"Major" is a fairly common 1800's first name. Maybe that was his name??? Especially since it is his son's middle name. Mike Wennin Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila" <hhelser@bright.net> To: <PAMCKEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:52 PM Subject: [PAMCKEAN] Capture of Major Toy > I am still trying to find a Major Toy somewhere. > William Major Toy his son was the firechief in Bradford for a time. Is > there any possibility that in any fire-house records there would be the > name of William Major Toy's father? > > Please, I am about to offer a reward for the capture of Major Toy. > > Sheila > > ,_, > (O,O) > ( ) > *~" " ~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > SHEILA'S CORNER > http://www.bright.net/~hhelser/ > *~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Yes, I considered it was his name. The reason I am considering his name was something else is because I have been unable to find a Major Toy anywhere in any time on any census or any other lists. I am still trying,, I just cannot find a man by that name who was ever living in the USA.. I keep trying to find him and ask every once in a while if anyone has seen the name or has any suggestions. I wonder where Major Toy was? Thank you, Sheila At 03:38 PM 2/28/2004 -0500, Mike wrote: >"Major" is a fairly common 1800's first name. Maybe that was his name??? >Especially since it is his son's middle name. > > >Mike Wennin >Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sheila" <hhelser@bright.net> >To: <PAMCKEAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:52 PM >Subject: [PAMCKEAN] Capture of Major Toy > > > > I am still trying to find a Major Toy somewhere. > > William Major Toy his son was the firechief in Bradford for a time. Is > > there any possibility that in any fire-house records there would be the > > name of William Major Toy's father? > > > > Please, I am about to offer a reward for the capture of Major Toy. > > > > Sheila > > > > ,_, > > (O,O) > > ( ) > > *~" " ~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > SHEILA'S CORNER > > http://www.bright.net/~hhelser/ > > *~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ,_, (O,O) ( ) *~" " ~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* SHEILA'S CORNER http://www.bright.net/~hhelser/ *~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*

Hi Sheila, I am sure you probably checked most of these....In census records where William appears, do they list the birth information on his parents? How about William's marriage and death certificates? Obit? I see from your website that his father owned a hotel. There would have been license applications with his father's name. Have you checked the 1840 Philadelphia Census records? How about Titusville 1860 Census? I found this in the Genforum Toy Family Genealogy: Possibly a brother to Major Toy? Interesting since William Major named his son William Henry. William Henry TOY b. Abt. 1810, Philadelphia, PA, d. Abt. 1870 Married Abt. 1839 - Elizabeth Sylvia WALCH/WELCH b. Abt. 1810 (New Orleans?), d. Abt. 1868 Children (only can find one but there could be more): William Henry TOY Jr. b. Dec. 5 or 12, 1840, New Orleans, LA. d. Dec. 30, 1905 Married Abt. 1870, probably in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois: Mary Elizabeth GUKER/GUCKER b. July 7, 1850, d. Feb. 28, 1928 Children: Thomas Francis b. June 23, 1871 in Philadelphia, PA d. Aug. 8. 1965 in Fairmont, MN**my grandfather** George Edward b. Sept. 28, 1873 in Philadelphia, PA d. March 7 1940 in Omaha, NE Charles b. Abt. 1876 in Philadelphia, PA Elisaberta b. Abt. 1879 in Illinois Harry C. b. 1880 or 1881 in St. Louis, MO This is a Toy family in Philly: Another William http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/vacation/588/dat103.html#17 KNOWLES, Mary Gender: Female Parents: Father: KNOWLES, John Mother: WILKINSON, Mary Family: Spouse: TOY, Elias Gender: Male Children: TOY, Harriet TOY, Mary Gender: Female TOY, Margaret TOY, Elizabeth TOY, William Gender: Male TOY, Elias TOY, John K. Gender: Male TOY, Sarah Mike Wennin Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila" <hhelser@bright.net> To: <PAMCKEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [PAMCKEAN] Capture of Major Toy > Yes, I considered it was his name. The reason I am considering his name was > something else is because I have been unable to find a Major Toy anywhere > in any time on any census or any other lists. > I am still trying,, I just cannot find a man by that name who was ever > living in the USA.. > I keep trying to find him and ask every once in a while if anyone has seen > the name or has any suggestions. > I wonder where Major Toy was? > Thank you, > Sheila > > At 03:38 PM 2/28/2004 -0500, Mike wrote: > >"Major" is a fairly common 1800's first name. Maybe that was his name??? > >Especially since it is his son's middle name. > > > > > >Mike Wennin > >Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sheila" <hhelser@bright.net> > >To: <PAMCKEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:52 PM > >Subject: [PAMCKEAN] Capture of Major Toy > > > > > > > I am still trying to find a Major Toy somewhere. > > > William Major Toy his son was the firechief in Bradford for a time. Is > > > there any possibility that in any fire-house records there would be the > > > name of William Major Toy's father? > > > > > > Please, I am about to offer a reward for the capture of Major Toy. > > > > > > Sheila > > > > > > ,_, > > > (O,O) > > > ( ) > > > *~" " ~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > > SHEILA'S CORNER > > > http://www.bright.net/~hhelser/ > > > *~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ,_, > (O,O) > ( ) > *~" " ~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > SHEILA'S CORNER > http://www.bright.net/~hhelser/ > *~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~*``*~* > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >