Minnie GUTHRIE, 90, of Uniontown R.D.3 passed away Saturday, April 9, 1994, at her home. She was born March 2, 1904, in Preston County, W.Va., daughter of the late Marshall and Cora Cuppett Guthrie. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Martha Alexander and Grace Franks, and two brothers, Paul J. Guthrie and Joseph in infancy. She was a homemaker and former clerk at Montgomery Ward. She is survived by a sister, Ellen Fearer of Uniontown R.D.3; a brother, Ewing Guthrie of Uniontown; several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Phillip A. Maronde officiating. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery, Bruceton Mills, W.Va. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Walter S. CUNNARD, 69, of Harmony Township, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994, in Sewickley Valley Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born March 18, 1924, in Tarrs, a son of the late John and Lydia Smith Cunnard. He had been an Ambridge resident for more than 40 years. He was a retired employee of Blaw-Knox Steel, Coraopolis, and from Codo Manufacturing in Leetsdale. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the United States Navy. He was a member of the Ambridge District Sportsmen's Club. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Imgrund Cunnard; two sons, Daniel and Paul Cunnard, both of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Margaret) Romigh of Brighton Township, Mrs. David (Kathleen) Parry of Patterson Township and Beth Cunnard of Monaca; nine grandchildren; a brother, William Cunnard; six sisters, Edith Eichar, Edna Ganter, Margaret Gibb, Dorothy White, Leona Furin and Eileen Kowinski. He was predeceased by one grandson, Danile Cunnard (1988); three brothers and four sisters. He was buried in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Daugherty Township. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

ROBISON, HERMAN E., 73, of 951 Old National Pike , Brownsville died Aug.16, 1976, in Brownsville General Hospital. He was the son of the late JACOB and SADIE HILL ROBISON, he was born Aug. 25, 1902 in Somerset Twp. He had been a resident of the Centerville area for 47 years and was a member of the Centerville United Methodist Church. He had been in the grocery business for 50 years having worked for the Pittsburgh Mercantile Co, for 5 years, followed by five years of employment with Kroger, then he owned and operated stores in Centerville and Malden for 30 years, was employed by the Ranch Market in California for 6 years and in 1975, retired from Sheehan's Red and White in California. Surviving are his wife, SARA YORTY ROBISON, two daughters, MRS. ANN MILLER and MISS SANDRA ROBISON; a sister, MISS ESTELLA ROBISON and a brother, ALVA ROBISON. Burial in Taylor Cemetery, Centerville, under the direction of the John E. Greenlee Funeral Home. Brownsville High School, Class of 1936, held its 40 year reunion, Sept. 4, 1976 at Mount Vernon Inn, Uniontown. Shown above, kneeling, left to right: BILL VANCE, DR. REINARD HART, CHALMER MANSPEAKER, WENDELL RIMBEY Second Row: CARL GALLE, IVA KAY MANSPEAKER, JANE MITCHELL THORNTON, LUCILLE KENNEDY JONES, BLANCHE THOMPSON TRENT, LUCILLE MASTERSON DONDERO, IRENE NORMAN FOLTZ, VIRGINIA NORMAN RUSCOE, DAKOTA WHEELER THORNTON, LOUISE KORN JOHNSON, DOROTHY WILLIAMS FLINT, HARRIET GOLDSTEIN COHEN, Third Row: LLOYD HIGH, TONY SELEP, EDITH PERNA SYVERSON, IRENE BARTOLOTTI COSTA, JOSEPHINE BATTAGLINI KINNY, ALDA ALVERA SKURZAK, RACHEL HARDIN COLLINS, HELEN BIONDIC RAFTER, ZITZ RINGER PORTER, JENNIE MULLEN JENKINS, EMMA MERLO MATTEUCCI Fourth row: ELIZABETH SHERWANEK JACEK, ANN O'BRIAN SHIPE, CARL MILLISON, NYLAND McINTOSH, MARGARET BACSAKY RODAMER, DOROTHY WARFEL STRICKLER, LENA RUSSO Fifth Row: JOE BOHNA, PETE LABO, FRANCES KRAMER PAXTON, DON PAXTON, ELEANOR BLEILER SPURLEY, GENEVIEVE McCADE BAER, KATHLEEN RYAN KUBIS, JOHN SMITH, CLYDE TITLER, JAMES NORMAN, PAUL STRAIGHT, WALTER GRABOWSKI Sixth row: MAHLON PRITTS, JOE FLINT, STEVE HORNICK, HAROLD HEADLEY, BILL CRAFT, ARTHUR MORRISTON, TOM McFERRIN HOPE HILL, NICK HANEK, MICHAEL SINKER, JOHN S. MATTY, Also attending were, MARY HAWN, THOMAS TOWNLEY, JR., and EDWARD HARRISON. Hannah Millward Fisher Information Services Librarian Hannah@ahsl.arizona.edu The University of Arizona (520) 626-2933 (voice) Arizona Health Sciences Library 1501 N. Campbell, P.O. Box 245079 (520) 626-2922 (fax) Tucson, AZ 85724-5079 "The statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion or endorsement of the University of Arizona."

Marcel H. KINNEY, 90, of Lansing, Mich., formerly of Connellsville died Thursday, June 2, 1994. He was born Dec. 2, 1902, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Florent and Marie Kinney. He was employed by the West Penn Power Co. as a purchasing agent and retired after a 45 year career there. He has been a member of the Masons since 1946m an honorary member and past master of King Solomon's Lodge 346, life member and past high priest of the Royal Arch Chapter 283, both in Connellsville; a member of the Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection in Uniontown; a member of Connellsville Elks Lodge 503; and a 32nd Degree member of the Consistory in Pittsburgh. Surviving are his daughter, Caroline Susan Pollack of Lansing, Mich.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Celie Pace of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Arabella White, whom he was married for 44 years until her death in 1972. Jefferson Mem. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

I have a record of the graves for Salem view cem, who are you looking for? email me at jbailey@lcsys.net John ----- Original Message ----- From: "jcb486" <jcb486@cox.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:16 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Salem View Cemetery > Dear List Members, > > Does anyone know if a transcription of this cemetery exists? Also, wondering how old the stones are in Salem View Cemetery? > > Sincerely, > Carole Clarke > > > > ==== 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) > >

Mary Jane Martin Beeson 1889-1971 also buried in Oakgrove cem, no recored of her having a second husband Are you researching the martin or beeson lines? My Chester Co., Pa Brown line has Ann Brown married to Richard Beeson which connects all of the Uniontown Beeson to my line in Chester Co., pa John Yanik ----- Original Message ----- From: <RizerK@erinet.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Mary Jane Martin Beeson > Looking for the death date of Mary Jane Martin Beeson. She was the wife of > William Hartford Beeson and was born about 1889. William Hartford Beeson was > born 1879 and died in 1955. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. Did Mary > Jane Martin maybe remarry after this death? Thank you, Kathleen Rizer > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Fayette County Government Links: http://www.hhs.net/fforward/county/county.html > >

While looking for my grandfather Thomas Aloysius Morgan (who I found) I also found Marcellus Murray ( I think) on the W.W.I draft registration cards on Ancestry. Has anyone else made the connection? If it is him he lived longer than what was speculated as they were signed in Sept. 1918 and it was thought that he died in 1916 approx. Thanks, Lynn

At 08:06 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, Ed wrote: >I was wondering if any body knows or how to go about getting a listing for, >THE SYLVIAN HEIGHTS cemetery in North Union township,or, Located on >The Old Connellsville road,or, Old Rt 119 near Stockyard Road ? Ed, if you check the archives of this list, I think you might find the name, etc. of the person to contact for information about those buried in this cem. Regards, Jane

Hello, I was wondering if any body knows or how to go about getting a listing for, THE SYLVIAN HEIGHTS cemetery in North Union township,or, Located on The Old Connellsville road,or, Old Rt 119 near Stockyard Road ? Thanks, Ed Laughery

Hello Lawrence, My grandma is completely Slovak so I have some knowledge in this area. Slovakia for the longest time was underneath Austria-Hungaria so as a result many Slovaks were mistakenly labeled Hungarian, Austrian, or Slovak. This is what makes Slovak genealogy SO confusing sometimes. Also Slovak is the original Slavic language so as a result some other more well known Slavic languages such as Polish or Russian were confused with it. So my guess is that the census taker heard them possibly speaking their Slovak to each other or noticed a Eastern European accent and mistakenly assumed they were speaking Russian. PA and OH were the two great Slovak hubs in America and my grandma's father was from Cleveland while her mother was from PA. Both were Slovaks off the boat. --Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Hrusovsky" <lhrusovsky@mac.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Inquiry > Jane, > > Yes to most of your findings and I'm confused about others. John and > Catherine Hrusovsky(i) to best of my knowledge were born in Jabloncia, > Slovakia. Stephen was his son and Mary the wife with Ethel and Betty as > their first children. They were slovak and I assume born also in > Slovakia and not in Austria. Steven's native language was always > slovak. John was another son and married to Anna with Helen, Ambrose, > and Edward as children.Stephen and John were coal miners and their > father John I assume was a farmer?? The Austria connection is a > puzzlement to me as well as the Russian language. > > Larry > > On Jan 19, 2004, at 6:16 PM, Jane McCann Walsh wrote: > > > At 04:17 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >> Hello to all, I am brand new to this list. I was a long time resident > >> of SW Pa in Fayette County and move to the Ohio are in the early > >> 50's. I searching information regarding my grandfather and > >> grandmather, John Hrusovsky and Catherine (Katrina Mikusek). They > >> lived in the Smithfield area in the late 30's. > > > > Hi, Lawrence, > > Welcome to the Fayette list! > > Smithfield area is where I live now, having retired here. My family > > moved from Uniontown when I was three but once the genealogy bug > > grabbed ahold, I moved back to Fayette from CA! > > > > Have checked four local funeral home books and find no Hrusovskys. > > > > If St. Mary's was their church then perhaps they used a Funeral Home > > in Masontown. > > > > There may be a listing for the cem. associated with St. Mary's in the > > PA Room of the Uniontown Library. You might write to them. And, they > > do have an obit. index which may cover 1938 by now. Volunteers read > > the old microfilmed newspapers, page by page, searching for obits > > which were not always in the same places. > > The information on what they charge and their address should be on > > their web site: http://www.uniontownlib.org/pages/pennsylvania.htm > > > > Did a quick check on the 1930 census and found in German Twp., which > > isn't too far from Smithfield, in #51-51 a Stephen 26 and Mary 23 > > Hrusovski with Ethel 2 and Betty 1. Stephen was 22 when they were > > first married and Mary, 19. Stephen was born in Austria, as were his > > parents, and Mary was born in PA and her parents were born in Austria. > > Stephen's native language was Russian. And, next to them in #52-52 > > were: John 29 and Anna 28 Hrusoviski with Helen 7, Ambrose 6, and > > Edward 3. John was 20 and Anna 19 when they were first married. John > > was born in Austria as were his parents; Anna was born in PA and her > > parents were born in Austria. John's native language was Russian. > > Both Stephen and John were coal miners. > > > > Could this John and Anna have been your John and Catherine/Katrina? > > > > Hope this helps a little. > > Best regards, > > Jane > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > "There is no better exercise for the heart > > than reaching down and lifting people up." > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Southwestern Pennsylvania History Books Online- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/fulltext/index.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

Hi Larry and Jane,,, The part of the world that is now known as Slovakia has had many wars. Austria won over this country at one point. My grandfather, was b in 1886 in this area. He was b in Austria Hungary as reported on his legal documents here. Yes, he spoke Russian. Nancy

At 06:25 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Yes to most of your findings and I'm confused about others. Hi, Larry, Census enumerations can be of mixed quality. It is possible that the enumerator was given a place name he did not understand. Sometimes it seems as if an enumerator was making some assumptions, recording what he/she thought they knew or heard rather than asking for clarifications. Or, perhaps in 1930 it was more politically or socially "correct" to say you were from Austria and that you had spoken Russian in your homeland. There was another household nearby where the parents were recorded as Polish and their native language as Slovak. Do you have any ideas on other spelling variations which might have been used.? Best regards, Jane

In a message dated 01/19/2004 10:14:04 AM Central Standard Time, floralp@earthlink.net writes: > . Twice I paid to get a birth certificate, forty years apart, and all it > contained was mother's and father's names, no other information about them. When you send for a birth or death ciertificate you should ask for the lomng one, other wise the send the short one. This may help you out.

Jane, Yes to most of your findings and I'm confused about others. John and Catherine Hrusovsky(i) to best of my knowledge were born in Jabloncia, Slovakia. Stephen was his son and Mary the wife with Ethel and Betty as their first children. They were slovak and I assume born also in Slovakia and not in Austria. Steven's native language was always slovak. John was another son and married to Anna with Helen, Ambrose, and Edward as children.Stephen and John were coal miners and their father John I assume was a farmer?? The Austria connection is a puzzlement to me as well as the Russian language. Larry On Jan 19, 2004, at 6:16 PM, Jane McCann Walsh wrote: > At 04:17 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >> Hello to all, I am brand new to this list. I was a long time resident >> of SW Pa in Fayette County and move to the Ohio are in the early >> 50's. I searching information regarding my grandfather and >> grandmather, John Hrusovsky and Catherine (Katrina Mikusek). They >> lived in the Smithfield area in the late 30's. > > Hi, Lawrence, > Welcome to the Fayette list! > Smithfield area is where I live now, having retired here. My family > moved from Uniontown when I was three but once the genealogy bug > grabbed ahold, I moved back to Fayette from CA! > > Have checked four local funeral home books and find no Hrusovskys. > > If St. Mary's was their church then perhaps they used a Funeral Home > in Masontown. > > There may be a listing for the cem. associated with St. Mary's in the > PA Room of the Uniontown Library. You might write to them. And, they > do have an obit. index which may cover 1938 by now. Volunteers read > the old microfilmed newspapers, page by page, searching for obits > which were not always in the same places. > The information on what they charge and their address should be on > their web site: http://www.uniontownlib.org/pages/pennsylvania.htm > > Did a quick check on the 1930 census and found in German Twp., which > isn't too far from Smithfield, in #51-51 a Stephen 26 and Mary 23 > Hrusovski with Ethel 2 and Betty 1. Stephen was 22 when they were > first married and Mary, 19. Stephen was born in Austria, as were his > parents, and Mary was born in PA and her parents were born in Austria. > Stephen's native language was Russian. And, next to them in #52-52 > were: John 29 and Anna 28 Hrusoviski with Helen 7, Ambrose 6, and > Edward 3. John was 20 and Anna 19 when they were first married. John > was born in Austria as were his parents; Anna was born in PA and her > parents were born in Austria. John's native language was Russian. > Both Stephen and John were coal miners. > > Could this John and Anna have been your John and Catherine/Katrina? > > Hope this helps a little. > Best regards, > Jane > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "There is no better exercise for the heart > than reaching down and lifting people up." >

At 04:17 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hello to all, I am brand new to this list. I was a long time resident of >SW Pa in Fayette County and move to the Ohio are in the early 50's. I >searching information regarding my grandfather and grandmather, John >Hrusovsky and Catherine (Katrina Mikusek). They lived in the Smithfield >area in the late 30's. Hi, Lawrence, Welcome to the Fayette list! Smithfield area is where I live now, having retired here. My family moved from Uniontown when I was three but once the genealogy bug grabbed ahold, I moved back to Fayette from CA! Have checked four local funeral home books and find no Hrusovskys. If St. Mary's was their church then perhaps they used a Funeral Home in Masontown. There may be a listing for the cem. associated with St. Mary's in the PA Room of the Uniontown Library. You might write to them. And, they do have an obit. index which may cover 1938 by now. Volunteers read the old microfilmed newspapers, page by page, searching for obits which were not always in the same places. The information on what they charge and their address should be on their web site: http://www.uniontownlib.org/pages/pennsylvania.htm Did a quick check on the 1930 census and found in German Twp., which isn't too far from Smithfield, in #51-51 a Stephen 26 and Mary 23 Hrusovski with Ethel 2 and Betty 1. Stephen was 22 when they were first married and Mary, 19. Stephen was born in Austria, as were his parents, and Mary was born in PA and her parents were born in Austria. Stephen's native language was Russian. And, next to them in #52-52 were: John 29 and Anna 28 Hrusoviski with Helen 7, Ambrose 6, and Edward 3. John was 20 and Anna 19 when they were first married. John was born in Austria as were his parents; Anna was born in PA and her parents were born in Austria. John's native language was Russian. Both Stephen and John were coal miners. Could this John and Anna have been your John and Catherine/Katrina? Hope this helps a little. Best regards, Jane

Hello Jane, I believe the friendly people on this list provided me info on the 1810 census and even sent me a disk with the entire Fayette County biographies on it. I don't think I have seen the 1880 census however. James and Rachel were married in 1804 so if he's listed it could be as a boarder or as just a head of a one or two person household. Does anyone on this list know how I can attain copies of Alien registration cards or tax and land records? I would be interested in the address of the office which holds these records. I do NOT want to go tothe Mormon church for these records since they have their genealogy program so they can find dead people to baptise into their church. Sounds odd yes but this is the truth. So I will not contribute money to this. --Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McCann Walsh" <jmwalsh@icubed.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Owen Davis descendants > At 12:54 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >My Rachel Davis, as far as I can prove, was born in PA 11 May 1786. She > >married a JamesPatton, born in Ireland and was a resident of Saltlick Tsp., > >Fayette County, PA. She and her husband were original land holders in Stark > >County, OH in 1808, before OH was even a state. > > Hi, Andrew, > Sorry, I do not see a connection. Ruth, dau. of Owen Davis, was born in > 1769 and is mentioned in her father's will only with regard to her heirs, > so she had died prior to January 12, 1803. > > You've mentioned that James Patton was from Saltlick Twp. There were > Davises in Saltlick Twp. in the 1810 census, so perhaps Rachel is related > to them. In 1810 I see both a James Patton 26-45 and a Mathew Patton > over 45 in Saltlick Twp. And, not too far away is a Benjamin Davis over > 45. There's also an > Abraham Davis 26-45 in Saltlick > > Have you looked for Pattons in the 1800 census of Saltlick and then for any > Davises there, too? > > Best regards, > Jane > > > ==== 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

Mrs. William ECKELS - Word has been received of the death Friday morning, March 20, of Mrs. William Eckels, one of the most prominent residents of Addison. She is survived by her husband, two sisters, Mrs. Thomas E. Null of Addison, and Mrs. Julia Carter of Pittsburgh; a niece, Mrs. Henry Rutter of Union Street; and one nephew, Charles Null of Lawn Avenue, Uniontown. Funeral services will be held at the late home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. News Standard - Mar 20, 1931 Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Mrs. Alberta Barnes BAKER, aged 39 years, one month and 26 days, wife of Elmer Baker, of Hopwood, died at 7:45 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at Cressor, due to complications. In addition to her husband, she is survived by seven children, all at home and two brothers Harry Barnes, Grove City, Ky., and Ray Barnes Paterson, N.J. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Gerald M. SPEGAR, 56, of Uniontown, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1994, at Uniontown Hospital. He was born May 31, 1938, in Uniontown, a son of the late Michael J. and Stephanie Slezak Spegar. He was a 1956 graduate of St. John's High School and a 1960 graduate of St. Vincent College. He was president of the former Spegar Poultry Inc. and was currently co-owner of Outdoors Ltd. of Uniontown and Morgantown, W.Va. He was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Uniontown, the Fayette County Senior Golf League and the Springdale Gold Club Church League. He was also a former head coach for the St. John's Grade School Golden Eagle basketball team and was a Geibel Catholic High School golf booster. Surviving are his wife of 34 years, Sally Opperman Spegar; four children, Christine Frankhouser of Uniontown, Shelly Ann Perkins of Allentown, and Sandee and Garrett Spegar, both at home; four grandchildren; one brother, Eugene Spegar of Uniontown; and several nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Violet Lillian GALL, 83, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Addison died Wednesday, March 29, 1994 in Orlando. She was born Sept. 29, 1910 in Leatsdale, Pa., daughter of the late Fred O. and Pearl I. (Leeper) Williams. She is survived by one son, William Knighton of Rochester, Pa.; one daughter, Linda Gray of Orlando, Fla.; and a brother, Fred Williams of Grantsville, Md. Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, April 4, at 11:30 a.m. at Addison Cemetery with Rev. Tim Allen officiating. Interment will follow. Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke.