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1 Tue August 05 2008 - 22:07:37 Fullname: Denise Hudson Email: wizardsfirstrule@comcast.net Where are you from?: New Jersey Reference: NetSearch How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: Hello, This is a great site! I have been trying to find the records of my Chester Springs Soldiers Orphan Home. My husbands great grandmother Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cox lived there for a few years after her father passed away in 1878. Her mother had passed away in 1872. I think she had lived there for about 7 years. She was born in 1869. I found her listed in the census records for 1880. I was hoping to find any kind of admission papers pertaining to her. Any thoughts as to where they might be? Thanks for any help you might be able to give me. Denise Hudson 2 Thu November 30 2006 - 18:44:18 Fullname: Sandra Long Email: granburygirl@windstream.net Where are you from?: granbury,tx...born indiana,pa Reference: NetSearch How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: My great-grandmother Sarah Catherine (Kate)Stouffer, daughter of Peter Stouffer, resided at Dayton school from 9-27-1870 to 11-4-1873. I made a copy of her diploma when Mr. McCandless was principal. Would there be additional information on students in any books published? Thanks! 3 Sat August 05 2006 - 14:08:42 Fullname: kathryn Bennett Email: nannyb715@yahoo.com Where are you from?: born in Utah, now in Fl. Reference: Word of Mouth How good do you think this site is: Looks nice Comments: ISO my dads Birth and Fam and his adop. fam. and where he was raised (by strick German couple) His DOB was 01/24/1910 birth and place is unknown, unknown if he was a doldier or not? Name was Kenyon richard Bennett (went by Ken Bennett ) in later years Passed in Ormond Bch. Fl. on 01/12/1972 funeral and cremation was at Woodard Funeral Home same town.Dr. Lic has no records SS orig. card has no info. vital stat, say no birth in Fl. Obit said he was from Charlotte Nth Caro. but can't find any thing any where, was married 4 times has 5 kids i am the eldest. Any info. will be so helpful..feel free to place this any where it would help me find out thank you.. kathryn Bennett 4 Thu September 15 2005 - 13:46:00 Fullname: Angeline Place Hunter Email: anghunter@adelphia.net Where are you from?: State College, PA Reference: NetSearch How good do you think this site is: Looks great! Comments: Great Idea I am interested primarily because, in my great Aunt Maria Swackhammer's obit (can provide a copy,) it says she was superintendent at the Harford SOS and the Jumonsville spelled "Jeumongville")I had known that her sister Annie and she were seamstresses at Harford (1900 Census) but not that she was a superintendent. Was it a misspelling? I didn't know where Jumonsville was until yesterday when I found seven postcards dated from Feb. to Dec. 1907 addressed to Aunt Maria there in Fayette Co. She died in 1920. The obit says she was matron at the Nurses Home, State Hospital, Scranton for ten years before her death. Aunt Maria (1858-1920)was the daughter of Frederick and Mary Swackhammer, West Auburn, Susquehanna, Pa. 5 Fri October 08 2004 - 03:05:57 Fullname: Janet L. Mancini Email: janet.mancini@comcast.net Where are you from?: Reference: Just Surfed On It! How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: I am currently writing a book on The Children's Home that was located on 141 Oakland Ave, Pa. I was placed there along with my twin brother, John, by our birthmother in 1957. She died 4 days later. We lived there for 11 months. We were adopted out in May 1958. I am very interested in these orphan stories. If anyone comes across my message please contact me. I know a few of the children did end up in The Scotland School after The Children's Home closed in July 1958. I wonder if when the Orphan Home closed did anyone end up in The Children's Home. It acutally started on Highland Ave in the early 1900's in Uniontown, PA. Then went to 80 McClellandtown Road, Uniontown then to 141 Oakland Ave, Uniontown in 1919. 6 Wed March 17 2004 - 17:57:07 Fullname: Linda Email: cyers@aol.com Where are you from?: NJ & MI Reference: Just Surfed On It! How good do you think this site is: Looks great! Comments: My paternal ggg uncle, Leonard Kelley, ended up in the Northern Home For Friendless Children in 1880, Philadelphia. His mother died in 1877 and his father died in 1879. His maternal grandmother, Johanna Roth, was supposed to care for him as she had stated in the Orphan's Court. Unfortunately, I think Johanna had other ideas with regard to offering care (and claiming monies inherited from relatives in Bavaria). Leonard followed his sister (Annie Kelley Roth, my gg grandmother) to Wilmington, DE and married Martha Fleming. They had one son, Frank Todd Kelley and in 1930, Martha was in the DE State Hospital For the Insane. She also allowed her son to die believing God and not medicine, would heal him. I think Leonard led a tragic life and Johanna Roth tossing him away probably played a part in his life. I've requested his records and hope to hear from them sometime soon. 7 Tue February 03 2004 - 18:56:54 Fullname: ANNE STURGIS Email: annieks@earthlink.net Where are you from?: Pennsylvania Reference: Just Surfed On It! How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: My Mom grew up in the soldiers orphan school in Scotland, PA. I grew up in Titusville, PA, and only recently learned there had been one there too. Now I'm doing a friend's family tree and found her Grandmother in one. I have a box full of old photos of Scotland School if anyone is interested. 8 Sun January 11 2004 - 03:52:29 Fullname: Kathy Maus Email: gotadoula@yahoo.com Where are you from?: Pasadena, Md Reference: LinkExchange How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: Thank you for doing your site.I need to know how to find records for the Soldiers Orphans School in Uniontown,Fayette,Pa.My great grandfather Sylvester Ringler & his brother were there in the 1880 census.CAn you please help me knock down my brick wall & put him to his family.Thank you.Keep up the good work. 9 Sun November 03 2002 - 06:42:40 Fullname: Jeffery L. Flick Email: Flick562der@aol.com Where are you from?: Johnstown, PA ... Now Seattle Reference: Just Surfed On It! How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: I had no idea these schools existed until the 1880 census was released online. I discovered my great grandfather and his brother ... James Henry and John Flick. They are listed residing at the McAlisterville School and John Caveny as head of houshold whose wife was the seamstress at the School. But I have not been able find any further information. Do you know who may have information about their parents John and Mary Flick. Thank you very much for your help. 10 Wed July 17 2002 - 23:35:21 Fullname: James Gordon Email: exspy@citlink.net Where are you from?: Originally PA, now Arizona Reference: NetSearch How good do you think this site is: Well done!!! Comments: Found my aunt Mildred Gordon in your 1910 listing. However, my father Harry and my Uncle James, her brothers are not listed. Harry 1908-1922; James 1908-1915 (he died there 2/14/1915). 1 2
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