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 fifty 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 the Exchange. Inquiries should be brief, and should contain dates, localities and other identifying data. Full name and address of the sender should be given. Seeking information about John Barr, (deBarre-various spellings), who arrived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from Switzerland in 1710, married Fanny Herr, their son Jacob Barr married Nancy Bowman, ca. 1800, and lived in Lancaster County. BARR. Mrs. Richard M. Arnold, 1600 au air Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63122. Searching for parents of Thomas Bowen, born 1747 enroute to America from Wales, he died 19 December 1810 in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He married Mrs. Elizabeth (Spicer) Daugherty, who was born 8 June 1762, and died 8 April 1854. She was the daughter of William Spicer who died 4 June 1774 during an Indian massacre in Greene County. BOWEN. Mrs. Fred A. Butler, 1115 Country Club Drive, Riverside, California 92506. Seek information on the Reverend John Brown, born in Pennsylvania ca. 1770s of German antecedents. Educated as a minister, sect unknown, preached for a number of years in Central Pennsylvania. Known children are: John Brown, born ca. 1801; Jacob Brown, born ca. 1811; William Brown, born 12 August 1813 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; Susan Brown; Maly Brown and George Brown. In 1816 the Reverend Brown moved to Harrison County, Ohio, and ca. 1819 to Jackson County, Indiana. He died ca. 1822, in Bartholomew County, Indiana. BROWN. Mr. Noel if. Brown, 1304 Parkside Place, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454. Who are the parents of Frances (Fanny) Bruce, born ca. 1770? She married John Smith of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1800. Their children were Eli Smith, Leander Smith, Alexander Smith and John BRUCE. 71 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 72 Smith. Did she and a young son die in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1820? Mrs. Frances S. Smith, 531 Hollywood Drive, Magnolia, New Jersey 08049. My great-grandfather, Joseph Feather (Fetter?), moved from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in 1833, to Berrien Springs, Michigan. My great-grandmother, who was Anna Freed, of Philadelphia, married Joseph Feather, in 1833, in Berrien Springs. Any information on these two would be appreciated. FEATHER. Mr. Harry M. Feather, 2900-10th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76309. Desire information about the parents of Israel Henry, born 27 May 1817, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died 31 March 1893, Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. HENRY. Mrs. Mildred M. Franklin, 740 North Woodland Boulevard, Apt. 621, Deland, Florida 32720. JOHNSTON. John Johnston, born 1700s, died 1800s, where? who were his parents? A Philadelphia dry goods merchant, he married 1st when, where?; her birth, death, parents? Their children, born 17905, William Johnston, Elizabeth Amanda Johnston, Maria Johnston and John Johnston. He married, 2nd, Margaret Sterling, daughter of Maim. James Sterling. They had five children. Elizabeth Johnston married David Hastings Mason, the first librarian and curator of the Franklin institute. Mrs. James C. Kilgannon, P. O. Box 442, Audubon, Pennsylvania 19407. Seeking information on birthplace and ancestors of Daniel Lehr, born 28 August 1810. Married Sarah Yeager of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. Both buried in Gratz, Pennsylvania. LEHR. Mrs. Frank A. Featherer, 37 Chestnut Street, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. John Montgomery married Martha Finley and settled in the Paxtang area of Pennsylvania, ca. MO. Their son Joseph Montgomery, 1733-1795, was a member of the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. Their daughter Agnes Montgomery, 1725-1789, married Alexander McCorkle, and settled in North Carolina. Seek information on these Montgomery and Finley families. MONTGOMERY. Mr. John Hale Stutesman, 305 Spruce Street, San Francisco, California 94118. Information Wanted 73 Wish parents of George Henry Moseley (all spellings), who was born ca. 1798/99. He married Letitia Parsons, 23 May 1822 by Dr. William Stoughton, Philadelphia. She was baptized ISIS at Fifth Baptist Church, Philadelphia. He died in 1872 in Troy, Kansas. They had twelve children. Was he related to the Richard Mosley of the 1786 Rule Book Carpenters' Company? MOSELEY. Mr. Earl A. Mosley, Box 25, Tenafly, New Jersey 07670. Seek parents of Mary Susanna Payne, born ca. 1899, in Pennsylvania. She married, first, Daniel Myers, they lived in Mifflinville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 1820. She married, second, Hinkle. She married, third, Thomas Kanady, of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Her children were, Laving Myers, who married Kishbaugh; George Myers, John P. Myers, Peter Myers and Phillip PAYNE. Hinkle. Mildred Myers, R.D.#4, Moravia, New York 13118. ROBERTS. Need information on Joseph William Roberts, policeman and carpenter, who was born ca. 1830 in Missouri, died March 1881 in Philadelphia. His parents born in Pennsylvania. Isaac Roberts (brother?father?) in home 1876, 1880. Joseph Roberts married Sarah Bilkington, (#1 Keyn, #2 Pinkerton?) approximately 1870. Mrs, Ruth R. Moore, Rt. 2, Box 60, Alta Vista Drive, Red Bluff, California 96080. Need information on Charles Sanford Russett, born ]4 July 1836 in Pennsylvania, county and city unknown. Migrated to Oklahoma Territory before 1897, where he died 5 October 1918. His wife was Emma Bachelor, who was born 5 June 1844. The name may have been changed to Russett. RUSSET-r. Mrs. Dixie Hooper Shaw, 3532 West Louisiana State Drive, Kenner, Louisiana 70062. David J. Skeen married Mary Anne Houck, ca. 1840, possibly in eastern Pennsylvania. Their son, Rinehart Andreson Skeen, fought in the Civil War. Desire any information on this family, or on any Skeen, especially compiled or published genealogies. SKEEN. Mr. Rinehart Skeen Potts, 1223 Glen Terrace, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028. TuRNS. Wish relationship of Johannes Turnn, Ship Rawley 1752, to Conrad and Jacob Turn of Bristol Township, Philadelphia County in 1790, and to John Turns, born 1808. in Londonderry Township, Dauphin The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 74 County, Pennsylvania in 1840. Needed for Turns genealogy, informtion on other Turns families welcomed. Mr. Warren W, Wirebach, 114 Holly Hall, Pine ford, Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057. Seeking information on the ancestors of William Henry Uhler, born in Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 11 October 1838. UHLER. Mrs. Frank A. Featherer, 37 Chestnut Street, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. Need parents and/or siblings of Issac White, born 17 March 1782, in Pennsylvania; died 13 November 1870 in Marshall County, Indiana. He married, 16 July 1810, in Philadelphia, Hannah Wooley, daughter of Stephen and Priscilla (Stiles) Wooley. She was born 17 July 1792, in New Jersey; died 25 March 1883 in Johnson County, Missouri. Isaac White served in the War of 1812, moved to Champaign County, Ohio in 1818; then to Dayton, Ohio in 1834; next to Marshall County, Indiana in 1840, and finally to Johnson County, _Missouri in 1855. WHITE. Mrs. Rae White Evans, 1101 Semionle Highway, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, Want parents of William Wible, born in Pennsylvania, and his wife Rebecca, born 1793 in Pennsylvania. Children: Martin Wible, born 1893; Erneline Wible, born 1820 in Kensington, Philadelphia, she married John J. Stewart in 1841 in Philadelphia. Also want information on John Stewart. WIBLE. WEIBEL. WEIBLE. Mrs. Roberta Dayrnon, 33 Chestnut Valley Drive, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901. ZERIE. Need information about parents and siblings of David Zerbe and his wife Elizabeth Keller or Koller. They were married 25 May 1817 at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsberg, Pennsylvania. They lived in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania until 1841 when they moved to Shelby County, Ohio. Mrs. Vernon A. Rutherford, 1209 Mayfield Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803.