All, Does anyone have access to the below record? If so I would like to know the parents of Augusta Sholder St.Mark's L.C.Rec. Title Augusta Sholder and Clara M. Weishaupt: Marriage performed: 9/16/1897. General note Officiating minister: Rev. W. F. Rick. Publications St.Mark's L.C.Rec. bk.3, p.28. Thank you for your time, Kevin L. Sholder Don't wait to make your Son a great man. Make him a great boy. --Unknown <http://www.siscom.net/~rdrunner/ <http://www.siscom.net/~rdrunner/> > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rdrunner/ <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rdrunner/> > kevin.sholder@ncr.com LOCATIONS THAT I AM RESEARCHING - Pennsylvania (Berks, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Northumberland Counties); Germany (Württemberg). SURNAMES THAT I AM RESEARCHING - Aderhold; Alexander; Bower; Campbell; Carpenter; Cohick; DeRemer; Hafer; Heim; Horn; Kiess; Kinley; Lovell; Mahaffey; Marquardt; Marshall; Metzger; Paulhamus (Polhemius); Pepperman; Rentz; Robinson; Roller; Sholder (Scholderer); Smith; Springman; Stabler; Stoltz; Ulmer; Updegraff (Op den Graeff); Waltz (Walz); Wurster (Wurster Von Igelsberg) and their related family lines.

That could be what the original poster was looking for all along, when she mentioned Watson/Williamsport. Vicki

Here is the history and information on Watson twp. It came from the Lycoming web page. Hope this helps. Connie WATSON TOWNSHIP. The territory for the formation of this township was taken from Cummings and Porter in January, 1845, and it was named in honor of Oliver Watson, Esq., long president of the West Branch Bank, Williamsport. It is the twenty-fourth in size and has an area of 10,880 acres. By the census of 1890 the population was 264. It is bounded on the east by a projecting corner of Porter and by Mifflin, on the north by Cummings, on the west by Clinton county, and on the south by Porter township. The township is well watered, being divided through the center by Pine creek, into which flow from the west Lower Pine Bottom run and Vickers's run; from the east, the two forks of Tomb's run and Furnace run. One branch of Tomb's run heads in Cummings, the other in Mifflin township. Nichols run also flows through the southeastern corner. Watson consists of Chemung (No. VIII) in the southern portion, above which occurs Red Catskill (No. IX) located north of the belt of the Chemung and also along all the valleys of the streams. Next above occurs Pocono (No. X), which, in the red Catskill valley in the southern part, forms a bold, prominent elevation known as Short mountain, and a portion of the same measure occupies the higher ground in the upper part of the township. Fossil iron ore was mined along Furnace run and the face of Short mountain many years ago. It is in the first fossil ore belt. The lower part of Watson township forms part of the south escarpment of the Allegheny mountain range. There is a fine development of Chemung measures along Pine creek which merit study and investigation. Settlers ascended Pine creek at an early period in our history. At the mouth of Tomb's run the first settlement was made by James Alexander in 1784. He had been there in 1773 and laid a claim, but was obliged to fly in 1778. A few other families had penetrated that far with Alexander. It is claimed that the first child born at the mouth of the run was Abigail Mills, daughter of James Mills, in 1786. About 1703 a rude saw mill was built at the mouth of Gamble's (Vickers's) run, but it has long since crumbled into ruin and the name of the builder has perished. In 1851 or 1852 another mill was built on its site by Mr. Farransworth, but like its predecessor, it has passed away. There are some good farms along Pine creek; the people are thrifty, prosperous, and industrious. The Tomb family-one of the oldest is well represented by numerous descendants of the venerable patriarch, Henry Tomb, who did so much to develop the township. An Iron Industry was early started in this township. This was on account of the iron ore in the neighborhood. In 1817 a furnace was built on Furnace run, about three-fourths of a mile east of Pine creek, by George Heisler. The ore was mined near the furnace, and although it was of an inferior quality, it was used for several years. The furnace passed into the hands of James Shear, who carried it on until 1820 or 1821, when it was removed to Pine creek, when James Dickson and Levan H. Jackson became the proprietors. The firm of Dickson & Levan turned it into a blast furnace. William and John Antes were employed to assist in putting up the buildings. In a few years Dickson retired and the business was carried on by Levan H. Jackson. From him it passed in 1829 to Kirk, Kelton & Company -John Kirk, of Lancaster county, and Robert Kelton and F. T. Carpenter, of Chester county. In 1829 Mr. Carpenter moved his family to the iron works and became manager. At the same time Henry Troth, a druggist of Philadelphia, was a silent partner, A small flouring mill and a saw mill were erected by this firm'. They also built a forge and turned their attention to the manufacture of bar iron. In 1830 the furnace was partly destroyed by fire. In 1836, after the retirement of Robert Kelton from the firm and the admission of Benjamin Tomb, the property was sold to David Vickers and Lewis M. Walker, of Philadelphia. The now firm repaired the furnace and continued both it and the forge for several years with fair success, when Walker retired and Vickers became sole owner. He soon allowed the plant to fall into decay, and in 1848 he built a flouring mill which he ran for several years. Mr. Vickers having grown old, disposed of the property and retired from business. The mill is still in existence. Although iron ore was abundant, it was combined to such an extent with slate. and hard clay that it could not be reduced so as to run off easily and the quality of the product was impaired. The iron made good castings but poor bar iron. Kirk, Kelton & Company kept two men prospecting for several months. They built a cabin for them in the mountain, where they made their headquarters, and supplied them with provisions. These prospectors Wore William Riddell, afterwards sheriff of Lycoming county, and Andrew Snyder. For many years their diligence in this work was attested by numerous excavations in the mountains and valleys, but the, specimens they discovered were purely sporadic. At that time and for several years after all merchandise and provisions not raised in this region were brought from Philadelphia to some point on the river below by wagons, then loaded on flat-boats, and poled up the river by strong men. In 1829, when Robert Kelton brought his family to the iron works, he had an infant son named John Cunningham Kelton. When he grew up he entered the military service and has long been stationed at the War Department, Washington City, as adjutant general of the United States Army. Postoffices. - For many years the people of Watson township were obliged to travel to Jersey Shore for their mail matter. On the 29th of November, 1851, a postoffice was established at Tomb's Run, and Henry Tomb was appointed postmaster. He served until February 24, 1882, a period of over thirty-one years, when he was succeeded by Michael Overdorf. He served just two months or until April 24, 1882 when Samuel Overdorf was appointed. His successor was Miles Lentz, who was appointed March 29, 1887, and is still in office. A postoffice was opened at Harbor Mills, the site of the old iron works December 6, 1883, and Andrew J. Wier appointed postmaster, and he is the present incumbent. Schools. - Watson township has three schools, viz: Harbor Mills, Tomb's Run, and one independent, located on the left hand branch of Tomb's run. The statistics show an average of six months taught with three teachers, one male and two, females, with an average salary of $25 and $30 per month. Churches. - The first religious meeting was held by Rev. John Thomas, a Methodist minister, at the house of William Miller, near the northern line of the, township, in 1805. There are now two churches in the township, one a Methodist, at Tomb's Run; the other an Evangelical church, at Mt. Pleasant, on the summit, between Pine and Larry's creeks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <QUEENIEVEE@aol.com> To: <PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:17 PM Subject: Re: Watson > Watsontown is not near Picture Rocks. Picture Rocks is located outside of > Hughesville, PA, heading North on Route 220. > > With all these questions about Watsontown, I was wondering -- there is a > Watson Township. Anyone know where that is located? > > Vicki >

Watson Twp. is a little North West of Porter Twp. / Jersey Shore. Charlie

Watsontown is not near Picture Rocks. Picture Rocks is located outside of Hughesville, PA, heading North on Route 220. With all these questions about Watsontown, I was wondering -- there is a Watson Township. Anyone know where that is located? Vicki

Martha, Hi. No, Picture Rocks is in the opposite direction of Watsontown. Watsontown is south of Williamsport off I-180. Picture Rocks is on Old Route 220 outside of Hughsville, PA. Bill VanTassell

Is Watson town near a small town called Picture Rocks? Martha Elmendorf

In a message dated 7/2/02 8:07:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, fredrickdavis@hotmail.com writes: > The regent for antis fort is Dorian Myers @ 570-753-8847. She does not have > email or internet capabilities. its "antes fort" not "antis fort"

williamsport is still part of lycoming county

watsontown is its own city about 1 hr away from williamsport

Hi Everyone, The History of Lycoming County by Meginness is now completed and on line at the Lycoming County PA GenWeb Site, also many new marriages have been added and more to come in the next few days. Margaret Steen Lycoming CC PA GenWeb http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/ PA State Coordinator PAGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=pa PA State Census Coordinator The USGenWeb Census Project http://www.us-census.org/

Am searching for Mark Widdifield b. 1777, married Susannah Hogeland (Hoagland) b. 1785 and married Dec. 1799 in Muncy, PA. Dottie

thank you Margaret Fredrick Davis wrote: > The regent for antis fort is Dorian Myers @ 570-753-8847. She does not have > email or internet capabilities. > > >From : Margaret Steen <maggies@rochester.rr.com> > To : PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com > Subject : Fort Antes Chapter DAR > Date : Sat, 29 Jun 2002 13:53:26 -0400 > > Hi, > Does anyone know the snail mail or email address of the - DAR- > Fort Antes Chapter > > Margaret > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

The regent for antis fort is Dorian Myers @ 570-753-8847. She does not have email or internet capabilities. From : Margaret Steen <maggies@rochester.rr.com> To : PALYCOMI-L@rootsweb.com Subject : Fort Antes Chapter DAR Date : Sat, 29 Jun 2002 13:53:26 -0400 Hi, Does anyone know the snail mail or email address of the - DAR- Fort Antes Chapter Margaret _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Thank you all for your information and maps. Margaret

The D list is good for persons who have a restriction on the number of emails they can recieve. Otherwise I think the L list is better, because you can quickly delete those that don't interest you and print out or reply to the ones that do, without all the clutter of the D list. If you belong to the D list, be sure when replying to cut out everything that does not relate to your reply. L list is much easier. "THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR INFORMATION. NOW I NEED TO ASK WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN WESTMORLAND-L AND WESTMORLAND-D BEFORE I SUBSCRIBE. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE 2 OF THEM !! ARLENE"

L is for List. Whenever anyone writes an email to the List it is sent right away to you. D is for diget mode. You only get the messages one time per day. Renee

If you follow this link http://www.pa-roots.com/~pagenweb/map/index.html it will take you to a Page that displays the histories of Pennsylvania Counties! In 1790 the area that is now where Willamsport is was a part of Northumerland County! In 1810 it was a part of Wayne County! and in 1840 it became Lycoming County! During this entire transition the place know as Watsontown, PA was always in Northumberland County So if you are seeking information on someone listed a living in Watsontown, Pa I would check into Northumberland County History Sites also! Here is a link to one of those sites!http://www.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ Hope this helps! La'Na Merrill Brown

Margeret, Williamsport is williamsport and Watsontown is Watsontown and never the two shall meet. Watsontown is about 20 mile down river from Williamsport. VGB

> Watsontown is a small town near Williamsport. I don't > believe that it is part of Williamsport > I've lived here all my life, and the only Watsontown in the vicinity is the one in Northumberland County, and it's not in close proximity to Williamsport. vicki