In a message dated 08/03/2004 9:02:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cks@pa.net writes: > There is a Luke Marks in Greenwood in 1850 (pg 318) that has a daughter > Juliana 12 and a daughter Rebecca 6. I had copied it while working on Markle > which also seems to be a Greenwood twp name. I can scan the census page if you > are interested. > WOW! You rock! This Markle family would not be related to the Leslie Irving Markel (1899-1950) who moved to Idaho, would it? Thanks so much!!! Bill Snyder {I see dead people...And I'm always happy to see them! If you do too, support Perry Historians!}

> Bill Snyder > {I see dead people...And I'm always happy to see them! If you do too, > support Perry Historians!} I agree, support Perry Historians! I got a very nice letter from Jill Martin, a volunteer for the Perry Historians. I had written to inquire about the marriage of my ancestors Margaret Nelson and Joseph Stewart. Jill wrote: "The marriage of Margaret Nelson of Saville to a Mr. Steward of Juniata Co. was noted in the newspaper. The minister was Rev. John Dickey. He was a Presbyterian minister but we do not have the church records for his church." She enclosed a paper with the title MARRIAGES AND DEATHS REPORTED IN PERRY COUNTY NEWSPAPERS (1820-1870) at the top and highlighted the line with this info: Name Date Township Event Paper Edition Comment Nelson, Margaret 15 Nov 1842 Saville Wed-B DEMO 1 Dec 1842 m. Mr. Steward of Juniata County She also wrote "I checked the 1840 census and there is a James Nelson in Saville township. According to the Saville tax records James was deceased in 1846. There is no estate papers for him. He sold his land in 1841 in Perry Co. Deed Book H. p. 256. It notes that his wife was Martha McGowan. I don't know for sure that Margaret was his daughter but it is most likely." My questions: What church was Rev. John Dickey with? What newspaper would be abbreviated as DEMO? How can I determine if Margaret was in fact the daughter of James Nelson? Margaret & James named their first daugher Martha Ellen, and their first son George M. One census record lists George as George Mc. They named their second son Nelson, which is what got me thinking Nelson might be Margaret's maiden name, a fact confirmed when I finally found an obituary for her. Now I'm thinking George's middle name could very well be McGowan, and Martha Ellen could have been named for her maternal grandmother. I don't quite know where to go from here. any suggestions would be welcome. Lynn Stewart Visone

Re: The DEMO I suspect that the paper was "The Democrat," a not-uncommon name for a newspaper in that time. Dave Salyers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Visone" <lvisone@bellsouth.net> To: <PAPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 10:36 AM Subject: [PA-Perry] Rev. John Dickey, Nelson, Stewart > > Bill Snyder > > {I see dead people...And I'm always happy to see them! If you do too, > > support Perry Historians!} > > I agree, support Perry Historians! > I got a very nice letter from Jill Martin, a volunteer for the Perry > Historians. I had written to inquire about the marriage of my ancestors > Margaret Nelson and Joseph Stewart. > Jill wrote: > > "The marriage of Margaret Nelson of Saville to a Mr. Steward of Juniata Co. > was noted in the newspaper. The minister was Rev. John Dickey. He was a > Presbyterian minister but we do not have the church records for his church." > She enclosed a paper with the title MARRIAGES AND DEATHS REPORTED IN PERRY > COUNTY NEWSPAPERS (1820-1870) at the top and highlighted the line with this > info: > > Name Date Township Event > Paper Edition Comment > > Nelson, Margaret 15 Nov 1842 Saville Wed-B DEMO 1 Dec > 1842 m. Mr. Steward of Juniata County > > She also wrote > "I checked the 1840 census and there is a James Nelson in Saville township. > According to the Saville tax records James was deceased in 1846. There is > no estate papers for him. He sold his land in 1841 in Perry Co. Deed Book > H. p. 256. It notes that his wife was Martha McGowan. I don't know for > sure that Margaret was his daughter but it is most likely." > > My questions: > What church was Rev. John Dickey with? What newspaper would be abbreviated > as DEMO? How can I determine if Margaret was in fact the daughter of James > Nelson? > > Margaret & James named their first daugher Martha Ellen, and their first son > George M. One census record lists George as George Mc. They named their > second son Nelson, which is what got me thinking Nelson might be Margaret's > maiden name, a fact confirmed when I finally found an obituary for her. Now > I'm thinking George's middle name could very well be McGowan, and Martha > Ellen could have been named for her maternal grandmother. > > I don't quite know where to go from here. any suggestions would be welcome. > > Lynn Stewart Visone > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

There was a Presbyterian minister names Rev John Dickey. He was born 1807 in Chester Co, PA, died of typhoid 1855 buried New Bloomfield. PA. He was licensed to preach by the Carlisle Presbytery 1834, preaching at New Bloomfield, Landisburg and Buffalo (Presbyterian) churches according to "History of the Carlisle Presbytery" Vol 2, pp 203-210. Also, something to keep in mind about "George M." - George McConnell (a 1737-1783 Lack Twp, Cumberland, now Juniata Co) had a daughter Agnes "Nancy" McConnell who married Joseph Stewart (c1755-p1817). Lots of "George M."s found among his descendents. Joseph and Nancy had children (surnamed Stewart): Margaret (c1779-1851) married William Laird Eleanor (b c1781) married Joseph McCoy George (b c 1783) married Eleanor __ Elizabeth (b c1785) married W.W. Harris Rachel (c1787) married Joseph Brown Martha (c1790) married Hugh Hart Agnes "Nancy" (1792-1834) married her first cousin George McConnell Alexander Joseph (c1794) married Naomi ___ John (1794-1864) who married Hannah/Anna Harris James McConnell (c1796) Watson (C1798) married Jane Irwin Just to keep things in the family, George McConnell also had a son James McConnell (1758-1852) who married Elizabeth Stewart (1758-1829), sister of Joseph Stewart. Note: This is NOT my line - just collected the information while helping a friend with her DAR papers. If you have dates for your Joseph Stewart, I will check my files to see if I have anything on him.