Hi, Viki, Thanks for the prompt response. This IS hard work! I have already researched all of the sites that you generously shared. It seems my ancestors were quiet! My great grandparents,susan and peter macneill were born in Scotland and arrived in Johnstown around the 1900-1915 time period. I know that they are buried there and i have dates so I am going to try obtaining the death certificates from the division of vital records in New castle unless you think that Ebensburg would be better but I have no contact number or address for that. Thanks for all of your help. Susan -----Original Message----- From: FXSTCMAMA@aol.com <FXSTCMAMA@aol.com> To: WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com <WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Johnstown, Pa/McNeill >Susan, I am not living in Johnstown at the present time, but all of my >family is. We hail from Scotland also. Donaldson, Russell, and a few other >names. My family came over from the Falkirk/Kilsyth area and settled in >Johnstown. I will be back there in a few weeks to spend time with my mother. > Do you have any of the dates of death so you can obtain death certificates? >Also, if any of your relatives were in the military, you should be able to >get copies of pension records. Many times these records list the names of >spouse and children in them. There is a Mormon church library in Johnstown >also. If you ever get back there it is in Richland. There is a great >Johnstown, Pa web site that I found recently. It lists a lot of the >cemeteries and their occupants. You may be able to find some more relatives >this way. The web site is WWW.Pa-roots.com. This is the order you use to >get to the site. >www.PA-roots.com >Go down to the PAGenWeb project and click on it. >Go down to the county links and click on Cambria >Then, go to cemeteries. There are several St. John's, so you will have to >look at them all. I searched all of the cemeteries in the site and found a >lot of my relatives. >I hope this helps you. Do you live near PA now? I live in Indiana. Let me >know how you make out. If your births occurred before 1904, you can get info >at the Cambria COunty Courthouse in Ebensburg. They have a register there >that I have used. Vicki >