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From: "Marilyn Bess" <>
Subject: Re: [PATIOGA] Brooklyn and my grandmother
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:21:57 -0500
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If no one answered as to where Brooklyn, PA is. There is an area outside of
Ulysses, PA known as Brooklyn. In around 1940, it has a store, a special
school and the famed Episcopal church is located near by. I will post this
on the Potter County list. Marilyn
Marilyn Bess email
Researcher Bradford, Potter, Tioga, PA
Chemung,Tioga,Tompkins,Schuyler,Steuben, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Hitchcock" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [PATIOGA] Brooklyn and my grandmother


> Sandy,
> Thank you. It appears from this that Eliza was a widow in 1880. I will
search for more clues. This is my biggest brick wall.
>
> Richard
>
> Sandy Gifford <> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> In 1880:
>
> Census Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa
> Source: FHL Film 1254346 National Archives Film T9-0346 Page 577B
> Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
> Eliza KERR Self F W W 44 PA
> Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA
> Maggie WAGONER Dau F S W 20 PA
> Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA
> Estella KERR Dau F S W 6 IA
> Occ: At School Fa: PA Mo: PA
>
> Sandy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Hitchcock"
> To:
>
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:39 AM
> Subject: [PATIOGA] Brooklyn and my grandmother
>
>
> > My grandmother was born in "Brooklyn PA" according to her marriage
> > affidavit. Believing that Brooklyn PA might be in Tioga County, I am
> > asking for information.
> >
> > Grandmother was Wilda Estella Kerr. Her father was Samuel Kerr, a fairly
> > common name in the nineteenth century. Her mother was Eliza Davidson.
> > Wilda was born in March of 1875. They somehow migrated to Iowa where she
> > married Albert Cullen Hitchcock. I need resources to explore Samuel Kerr
> > and Eliza Davidson, if in fact they were in Tioga County PA between 1870
> > and 1875. I belive they were married between those years and had two
> > daughters, one of which was Wilda Estella Kerr.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Richard
> >
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