New at the Pennsylvania State Archives - ARIAS Digital State Archives http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp (after the page opens, scroll down the page to the listing below:) Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 -- {series #19.12} Arranged alphabetically by surname of soldier. These 3" x 5" cards were initially prepared to serve as an index to Samuel Penniman Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865," (Harrisburg, 1869-1871). The Office of the Adjutant General later expanded the scope of the cards by transcribing onto them data found on the original Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861-1866 {series #19.11}. The information generally includes the soldiers' names, military units, Bates' citations (volume and page), ages at enrollment, descriptions (complexion, height, color of hair and eyes), residences and birthplaces; the dates and places where enrolled; the dates and places where mustered in; and the dates of discharge. The listing is not inclusive.

Hi: Thank you for 1860 Mercer census. I have Cozads and Mcelheny in family tree, but best of all it was fun to get some insight on Mercer of that time. Arthur Cozad Williams/Sacramento - Original Message ----- From: "Pam & Larry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:47 PM Subject: [PAMERCER] website > I have added the 1860 Mercer Borough Census to my page if anyone is > interested. www.svol.net/~pamela 1900 Deleware to come next. > > Pam > > > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at [email protected] For more Mercer County info, visit our web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >

I have added the 1860 Mercer Borough Census to my page if anyone is interested. www.svol.net/~pamela 1900 Deleware to come next. Pam

thanks to all who sent the info to me on how to request records in Pa.. I would like to pass along this information from our local Vital records here in Chillicothe Ohio. the cost for birth and death records is only .50 until July 1, 2003. then because of the recent House Bill 95 passage, the cost jumps to $10.00 per copy. and only certified copies will be available. so if anyone needs this kind of info , please do it soon. thanks again, you have all been most helpful. gwen

The form you need for the death certificate can be found by going to www.vitalrec.com and choosing PA. I have never had to send a copy of my photo ID in the past. Perhaps they've changed that? Pat www.rootsweb.com/~pabutle2

All the information and addresses you need can be found on, or linked to, the Mercer County Rootsweb site.

New castle has been very helpfull to me. I recently sent in 6 requests together with a SASE and got them back within a week and a half. You can do a search for PA VITAL RECORDS and it will take you to the site with all of the information. You can then down load a form to send with all of the informtion and addresses. It is really easy. http://www.vitalrec.com/pa.html Good luck KIM

I perked up when I saw the name SCHAEFFER. I wonder if your Louis Schaeffer might be related in some way. My Grandfather, Henry J. Schaeffer or Schaefer, was born 12-6-1864 in London England, the son of Henry H. Schaeffer (born 1841 in Germany) and Margaret Callahan (born 1840 in Ireland), and the oldest of 5 children, Henry Joseph, John "Joe", Rebecca, Florence, Edward. The family immigrated to Canada and settled in or near Fort Erie. Margaret died there and Henry H. remarried to Mary Gallagher, a Catholic. A 6th sibling, Marie, was born, though I don't know if it was to Margaret or to Mary. Henry J. , as a teenager, upset with his new step-mother, stowed away aboard a boat bound across Lake Erie to Buffalo, New York. He worked along the water front and eventually secured a job with the railroad. Apparently he had no further contact with his family so far as anyone in my family knows. He met and married Henrietta Martha "Nettie" Smith in Buffalo, NY They moved west along the railroad line to Ashtabula, OH where they lived out their lives and had 5 children, the youngest of whom was my mother. Their children were Margaret, Henry, Jr., Harold, Stella, and Mabel. Nettie died 1926, Henry J. married twice more (no further children), retired from Bow Socket Co, and died 1942. Both thought to be buried in Ashtabula, OH. All 3 daughters have died, whereabouts of the two boys unknown but believed to be New York State. If you have a connection, or if anyone seeing this knows anything, please email me at [email protected] I live in Arizona.

Not sure if any of this will help...but to me it looks like she married in Germany, Baden to be specific. Good Luck!! Terry Boyer, Henry PA MERCER CO. PAMATUNING TWP 227 1830 Boyer, Valentine PA MERCER CO. SHENANGO TWP 152 1830 Boyer, David PA MERCER CO. HICKORY TWP 257 1840 Boyer, George PA MERCER CO. SPRINGFIELD TWP 195 1840 Boyer, Jeremiah PA MERCER CO. HICKORY TWP 254 1840 Boyer, John PA MERCER CO. HICKORY TWP 259 1840 Boyer, Valentine PA MERCER CO. HICKORY TWP 259 1840 ---------------------- Boyer, Carolina PA Mercer Findley Township 1850 796 173 49/50 Carolina Boyer 42/f $1200 Germany Lawrence 20/m farmer Germany s David 18/m farmer Germany <in Germ ca 1832?> Adam 11/m Mercer Co, Pa <in US ca 1839?> Wm 6/m Mercer Co, Pa living next to Catharine Fritz family age 52 Germany ---------------- 1860 Boyer, Caroline Age: 50 Gender: F Race: W Birthplace: BADE State: Pennsylvania County: MERCER Locale: FINDLEY TWP Series: M653 Roll: 1139 Part: 1 Page: 149 1304/1225 Caroline 50/f farmer Baden Adam 20/m farm laboer Pa William 16/m farm laborer Pa BOYER, LAWRENCE Mercer County Findley Township. Page: 146 1281/1206 Lawrence 30/m farmer $2000 $700 Baden Margaret 23/f rest b. Pa Samuel 8/m Caroline 7 months Joseph McCoy 14/m BOYER, ANDREW Mercer County Findley Township. Page: 156 In a message dated 6/2/2003 8:00:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > X-Message: #1 > Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:17:34 -0700 > From: "Phyllis M. McWilliams" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-Id: <[email protected]> > Subject: [PAMERCER] Carolina ___ Boyer Sidley > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Carolina b. Germany (d. 1863) m. Geo. D. Boyer (d. 1850). Known children: Lawrance, G. D., Jr., Adam, Wm. Caroline md. Bart. Sidley after 1860 census. Carolina is buried next to her 2st husband in Blacktown Cem. Mercer Co., PA. Does > anyone know her maiden name? pmm.

hello, I am new to the list and wonder if anyone else may be searching these two surnames. Luemma Schaeffer Yeackel , daughter of Louis and Rebecca mckee Schaeffer died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jonathan Jowett Aug 30, 1955. Lived in Transfer Pa. , widow of Peter Yeackel, buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park. survived by Mrs. Jowett and two grandchildren. (unknown names) Anyone have any info , I would appreciate it. I live in southern Ohio and am unable to travel to Transfer at this time. could someone please tell me , where might I locate the death certificate for Luemma Yeackel? what are the fees and rules governing a request ? thank you gwen whitten [email protected]

the Pa vital statistic is in New Castle Pa. the cost is $3.oo for a death certificate you have to send a copy of a Photo I.D. like your driver license. with you current address on it. I am sorry I can't give the exact address for the records office since I have packed my book away The Mercer County Genealogy society in Sharon PA could problably send you a copy of her obit since you have the date of death. May be some one else can help with the addresses. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gwen whitten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 6:10 PM Subject: [PAMERCER] Yeackel and Jowett > hello, I am new to the list and wonder if anyone else may be searching these two surnames. > > Luemma Schaeffer Yeackel , daughter of Louis and Rebecca mckee Schaeffer died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jonathan Jowett Aug 30, 1955. > > Lived in Transfer Pa. , widow of Peter Yeackel, buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park. > > survived by Mrs. Jowett and two grandchildren. (unknown names) > > Anyone have any info , I would appreciate it. > > I live in southern Ohio and am unable to travel to Transfer at this time. > > could someone please tell me , where might I locate the death certificate for Luemma Yeackel? > > what are the fees and rules governing a request ? > > thank you gwen whitten [email protected] > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at [email protected] For more Mercer County info, visit our web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer > >

I have added 1860 and 1900 Otter Creek census to my webpage. Please take a look and let me know of any corrections and/or ommissions. www.svol.net/~pamela and click on census Thanks. Pam

In a message dated 6/7/03 8:26:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > This name is an Irish or Gaelic name from > Mac Gairbhith (from the word garbh for rough) Thank you! That's very interesting!

This name is an Irish or Gaelic name from Mac Gairbhith (from the word garbh for rough) They came from County Armagh. In Dublin the name has been traced back to 300 AD Gobnait Ní Leocháin Genealogy: Confusing the dead & irritating the living.

In a message dated 6/6/03 9:21:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > The Chauvin (That's as close as > I can get to the original spelling.) has been spelled so many different ways > that Garvin could be a variant. > thanks, but I don't think so. This crowd came from Scotland via Ireland with this Scottish name pretty well intact. Now, I have had it misspelled many ways over the years...

I have a Gevin Family in Crawford, Co. Peter Gevin (Pierrie Chauvin) a French Revolutionary War Solider with wife and family from Berks Co, PA arrived in what is now Vernon Twp in 1803. The Chauvin (That's as close as I can get to the original spelling.) has been spelled so many different ways that Garvin could be a variant. Bob Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] Jamestown, PA + Forrest Family > In a message dated 6/5/03 9:20:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > > > > United Presbyterian - Rev. J.M. Jameson > > JAMESON is a name in the Garvin family...is this the same group> I have a > Sarah JAMESON married to James GARVIN. > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Researching a reverend? Check out our Men of the Cloth section ... preachers, pastors, priests and other clergy in Western Pennsylvania... http://www.rootsweb.com/~papastor > >

In a message dated 6/5/03 9:20:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > United Presbyterian - Rev. J.M. Jameson JAMESON is a name in the Garvin family...is this the same group> I have a Sarah JAMESON married to James GARVIN.

The Twins were my grandfather and his brother. H.H. ( Henry Hutchinson) Forrest was a brother to my Great grandfather George Forrest, who died in 1899. The boys that visited him are older stepbrothers to my grandfather ( the twin). H. H. has a bio in the History of Mercer Co. by White. Both he and his brother served with the Union in the Civil War in Washington D.C. where H. H. served as the left front mounted guard at the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln. H. H. is credited with obtaining a Civil War cannon for Jamestown I believe.. or Mercer County.

The birth of twin boys to Mr. & Mrs. George Forrest on August 5, 1898, is included in the Year in Review, Jamestown Sentinel, Jan. 15, 1899. No further information.

The following article appears on the front page of the January 8, 1916 Jamestown World: SUCCESSFUL JAMESTOWN BOYS. Messrs. George J. and Wm. S. Forrest were the guests of their uncle, H.H. Forrest, New Year's Day. They were formerly Jamestown boys and spent many a happy day in our little city. George left here 28 years ago to work for the Street Railway Co. of Pittsburgh, remaining with them 3 years. He resigned and accepted a position in the Passenger Dept. of Pittsburg & Lake Erie Ry. where he remained 11 years. He then went into the livery business in New Castle where he conducts one of the leading liverys in the city. William, after his father's death 16 years ago, went to live with his brother George, graduating from high school and Smith's Business college. When finished, he left for Ardmore, Okla., where he holds an official position with that city as City Controller. He will remain in New Castle until about Jan. 10, when he will return to his home.