Hi! I am looking for info on Nathan ELDERKIN b. 3 Nov. 1807 m. Mary Ann KNAPP 3 July 1828. Children: 1) Louisa ELDERKIN b. 25 Feb. 1830 d. 1 Sept. 1895 2) Daniel Sylvester ELDERKIN b. 22 April 1832 3) Julia Ann ELDERKIN b. 17 Nov. 1835 4) Joseph Dennison ELDERKIN 13 Sept. 1837 5) David Manin ELDERKIN b. 30 Sept. 1839 6) Patience ELDERKIN b. 24 Sept. 1841 7) Alma Charilla ELDERKIN b. 21 Sept. 1843 m. ____? GRAHAM d. 12 July 1908 8) Nathan Joshua ELDERKIN b. 12 Mar. 1849 d. 1/1850 Nathan ELDERKIN was found on the 1830 Census Crawford Co., Oil Creek Twp. #022. Louisa ELDERKIN was born in Sugar Creek, Crawford Co., in 1830. The 1850 census for Waterford, Erie Co., PA shows: N.J. ELDERKIN M.A.ELDERKIN, (Mary Ann?), age 38 b. in NH abt. 1812. If any of this sounds familiar to you, I would really like to hear from you! Thanks in advance!

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I received a wonderful Christmas present from the National Archives in Washington, DC. It was the complete pension file for my great great grandfather, who died in the Civil War. Included were his marriage certificate, the marriage certificate for his widow's remarriage, the appointment of a guardian for his five minor children, various affadavits from doctors, friends, and ministers who were present at the birth of said children or the marriage, documents concerning his death which gave the cause of death and name of the hospital where he died. His widow was granted a pension of $8 a month for ten years, with an additional $2 for each minor child. To get this information I had sent off a NATF Form 80, which I had requested by email from inquire@nara.gov. They accept credit cards. You can get information about the National Archives services at http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html The following is exerpted from their website: ************************************************** To obtain Civil War military service and pension records by mail Paper copies of Civil War military service and pension records can be ordered by mail using one NATF Form 80 for each soldier and each type of file. You can obtain the NATF Form 80 by providing your name and mailing address to inquire@nara.gov. Be sure to specify "Form 80" and the number of forms you need. You can also obtain the NATF Form 80 by writing to: National Archives and Records Administration, Attn: NWDT1, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. ********************************************** - Marilyn Mills Hesse mmhesse@snet.net Windsor, Connecticut, USA Researching: HAMILTON/McQUISTON/MILLS/MOORE - in Pennsylvania (Crawford Co.& Mercer Co.);N.Ireland;Liverpool,UK CRAIGHEAD/LYNCH/MOODY/ROBINSON - in PA (Beaver Co) and N. Ireland DENNIS/WILLIAMS - in PA (Crawford Co and Bucks Co) and New Jersey BRENNER/GLASS/HESSE/MUELLER - in Louisville, KY and Germany

I just joined this mailing list a few days ago. I am trying to find the family of William THOMAS (1829-) and his wife Mary R.[?] who were in the 1880 and 1900 censuses for Mercer Co. Any help would be appreciated. Charlene Adams Tampa

Hi! I'm searching for info on William NOWLAND b. 26 September 1784, Westmoreland, PA d. 27 November 1868 Hamtramack, MI m. Elizabeth RUMSEY b. 13 July 1792 Northumberland, PA d. 19 July 1882, Huron, Wayne Co.,MI. Williams parents were Michael NOWLAND and Mary Elizabeth. Elizabeths parents were John Sigler RUMSEY and Mary Phebe RUSSELL. William and Elizabeth had 13 children: Thomas Russell NOWLAND, Andrew Hudson NOWLAND Sr., Michael Dallas NOWLAND, Elizabeth NOWLAND, Henry B. NOWLAND, Nathaniel NOWLAND, David NOWLAND, George H. NOWLAND, Mahala NOWLAND, Moses R. NOWLAND, William NOWLAND Jr., Mary Ann NOWLAND, and Harriet NOWLAND. I have birth, death and spouse info on them. If this sounds familiar, I would really appreciate hearing from you! Thanks in advance!

I have activated a new GenConnect query board for Mercer County. This will allow the immediate posting of queries and surname interests. Please go to the Mercer County main page for the link. Old queries and surnames will remain online as an archive and queries and surnames submitted but not yet posted will be made available as an archive also. The GenConnect system is widely used throughout USGenWeb and I hope everyone likes it. Time constraints are preventing me from manually editing and posting queries and surname entries like I used to do. Thanks, Mike _______________________________________________________ Mercer County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb county coordinator

Hi everyone! I haven't posted for awhile, so I thought I would toss my surnames of interest out into cyberspace! I'm researching LUCE, ORR, BOLE(S) (also seen as BOAL, etc.), CRAWFORD, LANGLEY in Mercer Co. Cassie Langley Brown aisling@harborside.com or clnholly@aol.com Port Orford, Curry Co., OR

Looking for any information pertaining to James McConnell, known to have lived in Greenville, Mercer County as of 1861, most definitely before. Wife: Rhoda Ann Goucher McConnell Children: James, John, Cornelia, Calvin, Margaret, William Fought in Company B, 57th Regiment Penn. Vols. in Civil War. Thanks, Steve McConnell

Looking for parents of Charles Blair and Sarah Rachel (Richel). Believed to have died in a fire around 1862 in Blacktown area of Mercer Co., Pa. Had five children: Joseph, Kate, Margaret, James and Charles Hawkins. Charles Hawkins his my Great Grandfather Born 1860 Mercer Co... Any Help Would be appreciated. Dennis Blair

Are there newspaper records available where someone could check to see if some marriages were listed? We have dates from a family Bible, but no places, and for the most part the spouses are not named. Rachel CRAIG married _______ CHAMBERLAIN 27 Sep 1868. Mary CRAIG married ???????? 8 Jun 1848 or 1858. Grace Mariah CRAIG married 21 Jul 1870 George Lee CRAIG married Mary MILLER on 15 Oct 1866 Any help would be great. Ed Scriven

One of the mailing lists I am on notified me yesterday they got an unsubscribe message which I did not send, and now none of the lists I have been using are sending me messages, so I want to contact each one and see about getting back on. Do you need me to go through the original subscribe process, or can you readd me? I had trouble getting into the internet and getting my mail 2 days ago, and this has all happened immediately after that, so I suspect there was a foul-up in my internet system or in my own computer. Thanks. Ed Scriven at scriv@slkc.uswest.net

In a message dated 12/20/1998 7:26:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, PAMERCER-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << Searching for info on parents and siblings of Eva MATTOCKS (d/o E.W. and Levine MATTOCKS of Orangeville and Sharon) who married John Richard ROGERS. She is believed to be buried in Oakwood Cem. Also looking for info on Rebecca BOWMAN who married George WALTERS (of Clarion Co.) app. 1845-1855. >> Hi, We have a MATILDA MATTOCKS born c1829. Married to SAMUEL WALP, they lived in Crawford County, PA. That is all I have on her, so if she fits in, please let me know..... Crawford Co and Mercer Co are near enough. Dee

Searching for info on parents and siblings of Eva MATTOCKS (d/o E.W. and Levine MATTOCKS of Orangeville and Sharon) who married John Richard ROGERS. She is believed to be buried in Oakwood Cem. Also looking for info on Rebecca BOWMAN who married George WALTERS (of Clarion Co.) app. 1845-1855. Researching: ROGERS, MATTOCKS,CHAMBERS, MCCANDLESS, WILES, WALTERS, BOWMAN, HALLWOOD, LANDFAIR, KEEFE, LUDT

Looking for all spellings of this name in Mercer, Butler, and Lawrence Co. PA for the years 1800 to the present.

I have posted these surnames before, but hope that this new posting will be seen by others new to the site. Thank you. The lines are: JAMES MUNNELL born 1776 and married to MARTHA ELDER born 1779 from Washington Co., Pa but moved to Mercer Co. early. JOSEPH SHARP born 1780 and wife: ANNA NEELY born 1788, both from Washington/Allegheny Co.'s area but moved to Princeton which is in the now Lawrence Co. area. Thank you Harry

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - BOOK REPRINT Over the past few years, I have referenced Robert Stevenson’s History of the Magee Family in discussions/research with other family line researchers. Robert (Bob) is 84 years old, and during his full adult life he had the single quest of putting down on paper his (and our) family history. Finally, in the 60’s, he published a hard back copy of the Magee Family History, but this History included: Magees, Appleby, Munnell, Elder, Rose, Friend, Wilkin, Hunter, McConnell, McCaslin, Campbell, Sharp, Roberts, Hogue, Wilson, Boston, Bryan, White, Waldron and McCluhan families. I have found this book to be the central force in my full family research. I have given you this type of introduction, because I am happy to tell you that Bob has agreed to permit a second printing. The publishing company informs me that this History will sell for about $60.00. Bob will receive a royalty for having authored the book. And...I want to make it very clear, I do not receive any compensation for the sale of any of this History. Bob has been a great resource to me during my research. He has hosted my family in his home, taught me the proper methods of family research and (he is a cousin). I do have a selfish reason. I would like a second copy of his works. Mine has been shipped to 15 different states and used diligently at my end. I hope I make it abundantly clear that my only involvement is to increase the amount of information we all need to better understand and properly accept our heritage. I will take names and addresses of interested purchasers of this History. I will send the list on to the publishers. They will contact those on the list with further instructions as to payment and delivery. Once Bob delivers the copy to the publishers, I am told the time line will be approximately 4/6 weeks to delivery. I hope I have given all the necessary information. However, if any one wishes more information, I am willing to provide added information. Please note: I have a copy of the History. If you wish to learn what may or may not be your involvement in this Family Line, just email me. I will give you what I have.

This sure is not a very active list! I have roots going way back in Mercer Co. We are from the Maskrey line from Fredonia/Sandy Lake area. I am trying to locate where my Great-Grandmother is buried. I have reason to believe that she is buried in or around Sandy Lake. I have e-mailed the lady who has all the Mercer Co. Cemetery survey information but never heard from her. My Ggrandmothers name was Sarah Ellen Pringle Maskrey d. EST 1902 does anyone else have a survey of the Sandy Lake area cemeteries? Joy Fulgham

Hello, I am seeking information about John Sharer, found in the 1850 Mercer Co. Delaware Twp. census as 85 years b. Ireland. The household also contains Leonora Sharer 62 Years b. Pa., who I suspect is a daughter. I have had Court to search probate records to no avail. If Cemetery records are available could someone search? I suspect he may have been Catholic, although at least one of his Grandsons, Patrick Sharrer, married into a Mennonite family by a Brethern minister. Thank you for badly needed help. Russ. >>><>

Looking for info on James YOUNG m Margaret HILL b Scotland abt 1840.Parents of Emma YOUNG b 1866 W.Middlesex, Pa. d 1939 Atwater, Oh. m Samuel Guy SHAFFER 1882 Carbon, Pa. Samuel's parents are William and Anna____ SHAFFER. Sue Bowman Ramsey, Mn

I have the following census and tax information about Adam Loffer 1800 Mercer County, Pennsylvania Pg. 448 Laffer, Adam: males; 2 under 16, 1 between 16 and 25: females; 1 between , 1 over 45. 1801 Adam Laffer listed as a blacksmith in Cool Spring Township on the tax tables for 1801. Mercer County 1802 Tax List LOFFER, Adam Wolf Creek LOFFER, Thomas Wolf Creek Adam's wife's name was Elizabeth Maybe of Irish descent - maybe German. Loffer is also spelled Laffer or Lauffer etc. I have no idea who Thomas was, but seems related. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Walter Walter B. Laffer II walterl@interaccess.com RESEARCHING: Angle/Engle(NJ->PA), Arnold(MD),Ayres/Ayers(ENG->MA->NJ->MD->OH), Babb(PA->OH), Ball(MD->OH), Bates(VT->NY->IL), Betz(PA->OH), Carter(VA), Clark(ENG->NY->IL), Condon(MD), Drumm(DEU->PA), Gillespie(SCO->IRE->ONT->NY->IL->IA->MN), Iddings(Eng->PA), Lauffer/Laffer(DEU->PA->OH), Lewis(WLS->PA->OH), Lockard(IRE->OH), Maloy(VA), McBride(VA->OH), Palmer(VA/WV->KY), Sneyd(ENG->PA->OH)