I have just added the scans for the more than 400 pages of the "History of the City of Scranton; Providence, Dunmore, Waverly and Humphreysville with Authentic Accounts of the Origin and Present Condition of the Various Railroads, Coal, Iron, and Manufacturing Companies, Churches, Schools, Societies, etc., Etc., of the Places Above Named. Also, Directory & Business Advertisers, for 1867 and 1868." As many of you know, the area was settled by the Slocum and Tripp families, and many others, from Rhode Island. It was even called "Slocum Hollow" for many years. No pages have been left out - even the covers have been scanned. As is typical, the listings include professions and the names of widows. The amount of additional information included is unusual for this kind of publication. For example, there is a History of Scranton by Dr. H. Hollister, including a Sketch of Providence [PA] and Dunmore, and Recollections of Slocum Hollow. NAVIGATION: The work is divided into sections for quicker page loading. The first page of each section contains thumbnail images of each directory page. When a thumbnail is clicked a page is loaded containing the full size image. By clicking on the full size image, the next full size image page will be loaded. The last full size image in a section is connected to the first full size image page of the next section. Thus the whole directory can be navigated by clicking the full size images. And finally, a reminder that the scans are copyrighted by me, even though the original publication is in the public domain. Happy hunting, http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/1867Scranton/ Susan W. Pieroth

MARGE, I really appreciate your taking the time to look thru what you have on Tiverton/Fall River areas. I believe I will write the library there, and ask if they will copy all Francis entried in the book V.R. 1857-1862. That might help some. I really appreciate the information. Thanks, Kathy Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SisFeather@aol.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [RINEWPOR] Deaths after 1860? > In a message dated 3/14/03 2:52:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, > rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net writes: > > > Newport Researchers, > > I am still a little confused by the boundary lines of Fall River in > > Mass &R.I. area. So let me list my problem and/or question and hopefully > > someone can help. I have William Francis/Frances b. ca 1780 in Tiverton, > > R.I. I am trying to get the exact name of his father.....probably a John > > Francis. William was living in Tiverton his whole life, until 1860 > > census where he is 80 years old, and it shows he is living with his > > daughter, Anna Perry, wife of Pardon Perry. They are in Fall River, > > Newport County, R.I. I understand it became mandatory to report deaths > > after 1853?, so I am wondering where I could find a list of deaths in > > Tiverton after 1860? I know there was also a Fall River in Bristol Co, > > MAss also, so do I need to check there also? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > thanks, Kathy Wells > > > > > > Hi Kathy, > The boundary line between Fall River Ma.. and Tiverton R.I. changed in 1862 > at that time Machusetts gained about 11 square miles from R.I. Of this about > 9 square miles ended up within the limits of Fall River Ma. I got this > information from "History of Fall River by Rev. Orin Fowler A.M. page 71 > Pub. 1841 . > 1862 edition > In the main library of Fall River there is a vital Records book titled " > Vital Records Fall River R.I. 1857-1862." > The main library is being renovated at this time, and they are now > temporarily in the building next door. I don't know if they took that book > with them in the move. > The book does exist, I have looked through it in Aug of 2000. If you call or > email them maybe they can help you. They do look ups but I do not know how > much they charge. > You mentioned in another email that you were looking for Estes. I found it > interesting that the name of Edmund Estes appeared in the boundary lines > mentioned in this book. > > I looked through all my resources here at home for your Francis ancestors and > found nothing in the Arnold Collection for Tiverton. > > What I did find on an other CD was the same that you mentioned in the other > email. I noticed that Roger Corey's will was probated in N.K. which I suppose > was North Kingston R.I., on the chance that your Francis ancestors may have > been living there, I checked that out too but nothing there either. > > Wish I could have been of more help. > Good Luck > Marge > > <A HREF="http://www.sailsinc.org/fallriver/MAIN.HTM">Fall River Public Library</A> http://www.sailsinc.org/fallriver/MAIN.HTM > > > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Search the Newport County, RI, USGenWeb Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/search.html > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

In a message dated 3/14/03 2:52:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net writes: > Newport Researchers, > I am still a little confused by the boundary lines of Fall River in > Mass &R.I. area. So let me list my problem and/or question and hopefully > someone can help. I have William Francis/Frances b. ca 1780 in Tiverton, > R.I. I am trying to get the exact name of his father.....probably a John > Francis. William was living in Tiverton his whole life, until 1860 > census where he is 80 years old, and it shows he is living with his > daughter, Anna Perry, wife of Pardon Perry. They are in Fall River, > Newport County, R.I. I understand it became mandatory to report deaths > after 1853?, so I am wondering where I could find a list of deaths in > Tiverton after 1860? I know there was also a Fall River in Bristol Co, > MAss also, so do I need to check there also? > Any help would be appreciated. > thanks, Kathy Wells > > Hi Kathy, The boundary line between Fall River Ma.. and Tiverton R.I. changed in 1862 at that time Machusetts gained about 11 square miles from R.I. Of this about 9 square miles ended up within the limits of Fall River Ma. I got this information from "History of Fall River by Rev. Orin Fowler A.M. page 71 Pub. 1841 . 1862 edition In the main library of Fall River there is a vital Records book titled " Vital Records Fall River R.I. 1857-1862." The main library is being renovated at this time, and they are now temporarily in the building next door. I don't know if they took that book with them in the move. The book does exist, I have looked through it in Aug of 2000. If you call or email them maybe they can help you. They do look ups but I do not know how much they charge. You mentioned in another email that you were looking for Estes. I found it interesting that the name of Edmund Estes appeared in the boundary lines mentioned in this book. I looked through all my resources here at home for your Francis ancestors and found nothing in the Arnold Collection for Tiverton. What I did find on an other CD was the same that you mentioned in the other email. I noticed that Roger Corey's will was probated in N.K. which I suppose was North Kingston R.I., on the chance that your Francis ancestors may have been living there, I checked that out too but nothing there either. Wish I could have been of more help. Good Luck Marge <A HREF="http://www.sailsinc.org/fallriver/MAIN.HTM">Fall River Public Library</A> http://www.sailsinc.org/fallriver/MAIN.HTM

hi, Have not been to the Tiverton town hall in a couple of years. At that time you could look through their records to your hearts content. Happy searching. nightsong@att.net. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Wells" <rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:02 PM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Help with Tiverton families > Does anyone have any information on any of the following families from Tiverton, R.I., and Freetown, MAS areas: > > FRANCIS/FRANCES family > NEGUS family, > COREY/CORY family > ESTES family. > > I am researching William Francis b. ca 1780. William's mother's name was Susannah ____? After William's unknown father died which I don't have a date on his death, Susannah Francis, a widow, married Roger Cory. The reason I know that is when Roger Cory died in 1799 in Tiverton, he mentioned his wife Susannah's 2 sons under 21 years of age, named William Francis and Thomas Francis. He stated he married Susannah Francis, a widow. > > I also found a couple of sites that claim William Francis b.ca. 1780 married Patience Negus, daughter of Stephen and Hope Negus. William did marry a Patience...but I can't verify her last name. And the Patience that is the daughter of Stephen and Hope Negus, appears to have married a Joseph Sanford according to what little I found at ancestry.com. > > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, Kathy Wells > > > > Kathy & David Wells > 425 Evergreen Dr., Hurst, Texas 76054 > rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net > > My Homepage > http://www.geocities.com/kathywells2002/index.html > > Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Tent #1, Texas > (Past President & Registrar) > http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7706/DUV.html > > Member of Mayflower Society > http://geocities.com/texasmayflower/index.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > "History is the essence of innumerable biographies" - Carlyle > > > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Search the archived RINEWPOR messages at > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=RINEWPOR > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Tammy, I don't know if any of this will ultimately help you, but here goes. I am also descended from a Newport Sullivan. My John Sullivan (John Bernard Sullivan) was born on December 29, 1842 in Caherciveen, County Kerry, Ireland. He came over with his parents, Daniel and Bridget, and sister Abby in about 1847. There I believe they joined Daniel's brother Timothy C. Sullivan. Timothy was married to Hannah Curran of Drommond, County Kerry, Ireland. Timothy and Daniel's parents were Michael and Margaret Sullivan. John B. Sullivan served in the Navy during the Civil War and married Mary Murphy of Dublin on November 28, 1867. She came over during the Civil War, had originally planned to settle with family in North Carolina (I think), but blockades prevented that, and she ended up with family of a sort in Newport. As she came over with a cousin, I think the family may have been the cousin's rather than hers, and may have been Fitzgeralds. At any rate, John B. and Mary had 9 children, Irene, Mary Agnes, Michael H., Annie C., Francis B., Elizabeth, Theresa, John B., and Katherine (Kitty). Irene married a Gorman, Mary Agnes married Michael Connolly (my great grandparents), Theresa married Al Fraser and had two children, Michael H. Died age 24 of appendicitis, but may have married and had a daughter, Theresa married Al Fraser, John B. Sullivan I believe also died of appendicitis, but did have two children Robert and Annie, and Kitty married a Boucher. None of which may help you, but what MAY help is that it seems that many of the Sullivans in Newport may have come from Caherciveen, County Kerry, Ireland. I found Daniel and Timothy's stones (along with their wives') together in the old St. Mary's cemetery in Newport, and my mother has the receipt of the purchase of the sites. John B. Sullivan's stone, along with many others in the area was destroyed by vandalism several years ago, and no one seems to know where he is now. My great aunt Alice Connolly told me that her Sullivan grandparents John Sullivan and Mary Murphy) sponsored and took in many people who were recent immigrants from Ireland, and many of them were family and friends, until they were able to support themselves. A couple of other points. I was not born in Newport, my grandfather was. But it is my understanding that the St. Mary's church records burned in 1929 or so, and coincidentally, so did those in Cahersiveen (I was in Ireland in 1993). I was able to obtain some Newport info by writing O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, 465 Spring St. Newport RI, 02840, but that was back in 1993. Good Luck in your search. -Pat. Wary amusic@epix.net

Does anyone have any information on any of the following families from Tiverton, R.I., and Freetown, MAS areas: FRANCIS/FRANCES family NEGUS family, COREY/CORY family ESTES family. I am researching William Francis b. ca 1780. William's mother's name was Susannah ____? After William's unknown father died which I don't have a date on his death, Susannah Francis, a widow, married Roger Cory. The reason I know that is when Roger Cory died in 1799 in Tiverton, he mentioned his wife Susannah's 2 sons under 21 years of age, named William Francis and Thomas Francis. He stated he married Susannah Francis, a widow. I also found a couple of sites that claim William Francis b.ca. 1780 married Patience Negus, daughter of Stephen and Hope Negus. William did marry a Patience...but I can't verify her last name. And the Patience that is the daughter of Stephen and Hope Negus, appears to have married a Joseph Sanford according to what little I found at ancestry.com. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kathy Wells Kathy & David Wells 425 Evergreen Dr., Hurst, Texas 76054 rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net My Homepage http://www.geocities.com/kathywells2002/index.html Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Tent #1, Texas (Past President & Registrar) http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7706/DUV.html Member of Mayflower Society http://geocities.com/texasmayflower/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------ "History is the essence of innumerable biographies" - Carlyle

Newport Researchers, I am still a little confused by the boundary lines of Fall River in Mass & R.I. area. So let me list my problem and/or question and hopefully someone can help. I have William Francis/Frances b. ca 1780 in Tiverton, R.I. I am trying to get the exact name of his father.....probably a John Francis. William was living in Tiverton his whole life, until 1860 census where he is 80 years old, and it shows he is living with his daughter, Anna Perry, wife of Pardon Perry. They are in Fall River, Newport County, R.I. I understand it became mandatory to report deaths after 1853?, so I am wondering where I could find a list of deaths in Tiverton after 1860? I know there was also a Fall River in Bristol Co, MAss also, so do I need to check there also? Any help would be appreciated. thanks, Kathy Wells Kathy & David Wells 425 Evergreen Dr., Hurst, Texas 76054 rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net My Homepage http://www.geocities.com/kathywells2002/index.html Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Tent #1, Texas (Past President & Registrar) http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7706/DUV.html Member of Mayflower Society http://geocities.com/texasmayflower/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------ "History is the essence of innumerable biographies" - Carlyle

Hello Listers! I am looking for information on the Sullivan family. Here’s what I know: John SULLIVAN (my gggrandfather) married Johanna MURPHY (MURPHEY) on December 6, 1870 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was born May 1, 1850 in Ireland and Johanna was born on May 15, 1850 in Ireland. Together they had nine children: John L. SULLIVAN born in 1874 in US (probably Rhode Island, but I have no record) Michael SULLIVAN born in 1875 in US (probably Rhode Island, but I have no record) Mary SULLIVAN born in 1877 in US (probably Rhode Island, but I have no record) Annie SULLIVAN born in 1878 in US (probably Rhode Island, but I have no record) Dora SULLIVAN (my ggrandmother) born in 1879 in Ireland Kate SULLIVAN born in 1882 in ? Emily SULLIVAN born in 1884 in Ontario, Canada Thomas F. SULLIVAN born in 1888 in Ontario, Canada Lila SULLIVAN born in 1889 in Ontario, Canada I also know from an inheritance letter my grandmother received (Dora Sullivan’s daughter) from Burdick, Corcoran, and Peckham Attorneys at Law located in Newport, RI in 1951 that John SULLIVAN Sr. had at least two siblings (brothers) also living in the Newport, Rhode Island area. William SULLIVAN died before 1951 and had at least five children two of which were Elizabeth SULLIVAN married to a BOHANAN and Margaret SULLIVAN married to a FITZPATRICK. The other brother, Michael SULLIVAN had at least one child that I know of named Katherine N. SULLIVAN. She died in 1951 in Newport, Rhode Island. I found a Michael SULLIVAN that could be a possible link to the family on the 1920 Census of Newport County Rhode Island. He was 66 at this time and widowed. He worked as a contractor. Both his parents were born in Ireland as was he which all ties in with my family. Any information on any of the these people would be greatly appreciated or information on how to further my research since I am at a standstill and would love to be able to find any other siblings John SULLIVAN Sr. had as well as the names of his parents. Thank you. Tammy Kennedy

Thanks to Judy Tetreault, the scanned pages of the 1921 Jamestown Tax List has been transcribed and the names will now appear in a search. Also added are three new tax lists in scanned form: - 1882 Tax Book of the Town of Tiverton - 1890 Tax Book of the Town of Tiverton - 1897 Tax Book of the Town of Tiverton The full list is on http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/articles.html#TaxBooks Happy Hunting, Susan -- Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/ Coordinator Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/

I just thought I'd pass this along, I never knew I could rent these films to view in my local library and at such a low cost! I imagine there are others out there that have no access to a library with census holdings or an LDS center. > -----Original Message----- > From: David French [mailto:daf65@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:36 PM > To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FRENCH-L] Re: Microfilm Rental from National Archives > > > Hi Teddy, > > If your local library or college library has a microfilm reader, you can > rent the census microfilm for about $3.50 a roll for 30 days from the > National Archives. > I will list the link below. > > David > > http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/how_to_ren t_microfilm.html > Subject: RE: [FRENCH-L] Re: Ancestry for census information > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 05:03:32 -0500 > From: "Teddy Ronan" <tronan@sccoast.net> > To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com > > Unfortunately we are not all so lucky. My nearest decent library is 4 hours > away, though I do have an lds center 45 minutes from here, their hours are > severely limited. So I will continue the task using ancestry on my 56k > dialup and hope for the best.

We hear you ---loud and clear

Are things slow or am I not subscribed Just testing to see if I am still subscribed to this list. If I get this message sent back to me then I'll know I'm still on the list if not I'll have to subscribe again. MSN and Rootsweb had problems and I got unsubscribe from all my lists. Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer

I am researching my ARNOLD Ancestors and I am in need of some help in finding which ancestors are of my Wiliam ARNOLD. This is what I have William ARNOLD b. ca July 25, 1765 RI died March 25, 1849 at the age of 83 yrs 8 months. He married Susanna ? Both William and Susanna died in Shelby Twp., Macomb County, Michigan According to the 1850 Census in Michigan it is stated that William Arnold was born in Rhode Island. They had the following children Annis b. 1793 m. Nathan Inman about 1810-1813 in Rush, Ontario Co., New York Nathan died 1822-1823 Rachel m. Charles Tubbs April 10, 1831 Macomb County, MI Rebecca m. Lyman Squiers January 19, 1831 Macomb Co., MI Cyrenus b. 1800 m. Delilah ? about 1823-1824 Macomb Co., MI Alanson b. 1802 m. Wealthy Nichols January 19, 1828 Macomb Co., MI Seymour b. 1804 m. Lydia Townsend April 18, 1830 MacombCo., MI William b. 1809 m. Mary Squeirs June 5, 1831 Macomb Co, MI Susanna b. 1813 m. Philo Gofff August 4, 1831 Macomb Co., MI Alva b. 1814 m. Louisa Ruby June 3, 1830 Macomb Co., MI I have been able to trace William Arnold with two or three other families beginning about 1800. These other families were Inmans, Fenners, Darlings. When one family moved they all moved together as they some of the Arnold children married Inmans, some Inmans married Fenner, and some Inmans married into the Darling family 1800 Census Whitestown, Onieda Co., NY 1810 Census Rush, Ontario Co., NY 1820 Census Rush, Ontario Co., NY 1830 Census Oakland and Macomb Co., MI 1840 Census Oakland and Macomb Co., Mi 1850 Census Oakland and Macomb Co., MI I just don't know which County in Rhode Island, William Arnold and his ancestors came from as there are so many of them in the 1790 Census for all of the Counties in Rhode Island. If anyone can help me find the correct William Arnold I would be very grateful for any assistance that you may be able to give me. Thank you. Jean Payton

Listers, I posted this last week but there were some problems with the email system, some of you may not have received this. I have added a book, "A Historical Sketch of Richmond Rhode Island, 1747 to 1876, to the Washington County archives. It has a wealth of historical and Genealogical information. There is mention of some of the well known lines in Rhode Island in the genealogical chapter, (Babcock Barber, Clarke, Lillibridge, Collins, Moore), as well as throughout the other chapters. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/richmond/">Richmond Rhode Island</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/richmond/ The pages are images and will take a long time to load. It was scanned and submitted by a generous person who wishes to remain anonymous. Arlan Maguire

If you are using MSN and you are having problems receiving mail from your Rootsweb mailing lists let them know. I have not been able to get any thing from any of my lists since the 17th of this month. I am not happy. Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer

Can someone please help me. I have re subscribed to all my lists using the rootsweb mailing list page. I did not get any confirmation nor am I getting mail from the lists. What can I do? Is rootsweb down? Is Ancestry having a problem? Please answer me directly because I am not getting any mail from my lists. Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer ----- Original Message ----- From: specs7 To: Rhode Island GENWEB ; specs7 Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: Re: No email I'm not sure what the problem is but have not received e-mail from any of my rootsweb lists. The last email I got from rootsweb was on the 17th. I am getting other email. The only way I know that someone answered my first message is by checking the archives at rootsweb Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer ----- Original Message ----- From: specs7 To: Rhode Island GENWEB Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:56 AM Subject: No email Is the list down or am I having a problem Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer

Phil- I thoroughly agree with you.Thanks for addressing the issue. Bev

There is no one on this site that knows all the issues involved in any states actions or even their proposals. Anyone who wants to sign a petition when they don't know the issues is naive at best. This is not a Fla. site. Instead of pushing some petition in Fla. say a prayer for the families of the 95 that died in R.I. and for those that are really suffering in the hospital. I have seen many sites ruined when they get off the subject. Phil

The Sacramento CA genealogy group is requesting the same kind of support - which I gave happily - I think this is VERY pertinent to seeking to create, develop and enlarge our personal genealogies - the California State Library has proven to be a wonderful resource for genealogists here - it would be an incalculable loss if it closed. I'm sure the case is the same for Floridians - past and present. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Flsu40@aol.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:27 PM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Please help us save our Sate Library for Research!! > Please consider adding your name to the A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE > LIBRARY OF FLORIDA, THE DIVISION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THE MUSEUM OF > FLORIDA HISTORY. > > Please go to http://www.floridahistory.info/petition > add your name and pass it on! > > This message is being sent to you by a friend. Your name has not been added > to a mailing list and you will not be contacted again. > ................................................. > > Hi all. Can you believe that Gov Bush has made a proposal to CLOSE the state > library and dismantle and disburse it's collections. Have you ever heard of > someting so STUPID AND UNBELIEVABLE? > > Thanks for your surrport in this issue. > > Susan Winters > West Palm Beach, FL. > > FHS is merely providing a means for the public to raise concerns about this > issue. If you have received this note in error, we apologize. > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > How to Write a Good Query http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html > To unsubscribe: write unsubscribe and mailto:RINEWPOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

If Jeb Bush is going to close the library it is probably a good idea. Phil PS- This is a genealogy site - not a petition collecting site.