In a message dated 1/7/98 2:30:38 PM, mkelley@tsil.net wrote: <<My Surnames: ALLISON, ALLSBAUGH, BATES, BEASOM, BECKWITH, BURRELL, BUTLER, CAMP, COCHRANE, CONNER, CORCORAN, COSTANZA, CRANE, DALRYMPLE, DENNY, DIXON, ECK, ESTERLINE, FELTENBERGER, FETTERS, FINK, FORAN, FRIEDLEY, GRAHAM, GRANT, GROUT, HANNAHWALT, HART, HAHER, HAMPSON, HENDERSON, HOMAN, HULSIZER, HUNT, HUTCHINSON, JOHNSON, KARNS, KEANE, KELLEY, KING, KIRBY, KNAUER, KNEPSHIELD, LENEHAN, McCRACKEN, McGUIRE, McKINZIE, MINIHAN, MOYNEHAN, NEER, NEVITT, PECK, PENFIELD, PERRY, PLATT, POWERS, RUSS, SHANAHAN, SHEARER, SHREFFLER, SLAVEN, SLOGENHOP, SMITH, STECKWITH, WEAVER, WEBB Thanks Mike >> Hi Mike, Thank you for listing your surnames. You have made it possible to perhaps share in more than just one way. I also have the following surnames that are similar to yours; and would like to discuss some of these with you, if you like, to see if there are any commonalities in our lineages. I have : BECKWITH, BURRELL, GRAHAM, HART, HUNT, JOHNSON, AND KING. Will await your response. John Fox Winston=Salem, NC

Richard Winder has completed the 1850 census for Greene Twp. and it is now online at the Mercer County web site. Salem Twp. is on deck. Richard has also provided some links (which are on the 1850 census main page) to the U.S. National Archives with information on renting and purchasing census microfilms. If anyone would like to work on census transcriptions for years besides 1850, don't hesitate to let me know. Oh yeah, Happy New Year everyone! Mike ________________________________________________ Mercer County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Coordinator ______________________________________________________________ Michael L. Hebert, P.O. Box 16176, St.Paul, MN 55116 mailto:mhebert@geocities.com or mailto:mhebert@gyral.com Homepage - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1959/ WOODRUFF page - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3792/ USGenWeb Project County Coordinator for: Cumberland Co, IL - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcumber/ Hamilton Co, IL - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhamilt/ Wayne Co, IL - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/ Mercer Co, PA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/ Venango Co, PA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~pavenang/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Below is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q291) 4 Jan 1998 - Rose M. Spencer mailto:rspencer@soark.net Surnames: PEARCE Seeking info. on James PEARCE, b. abt 1822 in England, and Margaret PEARCE, b. abt 1824 in PA. They are listed on 1860 census in West Greenville P.O., Sugar Grove Twp., Mercer Co., PA with daus.: Jane Sophia, age 3; Nancy, age 2; and Elizabeth, age 6 mo. They also had son, Joe Blair PEARCE, b. abt 1860/61, d. 1943 in Jefferson Co., AR, who is my ancestor.

My Surnames: ALLISON, ALLSBAUGH, BATES, BEASOM, BECKWITH, BURRELL, BUTLER, CAMP, COCHRANE, CONNER, CORCORAN, COSTANZA, CRANE, DALRYMPLE, DENNY, DIXON, ECK, ESTERLINE, FELTENBERGER, FETTERS, FINK, FORAN, FRIEDLEY, GRAHAM, GRANT, GROUT, HANNAHWALT, HART, HAHER, HAMPSON, HENDERSON, HOMAN, HULSIZER, HUNT, HUTCHINSON, JOHNSON, KARNS, KEANE, KELLEY, KING, KIRBY, KNAUER, KNEPSHIELD, LENEHAN, McCRACKEN, McGUIRE, McKINZIE, MINIHAN, MOYNEHAN, NEER, NEVITT, PECK, PENFIELD, PERRY, PLATT, POWERS, RUSS, SHANAHAN, SHEARER, SHREFFLER, SLAVEN, SLOGENHOP, SMITH, STECKWITH, WEAVER, WEBB Thanks Mike

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Below is a query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q288) 28 Dec 1997 - Kati Smith mailto:kimis@bellsouth.net Surnames: BEZLER, DAVIDSON, McLEOD My great-grandmother was May Rose DAVIDSON, b. 24 May 1881 in Sharon, Mercer Co., PA. Her parents were William DAVIDSON and Ann BEZLER. Her youngest sister was Lillian DAVIDSON who m. Colin McLEOD. My mother remembers her grandmother calling Lillian her baby sister. Any info. on other siblings of May Rose and Lillian would be appreciated. Also, anyone who is a decendant of them, I would be glad to hear from you.

I am helping a friend trying to find info on her grandparents ______ ENGLISH (no dates) m. May Frost COVERT maybe in Mercer County. May died when she was 53 years old and is buried in New Castle, PA (hope this town in in Mercer Co.) Unfortunately this info in limited but I hope it's enough for my friend to try to find out any info on her grandparents. Also she'd like to know who her grandmother's parents were (COVERT). Thank you so much for helping! Holly Bossley for May Lennon @boz@warwick.net

> > Subject: [Fwd: 10 photos need homes; please forward] > Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 16:14:25 -0800 > From: 1maura@epix.net > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: 10 photos need homes; please forward > Resent-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 10:53:39 -0800 (PST) > Resent-From: PHILLY-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 13:57:54 -0500 > From: "Pamela J.Bennett" <pjben@ix.netcom.com> > To: PHILLY-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Return-Path: <GEN-NYS-L-request@rootsweb.com> > >Resent-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:56:58 -0800 (PST) > >Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 12:10:56 -0500 (EST) > >To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com, GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com, > > NewYork-ROOTS-L@listserv.indiana.edu, > > OHIO-ROOTS-L@listserv.indiana.edu, INROOTS-L@listserv.indiana.edu > >From: ccushman@wcoil.com (Carla K. Cushman) > >Subject: 10 photos need homes; please forward > >Resent-Message-ID: <"l0ojyD.A.aiC.YJms0"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> > >Resent-From: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/10307 > >X-Loop: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-Sender: GEN-NYS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >X-GEN-NYS-L-Web-Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/ > > > >Dear Family Historians, > > > >Last Sunday my daughter and I were enjoying our unseasonably warm and > >non-snowy weather by attending a paper show in Columbus OH, and of course > >we had to stop at nearly every antique outlet on our 90-mile trip back > >home. That gave me an opportunity to check out lots of old photos, and I > >found 10 that were identified, so I bought them for the express purpose of > >getting them back into the families to which they belong. > > > >If you think one or more of these belong in your family album, I'm asking > >for just what I paid for them, plus postage. > > > >They are identified as follows: > > > >MARGUERITA EICHHOKAR (I'm not sure of the surname): This is the smallest of > >the photos (a 2x3 image in a 3x4 cardboard frame). Marguerita is a > >beautiful dark-eyed child of about 9 or 10. Her hair is parted in the > >middle, and beneath a bow on each side there's a cascade of long sausage > >curls. Her dark-colored dress is accented by a plaid yoke and high neck. No > >identification on front; handwritten on back: "Marguerita Eichhokar [or > >Elichkokar?] 1890 Owatonna, Minn." $1.50 plus postage > > > >LIBBE HARBOUR: A 4 x 6 cabinet card. Libbe looks to be in her 60s. Her gray > >hair is worn pulled back, but not severely. She has a sweet, grandmotherly > >face, but she's not smiling. She wears a dark-colored taffeta dress with a > >high neckline fastened by a light colored (possibly cameo) brooch. The > >photographer is identified on the front as Maugans, DeGraff, Ohio. > >Handwritten on back: Aunt Libbe Harbour, Uncle Harry's wife." > >$1 plus postage > > > >GERTIE SHUSSER: Also a 4 x 6 cabinet card from Maugans, DeGraff, Ohio. > >Gertie is a young woman, perhaps in her late teens, who hasn't shed all her > >baby fat yet. Her hair is worn short, with soft curls on her forehead. Her > >eyes are large and her lips are full. Her high-necked dress is fastened by > >a jeweled brooch that, at first glance, appears to be a V, but under a > >magnifying glass looks more like a dragon. Her serious image is framed by a > >design of flowers and scrolls. Handwritten on back: "Gertie Shusser." $1 > >plus postage > > > >DOLLIE BELLE THOMSON LAMB: A 4 x 6 cabinet card from People's Gallery, > >Sidney, Ohio. Dollie is a young woman with a sweet face and short curly > >hair (probably light brown). She wears a dark dress with a shirred yoke and > >ruffles where the sleeves are inset. The collar is rolled down, away from > >her chin. The actual image is only 2-1/2" x 3" and fades into the plain, > >light tan background. Handwritten on back: "Dollie Belle Thomson Lamb." > >$1 plus postage > > > >IDA LANDON: A 5 x 8 photo that looks as if it survived a fire. Ida is a > >sweet-faced young woman with bobbed hair and long bangs covering her > >forehead. She wears what looks like a taffeta skirt topped by a velvet > >jacket with brass(?) buttons. A white lace collar is open at the neck, and > >around her neck she wears a large cross. Handwritten on back: "Ida Landon, > >Coz of Jessie Browne from Pittsburg Pa." $1 plus postage > > > >ZUELA(?) CURL DINEHART: A 4 x 6 cabinet card that looks as if it may also > >have survived a fire. The photographer is Spellman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. > >Zuela(?) is a plump little girl of perhaps 11 or 12. Her bangs are curly; > >her long hair is pulled back and with a few long sausage curls draped > >across one shoulder. Her long-sleeved dress appears too tight for her. She > >is leaning against a low rough-hewn table, and holds a folded newspaper or > >towel across her lap. Handwritten on back: "Zuela Curl Dinehart." $1 > >plus postage > > > >OPHIR HURING (or HARING?): A 3 x 4 photo in a 5.25 x 6.25 cardboard frame. > >Ophir is a sweet-looking, blond-haired boy of about 5 or 6. He wears a dark > >suit; the jacket has a shawl collar and brass buttons. It appears that the > >pants sport brass buttons at the side from about the knee downward. The > >photographer's stamp on back reads: "---rom B. Dangerfield, Photographer, > >Ithaca, Michigan." Handwritten on back: "Ophir Huring." Beneath his name, > >in another, more youthful hand: "by Verne's mamma." $4 + postage. > > > >EVERETT WAGONER WOLF: A 4 x 6 cabinet card with the photographer > >identified on the front as: "Scott, opposite the Court House, La Porte, > >Ind." Little Everett appears to be about a year old. He's sitting up by > >himself on a bed or settee, wearing what may be a christening dress, and > >black boots. Handwritten on back: "Everett Wagoner Wolf, Born March 7, > >1903." $3 + postage > > > >ADELINE and THERESA PHILLIPSEN: A 5 x 7 cabinet card with the photographer > >identified on the front as "Riel, 339 W. Madison St., Chicago, Ill." In > >1899 when this photo was taken, long-haired Adeline was 10-1/2 and > >short-haired Theresa was 9. They are dressed in identical costumes of a > >Revolutionary period. Holding open fans, and pointing their > >ballet-slippered toes, they are curtseying--as if taking a bow. Handwritten > >on back: "Compliments of your little cousins, Adeline & Theresa Phillipsen, > >Ages 10-1/2 and 9 yrs., April 29, 1899." $9 plus postage > > > >MARIE LORENZE -or- ELEANOR BERGREN: A 4 x 6 cabinet card with the > >photographer identified on front as "Kern Bros., 344 Second Street, New > >York." The photo is of an unsmiling actress, theatrically posed in an > >ornate, high-backed chair. She wears a light-colored organdy dress with > >long, full sleeves. Her hat is dark feathers, highly plumed. Beneath her > >picture is printed: Compliments of Miss Marie Lorenze with the E. V. PHELAN > >STOCK CO." Handwritten on back: "Miss Eleanor Bergren." Beneath her name, > >in another hand: "64-1/2 Westcott St., Jamestown, N.Y." $10 plus postage > > > >If one of these could be your ancestor, please e-mail me > ><ccushman@wcoil.com>. As I said before, all I'm asking is what I paid plus > >postage. I hope they find their rightful homes. > > > >I sent this to Roots-L and lists that cover Ohio, Indiana and New York. If > >you subscribe to a list that covers Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan or > >Minnesota, I'll appreciate it if you forward this message to that list. > > > >Kindest regards, > > > >Carla Cushman > >ccushman@wcoil.com > >

I have a Adam CLARK b. 1833 Jackson Center, Mercer Co. Pa. This came from his Civil War pension app. What was the name of Jackson Center in 1833. I know that it was called Jackson Center after 1873 I know it was called Satterfield after 1853. But what was it called before 1853, espeacially in 1833. Any help would be greatly appricated. Thank you, Esther Clark McDermott

Hello Mercer County Researchers. I am inquiring as to the William CRAWFORD family. In 1850 census in the Delaware Township he ( age 48,) is listed with Nancy (relationship unknown),age 55, Alexander R. age 21, and Mary A. age 22. I later learned Mary A. (HUNTER) was the wife of Alexander R. William died 1880 in Venango County after moving there to the French Creek area between 1860 and 1870. I believe Mary Ann HUNTER was the daughter of George and Martha HUNTER of Mercer Co. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Barbara -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville, SC Cherry Stone Creek http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9515

Seeking information on Robert McCaslin who was living in Mercer Co (now Lawrence Co) PA in early 1800's. This is what info I have, undocummented from some old information I found in Iowa - Robert McCaslin (McCaslen) b 04 March 1770 Bedford Co, PA, d 31 March 1844 Mercer Co PA - married to Rachel Friend b 14 April 1779, d 02 Sept 1844 PA - daughter was Elizabeth McCaslin b 1806 Mercer Co (now Lawrence) PA, d in Clinton County, Iowa - married to John Brady, b Mercer Co PA, d 03 April 1863 Pike Township, Muscatine Co, Iowa - daughter was Sarah Jane Brady b 1836 New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA - d 08 June 1924 Sacramento, Ca. - married to Charles Wheelock Hunting b 1816 Royalton, VT, d 1924 French Camp, Ca. (I also have names of Sarah siblings if anyone is interested - all born in New Castle, all lived in Maquoketa, Iowa after John and Elizabeth Brady moved there abt 1850). Sarah Jane was my gg grandmother - any information helpful. I do not have many PA resources here in Cal where I live. Thanks. Faye

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q283) 21 Dec 1997 - Edwin M. Puckett mailto:edwinpuckett@sprintmail.com Surnames: DICKEY, HARTLEY I am willing to share info. on the family of Benjamin HARTLEY, b. 1780, d. 1836, and Mary DICKEY HARTLEY, b. 1787, d. 1834. They moved to Mercer Co. from Salem Co., NJ in 1820. Benjamin and Mary HARTLEY d. in Mercer. Their children are: John Dickey HARTLEY, b. 1808, d. ?; Drucilla HARTLEY, b. 1813, d. 1815; William HARTLEY, b. 1816, d. ?; Mary HARTLEY, b. 1818, d. ?; Elizabeth HARTLEY, b. 1818, d. ?; Mary Ann HARTLEY, b. 1821, d. 1848; Drucilla HARTLEY (my ancestor), b. 1824, d. 1891; Jane HARTLEY, b. 1827, d. ?; and Benjamin HARTLEY, b. 1829, d. ?. Thank you.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q279) 14 Dec 1997 - Dee Alexander mailto:dalex@writeme.com Surnames: GEORGE, MEDBERRY-MEDBERY-MEDBURY, SOPHER I am interested in finding info. on Benjamin MEDBERRY (MEDBERY/MEDBURY) and his wife, Lydia GEORGE. Benjamin was b. in Chautaqua Co., NY, and d. abt 1866 in Mercer Co., PA. I am interesting in finding out when/where they were married, where they are buried, and her death date. Seeking info. on Jonathan and Charity SOPHER. Jonathan came to Mercer Co. from NJ around 1830. I have no data on them. Also seeking info. about Isaac SOPHER, son of Jonathan and Charity, and Orsina MEDBERY/MEDBERRY, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia. Looking for marriage/death info. Isaac and Orsina moved to Venango Co., PA. Lydia lived with them after Benjamin died. Isaac and Orsina's son, Gilbert (Bert) SOPHER, moved to WI as a young man. Any info. appreciated.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q277) 12 Dec 1997 - Jeannette Prose mailto:zuft77a@prodigy.com Surnames: GEHM, KOLB I am searching for info. on my great-great grandfather, Adam GEHM, m. Dec 2, 1851 to Anna Katherine KOLB. I am not sure if they were m. in Mercer Co., but their first two children were b. in Greenville, Mercer Co. They were Mary GEHM, b. Jun 23, 1853, and Barbara P. GEHM, b. Aug 20, 1856. His wife and in-laws emmigrated from Germany about May 11, 1850. In all my family records, there is no mention of Adam GEHM coming with the KOLB family. I can only guess that he may have already have been in the area when my KOLB ancestors arrived. Can anyone help?

Here are a couple of items Santa brought for the Mercer Co. stocking ... Richard Winder has completed the 1850 census for Mill Creek Twp. and it is now online. Greene Twp. is up next. Thanks Richard. Thanks to the wonders of scanning and OCR technology, I have put online a chapter on Mercer County history from the book "A Pioneer Outline of Northwestern Pennsylvania" by William James McKnight (published 1905). Included are an old map of Mercer Co. and an engraving of the town of Mercer in 1843. The paragraph near the end of the chapter regarding corporal punishment in the old schools is rather eye-opening. <g> Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone. Mike _________________________________________ Mercer County, Penn. USGenWeb Coordinator ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

I am trying to locate a Hughes family who lived on Oakland Avenue in Sharon and Wallis Avenue in Farrell during the late 20' to 40's. Possible first names Lawrence, Robert Edward, Joseph. Does anyone have an idea as to how I could locate? Thanks, Karen Florida ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

Hi, I'm looking for any information that can lead to the parents of Jane Arbuckle b. Lancaster Co. 1809, m. Mercer Co. abt 1835 Jacob Cline Mattocks, son of Jacob and Margaret Mattocks. They went to IA in 1853. Children: Margaret Jane, Rebecca A., William R., Eli, Levi, and Jacob Cline. Jacob Cline was my great grandfather. Also looking for date of marriage. Any help appreciated. Lot's of info on her descendants, willing to share. Thank you, Joyce Westmyer robertw1@ix.netcom.com ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

As a relatively new subscriber to the listserv, I've really been enjoying the it and am quite impressed by how helpful you all seem to one another. Since I work at the Library of Congress, which has a very good genealogical reference collection (including lots of family histories that are not readily available elsewhere), I'd be glad to check any individual volumes that look like they might be of interest to others doing family research. All I ask is that you cite specific works (and be patient if I can't respond immediately.) For those of you with Internet access, you can browse the Library's catalogs at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/resdev/ess/ You can email me at tfel@loc.gov Tom Felt Researching: BROWN, O'DAY, O'GRADY, STANTON, GROGAN, DAVIS, NICHOLS, BYERS, MCCRACKEN ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

Hi, I am researching the Thompson family. Specifically any information on a David & Elizabeth Thompson from England. I don't have any dates. This is my great, great grandfather & grandmother. Their son was a Thomas Thompson b. 19 Dec. 1844, d. 20 Dec. 1914, married to Hannah Humphries, b. 5 Mar 1897 in Hillard, PA - my great grandparents. They eventually settled in Greenville, PA. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Rhonda Thompson Paglia' ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/

Hello all, I recently made an offer to do lookups on the "1861" census of Mercer county, it should have read 1860 instead. I keep getting our census years mixed up with those of Great Britain, they did theirs in the actual first year of each decade. Sorry if this has caused any confusion to anyone! Jonni Longstaffe Creckit@aol.com ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/