Hello Dave,
www.rootsweb.com/~nerailrd/trivia.html
www.4sullivans.com/jtsgeneralstore/historyaltonp4.html
www.4sullivans.com/jtsgeneralstore/historyaltonp4.html
http://facstaff.uindy.edu/~oaks/Articles/ChanuteLetters.htm
www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/agib666/aib66603.pdf
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocooper/Biographical/Johnson_PP_0751_to_0800.htm
Try these sites, I really couldn't find much on the subject.
Carina
List Admin
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From: Famsource@aol.com
Sent: Monday
In a message dated 7/31/2003 7:34:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, SlackC@msn.com
writes:
> Dave, I wanted to ask you if you could please tell me the earliest date
> and source you have found George or the other Gilstons in Cumberland Co. I have
> a lot of info printed out right now but not sorted yet. What I am trying to
> establish is how early the Gilston's came to PA. One book has them there by
> 1722 which if that is true, this branch is most likely to be of the Belfast,
> County Down, Gelston fam
John Gilson b. 1814 Ohio, was listed as a R/R Tie Maker in 1880 Morrow Twp.
Adair County, MO.
I know what R/R Ties are, but just how did one go about the business of
making ties?
Were they mass produced, how did they make the ties back in the late 1800's?
Did they have contracts with the Railroads? Did they supply to specific
Railroads? How were they paid?
Any railroad men out there that can answer any of these questions or know
what web sites might give me some answers?
1700 Richard Gilstone - Born Ireland.
1745 Lancaster County, PA.
1770's Donegal Twp. Cumberland Co. PA.
------ Middletown, East Pennsboro, Cumberland Co. PA.
1795 Died Silver Spring Twp. East Pennsboro, Cumberland Co. PA.
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1745 George Gilson - born Lancaster County, PA
1770's Donegal Twp. Cumberland Co. PA.
------ Middletown, East Pennsboro, Cumberland Co. PA.
------ Married Hannah ------ and moved to Moon T
I have found some info on an Eleazor Gilson who I think belongs to Susan M. but it needs to be sent as an attachment or snail mail. It is a page that lists Eleazor as being 100 years years old in Boston Twp. in Ohio.
Susan, if you could please email me at home at SlackC@msn.com if you would like it and I want to share some Gelston info pertaining to H? Jackson with you.
Or if anyone else would like the page let me know. Until I get the Gelston info sorted out I don't want to share it on line yet. Too m
In general, I am collecting all sorts of Gilson info as I go along and will be offering it to the list after I finish my research. I am finding migration paths all over the U.S.
It would be very helpful for all list members to do ROLL CALL and list their Gilson ancestor/s, brick wall, migration path, and state/county residences of those ancestors - brief not detailed.
Mine would be:
1745 Gilston/Gelston Richard I - III, Lancaster, Chester, York, Allegheny Co. Cumberland Co, PA
* Note: Resea
I sent the message below earlier and said I couldn't make much sense out of
it - but it does make sense if the name Hanock Jackson was a misread of the
name Hannah. She would have been the widow of the James Jackson who died in
1740.
Without seeing the actual will, rather than an abstract, we won't know for
sure. But we might have the beginnings of a family grouping. Hannah,
maiden name Gelston, who married James Jackson and had no surviving
children, with a brother Hugh and some relationship to Samuel.
Hi ! Cynthia,
My Gilson family from Homeworth & Knox, Columbiana Co Ohio may have had
ties with the Clunk & Farmer families. I know I have heard these names before.
Dave - Famsource@aol.com
In a message dated 8/9/2003 9:15:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Fern44garden@aol.com writes:
> how do you obtain copies of the newletter 'Connection". My husband's
> family
> has resided in Columbiana County since 1815.
>
> researching:main surname Carlisle of Centre
Does anyone have any Sykes/Sikes in their family line who married into the Gilson/Gillson/Gilston line from either VT, NY, or Ohio?
I did a brief search on David Gilson tonight and found a new daughter for David Gilson and Elizabeth Chain. She is listed in Trumbull, Mahoning Counties, Volume II. (ohio).
It states that a Sexton Sykes married Rachel Gilson, daughter of David and Elizabeth Gilson of Columbiana Co. Ohio. She was born in 1809 which puts her between David jr. in 1807 and Matilda in 1812. The
Here are some railroad web sites to look at - Dave, I think a couple are different then the ones I sent to you.
These came from my Rootsweb-L list from Connie Sue.
Carina
List Admin
http://www.rrb.gov/geneal2.html before 1937
http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html after 1936
http://pweb.netcom.com/~whstlpnk/genealogy.html Northern Pacific
http://www.rrb.gov/ Retirement Board
Earlier in the year Bob Gilson mentioned the Cumberland PA Gilson reunion. I was wondering if anyone went and could tell the list about it.
Bob had mentioned there would be DNA testing there which I am interested in because my brother is going to be DNA tested since he is the last of my line of Gilsons.
I was also wondering if there was any genealogy swapped during the reunion. I am still trying to get in touch with a couple of "Gilston" descendents and see how their genealogy fits into the "big pi
http://www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi
This search engine came through my Roots-L list email and I wanted to share it with the list.
It has quite a few options.
I haven't quite got my children squared away in school this week yet so I haven't been posting much. I hope to by next Monday. This week is just zipping away doing all those forms, buying PE clothes and all the rest that goes with school children.
Carina
List Admin
http://www.webroots.org/library/main.html
I stumbled into this web site this morning. It is free online books. There might be something here for one of you.
There is info here on the Pony Express JIm or James Gilson, Barney Gilson in Montana, and Francis Gilson from Belgium, and a Neutchatel Gilson.
Good Hunting !
Carina
List Admin
In a message dated 8/25/2003 7:35:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, SlackC@msn.com
writes:
> Try these sites, I really couldn't find much on the subject.
>
Hi ! Carina,
I have found there is not to much information on the particular skill of
Tie Makers. Seems all they needed were a lot of trees.
Thanks for the sites, I will check them out.
Dave
Here are is a great Rootsweb site. The newspapers go back to at least 1867 from what I have found - There is a Gilson in Nevada that was a writer during this time. Let us know if he belongs to anyone on the list.
Carina
List Admin
Newspaper Indexes
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/news/?sourceid=00395037657540801168
Conniesue
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New Nebraska site for those with Gilsons in Nebraska - sharing info on ancestors
NEGenWeb Project - Ancestor's Sharing Center
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neasc/index.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html
Carina
List Admin
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:79USYchL9wUJ:www.ci.canfield.oh.us/history.htm+%22Gilson%22+%2BMahoning+Co+Ohio&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Site Excerpt on Samuel Gilson:
In 1801, the area's first business, a sawmill, was opened in the northwestern part of the township. Zalmon Fitch and Herman Canfield operated the first store. Mr. Fitch also operated the tavern. The first school was held in a community building that also served as a meeting hall and church. It opened January 1, 1801, and was taught by Caleb Pa
Susan,
Interesting you should bring this up because I just ran across the abstract again when I was researching the Gelston/Gilston names this week. You have a real good point about Hannah probably worth looking into.
I have expanded my name search to include John, ames, William, and David. There are a lot of Samuel's out there as well. I still plug in your Eleazor too. Sometimes I just use search using wild cards like Gil**n. I found a new one "Gileson" I hadn't seen before. This one was li