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Albert James Scranton

dtruckenmiller1 — 2009-10-21 19:19:17Z

Looking for more information on family of Albert James Scranton born 1845 in Ohio, died 1913 in Millersburg, IL. The newspaper obituary I have lists his father as J. K. Scranton, but a family tree found here has his father as Ralph. Any information you have would be welcome.

descendants of Albert M Scranton b 1843

carolw20061 — 2009-09-02 19:49:37Z

My grandfather was Ford W Scranton. I believe he is the son or grandson of Albert M - trying to find the link

Carol

Re: Looking for actual obits on Almon(d) & Rachel Scranton

jawsome13 — 2009-06-26 20:27:11Z

You caught my attention. I believe my ancestor may be a brother, Martin Scranton born 1794. My Martin moved his family to Iowa by 1845. Very few out there working this line.
I searched census for your Almon and find him still alive in 1860 in Pope, Illinois. Ancestry has him as SERANTON with wife Rachel, and children Levi and Melina still at home. Every little bit helps. Joan

Looking for actual obits or documented info on Almon(d) Scranton & Rachel Pierce

CSchafer513 — 2009-06-20 02:12:08Z

Hi,

I'm still trying to prove or disprove this family to hook into my line.
Almon(d) SCRANTON b. 1806 approx Canada &
Rachel Pierce b.1804 PA
They were married in Dearborn, IN

I've come back as I see some more Trees being added that pull these two into them. I have seen most people post they die around 1850. How do people know this? A guess or actual info. Everyone I write to doesn't know were the info comes from. Anyone have a clue where they died? IN, OH, IL ???
And since they list them both 1850 do they die at the same time? I tried to find a link for a newspaper for their daughters death but I guess Pope, ILL doesn't have a Newspaper. (In SF, CA you can put together families by the Newspaper data!)

If anyone has a link or info on this family I'd love it as the one girl Elizabeth could ??? be my gggm.

Other names linked to this family are LEVI SCRANTON, MELISSA ANN SCRANTON BOICOURT

Looking for actual obits on Almon(d) & Rachel Scranton

CSchafer513 — 2009-06-20 02:08:35Z

Re: Schoharie,NY/Tioga,PA/Stark,ILL/Carroll,IA

FernLangbein — 2009-06-07 06:05:11Z

Contact me directly at f_langbein@q.com in regards to your entry on the Scranton buried in Carroll County, Iowa.

Re: Schoharie,NY/Tioga,PA/Stark,ILL/Carroll,IA

FernLangbein — 2009-06-07 06:03:52Z

Contact me directly in regard to the Carroll, Iowa, Samuel Scranton...not exactly sure who you are but I may be able to share a little info with you.

Re: Schoharie,NY/Tioga,PA/Stark,ILL/Carroll,IA

JamesWilliams140 — 2009-05-24 03:41:16Z

my grt-grandmother was daughter of oliver scranton, gershom's brother. the family lived schoharie county betweeen 1810 and 1830. don't have much specific data on other children in the family.
jim

Schoharie,NY/Tioga,PA/Stark,ILL/Carroll,IA

bud91543 — 2009-03-28 17:05:40Z

Looking to converse with anyone connected to Scrantons who lived in the above named locations. Specifically interested in Gershom, his son Samuel[buried in Carroll Co. IA] and Samuel's off spring, Schuyler, William, Catherine [m: Horace Kelts],Samuel [buried in Iowa],Charles [buried in Stark Co. Ill], Ira [buried in Spokane, Wa] and George.

Re: Scranton, Sarah

JamesStone38 — 2009-03-18 18:54:35Z

Bill,

Yes, I am still looking for information on this.
Any you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Jim

Re: Scranton, Sarah

JamesStone38 — 2009-03-11 05:02:33Z

Bill,

Yes, I am still looking for information on this.
Any you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Jim

Re: Scranton, Sarah

moahs — 2009-03-11 03:19:04Z

Hi, sorry I must have posted on the wrong board, I'm looking for people in Scranton, PA

Kafchinksi, Gryzwinski and Pritula

thanks anyway,
Rosa

Re: Scranton, Sarah

scranton65 — 2009-03-11 02:59:36Z

This is an old post. Are you still wanting info? I have some.

Bill

Stephen Abbott m. Sopaia Scranton 1822

xd22577 — 2009-01-09 00:51:45Z

Fredonia Censor
Chautauqua Co, NY
August 7, 1822

MARRIED
In Detroit [Wayne County, Michigan], August 2nd [1822], by S.K. Duncan, Esc., Mr. Stephen ABBOTT, of Detroit and Mrs. Sopaia SCRANTON, recently of Willimantic, [Windham County], Conn.

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

116oaklands — 2008-11-23 16:53:58Z

Hi Penny.
Good to hear from you.
OK I have some more info that I have found out about Thomas.
Are you able to send me your email direct, as further info is only useful to you and me now.
My email is jms.morgan@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards
James.

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

starrider314 — 2008-11-23 00:31:05Z

James, I have visited your family website and found it interesting! Could you please provide a date, or year, of birth for Thomas Morgan who moved to Scranton? There are several listed in the 1930 census information as born in Wales - would this be him?

Penny

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

116oaklands — 2008-11-22 16:12:37Z

Hi Penny.
Good to hear from you, another searcher for family.
Yes I now understand your question and I think you may have miss read my original request, my family member is Thomas MORGAN who lived in Scranton in 1912. Not as I read your last email where you are looking for Thomas Morgan Scranton.
Yes I would like another person who could keep an eye open for my Thomas.
If you have a look at my web page which is www.angelfire.com/mt2/morganjt it will tell some more about Thomas.
Best Regards
James.

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

starrider314 — 2008-11-21 21:59:08Z

I ask, because your message is on the Scranton Surname website. I have been looking for a Thomas Morgan Scranton. If you give me some more information on your Thomas, perhaps I can help.

Penny

Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

2006-11-19 13:29:52Z

Hi Listers.
Need some help please.
My Thomas MORGAN age 43/44 with daughter May/Mary Morgan age 16 lived on Corbett Avenue Scranton in Jan 1912.
Can anyone find more about Thomas.
Many Thanks.
James Morgan.
Aberdare, Wales.

Nicholas or Nicolas Scranton ,<1790-1840>; Sophia Moore Scranton <1795-1860>; Hiram Sylvester Scranton <1824-1907> and James Albert Scranton 1862-1939

2006-05-01 20:16:31Z

Any information would be appreciated about any of the names listed in the subject line. Nicholas Scranton, born abt 1790 in Hampden Mass, later moved to Franklin Twp. Portage County, Ohio sometime between 1820 and 1827. He was married to Sophia Moore in 1812 in Hampden, Mass.

Would like death information and parents names for each of them. Nicholas was last found in Portage Co. Ohio abt 1838 and Sophia in Branch County, Michigan 1860 census.

Also interested in obits or death information about their sons Hiram and Elias; and daughters Sophia
(wife of Albert N.) Blood (DeKalb Co. IN.) and Joanna
(wife of George J.) Langs (Branch Co. Mich), and any other sibblings or children of Nicholas and Sophia Moore Scranton. I have hit a brick wall!

I have found marriage records for all children of Nicholas and Sophia, and have found all of them here and there in census records ( 1850-1880, but can not find any obits or death information for any of them except the 1907 death certificate for Hiram in Williams Co. OH Most of Hirams decendants live or lived in Defiance Co., OH . I have all the information for them and would be happy to share it with any descendants.

I need information that may be in Family Group Sheets, Bibles, or 5 Generation Charts published in any of thousands of genealogy departments in local libraries in the USA. Especially Hampden Co. Mass, Portage Co, Ohio or Branch Co. Mich. I sure hope someone out there knows one or more of these 1790-1930 Scranton's!

Thanks, Mary Scranton

Harry Clark Scranton

2006-03-05 03:54:17Z

I've hit a road block. Looking for any information about Harry Clark Scranton. Believe to be born around 1874 to an Irving or Irwin Scranton who was married to Hannah Divise. One of the latest know locations of Harry Clark Scranton was in Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, in 1898. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Re: Elizabeth SCRANTON-STORY 1840-1880

2006-02-03 04:01:46Z

Hi Cathie,

Some of the children were born in Dearborn or Switzerland County, IN. In Mo they were born in Cole County. ( Name of that town was California).

I have census records and some Indiana marriage information as well as Cole county.

If I can be of any further help to you let me know!

Kathleen

Re: Elizabeth SCRANTON-STORY 1840-1880

2006-01-25 03:59:35Z

Hi,
I am a decendant of Joseph Hand Scranton. Do you have any information on him?

Re: Elizabeth SCRANTON-STORY 1840-1880

cathieschafer — 2006-01-24 16:53:54Z

Hi Kathleen,
I know it's been awhile but I was wondering if you have found anything more on this family. Do you know where the children were born in IN or MO. Do you have ANY vital records on this family that confirms these birth dates.

Just going back to see if there might be a connection.

Thanks,
Cathie

MCLAUGHLIN'S in Boston Area

cathieschafer — 2006-09-17 23:09:23Z

Hi I'm looking for a McLAUGHLIN family that came to the US in 1832-35 time period from Ireland. My gggf was John L. McLAUGHLIN he may have been a Jr. I'm pretty sure his father's name was John also. My gggf was a baby or very young when they came here. I have no idea where they settled but by 1855 my gggf went to Boston for work. They may have lived close by or a near by town I'm not sure. I know my gggf worked in Boston as a Piano forter /tunner until 1859/60. Sometime during these years he mets a girl named Elizabeth or Rachel SCRANTON b. 1840 (IN or ??) Either he mets her in or around Boston or they meet near St. Louis, MO.
They stayed in St. Louis, MO area for a couple years during the Civil War. She at some point became a spy and was caught and was going to be hung!!! She escaped and General Lee's sister or wife's sister?? helped my gggm and her two little girls to a boat across enemy lines. They then traveled down the Mississippi to New Orleans then to Panama and then to CA. I'm not sure her husband John McLaughlin was with her or not.

She then went on to have 6 more children. The children’s names were; Mary Matilda, Emma, Elizabeth, Annie, Robert Emmett, William John, Olive, Esther.
Elizabeth died in 1880 in SF. John died in 1912 in SF, CA. He worked as a builder once in CA.

I know John MCLAUGHLIN had at least three sisters from old family stories, I'm not sure on the brothers.
Relatives either sisters, brothers or uncles lived in San Joaquin Valley during the 1880-1920 and may have been wealthy.

I just found an obit 1880 for John's wife Elizabeth which says (BOSTON PAPERS PLEASE COPY), which leads me to believe there was family in the Boston area during 1880.

Any one researching McLAUGHLIN's that were in Boston, were in Piano making, or went to CA area please write. I'd love to find other parts of this family!!!

These McLaughlin were from Northern Ireland and were Catholic if that helps anyone.

Thanks,
Cathie

Re: Thomas Scranton

subythec — 2006-06-13 16:44:46Z

I just found this thread. I am also interested in obtaining a copy of the documentation regarding Thomas Scranton. My mother is a Shippee through the David Shippee > Solomon > Samuel > John > Artemus.

Please let me know if it is possible to obtain a copy of the information.

Thank you.

Central NY Scrantons: Mary Scranton Bradford Estate

Kdecker973 — 2005-11-01 04:20:08Z

Joseph Scranton b.1789 - 1793 in MA>OH

poisonette7 — 2008-08-31 20:14:02Z

I'm looking for info on a Joseph Scranton born between 1789 - 1793 in MA (1850 census says 1789, 1860 says 1793, same kids) died bet. 1860 - 1870

1830 census - Franklin Twp., Portage County, Ohio
1840 - Norton, Summit County, Ohio
1850 & 1860 - Coventry Twp., Summit County, Ohio

Married Mary, daughter Tussy or Thirzy m. James Reed of Portage County, sons Willard & Almon.
Another source of identity(James Reed): http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Portage/Portage658Franklin.ht...
Mary died in Feb.1860 in Coventry.

Re: Mercy A. Scranton born in 1838 OH, Father B.IRE,Mother VT

rowena82 — 2005-10-31 16:56:47Z

This was all I was able to find, her parents may have died, shows on census with Isaac Stearns and LC.

1850 Census McDonough, Illinois shows Dwell#1198, Fam.#1198, Isaac Stearns, 32, M, Farmer, born in NY, L.C., 31, M, born in Ohio, William, 5, M, born in Illinois, Erhm, W, 3, M, born in Illinois, Lyda T, 7/12, F, born in Illinois, Mercer A. Scranton, 11, F, born in Illinois, Alexander Scranton, 23, M, Farmer, born in Ohio, June Scranton, 19, F, born in Ohio, Caroline Scranton, 3, F, born in Illinois. Census taken 21 October 1850.

Re: Lyman Scranton

ColleenResearch — 2008-02-21 03:45:32Z

Thank you for responding to my post. Actually I am looking for information on Harold Scranton, NJ, born abt 1897 or so, who was married to Bella Bissett. There was also two sons, Joseph H (my late father) and his late brother George (who was a child at death). I keep running into dead ends when I search.

Re: Scranton/Schoharie/Tioga

bud91543 — 2008-03-24 02:17:12Z

I have an addendum regarding William Scranton's date of death. The Assistant Surgeon General wrote to the widow [Jane] that he died on July 24, 1865. His medical card file at NARA says July 8, 1865.

Scranton/Schoharie/Tioga

bud91543 — 2008-03-21 16:34:23Z

My gg grandfather was William Scranton. He was born in Schoharie in late 1830 per his own handwriting on his enlistment papers. Married Jane Coats on Nov. 9, 1853 in Independence, New York. Enlisted in Wisconsin 16 infantry, Co. B in Feb. 1864. Died of typhoid in Brown General Hospital, Louisville, 7/24/1865. I have his military files [NARA & Wisc], pension file, searched the Roll of Honor and everthing I can think of. Cannot verify his parents or locate burial site. I believe his father and mother were Samuel and Catherine, looking for proof.

Re: Scranton/Schoharie/Tioga

bud91543 — 2008-11-17 03:32:15Z

James, thank you for replying to my post. I at first thought William may be a son of Oliver, but dismissed it when I got his enlistment papers. He enlisted in Feb. 1864 and he stated he was 33 years and 3 months old. That would place his birth as Nov. 1830, after the 1830 census.

I found Samuel [Oliver's brother] on the 1840 census as "Seranton". His family matches the Samuel in Westfield, Pa in 1850. On the 1850 census William is 19, he wouldn't have been 20 until November. He married Jane Coats in Independence, NY on Nov. 9, 1853. [20 miles from Westfield]

Jane and William moved to Springwater, Wi. in 1861. The 16th was known as the Saxeville Rangers although his enlistment was credited to a recruiter from Courtland.

Ken

annie scranton/ ct

dwmeeker — 2006-04-15 23:35:05Z

we are looking for information on parents and sibling of Annie Scranton. We think she is from Madison, CT and is descended from Abraham Scranton. She was probably born in the 1860s. She married Webster Whedon and had five children. dwmeeker@home.com Thank you

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

starrider314 — 2008-11-20 21:17:48Z

Is that Thomas Morgan who lives in Scranton Pennsylvania?

Re: Lyman Scranton

MaryJoanScranton — 2008-02-22 04:59:38Z

Was your Harold connected to the Joseph Hand Scranton from Scranton PA.? I have found that Joseph's obit. You said Harold lived in NJ. Who was his father? And where did your Joseph live? What did the H. stand for? If I have this info I will watch for them when I search for Scranton's

I have also found Lyman's father and mother. Please e-mail me directly scranton@defnet.com and I will send what I have found to any one who wants it.

I also have been getting nowhere searching for Nicholas Scranton born <1795> and married to Sophia Moore on 13 Sept 1812 in Chester, MA. Sophia was the daughter of Hiram Moore and Deborah Phelps. Records say Nicholas was born in MA, but I can not find any record for that. I went to MA in Oct 2007 and searched records in Hampden and Hampshire County. I am thinking he may have used another first name? I want to know who his father and mother were.

Nicholas was in the Ludlow MA 1820 census so I hoped to get some clues on the family at the Ludlow Town Hall--nothing!

Even though Scranton's were in the Ludlow census from 1790 to 1820 the Ludlow Town Hall Records did not have ANY Scranton birth, marriage, or death records. They let me see the books so I know there are none recorded in Ludlow!

The Scranton's were Baptist's when they lived in Ludlow. Does anyone know where to look for Baptist birth, marriage and death records for Hampden and Hampshire Counties from 1775 to 1820? I am thinking maybe they were recorded in the church records and that is why I do not find them in the Town Hall Records.

I did find a Samuel Scranton living in Belchertown in 1800 his wife was Abigail Culver. I found list of their children with birthdates at the Stone House Museum and Historical Society. I have more information about him and will send it to anyone who wants to see it.

If a Barbara Shaw reads this I hope you will contact me again. I accidentally deleted your e-mail so could not reply. I have Loomis, Moore, and Herrick info to share with you!

Looking forward to working with anyone on the Scranton brick walls! FYI our Scranton’s moved from Ludlow MA to Portage Co. Franklin Twp. Ohio about <1822>, then to DeKalb County IN about <1845>

Mary

Re: Amos Scranton

MaryJoanScranton — 2007-02-13 22:18:44Z

Have you searched the Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files 1861-1934? I found a William Scranton wife named Jane in the Index. I did not look at the records because I do not have enough information about William and Jane and would be wasting my time to continue to look! Do you know their middle names or initial, childrens names, brothers or sisters of William, where married, where buried., where did Jane live after William died?

I am assuming you searched www.familysearch.com ? I found William and Jane there the only additional bit of information was that a child Jennie was born in 1858.

I found a William age 32 living in the household of Amos Scranton,age 70, occupation farmer in the Washington County, Town of Greenwich P.O. Bald Mountian, New York 1860 Census. But I did not think that would be your William because he would have been married at that date and no wife or child were listed. A possibility that the child died in infancy or his wife and child were residing elsewhere since he was Civil War bound??? Others in the household were wife Lucinda,Charles Bently and Lucy Bently. The next household was Lewis Scranton age 35. Wealthy wife, Edward and Sarah Green, Henry,Catherine Helen Scranton.

There was a Oliver Scranton, age 57, occupation Blacksmith in the 1870 Schoharie Co. Census with a William age 10; too young and the Civil war was over when he was age 5!

Have you searched:
www.ancestry.com; do you subscribe to this website?
American Genealogical and Biographical index;
New York Census Index 1790-1870;
New York County Probate records for Amos and Oliver's probated wills;
Early biographies in Schoharie county and surrounding counties;
Schoharie County Obits for any Oliver, Amos, or William Scranton

If you do not know how to get to any of the above let me know and I will help you.

I think your best bet is the Civil War Pension Index-- the applications had a lot of information required and all of that is available. In the google search bar type:
Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files 1861-1934

My next bet would be probate records--but you usually cannot do that on line. some counties have an index on their genealogical chapter web site. I can hook you up to a free search for all counties in the USA is you want the information.

I have a Nicholas Scranton that I cannot find the names of his parents! I also have a Hiram Sylvester Scranton that was trickey to trace because he went by many forms of his name, or initials were used and Hiram was mispelled in so may census. I finnaly got him "found". For Nicholas I have decided I need to go to the Ft. Wayne library and search the books because I have exhausted the online resources! ie I can understand your situation!!

Let me know more details using my e-mail below. I will search for your William when I am searching for my Nicholas!

Mary
scranton@defnet.com

Re: Amos Scranton

MaryJoanScranton — 2007-02-13 22:18:39Z

Re: Amos Scranton

timberlakebud — 2007-02-11 18:16:08Z

I am working my Scranton family line and have been unable as yet to determine the parents of my great grandfather William who was born in Schoharie around 1830, One cousin says his dad was Oliver, I have always suspected it was Amos. William married Jane Coates and died of wounds or illness from the civil war. Do you have more info on the Amos or Oliver Scranton families? Any on-line leads I can search? [I think I have been everywhere]
Thanks
Ken Paul

Re: Amos Scranton

timberlakebud — 2007-02-13 22:41:02Z

Thanks for the reply. The William and Jane you mentioned are in fact my great grandparents. Her maiden name was Coates. I have put off sending for the civil war pension file hoping to find records on line or by personal contact. I guess it is time to order the file. Thanks, Ken.

Donald Wood Scranton

Binkydance — 2006-08-31 21:10:35Z

I am looking for cousins. My grandmother's sister, Marian Stevens, b. 1907 in Grand Rapids MI, married Donald Wood Scranton. They had at least three children, Patrica who married John W. Conlin; Shirley who married James McReynolds (from Mass) and Donald Gibson Scranton.

Any info is appreciated.

SCRANTON-Summerville Cemetery Sect. 21-Augusta,Richmond,Georgia

RobertSmitherman51 — 2006-03-21 16:59:58Z

Buried in the Summerville Cemetery at Augusta, Georgia: #1 Sacrd to the memory of Mary Eliza daughter of Erastus C. & Lydia S. Scranton Born Sept. 27th, 1837 Died Dec. 9th, 1839 #2 Lura Lee daughter of Philemon A. and Elizabeth L. SCRANTON Born Nov'r 14th, 1848 Died Jan'y 28th, 1849

Amos & Charles Meylert

oneill33 — 2008-04-19 00:45:22Z

Charles Meylert was the brother in law of Joseps Scranton. Amos was Charles's father.
On March 12 1881 Charles's body was moved and burried in Scranton with his father Amos who died in 1873. Amos was in Banking and a Gereral in the PA Militia.
My question--does anybody know what Cemetery they were buried in?

Re: Scranton/Schoharie/Tioga

JamesWilliams140 — 2008-11-12 03:54:57Z

there weren't many scranton families in schoharie in 1830, as i'm sure you know. i descend from oliver scranton, who shows up in schoharie in 1810, '20, and '30. according to the census, by 1830 he had a son born between 1825 and 1830. oliver disappears by the 1840 enumeration, so we don't know if he had any more children than show up in the '30 count. he was 45 yrs old in '30, so it's possible that he did.
in any event, i wonder if your william is the unnamed male child referred to in oliver's family born bet. '25 & '30. how certain are you of your grt-grt-grandfather's birth date?
my theory is that oliver and his family moved to far western new york by 1840; his daughter, my grt-grandmother, married my grt-grandfather in buffalo in 1844. i cannot prove that family move, but i'm guessing at it.
independence is not that far away from erie county (buffalo). might william, as a member of oliver's family, have moved to western n.y. with them, where he met and married his wife?
also interesting that your william ends up in wisconsin at the time of the civil war. more potential circumstantial connections to my group. where was the 16th wisconsin infantry formed? what county?
just some thoughts after coming across your post.
cheers,
j.

Re: Amos Scranton

JamesWilliams140 — 2007-07-25 05:07:30Z

see my reply, below, to maryjoan's posting.

Re: Amos Scranton

JamesWilliams140 — 2007-07-25 05:04:37Z

the amos scranton you refer to is probably the brother of oliver scranton, b. 3/1/1785, in belchertown, mass. these two were among nine children of samuel scranton and abigail culvor. birthdates for all the children except amos are known for certain. conjectural date for amos's birth was circa 1794, so the 70-yr-old age at the the 1860 census time is in the ballpark.

the oliver you refer to is likely the son of oliver and betsy scranton who shows up on the earlier censuses as "male, born 1810-1815". their daughter, called either "betsy alzina scranton"(per her obit and my dad's memory) or just plain "alzina"(as stated in various later censuses), is the only child i've known the name of in that family.
oliver the elder is my 2nd-grt-grandfather, betsy alzina is my grandmother. i have not turned up definite names for the other children of their family, but i'm betting that oliver the blacksmith is one. there weren't many non-family scrantons in schoharie at that time.

now, a confusing point.....
a similar younger oliver shows up in great bend twp, susquehanna co, pennsylvania, in 1860, age 47 (indicating similar birth year), occupation blacksmith, born in new york. wife elisabeth and two daughters enumerated in the household. by 1870 (yes, he's still counted there in 1870) he has a 10-yr-old son named william h. scranton, and two more daughters.
same oliver? probably. counted twice in two places? maybe.
hmmmm....
another source lists an oliver scranton, presumably the same guy, buried in rose hill cemetery, great bend township. death year is 1885. stone apparently says he served in company f, 15th new york volunteers. age at death given as 74, still in the correct age ballpark, but probably a simple error on the part of whoever ordered the stone. age 47 in 1860, add 25 years to the death date, and it comes out age 72 at death, subtracted from 1885 takes us right back to 1813 and the probability that he was the same guy from schoharie county, ny. and, twists and turns notwithstanding, likely the son of oliver the elder. circumstantial evidence for the relationship, to be sure, but it makes a rational theory.

incidently, the elder oliver appears in schoharie county in 1810, 1820, & 1830 censuses, then basically disappears. i've seen deeds, mortgages, and land sale transactions showing where they lived during that time, but after 1830, they're gone.

anyhow, my two cents worth.

jim

Re: Central NY Scrantons: Mary Scranton Bradford Estate

JamesWilliams140 — 2007-07-25 03:57:08Z

i see in your database that you have oliver scranton born in schoharie, ny, 3/1/1785. are you quite sure of that birthplace? doug cruger has oliver born in belchertown, mass., on that date. his siblings born there, too, according to doug's research.

Re: Thomas MORGAN in Scranton 1912.

116oaklands — 2008-11-21 16:16:58Z

Hi Starrider.
Not quite sure how to answer your question, yes I am looking for Thomas Morgan, do you have any info???
Best Regards
James.

Re: Lyman Scranton

icecreamcones — 2006-06-11 21:56:51Z

Steph,
I don't know how I overlooked checking out the Scranton board before this, but I'm glad to have found you! I am researching the same family, with a focus on Arthur Leroy Scranton. My great-grandmother ties into this family somehow, and I'm struggling to find the connection. I would love to share research with you. Have you tied them into the King Campbell family yet through Rebecca? I'm seeing that your posts are a couple years old by now and figure a lot has happened since your post.
~Kelly

Re: Lyman Scranton

teppie19 — 2008-01-01 17:17:22Z

Wow,

I think I missed this post. I just happened to return to a search on Lyman and found you.

I have tied the Scrantons to the Campbell family.

George M. Scranton son of Samuel Scranton married Rebecca Campbell, daughter of King Jerome Campbell.

Please contact me at tiberious@rocketmail.com and we can compare information on the scranton and campbell trees.