Good morning list, I sent the following to someone doing research on a compound surname & I thought it might be helpful to others who may encounter a similar problem: About the surname SCHUMACHER & the variant spellings: SCHUMAKER - SHOEMACHER - SHOEMAKER but does the surname MACHER come to mind? I read a story about a German Soldier in the Civil War, who got very upset with the incorrect spelling of his surname SCHUMACHER! After the war, he went west & married -- using the surname MACHER. After he died & his wife applied for his pension she was told that no one by the name of MACHER served in that regiment! Well, she just knew her husband was in the Civil War! Her husband's brother had come to visit them from back east, a few years ago & they had talked about the war. She remembered where her husband's family lived back east & traced them down -- only to find out her married name was SCHUMACHER -- not MACHER! Moral of the story, you really never know who you marry -- no, no, I'm getting off on the wrong track here. :) Be careful of compound surnames like KLEINSCHMIDT -- will KLEIN or SCHMIDT be used as the surname? Burr EASTWOOD? Now, if you have the given name Burr (which is also a surname) & you have the compound surname EASTWOOD the census takers could really have a field day with this name!!! Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Hi list' Is anyone doing research on the following surnames from Mudau, Baden &/or Trier, Palatinate -- now Germany? (Please ONLY contact me if you are doing research on these surnames in Mudau, Trier, NYC area, Berks Co., & Delaware Co., PA!) The following are my ancestor's surnames: BERG BINGLER BULZ BUCHER FLACH HELM KEHL LAYER MAUS PFAFF SCHNORR SPATH WEIMER Other surnames -- from marriage into the above families: AICHER GLEM GRIMM KOHLER LEUTZ MACHLER NOE REICHEL SCHENTZ SCHEURMANN SHAFFER Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Hello list, I'm trying to find information on the, Adolph Alrich WESTMULLER, born 1750 in Sweden & died 1812 in Marcus Hook, Lower Chichester Twp., Delaware Co., PA. Could SKS do a lookup, for his obit, for me, in a Philadelphia Paper? Thank you so very much! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Thank you for a very useful list for research in Delaware. Are there any useful URLs for Delaware? Bryan Curran Hamilton, New Zealand.

Hi list, I'm looking for info on a William John MOORE, who was b. in Ireland & immigrated abt. 1885 to Philadelphia, PA. His wife Margaret &/or Jane GALAWAY, was b. in Co. Galaway & came over a few years later with four (4) of their children, (2) other children were b. later in Phila. or Chester, PA. Family rumor has it, William was brought over to run the HERTZEL -HETZEL Mill at Front & Lloyd St., in Chester. He & his family then lived in Chester & most are buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery in Lower Chichester, Delaware Co., PA. Their children are: Margaret MOORE Lived in Phila., was an actress & never married. She was a friend of Mary PICKFORD. Jane MOORE Lived in Phila., worked at a bank & never married. John MOORE No info. Sarah MOORE m. a KERSNICK (All the above children were b. in Ireland) William A. MOORE b. c1886 in Phila. or Chester, PA & d. 1932 in Chester m. Millimay McMULLIN Anna MOORE b. in Phila. or Chester, PA, m. Martin KANE Many thanks for any info you can share with me if you have a connection with the MOORE family! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

i need help in locating some students who attended Glen-Nor high which is now Interboro School if anyone went there or would have access to the yearbooks from the years of 1954 through 1960 i would appreciate any help you could offer thank you all for your help rp

I REALLY NEED SOMEONES HELP IF ANYONE WOULD BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY FOR DELAWARE COUNTY AND WOULD NOT MIND DOING A SEARCH FOR ME I WOULD TRUELY APPRECIATE IT IT WOULD BE A SEARCH THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER FOR A DEATH NOTICE/OR ARTICLE (SINCE IT WAS A TRAGIC DROWNING) FOR NOV 7 1956 THE DROWNING ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 6TH BUT I AM GUESSING IT WOULD HAVE APPEARED THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SO IF ANYONE COULD HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU FURTHER INFORMATION TO HELP IN THE SEARCH THANK YOU TO ALL FOR READING THIS R P

I've been working with microfilmed phone books for Delaware County recently. The Philadelphia Free Library has them back to at least 1930, I believe, and I would hope that Delaware Cty libraries might have earlier ones. I don't know about city directories. Sometime ago I believe I asked for the same question, but dont remember the answer. Perhaps searching the archive for the mailing list might show it. How you would go about getting access to these phonebooks on microfilm I don't know. I don't think the LDS has filmed them. You can try interlibrary loans if this period is of any interest to you. jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb E. Ottey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 02:33 AM Subject: Directories > Hello listers, > Would somone on this list be able to advise: what are the oldest > City (and/or) County Directories for this area? And where can they be > found? Are any of them available on microfilm anywhere? Thanks all. > > Herb Ottey in Colorado >

--part1_1ac.ef8de57.2b57182c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_1ac.ef8de57.2b57182c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: HMWEBBER Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:06:43 EST Subject: Re: Directories To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 55 Hi, This may help some new members on the Delaware Co., PA mailing list: RESEARCH FACILITIES IN DELAWARE COUNTY I constructed the following outline for a lecture, I did, a few years=20 back for the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society's Seminar at Neumann College: DELAWARE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DCHS) (610) 359-1148 =20 c/o Delaware. Co. Community College Annex $3.00 Malin & James Roads hours: Tues. 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM Broomall, PA 19008 Wed. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thurs. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Delaware. Co. Census 1790-1920 (micro film) Delaware. Co. Directories Boyd's directory of Delaware County, Penna., 1897-'98 :=20 containing a general directory of Chester City, and of the towns of Clifton=20 Heights, Darby, Eddystone, Landsdowne, Media, Sharon Hill, Upland and=20 Wayne, and a business directory of the county, to which is added a large lis= t=20 of farmers and an appendix of useful information =20 Boyd's directory of Delaware County, Penna., 1899-1900 :=20 containing a general directory of Chester City, and of the towns of Clifton= =20 Heights, Darby, Eddystone, Lansdowne, Media, Ridley Park, Sharon Hill,=20 Upland and Wayne, and a business directory of the county, to which is added= =20 a large list of farmers and an appendix of useful information" =20 Church Records Cemetery Records Newspapers, (Chester Times, now Daily Times 1876 - 1971) Deeds Maps Books: PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES (Revolutionary War) BATES (PA in the Civil War) ASHMEAD (War of 1812) Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR Family Genealogies Chester County Records =20 DELAWARE COUNTY COURT HOUSE Front & Orange Streets Media, PA Register of Wills: Births 1893-1906 Docket (610) 891-4405=20 Deaths 1893-1906 Docket Marriages 1885-present (micro film) Wills & Letters of Administration (610) 891-4400 1789 to present Probate Records Orphans Court: Adoption Records (610) 891-4419 1789-1865 Docket * 1865-1921 Docket (missing, maybe in Chester) 1921-present Recorder of Deeds: Deeds 1789-present (610) 891-4155 Judicial Court Records: * Murder Docket (missing March 2000) c1940-present Naturalization Books: Volume: Date: #1 27 Feb 1860 - 27 Sep 1876 =20 #2 27 Sep 1876 - 20 Oct 1883 #3 25 Oct 1883 - 23 Sep 1886 #4 23 Sep 1886 - 27 Sep 1888 #5 27 Sep 1888 - 2 Oct 1890 #6 2 Oct 1890 - 3 Oct 1892 #7 3 Oct 1892 - 7 Oct 1892 #8 7 Oct 1892 - 30 Dec 1892 #9 30 Dec 1892 - 13 Mar 1893 #10 13 Mar 1893 - 17 Sep 1894 #11 17 Sep 1894 - 2 Oct 1896 #12 2 Oct 1896 - 22 Sep 1897 #13 22 Sep 1897 - 28 Sep 1899 #14 28 Sep 1899? - 23 Mar 1903? (missing)* #15 23 Mar 1903 - 23 Sep 1906 *Rumor has it -- this Naturalization Book may be at the Neumann=20 College Library -- sent there by mistake when the Tax Dockets were=20 sent to Neumann, a few years ago. The information in these books, gives the name & date the immigrant became a citizen, the country they immigrated from & the name(s) of the witness(es). Little else is available in these documents. =20 Petition Books for Naturalization=20 =20 1. Certificate of Arrival 2. Declaration of Intention 3. Petition of Naturalization In the above named documents you have: Photo IDs; names; dates of birth; place of birth, (town, city, county, region); date o= f=20 immigration; wife's name (if married) & some times info on her;=20 occupation; etc.=20 FAIR ACRES (610) 891-5983 Lima, PA Storage for Delaware County Court Records =20 MORMON LIBRARY free (610) 356-8507 721 Paxon Hollow Road hours: Tues. 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Broomall, PA 19008 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wed. & Thurs. 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sat. 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Social Security Records (SSDI) International Genealogical Index (IGI) Ancestral Files (AF) Family Histories Family Registry Military SWARTHMORE COLLEGE (610) 328-8496 The Friends Historical Library =20 Swarthmore, PA =20 Quaker Records of Delaware Co., PA c1690-present Hicksites Records Nicholites (DE &MD) Quaker Records from across the U.S.A. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (610) 499-4066 Wolfgram Library 14th & Chestnut Streets Chester, PA 19013 New York Times Obit. Index Vol. I 1858 -1968 Vol. II 1969 -1978 Newspapers New York Times 1851- present (micro film) Philadelphia Inquirer 1979 - present Daily Times 1970 - present Washington Post Los Angels Times & others =20 Books Delaware Co. History Pennsylvania History Surnames & Given Names Pennsylvania Gazette early 1700s-present Maps =20 NEUMANN COLLEGE (610) 558-5545 Library Concord Road Aston, PA 19014 Archives: hours M-F 9:00 AM-11:30 AM =20 Tax Records of Delaware Co., PA 1791-1903 Some Indexes, such as: Delaware Co. Wills Chester Co. Courts Chester Co. Orphans Court Family Genealogies (only a few) =20 Old Atlases (numerous) Reference Section: regular library hours Chester Co. Deed Books 1688 until 1789 Chester Co. Grantor Index to Deeds 1688-1922 Chester Co. Tax Transcripts 1715-1753 U.S. Direct Tax 1798-1866 Delaware Co. Wills 1789-1892 Census of Delaware Co. 1790-1910 (all the above on micro film) DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (DCCC) (610) 359-5146 Library Media, PA New York Times (micro film) starts 1850 German & Pennsylvania Genealogy (book) Passenger Ship List (book) MEDIA BOROUGH HISTORICAL ARCHIVES COMMISSION =20 Media Library (610) 566-1918 Front & Jackson Streets Media, PA Genealogies of prominent families of Delaware Co., PA (20 books) Obit=92s of people from the Media area late 1800s-present VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY Library Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA The London Times (micro film) starts 1785 Irish Newspapers (micro film) Passenger Ship List (books) UPPER DARBY SELLER=92S LIBRARY 76 S. State Street Upper Darby, PA 19082 Genealogical collection (books & maps) DELAWARE COUNTY DAILY TIMES (610) 622-8821 Library =20 500 Mildred Avenue Primos, PA (Not open to the public) Chester Times (now the Daily Times) 1876-present CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (610) 692-4800 225 N High Street West Chester, PA 19380 Note: In 1789 Chester County split, & Delaware County, PA, was established. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) (215) 732-6200 The Genealogical Society Of Pennsylvania (GSP) (215) 545-0391 Helen M. (Webber) Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 359-1102 [email protected] --part1_1ac.ef8de57.2b57182c_boundary--

Hello listers, Would somone on this list be able to advise: what are the oldest City (and/or) County Directories for this area? And where can they be found? Are any of them available on microfilm anywhere? Thanks all. Herb Ottey in Colorado

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I haven't seen any mention of the below resource on the list in the time I've been a subscriber, so I'm just posting this incase anyone isn't aware of this really wonderful site. http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/index.htm Margaret

Thanks Margaret. I had lost that one when my CPU crashed some time ago. Herb Ottey Margaret Malloy wrote: > I haven't seen any mention of the below resource on the list in the > time I've been a subscriber, so I'm just posting this incase anyone > isn't aware of this really wonderful site. > > http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/index.htm > > Margaret

Good morning list, I very curious about this child Williet LAMPLUGH being buried at St. Martin's Cemetery in Marcus Hook, Delaware Co., PA. LAMPLUGH, Williet Son of Edward - Sabier LAMPLUGH Born 25 Dec 1693, Died 19 Apr 1694 Walter MARTIN did not deed the land for the church until 1699. This child is buried there 6 years prior to that date. Was there a cemetery on this land before the church? Did the Finns & Swedes use this as a cemetery before the English? I'm not familiar with the origin of the surname LAMPLUGH -- could anyone give me some background on it? I'm, also, not familiar with the given names Williet & Sabier -- could anyone tell me there origin? On a map -- Settlements on the 1638 Delaware River Valley Map of the Colony of New Sweden -- what today is "Marcus Hook" was then place called "Finland." Is there anyone doing research on Finns that would have settled in this area? Many thanks for any help or info! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

April 6, 1825 VILLAGE RECORD DIED, In Thornbury, (not Westtown) on the evening of the 21st of 3d month JOSHUA HOOPES, aged 88 years and 7 months: the eldest of the name of Hoopes in this country. At Downingtown, on the evening of the 11th of the same, MARY HOOPES, grand daughter of the above: aged between 3 and 4 years. In Sadsbury, on the 25th of the same, FRANCIS W. HOOPES, grand son of the above Joshua; aged near thirty years (not 40 as stated) He has left a widow and three small children. As instance of longevity are occasionlly noticed; the following may not be uninteresting.      Daniel Hoopes grand father of the above named Joshua Hoopes, was married in 1696. The issue of that marriage was seventeen children; nine of whose ages averaged more than 84 years...Daniel when a boy came into this country with his father Joshua Hoopes, in company with William Penn. Joshua took an active part in the government; it also appears that Daniel was a member of the Legislature in the years 1708-0...From Daniel are descended all the Hoopes' of America. October 19, 1825 VILLAGE RECORD DIED - In Tuscarora Valley, Pennsylvania, on the 26th of September last, ISRAEL HOOPES, late of Chester county, aged upwards of 69 years, the son of George Hoopes, late of Goshen township, who was the Grandson of the old Daniel Hoopes, who came to settle here with the Honorable WM. PENN, the first of the Hoopes known in the United States. February 16, 1831 VILLAGE RECORD Death Notice In Kennett township, Chester County, on the 10th inst. HANNAH HOOPES, relict of Henry Hoopes. She was advanced in years - and a valued Minister of the Society of Friends. April 29, 1834 THE UPLAND UNION Estate REGISTER'S OFFICE, CHESTER, DELAWARE CO., April 26, 1834... REES HOOPES & DANIEL HOOPES, Executors of the last Will and Testament of SUSANNAH HOOPES, late of the township of Newtown, deceased. March 12, 1844 VILLAGE RECORD Death Notice Near West Chester, on the evening of the 6th inst., HANNAH HOOPES, wife of Jasper Hoopes, in the 28th year of her age.

January 19, 1814 CHESTER & DELAWARE FEDERALIST Marriage  By William Everhart, Esq. on the 25th ultimo, Mr. Joseph IDDINGS, of Delaware County, to Miss Hannah HOOPES, of West Chester. March 7, 1821 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage  In West Chester, on the 1st of March, by John Graves, Esq. Mr. William HAGGERTY, to Miss Margaret NACE, both of New Garden. December 31, 1823 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage At Friends'Meeting, Radnor, on fifth day the 26th inst. John LEEDOM, to Susannah M. STEEL, both of Delaware County. March 24, 1824 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On the 18th inst., by Wm. Everhart, Esq. Mr. Samuel LEEDOM, of Delaware county, to Miss Eliza STEELE, of Chester County. April 5, 1826 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On Tuesday, the 21st inst. by the Rev. Thos. B. Montanye, Enos MORRIS, Esq. of Newtown, to Mrs. Ann LEEDOM, of Northampton. December 14, 1831 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On the 8th inst. by B.W. Richards, Esq. MAYOR of the City of Philadelphia, Mr. JOHN W. DAVIS, of Easttown, Chester County, to Miss Margaretta STEELE, of Radnor, Delaware County. November 29, 1833 DELAWARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN Marriage On the 28th inst. by the Elder Frederick Plummer, Mr. Edmund LEEDOM, to Miss Sarah POWEL, both of Upper Darby, Delaware County. December 23, 1835 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage In Philadelphia, on the 19th ult. by John Swift, Mayor, Mr. Jesse Leedom. of East Goshen, Chester County, to Miss Elizabeth WILLIAMSON, of Newtown, Delaware County. March 12, 1839 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage At Friends'Meeting, in this borough, on Fourth-day, the 6th inst. JasperHOOPES, to Hannah HOOPES, both of West Goshen. March 17, 1840 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On the 12th inst. in Philadelphia, by John Swift, Mayor, Benedict LEEDOM, of Chester county, to Saarah Ann JONES, of Lower Merion, Montgomery county. April 7, 1843 DELAWARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN Marriage At Friends'Meeting House, Radnor, on the 19th of 3d mo. ult. Robert PAISTE, of Lower Merion, Montgomery county, to Mary M. LEEDOM, of Radnor, Delaware County. February 20, 1849 VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On the 15th instant, at White Hall, Market street, near Eighth, Philadelphia, by Alderman Thompson, Mr. William LEEDOM, to Miss Hannah Ann GREEN, both of Delaware County, Pa. April 20, 1849 DELAWARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN  Marriage On Fifth day, the 29th of Third month, by Friends' ceremony, in the presence of Mayor Swift, John LEEDOM of Haverford, to Hannah T. WORRALL, of Aston, both of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

November 8, 1833 DELAWARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN FOR THE REPUBLICAN. MR. EDITOR. - In your last you have republished part of a document purporting to give a statistical account of the Mills, unimproved Mill seats, &c. in Delaware County. When that account was first made out in 1826, about eight years ago, it was in the main correct, but since that time the spirit of improvement has been so much abroad in our county as to render several alterations necessary. I will make a statement of some of the most important changes which have taken place on Darby and Cobb creeks, and their tributary streams. At No. 2, on Cobb creek, which is noticed as a mill seat, an extensive tilt mill has been erected by David SNYDER, at which all the spades and shovels stamped with his name are manufactured. At No. 2, on a branch of Cobbcreek, a large new grist mill has been erected this summer on the site of the old one mentioned in the document. At mill seat No. 4, on the same branch, a new saw mill has been erected by Abraham POWELL, calculated to do an extensive business. At No. 5, on Cobbcreek an extensive machine factory, and also a large machine card manufactory have since been erected by Coleman SELLERS. On the site of the grist mill, No. 13, on Cobbcreek, Mr. Dennis KELLY, who is now the proprietor, has erected a very extensive cotton factory. At No. 9. on Darby creek, a new paper mill has been erected on the site of the old one. At No. 13, on Darby creek, a large new grist and merchant mill has been erected in place of the old mill by Joseph B. LEEDOM. Also, at No. 15, an extensive new grist and merchant mill has been erected. At No. 18, on Darby creek, which is noticed as a mill seat, an extensive cotton manufactory has been erected. Any person acquainted with the improvements which have taken place on the other streams since the first publication of the document, would do well to furnish you with a notice of them.

Besides my new cousins, Elaine FRYER and Mary Ann WESTFALL, is anyone else researching FRYER? I am just beginnng to delve into my newly discovered names. I have ordered 4 films, and there are 12 more I want to order, but it helps immensely to have something with which to guide that research, as I am sure you all know. Elaine has certainly provided that guidance. Our particular FRYERS married into the PYLE family. Elaine's husband is descended from Thomas FRYER¹, ca 1715, and whose wife was Ann______. She has him in tax records in 1739, in Birmingham Twp. If anyone *is* researching them, do you know from whence they came? Were the FRYERS English? ( The PYLES and CHAMBERLAINS are heavily documented already, so I know about their English origins.) According to the data Elaine has shared with me, our common link starts with Thomas², b ca 1742, and Susanna PYLE, d/o John PYLE and Susanna CHAMBERLAIN, b 9 April 1739. (This Thomas is the one who was convicted, but pardoned, for rape in 1772. Elaine has copies of the trial transcript. ) Susanna was a Quaker, but Thomas was not. Thomas² had a brother named George. Thomas and Susanna's children are: David, b ca 1767, Hannah, who married Alban HOOK, (not the Rev. HOOK) and Thomas, b 1781,who married Lydia______. We know David and Thomas went to Mercer County Ohio, and that they are both buried there. David died in 1847 and Thomas³ in 1863. Does any belong to those brothers? (Thomas's eldest son was John Quincy FRYER, b 1808, according to Elaine, and *his* son was William S FRYER, b 1838 in OH) Thanks, Lynn PRETTYMAN in Baltimore. [email protected]

Thanks for everyone's suggestions as to which ED's might contain Eagle Heights. I'm working on checking them out and I appreciate all the people who took the time to try and help. Kathie Groll