I see something on Footnote.com that looks like it might be a person I'm searching for.......Paul Bishop on the Revolutionary Pensions. If there is anyone one list that is a member I'd appreciate you contacting me and looking at this for me. Thanx Barbara Sacramento CA [email protected]

I have a Maria TENNEY/TINNEY who marries a Richard CORNELIUS in 1836 in Tuscarawas County Ohio. Cornelius' were from somewhere in PA and had a stop over in the panhandle of WV before coming to Tuscarawas/Harrison Counties. Unfortunately, I know nothing else of the Tenneys other than Maria Tenney was born in 1812 in MD. Rick In a message dated 9/27/2010 3:16:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:40:55 -0400 From: "Ruth Sprowls" <[email protected]> Subject: [PAWASHIN] TENNEY surname in your tree? To: <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" My maiden name is Tenney and I assist the Tenney family association with locating ANY Tenney data. According to obits for Virgil Ray Tenney (d. Nov. 11,1990) and his wife Gertrude (Redman) Tenney (d. Aug. 14, 2007), they had children living in Fayette and Greene Counties. Virgil was b. 1939 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co.,WV, parents were Douglas Raymond Tenney and Wilda Avis (?) Ours. Parents of Douglas were Guy Tenney and Martha E. Kittle. >From googling, it seems that all these families lived for a time in Carmichaels, Nemacolin, Waynesburg, Wasghington, Crucible areas. I would like to contact a descendant if possible to tie in this family into our ongoing project. Children of Virgil and Gertrude are: Lonnie D. Tenney Douglas O. Tenney Eric A. Tenney jeremy E. Tenney Nenamosha King Konswalia C. Tenney Venus B. Tenney Jeanette E. Tenney Virgil R. Tenney, Jr. (dec.) siblings of Virgil Sr. James, William, Martin, Wade, Glendora (TEnney) Haddox Wilson (dec.),Marietta Brock, Andrea K. Johnson & Avis Bainbridge; bro. Leland dec. Thanks in advance, Ruth Sprowls

My maiden name is Tenney and I assist the Tenney family association with locating ANY Tenney data. According to obits for Virgil Ray Tenney (d. Nov. 11,1990) and his wife Gertrude (Redman) Tenney (d. Aug. 14, 2007), they had children living in Fayette and Greene Counties. Virgil was b. 1939 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co.,WV, parents were Douglas Raymond Tenney and Wilda Avis (?) Ours. Parents of Douglas were Guy Tenney and Martha E. Kittle. >From googling, it seems that all these families lived for a time in Carmichaels, Nemacolin, Waynesburg, Wasghington, Crucible areas. I would like to contact a descendant if possible to tie in this family into our ongoing project. Children of Virgil and Gertrude are: Lonnie D. Tenney Douglas O. Tenney Eric A. Tenney jeremy E. Tenney Nenamosha King Konswalia C. Tenney Venus B. Tenney Jeanette E. Tenney Virgil R. Tenney, Jr. (dec.) siblings of Virgil Sr. James, William, Martin, Wade, Glendora (TEnney) Haddox Wilson (dec.),Marietta Brock, Andrea K. Johnson & Avis Bainbridge; bro. Leland dec. Thanks in advance, Ruth Sprowls

Hi All, I also have information similar to Carole Clarke regarding the Staley's in Washington County, PA with some mysteries of my own yet to solve. I am descended from the Michael Staley that Carole mentioned through Daniel Staley via his daughter Mary E. Staley and her daughter Grace Arvella Staley and my mom Ruth Thompson Lesso. I have a few family letters that include two from Frederick Staley written while he and Samuel were in the Civil War. I also have one from their brother John W. Staley who somehow ended up in Iowa at some point. (If anyone knows anything about him, I would be interested.) There were also a couple of other siblings to this family but I don't have access to my records tonight. Frederick, Samuel, Mary E., John W. and Aaron (as mentioned by Carole) had at least one more sister who married and was living in Ohio. I believe that our Samuel Staley never married and may have had some challenges that never let him strike out on his own. Frederick's letters from the Civil war told how he and Samuel were doing and some details about where they had travelled, what they were doing in camp and what may happen next. They were signed with both the brothers names but seem to be written by Frederick so I don't think that Samuel could write. He seemed to live with brothers or sisters from the census records. I have yet another letter that I believe was from Samuel's sister (or her husband) in Ohio (I can't remember his or her name at the moment) which mentioned again how Samuel was doing while living there with them. I need to verify that this family was indeed his sister but it seems that someone was always taking care of Samuel. I am thinking that maybe he and the Samuel in Nebraska are two different people. Feel free to ask more questions or pose more theories. I will have better access to my records late tomorrow. Judy Lesso ************************************** Judy Lesso, Pittsburgh, PA Email:[email protected] ************************************* > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:51:53 +0000 > Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] Samuel Staley > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: cclarke03 > Surnames: Simpson, Goe, Hays, Barnes, Wadsworth, Lender, Smith > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3893.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi! > > If you have access to Ancestry, there are trees out there that include these individuals. > > My gg grandmother, Lydia Margaret, was adopted by Frederick and Catharine Weaver Staley. They lived in Bristoria, PA. I tell you this because I've included Staley's in my tree. Lydia Margaret married my gg grandfather, Wesley Hiram Simpson. > > Back on you.... > > I have Daniel Staley, born Circa 1802 in PA, and Catharine Hartman, born 14 Aug 1811 in Bucks County, PA, as Samuel's parents. I have Samuel living in Wash County, PA in the 1900 and 1910 census'. > > I have Michael Staley as Daniel's father. No mother. Michael Staley was also the father of my Frederick who adopted my gg grandmother. I also have Christian, Martha, Peter, and Jacob as Daniel and Frederick's brothers. > > Hope this helps. > > Carole Clarke > > 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. > > > > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kevinstaley1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3893.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have Ancestry and have seen where a Samuel was living with a couple of brothers Aaron and Frederick around 1900 and 1910 in PA and around 1890 collecting veteran benefits along with Frederick, but need to find a link from PA to NE and back to PA. I agree with your theory about Mary possible death in NE as a reason for him to leave, but Samuel had several kids while in NE....one of which is Oliver Peter Staley (born 27 SEP 1867, Saline, NE) who as I said was my G Grandfather. If he did move back to PA instead of living with his children.....well must have had a bad fallout. If you had some hard document passed down through family I would go this route, but the census really doesn't give a solid path to go on. I'll keep plugging forward....so if you find anything else out, let me know. Going to see if I can get a lead on a headstone for Mary Faust in NE. Thanks Kevin ([email protected]) 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.

A crop would have been a small section of the ear that had been removed. It could have been a V shape or a small arc. The hole would have been just that, a hole made through the ear. The marks were used to distinguish his cattle or sheep from the neighbors. To this day some people still use such marks but most now use ear tags.

First, I'd read this sentence like this with my words in paranthesis. Upon the motion of Andrew Swearingen ordered that his Ear Mark (marks, plural) (which are) a (1) Crop in the Left Ear and a (2) hole in the Right be recorded. A "crop" I'd think would be any size of a "missing piece". For example, when cats fight and an ear is bitten or sliced with a cat's nail, it often leaves a "V" shaped "rip" or cut where the cartilage was torn and because the 2 sides could not be held together during healing, the injury leaves a wide "V" split in the tissues so it looks like it was purposely done. A man could get something like that when working near tree limbs; a cut from the hoof of an unruly animal; a fall onto a sharp object; a knife fight; a bullet that grazed and split the outer ear lobe. I'm not sure about the "hole" unless it was deliberately done? It may have resulted from a localized bacterial infection that ended up erupting through both sides of the ear cartilage. Or, a knife or bullet wounding....but someone would have to have really been off for where they were aiming! Where is this book? Judy On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]>wrote: > Are there examples of what this might have looked like? > > Virginia Court Records in PA > Records of West Augusta, Ohio and Yohogania Counties, Virginia 1795-1780, B > CRUMRINE > Genealogical Publishing Co.,Consolidated Edition,Library of Congress Card > #74-7238, INBN 0-8063-0624-6 > > April 29, 1778 > > pg. 219 > Upon the motion of Andrew Swearingen ordered that his Ear Mark a Crop in > the Left Ear and a hole in the Right be recorded. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cclarke03 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3893.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi again! I forgot to mention.... Samuel is living with Frederick and Eliza Ann Amos Staley in the 1900 Census. He's living with Aaron in the 1910 Census. So, my assumption is that his wife died before 1900 and he moved back home to PA. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cclarke03 Surnames: Simpson, Goe, Hays, Barnes, Wadsworth, Lender, Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3893.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi! If you have access to Ancestry, there are trees out there that include these individuals. My gg grandmother, Lydia Margaret, was adopted by Frederick and Catharine Weaver Staley. They lived in Bristoria, PA. I tell you this because I've included Staley's in my tree. Lydia Margaret married my gg grandfather, Wesley Hiram Simpson. Back on you.... I have Daniel Staley, born Circa 1802 in PA, and Catharine Hartman, born 14 Aug 1811 in Bucks County, PA, as Samuel's parents. I have Samuel living in Wash County, PA in the 1900 and 1910 census'. I have Michael Staley as Daniel's father. No mother. Michael Staley was also the father of my Frederick who adopted my gg grandmother. I also have Christian, Martha, Peter, and Jacob as Daniel and Frederick's brothers. Hope this helps. Carole Clarke 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kevinstaley1 Surnames: Staley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3893/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any info on Samuel Staley, born 1832 in PA. He migrated to Nebraska around early 1860. Do not know parents or sibilings. Samuel married Mary Caroline Faust in 1863 Otoe, Nebraska. Looking for land documents, birth records, migration records, and possible parent / sibling records. 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.

Are there examples of what this might have looked like? Virginia Court Records in PA Records of West Augusta, Ohio and Yohogania Counties, Virginia 1795-1780, B CRUMRINE Genealogical Publishing Co.,Consolidated Edition,Library of Congress Card #74-7238, INBN 0-8063-0624-6 April 29, 1778 pg. 219 Upon the motion of Andrew Swearingen ordered that his Ear Mark a Crop in the Left Ear and a hole in the Right be recorded.

Hi Carole, Lizzie wouldn't belong in *that particular* family, BUT since I don't know the parents or siblings for Samuel Flowers, she could be related. We thought Samuel Flowers came from Greene County, but I have absolutely NO clues for parents' names. So Lists .... if you have a Samuel Flowers in your line, let me know. Mine was a Stage Coach driver from Washington PA to Uniontown PA to Frederick Co MD. He married Mary A. Lane from West Bethlehem Twp, daugh of John Lane Sr and Catherine Baker Lane. Later, they lived in South Strabane Twp, once again right along The National Pike (Rt 40) as was Mary A. Lane's childhood home. By 1876, Samuel Flowers died-- no clues about cause of death. Sam and Mary lived on a farm that had belonged to her brother Daniel. When Daniel's grandson got the property, he lost it during the mini-depression that began in the late 1870s-to-early 1800s. Mary had to move to the City of Washington. A 1879 letter to her sister-in-law shows Mary as a broken woman. 1880 Census shows her as HOH with daug. Caroline Flowers (using maiden name) with Mary's grandchild, last name LASH. So, if this guy fits your Flowers family, let me know. Judy Florian

Judy and list,   Forgive me if I have this wrong, but I deleted your emails re Flowers.  I thought you were looking for Lizzie Flowers.  If so, maybe this will help.  If not, sorry if I add any confusion to the situation.    I was surfing Mr. Fordyce's birth, death, and marriages site and came across a Lizzie Flowers.   Here's the info and the link.  I hope it helps.   For everyone else, I have found when I'm stuck and don't know what else to do I surf the other counties sites!  I may not find the area I'm looking for, but I always end up finding something!    Mr. Fordyce has done mega things for Greene County!  He personally visited every cemetery there and photographed and logged the tombstones.  He created CDs of them (5 in all), and he even picked up a few in neighboring counties!  He also created a newspaper obit CD for the RP newspaper.  The list goes on and on of his accomplishments.  If you haven't visited the Cornerstone site, I'm including that link also.  I found that sometimes families published obits + in neighboring counties.  Plus, if you're like my family, you'll find relatives in Fayette, Wash, Greene, and Westmoreland!  So, it never hurts to check them all!     Flowers, Lizzie       Dille, Minton        Aug 29, 1891   Morrisville, Pa.                             4    365        http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy/GCRecords/     http://www.cornerstonegenealogy.com/       Carole Clarke  

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: richeena21 Surnames: Duff, Giffin, McGeary, McClelland Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3892.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My husband descends from the Giffins and this is what I have (although I have no dates or anything to support this) I believe I got this information from someone else. William McGeary m. Mary Giffin was probably born bet 1762-1786. They had a child Giffin McGeary m. Sarah Duff b. 1804 PA. Giffin and Sarah McGeary had a daughter Mary Ann McGeary who married William R. McClelland. William McClelland and Mary Ann McGeary had a son, John McClelland b. 3 Sep 1850 in Armstrong Co PA. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wendy5259 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3892/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Charles W (b 1809), William M (b 1806) and Jesse (b 1803) all show as being born in PA but living in Ohio from at least 1820. Does anyone know exactly where these men came from and to what family they belonged? There were also some others during that time that appeared and disappeared including Eugene, John and James. I saw an email about some McGearys and McGiffins and I do see some people named Giffin living in the same area as my gggrandfather, Charles W. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3890.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a some Stewarts in my family grave site in Versailles Cemetery in Pittsburgh that seem to have a connection to Mt Pleasant PA and to Henry Clay Frick and family. Henry Clay Frick was rich and everyone else was poor. Western PA was once Augusta County Virginai at one time and may families had relatives in hige place working for the Confederate States. Something maybe should be left quiet. It was Henry Clay Fricks business partner Andrew Carnegie who was so worried about General JEB Brown Stuart. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bsk7151 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3890.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Interesting thoughts about Jeb Stuart! I never knew he was this far west in PA! My Stewarts were in the West Middletown/Cross Creek areas back in the late 1700's or so. I just can't seem to connect them with any other Stewarts there. There is nothing more I can get online, and I am unable to travel to the court houses or libraries during the days and hours when they are open. This family was well-respected in the area for years, but they are all gone. I guess I just can't believe there is not someone in the area that still recognizes the family or knows something about them. This Hanna family descends from the first immigrant, Richard who was born in Ireland and immigrated @ 1800, give or take a few years. I believe he had a relative named James already settled in West Middletown, PA. 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.

There are still some early ancestry Stewart relations, long time farmers, in Woodrow, PA near Hickory. They might not be in the phone book though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a private communication. Do not forward or print without permission from author.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3890.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: By coincidence I am working with a Stuart/Stewart family who I believe is connected to Hunter Robert Stuart of the Astor Fur Trade. It's the Hanna family that gets my attention because I believe some of these Stuarts were related to a Hanna family. One of the most interesting things in my research is that Andrew Carnegie was very worried that General Jeb Brown Stuart was going to capture Pittsburgh. Actually there was a Vickburg newspaper article during the Civil War that states some of Stuart's man captured part of the town of Washington south of Pittsburgh. Historians say that was just wishful thinking by the Confederates but just I wonder. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3890.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: By coincidence I am working with a Stuart/Stewart family who I believe is connected to Hunter Robert Stuart of the Astor Fur Trade. It's the Hanna family that gets my attention because I believe some of these Stuarts were related to a Hanna family. One of the most interesting things in my research is that Andrew Carnegie was very worried that General Jeb Brown Stuart was going to capture Pittsburgh. Actually there was a Vickburg newspaper article during the Civil War that states some of Stuart's man captured part of the town of Washington south of Pittsburgh. Historians say that was just wishful thinking by the Confederates but just I wonder. 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.