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What's Been Recently Added or Changed to the Bucks County Site.

JULY 2007

August 2006

  • Cemeteries of Bucks County a new project just getting off the ground

  • There are now 445 Biographies posted to the Bucks County GenWeb site thanks to Joan Lollis

July -2006

  • AFFLERBACH

  • GILLAM

  • RUTH

  • CUNNINGHAM

  • WILSON

  • RUTH

  • WARNER

New Biographies have been added from Volume 3 by William H. Davis, thanks to Joan Lollis

October 2005

October 18

The Surname pages are being update thanks to those that have volunteer to help with this.

  • A-D and K have had additions or correction more is to follow

  • Links Page has also been update with correction or additions

The Follwoing Obits have been added Thanks Joan

  • Emmet Trauger

  • Amelia Mauch

  • Joseph E. Bright

  • Francis Bright

  • John Bright

  • Charles Bright

  • Mrs. Charles Bright

  • Mabel Bright

  • Joseph M Bright

  • Michael Bright

  • Milton Bright

  • Newton Bright

  • There are a couple more to add

Additions to the Following Surnames C, H, J, K, M, S and V

Also thru the hard work of several people the Surname pages are in the process of being updated.

August 2005

The Following bios have been added Thanks Joan

  • Robert Dana

  • Allen Mitchell

  • Henry Pickering

  • Peter Kreiss

  • Charles Hancock

  • C Waston Hancock

  • Isaac Hunsicker

  • Josiah Scott

  • Charles Smith

  • Henry Darlington

November 2004 to June 2005

There have been several changes to the site mainly with checking addresses and email address to see if they are valid, (except for the surname page pages), Some of the pages have a new look

The Surname pages B, E, G, H, M, P, T and W have had new additions or corrections to them

I've added 4 new pictures to the Unknown Pictures Set 2 2 of them are thought to be of the Otts Family

Link page has been updated.

July to October, 2004

There have been changes to the site the last few months with update to the surname page, links are being checked, pages have been redesign to make it easier to view. 

October 18th the following was added

Joan has transcribed the following bios located at  History of Bucks County PA

  • William C Ryan

  • A Hayes Jordan

  • Hendricks Family

  • Joseph A Hendricks

  • Johna A Crewitt

  • Neri B Williams

  • Oliver M Thomas

May 14th and May 21st 1904 have been added to the Town and County Newspaper section. Located at  Items in the Town and Country Newspaper of Montgomery County PA

May to July 18, 2004

The Big News is Nancy Janyszeski has agreed to be assistant coordinator for the Bucks Co. site she has been checking links and doing some web designing of the different pages. I really appreciate her help with the site. 

The surname page has been updated with additional updates. 

Additional pages have been added to the Town and County Newspaper section. The question has been asked why include these on the Bucks Co site site the paper was printed in Montgomery County. If one read thru the different article they well find mention of areas and family in or related to Bucks Co. 

A new section under Misc. for Family reunions has been added. 

April 14, 2004

Joan and Thera has transcribed The Following Bios -- History of Bucks County PA Names and page Index and Bios. Volume 3 by William H. Davis or on the above link.

  • E Wesley Keeler

  • John G King

  • Elias Deemer

  • William W Hall

  • James E Groff

  • Clarence D Hotchkill

  • Harverys S Kisrer

  • Harry N Schmitt

  • A Oscar Martin

  • Asa M Stackhouse

  • Edwin Hemmerly

  • Harveys Brunner

  • Henry C Shepherd

  • Henry C Large

  • Carlile Shepherd

  • James Pollock

  • John M Stapler

  • Lehman & Sons

  • Summer Family

  • Theodore P Harvey

Additions and corrections to the Surname Page

Additions to the Items in the Town and Country Newspaper of Montgomery County PA These are articles was include some Bucks County Information and or surnames

Doug has transcribed  Tax Records of Bucks County, PA   

  • Haycock 1781

  • Haycock 1782

January 20, 2004

You can access any of these additions by going back to the main page or click on the link below (I've just started on the update page with the last two months updates to provide a link directly to the page mentioned)

The Following Bios --  History of Bucks County PA Names and page Index and Bios. Volume 3 by William H. Davis or on the above link.

  • John S Boyer 

  • John W Bradshaw

  • Theodore L Case

  • Morris Effingham

  • Joseph H Fretz

  • H. Erwin Fretz

  • Mahlon Fretz

  • Major Harry C Hill

  • Jacoby Leatherman

  • Samuel p Mcilhatten

  • James D Moll

  • Abraham F Myers

  • Charles R Nightingale

  • Frank Percy

  • Purdy Family

  • Willoughly H Reed

  • Stackhouse Family

  • William H Trauch

  • Joshua Tomlinson

  • William P Trumbauer

  • David Vanhart

  • William S Wallace

Additions and corrections to the Surname Page

New Link  - Websites

  • Dugan - Conscientious Objectors Civil War

Obit. Page Obituaries of Bucks Co. Residents

  • Email Change

Additions to the Items in the Town and Country Newspaper of Montgomery County PA These are articles was include some Bucks County Information and or surnames

July 7, 2003

The following Bios have been added History of Bucks County PA Names and page Index and Bios. Volume 3 by William H. Davis or on the above link.

  • David F Angeny

  • George E Black

  • William L Ely

  • George W Flagler

  • Harry C Hall

  • Nicholas L Heaney

  • George W Lerch

  • Mary A Nash

  • Thomas C Negus

  • Edward Ramsey

  • William Renner

  • David Shamp

  • Elia B Troemner

  • Charles T Wilkinson

Susan Walters has transcribed the following Tax Records of Bucks County, PA   

  • Rockhill for the years 1783 and 1784

Laurie has transcribed

  • Middlestown 1784

To the Surname Page

  • The following have been added or email address has changed Sax/Saxe/Sachs; Fox; Banes/Beans; Burroughs; Howell; Jackson; Keen; Margerum; O'Neil; Crouse; Hiram; Bane; Boucher; Randall; States/Staats; Vandegrift, John and Joseph

The following has been added to the Look-Ups page

  • Telephone directories 1950, 1953, and 1955
    Buckingham, Fallsington, Morrisville, New Hope, Sugan, Wycombe, Yardley, and neighboring areas (must specify town)  1962 and 1966
    Lower Bucks Co (includes area extending north to Wash Crossing, Wrightstown, Richboro, and Davisville)

June 8, 2003

Joan has transcribed the following Bios

  • Ellwood W Minster

  • Ida J Riegel

  • Thomas Curley

Laurie has transcribed Middletown Tax Records for 1785, and 1786

Phyllis has transcribed Falls Tax Records for 1782

Annette has transcribed Bedminister Tax records for 1782 and 1783

Robert has transcribed Nockamixon Tax records for 1785

Deborah Hollowbush has posted listings from Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA  to the PABUCKS mailing list and given permission to post these on the Bucks County Site. Although these are from Montgomery County Pa they have include information from Bucks Co. 

March 4, 2003

Joan has transcribed the following Bios

  • Aaron F Myers

  • Amos S Worthington

  • Harry R Trego

  • Owen L Underwood

  • Smauel Landis

Robert

  • Nockamixon Tax Records 1786

Laurie

  • Middletown Tax Records for 1782 and 1783

Submitted by Brenda Opdyke

  • Marriage Records Some from Bucks County Intellegencer Marriages 1861-1885

Family Histories

  • Short one on Frank S Bean

Surnames Added or email address have changed

  • Kaufman

  • Neidig

  • Stettler

  • Sterner

  • MacCauley

  • Texter

  • Ross

  • Scott

  • Adams

  • Williams

  • Finch

  • Bishal

  • Mead

  • CXarter

  • Satterthwaite

  • Selner/Zelner this includes a short genealogy report

  • Culter

  • Jolly

  • McCalla

  • Glass

  • Ruppert

  • Fox

  • Fulmer

  • Hager

  • Ott

  • Sassaman

January 6, 2003

  • Irvin Y Barringer includes William

  • Samuel Bassett

  • Charles F Beaumont

  • Josiah L Cressman including Jacob and Tobias

  • Jesse C Everitt including Aaron, David, Ezekeil, Samuel

  • Oliver A Fulmer includes Daniel, Noah

  • Harvey F Harpel includes Amos, Conrad and John

  • Henry N Kulp

  • Garret H Lampen includes Michael, Michael Jr and Simon

  • John W Mintzer

  • James Patterson including Jesse

  • St Francis School

  • Stephen B Twining including Charles, Edward W, Stephen, William

Robert has transcribed

  • Nockamixon Tax Records for !872, 1783 and 1784

I've updated The Borough and Township page to include additional history and webpages

Obits Page has hew listing that have been posted to the message board at Pa-Roots I've indexed them here with link

St John page 2 had a correction Antonia Deifrit was changed to Seifrit

There had been some correction and updated to the Bean and Appleton Family histories

Lookup page had been updated

There has been an update to the Origins of Families that located in Bucks Co. PA page

Pages 131 to 145 have been added to Chapter 3 of the History of Bucks Co by Battle

Surname page the following have been add or email address has been changed

  • Dickert, 

  • Diehl, 

  • Dickert, 

  • Kile, 

  • Rosenberger, 

  • Samsel/Sambel

  • Dzumago

  • Vaughn

  • Hicks

  • Hatcher

  • Dettemer/Dettermer/Teetemer 

  • Kiney/Kinzie email update

  • Ftatrick email update

  • Barnes email update

November 21, 2002

Not as big an undate as I hoped but here it is

Surname Page I haven't done any additions to the surname page since November 4 this is because Hope Engelmann volunteer and check the list for email addresses that were bouncing. There were many surnames remove. Some email address change. If this was in error I do have a copy of the original list, just let me know and I will include them back on. The reason  this was done as I was receiving many message stating a person could not be reached for a peculiar surname. 

Tax Records Robert Scheetz has transcribed Millford Tax Records for 1783

Military Related Ken Farris shared two letters that were in the Doyelstown Democrat May 17,1864 One was the Death of Lt. John Fisher and the other was a Letter to parents.

Bios 

  • Artemus Rosenberger includes Henry and Jacob D

  • J Wilson Vandegrift 

  • John M Morgan including David and Enoch

  • George Lear and Henry

  • Derrick k Hogeland

  • Harry Neamand plus John and William

  • Parson Family

  • John H Stever and Reuben, John, Abraham

  • Willard Family

  • Abraham H Wambold and Noah

  • Abraham Fretz

November 4, 2002

Very limited update mainly to the Surname page with a couple of additions and some email changes

Surname Page Names add or emails changes Kaufmann, Ayres, Wasser, Cope, Strawn, Webber, Iliff, Houseweart?Housewert/Houswirt, Brelsford, Heisler, McDowell, Bond, Young, Hoehne, Vauphamy

Email change for Jacob Gandewere and George J Koerner family history

Lookup Page  Listing change from a free lookup to a fee charge

September 4, 2002

Surname Page Geres/Gehres, McFoldrick, Adamson, Mackey, Clawson, Harkins, Valente, Fuller

Tax Records Robert Scheetz has transcribed Millford Tax Records for 1782

Military Related Tony Hoover has submitted some letters that written to Sarah (Sally) R. Eastburn were written by members of the 104th. This regiment was formed in mid 1861 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. Thus, the regiment included her close relatives and neighbors. Also some from her cousins who were in the Ohio Volunteers. Some additional letters that contain  few letters of this group concern the civil war. However they could more accurately be grouped by the Bibighaus family connection.

Bios

Joan Lollis has transcribed

  • Alfred H Faust

  • Charles Murray

  • Friedrich Steeb

  • Oliver Deemer

  • Franklin Gilkeson

 

  • Charles M Cadwallader

  • Chapman Family

  • Albert Hinkle

  • Valmore Hellyer

  • Robert McDowell

  • Stacy L Weaver

  • Joseph H Wilson

Russell Nusbickel (new volunteer) has transcribed

  •     Samuel P Mcilhatten

Fluck Information has been updated with a new email address.

History of Bucks County by JD Battle chapter 2 is now complete and several pages of chapter 3 have been added. 

The main page I have now included a Military Related page link and moved a few links that would now fall under this page. 

Link Page A link to the Paxon Family has been added

Please Note On the lookup page there seems to be a couple of email addresses that are bouncing. I am in the process of trying to correct this problem

July 13, 2002

Surname Page email change for Hutt, Daub, McVan, McKenna, Addis, Raisner, Crouthamel, Moyer; Jacob Schick; James Moor; James Paxson; Jonas Metzger; Valentine Phillips; Conrad Teeter; Catharing Elchelberger including Reuben Buss

Lookup Page: Services for a Fee Michael Anderson an Independent researcher National Archive he has a website that explains his services and fees DC Research; Barbara Reeder has started a service of taking pictures of Ancestor's Gravestones. She has a website that explains her services

Wills Page Barbara Titus has transcribed George Kealer Estate: report of Inquest, Adjudication, Petition to reduce Bond, Petition of Franey Titus for Trustee and Francy Titus v Rule on Wm Titus.
Robert McNeely Jr Will 

Tax records Robert Scheetz has transcribed Millford Tax records for 1784 There was also some problem with the html coding and some of the older computers were having problem with the pages for 1781, 1786, 1786, and 1787 so they have been changed.

Family Histories Page Descendants of Francis Proctor page submitted earlier by  Donna Bluemink has a link now to her Proctor family homepage which includes additional information
Jacob Gangewere descendents has been submitted by Gordon Koerner 

Churches Page has been updated.

Records Page 1902 Poll Districts 1 and 2 have been transcribed by Jean Kashnicki

Bios

David Burns has transcribed

  • Alfred Marshall includes Thomas, Robert, Caleb h

  • George Morley Marshall includes Harriet Putnam Ely Marshall, Herman Ely, Justin Ely

 

  • Adam Martin 

  • Burroughs Michener includes Samuel Michener

  • Asker K Anders includes Paul, Jacob, William, Solomon, William W, Matilda

  • Roland Flack including Joseph Sr, and Joseph Jr. 

  • Charles Thomas Iredell includes Thomas, Robert, Charles and Charles Thomas

  • B Frank Hobensack includes Isaac, and Isaac C

  • Joseph Ridgeway Grundy including Edmund, and William H

  • John A Gross includes John L

  • Noah G. Trauger

  • Edward D Worstall includes Joseph Jr

Donna Kling has transcribed

  •     John Swartley

June 19, 2002

Surname Page Ackors; Goucher; Kitchin/Kitchen; Rose; Warner; Fox; Mead; Stover, John; Waynick; Venig/Wenig; Tonkin/Tonkins; Eastburn; Tuckerman; Stacy

Links More Surnames to Brag About - Contains 80 names to direct ancestors, most of which emigrated from Germany in the 1700s and settled in Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, or Northampton County, PA

Bios. - 

  David Burns had transcribed The Banes/Beans Family and several others I have yet to add to the site.

   Joan Lollis transcribed the following

  •         Stacy Brown

  •         John M Gray

  •         John Wynkoop

  •         Louis Augustus Ridge

  •         Emanuel N Shelly

  Donna Kling

  •         H Watson Johnson

  •         Abraham George Moyer

  •         Harvey W Moyer

  •         Levi Swartley

Laura VanSant  transcribed Southampton tax records for 1781

Robert Scheetz has transcribed Millford Tax records for 1781, 1786, 1786, and 1787

Family Histories - Is a link to the Evan Stephens family of Bucks Co.

History of Bucks County by JD Battle pages 101 to 121 have been added. Pages 101 to 106 have quite a few errors on them, they are in the process of being proof read. When I receive them I will replace what is online now.

May 13, 2002

New Mailing List  a read only mailing list for the coordinator (me) to post a message to let you know when I have updated the site. 

Surname Page Surnames added Bos, Miller, Clark, Benner, Singer, Krewson, Greaves, Hallowell, Harding, Beaver/Bieber, Moore, Hampton/Hamton, Kester, Morris, Davis, Sarah Smith, Aaron Smith, Rachel Greene, John and Francis Dougherty, Anne Purcell/Pursell, States/Staats, Schellenberger, Tiitus, Rutter.Update and email change for Shearer, Email change for Cummings

Links Joann Cosgrove Home Page Her homepage includes large family tree and several Family history's of Kramer, Oettel, Heist and Moyer. Some other Surnames in the family tree include Kramer, Unfried, Kern, Bibighaus, Solliday, Heist, Moyer, Fretz, Keeler, Bitting, Boehm, Weiss, Graber, Oettel, Cunningham, Sheehy, Cosgrove, Smiley, Callahan, Pettigrew, Hicks, Kalinowski

Bios. 

    Update to Adams Family by Roy Adams

     Robert Scheetz has transcribed the Scheetz Family . He also sent pictures of Samuel,  Edward, Jordan, Katherine Simon, William J Scheetz which can be access from the Bio.

Other bios

  • Frederick Void

  • Edward Smith

  • John Davis Sell

  • Roberts Family

  • Francis Phillip

  • William Murray

  • John Heritage

  • O James Johnson

  • Joseph Lewis

  • Joel Mason

  • George McKinstry

  • Amandus Cope

  • Charles Dager

  • J Oscar Daon

  • Charles Durner

  • Charles E Durner

  • Calvin Heckler

  • Amos Beringer

  • Milton Biehn

  • Patrick Breen

  • William Cooper

Submitted by Priscilla Sharp Tax Collectors 1854-55

Laura VanSant has transcribed Middletown Tax Records 1781 and Bedminster 1779

Pictures

  • Old Tatham Homestead 

  • Early Map of Bucks County Townships.

History of Bucks County by JD Battle pages 101 to 121 have been added. Please note  pages 101 to 106 have been include however they are in the process of being proof read. So there are many errors on those pages at the moment.

Links A link for the Paxon surname has been added

March 28, 2002

Surname Page Following surnames have been added August L Hermann, Eleanora Pender, Hartman, John C Miller, Samuel Wagner, Catherine Diemer, Updated Email address for Edward and John Rice

Boroughs and Townships  Link to the History of Ivyland 

Tinicum Tax Record or 1779

Links Article to Washington Slept Here is mentions the Home of William Keith

Under Local History Is found a link to Mount Giliead AME Cemetery Transcription for Buckington PA

Joan Lollis has transcribed the following bios:  

  • Mrs J Warren Paxson (surnames mentioned in the bio. are Lukens, Beans, Ramsey, Craver, Reeder); 

  • Charles E Cope mentions also George and Charles Cope (other surname mention are Woodward, Hass, Crook, White, Seagraves, Thompson)

  • Richard Lafayette Dolton mentions also Charles and Richard Dolton (other surnames Poulterer, Dade, Fenton, Cornell, Hamilton, Talbot, Twining, Knight, Atkinson, White)

  • Richard M Johnson also mentions Casper and Milton Johnson (other surnames listed Edwards, Gibson, Loucks, Shaw, Horne, Strawn, Penrose)

  • William Scott (other surnames Collins, Moran, Irwin, Patterson)

  • Thomas K Gumpper (other surnames Randel, Grant, Elton, Keyser, Hill, Gamble, Lenny

  • Harrsion C Stout (other suranems Cressman, Hendrick, Rosenberg, Nace, Berger, Monroe, Obiedenn)

  • Samuel J Garner (other surnames Snare, Carr, Wilson

Under Family History Are the genealogy reports for Cohlman Gerhab and Adam Ott

Include additional Queries from the PA-Roots message boards

March 8, 2002

Surname Page   Following surnames have been added Bradfield, Cadwallader, Carey,  Doane, Hayhurst, Hixson, Kerns, Knight, Large, Plumley, Radcliffe, Rich, Ross, Rumfield/Rimfeld/Rumfelt, Saunders, Strawn, Strock, Wiffins, Wilkinson, Email changes on Craven, and Woolsey

Links  The web address for the Brady Family has changed. 

March 4, 2002

Submitted by Priscilla Sharp Additional Removals and Changes page 2 found under Local History

Email additional for John Buckman under pictures he submitted

Joan Lollis has transcribed the following bios: Edward A Ivins, Henry K Kline, George Tomlinson

Kathie (Nee Snyder) Marion submitted Abraham S Groff Will, picture of Abraham S Groff, Picture of his family 1898, Picture of Minerva (Shoup Groff) Snyder and her husband. Found under Local History and also under Wills

Patricia Woodruff has transcribed Bensalem tax records for 1742 and Bristol Tax Records for 1781 found under Tax Records

Gordon Koerner submitted a family report on George Jacob Koerner found under Family History

Include additional Wills, Deeds and Queries from the PA-Roots message boards

Additions to the Surname Page for Highnote, Henry, Lay/Ley/Lee, Email change on Bettis, Gill, Newburn, and Pennington

February 2002
Additional pages to Chapter 2 of the History Of Bucks County by J. D. Battle 

Submitted by Priscilla Removals and Changes found under Local History

Submitted by John Buckman Annie Hickenbotton, Annie Craig, Dr. P Hibbs, Eliz Whilson, Hannah Flowers Hibbs, Jacob Hibbs, Matida Heston, Mrs. Dr. P Hibbs, Tillie Jane Scarborught, William Flower, Hannah W S Magill Located under the Local History Page

Submitted by Jon Holcombe Pictures of Charles Holcombe, Mary Holcombe located under the Bio of Mary Holcombe
Correction to the Oliver Holcombe Bio.
Link to the Holcombe Family and Collateral Lines Database

Joan Lollis has transcribed the following bio. Ezra Patterson Carrell

 
If you have a homepage, know of a link or have information you wish to share.
or would like to volunteer to transcribe information for the Bucks Co.
 PA please email:    
 PA State Coordinator:
 Cyndie Enfinger		 Bucks County Coordinator: and
 Web Page Developer
Nancy C. Janyszeski
 Bucks County Assistant Coordinator: and
 Web Page Developer
 Judy Jackson
     

Last Updated Thursday, 19. July 2007

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