Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Feb 20, 1890 MARRIAGES: In Pittston Feb 18, by Rev Father Finnen, GEORGE MCNAMARA and Miss MAGGIE GRIFFIN, both of Pittston At the home of the bride's parents in West Pittston, Feb 18 by P S Everett, NORRIS SHAFFER, and Miss MARY BALLINGER, both of West Pittston At White Haven Feb 18, by Rev G M Larned, Mr PHILLIP M HUGHES and Miss MARY J MANN, both of Sandy Run, Pa. Feb 18 by Rev E A Bauer, Mr DANIEL WENDEMUTH, formerly of Hazleton, to Miss CALLIE GIMBLE, now both of Wilkes-Barre MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: W C GIBBON, Drifton GUSSIE MOWERY, Upper Lehigh J R JONES, Miner's Mills JENNIE REESE, Miner's Mills JEFFERSON LEWIS, Plymouth ALICE MUNAY, Plymouth HENRY MILLER, Kingston RUTH GREGORY, Kingston DEATHS: In Sebastopol Feb 19, ANDREW WALSH At Ebervale Feb 18, Mrs MARY E, wife of GEORGE BELL, aged 61 years In West Pittston Feb 18, WALLACE, son of Mr and Mrs WILLIAM HASTON, aged 10 months >From West Pittston: JOHN W CHAPMAN lost a bright little boy, three years old, this morning. The little fellow had been suffering for some days with an abscess on the neck. BRIEFS: >From Kingston: Rev J M HOWELL, of Green Ridge, is spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs C H CHAMBERLIN

I recently found an Evening Leader item of interest to me. However, could anyone tell me where Town Line is/was? Also does anyone know what church the Rev. Mr Hamlin was affilicated with and its location? Thanks for any assistance. Patricia in MD

Hello researchers For those of you that cannot find them. If you visit the LUZERNE COUNTY GENWEB site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/index2.htm Scroll down to Census and you'll find all the enumeration districts from 1850-1910. Tammy Lamb

Hi all, I am new to this list. I am researching the surname BENNINGER, found in Meshoppen, Wyoming Co.. I have joined this list to ask thew following question. I'll beg your understanding, in that although the cemetery is in Wyoming Co., I found the transcription on the Luzerne Co. website. I have finally located the burial of William T. and Emma W. BENNINGER at Overfield Cemetery, thanks to the wonderful transcriber at Luzerne Co.'s website. I would like to find the original burial records, if possible. Does anyone know who to contact? I tried the online yellow pages, without any luck. Thanks so much for any help! Georgeanne In Georgia

Hi list, I have some paperwork handed down that was done by an unknown family member. At the bottom of a family page it states "copied from the family bible by Mrs. Theodore Ross Leighton". I was hoping someone on the list would be familiar with this name as my family was originally from the Luzerne-Wyoming area. I would appreciate any help anyone could give. Researching the names of Payne/Evans in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. Thanks all for a great list site! Marilyn proe170194@aol.com

You all probably know this already but there is a Tillbury Knob in W. Nanticoke.. My grandfather used to tell this local legend of Tillbury Knob while I was growing up. Altho I don't remember anything about it having to do with the Tillbury family, only that was the place where this legend happened. I do remember hiking up to the top and it's or it was a beautiful spot to look down from. But that yearsss ago. Anyhow, if I remember right there is also a road with the Tillbury name so I'm guessing the Tillbury family must've lived there at some time....

A good source for Tillbury's in Luzerne County is the Harvey Book by Oscar Jewell Havey. I also descend from the Tillbury's. My 4 great grandmother was Elizabeth Tillbury. The name originally came from the immigrant Jan Van Theunissen, in 1652/55 to New York . They were from Holland and the named was changed to Van (meaning from) and Tillbury (was the town they were from in Holland) They were in New York and then in New Jersey where they are in the Sussex, Walpack, Dutch Ref. Church. They were in Luzerne County during the Rev. War. donna

Hello researchers I have just added the 1910 Enumeration Districts for Luzerne County. I hope you find it helpful. Tammy Lamb

I just finished adding Annual Report of the Pa Commission of the Soldiers Orphan School. For the Year ending May 31 1897. You can find this by visiting the Luzerne county genweb site and scrolling down to orphans and clicking on Home fo the Friendless Children and going through the articles or by going directly to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/orphan1897.htm This has much information including fathers name, rank, regiment and company. Hope it helps. Tammy

Hi Everyone: I'm looking for information on Mary Tillbury/Tilbury. Probably from the Plymouth area. She was born around 1817 and died 1885. She married Zephaniah Barber ( sometimes spelled Sephaniah ). They had 14 children. Any help would be appreciated on Mary. Would be interested in sharing information. TYIA Pat

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Luzerne County Historical Society's Bishop Memorial Library will be closed beginning Sunday, March 4th through Tuesday, March 13th. The Library will open for regular business at Noon on Wednesday, March 14th. The staff is in the process of cleaning, organizing, and painting, all in an effort to make it more user friendly. They will also be installing new carpeting! The library is located at 49 South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre, and is an excellent source for historians and genealogists. They have thousands of old books, family histories, photographs, maps, and much, much more - dating back hundreds of years. You can reach the Library by calling 570-823-6244 or link to the Society's Web Site from www.folkfinders.com Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Feb 19, 1890 MARRIAGES: A happy wedding party went down to White Haven on the 9 o'clock L V train yesterday morning, consisting mostly of the TUCK family of this city. The event that took them out of town was the marriage of A DEAN TUCK, of Wilkes-Barre, to Miss LOUISA HEINBACH, of White Haven. The bride is a popular schoolteacher, and besides being a charming young lady, has scores of friends. The wedding took place at the bride's residence, Rev H C Hayden officiating. WILL TUCK was best man, and Miss IDA HEIMBACH, the bride's sister, bridesmaid. Mr TUCK is the well-known proprietor of the livery stables on Franklin street. In Plymouth Feb 17, WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM, and Miss JULIA YELLAND, by Rev Daniel Savage, both of Plymouth In Luzerne Feb 12 by Rev F A King, ISAAC B MAJOR and Miss EMMA J BECKER, both of Lehman At Town Line Feb 12 by Rev Mr Hamlin, Dr C A WILKINSON and Miss JENNIE, daughter of Mr and Mrs J D WOODWORTH In Hazleton Feb 18 by Rev Father Smith, A J FEELEY, of New Philadelphia, and Miss MINNIE E LOUGHRAN, of Hazleton WILLIAM H WHITEBREAD to ESTELLA C HONEYWELL, both of Dallas, at the Fair Ground Farm, Dallas, Feb 12 by Rev F Gendall DEATHS: In Truckville Feb 5, Mrs LUCINDA, wife of JAMES PATTERSON, aged 70 In Plymouth Feb 18, MARY JANE STUCKER, age 7 years, of pneumonia In Edwardsville Feb 15, of lung trouble, PATRICK GARRY, aged 40 In this city Feb 16, NORAH KENNEDY, aged 1 year In this city Feb 14, MARY MURRAY, aged 69 In Pittston Feb 14, of paralysis, WILLIAM STEVENS, aged 82. The funeral took place yesterday at 2 o'clock and was very largely attended, the remains being followed to their last resting place in West Pittston cemetery by a large number of friends. In Pittston Feb 14, BLANCHE, daughter of Mr and Mrs RICHARD MESSETT, aged 3 years and 6 months In this city Feb 16, of paralysis of the brain, GEORGE B WOOD, aged 42 years At Highland Feb 18, Mrs EDWARD QUINN, aged 53 years At Freeland Feb 14, DENNIS, son of Mrs KATHERINE MCGARVEY, aged 2 years At Peckville Feb 10, IRENE, daughter of GEORGE and AMANDA HETLINGER, aged 5 months FUNERALS: The funeral of JAMES MCMANUS, who was killed Monday night on the railroad, will occur tomorrow at 2 pm from the residence of TIM MCMANUS, 273 East Market street. Services will be held at St Mary's. Burial at the old Catholic cemetery. The funeral of Mrs UREE B GIBSON will take place tomorrow at 10:30 am. Interment will be made in New Britain, Bucks county. LEGAL NOTICE: Estate of S P GEORGE, late of Nanticoke Borough, deceased. Letters of administration granted to the undersigned: HATTIE E GEORGE and IRA A GEORGE Executor's sale:: LEWIS C PAINE and ANDREW H MCCLINTOCK, executors of estate of ELIZABETH L OSTERHOUT, to sell property 28 Feb 1890 BRIEFS: >From Pittston: Squire FLEISCHER, accompanied by his wife, left this morning for Bloomsburg, where they go to attend the silver wedding of Mrs FLEISCHER's brother, LEWIS COHEN. >From Pittston: JOHN BEISEL, of the firm of Beisel Bros., was visiting his uncle, REUBEN CUTLER Ed, Phoenix

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Tue, Feb 18, 1890 MARRIAGES: In this city Feb 15 by Rev Geo. Frear, Mr W H PRIEST and Miss M E DOYLE, both of Blakely, Lackawanna County The wedding of Miss KATE FILAN and JAMES MONAHAN took place at St Mary's Church this morning at 11 o'clock. Miss KATE MAXWELL, of Binghampton, was bridesmaid, and HENRY HUGHES, of Wilkes-Barre, was best man. After the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents on Blackman street MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: DAN SHAFFER, Plymouth MARY JANE TIDDEY, Plymouth DANIEL GOLDEN, Pittston CATHERINE GILLIGAN, Pittston V V HARDACHER, Wilkes-Barre CARRIE L ROOS, Wilkes-Barre W KUMSKI, Edwardsville MAGGIE GALLAGHER, Kingston D WENDERMUTH, Hazleton CALLIE GIMBLE, Wilkes-Barre BIRTHS: >From Pittston: On Sunday, Mrs BENEDICT presented her husband with a baby daughter, which weighed about ten pounds >From Pittston: THOMAS DOLMAN was unusually happy yesterday, and upon inquiry, the reason for it was found to be the arrival of a bright pair of twins. Both parents were apparently satisfied as there was both a boy and a girl DEATHS: Last evening about 10 o'clock JAMES MCMANUS, of New Market street, was struck by a L V passenger train at Duck Pond and he died in fifteen minutes. He was on his way to Miner's Mills to see his mother. Deceased leaves several children. He was about 45 years old and was a brother of PETER MCMANUS. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 2 pm, from the residence of his brother TEDDY, on Market street The death of CHAS. S VORSE, a relative of the SEARLES family of Wyoming Valley, recently occurred at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs JAMES COURTRIGHT, Mrs J D GREEN of Wyoming, and Mrs Rev J K PECK of Askam, are near relatives. Mrs UREE B GIBSON, of New Britain, died at the residence of her son, Dr GIBSON, of this city this morning. She was 73 years old and her ailment was cerebral meningitis CONRAD RUSS, of Harrison street, died yesterday, aged 80 years. Deceased was born in Bavaria. He leaves a family of adult children, the eldest of whom, GEORGE RUSS, is running as citizens' candidate for councilman from the 13th ward. In Wyoming Feb 15, of concussion of the brain, THOMAS H RULE, age 7 In Hazleton Feb 16, of heart trouble, Mrs JAMES O LENTZ, aged 21 SHERIFF'S SALES: The sheriff today sold the property of: L L GRIFFITH in Freeland, to LEWIS KREYSCHER On Saturday the following sales were made: Rev JOHN WOLAUSKI in Kingston, to J C SCHWARTZ E S HAYES in Wyoming, to WM. HANCOCK, executor W J GARRISON in Wilkes-Barre, to RYMAN & Sons LEVI ARNOLD in Nanticoke, to A B BRIGHT Ed, Phoenix

Rootsweb is back up and so is my site which is also housed at Rootsweb. Those who use Netscape as their Internet browser should no longer have trouble opening my pages. I am very sorry about any trouble it may have caused you. I have now put up the following. Again, thanks goes to Pat Dunn, for without her help I would not have these to share with you all. The following article images has been uploaded and can be found at this URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cranford/luzpa011.html 1. "Duryea Items" 1908 Newspaper Articles Image 2. "Avoca Items" 1908 Newspaper Article Images 3. Board of School Control 1908 Newspaper Image 1 4. Board of School Control 1908 Newspaper Image Page 2 5. "Edmund REYNOLDS Dead" Newspaper Image 6. "Brief Pittston Items" 1910 Newspaper Images 7. "Brief Pittston Items" 1910 Newspaper Images Page 2 Many names in these scanned clippings, many articles bunched together as were the way of newspapers for the time frame. I hope this might help someone. I will be adding more when I have time. Cathy Cranford-Ailstock pastseeker@nc.rr.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cranford/cathy1.html Listowner for Montgomery County, NC NCMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Listowner for The A*I*L*S*T*O*C*K, B*R*U*T*O*N, C*R*A*N*F*O*R*D, F*O*X*H*A*L*L, H*A*T*H*C*O*C*K, J*U*R*Y & O*Z*I*E*R Lists *** To see one's self more clearly One needs to seek the past. C.C. Ailstock

Have you tried for a marriage to her second husband?? Also you can then try obits for the newspapers for the time that she died... after that, then you would probably have all the info that you need for the death certificate. donna

Just before the lists went down I had sent a similar message. Suppose it is now in cyberspace! I have a ggrandmother who died in 1920. Her name was Letty/Letta GRITMAN and her parents were John Gritman and Harriet JORDAN. She was married to Philip Rhodes FISK who died in 1891. After his death she remarried. I have all of the info to submit for a death certificate EXCEPT her second married name. I know she died in Factoryville after the death of her second husband. If I submit the info to the State do you think they have cross-references to find her? I know that the GRITMAN surname is completed and I have the family sheets. But it appears to be only the direct line. Thanks, Curly _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Tue, Feb 18, 1890 MARRIAGES: In this city Feb 15 by Rev Geo. Frear, Mr W H PRIEST and Miss M E DOYLE, both of Blakely, Lackawanna County The wedding of Miss KATE FILAN and JAMES MONAHAN took place at St Mary's Church this morning at 11 o'clock. Miss KATE MAXWELL, of Binghampton, was bridesmaid, and HENRY HUGHES, of Wilkes-Barre, was best man. After the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents on Blackman street MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: DAN SHAFFER, Plymouth MARY JANE TIDDEY, Plymouth DANIEL GOLDEN, Pittston CATHERINE GILLIGAN, Pittston V V HARDACHER, Wilkes-Barre CARRIE L ROOS, Wilkes-Barre W KUMSKI, Edwardsville MAGGIE GALLAGHER, Kingston D WENDERMUTH, Hazleton CALLIE GIMBLE, Wilkes-Barre BIRTHS: >From Pittston: On Sunday, Mrs BENEDICT presented her husband with a baby daughter, which weighed about ten pounds >From Pittston: THOMAS DOLMAN was unusually happy yesterday, and upon inquiry, the reason for it was found to be the arrival of a bright pair of twins. Both parents were apparently satisfied as there was both a boy and a girl DEATHS: Last evening about 10 o'clock JAMES MCMANUS, of New Market street, was struck by a L V passenger train at Duck Pond and he died in fifteen minutes. He was on his way to Miner's Mills to see his mother. Deceased leaves several children. He was about 45 years old and was a brother of PETER MCMANUS. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 2 pm, from the residence of his brother TEDDY, on Market street The death of CHAS. S VORSE, a relative of the SEARLES family of Wyoming Valley, recently occurred at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs JAMES COURTRIGHT, Mrs J D GREEN of Wyoming, and Mrs Rev J K PECK of Askam, are near relatives. Mrs UREE B GIBSON, of New Britain, died at the residence of her son, Dr GIBSON, of this city this morning. She was 73 years old and her ailment was cerebral meningitis CONRAD RUSS, of Harrison street, died yesterday, aged 80 years. Deceased was born in Bavaria. He leaves a family of adult children, the eldest of whom, GEORGE RUSS, is running as citizens' candidate for councilman from the 13th ward. In Wyoming Feb 15, of concussion of the brain, THOMAS H RULE, age 7 In Hazleton Feb 16, of heart trouble, Mrs JAMES O LENTZ, aged 21 SHERIFF'S SALES: The sheriff today sold the property of: L L GRIFFITH in Freeland, to LEWIS KREYSCHER On Saturday the following sales were made: Rev JOHN WOLAUSKI in Kingston, to J C SCHWARTZ E S HAYES in Wyoming, to WM. HANCOCK, executor W J GARRISON in Wilkes-Barre, to RYMAN & Sons LEVI ARNOLD in Nanticoke, to A B BRIGHT Ed, Phoenix

Ella Mae FAUX b. 1871 in W. Nanticoke, Luzerne Co., Pa d. 03 NOV 1954 Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT 2nd Husband CT death records on Ancestry.com say his name was Miles Her newspaper obituary says his name was Charles sooo... (By the way, all facts say Miles/Charles never left Penna., as close as we can tell) His name was both, Miles Charles or Charles Miles COVERT Or the death record or the obituary made a "typo." Her 2nd husband was called "Uncle Myles" by his niece and great niece... So I can "safely" conclude that Charles could have been either his given or middle name and he happened to go by the name of Miles... Miles/Charles and Ella Mae COVERT lived on Summerhill Rd, Foundryville, Pa. Their house is supposedly located, on the right side and same side of the road as the small church that's there. But the house is apparently much further up the road as you go up the hill. That is, if the house still exists. I was there, but didn't drive further up the hill because according to someone's memory, it was located at the foot of the hill. I thot the house was the one next door to the church (and up for sale) but later learned the COVERTS did not live aside the church. Unfortunately I didn't take a few extra minutes to drive along a bit further to double check...big mistake- But is anyone else researching COVERTS in this particular location? Or anyone recognize the name Miles-Charles or Charles-Miles COVERT? Every time I get one step ahead with these 2 people, it takes me 2 steps backwards. I mentioned before (earlier email) that Ella's 1st hubby was a Harry KLINE. His name could have been, David Harrison Kline since he has a son with that name. His 1st son was named after his grandfather and so I am guessing his 2nd son was named after him. Another mistake I am making, because, Ella had a brother, David Harrison, soooo this also means she most likely named her son after him.... Ackkk LOL There's got to be someone out there who this stuff rings a bell with !~!~! Good news is, my sister found a postcard written to our grandfather from his brother in 1919. This now gives us a specific time and location (with st. number and street) for our grandfather and a specific time and location for his brother. Only problem is I can't ask here for a city directory lookup for that year cause it's out of the Luzerne co. My 2 steps back again :-) Just hoping my meandering thots might make some sense to someone else on the list. Thyme

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Tue, Feb 18, 1890 MARRIAGES: In this city Feb 15 by Rev Geo. Frear, Mr W H PRIEST and Miss M E DOYLE, both of Blakely, Lackawanna County The wedding of Miss KATE FILAN and JAMES MONAHAN took place at St Mary's Church this morning at 11 o'clock. Miss KATE MAXWELL, of Binghampton, was bridesmaid, and HENRY HUGHES, of Wilkes-Barre, was best man. After the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents on Blackman street MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: DAN SHAFFER, Plymouth MARY JANE TIDDEY, Plymouth DANIEL GOLDEN, Pittston CATHERINE GILLIGAN, Pittston V V HARDACHER, Wilkes-Barre CARRIE L ROOS, Wilkes-Barre W KUMSKI, Edwardsville MAGGIE GALLAGHER, Kingston D WENDERMUTH, Hazleton CALLIE GIMBLE, Wilkes-Barre BIRTHS: >From Pittston: On Sunday, Mrs BENEDICT presented her husband with a baby daughter, which weighed about ten pounds >From Pittston: THOMAS DOLMAN was unusually happy yesterday, and upon inquiry, the reason for it was found to be the arrival of a bright pair of twins. Both parents were apparently satisfied as there was both a boy and a girl DEATHS: Last evening about 10 o'clock JAMES MCMANUS, of New Market street, was struck by an L V passenger train at Duck Pond and he died in fifteen minutes. He was on his way to Miner's Mills to see his mother. Deceased leaves several children. He was about 45 years old and was a brother of PETER MCMANUS. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 2 pm, from the residence of his brother TEDDY, on Market street The death of CHAS. S VORSE, a relative of the SEARLES family of Wyoming Valley, recently occurred at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs JAMES COURTRIGHT, Mrs J D GREEN of Wyoming, and Mrs Rev J K PECK of Askam, are near relatives. Mrs UREE B GIBSON, of New Britain, died at the residence of her son, Dr GIBSON, of this city this morning. She was 73 years old and her ailment was cerebral meningitis CONRAD RUSS, of Harrison street, died yesterday, aged 80 years. Deceased was born in Bavaria. He leaves a family of adult children, the eldest of whom, GEORGE RUSS, is running as citizens' candidate for councilman from the 13th ward. In Wyoming Feb 15, of concussion of the brain, THOMAS H RULE, age 7 In Hazleton Feb 16, of heart trouble, Mrs JAMES O LENTZ, aged 21 SHERIFF'S SALES: The sheriff today sold the property of: L L GRIFFITH in Freeland, to LEWIS KREYSCHER On Saturday the following sales were made: Rev JOHN WOLAUSKI in Kingston, to J C SCHWARTZ E S HAYES in Wyoming, to WM. HANCOCK, executor W J GARRISON in Wilkes-Barre, to RYMAN & Sons LEVI ARNOLD in Nanticoke, to A B BRIGHT Ed, Phoenix

I am changing our address from - dave-bea-bennett@nut-n-but.net To -- dave-bea@home.com Thank you. David Bennett Punta Gorda, FL