Lindsey, Wow, that was quick! So, if I write to the Archives and Record Center, I should be able to verify Christina's family? The information I got on Joseph back then was mainly what happened to his family. I'm going to try though I am pretty sure the information I got from all of you is correct. Its just too close not to be. I wish my Mother-in-Law was still living. I was never able to find them before. Thanks, Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lindsey Finken" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:48 PM Subject: [PA] Orphanage Records for St. Joseph's > St. Joseph's German Orphan Asylum > > Dates: > Established - 1849 > Closed - 1938 > Locations: > 1st site - Fourteenth Street and Liberty Avenue - St. Philomena's > Church > 2nd site - Troy Hill Road (Allegheny City - 1853) (Burned in 1854) > 3rd site - temporary shelter > 4th site - Troy Hill location > Also Known As: > St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum > German Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum of Allegheny County > Founder: > School Sisters of Notre Dame > Sponsoring Agency: > Men's Conference of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum > Notes: > Twenty-four orphans entered the new orphanage in 1853; it burned in > 1854. > New building was built on the same site; an addition was added in > 1870. > Mortuary Chapel and cemetery adjoined the asylum. > Half orphans outnumbered those deprived of both parents. > A German newspaper, Der Republikaner, was published for the benefit > of the asylum and as a source on income. > Now North Catholic High School which opened in 1939. > Location of Records: > Archives and Records Center, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 125 N. Craig > Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ; 412-621-6217 > Sources: > PA Department Vertical Files (Orphanages) > Pittsburgh Photographic Library (1) > 1895 Greater Pittsburg Handbook > 1937 Directory of Social Agencies > 1940 Directory of Social Agencies > Catholic Pittsburgh's One Hundred Years , pp. 34 and 112 > > > > Return to Pennsylvanis Home > Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Home > Find it Here - About the Library - Don't Miss This - Customer Services - > Discover More > > > > -------------- 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. 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