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YMCA Honor Roll Overseas Branum, Virginia L.    Sewickley, Pa.Social Worker, Died Lamalou-les-Bains (Herault), March 30, 1919, of meningitis. Secretary, Lamalou-les-Bains. Born, Feb. 12, 1892. Sailed, Nov. 20, 1918. Place of burial, Lamalou Cemetery. Next of kin, P. D. Branum, father, 227 Thorn St., Sewicklley, Pa. Brubaker, Elizabeth A.   Lancaster, Pa.Stenographer and Bookkeeper. Died, Paris-American … Read more
Clearfield Republican 1862 January 8, 1862 Married on Tuesday the 25th ult., by Daniel Goodlander, Esq., Mr Henry W. Korb to Miss Salome Hartsfelt, all of Brady tp. Married in Luthersburg on the 1st instant, by Rev. J. W. Welden, Mr. H. B. Thompson of Curwensville to Miss Frank Segner of Luthersburg. [what is printed … Read more
Lancaster Intelligencer January 4, 1848 The common-pleas judges have appointed HENRY HALDERMAN, ESQ., of Conoy township, the Revenue Commissioner for Lancaster county, under the act of April 29, 1844. Mr. Halderman is one of our most intelligent and worthy citizens, and is peculiarly well qualified for the discharge of this delicate and important trust. Married … Read more
1849 Lancaster Intelligencer January 2, 1849 RIOT AT A FUNERAL. The Honesdale Democrat give a long account of a riot at that place, about a week ago. A Protestant young man married a wife whose parents were Catholics. The wife dying, a dispute arose as to whether she should be buried in Protestant or Catholic … Read more
Hi all, A lot of work has been going on recently making new resources available. Mona has provided tombstone photographs from the following cemeteries: Fairview – Wrightsville, PA (Lancaster Co.)Machpelah – Belleville (Mifflin)McAlevys Fort UP – McAlevys Fort (Huntington)McVeytown Presby – (Mifflin)Milroy Presby (Mifflin)Mt. Rock – Lewistown (Mifflin)Mountainview – Mill Creek (Huntington)Old White Church – … Read more
WARREN STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERY, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA 16365 ADAMS, GILBERTADAMS, JAMESADAMS, JANEADAMSON, FREDERICKADKINS, WILLIAMADKINS, MOSESAKINS, JAMESALCORN, THOMASALDEN, ANNAALLAN, JOSEPHALLEN, LAWRENCEALLEN, LOUISANDERSON, JOSEPHINEANDERSON, NELSANDERSON, JOHN, (NO. 3)ANDREWS, DANIELANDREWS, ISAACANTHONY, PHILLIPINEAPPOLT, CHRISTINEARCHER, NANCYARMSTRONG, GEORGIANAASHCROFT, EMILYASKEY, LLOYDASKINS, SHADROCKAUSTIN, SAMUELAVERY, JOHN BACKUS, MARGARETBADGER, HENRYBAILEY, TENABAIR, SARAHBAIRD, FREDERICKBAKER, MARYBAKER, ANNIEBAKER, ANNABANKS, HARVEYBARBER, JENNIEBARBER, ADELBERTBARBER, WILLIAMBARCZINSKI, IGNATZBARDO, FRANKBARLETT, JOHNBARLETT, CLARKBARLOW, JOSEPHBARNES, CATHERINEBARNHART, … Read more
Clearfield Republican January 9, 1861 Married on the 27th December, 1860, by Rev. J. T. Cole, Mr. Philip C. Shafner and Miss Rebecca J. Owens, both of Lawrence township. Married on the 23d of December, by the Rev. J. R. Focht, Mr. Thomas Long and Miss Rachel Bloom, both of Pike township. Married on the … Read more
The Clearfield RepublicanApril 4, 1860 * Note on some of the pages of the newspaper the ink has stained and copied the print onto the next page making it hard to read. I have tried to make a accurate copy of the information, when in doubt please check the paper. An Ancient Land Mark.In cutting … Read more
Hi all, Was busy over the weekend transcribing cemeteries from a volume of William Henry Egle’s “Notes and Queries”. They include: Warrington Friends Graveyard, York County Hanna’s Graveyard, Cumberland County Huntington Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Adams County Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County Monaghan Presbyterian Graveyard, Dillsburg, York County Menallen Friends Graveyard, Adams County … Read more
At Warrington Friends Meeting House. The following extracts are from the Diary of Benjamin Walker, who had charge of the grave digging at Warrington graveyard in Warrington township, York county: 10 mo. 18, 1780, 4tb day – Digging a grave for child of Daniel Glass. 4mo. 24, 1781, 3d day – Digging a grave for … Read more