Hi, By any chance do you know what Cemetery that you family may be buried in ? Kindly Bea ----- Original Message ----- From: "ewintr" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] Gilliland Cemetery Blacklog Valley > Hi, > > I also am interested in the cemeteries in this area so > I hope you don't mind me jumping in. > > Do any of you know if there are any > MCGURVEY/MCGURVY/MCGARVEY/MCGARVEY/MCGERVEY/MCGERVY/M'GERVEY/etc. > etc. buried in these cemeteries that have been > mentioned? > > Thanks to this list I recently learned that my 'brick > wall' ggrandmother was a twin who was born in this > area and that her sister was given to a man named John > Thompson when the girls were just 3 years old. They > apparently never saw each other again because Mr. > Thompson went out west somewhere. My ggrandmother, > Harriet McGurvey/etc. moved at some point, while still > young, to Newport, Perry Co PA. She was born Jan. 1, > 1854 and I have nothing on her parents or siblings > other than the info on her twin sister. > > Thank you, > Elizabeth > =================================================== > > --- STANLEY RUTHERFORD <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Once Again, >> Have to add something about this >> Cemetery..........The Gilliland Cemetery >> is near Orbisonia...............it is in Cromwell >> Township......Black Log >> Valley..............also, so is the Black and >> Bollinger Cemeteries. Has >> anyone ever made the trip to the Bollinger Cemetery >> ? Alot of GREAT >> memories........after sending the last e-mail I sat >> here and >> laughed........what we will not do to find our >> family members.........Hubby >> and I decided to take a ride in search of these >> Cemeteries. We found >> them...........The hike we took after getting out of >> the car I will not >> forget..........so hot and humid that >> day.........would you believe the >> Bollinger Cemetery was on TOP of a >> ridge...........we climed it >> though.......what a sport hubby is.........just to >> help me find a few family >> members that died years and years ago..........once >> at the top of the >> ridge........there stood an old cemetery with a >> fence around >> it............outside the gate layed ( I did tell >> hubby just to start >> digging and throw me in...I couldn't go back down >> that steep hill ) a >> shovel.........I wondered why...........we took >> photo's of the cemetery and, >> wrote everything down. I told hubby that I was NEVER >> climbing that ridge >> again. NOW, I am wondering how the heck they got the >> caskets/ people up that >> hill to bury them ??? The old Bollinger homme still >> stands ...the family who >> lives there took hubby and I up that ridge. They >> were really nice >> people......My Grandmother was a Bollinger. >> Has anyone else ever had such fun while out >> researching/searching for their >> family members? We still laugh to this >> day..........thanks for asking about >> the Gilliland Cemetery.......you brought back some >> good memories and a few >> laughs! Could use a few laughs ! >> Kindly >> Bea >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:43 PM >> Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Gilliland Cemetery Blacklog >> Valley >> >> >> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to >> this mailing list. >> > >> > Surnames: Morgan >> > Classification: Query >> > >> > Message Board URL: >> > >> > >> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3556 >> > >> > Message Board Post: >> > >> > I am looking for the Gilliland cemetery. I have >> driven up Blacklog >> > valley, and i'm under the impression it is on a >> farm on the lower end of >> > the valley (towards orbisonia). If anyone has any >> info on the location >> > and if its accessible, I would really appreciate >> it. I have several >> > Morgan relatives buried there. >> > >> > >> > ==== PAHUNTIN Mailing List ==== >> > Visit the Huntingdon county PaGenWeb site at >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin for information >> on county resources, >> > cemeteries and other research information. >> > >> > ============================== >> > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about >> your ancestors, find >> > marriage announcements and more. 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