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From: Joseph Cesarino <>
Subject: Re: [PAFAYETT-L] Farmington
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 08:38:44 -0500
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You may have some luck with the Humbert Funeral home in Confluence.They buried a lot of
the mountain people.15424 is the zip Code. I'm not sure if the one in Marleysburg was
open then.I have some records from that area and I'll check. One is a Barnthouse
Cemetery out of Markleysburg.Sonia

mmonroe37 wrote:

> Donna, Pauline, Sonia and Kim,
>
> Thank you for your responses regarding Farmington, PA. I
> must really get my hands on a good map of Fayette County :-)
>
> The person I am searching for is Elizabeth Jane (Saylor)
> Barnthouse-Knox. She was previously married to John Edward
> Knox, but divorced in 1884. They resided in Garrett County,
> MD until she left him, and moved to Farmington, PA to live
> with her Mother along Route 40 in her Mother's cabin. I
> have her death date as July 22, 1915. I do not know if she
> (Elizabeth) remarried after her divorce from John Knox. I
> have her birthdate as Feb. 19, 1850. I'd check Census
> records for Parents/Siblings, but I don't have access to any
> Fayette County Census info, and it's too far for me to drive
> to Fayette County Libraries to check further.
>
> I thought I would start by trying to locate info on her
> through Churches in the area, or Funeral Homes. I know
> there are a few Churches, but I don't know what Funeral
> Homes would be in or around Farmington. And, maybe
> Farmington didn't have an Undertaker/Funeral Home at that
> time?
>
> Any help would be appreciated. :-) Farmington sounds like
> a nice town to travel through and see :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
>
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