Victoria - I think I missed the article on the McConnell 's from this posting ? could you repeat it for me or just email it to me. I'm hoping to find out parents of Elizabeth McConnell (born about 1805? who married Samuel Ralston of Kings Creek, Weirton area. She is buried at the Three Springs cemetery. Thanks, Kim Ralston Dresser freezin in Okla.. >> Today's Topics: > > > 2. THOMPSON, BISSIERE, KELLY, MCEWEN, REED, ATEN, MCCONNELL, > MARSHALL, FARRAR, ROMAIN Apr. 25, 1913 McDonald PA Record > (Victoria Hospodar Valentine) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > Today's Topics: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mrs. Martha ROBB, aged 68 years, wife of William S. ROBB died > Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the ROBB home about two miles south of > Oakdale after a lingering illness due to tuberculosis. Mr. ROBB, who is a > veteran of the Civil War, and his wife, who was formerly a Miss MOORE, > were > united in marriage soon after the close of the war. They had resided > since > then in South Fayette township near the Washington County border. Mrs. > ROBB > was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Oakdale. Besides > the husband she leaves one son, Charles, who lives in the State of > California but is now here, and one daughter, Mrs. Joseph A. HADDEN of > Oakdale. The funeral services were held at the home on Thursday > afternoon. > Interment in the Oakdale cemetery. > > > > Charles ROBB was called from Fullerton, California, by the > illness and death of his mother, Mrs. Martha E. ROBB. > > *Oakdale column April 25, 1913 McDonald PA Record > > > > Mrs. N. J. CURRY and son William, returned home Monday from > Bradford where they had spent a few weeks with relatives, and attended the > funeral of James CHRISPEN. > > > > Mr. and Mrs. C. R. BALLARD and Miss Vina SPRUNG attended the > funeral of James SPENCER at Emsworth last Friday. Mrs. SPENCER is Mr. > BALLARD's sister Hattie and was formerly a resident here. > > *Midway column > > > > Ruth, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William LYKE, died Monday > morning, April 14, aged 4 months. Funeral services were conducted from > the > home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Center. > > *Midway column > > > > Mr. and Mrs. William POWELSON and Mr. and Mrs. George POWELSON > attended the funeral of their niece, Laura Bell PETTITT, at Houston, > Wednesday. > > *Midway column > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:35:38 -0500 > From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <vvalentine4@comcast.net> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] Trolley Apr. 25, 1913 McDonald PA Record > Cc: PA-CARNEGIE@rootsweb.com, PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com, > PAALLEGH@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <003a01c83b20$f510a480$6401a8c0@owner45cd1dc90> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > The Oakdale and McDonald Street Railway has been bought by the West Penn > Traction Company. The new owners will extend it to Carnegie on the east > and to Burgettstown on the west. From Burgettstown the line will be > extended to connect with the Wheeling Traction Company at Wellsburg, this > being a line owned by the West Penn Traction Company. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:11:53 -0800 (PST) > From: linda davis <deltamom4850@yahoo.com> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] History of Morris County, New Jersey > To: pawashin-l@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <377582.84778.qm@web31803.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:36:24 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] History of Morris county, New Jersey > To: <PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1197311785.671924@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: LindaDavis4850 > Surnames: WOLFE - FARABEE > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3470/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Jack, > I found an old email with the message that you had just purchased a copy > of > the History of Morris county, New Jersey. Since many families came to > Washington county from Morris, including mine, I would like to locate and > purchase this book also. Can you direct me to the distributor. Thank you. > > Linda Davis in CA > > 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 > 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 2, Issue 343 > **************************************** > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:01:44 -0500 > From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <vvalentine4@comcast.net> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] THOMPSON, BISSIERE, KELLY, MCEWEN, REED, ATEN, > MCCONNELL, MARSHALL, FARRAR, ROMAIN Apr. 25, 1913 McDonald PA Record > Cc: PA-SW-OBITS@rootsweb.com, PAWASHIN@rootsweb.com, > PA-CARNEGIE@rootsweb.com, PAALLEGH@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <005a01c83c0f$207b32e0$6401a8c0@owner45cd1dc90> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > THOMPSON, BISSIERE, KELLY, MCEWEN, REED, ATEN, MCCONNELL, MARSHALL, > FARRAR, > ROMAIN > > > > Robert V. THOMPSON, aged 75 years, died at two o'clock Tuesday > morning, April 22, at his home near Sturgeon. He had been in failing > health > for several months. > > Mr. THOMPSON was born in Zanesville, Ohio. As a boy he went > West, where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil War when he > enlisted > in the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served throughout the war. > Following the close of the war he was employed for a short time on the > railroad. In 1868 he was united in marriage with Susanna MCEWEN. At the > time of his marriage he settled on the farm where his death occurred. He > was a member of the G. A. R. Besides his wife Mr. THOMPSON leaves two > children, Robert J. THOMPSON and Mrs. W. J. COUSINS, both of Sturgeon. > > Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the home by > the > Rev. J. B. CAVITT and the Rev. Dr. W. D. IRONS. Interment in the > Robinson's > Run cemetery. > > > > Noel BISSIERE, 67 years old, died at his home at Monessen, Pa., > on Tuesday, April 22, at 10:30 p.m. Mr. BISSIERE had been a resident of > McDonald for twenty-five years prior to this removal to Monessen fifteen > years ago. He is survived by his wife and seven grown children--five sons > and two daughters. Mrs. LETOUR, who makes her home with T. W. CHALMERS in > Valley street, is a sister. The funeral services will be held in the > Catholic Church at Monessen on Saturday at 3 p.m. Interment will be made > in > the cemetery at Belle Vernon. > > > > Joseph KELLY, the three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James > KELLY of Noblestown, died Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held > Wednesday afternoon. Interment in the Noblestown cemetery. > > > > In the death of Mr. William J. MCEWEN our community has > sustained a sever loss. His enterprise and public spirit commended him to > all who aspired to the best in life. His integrity and courage were no > less > conspicuous than his intelligence and kindness. He was a man among men; > his > convictions of duty were clear and deep. Ever loyal to his high ideals > and > true in his friendships, he aimed to realize his responsibilities in the > home, the church and society. > > It is most fitting, therefore, that we, the directors of the > Robinson Run cemetery, should publicly express our high regard for the > personal worth and devotion of Mr. MCEWEN. We knew and honored him for > his > untiring zeal in promoting the best interest of the cemetery. It was his > one ambition to make a place where our dead might lie amid the charm and > quiet beauty of nature. No task was too great, no labor too arduous if it > promised better things for the resting place of those who have gone > beyond. > Most generously did he give his time and strength to planning for greater > improvements. He coveted the choicest methods by which we might render a > proper return to the lot owners for their money invested. Most humbly > submitting to a gracious Providence we desire to offer this tribute to the > noble zeal and unstinted devotion of our townsman, Mr. MCEWEN. The > community is richer and human life better because he lived. We rejoice in > the goodness and earnestness that characterized his life and deeds. > Grateful > for his service, blessed by his example, we deeply sympathize with his > family in their bereavement, and ever pray that we may profit by every > worthy life lived among us. > > Board of Directors of Robinson's Run Cemetery: > > John P. SHANE, Pres. > > John L COOK, Sec. > > George W. HOFFMAN, Treas. > > James E. CLARK > > James WALLACE > > Thomas A. CAMPBELL > > > > Mr. and Mrs. W. A. REED attended the funeral of Mr. REED's > aunt, > Mrs. Mary REED of McKeesport, Tuesday. > > > > William ATEN of Candor died at this home on April 20 at 11:45 > a.m. aged 71 years. Interment was made on Tuesday. > > *Midway column > > > > William ATEN died of paralysis Sunday, April 20, 1913, at > 11:45, > aged seventy-one years, one month and nineteen days. He was born and > reared > on the farm in Robinson township where he died. Farming ... his > occupation > all his life. He is survived by two brothers, Robert M. of Imperial and > James G. of Washington. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. > G. > M. KERR from the family residence Tuesday afternoon. Interment at Candor > cemetery. > > *Midway column > > > > Anna Louisa MCCONNELL, 10 years old, was overcome by gas near > her home in Independence township, Beaver Co., on April 18, when she and > three sisters came in contact with a leak in a large main. Thelma, a > sister, was saved from death by the timely arrival of the father, who had > been told by the two smaller sisters that they had smelled gas and were > dizzy and that the other two sisters were there and could not get up. > > *Imperial column > > > > Mrs. Hannah SOLINGER was called to Foxburg on Wednesday by the > death of her brother-in-law, R. G. MARSHALL. > > *Midway column > > > > Henry FARRAR, S. A. FARRAR and family and Silas FARRAR and > family attended the funeral of their uncle, Symington FARRAR of > Washington, > at Candor, Tuesday afternoon. > > *Midway column > > > > Max FARRAR of Pittsburgh spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr. > and > Mrs. Silas FARRAR, and attended the funeral of his uncle. > > *Midway column > > > > Estate of Charles ROMAIN, deceased of Mt. Pleasant township, > Washington County, Pa. > > *Executor's Notice > > *No obit found > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:07:25 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [PAWASHIN] Vandegrift Distillery > To: <PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1197403646.413904@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: daandres63 > Surnames: Vandegrift, Anderson, Pushey > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3471/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for any information about the Vandegrift family that owned the > Vandegrift Distillery in Allen Twp. Some of the locations I have found > that family members lived are: Allenport, East Bethlehem and > Fredericktown. Various family members included (in my line): John H. and > Mary Vandegrift, Edith Vandegrift Anderson, Samuel Rodgers Anderson, > Mildred Anderson Pushey. > > 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 > 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 2, Issue 344 > **************************************** >