401653n 0761826w is the location which might, possibly, maybe be the town you are looking for. There are no other current towns named anythink like maronsville in Lebanon County. In fact, my gazeteer has no maronsville in the US. Clarke

Hello Fellow Listers, I have sent this information before but since there seems to be a lot of new subscribers, especially those who are not descended from Henry or Benjamin, I thought I would try again. I have traced my Rosenberger line to Lebanon County, PA. My gr-gr-grandfather was William, born 27 Feb 1821. He was a moulder in the iron industry. During the 1880's he was the proprietor, along with a Stephen Light, of the Rosenberger & Light Stove Foundry in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. William's father is said to have been Samuel, and his father, Johann Peter of Zierenberg, Germany. I am in need of documentation for Samuel & Johann Peter to prove a relationship. The only information I have is that a Peter Rosenberger died on 29 March 1832 and is buried at Waynesboro, PA. An undocumented typescript in the York County PA Historical Society states that he was born on 9 January 1757 in Zierenberg, Kassil, Hesse, Germany. Besides Samuel, there are two other reported sons, Ephraim and Christian. Ephraim had no children but Christian had several. I wrote to the church in Zierenberg and received a reply from their archivist who verified that indeed there was a Johann Peter Rosenberg who was born on 9 Jan 1757. He also gave me the name of his parents and grandparents. The archivist suggested that, because of his age, he may have come to America with the Hessian troops during the Revolution. Another researcher of Rosenbergers has been unable to find his name on any ship lists. This leads me to believe that perhaps he did come here with the Hessian troops. Four years ago I wrote to the Staatsarchiv in Marburg and I received a reply from them. They included a copy of a page from HETRINA Vol. V listing the participants from Waldeck; also two pages from the forward of Vol. V that gives a short history of the Waldeck Regiments. The list of participants includes a Johann Peter Rosenberg. The accompanying letter stated, "from the copied list in HETRINA Vol.5 one sees that Rosenberg was enlisted April 29, 1776 in Korbach, was reformed and had not learned a trade." My correspondent added a note, "most important, there is no entry 'returned with regiment to Germany in 1783!' He obviously stayed in America!" Mr. John Merz of the AMREV=HESSIAN List provided this explanation of the HETRINA entry: "The first one (line) seemed to be the most complete, giving his name as Johann Peter Rosenberg, no date of birth, but his place of birth is listed consistently as Zierenberg. As it appears Peter was taken prisoner in January 1777. According to the last two lines he was still listed as POW in May of 1778, and also as deserter in May of 1778 (why he was reported as deserter in March 78 I don't know, but probably had to do with money. Somebody was still collecting his pay while he was gone already. For this reason those desertion reports have often been postponed in many cases for a long time. --- But here is some additional information -- Taken from "Waldeck Soldiers of the American Revolutionary War, compiled by Bruce E. Burgoyne, Heritage Books, Inc., page 119: Rosenburg, Johann Peter, born 1760 in Zierenberg, Hesse, Reformed. 5'5" tall. Sailed to America with the Regiment in 1776 as private in the 4. Company. Taken prisoner on 5.Jan.1777 at Springfield, N.J., he deserted from prisoner status at Lancaster, Penns., on 4 May 1778." Below is a list of some of my ancestors. I have been unsuccessful in finding a birth record for William to prove that his father was Samuel or somebody else. I have not been able to find a marriage record for either of them. I would appreciate whatever help anyone can provide. Thank you. Marjorie Hennessey mhenness@zoo.uvm.edu Samuel Rosenberger b. Aug 1792, PA (place unknown) (parents - Johann Peter?) d. 30 Oct 1868, Cedarville (Freeport), Stephenson County, Illinois m. Anna Marie (Mary, Marie) abt. 1814 Children: 1. Elizabeth b. 16 Jan 1815, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA d. ? m. Ezekiel Thomas, 19 July 1836, Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA 2. John George b. 18 Feb 1816, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA d. ? 3. William (my gr-gr-grandfather) b. 27 Feb 1821, PA (place unknown) d. 11 Sept 1888, Lebanon PA m. Rachel Posey, abt. 1844 in PA (place unknown) b. 14 June 1828, PA (place unknown)(parents: Jesse Posey & Elizabeth Care) d. 09 July 1888, Lebanon PA Children: 3.1. Henry Posey b. 08 Apr 1845, PA d. 01 Jan 1911, Lebanon PA m. Mary Seyler, 09 Sept 1869, Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon PA 3.2. Elizabeth b. 09 Sept 1848, PA d. 24 Sept 1849, N. Lebanon PA 3.3. Cyrus b. 1850, PA 3.4. David b. 07 Mar 1854, PA d. 11 Jan 1926, Swatara, Lebanon, PA m. Clara A. 3.5. Mary Alice b. 25 Feb 1856, PA d. 1875 m. Jacob Louser (Clouser) 3.6. Samuel b. 25 July 1858, PA d. ? m. Sallie E. Doll, 24 Dec 1879, Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon PA 3.7. John R. (my gr-grandfather) b. 24 Nov 1860, Lebanon PA d. 14 Dec 1916, Watervliet, Albany, NY m. Fannie Dunkle, 10 Sept 1882, Church of God, Middletown, Dauphin, PA (parents, John Dunkle & Elizabeth ?) 3.8. Ellen b. 19 Mar 1863, PA d. ? m. William Hughes 3.9. Sarah Ann (Sallie) b. 06 Oct 1866, PA d. ? m. Elmer Beard 3.10. Annie May b. 05 Nov 1868, PA d. 12 Nov 1870, PA 3.11. Ida Luberta b. 10 Oct 1871, PA d. ? m. Jerry Hummel 3.12. Gertrude b. abt. 1875, PA d. ? m. George Specht 4. Sarah b. abt. 1827 d. ? m. Jacob Eby, 12 Oct 1854, S. Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 5. Harriet b. abt. 1830 d. ? m. Jacob Peiffer, 09 Nov 1852, S. Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 6. Fianna (Phianno) b. abt. 1831 d. ? m. William Dounsberger, 05 Sept 1861, Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon PA 7. Samuel b. Mar 1833 d. ? m. Mary Kahley (before 1856) 8. Cyrus b. abt. 1836 9. Mary b. ? d. ? m. Isaac Shay, 02 Sept 1846, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon, PA

Yes, isn't it? And many thanks to you and others that are checking into this mystery. For what it's worth, the reference came from a South Dakota historical association which is where my Stover/Thomas people migrated to after leaving Centre Co. & Annville, Lebanon Co. respectively. George Y. Stover reportedly returned to this Maronsville, Annville Twp after his wife's (Elizabeth Thomas) death in 1894. This was apparently passed down through family still in that area and was recorded in the historical records. Is there an Annville Twp, Lebanon Co. in Germany? :) -----Original Message----- From: Linnea Miller [mailto:ltmiller@mail.ptd.net] Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:13 AM To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] Maronsville, Annville Twp Hi Todd, Now, that's an odd one! In 1845 Annville Township was split into a North Annville and South Annville Twp. Annville Township [which today is mostly the "town"] was not created [again] until 1911-12. I'll do some checking & see if I can come up with anything. Off the top of my head, I can't even think of any area that even comes close to that name! -Linnea At 12:11 11/11/99, The Anderson's wrote: >Hello list(en)ersÖ > >Iíve got a puzzling reference to Maronsville, Annville Twp, Lebanon Co, PA. >from around 1895. I canít find a single reference to it on the internet. > >Does anyone know of this location? Iím now thinking itís either a >misspelling or a small long-forgotten place. > > >Todd Anderson >Stover/Thomas/Dutweiler/Yeakley/Ensminger/Stober/Haines/Wolfe (PA Lines) ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== For a great list of most of the on-line mailing lists (and ability to subscribe to them) check out John Fuller's Internet Resources web page: <http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html>

Hi Todd, Now, that's an odd one! In 1845 Annville Township was split into a North Annville and South Annville Twp. Annville Township [which today is mostly the "town"] was not created [again] until 1911-12. I'll do some checking & see if I can come up with anything. Off the top of my head, I can't even think of any area that even comes close to that name! -Linnea At 12:11 11/11/99, The Anderson's wrote: >Hello list(en)ersÖ > >Iíve got a puzzling reference to Maronsville, Annville Twp, Lebanon Co, PA. >from around 1895. I canít find a single reference to it on the internet. > >Does anyone know of this location? Iím now thinking itís either a >misspelling or a small long-forgotten place. > > >Todd Anderson >Stover/Thomas/Dutweiler/Yeakley/Ensminger/Stober/Haines/Wolfe (PA Lines)

Hello list(en)ers… I’ve got a puzzling reference to Maronsville, Annville Twp, Lebanon Co, PA. from around 1895. I can’t find a single reference to it on the internet. Does anyone know of this location? I’m now thinking it’s either a misspelling or a small long-forgotten place. Todd Anderson Stover/Thomas/Dutweiler/Yeakley/Ensminger/Stober/Haines/Wolfe (PA Lines)

Sounds like diphtheria or typhoid Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: John Light-Monterey,CA <jblight@redshift.com> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 5:43 PM Subject: [PALEBANO] Fevers > I am wondering about a family that all died within five months of each > other (3 children and a parent) at the end of 1896 in Myerstown or close > by. Anyone with a clue on an epidemic at that time? - JL > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > A great on-line resource; the Lebanon County PA GenWeb Page: > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> >

1917-1918 flu epidemic is well documented. My parents spoke of living opposite a Jewish cemetery and the coffins were piled outside the gate because the grave diggers were too sick to dig! Everyone in their family was down with the flu except my Dad. Fortunately none died, though many thousands did throughout the country. Cathy Berger ----- Original Message ----- From: peggy <peggys@davesworld.net> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:34 AM Subject: [PALEBANO] Illness or plague? > Within the last couple of months, I saw a documentary on TV (such as > Discovery, Biography, or program like that) ...... that focused on a > fluenza that hit the U.S. about 1918-20 which killed thousands of > people. > I hope perhaps someone CAN give us more details! That dod appears in my > > data, too! > ~ Peg > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Found any good sites lately? We'd sure like to know about them! >

My mother's Uncle was Rev. R. O. Musser. He preached in Pine Grove at one time but banned in disgrace, I believe. He also had a radio show and preached. He may have traveled around to other areas. He was born in Schuylkill County. This info is off the top of my head. Your names do not ring a bell, but perhaps there is a connection. If you want more info please contact me and I will pull out my file. Karen -----Original Message----- From: LKaz@aol.com <LKaz@aol.com> To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 8:20 PM Subject: [PALEBANO] 'MUSSER RESEARCH" >Hi, >I am noticing the name "MUSSER" mentioned frequently and would like to know >if anyone is familiar and or researching my "MUSSER" family. >This is what I have so far: > >Michael MUSSER (I have no dates) >married: >Fannie ALBRIGHT (I have no dates) >their daughter: >Anna MUSSER >born: 8-20-1836 >died: 5-11-1917 >married: 1-25-1853 by Rev. J. Baker, Lancaster Cty, PA. >Benjamin F. MUSSELMAN >born: 8-9-1831 >died: 4-14-1912 > >At the time of Anna's death in 1912 there was one surviving sister: >Catharine CROTHERS nee: MUSSER > >The informant on Anna MUSSELMAN nee: MUSSER's death certificate was Mr. >Jacob Steffy address given was Mountville. > >Going by Benjamin's application for Civil War Pension he gives he and his >wife's address as follows: >December 1890 his residence was East Hempfield Township County of Lancaster >State of Pennsylvania and Post Office address is East Petersburg, PA. > >In the year 1916 Anna MUSSELMAN nee: MUSSER's post office address was >Neffsville, PA. > >The following is a statement given by a witness having known the Musselman's: >I Mollie G. Graybill being 81 years of age having lived in the same vicinity >I know them to have lived together from the time of their marriage to the >death of Mr. Musselman. Mr. & Mrs. Musselman lived in our house on the same >yard with us when he enlisted in the Civil War. >She signed her name with an X and the witnesses to her signature were Peter >(S or G) Graybill and John S. Graybill of Lancaster County, PA. > >Her sister Catharine also gave her statement: >I Catharine Crothers, being an older sister of Mrs. Anna Musselman widow of >the soldier Benjamin F. Musselman distinctly remember their wedding day to >have been 1-25-1853 by reason of having been invited to the wedding but could >not attend having been confined on that day. And having lived in the same >vincity with Mr. & Mrs. Musselman I know that they have from their wedding >until the time of Mr. Benjamin F. Musselman's death (which occurred on the >14th day of April 1912) live together as man and wife. >She signed her name and the witnesses to her signature were Lizzie B Hackert >and Ada Kile of Lancaster County. > >Please email me if you have anything on the above. > >Thank You, >Lisa > > >==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >Visit Rootsweb and support our sponsor: ><http://www.rootsweb.com> > >

As we pass between today [10 November - the 224th Anniversary of my United States Marine Corps] and tomorrow [11 November - the day designated for the recognition of all of our veterans], I would invite you to visit my "HONOR ROLL" section on my website. I'm very proud of it. Bill Hughes kinseeker4@juno.com See my homepage at: http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/kinseeker4/index.html

I am wondering about a family that all died within five months of each other (3 children and a parent) at the end of 1896 in Myerstown or close by. Anyone with a clue on an epidemic at that time? - JL

Hi, I am noticing the name "MUSSER" mentioned frequently and would like to know if anyone is familiar and or researching my "MUSSER" family. This is what I have so far: Michael MUSSER (I have no dates) married: Fannie ALBRIGHT (I have no dates) their daughter: Anna MUSSER born: 8-20-1836 died: 5-11-1917 married: 1-25-1853 by Rev. J. Baker, Lancaster Cty, PA. Benjamin F. MUSSELMAN born: 8-9-1831 died: 4-14-1912 At the time of Anna's death in 1912 there was one surviving sister: Catharine CROTHERS nee: MUSSER The informant on Anna MUSSELMAN nee: MUSSER's death certificate was Mr. Jacob Steffy address given was Mountville. Going by Benjamin's application for Civil War Pension he gives he and his wife's address as follows: December 1890 his residence was East Hempfield Township County of Lancaster State of Pennsylvania and Post Office address is East Petersburg, PA. In the year 1916 Anna MUSSELMAN nee: MUSSER's post office address was Neffsville, PA. The following is a statement given by a witness having known the Musselman's: I Mollie G. Graybill being 81 years of age having lived in the same vicinity I know them to have lived together from the time of their marriage to the death of Mr. Musselman. Mr. & Mrs. Musselman lived in our house on the same yard with us when he enlisted in the Civil War. She signed her name with an X and the witnesses to her signature were Peter (S or G) Graybill and John S. Graybill of Lancaster County, PA. Her sister Catharine also gave her statement: I Catharine Crothers, being an older sister of Mrs. Anna Musselman widow of the soldier Benjamin F. Musselman distinctly remember their wedding day to have been 1-25-1853 by reason of having been invited to the wedding but could not attend having been confined on that day. And having lived in the same vincity with Mr. & Mrs. Musselman I know that they have from their wedding until the time of Mr. Benjamin F. Musselman's death (which occurred on the 14th day of April 1912) live together as man and wife. She signed her name and the witnesses to her signature were Lizzie B Hackert and Ada Kile of Lancaster County. Please email me if you have anything on the above. Thank You, Lisa

Donna, In "A Complete History of Fairfield County, Ohio", published in 1877, there is a paragraph mentioning a typhoid epidemic which hit Lancaster, Ohio in the fall of 1823. The author, Hervey Scott says, "Its ravages are believed not to have been exceeded on the continent at any age, or by any visitation of epidemic disease, not even excepting the cholera. " Apparently the town was decimated, with estimates of one death out of every ten citizens. Could this have been in Pennsylvania in 1820-21 and arrived in Ohio by 1823? Diane in AZ

There was an influenza in that time period. My family members that originated in Lebanon Co were caught in it on their way to Arkansas Co., AR. They were held in quarantine on the train for a few days or so. I will look for this info and mail it to the list. Cindy Lee Gettle

Within the last couple of months, I saw a documentary on TV (such as Discovery, Biography, or program like that) ...... that focused on a fluenza that hit the U.S. about 1918-20 which killed thousands of people. I hope perhaps someone CAN give us more details! That dod appears in my data, too! ~ Peg

Hi, I'm looking for help with connecting my Kuntzelman family from Illinois with those from Pennsylvania. Roger Cramer Peoria, AZ

I think the time period Donna asked about was 1820-21 and not 1918 when it was Influenza that was worldwide. Judy

Hi Donna, I have a listing of something just called "Fever" that was Nationwide 1820-1823 which started at the Schuylkill River and spread. Hope this helps somewhat but just what is meant by it I'm at a loss. Judy

Just a reminder to those of you who may not know about this group, there is a group of folks listed thru Rootsweb who volunteer of their time, books and efforts to do lookups. It is a "great" research tool, plus the fact that it is both easy to use and F R E E. Those of you not familiar with this service, should visit the website and see if there are any folks doing lookups for your area. Also, if you have good research material and are willing to help others out in their searches, there is a place there for you to volunteer. Check it all out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/index.html Good luck and good hunting. Bill Hughes kinseeker4@juno.com See my homepage at: http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/kinseeker4/index.html

Donna, For info about the "Lost Church," see Charles Glatfelter, Pastors and People, Vol. 1, p. 337. Also, E. Grumbine, "Two Dead and Lost Churches of the Swatara," in Lebanon County Historical Society Papers, I (1901), pp. 291-304. The old Swatara Reformed Church, possibly also used by a Lutheran congregation, dated from the 1730s. It was located between Jonestown and Fredericksburg, and was abandoned after congregations were established in the two villages in the 1760s. A church register for the Reformed was purchased in 1751. Had 107 baptisms by Conrad Templeton. Donna, I don't remember if Leb Co Hist Soc had the records. Some of my Seltzers were supposedly buried at the old Swatara church. Anne Shifflet

I received a private email address referring some one to me who may be doing genealogy work on the SPAYD surname. Is there anyone on this list who is local to Lebanon County, perhaps Fredericksburg or Jonestown, and would be willing to check a phone or city directory to give me an address or phone number??? THANKS! ~ Peggy in Illinois peggys@davesworld.net