H!I This was sent to me by one of our readers....not sure why it is on a NY site, but check it out! 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Rivera To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 1:46 AM Subject: Obits Index - Erie County, PA Mike For your info: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorange/obits_pa_erie_01.htm José Rivera Nieves

Hi list, Nelson's book can also be bought at the Erie County Historical Society at 417 State St. (where I got my copy). I believe I paid $60 for both volumes. You may want to call them for prices and/or shipping information if you are from out of town. The number is (814)454-1813. Chris Mcclelland

Joe's Zing album has been linked to both the old time photos page and to the Faces of Erie co page. Bill Klauk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Schmitt" <[email protected]> To: "William Klauk" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] Old Photo > Hi Bill Could you link to my zing Fromknecht album? Here's the link. Thanks > Joe > http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293436691

Hi Bill Could you link to my zing Fromknecht album? Here's the link. Thanks Joe http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293436691 William Klauk wrote: > On behalf of Mike, anyone with old photographs of people and/or places > should scan them into .jpg format and send them to me at > [email protected] and I will get them posted on the appropriate > page. We have both a page dedicate to people, and also a page for old time > pictures which is mostly scenery. > Bill Klauk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Emerson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 10:52 AM > Subject: [PAERIE] Old Photo > > > I have an old portrait photo of my great-great grandfather, Josiah > > Emerson, and his siblings from Erie County. Judging by the ages of the > > family, this photo would have been taken in the late 1890s. Would this > > be appropriate for the Erie site or should I contact the museum or > > historical society? > > > > Thanks... > > Linda Emerson > > Twain Harte, CA > > > > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

I have replied to Melissa that I find no reference to these names in Nelson 1896. Can anyone provide any specific information about researching wills and land plots. Bill Klauk ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Nunn To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 6:22 PM Subject: RE: Mill Creek Township Hello Bill....I am beginning research on MOSES GRAHAM B-1792 D-10 Sep 1847 and his wife Elizabeth Foster B-1797 D-20 Feb 1850 who lived in Mill Creek, parents of Josiah(married Rachel Caldwell) and James C (married Martha m. Lininger). Do you know where I might search for wills and land plots ? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated . Melissa

Hi Gaylene, What a huge amount of work you've put forth for all of us! Almost wore out a scroller when I clicked on your contribution. I hope the New Year blesses you with a few minutes to relax. Best wishes...Joe Gaylene Kerr Banister wrote: > Happy New Year to everyone. May all your brick walls come tumbling down > in 2001! > > So far I have uploaded 135 of the 366 bios for the city of Erie from the > Bates 1884 History of Erie Co. I have already transcribed all 366 and > will be uploading the remainder within the next few days. Also, I am > almost finished with the transcription of the 141 bios for Corry and > will also be uploading them soon. Once these are done, then I will > finish transcribing the bios for all the townships. I'm not sure how > many there are for the townships, but the number is considerable. > Although I have already transcribed many of the township bios, there are > still many more to be done. Hopefully I will be able to finish this > project within the next few months. > > I hope everyone enjoys reading and learning about the history of Erie > Co. and its people as much as I have. > > Best regards, > Gaylene Kerr Banister > Houston, TX > [email protected] > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Linda Emerson asked about a source for Erie County Histories. One source is the Erie Book Store at 137 East 13th Street 16503, (814) 480-5671 or 5674. This is the old Lovell Manufacturing Building that has been nicely renovated into office and living spaces. I bought my copy of Nelson's there. They tend to get the used books in and turned over fairly rapidly. I don't know what arrangements they might make for non-store purchases. An online source is http://www.addall.com/Used/ , when you get to this search engine type History of Erie County, Pennsylvania in the KEYWORD section and you will get a listing of about 30 or so titles. There is some included which are more modern, and you can do various keyword searches to do other titles. I did note that Bates, Nelson, Sanford, Miller and Reed were all listed as available. I have a copy of Sanford 1896 and although it tends to be less expensive, in my opinion it does not contain much, other than a lot of rambling stories. I am not familiar with her earlier edition but I think the later edition just added a supplement with rambling stories in no particular order. I understand Miller and Reed (I believe Reed was done about 1925) are also quite good and in multiple volumes although I have not had a chance to look through them, only to glance at volume one only of them in the Erie Book Store. We have a Bibliography section on the site that has not yet been developed. I will attempt to gather the names of the various histories and build a page for that site. If anyone has copies of any histories and would like to provide me a short review (I don't need Nelson as I have that), I would appreciate it and I will (unless asked not to) post the review to the Bibliography page. Bill Klauk Erie County, PA > Can anyone suggest where I might purchase a copy of The History of Erie > County or Nelson's Biographical Dictionary? According to Amazon.com, > these are both out of print.

Happy New Year to everyone. May all your brick walls come tumbling down in 2001! So far I have uploaded 135 of the 366 bios for the city of Erie from the Bates 1884 History of Erie Co. I have already transcribed all 366 and will be uploading the remainder within the next few days. Also, I am almost finished with the transcription of the 141 bios for Corry and will also be uploading them soon. Once these are done, then I will finish transcribing the bios for all the townships. I'm not sure how many there are for the townships, but the number is considerable. Although I have already transcribed many of the township bios, there are still many more to be done. Hopefully I will be able to finish this project within the next few months. I hope everyone enjoys reading and learning about the history of Erie Co. and its people as much as I have. Best regards, Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

Can anyone suggest where I might purchase a copy of The History of Erie County or Nelson's Biographical Dictionary? According to Amazon.com, these are both out of print. Thanks (and Happy New Millennium)!! Linda

HI Folks! I got back from PA the other day. Hope you all had a pleasant Holiday! My Holiday was dampened with my Mother going into the hospital the 2nd day I was there....she just got out today and is doing fine. I did not get to do as much genealogy work in Cameron County as I wanted. It was bitter cold while I was there as you folks in Erie are well aware! I did get some great photos of some elk which are here if you would like to see them. They are awesome animals and the bulls are quite stately. http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293203963 Have a safe and Happy New Year! Mike Wennin Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero Check out the Erie County Genealogy page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie

Can anyone help this fellow? Please respond to him directly. Thanks! 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: ronald shun <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 10:09 PM Subject: (no subject) > I am trying to locate information on an ancestor of mine Aaron Shun. I > am told he had an optometrist practice in Erie some time after his > graduation in 1898, from the University of Pittsburgh. After he retired > he donated his equipment to Erie City Museum. That museum does not seem > to exist any more. Do you have any record of it? > Thank you, Minda Shun > >

Gaylene is posting a ton of bios in the biography section of the site...check them out! Thanks Gaylene!!!! 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

Hello List, I am writing again in an attempt to find out where or whom I could contact about the Wattsburg, Phillipsville, and/or Lowville areas. From the research I have done so far, I am finding that my REYNOLDS family was from this area and I am hoping that I can make a breakthrough soon. I have found back to my gg-grandparents Maurice (Morris) and Susanne (BOYD) REYNOLDS. I have had contact with a researcher from Susanne BOYD's family that has helped me to verify this connection but I have not been able to find Maurice's parents. I believe that his parents are Jabez and Melissa (WARNER) REYNOLDS but have not been able to locate either of these names. If anyone would able to direct me in the right direction or might have information on this family I would be very greatful! Kelly J. Raymond - NY [email protected]

Yep! Perly 1866 H.H. 1866 Alv(b)ert 1866 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven P. Cummins <[email protected]> To: Mike <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] The First Presbyterian Church, Erie, Pennsylvania > Mike, > > Are there any Cummins' in your book? Thanks! > > Steve > >

here are the Dunn's John 1832 Mary Jane 1836 Sarah 1836 Rachel 1836 Eliza 1842 Letitia 1842 Ambrose 1842 Jane 1858 Lafayette 1858 Mrs. Melisa 1886 Henry 1888- trustee 1893 Mrs. Emma E. 1909 The Caldwell's Emily 1836 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Clark <[email protected]> To: Mike <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:20 PM Subject: First Presbyterian Church of Eire,PA > Hi Mike, > I can hardly wait to read about your new book. If you come across any > Dunn's or Caldwell in that book, please let me know. Both families were > early Erie pioneers and Presbyterians. The Dunns settled McKean/Summit > Co. and the Caldwells were in Millcreek and North East Twp. Both > families came ca. 1797 from Ireland. Descendants still live in Erie. > Thanks for the offer to share the information from the book. > Carol Clark > [email protected] > >

HI! Here are the Magill's Susan 1835 Mrs. Louisa 1849 S. Edward 1876 Charles Jewett 1879 Dr. William 1885 Jessie 1885 Louis J. 1886 W.E President 1883, treasurer 1873-75, trustee 1872-75, 83 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: E MacDonald <[email protected]> To: Mike <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] The First Presbyterian Church, Erie, Pennsylvania > Mike, > > Thank you for the offer to share the book with us. I would be interested in > the Magill/McGill family - James & Mary Magill. They were in Erie after > 1822 as my Charles was b. 1822 in Philadelphia, but they are in the 1830 > census for Erie showing they had 7 children and were to be Presbyterian. > James d. 1856 & Mary d. 1876. > > Really appreciate it. > > Betty Macdonald in Hays, KS > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:32 PM > Subject: [PAERIE] The First Presbyterian Church, Erie, Pennsylvania > > > > Hi Folks~ > > > > I just bought this book online this week. I will be looking forward to > > sharing it with you! > > > > > > >

Hi! There are a bunch of McCLELLAND's in the book: Anna- 1825 Margaret- 1825 Robert- president of the board- 1833 ,34, 35, 37 Rosanna- 1834 Alexander-1834- Ruling Elder, Secretary Thomas- 1834 Aldida- 1903 H. Ed- 1911 Mary D. -1911 William M- 1911 Walter P.- 1911 Elizabeth- 1911 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed McClelland <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 6:22 PM Subject: [PAERIE] Presby Church > Hey Mike, > > If you happen to run across Cyrus Herron McClelland in that Early > Presbyterian Church history, please let me know. He was believed to have > been in Armstrong County when my g-grandfather's brother was born, but I > have heard also that he came from "up north." Are you going to transcribe > that one? I've been slowly putting Lawrence County 1877 on the web. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/lawrence/1877/ > > Still working on Butler County 1895 too. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1895/ > > Ed McClelland, Alexandria, Virginia. > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

There is mention of this book printed in 1994 in the Keep Family Genealogy Forum on GenForum. One woman there has a copy. Maybe she can tell you where to get it. Do a search in the forum for SOCIETY to find them Copyright 1994. Keep Family Society. Lib. of Congress Cat. # 94-77155 ISBN 1-55787-123-X This volume is 3" thick! http://genforum.genealogy.com/keep/ Happy Hunting 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:21 PM Subject: [PAERIE] KEEP family > Hello fellow listers! > First of all, please excuse the duplicate postings to the lists. I just want > to make sure that I get in touch with everyone I possibly can. > > I am looking for information on the KEEP family of Erie County, PA. I have a > family tree book copyright 1899, Chicago, IL compiled by Frank E. Best. The > title of the book is 'John KEEP of Longmeadow, Massachusetts 1660 - 1676 and > his Descendants'. The book incorporates an unpublished KEEP genealogy > prepared by W. J. KEEP in 1866 and a record of ancestry by Helen E. KEEP and > the extended ancestry of Sallie KEEP BEST. > > I was told that there was another book, published much later about the KEEP > family. I wrote to the publisher, (Heart of the Lakes Publishing) and they > told me to contact the KEEP Family Society. I've not been able to locate > this organization and was wondering if anyone could help me. I would love to > have a copy of this book as I'm directly descended from Theda Malvina KEEP, > daughter of Daniel Brush KEEP. Theda is my great-great grandmother. Theda > was born in Keepville, Erie County, PA February 3, 1855. > > Is Keepville still a 'town' in Erie County? What cemeteries are there in > that area? Could there possibly be a family plot there? Can anyone give me > any information on Keepville, the KEEP family or getting a copy of the > latest KEEP genealogy? > > If there are any cousins out there, I'd love to be in touch with you. There > are so many helpful people on these lists that I'm hoping I connect with > someone. > > Thanks for all your help! > > Jennifer > [email protected] > in chilly, windy Dodge City, KS > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

Jennifer, In looking around the Erie County (PA) Genealogy web site, I note several references to Keepville, which is a crossroads southwest of the borough of Albion in Conneaut Township. Please note the 1896 map at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/maps/conn1896map.htm and the modern day map at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/graphics/WestErieCoPA.jpg , plus the online history of Conneaut Township from the Bates book at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/bates/batesconneaut.htm . I also looked up Keepville in my 1896 copy of Nelson's history, but it essentially said the same thing. Our county cemetery listing shows two cemeteries that could be possibilities - I am not familiar with this part of the county but perhaps others are - the Keepville Cemetery and the Old Keep Burial Ground. I also would like to suggest that you post a query to the Erie County GenConnect query board at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Erie if you have not previously done so. The GenConnect system is becoming a standard globally in that anyone around the world doing a search on the surname, in this case KEEP, not just people in Erie County (or people looking in Erie Co), will see the query and perhaps respond. Queries that contain a lot of factual data but are not too long, and ones that are very specific with names and dates tend to gain the most attention. I have posted this reply also back to the mail list in case someone in the Albion area can provide better information about Keepville and the cemeteries there. Hope the above helps. Bill Klauk Erie County, PA [still snowing and 20 degrees] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:21 PM Subject: [PAERIE] KEEP family > Hello fellow listers! > First of all, please excuse the duplicate postings to the lists. I just want > to make sure that I get in touch with everyone I possibly can. > > I am looking for information on the KEEP family of Erie County, PA. [snipped] > Is Keepville still a 'town' in Erie County? What cemeteries are there in > that area? Could there possibly be a family plot there? Can anyone give me > any information on Keepville [snipped]> Jennifer > [email protected] > in chilly, windy Dodge City, KS

Hi Listers, Having a day off, we determined to spend it, or some of it, productively at the Public Library. Our g-grandfather, John Schmitt, passed away in 1911 and his death cert. listed Bavaria as his birthplace. Today we looked for, and found, the newspaper obit of his brother George Schmitt who died in 1926. Not only did it give his place of birth as Rulzheim but it also noted that the service would be held at the home of his nephew (my grandad) also John Schmitt.As I am usually too ready to believe everything I read, the mention of the service made this bit of info bulletproof. The upshot of my little success was an afternoon firing up search engines and in the course of doing that I came across a host of Seelingers who came to Erie from Rulzheim. And the surname lists from that locale looked like they might have come from a local Erie phone book. It seems that Rulzheim packed people off to Erie like we send people to Casino Niagara! If anyone of German descent from Erie has not yet made that leap across the water, a look at this little town may be rewarding. BTW, the u in Rulzheim has two dots over it(umlaut?) and is sometimes followed by an e. Best wishes to all of you...Joe