April 16, 1949 PLAINS TWP. Stanley Petroski, 2 Union St. SCOUTS TO SPONSOR EGG HUNT MONDAY Boy Scouts of St. Joseph's parish, Hudson, will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt on Monday at 2 p.m. The hunt will be open to all the children of St. Joseph's parochial school. The affair will be under direction of the committee in charge of scouting at St. Joseph's parish. Joseph LEVANDOWSKI is scoutmaster, Frank BARON, Vincent YANAITIS, Andrew LOFERSKI, and John LAVIX, committeemen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOUTS PASS TESTS FOR ADVANCEMENT During the past two weeks Carl CARTER, assisted by Thomas HART and Joseph LEVANDOWSKI, scoutmaster, reviewed and passed the entire troup of St. Joseph's parish, Hudson, in Scout advancement. The following scouts passed their examinations: star scout, Thomas NORCZYK; first class, Carl PILECKI, Leonard PATRONIK, Bob NERBECKI, Frank KLUK, Stanley CIECHACKI, Jerome LECHLINSKI, Joseph WOLCZYK; second class, John KOZIK, Edward TABAKA, Raymond NORCZYK, Joseph KRUSZYNSKI, Edmund CASTELLANI; tenderfoot, Joseph MARCHLINSKI, Walter and Joseph ROMAN, Thomas KOLODJIESKI, Raymond ZIELINSKI, Joseph and Edward REMBIS, John TOMCZAK. The scouters will be presented with medals at a ceremony Friday night, April 22 at 7. Parents of scouters are asked to be present to make these awards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIEFS James SHEEHAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. James SHEEHAN, xx East Carey street, student at Temple University, is spending the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs . Leon PETROSKI, Derby, Conn., daughters Patricia, Roberta, and Geraldine, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph PETROSKI, xx Miner street., Hudson. Mrs. Walter BLUM and son, Richard, and Miss Florence SMITH, of Louisville, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. SMITH and family, xx West Carey street. Edward HENRY, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.Ed. HENRY, Bergh street, is spending the holiday season at home. Attorney, Patrick MORAN, Long Island, N.Y., is spending the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Catherine MORAN, xx School street, Hudson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimberly

I am looking for information concerning Joseph and Elizabeth Walters Hughes of Nanticoke. Joseph and Elizabeth were supposedly born in Pontypridd, Wales and are buried in Nanticke Cemetery. They had nine children with my ancestor being the third, Thomas Hughes. Thomas married Mary Reese at Nanticoke in 1884. My grandfather was their first child, Joseph Hughes, born 1885. He marries Bessie Sims in Nanticoke and the family later moved to Dover, NJ. I would appreciate guidance in locating information about Joseph and Elizabeth Walters Hughes. I belive he first came to Nanticoke about 1874 as the manager of the Hotel Hesser at Prospect and Main, Nanticoke. Bob Bailey

Dennis, I have information on the Sonn's from Hazleton on my website at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8633 Can you provide additional data? Dennis Milton wrote: > I am trting to research my family from Hazelton. > > My grandmother, Sarah Jane Sonn, was born in (Oct?) 1877 in Hazelton. > Her parents were Jesse and Mary Sonn. The family lived at 334 E. Broad St. > > Jesse was born in 1856 and died in (August?) 1929. > I do not know anything about Mary (birth, death, maiden name.) She was born in Wales in 1857 or 1858, but I can't track her immigration because I don't know her maiden name. However, I know they were strong members of the Episcopal Church there. I think one of the children was a minister there just after the turn of the century. > > According to the 1860 census, I believe Jesse's parents were Levy Sonn (Sohn?) and Sarah. Levy was a butcher from Germany. > > I do not know where Levy was from in Germany, and don't know how to track his immigration records. > > Sarah (Levy's wife) was supposedly descended from a Revolutionary War vet. > > Any information of any of these people would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you for your time. > > Dennis Milton > dmilton200@home.com > > ==== PALUZERN Mailing List ==== > Did you know that Luzerne County Genweb is Now Searchable?

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Fri, Mar 14, 1890 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: JOHN ZURIS, Nanticoke ANNA MITAL, Nanticoke AUGUST MILLER, Hazleton ANNIE M SARTORIS, Hazleton DIVORCE REQUEST: WILLIAM D HOUSE today asked the court that he be divorced from his wife who deserted him ten years ago and has since persisted in that desertion although he was a kind and loving husband ADOPTION: The court today granted a petition of JEREMIAH HEALY to adopt JOHN LAUGAN, Jr whose mother is dead. He will hereafter be known as JOHN HEALY. DEATHS: A MAC NUTT, of this city, has been informed of the death of his brother, EZRA MAC NUTT, of Philadelphia. Deceased was 66 years of age and was related to GEORGE and ISAIAH LEACH, of Wilkes-Barre JOHN T POWER, who was killed in the Lake Shore, NY accident last week was a brother of JAMES POWER, the father of Miss HELEN POWER, who died in this city a short time ago of typhoid fever. Mrs POWER is still at the residence of Mrs ANDREW LEE and her husband has gone to the scene of the accident to secure the body of his brother. JOHN HARMAN, a native of Wilkes-Barre, and recently a private in Co. K, US Cavalry, stationed at Fort Sill, was recently killed by the accidental discharge of a gun Mrs LYDIA MOFFITT, of Carbondale, mother of WILLIAM MOFFITT, of Wilkes-Barre, and mother also of JAMES MOFFITT, formerly curate at St Mary’ s, died on Wednesday night. CHARLES CASTNER, 26 years of age, died at the home of his father WM. CASTNER, ex-supervisor of Plymouth township, yesterday. The ailment was pneumonia. The funeral will occur tomorrow. FUNERAL: The funeral of Mrs W J SMURL, of Parsons, will occur tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock with services in the M E Church. Interment in Forty Fort. MINE INJURIES: JOHN, better known as “SANDY”, CONNELL, had his leg broken by a fall of top rock in No. 4 D & H colliery yesterday JOHN TODD was injured yesterday in the Parrish colliery. He was engaged driving a team of mules and one of them fell on him. BRIEFS: J R COOLBAUGH is expected home tomorrow from Baltimore, where he has been visiting his daughter, Mrs Dr HODGDON ROBERT W FERNIE, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, has abandoned his ranch business in Kansas, and is now engaged in finishing a magnificent new opera house in Denver Col, which was begun some time ago by his brother. The historical dwelling, on North Franklin Street, now occupied by the family of the late B G CARPENTER, will be torn down in the spring and a handsome modern dwelling be erected in its place. It was once the property of Judge GILDERSLEEVE, who was a prominent member of the Underground Railway. The concealed trap doors, which were used for the benefit of runaway slaves who were in hiding, can still be seen. Ed, Phoenix

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I am trting to research my family from Hazelton. My grandmother, Sarah Jane Sonn, was born in (Oct?) 1877 in Hazelton. Her parents were Jesse and Mary Sonn. The family lived at 334 E. Broad St. Jesse was born in 1856 and died in (August?) 1929. I do not know anything about Mary (birth, death, maiden name.) She was born in Wales in 1857 or 1858, but I can't track her immigration because I don't know her maiden name. However, I know they were strong members of the Episcopal Church there. I think one of the children was a minister there just after the turn of the century. According to the 1860 census, I believe Jesse's parents were Levy Sonn (Sohn?) and Sarah. Levy was a butcher from Germany. I do not know where Levy was from in Germany, and don't know how to track his immigration records. Sarah (Levy's wife) was supposedly descended from a Revolutionary War vet. Any information of any of these people would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. Dennis Milton dmilton200@home.com

.Does anyone have a breakdown of the social security death index' codes that are often found in the column that lists the last address lived. These codes can be found in these formats (and others): (072) (PE) Thank you, Pat Finnegan-Scala Researching: Horan, Gibbons, Malone, Casey - Pennsylvania Finnegan, Shea and Rahner - New Jersey/New York

HI List, Researching Phebe DAVENPORT PRINGLE, b. 1798? d. 1867? youngest daughter of Thomas DAVENPORT. Regards, Don Stokes New Jersey, the Garden State

Have been trying to find some illusive ancestors. Mattia/Mathew Demelchior and his wife Teresa Pittaluga or Mason (have seen both) who lived in Wilkes-Barre in 1884 to perhaps 1899. Their first two children list Pietro Barby or Bauby as a godparent for one child and Joseph and Rosa Bauby, godparents for the other. Do any of these names sound familiar to anyone. Mathew and Teresa seem to have fallen from the sky, ended up in Middletown, CT, then to PA, and in 1900 are in Massachusetts. Thanks! Joanne

Looking for info on my great grandparent Mr. Charles Charnetski-does not list wife's name-had the following children Lottie Charnetski born 8-22-1894, Catherine, Anthony,Leo and Edward. My grandmother Lottie was born in Nanticoke however the family then moved to Plains,PA. I have no further info on this line-if anyone can help please contact me.

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Mar 13, 1890 PRESBYTERIAN PEWS: A large, interested and monied audience met at the First Presbyterian church last evening to secure pews prior to the opening of the handsome house of worship which will occur on Easter Sunday. A more determined lot of men and women it would be hard to find. Their object was to secure a good seat and when it is understood that the pews sold last evening will in all probability not change hands for half a century their eagerness to become the posssessors of good pews is readily excused. Mr I P HAND arose and opened the meeting by calling upon GEORGE BEDFORD to make some necessary explanations. Mr BEDFORD said that the prices put upon the pews were not larger, and in some instances not as large as, other churches, and that the price bid over and above the regular rental for the privilege of a choice would go toward reducing the debt. At the close, very few seats were left. The following is an accurate list of the buyers and the pew numbers: BUYER PEW # BUYER PEW # Judge WOODWARD 78 Dr GUTHRIE 18 Dr J A MURPHY 16 Ex-Gov HOYT 21 J C PHELPS 35 Col. DORRANCE 86 ISAAC THOMAS 84 Mrs R B RICKETTS 32 R J FLICK 83 A J DAVIS 30 J R WRIGHT 36 ROBERT AYRES 14 J R COOLBAUGH 88 Dr HOLLISTER 3 Capt T C PARKER 117 J W HOLLENBACK 62 C W BIXBY 61 J I LABAGH 54 THOMAS RIPPARD 54 H H HARVEY 79 Mrs H A FULLER 74 H W BLAKE 19 CALVIN PARSONS 31 ALEXANDER FARNHAM 33 N P H HAGUS 116 F C STURGES 114 Prof H C DAVIS 15 N P JORDAN 7 J V DARLING 81 Mrs G M REYNOLDS 23 J W RAEDER 53 RICHARD SHARPE 39 Col. STURDEVANT 55 T H ATHERTON 37 WILLIAM STODDART 77 W S MCLEAN 38 LEE STEARNS 119 E H CHASE 107 HENRY W DUNNING 9 Prof POTTER 50 Dr YOUNG 13 L J FOGEL 75 W B DOW 76 JOHN LANING 65 ISAAC P HAND 17 C P HUNT 59 ALEXANDER DICK 56 W M SHOEMAKER 63 ED. SHORTZ 57 M B HOUPT 58 Mrs J W HILLMAN 20 Mrs S B VAUGHN 29 W J HARVEY 27 SHELDON REYNOLDS 25 GEO H PARRISH 82 Misses ALEXANDER 80 GEORGE R BEDFORD 28 C F MURRAY 22 JAMES RUTTER 5 Dr DAVIS 8 W W BROWN 10 D SMITH 11 G W COLIAMER 12 N RUTTER 24 Mrs PFOUTS 36 Pastor 50 CHARLES EHRETT 41 J G MARTIN 42 Dr TAYLOR 43 S J TONKINS 44 W B MITCHELL 49 G W SNYDER 52 L M THOMAS 60 I A STEARNS 64 C E CAMP 66 JOHN STODDARD 67 A O LEMERIS 68 L B LANDMESSER 69 F L BUTLER 71 L G BROWN 72 W J RICHARDS 76 HARRY STODDARD 87 A M BRYDEN 89 ARNELD BERTIES 90 J BEESLER 93 MAY WEIR 94 LOUIS LANDMESSER 95 W W LANCE 96 ASHER MINER 97 C H GILLAM 98 E A HANCE 99 T H PHILLIPS 100 Mrs J L MINER 101 H E SPAYD 102 S L MOORE 103 LOUISE LAZARUS 104 A E WAIT 105 E L SCOTT 106 H W FRENCH 109 F A DUMOISE 110 Dr M WELLER 111 J S MILLER 112 LEE STEARNS 113 DAVID AYERS 115 Dr O F HARVEY 118 W L PARSONS 120 A W BETTERLY 121 G L PALMER 122 S H LYNCH 123 Dr URQUHART 124 C S BECK 134 Mrs BEHEE 135 J G TARBERG 147 R B HOWELL 148 HOMMEDIEU-HOWELL 156 D WALCOTT 170 MCCLINTOCKS 85 MCCLINTOCKS 34 E C FRANK 4 (Condensed: all names were included, only the prices and premiums paid were omitted)

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Mar 13, 1890 PRESBYTERIAN PEWS: a lengthly list is contained in a 2d email listing the names of the original pew holders at the First Presbyterian church MARRIAGE: Rev HARRIS LEWIS, of this city, officiated at the wedding of his brother-in-law, JACOB M KAPLAN, to Miss FLORA COHEN, in Scranton, on Tuesday. Other Wilkes-Barre guests were MARKS SAULSBERG, JOSEPH LEFFSON and N. LEFFSON. DEATHS: JEREMAIH SHEA, son of PATRICK SHEA, of Diamond Patch, was killed a few minutes after twelve o’clock today at the switchyard of the L & S R R just above Market Street. The boys are in the habit of stealing rides while the cars are being shifted from one track to another, and they had been warned by the yardmen of the great danger they were placing themselves in by so doing. While the switch engine today was changing some freight cars, young SHEA, who was about 15 years of age, who was on top of a house car, undertook to climb down at rear end and lost his footing and fell under the car and was instantly killed. The body was taken to his father’s home a short time after the accident. Mrs WM. J SMURL, of Parsons, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness. She is survived by a husband and six children. >From Pittston: Mrs MARTIN CAWLEY, an old resident of Broad Street, died yesterday morning at two o’clock, of consumption, from which she had been suffering for a long time. Deceased was about 45 years of age and leaves a husband and four children. Funeral Friday and interment in Market Street Cemetery. In Pittson Mar 12, BRIDGET, wife of MARTIN CAWLEY, aged 43 years C K MARSH, at Cocoa Florida, whither he had gone about three months ago for his health. The ailment was of a pulmonary nature, with which Mr MARSH had suffered more or less for several years. Deceased had for the long period of 20 years been a conductor on the Lehigh Valley RR, and a pleasant, obliging, and respected official, popular with the patrons of the road and much thought of by management. Mr MARSH was about 42 years old and is survived by a widow and one son, HARRY, 15 years old. Mrs MARSH is a daughter of the late Judge OSTERHOUT, of Tunkhannock. She is now on her way to Wilkes-Barre with the body, and interment will be made here. Deceased held an insurance for $2000 in the Knights of Honor. In Upper Pittston Mar 11, of paralysis, Mrs CAROLINE HELLER, aged 72 years FRONT PAGE EDITORIAL: HELP THE NEEDY: Several times of late the Leader has referred in both local and editorial columns to the distress so prevalent among the poor of the city and how great an opportunity is just now afforded for charitable work. There has probably been no period during the history of the city during the past decade that so much privation has existed. Though there is so much distress hereabout, the people of Wilkes-Barre are abundantly able and willing to relieve it. Experience has shown it in many ways. The organized charitable and missionary societies are doing a splendid work, but it is doubtful if they have the means at their disposal to meet all the requirements, either in the way of workers, of money, or of provisions. So also the churches are doing what they can to relieve suffering among their own people. It has remained for the [Wilkes-Barre] Record of this morning to suggest a practical scheme, which may if carried out accomplish a great deal of good. The idea is advanced that there should be a central storeroom where clothing and provisions could be sent, and from where distribution can be made under the auspices of the charity committee. The matter is too important to be lightly passed over. There is penury, want, and suffering all around this city’s suburbs, and now is the time to relieve it in so far as it may be possible. The Leader will be willing and anxious to aid in any suitable measure, which may be adopted. (CONDENSED) BRIEFS: Wilkes-Barre needs more factories The Empire colliery has again resumed There are a good many houses to rent about town The streets are daily filled with idle men >From Pittston: The Pennsylvania Coal Co. will pay their employees tomorrow. Pay day in this vicinity does not amount to much nowadays. COMMENTS FROM THE EDITORIAL PAGE: WILKES-BARRE’S manufacturing industries are all paying. The only fault to be found is that they are not sufficient in number The shortage in the coal output of this region last year, which did so much to depress business hereabout, will not be an unmixed evil, if, as now seems likely, it shall lead to the giving of greater attention to the importance of manufactures. If we can pluck the flower from the misfortune, we will have been blessed by it. Ed, Phoenix

If someone has access please lookup my Sanangelo / Santangelo family. Have seen it spelled both ways. Joseph, Carmella, Mary,Caroline, Nicholas( was a published cartoonist in PA) Pittston area. Thank you, George

I have been going threw my notes I had taken over the phone with my late Mother and found this name I am not sure of the spelling but it sounded like CAROLLAS or COROLLAS Mom did not know the Spelling just that she remembered that her mother had talked about her father (Michael O'Hara) having a relative by that name she though an Aunt. Michael O'Hara born 1832 Sligo Ireland Married to Mary Howley live in 1880 at 1107 Pittston Ave. Sister Barbara McDermott (Mrs.Owen) had 11 children one was a Minnie Moss Sister Bridget Mrs. Walch (Any Spelling) Sister Cecilia (Mrs. Patrick Connolly [spelt also with an E) Family was in Omaha NB by 1980 at least some of them. Any Connections Patti Moore Lininger Yelm, WA

Does anyone know which ED was used in the 1880 census for the Miners Mills area? ron

The world war casualties list from Richard Reese is very helpful. Thanks. Lois inMalibu

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Mar 12, 1890 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: H KORBER, Wilkes-Barre CAROLINE SCHOMSTINE, Wilkes-Barre H J MOYER, Dorrance LIZZIE C STINE, Dorrance DEATHS: Mrs JANE JOB, formerly of Harleigh, and relict of JAMES JOB, died yesterday at the residence of her son, ROBERT BYLE, in Dorrancetown, aged 70. Funeral on Friday and interment in Hazleton VALENTINE SEIGEL, aged 83, of Oregon Street, died at his home yesterday of general debility. Deceased was a native of Bavaria. He came to America about 1840, and has lived in Wilkes-Barre since 1860. Rev Conrad Keuhn, Pastor of St Paul's German Lutheran Church, of which the deceased was a member, will conduct the funeral services at the house Thursday at 2:30 p.m.. Interment in Hollenback cemetery. GEORGE H VOORHIS died last evening at his residence on South Franklin Street of paralysis of the brain after an illness of several weeks. He was 62 years of age and had been a resident of this city for 21 years. A widow and three children, BURTON, and CLAYTON VOORHIS, and Mrs W H NICHOLAS, survive him. His brothers and sisters are: CHARLES VOORHIS, of Cassopolis, Mich; Mrs SAMUEL HARKNESS, and Mrs O P HARKNESS, Springfield, Pa.; WM. E VOORHIS, Smithfield, Pa; HARRISON VOORHIS, Athens, Pa. Services will be held at the house tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The remains will be taken to Smithfield, Pa Friday morning, where interment will take place in the family plot. (condensed) >From Parsons: JAMES STAPLES, of Kamball Street, who died Tuesday last of pneumonia, has resided in this vicinity fourteen years. >From Parsons: JOHN MEICKEL, one of Parson's most influential Republicans, who died on Monday, leaves a wife and four children In Frogtown Mar 8, of paralysis, ANTHONY BOOS, aged 58 years In West Pittston Mar 10, of convulsions, JAMES R, son of Mr and Mrs STACKHOUSE, aged 2 years In Laflin Mar 9, Miss MARY FASNAUGHT, aged 86 years In Wilkes-Barre Mar 11, Mrs CAROLINE HELLERS, aged 72, of paralysis In Smithville Mar 11, Mrs MICHAEL A WELSH, aged 65 BRIEFS: Mrs J R KENNEDY, widow of the well-known caterer, has purchased the Scranton Dairy Kitchen from D M HESSLER, and will hereafter conduct the business. Coroner Pier and Mine Inspector McDonald were in Luzerne Borough yesterday investigating the death of JAMES POLEN, aged 17, who was drawn into the machinery at the Black Diamond colliery, Mar 6, and crushed to death. >From Dallas: Mrs NULTON, widow of the late ISAAC NULTON, has sold her farm to THERON FERGUSON, and permanently settled herself in Shavertown, having purchased a lot and built a house thereon in which she now resides. >From Parsons: Mrs J LADNER and daughter ANNIE have removed to Philadelphia Ed, Phoenix

Good morning all~would anyone know what/where is the "Baptist & Universalist Cemetery" would be? Thanks, Curly _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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