Beverly are you at all related to the Geiwitz family by marriage or is someone in your family? I find that name in the family tree. Bernie Chec

Ancestry's 1920 Census index and images are free to the public for the next three days - Wednesday to Friday. No obligation - no credit card needed. Just use the special search box at: http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/mercer Teri

New Mercer County Old Photos... http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/mercer Here's what's new! >>From Linda Moore Albert Price Elizabeth Ann Grace Price >>From Leona Rapacz Andrews Family in Milledgeville >>From Lori Porter Moore Betty Campbell Lynn George and Catherine Crawford Family F. G. and Lettie Campbell Family 1902 Mabel and Dick Porter Wedding Grove City Men 1908 Pearl Campbell Fennick Mable Irene Campbell Porter >>From Nancy Dobbins William John Montgomery >>From Esther McDermott Anna Marie Kepple Reeher Isaac "Jake" Reiger/Reeher Jessie Sophia Polley Nicklin Amanda Loup Polley Austie May Polley Harnevious Sylvester and Elizabeth Polley Reinhart with Minta Mae Reinhart Harry Alpine Polley Lottie Estella Polley Young Margaret Reeger/Reeher Polley >>From Robert Raymond George Newell Raymond >>From Brenda Allison John B Albin Nancy Lightner Albin >>From Brad Steinecke Cora Van Fossen Yahres Yahres Family in New York Cora Van Fossen Yahres and William E. Yahres William E Yahres William E and Julia E Yahres >>From Linda Pierce Moore Grace D Ross Pierce Currently we have over 13,000 photos (and, yes... lots more to add) on line representing over 28,000 surnames. Stop by and search your surnames - or browse through our index. Teri

State records at New Castle began in the year 1906. County records were kept from 1893-1905 (very hit and miiss). Go to www.vitalrec.com then click on states then find PA..it will give you county and state information and forms you can download. Beverly

Birth and death certificates can be gotten from Vital Records in New Castle, Pa., they start at 1905. Prior to 1905 death records are at the Mercer County Courthouse. You would have to have a death date for sending to vital records. Debbie

Debbie What do we do to get someone to look up a birth certificate and death certificate. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Hoffman" <mdhof@nauticom.net> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:33 AM Subject: [PAMERCER] Death Notices > The death notices would be abstracted just as an obituary would be. The > only papers being done at present are the Sharon Heralds. If there is only > the death notice posted without any write-up, you can then go and search > other newspapers to see if an obituary can be found. > > Debbie > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Did your great - great grandfather serve in the Civil War? Add him to our > Ancestral Heroes - soldiers from Mercer County who served during the > Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War > I, World War II, Korea and the Vietnam War. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >

Where might I possibly find obituaries for people who lived in Salem Twp. particularly in North Salem? Coulter, Long, Bortner, McGranahan, Nelson and others. Charles Coulter Port Charlotte, FL

Denise, I think the John REA, b. 1802, might be the same John REA I have, who married Sarah DANNALS (DANIELS); she was the daughter of Isaac DANNALS (DANIELS) and Nancy Ann HAZLETT, of Slippery Rock Twp., Mercer Co. Nancy was Isaac's second wife. Sarah Daniels was b. 1812, and her father died in 1813. Nancy Daniels remarried to my ancestor, William NELSON, about 1815. It was his second, possibly third marriage. They had no children, and William died in 1824, leaving Nancy as the sole heir to his estate. Nancy died in 1836, naming her two children by Isaac Daniels as John Daniels, and Sarah REA. John REA is also named in the will. I have a transcribed copy of the entire document, if you would like me to send it to you. Do you know anything further about John and Sarah? Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Halls" <dbcbhall@adelphia.net> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] REA family > Lynne, > > I have John C. Rea (born 1770 in Virginia) married to Mary Richards. They > had between 13-20 children born in Mercer County. I descend from their > son John M. Rea, but am interested in all the children. > > Descendants of John C. Rea > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOHN C.3 REA (ROBERT2, JOHN1) was born Jan 21, 1770 in Harpers Ferry, > Virginia, and died Mar 11, 1855 in Lawrence, PA. He married MARY RICHARDS > 1798 in Centre, PA. She was born 1780. > > Children of JOHN REA and MARY RICHARDS are: > 2. i. JOHN M.4 REA, b. Apr 03, 1802, Mercer, PA; d. Jan 03, 1865, Frey > Chapel Cemetery, Linesville, PA. > ii. JANE REA, b. Mercer, PA. > iii. AUSTIN REA, b. Mercer, PA. > iv. JOSHUA REA, b. Mercer, PA. > v. SAMUEL REA, b. Mercer, PA. > vi. MATILDA REA, b. Mercer, PA. > vii. PHEBE REA, b. Mercer, PA. > viii. PATTERSON WILLIAM REA, b. 1799, Centre, PA. > 3. ix. ROBERT REA, b. Jan 14, 1801, Centre, PA; d. Jul 31, 1874. > x. DAVID REA, b. Aug 08, 1817, Mercer, PA; d. Feb 27, 1867, Moniteau, MO; > m. MARTHA HENSLEY, Nov 12, 1838, Pike, Illinois; b. 1818, Cole, Missouri; > d. Oct 26, 1891, Versaille, Missouri. > xi. MILTON C. REA, b. 1822, Mercer, PA. > 4. xii. JAMES W. REA, b. 1824, Mercer, PA; d. Sep 1864. > xiii. HANNAH W. REA, b. 1829, Mercer, PA; d. Mar 22, 1872, Lawrence, PA. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynne Ramsey" <lramz@theriver.com> > To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:30 PM > Subject: [PAMERCER] REA family > > >> Denise, >> What REA's are you researching? I have a REA connection from Mercer Co., >> too. >> Lynne >> >> >> ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== >> Researching a reverend? Check out our Men of the Cloth section ... >> preachers, pastors, priests and other clergy in Western Pennsylvania... >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~papastor >> >> > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at > sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web > site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer > > >

Lynne, I have John C. Rea (born 1770 in Virginia) married to Mary Richards. They had between 13-20 children born in Mercer County. I descend from their son John M. Rea, but am interested in all the children. Descendants of John C. Rea Generation No. 1 1. JOHN C.3 REA (ROBERT2, JOHN1) was born Jan 21, 1770 in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and died Mar 11, 1855 in Lawrence, PA. He married MARY RICHARDS 1798 in Centre, PA. She was born 1780. Children of JOHN REA and MARY RICHARDS are: 2. i. JOHN M.4 REA, b. Apr 03, 1802, Mercer, PA; d. Jan 03, 1865, Frey Chapel Cemetery, Linesville, PA. ii. JANE REA, b. Mercer, PA. iii. AUSTIN REA, b. Mercer, PA. iv. JOSHUA REA, b. Mercer, PA. v. SAMUEL REA, b. Mercer, PA. vi. MATILDA REA, b. Mercer, PA. vii. PHEBE REA, b. Mercer, PA. viii. PATTERSON WILLIAM REA, b. 1799, Centre, PA. 3. ix. ROBERT REA, b. Jan 14, 1801, Centre, PA; d. Jul 31, 1874. x. DAVID REA, b. Aug 08, 1817, Mercer, PA; d. Feb 27, 1867, Moniteau, MO; m. MARTHA HENSLEY, Nov 12, 1838, Pike, Illinois; b. 1818, Cole, Missouri; d. Oct 26, 1891, Versaille, Missouri. xi. MILTON C. REA, b. 1822, Mercer, PA. 4. xii. JAMES W. REA, b. 1824, Mercer, PA; d. Sep 1864. xiii. HANNAH W. REA, b. 1829, Mercer, PA; d. Mar 22, 1872, Lawrence, PA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Ramsey" <lramz@theriver.com> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:30 PM Subject: [PAMERCER] REA family > Denise, > What REA's are you researching? I have a REA connection from Mercer Co., > too. > Lynne > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Researching a reverend? Check out our Men of the Cloth section ... > preachers, pastors, priests and other clergy in Western Pennsylvania... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~papastor > >

The death notices would be abstracted just as an obituary would be. The only papers being done at present are the Sharon Heralds. If there is only the death notice posted without any write-up, you can then go and search other newspapers to see if an obituary can be found. Debbie

Could your Reas be any relation to Warren Rea, dob +/- 1822, who married Annie Ream in Lawrence County somewhere around 1855 ? Barbara -------------- Original message -------------- > I am planning a trip to Linesville next week and would like to go to the > Linesville Historical Society. Could anyone tell me their hours of operation > and location? Any other tips on good places to do research in the Mercer county > area? > > Thanks, > > Denise > Researching the Rea family from Mercer > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > See your ancestors on line.... check out our collection of Mercer County Old > Photos.... over 1400 old photos on line! > http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/mercer >

I spent a few days in Mercer about 3 years ago--there was more than I could handle! The courthouse in Mercer has copies of very old wills (I found one for my ggg grandfather's brother-in-law who died in the 1840s) and there are people at the Sharon Library to help researchers on Tuesdays.The library has an excellent collection. There were other resources that I never got to in the town of Mercer, and hence I don't remember the details about them. I'd suggest starting with the Sharon library on a Tuesday. Everywhere I went the people were truly wonderful! There is also info dealing with naturalization records but I don't remember where that source is--the library volunteers can tell you if your ancestors came directly to Mercer when they arrived in America. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Halls" <dbcbhall@adelphia.net> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:50 PM Subject: [PAMERCER] Linesville Historical Society >I am planning a trip to Linesville next week and would like to go to the >Linesville Historical Society. Could anyone tell me their hours of >operation and location? Any other tips on good places to do research in >the Mercer county area? > > Thanks, > > Denise > Researching the Rea family from Mercer

Denise, What REA's are you researching? I have a REA connection from Mercer Co., too. Lynne

Thanks for the heads up on the obits. Toni Sheehan has done some leg work for me in the past as I have helped her on this end. Bernie Chec

This is a wonderful project that the Mercer County Genealogical Society has taken on and I, for one, truly appreciate all the obituaries they have taken the time to upload to the computer that is available at the Sharon library. I've made three trips from Iowa to Mercer County solely for the purpose of researching my family history and each time I make sure I arrange my trip so that I can visit the Sharon Library when the Society members are there on Tuesdays. Those obituaries are the key that unlocks so many doors for us trying to find out more about our ancestors. Mercer County in particular had so many early day residents and there is so much history there to be preserved. Thanks for all you do and for working to preserve our all important family obituaries. I just wish I didn't live so far away or I'd love to give my time to help! Cindy Booth Maher Oxford, IA

Can you tell me how far back these death notices go? Are they on microfilm? Liz White

I am planning a trip to Linesville next week and would like to go to the Linesville Historical Society. Could anyone tell me their hours of operation and location? Any other tips on good places to do research in the Mercer county area? Thanks, Denise Researching the Rea family from Mercer

The Sharon Herald starts about 1878, with many gaps of missing microfilm. The years from about 1912 to 1949 are mostly all there. People living in the Greenville and Mercer/Grove City areas are sometimes not found in the Sharon Heralds in the early years. The society is trying to purchase copies of Greenville, Mercer, Grove City and other communities papers on microfilm. Debbie

The Mercer Co. Genealogical Society does obit lookups for a fee of $3 with a death date. The volunteers at the society have worked many years on abstracting the Sharon Herald. The Herald stopped putting the full obit online on their web site, most likely because of copyright laws. The Herald is supportive of the Gen. Soc. with obit requests because we are a volunteer society and none of our members are compensated for their time or all of the driving expenses these lookups incur. The society uses all of the money raised to buy materials for the society. With so many of the books, cemetery books, microfilm, etc., being constantly stolen from the library, we have to continually spend more money to replace these items. With the competition of others doing lookups, the society is losing much needed income. Last year the society was able to purchase a microfilm copier and many new books and research items. The obituary data bases which took years of work to read and type now had to be taken off the freely accessed computer which was used by all for their own family research and now can only be viewed on Tuesdays when volunteers can be there. We hope everyone will help support the society. The Mercer Co. Gen. Soc. mcgenealogy@hotmail.com Regina Donnelly Debbie Hoffman Loretta DeSantis Toni Sheehan Betty Shafer

Jim have you checked The Sharon Herald I don't know if there is an obit, but the death notice is there for Monday. _The Herald, Sharon, Pa. -- The leading news source for the Shenango Valley and Mercer County_ (http://www.sharonherald.com/7days/monday/)