Posted on: Venango Co. Pa Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Venango/2253 Surname: Burt, Burtt, Burts, Bovard, Bovaird ------------------------- My grandfather, David Andrew Burt, born June 27, 1875, lists his birth place as Greanoke, PA. I am unsure if this is Green Oaks, Venango Co., the Green Oaks area of Armstrong Co. or Greenock, Allegheny Co. However, I am beginning to think it is Green Oaks, Venango Co. if that is somewhere near Butler and Armstrong Counties. He lists his parents as John Burt and Rebecca Bovaird. David married a Martha ? and had a son, Kenneth Melville, b. Dec 4, 1896 in Parkers Landing, PA. There may have been another son, Richard, also. The reason I am leaning towards Green Oaks is that there are Bovards (includes Bovairds) in Butler Co. right next to Parkers Landing, Armstrong Co. So if David was born in Venango Co., moved to Parkers Landing to work (he was a glass blower and Parker had a glass production house around that time), it would add up more than the Green Oak area of Armstrong, which is actually father away I think. We also have an oral history that our surname spelling was changed with either my grandfather or ggfather. My father thought it was spelled Burtt, but it is very possible it was spelled Burts, and there are Burts in the lower right corner of Venango Co! Does anyone know where Green Oaks is in relation to Butler/Armstrong Co.? Does any of this set off anything for anyone here? ANY help would be greatly appreciated! Ken Burt Atlanta, GA.