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Information Wanted 275 ert, born 1698, County Donegal, died 1746, Cumberland Co. Was Robert's wife Ann Waters or Annabelle Margaret Daughter Jane Black, born ca. 1723, married John Thomas, a Welshman, ca. 1745 in Chester Co., Pa. Both died 1811 in Greenville Co., S.C. Mrs. Lillian O. Forster, N. 9915 Fircrest Ct., Spokane, Washington 99208. BOYD. Seek wife and children of John Boyd, bapt. 8 June 1766, Moreland Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa.; known children: James (born 1795) and Margaret. Robert J. Boyd, 15220 Cedar Knoll Ct., Dumfries, Virginia 22026. BOYER. Seek information on Samuel Boyer, born in Pennsylvania Ca. 1787, and his wife Letitia Barton, born in Pennsylvania ca. 1793; listed on 1850 census in Frankford, Philadelphia Co.; children: Charles, Catherine, Samuel H., and Frances Barton, who married John Watson White in 1855. Would like to correspond with descendants. Wendy White, 4500 South Atherton Drive #34, Murray, Utah 84123. BRINK/NICHOLS/LINEA. Seek information on Etta G. (Brink) Nichols, born 8 Sept. 1859, LeRaysville, Pa., died 28 May 1923, Lenox, Pa., daughter of Newton Brink, born LeRaysville, Pa., and Lucy Linea, born LeRaysville, Pa. Did Etta have any siblings? Where and when did Etta many Frank B. Nichols? Did they have any children? What nationality is the Brink and/or Linea family? I am searching for church records; what denomination? Alonna J. Tunstead, 3 731 Lincoln Street NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota 55421. BROADHEAD/HALL/KIRBY. James and Mary Kirby Broadhead immigrated to Philadelphia from England in 1832 with son Joseph, born 1830, and daughter Prudence, born 1825; son George (1833-1866) married Hannah Hall in Philadelphia in 1855, resided Winslow Twp., Jefferson Co., Pa. Alice Shocked Balest, 2822 Beale Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601. CAMPBELL. Christopher Campbell (born 1757, died 1837), married Martha Everitt (born 1759, died 1845); Montour or Northumberland Co. Need place of burial and parents' names. Also researching Hummer family. A. Justice, P.O. Box 282, Woodruff Wisconsin 54568. Information Wanted 279 Spring Twp., Centre Co., in 1800. He had nine children, Michael, Enoch, Andrew, Raphael, William, Hannah, Margaret, Katie, and Mary. Nora Taylor, 5601 River Road, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08110. HINDMAN. David Hindman, son of Thomas, grandson of David and Agnes, brother of twins Samuel and John; married Margaret Manners, and in 1830, 1840, 1850 censuses for Conemaugh Twp., Indiana Co., Pa., in 1860 census in Morrow Co., Ohio. Are David and Margaret parents of Thomas Hindman, born 1816 in Pennsylvania, in 1850 and 1860 censuses for Marion and Morrow cos., Ohio, 1870 and 1880 censuses for Madison Co., Iowa; died 1890 in Monroe Co., Iowa? Have large card index, will answer all concerning Hindman. Mrs. jack Hindman, Rte. 3, Albin, Iowa 52531. HOFFMAN. Seek information about the parents of brothers, Elijah Hoffman (1820-4899), innkeeper, Fox Chase, Philadelphia; Britton Hoffman (1815-1895), seedman, Trenton, NJ.; and John L. Hoffman (1824-1898), buried Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.; and sisters Margaret Bergen, Mary Ann Moore, and Lucretia Meyer. Mary G. Murphy, P.O. Box 453, Claverack, New York 12513, HOLMES. John (died 1834) and Ann Craige (died 1840) Holmes from Strabane, Ireland, settled in Philadelphia and secured one-* fourth interest in Globe Mills ca. 1813. Surviving children were Margaretta (married John Holmes, M.D.); John, jr. (18151850), married 1838 Elizabeth Gray Leiper (1818-1873); Elizabeth Emiline (died 1909), married William S. Whiteley; and Seth C. (1821-1900), married Jane Davis. Desire to correspond with any descendants of above. Mrs. Lyndle C. Peyton, 1700 Massachusetts St., Apt. 401, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. HYATT. Seeking Meshack Hyattilliaet in Fayette Co., Pa.; born ca. 1750; died Ca. 1814; married whom?; buried where?; also his son Elisha Hyatt, born 1788, died 22 March 1870, when his will was made; married (1) (where/whom?) ca. 1813/14; married (2) (where?) Elizabeth Campbell Mitchell ca. 1850. Where did Elisha Hyatt die and where is he buried? Max andjerry Kasparek, P.O. Box 175, Alva, Oklahoma 73717. KUHNE/KING. Seek parents and immigration information on Albert T. Kuhne (also used the surname King); born in Prussia ca. 1820; lived in Harrisburg, Pa., from ca. 1860 until his death 21 Information Wanted 283 ROBERTS. Seek parents and husband of Sybella Mayer Roberts. Her grandparents were Andrew Mayer (born 1774 in New York) and Sybella Mayer (born 1782 in Pennsylvania). They lived in Philadelphia in 1850. Sybella Mayer Roberts was still living in 1888. Her daughter, Susan Maddock Roberts, was born 25 May 1854 in Philadelphia and married Charles Wetherill Suddards on 1 July 1874 in Philadelphia. Suzanne E. Andrews, RD #5, Box 29, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 . RUSHA. Seek genealogy of Rusha family. Mrs. Elizabeth Rusha, born Ca. 1794, and sons Edwin Morris Rusha, born 1811, and Joseph F. Rusha, born ca. 1814, moved from Philadelphia to New Orleans ca. 1834. Elizabeth was possibly the daughter of David Edwin, or she may have been a Wells. Her husband was probably Joseph Rusha, who died in Philadelphia ca. 1822. All correspondence answered. Robert Patout, Patoutville, via jeanerette, Louisiana 70544. SARBER/SARVER/SERVER. Seek data on parents of Phillip Sarver, died 1847, Pine Twp., Allegheny Co.; reported family of 24 children, including Philip, Leonard, Solomon, Martha, Rachel, Benjamin (1790-1864), wife Elizabeth; and Jacob (1784-1856), wife Letitia, McCandless Twp. Miss Clara E. Doer, 1928 Winston Rd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909-2104. SHOCKEWORT. Johan Christoffel Schacke ( John Christopher Shockey) arrived in Philadelphia 10 Sept. 1737 on the snow Molly; German/Prussian. John Valentine Shockey (1819-1899) married Mary Ann art, ca. 1817-1877, and resided in Clearfield Co., Pa. Who were their parents? Alice Shockey Balest, 2822 Beale Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601. SHOCKEY/WELSH. Need anything on Abraham Shockey, born 21 Feb. 1793, and his brother William, born 11 Nov. 1786, both of Somerset Co., Pa., sons of Christian and Mary Welsh Shockey. Did either brother have a son John Valentine Shockey, born 1 March 1819 in Pennsylvania? Alice Shocked )) Balest, 2822 Beale Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601. SMITH. Seek parents and grandparents of Henry B. Smith, born , resided 1811, died 22 May 1860, married Mary Ann Information Wanted 287 four children; died 1916 in Scranton, burried in Hanford. Unknown brother lived in Duryea, Pa. John was a machinist, draftsman, clerk for Tommie Peters, recorder of deeds in "Old" Luzerne, also clerk at Hillside Home. He owned a cigar store at Main and Jackson streets, Scranton. Seeking any information on John, brother, parents. Raymond Coyle, P.O. Box 1321, Modesto, California 95353. WILSON. Seek information on William Wilson, born ca. 1750, died ca. 1776; Jane born 1755, died 11 Ca. 1802; married Jane Jan. 1842, Harrisburg, Pa. Children: John (married Agnes B.), Letitia Cattrell/Ketterell, John McGill (married Hester Coplin), Emily McKinney, McNair (married Sarah Schneider), Joseph (married Maly); all born 1776-1792; all buried Harrisburg, Pa. Ronald A. Wilson, Rt. 3 Box 593, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. WILSON. Seek information about McNair Wilson, born 22 June 1789, died 29 Aug. 1849, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pa.; married Sarah S. Schneider in 1815 in Salem Reformed Church, Harrisburg; one child known: William, born 1813, known to be in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849. Ronald A. Wilson, RI. 3, Box 593, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. WORLEY. Need the parents and family of Caleb Worley, born about 1773. He was one of the first converts to Methodism in Mississippi Territory in 1799. He was from the Youghiogheny Valley of Pennsylvania. He settled in Franklin Co., Miss., and had five sons and a daughter. Betiy Worley, Route 7 Box 125, Tyler, Texas 75707. WORRELL. Seek information on parents and family of Thomas Worrell, born 1812 in Philadelphia Co. (?); married in Boehm Church, Montgomery Co., on 15 March 1835 to Elizabeth Rambo, daughter of Jonas and Margaret (Hough) Rambo. Thomas and Elizabeth moved to Mercer Co., Pa., ca. 1840 and died there in 1904 and 1899, respectively. Lois J. Deneke, Rt. 1, Box 95, Orange, Virginia 22960. 276 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine CAROLUS. Seeking ancestors and descendants of John (Johannes) Carolus, arrived in Philadelphia 1774, died Franklin County 1793. Children: Francis, born 1764; George; John; and Mary Ann. Wife Elizabeth. Any information on children, descendants, and connections to other Carolus families? Raymond Coyle, P.O. Box 1321, Modesto, California 95353. CARROLL. Seek parents of Mamie Frances Carroll, born 1 Feb. 1865 or 1866, in Pennsylvania, married Peter Calvin Slider, from Chester Co., Pa. Mamie was taken from a home and raised by Mrs. Charles Hale with or at Lewis P. Lewis, who had a small mill in Chester Co., Pa. Diana Dressner, 36 Jobs Lane, Williamstown, New Jersey 08094. CLARK. Seek access to the Clark family (of southeast and northcentral Pennsylvania) research of Harry F. Bressler of Milford, Delaware, Clarke Glennon, 737 Clymer St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147. CLAYTON. Seek middle name of Maria P. Clayton, born 1821, daughter of Tylee Clayton, born 22 Oct. 1789, and Sarah Krewson, born 1 Sept. 1790, all of Philadelphia Co.; she married John Demarest 1842. Initial "P" appears on tax records for "poor children" of Moreland Twp., Montgomery Co., 1829, 1830, and may have been Pritchard (?). Matthew Hilt Murphy, P.O. Box 453, Claverack, New York 12513. CLEMMER/KLEMMER/CLYMER. Seeking information on Valentine Clemmer (Klemmerlaymer), a bishop of the Mennonite Church, who came to Bucks/Montgomery Co., Pa., in 1717 from Germany or Switzerland, and his descendants. Vicki Evans Hardin, 4881 West 200 North, Danville, Indiana 46122. CRAWFORD. Jacob Crawford married Sophia McMillan on 18 Feb. 1836, both of Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa. Who were their parents? Their children: Amos (born 1838 in Pennsylvania), Mary Ann, Sarah, Barbara, Loraney, and James Monroe Crawford, all born in Wayne Co., Ind. Patricia A. Andersen, 9346 Bremerton Way, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 . CULP/KULP. Seek descendants of David and Jane (Casey) Culp, married ca. 1832, lived Belleville, Pa.; children: Rebecca, Joseph, Jacob, John, James, Jane, Margaret Ellen (married John McClure 1873 and had grandchildren John Blear and Guy and Gulp The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 280 Jan. 1890; married to Mary E. McGlinn near Lancaster, Pa., on 30 Sept. 1856, by the Rev. J. J. Strine; served in Co. E, 15th Pa. Volunteers, in 186 L Thomas C. King, 3601 Pin Oak Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana 70131. LAMB. Seek any link to John W. Lamb, farmer, of Gloucester/ Camden cos., NJ., born 20 Feb. 1812, died 11 Feb. 1891, to Mary A. Matlack, married 4 Sept. 1834 at Almonesson, who was born in 1813 and died 28 Dec. 1852. John L. Mcliale, 10 Birch Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. LEE. Seeking information about Thomas and Ann N. (Adams) Lee of Conshohocken, Pa. Their son William Lee died 30 Sept. 1851, age 20; buried Lower Marian. Need cemetery location. Are they the parents of Sarah Lee, who married David W. Leech Ca. 1849? Maryanne LeGrow, 7413 Brous Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylva- nia 19152. McCALL. Seek information on descendants of Charles Archibald McCall, M.D. (1836-1903), of Philadelphia, surgeon and major, U.S. Army; married Cordelia Lawrence White (1838-1911), and had three sons, Charles A., William W., and Robert K. Michael McCall, 26 North 5th Street, Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656. McAVOY. Need any information on Mary McAvoy, born in Pennsylvania or New York ca. 1860; married George Washington Carry in Philadelphia ca. 1880-1882. Who were her parents? What was her religion? She died in 1896 and is buried in Philadelphia Memorial Park. Mrs. Carol Dever, 408 Avenue D, Redondo Beach, California 90277. McGLINN. Seeking parents/spouse/any information on Anthony McGlinn and his son Anthony H. McGlinn, both of Lancaster, Pa. Anthony was Lancaster Co. coroner in 1833 and undertaken/ carpenter thereafter until his death in the early 1870s. Anthony H. was private in Co. A, 79th Pa. Vols., from 19 Sept. 1861 to 13 April 1862 and a carpenter thereafter until his death in the early 1870s. Thomas C. King, 11989 Mojave Lane, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192. MILLER. Seek parents of Dr. Benjamin Curtis Miller, died aged 60 to 70 (?) in Baltimore, Md.; graduated from Rush Medical School in 1868; was sanitary superintendent of Chicago in 1873; chief 284 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Northeast Philadelphia, now Frankford, Tawny, Bridesburg section. William C. Smith, Jr., 5059 E. Farrndale Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85206. SMITH. Seek information on Joseph T. Smith, born ca. 1797, and wife Susanna Dietz Smith, born ca. 1798, and their children or their parents; also their son, William Deets Smith, born ca. 1836, and his wife Mary Davies Davis Smith, born ca. 1837; also their son, William Deets Smith, born ca. 1864, and his children; all of Pennsylvania. Mary Ann Creason Rohde, 5797 Sycamore, Rialto, California 923 76. SMITH/KLEINSCHMIDT. Seek information on Ens. Karl Wilhelm Kleinschmidt, Hessian soldier who stayed in the U.S. after deserting Hessian ranks after capture at Trenton. Think there is a link between Kleinschmidt and W. C. Smith of Newton, Kansas, in 1880. Kleinschmidt was prisoner at Lancaster. Where did he settle? Whom did he marry? Who were his children? Sarah Von Tungeln, 8822 Sandstone, Houston, Texas 77036. STEPHAN/STEPHEN7STEFFEN. Philipp, the immigrant ancestor, arrived in Philadelphia in 1737 on the ship St. Andrews after leaving the small village of Hirschthal, Germany, with his wife and children. He had five sons, George, Lawrence, Frederick, Peter, and Michael. George and Lawrence were born in Hirschthal in 1733 and 1735, respectively. They all lived near Adamstown, Lancaster Co., Pa. Michael was born in 1747, and his birth was recorded in the Muddy Creek Reformed Church records. I would appreciate receiving any information on Phillip and his children's families, especially vital statistic information on the children of Michael. He had five sons and four daughters, as shown by the 1790 census. Some of his children were John Peter, born 1769; Mary Magdalene, born 1778; Elizabeth; Philip, born 1784; Anna Marie, born 1771; and Susanna, born 1792. What were the names of the other three sons of Michael? Dale E. Steffey, 1067 Blackbird St., El Cajon, California 92020. STRAWN. Seek record of marriage of Joel Strawn to Sara or Sarah Tannyhill on 26 Sept. 1805 in Somerset Co., Pa. She died in 1822; where did she die and where is she buried? Max and Jerry Kasparek, P.O. Box 175, Alva, Oklahoma 73 717. STRICKLAND. Seek information on descendants to the fifth generation of Sarah (Strickland) Roberts Furman, born ca. 1644 in Special Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania No. 1 The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777 , by Hannah Benner Roach. 80 pages, indexed. $4.00. No. 2 How to Search for Your Revolutionary Patriot in Pennsylvania, by Dorothee Hughes Carousso. 12 pages. $2.00. No. 3 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1761-1800, from the Collection of J. Zeamer. 40 pages. $4.00. No. 4 Taxables in the City of Philadelphia, 1756, by Hannah Benner Roach. 44 pages. $6.00. Order from the Society. Pennsylvania residents only, please add 6% sales tax. Shipping and handling charges are $1.00 for the first item and $.50 for each additional item. Make checks payable to the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and mail with order to the Society's office, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Information Wanted INFORMATION WANTED Genealogical inquiries of fifty words or less will be published free to members of the Society. There will be a charge of $2.00 for each additional 25 words. For other persons, the charge is $5.00 for the first 50 words and $2.00 for each additional 25 words, payable in advance. All inquiries should be typewritten or hand printed, double-spaced, and on one side of the paper only, accompanied by a letter requesting that the material be published in Information Wanted. Inquiries should be brief and should contain dates, localities, and other identifying data. Full name and address of the sender must be given. ONLY TWO INQUIRIES PER PERSON, PER YEAR. ABEL. Seek information on John and Mary Abel/Abels, whose son James P., born 5 March 1806, married (1) Martha Youmans; married (2) 13 Dec. 1847 widow Susannah Jane Downham Stubblebine. James P. Abel died 26 Nov. 1856, buried M. E. Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. Dorothy B. Stone, 79 Sparks Avenue, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. ADAMS. Seeking information about Jane Adams, born 1767, wife of Capt. Edmund Adams, of New jersey. She died 16 Feb. 1845 at Conshohocken, Pa. Her daughter Ann Adams married Thomas Lee. Maityanne LeGrow, 7413 Brous Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19152. ALTMAN. Need data on Altman family who came to Philadelphia ca. 1750, eventually settled in Westmoreland Co., Pa. Father Jacob, sons George, Anthony, William, and Hans Peter. Especially need data on Andrew, born 1791 in Westmoreland Co., died 1879 in Iowa. May have lived in Berks Co. before going west. Sara Barnett, 9802 Campbell Circle, Naples, Florida 33942. ATHERTON. Seek descendants of George and Elizabeth (Casey) Atherton, married May 1828, lived Shippensburg, Pa.; children: Rebecca, Caleb, John, Joseph, Joanne (married John Jacobs), 273 Information Wanted Cummings), and Francis/Frank (married Laura and had daughter Clara). 277 Ca. 1878 Nancy A. Casey, 107 Rocky Hill Road, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035. DAVIS. Seek parents of Clarissa (or Terissa) Davis, born 1816 in Maryland; married Augustus Fisher in 1837 in Flushing, Ohio. Ruth M. Knight, 6300 Greene St., Apt. 600W, Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania 19144. DAVY. Need birthplace of James LeRoy Davy, born 28 May 1859 in Pennsylvania; parents also born in Pennsylvania. Desire information on brothers and sister, information exchange. LaRetta Davy Simpson, 204 North Emerson, Wenatchee, Washington 98801-. DEVLIN/McGRATH. Desire information on Mary Ann Devlin (Ca. 1830-1892) and Henry McGrath (1819-4898), who were married in Saint Augustine Church, Philadelphia, on 26 Dec. 1847, with Patrick Devlin, John Sheeron, and Mary Theresa Devlin as witnesses. Tom Caldwell, P.O. Box 3358, Austin, Texas 78764. DUNNER. Seek information on James Edward Dunner, Sr., born 4 Oct. 1879 in Philadelphia, married in Philadelphia Louise E. Comfort on 26 June 1901. Children: James E. Dunner, Jr., born in Philadelphia 10 May 1928 (deceased), and Myrtle E. Dunner, born in Philadelphia 17 jan. 1903 (deceased). Gerald j. Walters, 6381 Neshaminy Valley Drive, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020. ENNIS. Vincent Ennis, born 1778 in Pennsylvania; died Williamson Co., Ill., 1854; resided and married (1) Mary Owing/Awing in ; reloMontgomery Co., Tenn., 1802; married (2) Sarah cated to Illinois 1821-30; known children: Vincent, Margaret, Anna, Mary, Esther, John, Sarah. Samuel Ennis also listed in 1830 Tennesee land records. William R. Wittkoetter, 121 Elbring Dr., St. Louis, Missouri 63135. FISHER. Seek parents of Augustus Fisher, born 1814 in Maryland (possibly Baltimore); married Clarissa Davis in Flushing, Ohio, in 1837. Ruth M. Knight, 6300 Greene St., Apt. 600W, Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania 19144. FORTNER. Ichabod (1833-1897), buried family lot, Cedar Hill, Philadelphia; member, General Assembly, 1883, 25th Ward, Information Wanted 28 surgeon, Western Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, Md., from 1900 to 1910 (?); married 1906; no children; author of at least two medical books; claimed to be from Philadelphia and to have studied with the "noted Pancoasts of Philadelphia." Harriet Hodges, Route 1, Box 151, New Castle, Virginia 24127. MILLS. Seek information on Solomon Mills and his wife Mary (Tyson) Mills. Solomon came from England. When and where? When was he born? When and where was Mary born? Where and when did they marry? Their children were Mary Tyson Mills (16 March 1841-22 Nov. 1927; married William Christman Siegfried, born 26 Oct. 1841; where were they married?); John (died in Libby Prison one day before it was freed); Catherne (born Card); 1842; married Abraham King); Lillie (married Jesse; and Hanna. Walter E. Barke, 1713 Deane Blvd., Racine, Wisconsin 53405. MONTGOMERY/CAMPBELL. Seek all information on David Montgomery (ca. 1791-4825), carter of Philadelphia, and his wife Isabella (daughter of John and Mary [Carr] Campbell of Trenton, NJ.). Children: Robert, born 1811; Esther, born 1813; William, 1815-1823; Richard, born 1819; Alexander, born and died 1821; Charles, born 1822; Adelia Crowley, born 1824; all baptized or buried at Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. David had three children by his first wife, Martha: John, Mary, and Elizabeth. Joseph R. Klett, 7 Mercer Street, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525. MORR1SON/FENTON/YOUNG. Seek ancestors and descendants. Henrietta Morrison, born 26 Aug. 1843 at Bristol, Pa.; married James W. Fenton, Sr., on 1 Jan. 1861 at Bristol; died 12 May 1907 at Bristol; buried Rt. 13, Bristol Cemetery. Her father, Alexander Harrison, born (where ?) in New Jersey, by 16 Sept. 1848 sworn in Bristol borough council to head Cholera Hospital. Her mother, Julia Young, born (when ?) in Pennsylvania, died 11 July 1882 at Bristol, Pa. Children: Charlesanna Fenton Lorimer, Ellen Fenton Phipps, Ivor Gustave Nordin, 63 Thayer Dr., Tinton Falls, New Jersey 07724. NICHOLS/SWEIKLIMIER. Seek information on Frank B. Nichols, farmer, born 8 Dec. 1855, Bradford Co., Pa., died 25 April 1945, Columbia Co., Pa.; son of George Nichols, born in Pennsylvania, Sweiklimier, born in Pennsylvania. Did Frank have any and Information Wanted 285 Fairfield, Conn., died 1741 in Trenton, N.J. She was the mother of Jonathan Roberts, Sarah Hart, Richard Furman, Josias Furman, jr., Martha Hart, Mercy Moore, and unknown others. Joseph R. Klett, 32 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525. STRUNK. In his will of 1797 Abraham Strunk of Jefferson and Hardin cos., Ky., named his brother Daniel and his sisters Elizabeth, Tent', Katy, and Polly, "living in Virginia." Where in Virginia? Who were their parents? Elizabeth married Wells Pennington in North Carolina. The 1850 census of Wayne Co., Ky., shows her as born in Maryland in 1779. Daniel was in Ashe Co., N.C., by 1800. He was constable of Ashe Co. in 1806. By 1815 he owned 390 acres of land at Helton and Grassey creeks. By 1820 he was in Whitley Co., Ky. He died in 1852. The 1850 census does not give a place of birth. His first wife is unknown. He married (2) Honor Pennington in 1822 and (3) Susan Riddle in 1837. Was this Strunk family from Pennsylvania? Any information will be appreciated. Steven C. Perkins, 300 E. Canyon Country Rd., Brea, California 92621-2634. STUMPH. Seeking father (in Pennsylvania?) of William W. Sturnphi Stump, born 26 March 1812, married Nancy Hyatt Stumph 12 Feb. 1833. Where were they married? In Pennsylvania? Max and ferry Kasparek, P.O. Box 175, Alva, Oklahoma 73717. VAN DIKE. Seek information on John Van Dike, born 1730, died June 1821 (not Henry Van Dyke's son John), who served in the Revolution from White Deer Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa., with Henry Van Dyke's son John. Who were John Van Dike's parents? Where did he live prior to White Deer? After the war he went to Harrisville, Butler Co., Pa. He was married to a Martha Huston and had children. Isabel R. Johnson, 103 Vale Street, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335. VOUGHT. Daniel Vought (born 1821) married Sarah Ann Hummer (born 1825, died 1916). Need Daniel's date of death and burial site. Listed on 1870 census living in Mayberry Township, Danville. Alustice, P.O. Box 282, Woodruff, Wisconsin 54568, WALTER/KERN. Seeking data on John Walter, born 1767 (son of Jacob Walter, 1729-1803, and Maria Kaufman of Union/Snyder cos., Pa.), and wife, Anna Mary Kern. Date of marriage? When 274 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Joshua (married Susan ), Isaiah (married Sarah )1 George O., and Mary. Will exchange information. Nancy A. Casey, 107 Rocky Hill Road, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035. BALDWIN ET AL. Need Maryland and Virginia ancestors for Thomas and Nancy (Bibb) Baldwin; Joseph and Elizabeth Clarke; Richard and Elizabeth (Hall) Evans; Richard and Eliza) Hall; Moses and Celia (Skirvin) Holladay; Matthew beth ( ) Hutchinson; Phillip and Margaret (Mindand Ellender ( ern) Richey; Magdalene Shoemaker, daughter of George John and Mary Ann ) Skirvin; John and Elizabeth (Green) Swan; John and Margaret (Miller) Van Meter; John and Mary } Young Margaret McCalla-Moravek, 18 Road 5287, Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413. BARCLAY ET AL. Need Pennsylvania ancestors for James and Margaret (Craig) Barclay; Adam and Eve (Ryan) Bible; Samuel and Mary (Mack) Heffley; Jacob and Sarah (Barclay) Hufty; John and Sarah (Young) Kay; William and Sarah (Higgens) Lucas; George and Elizabeth (Lucas) Moore; Jacob and Elizabeth ( Moore; Charles and Ann (Campbell) Murdock; Charles and Sarah (Van Meter) Swan. Margaret McCalla-Moravek, 18 Road 5287, Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413. BAUM. Seek data on Christian Baum, born ca. 1765, Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., Pa. (?); wife Anna Martha children John, Michael, George, Christian, Catherina, Elizabeth all born in Westmoreland Co. Parents were Christian and Maria Elizabeth; their children: Christian, Peter, Jacob, Elizabeth, Catherina, Agnes. Came to Philadelphia by 1750. Sara Barnett, 9802 Campbell Circle, Naples, Florida 33942. BECK. Seek information on the children of John Henry Beck, who died in 1766 in Northampton Co., Pa.: John William Beck, who married Anna Eva (Eschbach?); John George Beck; John Ferdinand Beck; John Jacob Beck; John Henry Beck. Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, 51 Forbus Street, Poughkeepsie, New York 12603. BLACK. Seek contact with descendants of John and Jane Black, from County Donegal, Ulster, ca. 1720 to Chester Co., Pa., and by ca. 1730 in Cumberland Co., Pa., operating a mill on the west branch, Conococheague Creek, near Mercersburg; son Rob. 278 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Philadelphia; F.A.M. 2464897; worked Cramp Shipyard; lived Huntingdon area; 2d or 3d marriage, 1880, to Mary Foley, died 1896, buried old cathedral, Healy lot. Also Charles (1815-1886); Charles, jr. (1837-1902); Charles C., III (1862-1934); Harry N. (1867-1942); Anna M. (1861-1893), buried Cedar Hill family lot; primary residence 118 E. Alen, Philadelphia; daughter Margaret (born 1870), son Andrew Lincoln (1858-1910?). Desire information. George A. Fortner, Jr., 4116 Heyward St., Cincinnati, Ohio 43245. GAINER/GAINOR/GAYNOR. Seek information on Edward Gainer, born in Pennsylvania (maybe Philadelphia) ca. 1880s. He was a printer by trade. Did he marry Mary Kelly? They had one daughter, born in 1904. Mrs. Carol Dever, 408 Avenue D, Redondo Beach, California 90277. GEER/MILLER. Seek information on ancestry of Franklin Geer, born 1810 in New York, died 1896, Erie Co., and his wife Catherine A. Miller, born 1818 in Pennsylvania, died 1896; both buried Waterford Cemetery, Waterford; children: Mary E., Ellen C., Lillian F., and Charles W. Geer. Ginger M. August, 32 Stetson Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. GRANDON. Seek information on ancestors and descendants of Edward Grandon, born 12 June 1744 in Burlington, N.J., died after 1820 in Greene Co., Pa.; need proof that William, born Ca. 1774, died ca. 1855 in Tyler Co., Va., was Edward's son. Will exchange information. Al Stonestreet, 1446 Munger, Houston, Texas 77023. GREINER, William L. Greiner, born 12 Sept. 1851 in Philadelphia, died 15 Aug. 1914 in Philadelphia, lived at 720 DeKalb St., Philadelphia, in 1900, and at 833 N. 39th St., Philadelphia, in 1914. Who were his parents? Walter A. Greiner, 241 Rector St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128. HADLEY. Searching for ancestors of Sylvester Hadley, who married Mary Fralick. They were Pennsylvania Dutch. Sylvester was born 17 July 1815, and Mary was born 13 May 1819. Theresa Spuehler, Box 34, Entwistle, Alberta, TOE OSO, Canada. HEATON. Seeking information on Enoch Heaton, born 1773 in England; came to America in 1780 with his parents; settled in Bucks Co., Pa.; married Eva Fetzer from Germany; moved to The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 282 siblings? Did George have any siblings? What was George's wife's first name? Alonna J. Tunstead, 3731 Lincoln Street NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota 55421. PAUL. Seek parents and grandparents of John Andrew Paul, born April 1806, died 6 April 1886, married Margaret Stewart, born 1808, died 26 February 1872, resided Northeast Philadelphia, now Frankford, Tawny, Bridesburg section. William C. Smith, jr., 5059 E. Farmdale Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85206. PEARCH. Need parents of Catherine Pearch, born ca. 1804, married John Netz, moved to Sandy Twp., Stark Co., Ohio. Elizabeth Chadwell, 101 E. Sioux Rd. #1557, Pharr, Texas 78577. PRYOR. Seeking parents of John H. Pryor, born in Philadelphia ca. 1815. In the mid-1830s he moved to Baltimore, where he married Elizabeth Heffner in 1836. They were married in the Methodist Church and were active Methodists until their deaths. John was an engineer or machinist and worked for steamship lines. born in PennsylElizabeth was the daughter of Fanny Ann Heffner and (2) vania ca. 1778. Fanny Ann married (1) Dunster. Michael A.Ports, 754 McHenry Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. RALSTON/WALTEM EY E RAVI C IWW/SC OTT/ POTT E R . Andrew Ralston, 1753-1819, born in Scotland, came to America as a young boy; family settled in eastern Pennsylvania, where his family was killed by Indians except for Andrew and a sister; served in the Revolutionary War; after the war married Sophia Waltemeyer and lived in Westmoreland Co., Pa. His son David married Sarah Wickard; his grandson John married Sarah Scott; his great-grandson Samuel M. Ralston, 1857-1925, born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, was governor of Indiana, 1913-1917. Also Margaret (Ralston) Potter, 1811-1861, was an aunt of Samuel Ralston. Need information on their families, dates and places of birth, marriages, and deaths; also need all names of their children; need names of the parents of all wives listed above. Bruce J. Hill, 3006 W. Highland Blvd. Apt. 109, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208. RICHARDS. Seek any link to ancestry of Mary Richards, born 18 Dec. 1738, died 7 May 1816, married 21 Oct. 1760 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, to Jesse Chew (1738-1812) of Sewell, N J. John L. Mthale, 10 Birch Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 286 and where did John and Anna Mary die? Did they go to Ohio with their children? Vicki Evans Hardin, 4881 West 200 North, Danville, Indiana 46122. WALTERS. Seek information on Lewis C. Walters and his son Walter Lewis Walters, born 27 March 1874 in Pennsylvania, died in Bucks Co., Pa., 14 July 1915. Gerald, J''. Walters, 6381 Neshaminy Valley Drive, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020. VVELDON. Seek information on parents, birthplaces, and birthdates for Jeremiah Weldon and his wife Mary, who lived in Maurice River Twp., Cumberland Co., NJ., 1830-1860. Jeremiah died 30 Oct. 1852. Mary died 19 Nov. 1860. They had children: Thomas, Theodore, Charles, Cornelious, Jeremiah, Henry, Sarah, and Ellen. Dorothy B. Whilden Stone, 79 Sparks Avenue, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. WENTZ. Seek information on Peter Wentz, died 1749, early settler of Perkiomen Valley, Montgomery Co.; son Peter, jr., (1719 1793) was owner of Washington's headquarters. Will answer all and exchange information on Wentz in southeastern Pennsylvania. Michael A. Ports, 754 McHenry Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. WIAND. Seek information on Joh. Jost Wiand (born 1754) and wife Margaretha Lang of Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa.; need proof that their son John is the John Weant buried at the Reformed Cemetery in Taneytown, Carroll Co., Md., next to Catharine Census shows both were born in Pennsylvania. What was maiden name of Catharine, born 1781? John was born Aug. 1777, died 1858. Mrs. Evelyne E. Boose, 2352 Tyrone Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157. WILEY. Benjamin Wiley, born 1781, married Anna Christina Rudoph on 19 Jan. 1804 at Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. Would like to exchange information with descendants. Alfred Haynes, 3361 Dye Road, Ramona, California 92065. WILLIAMS. Seeking information on John Franklin Williams, born in Wales ca. 1858; arrived in Pennsylvania about 1868; resided Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties; had a daughter, Ann, by his first marriage; married (2) 1898 Emma Louise Brundage, had