Information Wanted

Information Wanted Genealogical inquiries of fifty words or less will be published free to member's of the Society. There will be a charge of $2.00 for each additional 25 words. For nonmembers, 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 he given. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine reserves the right to edit all inquiries. ONLY TWO INQUIRIES PER PERSON, PER YEAR, PLEME. BACKEN/NEUMANN. Seeking any information on James Backen and Magdalena Neumann of Maiden Creek, who were married 5 Feb. 1793, according to records ofSchwartzvvald Reformed Church, Exeter Twp., Berks Co., Pa. "Backen" may be a phonetic spelling of the surname "Bacon." Linda York, 2623 Southern Hills Blvd. #6, Arlington, Texas 76006. BEATTIE. Mary Beattie and Margaret Beattie, sisters, and their parents emigrated before 1873 from Scotland to Philadelphia, where they ran a commercial hotel. Mary Beattie married Hiram Flint Kershaw in 1873 in an Episcopal Church on Frankford Road in Philadelphia and returned to Leicestershire, England. Margaret Beattie married a Philadelphia pawnbroker, possibly surnamed Dickinson, and remained in the U.S. Seeking given names of Beattie parents, their death dates and burial places, and contact with descendants of these Beatties. Mrs. Roma Longman, "Little Timbers," 28 Longmeadows, Darras Hall, Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne NF20 9DY, UK BERGEWBARGER. Seeking information on the family of Peter and Elizabeth Berger, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany. Peter Berger died in York Co. ca. 1760-1762. His son, John Berger/Barger fought in the Revolutionary War, later moved to West Virginia, and then to Breckinridge Co., Ky., where he died in 1841. Teresa Jones, 2912 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901. BRUNNER/SCHELLENBERGER. Seek parents of Caspar Brunner (born 1730 in Philadelphia, died 1783) and Ursula Schellenberger, 332 Information Wanted 333 who were married 4 May 1756 at First Reformed Church, Montgomery Co., Pa. They later settled in Lancaster, where they raised six children. Caspar served as a private in Capt. Andrew Graff's company. Kay Metzger Lynch, 1654 Parkwood Road, Lakewood, Ohio 441074722. CAIN/SFORN. Seeking ancestors, parents, and descendants of Joseph Cain ( born 1817 in Pennsylvania) and his wife Susan Sforn born 1819 in Pennsylvania); both are buried in Hopewell M.E. Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa. Sally Fitch Marney, 199 Prince Avenue, Marstons Mills, Massachw5etts 02648. CRAIGE. Seth Craige acquired interest in Globe Mills, Philadelphia, in 1809. Who was his wife? His daughter Ann Craige and her husband John Holmes of Strabane, Ireland, and Philadelphia, acquired an interest in Globe Mills in 1813. Who were the parents of Seth Craige and his wife? Mrs. Lyndle C. Peyton, 1700 Massachusetts Street, Apt. 401, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. CRAMEWKRAIVIEWFREEMAN. Seeking ancestors and descendants of Susanna Cramer of Wayne Co., Pa., who married ( his first wife) Elijah A. Freeman ca. 1830-1840, and was the mother of Charles Warren Freeman, who married Julia A. Stanton, daughter of Clinton and Paulina ( Beatty) Stanton, and moved to Luzerne Co., Pa., with sons Oliver Freeman and Charles Freeman in 1850. Constance Tingley, 91 Cardinal Circle, Whispering Pines, North Carolina 28327. CROSS. Seek information on ancestors, parents, and siblings of John Cross ( 1803-1882); born in Maryland; resided near Middletown, Baltimore Co., Md. ( about six miles south of New Freedom, Pa.); married Sarah Jane Long ( 1812-1874). According to the 1880 census, both his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Charles Crass, 552 Custis Road, Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038. DIETZ. Joh. Dietz and his wife, from Swatara, were baptismal .sponsors for the child of Friedrich and Christina Dietz at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Holland, Pa., in 1779. What was the connection between Joh. Dietz and Friedrich Dietz? Bonnie Dietz Baker; 1060 Broadview Blvd. S., Dayton, Ohio 45410 3618. DEVLIN/McGRATH. Seeking information about Mary Ann Devlin ( ca. 1830-4892) and Henry McGrath (1819-x,898}, who were married at St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia, on 26 Dec. 1847, with Patrick 334 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Devlin, John Sheeron, and Mary Theresa Devlin as witnesses. Tom Caldwel4 537 Pennsylvania, San Francisco, California 94107. DREHEWKOCH. Seeking parents' names, specific dates, and burial places for family of Lucy Dreher, born ca. 1814, Drehersville-McKeansburg area, Schuylkill Co., Pa.; married Benjamin Koch ca. 1834; died Ca. 1852. Children: Amanda Koch ( married Joseph Frederici), Kate Koch ( married Moyer), Mary Koch ( married Thomas Ebling), Charles Koch, Daniel Koch ( married Mary Alice Yost), Harry Koch. Elizabeth N Naranjo, 313 Staab St., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. EGBERT/PAUL/SWANK. Seeking ancestors and descendants of Sarah Egbert and her first husband, Paul, parents of Harriett and Jacob Paul ( and possibly others) Jacob Paul, born 1803, married Elizabeth Hardin. Harriett Paul, born 1802, married John Swank in Morgan Co. Ohio. Sarah (Egbert) Paul married (2) Ezekiel Dye. Also seeking information on the ancestors and descendants of John Swank. Eleanor P Phillips, 5125 Romohr Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244-1022. FETZER. Seeking European origin and ancestry of Frederick Fetzer ( 1726-1805), who married Rachel Britain in Philadelphia in 1753 and lived in Philadelphia and Montgomery cos. Also interested in European origins of other Fetzer immigrants to Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s. Natalie Burrows, Apt. 2H, 800 Forest Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090. FITCH. Seeking information (siblings?) on Charles Oliver Fitch, born 1837, possibly in Maryland; moved to Philadelphia before 1860; resided with Edward Fitch ( died 1865 near Philadelphia), who may have been his father; both were bricklayers. Charles Oliver Fitch served as lieutenant and captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War. Sally Fitch Marney, 199 Prince Avenue Marstons Mills, Massachusetts 02648 GOTTMEYEIVHELMUTH/MURPHY/KIERNAN/McNUTT. Matthias Gottmeyer, son of Matthias Gottmeyer and Ana M. Bachmeyer, of Dingelfinger, Bavaria, married Frederica Helmuth, daughter of Michael Helmuth and Elisabeth Stiele, of Hermetsfiekl, Prussia, on 17 Jan. 1864 in Philadelphia. John Garttmeyer, son of Matthias Garttmeyer, married Anna Murphy, daughter of John Murphy and Nellie (Ellen) Kiernan/Kiernan, on 29 Jan. 1895 in Philadelphia. Katherine Garttmeier married Archie McNutt, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, on 17 March 1915 in Philadelphia. Apparently all marriages took place in Catholic churches. Seek information on all of these individuals. Marie Gantmeiet; 27 Glasgow Road, Richbaro, Pennsylvania 18954. Information Wanted 335 GREEN. Seeking parents of Lemuel Green, born ca. 1800 in Philadelphia; raised and educated in the Philadelphia area; removed to Brooklyn, N.Y., ca. 1821; occupation: baker; married Eliza Moser in Oct. 1822; children: Lemuel H. Green, Samuel Moser Green, Charles C. Green, John William Green, and Joseph Moser Green. Susan Tillman, 1635 NE 7 Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304. HEIN/HEINE. Seeking ancestors and information on George Washington Hein/Heine, who married Mary Ann Greaver Ege on 31 May 1846 in the Reformed Church, Reading, Pa. George W Heine, 5536 Zum&ra Lan Excelsior, Minnesota 55331, HOLMES/TAYLOR, Robert Taylor ( 1774-1856) , son of Robert and Ann (Holmes) Taylor, of County Donegal, Ireland, settled in Philadelphia in 1799. His cousin John Holmes ( died 1834) and his wife Ann Craige) Holmes of Strabane, Ireland, also settled in Philadelphia and owned an interest in Globe Mills. Seeking correspondence with descendants. Ma. Lyndle C. Peyton, 1700 Massachusetts Street, Apt. 401, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. HUSTON, Was John Huston, son of Abnor Huston, who settled near Philadelphia in 1654, in the direct line of ancestry of James Huston, ?Their son James (1721-ca. 1769) and his who married Mary wife had six children. Were they all born in Pennsylvania? Where did James Huston die? Mn. Iris Turner; PO. Box 363, Hawthorne, Nevada 89415. JONES/MORGAN/PARRY. Seeking information on Mrs. Ann Jones, who came {with her husband?) to Philadelphia from Wales about 1819. Her "wealthy" family included two daughters: Joanna, born in Wales in 1791, died 1861, who married Thomas Morgan (born 1788 in Wales, died 1851 in Athens, Bradford Co., Pa.); and jeanette/jannet, born in Wales in 1798, died in Canton, Bradford Co., Pa., in 1871, who married William Parry (born 1798 in Wales, died 1859 in Athens, Pa.) in Philadelphia in 1822. In 1827 Ann Jones of Philadelphia purchased land in Athens, Pa., for Jeanette. Rick brume, R.R Z Box 169, Glyndon, Minnesota 56547-9651. KEIM. Seeking information on Mahlon Walter Keim ( 30 Oct. 1833-22 April 1923), of Johnstown, Pa.; son of Jonas and Sarah (Livengood) Keim; married Elizabeth Dibert (25 Oct. 1840-9 June 1925), daughter of John and Rachel (Blough) Dibert; all resided in Somerset and Cambria cos., Pa. Jim Thompson, 5388 Storm Drift, Columbia, Maryland 21045. KEITH/TOMLINSON. Seeking parents and siblings of Margaret Keith; born 1836 in Philadelphia; married Thomas Tomlinson, harness 336 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine maker, ca. 1860 in Germantown; one child, William Thomas Tomlinson, born 16 Aug. 1861; resided 747 S. 17th Street; died 10 Dec. 1867; buried Mt. Moriah Cemetery ( grave later removed to West Laurel Hill Cemetery). Thomas Tomlinson married ( 2) Mary Milligan. Mrs. Melvin W Morrison, 53 School Street, Augusta, Maine 04330. LEE. Seeking birthplace, parents, and siblings for both Samuel Lee, born 6 Aug. 1798 in Pennsylvania, and his wife, Mary Lee, born 16 June 1796 in Pennsylvania; both are believed to have died before 1840. They were the parents ofJacob, Phebejarnes, Nancy, Cornelius, Abel, Maryjane, and Sarah Lee, most of whom were born in Ohio Ca. 1816-1831. James, Cornelius, and Sarah were in Muskingum Co., Ohio, at the 1850 census. Mrs. Peggy Lee, 10112 Woodward Avenue, Suntand, California 91040. LOMAX. Emma Lomax, born 1840 in Pennsylvania, wife of Ellis Lomax, had one child in the 1870 census who was blind. Was Emma Lomax the daughter of Mary Sturgiss Smith? Barbara Schramm, 952 Woudbourne Drive, Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966. McCLURE. Seek information on any of the following: William J. McClure ( resided in Mingo Junction, Ohio, area), killed by a railroad train between Industry and Midland, Pa., on 27 Nov. 1907 at age 54; Howard McClure ( relationship unknown) was killed with him; John McClure ( relationship unknown) identified the bodies. Death records show wife of William as Carrie Bell, from Pittsburgh, and his father as Adam McClure. William P McClure, 7525 SW 32 Street, Miami, Florida 33155. McDONALD. Seeking parents of Isaac McDonald and his brother Alexander McDonald, who owned land in Union Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., in the late eighteenth century. Isaac McDonald's will, filed in 1797, names his wife, Mary, and his 16 children, including his son Smith Augustus McDonald, who was born in 1793, married Mary Chipps in Fayette Co., Pa., ca. 1814, and settled in Medina Co., Ohio, ca. 1815. Mary E Madigan, 448 Maple Avenue, Elmhurst„ Illinois 60126. McNUTT/MONTGOMERY/MEIGHEN. Seeking ancestors and descendants of Samuel McNutt (born 1780, died 26 April 1864) and his wife Sarah ( Montgomery) McNutt (born 1789, died 10 Sept. 1851). Both were born in Pennsylvania and are buried in Guernsey Co., Ohio. Children ( all surnamed McNutt): Hannah Mary; Nancy; Herman; Michael; Robert; Hiram; Samuel, Jr.; Emmaline; Sanford; Sarah; Dwight. Samuel McNutt, jr., born in Pennsylvania 6 Sept. 1827; married 1 March 1860 to Rebecca Frances Bates of Noble Co., Ohio, daughter of Bethel and Mary Ann ( Meighen) Bates; died 10 July 1917 Information Wanted 337 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. Mary Ann Meighen, born in Pennsylvania 25 Dec. 1812, married 27 Oct. 1831 to Bethel Bates; died 14 Jan. 1904 in Noble Co., Ohio, was the daughter of John Meighen, born 1769 in Fayette Co., Pa. Also seek ancestors and descendants ofjohn Meighen. Eleanor"? Phillips, 5125 Romohr Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244-1022. MALIN. Seeking information on William Malin, a Welsh Quaker. His son, Joseph Malin, was born 30 Nov. 1793 in Charlestown, Va., and was apprenticed to Samuel Russell of Virginia in 1808. It is believed the family originally came from Pennsylvania. Julie Chit-wood, 32809 N 66th Street, Cave Creek Arizona 85311. MAR. Seeking information on family of Alem Marr (18 June 1787-29 March 1843); son of lj oseph and Susanna ( Price) Marc; married Margaret Hunter (d. 17 Feb. 1844), daughter of David and Isabella (Patterson) Hunter; all resided in Northumberland Co., Pa. Jim Thompson, 5388 Storm Drift, Columbia, Maryland 21045. MATSON. Seek information on Uriah Matson (born Ca. 1749 in Ireland, died 1816); arrived in Philadelphia 23 Aug. 1786 aboard the Nancy from Londonderry; resided in Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa.; married three times and had 11 children. Carol Johnson, 7331 Paseo Verd4 Carlsbad, California 92009. MELONEY. Seeking information on Charles Peter Meloney, born 15 April 1836 in Philadelphia; married Maria Quick; nine children ( all born 1862-1874): Anna, Charles, George, Elizabeth, Rose, Maria ( married Christopher Scully), Vincent, Regina, Edward. Charles was reputedly Philadelphia harbormaster; later settled in Atlantic City. Maria, said to have been a Quaker, later ( 1882-1908) owned Manhatten Hotel in Atlantic City. Related lines: Meloney ( Philadelphia area), Catalano, Schumann, Meloney, Scully (Atlantic City area). Robert j. Scully, 2501 Central A-oene, North Wildwood, New jersey 08260. MILLER. Seeking parents of Leonard Miller, born 1764 in York Co., Pa.; resided in Paradise Twp., York Co., in 1800; removed to Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1808; Lutheran; wife: Christina; children: Samuel, born 1788; Catherine, married William Gilmore; Jacob, born 1791; Elizabeth ( "Betsy"), born 1793, married James Deneenjohn, born 1806. Frances Deneen Rusch, 10830 W Courtland Avenue, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53225. NUSS. Jacob Nuss ( ca. 1774-1857) and wife Maria Nuss, resided Mifflinville, Columbia Co., Pa. Children: Peter, Jacob, Sara, Samuel; probable: Esther, John, Mary, Joseph. Was Jacob Nuss the son of Conrad Nuss and Maria Margretha (Roeder) Nuss of Montgomery and Lehigh cos., Pa.? Also seeking maiden name of Maria Nuss and 338 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine names of all children. Elizabeth N Naranjo, 313 Staab St., Santa F4 New Mexico 87501. OWENS. Seeking information on Owens family, found in 1860 Philadelphia census ( 15th Ward, Spring Garden District) : James Owens, born 1828 in New York; his wife Sarah Owens, born 1832 in Philadelphia; children (all born in Philadelphia) William Owens, born 1849; Clara Owens, born 1852; Edward Owens, born 1854; Emma Owens, born 1857. In 1870 South Carolina census William Owens had a wife, Elizabeth, born 1853 in North Carolina, and a daughter, Emma, born 1869 in South Carolina. Edward Owens is believed to have married Roxanna Clippard ( died 1873), by whom he had two children, Emma and Ed, born 1873 in South Carolina. After Roxanna's death, Ed Owens lived with the Clippard family, and Emma lived with the Owens family and moved to Georgia. Nancy Nelson, Route 1, Box 355B, Pomaria, South Carolina 29126. REESE/REECE/SEIGLER. Seeking information on the family of Charles "Francis" Reese/Reece ( 1787-1854); foreign-born; settled in Pennsylvania; relocated to Hancock Co., Ohio, after 1837. Also his wife, Frances (Seigler) Reese ( 1794-1855); born in Pennsylvania. They had 11 children, six known: Jacob ( born 1822), Samuel (born 1827), William ( born 1829), Elijah ( born 1833), Charles F. (born 1834), Daniel (born 1837) . Barb Carter-Carmella, 560 Elvin Aventi4 Hamilton, Ohio 450133027. RETZLER. Seeking information on George Retzler, cooper, listed among the taxables in the Mulberry Ward of Philadelphia in 1756. Bonnie Dietz Bakei; 1060 Broadview Blvd, S., Dayton, Ohio 454193618. ROSE/CRAWFORD/HENDERSON. Seeking marriage record ( ca. 1782-1785) and earlier family information for Isaac Rose (ca, 17531829) and Margaret (possibly Forsythe, not Leyde); also for William Crawford (died 1769 in Lancaster Co., Pa.) and Violet (probably married 1730s), and also evidence that they were the parents of William Crawford who married Margaret Henderson in 1769. Abs. Edwin G. Clawsey, 717 West 37th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211. ROSS/WESTOVER. Nathan Ross {barn 1814 in Somerset Co., Pa., died Indiana Co., Pa.), married Barbara Braun ( born 1817 in Baden, Germany); children: Tabitha Ann Ross (born 1837, married Black); George Washington Ross ( 1840-3 Jan. 1900, married Rebecca Elias); Mary Ross =barn 1843); Oliver Westover Ross ( May 1847-21 Oct. 1932, married Margaret L. Shankle); Sarah C. Ross; Frank Nathan Information Wanted 339 Ross; John W. Ross ( 30 May 1848-8 Oct. 1935, married Elizabeth Nancy Bannon); Martha Ross; Gertrude Ross ( married Thaddeus Stephens). What was this family's connection to an Oliver Westover to prompt use of that name for the second son? Jean H. Masco, 967 Pine Hilt Road, Palm Harbal; Ronda 34683 3014. SAILOR. Seeking parents of William Sailor, born 1788-89 in Pennsylvania; died 16 April 1853, age 64. At his death he resided on Ridge Road above Washington Street, Philadelphia, with his wife, Sarah Sailor, daughters Rebecca Sailor and Sarah Sailor, and son William H. Sailor. E A. Sailor, 405 Alexander, Kingsvilk Texas 78363-6723. SCHWAB/REESE. Seeking information on Peter Schwab and his wife, parents of Rebecka Schwab, born 1828 in Ohio and married to Jacob Reese in Hancock Co., Ohio, in 1845. Peter Schwab and his wife are said to have been Germans from Pennsylvania. Rebecka Schwab's brother, Peter Schwab (1821-1889), was in Hancock Co., Ohio, in 1843. Barb Garter-Carmella, 560 Elvin Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 450133027. SCUDDER/HART. Seeking information about Deborah Scudder ( 17211776) ,who married John Hart in 1740, and her ancestors. John D. Dinker; 2653 Sutton PL, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601. SEVERN/BISPHAM. The 1850 census entry for Benjamin Severn of Bispham Severns." What was Bucks Co., Pa., includes a son, the connection between Severn and Bispham? Pat Coopet; 3548 Bonari Court, Concorc4 California 94519-2414. SIFRIT. Seeking parents of Andrew &frit Cyphert/C)phers/ Cypert/Cypress/Seifert) , born 16 March 1750 at Winchester, Frederick Co., Va., died 16 Oct. 1847, in Madison Co., Ohio; and of his wife Hannah Manic (Morrillis), born ca. 1780. They were married 20 Aug. 1801 in Frederick Co., Va. The Sifrit family is said to have come from Pennsylvania; Andrew's father may have been Michael Sifrit. Lita Karlstrand, PSG 60 Box 1406, APO, AE 09641. STURGISS. Mary Sturgiss, born ca. 1814 in Pennsylvania, married ( 1) Smith, married ( 2) John Mirkil. After marriage Mary Sturgiss Smith and Smith apparently moved to Kentucky, where their first daughter, Mary, was born ca. 1836. Were Stickley/Stockley Sturgess and Mary Sturgess the parents of Mary Sturgiss Smith? Barbara Schramm, 952 Woodbourne Drive, Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966. SUTTON. Seeking ancestors of Bartholomew John Sutton, Sr., born ca. 1822 ( according to the 1860 census he was born in Pennsylvania); lived 340 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine in Kensington ( Philadelphia) 1848-1860, and in Morristown, N.J., from 1880 until his death on 25 Oct. 1890; married Maria Ziegler ca. 1851. John T Lokken, 211 Windsor Street, Reading Pennsylvania 19601. TICKINTEWKUNKLE. Seeking information on and ancestors of Birtha Tickner, born in Philadelphia ca. 1871, daughter of George and Elizabeth Tickner; married Charles E. Kunkle, a policeman, in Philadelphia in 1888. She was a sister of Louie Tickner and Henry Tickner. In 1935 she lived at 4038 Green Street, Philadelphia. Where is she buried? Harry Ticknor, 757 E Main St. A/02, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446. WELCH/McINTYRE/STILLE. Seeking parents and siblings of Elizabeth Welch; born August 1836 in Philadelphia; married 31 Dec. 1860 to John McIntyre, stonecutter, from Northern Ireland; died 20 Aug. 1905. In the 1850 census she resided with Catharine Stine, 1431 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, with Martha, Edmund, Theodore, and John &ilk'. How are they related? Was Catharine Stifle the grandmother of Elizabeth Welch? Mrs. Melvin W Morrison, 53 School Street, Augusta, Maine 04330. WILSON. Seeking parents and birthplace of George Wilson, married 22 April 1847 in Philadelphia to Mary Ann Mooney ( born 12 July 1816, daughter ofjacob and Elizabeth Mooney) by the Rev. A. Rood ( church unknown); children: William Fouche Wilson, born 31 July 1849; John Marshall Wilson, born 5 Sept. 1850. William S. Wilson, 12706 42nd Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98125. ZIEGLER. Seeking information on and ancestors of George J. Ziegler, born 25 July 1805 in Germany (his parents were born in Baden); lived in Kensington ( Philadelphia) in 1870 and until his death in 1890. His family was involved in shoe manufacturing. Also seeking information on his wife, Anna Barbara Ziegler, John T Loithen, 211 Windsor Street, Reading Pennsylvania 19601.