Give her best wishes and you take the time to enjoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla Mader" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:04 PM Subject: RE: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 Watson > I will look up everyone's requests. I am slower that anticipated > because my daughter is getting married on Saturday and I have been busy. > I will get to all the requests as soon as I can. > > Darla > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joyce Anthony [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 Watson > > Thanks so much Darla: When you have time (and I seriously mean don't > push > yourself!!!) I'd love whatever is listed -- you see, my grandfather was > the > son of two Watson parents -- in turn, his mother Sinia (Sina) was the > daughter of two Watson parents -- The families moved back and forth > between > Crawford and Venango (Oilcreek Twp.) Counties -- by my figuring, I'm > probably related to just about every Watson in those areas!!!!! Now I > just > have to straighten out who belongs to who!!!! Thank you so much for > your > time and trouble. If I can ever be of help (I live in Erie) please > don't > hesitate to ask. Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darla Mader" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:29 PM > Subject: RE: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 Watson > > > > > > Lots of Watson's are listed. > > > > John, page 61 Mead Township, This township was formed in 1790. It > lies > > upon French Creek, a little south of the centre and contains 25,472 > > square acres. The first settlement of the locality was made in 1787 > by > > John and David Mead from Northumberland County which also was the > first > > settlement made in the county. They were accompanied by Joseph Me ad, > > Thos. Martin, John Watson, James T Randolph, Thomas Grant Cornelius > Van > > Horne and Christopher Snyder . > > > > John, page 95 farmer, Sadsbury Twnship, Evansburg P.O. > > John page 220 driller, E. Main Street, Titusville > > Jonathon, page 220, producer, o. E Main Street, r Pine St, Titusville > > Serena, page 95 widow, Sadsbury, Evansburg P.O. > > > > There is also John F , John H, John P and other Watson's. > > > > Let me know if you want more. > > > > Darla > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joyce Anthony [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:24 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 > > > > Thanks Darla: Would there happen to be any Watson listed -- in > > particular: > > John Wesley or Sinia (Sina) Watson. Thanks again :-) Joyce > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Darla Mader" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 7:59 PM > > Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 > > > > > > > I have a Directory of Crawford County, PA 1879-1880. It supposedly > > > lists every one in the county at that time and also has a few > > > biographies. > > > > > > I will be happy to do look ups in this book if any one wants one. > > > > > > Darla in Fort Collins, CO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kathy Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:21 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] just a hint > > > > > > Another friend who does, "random acts of genealogical > > > kindness"!!! > > > > > > Kathy > > > Always trying to help, in > > > Michigan > > > > > > > > > --- gloria m rodas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Lurking on the rootsweb lists, I receive and read > > > > the posts, > > > > and I've seen so many lose the faith, going so far > > > > as to > > > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > A month gone by, and my-oh-my , not a hint of my > > > > family do I find > > > > > > > > So I prod and pick at random, someone else's brick > > > > to break... > > > > > > > > > > > > <BG>This has got to be the world's worst prose, but > > > > I just want to > > > > remind everyone on the lists that it feels GREAT to > > > > volunteer, and thanks > > > > to a lady in SD who needed material from my neck o' > > > > the woods, I have > > > > just had the thrill of breaking down a brick wall, > > > > and even if it wasn't > > > > mine, the feeling is still the same!!! I plan to do > > > > this more often, and > > > > because I had forgotten how good it feels I thought > > > > I'd share some tips > > > > on how you can help, in general or in particular, > > > > especially since most > > > > of my lists aren't too hoppin' right now... If > > > > anyone else has good tips > > > > on what to look for I would love to hear from you. > > > > > > > > Go to your local library and look at old obits, and > > > > copy a few to post > > > > to the appropriate lists > > > > Go to a Historical museum and look at the > > > > collections, then go to the > > > > county genweb and post the contents, entrance price, > > > > and research fees, > > > > if any are available, so that other states can know > > > > what the museum > > > > offers. > > > > Go to a funeral home that has been in business for > > > > many years and ask if > > > > you can transcribe some of their oldest records for > > > > the surname, state, > > > > or county sites. > > > > Go to your local county clerk and ask what kinds of > > > > records are available > > > > from that office and from what years, and post to > > > > the county. > > > > Make phone calls locally to find out which > > > > cemeteries have caretakers on > > > > site and if they have a records office , and the > > > > hours of business for > > > > those who need help finding a grave site, and post > > > > to lists. > > > > Go to a local monument maker and find out a general > > > > price list for simple > > > > markers and post to the county involved, so that > > > > people can place a > > > > marker on their ancestors unmarked graves. > > > > Pick a surname, any surname, and go around looking > > > > for all you can find > > > > in your town about the people who had that name long > > > > ago, and post it. > > > > I do suggest one thing if you decide to do something > > > > on a volunteer > > > > basis. Put" FYI only, no relation" in your posts, > > > > and if you are willing > > > > to send someone a copy of something you have found , > > > > say so. > > > > Spring is coming, and I hope you all find the > > > > elusive ones in your > > > > family...and in someone else's!!! > > > > hugs > > > > gloria in WA state, land of liquid sunshine > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > > > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters > > > > Permissible Use <---------- > > > > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For > > > > general text? NO! > > > > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to > > > > find surnames. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > > > > online genealogy records, go to: > > > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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