Hello everyone. I have just started a new website for digital gravestone pictures from Schuylkill, Berks, and Northumberland Counties. I live in Berks county near the boarder of Schuylkill county. I will be taking pictures with my digital camera this summer and uploading them to the web site. The digital pictures will be available free of charge to all visitors. Do you have pictures of gravestones from Berks, Schuylkill or Northumberland County, Pennsylvania? If so, please consider submitting the digital image to the project. You would be given credit on the submitter page and a chance to earn a free Memorial Page. So, far there are some gravestone images uploaded for St. Michael's Cemetery in Hamburg, Berks, PA and St. Ambrose Cemetery in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. The site is still a work-in-progress. Help spread the word on this new site. And, if you have a genealogy web site I'd be happy to exchange links with you. By the way, some of the interior pages use Flash and sound. So, you may need to be patient for the header of the page to load. Enjoy. http://www.ancestralbranches.com/tombstones/gravestones.html Sincerely, Melanie

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I find John J. Ware living in East District of 10th Ward, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and listed as a medical student in the 1870 Census. Would be interested to know what Medical Schools might have been in that area at that time. Don Ott

Hi, I am just wondering if PA has a death index. I am looking for the death date of Elizabeth JONATHAN who was 84 yrs old and living with her grandson's family, the RUPP's, in the 1930 census. They were living in Harrisburg. I need to get a hold of her obituary or death certificate so I can find out who her parents were and other surviving family. I can't do that until I have a death date. Hope someone can help me out. Thanks, JanaLee Petersen

One of my German ancestors, John George Obermayer,arrived in Philadelphia on Sept. 16, 1751 aboard the ship, Brothers, captained by William Muir of Rotterdam. A photo of this ship, after it began trips to Australia where it was decomissioned, may be viewed at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24132464 Enjoy! Teekeela Robertson Williams

Have you checked out usgenweb for that area ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Ellis" <wellis1840@hotmail.com> To: <PAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: Thomas Barber Stivers (1820 to 1872) headstone > Thomas Barber Stivers (b. circa 1820 Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, > Pennsylvania, d. circa Nov 1872 and his wife Catherine are buried in > Rippletown Cemetery, Rippletown, Wright Township, Luzerne County, > Pennsylvania. I was wondering if some family member would have a scanned > image of their headstone that they could email me. > > Cheers, > > Bill > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > >

Thomas Barber Stivers (b. circa 1820 Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, d. circa Nov 1872 and his wife Catherine are buried in Rippletown Cemetery, Rippletown, Wright Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. I was wondering if some family member would have a scanned image of their headstone that they could email me. Cheers, Bill _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines

Hello Everyone: Those of you who are working on your lines back to your 1600s American Ancestors will find the1600s Ancestors Data Base to be of great help. I have recently posted over 1,500 new Ancestors to the Data Base bringing the total to just over 28,000 entries. Also listed are several National Societies who have proven many of these Ancestors. There are a few new respected Reference works that contain thousands of sources All the entries are coded to indicate to which reference work or which National Society has at least one of their proven lines. Several of the National Societies have over 20 different lines from a single Ancestor. When you enter the 1600s Ancestor Data Base be sure to look at the top of each data page for the link that takes you to the "Data Base Information Page" Here you will find the codes and references listed and how to use them. This is MUST reading to understand the Data Base. We are constantly updating the Data Base with additional Ancestors added as time permits. You will find the 1600s Ancestor Data Base at: http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/ For those of you who are AOL members you may have trouble connecting to many pages that may come up with a message such as "Page Does Not Exist" and you can cure that by using your browser feature of Copy and Paste the URL to your browser and then enter from there. Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy and Happy Hunting Ryan Jackson Data Base Manager America's First Families

Hi out there.Does any one have access to PA marriage records. I am looking for a marriage of Timothy Edwards and Olivia Denman probably between 1796/1802 I know they were in Washington Co. Amwell twp in 1810. Thanks Joann

Thomas Winn b. cir 1796-1798 Eng. m. 20 May 1823 in Cowesby, Yorkshire, Eng. to Mary Cossins b. about 1796-1798 Eng. Children were: Rachel Winn baptised 25 April 1824 Alice Winn born about 1826 Thirsk Yorkshire Eng. Dawson Winn born 18 Nov 1828 also in Thirsk (my great grandfather) baptised13 Feb. 1829 Elisabeth Winn born about 1830 Ann Winn baptised 25 April 1833 Benjamin Winn baptised 29 May 1836 Yorkshire Eng. This WINN family arrived in US on 10 June 1839 via ship Chevalier in Philadelphia from Liverpool. They are all found in 1840 Washington Co, PA census. That is the last info I have on wife Mary Cossins WINN and son Benjamin WINN. Wonder if the two of them died, or just did not move to Ohio when rest went. Could have been more children also I suppose. Thomas and the daughters are found on census records in OH and WV. Dawson of course I have lots of info on including census, land records, two marriages (Matilda Underwood/widow Mary Malvina Turner Underwood) and lots of descendants. The surname is always seen as Winn on all documents and census records but one --when Thomas at age 76 was living with a dtr and her family in Parkersburg, WV. in Wood County his name was spelled as WYNN. If anyone has any info or idea of where andhow to search in PA I would be very greatful for any help or suggestions offered. Thanks, Virginia WINN Parker CA

Dear Listers, Would you forward the following letter to any Fincher or Fincher descendants you might know of. We believe that our oldest ancestor came from England and settled in Pennsylvania in 1683. Hopefully, this letter will reach the Finchers still living in the area. We really appreciate your help, Joy Fincher Atkinson Dear Finchers, We are at a brick wall in our Fincher Family Tree research. We can go back no farther than 1812 in our line, and I think a good many of you are having the same problem. It is generally thought that most Finchers in America are related but the proof is either lost, destroyed or just plain never existed. Recently, we found out about a new tool to determine whether or not we are related. Genealogy by genetics (DNA) is being used by many family organizations to determine kinship. It is now possible to determine how far back you have to go in order to find your most recent common ancestor. Armed with this knowledge, we have established a Fincher family DNA project with Family Tree DNA. A company that specializes in the use of DNA for genealogical research. The purpose of this project is to connect the different Fincher lines. We hope to break through the brick walls and establish the connection between the various branches of the Fincher family. Since there is documentation to connect certain lines to the original immigrant, Francis Fincher, we hope that DNA will connect other lines to him as well. The test is simple and painless. Your genetic test kit consists of a cheek scraper and a collection tube. In about five minutes, you will be able to read the instructions and perform a painless cheek scraping. The effect of using the scraper is about the same as brushing your cheek with a soft bristle toothbrush. A backup scraper and tube is included to insure that a good sample is obtained by the lab. They intend that you use them both! There are two requirements to participate in the DNA project: (1) you have to be male (because only men carry and pass along the Y-Chromosome) and (2) you have to have the Fincher last name from your father not your mother. Only one male needs to be tested from each Fincher line. Thanks to Ann Fincher's book, FINCHER 300 YEARS IN THE USA, there is now a published genealogy of most of the Fincher branches. In order to save money, you may wish to check with your kin to make sure that two men from the same line are not being tested. Family Tree DNA offers two possible tests, a 12 marker test for $99.00 and a 25 marker test for $169.00. The company suggests starting with the 12 marker test to establish kinship and later upgrading to the 25 marker test to find the most recent common ancestor. Since we suspect that most Finchers are kin, unlike Smiths or Joneses, it is probably more cost effective to order the 25 marker test to begin with. Since it cost $90.00 to upgrade the 12 marker test to the 25 marker test, there is a $20.00 savings to order the 25 marker test initially. If you're already convinced you can order your kit at http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=S79430&special=True If you have questions you can find answers at http://www.familytreedna.com/ or by contacting Joy Fincher Atkinson at joydurell@bellsouth.net . Looking forward to working with you, Hugh M. Fincher, III and Joy Fincher Atkinson