Thanks for the great info. That Felix is probably my great great great grandfather or his son (my great great grandfather). Also, that Joseph Jordain is probably Joseph Jordan because it was spelled both ways. Thanks, again.

Sorry, but the Villager is a weekly paper which grew out of The Shoppers Guide--this dates back only to the 1950s. However, if their families were long time Moscow area residents, they may have been mentioned in a regular feature that used to be carried in the Village called Drinkers Beech--It was a local history with a massive dose of Who begat who. Were they buried in Moscow, or were they from somewhere else--if so, try for an obituary in theier old home town paper. Phil & Donna wrote: > Hello, > I was wondering if anyone who has access to the newspaper, The Moscow > Villager, would do a look-up for me in their archives. The two individuals > that I am searching for are my grandfather and great grandfather's > obituaries. I searched the Scranton newspapers but there was no mention of > them and since they both lived in the Moscow area at the times of their > deaths, I'm hoping the local paper will have run an obituary for them. Their > names are Oscar Lewis died: March 24, 1926 and John Green died: Nov. 23, > 1918. It would be of great help to me to find their obituaries and I would > appreciate any assistance that anyone can give me. Thank you!! > Donna > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the USGenWeb Pennsylvania Page? http://www.usgenweb.org/pa/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

In a message dated 7/11/2001 9:01:09 PM Central Daylight Time, BFF1865@aol.com writes: > I would add that, from what I have found, there are decedents of certain > occupations who are not listed in the SSDI. Those with railroad retirement > accounts, teachers, construction workers, etc. may not be listed. In other > words, many who had separate pensions may not be included. In addition, > beware of spellings and name forms. My father, deceased in 1995, was just > listed this year. (He had a railroad pension, so it's lucky he is there at > all) His name was "James F. Keenan," but was listed under "J. Keenan" So, > all > my searches under "James" proved fruitless. I hope this is of some help. > I disagree with your statement that teachers might not be listed. In PA, teachers pay into social security, or they did for years up until I left teaching in PA in 1981. I just searched for and found at least four of my Scranton Grade school teachers in the SSDI. I believe failure to find a listing is due more to the family not reporting the death or to a mistake in typing in the name. I found in cases of the last surviving spouse whose children were grown, or deceased that the death was not reported. That doesn't 'mean they didn't have a social security card, merely that no one reported the death to SS. Gayle

It was a good discussion we had on voter's registration, and thanks to all. I had originally asked the question because I can't find my grandfather's SS#, and since he died in 1952 the chances were fairly good he might have had one. I had read that one source of SS# numbers was voter's registrations records. The discouraging news I got was that voter's registration records are held for 5 years, but some might be recorded on microfilm. That sounds like that snowball's chance.... 1952 was 49 years ago. I was reminded that there were voter's registration books in the Scranton Public Library, and they list residents by street. Yes, these are good books, I've used them. However, they do not correspond any residents to SS#. I guess my only chance to get my grandfather's SS application, if he made one, is to search the SS records. Trouble is, I have only the date of death, not birth of SS# info, so that is rather impossible since he's not in the SSDI. These records are not pubicly searchable, I assume. Thanks again to all who responded.

It may be worth while to check an old edition of the SSDI. I think some are on CD. Both of my grandfathers were listed in previous indexes, but are not listed now. I know that I put post-ems on both of them. Carol

Thanks for the responses. I didn't know about any of the sources mentioned. Will file the information for future use. Anne

Hi Tom & Walt I noticed your query about St. Mary's Church Cemetery. If it is the same one, I too, have family members buried there. I am planning a trip to Dunmore & Carbondale to do research regarding my TEEVAN ancestry sometime in August. I called St. Mary's for information on my family and cemetery time. According to death certificates that I have I know of three who are definitely buried there: PATRICK (11/18/1911), ELIZABETH (3/22/1915) and MARY ANN (12/31/1932). Due to a fire sometime before 1924, they only have a record for MARY ANN. The lady in the office said that HARRY P. (1/14/1958), FRANCIS 5/16/1962 and MICHAEL (1952) are also there. There should be at least three others buried there: JAMES born 1835 in Ireland and died between 1910-1920, JAMES son born 1864 in Ireland and died between 1889-1900 and CONSTANTINE (son) born 1871 and died between 1880-1900 If anyone remembers seeing any of these names, I would appreciate hearing from you. Since there are no records, I will have to look at each grave in the old and new cemetery. Thank you Verna

I'm in FL, but would appreciate if someone could look up the voter registration for the following addresses: 1731 Dorothy Street 1059 Steel St. The family name would be listed as either Szponar or Sponaes. Thank you Jack Sponaes

Joshua R. THOMAS, born 1843, married Harriet Alice BOONE 15 Jan 1867 in Old Forge, Lackawanna, and died in Scranton 28 May 1899. Children were: 1. Charles F. THOMAS, remained in Scranton 2. Mary E. THOMAS, b 14 June 1872, d 10 May 1015, m Walter W. READ and had one son Robert Walter READ (1894-1985) 3. Melissa THOMAS, b 26 Feb 1874, married UNKNOWN and moved to NY 4. William THOMAS, b 10 Mar 1877, a State Trooper in WV 5. Nellie THOMAS, b 7 Oct 1879, m Howell GABRIEL and had children Howard GABRIEL (b ca 1900), Willard GABRIEL (1902-1969) and Edgar GABRIEL (b c 1906). Seeking descendents with whom to share research. Sandy

Hello, I was wondering if anyone who has access to the newspaper, The Moscow Villager, would do a look-up for me in their archives. The two individuals that I am searching for are my grandfather and great grandfather's obituaries. I searched the Scranton newspapers but there was no mention of them and since they both lived in the Moscow area at the times of their deaths, I'm hoping the local paper will have run an obituary for them. Their names are Oscar Lewis died: March 24, 1926 and John Green died: Nov. 23, 1918. It would be of great help to me to find their obituaries and I would appreciate any assistance that anyone can give me. Thank you!! Donna

The Scranton Public Library has books listing the registered voters for some of the years of the early 20th century. I forget exactly what years. I THINK 1913-1917, 1920-1923. I think that's the year count. There may be more or less. There's some good info in them. It lists by address, not person, so you can get a better idea of who lived on what street along with whom. Call to find out. Heather

Hello everyone! Just wanted to say "Thanks!" to everyone who responded to me either personally or through these lists regarding the Civil War Pension packets. I hope everyone who had follow-up questions also had them answered - if not, feel free to drop me a note off-list. Sorry I can't thank everyone individually. In total, I got several dozen responses, and, best of all, an offer of a personal lookup at the National Archives this week! You guys (and gals!) are great! Keep the info flowing! Rick

Tom, Suggest u might want to post the info u obtained from walking St. Mary's Cemetery at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/pennsylvania/index_lackawanna.html the Lackawanna County Tombstone Transcription Project Regards, Walt

Looking for information and connections for my gggrandparents James GERRITY b 1820 in Ireland married Mary GORMAN and settled in Richland Center area of Wisconsin. James GERATY was killed in Wisconsin about 1863. His eldest daughter Mary GERRITY married Daniel ADNEY b 1838 in Blue River, WI. They raised a large family in the area. Mary GORMAN GERRITY mother was Mary Mc NALLY. The GORMAN as well as the GERRITY clans had relatives in WI when the moved into the area. Many of the GERRITY and GORMAN clan moved back and forth from WI to Carbondale and Scranton areas of Pennsylvania. One of the relatives was Msgr. Walter A. GORMAN who lived in the Carbondale, Scranton area. Walton J. Sullivan at wsullivw@aol.com

I am related to a Harry O'Hara through marriage his wife is my great aunt her name Dorothy Davis born about 1921 they live in Greenridge section of Scranton does this ring a bell? Ken

Hi Bill, I have called the Election Commission in Scranton twice, receiving the same answer each time: Voting records are kept for only 5 years. Chances your ancestor's voting record is not available unless the Lackawanna Cty. Historical Society has records. I haven't checked there. Mary L. Casey

Ken I haven't heard of any Harray's in the family. Are you related to any Forgione's in West Side. I graduted from West in 1978 with Rich Forgione. --- Kforgione@aol.com wrote: > I am related to a Harry O'Hara through marriage his > wife is my great aunt her > name Dorothy Davis born about 1921 they live in > Greenridge section of > Scranton does this ring a bell? > > Ken > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical > Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Amen and thanks!

Can someone tell me were the PA state archives is located??? Is it in Harrisburg?? John Bugno -----Original Message----- From: Richard M. Reese [mailto:richreese@fast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:56 AM To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration All county records in PA were surveyed in the late 80's to early 90's (1992?) by the PA Historic & Museum Commission. That list is in the PA state archives, on the catalog / index shelf available to the public. Unfortunately it is a bit cryptic. There is no guide to assist in its intepretation. -----Original Message----- From: AnneTullar@aol.com <AnneTullar@aol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration >I've wondered about voting records, too, as well as miscellaneous records >such as business/professional licenses, nongovernmental organizations of >various kinds, lots of different kinds of things that citizens might have >registered for or been certified to do, etc. Does anybody know in detail >what all is held by the courthouse aside from the expected wills, deeds and >so on? > >I understand there is a survey of Lackawanna Co. records--unpublished, but on >microfilm--LDS or State Archives or Library: has anybody looked at this? >Anybody know about such stuff? > >The survey I refer to was done in the 1930's; a WPA project, I think. > >If this doesn't ring a bell, I will find the reference and give it to the >list. > >Thanks, Anne > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

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