Tom, and anyone else!!! Great work, Tom, I found three wills who, I am, sure are "of family". Is there a way to access the wills without the contribution of $75 to the Register of Wills?? LDS??? Thanks and regards, George Gilliland Interests: WILLIAMSON, MARSHALL

Looking for information/connections RUANE/ROWAN families from Ireland to Virginia/West Virginia and then to Scranton, PA. John and Ann ROWAN/RUANE c 1835 came from Ireland and settled in Ritchie Co Virginia (which later became Ritchie Co West Virginia). While there they were blessed with at least 3 chilren Peter c 1858, Michael J. c 1851-1859 and Thomas 1865. Appears John the senior died abt 1870 in Scranton as their son John the younger was born c 1869 in Scranton. Mother Ann RUANE/ROWAN is found as early as 1870 in Luzerne/Lackawanna Co Scranton, PA with the 3 children. Michael J. RUANE married Bridget GERRITY/GERAGHTY and raised their family in Scranton. Michael J. RUANE was a well known City Firemand in Scranton Please contact Walton J. Sullivan at wsullivw@aol.com **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

Since most of the children probably married before 1914, it is not likely to find the mother's maiden name from the marriage license application. If you have a death date for John Josephus Griffiths from Dunmore cemetery, you should be able to obtain her name from his death certificate. It could also be in his obit. Death certificates (after 1905) can be obtained from the PA Dept of Health, Bureau of Vital Records, in New Castle, PA. www.health.state.pa.us/vitalrecords If you don't have a date of death, Dunmore cemetery does answer queries via e-mail, visit their web page for more information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELLA MOSS" <cinderella8013@yahoo.com> To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:13 AM Subject: [PALACKAW] (no subject) Hi I am trying to find any info on my husbands family. I have some but what i would really like to know is what his GG Grandmothers maiden name was. Her name is Laura and was married to John Griffiths. She was born around July 1848 in Wales. Her husband was born in 1839 in Wales I also have a marriage date in 1869 in PA but not really sure what county. I do know that they settled in the Scranton area and are buried in the Dunmore cemetery. They have 8 children Hugh b. 1870 in wales, Kate A b. 1872 NY, John Josephus (Jasphus) b. abt 1872 NY, Richard b.1873 NY, William b.1874 NY, Laura b. 1876 NY, Mary b. 1877 PA, and Evan b. 1880 PA. I also believe that they arrived in NY between the dates of 1870-1872 but i am not sure how to locate those records. I live in TN and its hard for me to do the research that I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Ella Griffiths ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am searching for the Edward Dean family in Archibald 1910 living with his wife Alice, children ,Catharine, Austin and two step children Alice and Mary Barrett. Any info. on the Barrett and Dean family would be great. thanks Sandy sddoyle@frontiernet.net

Hello List, I have posted here before in attempts to find information about my McDonough/Barrett roots in Scranton, PA. I have been mostly unsuccessful....so I thought I might try a different direction. After visiting Scranton, and viewing city directories, I found that there was a Thomas McDonough living on Moosic St. through the 1940's. My great grandfather's had a brother named Thomas who was born in Wales April 1866. He and his wife Anne live on Moosic Street in Scranton. They had about 8 children including a son named Thomas born around 1900.....this may have beeen the Thomas living on Moosic in the'40's. Is there any information out there on death certificates, etc on either of these men? Thanks, Diana Virginia

THANK YOU TOM!!! Shawn Happy Hunting, Susan Lackawanna Co. PAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

i forgot to put a subject in my last posting and i also realized that i entered some wrong info.  I put that John and Laura were buried in the Dunmore Cemetery but it is in fact John Josephus (Jasphus) Griffiths and his wife Elizabeth who were buried in the Dunmore Cemetery.  Sorry for the errors. Ella Griffiths ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Hi I am trying to find any info on my husbands family.  I have some but what i would really like to know is what his GG Grandmothers maiden name was.  Her name is Laura and was married to John Griffiths.  She was born around July 1848 in Wales.  Her husband was born in 1839 in Wales I also have a marriage date in 1869 in PA but not really sure what county.  I do know that they settled in the Scranton area and are buried in the Dunmore cemetery.  They have 8 children Hugh b. 1870 in wales, Kate A b. 1872 NY, John Josephus (Jasphus) b. abt 1872 NY,  Richard b.1873 NY, William b.1874 NY, Laura b. 1876 NY, Mary b. 1877 PA, and Evan b. 1880 PA.   I also believe that they arrived in NY between the dates of 1870-1872 but i am not sure how to locate those records.    I live in TN and its hard for me to do the research that I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance. Ella Griffiths ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Scranton Times, Mon., Apr 18, 1927, [and Scranton Republican, same text] Mrs. Dinah Evans, 92, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis J. Williams, 310 Third Street, Olyphant, on Saturday. She was born in South Wales and leaves 3 children: Mrs. Williams, and Edward, Olyphant, and Mrs. Jennie Jenkins, Philadelphia. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with services at the Williams residence, and burial will be made in the Washburn Street cemetery. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Smith" <smittythebear@yahoo.com> To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: [PALACKAW] Scranton Times obit look-up -1927 : Hello, : My gg-grandfather died in the Avalon mine disaster. While researching that site, I discovered that his wife was also buried there. The site gives the date of the obituary as 4-18-1927. Her name was Dinah Evans, and her date of death is listed as 4-16-1927. Her address is also listed - 310 Third Street, Olyphant. Her husband was John D. Evans. They were both from Wales : : Thanks for your help with this. : : Susan : : ------------------------------- : To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message :

Thank you..real good! I came across a good newspaper article about early Bull's Head in Providence. Thought while I was waiting here I would copy to save whatever I got done in draft. I however completed it a few minutes ago, and decided to send directly on to you. My MSN crashed out and all was lost! It would have done the same had I clicked toput ito drafts, but I was done. -----Original Message----- From: Susan W Pieroth Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:21 PM To: palackaw@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALACKAW] New Additions to Lackawanna County PAGenWeb A big thanks to Tom Price for submitting two databases for the site. The first is an update to the Pittston Avenue Cemetery beginning on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/forest/pittston1.html The second is another installment of the Index of Wills. See the Lackawanna County Index of Wills 1928 through 1939 beginning on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/LackawannaCoWills1928-1939_01.html The search engine has been updated to include these changes. Start on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/search.html to find your ancestors. Happy Hunting, Susan Lackawanna Co. PAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A big thanks to Tom Price for submitting two databases for the site. The first is an update to the Pittston Avenue Cemetery beginning on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/forest/pittston1.html The second is another installment of the Index of Wills. See the Lackawanna County Index of Wills 1928 through 1939 beginning on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/LackawannaCoWills1928-1939_01.html The search engine has been updated to include these changes. Start on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/search.html to find your ancestors. Happy Hunting, Susan Lackawanna Co. PAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/

Hello Lynn, My guess is that Catherine might have took sole ownership of the store at that time. Perhaps, her husband had died. Maybe that property transaction was the bone of contention. What began your search of Jackson St. Baptist was someone in your family told you the property was connected with your family, as I understood it. Perhaps, another generation. The immigrants did come in generations. Also, the "Joseph Fellows" name might be in your family tree somewhere -- a sister of a Clapp who married Mr. Fellows? The joint ownership of the property would tell me that there is some connection between Clapp and Fellows. Barbara In a message dated 4/24/2008 3:04:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. Re: PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! (BWT3783@aol.com) 2. Re: PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:55:32 EDT From: BWT3783@aol.com Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! To: palackaw@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c62.2d389c35.3540d214@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hello Lynn, I found the Clapp/Jackson St. Baptist transaction in a chain of title in a 1972 deed. Corner of Jackson St. and Hyde Park Ave. conveyed by H.C. Clapp and wife, S. G. Clapp and Joseph T. Fellows and wife TO: Frederick Geitz, by deed dated May 21, 1862 and recorded in the office for recording deeds in Luzerne County in Deed Book No. 88, 248. Your Catherine Clapp has a reference data on Pg. 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol 47, Page 352 which says: Catherine Clapp, Grantor to Catherine Clapp, Grantee. In Re: Petition as Female Sole Trader. Recorded March 28, 1887. Also, there is a Catherine Clapp reference data on Page 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol. 273, page 80. Catherine Clapp, et al. Grantor TO: Della P. Thomas, Grantee. A property on Lincoln Ave., Lot #19-20. Date of transfer is August 16, 1912, recorded on August 16, 1912. So, you found some new names. Hope this concrete info is exciting for you. Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:26:06 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! To: <palackaw@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENEECBDCAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thank you so much for doing this work for me. I don't know who HC Clapp might have been as I see no one in the family with those initials. I don't quite understand exactly your second paragraph. Does this mean that Catherine Clapp sold the store to herself? When they first came over in 1868 her husband worked the coal mines. I know that by 1880 Joseph left the mines and was working as a grocer. Catherine is someone to be very proud of. On the birth certificates of her children, (two were born in England and I have copies) she signed her name with an 'X'. Quite something to go from illilerite to being a successful shopkeeper. They built a house on Lincoln Street and I think this was the bone of contention when it was sold. Joseph died October, 1912 and Catherine died in 1914. Again, many thanks, Lynn Eivers -----Original Message----- From: palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of BWT3783@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:56 PM To: palackaw@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! Hello Lynn, I found the Clapp/Jackson St. Baptist transaction in a chain of title in a 1972 deed. Corner of Jackson St. and Hyde Park Ave. conveyed by H.C. Clapp and wife, S. G. Clapp and Joseph T. Fellows and wife TO: Frederick Geitz, by deed dated May 21, 1862 and recorded in the office for recording deeds in Luzerne County in Deed Book No. 88, 248. Your Catherine Clapp has a reference data on Pg. 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol 47, Page 352 which says: Catherine Clapp, Grantor to Catherine Clapp, Grantee. In Re: Petition as Female Sole Trader. Recorded March 28, 1887. Also, there is a Catherine Clapp reference data on Page 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol. 273, page 80. Catherine Clapp, et al. Grantor TO: Della P. Thomas, Grantee. A property on Lincoln Ave., Lot #19-20. Date of transfer is August 16, 1912, recorded on August 16, 1912. So, you found some new names. Hope this concrete info is exciting for you. Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. 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Thank you so much for doing this work for me. I don't know who HC Clapp might have been as I see no one in the family with those initials. I don't quite understand exactly your second paragraph. Does this mean that Catherine Clapp sold the store to herself? When they first came over in 1868 her husband worked the coal mines. I know that by 1880 Joseph left the mines and was working as a grocer. Catherine is someone to be very proud of. On the birth certificates of her children, (two were born in England and I have copies) she signed her name with an 'X'. Quite something to go from illilerite to being a successful shopkeeper. They built a house on Lincoln Street and I think this was the bone of contention when it was sold. Joseph died October, 1912 and Catherine died in 1914. Again, many thanks, Lynn Eivers -----Original Message----- From: palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of BWT3783@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:56 PM To: palackaw@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 -- Gotcha !! Hello Lynn, I found the Clapp/Jackson St. Baptist transaction in a chain of title in a 1972 deed. Corner of Jackson St. and Hyde Park Ave. conveyed by H.C. Clapp and wife, S. G. Clapp and Joseph T. Fellows and wife TO: Frederick Geitz, by deed dated May 21, 1862 and recorded in the office for recording deeds in Luzerne County in Deed Book No. 88, 248. Your Catherine Clapp has a reference data on Pg. 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol 47, Page 352 which says: Catherine Clapp, Grantor to Catherine Clapp, Grantee. In Re: Petition as Female Sole Trader. Recorded March 28, 1887. Also, there is a Catherine Clapp reference data on Page 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol. 273, page 80. Catherine Clapp, et al. Grantor TO: Della P. Thomas, Grantee. A property on Lincoln Ave., Lot #19-20. Date of transfer is August 16, 1912, recorded on August 16, 1912. So, you found some new names. Hope this concrete info is exciting for you. Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Lynn, I found the Clapp/Jackson St. Baptist transaction in a chain of title in a 1972 deed. Corner of Jackson St. and Hyde Park Ave. conveyed by H.C. Clapp and wife, S. G. Clapp and Joseph T. Fellows and wife TO: Frederick Geitz, by deed dated May 21, 1862 and recorded in the office for recording deeds in Luzerne County in Deed Book No. 88, 248. Your Catherine Clapp has a reference data on Pg. 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol 47, Page 352 which says: Catherine Clapp, Grantor to Catherine Clapp, Grantee. In Re: Petition as Female Sole Trader. Recorded March 28, 1887. Also, there is a Catherine Clapp reference data on Page 181, Item #583 referring to Recorder of Deeds Vol. 273, page 80. Catherine Clapp, et al. Grantor TO: Della P. Thomas, Grantee. A property on Lincoln Ave., Lot #19-20. Date of transfer is August 16, 1912, recorded on August 16, 1912. So, you found some new names. Hope this concrete info is exciting for you. Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

My mom suggested the Lackawanna Historical Society? _www.lackawannahistory.org_ (http://www.lackawannahistory.org) Good luck. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

Hi Barbara, Thanks so very much. Waiting to hear from you. Lynn -----Original Message----- From: palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:palackaw-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of BWT3783@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 6:37 PM To: palackaw@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 Hello Lynn, I would be happy to check the property records for you, but it will be next week some time. My family roots are also in West Scranton. Maybe our ancestors knew each other !! Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

===================== From: BWT3783@aol.com Hello Lynn, Just "listening" in to your message. The Jackson Street Church has been standing for a long time! I believe the ground was purchased about the time you are speaking of, or maybe prior. My family attended the church. The side of the property that faces Hyde Park Avenue has no building on it. It is just a grassy park-like lot. Perhaps the church was there when your family's grocery store stood at the corner? My grandfather also owned a grocery store about 1912-1922, on Washburn Street. Maybe they were competitors! Good luck and happy hunting. Shawn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Lynn, I would be happy to check the property records for you, but it will be next week some time. My family roots are also in West Scranton. Maybe our ancestors knew each other !! Barbara In a message dated 4/14/2008 3:08:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, palackaw-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS (Lynn Eivers) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:08:10 -0500 From: "Lynn Eivers" <keivers@frontiernet.net> Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <EEEOLFHMKHKDKGEBFIENGENPDBAA.keivers@frontiernet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------ To contact the PALACKAW list administrator, send an email to PALACKAW-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PALACKAW mailing list, send an email to PALACKAW@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PALACKAW Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48 *************************************** **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

Seems like you should be able to write to the tax assessor's office to get a property title report.? There's probably a fee.? Check the web for information, Lackawanna County. Susan Santa Cruz, Ca -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Eivers <keivers@frontiernet.net> To: PALACKAW@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 1:08 pm Subject: [PALACKAW] QUESTION ON PROPERTY RECORDS Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Everyone, My g-grandparents, Joseph and Catherine Clapp ran a grocery store at 1206 Jackson Street. The Jackson St. Baptist Church is now on this site. I don't know if my g-grandparents owned the property or rented. Since I live in Tennessee and can't get to the property records, is there anyone or group who can check on the property records to see who the church bought the property from. I know the store was there in 1896 and I think they were there in 1900. When my g-grandmother passed away in 1914, the church was there as they held a funeral service for her at the church. I need to know who owned the property from 1896 - to whenever the church purchased the property. Several years ago I wrote to the church but never received a reply. Depending on the results, I will know whether or not to check for a will for my g-grandfather and/or g-grandmother. I do remember my grandmother mentioning some family problems and the deposition of the estate could have been the basis. Any help received is appreciated. Regards, Lynn Eivers