Some interesting newspaper references have been appearing of late in this email list! I am wondering if anyone knows of any MILLER? In particular, I am interested in: Jacob MILLER b abt 1825-1826 d aft 1879 probably Luzerne Elizabeth UNKNOWN b abt Apr 1839 Catawissa, Columbia Co PA d abt Nov 5 1919 Luzerne Kids: Adam Nathan Harvey John W. Bennington "Bing" Harrison "Harry" My most important desires in connection with the above family is to learn Elizabeth's maiden name, and Jacob's actual dates. Thanks! Vince Summers

Hello Vince I have Millers in Columbia Co. just over the border from Luzerne. My grandmother was a Miller. I am afraid I don't have any information at hand as I am not at my home computer and won't be until later this month. She was born about 1875 and both she and her mother were Elizabeth. The names you mention don't ring a bell. If I can get this computer to work I will check the census. Christina On Sep 2, 2007, at 9:55 AM, Vincent E. Summers wrote: > Some interesting newspaper references have been appearing > of late in this email list! > > I am wondering if anyone knows of any MILLER? In particular, > I am interested in: > > Jacob MILLER b abt 1825-1826 d aft 1879 probably Luzerne > Elizabeth UNKNOWN b abt Apr 1839 Catawissa, Columbia Co PA > d abt Nov 5 1919 Luzerne > > Kids: > > Adam > Nathan Harvey > John W. > Bennington "Bing" > Harrison "Harry" > > My most important desires in connection with the above family > is to learn Elizabeth's maiden name, and Jacob's actual dates. > > Thanks! > Vince Summers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALUZERN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Vince, I think we corresponded before about the Millers of Luzerne County. There are many Jacob Millers in my Miller genealogy, but I don't have enough info to fit you into ours. Do you know WHERE your Jacob was born? Harvey and Harrison are names in our family. We originated in Northampton and Monroe counties and migrated to Luzerne and beyond. This website is helpful for church records: http://genealogyresearchcentral.com/ Look in the public records section. My people attended the Hamilton church, as did many Millers whose ancestors are scattered now around PA. There were Millers who helped settle Columbia County who were brought there by the Eyer brothers, who founded Bloomsburg (county seat). John Adam Eyer was the school teacher in Hamilton Twp. who purchased the land that is now Bloomsburg. He sent his brother to manage the land development and many folks from the Hamilton Twp. area migrated to the area through them. Catawissa is right next to Bloomsburg. Your Jacob is born at the right time to be a part of that migration from Northampton (now Monroe) County. In addition, your Jacob was born not long after the Year Without a Summer that was the impetus for the westward migration of people (and the invention of the bicycle). There would have been a reason to migrate, in other words. I have a working file of my Miller genealogy on my website that is nowhere near complete but you're welcome to look around: http://www.houseofwaterdancer.com/miller/Miller_Family_Genealogy.html I'm currently researching Christian Miller of the Forks of the Delaware as the earliest Miller in my line. My line, for the record, entered Luzerne County with my great grandfather, Josiah Miller of Wilkes Barre, then Kingston. His son, Lloyd, was my grandfather. I'd recommend that you try to track down the descendants of Jacob Miller, Sr. (b. 1769). Also, get on the Monroe County genealogy list. There are many helpful people, particularly a woman named Geri Brennan, who might help you track down your Jacob. You can try the Columbia County Genealogical Society to see if they have any records of Jacob Miller in the Catawissa area. If he married a woman born in Catawissa, it's likely that they met there. It's at least worth exploring. However, the folks at that Society aren't the most helpful. http://www.colcohist-gensoc.org/ They're on the second floor of the Bloomsburg Public Library on Market St. in Bloom. I'd go every other route before you try to get help from them. If you find any connection to my line, please contact me. Best wishes, Lynda Jones Bloomsburg, PA _____ . Weberstedt, Thuringen, Germany - home of the Uttrodts Family names: Brong, Freitag, von Freitag, Miller, Prang, Savino, Schueller, Uetterodt, von Uetterodt, Utterodt, Uttrodt, Van Etten, Van Horn Collateral lines: Dwyer, Eltus, LaFrance, Prentice, Smith . -----Original Message----- From: paluzern-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paluzern-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Vincent E. Summers Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:55 PM To: paluzern@rootsweb.com Subject: [PALUZERN] MILLERs of Luzerne - Anyone? Some interesting newspaper references have been appearing of late in this email list! I am wondering if anyone knows of any MILLER? In particular, I am interested in: Jacob MILLER b abt 1825-1826 d aft 1879 probably Luzerne Elizabeth UNKNOWN b abt Apr 1839 Catawissa, Columbia Co PA d abt Nov 5 1919 Luzerne Kids: Adam Nathan Harvey John W. Bennington "Bing" Harrison "Harry" My most important desires in connection with the above family is to learn Elizabeth's maiden name, and Jacob's actual dates. Thanks! Vince Summers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALUZERN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lynda, You list a Jacob Sr on that MILLER website of yours, but I don't see where you list a Jr.? If there was a Jr., and if you are not sure who he was, it would look like it would have been about the correct time for my fellow to appear. That Jacob Miller (mine) would have been the first husband of my step-2X-Greatgrandmother. Vince On 9/2/07, Lynda L. Jones <lynda@houseofwaterdancer.com> wrote: > Vince, > > I think we corresponded before about the Millers of Luzerne County. There > are many Jacob Millers in my Miller genealogy, but I don't have enough info > to fit you into ours. Do you know WHERE your Jacob was born? > > Harvey and Harrison are names in our family. We originated in Northampton > and Monroe counties and migrated to Luzerne and beyond. > > This website is helpful for church records: > http://genealogyresearchcentral.com/ Look in the public records section. > My people attended the Hamilton church, as did many Millers whose ancestors > are scattered now around PA. There were Millers who helped settle Columbia > County who were brought there by the Eyer brothers, who founded Bloomsburg > (county seat). John Adam Eyer was the school teacher in Hamilton Twp. who > purchased the land that is now Bloomsburg. He sent his brother to manage > the land development and many folks from the Hamilton Twp. area migrated to > the area through them. Catawissa is right next to Bloomsburg. Your Jacob is > born at the right time to be a part of that migration from Northampton (now > Monroe) County. > > In addition, your Jacob was born not long after the Year Without a Summer > that was the impetus for the westward migration of people (and the invention > of the bicycle). There would have been a reason to migrate, in other words. > > I have a working file of my Miller genealogy on my website that is nowhere > near complete but you're welcome to look around: > > http://www.houseofwaterdancer.com/miller/Miller_Family_Genealogy.html > > I'm currently researching Christian Miller of the Forks of the Delaware as > the earliest Miller in my line. > > My line, for the record, entered Luzerne County with my great grandfather, > Josiah Miller of Wilkes Barre, then Kingston. His son, Lloyd, was my > grandfather. > > I'd recommend that you try to track down the descendants of Jacob Miller, > Sr. (b. 1769). Also, get on the Monroe County genealogy list. There are > many helpful people, particularly a woman named Geri Brennan, who might help > you track down your Jacob. > > You can try the Columbia County Genealogical Society to see if they have any > records of Jacob Miller in the Catawissa area. If he married a woman born > in Catawissa, it's likely that they met there. It's at least worth > exploring. However, the folks at that Society aren't the most helpful. > http://www.colcohist-gensoc.org/ They're on the second floor of the > Bloomsburg Public Library on Market St. in Bloom. I'd go every other route > before you try to get help from them. > > If you find any connection to my line, please contact me. > > Best wishes, > Lynda Jones > Bloomsburg, PA > > > > > _____ > > > . > Weberstedt, Thuringen, Germany - home of the Uttrodts > Family names: Brong, Freitag, von Freitag, Miller, Prang, Savino, > Schueller, Uetterodt, von Uetterodt, Utterodt, Uttrodt, Van Etten, Van Horn > Collateral lines: Dwyer, Eltus, LaFrance, Prentice, Smith > . > > > -----Original Message----- > From: paluzern-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:paluzern-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Vincent E. Summers > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:55 PM > To: paluzern@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PALUZERN] MILLERs of Luzerne - Anyone? > > > Some interesting newspaper references have been appearing > of late in this email list! > > I am wondering if anyone knows of any MILLER? In particular, > I am interested in: > > Jacob MILLER b abt 1825-1826 d aft 1879 probably Luzerne > Elizabeth UNKNOWN b abt Apr 1839 Catawissa, Columbia Co PA > d abt Nov 5 1919 Luzerne > > Kids: > > Adam > Nathan Harvey > John W. > Bennington "Bing" > Harrison "Harry" > > My most important desires in connection with the above family > is to learn Elizabeth's maiden name, and Jacob's actual dates. > > Thanks! > Vince Summers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALUZERN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALUZERN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >