Hi: I took a look at the censuses (1860 &1870) with various spellings of something close to McGarvey/Harriet and including "Etta" anywhere in PA, "Henrietta," too. Did find her future husband with no problem: 1870, Perry Co, Oliver Twp, p. 164, 18 years, farm laborer living w/Amos C. Clemson family. Did find severl McGarvey unmarried woman: Lucinda McGarvey, 17, with John Clarke fam in Shirleysburg, Huntingdon Co.as "domestic." Malinda McGarvey, 17, with Christian Myers fam. in Shirley Twp,Huntingdo, as "domestic." Catharine McGarvey, 19, with David Dunlap (sp ?) Shirley Twp, Huntingdon. Could they be sisters or one of them later be called Harriet??? I used Heritage Quest censuses. Hope this is a help. Marge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn K. Shearer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] Blacklog,Huntingdon Co>Perry Co.>Dauphin Co PA > Sorry, all I have is the 1850 census so she would not be listed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "IRIS L M MILLER" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 9:26 PM > Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] Blacklog,Huntingdon Co>Perry Co.>Dauphin Co PA > > >> Carolyn, >> If You have Ancestry census? >> If you know about where she lived? >> Put in the given name HARRIET, You may need to scroll several pages? >> That's how I found a couple of people >> They were hard to read so index wrong. They had TARR as Tare with a / in >> front of the T it looked like a G so was indexed as Gare, now indexes as >> Sare???. The second was FINCH and indexes as Finck. >> >> Good luck with your search. >> Iris >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carolyn K. Shearer" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [PAHUNTIN] Blacklog,Huntingdon Co>Perry Co.>Dauphin Co PA >> >> >>> In the 1850 census of Shirley twp, Huntingdon County, there is a David, >>> Simon, Thomas and William McGarvey, all in Shirley Twp, and all of the >>> right age to have a child in 1854. If your local library has >>> ancestry.com, you could read the 1860 Shirley twp to see if anyone has a >>> Harriet. Or, a more basic approach, by 1933 her death certificate >>> should have named her parents. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:28 PM >>> Subject: [PAHUNTIN] Blacklog,Huntingdon Co>Perry Co.>Dauphin Co PA >>> >>> >>>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>>> >>>> Surnames: McGarvey/McGarvy/McGervey/McGervy/Zeigler/Ziegler/Zigler >>>> Classification: Query >>>> >>>> Message Board URL: >>>> >>>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZdB.2ACI/3539 >>>> >>>> Message Board Post: >>>> >>>> It has been 3 years since I posted my request (below) and I am STILL >>>> unable to find my ggrandmother, Harriet M. ??? I'm hoping someone may >>>> have some ideas. >>>> >>>> I have learned from her obituary that she was "born in Black Log, >>>> Huntingdon and came here (Newport, Perry Co., PA) as a young girl". >>>> >>>> Her marriage notice in the newspaper has her surname as "M'Gervey". Our >>>> family records have it as "McGarvey". But I have searched and searched >>>> every possible spelling I can think of and cannot find her in ANY >>>> census records before her marriage. She should be in the 1860 and 1870 >>>> census records!!! >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any idea how to find people in census records when you >>>> aren't sure of the surname? I have looked for all Harriet/Harriett of >>>> her age and found nothing that matches her. The Harriet McGee that >>>> shows up is not her. >>>> >>>> Thanks so much for any help, >>>> Elizabeth >>>> ---------------------------- >>>> [My post in 2003} >>>> Is it possible to find an ancestor if I am not sure of the last name? I >>>> am trying to find my great-grandmother but cannot find even a trace of >>>> her before her marriage so I am thinking the last name I have for her >>>> could be wrong. >>>> >>>> I have this information: >>>> Harriet M McGarvey born Jan. 1, 1854 in Black Log, Huntingdon County, >>>> PA. She died in Harrisburg, PA in 1933. >>>> She married Solomon Zeigler in 1872. >>>> >>>> I cannot find ANY Harriet McGarvey in any census before her marriage in >>>> 1872. I am positive that the Harriet M is correct but maybe her last >>>> name isn't McGarvey. Is there a way to search other surnames that start >>>> with Mc, McG, etc to try to >>>> find her that way? >>>> >>>> >>>> Also, what Township would Black Log be in? >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== PAHUNTIN Mailing List ==== >>>> Visit Huntingdon County PAGenWeb Archives at >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/huntingdon/ - >>>> it's our digital library. >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>>> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== 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. >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>> last 12 months. 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