Hi List, The road Ivarea is named after my great-grandfather's sister: Iva Rea. Her father, John J. Rea, started the first post office in the area of Crane Road and Ivarea. Iva was killed by lightening in 1898. Our last name, Rea, is pronounced Ray. Denise -----Original Message----- From: Marian Hartley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] Mackey of Ivarea (Mohawk) >Hi: >Just thought I would put my two cents worth in on this >Ivarea business. I don't think you will find it on any map >as, from what my mom used to tell me, it was a little >settlement near Platea It was pronounced "I-va-ray". >Anyway, that's the general area. >Marian >Oregon > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linda Graham" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 4:01 PM >Subject: Re: [PAERIE] Mackey of Ivarea (Mohawk) > > >> Hi, all. My map shows an "Avenia" right near Lake Erie soutwest of >> Millcreek. Could your place name have gotten corrupted in spelling >through >> the years? Just thought I'd throw that out as a suggestion. Linda in >Utah >> >> Ron Yielding wrote: >> >> > Searching for the Irish Mackey family who may have been camped-out in >> > 1819, where a son George Mckey was born. Mohawk seems to be a key word, >> > and an old Atlas refers me to Ivarea, Erie County, PA. I can find >> > neither in my 1896 Atlas. >> > >> > Anyone hear of these places or the Mackeys, who eventually travelled >> > East to Saratoga County, NY maybe along the Mohaawk River. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Ron Yielding >> > Palm Springs, CA >> > >> > ==== 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 >> >> ============================== >> Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >> your heritage! >> http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >> >> > >______________________________