Will do some free look ups in Washington County. Will also take pictures of tombstones in my area.

I would love to get pictures of a couple of my ancestors headstones. I unfortunately am in California and am unable to get back to PA. I would be very greatful for pictures of my 4th great grandfather William Woolverton Sharp and his wife Margaret Jane both buried in Amity Presbyterian Cemetery, Amwell Twp, Washington, Pennsylvania. Also Zachariah D Sharp, my 5th greatgrandfather is buried in the same cemetery.
Thank you if you are able to do this. If not, thank you anyway.

I will gladly do it, but I am not sure when. Do you have the exact address of the cemetery or the phone number? I'm sure I can find it, but I am not that familiar with Amity. Maybe I can go Saturday morning.

Hi Jennifer I've been searching for info on my 4G Grandparents - Abraham Kelly & Mary Durbin. Abraham was b.12/9/1789 Wash. Pa.& d.3/5/1863 in Wash, Pa. Mary was b.1/7/1796 in Maryland & d. 2/1/1873 in Wash, Pa. They are buried in Eldersville Methodist Church Cemetery. They had 9 children - Joshua being my 3 -g grandfather. Any information you could find would be most appreciated. Thanks!
Mary Eckert e-mail address: Cubbyboy03@yahoo.com

Jennifer - do you go to the Courthouse too? I need information from a 1908 death record for a very young child - Bernhard Leslie DUNSTON died March 13 (possibly March 3), 1908. I'm desperate for any information on his father, Joseph A. DUNSTON.

If you can't do this, please advise who I should write to to get the record. Thanks for your generous offer. Lyde

I can go to the courthouse, but I am a little backed up. I could probably go next week sometime. I work 8-4:30 and I can go on my lunch hour, but of course I am limited in time then. My next day off during the week that isn't a holiday won't be until the second week of May. Let me see if I can get it next week.

Jennifer - I wouldn't expect you to use your lunch time for my lookup. I will be very grateful for your help, even if it took til the middle of May. Thanks again.
Lyde

Thank you first. I am looking for information on Matthew Gray born 1747 Lancaster County, Pa., find him in Morgan township on the 1786 tax list, prior to his removing to Ky.
I know there is another Matthew Gray in the area, I believe they are cousins, also born Lancaster Co., 1752. I know my Matthew has a brother, Archibald Gray, living in the same town in 1786. Any information appreciated.

I do research in the Washington Co. area, but the library there does have some info on other counties. I will see if they have anything. I ususally go on Wednesdays.

If you could find a death for me I would greatly appreciate it.
My great grandfather, Samuel Crumrine died Jan 28,1928 and is buried in Washington Cem.,Washington,Pa. I can't find out what happened to his wife. Dora Ann Crumrine. She was born Jan 7,1870 and died before Sept. 1922. If you could find a death date for her, I would really appreciate it. Or where I might go to find something.
Thanks for any help at all.

I will start with the Newspaper archives to see if I can get an obit for the husband. Maybe it will offer clues. Then I will look at the courthouse for a will or estate papers.

Thank you very much. Anything you can find would be wonderful.

I am looking for any information on my great grandparents, James and Agnes Walker. They lived in McDonald during the 1880's and 90's as my grandfather was born at this time. They may be buried there. They are orginally from Scotland.
Any help would be appreciated.

I will check this week and let you know what I find.

Many Thanks

was wondering if you are still doing lookups? i use to do it when i lived there but have moved out of state and now need more info from there, know how busy you can get but wondered if yoou sent me your email and when i get things together here will let you know what i would like, mostly will be obits probably from the library, here is mine. xmasbaby10@hotmail.com. thanks

I have a challenge for you if you're interested in doing it. My mother was recently told (at 62 years of age) that her real father was not who she thought he was, but a product of an affair before my grandparents were ever married. Now all we know is that this man was Italian, visiting another Italian family in the area of Findley St and Baird Ave, but in a house off road. If there's anyway you could for Italian family names in that area in the 1940 census, I would be ever so greatful. I am also looking for the location of my grandmother, Wilma Miller, at that time frame also. thank you so much.

I will gladly look, but do you know what town those streets are in? Washington Co. is a very large area. If you mean they lived in Washington Pa. that would be easier because the library there does have city directory books from the early 1900's on. Let me know.

Yes, it was Washington. And unfortunately, the family that I'm looking for lived up an unnamed lane near Findley st and Baird Ave. Thank you so much for the look up. Also, do you know if there's a published list for Washington Cemetary?

Do you know the last name if the family that you are refering to?

I'm afraid not. That's why I had asked for all the names in the area. At least that way I could slowly narrow them down. All we know is that they would have lived in the area of where Baird Ave and Findley St intersect. Unfortunately, that's all we have to go on. Thanks again.

Hi, I am interested in any early records in Washington Co. My Thomas Ireland, wife Martha {Noble}? & sons John.,William,Noble,Charles & daughter Nancy were in Washington Co. beginning in the mid 1700's. We think Thomas was born there around 1750. I don't know what records you have access to, but anything you can find on Thomas, his siblings or ancestors would be so much help.
Thanks so much for the offer.
Carol

There are a variety of different records available through the Washington Library and the W & J College Library and the Courthouse. I will see what I can dig up.

I can look for Italian names for that time period, but for that time Washington was a fairly large area. It may be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I will see if I can find any maps of the street layout also.

That would be great. Thank you!!

I have been searching for information on Mary McFarland McCollough (or McCullough). Form what I have she was born abt 1772 in Ireland and died abt 1821 in Washington TWP, Greene Co, PA. She married Canada McCollough May 1792 in Greene Co and had quite possibly many children in Greene Co.

But in researching I have come up with nothing on her or who her parents were which I am assuming she emigrated with when she was young if she was even born in Ireland. One reference I found says she was born in Washington Co. They also reference the 1810 census. I also seen a reference on the message board about a book called McFarland History of Washington Co PA. But no one seems to have any real information on her.

I would like to find out a little more about her other than being the wife of Canada. If I could find out who her parents are and if she was really born in Ireland or not I might get through that brick wall.

Thanks,
Bethany

I will see what I can find!!

Hi Jennifer, I am looking for any imformation of my Greatgrand parents who lived in Avella. They died sometime in the 1930's. Their names were Joseph Urnick and Mary Cepres Urnick. I have a letter from an Uncle who has since passed away, that stated the name was changed from Juranek to Urnick. Any information would be very much appreciated. My email is bacojo@earthlink.net.

I've been searching for information on my Great Grandparents: Benjamin Franklin White and Emma Jane Wilson White. They did divorce and she married a Smoyer. Their first child was born in 1890, and 2nd in 1898. John was the 1st, and Bessie, the second. Supposedly, Bessie was born in Burgettstown, PA. Ben's parents names were John and Mary. I believe they lived in Hanover Township. I have been unable to find any recording of the births, or deaths of Ben and Emma. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

Without exact dates, the information I have available to me is very limited. I will look to see if I can find any leads.

My Grandmother was born in 1898, her older brother in 1890. When applying for her Social Security Card, she had put down that both her parents were 30 years old when she was born. Also, that she was born in Burgettstown, PA. Ben White remarried also, and had a son by the name of Sherman, from that marriage. I hope this will help somewhat. Thank you.
Gigi

Hi Jennifer,
It is very kind of you to offer to do the free look ups. I have just recently found, due to the kindness of a Volunteer look up, a connection to my family living in Washington County in the 1920 census. Would you be able to look them up in the 1930 census to see if they are still there.

They were living in District 227 names are
James T O'Neil age 50 approx Born Indiana Iof rish parents - foreman in glass factory in 1920
Augusta wife - age 37 approx born Pennsylvania
Lenora - daughter age 21 born Pennsylvania
James - son age 20 born Pennsylvania
Katherine - daughter age 19 born Pennsylvania
Charles - son age 17 born Pennsylvania
Adolph - son age 15 born Pennsylvania
Martha - daughter age 14 born Pennsylvania
Mary - daughter age 12 born Pennsylvania
William - son age 11 born Pennsylvania

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Colin Harlingten
BC Canada

Colin,
Washington County has 67 townships and none of them are district 227. There is a 27 and a 127. I checked both of them and didn't find one O'Neil. Are you positive it is Washington Co? Could you find out what township?

I checked many different sources for information about Ben and Emma and was unsuccessful. However, there are many, many Whites in the different record books in the Hanover Twp., Burgettstown area. I am sure there must be some connections. There is a Benjamin White who is listed as one of the early settlers in Pike Run Twp, Wash. Co. He is on the 1776-80 petition for a new state list and he is on the 1800 county census of taxables. He is listed as a singing master. Your Ben may be in his line and may have been named after him. On August 6, I will make a trip to the courthouse and see if I can find anything there. I think you should also check for Churches in that area that may have records. You may find info through the SS Death Index also. Contact me through my e-mail and I can give you three adresses of people I found in the file box who are also searching for White family info similar to yours.

I went through many different resources last night and I didn't find any listings of the name Ireland. I checked in the file box for other people who might be looking for Ireland info and there was nothing. I am going to the courthouse on August 6 and I will see if there is anything there.

I did not find any info in regard to Mary McFarland McCollough. However, there are only a couple Green Co. reference books at the Washington Co. library I research at. There are McFarlands and McColloughs and McCulloughs in the Washington Co. area. I even saw Mary McCullough listed, but none tied to Canada McCullough. None of the names seemed to be connected to Canada. Maybe check through a library in Green Co., they might have volunteers that will check for you there. I will go to the courthouse August 6 and I will let you know if I find anything there. I did not see the McFarland History of Washington Co., but someone may have had it out.

Thank you. What is your email address? I have some additional information that I think would help in the search. Email me at gigizaz@comcast.net and I can get your email that way.
Thanks again,
Gigi

Thanks so much for looking. Thomas is a very elusive fellow.
Maybe something will turn up at the courthouse.
Thanks again,
Carol

Trying to trace my grandfather, Augustine Gastave Odille, back to France. His son Louis A. Odille was born 15 Feb 1901 in Chareroi, Penn. His birth certificate would provide information. Also he bacame a Naturalized citizen in 1901. His naturalization papers would help. Thank You. Ralph Chick

I am going to the courthouse on 8/6/04. I will see what I can find. Actual birth certificates did not start until 1906, but I will see if the courthouse has a birth record and/or naturalization info.

Anxiously waiting to hear from you. Ralph chick

I checked all of the record sources available at the Washington County Courthouse and there is nothing with the Odille name or the name Odi. There are 14 Churches in Charleroi, Pa. I can give you the names, addresses and phone numbers, if you would like. Maybe they would have some family records. Contact me directly at jenniferfrance@verizon.net.

I am searching for information of Robert Wilson born Oct 1788 to Thomas and Hannah Elrod Wilson. He married Aseneth Budd about 1810. Robert died June 1831 and Aseneth Aug 1835.
One of their daughters was Mary Wilson Stephens, wife of Richard C Stephens, another was Nancy Elizabeth married to Otho S Friend

I would appreciate any information that you might find
Thank You
Connie

I will see what I can find!!

Jennifer,
Hi, we wrote a while back about my great grandmother Dora Anthony Crumrine. I was wondering if you could help a little more. If you are around the Cannonsburg,Pa area.
I think she died there around 1918 because of other things that happened in the family at that time. Would you know where I could call to find a death date for her around that area, at that time. Maybe a court house or something.
Thanks,Linda

Thank you.

According to the obit for his daughter Mary Wilson Stephens, she was raised around Ginger Hill. I am not sure what little town that is in
Connie

The Washington County Courthouse may have that information. Thier phone number is 724-250-4120. They do have death records. I usually go to the courthouse once a month for research, but my vacation days are planned for the rest of the year until December.

Thanks for the phone number. I'll see if they can find a date for me. Linda

Hi, just curious if you've had any luck. I know that's quite the challenge. I wasn't sure if the census of 1940 would have the street names on it or not, it's really just those two streets that I'm concerned with, as I know there were alot of Italian families in Washington around that time. Thanks again.

E-mail me at home please. I would like to communicate with you in regard to this off the message board.