In a message dated 1/8/01 10:00:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, PALUZERN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > LENAHAN > Andrew Thomas Lenahan was born in Preston, PA on November 10, 1926. His > father was Andrew Leo Lenahan and his mother was Catherine (McGovern) > Lenahan > Hemingway who passed away in Oct. 1974 . In 1942 Andrew Thomas lived at 83 > North Main Street, Ashley, PA. Andrew Thomas passed away on June 22, 1998 > in > Hemet, CA. > > Would like to find out more about Andrew Thomas' father. Where he was > buried > and if there is still family in PA. > I have an Andrew J. LENAHAN who married Elizabeth DEEGAN. She was born abt 1855 in Carbondale. I know her family, but not his. Don't have children of their marriage either. I saw obits for her parents that listed her as "Lizzie Lenahan" and also as "Mrs. Andrew J. Lenahan". That's where all my Lenahan info came from. If I find a connection, I'll let you know. If you find one, please let me know. Elizabeth was my great grandfather's sister. Debbie Sullivan Allen

Looking for information on the family and descendants of John McCarragher of Wilkes-Barre. John bought a 225 acre farm in Wilkes-Barre in 1824, and lived there until his death in 1864. His wife Eveline appears in the 1870 census, and his son Samuel lived in Wilkes-Barre until about 1880. - Tom McCarriar Severn, MD

My Luzerne County roots go back to some of the earlier days of settlement. My ROGERS line which is fairly well documented includes early settlers: Josiah ROGERS, son of Hope and Esther (MEACHAM) ROGERS b 7 Oct 1720 in Windham (now Hampton), Windham Co., CT res: Ashford, Windham Co., Ct and Plymouth Twp, Luzerne Co, PA d 4 Dec 1815 in Exeter Twp, Wyoming Co., PA m 1 Mar 1742/43 Hannah FORD, dau of Joseph Jr. and Elizabeth (HOVEY) FORD b 9 Sep 1723 in Hampton, Windham Co., CT d 9 Jul 1778 near Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pa escaping the Wyoming Massacre their son: Jonah ROGERS m Deliverance CHAFFEE My questions concern their son and his wife: Josiah ROGERS b 18 Dec 1768 in Plymouth Twp, Luzerne Co., PA d 11 June 1814 in Plymouth Twp, Luzerne Co, PA m 5 Aug 1790 in Luzerne Co, PA Mary WHEELER b 21 Dec 1772 in Luzerne Co., PA ? d 27 Jan 1857 in Fox Twp, Elk Co., PA Searching for the parents of the above Mary. The only WHEELER family I can find in the Luzerne Co area in 1780/90 is Abel WHEELER. This Abel possibly married Rebecca WHITTIER in Fairfield Co., CT. Can anyone confirm or deny ? Thanks. Neal Thompson Gardner Canton, Ohio

Gertrude Kemp b. 19 Apr 1886, d. 23 May 1950 (both in W-B) m. 01 May 1904 to Daniel Dillon (1882-aft. 1950) f: Fred Kemp, b. in England m: Elizabeth Rowe, b. in PA I'm searching for KEMPs who lived in W-B in the 1880s. My g-grandmother was Gertrude Kemp, b. 1886, and her parents were Fred Kemp and Elizabeth Rowe. When Gertrude married Daniel Dillon, consent for the marriage was given by a "William Kemp". He is listed as Gertrude's "brother and guardian". This would seem to indicate that Fred must have been deceased by then or he would have been the one to give his consent. There's a Gertrude "Camp" in the 1900 census, living with her mother Elizabeth Camp a widow, in the 1900 census. This Elizabeth was the mother of six children, only one of whom was still living. This matches up with the family story that says Gertrude was an "only child", but not the "brother William" who consented to her marriage. I have found a number of Kemps in the W-B records but haven't been able to connect them to Gertrude yet. 1880 US Census, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county, Pittston township Kemp, Elizabeth,60,h,w,widow,Ire,Ire,Ire,noR/W Kemp, Edward,22,m,w,son,miner,Ire,Ire,Ire 1890 City Directory Fred Kemp, elevator operator, bds at 137 E. Market (if this were Gertrude's father, why is he boarding with another family?) 1900 Census, PA Luzerne county 06 JUN 1900, Wilkes-Barre, Northampton St.,R1,109,109 William Kemp,head,w,m,Nov 1871,28,m6,PA,ENG,PA,daylaborer,6 mo. unemp Jennie Kemp,wife,w,f,Nov 1874,15,m6,1,1,PA,PA,PA Lillian Kemp,dau,w,f,Feb 1899,1,s,PA,PA,PA Lizzie Wood,sister,w,f,Jan 1884,16,s, PA,PA,PA David Wood,father,w,m,Apr 1850,50,m27,PA,--,PA,laborer in sawmill (Could this be the William that consented to Gertrude's marriage? Gertrude's father, Fred, was reportedly born in England, so that part matches up.) Any information on the Kemp family during this time period would be extremely helpful. Shirley Rankin Sonoma County, California mommashark@worldnet.att.net WB names: DILLON, KEMP, WILLIAMS, JONES, EICKE

Hello everyone, Does anybody know who would have the cemetery records for SS. Peter & Paul Church in Plains? Interment records? Etc..? My Problem; I am looking for someone (family) buried there, Thomas & Alexandria Kubowski (immig. from Poland ca.1907, they lived in Plains), he and his wife have a stone with their name and the birth year - death year on the stone. In speaking with Thomas' son, he says his father died in 1929, which is the year on the stone. He also remembers the month of death as being in July. So in setting forth to recover the death certificate, it came back as "NO - RECORD CERTIFICATION." It continued to say, "that no original record of this death is registered." What exactly does this mean? His father supposedly died in an explosion in the mines. He was using that igniting 'paper' and it didn't go off, so he went in after some time to see why, and it went off. This is what he remembers. So I checked into the newspapers for July 1929 for a story or an obituary and found nothing!!! Nothing for July or any of the other 11 months in that year. What am I doing wrong? What am I forgetting? What should I do next? I thought if they buried him there they should have the record of it, right? Can some kind soul help me, please? ~ Cheryl

Looking for information on: Joseph BAUMAN (b:1862 d: 1919) w: Ellen RUDOLPH (b: 1863 d: 1942) Children: Eloy Joseph (b: 1894 d: 1978) w: Florence ARMBRUSTER (b: 1896 d: 1988) Esther (b:unk d:unk) h: Frank Walsh (b:unk d:unk) Edward (b:unk d:unk) w: Margaret MADDEN Raymond (b:unk d:unk) w: Caroline HOCHREITER

RESEARCHING: NOGA AND GLIGANIC My mother's maiden name was NOGA. Her father's name was Michael and her mother's name was Susanna (Gliganic) Noga. I believe my grandparents were married in 1903, in the Hazleton area. Several of my grandmother's family had lived there also at that time. My grandmother's family were Greek Catholic. Michael Noga was Roman Catholic. Does anyone know what churches were in the area at that time? The family lived in Hazleton where my grandfather worked in the mines. Three children were born there: Mary in 1904, Elizabeth in 1905, and Agnes in 1907. Does anyone have access to marriage license information for the 1903-1904 time frame or any information about this family? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Eleanor Krese rkrese@starpower.net

My mother's maiden name was NOGA. Her father's name was Michael and her mother's name was Susanna (Gliganic) Noga. I believe my grandparents were married in 1903, in the Hazleton area. Several of my grandmother's family had lived there also at that time. My grandmother's family were Greek Catholic. Michael Noga was Roman Catholic. The family lived in Hazleton where my grandfather worked in the mines. Three children were born there: Mary in 1904, Elizabeth in 1905, and Agnes in 1907. Does anyone have access to marriage license information for the 1903-1904 time frame or any information about this family? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Elly Krese rkrese@starpower.net

Researching......... SILESKI / SELESKI............Miners Mills, Pringle Hill, Plains 1890-1993 Anthony "Stanley" SILESKI & wife ANTONETTE are buried in Pringle Hill Cemetery. If there is anyone who can check the records there, or let me know who administrates that cemetery, I would be very thankful ! Some SELESKI changed last name to ELLISON. Several ELLISON stayed in Luzerne area...some ELLISON and some SELESKI moved to Detroit, Michigan. The only known photograph of Anthony & Antonette is somewhere in Detroit ! FADUCE / FEDUCE 1885-1970...........owned a small farm 1915-193? in Miners Mills,in vicinity of where Scott Street meets E. Main Street. Family also was in Plains. Other surnames from marriages into SELESKI (Ellison) family: NAPIERSKI, Pearl (Miners Mills we think) TOMASURA MORECK (Pringle) MONICK AMES COMSTOCK DWORKOWSKI (Miners Mills) (family operated funeral home) ORLOSKI 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

My Peter Sr. Gregory's sister Christina married George FINK who apparently served in the Rev War along with Peter and both came from Berks Co Pennsylvania later settling next to each other just west of Shickshinny Mt. around 1786. I have many many pieces of the Fink family that lived in and around Shickshinny. SEARCH - the Search family married into the Fink and other families frequently. Am interested in comparing notes with other researchers. Linda Moss

Hi Everybody, Researching the Edwin and Louisa Williams Wright family that emigrated from England to Glen Lyons. Especially, looking for info on Emily WRIGHT RHODES. Interested in finding any info on a James CARR, probably born 1894 in Wilkes-Barre. The other family tree contains POHANISH nee POHANICS and STRASKULIC. Anyone have any info on these surnames??????

SURNAMES: LENAHAN, MANGAN LENAHAN Andrew Thomas Lenahan was born in Preston, PA on November 10, 1926. His father was Andrew Leo Lenahan and his mother was Catherine (McGovern) Lenahan Hemingway who passed away in Oct. 1974 . In 1942 Andrew Thomas lived at 83 North Main Street, Ashley, PA. Andrew Thomas passed away on June 22, 1998 in Hemet, CA. Would like to find out more about Andrew Thomas' father. Where he was buried and if there is still family in PA. MANGAN Agnes and Patrick Mangan lived on 83 North Main, Ashley, PA for over 50 years until they moved to St. Petersburg, FL. Agnes passed away July, 1981. She was the aunt of Andrew Thomas Lenahan. If anybody can help me with more information, I sure would appreciate it. I'm trying to find out genealogy for my two children whose Dad was Andrew Thomas Lenahan. Thank you, Suzanne Lenahan Long Beach, CA E-Mail: SLena78475@aol.com

Researching all family members, spelling regardless. Please contact me if you have any information, I have plenty of info to share. Following immigrants to Luzerne and Schuylkill Co. are known (year of immigration is given): I. 1840 Zierdt, Johann GEORG ("big" George) Born August 27, 1818, in Kleinensee, Germany; called 'big George'; died May 1863, Hazleton, PA; married September 07, 1840, in Hazleton to Elisabeth Brill. Emigrated from Germany June 03, 1840. Settled in Hazleton, PA, and became a bottler and liquor dealer, resided Alter Street, 47 North Laurel Street. Buried in Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton. Eight children. II. 1848 Zierdt, Georg ("little" George) Born March 25, 1834, in Kleinensee, Germany, called 'little George'; died June 21, 1885, in Hazleton, PA, USA; married to Anna Barbara Degenhardt from Solz, Germany; second wife: Lavinia Bahrdt, born in Berka, Germany, married in Hazleton. George emigrated together with his mother, Elisabeth Zierdt, nee Brill, born October 18, 1793, in Kleinensee, Germany, died in Hazleton, PA. Settled in Hazleton. Eight children with Anna Barbara Degenhardt, none with Lavinia Bahrdt. III. 1848 Zierdt, Anna Margretha (married Wetterau) Born January 20, 1828, Kleinensee, Germany; died February 08, 1899, Hazleton, PA; married October 18, 1848 to Christian Friedrich Wetterau from Blankenbach, Germany, in Hazleton, PA. Settled in Hazleton, PA, North Laurel Street, neighbors to George Zierdt. Christian Friedrich Wetterau became one of the most recognized pioneer residents in Hazleton. At least eight children. IV. 1848 Zierdt, Johann PETER Born June 07, 1818, in Hoenebach, Germany; married to Anna Catharina Truemper from Nesselroeden, Germany. Naturalized September 20, 1848 / October 07, 1853 Philadelphia, PA. Settled in Pennsylvania (Luzerne Co.?), but the decendents are not known at all. V. 1848 Zierdt, Wilhelm/William Born December 24, 1823, in Hoenebach, Germany, emigrated together with Anna Cath(arina) Zierdt (his sister ?). Settled in Tamaqua, PA. The spelling of the family name changed to 'Zeart'. VI. 1849 Zierdt, Philipp Philipp Zierdt, born February 16, 1831, Saxony, Germany, arrived January 20, 1849, at an unknown port, married to Maria Katharina Dornemann, Treskow, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1853 (Reverent Isaac Schellhammers daybook, 1845-1854). Family lived in Butler Township, near Hazleton, PA. Gravestones of the family members at St. John's cemetery, Butler Township. VII. 1850 Zierdt, Anna Catharina (married Jaeger) Born August 09, 1823, in Kleinensee, Germany, supposedly died in Hazleton, PA. Married Johann Georg Jaeger (born January 01, 1825, in Kleinensee, Germany), on June 11, 1848 in Kleinensee, Germany. Settled and resided in Hazleton, PA. VIII. 1855 Zierdt, Andreas/Andrew Born November 05, 1806, in Grossensee, Germany; died January 10, 1882, Hazleton, PA, buried Vine Street Cemetery; married June 08, 1834, in Bosserode, Germany, to HELENA Sophia Kohlhaas. Three surviving children: Elisabetha, born September 07, 1828, Bosserode; Michael, born October 27, 1838, Bosserode; BARBARA Elisabetha, born September 23, 1842, Bosserode. Settled in Tamaqua, PA, or Hazleton, PA? IX. Ziert, Heinrich/Henry Born October 06, 1823?, presumably in Heimboldshausen, Hesse, Germany. Possibly emigrated 1856. Settled in Tamaqua, PA? The spelling of the name changed to "Zeird" ?! ***** Holger Zierdt, Muenchhausenstrasse 38, 37085 Goettingen, Germany fon +49-551-484082, fax +49-551-396435, holger@zierdt.de

Looking for Algrange (?) EGGLSON, born June 1875, worked as a farm laborer for William and Mary COREY in Exeter Twp. Also need info on my great-great grandfather, Irwin or Irvin COOLBAUGH MARCY, (also spelled Erwin or Ervan) born Jun 1855. Irvin's father was Jared MARCY. Irvin married Carrie COIL. She died 1887-8. -Michelle DeRemer

The will of my g-g-g-grandfather, John S. ALLING (1821-1913), written in 1904, lists an Eliza EAGLESON or EGGLESTON. By1915, she was married to Elmer HESS. How are they related? John Alling married Eliza LEWIS (daughter of Cynthia SMITH and Oliver LEWIS)- maybe one of her relatives married an Eggleston? -Michelle DeRemer

Looking for information on Henry RACE born 1847. Married Ellen DICKINSON. Lived in Laurel Run, Pa. Ellen died in 1887, he married Amiada BERNARD in Dundaff, Pa in 1889. He raised a second family. Charles Locker CLINGERMAN: looking for information such as father's and mother's names. He was born in Beach Haven, Pa in 1865 and married Fannie RACE in 1890. Hoping to find his siblings families. His siblings were:Silas, Louis who married an Ida and they had a child Pearl and lived in Bloomsburg Pa. A sister Mary who married a SNYDER in Nanticoke, Pa. Brother Harry who lived in Nescopek and a brother John. George HESTER Married Anne CONNELL in about 1906. Both were from the Plymouth, Kingston, Larksville, Pa area. In 1912 they moved to New Jersey where he became a policeman. Interested in finding Anne CONNELL's parents name. Anne was born about 1890. She died about 1917 in New Jersey but was buried somewhere in Wilkes-Barre. Looking for information on Bert DIAS. He was born 1-22-1864 in Elmira, Ny. He married Augusta MARCY on 6-14-1890 in Wilkes-Barre. They had one child Rufus Marcy DIAS. Thank You Sharon

HI, I'M LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A MENTAL INSTITUTION "RETREAT" SOMEWHERE NEAR WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. AN UNCLE OF MINE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE THERE. WOULD ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE LOCATION OF THIS FACILITY? WAS IT IN LUZERNE COUNTY? I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOW USED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. YOU CAN E-MAIL ME PRIVATELY AT sabudd@juno.com

Hi Would anyone have any information on this cementery? I would like an address as I think my grandparents Androkaites are buried there. It is in Georgetown. Thanks in advance Gerri Drewett Chula Vista, Ca drewett@pacbell.net Researching: Stanko, Kozak, Androckitis (Androkailes,Androkaites), Chesak

JOSEPH JOHN BRAZAITIS 12 Mar 1895 Lithuania-11 Jun 1957 Cleveland, Ohio Possible father Joseph 1850-1914, mother Ursula BENDZESKAS, 1851-1905, both buried in Schulykill county. Joseph John lived in Nanticoke before coming to Cleveland. I am trying to connect PETER BRAZAITIS, Nanticoke, and ADAM BRAZAITIS, Plymouth, Pa, to JOSEPH. Jeanne

I am researching the following two families who lived in Hazleton (most likely the Cranberry area) in the early 1900's - possibly even as early as the 1890's. The mothers in these families were sisters, Greek Catholics who immigrated from the village of Nizna Rybnica in eastern Slovakia. Their family name was GLIGANIC, variously spelled GLIGANICH, GLIGANICS, GLIGONIC, GLAGONICH, and so on. GALLO family: The parents' names were John and Helen. The family name may originally have been GALYO. The names of the children that are known so far are Margaret, Helen, Mary, Joseph, John, and George. It is known that Margaret was born in Cranberry in 1907. Her married name was Margaret KIMMEL, and she died in 1998 in Lehighton. CHURA family: The father's name was John. The names of the mother and children are unknown. There is a slight possibility that the family name might have been spelled CSURA or CZURA. In addition, I am researching a family named HARVILCAK (also spelled HARVILCHAK) who came to the United States from Slovakia in 1902. The parents' names were John and Elizabeth. Elizabeth's maiden name has been given as CIEBERY and SEABERRY. The children were John, Mary, George, and Michael. It seems that the Harvilcaks may have originally settled in the Hazleton/McAdoo area. By 1912, George had moved to Jerome. He married Susan PETRANIC (also spelled PETRANICH). George and Susan changed their family name to HARRIS shortly after they were married. They lived in Windber until their deaths in the 1970's. Any assistance you can give in obtaining more information about these families will be greatly appreciated. Marie Petranic Power jmpower@mindspring.com