Pennsylvania Trails County Updates

March Updates

Allegheny County - County Host Christina Anthony

• German Passenger Records 1850-1897

• South Fayette Twp. 1850, 1870 & 1880 Mortality

• Biographies: John M. Alston, Professor Thomas McCann, MD, John Dunlap, John M. Cooper, DDS, William Cowley, MD, Edwin W. Stowe, James P. Speer, William Thomas Howe, Thomas T. Kirk, MD, William Roseburg, Robert Bruce Wallace, Adolph L. Lewin, MD, Andrew B. Stevenson.
• Presbyterian Pastors & Professors

• Freedman Bank Records 1865-1874 (Most people were born and/or raised in Pittsburgh)

• Old Photos: St. Philomena Church in Pittsburgh, Third Presbyterian Church Photo

• Pittsburgh Post Offices

Dauphin County - County Host Nancy Piper

• AUTO DROPS 40 FEET; TWO DEAD (Death of John C. H. Care and Thomas McClintock) - Donated by Patricia Hardenstine

Erie County

• 1910 Erie, Erie County Pa Census - Partial - Contributed by Linda Dougan

• 1930 Erie, Erie County PA Census - Partial  - Contributed by Linda Dougan

• Doyle Death Records - Contributed by Linda Dougan

• Doyle Death Notices - Contributed by Linda Dougan

• Unsanitary condition of jail (1915) - Contributed by Linda Dougan

• Biography of Michael Lieble - Contributed by Linda Dougan

Franklin County

• Index of Biographies - Contributed by Carol Parrish

Greene County

• Obituaries - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd

• Biography of John G. Fordyce - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd

• Kennedy News Article - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd

Lebanon County

• Added death notice of Catherine Shaffer Hawk - Submitted by L. Morgan

• Indexed obituaries alphabetically

Luzerne County

• Wilkes-Barre News Articles - Contributed by Sharon Wick

JANUARY UPDATES

Bedford County

• News Articles:  Theft of John Compher's horse and Improvements at Bedford Springs (1824)

• Probate Records for Edward Perrin Bedford Co. PA - Contributed by Sharon Ashcraft

• Petition by James Elder to secure a deed - Contributed by Sharon Ashcraft

Berks County

• News Articles:  Death of Frederick Post's child; Mr. Bagley injured by gun powder; great flood; wool manufacturing at Reading; 12 year old worker killed by accidental hanging  (1824)

• Death Notices:  Gabriel Hiester

Blair County

•  Description of Mount Etna and the Mount Etna Furnace in 1824

Butler County

• News Articles:  David M'Junkin arrested for murder; Harmony Society; Father accidently shot (1824)

Centre County

• News Articles:  Manufacture of wood screws; Death of Mr. Yarrick; Andrew Thompson acquitted for the murder of Hamilton (1824)

Cumberland County

• News Articles:  Unknown man murdered; Store house struck by lightning (1824)

• 1824 Death Notices:  Maj. Gen. Henry Miller; Henry M. Campbell; John Riley

• Marriage announcement: John Quigley - Ann C. Dipple (1824)

Dauphin County

• News Article: Emanuel Cassell convicted of slander;  Samuel Miller's barn struck by lightning (1824)

• 1824 Death Notices:  Samuel Meyers and Mrs. Walter Floody

Fayette County

• 1824 news articles: Swollen rivers from rain, Man killed from explosion.

Frankin County

• Death notices for Mrs. Martha Patterson and John Sloan (1824)

Huntingdon County

•  1824 News Articles:  Hostler's horses loose footing, Amstrong Crawford wagon falls into river when bridge collapses

Lancaster County

• 1824 News Articles:  Dr. J. L. Atlee performs amazing surgery, Mr. Somners robbed; The Conostoga committee; Tornado does damage to homes

• 1824 Marriage Announcements:  Bedford-Dickson, McKelly-Michael

Lycoming County

• Letters About the Wedding of Elizabeth Warner and Joseph Reece Whitacre at the Muncy Meeting House, 1862 - - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp

Mercer County

• 1824 News Articles: Union Meeting House destroyed by lightning; Squirrel hunting

Mifflin County

• 1824 News Articles: John Brown's storehouse destroyed by fire ; Lost child of Alexander Stewart found after missing for 10 days

Montgomery County

• 1824 News Articles: The trial of Mrs. Richardson , Coal Mine discovered (1824)

• 1824 Death Notices:  John Goodwin; Samuel Smith; Charles Thompson

Northampton County

• Death Notice of Henry Hutter (1824)

•  News Article: Improvements of the Lehigh river (1824)

Philadelphia County

• News pages added:  Vital records-Marriages and Vital records-Deaths

• Added NEW newspaper articles and obits.There is a very interesting article in the Newspaper section about a fire in Phila, and in the same neighborhood a previous fire, with many names of owners of homes and businesses that were lost. An interesting Obit about a "Circus Freak".

Schuylkill County

• John Zimmerman convicted of murdering his daughter.(1824)

Westmoreland County

• 1824 News Articles:

  • James Montgomery restored to life (1824);

  • Robbery of Rev. Mr. Power(1824);

  • Swiss imigrants pass through Greensburg (1824);

  • Murder of John Garner by John Decker and John Decker's escape (1824);

  • Huge tree cut down by John M'Clelland (1824)

York County

• Obituary of John Adlum - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp

• 1824 News Articles:

  • Daring Robbery by "Sailor John" (1824)
  • Frederick Gram's grist mill destroyed by fire (1824)
  • John Herr's barn destroyed by fire (1824)
  • 20 Families leave for Philadelphia (1824)
  • Supposed murder of George Brown (1824)
  • Francis L. Koons and G. P. Ziegler seriously injured during militia training (1824)

• 1824 Obituary:  Gen. Henry Miller - revolutionary war hero

• Accidental Death of William Rieder (1824)

• Death Notice for David Cassat, Mathias Eichholtz (1824)

• August 1824 Session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer

• News Articles concerning the activities of the York County Sheriff. from the Pennsylvania Gazette 1754 - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp

DECEMBER UPDATES

Adams County

• 70 Death Notices from 1824

• Miscellanous news from 1824

• 16 Marriage notices from 1824

• 4 Marriage notices from Dec 1828

Allegheny County - Host Christina Anthony

• Biographies:

• 1819 Pittsburgh Directory:

  • E-F-G Surnames

  • H-I Surnames

• Pittsburgh Directory (J-K-L Surnames)

• Runaway Slave Articles - James Snow, Samuel Rollins, James (Gerrard S. Boarman.

• Estates and Wills Data - Newspaper article for John Reynolds (1797)

• Deaths and Marriages extracted from Social Directory of Greater

• Pittsburgh - 1905

Lycoming County

• Death notice for Mrs. Ambrose Lyman

•  Jan 1823 Marriage Announcements

Adams County

• 1824 Marriages

Bedford County

• Obituary for Mary Ramsey Agnew

• Robbery of Jacob Schell's Store(1824)

• Destruction of bridges by heavy rains (1824)

Bucks County

• Fire at Oxford Valley (1900)

• Death Notice for John McFadden

Butler County

• Accidental death of Philip Coovert

• Accidental death of William Gert

Cambria County

• Deaths by Fire at Ebensburg (1824)

Cumberland County

• Trial of Joseph Nelson (1823)

Dauphin County

• Execution of Benjamin Stewart (1824)

Franklin County

• Death notice for Colonel James Horner

Greene County

• Obituary of John Jones - donated by Sara Hemp

Lancaster County

• Trial of John Walker (1824)

Lehigh County

• Death  Notice for George Hanke

Luzerne County

• Violent Storm and Loss of the Wilkesbarre Bridge (1824)

Montgomery County

• Obituary of Daniel Kolb Cassel - Donated by Sara Hemp

• Powder mill explosion (1824)

Susquehanna County

• A panther killed (1824)

Westmoreland County

• Death of Dr. Jacob Houk

• Death of William Graham

Allegheny County (Host Christina Anthony)

• Famine Irish Passenger Records - 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851

• Time Magazine (1926) Heinz Company - Transcribed by Dena Whitesell

• Cemeteries & 1819 Directory (A-B Surnames)

Philadelphia County (Host Kim Patterson)

• Bio of John LOGAN, Quaker

• New Queries

• New Surnames

Adams County

• The Burning of the McLean House On The First Day's Battle of Gettysburg - Donated by Susan Alexander Llauget

Adams County

• News Article: 1823 Hail Storm
• News Article: Destruction of John Markle's Grist Mill by Fire (1823)
• 25 Obituaries and Death Notices from 1823-1824
• 7 Marriage Notices from 1823-1824

Allegheny County

• News Article: Theft of clothing, capture, trial and conviction - all in 6 hours (1823)
• News Article: Destructive fire (1823)

Beaver County (Host Kat Lowrie)

• Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

• Added Obituaries of Abner Lacock and John W. McCain

Berks County

• New Section Obituaries and Death Notices - Added death of Edward Powers and Jeremiah Morgan

Chester County

• History of St. Paul Church and White School, Lionville, PA

Columbia County

• Obituary of Necia Piper Tubbs - donated by Pat

Crawford County

• New Section: Obituaries and Death Notices - Added Death Notice of Gen. Henry Hurst

Cumberland County

• Several Death Notices from 1823
• News Article: The 1823 Cumberland County Agricultural Society Meeting

Dauphin County (Host Nancy Piper)

• News Article: Death Notice of John Bower (1823)
• News Article: Murder Trial of Benjamin Stewart (1823)

Franklin County

• News Article: Atempted murder of Mr. George Besore and indictment of Frederick Defebaugh, sen. (1823 news)

Lancaster County

• Will Abstracts 1729-1819 : "S" Surnames - Donated by Sara Hemp

•  News Article: Death of Joseph Denlinger

Lebanon County (Host Nancy Piper)

• News Article: John Eshelman's barn struck by lightning

Northampton County

• News Article: Easton Academy struck by lightening (1823)

Perry County

• News Article: New Seat of Justice (1823)

Philadelphia County (Host Kim Paterson)

• Influenza Epidemic of 1890

• Vital Records updated with Obituaries and Death Notices

• Surname List  and Queries list updated

Schulkill County

• News Article: Murder by John Zimmerman (1823)

Sommerset

• (News Article: 1823) Robbery of Mr. Badley

Susquehanna County

• Obituary of Louise S. (Stewart)  Devitt - Donated by Sara Hemp

Westmoreland County

• Obituary of Mrs. Henrietta (Brown) Hill  - donated by Sara Hemp

• News Article: Death of James Fulton

York County

• Seizure of Virginia land by William and John McKeen - Donated by Christi Scovel

Adams County

• New Obituaries donated by Susan Alexander Llauget - Hall Forest Thompson (1934), Lizzie Thompson nee Heyser (1942), George Robert Thompson (1959)

Allegheny County

• Duel between Tarleton Bates and Thomas Stewart (1806 News Article)

Crawford County

• Description of Meadville in 1805

• Crawford County Cemetery Records - Donated by Sharon Wick

Cumberland County

• New Obituary donated by Susan Alexander Llauget - William R. Thompson

• CARLISLE'S OLDEST CITIZEN 97 TOMORROW -WILLIAM H. THOMPSON TALKS OF CIVIL WAR (1927)- donated by Susan Alexander Llauget

Montgomery County

• Biographical Sketch of Col. Samuel Miles - Revolutionary War Hero

Philadelphia County

• Updated the new Wills page with 9 new Clymer wills, these are various families in Phila.
• Added New Will page--the full will of one Robert Clymer, proven 1817.
• Updated the Queries page to add William Cloud.

JUNE UPDATES:

Adams County

• 50 Death Notices from 1823

• 8  Marriage Notices from 1823

Bulter County

NEW SECTION - News Articles: Heavy Rains cause damage (1823)

Mercer County

Horrible accident during Peter Gundy's barn raising (1823)

Mifflin County

 Death notive of Andrew Gallaher (1823)

Perry County

Murder of Robert Nelson by his brother Joseph at Landisburg (1823)

Philadelphia County (Host Kim Patterson)

• updated the Philadelphia Queries section with new info on the WINIECKI AND LEECH families. Also some new graphics.

• :updated the Bates Civil War Roster pages today. New names added alphabetically.

• added a new Wills page for the City and County of Philadelphia. This page will have both extracts and full transcripts of wills on it. Each full will with have its own page link. This was my last update for June.

Westmoreland County

 Highway robbery near Stattler's Tavern

York County

• 1823 News Article about a gang of thieves.

•  Death notice of John Sheffer (1823)

MAY UPDATES:

Adams County

• 1823 Marriages and Death Notices

• 1823 News Articles

  • More 1823 Marriages and Death Notices

  • John Thomas's Tavern Burns

  • Courthouse on Fire

Allegheny County

• Photo of US Post Office, Pittsburgh, PA - Donated by Dawn Coen

• Accidental shooting of Mr. Clark

Berks County

• Death of Mrs. William Hetherington - Donated by Sara Hemp

• Riot in Hamburg (1823)

Cumberland County

• Peter Lobach's home destroyed by fire (1823)

Dauphin County

•  Demy Obituaries - submitted by LouAnn Cameron

• Obituaries and Death Notices are now alphabetized.

Franklin County

• 1823 News Articles

  •  Barn of Mr. Clapsaddle consumed by fire

  • Fatal Accident

  • Death notice of Peter S. Dechert

  • Death notice of General Robert Brown

  • Death of John Thomson Lost and Frozen 

  • Stage crushed during storm

Huntingdon County

• Death notice of Joseph Underwood

Lancaster County

• 1823 News Articles

  • New Section:  Obituaries and Death Notices - Added death notice for William Dickson

  • Trial of John Wilson

  • Benjamin Fraim's House Struck by Lightning

  • Court of Oyer and Terminer - Jan. 1823 session

Lebanon County

• Obituary of Alta May Winner Bucher - Donated by Sara Hemp

Northampton County:

• Death of Rev. John Heckewelder

Perry County

•  Death notice of Mrs. Jane Scott

Union County

• Death of Robert Maxwell

York County

• 1823 News Articles

  • Robbery of John Kauffman

  • Fire at Benedict Mead's Mill

  • Severe Hailstorm

APRIL UPDATES:

Allegheny County

• Marble found on George Sheilds farm (1822)

• Meeting of the Pittsburg Sabbath School Union (1823)

• Accident of John Geiger's wagon (1823)

• Death of Mr. Charles McMicken (1823)

Centre County

•  Biography of A. F. Kreamer - Donated by Donna Rife

•  Grist mill fire at Big Spring (1823)

•  Two fires in Harrisburg (1823)

•  Accident of William Miller's team and wagon (1822)

• Prison sentence of John Harmon (1822)

• Fire and Destruction of Grist Mill and Fulling Mill of Mr. Christian Hoover (1823)

•  Death notice of Thomas Dolton (1822)

• Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements (Added January 1822 notices)

• Theft of Mr. Hantz by Henry Norbeck and son (1822)

• Death notices for Westmoreland, York, Fayette Counties
• Franklin County -
  • Attempted 1822 robbery and murder of Mr. George Besore
  • Death Notice
• Mifflin County
  • Large radishes of  John Slack and
  • The fall meeting of the Susquehanna Agricultural Society (1822)
• Somerset County - 1822 Attempted Mail Robbery
• Cumberland County -
  • Five men were committed to jail for robbery
  • Death notice
• Washington County -
  • William Crawford sentenced to be executed
  • Death Notice
• Chester county -
  • 1761 Land tortoise found (1822)
  • Death notice
• Lancaster county -
  • Fire at Columbia,
  • Stabbing of Thomas Burns;
  • The Execution of John Lechler
  • Death Notice
• Huntingdon county - Body found at Alexandria
• Montgomery county - Trip to the Klingleberg or singing valley
• York county -  
  • 1822 Explosion in well
  • Death Notice
• Adams County -
  • 20 Marriage notices (1822)
  • 5 death notices (1822)
  • Notice of indebtness for Estate of William Hunter
  • Arthur O'Kelly committed to prison
  • Murder Committed at Breakneck Furnace

• Philadelphia County (Host Kim Patterson)
  • I have added more pages to my site, to the Military page I have now added a Civil War page and from there an index (just the tip of the iceberg so to speak) of Bate's Civil War History. To my knowledge it has never been indexed by surname and I have wanted to put it together for a long time.
  • I have updated the Newspaper articles pages, and also the VitalRecs page from some of those articles.

• Dauphin County:  (Host Nancy Piper) History of Dauphin County. GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS. Volume III  (Pages 1-42f are now online)
• Cumberland County:  The Frankenberger and Miller Stories - By Margaret (LaMonte) Gagliardi

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