Shirley, From the Pennsylvania State Archives site: "During the years 1852 to 1854, the Register of Wills for each county was required by law to keep records and indexes of births, deaths and marriages. Copies from 49 of the 64 counties existing at that time are maintained at the Archives; however, returns are not inclusive for these years. There are no returns for Blair, Clarion, Clinton, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Jefferson, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Sullivan, or Wyoming County." I have never seen microfilm of the originals of these records. The FHL catalog shows only transcriptions and I know that the Indiana Co. Courthouse has only typed lists of these records. I just put a call into the Archives to try and find out if the originals or copies of the originals still exist. I left a voice mail message with one of the archivists and if I get an answer I will post it. Please be sure to state when you post that the list is a transcription of a transcription -- mistakes happen. I am very lucky in that my ggg-grandmother's second marriage was recorded in Indiana Co., however, her first name is listed as "Mary" not "Ann". I would love to know if that was an error by the recorder or a transcription error. Kathryn Doyle Piedmont, CA Original message Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:15:42 EDT From: MaeMay510@aol.com Subject: Deaths, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855 Somewhere during my years of research I collected a typed copy of deaths in Westmoreland Co. during the mentioned years. Each name is in alphabetical order. Gives a number which I don't know what it means but could be age and then residence and place of burial. Then again, a "sr." on 1, surely can't be a 1 year old. So your guess as to date will be the same as mine. I will type and post them here if the moderator has no objections. I'll also put them in genforum.com Westmoreland Co., PA where they will remain permanently. . It will be an extensive amount of typing, covering many pages, so be patient with me. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:27:01 EDT From: MaeMay510@aol.com Subject: List of deaths in county-- 1852 Westmoreland Co., PA deaths in 1852 (Source not known, but will be credited when learned.) Typed copy in 4 columns. First column is NAME. Second is (#) of something, perhaps page. Third is RESIDENCE. Fourth is PLACE OF BURIAL. Anderson, Catharine Mary (3) Livermore, Derry Twp. Livermore Baptist Church Yard. Barnett, John (22) Livermore, Derry Twp. Methodist Burial Ground Fairfield Twp. Beatty, Robert (21) Salem Twp. A R Presbyterian Burial Grounds New Alexandria Bell, David (26) N. Huntingdon Twp. Brush Creek of the Ass. Reformed Church Blose, George (5) Franklin Twp. Manor Churchyard, Franklin Twp. Bovard, Charles (7) Loyalhanna Twp. Congurity, Salem Twp. Bracken, Mary Elizabeth (45) Livermore, Derry Twp. Baptist Church Yard, Livermore Crock, Jeremiah Henry (33) Adamsburg Twp. Brush Creek Detar, Samuel Cooper (32) Hempfield Twp. Herrold’s Detar, Susannah (48) Hempfield Twp. Herrold’s Donnelly, Charles (19) N. Huntington Twp. Presbyterian Church Yard, Murrysville Drum, Simon (34) Greensburg German Burial Ground, Greensburg Fried, John (24) S. Huntingdoln Twp. Freidt’s Family Burial Ground Hammond, Margaret (35) Ohio Blairsville Burial Ground, Indiana Co. Harvey, Joseph (8) S. Huntingdon Twp. Mannanite Burial Ground E. Huntingdon Twp. Hill, Jacob (38) Derry Twp. Public Burial Ground, Blairsville, Indiana Co. Hugus, Isaac (15) New Salem Boro New Salem Church Hunter, James Sr. (4) Donegal Twp. Seceder Churchyard, Donegal Isaman, Henry (23) Salem Twp. Congruity in Salem Twp. Iseman, Henry (36) Unity Twp. No cemetery mentioned Jack, Wilson (28) Allegheny Twp. Presbyterian Burial Ground, Greensburg Jackson, George (14) Unity Twp. Greensburg Johnston, Nathaniel (25) Donegal Twp. Seceder Church, Donegal Twp. Kienan, James Sr. (no number) Youngstown Boro, No cemetery named Kilgore, Jesse (18) Mt. Pleasant Twp. Presbyterian Burial Ground near Mt. Pleasant King, William A. (11) N. Huntingdon Twp. German Burial Ground, Greensburg Kunkle, Michael (30) Hempfield Twp. St. Paul’s Church Burial Ground Longenecker, Jacob (27) West Newton Twp. Fells Meeting House, Rostraver Twp. Markle, Barbara (41) Unity Twp. Mount St. Vincent McDowell, Wililam (50) Ligonier Twp. Presbyterian, Ligonier McGinty, Thomas (49) Derry Twp., Blairsville Catholic Church Yard, Indiana Co. Morrison, William (29) Allegheny Twp., Puckaty Church, Allegheny Twp. Pearce, Edward (43) Livermore Baptist Church Yard, Livermore Pearce, William (44) Livermore Baptist Church Yard, Livermore Phillippi, Martin (2) Ligonier Twp. On own farm in Ligonier Reeger, John Jr. (20) Allegheny Twp. Puckaty Church, Allegheny Twp. Robison, James B.P. (6) New Alexandria, Presbyterian Church, Bor. New Alexandria Rock, Samuel Krieder (31) Adamsburg Brush Creek Burial Ground Rugh, Jacob (10) Hempfield Twp. German Burial Ground, Greensburg Shirey, David Sr. (1) Unity Twp. German Reformed near Youngstown Smith, Joseph (10) S. Huntingdon Twp. Hoffman’s, S. Huntingdon Twp Smith, William (12) Derry Twp. Youngstown Burial Ground Steel, Elizabeth (39) Fairfield Twp. Old Fairfield Church Steiner, Daniel (9) Hempfield Twp. Herrald’s Burial Ground Walker, Robert (17) Washington Twp. Poke Run, Washington Twp. Walls, Henry (40) Unity Twp. Mt. St. Vincent’s, Unity Twp. Walthour, Eliza Jane (46) N. Huntingdon Twp. Lutheran Trinity Church Walthour, Marcuis Lafaette (47) N. Huntingdon Twp. Lutheran Trinity Church Wannemacher, John Peter (37) Hempfield Twp. Mannor in Franklin Twp. Young, Henry (13) West Newton Funks (Publick Burial Ground) Young, Thomas (42) Derry Twp. St. Peters Episcopal Church Yard, Blairsville, Indiana Co. This concludes the list of deaths in 1852 Westmoreland Co., PA. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA