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Lookup Pittsburgh Marriage Record

mihle1 — 2009-11-09 06:59:08Z

Hello,
I am looking for a marriage record for Anna Maria Winter. She married approx. 1898 or 1899 to Markus (Marcus / Max) Stehle and I guess this happened to be in Pittsburgh, Pa., maybe somewhere Southside. Her father was Michael Winter.
Unfortunately I do not have the exact marriage data and my family keeps telling me, they were married in Chicago, but this cannot be true, as marriage pictures where taken in Pittsburgh.
Is there somebody, who can look up marriage data in Pitt? I've tried several databases, but could not find them.
Thank you in advance.

Needing some help with PA look up

Drgiggles13 — 2009-11-04 20:27:03Z

Is there anyone that can look up a death and obit for Bishop PA area? I am needing a death cert or something and an obit for Theodore Smith died May 18-20, 1912 in Bishop PA. He was taken to Steubenville Ohio to be buried. Been trying to locate information on him for a very long time, so any help at all is greatly appreciated.

harry fredrick bell

billobrien118 — 2009-11-01 11:30:28Z

looking for harry fredrick bell believed born in the state of pennsylvania about 1884/5 is father was also harry fredrick bell.harry junior was a solder in ww1 and still in uniform in 1919 when he married in england.after the war he served in the merchant navy but failed to gain permanant entry to the UK.After the birth of his fifth child he was deported after jumping ship to see her and never came back to the UK.all contact was then lost following his wife's lack of money to go the USA

Re: Oscar Elder

georgiascv — 2009-10-18 19:02:04Z

Rosemary , are you somehow related?

Re: Oscar Elder

georgiascv — 2009-10-18 16:22:04Z

Mrs. George Montgomerys' first name was Florence.she had 3/children. Terrance,Ann & Sonya.These are my mothers (Georgia Marie Asel Woodward's) cousins.

Carnegie Library Pittsburgh look up

dmullin13 — 2009-10-15 17:56:24Z

Hi,
I do not live close to Pennsylvania and need some look ups of death and birth registers. I have 4 I am looking for (2 deaths & 2 births). I have not had success with Carnegie Library (waiting 3 months now) but I did read that they are shutting down libraries so it may be a staffing problem.

I am more than happy to cover your expenses and perhaps if you making the trip you can help me out as well.

thanks in advance

dmullin13@att.net

Re: 1900 Census for Tioga County, PA -- Gerows

jloreine — 2009-09-17 01:31:34Z

My grandmother is a Gerow from Wellsboro. What did you want to know?

Jennifer Hussey

Morris family Pa Ky

larube88 — 2009-09-14 16:50:35Z

Carl Morris of Hawesville Ky sent me a letter about 1968. He wrote that our Morris family came from England.
He also wrote that about 1910, three family members were selected to visit the graveyards in Louisville and Owensboro area. They were to write down the names of all our deceased relatives. Then they collected the names of all our living Morris relatives. They added these names, about 200 of them ,together They made a family tree of our Morris family from the time they left England. They sent it to a Government Bldg , he did not know which one.
They received 2 photostatic copies, both of which were lost. He could not find this tree. Sadly, he has passed, but I am still looking. Any thoughts appreciated as to how I might find my Dad's Morris family.
Ruby Porter

MORRIS FAMILY BERKES PA

larube88 — 2009-09-14 16:38:59Z

Looking for Benjamin, Nicholas, John, James Morris of Berkes Co Pa. . John, James and Ben were christened along with their sister Sally in Conewago Pa. They were in Ky by 1810 with their mother Susanna Aulfinch and father Ben Morris. Ben and Susan were married Lancaster Co Pa.1785 on Christmas day. Ben would have been b abt 1766. Can anyone put him in the right Morris family? Nicholas is their kinsman. He is also in Berkes Co Pa 1790. I had a great Uncle Nicholas Morris,Dad called him Uncle Nick, also a gr uncle James Brown Morris, we called Uncle Brown.
Thank You ,
Ruby Holland PORTER

Re: Pennsylvania German Pioneers

GaylaVoss53 — 2009-09-03 20:34:59Z

My great-great-grandfather came from PA. as did his parents. I need the names of his parents and brothers and sisters to go any further. I believe they may be PA. German Pioneers.
Family information follows:

My g-g grandfather was Joseph Frank-b.1824-27, PA. according to 1850 Census listed as living in Perry Co. PA./
Sometime after 1850 he married someone named Mary-b.abt 1831, PA. Mary and Joseph's parents(both) are listed as being born in PA.
He had two children born in PA. according to the census. Names follow:
The 1860 Census states that he was an engineer.
Frank
Joseph, 33, Engineer, $4,000, $500, born PA
Mary, 28, wife, born PA
Edgar, 8, born PA
William, 6, born PA
Kate, 3, born IL
Francis, male, 2 months (twin), born IL
Charles, 2 months (twin), born IL--This is the line that I come from.
Celia, Carley/Carby, 17, Servant, born Canada

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By 1870 they are living in Fulton County, Wauseon Twp., Ohio and the family name is spelled "FUNK". Joseph died in 1869 and is buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery.

1870 Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Twp, indexed as

>

> FUNK, Mary, 38, keeping house, b. PA

> Edgar, 18, Laborer, b. PA

> William, 14, at home, b. PA

> Kate, 13, at school, b. Illinois

> Charley, 9, b. Illinoise

> Mahaly, 3, b. PA

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Here is same family , same place 1880, also indexed

>

> FUNK, Mary, 48, b. PA, PA, PA

> Charles, 20, son, b. ILL, PA, PA

> Mahala, 13, daughter, b. PA, PA, PA

> Fannie, 20, daughter, b. ILL, PA, PA

> MYERS, Katherine, 23, daughter, b. ILL, PA, PA

> Charles, 2, grandson, b. OH, OH, IL

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THESE ARE THE PARENTS--

Wauseon Union Cemetery-Ohio

Row 9C:

FUNK, Mary M. 1832 - 1883

FUNK. Joseph E. 4 Jan 1869 Ae 40y-10m-14d

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Katherine and her husband are found here.

St Mary's Cemetery in the village of Assumption, Amboy Twp, Fulton Co., Ohio

Section A Row 1 (Start NE corner, read all rows S to N.):

MYERS, Stephen 3 Jan 1860 - 22 May 1885

MYERS Catherine w/o Stephen Myers 29 Jan 1860 - 8 Sep 1885

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As you can see I've been able to find a few things out about the family....but can't go forward or backward. I really need to know if Joseph had any brothers or sisters and what his parents names were and where they were from. No information was handed down in the family as (Charles Frank md.Rosalia Katherina Noller ) died when my grandmother Carrie Clara Frank was 16 years old and her mother died when she was 11 years old. ~Gayla

voss5@papadocs.com

Re: Pennsylvania German Pioneers

rickbauer123 — 2009-09-02 01:52:52Z

Looking for Jacob Sommer originally from Germany, settled in Philadelphia, & served in Revolutionary War. Thank you!

Pennslyvania birth records

donnpattyb — 2009-08-20 13:25:50Z

I looking for the birth record for Mary Ann Mansfield.
From her death record counting back, she would have been born about Jan 22, 1830. Her father might have been Thomas Mansfield??
I did find a Thomas Mansfield in 1850 living in Philadelphia.

Where would I find a birth record for that time period?
Thanks
Patty

Re: Pennsylvania German Pioneers

janellehildebrand — 2009-08-13 19:53:59Z

John Hildebrand b. Jun.03, 1794 in York Co., Pa.Parents from Germany. Married Emily (Elizabetn Ann) Schultz, also of German parents. Their son, Charles Lewis Hildebrand b. Jan 30, 1831 in York Co.
Who were their parents, etc?

Re: Odd Fellows Cemetery Phila., Hinkle

stewartfamily10 — 2009-07-30 10:41:43Z

That is a shame. Sorry. I, too, have only found some, yet can find the return of death with the Odd Fellow as a burial place. I plan to go in person and look at the records myself. My GGG grandfather was there with a stone marker, now, no one knows. I read that, when they moved the cemetery to build, only later did they find more graves. Sounds pretty poorly organized to me, not to mention, frustrating for us! Good luck in your quest.

Re: Odd Fellows Cemetery Phila., Hinkle

Dottie_Winterbottom — 2009-07-30 02:04:13Z

Thanks for the suggestion, but I already tried Lawnview and came up with a zero.

Re: Odd Fellows Cemetery Phila., Hinkle

stewartfamily10 — 2009-07-28 11:04:47Z

Odd Fellows closed. Try Lawnview Cemetery , 500 Huntington Pike, Rockledge, Pa 19046. For a fee they will look up your folks. I would call them first

CHALTAS Family, - James & Gussie

kirikosfamily — 2009-07-25 19:19:48Z

Am searching for information regarding this family....James was married before to Angeline - and there was a child named Katherine in Pennsylvania...he moved to Chicago area and remarried (possibly - new wife was Gussie).

Will appreciate any information possible.

Pittsburgh PA High School Yearbooks

cmphilpott — 2009-07-23 16:41:56Z

Hi. I am wondering if anyone knows how I can go about getting access to old high school yearbooks? I am looking for yearbooks from either Schenley High School, Peabody High School or St. Keirans Catholic School. I am not sure if St. Keirans had a high school though. These all are in Pittsburgh PA. I am looking for any year between 1917 to 1935. If anyone knows how I can go about locating these, please let me know.

Thank you.

Philadelphia, PA - Orphans Court Marriage License Index-1885-1916

duwhit — 2009-07-15 12:46:01Z

I have a listing from K thru P for the above. If anyone would like a "lookup", please let me know.

Re: Philadelphia, PA - Orphans Court Marriage License Index-1885-1916

CRAZYMARE — 2009-06-17 13:00:07Z

The index can be found at
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allC...

Mary Ann Lubinsky

Re: Tholey

malcolmhay1 — 2009-04-12 03:34:57Z

I am researching a William Tholey (unsuccessfully, so far) who owned property near Pittsburgh in the 18th century. He may have been a land speculator from outside the area. (There is no evidence of his presence in western Pennsylvania.) Are you related?

Re: Easton Heights Cemetery lookup

nancyohanlon — 2009-05-20 00:15:46Z

Hi,
Have you ever gotten any help with this? I live in the area and can help if you still need it.
Nancy

Re: Descendants of Hugh Hughes and Mary Pritchard, Wales

01sweetpea — 2009-05-02 15:56:38Z

Recently I was gleaning abstracts for the Wilkes-Barre Record (newspaper) and ran across the following:

Feb. 1, 1888 Owen Hughes froze to death.

I did not look for the actual newspaper article as his isn't in my line but if you think he could be yours i can look for it. Please let me know. Contact me at familyseeker95@yahoo.com

Linda

Re: Philadelphia, PA - Orphans Court Marriage License Index-1885-1916

pattisal65 — 2009-04-19 21:16:15Z

If you are still doing this, can you look up the name of Moffitt/Moffatt in Philly. In particular James, Patrick or William, maybe a Jane. Email me directly at pattisal_65@bellsouth.net.

Thank you

Odd Fellows Cemetery Phila., Hinkle

Dottie_Winterbottom — 2009-01-18 01:39:07Z

Does anyone have access to the Odd Fellows Cemetery of Phila.? Looking for Peter Hinkle died April 16, 1858 in Phila.

Thanks.

Philadelphia Look Up

sadiecampbell2000 — 2009-02-24 21:15:19Z

Searching for my ancestors who emigrated to Philadelphia c1894. My grandfather William McLoughlin ??born in Philadelphia,16 June 1894 to William McLoughlin and Susan Brown from Ireland. Susan died in Philadelphia soon afterwards and William,snr; had to return to Ireland with his young family. I think there was another son. I am not sure if there were any more siblings

Thomas Cottar

ruthogle60 — 2009-04-01 14:40:42Z

My GGG grandfather was Thomas Cottar born Oct.12,1820 in Bobs Creek,Pennsylvania.have not found any thing on him at all.Would like to know his parents.Hope you can help.
Thank you.

Robert M Campbell DOB: 9/10/1886

cherylcampbell71 — 2009-01-25 23:46:22Z

I am looking for information about Robert M. Campbell who was born in Avoca Pa on 9/10/1886. I believe his father's name was Robert and his mother's name was Martha. I am trying to find a record of his birth and inaddditional to that infomation about his parents.

I am also researching the name Pinoni, if anyone has info on that family, it would be great.

Komar, Repko marriage circa 1884

mrgenealogy_mt — 2009-01-23 03:39:52Z

I am searching for information about my Great Grandparents, John Komar and Maria Repko. John born June 1860, Maria born May 1860. They resided in 1900 in St. Francois County (Perry Township), Missouri. They may have been married in 1884 as the first child Mary was born in 1885. Other siblings to follow - John in 1889, Dorothy in 1892, Anna in 1894 and Barbra in 1898. Dorothy is my grandmother. All born in Missouri except Dorothy in New York, I believe. I have only a snip-it that states that John Komar and Maria Repko were born in Pennsylvania. Date and location unknown.

According to the Missouri 1900 census they immigrated to the USA in 1880.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Rick

Nancy Jane Moore

scmfstewart — 2009-04-27 03:06:54Z

Looking for any help to find info on Nancy Jane Moore's possible life in Pennsylvania dob abt 1795. All I know about her is she married Charles L Stewart and moved to Richland co, Oh have that info of her life

Basel`s of Pennsylvania

skbasel43 — 2009-06-30 17:04:17Z

I am reseaching the Basel`s of Penn. Not sure of the parents but the children areNancy ,Thomas, & Nikolas. They were all born in the very early 1800`s and moved to Dover Township, Union County,Ohio soon after . Nancy married Adam Myers .Thomas married Joanna....Nikolas married Rosanna Brown also born in Penn. Any info would be helpful.

tyler pa

gsparks190 — 2009-05-14 19:33:57Z

hi
can anyone please tell me where tyler pa is
i am trying to find information on john edward lightowler who left england in 1904 and went to tyler pa
any help would be appreciated
thank you patricia,

Re: Descendants of Hugh Hughes and Mary Pritchard, Wales

bheke — 2009-05-02 22:15:41Z

Hi Linda,

Thanks so much for your reply. I have sent an email to the address provided.
Thank you again.
Regards
Bev

Berks County - Peter William RESH

HollyReshRingle — 2009-05-07 23:37:57Z

Looking for a birth record for Peter William RESH, born 1810 in Berks County, PA; most interest in names of parents

Re: Philadelphia, PA - Orphans Court Marriage License Index-1885-1916

blancheandflo — 2009-06-16 00:22:28Z

Hello,
My name is Virginia McCabe.
I am trying to find the marriage license of my grandmother Catherine Katrenak and her husband, James Sterling.

They were married before my father was born in 1913. Probably within 1910 to 1913.

James was later killed in an accident at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1916.

Erie Co birth 4-9-1849 for Myron Jenness

MaureenLee29 — 2009-03-06 14:14:46Z

Looking for proof of birth for Myron Jenness born April 9, 1849 in Erie Co., PA. He also had a twin William Milton Jenness. Parents were James Jenness (1815-abt 1873) and Martha Spence (abt 1820-1854). Please contact me at maureenlee@cableone.net

Erie Co marriage 3-17-1842 Jenness/Spence

MaureenLee29 — 2009-03-06 14:11:11Z

Looking for proof of marriage for James Jenness (1815-abt 1873) AND Martha Spence (Abt 1820-1854). Some information I have received indicated that were married March 17, 1842 probably in Erie County, PA. Please contact me at maureenlee@cableone.net

Harry R. Wilson

jxwilson1 — 2009-01-24 23:00:14Z

Harry is my great grandfather. According to the 1920 Census, Harry was aboard the USS Black Hawk. He indicates that he was born in Pennsylvania on 10/20/1888 the son of Dutch immigrants. Previous information indicates he was born in Reading, Berks County. And his parents were John Roy and Sarah(Guiles)Wilson. I'm not sure of the spelling of Sarah's last name. Accept for his Marriage to Nancy Rae Lufkin in Gloucster, MA on 10/22/1912 and his application for a SS Account Number in 1943, this is all I know of Harry. The information about his birth date, parent's names, and birth place are consistent on both documents. I'm hoping this new information about his Dutch immigrants parents my be helpful.

Thanks,

Jim Wilson

Marjorie Kathleen Brownlee lookup

askgriff — 2009-07-07 23:31:13Z

I'm hoping that someone will be able to lookup a birth announcement or newspaper article or anything about the birth Of Marjorie Kathleen Brownlee b. June 9,1944 in Pittsburgh,Pa. Fathers name William Brownlee age @21, mothers name Marie (irene) Craig b. 01/12/1926 in Pittsburgh. They were not married.

Thank You...ellie_large@yahoo.com

obit lookup Pittsburgh or Washington Co.

askgriff — 2009-07-07 23:26:10Z

My grandmother was married to James Edward Karney(kearney)in 1915.
He died in 1919-1920. They had several children the youngest were John Norman, and Eleanor. My grandmothers name was Ellanor(Ella) May Cook. But I'm starting to believe she had been married befor and maybe had a different last name when they wed. The 2-3 older children went to live with relatives. I have not been able to find any info at all for several years now. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You ellie_large@yahoo.com

Re: Tholey

angelroxy — 2009-04-12 04:15:16Z

How are you connected? I have the Tholey family back to 1600's in Germany.

Re: Tholey

angelroxy — 2009-04-12 04:11:19Z

Hi,
Happy Easter. I am not familiar with William Tholey but I will check it out a little further. I am sure there is a connection. There are so few Tholeys we must have a connection. I will work on it. Jackie Tholey O'Brien

Re: Wildcat Hollow, Westmoreland, PA

mattdell29 — 2009-05-06 14:31:14Z

I have family who talked about "Wildcat Hollow" and were from Westmoreland county. The census records I've found on this website say the area is called Monessen now.

I'm not sure what Wildcat Hollow was exactly. It could have been a neighborhood or an unincorporated area. But my family was there around 1920 and they still called it Wildcat Hollow.

Re: Pennsylvania German Pioneers

claralee704 — 2009-07-02 18:48:52Z

Would you please look up Peter Baughman, who was born in 1807 in Westmoreland County. Thank you. claralee704@yahoo.com

Wildcat Hollow, Westmoreland, PA

tomermorningstar — 2009-02-07 17:35:04Z

I have an old photograph of my Tomer family farm. On the back it says: Tomer Family Farm, Wildcat Hollow 1885, Westmoreland County, PA

Any ideas where this might be?

Oscar Elder

RosemaryShaffer27 — 2009-05-19 14:25:52Z

I am trying to find an obituary on Oscar Elder, unknown his birth or death year,his father died on 11 Feb 1966 and it states that he was deceased at time of his father's death.
He was born in PA to Elizabeth M. Girts Elder and Frank L.
Elder of Strattanville, PA.
His siblings were: Marie Elder Asel, Lloyd Elder, Mrs. George Montgomery.
If anyone can help me with some information or an obituary,
please post.
Thank you.
Rosemary Shaffer

Birth or Immigration records for Lindsays 1820s and 1830s?

JDJames89 — 2009-02-01 09:56:58Z

I know there is little chance I’ll be able to find anything in my case, but I’m putting it out there just in case.
My great great great great great grandparents John and Sarah Lindsay sometime between Sarah’s birth in 1811 and that of their oldest known child, daughter Matilda in 1834.
There are many conflicting bits of information regarding this family, one of which brings me to this message board. The family moved to some part of Canada in the 1830s and remained there until about 1841-1842, when they crossed the border into the states headed directly for Illinois (they had Mormon ties for a period of time and made the exodus to Utah in about 1850).
I hadn’t been able to find the children, except for the sister that I descend from, for a long time, and when I did it appeared that the oldest daughter was born in Canada. I’ve recently found her in later censuses, however, and as an adult, she is adamant about the fact that she was born in Pennsylvania. Four separate census records show this and, oddly enough, all the other older siblings (including the second oldest child born in 1836) all adamantly record their birth locations as Canada their entire lives in census record and obituaries.
I was wondering if there was a chance that maybe the Lindsays came to America first before moving on quickly to the states. I’ve been unsuccessfully searching the sparse early Canadian immigration records and thought I’d give this a shot.
I’m hoping that maybe someone has come across a John and Sarah Lindsay (I’m not sure if they were married before or after they immigrated) coming to Pennsylvania between about 1815 and 1836, or if anyone knows of the birth of a Matilda Linday in Pennsylvania in about 1834 (1832-1835). If it helps at all, John is recorded as being Scottish, and Sarah was born in Ireland in 1810/1811. They had ties to the LDS church, which I believe is the reason they came to the states when they did, and I think (given a trend in the children’s birth locations) that both parents might have come from Ireland, although this is just a guess. And, mother Sarah’s name might be Thompson.
If anyone could help me out or knows of somewhere I could look, please let me know as I would really appreciate it. For more information about this family (names and dates), please feel free to take a look at my web site www.thebluebox.tribalpages.com.
Thank you all.

Re: Erie Co marriage 3-17-1842 Jenness/Spence

chatterchit — 2009-03-09 01:24:22Z

The Erie Society for Genealogical Research may be able to help you. Just google for their website.

Re: Erie Co birth 4-9-1849 for Myron Jenness

chatterchit — 2009-03-09 00:56:29Z

Have you found his death certificate? That should have his birth info, too (although it MIGHT not be accurate.) You could also search for his marriage record, will, tombstone, and obituary.

Re: Erie Co birth 4-9-1849 for Myron Jenness

chatterchit — 2009-03-09 00:45:29Z

The Erie County Courthouse birth records do not begin until 1893 and the Pennsylvania Dept of Health's birth records begin with 1906.

Do you know what religion and/or what house of worship they may have attended? That organization may have birth/baptism records.