In reference to getting better access to older Pennsylvania state birth and death certificates, on September 19th, 2011 Vital Records Bill SB-361 unanimously passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the floor of the State Senate. We have heard the bill might come up for a vote by the entire Senate as early as the week of September 26th, but we cannot assume it will or that it will pass. We need to urge the senate leaders and the rest of the State Senators to make sure the bill doesn't get derailed or sidetracked (old railroading terms, isn't history wonderful) and to make sure the bill gets as many favorable votes as possible. The bill is simple in that it just makes death certificates over 50 years old and birth certificates over 100 years old in Pennsylvania open records. It also requires the records be handed over to the Pennsylvania State Archives. Once the bill becomes law it would be then possible to have the records online. Without this change in the law the records will remain very restricted forever. This is discussed in detail in the September 20th & 21st, 2011 article under The Latest News section of our website: http://users.rcn.com/timarg/PaHR-Access.htm (includes a sample letter for this bill). If you would please let everyone you can know about this (including out of state residents). Visits, phone calls, letters are the most effective, but even a one paragraph email sent to at least one state senator is better than nothing. Hearing from organizations, their constituents and others could prove decisive in getting the bill passed by the State Senate.

Several years ago I photo copied a page from a book authored by Raymond M. Bell on the Hawkins family. Shame on me, as I failed to copy the title page and any source information the author may have cited about the information in his book.The book page I copied did have "Raymond M. Bell, 10 July 1985" typed on the bottom of the page. The page number is 153 and it begins with Robert Hawkins. The Hawkins family lived in Washington County and were early settlers. Thomas Hawkins, son of Robert died in E. Bethlehem twp in 1827.I am hoping someone may have a copy of this book and can tell me the book title and publisher. Also if Raymond Bell listed his sources of information in a bibliography. Appreciate hearing from anyone. Thanks. Barbara LResearching; KEYS, FOWLER, HAWKINS

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Could you send me copies please. Thank you. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Kathleen Manka <kemanka@gmail.com> wrote: > When my grandmother passed away we found some photo's taken about 1928. At > that time grandma lived in Centerville, Washington County - specifically > Vesta 6. From looking at the 1930 census most of these people lived there > also. If anyone would like a digital copy of these let me know I am more > than willing to scan and emil. Below is a list of names that are on the > backs of them. > Ruth Crowl Beatrice Hall John Wilson Hess Helen Hess Joan Hess > Edith Huey Twyla Hutson Elaine Kent Junior Kreitner Jack Kreitner Paul > Kreitner Betty Kreitner Robena Jane Peterson Bruce Rager Louise Rager > Jane Smith Rosezella Smith Webster Smith Margaret Webeck Jimmy Webeck > Junior Webeck > > *Kathy Manka* > **** > 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 > PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com 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/ http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~florian/the-rockdoctor/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

-----Original Message----- From: pawashin-request <pawashin-request@rootsweb.com> To: pawashin <pawashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 3:30 am Subject: PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 222 If you are having problems reading the digests please UNSUBSCRIBE then SUBSCRIBE gain so you will receive digests in plain text format. Additional list information is on http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html Today's Topics: 1. Re: PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 221 (Debbie Day) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ate: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:43:52 -0400 rom: Debbie Day <djhday@gmail.com> ubject: Re: [PAWASHIN] PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 221 o: pawashin@rootsweb.com, kemanka@gmail.com essage-ID: <CAG0gOf7oZRXq1DyO4qvsPQPTvvsMYYLwjWrNxtdNTmicoQUrYg@mail.gmail.com> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Kathy, would love to have a scanned copy of the photo from Vesta 6. Thank you or offering to share ! Debbie Day On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:00 AM, <pawashin-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > If you are having problems reading the digests please UNSUBSCRIBE then SUBSCRIBE again so you will receive digests in plain text format. Additional list information is on http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html Today's Topics: 1. Photos (Kathleen Manka) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:52:16 -0400 From: Kathleen Manka <kemanka@gmail.com> Subject: [PAWASHIN] Photos To: PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAFBxF8aYqg-vGqupu1pDDkOGSyEi49a8qPB=qCyrsLjEtPOxZg@mail.gmail.com > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 When my grandmother passed away we found some photo's taken about 1928. At that time grandma lived in Centerville, Washington County - specifically Vesta 6. From looking at the 1930 census most of these people lived there also. If anyone would like a digital copy of these let me know I am more than willing to scan and emil. Below is a list of names that are on the backs of them. Ruth Crowl Beatrice Hall John Wilson Hess Helen Hess Joan Hess Edith Huey Twyla Hutson Elaine Kent Junior Kreitner Jack Kreitner Paul Kreitner Betty Kreitner Robena Jane Peterson Bruce Rager Louise Rager Jane Smith Rosezella Smith Webster Smith Margaret Webeck Jimmy Webeck Junior Webeck *Kathy Manka* ------------------------------ To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to PAWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 221 **************************************** ----------------------------- To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to AWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to AWASHIN@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of he mail with no additional text. nd of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 222 ***************************************

unsubscribe Elaine In a message dated 9/26/2011 12:29:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pawashin-request@rootsweb.com writes: If you are having problems reading the digests please UNSUBSCRIBE then SUBSCRIBE again so you will receive digests in plain text format. Additional list information is on http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html Today's Topics: 1. Photos (Kathleen Manka) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:52:16 -0400 From: Kathleen Manka <kemanka@gmail.com> Subject: [PAWASHIN] Photos To: PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAFBxF8aYqg-vGqupu1pDDkOGSyEi49a8qPB=qCyrsLjEtPOxZg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 When my grandmother passed away we found some photo's taken about 1928. At that time grandma lived in Centerville, Washington County - specifically Vesta 6. From looking at the 1930 census most of these people lived there also. If anyone would like a digital copy of these let me know I am more than willing to scan and emil. Below is a list of names that are on the backs of them. Ruth Crowl Beatrice Hall John Wilson Hess Helen Hess Joan Hess Edith Huey Twyla Hutson Elaine Kent Junior Kreitner Jack Kreitner Paul Kreitner Betty Kreitner Robena Jane Peterson Bruce Rager Louise Rager Jane Smith Rosezella Smith Webster Smith Margaret Webeck Jimmy Webeck Junior Webeck *Kathy Manka* ------------------------------ To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to PAWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 221 ****************************************

Hi Kathy, I would love to have a scanned copy of the photo from Vesta 6. Thank you for offering to share ! Debbie Day On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:00 AM, <pawashin-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > If you are having problems reading the digests please UNSUBSCRIBE then > SUBSCRIBE again so you will receive digests in plain text format. > > Additional list information is on > http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Photos (Kathleen Manka) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:52:16 -0400 > From: Kathleen Manka <kemanka@gmail.com> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] Photos > To: PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAFBxF8aYqg-vGqupu1pDDkOGSyEi49a8qPB=qCyrsLjEtPOxZg@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > When my grandmother passed away we found some photo's taken about 1928. At > that time grandma lived in Centerville, Washington County - specifically > Vesta 6. From looking at the 1930 census most of these people lived there > also. If anyone would like a digital copy of these let me know I am more > than willing to scan and emil. Below is a list of names that are on the > backs of them. > Ruth Crowl Beatrice Hall John Wilson Hess Helen Hess Joan Hess > Edith Huey Twyla Hutson Elaine Kent Junior Kreitner Jack Kreitner Paul > Kreitner Betty Kreitner Robena Jane Peterson Bruce Rager Louise Rager > Jane Smith Rosezella Smith Webster Smith Margaret Webeck Jimmy Webeck > Junior Webeck > > *Kathy Manka* > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to > PAWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to > PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 221 > **************************************** >

When my grandmother passed away we found some photo's taken about 1928. At that time grandma lived in Centerville, Washington County - specifically Vesta 6. From looking at the 1930 census most of these people lived there also. If anyone would like a digital copy of these let me know I am more than willing to scan and emil. Below is a list of names that are on the backs of them. Ruth Crowl Beatrice Hall John Wilson Hess Helen Hess Joan Hess Edith Huey Twyla Hutson Elaine Kent Junior Kreitner Jack Kreitner Paul Kreitner Betty Kreitner Robena Jane Peterson Bruce Rager Louise Rager Jane Smith Rosezella Smith Webster Smith Margaret Webeck Jimmy Webeck Junior Webeck *Kathy Manka*

You may be looking for David W. BERRY b.1841 & d. 4 July 1864 in Alexandria, VA from wounds received during his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. He the son of John BERRY & Jane Eagleton> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Stelplatt@aol.com> To: <PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 7:01 PM Subject: [PAWASHIN] D. W. Berry > Does anyone know anything about a D. W. Berry? He attended > Washington&Jefferson College, class of 1863 but did not graduate. It would > be either > Washington or Jefferson as they had not merged yet. His address was > Kerr's > Station, PA. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > Stella > **** > 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 > PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone know anything about a D. W. Berry? He attended Washington&Jefferson College, class of 1863 but did not graduate. It would be either Washington or Jefferson as they had not merged yet. His address was Kerr's Station, PA. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Stella

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/3984.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thought you'd like to know that Seman/Semon is also a surname from Fayette County, PA too. In fact, there's a guy in Scottdale with that surname. He owns an antique store. Carole 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: VTomon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3984.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Trudi, You gave me hope, but unfortunatly no go, I tried every suffix I could find in my name research. Semon would of ended with owa. If the name ended in a vowel, 'ina or 'yna. Even tried ska. My hope was up there for a while! thank you, Virginia tomon 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 tell me if there is a site or list of civil war soldiers for Washington County. I am looking for the Waltons from W. Bethlehem Twp, and their relatives. Thank you, Jeannette

Dear List,   If you have these surnames in your tree, you may want to look at the link below.  There are rather lengthy histories of these families.   The Wash Reporter newspaper - Dec 24, 1890, page 7   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=18901224&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     Carole

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CHSGW69 Surnames: Sharp Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3986/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have information on the George Sharp family? The dates are about 1732-1812. First wife was Mary Taylor and 2nd was Rachel Johnson. George was a Captain, 1st Company, 3rd Battalion, Washington Co Militia 1781-1782. He was an Elder in the North Buffalo United Presbyterian Church. His property called "Gooseberry Hill" was located along Buffalo Creek in Hopewell Twp. Would like early information on his life Carolyn 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: TrudiRatican Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3984.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In Poland, the married woman does not go by the husbands surname, per say. If a polish woman say, Jane Smith marries John Jones, her married name would be Jane Jonesowie. Her children would be 'Sam Jones' or 'Samatha Jones' Maybe that will help your search. 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: VTomon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3984.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes I have that too. Is there any Department that gives information of immigrants going back to Europe? She must of had a Polish passport. Passport agency in Washington DC could not find her. I dont think she was here long enough to be Naturlized. Thank You for your Help! Virginia Tomon 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.

Dear List,   Ref surname above.   Link below, for the Wash Reporter Newspaper, November 22, 1890, page 7, will help greatly with your research!     http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=18901122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Carole

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Wise, Kennedy Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3985/mb.ashx Message Board Post: AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - Violet Alveretta Wayne, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Sept. 18, 2011 at her home. Violet was born March 4, 1918, in New Eagle, Pa., the daughter of the late Robert and Regina (Wise) Kennedy. During the war, Violet worked for General Fireproofing for 2 1/2 years, making airplane parts. Violet was a clerk for Hills Department Store for 8 1/2 years, retiring in 1978 and she was a member of Boardman Baptist Church. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Her husband, Frank Ambrose Wayne, whom she married July 21, 1936, passed away July 26, 1969. Violet leaves a sister, Regina E. Hudak of Boardman, Ohio and several nieces and nephews. Violet was also preceded in death by a sister, Audrey W. Toomey and two brothers Albert and Donald Kennedy. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel Family and friends may call Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Tod Homestead Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio. 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: RobertJerin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3984.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THe only manifest I find in 1913 for Antoni NAWOJ lists his wife Maryanna back in Poland. Robert 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.