You bet. Although it's hard tracking down my ARMS family, I did find from the census that my 2g grandfather, Augustus Arms, was a cabinet maker in Danville, PA. I later found the following in 'Danville, The Bicentennial History:' (1850-1875) "New furniture could be had from Augustus Arms, the oldest furniture dealer in Danville, who had established his business in 1840 and dealt in parlor and chamber suites, mattresses and mirrors. Arms, also an undertaker, had a large supply of coffins, caskets, shrouds and funeral articles, and two fine hearses." I haven't yet found anyone who was into weaving, however. Charlie Parks Alexandria, VA der@redrose.net wrote: > > Someone has shared with me that undertakers in the 1800s were actually > "furniture salesmen" for lack of a better word or phrase - that they would > have been carpenters or makers of furniture first and then had the > "funeral parlor" in their "store" where they made the casket. ( My husband > is a descendant of the ROHLANDs who had the ROHLAND Funeral Home.) Can > someone verify or discount this story? > > This question is two-fold. Additionally, can someone explain a weaver's > pattern book to me? I have had the incredible fortune to find a weaver's > pattern book that ended up in a University library where my husband's > cousin just happens to be a professor. Now what are the odds of that > happening?? :-) I also found an original deed for this ancestor in an > historical society, so had them copy it with his original signature, > compared the two signatures (pattern book with deed signature) and they > matched.This is my success story of the day!! :-) The occupation question > is important, however, in that it points to the correct ROHLAND immigrant. > The ROHLAND whom I suspect of being the immigrant ancestor, was a weaver, > per tax records and deeds. Was this usually passed down from father to > son in the 1700s? (mid 1700s) or did a man ever apprentice another man's > son as a weaver? > > Thanks to anyone who can answer either of my questions. > > 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!