Thought some of you might enjoy these. There's also a mention of an epitaph from Uniontown, PA for you Fayette Listers. It reminds you of how creative people were back then when coming up with a suitable (or humorous) parting statement about the deceased.. Enjoy! ========= Actual epitaphs from gravestones ... On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: Here lies Ezekial Aikle Age 102 The Good Die Young. In a London, England cemetery: Ann Mann Here lies Ann Mann, Who lived an old maid But died an old Mann. Dec. 8, 1767 In a Ribbesford, England, cemetery: (Note: I loved this one <grin>) Anna Wallace The children of Israel wanted bread And the Lord sent them manna, Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, And the Devil sent him Anna. Playing with names in a Ruidoso, New Mexico, cemetery: Here lies Johnny Yeast Pardon me For not rising. Memory of an accident in a Uniontown, Pennsylvania cemetery: Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake Stepped on the gas Instead of the brake. In a Silver City, Nevada, cemetery: Here lays Butch, We planted him raw. He was quick on the trigger, But slow on the draw. A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: Sacred to the memory of my husband John Barnes who died January 3, 1803 His comely young widow, aged 23, has many qualifications of a good wife, and yearns to be comforted. (ed: guess they did not have personnal ads then) A lawyer's epitaph in England: Sir John Strange Here lies an honest lawyer, And that is Strange. Someone determined to be anonymous in Stowe, Vermont: I was somebody. Who, is no business Of yours. Lester Moore was a Wells, Fargo Co. station agent for Naco, Arizona in the cowboy days of the 1880's. He's buried in the Boot Hill Cemetry in Tombtone, Arizona: Here lies Lester Moore Four slugs from a .44 No Les No More. In a Georgia cemetery: "I told you I was sick!" John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, England, cemetery: Reader if cash thou art In want of any Dig 4 feet deep And thou wilt find a Penny. On Margaret Daniels grave at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia: She always said her feet were killing her but nobody believed her. In a cemetery in Hartscombe, England: On the 22nd of June - Jonathan Fiddle - Went out of tune. Anna Hopewell's grave in Enosburg Falls, Vermont has an epitaph that sounds like something from a Three Stooges movie: Here lies the body of our Anna Done to death by a banana It wasn't the fruit that laid her low But the skin of the thing that made her go. More fun with names with Owen Moore in Battersea, London, England: Gone away Owin' more Than he could pay. Someone in Winslow, Maine didn't like Mr. Wood: In Memory of Beza Wood Departed this life Nov. 2, 1837 Aged 45 yrs. Here lies one Wood Enclosed in wood One Wood Within another. The outer wood Is very good: We cannot praise The other. On a grave from the 1880's in Nantucket, Massachusetts: Under the sod and under the trees Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. He is not here, there's only the pod: Pease shelled out and went to God. The grave of Ellen Shannon in Girard, Pennsylvania is almost a consumer tip: Who was fatally burned March 21, 1870 by the explosion of a lamp filled with "R.E. Danforth's Non-Explosive Burning Fluid" Oops! Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: Born 1903--Died 1942 Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was. In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: Here lies an Atheist All dressed up And no place to go. In a cemetary in England: Remember man, as you walk by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so shal you be, Remember this and follow me. To which someone replied by writing on the tombstome: To follow you I'll not consent, Until I know which way you went. ===== Note: My mother selected this last one for the tombstone of my niece. She was 8 yrs. old when she died in 1976. The last line was a little different (something like "take up the cross and follow me"). She also used a familiar quote from "Crossing the Bar" for my father's stone. But then she's an old fashioned Southerner and parting words on a stone were a big thing for them. Mary GLOD Hervey ~~~~~~~~~~~ meglod@micronet.net genmail@micronet.net mhervey@micronet.net GLOD surname queries at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/glo/Glod Family info at: http://genweb.net/~rayglod

Looking for anyone working on this line.....thanks...Susan

We found a framed High School Diploma and I'm trying to find the family it belongs to. It is a large 12"x16" document in a frame. Information on the High School diploma: Harrisburg Public Schools William Penn High School This certifies that Mildred Isabelle Shoop having completed the ....... and so on.... graduated.. 28th day of January, 1937 I'm assuming that Shoop is her maiden name and I'm hoping that someone out there knows this family. I'd like to get this document out to them. It is in incredibly great shape and nicely framed. It was found inside a piano that was bought used ten years ago, just moved it from it's original spot in our house yesterday. How it got in there is beyond me. Mary GLOD Hervey ~~~~~~~~~~~ meglod@micronet.net genmail@micronet.net mhervey@micronet.net GLOD surname queries at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/glo/Glod Family info at: http://genweb.net/~rayglod

My roommate finally decided to sell the piano that's been sitting in her dining room for the last ten years (none of us play it), and she was holding the hunk of furniture for someone who needed a parking spot for it "temporarily." This other person bought it via the Lebanon Merchandiser and it's been sitting here ever since. Anyway, when we moved it away from the wall, a framed diploma fell to the floor in the back of the piano. It is a large 12"x16" document in a frame. Information on the High School diploma: Harrisburg Public Schools William Penn High School This certifies that Mildred Isabelle Shoop having completed the ....... and so on.... 28th day of January, 1937 I'm wondering if anyone knows who this belongs to, or if there are decendants of Mildred Isabelle Shoop who would like to claim this diploma. Mary GLOD Hervey ~~~~~~~~~~~ meglod@micronet.net genmail@micronet.net mhervey@micronet.net GLOD surname queries at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/glo/Glod Family info at: http://genweb.net/~rayglod

>Delivered-To: ltmiller@mail.ptd.net >Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 02:35:20 -0700 (PDT) >X-From_: Songvs@aol.com Tue May 25 02:35:19 1999 >From: Songvs@aol.com >Old-Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 05:34:33 EDT >Subject: (no subject) >To: PALEBANO-l-request@rootsweb.com >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Status: U >X-Diagnostic: Unprocessed > >I am looking for ancestors of my gggrandmother, Louisa hartman, born about >1914, in Lebanon County.She maarried Benewell Fisher in 1840 an d had a >daughter, Hannah, born in 1838 >sincerely >Virginia Songer >

Hi Donna, Here's an interesting find. GIF images of all the Stark Co. 1850 census records. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/stark/census/1850/ If you know the township, the page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohstark/census.htm lists the range of pages for each township. Also the Stark Co., OH Rootsweb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohstark/ has lots of great information on research sources. Philip Fees in Colorado   Visit the FIES/FEES Family History Research Site http://www.fies-fees.org   Visit the FIES/FEES RootsWeb Board http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Fees > -----Original Message----- > From: der@redrose.net [mailto:der@redrose.net] > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 9:07 AM > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PALEBANO-L] Migration to OH from PA > > > Hi all, > > I have noted that a number of my husband's lines seem to have "migrated" > to Stark County, OH around the 1830s. Does anyone know what the > "draw" was > of Stark County, OH at this time? Thanks. > > Regards, > Donna Ristenbatt > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > der@redrose.net > Visit: ON THE TRAIL OF OUR ANCESTORS > http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ships' Lists, PA and Mennonite Research Corner, > Dutch Research Corner, Cemetery Lists, > Rev. War Loyalists, Finding a Civil War Ancestor, > Many Surnames and More! > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Thanks so much for joining the Lebanon County PA mailing list! >

My Grandfather Oscar Wm. Fahler b. 27 June 1875 in North Lebanen twp. Lebanen Co. PA was baptised by the Rev. Charles H. Leinbach on the 8 Oct 1876. His father was William Fahler and mother was Emma Swope, daughter of John Swope. Requesting information on any of the above and especially interested in what church Rev. Leinbach might be affilated with and what years. Jerry McKnight

I have a lot on Stein/Stine in Berks Co. I have two Margaretha who might fit your gal. Berks Co Wills for John Stein who died 1810, names wife Christina and dau Margaretha. I'd need to look up more on John's will if this interests you. Secondly, Margaretta, sponsors dau of Catharine Mies in 1828 at the Moravian Church, Bethel twp, Lebanon Co. Other gals by that or anglicized name are too early or are married to other than Bender. Only Bender I have is Johannes, s/o Johan of Warwick, who married Anna Margaret Berger 15 Jun 1762 at Trinity Luth, New Holland, Lancaster Co. Will you let me know your Stein info so I can add it to my files. I descend frm the Jacob Stein who is written up in the Berks Co History. Cathy Berger JYurchuck@aol.com wrote: > Looking for the parents of Margretha Stein Lebanon/Berks Co > Jonestown area? > Descendants of Margretha Stein > > 1 Margretha Stein 1796 - 1870 > .. +Johannes Bender 1782 - 1857 > ..... 2 Louisa Bender 1831 - 1909 > ......... +David Herring 1826 - 1900 > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Found any good sites lately? We'd sure like to know about them!

Nelson Indeed! Thank you for writing Best regards, Marc >> Present-day Lebanon AND Berks Cos have a Heidelberg Tp >> >> Were both of them considered Heidelberg Tp, Lancaster Co in >> mid-1700's? >> >> Since Berks was est. 1752, if I find a Heidelberg Tp, Lancaster >after >> 1752, >> does that mean it was the Heidelberg in Lebanon Co >> and not the one in Berks? > >////////////////////////////////////////////// > >Hello Marc, > >You present an interesting puzzle! > >According to PENNSYLVANIA LINE, p. 295, Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co. was >formed in 1734 while a part of Lancaster Co.; and Heidelberg Twp., >Lebanon Co. was formed in 1757 while a part of Lancaster Co. > >The way I figure it, the Heidelberg Twp. in Berks Co. must have been >in >that portion of Lancaster Co. taken off to help form Berks Co. in >1752. >Evidently a Heidelberg Twp. newly formed in Lancaster Co. in 1757 fell >into Lebanon Co. with the latter's formation in 1813. > >I believe you have answered your own question correctly in the last >sentence of your query. > >I feel relieved there was not a third Heidelberg Twp. formed in >Lancaster Co. after 1813, or this puzzle might just go on and on!(:D) > >Nelson ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi all-- Present-day Lebanon AND Berks Cos have a Heidelberg Tp Were both of them considered Heidelberg Tp, Lancaster Co in mid-1700's? Since Berks was est. 1752, if I find a Heidelberg Tp, Lancaster after 1752, does that mean it was the Heidelberg in Lebanon Co and not the one in Berks? I appreciate any clarification Marc My PA families: Mary Cath Steiner BATDORF bc1790, Wm FRANTZ bc1750, Saml PETER b c 1821, Maryann SWARTZ b1821, Cath UMBERHAUER b1790, Peter BATDORF bc1789-93, Sarah A C/KULP b1844, Michael GOODMAN b 1800 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi all-- I am seeking anyone with info on how to find the following books of Berks/Lebanon Co, PA: (I do not have net access) * Reed (Reith's) Lutheran Ch Records * Host, Lower Tulpehocken Church Records * Trinity Lutheran Ch Records (Lebanon Co) * Christ Lutheran Ch Records (Stouchsburg) * Little Tulpehocken Ch Rec (Northkill) * Millbach Ch Recoreds (Lebanon Co) * Blue Mt (Zion) Ch Records (Northkill) Thanks, Marc My PA families: Mary Cath Steiner BATDORF bc1790, Wm FRANTZ bc1750, Saml PETER b c 1821, Maryann SWARTZ b1821, Cath UMBERHAUER b1790, Peter BATDORF bc1789-93, Sarah A C/KULP b1844, Michael GOODMAN b 1800 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Looking for the parents of Margretha Stein Lebanon/Berks Co Jonestown area? Descendants of Margretha Stein 1 Margretha Stein 1796 - 1870 .. +Johannes Bender 1782 - 1857 ..... 2 Louisa Bender 1831 - 1909 ......... +David Herring 1826 - 1900

If anyone has any information on the following, I would love to hear from you. Isabella FETTER born: 2-11-1858 died: 12-23-1875 buried: Schaefferstown Cemetery, Lebanon County Father: Levi FETTER Mother: Lovina MATTHEWS married: Monroe ECKERT (I have no dates) Monroe and Isabella had a son Levi ECKERT. Isabella died while in childbirth. I found her son Levi Eckert, age 4, in the 1880 census of Lebanon County living with his grandparents Levi and Lovina Fetter. I am trying to find out what happened to Levi ECKERT. If anyone is researching Monroe and or Levi ECKERT please email me at LKaz@aol.com Thank You, Lisa

Susan, You might also check for Bauer (German for farmer). Pauer sounds like Power, which is how they spelled the names in the older records. And the German P and B got interchanged all the time. Bob > I always knew my ggg grandmothers as being Christine Powers...but > in a church > record it states Christina Pauer....would this have to do with being > German????...thanks...Susan

I always knew my ggg grandmothers as being Christine Powers...but in a church record it states Christina Pauer....would this have to do with being German????...thanks...Susan

Sherry, This is Hochdeutsch (High German), not Pennsylvania Dutch. I suppose all pastors were expected to speak that way or at least write that way. wurden or nurden or murden getraut den 20 October 1855 wurden getraut den 20 October 1855 were married the 20th of October (strange that October is in English. It is Oktober auf Deutsch) This is a form that exceeds my two years of Geman study - I think it is future perfect and literally means "will have been married". I would have said "war getraut" - but then again I am no pro at translation or proper German. You can safely say "were married". Paul Prof. Paul F. Gerhart Voice Phone: (216) 368-2045 Weatherhead School of Management Secretary: (216) 368-5001 Case Western Reserve University FAX: (216) 368-4785 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7235 -----Original Message----- From: Sasharysch@aol.com [mailto:Sasharysch@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 2:00 PM To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALEBANO-L] German Translation Hi All, I know basically that this is a wedding/marriage listed in the family bible. Can anyone tell me exactly what these words mean. Frank STAHLE und Louise CHRIST wurden or nurden or murden getraut den 20 October 1855 von Pfarrer William A. GOOD in Reading, Berks County in Pennsylvania, in Nord Amarika Thanks, Sherry Staley ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== Check out the Lebanon County PA Historical Society web page: <http://www.leba.net/~history2/>

Hi all--I was at the library today Found some more STEINER & BATDORF info I'll pass it along: 1758, Heidelberg Tp Martin BATDORF Geo. Peter Batdorf 1771 Tax, Heidelberg Tp Martin Batdorf--100 a Peter Batdorf--80 a No Steiners listed 1772 Tax, Heidelberg Tp Martin Batdorf--100 a Peter Batdorf--90 a Frederick STAHNER--75 a 1773 Tax, Heidelberg Tp Martin Batdorf--100 a Peter Batdorf--50 a Peter Batdorf Jr--50 a Frederick STEINER--50 a 1776, Heidelberg Tp Peter Batdorf Jr, Overseer of Roads 1779 Tax, Heidelberg Tp Martin Batdorf--100 a Peter Batdorf--100 a Peter Batdorf Jr--100 a Frederick Steiner--50 a 1781, Heidelberg Tp Peter Batdorf--110 a Peter Batdorf Jr--160 a 1782, Heidelberg Tp Martin Batdorf--124 a Peter Batdorf--110 a Peter Batdorf Jr--160 a Frederick STONER--180 a 1784, Heidelberg Tp Peter Batdorf, Overseer of Roads Frederick Steiner, Overseer of Poor 1785, Heidelberg Tp Frederick Steiner, Overseer of Poor 1790 Census, Dauphin Co, PA Frederick STINER 1-0-2 " " 2-2-7 Peter POTTIERF 2-1-2 " " 2-2-2 References: * History of Lebanon Co, PA * Pa Archives Series * 1790 Pa Census Index I am seeking info on this Frederick STEINER Thank you, Marc My PA families: Mary Cath Steiner BATDORF bc1790, Wm FRANTZ bc1750, Saml PETER b c 1821, Maryann SWARTZ b1821, Cath UMBERHAUER b1790, Peter BATDORF bc1789-93, Sarah A C/KULP b1844, Michael GOODMAN b 1800 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Thanks to all who responded, especially Michael, this is exactly what I was looking for!!!! Sherry ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In a message dated 5/22/99 2:41:22 PM Central Daylight Time, mbshafer@telerama.lm.com writes: << Hi Sherry, Diggin way back about 30 years to my high school German I would say it means: Frank STAHLE and Louise CHRIST were properly married October 20, 1855 by minister William A. Good in Reading, Berks Co. in Pennsylvania in North America. The German verb "trauen" means to marry and in German the "ge" prefix and "t" ending (getraut) make it past tense as in the English "married." The word you have in question is most likely wurden (umlauted u). Wurde (umauted U) literally means "dignity" thus the phrase "wurden getraut" meaning married with dignity or in English phrasing "properly married." As I mentioned its been a while but this should be at least very close to the actual meaning. Best Regards, Michael Shafer Schäffer Wood Works >>

On Sat, 22 May 1999 13:59:37 EDT Sasharysch@aol.com writes: >Hi All, >I know basically that this is a wedding/marriage listed in the family >bible. >Can anyone tell me exactly what these words mean. > >Frank STAHLE und Louise CHRIST >wurden getraut den 20 October 1855 >von Pfarrer William A. GOOD in Reading, >Berks County in Pennsylvania, in Nord Amarika > >Thanks, >Sherry Staley > Frank Stahle and Louise Christ were married October 0, 1855 by Pastor William A. Good in Reading, Berks County in Pennsylvania, in North America ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hi All, I know basically that this is a wedding/marriage listed in the family bible. Can anyone tell me exactly what these words mean. Frank STAHLE und Louise CHRIST wurden or nurden or murden getraut den 20 October 1855 von Pfarrer William A. GOOD in Reading, Berks County in Pennsylvania, in Nord Amarika Thanks, Sherry Staley