FAMILY SEARCH-GARIS, GORDON, FISHER, SANDS, WEIKEL
Searching for information on the following surnames: GARIS/GORDON/WEIKEL/FISHER/SANDS Please email response to rbirds38@aol.com
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Garris/Garis Thomson Connection?
We just found out today that we have a Garris ancestor. Anna Garris married John or Johann Thomson. They lived in Harrisburg,PA,Delphine County. We have a marriage certificate for Richard Thompson and Josephine Nolden that states his mother was Anna Garris she was American born German.Father John Thomson was German born.Notice the name variation.Richard Thompson was probably born 1859,because his marriage certficate was 1886, he was 27 years old. Please contact us if you have any further information on the parents of either of these names.
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I do not know any thing about your Anna Garris, but I have been researching the name for 20+ years and all of the people with that surname that I have been able to find are dec of Amos Garris/Garyson who came to the eastern shore of VA in the middle 1600s. He was English. I have long suspected that some of his dec may have migrated to PA, especially since I have only been able to find information on 1 or 2 lines in the family. I would not be supprised if they did migrate to PA, particually southern part, that they would have intermarried with the germans there and picked up their language.
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Do you have a William Weikel in your tree?
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So far all of my Gordon's appear in Pa. Check my web site and see what you think http://members.tripod.com/~DAPHNE_7Please respond directly by email as I don't always get to the boards. Thanks Rawne
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I was told by grandma she was PA dutch, her maiden name was Henry. Her grandparents were Adam and Lurinda (Miller) GORDON. they lived in Bergholz Ohio. Adam and lurinda were married in 1867. If you can help since I am new at this I would be very happy. Have a lot of old pictures I do not know who they are but are from early 1800's.
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Not exactly sure where the Garris family came from,but did find some postings at the LDS Church for the name Garris in Amish Country area and Huntington County as well. Garris,Garis,Garese,Garish varion in spelling. Our John Thomson married Anna Garris before 1859,fathered a son Richard Thompson.
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Looking for any info on Garis lineage in Penna, USA. I have been told that our name is of Penna, Dutch origin. Above names are from the Centre County area. Thanx.
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Thank you for the reply. I have been told via family members that my family orignated in either Germany or Holland. Further, they were alleged to be early Penna. Dutch settlers in Pennsylvania.
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Seeking connections to my ggrandmother Mary Alice Garis born May 1848 in Pa. Possibly Northampton/Easton, Pa.
She married Edwin C. Hess according to the German REform Congregation records on July 22, 1866.
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