Hello Fellow Listers, My name is Sheri Christner Krichbaum I descend from the Myers family. I am a school bus driver and have a Friday off in October, and I want to come and try to find a hole in our brick wall. I am researching Peter and Margaret Myers. Peter was from Dauphin County, it states on his enlistment papers from the Civil War that he was from "Dolphin, Pa". He was born around 1833, as he was 29 in 1862 the year he enlisted. His sister Margaret was born 10/26/1826, she married John William Wolf 8/4/1842 in Cumberland County. She and John moved to Preble County, Ohio, and Peter went with them, and there he met Saloma (Sarah Ann) Dillman, and they married 9/17/1854, and came to Wabash County Indiana to live on 10 acres of land that Saloma's father John Dillman gave them. Saloma remained a widow and lived there in their log cabin, until her death 8/4/1934, at the age of almost 105. They had five children, Susan Catherine, John Elliver, Mary Ann, Elijah Lincoln, and Jacob Arthur. We do not know the names of Peter and Margaret's parents, we know that shortly after Peter died (killed in the siege of Atlanta in 1864) that Margaret wrote Peter's widow Saloma, that she had "written Mother, Brother and Sister still in Pennsylvania, that Peter had died and to mourn him". In all the correspondence that we have there is NEVER any mention of the names of the family other than that. One family member says that there could have been siblings John, George, and Dacilla. I do not have any evidence to support that. I was wondering if anyone can tell me a good place to stay, I am going to get up very early on that Friday and drive out, I hope to be able to find something out, and then drive back to Indiana on Saturday. Even if I don't find out anything I will at least been to the area my GG Grandfather was born. Any tips on a good place to start or where to look would be appreciated. I hope to be prepared as best I can, so I can spend the maximum time trying to find my GGG Grandparents. Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sheri Christner Krichbaum, Warsaw, Indiana.

Trying to locate your Peter Myers, and as Margaret married in Cumberland county, I though perhaps Peter's parents may have moved there around 1841 "at the latest" (gives Margaret time to meet and be courted by John Wolf if he was from Cumberland). In the 1860 Silver Springs, Cumberland, Pa census finds Margaret and John with daughter Catherine (6), Joseph(4) and twin girls Eliz and Mary E.(1 month old). 8 doors away is 17-yr-old Peter Myers, working on the Henry and Sarah Rupp farm. I also noticed that both Peter and Margaret named their first daughters Catherine, so I assume that is the name of their mother. Going back to Silver Spring twp, there is a Frederick and Catherine Myers living there in 1850, but this Catherine died in 1862, so can't be your Peter's mother. But there are a whole bunch of Myers in Cumberland county, so you might want to check there. Good luck

I would suggest that you allow an extra day or two for your trip if possible. I drove from Harrisburg to Chicago one time and it took 11 hours. You have about 250 miles from Harrisburg to the Ohio line via turnpike and 150 or 200 miles if you went across the southern border of Ohio plus anything in Indiana. You really wouldn't have the time to do much research here - especially since some places are not open or have shorter hours on Saturdays. Even coming on a Thursday and returning on Sunday would give you more time. Before you come - have you requested Peter's files from the National Archives in DC? If you get the complete files you may find information there that will help you. I just reread your note and it looks like you have at least some of his papers. Have you checked the census records from 1850 and 1860 to see if you can find a reference to him? But it looks like he might have moved west by 1850 if he married in 1854. Granted it would be a lot of work if you don't know the name of the head of household. Have you obtained a copy of his death certificate? In PA at any rate that shows the names and places of birth of the parents. If you could get the parents name that way, that would help find them on the census. But again rereading your message, it looks like he was killed in 1864 so that probably wouldn't work. Also, there is Dauphin County PA and within Dauphin County, there is a small town called Dauphin (don't know when it was founded). Are you familiar with the Bates volumes on the Civil War? These show the history of all the PA regiments. If you look there for Peter's regiment, it will normally tell you where that unit was mustered in. Is there something similar for IN? That would be one way to verify that he most likely came from this county. I now there are some individual regimental histories - have you checked for those? Bummer, every time I think I have a neat suggestion, your original message seems to indicate that you have probably tried that and it wouldn't work. Have you been to the Fort Wayne IN library to see if they can provide any assistance? Probably . . . If you want to stay in the Harrisburg area, there are a number of inexpensive motels/hotels around. Are you a member of AAA or another travel club? AAA has a number of books on the various states which will give you the names of a lot of motels/hotels. Or check the internet for Harrisburg hotels - that should give you quite a list. Guess I haven't really been too helpful re: research suggestions. But do try to squeeze out a little extra time.] Happy hunting!! And enjoy your trip here to Dauphin County. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheri Krichbaum" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:41 AM Subject: [PADAUPHI] Dauphin County Research > Hello Fellow Listers, > My name is Sheri Christner Krichbaum I descend from the Myers family. I > am a school bus driver and have a Friday off in October, and I want to > come and try to find a hole in our brick wall. > > I am researching Peter and Margaret Myers. Peter was from Dauphin > County, it states on his enlistment papers from the Civil War that he > was from "Dolphin, Pa". He was born around 1833, as he was 29 in 1862 > the year he enlisted. His sister Margaret was born 10/26/1826, she > married John William Wolf 8/4/1842 in Cumberland County. She and John > moved to Preble County, Ohio, and Peter went with them, and there he met > Saloma (Sarah Ann) Dillman, and they married 9/17/1854, and came to > Wabash County Indiana to live on 10 acres of land that Saloma's father > John Dillman gave them. Saloma remained a widow and lived there in > their log cabin, until her death 8/4/1934, at the age of almost 105. > They had five children, Susan Catherine, John Elliver, Mary Ann, Elijah > Lincoln, and Jacob Arthur. > > We do not know the names of Peter and Margaret's parents, we know that > shortly after Peter died (killed in the siege of Atlanta in 1864) that > Margaret wrote Peter's widow Saloma, that she had "written Mother, > Brother and Sister still in Pennsylvania, that Peter had died and to > mourn him". In all the correspondence that we have there is NEVER any > mention of the names of the family other than that. One family member > says that there could have been siblings John, George, and Dacilla. I > do not have any evidence to support that. > > I was wondering if anyone can tell me a good place to stay, I am going > to get up very early on that Friday and drive out, I hope to be able to > find something out, and then drive back to Indiana on Saturday. Even if > I don't find out anything I will at least been to the area my GG > Grandfather was born. Any tips on a good place to start or where to > look would be appreciated. I hope to be prepared as best I can, so I > can spend the maximum time trying to find my GGG Grandparents. > > Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sheri > Christner Krichbaum, Warsaw, Indiana. > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with unsubscribe in message. > >

Joan You are SO COOL, Thanks for all the good tips. Peter enlisted from Warsaw, Indiana (my hometown) and I do have his service record, since he was a married man his next of kin was Saloma and children, and he has no death record, since he was killed near Atlanta, then later a man felt sorry for all the soldiers just buried where they fell, so he gave land, which became the NATIONAL CEMETERY in Marietta, Georgia. I have been there and taken a picture of Peter's stone. He was dug up from where he fell and reburied there. He also has a stone with Saloma in Wabash County, but the date on that one is wrong. I am going to get up about 3 in the morning and drive straight through, since I am bus driver driving is no problem for me, and that little 6 cylinder Tracker goes much faster than that big old bus. I have checked the census, and he was living with the Henry Rupp family and I saw that some other Meyers people were living with other families, I am wondering if his father was dead and maybe Mom had remarried and that man did not take the children in. That might explain why there is never any mention of his family, I think there was some kind of rift. His sister's death certificate (that is in Marshall County, Indiana---- the next county over from mine) has for her parents---PARENTS UNKOWN. I am pretty sure there must have been some kind of family hard feelings. I have been to Fort Wayne, it is just a little over 40 miles from here, and it has a WONDERFUL library, I have heard it said it is the best west of Salt Lake City, and I did some research, but a man who wrote a book about Peter lives in Fort Wayne, and he could not find the answer there. You see I am the youngest one (47) doing research and I promised the elders I would attempt to go. One poor soul passed on and never did get to find out the parents, I hope she saw Peter in Heaven and now knows, she was so dedicated to finding his folks. I am hoping to find a nice (yet-inexpensive) hotel in the area and spend as much time possible doing research, I am so appreciative of your help. Thanks, and have a great summer. I will let the board know any answers I find, so keep an eye out, I hope you will see a posting saying I found his parents. Sheri Christner Krichbaum Joan Bretz wrote: >I would suggest that you allow an extra day or two for your trip if >possible. I drove from Harrisburg to Chicago one time and it took 11 hours. >You have about 250 miles from Harrisburg to the Ohio line via turnpike and >150 or 200 miles if you went across the southern border of Ohio plus >anything in Indiana. You really wouldn't have the time to do much research >here - especially since some places are not open or have shorter hours on >Saturdays. Even coming on a Thursday and returning on Sunday would give you >more time. > >Before you come - have you requested Peter's files from the National >Archives in DC? If you get the complete files you may find information >there that will help you. I just reread your note and it looks like you >have at least some of his papers. Have you checked the census records from >1850 and 1860 to see if you can find a reference to him? But it looks like >he might have moved west by 1850 if he married in 1854. Granted it would be >a lot of work if you don't know the name of the head of household. Have you >obtained a copy of his death certificate? In PA at any rate that shows the >names and places of birth of the parents. If you could get the parents name >that way, that would help find them on the census. But again rereading your >message, it looks like he was killed in 1864 so that probably wouldn't work. > >Also, there is Dauphin County PA and within Dauphin County, there is a small >town called Dauphin (don't know when it was founded). Are you familiar with >the Bates volumes on the Civil War? These show the history of all the PA >regiments. If you look there for Peter's regiment, it will normally tell >you where that unit was mustered in. Is there something similar for IN? >That would be one way to verify that he most likely came from this county. >I now there are some individual regimental histories - have you checked for >those? > >Bummer, every time I think I have a neat suggestion, your original message >seems to indicate that you have probably tried that and it wouldn't work. >Have you been to the Fort Wayne IN library to see if they can provide any >assistance? Probably . . . > >If you want to stay in the Harrisburg area, there are a number of >inexpensive motels/hotels around. Are you a member of AAA or another travel >club? AAA has a number of books on the various states which will give you >the names of a lot of motels/hotels. Or check the internet for Harrisburg >hotels - that should give you quite a list. > >Guess I haven't really been too helpful re: research suggestions. But do >try to squeeze out a little extra time.] > >Happy hunting!! And enjoy your trip here to Dauphin County. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sheri Krichbaum" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:41 AM >Subject: [PADAUPHI] Dauphin County Research > > > > >>Hello Fellow Listers, >>My name is Sheri Christner Krichbaum I descend from the Myers family. I >>am a school bus driver and have a Friday off in October, and I want to >>come and try to find a hole in our brick wall. >> >> I am researching Peter and Margaret Myers. Peter was from Dauphin >>County, it states on his enlistment papers from the Civil War that he >>was from "Dolphin, Pa". He was born around 1833, as he was 29 in 1862 >>the year he enlisted. His sister Margaret was born 10/26/1826, she >>married John William Wolf 8/4/1842 in Cumberland County. She and John >>moved to Preble County, Ohio, and Peter went with them, and there he met >>Saloma (Sarah Ann) Dillman, and they married 9/17/1854, and came to >>Wabash County Indiana to live on 10 acres of land that Saloma's father >>John Dillman gave them. Saloma remained a widow and lived there in >>their log cabin, until her death 8/4/1934, at the age of almost 105. >> They had five children, Susan Catherine, John Elliver, Mary Ann, Elijah >>Lincoln, and Jacob Arthur. >> >> We do not know the names of Peter and Margaret's parents, we know that >>shortly after Peter died (killed in the siege of Atlanta in 1864) that >>Margaret wrote Peter's widow Saloma, that she had "written Mother, >>Brother and Sister still in Pennsylvania, that Peter had died and to >>mourn him". In all the correspondence that we have there is NEVER any >>mention of the names of the family other than that. One family member >>says that there could have been siblings John, George, and Dacilla. I >>do not have any evidence to support that. >> >>I was wondering if anyone can tell me a good place to stay, I am going >>to get up very early on that Friday and drive out, I hope to be able to >>find something out, and then drive back to Indiana on Saturday. Even if >>I don't find out anything I will at least been to the area my GG >>Grandfather was born. Any tips on a good place to start or where to >>look would be appreciated. I hope to be prepared as best I can, so I >>can spend the maximum time trying to find my GGG Grandparents. >> >>Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sheri >>Christner Krichbaum, Warsaw, Indiana. >> >> >>==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode >> >> >then e-mail [email protected] or >[email protected] with unsubscribe in message. > > >> >> > > > >==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== >KISS- Keep It Short & Simple > > > >