Dear Friends, I invite you this day to reflect on all of the blessings that have been bestowed upon us within the past year. I wish each and everyone of you and your families the best Thanksgiving ever. May the time you spend with your families this day be truly special. Let us also give thanks to our noble and honored ancestors for all of the sacrifices that they endured so that we could enjoy all that we have today. Let them never be forgotten. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE AND TO ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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 Stiles-Akin Camp #670 Sons of Confederate Veterans http://www.randomc.com/~nash

Greetings from under 2 feet of snow in Erie, My Zing album for Erie Cemetery has once again been updated with 11 new pictures taken before the heavy snow on Monday. The album may be viewed at http://www.zing.com/album/pictures.html?id=4293374393 . Pictures include the entrance area, the caretaker house, office, general views of graves, the Reed Monument and Saltsman Monument. I also submitted some pictures yesterday to the Calvary Cemetery page maintained by Marian Fromkneckt (sorry don't have the URL handy but you can get to it from the paerie cemetery page - scroll down to Millcreek Twp). If I get time Wednesday between snowblowing the new 6 to 12 inches that we are supposed to get overnight, I will post the new pictures I took from the St Stanislas portion of Trinity. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

HI Donna! I would recommend that you put all of your requests in the QUERY section of the site for a more permanent "advertising" of your needs. Plus you will run into researchers from all over who are researching those surnames. Happy Hunting! 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Merrill <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 6:57 PM Subject: [PAERIE] BARTON/ORR/PA > >Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:18:47 -0600 > >To: <[email protected]> > >From: Donna Merrill <[email protected]> > >Subject: BARTON/ORR/PA > > > >George W. BARTON b. 27 Mar 1829 in Jefferson Co., NY, son of Thomas J. > BARTON and Rhoda N. CALKINS. George md. 21 Mar 1850 in Erie Co., PA to > Margaret Ann ORR. THier children were: Sarah Louisa, Frank Henry, John > Samuel, Josephine, Grove Dammond, Stella Sophia, and Nellie K. > > > >George md. 2) Sophia ORR sister of Margaret. They had these children: > Lloyd G., Gerald P., Margaret T. md. Eli D. SMITH, and Hazel M. George > migrated with his parents to Erie Co., PA by 1855. He died in Michigan > > > >I would like to correspond with any desendants of these families. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Donna Merrill > >[email protected] > > > ==== 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 > >

>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:23:55 -0600 >To: <PAER[email protected]> >From: Donna Merrill <[email protected]> >Subject: FRAZIER/BARTON/PA > >Andrew FRAZIER b. Mar 1827. Married Jane Marie BARTON b. 12 Nov 1831 in Jefferson Co., NY., daughter of Thomas J. BARTON and Rhoda CALKINS. Andrew and Jane had these children: Marian, Anna, William, Thomas, Dora, James, and Sophia. Jane died 8 Dec 1911 in Erie Co., PA. Would like to correspond with any descendants of this family. > >Thanks, > >Donna Merrill >[email protected]

>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:18:47 -0600 >To: <[email protected]> >From: Donna Merrill <[email protected]> >Subject: BARTON/ORR/PA > >George W. BARTON b. 27 Mar 1829 in Jefferson Co., NY, son of Thomas J. BARTON and Rhoda N. CALKINS. George md. 21 Mar 1850 in Erie Co., PA to Margaret Ann ORR. THier children were: Sarah Louisa, Frank Henry, John Samuel, Josephine, Grove Dammond, Stella Sophia, and Nellie K. > >George md. 2) Sophia ORR sister of Margaret. They had these children: Lloyd G., Gerald P., Margaret T. md. Eli D. SMITH, and Hazel M. George migrated with his parents to Erie Co., PA by 1855. He died in Michigan > >I would like to correspond with any desendants of these families. > >Thanks, > >Donna Merrill >[email protected]

>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:12:27 -0600 >To: <[email protected]> >From: Donna Merrill <[email protected]> >Subject: BARTON/PUTNEY/PA > >William M. BARTON b. 30 May 1827 in JEfferson Co., NY. Son of Thomas J. BARTON and Rhoda CALKINS. William md. 2 May 1848 prob. in Oneida Co., NY to Arvilla M. PUTNEY. Thier children were: William T. md. May or Minnie THAYER, Roy, Emma J. md. J.C. BRYNER, Benjamin C., Charles Henry, and Ella. > >William M. BARTON migrated to Erei Co., PA by 1855. He lived in Greene and Harbor Creek Twp. He died 9 Sep 1900 in Erei Co., PA. > >Any information on this family would be appreciated! > >Thanks, > >Donna Merrill >[email protected]

>Thomas J. BARTON b. 3 Jul 1805 in Dutchess Co., NY. He married 28 Apr 1825 in Richland, Oswego Co., NY to Rhoda N. CALKINS. They lived in Jefferson Co., NY from 1826-1836 then migrated to Oneida Co., NY by 1840 and left there about 1855 to Erie Co., PA. Their children were: >George W. b. 19 Feb 1826 in Jefferson Co., NY >William M. b. 2 May 1827 in Jefferson Co., NY md. Arvilla M. PUTNEY >George W. b. 27 Mar 1829 in Jefferson Co., NY md. 1)Margaret ORR 2) Sophia ORR >Jane Marie b. 12 Nov 1831 in " " " md. Andrew FRAIZER >Lewis b. 2 Apr 1834 in " " " >John Elias b. 18 Feb 1836 in " " " md. Nancy SMITH >Sarah M. b. 3 Oct 1838 in Oneida Co., NY md. Charles NEWSHAM >Helen S. b. 29 MAr 1840 in " " " >Thomas P. b. 9 Sep 1843 " " " md. Caroline BRACE >Julia Estrella b. 13 Jun 1845 in Oneida Co., NY md. Jacob RIPLEY >Franklin Henry b. 30 Sep 1847 " " " md. Louvisa CLINGANSMITH >Charles H. b. 7 Dec 1849 " " " >James b. 5 Jan 1853 in " " " md. Irene DUMAN/DENUM >Frederick J. b. 16 Jul 1854 in " " " md. Mary Emma FOURNEY > >Would like to correspond with anyone working on this family!!! > >Donna Barton Merrill >[email protected] >

What a wonderful thing to happen -- sort of every genealogist's dream. I'm sure many of us will want to read them when you make them available. I would think a wider audience might be out there, too. I'm thinking in terms of publishing, or the historical society, or a Civil War oriented magazine. I would think they would have considerable historical value. Janet - Delaware

Bill, I am just new to this list this week. I really like the cemetery photos you have. I have an ancestor that is buried in that cemetery. It is James Magill who died in 1856 and I have a photo of his tombstone that is pretty good. You can read most of it. I am also new at computer stuff and so my knowledge of putting things on the website is nil. Can I scan it to you and you can decide if you are interested in entering it? Thanks. Betty Macdonald [email protected] Erie Co. ancestors I am working on - MAGILL, KENNEDY, THORNE/THORN, CHASE, BENSON ----- Original Message ----- From: William Klauk <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 11:26 AM Subject: [PAERIE] Erie Cemetery updated on Zing > For those not in Erie, it has been snowing here for three days, although > much of it mixed with rain. > > Thanks to Gaylene Kerr Banister, I now have close to 60 pictures displayed > in the Erie Cemetery album at > http://www.zing.com/album/pictures.html?id=4293374393 . > > Remember, cemetery is one of the most misspelled words in the English > language. Cemetery has all 'e's, no 'a's. > > Bill Klauk > Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

If I had scanned all of my e-mails before lamenting Bill's absence, I could have answered my own question. I'm a slow learner sometimes. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

Like you, I noticed the lag in List messages. Where's that Bill Klauk? Are all the cemeteries snowed over? Barb, maybe everybody is busy getting ready for the holidays. I know I'm going to have to stay off this medium for a while. But just wait until the new year!

For those not in Erie, it has been snowing here for three days, although much of it mixed with rain. Thanks to Gaylene Kerr Banister, I now have close to 60 pictures displayed in the Erie Cemetery album at http://www.zing.com/album/pictures.html?id=4293374393 . Remember, cemetery is one of the most misspelled words in the English language. Cemetery has all 'e's, no 'a's. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Just had to pop in and say if it is as cold in the rest of the country as it is here, we probably won't be hearing from many on this site for awhile. It has been 8-14 degrees at night here and got up to a whopping 26 degrees yesterday. Be thankful for your night-time 30 degrees. Everything is frozen with snow and it is awful cold! Hope it warms up for everyone's Thanksgiving and hope you all have a good one!! Marian Klamath Falls, Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 8:26 AM Subject: [PAERIE] Anyone Out There?? Or is it my ISP? > Hi all: I haven't heard a peep out of the Erie site for several days. Is it > me, or is everyone going through some cold weather?? > > Our weather here in CA isn't the best....down to 30 degrees at night lately! > That's COLD for sunny CA!! > > Keep up the good work Mike and Bill!!! Don't know what we would have done > without you. AND everyone have a peaceful Thanksgiving. > > Barb By. > at > nellishiway.com > AND > [email protected] > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hi all: I haven't heard a peep out of the Erie site for several days. Is it me, or is everyone going through some cold weather?? Our weather here in CA isn't the best....down to 30 degrees at night lately! That's COLD for sunny CA!! Keep up the good work Mike and Bill!!! Don't know what we would have done without you. AND everyone have a peaceful Thanksgiving. Barb By. at nellishiway.com AND [email protected]

Betty the AIS Mortality Schedule lists a Royal Chase died Erie Co PA age 67 on May 1850 born NH (cause of death) dyspsia Farmer. A Rhode Chase is listed US Census PA page 020 Mt Pleasant twp.1840 US PA Erie Co Washington lists Chace, Royal page 034; 1850 same twp lists Chase, Susannah & William page 326 & 1860 Washington twp lists Chase, E.W. page 1140, Hiram 116, Hiram 1139, Mary A. page 1095 and Mosely page 1095 [email protected] E MacDonald wrote: > Hello, > I am looking for information on Rhoda Chase. Rhoda was a sister of my > Nathan Westcoat/Wescott, b. Nov. 19, 1761 in Richmond Twp., Cheshire, NH, > widow of William Chase. Today I learned that she was in Washington Twp. > Aug. 7, 1843 and that Royal Chase was possibly a child of them. William > was to have died March 7, 1816 and to have been in the Rev. War. Royal was > to have signed an aff'dt in 1843 in Erie. > > Would there be any information that I could find to verify her residency in > Erie Co.? I am trying to find when & where she died. What happened to > Royal? > > Thank you. > > Betty Macdonald > [email protected] > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hello, I am looking for information on Rhoda Chase. Rhoda was a sister of my Nathan Westcoat/Wescott, b. Nov. 19, 1761 in Richmond Twp., Cheshire, NH, widow of William Chase. Today I learned that she was in Washington Twp. Aug. 7, 1843 and that Royal Chase was possibly a child of them. William was to have died March 7, 1816 and to have been in the Rev. War. Royal was to have signed an aff'dt in 1843 in Erie. Would there be any information that I could find to verify her residency in Erie Co.? I am trying to find when & where she died. What happened to Royal? Thank you. Betty Macdonald [email protected]

I have posted today at http://www.zing.com/album/pictures.html?id=4293367099 19 pictures from the Erie County Memorial Garden cemetery which is on Edinboro Road where it crosses Interstate 90. Those traveling on I-90 see the sign and the Korean War vintage jet plane on the north side of the highway. This cemetery is actually in Summit Township, although quite close to the McKean Twp border. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hi everyone, as of Monday, my new email will be [email protected] Hope to hear from all of you there, Audry

Hi everyone, as of Monday, my new email will be [email protected] Hope to hear from all of you there, Audry

Hi Listers, I made my way out to the Phillipsville Cemetary today and looked for a few graves relevant to a couple of our Listers, without any luck. Anyone needing grave info from there can call (814) 825-3827 . >From there I drove over West Greene Rd. to its intersection with Strong Rd. just down the hill from Fox Run Golf Course. There is a small graveyard there. Most of the stones are broken , unreadable, or missing. Someone is making an effort to at least mark and memorialize some of the graves with crosses. I saw a few G.A.R. flagstaffs and I'm wondering if there's a way to determine the identity of these Civil War veterans. Of course, I'm also wondering what the name of this cemetary is, and if any of you have any info on it. Thanks and best wishes for what is left of the weekend. Joe