I've heard that Mount Carmel in Northumberland County was the first town to have electric lights. I wonder if that was the first town anywhere? My grandfather, Sam Weary, worked with Edison. Elida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanie Stout" <msjbostian@earthlink.net> To: <PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:45 PM Subject: [PANORTHU-L] SUNBURY history > OUR TOWN: SUNBURY > Original Broadcast Date: August 12, 2002 > > At the picturesque point where the west and north branches of the > Susquehanna converge, sits the town of Sunbury. Sunbury dates back to 1772 > and was named for an English Village near London, England. > > Because of its strategic point along the Susquehanna, Sunbury became the > site of one of the most important frontier forts in Pennsylvania, Fort > Augusta. Ft. Augusta was a reliable stronghold during the days of the French > and Indian War. It also played a major role in the Revolutionary War where > it served as the military headquarters for the American Forces in the Upper > Susquehanna Valley. > > But it wasn't until the Wizard of Menlo Park came to town, that Sunbury > truly became a historic site. Sunbury became internationally famous when in > 1883 Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention, the electric light, by wiring > the city hotel. The hotel, which was the first building to use Edison's > three wire system, changed the world and was renamed "The Edison Hotel" to > honor the inventor. > > >From Cameron Park to community playgrounds, from the historic downtown > district to "The Squeeze In." there is plenty to see and do as we explore > this beautiful area along banks of the Susquehanna River. > > ----- > SUNBURY > Transcribed from Bell's History of Northumberland County Pennsylvania > > THE TOWN PLAT - EARLY RESIDENTS - SUNBURY IN 1805 - REMINISCENCES OF > DR. R. H. AWL - PROMINENT MERCHANTS, 1772-1850 - EARLY HOTELS - > MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT > SUNBURY. > > > THE site of Sunbury is an alluvial plain of triangular shape, > evidently an island at some former period in it geological development > and eminently rich in historic interest. At the time when definite > knowledge regarding this region begins it was the site of the Indian > village of Shamokin and the residence of the great chief Shikellimy. > Here the Moravian missionaries preached and taught, and Conrad Weiser > met his dusky friends with that simple ingenuousness which formed the > strongest element in his diplomacy; and here the Provincial Government > erected Fort Augusta, the most formidable defensive work in central > Pennsylvania, from which were directed the military movements throughout > the colonial and Revolutionary periods which form so large a part of the > history of the northern frontier during these eventful times. By the > census of 1890 the population of the borough was five thousand nine > hundred thirty. > > THE TOWN PLAT. > > Pomfret manor, a tract of several thousand acres surveyed for the > Proprietaries in 1768, originally embraced the town site, which was > doubtless selected from pecuniary considerations as well as on account > of its natural > > END OF PAGE 444 > > eligibility. The survey of the town was determined upon at a meeting of > the Governor and Council on the 16th of June, 1772, when Surveyor > General Lukens was directed to repair to Fort Augusta, and, with the > assistance of William Maclay, "lay out a town for the county of > Northumberland to be called by the name of Sunbury at the most > commodious place between the fort and the mouth of Shamokin creek, into > three hundred lots to be accommodated with streets, lanes, and alleys > and a commodious square in the most convenient place for public > buildings; the two main streets to be eighty feet wide, the others > sixty, and the lanes and alleys twenty feet; the lots to be sixty feet > wide in front and two hundred thirty feet deep if the ground and > situation will conveniently allow that depth. And it is further ordered > that a space of at least one hundred twenty feet be left between the > town line and the bank of the river: every other lot adjoining the > square and fifty commodious lots besides to be reserved for the > Proprietaries." In compliance with these instructions Mr. Lukens set out > for Fort Augusta on the 18th of June, 1772, and the survey was completed > in the following month. > In the original town plat the streets extending north and south in > order from the river are named Broadway, River, Deer, Fawn, and Short, > intersected at right angles by Cranberry street, Strawberry alley, > Dewberry street, Hulberry alley, Shamokin street, Barberry alley, > Blackberry street, Gooseberry alley, Pokeberry street, Raspberry alley, > Whortleberry street, Billberry alley, and Elderberry street, in order > from the north. For some of these streets popular usage early adopted > other names. Broadway became Water street; Penn, Mud street; Spruce, > Bullet alley; Third, Back alley; Fourth, Hog street, and Shamokin, > Market street. The present system of nomenclature was established by > borough ordinance, June 5, 1866, changing the name of Broadway to Front; > of River, to Second; of Deer, to Third; of Fawn, to Fourth; of Short, to > Fifth; of Elderberry, to Spruce; of Whortleberry, to Walnut; of > Pokeberry, to Penn; of Blackberry, to Chestnut; of Shamokin, to Market; > of Dewberry, to Arch, and of Cranberry, to Race. > The most extensive addition to the original town plat is that part > of the borough popularly known as Caketown. This land also formed part > of the manor of Pomfret; it embraced the site of Fort Augusta, and was > the residence of Colonel Samuel Hunter until his death, although it does > not appear that he ever acquired a proprietary interest. On the 10th of > April, 1786, John Penn, Jr., and John Penn executed a conveyance to > William Wilson for three hundred forty-two acres of land, "the same > place and tract of land whereon the late Colonel Hunter dwelt and part > of the manor of Pomfret," the consideration being one thousand twenty- > six pounds specie. The purchaser was an American officer during the > Revolution and associate judge of Northumberland county, 1792-1813; a > biographical sketch is given in this work in the chapter on the Bench > and Bar. On the 20th of October, 1700, he sold one moiety or undivided > half part of this tract to Alexander Hunter; > > END OF PAGE 445 > > the other moiety was deeded to Mary Scott, June 17, 1811, at a nominal > consideration, and from this time (or possibly at an earlier date), the > land was known as the Hunter and Scott farms. The latter, embracing one > hundred forty acres, adjoined the original northern boundary of Sunbury > borough; the former comprised one hundred fifty-three acres. > The upper division, taken in execution as the property of Alexander > Hunter at the suit of John Cowden, was sold at sheriff's sale on the 22d > of April, 1814, and purchased by Thomas Grant. In compliance with his > will, his executors and executrix; George, William, and Deborah Grant, > deeded it to Mrs. Nancy Hunter, widow of Alexander Hunter, October 16, > 1817. By her will, dated July 26, 1833, Mrs. Nancy Hunter devised the > farm to her son, Samuel Hunter. He died in 1852, and by the terms of his > will it became the property of his sisters, Mary and Nancy Hunter, and > Elizabeth, wife of Henry Billington. One hundred six acres of this tract > eventually came into the exclusive possession of Mary Hunter, by whom it > was conveyed to Benjamin Hendricks by deed of August 9, 1859, and on the > 25th of June, 1863, it was purchased from Mr. Hendricks by Joseph W. > Cake. > Mary Scott died intestate, leaving her estate to her children, > Samuel H. Scott, Mrs. Sarah Gobin (nee Scott), wife of Charles Gobin, > and Susan Scott. Samuel H. Scott also died intestate, leaving his estate > to his sisters, Mrs. Sarah Gobin and Susan Scott, who sold the Scott > farm to David Longenecker, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1854. > It was purchased at sheriff's sale, June 27, 1857, by Joseph S. Silver, > of Philadelphia, who deeded it to Francis W. Hughes, of Pottsville, > August 28, 1857. It was purchased from Mr. Hughes, August 23, 1859, by > Joseph W. Cake. > Having thus secured both the Scott and Hunter farms, Mr. Cake > proceeded to lay out the addition that bears his name. It was surveyed > in September, 1863, by P. W. Sheafer, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania; the > principal streets extending east and west are Masser, Greenough, Packer, > Amy, Alice, Julia, Joseph, John, and Main, intersected by Fort Augusta > avenue and Susquehanna, Railroad, Scott, Thompson, and Moorehead > streets, of those last mentioned, however, several have not yet been > opened. > The only other additions of any importance within the borough > limits are those of Benjamin Hendricks, the executors of Henry Masser, > John W. Friling, Dr. R. H. Awl, and William & E. D. Lenker. Hendricks > extended Second street below Spruce and opened Pine between Second and > Third, Friling opened Pine street between Front and Second, and laid out > several blocks below Spruce; Masser's addition comprises Vine street, > which is parallel with Race and immediately north of it; Awl's and > Lenker's additions are in the southeastern part of the borough. > > EARLY RESIDENTS. > > In a list of the taxables of Augusta township in the year 1774 each > of the fol- > > END OF PAGE 446 > > lowing persons is accredited with a house and lot: Sebastian Crevous, > George Cliver, Frederick Dunkelberger, Robert Desha, Martin Epley, > Philip Everhart, David Fowler, Peter Gearhart, Charles Garmont, Solomon > Green, Stophel Gettig, Samuel Harris, Jacob Haverling, Adam Haverling, > Charles Huffy, Nicholas Kofield, William Maclay, Joseph McCarrell, > Robert McBride, David McKinney, Nicholas Miller, Frederick Reely, > Zachariah Robins, Henry Reigert, John Ream (butcher), Gustavus Ross, > Cornelius Row, Stephen Sutton, Thomas Steinbach, Michael Troy, George > Vaughan, George Wolf, Jonas Weaver, John Weitzel, James Wild, John Wall, > and Elias Youngman. As Sunbury was then the only town in Augusta > township, it is fair to presume that this list includes the names of its > principal inhabitants at that time. Colonel Samuel Hunter and Mrs. > Alexander Grant resided north of the town, and Valentine Geiger at > Maclay's mill a mile to the east but within the present limits of the > borough of East Sunbury. > Colonel Samuel Hunter was born in the North of Ireland in 1732. His > military career began in 1760; on the 2d of May in that year he was > commissioned as lieutenant in Captain Joseph Scott's company of Colonel > Hugh Mercer's battalion of the Pennsylvania regiment, and on the 10th of > November, 1763, as captain in Colonel Turbutt Francis's battalion. He > was at Fort Augusta in June, 1763, when the first intelligence of > Pontiac's conspiracy was received, and initiated the measures > subsequently carried into execution by Colonel Burd for the defense of > that post. In the following year. he joined Colonel Bouquet's > expedition, but was again at Fort Augusta in 1768 and doubtless earlier. > On the 24th of March, 1772, he was commissioned as one of the first > justices for Northumberland county, from which he was elected to the > Assembly, 1772-75, to the Committee, of Safety, 1775-76, and to the > Council of Censors in 1783; and when the militia organized at the > outbreak of the Revolution he was elected colonel of the First > battalion, February 8, 1776. He was appointed county lieutenant, March > 21, 1777, and re-appointed, April 6, 1780; in this responsible position > he directed the movements of the local militia during the Revolution, > and his official correspondence is an invaluable contribution to the > history of Northumberland county in that eventful period. He died at > Fort Augusta, April 10, 1784, leaving a widow, Susanna (nee Scott), and > two daughters, Nancy and Mary. The former married Alexander Hunter; the > latter, Samuel Scott. > Alexander Grant, a native of Scotland, where he resided in the > vicinity of Aberdeen, settled near the Susquehanna river immediately > opposite Shamokin island prior to the organization of Northumberland > county, and was elected the first constable of Augusta township in 1772. > He died, March 21, 1775, leaving a widow and two sons, George and > Thomas. Their mother was born on the 31st of October, 1718, and died on > the 26th of November, 1821, at the great age of one hundred three years. > George Grant was born, August 16, 1755; on the 19th of March, 1776, he > was > > END OF PAGE 447 > > commissioned as third lieutenant in Captain Weitzel's company; he was > promoted captain in the Ninth regiment, May 3, 1777, and died on the > North river three miles above New Windsor, Connecticut, October 10, > 1779. Thomas Grant was born on the 20th of November, 1758, and died on > the 16th of June, 1815. He served as sheriff of Northumberland county > one term, 1785-88, and also as lieutenant and captain in the local > militia. He was an active promoter of the Centre turnpike and during its > construction disbursed the funds in payment for work, making frequent > journeys to different points on the route with the money in his saddle- > bags. He married Deborah, daughter of Robert Martin, of Northumberland. > William Maclay, whose connection with the early history of Sunbury > and of Northumberland county was of the most intimate character, was > born in New Garden township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, July 20, > 1737, son of Charles and Eleanor (Query) Maclay. His father removed to > Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1742, and there he > grew to manhood. At the outbreak of the French and Indian war he was a > pupil at the classical academy of Rev. John Blair in Chester county; > entering the military service as ensign, he was promoted to the rank of > lieutenant on the 7th of May, 1758, in the Third battalion, and served > with credit in General Forbes's expedition in that year. In 1763 he > participated at the battle of Bushy Run, and during the subsequent > progress of Bouquet's campaign was stationed in command of his company > at one of the stockades on the route of the expedition. In the intervals > of his military service he studied law, and on the 28th of April, 1760, > was admitted to the bar of York county, Pennsylvania, although it is not > probable that he ever engaged actively in the duties of the profession. > He visited England at the close of the French and Indian war, and had an > interview with Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries, relative to the > survey of lands on the frontiers of the Province. It was in the capacity > of a surveyor that his first acquaintance with the territory of > Northumberland county began; on the 23d of February, 1769, he made the > first survey in the valley of the West Branch, one of the tracts > apportioned to the officers in the French and Indian war, in which he > participated by virtue of his services. On the 24th of March, 1772, he > was commissioned as first prothonotary, clerk of the several courts, > register of wills, and recorder of deeds for Northumberland county, and > was the incumbent of these respective offices until 1777. He was also > commissioned as justice for the county, March 24, 1772, June 11, 1777, > and January 24, 1785. In 1772 he assisted John Lukens in surveying the > town of Sunbury, and in the following year erected a stone dwelling at > the northeast corner of Arch and Front streets, the most substantial and > pretentious of the early private houses of the county seat. Early in the > Revolutionary struggle he entered actively into the support of the > American cause, marched with the militia to the seat of war and > participated in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, > > END OF PAGE 448 > > and served as issuing commissary after his return to Sunbury. In 1781, > 1782, 1783, and 1785 he was elected to the Assembly from Northumberland > county, and in 1786 to the Supreme Executive Council; in January, 1789, > he was elected to the United States Senate as one of the first members > of that body from Pennsylvania, his colleague being Robert Morris. The > latter drew the long term, and Mr. Maclay accordingly retired on the 3d > of March, 1791. His attitude toward the administration while a member of > this body and its far-reaching results are thus stated by W. H. Egle, M. > D.:- > > His election to this body raised him upon a higher plane of > political activity, but contact with the Federal chiefs of the Senate > only strengthened his political convictions, which, formed by long > intercourse with the people of middle Pennsylvania, were intensely > democratic. He began to differ with the opinions of President Washington > very early in the session; he did not approve of the state and ceremony > attendant upon the intercourse of the President with Congress; he flatly > objected to the presence of the President in the Senate while business > was being transacted, and in the Senate boldly spoke against his policy > in the immediate presence of President Washington. The New England > historians, Hildreth and Goodrich, repute Thomas Jefferson as the > "efficient promoter at the beginning and father and founder of the > Democratic party." Contemporary records, however, show beyond the shadow > of a doubt that this responsibility or honor, in whatever light it may > be regarded, can not be shifted from the shoulders or taken from the > laurels of Pennsylvania statesmanship. Before Mr. Jefferson's return > from Europe, William Maclay assumed an independent position, and in his > short career of two years in the Senate propounded ideas and gathered > about him elements to form the opposition which developed with the > meeting of Congress at Philadelphia on the 24th of October, 1791, in a > division of the people into two great parties, the Federalists and > Democrats, when, for the first time appeared an open and organized > opposition to the administration. The funding of the public debt, > chartering the United States Bank, and other measures championed > necessarily by the administration, whose duty it was to put the wheels > of government in motion, engendered opposition. Mr. Maclay, to use his > own language, "no one else presenting himself," fearlessly took the > initiative, and, with his blunt common sense (for he was not much of a > speaker) and democratic ideas, took issue with the ablest advocates of > the administration. Notwithstanding the prestige of General Washington > and the ability of the defenders of the administration on the floor of > the Senate, such was the tact and resolution of Mr. Maclay that when, > after his short service, he was retired from the Senate and succeeded by > James Ross, a pronounced Federalist, their impress was left in the > distinctive lines of an opposition party - a party, which, taking > advantage of the warm feeling of our people toward the French upon the > occasion of Jay's treaty with Great Britain in 1794, and of the > unpopularity of the Alien and Sedition laws, passed under the > administration of President John Adams in 1798, compassed the final > overthrow of the Federal party in 1800.* > Mr. Maclay kept a journal during his senatorial term, in which he > summarized the debates in both open and secret sessions; it has been > published in book form with notes by George Washington Harris, and also > in the New York Sun, and forms a most interesting and valuable > contribution to the history of this country in the period immediately > succeeding the adoption of > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Can someone tell me what year the name Sunbury started being used? As I > go > > through the federal Census online, there is no Sunbury listed as a place > > that census was taken for the year 1880. What other location would have > > included residents of Sunbury? > > > > Thanks > > Sharon > > > > > >

OUR TOWN: SUNBURY Original Broadcast Date: August 12, 2002 At the picturesque point where the west and north branches of the Susquehanna converge, sits the town of Sunbury. Sunbury dates back to 1772 and was named for an English Village near London, England. Because of its strategic point along the Susquehanna, Sunbury became the site of one of the most important frontier forts in Pennsylvania, Fort Augusta. Ft. Augusta was a reliable stronghold during the days of the French and Indian War. It also played a major role in the Revolutionary War where it served as the military headquarters for the American Forces in the Upper Susquehanna Valley. But it wasn't until the Wizard of Menlo Park came to town, that Sunbury truly became a historic site. Sunbury became internationally famous when in 1883 Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention, the electric light, by wiring the city hotel. The hotel, which was the first building to use Edison's three wire system, changed the world and was renamed "The Edison Hotel" to honor the inventor. From Cameron Park to community playgrounds, from the historic downtown district to "The Squeeze In." there is plenty to see and do as we explore this beautiful area along banks of the Susquehanna River. ----- SUNBURY Transcribed from Bell's History of Northumberland County Pennsylvania THE TOWN PLAT - EARLY RESIDENTS - SUNBURY IN 1805 - REMINISCENCES OF DR. R. H. AWL - PROMINENT MERCHANTS, 1772-1850 - EARLY HOTELS - MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT SUNBURY. THE site of Sunbury is an alluvial plain of triangular shape, evidently an island at some former period in it geological development and eminently rich in historic interest. At the time when definite knowledge regarding this region begins it was the site of the Indian village of Shamokin and the residence of the great chief Shikellimy. Here the Moravian missionaries preached and taught, and Conrad Weiser met his dusky friends with that simple ingenuousness which formed the strongest element in his diplomacy; and here the Provincial Government erected Fort Augusta, the most formidable defensive work in central Pennsylvania, from which were directed the military movements throughout the colonial and Revolutionary periods which form so large a part of the history of the northern frontier during these eventful times. By the census of 1890 the population of the borough was five thousand nine hundred thirty. THE TOWN PLAT. Pomfret manor, a tract of several thousand acres surveyed for the Proprietaries in 1768, originally embraced the town site, which was doubtless selected from pecuniary considerations as well as on account of its natural END OF PAGE 444 eligibility. The survey of the town was determined upon at a meeting of the Governor and Council on the 16th of June, 1772, when Surveyor General Lukens was directed to repair to Fort Augusta, and, with the assistance of William Maclay, "lay out a town for the county of Northumberland to be called by the name of Sunbury at the most commodious place between the fort and the mouth of Shamokin creek, into three hundred lots to be accommodated with streets, lanes, and alleys and a commodious square in the most convenient place for public buildings; the two main streets to be eighty feet wide, the others sixty, and the lanes and alleys twenty feet; the lots to be sixty feet wide in front and two hundred thirty feet deep if the ground and situation will conveniently allow that depth. And it is further ordered that a space of at least one hundred twenty feet be left between the town line and the bank of the river: every other lot adjoining the square and fifty commodious lots besides to be reserved for the Proprietaries." In compliance with these instructions Mr. Lukens set out for Fort Augusta on the 18th of June, 1772, and the survey was completed in the following month. In the original town plat the streets extending north and south in order from the river are named Broadway, River, Deer, Fawn, and Short, intersected at right angles by Cranberry street, Strawberry alley, Dewberry street, Hulberry alley, Shamokin street, Barberry alley, Blackberry street, Gooseberry alley, Pokeberry street, Raspberry alley, Whortleberry street, Billberry alley, and Elderberry street, in order from the north. For some of these streets popular usage early adopted other names. Broadway became Water street; Penn, Mud street; Spruce, Bullet alley; Third, Back alley; Fourth, Hog street, and Shamokin, Market street. The present system of nomenclature was established by borough ordinance, June 5, 1866, changing the name of Broadway to Front; of River, to Second; of Deer, to Third; of Fawn, to Fourth; of Short, to Fifth; of Elderberry, to Spruce; of Whortleberry, to Walnut; of Pokeberry, to Penn; of Blackberry, to Chestnut; of Shamokin, to Market; of Dewberry, to Arch, and of Cranberry, to Race. The most extensive addition to the original town plat is that part of the borough popularly known as Caketown. This land also formed part of the manor of Pomfret; it embraced the site of Fort Augusta, and was the residence of Colonel Samuel Hunter until his death, although it does not appear that he ever acquired a proprietary interest. On the 10th of April, 1786, John Penn, Jr., and John Penn executed a conveyance to William Wilson for three hundred forty-two acres of land, "the same place and tract of land whereon the late Colonel Hunter dwelt and part of the manor of Pomfret," the consideration being one thousand twenty- six pounds specie. The purchaser was an American officer during the Revolution and associate judge of Northumberland county, 1792-1813; a biographical sketch is given in this work in the chapter on the Bench and Bar. On the 20th of October, 1700, he sold one moiety or undivided half part of this tract to Alexander Hunter; END OF PAGE 445 the other moiety was deeded to Mary Scott, June 17, 1811, at a nominal consideration, and from this time (or possibly at an earlier date), the land was known as the Hunter and Scott farms. The latter, embracing one hundred forty acres, adjoined the original northern boundary of Sunbury borough; the former comprised one hundred fifty-three acres. The upper division, taken in execution as the property of Alexander Hunter at the suit of John Cowden, was sold at sheriff's sale on the 22d of April, 1814, and purchased by Thomas Grant. In compliance with his will, his executors and executrix; George, William, and Deborah Grant, deeded it to Mrs. Nancy Hunter, widow of Alexander Hunter, October 16, 1817. By her will, dated July 26, 1833, Mrs. Nancy Hunter devised the farm to her son, Samuel Hunter. He died in 1852, and by the terms of his will it became the property of his sisters, Mary and Nancy Hunter, and Elizabeth, wife of Henry Billington. One hundred six acres of this tract eventually came into the exclusive possession of Mary Hunter, by whom it was conveyed to Benjamin Hendricks by deed of August 9, 1859, and on the 25th of June, 1863, it was purchased from Mr. Hendricks by Joseph W. Cake. Mary Scott died intestate, leaving her estate to her children, Samuel H. Scott, Mrs. Sarah Gobin (nee Scott), wife of Charles Gobin, and Susan Scott. Samuel H. Scott also died intestate, leaving his estate to his sisters, Mrs. Sarah Gobin and Susan Scott, who sold the Scott farm to David Longenecker, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1854. It was purchased at sheriff's sale, June 27, 1857, by Joseph S. Silver, of Philadelphia, who deeded it to Francis W. Hughes, of Pottsville, August 28, 1857. It was purchased from Mr. Hughes, August 23, 1859, by Joseph W. Cake. Having thus secured both the Scott and Hunter farms, Mr. Cake proceeded to lay out the addition that bears his name. It was surveyed in September, 1863, by P. W. Sheafer, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania; the principal streets extending east and west are Masser, Greenough, Packer, Amy, Alice, Julia, Joseph, John, and Main, intersected by Fort Augusta avenue and Susquehanna, Railroad, Scott, Thompson, and Moorehead streets, of those last mentioned, however, several have not yet been opened. The only other additions of any importance within the borough limits are those of Benjamin Hendricks, the executors of Henry Masser, John W. Friling, Dr. R. H. Awl, and William & E. D. Lenker. Hendricks extended Second street below Spruce and opened Pine between Second and Third, Friling opened Pine street between Front and Second, and laid out several blocks below Spruce; Masser's addition comprises Vine street, which is parallel with Race and immediately north of it; Awl's and Lenker's additions are in the southeastern part of the borough. EARLY RESIDENTS. In a list of the taxables of Augusta township in the year 1774 each of the fol- END OF PAGE 446 lowing persons is accredited with a house and lot: Sebastian Crevous, George Cliver, Frederick Dunkelberger, Robert Desha, Martin Epley, Philip Everhart, David Fowler, Peter Gearhart, Charles Garmont, Solomon Green, Stophel Gettig, Samuel Harris, Jacob Haverling, Adam Haverling, Charles Huffy, Nicholas Kofield, William Maclay, Joseph McCarrell, Robert McBride, David McKinney, Nicholas Miller, Frederick Reely, Zachariah Robins, Henry Reigert, John Ream (butcher), Gustavus Ross, Cornelius Row, Stephen Sutton, Thomas Steinbach, Michael Troy, George Vaughan, George Wolf, Jonas Weaver, John Weitzel, James Wild, John Wall, and Elias Youngman. As Sunbury was then the only town in Augusta township, it is fair to presume that this list includes the names of its principal inhabitants at that time. Colonel Samuel Hunter and Mrs. Alexander Grant resided north of the town, and Valentine Geiger at Maclay's mill a mile to the east but within the present limits of the borough of East Sunbury. Colonel Samuel Hunter was born in the North of Ireland in 1732. His military career began in 1760; on the 2d of May in that year he was commissioned as lieutenant in Captain Joseph Scott's company of Colonel Hugh Mercer's battalion of the Pennsylvania regiment, and on the 10th of November, 1763, as captain in Colonel Turbutt Francis's battalion. He was at Fort Augusta in June, 1763, when the first intelligence of Pontiac's conspiracy was received, and initiated the measures subsequently carried into execution by Colonel Burd for the defense of that post. In the following year. he joined Colonel Bouquet's expedition, but was again at Fort Augusta in 1768 and doubtless earlier. On the 24th of March, 1772, he was commissioned as one of the first justices for Northumberland county, from which he was elected to the Assembly, 1772-75, to the Committee, of Safety, 1775-76, and to the Council of Censors in 1783; and when the militia organized at the outbreak of the Revolution he was elected colonel of the First battalion, February 8, 1776. He was appointed county lieutenant, March 21, 1777, and re-appointed, April 6, 1780; in this responsible position he directed the movements of the local militia during the Revolution, and his official correspondence is an invaluable contribution to the history of Northumberland county in that eventful period. He died at Fort Augusta, April 10, 1784, leaving a widow, Susanna (nee Scott), and two daughters, Nancy and Mary. The former married Alexander Hunter; the latter, Samuel Scott. Alexander Grant, a native of Scotland, where he resided in the vicinity of Aberdeen, settled near the Susquehanna river immediately opposite Shamokin island prior to the organization of Northumberland county, and was elected the first constable of Augusta township in 1772. He died, March 21, 1775, leaving a widow and two sons, George and Thomas. Their mother was born on the 31st of October, 1718, and died on the 26th of November, 1821, at the great age of one hundred three years. George Grant was born, August 16, 1755; on the 19th of March, 1776, he was END OF PAGE 447 commissioned as third lieutenant in Captain Weitzel's company; he was promoted captain in the Ninth regiment, May 3, 1777, and died on the North river three miles above New Windsor, Connecticut, October 10, 1779. Thomas Grant was born on the 20th of November, 1758, and died on the 16th of June, 1815. He served as sheriff of Northumberland county one term, 1785-88, and also as lieutenant and captain in the local militia. He was an active promoter of the Centre turnpike and during its construction disbursed the funds in payment for work, making frequent journeys to different points on the route with the money in his saddle- bags. He married Deborah, daughter of Robert Martin, of Northumberland. William Maclay, whose connection with the early history of Sunbury and of Northumberland county was of the most intimate character, was born in New Garden township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1737, son of Charles and Eleanor (Query) Maclay. His father removed to Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1742, and there he grew to manhood. At the outbreak of the French and Indian war he was a pupil at the classical academy of Rev. John Blair in Chester county; entering the military service as ensign, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on the 7th of May, 1758, in the Third battalion, and served with credit in General Forbes's expedition in that year. In 1763 he participated at the battle of Bushy Run, and during the subsequent progress of Bouquet's campaign was stationed in command of his company at one of the stockades on the route of the expedition. In the intervals of his military service he studied law, and on the 28th of April, 1760, was admitted to the bar of York county, Pennsylvania, although it is not probable that he ever engaged actively in the duties of the profession. He visited England at the close of the French and Indian war, and had an interview with Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries, relative to the survey of lands on the frontiers of the Province. It was in the capacity of a surveyor that his first acquaintance with the territory of Northumberland county began; on the 23d of February, 1769, he made the first survey in the valley of the West Branch, one of the tracts apportioned to the officers in the French and Indian war, in which he participated by virtue of his services. On the 24th of March, 1772, he was commissioned as first prothonotary, clerk of the several courts, register of wills, and recorder of deeds for Northumberland county, and was the incumbent of these respective offices until 1777. He was also commissioned as justice for the county, March 24, 1772, June 11, 1777, and January 24, 1785. In 1772 he assisted John Lukens in surveying the town of Sunbury, and in the following year erected a stone dwelling at the northeast corner of Arch and Front streets, the most substantial and pretentious of the early private houses of the county seat. Early in the Revolutionary struggle he entered actively into the support of the American cause, marched with the militia to the seat of war and participated in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, END OF PAGE 448 and served as issuing commissary after his return to Sunbury. In 1781, 1782, 1783, and 1785 he was elected to the Assembly from Northumberland county, and in 1786 to the Supreme Executive Council; in January, 1789, he was elected to the United States Senate as one of the first members of that body from Pennsylvania, his colleague being Robert Morris. The latter drew the long term, and Mr. Maclay accordingly retired on the 3d of March, 1791. His attitude toward the administration while a member of this body and its far-reaching results are thus stated by W. H. Egle, M. D.:- His election to this body raised him upon a higher plane of political activity, but contact with the Federal chiefs of the Senate only strengthened his political convictions, which, formed by long intercourse with the people of middle Pennsylvania, were intensely democratic. He began to differ with the opinions of President Washington very early in the session; he did not approve of the state and ceremony attendant upon the intercourse of the President with Congress; he flatly objected to the presence of the President in the Senate while business was being transacted, and in the Senate boldly spoke against his policy in the immediate presence of President Washington. The New England historians, Hildreth and Goodrich, repute Thomas Jefferson as the "efficient promoter at the beginning and father and founder of the Democratic party." Contemporary records, however, show beyond the shadow of a doubt that this responsibility or honor, in whatever light it may be regarded, can not be shifted from the shoulders or taken from the laurels of Pennsylvania statesmanship. Before Mr. Jefferson's return from Europe, William Maclay assumed an independent position, and in his short career of two years in the Senate propounded ideas and gathered about him elements to form the opposition which developed with the meeting of Congress at Philadelphia on the 24th of October, 1791, in a division of the people into two great parties, the Federalists and Democrats, when, for the first time appeared an open and organized opposition to the administration. The funding of the public debt, chartering the United States Bank, and other measures championed necessarily by the administration, whose duty it was to put the wheels of government in motion, engendered opposition. Mr. Maclay, to use his own language, "no one else presenting himself," fearlessly took the initiative, and, with his blunt common sense (for he was not much of a speaker) and democratic ideas, took issue with the ablest advocates of the administration. Notwithstanding the prestige of General Washington and the ability of the defenders of the administration on the floor of the Senate, such was the tact and resolution of Mr. Maclay that when, after his short service, he was retired from the Senate and succeeded by James Ross, a pronounced Federalist, their impress was left in the distinctive lines of an opposition party - a party, which, taking advantage of the warm feeling of our people toward the French upon the occasion of Jay's treaty with Great Britain in 1794, and of the unpopularity of the Alien and Sedition laws, passed under the administration of President John Adams in 1798, compassed the final overthrow of the Federal party in 1800.* Mr. Maclay kept a journal during his senatorial term, in which he summarized the debates in both open and secret sessions; it has been published in book form with notes by George Washington Harris, and also in the New York Sun, and forms a most interesting and valuable contribution to the history of this country in the period immediately succeeding the adoption of ___________________________________________________________________ > Can someone tell me what year the name Sunbury started being used? As I go > through the federal Census online, there is no Sunbury listed as a place > that census was taken for the year 1880. What other location would have > included residents of Sunbury? > > Thanks > Sharon > >

raverell wrote: > Jon > > As much as I would like to respond to your request, I need to pass. > Responding to requests like yours would open the door to a flood of similar > lookup requests that would use up my precious research time. I responded > to Tom's request as he was very specific about what he needed. > > There are about a dozen Gearhart's listed in the book. It can be purchased > for a reasonable amount from Ddraig Goch Publications, P. O. Box 87, > Grantham, Pa 17027. I highly recommend it for genealogy research. > > Bob Also, when I asked the question I didn't realize it was a book you were doing the search from; I thought it was an electronic look-up and would be a matter of cut and paste to send the info. Sorry for my ignorance. Jon

raverell wrote: > Jon > > As much as I would like to respond to your request, I need to pass. > Responding to requests like yours would open the door to a flood of similar > lookup requests that would use up my precious research time. I responded > to Tom's request as he was very specific about what he needed. > > There are about a dozen Gearhart's listed in the book. It can be purchased > for a reasonable amount from Ddraig Goch Publications, P. O. Box 87, > Grantham, Pa 17027. I highly recommend it for genealogy research. > > Bob Thanks for the information. I had no idea where to get the book or I would have just bought it in the first place. Jon

Can someone tell me what year the name Sunbury started being used? As I go through the federal Census online, there is no Sunbury listed as a place that census was taken for the year 1880. What other location would have included residents of Sunbury? Thanks Sharon

Jon As much as I would like to respond to your request, I need to pass. Responding to requests like yours would open the door to a flood of similar lookup requests that would use up my precious research time. I responded to Tom's request as he was very specific about what he needed. There are about a dozen Gearhart's listed in the book. It can be purchased for a reasonable amount from Ddraig Goch Publications, P. O. Box 87, Grantham, Pa 17027. I highly recommend it for genealogy research. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Gearhart [mailto:jonathanjgearhart@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:04 AM > To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > > Bob- > > Are the listings for IOOF searchable by surname? If so, could you send > me info on any GEARHARTS buried there? > > TIA > Jon Gearhart > > >>Tom > >> > >>The IOOF Cemetery Records has the following information: > >> > >>Henry M. Lytle 1885-1944 > >>Spouses > >>Edna P 1883-1973 > >>Agnes Hoover 7/16/1885 - 10/20/1918 > >> > >>Compiled by Joseph A. Meiser and Sarah Roadarmel, A Genealogists > Guide >>to > >>Burials in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Volume IV, Odd Fellows > >>Cemetery, (Ddraig Goch, Grantham, Pennsylvania, January 1998). P. 181 > >> > >>Bob > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Gross [mailto:tom.gross@cox.net] > > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:51 PM > > To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > > > > Need help finding a date of death. > > > > Agnes Rebecca (Hoober) LYTLE died sometime between Sep 1917 and Jan > 1920. > > > > If anyone has access to the Farrow Funeral Home Records or the IOOF > > Cemetery, Shamokin I would appreciate a look up for Agnes. She was the > > first wife of James Oliver LYTLE. Other members of the family appear in > > Farrow's Records and are interred in the IOOF Cemetery. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Tom Gross > > Rocky Hill CT > > > > >

Bob- Are the listings for IOOF searchable by surname? If so, could you send me info on any GEARHARTS buried there? TIA Jon Gearhart >>Tom >> >>The IOOF Cemetery Records has the following information: >> >>Henry M. Lytle 1885-1944 >>Spouses >>Edna P 1883-1973 >>Agnes Hoover 7/16/1885 - 10/20/1918 >> >>Compiled by Joseph A. Meiser and Sarah Roadarmel, A Genealogists Guide >>to >>Burials in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Volume IV, Odd Fellows >>Cemetery, (Ddraig Goch, Grantham, Pennsylvania, January 1998). P. 181 >> >>Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Gross [mailto:tom.gross@cox.net] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:51 PM > To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > > Need help finding a date of death. > > Agnes Rebecca (Hoober) LYTLE died sometime between Sep 1917 and Jan 1920. > > If anyone has access to the Farrow Funeral Home Records or the IOOF > Cemetery, Shamokin I would appreciate a look up for Agnes. She was the > first wife of James Oliver LYTLE. Other members of the family appear in > Farrow's Records and are interred in the IOOF Cemetery. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tom Gross > Rocky Hill CT

Tom It is not unusual to find errors in cemetery records, especially in the work that Joe Meiser has published, where he not only listed the interred but also attempted to match spouses and parents using other informational sources. He readily states in the preface to his works that he cannot guarantee the complete accuracy of the data. As documents I find his work invaluable, but as Mr. Meiser states "not 100 percent accurate." That is why they have to be checked against other records like census listings just as you have done. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Gross [mailto:tom.gross@cox.net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:56 PM > To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > > Thank you Bob and Bill for taking the time to answer my query re: Agnes > Rebecca Hoober, the information you provided was very helpful. But there > is > an error that needs to be corrected. She was the wife of James Oliver > Lytle > (1882-1956) and the mother of six of his children. This is confirmed by > their enumeration in the 1910 federal census for Coal Township and the > information he provided on his WWI draft registration card. > > Thanks again for all your help. > > Tom Gross > Rocky Hill CT > > | > | The IOOF Cemetery Records has the following information: > | > | Henry M. Lytle 1885-1944 > | Spouses > | Edna P 1883-1973 > | Agnes Hoover 7/16/1885 - 10/20/1918 > | > | Compiled by Joseph A. Meiser and Sarah Roadarmel, A Genealogists Guide > to > | Burials in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Volume IV, Odd Fellows > | Cemetery, (Ddraig Goch, Grantham, Pennsylvania, January 1998). P. 181 > | > | Bob > > Hi, Agnes Huber 7/16/1885-10/20/1918 daughter of Johnathan and Ida Delong > Huber hope this helps!! Bill

Thank you Bob and Bill for taking the time to answer my query re: Agnes Rebecca Hoober, the information you provided was very helpful. But there is an error that needs to be corrected. She was the wife of James Oliver Lytle (1882-1956) and the mother of six of his children. This is confirmed by their enumeration in the 1910 federal census for Coal Township and the information he provided on his WWI draft registration card. Thanks again for all your help. Tom Gross Rocky Hill CT | | The IOOF Cemetery Records has the following information: | | Henry M. Lytle 1885-1944 | Spouses | Edna P 1883-1973 | Agnes Hoover 7/16/1885 - 10/20/1918 | | Compiled by Joseph A. Meiser and Sarah Roadarmel, A Genealogists Guide to | Burials in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Volume IV, Odd Fellows | Cemetery, (Ddraig Goch, Grantham, Pennsylvania, January 1998). P. 181 | | Bob Hi, Agnes Huber 7/16/1885-10/20/1918 daughter of Johnathan and Ida Delong Huber hope this helps!! Bill

Hi, Agnes Huber 7/16/1885-10/20/1918 daughter of Johnathan and Ida Delong Huber hope this helps!! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Gross" <tom.gross@cox.net> To: <PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > Need help finding a date of death. > > Agnes Rebecca (Hoober) LYTLE died sometime between Sep 1917 and Jan 1920. > > If anyone has access to the Farrow Funeral Home Records or the IOOF Cemetery, Shamokin I would appreciate a look up for Agnes. She was the first wife of James Oliver LYTLE. Other members of the family appear in Farrow's Records and are interred in the IOOF Cemetery. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tom Gross > Rocky Hill CT >

Tom The IOOF Cemetery Records has the following information: Henry M. Lytle 1885-1944 Spouses Edna P 1883-1973 Agnes Hoover 7/16/1885 - 10/20/1918 Compiled by Joseph A. Meiser and Sarah Roadarmel, A Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Volume IV, Odd Fellows Cemetery, (Ddraig Goch, Grantham, Pennsylvania, January 1998). P. 181 Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Gross [mailto:tom.gross@cox.net] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:51 PM > To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PANORTHU-L] LYTLE - Farrow Funeral Home Records > > Need help finding a date of death. > > Agnes Rebecca (Hoober) LYTLE died sometime between Sep 1917 and Jan 1920. > > If anyone has access to the Farrow Funeral Home Records or the IOOF > Cemetery, Shamokin I would appreciate a look up for Agnes. She was the > first wife of James Oliver LYTLE. Other members of the family appear in > Farrow's Records and are interred in the IOOF Cemetery. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tom Gross > Rocky Hill CT

Need help finding a date of death. Agnes Rebecca (Hoober) LYTLE died sometime between Sep 1917 and Jan 1920. If anyone has access to the Farrow Funeral Home Records or the IOOF Cemetery, Shamokin I would appreciate a look up for Agnes. She was the first wife of James Oliver LYTLE. Other members of the family appear in Farrow's Records and are interred in the IOOF Cemetery. Thanks in advance. Tom Gross Rocky Hill CT

QS probably it means 'Quarter Session' Alice At 10:43 AM 1/9/2005 -0500, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Tonya Lebo >To: PASchuylkill Co. >Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:12 PM >Subject: questions > > >Hi All >I am hoping someone can answer these questions for me. >Name: Thomas Lipsett (mnr), country of former allegiance: GrB1, Court:CP, >Date of Declaration etc: 4-27-1860 >Name: William Lipsett, country of former allegiance: GrB1, Court: QS, Date >of Declaration etc: 10-01-1825 >1st. in Thomas Lipsett it has (mnr) does this mean minor child or a >miner in a mine? If this is a child, I thought children didn't have to >become citizens? Is that only when with a parent? > >2nd in William Lipsett what does QS stand for? >Thank you for any help >Tonya

----- Original Message ----- From: Tonya Lebo To: PASchuylkill Co. Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:12 PM Subject: questions Hi All I am hoping someone can answer these questions for me. Name: Thomas Lipsett (mnr), country of former allegiance: GrB1, Court:CP, Date of Declaration etc: 4-27-1860 Name: William Lipsett, country of former allegiance: GrB1, Court: QS, Date of Declaration etc: 10-01-1825 1st. in Thomas Lipsett it has (mnr) does this mean minor child or a miner in a mine? If this is a child, I thought children didn't have to become citizens? Is that only when with a parent? 2nd in William Lipsett what does QS stand for? Thank you for any help Tonya

Descendants of Simon Gross 1 Simon GROSS b: 1823 in Northumberland Co., PA (living in Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL in 1878) d: May 29, 1891 Burial: White Oak Cemetery, Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL . +Mary HARTMAN b: 1823 in Northumberland Co., PA m: 1864 d: December 29, 1882 Burial: White Oak Cemetery, Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL .. 2 Emelia GROSS .. 2 Mary M. GROSS .. 2 Abraham S. GROSS Roger Cramer Peoria, Arizona Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/

This is what I have gleamed and gathered . Descendants of Philip DIETRICH Generation No. 1 1. PHILIP DIETRICH was born March 05, 1795 in PA, and died January 28, 1871 in Sacramento, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA USA. He married EVA MARIA ARTZ Abt. 1816 in Sacramento, Berks County,PA USA, daughter of PHILIP ARTZ and BARBARA KUNTZELMAN. She was born February 15, 1794 in Hubley Township,Schuylkill County, PA USA, and died July 11, 1885 in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA USA. Notes for PHILIP DIETRICH: In 1860 Hubley TWP Sacramento, Schuylkill CO PA With him is his wife Eve 65, Samuel 23,Paul 21 and a servant Amanda BIXLER age 16. 1870 Hubley TWP Sacramento Schuylkill CO PA Farmer Estate worth 8000. Personal Estate worth 1000. Son Paul is married to Mary and they have a daughter Elizabeth that lives with them. Samuel still lives with them. More About PHILIP DIETRICH: Baptism: April 13, 1794, Klingers Church Dauphin County Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery Artz Church, Sacramento, Hubley TWP, Schuylkill CO PA Occupation: Farmer on Plantation Personal estate: Grist Mill ,Stable total value at death was $4300.00. Notes for EVA MARIA ARTZ: Tombstone: At Rest In 1870 can not read or write. More About EVA MARIA ARTZ: Baptism: April 13, 1794, Klingers Church Dauphin County Pa Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery Artz Church, Sacramento, Hubley TWP, Schuylkill CO PA Children of PHILIP DIETRICH and EVA ARTZ are: ****2. i. LYDIA JUSTINA DIETRICH, b. November 09, 1816, Sacramento Hubley TWP Schuylkill CO PA; d. November 12, 1875, Sacramento Hubley TWP Schuylkill CO PA. ii. SOLOMON DIETRICH, b. June 19, 1817; m. ANNA HOLDERMAN; b. June 19, 1817; d. October 24, 1865. 3. iii. DAVID DIETRICH, b. February 02, 1818. iv. ELIAS DIETRICH, b. April 09, 1824; m. ANGELINE KALLERMAN. v. EMANUEL DIETRICH, b. April 09, 1827; m. HANNAH ADAMS; b. October 31, 1829; d. December 06, 1851. vi. MOSES DIETRICH, b. April 15, 1829; m. AGATHA WIEST. vii. EMANUEL DIETRICH, b. April 09, 1829; m. HANNAH ADAMS; b. October 31, 1829; d. December 06, 1851. viii. SARAH DIETRICH, b. February 28, 1831; m. MARTIN KOPPENHAVER. ix. SAMUEL DIETRICH, b. Abt. 1837. 4. x. PAUL DIETRICH, b. July 26, 1837; d. January 24, 1896, Schuylkill CO PA. 5. xi. JOHN DIETRICH, b. Abt. 1839. Generation No. 2 *****2. LYDIA JUSTINA DIETRICH was born November 09, 1816 in Sacramento Hubley TWP Schuylkill CO PA, and died November 12, 1875 in Sacramento Hubley TWP Schuylkill CO PA. She married DANIEL ZERBE Bef. 1838 in Schuylkill CO PA, son of JOHN ZERBE and MAGARETA SCHNEIDER. He was born May 29, 1810 in Lower Manhantongo TWP Schuylkill CO PA, and died July 01, 1851. Notes for LYDIA JUSTINA DIETRICH: Hertiagquest.com Series M 653 roll 1180 page 549 In census July 23 1860 Sacramento PO Hubley TWP Schuylkill CO PA Lydia ZERBY 2500./425. With her lives Sarah 19, Lizzie 17 ,John 15 , Justina13 ,Amanda 11, Lydia 9. Below her lives Michl Runkle 23 and Caroline 22 amd Mary age 1. February 05, 1871- 400.00 from fathers will September 5 1870 Lydia YERBY age 54 Series M 593 roll 1449 page 384 Sacramento PO Hubley 4000./300. John 24 Amanda 22 Laura Myers age 4 More About LYDIA JUSTINA DIETRICH: Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery Artz Church, Sacramento, Hubley TWP, Schuylkill CO PA Notes for DANIEL ZERBE: 1840 Lower Mahantango Schuylkill CO PA M 704 Roll 492 page 81 John ZERBE and Daniel ZERBE Daniel is between the age of 20 to 30 and his wife is also. One daughter under 5 years of age. from Evelyn Hartman 2 Daniel Zerbe b: May 29, 1810 d: July 1, 1851 Burial: Salem (Herbs) Cemetery, Rough & Ready, Schuylkill Co., PA CAUSE DEATH: typhoid fever from water contaminated by barnyard drainage .... +Lydia Justine Deitrich b: November 9, 1816 in Sacramento, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA m: Bef. 1838 in Schuylkill Co., PA d: November 12, 1875 in Sacramento, Hubley Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA Burial: St. Paul's (Artz's) Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill Co., Pa Father: Philip Deitrich Mother: Eva Maria Artz More About DANIEL ZERBE: Burial: Salem " Herbs" Church Cemetery Rough and Ready Schylkill CO PA Children of LYDIA DIETRICH and DANIEL ZERBE are: 6. i. CAROLINE6 ZERBE, b. July 26, 1838; d. March 03, 1902. 7. ii. SARAH ZERBE, b. March 14, 1841; d. July 07, 1910. iii. ELIZABETH ZERBE, b. Abt. 1843; m. CORNELIUS HOFFMAN. More About ELIZABETH ZERBE: Residence: 1870, Sacramento Po Hubley Twp Schuylkil Co Pa 8. iv. JOHN D ZERBE, b. February 14, 1845, PA; d. April 16, 1922. ******9. v. JUSTINA ZERBE, b. March 19, 1847, Schuylkill CO PA; d. August 06, 1874, Schuylkill CO PA. 10. vi. AMANDA ZERBE, b. April 1849, PA. 11. vii. LYDIA ZERBE, b. March 04, 1851; d. March 25, 1914. Generation No. 3 ******9. JUSTINA ZERBE was born March 19, 1847 in Schuylkill CO PA, and died August 06, 1874 in Schuylkill CO PA. She married (1) WILLIAM R KLINGER, son of JACOB KLINGER and SARAH REED. He was born January 02, 1843 in Minersville PA, and died June 09, 1912 in Schuylkill CO PA. Notes for JUSTINA ZERBE: Tombstone reading. She was a tender Mother here and in her life the Lord did fear. We trust our loss will be her gain. And that with Christ shes gone to reign. 1860 Sacramento Po Hubley Twp Schuylkil Co PA More About JUSTINA ZERBE: Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery, Artz Church, Sacramento, Hubley TWP, Schuylkill CO PA More About WILLIAM R KLINGER: Burial: St. Pauls Cemetery Artz Church, Sacramento, Hubley TWP, Schuylkill CO PA Occupation: Reliance Coal Co Personal estate: 1900, owns farm Residence: Locustdale Pa with second wife. Children of JUSTINA ZERBE and WILLIAM KLINGER are: 12. i. MARY ELLEN7 KLINGER, b. Abt. 1868. *****13. ii. CORA JOSEPHINE ISABELLA KLINGER, b. November 07, 1869, Locust Dale, PA; d. October 23, 1956, Institutional District Home "Treverton Manor" Treverton Road, Nortumberland County PA. I have a picture of her when she is older she is very dark in appearance? My great great grandmother. iii. LAURA CECILA KLINGER, b. September 21, 1870; d. May 19, 1889; m. JOSEPH SYLVESTER DELCAMP; b. December 20, 1860; d. February 22, 1940. > Jeanie, > > Thanks! Also, I have some genealogy books, but mostly they are for > Schuylkill and.Northumberland Co - some from Philadelphia. I don't have > many, maybe about a dozen, in later years I just used the internet. > > Now, question: I think I remember seeing one of your emails showing the > name Philip Dietrich as an ancestor. Correct? I think I can find a bit > more about him if you need it. The Dietrich family was on my PaDutch > grandmother's line. > > Let me know, > Thanks, Elida > >> > > Dear Elida > > Welcome come on in I am not your official welcome committee but I am on > > board and we already know each other :>) > > Jeanie >

Here are the two closest matches Hertigequest.com Series M 33 roll 107 page 109 Lower Mahanoy 1820 both in Agriculture John BALDAZER he is not in any other census by this name. 1 male under age 10 2 between age 10-16 him self between 26- 45 3 girls under age 10 wife age between 26- 45 John BONER 1 male under age 10 him self between 26- 45 3 girls under age 10 wife age between 26- 45 Jeanie 1820 PA (maybe Northumberland) BORTNER, PORTNER John (Johannes) Balthaser (Baltzer) BORDNER (Portner)/BURTNER (Purtner) as adul tin 1820 census (Maybe near Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland Co, PA) Thanks, MArc

Hi, I subscribed to this list but nothing seems have been sent lately. Is anyone else getting anything or have I been dropped? Thanks, Elida ----- Original Message ----- From: * To: PANORTHU-L-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 6:32 PM Subject: Subscribe Subscribe

Dear Elida Welcome come on in I am not your official welcome committee but I am on board and we already know each other :>) Jeanie Hi, I subscribed to this list but nothing seems have been sent lately. Is anyone else getting anything or have I been dropped? Thanks, Elida

I am a descendant of John Jacob AISTER (1665-1745) who immigrated at Philadelphia in 1717 with a band of Lutherans under leadership of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel. I too am descended from his son, Johann George AISTER>OYSTER through his second wife, Catherine Arendts. The name in my own ancestry changed from AISTER, to OYSTER in Berks Co., and then in Northumberland Co., several generations before my mother, the spelling in her line became EISTER. There is a RootsWeb ListServ for ancestors with these surnames. Instructions for subscribing and posting messages will be found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/e/eister.html . Would you kindly subscribe and post on this ListServ the URL for your Website that discusses Aister/Oyster/Eister/Eyster ancestry. We need to get together on our efforts and the ListServ would be one way of doing this. Rev. Nelson R. Sulouff /////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: KathNHNC71@aol.com To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: [PANORTHU-L] Aister/Oyster/Eister/Eyster In a message dated 1/3/2005 5:53:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vze4mcqj@verizon.net writes: Hi Kathy, I have Eyster/Oyster/Aister's on my website. Not a bunch of them yet. Wondering if you would like me to add yours. Always happy to expand. Linda www.enter.net/~candage Thanks! I have Catherine and John Jacob Aister (1665-1745) Their son, John Georg Aister (1706-1789). His son, Georg Oyster (1732-1795) who married Hannah Moyer Their son, John Oyster (b. 1772) who married Esther Boekli Their son, Joh Georg Oyster (1797-1849) and their son Jouh Eyster who married Ann Elizabeth McWilliams.