at Mr. Cobb's. After dinner we took the stage from the > Humphrey Hotel for Busti, where we arrived after a dusty ride. We spent the > night at Henry Simmons', and there met Miss Mabel Burns, of Buffalo, and > Miss Minnie Howard, of Jamestown. We were obliged to hurry through breakfast > in the morning to catch the stage which came earlier than we had > anticipated. > August 31--While waiting in the stage for the mail this morning I saw > Dilbert Simmons, whom I introduced to my wife and told of my ineffectual > attempt to see him the night before. Our hurry at this time was occasioned > by our desire to reach the house of Mr. Burns, at Frewsburg, where we > intended to spend Sunday. Upon reaching Jamestown once more we were > surprised and gratified to find that we could take, at about 10 o'clock, a > stage, instead of being obliged to wait until the afternoon as we had > expected. We reached Mr. Burns' in time for dinner, and afterward, > accompanied by our host, we went to Connewango Creek, and took a short ride > upon the little steamer, "Hattie" (a new enterprise), manned by a crew of > two. The captain was waiting for a pleasure party from Jamestown, and in the > interim gave us a turn upon the stream. Although a short trip, we entered > thoroughly into the spirit of it, and succeeded in extracting a fund of > enjoyment. Upon our return we found the party from Jamestown, one of whom, > Mr. Meyer, I knew, and by him we were introduced to the other excursionists. > We watched the little boat until it steamed out of sight, and then we turned > homeward. Anna and I will long remember this day, for into it was crowded a > variety of events seldom compassed by the time between sunrise and sunset. > Sunday, September 1--We went to church and the Sunday-school today. I had > attended the same house of worship before, and was fond of its services. > After the sermon Brother Stone spoke of the boy who, at Gettsburg, desirous > of doing something for his country, had filled the soldiers' canteens with > water, and from this incident Mr. Stone drew the lesson that it lay in the > power of everyone to do something for the kingdom of God in its warfare > against the Prince of the powers of darkness. A collection had been taken up > for missionary work, and as the school superintendent, Miss Wilsey, told me > that the scholars had raised $10, I gave her a like sum, thus doubling the > collection. I was glad to carry out the spirit of the remarks that I had > heard, and give my mite in a good cause. In the afternoon Clara Burns, my > wife and I. visited the cemetery, a beautiful spot, bordered by Frew Creek, > upon the bank of which stand stately evergreens, throwing a pleasant shade > into the quiet home of the dead. Here are buried Robert Myers and wife, and > Mary, wife of Hugh Frew, born in County Down, Ireland, in 1762, and died in > Frewsburg, N. Y., in 1865, aged one hundred and three years. > September 2--Our pleasant trip to Busti is over, and we are now on our way > to Ashville, where we will stop at Mr. Fleek's. We did not see our cousin, > Mrs. Leander Simmons, as we expected, as she had gone to Jamestown to see > her youngest daughter. We arrived at Ashville after a hot, dusty ride. I > have met Dr. Martin, the dentist, and on the train we saw Elizabeth Densmore > and other friends. Our visit at Fayette Fleck's, though short, was pleasant. > Mr. D. G. Fleck, the father of our host, was visiting here yesterday. On the > 3rd we arrived in the evening at Meadville, and at once proceeded to the > home of Cora Williams, where we spent the night. A.rain has laid the dust > and cooled the air, a most welcome change from the heat of Frewsburg. On the > morning of the 4th we returned home, and upon our arrival we found that my > sons, Fred and Guinnip, with their wives, had gone to the International Fair > at Buffalo. > > More to follow, > David

>From Second Souvenirs, by Francis C. Waid, 1890, pp. 144-148 TRIP TO JAMESTOWN AND CHAUTAUQUA. N. Y. AUGUST, 1889. On August 23, my wife and I (Francis C. Waid and Anna Waid [Tyler]) left Meadville for Jamestown, and upon arrival there we walked to the house of Frank Simmons, my cousin, where we were to spend the night. During the evening two cousins, Rachel and Elizabeth Phillips, from Meadville, but who were visiting in Jamestown, called upon us, and we had a charming evening. August 24--At an early hour this morning, with Frank Simmons, we started for Chautauqua, and after a trip on the cars and a delightful ride on the lake we reached our destination. At the dock I met Dr. T. L. Flood (of whom I have written before), who greeted us heartily, saying: "Call and see me before leaving Chautauqua." Grand Army Day at the lake had called forth a vast assemblage of people. Dr. Paxton's address was very interesting, and Corporal Tanner's oration to the veterans was inspiring to the highest degree. I met several acquaintances, among them being Mr. Busla and wife, of East Branch, O. B. Craven and wife, and P. Walters; also Mrs. Jones, of Buffalo, N. Y., whom I have always known, as she was one of my scholars when I taught school. August 25, 1889--We attended several meetings at the Hall of Philosophy in the evening, and heard short addresses by Drs. Russell and Hurlbut. Also two lectures by Col. Sanford, the noted traveler, on the subjects, "Old Time" and "New Time," both very interesting. The C. L. S. C. held its last meeting for the year, and among other interesting things the tribate to John Bright, the great English statesman, who died last March, deserved the highest encomiums. In the afternoon of the 27th we went to Brocton, and were shown through the basket factory of Hosea Crandall, who presented Mrs. Waid with a grape basket. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Devenpeck, with whom we had a most pleasant visit at Brocton, accompanied us to the basket factory. While there we were shown a grape vine with two clusters or stems of grapes, one of last spring's planting; in fact, the grape crop was good in all respects. August 28--We today again visited my cousin, R. B. Devenpeck, to whom I.gave our pictures. Cora also has them, and thus they are well supplied. Mr. Devenpeck drove us to the depot, and we went by train and boat, "J. A. Butch," to Jamestown. On the way we met President G. W. Williams and Dr. Hall and wife. We arrived at Jamestown at 2:30 P. M., and after a protracted streetcar ride, in which a derailed car figured, we arrived at Frank Colt's, where we spent the night. August 29--Staved at William Cobb's, and in the course of the day we called upon Harvey Simmons, and afterward upon his daughter, Mrs. Mamberts, and Mrs. Andruss who live on Foot's Avenue, near Mr. Simmons'. In the afternoon we visited the Fair, and there met several whom we knew. The exhibits at the Fair of poultry, cattle and horses, were very fine. On the 30th we visited the cemetery, and on our return called at the house of William Bowen, going from there to dine at Mr. Cobb's. After dinner we took the stage from the Humphrey Hotel for Busti, where we arrived after a dusty ride. We spent the night at Henry Simmons', and there met Miss Mabel Burns, of Buffalo, and Miss Minnie Howard, of Jamestown. We were obliged to hurry through breakfast in the morning to catch the stage which came earlier than we had anticipated. August 31--While waiting in the stage for the mail this morning I saw Dilbert Simmons, whom I introduced to my wife and told of my ineffectual attempt to see him the night before. Our hurry at this time was occasioned by our desire to reach the house of Mr. Burns, at Frewsburg, where we intended to spend Sunday. Upon reaching Jamestown once more we were surprised and gratified to find that we could take, at about 10 o'clock, a stage, instead of being obliged to wait until the afternoon as we had expected. We reached Mr. Burns' in time for dinner, and afterward, accompanied by our host, we went to Connewango Creek, and took a short ride upon the little steamer, "Hattie" (a new enterprise), manned by a crew of two. The captain was waiting for a pleasure party from Jamestown, and in the interim gave us a turn upon the stream. Although a short trip, we entered thoroughly into the spirit of it, and succeeded in extracting a fund of enjoyment. Upon our return we found the party from Jamestown, one of whom, Mr. Meyer, I knew, and by him we were introduced to the other excursionists. We watched the little boat until it steamed out of sight, and then we turned homeward. Anna and I will long remember this day, for into it was crowded a variety of events seldom compassed by the time between sunrise and sunset. Sunday, September 1--We went to church and the Sunday-school today. I had attended the same house of worship before, and was fond of its services. After the sermon Brother Stone spoke of the boy who, at Gettsburg, desirous of doing something for his country, had filled the soldiers' canteens with water, and from this incident Mr. Stone drew the lesson that it lay in the power of everyone to do something for the kingdom of God in its warfare against the Prince of the powers of darkness. A collection had been taken up for missionary work, and as the school superintendent, Miss Wilsey, told me that the scholars had raised $10, I gave her a like sum, thus doubling the collection. I was glad to carry out the spirit of the remarks that I had heard, and give my mite in a good cause. In the afternoon Clara Burns, my wife and I. visited the cemetery, a beautiful spot, bordered by Frew Creek, upon the bank of which stand stately evergreens, throwing a pleasant shade into the quiet home of the dead. Here are buried Robert Myers and wife, and Mary, wife of Hugh Frew, born in County Down, Ireland, in 1762, and died in Frewsburg, N. Y., in 1865, aged one hundred and three years. September 2--Our pleasant trip to Busti is over, and we are now on our way to Ashville, where we will stop at Mr. Fleek's. We did not see our cousin, Mrs. Leander Simmons, as we expected, as she had gone to Jamestown to see her youngest daughter. We arrived at Ashville after a hot, dusty ride. I have met Dr. Martin, the dentist, and on the train we saw Elizabeth Densmore and other friends. Our visit at Fayette Fleck's, though short, was pleasant. Mr. D. G. Fleck, the father of our host, was visiting here yesterday. On the 3rd we arrived in the evening at Meadville, and at once proceeded to the home of Cora Williams, where we spent the night. A.rain has laid the dust and cooled the air, a most welcome change from the heat of Frewsburg. On the morning of the 4th we returned home, and upon our arrival we found that my sons, Fred and Guinnip, with their wives, had gone to the International Fair at Buffalo. More to follow, David

Hi everyone, I will be in Pennsylvania at the beginning of June for a family wedding and will have 3 days to dig for the roots of my NICHOLS and STEARNS families in the area where Crawford, Venengo, and Warren counties meet. I'll be staying in Meadville. I'd appreciate any advice members of this list could supply on researching on-site in northwestern Pennsylvania. A summary of results so far follows: Judah STEARNS was born May 12, 1817 in Vermont. It is possible that the reference on pp. 431-432 of "Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns" (Avis Stearns van Wagenen, 1901) is to my ancestor. Van Wagenen notes that "the whole [STEARNS] family seems to have migrated to Pennsylvania" and that the youngest child, John Rice STEARNS, "md., Aug. 30, 1838, Anna Fink of Crawford Co., Pa., where he first settled, then removed to Dallas Co., Ia." On February 4, 1841, Judah STEARNS married Samuel NICHOLS, born April 1817 in New York. The wedding most likely occurred in Crawford County but I have no evidence. The first known child of this union, Sally Marie (Mariah) NICHOLS was born November 7, 1841 in Pennsylvania. Samuel and Judy then moved to Branch County, Michigan where the rest of their children, including my great-grandfather, Lewis Lorenzo NICHOLS, were born. Of their 8 known children, only four survived to adulthood. In 1859 the entire family packed up and moved to Dallas County, Iowa. Samuel NICHOLS died in 1866 and was buried in Bear Creek (Quaker) Cemetery in Dallas County. Other Quaker records also show that the family belonged to the church at this time. It is possible that the family was only casually connected to the Quakers: I have a membership card that shows Samuel to be Methodist Episcopal in 1846 and his son was baptised Methodist in the 1870's (in Iowa). According to an obituary written in 1919 for Lewis Lorenzo NICHOLS, after the death of Samuel, Judy "went to Pennsylvania to be near her people," taking with her Lewis and the two young girls, Emeline and Adelia (the eldest daughter, Sally, had married and stayed in Iowa). Unfortunately, Judy died two years later on December 10, 1868. It is her grave that I have been unable to locate. The remaining three children then scattered. In the 1870 census, Lewis was in Venango County, Cornplanter Twp. but returned to Iowa in 1873. Emeline married John Wagoner and moved to Ohio. Adelia married Frank Nason and produced various Nasons, Woodards, and Hummers, some of whom still live in the area. Jeremy Dwight NICHOLS

Information from Second Souvenirs, by Francis C. Waid, 1890, p. 118 Two of the letters I received from Meadville, yesterday (June 5), brought me intelligence of the death at Titusville, Penn., of Ruth Ann Goodwill, and of her burial at Blooming Valley Cemetery, May 31. She was one of my scholars at Blooming Valley, in 1852, and we had always kept up a cordial acquaintance. Last January I visited her for the last time, she being then very ill. More to follow, David

Information from Second Souvenirs, by Francis C. Waid, 1890, pp. 42-43 Death sunders the strongest human ties ever formed, and like all other things earthly, friendship conies to an end. Permit me here to repeat the words of Martha Smith to her husband. She was a little older than I, and we were always acquainted, she being one of our nearest neighbors in her youth, and afterward a resident of Meadville, where she died March 12, 1874. The remark she made to her husband, taking his hand, a short time before her departure from earth, was this: "Do you remember where you first saw me?" "Yes," he replied, "in the cemetery;" "There," she added, "is where you will see me last." Many are the pleasant memories that arise to me as I think over the past, even in this single instance, for her life was one of usefulness. We never can forget such friends. Here we have in those few last words of hers the beginning and the end, not only of friendship, but of the bond and union of life eompleta within itself, looking from file starting point to the end of the journey. Martha Smith is interred in Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Penn. An older sister, Mary Smith, married Nathan Southwick, and died at Little Cooley, Crawford County, Penn., February 12, 1860, in her thirty-eighth year. She is interred in the Smith Burying-ground, in Mead Township, Crawford County. They were not only my schoolmates, but, as I have already remarked, our nearest neighbors. Of Joseph Smith's family of twelve children five are living-the youngest daughter and four sons; the aged mother is yet alive. I remember the last time I saw Mary Southwick; it was on this occasion. My brother-in-law, Asa Masiker, who lived at Spring Creek, Warren Co., Penn., was here (Blooming Valley) to attend the funeral of his father, who died January 30, 1860, and I accompanied him with my horse and cutter on his way home after the funeral, as far as Little Cooley. Before leaving this place I called to see Mary, who was very low with consumption, though still able to sit up. She did not see me coming in, but she recognized my voice at once, for she said: "Why, that is Francis Waid, I know your voice," reaching out her hand to me, "I am so glad to see you, I thought I would never see you again." Now there was in that last interview the fruit of true friendship; and before I close I wish to relate one incident that occurred in our lives which doubly endears her memory to me. When I was a lad of not more than seven or eight summers, she and I had to come home from school together, a distance of a mile and a half, on a certain cold, stormy, wintry evening. We expected my father to come for us with the team, as was his custom in stormy weather, but we were disappointed, and so had to face the bleak wind and blustering storm as best we could. In coming over Felty Hill; I believe I would have certainly perished with cold but for the protection and care Mary manifested in my behalf. To her eldest daughter, who lives in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, I had the pleasure of presenting a copy of my 1886 Souvenir. More to follow, David

Information taken from Second Souvenirs, By Francis C. Waid, 1890, pp. 15-17 STEAM THRESHER. While on the subject of farm life I would like to say a few words on the subject of improvements which have been made within the past three decades in agricultural implements generally, threshing machines in particular. As years roll by I am reminded not only of the mutability of all things mundane, but also of the reforms and improvements ever going on in mechanical appliances, particularly in the implements of the farm. I cannot help, from time to time, contrasting the early days of my life with the present. More than thirty years ago (about 1855), when my brother Lyman (Robert Lyman WAID) and I (Francis C. WAID) used to thresh with a two or three horse-power machine, and leave the grain in the chaff, we thought we were doing a good business to thresh on an average from 150 to 200 bushels per day. In 1887 my two eldest sons, Frank and Guinnip, operated a steam thresher with an eight-horse-power engine manufactured for Waid & Bro., at Mansfield, Ohio, by Aultman & Taylor, and which they claim will thresh 1,000 bushels per day. No thresher except a separator is used here nowadays. Michael Roudebush and Ira C. Waid bought of Ezra Cooper August 17, 1847, a two-horse-power machine, and on the following day my brother, Lyman, and David Pitcher (I think), threshed seventy-three bushels of wheat for Mr. Ray, who lived in Meadville. We threshed in those days for several parties in Meadville, among them being John Reynolds and Squire Arthur Cullon, and soon after the fall of 1847 I followed the business along with my brother. The above-mentioned machine, which was second-hand at the time of purchase, was bought for $55, and was owned by the above-named parties till 1850. At that time our lay for threshing was six of wheat on a hundred, ten of oats. The steam thresher we now have is new, and much in advance of the Cooper machine of forty years ago, while it does four or five times the amount of threshing in a day, besides cleaning the grain. This steam separator costs about $1,400, and threshes for five bushels on a hundred wheat or oats. Our boys did their first regular threshing with their new steam thresher for Lewis Slocum, Guinnip's father-in-law, and on August 22, 1887, they threshed for our near neighbor, Gaylord Smith, 746 bushels of oats--402 in the forenoon and 344 in the afternoon--finishing by about 4 P. M. I am of the opinion that under favorable circumstances they could thresh from 800 to 1,000 bushels per day? Fred and I helped Mr. Smith thresh, so I had the pleasure of working with all my boys. I may add that they have frequently threshed one hundred bushels of oats in less than an hour, and in the fall of 1887 they threshed 27,000 bushels; in 1888, 42,000 bushels, and in 1889, 35,000 bushels.(*On August 17, 1888, they threshtd 1,026 bushels for Mr. Smith.} The enterprise of the boys pleases me more than the improvements in machinery, yet I acknowledge I am satisfied with both. It takes not only works but also faith to bear us down the stream of Time, to see where our children take up the active duties of life to our satisfaction. I rejoice there is such a thing as patience; it is a crowning virtue. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he heard me. After we have done all we can, how good it is to commit our ways unto the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass. A MONARCH OF THE FOREST. In the spring of 1847 James Wygant bought of my uncle, A. G. Waid (Andrew Gilbert), the house and lot in Blooming Valley, where his widow now lives. My acquaintance with Mr. Wygant dates back a little over forty years. My uncle, A. G. Waid, moved, in the spring of 1847, to Dexter, Mich., where he is still living. I received a letter from him, dated May 4, 1887; his wife died May 19, 1884. The rise of ground, where my uncle at that time lived, was known as Tar Hill (in those days tar was manufactured here in a limited way), and I am informed a tavern was kept here, or near by, in an early day, by one Seth Nicholas. In those times a good part of what is now the borough of Blooming Valley was a pine forest. On the Jeremiah Smith Farm, which now constitutes the principal part of the borough, there was much pine; also on the farms of John Dickson and William Morehead. It is said, on very good authority, that there was a pine tree on Michael Coy's land which cut 144 feet, making twelve logs, each measuring twelve feet in length. More to follow, David

Dear List Members: I am interested in finding out about James Alcorn's son, William, who could have been in Venango or Crawford County when the Civil War was going on. Our family had a story that there were two brothers that died at Andersonville. We have information that William Alcorn died in Andersonville Prison in 1864. He was not to be found on the Civil War Soldiers list under Venango County Site. William was married to Rebecca Benn. Any assistance you might have on this would be greatly appreciated. Sharon New List Member

I am researching the Coburn family. I don't think I am the person you must be looking for but I sure would like to contact them and check out the scrap book information you mentioned. If they do contact you please give them my address. Connie cstyree@juno.com

Be sure to check out the queries page at http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb441879 There are quite a few there. Barbara -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville SC Nodine Nostalgia http://www.tfsweb.net The Family Snitch's Web http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bfbonham Crawford County, PA On The Web too!

The following individual asked for a lookup on the COBURN scrapbooks but did not leave an appropriate E-mail address but left the following: Email: irish Name: Martin McLaughlin Surname: Wilder Would that person contact me again please. Thanks. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner R. D. #2, Box 4A Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main Street, Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us.

Thank you Annette: You were so kind as to copy the Journal of the Crawford County, Genealogical Society Vol. IV, No. 2 (1981) and send to me. I owe you one. I had a computer crash and lost your e-mail address. Thanks, Sharon

Hi Crawford County researchers... I'm researching an Andrew John HENRY, born 29 Dec 1848 in PA, died 28 Jul 1921 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, married 10 Apr 1877 in St Paul, Howard Co., NE to Caroline WERTZ, born 11 Jun 1855, died 15 Dec 1947 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ. Family history has it that Andrew John HENRY taught at an Academy in PA. His future wife, born in Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co., PA, would indicate that he might have some ties to Crawford Co. What Academies might have been in the nearby Crawford Co., PA area that Andrew might have taught at? Regards, Denise ****************************************************** Denise Frederick email: tfred@freeway.net Petoskey, Emmet County, MI Researching these surnames:BECKWITH(ma>mi), BUGBEE(ny), CHASE(vt), CLINE(oh), GAUMER (pa), HEIFNER(oh), HENRY(pa), HUNT(nh), LANE(ny), MORROCHE(fr), MUSHRUSH(pa), NEEB (mi), QUIGLEY(pa), RAYDURE(vt>pa), ROSS(ny), SHURGER(ny), STANTON(ny), STARKWEATHER(ct>mi), STONE(pa), VAN RIPER(nj>mi), WERTZ(pa) and WHITING(ny) Visit my homepage; where "Denise's Story" is located: http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/index.html Emmet County, MI USGenWeb Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/miemmet.html St. Joseph County, MI USGenWeb Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/mistjo.html Washtenaw Co., MI USGenWeb Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/miwash.html Emmet County Genealogical Society: http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/ecgs.html *****************************************************

Would someone be willing to research an obit for two Carman ancestors? 1.Cyrus H Carman b. 1830 in geneva, Pa; died Jan 19, 1913 in geneva, pa; buried in Methodist Cemetery in Geneva ,Pa. He was married to Mary DeArment in 1852. 2.James Carman b. Feb 25, 1828, probably in nunda twp, livingston co, NY; died Sept 10, 1907 in geneva, Pa and buried in the methodist cemetery in geneva. He married Nancy DeArment in 1844/49 in Crawford co, Pa. Thanks very much. MCB

Marilyn - not guaranteed, haven't tried it, but I think that if you make your search word PACRAWFO in the subject it will find them all... Jan cweeber wrote: > > I am frequently out of town and I unsubscribe this mail list so that the > messages don't pile up for my husband to sort through. Is there a way to > check all the messages posted while i am gone besides using the Archives > search? For that service you have to type in a search word, but sometimes I > read messages that are interesting about a subject I would not have know > about. Would appreciate any input. > Marilyn -- Janice Frank <janiceaf@ix.netcom.com> Researching names: BISCHOFF, DIETRICH, FRANCK/FRANK, KELLER, KUNZ/KUNTZ, LUPHER/LUPFER/LUPER, SCHULTZ/SHULTZ, TAYLOR