This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZdB.2ACI/1715.2 Message Board Post: I would also like to help you if I can I have quite a few Hess's in my family tree on my wife's side. My email is [email protected] Jeff

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hess Family Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZdB.2ACI/1715.1 Message Board Post: I would love to exchange info on this family. This is my husbands great grandfather's brother. Michael died around 1890.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3580 Message Board Post: We found all our Hannahs (Hannas) in Burkett Cem, Warrior's MArk,. except Robert Hannah, b 1788 in Adams Co, PA. That's all we know from a family bible.(besides his wife and children...) We know too that his wife was Hester McCauslin and we found a memorial in Bedford, MA to her dad Samuel (rev. War participant) and the family. Hester was listed there as the loving wife of Robert Hannah...but we do not think they are buried there. I have traced the census..a Robert 1st appears in 1820 in Huningdon..and there is a John Hannah who is in York Co(later Adams Co) in 1790...could have gone to Allegany or Huntingdon Co in later censuses..there is a rev. war pension toa Joh Hannah of Allegany... Now I wonder if Samuel McCauslin (rev. war guy) and John Hannah (possible dad of Robert) were Rev. Wwar comrades...and their kids Hester and Robert married...it could happen. Anyone know anything about any of these names? Thanks so much. We loved Bedford...and of course Warrior's MArk and the area is wonderful...we always vacation there..... Deb

What about the "McAlevy Rebellion?" (I believe it was called) I read some very early records were burnt. Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houck, Corbin, Clark, Cassady, Hatt, Devor, Peterson, Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3579 Message Board Post: Hi, I am posting this in case anyone has grabbed my gedcom off of rootsweb, because I found a major error in the last day. I will try to make this as simple as I can. (But it won't be easy!) William Houck and Eleanor Ellen Hall, married 1792, had your typical dozen children. I am descended from their son Elijah, who married Delia Corbin. Among their children was a Sarah Ann, who "I" blissfully married off to John Heeter, based upon his biography. I just got letters written by one of Sarah Ann's brothers to his nieces and nephews that lists his sister Sarah Ann as beng married twice, once to a Mierly and once to a Benson. Obviously, I think a brother is a pretty good source, so I started digging. Till I finished I found that the Sarah Ann Houck married to John Heeter was the daughter of Adams Houck, Elijah's brother. Yes, these two Sarah Ann Houcks were 1st cousins, born within about 4 years of each other, in the same area. Elijah's daughter Sarah Ann was married to John A. Benson. Well, if that wasn't enough to confuse me, this John A. Benson's brother was ALSO married to ANOTHER Sarah A. Houck (listed as the daughter of Solomon Houck), a slightly more distant cousin! Do you think Thanksgivings at their home were confusing???? Anyway, if anyone has pulled gedcom information from me, you will want to correct this. I have it our there correctly now. Also, if you are a Houck researcher, I just got a booklet written about the Civil War and the involvement of he and his two brothers written by Elijah Corbin Houck that I am willing to share. Sooner or later it will get to my website. Lana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/1754.2298 Message Board Post: Hello! I am directly related to Lawrence Swope who died in 1794 in Huntingdon Co., PA. I am searching for information on where Lawrence and Ann Groff/Grove came from in Germany and who their parents were. Do you have any information on those two? Thank you! Suzanne Swope Marrs

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Swope and Groff Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3577 Message Board Post: Lawrence was born in Germany,but died in Huntingdon Co.,Pa. He was married to Ann Groff (Grove). I am searching for the location in Germany where Lawrence and Ann came from, and Lawrence's parents names. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3576 Message Board Post: Looking for family information related to a David Parks who lived in Dublin and Springfield Twp from at least 1800 to 1829 per census and tax records. He was carried in Springfield Twp for many years until 1829 when he evidently died, and Widow Parks was listed with what appears to be the same taxables, including a sawmill. During that time there was a John Parks that became a freeman abt 1812 and a David became a freeman in 1824. John appeared off and on the tax rolls but returned in 1829 and thereafter with signifcantly more taxation. I suspect the younger David and John are related to the elder David and Widow Parks. Any insight would be most welcome. My verified earliest Parks roots are in Franklin County but believe there may be a connection to one of the several Park/s families in Huintingdon Co.

Shirley; Amanda's maiden name was Copenhaver, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Jane (Buckley) Copehnaver. Their 3rd child of nine born November 10, 1860 and died March 27 1897. She was my great aunt, mother said that she died in child birth, infant died April 11, 1897. Daughter Mary M. was born July 26, 1894, died March 25, 1895. Don't know if there was any other children in the family. Jacob and Sarah Copenhaver and most of their children are buried at the Mt Union Cemetery. More information on the Copenhaver family is available. Ed Brown > From: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:14:32 -0600> To: [email protected]> Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Harencame> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.> > Surnames: HARENCAME> Classification: Query> > Message Board URL:> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3572> > Message Board Post:> > Looking for information about Amanda Harencame who was> born 1867 and died 1897. She was buried in Mount Union> Cemetery along with a Mary M. (b.1894 - d. 1895) and an> infant (April 11, 1897). Amanda was married to > Clarence Morrow Harencame son of John S. Harencame.> Thank you for your help.> Shirley> > > ==== PAHUNTIN Mailing List ====> REMINDER: Huntingdon RootsWeb Message Board postings ARE relayed to the PAHUNTIN mailing list. > PAHUNTIN mailing list messages ARE NOT posted to the Huntingdon RootsWeb Message Board.> > ==============================> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ances! tors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429> _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you care about in one place. http://www.live.com/getstarted

I have been trying to get the Researching in the Huntingdon CH web page updated to no avail, so will do it here because it concerns delayed birth records, which exist in their entirety in the office of the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds at the CH in Huntingdon. This guide updated April 2006 and reflects changes in records preservation at the CH... A Guide to Genealogical Research in the Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Courthouse Index to Wills and Letters of Administration Office of Register of Deeds and Recorder of Wills The index is arranged by book (time period) and within the index alphabetically/chronologically by last name. References given are to the will book number and page within the will book. All the early will books are in the basement of the courthouse. Entries in the will books are clerks¹ copies of letters of administration, letters testamentary, and wills. Will Book 1 1787-1807 Will Book 2 1807-1822 Will Book 3 1822-1835 Will Book 4 1835-1847 Will Book 5 1847-1862 Will Book 6 1863-1869 Will Book 7 1869-1874 Book 8 1874-1878 Will Book 9 1878-1882 Will Book 10 1882-1886 Will Book 11 1886-1889 Will Book 12 1889-1892...etc €Orphans Court The Orphans Court is responsible for the administration of the estates of intestates (died without leaving a will) the guardianship of minor children and the resolution of conflicts arising from estate settlements. This is a very important set of records for the researcher. In Huntingdon County the Clerk of the Orphans Court is combined with the office of Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds. The index to the Orphans Court Proceedings (Dockets) is in this office. The index is arranged by Docket Letter. Within the docket the names are listed alphabetically by last name, type of proceeding (guardianship, etc.) year of the proceeding, file letters, and the actual page in the docket where the entry can be found. This is the information you will need to read the entry in the books themselves, which are in the basement records storage room of the Courthouse. Write down all this information. You will be sorry if you don¹t. Orphans Court Dockets Large bound books containing the clerks¹ copies of the proceedings. Docket A 1788-1804 Docket G 1849-1853 Docket B 1804-1816 Docket H 1853-1860 Docket C 1816-1830 Docket I 1860-1866 Docket D 1830-1838 Docket K 1866-1871 Docket E 1838-1843 Docket L 1871-1875 Docket F 1843-1849 Docket M 1875-1880....etc €Accounts and Reports Dockets For a brief period from approximately 1856 until 1880 a series of dockets records the accounting and distribution of estates. The index to the dockets can be found at the back of the Orphans Court Index and the Wills and Letters index. The Dockets themselves are in the basement and the staff is quite reluctant to photocopy due to their size and weight. Be prepared to transcribe by hand or photograph digitally. What Huntingdon does not have. This county does not have ³estate packets² as are found in Bedford and Mifflin and several other counties in PA. Some inventories are extant, primarily for intestates, and are at the Huntingdon County Historical Society. All other estate records are entered in the dockets previously described. €Deeds Deeds are the most overlooked resource for genealogical research in early Pennsylvania records. They very often are a mother lode of information. Deeds for Huntingdon exist from December 1787 to the present. Deeds record the transfer of real (houses and land) property from one owner to another. Indexes The indexes are in the vault in the Register and Recorders Office. The Red Books are the grantee (buyer) indexes and the White Books are the grantor (seller) indexes and are alphabetical. Within each letter of the alphabet is an index by vowel for the last name. For example... Gi, Go, Gl. If you are looking for the name Glover, you would go to the page with the Gl last names. On that page would be all the Gls, arranged by first name a-z. The index would give the name of the buyer first in the grantee index, the seller name, the date the deed was written, the date the deed was recorded at the courthouse, and the number and page of the deed book where the copy of the instrument can be found. In the grantor index the seller's name would be first. When copying the index information save yourself a lot of trouble and write down the complete entry. You will be sorry if you don¹t. Remember also that deeds did not need to be recorded and sometimes were not, or they were recorded many years after the transaction occurred. Be sure to look at all the entries for your surname, even much later than the time period you are researching. The earliest deed books are in the basement records storage room of the courthouse. A-1 through the 3 series. The rest are upstairs. If you have a reference to any deed book in the 3 or 4 series ask the clerks before you go downstairs, if the book is up or down. €Miscellaneous Index The Miscellaneous indexes are shelved on the wall in the vault of the Register and Recorders Office and are indexed grantor and grantee. These indexes include powers of attorney, releases, mortgages, manumissions, some office commissions and other records which can be helpful to the researcher. Some of these instruments are entered in the regular deed books and some of them are recorded in the miscellaneous books (shelved in the vault) but are not indexed in the Grantor and Grantee indexes. Do not overlook these indexes. €Marriage Records Marriage Records exist in Huntingdon and other Pennsylvania counties from October 1885 to the present. The records contain the application, the license and the return. The return was the stub that was to be returned to the courthouse by the person performing the marriage. Legally, if there is no return there is no record that the marriage took place. Early applications asked the full names, ages, residences, occupations and races of the parties to the marriage. In the 1920s more questions were added, including the maiden names of the mothers of the parties, the full names of the fathers and other information. The early marriage records are in the basement of the courthouse. They are in bound books by years shown on the binding. In each book there is a bride index and a groom index. There is no overall index to all the marriage records. €Quarter Sessions Records Quarter Sessions was the criminal court and is under the jurisdiction of the Prothonotary, an ancient English name for Clerk of the Court. The records exist from 1787. The first four books are not indexed and must be searched page by page. These dockets contain the bastardy and fornication cases, theft and destruction of property, assaults, and murders, petitions for roads and office and jury commissions. If you find a case that has relevance be sure to note the case number and ask the Prothonotary to look for any loose papers for that case. The loose papers for the Quarter Sessions are now microfilmed up to the year 1839 and all the dockets have been filmed to 1972. The reader is in the basement and the clerks will unlock the door. The films are kept in the same place. The original Quarter Sessions Books are in the basement of the courthouse and are available for research. Book A Dec. 1787-Apr. 1793 Book B Aug. 1793 Aug. 1797 Book C Nov. 1797-Nov 1801 Book D Jan. 1802-Nov. 1805 Book E Jan. 1806-Jan 1813 Book F Apr. 1813-Aug 1822 Book G Nov. 1822-Nov 1830 Book H Jan. 1831-Apr. 1838...etc € Continuance Dockets Continuance Dockets... these are records of civil court proceedings, such as divorces and adoptions. Adoptions which took place prior to 1954 are not sealed. The earliest Continuance Dockets Series 1-A to 1-U, from March 1789 until November 1852 and the "loose papers" for them have been microfilmed and can be read at the office of the Prothonotary. The new reader printer is in room in the basement of the CH. You will need to sign in at the Pronthonotary's office . The original earliest Continuance docket books with indexes are at the PA State Archives RG 47.124 The remainder of the continuance dockets are in the basement "old records" room of the Courthouse.. All the individual books are indexed but the master indexes are at the end of the basement hall and are available for searching. €Divorces The earliest divorces are indexed in the Continuance Dockets. They are indexed by plantiff and defendant in the master indexes and also in the chronological dockets. Divorces from about 1878 to the mid 1930s are indexed in the "Drunkards and Lunatics Book" in the office of the Prothonotary. They are indexed alphabetically by last name and give the volume and page number of the continuance docket where the record can be found. There are often accompanying "loose papers" for these actions in divorce. Please ask the Pronthontary's staff to search for you. €Naturalizations Naturalization records exist in the county from 1798 until the 1950s and can be found in the Pronthonotary's Office. The earliest records (1798-1873) have been indexed by year in a notebook and this index is available at the courthouse and in the Huntingdon County Historical Society Research Library. The earlier records themselves generally consist of a one sheet affidavit, completed by the person petitioning for citizenship. Most of the affidavits do not provide much genealogical information, merely that the petitioner came from a stated foreign country and has been a resident long enough to petition for citizenship. There are always exceptions so it is important to look. The papers do include the signature of the petitioner. The indexes mentioned above indicate if there are loose papers. If not the only record of naturalization would be and entry in the continuance dockets. From 1857 until about 1905 declarations of intention were entered the continuance dockets A, B. C. D. etc.. and are indexed (master index) in the plaintiff index. The records from the 1906 until the 1960s are far more complete and offer much more genealogical information. They are bound in sixteen large volumes, arranged chronologically from 1906 until ca 1960 and are held in the Prothonotary¹s office. There is no central index. Each book has an index and conceivably, if one does not have an idea about a time frame one might have to look at the indices in all sixteen volumes. The stub books are still in the courthouse, also, as are the records of those aliens who were denied citizenship. €Records of Births and Deaths It was not until 1906 that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required the certification of births and deaths on a statewide level. Application for these records must be made to the Department of Health in New Castle. The Office of the Register and Recorder at the courthouse has the forms for these requests and these forms can also be downloaded from the Pennsylvania Department of Health website. Prior to 1906 some vital record keeping was conducted at the county level for the periods 1852-53 and 1894-1905. The Register and Recorder has a transcription of the 1852-1853 Vital Records. It is kept in the office and is available upon request. The HCHS has a copy of this, also. The 1894-1905 birth and death records books are in the Register and Recorders Office and are open for research. They are indexed in a modified alphabetical soundex system. Be aware that both sets of records are woefully incomplete. Delayed Birth Records- Delayed and affidavit birth records for people born in Huntingdon prior to 1906 and who needed to have proof of birth to apply for Social Security are in a series of approximately seventeen books and are in the basement record room of the CH. The index to these records is in the office of the Register and Recorder and are indexed as Birth Records in the Register and Recorders office. €Huntingdon connections to other counties...before 1787 look for records in Bedford of which Huntingdon was a part. Prior to 1846 all the territory that now comprises Blair County, with the exception of North Woodbury and Greenfield townships, which came from Bedford, was a part of Huntingdon. After 1846 records for this area would be in Hollidaysburg. In 1800 a portion of Franklin Township went to Centre County and became a part of Ferguson Township and a small portion of Warriors Mark Township in Huntingdon County went to Half Moon Township Centre County. Look for records in Bellefonte. Compiled by Mary G. ³Mimi² Reed Huntingdon County Historical Society Email [email protected] Box 305 Huntingdon, PA 16652 March 2001 Updated February 2005 Updated April 2006

George W. Hicks Orbisonia, Pa. Justice of the Peace: For a long time a resident of this section; was born at Alexandria, Huntingdon County, Pa., August 8, 1859, and in the common schools of Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, Pa., began his schooling. He is the son of John and Susan (Isenberg) Hicks. HIs father was a farmer. Died at the age of eighty years, the mother dying at the age of seventy-nine years. She was a member of the Reformed Church. Clerking in stores has occupied a good part of the 'Squire's life. For years he was with Jacob Brodbeck, a merchant. Twenty ago he embarked in business at Orbisonia, Pa., dealing in confections, ice cream, groceries, etc. He is also a Justice of the Peace; commission expires in 1930. A member of the Methodist Episcopal church, Secretary and Treasurer of Trustees, and is on the Official Board. For five years Vice-President of the Orbisonia National Bank. Has been Secretary of P.O.S. of A., Camp 374, for seventeen years. Served on School Board and E! lection Board. Republican in politics. Has four brothers deceased: Thomas, John J., David and Joel. Sisters are Sarah, Rebecca and Salome. George W. Hicks was married to Jeanette Leader, deceased. Three children: Claire M. Carothers, insurance, Orbisonia, Pa.; George Harold Hicks, a lineman; Raymond Hicks, at home. Mr. Hicks as Justice of the Peace uses good judgment, rendering decisions in a fair and just manner.

John Donelson Grove Huntingdon, Pa. Automobile Dealer: A son of the soil, who was born in Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pa., March 8, 1875. Remained on farm until twenty-one years of age. In Penn Township he began his schooling; attended three terms of select school at Marklesburg, presided over by Prof Sorrick and Prof. L.E. Boyer, Ex-County Superintendent. John De. Grove taught school four terms, two in Penn Township, one term in Walker Township, one term in Dudley Borough, and also three years at the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory. He is a son of Samuel S. Grove, deceased, November 1, 1902, and Mary Jane (Donelson) Grove, deceased, April 30, 1908. At present is in the automobile business. Dealer in used cars and represents the Chrysler interests at Huntingdon, Pa., representing their different designs and models since August 20, 1924. From 1900 to 1912 clerked in McCarthy Brothers Furniture Store, and from 1912 to 1920 was Deputy Prothonotary under George W. Wright. Has served as clerk on ! election board. During the World War was clerk for local board. A member of the Abbey Reformed Church and Sunday School; his wife also. He was formerly a deacon and secretary of the Consistory in the Reformed Church for four years. Member P.O.S. of A., Camp 321; was Secretary, Past President, and District President and Commander in William Weand Commandery, No. 12. A Republican in politics. Has two brothers, Elmer D. Grove, Hesston, Pa.; Chester Grove, Altoona, Pa. Two sisters: Mrs. Alice G. Weaver, Huntingdon, Pa., and Mrs. Nora G. Snyder Altoona, Pa. He was married to Margaret Reed. Five sons of this union: Paul R., married to Anna Krebs, Huntingdon, Pa.; Charles W., married to Sara Prough, Huntingdon, Pa.; Nelson Len, of Philadelphia, Pa.; John D., Jr., and Chester E. Grove, at home. Mr. Grove is a member of the A.A.A. and P.A.A. Fine automobiles are his hobby.

Ira Hobart Gardner Alexandria, Pa. Deputy County Treasurer: Standing high in the estimation of his fellow men and one who has the respect and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, is Ira Hobart Gardner. Alexandria has long been his home, and in fact he was born at Alexandria, December 30, 1897; at present a young man at the height of his usefulness. Beginning in the public schools, and extending upward to the Alexandria High School, and futher knowledge was obtained at the American Tech. His father was George Gardner, now deceased. His mother, Ida Jane (Wilson) Gardner, now living at Alexandria, Pa. The fathers' ancestors were of Scotch and English descent; the mother's ancestors were of Netherland (Dutch) descent. His career has driven him in different channels. Mercantile business at Alexandria; clerk P.R.R.; circulation manager of a daily paper, and at present holds the important office of Deputy Treasurer of Huntingdon County. Deacon and Treasurer of Christ Reformed Church, Alexandria, Pa.! A member of New Era Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church, Huntingdon, Pa. Served in the World War, 8th Infantry; Penna. National Guards, Mexican Border service, 1916-1917; 8th Inf., Penna. Natrional and 108th Machine Gun Battalion, 55th Inf., Brigade of the 28th (Iron) Division, American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1918 and 1919. A member of I.O.O.F., No. 286, Alexandria; American Legion, No. 520; P.O.S. of A., Camp No. 699, Alexandria; Knights of Pythias, Huntingdon, Pa., No. 295. Has four brothers: Ellery A., Webster, Pa.; Ray S., McVeytown, Pa.; Ralph W., Pittsburgh, Pa.; George F., Jr., Hollidaysburg, Pa. Three sisters, Ethel I. Morton, Harrisburg, Pa.; Ruth, Anna and Isabel, at home; one sister deceased. He married Margaret Loretta Candia, Maryland, April 1, 1922; united in marriage by Rev. Zimmerman, of the Presbyterian church. One son, Ira Gregory, born January 5th, 1927. Hunting and fishing his pastime.

Need information on some of the children of: James M. Crowell b. March 20,1 847 d. April 21, 1888 in Birmingham, PA m. Mary Hugentugler (sp) b. May 01, 1847 d. Feb 12, 1886 in Birmingham, PA Lida Bell Crowell b. 1874 m. Robert Charles Mingle died where? Lawrence Stiner (Steward) Crowell b. March 26, 1876, did he marry and where did he die and when? Alexander G. Morris Crowell (dropped the Crowell) b. Oct 21, 1883 died ? did he marry? and where and when did he die? Any information would be helpful. Betty

Hi Donna, You were not told correctly. The present courthouse was built in 1883. I know of no fires in that building or its predecessors. The courthouse has records going back to the formation of the county, 1787, and I personally used records from that date just last week. Some of these are in various offices, others in a basement vault, some indexed, some not, some bound, some loose, etc. Mimi Reed has compiled an excellent guide to the idiosyncrasies of courthouse records in Huntingdon County. You can read it online here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/courthouse.htm As far as births/deaths -- All counties in Pennsylvania were required to register births, marriages, and deaths from 1852 to 1854. Some did to a greater degree than others, and some don't even have these records. All counties in Pennsylvania were required to issue licenses for all marriages beginning Oct. 1, 1885, and all have continued to this day. All counties in Pennsylvania were required to register births and deaths beginning in 1893. They continued this until 1906 when the state took over this function and began issuing death certificates. Individuals in the '30s and '40s who needed birth certificates for Social Security purposes, or whatever, and for whom no record existed, registered in the "Delayed Births" category. These books are all in the basement vault at Huntingdon. Justin At 10:02 AM 8/3/06, [email protected] wrote: >Hello Folks: > >I had heard through the grapevine that the court house in Huntingdon had >burnt and most of the records were destroyed.... is this true? I know >this has been told of several other county court houses and it's simply >not true for them..... just checkin'. > >Are there Delayed Birth Registers at the courthouse or the local >historical society? > >Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. Justin Kirk Houser http://users.adelphia.net/~jkhouser84/ www.jkhouser.com Listowner, [email protected] Member, Board of Directors, Bellefonte Area School District Historian, Schürch Family Association of North America Lay Leader, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) http://users.adelphia.net/~jkhouser84/church1.htm Certified Lay Speaker, The United Methodist Church Assistant Lay Leader, The State College District, UMC "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (St. Mark 16:15)

from Steve Kemp, Huntingdon Christian and Henry Miller were brothers. Both of their parents came from Amish families but weren't baptized in that church; there was no Amish congregation in or around Cassville. A sister, Rachel, was my gt-gt-grandmother. I have always wondered where the Gehretts were before they came to Trough Creek.

What happened to #6-14? I only got the first 5. Margaret > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 8/3/2006 7:03:15 AM > Subject: PAHUNTIN-D Digest V06 #171 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZdB.2ACI/3456.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Sarah Gifford is my 1st cousin 6 times removed. do you have any other information on these folks or pictures? Vanessa (2. Thomas H Cisney (b.14 Jun 1808;d.10 Nov 1882) sp: Sarah Gifford (m.29 Aug 1833) )

Carolyn, I think you are in the right tree, but I don't have the branch!!! Take a look at this link to my rootsweb database. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=lanaclark&id=I2067 Margaret Ellen Devor, granddaughter of Jesse Devor and Ruemma Peterson was married to a Winfield Walker. Now, this marriage is fairly late compared to the dates you put out, but you KNOW how these families all intermarried generation after generation...so this may be a start. Notice the child I started the tree with for you............. Samuel Alexander Walker! Thanks to getting myself really digging into the Devor side of my family (I had basically just straight line back before your post last week peaked my interest), I now know that I am a DOUBLE Devor! (Do you think that is anything like being a double stuffed Oreo?) My great grandmother was the child of a Devor and a Peterson, but through all my digging, I found that her Peterson father was ALSO a Devor. Her parents were second cousins. Thanks for the nudge Carolyn! Lana http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~lanaclark/ ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Carolyn K. Shearer" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Peterson Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 23:12:00 -0400 Thanks Teresa and Lana for your help with the Petersons and Devors. While they are not my direct line, I am still looking for clues to what happened to all the children of Alexander and Mary Walker of Malin, County Donegal Ireland who moved from Chester County to what is now Metal Twp in Franklin. Alexander Walker (c1700-1775) and wife Mary (c1710-1774) had sons James, Samuel, John, Robert, and David. Of these, John died c1815 and David d 1824 in Dublin Twp, now Huntingdon Co. As David Peterson and Hannah Bair of Dublin Twp named a son Samuel Walker Peterson (b 26 Aug 1850) I feel there may be a connection. Hannah Bair was the daughter of Samuel Bair (of the Lancaster County Bairs) and his wife Margaret Steel (sometimes spelled in the German Stahl) so they are probably not the right side of the family to look for the Walker connection, but the Petersons MAY be. Note - A Ralph Lee who d c1774 Fannett Twp left a legacy to David Peterson of Cecil County MD. There are also Devor/Deavor families including a Jesse Devor in this area of MD in the mid 1700's. Has anyone traced the Petersons and/or the Devors to MD? ==== PAHUNTIN Mailing List ==== REMINDER: Huntingdon RootsWeb Message Board postings ARE relayed to the PAHUNTIN mailing list. PAHUNTIN mailing list messages ARE NOT posted to the Huntingdon RootsWeb Message Board. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

Thanks Teresa and Lana for your help with the Petersons and Devors. While they are not my direct line, I am still looking for clues to what happened to all the children of Alexander and Mary Walker of Malin, County Donegal Ireland who moved from Chester County to what is now Metal Twp in Franklin. Alexander Walker (c1700-1775) and wife Mary (c1710-1774) had sons James, Samuel, John, Robert, and David. Of these, John died c1815 and David d 1824 in Dublin Twp, now Huntingdon Co. As David Peterson and Hannah Bair of Dublin Twp named a son Samuel Walker Peterson (b 26 Aug 1850) I feel there may be a connection. Hannah Bair was the daughter of Samuel Bair (of the Lancaster County Bairs) and his wife Margaret Steel (sometimes spelled in the German Stahl) so they are probably not the right side of the family to look for the Walker connection, but the Petersons MAY be. Note - A Ralph Lee who d c1774 Fannett Twp left a legacy to David Peterson of Cecil County MD. There are also Devor/Deavor families including a Jesse Devor in this area of MD in the mid 1700's. Has anyone traced the Petersons and/or the Devors to MD?