Just posted the following on the archives main page. Some of you might like to pass this to your county mail lists. When done, any lists would be available to the county pages, as well as the archives. For that matter anything in the archives is available for you to make html pages from. Just let me know, please. Quoted message: One of our regular PAUSGW archives contributors has several pages of Pennsylvania Marriages of microfilm from the PA State Archives, Harrisburg, Pa. The years are 1 Oct 1885 - 31 Dec 1889. She is willing to smail pages to anyone who would transcribe the information for inclusion in the USGW archives. The following counties are available: Mifflin, Montour, Perry, Union, Venango, Warren, Lancaster, Juniata, Mercer, Lehigh, Potter, and Jefferson. There is no charge, no postage, etc. Just contact <A HREF="mailto:[email protected] (1885)"> me</A> with your smail address and I will ask the holder of these documents to send you which county(ies) you would like. End quoted message. -- joe mailto:[email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacumber/cum_cty_index.html Cumberland County PAGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamckean/ McKean County PAGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/pafiles.htm Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives Co-Manager List maintainer: mailto:[email protected]

I apologize if you receive numerous messages concerning the following. There is a new mailing list for Huntingdon County, PA. You can subscribe to this list in mail mode by sending a message to [email protected] that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If you prefer digest mode, you should send the command instead to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to [email protected] (if in mail mode) or [email protected] (if in digest mode.) To switch from one mode to the other, unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode -- if you want messages to stop, simply unsubscribe. To post to both PAHUNTIN-L and PAHUNTIN-D, messages should be sent to [email protected] Messages sent there will appear both places. If you have questions or problems, please contact me. -- Ken Boonie Coordinator USGenWeb Project Huntingdon County PA http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/

Dear Mr. Swanger, Pardon the intrusion, but your name is listed as both the web manager of the Snyder County Web Page and a lookup volunteer as well, and I thought you could be of help in my ongoing family research. My name is Eric Fillman, from Harrisburg, PA (originally from Philadelphia, PA). The Fillman family in Pennsylvania traces its heritage to several immigrants in the mid 1700s, including its earliest known immigrant ancestors: Johann Jacob Fillman, his wife Anna Barbara Seigfried, and their son, Philip Fillman, who came to America in 1736. The family settled in Montgomery County, and most of the descendants stayed in the same geographic area for almost 200 years. But one of Philip's sons, Johannes Fillman (b. 9 Dec. 1748) appears to have moved to Penn Township, Snyder County between 1793 and 1795, with his wife, Christina Boyer (b. abt. 1765) and their children, John, Catherina, and Elizabeth. After moving, they apparently had more children, all born in Penn Township, including: Magdalena (Polly) Fillman (b. 11 Sep. 1795), Sarah Fillman (b.13 Aug. 1797), William Fillman (b. 27 Sep. 1799), Anna Fillman (b. abt. 1804), and Susan Fillman (b. abt. 1806). I would like to ask you to please check for any relevant information you may have about the family or their descendants. Anything which you would be able to tell me would be very much appreciated. I imagine that Penn Township is the most significant place to investigate for Fillman records, but I have two other references which suggest that a portion of the family may have resided in both Harleton and Beaver Townships as well. In nearby Union County, John Fillman (b. 20 Aug. 1789) appears to have married an Elizabeth Hinely (b. Feb. 1795) and had a family of seven (Hannah, David, John, Jacob, Hester, Samuel, and Joshua). If you could suggest a contact person in Union County who I might ask about this family, I would be appreciative. Serving as a look-up volunteer for some Montgomery County myself, I fully appreciate your offer to help, and understand that time constraints may prevent your doing so for a little while. But let me thank you for making whatever effort you can on my behalf. If the records are of significance, perhaps you can tell me how I could purchase a copy of the Wagenseller book (Tombstone Inscriptions). I also plan to write to Mr. Finsterbush regarding an update on his work of correcting the Wagenseller publication. Finally, let me offer to make available to you and interested parties my research on the Fillman family. If you may know of anyone interested in such information, they are welcome to contact me either on the Internet, or by mail at: Eric S. Fillman 605 South 29th Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 Thank you for all your help. I look forward to your reply! Best wishes, Eric Fillman, Harrisburg, PA ( [email protected] )

Thought I would share this information with everyone. I was recently mailed an article out of the Daily Item.I have not had an opportunity to check out any of the sites yet, but hope some of the information is useful. Sunday, January 18,1998 CHRIS LOFRUMENTO Getting to root of your family tree Perhaps Plato said it best: Know thyself. But you've got to appreciate the past in order to cope with your present. Understanding that past is a huge undertaking. These sites will help. Happy surf'n! How do you start? Getting started in genealogy and Searching Your Family Tree are beginning manuals. Read them carefully for hints and warnings. Be careful. This ancestor stuff can become addictive! www.midas.ac.uk/genuki/gs www.everton.com/genealog/genealog.fhsearch Take a course (non-accredited) for free at the new IIGS University. Beginning Genealogy Lessons, Beginning U.S. Research, U.S. Land and Property Records, and others are available online right now. Also check the IIGS Library for a host of links. www.iigs.org The Journal of Online Genealogy, a monthly e-zine, will help develop your search techniques. Read articles in both the current and the archived editions. Be sure to return often. www.onlinegenealogy.com Getting assistance from others is absolutely essential. Use DejaNews to contact lots of potential help without spending a lifetime wading through unrelated info. Newsgroups are a natural in genealogical research, and DejaNews search engines are time-savers. www.dejanews.com This And That Genealogy Tips won't locate a long-lost surname. However, you will find a compendium of interesting facts and hints ... like those included in Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief. Invaluable. www.geocities.com/Yosemite Roots Web claims the spot as the genealogy supersite. You can search the USGenWeb archives, check 360,528 surnames, or add your surname to the list. Don't miss The Roots-L Archives and The Roots-L State Pages. Consider subscribing to any of the almost 2,500 e-mail lists ... free of course. www.rootsweb.com Geneanet also provides a surname database to search and/or add your surname. It may open up new doors in your research. www.geneanet.org The Genealogy Dictionary will help you decipher obscure words buried in those old documents. Got any chiffoniers or cordwainers in your consan-guinities? Not me ... only hawers and hillers in my pedigree. www.electriciti.com/~dotts/diction.html#DICT I know, you only want to know if you've descended from royalty. Maybe so. Find out here. www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html If not from royalty, at least- from those hardy travelers on the Mayflower. Perhaps. www.members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html What's in a name may enlighten you to your surname's meaning. Be proud of its history. www.clanhustom.com/name/surnames Once you've exhausted all the sites here, try Cyndi's List. She has over;26,000 categorized genealogical links. That ought to keep you busy awhile! Also check out her Home Page Construction Kit for help with your own online site. www.oz.net/~cyndihow Christian LoFrumento is a syndicated columnist who deals with Internet issues. He can be reached at [email protected] Enjoy Jeff

Searching for information on the following Snyder family: 1840 Census, Derry Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, p. 259 John Snyder age 30 - 40 Spouse 30 - 40 Children & other members of household = 9 1850 Census, Derry Twp., Dauphin Co., PA p. 137 John Snyder -- likely the same household as above Spouse - Anna Snyder Children - John age 20 Peter 18 Anna 12 Genny or Jenny 9 1850 Census, Derry Twp., Dauphin Co., PA p. 131 Jacob Snyder age 23 -- Henry Snyder 13 Nancy Snyder 29 These three fit the age groups of the 1840 householld above. thanks for any help. Please respond to [email protected] Bob Snyder

Does anyone know where I can access information from the subject newspaper? I am looking for an obituary or death notice that appeared January 23, 1819 reporting the death of Rosina RUMFELD wife of Philip RUMFELD. I am specifically looking for the names of surviving children. Any help would be appreciated!! Dick Sommer Stillwater, MN [email protected]

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To Mr. Sulouff, As I was printing out this map, it performed an illegal operation and I lost all my unread e-mail from yesterday. Anyone else experience problems. Any ideas in recovering e-mail? Carolyn Murray-Leinweber [email protected] or [email protected] ---------- > From: Nelson R. Sulouff <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Michael, Jim <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [PANORTHU-L] Map of Germany 1801-1819 > Date: Monday, January 26, 1998 11:23 AM > > Hello All, > > If, for your work in genealogy, you want a map showing the fragmentation > of German areas at the beginning of the 19th C., here is the URL for one > on line that is unusually detailed: > > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=301">Germany > > Happy hunting, > > Nelson R. Sulouff > [email protected] > http://www.GeoCities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8094/ > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northumberland/xmisc/nels0001.txt

Hello All, The URL I sent yesterday for the remarkable map of fragmented Germany 1801-1819 was transmitted in some cases with accretions at the end of the URL that are giving some browsers problems. Other browsers ignore the accretions and handle the URL correctly. Three persons have contacted me about the problem, so I am resending the URL. The correct URL is: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=301 The additional characters [ ">Germany ] that appeared in some E-mail transmissions do not belong on the end of the URL. If your browser had trouble with yesterday's transmission, please try the above URL. Nels

Hello All, If, for your work in genealogy, you want a map showing the fragmentation of German areas at the beginning of the 19th C., here is the URL for one on line that is unusually detailed: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=301">Germany Happy hunting, Nelson R. Sulouff [email protected] http://www.GeoCities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8094/ ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northumberland/xmisc/nels0001.txt

I am looking for information on the Subject family in Montgomery and area counties. The New Hanover Lutheran Church records show the marriage of Henry Rumfield to Christina Bartman in 1807, and the marriage of Philip Rumfield to Rosina Minner in 1806. Maria Rumfield was born to Henry and Christina in 1809. Does anyone have any additional information on these families? Specifically I am looking for the birth of my gg-grandfather Peleg Rumfield. He was born in PA in 1818 (March 25). I have not been able to establish who his parents are. I am also looking for a Petit family. Rachel Petit was born in 1819 and married Peleg Rumfield. They later went to Ohio. I would appreciate any information. Dick Sommer <[email protected]> Stillwater, MN

>Rosina Rumfeld (Minner) died in Montgomery Co. (Middletown) in January of >1819. The death was reported in the UNABHAENGIGER REPUBLIKANER on January >23, 1819. I would be very interested in knowing the contents of this notice. >I don't know if it is in the form of an obituary, or simply a death notice. >This woman and her husband Philip RUMFELD, may be my ggggrandparents. > >Their Marriage is recorded at the New Hanover Lutheran Church (Falckner >Swamp) in Montgomery Co. as 11/23/1806. > >My gggrandfather Peleg M. RUMFIELD was born in PA in March of 1818. I have >been unable to connect him with his parents. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Dick Sommer >Stillwater, MN >[email protected] > >

> I understand Snyder Co. is named after Anthony Snyder and that he > resided there at time of his death. Can someone in Snyder Co. > provide me brief info on the family of Anthony Snyder and his > prominence. Nelson, Snyder County is not named after Anthony Snyder, but rather after three-time Pennsylvania Governor Simon Snyder (5 Nov 1759 - 9 Nov 1819), a resident and builder of the first hotel in Selinsgrove. His grave is in the old Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery on Bough Street. John Snyder, brother to the governor, laid out the town of Selinsgrove. When he died in 1787, Anthony Selin bought the property and laid out a new town called Selin's Grove. Anthony was married to a sister of Simon and John Snyder. Simon and John Snyder are, however, the children of Anthony Snyder, who was born in Germany and immigrated to Pennsylvania about 1740. He died at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in April 1774. Two years later, Simon Snyder moved from Lancaster to York, where he learned the tanning and currying business, and remained about eight years. In July 1784 he moved from York to the present town of Selinsgrove. He owned a mill and store and acted as a scrivener. He was a justice of the peace, a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature and governor from 1808 to 1817. If you need more detailed information, I may be able to help you out. Logan Garth Swanger Williamsport PA [email protected] Snyder Co PAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder [email protected] List Owner

I am descendant of Anna Regina Snyder b. 9/20/1758, dau. of Anthony and Mary Elizabeth (Knippenberg) Snyder. I understand Snyder Co. is named after Anthony Snyder and that he resided there at time of his death. Can someone in Snyder Co. provide me brief info on the family of Anthony Snyder and his prominence. Anna Rachel Snyder married Joh. Adam Krichbaum, Jr. 4/16/1785. She died in Plum Creek and is buried in Krigbaum plot at the Lutheran "Stone Church" in Augustaville, Northumberland Co. I would like to correspond with anyone on this Snyder Co. ListServ who is related to or is historically interested in this Snyder family? Nelson R. Sulouff [email protected] http://www.GeoCities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8094/ ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northumberland/xmisc/nels0001.txt

Seeking information on Showalter families who lived in Union County in the early 1800's. I found and photographed the cemetery where they are buried in Union County, but some families did live in Snyder County at one time. Pam Brown Showalter Historian

Hi gang! I recently updated several pages on the PAGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder First, I have included the entire programming for 1998 for the Snyder County Historical Society for those of you interested. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/histsoc.htm Second, I updated the 1998 Queries page with two more new queries, one for GIFT and one for SPOTTS. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/que98.htm Third, I downloaded information from the USGS on place names in Snyder County and found the GPS coordinates for all of them. I have now listed them on the Communities table. My question is, should I include a link for each of the communities to the Tiger Mapping Service on the Internet so that when you click on the community name, a map locating that community will pop up? It's a lot easier than trying to scan a decent Snyder County map and doing image mapping and adding a lot more pages to the site. What do you think? The advantage of linking to Tiger is that you can zoom in and zoom out, which you could not do with a map glued to a web page I create. Should I do the same with all of the cemeteries once I get their GPS coordinates? I really need you folks' feedback so I can make the site more responsive to your research needs. http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/tow.htm Thanks for all of your encouragement and constructive feedback. -------------------------------------------- Logan Garth Swanger Williamsport PA Snyder County PAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/index.htm PASNYDER-L Mailing List Owner E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------

In response to numerous requests for vital records at the Snyder County Courthouse, I have revised my Resources web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasnyder/res.htm and included a link for the Snyder County Courthouse births and deaths (1893-1905) to an informative vital records web page for Snyder County. You can also scroll up that page to get information on vital records for the state of Pennsylvania from 1906 onwards. The page contains a frame, so you must use a frames capable browser. I hope this helps you all interested in Snyder County vital records. Check it out. Logan Garth Swanger Listowner PASNYDER-L

> Is anyone on this list, aware of a pattern of migration for these, or > "any other", family's from the Snyder / Union County area, that went > from here, to Tennessee, to the Schuyler / Hancock / Cass county area > of Illinois? I find it quite a coincidence, that these names appear > in both of these areas together, during various periods of time. "America's Historic Trails" by J. Kingston Pierce. "Many Europeans who had hoped to find their destiny in Pennsvlvania, ... didn't stay there long enough to witness this growth. Some were discouraged from settling by high land prices. Others were pushed out by ........... mounting discrimination against non-English newcomers ..... Folks started to look south, to the wild reaches of Maryland and Virginias for new and cheaper land................. The route that these pioneers took - the future Great Wagon Road - led them west from Philadelphia through the Pennsylvania towns of Lancaster, York, and Gettysburg. It then headed south across the Maryland panhandle and skirted the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains all the way through western Virginia, following part of an ancient Indian trail call the Great Warpath......................" At about what is now Roanoke, those going west would have left the Great Wagon Trail and followed the Wilderness Road which took them southwest throughthe Cumberland Gap in southern KY. The route can be traced in present times by following "Interstate 81 south through western Virginia, then head west from Abingdon along U. S. Route 58 to the Cumberland Gap. In Kentucky, sites along the old trail are accessible from U. S. Route 25 and Interstate 75." The main reason for most of the western migration prior to the gold rush was for land, cheap land and lots of it. From KY, many of these pioneers migrated into OH, IN and IL. I have never seen any information regarding a trail that went straight west from PA to OH, etc., however, it would seem likely that after the civil war, at least, some might have moved from western PA into OH without going south. Possibly using the Ohio River. If anyone has any information on that, I would be very interested. Nancy Pascal "God plus one is always [email protected] a majority!" <http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/>

>Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 23:22:10 -0800 >To: [email protected] (Logan Garth Swanger) >From: [email protected] (Sherry Morell Shelts) >Subject: Snyder County Query Thought I would pass this query on to the mailing list first before posting it to the query web page. >Date: Thu Jan 8 23:22:10 1998 >Name: Sherry Morell Shelts >Emailto:[email protected] > >BOLENDER / MILLER Henry BOLENDER >and Anna Catherine MILLER (daughter of John Frederick and Oltilia >Catherine (RUMMELL) MILLER) died in Snyder Co, Pennsylvania. Children >born to them were; Eva Maria (married EISENHAUR) John (married STEESE), >Barbara (married MOWRER and ERDLEY), George (married REESER), Elizabeth >(married STETLER), Michael (married DECKER), Henry (married YOUNG), Jacob >(married WALTER), Aaron, and Johann "Frederick", who married first,on 18 >Oct 1829, Margaret Rebecca GELWICKS, and married second on 21 March >1844, Sarah STEESE. Would like to compare notes with other researchers >of these names, and " especially" any suggestions, on how to locate >information on the parents of Margaret Rebecca GELWICKS! > > >