Good info on our Henry Diffenbaugh . Good luck on your book. Roy Hunter On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:02:34 -0700 (PDT) Janell Gregson <jgsgenealogy@yahoo.com> writes: > I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction, and I'm sure > any answers would be useful to others researching our ancestors who > lived there during the 1800's. > I'm working on a family history book to self-publish for my extended > family. I'm fine with names (Diffenbaugh and others) , dates and > places. What I am looking for are stories or at least best guesses. > Guesses will not be presented as fact. > > My 2nd great-grandparents, Henry Diffenbaugh and Mary Bressler, > raised 11 children (one died as an infant) in East Lampeter. > Henry's will and codicil were written in 1856 and 1857. Henry willed > to Mary "all livestock, carriage, wagons, farming implements, and > rents and incomes of all his real estate." He authorized, after the > death of his wife, the sales of all "real estate, tenements and > hereditaments." Also after the death of his wife, his children and > grandchildren were to receive a total of $3,600 between them. (All > were listed, with varying amounts.) > > I checked on www.westegg.com/inflation and see that that $3,600 cash > would be worth $89,577.63 in 2010 dollars. Does the above > information give any clues about his life and lifestyle? I assume he > was a farmer. Does above indicate he also owned other property, or > was that wording what we might call "boiler plate" on a form? Would > this be considered an average income? Any way to guess the amount of > land he may have owned? > > I will certainly be checking all the wonderful PA websites that were > just shared! Are there books I should be checking , maybe through > inter-library loans? I've been to Lancaster but live in Seattle and > can't do research on-site unfortunately. > > Thanks to whoever can steer me in the right direction, and sorry for > the long question! > > Janell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALANCAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ 57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25 Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ea310103bdc941dadm05vuc