-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q272) 27 Nov 1997 - James & Myrna Hoskins mailto:jmhoskins@dlcwest.com Surnames: FRASER, GOURLEY, JAMISON, McCURDY, MILLS, MITCHELL, VICKERS, WINANS Searching for info. on or descendants of Isabella McCURDY, b. 1815 in Co. Antrim, IRE, d. 1898 in Jamestown, m. Hugh MITCHELL, b. 1816, d. 1892 in Jamestown. Children: John, m. Sarah VICKERS; Archibald, m. (1) Mary JAMISON, m. (2) Ella FRASER; Margaret, m. Samuel GOURLEY; Hugh; Thomas, a physcian in Jamestown, m. (1) Laura WINANS, m. (2) Carrie MILLS; and Robert. Any info. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ==== 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q269) 17 Nov 1997 - Gary E. Boyd mailto:gboyd@mossbaygroup.com Surnames: RICHARDSON, STREETER, WHEATON Looking for ancestry and any other available info. on Horace STREETER, b. 14 Oct 1816 in NY, and Harriett WHEATON, b. 11 Mar 1817 in Pompey, Duchess Co., NY. Horace and Harriett m. ca 1837, and Horace and family appear in the 1840 census of Salem Twp., Mercer Co., PA. Children were: Wallace, b. ca 1838 in PA; Sophia/Savia, b. ca 1839 in PA; Thomas Harrison, b. 24 May 1842 in PA; Rebecca A., b. ca 1846 in PA; Mary Elizabeth, b. 23 Apr 1848 in PA; Orville O., b. 30 Jan 1850 in Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI; Louisa, b. ca 1854 in WI; and James, b. ca 1856 in WI. Harriett d. 30 Jun 1889, Horace d. 17 Jul 1889, both buried in Sunset View Cemetery, Washta, Ida Co., IA. New evidence suggests that this Horace is not the son of Rev. Sebastian STREETER and Ruth RICHARDSON. ==== 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is a query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q268) 17 Nov 1997 - David K. Steindel mailto:DSTEIND@aol.com Surnames: HALL, McCLAIN, NEARON, PHIPPS My great-great grandfather was John HALL. He was b. Jan 3, 1803 in Fairview Twp., Butler Co., PA, d. Jul 26, 1886 at his sister's (Elizabeth McCLAIN) home in Harrison Co., OH. He had a sister Frances PHIPPS, a brother William HALL, and another sister Elizabeth McCLAIN. His first wife was Mary NEARON, second wife was Aleinda __?__, and third wife was Sarah __?__. John HALL was a tanner and lived most of his adult life in the city of Allegheny (Pittsburgh northside) and in Pittsburgh. John HALL's obituary ends with "Sharon please copy." The obituary was published in a Pittsburgh newspaper. The reference to "Sharon" leads me to believe that he had relatives in Mercer Co., PA since the Sharon newspaper was alerted to publish his obituary. Any info. would be appreciated. ==== 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/

Richard Winder has completed the transcription of the 1850 census for Cool Spring Twp., Mercer Co., PA. You can see it online at the Mercer Co. web site. Mill Creek Twp. is next on Richard's list. Mike ________________________________________________ Mercer County, Penn. USGenWeb County 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/

1861 census? Have I been living in a cave? What is this census? >To anyone who had ancestors in the Mercer County area in the year 1861, >I have access right now to the 1861 census of Mercer county, townships A >through New Vernon. I am expecting to receive the film of the rest of >the townships next week. ==== 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/

To anyone who had ancestors in the Mercer County area in the year 1861, I have access right now to the 1861 census of Mercer county, townships A through New Vernon. I am expecting to receive the film of the rest of the townships next week. I am very willing to do lookups for anyone out there interested, but must stress that I can only do your lookup if you know what township your people lived in at the time. I don't have a whole lot of time available, at least not enough to go through the entire census looking for a name. So if you know your township, and can give me at least a first and last name (approximate age would be nice too if you know it...), I'll be happy to see what I can do for you. Just contact me personally at my email address below. 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - I received the following message from a gentleman seeking info. on PA Civil War soldiers. If you have any info. that might help him, please contact him. The original message was all in caps and I changed it to normal caps, but you might want to respond to him in all caps. Thanks, Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Librarian / Historian: Greetings! Please excuse caps—eyesight. I am a former historian with the National Park Service, now disabled and homebound from lon-term illness. Am a published author and book reviewer in Civil War history, but am having great difficulty researching since I’m shut-in. Cannot communicate vocally either, so this email or snailmail is "it" for me now. I am presently trying to finish a manuscript on the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. Am looking for unpublished or newspaper accounts of Pennsylvania soldiers who fought there. Have tried most of the main libraries and archives already; keep getting told to contact the local historical societies, etc. So I am. I hate to contact you by email, but my time for completion is running short. I am not lazy nor "cheap"—just the limitations of a nine-year disability. If you might have any letters, diaries, newspaper accounts by soldiers from any of the following regiments for the time period in question, I’d be deeply appreciative. For your quick reference, I’ll list the Penn units I am seeking below—then if you spot one in your catlogs, you have a ready list at-hand. Infantry: 47, 54, 61, 67, 87, 93, 98, 102, 138, 139 [ all = Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. Cavalry: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 17, 18 [May-July,1864] Thank you kindly for your time and consideration! Sincerely, Theodore C. Mahr 1210 Pritz Ave. Dayton, Ohio 45410 ==== 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/

Charles & Emma (Powell) Maguire living in Sharon, Pa. moved to Ohio in 1883. Need burial for their daughter Catherine. Who died young. She was b. 27 Mar 1872. ==== 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/

Excerpt from "The History of Mercer County Pensylvania" Vol. 1 Mr. J. G. White, 1909: "The Mercer County Home is situated north of Mercer. The principal buildings were erected about 1882-83, ground being first broken in 1880. The original cost of the building was over a hundred thousand dollars. The farm has been owned and used by the county for these purposes for more than half a century, The first poor farm was bought in 1851, and was also in Cool Spring township. The site was ill adapted and the place was sold before buildings were completed. The present farm was bought of Thomas Pearson in May, 1852, and was made ready for its first resident poor in January, 1853." The Mercer County Home is still in operation as a nursing home under the name (at least for now) of the Mercer County Living Center. Having been operated by the county for all these years, it is in transition to private operation. I have no idea what records, if any, they have, but the address is: Mercer County Living Center 745 Greenville Rd. Mercer, PA 16137 phone: (412)662-5400 ==== 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/

My name is Rebecca Ramsey and I am searching for the ancestors and descendants of Isaac Ramsey and Barbara Keener. Isaac was born in 1817 and is probably the son of Daniel George Ramsey and Susannah Wise. I have his birth place listed as Lycoming County, PA but have not been able to verify this. Barbara Keener was born in 1822 in Taylor County, Kentucky. They were reportedly married August 9, 1838 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, but I'm having a difficult time finding their marriage record. I have found Barbara and Isaac in the following census records: 1840 - Springfield Township, Mercer County, PA 1850 - Mill Creek Township, Mercer Co., PA 1860 - Mill Creek Township, Mercer Co., PA. Isaac reportedly died on Oct. 26, 1866. I'm assuming he died in Mill Creek Township, but need some help in verifying this. I would also like to know where he is buried???? Isaac and Barbara had the following children: Daniel K. Ramsey (b. 1839), Isaac Jr. Ramsey (b. 1843), Susannah Ramsey (b. 1844), John Ramsey (b. 1846), Peter Ramsey (b. 1848), George Ramsey (b. 1851), Elizabeth Ramsey (b. 1854), William H. Ramsey (b. 1856), James A. Ramsey (b. 1858), my great grandfather Jacob F. Ramsey (b. 1860), Mary M. Ramsey (b. 1862), and Charles W. Ramsey (b. 1866). James Alexander Ramsey was 8 years old when his father, Isaac, died and I believe that his mother, Barbara Keener Ramsey, may have moved back to Taylor County, Kentucky shortly thereafter. I found James in the 1900 Taylor County, Kentucky Census with his wife, Sarah A. (Sanders) Ramsey and children. I know the information is out there - somewhere - I just need to know where to look for it. I'll gladly share information (and sources). Thanks for whatever help you can provide. Becky ==== 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/

David, The Mecer County Home still exists. In fact, a friend's grandmother, who turned 100 years old this year is a resident. It functions as a nursing home/extended care facility today. I'm not positive, but I think in the past, it was a facility that took both private and indigent patients. I was born in 1947 and to my knowledge it was never a sanitarium. Mercer had one of those too. I would have to contact some Mercer residents but I could probably get more information on it. If you don't get any information from the list, mail me direct and I will try to find out for you. ==== 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 just found out that one of my ancestors died in 1938 at the "Mercer County Home" in Mercer, PA. Does anyone know anything about this Mercer County Home? Was it a sanitarium, a poorhouse, or a hospital? Does it still exist? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Many thanks, David Stoner sf7tq@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us ==== 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 researching a BRANDON family from Mercer. I am looking for a woman named Sarah C. BRANNON/BRANDON b. c1797 or c1802 d. c1872 m. John COULTER of Butler Co. I would appreciate any information anyone has on Sarah or any of the following BRANDON families of the area. Thank you very much. James BRANDON- b. 1794 KY moved to Butler with his parents. m. Elizabeth STEWART John BRANDON- b. 1782 Gettysburg, York (came to Mercer in 1798. Had children William and Sarah William BRANDON- b. 1756 NJ d. 1826 Mercer m. Sarah Livingston. Children: John , William, Henry, James and Thomas. Sincerely, Josh Delaney ==== 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 Everyone, I'm fairly new to this list and would like to add my "most wanted". My 2nd great grandparents, Jane Arbuckle and Jacob Kline Mattocks were married and lived in Mercer Co. until early 1850'a when they went to Iowa. Married approximately late 1830's. His parents were Jacob and Margaret Mattocks, Jacob died War of 1812, her father Richard Mattocks. As much as I can find out about Jane's parents is her father's name was possibly James. She was born 1809, Lancaster Co., PA Looking for date of marriage, and parents of Jane Arbuckle Mattocks. Any help appreciated. I have quite a bit of info on descendants. Willing to share. Thanks in Advance, 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/

looking for any information on the BRAKEMAN FAMILIES from MERCER COUNTY before the years 1860. anything will be appreciated FORREST EUGENE BRAKEMAN FOEBRAKE@AOL.COM 760-247-9136 ==== 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've added a new link on the Mercer Co. web site main page relating to finding Mercer County places. The link (labeled "Mercer County, Penn. Place Names & Locations"), which is very long, gives a listing of Mercer County places (towns, cemeteries, etc.). You can also access maps showing the exact location. This link works through the USGS Geographic Names Information System, of which I'm sure many of you are already aware. The link to the USGS GNIS general form is: http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Mike Mercer County 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is a another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q264) 14 Nov 1997 - Richard Brandon McGlew mailto:MCGLEW@prodigy.net Surnames: BRANDON Is there anyone who can identify or link to their family the James and Henry BRANDON that appear listed next to one another in the censuses of 1820 to 1840 for Wolf Creek Twp., Mercer Co., PA? James disappears from the 1850 census, however the following is shown for the family of Henry: Henry BRANDON, age 64, farmer, 1350 acres, b. in PA; Jane BRANDON, age 61, b. in PA; Sarah BRANDON, age 30, b. in PA; Samuel BRANDON, age 21, farmer, b. in PA; Martha BRANDON, age 18, b. in PA; Louisa L. BRANDON, age 15, b. in PA. From another source, a list of the officials of Wolf Creek Twp. 1820-1830, includes James BRANDON as constable and both James and Henry as supervisors. Any comment on the origins of this family would be most helpful. ==== 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is a another query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q266) 15 Nov 1997 - John H. MacDonald Surnames: BROMLEY, COOPER, FENSTERMAKER, KERR, McDONALD, MERCHANT Seeking descendants of and info. about the families of Phebe McDONALD and William FENSTERMAKER. Phebe McDONALD was b. 10 Nov 1837, d. 12 Feb 1889, dau. of William H.S. McDONALD and Esther MERCHANT, m. William FENSTERMAKER. Also seeking descendants of and info. about the family of Thomas H. and Josephine BROMLEY. Thomas H., b. 1850, d. 1920, son of John BROMLEY. Josephine McDONALD, b. 1851, d. 1937, dau. of Lemuel and Cordelia McDONALD. The family lived in Mercer Co. Children: John, b. 1874, d. ?, lived in Oil City; Charles, b. 1874, d. 1925, lived in Hickory Twp., Mercer Co.; Thomas E., b. 1876, d. ?, lived in Trumbull Co., OH; Effie, b. 1879, d. 1962, m. John COOPER; Myrtle, b. 1880, d. ?, m. Fred KERR; and Hattie, b. 1886, d. ?. ==== 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is a query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q261) 9 Nov 1997 - Jacqueline Albertson mailto:rsavage@ix.netcom.com Surnames: COLE, DAVIS, HURDLE, PRUITT I am seeking any info. about my grandmother. Her name given at birth was Virginia PRUITT. She had a sister named Hazel PRUITT. She was b. abt 1906 in VA, m. Frank HURDLE from NJ. She had a daughter named Dorothy June HURDLE, b. Jun 24, 1929 in Cleveland, OH. Virginia PRUITT's mother m. a man by the name of COLE, possibly Charles COLE. I believe they lived in OH near Shalersville. It is believed that the PRUITT girls grew up there. The last info. I have on Virginia is that she had m. a man named DAVIS. Her last known address is 22 Davis Drive, Sharpsville, PA 16150, dating to the early 1970's. Any info. about Virginia PRUITT HURDLE DAVIS, or her sister Hazel PRUITT, or any of their families would be greatly appreciated. ==== 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/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from Mercer County Coordinator - Here is a query recently submitted to the Mercer County query page. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Q253) 2 Nov 1997 - Danean Mitchell mailto:Danean@aol.com Surnames: EASTLICK, McDONALD, OMSTEAD, REED, VANNATIE Looking for info. on William EASTLICK, living in Delaware Twp. on the 1830 census. He m. abt 1818 to Jane McDONALD. She was b. 4 Dec 1803 in PA. Would like to find date of their marriage. They had a son, Sanderson, which may be a given name in her family. William and Jane removed to LaGrange Co., IN by 1840 where she d. 18 Mar 1878. Also looking for a marriage of Lorinda EASTLICK to possibly a George W. REED. Alexander EASTLICK was living in Cool Springs Twp. on the 1850 census. He is shown living with a Nancy, age 36, b. in PA, with the following children: Catherine, age 14, b. probably Trumbull Co., OH and then the family probably moved back to Mercer Co. where rest of children were born; William, age 11; Nancy, age 9; Sarah, age 7; James, age 5; Martha and Rosanna, age 3, twins; and Joseph, age 2/12. Has anybody ran across this family? Any info. on the EASTLICK family would be greatly appreciated. Jacob OMSTEAD and his wife, Elizabeth VANNATIE??, were living in French Creek Twp. on the 1830 census. I think they came to Mercer Co. sometime around 1820 from Fallowfield, Crawford Co. The following children were b. in Mercer Co.: Anna, b. 11 Oct 1820; Jacob Jr., b. 8 Sep 1824; and Nelson Gidem OMSTEAD, b. 30 May 1831. The family moved west to LaGrange Co., IN by 1833. There were a couple of children they were supposed to have had that I have been unable to find: John, Jonathan, Luricia, and Betsey. Is there anybody that might have any info. on this family? Thanks. ==== 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/