This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2892 Message Board Post: Apparently there is a question about the applicability of my post to this board. I admit I could have phrased it better. Frantz Diller came to Pennsylvania in 1754 settling in Lancaster County. In 1790 his children moved to Cumberland County. From there they spread out across the county. My line was in Cumberland County for the next 80 years. There are also a great number of descendents who are still there.

Evelyn, I don't have much on the Cornmans other than what I got from Harold Weary a couple of years ago. Henry Brownawell (1778-1846) married Elisabeth Cornman(1780-1873) about 1800. Elisabeth was the daughter of John Cornman and Elisabeth (Shindel?) who had another daughter Catherine who married Jacob Weary Sr. Children of Henry and Elisabeth were : 1. Anna Maria, md. William Donnelly 2. Catharine, md. John George Keller 3. Sarah, md. Samuel Beastline Sr. 4. George W., md. Jane 5. Elias, md. Catherine Leaphart 6. Margaret, md. Jacob Mell 7. David, md. Lydia Leaphart 8. Anne Elisabeth, md. David Moudy? 9. Marvin 10. Susanna, md. Jacob Weary Jr. 11 Henry, md. Maria Faber Perhaps if you contact Harold Weary he might have more info for you. His address is: 15 So. Pine St. #404 Mt. Prospect IL 60056 tel: 847-253-4055 Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott newton" <s.j.newton@worldnet.att.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > Bill, > I would be interested in your Brownawell tie-in. I am a Ludwig Cornman > descendant. > Into family, > Evelyn (Howard) Newton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@philly.infi.net> > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > Louise, > > Is there anything in the book about the Mell family of Cumberland Co., or > > the planing and sash mill that was operated by Wunderlich and Mell in > > Shippensburg? The mill burned ca 1874-85. Wm. Mell, one of the owners was > my > > gg grandfather. My g grandfather, James B. Hawk worked at the mill, and > > married the bosses daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mell. > > > > I also have a Mell-Cornman tie in; Margaret Brownawell(1811-1899), > daughter > > or of Henry Brownawell and Elisabeth Cornman, married Jacob Mell, who was > in > > some way, which I have not been able to determine, related to William > Mell. > > > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Louise Temples" <pc_genie@ix.netcom.com> > > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:27 PM > > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > > > > The book, Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America, was > > > compiled by Charles Albert Cornman. I have copies of only some selected > > > pages so I can't tell how much Cornman information was in the book. The > > > introduction by Daniel Wunderlich Nead does say that Mr. Cornman spent > > forty > > > years collecting the information so I would imagine that there would be > > > additional information about the Cornman line within it. The only > Cornman > > I > > > have from the book is Henrietta W. Cornman born November 1834, died > August > > > 27, 1871...... > > > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > > A quick link to the complete list of PA USGenWeb County sites. > > http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > ==== 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 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MITTEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2.2 Message Board Post: In checking my copy of Richard Currie's database on John MITTEN and his descendents, I find no Isaac in any generation.

Thanks for your help, Bill! Evelyn (Howard) Newton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@philly.infi.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > Evelyn, > I don't have much on the Cornmans other than what I got from Harold Weary a > couple of years ago. > > Henry Brownawell (1778-1846) married Elisabeth Cornman(1780-1873) about > 1800. Elisabeth was the daughter of John Cornman and Elisabeth (Shindel?) > who had another daughter Catherine who married Jacob Weary Sr. > Children of Henry and Elisabeth were : > 1. Anna Maria, md. William Donnelly > 2. Catharine, md. John George Keller > 3. Sarah, md. Samuel Beastline Sr. > 4. George W., md. Jane > 5. Elias, md. Catherine Leaphart > 6. Margaret, md. Jacob Mell > 7. David, md. Lydia Leaphart > 8. Anne Elisabeth, md. David Moudy? > 9. Marvin > 10. Susanna, md. Jacob Weary Jr. > 11 Henry, md. Maria Faber > > Perhaps if you contact Harold Weary he might have more info for you. His > address is: > 15 So. Pine St. #404 > Mt. Prospect IL 60056 > tel: 847-253-4055 > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "scott newton" <s.j.newton@worldnet.att.net> > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > Bill, > > I would be interested in your Brownawell tie-in. I am a Ludwig Cornman > > descendant. > > Into family, > > Evelyn (Howard) Newton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@philly.infi.net> > > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:08 PM > > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > > > > Louise, > > > Is there anything in the book about the Mell family of Cumberland Co., > or > > > the planing and sash mill that was operated by Wunderlich and Mell in > > > Shippensburg? The mill burned ca 1874-85. Wm. Mell, one of the owners > was > > my > > > gg grandfather. My g grandfather, James B. Hawk worked at the mill, and > > > married the bosses daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mell. > > > > > > I also have a Mell-Cornman tie in; Margaret Brownawell(1811-1899), > > daughter > > > or of Henry Brownawell and Elisabeth Cornman, married Jacob Mell, who > was > > in > > > some way, which I have not been able to determine, related to William > > Mell. > > > > > > Bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Louise Temples" <pc_genie@ix.netcom.com> > > > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:27 PM > > > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > > > > > > > The book, Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America, was > > > > compiled by Charles Albert Cornman. I have copies of only some > selected > > > > pages so I can't tell how much Cornman information was in the book. > The > > > > introduction by Daniel Wunderlich Nead does say that Mr. Cornman spent > > > forty > > > > years collecting the information so I would imagine that there would > be > > > > additional information about the Cornman line within it. The only > > Cornman > > > I > > > > have from the book is Henrietta W. Cornman born November 1834, died > > August > > > > 27, 1871...... > > > > > > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > > > A quick link to the complete list of PA USGenWeb County sites. > > > http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > A quick link to the complete list of PA USGenWeb County sites. > http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > ============================== > 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 > >

Bill, I would be interested in your Brownawell tie-in. I am a Ludwig Cornman descendant. Into family, Evelyn (Howard) Newton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@philly.infi.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > Louise, > Is there anything in the book about the Mell family of Cumberland Co., or > the planing and sash mill that was operated by Wunderlich and Mell in > Shippensburg? The mill burned ca 1874-85. Wm. Mell, one of the owners was my > gg grandfather. My g grandfather, James B. Hawk worked at the mill, and > married the bosses daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mell. > > I also have a Mell-Cornman tie in; Margaret Brownawell(1811-1899), daughter > or of Henry Brownawell and Elisabeth Cornman, married Jacob Mell, who was in > some way, which I have not been able to determine, related to William Mell. > > Bill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Louise Temples" <pc_genie@ix.netcom.com> > To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 4:27 PM > Subject: Re: [PACUMBER] DICK & CORNMAN > > > > The book, Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America, was > > compiled by Charles Albert Cornman. I have copies of only some selected > > pages so I can't tell how much Cornman information was in the book. The > > introduction by Daniel Wunderlich Nead does say that Mr. Cornman spent > forty > > years collecting the information so I would imagine that there would be > > additional information about the Cornman line within it. The only Cornman > I > > have from the book is Henrietta W. Cornman born November 1834, died August > > 27, 1871...... > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > A quick link to the complete list of PA USGenWeb County sites. > http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > ============================== > 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 >

Mitten Researchers: I have in my possession a copy of a petition from 1784 protesting the construction of a dam on Shearman's Creek at the Juniata (Perry County). The second name on the petition is James Myton, which I always thought might be Mitten. Someone may have secured the names while travelling up or downstream. The names before and after James Myton are Francis Delancy and James Lowther. Kathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2891.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hey David, It isn't so much the earthquakes as it is the land slides. And an occational Volcano eruption !! Who knows where we will end up , but it's still a beautiful part of the country. As for my theory " Don't count on my memory " Have a good evening, Carolyn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2891.1.1 Message Board Post: I should know better than that ; I typed that post from memory - about 25 years old memory. And when I checked my notes it seems the source was a letter from a distant cousin of his. For now I stand corrected; but I swear I also saw it in a bio of him.. While do some more research. Also for now the theory is ya'll have had so many earthquakes out there that a large part of Washington has now slide south to California. Thank you for catching that (I've been at this long enough to know that everyone's motto needs to be - Won't hurt my feelings to be challenged) David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Diller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2891.1 Message Board Post: David, In reading your post I noticed that you mention a Mount Diller being in Washington State. Living in Washington , I had never heard of it so I did a Google search to find that it is in California and not Washington. OR is there a Mount Diller in Washington also that I have never heard of ? Carolyn Campbell White

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2891 Message Board Post: Hello all, I'm covering my bases here ; notice most of the posts to the Diller message board at Genealogy.com are old and wanted to email direct in hopes of getting a better response. Hope these address are still accurate. I would like to find a copy of the Word file of the Robert Diller manuscript. I have an old Xerox copy of the original that I made in 1979 and it is getting badly faded. A short note on it's history - I had the privilege of meeting Robert Diller shortly before his death in 1980. When his side of the Dillers moved to Jefferson County Nebraska in 1878 his great uncle J. Silas Diller stayed back east. He was going to Harvard and graduated in 1883. He was going to Heidlberg to continue his graduate studies in geology. He had heard all the old family stories of the old country and asked around about where that was. At the time no one had the answer ; interesting enough after school he took a form of internship in the Near East and while traveling there passed within a few miles of Biglen. This apparently peeked his interest and from 1883 to about 1910 he conducted extensive research into the Diller family. I have seen his notes and comments and he was an excellent researcher (he was also an excellent geologist - there is a plaque at Crater Lake, Ca that I believe says he was it's first (white) explorer and a mountain in Washington state that is named after him). For some reason he only published those two articles in the "German" and then had them condensed into the pamphlet. (Robert gave me one of the originals) He died in the 20's and had no children. His material was passed on to a niece who had no interest but fortunately recognized their value and held on to them. When she died they passed to Robert. Robert was a brilliant researcher in his own right and between 1930 and 1940 researched, organized the old and prepared a first draft. I had the impression that there was some sort of family feud, about which he seemed rather bitter, and he never published. I was allowed to make my copy in 1979 and the last contact I had with his children I heard his daughter was entering all of it into Word. Just getting back into the hobby after a few years brick-wall and frustration free. :>) David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MITTEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dick Currie has primary source material on John MITTEN that I'm sure he'd be glad to share. I believe that racurrie@btr.quik.com works for him. We're off the same branch of the MITTEN tree - the Nimrod MITTEN line.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mitten, Foltz, DeWalt, Hemminger, Keiser, Kindle, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Rebecca and Susan, I just saw your notes. They are very helpful. I just wrote to Richard Currie at racurrie@btr.quick.com, if there is a newer address please let me know. I am interested to find out about the descendants of John Mitton of Pemberton, butcher, who was sentenced in January 1774 to be trasported to the colonies. While the story of how he got here is different, it is exactly the right time period for the ancestor of Isaac Mitten who was described in my first note. Below is what I have on the family. It's long so I stopped with my great grandmother's birth. I have a lot more on her. Please let me know what you can add. Descendants of Isaac Mitten Generation No. 1 1. ISAAC1 MITTEN was born Abt. 1800, and died November 23, 1874 in Perry County Alms House. He met (1) ELIZABETH FOLTZ in Perry County. She was born Abt. 1844. He married (2) ELIZABETH DEWALT November 21, 1824 in Perry County. She was born March 27, 1802, and died November 04, 1887 in Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA. Notes for ISAAC MITTEN: The family folklore has always included two stories about the Mittens. First that the original Mitten in the U.S. was a English, Irish or Hessian Captain fighting for the British who eloped with a woman named Kennedy and stayed in the U.S. The second was a story written by John Hemminger born Sept 2, 1860, self described as the grandson of David Mitten, writes about his Great Grandfather Mitten: GREAT GRANDFATHER MITTEN By John Hemminger "In my opinion he must have been a man full of vim, vigor and vitality but few moral values. Only in the days of no telephone and no automobile could he have fooled so many people for so many years. He evidently loved to walk and just had to see the other side of the mountain. He could not make up his mind which side he likes better so he solved the problem by building a house on both sides. He had two houses - and two families. He was a smart guy because he never got his families mixed. The family on this side of the mountain (Cumberland Cty, PA) never went to the other side and the family on the other side (Perry Cty) never came to this side. I do not know if the family on the other side ever knew about their wandering father. When the name Mitten appears in the local papers I wonder does he belong to us. Which family is legitimate? I do not know. I do not know if great great grandfather is buried on this side of our mountain, or on the other side. As you know and as they saying goes "Leaving sleeping dogs rest." We now know that Isaac, John's Great Grandfather was the bigamist who went to the other side of the mountain. It appears that the only surviving child on the illegitimate Perry County side was a son John (or was it Thomas) who was a minor when Isaac died. Isaac was a shoemaker so that explains where David learned his trade. Isaac left the Cumberland Cty side of the family at some point and eventually died in the Perry County Alms house. More About ISAAC MITTEN: Address (Facts Pg): November 25, 1874, Listed as from Tyrone Twp in Wedding Announcement Burial: Abt. November 1874, Perry County Alms House Cemetary Census: June 01, 1870, Living with Elizabeth Foltz listed as his Housekeeper, and two small children, Literacy: April 04, 1851, Isaac signed the deed document himself, where wife Elizabeth simply put her X Newpaper Announcement: November 25, 1824, Perry County Forrester, Landisburg, PA announcement of marriage 21 Nov Occupation: 1874, Listed as one time shoemaker in Landisburg, PA Property 1: April 26, 1847, Indenture: Purchase of Land, Deed from Christian Tailor for $330 for purchase of 41 acres and 131 perches land in Miflin Twp, PA. Deed Book, YY(? )Pg 56-57 , Entered 8 Sept 1847 by Robt Middleton, Justice of Peace Property 2: April 04, 1851, Indenture; Sale to John Koch for 40 acres and 86 erches land in Miflin Twp, PA. Deed Book 2C Pg 290-291 witnessed by Robt Middleton Tax Roll 1: 1849, Listed as Shoemaker person # 204 on Miflin Tax Record Tax Roll 2: 1799, Cumberland Cty, PA listed Iaac (sic) Miton, 3h2c and separately an Isaac Miton as a freeman Tax Roll 3: 1802, Cumberland Cty, PA listed Isack(sic) Myton, 3h3c and separately an Isaack Myton as a freeman More About ELIZABETH FOLTZ: Census: June 01, 1870, Listed as housekeeper with 2 young children More About ISAAC MITTEN and ELIZABETH FOLTZ: Other-Begin: Perry County. Believed to have had a son with the last name of Mitten who lived and died in the area. More About ELIZABETH DEWALT: Address (Facts Pg): November 25, 1824, Listed as from Tyrone Twp in Wedding Announcement Burial 1: Abt. November 04, 1887, Lutheran Brick Church, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA Burial 2: Abt. November 04, 1887, Grave is with son David and his wife Elizabeth, her gravestone says Mother, Elizabeth and the dates Literacy: April 04, 1851, Elizabeth only put her X on the deed Newpaper Announcement: November 25, 1824, Perry County Forrester, Landisburg, PA announcement of marriage 21 Nov NOTE: Lutheran Brick Church, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA is Also known as St. Peter's Lutheran Church Property 1: April 26, 1847, Purchase of Land, Deed from Christian Tailor for $330 for purchase of 41 acres and 131 perches land in Miflin Twp, PA. Deed Book, YY(? )Pg 56-57 , Entered 8 Sept 1847 by Robt Middleton, Justice of Peace Property 2: April 04, 1851, Sale of land, Deed to John Koch for 40 acres and 86 erches land in Miflin Twp, PA. Deed Book 2C Pg 290-291 witnessed by Robt Middleton More About ISAAC MITTEN and ELIZABETH DEWALT: Marriage: November 21, 1824, Perry County Newspaper Announcement: November 25, 1824, Announcement of Marriage Children of ISAAC MITTEN and ELIZABETH FOLTZ are: i. JULIAN2 SCHICK, b. Abt. 1868. ii. WILLIAM KEISER, b. Abt. 1869. iii. Thomas Mitten who lived to be an adult More About WILLIAM KEISER: Census: June 01, 1870, Listed with Isaac Mitten and Elizabeth Foltz in Perry Cnty iii. THOMAS MITTEN. More About THOMAS MITTEN: Orphan's Court: Unknown, Thomas was a minor when Isaac died in Perry County Alms House, and David Morrow was appointed guardian Children of ISAAC MITTEN and ELIZABETH DEWALT are: iv. LUCINDA2 MITTEN, m. FRANCES M. STOKES (MYTONS). 2. v. WILLIAM A. MITTEN, b. Abt. March 14, 1822, Based on age at death; d. November 27, 1896, Age 64y 8m 13d. 3. vi. DAVID MITTEN, b. Abt. June 13, 1826, Frankford Township, PA; d. February 13, 1908, Carlisle, PA, Mrs Mary Logan reported. vii. ELIZABETH A. DEWALT MITTEN, m. HUSBAND MILLER. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM A.2 MITTEN (ISAAC1) was born Abt. March 14, 1822 in Based on age at death, and died November 27, 1896 in Age 64y 8m 13d. He married CATHERINE KINDLE. She was born November 26, 1827 in Per Gravestone, and died September 09, 1904 in Per Gravestone. More About WILLIAM A. MITTEN: Burial: Abt. November 27, 1896, Prospect Hill Cemetary, Newville, Newton Twp, Cumberland Co. PA Military service: Co. D. 187 Regt Pa Vol per gravestone More About CATHERINE KINDLE: Burial: Abt. September 09, 1904, Prospect Hill Cemetary, Newville, Newton Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA Child of WILLIAM MITTEN and CATHERINE KINDLE is: i. DAVID J.3 MITTEN, b. Abt. August 01, 1858, Based on age at death; d. July 16, 1859, Per Gravestone. More About DAVID J. MITTEN: Burial: Abt. July 16, 1859, Prospect Hill Cemetary, Newville, Newton Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA 3. DAVID2 MITTEN (ISAAC1) was born Abt. June 13, 1826 in Frankford Township, PA, and died February 13, 1908 in Carlisle, PA, Mrs Mary Logan reported (Source: Death Certificate, Certificate # 0061308 issed March 10 1997.). He married ELIZABETH KOCH, daughter of JOHN KOCH and ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. June 14, 1820, and died February 20, 1899 in Referenced in Orphans Court as deceased 20 Jan 1899. Notes for DAVID MITTEN: In the notes prepared by George Hemminger, there is a section whose source is either George Hemminger or John Mitten, grandson of David. It sounds similar to another section that was definitely written by John. "Grandfather Mitten and Grandmother Mitten were very devote Christians and every morning they had the family worship after all the animals on the farm were taken care of and before breakfast. Grandfather read a chapter from the Bible and then everyone knelt for prayer. Not only Grandfather said a morning prayer but Grandmother also said a morning prayer each praying in clear voices at the same time. This was very confusing to the sons and daughters and I would think very confusing to "Our Father which art in Heaven." Grandfather David Mitten with a wandering father learned to make boots and mend shoes. He learned that in his youth and supported his two sisters and mother. Had a shop- quite large- in the garden. Had a helper and was quite successful. Lost all is money in the Panic. $3000.00, which was quite a sum in those days. At his death he left his children a nice sum. I know it was large enough for my mother to buy a house where she lived until her death. In the family we would call the other guy who would not loan us a much needed dime "David Mitten." More About DAVID MITTEN: Date born 2: June 14, 1826, Frankford Township, PA, per family history prepared by George Hemminger and John Mitten Burial: Abt. February 13, 1908, Lutheran Brick Church, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA Property 1: July 10, 1848, Purchase of Land from John Koch Deed Book J (?) Vol 5 Page 346 which is referred to in Orphans Court Records selling the property 25 May 1911 Property 2: May 25, 1911, Order of Orphans Court confirming sale of land owned by David and Elizabeth. Orphans Court was involved because their son William V. was deceased and left 3 minor children Undertaker: Glaser and Stevens, Newville, PA More About ELIZABETH KOCH: Died 2: February 20, 1899, Age 78y 10m- Died 3: February 20, 1899, Age79yrs 20 days per death certificate (Source: Death Certificate, No 1338, issued April 24, 1997 Clerk of Orphan's Court Based upon Register of Death Docket B Vol 1, No 1338.) Burial: Abt. February 20, 1899, Lutheran Brick Church, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA (Source: Death Certificate.) Occupation: Unknown, Believed to have taught in Zeigler's Church, Mifflin Twp, Cumberland Cnty. Zeigler's was the forerunner of Zion Lutheran Church Property 1: May 25, 1911, Order of Orphans Court confirming sale of land owned by David and Elizabeth. Orphans Court was involved because their son William V. was deceased and left 3 minor children Property 2: July 10, 1848, Purchase of Land from John Koch referenced in Orphans Court document approving sale of land Marriage Notes for DAVID MITTEN and ELIZABETH KOCH: Grandfather Mitten and Grandmother Mitten were very devote Christians and every morning they had family worship after all the animals on the farm were taken care of and before breakfast. Grandfather read a chapter from the Bible and then everyone knelt for prayer. Not only Grandfather said a morning prayer but Grandmother also said a morning prayer each praying in clear voices at the same time. This was very confusing to the sons and daughters and I would think very confusing to "Our Father which art in Heaven." The History of the Hemminger Family of Cumberland Co. PA, Prepared by George E. Hemminger Obtained from Cumberland County Historical Society and the Hamilton Library Association in April 1995 from Christa Bassett (Library Assistant in 1995. Also obtained from a hand-me-down copy of the original directly from Ruth Rogene Hemminger Children of DAVID MITTEN and ELIZABETH KOCH are: i. ALFRED . K.3 MITTEN. ii. JOHN D. MITTEN. iii. MARY MITTEN, b. March 20, 1845; d. April 30, 1920; m. LOGAN. 4. iv. JANE ELLEN MITTEN, b. October 18, 1848; d. Abt. January 31, 1920. 5. v. WILLIAM V. MITTEN, b. December 27, 1850; d. March 05, 1905, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, PA. 6. vi. FRANK. J. MITTEN, b. December 27, 1852; d. March 14, 1929. vii. JAMES B MITTEN, b. April 18, 1856; d. California. viii. ROBERT E. MITTEN, b. September 02, 1858; d. Ohio. ix. DAVID MITTEN, b. Unknown; d. March 24, 1885, Gravestone reads son of David and Elizabeth, and transcribed as 0-3-4, which is impossible in terms of age, but he is buried with them. . More About DAVID MITTEN: Burial: March 24, 1885, Lutheran Brick Church, Frankford Twp, Cumberland Cty, 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/an/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2.1.1 Message Board Post: No. The 1850 census lists him as born in Pennsylvania, in about 1804, as he was 46. I have seen about 5 different Isaac Mittens in looking for these lines, based in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and I think Ohio. I was surprised considering the unusual name. Rebecca

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mitten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2.1 Message Board Post: Do you have any ancestral information on Isaac MITTEN?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mitten, Dewalt, Foltz, Miller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2126.2201.2 Message Board Post: Isaac Mitten married Elizabeth Dewalt on 11/25/1824 in Landisburg, Pa. Three of their children were David, Lucinda, and Elizabeth A. Dewalt Mitten. Isaac was a shoemaker, and is listed as such in the 1850 census in Mifflin township, Cumberland County, PA. Elizabeth and Lucinda were still at home. Elizabeth A. Dewalt Mitten married Adam Miller (son of Adam Miller and Barbara Hildebrand). In 1900 they were still in Mifflin Township, Cumberland County. This marriage brought Elizabeth into the local Miller/Foltz lines - all of whom were farmers until about the 1920s. I have a friend who is a Miller from this line I have been doing this research for, and her family is mostly still in the Carlisle/Newville area. Elizabeth's mother - Elizabeth Dewalt Mitten - is descended from Johannes Dewalt. Johannes arrived on the Carteret from Rotterdam in 1744. He was from Germany. The lines go: Elizabeth Dewalt John Dewalt Johannes Dewalt There is a very good webpage outlining this line on: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/r/Mary-D-Dorsey/GENE13-0001.html Rebecca

<< PHMC BULLETIN - SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS September 4, 2002 News from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission www.phmc.state.pa.us Check for events on the Pennsylvania Trail of History® at www.state.pa.us/PAPower/ical/calendar_v3.asp?calendar_ID=1193 A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: FREE ADMISSION TO THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAIL OF HISTORY INCLUDES SPEAKERS, MUSIC, CONTEMPLATION In cooperation with the American Association of Museums, the historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trail of History® will join countless others in observing the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Each historic site or museum will be open free of charge from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., next Wednesday, September 11. "Celebrate America's Freedoms: A Day of Remembrance" underscores museums' roles as stewards of the nation's stories and special places where communities can reaffirm and examine our: freedom to assemble freedom to create freedom to worship freedom to inquire freedom to express ideas freedom from fear Museums are centers of community life with programs and services for families, lifelong learners, schools, and others. Their responses to the September 11 attacks were as diverse as the communities they serve and underscored the central role these institutions play in people's lives. Now museums seek to unite with their communities once again, this time to mark the anniversary of the attacks and celebrate the freedom's that sustain the nation's strength. While all of the historic sites and museums will be open for free visitation, some will offer speine Battlefield; reading of "Spirit of Brandywine," a sermon and prayer read just before the Battle on September 11, 1777. BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD Harrison City Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01" upon request in the Visitor Center. DRAKE WELL MUSEUM Titusville Magic lantern show on a patriotic theme; outdoor illumination as a visible expression of hope for the nation and community. ECKLEY MINERS' VILLAGE Weatherly 7:00 p.m. Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01" in the Visitor Center. EPHRATA CLOISTER Ephrata 7:30 p.m. "Reluctant Heroes: Ephrata's Role in America's First September 11," a look at those who served at the Revolutionary War hospital at Ephrata following the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. HOPE LODGE AND MATHER MILL Fort Washington 6:45 p.m. Flag lowering and memorial wreath laying ceremony, with music and poetry. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE Northumberland 6:30 p.m. Annual meeting of Friends of the Joseph Priestley House and guest speaker Dr. Michael Payne on "Priestley and Jefferson: Traces of the Their Correspondence." LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM Lancaster 7:00 p.m. "Religious Intolerance: The Pennsylvania Dutch Experience Prior to 9/11,' a lecture on the historical pacifism of the Anabaptists, by Stephen Miller, a member of the Plain Anabaptist Sect. MUSEUM OF ANTHRACITE MINING Ashland 7:00 p.m. Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01." OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE Ambridge After dusk The glow of lanterns in the village garden will provide a peaceful atmosphere for contemplation and reflection. STATE MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg 12:30 p.m. Lecture: Friends of The State Museum present Dr. Jack Fischel of Millersville University speaking on The US and the Middle East Peace Process in the museum auditorium. 7:00 p.m. Choral music by the Susquehanna Chorale 7:30 p.m. Emergency Responder Plaza, at Museum entrance "A Celebration of Hope and Freedom" with Gov. and Mrs. Mark Schweiker, music, poetry, candle lighting http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=431084 through October 2: "Flight 93 Remembered," a display of items left by visitors to the Flight 93 crash site near Shanksville, Somerset County. WASHINGTON CROSSING HISTORIC PARK Washington Crossing 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Candlelight tours of historic structures. For more information on the Pennsylvania Trail of History, visit http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bhsm/trailofhistory.asp?secid=14 or call the historic site or museum nearest you. ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM Scranton, Lackawanna County (570) 963-4804 BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PARK Chadds Ford, Delaware County (610) 459-3342 BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD Harrison City, Westmoreland County (724) 527-5584 CONRAD WEISER HOMESTEAD Womelsdorf, Berks County (610) 589-2934 CORNWALL IRON FURNACE Cornwall, Lebanon County (717) 272-9711 DANIEL BOONE HOMESTEAD Birdsboro, Berks County (610) 582-4900 DRAKE WELL MUSEUM Titusville, Venango County (814) 827-2797 ECKLEY MINERS' VILLAGE Weatherly, Luzerne County (570) 636-2070 EPHRATA CLOISTER Ephrata, Lancaster County (717) 733-6600 ERIE MARITIME MUSEUM AND U.S. BRIG NIAGARA Erie, Erie County (814) 452-2744 FORT PITT MUSEUM Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (412) 281-9285 GRAEME PARK Horsham, Montgomery County (215) 343-0965 HOPE LODGE AND MATHER MILL Fort Washington, Montgomery County (215) 646-1595 LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM Lancaster, Lancaster County (717) 569-0401 MORTON HOMESTEAD AND GOVERNOR PRINTZ PARK Prospect Park, Delaware County (610) 583-7221 MUSEUM OF ANTHRACITE MINING Ashland, Schuylkill County (570) 875-4708 OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE Ambridge, Beaver County (724) 266-4500 PENNSBURY MANOR Morrisville, Bucks County (215) 946-0400 PENNSYLVANIA LUMBER MUSEUM Galeton, Potter County (814) 435-2652 PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY MUSEUM Boalsburg, Centre County (814) 466-6263 JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE Northumberland, Northumberland County (570) 473-9474 RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA Strasburg, Lancaster County (717) 687-8628 SOMERSET HISTORICAL CENTER Somerset, Somerset County (814) 445-6077 WASHINGTON CROSSING HISTORIC PARK Washington Crossing, Bucks County (215) 493-4076 Share your PHMC Bulletin! Forward this to all your friends and family who love Pennsylvania's history. Ask them to subscribe - free of charge, of course - at www.phmc.state.pa.us. We're especially interested in reaching small and fledgling historical societies and community groups. Your help is appreciated. Please send comments and suggestions to jorobinson@state.pa.us. Note: If at any time you want to change or remove your address from our PHMC BULLETIN mailing list, go to www.phmc.state.pa.us and use the e-mail manage feature. Your address will never be sold or traded. >>

Janet, Did your WATSON line that remained in PA have a connection with a THOMSON family of Greene Twp., Franklin Co., [Lurgan Twp., Cumberland Co.] c. 1780-90? I have two collateral THOMSON lines, sisters, Margaret and Barbara, who married two WATSON brothers, Andrew and William. Both couples went on to Allegheny Co., c. 1790. Any connection? Marybeth Corrigall ACMBJC@Aol.com ============ << Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:14:25 -0400 From: "Janet Watson" <jewatson@attbi.com> To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACUMBER] Watsons I found this in an account of my Watson line -- I don't hink it is accurate in regard to my ancestor, as he was born in Ireland in 1740, but it probably has some basis in fact. "Soon after the battle of the Boyne 1690, owing to the religious intolerance and dissension, the Watson family moved from Scotland to County Tyrone, Ireland. How long they remained I do not know, probably not long for in the early part of the eighteenth century, presumably in 1729, when the great tidal wave of immigration crossed the Atlantic from Scotland and Ireland, they came to America and located for a season in Franklin county, Penn near where Chambersburg now stands. This was during the old French Wars 1740-1750. Here they were greatly harassed by the Indians. During the wars a few years later they moved to the Carolinas. Our direct line remained in Pennsylvania." ______________________________ >>

<< PHMC BULLETIN CORRECTION September 3, 2002 News from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission www.phmc.state.pa.us Check for events on the Pennsylvania Trail of History® at www.state.pa.us/PAPower/ical/calendar_v3.asp?calendar_ID=1193 CORRECTION AUTUMN SPLENDOR BUS TOUR IS OCTOBER 12 In last week's PHMC Bulletin, we failed to state the date of the autumn bus tour sponsored by the Friends of the State Museum. The date is Saturday, October 12, leaving Harrisburg at 6:30 a.m. "This promises to be one of our best bus trips yet," says Friends manager Louis Hauser. "Register early to be sure you have a seat!" The cost is $75.00 for Friends members and $80.00 for non-members. For more information and to register, phone the Friends office at (717) 787-6590. The registration deadline is October 9. Look for tomorrow's PHMC Bulletin to learn about all of the events planned for our historic sites and museums in commemoration of the anniversary of September 11. Share your PHMC Bulletin! Forward this to all your friends and family who love Pennsylvania's history. Ask them to subscribe - free of charge, of course - at www.phmc.state.pa.us. We're especially interested in reaching small and fledgling historical societies and community groups. Your help is appreciated. Please send comments and suggestions to jorobinson@state.pa.us. Note: If at any time you want to change or remove your address from our PHMC BULLETIN mailing list, go to www.phmc.state.pa.us and use the e-mail manage feature. Your address will never be sold or traded. - >>

Here are several URLs/sites for very early, c. mid 1600's passenger lists, Chester Co., PA, from the "[Daily-Uploads] New Files, 2-3 Sep 2002" USGenWeb files. Marybeth Corrigall ================= << http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/immig/ships-indx.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/immig/ships1683.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/immig/ships1684.txt >>

I saw a cross posting of the following : 7-8-01 The Daily Union-Herald Fifth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Mader At Residence in West High Street, Sunday, the 9th with Family Dinner.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could you put me in touch with someone who knows how Mader was pronounced by Ohioans? And by European German speakers? And is the European origin known? The reason I ask is that I have a Samuel Mateer and his family to the present. He came to Columbus between 1850 and 1860. He came from the east end of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1859 he married his second wife Rebecca Shawley in Crestline, Crawford County, Oho - she had come there with her parents from Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Shawley tribe were German speaking Reformed and Lutheran, and had come from Kurpfalz. There the name was Schally/Shally. At that time he signed his name Mater. Which is the name is family was known by in Cumberland County. I have been unable to find any line of Mater in German speaking Europe. In Europe there are isolated occurrences of the name but never a family - these individual occurrences seem more like spelling mistakes than a surname of a family. And only two boat arrivals into Philadelphia of any interest and neither of these can be traced back to European origins. There is a Mater line in early Canada but no one seems to know where they came from. One possible source of the Mater family is Maeder. There are many of these and a few Mader in Europe. We think the family in Pennsylvania pronounced the Mater as in Alma Mater. If so a Matter from Alsace who was often called Motter in York County may be the source of our Mater line. Any comments? Regards Hal