I have had such good results from this Crawford County list in the past I hope this request will be equally productive! I am trying to update current generations that must be out there somewhere. Over the years my father lost touch with his cousins so I have information that was fairly complete in the 1950s but is sadly lacking in 2000! Three generations of O'HAREs and ABELs lived and prospered in your area so it is hard to believe that all descendants have moved from the area. I would really appreciate any leads that might help me fill in the gaps in my tree. I guess we could call these grafts! I have lots of information to share with any interested family members. In the late 1800s, the O'HARE and ABEL families lived in the Titusville, Corry, Shamburg area. The variety of counties and townships in that region of the state makes the search quite a challenge! Hugh O'HARE (the elder) was born in Ontario Canada and came to the Titusville area about 1864 and (no surprise) got into the oil production business. Hugh O'HARE (the middle) was in partnership with a brother-in-law, in the firm of O'Hare and Condra, Druggists, and Hugh O'HARE (the younger) was an M.D. and died in the 70s, I believe. Barnard ABEL (the elder) came to Titusville in 1865 from New York City and died shortly thereafter. His son, Barnard ABEL (the middle), was, at one time, the Superintendent of the Titusville Iron Works. And then there was, of course, Barnard ABEL (the younger) who was my grandfather and moved from Titusville to Cleveland in the mid 1910s. He died in 1937. If you think any of these folks are in your family tree, please let me know and we can compare notes. Even if you just know someone who might know someone, that might also be a big help! Thanks so much for any help. Oh - the PAULMANs, DOWNEYs, CONDRAs, and the KUHLs - they were out-laws and I have good stuff on some of them too! Anne Searer asearer@pptnlx.pptn.org **************************************************************************** Searching for: PURTILL/PURTELL O'HARE PAULMANN LEONARD CODD/CODE KENNEDY DEALEY/DALY BURNS HEINEMANN ABEL McGRATH CRANE ****************************************************************************