This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILL, GARRETT, SHERIDAN, LONG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AcB.2ACE/1510.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear *E*, EVERY scrap helps, as we both know all too well.What opened this whole GARRETT line was the discovery of a 1903 obit in Luzerne County. Up until then, we all believed that David GARRETT (Brother & son of the GARRETT info you've sent) was dead as his wife, Catherine LONG, was listed as a widow in the 1880 Census. From this obit we realized that he had fought in the Civil War, which gave us the fact that he was from Centre Co. & Catherine's maiden name of LONG. THEN we discovered a will in which he left his sister-in-law, Rebecca Gill, wife of Charles GARRETT, of Mifflin County, $50.00. Mifflin County??? Was I confused! From that I was able to get info from the census ...found the family 1840 in Centre, 1850 just across the line in Clinton Co., 1860 back in Centre, 1870-80 the whole family was in Mifflin Co. *E*, perhaps you can help me with something I just don't understand. David GARRETT, b. 1837 in Centre Co. (Charles & Phoebe parents, John H., brother) for some reason, traveled all the way east to Mauch Chunk, Northampton Co., met & married Catherine LONG there & immediately left to fight in the Civil War. (now Jim Thorpe, Carbon Co.) His brothers remained in Centre/Mifflin and were also in the Civil War. I also noticed the proximity of LONG families in Centre Co. It was wild back then. Why would a young man go that far East? Was there a lot of that? It's puzzled me. Thanks again, Sandy