I need some help, and I'm wondering if I can get a volunteer to do some checking for me. I live in Michigan, and just can't run down to Indiana, PA to check this. ( Someday I want to make a trip down there to do some research, and to see what the area looks like.) It's very important to me to see if a Samuel Gibson is located on the 1856 Peelor Map of Indiana Co., PA. He would be found in Cherryhill Twp. I've been told that the ICHS has this map, but it is rarely, if ever opened. This map is also on display at the IUP. Is it possible to have a volunteer zip over and take a look at that map, and maybe draw a sketch, or digital photo, to show the location of Samuel Gibson? The IUP internet site has this map posted, but when downloaded, the names of people are not clearly readable. I will pay someone their time, gas money, and even lunch, if they could do this for me. Hopefully, this will satisfy me untill I can get a readable copy of the map, or see it in person. Thank you very much. Gary T. Gibson

Does anyone know of a good free website host? Thanks Scott W. Grinder SWGrinder@AOL.COM

Hope this one works as the last one I sent with this info was strange Georgia Hileman halloran FromAnc. com 1860 census images-------Roll M653_1117, p. 64 INDIANA BOROUGH, Dwelling # 432 SAMUEL 39 MERCHANT Real EstateValue 2200 Personal Estate 4500 ELIZABETH 32 MILLON 15 WILLIAM 14 ANNA AMANDA 12 EDWARD E. 10 ARAMINLA 8 CHARLES 4 INFANT 1/12 MITALDA ARMSTRONG

Elizabeth was buried in the Memorial Park Cmemetery in Indiana, White twp. You can view at Treasures of the Past and get info on how somepeople were moved. Looks like her hsb Sam is there. Georgia http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/white/memorialpark.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Goodwin" <wgoodwin@isat.com> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 6:35 PM Subject: [INDIANA] Elizabeth Hammond Rhodes > Hello List: > I am hoping someone can help me locate information on my great grandmother, Elizabeth Hammond Rhodes. She died January 27, 1864. I don't know if there could be a newspaper item in that time frame or not; I don't think there were obituaries then. I would like to know where she was buried. I believe the family was Presbyterian; her husband was Samuel Rhodes and she was survived by 8 children, many of them quite young. After her death, the family went to Illinois and ultimately Samuel and three of his children died in Sedgwick County, Kansas. I know that Samuel was a merchant who failed in his business in Indiana. Can anyone give me any information or clues to pursue on this family? > Edna > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > NEW - July 1, 2000 > The Indiana Co. Branch of the Church of Jesus > Christ of Latter-Day Saints now has a web presence. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paifhc

FromAnc. com 1860 census images-------Roll M653_1117, p. 64 INDIANA BOROUGH, Dwelling # 432 SAMUEL 39 MERCHANT Real EstateValue 2200 Personal Estate 4500 ELIZABETH 32 MILLON 15 WILLIAM 14 ANNA AMANDA 12 EDWARD E. 10 ARAMINLA 8 CHARLES 4 INFANT 1/12 MITALDA ARMSTRONG Georgia Hileman Halloran ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Goodwin" <wgoodwin@isat.com> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 6:35 PM Subject: [INDIANA] Elizabeth Hammond Rhodes >

Hello List: I am hoping someone can help me locate information on my great grandmother, Elizabeth Hammond Rhodes. She died January 27, 1864. I don't know if there could be a newspaper item in that time frame or not; I don't think there were obituaries then. I would like to know where she was buried. I believe the family was Presbyterian; her husband was Samuel Rhodes and she was survived by 8 children, many of them quite young. After her death, the family went to Illinois and ultimately Samuel and three of his children died in Sedgwick County, Kansas. I know that Samuel was a merchant who failed in his business in Indiana. Can anyone give me any information or clues to pursue on this family? Edna

Looking for an update on the Robert Tonkin house in Cherry Tree. Plans were being discussed to turn the house into a museum and/or perhaps a town Library. Has anyone heard any news? Marcia Fronk

thanks Ron

This item appeared in the Greensburg Daily Tribune of November 9, 1909: FATAL ACCIDENT TO TWO MEN IN INDIANA MINE Failure to place a sufficient number of posts under the workings in a room of No. 3 mine at Graceton is given as the cause of an accident there last Saturday afternoon that cost the lives of two men. The dead: JOHN H. FAITH, aged 42 years and married, leaving a wife and six children. JOHN REBAVICH, a Slav, aged 27 years and single. Faith worked in the Graceton mines five years, but of late he had been employed at a mine at Blairsville, returning to Graceton on Friday. The props for his room were delivered, but it was learned after the accident that all had not been placed. The bodies of Faith and Rebavich were brought to the surface, a distance of 2,000 feet, and taken to a side track from where they were removed to their home. Coroner James S. Hammers, of Indiana, visited the mine Saturday evening, going to Graceton in his automobile. He viewed the bodies of the dead men, talked with a number (of men) who had been at work that day and decided that as death had been accidental, no inquest would be necessary. Mine Inspector Roger Hampson of Punxsutawney spent Monday at Graceton. John H. Faith formerly resided in Indiana. He is a son of "Tip" Faith, who had lived in Greensburg for some years past, and is remembered as "Young Tip." The funeral was held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Lutheran church at Coral, the services being conducted by Rev. Shaffer of Homer City. Bill in Ohio

I happen to be looking through my newspaper copies recently, found the following in neighboring Cambria county: Ebensburg Sky - March 6th, 1834 Treasure's Sale for unseated land....Susquehanna Twp....John Rankin - 400 acres. William Ranken - 394 acres. M. Fronk ----- Original Message ----- From: "roger scott" <fireatr@lightening-isp.com> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families > Bill Walker: > You show RANKIN family in Your search list. > Do You Have a > R. RANKIN 1800-1863 of Oswego m] 2nd in 1834 > Hanna TAYLOR 1817-1903 > or: > Neil McMULLEN 1750-1810 from Ire. settled at or > near Phila.; later at Oswego NY. m] > Polly RANKIN 1763-1839. > > This info is from the > COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY > Vol. VII PAGE 172 > > My HITCHCOCK line is tied into the > McMULLEN/RANKIN linage. > My GGGFather Cyrus HITCHCOCK and > spouse Mary C McMULLEN had a son named > Henry Rankin b]1870. > > fireatr@lightening-isp.com > ROGER SCOTT > ADDY, WA.

M. Fonk: Thank You, fireatr@lightening-isp.com ROGER SCOTT ADDY, WA.

Randy, I am Leona Henderson and I have found several census records for Brice Henderson--none of them from Cumberland Co, however. If you have seen the two Brice Hendersons in Indiana county and they aren't the right one, then what I have will probably not be of any help. I can let you know the names of wives and children if you need them. Leona Henderson ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Cowser<mailto:rcowser@globaleyes.net> To: PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families Bill, Do you have any other information about Brice such as parents of children? I have a Brice in my wife's line. I have in the past ran across 2 Brices in Indiana County. My Brice was born in Cumberland Co. Randy in So. IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Walker" <whwmom@earthlink.net<mailto:whwmom@earthlink.net>> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families > I'm trying to locate information a Brice (or Bryce) Henderson who was > born in Westmoreland or Indiana in 1818, later moved to Armstrong > County. If you run across anything like that, please keep me in mind. > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: MICHAEL B HENDERSON [mailto:mbanlf@msn.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:49 PM > To: PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families > > I need help sorting out the many Josephs in all three of these families. > My ancestor is Joseph Henderson married to Eliza Laughlin, daughter of > Joseph Laughlin and Maria Rankin. This Joseph and Maria Laughlin had a > son named Joseph Henderson Laughlin. > > > I am trying to find siblings and parents of Joseph Henderson. Right now > I am trying to disprove that he was the son of James Henderson of Derry, > Westmoreland. James lists four sons Joseph, Robert, John and James > Andrews. His daughters were Mary who married Daniel Holstein, Margaret > married to William Jayne or Jayner, Isabella married to David Hutchison, > Jane married Peter Craven, and Lucy Ann married to Andrew Long. > > I am in New Mexico and hoping to make a trip to Pennsylvania next > summer. I would appreciate any help or tips about the area! Thanks, > Leona Henderson > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the INDIANA County, PA USGen website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/> > > > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > Indiana County Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts > For general Information and research requests contact: > Phone: (724) 465-3856 or > E-mail: prococ@indianacounty.org<mailto:prococ@indianacounty.org>> > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the INDIANA County, PA USGen website http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/>

I think Heshbon is in Brush Valley township?

Thanks Rita. I double-checked and Sr. Margery Smith received her 35 year award in 2003. It goes by the anniversary date when they began emploment. Virginia

Thank you Ron

Hello Heshbon is in Brush Valley Township and Armagh is in East Wheatfield Township. Carla Treasures of the Past http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures treasures@www.pa-roots.com Indiana County PA Gen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian indianacountypagenweb@hotmail.com Indiana County PA Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/indiana/ indianacountypaarchives@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <RMcavoy414@aol.com> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 4:09 PM Subject: [INDIANA] HESHBON INDIANA COUNTY,PA. > Could someone tell me in what township Heshbon is located in Indiana County, > Pa. and where in the same county, Armagh Cemetery is located? > Ron McAvoy > Looking for Park and McAvoy families information in Indiana County. > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > JOIN "THE HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL > SOCIETY OF INDIANA COUNTY" > 200 South Sixth Street > Indiana, PA 15701-2999 > Individual $20 > >

Could someone tell me in what township Heshbon is located in Indiana County, Pa. and where in the same county, Armagh Cemetery is located? Ron McAvoy Looking for Park and McAvoy families information in Indiana County.

Hello everyone, Sorry to say it has been a while since I have updated any of the sites I maintain, things have been hectic in my life. But I just finished uploading the new updates to both the Indiana County Gen Web and the Indiana County Archives sites. Indiana County PA Gen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian indianacountypagenweb@hotmail.com Indiana County PA Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/indiana/ indianacountypaarchives@hotmail.com Carla

Bill Walker: You show RANKIN family in Your search list. Do You Have a R. RANKIN 1800-1863 of Oswego m] 2nd in 1834 Hanna TAYLOR 1817-1903 or: Neil McMULLEN 1750-1810 from Ire. settled at or near Phila.; later at Oswego NY. m] Polly RANKIN 1763-1839. This info is from the COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY Vol. VII PAGE 172 My HITCHCOCK line is tied into the McMULLEN/RANKIN linage. My GGGFather Cyrus HITCHCOCK and spouse Mary C McMULLEN had a son named Henry Rankin b]1870. fireatr@lightening-isp.com ROGER SCOTT ADDY, WA.

With help from others.. I found a little more information on FamilySearch.org... but it was essentially what I knew. The Brices in my line were Brice, born 1830 in Elderton Armstrong County, married Nancy Clark and then married Martha Jane Woodward, some of the children of Brice and Nancy were William Lester and Anna. Brice born( says born 1792) married to Susan Thomas. There would appear to be generation in between. That's what I know at this point. Thanks for your interest.. I have more information on the descendants of Brice (1830) if you or others are looking. -----Original Message----- From: Randy Cowser [mailto:rcowser@globaleyes.net] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:50 AM To: PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families Bill, Do you have any other information about Brice such as parents of children? I have a Brice in my wife's line. I have in the past ran across 2 Brices in Indiana County. My Brice was born in Cumberland Co. Randy in So. IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Walker" <whwmom@earthlink.net> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families > I'm trying to locate information a Brice (or Bryce) Henderson who was > born in Westmoreland or Indiana in 1818, later moved to Armstrong > County. If you run across anything like that, please keep me in mind. > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: MICHAEL B HENDERSON [mailto:mbanlf@msn.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:49 PM > To: PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INDIANA] Henderson, Laughlin and Rankin Families > > I need help sorting out the many Josephs in all three of these families. > My ancestor is Joseph Henderson married to Eliza Laughlin, daughter of > Joseph Laughlin and Maria Rankin. This Joseph and Maria Laughlin had a > son named Joseph Henderson Laughlin. > > > I am trying to find siblings and parents of Joseph Henderson. Right now > I am trying to disprove that he was the son of James Henderson of Derry, > Westmoreland. James lists four sons Joseph, Robert, John and James > Andrews. His daughters were Mary who married Daniel Holstein, Margaret > married to William Jayne or Jayner, Isabella married to David Hutchison, > Jane married Peter Craven, and Lucy Ann married to Andrew Long. > > I am in New Mexico and hoping to make a trip to Pennsylvania next > summer. I would appreciate any help or tips about the area! Thanks, > Leona Henderson > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the INDIANA County, PA USGen website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/ > > > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > Indiana County Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts > For general Information and research requests contact: > Phone: (724) 465-3856 or > E-mail: prococ@indianacounty.org> > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== Visit the INDIANA County, PA USGen website http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/