This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: charlesweckel Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.schuylkill/277.2933.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It sounds like you are looking for a Hurley male in the late 1890s in the Girardville area. The John and Johanna Hurley family is from Shenandoah and their children were born between 1840 and 1860. The father John Hurley died in 1897. There were two sons, James and Timothy. James settled in Glasco Kansas in the 1870 and died there in 1929. Timothy(Ted) married and moved to Philadelphia before 1894. He died in 1937. I don't think that I can connect this Hurley family with Joe Burns. However there are several other Hurley families in Schulykill county listed in the 1860 and 1900 censuses. In Shenandoah there is the Patrick Hurley family with several sons. There are also Hurley families in Pottsville and Blythe township. You might contact the county for a birth record of Joe Burns. I have had success getting a marriage record from this year. This sounds like a tough one, but good luck. Sometimes longs shots pay off! Chuck Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.