Thank you Dawne, Now I know just a little more about my grandfather. This is exciting, I'm sorry I didn't start asking all these questions earlier. I came home from work and found all this great stuff. Thanks -------Original Message------- From: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:49:13 PM To: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Garfield Bowers Dear Nancy, I found a James A. Garfield Bowers in the World War I Draft Cards. At that time he lived in Indian Head, Fayette County. He was born Sept. 9, 1883. He was a mine foreman at Harvard Coal Co. at Davistown, Fayette County. His nearest relative was Mrs. Ella Bowers of Indian Head. He was of medium height and medium build. He had gray eyes and light brown hair. The card was signed by H. R. Adams-Sept 12-1918. There is also a Garfield Bowers, age 26 in the 1910 PA Miracode Index, Fayette County. His wife is Ella, age 20, daughter Mary, age 3, Daughter Hazel NR, and Samuel Shipley, not related, age 16 living with Garfield Bowers. Even though this doesn't tell you where he went from there, I hope this helps a little. Dawne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McCann Walsh" <jmwalsh@icubed.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] BOWERS-OHLER-RIDENOUR-GRIMM-HALL-HAWK > At 09:17 AM 1/26/2004 -0800, you wrote: > >Hi, I'm brand new to genealogy. I met Joyce Post {my new 5th cousin] she > >sent me here, and said you nice folks would have a lot of good information > >for me. She found my grandfather Garfield Bowers in the 1920 census, > >Fayette Co., Saltlick Twp., District 81, Visit 13. He was 36 and > >widowed. Five children listed Mary 13, Lester 8 [MY FATHER] Beatrice 6, > >Edith 4, Howard 2. My question is, does anyone know where he went from > >there? I never met him, only heard he lived to be at least eighty. He > >was not on the 1930 census for that same twp. Thanks in advance for any > >information you might have. Nancy > > > HI, Nancy, You wrote: > Ella E. RAMSEY, 91, of Point Marion, Pa., died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, in > Fairfield Personal Care Home, Fairchance, Pa. > > She was born July 21, 1903, in (Cheat Neck) Morgantown, W.Va., daughter of > the late George H. and Maude Beatty Lewellen. > > She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. > > In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, James Ramsey > in 1981; and three sisters, Elizabeth Anne Betchey, Donna Lewellen and > Jessie King. > > Surviving are a niece, Jessie Szerensci of Grays Landing, Pa.; two nephews, > Bill Betchey of St. Paul, Minn., and Lawrence King of Temple Hills, Md.; > and several nieces and nephews. > > She was a member of Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall of Morgantown, W.Va. > > Friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOME, 515 North Main St., > Masontown, Pa., Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m., and Sunday until 1 p.m. Funeral > services will be conducted by Jehovah Witness. Interment will follow in > Fletcher Cemetery, Cheat Neck, W.Va. > > Best regards, > Jane > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > The Fayette County Genealogical Society- http://www.hhs.net/sss/fayette/fcgsinfo.htm > Fayette County Archives- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/fayette/index.htm > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: mailto:PAFAYETT-L-request@rootsweb.com Click below for the digest list: mailto:PAFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) .

Hello Beverly, Thanks for writing. I can tell you that there is no indication that Catherine Snyder Stern is a daughter of John (son of Ludwick) Snyder, as per the available secondary texts and estate records, etc. There is a decent amount of material available on John's family, mostly due to the religious careers of his eldest sons Jacob and Lewis. John Snyder (b. 1797) married Eliza J. Shaffer (her brother John Shaffer married John's sister Mary Snyder). He moved first to Bucks Twp., Tuscerawas Co., Ohio; later on to St. John's Twp., Harrison Co., Iowa, and, lastly, to where he died, in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., Iowa. There is some slight indication of a possible connection of my the Jacob Schneider family to the Snyders of Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., but I have not had the time recently to follow up that particular lead with any serious research. Lorin _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

Lorin: Hi. Thanks so much for the information on Ludwick. I've gotten quite a few responses to my inquiry, and it has certainly helped clear up some Snyder confusion over this mysterious ancestor. Thank you again for all the information I've been in touch with Ellie a bit about the John Snyder/Dewalt Snyder connection. It wasn't clear from your message: Are you descended as well from Jacob Schneider (1749) who married Gertrude Dietz? A lot of the information I have (including connection between these various Snyder families) has been provided by other researchers of these lineages, including Beverly Domer and Linda Stevens. They have really dug through the records to try to make the connections between Jacob Schneider (abt 1749, m.l Gertrude Dietz), John Snyder (abt 1795, m. Catherine Lamb) and Dewalt (1755, m. Clarissa Fetters). I'd really like to correspond with you further about these connections. The (very sparse) documentary evidence that does exist seems to indicate these lines are related, as does the intermarriage with the Weimer family over many generations. Ellen Lorin Snyder <vent414@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello Beverly, Thanks for writing. I can tell you that there is no indication that Catherine Snyder Stern is a daughter of John (son of Ludwick) Snyder, as per the available secondary texts and estate records, etc. There is a decent amount of material available on John's family, mostly due to the religious careers of his eldest sons Jacob and Lewis. John Snyder (b. 1797) married Eliza J. Shaffer (her brother John Shaffer married John's sister Mary Snyder). He moved first to Bucks Twp., Tuscerawas Co., Ohio; later on to St. John's Twp., Harrison Co., Iowa, and, lastly, to where he died, in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., Iowa. There is some slight indication of a possible connection of my the Jacob Schneider family to the Snyders of Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., but I have not had the time recently to follow up that particular lead with any serious research. Lorin _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== "Please remember to post your questions and answers to the list for all to share". --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!

Hi Karen, Yes, I have seen or heard the surname "ADAMSKY" in this area, but can't recall where at the moment. 3 of thewm listed in the local telephone directory. Try a yahoo.com people search for Adamsky in area code 724 of Pennsylvania. Edward ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kcs423@aol.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:07 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Mike ADAMSKY > Looking for family of Mike ADAMSKY maybe in the Brownsville, PA area. Have > family photo and wondering if there is relationship. > > Karen Horne > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "You Have a Friend in Fayette County, Pennsylvania"! > >

Hi Jane, What a great find, it was like digging for treasure and you found gold. Now we know where to look. I didn't think he would go far, I thought he would stay in PA. People sure moved around in that county. Thanks for solving this mystery. I do appreciate you! Nancy -------Original Message------- From: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:25:18 PM To: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAFAY] BOWERS, Garfield found! At 09:17 AM 1/26/2004 -0800, you wrote: >She found my grandfather Garfield Bowers in the 1920 census, Fayette Co., >Saltlick Twp., District 81, Visit 13. He was 36 and widowed. Hi, Nancy, I apologize for the crazy message I sent you last evening. I had started that message to you while searching on Ancestry.com for Garfield Bowers. (I have a Bowers ancillary line.) Then while waiting for census pages to appear, spotted an obit for someone in my database, did a cut and paste and that obit ended up, instead of in my database, in the email to you! I had found your great-grandfather's Selective Service registration card, containing his full name as James A. Garfield Bowers and thought perhaps I might be able to find him in 1930 using James or "J.A" or "J.G." But none of that worked. And, I did not find a single Garfield Bowers in the 1930 census. I tried using Bowers without a first name and using his age which would have been 46 or maybe 47 or 45. And, that didn't produce anything like James A. Garfield Bowers. It could be that he was missed or that the enumerator's handwriting was so bad that the index has him as something very different! The Soundex did produce a James Burke (which I do not really hear or see as similar) age 46 living in Jefferson Twp., Greene County w/ Mabel 35, Maria 15, Thomas 11, James 6, and John 4 mo's. Certainly not the right names for the older two children. Then tried finding Lester Bowers age 18. Found one in Arlington, VA, son of a William and siblings whose names didn't fit either! Finally, went back today to look for Indian Head in Salt Lick Twp. and couldn't find Salt Lick. Ancestry has it recorded as "Saltlick." The first page I chose was "missing!" Found that there are 50 pages. The third page I selected was "missing." Maybe your Garfield was on one of these missing pages. There may be more missing! I did find a Daniel Ohler Family on pp. 39-40. Looks like this enumerator did not record the names of unincorporated places!! Just as I had given up the search, recalled that one can use a wildcard approach, so I tried "Garfield Bow*" in PA. Found!!! In Donegal Twp., Westmoreland County. Garfield "Bowns" in the index but it sure looks like "Bowers" to me! He is in the #29 dwelling, age 48! With him are: dau. Edith 15 and son Howard 12. Garfield is working as a laborer for a coal company. This was image 3 of 25! Whew. Best regards, Jane ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== The Uniontown Library NEW URL- http://www.uniontownlib.org/ .

Looking for family of Mike ADAMSKY maybe in the Brownsville, PA area. Have family photo and wondering if there is relationship. Karen Horne

Whoops! I meant to add, until this one that is days later than this whole thing started. Ellen (ETHS)

Ed. When did the stop posting message appear/ I do not recall seeing it. Grant

Hello Andrew and others, The obituaries being posted on this list are being posted not only by myself, but by other volunteers, and we will continue to do so. Obituaries are the life-blood of genealogical research, and as such are right on topic for this list. Every obit posted to this list is one obit for the archives, and one that is made freely available to all future generations of researchers. The way I see it, if you don't care to receive the obits, you and others have several choices to make: 1. Configure your e-mail application to filter anything with "Obit" in the subsject line; Switch to the digest version of the list; 2. get more e-mail space from your server; 3. swicth to a sevrer that gives ample room for a researcher to conduct research; 4. Unsubscribe from the list. This is not intended to be a discussion of the posting of the obits by the volunteers, and I do not wish to see the discussion continued on the list. This is the way things are done on this list. If you and others cannot deal with the above listed options, I will help you unsubscribe. Sincerely, De Boss Edward ----- Original Message ----- From: "brainiac1082" <brainiac1082@netzero.net> To: <jcb486@cox.net>; <genedoc@icubed.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:52 AM Subject: please stop posting obits > Hello guys I know you're trying to help by posting obits but is there any > way you could just post it on the message board instead of flooding ppl's > emails w/ them? If not I am just going to have to leave the board because > this is ridiculous. > > --Andrew > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jcb486" <jcb486@cox.net> > To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:25 AM > Subject: [PAFAY] Jean HASBROOK, retired nurse > > > > Jean F. "Cookie" HASBROOK, 62, of 215 Berlin Manor, Berlin, Pa, died in > Somerset Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 5, 1994. > > > > She was born May 12, 1931, in Glassport, a daughter of the late John and > Bernice Meisner Czuba. > > > > She was a retired licensed practical nurse. She was a member of St. Pius > X Roman Catholic Church, Mount Pleasant. > > > > Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Chester (Carrie) Seymour of Berlin, Pa; > and one son, John Hasbrook of Somerset; two grandchildren; and one brother, > Jack Czuba of Mount Pleasant. > > > > She was predeceased by her husband, Theodore B. Hasbrook (1971). > > > > Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. > > > > Carole Clarke > > > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > Fayette County Government Links: > http://www.hhs.net/fforward/county/county.html > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.554 / Virus Database: 346 - Release Date: 12/20/2003 > >

Sally, A "next friend" is a person who, without being regularly appointed as guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant, incompetent, or other person not fully capable of acting on their own behalf. In some jurisdictions years ago, this included married women. A next friend normally would not have been the person's lawyer. Hope this helps. Bob Barr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Smith" <sallys@citlink.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:22 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Meaning of term > I have received a copy of the divorce file of my 2nd great grandparents, > Henry Rumble and Hannah unknown. He maiden name may be Hardin or Breakiron. > > It appears that most of the paper work is filed "by her next friend Troy > Harden". Could this mean a lawyer or is this just a friend. > > Sally Smith > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PAFAYETT-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PAFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > >

At 07:16 AM 1/27/2004 -0500, Rebecca wrote: >Does anyone know if there is an 1860 mortality index for FayCo? I am seeking >information on my ancestor, Sarah Jane OSBORN, who died in 1859. Thank you. Hi, Rebecca, According to a book on the U.S. Census Records, there should be one. However, a chart indicating which State's Mortality Schedule publication status does not show that PA's has been published or indexed. According to this chart the Family History Library does have a copy. The NARA Micropublication number is T958. This book, pub'd in 2001, contains an email addy for the National Archives-Mid Atlantic Region: philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Do let us know if you are able to access the schedule for Fayette. Regards, Jane

Lorraine R. Horvath, 48, of West Brownsville, Pa., passed away on Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, in The Washington Hospital, Washington, Pa. She was born on April 2, 1955, in Charleroi, Pa., daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Samuel and Ruth Levy of Daisytown, Pa. Mrs. Horvath was a member of The California United Methodist Church. She was employed by The California Area School District as an Administrative Assistant in The Business Office. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Tim and Jeff LEVY. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband of 29 years, Peter D. HORVATH; one daughter, Lisa HORVATH, of Cranberry Township, Pa.; and her mother-in-law, June Bakewell, of West Brownsville, Pa. Friends will be received in THE SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park St., Brownsville, Pa., this evening from 6 to 9 p.m., on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m., and on Thursday where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Cris Decious officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

August TASSONE, 73, of Uniontown, Pa., and formerly of Republic, Pa., passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, in UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Robert T. Kish Funeral Home Inc., Legion Street, Republic, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Raymond G. WELSH, Jr., 62, beloved husband of Monika Welsh, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. He was employed as a counselor for 11 years for ARC of Westmoreland. Surviving are a sister-in-law and husband, Dr. Amand and Dr. Inge Wencel, of Karlsruhe, Germany; a brother-in-law, Klaus VonGavron, of Berlin, Germany; brothers and sisters, Mary Ellen Sansone and husband, John, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Monica Helinski and husband, William, of Scottdale, Pa., Patrick WELSH, of Dunbar, Pa., Barbara Pokopec, of Dunbar, Virginia (Ginny) Bell, of Connellsville, Pa., Judith Berry and husband, Chuck, of Dale City, Va., Christine Lauer and husband, Rod, of Greeley, Colo., Rita Corcoran, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Faye Beatty, of Lemont Furnace, Pa., Nell Kronz, of Maryland, and Agnes Hair, of Weirton, W.Va.; and nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Dunbar, Pa., on Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at 1 p.m. Please go directly to the church. Arrangements are being handled by the Burhans-Crouse Funeral Home of Dunbar, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Joseph A. "Tubby" ALTOMARI , 76, of Scottdale (formerly of Belle Vernon), Pa., passed away at 11:35 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg, Pa. Joe retired in 1986 after working for 40 years as a millwright with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Monessen, Pa. He graduated from Monessen High School. Joe will be sadly missed by his loving family: his wife of 51 years, Lena M. Giacomantonio Altomari, whom he married on Nov. 15, 1952; his daughter, Roxanne M. Markle and husband, Dr. Howard MARKLE, of Scottdale; his son, Kevin J. ALTOMARI and wife, Dawn Gideon, of Pittsburgh; a granddaughter; two sisters, Elizabeth Codispoti, of Detroit, Mich., and Marie ALTOMARI, of Monessen, Pa.; two brothers, Alfred ALTOMARI and wife, Stella, of Lorain, Ohio, and Eugene ALTOMARI and wife, Rita, of Monessen; numerous nieces and nephews; and a close friend, Harry Jarouse, of Belle Vernon. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., in the Robert B. Ferguson Funeral Home, 105 Spring St., Scottdale, Pa., where a prayer service will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Helen E. Knupsky, 77, of Brownsville, Pa., and a former resident of Jennie's Personal Care Home, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, in Beverly Health Care Center, Uniontown, Pa. She was born July 7, 1926, in Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pa., daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth LUDA GREYSHOCK. She was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Brownsville, Pa. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John S. KNUPSKY; one brother, Ludwig GREYSHOCK; and one sister, Edna GREYSHOCK. Mrs. Knupsky is survived by one daughter, Mary Rose KNUPSKY, of Hiller, Pa.; three sisters, Dorothy E. Post and her husband, George, of Davenport, Iowa, Elizabeth Thomas and her husband, Harry, of Levittown, Pa.; and Frances Hoddo, of Brownsville, Pa.; three nieces, Cynthia Clarey, of Levittown, Pa., Barbara Engstrom, of Moline, Ill., and Lisa Tori, of Levittown, Pa.; great-nephews, Andrej and Kiran Clarey, of Levittown, Pa.; a great-niece, Amanda Clarey, of Levittown, Pa.; and a special friend and caretaker, Patricia Bugai and her family, of Hiller, Pa. Friends will be received in THE SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park St., Brownsville, Pa., on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m., the hour of the funeral service, with the Rev. Fr. Vincent Gigliotti officiating. Entombment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Ramona J. Pasko, 75, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., passed away peacefully with family at her side, on Sunday, January 25, 2004, at Frick Hospital, Mount Pleasant. Ramona was formerly employed by Lennox Crystal and prior to retirement, Youngwood Dairy Queen. Friends will be received today from 2 to 9 p.m., in the Eugene G. Saloom Funeral Home Inc., 730 W. Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Pa., where her funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Caroline JANKOWSKI Mayercheck, 82, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., died Sunday, January 25, 2004, in Frick Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Pa. Friends will be received at the Frank R. Zimmerman Funeral Home Inc., 627 Smithfield St., Mount Pleasant, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Goldie Rosalie Bowman, 94, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2004, in Greensburg Care Center, Greensburg, Pa. She was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, Class of 1924. She worked at McCrory's Variety Store in Mount Pleasant, Pa., for 18 years and was retired from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Friends will be received today, from 5 to 9 p.m., in the Clyde Brooks Funeral Home Inc., Route 711, Melcroft, Pa. Additional viewing will take place in Calvary United Methodist Church, Acme, Pa., Wednesday, from 10 to 11 a.m. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Norma Genevieve Firestone, 83, of Connellsville (Bullskin Township), Pa., died Saturday, January 24, 2004, in Gambrills, Md. She was retired from the Anchor Hocking Corporation. Friends will be received today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the hour of service, in the Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY