I'm transcribing an historical audio tape about noted-Ridley Park resident Charles Palmer recorded in 1964 and am hoping to confirm a couple of details where the tape is unintelligible or unclear. Perhaps SKS with access to old telephone or other directories of Ridley Park, Chester, Media or nearby areas for the 1960s or before might be able to confirm the following: - The "Chestnut [Grove?] House", located "opposite the Media railroad station" in 1881, was, perhaps, a boarding house. I'm hoping to confirm the name of the house. Any additional information about it would also be appreciated. - A "Dr. Kenneth [Gavroy?]" is mentioned as Mr. Palmer's doctor. He probably practiced in the Ridley Park area from 1948 through sometime after 1964. I'm hoping to confirm the correct spelling of his name. Any other information about him would also be appreciated. - Mr. Palmer worked in an office of the "Atlas [Ass?]urance Company" or the "Atlas [Ins?]urance Company" at 716 Edgemont Avenue (now Rte. 352) in Chester. I'm hoping to confirm the correct name of the insurance company. (Insurance companies of both names apparently exist.) Any other information about the office would also be appreciated. - Charles Palmer had a law office in Chester in 1910 (and perhaps as early as 1890 and as late as 1932) at "111 E. 5th". I'm hoping to determine if that would be "E. 5th Avenue", "E. 5th Street", or what. - Charles moved into the 716 Edgemont Avenue office (from the "111 E. 5th" office??) no later than 1932. I'd be interested to know when Mr. Palmer moved from the 111 E. 5th" office and when he moved into the one on Edgemont Avenue. Perhaps this might be indicated by directories shortly before and after 1932. - What north/south street in Chester divides "East" addresses from "West" addresses? TIA! Jeff Palmer - [email protected] * * * Quotes of the Week: "He plants trees to benefit another generation." --- Caecilius (220 - 168 B.C.) "He plants *family* trees to benefit another generation." --- Jeffrey A. Palmer, 1996

Good morning lists, Is anyone doing research on the BARLOW Families in New Castle Co., DE &/or Delaware Co., PA? I have info to share if anyone is interested. I'm hoping someone could do some lookups for any BARLOWs in New Castle Co., DE or in Delaware Co., PA in the census records, wills, newspaper, (obits & marriages). Thank you for any help you can give me -- any info would be appreciated! These are not my family lines -- I'm trying to help two other people with their research. :D I have gathered BARLOW info from the 1880 Census both DE & PA, & the 1860 Census for Delaware Co., PA. I also, have the info from the two books: Delaware Marriages and Deaths from Newspapers 1729-1853 Delaware Marriages and Deaths from 1865-1874 There was a BARLOW website but it appears not to exist any longer -- does anyone have any knowledge about this site? Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

If anyone has access to the Delaware County Daily Times and is willing to do an obituary lookup from January 2000, please contact me. I need a lookup for an obituary for: BURTON, Margaret (CARVER) which was listed in the 1/21/2000 Delaware County Daily Times. Thank you for any assistance, Debbie

The snow is just about gone and it's supposed to rain on Thursday which should take care of the rest. Wear your galoshes because it's going to be muddy. It's supposed to be sunny this weekend with the temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s. Karen in PA

I will be traveling to the Chester-Philadelphia area for business this Friday, and have a few days to look around. Could someone in the locality tell me what local conditions are like, such as if there is too much snow to get much out of a visit to a cemetery? I'm interested in seeing the Chester Rural Cemetery and Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia. Jay In MN

Helen, So sorry...I think I reversed part of the e-mail address. It should be MaryAnn Westfall [[email protected]] So sorry for any inconvenience. Mary Ann

Hi list, Mary Ann (Fryer) Westfall, has become an advisor & would be very interested in helping the DCGS by doing census lookups for Delaware County -- ONLY. Her FRYER Family lived in Aston and Lower Chichester. This is the e-mail address Mary Ann prefers you to send your census lookup requests to: [email protected] On the subject line please put the Census Year, example: 1920 Census. (Please keep in mind her census lookups will be for Delaware Co., PA -- ONLY!) Please be very considerate & grateful to Mary Ann, she is being very kind in offering us this service! Thank you! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Hi list, I'm posting this for a friend -- please contact him if you have a response. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) I was born 11/01/66 at Taylor Hospital - my adoption papers say that I was born "Baby Boy GILGER" my birth mother may be from the Ridley Park area. I would very much like to know more about my birth mother & her Family. Is there anyone who could do a lookup for me in the Ridley High School Year Books from 1965 to 1969? Please contact me at: [email protected]

Did Ridley Park ever have a cemetery wthin the boro and if so where was it?

These names are mentioned in A Guide to The Middletown Cemetery, Historic Burying Ground since Colonial Times, published by the church as part of the Bicentennial celebration 1776. If you want the entire text for any of these people, just ask. Rev. Alvin H. Parker Bernard VanLeer, Physician in Physick Isaac Snowden Rev. Nathaniel Randolph Snowden James Ross Snowden John Witherspoon Rev. James Anderson Dr. Samuel Anderson Hugh Linn Robert McClellan James Cooper, d. 1731 Martha Dickey, d. 1731 Rev. William Tenton Kruse Dr. James Dale Gen. Charles Lewis Leiper Col. Charles Leiper Capt. Thomas I. Leiper Rev. Thomas D. Jester Rev. Thomas Darlington Jester Howarth Pancoast Judge Tyson Yarnall Samuel Riddle Lockwood and Olden (2 slaves) Rev. Raymond Pinch Black and Frazier (2 Rev. War soldiers) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.456 / Virus Database: 256 - Release Date: 2/18/2003

Hi, If anyone comes across the passenger ship's lists for the Jeanie Johnston -- please let us know! :) Thank you. I received the following this morning & thought I would pass it on: Listers on the East Coast of the USA may be interested in the upcoming visit this spring and summer of the Jeanie Johnston - a replica of the immigrant ship that was said never to have lost one of its 2,500 passengers during more than a dozen crossings from 1848-1855. A search for Jeanie Johnston on Google gives 10,000+ sites. Here are the first three: http://www.jeaniejohnston.com ~ http://www.jeaniejohnston.ie ~ http://www.focuskerry.com/jeanie The full schedule for its USA visits should be in there somewhere or as it is confirmed. According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the first confirmed ports of call are West Palm Beach, Fla., about April 17, followed by Jacksonville, Fla., and Savannah, Ga., with about 20 more stops to follow. Key targets are Philadelphia in June, New York around the Fourth of July, Boston later that month, then on to Quebec and back home to Ireland. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Alexander FIFE and Mary HUGHES were married sometime about 1891 or 1892, most likely near Radnor or Aston. Can SKS tell me what resources are available in terms of application for marriage and whether or not it is likely to include parent's names? If by chance, someone has access to an index for that time period, I'd appreciate a lookup, please. Thanks in advance.

Good morning list, Sorry, I did not get this posting to you earlier -- my "Old Mac" passed away & I had to transfer & translate all my old files & reformat. I have heard rumors, Adminsitrater/Director Dr. Robert (Bob) Plowman from the National Archives in Phila. is retiring & may be hired by Delaware County to straighten out the court house records. Bob lives in Delaware Co., & is a former board member of the Dela. Co. Historical Society, (DCHS), among many other endeavors. I cannot think of a better person for the job -- I hope this comes to be! :D Here is a list of advisors that will try to help you with your research in Delaware Co., PA. Delaware County Genealogical Society On-line (DCGS) Member/Advisor List: SUBJECT NAME E-MAIL ADDRESS Aston Twp Jack Chambers [email protected] Bethel Twp. Rick Nicholson [email protected] Cemeteries Dr. J. Joseph Edgette [email protected] Census Records Chester City Helen M. Imburgia [email protected] Clifton Heights Tom DiFilippo [email protected] Concord Twp. Ginny DeNenno [email protected] Darby Borough Tom DiFilippo [email protected] Dela. Co. Court House Rec. East Lansdowne Tom DiFilippo [email protected] General Genealogy Info. Helen M. Imburgia [email protected] Myra Adams Chiles [email protected] Ethel Dougherty [email protected] Gail Faries [email protected] German Gene. Immaculate Heart Chr. Helen M. Imburgia [email protected] Irish Gene. Helen M. Imburgia [email protected] Italian Gene. Lower Chichester Twp. Helen M. Imburgia [email protected] NARA Myra Adams Chiles [email protected] Native Amers. of Dela. Co. Mary Jane Carroll [email protected] Newspapers Quakers Cheska Wheatley [email protected] Revolutionary War (abs) Geri Brennan [email protected] Slaves in Dela. Co. Mary Jane Carroll [email protected] Setting up Gen-Websites Gail Faries [email protected] Tax Records Tinicum Twp. Chris Templin [email protected] Trainer Gail Faries [email protected] Upland Boro. Tom Seth [email protected] Trains/Transpertation Bill Folger [email protected] Upper Darby Tom DiFilippo [email protected] War of 1812 (abs) Geri Brennan [email protected] Welsh Gene. Rick Nicholson [email protected] To become a member of the of the DCGS you have to be an advisor. If anyone would like to help others with genealogy research, please let me know & I will be only to glad to add your name & topic to our list. I'm especially interested in someone who could do census lookups for family genealogist doing research in Delaware Co., PA. There are websites where one can translate, German, Italian, Polish, etc., but I have come across problems with these translations. If anyone is interested in helping to translate documents in whatever language they are efficient, please let me know. Here is a list of websites that may be of interest & help to those doing research in Delaware Co., PA: On-Line Genealogy Research for Delaware County, PA PA Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) http://www.delcohistory.org/dchs/ PA Dela. Co. Chester Rural Cemetery http://sites.netscape.net/jonjonjj/crcMain.html PA Dela. Co. Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/delawap.html PA Dela. Co. Courthouse & Government Center http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/ PA DELAWARE Co. Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~padelawa/delaware.htm PA Delaware County History http://www.delcohistory.org/ PA "Old Chester" http://www.oldchesterpa.com/ PA “Old Aston” http://oldastontownship.com/ PA Counties Vital Records Info http://vitalrec.com/pacounties1.html C-1860 Census Dela. Co., PA http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/pa/delaware/1860/ C-1860 Census - Dela. Co., PA Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/delaware/census.htm#1860%20Census C-1880 Census- LDS Search http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_ census.asp GEOGRAPHIC Nameserver* http://www.mit.edu/geo?location=Boonton%2C+NJ Helen M. Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 [email protected]

> Did you know it is common knowledge NOT to give your mother's maiden > name to ANY banks, etc., for an identifier/password Helen, That is true NOW that we have all gotten so much smarter but 20 years ago it was a nearly universal practice and no one gave it a second thought. (I worked in banking back then.) I have had my checking account for close to 25 years so the info is still on file at the bank and I would have to close my account it to remove it. Also, if you go looking for a mortgage, at least here in NY, they want your mother's maiden name for the credit reporting agencies. It is better to be safe than sorry. Margaret > From: Margaret Malloy <[email protected]> > Date: Thu Mar 6, 2003 1:52:29 PM America/New_York > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fraud Warning > > > Did you know that your mother's maiden name is very valuable > information to people looking to commit Identity Theft? > > You should never anyone's mother's maiden name along with the living > individual's name. Banks use your mother's maiden name as an > identifier/password so criminals can use it to access to your account > information. > > I know that we think we are one big happy family in the genealogy > community but we are not alone. So please be careful. > > Margaret > > ______________________________ > > > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu Mar 6, 2003 4:04:53 PM America/New_York > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Fraud Warning > > > Margaret, > > Did you know it is common knowledge NOT to give your mother's > maiden > name to ANY banks, etc., for an identifier/password -- if the bank ask > -- > tell them the identifier/password you want to use, NOT what they want > you > to use. > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > >

Margaret, Did you know it is common knowledge NOT to give your mother's maiden name to ANY banks, etc., for an identifier/password -- if the bank ask -- tell them the identifier/password you want to use, NOT what they want you to use. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Did you know that your mother's maiden name is very valuable information to people looking to commit Identity Theft? You should never anyone's mother's maiden name along with the living individual's name. Banks use your mother's maiden name as an identifier/password so criminals can use it to access to your account information. I know that we think we are one big happy family in the genealogy community but we are not alone. So please be careful. Margaret

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JRB.2ACE/1171 Message Board Post: The National Archives and Records Administration has placed on the Internet a list of military casualties which occurred during World War II. The database is scanned images of a computer printout made in 1946. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html and scroll to World War II Army and Army Air Force Casualty List or World War II Navy Marine and Coast Guard Casualty List MY Memory: French Doll from World War II 5 March 2003 A French doll was sent to me by Mrs. GRABUSKI’s son, Leonard P. GRABUSKI from France. He was killed in the war. I believe he was in the Air Force. His mother lived at 321 W 7th Street & I lived with my grandmother Susan (McIntye) WEBBER & my parents at 317 W 7th Street, in Chester, Delaware Co., PA. I found this info: GRABUSKI Leonard P. 33505524 Sgt. KIA (Killed In Action) At the following website: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html On the tag, on the French Doll, it reads: Je m’appelle MAIE mon pays est Pont-Aven en Bretagne. There is a much smaller tag with numbers on it & it could be the price tag & serial number for the doll. My mother Helen (Bingler) WEBBER made Halloween customs for the three of us, (herself, me & my brother Bill), to be in Halloween Parades in Chester, Marcus Hook & Media, Delaware Co., PA. (c1952-1954) My mother being born in the Bronx was of course the “Statue of Liberty.” My brother Bill was “Uncle Sam.” And my custom was copied from the French Doll & I carried her in my hand in front of me as we walked in the parades. The crowds would always give us a standing ovation & we won prizes -- a bittersweet memory of man who gave his life for his country in World War II! Helen M. (Webber) Imburgia [email protected]

Hi, Try this. History of Delaware County - Ashmead, Ch. XIV, (Page 107) when the obstruction finally gave way a roaring mass of water came with a rush down towards Avondale. Neill Melloy, one of the operatives in John Greer & Co.'s mill .. Not sure if Avondale is the same as Crum Lynn. I didn't read the whole thing. Ethel. http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/ashmead_pg107.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Malloy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:19 PM Subject: Where did I see that? > I am ready to swear that somewhere in Ashmead's Delaware Co. History > online, I read an account of a flood in which there was mention of a > (John?) Maloy who acted swiftly to warn the populace of the coming > torrent and saved someone's life as well. > > At the time I didn't think the man mentioned was one of mine and so I > didn't bookmark the pages. Now I have learned a bit more and I think > he might be one of mine but I cannot find any mention of him in Ashmead > at all--anywhere. > > My family is from Avondale (now Crum Lynn) so I have gone page by page > through Ridley Township and used the search engine for both Malloy and > Maloy but with no luck at all. > > So, Am I just crazy and making things up? Am I missing it somehow? Or > is there some other online resource that has it and I am just confused? > > Any and all help much appreciated! > > Margaret >

I am ready to swear that somewhere in Ashmead's Delaware Co. History online, I read an account of a flood in which there was mention of a (John?) Maloy who acted swiftly to warn the populace of the coming torrent and saved someone's life as well. At the time I didn't think the man mentioned was one of mine and so I didn't bookmark the pages. Now I have learned a bit more and I think he might be one of mine but I cannot find any mention of him in Ashmead at all--anywhere. My family is from Avondale (now Crum Lynn) so I have gone page by page through Ridley Township and used the search engine for both Malloy and Maloy but with no luck at all. So, Am I just crazy and making things up? Am I missing it somehow? Or is there some other online resource that has it and I am just confused? Any and all help much appreciated! Margaret

In a message dated 3/4/03 12:05:47 PM, [email protected] writes: << June 1, 1864 DELAWARE COUNTY AMERICAN COMPANY I. KILLED. - Privates Wm. S. Gutterson. (Wm T. GUTTERSON) WOUNDED. - Sergt. Wm. H.H. Gibson, leg, severely Private, Samuel Topkins, breast, slightly; (Lemuel J. TOMPKINS) GIBSON, William H. H. (1st Lt.) 97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf. (Brooke Guards) * Received stone 30 Apr 2000 a) c) 1st Lt., must. in 29 Feb 1864; wounded at Bermuda Hund., VA, 20 May 1864; pro. from 1st Sgt. to 2nd Lt. 28 Jul 1864; to 1st Lt. 1 May 1865; must. out with Co. 28 Aug 1865; veteran. e) b. 1839 d. 21 Mar 1892. e) 20 May 1864-Severely wounded in the left knee at Wico Pottom Church, Green Plains, VA & was treated at Hampton Hospl., Hampton, VA, Davids Island, New York Harbor, NY & U. S. Genl. Hospl, Annapolis, MD re-joined Co. He was in command of a platoon of men & was ordered to the front by Maj. G. PENNYPACKER to bring off the wounded & while advancing received a gun-shot wound to the left knee. He enrolled West Chester, Chester Co., PA He m. Thamazyne PHILLIPS. GUTTERSON, Alexander 124th Reg’t, Co. H, PA Inf. * Received stone 2 Mar 2000 a) Pvt., must. in 9 Aug 1862; must. out with Co. 16 May 1863. GUTTERSON, William T. 97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf. (Brooke Guards) * Received stone 30 Aug 1999 a) Pvt., must. in 1 Jan 1864; killed at Bermuda Hund., VA, 20 May 1864; veteran. w) age 21 at enlistment Oct 1861 Note: Alex & Wm GUTTERSON-GOTTERSON appear to be brothers. (see 1860 census) TOMPKINS, Lemuel J. (Samuel) 97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., * Received stone 30 Apr 2000 a) Pvt., must. in 29 Feb 1864; wounded at Bermuda Hund., VA 20 May 1864; must. out with Co. 28 Aug 1865; veteran. e) b. 1843 d. 2 Jul 1884 enrolled at West Chester, Chester Co., PA References Index for Military info: a) b) c) d) dar) dc) e) g) mhn) o) pa) v) & w) a) “Delaware Co. History” by ASHMEAD b) History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-65 by Samuel P. BATES, 5 Volumes c) 1890 Veteran’s & Widow’s Pension Census e) Military Records or Military Pension Records from the National Archives g) Gravestone mhn) Marcus Hook News o) Obituaries pa) “Pennsylvania Archives,” Fifth Series, Vol. 5, Chester County. v) Veteran’s Records at the Veterans Office, Delaware County Court House in Media, PA. w) Info from web site &/or found descendant on-line. References for Cemetery info: 1985 St. Martin’s Cemetery Reuse Study Delaware County Planning Dept. 1936-1937 WPA (Work Projects Administration) Survey St. Martin’s Cemetery Marcus Hook, PA Also: dc) g) o) v) & w) Please keep the date of Saturday, May 24th 2003 open for the "Soldier and Sailor Walk Memorial," dedication -- rain or shine at Old St. Martin's Church, Marcus Hook, PA at 2:00 PM. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)