If anyone could help here with any of these 12 men appreciate all contributions, This incident involved the intestate death of Jacob Smithers/Smethers in 1827 and William one of his sons asked for an inventory to be done thus in doing so we got the names of Jacob's children. I am familiar with some and prehaps find a relation others I have no clue. thanks kindly, Nena Smothers NE WA ======================================================== maybe if we ID's these men it might help, esp who the heck is Samuel Smithers, I have something somewhere if its same guy mentioned he was frrom NY August 3, 1827, in Orphan's Court Docket #1, #6, pg. 142, there was an inquistion indented and taken in the dwelling house of Thomas Smithers of Nescopeck Twp., Luz., Co., Pa., by Naptale Hubbard, Esq. High Sherriff of Luz. Co., Pa. along with a juror consisting of: Oaths and inquisitions of 12 honest and lawful men. http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/famwills/smethers.htm Samuel Smithers; John Cool; Jacob Bittenbender; Conrad Blofs; Abraham Keen, Peter Good; James Dodson; Peter Bittenbender; John Blofs; George Rough; William Hick and William Freas, twelve honest & lawful men of my Bailwick. They took a valuation of the land and split into 5 parts and it gives a long drawn out detail of this. Then they state as follows; #1 parcel to Thomas Smithers, this in 2 pieces; #2 to William Smithers; #3 to John Shoud husband to Racheal Smithers; #4 to Lawrence Smithers; and #5 to George Sharey husband of Elizabeth, dau. of Jacob Smithers, dec'd. The property as a whole was valued at $579.12, in which 1/3 the widow of Jacob Senr. the deceased is to draw from the several heirs above mentioned according to the valuation of the jurors, each and every year during her natural life, and likewise the other 3 heirs, that is not present are to draw their equal part agreeavle to the appraisement, after the debts and c______? are paid...... 1Samuel Smithers maybe hes related to this Ernst in the inven of Wm 1760 I had completely forgotten about reading it years ago, the inventory of William Smither 1760 reads:....The Accompt of Ernst Smetter Executor of the Last Will & Testament of William Smetter, Desced......the cover document for this inventory, which must be the date the estate was finally settled reads.... Accompt of 2Ehrhard Smither for Estate of William Smither deceased March 3, 1761.. ...notice William's named is spelled Smetter, which probably is superfulous ----but what is very interesting is the Ernst/Ehrhard name --- who do you suppose he is????. 3John Cool 4Jacob Bittenbender Conrad Bloss b 1796, In the Mount Zion Cemetery Records in Nescopeck Twp a Conrad Bloss is listed buried there date of death listed June 28, 1847 (right before the 1850 census where we find Henry married to an Elizabeth). Conrad's age is given as 51 years 4 months and 16 days. Making his birth February of 1796. > William Henry Smethers m2 ELIZABETH BITTENBENDER BLOSS [widow of Conrad Bloss] ABT. 1848 Luzerne Co Pa She was born 1 Jul 1801. daughter of Jacob Bittenbender Jr. and Anna Maria Harter. [Wm Henry b 1792 son of Jacob jr] 5Abraham Keen -Lydia Smethers b Jan 1 1815 md Samuel Keen 1835, dau/o Wm Henry S Note: >Sem Kuhn is also known as Sam Keen, Lydia's Smethers husband The land on which the Mt Zion [Nescopeck] church was built was deeded to the congregation in 1816 by George Keen. ----- Margaretha Smathers b: Bet. 1790 - 1794 Luzerne Co Pa dau/o Jacob Smethers b 1765 ----- +Johannes Kiehn/Keen 6Peter Good, 7Jos. Dodson Church Book for the Nescopeck Congregation, Luzerne County, Pa. *Thomas Dodson, James Dodson, John Dodson,* 8Peter Bittenbender related to Jacob prob 9John Buss 10George Rough 7 Mar 1809 (Rowan County Marriage Bond) he (as William Smether2) married the widow Margaret Lentz. He died in 1823, his will recorded in Rowan County, NC. Will Book H:218; it names his wife and "all my children". However, when his son Jacob Smathers died, the Salisbury District Court of Equity in 1816, pp 300, 314, upon petition of the heirs, named his nine siblings: Henry, John, Teny (Christina) Lentz, Barbara Miller, Peggy Holler, Polly Hartman, Eva Basinger, Susannah Rough [bap 1766 Pa] and Betsy Craiglo and the survivors of those who had preceeded their father." d. 1807, Rowan Co NC m. JOHN ROUGH, Abt. 1786, Rowan County, North Carolina. [John/George could be related] 11William Hicks Church Book for the Nescopeck Congregation, Luzerne County, Pa. Samuel Hicks, George Smuthers, Henry Smuthers, Jacob Smuthers, Jacob Smuthers, Jr. http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/luzerne.htm 12William Freas ====================

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Hello All, I just came across a nice map showing the canals and railroads of the state of PA as of 1860. I put a copy online for everyone's use so please feel free to check it out if you're interested. It's at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.9/490 - Release Date: 10/20/2006

Hi, Wayne: Hope this is useful. Year: 1930; Census Place: Barrett, Monroe, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2080; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 31.0. Buch Hill Road - 4/30/1930 Parkhurst, Harry F. - head - rent/$50/radio/not a farm - m - w - 57 - married at 41 - England/England/England - 1900/Na/yes - salesman/ retail silks --- Ruth D. - wife - f - w - 52 - married at 36 - PA/PA/PA --- Richard A. - son - m - w - 15 - single - NJ/England/PA Wonderly, George A. - boarder - m - w - 34 - divorced - PA/PA/PA - salesman/retail milk Schwinn, Betty L. - boarder - f - w - 25 - single - NJ/NJ/NJ Good luck with your search! Debra On Oct 18, 2006, at 9:01 PM, Wayne Milham wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've just joined the list, and would love to hear from anyone who > may have any information whatsoever > regarding Harry Frederick Pankhurst. Harry was born abt 1872 in > Norwich Norfolk England. He married Ruth Davis, and they had at > least 1 son, Richard. I believe this family, once owned a music > store in Susquehanna PA. I would be most appreciative of anything > anyone may be able to provide, regardless of how trivial. > > Regards, > Wayne > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http:// > archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PENNSYLVANIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I will sending you in separate download the 1920 census of this family they are living in New York State. Lindsey Wayne Milham wrote on 10/18/2006, 9:01 PM: > Hi Everyone, > > I've just joined the list, and would love to hear from anyone who may > have any information whatsoever > regarding Harry Frederick Pankhurst. Harry was born abt 1872 in > Norwich Norfolk England. He married Ruth Davis, and they had at least > 1 son, Richard. I believe this family, once owned a music store in > Susquehanna PA. I would be most appreciative of anything anyone may be > able to provide, regardless of how trivial. > > Regards, > Wayne > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Everyone, I've just joined the list, and would love to hear from anyone who may have any information whatsoever regarding Harry Frederick Pankhurst. Harry was born abt 1872 in Norwich Norfolk England. He married Ruth Davis, and they had at least 1 son, Richard. I believe this family, once owned a music store in Susquehanna PA. I would be most appreciative of anything anyone may be able to provide, regardless of how trivial. Regards, Wayne

Freemansburg would be Bethlehem, Try the Morning Call. Marge -------------- Original message -------------- From: Joe and Stephanie Grohol <[email protected]> > HI... > > I am trying to find a death date for Cora Reed Simons....and possibly > and obituary for Cora Reed Simons...she was my great grandmother..... > She was born Oct 1872 in PA to William H. Reed and Sarah C. > Brader....she married Stewart (Steward) Simon(s)....spelled both ways..... > I have several obituaries...one for her husband and several for her > children.....she is alive in her husband, Stewart's obit when he died in > Feb of 1937.....in Freemansburg....when her son, Mervin died in Jan 1948 > in Northampton Co, PA...she was still alive and living in Freemansburg, > PA..... > In another obituary for her son, Jacob A. Simons, he died in May 1964, > she wasn't alive....so Cora had to have died between 1948 and 1964.... > I did go to the Easton Public Library to see if I could find anything on > her but I did not find anything in their obit indexes....so I am > assuming that she wasn't listed in the Easton Public Library obits > info...but she could be elsewhere....I did find an obit for an obit for > a Cora Reed...but it wasn't her..... > My mother vagely remembers her when she was abt 7 or so...and thinking > she had to have died sometime in the 1950's....we were thinking > 1957/1958...but not too sure..... > These are her children that would be listed in her obit as survivors: > Horace Simons > John Simons > Alice Thornton > Mary Margaret Libenguth > Archibald or Archie Simons > Catherine Fry > Jacob Simons > Gilbert Simons > Dorothy E. Smith (my grandmother) > > Would appreciate any help in locating a death date and an > obituary....plus possibly where she was buried.....thank you or any help > that anyone can provide..... > > Joseph B. Grohol Jr > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I received this message from another board. Thought I'd pass it on: The Norwin Public Library, Irwin, PA. will be sponsoring a genealogy program entitled "Searching the Mormon Records" on Wednesday, October 25th, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Library's new location (100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin). The guest speaker will be Byron Holdiman, director of the Greensburg Family History Center, who will demonstrate use of the familysearch.org website and explain the procedures by which non churchmembers can access the records held in Salt Lake City. Mr. Holdiman will be available to answer questions that people may have concerning the Greensburg Family History Center or research in Salt Lake City. This program is free to the public and no advance reservations are required. If you need directions to the new Norwin Public Library, on Caruthers Lane, you may call the Circulation Desk at (724) 863-4700. Donna Edwards-Jordan part-time staff --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

HI... I am trying to find a death date for Cora Reed Simons....and possibly and obituary for Cora Reed Simons...she was my great grandmother..... She was born Oct 1872 in PA to William H. Reed and Sarah C. Brader....she married Stewart (Steward) Simon(s)....spelled both ways..... I have several obituaries...one for her husband and several for her children.....she is alive in her husband, Stewart's obit when he died in Feb of 1937.....in Freemansburg....when her son, Mervin died in Jan 1948 in Northampton Co, PA...she was still alive and living in Freemansburg, PA..... In another obituary for her son, Jacob A. Simons, he died in May 1964, she wasn't alive....so Cora had to have died between 1948 and 1964.... I did go to the Easton Public Library to see if I could find anything on her but I did not find anything in their obit indexes....so I am assuming that she wasn't listed in the Easton Public Library obits info...but she could be elsewhere....I did find an obit for an obit for a Cora Reed...but it wasn't her..... My mother vagely remembers her when she was abt 7 or so...and thinking she had to have died sometime in the 1950's....we were thinking 1957/1958...but not too sure..... These are her children that would be listed in her obit as survivors: Horace Simons John Simons Alice Thornton Mary Margaret Libenguth Archibald or Archie Simons Catherine Fry Jacob Simons Gilbert Simons Dorothy E. Smith (my grandmother) Would appreciate any help in locating a death date and an obituary....plus possibly where she was buried.....thank you or any help that anyone can provide..... Joseph B. Grohol Jr

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Hello All, I recently came across an 1855 map showing the proposed Madison County, PA which was to have been made up of parts of Berks, Chester and Montgomery Counties. For whatever reason this county was never formed, which does make this map an interesting, oddball item. I scanned it and put it on my web site for anyone who may be interested. It's at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006

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Hello Beth, The reference book I mentioned I got through Amazon and it was an expensive one. But it is the Bible of these types of homes. Reg Niles published it in 1981. I have searched a long time for it and came acrossed it one day and bought it right away. It was very hard to come by. I am writing a book on The Children's Home I came from and then became interested in helping others find their records. This book includes the US and Canada. Where in Virigina was the orphanage? Their were Catholic run Orphanages called The Good Shepard Homes. Janet -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "DONNA BOOTH" <[email protected]> > have you tried Higginson Books? > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [PA] PENNSYLVANIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 44 > > > > > > If you google the title, you will find it is two volumes covering all the > > states and Canada. It was written in 1937 and is obviously out of print. > > I checked AccessPA and three libraries in Pennsylvania have it but will > > not lend it. Amazon has it listed but has no copies available. I also > > tried Abebooks and they do not have a copy. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: [email protected] > > > >> > >> Janet, about the book you mentioned, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and > >> Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles, what area > >> does > >> it cover? Is it only Penna, Western Pa or nationwide? > >> > >> And, may I ask, where did you get it? > >> > >> I have an orphanage to track down in Virginia. I know my mother and her > >> brother were there in 1925 - 26 but the people who ran it (an order of > >> nuns) > >> have no record of girls. My great grand-mother was also in one in > >> Baltimore in > >> 1906. Again, the nuns say they have no record of girls ever being cared > >> for > >> there. Well, the 5 women involved couldn't agree on the time of day and > >> yet > >> they all agreed on the name and the place so I want to try other avenues. > >> > >> > >> > >> If you could post the publisher and where you got it, I'll see if I can > >> find > >> a copy to buy. Thank you so much for posting. > >> > >> > >> > >> Beth Cherkowsky > >> Researching Bradley, Forrester/Forrestal, Donohue, Boylan, Manning, > >> McHugh, > >> Cormac, Manning, Fountas, Czerkaukus, Liaundanskas, in Ireland, > >> Russia/Lithuania, Greece, Scotland and the USA. > >> > >> > >> > >> ********* > >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > >> ********* > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes > >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

If you google the title, you will find it is two volumes covering all the states and Canada. It was written in 1937 and is obviously out of print. I checked AccessPA and three libraries in Pennsylvania have it but will not lend it. Amazon has it listed but has no copies available. I also tried Abebooks and they do not have a copy. -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > > Janet, about the book you mentioned, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and > Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles, what area does > it cover? Is it only Penna, Western Pa or nationwide? > > And, may I ask, where did you get it? > > I have an orphanage to track down in Virginia. I know my mother and her > brother were there in 1925 - 26 but the people who ran it (an order of nuns) > have no record of girls. My great grand-mother was also in one in Baltimore in > 1906. Again, the nuns say they have no record of girls ever being cared for > there. Well, the 5 women involved couldn't agree on the time of day and yet > they all agreed on the name and the place so I want to try other avenues. > > > > If you could post the publisher and where you got it, I'll see if I can find > a copy to buy. Thank you so much for posting. > > > > Beth Cherkowsky > Researching Bradley, Forrester/Forrestal, Donohue, Boylan, Manning, McHugh, > Cormac, Manning, Fountas, Czerkaukus, Liaundanskas, in Ireland, > Russia/Lithuania, Greece, Scotland and the USA. > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Sandra, I had a thought. If you are interested in finding out who the parents of Samuel Evert/Ebert were, PA state BDM has records for anyone who died past 1906, and these documents give the names of the father and mother of the deceased. Would you have any idea when Samuel died? It gets a little expensive to have them do a search, and we have that little problem with the Ebert/Evert/Everitt name changes, so we would have to know his death date for a simple search, which costs $9.00. I remember you saying that you found Samuel living with his son in Catasaqua? I think that is where you said he was. I will also keep my eye out for burial records, if it was Catasaqua let me know, I may get down to Lehigh County Historical Society next week. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: [PA] Some Old Penn Letters Posted Today On Past Voices > Hi all > > I found some old Pennsylvania letters on Past Voices that were just posted > today. They are great old letters and I thought they might be of intrest > to someone on the list. > > PENNSYLVANIA > > http://pastvoices.com/usa/pearson-eunice.shtml > Letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Faries, Philadelphia, > Pennsylvania from Eunice B. Pearson, West Chester, Pennsylvania, > February 3, 1839 > > http://pastvoices.com/usa/clarke.shtml > Letter to R. H. Beattie, care of Dr. F. S. Beattie, > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from James Clarke, Havana, Cuba, September > 29, 1835 > > http://pastvoices.com/usa/giesy-samuel.shtml > Letter to Mr. Samuel Giesy, Marshall College, Mercersburg, > Pennsylvania, from his mother, Mary M. Giesy, Lancaster, Ohio, > December 28, 1843 > > > Hope this post helps > Brian > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading > spam and email virus protection. > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006

Hi all I found some old Pennsylvania letters on Past Voices that were just posted today. They are great old letters and I thought they might be of intrest to someone on the list. PENNSYLVANIA http://pastvoices.com/usa/pearson-eunice.shtml Letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Faries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Eunice B. Pearson, West Chester, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1839 http://pastvoices.com/usa/clarke.shtml Letter to R. H. Beattie, care of Dr. F. S. Beattie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from James Clarke, Havana, Cuba, September 29, 1835 http://pastvoices.com/usa/giesy-samuel.shtml Letter to Mr. Samuel Giesy, Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, from his mother, Mary M. Giesy, Lancaster, Ohio, December 28, 1843 Hope this post helps Brian ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

have you tried Higginson Books? Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [PA] PENNSYLVANIA Digest, Vol 1, Issue 44 > > If you google the title, you will find it is two volumes covering all the > states and Canada. It was written in 1937 and is obviously out of print. > I checked AccessPA and three libraries in Pennsylvania have it but will > not lend it. Amazon has it listed but has no copies available. I also > tried Abebooks and they do not have a copy. > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: [email protected] > >> >> Janet, about the book you mentioned, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and >> Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles, what area >> does >> it cover? Is it only Penna, Western Pa or nationwide? >> >> And, may I ask, where did you get it? >> >> I have an orphanage to track down in Virginia. I know my mother and her >> brother were there in 1925 - 26 but the people who ran it (an order of >> nuns) >> have no record of girls. My great grand-mother was also in one in >> Baltimore in >> 1906. Again, the nuns say they have no record of girls ever being cared >> for >> there. Well, the 5 women involved couldn't agree on the time of day and >> yet >> they all agreed on the name and the place so I want to try other avenues. >> >> >> >> If you could post the publisher and where you got it, I'll see if I can >> find >> a copy to buy. Thank you so much for posting. >> >> >> >> Beth Cherkowsky >> Researching Bradley, Forrester/Forrestal, Donohue, Boylan, Manning, >> McHugh, >> Cormac, Manning, Fountas, Czerkaukus, Liaundanskas, in Ireland, >> Russia/Lithuania, Greece, Scotland and the USA. >> >> >> >> ********* >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA >> ********* >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Janet, about the book you mentioned, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles, what area does it cover? Is it only Penna, Western Pa or nationwide? And, may I ask, where did you get it? I have an orphanage to track down in Virginia. I know my mother and her brother were there in 1925 - 26 but the people who ran it (an order of nuns) have no record of girls. My great grand-mother was also in one in Baltimore in 1906. Again, the nuns say they have no record of girls ever being cared for there. Well, the 5 women involved couldn't agree on the time of day and yet they all agreed on the name and the place so I want to try other avenues. If you could post the publisher and where you got it, I'll see if I can find a copy to buy. Thank you so much for posting. Beth Cherkowsky Researching Bradley, Forrester/Forrestal, Donohue, Boylan, Manning, McHugh, Cormac, Manning, Fountas, Czerkaukus, Liaundanskas, in Ireland, Russia/Lithuania, Greece, Scotland and the USA.

Virginia, I just wanted to add this about St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum. I have a wonderful reference book, "Adoption Agencies, Orphanages and Maternity Homes: an Historical Directory" written by Reg Niles. Entry 470: 1933 Census, St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, no address, In Pittsburgh: 261 white children, Age 2 - 18. 1923 Census/1922: St Joseph' (s) Orphan Asylum, Troy Hill Pittsburgh, 205 orphan and dependent white children of Pittsburgh, Age 2 - 12, under Catholic Auspices, operated by school sisters of Notre Dame: established in 1849. These others are listed: Entry 468: Saint Joseph Temporary Home for Children Entry 469: Saint Joseph's Industrial Institute Entry 471: Saint Joseph's Prortectory Entry 472: Saint Joseph's Temporary Home If you want the rest of the information on these I can send them to you. Janet -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Lindsey Finken" <[email protected]> > Here you go Virginia the name of the institution. > > Census Image > 1900 > PENNSYLVANIA > ALLEGHENY > ST JOSEPHS ORPHAN ASYLUM > Series: T623 Roll: 1357 Page: 75 Previous PageNext Page > Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State > County > Location Year > SPATH ALBERT 13 M W PA PA ALLEGHENY > ST JOSEPHS ORPHAN ASYLUM 1900 > > > > Virginia Patricelli wrote on 10/12/2006, 7:25 PM: > > > Janet, I don't know where to begin finding records for the home. As it > > turned out, Christina fell in love with Albert Spath at the Orphanage and > > they ran away and got married. Years ago I wrote to a diocese(I > > think) and > > they gave me some information on him but I no longer remember how I found > > it. If they were in Allegheny Co., would there have been a St. Joseph > > Orphanage or other institution run by Nuns? Just a long shot. > > > > Virginia > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janet Mancini" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [PA] Wilshire, John - Clarion Co. - b 1862 > > > > > > > Hi Virginia, > > > > > > The place to start a search on this is to check The County's > > Children and > > > Youth Service. I was placed in a Children's Home in > > > June of 1957, my birthmother had died shortly afterwards. 47 years > > later > > > I found the home and my records weren't in the building so I went to > > The > > > Fayette County Children and Youth Service. As long as you have some ID > > > they can serch your record. I had to have my drivers ID and my Adopted > > > Birth Certificate. > > > > > > So there should be one in the area Christina was in. > > > > > > Janet > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > From: "D. Kohler" <[email protected]> > > >> Hi, Virginia: > > >> > > >> This might be a possibility: > > >> > > >> Year: 1900; Census Place: Millvale Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; > > >> Roll: T623 1369; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 452. 6/9/1900 - > > >> Lawrence St. > > >> Willsheier, John M. - head - w - m - 7/1861 - 38 - married/19 yrs. - > > >> Lab...r Bridge Nort... - rent/house > > >> --- Dresa - wife - w - f - 2/1860 - 40 - married 19 yrs. - 10 > > >> children/8 living > > >> --- John J. - son - w - m - 7/1877 - 22 - single - boiler maker > > >> --- Mary - dau. - w - f - 9/1881 - 18 - single > > >> --- Lizzie - dau. - w - f - 12/1883 - 16 - single > > >> --- Peter - son - w - m - 3/1885 - 14 - single - labor cork fact. > > >> --- Fred A. - son - w - m - 6/1889 - 10 - single - at school > > >> --- Cristina - dau. - w - f - 9/1892 - 7 - single - at school > > >> --- Willie - son - w - m - 12/1894 - 5 - single > > >> --- Margarett - dau. - w - f - 10/1897 - 2 - single > > >> PA/PA/PA for all, except John M. (PA/Germany/PA). > > >> > > >> Debra > > >> > > >> > > >> On Oct 12, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Virginia Patricelli wrote: > > >> > > >> > Looking for John Wilshire with children: > > >> > > > >> > Frederick > > >> > William > > >> > Agnes > > >> > Mary > > >> > Christina > > >> > > > >> > Christina was in an orphanage as a teenager, possibly their Mother > > >> > had died. Would like to hear from anyone that has any information > > >> > of ideas on how to trace him. I believe John died in 1939. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > Virginia > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http:// > > >> > www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > ********* > > >> > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http:// > > >> > archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > >> > ********* > > >> > > > >> > ------------------------------- > > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PENNSYLVANIA- > > >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > >> > in the subject and the body of the message > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ********* > > >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > >> ********* > > >> > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the > > >> quotes > > >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********* > > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > > ********* > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- > > http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > > > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message