The Fayette County Genealogical Society will have a meeting on 15 June 2006 at 1 PM at the Uniontown Public Library. Ken O'Neal will tell us of his continuing success in finding and mapping old cemeteries. Greg Williams will tell us about his trip to his first National Genealogical Society Conference. Joanne L. Politano Secretary, FCGS

I have information of a marriage between Lewis Boden and Elizabeth Johnson (mother Nancy). Elizabeth was born December of 1836 and married Lewis Boden about 1860. Lewis was born July of 1842. In 1880 Elizabeth was living in Perry Twp, with her mother, aunt and two of her three children, her son Harvey Boden had died by this time. In 1860 Elizabteh was living with her mother and aunt before her marriage. Any help with information about this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Terry

Hi Terry, Hattie M. Seaman married William W. Murrie in Fayette Co., PA on Dec 21, 1904 Bk 36 page 135. Social Security Death Index Hattie M. Murrie 23 Jul 1880 15 Feb 1967 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania There is an obituary for Hattie in the Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa., Feb 28, 1967. She is the widow of William W. Murrie, and died in Mt Lebanon. Samson Funeral Home of 537 Neville St, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pa. There is also an obituary for William W. Murrie in the Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa on March 2, 1948. It does not mention a place of burial. William W's parents, John W. and Agnes Murrie are buried in Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville., PA. Beverly

Looking for someone smarter than I. Trying to find info on Hattie May SEAMAN. b 23 Jul 1880 in Paines Hollow, Herkimer Co., NY d 15 Feb1967 a Methodist Home, Pittsburgh, PA bur Unknown d/o Albert Redfield SEAMAN (1841 Wayne Co., NY - 1926) & Ida Melissa MONROE (1856 - 1933) w/o William W. MURRIE b bef 1880 d aft 1989 & retired from B&O RR. 1900 census - she res Connellsville, PA, was a milliner Feb 1926 - res Dawson, Fayette Co., PA 1949 - res 111 McElhaney Ave., S. Connellsville, PA with sister-in-law Clara Seaman, widow of Albert SEAMAN late 1950s & 1963 - res in Methodist Home in Mt. Lebanon , PA at 700 Bower Hill Rd. Somehow Hattie is related to Alice SEAMAN who lived in Bloomburg, Columbia Co., PA. Alice's husband graduated Penn State and became a missionary in Africa, prob late 50's or early 60's. Greensbueg, Westmoreland Co. was mentioned as "the old family home". I would like to know: Where is Hattie buried> Where is William MURRIE buried? When & where was William b & m?? How does Alice fit in the picture? Thanks for any help you can offer. Terry Terry Wilson 21 Clark Avenue Shelby, OH 44875 (419) 347-6782 Researching: ALLEN, EDMAN, FERRIS, HARLAN/HARLAND,HOLLENBAUGH, HORNER, JANNY/JANNEY/JENNING, KELLER, KLINKLE, KRUNK/CRUNK/CRONK,MARING/MEARING, MAY, McCORMIC/McCORMICK, SEAMAN, SHOMO, SIFFERLIN, TOUSLEY/TOSELEY, & WILSON __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Partial or full readings have been added to the Fayette Cemeteries site for the following Fayette County cemeteries. Mill Run BaptistStewart Twp, Mill Run Moyer FamilyWharton Twp NickelsonSpringfield Twp Rush Family-Tom FaucetWharton Twp, Ohiopyle Sands Stewart Twp, Mill Run St. Mary's Roman CatholicLuzerne Twp St. Nicholas Byzantine CatholicLuzerne Twp, Hiller St. Peter's-National PikeRedstone Twp, Brier Hill, Rt 40 Sugar GroveStewart Twp, Ohiopyle Sugar LoafStewart Twp, Ohiopyle TresslerStewart Twp, Ohiopyle Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/index.html Marc Whetsel Fayette Cemeteries Online

All people in Fayette County who are descended from the Tarr family who founded the small town of Tarrs in Westmoreland County are invited to a family reunion. Christian Tarr was a US Congressman from Fayette County in the early 1800's. The Tarr family reunion is on Sunday June 25, 2006, at the Hunker Fire Hall and picnic grove at Hunker, PA, in Westmoreland County. We set up a potluck dinner from noon to 1 PM with the meal beginning at 1. Coffee and cold drinks are provided. After the meal, we'll have a short business meeting, some catching up and lots of good fellowship. Hope to see you at the reunion. John Tarr

If there is a researcher on the James Rhodes Family (see census 1920 C'ville)from the Fayette Co area,would you contact me. Gene Brierly

I sent this information to Barb and thought I would send it to the list in case anyone is trying to find the Carrie McCarty for her on the census. Beverly There is a Carrie E Goodwin who married Ray C C McCarty on Oct 13, 1906 in Fayette Co. Bk 41, page 159. 1910 census 4-Wd Uniontown Boro, Fayette, PA, Ray McCarty age 21 and Carrie E age 20 with children, Margaret E age 3 and Mary C age 1. 1920 North Union Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania listed as McCarthy with Margaret , and Mary, Robert R age 8 and Geraldine age 2. In 1930 North Union listed as a widow, Carrie is with children Geraldine age 12, George T age 8, Irene age 6, and Charles age 4. On the Connellsville paper in the newspaperarchives.com, there is a Carrie Goodwin McCarty of Uniontown, who died in Jacksonville, Fla Jan 24, 1963. It mentions she has 4 sons and a daughter, a sister, and a brother George Goodwin of Uniontown, Since it is someone who was from Uniontown, the Connellsville paper sometimes does not include all of the family names. I have found that getting a copy of the obituary from the Uniontown papers, the other members of the family are usually listed.

Barb, You are in luck! Just go to Ancestry.com and click on the 1930 census. Use the surname, McCarty (don't provide a first name) and put in Pennsylvania and Fayette County and also born in Pennsylvania. Then you should receive a choice of 4-5 individuals. Carrie is listed with three children (no husband): Geraldine, George T. and a daughter, whose name I cannot decipher; perhaps you can. You might also try the 1920 census as well. I tried it and there was a problem with Ancestry at the time and I did not go back to it. You may be able to find her husband's name in the 1920 census. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb G" <barbee44@adelphia.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 7:43 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Look Up Help > > I joined Ancestry for one month and still can't find anyone on those > census's. I know that some of you are very good at it and I'm > hoping you > can help me. I'm desperate. > > I'm looking for Caroline Goodwin McCarty born in Uniontown in 1898. > Her > parents were Robert and Margaret Goodwin. She is my grandmother's > sister. > She married someone named McCarty but he may have died because in > the obits > for Margaret and her brother Charles it lists all the sisters as > Mrs. Joseph > Twist, Mrs. Mary Kate David and her as Mrs. Carrie McCarty. ( No > mention of > a husband). > > The obits place her as living in Brooklyn NY in 1939 and 1941 (dates > of the > two obits.) I'd very much like to find her on a census so I could > see if > she ever had children. > > Here is what I've tried: C McCarty Carrie McCarty Caroline > McCarty > Carrie Mc Carthy. I've run out of things to try. > > Any suggestions?

I joined Ancestry for one month and still can't find anyone on those census's. I know that some of you are very good at it and I'm hoping you can help me. I'm desperate. I'm looking for Caroline Goodwin McCarty born in Uniontown in 1898. Her parents were Robert and Margaret Goodwin. She is my grandmother's sister. She married someone named McCarty but he may have died because in the obits for Margaret and her brother Charles it lists all the sisters as Mrs. Joseph Twist, Mrs. Mary Kate David and her as Mrs. Carrie McCarty. ( No mention of a husband). The obits place her as living in Brooklyn NY in 1939 and 1941 (dates of the two obits.) I'd very much like to find her on a census so I could see if she ever had children. Here is what I've tried: C McCarty Carrie McCarty Caroline McCarty Carrie Mc Carthy. I've run out of things to try. Any suggestions? Barb Goss My hobby is Genealogy; I collect ancestors. GOODWIN/BALSLEY/ANSELL/HARTZELL OR HARTSELL/SMITH/TWIST/COLLINS Fayette, Somerset Counties in PA, Preston Co. WV. Visit my website: http://users.adelphia.net/~barbee44/

The Fayette County Genealogical Society will have a meeting on 17 June 2006 at the Uniontown Public Library at 1 PM. Ken O'Neal will tell us of his latest findings and mappimg of old cemeteries. Greg Williams will give a report on his first National Genealogical Conference in Chicago. Joanne L. Politano Secretary, FCGS

I am looking for information about the family of Henry H. Lyons b. abt. 1852 d. 1903 (son of John Adams Lyons) and his wife, Eliza "Louisa" (Rhodes) Lyons b. 1850 d. 1928. They are listed in the 1880 census. This census shows three children Maude 4, Evert 2, and Margaret 1. I do not know is this family is listed in later census; I cannot find them. AND, I have an obit (9-30-1916) for Harry Lyons of Springhill, PA whose father is listed as Henry Lyons (son of John Adams Lyons). The obit does not mention his mother. Does anyone know what happened to the Henry H. and Louisa Lyons family. Are there more children? Is Harry a son of Henry H. ? Thank you for your help. Joyce (Lyons) Heigel jheigel@sweetwaterhsa.com

For thost other List Members that have a interest in Bullskin Twp. Sending Link that is is Uniontown paper, for the Bullskin Community days Enjoy Ken http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16708422&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6 Cynthia Stark <cynthia32@cox.net> wrote: : Here it is--a year after my previous e-mail. Are the Bullskin Township Heritage Days on the calendar for this year? I am not sure whether I will be able to attend due to my work schedule in Phoenix, but I would certainly be interested to find a schedule for the event--if there is one--and pass it along to my sister, brother and cousins. Thanks for your help. Cynthia (Boyd) Stark 18015 N 45 Ave Glendale, AZ 85308 --------------------------------- Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

Joyce, The capital B should be a small be for born. Several of the names on that link at first glance appear to have B. as a middle initial for their name when in fact it stands for born. The webmaster of that site would probably be able to change all the capital B's to clear the confusion for you as well as others who visit. I could notfind anobit for your Henry Lyons. Would you be interested in news articles of Lyons family in Springhill area? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Heigel" <jheigel@sweetwaterhsa.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: [PAFAY] Henry Lyons b 1785 > In the cemetery records (in link below) my gg grandfather, Henry Lyons b > 1785 is listed as Henry B. Lyons. Does anyone know what the "B" stands > for? or if it is recorded anywhere else? Would there have been a > newspaper article or obituary written at the time of his death, 8 March > 1895? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/oak_grove_springhill.html > > > Would there be someone who would volunteer to go to the cemetery and take > photos of both Henry and Elizabeth (Gans) Lyons' graves ?.... assuming > that the stones are there. > > Thank you > Joyce (Lyons) Heigel > jheigle@sweetwaterhsa.com > > >

In the cemetery records (in link below) my gg grandfather, Henry Lyons b 1785 is listed as Henry B. Lyons. Does anyone know what the "B" stands for? or if it is recorded anywhere else? Would there have been a newspaper article or obituary written at the time of his death, 8 March 1895? http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/oak_grove_springhill.html Would there be someone who would volunteer to go to the cemetery and take photos of both Henry and Elizabeth (Gans) Lyons' graves ?.... assuming that the stones are there. Thank you Joyce (Lyons) Heigel jheigle@sweetwaterhsa.com

Please take the time to read the great article in the Herald Standard online edition, regarding Lanny Golden and Dennis Morrisison. They've set an example for all of us who complain about the condition of some of the old cemeteries and then go looking for a civic group or government agency to clean them up. We owe a special thanks to both of them for their initiative and hard work. http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16703518&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6 or http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.asp?brd=2280 Marc Whetsel Fayette Cemeteries Online

Hi Fayette County listers, At the invitation of the message below I surfed the Fayette County web page. Very impressive. Indexes and a search engine. Lots of cemetery and obit information. Thanks to all the people who worked so hard to contribute the information posted there. I found an obit of considerable interest to me. Mrs. Ann Bowman died in 1920. The obit says she is survived by her father, Louis DEAN and two Brothers, William DEAN of Uniontown and John DEAN of Oliphant. These are common given names in the DEAN family I am researching. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with any information on these Dean-s. Larry Dean Vancouver, WA, USA www.wa-net.com/~ladean/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fayette Cemeteries Online" <FayetteCemeteriesOnline@att.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Fayette County Cemeteries > For those of you who may have connections to Fayette County, I invite you > to have a look at the Fayette County Cemeteries online. > > Marc Whetsel > Fayette Cemeteries Online

For those of you who may have connections to Fayette County, I invite you to have a look at the Fayette County Cemeteries online. In March 2005, we undertook the task of identifying, locating and documenting the cemeteries of Fayette County, PA, as part of the USGenWeb project. Our goal was to make this information freely available to both local and long distance researchers. With the help of some very dedicated volunteers, this has become a reality. We've spent the past few weeks updating the site in time for Memorial Day. We now have about 20,000 veteran's burials documented. 29 new cemeteries have been added, for a total of 484. 40 cemeteries have had major updates of added information and corrections. Over 4,000 new entries have been added for a total 43,400 burials. There are over 200 pictures of the entrances to the cemeteries and thousands of individual head stone pictures. While the project is nowhere near completed, we have made tremendous progress in documenting the burials of our ancestors. As progress, the elements and vandalism take their toll, the family plots and country cemeteries shrink and disappear. This is our effort to see that those buried there are never forgotten. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/index.html and click on CEMETERY RECORDS...or http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/cemetery/index.html Be sure to sign the guest book. This message is being sent to the mailing lists of the counties adjacent to Fayette. If you receive more than one copy, my apologies. Marc Whetsel Fayette Cemeteries Online "Show me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you have." Benjamin Franklin

From Debby Harris Dr. Holmes Sangston, 77, died last Wednesday. (Nov 05 1965) Son of Dr. and Mrs. James P. Sangston Leaves his widow, Mrs. Evelyn Leonard Sangston One son, Thomas Leonard Sangston Two daughters, Mrs. Frederic (Virginia) Jussen of West Chester and Mrs. John H. (Pauline) Messmore of St. Petersburg. FL one brother, Horace G. Sangston one sister, Mrs. Mary Coffman, McClellandtown eight grandchildren (ref: Klondike Bulletin, Masontown, PA, Thur Nov 06 1956) Miss Elizabeth Leonard died 29 May 1950. Sister of Mrs. Sangston Daughter of Thomas C. Leonard Burial: Church Hill, McClellandtown, PA Mrs. Mary "Mollie" Smith, 83, died 11 Nov 1956 at the home of her son, Otha L. Weimer of Adah. Her husband, George W. Smith died in 1946. Two sisters: Miss Levada Knopsynder of Breakneck, PA and Mrs. Elsie Kough of Bridgeport, PA. three grandchildren, 1 great grandchild Burial: Church Hill, McClellandtown, PA (ref: Klondike Bulletin, Masontown, PA, Nov 1956) Earl Delbert Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moser Another son is Cpl Owen Moser. ref: Klondike Bulletin, Mastontown, PA 06 March 1952) Mrs. Homer Huhn has the flu. Doris Townsend, Sandy Bottom, celebrated her birthday on Feb 23. (I think the year is 1952, but am not sure) She is the former Frances Hohenshell. Bruce Sterling (28 Sept 1870-26 Apr 1945), Register of Wills. Son of Christian C. and Rebecca Sterling. One daughter: Mrs. Mae Sterling Nichols Two sons: Randolph and Robert Three grandchildren: Robert and Jack Nichols and Randolph Sterling Jr. (ref: Klondike Bulletin, Masontown, PA) Five generations picture - Sept 30, 1948. Solomon Johnson Honsaker, age 95 Son: Hays Honsaker grandson: Sterling Honsaker great granddaughter: Mrs. Ben Lyons three great grandchildren: Lynn, Terry and Pamela Lyons (ref: Kklondike Bulletin, Masontown, PA)

I am looking for information on Robert Hustead, born reportedly in about 1755 in NY and died in Fayette County, Pa 1838. I do not know if he had a will but would be interested in parents, wife and especially children. Did he have a son named John? Thanks so much. Clarence Mays