[email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 11-Apr-04 9:20:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I'm taking a WAG about your genealogy, and am wondering if you have > any branches on the Middletown/Royalton GRUNDON families. Nancy > UPDEGRAFF's mother was, I believe, a GRUNDON, and she is interested > in starting up her family tree research >> > ============================= > Charles, > Thank you for your e-mail. My line is GRUNDEN, from the central PA area, but > I have put together some info on the GRUNDONs, in and around Middletown. I > also have some contacts that I have been working with on the GRUNDON line. I > will look up what I have this coming week and get back to you. Tax Time for me > right now. > > Regards, > Murv Grunden (Harrisburg, PA) > Many thanks, Murv. I appreciate the reply, and will look forward to seeing your GRUNDON material. All I know about the family is that a GRUNDON family lived a couple of houses up Burd Street from me in Royalton. I'm passing your e-mail along to Nancy UPDEGRAFF for her information. I was taking a chance on the spelling variance, since so much of it took place years back. For instance, a FIES ancestor of mine had his last name spelled four different ways on the SAME WILL transcription back in the early 1800s. Again, thanks for the quick response. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

For your information (if interested) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Yingst in HUMMELSTOWN CEMETERIES Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 15:47:55 -0400 From: Charles E. Fies, Retired <[email protected]> To: Donovan Yingst <[email protected]> CC: [email protected], [email protected], Singer Casey <[email protected]>, Dauphin PADauphin <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Donovan Yingst wrote: > Hi Charles, > > I was very pleased to see your posting for the Hummelstown Cemeteries. I > have had Records of ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY HUMMELSTON PA > 1768-1904, Hummelstown Area Historical Society, 1 November 1999, for > several years. However, I did not have the records for the "New Cem.", > which contains some vital information for my Yingst/Juengst Family line. > > First, Peter and Christina Weber Beinhauer were my 3g-grandparents. Egle > says that Peter was born in Efferty, Germany; however, no such place > exists based on my searching. I am currently researching several > "sound-alike" places, but failed to find him so far, altho I do find > Beinhauers in some of the localities. > > Christina was born in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co. Her father was George > Weber and her mother Maria Elisabeth _______. So far, I have not been > able to determine her mother's surname. > > In your "New Cem." listing, Johannes Yingst was the son of Johann > Henrich Juengst (John Henry Yingst). Until now, all I had was Johannes's > birth date, but not his death date and burial place. I also had Anna > Ulrich as his wife, but nothing about her birth and death dates. One of > my research colleagues, who descends from Anna and Johannes is working > on the Ulrich end of the family now, plus checking birth records for > their children at the Hill Church. > > Yingst (blank) was probably Anna and Johannes first born son, John. You > show his birth date as 12 Dec 1795; however, Hill Church Records show > his birth as 12 Oct 1795 and Christening as 2 Nov 1795. Would you please > re-check your birth date listing for Yingst (blank / probably John). > > Cath. Sheller Yingst was probably the wife of John, Jr. and based on the > birth date, Cath. Yingst was probably their daughter. > > Rebecca, b. 21 Aug 1799 and Eliz., b. 10 Apr 1807 were daughters of > Johannes and Anna--apparently unmarried. > > Thanks! > > Donovan::}~ Many thanks for the compliments and critique on the Old and New Hummelstown page. My next step is to compare Egle's transcriptions with other sources. All of the data was taken from Family Tree Maker's CD19 on Dr. Wm. H. Egle's "Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania" Third Series Volume I (Yingst on page 25). Taken directly from page 25: Yingst, blank, son of J, b. Dec 12 1795; d. Ap. 12, 1873. Yingst, Cath. (Sheller) wf/of J. b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. Nov. 15, 1836. Yingst, Cath, daughter/of J, b. May 4 1827; d. Mar 12, 1860. Yingst, Eliz., d/o J, b. Ap. 10, 1807; d. Mar 4, 1876. Yingst, Rebecca, d/o J, b. Aug 21, 1799; d/ Aug 29, 1860. I did/could not read the YINGST headstones to verify data. I hope this clarifies at least a little bit for you. Egle shortened the Wife of, Daughter of, Son of to simply wf, d, or s. J. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

Donovan Yingst wrote: > Hi Charles, > > I was very pleased to see your posting for the Hummelstown Cemeteries. I > have had Records of ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY HUMMELSTON PA > 1768-1904, Hummelstown Area Historical Society, 1 November 1999, for > several years. However, I did not have the records for the "New Cem.", > which contains some vital information for my Yingst/Juengst Family line. > > First, Peter and Christina Weber Beinhauer were my 3g-grandparents. Egle > says that Peter was born in Efferty, Germany; however, no such place > exists based on my searching. I am currently researching several > "sound-alike" places, but failed to find him so far, altho I do find > Beinhauers in some of the localities. > > Christina was born in Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co. Her father was George > Weber and her mother Maria Elisabeth _______. So far, I have not been > able to determine her mother's surname. > > In your "New Cem." listing, Johannes Yingst was the son of Johann > Henrich Juengst (John Henry Yingst). Until now, all I had was Johannes's > birth date, but not his death date and burial place. I also had Anna > Ulrich as his wife, but nothing about her birth and death dates. One of > my research colleagues, who descends from Anna and Johannes is working > on the Ulrich end of the family now, plus checking birth records for > their children at the Hill Church. > > Yingst (blank) was probably Anna and Johannes first born son, John. You > show his birth date as 12 Dec 1795; however, Hill Church Records show > his birth as 12 Oct 1795 and Christening as 2 Nov 1795. Would you please > re-check your birth date listing for Yingst (blank / probably John). > > Cath. Sheller Yingst was probably the wife of John, Jr. and based on the > birth date, Cath. Yingst was probably their daughter. > > Rebecca, b. 21 Aug 1799 and Eliz., b. 10 Apr 1807 were daughters of > Johannes and Anna--apparently unmarried. > > Thanks! > > Donovan::}~ Many thanks for the compliments and critique on the Old and New Hummelstown page. My next step is to compare Egle's transcriptions with other sources. All of the data was taken from Family Tree Maker's CD19 on Dr. Wm. H. Egle's "Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania" Third Series Volume I (Yingst on page 25). Taken directly from page 25: Yingst, blank, son of J, b. Dec 12 1795; d. Ap. 12, 1873. Yingst, Cath. (Sheller) wf/of J. b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. Nov. 15, 1836. Yingst, Cath, daughter/of J, b. May 4 1827; d. Mar 12, 1860. Yingst, Eliz., d/o J, b. Ap. 10, 1807; d. Mar 4, 1876. Yingst, Rebecca, d/o J, b. Aug 21, 1799; d/ Aug 29, 1860. I did/could not read the YINGST headstones to verify data. I hope this clarifies at least a little bit for you. Egle shortened the Wife of, Daughter of, Son of to simply wf, d, or s. J. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

Can someone please tell me what Neidigs Cemetery might be called today. The death certificate for Abraham Landis says he was buried in Neidigs Cemetery, Upper Swatara, Dauphin Co. Is this the cemetery in Oberlin? Thank you. Beverly Walmer Wyld

Karl Fox, I asked my shopkeeper about a cemetery on the farm property (Aaron Hoffer farm) where the gift shop is located and was told there is none. Sorry. Beverly Wyld On Mar 29, 2004, at 10:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I saw a query from Beverly Wyld concerning a cemetery on N. Union > Street > (Aaron Hoffer Farm) on 3/21/04.  I believe I have that cemetery > located and also a > bit more information. > > There are 4 brown stones in German - The names were hard to read when > I was > there (A.M.), but it looked like Riph, Martin.  This seemed to be the > oldest -- > another stone was dated 10/31/1851, another had Elizabeth w/o John > Nisley. B: > Oct. 22, 1793, D: 4/17/1816, another had Maria Beucher (not sure about > the > "B")  another Andrew Miller.  This cemetery is about 20 x 50.. stones > face to > the West. There are more that are all but buried and broken. > > I have heard that there is a cemetery on the farm where your gift shop > is > located.  Can you help me with that? > > Thanks, > Karl J. Fox > > PS:  I named it Nisley/Miller Farm Cemetery #243 in my book. > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > Who, Where, When. > A GOOD subject says:...... John SMITH, Arkansas, 1850-1876 > A bad one says: ........ My family >

Bill and Myrna wrote: > Hi Guys, > > This is my family, your always on top of things and get right back to > people. Thank you so much. I knew they were Lutheran, as my grandfather > and his brother's and sister said, but when George, my Gr.Grandfather, son > of John D. Singer, married the second time he married Rachael Underhill, and > her family were Quaker. (snip, snip) Updated old & new Hummelstown cemeteries, including a few photos, have been been installed at: <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/HummZions.html> I noted several discrepancies, such as a guy being 107 years and died about 20 years after Egle recorded the last transcriptions. Also Anna Stoner's dates on her headstone don't agree with the listings (which only mentioned one Anna Stoner). I'll pursue verification when I get a round tuit. I didn't locate the SINGER Tombstones, since it was a large territory to cover, and most of the old tombstones were illegible. Given more time they may crop up. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

Bill and Myrna wrote: > Hi Guys, > > This is my family, your always on top of things and get right back to > people. Thank you so much. I knew they were Lutheran, as my grandfather > and his brother's and sister said, but when George, my Gr.Grandfather, son > of John D. Singer, married the second time he married Rachael Underhill, and > her family were Quaker. Their children were raised in the Friends church > later to the First ME Church. > > I just got the connection this fall as I sent for my Gr.Grandfather's > brother's death certificates in Ohio. I knew their dates so it worked, and > both of them came back with mother being Catherine Beinhauer, and of course > I had John as being married to Catherine Beinhauer, but not in my files. > All I had was Catherine ? It was just too close to not match, but wasn't > sure so didn't connect it till now. > > Then there was the same suspicion about John D. Singer being the son of > Nicholas and Barbara, his brother's names were almost identical to his son's > names, but since I didn't have Catherine's maiden name I couldn't connect > that for sure. > > I do have many other decendants of John D's, and Catherine's parents are > also buried in Ashland. They are at the same cemetery as George's first > wife. We were there in 2000, but I didn't know who they were at that time. > I wondered why they buried Mary Richard Singer there as the elder Singer's > were buried in Old Dutch, but I think now it must of been because > Catherine's parents were there, and they probably went to the church > associated with that cemetery. > > Lots of spaces yet to fill as to why they were in Ohio, but maybe someday > I'll find out. They seemed to all be farmers. > > Interesting to see the name George Motter with Ameda Biddinger, Roger, I'm > wondering if he was Susan and Bathalser's son. I have their son George as > being born in 1869 and his spouse as Lieutitea, and they died in 1939. > Jonas, Bathalser's brother had a son George, born 1855, but I don't have a > wife for him. Ameda might of been his cousin as Susan Singer's brother > Jacob married Mary Jane Biddinger. There was probably some sort of > relationship with her family. I don't find an Ameda, but Mary Jane had a > sister Lydia A. Biddinger. So many of the people went by their middle names > in those days, I've found this in the Singer family a lot. > > Anyway, thank you both so much, if you would like John and Catharines > descendants, let me know, I'll send the info to you. > > Myrna Singer Casey::}~ I believe I located your Barbara and Nicholas SINGER in the New Hummelstown Cemetery (as opposed to the old Zion Evangelical Lutheran graveyard). Since I couldn't find any details, I decided to dig them up myself. You can see the results and locate your ancestors by going to my uncompleted web page at: <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/HummZions.html> This page is lacking completion with photos and the like, and hasn't been proofed by anyone yet. You just might like what you see. The old and new graveyards are so designated in the one Web Site, and sorted Alphabetically. Completion pending. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

List, I found my gr grandmother in this directory and she had died that year 1930 it had her death date in the info. And everyone in the household which included my grandfather and his brother and children at home at this time. it was very helpful to me http://distantcousin.com/Directories/PA/Harrisburg/1930/ The Harrisburg city directory consists of about 600 pages each with about 100 city residents and workers (who live in nearby towns) providing information including spouses names, job / profession, sometimes place of employment, and address of residence. Please do check variant spellings as with this particular work there are many different spellings of names which sound alike or similar. Nadine

Bill and Myrna wrote: > Hi Charles, > > I was wondering if Hummelstown Cemetary was known by any other name. I was > looking at your web pages for Dauphin Co. Cemetary's and didn't see it > listed. > > I have finally connected my John D. Singer from Ashland, OH to his parents > in Hummelstown, namely Johann Nicholas and Elizabeth Barbara Hummell. They > are supposed to be buried in Hummelstown Cemetary. John's wife, Catharine > Beinhauer's grandparents, Peter Beinhauer and wife Christina Weber Beinhauer > are also supposed to be there. > > Thanks for any leads you may be able to send. > > Myrna Singer Casey::}~ I MAY have found the ancestors you have been looking for in the ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN graveyard that surrounds the church. Since you didn't provide time frames, I can only guess these are the graves you are looking for. Incidentally, the HUMMELSTOWN CEMETERY is not directly related to the ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, and is several blocks distant from that graveyard. Copied directly from Dr. Wm. H. Egle's "Notes and Queries" are the following entries for the ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN graveyard: BEINHAUER, Christina, wf. P., b. July 30, 1752; d. Mar 26, 1826. BEINHAUER, Peter b. Feb 22, 1744; d. Dec 4, 1818. .... HUMMEL, Eliz., d. F. b. Sep 23, 1807; d. Mar. 24, 1836. HUMMEL, John, b. Sept. 11, 1774; d. Ap. 8, 1832. These may (or may not) be the ancestors in Hummelstown you are looking for. Since nearly every HUMMELSTOWN CEMETERY page I reached by searching the web only listed partial names and inscriptions, I can't say if there are other Beinhauer or Hummel internments matching your brief references there. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

Lindee Ulerick wrote: > Hi, > Noticed that my Paternal Grandmothers listed incorrectly in your > wonderful database. She's listed under her maiden name of Witmer and > her first name is also incorrect. > In the Geyer's Church Cemetery records, please change > 1-12-86 Witmer , Esther Lindemuth 1879 1942 to > 1-12-86 Lindemuth , Elizabeth Witmer 1879 1942 > Her plot is between her husband Norman Joseph Lindemuth and son John > Witmer Lindemuth. > Thanks, > Elizabeth Lindemuth Ulerick::}~ And my thanks to you for pointing out this database error. My apologies, with explanation: Frequently women are listed by maiden name, and sometimes 'husband of'. To make the listing of thousands of names useful and meaningful, I sort alphabetically by Last name given. This separated Elizabeth from Norman, but I put her back in her rightful place (where she always anyhow, regardless of what my database said!) I also left her in the "W" listing, and notice she is in the same row of, most likely, her mother, father and grandparents. Also Witmer siblings pop up on the "W" page. This provides TWO pieces of information: natural family and married family. Sound OK? I've delayed responding waiting for a nice day to confirm my listings with photographs, but the weather isn't cooperating. In this dreary atmosphere, the headstones are almost illegible to my camera. -- Regards, CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> SWARTZ / SCHWARTZ <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Swartz.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>

Hi Charles, I was wondering if Hummelstown Cemetary was known by any other name. I was looking at your web pages for Dauphin Co. Cemetary's and didn't see it listed. I have finally connected my John D. Singer from Ashland, OH to his parents in Hummelstown, namely Johann Nicholas and Elizabeth Barbara Hummell. They are supposed to be buried in Hummelstown Cemetary. John's wife, Catharine Beinhauer's grandparents, Peter Beinhauer and wife Christina Weber Beinhauer are also supposed to be there. Thanks for any leads you may be able to send. Myrna Singer Casey

Re your request for information about your Lykens-born ancestors, at the moment I can only offer what is in the single copy of the 1879 Lykens Register newspaper that I have, but I will try to harvest all news that may be of genealogical relevance. I will gradually post to this list everything I find. There are only four pages, though, and only some of two of those pages has local news. Lynne

website: http://users.nbn.net/~charo/ As of April 4th., I have updated my website to include: New: çhurch of God Cemetery, E. Hanover Twp., Leb.Co. - 59 burial listings. Also partial listings from 17 Lebanon Co. cemeteries, 1 Dauphin Co. Cem., and 1 Schuylkill Co. Cem. Site now includes 1236 full obituaries of/from various old newspapers from Lebanon County, and in some cases, other surrounding counties Site now includes 1300 marriage statistics; most taken from Lebanon County official records. Charles E. Kindt - Lebanon,Pa. Genealogy research in Pa.Counties; LEBANON-LANCASTER-DAUPHIN-BERKS-SCHUYLKILL BEHNEY-BOHR-BOLTZ-COPENHAVER-DEAVEN-DISSINGER-DITZLER FAHLER-FAKE-GERBERICH-GETTLE-HIMMELBERGER-KINDT-KOHR KREISER-McKINNEY-MEASE-SCHAEFFER-SHAEFFER-WEABER website: http://users.nbn.net/~charo/ KEEPER OF THE FLAME

(AD) J.C. DURBIN - Attorney at Law and Notary Public, Main St., Lykens, PA. Specially commissioned by the United States Government to administer Oaths and take acknowledgements in all Pension matters. (AD) W.H. UHLER, Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist. Office on Main St., first door west of Catholic Church. Teeth inserted on Gold, Silver, and Rubber Base. Repairing neatly executed. Lykens, Jan. 7, 1874. (AD) Lykens Brewery! H. BUECK, Prop'r, Lykens, Dauphin Co., PA. Ale, Porter, and Lager; Constantly on hand and sold in any quantities. All orders at home and abroad promptly attended to. (AD) New Stock: Ginghams, Prints, &c., at the "Philadelphia Cheap Store!" Prices Lower than the Lowest! Calicoes, From 4 cts. to 6 cts.; Ginghams, From 8 cts. to 10 cts.; Other goods proportionately low. R.G. STEWART. Lykens, May 9, 1878 (AD) Jonas SWAB, Lykens Valley Cross Roads, Dauphin County, Pa., Manufacturer and Dealer in Wagons and all kinds of Farming Implements. Jonas SWAB, Elizabethville, Dauphin Co., Pa. (AD) Charles H. RAVER, Attorney at Law, Washington Square. (P.O. address Elizabethville,) Dauphin Co., PA. Can be consulted in English and German. (AD) A Very Astonishing Fact! Notwithstanding the very great prostration of business during the year 1878, J.W. DURBIN Announces that he Sold More Goods! During that year than any other since he has been in business, and what is more remarkable, he took in more money by Several Thousand Dollars! Than he sold goods -- old debts of former years -- for which he is very thankful. He is now going to do more for his customers than ever, and to prove it, a general invitation is extended to all to visit his store and examine the Largest and Best stock he ever received before. His store, which was was (sic) well filled before, is now crammed with the finest goods of the season, and it will do your eyes good. Dress Goods, Carpets, Notions! Of every description, and of the latest and most beautiful designs. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Wood, Willow, Hard, Glass Queensware. (and more ...) (AD) SWAB'S Cash Store! Pottsville Street (Post Office), Williamstown, Penn'a. New Goods Every Week! The Lowest Cash Prices! The undersigned would respectfully announce that he is adding to his already large stock an immense invoice of New and Fashionable Spring Goods! Which for beauty of design, richness of quality, and choice varied selection cannot be excelled in this end of the county, while in prices, I Defy All Competition! My stock embraces everything in the Dry Goods line, such as Calicoes, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins, Sheetings, Dress and White Goods, Trimmings, Notions, Hosiery, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Ladies', Gents' and Childrens' Underwear, Carpets, Floor and Oil Table Cloths, &c., together with a full line of Glass, Queens, Wood and Willowware, and the largest and fullest stock of Groceries , Spices, Provisions, Flour &c., ever brought to this market. All of which will be sold at Bottom Prices, but Strictly For Cash! Or Country Produce in exchange. A general invitation is extended to all to visit our store and inspect our stock and prices. No trouble to show goods. Thankful for past patronage, continuance is respectfully solicited. P.C. SWAB. Williamstown, March 7, 1879.

My father, Charles Hartman Penrose, was born in Lykens on August 1, 1879 to William Howard PENROSE and Mary Jane MILLER. William was born in Millersburg on August 31, 1856 and Mary Jane was born in Lykens on Nov. 1, 1859. William's father was Charles Hartman PENROSE, who was a shoemaker/dealer in Millersburg. Mary Jane's parents were William Miller and Caroline Coleman. I believe William Miller was a Hardware dealer in the area. Any information that you can provide would be gratefully received. TIA! -----Original Message----- From: Lynne Ranieri [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 9:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] News from April 25, 1879 Lykens Register newspaper (Married) TROUTMAN-WETZEL -- March 23, Jonas R. TROUTMAN of Lykens township, and Miss Fyetta E. WETZEL, of Upper Mahanoy, Northumberland county. (Married) DOUDEN-BARLET -- In Lykens, April 22, at the Reformed parsonage, by Rev. A.S. STAUFFER, Mr. Aaron Augustin DOUDEN and Miss Alice BARLET, both of Lykens. (Sad Accident) A serious accident happened on Saturday last to a fourteen-year-old daughter of Dr. W. RAKER, of Uniontown. She was on a stroll in the woods near that place, with a younger sister, hunting tea-berries, and a stick from among the under brush was accidentally run in her eye. The pupil of that very sensitive organ was injured, we learn, and fears are entertained that the unfortunate girl will be bereft of the sight of the eye. Her father, the Doctor, will no doubt exhaust the resources of science to spare this deformity of his interesting daughter, in which we hope he may be successful. (Death's Doings) Mr. William McCALL, a victim of consumption, after an illness of or three months' duration, died on Wednesday evening, at his residence on North Second street, aged 32 years. His remains will be conveyed to Dauphin to-day, for interment beside his wife, whom he survived by only about eight months. Three orphan children -- two daughters and one son -- are left behind to be cared for by friends. The wife of Mr. Joseph SHULER, of this place, an estimable lady, died last night, after a lingering illness. Her age was 44 years. (Sundry Matters) Mr. HENSEL, the new landlord at the Upper Dauphin Hotel, is making material alterations to the house. H.W. SNYDER will open a case of pound delaines at his store on Monday morning next. Mr. C. BERGER is preparing to rebuild the double frame house on North Second street, near Market, destroyed by fire nearly two years ago. Messrs. Jacob WILT, Herbert JONES, Thomas WILLIAMS, and George DAVIS, all of Wiconisco, started for the Big Horn country, Montana Territory, in search of gold, on Wednesday. Mr. Daniel HAWK, of this borough, expects to leave for that ame destination on Monday next. A furious fire raged last evening on Berry's mountain, just east of town. The fence encloising the Odd Fellows' cemetery and attorney Durbin's grounds, surrounding his mansion, were somewhat endangered. A sheet of lurid flame extended along the mountain side for some distance. (Court) The April term of quarter sessions court will commence on Monday next. Following are the jurors from the upper end of the county: Grand Jurors - Jacob COLLER, Williams; Geroge ERNEST, Washington; John LEHMAN, Mifflin; Uriah MILLER, Jacob HOLTZMAN, Upper Paxton; Jesse MICHAELS, Millersburg; Joseph STROH, Halifax; Petit Jurors - B.F. EBY, Lykens; James CURVEN, Jacob WILT, Wiconisco; William SHERTZER, Berrysburg; H.A. MILLER, Wayne; John D. JURY, William L. PAUL, Daniel Y. LENKER, Daniel LEFFLER, Upper PAxton. Traverse Jurors, May 5 - Frank FIDLER, Gratz; Hiram G. HOKE, Lykens township; John H. HOFFMAN, Mifflin; Samuel H. JURY, Millersburg; F.R. GILBERT, Upper Paxton; A. FORTENBAUGH, Philip BOYER, Halifax. Lynne ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== Post only genealogy related topics

(Married) TROUTMAN-WETZEL -- March 23, Jonas R. TROUTMAN of Lykens township, and Miss Fyetta E. WETZEL, of Upper Mahanoy, Northumberland county. (Married) DOUDEN-BARLET -- In Lykens, April 22, at the Reformed parsonage, by Rev. A.S. STAUFFER, Mr. Aaron Augustin DOUDEN and Miss Alice BARLET, both of Lykens. (Sad Accident) A serious accident happened on Saturday last to a fourteen-year-old daughter of Dr. W. RAKER, of Uniontown. She was on a stroll in the woods near that place, with a younger sister, hunting tea-berries, and a stick from among the under brush was accidentally run in her eye. The pupil of that very sensitive organ was injured, we learn, and fears are entertained that the unfortunate girl will be bereft of the sight of the eye. Her father, the Doctor, will no doubt exhaust the resources of science to spare this deformity of his interesting daughter, in which we hope he may be successful. (Death's Doings) Mr. William McCALL, a victim of consumption, after an illness of or three months' duration, died on Wednesday evening, at his residence on North Second street, aged 32 years. His remains will be conveyed to Dauphin to-day, for interment beside his wife, whom he survived by only about eight months. Three orphan children -- two daughters and one son -- are left behind to be cared for by friends. The wife of Mr. Joseph SHULER, of this place, an estimable lady, died last night, after a lingering illness. Her age was 44 years. (Sundry Matters) Mr. HENSEL, the new landlord at the Upper Dauphin Hotel, is making material alterations to the house. H.W. SNYDER will open a case of pound delaines at his store on Monday morning next. Mr. C. BERGER is preparing to rebuild the double frame house on North Second street, near Market, destroyed by fire nearly two years ago. Messrs. Jacob WILT, Herbert JONES, Thomas WILLIAMS, and George DAVIS, all of Wiconisco, started for the Big Horn country, Montana Territory, in search of gold, on Wednesday. Mr. Daniel HAWK, of this borough, expects to leave for that ame destination on Monday next. A furious fire raged last evening on Berry's mountain, just east of town. The fence encloising the Odd Fellows' cemetery and attorney Durbin's grounds, surrounding his mansion, were somewhat endangered. A sheet of lurid flame extended along the mountain side for some distance. (Court) The April term of quarter sessions court will commence on Monday next. Following are the jurors from the upper end of the county: Grand Jurors - Jacob COLLER, Williams; Geroge ERNEST, Washington; John LEHMAN, Mifflin; Uriah MILLER, Jacob HOLTZMAN, Upper Paxton; Jesse MICHAELS, Millersburg; Joseph STROH, Halifax; Petit Jurors - B.F. EBY, Lykens; James CURVEN, Jacob WILT, Wiconisco; William SHERTZER, Berrysburg; H.A. MILLER, Wayne; John D. JURY, William L. PAUL, Daniel Y. LENKER, Daniel LEFFLER, Upper PAxton. Traverse Jurors, May 5 - Frank FIDLER, Gratz; Hiram G. HOKE, Lykens township; John H. HOFFMAN, Mifflin; Samuel H. JURY, Millersburg; F.R. GILBERT, Upper Paxton; A. FORTENBAUGH, Philip BOYER, Halifax. Lynne

Thank you Marcia. I am not finding much on the Cromleigh family. Also can not find my Lilley, Davis and Leinaweaver families. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myrtle Leinaweaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Harrisburg Newspapers, notices from 1830's, cont. > Marcia Fronk, > I am sorry but I do not have your e-mail address. > I would very much like to have information about David Cromleigh from > The Statesman, Wed., Oct. 18, 1837. > Thank you in advance. > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Houston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:02 AM > Subject: [PADAUPHI] Harrisburg Newspapers, notices from 1830's, cont. > > > > If you see a family name and would like a scanned copy of any of the > following notices, > > please email me off list. > > > > Marcia Fronk > > > > The Statesman, Wednesday Sept. 7, 1831 > > > > MARRIED - ...by the Rev. A. H. Lochman, Mr William Watson, merchant, to > Miss Caroline, > > daughter of Mr. Abraham, all of this borough. > > > > DIED - At his residence in Wilkesbarre, Luzurne county,...George Dennison, > age 42.... > > > > The Statesman, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1837 > > > > MARRIED - > > Mr. John DeHaven to Miss Esther Cline > > Mr. Jacob Brinzer to Miss Mary Brooks > > Mr. David Cromleigh to Miss Catherine Reif > > Mr. Samuel Moyer, to Miss Catherine Luke > > Mr. Wm. Pattumen, to Miss Catherine Sener > > Mr. Christian Brandt to Miss Magdalena Grubb > > Mr. Jacob Werner, to Miss Margaret Young > > Mr. William Wagner, to Miss Lydia D. Chase > > > > Thus ends my microfilm reading for a while.......... > > > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > > Post only genealogy related topics > > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > DAUPHIN COUNTY PA GEN-WEB site > http://www.maley.net/dauphin/ >

Has anyone come across any information on families that were tenant farmers in the 1830's and 40's? I am looking for information on how the farmers agreements would be made with the land owners, whether they were verbal or written. When looking for a Frederick FRANK in the Middle Paxton tax records, Frederick is listed as a tenant from 1834 to 1837 on the property of John GARMAN est. In 1837 the land is sold to William ETERLINE. From about 1837 to about 1839 Frederick occupies the property of Daniel HAIN and by 1840 occupies the property of John KLIPPLE. I would like to have a better understanding of what it meant to be a tenant farmer. My thoughts are that you may just be helping with the land owners farm work, but then I think you would be considered hired labor. I could also see a land owner who is not farming the land himself would keep the land under cultivation by renting it out. As a tenant listed on the tax records, Frederick Frank owns at least two horses and three cattle. He later moves to Perry county, continuing to be listed as tenant farmer. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Marcia Fronk

Thank you very much, This is very helpful and informative, now I know at least where to start searching. Thanks again Melody ----- Original Message ----- From: "George F. Nagle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: RE: [PADAUPHI] Colebrook Furnace 1801/WENTLE, DUMM, POWELL, > Colebrook Furnace was in Lebanon County, built in 1791 by Robert Coleman. > Coleman had made a fortune from Revolutionary War profits from his leased > Elizabeth Furnace and bought Speedwell Forge, a portion of Cornwall Iron > Furnace and the lower and upper Hopewell Forges. In 1791 he built Colebrook > Furnace. Several years later he expanded his acquisitions by buying > Elizabeth Furnace and most of the Grubb Family shares of Cornwall and > Hopewell Furnaces, most of the Cornwall Iron Banks, and all of Mount Hope > Furnace, becoming Pennsylvania's first millionaire. > This is from the PHMC site: > http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/cornwall/page4.asp?secid=31 > > The village of Colebrook is not far from the site of the furnace, which was > on the Conewago Creek. The village is located on Route 117, southeast of > Hershey and southwest of the village of Cornwall. Beautiful area! Full of > history. This was probably then part of Dauphin County, as the birth record > you refer to is dated prior to the formation of Lebanon County. I'm not sure > which part was Dauphin and which part was Lancaster, as Lebanon was formed > from parts of both. > > George F. Nagle > Editor, Afrolumens Project > http://www.afrolumens.org/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melody C Tribou [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PADAUPHI] Colebrook Furnace 1801/WENTLE, DUMM, POWELL, > > > I'm new to this list so may be asking repeat questions. I am in VA > researching Mifflin, Juniata and Dauphin Cos, PA. > > Does anyone have any info on Colebrook Furnace? Location, records available, > churches, etc.? > > I have a page from the Family Bible: > Maiden name UNKNOWN but with my great great-grandmother's birth: > MRS CRISTIAN WENTLE born 10 May 1801 Colebrook Furnace, Dulphin CO PA > listed in 1850 census Mifflin Co, Oliver Twp household of R. D. JACOBS 27, > farmer; Sarah 32; Christianna Winkle 50; Wilson 5 > 1870 census Mifflin Co, Derry Twp Wentle Wilson 25 M W Laborer; > Christianna 69 F W keeping house; Shirley Elizabeth 36 F W at home; Bennit > Se----- (maybe SENICHA or SEVIRTA) writing unclear 59 M W at home > 1890 and 1900 census list Wilson Wentle, (wife Margretta Powell > Dumm 1857-1931, married 20 Nov 1872 Mifflin Co) in Fermanagh Twp Juniata Co > PA > OBIT: Lewistown True Democrat 16 Dec 1887 states "Mrs Christianna WENTLE > died 8 Dec 1887 at the home of Wilson (her son) in the Narrow" > > As with anyone researching, I'm looking for Christianna's maiden name, > husband's name, parents, births, marriages, etc. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > I have lots of info on Wilson and descendants to share with anyone else > researching. > Thank you, > Melody Tribou > > > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > KISS- Keep It Short & Simple >

Colebrook Furnace was in Lebanon County, built in 1791 by Robert Coleman. Coleman had made a fortune from Revolutionary War profits from his leased Elizabeth Furnace and bought Speedwell Forge, a portion of Cornwall Iron Furnace and the lower and upper Hopewell Forges. In 1791 he built Colebrook Furnace. Several years later he expanded his acquisitions by buying Elizabeth Furnace and most of the Grubb Family shares of Cornwall and Hopewell Furnaces, most of the Cornwall Iron Banks, and all of Mount Hope Furnace, becoming Pennsylvania's first millionaire. This is from the PHMC site: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/cornwall/page4.asp?secid=31 The village of Colebrook is not far from the site of the furnace, which was on the Conewago Creek. The village is located on Route 117, southeast of Hershey and southwest of the village of Cornwall. Beautiful area! Full of history. This was probably then part of Dauphin County, as the birth record you refer to is dated prior to the formation of Lebanon County. I'm not sure which part was Dauphin and which part was Lancaster, as Lebanon was formed from parts of both. George F. Nagle Editor, Afrolumens Project http://www.afrolumens.org/ -----Original Message----- From: Melody C Tribou [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PADAUPHI] Colebrook Furnace 1801/WENTLE, DUMM, POWELL, I'm new to this list so may be asking repeat questions. I am in VA researching Mifflin, Juniata and Dauphin Cos, PA. Does anyone have any info on Colebrook Furnace? Location, records available, churches, etc.? I have a page from the Family Bible: Maiden name UNKNOWN but with my great great-grandmother's birth: MRS CRISTIAN WENTLE born 10 May 1801 Colebrook Furnace, Dulphin CO PA listed in 1850 census Mifflin Co, Oliver Twp household of R. D. JACOBS 27, farmer; Sarah 32; Christianna Winkle 50; Wilson 5 1870 census Mifflin Co, Derry Twp Wentle Wilson 25 M W Laborer; Christianna 69 F W keeping house; Shirley Elizabeth 36 F W at home; Bennit Se----- (maybe SENICHA or SEVIRTA) writing unclear 59 M W at home 1890 and 1900 census list Wilson Wentle, (wife Margretta Powell Dumm 1857-1931, married 20 Nov 1872 Mifflin Co) in Fermanagh Twp Juniata Co PA OBIT: Lewistown True Democrat 16 Dec 1887 states "Mrs Christianna WENTLE died 8 Dec 1887 at the home of Wilson (her son) in the Narrow" As with anyone researching, I'm looking for Christianna's maiden name, husband's name, parents, births, marriages, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have lots of info on Wilson and descendants to share with anyone else researching. Thank you, Melody Tribou ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== http://www.rootsweb.com