Monroe County, PA

Posted Queries for April thru May 1998

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WELZ posted by Nancy Crawford on Friday, April 10, 1998: I am searching for any information on my Great Aunt, Caroline WELZ who lived in East Stroudsburg, PA. She moved there from Manhattan, NY some time after 1956. She was born between 1880-1895 in the area of Hungary that is now known as Romania. She is thought to have also lived in Budapest, Hungary before coming to the USA, probably before 1907. She had lived in Perth Amboy, NJ with her husband, Max WELZ, a chef. She ran a rooming house. They never had any children. After Max's death she moved to Manhattan where she lived and ran a rooming house at 230 E 69th Street until (at least) the late 1950s. I met her at this time and remember that she had a parrot. Then she moved to East Stroudsburg where she died.

HELLER, KENTNER, WHITCOMB posted by Marsha Pettijohn on Friday, April 10, 1998: I am searching for any info on the following names: WHITCOMB, HELLER and KENTNER. My great-grandfather was George Philander WHITCOMB (b.17 May 1826, Buskill, Pike, PA). He md. Christiana KENTNER (b.21 Apr 1826, Bushkill, Pike, PA). Her parents were William KENTNER (b.6 Sep 1802; d.30 Dec 1856) md. Susan HELLER (b.30 Sep 1804; d.28 Mar 1899). I have quite a bit on the WHITCOMB family, but this is all I have on the KENTNER/HELLER line.

BEISHLING, BRONG, MILLER, RINKER posted by Charles W. Miller on Friday, April 10, 1998: Trying to locate info on David Beishline MILLER (b.5 Nov 1832) md. to Rachel RINKER (b.1834). Father was Peter MILLER (b.1809) md. to Sarah BEISHLING (b.11 Feb 1810). Peter's father was Frederick MILLER, Jr. and mother was Cathrine BRONG. Northampton (now Monroe) County, PA.

BRATZMAN, BRETZMAN, BROTZMAN, BRUTSMAN, BRUTZMAN, PROTSMAN, PROTZMAN, PRUTSMAN, PRUTZMAN, WEBER posted by Brotzman on Friday, May 1, 1998: Searching for descendants of Johannes Frederick and Maria Barbara (WEBER) BROTZMAN / BRUTZMAN. The couple immigrated on the Bilander "Thistle" in 1738. Various branches of the family can be found in Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, and Tioga Co's in PA, and Broome, Steuben and Chemung Co's in NY. There are also several spellings including BROTZMAN, BRATZMAN, BRETZMAN, BRUTSMAN, BRUTZMAN, PROTSMAN, PROTZMAN, PRUTSMAN and PRUTZMAN. Research will be included in an upcoming book.

BROTZMAN, HENRY, KISHPAUGH, LEE, PETERS, PLATTENBURG, PRICE, RUSTER posted by Geoff Crawford on Friday, May 1, 1998: Looking to trade information related to the PLATTENBURG family, primarily in the Stroud Twp/Analomink area. They moved to Monroe County circa 1800-10 and are closely connected to the HENRY, BROTZMAN, LEE, PETERS, RUSTER, PRICE and KISHPAUGH families all in the Stroud/Analomink/Cherry Lane/Middle Smithfield areas. I can provide GEDCOM files if desired.

HUTCHINSON, JONES, KIRKENDALL, LABAR posted by Cindy Russell on Friday, May 1, 1998: I am working on the lineage of Henry LABAR (b.abt 1778) who married Catherine KIRKENDALL and continues through George Royal LABAR (b.1805) who married Mary LONG, daughter of Abraham LONG. Their daughter, Catherine LABAR (b.20 Jun 1833; d.16 May 1914) married Moses JONES (d.26 Nov 1902), both died in Stroudsburg. They were living with their son-in-law the Rev. Samuel HUTCHINSON at the time of their death.

GORMAN, GOUCHER, GOUGER, GOUGHER posted by William & Mary Searfoss on Monday, May 11, 1998: Seeking information on GOUCHER, GOUGHER, GOUGER family and also GORMAN from Monroe County.

BUZZARD posted by Robert W Conrad on Friday, May 15, 1998: Henry and Catherine BUZZARD resided in Monroe from 1763 to 1788. Ten of their eleven children born in Northampton, baptisms recorded by Rev. William Webers at Hamilton Union Church.

SIGLIN posted by Paul Filean on Friday, May 15, 1998: Always researching name SIGLIN. Have recently "finished" updating an extensive family history of SIGLIN. Story in Pennsylvania starts in 1753 at Brodheadsville. I want to fill in some holes. Will trade information. Can I help you?

BARNHART, BRINKER, HINKLE posted by Janet Kirchner Warter on Friday, May 15, 1998: Seeking maiden name of Catherine (d.1834), wife of George BRINKER (b.1764-d.1834). They may have married in Hamilton Twp., Monroe, PA about 1787 or earlier. George was a son of Jacob BRINKER and Susannah HINKLE, builder of the Old Brinker's Mill near Sciota about 1770. The Brinker families moved to Westmoreland Co., PA about 1791. (One son, Henry, was there earlier.) Jacob bought land in Penn Twp., George and Henry were in Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co. George and Catherine BRINKER had 9 children: Elizabeth (1788), Margaretha (1791), Jacob (1793), Maria Catharina (1795), Magthalena (1796), Susannah (1799), Joh. George (1802), Anna (1808), Have more BRINKER info to share, but need something on Catherine's family. I am a descendant of Elizabeth BRINKER (b.1788; d.1845), wife of John BARNHART (b.1785; d.1863) of Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co.

HELLER, METZGER, MISSON, NEWHART, STROH posted by Michael Robinson on Tuesday, May 26, 1998: Looking for information concerning Henry STROH (b.abt 1750). He and his wife Christina were listed in Hereford Twp., Berks, PA in 1790, actually lived across the county line in Upper Milford, Lehigh County by 1782. They had sons David, Benjamin, Philip, Heinrich and a daughter Elisabetha in Milford. The family was in Hamilton Twp, Northampton (now Monroe) Co. before 1807. Daughter Elisabetha (b.25 Dec 1788) married Christian METZGER about 1810 in Hamilton. Looking for information about Henry MISSON (b.abt 1802, PA; d.24 Jan 1880, Ross Twp, Monroe, PA) married about 1831 to Louisa HELLER (b.abt 1802/3) lived in Ross Twp, Monroe Co. Louis was a daughter of David or Daniel HELLER. A daughter Mary Ann (b.30 Jun 1838) married Levi NEWHART about 1858 in Ross, Monroe, PA.