Blanche GILES Blanche GILES of Allenport, died Monday , April 28, 1986 at 10:30 in Washington Hospital. She was 80. Mrs. Giles was born Oct. 23, 1905, in Roscoe, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen PATTERSON METCALFE. A Mon Valley resident all of her life, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Roscoe and a former member of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi. An accomplished musician, Mrs. Giles had studied at California University of Pennsylvania, and taught piano lessons in the mid-Mon Valley for many years. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry W. Giles, in 1971; and two brothers and a sister, Wilbur and John METCALFE and Margaret BENIDETTI. Survivors include one son, Floyd L. Giles of Allenport; and two sisters, Mrs. Irvin (Jean) KERR of Bethel Park and Mrs. James (Anna Mae) CARROLL of Michigan. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J. Spallino Funeral Home, 819 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi. ------------------ Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Elsie M. FURLONG Mrs. Elsie M. FURLONG, age 43 years, of Vesta No. 7, died at her home Sunday, May 6, 1945 at 2:45 p. m. after an illness of six months. She is survived by her husband, Earl FURLONG, three sons, Thomas, in the Armed Forces, Harry, in the Navy and Wallace, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Steve KUTY, of Brownsville, Wilma and Alice at home; her mother , Mrs. Annie RANKIN of Elco; three brothers, Earnest, Earl and Paul Rankin of Elco; one sister, Mrs. Leo McMANUS of Vesta No. 7; and two grandchildren. ---- Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Mother at 14 Passes Away. It can hardly be realized by the many friends and relatives of Mrs. Orange CROW, nee Eva GILLINGHAM, that she has closed her lips forever, passed to the great beyond from whence no man returned. It seems as though the angel of death might have spared one so young, one whose usefulness to mankind had not had a chance to develop, but, life is a lottery and it is indeed unfortunate that the flower of youth should be plucked just as it is blossoming into fragrance and beauty. Mrs. Crow, 14 years of age, was a bride of but a short period and the world full of happiness was before her. Her illness came at a time when all mothers' faces light up with joyfulness at the sight of her first born. Her youthfulness was against the heroic effort to ward off the fatal moment and while in great distress of mind and a very high fever, she passed away at 10:12 o'clock Tuesday morning. Her remains were removed to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. GILLINGHAM. Services were held at the home and were conducted by Rev. H. H. WESTWOOD, Thursday and interment was at 2 o'clock at Mt. Tabor. Besides her husband, a little daughter, whom she named Blanche before her death, two sisters, Mrs. James LLOYD and Anna (?), two brothers George and Glen and her mother and father remain to mourn her departure. ---- Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Roy ELLIOTT Jr. Roy W. Elliott, Jr., 69, of Fayette City R.D. 1, died in Mon Valley hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1987 at 10:50 a. m. He was born in Jefferson Township, Aug. 6, 1917, a son of the late Roy W. and Cora MASTEN Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a retired employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation's Monessen Southwestern Railroad. He was a farmer and a member of the Pennsylvania Farmer's Association, the Fayette County Beef Breeders Association, the Morning Star Grange and the Little Redstone Presbyterian Church. In his youth, he was a prominent football player at Brownsville High School and Ohio State University. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister. Laura Mae RUSSELL. Survivors include his wife, Claire CLARK Elliott; two sons, Roy Clark Elliott and Thomas Martin Elliott, both of Fayette City R.D. 1; a daughter, Susan Clair Elliott, at home; four grandchildren, Robert Thomas Elliott, Eric Martin Elliott, Jennifer Ronetta Elliott and Roy Clark Elliott, Jr., all of Fayette City R.D. 1; one brother, William Thomas Elliott of Fayette City R.D. 1 and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the J. W. Kisinger Funeral Home, 515 Front St., Brownsville. ---- Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Katherine J. CARROLL Mrs. Katherine J. CARROLL, 73, of Bentleyville died yesterday at 2 a. m. in Washington Hospital where she has been a patient for several weeks. She was born Sept 19, 1884 in East Pike Run Twp., the daughter of William and Annie HILL WINNETT and lived in Bentleyville- Coal Center area all her life. Her husband, Walter E. Carroll, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Bentleyville Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, Newton W. of Bentleyville; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Lois) RUSSELL of Garden Grove, Calif., and Mrs Joseph (Betty) JOHNSON of Dayton, Ohio; and two grandchildren, Joyce Ann and Dennis Carroll. Friends are being received at the Kenneth V. THOMPSON Funeral Home, Bentleyville. - ----------------------------- Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Mrs Loretta STROUD Mrs. Loretta STROUD, 80, of Coal Center, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1944 in her home, after an illness of a year and a half. Mrs. Stroud was born Jan 31, 1864 in Allen Township. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving the five children, Carey E. Stroud and Mrs. Bertha SMALLWOOD, Coal Center; Mrs. Garnet CARROLL, Imperial; John R. Stroud, Coal Center, and Harold I Stroud, California; two brothers, Fred G. CROWE and Edgar W CROWE, of Elco; Fifteen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Three grandsons and two grandsons-in-law are in the military service. - ------------------------------- Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Ok.. Time to start posting some of these obituaries... Feel free to do the same. I will start sending those from people that are somewhere on my tree... I have quite a few others as well... If you plan to also post obits, try and keep with the same general format as I am using... When the web site is up and running, I will be copying these to an Obituary Board, and a couple easy rules will make life simpler later: 1. Only include the actual text of the obit. Comments, Questions etc. can be sent seperatley. 2. Include the name, date and maiden name (if any) in the subject line plus the word OBIT. 3. Capitalize all Surnames Ok... hope someone finds these helpful.. I am also going to send some that i know contain names of some of your folks, I saw a lot of names in the roll-call messages. Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]

Name: Earl Pike, b Allensport, 1924. Doc Chrothers (sp) rowed acrossed the river from Fayette City to deliver me. My gm was George Anne Henderson nee Bell, b 1862, Prior to marrying John Henderson who father had the same name she was married to James McFeely. James died in a mining accident. The Hendersons were blacksmiths, The elder John Henderson was married to Oliva Catherine Evans. George Anna's father was Harium Bell who was married ti Martha Jane (Byars)? The 1870 census shows Harium and his wife as living in Allensport. I am familiar with a large part of the area having had many relatives in the area at Charleroi, Monessen Rosco etc. By a long round about route wound up in upstate NY. I would appreciate any information on these people.

In a message dated 11/8/99 9:35:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > The "Mid" Mon Valley starts south > of Elizabeth (At the Washington County line) to Fredericktown PA. Thank you Dave, I have come across a few of those towns in my research. Linda Michigan

I have two or three resources that I can do look-ups in. 1.The House of grimmet by William Ordway - the McIlvaine and derivatives - 16,000 names - chapter one is online linked from my website. 2.The Paxton Family - We are One by William McClung Paxton pub.1903. 3.A copy of the Virigina certificates issued for Monongalia County, VA-that part which is located in Washington County compiled by Raymond bell- http://www.halcyon.com/dianes/vacertificate.html For instance I find on page 280 a marriage between Florence Blair b.1777, d/o Thomas Blair, and Moses McIlvaine dated 1770-63 in (undetermined or not clear) Lancaster Cty, PA or VA (could be even Kentucky when still Ohio Cty.,VA) At 04:11 AM 11/8/1999 -0600, Linda Turner wrote: > >My cousin, Joan, has also joined the list. Hopefully we will be able to >reign in the elusive Blairs. > >Linda **************************************************************** Diane Smith [email protected] http://www.halcyon.com/dianes Seattle, WA Foundation for Educational Choice - http://www.halcyon.com/maywood Kidlink KIDPROJ Assistant/Webmaster - http://www.kidlink.org/ Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church - http://www.ftpc.org/foster ICQ UIN# 23270571 ***************************************************************** Researching Clark,Paxton,McIlvaine,Campbell,Morrow,Morrison *****************************************************************

Hello list, My name is Anna Belle Emery, a native of Duquesne and graduate of Duquesne High School and Grove City College. I left Western PA when I got married but all my "roots" are there. I am especially interested in the DELL and BAIN surnames. Jacob (1820-1899) and Mary A (HARMAN) DELL (1831-circa 1910) lived in Duquesne, although according to her obituary Mary died in Clairton at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. HORTON. One of Jacob and Mary's other children was William Franklin DELL (1853-1925) and he married Mary Catherine BAIN (1856-1943) whose parents came from Scotland. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has any information on these surnames, either on the ancestors or descendants. Would be happy to share the information I have collected in the past two years since I got "hooked" on my genealogy. Retired in Tucson, AZ, Anna Belle mailto:[email protected]

My name is Linda and I live in Northern California, although I was born and raised in the Mon Valley and graduated from Monongahela High School. I am researching: CHESTER -- The oldest Chester I have is Joseph Chester, died about 1806?? They are said to have "come from the east" but I don't know where as yet. They lived in the Fayette, Westmoreland, and Washington County area, and Joseph Chester born 1779 died 1826, and his wife, Elizabeth Aiken Chester, are buried at Spahr's Knob (the old Lock 4) in Charleroi. Many Chesters lived in Allen Township and others lived in Mnongahela City. Names the Chesters married include FOSTER, BATES, AIKEN, and JACKMAN, among others. CLENDANIEL -- Sampless Clendaniel was a riverboat repairman in the Fredericktown area; he was born 1832 and died in 1928. He was married to Elizabeth FITZSIMMONS, who died in 1897; they both are buried in the Van Voorhis cemetery near Monongahela. John CLENDANIEL, born 1803, died 1887, was first married to Rachel STANTON, who supposedly is buried in Fredericktown although I have not yet located her grave. His second wife was Sarah GRIMES BERRYMAN. John and Sara are buried in Howe Cemetery, near Charleroi. DAWSON - Robert Dawson was born after 1790 in Maryland or Pennsylvania, died in 1863 in Connellsville; his wife was Elizabeth Delaney, born 1798, died 1868; they both are buried in Chestnut Hill cemetery, Connellsville. His son George DAWSON was born in 1828, died 1916; he is buried in Richland Cemetery, McKeesport. His first wife was Mary Ann TEDROW, born 1841, died 1909, buried in Bunola. His second wife was Laura B. THOMPSON. Other related names in this line are KIER, BURKHART, and BARKLEY. I would love to share information with any others researching these lines. Linda ([email protected])

A William Crawford was helping the widow of either John Crow or Lawrence Crow execute the will of the spouse. Let's see John's was Martha and Lawrence's was Margaret? right. I have always been curious about the Crow/Crawford connection indicated by this assistance. Do you know? At 09:01 AM 11/8/1999 -0800, C. E. Sprouse wrote: >I am Cecily Sprouse and I live in Davis, CA (just outside >Sacramento). My father is Keith Sprouse and he grew up in the towns >of Monessen, Belle Vernon and Brownsville. The Sprouse family moved >to Fayette City in 1898 (my GGgrandfather Nelson Sprouse was a >blacksmith in the mines) and then to Monessen in 1900. He founded >the first church in Monessen, the Methodist Church, and served >briefly on the Monessen City Council. > >The other families I am researching went to in the Mon Valley area >much earlier. I am researching the Jackman family of Pike Run and >the other families that married into that line including: Dunlevy, >Shively, Crow, Crawford and Murphy. > >On the other side of the river in Fayette County, I am researching >the Walters family. My grandmother was Ruth Walters, who is the >gggggrandaugher of Ephraim Walters b. about 1737/1744. The other >associated names are DeBolt, Hyatt, Lewis, and Harn. > >I almost forgot an important branch in my family, that of the Moyer. >My ggrandmother was Mollie Moyer, her father was Benjamin Moyer a >wagon maker in Belle Vernon around the turn of the century. Her >grandfather was Andrew Jackson Kibler, a Methodist minister who lived >in Charleroi and Clarksville (Greene County). He came from Page >County, Virginia and several other Moyer families moved up to the Mon >Valley area around the turn of the century. > >I have lots of information about most of the families and will be >happy to share. I would especially be interested in people who might >remember my family because my grandparents died before I was born and >I would love to hear some stories about them. > >thanks so much, >Cecily Sprouse > > > > >==== PAMONVAL Mailing List ==== >It would behoove every subscriber to familarize themselves with the vast >amount of resources available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/ . **************************************************************** Diane Smith [email protected] http://www.halcyon.com/dianes Seattle, WA Foundation for Educational Choice - http://www.halcyon.com/maywood Kidlink KIDPROJ Assistant/Webmaster - http://www.kidlink.org/ Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church - http://www.ftpc.org/foster ICQ UIN# 23270571 ***************************************************************** Researching Clark,Paxton,McIlvaine,Campbell,Morrow,Morrison *****************************************************************

New to this list, I have only one surnmae, DOWLER,in the area. To complicate matters, the time frame is rather short: from about 1775 to 1810. George Dowler was born in Westmoreland in 1776.(Westmoreland covered a lot of territory then!) His son born in 1804 is listed as Brownsville, but I wonder if that is *West* Brownsville. The next son is shown as being born in Washington County. By 1811 they all were in Ohio County VA/WV. The only one to come back to PA was my mother's maternal grandfather, who settled in West Middletown. A side note: I really had no intention of researching this surname until several years ago I saw a query on the Washington list for siblings of great-grandmother. Through that post I have met a third cousin in San Jose CA and the family military history expert( Civil War) in WV. My assignment is to determine whether George was a Methodist circuit rider, an Indian fighter, or both. I am extremely familar with Allegheny County PA; somewhat with Washington; minimally with Fayette. My current residence is in the Columbus OH area. Peg [email protected]

Our church secretary is married to a Werle. This is Seattle, WA. If you like I could ask her for some background on her husband's family. Or she can be reached at [email protected] (Laurie Werle) At 08:03 AM 11/8/1999 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >Hi, >I'm Brenda from Moon Twp.,Pa.Like Esther, I don't drive so most of my >research is internet & letter writing.My surnames are from the Elizabeth/ >Forward Twp. area. >NEFF, JOLL,SADLER,WERLE,KAULEN,KIBE,& CAVANAUGH.Sidelines are ROBINSON, >MERTA,BABYAK,McCAY,TOPPER,COUGHENOUR,TARR,&CULP. >Hope to find some new "cousins"! >Brenda **************************************************************** Diane Smith [email protected] http://www.halcyon.com/dianes Seattle, WA Foundation for Educational Choice - http://www.halcyon.com/maywood Kidlink KIDPROJ Assistant/Webmaster - http://www.kidlink.org/ Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church - http://www.ftpc.org/foster ICQ UIN# 23270571 ***************************************************************** Researching Clark,Paxton,McIlvaine,Campbell,Morrow,Morrison *****************************************************************

My mother's family begin in Oklahoma, mom was born in Cement in 1921 d/o Walter Lee Knox (b. AR) and Ardis Ellen Phillips (from Texas). Walter Lee Knox is buried in Oklahoma City someplace. So even though the names sound like some Washington County, PA names, these branches seem to have gone south and then west. I wonder if mom's and dad's families will some day have a common ancestor or their ancestors be neighbors In Pennsylvania. At 08:55 AM 11/8/1999 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >My name is Judy Burns and I live in Oklahoma City. I have lived here all my >life. I began researching my family lines about two years ago. I am >definitely hooked on the process as I love the digging and finding. However, >the best thing to come out of my research has been to come into contact with >some of the nicest people imaginable. **************************************************************** Diane Smith [email protected] http://www.halcyon.com/dianes Seattle, WA Foundation for Educational Choice - http://www.halcyon.com/maywood Kidlink KIDPROJ Assistant/Webmaster - http://www.kidlink.org/ Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church - http://www.ftpc.org/foster ICQ UIN# 23270571 ***************************************************************** Researching Clark,Paxton,McIlvaine,Campbell,Morrow,Morrison *****************************************************************

I am Cecily Sprouse and I live in Davis, CA (just outside Sacramento). My father is Keith Sprouse and he grew up in the towns of Monessen, Belle Vernon and Brownsville. The Sprouse family moved to Fayette City in 1898 (my GGgrandfather Nelson Sprouse was a blacksmith in the mines) and then to Monessen in 1900. He founded the first church in Monessen, the Methodist Church, and served briefly on the Monessen City Council. The other families I am researching went to in the Mon Valley area much earlier. I am researching the Jackman family of Pike Run and the other families that married into that line including: Dunlevy, Shively, Crow, Crawford and Murphy. On the other side of the river in Fayette County, I am researching the Walters family. My grandmother was Ruth Walters, who is the gggggrandaugher of Ephraim Walters b. about 1737/1744. The other associated names are DeBolt, Hyatt, Lewis, and Harn. I almost forgot an important branch in my family, that of the Moyer. My ggrandmother was Mollie Moyer, her father was Benjamin Moyer a wagon maker in Belle Vernon around the turn of the century. Her grandfather was Andrew Jackson Kibler, a Methodist minister who lived in Charleroi and Clarksville (Greene County). He came from Page County, Virginia and several other Moyer families moved up to the Mon Valley area around the turn of the century. I have lots of information about most of the families and will be happy to share. I would especially be interested in people who might remember my family because my grandparents died before I was born and I would love to hear some stories about them. thanks so much, Cecily Sprouse

Hello List: By way of introduction, I am Ted Bulger, my father Thomas Gray Bulger was born in Uniontown, PA in 1928. I have been hooked on Genealogy for the past few months and have learned an incredible amount of information regarding my roots from folks just like you! I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, near LA, California... did a stint in Phoenix, AZ - but now reside in the Great NorthWet, in Vancouver, WA USA (Hi Diane) I am employed as a Marketing Coordinator in he restaurant business and only wish I had more time to dedicate to my new hobby! I am currently looking for more info on the family of Jesse H. Bulger and Mary Scott, as well as Jesse's father Samuel. Here's an interesting one I came up with in my research: I have TWO BULGERS (not brothers) marrying the daughters of THOMAS SHUMAN and JEAN SEAWRIGHT They are: HENRY WARD BULGER (b. 1850) of BROWNSVILLE married to EMMA VIRGINIA SHUMAN (b. 1854) on 7-JUL-1873 they had a child named HORACE HAYDEN BULGER b. 9-MAR-1874 Next: LUCIUS M.BULGER (B.1848) of BROWNSVILLE married to FLORINE SHUMAN (b.1852) on 31-AUG-1871 they had (at least) 3 daughters, VIRGINIA BROWNFIELD BULGER b.APR 1872 and twins ELIZABETH COLVIN & MARGARET ALLEN b. Aug 1881 Can anyone help me out on this mystery?? Other names I am researching (and have info to share on) are BRASHEAR, BRAWELY, GRAY, ALBITZ and CRAFT Thanks... I Look forward to learning more about my family through this group Ted Bulger

Hi, Folks, I'm Jane McCann Walsh of Smithfield, PA, born in Uniontown, Fayette County; grew up in OH; and later lived in: IL, NY, MD, and CA before retiring to "home" in PA. My primary Mon Valley ancestors were: McCANNs who ran a ferry on the Mon. between Little Whitely Creek in Greene County and just north of Masontown in Fayette County. These McCanns were (likely) connected to the McCANNs who were in Augusta County, VA in the 1700's (Washington, Greene & Fayette in PA, and Lewis County, WV.) My other Mon Valley families were: HORMELL of W. Pike Run Twp., Wash. Co. in the 1700's; GOSLIN of Bridgeport/Brownsville, Fay. Co. circa 1800; ROSS of Dunkard Twp., Greene County, late 1700's. SADDLER/SADLER of Point Marion, Fayette County, late 1700's Regards, Jane -- Jane McCann Walsh Georges Twp., Fayette Co., PA; researching primarily: McCANN - RUBLE - COMBS - DAVIS - FRANKS HORMELL - HUGH - JONES; and further back: Alderson-Bayles-Brandenberg-Cline-Coldren-Dougherty Evans-Goslin-Hartman-Hartzell-Hertzog-Inks-Janes Jennings-Johnson-Keiser-Leasure-Lewis-Mason-Mercher Miller-Moore-Overturf-Owens-Rhodes-Ross-Routson Saddler-Stentz-Thomas-Todd-Warner-Williams-Winemiller-Wynne

Researching COPENHAVER and CARSON surnames. Locations, Coal Center, High Point, California, PA, Dunlevy, East Pike Run, and Allen Township. Time span 1895 to present. Looking for copies of any type of documents. Lawrence Walter COPENHAVER (Plainview Dairy Farm, High Point) Hubert Lealand COPENHAVER Eldridge Mansfield COPENHAVER (b. 1887 d. 193,1 Howe Cemetery) (Burgess of California PA 1926-1931) Pearl KIESLING-COPENHAVER (b. 1889 d. 1927, Howe Cemetery) Grace M. CARSON-COPENHAVER (b. 1855 d. 1932, Howe Cemetery) Thomas McCUSKY (Allen Township c.1900) William Blythe CARSON (d. 1939, Charleroi, PA) Homepage : http://members.xoom.com/dlcope/index.htm Genealogy: http://www.chartiers.com http://www.cobweb.net/gssp/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkvgs/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Washington County Genealogy Research County Formations ... Washington County formed from Westmoreland County-1781 ... Allegheny County formed from partial Washington County 1786-1788 ... Greene County formed from Washington County-1796 ... Beaver County formed from partial Washington County-1800 ... Fayette County formed from Westmoreland County-1783 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copenhaver Descendant Line Nicholas Kopenhoffer 1680?-???, Baden, Germany Johannes Jakob Kopenhoffer 1705-????, Arrived in Phildelphia 1738 Johannes George Jakob Koppenhoffer 1746-1782, Shenandoah Co., VA John Copenhaver ?1770-????, Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Jacob Copenhaver III 1792-1882, Nicholas Co., WV Jacob Thomas Copenhaver 1824-1904, Kanawha Co., WV William Floyd Copenhaver 1852-1928, Kanawha Co., WV Eldridge Mansfield Copenhaver 1887-1931, Washington Co., PA Paul Eldridge Copenhaver 1921-1994, Washington Co., PA David L. Copenhaver Sr. 1946- Washington Co., PA David L. Copenhaver Jr. 1969 Washington Co., PA - ------------------------------------------------------------------ the COPENHAVER house * * * est.1968 - ------------------------------------------------------------------