Looking for descendants of the children of John WEISS from Byern, Germany: Barbara Weiss (1858-1930) married August BYERS and lived in McKeesport, PA. George Weiss (1861-1933) married Margaret PEETZ and had 10 children/stepchildren in McKeesport. This couple is my wife's Great Grandparents, descended from their son Leonard. Leonard's siblings were Rose Weiss MASER, Mary Weiss BRADY, Frederick Weiss, Anna Weiss MIDDLEMISS, Elizabeth Weiss MILLIKEN, Margaret Weiss MAEDER, Bertha Weiss BAKER, Lillian Weiss WRAGG, and John Weiss. Andrew Weiss lived in Chicago in 1930 Elizabeth Weiss married Unknown MURMANN and lived in McKeesport in 1930. Margaret Weiss married Unknown KRUGEL and lived in Baltimore, MD in 1930 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi In the listing from an 1890 city directory of McKeesport I find the following entry: Izod Mrs. Mary A, dry goods, Stewart Plan, res same. Where was Stewart Plan? Does this mean that Mrs. Izod lived on/in/at/ Stewart Plan? Another entry is: Izod Henry, foreman N T W, res East Park Where was East Park? Is it near Stewart Plan? Can anyone shed some light on this - the two people are husband and wife and unless they were having "problems", I wonder why they have two residences. Would appreciate any suggestions. regards Joy in CT Can't remember if I'm still on the McKeesport list, so a private answer might be helpful.

I have found references to two marriages in my family that occurred in McKeesport or surrounding area. The first was the marriage of James Fowler and Hannah Lennington (also spelled Lenington) on October 19, 1792. The second marriage was February 20, 1794 between Thomas Dunlap and Elizabeth Fowler. This marriage specifically mentions McKeesport. I believe the marriages were probably in a Presbyterian church. Can anyone suggest how to go about finding documentation for these marriages? James E. Fowler j_fowler @ prodigy.net --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.256 / Virus Database: 129 - Release Date: 05/31/01

Does anyone know where I might find how much National Tube paid the workers from its founding through the 1920's? Thanks. Carole

Summer is here and it's picnic time! For those of you new on this list, last year the McKeesport Alumni Message Board had the 1st Annual picnic. It was held at Renzie Park, the Saturday following INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE! It was a great success and we hope this years will be even better. So here's the scoop......... This is for EVERYONE now..and in the future or even those that might not have a computer that someone here is in contact with. We are just trying to get an idea of how many people are planning on attending the 2nd Annual McKeesport Alumni Family & Friends Reunion Picnic.. August 18 (weekend following International Village) Renzie Park Pavillion #2 over near Palm Street 3 p.m. - they toss us out.. about 10 p.m. Catered...Dj.......Games.....Door Prizes...Raffles.. . We aren't asking for a definite commitment..just an idea. Remember this picnic is for anyone that ever attended McKeesport Schools..(you don't need to have graduated from there) and their family! Kids..parents...grandkids...cousins..even good friends of yours! The cost per person is about $16 and there will be a "kids" price. One last thing, if you live in the immediate area and have a little free time, we could use some help getting ready for this event. The next scheduled meeting will be on July 9, 2001 - 7 p.m. (6 p.m. is you want to eat) at Twin Oaks Lounge, Rainbow Village, White Oak. ANY QUESTIONS: mckeesportalumni@home.com and don't forget about the message board site: http://www.delphi.com/mckeesporttiger Hope we see you there..and remember, if you can't attend the picnic this year.. try to make plans for attending it next year!! Barbara Jo Pollack Firda & Sue Engert Carper MSHS Class of 1971 http://www.delphi.com/McKeesportTiger/Start/ http://www.geocities.com/bfirda

This article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer for Saturday, June 23. 2001

This article appear in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, June 23, 2001

Hi everyone Does anyone have access to a city directory for McKeesport in 1886 and 1887? or would it have come under Pittsburgh? Would very much appreciate a lookup for an Arthur Izod with wife named Frances - (there would also be a Henry Izod and wife Mary Ann but I'm not looking for them now) thanks in advance Joy in CT

oops- sorry I incorrectly listed the year for a request for help with a Arthur IZOD IHe was born abt 1863 Joy in CT

HI Does anyone know the best way to find a birth in 1863, probably in McKeesport - I know the parents names, Arthur-- T. Arthur-- and Jesse M. IZOD and the child was also T. Arthur or Arthur T. IZOD.. I don't have an exact date however. What might be the best way to start? The parents were born in England and were American citizens in the 1870 census in Brooklyn NY. Thanks for any help or suggestions. Joy in CT

Hi List: My father has "Prosvita Enlightenment, 611 Sinclair St., McKeesport, PA" on the bottom of the copy of his Baptism/Confirmation certificate from St. John The Baptist Greek Catholic Church. He obtained this copy to marry my mother in 1942. No one knew what it was or what it meant. I have just learned that "Prosvita, The Enlightenment" was a Ruthenian (Ukrainian) newspaper in Pittsburgh and in McKeesport. I don't know why it was on the copy of the certificate, or if it's still around, but the University of Minnesota has it microfilmed from 1917 - 1975 in their Immigration History Research Center. Maybe this will help someone and if anyone knows more about it I would appreciate their comments. Thanks. Nancy

Please post that obituary to all of us. I think Jane was our neighbor down Jack's Run Rd. M. G. Stauffer

--- --- cadcant@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. Would some kind person send me the obit for Jane Hoffman, age 75, who passed away on June 11 in Munhall? It is in the Daily News for today. I think I am related to her. Thanks. JoAnn New Mexico

Dear Listers, I know some of you on here are actually doing family research & while sending this to other sites thought I'd include McKeesport. This is a little reminder that can mean a whole lot to those new at searching in any register of wills office. When you obtain a will for your ancestor that is only part of the search. One needs to examine all the settlement of estate papers or valuable information may be overlooked. An heir may have been the child of another marriage & named as such in paperwork. This is only 1 of countless possible things you can find out. If the will is very early you may also find that there is some opposition to your seeing the actual paperwork due to the fragile condition of it. Therefore, if you have a clear-cut line, you might not need to go further, but if you have other circumstances in question, an examination of these papers may prove to be very important to you. This is also why it sometimes takes actually visiting the courthouse or having someone else do it for you. Happy Hunting, Ellen (ETHS) email: ellen@b-n-s.com Visit my web site: http://www.geocities.com/ellenj3

Just a minor comment, it was a B-25. The B-52 hadn't been produced yet. ----- Original Message ----- From: <mmfred@pgh.net> To: <PAMCKEESPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: [PAMCKEESPORT] plane crash > Looked at the old McK Daily news coverage of the plane that went > down in the Mon. I was of the impression that it went down near > Dravosburg and now I know why. > There were 2 plane crashes in the Mon ,13 months apart. The frst > took place Dec 22,1954. It was a charter carrying soldiers home for > Xmas. It crashed in the Mon near Glassport.10 survived ,18 died. All > survivied the crash but the deaths occured when the plane sank and > the vitims were forced into the water. > The 2nd crash was the B-52 ,on Jan 31, 1956 .In the next days > paper it describes how the plane just missed hitting the Homestead > Highevel Bridge and crashed into the Mon near the Glenwood > Bridge near Hays. It was out of fuel. Four Airmen were saved , 2 > were lost. Motorist and police went to the rescue -among the > rescuers were Christy & Dave Malamisuro,Charles Colosi, Aldo > Gaburr & Dom Devine. As with the first crash, those lost were swept > away by the current and not found. according to this days account. > Donna > > > ==== PAMCKEESPORT Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit Jenkins-Jeffries-Lee Family Page > http:/www.geocities.com/geojenk/ > Please take time to look at the latest McKeesport, Pa pics in the "All Things McKeesport" section. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Looked at the old McK Daily news coverage of the plane that went down in the Mon. I was of the impression that it went down near Dravosburg and now I know why. There were 2 plane crashes in the Mon ,13 months apart. The frst took place Dec 22,1954. It was a charter carrying soldiers home for Xmas. It crashed in the Mon near Glassport.10 survived ,18 died. All survivied the crash but the deaths occured when the plane sank and the vitims were forced into the water. The 2nd crash was the B-52 ,on Jan 31, 1956 .In the next days paper it describes how the plane just missed hitting the Homestead Highevel Bridge and crashed into the Mon near the Glenwood Bridge near Hays. It was out of fuel. Four Airmen were saved , 2 were lost. Motorist and police went to the rescue -among the rescuers were Christy & Dave Malamisuro,Charles Colosi, Aldo Gaburr & Dom Devine. As with the first crash, those lost were swept away by the current and not found. according to this days account. Donna

Greetin Listers, Please note: Hi folks, I'm going to bring the Freepages server down for part of today. (Thursday June 7, 2001) for maintenance add adding more disk space to it. I'll be doing more maintenance during the next few days. It does take quite awhile to make sure your accounts are up to date and working on the new disk. It has become just so wildly popular that we are running out of drive space! 8*) Which is not a bad thing. So if you experience "connection refused" when trying to FTP or HTTP to the server you know the reason. I should appologize in advance for any inconvience this may cause. But it will be back up with much more disk space then before! Blessings, George

Hi Everyone, I'm still banging my head against the brick wall with my William K. Craig. According to his death certificate he was the son of Unknown Craig and Adeline PORTER and was born in PA on Dec 10 1859. He died Jan 6 1928 in E. McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA. He married Amanda MCCAULEY (b. Feb 16 1862 Port Perry, Allegheny County, PA and died Aug 10 1945 in E. McKeesport) They lived in Braddock, McKeesport, E. McKeesport and Wilmerding, PA (all in Allegheny County)Children were: Margaret Elizabeth (my great-grandma) b. Jul 10 1882 Braddock, PA (Braddock was the town next to Port Perry) d. Dec 9 1939 E. McKeesport, PA m. Jul 3 1900 Wilmerding, PA to Oliver Pottinger Frank b. 1890 Leonard b. 1901 George b. Jan 10 1901 d. Mar 1971 Wilmerding, PA (am not sure, but I think George and Leonard may be twins. I have a photo of twins included in the Craig family pictures that were given to me. But there is no date or names on the back) Gladys b. 1903 d. ? E. McKeesport, PA m. Jack or John Limberg Alvin? b. 11 Nov 1910 d. Feb 1978 E. McKeesport m. Stella ? I believe that William may have been born in Braddock or Port Perry in Allegheny County but cannot find anything on him. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Teresa

Someone asked where French Street was. It's the former name for Peebles Lane, a diagonal street beginning about where Tenth St meets Market St. It's a short street. According to one Mckeesport historian, it was formerly Berlin St., but was changed to French during WWI Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <PAMCKEESPORT-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <PAMCKEESPORT-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:00 PM Subject: PAMCKEESPORT-D Digest V01 #70

Does any one from East McKeesport remember Stauffer's Barber Shop on 5th Ave? Also where exactly is Styling Terrace? Marc M. G. Stauffer