Mary, I guess this is what our list is all about. So many kind people have given me info. Thank you for thinking of me as well. I will not be in charge of the cemetery transcription, just a helper. I will add my name to the list of "walkers" when the organization is done. Was your g gf involved in Avondale? Did you find him on the list of buried victims at Washburn that was sent to me? I will send it to you if you missed it. Thanks again for the info. Shawn Presner 355 Waverly Rd Southampton, PA 18966 >From: "Joe Ocetnik" <jocetnik@fast.net> >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery >Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:51:56 -0700 > >Hi Shawn,The Avondale Mine property was leased by MR.J.C.Phelps of >Wilkes -Barre.June 13,1863,of WM. C. Reynolds Gaylord & others. >InJan.1866,Mr. PHELPS assigned it to the STEUBEN COAL CO.,which was- >subsequently merged with the NANTICOKE COAL & IRON CO.,who builted the >destroyed works & leases >from whom the d.l. & w. r.r.co.are. >This is just a little part of the account I have on the distaster. >If you would like a copy send your address in an e-mail & >I will gladly send it to you. I have researched this for years. >As my g.grandmother was on her way to AMERICA WITH MY GRANDMOTHER WHO at >the >time was about a year old.Until they got here this distaster had happened. >Mary, READING. >iF YOU GET THE CEMETERY SECTIONED OFF,MAYBE I CAN HELP SOME WHEN WE GO UP >TO >SCRANTON. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED. >---- Original Message ----- >From: Shawn Presner <spresner@hotmail.com> >To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 6:04 AM >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery > > > > Iva, > > This is a most generous offer. John Harris died at Avondale. I would >like > > to know the info and have a copy of the death certificate. I don't know >his > > DOB or place (except Wales). In the havoc of the tragedy, there was >probably > > little info, but sometimes the parents are mentioned. > > John Harris d: 9/6/1869 wife's name Mary. I believe they lived in >Scranton. > > I'm not sure if the young family went to Avondale with him. > > At the time of his death, there were 4 children, Eliza, Jane, MaryAnn > > and Morgan. Mary Harris was pregnant at the time of the disaster and > > delivered Margaret Harris , Jan 1870. This would be a very great help >to > > me. I would be happy to pay for your time and expenses. Thank you! > > Does anyone know the name of the company these miners worked for? > > Shawn > > > > > > >From: IvaHan@aol.com > > >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery > > >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:23:18 EDT > > > > > >Shawn, > > > What were you looking for in the Luzerne County Courthouse as >regards > > >John Harris? If it is a distance for you to get to Wilkes-Barre, >perhaps >I > > >can be of some help. I live in Wilkes-Barre and will be glad to look >up > > >anything that might assist you. Just let me know what you are looking >for. > > > Iva Hanlon > > > > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== >Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hello: I'm still looking for information on David JAMES who died in the 1869 Avondale Mine Disaster. According to the newspaper account of the accident, he left a wife and child (names not known to me or listed in the newspaper). Persons throughout the USA made contributions to an account for the widows and children. A committee was formed to distribute these funds. (1) I'm hoping to find a record of the persons (wives and children) who received monies from these charitable funds. (2) Also, I have been unable to learn where David JAMES is buried. Ruth Ann Colorado

Hi Shawn,The Avondale Mine property was leased by MR.J.C.Phelps of Wilkes -Barre.June 13,1863,of WM. C. Reynolds Gaylord & others. InJan.1866,Mr. PHELPS assigned it to the STEUBEN COAL CO.,which was- subsequently merged with the NANTICOKE COAL & IRON CO.,who builted the destroyed works & leases from whom the d.l. & w. r.r.co.are. This is just a little part of the account I have on the distaster. If you would like a copy send your address in an e-mail & I will gladly send it to you. I have researched this for years. As my g.grandmother was on her way to AMERICA WITH MY GRANDMOTHER WHO at the time was about a year old.Until they got here this distaster had happened. Mary, READING. iF YOU GET THE CEMETERY SECTIONED OFF,MAYBE I CAN HELP SOME WHEN WE GO UP TO SCRANTON. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED. ---- Original Message ----- From: Shawn Presner <spresner@hotmail.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery > Iva, > This is a most generous offer. John Harris died at Avondale. I would like > to know the info and have a copy of the death certificate. I don't know his > DOB or place (except Wales). In the havoc of the tragedy, there was probably > little info, but sometimes the parents are mentioned. > John Harris d: 9/6/1869 wife's name Mary. I believe they lived in Scranton. > I'm not sure if the young family went to Avondale with him. > At the time of his death, there were 4 children, Eliza, Jane, MaryAnn > and Morgan. Mary Harris was pregnant at the time of the disaster and > delivered Margaret Harris , Jan 1870. This would be a very great help to > me. I would be happy to pay for your time and expenses. Thank you! > Does anyone know the name of the company these miners worked for? > Shawn > > > >From: IvaHan@aol.com > >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery > >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:23:18 EDT > > > >Shawn, > > What were you looking for in the Luzerne County Courthouse as regards > >John Harris? If it is a distance for you to get to Wilkes-Barre, perhaps I > >can be of some help. I live in Wilkes-Barre and will be glad to look up > >anything that might assist you. Just let me know what you are looking for. > > Iva Hanlon > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== 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 >

I was just wondering... I've called that number and requested a call back regarding information on burials at Washburn Street Cemetery. In the three times I have left a message, I have never had a call returned. Do they just not like me, or do they not return calls on a regular basis? Renee > Ruth, > The phone number for Abington Hills, Hyde Park and Shady Lane Cemeteries is (570) 558-0131. You'll get a recording and can leave a message for them to get back to you. > CJ > <<< Thanks for this info. Do you have a phone number or mailing address for > them? > I have relatives buried in the Abington Hills, and possibly Shady Lane. > > Ruth >>> > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit the Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern PA http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >

We have similar projects in the UK which are very successful. If I can be of help in transcribing or any other way please let me know. Glen Jenkins Swansea Wales ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Anne, I have a couple people buried in Cathedral Cemetry, but I live almost six hours away, so would be no help in walking the cemetery to record it. margeB

Ruth, The phone number for Abington Hills, Hyde Park and Shady Lane Cemeteries is (570) 558-0131. You'll get a recording and can leave a message for them to get back to you. CJ <<< Thanks for this info. Do you have a phone number or mailing address for them? I have relatives buried in the Abington Hills, and possibly Shady Lane. Ruth >>>

Another very kind lister, Evelyn, has come up with the D & L & W RR Company. (She also found the site with "John Harris" originally) Again, I very much appreciate your offer, it will save me a trip to WB Thanks to Iva and Evelyn. Shawn >From: IvaHan@aol.com >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery >Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 14:12:58 EDT > >Shawn, > I will print out the information you have given me and I will begin >looking at the courthouse and in the newspapers for articles about the >disaster. Perhaps the newspapers will give some information about the coal >company owners and about the men who died. > Please don't worry about time or expense. I am retired and have time >to >spare, so that is no problem. I will get back to you as soon as I can and >with some information I hope. > Iva > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Thank you again, Evelyn Shawn >From: Evelyn Cataldi <evelync@norfolk.infi.net> >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery >Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 14:51:05 -0400 (EDT) > >At 09:04 AM 06/24/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >Does anyone know the name of the company these miners worked for? > >Shawn > > >The "History of Scranton, Pennsylvania" states: "The colliery was then >operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company". > >Evelyn > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

At 09:04 AM 06/24/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Does anyone know the name of the company these miners worked for? >Shawn The "History of Scranton, Pennsylvania" states: "The colliery was then operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company". Evelyn

Shawn, I will print out the information you have given me and I will begin looking at the courthouse and in the newspapers for articles about the disaster. Perhaps the newspapers will give some information about the coal company owners and about the men who died. Please don't worry about time or expense. I am retired and have time to spare, so that is no problem. I will get back to you as soon as I can and with some information I hope. Iva

I think the idea for tombstone transciption at Washburn and Cathedral Cemeteries is a great idea. I wish I were closer to lend a hand. I also agree with Anne, that unless the project is properly organized, it may be an inefficient effort. A plot map of each cemetery with sections being assigned to people might be a place to start. I know that several of our local Texas genealogical societies have undertaken such projects with great success, although many have not been put online, which is where the real help lies. 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, Whitaker, Williams, Woodruff

What great creativity and interest in this. Before responding to messages, I wonder if Walt Sullivan would comment on whether our ideas are redundant. Walt, do you think the Transcription Project is where we should direct our energies? I forgot-that-I-knew-about-it until I revisited the project yesterday after posting my initial message to the group. Also, Walt, I did not succeed in copying the web address to this message. Could you include that in your response? I have always felt engaged in an inefficient effort while trudging cemeteries, so it's really nice to know of the interest. Feel like I'm sort of stumbling around here in some confusion. Help! Walt! Thanks to all, Anne

A Tombstone Transcription Project is a great idea. The website for a bordering county, Wayne Co., has had an ongoing similar project for several months. It's a combined effort of people who have knowledge of names, dates & cemetery of their own ancestors as well as local people who have walked some of the cemeteries. Data is sent to the webmaster for input & it's indexed. So far there are over 6,000 names on the site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawayne/cemeteries.htm

Iva, This is a most generous offer. John Harris died at Avondale. I would like to know the info and have a copy of the death certificate. I don't know his DOB or place (except Wales). In the havoc of the tragedy, there was probably little info, but sometimes the parents are mentioned. John Harris d: 9/6/1869 wife's name Mary. I believe they lived in Scranton. I'm not sure if the young family went to Avondale with him. At the time of his death, there were 4 children, Eliza, Jane, MaryAnn and Morgan. Mary Harris was pregnant at the time of the disaster and delivered Margaret Harris , Jan 1870. This would be a very great help to me. I would be happy to pay for your time and expenses. Thank you! Does anyone know the name of the company these miners worked for? Shawn >From: IvaHan@aol.com >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Washburn St Cemetery >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:23:18 EDT > >Shawn, > What were you looking for in the Luzerne County Courthouse as regards >John Harris? If it is a distance for you to get to Wilkes-Barre, perhaps I >can be of some help. I live in Wilkes-Barre and will be glad to look up >anything that might assist you. Just let me know what you are looking for. > Iva Hanlon > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Does anyone have access to the Scranton Death Index that covers 1902? I'm looking for a death date for Julia Jessup (HUDSON) HOYLE & ultimately an obit. Many thanks, Jean (Hudson) McNamara

In a message dated 6/23/2001 6:16:56 PM Central Daylight Time, IvaHan@aol.com writes: > ? Hi Iva, If you do get the time to do this, I'd be very interested in looking up some of my family. Ruth

In a message dated 6/23/2001 4:13:03 PM Central Daylight Time, CGTJ@aol.com writes: > You can get information on people buried there through the Charles Rader > Insurance Company. Chick Rader is the owner of the Hyde Park, Shady Lane, > and Abington Hills Cemeteries. Thanks for this info. Do you have a phone number or mailing address for them? I have relatives buried in the Abington Hills, and possibly Shady Lane. Ruth

In a message dated 6/23/2001 10:37:04 AM Central Daylight Time, lavalover@home.com writes: > Lets keep Political Hacks out of this site!! I was born and raised in > Scranton, and all I need is to see some people wasting time talking about > Hillary!!!! > Robert, I was also born and raised in Scranton, and I'm not a Political Hack. It was just "an aside." No need to get upset. Ruth

In a message dated 6/23/2001 2:25:44 AM Central Daylight Time, Kforgione@aol.com writes: > were is the washburn cemetery in scranton? and hillaries father is there > > The Washburn Street Cemetery is on Washburn Street in Scranton. Don't know the block. Ruth