Hello, I have a new surname that I have begun researching with little results. The spelling I have is VOYDILLA, but there is a handful of soundex names that match. This line was in the Cardale/Uniontown area around 1900...does anyone have any links? I would be interested even if the spelling is different. Also, is there anyone who can look this name up in the cemetery book? Thanks so much, Leah _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Elizabeth Underwood married Charles Speers. They are buried in Monongahela Cemetery. They had 4 children - Ellen who m John Tucker Ames from NY, Mary who m a Dykeman ( I have more on this PA line) Charles Penny Speers m Nelsie ? and died in Sacramento, CA (also had a son Charles Penny Speers who died about 1997 in the Sacramento area) and Betty who m (Mac) Joseph Frampton of Massachusetts. I have been trying to contact some of these descendents. I believe Charles Street on top of Speers hill was named for the first Charles Speers, son of Solomon C. Speers 1832-1918 and Anne Elizabeth Walker 1836-1884. Solomon inherited part of Speers, from his father Rev. Henry Speers 1756-1840. One of my first dentists was an Underwood who had an office in lower Belle Vernon in the late 40's and early 50's. I met his sister about 1983/4 in Myrtle Beach, SC at the Baptist Church. Tom Speers Researching german line of Speer/Spears/Speers/Spear Germany>PA>VA>MD>PA and KY>etc. descendents of Michael Christopher Spears and his brother (Peter) Henry Speer/Spears ---------- > From: Mike Donaldson <mdonald4@bentcom.net> > To: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAMONVAL] Re: The Underwood Family - Joseph Underwod (1834 - 1914) > Date: Thursday, November 01, 2001 8:07 PM > > Brian Jervis (jervisb@mail.iinet.net.au) wrote: > > > I have just come across your web page re Joseph Underwood part of the Mon > > Valley Biographies. > > > > According to my genealogy programme your Joseph is my 2nd great grand uncle! > > Are you related to Joseph in anyway? Have you any further information > > about the Underwood family, in especially about Joseph's descendents and his > > UK relatives? In particular I'm interested in his brother John and John's > > son Joseph, who like your Joseph migrated to PA, John was father of Jane, > > my great grandmother. > > > > I was in the Mon Valley area this August past, and every time we passed > > through Roscoe I saw "Underwood Avenue" and I always wondered f it did > > related to the Underwood family. > > Hi Brian, > That Underwood street was named after Joseph Underwood. His wife's maiden name > was (Ellen) Roscoe, which is how the town got its name. > > The biography that you read was added along with many others from visitors to > the website. My connections to the Underwood family are very distant. An > outline is given below showing all the Underwoods in my tree. (My connection is > through the Qualk family). > > The mailing list for the Mon Valley, which works in conjunction with the website > has over 300 subscribers, and I know there are a few that have more information > on the Underwoods. You can join the mailing list from the home page of the > Mon Valley Site. I've forwarded your message, and this response to the list. > Perhaps someone else can help you more than I. > > Here is that outline: > Descendants of Joseph Underwood > > 1 Joseph UNDERWOOD > . +Jane WHATMUGH > ... 2 Joseph UNDERWOOD b: June 18, 1834 in England d: 1914 in Roscoe, > Washington Co., PA > ....... +Ellen ROSCOE > ......... 3 Thomas J. UNDERWOOD b: 1868 d: 1943 > ............. +Ettamay QUALK b: May 1864 m: January 18, 1893 d: 1921 > ............... 4 Hila UNDERWOOD b: Abt. 1894 > ............... 4 Mildred UNDERWOOD b: Abt. 1898 > ......... 3 Joseph UNDERWOOD > ............. +Mary SPHAR > ......... 3 Nannie UNDERWOOD > ............. +DARRAH > ......... 3 Jane UNDERWOOD > ............. +LOUR > ......... 3 Elizabeth UNDERWOOD > ............. +SPEERS > > > > > -- > Thanks > Mike Donaldson, Bentleyville, PA (mdonald4@bentcom.net) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mon Valley History and Genealogy Website: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/ > > Mon Valley: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: > http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318/ > > My family gedcom: > http://www.my-ged.com/donldson > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Listowner of: > Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: > PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com - Mail mode > PAMONVAL-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode > > Bieneman / Bienemann Rootsweb Mailing list > Bienemann-L@rootsweb.com - Mail Mode > Bienemann-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode > > > > ==== PAMONVAL Mailing List ====

Brian Jervis (jervisb@mail.iinet.net.au) wrote: > I have just come across your web page re Joseph Underwood part of the Mon > Valley Biographies. > > According to my genealogy programme your Joseph is my 2nd great grand uncle! > Are you related to Joseph in anyway? Have you any further information > about the Underwood family, in especially about Joseph's descendents and his > UK relatives? In particular I'm interested in his brother John and John's > son Joseph, who like your Joseph migrated to PA, John was father of Jane, > my great grandmother. > > I was in the Mon Valley area this August past, and every time we passed > through Roscoe I saw "Underwood Avenue" and I always wondered f it did > related to the Underwood family. Hi Brian, That Underwood street was named after Joseph Underwood. His wife's maiden name was (Ellen) Roscoe, which is how the town got its name. The biography that you read was added along with many others from visitors to the website. My connections to the Underwood family are very distant. An outline is given below showing all the Underwoods in my tree. (My connection is through the Qualk family). The mailing list for the Mon Valley, which works in conjunction with the website has over 300 subscribers, and I know there are a few that have more information on the Underwoods. You can join the mailing list from the home page of the Mon Valley Site. I've forwarded your message, and this response to the list. Perhaps someone else can help you more than I. Here is that outline: Descendants of Joseph Underwood 1 Joseph UNDERWOOD . +Jane WHATMUGH ... 2 Joseph UNDERWOOD b: June 18, 1834 in England d: 1914 in Roscoe, Washington Co., PA ....... +Ellen ROSCOE ......... 3 Thomas J. UNDERWOOD b: 1868 d: 1943 ............. +Ettamay QUALK b: May 1864 m: January 18, 1893 d: 1921 ............... 4 Hila UNDERWOOD b: Abt. 1894 ............... 4 Mildred UNDERWOOD b: Abt. 1898 ......... 3 Joseph UNDERWOOD ............. +Mary SPHAR ......... 3 Nannie UNDERWOOD ............. +DARRAH ......... 3 Jane UNDERWOOD ............. +LOUR ......... 3 Elizabeth UNDERWOOD ............. +SPEERS -- Thanks Mike Donaldson, Bentleyville, PA (mdonald4@bentcom.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Valley History and Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/ Mon Valley: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318/ My family gedcom: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com - Mail mode PAMONVAL-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode Bieneman / Bienemann Rootsweb Mailing list Bienemann-L@rootsweb.com - Mail Mode Bienemann-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode

Hello, I am searching for a Margaret Elizabeth McMurray (b. 1876), who was supposedly from Bakerstown, PA. She married Thomas Furlong. I am also searching for the family of William J. McMurray, who may have been from Butler Co, PA. William was born on 9-16-1866 and died 1-3-1953. He was married to Maggie Etta Harris and had three children, Mary, Noah, and Wilburt. Any help is appreciated. Carol Harris Pittsburgh, PA

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Have recently learned my ancestors lived near Fallowfield in Washington County--descended from Richard Power. His son, Benjamin Power, married Mary Salman/Salmen/Salmon in Washington County. They moved to Texas around 1836. Anybody have any connections? And am I on the right list for that area? BJBrothers@aol.com

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Can anyone connect the man below to Jacob Figley who was born c1732 in what is now Germany , lived in the Minisnk Valley of NY/NJ, moved to Beaver /Washington Co.,PA where he died 1818. thanks in advance, Cindy 1 Joseph Figley b: 1803 PA .. +Sarah b: 1804 PA 2 Andrew Figley b: 1826 PA .. +Eliza Westfall b: 1829 Carroll Co., OH m: Sep 21, 1848 Carroll Co., OH Father: Levi WESTFALL Mother: Nancy MAXWELL 2 Elizabeth Figley b: 1827 PA 2 Joseph Figley b: 1829 Carroll Co., OH 2 Sarah J. Figley b: 1831 PA 2 Mary A. Figley b: 1833 PA 2 Matilda Figley b: 1835 Carroll Co., OH 2 William Figley b: 1837 Carroll Co., OH 2 Maria Figley b: 1839 Carroll Co., OH 2 Ellen Figley b: 1839 Carroll Co., OH 2 John J. Figley b: 1841 Carroll Co., OH 2 Robert Figley b: 1843 Carroll Co., OH 2 George Figley b: 1846 Carroll Co., OH

Hi, I have just recently learned that my ancestor, George Muir (1856-1920), owned the McKeesport Building Supply. Does anyone heard of the McKeesport building Supply and/or George Muir? Thanks, Nancy Watson

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"Hannah M. Fisher" wrote: > Wasn't there a Pat Mullin from West Brownsville who played for the Detroit > Tigers? I think he later had a car dealership in either Brownsville or > West Brownsville after he retired. > > Hannah Millward Fisher Hi Hannah.... I do see a Pat Mullen, who played for Detroit, but it says he was born in Trotter PA, where ever that is! I also remember Doug CeCinces, who I thought also lived in Brownsville. But the records show he was born in Burbank, California. I have to do a little more research on both of them. Perhaps someone remembers more! -- Thanks Mike Donaldson, Bentleyville, PA (mdonald4@bentcom.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Valley History and Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/ Mon Valley: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318/ My family gedcom: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com - Mail mode PAMONVAL-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode Bieneman / Bienemann Rootsweb Mailing list Bienemann-L@rootsweb.com - Mail Mode Bienemann-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode

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I have added a new page to the Mon Valley Website. It lists 30 persons who played in Major League Baseball. If you know of more, let me know. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/notables/notablemlb.html -- Thanks Mike Donaldson, Bentleyville, PA (mdonald4@bentcom.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Valley History and Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/ Mon Valley: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318/ My family gedcom: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com - Mail mode PAMONVAL-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode Bieneman / Bienemann Rootsweb Mailing list Bienemann-L@rootsweb.com - Mail Mode Bienemann-D@rootsweb.com - Digest mode

Hi, My name is Harry W."Bud" Cope Sr. 1823 Service Lane Monessen, PA 15062 724 684-4990 Father - Harry Eli Cope Mother Violet Cowan Cope Grandfather - Paul Gustave Cope Born-8-16-1885 Grandmother Manzella Hager Cope Born 7-5-1885 G.Grandfather- Eli Cope Born 4-24-1856 G.Grandmother- Lizzie Bell Lee Cope Born- 4-26-1858 GG.Grandfather - Israel Cope Born- 3-15-1820 GG.Grandmother- Susan Patton Cope Born -6-28-1822 GGG.Grandfather - James Dickinsen Cope born- 3-21-1780 GGG.Grandmother - Rebecca Cook Cope born -9-15-1783 GGGG.Grandfather- John Cope born - 1730 GGGG.Grandmother - Mary Cope GGGGG.Grandfather - John Cope Born - 1691 GGGGG.Grandmother - Charity Cope GGGGGG.Grandfather-Oliver Cope Born-England Came in the 1680s Died approx. 1701 GGGGGG.Grandmother - Mary Cope

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In a message dated 10/24/01 10:14:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TKnipp4599@aol.com writes: > . The > James Abbott mentioned in this article is the son of James Abbott and his > wife Emma Maloy. > > Tammy, I have the following folks that seem likely to connect to the James Abbott you mention. Do you have any further info?: Descendants of Justice Abbott 1 Justice ABBOTT . +Barbara MALOY ... 2 Lillie Pearl ABBOTT b: April 12, 1881 in Allenport, Washington Co., PA d: April 19, 1955 in Roscoe, Washington Co., PA ....... +William Barklay BINKNEY b: June 11, 1874 in Coal Valley, Allegheny Co., PA m: October 30, 1897 in Lucyville (Roscoe), Allen Twp., Washington Co., PA d: October 29, 1965 in Roscoe, Washington Co., PA Thanks, Mike Donaldson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- List owner - pamonval-l@rootsweb.com - pamonval-d@rootsweb.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- Web sites: Mon Valley Historical and Genealogy PA http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamonval Mon Valley, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow http://www.geocities.com/mdonald318 Donaldson - Bieneman Family Web Site: http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------

I received this obituary this week from the library in Uniontown. I am researching this Furlong family and have corresponded with others on the list who have connections to them.   This obituary appeared in "The Morning Herald" on June 8, 1920: Louis Furlong Louis Furlong, aged 82 years, of Newell, died Sunday afternoon, June 6, 1920, at 6 o'clock after an illness of two weeks at his home in that place. Mr. Furlong was born in Wales and came to this country at the age of 33 years, enlisting in the Union army and serving during the war. The deceased was a prominent  member of the G.A.R.  Three sons and four daughters survive as follows:  John and Thomas Furlong, of California; Harry Furlong, of Newell; Mrs. Fannie Stephenson, of Newell; Mrs. V.S. Marchand, of Newell; Mrs. W.F. Johnson, of South Brownsville, and Mrs. B.D. Williams of Brownsville. Funeral Services will be held from the late residence, Newell, this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Tammy

I received this article/obituary this week from the library in Uniontown, and am forwarding copies to the list in case there are other who may be related to these families. My research interest is the Abbott family. The James Abbott mentioned in this article is the son of James Abbott and his wife Emma Maloy. Article mentions interment in the cemetary in Roscoe. Does anyone know if there is a cemetary in Roscoe? I know that Howe Cemetary is near Roscoe, but I believe that is considered Long Branch, Mt. Tabor is also near there, but also considered Long Branch. This article appeared on page two of the "Daily News Standard" weekly edition September 13, 1917: "Beal Sup't Killed and One Injured" Walking into an exploding charge of mine powder, Henry Abbott, aged 44, superintendent of the Beal Coal Company's mine at Revere, Friday afternoon was instantly killed and Edward Farnhart, miner, of Uledi, was badly injured and is now in the Uniontown hospital. Mr. Abbott had been employed as superintendent of the plant less than one month. He was formerly mine foreman for the Eclipse mine and has lived the greater part of his life at Roscoe, where members of the family reside. The two men had placed a charge in one of the workings and had retired to await the explosion. A similar charge nearby went off, and the two men returned to the spot in the belief that their explosive had been fired. They were within a foot of the charge when it let go. The superintendent was badly torn and death was immediate. Barnhart was thrown a considerable distance and his legs were crushed. Nearby workers carried the two men out and Barnhart was rushed to the Uniontown hospital. At that institution an X-ray examination will be made this morning to locate the fractures. The bones of the left leg were broken, it is believed, in four places and there are compound dislocation of the right leg. The superintendent is survived by his wife, an adopted daughter, his parents and one brother, Alva Abbott of Roscoe. The remains were taken to the undertaking parlors of W.S. Nixon where they have been prepared for burial. Services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at Roscoe with interment in the cemetary there. Tammy

Over the weekend we added 131 new old photos to our online collection of Western PA Old Photos. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawphoto Here are some of the new photos we added: >>From Stephen A. Sheil Julia McGrew Price >>From Barbara Baker, photographs from the Stadterman Collection: Peter Stadterman Family Nick and Annie Stadterman Peter Stadterman Charlie Stadterman Eddie Stadterman Eddie Stadterman World War I Edward and Mary Stadterman Jones Stadterman Sisters Margaret Thomas Stadterman Stadterman Son on Sled Stadterman Brothers Stadterman Family gathered on the front porch Stadterman Son Eddie Stadterman at a young age Stadterman Family Sophie Thomas >>From Beverly Domer Jemima, Albert, and Sarah Leichliter >>From Sue Slifko Gillfillan Andrew and Susan Fabian Slifko William James Bond with daughter Ruth Bond Marie Elizabeth Reeg Bond Henrietta and Marie Reeg Adam and Anna Krug Reeg >>From Peggy Miller-Hornick Coburn Family >>From Harry and Bonnie Minor Bessie Mae Stillwagon 1899 Elizabeth Strickler Stillwagon and John Wesley Stillwagon with granddaughter Marie Hennesey Ernest and John W. Stillwagon Jr Frances Strickler Orbin Harry and Olive Bush Henry and Frances Orbin Family Jennie Shaneyfelt Bush Joseph Bush Leckrone Mine Power House Crew Town of Lechrone 1910 Lydia Newman Olive Bush and Grace Stillwagon Joseph and Mahala Shaneyfelt Family Stillwagon Family 1925 John W. Stillwagon Farmhouse Strickler Sisters Three Unknown Ladies Wildy Stillwagon Family >>From Sam Couch Cherry Valley School 1921-1922 Cherry Valley School 1917 >>From Roger Murray Road Construction Crew, N. Washington PA >>From Shirley Barger Unknown lady Please stop by and see us when you have a chance. Teri