I would have guessed that I was indeed from this family, since I have many HICKERNELL and SPENCER cousins. You can see many of them listed on my Web page. However, I cannot seem to tie in any of the names you have provided. Which is REALLY frustrating! Jeffrey W. Blystone - Erie, PA jwb@surferie.net <--- E-mail address www.surferie.net/jwb <--- My home page My fax # (603) 619-0252 For BLYSTONE information, click below: www.surferie.net/jwb/page4.html For BLYSTONE books or shirts, click below: www.surferie.net/jwb/gift.html Saturday, 7 August 2004 5:25 PM here in Erie, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley Cardiel" <familia@sprintmail.com> To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 4:22 PM Subject: [PACRAWFO] SPENCER - HICKERNELL Family Bible > I've "rescued" an old family bible which appears to have originally belonged > to the SPENCER and HICKERNELL Family of Pennsylvania. The information > contained in the bible is as follows: > > SPENCER Family Bible > > Peggy SPENCER written in front of bible > > Marriages: > · Elmer A. SPENCER to Gertrude PORTER (Children – Helen I. SPENCER 4/16/26; > Robert W. SPENCER 6/28/24) > · Robert W. SPENCER to Lois Ann RIEMENSCHNEIDER Children – Barbara Jean > SPENCER; Michael Edward SPENCER; Doris Ann SPENCER; Steven Douglas SPENCER) > · Helen I. SPENCER to Paul Weldon MILLER, Nov 18, 1944, divorced May 1952 > · Helen I. SPENCER MILLER to Paul William BRANDT, Jan 4, 1954 > > Births: > · George W.L. SPENCER born Feb 7, 1870, French Creek Township, Mercer Co., > PA, died Oct 15th 1947 > · Florence Gertrude HICKERNELL SPENCER born Jan 11, 1880, East Fairfield > Township, Crawford Co., PA > · Elmer A. SPENCER born Feb 6, 1897, Wayne Township, Crawford Co., PA > · Herbert E. SPENCER born Dec 27, 1901, Albion, Erie Co., PA > o Grandchildren: > o Donald A. SPENCER, born May 20, 1924, Franklin, Venango Co., PA > o Robert W. SPENCER, born June 28, 1924, Franklin, Venango Co., PA > o Helen Isabelle SPENCER, born April 16, 1926, Franklin, Venango Co., PA > o Elaine Kathleen SPENCER born Oct 22, 1946, Franklin, Venango, Co., PA > · Marrie HICKERNELL born Nov 26th 1870, died 1880 > · Albert M. HICKERNELL born Dec 26th 1874, died 1915 > · Gertrude HICKERNELL born Jan 11th 1880 > · Lottie HICKERNELL born Dec 22nd 1882, died 1948 > · Jennie Effie HICKERNELL born July 4, 1884, died 1886 > > Deaths: > · George William SPENCER died Oct 15, 1947 > > Other Items: > · “The Lord’s Prayer in Verse”, Miller’s Print Shop, Butler, PA > · Brown ribbon bookmark > > Based on limited research I do find Elmer SPENCER b. 6 Feb 1897, died > November 1976 living in Venango Co., PA at the time of his death. His wife > Gertrude PORTER SPENCER b. 10 Oct 1895, died November 1977 also in Venango > Co., PA. George W.L. SPENCER listed in the bible was likely the son of > Moses & Christiana SPENCER who were living in French Creek, PA during the > 1880 census including George age 10, and two other children, Rebecca age 14, > and John age 2, with the entire family noted as born in PA as were all of > their parents. > > George's wife Florence Gertrude HICKERNELL was the daughter of H.F. > HICKERNELL and his wife Maggie HICKERNELL who were living in Mead, PA during > the 1880 census along with Florence Gertrude age 7 months, and two other > children, Marrie age 9, and Albert M. age 5. All we noted as born in PA > with all parents born in PA as well, except for Maggie's father who was born > in France. > > I am hoping to locate someone from this family so that the bible can be > returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this > family or know someone who might be, please contact me. > > Thanks, > Shelley > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > *** Tired of this LIST? Going on vacation, a business trip? *** > Send an email with one word, UNSUBSCRIBE, in the Subject and Message > area to: PACRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com. Digest? Replace "L" with "D". > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >