Hello List - My contribution for the night is the Ruhl Cemetery on Ruhl Road in Fairview Township. This old burial ground has had some work done in the past to it, as almost all stones have been 'read' and a small bronze or brass 'gravemarker' has been placed by almost each stone, including footstones. The cemetery is fairly small - just guessing about 20 to 25 feet deep by about 75 to 80 feet long, but it does not receive regular maintenance. As you can see from the pictures, you can walk through it, but it doesn't look like anyone had been in it this year (pictures were taken at the beginning of September). Pictures may be viewed at http://www.zing.com/album/pictures.html?id=4293502693 Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hi List: Here are my Erie surnames - BILLMAN,GREDLER, HUBER,KNOLL, MEHLER,RINDERLE, STROHMENGER,and YEAGER(var.) Jerry Bellman Erie Co. NY

Today's (October 11, 2000) Erie Times-News front page feature article is titled "LOST SOULS" - 'unclaimed remains of a dozen people in Erie County await scattering among the wildflowers". This story by Scott Westcott is not specifically about the Old Almshouse Cemetery, although the feature picture is of the cemetery entrance and several references are made to the cemetery, and today's procedure of cremation of remains of the unclaimed. This is a very timely article as it was only about a week ago that I posted the pictures and the transcription of the 'story' to the maillist. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Hi Here is the link to the Warren Co PA new Genealogy page, New owner, Melinda in VA http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/warren/ if you have any info to add, please do so, and sign the guest book; There is a connected mail list also; Close neighbors means shared family and history Dee in Chautauqua

Hello listers I am researching the following names: DEMULING (DEMOULIN), KUHN, SULLIVAN, RUNSER, SPAETH, ALGATE, KREIDINGER(KREITINGER), BECKER, TRAPP, ROBISON(ROBINSON),DETZEL, FISCHER, SCHAAF,WOLF I would love to exchange info and chat with other researchers about these families. nancy

Hi I had to send this along, this is forwarded from my mail list in Niagara Ontario, and the question how many ways to spell Elizabeth; this is NOT Sent to begin long discussion, None is needed "This shows how many ways to find some one also These names stretch the length and breadth of the British Isles and are not indigenous to any specific area. If there are repeats, I will leave it to you to fix them. If one is missing, you add it to YOURS only. My eyes are crossed! That's all for now. Best wishes -- Rob HERE IS DEAR ELIZABETH IN ALL HER VARIOUS 62 COSTUMES Elizabeth: Elizabeth Bithia Elizebeth Bethia Lizzy Liza Betty Lisa 10 Bee Leasa Lisbeth Bessey Elisa Elisha Elisabeth Elisebeth Bette Libby 20 Beth Liz Beatrix Beatrice Bett Bethany Bethanie Bethia Lilibet Lillibeth 30 Betsey Lillibet Betsy Lillibett Betts Lizbeth Lisbeth Eliza Elisha Bess 40 Alisa Bette Bea Libby Bessie Bitzen Beth Lynn> Beth Lynne> Bethlynn or Bethlynne Dicey [probably a childish miss pronunciation] 50 Lillias Lilias Lillian Lillia Lilia Lily Lilly Liba Elspeth Lizzie 60 Lit Bathia Elspet Besse Now you know why you cannot find Elizabeth

William Klauk wrote: > <snip> > present day Millcreek Township is only about half > the size as it was in the 1800s and up until 1920. I have not yet > researched where the original 'inside' boundary with the City of Erie > actually was, but I do know that the area of 26th and Brown Ave west, and > the area of the Burton School east was all a part of Millcreek.<snip> According to a map in the 1854-55 Erie City Directory, the eastern boundary was Ash Lane, western boundary was Plum Street, and southern boundary was Buffalo Road. The street names of the city of Erie were as follows: Starting at the north and going south from Presque Isle Bay the streets that ran east to west were: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Canal, Washington, Penn, Court, Ichabod, Buffalo Starting at the eastern boundary of the city and going west the streets that ran north to south were: Ash Lane, Parade, German, Holland, French, State, Peach, Sassafras, Myrtle, Chestnut, Walnut, Cherry, Poplar, Liberty, Plum Then, as now, State Street was the main street -- and at the time of the 1850 census everything to the east of State was in the East Ward and everything to the West was the West Ward. Gaylene Kerr Banister Houston, TX [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~banister/index.html

To the list and Mike, As soon as I can work out (by way of written permission) some copyright details, I will be working on transcribing a booklet written in 1980 (the copyright is 1982) about the Millcreek Township schools from the first school about 1805, up to the present. The book covers to 1980 and I will cover the small changes in the last 20 years. The author has provided me her very last copy, which was done as a teacher-student project, but I only have a verbal okay through a third party with regard to the copyright. However, as a start, I thought I would post first to the list, then as a text document to Mike, the listing of all of the modern day public schools in Millcreek Township. The only school after 1938 in use that is not on the list is the old Millcreek High School, which became Millcreek Junior High School in 1953 and Westminster Junior High School in 1958. This school was used until June 1967 and was demolished in 1968 so that the Millcreek Education Center could be built. Here is the listing: =================================================== Millcreek Township - Millcreek School District - ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 1916 to present The following schools are no longer in use KEARSARGE ........................ 1916 to 1977 (demolished about 1978-1981) BELLE VALLEY..................... 1924 to 1990 (replaced by new school - demolished 1999) LAKEWOOD ........................ 1926 to 1978 (demolished sometime after 1980 - now a park/playground) TRACY .................................. 1928 to 1998 (replaced by new school - sits idle October 2000) MONTCLAIR ........................ 1938 to 1978 (building in use as Montessori School) Present day Elementary (K-5) Schools in Millcreek ---------------------------------------------------- VERNONDALE ................ 1949 to present RIDGEFIELD .................... 1951 to present ASBURY ........................... 1956 to present CHESTNUT HILL.............. 1965 to present GRANDVIEW ................... 1971 to present BELLE VALLEY (new) ..... 1990 to present TRACY (new) .................... 1998 to present Present day Secondary (6-12) Schools in Millcreek MCDOWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ................. 1953 to present MCDOWELL INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL ... 1973 to present WESTLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ............................ 1957 to present JAMES S. WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ................ 1967 to present WALNUT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ................... 1993 to present ========================================================= By the way, the reason I mentioned after 1938 above, is that at least one of the one room school houses (the Love School) was in use until that time. When I do eventually get portions of this booklet transcribed, it will be interesting to note that present day Millcreek Township is only about half the size as it was in the 1800s and up until 1920. I have not yet researched where the original 'inside' boundary with the City of Erie actually was, but I do know that the area of 26th and Brown Ave west, and the area of the Burton School east was all a part of Millcreek. Well, this has been to wet your whistle until I can get more done from the booklet. Bill Klauk Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA

Thanks to all those that replied to my query regarding Marriage Licenses in the US. I know now were to start digging Jessie Burton Surnames: BURTON, COLE, VANDEVEER, MILLIGAN, HUMPHREY (Humphries) , YINGER, STROUSE (Strouzze), SULLENBERGER (Sollengarger), SNAVELY, WEST, CRITTON, FAUROT, VAN VALKENBERG

I'm searching for information about the family of Hyacinth WETHLI, b. 29 jun 1916 in Chautauqua Co. NY, and died in childbirth 21 Nov. 1937 in Corry, Erie, PA. She md. Wilford C. POMEROY on 25 Aug. 1936. Her parents were William W. WETHLI, b. in Dec. 1872 in PA, and Mattie L. ROWLAND b. 17 March 1895 in LeBoeuf Township, Erie County, PA. I have a little more info about the Rowlands and Wethlis, but very little about Hyacinth and her family. I hear that the family was raising grapes in Chautauqua County. Any help here? Thanks! Linda in Utah

Hi Larry, thanks for the lead, but my Pomeroy "family guy" says that there are two "groups" of Pomeroys in the Erie area. One comes predominantly from the Roulet area in Potter County, PA, and the other (I don't know where they originated) came from a preacher named Pomeroy who was local, and HAD been there a long time. The Pomeroys of Roulet, Potter County, are fairly "new" in Erie, arriving the first part of the 20th century. Thank you for helping. Can you keep looking for Pomeroys as you search for your own records? Let me know if you find any. Linda in Utah "Larry R. Bish" wrote: > There are is a family of Pomeroy in Cranesville. Owner of Pomeroy > Construction. They have been there a very long time. > Larry R. Bish > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Graham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 7:20 PM > Subject: [PAERIE] Pomeroys in Erie > > > I am researching the Pomeroy family in Erie. The family started out in > > Massachusetts, then NY, then Potter County, PA. (Roulet area) . The most > > recent generations are in Erie. Wilford Pomeroy, b. 1906, died just this > > last July. He lived in Erie most of his life. He was the son of Dayton > > Grant Pomeroy,( b. 1868) who was the son of Seneca Bradley Pomeroy, who > > was the son of William Pomeroy and Polly Yeomans. I have a pretty good > > descendency chart for some of the children of William and Seneca, and > almost > > no info on others. Anyone out there with connections? Thanks to Dee for > the > > "inspiration" to fill out the names only posting. I'll post something > about > > the others soon. Thanks in advance to all of you. Linda in Utah > > > > Dee Davidson wrote: > > > > > Details are NICE > > > Gives us something to build on > > > Dee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Linda Graham" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:56 PM > > > Subject: [PAERIE] Pomeroy, Wethli, Davenport, Allen, Taggart, Cool, Cook > > > > > > > I think I missed a memo about a roll-call on the site, but > > > > these are the surnames I am researching in Erie and > > > > surrounding counties. I'll send further emails giving > > > > details about each one, since that doesn't appear to be what > > > > others are doing for the roll call. Any cousins? Linda > > > > inUtah > > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > > > ============================== > > Check out RootsWeb's new threaded archives! > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >

Dear Listers: Can anyone tell me where I would inquire about obtaining copies of Marriage Licenses. I understand there is a wealth of information on the applications, such as age, place of birth, parents, occupation etc. Would they be records kept in the Court System? Jessie B.

Added the 1890 Veterans Census for Summit County thanks to Barb Seyler! Also added Welcome notes for Summit and Le Boeuf Township Hosts Barb Seyler and Audry Mascharka. 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 just know that some of you would be interested in this! http://www.headstonehunter.com/ 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

Sorry I have not been around much. My new job gets me home late most nights and the past two week ends were filled up with activities. Hope to get caught up this week. Added 14 chapters to Bates History!!! Thanks Gayle! Added 8 links to Bill's photo collection! Thanks Bill! I have a bunch more to add in the next couple of days! I have not forgotten about y'all! 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 got this from another list I am on. If someone has time to play with this, it would be neat to have access to the records for our county. 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: thomlad <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:26 PM Subject: [GABARTOW] Bartow County Marriages- This is a Long E-mail > There is an unusual way to search the LDS FamilySearch site which will > allow you to easily access marriage records of Bartow County, GA- for > atleast two different periods.. 1860's - 1880's and also, 1840's- > 1860's. The LDS Custom site uses "Batch Numbers" for all the > information that has been entered into it's system. Those Marriage > record "batch numbers", that have been entered from public records, in > mass quantities, begin with the letter "M". Below, I have identified > the batch numbers for the two time periods, (I discovered), of Bartow > County, for you...(see below). Should you want to try to locate records > from another area.. you can do as I did, to see if the records from a > different county and state have been entered into their system. I will > post that after the "Bartow Marriage" instructions. You will need a > browser 4.0 or above, to enter the LDS "Batch" system. > > *Go to http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp > *Into the "Batch Number" box enter ONE of the following numbers, > M712061 ( this is for marriages 1840- part of the 1860's) or, > M712062 ( this is for the 1860- 1880's) > *Select "North America" in the "Region" pull-down box > * Type in the surname you are looking for in the "Last Name" box. (last > name only) > * Click on the "Search" icon. > You now have an indexed screen of all those with that surname, that > were married in Bartow County, during that time period. By clicking on > a particular name.. it will take you to the marriage record of that > individual and their spouse. > > Finding out if there are "M" (marriage) "Batch Numbers" from other > areas... in the LDS site, requires a little bit of detective work, but > well worth the effort if you hit it. ( that is how I found the Bartow > County Marriages- I was originally given the above instructions, and > different batch numbers- for another state and county). You would have > to go to the regular "ANCESTOR SEARCH" tab from the above starting > screen. Enter a last name (only), then choose "United States" from the > pull-down box on "Country". then click search-. I was searching for > someone in Bartow County that I did not know their name.. so, from > doing so much research in the area.. I knew a particular surname was > prominent in that area, so that is the surname I chose to use. I looked > down the pages of the surname results until I located a "Marriage" > entry from the State of GA. and county of Bartow.. then I clicked on > that entry. When the next screen came up with the marriage information, > I noticed at the bottom of the page it listed an "M712062". I then used > this number as the reference for the instructions I first gave for > Bartow County Marriages, and it worked. I now had access to all of the > marriages that had been entered for that period.. all I had to do is > search by surname to locate the record. I also "played" with the batch > number.. changing the last number, and that is how I discovered there > was more than one time-frame for Bartow County. The "M" in the batch > number is important.. I think that distinguishes those marriage records > that were entered from public record information, from those that have > been given by a single contributor- I noticed their numbers are > completely different by nature. > This is really easy, it sounds much more complicated than it is.. with > having very little computer experience, I mastered it in one evening. > I now have the "Batch" numbers for a half-dozen Counties across several > states. Some of you "computer bugs' may see an easier way to locate > the "M" batch numbers for the different areas. If so, please pass that > information along to the rest of us. > > Best of luck. > > linda Madden Thompson > >

Hi, I am looking for information on David Crawford and Rose Snyder married on June 2, 1892 in Erie, Pa. also a son James born on May 9, 1894. Need information on where I can obtain this information, copies of birth certs, and marriage cert. Carl

Hi, I'm not Dee, but I'm the one who posted the message you excerpted. I don't have a Francis Pomeroy in my line at all. Sorry! Can anyone else help? Anyone else on the page searching Pomeroys? Sure would be great to meet a fellow researcher! Linda in Utah [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 10/08/2000 3:01:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << > I am researching the Pomeroy family in Erie. The family started out in > Massachusetts, then NY, then Potter County, PA. (Roulet area) . The most > recent generations are in Erie. Wilford Pomeroy, b. 1906, died just this > >> > Dee, > Do you connect to a Florence Pomeroy b.mid to latter 1800's? Florence > would have m. somebody with the initials H.S.S. who worked on the Railroad & > she at one time lived at 1710 Chestnut St. here in Erie. > > Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant > > Surnames: Anderson, Baron/Barron, Bitters, Breckinridge (etc.), Como/Comer, > Gordon, Hasselor (etc.), Hefferman/Heffernen, Heintz, Heiter, Jennings, > Kingston, Lamer, Leamer, Learn, Lehmer, Lantzy, Lenzi, Leidig, Lydick, > McAnulty, McClene (etc.), McCullough, Miller, Moon, O'Cain, > Robertson/Robinson, Schenkle (etc.), Shankle (etc.), Simpson, Sitter, Steen, > Stuchell, Thompson, Tingley, Townsend, VanPelt, White, Woodruff, > Wygant (etc.). > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > No. 1 Source for Family History Online. Search over 600 MILLION NAMES > and trace your family tree today. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

In a message dated 10/08/2000 3:01:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I am researching the Pomeroy family in Erie. The family started out in Massachusetts, then NY, then Potter County, PA. (Roulet area) . The most recent generations are in Erie. Wilford Pomeroy, b. 1906, died just this >> Dee, Do you connect to a Florence Pomeroy b.mid to latter 1800's? Florence would have m. somebody with the initials H.S.S. who worked on the Railroad & she at one time lived at 1710 Chestnut St. here in Erie. Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant Surnames: Anderson, Baron/Barron, Bitters, Breckinridge (etc.), Como/Comer, Gordon, Hasselor (etc.), Hefferman/Heffernen, Heintz, Heiter, Jennings, Kingston, Lamer, Leamer, Learn, Lehmer, Lantzy, Lenzi, Leidig, Lydick, McAnulty, McClene (etc.), McCullough, Miller, Moon, O'Cain, Robertson/Robinson, Schenkle (etc.), Shankle (etc.), Simpson, Sitter, Steen, Stuchell, Thompson, Tingley, Townsend, VanPelt, White, Woodruff, Wygant (etc.).

Hi everyone, Just got a new computer and a new Email address, should be active by Tuesday. So hold the mails till then. Had to take advantage of Compuserve's rebate. [email protected]