Just in case you have not seen this. Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: September 1, 2006 10:48:15 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: ProQuest Launches the Digital Collection of Obituaries > > _http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/ > proquest_launch.html_ > > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/08/ > proquest_launch.html) > > Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter > > ProQuest Launches the Digital Collection of Obituaries > > > On the opening day of the Federation of Genealogical Societies' > annual > conference in Boston, ProQuest Information and Learning made the > following > announcement: > > ANN ARBOR Mich., August 30, 2006 ? ProQuest Information and Learning > announces the launch of ProQuest Obituaries?, offering access to > obituaries > and > death notices from the full runs of major national newspapers > dating back to > > 1851. 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Is anyone familiar with this book or list? I am trying to find out the date range this covers. Murders in Franklin County in the genealogy section of the Coyle Free Library in Chambersburg. Phone 717 263-1054 or [email protected] Thanks Shelley

I believe she's a descendant of William Rea of Drumskee, Kim. Not my line, as it turns out, so ignore Matthew Sutherland Rea and his line.: http://garyr50.tripod.com/index3.htm#Renfrew Gary Rea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim S." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:10 PM Subject: Subject: REA in Franklin Co PA >I have the Rheas in my family whom married a Renfrew. > > Sara Rhea married John Renfrew on 04 Nov 1779 > One of their sons married a Lindsey girl. > > > Here's one of my websites: > > http://www.gencircles.com/users/winnercircle/3/bysurname?Renfrew > > Let me know if there is a connection! > Thanks, > > Kim Sechrist > Greencastle, PA > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PAFRANKL] Subject: REA in Fannett Township > Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:51:35 EDT > > Hi Gary, > > Just a short note to let you know, and the list as well, about my THOMSON > collateral line that married into the REA/RHEA line in Franklin Co. PA. > This > would have been John THOMSON (son of Alexander THOMSON and Elizabeth > EDMONSTONE; > both buried in the Rocky Spring Presbyterian cemetery, Letterkenny) who > married Hannah REA. > > Would like to hear from any descendants of either of these couples. > > Other surnames include: LINDSAY COLHOUH/COLQUHOUN ANDREWS EDGAR > PURVIANCE WATSON COWAN SHAW WRIGHT PEEBLES SHIELDS McCLELLAN[D] > LOGAN > > Marybeth C. > [email protected] > > ==================================================== > > << From: "Gary Rea" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Subject: REA in Fannett Township > > > I'm searching for data on Rea families in the Amberson Valley, especially > Fannett Township and West Pennsboro Township (Cumberland County) between > 1790 and > the 1840s. My family lived on the east side of Conococheague Creek, at the > head of the Amberson Valley. There were other Reas in the area, also, and > I'd > like to hear from anyone who may have them in their line. Thanks. > > Gary Rea > > >> >

I have the Rheas in my family whom married a Renfrew. Sara Rhea married John Renfrew on 04 Nov 1779 One of their sons married a Lindsey girl. Here's one of my websites: http://www.gencircles.com/users/winnercircle/3/bysurname?Renfrew Let me know if there is a connection! Thanks, Kim Sechrist Greencastle, PA ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [PAFRANKL] Subject: REA in Fannett Township Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:51:35 EDT Hi Gary, Just a short note to let you know, and the list as well, about my THOMSON collateral line that married into the REA/RHEA line in Franklin Co. PA. This would have been John THOMSON (son of Alexander THOMSON and Elizabeth EDMONSTONE; both buried in the Rocky Spring Presbyterian cemetery, Letterkenny) who married Hannah REA. Would like to hear from any descendants of either of these couples. Other surnames include: LINDSAY COLHOUH/COLQUHOUN ANDREWS EDGAR PURVIANCE WATSON COWAN SHAW WRIGHT PEEBLES SHIELDS McCLELLAN[D] LOGAN Marybeth C. [email protected] ==================================================== << From: "Gary Rea" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: REA in Fannett Township I'm searching for data on Rea families in the Amberson Valley, especially Fannett Township and West Pennsboro Township (Cumberland County) between 1790 and the 1840s. My family lived on the east side of Conococheague Creek, at the head of the Amberson Valley. There were other Reas in the area, also, and I'd like to hear from anyone who may have them in their line. Thanks. Gary Rea >>

Hi Gary, Just a short note to let you know, and the list as well, about my THOMSON collateral line that married into the REA/RHEA line in Franklin Co. PA. This would have been John THOMSON (son of Alexander THOMSON and Elizabeth EDMONSTONE; both buried in the Rocky Spring Presbyterian cemetery, Letterkenny) who married Hannah REA. Would like to hear from any descendants of either of these couples. Other surnames include: LINDSAY COLHOUH/COLQUHOUN ANDREWS EDGAR PURVIANCE WATSON COWAN SHAW WRIGHT PEEBLES SHIELDS McCLELLAN[D] LOGAN Marybeth C. [email protected] ==================================================== << From: "Gary Rea" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: REA in Fannett Township I'm searching for data on Rea families in the Amberson Valley, especially Fannett Township and West Pennsboro Township (Cumberland County) between 1790 and the 1840s. My family lived on the east side of Conococheague Creek, at the head of the Amberson Valley. There were other Reas in the area, also, and I'd like to hear from anyone who may have them in their line. Thanks. Gary Rea >>

I'm searching for data on Rea families in the Amberson Valley, especially Fannett Township and West Pennsboro Township (Cumberland County) between 1790 and the 1840s. My family lived on the east side of Conococheague Creek, at the head of the Amberson Valley. There were other Reas in the area, also, and I'd like to hear from anyone who may have them in their line. Thanks. Gary Rea

The Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church records, Fannett Twp, Franklin County, list the baptism of Emma Mariah Gill, born 18 Aug 1855, daughter of James Gill and Elizabeth Devor. Emma married Albert Gordon Appleby and they are living in Dublin Twp, Huntingdon Co in the 1880 census. I can not find James Gill or Elizabeth Devor Gill in 1880. There are several Elizabeth Devors in the area of the correct age to have a child in 1855. Does anyone have her parents?

Hi Fellow Listers: This just came through the PA Lancaster Co. List from Peggy Reeves..... NARA has already cut out their evening and weekend hours, and today they told me it would be permanent until further notice. There have been budget cuts, and then the flooding we had in D.C. about 5 weeks ago caused extensive damage. NARA in D.C. was completely off-limits for over 3 weeks. The basement was under water, including the nice new cafeteria that they had recently added. They are having to tear things out and completely redo it. The building is open now, but they are still running off of generators, and there is only limited power available. You are not allowed to plug in laptops, and the second floor research room is not being powered at all. Researchers are being kept in a smaller room on the first floor to view their files, but there are only two copiers running, and you are timed at 5 minutes of copying and then you have to go to the end of the line and wait again. The "regulars" are scrambling to keep up with their workload. There is limited seating for researchers in the smaller room, and those without a seat have to wait outside the room on a waiting list and not be allowed in until another researcher exits. Appointments for the bulk copier fill up the day before. It isn't pretty. If you are planning a trip to NARA soon, do yourself a favor and postpone it. Peggy Reeves

Hello to All, We have added a new section on Welsh language translation of Pennsylvania Tombstones of the Pennsylvania Tombstone Project. The page has translations of common words and phrases from foreign languages likely to be encountered while researching in Pennsylvania Cemeteries. We now have translations of Italian/Latin, German, and now Welsh. If anyone can offer any further translations, please contact me off list. The Translation page is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/pennsylvania/translate.htm Forwarded from: Ellis Michaels Co-coordinator Pennsylvania GenWeb Tombstone Project [email protected] "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)

Click here: Google Earth - Home I ran across this site in PC World's magazine today and checked it out. It's a free download and once you have it downloaded and installed, just type in an area and the image will zoom in on it. One of it's best features I think is it actually showed cemeteries and you can click on them and get directions. When you type in a location name just select all the boxes of things to look for in that area. In my first try I did Branchland, WV and was shown all the stores, churches, cemeteries, schools, etc., in the area. This is a great tool if your not sure where a church or cemetery is located. So far, all that I have seen were named. Lora

Looking for information on the parents of Nora Justina Elder (b 24 Mar 1851 Blair Co-d 11 Apr 1900 Perry Co) wife of James Johnston ((1850-1922) of Toboyne Twp, Perry Co. Both are buried in the Toboyne Presbyterian cemetery in Jackson Twp. Nora was baptized 1858 at the Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church, Fannett twp, Franklin Co. Notes in the baptismal record state that she was the daughter of William Elder of Hollidaysburg (Blair Co). "Mother dead" In the same record it states that Nora was raised by James Stark (who married Martha Skinner) of Dry Run (Fannett twp) In the 1850 census of Hollidaysburg, William Elder is 39, wife Hannah 30, children John B, William L, Samuel S., Sarah J., Annie B. and W.S. -- all born 1838-1849. Was William Elder originally from Fannett Twp, Franklin? Why else would he take a daughter back to Fannett to be raised? Any clues appreciated!

Henry Giles bio born in Franklin Co., PA son of James and Elizabeth (Parsons) Giles http://www.historicpa.net/bios/2h/henry-giles.html Search thousands of Pennsylvania Biographies at http://historicpa.net/bios

Descendents of Andrew and Sarah (McCoy) Coulter of Chambersburg listed in the bio of their son, W. A.. Coulter http://www.historicpa.net/bios/2w/wa-coulter.html Search thousands of Pennsylvania Biographies at http://historicpa.net/bios

In the History of Perry County, by H.H.Hain there is listed one William Richardson with 200 acres and a sawmill in Rye Twp., the year was 1766 when the township was erected. At that time it was Cumberland County.

Hello [email protected] and Fellow Listers: Would you please provide a little more info about your William RICHARDSON? I too, am a descendant of a William RICHARDSON (b.ca.1745 in England - and was to at one time be "of Huntingdon Co." - as per a published history/biographical annal) who at the time of his death was living in Fannett Twp., Franklin Co., PA. in 1813. This William RICHARDSON was married to an Elizabeth BROCH who also died in 1813 and is to be buried in the same grave as her husband in an unnamed Catholic Cemetery. William and Elizabeth BROCH RICHARDSON had a son, William who was listed as the eldest son, in the elder William's will [in Franklin Co. Court House] in which he was to only receive $1.00. Could this be your ancestor??? I am a descendant of the youngest son, Elezar [aka Elias] (b.1800). Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 7:58 PM Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Were is Rolandsburg? Looking for Wm. Richardson Surnames: Richardson While looking at the 1830 Federal census for Huntingdon county, I find the William Richardson I presume to be my ancestor living in Rolandsburg. Were is this town? I can't find on any map I have, can anyone tell me were it was? Later generations of this family lived in Hopewell and Penn Twps.

The FamilyHart Database has made its quarterly update adding more than 12,000 new names bringing a total of over 479,000 linked names online. Most names are of Pennsylvania Dutch extraction being found in every State of the Union. You may see these updates at: http://www.linkhitlist.com/cgi/LHL_E.exe?G2L&LinkNo=1456853&ListNo=30907 or http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ Thanks! Don & Jeanine Hartman FamilyHart http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ Rootsweb List Admins for: Pennsylvania, PADutchGenONLY, Penna-Dutch, PAYork, PA-York-Gen, MD-Fred-Gen, MDWashin, Burket, Dierdorff, Gotshall, Glattfelder, Hartman, Kohr, Kaufman, Sturm USGENWEB CCs for: York Co., PA; Franklin Co., PA; Frederick Co., MD; Washington Co., MD

Hello! I am new to the list. My ancestor John Kephart was born in 1838 (according to his tombstone) in Chambersburg, to John R & Ursala Weaver. I believe that Ursala, born in Maryland re 1850 census, was a Kephart. Children of this marriage, according to the 1850 Franklin County census, were Frederick G, b ca 1833; John K, b ca 1838; Mary e, b ca 1843; and Anna Elizabeth, b ca 1846. Is anyone else out there researching this family? Maybe run into them on a collateral line? Any help, especially with John & Ursala's parents, is appreciated. Thanks! Judy Candler Gaddess Wheaton IL Searching: Weaver, Osler, Kephart, Yentzer, Slyder, Huber, Blair

Asa Harris, born c 1838 in PA, is listed with his parents William Harris and Mary (Craig?) in the 1850 census of St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co. Asa married Malinda ___ before 1862. Children who died young: WIlliam J. d 1863, buried Simpson Cemetery, Fulton Co, unnamed infant son d 1865, buried Simpson Cemetery Sarah C. d 1866, buried Lower Path Valley Cemetery, Metal twp, Franklin Co Harriett d 1868, buried Lower Path Valley George, d 1872, buried Simpson Cemetery, Fulton Co. What happened to Asa and Malinda? Did they have any children who lived to be adults? Also - what happened to Asa's sister Charlotte, listed as a twin in the 1850 St. Thomas census?

Looking for the following information on the children of: William Edward Flanagan. b. o6/1830, d. abt. Apr. 1910, Spouse: Isabella (Stover) Flanagan, b. 07/1836 Information I am looking for: Birth Date, Death Date, Death Place for the following: Cora B. Flanagan Mollie Flanagan Alice V. Flanagan Mary J. Flanagan Any assistance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. [email protected]

Gordon, The area sounds wonderful - a very interesting vacation destination. I will write to the Winfield Library regarding the burials. It would certainly be easier if I knew the correct spelling of my surname. Do you know if this area was part of Virginia 1790's?