Hi all, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. A contributor, Kathi has been busy photographing cemeteries in South Huntingdon and Rostraver township. She has uploaded over 2,700 and counting tombstone photos today for those counties. She is working on photographing all the tombstones in all known cemeteries in those townships. You can see the photos by visiting the photo gallery at http://www.pa-roots.org/gallery3/index.php/westmorelandcounty/westmorelandce meteries Enjoy! Nathan Westmoreland County Genealogy Project http://www.pa-roots.com/westmoreland/

In a message dated 11/24/2011 10:45:59 Eastern Standard Time, MaeMay510@aol.com writes: Charlotte Ann Burch was the descendant of Johannes Conrad Mohr. My error. Charlotte Alma Burch. Shirley

In a message dated 11/24/2011 09:30:14 Eastern Standard Time, mbarbara98@yahoo.com writes: no there is no relationship that I know of. Eons ago, when I first started the Moore research, I was foolish and tried to gather all the Moore information I could find. Then I read that the surname Moore was one of the top surnames of immigrants and I gave up. I'm so sorry. I do have two other Moores, but they married into the family some generations later. I've not attempted to research them beyond the basics. Charlotte Ann Burch was the descendant of Johannes Conrad Mohr. . Descendants of Hugh Moore 1 Hugh Moore b: 1835 .. +Jane Hueston ........ 2 Milton Layfayette Moore b: August 21, 1858 in Hastings, Dakota, MN d: July 02, 1929 in Mantrap, Hubbard Co., MN ............ +Ella Mae Bodge m: 1876 in Sauk Centre, Stearns, MN .................. 3 Edwin Leslie Moore b: May 14, 1879 in Sauk Centre, Sterns Co., MN d: December 23, 1968 in Park Rapids, Hubbard Co., MN ...................... +Orpha Bell McBride b: 1884 in IA ............................ 4 Earl Fletcher Moore b: March 21, 1903 in Akeley, Hubbard Co., MN d: July 22, 1987 in Park Rapids, Hubbard Co., MN ................................ +Charlotte Alma Burch b: November 06, 1906 in Nevis, Hubbard Co., MN m: May 01, 1924 in Park Rapids, Hubbard Co., MN d: May 14, 1975 in Park Rapids, Hubbard Co., MN ............................ 4 Russel Moore b: Abt. 1905 ............................ 4 Marian Moore b: Abt. 1907 ............................ 4 Floyd Moore b: 1910 ............................ 4 Alice Moore b: Abt. 1912 ............................ 4 Harvey Moore b: Abt. 1914 ............................ 4 Maxwell Moore b: Abt. 1919 The second line is word of mouth, not independently verified. The immigrant and his wife and all but one son, John Mohr, died enroute. The child was adopted by a Quaker family and the name was changed from MOHR to MOORE. This was about 1817. Descendants of John Mohr 1 John Mohr b: 1807 in Loffenbach, Germany Immigrated 1817 .. +Lydia Varnes ........ 2 Samuel Moore b: Bef. 1850 d: Aft. 1865 (CW vet) .................. 3 Scott Moore ...................... +Sara Mae Delancy ............................ 4 Thomas A. Moore b: 1940 ................................ +Christine Morpanini b: 1946 in Sutersville, Westmoreland Co., PA m: 1967 in Indiana Co., PA ........ 2 Martin Moore b: Bef. 1850 d: Aft. 1865 (CW vet) ........ 2 Isaac Moore b: Bef. 1850 d: Abt. 1863 in Frederick, MD (died in MD) ........ 2 John Moore b: Bef. 1850 d: Aft. 1865 (CW vet) ........ 2 Male Moore b: Bef. 1850 ........ 2 Female Moore The family, according to a letter, settled in Dayton, PA I don't know if that is Armstrong or Dauphin county. Perhaps someone has a connection to these 2 MOORE lines. Shirley Maynard .

no there is no relationship that I know of. Barbara --- On Tue, 11/22/11, roundup@2020comm.net <roundup@2020comm.net> wrote: From: roundup@2020comm.net <roundup@2020comm.net> Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] atn Shirley Moore's in Ks = MOORE/etal obits To: pawestmo@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 3:16 PM Do you have a connection  to Fred Moore b abt  1875 in Allen or Bourborn Co. Ks Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> To: <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:35 AM Subject: [PAWESTMO] MOORE/etal obits > It's take a few years, but I've finished collecting, extracting, copying, > archiving, printing with pedigree charts, and compiling a copy of each and > every  one to donate to the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. It is a > nearly > 15  year collection, not just the blood Moores, but the spouses' and > spouses'  families.  Not just Westmoreland Co. but across the country. > All > connected in some way with Johannes Conrad Moore, cooper on Chestnut > Ridge, > 1840ish.  Not all the MOOREs of Westmoreland Co. are connected to Johannes > Conrad Moore but enough are that the Moores had/have a saying..."don't say > anything bad about a Moore in the county...you are probably married to > one." > > The upcoming holidays will be expensive, of course, so I won't be able  to > mail all these boxes until after the first of the year. > In the meantime, however, if anyone wants an obituary, 99 percent of them > are in my FTM notes and I can send individual copies email. > > > Johannes Conrad Mohr > His children: > ...Margaret Moore Brown  - Westmoreland Co. > ...Benjamin Mo[0]re  - Westmoreland and Allegheny Cos. > ...Sarah Moore Beck (Mrs. Peter) - Lancaster Co., NE > ...William Moore - Macon Co., IL and Polk Co., TN > ...Samuel B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. > ...Johan "Koon" Moore, Jr. -  Westmoreland Co. > ...Daniel Moore - Macon Co., IL > ...Cornelius Moore - Fayette Co., IA > ...George Washington Moore - De Witt Co., IL > ...Alexander Lawrence Moore - Clayton Co., IA > ...James B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. > .. > . > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > _MaeMay510@aol.com_ (mailto:MaeMay510@aol.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a message dated 11/22/2011 12:46:28 Eastern Standard Time, emailmaniac@netscape.net writes: Do you have any connection to Eleanor Moore b 1785 in Md, married to George Woolsey 2 Mar 1802 in Hartford Co Md, & residing with with four sons in 1850 residing in Springhill, Fayette, PA? Johannes Conrad Mohr immigrated to USA in 1807. So any Moore before that in the states would be speculative. We don't know why the boy left the Rhine River area, but we think/hope he may have had relatives in Lancaster Co., PA. He married in Lebanon Co., PA. There are male Moores who could take the DNA test, but since we have our group back to 1750's in Europe, we don't know what it would prove. A relative born in Germany (her Moore daddy was an American soldier) has researched the area and found there are no Moores left there, no records, nothing. A German preacher found and translated the baptismal and marriage records for 2 generations and then the records became unavailable. I guess we're very lucky to have as much documentation as we do, given Napoleon's wars and then two World Wars. But I'd like to connect with other Moores. Johannes had a younger sister and brother. We don't know if they were the "two minor children" on the manifest who traveled with him to this country in 1807. Johan Peter Mohr and Anna Margaretha Mohr. I have their birth records, but nothing more. Shirley Maynard

Do you have any connection to Eleanor Moore b 1785 in Md, married to George Woolsey 2 Mar 1802 in Hartford Co Md, & residing with with four sons in 1850 residing in Springhill, Fayette, PA? TIA for your reply, Marguerite -----Original Message----- From: MaeMay510 <MaeMay510@aol.com> To: PAWESTMO-L <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 8:36 am Subject: [PAWESTMO] MOORE/etal obits It's take a few years, but I've finished collecting, extracting, copying, rchiving, printing with pedigree charts, and compiling a copy of each and very one to donate to the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. It is a nearly 5 year collection, not just the blood Moores, but the spouses' and pouses' families. Not just Westmoreland Co. but across the country. All onnected in some way with Johannes Conrad Moore, cooper on Chestnut Ridge, 840ish. Not all the MOOREs of Westmoreland Co. are connected to Johannes onrad Moore but enough are that the Moores had/have a saying..."don't say nything bad about a Moore in the county...you are probably married to one." he upcoming holidays will be expensive, of course, so I won't be able to ail all these boxes until after the first of the year. n the meantime, however, if anyone wants an obituary, 99 percent of them re in my FTM notes and I can send individual copies email. ohannes Conrad Mohr is children: ..Margaret Moore Brown - Westmoreland Co. ..Benjamin Mo[0]re - Westmoreland and Allegheny Cos. ..Sarah Moore Beck (Mrs. Peter) - Lancaster Co., NE ..William Moore - Macon Co., IL and Polk Co., TN ..Samuel B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. ..Johan "Koon" Moore, Jr. - Westmoreland Co. ..Daniel Moore - Macon Co., IL ..Cornelius Moore - Fayette Co., IA ..George Washington Moore - De Witt Co., IL ..Alexander Lawrence Moore - Clayton Co., IA ..James B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. . hirley Maynard ampton, VA MaeMay510@aol.com_ (mailto:MaeMay510@aol.com) ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

In a message dated 11/22/2011 10:29:08 Eastern Standard Time, roundup@2020comm.net writes: Do you have a connection to Fred Moore b abt 1875 in Allen or Bourborn Co. Ks I'm sorry. No Kansas MOOREs. Daniel and William and Sarah Moore Beck moved out of Westmoreland prior to the Civil War. Daniel and William went to Illinois and both enlisted in the CW in IL. Sarah lived in Wisconsin until the Civil War where her under-aged son enlisted, then the Beck family moved to Lancaster Co., NE. Alex, George, and Neil moved from Westmoreland Co. after the Civil War. Alex to several places, ending up in McGregor, IA. George in Clinton, IL. Neil in Elgin, IA. The other siblings remained in Westmoreland. Margaret, Sam, Koon, Jim. Margaret's husband, Jim Brown, also served in the CW as a ship's carpenter. So only those states mentioned for Johannes' children would have any Moore connection until the later generations, when Johannes' grandchildren and great grandchildren began to scatter. Even then, they migrated across the northern states, .Exception was the child veteran, John Conrad Beck, who went to Oklahoma I also have Civil War applications for pension and widow's pension for these people, that tracked their movements, so I'm very sure of my MOORE's migration trails. Shirley

Do you have a connection to Fred Moore b abt 1875 in Allen or Bourborn Co. Ks Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> To: <PAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:35 AM Subject: [PAWESTMO] MOORE/etal obits > It's take a few years, but I've finished collecting, extracting, copying, > archiving, printing with pedigree charts, and compiling a copy of each and > every one to donate to the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. It is a > nearly > 15 year collection, not just the blood Moores, but the spouses' and > spouses' families. Not just Westmoreland Co. but across the country. > All > connected in some way with Johannes Conrad Moore, cooper on Chestnut > Ridge, > 1840ish. Not all the MOOREs of Westmoreland Co. are connected to Johannes > Conrad Moore but enough are that the Moores had/have a saying..."don't say > anything bad about a Moore in the county...you are probably married to > one." > > The upcoming holidays will be expensive, of course, so I won't be able to > mail all these boxes until after the first of the year. > In the meantime, however, if anyone wants an obituary, 99 percent of them > are in my FTM notes and I can send individual copies email. > > > Johannes Conrad Mohr > His children: > ...Margaret Moore Brown - Westmoreland Co. > ...Benjamin Mo[0]re - Westmoreland and Allegheny Cos. > ...Sarah Moore Beck (Mrs. Peter) - Lancaster Co., NE > ...William Moore - Macon Co., IL and Polk Co., TN > ...Samuel B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. > ...Johan "Koon" Moore, Jr. - Westmoreland Co. > ...Daniel Moore - Macon Co., IL > ...Cornelius Moore - Fayette Co., IA > ...George Washington Moore - De Witt Co., IL > ...Alexander Lawrence Moore - Clayton Co., IA > ...James B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. > .. > . > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > _MaeMay510@aol.com_ (mailto:MaeMay510@aol.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It's take a few years, but I've finished collecting, extracting, copying, archiving, printing with pedigree charts, and compiling a copy of each and every one to donate to the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. It is a nearly 15 year collection, not just the blood Moores, but the spouses' and spouses' families. Not just Westmoreland Co. but across the country. All connected in some way with Johannes Conrad Moore, cooper on Chestnut Ridge, 1840ish. Not all the MOOREs of Westmoreland Co. are connected to Johannes Conrad Moore but enough are that the Moores had/have a saying..."don't say anything bad about a Moore in the county...you are probably married to one." The upcoming holidays will be expensive, of course, so I won't be able to mail all these boxes until after the first of the year. In the meantime, however, if anyone wants an obituary, 99 percent of them are in my FTM notes and I can send individual copies email. Johannes Conrad Mohr His children: ...Margaret Moore Brown - Westmoreland Co. ...Benjamin Mo[0]re - Westmoreland and Allegheny Cos. ...Sarah Moore Beck (Mrs. Peter) - Lancaster Co., NE ...William Moore - Macon Co., IL and Polk Co., TN ...Samuel B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. ...Johan "Koon" Moore, Jr. - Westmoreland Co. ...Daniel Moore - Macon Co., IL ...Cornelius Moore - Fayette Co., IA ...George Washington Moore - De Witt Co., IL ...Alexander Lawrence Moore - Clayton Co., IA ...James B. Moore - Westmoreland Co. .. . Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA _MaeMay510@aol.com_ (mailto:MaeMay510@aol.com)

Excerpts from: Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia Henry Wilson Story, a lawyer of Johnstown, is the only child of William Sloan and Rebecca Ellen (Dixon) Storey, and was born March 31, 1851, in Blairsville, Indiana County, PA. William Sloan Story (father) was born 1821, died 1882. He was the fifth child of Joseph Story and Catherine Kiser. Joseph Storey, (grandfather) born in Massachusetts in 1783, moved to NJ, whence he came to Westmoreland Co. PA about 1800. Catherine Kiser (grandmother) born 1785, died at New Derry, Westmoreland Co., PA 1866. She came from Frederick City, MD. Brothers and sisters; Isaac Kiser, William, Jacob, Joseph, **John, Sarah who intermarried with Jacob Sidler, of Dane Co., Wisconsin, Mary intermarried with Samuel Sloan, of near Blairsville and Susan Kiser. John Kiser (great-grandfather) and Susan Leis (great-grandmother) originally came from Hagerstown, MD and about 1793 located on a farm, now known as the Kiser farm, near Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., PA and resided there until 1810, when they moved to a farm near Congress, Wayne Co., Ohio, and where they permanently located, where they died. (They were the parents of Catherine (Kiser) Story. Last Updated: 18 Feb 2001 Copyright © 2000, All Rights Reserved Lynne Canterbury and Diann Olsen Was Catherine (Kiser) Story¹s brother ** John Kiser, born in 1794 in MD and married Sophia Saxman, daughter of Christian Saxman and Anna Elizabeth Walbert? John Kiser and Sophia Saxman had nine children: Joseph, Adam B., Ann Elizabeth, John, William E., Catherine J., Sophia C., Henry Saxman (my g, grandfather), Susannah. This 2000 article has intrigued me for years. Does it hold the link from my g, g, grandfather John Kiser to his parents? Any help would be appreciated. Pat Thompson

Regarding the COVODE surname, I have a collateral line Margaret PEALE, b. c. 1822 married to John COVODE, b. c. 1808 Westmoreland Co; five known children: Howard; Lydia; Jacob; John; and Harry. Margaret was the dau. of Jonathan PEALE and Hannah THOMSON, and it is through the Thomson line that there is a tie to my family. Might any of these names look familiar? Thank you. Marybeth C. acmbjc@aol.com =============================================================== -----Original Message----- From: pawestmo-request <pawestmo-request@rootsweb.com> To: pawestmo <pawestmo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 31, 2011 3:28 am Subject: PAWESTMO Digest, Vol 6, Issue 81 Today's Topics: 1. Shoup/Lemon (tullycross2@comcast.net) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ello,? I don't know any thing about Shoup, but the Lemon family lived near the Covode amily in Westmoreland County.? The Covode family was? from York County.? Having first name of Lemon would to me, indicate some relationship....be it friend or elative of the Lemmon family.? The little I've looked for Lemmon, I've iscovered it most likely was LeMoyne.? I have not found any connection of emmon to my Covode family, except locations of their homesteads in Westmoreland ounty.? tullycross2@comcast.net ?

In a message dated 10/30/2011 21:36:43 Eastern Standard Time, tullycross2@comcast.net writes: I don't know any thing about Shoup, but the Lemon family lived near the Covode family in Westmoreland County. The Covode family was from York County. Having a first name of Lemon would to me, indicate some relationship....be it friend or relative of the Lemmon family. The little I've looked for Lemmon, I've discovered it most likely was LeMoyne. I have not found any connection of Lemmon to my Covode family, except locations of their homesteads in Westmoreland County. I think the relationship was to the HILL family where the first to Westmoreland Co. was Orange Hill, born 21 May, 1782, in Mass. His father was Asa HILL and his mother Lucy ENSIGN, of the Hartford, CT first families. Catherine Lint Sholey (Mrs. Lewis Shoup) had 1 son with, George Michael Sholey/various spellings (Cyrus John Sholey) and John married Sarah Agnes Hill, daughter of George and granddaughter of Orange Hill. Looking at my data base, however, I don't find a Lemon Hill, so I may be wrong. I wonder, however, if Sarah Jane Shaulis who married William Bell Shoup and was the mother of Lemon Shoup, may have had connections to the LEMONs, however. Sarah Jane's parents were Frederick and Mary Ann Shaulis. I have Jefferson, Somerset Co. for both of them. I didn't carry research forward for the SHAULIS family. Descendants of Frederick Shaulis 1 Frederick Shaulis b: January 1838 in Somerset Co., PA d: Aft. 1900 in Somerset Co., PA .. +Mary An b: May 1838 in PA ........ 2 Susan C. Shaulis b: Abt. 1861 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Annie Shaulis b: Abt. 1861 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Saml. A. Shaulis b: Abt. 1863 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Sarah Jane Shaulis b: September 1865 in PA d: July 10, 1940 in Westmoreland Co., PA ............ +William Bell Shoup b: May 1862 in West Newton, Westmoreland Co., PA m: May 27, 1886 in Somerset Co., PA d: April 07, 1937 in Westmoreland Co., PA .................. 3 Earl M. Shoup b: June 1887 in Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA d: July 07, 1922 in Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Lena Stemmler b: February 16, 1890 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., PA m: Aft. 1908 d: April 03, 1963 in Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., PA .................. 3 William B. Shoup b: December 1888 in PA d: November 28, 1923 in Tucson, AZ .................. 3 Louis B. Shoup b: May 24, 1893 in Westmoreland Co., PA d: July 29, 1974 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Frances Smith b: August 18, 1898 in Bradenville, Westmoreland Co., PA m: Aft. 1917 d: April 13, 1970 in Westmoreland Co., PA .................. 3 Levi R. Shoup b: October 1894 in PA d: March 03, 1955 in Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Elizabeth b: Abt. 1895 in PA m: Abt. January 1922 d: Aft. 1930 .................. 3 Harry L. Shoup b: December 1899 in Westmoreland Co., PA d: January 10, 1942 in Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Julia b: 1900 in PA m: Abt. 1921 in Westmoreland Co., PA .................. 3 Lemon Shoup b: April 15, 1902 in Derry, Westmoreland Co., PA d: November 27, 1985 in Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Mary Kruskey .................. 3 Anna Shoup b: 1906 in PA d: July 07, 1973 in Westmoreland Co., PA ...................... +Leroy L. Lewis b: 1904 m: Abt. 1928 ........ 2 Ellen J. Shaulis b: Abt. 1868 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Mary Shaulis b: Abt. 1872 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Edward Shaulis b: Abt. 1873 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 H. Carey Shaulis b: Abt. 1875 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Charles S. Shaulis b: Abt. 1877 in Somerset Co., PA ........ 2 Wesley L. Shaulis b: August 1878 in Somerset Co., PA Something to check. Thanks for the clue. I do have the Somerset Co. site book marked. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

Hello,  I don't know any thing about Shoup, but the Lemon family lived near the Covode family in Westmoreland County.  The Covode family was  from York County.  Having a first name of Lemon would to me, indicate some relationship....be it friend or relative of the Lemmon family.  The little I've looked for Lemmon, I've discovered it most likely was LeMoyne.  I have not found any connection of Lemmon to my Covode family, except locations of their homesteads in Westmoreland County.  tullycross2@comcast.net    

Hello list,   Im working on a project that deals with Coal Mines and Coal Miners of the Belle Vernon Area area's of interest are Belle Vernon, North Belle Vernon, Pricedale    very interested in the earlier mines   need to know names of mine and what town it was located in and any other info you know about the mine name of coal miner and what mine he worked in name of coal miner if killed or injured  and what mine photos would we great                                                 Thank you                                                     Sherry

Latrobe Bulletin, sent by Nancy Moore Keir Wednesday, March 2, 1910 – Elizabeth Shoup Funeral services for Mrs. Shoup The funeral services for the late Mrs. Elizabeth Shoup whose death occurred at the home of her son, W. M. [sic] Shoup of Snydertown, on Monday will be held at the son’s residence at 2:00 o’clock, tomorrow afternoon. The Rev. L. J. Baker, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church being in charge. The interment will follow in the Mechesneytown Cemetery. Mrs. Shoup was the widow of Lewis Shoup, deceased, and was 89 years of age at the time of her death. She is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Issac Marsh of Bradenville, and a son. W. M.[sic] Shoup of Snydertown. ______________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Catherine LINT was a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Snyder Lint. She was born March 1821. She married George Michel Shawley/Sholey about 1845 and they had a son, Cyrus John Sholey, born 8 March 1846. George died before 1847. Elizabeth Catherine Sholey married Louis SHOUP before the 1850 census. She had 2 children with Louis/Lewis Shoup: William Bell Shoup and Catherine Shoup -- Mrs. Isaac W. Marsh. . She was my great great great grandmother. George Michael Sholey was my great great great grandfather. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

Latrobe Builetin, sent by Nancy Moore Keir Wednesday, November 28, 1923 Prominent Young Man is Dead Contracted Lung trouble in the Service A long and valiant fight against a disease which had come upon him while he was in the service of his country during the war, came to an unsuccessful end yesterday, when William B. Shoup, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Shoup, of Bradenville died from lung trouble at Tucson, Arizona, whither he had gone, a month ago, in pursuit of health. Mr. Shoup was 35 years of age. When a young man he was located in the ticket office at Bradenville and later transferred to Pittsburgh, where he won several promotions, finally becoming one of the assistants to the chief clerk in the Union Station. During the war he enlisted and was assigned in the traffic department of the Navy, and it was while in the serving that he contracted tuberculosis. He spent a year in a government hospital in North Carolina, and had just begun his third year in the hospital at Tucson, after having spent the summer months at the home of his parents. He had many friends, both in the Bradenville section and around Latrobe, and was a young man of fine character. He is survived by his parents, a sister, Anna, and four brothers, Louis, Levi, Harry and Lemon. He was a brother of the late Earl who was murdered on the evening of July 4, 1922. The body will be brought home under Governmental escort, and it is expected that the funeral services will be held the forepart of the coming week.

Latrobe Bulletin, sent by Nancy Moore Keir Friday, July 7, 1922 – Earl Shoup EARL SHOUP DIES FROM ASSASSIN’S BULLET; HIS MURDERER STILL ELUDES THE AUTHORITIES Earl M. Shoup, well know as a manager of athletic teams at Bradenville and who had a host of friends in this section, died at 2:30 this morning at the Latrobe hospital where he had been a patient for two days. Death followed peritionitis which resulted from a gunshot wound in the abdomen, inflicted by Angelo Ciare, an Italian shoemaker of Loyalhanna, Tuesday night. Mr. Shoup's condition seemingly improved steadily at first, after being brought to the hospital and hope had been held that the bullet had not reached a vital spot. Yesterday afternoon, however, his condition became much worse. Dr. Behan, a specialist of Pittsburgh was called and after an examination said that there was no chance for recovery. Mrs. Shoup became unconscious at midnight and did not regain consciousness up to the time of his death. Deputy Coroner Horner performed an autopsy today and found the bullet had entered Mr. Shoup’s abdomen on the left side, then taken a slanting course, and lodged either in the muscle of his back, or in his backbone. The bullet was not found. The deputy coroner, in filling out the death certificate, gave the cause of death as homicide. State police who have been working on the case since the time of the shooting, have no clues as to the whereabouts of Angelo Ciare, the man who did the shooting. Ciare was reported to have slept in a culver Tuesday night in Loyalhanna Crossroads, but the report has not been confirmed. The state troopers have run down dozens of reports and clues but none of them has led to anything definite. A wave of deep regret passed over the community, this morning at the news of Mr. Shoup's death, as he was widely known and had many friends. Earl M. Shoup, aged 35 years, 6 months and 24 days was born in Ligonier township, the son of Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Shoup. He spent many of his years in the vicinity of Snydertown. For years he was the manager of the famous Atlantic Club baseball and football teams of Bradenville, and was largely instrumental in bringing to these teams the success which they achieved. He formerly was postmaster at Bradenville, and for several years actively engaged in the ice business in Latrobe. Those who survive Mr. Shoup are his widow, Mrs. Lena Shoup, of Snydertown, his parents, Mrs. & Mr. W. B. Shoup of Snydertown, five children, Robert, Howard, William, Homer and Fay, all at home, five brothers, William of New Mexico, Louis, Levi, Harry and Lemon and a sister, Anna, all of Snydertown. Funeral services have not yet been arranged as to the day and the hour. They will be in charge of the Rev. L. J. Baker, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will be made in Unity Cemetery. _____________________________________________________________ Does anyone know how this turned out? Was Angelo Ciare ever located and tried for murder? Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

Latrobe Bulletin, sent by Nancy Moore Keir Wednesday, July 10, 1940 Mrs. Sarah Jane Shoup Mrs. Sarah Jane Shoup, 75 years of age, died this morning at her home in Snydertown. She was born September 18, 1865, and is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Anna Shoup Lewis, at home; and four sons, Louis, Levi, Harry and Lemmon, all of Bradenville; also mother of the late Earl and William Shoup of Bradenville; one sister, Mrs. Charles Shaffer, of Jennerstown and two brothers, Harry Shaulis, of Jennerstown and Lemmon Shaulis of Boswell; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held from her late home Friday afternoon at 2:30 o ’clock in charge of Rev. Harvey W. Black, pastor of Christ’s Reformed Church. Interment will follow in Unity Cemetery. _____________________________________________________________ Widow of William Shoup, died 7 April 1937 Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

Latrobe Bulletin Friday, April 7, 1937 William B. Shoup William B.Shoup, former Justice of the Peace and road supervisor and a resident of Derry Township for 46 years, died at his home in Snydertown at 2:15 o’clock this morning. Born at West Newton, September 30, 1862. Mr. Shoup was 74 years, seven months, and six days old. Before his retirement he was a fire boss at the Saxman mine for a number of years. Mr. Should was married to Sarah Jane Shaulis, of Jennerstown, at Somerset, on Mary 27, 1887. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the latter part of the present month. He was a resident of Ligonier for several years and then moved to Derry Township, where he resided at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Sarah Jane Shoup, one daughter, Ann Shoup Lewis and four sons, Louis, Levi, Harry and Lemon. One sister Mrs. Katherine Marsh, of Grapeville, and nine grandchildren and a cousin, Charles Shoup, also survive. Mr. Shoup was the father of the late Earl Shoup, whose death occurred in 1922 and William Shoup who died in 1924. Funeral Services will be held at his late home at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon and Interment will be made at Unity Cemetery. ____________________________________________________________ Note that his obit mentioned a cousin, Charles. This was Dr. Charles Shoup, son of Henry A. Shoup, and grandson of John Shoup, establishing a connection between Louis Shoup, born in Prussia, and John Shoup, born in Prussia, both found in Westmoreland Co. 1860. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

In a message dated 10/24/2011 11:46:49 Eastern Standard Time, JFTrauth@aol.com writes: There were people with the surname of Shupe who lived on Appel Mill Road in Sounth Huntingdon Twp of Westmoreland Co from the early 1800s. Others in the area were Funk, Zumbro, Waggoner, Lash. I am not related to any of those lines. I visited the Appel Mill Church Cemetery a few years ago. I believe there were still Shupes living in the area. Thanks, Jack. I had no idea there were so many SHOUPs. I remember reading about recruiters going to European small towns and signing up several men as laborers.. Perhaps several families left at the same time for the same place. I didn't follow all of William Bell Shoup's 7 children after the 1930 census. His sister married Isaac MARSH. I followed that family until they left the county. I will spend more time on them and see what is available online for the two families. Shirley