The only reason I can think of that the 1900 census is difficult to search would be for those of us who have Ancestry.com as our primary source of census images. The 1900 on Ancestry.com is images only, no index, so you have to know where they lived, and then you have to wade through the individual pages to find your query. It's pretty hard unless you know exactly the enumeration district or ward number. The "real" 1900 census itself is indexed and available on microfilm in many genealogical libraries. Constance

Looking for information on Gordons who arrived in Philadelphia between 1801-80 from the Port of Londonderry, Ireland. Earlier Gordons may have emigrated as early 1660 from this port One William Gordon b 1834 in County Tyrone arrived in Philadelphia in 1852 aboard the brig Barque Fanny . The 1880 US census of Philadelphia indicates two William Gordons of the same age and both born in Ireland. Can anyone tell me which one arrived in 1852. Thanks Regards George Gordon

These are all Manioc organism that a man can join you must join the manioc lodge first and the rest follow if you want to they are not a religious organism but you must believe in ANY supreme being Daniel C, Kline Jr. P.P. (Past Potentate of Nur shrine in De.

Hello, Looking for these brothers, children, maybe teens. Do not know the father or mother's first names. From what I understand, all three were doctors, a pediatrician, foot doctor and pharmacist. Do not know who was who? All lived in PA. most likely Philadelphia. Dominic Cucinotta Harry Cucinotta James Cucinotta

Hello Everyone!! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!! having a hard time with this brick wall----- I am trying to locate the parents of my gr-grandfather-------PETER J. & CAROLINE( Elesley??) KNOPP--------- they came to the US from Germany--------settled in PA not sure where---------my Gr-Grandfather JOHN FREDRICK KNOPP was born in PA in 1854 May 30-- appreciate anything anyone may have on them---------- Susan Ohio

Can anyone throw light on what any of the following means and the organisations they refer to. They appear in ancestors obituary. "Deceased was a member of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40. A. F. and A. M.; Bellefontaine Chapter No. 25, R. A. M.; York Council No. 40. R. and S. M.; Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8, K. T.; Scottish Rite Shrine, Mount Moriah Temple Chapter No. 6. E. S.; and St Louis Lodge No. 9, B. P. O. E. Many thanks.

Could anyone tell me the status of the 1900 census? I did enquire about an ancestor sometime ago, but was told the 1900 was difficult to search. Anything changed for the better? Many thanks, Isabel.

Hi, Isabel: I have access to Heritage Quest Online courtesy of my state library system. I don't know if or how anything may have changed from when you tried to search for an ancestor in the 1900 census, but if you can provide names, birthyears, & location, I'll see what I can find. Debra On Sunday, Jul 4, 2004, at 05:43 US/Eastern, Isabel Harris wrote: > Could anyone tell me the status of the 1900 census? I did enquire > about an > ancestor sometime ago, but was told the 1900 was difficult to search. > Anything changed for the better? > > Many thanks, Isabel. > > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > If your Pennsylvania ancestor was German or Swiss, check out the > Pennsylvania Dutch Family History website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Google is a great help in defining abbreviations. Enter the abbreviation into Google, then either click on definition on the right side of the blue bar on the google results page, or look in the search results. I've looked up A. F. and A. M. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons K.T. Knights Templar (Masons) B.P.O.E. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. I thought you might want to try the rest yourself. :-)) If you can't find it in Google, try http://www.acronymfinder.com To see all the different ways Google can help genealogists, go to http://searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html Easy Google Genealogy Search Be sure to check out all the "how is this useful" tips. Hope this helps, Kathi > Can anyone throw light on what any of the following means and the > organisations they refer to. They appear in ancestors obituary. > > "Deceased was a member of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40. A. F. and A. M.; > Bellefontaine Chapter No. 25, R. A. M.; York Council No. 40. R. and S. M.; > Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8, K. T.; Scottish Rite Shrine, Mount Moriah Temple > Chapter No. 6. E. S.; and St Louis Lodge No. 9, B. P. O. E. > > Many thanks. > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Depending on where you live, check with your local library and see if they have subscribed to Ancestry.com or HeritageQuest. Both have the 1900 census. If not, go to your nearest Family History Center and use their computer to search the Ancestry.com census for 1900. Happy Hunting.

All of the initials except the last one are degrees and lodges of the Masons. The last one is the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks. Your ancestor was first a Master Mason (A.M.&F.M.), then a member of the Royal Arch Masons, then a member of the Knights Templer, and finally a Shriner. Being a member of these organizations in the late 19th and early 20th century indicates that your ancestor was a very respected male member of his community. Each of these organizations are still active today, and if each when your ancestor passed away did what they should have done, unless the family didnot want them, the services should have been most impressive. Penna. uses a slightly different name pattern for the Blue Lodges (AF&AM). For more info you can go online and search for "Fraternal Organizations" then scroll down to Masons.

In a message dated 7/3/2004 5:37:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dkohlerx2@adelphia.net writes: Do you have the names of the siblings of Thomas and Rebecca Ramsbottom? If Marie is their niece, she would be the child of one of their siblings...you could possibly find her maiden name by pulling 1900 census info on all of their siblings to see who has a 12 yo(ish) Marie. If you can provide names, birth years, locations...I'll be happy to try to help you. Debra Good thinking! do you have the family in 1880? if you do it should be fairly easy to find the siblings and then find the family with the Marie in 1900 Eliz

Tom, Where in PA was she living during the 1910 census? At 12:04 PM 7/3/2004, you wrote: >List ­ > >I am trying to find the identity of a person that appears on the 1910 >census. She is listed as Marie Schoenecker, age 22 born in Pennsylvania. I >am interested in her because at the time of the census she was living with >my great grandparents and listed as a niece. The census also reveals that >she is a widow and has an 11 month old son Mercer who was also born in >Pennsylvania. This is the only I have about her. > >Based on my English research, I thought that it would be a rather simple >matter to acquire a birth certificate for Mercer which would reveal his >mother’s maiden name. To my dismay, I found that in Pennsylvania unless >you can prove the person is dead or that you are a direct relation you can >not get a copy of the persons birth certificate … even if they were born >nearly 100 years ago. > >So my question is, based on the information I have, would anyone have any >suggestions as to how to find the maiden name of Marie Schoenecker? > >Tom > >_________________________________________________________________ >FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar ­ get it now! >http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > >==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== >The OFFICIAL website for this list is: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Hello Tom do you know when Marie died??-------if so file for her death certific-------I have got a few from PA with no problem---------good luck-------Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gospel Oak" <gospeloak@hotmail.com> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 3:04 PM Subject: [PA] Finding a Woman's maiden name List - I am trying to find the identity of a person that appears on the 1910 census. She is listed as Marie Schoenecker, age 22 born in Pennsylvania. I am interested in her because at the time of the census she was living with my great grandparents and listed as a niece. The census also reveals that she is a widow and has an 11 month old son Mercer who was also born in Pennsylvania. This is the only I have about her. Based on my English research, I thought that it would be a rather simple matter to acquire a birth certificate for Mercer which would reveal his mother's maiden name. To my dismay, I found that in Pennsylvania unless you can prove the person is dead or that you are a direct relation you can not get a copy of the persons birth certificate . even if they were born nearly 100 years ago. So my question is, based on the information I have, would anyone have any suggestions as to how to find the maiden name of Marie Schoenecker? Tom _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== The OFFICIAL website for this list is: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

and just in passing, when you are seaching for Marie, also check out some other possible spellings: Maria, Mary, Moria, Moriah, Mariah, Marey ... as well as the possibility that she might be Anna Maria, or Maria Catherina, or Maria Barbara, etc etc .... Candy (whose "Marie Bucher" was listed at one time or another as most of those variations ... )

List – I am trying to find the identity of a person that appears on the 1910 census. She is listed as Marie Schoenecker, age 22 born in Pennsylvania. I am interested in her because at the time of the census she was living with my great grandparents and listed as a niece. The census also reveals that she is a widow and has an 11 month old son Mercer who was also born in Pennsylvania. This is the only I have about her. Based on my English research, I thought that it would be a rather simple matter to acquire a birth certificate for Mercer which would reveal his mother’s maiden name. To my dismay, I found that in Pennsylvania unless you can prove the person is dead or that you are a direct relation you can not get a copy of the persons birth certificate … even if they were born nearly 100 years ago. So my question is, based on the information I have, would anyone have any suggestions as to how to find the maiden name of Marie Schoenecker? Tom _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

To all HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE FOURTH. = = = = = = = = = = = = Pat C., BHCD Quakertown, PA US BLUROC1@worldnet.att.net = = = = = = = = = = = = = Incoming/outgoing mail scanned by Norton 2004 = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

The Topeka Daily Capital Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Wednesday - March 22, 1961 Owen J. Bowman Rites Thrusday. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel for Owen J. BOWMAN, 85, former director of religious education and music in Topeka churches and elsewhere, who died in a hospital here Monday. Born April 2, 1875, near Hummelstown, Pa., he was reared in Marion, Ind., attended DePauw University and for a time was an accountant for a lumber company and instructor for the YMCA. He was named director of religious education and music at the First Presbyterian Church in Evansville, Ill., in 1906. In 1916 he came to the First Methodist Church of Topeka as director of religious education and music. He organized the San Grael Sunday School Class and took part in work with the Kansas Avenue, Oakland and Euclid Methodist churches and Wesminister Presbyterian Church. He conducted the Tourist Bible Study Class in the Community Church of the Rockies at Estes Park, Colo., for more than 25 years. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Ada BOWMAN at home. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the time of services. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery.

David - I did a search of all the Mildred's, born in Maine, aged 28 and came up with these - none in PA though - these could be possibilities Karen NameHome in 1920(City,County,State)Age in1920EstimatedBirth YearBirthplaceRace Bangs, Mildred DTucson, Pima, AZ28 1891Maine White Andrews, Mildred CAuburn, Androscoggin, ME28 1891Maine White Lamb, Mildred SGorham, Cumberland, ME28 1891Maine White Day, Mildred LNew Gloucester, Cumberland, ME28 1891Maine White Smith, Mildred LNorth Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME28 1891Maine White Hayford, MildredRangeley, Franklin, ME28 1891Maine White Cook, Mildred OBangor, Penobscot, ME28 1891Maine White Turner, MildredSkowhegan, Somerset, ME28 1891Maine White Frye, Mildred aDetroit, Wayne, MI28 1891Maine White Diman, MildredExeter, Rockingham, NH28 1891Maine White Stiles, Mildred MMamaroneck, Westchester, NY28 1891Maine White ----- Original Message ----- From: "david soule" <david.soule@maine.edu> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:37 PM Subject: [PA] marriage record > Dear Folks, > Though it is my understanding that the marriages are indexed in > Philadelphia, the folks there will not consider look ups. I am too far away > to get there. > Does anyone know of someone who might be willing to do this [even for hire?] > > Looking for Mildred Whitmore. > She disappears after 1910 when at that time she was living with Albert and > Carrie MacBean Snowman. All originated in Maine. They were Mildred's > maternal aunt and her husband. > Mildred born Sept. 1891 in Maine > > Thank you, > david > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > If your Pennsylvania ancestor was German or Swiss, check out the > Pennsylvania Dutch Family History website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Folks, Though it is my understanding that the marriages are indexed in Philadelphia, the folks there will not consider look ups. I am too far away to get there. Does anyone know of someone who might be willing to do this [even for hire?] Looking for Mildred Whitmore. She disappears after 1910 when at that time she was living with Albert and Carrie MacBean Snowman. All originated in Maine. They were Mildred's maternal aunt and her husband. Mildred born Sept. 1891 in Maine Thank you, david