Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a copy of the following book? WEAVER: THE HISTORY OF 10 GENERATIONS It is supposed to trace the descendancy of Michael & Anna Barbara (Moyer) WEAVER of PA. The first few generations of my line from them is listed below. Any connections out there? Elaine Waiters ewaiters@thegrid.net Descendants of Michael Weaver, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. MICHAEL1 WEAVER, SR. was born 1722 in Germany, and died 11 May, 1801 in Haines Township, Centre Co, PA. He married ANNA BARBARA MEYER/MOYER. Children of MICHAEL WEAVER and ANNA MEYER/MOYER are: 2. i. JOHN2 WEAVER, b. 21 Sep, 1751, Shaeffertown, Lancaster Co, PA; d. 14 Apr, 1823, Haines Township, Centre Co, PA. ii. DAVID WEAVER, b. 15 Sep, 1758, Freeburg, Centre Co, PA; d. 6 Jun, 1813, Haines Township, Centre Co, PA; m. EVA WOLF, 1782, Centre Co, PA. iii. ANDREW WEAVER, b. PA. iv. MICHAEL WEAVER, JR., b. 25 Dec, 1768, PA; m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH MORR. v. MARY MARGARETH WEAVER, b. PA; m. GEORGE ROW, JR.. vi. CHRISTINA WEAVER, b. PA; m. JOHN BROWN. vii. ELIZABETH WEAVER, b. PA; d. Bef. 1800; m. JOHN ADAM WOLF. viii. BARBARA WEAVER, b. 19 Mar, 1757, PA; d. 22 Apr, 1834, Mechanic Township, Holmes Co, Ohio; m. THOMAS BICKLE. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 WEAVER (MICHAEL1) was born 21 Sep, 1751 in Shaeffertown, Lancaster Co, PA, and died 14 Apr, 1823 in Haines Township, Centre Co, PA. He married EVA MARGARET BRAUN 25 Mar, 1779 in Hanover Township, Lebanon Co, PA. Children of JOHN WEAVER and EVA BRAUN are: 3. i. DANIEL3 WEAVER/WEBER, b. abt. 1790, PA; d. 1833 - 1834, Miles, Centre Co, PA. ii. ANNA CHRISTINA WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810; m. JOHN STOVER. iii. JOHN WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA; d. Bef. 1823, Ohio. iv. CATHARINE JULIANA WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810; m. JOHN ADAM STOVER. v. GEORGE MICHAEL WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA. vi. ELIZABETH WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA; m. JOHN HELTMAN. vii. HENRY WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA. viii. ADAM WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA; m. ELIZABETH. ix. JACOB WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA; m. (1) AMELIA BOTDORF; m. (2) ELIZABETH. x. SAMUEL WEAVER, b. 1800, PA; m. CHRISTINA VONADA. xi. FREDERICK WEAVER, b. 4 Feb, 1803, Haines Township, Centre Co, PA; d. 11 Feb, 1885, Aaronsburg, Hainestwp, Centre Co, PA; m. (1) CATHERINE MARK, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA; m. (2) ELIZABETH LUCKENBACK, 11 Jun, 1872, Centre Co, PA. xii. ANDREW WEAVER, b. 1779 - 1810, PA; m. CATHERINE SCHREFLER. Generation No. 3 3. DANIEL3 WEAVER/WEBER (JOHN2 WEAVER, MICHAEL1) was born abt. 1790 in PA, and died 1833 - 1834 in Miles, Centre Co, PA. He married ELIZABETH KIPLINGER/KIBLINGER abt. 1815, daughter of JOHANNAS KIPLINGER/KIBLINGER and REBECCA? MARIA?. Children of DANIEL WEAVER/WEBER and ELIZABETH KIPLINGER/KIBLINGER are: i. EVA MARGARET4 WEAVER, b. 23 Dec, 1822, Hainestwp, Centre Co, PA; m. (1) SAMUEL BRIGHT/BRECHT, 1 Dec, 1842, Centre Co, PA; m. (2) LEVI CONSER, Aft. 1856. ii. HARRIET WEAVER, b. abt. 1830. iii. GEORGE WEAVER, b. abt. 1829; d. (Only mentioned in 1835 as school child, son of Eliz, widow). iv. JACOB WEAVER, b. 7 Apr, 1827, Centre Co, PA; d. 27 Oct, 1905, Fresno, CA; m. NANCY JANE SQUIRES, abt. 1855. (My gg-grandparents--Jacob came to CA in the goldrush of 1849.) v. MARIA ANNA WEAVER, b. 29 Apr, 1816. vi. SUSANNA WEAVER, b. 16 Feb, 1820. vii. ELISABETH WEAVER, b. 16 Jan, 1818, PA; d. 25 Apr, 1892, bur Boalsburg Cemetery, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA; m. JOSEPH MEYER, 30 Oct, 1838, Brush Valley, Centre Co, PA.

Looking for information on the family of Matthew Weaver born 20 Sept 1784 believe his parents were Michel Wever and Margaret Buys. Per the translation of the Dutch Reform records Michael Wever of Oswego and Margaret Buys of Egg Harbor both res in Poughkeepsie married 15 April 1780.. think Michael father was Jacob Weaver Jr born 2 June Highlands maried 14 April 1749 Annoinette Palmatier in Pokpsie. any informtion appreciated. Marian

Hello, This site has be mentioned before but here isthe URL <A HREF="http://www.genealogy.org/~1880-census/">Click here: 1% 1880 Federal Census</A> or use http://www.genealogy.org/~1880-census/ Grant

Hi, My name is Chuck Wilcox and I'm descended from Mary Ann Weaver. She was born January 1, 1797 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Philip Antony Caro and he was born May 26, 1808 in Mobile, Alabama. They were married May 15, 1839 in Christ Church Pensacola, Florida. She died October 5, 1885 and he died November 18, 1875. I know she had a brother who was an engineer aboard Admiral Farragut's ship the RamTenn. Philip Caro helped pilot the ship into Mobile Bay. While aboard the ship he met Mr. Weaver, who was to be his brother-in-law. I know that their son, Philip Taylor Caro, died while visiting his mother's relatives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died April 24, 1877. He was 28 years old. If anyone has any information on Mary Ann Weaver I would be greatly appreciative if they would get in touch with me at sckanatara@cconnect.net or send the info through the Weaver-L system. Thank you in advance. Chuck Wilcox

Looking for information on Weavers in Pennington County SD in 1900, Lucratia was the mother, apparently John L Weaver had passed on, Lottie was 21 and still at home, as was Myrtis, the name appears to be on the census, she was 19, a 4 year old boy, I can't make out his name, could be Bernie, was born in SD, the others born in Nebraska. A John Weaver was boarding with his uncle Orestes Cramer in the same county, he was 17. Anyone know these folks? Would sure like to find information, and descendents, Lucratia and Orestes were my mothers aunt and uncle. Thank you, Karon Mazie

Hello-- I am looking for anyone with connections to the following family: RUBEN W. WEAVER, b. 3/14/1833 in AL or MS, d. 11/4/1924, Tampa, FL m. NANCY BURCH, b. abt. 1846 in AL or FL, d. aft. 1924 Children: ELCY WEAVER, b. 8/16/1867, AL; d. 5/25/1948, Tampa, FL (my ggrandmother) DAN AARON WEAVER, b. abt. 1873, FL DILBURN WEAVER, b. abt. 1883, FL I have been unable to find RUBEN OR NANCY WEAVER anytime prior to their listing in 1880 Baldwin Co., AL census. Any possible connections or suggestion for finding more info would be appreciated. Cindi Wright CWrightMSW@aol.com

Hello I'm working on my grandmothers line: the Rays. I recently learned that the line descends from William Ray (1782-1866) who married Margaret GRAHAM (born 1782 Chester Co. PA; died 1857). Soon after the marriage they moved to Washington Co. PA and then Ohio Co. VA (WV). I believe they were Quakers. Their son Joseph Ray (1807-1855) married Catherine G. Burt. They had a son Daniel G. Ray (ca1833-1881) who married Josephine Augusta WEAVER (born ca 1839 NYC; died 1892 Cincinnati OH - I believe) If anyone can help me with these lines I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thanks Sarah

I can tell it is time to run this again. If you haven't looked here you haven't started your search. <A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/jweaver300/weaver1.htm">Click here: The English Weaver's of Virginia Descendants ...</A> or the URL http://members.xoom.com/jweaver300/weaver1.htm

S Singleton wrote: > > Hi all: > I just received a copy of a deed from Monongalia County, VA(WV) that lists > the heirs of Abraham Weaver, who were located in the southwestern > Pennsylvania, eastern Maryland, and northeastern West Virginia (then > Virginia) area. Names included in the deed include Weaver, McMillen, > Perry, Bird, Hartman, Glover, and Rodick just to name a few. If any of > these names sound familiar to you, I can send a copy of this will to you as > an individual or I can send a copy to the list. By copy I don't mean as an > attachment but as an email. If anyone is interested, please let me know. > > Sharon Singleton > > ==== WEAVER Mailing List ==== I would be interested in receiving a list of these heirs by way of e-mail. Thank you. Judy (Weaver) Warrick

This is an interesting message that might well be of interest to Weaver researchers in PA/VA/KY. It would seem that Weaver family may have started in PA, moved down into VA and then on to KY with perhaps some returning to VA. I also suspect that the Weaver's may have migrated with the Jones, Smith, Cain, Bird and Gooding families. Has anyone else run into these names in their searches during the 1700-1800s? Thanks for help. Perry Adams S Singleton wrote: > Hi all: > I just received a copy of a deed from Monongalia County, VA(WV) that lists > the heirs of Abraham Weaver, who were located in the southwestern > Pennsylvania, eastern Maryland, and northeastern West Virginia (then > Virginia) area. Names included in the deed include Weaver, McMillen, > Perry, Bird, Hartman, Glover, and Rodick just to name a few. If any of > these names sound familiar to you, I can send a copy of this will to you as > an individual or I can send a copy to the list. By copy I don't mean as an > attachment but as an email. If anyone is interested, please let me know. > > Sharon Singleton > > ==== WEAVER Mailing List ====

Has anyone heard of a Weaver family who came from Canada to Vermont in the 1700's. His name was Charles Weaver. Then they moved to Yuma Co., Colorado. Lyman Weaver is another name. Thank you for any information. Tricia

I had so many inquiries about this Abraham Weaver Heirs deed that I thought I would post it to the list. As a reminder, this is a deed, not a will or death notice but it listed so many descendants that I thought it needed to be passed on. I would appreciate it so very much if anybody finds a link to their family or has the relationships of all these people figured out, they would let me know. Abraham Weaver Heirs - TO - James D. Weaver This indenture made this the 18th day of November in the year 1847, between Edgar C. Wilson as Commissioner for and on behalf of John Weaver, Rebecca McMillen, Thomas McMillen, Sarah McMillen, Catharine McMillen, Jane McMillen, John Weaver, Elizabeth Martin, Thomas H. Weaver, Sarah Perry, Thomas Perry, Elizabeth Perry, Jane Perry, Mary Perry, John Perry and William Perry, John Bird, Dell Bird, Ann Bird, Sarah Bird, Oliver Bird, Mary Bird, Ann Bird & Jonathan Bird, Dell Weaver and George Weaver, (Heirs of Thomas D. Weaver Deceased.) and Isaac Weaver, Emma Weaver, Elizabeth Weaver, Edith Hartman, Mariah Glover and Sydney Weaver (Heirs of Joshua D. Weaver deceased) and William Weaver, Nancy Eaton, Elizabeth Eaton, Rachel Eaton, Sarah Eaton, Price Weaver, David Weaver and Harman Weaver (heirs of Isaac D. Weaver;) and William Jones, Harriet Jones, Rebecca Laidley, (heirs of Elizabeth D. Jones) and Davis B. Weaver and Baldwin D. Weaver (heirs of Baldwin B. Weaver); and Mary Ann Hawkins, Isaac McCormick, William McCormick, James McCormick, Mary Reed, Miriam Goodloe, Sarah Gills, James Wells, Julia Wells, Mariah Rodick, Francis Rodick, Mary Rodick, Thomas Rodick and Joseph T. Weaver (heirs of Richard B. Weaver;) and James Weaver, Elizabeth Weaver and Andrew Weaver her husband, (heirs of William D. Weaver) & Job Simms (heirs of Sarah D. Brewer) all of whom are heirs of Abraham Weaver deceased of the one part, and James D. Weaver of the other part both of Monongalia County Virginia. Witnesseth: that whereas a suit has heretofore been brought by John Weaver and others as heirs of said Abraham Weaver deceased against said James D. Weaver, in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery of Monongalia County, Virginia, to procure a division and sale of certain lands as in the proceedings of said suit will here fully appear: And whereas, by decree of said Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery rendered at the September term 1847 it was ordered and decreed that Edgar C. Wilson as Commissioner for and on behalf of the said heirs of the said Abraham Weaver deceased should convey and release to said James D. Weaver all their right, title and interest in the shares and lots assigned to said James D. Weaver in the division made by John Hanway; Now this indenture Witnesseth, that the said Edgar C. Wilson Commissioner as aforesaid, for and in consideration as aforesaid, and the further consideration of one dollar to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell, alien, enfeoff(?), release and confirm unto the said James D. Weaver hisheirs and assigns forever; all the right, title and interest of the said Abrahma Weavers heirs in and to three several lots or parcels of land, according to the allotments made by John Hanway, appointed to divide between said Abraham Weavers heirs and said James D. Weaver, said lots being numbered 12, 4, and 6 respectively on the plats of division, and bounded as follows, Viz: Lot 2 beginning at a Hickory and running thence S 3 degrees W 87 1/2 to a Stone in a field, N 68 degrees W 44 1/2 p. to pointers, N 3 E 60 P. to a W Oak and thence N 77 degrees E 43 1/2 p to the beginning, being the East end of the tract of land conveyed by Jemima Hess to James D. and Abraham Weaver and containing 19 1/2 acres: Lot No. 4 beginning at a Sugar & W. O. by a drain in a line of Thomas Barns land and running thence N 31 1/2 degrees E 85 1/2 p to a Stake S 9 degrees E 17 1/2 p to a Stake, S 40 degrees E 20 p. to a Stake S 30 degrees E 81 p. to pts. S 63 E 9 p. to pointers S 53 degrees W 60 1/2 p. to a W. O. N 48 1/2 W 79 p. to a fallen W. Oak, and thence N 27 degrees W 26 1/2 to the beginning. Being the N.W. end of the tract of land conveyed by N. Jarrett & Wife to said James & Abraham Weaver and containing 44 acres; Lot No. 6 beginning at a Stone pile as marked upon the plat of division, and running thence N 69 degrees W 18 p. to a W.O. N 48 degrees W 31 p. to a forked Sugar N 59 1/2 W 28 3/4 to an Ash N 86 degrees W 17 p. to a Red Oak S 73 degrees W 38 1/2 p. to 2 red Oaks (both down) S 12 degrees W 18 p. to a ? and beech, S 47 degrees E 21p. to a W.O. (down) s 29 degrees E 69 p. to a W.O. S 69 degrees E 8 1/2 p. to a dogwood & thence crossing a drain from a spring S 55 E 12 1/2 to a Stone pile and from thence N 39 degrees E 90 p. to the beginning. Being the N. W. end of two of the tracts conveyed to said James D. & Abraham Weaver by Charles Byrne & Wife, and containing 47 acres. To have and to hold all the said right, title & interest as aforesaid unto the said James D. Weaver his heirs and assigns forever; and the said parties of the first part by Edgar C. Wilson as Commissioner as aforesaid for and on their behalf warrants and defends the right and title and interest herein conveyed to the said James D. Weaver, free from claim, right, title and demand of the said Abraham Weaver heirs, and all persons claiming by through or under them; In testimony whereof the said Edgar C. Wilson hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal. Be it remembered that on the 23rd of November in the year 1847 this deed was produced to me Waitman T. Willey clerk of the County Court of Monongalia in my office, acknowledged by the said Edgar C. Wilson and admitted to record.

According to the Ray line, Josephine was born 1839 in NYC. She married Daniel Gano Ray whose family were from Cincinnati. Several of Daniel & Josephine's children were born in NYC but the family eventually settled in Cincinnati. She died 1892 in Cincinnati, OH. Can anyone help me with who her parents are? Thanks

forwarding message from non-subscriber - as a reminder, please do not send replies about this query to me as I know nothing more about this query....make replies to mailto:GWJCAL@aol.com - thanks...your listsponsor GWJCAL@aol.com wrote: > > I'm looking for information about Marcellus C. "Marsh" Click. We thought it > possible he died in Oregon ca 1925 because some of his children were living > there. But a pretty exhaustive search has failed to find any record of his > death in OR. > > We really don't know what happened to him. He was considered an "Indian > Fighter" in Texas, ca 1865-70. But in the things I've read he never claimed > to have fired a shot. > > He found a few people who had been killed by Indians but what Marsh Click did > to become well-known was live long enough to be a quoted source for writers > who were recording the early history of Bandara Co. TX. He died sometime in > the 1920s. He was in his 90's then. If he ever killed anybody he was to > modest to mention it. > > However, it is likely that he did some shooting himself. He and his father- > in-law., David Adam WEAVER, found Marsh's brother Tom CLICK after Indians > killed him. Tom was unarmed and riding a mule just a few miles out of > Bandara. Apparently he put up some resistance with his knife after the mule > was killed. > > That was just after the Civil War. Marsh and Weaver took Tom back to Bandara > and buried him. Then they tried without luck to find Tom's killers. > > On another occasion, Marsh and David Adam WEAVER found the body of another > person who had been killed by Indians the night before. A horse was still > alive with a lance in it. Since the horse was unable to stand and was dying > David A. Weaver shot it. > > In the Marsh CLICK -- David Adam WEAVER stories I've read that is the only > mention of either man firing a shot. But I think modesty might account for > some of that and the practice of killing unarmed people might explain some > more. > > Marsh disappears from records about 1928, at about age 95. He is probably > buried in an unmarked grave in Bandara, Rio Frio, or Leaky, TX. However, > since train travel was easy by the time he died there is some possibility he > died and is buried in Klamath Co., OR. > > If anybody knows where Marsh CLICK died or where he is buried please let me > know. > > Thanks, > > Grant W. Johnston, Chico, CA > MIDDLETON -L coordinator

Hi all: I just received a copy of a deed from Monongalia County, VA(WV) that lists the heirs of Abraham Weaver, who were located in the southwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Maryland, and northeastern West Virginia (then Virginia) area. Names included in the deed include Weaver, McMillen, Perry, Bird, Hartman, Glover, and Rodick just to name a few. If any of these names sound familiar to you, I can send a copy of this will to you as an individual or I can send a copy to the list. By copy I don't mean as an attachment but as an email. If anyone is interested, please let me know. Sharon Singleton

Hi, My name is Chuck Wilcox and I'm descended from Mary Ann Weaver b. 1-30-1797 in Baltimore, Maryland or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Philip Antony Caro b. 5-26-1808 on5-15-1839. They lived in Pensacola, Fl. I'm descended from their son Philip Taylor Caro. Mary Ann died 10-5-1885. If anyone knows anything about her it would be greatly appreciated. I think Philip met Mary Ann through her brother whom he met while pilotting Admiral Farragut's flagship, RamTenn, into Mobile Bay during the Civil War. Thank You, Chuck Wilcox

I am searching for a missing sea captain. I do not know the first and middle name of a ship captain WEAVER, b: abt. 1820 (place unknown) who lived in Philadelphia until approximately 1870 when he retired from the sea and became the overseer of a bronze factory (I think across the river in NJ). I do not know when or where ship captain Weaver died. He was the captain of a Barque that sailed between Manchester England and Philadelphia. There is a possibility that his first name could be William or Edwin. Ship captain Weaver had a Quaker sister (name unknown) and a brother George. Ship captain Weaver's first wife (name unknown) died in 1855. Ship captain Weaver had three children by his first wife. 1. George Augusta Weaver b: January 1851 in Philadelphia: d: January 31, 1946 in NJ; m: April 9 Hoboken NJ to Margaretta Veldran. 2. Mary Weaver (married Harry Walker). I do not know when or where she was born, but it was probably Philadelphia. I do not know when or where she died. Harry Weaver who went to sea as a young man and married a woman from Manchester England and he eventually died there. Ship captain Weaver had a second wife (name unknown) who was a widow he met on his ship and they had one child, Nellie Weaver, a Philadelphia artist, who never married. Carl Weaver redeye6@aol.com

Looking for information on the family of LEVI WEAVER, b about 1816 in PA. Listed in the 1850 Bucks County Census, Springfield Twp. Any one having information would make us very happy and grateful if you would please let us know. Rosa Weaver

Please watch your "reply-to" to when making a response to posts that I forward from an unsubscribed address. I am not the originator of those posts - you should contact the part listed in the original posting for further information. LeAnne WEAVER-L listowner http://www.geocities.com/~fannincounty/weaver-l <-- list website If you're interested in taking a brief look at my WEAVER line, see http://www.geocities.com/~fannincounty/haden/attic

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Should be of interest to all researching NC & TN. Harold in TX ------ LLOYD BOCKSTRUCK,ed. FAMILY TREE ---------- A New Guide To Ancestors In Tennessee --------- Among the states in the Union, Tennessee figures most prominently in the ancestry of Texans. In 1796, Tennessee was the 15th state to enter the Union, but settlers had lived there since Colonial times. Tennessee has no 1790, 1800 or 1810 census records, so it is difficult to find who lived in Tennessee or in what county a family resided. Because of a complex legal situation, the state of North Carolina continued to own all of the vacant lands in Tennessee until 1806, so genealogists must look to an entirely different jurisdiction to locate the relevant records for ancestors in Tennessee. Finding your Tennessee ancestors has become easier with the release of North Carolina's index to Tennessee land warrants. It is an alphabetical index containing names of individuals who had initiated the process to ac- quire lands in what is now Tennessee. North Carolina issued land warrants to individuals who had earned land as their bounty by fighting in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. The state also issued land warrants to individuals who purchased the right to lands in Tennessee. This new index includes both classes of landowners. A land warrant is an intermediate step in the land-granting process. You can expect to find the names of many individuals in the index who will never appear in the land grant index. Sometimes a person sold his warrant to another. Sometimes he died, and the grant was issued in the name of his heir. Sometimes he abandoned the property because of prospects of economic despair. The index gives the name of warrantee, the reel and frame numbers on the microfilm where the record may be found and the county where the land lay at the time of the grant. It is contained on microfiche. Since Tennessee was under the control of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War, the records of the "over the mountain men" from east Tennessee who routed the imperial British forces at the Battle of King's Mountain would be listed as North Carolina soldiers. The Tar Heel State has 10 rolls of Revolutionary Army Accounts. Unfortunately, the records have no predictable arrangement. They are not alphabetical, or by county or chronological. The series is being transcribed, with nine volumes finished, but it is far from completion. Fortunately, the North Carolina Archives has prepared an every-name microfiche index to the entire set. Many of these Revolutionary veterans appear in no other record. Because North Carolina militia records no longer survive, the army accounts are even more valuable. The General Levi Casey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has presented both of these magnificent sets to the Genealogy Section of the Dallas Public Library. The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest libraries in the world, containing a wealth of information for genealogical research. Its collections of local history and genealogical material for the British Isles and Ireland are superb, second only to those collections relating to the United States. Judith P. Reid, the head of the library's Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, has compiled a guide, Family Ties in England. Scotland. Wales, & Ireland Sources for Genealogical Research, to assist researchers who come to the Library of Congress or other large research libraries with genealogical holdings. She has a chapter for each of the four locales and has arranged each one in bibliographical categories. Because of the close association of these four countries, you should study each chapter for relevant materials. It includes both book and nonbook formats and is a welcome addition indeed. It is available for $5.50 from the Superintendent of Documents, Box 371954, Pittsburgh, Pa. 152507954. It is stock number 03O-00l-174-1. Credit card orders are taken at (202) 512-1800 and fax orders at (202) 512-2250. The handling fee is $3.50. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Lloyd Bockstruck is supervisor of the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. Write Family Tree, Today section, P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, Texas 75265. --------------B28CA23CE705AD5924CA4A5D--