I am related to Hannah Mitchell who married Josias Brown, Rev. War soldier. Hanna's father was also Gavin. Would like to correspond on the Mitchell family. Jan O'Brien

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mitchell, Gibson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2957 Message Board Post: I was wondering if anyone has any information about two James Mitchells of Cumberland Co. PA -- who they married, where they ended up, etc. Both show up in wills of Cumberland Co. in the late 1700's. The first is the son of John Mitchell whose will (Rye Twp.) was dated Dec. 27, 1773. He lists a wife Agness and children David, Mary, John, James, Jane (Parkeson), and Searea (Hart). The second is the son of Gawin Mitchell, whose will (Newtown) was dated April 18, 1778. He lists a wife Isabella and children Alexander, Ezekiel, Susanna, margaret, Agness, Jean, Ruth, James, Robert, and a son-in-law, Josias Brown. I am descended from a James Mitchell of Cumberland Co. who was b. ca. 1739 and m. Esther (Hetty) Gibson. They ended up in Washington Co. PA. I suspect that he was one of the two Jameses in the Cumberland Co. wills... but which one? If anyone knows anything about either of the James Mitchells mentioned in the wills above, it would be very helpful! Thanks, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY

> > >>1. Where would east side of Monongahela River abt 2 miles below Old Fort be? > [apt to be several possibilities here?]<< Most likely Allegheny Co PA > > >>4. Kish (couldn't read) _____ town and Blackleges Creek?<< Kiskiminetas and Blacklegs Creek. If so, it could be Indiana Co. PA Barbara

The old fort might be "Jackson's Old Fort Site" Do you have a surname that you are looking for in this area? ..........bounded on East by Barrens Barrens may be a surname. The book I have is indexed by surname. So I would not be able to find anything by area. Sharie Oceanside, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe patterson" <jpatter@comcast.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:34 AM Subject: [PACUMBER] Re: Questions on Where some of these places are? > These locations appear on early deeds/patents..... but can not identify location. > > Could someone please help identify? > > Which County[s] in 1773 would the following locations be? ... > > 1. Where would east side of Monongahela River abt 2 miles below Old Fort be? > [apt to be several possibilities here?] > > 2. West of Fishing Creek bounded on East by Barrens? > > 3. 4-5 miles of Susquehanna River bounded on northward by Whitenridge in Upper > Beckstine? > > 4. Kish (couldn't read) _____ town and Blackleges Creek? > > Any hints appreciated. > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Need to find a location?? > http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form > > ============================== > 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 > >

These locations appear on early deeds/patents..... but can not identify location. Could someone please help identify? Which County[s] in 1773 would the following locations be? ... 1. Where would east side of Monongahela River abt 2 miles below Old Fort be? [apt to be several possibilities here?] 2. West of Fishing Creek bounded on East by Barrens? 3. 4-5 miles of Susquehanna River bounded on northward by Whitenridge in Upper Beckstine? 4. Kish (couldn't read) _____ town and Blackleges Creek? Any hints appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/268.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Harold, Your post is indeed interesting. I have been searching for the parents and siblings of my David Houser for along time. The birth date (year) of your John Houser is close to my David Housers, with my David being born in 1814, your John, 1815. When did your John marry? The reason I ask is that my David married ca. 1838 to his first wife, Leah Saunda, and their first child was born in 1839. He married his second wife, Catherine after the death of Leah (1851,) ca. 1853. It's seems to me that your John must have married later in life as you mention Samuel, born abt 1852. My David and his first wife Leah had 5 children by 1851. David had 9 children with his second wife, Catherine, with the first being born in 1854. What I find interesting is the names of your John's children. My David had a Samuel, born 1860, Matilda, born 1858, and a John Henry (my ggg grandfather, b. 1849,) and a George, b. 1842. Also interesting that my David's "Samuel's" middle name was Augustus, (i.e. your George August.) I do not know whether the names are just what one would call "popular" names for that time, or could it be that these folks were indeed related as they did do what I call the "naming pattern" after family members. Hmmmm..... I am still searching, so please keep in touch if something pops up. I will do the same! Tammy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Keltz,Patterson,Shaffer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/1092.1119.304 Message Board Post: Hi, not sure this will help but I am also looking for connections. My greatgrandparents from Ireland Robert and Anne Mulholland Patterson. Grandparents Anna Patterson and Lewis Shaffer. If connected please let me know. Thank you. Gailla

Looking for anyone working on the following family: Joseph Wolf b. abt. 1813, d. dec 31, 1896. Buried in Newton Twp., Cumberland Co., PA... thanks...susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Woods Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2956 Message Board Post: An 1892 obituary from an unidentified Presbyterian publication in PA or IA: " By order of session. James Woods, son of Hansel [Hance]and Jane Woods, was born ... in County Tyrone, Ireland, December 15, 1805. When but one year old he was brought with the family to America who settled near Pittsburgh, PA. In early youth he united with the Reformed Presbyterian congregation of Pittsburgh, under the pastorate of Rev. John Black, D. D., many years previous to the division of 18--. He was married on December 2, 1830 to Miss Nancy Smith of Cumberland County, PA. In 1839 he moved to the vicinity of Mercer, PA where he resided for ten years and was a member of Springfield society which afterwards became a congregation. On moving to the West in 1850, after making several changes of location, he settled hear Hopkinton, Iowa, and was a member of that congregation for about thirteen years, both before and during the pastorate of Rev. Roberts, D.D. On leaving there, he moved into the bounds of Clarinda congregation, Iowa, and for many years was a member und! er the long pastorate of Rev. D. McKee. About two years ago he moved to Blanchard, Iowa, and became a member of the congregation there..." James and Nancy (Smith) Woods are buried at Blanchard, Page County, Iowa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houser,Snyder,Shaffer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/268.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi: I have Houser's living in Perry County in Rye Twp.which was orginally a part of Cumberland Co. my ancestor John Houser was born abt.1815 his wife name was Elizabeth abt.1820 there children were Samuel Houser abt. 1852,Matilda abt.1854 John H. February 1855,died 2/18/1920, Sarah abt.1856,Catherine abt.1857 and twins Mae and George August 1859.The John Houser that was married in 1814 to a Catherine Carey could possibly be my ancestors as one of the girl name was Catherine but I have nothing to vertify it they also could be your David ancestors.

Siobhan, Wilson Taggert Vanasdlen (Vanasdal), b. 6 Jul 1836 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, was the youngest of six children of Isaac Vanasdlen and his second wife Margaret Steel. He married Catherine A. Beetem at Gill's Hotel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on 7 Oct, 1858. They had three children before his death 31 Dec 1864, Carrie A., b. 1859, John, b. Oct 1861 and Wilson Elmer, b. 9 Aug 1864. Wilson is buried in the Centreville Lutheran Church Graveyard in Centreville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. As I recall he is buried next to his wife Catherine though she later remarried (Jacob B. Kling/Cling) and had another daughter. Wilson's cemetery marker says simply, "Vanasdal, W. T., Co. K. 20th Pa. Cav". The Cumberland County Historical Society has microfilmed copies of the local papers that contain articles concerning his death and the trial of the men who shot him. Specific dates I found were Jan 5 and 6, 1865 and April 21, 1865. I'm currently living out-of-state and unfortunatel! y don't have copies of the articles with me. John appears in the 1870 census of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in the household of his mother and her new husband Jacob. I lose track of him after that except for a marriage notation in "The Snohomish County Washington 1926 Biographys" that indicates he married Anna Francis 7 Nov 1891. I don't have anything to put John in Monroe Township, though his grandparents and other relatives certainly spent some time there. I descend from Isaac Vanasdlen and Margaret Steel as well, though through Wilson's older brother William. I hope this information is helpful. Let me know if you have other questions or would like to share more information. Chuck V. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 12/22/2002 at 2:15 AM Wrnglrhtt@earthlink.net wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: vanasdlen >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/1490.1493.1 > >Message Board Post: > >Im not sure if there is any connection, but I am related to a John A. >Vanasdlen and he was born October 9, 1861 in Cumberland County, >Pennsylvania. He eventually moved to Monroe and named it. He married Annie >Francis. I know Johns dads name is Tagart, but thats all I know. Let me >know if there is any connection. Thanks! Siobhan Wagner > > >==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Search this mail list. > Just type in pacumber or PACUMBER. > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >============================== >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

s1ingram@aol.com wrote: >could someone please tell me where the following cemetery is....also does >anyone know if there are records for this cemetery and where they are >kept....thanks...susan > >Rehoboth Church Cemetery, Newton Twp., Cumberland Co., PA > > > > N Newton Twp Rehoboth M.E. Church from the info in the USGenWeb Archives..... but not in the phone book so would guess some Methodist repository would have them, unless the church was renamed.... -- joe

Wolf can be a Brethren surname. What kind of church is Rehoboth? Or was at the time of Jacob's death? Sharon Mills At 06:08 PM 12/25/02, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Wolf >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2955 > >Message Board Post: > >Looking for any information on: > >Lived In Southampton Twp. / Cumberland Co / PA > >Joseph Wolf >b. Abt. 1813 >d. December 31, 1896 >Buried - Rehoboth Church Cemetery, Newton Twp., Cumberland Co., PA > > >==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Visit the USGenWeb PA Archives page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/pafiles.htm > >============================== >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

Rev. Thomas Craighead was "relieved" of his position of minister at the Pequea Church in Lancaster County. This was due to a disagreement between he and his wife. Thomas insisted on moving his son and daughter-in-law into the parsonage, which his wife disagreed with. Thomas refused to serve communion to his wife because of this family dispute. The congregation took the side of the wife and Thomas then moved to the Middle Spring and Big Spring Presbyterain Churches in the Newville area of Cumberland County. This was in October of 1738, so he became the very first Presbyterain minister to become pastor of a church west of the Susquehanna River. His son, Alexander, also a Presby. minister, installed his father into this position. Thomas died in the pulpit of the Big Spring Church as he was giving the benediction at the close of his sermon in April, 1739. Rev. Alexander left the area and became a minister in N. Carolina. This Rev Thomas was born in Scotland, son of Rev. Robert.. Thomas and his wife were parents to four sons and one daughter (Thomas, Andrew, Alexander, John and Jane).. Thomas (jr), was born in Ireland in 1702. He married Margaret Brown and they had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Capt. James Mackey, and secondly married Rev. Matthew Wilson. There is much more Craighead genealogy at the Cumberland County Hitorical Society.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wolf Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2955 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on: Lived In Southampton Twp. / Cumberland Co / PA Joseph Wolf b. Abt. 1813 d. December 31, 1896 Buried - Rehoboth Church Cemetery, Newton Twp., Cumberland Co., PA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/1492.1983.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I am a descendant of Jude Tyson 1831-1914, and his wife Ann Margaret Feeher 1831-1905. Their son was Newton Holmes Tyson, and his daughter was Mary Emma Tyson, my mother. I think my mother was a cousin of the Ella Mae that you mention in your message. My mother was also the cousin of Margaretta Shoop of Highspire. I have a lot of information on the Tyson line which goes back to the 1500's. I just started my research a few months ago and the Tyson line is a wealth of info. Please feel free to Email me if this seems to be any of the info you are searching. Mary Jane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOYD, CRAIGHEAD, GILSTON, GILSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2954.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Linda! I did not yet check any Presbyterian Church records in Donegal, I MUST do that. Maybe I'll get lucky and find some information on my Richard and David Gilston, David is said to be buried in Donegal.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Craighead, Boyd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2954.1 Message Board Post: I am not descended from these lines but the Boyds and Craigheads are among the families that appear frequently in the Donegal Presbytery Records in the 1730's. You might want to check these records for clues if you haven't yet.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weiser/ Lamison/ Little/ Kirk/ Snowden/ Hobbins/ Mitchell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/1520.2425.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Thanks for replying! I have traced George WEISER and Ida Matilda LAMISON to the 1870 & 1880 PA Census. In both census PA is given for both she & her parents as place of birth. Of course this doesn't mean she wasn't born somewhere else, moved shortly after birth to PA & doesn't know she was born anywhere else. She would have been about 7 or 8, depending on her birthdate in the 1860 Census . Did 1860 census even list the names & ages of children? Do you have any other info. I can try & follow up ? Has anything you've found mention her husband George WEISER, b. 1843? Once again ~ thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOYD, CRAIGHEAD, GILSTON, GILSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2954 Message Board Post: I'm looking for ancestora and decendants of THOMAS CRAIGHEAD. He was living in Lancaster County (now Cumberland) in 1740 and had a daughter named Elizabeth. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.