WWII - Pvt. Charles Wells - Nanty Glo - Unknown Year

 

The Letters - May 17, 1913 - To Mrs. Anna Hay from Daughter-In-Law Mary and Son Dr. George Hay

MODERN NOTE - This letter is to Mrs. Anna Hay from her daughter-in-law Mary - who was the wife of her son Dr. George Hay. It looks like Anna was visiting her sister in Philly at the time. George and Mary are now living at the Valley Pike address after getting married.

May 17th, 1913

Dear Mother,

The days rustle by so fast we can scarcely believe this is another Saturday.

The other day Mrs. and Miss Murdock called to see you. They came in a beautiful Packard and told me to tell you they were going away and wanted to see you before going—I did not ask where they were going of course. Another day Mrs. Harry Hay and her daughters called—all dressed in their best, and I was up to my ears in work—dirty work at that—I guess they thought I was a nice clean (?) looking bride. 

We have had so much rainy cold weather that I have not your geraniums in yet but the lawn looks lovely and the (canna??) are up and the clematis is all in very good condition. The ginger snaps you made are still being enjoyed! I verily believe I ate a whole can myself! They are so good. You certainly were thoughtful to lay in such a supply of things for I must admit I didn't.

In fact everything in the house was lovely and showed work and thought. I am crazy about the upstairs curtains. They are as sweet as can be. We have shifted some things and changed other to make room for 6 barrel loads of stuff and dear know how many boxes but if you want anything back where it was it will be easy enough to change back again.

Freida and Aunt Gertrude run in almost everyday—they certainly are attentive and interested. Really they have been lovely to me. Nell Marshall came one day and Bess Suppes very often. Did I tell you Mrs. Lee sent us a lovely picture? And Mrs. Kuhn just sent a silver cheese scoop. Mrs. Mowrey (?) was here yesterday but is not coming till week after week as the wash is so comparatively small. I wish she would get things cleaner, what can I do about it. Give my love to all the family at Woodlyn.

And believe me always lovingly Mary--

 

(MODERN NOTE- On the side part) -- George is well and is busy reading just know.

PS: After letter was sealed we realized you had a birthday on Wednesday! Many many happy returns and please try to imagine this letter and these wishes arrived on the 14th. 

 

Yours affectionately, 

Mary

(MODERN NOTE - THE PS continues - but this time from Anna's son Dr. George Hay)

My Dear Mother,

We have been so busy that time has no meaning to it and actually I have not been able to read all the papers, which you know is one my greatest pleasures. 

You will forgive us this forgetfulness under the circumstances and believe us when I say that we wish you a very very happy birthday and many, many of them in years of good health to enjoy those peaceful days of a good natured and helpful life.

Herman and Anna Baumer a new baby boy of 8 1/4lbs. Born last Sunday morning May 11th. (MODERN NOTE - I looked this up in the records and I don't believe the baby lived long.)

Freda is still busy with the house and has quite a few troubles in having her ideas carried out. She is now picking out her wall papers and they are excavating to lay the sidewalks, etc.

Aunt Gertrude has been over to see us a number of times and Bess S. keeps us supplied with flowers. Mary is very happy and I feel quite domesticated by this time. We send love to all and best of wishes.

Geo. 

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Corp. Nick Krawcion - 14th Inf. Co. L - Nanty Glo

 

CIVIL WAR - Week of October 23, 1862 - Local Draft Lists and Local Soldier Deaths

ALLEGHENY TWP: Damiel Conway, Thomas Hogue, Joseph Eckenrode, Peter Boley, Joseph Dodson, W.W. McAteer, Aloysius Sanker, Valentine Ansman, Samuel Stoy, Barnard Kelly, Jacob Mouse, Joseph Hogue

CARROLL TWP: John Moore, Augusta Strittmatter, Frederick Snyder, Patrick Kane, Augustin Luther, John J. Davis, Peter Beck, Levi Weakland, James Kane, Michael Snyder, Simon Kirsh, Simon Litzinger, William H. Ryan, Valentine Buck, George Seymore, George Wismiller

Jacob Kuntz, Augustin Yost, Charles Farabaugh, Micheal Rike, Martin Sanders, Peter Kane, Jerome A. Buck, George Murray, LD. Parrish, Francis Luther, Jacob Stibe, Peter Weimer

CROYLE TWP: Paul Anderson, Thomas Tully, Michael Tully, Daniel Rorabaugh, Geo. Piper, Sam Swartzendrover, John Smay, Jr., Joseph W. Pringle, William W. Paul, Philip Kearns, William Dimond, John Roarbaugh, Elias Stewinman, Leo Wess, Moses Weisel, William McGough, Joseph Plummer, Philip McGough, James A. Skelly, Peter McClaren, William D. Hudson, John Neff

WASHINGTON TWP: Charles Johnson, Isadore Lilly, Albert George, Alphouasus P. Miller, Michael Landergan, Tobias Ager, Chrisopher Leib, A.G. Mullin

CONEMAUGH BOROUGH: Ander Ebler, John Steinline, Michael Huber, William Saylor, John Robb, Christian Block, Thomas White, David Smith, John Parken, Benjamin Hinchman, Patrick Murray, Jacob Sheitz, George Karl, Jacob Rudolph, Bernard McKearnan

CHEST TWP: Abraham Burkey, Andrew Noel, Albert L. Mitchell, Jacob Steiger, James Kirkpatrick, Adolphus Libby, Sebastian Holtz, Calvin Hilton, John Beck, Francis Huber, John Hoober, Michael Huber, Charles Hoober, Michael Yonner, Matthias Denny, Charles Gill, Matthias Deitrich

BLACKLICK TWP: Wesley Stephens, David Davis, Reuben Borring, David J. Jones, Thomas Mahon, Benjamin F. Gilpatrick

CONEMAUGH TWP: Eldine Evans, Benjamin Parker, Abraham Alwine, William Constable, Hiram Ribblett, Levi Reighard, Daniel B. Huber, Ephraim Custer, Denton Mobley, John O'Neill, James McHugh, Samuel Varner, Geo W. Constable, Michael Delaney, Caspar Keileine, Jacob B. Horner, Samuel C. Robb, Bonegart Shiver, Sylvester Weissinger

Jackson Twp: Levi S. Horner, Archibald McFinley, Isaac Clark, Daniel Miller, Baltzer Dishong

MUNSTER TWP: Joseph Sanders, James Parrish Jr., William Storm, James McKenzie, John McGaughey, Edward Higging, Anthony Shiver, Francis Eberly, John C. McHugh, Joseph Itle, Philip Noon

RICHLAND TWP: Micheal Burns, Christian Hoffacker, Henry Custer, Henry Dunmyer, Thomas Weissinger, John H. Fye, Jonas Kauffman, Adam S. Grumbling, Daniel Shaffer, Samuel Harshberger, John Reighard, Charles Wendel Jr., Henry Croft, Matthais Smith, Isaac A. Bysell, Noah Weaver, John B. Horner, Samuel Hoffman, Henry P. Cooper, Michael Eagen 

Michael Shirley, John Sitman, Charles Grumbling, Philip Custer, Jonathan Mannor, Frederick Hoffecker, Hiram Shaffer, Jacob Harshberger, COnrad Barschneider, Valentine Belly, Gabriel Dunmyer, Aaron Menser, Peter Thomas, Jonathan Bumgardner, David Speicher

SUMMERHILL TWP: Patrick McComey, John Farran, James McDunn, Barnard Mullin, Philip Biter, Isaac Pringle, Henry Seilers, Richard Keating, Edward Reilly, Henry Sharp, John G. Pringle, William Himes, Martin F. Hammers, James Shorthill

SUSQUEHANNA TWP: Simon Weakland, George Wagerman, John G. Bearer, John E. Smith, Henry Lamer, Joseph Miller, Amos Lockheart, Gideon Mock

TAYLOR TWP: Peter Nitch, George A. Confer, Francis Gallagher, James Durgin, John McCurdy, John Nary, Eli Strayer, Levi Angus, Josiah Custer, Hiram Goughenour, JOhn Angus, Damiel Stutzman, Daniel Strayer, Isaac Goughenour, Anthony Rhinebolt, David Hildebrand, Charles McBride, Patrick McCarty

YODER TWP: Horace C. Hill, Jacob Zech, Hiram Paul, Jacob F. Yoder, Henry Howard

Corp. James A. Kittell

John Roberts Co. A. 11th Pa

Corp. Evan D. James - Cambria Guards

Alexis Boartman Co. K. 125th Pa

 

Another on the Viaduct looking at the back of Penn Traffic

 

WWII - Corp. Harry T. Carnahan - Nanty Glo - Unknown Year

 

September 15, 1899 - Three Human Skulls Found, Narrow Escape in Windber & Franklin Miners Blown to Pieces

Somewhere in Johnstown - three human skulls found

Narrow Escape in Windber - Samuel Smith and Waston McMullen - attacked by a gypsy.

Franklin Miners Blown to Pieces

William H. Young and George W. Rice - Conemaugh Coal Company

Paul Demonty and Frank Larrison

 

May 1899 - Johnstown Husband with Four Other Wives, Will of Harry B. Campbell, 1,200 Year Old Oak Tree & Sheridan Station (Oakhurst) Accident

Mrs. Rebecca McDevitt - David McDevitt - married to four other women.

Will of Harry B, Campbell

1,200 year old Indiana County Oak Tree

John Miller, Charles Miller and Edward Dinehart - larceny

Charles F. Woods - killed at Sheridan Station (Oakhurst)

 

Taken from Prospect Viaduct

 

Pvt. Mike Berzansky - Nanty Glo & Pvt. Joe J. Yaronczyk - Pergrim Hill

 

The Letters - January 7, 1913 - To Mrs. Anna M. Hay from Sister Madge (unknown last name)

 

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1614 Wallace Street, Phila.

Jan. 7, 1913

My dear Sister Anna,

Many...Many thanks for your lovely Christmas gift to me.  The doylies are so fine and beautiful - my hands have lost their cunning in crochet work and indeed I fear in all kinds of fancy handiwork and I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness of me. 

I hope you and George had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

We had Madge and Will with Miriam with us for Christmas which was a great pleasure, but they could not stay but a short time. They left the day before New Years Day. 

Miriam's school opened on the 2^nd and she had engagements for New Years Day. They are delightful with their home in Washington . They have apartments in "The Parker" 16^th St. & Park Road. 502 is their number. 

I want to go and see them in the near future. Nellie did not come home this year as she expects to come at Easter and Mr. Lough's people claimed them this Christmas . She has not been well all fall—has had malaria . The children are growing rapidly and are very bright and interesting.

I have not seen Alice or John but—once since Thanksgiving Day when they spent the day with us. The weather has been so bad at times that we could not be together as often as we wished. I had a heavy cold all during the holidays that kept me at home. Then Charlie had to get up a siege of toothache to begin the New Year with which kept us home for several days when the weather was fine. We did not have a very Happy New Year as that day the abscess was at its worst and he suffered agony all day long. 

His dentist was not in the office and he refused to let another touch it—so had to endure it until nature relieved him in the evening. Neither of us will forget the coming of 1913.

No Anna, I was not surprised at George's (Anna's son Dr George Hay 1880-1970) engagement offer—I met the lady . You ask what I think of Mary? Well she is just lovely—George was most fortunate in his selection and know he will never regret it. I know you will be pleased with her—I know I have just taken her into my heart of hearts as I have Alice and will love almost—as much as George. Charlie thinks John & George were lucky fellows—for he thinks Alice a perfect—model wife and Mary will be equal to her. You can congratulate yourself on having two fine daughters—daughters that you can be proud of .

Do you know I worry about George being thrown so much with those horrible contagious diseases out there in Johnstown. I fear he will not escape always. He must be careful now for Mary's sake. 

I was sorry to hear of Mrs. Bolsinger's illness after she has recovered by this time. She sent me a Christmas remembrance and I have not yet thanked her for it. You ask when am I coming to see you—My Dear I do not know when I am coming to see you but not until it is warm weather. The girls think I should spend more time with them but—home is the best place for old ladies and let the younger come to see them—that is my way of thinking. Therefore I will ask when you are coming to see me? 

I have a young girl in the place & the one who was with me four years and she does fairly well but I miss my old maid. I think you would enjoy being in the city now so come. Let me hear from you soon.

Love to George

Yours most sincerely 

Sister Madge