Some of my family were charter members of "Lake Lodge #1193 of K & L of H" which was instituted 20 Oct 1886. Does anyone know what kind of organization that was, is it still in existence, and are there any records available? Thank you. Betty Crouser Stumpf ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Researching McCORMICK, O'HARA, RICE, McFADDEN, McCAMBRIDGE, RYAN, RICE, HARRIGAN, KENNY and BRADY. 1865-1880 in Hickory and Shenago Twps. All coal miners and all migrated to Cherokee Co, KS. Regards, Maurice ---------------------------------- Maurice O'Grady Mulino, OR/USA mailto:muiris@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~muiris/index.html

I am looking for any Crouser or Chrouser descendant in Mercer County or elsewhere. Also looking for ancestors named Moon, Winger, Heasley, Uber, Davis, Jewell, and Rowland. I'd be happy to share info with other researchers. Betty Crouser Stumpf ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Seeking information on the parents of Thomas KERR. b. May 1858, who married Lorinda ENGLISH, b. 1859 at Sandy Creek, Mercer Co. Also seeking information on the family of William KERR/KARR, b. abt. 1791. He resided in Green Twp. in 1850. Have information on his descendents , will share. < karr@en.com >

Becky and all, I'm President of the Hermitage Historical Society (formerly Hickory Twp.). Mercer County was formed in 1800 having been taken from Crawford County on the north and Allegheny County on the south. It is made of Revolutionary Land Grants and donation lands. I haven't the info on the founding fathers but the county historical under the direction of William Philson would. They have a web page located http://www.pathway.net/mchs The county is planning a big celebration for the year 2000 to celebrate their 200the anniversary. It would be a great time for anyone with an interest in Mercer County to visit. Hope this helps. Tom Darby btgool@mail.swbell.net wrote: > > Perhaps we could get the ladies at the Historical Society to > give us a brief description of how Mercer County was > founded. We have speculated it was set up from land grants > given to Rev War and War of 1812 vets. Is this true? Who > were the founding fathers? Thanks all! This is just so > fascinating! > > Becky Gool > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@stlnet.com > > 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

Hello everyone, I have two brother's that show up in Huntingdon Co. PA c 1800 My ggg grandfather William Crocker, b 1775 PA, m Mary ? (Preston) c 1802 moved to mercer c1840, his son, my gg grandfather Henry Crocker, b 1805, m c 1829, Hester (Esther)Orwig, left Mercer Co. they left Mercer Co. c1860 to Dubuque IA. Henry's sister Sarah b 1807 married a William P. Dean? the other brother Robert Crocker b 1779 PA, m c1803 Elizabeth (dau of Henry) Warner b 1784. Roberts childern have connections to ssurnames Sankey, McDowell, Roberts son Thomas had two boys that went to orphans court in 1832 after Thomas death, and were raised by other families. I'm especially interested in learning of the parents of the two brothers. I was named for gg grand parents maiden names as the story goes. any clues or info would be appreciated. Preston Orwig Crocker III

I am researching the following surnames who lived in the area of Mercer Co. that became a portion of Lawrence Co.. SHARPS, MUNNELLS, ELDERS Any help will be appreciated. Harry Sharp

Hi, My names are: BUTTERFIELD, RUNKLE, RUTTER, POWELL,SHIRTLIFF,SHANER, BATES/BETTS Hope there is someone out there with a connection to one of these families. Tina tindan@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Marjorie, You wrote: >>My Mercer County Connection is: Mary Alice KECK 1860-1949, born Greenville, Mercer County to Edward KECK and Susan MEYER << I too have Keck ancestors from Mercer County. Do you know who your Edward Keck's parents were? My ancestor is Eliza J. Keck, b. 8 Feb 1822, d. 9 Aug 1914. She married Edward Seiple, and they moved to Niles, OH sometime in the early 1860's. Eliza's father was Johan Peter Keck, b. 10 Dec 1771 in Northampton Co. PA, d. 5 Apr 1843 in Mercer Co., PA. Her mother was Christina Smith (1776-1872). I would love to hear from any Keck "cousins," and if anybody has any information on Christina Smith, wife of Johan Peter Keck, I would be very interested in learning more about her! --Steve Seiple sseiple@compuserve.com

Does this mean that if you become a member that they will search all records,including census? Kathy Clyde,NY Beverly Liston wrote: > This will be rather lengthy concerning the Mercer County Genealogy Society, > however, since the list is quite active at this time I decided it would be a > good time to put it out there. > > The Mercer County Genealogy Society is a non profit organization staffed by > volunteers. We are located in the Shenango Valley Community Library, 11 > North Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon, Mercer County, PA. > > Volunteers are at the library on Tuesdays from 10:00 am until around 4:00 > pm. During those hours all records belonging to the society are available > for research and any help that we can give a person in locating records in > our 'Genealogy Library'. Some of our resources are available at all > times that the library is open. We have other resources that are only > available when a volunteer member is present. If you can not be there on > Tuesday, other times can be arranged by appointment. Usually on short > notice. The regular library staff has a list of the telephone numbers to > call. > > Dues in the Society are $l0.00 per year. Dues include a one time search of > the records for your surname (copying of pages is extra). A newsletter is > published 8 times a year. - February, March, April, May, September, > October, November and December. There are six meetings a year at the > library - March, April, May, September, October and November - the third > Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. > A picnic is held in July at Buhl Farm. > > The Genealogy holdings consist of Cemetery Books for not only Mercer County, > PA (which were done by volunteers from the society in 1970's and includes > all the locatable cemeteries in Mercer County, PA.) but other local > counties; Histories from many Counties in Pennsylvania (many not indexed); > family histories which have been donated to the society; Ancestor Charts > that have been sent to the society; city directories (both books and on > microfiche); Mercer County Courthouse records of Marriages (1885-1946); > Deaths recorded (1893-1905; Births recorded (1893-1905) and Delayed Birth > Certificates. The courthouse as we understand it is not doing research at > this time. > > Microfilm of all Sharon Papers (mostly are complete - there are a couple of > periods in the early papers that are missing). Abstractions of the births > and marriages in the early newspapers (1876-1920) are nearly 100% completed. > Deaths have been abstracted from the newspapers (1876-1920) and 1952 to the > present. These are all being computerized at this time. It is an > ongoing project being done by the volunteers. Years between 1920 and 1952 > are being worked on by volunteers. > > An obituary can be found, if it was published in the Sharon Papers, copies > and sent to you for a nominal fee. Normal research rates are $7.50 per > hour for research plus copying fee. > > We have microfilm or microfiche of the following: Mercer County, PA Census > Records; some Church Records of Mercer County; Some Funeral Home Records; > Miscellaneous Trumbull County, Ohio Census Records; Various other County > Census records; Mercer County Poor Home Records; a few rolls of Ship > Passenger Lists from New York. > > We will soon have our own web site and all the holdings of the society will > be listed there. > > Officers are Beverly Liston, President - bliston@infonline.net > Jane Rodgers, Vice President - bjr@infonline.net > Toni Sheehan, Secretary > Linda Dudzenski, Treasurer > Loretta DeSantis, Librarian lorgen@infonline.net > Paul Corbett, Past President > Peggy Ruggles, Newsletter Editor > > A query can be advertised in our newsletter for $2.00 per surname for non > members. > > For more information you can write to either of the above e-mail addresses. > > Beverly Liston, Hermitage, PA. President of the Society > bliston@infonline.net > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@stlnet.com > > Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

Perhaps we could get the ladies at the Historical Society to give us a brief description of how Mercer County was founded. We have speculated it was set up from land grants given to Rev War and War of 1812 vets. Is this true? Who were the founding fathers? Thanks all! This is just so fascinating! Becky Gool

Dear Group, I would add that the newsletter is one of the best I've seen from a genealogy society. . . I look forward to every issue! Jeffrey Franks Akron, Ohio Researching: KOONCE, KECK, McMAHAN, EVERHART Beverly Liston wrote: > This will be rather lengthy concerning the Mercer County Genealogy Society, > however, since the list is quite active at this time I decided it would be a > good time to put it out there. > > The Mercer County Genealogy Society is a non profit organization staffed by > volunteers. We are located in the Shenango Valley Community Library, 11 > North Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon, Mercer County, PA. > > Volunteers are at the library on Tuesdays from 10:00 am until around 4:00 > pm. During those hours all records belonging to the society are available > for research and any help that we can give a person in locating records in > our 'Genealogy Library'. Some of our resources are available at all > times that the library is open. We have other resources that are only > available when a volunteer member is present. If you can not be there on > Tuesday, other times can be arranged by appointment. Usually on short > notice. The regular library staff has a list of the telephone numbers to > call. > > Dues in the Society are $l0.00 per year. Dues include a one time search of > the records for your surname (copying of pages is extra). A newsletter is > published 8 times a year. - February, March, April, May, September, > October, November and December. There are six meetings a year at the > library - March, April, May, September, October and November - the third > Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. > A picnic is held in July at Buhl Farm. > > The Genealogy holdings consist of Cemetery Books for not only Mercer County, > PA (which were done by volunteers from the society in 1970's and includes > all the locatable cemeteries in Mercer County, PA.) but other local > counties; Histories from many Counties in Pennsylvania (many not indexed); > family histories which have been donated to the society; Ancestor Charts > that have been sent to the society; city directories (both books and on > microfiche); Mercer County Courthouse records of Marriages (1885-1946); > Deaths recorded (1893-1905; Births recorded (1893-1905) and Delayed Birth > Certificates. The courthouse as we understand it is not doing research at > this time. > > Microfilm of all Sharon Papers (mostly are complete - there are a couple of > periods in the early papers that are missing). Abstractions of the births > and marriages in the early newspapers (1876-1920) are nearly 100% completed. > Deaths have been abstracted from the newspapers (1876-1920) and 1952 to the > present. These are all being computerized at this time. It is an > ongoing project being done by the volunteers. Years between 1920 and 1952 > are being worked on by volunteers. > > An obituary can be found, if it was published in the Sharon Papers, copies > and sent to you for a nominal fee. Normal research rates are $7.50 per > hour for research plus copying fee. > > We have microfilm or microfiche of the following: Mercer County, PA Census > Records; some Church Records of Mercer County; Some Funeral Home Records; > Miscellaneous Trumbull County, Ohio Census Records; Various other County > Census records; Mercer County Poor Home Records; a few rolls of Ship > Passenger Lists from New York. > > We will soon have our own web site and all the holdings of the society will > be listed there. > > Officers are Beverly Liston, President - bliston@infonline.net > Jane Rodgers, Vice President - bjr@infonline.net > Toni Sheehan, Secretary > Linda Dudzenski, Treasurer > Loretta DeSantis, Librarian lorgen@infonline.net > Paul Corbett, Past President > Peggy Ruggles, Newsletter Editor > > A query can be advertised in our newsletter for $2.00 per surname for non > members. > > For more information you can write to either of the above e-mail addresses. > > Beverly Liston, Hermitage, PA. President of the Society > bliston@infonline.net > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@stlnet.com > > Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

This will be rather lengthy concerning the Mercer County Genealogy Society, however, since the list is quite active at this time I decided it would be a good time to put it out there. The Mercer County Genealogy Society is a non profit organization staffed by volunteers. We are located in the Shenango Valley Community Library, 11 North Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon, Mercer County, PA. Volunteers are at the library on Tuesdays from 10:00 am until around 4:00 pm. During those hours all records belonging to the society are available for research and any help that we can give a person in locating records in our 'Genealogy Library'. Some of our resources are available at all times that the library is open. We have other resources that are only available when a volunteer member is present. If you can not be there on Tuesday, other times can be arranged by appointment. Usually on short notice. The regular library staff has a list of the telephone numbers to call. Dues in the Society are $l0.00 per year. Dues include a one time search of the records for your surname (copying of pages is extra). A newsletter is published 8 times a year. - February, March, April, May, September, October, November and December. There are six meetings a year at the library - March, April, May, September, October and November - the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. A picnic is held in July at Buhl Farm. The Genealogy holdings consist of Cemetery Books for not only Mercer County, PA (which were done by volunteers from the society in 1970's and includes all the locatable cemeteries in Mercer County, PA.) but other local counties; Histories from many Counties in Pennsylvania (many not indexed); family histories which have been donated to the society; Ancestor Charts that have been sent to the society; city directories (both books and on microfiche); Mercer County Courthouse records of Marriages (1885-1946); Deaths recorded (1893-1905; Births recorded (1893-1905) and Delayed Birth Certificates. The courthouse as we understand it is not doing research at this time. Microfilm of all Sharon Papers (mostly are complete - there are a couple of periods in the early papers that are missing). Abstractions of the births and marriages in the early newspapers (1876-1920) are nearly 100% completed. Deaths have been abstracted from the newspapers (1876-1920) and 1952 to the present. These are all being computerized at this time. It is an ongoing project being done by the volunteers. Years between 1920 and 1952 are being worked on by volunteers. An obituary can be found, if it was published in the Sharon Papers, copies and sent to you for a nominal fee. Normal research rates are $7.50 per hour for research plus copying fee. We have microfilm or microfiche of the following: Mercer County, PA Census Records; some Church Records of Mercer County; Some Funeral Home Records; Miscellaneous Trumbull County, Ohio Census Records; Various other County Census records; Mercer County Poor Home Records; a few rolls of Ship Passenger Lists from New York. We will soon have our own web site and all the holdings of the society will be listed there. Officers are Beverly Liston, President - bliston@infonline.net Jane Rodgers, Vice President - bjr@infonline.net Toni Sheehan, Secretary Linda Dudzenski, Treasurer Loretta DeSantis, Librarian lorgen@infonline.net Paul Corbett, Past President Peggy Ruggles, Newsletter Editor A query can be advertised in our newsletter for $2.00 per surname for non members. For more information you can write to either of the above e-mail addresses. Beverly Liston, Hermitage, PA. President of the Society bliston@infonline.net

Researching my GOUGH family-it was spelled GOFF in the 1860 and 1870 census records for Mercer. James GOUGH emmigrated from Monaghan, IRE in 1850 to NY and then to Mercer. He married Mary WHEELER(dau of Cyrus) in 1853. Their children were Margaret, James, John, Isaac, William, Samuel, (Phillip and Martha-b and d in MERCER) and Mary. It is family hearsay that a sister came at the same time from IRE. I think his father, John arrived after 1858 and before 1860 with a second wife and other siblings-Robert, Sarah, Samuel. Possibly John and also Margaret are other siblings. Other related Mercer lines are BUCKLEY, WHEELER, STEIN, THOMPSON.....They moved to Fillmore Co., MN in 1876 and then to Miner Co., SD in 1882. Any help, lookups or info would be greatly appreciated and gladly reciprocated-Pamela, Oshkosh WI

Is your Christina SMITH KECK (1776-1872) in Pymatuning Twp, Mercer Co 1850 Federal Census at 219 220 KECK, Christina age 63 with Amos age 21 and Mary Ann 19? This is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/1850py.htm Unfortunately I know nothing additional about Edward KECK, father of Mary Alice, James, Martha and Mandy other than the scanty detail in my post earlier today. I will have your Kecks in mind as I keep looking and hope you will do the same for mine. Thank you and best of luck. Marjorie Shelton mkshelton@aol.com

Anyone in Mercer with info on the CUNNINGHAM line. With all those Cunningham undertakers in the area I'm sure someone has more than I have. http://www.erols.com/ed.mcclelland/cunning.htm - Ed.McClelland@erols.com Alexandria, Virginia

Wow--the Mercer County group is sure active now. My grandmother's family, Frederick and Elizabeth (Luthi) Ryser appear to have had connections to Mercer County--Sharon, PA. in particular. If anyone has any information, I'd love to hear it. [My grandmother and grandfather, William and Mary (Ryser) Stevenson raised their family on a farm in Hubbard, OH. (Trumbull Cty.)] Frederick RYSER married Elizabeth LUTHI Children Nellie RYSER married Charles VANN Emma RYSER married Plummer CORLL Flora RYSER Lucy RYSER Edward RYSER married Barbara RUDOLPH Frederick RYSER married Bessie ROOT Lewis P. RYSER Mary Ruthida RYSER married William George STEVENSON Albert RYSER marrried Bertha BURROWS Thanks, Joani H.

Thanks, I still get confused what is Sharon and what is Hermitage. When areas of Hickory Twp were annexed by the various boroughs and cities many years ago it sure made for some confusing boundaries. Patagonia still confuses me. One of my favorite areas of Hickory (Hermitage) is Dog Town near Wheatland. I don't know how it got its name, but my husband's family (Lloyds of Wheatland) always called it this. JLL

My Mercer County Connection is: Mary Alice KECK 1860-1949, born Greenville, Mercer County to Edward KECK and Susan MEYER (alternate spellings a possibility). Mary Alice married 1) Wakeman GILLIS and 2) Mr. Stanhope. Other children of Edward and Susan were James KECK, Martha KECK, and Mandy KECK. Edward and Susan KECK buried Gratiot County, Michigan. Mary Alice KECK GILLIS STANHOPE buried Shiawassee Co, MI. Wakeman GILLIS was mistaken as "James" by some descendants. Could Wakeman be German Wegmann (or variation) anglicized? Marjorie Shelton mkshelton@aol.com http://members.aol.com/mkshelton/portland/

Hi: Happy to see the action. I am searching the above surnames and have lots 1700 information on German immigrants with the surname Krebs and other variations. You may wish to contact me direct: dick744@aol.com Dick Creps Sarasota