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An Interesting Day In Gettysburg - Australians

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Elizabeth Banas left a comment for Jim Avery

"Hello Jim! My Cashman's immigrated from Cork, Ireland in 1882 and eventually settled in Northampton, Massachusetts. I am thinking that your Cashmans were German. I looked into some of the families in that area years ago and there is no…"

Jun 7

Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Hi Sarah - thanks for your response. I hadn't thought about the electronics used during the filming. There were no lights on the camera. Actually they used a Nikon D800 digital SLR which shoots video as well as still pictures. They had me miked…"

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Marlana Dee Costa (Hensley) left a comment for Jim Avery

"Sorry I meant 1887 on Lula Avery I got so excited about the Ghosts!!!"

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Marlana Dee Costa (Hensley) left a comment for Jim Avery

"Hey again Jim Thanks for the reply We are still looking for a Lula Avery born in 1987 in South Carolina but no luck It's been years i think I'm finally going to have to have a specialist at Genealogy…"

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Sarah Anthony replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Hi Jim, Had you thought that the filming lights might have blocked her receiving your mag light, or may have confused her? I bet you had a great time and good for Rebecca!! Let us know what happens. Sarah"

Jun 3

Marlana Dee Costa (Hensley) replied to Jim Avery's discussion Avery Group Glitch in the group Avery Family

"Hey Jim, Don't know if I have talked to you before but my name is Marlana Hensley from South Carolina. My Great Grandmother is Lula Mae Avery from Greer (Pelham) South Carolina James P Avery is my Gr Gr Grandfather. Do you have any…"

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Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Rebecca had her chance to be famous today. So journalism students from Penn State were doing a project interviewing people associated with the ghost culture as they call it in Gettysburg. Last night they ran into a bunch of my co-workers at the…"

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"I just did a Google search of me and got your asking me two years ago about a Frederick Mulholland. There was also a James in your family. I have done nothing on this site after signing up. No idea why I did not reply. But my Mulhollands went…"

May 26

Jim Avery replied to Cheryl (Smith) Owens's discussion Peyton Randolph Bailey - Captured Gettysburg

"Hi Cheryl =- I am afraid I didn't see this post until today. I have Fold3 which is military records, but you have all that they have. Jayne McCormick who started the Civil War discussion group works at Fort Delaware. I don't know if they…"

May 13

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An Interesting Day In Gettysburg - Australians

Australia and the US Civil WarI work as a tour guide in Gettysburg for the Farnsworth House. One of the tours I do is a living history tour. We typically have at least one Australian on every tour. I wondered why the interest in the Civil War by Australians. Now I know why. A lady on the tour last week told me there are three Civil War veterans buried in Adelaide. That got me researching and what I found is absolutely fascinating.Some of the soldiers from Australia were really Americans who…See More

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Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion An Interesting Day In Gettysburg

"Australia and the US Civil War I work as a tour guide in Gettysburg for the Farnsworth House. One of the tours I do is a living history tour. We typically have at least one Australian on every tour. I wondered why the interest in the Civil War…"

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Sarah Anthony replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Thank you for your detailed response. It gives me more to think about in relation to meditation. My mind is always too "busy" to settle down to meditate. However as a classical pianist, I can lose myself in…"

May 2

Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Good question. I have revised my thinking about what spirits really are. See my answer to your other comment. I used to believe that soul and ghost or spirit was the same thing, but now I believe that the soul moves on when we die and the spirit is…"

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Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Hi Melissa - Thanks for your comment. I think in this case even though Rebecca is not buried in the cemetery, she is there because she is most comfortable in the Almshouse Cemetery because her daughter is buried there. I don't believe that the…"

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Jim Avery replied to Jim Avery's discussion Paragenealogy - a case history

"Hi Sarah Thanks for your comments and questions. I will try to answer them here. Let me say first this is not an exact science and is based on personal experiences. Several years ago I had an unexpected encounter with an angel in a cemetery in…"

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What surnames are you interested in researching?: Avery, West, Collins, Ayers, Byrne, Burns, Ford, Wolford ,Wohlford, Snook, Kleckner, Kraemer, Koch, Bartels, Kleffman, Allen, Ferguson, Hardy, Colby

What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?: USA, Pennsylvania

What is your level of genealogy knowledge?: Advanced Family History Researcher

If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?: Wohlford Wolford and various spellings anytime and anywhere in the USA. Also the Avery families of Northern PA, especially Bradford County

For what reason did you start genealogy research?: So long ago I forget.

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The Wolford Connection - Correcting Some Errors

I knew this was bound to happen and I have to correct some errors. The first concerns the three Catherine Kremers or Kraemer. Philip Wolford was married to Catherine Kraemer and they lived in West Manheim Twp., York Co PA. Some of their children went to Centre Co. PA. Her name is correct. I mentioned that their son John was married to a Catherine Kremer. That is not correct. He was married to Catherine FUHRMAN of York Co PA. Her dates are however correct. Their son John was married to…

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Posted on July 3, 2012 at 5:54pm — 1 Comment

The Wolford Connection - Philip Wohlford's will ( Clinton Co PA )

The following is from the will of Philip Wohlford, son of the previous Philip who moved over the mountain to Sugar Valley in Clinton Co PA where he lived outside Loganton. He and his wife are buried in the cemetery behind what had been the Lutheran Church. Loganton suffered a disastrous fire in 1917 and half of the town was destroyed including the original Lutheran Church. A bank occupies that spot today. The Lutheran Church rebuilt caty cornered across the intersection from the original…

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Posted on July 1, 2012 at 8:54am — 1 Comment

The Wolford Connection - Philip Wohlford's Will (Centre Co PA)

Like John Wohlford or Wohlfart's will this will is just simply a list of his children and where they lived. Philip's will is dated 28 Nov 1842. Some of his children moved west and those are identified by where they lived. Philip moved over the mountain to Sugar Valley.

List of Heirs:

Susan m. Frederick Friedly lived in Stephenson Co. IL

Jacob

Philip m. Sophia Snook and lived in the Loganton, Clinton Co. PA area commonly referred to as the Sugar…

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Posted on June 30, 2012 at 8:30am

The Wolford Connection - John Wohlfart Sr's Will (Centre Co PA)

This is the John Wolford who I posted about before Philip. Spelling should have been Wohlford or Wohlfart.

Any of you who followed the Jerry Sandusky trial last week, caught glimpses of the beautiful courthouse where the trial was held in Bellefont PA. That is the same courthouse where brothers John and Philip filed their wills. I believe the older wills are now in the hands of the historical society.

John's children began the migration of Wohlfords. Kleckners and Snooks from…

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Posted on June 30, 2012 at 7:07am — 1 Comment

The Wolford Connection - The Philip Wohlford Family of Centre Co PA

This is a brother of John Wolford or Wohlford I wrote about earlier today. Philip was born in 1774 in West Manheim Twp York Co PA. He migrated to Centre Co. PA settling in Miles Twp. near Rebersburg. He married Catherine in 1801 and died 28 Nov 1843 in Rebersburg. His wife Catherine died before 1843. Their children were:

Philip b. 4 April 1804 d. 20 Feb 1864 in Loganton Clinton Co PA m. Sophia Snook

Jacob b. 25 July 1800

John b. 6 April 1808 wife's name…

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At 7:06am on June 7, 2013, Elizabeth Banas said…: Hello Jim!

My Cashman's immigrated from Cork, Ireland in 1882 and eventually settled in Northampton, Massachusetts. I am thinking that your Cashmans were German. I looked into some of the families in that area years ago and there is no connection. Elizabeth Banas

At 9:02am on June 3, 2013, Marlana Dee Costa (Hensley) said…: Sorry I meant 1887 on Lula Avery I got so excited about the Ghosts!!!

At 9:01am on June 3, 2013, Marlana Dee Costa (Hensley) said…: Hey again Jim Thanks for the reply We are still looking for a Lula Avery born in 1987 in South Carolina but no luck It's been years i think I'm finally going to have to have a specialist at Genealogy find her Your life sounds thrilling I grew up in Hershey PA but all my family is from SC and Fl as far as I know for now and YES I do believe in Ghosts i will check out you page you sent me about Happy Ghost Hunting!!!!!

At 3:19pm on May 26, 2013, Mary Quirk-Thompson said…: I just did a Google search of me and got your asking me two years ago about a Frederick Mulholland. There was also a James in your family. I have done nothing on this site after signing up. No idea why I did not reply. But my Mulhollands went from Canada to MN to WI. I have a tree on Ancestry and a gal has taken all my people and added them to her tree with NY Mulhollands. I pointed out it is the wrong family but she did not remove my family that I know of. I can try to find out who she is if you do not have Ancestry. I found the NY Mulhollands pretty easily. I imagine you know that Mulholland is a Co. Armagh name. Mary Wisconsin

At 6:17pm on April 9, 2013, Norman R. Brown said…: Hi, Jim ... Thanks for your inquiry re: my Wheeler, Perry, and Colby lines, and a possible Avery line.

Your Wheeler and Perry lines do not match up with mine since my Wheeler line is from Albany, New York and my Perry line is rather short and is from New York. Prior to New York I have Joseph, Sr. (1773-1841) and Joseph, Jr., but I do not know where they were located.

I have but one Avery, Eliza Avery (1838-1893) who married Elias Brown (1817-1887).

My Colby line is from Amesbury, MA and, prior to that, from Horbling, Lincolnshire, England. If you have not been in contact with Ronald Colby already, I suggest you contact him His website is located at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/ which also gives his contact information. He is a wealth of knowledge on the Colby line and I feel sure he would be most interested in seeing George Colby's set of journals.

Norman

At 12:59pm on January 29, 2013, Susan Davis said…: Hi Jim

Thank you for your offer.

Do you have any images for a Rose Davis Alexander? She died May 1909 in Lisbon. Her husband was Melford Alexander. Rose would be the sister of my 3 x greatgrandfather Thomas who left Southampton, England, in 1870 and settled in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Their brother Arthur and Frederick immigrated. I believe Arthur moved to the States.

My email address is davisbennis@gmail.com

At 10:00pm on January 3, 2013, Linda Sue Hollingsworth Robbins said…: Sorry I took so long with my answer. I do not believe so. I will look in more detail when I view my family tree the next time. However, I do not recall Elmira Flats in my family tree as a location. Best wishes in your researrch.

At 7:31pm on January 2, 2013, Aline McGintey said…: Jim, We believe my G-Grandfather, John McGinty was in the Civil War, but not sure. My father use to say my grandfather told him John McGinty & a brother worked on the levees, but not sure. We can not find any information on him, just his marriage to Mary Barker, can not find any information on her.Where do you work & would they have any names or info across from where you work? Happy New Year

Aline McGintey

At 2:11pm on January 2, 2013, Jim McBride said…: No, I do not have a connection to Duffy's cut, and unless Beth has a connection to the many McBride's of Kennsington Port Richmond section of the city, in particular St. Anne's parish, I dont have a Beth McBride in the family. Sorry would be nice to make the connection if there is one,