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. AU 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. Want any information on Justin (or John?) Albert and Esther Cassel (Cassell-Casel?). They were married in 1839 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Esther Cassell was born ca. 1818-1819. They had a daughter, Sarah Albert, born in 1849. They moved to Decatur, Illinois, where their daughter Rosanna Albert was born. ALBERT. Mrs. C. J. Odell, 3211 Williamsburg Street, Sarasota, Florida 33581. BLACKESTON. Need parents of William H. Blackeston, born Pennsylvania, ca. 1802. Dennis R. Beaver, 2517 North Rolling Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21207. Seeking information on the Bendy, Burnett and Sutherland families who lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Shenandoah Valley, Virginia in the 1750s. They were Scotch-Irish, and may have been in Chester, Lancaster, old Washington or York Counties, Pennsylvania. Richard C. Bentley, 6541 Jaffe Court #17, San Diego, California 92119. GENTLY, BURNETT, SUTHERLAND. BLACK . A genealogy is in preparation for the descendants of William Black, who died in 1702, and his wife, Alice Taylor, who died in 1709. They came to Burlington County, New jersey in the fall of 1677 on the flue boat Martha, from Burlington, Yorkshire. Their only child to marry was John Black, 1685-1744. In 1706 he married Sarah Rockhill, 1685-1769. We have traced the descendants of John and Sarah Black's eight children for five generations, except for their son Edward Black. Many lines we have to six generations, and a few to ten, which is current for living descendants. Any information concerning this family will be most appreciated. Russell Bement, Jr., 108 Avon Road, Haver, Pennsylvania 19Q41. CRAFT. Wish to find parents of Michael Craft, born ca. 1751-1760. He was living in Ohio and Brooke County, Virginia (West Virginia) in 1780s+, died Ca. 1835-1840 in Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania? His wife's name was Christiana. Kenneth Craft, 3 Deepwood Lane, Norwalk, Connecticut 016854. CLUNK. Need marriage of Elizabeth Clunn and Charles H. Rikel, who were 259 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 260 married in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, August 1822. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brewster) Clunn. They lived on Shackamaxon Street in Philadelphia, as of 1820. Postage will be refunded. Robert R. Cordell, 316 Cokes Drive, Toms River, New Jersey 08753. Seeking information on the date of birth, and parents of Andrew D. Caldwell, of Philadelphia. Married to Elizabeth Morrow, 18 December 1828. Believe he was a member of the Carpenters' Guild which met at Carpenters' Hall. CALDWELL. Edwin H. Gideon, 6 Chesterfield Court, Vincentown, New Jersey 08088. Looking for the ancestry and maiden name of Susanna, who married in 1776, Nicholas Dilworth of Bristol, Pennsylvania. They were members of Abington MM. DILWORTH. lung B. Hoff, 300 Central Park West, New York, New York 10024. Original spelling of the name, of French origin, is Diddian. Wish ancestors of`, oseph Ditty, born June 1821 in Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 20 October 1897, buried in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. His wife, Elizabeth Naylor, was born in 1826. DITTY. Mrs. Frank A. Featherer, 3,7 Chestnut Street, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070. Searching for information on Simon Eberly who was born in Pennsylvania. His son was Simon Franklin Eberly, who was born in Millersburg, Pennsylvania in 1827, and married Margaret Ruth Brubaker. EBERLY. Robert B. Eberly, 900 Coronado Drive, Redlands, California 92373. Need information about Elizabeth Groff, 1794-1879, the daughter of Abraham and Barbara (Herr) Gruff She married Emmanuel Kindig, 1791-1862, son of Henry and Maria (Gre) Kendig. They moved from Pennsylvania to Augusta County, Virginia. They were my great, great grandparents. GROFF-KINDIG. Vera C. Jones, 4912 Ox Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. My great-grandmother Catherine Henry was born in 1794 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She married, first, Mike (or James?) Dice. Their children were: Michel Dice; Elizabeth Dice, born 1816; Andrew Dice and fake Dice. Catherine (Henry) Dice married, second, John Salskiber (Saltsgiver), (Saltsgaber), ca. 1825. Their children were: Catherine Salskiber, who married Joseph Fickle; Barbara Salskiber, who married Peter Dick; Mary Saiskiber, who married George Kooper, and/or a man named Hunt; Sara and John Salskiber (twins) and Henry Salskiher. Who were Catherine Henry's parents? Or her father and mother-in-law? What happened to the Saltskiber children, other than Barbara? HENRY-SALSKIBER. Mrs. George F. Marx, 834 Stephen Drive West, Columbus, Ohio 43204. HOLLEY. Want to determine exact place, date of birth, marriage and parentage of Adam Holley, a Wesleyan Methodist, born ca. 1812 in Pennsyl- Information Wanted 261 vania, married ca. 1830 to Sarah Cheney (Chenier) in Pennsylvania. Went to Canada ca. 1832. Want to determine exact place and date of - birth and marriage, also parentage. All occurrences of either name please reply. James K. Ward, 3727 Brooklyn Gres, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 721., 1G9. LAuDENSCHLAGER. Desire parents of Jonas Laudenschlager (Laudenslager), born Gratz, Pennsylvania, 14 May 1825. Mrs. D. W. Anderson, 6932 22nd Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140. Will exchange information on Landreth's in Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina from about 1750-1850. Also Yarber, carder and True families from Tennessee and North Carolina, 1750-1900. LANDRETH. Eugene Landreth, P.O. Box 31, Pleasant Grove, Alabama 35127. LEISTER. Need last name of John Leister's wife Barbara. He was born in 1761 in Pennsylvania. Dennis R. Reaver, 2517 North Rolling Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21207. LEVERING. Would like to correspond with anyone having knowledge of the following Philadelphia fmily. Charles Levering, born in 1801, and his wife, Suzanna Rextine, born 1804. Joanne Fulcoly, 600 Iron Hill Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 1890]. Lim's. Information wanted on Asher Lewis, born in Philadelphia? Estate inventory in 1814 in Clarksburg, Virginia (West Virginia). His wife, Jane (White?). Both were over 45 years of Rage in the 1810 census. Their son Charles Lewis was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 1796, also daughters Nancy and Sarah Lewis. Charles or Asher Lewis had a cousin, Plebe Gillingham of Philadelphia, whose mother was Hannah Lewis who married ,john Hallowell in 1739. Mrs. Thomas S. Hyland, 26 Simmons Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. LE X. Seeking information on date of birth and parents of Andrew Lex of Philadelphia. Married 31 October 1775, to Mary Vackenhurst. He may have been a butcher. His daughter, Anna Gertrude Lex, born in 1808. married George B. Gideon. Edwin H. Gideon,6 Chesterfield Court, Vincentown, New jersey 08088. BI o. Who was the first wife ofjames Orbison (1757-1812), attorney of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania? Records of 3rd Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, "1786, June 10. Orbison, Josiah and Jane Perznyoh." May have confused Jos. with Jas. Also need wives of his two sons: William Orbison, born ca. 1790, a resident of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in 1811, and of Butler County, Ohio in 1820 with five children under ten years. James Orbison, born 1794-96, a resident of Main County, Pennsylvania in 1830, and of Derry, Westmoreland County in 1840. He died before 1850, and the children scattered. Elizabeth Reed, M. D., College Street, Butler, Ohio 44822. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 262 Desire information on William Patterson, Revolutionary soldier who was born 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia. He was in North Carolina at the start of the Revolution. He married Nancy English ca. 1777. He died in 1841 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Related names: Keith, PAITERSON. nliver, Kiveti, Dougherty, McGhee, Phillips, Cannon, Siboa, Shoopman, Potute, Queerer, Havens, Bunch, Cross, Asper, Black, Rich and Acres, of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee or other locations. Will return SASE or copying costs. Mrs. Flo Cathie Nichols, P.O. Drawer CC, Tulin, Texas 79088. PIERSON. Joseph Pierson, born ca. 1765 in Elizabeth, New Jersey; died 1846, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He married Hannah Clark, daughter of John and Hannah Passand, ca. 1798. They had eleven children. Need parentage of Joseph Pierson, Mrs. Albert G. Goergens, 4701 Kenmore Avenue, # 1018, Alexandria, Virginia 22304. Seeking information on jerimiah C. Preston, born in 1839 Crawford County, Pennsylvania. In 1860 he married Geraldine M. Colby. PRESTON. Robert B. Eberly, 900 Coronado Drive, Redlands, California 92373. Need parents of Catherine Schneider, who married Johann Ulrich Rieber in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1760. SCHNEIDER. Dennis R. Reaver, 2517 North Rollins Road, Baltimore, 'Vag/and 21207. SITLER, SITTLER, SIDLER. Martin Sider was born in Berks County, in 1775. He died 10 January 1830 in Columbiana County, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Yarian, who was born in 1777 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. She died 21 January 1858, in Columbiana County. Was he the son of Philip Sitter? Information on her (Yarian) family? W. K. Schweitzer, 516 Crescent Drive, Midland, Michigan 48640. Need information on Drionas Smith of Philadelphia, son of John Smith of Delaware County, who died in 1816. His mother's name was Elizabeth Trump. Dr. John Smith's daughter, Sarah Ann Smith, was born 8 Novmeber 1825, Dr. Smith was listed in the 1810 Pennsylvania census as in the Philadelphia Market Street Ward. SMITH. Grace Anderson, 6932 22nd Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140. STROEKMISEL. Arrel or Isser Stroetimisel. He was born in Bosley, Kiev Ge borne, Ukraine. A shoemaker in a shop near Third and Brown Streets, Philadelphia, ca. 1906. A bachelor. His sister, Ester Stroeftmisel married Max Miller. She died 1918 in the influenza epidemic. Information sought, Milton E. Botwinick, RR#2, BX 312A, Absecon, New jersey 08201. TRUMP. Need birth and death dates of Michael Trump, who lived in Bucks Information Wanted 263 and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania ca. 1750-1800. He married, first, Hermina Heaton; 2nd, Tag Thomas. Mrs. D. W. Anderson, 6932 22nd Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140. Would like to correspond with anyone having knowledge of the following Philadelphia families: William Vanderherchen, born in 1816. He married Catherine Shibe, who was born in 1819. Francis Vanderherchen, born in 1839. He married Matilda Myers, who was born in 1841. ,Joanne V. Fulcoly, 600 Iron Hill Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901. VANDERHERCHEN, Would like to correspond with anyone having knowledge of the following Philadelphia family: James Weir, was born in 1806. He married Christiana Haig, who was born in 1806. Joanne Fulcoly, 500 Iron Hill Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901. WEIR. WonziNG. Seeking information on identification of Johannes Wurting and his wife. They were sponsors at baptism of Peter Scheidt', 25 March 1800, Pastor Schultz, possible Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Margaret Schneider, baptised 24 November 1799, at Union Reformed Church, Neffs, Lehigh County, married, ca. 1826, Peter Scheid!. Mrs. Mark R. Everett, 1302 NW 21, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106.