I am searching for the names of the husband and children of Mrs. Catherine Springer who died in Mercersburg, Montgomery Twp., Franklin County, PA on March 1, 1870.  A short announcement of her death appeared in the MERCERSBURG JOURNAL on March 4, 1870. Thank you for any help with this family. Jay21740@aol.com

Is anyone on the Franklin County RootsWeb list related to or have any connection to my great-great-grandfather, Jacob Hammond/Hammon/Hamman and/or his parents and sibling(s)? >From the "Biographical Encyclopedia of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry Counties" Pages 337-338 JACOB HAMMOND, Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pa. was born near Strasburg, Franklin County, PA., April 12, 1824. He is the son of PETER and SARAH HAMMOND. PETER HAMMOND, grandfather of JACOB HAMMOND, was a native of Germany, and was one of the first settlers at Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pa. He was a farmer and at one time owned large tracts of land. He died in Dauphin County. PETER HAMMOND, the father of JACOB, enlisted in the War of 1812, and had started to join his regiment, when peace was declared. He was born in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pa. Here he grew up and married. Shortly after his marriage, in order to pay bail which had been forfeited, he was obliged to sell his property. He had friends in Franklin County, and thither he moved, taking his family and goods in wagons, and settled near Strasburg. While MR. HAMMOND lived in Dauphin County, he farmed, but he was a ready workman and could succeed in almost anything he undertook. After his removal to Franklin County, his occupations were varied. He died in Franklin County, about 1850, aged seventy-five. JACOB HAMMOND attended school in Franklin County until he was eleven years old, when he moved with his brother, PETER, to a farm which his brother had purchased in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County. His mother died when he was twelve. JACOB HAMMOND remained with his brother, attending school and working on the farm until he was about fifteen, when he found employment among the farmers of Franklin and Huntingdon Counties. For several years, MR. HAMMOND rented a farm; but in 1856 he bought his present home, then a farm of 150 acres, to which he has added, until now he owns 5,000 acres. MR. HAMMOND is a self-made man, one who has always "hoed his own row." He is a member of the Republican Party, but has never sought office. In 1849, JACOB HAMMOND was married in Cromwell Township to SARAH, daughter of BENJAMIN RINKER. She died in 1862, leaving nine children: MARTIN; CALVIN; MELISSA, deceased; and SARAH. Mr. Hammond's second wife was REBECCA, daughter of WILLIAM and JANE (MARTIN [SHOULD BE WHARTON]) BOOTH. Their children are: ROBERT, deceased; JOHN; JENNIE; BELLE; RHODA; WILLIAM; HARRISON, deceased; ELLIOTT; and LOUISA. Thanks!