Nelson, Thank you for such a speedy and informative answer. At least I now know what county to search. Thanks again, Melody ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson Sulouff" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Colebrook Furnace 1801/WENTLE, DUMM, POWELL, > Melody, > > If you go to http://www.oldindustry.org/PA_HTML/PaIron.html , scroll > down to the inactive furnace sites, and click on Colebrook Furnace you > will find the following: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Colebrook Furnace > Per Bining, this furnace was built in 1791 by Robert Coleman. The > furnace was located on Iron Stone Creek in Berks County. > > Colebrookdale Furnace > Per Bining, this furnace was built in 1720 by Thomas Rutter & Company. > The furnace was located on Conewago Creek in Lebanon County. The furnace > was also known as Mount Joy Furnace. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The reference to death "at the home of Wilson (her son) in the Narrow" > would refer to The Narrows in the Juniata Valley between Mifflintown and > Lewistown. On some maps it is named "The Lewistown Narrows." The county > line between Mifflin and Juniata Co. crosses the Juniata River Valley in > The Narrows. It was a very restricted passage where the Juniata River > cut its way between Shade Mountain on the north and Blue Mountain on the > south. Today this narrow passage on US Rt. 322 is being widened by a > huge project that entails removing homes built on the bank above the > highway, blasting away the rock hillside, and generally removing the > mountainside with mammoth earth-moving machines. > > Nelson R. Sulouff > > //////////////////////////////////////// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Melody C Tribou" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:06 AM > 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 ==== > Who, Where, When. > A GOOD subject says:...... John SMITH, Arkansas, 1850-1876 > A bad one says: ........ My family >