Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphans Schools This site is Mercer's school http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnpaor/mercer.html This site lists all the Orphans Shcools in PA http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnpaor/schools.html This site was listed several months ago. I don't know if it is the orphanage you're referring to, but it might be a place to start. Good luck, Nancy Becker nbecker@ij.net LadyBug338@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to locate my great grandmother's family. Her name was Ida > Caroline NELSON (May 1, 1862 - Feb. 9, 1947). I was told that her father died > in the Civil War at Andersonville Prison. When her mother remarried her > stepfather did not want the children so they were sent to an orphanage. When > she was 17 or so she was sent to work on a farm where she met her husband > Charles David MOOK. They ended up living in Crawford Co. but her obit says > she was from Mercer Co. > Would anyone have this Ida NELSON on their list? > Would anyone know of any orphanage in the area and would there be > records for the children that lived there? > > Thanks for your help, > Cindy Crytzer > > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, contact the > listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@worldnet.att.net > 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