I've been researching information on the daughter of C. H. Chandler of Charleroi who m. Lawrence C. Phipps. From what I have so far, I have the date of 1898 as the day that they m. in Charleroi, but have not found any other information pertaining to this. They were moving in high society circles and would presume that they had a substantial wedding announcement somewhere. (?) Besides checking at the courthouse, does anyone have any other suggestions re: where to look for earlier wedding articles? Thanks, nacs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a private communication. Do not forward or print without permission from author.

The following information was extracted from the Washington Observer dated Jan. 26, 1893: INTERMENTS AT BEALLSVILLE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED TO THE UNKNOWN DURING THE PAST YEAR E. G. Cole, superintendant of the Beallsville cemetery makes the following report of the interments at that place, during the year just closed: January 7 Harry G. Young 7 Ethel Hartley 12 Mrs. Mortemer Jones 19 Mrs. Croft February 9 Hannah McGinnis March 22 Mrs. George Yorty 22 John Nicholson April 5 Child of George Micherner 16 Elizabeth A. (D?)iams 16 Charles Guttery 17 Eliza Scott May 10 Sarah Weaver June 1 Solomon Mathews July 3 William Hastings 16 Child of Charles Crawford 24 Mrs. Wilson Wickerham August 4 Child of George L. Scott 13 Dennis Brundridge 18 Russell Crouch 19 R. W. Spindler 26 Child of Joseph Thompson September 3 Josie Lee 4 Sarah D. Hawkins 4 Jessie Regester 5 Mary A. Deems 18 Mrs. Aaron DeGood 29 James M. Miller, Jr. October 6 Chatham Jennings 9 James Hetherington 20 Charles Matthews 21 Lewis O'Donnell 30 Mrs. Mary Buffington November 6 Joseph Richards 21 Infant of O. T. Hill 25 Child of Jerome Micherner 27 William Smith December 3 Infant of Frank Weaver 10 Rev. Frank Kenny 26 Susan Sargeant In The Old Graveyard January 2 Child of Samuel Houte 30 Maude Houte April 2 Elizabeth Houte November 1 Thomas Barnhart December 3 Child of Thomas Reese 26 Jemima Hartley _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hayleywebb_1 Surnames: Nash Roberts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3495/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am search for any info re Christiana Nash nee Roberts born aprox 1909 died 1976 Gosford NSW. From the Katoomba area She wasn't officially married to Arthur Nash but took on his name. Some records have her name spelled as Christina. Thank you 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.

GODFREY, MCCREIGHT, PATNESKY, TORNABENE, SEFZIK, CAMPBELL, FEHL, BEDNAR James Stanton GODFREY of Rennerdale died Tuesday, June 21, 1983. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; a daughter, Barbara WILCOX; two sons, William S. and Robert G. GODFREY; a sister, Alva GRIEVES; two brothers, F. Wilbur and W. Herbert GODFREY; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held last Friday in the Thomas and Little funeral home, Oakdale. Raymond MCCREIGHT, 57, of R. D. 5, McDonald, died Tuesday, June 21, 1983, in the St. Clair hospital. A son of Craig and Anna GRIFFITH MCCREIGHT, he was born November 22, 1925, in Midway. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy DELEUZE MCCREIGHT; four daughters, Kathy MILLER and Susan ZINGER of Bridgeville and Sandy and Sally, at home; two sons, Russel of McDonald and Nick, at home; two sisters, June POTTS and Jane LOTT of Cleveland, Ohio; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held last Friday morning in the Thomas and Little funeral home, McDonald, in charge of the Rev. Deryl K. LARSEN, pastor of the First U. M. Church, McDonald. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Edward J. PATNESKY, 66, of Lawrence, died Wednesday, June 22, 1983, in the Canonsburg hospital. A son of Ann PETRAS PATNESKY of Lawrence, and the late Stephen PATNESKY, he was born March 18, 1917, in Tarrs. Mr. PATNESKY had been a resident of Lawrence for the past 55 years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Army in Italy. He was a member of the F. F. W. Post 8308, Lawrence, and the Hills-Henderson Civic Association. Prior to his retirement in 1978, he was employed by Universal Cyclops in the electric furnace department. Besides his mother, he leaves his wife, Nancy ZAVERL PATNESKY; two sons, Ronald PATNESKY of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Edward PATNESKY of Bristol, Tenn.; a daughter, Nancy, the wife of Harold SMITH of Bethel Park; four brothers, Leonard PATNESKY of R. D. 1, Cecil, Louis PATNESKY, Charles PATNESKY, and Raymond PATNESKY of Lawrence; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Blessing services were held last Saturday morning in Canonsburg, in charge of the Rev. John W. GIBSON, pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Lawrence. Burial was in Our Queen of Heaven cemetery. Mrs. Mary K. TORNABENE, 80, of R. D. 4, McDonald, died Thursday, June 23, 1983, in the Washington hospital. She was born October 6, 1902, in Fairmont, W. Va., and was a member of St. Alphonsus R. C. Church, McDonald. Surviving are four daughters, Betty ESQUINO of Pittsburgh, Julia MCANANY of Washington, Mary Helen MATTALIANO of Dearborn, Mich., and Angie MCMURRAY of Taylor, Mich.; a son, Guy TORNABENE of R. D. 4, McDonald; a sister, Elizabeth MATTALIANO of Pittsburgh; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph TORNABENE, and a daughter, Charlotte KAUFMANN, are deceased. Mass of Christian burial was held last Saturday morning in St. Alphonsus R. C. Church, McDonald, in charge of the Rev. Francis PUCCI. Burial was in Venice cemetery. Arrangements were by the Rene R. Freville Funeral Home, Midway. Mrs. Dorothy F. SEFZIK, 60, of Sturgeon, died Saturday, June 25, 1983, in the Ohio Valley hospital. A daughter of Edmond and Augustine SERVAIS HANS, she was born October 27, 1922, in McDonald. She is survived by her husband, Raymond SEFZIK, Sr.; a daughter, Rickie SHIMON of R. D. 1, Bulger; a son, Raymond SEFZIK, Jr., of Midway; three sisters, Louise TYLER of West Virginia, Marie BLANCHARD of McDonald, and Edna Mae BITTNER of McDonald; two brothers, Louis HANS of Ohio and Delbert HANS of McDonald; and six grandchildren. A brother, Edward HANS, and a sister, Eleanor MULVEE, are deceased. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in the Thomas and Little funeral home, McDonald, in charge of the Rev. William MARTIN. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. John James CAMPBELL, 64, of Coraopolis, died Saturday, June 25, 1983. A son of the late Lawrence H. and Millie WALLACE CAMPBELL, he was born July 18, 1918, in Midway. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 402, Coraopolis, and had resided in the area for 34 years. He was a retired lay-out man for Minnotte Brothers Corp., Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy CICCONE CAMPBELL; three daughters, Mrs. Marlene HANNON of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Theresa MUCHLER of Mt. Lebanon, and Mrs. Linda GORRING of Coraopolis; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth CHAPPO of Canonsburg and Mrs. Wanda KONECKO of Slippery Rock, a brother, Garland CAMPBELL of McDonald; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Coraopolis in charge of the Rev. John HERGERT. Burial was in Coraopolis cemetery. Mrs. Evelyn K. FEHL, 67, of R. D.1, Canonsburg, died Friday, June 24, 1983, in the Canonsburg hospital. A daughter of Prudence MCEWEN KELSO of Gladden Heights, McDonald, and the late William Wallace KELSO, she was born January 8, 1926, in McDonald. Mrs. FEHL was a member of Canonsburg U. P. Church. She was an employee of Pike Pharmacy, Canonsburg. Besides her mother, she leaves her husband, Harry R. FEHL; tow sons, Robert D. FEHL of Hanover and Harry (Chip) FEHL, Jr., of R. D. 1, Canonsburg; two daughters, Mrs. James (Kathy) HEIDLER of Cambridge, Ohio, and Mrs. William (Diane) GRIMES of Bethel Park; a sister, Mrs. William (Claretta) BODER of Columbus, Ohio; and four grandchildren. Memorial services were held Tuesday evening in the Canonsburg U. P. Church, in charge of the Rev. G. Sherman OTT. Joseph J. BEDNAR, 77, of McDonald died Saturday, June 25, 1983, in his home. A son of Joseph L. and Anna GETSIE BEDNAR, he was born May 13, 1906, in Braddock. Mr. BEDNAR was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post No. 485, McDonald. He was a meat cutter before retiring and was a clarinetist in the Ringgold Band. Surviving are his wife, Ella KASSAU BEDNAR; a daughter, Ellen BEDNAR of Emsworth; two brothers, George M. BEDNAR of Bridgeville and Raymond F. BEDNAR of Staten Island, N. Y.; and three sisters, Anne ASHTON of Bridgeville, and Cecelia SCOTT and Alice LITTLE of Oakdale. Two sisters, Irene HOFFMAN and Martha BEDNAR, are deceased. A blessing service was held Tuesday morning in the Frank J. Nation Funeral Home, Inc., McDonald, in charge of the Rev. Fr. Francis L. PUCCI, pastor of St. Alphonsus R. C. Church, McDonald. Burial was in Mt. Prospect cemetery.

Carl TAYLOR of St. Johns street observed his 76th birthday Sunday in the Washington hospital. Visitors with him were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond JORDAN, Mrs. Carl TAYLOR, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph CIAMMIACHELLA and children, Mr. and Mrs. Michael JORDAN all of Midway. Mr. and Mrs. William JORDAN of Joffre, and Mr. and Mrs. David JORDAN and son of Coraopolis. *Midway column

Has anyone been getting mail the last few days? I haven't received any from Washington PA. Laura N. Mallett, GRI _www.lauramallett.net_ (http://www.lauramallett.net/) and _www.lauramallett.com_ (http://www.lauramallett.com/) These sites are continually changing **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

Charges Against LESNESKI Nol-Prossed The Washington County Courts on June 6 nol-prossed all charges against Brian LESNESKI, 22, of R. D. 1, Bulger, who was linked with the incident in February in which Jeffrey Alan WILEY, 26, of R. D. 4, McDonald, was shot to death by John ROMAN, 68, of R. D. 1, Imperial. The shooting took place February 15 in a mobile home near Candor when ROMAN was summoned from his tavern on Old Route 22 by his granddaughter who was alone in the mobile home. She stated that she heard someone prowling around outside. He advised her to keep the place locked and he would be over. Mr. ROMAN brought a gun with him and upon entering the trailer found a man sitting in the living room and heard his granddaughter screaming in a bed room. He rushed to the bedroom and found a man and his granddaughter. The man lunged at him and ROMAN fired one shot. The man kept coming at him and ROMAN fired a second shot. The man ROMAN saw in the livingroom fled the scene. The man in the bedroom and at whom ROMAN fired turned out to be WILEY who was killed by the bullets. The man who fled the scene was LESNESKI. In the court findings, signed by Judge John BELL, it was determined that LESNESKI was at the scene at the time but had no knowledge that any crime was being committed. All charges against him were nol-prossed in the June 6 court action which stated that there was insufficient evidence to hold him on any of the charges, namely burglary, criminal conspiracy, and complicity.

Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18 - Release Date: 1/31/2008 12:00 AM

McDonald Church Observes Anniversary The First Baptist Church of McDonald is observing its 97th anniversary this week with evening services and a dinner Sunday following the morning worship service. The Rev. W. Robert CALDWELL, pastor of the Venice Presbyterian Church, will be the guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday, and the Rev. Alvin COON, pastor of the St. John Evangelist Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, will be the guest speaker Thursday evening. The Rev. Howard, CHANEY, pastor of the Tri Stone Baptist Church will be the guest minister Friday evening. Various choirs of the church will furnish music each evening. The Rev. Benjamin SCOTT, pastor will deliver the message at 11:00 a.m. Sunday. The public is cordially invited to attend all services.

PLANCE, ROBINSON, RUSCIOLELLI, COLL, ZADAKIS, GREEN, HARSHEY, SHOUP, ASHMORE Norman L. PLANCE, Sr., 50, of R. D. 1, Bulger, died Saturday, June 11, 1983, in the Allegheny General hospital. A son of Lee and Margaret WORK PLANCE, he was born December 19, 1932, in Robinson Township, Washington County. He was a member of the Robinson Church. Surviving are his wife, Stella N. BOARD PLANCE; four daughters, Carla LANGSTON, of Aliquippa, Andrea STEWART of Fairborn, Ohio, and Cindy PLANCE and Sandy PLANCE of Bulger; two sons, Norman PLANCE, Jr., of McDonald and Scott PLANCE of Bulger; three sisters, Virginia SPRINGER of Texas, Shirley WITHEROW of McDonald and Betty MASON of Crafton; five brothers, Donald PLANCE and Lloyd PLANCE of Georgetown, Clarence PLANCE of Indiana, Harold PLANCE of Hookstown, and Kenneth PLANCE of Kentucky; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Thomas and Little Funeral home, Midway, in charge of the Rev. James ALLISON. Burial was in Robinson Church cemetery. Harry Raymond ROBINSON, Jr., 69, of Canonsburg, died Thursday, June 9, 1983, in his home. A son of Harry R. and Margaret KAUFMAN ROBINSON, he was born March 23, 1924, in Burgettstown. He was a member of the Canonsburg U. P. Church, was a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict, and was a member of V. F. W. Post 191, Canonsburg, and the Post's V. F. W. ambulance service. He was employed as a mechanic at the Tollgate Service Station in Canonsburg for many years. On March 20, 1948, he was married to Emma HAFENBRACK, who survives, along with two daughters, Mrs. Sue Ann MOSS of Houston, and Mrs. Pamela Jane SUMNEY of Canonsburg; two sons, H. Raymond Robinson III of Denver, Colo., and Lawrence D. ROBINSON of Hickory; two brothers, Kenneth ROBINSON of New Castle and Clair ROBINSON of Canonsburg; and seven grandchildren. A daughter, Brenda ROBINSON, is deceased. Private services were held at the convenience of the family. Mario RUSCIOLELLI, 78, of R. D. 2, Burgettstown, died Thursday, June 9, 1983, in the Washington hospital. A son of Gregory and Livia RUSCIOLELLI, he was born September 25, 1904, in Italy. He was a retired coal miner and a former employee of PennDot. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes R. C. Church, Burgettstown, The UMW, and the Muse Independent Club. Surviving are his wife, Mary DIORIZZI RUSCIOLELLI; a son, Ben RUSCIOLELLI of Warminster; two brothers, Edward RUSCIOLELLI of Sturgeon and Raymond RUSCIOLELLI of Downsview, Canada; a sister, Nina RUSCIOLELLI of Italy; tow grandsons, and several nieces and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Angel RUSCIOLELLI, is deceased. Mass of Christian burial was held last Saturday morning in Our Lady of Lourdes R. C. Church, Burgettstown. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nelle BURNS COLL, 83, of Houston, died Sunday, June 12, 1983, in her home. A daughter of Joseph A. and Martha HARBAUGH BURNS, she was born February 8, 1900, in Adelaide. She was an elementary school teacher in the Canon-McMillan School District before retiring. She was a member of Miraculous Medal Church, Meadow Lands, and the Retired Teachers' Association. Surviving are a son, Robert J. COLL of R. D. 4, McDonald; a daughter, Adelaide GASPAR of Canonsburg; a brother, Robert BURNS of Trotter; a sister, Sally THIMMES of Lancaster, Ohio: one grandson, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Charles and Edward BURNS, are deceased. Mass of Christian burial was held Wednesday morning in Miraculous Medal, Meadow Lands, in charge of The Rev. Ferdinand LECH. Burial was in Queen of Heaven cemetery, McMurray. Mrs. Anna M. ZADAKIS, 74, of Lawrence, died Saturday, June 11, 1983, in the Washington County Health Center. A daughter of Joseph and Mary BOLIVITZ URBAN, she was born November 28, 1908, in Pittsburgh. Mrs. ZADAKIS was retired from the Woodville State hospital and was a member of St. Elizabeth Church, Lawrence. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Helen) LAUDERBACK of Hickory and Patricia ARRIGONI of Dayton, Ohio; two sons, Charles ZADAKIS of Washington and John ZADAKIS of Tallahassee, Fla.; four sisters, Mary STROD of REA, Mrs. Vincent (Veronica) STRNISHA of R. D. 1, Canonsburg, and Helen KATRENCIK and Mrs. Thomas (Josephine) RYBACKI of Houston; a brother, Stanley URBAN of Houston; and eight grandchildren. Her husband, Charles J. ZADAKIS, died September 13, 1956. Two brothers, John URBAN and Joseph URBAN, are deceased. Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday morning in St. Elizabeth Church, Lawrence, in charge of the Rev. John W. GIBSON. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, Cecil. James W. GREEN of Zelienople, formerly of Midway, died Thursday, June 9, 1983. She is survived by his wife, Susan M. COLLINS GREEN; his father George GREEN; his mother, Donna BULLIOCK GREEN; two sons, James and John; a sister, Donna Jeanne NAREND; and two brothers, Richard and Clayton GREEN. Funeral services were held Monday in the Wharton funeral home, Imperial. Ollie HARSHEY, 66, of Langeloth, died Friday, June 10, 1983, in his home. A son of Liver and Minnie Bell COOK HARSHEY, he was born November 17, 1916, in Hannastown, Westmorland County. He was a retired employee of the Scott Lumber Company, and a member of the Teamsters Union. Surviving are his wife, Helen CHAPPELL HARSHEY; two daughters, Dolores HARVEY and Pat HARVEY of Langeloth; three step-sons, William ARMSTRONG of Cecil, Delbert ARMSTRONG of Langeloth, and George Melvin ARMSTRONG of Sturgeon; a step-daughter, Shirley RAYMOND of Houston; two brothers, James HARSHEY of Ohio and Frank HARSHEY of Atlasburg; two sisters, Minnie NOGA of R. D. 2, Burgettstown and Nettie ORISON of Burgettstown and 20 grandchildren. Two sisters, Annie MOONEY and Mae HARSHEY, are deceased. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Burgettstown, in charge of the Rev. John ADAMS. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Juanita K. SHOUP, 54, of R. D. 3, Burgettstown, died Thursday, June 9, 1983. A daughter of the late George and Martha KRAMER, she was born March 23, 1929, in Pittsburgh. She was employed as a bus driver for the Burgettstown Area School District, and she was president of the Burgettstown Area School District Local Service Personnel Association. Mrs. SHOUP was a member of the Robinson U. P. Church where she was an elder. She was a member of the Burgettstown Grange and of the Fort Vance Historical Society. She was also vice president and president-elect of the regional PSSPAPSEA. Surviving are her husband, Wilbert SHOUP; three sons, Lawrence, Wayne, and James, all of R. D. 3, Burgettstown; two daughters, Nita MORRISON of Paris, and Cari, at home; three brothers, George KRAMER of R. D. 3, Burgettstown, Wayne KRAMER of Bulger, and Roy KRAMER of Hookstown; and two sisters, Betty ULRICH and Mildred DURAN of Bulger. Funeral services were held Monday morning in the Robinson U. P. church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Edward Quinn ASHMORE, 38, of Grand Prairie, Texas, formerly of the Hickory area, died Monday, June 13, 1983, in his home. A son of the late James William and Virginia WELCH ASHMORE, he was a Vietnam veteran and worked for the U. S. Postal Service in Arlington, Texas. He was married to the former Betty SHERGI, who survives along with a son, Timothy Allen ASHMORE of the U. S. Marine Corps; a daughter, Lori Jo ASHMORE, at home; a brother, James William ASHMORE of Midway, and a sister, Joyce Lou ABRAHAM of Bedford, Texas. A brother, Arthur ASHMORE, is deceased. Burial will be in Dallas, Texas.

Laura, I am intrigued with your data on ANDERSON. 1. A cousin is Anderson from sw region of PA area.2. She is also Huffman/Hoffman. Stewart especially James Stewart kin married into these families. I see other names that were in these files that married into and made HUFFMAN HOFFMAN descendantns. I am going to send this to cousin in IOWA and hopefully she may make sense of it. FYI 2 of JAMES STEWARTs children ma into this Huffman HOFFMAN lineage proven and suspect four others did in Greene Co also as siblings of James. I was doing STEWART research and turned from it to track my direct line more. But there is always so much more to learn when one does collateral lineages. Susi TO WHOM EVER was looking for the Cemetery in West Alexander, it is on Helen's and my site. http://www.ourfamilyhistories.com/ IT was between Helens home with her parents and the school the children went to when I visited in 94. Wow its been so long. ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

Louis CAPUDER of Midway will observe his 99th birthday this Thursday and the family has planned a small reception for this Sunday in the family home in East Dickson street, where he and Mrs. CAPUDER have resided for many years.

PRIBILA, AMMON, STEWART Mrs. Elizabeth PRIBILA, 96, of Oakdale, died Thursday, May 26, 1983, in her home. She was born June 23, 1886, in Czechoslovakia. She survived by a daughter, Ann PRIBILA, at home; a son, Stephen J. PRIBILA of Steubenville, Ohio; and a granddaughter. Mass of Christian burial was held last Saturday in St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Noblestown, in charge of the Rev. Fr. Thomas LAKOMY. Burial was in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements were by the Thomas and Little Funeral Home, Oakdale. Miss Catherine L. AMMON, 33, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., formerly of the Canonsburg area, died Tuesday, May 24, 1983, in Ventura County hospital, Ventura, Calif. A daughter of Edward C. and Catherine AMMON of Canonsburg, she was born January 3, 1950, in Washington. She attended St. Patrick School and Canon-McMillan High School, graduating in 1967. A resident of California for the past 15 years, she was employed as a computer programmer by Manhattan General hospital. Surviving are two sisters, Lenora Sue and May AMMON, both of Manhattan Beach; three brothers, Edward C. AMMON II of McDonald, Melvin AMMON of Ormond Beach, Fla., and William AMMON of Manhattan Beach; and her paternal grandmother, Lenora AMMON of Washington. Mass of Christian burial was held last Saturday morning in St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Canonsburg, in charge of the Rev. Raymond A. CERCONE. Burial was in St. Patrick's cemetery, Canonsburg. William STEWART, Sr., 82, of R. D. 1, McDonald, died Monday, May 30, 1983, in the Washington Extended Care Facility. A son of Ridley and Mary Ann JEWETT STEWART, he was born December 24, 1900, in Portsmouth, England. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a coal miner by Pittsburgh Coal Co. Surviving are his wife Anna CATOLA STEWART of R. D. 1, McDonald; three sons, William STEWART, Jr., of R. D. 1, McDonald, Louis STEWART of Muse, and Ridley STEWART of McDonald; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Frank J. Nation Funeral Home, Inc., where funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, in charge of the Rev. Richard MARTIN, pastor of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, McDonald. Burial will be in Robinson's Run cemetery.

It has come to my attention that this James Anderson might very well NOT be who I thought he was! Based on a Sons of the Revolution membership cited in the California Sons of the Revolution, I thought this was James Anderson, b. abt 1762, son of Capt. Patrick Anderson & Elizabeth Morris of Chester County, PA. In light of new (to me) evidence, I do not think this man is the son of Capt. Patrick Anderson. I have spent a few days gathering more info and I thought since it was really such interesting data that I would share it here. If anyone can add to this or correct me if I am wrong I would appreciate it. This is my transcription from the Rev. War Pension papers, as seen at www.footnotes.com, regarding this James Anderson. Some is verbatim, in quotation marks, and most is paraphrased by me. There are at 50 pages about this guy, or so it seemed at the time: James Anderson born 8 March 1752, London Grove twp, Chester Co., PA died 29 March 1833, Hopewell twp, Washington Co., PA 1st term in the Rev. War - Served under Col. William Montgomery, Lt. Col. Evan Evans, Maj. David McKay or McKee [his words], Capt. Thomas Strawbridge and Dr. Gardener, in Chester County. The last week of June, 1776 "if I recollect aright" marched to a place in New Jersey opposite Staten Island called Blazing Star. Stayed there till a few days after the Battle of Long Island. Then the men were discharged and went home to Chester County. 2nd term in the Rev. War - Chester County Militia, he thinks the 4th Company, commanded by Capt. John McKee. Marched about the last of September, 1777. Regiment commanded by Col. William Montgomery, Lt. Col. Evan Evans, Maj. David McKay, Capts. John Ramsey, Allen Cunningham, etc. Marched to White Marsh and joined the main army under Gen. George Washington the evening after the Battle of Germantown. Their regiment was placed under immediate command of Col. William Evans, Lt. Col. ___ Bremen and Maj. McKay. 2 or 3 days later James Anderson was wounded in the head by the fall of a tree. The battalion was ordered to go west of the Schuylkill to join Gen. Patten. Remained with Gen. Patten till about 6 Dec 1777 when the battalion was discharged. 3rd term in the Rev. War - Commissioned a Captain, drafted into the Militia of Chester County, July, 1778. Marched his company to Philadelphia and remained two months to guard military stores. This was immediately after the British had evacuated Philadelphia. Then returned to Chester County with his company, its term expired. "Having no disposition to leave the army while any county required my services I was attached to the command of Col. Alexander Lewis and acted as a purchasing and issuing company for the troops nine months longer." Listed as witnesses who could affirm his character and/or terms of service: Rev. John Anderson D.D. David Craig, Esq. Thomas McCall, Esq. James Tigart George Wack (?) Joseph Bigham Galbraith Stewart Jacob Donaldson Abram Wootring John Reed William Tweed Also included was a statement from James Anderson's brother, William Anderson of Howland, Trumbull County, Ohio dated 20 June 1832. (later papers said he was in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio). James Anderson did not appear in person in court due to his "bodily infirmity", described as asthma, rheumatism and old age. He was 80 years old at the time that was written. He married Mary Stewart, 19 June 1792 at the home of Robert ______. Could be Lock___ or Wo___, before Matthew Ritchie, Justice of the Peace. John Stewart is listed as a brother of Mary Stewart. Family Bible pages are included (children of James Anderson & Mary Stewart): Births Elizabeth Anderson, 8 Sept 1793 William Anderson, 3 or 5 Apr 1795 Benjamin Anderson, 23 Apr 1797 Mary Anderson, 23 Sept 1799 Sarah Anderson, 29 July 1801 Samuel Anderson, 8? Mar 1804 Rebe_h Anderson, 27 June 1808 There is notation on the last page of Bible records that reads "James Allison Augt 16/53." A letter was written to the Pension Office in 1927 by a Mrs. L. A. Warden of Trenton, MO requesting his pension paperwork. This was a most interesting bunch of papers with more information contained within than I have seen in most Rev. War pension applications. Most of it was quite legible too! What a bonus! Hope this helps someone. Laura

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: isalys Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1686.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The cemt is in Library PA. There are other Bell tombstones and I have pix if anyone is interested. I have been told by other researchers of families in that area that these Bells are not related to my Sarah. Anyhow--maybe it will help some of you. Let me know if you want me to send pix. Email me at eeyore9@verizon.net. Thanks for all responses--sorry I did not say it sooner. I did not realize there were responses. oops! :) Amy 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.

Some people may not believe in how our deceased family "help" us know about other living family, but I thought I'd share this story.... (By the way, don't think I'm crazy--lol) As some background... My grandmother died in 2000; my grandfather died in 1983 or '84. They did have a son--but he died when a baby. I don't remember an exact date (late Dec? early Jan?.... I had the following dream.... I'd gone to my grandma's house, but her "son" had taken all her belongings and would not let grandma in... I told him to move--and I unlocked the front door. Grandma was walking up the green porch (just as I remembered her before, in her spring coat and dress). As we entered the rooms, that "son" /grown man just kind of disappeared somewhere...my focus was on grandma. We walked to the kitchen and she was giving me genealogy stuff to take ... a certificate of the Dague family [note: I've never been able to prove the connection]. Then she handed me a picture frame with 3 photos --each of very 3 young teens/women...I said "Who's that? (young woman, right photo). Grandma (old woman with wrinkles) said (eyes twinkling) "That's ME!" (She was very beautiful when young). "Who's this (center photo)"? "That's Sarah" (and I knew she meant Sarah Lutes). "Who's that?(pointing to the left photo) "That's ___ (she said a name, but I didn't catch it...) Grandma continued: "You HAVE to find ___ " (I didn't hear or understand what she said, and I wanted to know so bad !) "WHO is it?" I asked again....... "You HAVE to find (words unclear).... missing (words unclear).... .... you remember I told you (words unclear).... ......... Right then (in real life ), my doorbell rang ---- and woke me up! I told my visitor I wished she'd been 10 minutes late so I could have finished my dream! Dang! I have "dead people" (family) dreams a lot. And usually it means someone in our family is ill, is dying, or has died. So with this dream, I worried about 2 older close family (females) ... I called one older cousin but her son said she was ok. I forgot about the dream. Today I called my older cousin back... and told her the dream (my grandma is her aunt). And... she says... WHEN did you dream that??? Well......my cousin and I think my dream was about Vernon Hayden and how he was (then) "missing." Now some more family background ... Charlotte Lutes died during childbirth, leaving Sarah Lutes, James Lutes, and Laura Lutes. My great grandma Flora Wynona Waller Lane (mother of the grandma I dream about), took Charlotte's kids and raised them as her own. So my grandma lived with her bro. Roy, sis Vesta... and Sarah, Laura and James Lutes. The 3 Lutes were like "little" siblings to my grandma. Laura married (I think Vernon) Hayden. He had a son (also called) Vernon (Vernon W.--the one who was killed.) Grandma talked to me ALL the time about the Lutes (Greene Co) and the Hayden families. So back to my dream... the last photo would have been Laura Lutes Hayden! I kind of suspect (now) that the "son/ grown man" was my mind's way of saying Laura's grandson (might be a stretch, but it fits). I never knew/saw him so my dream was trying to give some relationship for this man. And Grandma was telling me to find (someone) because the grandson had murdered his granddad (Vernon) and hid the body... then the grson "disappeared." I tell this story because I do believe our deceased family members stay connected to us. I only wish the "communication" they make was clearer than strange dreams that don't make immediate sense! I look forward to dreaming again of my grandma or sister--- but I do hope it won't be about another death. (And, I hope no one thinks I'm nuts -- LOL) If you're related to Hayden, I don't have a lot on them. I have more about the Lutes - Lane side. Thanks to everyone who pointed me to articles. I should have Googled, but I didn't realize that the story was so big that even the Associated Press wrote about it. Such a sad story. Judy On 2/5/08, Virginia Walters <vewalters@alaska.net> wrote: > > I would be interested in this reply, also, as HAYDEN is of interest to me > Thanks > > Judy Florian wrote: > > >One item I saw for Vernon W. Hayden said he lived in Allegheny Co. so > I'll > >post my request here too. > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SandraBenham50 Surnames: McLOGHLIN - KINTNER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3494/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on the parents of Margaret McLoghlin b. abt 1776 (Washington Co., PA) d. 5 Feb 1853 in Harrison Co., IN, she married John George Kintner b. 9 May 1770 Washington Co., PA d. 12 Sep 1825 Harrison Co., IN. They had children: George T., John Michael, Henry, Andrew, Adam, Sarah, Catherine, Hannah, Margaret, Susan. Sandra Benham skbenham@earthlink.net 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.

Need a Mon Valley area recent obit for: Vernon W. Hayden Sr., 71, of Elizabeth, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Also need the articles concerning his murder. Thanks to anyone who can do this favor for me. Reply off-list. Judy Florian -- Washington County PA Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

This is to inform those interested that the e-mail address to reach the Elizabeth Twp. His. Soc. has changed. Please note this change to info@ethspa.org . Thank You, Ellen Ballas, VP & Research Dept. Contact Visit my web site at: http://www.familytreetracer.com <http://www.familytreetracer.com/>

> the McCracken family in Fallowfield Twp., family 26 household 29 has > a child missing - a one year old female McCracken is listed as the > last person on page 29 on ancestry.com; it looks as tho the child is > living with the John S. Carson family, but enumertor (Henry Carson) > only wrote her info directly after the Carson family. > A notation nearer the bottom of that last page makes note that the > child was missed. I went back to the pages and located the > McCracken family, listed above, as the notation numbers were hard to > decipher. > > Ruth Sprowls > (no more messages from me today; now I have to go do my wifely > chores!!, even tho it was awfully lonely today, with no one else > posting today.) haha