Searching for info on the following families: > > BUEHLER/BEELER - Michael b Baden, GER d b/f 1850 probably Wayne Co., PA, m > Christina BRIER and they had 4 children: Jacob b 1825 GER m Mary A. WAGNER, > they had 17 children!, Christopher m Jane Ann SIMPSON had 4 children; Mena b > 1832 PA m Francis MILLER; George b 1839 m with 1 child. (Also spelled > BEEHLER& BELAR) > > KELLEY - Searching for the family of Benjamin (Thomas) KELLEY b c 1772 NY > (according to 1850 PA census) m Mary HOEL/HOLE early 1800's probably NY. > Mary was a sister to the many HOEL's in Oregon Twp., Wayne Co. area 1850's. > The family migrated to Wayne Co., PA by 1822 when a dau., Nancy, was born. > (Another dau., E. Mahala, married into the BUCKINGHAM family of CT.) It is > believed the family were very active Presbyterians. I have no info as to > Ben's parentage. Family lore says the KELLEY's came from England on their > own ship as they were shipbuilders. > > OLSOMMER - Denis b 1822 Alsace-Lorraine, FR d in Pike Co., PA m Barbara > HILD b Alsace-Lorraine, FR - they married in Brooklyn, NY 1845, and had 7 > children. Interested in contacting any OLSOMMER's in the area. > > TURNER - Searching for Isaac TURNER b 1788 Paris, FR d 1867 Wayne Co., PA. > Isaac m Nancy KELLEY in 1848 after he stopped at her farm in Wayne Co., PA > and worked for her. They had 8 children: Mathilda who was a post mistress > for NayAug, PA; John Milton; Franklyn Varney (m Carolena MEYER); Mary > Angeline; James Buchanan; Rosilla Correll m LOCKARD & HAUSER; Elma Martha > DENISON & BIRD; and Elmer Marcus (last 2 were twins). Family lore says > Isaac 'came from the West' when he stopped at Nancy's farm and that he had > been married twice before. Nothing is know of these marriages but he had > children from them. > > In the 1850 Wayne Co., PA census a John TURNER is shown living next door > to Isaac/Nancy. His children were: Maria, George and Milton - twins; > Victoria and Virginia, and Henry. Since the name MILTON shows up in the > children with Nancy plus twins in each family (this also carried into the > next generation), I feel this John was an earlier son of Isaac. > > SIMPSON - Joseph SIMPSON b c 1788, Ireland d aft 1870 Wayne Co., > Pennsylvania, married Sarah ALLEN b c 1798, Ireland. They had 9 children: > Eliz. b Co. Tyrone, Ireland m Thos. BORTREE; Wm., b ?; Jane Ann b 1824 PA m > Christopher BEELER; James b c 1825 PA; John b c 1828 PA; Thomas b 1830 PA m > Lousia ENGLE; Aberham b c 1833 PA m Mary Jane ?; Daniel b c 1838 PA; Sarah b > c 1848 PA > > In the book 'Biographical Commemorative of North East Pennsylvania' the > information was given that dau. Elizabeth Simpson was born in Tyrone. > (She married Thomas BORTREE who was also born in Tyrone but another of > their sons said Antrim). The birth dates are all 'circa' since they came > from ages given in the US Census of Pennsylvania 1850, and it also shows > Joseph and Sarah were born in Ireland. > > Thanks for any help/info. > > Diane > > ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ ********** ~ > CHECK OUR QUERY GENEALOGY FAMILY PAGE - > www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ >