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Re: GEORGE NORMAN PIERCE -- Obit lookup

SantaTraugott — 2013-05-21 16:25:28Z

If you send me your email, I will be glad to send you the word documents (I transcribed it from typed text) as attachments. (If you prefer, you could give me your email using the ancestry message system.)

Would you share with me there how you are descended from him? I am descended from his brother Edward.

Re: GEORGE NORMAN PIERCE -- Obit lookup

kr1356 — 2013-05-21 16:18:19Z

Santa I am interested in Henry Miller Pierce Jr's autobiography. He was my great great grandfather. How can I see this autobiography?

Re: 1890 Almhouses & Poorhouses (Erie County Home)

SueDee47 — 2013-05-20 16:50:36Z

I think I read on some site that the Erie County Home and Infirmary where my Great-Aunt worked for years in the 1940's & 50's is in the process of being shut down. Just now tried the phone number given and the recording states the number is no longer in service. If anyone knows otherwise please get in touch with me.

Regards,

SueDee47

Re: 1890 Almhouses & Poorhouses

174Lyndale — 2013-05-19 17:34:47Z

Does the Erie County Home have records of 1881. If I recall correctly Augusta Bader died there February 1881. May have found that surfing FultonHistory I sent a handwritten letter to the ECH with relevant info and my return address about a year ago. I asked them if there were any fees. Never got a reply.
Zona

Re: Restoration of the Canadiana

174Lyndale — 2013-05-19 16:08:18Z

Seeing the link is no longer available because the Buffalo News no longer offers it free online, I would like a copy of the article. What would it take for a copy be sent to me snail mail.
Zona

Re: Lang's Brewery of Buffalo, NY

HHFRA — 2013-05-16 14:39:29Z

Hi - If you have the source in Hesse- Darmstadt for Jacob's birth in 1808, we can compare sources and I can tell you if you have the right Lang.

It's a very common name in Buffalo , NY .

p.s. Of the three brothers of Jacob Lang , none had a son named Peter. There is a Lang genealogy published with sources on Scribd.

Re: Gerhard Lang's Brothers

HHFRA — 2013-05-16 14:37:20Z

Quite late in my response but the Gerhard Lang you mentioned descend from the Frank Lang & Catherine Zimmerman line of Lang in Buffalo . Frank had many male children and many descandants . He is the brother of Gerhard and he did not go into the Brewery business with Gerhard .

Someone from that line did a marvelous genealogy of the Frank Lang family .

Re: Gerhard Lang's Brothers

HHFRA — 2013-05-16 14:36:16Z

Kimmy, the Lang book has Roadhouse family. The step-son, Gerhard Lang, is descended from Joseph Anton Lang family that lived on Broadway in Buffalo. Joseph Anton Lang family had a meat market. He was the brother of the brewer, Gerhard Lang. Gerhard Lang did not have male heirs who passed the name down today. There were many nephews, as you stated, named after the famous,political political brewer.

Re: Gerhard Lang's Brothers

HHFRA — 2013-05-16 14:25:10Z

John C. Lang who married Katherine Platt is not related to the Gerhard Lang family.Please read earlier post from Magda who has researched the records with cousin, Faith , awhile ago .It was published .

Re: Descendants of John Henry Sieck

jwhelan81 — 2013-05-15 16:32:57Z

Johann Heinrich "John Henry" was my great-great grandfather. My grandmother was Muriel Restall Schmitt.

I recall hearing the stories of Aunt Dickie and Grandma speaking of the sermons in "German". I never made the connection until recently when I came on Ancestry trying to research the Restall/Schmitt family. It's amazing the lineage and history on this side of my family. I always knew my Irish roots on the Whelan side but to find out this information is simply awesome and has really driven me to find more.

My mother said she remembers seeing pictures of him that Aunt Dickie had. She is going to be going through her photos and see if she has any of John Henry.

Re: Eunice [Jeffers] King

riven37 — 2013-05-12 16:43:04Z

1860 Charles L. King, age 38, b. 1822 NY listed as Surveying lawyer and wife Eunice King, age 36, Canisteo TWP, Steuben County NY according to this Census record the family consisted of the following children.
Albert b. 1849
Mary b. 1852
Flora b. 1855
Ella b. 1857
David Avent (sp?) b. 1836 listed as surveying lawyer.

KING, CHARLES L.—Age, 44 years. Enlisted, January 2, 1864, at Greenwood; mustered in as private, Co. A, January 5, 1864, to serve. Three years; mustered out with detachment, May 23, 1865, at Harpers Ferry, Va.; also borne as King, Charles N. http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Artillery/... )

There were no other listing for Eunice or the children in Steuben County from 1870 to 1900 nor were there any listing for Mary Upson. However, I found a Uriah Upson b. 1775 d. 1855 in Steuben County buried at Hillside cemetery FindAGrave.com grave # 35592154

Re: erie county penitentiary

1_jrnctrl — 2013-05-12 16:02:53Z

oh wow! thank you so much. I will follow up and see what happens!

Re: erie county penitentiary

riven37 — 2013-05-12 12:18:45Z

Wende Correctional Facility(716) 937-40003040 Wende Rd, Alden, NY This is a Max House. Today it now called the Buffalo Correctional Facility same address. I suggest to start there for direction but most likely you will need to write to the State Seat in Albany, NY for this type of information. NOTE: if you are not a directe family member you will never see those records. All inmate records are sealed after their death in prison or after discharge. Good luck.

Re: erie county penitentiary

1_jrnctrl — 2013-05-12 00:29:08Z

the aforementioned penitentiary in alden town in NY. census shows that in 1930 he was detained. that is as much as I know.

Eunice [Jeffers] King

njlad1 — 2013-05-11 23:11:15Z

She died 8 Dec 1882 in Buffalo - living with her daughter Mary Estelle [King] Upson -[wife of Uriah Upson]

Eunice King, wife of Charles L King - born in 1824 in Steuben Co NY.

My maternal line brick wall...looking for any info about her : death or burial in Buffalo - perhaps @ Forest Lawn with above listed daughter and son-in-law. I have no info on her parents...any help appreciated.

Thank you!

Re: Marriage record

lipowicz193 — 2013-05-11 14:43:12Z

I have an ancestor Stanislaw Lipowicz born in Poland abt 1860. So I was wondering what you know about your Stanislaw married in 1888. Do you know when or where he was born or who is parent's were?

Re: Sieck-Obermeyer marriage

jwhelan81 — 2013-05-11 12:48:56Z

Karl,

Ironically, Roy N. Restall Jr. was my great uncle, or as I knew him "Uncle Chubby". That was his bestowed nickname for some reason.
My grandmother was Muriel Restall-Sieck-Schmitt and my great aunt was Marjorie (Dickie) Restall. I know my Irish side of the family very well, however the Schmitt-Restall side has been most troubling. Restall especially as it is not a wide spread name, with the exception of the UK.
I still live in the Buffalo/Tonawanda area, actually tend to our Great grandfather/grandmother's gravesite, Aunt Dickie is also buried there. I'd be happy to exchange any information with you.
`Warmest regards`

Jason Whelan
Kenmore, New York
jwhelan81@yahoo.com

Re: erie county penitentiary

riven37 — 2013-05-10 11:55:30Z

First, what year did this happen and do you know the name of the penitentiary ?

Artise - Barone Family Obituaries.

mmierzwa66 — 2013-05-10 01:08:43Z

Looking for an Obituary for a Nancy (possibly listed as Anna or Annie) Artise (Nee Barone).
The Artise family lived in North East, Pa. Based on her birth year she would have had to pass before 1985. Nancy was married to a Benjamin Cerrie who passed between 1908 and 1910 and her second marriage was to a Frances (Francesco) Artise who passed in June 1969 in North East. Would like his obituary as well. I’ve checked online collections but have been unable to locate either.

Re: Marriage record of John G Miller and Christine Febrey, 1863?

GlennAtwell — 2013-05-10 00:24:43Z

I forgot to include the fact that the marriage was in 1863, but you already have the exact date.
Glad to have been of help, even if only in a "negative finding" way.
Happy hunting!
Glenn

Re: Artise - Barone Family Obituaries.

rhuefner_1 — 2013-05-09 20:29:34Z

Seems like you want to post this for Erie County, PA rather than Erie County, NY

Re: Marriage record of John G Miller and Christine Febrey, 1863?

HelenSanders58 — 2013-05-09 16:53:23Z

Hi Glenn,

In spite of the actual record not being available any more you've given me something positive...I now know that there was really a marriage for them and that is good!

Since I sent this request I've found a Febrey family immigration record including a young daughter of about the correct age and found that one of the sons was living in Buffalo after his marriage. So..Maybe one day Christina's info will all come together.

Many thanks for your kind help!

Helen

Re: Marriage record of John G Miller and Christine Febrey, 1863?

GlennAtwell — 2013-05-09 15:34:53Z

According to the index of marriages at county hall, the marriage record that you are seeking was listed on page 44 of volume 9. Unfortunately, volume 9 cannot be located.

If it's any consolation, these old J.P. marriage records were very sparse, generally including only the names and ages of the groom and bride and the date of marriage. Occasionally they included a place of residence if it was outside of Buffalo. I have never seen one that contained the names of the parents.
With regret,
Glenn Atwell

Re: benjamin hamm and emily slotman hamm

kmalley2001 — 2013-05-07 10:48:39Z

Benjamin definitely died in Buffalo. He choked on roast beef at a family dinner. They owned a house on Hamburg St where Emily lived with her children. At a later date I found a census where she lived with her married daughter. I just can't find where they are buried.

Re: benjamin hamm and emily slotman hamm

barbdale_1 — 2013-05-07 03:42:30Z

Was there a connection to Allegan County Michigan? Did they live in Michigan, or New York when they died?

benjamin hamm and emily slotman hamm

kmalley2001 — 2013-05-06 09:35:05Z

looking for cemetery for benjamin hamm and his wife emily. Both lived in Buffalo, NY. Benjamin 1843 - before 1900. Emily born 1855

Marriage record of John G Miller and Christine Febrey, 1863?

HelenSanders58 — 2013-05-04 15:06:27Z

Is there anywhere I might find a record of the marriage of John G MILLER and Christine FEBREY on Nov 7, 1863? Marriage was performed by a Justice of the Peace in Buffalo, NY.

This information is from the Civil War records of John G Miller who was in Buffalo to be inducted into the 2nd NY Mounted Rifles as a bugler.

I have a life time of information about John G, but Christine's background is a mystery. She may have been from York Co., PA...or Baltimore, MD... or where?

I am hoping a marriage record (if there is one) may give some information.

Many thanks for any help.

Helen

erie county penitentiary

1_jrnctrl — 2013-05-04 02:59:17Z

My ancestor, Dock Pratt aka Doc Bratt, was an inmate and was discharged from the facility as he got married. I am trying to find out why, at the age of 27 he was incarcerated, for how long and where was he paroled to. Per the 1930 census he was not married yet. where can I get some info on him in erie county

Re: Catherine Wolf Michael Wolf from Alsace Lorraine

timarg1 — 2013-05-03 09:21:58Z

In a word yes providing you have the right software. Click on where it says Imprimer (meaning print) at the top of the screen and set up the page as if you were going to print it. Click on where it says Valider in the lower right corner and you should get a Print dialogue box. Rather than send it to a printer send it to a software that will save it as an image. I use Adobe Acrobat. I would imagine there are others out there that will do much the same thing. Once it is in Adobe you can save it as several other formats rather easily.

Of course this is how things work on my computer. Yours may work differently.

Re: Family of William Goodell

sitsinlobby1 — 2013-05-01 23:10:31Z

I have some history on this my grandfather was Lewis William Healey ggfather was Edmund burch Healey and his father in law was William Goodall who married lorania m oles their daughter was Maryetta goodell . I am also interested in the old Indian doctor. Hope to hear from you. Mary McMillan email is sitsinlobby@gmail.com

Re: 1890 Almhouses & Poorhouses

BGMiz — 2013-05-01 07:03:35Z

Thank you!

Michelena Kurek

SueDee47 — 2013-04-28 16:42:37Z

Hello,

My great-grandmother Michlena Kurek widow of Stanislaw (Stanley) died on 27th April 1957 in Buffalo. Possible address: 109 Peter. I am trying to find out more about the event. Please help in you can. Thanks in advance and have a good day.

Regards,

SueDee

Michelena Kurek

SueDee47 — 2013-04-28 16:42:27Z

Re: Diem FamilyJust r

JDiem3484646 — 2013-04-27 18:50:05Z

Hello, in researching a paper on genealogy fro my son, I can across this post. From what I can tell Andrew H Diem migrated from Baden, Germany. He was born on May 6, 1830 and died in Buffalo, NY in 1908, My grandfather was Frank Diem, Buffalo, NY and served in WW I. Not sure how old he was when he died. He had two sons, Frank jr and William, the later of which was my father. Both som's served in WW II. contact me if you were able find out anythign else.

Obit look up - Buna L Moag - Cooper 9-17-1979

joannstamp — 2013-04-27 15:06:25Z

Looking for Obit on Buna L Moag - Cooper she died in Buffalo, NY Sept 17, 1979.

I tried the library but there fee is $25.

JoAnn CA

Re: Carrie May Batterson

divajodi — 2013-04-27 00:31:32Z

Thank you Mrs Costanza! Thomas Jefferson Batterson is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle. That makes George Wilder Batterson my 1st cousin, 4 times removed. I am so thrilled with the information that you provided!

Jodi VanEngen-Walder

Re: Carrie May Batterson

secostanza — 2013-04-27 00:26:27Z

I forgot to mention that the Batterson family cemetary is also on that site. I just visited it 2 days ago. It is rather forgotten and abandoned. However the family gravestones are still visible with 2 memorial plaques : one for Abijah, one for his wife Anna, one for his granddaughter Martha and his daughter in law: Nellie. The cemetary is located on someone's private land. It is 3 miles east of Wellsburg ( or Wellsboro) I forget the exact name of the town. Abijah came there after the Sullivan campaign destroyed the Native American villages on the Susequahanna River.He must have recieved the land as payment for his participation in the Revolutionary War. He came from near Fairfield Conn. One of many sons. He is a descendant of Anthony Batterson who emigrated from England via Scotland. Anthony had a son James. James had a son James the 2nd and then there was Abijah.

Re: Carrie May Batterson

secostanza — 2013-04-27 00:14:13Z

Carrie May Batterson was my grandfather's oldest sister. She was a missionary and died in the country of Burma. She was the first born of 16 children. My grandfather was the youngest surviving child. His name was George Wilder Batterson and he formed and was the first coach of the Buffalo Bison that developed into the Buffalo Bills.The family ( Batterson ) homestead and graveyard is located in the southern tier, Chemung county near Wellsboro NY. Abijah Batterson, revolutionary war soldier settled there with his wife Anna in 1787 or so. The chimney and foundation is still there.Thomas Batterson is a descendant of David Batterson whose father was Abijah. My brother is George Wilder Batterson the 3.I am Sara Ellen Batterson Costanza

Re: William Eugene Archey

divajodi — 2013-04-23 00:02:21Z

Thanks Kathydon217 for your help!

Jodi

Re: Looking for possible biological father

tilliepie — 2013-04-21 18:20:45Z

There are a few forums for adoption inquiries.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/adoption/

http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.adoption.adoption/mb.ashx

http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.adoption/mb.ashx
Copy/paste the above sites into your browser.

Hope this helps and good luck.
Carolyn

Re: Death certificates for Gowanda State Hospital

endurordr — 2013-04-19 18:27:29Z

Just to clarify some info about requesting records from the Town of Collins Clerk:

I spoke with them on the phone after making a request and they advised me their records are from February 1916 forward. For death certificates at GSH older than that, we will have to search other places.

They were very kind and even refunded the fees I paid.

Re: Obit Anne Ruesch died Sept 26, 1988, Buffalo

peggyc2sky — 2013-04-18 23:07:03Z

I have replied to your other message about the Zanfretta siblings. I have some newspaper articles that I can send later today. I had quite an article about Emma and Andrew but can't find it right now. Andrew pursued her endlessly.
Talk later.
Peggy

Re: Obit Anne Ruesch died Sept 26, 1988, Buffalo

paniswin — 2013-04-18 21:47:42Z

Clifford was the son of Charles W Pease and Anna Foley. My impression is that Charles and Anna were divorced but I'm not sure. Anna married David Huyler Roberts 9 Jan 1890 in Bridgeport. Both of her children - Clifford and Katherine - used the surname Roberts, but I don't know whether there was a formal adoption or not. David was my ggrandfather's brother. He died in 1897 after having a nervous breakdown. He and Anna had no children of their own. Clifford was a lawyer in NYC.

Alexander Zanfretta was married to Annetta Galli in 1860. I'm sure this is right because one of the witnesses was a Seigrist (Alexander's sister Marietta was married to a Seigrist). I don't know what happened to Annetta. Josie DuPre presents herself as Alexander's wife at least as early as Dec 1868 when they arrive in Cuba just before son Leo was born. I haven't found a marriage record, nor do I know what happened to Josie. Alexander married Emma Veldran in 1878. She left him for Andrew Anderson; I don't know which of them got the divorce. My email is paniswin@frii.com. I'd like to compare notes on Alexander's siblings, too.

Obit for Yetta E. Shaneson died in Nov-1988

GAikin — 2013-04-18 12:59:37Z

Looking for the obituary for Yetta E. Shaneson who died in Nov-1988, probably in Buffalo or the Buffalo area.

- Gary Aikin, email gaikin@bellsouth.net

Re: Oliver Mumbauer

Jmmumbauer — 2013-04-18 11:35:21Z

Thank you.

Re: Obituary for Ethel May Fulton Miller

riven37 — 2013-04-17 22:17:05Z

I think you should see this site I found about her, gives a photo of her and another marriage you might not know about; if this is the same person ?

http://fultondiaries.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/photo-ethel-ma...

Re: unknown name of cemetery

riven37 — 2013-04-17 22:09:49Z

Here's the address for all on Ridge Road, Cheektowaga, NY

http://www.mountcalvarycemetery.com/

Re: Photograph

riven37 — 2013-04-17 22:06:58Z

The only one sure method to find out info of an old company is to start at the court house starting with the clerks office. If this was in the years of the 1900's to about 1950 most likely you will need to do the footwork. Oh for GP it is Jefferson Avenue.

Re: MICHALSKI'S FROM BUFFALO

riven37 — 2013-04-17 21:51:54Z

Could be a second marriage or a middle name something to hunt to find out.

Re: St. Adalbert's Baptism

riven37 — 2013-04-17 21:49:16Z

http://saintadalbertbasilica.org/