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I understand there is a survey of Lackawanna Co. records--unpublished, but on 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 >

Sorry, none of the names ring a bell --- Xiomaramcd@aol.com wrote: > Do you have a Felix O'Hara who came to Scranton area > in 1848 from County > Mayo, Ireland. He was born in late 1790s. He had a > son named Felix, born > around 1826. Felix O'Hara, born in 1790s was my > great great great > grandfather. My great grandfather, Joseph Jordan > (his grandson) was born in > 1846 in County Mayo and came to Scranton in the > 1860s. However, in 1870s he > went to Ireland and died there in 1893. > > Anything sound familiar? > > Bill McDonnell > Mount Laurel, NJ > > > ==== 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/

Looking for information on Margaret KERRIGAN b circa 1843 married to James BURNS who died in 1863. Had daughter Agnes BURNS b 1863 who married James GERRITY. Agnes BURNS lived in Lakewood, NJ for a time and lived in Scranton for the remainder of her life. After James BURNS died Margaret KERRIGAN then married a Mc CARTHY, LAWLER, etc . It has been said she buried 5 husbands. Walton J. Sullivan at wsullivw@aol.com Paternal - SULLIVAN, COLEMAN, CUMMINGS, O'BRIEN, BOLD, BLACK, CAFFREY, CAVENEY, CORBETT, CROWE, DISKIN, DONEGAN, FEE, FLAHERTY, GABRIEL, GORMAN, GERRITY, JENKINS, JENNINGS, LYNCH, MC GREEVEY, O'CONNOR, PHILBIN, ROLAND, SHEA, SHIELDS, STAFFORD, STANTON, STEINHAUSER, WALTON, WEISS, PA- Dunmore, Old Forge, Minooka, Taylor, Scranton, Hawley, Mt. Pleasant, Pittsburgh; NY-Kingston, Amsterdam:NJ-Union City, Jersey City, North Bergen http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/u/l/Walton--J-Sullivan/index.html http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wsullivw http://www.gencircles.com/users/wsullivw/1

It is part of the State Museum complex at Third & Forster in Harrisburg. --- Bugno Mr John E <Bugnoje@mcsc.usmc.mil> wrote: > 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 > > > ==== 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

In a message dated 7/9/2001 10:21:22 PM Central Daylight Time, genealogy@usnetway.com writes: > Hi Joe, How could I access this database? Ruth

Kristen I did a search in Ancestry.com and found a Reese T. Evans listed for the 1870 Luzerne County census. He was living in Ward 4, Scranton on the 148th page of the census. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the 1870 census. Gayle Thorpe Baar Irving, Texas Researching: Backus, Baker, Bridge, Culver, Davies, Davis, Easton, Evans, Fairbanks, Fisher, Gay, Gibbons, Hall, Harris, Hughes, Hutton, Ignew, Jones, Ladburner, Lee, Mackie, Miller, Morrell, Payne, Pettebone, Read, Starkey, Stephens, Swetland, Thorpe, Tiffany, Watson, Whitaker, Williams, Woodruff

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

At 10:20 PM 7/9/01 -0400, Bill McDonnell wrote: >Do you have a Felix O'Hara who came to Scranton area in 1848 from County >Mayo, Ireland. He was born in late 1790s. He had a son named Felix, born >around 1826. Felix O'Hara, born in 1790s was my great great great >grandfather. My great grandfather, Joseph Jordan (his grandson) was born in >1846 in County Mayo and came to Scranton in the 1860s. However, in 1870s he >went to Ireland and died there in 1893. > >Anything sound familiar? Bill, In GRSNP's Lackawanna County Naturalization database, I see: Felix O'Hara filed papers 1855 I don't see Joseph Jordan, but there is a Joseph Jordain, from Ireland who filed his naturalization papers, 1873. Hope this helps. Enjoy Joe Bryer   Check out our Research Center (Library to most folks). Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pa., Inc. 210 Grant Street Olyphant, PA. 18447 (570) 383-7661       <http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp>http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp/

Do you have a Felix O'Hara who came to Scranton area in 1848 from County Mayo, Ireland. He was born in late 1790s. He had a son named Felix, born around 1826. Felix O'Hara, born in 1790s was my great great great grandfather. My great grandfather, Joseph Jordan (his grandson) was born in 1846 in County Mayo and came to Scranton in the 1860s. However, in 1870s he went to Ireland and died there in 1893. Anything sound familiar? Bill McDonnell Mount Laurel, NJ

My grandfather has never showed up in the SSDI. I've heard that I stll may be able to access SS records on him if he applied but his death was never recorded because they did not apply for benefits. One of the sources cited for finding his SS# is Voters Registration Records. Has anyone researched Voters Registration Records? I've never seen a source for them. Are they held by the county? Or the township? My grandfather would have been in Lackawanna (Scranton) or Luzerne (Wilkes-Barre). Are the records open to the public, or do we have to write to some governmental agency? Any help would be appreciated. Bill Healey

Gayle- Thanks...I have a copy of the actual census sheet...which is where I found the names of all of their children. Thanks for checking though...Kristen

I'm searching for information on my Great Great Grandparents, Reese T. and Mary Evans. Reese T was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1824, his wife Mary was born in Cardiff in 1823. Reese and Mary immgrated to Scranton sometime before 1854. They had 7 children; Stephen b. 1854, David, Thomas, Elizabeth b. 1859 (married John Bradley), George, Catherine b. 1863, and Miriam b. 1866 d. 1888. Reese's second wife was Bessie Pedrick. Reese was a mine boss at the Diamond mine in Hyde Park. He also was the Treasurer of Scranton in 1878. I am looking for the names of Reese T and Mary Evans parents. I do not know Mary's maiden name. I would appreciate any information on this family. I have not been able to find much of anything. Thanks!

I am researching the following Detrick family members: Clarence Detrick born Sept 1854, his wife Margaret born Feb 1852 and their children: George b: Feb 1880, Taressa b: 1881, Minnie b: Jan 1884, Joseph b: Sept 1885, Theodora (Dora) b: May 1889 and Effie b: June 1891. They lived in Pittston up until 1910 but after that I have been unable to locate any of their whereabouts. If anyone has any information on any of these individuals it would help me a great deal with my research. Thank You very much--- Donna P.S.-- The daughters may have married into the surnames: Patterson, Stevenson and Sands.

Hello All, Could someone please look up Nathaniel Wells Benjamin in the 1870 luzerne co. census index for me? wife, Agnes, sons, George, Clarence, and Charles. Thank you. Garthe Leland Benjamin

Thanks so much for the Rosar information. I did have most of that but there were a few I didn't have. Thanks again Lenora from Wisconsin

St. Rose cemetary is in tact and you can visit it. It is the oldest of 2 cemetaries in Carbondale. There is a caretaker but there are no real records of the plots. It took two of us about an hour and a half to look at every stone that could be seen. There are some around the edges which have been grown over the current caretaker is trying to reclaim the sections from the shrubs but he is old and he has no help. St Rose church does not have any records before the 60's I believe I was told. The caretaker has some entry books (very incomplete) and is trying to construct a map of the cemetary because of all the inquiries he gets from folks like us. Directions to St Rose cemetary: 81 to Rt 6 east go ten miles to Carbondale. At the first fork in the road veer right to Cottage. Cottage turns into Pike which will take you into downtown Carbondale. after Ciambrones turn right onto S. Main St. go to the top of the hill and turn left. God Bless Tom Yaccarino in Carbondale: Gregorace, Arabio, Arabia, Manfredi _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

In a message dated 7/8/2001 4:24:48 PM Central Daylight Time, BFF1865@aol.com writes: > If your Revolutionary Soldier was from Pennsylvania, the > Pennsylvania State Archives launched a digital online library just this > week > The system is called "ARIAS." The system has Revolutionary War, > Spanish-American War, and World War I records online, free of charge. This > is > an absolute must-see if doing research in these areas. The website is: > Thanks for the information Frank. I did check out the ARIAS system. There didn't seem to be much more than indices available for PA Revolutionary soldiers. I have just one from PA, the other two are from Connecticut. Gayle

Rick, There is no way of knowing if there is additional information in the file or not unless you send for the whole file. One of my cousins sent for the packet on a mutual ancestor. She received a lot of information but not everything. I have the full packet and there were letters written home by the soldier that his mother used as evidence of his financial report. There was also a marriage record for the parents that I did not have. Another ancestor that I have the complete file on has hardly anything. There were only about 10 sheets total in the whole file. It's a gamble. Carol

I found this information about Civil War Pension Records enlightening and most useful. Does anyone have information on what is available in Revolutionary War veteran files? Gayle Thorpe Baar Irving, Texas Researching: Backus, Baker, Bridge, Culver, Davies, Davis, Easton, Evans, Fairbanks, Fisher, Gay, Gibbons, Hall, Harris, Hughes, Hutton, Ignew, Jones, Ladburner, Lee, Mackie, Miller, Morrell, Payne, Pettebone, Read, Starkey, Stephens, Swetland, Thorpe, Tiffany, Watson, Whitaker, Williams, Woodruff

The current cemetery for St. Rose church in carbondale is called "Mother of Sorrows" and its a few miles outside of town at Finch Hill. I believe it was started sometime in the fifties. Before that St. Rose Cemetery (entrance on Pearl St.) was in use and probably still has a few burials these days. It is a large well kept cemetery and has some old headstones but I'm not sure how far it does go back. Before that there was a St. Rose cemetery on the corner of Belmont and Caanan Sts and that one no longer exists. To reach the St. Rose Cemetery that is in existence, if you approach Carbondale from the Scranton area taking Route 6 N, you will come into Carbondale and cross Main St. Take a right on to S. Main and immediately you are faced with a Y, S. Main is the left branch of the Y, take it up the hill passing 9th & 10th Ave. Brennan and Lunny Cts. S. Main ends at Pearl St. Take a left onto Pearl and proceed a few block up the hill. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Astleford" <usafret@chartermi.net> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] carbondale st rose cemetery > I'm not positive but wasn't St. Rose Cem. at the corner of Belmont & Cannon St. > The last time I was in C'dale it seems to me that there was a playground on it > now. > > Ed Astleford > > Mjcavanaugh@aol.com wrote: > > > This is something that I would like to know myself. I have ggggrandparents > > who are said to have been buried in St. Rose's cemetery in Carbondale. > > > > I went up to Carbondale on a visit to Scranton several years ago and while I > > was there, I asked around,but no one was able to tell me where St. Rose's > > Cemetery was. I even called St. Rose's Catholic Church in Carbondale, but > > they were not very helpful either. > > > > I left Carbondale that year thinking that perhaps the information I had just > > wasn't accurate, or that St. Rose's Cemetery was so old that there was no one > > alive who ever heard of it. > > > > My ancestors who are said to be buried there go back further than 1900. They > > go back to 1850's to 1870's . > > > > I would love to hear more information on St. Rose's Cemetery in Carbondale if > > anyone out there has any. > > > > Thank You: Sincerely; Mike Cavanaugh, Buffalo, NY > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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 > >