This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SMiller6028 Surnames: ALEXANDER; GARDNER/GARDINER; OSCEOLA Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1255.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Debbie, I also am descended from James and Rosie through their son James. We descendants are a vast clan. I see that the message you responded to from Denise was dated 2001, so I thought I would reply in case she doesn't receive your message. There has been no clear resolution to the question of who was Rosie's mother. Sounds like you have you read the book of the "Descendants of John Alexander of Lanarkshire and wife Margaret Glasson". (It's available online now and you can purchase it on CD.) You may have heard of a pamphlet called "Alexander's Fording". It was self-published several years ago by another branch of the family to commemorate an anniversary. That branch of the family (William Alexander)was the one that retained and lived on one of the land patents awarded to James in Clearfield County for his service in the Revolutionary War. His other patents were sold. In that pamphlet, they printed a picture of a drawing, which they own, of a girl named "Sarah O! sceola", who they asserted was the mother of Rosie. I have been told that some family members of other branches of the Alexander lineage asked to see the original drawing and were refused. There has been no evidentiary confirmation that this Sarah was Rosie's mother, nor that this portrait depicting her as Native American is accurate or genuine. The book of Alexander descendants, written in 1878, states that Rosie's mother's surname was Gardner/Gardiner. It was common for Native people to have both an English name and a tribal name. However, no primary records have been located as far as I know to prove or disprove any of either story. A few years ago, I contacted the Research Department for the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Indians. I sent them a pdf of the "Sarah" drawing and the narrative, saying that she was the daughter of a chief of the Cullapooyas/Kulapuyas, whose tribal territory was on the coast of Oregon. (There are several ways to spell that tribal name.) Anyway, the Smithsonian researcher said he was unable to make any tribal determinations about the girl in the picture. Her dress and regalia are very generic and could be any tribe. He could not attribute the artistic style of the drawing to any known artist either. And he had no information about any remnant of that tribe being present in the east, although the root of their language is in fact Algonquin. There has been no explanation as to how a tribe on the west coast would have an Algonquin language, which is an eastern tribal language. Sarah would have been born in the early 1700's if she were Rosie's mother. There is no h! istorical evidence that any member of the Oregon Cullapooyas, especially a teenage girl, traveled across this continent to the colony of Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. It isn't very logical. We need some female descendants of the various lines of the Alexander family to get Mitochondrial DNA tests and see if they show any Native genetic strain. If Sarah were Native American, all of us female descendants should have a matching strain in our Mitochondrial DNA. To my knowledge there is no further info on this issue. Maybe we'll hear from some of our other cousins who know of more recent findings. Tink Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lesslie88 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1255.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Denise, do you have any other information on Rosy Alexander? We're trying to track down who her mother was. We know Robert was her father, but there's some confusion as to her mother. Debbie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello Again Fellow Listers: I think I may just have found Mabel Grace PHILLIPS MATEER on the 1930 Census with her parents: 1930 Armagh Twp., Mifflin Co., PA - 16-Apr-1930 341/351 PHILLIPS Albert B. head owns 60 (md. @ 26 yrs.) farm laborer " Elsie R. wife 53 (md. @ 19 yrs.) " W. Crawford son 32 (single) clerk - post office " Mabel G. daughter 12 " Albert L. son 11 Anyone know where Albert B. and Elsie R. Phillips are buried? Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA.

Hello Fellow Listers: I'm helping my husband's cousin, Anna Zinn Warner research her ancestry... and need some help. Anna tells me that her maternal grandparents lived in Reedsville and are to be buried in the Milroy Cemetery. Her maternal grandparents' names are Glen Elliott and Mabel Grace (PHILLIPS) MATEER. Anna said that she thinks the deathdate for Glen Elliott Mateer is 3-Dec-1874 and Mabel died quite a few years later. Does anyone have tombstone transcripts for this cemetery that can provide me with the birthdates and deathdates of these two folks? Thanks in advance for any help. Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jhatmax Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/3185/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking information on the parents or siblings of George Francis Clendenin. Anyone with this family name please contact me. I am at a stand still. I do know he was born somewhere around 1885? in Canada-English. He resided in Detroit Michigan in 1910. He Married Violet Losie around 1904. Together they had 4 children. Beatrice, Floyd, George and Charles Davidson Clendennin. They later divorced and Violet remarried to James Mclean and moved to Florida. Any and all help appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Have you checked www.findagrave.com I've been posting all of Mifflin County's cemeteries to that site. If you register (free) and find any that are your, contact me through the memorial for that person and I will gladly transfer them to you. I'm not related to anyone in Mifflin County. I just happen to have the cemetery listings and am posting them to help others.   Mona --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Donna Heller Zinn <djzinn@pa.net> wrote: From: Donna Heller Zinn <djzinn@pa.net> Subject: [PAMIFFLI] MATEER - PHILLIPS To: PAMIFFLI@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 3:47 PM Hello Fellow Listers: I'm helping my husband's cousin, Anna Zinn Warner research her ancestry... and need some help. Anna tells me that her maternal grandparents lived in Reedsville and are to be buried in the Milroy Cemetery.  Her maternal grandparents' names are Glen Elliott and Mabel Grace (PHILLIPS) MATEER.  Anna said that she thinks the deathdate for Glen Elliott Mateer is 3-Dec-1874 and Mabel died quite a few years later.  Does anyone have tombstone transcripts for this cemetery that can provide me with the birthdates and deathdates of these two folks? Thanks in advance for any help. Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAMIFFLI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gjirwin1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1495.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry I have not been able to find the parents name for Barbara. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: roadqueen1340 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/248.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Homer is buried in the Spring Run Brethren Cemetery in McVeytown, PA. You can find it on www.findagrave.com I didn't put the memorial up but you may be able to contact the person who did to see if she may have more information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jamcateer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/248.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am interested in finding information regarding Homer Harshbarger (1887-1969) and his wife, Annie Mowery (1889-?), both of Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bwharshbarger Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/248.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can confirm as I am the ggreat grandson. Brian Harshbarger bwharsh@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bwharshbarger Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/248.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can confirm as I am the ggreat grandson. Brian Harshbarger bwharsh@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bwharshbarger Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/248.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can confirm as I am the ggreat grandson. Brian Harshbarger bwharsh@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tinamariemurphy Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/621.784.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Rob, I am a descendent from the Dippery family in Lewistown. My Mother's maiden name was Nona Marie Dippery. Her Father's name was Donald Arthur Dippery who lived in Lewistown. I'm quite sure his mother's name was Mary. They were a large Dippery family in Lewistown and several married Kauffman's in the town. My great grandfather was Elmer Kauffman. Not sure if any of this will help you, but I am doing ancestorial research for my family and would be happy to share any information we both may have found. Please feel free to contact me. Your distant relative, Tina Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jdhknoxtn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/696.989/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Deanna, I'm the Ramsay / Ramsey DNA Project Coordinator and I see that your line heritage goes back to the late 1700's but has not linked with other Ramsey in the area or to the UK Ramsey lines. We're a group of volunteers that are taking traditional heritage research and combining it with DNA results to bring Ramsey families together. I can tell you that it only takes one male from your Ramsey line to DNA test and in about 60 days you will narrow your search to a few Ramsey lines. We are interested in having our team help you in your Ramsey Heritage research and if you will visit our web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/indexDNA.html. You can view our latest Ramsey DNA results by clicking on the Results Marque. At our site you can also find information about joining our Ramsey DNA Family. I can tell you through DNA testing I found immediately 2 other major Ramsey families that matched my Ramsey family and in just about 6 years now we're a group of 35 major Ramsey families. We have several Ramsay families DNA tested in England and Scotland including the Dalhousie Castle Ramsay line. I would encourage you in joining the Ramsey DNA Family! Please pass along this correspondence to your Ramsey family. Drop me an email and I'll be glad to answer your questions. Regards, John Hendrickson Ramsey / Ramsay DNA Project Coordinator (Volunteer) jdhknoxtn@aol.com You can view our latest Ramsey DNA results or a free heritage evaluation at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/indexDNA.html Genealogical Research combined with DNA results bring families together Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 0327Line Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/3166.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am the great-great grandaughter of Wilmina Till, my great-grandmother was her daughter Janetta Till Jackson, who married my great-grandfather James T. Jackson. Janetta Till's grandparents were George Till and Jane R. Yaw. Please contact me at glj70@yahoo.com, I can also be found under Gigi Jackson on facebook. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

My great great grandparents were living in Brown Township, Mifflin County, with their three children in the 1850 federal census. I would like to locate possible Catholic church records for them, but do not know the Catholic Archdiocese for that area at that time. Can anyone help me with that information? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to contact their archives. Thank you!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cwcfamily Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/3184.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: yeah, and they seem to be spamming every list I belong to; why can't rootsweb/ancestry stop the s.o.b.'s? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dresstj1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1314.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Joseph L. Young married to Margaret M. Yetter. There are 13 children listed with four different last names. Yetter (Yeatter), Buchannon, Thatcher and Young. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edkeating20 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1314.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to what my greataunt Jackie told my mother there was another last name in this group. Mildred(my grandmother), Retha,Harry and Dolores were Thatchers. Have no idea who the father would be if this is truely the case. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edkeating20 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.mifflin/1314.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the info will check out sites. My wife says when she gets home she will check out cemetaries and post what she finds. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.