There are 6 or more Griffith tombstones in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. One is Ananias Griffith who served in the 22nd PA Calvary. Another is a John and Sarah Griffith born about 1864. I did not get a detailed JPG picture of the other tombstones to know what the names and dates are. 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: Eva Dayle Zippay <evadayle@yahoo.com> > To: PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAMONVAL] Cratty and Jester names > Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 6:46 PM > > I don't know how much of a help this is, but I went to > school (50's) with a girl whose last name was Cratty > and a boy whose last name was Jester. I don't > remember their first names--I wasn't friends with > either--but I think they were both from Roscoe. I > remember the Jester boy had red, red hair! > Eva in Tallahassee > --- Lona Boudreaux <lona@pdq.net> wrote: > > Jean, > > > > Are you connected to the Butler Co. Pa. mailing > > list? There are people on > > that list researching the Cratty line. Some of that > > line later moved to > > Ohio. Also, I'm interested in your Jester line. > > According to Elias > > Laughlin's Civil War Pension records he married a > > Della/ Dulana Jester > > August 1861 at West or East Elizabeth, Allegheny > > Co., Pa. Their children > > were Charles born Dec 27, 1861, Elias born May 17, > > 1866 and William born > > Feb. 20, 1868. I know son Charles was born in Pa. > > but at some point after > > the war Elias and Della/Dulana moved to Ohio. Elias > > died Oct 17, 1918 in a > > Soldiers Home at Massillon, Ohio. Della/Dulana had > > died before this. > > > > Any of this familiar to you? > > > > Lona > > lona@pdq.net > > > > > > > > > > > William Cratty married Francis (Fanny) Jester > > about 1866 in Coal Bluff > > > Washington County. They were both born @1845. > > They had 6 children, 3 > > were > > > still living in 1910, William Jr, Sadie who was > > widow of a Griffith and > > > James. In 1910 they were living in Pricedale, > > Rostraver Township. Anyone > > > know when they died or where they are buried or > > any of their desendants? I > > > am descended from Fanny's brother Samuel Jester. > > Please help, I have been > > > stuck on Fanny for 11 years! Thank you, Jean > > jjliving@cobweb.net > > (r)</a> > >