Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and I'm hoping that someone might able to assist me on finding some info on my family that settled in Luzerne County. I'm looking for family of Andrew Fatula, my g-g grandfather who was born in Hungary (I'm unsure of the town and time of his birth) Andrew married Mary Bias(Bajus-Biajus-Bayus-Bijus-- as it may have been spelled in the old country). Mary Bias Fatula was born Nov, 1876 in Baranec ?, Zemplen ?, Hungary and her mother was Mary Lucash Bias who died about 1906 in Sheppton, Pa. Mary Lucash Bias came to the U.S but her husband died in Hungary. I don't know if she had any other children other then Mary but if so I don't know if they came to the U.S or stayed behind in Hungary. Andrew and Mary Bias Fatula married at St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church in Freeland, Pa on July 15, 1899 but settled in Eckley, Pa, a mining town, and had about 10 children. Their oldest daughter my great grandmother Mary Fatula was born on June 11, 1901 in Eckely, Pa married Stephen Zuber 1 who was born in Gribov, Czech on Jan 28, 1898 and they married 4 children. Stephen had an older brother John Zuber (Jan 15, 1896- May10, 1971) who came to the U.S in 1910 and later settled in Erie and where he was married to Anna Krempa Zuber and they had George, Andrew, Michael, John Jr, and Ann Zuber Machinski. Stephen's parents were Butchko and Tanka Zuber, though I am unsure of the name spellings, and there also was another brother Michael who stayed in Czech and a sister Julia Zuber Kozar who settled in West Virginia. If anyone has any info on any of the people I listed I would be grateful for the info. Thanks, Missy Zuber Atco, NJ Researching in Luzerne Pa.... Bias(Bajus-Biajus-Bayus-Bijus) Fatula Lucash Zuber (now some who reside in south jersey)

Hi List, I have been researching my father's family for quite a few years now and very seldom do I find anything online about them. They almost all come from Hanover or Dorrance or Wilkes Barre. Thanks to Ed in Phoenix, I got a death date for one of the son's of my oldest ancestors in the U.S. I was wondering if anyone could check and see if there is a will for him. His name is George RINEHIMER and he died about March13, 1886 and was a resident of Dorrance Township. I would of course pay for the copies or if you can give me an address to write and get the information, that would work too. I'm also in need of finding out if there are any property records for George's father, Conrad REINHEIMER/RINEHIMER. I haven't been able to find any death record or cemetery record for him and rumor has it that he died in approx. 1820. He and family lived mostly in the Hanover area. And if you could refresh my memory as to the date when marriages were recorded, I'd appreciate that too. I believe Conrad's wife, Anna Maria KOCHER RINEHIMER could possibly have married again after his death. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. Deb RINEHIMER KOHL IOWA

A son of Cornelius Conahan & Bridget Doherty, Neal Conahan, B. Sept 17, 1882, my grand father married Bessie Cullen, B. 1889, and they had the following children in a town called Maria, or Morea, Pa in about 1912, to 1922; Frank Cletus Conahan, B. 26 Apr 1913 Robert Cletus Conahan B:  28 Sep 1915 Mary Cecil Conahan Anne Nancy (Anna Kathleen) Billy Conahan (died early) Eleanor Conahan (died early) I'm looking for any information on the marriage of Neal Conahan and Bessie Cullen, which I believe occurred in Hazleton after 1910 and before 1913, and any information on the death of Bessie or her children, Billy and Eleanor, who both died young.  The family church had been Saint Gabriel's in Hazleton at some time in the past. thanks, Frank

Posted on: Luzerne Co. Pa Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/LuzerneObits/6574 Surname: CARR ------------------------- On April 26, 1890 . Andrew Furey, a miner, was killed in a accident. Andrew Furey was about forty years old and has been resident of Old Pink Ash Jeddo borough, Luzerne County, for about twenty-five years and all of that time has been a worker in the mines. Many relatives lived in Foster township. Daniel Furey ex Poor Director is an uncle and Miss Furey a school teacher is a sister of his. In 1878 he married a daughter of John Carr's of Jeddo, who with five children survive him.

We are in the process of compiling information about the history of Fitch Cemetery located in Wyoming County (formerly Luzerne County) at Fitch Corners on Rte. 292. There are no records for the cemetery prior to the 1960's, so any information any one can provide would really be appreciated. In compiling information, we are finding many of the people are in some way related. We welcome lineage information to help researchers link families. It would be very interesting to find out information about who was the founder of the cemetery. Such as was it the Fitch Family cemetery and then expanded to others? The information we compile will be given to the chairman of Fitch Cemetery and the Wyoming County Historical Society, who in turn can provide it to other genealogists, who are researching their ancestors in the cemetery. We will gladly share what we learn with others. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Ed and Sandy Dickinson Researching Dickinson, Dickerson, Fitch, Marshall, Snyder, Balliet, Stair, Conklin, Apgar, Lockwood, Narosky, Genung, Robertson, McClintic.

1890 Wilkes-Barre Police Department B.F. Myers, Chief James R. Hall, Sergeant of Police Patrick Nolan Thomas W. Farrell J.L. Evans John Kinney Frank Schuler Michael Connor Condy McGroarty William Briggs Patrick Conroy George W. Phillips William Bauer Fred Meyer Frank Clark John Schmidt William Thomas M. Goherty J. Ruddy J. Gaynor J. Mulherrin R. Douffner __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

I now have more information on my HUMMEL's. A big 'Thank You' to Wendy and Joann! I am now interested in trying to contact "Frank HUMMEL from the Philly list" so that he can check where this branch fits into the HUMMEL worldwide tree: Descendants of Francis Elwood Hummel 1 Francis Elwood HUMMEL b: October 1860 in Salem Twp, Luzerne, PA . +Charlotte Voris KISTNER b: September 1865 in Northumberland County, PA m: 15 March 1882 in PA ........ 2 Clarence P. HUMMEL b: September 1882 in PA ........ 2 Harvey F. HUMMEL b: February 1886 in PA ........ 2 Raymond E. HUMMEL b: February 1891 in PA d: 1958 ............ +Pearl UNKNOWN b: 1892 d: 1958 ........ 2 E. E. HUMMEL b: April 1893 in PA ........ 2 Elsie Irene HUMMEL b: 05 December 1896 in Espy, Columbia, PA d: March 1982 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, PA ............ +Harold ATKINSON b: 17 May 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA m: 05 November 1917 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, PA by Rev. Norman S. Wolf d: 04 March 1979 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, PA ........ 2 Willard HUMMEL b: September 1899 in PA Regards, Nancy Atkinson

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Walter A. Gorman d June 15, 1848 Posted by <A HREF="mailto:wsullivw@aol.com">Walt</A> < wsullivw@aol.com> on Sat, 13 Jan 2001 Surname: Gorman, O'Donnell, O'Malley, Geraghty, Gerrity, Cavanaugh, Duffy, Gaffney, Greavey, Gormley Rt. Rev. Msgr. Walter A. GORMAN a priest of the Diocese of Scranton for over fifty years, and pastor emeritus of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbrondale for the past two and on-half years died in the parish rectory on Tuesday evening at 8:45. Msgr. Gorman was born in Scranton July 21, 1867, the son of Walter and Ann O'DONNELL GORMAN. (He was baptized in St. Peter's Cathdral with Catherine O'MALLEY and Anthony GERAGHTY(sic GERRITY) were sponsors).He was ordained to the holy priesthood in St. Peter's Cathedral by the late Bishop William J. O'HARA on May 6, 1896. He is interred in Cathedral Cemetery (in the GORMAN lot with the other GORMAN families to include CAVANAUGH, DUFFY, GREAVEY, GORMLEY and GAFFNEY)excerpts from June 18 and June 25 1948 Scranton Times

Can anyone tell me something about the Landmesser's Baseball Club? Our ancestor, John Henry Flynn played ball for them when he was killed in a mine fire in 1896. The family has a photo of him in uniform. I believe it was in Wilkes-Barre, since his family lived there. Was there a formal league for these teams or did they just form and play each other informally? Were the results posted in the newspapers? Mary

> In the 1930s I lived in the Gravel Hill section of Parsons and there was > a uniformed baseball team. I don't know the name of the league. Their home > games were played on a field in Fox Hill on Sundays and it turned into a > family picnic affair. The main food staple for the men was that large brown > wooden keg of beer. My father, Richard J. O'Donnell, a Minooka native, and some of his 4 brothers played in such a league. In the early 1930's, Dad played on the Bellevue Boosters baseball team and I have a copy of a team photo which appeared in The Scrantonian on Sunday, April 17, 1966. Unfortunately the players are not named but Al Smith is singled out as the manager. I do know that Mike McNally and Chick Shorten played on some of the same teams that my father did but cannot say with certainty that they appear in this photo. I believe that this team plated on a field located in what is known as the Diamond (Diamond Hill?) section. Dick ******************************************************* Richard J. O'Donnell Melbourne, Florida, USA dickod@mindspring.com Hosting multiple sites, visit my home base at: http://www.mindspring.com/~dickod *******************************************************

Does anyone have access to a census access for 1870? There was a John TAR reported in Ed Langley's mine accidents in 1872 (Conyngham) and I would like to know if he appears in the 1870 census. The name may have been spelled TAR or TARR (even possibly FARR). Thanks, CJ

Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Tue, Jan 14, 1890 MARRIAGES: >From Plymouth: MICHAEL COSTELLO and Miss MARY GAVIN were married by Rev Father Mack last Saturday evening at St Vincent's Church MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: JOSEPH CORRALE to JUNA GIZZO, both of Hazleton W W SPECER, of Dallas, to O HERBERT, of Beaumont LEFT FOR HIS WEDDING: JOHN W O'BRIEN, leaves this afternoon, accompanied by his friend JOHN JOYCE, for Honesdale, where he will take unto himself a wife. The latter's maiden name is CLARKE. DEATHS: In Wilkes-Barre Jan 13, of pneumonia following an attack of the the grippe, Mrs PATRICK HARRISON, of 274 East Market Street. She was 52 years old and leaves a husband and two adult children In Upper Pittston Jan 13, of pneumonia, BERNARD DEMPSEY, aged 27 years In Pittston Jan 12, of consumption, JANE, wife of CHARLES CRUMP, aged 44 years In Upper Pittston Jan 12, of pneumonia, SAMUEL BENNETT, aged 36 years In Pittston Jan 12, of dropsy, ELIZABETH, wife of, DANIEL JENKINS, aged 56 years In Pittston Jan 13, of pneumonia, Mrs ELIZABETH LUTZ BRANDENBURG, aged 55 years In this city on Tuesday Jan 14, CHARLES, son of Mr J E MCDONALD, of Market Street, aged 8 months. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 1:30 pm In Wyoming Jan 13, Mrs D O MCCOLLUM, aged 39 years. Funeral Wednesday Jan 15 at 1:30 pm >From Plymouth: Mrs POWELL, mother of W W POWELL, died at Scranton on Saturday night; funeral here today >From Plymouth: The child of JAMES BOYLE was buried this afternoon THE RAVAGES OF THE GRIP: The grip still continues its ravages and many people in this city are down with it. Funerals are of a daily occurance and in the majority of cases those that occupy the caskets are the victims of maladies growing out of the influenza: pneumonia, and heart trouble being in the foreground. Fatalities have resulted in nearly every place the disease has invaded. Pittston, Scranton, and the towns along the lines of the railroad passing through this city, are all afflicted and the newspapers daily record the deaths of prominent people. At Pottsville yesterday, FRANCIS A HARPER, a well-known citizen, died of the grippe after a illness of only 2 days. THOMAS THOMPSON MILLER, a director of the First National Bank of Easton, died yesterday of pneumonia superinduced by grippe. (condensed) BRIEFS: It is said that Caterer Kennedy's malady, heart disease, from which he had suffered for a long time, was accelerated by the immoderate use of tobacco. He was in the habit of chewing the ends of cigars. JAMES MCGINTY, of the Mayor's officer, has gone to Upper Lehigh to attend the funeral of his father-in-law PATRICK MCGUIRE, of Grand Tunnel, left that place yesterday to take up residence in Leadville Colorado >From Plymouth: THOMAS F ROONEY, who has been in Denver Col the past three months, returned to Plymouth yesterday ELSEWHERE: Susan B Anthony, the famous woman suffragist, is said to look not a day older now than she was ten years ago. She has a pleasant voice and there is no indication about her of masculinity. Mrs Custer, widow of the gallant General, is said to be a woman absolutely without fear. She used to accompany her husband whenever he would allow her to go during his campaigns. Ed, Phoenix

Hi, Did anyone ever put the places of the census on this list? or are they somewhere on the Luzerne Co web site that I could not find?? I want to order some CD's of 1860, but only want the Jeddo, Freeland area.. surely somewhere there is a list of the townships contained within the census? It seems to me I have seen it somewhere, but darn if I can find it now :-) If there are such lists, I would like it for other years also..not just 1860.. Thanks in advance, Barbara R.

Someone recently asked about local baseball teams. In the 1930s I lived in the Gravel Hill section of Parsons and there was a uniformed baseball team. I don't know the name of the league. Their home games were played on a field in Fox Hill on Sundays and it turned into a family picnic affair. The main food staple for the men was that large brown wooden keg of beer. Bill Fehlinger-NJ

My grandmother, Amelia KARECKAS (Karakowska on the ship manifest) came from Suwalki with her cousin Petra (Petroline) Kareckas in April, 1898. She sailed from Hamburg to Boston, went briefly to Union City, Connecticut, and settled in Plymouth, Pa. In 1899, she married Ignatz KRISULEVICZ from Vilnius in St. Casimir's Church and had 4 children: Alphonse (born 1900, died 1940) Julius (died 1975) George (killed in mines in 1936) Anna (married Peter Butsavage, died 1980's) Ignatz was killed in a trolley car accident in 1911. Grandma then married Joseph BUDWITT (BUDWICK, BUDVETIS) from Kedainai in 1913, and had 3 more children: Aldona (1st husband: Albert Evanowski; 2nd husband: Joseph Ostrowski, died 1975) Joseph (married Seiko Tanaka, died 1980's) Mary (married Joseph Pucylowski, born 1918, died 1988) Grandma had two brothers who were also in America: Walter KARECKAS (miner; no record of him anywhere except the church and draft registration; never married; died in 1938) Peter KARECKAS(Kareski, Koreski, Koretski) -- married Eva STRAKALAITIS in 1916, had daughter Emily in 1917 (married Joe ROGERS); owned a beer garden near Bull Run; cannot locate death records. Eva STRAKALAITIS KARECKAS/KARESKI died in the flu epidemic in 1918. Her obit is listed under the name Mrs. Peter Kareski/Karetski. She is buried somewhere in Nanticoke (perhaps with her mother's family, maiden name ROMANOWSKI). Everyone except Joseph settled in Plymouth and/or Hanover township. (Elm St., Mechanics Alley, Vine St., Gould St. Have not been able to find any information on Petra Kareckas. Her name exists in an old prayer book I have dated Aug. 1910. I'd appreciate if anyone has any information on these people. Alis, NYC

Hi.....maybe. Back then, all across the counrty, there were "Hometown Leagues". A team from Miners Mills had their home park directly behind a house my mother was born in. Some pictures of them are on the Luzerne site OLD PHOTO's section.....Ron Ron & Tammy Ohnmacht Concord, North Carolina Email: yankee@iocnet.net Visit Our Family & Genealogy Website at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4507/index.html Visit Ron's Vestal Little League History Website at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4507/VLL1.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <Brodzinski@aol.com> To: <PALUZERN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:47 PM Subject: [PALUZERN] Home Town League > > Does anyone have any information on a baseball league perhaps called the > ''Home Town League" around 1900s. I have in my file a Louis Cionzynski who > died around age 18 who played on that team and I'm guessing sometime around > the turn of the century. Probably Nanticoke or Wilkes Barre area. > Thanks, > Frank Brodzinski > > > > ==== PALUZERN Mailing List ==== > Northeast Pennsylvania Chat can be accessed at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/chat.htm

Does anyone have any information on a baseball league perhaps called the ''Home Town League" around 1900s. I have in my file a Louis Cionzynski who died around age 18 who played on that team and I'm guessing sometime around the turn of the century. Probably Nanticoke or Wilkes Barre area. Thanks, Frank Brodzinski

Does anyone have a list of the graves in the Cemetery across from the Acadamy? Connie waffles@bwkip.com

Does anyone have any information on the St. Nicholas Lithuanian Church in Kingston and the St. Nicholas Cemetery in Pringle. Debbie

Would anyone possibly have a connection to this Hummel family? Francis Elwood HUMMEL b. Salem Twp, Luzerne, PA married Charlotte Voris KISNER. She was born in Northumberland County, PA. I know they had at least one daughter named Elsie 'Irene'. (Elsie) Irene HUMMEL was born 05 December 1896 Espy, Columbia, PA. She married my grand-Uncle Harold ATKINSON 5 Nov. 1917 in Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA. They were married by the Rev. Norman S. Wolf. Regards, Nancy Atkinson Manchester, NH