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From: Priscilla Engeman <>
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Requests for lookups in DAR Graves book (I andII)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:23:30 -0700
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Thanks Wendy!

I think that Jesse and Nancy CASTEEL died in Garrett County, but I
wonder where they were buried.

Oh well. As usual, the search continues.
:)
Priscilla

On Sep 11, 2008, at 7:14 AM, Wendy Mammoliti wrote:

> Hi Priscilla,
>
> Thought I would try to quickly look up your request.
>
> In the first book, Thomas is listed in the Sang Run Cemetery. The
> listing says:
> Casteel, Thomas S., Mar 20, 1847 - Jan. 24, 1906.
>
> Will have to check the second book for Jesse and Nancy. Okay, no
> listings in either book for Jesse or Nancy.
>
> Hope that this helps.
> Wendy (Sines) Mammoliti
>
> On 11-Sep-08, at 9:58 AM, Priscilla Engeman wrote:
>
>> Pat,
>>
>> Thank you for the helpful information.
>> Looking up all of those Casteel's does sound like a daunting task. I
>> had no idea there were so many. They must have liked the area and
>> stayed for many generations and, of course, had large families. Boy,
>> did they have large families!!!!
>>
>> My specific requested would be for:
>>
>> Jesse CASTEEL
>> born abt 1814
>> died sometime around 1860.
>> They lived in the Altamont area I believe.
>> He was married to:
>>
>> Nancy (Teets) CASTEEL
>> born abt 1815
>> died sometime after 1880
>>
>> son
>> Thomas CASTEEL
>> born 1845
>> died abt 1906 Sang Run?
>>
>> Jesse Casteel is my great, great, great grandfather.
>> His son Archibald (moved to Somerset Co. PA in between 1870 and 1874)
>> is my great, great grandfather and Thomas (above) was Archibald's
>> brother.
>> So it's mostly Jesse and Nancy that I'm interested in.
>>
>> I had been thinking to add all Casteel information into the Casteel
>> book that is currently being written, but having all 61 entries is a
>> bit much. I would appreciate the lookup of these three, though.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Priscilla
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 11, 2008, at 6:12 AM, Patty-Friend-Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> Priscilla,
>>> Pardon me for jumping in here but I think people need to know.....
>>>
>>> The first grave book is 476 pages (including index). For just the
>>> CASTEEL
>>> name, there are 61 entries of given names. Some, with the same given
>>> names,
>>> are listed in more than one cemetery. In other words; Mary Casteel
>>> may be
>>> listed in four different cemeteries (indexed once).
>>>
>>> When requesting a lookup (in most cases) the inquirer needs to give
>>> specifics as to whom they are searching for.
>>>
>>> There is also a second graves book but it is only indexed by
>>> surnames. To do
>>> a look up in this book,one must look at each page on which the
>>> surname is
>>> listed.
>>>
>>> Both books are very helpful, but doing looks ups in them can
>>> become a
>>> daunting task. As with any request for information, Listers should
>>> give as
>>> much information as possible in their first post.
>>> Pat Thompson
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Priscilla Engeman" <>
>>> To: "Virginia Kelly" <>;
>>> <>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Virginia and list,
>>> I am researching CASTEEL's in Allegany/Garrett County.
>>>
>>> Virginia, in the Garrett Co. Graves book, are there any Casteel's
>>> listed?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>> Priscilla
>>>
>>> On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Virginia Kelly wrote:
>>>
>>>> Carol,
>>>> They are both listed in the book Garrett Co. Graves
>>>> I have the book and if you tell me whom you arr looking for I will
>>>> see if
>>>> they are listed, Virginia
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "CAROLYN MELLOTT" <>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me who to contact for information on The Bray
>>>> School
>>>> Cemetary and also the Taylor Sines Cemetary? Thanks
>>>>
>>>> ----- Forwarded Message ----
>>>> From: Pat Thompson <>
>>>> To:
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2008 11:58:00 PM
>>>> Subject: [MDGARRET] Peter A. Demmit
>>>>
>>>> Henry G. Davis and Co.
>>>
>>> Charles Hoye, Pioneer Families of Garrett County, Maryland
>>> Page 167-168
>>> Demmit Family:
>>>
>>> Peter A., Demmit, born Sept. 8, 1838, was killed in 1874 while
>>>> breaking a
>>>> jam of saw logs on the North Branch near Shaw. He was caught
>>>> between
>>>> two
>>>> logs and held in the river, but had almost succeeded in freeing
>>>> himself,
>>>> when another log came down from the jam sticking [sic] (striking)
>>>> the logs
>>>> that held him, crushing his body between them. He was employed at
>>>> the time
>>>> of his death by Henry G. Davis & Co., who had a large saw mill
>>>> where
>>>> the
>>>> West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.'s plant at Luke now stands. The
>>>> old
>>>> mill
>>>> was the first building used by Luke Brothers in their operations
>>>> there, and
>>>> the whistle used on the saw mill or one just like it is still used
>>>> on the
>>>> plant at Luke.
>>>
>>>
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