This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sandraandersen92345 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1524.56/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Jennifer, I have never had an answer to a post before I am happy and surprised! I was looking through a book called "Washington Co. PA Early Marriage Index" at the New Castle PA Library. Someone had pulled out the first 5 pages so Iam not sure what these letters mean. My ancestor's name is John Ross and his wife Mary Elizabeth (we do not know her maiden name) of Green Co.PA They were married about 1776 not much later. So when I found this in this book I am very interested, a good hint if they were married around 1776. Groom: John W Ross Bride: Mary Craig OC-H pg.102, OC may mean Orphans Court I went on line and that was indicated. If you can help I will truly appreciate you! Best Regards, Sandi Andersebn 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: dkjbeach Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3808.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am also looking for birth records of David Mitchell Pruden. Have you been able to find anything? 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.

I wrote this as information for the PAWASH, and I went and checked my notes and I discovered that Peter Caster's name was mispelled in the article I placed on-line. The actual name was Peter Cast(n)er, who also came from the Philadelphia area. (To date: he rest of the information is correct.) Information pertaining to this fellow can be found at: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Peter+Castner%22+Donora+PA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLD_en The Caster family has a wonderful family newsletter and website located at: www.caoa-gen.org Those having any variation of this name: Caster Castor Coster Custard Custer Gerster Kaster Kastor Keister Kiester Kistard Kister Koester Koster Kuester Kustard Kuster Kusterd K(two dots above the u)uster may contact them via [email protected] and their DNA project is at: [email protected] I sincerely apologize for any confusion that this might have caused for anyone, but knowing how important it is to have accurate information, I believed it my duty to inform all of you. author of the article --- nacs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: DiannaCharles57 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3853.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Katrina, no I don't mind you peeking at all as I'm really going crazy trying to sort out Henry Fuller's birth place, i'm only going by his muster roll and i'm thinking surely the guy knows where he was born?? Maybe not he states he was born in Washington county, but now I don't know whether it's washington Township in one of the other counties and there sure is a lot of those. So i'm staying in Westmoreland and Armstrong counties now but checking census's etc I only have one last James Fuller on the 1830 Census to check, he was living in Ligonier in 1830, Henry Fuller must have been in Westmoreland at some stage as that's where his wife was born/raised so I'll just have to keep asking the questions and see what comes up. I've made enquires with the WPGS would it be any idea to make enquires with GSSWPA as well. I suppose it wouldn't hurt. Mind you I'm doing this from Australia so it's not too easy. Thanks so much for your reply trust me any help is appreciated just a! bout to pull my hair out. Dianna 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: katnkradle Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3853.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Dianna. On occasion I peak into people's queries, and I hope that you don't mind a little help. Washington County was formed from the much larger Westmoreland County in 1810. So you may want to try that first. Prior to that it changed names a few times, but was owned by Virginia. It was formed from the much larger Bedford County. You can check a timeline to the history of Washington County on the site: http://www.genealogicalsocietyswpa.com/Washington-County-History.html(Just copy and paste to your address bar). you might also want to check out the Mayflower Society's silver books. They give the first five generations and may list your Fuller ancestors. I hope this helps. Katrina Wilk, VP GSSWPA 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: nancyn3111 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1524.55/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information relating to James Park and Ella (or Ellen Jefferson). James died 1904 in Florence and Ella died Nov 1888 in Florence. I have not been able to identify her parents. James was the son of Joseph born about 1804 in Hanover and Catherine (last name unknown) born about 1808, also in Hanover. I do not have a death date or place for Joseph or Catherine. James and Ella were my 2nd great-grandparents. Any help you could give me would be appreciated. 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.

Hoping someone who lives in Washington County and/or is familiar with the land as it was in the early 1800's may offer a suggestion as to a possible burial site or cemetery. I have copied a brief section from the will of William Keys, a resident of Pikes Run 1805-1815-16. The family immigrated to Washington Co. from No. Ireland in 1805 and were members of Episcopal Church. William and his wife Christine Graham Keys both lived on the land described below. Wm. died in 1815 or 16. I assume Christine died there too. I have not been able to locate where they are buried. Is it possible with these land descriptions that someone might guess of an early cemetery they may be buried? Thank you Barb in Oregon ~~~~ The Will of William Keys “I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Christina during her natural life the land I now live on being the same I purchased from Reasin Bealle. I bequeath to my son Wm. Keys a lot of ground with it’s improvements to being the same that I purchased from Joseph Leonard known by the name of Lanyard place. In addition a lot of land to be struck of the tract of land bequeathed to my said wife and part of the tract I purchased of Washington Heaton, bounded as follows: Beginning at the gate now stands north of the house Daniel Bayliss occupies, from hence along the meanders of the _ _ _ to a line of fence known as by the name of the place of Washing of Sheep, thence north, of said line of fence a strait direction until it strikes the line of Wilson’s land thence to follow the line until it strikes the Pittsburgh Road. “ Witnessed by Zeph Bealle George Guttery , William Guttery Signed by Before me Isaac Kerr, Register for Probate, 31 August 1815 _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3

I'm new to the list and not sure what's available. I can look up the Wash Co site and see they offer "officially" but wondered if there are kind souls who actually hit the court house now and then and can take a peek at records for others. I have several Wash Co. connections but am especially interested in my grandmother - Eleanor Courtney Grace who married Milton Earl Smith and they were living in "Arden" in about 1918 according to his military registration form. Anyone help? Thanx Barbara in Sacramento CA

Many thanks to all of you, Judy, Ruth, the ones that I know by name but I 'm sure there are LOTS more of y'all out there lurking...for keeping this little :) website and group up and going and remaining pertinent.  Y'all rock, someday I'll make it over there (I'm 3 hours away in Akron, bah) to do some research. vera

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sandraandersen92345 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1524.19.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Jenn France I am up here in New Castle, Lawrence Co. PA, our library has the book but unfortunatly someone tore out the first 5 pages. This is my question I found a possiable, John W Ross and Mary Craig, OC-H pg. 102. I think OC means Orphans Court but I don't know what the H is, do you? This little library has a nice Genealogy section but it doesn't have "Orphan Court" books, will I have to road trip to Washington Co.? Any help will be appreciated! Regards, Sandi Andersen 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.

-- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Try my sites. I may not have your cemetery but I'm working to get more online. Judy On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Marilyn Prinzing <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello list members, > > At the moment I feel like I am researching the twilight zone. > > I realize that it has been a couple of years since I have tried to find > cemeteries on the internet to look up surnames that I am researching but > when did Ancestry.com take over all of the public info at a price? > > For every cemetery web site that I found, I was asked to fill in the name > of > the person for whom I was searching. Upon filling in the name with my > details, I was immediately thrown over to the Ancestry.com site. I finally > decided to test the system by entering my mother's detailed info. Again I > was sent to Ancestry.com which ignored my details and gave me pages of > names > that had nothing to do with my mother or where she is buried in the North > Belle Vernon, PA cemetery. > > Does anyone know what web site I can use to work directly with cemeteries > in > Washington Co. without having to deal with Ancestry.com? I remember when > the cemetery sites published their own list on their web sites. > > Thank you, > Marilyn; Lake Co., IL; grew up Belle Vernon, PA > > --

I've been asked about how to do title searches. I have 2 sections of help files on one of my sites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~florian/genealogy101/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~florian/faqs/ It looks like I did 2 files about Title Searches. Not sure why I did 2... it's been a while since I wrote them. One of the pages has a list of tips. One page describes the process of doing a title search. I still need to put up instructions about how to draw a tract of land using deed info. Maybe this summer. Oh, and you can use the box on my sites to search for anything. The on-site Google search box seems to work the best. Judy -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

It was probably on the Swearingen farm / homestead. Look for a deed that sells this property, whole or in part. The deed should say there's a cemetery on the land. If Thomas SWEARINGEN who died April 12, 1803 had family, the land probably continued in the family. It could take years before the land gets split up. A title search would show how the land transferred hands. See my web sites for how to do a title search. When families started a farm cemetery, no records exist. See if there is an Obit-- might say buried on his farm. As more burials occurred, again, no records. Even churches kept no or few early records. There was no fee to be buried on one's own land; no fee to "open" a grave--family dug it; no fee to the land owner; no cemetery regulations. A doctor's bill for "last illness" might be in the estate Account. A "undertaker" or family member made the coffin-- if the estate had an Account, the bill will be in there. "Viewing" was at home, if any done. So I'd look for an Estate Settlement//Account and search Deeds up through the years. Eventually, the land may have been set aside as a "cemetery" in the Deed record. Judy On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 6:08 PM, DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]>wrote: > What kind of records might exist when a cemetery started? Did it start in > 1803 with the first burial known? > > Where might a record be located? > > Would taxes be paid on this land separately? > > The Cooke Burial Ground, South Strabane Twp, Washington Co PA was a family > burial cemetery. > The earliest grave is for Thomas SWEARINGEN who died April 12, 1803. > Then on Aug. 18, 1823 Andrew S. Cooke, age 24 died and was buried there. > > Thomas Swearingen was Andrew S. Cooke uncle. > > > Appreciate any help. > A family searcher > **** > 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 > -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

Try this one   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& --- On Mon, 6/14/10, J.A. Florian <[email protected]> wrote: From: J.A. Florian <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] COUNTY CEMETERY LISTS To: "Marilyn Prinzing" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 9:49 PM -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Try my sites.  I may not have your cemetery but I'm working to get more online. Judy On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Marilyn Prinzing <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello list members, > > At the moment I feel like I am researching the twilight zone. > > I realize that it has been a couple of years since I have tried to find > cemeteries on the internet to look up surnames that I am researching but > when did Ancestry.com take over all of the public info at a price? > > For every cemetery web site that I found, I was asked to fill in the name > of > the person for whom I was searching.  Upon filling in the name with my > details, I was immediately thrown over to the Ancestry.com site.  I finally > decided to test the system by entering my mother's detailed info.  Again I > was sent to Ancestry.com which ignored my details and gave me pages of > names > that had nothing to do with my mother or where she is buried in the North > Belle Vernon, PA cemetery. > > Does anyone know what web site I can use to work directly with cemeteries > in > Washington Co. without having to deal with Ancestry.com?  I remember when > the cemetery sites published their own list on their web sites. > > Thank you, > Marilyn; Lake Co., IL; grew up Belle Vernon, PA > > -- **** 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

What kind of records might exist when a cemetery started? Did it start in 1803 with the first burial known? Where might a record be located? Would taxes be paid on this land separately? The Cooke Burial Ground, South Strabane Twp, Washington Co PA was a family burial cemetery. The earliest grave is for Thomas SWEARINGEN who died April 12, 1803. Then on Aug. 18, 1823 Andrew S. Cooke, age 24 died and was buried there. Thomas Swearingen was Andrew S. Cooke uncle. Appreciate any help. A family searcher

If someone is familiar with West Alexander, please drop me a note. I have a few questions about locations within the West Alexander boundaries. Judy

Thank you Ruth. It's been a very rough 18 months for me. Judy On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Ruth Sprowls <[email protected]t>wrote: > Super job everyone - Judy as always is typing her fingers away - > you ALL know how much you are appreciated. > Ruth >

Super job everyone - Judy as always is typing her fingers away - you ALL know how much you are appreciated. Ruth

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/index.html I have been re-doing this Cemetery Index over the last year. Gina Nestor gave me her very long and very complete "Cemetery Database" to use online, including the format she used to list the information for each cemetery. It gives name, address, location, background info, where to find more information, etc. I've tried to add information to the database when I or a submitter knows or discovers additional details. Gary L. Caldwell added GPS coordinates to the cemeteries he typed up. I've tried to make sure "all cemetery names" are given if a cemetery changed names or was/is known by multiple names. I've used Gina's Database to make an online "card" for each cemetery; the "card" lists the database info. Then, on separate web pages, I post the burial list. The entire database has been online for a while, as one long file. You could probably find it quick by using the search term "database", "Gina Nestor", or by the cemetery name. If the name you use does not come up, it may be known as a different name. We had many cemeteries online before from when Christina Hunt was webmaster. "Nacs" from this list added photos last year of cemeteries around Charleroi, PA. Gary L. Caldwell submitted Census info for many cemeteries that were "read" by the DAR around 1937-1938. Many of these cemeteries were in poor condition at that time for many now un-used cemeteries. Gary's additions so far have added almost 2,000 names to the online cemetery database. (I need to add up totals for all the ones online.) Here are the newest additions: 374 names for BRUSH RUN (PETERS CREEK UNITED PRESBYTERIAN) CEMETERY 261 names for Center United Presbyterian Cemetery 150 names for Chartiers Cross Roads Presbyterian Cemetery 304 names for Raccoon Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Candor) 248 names for WEST FINLEY CEMETERY BURNSVILLE, PA 424 names for The Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery 127 names for Tucker Methodist Episcopal (Stone) Cemetery (Tucker United Methodist Church) 355 Venice United Presbyterian Cemetery now Venice Presbyterian Church USA 11 (plus missing) names for Wayside Cemetery (Dager Cemetery) Glyde, North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania NOTE: "Totals" will never be accurate for any of cemeteries. Many old cemeteries had unmarked graves, now forgotten. Many cemeteries never kept records of burials. If the cemetery was in-use, more burials may have occurred after a "reading" was completed. Therefore, the "totals" only represent the numbers found at the time of a reading. Anyone can submit info about names "missed" during a reading, or submit corrections. I still have several more cemeteries to do. I'm also still working on other submissions. Judy -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

My apologies to everyone regarding my previous message. My Civil War project is for LAKE COUNTY OHIO - I am so sorry me previous message was misleading, as I left that important fact out of the message. Sincerely, Ruth