1) Locomotives of that day were often lit by oil / kerosene lamps which gave off a poorer light than the electric lamp. 2) You could very easily be suprised at how quiet a steam engine running (coasting) down-grade can be, almost a whisper. My mother tells stories of how, as children, they would swim the New Rail Dam in Glendale near Moosic. They would often sit on the wall embankment formed by the tracks of the Wilkes-Barre & Eastern railroad to dry off after their dip. Often the only warning of a train coming was the vibration carried by the rail. 3) At night, or in the daytime, when in a busy and noisy industrial environment such as the Valley was in those days, even a working train might not have been heard above the other noise, or the noise of another train which had just passed on a different track. -----Original Message----- To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] The Providence Register, Sat., June 13, 1914 >Anne, I guess a lot of people walked the railroad tracks as a short cut. >They were well maintained so in bad weather it might seem logical. Why she >didn't hear the train is a mystery, tho. I really know nothing else about >her, it's just interesting to learn. Mary >

Interesting. Thanks.

In 1878 they hung several of the Molly Maquires, a good source of victims names and the accused are contained in the book "Lament for the Molly Maquires" by Arthur H . Lewis, first published in 1964. If you have access to a law library, the appeals court decesion in Commonwealth vs, Kehoe (he was one of the leaders) of about 1877-78 has a lot of detail of the claims of who killed who. Many years ago I had a law clerk who took a deep interest in the Appeal court decesions, turned out his G-Granduncle was one of those hanged. Good luck, Andy

Has anyone seen in any of the newspapers that they have been excerpting to the web any article about the death of Martin or Thomas LYNCH who may have been killed by the Mollie McQuires. (This is according to family lore) The killing may have taken place around 1868-1870 after the Civil War. Thanks, C. Furtaw

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I spotted this little filler on the front page of the newspaper and thought it was interesting. ============= A LADY SCHOOL CONTROLLER Eppingham, Ills, 4 - Mrs. Kepler was elected a member of the School Board. She is an attorney and ran on the Independent ticket with a Republican, beating two Democrats. ============= So what's the big deal, you ask? . . . . I was looking at The Scranton Republican for Monday, April 5, 1880.

I was interested in finding out if there was a family connection to the number of Agnes females in my Mackie family, or if it was merely a popular name of the day. I found this site by the SS Administration that breaks down the popularity of given names for certain time periods. I found it fascinating and wanted to share it with members of the list. <A HREF="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/NOTES/note139/note139.html">Actuarial Note No. 139</A> 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

Scranton is located in the weatern end of the Lackawanna Valley--Mayfield and Simpson are in the Eastern End near Carbondale PA. Hope that helps a little mrsatom@dejazzd.com wrote: > I am hoping that there is someone out there that may be able to help me. Today at a garage sale, I bought an old ledger for a store located somewhere in Scranton (or so the seller thought). There is no store name (the first few pages are missing), but in the ledger are many names of people who bought goods (everything from clothing to groceries) on credit and then paid off little by little. The entries date from 1904-1908. There are a few clues that I found reading through the names. > First, 95% of the names are Russian/Polish in origin. > Second, a very few of the names have a location after them (the two places named are Simpson and Mayfield) > Third, there is an entry for PETER KULINICZ or PETER KICHART (from Mayfield) who regularly bought large quantities of flour and butter...maybe a baker? > Fourth, there is a street name, Paradisryn St, (at least I think its a street)but I don't know what town or locale. > If the info above menas something to any of you, please let me know! Thanks! Renee > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you introduced yourself to the group? mailto:PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

I know so little about the Snyder family, it is hard to connect with other Snyder families. I am sure Amelia Snyder born 1866 had other siblings as I found pictures of folks that no one left in the family could identify. All I know for sure about her is she had a brother named Henry and that she married Frederick Petzinger. Have names of children born to her and Frederick. The Beckwiths wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Patricia Homlish <m2mhomlish@ezol.com> > To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 3:25 PM > Subject: [PA-LAC] Lackawanna County-date of formation > > >I notice that you are researching the Snyder name. My husband's family > >also came from that area and I have been searching for years to find > >another Snyder. His ggrandmother was Amelia Snyder, born 1866, who > >married Frederick Petzinger from that area. Is there a chance this > >could be part of your Snyder family. It was a large family, but I > >cannot find parents for her. After she was married, she moved to NJ. > > > >Patricia > > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society > http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > >I also have a Snyder from the Scranton area. She is a grgr grandmother > Catherine Snyder who married Hen Heen or Hean. My gr grandmother was > Catherine Frances Heen (or Hean) > > Ring a bell? > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Search the Lackawanna pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

You go, Girl!!! -----Original Message----- From: Susan W Pieroth [mailto:pieroth@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 9:13 PM To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PA-LAC] In The News I spotted this little filler on the front page of the newspaper and thought it was interesting. ============= A LADY SCHOOL CONTROLLER Eppingham, Ills, 4 - Mrs. Kepler was elected a member of the School Board. She is an attorney and ran on the Independent ticket with a Republican, beating two Democrats. ============= So what's the big deal, you ask? . . . . I was looking at The Scranton Republican for Monday, April 5, 1880. ==== 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 6/15/01 11:20:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, AnneTullar@aol.com writes: << AnneTullar@aol.com >> Anne, I guess a lot of people walked the railroad tracks as a short cut. They were well maintained so in bad weather it might seem logical. Why she didn't hear the train is a mystery, tho. I really know nothing else about her, it's just interesting to learn. Mary

Hi again Anne, Well, I guess we have more detective work ahead of us. Since it wasn't an obit, we can't look it up to learn who his relatives were. I'll keep you informed if I learn of anything. Mary

Richard, Thank you for posting that interesting information to the list. I think I can make use of it. Mary

Hi Listers I've noticed some newspaper articles posted recently. I was wondering if anyone has come across an article about someone loosing their hand in one of the mine accidents. I am trying to find information on my relative: HENRY TEEVAN, who according to the 1900 census, worked in the mines. By the 1910 census, he lived on Tigue Street and was out of work for 10 months in 1909( which is when he may have lost his hand) then worked as a stone worker. He died in 1944 and is buried at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow. I checked a PA site for mine accidents, but did not see him listed there. Thanks for any information Verna

Elisabeth the census took place in April 1881. I can do the lookup if you wish. Just send the details. Glen Jenkins Swansea Wales --- Elisabeth Costa <ELISABETH.COSTA@prodigy.net> wrote: > I think soemone offered t do UK census lookups on a > previous digest, could > whoever that was repost your email so I can send you > some information? > Also, would 1881 census information actually be info > from 1880, or is the > census actually taken in the year stated? Thanks. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PALACKAW-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <PALACKAW-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:16 PM > Subject: PALACKAW-D Digest V01 #194 > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Search the Lackawanna pages: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > ____________________________________________________________ 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

Dear Unicornd: Thanks for your response and good luck with your search. I do not know if this will help, but it is all I have. I am unsure how this email site works. I thought that my message went to everyone. I will repeat for you. To anyone else, please forgive if this is duplicate. I am helping a good friend. > William Snyder (b 1840) married Ruth Jennings (b.1838), married before > 1866. > > My census index for Luzerne county shows William Snyders in the following list. I found that Lackawanna County was formed from Luzerne in August of 1878. > > 1830 Greenfield Township > 1840 Providence > 1840 & 1850 Dallas > 1850 Covington > 1870 Blakely, Burke, Dallas, Denison, Spring Branch, Foster, and 1 & 3 > Wilkes Barre. > > The only townships that we find on our modern PA Atlas are Dallas , Blakely > and Wilkes Barre. The names of towns where the family lived were Scranton > and Pittston and Moosic and I have located these. > If anyone has access to the 1870 census and could check for William Snyder > and Ruth Jennings with children, Charles. S and maybe Maude and Harry this > would help us greatly. >> > > > Seeking information of William (1840-1920) married to Ruth Jennings (1838-1920). > > >They lived in the Scranton Moosic, Pittston area and had three children > > >Charles S.,(1866-1932) Maude and Harry. William may have been a Civil War solider who fought at > > > Gettysburg and perhaps was court marshalled?? The Snyder family either > > > managed or owned coal mines or coal companies. The family later moved > > > to the Syracuse, NY area about 1910. The son > > > Charles S. believed to have worked with Churchill Coal in Syracuse. > > > Charles S. married Jenny Tregellas (1871-1940) and they had three > > >children, > > > Edith (1891-1976), George T. (1893-1952) and William D. (1895-1966). > > > William D. married Marjory (sp) Dye. > > > > > > > > > Email: psm@thebest.net > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: unicornd <unicornd@msn.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] SNYDER/MASTERS/MADISON > Hi Pat, and thanks for the note. I do not have any info from you. Since I > just began this line, perhaps you had info on the list b/f I subscribed. > > Sure would appreciate what you'd like to share. What I had in my note, is > about all I have on my line. > > Also, have you checked the Susquehanna site on-line (if your line is from > that area)? There are Snyders in some of the ceme. there. > > Thanks - > > Diane > > ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ > CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - > www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Morris" <psm@thebest.net> > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 6:08 AM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] SNYDER/MASTERS/MADISON > > > > Diane, > > > > Searching also for Snyders--but mine is the male side and I have no info > > before William Snyder (1840-1920). > > > > I do not know how the list works and I do not know if you get the latest > > info I sent to Richard M. Reese. Let me know if you do not have my Snyder > > info and I will sent it to you. Thanks. > > > > Pat M. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: unicornd <unicornd@msn.com> > > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 5:05 PM > > Subject: [PA-LAC] SNYDER/MASTERS/MADISON > > > > > > > I'm just beginning research on a new line - SNYDER. I am looking for > > > information on: > > > > > > Cornelia SNYDER b c 1806/07 PA? (re pension info she gave, and the 1880 > > > Mortality Schedule). She was first married to Otis MADISON d 1828 > > Dundaff, > > > Susque. Co., and they had 3 children: > > > George > > > Mary m Martin HOUGHTALING > > > Matilda m Elisha D. WIGHTMAN. > > > > > > Cornelia's second marriage May 1829 in Clifford Corners, Susque. Co. by > > > Charles Miller, was to Stephen MASTERS b 1788 NY d 1865 PA. > > > They had 6 children: > > > Charles A. m Phoebe LaFrance > > > Henry m Mary Boorem > > > Joseph Bloomfield m Sally Forrest > > > Maria m Joseph LaFrance > > > James m Sarah Hinds > > > Willard - died age 5. > > > > > > Cornelia died November 1879 in Wayne Co., PA. In a bio on her son > > Charles, > > > it was said that Cornelia's father was from Germany and that he was in > the > > > Revol. War. > > > > > > Does anyone have information on any of these names that may lead to more > > > info on the SNYDER line?? > > > > > > Many thanks for any help - > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ > > > CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - > > > www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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 > >

I am hoping that there is someone out there that may be able to help me. Today at a garage sale, I bought an old ledger for a store located somewhere in Scranton (or so the seller thought). There is no store name (the first few pages are missing), but in the ledger are many names of people who bought goods (everything from clothing to groceries) on credit and then paid off little by little. The entries date from 1904-1908. There are a few clues that I found reading through the names. First, 95% of the names are Russian/Polish in origin. Second, a very few of the names have a location after them (the two places named are Simpson and Mayfield) Third, there is an entry for PETER KULINICZ or PETER KICHART (from Mayfield) who regularly bought large quantities of flour and butter...maybe a baker? Fourth, there is a street name, Paradisryn St, (at least I think its a street)but I don't know what town or locale. If the info above menas something to any of you, please let me know! Thanks! Renee

Hi Pat, and thanks for the note. I do not have any info from you. Since I just began this line, perhaps you had info on the list b/f I subscribed. Sure would appreciate what you'd like to share. What I had in my note, is about all I have on my line. Also, have you checked the Susquehanna site on-line (if your line is from that area)? There are Snyders in some of the ceme. there. Thanks - Diane ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Morris" <psm@thebest.net> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] SNYDER/MASTERS/MADISON > Diane, > > Searching also for Snyders--but mine is the male side and I have no info > before William Snyder (1840-1920). > > I do not know how the list works and I do not know if you get the latest > info I sent to Richard M. Reese. Let me know if you do not have my Snyder > info and I will sent it to you. Thanks. > > Pat M. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: unicornd <unicornd@msn.com> > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 5:05 PM > Subject: [PA-LAC] SNYDER/MASTERS/MADISON > > > > I'm just beginning research on a new line - SNYDER. I am looking for > > information on: > > > > Cornelia SNYDER b c 1806/07 PA? (re pension info she gave, and the 1880 > > Mortality Schedule). She was first married to Otis MADISON d 1828 > Dundaff, > > Susque. Co., and they had 3 children: > > George > > Mary m Martin HOUGHTALING > > Matilda m Elisha D. WIGHTMAN. > > > > Cornelia's second marriage May 1829 in Clifford Corners, Susque. Co. by > > Charles Miller, was to Stephen MASTERS b 1788 NY d 1865 PA. > > They had 6 children: > > Charles A. m Phoebe LaFrance > > Henry m Mary Boorem > > Joseph Bloomfield m Sally Forrest > > Maria m Joseph LaFrance > > James m Sarah Hinds > > Willard - died age 5. > > > > Cornelia died November 1879 in Wayne Co., PA. In a bio on her son > Charles, > > it was said that Cornelia's father was from Germany and that he was in the > > Revol. War. > > > > Does anyone have information on any of these names that may lead to more > > info on the SNYDER line?? > > > > Many thanks for any help - > > > > Diane > > > > ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ > > CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - > > www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 >

Two people recently asked about names of immigrants from Austria-Hungary. A good source is www.fam.aust.com/topolcsany/names/ which has Hungarian names, Hungarian nicknames, English equivalents, and Latin versions (useful when looking at church records). Allow for some variation. I've been looking at Greek Catholic church records from a town now in Slovakia three miles from Poland (was in Hungary). The priests often wrote the same name several ways such as Anastasia, Annastasiae, and Anastasiae. Csipak, Csopik, and Csupik are last names for the same people. I think this resulted from the priest "translating" the name from Rusyn (Ruthenian, Rus, etc.) into our language and "Latinizing" the first names when there was no "official" alphabet. I can't find my original source for the following, but apparently there was so much emigration from Hungary that in 1882 the Hungarian Minister of the Interior ordered an investigation and gave directions to repress emigration. The concern continued into the next century. Hungary passed an emigration law in 1903 which required them to leave the country only through the port of Fiume, which was then part of Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia). Most emigrants ignored the law, leaving primarily from Bremen and Hungary in Germany.

-----Original Message----- From: Patricia Homlish <m2mhomlish@ezol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 3:25 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Lackawanna County-date of formation >I notice that you are researching the Snyder name. My husband's family >also came from that area and I have been searching for years to find >another Snyder. His ggrandmother was Amelia Snyder, born 1866, who >married Frederick Petzinger from that area. Is there a chance this >could be part of your Snyder family. It was a large family, but I >cannot find parents for her. After she was married, she moved to NJ. > >Patricia > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >I also have a Snyder from the Scranton area. She is a grgr grandmother Catherine Snyder who married Hen Heen or Hean. My gr grandmother was Catherine Frances Heen (or Hean) Ring a bell?