Cathedral Prep is an all-boy Catholic High School. Were they Catholic? Gridley is a public school but at least in the 1960's and 1970's was just a middle school, not high school. Strong Vincent was the high school for the area. But 9th and Poplar is more central. Perhaps Academy High School would be another possibility? Or something on the east side? And when did Erie Technical High School come into being? I knew a lot of kids from all over the city who went to Tech to get technical training in a trade. Okay more questions and no answers. Just food for thought. Is there a reference on the development (genealogy) of the Erie School District? Best wishes, Elissa who used to live 1 block from Gridley and dated lots of cute guys from Prep. On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:51:20 -0500 "Bob & Martha Phillips" <robmarth@empacc.net> writes: > Hi List, > Looking for a high school that was near 902 Poplar St. in 1920. > Current maps show a Gridley H.S. and a Cathredral Preparatory School > near Poplar. Trying to find out where Robert J. Hunter, 16 was > enrolled at that time. His mother, Margaret Rumsey and step-father, > Arthur B. Rumsey were living at 902 Poplar St. Hoping someone can > check yearbooks and perhaps locate Robert J. Hunter. > Thanks. > Bob Phillips > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > To leave PAERIE-L, send mail to PAERIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with > the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To > leave PAERIE-D, do the same thing with > PAERIE-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Periodically, messages are received that various viruses are > floating around the newslists. While no viruses have yet been > transmitted via this board, all readers are strongly encouraged to > keep their virus checkers up to date in order to ensure that your > computer will not be impacted should this occur. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Hi List, Looking for a high school that was near 902 Poplar St. in 1920. Current maps show a Gridley H.S. and a Cathredral Preparatory School near Poplar. Trying to find out where Robert J. Hunter, 16 was enrolled at that time. His mother, Margaret Rumsey and step-father, Arthur B. Rumsey were living at 902 Poplar St. Hoping someone can check yearbooks and perhaps locate Robert J. Hunter. Thanks. Bob Phillips

The Erie Public Library should be able to tell you the names of the schools in the area..they have all ( or most) of the high school yearbooks. Jan

Sorry for using the list, but Greg Spinks email address is no longer working. Greg, if you are on this list, please contect me privately with your new email address. Bill Klauk

Hello PA Erie researchers and other list members, I am finally starting to get the swing of how to get pages edited with my new PC and operating system, although I think I am going to set up my old PC just to do web pages. Here are the updates to http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie that have occurred since December 1, 2002, which I probably have not previously reported. February 11, 2003 Updated this page with all changes (that I can remember) since mid December 2002. February 10, 2003 Added a new feature page to Erie County Land Records. This page is a newspaper ad from the January 17, 1850, Erie Gazette, for land for sale that had been a part of the Moravian Land Grant. The article has been transcribed and submitted by Evelyn Baker, and is also linked on the Springfield Township page. February 6, 2003 Note that ESGR has updated the City of Erie Vital Records Research page and submission form. The link from the Courthouse and Vital Records page has not changed. February 4, 2003 Beth Simmons has provided a complete revision to her Lowry Clan submission. The Family Tree portion, titled Descendants of George and Margaret Lowry, was put into a separate web page. Both sections of the Lowry Clan story were uploaded. The Family History Index page, and the Harbor Creek Township page, were both updated to reflect the changes. Updated the Guest Book to start a new book for 2003. Several January entries had been posted and these were entered into the new current Guest Book. Archived all 2002 entries into a 2002 Guest Book, and entered the link to this 2002 book on the current 2003 Guest Book. February 2, 2003 Changed the Homepage to reflect the new year and updated the Welcome Letter. Due to the new PC and limited time, there is no formal theme for February. Updated the Copyright Statement to reflect 2003. January, 2003 Due to a personal computer upgrade and change of operating systems to Windows XP, there were no additions of changes to the Website during January. December 24, 2002 Added a new feature Family History page for the Lowry Clan, as written and submitted by Beth Simmons. Although the Lowry family settled in both North East and Harbor Creek Townships, the page has only been linked from the Family History Index page and from the in Harbor Creek Township page. Beth also provided an image of an old time Christmas Card which has been posted to the Harbor Creek Township page. Another submission from Beth Simmons was also linked to both Harbor Creek Township, and to the Family Histories Index page. This feature page is an index of all Harbor Creek names found in the four most popular Histories of Erie County. December 17, 2002 Added a new feature cemetery page for the Drury Family Cemetery in Girard township as contributed by Dick Tefft. This page is linked to the Girard Township page and to the Cemetery Index page. Updated the Girard Township page to list all cemeteries from the Cemetery Index page. December 13, 2002 Updated the Pico Search Engine Index for the site. There are now 528 pages included in the search. December 12, 2002 Updated the County Courthouse and Vital Records page to include a link to the ESGR page which announces that Erie City vital records from about 1875 to about 1908 may be researched by ESGR. Updated Amity Township page to include a new email address for Bimmy Urso, the township coordinator. Updated Springfield Township page to include a newly scanned photo of the East Springfield Christian Church. December 9, 2002 Updated Dee's Trivia page and the Misc Everything Goes Here page with an additional submission from Dee Davidson concerning the sinking of the steamboat 'Erie' in the mid 1800s. Posted a new Land Records page titled 1819 Tax Assessment submitted many months ago by Evelyn Baker, but just now being posted. December 1, 2002 Updated Homepage Welcome letter to reflect carry over of the Church theme with most time being spent in catch up. Bill Klauk Volunteer County Coordinator, Erie Co (PA) Genealogy USGenWeb/PAGenWeb Project

Hi Laurel, The email address I've used (for the same thing) is as follows; reference@erielibrary.ecls.lib.pa.us Best of luck, Stacey Rego :)

Hi list Serching BENNETT, RODGERS,DAHL Willing to share info on these families . Good luck on all your searches Ron RODGERS Crawford Co. Pa.

Hello. I just tried to email the erie blasco library to get some obituaries sent to me and it got bounced back. The email I used was from the website: reference@erielibrary.org Does anyone have another email address for them? Thanks Laurel

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:59:07 -0500 "Laurel Anderson" <landerson@zoominternet.net> writes: > I have been trying to research my dad's LEE family in Erie. My dad's > father, William (Bill) John Lee, divorced my dad's mother about 1940 and > rumor was he remarried within 10 years or so after that. We just > recently found an old letter that had this woman's name. Her name in > approximately 1982 was Mrs. CARMEN FARBO. Her maiden name was SORGER. > Now we don't know if CARMEN FARBO is the new husband's name, or if her > name is Carmen. It could go either way. Carmine is Italian for Charles. Perhaps Carmen is another form for it. Farbo is a name I find with my Scalises who came from Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy to Erie. I have a Great-Uncle Carmine Borelli who went by Charles in America. If you want to see Charles Borelli, look in the most recent copy of "Genealogical Computing" (Jan, Feb, March 2003) on page 8. There is a picture there of his tombstone which has his portrait on it. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Erie. Not much help. But since you have an address and a time, you could check city directories and see who all was living in the household. Best wishes, Elissa ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

I have been trying to research my dad's LEE family in Erie. My dad's father, William (Bill) John Lee, divorced my dad's mother about 1940 and rumor was he remarried within 10 years or so after that. We just recently found an old letter that had this woman's name. Her name in approximately 1982 was Mrs. CARMEN FARBO. Her maiden name was SORGER. Now we don't know if CARMEN FARBO is the new husband's name, or if her name is Carmen. We do know that apparently growing up, (when she was a SORGER), she lived in the 1300 block of W. 10th Ave in Erie in a house once occupied by Bill BRENNAN's family. The letter says that Bill Brennan was an architect and his wife worked for the Dept. of Public Welfare. The letter says that before WWII, Brennans sold the house to the Sorger family, who they believe later sold it to Dr. JACKMAN and in 1982 it was owned by Warren JONES. This Mrs. Carmen FARBO, in 1982, was supposed to be living at 3431 W. 41st St. in Erie. This info was given to my aunt at the time from a Jean or Joan CRONIN wife of Bob DAILEY, former county official. If anyone can possibly find out any further info based on this new info, it would be greatly appreciated. Someone already researched the Erie Co. marriage records for William LEE around that time and didn't find any. Some suggestions have been to check out the Ripley, NY area. That is where he married my Grandmother. I intend to check that out. Basically, my dad would like to know if this Mrs. Carmen Farbo did marry William Lee, his dad. And did they have any children? I guess the years would be sometime between 1940-1955 or so. I guess it would help to look up some census info from 1930 to see if this carmen is a male or female. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Laurel Anderson

FYI - no relation: A History of the Luther Memorial Church, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1861-1936. Erie, Pa., The Church, 1936? States that the altar of the (new) church, ca 1884-7, was a gift of Mr. Jacob Berst. --------------- Miller, John, A twentieth century history of Erie County, Pennsylvania, a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1909 A couple of pages of bio of a Berst family in Erie - Conrad Berst of Plautz, Germany ,b. 1779, emigrated to US in 1798, md. Catherine Gunthner [sp?] at Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA in 1807. Served in War of 1812, moved to Butler Co. in 1827, then to Erie Co. in 1830. In 1836, he moved to Kosciusko Co., IN where he remained til his death. His son, John, b. Manhiem, Lancaster Co. Sep. 3, 1808, md. Elizabeth Miller in 183 in Erie Co. Their children were Henry, Catherine A., Jacob, John W., Titus, and Hiram L. -------------------- --- "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@nrao.edu> wrote: > My great, great-grandfather was Martin BURST of > Plymouth, Luzerne, PA. > > He is buried in a GAR location in that area. > Oddly, what looked to be > an unrelated BURST is buried with him. Jacob > BURST. Now Jacob > appears to have been born around 1840 or 1841. > > Voila! After a few years of seeking, I seem to > have stumbled upon the > possible place of origin for Jacob. In the LDS > Online Transcribed > Census, it is revealed: > > Jacob BERST Self M Male W 40 PA Gardner PA PA > Mary BERST Wife M Female W 41 PA Keeping House > PA PA > Rosa M. BERST Dau S Female W 11 PA At School PA > PA > Anna E. BERST Dau S Female W 9 PA At School PA > PA > Edwin L. BERST Son S Male W 6 PA PA PA > Maud I. BERST Dau S Female W 1 PA PA PA > 5th Ward, House for the Friendless, Erie, Erie, > PA > 1255128 > T9-1128 > 354B > > Ah! But not merely that. Also: > > John BERST Self M Male W 36 PA Gardner PA PA > Sarah BERST Wife M Female W 32 PA Keeping House > PA PA > Mabel BERST Dau S Female W 6 PA PA PA > Fredrick BERST Son S Male W 4 PA PA PA > BERST Dau S Female W 1M PA PA PA > 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA > 1255128 > T9-1128 > 367C > > Hiram BERST Self M Male W 38 PA Gardner PA PA > Mary E. BERST Wife M Female W 33 PA Keeping > House ENGL NY > Hattie E. BERST Dau S Female W 11 PA At School > PA PA > Jessie M. BERST Dau S Female W 10 PA At School > PA PA > William L. BERST Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA > Marian BERST Dau S Female W 7M PA PA PA > 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA > 1255128 > T9-1128 > 367C > > John BERST Self M Male W 71 PA MANHEIM PA > Elizabeth BERST Wife M Female W 65 PA Keeping > House PA PA > Henry BERST Son S Male W 43 PA Farmer PA PA > Titus BERST Son M Male W 33 PA Florist PA PA > Mary BERST DauL M Female W 25 PA At Home PA PA > Charles BERST GSon S Male W 2 PA PA PA > 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA > 1255128 > T9-1128 > 369C > > Clearly this is not any unknown name in Erie! > > Here, then, is 1880 for my own Martin in > Luzerne. Can you folks > relate to this fellow and his family? > > Martin BURST Self M Male W 41 CAN Laborer CAN > CAN > Catharine BURST Wife M Female W 48 IRE > Housekeeper IRE IRE > Katie BURST Dau S Female W 16 PA CAN IRE > James FINIGAN SSon S Male W 20 PA Laborer In > Mine CAN IRE > > Catharine was a LARGE who had married a > FINNEGAN. She had a son and > was considerably older than Martin. Martin had > a severe leg wound > in the Civil War. > > If you can help me with the BERST/BURST name, I > would much appreciate > it... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

At the House for the Friendless, where the BERSTs were, they are listed as families, and they are gardeners. Does this mean they worked for that house, or did they live there as "inmates?" Thanks, Vince Summers

My great, great-grandfather was Martin BURST of Plymouth, Luzerne, PA. He is buried in a GAR location in that area. Oddly, what looked to be an unrelated BURST is buried with him. Jacob BURST. Now Jacob appears to have been born around 1840 or 1841. Voila! After a few years of seeking, I seem to have stumbled upon the possible place of origin for Jacob. In the LDS Online Transcribed Census, it is revealed: Jacob BERST Self M Male W 40 PA Gardner PA PA Mary BERST Wife M Female W 41 PA Keeping House PA PA Rosa M. BERST Dau S Female W 11 PA At School PA PA Anna E. BERST Dau S Female W 9 PA At School PA PA Edwin L. BERST Son S Male W 6 PA PA PA Maud I. BERST Dau S Female W 1 PA PA PA 5th Ward, House for the Friendless, Erie, Erie, PA 1255128 T9-1128 354B Ah! But not merely that. Also: John BERST Self M Male W 36 PA Gardner PA PA Sarah BERST Wife M Female W 32 PA Keeping House PA PA Mabel BERST Dau S Female W 6 PA PA PA Fredrick BERST Son S Male W 4 PA PA PA BERST Dau S Female W 1M PA PA PA 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA 1255128 T9-1128 367C Hiram BERST Self M Male W 38 PA Gardner PA PA Mary E. BERST Wife M Female W 33 PA Keeping House ENGL NY Hattie E. BERST Dau S Female W 11 PA At School PA PA Jessie M. BERST Dau S Female W 10 PA At School PA PA William L. BERST Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA Marian BERST Dau S Female W 7M PA PA PA 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA 1255128 T9-1128 367C John BERST Self M Male W 71 PA MANHEIM PA Elizabeth BERST Wife M Female W 65 PA Keeping House PA PA Henry BERST Son S Male W 43 PA Farmer PA PA Titus BERST Son M Male W 33 PA Florist PA PA Mary BERST DauL M Female W 25 PA At Home PA PA Charles BERST GSon S Male W 2 PA PA PA 6th Ward, Erie, Erie, PA 1255128 T9-1128 369C Clearly this is not any unknown name in Erie! Here, then, is 1880 for my own Martin in Luzerne. Can you folks relate to this fellow and his family? Martin BURST Self M Male W 41 CAN Laborer CAN CAN Catharine BURST Wife M Female W 48 IRE Housekeeper IRE IRE Katie BURST Dau S Female W 16 PA CAN IRE James FINIGAN SSon S Male W 20 PA Laborer In Mine CAN IRE Catharine was a LARGE who had married a FINNEGAN. She had a son and was considerably older than Martin. Martin had a severe leg wound in the Civil War. If you can help me with the BERST/BURST name, I would much appreciate it... Vince Summers

Joyce: Thanks for your kind offer. One question I have is ......would you know the dates of operation of these homes? Or a place to look them up? I am interested in the period 1850-1875. John Bellman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Anthony" <rainbow@velocity.net> To: <PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] St Joseph's Orphanage > Hi: I just checked last week on Alms House records here -- St. Joseph's, > Erie Alms House, Old Ladies Home, and Home of the Friendless were all county > run. The records are currently housed in the basement of the courthouse. I > will be making an appointment to search for these records within the next > couple of weeks (I live here in Erie) and will also be checking at the Erie > Genealogical Society within that period to see if they have anything. > Anyone interested in records from these 4 places can e-mail me privately > and I will do my best to see if I can find anything for you. When my > appointment is made (they require one for basement searches) I will let > everyone know. > Joyce > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <espowell@juno.com> > To: <PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: [PAERIE] St Joseph's Orphanage > > > > Wasn't it the Sisters of St. Joseph who ran St. Joseph Orphanage? Perhaps > > getting in touch with them would lead to any records left. > > > > I do know that HANDS (Housing and Neighborhood Development Services) > > bought the property from the diocese back in the Carter administration > > (Roslyn Carter came to the open house) and renovated and added on to > > create apartments for senior citizens and handicapped individuals. It had > > been empty for something like 20? years... it was a mess! Quite a > > renovation project to get it as beautiful as it is today. > > > > I also know that there are former orphans in Erie. Joe Lucky, I believe, > > is one of the people who grew up at St. Joe's. He is a well known fixture > > at Gannon University. Perhaps contacting Joe would get you more > > information, as he may have already gone this route, or known others who > > have. > > > > Elissa Scalise Powell in sunny Pittsburgh > > > > On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 09:20:32 -0500 "Fromknecht, Marian" > > <Marian.Fromknecht@zurn.com> writes: > > > Hello fellow listers > > > > > > I received a request inquiring about St Joseph's Orphanage requiring > > about > > > where to obtain any records and if they are even available... I have no > > > knowledge on this, but thought perhaps someone here would.... I am > > actually > > > am quite curious as to this myself. > > > > > > Thanks once again for the plethora of knowledge on this list! > > > > > > Marian ~ from not-snowing-anymore-but-still-quite-cold ~ Erie, PA > > > :-)) > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > To leave PAERIE-L, send mail to PAERIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the > single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave PAERIE-D, > do the same thing with PAERIE-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > Periodically, messages are received that various viruses are floating > around the newslists. While no viruses have yet been transmitted via this > board, all readers are strongly encouraged to keep their virus checkers up > to date in order to ensure that your computer will not be impacted should > this occur. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > To leave PAERIE-L, send mail to PAERIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave PAERIE-D, do the same thing with PAERIE-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Periodically, messages are received that various viruses are floating around the newslists. While no viruses have yet been transmitted via this board, all readers are strongly encouraged to keep their virus checkers up to date in order to ensure that your computer will not be impacted should this occur. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi: I just checked last week on Alms House records here -- St. Joseph's, Erie Alms House, Old Ladies Home, and Home of the Friendless were all county run. The records are currently housed in the basement of the courthouse. I will be making an appointment to search for these records within the next couple of weeks (I live here in Erie) and will also be checking at the Erie Genealogical Society within that period to see if they have anything. Anyone interested in records from these 4 places can e-mail me privately and I will do my best to see if I can find anything for you. When my appointment is made (they require one for basement searches) I will let everyone know. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <espowell@juno.com> To: <PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:41 AM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] St Joseph's Orphanage > Wasn't it the Sisters of St. Joseph who ran St. Joseph Orphanage? Perhaps > getting in touch with them would lead to any records left. > > I do know that HANDS (Housing and Neighborhood Development Services) > bought the property from the diocese back in the Carter administration > (Roslyn Carter came to the open house) and renovated and added on to > create apartments for senior citizens and handicapped individuals. It had > been empty for something like 20? years... it was a mess! Quite a > renovation project to get it as beautiful as it is today. > > I also know that there are former orphans in Erie. Joe Lucky, I believe, > is one of the people who grew up at St. Joe's. He is a well known fixture > at Gannon University. Perhaps contacting Joe would get you more > information, as he may have already gone this route, or known others who > have. > > Elissa Scalise Powell in sunny Pittsburgh > > On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 09:20:32 -0500 "Fromknecht, Marian" > <Marian.Fromknecht@zurn.com> writes: > > Hello fellow listers > > > > I received a request inquiring about St Joseph's Orphanage requiring > about > > where to obtain any records and if they are even available... I have no > > knowledge on this, but thought perhaps someone here would.... I am > actually > > am quite curious as to this myself. > > > > Thanks once again for the plethora of knowledge on this list! > > > > Marian ~ from not-snowing-anymore-but-still-quite-cold ~ Erie, PA > > :-)) > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > To leave PAERIE-L, send mail to PAERIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave PAERIE-D, do the same thing with PAERIE-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Periodically, messages are received that various viruses are floating around the newslists. While no viruses have yet been transmitted via this board, all readers are strongly encouraged to keep their virus checkers up to date in order to ensure that your computer will not be impacted should this occur. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Wasn't it the Sisters of St. Joseph who ran St. Joseph Orphanage? Perhaps getting in touch with them would lead to any records left. I do know that HANDS (Housing and Neighborhood Development Services) bought the property from the diocese back in the Carter administration (Roslyn Carter came to the open house) and renovated and added on to create apartments for senior citizens and handicapped individuals. It had been empty for something like 20? years... it was a mess! Quite a renovation project to get it as beautiful as it is today. I also know that there are former orphans in Erie. Joe Lucky, I believe, is one of the people who grew up at St. Joe's. He is a well known fixture at Gannon University. Perhaps contacting Joe would get you more information, as he may have already gone this route, or known others who have. Elissa Scalise Powell in sunny Pittsburgh On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 09:20:32 -0500 "Fromknecht, Marian" <Marian.Fromknecht@zurn.com> writes: > Hello fellow listers > > I received a request inquiring about St Joseph's Orphanage requiring about > where to obtain any records and if they are even available... I have no > knowledge on this, but thought perhaps someone here would.... I am actually > am quite curious as to this myself. > > Thanks once again for the plethora of knowledge on this list! > > Marian ~ from not-snowing-anymore-but-still-quite-cold ~ Erie, PA > :-)) ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Hello fellow listers I received a request inquiring about St Joseph's Orphanage requiring about where to obtain any records and if they are even available... I have no knowledge on this, but thought perhaps someone here would.... I am actually am quite curious as to this myself. Thanks once again for the plethora of knowledge on this list! Marian ~ from not-snowing-anymore-but-still-quite-cold ~ Erie, PA :-))

I am new to this list. I am looking for info on Daniel STRUBLE and his wife, Pheabe/Pheaba/Phillipina. They were born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. They are in the 1880 census in PA, Erie Co. Fairview Twp. Cheryl tedrickw@cox.net

I am looking for more information on Margaret Keplor's family. She was born in Wattsburg in 1799 and died in Union Township in 1879. I believe her fathers name was Peter and he was born around 1773 in Wattsburg. I have no information on Margaret's mother or siblings. Can any one help with additional information?

The name seems to have been more commonly spelled Kepler. The only Keplors in the 1800 census index, e.g., are Jacob 1 and Jacob 2 in Centre Co., PA. There was one Peter Kepler in the 1800 census index, in Adams Co., PA. I found this one book with a likely reference to your Peter. History of Erie County, Pennsylvania containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 ... page 179, in a bio of Milton Shreve, b. Union Twp., it says that Milton's father Richard md. Margaret, dau of Peter Kepler, whose wife was said to have cooked the first meal in Wattsburg. Richard Shreve was a bro-in-law of Jacob Kepler. Sadly, it does not name Peter Kepler's wife. Perhaps researching the Shreve family would turn up something. ------------------------------------------ --- Jill Hubbell <jillhubbell@txucom.net> wrote: > I am looking for more information on Margaret > Keplor's family. She was born in Wattsburg in > 1799 and died in Union Township in 1879. I > believe her fathers name was Peter and he was > born around 1773 in Wattsburg. I have no > information on Margaret's mother or siblings. > Can any one help with additional information? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com