try the :Union County Historical Society at 103 South Second Street,Lewisburg,PA17837, telephone 502 524 8666 area code may be wrong but the address is correct hope it helps Robin Crawford wrote: > I have not been able to locate "any" church records of Union County - > anyone know where they might be? > > --- m t <fitnesspro@juno.com> wrote: > > Hi all-- > > Does anyone have access to the records of Mazeppa > > Union Church, Union > > County, PA? > > Thanks, Marc > > > > Researching PA families: > > CULP/KALP/SCHNECK... > > GOODMAN/GUTEMAN/BROWN... > > TRABINGER/TROVINGER/OPDEGRAF... > > WORKMAN/WORDMAN/ROMBERGER > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access > > for a month! > > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Descendants of John Thomas 1 John Thomas 1818 - 1904 b in Union Co., PA d in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa . +Susan Bilger 1819 - 1907 b in Union twp. Clearfield Co PA d in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa . 2 Amanda M Thomas 1838 - .... +Fargo . 2 Mary M. Thomas 1839 - 1879 b in PA d in Clearfield Co PA .... +John Macklin 1837 - 1861 b in Scotland or Maryland d in PA . *2nd Husband of Mary M. Thomas: .... +Jackson Henry 1841 - b in PA . 2 Isaac Thomas 1842 - 1929 .... +Amelia Catherine Henry 1845 - 1926 b in PA d in PA . 2 William Thomas 1847 - . 2 Abraham Thomas 1849 - . 2 Isabel Matilda Thomas 1852 - 1933 b in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa d in Dubois,Clearfield Co PA .... +William Hezekiah Place 1843 - 1895 b in Stuben Co., NY d in Grampian,Clearfield Co PA . *2nd Husband of Isabel Matilda Thomas: .... +Wm Hezikiah Place 1844 - 1933 b in PA . 2 Henry Gilbert Thomas 1855 - 1929 b in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa d in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa .... +Hanna Jane Wood 1856 - 1911 b in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa . 2 James (John) Thomas 1857 - b in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa .... +Gertrude Dole . *2nd Wife of James (John) Thomas: .... +Sophia Hummel . 2 Susanna E Thomas 1861 - 1880 b in Bloom twp. Clearfield Co Pa

Sherry, The" Civil War Lady" is very helpful. This is her web site. She will usually look up a soldier's name for free and tell you about the Unit he served. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7056/

I have recently found information saying that John SWARTZLANDER served 2 terms in the Civil War. He enlisted early at Easton, Penn, and then re-enlisted again on 22 Feb 1865 at Indiana, Penn. Is that where Union / Snyder County men had to go to join, and how do I go about finding information on these Units, so that I can send for his records? Any help will be appreciated, Sherry Morell Shelts sshelts@absolute-net.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6C7F32A36868 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Folks: Just thought you might enjoy and appreciate this poem. I know I certainly did!!! Donna Heller Zinn of Cumberland Co., PA. --------------6C7F32A36868 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-From_: PACUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com Thu Sep 23 23:36:40 1999 >From bin Thu Sep 23 23:36:40 1999 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by emh1.pa.net (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA05568; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:36:39 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA18084; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:36:13 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:36:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Sogel@aol.com Message-ID: <a7839aaf.251c4b84@aol.com> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:35:32 EDT Subject: [PACUMBER-L] Genealogist's Lament Old-To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 26 Resent-Message-ID: <cWTJPD.A.aaE.sGv63@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1574 X-Loop: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PACUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com A wonderful monk in New England just sent us this... now here is the reason why we are all having such a difficult time finding our ancestors <grin> Enjoy .... Kelly James & Maria Lamberton THE ELUSIVE ANCESTOR > > I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him > still. > He moved around from place to place and did not > leave a will. > He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all > his fences. > He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census. > > He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had > no fame. > And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his > name. > His parents came from Europe. They should be upon > some list > of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got > missed. > > And no one else in this world is searching for this > man. > So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can. > I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he > was blessed; > but the weather took engraving, and some vandals > took the rest. > > He died before the county clerks decided to keep > records. > No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my > efforts. > To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many > groans, > Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl > named JONES. > > by Merrell Kenworthy > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative? http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html For us forgetful types there is an on-line credit card option. --------------6C7F32A36868--

Need to find out who holds the records for this cemetery. My hubby's ggrandmother is buried here and I need to find out where she died and cause of death. Can anyone guide me to the right person with this information??? Thanks MJ

Is there anyone out there willing to look at the 1880 Union Co. PA census (probably for White Deer PA) for Benjamin F. SMITH? According to his Dec. 1881 marriage notice, he was living in White Deer at the time. He was born ca 1859, so I'm hoping that he was still living with his parents until he married. I appreciate any help you can give. Vickie Elam White

I am searching for info on Benneville F. Hoffmaster born 1830 died 1904. He was born in Berks co., Pa. and settled in Cowan- Mifflinburg area. Benneville married Mary Catherine Stoneback. Benneville fought in the 150 regiment in the Civil War. They had 11 children. Anyone working on the Hoffmaster family, please contact me. Thank You, Pat Uffenorde

To the person who inquired about Milesville (I think), Pennsylvania: My great-grandfather, Hiram W. Brilhart was living in MilesBURG, Centre County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the 1850 census, along with his parents, Peter & Mary Brilhart. The census-taker made a notation that there were 87 dwellings in Milesburg, and no roads in the area, only paths from one house to another! Sue Renkert Fairbanks, Alaska __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Looking for information on the Furray family from Union Co. Pa. Ranslow Furray b. 1821 m. Henrietta Smead 1845 in Union Co. Ranslow may have had brothers: William and Casper. Any help would be appreciated.

I am seeking any and all information on the name REICHENBACH during the time period of 1700-1900. Is there anyone out there who has any reference to this name? Thanks in advance, Andy Reichenbach

Hi all-- I am seeking the location of MilesTOWN It is listed in an 1802 records of the birth of Jacob Kulp "Milestown, PA" It is not listed in my current atalas Does anyone have a clue? Thanks, Marc Researching PA families: CULP/KALP/SCHNECK... GOODMAN/GUTEMAN/BROWN... TRABINGER/TROVINGER/OPDEGRAF... WORKMAN/WORDMAN/ROMBERGER

Thanks to all who have responded to my query. I am overwhelmed! I guess I'd better go to the library and look at those old German newspapers again and see if I can find some articles to copy and try out all the ideas, volunteers and websites. You are a great bunch of people. Thanks again! Lisa Hello Listers, I had a crazy idea some time ago. I've been trying to tear down a brick wall and it occured to me that I might get a clue from newspaper articles, but with my luck, the information would be in one of the German language newspapers. This family spoke German up until my mother's generation. I thought I'd read through and copy all the articles with my family name and try to find someone to translate. Well, the type (font) they used was nearly impossible to read and it seems they capitalized every third word. I gave up in disgust. Does anyone out there know if anyone has tackled this task already? Is there a compilation of translated old German newspaper articles? Would anyone like to try? How about a high school or college German class? OK, I'll go sit quietly in my corner now. Lisa Wright Betts AURAND(T), ARNOLD, HERROLD, ANDERSON, BURRIS, SIMCOX, HAVILAND, BORDNER, WALKER, GAUGLER, SWANGER, SNOOK (and many more)

Terence Quinn's wife was possibly Mary Eckert. I read a story that she and her sister were separated during an Indian raid. The sister lived in another town and it was 30 some years before they found each other. Does anyone have information about this family, these two sisters, the story of any Quinn? This is one of my brick walls. Thanks for any help, pointers or suggestions. Margaret Crist Calvin, Vinton, Ohio

Phyllis Rickard wrote: > > Is anyone researching BENFER in Northumberland and/or Union Co? I believe > I"m looking for a woman named Mary Benfer, prob. born in the 1790s and died > ca 1831. I would like to hear from anyone researching BENFER. Thank you. > > Phyllis Rickard ////////////////////////////////////////// Hello Phyllis, I have a Christina Benfer born 9/15/1777 in Penn Twp., then Northumberland Co., now Snyder Co. Pa. (Union Co. was taken from Northumberland Co. in 1813, and Snyder Co. was taken from Union Co. in 1855.) I do not have the parents or siblings of Christina Benfer. I show that Christina married Peter Braus of Northampton Co. and they lived and died in Liverpool, Perry Co., Pa., but I don't suppose this will help you. If you think your Benfer woman might be a sister or otherwise closely related to my Christina, you probably should be searching in the civil records of Northumberland Co. for the 1790s, particularly in the will files. Concerning church records, the surname BENFER in that region was German, so you probably should seek Lutheran or German Reformed church records of that period and location. Penn Twp. surrounds the town of Selinsgrove, where the oldest Lutheran church is Sharon Lutheran Church, 120 S. Market St., PA 17870. The phone number in 1988 was 717-374-8444, but realignment of area code numbers in Pennsylvania a few years ago might have changed that. Good luck, Nelson R. Sulouff Arizona

Hello Listers, I had a crazy idea some time ago. I've been trying to tear down a brick wall and it occured to me that I might get a clue from newspaper articles, but with my luck, the information would be in one of the German language newspapers. This family spoke German up until my mother's generation. I thought I'd read through and copy all the articles with my family name and try to find someone to translate. Well, the type (font) they used was nearly impossible to read and it seems they capitalized every third word. I gave up in disgust. Does anyone out there know if anyone has tackled this task already? Is there a compilation of translated old German newspaper articles? Would anyone like to try? How about a high school or college German class? OK, I'll go sit quietly in my corner now. Lisa Wright Betts AURAND(T), ARNOLD, HERROLD, ANDERSON, BURRIS, SIMCOX, HAVILAND, BORDNER, WALKER, GAUGLER, SWANGER, SNOOK (and many more)

Is anyone researching BENFER in Northumberland and/or Union Co? I believe I"m looking for a woman named Mary Benfer, prob. born in the 1790s and died ca 1831. I would like to hear from anyone researching BENFER. Thank you. Phyllis Rickard Adrian, MI prickard@monroe.lib.mi.us or prickard@dmci.net

Hi all-- A fellow researcher and I am seeking others researching the KELLY and St. CLAIR families of central PA in the 1700-1800's Specifically I am looking for (Philip) William KELLY, b 1799, d 1882 who married Elizabeth SHAFFER, b 1803, d 1868 William's mother is said to be from the St. CLAIR family and Williams was orphaned early and raised by a St. CLAIR man They resided in Snyder Co, PA & buried in Zion Church, Snyder Co But these families seemed to move often I am seeking William's parentage Any clues? Thanks, Marc Researching PA families: CULP/KALP/SCHNECK... GOODMAN/GUTEMAN/BROWN... TRABINGER/TROVINGER/OPDEGRAF... WORKMAN/WORDMAN/ROMBERGER ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Tom, Have you checked any of Charles Fisher's books on Snyder Co families? Sue PAUNION-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > PAUNION-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 105 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Fisher Family of New Columbia [Tom Young <teyoung@i1.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from PAUNION-D, send a message to > > PAUNION-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Fisher Family of New Columbia > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 01:11:06 -0400 (EDT) > From: Tom Young <teyoung@i1.net> > To: PAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, > > I'm interested in Samuel Fisher (1827-1901) of New Columbia, White Deer > Twp, Union Co, PA. He is said to have been born there, but I have been > unable to prove it. He is definitely there from 1850 to 1901. His parents > might be George (b. c1790) and Elizabeth (b. c1795), but proof of that is > also lacking. They are likely descended from the clan in early White Deer > Twp, but exactly how is unclear. > > Any help appreciated. > > Tom Young <teyoung@i1.net>

Hi, I'm interested in Samuel Fisher (1827-1901) of New Columbia, White Deer Twp, Union Co, PA. He is said to have been born there, but I have been unable to prove it. He is definitely there from 1850 to 1901. His parents might be George (b. c1790) and Elizabeth (b. c1795), but proof of that is also lacking. They are likely descended from the clan in early White Deer Twp, but exactly how is unclear. Any help appreciated. Tom Young <teyoung@i1.net>