Pall bearers... ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 3:00:52 AM Subject: PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 249 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. 1803 - Washington County PA - funeral items (DARWIN LOLA WEBER)   2. Re: BROWNLEE ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:37:56 -0700 From: "DARWIN LOLA WEBER" <[email protected]> Subject: [PAWASHIN] 1803 - Washington County PA - funeral items To: "Washinton County" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1" Based on this information, what might you interrupt this to mean for a funeral in 1803? Why all the gloves?   Washington, Oct 20, 1805 - Estate of Thomas Swearingen Dr, to the Estate of ? Cunninham 1803 Apr 13: 1 pair black silk gloves 0.9.47 1 Price Ribbon 20 yds 1/3 yds 1.5.0 4 pair men's gloves 0.15.0 Funeral Expences 2.9.47 (pounds/shillings/pence) Admn. of the estate of Thomas Swearingen, decd. to David & Thomas Achesons 1803 April 12th to 4 yards lambs muslin 9/4/2 5.00 1 1/2 yard (ditto) 7/6 1.50 2 yards Iaconet muslin 6/6 1.74 3 yards ribband 1/3 .50 4 yards (ditto) /2 .9 11 pair white gloves 3/9 5.50 8 yard black crape 4/8 5.0 $19.33 The above merchandise was got by Miss Elizabeth Gordon for the funeral of the decd. Washington 1803 - The Estate of Mr. Thomas Swearingen decd. to L. Lawson Dr For 8 pairs black gloves for the funeral $4.00 Celebrate Your Family History! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:15:26 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] BROWNLEE To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: franny01 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3899.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not related but found a William E. Brownlee obit for Jan 15, 1844 he lived in Dunbar Pa, which is Fayette County >From The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa) Jan 15, 1944 William Ernest Brownlee, 67 years old, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning at his home on Bryson Hill, Dunbar, after an extended illness. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Alice Brownlee; two children, Mrs. Beatrice Prinkey of Connellsville and William Brownlee, Jr., of Dunbar, and five grandchildren. He had been employed at the Dunbar plant of the Pennsylvania Wire Glass Company more than 30 years. 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. ------------------------------ To contact the PAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the PAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ 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 email with no additional text. End of PAWASHIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 249 ****************************************