A Miner's Institute has been organized in McDonald, meeting every Thursday night in the offices of the Pittsburg Coal Co. Miners and officers up and down the valley are much interested and methods and measures for the safety and efficiency of miners are discussed. Benjamin FEREDAY has been chosen as president and a most practical and instructive paper read by him last Thursday evening will be published next week. Under the efficient management of Superintendent FRICHTMAN the mines in this district are making many important and permanent improvements. At the Jumbo power plant two large 500 volt generators and eight 19-A Jeffrey mining machines have lately been installed. By the middle of March it is believed that these two mines will be among the best if not the best in the Panhandle division. Within the past year a saving of about $700 per month has been effected by the installation of Epping-Carpenter wood lined cast iron pipes to remove the mine water which is so highly impregnated with acid that it will cut through a six inch iron pipe in a week. An analysis of the mine water shows 1013 grains of sulphuric acid to the gallon of water, a very high percentage, and very destructive to pipes and pumps. The up-to-date methods of the mines and miners of the McDonald division are attracting considerable attention in the valley and the Miners' Institute will shortly number in its membership the progressive miners from Burgettstown to Carnegie.

MCPEAK, EWING David MCPEAK, a native of Cecil township and a member of a pioneer family, died at his home in Burgettstown Friday night last after an illness of about two weeks. He was nearly 63 years of age. Besides his wife, Mr. MCPEAK is survived by five children, who are: Lulu Bell, wife of John E. SCOTT, of near Venice; Samuel T., Mt. Washington, Pittsburg; Mary L., wife of John ATKINSON, Mt. Washington; D. Lucian and James Irwin, both living on the MCPEAK farm, near Burgettstown. Three sisters and a brother also survive. They are: Mrs. J. DINSMORE, Hickory; Mrs. David L. MCCONNELL, near Cecil; Mrs. John MAWHINNEY, Cecil township, and William MCPEAK, who lives on the MCPEAK home farm in Cecil, where David MCPEAK was born. James MCPEAK, grandfather of the deceased, came to Cecil township about 1803 from Gettysburg. Short Funeral services were held at the home Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Further services were held at the Venice United Presbyterian church on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. The interment was made in the Venice cemetery. Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.--Funeral services for Dr. George EWING, head of the board of pension appeals of the interior department for many years and a resident of Washington for nearly half a century, who died suddenly at his residence, 1419 Harvard street northwest, from Bright's disease were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family home. Dr. Samuel H. WOODROW of the First Congregational church, and Dr. Joseph T. KELLY, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church, conducted the services. Interment was made in Rock Creek cemetery. Dr. EWING was 80 years old. He began his career in the government service as a clerk in the pension office. He was a graduate of Washington college, Washington, Pa., and later a graduate of medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. EWING was one of the organizers of the First Congregational church of Washington. He was a full cousin of James G. BLAINE and a son of the late Major John H. EWING of Washington, Pa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eagle7462 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1876.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello!I Live down the road from the cemetery!They are buried across from the office of the cemetery!I live In the Town of New Eagle,Pa.Part of where I live is called Keenan Hill,There is a road called Keenan Road!I'am sure that one of the old homes on that road was the Keenan Home if not the small farm that is there maybe. And I forgot that a Lady that I know was a Keenan! Need more Help let me know!!! E-mail eaglepdk@verizon.net Paul 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: JamieDanker Surnames: Hawk Cannon Crow Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Laura Nelle, I'd love to see what you have - Jacob Fulton Hawk married in to my family; I have a short death notice for him, but it doesn't mention his parents. I also found obits for his wife, Doris Cannon Hawk and daughter in law Peggy Ann Crow Hawk. Jamie 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: epat1917 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/1876.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I picked up the Keenans again after a long time and found this thread. I can not find these people in the Cemetary. How did you find it 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.

My notes have failed me. I have a reference to a land patent, Patent Book P-11-434 A 58 - 293. Can someone please tell me where I found this reference? I have a copy of the original survey, and the area map from the 1876 Caldwell Atlas. Thanks, Jeannette

Hello All, I have added another 20 pages to the book "Pennsylvania The Keystone" and is from 1914. 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 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.34/1134 - Release Date: 11/16/2007 9:52 AM

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judy2bruns Surnames: Hawk Krebs Crabs Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Sarah. Most of my Hawk information has come from other researchers and the FamilySearch.org site--so I haven't checked source records yet as I'm actually researching the Krebs/Crabs line through one of Susannah Kreb's brothers. What I have is that Henry or Heinrich Hawk had son, John, who married Susannah Krebs in 1784 in Fallowfield twp, Washington Co., PA. They had 14 children. Sarah, b. 1785, Rebecca 1786, Heinrich 1878, Jacob 1788, Philip 1789, Susanna 1791, Isaac abt 1795, Abraham 1796, Christian 1799, Nathan 1799, Elizabeth abt 1800, Catharine 1801, William abt 1802, and John 1806. Also, I saw your inquiry through the Washington County, PA rootweb mailing list. You may want to subscribe to the list. There's many helpful people on it. Hope this helps some, Judy BH 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.

for those that don't subscribe to the fayette group at yahoo: Ruth Sprowls ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet L. Mancini To: fayette_pa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 6:21 PM Subject: [Fayette PA] Tracing Afro-Americans history............................. List, I just received this article and just thought I would share it. These records were just discovered. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07318/833611-85.stm Janet __._,_.___ Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | LinMessages in this topic (1) ks | Database | Polls | Calendar Visit the Fayette County, PA Genealogy Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/ Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity a.. 2New Members Visit Your Group Moderator Central An online resource for moderators of Yahoo! Groups. Yahoo! Groups Endurance Zone Communities for increased fitness. Health & Fitness on Yahoo! Groups Useful info for the health conscious. . __,_._,___

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LauraNellePolandMallett Surnames: Halk, Harvey, Cannon, Adams, Huey, Keffer, McKesson, Stanley, Dodds Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a few Hawk obituaries. The 2 oldest are J. Fulton Hawk, s/o Jacob and Edith Harvey Hulk Harry Winfield Hawk, Sr. s/o of Samuel and Julia Adams Halk. You can reach me at LNMallett at aol.com I have 5 obits and a couple articles. I can go thru the rest of my H's quickly to see if I have more. Don't think I've had a request for this sur name 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: sara_crump Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: yes im looking for Johannes (John) Hawks.. how many Hawk family is from washington co.. my father was Jacob C Hawk.. from Lima ohio.. Thank you Sara Hawk Crump 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.

Hi Ellen, When I typed the church minutes (online now), I noted "a" Mary Hand was quite "active" in her younger years. This Mary had moved at one point to another church then back. Is this the same person you are talking about? A guy researching that Mary Hand wrote to me with the observation that Mary HAND might be the same as a Mary Hahn (spelled in a CW Pension for a man who possibly had a child with Mary Hand or Hahn). The researcher pointed out that the name "Mary Hand" is close to the name I have, is in the right time frame, and the right time to have had a child born in 1837, and given that the church records indicate she had strayed from her husband several times. So let me tell you my (long) Mary Hahn story and see if you think the 1815 Mary Hand (see obit at end of email) might be a possibility. In the Denman family, there were many uses of the names "Alpheus" and "Joshua" as first and middle names. Denman apparently came from NJ pre-1800 or so. PECK also came from NJ & is related to DENMAN. Part of the Denman line moved on, but part stayed in Amity, Washington Co PA. (Let me see if I can remember which first name was used earliest--LOL) Joshua Denman had sons: Alpheus Denman ** born 1815-ish Joshua W. Denman (his middle name supposedly links back to the families in NJ) Alpheus Denman b. 1815-ish got a girl Mary Hahn pregnant, according to her grandchildren. The baby, Joshua Alpheus Denman, was born 1837 and at some point he was given to his grandfather, Joshua Denman in Amity to raise. Joshua W. Denman, the uncle to Joshua Alpheus Denman, later married a Mary also. Joshua Alpheus Denman grew up and married Maria "Myra" Anthony--these are my 4th great-grandparents. They had 5 children who stayed around Wash Co. Joshua Alpheus Denman left for the CW (after he ignored 1 government demand for his time) leaving Maria either pregnant with baby George or "George" had just been conceived. Joshua Alpheus spent his CW time at Pittsburgh as a cook or cook assistant, went out on maybe 1 battle. Maria could not read or write so she had her unmarried sister, Eliza Anthony (who is not the same as their other sister, Elizabeth Anthony), write and answer the letters between Joshua A. and wife Maria. Joshua A. returned home and.... uncertain how long he was home before he ran off in the night--- and the sister Eliza also disappeared that night. Eliza and Joshua A. supposedly went to Pittsburgh and got married (no records that early)-- but Joshua never got a divorce (not a Law yet)-- and I'm not sure Joshua A. and Eliza ever really married or not or if he used his real name Denman at the 2nd "marriage." Next, Joshua A. and Eliza make their way to Ohio and he assumed the name "Andrew J. Donley" and Andrew J. Donley and Eliza Anthony Donley produced 2 children in this second family. There are living descendants still in Ohio today that I met; they knew nothing about "Andrew J. Donley" family background. Back in Washington County PA, Joshua A. had either left his wife Maria and kids in Pittsburg(h) or in Washington County and she, understandably, broke down. Her father, John Anthony, either came to get her in Pittsburgh--or took her into his home from her home in Washington Co (2 stories, not sure which is true). Father and Mother John Anthony and Elizabeth Septer Anthony had 12 or 13 adult children so they tried to help Maria "Myra." But eventually, she had to put one of her children at age 12-13 into a neighbor's home to work -- this was Jane Catherine Denman, my 3rd great grandmother. The older children were already married, and Maria only had to care for George the baby. By 1870-1880 Maria married Jacob "Jake" Miller -- I know nothing of Jake. Wish I did. The Gov't created the CW Pension (what, 1906?). In 1907, Andrew J. Donley ( a.ka. Denman) and Eliza Anthony applied for his Pension; but first, he had to prove his identity! (serves the scoundrel right-- loving laughter here). Both at first lied and said neither had been married before-- then, Eliza wrote a bitter letter trash-talking her sister, Maria. (In my opinion, Eliza had to justify running off with Joshua so she blamed it all on Maria.) So the gov't sent Examiners from DC and from Ohio to places in Ohio and Washington Co PA to get depositions from every living family member---but Maria had died the year before! So they interviewed the remaining brothers and sisters (which were few) of Eliza and Maria Anthony. Samuel G. Anthony (the oldest child), an old man by then, told of remembering that Maria (his mom) always took them as young children to visit their "Grandmother Hahn" in Pittsburgh. Now, there were many "Mary HAHN" women in Pittsburgh 1860s-- so it could have been one of them. Samuel said they stopped seeing Mary Hahn when he was still young...and they lost contact...he knew nothing else. Now, back to Washington Co's Mary HAND, married (also) to a man named Joshua (lol)... As I said, church minutes stated she and Joshua Hand withdrew from the church and went to Pittsburg(h) for a while-- within a short time, they came back and became members again in that same church. Is it possible Mary HAHN, grandmother of the 5 Denman children, was Mary HAND married to Joshua Hand? Mary Hand was reprimanded many times by the church for straying from her marriage to Joshua Hand... and Joshua Hand was reprimanded for his drinking. Is it possible that Alpheus (dad to Joshua Alpheus) Denman met Mary Hand during one of those times she strayed? Or were the stories true that Mary was an unmarried young woman when she got pregnant by Alpheus? Joshua Alpheus thought his mother's maiden name was Mary Beech. By the way, the father Alpheus supposedly "went West" when he learned Mary ___ (possibly nee BEECH) was pregnant. This was told to son, Joshua Alpheus Denman aka Andrew J. Donley when Joshua A. was a teenager, still living at his grandfather's house in Amity PA. Just to round out this story... the uncle of Joshua Alpheus Denman aka Andrew J. Donley was, again, Joshua W. Denman. Joshua W. lived out his life also in Amity PA--was very old when he died. He married Mary (I forget maiden). They had a son, Mark Denman, who went to W&J and became a Reverend, and went to Massachusetts where he made a family. Also, to finish the story on Joshua Alpheus Denman aka Andrew J. Donley and wife Eliza Anthony Donley, Joshua did prove his identity and got a pension (file 3 inches thick, thank goodness for me!). But Eliza's later Widow's request was denied (boy was she probably mad and bitter) because MARIA was his only legal WIFE. (serves Eliza right) I'm missing a LOT of information on ALL of these people. I know Denman and Peck came from NJ but I don't understand the relationships that make Joshua Peck a grandfather to one of the early Denman in Washington Co PA. Which one? I don't have death dates for anyone except Joshua Alpheus Denman aka Andrew J. Donley. I'd love to know the date Maria "Myra" Anthony Denman Miller died (sometime between 1880-1906). I have some of the 12-13 Anthony siblings figured out---but several died leaving children--who were just absorbed into Anthony siblings' families (what a mess to figure out). Who exactly was Grandmother Mary HAHN? If truly spelled "Hahn", then what HAHN did she marry and when? Was this the same person as Mary HAND in Washington Co who lived for a time in Pittsburg(h)? The obit of Mary Hand (below) says the woman was "a unique character" which fits the impression given in the Church Minutes of her younger years -- quite a spunky and willful young woman. I'd love for anyone who can help me sort out these families. It gets confusing with all these tidbits of info. Worse when 2 Anthony girls married 2 "Abraham Bails" (2 different men)... and 2 Anthony girls one married a Mr. Black and another married a Mr. White... and just the sheer turmoil these Denman, Anthony, etc. families seemed to live through during the 1860s to 1900. Is Mary Hand and Mary Hahn one in the same person??????????, possibly nee BEECH, and later, wife of Joshua Hand. Was HAND the mother of Joshua Alpheus Denman? Where did father Alpheus Denman go? There's one Alpheus in the Steubenville area-- was this land for the father Alpheus Denman?? or was it for Joshua Alpheus Denman? Did father Alpheus Denman later marry and have a family--or did he die young with no relatives around him?? Does anyone else have Denman relatives who have a Hand or Hahn family relationship in the Pittsburgh or Washington area? So, ideas anyone? LOLOL Judy (cross post to Washington and Allegheny lists) On 11/15/07, Ellen <ellen@b-n-s.com> wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I recently obtained the following obit that I know has some > relationship > to my daughter-in-law's family on the Hands line. I would like anyone who > > is involved with this surname & might have some connection to her or those > of the name buried in the Taylor cemetery to get in touch with me. This > means she was born in 1815 & would be one of the earlier of the name in > the > Washington County area. Thank You, Ellen Ballas > > > > The Daily News, McKeesport, PA > > Monday Evening, March 20, 1915 - Pg. 4 > > MRS. MARY A. HANDS > > Many residents of this city will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. > Mary Ann Hands, of Coal Center, who for years has been a unique character > in > this section. Mrs. Hands was born 100 years ago the thirtieth of last > May, > at Pike Run, Washington county. She resided there until 26 years ago, > when > she took up her residence with her son, W. D. Hands, who is now residing > at > Coal Center, where she died. Mrs. Hands was the widow of Joshua Hands, > who > died September 19, 1901, at the ripe old age of 99 years. Mr. Hands was a > > resident of Pike Run when the old wooden bridge, lately torn down to make > way for the new steel structure, which was erected, connecting Bridgeport > and West Brownsville. Mr. Hands was employed as a carpenter on the > construction gang which built the bridge and before that time, when > stepping > stones were used to cross the Monongahela river, he was employed blasting > stone which was used in the construction of the abutments for the old > bridge, and brought them into town. > > Mrs. Hands was mostly called "grandma" by everyone. She had passed a > grand old record as she passed into the history of by-gone days. She died > March 25 and was buried at the old Taylor cemetery on the Washington pike. > > She is survived by two sons and a daughter; Mrs. Jennie Keffer, of > California, Pa.; Isaiah Hands, of Brownsville, Pa., and Wills Hands, of > Coal > Center, Pa. She was grandmother to ten grandchildren and six > great-grandchildren. She was a relative of Harvey and Walter Carter, of > this city, and Charles M. Shepard, of Glassport. The Rev. Mr. Walker, of > California C. P. church, conducted her funeral. > > ==== -- 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 a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judy2bruns Surnames: Hawk Krebs Crabs Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Which Hawk family are you looking for? I have info on Johannes (John) Hawks who married Susannah Krebs aka Crabs. Both born 1760s. 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.

Hi-I'm hoping someone can reccommend/suggest/refer me to a researcher in the Washington County area? I got an entire sheet of names from the Courthouse...and so far most have been disconnected from phones, bouncing emails and 2 that have not responded to letters. It's obviously a very outdated list!! I need someone local to do hands on research...HELP??? -Sandymento Sandy in Sacramento, California USA Homepage http://home.earthlink.net/~sandymento/

Hi Listers, I recently obtained the following obit that I know has some relationship to my daughter-in-law's family on the Hands line. I would like anyone who is involved with this surname & might have some connection to her or those of the name buried in the Taylor cemetery to get in touch with me. This means she was born in 1815 & would be one of the earlier of the name in the Washington County area. Thank You, Ellen Ballas The Daily News, McKeesport, PA Monday Evening, March 20, 1915 - Pg. 4 MRS. MARY A. HANDS Many residents of this city will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Hands, of Coal Center, who for years has been a unique character in this section. Mrs. Hands was born 100 years ago the thirtieth of last May, at Pike Run, Washington county. She resided there until 26 years ago, when she took up her residence with her son, W. D. Hands, who is now residing at Coal Center, where she died. Mrs. Hands was the widow of Joshua Hands, who died September 19, 1901, at the ripe old age of 99 years. Mr. Hands was a resident of Pike Run when the old wooden bridge, lately torn down to make way for the new steel structure, which was erected, connecting Bridgeport and West Brownsville. Mr. Hands was employed as a carpenter on the construction gang which built the bridge and before that time, when stepping stones were used to cross the Monongahela river, he was employed blasting stone which was used in the construction of the abutments for the old bridge, and brought them into town. Mrs. Hands was mostly called "grandma" by everyone. She had passed a grand old record as she passed into the history of by-gone days. She died March 25 and was buried at the old Taylor cemetery on the Washington pike. She is survived by two sons and a daughter; Mrs. Jennie Keffer, of California, Pa.; Isaiah Hands, of Brownsville, Pa., and Wills Hands, of Coal Center, Pa. She was grandmother to ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was a relative of Harvey and Walter Carter, of this city, and Charles M. Shepard, of Glassport. The Rev. Mr. Walker, of California C. P. church, conducted her funeral. Visit my web site at: http://www.familytreetracer.com <http://www.familytreetracer.com/>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RSprowls3639 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please try to include first and middle names and years. When stating just a surname is much to general and you post may not be responded to. If one includes a full name with birth/death years when known, spouse , parents and children, this will help those of us who may be able to assist you. The area that your ancestor lived will help also. Thank you for helping us to help you. Ruth Sprowls 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.

GRIMES, MCWILLIAMS Charles, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George GRIMES of North avenue, died suddenly Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock of diphtheritic croup. The funeral took place Tuesday. Interment was made in St. Patrick's cemetery, Noblestown. After suffering for nearly three weeks, Miss Sara E. MCWILLIAMS, 29 years old, a trained nurse, well known in this county, who was fatally burned by the explosion of a bottle of alcohol at the home of John SMITH at Claysville, died Sunday afternoon at the Washington Hospital. Miss MCWILLIAMS was nursing Mr. SMITH's sister, Miss Nancy SMITH, and was about to administer an alcohol bath to her patient when the flames from a nearby store (sic) ignited the liquid, the burning fluid setting fire to the nurse's clothing.

STEELE, CONN, CRAMER, BROWN Mrs. Guy STEELE, aged 30 years, died at her home in Sharon, Pa., on Thursday, February 4th. Mrs. STEELE's maiden name was Estella Elizabeth HALEY, and well and favorably known here, where she resided for a number of years. Mrs. STEELE is survived by her husband and little daughter, Laverne, her mother, Mrs. Jane HALEY, three sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Mary B. CONN, aged 73 years, wife of A. B. CONN died at the family home in Noblestown Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, at eleven o'clock. Mrs. CONN was born on the farm at Shaw mines, and resided near Florence for a number of years after her marriage. The family came to Noblestown about eighteen years ago and have lived there since. Her husband and the following sons and daughters survive: Jennie at home, Mrs. Alfred TUCKER of Florence, Mrs. John MCCOMBS, of near Five Points, Mrs. Margaret GRAHAM of Noblestown, Charles P. of Noblestown, Matthew P. of Burgettstown, Edward, of Frankfort Springs, Andrew and James at home. Also a brother in California. Funeral services were held from the home Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment at Candor. Mrs. Jennie HALL CRAMER, wife of the late J. D. CRAMER, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James B. CAMPBELL, of Niles, at about midnight Friday, January 22. The deceased was born October 3, 1840, in Pittsburg, but at an early age went to Hubbard, where she was married and spent the greater part of her life. In her early childhood days she united with the Liberty U. P. church but after her marriage transferred her membership to the Hubbard Presbyterian church and her life was characterized by an earnest piety. She leaves to mourn her loss, four sisters, Miss Kate HALL, Mrs. S. P. CRAMER, Mrs. James MCMURRAY, of Hubbard, and Mrs. Robert WOODS, of Pittsburg, and one brother, Wm. HALL of Brazil, Ind. She also leaves two sons and two daughters, Wm. H. and Robert W. CRAMER, and Mrs. James B. CAMPBELL and Mrs. Robert BELL. Brief funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter in Niles, after which the remains were taken to Hubbard. Services were held from the old HALL family residence, and were conducted by her pastor, Rev. TOENSMEIR of Niles, assisted by Rev. LANG and Rev. TRACY of Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. CRAMER and family lived at McDonald in the late '80's when their son, W. H. CRAMER, was proprietor of the McDonald Record. They moved from here to Charleroi in 1900 where the father and sons owned the Daily Mail. At the death of her husband in June, 1902, Mrs. CRAMER went to Niles, O., to live with her daughter. Word was received her Thursday evening of the death in Wilkinsburg, of David A. BROWN, principal of the Soho schools, Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, and a former resident of Hickory. Mr. BROWN's death occurred at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at his home, 720 Glenn avenue, Wilkinsburg, after an illness of more than two months. David. A. BROWN was born Jan. 19, 1875, at what is now Acheson station on the Wabash railroad. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. BROWN, of Acheson, who both survive. The BROWN family is on of the oldest and most prominent in this section and has many connections throughout the entire country. After receiving a common school education David A. BROWN taught for a number of years. For three years he was in Morris school in Mt. Pleasant township and then went to Hickory academy. He later attended the Slippery Rock Normal school, graduated in 1898. After his graduation he became principal of the Burgettstown high school, going from there to Springdale in Allegheny county and thence to Pittsburg, where he had been for the past two years. Mr. BROWN was a particularly earnest young man giving his best to his chosen profession and had many friends in his new home at Pittsburg. During Thanksgiving week Mr. BROWN was taken ill of grippe which later developed into pneumonia. Two weeks ago his condition was very serious but he rallied and it was thought he was on the road to recovery. He suffered a relapse early Thursday morning and his death followed in the afternoon. Besides his father, his wife, who was Miss Mable BENNETT, of Rochester, N. Y. and the following brothers and sisters survive; John of Acheson; Miss Dorothy of Tarentum; William, Jennie and Margaret at home; Dr. W. E. BROWN of Pittsburg and Russell BROWN a student of New Wilmington. Dr. Joseph MCELROY and John C. BROWN, of Hickory, are uncles. The deceased was a member of the First United Presbyterian church of Wilkinsburg, and funeral services will be held at that church on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Hickory cemetery Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sara_crump Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3464/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on Hawk Family From Washington 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: boblin145 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3463/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on Charles M. Riggle. He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He died in Warren County, Illinois & buried in the Mosher Cemetery, Warren County, Illinois, at the age of 19 years, 11 months, 2 days. He was the son of J. & J. Riggle. I don't have his birth or death date or any other information on him or his family. I appreciate any help. 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.