Jefferson County PA

Loennig, Doris O. – Obituary

Doris O. Loennig, 82, of Punxsutawney, Pa., a former Haines resident, died March 15, 2003, at Sprankle Personal Care Home at Punxsutawney. There will be a prayer service at 7 o’clock tonight at the Deeley Funeral Home at Punxsutawney. The Rev. John Bauer will officiate. Visitations are from 4 o’clock to 7 o’clock tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Haines Cemetery. She was born on Oct. 5, 1920, at Haines to George Loennig and Pearl Angell. She was a member of the Saints Cosmas and Damian Roman Catholic Church. She was a member of the PEO … Read more

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records

Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Cemeteries hosted at Jefferson County Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives Burkett Hollow Cemetery: Markton, Oliver Twp Knights of Pythias Cemetery: Anita, Oliver Twp Markton Cemetery: Markton, Oliver Twp SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic, Horatio Cemetery Photos hosted at Jefferson County Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archive Baptist Cemetery Beechtree Cemetery Cherva Agudath Achuin Cemetery Circle Hill Cemetery Findley Street Cemetery Hopewell Cemetery Oak Lawn Cemetery Olive Cemetery Pisgah Cemetery Reynoldsville Cemetery St. Adrian’s Cemetery St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery … Read more

Gastin, Thomas McClellan – Obituary

T. M. Gastin Passes Long in the County Mack Gastin, resident of Wallowa since 1882, died in that city Saturday, April 11, 1942, after a long illness. Funeral services were held in the Christian Church of Wallowa Tuesday, conducted by the pastor Rev. Arvil Hurt. Thomas McClelland Gastin was born September 24, 1863, in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, and came to Wallowa with his parents when he was 19 years old and had made his home there ever since. He was married March 12, 1904 to Emmy E. (Hammack)Womack. She survives him and there are Four step-daughters, Mrs. Leolia Leaman of … Read more

Narrative of Marie Le Roy and Barbara Leininger

The Narrative of Mary le Roy and Barbara Leininger. Who for four and a half years were captive among the Indians, and on the 6th May 1759 arrived happy in this city. From her own lips never written and promoted to the Press. This manuscript gives an account of the captivity and escape of these two girls, whose families lived on Penn’s Creek, in the present Union County, Pennsylvania. It also provides a lengthy list of names of other prisoners met by the two ladies in their captivity.

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Census Records

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Biography of Mark H. Williams

Mark H. Williams, now living retired at Barnes and enjoying the accumulations of many well spent years, is a veteran of the Civil war and had been a resident of Barnes and of the State of Kansas since 1885. He is a native Pennsyivanian, and the family was introduced to that state from Scotland by his grandfather, Evan Williams, who was born in Scotland in 1771. He was a millwright by trade, and followed that occupation for many years in Pennsylvania. He died in Center County, of that state, in 1854. It was in Center County, Pennsylvania, that Mark H. … Read more

Biography of Daniel Lester Mowrey

Daniel Lester Mowrey of Wayside is a man of extensive experience in the oil districts of the Southwest, and is manager of oil production in this part of Kansas. His ancestors came originally from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania. The family as a whole has furnished its male members chiefly to the mechanical trades and professions, and the family record is a very worthy one. Mr. Mowrey was born at Emerickville, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1885, and having only recently passed his thirtieth birthday has the promise of many years of usefulness before him. His father, W. H. Mowrey, was born … Read more