Have uploaded 47 biographies for McKean Township to the Erie Co. Biography board at <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Pa/ErieBios>. Millcreek Township will be next. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

The following message was sent privately and not to the mail list. Can anyone help them? Do not reply to me (except through the list as I am only forwarding info). Bill Klauk ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:45 AM Subject: Records for Hope Cemetery > I found your site very interesting especially for those of us who live out of state. > Can you tell me who I can contact for information on records regarding Hope > Cemetery in Elk Creek Township, RD2 albion. > > Any information would be appreciated. >

I ran across an idea recently I wish I had known about when my mother was alive. Type up all the family questions you would like to have answered, cut into strips so that each strip of paper has one question. Place all the strips into a memory box (or jar), and give it along with a bound notebook and a pen to the oldest member of your family. Ask them to write the answer to the questions in the notebook over a period of time. It is not such an overwhelming task when it is taken one question at a time, and when all the questions are answered, you will have a notebook full of family memories, handwritten by a family member. The person who does the answering will have a wonderful time remembering all the events written down in the book. L Allen wrote: > For the family history. > Several years ago, my brother suggested that our Mother write a few things down on paper. > > l. Where she had lived during her life. > 2. What events she remembered happening. > 3. Anything she thought she would like her children to know. > > This kept her busy for sometime. > Of course a recording would be of great help. > Some of the Grandchildren took her hand written notes and typed them. > > As she relived her past it brought her pleasure. > As the Grandchildren read and typed her notes they began to respect the elders a bit more. > How the hardships and joys had shaped the life of their Grandmother. > We still have her hand written pages. > She has been gone four years now and we all thank our brother for his suggestion.

I ran across an idea recently I wish I had known about when my mother was alive. Type up all the family questions you would like to have answered, cut into strips so that each strip of paper has one question. Place all the strips into a memory box (or jar), and give it along with a bound notebook and a pen to the oldest member of your family. Ask them to write the answer to the questions in the notebook over a period of time. It is not such an overwhelming task when it is taken one question at a time, and when all the questions are answered, you will have a notebook full of family memories, handwritten by a family member. The person who does the answering will have a wonderful time remembering all the events written down in the book. L Allen wrote: > For the family history. > Several years ago, my brother suggested that our Mother write a few things down on paper. > > l. Where she had lived during her life. > 2. What events she remembered happening. > 3. Anything she thought she would like her children to know. > > This kept her busy for sometime. > Of course a recording would be of great help. > Some of the Grandchildren took her hand written notes and typed them. > > As she relived her past it brought her pleasure. > As the Grandchildren read and typed her notes they began to respect the elders a bit more. > How the hardships and joys had shaped the life of their Grandmother. > We still have her hand written pages. > She has been gone four years now and we all thank our brother for his suggestion.

Hello, I am searching for the following family,. Everett Van Burkett b ? Erie Pa d-1953 Mary Markey ( spouse ) Their son Leonard Burkett b-6-14-1924 Erie Pa d- 5-1-1996 Erie Pa Do you have any of these names? Thanks Lorene

Hi Ed, I hate to ask you to look up anything as you have been pretty over loaded with look-ups of late, as our web site is getting more traffic, and we are getting more joiners to our mailing list. I really need a look-up on this, though. I need a look-up on ANDREW J. MAYER. I found him listed on my Family Tree Maker CD # 354. It shows that he emigrated to Erie, PA in 1852. I believe he was naturalized in 1869. This is my GG grandfather, that is if it is the right Andrew Mayer. There were two of them in Erie at the same time. I am hoping your listing might show a age for him, and the place he emigrated from, in Germany. I really appreciate all your hard work ED! It is a labor of Love you are doing for us all!! Thanks again, Sue Moyer -- Sue Moyer [email protected]

Looking for naturalizations on any FILIPOWICZ OR CHYLINSKI OR HILINSKI. [email protected] wrote: > Ed, > > Have you already posted the Arndt naturalizations and did I miss them? > > Robert Morton > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Ed, Have you already posted the Arndt naturalizations and did I miss them? Robert Morton

Can anyone help this young lady? From: "Lynne Humphries-Russ" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:07 PM Subject: [PAFind] 7-25-54 Erie PA > My husband was born in Erie on 25 July 1954 in Hamot Hospital. He was > adopted through Family Services. Who would have been the doctor at Hamot > Hospital at that time who would have delivered him? Does anyone know? > > Thanks. > Lynne Humphries-Russ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> > eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups > Click here for more details > http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/1/_/487807/_/982098489/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> > > How do you like it? Set up your free HEY ANITA account at at www.heyanita.com or 1-800-44-ANITA! News, weather, stocks, sports, flight tracking, horoscopes, all personalized as you arrange it, and your Yahoo email read to you on the phone! More features to come. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The best searchers don't solicit you. Ask people you know and trust before spending a dime, and be sure to understand the guarantees offered. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To remove yourself from the list, or to adjust your mail for vacation go to http://www.egroups.com and log in at the top, select your list on the next page. Some functions can be done thru email by sending a message to (POST): [email protected] and (Unsubscribe): [email protected] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > PA Search Menu http://go.to/pennsylvaniaadoption > PA Msg. Board http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb145841 >

Are you sure it was K. of H. and not K. of P. which would be Knights of Pythias? ~gina~ http://hometown.aol.com/ginaburningsky/myhomepage/business.html

Hello Greg, in the book of emigrations of my hometown area I have found for the city of Maehringen, former Kingdom of Wuerttemberg: 1854 Johann Jacob Gross, 53 years old, with 2 children to America If you have more detailed information on Katherine I could lookup the file, as I'm actually working on this film at the LDS center. Kind regards, Ruediger -----Original Message----- From: Greg Hoppe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 12:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PAERIE] Hoppe and Gross from Germany & Erie County - 1870s Hi List, I have not posted my ancestor search for awhile so I will use this posting as a follow up to my post a few miniutes ago seeking information on my ggrandfather's naturalization. Any help anyone can offer would be welcomed. An excerpt from naturalization records in Erie County, Pa., dated 9/30/1879 says my ggrandfather, William H. Hoppe, arrived in the US in 1866 from Prussia, Germany. However, according to the 1900 Census, he arrived in 1868. The Census went on to say in 1869 he married Katherine Gross, also born in somewhere in Germany. They lived in Erie, PA for at least 8 years (1872-1879). After September 1879, and maybe as late as 1887, they moved to the northwest Indiana and Chicago areas. The 1900 Census said they had 7 children - one had died and 6 were living at the time of the census. Ida (12/21/1872), Amelia (9/1/1875) and Oscar 4/1879) apparently were born in Erie Co. Then there is a gap of 8 years before Julius was born in Hanna, Indiana (4/20/1887). Perhaps the two unnamed children were born first and were old enough to leave home prior to 1900 when the Census was taken. The two unnamed and one deceased children could also have been born in the 8 year gap between 1879 and 1887. I don't know much else - the town William came from in Prussia or the area Katherine came from, whether William and Katherine knew each other before arriving in the US, names of the other 2 children, was William the first, last or only Hoppe of his family to immigrate, in what US port did they disembark, etc. Descendants of William H. Hoppe 1 William H. Hoppe b: Jan. 1838 in Germany d: Dec 8, 1909 in Unknown +Katherine Gross b: Dec 18, 1843 in Germany d: Jan 16, 1918 in Whiting, Lake Co., Indiana m: Abt. 1869 ........2 Ida Katherine Hoppe b: Dec 21, 1872 in Erie, PA d: Feb 13, 1947 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana ........2 Amelia Hoppe b: Sep 1876 d: Feb 06, 1958 in Whiting, Lake Co., Indiana ........2 Oscar Hoppe b: Apr 1879 in PA ........2 Julius Albert Hoppe b: Apr 20, 1887 in Hanna, LaPorte Co., IN d: Mar 21, 1965 in East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana ..........+Alma Georgine Vater b: 1893 in Whiting, IN d: Aug 23, 1957 in IN m: in Whiting, Lake Co., IN ........2 Unknown Hoppe ........2 Unknown Hoppe ........2 Unknown Hoppe (Deceased by 1900) Thanks, Greg ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

itle:History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates. Author:Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. Availability:These pages may freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact [email protected] for more information. Print Source:History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates. Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. 5 v. plates (partly col.) maps (partly fold.) 28 cm. Harrisburg, B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=77f83b1259ba7442&c=moa&idno =ABY3439.0005.001&view=toc

Addition to the message. WILLIAM HOWARD ARMSTRONG was born Sept 7, 1825. The date that MARTIN ARMSTRONG'S wife died was probably that year, as I think WILLIAM was a baby when left with the JONES in Erie County, PA. His wife's name is unknown. WILLIAM HOWARD, grew up in Erie County and married a SALLY JEAN OR JEANNIE BLODGETT. All there children were born and raised in Erie County. Janet -----Original Message----- From: Janet [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 1:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PAERIE] Martin Armstrong from Scotland>Orchard Beach Hi, I have a ggg-grandfather, MARTIN ARMSTRONG who Immigrated to Canada from Scotland in the early 1800's. He came across Lake Erie and landed at Orchard Beach. He had 3 older sons, CHARLES ARMSTRONG who possibly went to Virginia about 1850, and was a lawyer. Another J.H. ARMSTRONG who died in Lebanon Tenn. The 3rd older son M.N. ARMSTRONG was in Port Huron Michigan, was married in 1857 and possibly had a son in 1860. The youngest son of Martin, his name was WILLIAM HOWARD ARMSTRONG was born in North East, Erie Cnty, PA. Apparently Martin's wife died after he was born, and MARTIN ARMSTRONG went to Port Clinton, Ohio, taking the 3 older sons with him and leaving the youngest with a Family named JONES, in Erie County, PA. There they raised him. Anyone with information on any of this please contact me. Thank you, Janet Armstrong Kliven ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hi, I have a ggg-grandfather, MARTIN ARMSTRONG who Immigrated to Canada from Scotland in the early 1800's. He came across Lake Erie and landed at Orchard Beach. He had 3 older sons, CHARLES ARMSTRONG who possibly went to Virginia about 1850, and was a lawyer. Another J.H. ARMSTRONG who died in Lebanon Tenn. The 3rd older son M.N. ARMSTRONG was in Port Huron Michigan, was married in 1857 and possibly had a son in 1860. The youngest son of Martin, his name was WILLIAM HOWARD ARMSTRONG was born in North East, Erie Cnty, PA. Apparently Martin's wife died after he was born, and MARTIN ARMSTRONG went to Port Clinton, Ohio, taking the 3 older sons with him and leaving the youngest with a Family named JONES, in Erie County, PA. There they raised him. Anyone with information on any of this please contact me. Thank you, Janet Armstrong Kliven

Hello List, Please join Mike and me in welcoming Bob and Kathy Groner as the new township coordinators for Washington Township and Edinboro. Although they live in Lorain County, Ohio, their roots are in the Edinboro area and they travel back frequently (once the weather is nice). Bob and Kathy have provided a welcome introduction for the Washington Township page which I will be working on getting posted this evening, along with a nice list of links for the page. They also have some excellent web pages developed already, mostly specifically with their family in the area, but these will be linked as well. Check them out now at http://www.geocities.com/kathysangels/hamiltons.html . They have expressed some of the same desires to make the Erie County (PA) Genealogy web site a premier site for research, a goal expressed by Mike originally and strongly supported by myself, so we look forward to their participation in the site. Bob and Kathy are on e-mail at: [email protected] . Bill Klauk Co-Coordinator, Erie County (PA) Genealogy, USGenWeb/PAGenWeb Project Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

I notice on the Erie Co. Website that there is a Wheelock Cemetery in Corry, Wayne TWP. Does anyone have any information about this cemetery -- location, list of individuals buried there, etc.? I have BOLSTER and MERTZ ancestors who were living in the Wheelock area as early as the 1830's, and I don't know where they were buried. If listmembers out there know something about this cemetery, I would appreciate hearing from them. Best Regards, Sally BOLSTER HOLCOMBE <[email protected]> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Researching: California -- BOLSTER, ESTABROOK, HENNAGIN, HOLCOMBE Canada -- ESTABROOK, JAYCOX Connecticut -- ALVORD, CONVERSE, ELITHORPE, HOLCOMBE, WEEKS Cornwall, Eng. -- DAVEY, EDDY, EDWARDS, MENHENNICK, POLKINGHORNE, RODDA, WEBB, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WOLFE. Cumbria, Eng. -- SATTERTHWAITE, TURNER Indiana -- BOLSTER, LAWHEAD Illinois -- BOLSTER, REYNOLDS, Massachusetts -- ALVORD, BIDWELL, CHILDS, BOLSTER, BULLARD, ESTABROOK, GRANT, HATHAWAY, WEEKS Michigan -- ALVORD, BIDWELL, BODENSTEIN, BOLSTER, CHILDS, CONVERSE, DAVEY, EDDY, EDWARDS, STOKESBURY, MENHENNICK, POLKINGHORNE, REYNOLDS, RODDA, WEBB, WEEKS, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WOLFE. New York -- ALVORD, CAREY, CHILDS, DELANEY, HOLCOMBE, JAYCOX, LYON, MERTZ, WARREN, WEEKS, North Carolina -- HARVEY (Quaker) Ohio -- BOLSTER, HARVEY (Quaker), LAWHEAD, STOKESBURY Pennsylvania -- BOLSTER, LAWHEAD, MERTZ, Rhode Island -- BOLSTER, TUCKER Vermont -- BOLSTER, CONVERSE, ELITHORPE, HOLCOMBE, LYON, SMITH, Washington -- BOLSTER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

AF&AM (Masonic) AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen ALOH American Legion of Honor AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries- Masonic Order BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World CK of A Catholic Knights of America COOF Catholic Order of Foresters CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society CSA Confederate States Army DAR Daughters of American Revolution EBA Emerald Beneficial Association FAA Free and Accepted Americans F&AM - Free and Accepted Masons. FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter GAR Grand Army of the Republic GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows IHSV Red Cross of Constantine IOI Independent Order of Immaculates IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows ISH Independent Sons of Honor IORM Improved Order of Redmen IWW Industrial Workers of the World JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics KGL Knight Grand Legion KM Knights Militant KC Knights of Columbus K of C Knights of Columbus K of FM Knights of Father Matthew KFM Knights of Father Matthew K of H Knights of Honor K of L Knights of Loyola K M Knights of Malta (Masonic) KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain KPC Knights of Peter Claver KP Knights of Pythias K of P Knights of Pythias KSC Knights of St. Columbkille KG Knights of St. George KSTG Knights of St. George KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius K of SJ Knights of St. John KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph KSL Knights of St. Lawrence KSTM Knights of St. Martin K of STP Knights of St. Patrick KSTP Knights of St. Paul KSTP Knights of St. Peter KSTT Knights of St. Thomas K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas KT Knights of Tabor K of T Knights of Tabor KWM Knights of Wise Men KGE Knights of Golden Eagle KHC Knights of Holy Cross KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan KOTM Knights of Macabees KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest KT Knights Templars (Masonic) LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians LK of A Loyal Knights of America LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E. MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States MRA Royal Arcanum MWA Modern Woodsmen of America NOK New Order Knights (see KKK) OES Order of the Eastern Star OUAM Order of United American Mechanics PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara RSTV Rite of ST. Vita RK Roman Knights SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order) RAM Royal Arch Masons RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic) SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union SBL Society B. Lafayette SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans SAR Sons of the American Revolution SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic) SV Sons of Veterans TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows UCV United Confederate Veterans UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars --Hope this helps MELINDA IN VA Warren Co Coordinator http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/warren

Here is a good site to go to to get names of organizations from initials - http://www.gwgantiques.com/ffaq.htm - then use your favorite search engine to look further. On this list K of H stands for Knights of Honor, but I don't recognize it. Linda Emerson has already replied on the other two. In my summertime project of looking for unusual gravestone flagholders and posting pictures to the Zing album which one can get to by way of the Erie County Cemetery page, I often make reference to various pages that are linked from a site maintained by Joyce M. Tice at http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm who has a featured flagholder page and a number of links to other pages talking about the various organizations. I got my idea to start taking flagholder pictures from Joyce, and have contributed some to her pages. Joyce runs an independent site, but covers Bradford Co and Tioga Co in PA and Chemung Co in NY. As the subject was brought up, if anyone is visiting any cemeteries and sees any flagholders that look unusual and happen to have your digital camera with you (or regular camera for that matter although film costs money), please take a picture of it and send it too me (if you so desire - strictly voluntary). Most flags won't go in till Memorial Day so its not good flagholder hunting now. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hello list, Following changes made to http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie for Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001. February 11, 2001 Added a new Early Marriage Notices page linked from the main home page under Special Features, based on information provided by Christy Hodges. Added 4 more 1890 Veterans Schedules and linked from the Census page only at this time. These were contributed by Barb Seyler and are fairly small, but important to anyone researching Albion, Springfield area, Washington Township and the Erie Co Almshouse. In the process of testing the four new 1890 Vets pages, I discovered that a bad link to Barb Seyler's e-mail which I thought I had corrected in all places, somehow had been reintroduced. I corrected it on 6 pages that I found. Barb's e-mail starts with ropetracer so if anyone clicks on a mail link on any of the pages for Barb, and you don't see ropetracer, etc. then please let me know off list so I can correct it. Also, I didn't add a mail link to Christy Hodges on the Early Marriage Notices page as I understand from Mike that her e-mail is bouncing so she must still be converting over. Christy, please contact me if you are back on line. That's it for this weekend. As I keep promising, more in the works. Bill Klauk Co-Coordinator, Erie County (PA) Genealogy, USGenWeb/PAGenWeb Project Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Does anyone know what these groups stand for? I have an ancestor that was a member of the G. A. R., of the K. of H., and of the Patrons of Husbandry.