Hi, G. A. R. stands for Grand Army of the Republic. It was an organization for veterans of the North in the Civil War. Paul [email protected] wrote: > > 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. > > ==== 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

Just in case anyone is interested, just now I searched and found the current webpage for the Knights of Pythias society at <http://www.pythias.org/pythstry.html> Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

[email protected] wrote: > > 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. G. A. R. stands for Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for Union veterans of the Civil War. I believe K. of H. stands for Knights of Honor. There is some discussion of these "secret societies" in Part III, Chapter V of Bates' 1884 "History of Erie Co., PA < http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/bates/bates3V.htm>. Other than this, I don't really know much about these organizations. Perhaps a search of the internet would turn up more about their history and function. Three or four years ago I searched for info about the Knights of Pythias society and found a site that had quite a lot about its history, but the URL I have for it is no longer valid. Hope this helps a little bit. Hopefully someone else has more info about these societies. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

Have uploaded 64 biographies for Harborcreek Township and 26 biographies for Le Boeuf Township to the Erie Co. Biography board at <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Pa/ErieBios>. McKean Township will be next. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

Hi Cynthia... Information on the GAR can be found at: http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm Information on the Patrons of Husbandry is located here: http://www.grange.org/what.htm Hope this helps... Linda [email protected] wrote: > 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. > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List -- Linda Emerson Coordinator - Union Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/townships/Union.htm

Hi Friends! Is anyone researching the surname Burger and have an Isabelle/Belle Gourley married into the family? Her date of birth was July 15, 1850 in Mill Village. Is anyone researching the surname Galloway and have a Mary Ann Gourley married into the family? Her date of birth was July 10, 1861 in Mill Village. Thanks for checking your database! Barb

Dear Greg, I have a gr-gr-grandfather who came from Prussia. Generally speaking, the German-speaking countries kept very good records. You might want to go to a genealogical library and get a copy of "Germans to America," which gives extracts of ship records. You should be able to find your ancestor listed on a ship's manifest. That way you will know the date he arrived in the U.S., the name of the ship, the ports of departure and arrival, and whether he was accompanied by his wife and/or any of his children. Remember that these are extracts, not original records, so they're not always completely accurate. But it's a start. Public records can be a help. I found out the name of the village my gr-gr-grandfther was from by getting a copy of the birth certificate of the first child born in the U.S. The name of his village (not just "Germany" or "Prussia," which he used for later children) was on this certificate. If the U.S. locality you are searching doesn't have civil records but you know the family's religion, you can find the same information in church records once you narrow down the local church of baptism. Once you know the name of the village of origin, you can go to the Mormon genealogy site on the Internet and look up the locality in the research library index. If you find the village and there is a film number forcivil and/or church records, you can go to the nearest Family History Center and order the microfilm for a nominal fee. Then the fun part comes--searching the microfilm for your ancestors! Hope this helps. I was able to go back to 1600 with just one microfilm. A. Graf

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

Thanks to Ed's help I have an excerpt from my ggrandfathers naturalization records. I now know for instance that my ggrandfather came to the US from Prussia. He found the following info: HOPPE William H. - b 1838; em 1866; ger, prus; cert 30 sept 1879; res millcreek twp 2 yrs; sp Fred DENSMORE (4814) Can anyone tell me how to find out if there are more details available? Thanks, Greg

I am trying to find any information on Joel Farley and Mary Finch who was in Erie county, PA on 18 July 1838 when my great grand father was born Ozias Arthur Farley also 2 other boys were suppose to be born in Erie county, PA Joseph W. Farley 7 Aug. 1841 James Kendall Farley abt 1843 That is all I know of this family I do have more on my great grandfather and family and Joseph but that was in Whiteside county, IL. Thank You, Rose Rathbun Cedar Bluffs, NE

Oh yeah, I forgot the family story from my new found cousin....My 4th Great Uncle, Henry Clay Gore may have built the casket for Wild Bill Hickock when he was killed in the Dakotas in 1876. While I do not usually put much faith in these "family lore" stories, there is evidence that he was there in 1876 so it is possible! Thank to those of you who are sharing your finds....let's hear some more! Mike

Well, it's a small world! I just this minute found out that Linda and I must be related in some way, because my line is also connected to Ralph Waldo Emerson, through the Waldo line! I also found out, thanks to the list, that Seth Shepardson was a Rev. War veteran, there *is* a Frisbee cemetery, and trace97 has sent me the names on the gravestones that are marked in that cemetery. Are we good, or what?!? Have a good weekend all, wherever you are, and whatever the weather. Linda in snowy Utah Linda Emerson wrote: > Thawing out? Right now, I'm looking at 5" of snow that's fallen in the past 3 > hours and it doesn't look like it's going to stop for a while. It's going to be > a long ski season here in California! > > Since the beginning of the year I've learned quite a few things: > 1) The cemetery in Charles City, Iowa (where many of my Erie County folks > migrated) was able to provide me with a printout of all of the Emersons buried > there. > 2) My great grandfather was a child of illegitimate birth. > 3) My gr-gr-gr-grandfather may have had a brother who could be the missing link > to Ralph Waldo Emerson. > 4) I may have discovered the DeJean family who allegedly emigrated with my > Emersons. > 5) Barb Seyler is terrific! > > Now, if that book on Union City's Evergreen Cemetery would only arrive. > > Have a great weekend, everyone... > Linda > > Mike wrote: > > > Hi Folks! > > > > Are y 'all thawing out? It was in the 70's here in Atlanta...a gorgeous > > day. > > > > Since I have been doing genealogy I noticed that you can for months with out > > anything new and then it just comes flooding in! These past couple of > > weeks have been like that for me. In the past couple of weeks I have gotten > > a packet of photos of my Freeman Grandfather when he was married to his > > first (of 4 Wives!). We never had any photos of him that young and today my > > Mom's cousin sent her his marriage certificate from that same marriage! In > > my Gore line, a new found online cousin (I tell you, post queries > > everywhere- that is how she found me, from a query I posted 3 years ago!) > > who has photos of my 3rd Great Grandparents (!) and some of our cousins who > > lived in Oregon. Tonight I got an email address for another cousin whose > > Uncle originally had all these neat photos. So who knows what that will > > bring! > > > > Anyone else having successes to share? We would love to hear about them. > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Everyone, Mike is soooo right about posting queries in as many places as you can. And don't be disheartened if you don't get any responses right away. Back in late 1996 when the Erie Co. site first went online, I posted a query that listed every Erie Co. surname we then knew that connected to my husband's families. Since then, we have received several responses -- some proved not to be related to our families, but several were and we have shared info with many other researchers. Recently a descendant of Joshua Bannister contacted us after seeing our old list of surnames which is now in the Erie Co. query archives. This was very exciting for us since we had not made contact with any of his descendants before now. Joshua was the youngest brother of my husband's immigrant ancestor, Joseph Banister. Joshua lived near Joseph in the city of Erie for a while after his arrival from Derby, Derbyshire, England, in 1847. He bought a farm in Venango Township in 1855. Our new-found Bannister cousin sent us much info about Joshua and his descendants that confirmed what we had previously discovered and filled in many more blanks. We hope to meet with her and her family when we visit Erie this summer:-) Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

Hi list - just one update for today. Thanks to Betty Matteson Rhodes' patience in putting up with someone (me) who just two days ago learned that you could take tabulated text and turn it into a table without having to crunch every little piece of data, we now have about 350 names from the 1860 Venango Township (Index data) portion of the federal census. Betty ended up sending me about 4 different versions before I figured out the secret. To follow-up on Mike's e-mail, today was 63 degrees in Erie, a new record high, and Saturday it is supposed to be 20 degrees. The huge cake of ice that used to be my 18 Ft swimming pool that was 4 feet high is still almost 2 feet high (the almost 20 year old low end model above ground pool finally went about a month ago under the weight of the ice and snow that built up on the cover). Point being that even with 63 degrees, little solid ice melted. I did get one of my downed trees cut up, but noticed that another one will probably come down tonight with our high winds. (It is split and leaning, and the roots are half out). I too have been having some genealogy success - not a direct relative but my 1st cousin's Uncle from Australia has been in contact with me on-line and has sent a GED file with about 50 Price names (a Price (now long ago deceased) married my mother's sister producing 4 children, 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren) so if I ever run out of material to post on the Erie site, I can produce some good ancestor reports for all my cousins. More later, Bill Klauk Co-Coordinator, Erie County (PA) Genealogy, USGenWeb/PAGenWeb Project Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hi Folks! Are y 'all thawing out? It was in the 70's here in Atlanta...a gorgeous day. Since I have been doing genealogy I noticed that you can for months with out anything new and then it just comes flooding in! These past couple of weeks have been like that for me. In the past couple of weeks I have gotten a packet of photos of my Freeman Grandfather when he was married to his first (of 4 Wives!). We never had any photos of him that young and today my Mom's cousin sent her his marriage certificate from that same marriage! In my Gore line, a new found online cousin (I tell you, post queries everywhere- that is how she found me, from a query I posted 3 years ago!) who has photos of my 3rd Great Grandparents (!) and some of our cousins who lived in Oregon. Tonight I got an email address for another cousin whose Uncle originally had all these neat photos. So who knows what that will bring! Anyone else having successes to share? We would love to hear about them. Have a great weekend! Mike Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero Check out the Erie County Genealogy page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie

Hi Everyone, Have just finished uploading 121 more biographies from Samuel P. Bates' _History of Erie County, Pennsylvania_, published in 1884, to the Erie Co. Biography board at <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Pa/ErieBios>. This batch is from Girard Township (77 bios), Greene Township (24 bios) and Greenfield Township (20 bios). Harborcreek and LeBoeuf Townships coming soon. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

Thawing out? Right now, I'm looking at 5" of snow that's fallen in the past 3 hours and it doesn't look like it's going to stop for a while. It's going to be a long ski season here in California! Since the beginning of the year I've learned quite a few things: 1) The cemetery in Charles City, Iowa (where many of my Erie County folks migrated) was able to provide me with a printout of all of the Emersons buried there. 2) My great grandfather was a child of illegitimate birth. 3) My gr-gr-gr-grandfather may have had a brother who could be the missing link to Ralph Waldo Emerson. 4) I may have discovered the DeJean family who allegedly emigrated with my Emersons. 5) Barb Seyler is terrific! Now, if that book on Union City's Evergreen Cemetery would only arrive. Have a great weekend, everyone... Linda Mike wrote: > Hi Folks! > > Are y 'all thawing out? It was in the 70's here in Atlanta...a gorgeous > day. > > Since I have been doing genealogy I noticed that you can for months with out > anything new and then it just comes flooding in! These past couple of > weeks have been like that for me. In the past couple of weeks I have gotten > a packet of photos of my Freeman Grandfather when he was married to his > first (of 4 Wives!). We never had any photos of him that young and today my > Mom's cousin sent her his marriage certificate from that same marriage! In > my Gore line, a new found online cousin (I tell you, post queries > everywhere- that is how she found me, from a query I posted 3 years ago!) > who has photos of my 3rd Great Grandparents (!) and some of our cousins who > lived in Oregon. Tonight I got an email address for another cousin whose > Uncle originally had all these neat photos. So who knows what that will > bring! > > Anyone else having successes to share? We would love to hear about them.

Thought you might enjoy this......... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Freeman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:40 PM Subject: Fw: Feather Crowns in Pillows > This is the original post from Nancy Jackon on another list about this > subject.... > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Jackson <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:32 PM > Subject: Feather Crowns in Pillows > > > > NEW SUBJECT. > > Everybody please post what information you have about this. > > > > Feather crowns that are found inside feather pillows after the pillows' > > owner has passed on. > > > > They are the size of a small birds nest and look like a birds nest. It is > > believed that the "maker" of the 'crown' has went on to receive his reward > > in Heaven. > > My mother had her grandfathers feather crown which she found in Grammas' > > things after she died. It was done up like a little present in a pretty > > little box. She had tied it with ribbon and all it said was "Novel Francis > > Denneys' Crown". > > > > When someone would die, the remaining family would cut open their feather > > pillow and search for the crown. It brought great comfort to the remaining > > family to see this physical sign of heavenly reward. > > Also........many "women of the house" were very loyal to open up every > > feather pillow in the spring, separate the feathers by hand, soak them in > > water, lay them out in the sun to dry. > > I wonder if they felt this would protect the pillows' owner for another > year > > if there were no crown? > > > > anyway........this has been tradition in our family for about six > > generations here in the Ozarks..........which is also a Cherokee family. > > > > Anyone know if this has any Cherokee meaning? > > > > ***It would be wonderful if every person on this list could possibly post > an > > idea on this subject.........or even just say, "Hi"<g> > > > > Nancy J. > > Northern Cherokee Nation Website > > http://ncnolt1.homestead.com/index.html > > ************************************ > > Check out my eBay items by searching for > > "Cherokee Legacy" > > ************************************ > > http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/utsonati/legacy/cherokeeleg.htm > > > > >

The following changes were made to http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie for Thursday, Feb 8th: February 8, 2001 Thanks to Jan Leavitt who transcribed them, the Erie County World War I deaths are now posted on the appropriate military page in database format, along with the scanned image that was previously posted. Thanks also to Kristy Staples Hammond for proofreading and converting to table format. Uploaded photos from Laurel Hill Cemetery - Millcreek and Lakeside Cemetery - Erie to two Zing albums. Linked these albums from both the Cemeteries page and from the Current Photos page. Posted the 1890 Veterans Census for LeBoeuf Township as submitted by Barb Seyler. Linked from both the LeBoeuf Township page (which was also given some cosmetic changes) and the main Census page. Added several links on various township pages to appropriate TourErie.com Communities page. These pages contain some modernized history of the townships and boroughs and I am not quite half way through linking them. Bill Klauk Co-Coordinator, Erie County (PA) Genealogy, USGenWeb/PAGenWeb Project Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Searching for census records re families - Joseph ELSY/ELSEY of Erie County - Mill Creek-1860 - Erie East Ward - 1860 James H. ELSEY of Erie County - Erie East Ward - 1860 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Jud BC Cda