Ken, Thanx so much for listing the surnames at the beginning of your email. It makes it much easier to skim through. Wish everybody did this. Marg ................ In a message dated 12/25/2003 8:48:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, kenmax@eclipse.net writes: Surnames in this posting: WASHBURN, BOYER, LAUB, ZELLNER, SHOEMAKER, HIXSON & DUBBS When searching all the WASHBURN info I've collected for Northeast Pennsylvania and the info another list member (Brenda) gave me to start with, I was able to compile the following family. I cannot get further back in time regarding who Aaron WASHBURN's parents are until I search Church records in Easton, hopefully within a week. If anybody recognizes any possible names here please e-mail me. Aaron's first showing on the Census is 1850, by himself. Obviously prior to 1850 only head of households were listed so the Census dead ends going back in time there. My gut feeling regarding the ancestral line for Aaron based on the geography of where Aaron was I believe he descends from Silence & Jesse WASHBURN, any one of the sons, Jesse Jr., Daniel or Caleb. I hope all that celebrate Christmas had a Very Merry One! Cheers, Ken 1.] Aaron WASHBURN Born 20 March 1826 Died 17 June 1876 Civil War Vet 10-10-1862 to 7-24-1863 as Private Buried Zion's Stone Church, Kreidersville, Northampton Co., PA 2.] Aaron married Elizabeth BOYER Born 23 April 1832 in Northampton County PA Died 12 July 1914 3.] Aaron & Elizabeth (Boyer) WASHBURN children A. Alfred Jacob - b. 25 December 1851@ Petersville, PA d. 15 February 1921 m. Sara J. LAUB B. Sarah Jane - b. 17 June 1855 d. 9 August 1875 Buried Zion's Stone Church, Kreidersville, Northampton Co., PA C. James E. - b. Abt. 1857 d. Unknown D. Argus F. - b. 18 January 1860 d. 16 January 1885 Buried Zion's Stone Church, Kreidersville, Northampton Co., PA E. Amanda E. - b. Abt. 1861/62 d. Unknown F. Mary A. - b. Abt. 1863/64 d. Unknown G. John A. - b. 14 November 1869 d. 2 August 1943 Buried Zion's Stone Church, Kreidersville, Northampton Co., PA 4.] Elizabeth (Boyer) WASHBURN married 2nd husband Henry Zellner on 17 April 1881@ Cherryville, PA by Reverend A.J.G. Dubbs Children of Henry ZELLNER & Elizabeth (Boyer) WASHBURN A. Alfred B. James C. John 5.] Alfred Jacob WASHBURN married Sara Jane LAUB b. 9 November 1848 d. 15 February 1885 Children of Alfred Jacob & Sara Jane WASHBURN A. Flora Agnes - b. December 1872 d. 16 May 1873 @ Allen Twp., PA. B. Cora - b. Abt. 1875? d. Unknown? Married (PRIVATE INFO) on 12 October 1891 6.] Alfred Jacob WASHBURN married 2nd Amelia Hixson b. March 1855 d. 13 April 1941@ Nazareth, PA Children of Alfred Jacob & Amelia WASHBURN A. Herbert - b. May 1883 B. Anna - b. July 1889 d. Unknown m. Shoemaker Ken Maxwell kenmax@eclipse.net ============================================================= WEB SITE: Rose Family SEARCHING: Bidlack, Crum, Dundore, Gottschalk, Hammond, Lemar, Martin, Mooney, Opliger, ROSE, Sennett, Sirk, Woodring. LOCATIONS: Northampton Co., PA; Rockingham Co., VA; Fairfield, Pickaway, Clinton, Greene, Ottawa Cos., OH; Wells, Adams, Elkhart, Grant Cos., IN; Kendall Co., IL =============================================================