Seeking information regarding David C (Campbell) Preacher b 1899 and Barbara Shepherd Preacher b 1904. Also daughter Mary Preacher b 1929. David retired as tugboat captain and moved back to Scranton, Barbara’s home town after the 1940’s. He was also a WWI navy veteran. Families lost touch after the late 40’s. Appreciate any leads and or leads to local MI’s or newspaper archive availability. Regards Hugh Hugh J. Preacher Permanent Mailing Formerly of PO Box 250544 21 Myra Road Plano, Texas Lytham St Anne's 75025 FY8 1EB USA England Grandson of David Campbell Preacher and Janet Donaldson Yule Grieve and Friðfinnur Eymundsson and Florence Liebnitz (sic) Researching: SE Scotland in Roxburghshire and the Lothian's Aitchison, Bell, Brown, Bunyan, Campbell, Claperton, Creek, Edmond, Herkuise,Low, MacKay, Preacher, Smibert, Thompson,Trotter, Wilson SW Scotland in Dumfries, Wigtown, Ayrshire Brown, Caig, Campbell, Clark, Connell, Cook, Duncan, Farrow, Gordon, Grieve, Halliday, Ireland, McEwen, McFadzean, Preacher, Steed, Tait, Thomson Scotland in Fife Black, Cunningham, Currier, Donaldson, Dishart, Gillespie, Grieve, Kilgour, Ramsay, Robertson, Smith, Thomson, Youl Scotland in Lanarkshire Brown, Grieve, Steed Scotland in The Highlands, Angus, Argyll & Butte Campbell, Grieve, MacKay England in Northumberland, Durham, Gloucestershire, London, Hertfordshire Hawkins, Pember, Preacher, Turner (NBL) USA Florida in Hollywood Pine Island Bokeelia Baltakis, Guidice, Preacher USA New Jersey in Perth Amboy, New Brunswick, Fords, Metuchen Eymundson, Grieve, Liebnitz, Preacher, Stalker, Steed Iceland Friðfinner Eymundsson, Eymundur Guðbrandsson, Guðbjorg Torfadottir and predecessors

Paul, That set of microfilm of the Carbondale Leader is the same at all libraries holding it. Among the missing editions, 1901 thru July 10 1902 were not available. For the missing dates, I use the Upper Valley Edition of the Scranton Republican. Among the libraries that have the Republican, it's available at the the Andruss Library at Bloomsbury University. Glenn Catlin Mount Laurel NJ P&D Harmon wrote: >Hello, > >Does anyone know where I might find the 1901 issues of the Carbondale Leader Newspaper? It seems the Penn. State Library is missing these issues. > >I am looking for the death notice of Margaret Pidgeon Feb. 25 1901 (b. 1842). > >Thank You > >Paul Harmon > >------------------------------- >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 >

Dan, I will give you information on the David A. Jones I am researching. To be honest, I am not sure if the David A. Jones I have asked a lookup for is the same one. That is one of the reasons I want to look up the obituary for him--because I keep running across information for him in various sources and do not know if he is the same David A. Jones as mine. I am hoping the obituary will clarify. The David A. Jones I am researching was born 2 September 1821 in Wales. I know nothing about his parents. I know that his wife's name was Margaret and that is all. As for his children, they were as follows: Mary Jones (b. 1844 Wales d. unknown) John Jones (b. 1847 Wales d. unknown) Rachel Jones (b. 1849 Wales d. unknown) Elizabeth Jones (b. 1852 Wales d. unknown) Ann Jones (b. 17 September 1854, Minersville, Schuylkill, PA m. John David Lloyd d. 22 Aug 1912, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado) Sarah (Jane) Jones (b. 1857 in PA d. unknown) Jemmimah Jones (b. 1859 in PA d. unknown) David Jones (b. 1861 in PA d. unknown) Joseph Jones (b. 1865 in PA d. unknown) I descened through Ann. Obviously, that is why I know more about her. Do you think you are related? Lloyd ***************** Please provide additional information regarding the family of David Jones especially children names. Thank you. Dan ***************** dorac@comcast.net wrote: Dear List, I'm looking for a kind soul to do an obituary lookup for me. It should be fairly quick, as I know the library, the newspaper, and the name and date range. I found an index to this newspaper's obits and know that the person I am looking for is in there, but I am out of state and can't look it up for myself. I am looking for the obituary for David A. Jones. He died sometime between 3-5 March 1886 (his obituary should be sometime after that, but not sure how close to that it is), and an obituary was printed for him in the Scranton Republican Newspaper. Copies of this newspaper are kept at the Scranton Public Library (they won't interlibrary loan it to me--I checked). Here is the link to the obituary index I found, showing his name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/obits/obits1886c.html <http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/obits/obits1886c.html> I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this. Sincerely, Lloyd

Father Theobald Mathew (1790-1856) was an Irish priest who started a movement where people would pledge total abstinence from alcohol. At its height, the temperance movement enrolled three million people, representing more than half the adult population of Ireland. The Father Mathew movement became popular on the other side of the Atlantic as well. I believe a number of victims of the Mud Run Disaster were members of the Father Mathew Society. If you want to know a bit more, you can do a search on Amazon.com and there are two recent books on Father Mathew (remember, one "t" and it's his surname), though they are both a little pricey. There's also an out-of-print 1945 biography that's available used. If that's a bit of overkill, another option is to go to the NY Times' website (_www.nytimes.com_ (http://www.nytimes.com) ) and check out their archive under "father theobald mathew." There are a number of hits that provide some background information, including a review of the 1945 biography. If you are a New York Times subscriber, you can get something like 100 downloads per month at no additional charge. There is a charge for everyone else, but I don't believe it's very high. Hope this helps. Neal Moran **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Hello, Does anyone know where I might find the 1901 issues of the Carbondale Leader Newspaper? It seems the Penn. State Library is missing these issues. I am looking for the death notice of Margaret Pidgeon Feb. 25 1901 (b. 1842). Thank You Paul Harmon

Hello, Does anyone have info on the Father Matthew Society? From what I can deduce it was a temperance society, but I know little more than that. Many past relatives were members, and my G-G-Grandfather (Andrew Pidgeon) was President for several years. I would welcome any additional info. Thank you Paul Harmon

I am still trying to find my Grandmother Alice Barrett Carminita/Cominita b 1894 in Jerymn Pa. She stayed with a cousin July 1920 in Hyde Park Pa. She lost her husband and two little ones, John 3 and Helen age 1. Then she gave birth to my Dad in May 1920 and had a 5 yr old Rose Cominita. Any thoughts would be great I am hoping someone in the family knows the story. Thanks for everyones help. Sandy from NY

Paul, Have you tried the library in Carbondale. The have the micofilms of old Carbondale papers. Jim Carbondale Public Library 5 North Main Street Carbondale, PA 18407 (570) 282-4281 --- P&D Harmon <donnapaul48@cox.net> wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know where I might find the 1901 issues > of the Carbondale Leader Newspaper? It seems the > Penn. State Library is missing these issues. > > I am looking for the death notice of Margaret > Pidgeon Feb. 25 1901 (b. 1842). > > Thank You > > Paul Harmon > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

Dear List, I'm looking for a kind soul to do an obituary lookup for me. It should be fairly quick, as I know the library, the newspaper, and the name and date range. I found an index to this newspaper's obits and know that the person I am looking for is in there, but I am out of state and can't look it up for myself. I am looking for the obituary for David A. Jones. He died sometime between 3-5 March 1886 (his obituary should be sometime after that, but not sure how close to that it is), and an obituary was printed for him in the Scranton Republican Newspaper. Copies of this newspaper are kept at the Scranton Public Library (they won't interlibrary loan it to me--I checked). Here is the link to the obituary index I found, showing his name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/obits/obits1886c.html I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this. Sincerely, Lloyd ------------------------------- 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

This is for State Library users: I wonder if any of you Scranton researchers who are regularly working at the State Library would be willing to take a look at the actual Scranton Times for a few days around the death date of my great-grandmother Mary McDade, Mrs. Dennis McDade, of 236 S. Apple St., Dunmore PA. She died April 10, 1895. I tried to order the microfilm through ILL for this time period, and was told that they, the State Library, "do not own the Scranton Times microfilm for the following dates, April 1-June 29, 1895." My cousin, who lives in PA, tried to order a lookup through the Scranton Public Library and was told that their film for that period is missing. Thanks to the efforts of a lister, I have the notice for April 11, 1895, that appeared in the Scranton Tribune. I am most grateful to have that, but would also like to know if there is any more detail in the Times, if, in fact, anything appears there. Thank you. Anne Tullar Cary NC --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Please provide additional information regarding the family of David Jones especially children names. Thank you. Dan dorac@comcast.net wrote: Dear List, I'm looking for a kind soul to do an obituary lookup for me. It should be fairly quick, as I know the library, the newspaper, and the name and date range. I found an index to this newspaper's obits and know that the person I am looking for is in there, but I am out of state and can't look it up for myself. I am looking for the obituary for David A. Jones. He died sometime between 3-5 March 1886 (his obituary should be sometime after that, but not sure how close to that it is), and an obituary was printed for him in the Scranton Republican Newspaper. Copies of this newspaper are kept at the Scranton Public Library (they won't interlibrary loan it to me--I checked). Here is the link to the obituary index I found, showing his name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/obits/obits1886c.html I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this. Sincerely, Lloyd ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 List, I've been away for a while, but recently viewed the EXCELLENT Washburn Cemetery Records. Richard Reese - if you're out there-- I would like to be in touch with Robert Reynolds. Could you help me locate him? I believe we are related by way of Amy Reynolds Elias. Hope to hear from someone. Thanks, Shawn Presner

Walt, I followed up on this obit based on information on the Lackawanna pages about people from Ireland. Do you know if LIEUTENANT O'HARA was from Foxford? Jim The Scranton Times, Saturday March 18, 1944 LIEUTENANT O'HARA KILLED IN ACTION IN EUROPEAN WAR ZONE Lieut. Robert B. O'Hara, twenty-four, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. O'Hara, formerly of Dickson City, was killed in action last Nov. 11 in the European theater, according to word received from the War Department. Lieutenant O'Hara, pilot of an American bomber, had seen service on a number of missions over Germany. He was a cousin of Machinist's Mate George Doherty, Dickson Ditty, presumed killed in the Battle of Sante Cruz in October 1942, and also of Capt. William F. O'Hara was was marooned on the Greenland ice cap for three months. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Dear List, I'm looking for a kind soul to do an obituary lookup for me. It should be fairly quick, as I know the library, the newspaper, and the name and date range. I found an index to this newspaper's obits and know that the person I am looking for is in there, but I am out of state and can't look it up for myself. I am looking for the obituary for David A. Jones. He died sometime between 3-5 March 1886 (his obituary should be sometime after that, but not sure how close to that it is), and an obituary was printed for him in the Scranton Republican Newspaper. Copies of this newspaper are kept at the Scranton Public Library (they won't interlibrary loan it to me--I checked). Here is the link to the obituary index I found, showing his name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/obits/obits1886c.html I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with this. Sincerely, Lloyd

Hi, I came across this lost relative in Williamsport. He was from Dunmore. Maybe someone knows more about him and his branch of my tree. I would love to hear from you if you have any information. Regards, Ken MacMillan >From 9-28-2004 online edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Beverly J. MacMillan, 89, of 1612 Blair St., died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004. Born Nov. 6, 1914, in Olyphant, he was the son of Robert F. and Blanche Capwell MacMillan. Mr. MacMillan retired from the I.R.S. in 1971, having served as an internal revenue agent in Philadelphia and Williamsport, and was a conferee in the Washington appellate office at the time of his retirement. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion, Garrett Cochran Post #1. He was a member and elder at Covenant-Central Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Betty Hughes, two sons, J. Lawrence of Scituate, Mass., and Robert C. of Weymouth, Mass., and two granddaughters. Mr. MacMillan requested to be cremated and his ashes placed in the family plot in the Dunmore Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at Covenant Central Presbyterian Church, 807 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, with his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Woody Allabough, officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Maneval Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home."

There has been some discussion on and off the list about this project. Q: IS THIS ALL OF THE BURIALS IN WASHBURN STREET, OR IS IT AN ONGOING PROJECT? A: It is an ongoing project. The next target for an update would be 5,000 total names, an increase of 1,300. Q: HOW FAR ALONG IS THIS EFFORT? A: To give you an idea how far along this is, consider that if the project were based only upon reading all of the Scranton newspapers from 1860 to 2007; then with 349 months worth read, it works out to just about 1/6 of the way. Of course that is not quite accurate as there are multiple newspapers [The Tribune, Republican, Truth and Times are the four majors] and not all obits appeared in any one newspaper, but it is a good approximation. Of course in recent years, burials in the cemetery have been less than 2 a month, but back in the early 1900's, it averaged over one burial a day. I'd expect somewhere between 15,000 and 18,000 as a conservative guess on the number of interments in Washburn. Q: HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE OR HELP? A: As with any project of this size, help would be welcomed. The key is having access to the information. If you had inter-library loan available, you can participate by reading one roll of film and transcribing the information. Also, should you ever get to visit the cemetery, writing down a few tombstones next to where your family is buried would be of great assistance. A third method would be to use the LDS films on "Death Registrations from the Scranton Board of Health" to contribute a years worth of burial information. Q: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? A: Have you ever tried reading old newspapers on microfilm? The process can be very time consuming, taking typically one hour for each week of papers, sometimes longer. Older newspapers on film are usually of poorer quality, and the obits and death notices can be anywhere. It took four years for one person to collect and enter 2,200 obits. In summation, it takes only two qualities to contribute to this project: A willingness to do a roll of film, and access to it. Any VOLUNTEERS?

Thanks, Rich. I am out of state, so will have to see if I can find someone to do a look-up. I know my local library would not have access to inter-library loans. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard M. Reese" <oneinfo@ptd.net> To: <palackaw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] New Additions to Lackawanna PAGenWeb > Yes, the newspapers are available through Inter-Library Loan from the > PA > State Library in Harrisburg, PA. Check with your local library to see if > they participate. > The newspaper is also available for use at the Scranton Public Library, > the libraries at Penn State at State College, East Stroudsburg University > and Bloomsburg University, and should be in the collection of the > Philadelphia Public Library and Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh. > If none of those locations are convenient, there are volunteers who > monitor this list, who will be glad to do the look-up for you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl" <crmoore@localline.com> > To: <palackaw@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:28 AM > Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] New Additions to Lackawanna PAGenWeb > > > : I too want to thank you Rich. Your cemetery additions turned up one of > my > : relatives. I have only one question. Is there a place where I can > acquire > : the Scranton paper obits? It was so kind of you to add that info to the > : transcription when it was possible to do so. > : Cheryl > : > : > : > : ------------------------------- > : 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 > : > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Negative, Ruth. Although I did pull a lot information from each obit, it was intended to only identify the deceased properly. If survivors were listed, I did not copy their names. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ruthfam@aol.com> To: <palackaw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:44 AM Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] New Additions to Lackawanna PAGenWeb : Yes, thanks Rich for all that work. I actually found my husband's uncle : there. : : Do you have any more info about Evan McCloskey or any other McCloskey buried : there? : : Ruth : :

Yes, the newspapers are available through Inter-Library Loan from the PA State Library in Harrisburg, PA. Check with your local library to see if they participate. The newspaper is also available for use at the Scranton Public Library, the libraries at Penn State at State College, East Stroudsburg University and Bloomsburg University, and should be in the collection of the Philadelphia Public Library and Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh. If none of those locations are convenient, there are volunteers who monitor this list, who will be glad to do the look-up for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl" <crmoore@localline.com> To: <palackaw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:28 AM Subject: Re: [PALACKAW] New Additions to Lackawanna PAGenWeb : I too want to thank you Rich. Your cemetery additions turned up one of my : relatives. I have only one question. Is there a place where I can acquire : the Scranton paper obits? It was so kind of you to add that info to the : transcription when it was possible to do so. : Cheryl : : : : ------------------------------- : 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 :

Trying to locate information on the Mitchell family. My grandmother Elizabeth Mitchell married my grandfather Charles R. Hoskins, 6 June 1901 in Pittston, Luzerne Co.,PA. Elizabeth passed away 25 Oct 1909, after giving birth to her son Whitfield 7 Oct 1909 in West Pittston. My grandmother's mother, also named Elizabeth (b circa 1846 Scotland), married a William Mitchell (b circa 1847 Scotland) had six daughters Jennie, Annie, Margaret, Isabella, Ellen(Helen, Nell) and Elizabeth(my grandmother). Jennie married a Moffet, Annie a Bartell, Margaret(Maggie) a James (had son Glen James a PA State Trooper), Isabella(Bell) a Madden, Ellen(Helen,Nell never married) and Elizabeth (Bessie), my grandmother. The 1880 census taken 11 Jun 1880, had them living at 15 High Street, 6th ward, Pittston. I would appreciate any info on this family...would gladly trade information on the Hoskins.