A very interesting article regarding old and abandoned cemeteries in Westmoreland County appeared in the Post-Gazette September 6, 2005. It can be read thru the following link. _http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05249/566265.stm_ (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05249/566265.stm) copy and paste the above in your browser

I am looking for any information concerning JOHN C. Mc ATEE, b 1847, d. 1930, & his wife, MARY RIORDAN McATEE, of Greensburg, parents of Loretta, b. March 16, 1888, d. Dec. 24, 1967 & J. Floyd. Thanks very much. Loretta Myrter

My thanks again for all the help I received information about the Elders Ridge Presbyterian Church Thanks Barb The Elders Ridge Presbyterian Church still stands. It is in Elders Ridge. The church merged with Olivet and Clarksburg in the 1960's and is now the Trinity United Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg. The Olivet Church was torn down, and the Elders Ridge Church is not used anymore. It's not in the best condition. I would imagine that if there are any records they would be at the Clarksburg Church.

Thank You all so much for the help I received the census I was looking for.. Yea!! You are all so great!! Thanks again and a big thanks again to Michael.. Barb They're in Armstrong County (if I have the correct William & Susan): Kiskiminetas, Armstrong, Pennsylvania Page: 313 Roll: M432_749 William Long, 40, cooper Susan, 38 Margaret, 15 William, 14 Samuel, 13 Jacob, 11 Julianne (?), 9 Peggy J., 7 Jonathon E.M., 2 Mary C., 1 There is a William Long In Kiski Twp, 1840 also. I don't know how familiar you are with the area, but Kiski Twp is right next to Indiana County.

I'm sorry I hit the wrong year for the Census I need It should be 1850 Pa Census maybe Indian County or Westmoreland County William and Susan Long.

Can anyone do a look up for me? William Long/Susan wife 1840 Pa census Thank You Barb Lorensen lllorensen@socket.net

Can anyone tell me where this church is located? address phone number etc.! Elders Ridge Presby. Church, Young Twp., Indiana Co., PA Thank You Barb Lorensen lllorensen@socket.net

Hello, I have read in the newspaper about the plans for the building of the new Rostraver public library. does anyone know if they have plans to expand there Genealogy section. It would be nice to have more records to search. I wonder what will they do with the old library. Sherry

Hi Marie, Could you please tell me where I could find a cemetery list for the Funk Cemetery (assuming that some Funks are buried there)? Lee Anne

My last hope to discover the McCready (McCrady) who married (or maybe didn't) Peter Marmié's daughter Sarah (Sally) Marmie sometime around 1820-4 is a possible obituary for Eleanor (Elinor) McCrady , one of Sarah's daughters. Eleanor married David George. Sarah's boys, Peter McCready and William McCready disappeared into Indiana County and Monongahela (City) respectively around 1873. Eleanor died March 4, 1901 resident of Vandergrift, but her death certificate says nothing about her parents. Was David George, her husband who died in 1904, ashamed of her parentage? A search of the two local papers for the area at the time, the Apollo Sentinel and the Vandergrift Citizen, drew a blank. Could anyone in the Greensburg area check the newspaper(s) in general circulation in Greensburg for March 4 to 14, 1901 for an obit for Eleanor George (McCready, McCrady) ? Allen D. McCrady

To Kenneth Burton Can that be Funk's Cemetery? I think it is Rostraver township, but someone out there can tell you. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Burton" <mapleleaffarm@buckeye-express.com> To: <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [PAWESTMO-L] Looking for a cemetery > Goodafternoon Everyone > I am hoping someone can help > e ------I am looking for a cemetery other the West Newton > > I recieved my grgrgr grandmothers will and in it she states that > upon her death she is to be buried in > > F??? K's Cemetery alongside her husband -------the > hand writing is small an hard to read but the last letter is a > > K the name looks to be 4 or 5 letters long > > I greatly appreciate anything anyone may come up > with > > thank you > Susan Ohio > > > searching the families of JOHN FREDRICK & DOROTHY L > EISELE --- West Newton Area > > PETER & CAROLINE > KNOPP -----------West Newton Area > > > ==== PAWESTMO Mailing List ==== > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned by Citizens Internet Services with Declude Virus.] > > > --- [This E-mail scanned by Citizens Internet Services with Declude Virus.]

Goodafternoon Everyone I am hoping someone can help me ------I am looking for a cemetery other the West Newton I recieved my grgrgr grandmothers will and in it she states that upon her death she is to be buried in F??? K's Cemetery alongside her husband -------the hand writing is small an hard to read but the last letter is a K the name looks to be 4 or 5 letters long I greatly appreciate anything anyone may come up with thank you Susan Ohio searching the families of JOHN FREDRICK & DOROTHY L EISELE --- West Newton Area PETER & CAROLINE KNOPP -----------West Newton Area

Hello. I am new to this list and hope someone there will be able to add to the information I have on my family in Westmoreland County. I came from Washington Pa but have been in Fl. for many years. My maternal ggrandparents came from the Sewickley area. They were Thomas Lee b.1828 and Julia b.1836. Children---Richard,David,,Mary,Agatha Jane (my grandmother), Julia, and Thomas. My grandmother, Agatha, married Frederick Hunker. More information on him later, or if any of you have information on this family I'll love hearing from you. Thanks! Joan Warrick Lutz "Jo" signatureJo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I am trying to locate a person who served in Vietnam with a friend of mine. Robert Cutshall would probly be in his mid 50s now. He was stationed on the USS Lexington, Pensacola, FL at one time. His family lived in Trafford, PA then and owned a restaurant. If anyone has phone directories from that time period, I'd like to compare an address Mr Cutshall gave my friend, to any Cutshalls in the 1972ish directory for any Cutshalls to at least find his parents names and go from there. Brenda Sears Berrien County Genealogy Project (Michigan) on behalf of Mr John Henry in SC

Hi Friends, Can some kind soul help here. Does someone on here have the Gressley Cemetery Records. I think it's at Apples Mill in South Huntingdon Twp. I'm requesting this for someone else who does not have a computer & I think it's the Zumbro they are checking on. Thank You, Ellen (ETHS-VP) Visit my web site at: http://www.familytreetracer.com <http://www.familytreetracer.com/>

Does anyone know if the court minutes of Westmoreland from the 1800s are made available (for sale) to the public through the Pennsylvania State Archives? If not, are there any books with the abstracts of these common court records? Gerald Reel

If you have a will or court index for WESTMORELAND COUNTY and/or ADAMS Co., would you please tell me what GOODENs (or variation) are listed pre-1849? Also, is Peter Waggoner in the court and/or will index for Adams Co.? I am trying to locate the parents of Catharine GOODEN (b. abt. 1777), whose father left her money when he died. Peter Waggoner of Adams Co. PA was holding this money for her. This fact is referenced in Catharine's deceased husband's John Smit's will, but John did not say what Catharine's father's name was. I am hoping that an Adams county court record, or a will for Peter Waggoner, who died in 1851 in Adams Co. PA might say. An account record for Peter Waggoner, deceased, gives interest to Mrs. Smith, gives money to Magdalena Smith, and mentions Dr. J. N. Smith. There are many other names mentioned in the account record too. I need the court or will records for Peter Waggoner and/or Catharine's father will help me make some progress on Catharine's line. I only have bits of information, and I think that these records may help me make sense of some of the bits. Lee Anne Names in the Peter Waggoner, deceased, account (please note that this copy is really poor; a better copy might improve the transcription of the names; if a name appeared twice or there were ditto marks under it, I listed it only once): R. P. Harper UNREADABLE to C. H. Buchler Henry Meals to Co. Srone/Trone/Frone to Bucher Michael Cook Tax D. Chamberlin Tax 1851 ?. Garrett/Gannett Tax 1851 D. Chamberlin Tax 1851 H. Saybaugh?/Taybaugh? Tax 1851 D. Chamberlin Tax 1853 Anthony Deardorff Abr?/Mrs? Smith Interest (copy is really poor, but most read this as Mrs) Joseph Hartzell Tax D. Feinhour Acct William Ficher Appraisers Funeral Expenses John Pitzer Clerking Sale Beecher to Hoover John Spangler tax Jacob Sloaner John Picking Robert Fletcher Acct Dr. J. N. Smith Acct John Minter Acct John Walter/Watter Tax A. B. Kurtz R. C. McCeeary? John Lower/Lowes Coffin Magdalena Smith Henry Brinkerhoff S.? Harrens?/Hanens? David Stenhour? John Hanees?/Haiees?/Haicees? (really poor copy) REGISTRY FEES ON THIS ACCOUNT CLKS FEES OF THE ORPHANS COURT 1122 321/2

Hello This Beautiful Day In PA, I've received some inquiries about the following so have decided to explain & put the list here. A number of years ago I was able to recover 14 volumes of bound volumes of tax record books that had been missing from the courthouse for eons of years. They are now in the records management center for the courthouse & I also did copies for the Elizabeth Twp. His. Soc. If you searched at the courthouse prior to the time of recovery & did not find them they are available now. I've placed the list below & hope this is of use to many of you in the future. Ellen (ETHS-VP) The 14 recovered tax books for Westmoreland County are - Mt. Pleasant Twp. - 1792 & 1802-1810 Rostraver Twp. - 1802-1810 (1803 is missing) Fairfield Twp. - 1802-1809 & Fairfield Twp. 1810-1816/7 (1814 missing) Fairfield Twp. - 1818-1822 Hempfield Twp. - 1802-1805 (1803 missing) Unity Twp. - 1792 & 1802-1810 Unity Twp. 1811-1815 Greensburg Boro - 1808-1810 South Huntingdon - 1802-1810 Allegheny Twp. 1802-1819 Donegal Twp. 1829-1833 Sewickley Twp. 1835-1838 East Huntingdon Twp. - 1800-1810 (1801 & 1803) missing North Huntingdon Twp.- 1811-1815 Visit my web site at: http://www.familytreetracer.com <http://www.familytreetracer.com/>

In Pennsylvania a prothonatary is: (a) a warbler, and (b) a county office which in other states is called "Clerk of Court" Allen D. McCrady

Alfred Skena Murrysville Alfred "Fred" Skena, 76, of Murrysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005. He was born March 15, 1929, in Export, a son of the late Peter J. and Victoria (Baldgay) Skena. Fred was a retired employee of the Milligan Brick Co., Harmarville, and was a member of the Italian American Club in Export. He enjoyed hunting and gardening, could fix most anything and he was always concerned about recycling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Raymond, and his twin, Arthur Skena. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 55 years, Melva (Hall) Skena; and five loving children, Glenn Skena and his wife, Mary, of Murrysville, Sherrill Plank and her husband, David, of Export, Cindy Kepins and her husband, James, of Murrysville, Linda Walker and her husband, James, of Worthington, and Karen Vedera and her husband, David, of Albuquerque, N.M. He will be sadly missed by his 11 grandchildren, Michael Skena, Dennis and Jason Plank, Christina, Julie and! Bethany Kepins, Victoria, Shannon and Hannah Walker and Kelly and Kevin Vedera; and four brothers, George Skena, of Harrison City, Gerald Skena, of Sanford, Fla., and Carl Skena and Clarence "Buck" Skena, both of Murrysville. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the WOLFE-VON GEIS FUNERAL HOME INC., 501 Lincoln Ave., Export, 724-327-1400, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday with Father Tom Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. www.wolfe-vongeis.com Sign Alfred Skena's online guestbook now.