Isn't Higgins spelled Hegins? And isn't it in Hegins Township? The Pennsylvania Line has a Wiggan Station in Mahanoy Twp, Schuylkil Co, in 1900. No Wiggins. Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Stehr" <dutchmanpa@comcast.net> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Is there a place called Wiggins in Schuylkill County? > sounds like some one took Higgins for Wiggins when he filled out the app > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wary" <we4wary1s@epix.net> > To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:15 AM > Subject: [PASCHUYL] Is there a place called Wiggins in Schuylkill County? > > >>I just received two marriage applications from the Schuylkill County >> Courthouse in Pottsville. First off, I must say that the staff there are >> incredible! I sent off my request on Monday, and today (Saturday) I had >> the >> records, all at a cost of 50 cents per page plus a SASE! The search >> engine >> on their website made it all so easy as well. If anyone in this group >> works >> in the Archives, please extend my sincere thanks. >> >> But here's my question. The first application is for Thomas Wary (Warry) >> and >> Barbara Ginthner (married Sept. 30, 1933). Tom lists his mother as >> Elizabeth Bradbury, born in Wiggins. The second application is for >> William >> F. Wary and Elizabeth Bradbury (married May 13, 1903). Elizabeth lists >> her >> birthplace as Mahanoy Township (not Wiggins), and her father was at the >> time >> living in Wiggins. Now, I have the 96 page Pennsylvania Atlas and >> Gazetteer, and the only Wiggins I can find is almost into West Virginia >> in >> Fayette County, I think in Wharton Township, on Rt. 40, SE of Uniontown, >> and >> NW of Fort Necessity (about midway between the two). So was there a >> Wiggins >> in Schuylkill County in Mahanoy Township which no longer exists, or was >> Elizabeth indeed born in Schuylkill County, moved to Fayette County with >> her >> family, and then moved back alone to Schuylkill County to find work or be >> married? I live in Columbia County, and am not too familiar with >> Schuylkill. >> >> Thanks in advance for any response. >> -Pat. Wary >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hegins is correct, I lived there for awhile, still have two sisters living there. Hegins is in Hegins Township Joe in sunny arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Emlin Reed" <remlinr@tampabay.rr.com> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Is there a place called Wiggins in Schuylkill County? > Isn't Higgins spelled Hegins? And isn't it in Hegins Township? The > Pennsylvania Line has a Wiggan Station in Mahanoy Twp, Schuylkil Co, in > 1900. > No Wiggins. > Richard Emlin Reed > Wesley Chapel, FL > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Stehr" <dutchmanpa@comcast.net> > To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:41 PM > Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Is there a place called Wiggins in Schuylkill > County? > > >> sounds like some one took Higgins for Wiggins when he filled out the app >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wary" <we4wary1s@epix.net> >> To: <paschuyl@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:15 AM >> Subject: [PASCHUYL] Is there a place called Wiggins in Schuylkill County? >> >> >>>I just received two marriage applications from the Schuylkill County >>> Courthouse in Pottsville. First off, I must say that the staff there >>> are >>> incredible! I sent off my request on Monday, and today (Saturday) I had >>> the >>> records, all at a cost of 50 cents per page plus a SASE! The search >>> engine >>> on their website made it all so easy as well. If anyone in this group >>> works >>> in the Archives, please extend my sincere thanks. >>> >>> But here's my question. The first application is for Thomas Wary (Warry) >>> and >>> Barbara Ginthner (married Sept. 30, 1933). Tom lists his mother as >>> Elizabeth Bradbury, born in Wiggins. The second application is for >>> William >>> F. Wary and Elizabeth Bradbury (married May 13, 1903). Elizabeth lists >>> her >>> birthplace as Mahanoy Township (not Wiggins), and her father was at the >>> time >>> living in Wiggins. Now, I have the 96 page Pennsylvania Atlas and >>> Gazetteer, and the only Wiggins I can find is almost into West Virginia >>> in >>> Fayette County, I think in Wharton Township, on Rt. 40, SE of Uniontown, >>> and >>> NW of Fort Necessity (about midway between the two). So was there a >>> Wiggins >>> in Schuylkill County in Mahanoy Township which no longer exists, or was >>> Elizabeth indeed born in Schuylkill County, moved to Fayette County with >>> her >>> family, and then moved back alone to Schuylkill County to find work or >>> be >>> married? I live in Columbia County, and am not too familiar with >>> Schuylkill. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any response. >>> -Pat. Wary >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PASCHUYL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >