I live in the Harrisburg area so if anyone needs anything from this area let me know. =D

If you have access to old Harrisburg newspapers, could you look up the obituary of John S. Detweiler, who died August 16, 1878? I am primarily researching his son, William C. Detweiler, but I have very little information on him and am hoping to find out the cemetery of John S. Detweiler's burial; thinking perhaps his son may have been buried there also.

Thank you very much for any assistance!

Val

Jessica--thank you for your offer. I wonder if you could find an obituary for Harriet Brady, who died in Harrisburg 4 March 1921. Am also looking for an obituary for her daughter Emma Hefflefinger, who died Oct 1931 (sorry, I don't have a day, only month).
Any help is appreciated.

YES!! :-)

I am looking for a birth record for Abraham Zeigler/Ziegler/Zigler born to Joseph and Catharine Zeigler about 1854 in Harrisburg.

I am also looking for the details on a court record for Abraham located on Misc. & Ejectment Index of Dauphin Co., PA - Docket #154 Apl 1886 - Filed Feb 20 1886 - Nature of Proceedings - Lunacy (maybe there are some newspaper articles about what he did to put himself in the Asylum)

Abraham is my gg-grandfather and he married Elenora Riddle about 1881 in either Dauphin or Mifflin Co. I don't believe there is a marriage certificate but maybe a newspaper article? They had three children in Dauphin Co. Herbert b.1883, Elva b.1884 and Esther b.1885

Anything that you can find on Abraham Zeigler would be wonderful.

Thanks!
Heather in Vancouver, WA

One of my ancestors, Alexander Hamilton Shrenk / Schrenk owned a store (furniture & auction) sometime 1890-1920s at 325 Broad & 406 Forster in Harrisburg PA and
325 Broad 1906 N 6th in Harrisburg PA and also a furniture store at 181 S Front Hbg Steelton PA about 1890. He died in 1935 and I have his obit and a pic of his gravestone. The street name may have changed but he was the proprietor of a furniture store in Verbeke street for nearly fifty years.

I think he owned the store until sometime in the 1930s but I do not know if it was sold when he died. Would like some history on this furniture/auction business.
Where are the building located today and wondered if are there were any postcard pictures of them?

Also would love to have a picture of my great great great great Grandma's gravestone. Her name was Anna (Machen) Shrenk. Anna was born 11 DEC 1780 in Dauphin Co., PA. Her husband, Martin died 22 DEC 1825 in Swatora twp., Dauphin Co., PA at age 38 of brain fever. Anna died 19 APR 1858 in Harrisburg, PA. She is buried in Harrisburg Cem, Plot B-46. I do not know of there is a gravestone. Her sister was Elizabeth (Machen) Pancake, wife of Peter Pancake. Her daughter was Elizabeth, wife of Phillip Ensminger of Harrisburg, PA. Another sister, may have been Mrs. Joseph Bretz. But I do not know if they are buried near her.

Thanks, bonnie

There is something that I could use a little help with.

My uncle Charles Schreiber is supposed to have died in or around Harrisburg. My dad says he is buried there, but no one seems to remember where or even when he died.

For some reason he is not mentioned in the Social Security Death index and we are not in contact with any of his known children.

He has a son and daughter that I know of. One named Marshal and the other named Myrtle.

Myrtle's current whereabouts are unknown. The only possible lead I have for Marshal is a U.S. Public Records Index entry for him in Harrisburg at

1128 G Cloverly Rd.

I don't know if the address is still valid or not.

My uncle Charles was born about 1922 and was married to a woman named Vera (unknown maiden name).

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

There is a MARSHAL I. SCHREIBER, born abt. Feb 1967 living in Harrisburg. Records indicate he has connections to:

Ruth Schreiber

and also

Charles E. Schreiber
738 S 21st St
Harrisburg, PA 17104-2401
(717) 234-4249

What an offer - posted on Valentine's Day yet!

I'll lead with the earliest recorded question: is there any information about Fanny (maiden name unknown) MARTIN b. 1756 d. 31 Mar 1822. Learning her family name and the given name of Mr. MARTIN, where they are buried, when they were married would be enormously helpful. Their only child, Thomas D. MARTIN b. 8 Apr 1796 d. 15 May 1823 - perhaps a birth/death record for him would show his father's name. Thomas m. Hannah CLARK (b. 1798 d. 27 Nov 1875) and they had one son, William Davison MARTIN b. 29 Jul 1820 d. 2 Mar 1896.

William Davison MARTIN (above) m. Eve A. FAUST 14 Mar 1843 and they maintained a tailor shop in Harrisburg for many years. One of their sons, my ancestor, John Hancock MARTIN b. 4 Jul 1850, married Mary Jeffries LINN (1850-1937) and was also a tailor in Harrisburg until they moved to Kansas City, Mo. about 1890. (I know nothing of the LINN family except that Mary's mother was a DEAN.)

Names and dates for my ancestors were taken from a family bible and I know little, if anything more, about the years in Harrisburg. I would be glad for any bit of information about them and appreciate your generous offer.

Wow! You opened yourself up to a lot with this one! My grandfathers brother "Irwin" Richardson, probably Franklin "Irwin" was listed as living in Harrisburg in 1948, when my gf died. I can't seem to find anything at all on him. If ever you come across anything, I would be interested in it. Thanks! jeoff@swbell.net

The 1930 Harrisburg Directory lists:

Frank I. Richardson, is listed as a teacher.
Spouse, Margaret B.
He is listed as owner, address 351 S. 13th ST.

Also listed at that address:

Helen R. Richardson, cosmetician for Emerick's Marinello Beauty Salon.

F. Irvin Richardson is listed in the 1920 Census Dauphin Co. with Margaret, born 1881 & Helen, born 1913. His birth year is listed as 1916 with other possible year as 1880.

Note spelling of his middle name.

I am doing genealogy research on my ancestor Peter Snider. In a book Washington County Tennessee Deeds 1775-1800 there is a section "Land Sales Proven in Court". In the May 1796 term of court, the following entry is recorded:

Peter Snider and his wife, Elizabeth, to John Legsby, 11th part of 206 A. in Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania; Elizabeth was examined separately.

This sounds as if it could be a sell of property inherited or jointly owned by 11 people. I would like to get a copy of this record and any other documents associated with it, especially if it involved settlement of an estate.

If you could find any information on this I would be glad to reimburse any copying and mailing costs.

If you have access to newspapers I am looking for the obit of Susan Mariah (Bentzel) Gallagher who died May 13, 1935 in Harrisburg and her husband William Ross Gallagher who died Nov 4, 1941 in Harrisburg. I do not need paper copies. If they could be e mailed or posted that would be fine. Any help very much appreciated. Interested in hearing from anyone connected to the families.
Max

Could you let me know if the State Street United Brethren church is still there in Harrisburg ;or under a new name? And if present would they have church records from the 1850's. Looking for info on Henricks.

Thank you
Dave

Could you possibly look for and send an obit for McCOY, Walter, b. 7 July 1925, d. Feb. 1985. I do not have an exact date. Thanks!

What a great offer! I'm looking for a birth record of May, 1887,for Paul S. Dostman in Harrisburg and a death record for Ellen (Stuckey) Dostman c. Sept, 1898, also Harrisburg, PA.
Thank you very much!
Diann

The United Brethren denomination, through several mergers is now the United Methodist Church. Grace United Methodist Church in Harrisburg is located on State Street and is probably the church you are seeking.

The pastor is Rev. Joanne Montgomery Link, 216 State St., Harrisburg, PA 17101, phone 717 238-6739, email -graceum@paonline.com.

Best wishes for your search.

JLong

Hi.
I am actually trying to acquire a few obits Harrisburg. Interested?

Michelle,

Have you seen your Crozier's here.
http://www.distantcousin.com/directories/pa/harrisburg/1930/...

In 1930 Ruth Alander, widow, is living with her mother, widow.

Which obits are you looking for?

Hello Tom,

We talked via email a few times, some months ago; I'm the one researching the Marsh, McConnell and Detweiler families. (I also asked about Collom and Barron in one of my later emails). I am writing a family history, so I'm trying to get together the sources for my information and was wondering if you could tell me exactly what records you found the info in.

Thanks,

Val

The info was from Dauphin County records, only.

Hello!

I am wondering if you would be willing to do a cemetery lookup for me. The cemetery is in Elizabethville and is Maple Grove Cem. Let me know if you are able/willing to go and I will send you the details. Thanks!

Thank you so much for the generous offer.
My parents were married somewhere in Harrisburg. Their names were Geraldine Creasy and Marvin Van Loon. The date of their marriage was 3 March 1949.
Any additional information is welcome.

Again, thank you so much.

Jan

Hi-

I am looking for info on Samuel G and Elmira Detweiler and Martin and Mary A Grunden, their parents and children. I have birthdates along with images from the Baldwin cemetery of headstones and family plots. I have newspaper photo of Martin Grunden who died in 1902 along with his obit.....I am in Texas so anything you could offer would be appreciated.

Looking for any/all information on Sarah Jane Wentz born 18 May 1860 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, died 24 Dec. 1902 in Laporte, Sullivan Co., PA., /Augustus Wentz born in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, /Mary Elizabeth Horning born 1838 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, died 28 Mar. 1896 in Elkland Township, Sullivan Co., PA, /John H. Horning born 1806 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, died 7 Aug. 1854 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA and /Sarah Rebecca Lenhart born 27 Nov. 1810 in Linglestown, Dauphin Co., PA, died 12 Jan. 1890 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA. Any information would be greatly appreciated! :o)

I am searching for my family lines. I have a ggg grandfather named John Bender, born about 1796. I don;t know his wife's name so I can't do a lot of tracing about the line. In some info I found regarding the history of Dauphin County I found a John Bender who originally platted the town of Elizabethville (named for his wife). It was platted in 1817 and used to be known as Benderstoettle. Can you tell me anymore about them?

sharonhatt@comcast.net

Yes, thanks for your help. I am looking for an obituary for Howard Bayley who died July 4, 1920 in Norwalk, CT. His obit there said he was buried in Dauphin, Dauphin Co. His wife Cora was born in Dauphin and they used that for their permanent residence although they lived in NYC and Pittsburgh. I don't know what cemeteries there might have been in Dauphin in 1920, and I am hoping that there was an obituary in a local paper there which mentioned the place of burial. Do you know what cemeteries were in use in Dauphin in 1920?

Anne,

Your info is located here:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pen...

Hi. I am researching George McEliece,born in Armagh,Ireland,1818 . He married Mary Ann Woodside in 1840 in Upper Paxton, maybe Millersburg. I am looking for his origins in Ireland so I am hoping to find his naturalization records or marriage records. I would really appreciate any help you can offer. Thanks

Pennsylvania Births, Dauphin County 1757-1825
John T. Humphrey

He doesn't list baptismal sponsors. I would try and find the church records for these churches and see if you could match up baptismal sponsors. You may also want to find the burial records too.

All churches in the Harrisburg area or Dauphin County showing Martin baptismal records;

Surname - Martin
ZION LUTHERAN, Harrisburg Baptisms
Cornelius Ackinson, 16 Jun 1799 Parents James & Kisia
Jane, 4 Jun 1797 parents James & Kissia
John, 21 apr 1795 Parents James & Kissia

Georg Stein, 20 Oct 1811 Parents MARTIN & Paille

Johannes, 13 Mar 1800 Parents John & Eva

Luther, 2 Oct 1817 John & Mary

Mary, 9 Dec 1821 Parents John & wife
Henrietta, 25 Apr 1816 Parents John & wife

Elisabet, 29 Nov 1813 Parents John & Sophia
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SALEM REFORMED, Harrisburg Baptisms
Maria Margaret, ? 1818 Parents Peter & Catharina
Elisabeth, 25 Jul 1816 Parents Peter & Catharina

FANNY Catharine, 11 Feb 1819 Parents William & Catharine

Johann Georg, 21 Nov 1790 Parents Christoph & Margaretha

Anna Sabina, 23 Sep 1788 Parents Nicholas & Maria Regina
Johann Daniel, 31 Jan 1794 Parents Nicol & Maria Regina
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SHOOP'S CHURCH, Lower Paxton Twp. Baptisms
David, 14 Mar 1781 Parents not given

Johannes, 10 Jul 1784 Parents Johannes & Regina
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HUMMELSTOWN LUTHERAN, Derry Twp., Baptismal Records
DANIEL, 20 Mar 1811 Parents MARTIN & Elisabeth
EUPHRONICA, 4 Feb 1805 Parents MARTIN & Elisabeth Nufes
(NOT MARRIED YET)

John Wolfgang, 4 Oct 1806 Parents John & wife
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HILL or MAXEE LUTHERAN, Derry Twp. Baptismal Records
CHRISTIAN, 8 Aug 1813 Parents Martin & Eliabeth

Sarah, 10 Mar 1820 Parents Daniel & Elisabeth
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MIDDLETOWN LUTHERAN, Middletown Twp. Baptismal Records
Elisabeth, 27 Mar 1808 Parents Jacob & Catharina

Hello
I am researching the Claude Commo family who were in the Lykens area in the 1880 census. He died sometime between 1884 and 1892 and I believe might be buried at Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery. Any information you might provide would be greatly appreciated.
Don

Hi Suzanne! I have some relatives buried in the East Harrisburg Cemetery (Edna C. Burtnett Dean , James W. DEAN and Ellen Louisa Shive BURTNETT). I have Edna's death date of 29 January 1903 but wanted to check if the tombstone shows a birth date. I also need to know if James Dean's birthdate and Ellen L Shive BURTNETT's birthdates show up on their tombstone. Ellen Louisa Shive BURTNETT died on 1 Mar 1918. James W DEAN died in 1910. I would be very grateful if you would check for that information.
thank you so much!
Kathy B in Las Vegas

I am researching Fort Minegar a fort in centeral Pa. in the Rev. war.The only info. I can find about is in a book that is in the State Library in Harrisburg.I am not interested in the whole book only in the part about the Fort pg.59.
the info. on the book is

Database: State Library of Pennsylvania

Title: William Monks, 1762-1841 : soldier in the Revolutionary War
: some of his friends, some places where he lived and
fought, his descendants and allied families /
Primary Material: Book

Publisher: Weed, Calif. : Published by Elizabeth Ardery Floyd ... and
Paul Leiberton, 1993.

______________________________


Call Number: CS71.M749 1993
Location: Forum Room 102 - LC Reference
Thank You Ken. sawdust48@zoominternet.net

My gr. gr Uncle, Alexander Hamilton Shrenk had a furniture and auction store at 325 Broad & 406 Forster Harrisburg PA and
325 Broad 1906 N 6th Harrisburg PA and also a furniture store at 181 S Front Hbg Steelton PA This was about 1890 until about 1920. Looking for postcards with the furniture store pictured or if the building still exists.

also when he was a small child about 1860-1870, he lived at the Emaus Orphans home and I wondered if there is a list anywhere of the children who lived there? Also looking for a postcard picture of the home.

also trying to find what page in the 1860 Dauphin county census, the Emaus Orphans home would be listed? I think it was located in Middletown township.

I appreciate anything you can find on Cemetery records for Jerome Z. GARHARD and his wife Mary S. HILL. Hopefully they are buried in Harrisburg, Pa.

J.Z. Garhard, MD b: 6 Nov 1842 & died 20 Nov 1906. His wife Mary S. Hill Gerhard b: 06 Aug 1857 d: aft 1937 last of Lancaster County, PA.

Thank you in advance and appreciate your willness to help out. Happy Digging from Alaska :)

If the offer is still open, I'm looking for a death record for James Smith, allegedly died 1905, buried in Paxtang Cemetery. His parents were William and Elizabeth (Bonnington) Smith.

Also, I'm looking for a marriage record for James to woman named Amelia, 1903—1905 in Dauphin county.

Thanks,
Kris Hocker