It was in Dauphin County. Prior to Dauphin County's erection, it was in Lancaster County. -----Original Message----- From: Xandezmom@aol.com [mailto:Xandezmom@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 9:05 AM To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALEBANO] Jonestown/Swatara Twp Hi List, Hope someone can tell me which county Jonestown and Swatara Twp would have been in before Lebanon County was created. Thanks a bunch. Sandy ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== Thanks so much for joining the Lebanon County PA mailing list!

Message text written by INTERNET:PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com >Schaefferstown is about 10 miles southeast of Lebanon on Route 897 and there is no longer a Lebanon township but the city of Lebanon in Lebanon County. Schaefferstown, Myerstown, Fredericksburg (formerly called Stumpstown), Jonestown, Ono, Colebrook, Annville, Campbelltown, and Palmyra are some of the towns you might find mentioned that are now in Lebanon County. Betty < Do you know if any of these burgs would have been in the old Lebanon Twp? Karen

FYI--here are a few names I found during research: OLD NAMES FOR TOWNS AND PLACES 1. McALLISTER'S or McALLISTER'S TOWN-in Susquehanna twp, at Fort Hunter, Dauphin county, along the Susquehanna River. 2. BRUSHY ROCKVILLE-another name for Rockville 3. McKEE'S FORT or TRADING POST-25 miles north of Fort Hunter, along Susquehanna River 4. PORTSMOUTH-located between Middletown & Susquehanna River; it is where the Emmaus Home Stands;Dauphin county 5. FREDRICKSTOWN-Hummelstown 6. ROCKTOWN-in Londonderry Twp., Dauphin county 7. Coxetown-in Susquehanna Twp., on the banks of the Susquehanna River,it's cemetery was moved to Harrisburg or Harrisburg East Cemetery & was surrounded by a metal fence. 8. GREENSBURG-in the town of Dauphin, Dauphin county 9. PORT LYON-in the town of Dauphin;area of Canal & Schuykill Streeys; a tavern once stood there. 10. EMALINE FURNACE-is at the mouth of Clarke's Creek,Dauphin county 11. KREUTZER'S STAND- is at Sporting Hill,Hampden twp,Cumberland county 12. FROGTOWN- is 3/4 mile south of Shiremanstown,Cumberland county 13. MILLTOWN-is in Allen twp.,Cumberland county 14. CEDAR SPRINGS MILL-is in Allen twp., Cumberland county 15. SMOKETOWN-is Marion,Franklin county 16. WAYNESBURG- is Waynesboro, Franklin county 17. MILFORD-is Wila,Perry county 18. JONESTOWN- is Wila, Perry county 19. REIDERVILLE-is Newport, Perry county 20. PETERSBURG-is Duncannon,Perry county 21. ANDERSONVILLE-is Loysville,Perry county 22. GEORGETOWN-is now Dalmatia, upper Dauphin county 23. ST.THOMAS,village of- is Linglestown,Dauphin county 24. STEPHEN'S GAP-now called Sterret's Gap,Cumberland county 25. SPRING MILLS-now Huntsdale,Cumberland county 26. MILLTOWN- now Huntsdale,Cumberland county 27. HUNTSVILLE-now Huntsdale, Cumberland county 28. HENDRICK'S- is now Camp Hill, Cumberland county 29. FORT PLEASANT- is now Camp Hill, Cumberland county 30. OYSTER'S POINT- is in Camp Hill, Cumberland county 31. BOWMANSTOWN-is now Camp Hill, Cumberland county 32. WHITEHALL-is now Camp Hill, Cumberland coounty 33. FALLING SPRING-is now Chambersburg,Franklin county 34. CHAMBER'S FORT or CHAMBER'S TOWN-now Chambersburg,Franklin county 35. HALDEMANTOWN-is now New Cumberland,Cumberland county 36. BRIDGEPORT-is now Lemoyne,Cumberland county 37. LOWTHER'S MANOR-is now Lemoyne,Cumberland county 38. SMOUT'S LINE-is now St.John's Road,Camp Hill, Cumberland county 39. SHAAWNA-Indian name for Yellow Breeches,Cumberland county 40. CALLAPOTSINK-Indian name for Yellow Breeches, Cumberland county 41. SHREINERTOWN-area of 1600 block of Briggs Street,Harrisburg,Dauphin couonty 42. COLD SPRINGS INN-at location of Williams Grove Park,Cumberland county 43. LETORT'S SPRING-is now Carlisle,Cumberland county 44. ESTERTOWN or ESTERTON-northern suburbs of Harrisburg,just south of Heckton; it is exactly accross the river from Enola on the West Shore. 45. HECKTON-the area along the Susquehanna River between Esterton and Fort Hunter 46. ENGLETOWN-between Reiley & Maclay Streets, from the west side of 2nd to the east side of 3rd streets, including Penn,Green, Susquehanna, and all cross streets. Developed 1890-1910 by Benjamin Engle & others, most homes are of Queen Ann & Italianate design. 47. NASSAU- now called Fredericsburg, Lebanon county 48. STUMPSTOWN or STUMPSETTLE-now called Fredricsburg,Lebanon county 49. WILLIAMSBURG-now called Jonestown, Lebanon county 50. HOLE MOUNTAIN- DER.LOCH BERG- DER.KLEINE BERG- DER.GROSZ LOCH- DER KLEINE LOCH-all located in the Monroe Valley, once part of Berk's county, now either Dauphin, Schuykill or Lebanon county, between Millersburg, Dauphin county, and Berks county, today. 51. UNIONTOWN-now Pillow, northern Dauphin county 52. LeMOQUEand RIVERTON-locate in Cumberland county (I think Lemoyne, not sure) 53. BENVENUE-Duncannon, Perry county 54. BRIDGEPORT STATION-name given to Lemoyne by the railroad 55. BALDWIN-now Steelton 56. CHURCHVILLE-Oberlin, Dauphin county 57. HIGHLAND-between Oberlin and Steelton, Dauphin county 58. EARLEYSVILLE-village now in East Hanover township,Dauphin county 59. SHELL'S-also called Earleysville, now village of Shellsville,Dauphin county 60. UNIONVILLE or UNIONTOWN-now called Union Deposit,Dauphin county 61. EWINGTON-in Swatara township,Dauphin county,probably in vicinity of Oberlin 62. Williamsburg-now Jonestown, Lebanon county Hope this helps someone. Sincerely, Joyce Barnhart

Hi List, Hope someone can tell me which county Jonestown and Swatara Twp would have been in before Lebanon County was created. Thanks a bunch. Sandy

John, do you know when this church was started? I have been looking through a lot of LDS microfilm on churches in Lebanon Co. trying to find evidence of my ancestor Balthasar Eberhardt's children being baptized. He was there from approx. 1775 through 1782 before moving on to Rockingham Co., VA. I don't remember looking at this church on microfilm. Mike Everheart/Texas "John Light-Monterey,CA" wrote: > According to the Myerstown Bicentenniel History "Trinity Tulpehocken > (German) Reformed Church is "the spiritual Plymouth rock of this area > and community". It is also known as the "Feast of the Roses" church. > Jackson Township was formed in 1813 at the same time that Lebanon county > was formed from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. > The beautiful church (I just visited there two weeks ago for the first > time) is in the town of Millardsville, still Jackson Township, Lebanon > Co., and can be seen from US RT 422 just before crossing into Berks > county. The church once served an area of an over 10 mile radius until > the present building (remodeled in 1900) and the "branch edifice" at > Myerstown were built in the early 1850s. I have come to learn that the > entire area that follows the Tulpehocken Creek from the Schuylkill > through Berks into Lebanon county is known freely as the "Tulpehocken", > and the name (from the Susquehanna-Delaware >Lenape< word for "land of > the turtles") is found throughout the region across the counties. Towns > (Myerstown was originally "Tulpehockentown"), townships (there is a > "Tulpehocken Township" in Berks county), and areas/migrations > ("Tulpehocken Settlement") refering to the early 1700 German emigration > from New York, ("Tulpehocken Manor & Plantation") a 1960-80s bed and > breakfast ranch estate on 422, etc. - JL > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Check out the Lebanon County PA Historical Society web page: > <http://www.leba.net/~history2/>

Also Cornwall, Mt. Gretna, and Quentin are part of Lebanon County. Cornwall is a very historical area. Barbara Ebright

Peggy, I have family buried in this cemetery and who had attended this church and at the present time I am checking the records at our Historical Society, if I can help with something, Please let me know. Good luck hunting. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: peggy <peggys@davesworld.net> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 5:30 PM Subject: [PALEBANO] Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Church > WELL!, THANKS!!!! (also) to Judy, Sherrie, JL, Paul, Betty!!!! for the > info! > :-) Now, I feel "armed" and revived, and ready to tackle this family > line again; I've been stalled for quite awhile, and with this new info, > > I can take new perspective & tactics in this search. > THANKS!!!!! to all of you! > :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) > Blessings of the Day to EACH of you!!!! > ~ Peggy in Illinois > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us! >

Schaefferstown is about 10 miles southeast of Lebanon on Route 897 and there is no longer a Lebanon township but the city of Lebanon in Lebanon County. Schaefferstown, Myerstown, Fredericksburg (formerly called Stumpstown), Jonestown, Ono, Colebrook, Annville, Campbelltown, and Palmyra are some of the towns you might find mentioned that are now in Lebanon County. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: benklaene <BenKlaene@compuserve.com> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 9:10 AM Subject: [PALEBANO] Lebanon Twp and Heidelburg Twp? > Can anyone tell me how close Heidelburg and Lebanon Twps were? And how > close Schaefferstown is to Lebanon Twp. > > Karen Kllaene > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > A great on-line resource; the Lebanon County PA GenWeb Page: > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> >

Thanks a lot. My grandmother had mentioned some of these names sometimes, but never with connections. Unless she has pictures of entire family members together she doesn't always remember which children belonged with which parents. And it is my grandmother who was the neice of this Moses & Amy Light. I met Amy once this past summer when I took my grandmother up to visit her sisters. My g-grandmother was also in Cedar Haven until 1994. Natalie J. Seiwell

WELL!, THANKS!!!! (also) to Judy, Sherrie, JL, Paul, Betty!!!! for the info! :-) Now, I feel "armed" and revived, and ready to tackle this family line again; I've been stalled for quite awhile, and with this new info, I can take new perspective & tactics in this search. THANKS!!!!! to all of you! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Blessings of the Day to EACH of you!!!! ~ Peggy in Illinois

According to the Myerstown Bicentenniel History "Trinity Tulpehocken (German) Reformed Church is "the spiritual Plymouth rock of this area and community". It is also known as the "Feast of the Roses" church. Jackson Township was formed in 1813 at the same time that Lebanon county was formed from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The beautiful church (I just visited there two weeks ago for the first time) is in the town of Millardsville, still Jackson Township, Lebanon Co., and can be seen from US RT 422 just before crossing into Berks county. The church once served an area of an over 10 mile radius until the present building (remodeled in 1900) and the "branch edifice" at Myerstown were built in the early 1850s. I have come to learn that the entire area that follows the Tulpehocken Creek from the Schuylkill through Berks into Lebanon county is known freely as the "Tulpehocken", and the name (from the Susquehanna-Delaware >Lenape< word for "land of the turtles") is found throughout the region across the counties. Towns (Myerstown was originally "Tulpehockentown"), townships (there is a "Tulpehocken Township" in Berks county), and areas/migrations ("Tulpehocken Settlement") refering to the early 1700 German emigration from New York, ("Tulpehocken Manor & Plantation") a 1960-80s bed and breakfast ranch estate on 422, etc. - JL

You can also purchase a book on the burials from the Tulpehocken Settlement historical society in Womelsdorf, Berks county,Pa 116 North Front street,Womelsdorf ,Pa 19567. The society is recording all the Tulpehocken area cemeteries and publishing the books to purchase and they are only around $15.00 and that is CHEAP for all the info and time it takes to transcribe an entire cemetery. Bev

Can anyone tell me how close Heidelburg and Lebanon Twps were? And how close Schaefferstown is to Lebanon Twp. Karen Kllaene

This church is east of Myerstown, Lebanon County, PA. From Myerstown you go East on Route 422 and the Church and cemetery are near where the road to Richland branches off to the right. The Lebanon County Historical Society has some of the church's old records. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: peggy <peggys@davesworld.net> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 11:16 PM Subject: [PALEBANO] Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Church > I discovered several names in the SPAYD line I'm researching who were > married in the TRINITY TULPEHOCKEN REFORMED CHURCH during the mid 1850s. > > The marriages took place in "Jackson Twn." ....... is this a township or > Town?? > Can someone here tell me the history (location, years of existance, > etc.) of this Church? > > Thanks for any information or leads anyone may be able to offer!!!! > ~ Peggy in Illinois > peggys@davesworld.net > seeking SPAYD, KLINE, KREIDER info > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us! >

Cricket, Another possibility, suggested by my husband is--if you are talking mid 1900s Robert Mumma, a state representative had an office on Mulberry Street before Crescent, in Harrisburg, "on the hill". Perhaps that would have been referred to as Mumma's hill as he had a lot of "clout". Joyce Barnhart

Cricket, Perhaps you have the wrong name, maybe a similar spelling such as Mumma? Maybe the hill was named after a family living close by? There were Mumma's living outside Middletown and Highspire. I have lived in the Harrisburg area all my life & have never heard of mummy's hill. Joyce Barnhart

KianaMaria@aol.com wrote: > > I have a question for those of you with the book by Rev. Francis...since I've > not been able to find a copy of it either... > My gguncle Moses LIGHT m. Amy. Amy is still alive in the nursing home just > outside Lebanon City next to the prison. I've met her once and didn't think > to ask her, and my grandmother doesn't know. I know that my grandma and her > siblings are mentioned in the book, so I was wondering if Uncle Mose & Aunt > Amy are in the book and if so, does it mention Aunt Amy's maiden name? > > Thank you, > Natalie J. Seiwell > ********************************** There are 9 Moses Lights in the book by Rev. Francis/Betty Light Behr. The one that fits your description is listed as follows: "VII Moses A. Light, b. June 1, 1895, m. June 26, 1920 to Amy V. Lingle, b. May 19, 1904; Hoisting Engineer in Stone Quarry; res. Prescott, Leb. Co., Pa.; Soldier in World War, being in France; Luth.; 3 ch.: VIII Lloyd Moses Light, b. Jan. 15, 1921; H.S. student. VIII Martha Elva Light, b. Aug. 10, 1924; H.S. student. VIII Grace Emma Light, b. Apr. 13, 1926; school girl. -Moses A. and wife, 1938" VII Moses A. Light's father and grandfather were named Moses, too. Incidentally, VII Moses A. Light was my mother's second cousin. I hope this helps you. Leroy Miller

I discovered several names in the SPAYD line I'm researching who were married in the TRINITY TULPEHOCKEN REFORMED CHURCH during the mid 1850s. The marriages took place in "Jackson Twn." ....... is this a township or Town?? Can someone here tell me the history (location, years of existance, etc.) of this Church? Thanks for any information or leads anyone may be able to offer!!!! ~ Peggy in Illinois peggys@davesworld.net seeking SPAYD, KLINE, KREIDER info

You may want to try the Dauphin County list, as that is where Harrisburg is. But I hope to see the answer as I have lived in or near Harrisburg all my life and can't imagine where that is! -----Original Message----- From: D7CRICKET@aol.com [mailto:D7CRICKET@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:25 PM To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] LAW surname lookup Can anyone tell me where mummys hill in harrisburg is? cricket ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== Check out the Lebanon County PA Historical Society web page: <http://www.leba.net/~history2/>

Check out the Lebanon County Historical Society on Cumberland Street, Route 422 West, between 9th and 10th Streets and the Lebanon County Municipal Building (Courthouse) on south 8th Street. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: ann and harold brightbill <brightbill@lynchburg.net> To: <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 7:34 AM Subject: [PALEBANO] Pennsylvania records > Am going to the Lebanon area for a factfinding trip the second week of > November and was wondering if someone could tell me where good places are > that have the various records for research--census,marriage,birth,death etc. > in the Lebanon area. I know the state library in Harrisburg has them but I > would like to stay in the Lebanon/Palmyra area. Thanks > > > ==== 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> >