Looking for info on a Robert BUCHANAN b. 1820's? Donegal Ireland Robert is the son of: Alexander BUCHANAN b. 1790's in Donegal Ireland wife Jane CLARK Robert has a few siblings that were SUPPOSED to have settled in Mercerburg (spelling?) twp. Franklin CO. PA. I am attempting to see if THIS Robert is my 3x Gr/Grandfather. Also interested to see if a Joseph BUCHANAN wife: Ellen C. SMITH settled in Franklin CO before moving on to Indiana Co. Any info is MUCH appreciated. Thank you Melissa Buchanan Watson

JEANFAZZ@aol.com wrote: > Hello- > Where do I look for birth records in Franklin County for the 1780-1800 time > period? > Are there published church records similar to other PA counties......... > > Jean I searched the archives because I thought Jean's question had been answered to the list before, but did not find the right info. Here's some general info I found:From Alice Eichholz, Ancestry's Red Book, Pennsylvania Although a colonial law of 1682 provided for the recording of births,marriages, and burials in Pennsylvania, few if any of these events were ever entered in civil records. A new law in the mid-ninteenth century required these events be recorded by the county register of wills, with copies sent to Harrisburg. Some of these records are still in the courthouses, and others are at the Pennsylvania State Archives, where microfilms of many are available. Indexes to these records are arranged first by county, then by event, then by year. Films of some of these records are also available at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. >From 1860 through 1893, and in some cases to a later date, births and deaths were recorded in Philadelphia and other cities—Allegheny, Easton, Harrisburg, Pottsville, Pittsburgh, and Williamsport—although there are gaps. Since 1885 the clerk of the orphans' court in each county has had the responsibility of recording marriages. Films of some of these records are at the state archives and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Births and deaths in Pennsylvania were also recorded in the county orphans' courts for the period 1893 through 1905, and here also may be found delayed birth records for events occurring as far back as the 1860s. The state archives has films of some of these records; the Historical Society of Pennsylvania has those for Philadelphia. The official repository for early records in Franklin County is The Kittochtinny Historical Society. Write to them at 175 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201. Be sure to include a sase, and a small donation wouldn't hurt. Be prepared to wait as they are swamped and understaffed. For the court house, write to : Franklin County Courthouse Register of Wills 157 Lincoln Way East Chambersburg. PA, 17201 -- Bill Hawk

I am looking for information on: ALLISON -- Ann, b. abt 1835 LEHRMAN -- Hugh, b. abt 1825 TURNER -- John These were from Franklin co. PA I need help as to where to look. I have exhausted all sources at the library. I am from WY, so I am too far to go there to look. Can anyone help?

Thank you very much Bill for the most imformative reply to my question about Franklin County records. I appreciate your help and I am sure that others on this list do as well. Sincerely, Jean Looking for COBLE/KOBEL SHOEMAKER ZUBER in Franklin County

Hello- Where do I look for birth records in Franklin County for the 1780-1800 time period? Are there published church records similar to other PA counties? Looking for the birth date of Elizabeth SHOEMAKER, daughter of Philip and Mary (ZUBER) SHOEMAKER. She was born ca 1788. Her parents were living in Washington Twsp. at that time. Also looking for the birth record for Abraham COBLE. He was born 15 Aug 1790 also in Franklin County. His parents are unknown. Any help and advice as to where these records might be found would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Jean

Does anyone have a copy of Seilhammers Biographical Annals of Franklin Co. I am interested in what is in there o the Jones family. Please respond privately. Thanks Mike Jones

Great suggestions for answering the new census! Even when we're used to thinking genealogy when we're "doing" it, I find that it's easy to lose that mindset in another context. Thanks! Carol

We are hearing reminders about saving a copy of our census form--a good idea, but as genealogists, the information our families want to know is already going to be available, but the real thing we need to be concerned about is giving as much information as possible. That means women include your maiden name as part of your name. Mary Smith Schultz If they ask for birth or marriage year, include month as well. Feb 1945 If they ask for birth place don't say MO, say Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO. If you have twins, indicate it near their name. Mary (twin) Susie (twin) Under occupation write the normal one, and also include genealogist teacher/genealogist Look it over, you will get the idea. Give them "more not less"

I am still searching for Elizabeth Gift, born about 1867. Mother Mary E. Alexander Gift. Elizabeth married a John McNew and when her mother died in 1903 she was listed in the obituary as living near Fayetteville. Any and all data on this lady will be greatly appreciated. Janet

This had nothing to do with my family but was in a cemetery in Gwinnett Co., GA. My wife and I found it while searching for some of he ancestors. His name was Ellie Frank Rollinson and I cannot read the date of death or birth in the picture I took. I usually do not pass on things like this but this one touched me. Hats off to all our veterans. Mike ROLLINSON AMONG THE REST, THEY GAVE THEIR BEST AS THEY LOWER ME INTO MY GRAVE, LET NOT A TEAR BE SHED I FOUGHT TO KEEP MY COUNTRY FREE AND NOW MY LORD I'M COMING TO SEE, FOR JUST MY BODY'S DEAD AS THEY FOLD THE FLAG AND FIRE THE SHOTS, LET NO EMOTION SHOW STAND FIRM AND BRAVE BESIDE THE GRAVE, AND LISTEN AS THE BUGLES BLOW WEEP NOT FOR ME AS YOU WALK AWAY, TURN NOT FOR ONE LAST LOOK AS THE HAUNTING STRAINS OF "TAPS" REMAIN PRESS A KISS UPON YOUR HOLY BOOK THE SPADES WILL SOFTLY TURN THE SOIL AS I WING AWAY WITH GOD THE DIGGERS WILL REFILL THE PIT 'TILL SIGNS OF DEATH RETRACT FROM IT AND REPLACE THE TORN SOD AS YEARS GO BY AND MEMORIES FADE, MY STONE SHALL STAND ERECT AMONG THE REST WHO GAVE THEIR BEST OUR FREEDOM TO PROTECT

Hello Fellow Listers: Below was something that I think is a pretty neat idea - Why didn't I think of it sooner???!!!! I know I'm gonna do it!!! This was sent to the Adams County, PA. List by Art and Kay HARPLE STAUB... THANKS ART and KAY for sharing and GOOD idea!!! Best Wishes to all on your family quest! Donna HELLER ZINN of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. > < "The year 2000 is a Census Year. Most of the census will be > taken by mail, so after you have filled out your census form > why not make a copy of it and to file with your important > papers. Then your family will not have to wait 70 years to > learn about you." > > This note was posted on another list to which I subscribe > (the Banat-L, we should keep track of where it's been) >> > > > > -- > Genealogy without documentation is mythology!

Hi Amy: >From The PA Line it states: Freestone is a town found in Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA. and had a population of 50 people in 1900. Hope this will be of some help! Donna HELLER ZINN of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ***********************8 Amy C. Skvarka wrote: > > Could someone tell me where Freestone Franklin County is or was? > Thanx! > Amy

Could someone tell me where Freestone Franklin County is or was? Thanx! Amy

Hi Again, Here are a few more Revolutionary War sites that have been forwarded to me. Enjoy! Amy Battle at King's Mountain: http://www.shelby.net/jr/kmnmp/ Maryland Loyalist muster roll http://www.erols.com/candidus/musterml.htm USIGS Miltiary Records http://www.usigs.org/library/military/links/index.htm US History.org (good overview) http://www.ushistory.org/ Ny York Tyron Militia http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytryon/militia.html (not confirmed still working) Herkimer County Military muster rolls http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/military.html (not confirmed still working) The Committee's of Saftey http://www.committee.org/PCOSindex.htm Constitution, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, etc http://www.lahc.cc.ca.us/Socsci/guerrero/5docs.htm The David Library of the American Revolution http://www.libertynet.org/dlar/dlar.html Early Canadain on-line (excellent) http://www.canadiana.org/cgi-bin/ECO/mtq To research our brave amis de France : http://lafayette.genealogie.to

Hi All, I happened to see the name McCullough & thought I would ask if there is or was a Reading Township in Franklin Co.? I have a Will abstract of Hugh McCullough Written 9/27/1777 proved 11/8/1777. Executors: Michael McAnulty and Thomas Lager. Reading Township (Pa.). Wife: Mary McCullough. Children: Hugh, and Mary m. ______ McAnulty (I assume Michael). Grandchildren: Agness Eager ( her parents names were not given), Robert, John, Mary, and Agness McAnulty. I can't seem to find anything on Hugh McCullough & am almost positive that this is my Michael McAnulty who m. Mary ? & was mentioned in the History of Franklin Co.(pg556) as owning land as early as 1753 (source: The McAnulty Family. By: Ray McAnulty). If anybody can help I would be very grateful! Also if anybody else is researching the McAnulty's email me at SSchu22739 @aol.com Thanks! Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant

I am looking for information on the surname HOLMAN from Franklin Co records beginning 1820. Franklin Co marriage records show the marriage of Eliza Holman to William Fitzsimmons in 1825. In the 1820 census there was a John Holman in Metal Twp and a Henry Holman in Antrim Twp, both had females in the household that would come close to her age. William Fitzsimmons was the son of Patrick Ftizsimmons of Huntingdon Co, Pa. In 1831 Wm and Eliza (aka Ann/Anna E.) settled and remained in Crawford Co, OH for the rest of their lives. If anyone knows of HOLMAN history or of anyone who may have this information, it would be greatly appreciated................................Pat Lenhart

Bill, Any chance your McCulloughs are the same line as those buried next to my Hoch ancestors in Mercersburg's Fairview Cemetery in Franklin County? The existing stones are for Eli McCullough, 1835-1896 Rebecca, his wife, 1837-1918 Sue A. McCullough, 1869-1959 I suspect the empty spaces between the McCullough and Hoch stones are where Eli's parents, John and Nancy McCullough, are buried. The Hoch and McCullough families lived near each other in the Stitzels Crossroads area in the mid-1850s. Regards, Jim Hoke ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill, Julie & Camden Lazenby <bjclazenby@mindspring.com> To: <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 5:34 PM Subject: [PAFRANKL] McCullough Sources > Does anyone out there have access to a book by Elizabeth Brubaker Wolff > called: "Early History and Genealogy of the Anderson - McCullough - McCune > Families and Related Lines of Franklin County, PA" , n.d. circa 1953? > > I have a phototcopy of Genealogy of the McCullough Family and other > sketches by John McCullough, III, 1912 and will be happy to share. It > covers the history of one branch of the McCullough family from its arrival > in North America to 1912. > > Bill Lazenby >

Hello Fellow Listers: This list of Diseases Found on Death Certificates was sent to me by a fellow lister, Lucy Manson. She told me that she had received it from another list. I hope that this list will prove interesting and maybe answer some questions that you may have. Please forgive if this is a repeat. Best wishes on your family quest... Donna HELLER ZINN of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ******************************** Diseases found on Death Certificates Ablepsy - Blindness Ague - Malarial Fever American plague - Yellow fever. Anasarca - Generalized massive edema. Aphonia - Laryngitis. Aphtha - The infant disease "thrush". Apoplexy - Paralysis due to stroke. Asphycsia/Asphicsia - Cyanotic and lack of oxygen. Atrophy - Wasting away or diminishing in size. Bad Blood - Syphilis Bilious fever - Typhoid, malaria, hepatitis or elevated temperature and bile emesis. Biliousness - Jaundice associated with liver disease. Black plague or death - Bubonic plague. Black fever - Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin lesions and high mortality rate. Black pox - Black Small pox Black vomit - Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or yellow fever Blackwater Fever - Dark urine associated with high temperature. Bladder in Throat - Diphtheria (Seen on death certificates) Blood poisoning - Bacterial infection; septicemia Bloody flux - Bloody stools Bloody sweat - Sweating sickness Bone shave - Sciatica Brain fever - Meningitis Breakbone - Dengue fever Bright's disease - Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys Bronze John - Yellow fever Bule Boil - tumor or swelling. Cachexy - Malnutrition Cacogastric - Upset stomach Cacospysy - Irregular pulse. Caduceus - Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy. Camp Fever - Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea Canine Madness - Rabies, hydrophobia. Canker - Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex. Catalepsy - Seizures / trances. Catarrhal - Nose and throat discharge from cold or allergy. Cerebritis - Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning Chilblain - Swelling of extremities caused by exposure to cold Child Bed Fever - Infection following birth of a child. Chin Cough - Whooping cough. Chlorosis - Iron deficiency anemia. Cholera - Acute severe contagious diarrhea with intestinal lining sloughing. Cholera mrbus - Characterized by nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, elevated temperature, etc. Could be appendicitis. Cholecystitus - inflammation of the gall bladder Cholelithiasis - Gall stones Chorea - Disease characterized by convulsions, contortions and dancing. Cold Plague - Ague which is characterized by chills Colic - An abdominal pain and cramping Congestive Chills - Malaria Consumption - Tuberculosis. Congestion - Any collection of fluid in an organ, like the lungs. Congestive Chills - Malaria with diarrhea. Congestive Fever - Malaria. Corruption - Infection Coryza - A cold Costiveness - Constipation Cramp Colic - Appendicitis Crop Sickness - Overextended Stomach Croup Laryngitis - diphtheria, or strep throat Cyanosis - Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood Cynanche - Diseases of throat Cystitis - Inflammation of the bladder Day Fever - Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness Debility - Lack of movement or staying in bed Decrepitude - Feebleness due to old age Delirium tremens - Hallucinations due to alcoholism Dengue - Infectious fever endemic to East Africa Dentition - Cutting of teeth Deplumation - Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair loss Diary Fever - A fever that lasts one day Diptheria - Contagious disease of the throat Distemper - Usually animal disease with malaise, discharge from nose and throat, anorexia Dock Fever - Yellow fever Dropsy - Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney disease (Glomeruleonephsitis) or heart disease Dropsy of the Brain - Encephalitis Dry Bellyache - Lead poisoning Dyscrasy - An abnormal body condition Dysentery - Inflammation of colon with frequent passage Dysorexy - Reduced appetite of mucous and blood. Dyspepsia - Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack symptoms. Dysury - Difficulty in urination Eclampsy - Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during labor Ecstasy - A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of reason Edema Nephrosis - swelling of tissues Edema of lungs - Congestive heart failure, a form of dropsy Eel thing - Erysipelas Elephantiasis - A form of leprosy Encephalitis - Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness Enteric Fever - Typhoid fever Enterocolitis - Inflammation of the intestines Enteritis - Inflations of the bowels Epitaxis - Nose bleed Erysipelas - Contagious skin disease, due to Streptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions. Extravasted Blood - Rupture of a blood vessel. Falling sickness - Epilepsy Fatty Liver - Cirrhosis of liver Fits - Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity. Flux - An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea. Flux of Humour - Circulation. French Pox - Syphilis Gathering - A collection of pus Glandular Fever - Mononucleosis Great Pox - Syphilis Green Fever / Sickness - Anemia Grippe / Grip - Influenza like symptoms Grocer's Itch - Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or flour Heart Sickness - Condition caused by loss of salt from body Heat Stroke - Body temperature elevates because of surrounding environment temperature and body does not perspire to reduce temperature. Coma and death result if not reversed Hectical Complaint - Recurrent fever Hematemesis - Vomiting blood Hematuria - Bloody urine Hemiplegy - Paralysis of one side of body Hip Gout - Osteomylitis Horrors - Delirium tremens Hydrocephalus - Enlarged head, water on the brain Hydropericardium - Heart dropsy Hydrophobia - Rabies Hydrothroax - Dropsy in chest Hypertrophic - Enlargement of organ, like the heart Impetigo - Contagious skin disease characterized by pustules Inanition - Physical condition resulting from lack of food Infantile Paralysis - Polio Intestinal colic Abdominal pain due to improper diet Jail Fever - Typhus Jaundice - Condition caused by blockage of intestines King's Evil - Tuberculosis of neck and lymph glands Kruchhusten - Whooping cough Lagrippe - Influenza. Lockjaw - Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the muscles of the neck and jaw. Untreated, it is fatal in 8 days. Long Sickness - Tuberculosis. Lues Disease - Syphilis. Lues Venera - Venereal disease. Lumbago - Back pain. Lung Fever - Pneumonia Lung Sickness - Tuberculosis Lying in - Time of delivery of infant. Malignant Sore Throat - Diphtheria. Mania - Insanity. Marasmus - Progressive wasting away of body, like malnutrition. Membranous - Croup Diphtheria Meningitis - Inflations of brain or spinal cord Metritis - Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal discharge Miasma - Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air Milk Fever - Disease from drinking contaminated milk, like undulant fever or brucellosis Milk Leg - Post partum thrombophlebitis Milk Sickness - Disease from milk of cattle which had eaten poisonous weeds Mormal - Gangrene Morphew - Scurvy blisters on the body Mortification - Gangrene of necrotic tissue Myelitis - Inflammation of the spine Myocarditis - Inflammation of heart muscles Necrosis - Mortification of bones or tissue Nephrosis - Kidney degeneration Nepritis - Inflammation of kidneys Nervous Prostration - Extreme exhaustion from inability to control physical and mental activities Neuralgia - Described as discomfort, such as "Headache" was neuralgia in head Nostalgia - Homesickness. Palsy - Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles. It was listed as "Cause of death" Paroxysm - Convulsion Pemphigus - Skin disease of watery blisters Pericarditis - Inflammation of heart Peripneumonia - Inflammation of lungs Peritonotis - Inflammation of abdominal area Petechial Fever - Fever characterized by skin spotting Puerperal exhaustion Death due to child birth Phthiriasis - Lice infestation Phthisis Chronic wasting away or a name for tuberculosis Plague - An acute febrile highly infectious disease with a high fatality rate Pleurisy - Any pain in the chest area with each breath Podagra - Gout Poliomyelitis - Polio Potter's Asthma - Fibroid pthisis Pott's Disease - Tuberculosis of spine Puerperal Exhaustion - Death due to childbirth Puerperal Fever - Elevated temperature after giving birth to an infant Puking Fever - Milk sickness Putrid Fever - Diphtheria. Quinsy - Tonsillitis. Remitting Fever - Malaria Rheumatism - Any disorder associated with pain in joints Rickets Disease of skeletal system Rose Cold - Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy. Rotanny Fever - (Child's disease) ??? Rubeola - German measles Sanguineous Crust - Scab Scarlatina - Scarlet fever Scarlet Fever - A disease characterized by red rash Scarlet Rash - Roseola Sciatica Rheumatism in the hips Scirrhus - Cancerous tumors Scotomy - Dizziness, nausea and dimness of sight Scrivener's palsy - Writer's cramp Screws - Rheumatism Scrofula - Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses slowly with abscesses and fistulas develop. Young person's disease Scrumpox - Skin disease, impetigo Scurvy - Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness, spongy gums and hemorrhages under skin Septicemia - Blood poisoning Shakes - Delirium tremens Shaking - Chills, ague Shingles - Viral disease with skin blisters Ship Fever - Typhus Siriasis - Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure Sloes - Milk sickness Small pox Contagious disease with fever and blisters Softening of brain Result of stroke or hemorrhage in the brain, with an end result of the tissue softening in that area Sore Throat Distemper - Diphtheria or quinsy Spanish Influenza - Epidemic influenza Spasms - Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or group of muscles, like a convulsion Spina Bifida - Deformity of spine Spotted Fever - Either typhus or meningitis Sprue - Tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore throat St. Anthony's Fire - Also erysipelas, but named so because of affected skin areas are bright red in appearance St. Vitas Dance - Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex jerking movements performed involuntary Stomatitis - Inflammation of the mouth Stranger's Fever - Yellow fever Strangery - Rupture Sudor Anglicus - Sweating sickness Summer Complaint - Diarrhea, usually in infants caused by spoiled milk. Sunstroke - Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature due to environment heat. Lack of sodium in the body is a predisposing cause. Swamp Sickness - Could be malaria, typhoid or encephalitis Sweating Sickness - Infectious and fatal disease common to UK in 15th century Tetanus - Infectious fever characterized by high fever, headache and dizziness Thrombosis - Blood clot inside blood vessel Thrush - Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth, lips and throat Tick Fever - Rocky mountain spotted fever Toxemia of Pregnancy - Eclampsia Trench Mouth - Painful ulcers found along gum line, Caused by poor nutrition and poor hygiene Tussis Convulsiva - Whooping cough Typhus - Infectious fever characterized high fever, headache, and dizziness Variola - Smallpox Venesection - Bleeding Viper's Dance - St. Vitus Dance Water on Brain - Enlarged head White Swelling - Tuberculosis of the bone Winter Fever - Pneumonia Womb Fever - Infection of the uterus. Worm Fit - Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated temperature or diarrhea. Yellowjacket - Yellow fever. - --------------------------------------------------

I'm glad the information is able to help. I wanted to add these few other place to hopefully get help. Roots web has a Revolutionary War Soldier email list. I've only been on it a day, but so far it seems really good. They also have a 1776 email list for those researching that time frame, same thing so far so good! Amy

IIs anyone aware of a fort by the name of Potter's Fort built in 1777? Lisa Chandler LisaKMC@aol.com