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From: Harriet Graham <>
Subject: [PAFRANKL] Re: PAFRANKL-D Digest V03 #170
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:08:31 -0700
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> PAFRANKL-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 170
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 [PAFRANKL] Apprentice records? ["Chris McManus" <]
> #2 Re: [PAFRANKL] Apprentice records? ["Bill Hawk" <]
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> Subject: [PAFRANKL] Apprentice records?
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:25:32 -0400
> From: "Chris McManus" <>
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> Have any of you found and used apprenticeship records?
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> My ancestor, John H McManus, was a hatter in Ohio according to the 1850 census.
> He grew up in Franklin County, PA (born in 1811).
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> Hatters appear to be an uncommon trade. In one township I sampled,
> he was the only hatter out of 400 with occupations listed. In neighboring
> townships, only 2 out of 800 listed workers were hatters..I am wondering if
> learning about his apprenticeship might provide leads into family history.
> The dates, master and location of his apprenticeship might be useful.
>
> In Williamsburg, I know, apprenticeships were listed in the Deed books.
> Are apprenticeship records from early-1800's Franklin County extant,
> and if so where are they?
>
> Thank you for any insight.
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> Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Apprentice records?
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:21:10 -0400
> From: "Bill Hawk" <>
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> Chris et al,
> I sure would like to know the answer to this question as well. Both my gg
> grandfather John Hawk b. 1808, and his brother Jacob Hauck b. 1812, were
> carpenters. Their father died young; John was five and Jacob only one. John
> had a cabinetmaker shop in Chambersburg(1830-1832)and then in Newburg Cumb.
> Co. from 1835 to 1878. Jacob was a builder in and around Hagerstown MD.
> Perhaps some apprentice records would tell us from whom they learned their
> trade.
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris McManus" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:25 PM
> Subject: [PAFRANKL] Apprentice records?
>
> > Have any of you found and used apprenticeship records?
> >
> > My ancestor, John H McManus, was a hatter in Ohio according to the 1850
> census.
> > He grew up in Franklin County, PA (born in 1811).
> >
> > Hatters appear to be an uncommon trade. In one township I sampled,
> > he was the only hatter out of 400 with occupations listed. In neighboring
> > townships, only 2 out of 800 listed workers were hatters..I am wondering
> if
> > learning about his apprenticeship might provide leads into family history.
> > The dates, master and location of his apprenticeship might be useful.
> >
> > In Williamsburg, I know, apprenticeships were listed in the Deed books.
> > Are apprenticeship records from early-1800's Franklin County extant,
> > and if so where are they?
> >
> > Thank you for any insight

Dear Chris,

My great, great grandfather Hugh Cowan (1767- 1826) had a cabinet shop in
Mercersburg, Franklin Co. Perhaps your John Hawk was an apprentice in
his shop.

I am looking for the parents of Hugh Cowan who married
1799 Polly Van Lear, daughter of Col. Joseph Van Lear and Mary Chambers.

Harriet

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