In between all of the other material that I will be working on for Mike, I would like to activate the Lookups page on the site. I know many of you have sent in your lists before, and some may have sent info to Mike, but I will have to go looking for it, and it may be out of date. So, if anyone has material or access to material pertaining to Erie County and are willing to do lookups on a strictly volunteer basis, or to perform other related services concerning Erie County (such as photographing gravestones, etc.), again on a strictly no fee voluntary basis, please email directly to me off the list - [email protected] - with the details of what you are willing to do and I will construct it together into the Lookups page. Please include your first and last name, e-mail address, what it is you will do, and any restrictions. You may include request for reimbursement of copy charges or other fees or costs involved, but this is supposed to be an essentially free lookup service, so any offers to do work for a charge above and beyond raw costs will not be posted. Mike and I both thank you. Bill Klauk Erie County, PA

Hi List, Check out the new Military page that has been added, and thanks to Rick Landers, 3 pages of World War 1 Erie co servicemen who died during that war. As indicated on those three pages, if someone on the list wishes to transcribe the names to a text file, then I can post that and it will be searchable. Unfortunately, the image could not be easily converted via OCR and I have other priorities at the moment. The page is fine with just the scanned image, but as most of you know, a search can't be done on an image. Anyone else with Erie County Military material that you would like to see posted, please provide information to me and I will see that it is posted. Bill Klauk Erie County PA Veteran (Vietnam Era)

Mark Brotherton wrote: > > Do you have any idea if the Le Boeuf Post Office still exists. The reason > I am asking is that during my research I came across the following: > Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine: > Volume 8 NO. 1 Page 33/ Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly > Magazine: > Volume 9 NO. 1 Page 87 > Letters held at Waterford Post Office (Le Boeuf) in Erie County March 31, > 1808 by Post Master Charles Martin: Robert Brotherton (2). From Crawford > Weekly Messenger from originals held at Pattee Library at PSU Volume 3 NO. > 148: date May 5, 1808 Mark, you may be able to get copies of the Brotherton letters through the Pattee Library. Their address is: Pattee Library Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 I could be wrong, but suspect the reference to Le Boeuf you found does not pertain to the Le Boeuf post office, but refers to the post office in Waterford which was located at (Fort) Le Boeuf. The Le Boeuf post office wasn't established until 1867, according to the 1884 History of Erie Co. Hope this helps some. Let us know if you find the letters. Good luck! Best regards, Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

can anyone help here? 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: Mark Brotherton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:13 PM Subject: Le Boeuf Post Office > Hello Mike > Do you have any idea if the Le Boeuf Post Office still exists. The reason I > am asking is that during my research I came across the following: > Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine: > Volume 8 NO. 1 Page 33/ Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly > Magazine: > Volume 9 NO. 1 Page 87 > Letters held at Waterford Post Office (Le Boeuf) in Erie County March 31, > 1808 by Post Master Charles Martin: Robert Brotherton (2). From Crawford > Weekly Messenger from originals held at Pattee Library at PSU Volume 3 NO. > 148: date May 5, 1808 > > Robert Brotherton is a distant ancestor of mine and those two letters may > contain important family information. > Any help is appreciated. > > Regards > Mark Brotherton > Oklahoma City, OK. > >

Here is a request for help from Italy! Does anyone have any information that would help these folks? 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: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:29 AM Subject: genealogic research > > Dear Sir, > we write from Italy hoping in your help because we need very > important informations about a genealogic research that we can't > complete. > Salvatore Tallarico, born in Marcedusa (Catanzaro)Italy, the 14 th july > 1885, emigrated to Erie (Pennsylvania) in 1909 or maybe 1910 and > remained there untill 1919. > While he was there in USA he worked in a foundry manufacturing bombs > for air force. > We believe that, even if he was married in Italy, he had a second life > and, probably, he had sons. > We don't know where he lived in Erie, we only say something about his > aspect: he was a good looking man, with pale complexion and light-blu > eyes. He had not the extremity of the middle finger in the left hand > lost during job. > When he left Italy he was 25 years old, but we haven't photos of those > times. > We wish, as far as possible, a help to know if there are some news in > the city archives: some people descended from Mister Tallarico. > > Please will you replay as soon as possible we are looking forward! > > We thank you very much!! > > > TALLARICO FAMILY > >

I noted the following in the Archived Queries from recently which seems an appropriate message for this mail list. DO NOT RESPOND TO ME, I am only forwarding. NAME: George Hirt EMAIL: [email protected] DATE: Thu Oct 12 20:14:34 2000 URL: QRYTEXT: Seeking information as to Caroline Hirt's Grave. My information shows that she was buried in the Kuhl Road Cemetery. Does the cemetery still exist? If it does, where is the location? Does it have a new name?

A brief history is posted on the cemetery web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/cemetery.htm but is repeated here ================== Trinity Cemetery Consecrated on May 23, 1869 as a burial place of the Catholic Location: Approximately 4 miles west of the City of Erie Was given the name Trinity Cemetery since it was consecrated on Trinity Sunday ================== Bill Klauk ----- Original Message ----- From: "diane nelson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 9:59 AM Subject: [PAERIE] Trinity Cemetary > I live out of state and I wonder if anyone can tell me any information about Trinity Cemetary. > Especially, what year it was established and if it was historically associated with a particular church or group. > Thanks to anyone who can help. > Diane > > > ==== 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 >

I live out of state and I wonder if anyone can tell me any information about Trinity Cemetary. Especially, what year it was established and if it was historically associated with a particular church or group. Thanks to anyone who can help. Diane

hi if some one can check with Ed Morrison the care taker of the Waterford Historical Soc I'm sure he can find it for Charlene . I have his phone number but is a long distance phone call for me. Christy an X waterford resident and the only ones I know of were the Kings there on French Creec and 19 right near Pollacks Bridge Christy Hodges [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: William Klauk <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:16 PM Subject: Fw: [PAERIE] Waterford Township > For anyone trying to help Charlene below, she had emailed me additional info > that Kendall's Mills was on French Creek which would limit the area to a > small three mile long section in the south east section of the township. I > did a USGS search and could not come up with a place name, but perhaps it > was a short lived name in the mid 1800s. Anyone know anything about this > area to help Charlene? > Bill Klauk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CHARLENE PINKOWSKI" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:14 AM > Subject: [PAERIE] Waterford Township > > > > Can anyone on the list tell me where Kendall's Mills is/was in Waterford > > township? I am trying to find my 3 great grand mother whose name I do not > > know other than she was Mrs. Charles Fisk. I would like to know of > > cemeteries in this area to perhaps search for her buried there. I do not > > know if she lived beyond 1849 or died about then, but her family was > broken > > up into fragments. > > > > Thank you. > > Charlene Calvert Pinkowski > > [email protected] > > NEW PERMANENT EMAIL ADDRESS > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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 > >

For anyone trying to help Charlene below, she had emailed me additional info that Kendall's Mills was on French Creek which would limit the area to a small three mile long section in the south east section of the township. I did a USGS search and could not come up with a place name, but perhaps it was a short lived name in the mid 1800s. Anyone know anything about this area to help Charlene? Bill Klauk ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHARLENE PINKOWSKI" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:14 AM Subject: [PAERIE] Waterford Township > Can anyone on the list tell me where Kendall's Mills is/was in Waterford > township? I am trying to find my 3 great grand mother whose name I do not > know other than she was Mrs. Charles Fisk. I would like to know of > cemeteries in this area to perhaps search for her buried there. I do not > know if she lived beyond 1849 or died about then, but her family was broken > up into fragments. > > Thank you. > Charlene Calvert Pinkowski > [email protected] > NEW PERMANENT EMAIL ADDRESS > > > ==== 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 >

HI Everyone! Sorry I have been out of touch recently. As you probably noticed, Bill has offered to help me out with the site. He is contributing his ideas for the site, so you will see some changes. My new job takes up much more time than my old one. Most nights I do not get home until 7 or 8 and sitting at the computer for 3 or 4 more hours is not usually on the list of things to do!! So, with Bill's help we will get the site back on track again. We have a ton of stuff to post! If you have anything that you would like posted on the site, you can send it to either me or Bill. I am going to try and get caught up with what y'all have sent me so far....I have many more chapters of the Bates book to post, and an incredible look up offer that I will post this weekend, plus another cemetery reading. Hope you are having fun getting ready for the holidays! I will be spending a week in Emporium (Cameron County) with my folks starting next Thursday...I am looking forward to that! I could get use to Mom feeding me 3 squares again! She has been busy baking all of my favorite Holiday goodies. LOL 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

I would like to inquire Does any one have any information on a Baxter Wilmoth from union city Pa about 1860 - 1880 It apppears as he owned a gor. store and feed mill in Union Mills - and had a daughter Hattie around 1860 or so. Has any one heard of this man or whom the daughter may have married? We believe that he is the possible Brother to Nelson J. Wilmoth . Millerstation pa I am the gg grandaughter of Nelson J. Wilmoth and we are trying to locate his parents , and have hit brick walls every direction in which we have turned . any help will be greatley appreacated thank you Christy Hodges Smith [email protected]

Can anyone on the list tell me where Kendall's Mills is/was in Waterford township? I am trying to find my 3 great grand mother whose name I do not know other than she was Mrs. Charles Fisk. I would like to know of cemeteries in this area to perhaps search for her buried there. I do not know if she lived beyond 1849 or died about then, but her family was broken up into fragments. Thank you. Charlene Calvert Pinkowski [email protected] NEW PERMANENT EMAIL ADDRESS

Hi List, All of the individual township maps as extracted from Nelson's 1896 History of Erie County have now been posted and can be viewed by going to http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/maps/nelsonmapindex.htm and clicking on the applicable township. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hi List, Please check the Whats New if you haven't already for several new pages on the Erie web site. First, several pictorial pages with the story and dedication of the Old Almshouse Cemetery was added which you can get to via the Cemetery Records page. Next, courtesy of Linda Emerson, a circa 1890 Emerson Family portrait page has been added which you can get to via Old Photos. Finally, township maps from the 1896 Nelson's History of Erie County are being added. Seven township maps have been added, along with a new Nelson Map Index page which will be one of two front doors to these maps. Eventually links will be listed from each township page to its appropriate map. Cosmetic changes and my autobiography were updated on the Millcreek Township page. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Here's another bit of info just passed on by the Erie Co. Library: "There is a group called 'Erie Yesterday' that includes all historical groups from the Erie County area... they are also working on a web page." Looks like we'll have access to LOTS of info very soon! Linda

As there has been some query posts to this mail list recently, I thought I would take the opportunity to remind all list members about the GENCONNECT query system available through the Erie County Genealogy Web page. This query system, and the associated Wills, Obituaries, Biographies and Deeds, allow anyone to post information which is then available on a global search basis. Anyone wishing to post a query may go directly to the Erie County (PA) query system by clicking here --> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Erie or from the Erie County Genealogy home page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/ scroll down to Research Recourses and click on Queries (dark green underlined). When the resulting page appears, click on the underlined Post a Query at the end of the first text paragraph. This page is actually the old query system, but sends one to the new query system to 'post a query'. Unfortunately, I noted that there is still an opening into the old system and some 'new' (since Sept 1, 2000) queries have been posted to the old system. I am working with Mike Wennin to correct that hole and to 'archive' all old queries. I will be advising those who posted recently to the 'old' system that they should repost to the Rootsweb standardized GENCONNECT query system. Unfortunately, there is no utility available to convert 'old' queries to GENCONNECT, so the old system needs to still be available for one to do lookups. There is also a Surname and Researcher profile lists associated with the old system which will be discussed at some time in the future. Mike has asked me to coordinate any questions concerning the use of these systems, as he is working full time (and then some) and I remain 'retired', so anyone with questions or comments should direct them directly to me off list at [email protected] and I will address whatever your issue or question might be. Don't send me queries though, post them directly to the GENCONNECT Query System as outlined above. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Does anyone know about this family? All I have is an obit stating that Reatha Webb made her home with Mr. & Mrs. James Nichols in Waterford in 1878. Reatha was the youngest sister of my ancestor Samuel Webb who was raised by Joseph Newton & Elizabeth Jane Webb Buzza down in Kossuth, Clarion Co., PA. I do know that there was an Abel Nichols in the 1860 census in the Edenboro area listing a James age 19. If this is the same James then this Nichols family ties in with the Buzza family that Reatha's Aunt Elizabeth Jane Webb Buzza married into. They would have been from Cornwall Eng. Reatha's father was James Webb (my ancestor) and Elizabeth Jane Webb Buzza was his sister and they were from St. Cleer, Cornwall. Eng. Family inf. states that Reatha was raised by family relatives. In the 1860 census there is also Joseph Buzza who was an uncle of Elizabeth Jane's husband Joseph Newton Buzza. Richard Ellis also ties in somewhere in this family and he is in this census record also. Thank you. Betty Macdonald [email protected]

Hi Richard, I have many family members buried in Trinity Cemetery, as many others researching in Erie would also. Is there anyway of posting this data base to a web address so that others can have access to this information, or would this be a problem with copying rights? It would be a great addition for our Erie, PA site also, at: -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie Sue Moyer Sue Moyer [email protected]

Ed, I am not aware of any connections, but have seen reference to the Armstrong County HERRONs. I will keep you in mind. Regards, Ed HERRON Researching: HERRON: James Hervey HERRON, Sr, died Erie, PA 1895 Josephine Fuller HERRON, died Erie, PA 1895 I believe that succeeding generations were also buried in Erie LEWIS: Cora Edith LEWIS, daughter of George Trumbull and Alice Baldwin LEWIS married James Hervey HERRON, JR at St. Paul's Church, Erie, 1900 Subject: [PAERIE] HERRON > Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:56:20 -0600 > From: Ed McClelland <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Ed, > > Did any of your Herrons marry McClellands. I have not been able to learn > anything about my g-g-grandfather, Cyrus Herron McClelland. > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mcclell2/homepage/mcclell.htm > > Ed McClelland, Alexandria, Virginia. > >