I am not related to any of the partied mentioned here, but I thought this might be of some genealogical interest to descendants. From the Friday, April 15, 1887 Lykens Register newspaper: "JACKSONVILLE JOTTINGS: "George W. ENDERS, jr. has moved on his farm one-half mile southwest of this place." "George W. ENDERS and son Clinton have left for Philadelphia to buy their Summer goods." Lynne
I am not related to any of the partied mentioned here, but I thought this might be of some genealogical interest to descendants. From the Friday, April 15, 1887 Lykens Register newspaper: "William KOPPENHAVER and H.H. SNYDER are attending school at Elizabethville Seminary. May success crown their efforts." Lynne
I am not related to any of the partied mentioned here, but I thought this might be of some genealogical interest to descendants. From the Friday, April 15, 1887 Lykens Register newspaper: "DIED; MILLER - In Shrewsbury, York county, April 5, suddenly, Mr. Daniel MILLER, father of the wife of the publisher of the Register, aged 66 years, 6 months, 6 days. The deceased was a brother of the late Mr. Charles MILLER of this borough." Lynne
I am not related to any of the partied mentioned here, but I thought this might be of some genealogical interest to descendants. From the Friday, April 15, 1887 Lykens Register newspaper: "MARRIED; ZIMMERMAN-BUFFINGTON -- In Wiconisco, April 3, at the Evangelical parsonage, by Rev. G.B. Fisher, Gabriel Zimmerman andf Miss Mary E. Buffington, both of Powell's Valley." Lynne
I am not related to any of the partied mentioned here, but I thought this might be of some genalogical interest to descendants. From the Friday, April 15, 1887 Lykens Register newspaper: "THE WILLIAMSTOWN EJECTMENT CASE -- The suit brought by Daniel UPDEGROVE, one of the heirs of John UPDEGROVE, Sr., at one time owner of fifty acres of land upon which the greater part of Williamstown is now built, against Mr. J.M. BLUM, of this borough, is a test case and will be tried next week. This is the revival of a similar action brought in 1872 by John UPDEGROVE, Sr., who has since died, against some fifty owners of property in the tract in dispute. The claim of the plaintiffs was based upon the ground that Conrad UPDEGROVE in 1853 mde a conveyance of the premises to Elizabeth UPDEGROVE, who afterward deeded the property to William WAGNER, her husband, John UPDEGROVE, Sr., not joining in the conveyance; and because the husband did not join in the deed, the plaintiffs assert that no title passed to WAGNER. The trial of the case was ably and exhaustively conducted before Judge PEARSON, a number of prominent lawyers being engaged in it. J.C. DURBIN, Esq., of this borough, was of council for the defense. On the 18th of December, 1875, a verdict was given in favor of the defendants, since which time until recently, no further attempt has been made to recover the land. No special uneasiness is felt on the part of the numerous parties at present interested, inasmuch as no idea is entertained that the plaintiff can succeed in reversing the verdict rendered in 1875. The trial will begin on Thursday afternoon." Lynne
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Thank you SO much, Bonnie. I didn't know that, but I'm pleased to hear it. I'll have to change my links now *S* Barbara hslawblm wrote: > Mrs. Charles Fies and family have generously donated the material he collected to > the PaGenWeb for Dauphin County. > > Charles E. Fies Cemetery Transcriptions can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~padauph2/cemetery.html > > thanks, bonnie > > > > Barbara <brivas1@cox.net> wrote: > This is what the Late Charles Fies had on his now extinct website: > > Londonderry Township. Dauphin County, PA > > http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html > > Dauphin County, PA Londonderry Township Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery > Ann Gingrich b. d. Dec 28, 1847 > Suzanna Gingrich b. d. Aug 15, 1839 Nine months > Joseph Gingrich b. d. Apr 7, 1848 > Susan Gingrich b. d. Jul 28, 1841 > Susana? Gingrich b. Jul 8, 1786 d. Jun 24, 1834 47Yr11Mo16Days > Christian Gingrich b. Aug 10, 1774 d. Sep 6, 1847 73Yr 26 Days > Christina Kob b. Dec 1805 d. Feb 23, 1837 31Yr1Mo22Days > Hannah. Bufer b. Feb 5, 1789 d. Aug 27, 1844 > Anna Maria Kob b. Feb 23, 1769 d. May 23 1811? 42 Yrs 3 Months > Anna Maria Kob b. May 18, 1772 d. Aug 31, 1832 60Yr3Mo13Days > Ludwig Kob b. May 14, 1760 d. Jun 15, 1840 80Yr, 26 > Ludwig Buser b. Sep 16, 1810 d. Sep 19, 1854 44 Yrs 3 Days > Daniel May b. Jul 14, 1761 d. Mar 30, 1807 45Yr5Mo16Days > Elizabeth May b. Jun 2, 1774 d. Apr 16, 1823 48Yr10Mo14Days > Daniel May b. Oct 19, 1789 d. Mar 26, 1833 43Yr4Mo27Days > Catherine? May b. Nov 15, 1795 d. Feb 11, 1827 31Yr2Mo26Days > Daniel May b. Mar 1, 1826 d. Feb 26 1845 18YrxxMo25Days > Suzanna May b. May 27, 1794 d. Jun 6, 1848 54 Yrs 9 Days > Philip May b. Sep 22, 1793 d. Mar 27, 1828 34Yr6Mo5Days > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >
I would appreciate very much any help from anyone on this family. The last name may be in various forms: Kopp, Kop, Kopf, Kopff, Cobb, and so on. I've not been able to find land records, estate records, or almost anything for this family. I found one document in Dauphin County that I think 'could' be the same family. But I'm not sure. The name is spelled "Coba" I've looked in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties also, and not found anything. These people must have bought and sold land at some time, or left it to their children. Oh, there was one record from Dauphin County, Lewis Kob to John Kob, an account and seems to be dated 1848. But it's so faded that I've not been able to bring the writing up enough to read it. It seems to be a copy - as Lewis Kob states he is living in Indiana (Dudley twp? Henry Co.) And that's about all I can get from it. And if anyone wants to give reading it a try, let me know and I can e-mail it to you. I sure would appreciate any documents you run across. It would be wonderful. Barbara R =============================== Ludwig (Lewis) Kopff b. 11/14 May 1760 d. 15 Jun 1840 80Yr 26 Days Buried Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery Londonderry Twp, Dauphin Co. PA m. 11 Dec 1787 Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA Anna Maria May b 23/25 Feb 1769 Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co., PA Christening: 27 Mar 1769 First Reformed Church - Lancaster,PA d. 23 May 1811 42 Yrs 3 Months Buried Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery Londonderry Twp, Dauphin Co. PA Children: 1 Anna Marie Kopp b 5 Feb 1789 Lancaster Co., PA m John Jacob Buser 2. Peter Kopp b 18 Jun 1790 Lancaster Co., PA m. Lydia Schunk 3. Ludwig Kopp b 20 Sep 1791 Lancaster Co., PA unmarried 4. Elisabeth Kopp b 12 May 1793 Lancaster Co., PA m Thomas Manning 5. Magdalina Kopp b 24 Sep 1795 Lancaster Co., PA d. 14 Oct 1865 Saville Twp., Perry Co., PA m John Gingrich b. 12 May 1791 PA d. 11 March 1850 Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA 6. Philip Kopp b 6 Feb 1800 Lancaster Co., PA m Dennie Rothrock 7. Johannes Kopp b 21 Dec 1802 Lancaster Co., PA m Betsey Reil 8. Susanna Kopp b 27 Oct 1805 Lancaster Co., PA m Alexander Stewart 9. Daniel Kopp b 11 May 1811 Lancaster Co., PA unmarried ----- John Gingerich who married Martha Magdalena Kopf was my g-g-g-grandfather. ------- F. Edward Wright. 1994. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century. Vol. 2. Family Line Publ., Westminster, MD First Reformed Church, Lancaster... Ludwig Kopff m. Anna Maria May, of Conestoga, on December 11, 1787. A. Maria of Lewis Kopff and A. Maria, b. February 5, 1789, bapt. April 19, 1789. Spon: Elizabeth May. Peter of Lewis Kopf and Maria, b. June 18, 1790, bapt. September 5, 1790. Spon: The Parents. Elizabeth of Lewis Kopf and A. Maria, b. May 12, 1793, bapt. July 21, 1793. Spon: Maria Theis. --------- Miscellaneous Book 1788-1791, Lancaster Co., PA, pp351-352 Philip May Deceased Jacob Metzgar and Frederick Rathvon Executors of the last will and Testament of Philip May late of Conestogoe Township deceased produced to the Court a Supplementary Account on the Estate of the said deceased duly passed before the Register whereby there appears a Balance of L(pounds) 267...8...6 in the Hands of the said Accountants consisting chiefly in Bonds. Which Account the Court on examination allows and approves of and directs that the said Balance after deducting 12 s. the expences of this Court the remainder thereof amounting to L(pounds) 266...16...6 be paid and distributed agreeable to the Will of the Testator as follows, to wit. To Jacob May L 24...5...1 1/2 To Philip May 24...5...1 1/2 To Daniel May 24...5...1 1/2 To Margarent the Wife of Abraham Fisher 24...5...1 1/2 To Christiana the Wife of George Brenner 24...5...1 1/2 To John May 24...5...1 1/2 To Frederick May 24...5...1 1/2 To Catharine the Wife of Jeremiah Roe 24...5...1 1/2 To Ann Mary the Wife of Ludwig Kop 24...5...1 1/2 To Bernard May 24...5...1 1/2 To Elizabeth May 24...5...1 1/2 Total L (pounds) 266 ...16....6 ----------- From the website that the late Charles Fries had, but the site is no longer on line http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html Dauphin County, PA Londonderry Township Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery Christina Kob b. Dec 1805 d. Feb 23, 1837 31Yr1Mo22Days Hannah. Bufer b. Feb 5, 1789 d. Aug 27, 1844 Anna Maria Kob b. Feb 23, 1769 d. May 23 1811? 42 Yrs 3 Months Anna Maria Kob b. May 18, 1772 d. Aug 31, 1832 60Yr3Mo13Days Ludwig Kob b. May 14, 1760 d. Jun 15, 1840 80Yr, 26 ------------------------------ 1820 March 25 Sheriff's Deeds Vol. 1-233 John Gingerich & Ludwig Coba - Deed Poll to John Gingerich Deed Poll conveying unto John Gingerich, for $726, a tract of land situated in Derry Township, Dauphin county, bounded by lands of Anthony Fishburn; James Wilson Esq & others, containing 52 acres - which property late the Estate of Ludwig Coba was sold by Sheriff by virtue of a writ of Vendition Exponas, Common Pleas of Dauphin County 25 Dec. 1819. =============
Listers, I would like your help and/or advice. I have had a brick wall since I began researching my family history six years ago. She is my great grandmother Fanny Crum [or possibly Crumb or Krum] who was born 23 Oct 1832 and died 20 Apr 1857 [according to her gravestone]. She is buried in the Trinity (Hill) Lutheran Church Cemetery, south of Colebrook, Lebanon Co., PA. Her Death Notice is in the Lebanon Courier, 27 Apr 1857, p. 5, "DIED - Fanny Foltz - On the 20th Inst., of Consumption, in Lebanon, County, FANNY FOLTZ, consort of Jacob B. Foltz, aged 25 years, 3 months, 25 days [sic]." In a search of the census records for PA, there are two women named Fanny Crum in the 1850 Census. Both live in Upper Swatara Township, Dauphin Co., quite plausible since Jacob grew up in nearby Deodate, Conewago Twp., Dauphin, Co.,PA. One age 17 lives in the household of Abraham Crum and is found in the same household in the 1860 census, so she is not the one [mine died in 1857]. The other is 19 and lives in the home of Joseph B. Baker and is probably a servant. This may be the one, however, there are no clues as to the parents or siblings. Based on family data and a visit to the gravesites, she probably married my great grandfather Jacob B. Foltz between 11 Sep 1850 and 10 May 1851 when their first child Emma was born (she died 22 Feb 1855). They had another child, Lydia Jane, born 23 Jul 1853, died 23 Aug 1853 and my grandfather Franklin Crum(b) Foltz, born 15 Sep 1855. Fanny died 20 Apr 1857 and Jacob died 2 Apr 1859. All four are buried together in the Trinity (Hill) Lutheran Church Cemetery. I found that all the records for this church and this time period were lost in a fire. Jacob was single and a merchant in Lawn, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon Co., PA in the 1850 census taken on 12 Sep. He left a will making his friend Jacob Mayer guardian of Frank and his brother John Speck Foltz executor. In 1870 and 1860 Census at ages 14 and 5, Franklin Crum(b) Foltz lived with Jacob (age 65/55) and Barbara Mayer (age 60/55). He had a $4000 Personal Estate in 1870. He died 2 August 1937 in Palmyra, Lebanon Co., PA. An interesting development is finding a Fanny Crum, age 41 and Samuel Crum 9 living with Abraham Mayer 37, Mary Mayer 35, Mary C. Mayer 4, Horace Mayer 5/12, and Barbara Foltz 65 living in Lower Swatara Twp, Daupuin Co. in the 1850 census. A theory might be that Barbara Foltz is the mother of Mary Mayer and this Fanny Crum. This Fanny Crum could be widowed or divorced and the Mother of my Fanny Crum. But I have found no information to prove this theory. I am interested in knowing any information about the parents and siblings of Fanny Crum(b). I have fairly extensive information the Foltz Family which can be found at URL: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ in Database "jffoltz" , however, the Crum family is a dead end so far. Thank you in advance for any information you might want to share or hints as to finding this information. Regards, John F. Foltz Columbia, Maryland jffoltzgen@aol.com Researching BACHMAN, BUCKS (BOOKS, BUCHS), CLENTENMACK, CRUMB (CRUM), EVERHARDY, FOLTZ, GINGRICH, HESSE, NAEGELE, SCHROPE, SCHROYER, STAUBER, WAGNER primarily in Pennsylvania and Kansas. ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
This is what the Late Charles Fies had on his now extinct website: Londonderry Township. Dauphin County, PA http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html Dauphin County, PA Londonderry Township Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery Ann Gingrich b. d. Dec 28, 1847 Suzanna Gingrich b. d. Aug 15, 1839 Nine months Joseph Gingrich b. d. Apr 7, 1848 Susan Gingrich b. d. Jul 28, 1841 Susana? Gingrich b. Jul 8, 1786 d. Jun 24, 1834 47Yr11Mo16Days Christian Gingrich b. Aug 10, 1774 d. Sep 6, 1847 73Yr 26 Days Christina Kob b. Dec 1805 d. Feb 23, 1837 31Yr1Mo22Days Hannah. Bufer b. Feb 5, 1789 d. Aug 27, 1844 Anna Maria Kob b. Feb 23, 1769 d. May 23 1811? 42 Yrs 3 Months Anna Maria Kob b. May 18, 1772 d. Aug 31, 1832 60Yr3Mo13Days Ludwig Kob b. May 14, 1760 d. Jun 15, 1840 80Yr, 26 Ludwig Buser b. Sep 16, 1810 d. Sep 19, 1854 44 Yrs 3 Days Daniel May b. Jul 14, 1761 d. Mar 30, 1807 45Yr5Mo16Days Elizabeth May b. Jun 2, 1774 d. Apr 16, 1823 48Yr10Mo14Days Daniel May b. Oct 19, 1789 d. Mar 26, 1833 43Yr4Mo27Days Catherine? May b. Nov 15, 1795 d. Feb 11, 1827 31Yr2Mo26Days Daniel May b. Mar 1, 1826 d. Feb 26 1845 18YrxxMo25Days Suzanna May b. May 27, 1794 d. Jun 6, 1848 54 Yrs 9 Days Philip May b. Sep 22, 1793 d. Mar 27, 1828 34Yr6Mo5Days
Mrs. Charles Fies and family have generously donated the material he collected to the PaGenWeb for Dauphin County. Charles E. Fies Cemetery Transcriptions can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~padauph2/cemetery.html thanks, bonnie Barbara <brivas1@cox.net> wrote: This is what the Late Charles Fies had on his now extinct website: Londonderry Township. Dauphin County, PA http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html Dauphin County, PA Londonderry Township Espenshade/Gingrich Sunset Cemetery Ann Gingrich b. d. Dec 28, 1847 Suzanna Gingrich b. d. Aug 15, 1839 Nine months Joseph Gingrich b. d. Apr 7, 1848 Susan Gingrich b. d. Jul 28, 1841 Susana? Gingrich b. Jul 8, 1786 d. Jun 24, 1834 47Yr11Mo16Days Christian Gingrich b. Aug 10, 1774 d. Sep 6, 1847 73Yr 26 Days Christina Kob b. Dec 1805 d. Feb 23, 1837 31Yr1Mo22Days Hannah. Bufer b. Feb 5, 1789 d. Aug 27, 1844 Anna Maria Kob b. Feb 23, 1769 d. May 23 1811? 42 Yrs 3 Months Anna Maria Kob b. May 18, 1772 d. Aug 31, 1832 60Yr3Mo13Days Ludwig Kob b. May 14, 1760 d. Jun 15, 1840 80Yr, 26 Ludwig Buser b. Sep 16, 1810 d. Sep 19, 1854 44 Yrs 3 Days Daniel May b. Jul 14, 1761 d. Mar 30, 1807 45Yr5Mo16Days Elizabeth May b. Jun 2, 1774 d. Apr 16, 1823 48Yr10Mo14Days Daniel May b. Oct 19, 1789 d. Mar 26, 1833 43Yr4Mo27Days Catherine? May b. Nov 15, 1795 d. Feb 11, 1827 31Yr2Mo26Days Daniel May b. Mar 1, 1826 d. Feb 26 1845 18YrxxMo25Days Suzanna May b. May 27, 1794 d. Jun 6, 1848 54 Yrs 9 Days Philip May b. Sep 22, 1793 d. Mar 27, 1828 34Yr6Mo5Days ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
Looking for records or any info. re Westminster Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania to further identify this found info. on International Genealogical Index (IGI) - familysearch.org Name: Bertha Claire Glant Gender: Female Christening: 18 MAR 1896 Westminster Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Father's Name: James Glant (my g.grandfather) Thank you for any assistance: Donna Glant Terrian e-mail: dgterrian@earthlink.net
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>I would be particularly interested in ones around Hummelstown and >specifically the ones adjacent to the Hummelstown Historical Society. I suggest you contact the Hummelstown Area Historical Society at http://www.hummelstownhistorical.org/. They have a complete separate listings of both of these cemeteries. The cemetery listings were first published in Egle's Notes and Queries around the end of the 1800s. Egle's listings contained some errors as does any cemetery listing. The "Old" cemetery is the Zion Lutheran Church cemetery and the stones were recorded many times but, before her death, Janet Welsh worked with a committee to compile all the various listings and information, even some in German, giving the viewer all the information and the source. The listing for the "New" Hummelstown cemetery (which is at a totally different location) is also available at the Hummelstown Area Historical Society. That cemetery was founded about 1890, and is still active today, but there have been bodies exhumed and moved from other cemeteries providing dates of death that precede the founding of that cemetery. Hope this helps. Anne Hershey PA
In a message dated 3/13/08 2:10:10 AM, padauphi-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Does anyone know if the markers in Dauphin County cemeteries have been > recorded and posted anywhere? I would be particularly interested in ones > around Hummelstown and specifically the ones adjacent to the Hummelstown > Historical Society. > Nora Avery, Obviously there is an excellent and comprehesive listing of cemetery recordings at the Hummelstown Area Historical Society itself. On their web site they offer a search of their extensive genealogy records for a small fee. The URL for this is: http://www.hummelstownhistorical.org/ . Another good online source is Find a Grave, URL: http://www.findagrave.com/ . Glenn Koons has photographed many of the gravestones in Dauphin County. Regards, John F. Foltz Columbia, Maryland jffoltzgen@aol.com Researching BACHMAN, BUCKS (BOOKS, BUCHS), CLENTENMACK, CRUMB (CRUM), EVERHARDY, FOLTZ, GINGRICH, HESSE, NAEGELE, SCHROPE, SCHROYER, STAUBER, WAGNER primarily in Pennsylvania and Kansas. ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
Does anyone know if the markers in Dauphin County cemeteries have been recorded and posted anywhere? I would be particularly interested in ones around Hummelstown and specifically the ones adjacent to the Hummelstown Historical Society.
Hi, There are some at the PAGenWeb Dauphin county site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~padauph2/cemetery.html Hummelstown: http://www.rootsweb.com/~padauph2/hummelstownzion.html thanks, bonnie --- Nora Avery <cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Does anyone know if the markers in Dauphin County > cemeteries have been > recorded and posted anywhere? I would be > particularly interested in ones > around Hummelstown and specifically the ones > adjacent to the Hummelstown > Historical Society. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
from the Louisa Co., VA rootsweb The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the completion of the Legislative Petitions Database. Over 25,000 petitions were entered into the database between 2001 and 2007 and are available to search through the Library of Virginia's website at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/gov/petitions/. Petitions to the General Assembly were the primary catalyst for legislation in the Commonwealth from 1776 until 1865. Public improvements, military claims, divorce, manumission of slaves, division of counties, incorporation of towns, religious freedom, and taxation were just some of the concerns expressed in these petitions. The petitions often contain hundreds of signatures and are a useful tool in genealogical research. Frequently, the petitions contain supplementary support documents useful in research, including maps, wills, naturalizations, deeds, resolutions, affidavits, judgments, and other items.
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