What comes next Don? Supression of not only the obits or how about the Postings that are sent by Hannah with her tidbits and history of the area. Dawne posting her many great posts. People asking quesions? When will that have to happen? Not hear on this forum. At least I hope. I have gotten more out of these dedicated folks than one can fathom. It is a select few that have to bring this up after the dust has settled from the last try to omitt these gems. Same people all the time.

I recently saw a copy of the Panoramic View of Connellsville from 1897, and the map identifies a "Greek Catholic" church located on Ferry Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue. I don't know if Ferry Street even exists today, although Sixth and Seventh Avenues do. Does anyone know what the name of this Greek Catholic Church may have been? I believe that the only GC in Connellsville area today is St Stephen's, which is located out in Leisenring. Now, regarding St Stephen's GC Church----I would like to know if anyone has any kind of "History" of the Church and/or pictures of what the old church looked like prior to the building of the new structure. Was the Church always located where it stands today? Any information, large or small, would be greatly appreciated. Many of my ancestors were baptized in St Stephens at the turn of the last century, and anything that you can provide for me would be of immense value. Please feel free to contact me directly at: gcostel64@comcast.net Thanks, Gary

> Hi Everyone. What I am finding in this discussion is a lack of > compromise on the part of some people. > > Some of the compromise solutions that others have posted that may > work: posting the obits only once a day, or maybe combining them in a > few postings with some sort of index, so that people still receive > them daily but they don't become cumbersome to those who aren't as > interested. COMPROMISE. > > Please, people, we are all genealogists here -let's try to work > respectfully together. > > Ellen Ellen has always had a diplomatic way about her. The best solution might be a new Mailing List of Fayette-Obits. Those who wanted to subscribe could and the others could opt out. Don

John I'm sure there is at least one more "Redstone" cemetery, in that area, and reasonably sure the one called "Quaker Cem" by local residents is not the same one named Redstone Cem. by Della. Have a list of 13 lost cemeteries, 12 of which, to my knowledge, have not been recorded,without ones in Smock area, to look for, when weather breaks. Looks to be a busy Spring, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "jbailey" <jbailey@lcsys.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Bunker Hill School > Ken, after talking to Ed today, I am now referring to Redstone Cem. > > It is a fact there are serval Redstone Cem (s) in the area. > > Redstone Cem., Brownsville, Pa > Redstone Cem, Fayette City Pa > Redstone Cem, near Grindstone Pa > Redstone Baptist Cem near Smock Pa > > Now the one you are referring to as a quaker cem maybe this isnt a redstone > cem. > > Therefore in Della Reagan book she has a Daniel Phillps buried in a Redstone > Cem., the names she listed are not in any of the other Redstone Cem.(s) > Therefore there must be another Redstone Cem in the area. > > Its to bad that Della didn't state where this one was? > > John Yanik > > PS Ellen please don't reply to this message! > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "There is no better exercise for the heart > than reaching down and lifting people up." > >

This is good advice. I subscribe to all lists in Digest Form and can pick and choose which messages I want to open and then I can delete the rest. Doris Subscribe to the list in "DIGEST FORM". This way, you get only 1 or 2 emails per day that have all of the messages included in only 1 email. After opening the email, you can view the index of all of the messages included. If none of them tickle your fancy, simply delete the entire email. This solves your problem of having a thousand separate emails arriving each day filling up your inbox.

Only know this way for reply, Thank you for the obits. Still waiting for a family name ( Pratt ) to show up. Shirley n4ton@comcast.net

Edith M. TROUT, 98, of Hunker, R.D. 1, died today in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg. She was born Dec. 1, 1888, in Foxtown, Hempfield Township, a daughter of the late John and Susanna Truxel Hoak. She was a member of Armburst Wesleyan Church and its Ladies Bible Class and the Armburst Wesleyan Senior Citizens. She is survived by three sons, Edward of Greensburg, and Donald and Melvin Trout, both of Margurite; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Annabel) Leeper of Youngwood, Mrs. Marvin (Alverta) Nahrbecki of New Wilmington, Pa., and Mrs. Charles (Eleanor) Holt of Hunker; 27 grandchildren; 60 great grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Miles W. Trout, 1954, and three sons, Carl, Samuel and David Trout. Being the last surviving member of her family, she was also predeceased by one brother and six sisters. (1/14 - Big Sewickley) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

All, Just my 2 cents worth re the complaints on obit postings. Subscribe to the list in "DIGEST FORM". This way, you get only 1 or 2 emails per day that have all of the messages included in only 1 email. After opening the email, you can view the index of all of the messages included. If none of them tickle your fancy, simply delete the entire email. This solves your problem of having a thousand separate emails arriving each day filling up your inbox. As for my opinion, keep the obits coming! They are one of the most valuable resources in genealogical research. -Gary

My dear Watson. There is a way to communicate with others if you dont think your response should or their reply should go to this list. Everyone that email this list and I mean everyone has an email address that comes with the message. Not a tough one to figure out. Welcome to the site Respectfully yours Bernie P.S. I sent this to the list and mr/mrs wastson to show that you can do one of two things. Send to list for all to read or send it personally. Keep up the good work Ed.

Dear List Members, I'm sure you all have heard the old sayings: "Never look a gift horse in the mouth," and "A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush." Well, they're most applicable in this case. Ed, our List Administrator, has gone out of his way to ensure these obits get recorded for posterity instead of letting them sit in a box or bag somewhere where they can further yellow and crinkle. I'm sure some of you have noticed the ? marks on a few of the obits where the writing and print have already become illegible. Ed collected and mailed (probably at his own expense) these obits to me (Las Vegas) to type into the system in my spare time. Spare time that usually occurs at 4:00 a.m. before I get my son up for school and start my day! I really don't care where I type them. I follow Ed's direction. I'm just honored to be able to finally do something to repay the list for all the help it's provided me over the past few years. I don't believe the List Administrator's job is a paid position. Our Fayette County List Administrator is very helpful, conscientious, and dedicated. Let's not cause him grief or make him unnecessary work. Let's just be grateful that he took the job and support the efforts he's put forth on our behalf. The obits are being recorded and that's all that counts. Convert your subscription to digest mode versus list and your e-mails will be grouped together thus decreasing the volume. Then, you can arrow down and skip the ones you don't care to read. Quite frankly I'm tired of arrowing down through the ones concerning this topic. Sincerely, Carole Clarke

Amos KANTORIK, 85, of 206 Neal Lane, Mount Pleasant, died Sunday in Frick Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. He was born April 24, 1903, in Acme, son of the late Joseph and Magadeline Yanekocheck Kantorik. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a coal miner by Clyde Coal Co. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Church of God, and member of UMWA Local 688. He was a veteran of World War I, having served with the U.S. Army 60th Artillery. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Werry Kantorik; three brothers, Edward, Stanley, and William, and five sisters, Marie, Annie, Elizabeth, Josephine, and Emma. Surviving are his wife, Olive Ruth Stout Werry Kantorik; two sons, Amos Jr. and Joseph Kantorik, both of Cleveland, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Haley and dolly Jean Riley, both of Cleveland, Ohio; two stepsons, Thomas Werry of Stahlstown, and Ronald Werry of Acme; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harry (Donna) Sanner of Mount Pleasant; a sister, Mrs. Agnes Farkosh of Acme; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; two stepgrandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren. (10/9/1988 - Brown) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

William Franklin MOORE, 53, of North Shupe St., Mount Pleasant, died Friday at Frick Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. He was born Feb. 25, 1933 in Mount Pleasant, a son of Susan Strelec Moore, Meisner, with whom he resided, and the late William Thomas Moore. He was a member of St. Pius X RC Church in Mount Pleasant was employed as a machinist for the Strutter's Company of Mount Pleasant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of American Legion Post 446, a social member of V.F.W. Post 3368, member of Koscuiszko Club, Hecla Sportsman's Club and Slovak Club. He is survived by two brothers, Paul T. Moore of Mount Pleasant and Richard A. of Bedford, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Mavis) Walker of Latrobe, Mrs. Earl (Marylou) Hammersley of Warren and Mrs. Dennis (Susan) Menges of Greensburg; two grandchildren; three stepbrothers, Vincent and Joseph Meisner of Mount Pleasant, and Edward of Birmingham, Ala., and two stepsisters, Mrs. Florence Coppula and Mrs. Claire Kowaleski, both of Mount Pleasant. In addition to his father, he was predeceased by a son, Gary, in 1984. (1/30/1987 - St. Pius) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Don: Thanks for the positive feedback. I've enjoyed corresponding with you in the past on some of those baffling genealogical mysteries we are all working so diligently to solve. Anyway, what is really painful to read on the list is that people are refusing to see that the issue of obit postings is multifaceted. If you love the obits and find them useful, then to hell with those who don't! And if you hate the obits, then those crazy-obit lovers can go you know where (though it never appeared to me that the "obit-haters" tried to get rid of the obits altogether. Just maybe get them into a different format). First, I think that Edward, who administers this list, has already made a decision. While I think we could have found a middle-ground compromise here where everyone could have gotten a bit (though not all) of what they wanted, the bottom line is that a decision has been made already on the issue. Unfortunately, at this point in time, the issue appears moot. I'm hoping in the future that all the list users can attempt a little more compromise with each other. And less name calling. The Fayette County list is one of my favorite places to go with genealogy questions. It's best if we can try to create tone of helpfulness and cordiality with each other. Ellen lvrboy@neobright.net wrote: > Hi Everyone. What I am finding in this discussion is a lack of > compromise on the part of some people. > > Some of the compromise solutions that others have posted that may > work: posting the obits only once a day, or maybe combining them in a > few postings with some sort of index, so that people still receive > them daily but they don't become cumbersome to those who aren't as > interested. COMPROMISE. > > Please, people, we are all genealogists here -let's try to work > respectfully together. > > Ellen Ellen has always had a diplomatic way about her. The best solution might be a new Mailing List of Fayette-Obits. Those who wanted to subscribe could and the others could opt out. Don ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== The Uniontown Library NEW URL- http://www.uniontownlib.org/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online

Bunker Hill School is located in the Bunker Hill section of Springhill Twp. That would be East of Gans. The building is not shown on the 1856 map of Springhill. In the 1872 Atlas of Fayette Co. the school house is located at the intersection of four roads near the homes of Mrs. Lyons and J. Stentz. Listed as a school by Ellis in 1882 and Nelson in 1900. Some of the teachers in the 1930's were Lucretia Hawkins, Grace Hunter, Fred Ruble and Russell Ruble. The school was closed in 1941. When I was doing the book on the History of the Schools of Springhill Twp. I could not find anyone who knew much about the school. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Barr" <barrbob@comcast.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:35 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Bunker Hill School > Does anyone on the list know anything, or have any information, about Bunker Hill School? It was probably located near Gans in Springhill Township. My grandfather, Frank STENTZ, was a teacher there sometime around 1900. > > Thanks, > > Bob Barr > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "Please remember to post your questions and answers to the list for > all to share". >

EDWARD DUMBAULD, a Princeton graduate born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, obtained his LLB and LLM at the Harvard Law School, and then was awarded the Sheldon Traveling Fellowship and received his doctorate in law at the University of Leyden, in the Netherlands. After serving as Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, he returned to private law practice until 1957 when he was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County. Since 1961 he has been United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is Secretary of the American Society of International Law and Chairman of the Pennsylvania Bar Assoclarion Section on international and comparative law. He is author of The Constitution of the United States, published in 1964, and of numerous other books and articles on legal and historical subjects. A lifelong Presbyterian churchman, Judge Dumbauld is an ordained elder, and was a member of the session of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington. D C., and clerk of the session of the First Presbyterian Church. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. While serving as superintendent of the church school at Uniontown, he began preparation of this book for his own convenience in his personal Bible studies. Source unknown, but it appears to have been something akin to one of the book cover/introductions from one of his books. Hand written note at the bottom of the page indicates 5/1/67. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

at MyTrees.com you can login and volunteer to transcribe for them, right there at the website, and get free search time. Is not hard to do. Their instructions walk you thru everything, and is a good thing. Ruth Sprowls

Is anyone on this list a member of Mytrees.com? If so, I was wondering if someone could possibly do a look up for me? I am looking for Charles Stein b. 1868 in Michigan. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Christina

Please, there is a delete button on all computers. I enjoy the obits - not just for the genealogy. Found an old friend had died - Leonard Helmick although the obit didn't say he was known as Gene and lived, when I knew him in Brownfield. Lots of memories. Frances Sampey Deak London England

This argument, it has past the discussion stage, goes on and on. The obits are genealogy. There are people on this list that are interested in their Roots in Fayette County. The posting have given me 5 unknown leads. As I have said work on getting the porno and Viagra ads out of your mail to give you space, otherwise delete the Obits as you do the ads. With the ads you have had practice. Amen and I have read what I have written before sending it to the list> Grant

My Drake great-grandparents(Thomas Carter Drake & Lovina Bowie) died in Pt.Marion. They moved there from WV. Thomas Carter Drake died 24 Sept.1910 & Lovina Drake died 8 March 1920. They are buried in the Smithfield Cemetery in Fayette Co.,PA. Does anyone know how long they lived in Pt.Marion? Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Pam Drake padrake@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <PAFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <PAFAYETT-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:07 AM Subject: PAFAYETT-D Digest V04 #102