Maye Geer Tarbox died January 27, 2000 -- the last surviving member of a family of 13. I don't know if that means 11 children plus the 2 parents or 13 children. I hoping to find our more information as many of these Geers married into other parts of my family. Parents: Rufus GEER & Della QUICK Charlotte Rachel (7/30/1903-1/19/1949) m. Oscar Decker (1903-1974 Maye (7/4/1904-1/27/2000) m. Ernest Tarbox (married 76 years) Mrs Frank Sandy Mrs Chris Maglioca Lillian Grace m.1 Delos Karcher m.2 Orville Decker (1924-1995) Mrs. Betty Rockwell Marion Baker m.1 Baker m.2 Clayton Decker (1921-1986) Marion was still alive when Clayton died Lewis Francis Floyd Richard

Greetings from Binghamton! My 4th gr grandmother was Zipporah Jones, who m. Truman Sharp and lived in Salisbury, CT. They had two children together, John and Betsey Sharp (my 3rd gr grandmother). When he disappeared or died, we know from a family tale that she married Silas Woodward, who had sons named Daniel and Charles. It was through Charles Woodward that Betsey Sharpe met her future husband, William Harris. (Charles supposedly met William Harris 'while away at school.') Questions that arise: 1. Did Silas Woodward have a first wife? one source says, Christina Swingle; another source has Ziporah "Schaffer" as Silas' wife and mother of Daniel and Charles. We know nothing of this SCHAFFER name. 2. Where did Silas' sons attend school? Charles was b. in 1804, so his schooling must have taken place b/n 1810 and 1820. (Wm. and Betsey were already married by fall of 1820.) Schools of NE Pa b/n 1810 and 1820... that is the question, I suppose. 3. In what year did Silas Woodward (Enos' son) come to Wayne County from Orange NY? In Canaan twp. by 1810 census. 4. Silas moves to Palmyra twp. by 1820 census; also found there in 1830. Not there in 1840 or thereafter. If Silas d. b/n 1830 and 1840, where would his grave most likely be? thanks for any help! Holly Harris Jagger Binghamton ny

Dear Carl, Sorry to be corresponding to you via the open list, but I regret to say that I have lost both your E-mail address and your snail mail address. Besides the list has been so quiet lately, I thought maybe we needed something to read. As promised I have looked for your SWINGLE ancestors in my cemetery searches in New England. I visited the ancient grave yards/burial grounds in Hartford, New Haven, New London, Lebanon, Plainfield, Wallingford, CT, Canaan and Stephentown, NY, and Hadley, MA. I'm sorry to say that it was not until I came through Wayne County that I found Swingles - a lot of them in New Salem Cemetery, but I'm sure you know about all of them. Wish I could have been more help. Lu Perantoni in Chesterfield, MO

Gloria: Hunt and Brooker are common names in northern Wayne County. Lee Woodmansee

Hello list - In my search for knowledge about my ancestors I've found two of my families emigrated from Gross Umstadt, Germany to Wayne Co., PA and wondered if anyone else's did as well. I was trying to decide how my ancestors decided on one area of PA and how many of their neighbors and friends may have come with them. Do any of you have Brucher, Hundt/Hunt or Dietrich or names similar in your trees? Gloria Butler Davis [email protected]

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Executive Director Brent D. Glass today announced Pennsylvanians now --for the first time -- can access historical records through the PA PowerPort. The Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) will enable Pennsylvanians and researchers from around the world to utilize the tremendous resources of the Pennsylvania State Archives right from their homes or local libraries. The records can be accessed through the PA PowerPort at www.state.pa.us or directly at the Commission's site at www.phmc.state.pa.us. "With the click of a mouse, students, teachers, family researchers and history buffs will be able to view online historical records maintained at the State Archives in Harrisburg," Glass said. "Our goal is to provide easy, cost-free access to historical records that constitute our most valuable window to the past. We think of it as the `Digital State Archives.'" Currently, ARIAS offers approximately 200,000 images relating to the participation of Pennsylvanians in the Revolutionary War, Spanish-American War and World War I. The Revolutionary War records are arranged alphabetically by the surname of each soldier, with information on service in the Pennsylvania Militia, Pennsylvania Line, and the Navy; the name and rank of soldier; active or inactive duty; county of residence; battalion in which served; and the archival record from which the information was extracted. More than 300,000 Civil War and Mexican Border Campaign service card images also are being loaded into the system. Eventually, millions of digitized records, ranging from 19th-century county birth, death and marriage dockets to collections of photographs illustrating every aspect of the Pennsylvania experience, will be added. "Genealogists are hungry for access to records such as these," said James Beidler, executive director of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. "The beauty of the resources found in ARIAS is that they will lead researchers to the original source documents, which is what every family historian yearns to find about his or her ancestors."

Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Saturday, August 4, 2001 Business Meeting 9:00 A.M. Program 10:30 A.M. ORANGE COUNTY SURROGATE COURT RECORDS: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND Presented by: JOY MORSE This program is for everyone, not just those interested in Orange County research. The basic Surrogate Court research process is the same whether you are researching Orange County in New York or Bergen County in New Jersey. The years available, hours for research and photocopying cost may vary from one locality to another. Items to be covered in this program will be: Type of records available Use of the indexes What information the records might contain Tips for most effective usage Rules and Regulations for their use. Years covered Hours available Cost for photocopying and services Joy Morse has been Chief Clerk at the Orange County Surrogate Court since Dec. 1999, Deputy Chief Clerk since Jan. 1996. She has been in the court system for 24 years, with time spent in County, Criminal, Family and Surrogates Court. She is treasurer of the Slate Hill Cemetery Assoc., Secretary of the Goshen Fire District, member of the Board of Trustees of her church, member of the Auxiliary of the Historic Track, and a life member of Goshen Volunteer Ambulance Corps. She was born and raised and lives in Goshen. The program and meeting is free of charge and open to the public. Our research room will be open following the program from Noon to 4:00 P.M. If you have questions contact Marilyn Terry via e-mail at [email protected]

I don't know if everyone is aware of the Pa. State Archives online (ARIAS) so here is the address. http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ Happy Hunting

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Hello all I apologize for contributing to the quietness of these lists. Hopefully this will make up for my absence in part. :-) 1850 Wayne County Texas Twp is now posted on the site. It the largest of the Wayne County townships is about two thids complete. When finished, the site will contain entire 1850 census for Wayne County. And I want to thank Patty for her unbelievable patience in going through the 1850 census data for Damascus Twp and filling in a LARGE number of family lines. And answering my almost endless questions about other possible relations. The 1880 and 1910 census data (Wayne & Susquehanna Counties) on the site have had an upgrade with the family relationships added in most cases. Enjoy. -- _-_|\ Frederick W. Myers [email protected] / \ 187 Mondurup St Mt Barker WA 6324 Australia \*.-._/ Perhaps your most distant relative :-) v http://www.dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa PS I will happily add your ancestors' family data where there is a connection to the census data. There is no charge and you the contributor are acknowledged.

Frederick, New to this list; first post I've seen! You mention Wayne County, Texas 1850 census. I assume Wayne County PA families headed West and settled there? regards Holly Jagger Binghamton NY researching: HARRIS, SHARP(E), OSBORN(E), BARTLESON, KELLY, ANSLEY of NE PA

Good morning: We have been searching for my great grandparents, Michael Moran married to Catherine McCormack or McCormick. Both were born in Ireland. Their first child Mary Ann born in 1844, PA. The youngest My Grand father Patrick Edward Moran was born 1866 Luzern Co PA. He Married Elli / Ellen Mulrooney in Wayne Co about 1866. I suspect they were farmers. If any one knows of this family or any information, please contact me [email protected] Thank you, Sandra Mcmanus Roll My grandfather

In a message dated 6/17/01 8:34:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, Firehair2 writes: > > > "Families of Southern Tier New York, North Eastern Pennsylvania, > > Some Indian Connections" > > VOL. I > > ADAMS, HOPKINS,KELLAM, JENSON, LORD,PARSONS > > > got put to bed at 3 a.m. this morning. It ended up some 1200 pages, as I > included many marryng in famiies, however sparse, so: divided it into 2 , > thus, VOL. II is half done. > > The finished product, with photos, is still bigger than originally > planned, however, hopefully everyone will enjoy. > > Have edited //proofed til I'm blind---FTM doesn't do well with text, > capitol letters at the beginning of a sentence. That kind of thing. Drove > me crazy. I sat with the kids in front of the TV watching a movie they > rented--"Meeting the Parents"--to take a break--they brought the scales in > from the bathroom, ----I was leafing thru all the stacks of papers to see > if anything major had been overlooked-- a photo misplaced, whatever. 33 > lbs of 8 1/2 by 11 sheets/notes, pages-- And that doesn't count the books, > and already put away files. > > Off to Raleigh late tomorrow, or before 9 Tuesday--- MAX 10 day turn > around.(they say--it gets sent to their "hub" out of town--by truck, not > the good old US Mail-- only thing I'll be able to change then is the > number ordered. (yes, I have two copies of the manuscript---one for them, > one for me) With pic pages, well above 600 pgs--Kellam being the major > portion. > > > Thank you for your patience, the fact this is 6 months overdo. BUT, I got > new info right up thru this past week---and wanna bet??? A major break > thru will happen on Thursday. LOLOL Go to print, and the mail box fills > up. Been there, done that one. > > > Sheila // Firehair, coffee cup in hand.---checking page numbers to be sure they run consecutively as > advertised, and randomly checking index against same. > "What you accept, you teach----the choices you make dictate the life you --those you impact----lead" http://www.rit.edu/~rbbetc/index.htm

Lee, The information regarding the births being in Pa was from the LDS website. I know that there is a number of Wayne counties and one of them is in Ohio do you know if that is close to PA and may have caused the confusion? Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Barbra Goins Sent: 16 June, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: Chippewa Twp. Barbara: There are a lot of Wayne counties in the country and Chippewa is a mid western name. I can almost guarantee that there is nothing named Chippewa in Wayne Co., PA. Good luck. Lee Woodmansee

RE: Was/Is Chippewa a township in Wayne Co? Barb Not that we're aware. From http:www.placesnamed.com Chippewa, Pennsylvania, United States [Place] is in Lycoming County; location is 41°14'16"N 76°46'38"W [SourceGSP] It's in Muncy township between Hughesville and Montoursville. .. ------------------------------------------------------------ Email Provided By http://www.draac.com/

I have found information that my Sweeney/Sweeny ancestors were born in Chippewa Twp, Wayne Co. PA but have been unable to find anything about that township. Was/Is Chippewa a twonship in Wayne Co? Barb

Hello, I am searching for any information on the Sweeney/Sweeny (sometimes Swaney) in Wayne Co. PA. In particular John Sweeney Sr. and John Sweeney Jr. John Jr. born 22 Nov 1838 in Wayne Co. Moved to Fulton Co. OH ca 1862. Also any information on Robert Porter Sr. who came from England about 1850. Wife: Anna Richis (Sp) children Harriet L.b. England 1838 Thomas b. England 1844, Ann b. 1851 and Robert Jr b. 1853. There may have been more children. Thanks Barbra

Hi Does anyone have access to grantor/grantee index for Wayne Co. Also, does anyone know if the deeds for Wayne have been abstracted. I realize the information can be found at the courthouse, but many counties have been abstracted and indexes have been published. Thanks, Bonnie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

FYI Just noticed a copy of Illustrated Wayne offered for $66+ on EBay. If anyone is interested in buying the book for genealogical purposes, a better buy is the 1990 reprint, available from the Wayne County Historical Society with a supplemental index for $28 plus shipping and sales tax for PA residents. The original probably has some value as a rare book, but the information is the same in both editions, and the newer version has an expanded index. Ann

If anyone has missed previous announcements, Genealogy Fair 2001 is scheduled for next Saturday, June 16, at the Wallenpaupack North Intermediate School in Hawley, PA. Thirteen area historical & genealogical societies will combine forces for an all-day program. Ask me via email for a flyer and/or registration form. Ann