The Clewell family was a prominent Moravian family in Bethlehem, PA I stayed in Clewell Hall at Moravian College and my math teacher was Prof. Clewell. The Central Moravian Church probably has records.
Lorry Wolfe

My Martin and Page families run deep in Pennsylvania. They were the Natives who inhabited the Great Valley (now the Delaware Valley). They resided around the Pequea Valley (now in Lancaster County), and Octorara. The Natives intermarried with White Indian Traders who resided in the area, and with African Americans. They became the Tri-Racial Isolates in the Region Known as the Welsh Mountains.

Although I now reside in California relatives continue to live throughout Pennsylvania.

Hi, everyone - I'm looking for information on decendants of MICHAEL NALLY (b: 1865-1896) in County Mayo, Ireland. He settled in Pittsburgh. Am also looking for descendants of his niece
BRIDGET "DELIA" NALLY LAVERY (b. abt. 1886 in County Mayo, Ireland; d: 1930 in Philadelphia). Several of the Lavery girls married names are WALZ and STRAIN. I think I've exhausted everything Ancestry has on line as well as WorldVital Records and ObitArchive. Can anyone point me in a new direction? I'd be grateful.

Katie

In 1860, my ancestor Charles Martin worked on the Farm of Obed Bailey in Lancaster County. If there are any Bailey researchers out there, I would like to exchange information.

Anita

I am looking for Grasser, Musser from York, PA. My g-grandfather(Frank Graser) came from Germany and my g-grandmother (Mary Musser)was from Hellam, PA. They went down and settled in Frederick, Md. I am interested in finding anything on Frank Grasers family in Germany. Am I on the right group for this?

Barbara Graser

I am looking for anyone that is in the Adams County, PA area and would be willing to attempt to assist me in research of my Harmon/Bortner line (1790's-1853)

If you look in ancestry.com and put the name of the Bortner(I put Lewis in born in 1894)you are looking for, you will get a long list for the bortners. I am related to them through Augusta Graser Bortner. Most of the Bortners are buried in Schaefferstown Cemetery in Codorus Township, York County, PA. Most of the Bortners are from York but you will find alot on the ones in Adams County. I wish I could give you more but I deleted most of the Bortners from my tree because they were so far down on my family tree. Rootsweb also has somethings on line. Good luck!

I forgot, google Lewis Bortner and you will find the line you want. I just did that to find a Bortner and found some.

My Bortner line is my direct line starting with Margaret Bortner (3rd Great Grandmother) who was the daughter of a Micheal Bortner. George Harmon(4th Great Grandfather) b. 7 Jan 1787 buried at Lower Burmudian Cemetery, Adams Co, PA is the main line that I am trying to research is my Harmon line and there is not that much on them. I have an Ancestry.com membership, but it is getting ready to end do to cost. I also am wanting to get the acutal documents not just the extracts or transcriptes.

Hi Stephanie-
what do you know about George Harmon? He is of the age that would have fought in the War of 181, do you know if he was in the war? Who was he married to and when did he die?

If you'd like to start a discussion that will make it easier to keep track of information that may be found for you-

Started Discussion - Thanks for advice

Data Base is 50,500 persons and growing: *****Paternal list of parentage: Armagost, Bish, Bailey, Charles, Doverspike, Hecht, Kopp, Reinard, Reitz, Rhodes, Schiff, Shaffer, Weaver, Wolfe, Wolfgang, …



ARMAGOST TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>William Henry Wolfe>Sara Armagost>Christofel Sr.>Jacob, Sr.>Peter Christoph>Christoph Armagost...

BISH TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Walter Hopkins>Wesley Taylor>John Henry>John>Johann Adam Bish…Jefferson County, PA. > Adams County, PA>Germany

BAILEY TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton>Walter Hopkins Bish>Catherine Elizabeth Bailey>Daniel>Peter Bailey…

CHARLES TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Walter Hopkins>Catherine Elizabeth Bailey>Catherine Rhodes>Catherine E. Doverspike>Elizabeth Charles…

DOVERSPIKE TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Walter Hopkins>Catherine Elizabeth Bailey>Catherine Rhodes>Catherine E. Doverspike>Henry, Sr.>George D., Sr.>Johann Jacob Doverspike/Daubenspek>Johann George Daubenspek…

REINARD TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>Magdalena Reinard>JohnReinard/Reiner>Johannes Reiner, Sr….

REITZ TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>Magdalena Reinard>Salome Reitz (or Wrights)…

RHODES TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Walter Hopkins>Catherine Elizabeth Bailey>Catherine Rhodes>Samuel>Christian Jr.>Christian Rhodes, Sr…

SHAFFER TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Walter Hopkins>Catherine Elizabeth Bailey>Catherine Rhodes>Samuel Rhodes>Susannah Shaffer…

WEAVER TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>William Henry>Samuel>Christina Wolfgang>Christina Weaver>Johann Ernardt Weaver…

WOLFE TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>William Henry>Samuel>John H. Wolfe…

WOLFGANG TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Lynn Alton Bish>Iona Belle Wolfe>William Henry>Samuel Wolfe>Christina Wolfgang>Michael>Michael Wolfgang…




*****Maternal List of Parentage: Ballard, Barber, Barrat, Benjamin, Bentley, Bowen, Brown, Case, Clark, Debery, De Tosberry, Eames, Eddye, First, Foster, Fulwater, Gardner, Gay, Holbrook, Holland, James, Jenckes, Jennison, Jones, Locke, Lyon, Martin, Mason, McFadden, McNeish, Mersthell, Morse, Phillips, Powell, Puleston, Reynolds, Rich, Rogers, Salisbury, Scoville, Seaver, Singletary, Smith, Snow, Sprague, Tefft, Tervin, Tolman, Wells, Wilson, Winchester, Yale…





BENJAMIN TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Daniel Webster, Sr.>Benjamin Winchester & Bethiah Benjamin>Jabez>John>Joseph>John, III>John, II>Thomas>John Benjamin…PA>New York>Connecticut>Massachusetts>England…

CASE TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Pylina (Pauline) Scoville>Susan Case>Alexander >Sanford Case… Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Vermont>Connecticut>Massachusetts

EDDYE TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Daniel Webster, Sr.>Benjamin Winchester & Bethiah Benjamin>Jabez>John>Joseph>John Benjamin, III & Abigail Eddye>William Eddye…PA>New York>Connecticut>Massachusetts>England…

FIRST TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Minerva Almeta First>Charles Franklin>John Jacob First…Erie>Mercer>Butler>Westmoreland>Fayette County, Pennsylvania

JENCKES TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison Winchester>Charles Polaski Winchester>Pylina (Pauline) Scoville>Susan Case>Susannah Rogers>Mercy Tefft>John Tefft>Elizabeth Jenckes>Joseph Jenckes, Jr.>Joseph Jenckes, Sr.>John Jenckes>William Jenckes… Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Rhode Island>Massachusetts>England


MARTIN TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay>Frank William>Franklin>Daniel>John Martin…Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire>Connecticut>England

MCFADDEN TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Minerva Almeta First>Charles Franklin First>John Jacob First & Lydia Ann McFadden>Benjamin McFadden>? (Lydia & John resided in Scotsdale, Westmoreland County, Pa. in 1870) …Albion, Erie County, PA>Mercer County>Butler County>Fayette County>Washington County, PA.

MCNEISH TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Minerva Almeta First>Jessie M. McNeish>James>Andrew McNeish…Erie>Mercer Co. Pa.> Scotland in 1850.

POWELL TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Mary Ann Powell>James>William Powell…

RICH TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>Eliza Lucy Rich>Nelson Charles, Joseph Rich…Erie, County, PA (1880)>Erie County, NY>Connecticut (Abt.1812)

ROGERS TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Pylina (Pauline) Scoville>Susan Case>Susannah Rogers>James>James>James>James Rogers>… Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Rhode Island>England…

SALISBURY TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Mary Ann Powell>James Powell & Clotildis Salisbury>Richard>David>Richard>William>William>John>John>John>John>Roger>Thomas>Thomas>Henry>Ralph>William>John>Henry>ThomasAlexander>Adam Salzbury… PA>New York>Connecticut>Massachusetts>England>Germany>Austria…

SCOVILLE TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Pylina (Pauline) Scoville>Edward>Samuel>James>James>Arthur Scoville/Scovell… Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Vermont>Connecticut>Massachusetts

TEFFT TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison Winchester>Charles Polaski Winchester>Pylina (Pauline) Scoville>Susan Case>Susannah Rogers>Mercy Tefft>John Tefft>Samuel Tefft>John Tefft>William Tefft… Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Vermont>Connecticut>Massachusetts

WELLS TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Daniel Webster, Sr.>Benjamin>Amariah, Sarah Seaver>Sarah Gardner>Sarah Mason>Hester Wells>Thomas>Thomas Wells…

WINCHESTER TREE: Larry Ronald Bish>Marjorie Louise Martin>Fenton McRay Martin>Lenore Matilda Winchester>James Madison>Charles Polaski>Daniel Webster, Sr.>Benjamin>Amariah, Jr.>Amariah, Sr.>Josiah>John, Sr.>Rycharde>William Winchester…Elk Creek Twp., Erie County, PA>New York>Vermont>Massachusetts>(1635) Kent County, England

I need some help with Blair County, PA obituaries. I am looking for information about Leo Hryn (Renyck or Hyrn). He is living in Altoona in the 1920 census as "Leo Rynik (or Rynes)", age 18. He is on a Baltimore passenget list as "Leon Hryn". I have no record of him other that those. I would like to know when he died. He is possibly buried at Sts Peter and Paul cenetery, Altoona, Blair county. Thanks for the help.

I just found a site with PA church books for sale AND you can search them (FREE, but need a $5.00 , 1 month subscription to actually view the results), Just thought someone might be interested esp. if they aren't available on say ancestry.com or elsewhere.

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The following books are available on-line:

* Allison Memorial (York, PA)
* Otterbein United Methodist Church (Harrisburg, PA)
* Perry Circuit (Perry County, PA)
* Records from the Evangelical (USA)
* Vine Street Church (Harrisburg, PA)
* Lycoming County, PA Burial Permits
* Cogan House Township Methodist Episcopal Churches
* Dauphin Methodist Episcopal Church 1859-1879
* Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church

Looking for information on a Christena Cutler who came to Ohio. She had a son born in Montgomery County, OH. His name was George W. Sunderland born 18227. HIs father was a Sunderland who came from PA also.

This is a great site for lots of states, incl. PA, it has directories, census, yearbooks, etc.


http://www.evendon.net

I was at a meeting today and someone mentioned a site that had archived military records for Pennsylvanians from all wars. I wrote it down, but apparently did not write it correctly. I thought it was www.arias--- Does anyone know what that site might be?

Sally...here's what I think you are looking for:
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/

Thanks, Vicki. That is exactly what I was looking for.

I just joined this group (I'm looking for mid 1700s info on Hartswick ) but havent
figured out how the threads work. I see 128 "comments" but only the three
"Discussion Forum" at the top. How do I see the "threads" that spawn the
comments? Thanks. Big question is where will I see the answer to this. :-)
...lew...

Sally- I've found the site you were thinking of, bless Google. It's http://digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp. It's the Pennsylvania State Archives or the Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS).

Thank you, Kathleen. That is, indeed, the site:) I appreciate the help.

Hi Lewis-
If you want to post a query, it is easier to 'start a discussion' so you can have the answers connected to your query. The comments aren't really connected unless someone specifically indicates in their comment who they are responding to. :)

If anyone comes across any information about the Hickson family I would appreciate it if you passed it along to me. Thanks

I am looking for any descendent of Lambert's who emigrated to Pennsylvania, in particular, Allegheny, Pittsburgh between 1880 - 1883 from Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The names are David Law Lambert, John Lambert, Robert Kirk Lambert. I do have census info from 1900,1910 for them. Robert Kirk Lambert married Hannah Wallace Abt. 1886 and had, Robert b: 07 May 1888, Albert: b 14 Aug 1890 and Mabel b: May 1893.
There may also have been a Jane Lambert and a Mary Inglis Lambert that also emigrated but I am not sure on this on.
I would appreciate any information on the above.

Hello People,

Is anyone here researching in Towanda, Bradford county?
Some of my Ancestors are from there...

Peace,
"Guided by the Ancestors"

George,
I am not researching in Bradford County, by my paternal ancestors are from Orangeburg South Carolina. I was talking to a cousin today and he mentioned Bradford County. I will see what I can find there.

Anita

Pennsylvania ancestors are many: Husband has JOHN PENTICUFF PENTICOFF later PENTICO. may have been Benninghoff. Jersey Shore ? Co. and Burnside Clearfield Co. PA.
FOLK from Berks Co to Dauphin to Cumberland and Perry Co Somerset Co PA to ILL IA.
MOYER MYERS MEYERS ditto.
STROCK, Mary Magdeline wife of JOHN FOLK dcd 1793 Greenwich Twp Berks co. PA moved to Dauphin Perry area then was called Cumberland.

PLANTZ / PLANTS, Leonhardt etc from east to west Greene Co PA to IA
SusiCP@aol.com

HUFFMAN, Henry father was JOHN from MD/VA area dcd 1811/2 winter probated Jan 1812. Greene Co PA.
HIGGINS, JOSEPH from Richard Higgins family. father of Elizabeth wife of Henry Huffman b 1803 would love to learn about the HIGGINS family.
SusiCP@aol.com

I am interested in any information on the BRINGHURST family.....Kathleen Bares

how can you get vital records on line for pa. for 1800's dianne

Researching in western PA-Mercer, Lawrence,Beaver and Allegheny Counties.
Names researching Butler and Malia(o"Malley) in Allegheny Co.possibly Lawrence Co. AND Shannon and Gillespie in Lawrence Co.
My Cain's and McKain's started in Philadelphia and some ended up w.Pa.
How can I find marriage license in Lawrence Co. not knowing the date/year? Thanks.

I am searching for great grandparents John Malloy and Ellen O'Toole in Williamsport, Lycoming County in PA. I got a letter from the Department of Health stating that their is no death certificate that can be found. He is buried in a cemetery with Ellen in Lycoming, PA, I just can't get a death certifcate in this state. Any ideas?

Ann, is there any chance the person was living with someone else in another state when he died? Elderly folks often lived with family members. I found a 98 year old ancestor living with her grandson in WI and she was buried in MO with her husband. Look for others with whom he might have been living and that state would have the death record.

Lois, if you have any hints as to what church they were married in, they may be willing to look back in their records, even if you don't know the date, but do give them a range. Depending on how old the record is, you may be looking for a marriage bond found at the county clerk level.

Dianne, I have used the company "Vital Records" occasionally. They are expensive, but at least they called me and refunded my money when they couldn't find the record. Maybe I just caught the researcher on a good day.

Ann, maybe the historical society of Lycoming Co will have newspapers microfilmed in which a funeral notice was published. A local funeral home might still have some records on his interment. Good luck.

This is for Cynthia Brewer-- Hi! I have Brewer family in Filmore, Pike, Indiana. They are related to my dad's side and the Hedden name. After the Heddens left Pike Co, Indiana, they moved to Johnson Co., Missouri, and sold their land in Filmore to the Brewers, who were married into the family.

Would like to find out what happened to five of my father's aunts who emigrated from Charlestown in Co Mayo, Ireland to Philadelphia. Whether they married and had a families or not. Their names were, Mary Owens (b:1878), Catherine Owens(b:1880), Agnes Owens(b:1890), Ellen Owens(b:1894) and (Annie Owens b:1897)

Ann have you tried to get a probate for him in where he lived? I have a 3rd greatgrandfather that was an early settler and is buried in Adams County Illinois. When I got his probate there was a bill for transporting his corpse from Vernon County Missoui back to Illinois.

Diane, B renda and Caridine, I appreciate your suggestions. All I have found out was that they came over from Ireland. I can't even find siblings or children. I contacted Lycoming and they found out where they were buied, dates and locations in the cemetery but nothing else. As far as probate goes, it would help to find out where he died, etc for the requesting of the probate. Thanks again for your help. Ann

Ann
There should be a probate where he lived if he had property there. The 3rd greatgrandfather I referred to died in Vernon County, MO but the probate I found was in Adams Co, ILL. I also found a probate for someone who died in ILL but lived in WA and the probate was in WA.

Caridine, that is a great idea. Doesn't probate clerks need the county that he owned land in?

Ann
Each county has its own probates. What the office is called varies from jusidiction to jurisdiction. If you know what county he lived in and/or had property in you can contact the county courthouse and see what they have available. Also if you have a Family History Library near you, you check their library catalog to see it the relevant records have been microfilmed and if so you can request they be sent to your FHC for a modest amount.

Ann Gibbons, You didn't state when died so I am not sure what to suggest but I have many ideas depending on when. Certificates were not issued until after I beleive 1912. or near that time. But the church may have records, the cemetery may have records, a relative, the newspaper. If the church did bulletins it may be in a bulletin. Certain religions did that for church family members who had moved away etc.

I'm not sure how many of you were at Jim's PA Soldier's Orphans Schools chat tonight, but if anyone wants to look up names there is a book " PA Soldiers Orphan Schools" online at :
http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/PaSoldOrphM.htm

It's very interesting reading. And evendon.net has alot of other things available there too, not all Pittsburgh and not all PA even. Check it out, you might get lucky!

To further what Lisa said. Pa had schools set up for orphans and children of civil war soldiers. These child's parent had either died during the civil war or had injuries to prevent them from taking care of their child.
This link is to a book online also http://www.archive.org/details/pennsylvaniassol00pauluoft

About the Civil War Orphan's schools, were there any in in Illinois? My gg grandma was in an orphanage after her dad died in Andersonville, and mom died shortly after. But it wasn't in PA, it was in Illinois. Do y'all know anything about that?

Christine...I did a quick google search and it looks like there were afew in Illinois.
http://www.normal.org/About/History.asp
http://www.d.umn.edu/~lbrush/ISSCS.html

Thanks Mooney!!