Wondering if anyone is researching a Siler or Zeiler family from Scranton area? Lenora from Wisconsin

I just had to tell everyone that some catholic churches are very cooperative. I put out a query on a Missouri board and got a response from someone working in a parish in Missouri. She looked up a few things and then asked me for more dates, names, etc. and today in the mail I received 5 baptism and one marriage record. She also typed up a translation for each one and said there was no charge. I know that some parishes are busier than others, but I was really surprised and pleased and will send a "donation" to her. So there is some hope with smaller towns, etc. Lenora from Wisconsin

I am trying to contact Pat Ludwig in regard to a Rosar family from MO. I need her e-mail address if anyone knows of her Lenora from Wisconsin

Marge - one of my best buddies just happened to ask me today if I could locate the township where her grandmother was born (they're in need of her birth cert) -- her name is Myrtle Mildred Fitch, married a Cornell. We live just outside of Binghamton-- any chance you've got a Myrtle lurking there?? Thanks, Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: Marge Gray <mgray@jax-inter.net> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:53 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Fitch/Swingle/Watrous Is there anyone researching the surnames in these lines? Appreciate your help. Marge in FL Charles Perry FITCH Sr ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Birth: 13 Jun 1892 Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Census: 1910 190 Washington St, Carbondale, Lackawann Occupation: 1912 Blacksmith Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: bet 1954-1961 1717 Jefferson Ave, Dunmore, PA Will: 14 Dec 1954 Lackawanna Co, PA Residence: 1961 Brooklyn Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Death: 25 Aug 1961 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Burial: 28 Aug 1961 Evergreen Cemet, Brooklyn, PA Marriage: 14 Sep 1912 Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA Father: Charles Seymour FITCH (b 22 Oct 1870) Mother: Alice Ethyl SWINGLE (b 22 Aug 1873) Other spouse: Gladys BURLEIGH (m aft 1947) ============================================================ ============================== Wife: Bertha Emma WATROUS ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Birth: 15 Jul 1893 Hollisterville, PA Residence: 1912 118 Collins Rd, Lackawanna Co, PA Occupation: 1912 Clerk Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Death: 7 Apr 1947 PA Father: Perry WATROUS Mother: Mrs Ann Sadie WATROUS ============================================================ ============================== Children ============================================================ ============================== 1 M Charles Perry FITCH Jr Birth: 27 May 1913 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: 1961 Vestal, NY Death: 28 Oct 2000 West Winfield, Herkimer, NY Spouse: Esther Louise GREEN (m 13 Jun 1936) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ 2 M Wilbur Watrous FITCH Birth: 31 Jul 1918 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: bet 1980-1996 Hop Bottom, PA Residence: Brooklyn, PA Divorced: Charlotte Young Spouse: Charlotte YOUNG (m 18 Jul 1948) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ 3 M James Cecil FITCH Sr Birth: 29 Nov 1924 Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA Residence: 1990 40 Tremont St, Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Death: 26 Jul 1999 Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Spouse: Agnes GREENE (m 18 Oct 1947) ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== Subscribers -- Off topic postings (particularly political, advertising, or just plain rude) AND responses on the list are grounds for being Unsubscribed Please forward any offending email to <mailto:pieroth@ix.netcom.com> To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

Is there anyone researching the surnames in these lines? Appreciate your help. Marge in FL Charles Perry FITCH Sr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 13 Jun 1892 Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Census: 1910 190 Washington St, Carbondale, Lackawann Occupation: 1912 Blacksmith Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: bet 1954-1961 1717 Jefferson Ave, Dunmore, PA Will: 14 Dec 1954 Lackawanna Co, PA Residence: 1961 Brooklyn Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Death: 25 Aug 1961 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Burial: 28 Aug 1961 Evergreen Cemet, Brooklyn, PA Marriage: 14 Sep 1912 Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA Father: Charles Seymour FITCH (b 22 Oct 1870) Mother: Alice Ethyl SWINGLE (b 22 Aug 1873) Other spouse: Gladys BURLEIGH (m aft 1947) ========================================================================================== Wife: Bertha Emma WATROUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 15 Jul 1893 Hollisterville, PA Residence: 1912 118 Collins Rd, Lackawanna Co, PA Occupation: 1912 Clerk Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Death: 7 Apr 1947 PA Father: Perry WATROUS Mother: Mrs Ann Sadie WATROUS ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M Charles Perry FITCH Jr Birth: 27 May 1913 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: 1961 Vestal, NY Death: 28 Oct 2000 West Winfield, Herkimer, NY Spouse: Esther Louise GREEN (m 13 Jun 1936) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 M Wilbur Watrous FITCH Birth: 31 Jul 1918 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Census: 1920 Dunmore Boro, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, P Residence: bet 1980-1996 Hop Bottom, PA Residence: Brooklyn, PA Divorced: Charlotte Young Spouse: Charlotte YOUNG (m 18 Jul 1948) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M James Cecil FITCH Sr Birth: 29 Nov 1924 Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA Residence: 1990 40 Tremont St, Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Death: 26 Jul 1999 Binghamton, Broome Co, NY Spouse: Agnes GREENE (m 18 Oct 1947)

My great-uncle reportedly owned the Tunkhannock Sand and Gravel Co. in Scranton. I'd appreciate any suggestions as to how to find information about the company and/or records pertaining to the company. Thanks very much. Maureen Kilcullen _____________________________________ Get your free E-mail at http://www.ireland.com

Dear Gayle Thank you very much for your information on the Dickson Co. Apparently there is no relation, since my Eli T. Dickinson didn't emigrated from England until 1884. Verna

Hi was I was just wondering if this is the same company that made wood/coal stoves. I remember our kitchen stove was a Dickson, keep the whole house warm. ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ---- On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Gtbaar@aol.com (Gtbaar@aol.com) wrote: > Recently there were some questions and comments about the Dickson > Manufacturing Company on the list. I've deleted my old emails, but I > finally > dug out my copy of THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PA AND VICINITY AND THEIR > RESOURCES, published by the Scranton Tribune sometime in the late > nineteenth > century. > > It lists James P. Dickson, born in Carbondale July 24, 1852, as the > President > of the company. The company made train locomotives. James was married > to a > Laura H. Reynolds, daughter of J. Fuller Reynolds of Wilkes Barre. > > Gayle > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > >

In a message dated 8/5/2001 12:55:51 PM Central Daylight Time, BRITTOP@aol.com writes: > I am looking for any info on Alma Engel, she was living on South Remington > Avenue, Scranton (Southside), in 1905 about 10 years old. She had a > brother Peter (possibly her twin) and another sister Minnie, plus other > children. Fathers' name unknown, remarried at that time. > She is my grandmother, and any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, > Pat > Hi Pat, My Aunt Clara married a Joe Engel around 1910 or 1915. They both died in the flu epidemic, and left a little girl Betsy that was raised by my grandparents, John and Clara Dietrich. They lived in S. Scranton, but may have moved to NYC. Any connection? I don't know anything else about the Engel side, and my cousin Betsy died, and I can't find her son or daughter. Betsy married Francis Kloss. Ruth

FYI, there is an alternate way into St. Mary's Cemetery in South Side. There is a sign there, but it is easy to miss. If you drive back South Webster Ave. (formerly Stone Ave. for you who are familiar with the Census ) and turn left on Palm St. you can follow the signs and drive right into the cemetery. Not the best road, but it beats hopping the barrier. Tom

A member of the list found my stepfathers (who is 96 in Aug.) grandfather Abraham Wilson. I want to thank you again and appreciate your help. Does anyone know of a Charles William Johnson married Edith Wilson, about 1900 or so. Mystepfather was born in 1905 so it should be early 1900's for the marriage. Also , Charles William Johnson lost Edith early on and remarried ????? He then died between 1910 and 1917. I can't be more specific because my stepfather (again he is 96 ) does not remember. He certainly enjoyed hearing about his grandfather. This list is a wonderful list to belong too, I am a member of several and this by far is the most interesting. C.J. Williams

Tom, Thankyou kindly for the information. Regards, Pat Britton

Lenore, Hi, The StMarys of the Assumption parish on River St In south Scranton is the one who has the cemetary on Stafford Ave . The cemetary is only a few blocks from my house but you could say its of the beaten track. I haven't been there in a long time but have relatives buried there and knew some of the former caretakers family........I'm not that familiar with "other" St mary parishes but I know their out there.................MnM

DO NOT make these kinds of assumptions, the cost varies considerably from county to county, as does the content of many early applications and records. If you are looking in Lackawanna Co. between 1886 and 1905, you will get parents name's - their first names, sometimes first and last, but rarely the mother's maiden name., and usually a birthdate, sort of. That is, you will get the age of the contracting parties at their last birthday, and if they were under 22, the date of their last birthday. From 1905 - 1913, no bithdates, just age, and no parents names at all. If you expect to get the same info in (for example) Carbon or Luzerne Co. for that time period, forget it. Age and birthdates, yes; parents' names not at all. Sometimes the cost of photocopies vary widely; usually is a quarter, but it can run as high as $1. To give you the correct answer, the last time I checked it was $5 for a mail request to the Clerk of Marriage Licenses at the Lackawanna county courthouse. -----Original Message----- From: Connie <waffles@bwkip.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 05, 2001 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request >There is more info on a marriage application than on the certificate. I got >some copies from the Courthouse in Williamsport and they were only $2.00 >each. I would assume they are about the same price all over. Hope this >helps. Connie > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Laurie Pozniak" <lepoz@hotmail.com> >To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 1:46 PM >Subject: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request > > >> Does anyone know how much it costs to request a copy of a marriage >> certificate from the County Courthouse in Scranton? >> Thank you- >> >> Laurie >> Researching: BARANOWSKI, COLZ, DELIMAN, MRYKALO, POZNIAK, ROSZKOWSKI, >> SATOWSKI/SATHOWSKI, SLONICKI/STONICKI/STONICKA, SWAHA, TRACH/TRACZ, >WITHCALO >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >> >> >> ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >> Search the Lackawanna pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html >> To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >> > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >

Recently there were some questions and comments about the Dickson Manufacturing Company on the list. I've deleted my old emails, but I finally dug out my copy of THE CITY OF SCRANTON, PA AND VICINITY AND THEIR RESOURCES, published by the Scranton Tribune sometime in the late nineteenth century. It lists James P. Dickson, born in Carbondale July 24, 1852, as the President of the company. The company made train locomotives. James was married to a Laura H. Reynolds, daughter of J. Fuller Reynolds of Wilkes Barre. Gayle

I just wanted to pass on a rather unsettling experience that my wife and I went through this past Thursday. You know all those adds that pop up on our ISP, some of which have to do with tracing your family tree. On a whim the other day, my wife checked one out and typed in the name of her great grandfather. It came up with 2 hits. At this point let me backtrack. Last summer, at a family reunion, her cousin's 14-year-old came up to her and told her that he was really interested in the family history. She sent him a ton of information (which was never acknowledged, thank you very much) and it was forgotten--until the other day. It seems that the little so-and-so gave/sold the information to a paid website as his own. All this information that she spent countless hours on, not to mention $$$ paid to a German genealogist is now on the web. Perhaps it will benefit someone, but to me it is downright thievery and plagiarism. I only write this as a caution to others. Will we still give out our information? Yes, but we will both be (and I caution others to be) very leery about it. Tom Price

There was an article in last weeks Sunday Times about a group of students from Riverside High School who transcribed the Taylor Memorial Cemetery. I have not yet checked it out, but according to the article, the information will be posted on a wesite, www.taylorpaweb.com in the near future. I didn't see anything on this page about it. Perhaps it will help someone. Tom

The 1000 and 1100 blocks of Remmington Ave. are in the 2nd District of the 11th Ward of Scranton. The 1200 block is in the 1st District of teh 20th Ward. Remington Ave. is between Cedar Ave. and S. Washington Ave. Tom Price

Lenora asked about St. Mary's Church. There is also St. Mary's of Mt. Carmel on Chestnut St in Dunmore that is still operating. I have several relatives buried there. Ruth wondered if my ggrandfather Eli Dickinson who was a boiler maker also made stoves and I really do not know. I have very little info on him. So far, all I have is information I obtained from the Carbondale 1900, 1910 & 1920 census. Recently, I found out the year of his death, and will be sending for his death certificate. Verna

There is more info on a marriage application than on the certificate. I got some copies from the Courthouse in Williamsport and they were only $2.00 each. I would assume they are about the same price all over. Hope this helps. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurie Pozniak" <lepoz@hotmail.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 1:46 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Marriage Certificate Request > Does anyone know how much it costs to request a copy of a marriage > certificate from the County Courthouse in Scranton? > Thank you- > > Laurie > Researching: BARANOWSKI, COLZ, DELIMAN, MRYKALO, POZNIAK, ROSZKOWSKI, > SATOWSKI/SATHOWSKI, SLONICKI/STONICKI/STONICKA, SWAHA, TRACH/TRACZ, WITHCALO > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Search the Lackawanna pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >