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William Cook Decadency Chart 1– William Cook-4 (1796-1863) sp-Isabella-5 (1796) 2– Margaret Cook-6 (1827) sp-George Stockdale-124 (a.k.a. Stockdill) 2– Elizabeth A. Cook-7 (1830) sp-Robert Lowery-125 2– John Rodgers Cook-8 (1832-1905) sp-Isabella J. Holman -305 (1845-1905) 2– Samuel G. Cook-9 (1835) sp-Rosana-1401 (1843) 3– H. C. Cook-1402 (1879) 2– Robert A. Cook-10 (1837) 2– William Thomas … Read more
William Cook Biographical Information According to William Cook’s Declaration of Intention, he was born in Donegal County, Ireland. His date and location of birth are unknown. No information has been found regarding the county in which his wife, Isabella, was born. The specific location of the children’s birth is also unknown. According to the ship … Read more
Walley Family Folder Online Material Nicholas Walley Biographical Information Nicholas Walley Descendent Chart Published Sources Researchers People researching this surname include: Bernard A. Clark Return to Armstrong County Family Folder Page
Staniek Family Folder Online Material Published Sources Researchers People researching this surname include: Marybeth Corrigall Biography Friedrich/Frederick STANIEK (STANICK) b. 10 Aug 1822 Graslitz (Bohemia/Austria) CZECH, Kraslice (parish); christened 11 Aug 1822 Graslitz CZECH; d. 28 Feb 1875; burial Freeport Cemetery, Freeport, PA; married 10 Nov 1846 Graslitz CZECH to Maria Theresia/Theresa ENDERS b. 20 … Read more
Risher Family Folder Online Material Published Sources Researchers People researching this surname include: Linda Champanier Biography Robert and Catherine Risher Cochran came into Pennsylvania from Baltimore, Maryland. Two of Catherine’s brothers also moved from Baltimore with Catherine. They went to Hannastown first and later had a mill, later called Crawford’s Mill, just a short distance … Read more
Ralston Family Folder Online Material Published Sources Researchers People researching this surname include: Randall Graham Biography Ann Ralston Came to Armstrong County as a widow with her children, She sailed May 14 1803 from Londonderry on the ship Stafford For Phil, PA but disembarked at New Castle DEL and went to Balitmore for 7 Years, … Read more
Descendants of Nicholas WALLEY 1 Nicholas WALLEY b: Abt 1740 d: Bef June 18, 1811 in Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong Co., PA +Maria b: Abt 1745 d: 1812 in Sugar Creek Twp., Armstrong Co., PA m: Abt 1766 2 Mary WALLEY b: Abt 1767 d: Bef 1840 +James BENSON b: Abt 1765 d: Bef 1811 … Read more
Nicholas Walley Biographical Information Documentary evidence for Nicholas Walley includes land records in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in 1799 and in 1802; sponsorship with his wife Maria at baptisms in “Catholic Baptisms in Western Pennsylvania 1799-1828” (Father Peter Helbron’s Greensburg Register); signing of a petition to the Catholic bishop in 1803 in “Catholic Trails West”; the … Read more
Mechling Family Folder Online Material Published Sources Dorothy Hallarn Mercy has written three volumes on the descendants of Theobald Mechling who arrived in the United States in 1728. The 4th volume is about Mechlings, that she can’t trace back to their origin. For information on her books please contact Dorothy at KayBeeCee@aol.com. Researchers People researching … Read more
Lopeman Family Folder Online Material Published Sources Researchers People researching this surname include: Martha Boggs Biography Mary Elizabeth Lopeman, born 1835, daughter of Alfred Lopeman, born about 1806 in Pennsylvania, and Sarah Stiveson Lopeman, born 7 May 1812. The Lopeman family were living in Armstrong County in 1850 in the township of Manor. Sarah Stiveson’s … Read more