Hi Teri, A list of cemeteries for Mercer county should be available at http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Iral Nelson Richland, WA

So many of you have written to tell me congratulations on my new position as Mercer County Coordinator. All of your warm wishes have made me feel welcome! I am in the progress of creating new Mercer County Genealogy pages. Most of the old material will be returning - some with a different look. They'll be some new features and links, including a section devoted to old photos - family, buildings, etc. - from Mercer County. Start looking through your scrapbooks, photo albums and shoe boxes now for the photos you want to have included on the pages! As I'm updating, I notice that there are outdated e-mail addresses in the Old Queries section. Please look at the section and double check your e-mail address. If yours is incorrect, please e-mail me so we'll have current information. I'm looking also for a cemetery list for Mercer County. I saw one once on the internet, but can't locate it now. Does anyone out there have one? Please feel free to send me your comments and suggestions and favorite links you'd like to see added. If you like them, most likely, I will, too. And, now a little bit about me. My mother's family lived and lives in Mercer County, mostly in the Sharpsville - Sharon area. My grandfather, Dutch Rapp, was the fire chief in Sharpsville for many years. We are related to the Carrs, Scotts, Myers and Moores as well as, a few dozen other surnames in Mercer County. I'll keep you posted on the progress. I hope to have the new pages up soon. Look forward to working with all of you. Teri Brown

I'm trying to get an 1839 (and some time thereafter, I assume) probate record from the Mercer Co courthouse. The procedure as described to me is slow...and nothing seems to be happening. Since I'm 500 miles away I can't get it myself. Can anyone help? John Cook

My cousin Vonda's first book .... if you are interested in a copy you can contact her via e-mail at vonda@nauticom.net and order a copy. Here is the clipping from the publisher (Mechling Books). Furrows of the Past Plowing into the Future: A History of Mercer County Agriculture, 1999 by Vonda L. Minner This newly-written book includes the genealogy of many farming families as well as history of their farms in the Mercer County area. It describes the century farms, the dairy industry, granges and farm organizations as well as history of the dairy queen in Mercer County. Family names include Aiken, Albert, Amon, Anderson, Artherholt, Aurandt, Bagnall, Barber, Bardelick, Barnes, Bartholomew, Beal, Beatty, Beck, Beckstine, Bish, Blake, Bortz, Boston, Bromley, Brown, Buchanan, Buckwalter, Calvert, Campbell, Canon, Christy, Conner, Coulter, Courtney, Curry, Davis, Dick, Donner, Drake, Durisko, Edeburn, Edwards, Enterline (Enderline), Faulconbridge, Fells, Firth, Fox, Friede, Fyffe, Gadsby, Garrett, Gearhart, Geibel, George, Gildersleeve, Gilkey, Gill, Gilmore, Goodemote, Goroncy, Grace, Gregg, Greggs, Gregory, Gruber, Gutkowski, Hanna, Hawthorne, Hayes, Hill, Hillmar, Hoagland, Hoffman, Hood, Hover, Hunt, Inman, James, Jamison, Johnston, Jones, Kasbee, Kennedy, King, Kirk, Klingensmith, Knudson, Kurtanich, Lackey, Leise, Lewis, Ligo, Liszka, Little, Lowry, McCartney, McCleary, McClenahan, McCoy, McCullough, McDougall, McDowell, McFadden, McFarland, McKean, McWhirter, Magee, Marsteller, Miles, Miller, Mills, Minner, Minor, Montgomery, Moose, Morrison, Mozes, Murcko, Nickel, Nottingham, Oakes, Osborne, Parker, Patterson, Paxton, Pearson, Philson, Pilgram, Pizor, Powell, Ramsey, Reigelman, Robinson, Ruffing, Schepp, Scott, Seamans, Shannon, Shearer, Simone, Smith, Snyder, Stanley, Stewart, Stocker, Struble, Struthers, Sturgin, Tait, Taylor, Thompson, Trammell, Turner, Unger, Vollero, Wallace, Weber, Webster, Werger, Weygandt, White, Winner, Womer, Woods, Yasnowsky, Yeager, Yeagley, Young, Zahniser and many more. Agriculture business directory, B&W photos and great stories. Ed Albert Web Manager The Albert Family - http://AlbertTree.genealogy.org The Albert Resource Center: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~albert/surnames/alberts.htm Join the Albert Genealogy Web Ring - Visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~albert/webring.htm Also, Join the Albert Mailing list - send e-mail with "subscribe" in the body to ALBERT-L@rootsweb.com for all messages or ALBERT-D@rootsweb.com for the digest mode

Sure sorry to see you leave but understand. You have faithfully and fully helped literally hundreds of us. Thanks Mike. Your Friend, Phil Gilmore Sr. philgilmore@teleplex.net

I would like to personally thank Mike for all the time that he has taken with the Mercer County web site, good job. We all look forward to getting to know Teri and watching the site grow. Linda Doyle Genik Michael L. Hebert wrote: > I would like to announce that Mercer County now has a new county > coordinator. Will everyone please welcome Teri Brown as the new Mercer > County CC. Her e-mail address is Sanchoinc@aol.com and she has a web site > at: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~teri/dutch/ > > It was a tough decision making the choice among those who expressed an > interest and I would like to thank those who did. I'm sure Teri will do a > good job with the site and give it the attention that I have been unable to > for the past few months. She is putting together her set of pages and we > should be making the switchover in the very near future. > > I have really enjoyed being CC of Mercer County and getting it off the > ground. I hope everyone will work with Teri to continue to build the site > and bring more Mercer County information online. > > Thanks, > Mike > _______________________________________________________ > Mercer County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb county coordinator > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, contact the > listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@worldnet.att.net > Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/ > This list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Please help support Rootsweb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

I'd like to invite you to visit the Obituary Links Page. There are many sources for obituaries, cemetery inscriptions, mortality schedules, death notices, as well as birth, marriage, and anniversary announcements arranged by state and county. The URL is http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7748/obit/obituary.htm. Thanks, Bill Cribbs Cribbs-Krebs-Creps-Kribbs Family History

I would like to announce that Mercer County now has a new county coordinator. Will everyone please welcome Teri Brown as the new Mercer County CC. Her e-mail address is Sanchoinc@aol.com and she has a web site at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~teri/dutch/ It was a tough decision making the choice among those who expressed an interest and I would like to thank those who did. I'm sure Teri will do a good job with the site and give it the attention that I have been unable to for the past few months. She is putting together her set of pages and we should be making the switchover in the very near future. I have really enjoyed being CC of Mercer County and getting it off the ground. I hope everyone will work with Teri to continue to build the site and bring more Mercer County information online. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________________ Mercer County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb county coordinator

Well, welcome Teri! And best wishes to Mike, who did a great job. The census info, maps and other links have been very helpful to me. Good luck! Kathy Dillinger Bird

Hi List, My great grandfather was minister of the United Presbyterian Church of Greenville from 1896 to 1906. Does this church still exist or, if not, what happened to it? Thanks for any help. Susan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

I just finished transcribing Jackson Twp of the 1883 Butler County History. ZIEGLER owned much of the land that is now Zelienople. I'm sure the i and e transpositions happen all the time. Anyhow, you can check out the history at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/1883/83-22.htm Tired of browsers with mega-apetites--try http://www.opera.com/ Ed McClelland, Alexandria, Virginia

Hi-could anyone tell me what newspapers were around or how to find out if there were any GOUGH family reunions mentioned during the 1930's??(or before)I know of at least one-July 4th, 1930- and was at Slippery Rock. Apparently these reunions were held right up until almost the start of WWII. I sure would appreciate some help. Thanks a bunch-Pamela

George Zeigler m Susanna Lear (birth and marriage date unknown), only child I know of George and Susanna was Jacob b abt 1799 in Mercer Co PA, d 1885. Jacob married Ann Porter Kerr. Ann b in Venango Co, Pa. Children of Jacob and Ann are : George, Margaret, Elizabeth, Susanna, John, Andrew K., Naomi, Adanijah, Anna, Armina. I hope this sounds familiar to someone. Linda

Hello listmembers, I've received a few inquiries regarding my transcription of the 1870 census. Yes, I am alive and well and the transcription is continuing. I'm currently working on Hickory township, which, much to my surprise, contains over 8000 names - nearly 4 times the size of any of the previous townships. (Delaware township, the largest to date, has over 2000 residents). I've complete just over half of the township - many, many coal miners from Scotland, Ireland, England and Germany. At the rate of 3 or 4 pages a day, it will be another month or so until Hickory is completed. I'll send it out as soon as it's finished. Regards, John MacDonald 1021 Hancock Road Williamstown MA 01267-3021 413-458-0056 macillus@bcn.net

John, From all of us to you, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ENERGY. You are so kind to do this for everyone. It is very much appreciated. Later Karen In Texas

> >Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between >the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The >information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. >The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual >draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the >person (this means firs t, full middle name, any additional middle >names and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birth >date (some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a >naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen >and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed >(name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address >of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and >how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the >back of the card his physical description is noted: >Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards give >the actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout >although some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of >eyes and hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm >missing, blind in one eye, etc.); the name and address of the draft >board and the date. >When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA >branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are >hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and >filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were >filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the >searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. > >The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box >after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and >thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in >alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends >deserve all the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. > >So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm >you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the >county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. > >And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data >bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname >WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so >don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from >Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about >filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes >and simply left. > >For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: >NARA >Southeast Region >1557 St. Joseph Ave. >East Point, GA 30344 > >In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WW1 Draft >application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the >state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a >given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them >to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you >want a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE >for the return of you copies. > >The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents >for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the >difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after >all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> > >And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. > >Linda >Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ >Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ >Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager > >The original draft card applications (registrations) for every state >(the entire US) are at East Pointe. According to the Archive Staff there >are no plans to split these cards and move any of them to any other NARA >location since East Pointe has been charged with the "custody" of these >records. > >It is only the original cards that are in state / county / alpha order. >Someone posted a message to one of the lists that NARA was planning on >re-filming the cards since they are now in state / county / alpha order. >If such a thing is underway it is unknown to the East Pointe archive >staff and they should know if such a thing was in the works. > >If you request a copy of your ancestor's draft card from any NARA branch >other than this one they will be searching the LDS microfilm and you >will have to know the state and draft board for them to make a copy. It >is only at the East Pointe location that you can request a copy by state >and then county and the copy will be made from the ORIGINAL card. > >And feel free to pass this on to any of the lists you are on. > >Linda >Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ >Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ >Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager > > > >==== OHMAHONI Mailing List ==== >"Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into >politics and your opponents will do it for you!" -- Mark Twain

Hi, Still looking into a E.M. Patterson (male) who married a Dillinger (possibly a Helen or first name beginning with M) - late 1800's, early 1900's - and as of 1923 were living in Sharon Twp, Mercer Co. Any further information on this would be welcome. Thanks, Kathy Dillinger Bird

Did your Mary Patterson marry a Joseph Campbell, and did she have a twin sister Hannah? If so, she is the sister of one of my gr-gr-grandfater Burton Patterson. He had a sister, Mary Patterson, b. 1818, married to Joseph Campbell, and had the following children: Alice (Hunter) Filmore Sarah (Flyte) Margaret (Fleeger) Bruce Wallace Melissa (Boggs) Frank Mary (Winton) Martha (Dempsey) Thomas My grandmother was a Patterson from Mercer County, Mary Pearl Patterson, married to Clifford Eugene Bortz, both buried in Carpenter Cemetery. She was the daughter of Joshua & Elizabeth (Stoner) Patterson. Joshua was the son of Burton & Delilah (Vaughn) Patterson.

Does anyone know how to obtain Federal Census records for someone that lived (1880) in Mercer County? Thank you!!!! _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Well folks, I guess it is finally time for me to face reality and accept the fact that I am not going to be able to find the time in the foreseeable future to maintain the Mercer County USGenWeb web site as it should be maintained. My job and travel schedule just take too much of my spare time. And quite frankly, any spare time I do find I like to spend away from a computer since my job mainly involves working with computers. I am actually one of the dummies that enjoys getting out in this Texas heat and sunshine when I get the chance. Sooooo ... I would like to announce that the position of USGenWeb/PAGenWeb county coordinator (CC) of Mercer County is now open. I have handed off two other counties in the past and have liked the way each one was transferred. Here are the ground rules: 1) You MUST design your own new set of pages in your own style. I would feel uncomfortable just handing over my pages to someone. Aside from the fact that I spent many many hours designing my pages, I think that if someone takes the time to design their own pages, it shows some commitment to maintaining the site. 2) Although you must design your own pages, any and all of the data currently on the web site (including old queries and surname entries) is free for you to use. For data that was contributed by someone, you should get their permission to include the data on your pages. 3) It's always nice to see new people get involved in USGenWeb, so preference will be given to first-time CC's and to those who have shown an interest in Mercer County genealogy through the queries pages and e-mail list. If I had my druthers, I would probably just set up some sort of voting mechanism to choose a new CC, but I just have the time to do that. 4) You will need to assume ownership of the PAMERCER-L e-mail list and the GenConnect query and data message boards for Mercer County. These items are very easy to maintain and don't require a lot of effort. 5) You can have the RootsWeb account and web space where the Mercer County site now resides or you can put your pages on the server of your choice. 6) You can't include any commercial advertising on your pages. This is a policy of USGenWeb. Other guidelines on becoming a USGenWeb/PAGenWeb CC can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/volunteers.html Well, that is all I can think of at the moment. So, if you are interested and feel you can relatively quickly get a set of pages together, please contact me within the next few days at: mhebert.usgw@worldnet.att.net I would like to get things handed over ASAP as I will be very busy at work and will be doing a lot of travelling the next couple of months. So, I will probably make a decision by next weekend unless there are no takers. In which case, I will let the brand new PAGenWeb state coordinator, Nate Zipfel, handle it. I really hate having to relinquish the Mercer County web site. I have enjoyed building the site and corresponding with many people interested in Mercer County genealogy. There is still a lot of potential for bringing Mercer County data online and adding new features to the site. I hope to hear from some interested parties soon. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________________ Mercer County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb county coordinator