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ADDISON

List of Addison reunion members

AINSWORTH

Brief info on family of Clara Eve Donsife Ainsworth. Picture and 2 pieces of correspondence. Related

names: STAUP, BISHOFF, DONSIFE, BOND, DORSEY, NUSBAUM

ALBAUGH

Newspaper clippings & other materials on George W. Albaugh, “The Westminster” Hotel and other

Albaugh family members.

ALLGIRE / ALKIRE

Bible records (1773-1849) beginning with Peter Alkire b. Mr 10, 1773. Court records of the Alkire

family. Related names: STUMP, WHEELER, ALKIRE, KELLER.

ANGEL

Excerpts of a published genealogy of Charles Angel, Sr., pioneer of Frederick (now Carroll) County.

Title unknown, The New Acme Printing Co., New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1948, by Walter Wilbert Gruber.

ANNAN

Descendancy chart of Robert Annan (1739-1819) of Taneytown.

ARBAUGH1

Noah Arbaugh – (1874-1965) Newspaper clippings including obit.

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ARBAUGH2

Descendancy charts for the Arbaugh family beginning with William Arbaugh, b. 1762 in Frederick, d.

1850 in Ohio. Related names: BALTZER, ERBAUGH

ARBAUGH3

A bound collection of biographical sketches, data from various sources, correspondence, photos, etc.

concerning people with the Arbaugh (Erbach / Earbaugh) name, in and around Carroll County. Not all

of these people are related.

ARMACOST

Bible records beginning with Christopher Armacost (d. 1785), genealogy, clippings. Related names:

WHEELER

ARNOLD

Excerpts from Western Maryland Genealogy, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759, Maryland

Calendar of Wills 1753-1760, Abstracts of the Inventories of the Perogative Court 1751-1756.

Clippings on the death of Henry L. Arnold (d. 1909).

ARRINGTON

Notes of accumulated information pertaining to Austin Arrington his wife Caroline Hirsch Arrington

and their descendents compiled by Myrtle Umbaugh Spudis. Austin Arrington (1832-1897) and

Caroline (1838-1921) are buried in Sykesville.

ARTER

Clippings and notes on the Arter family of the Union Mills area

ATLEE

Genealogy of William Atlee of England who came to America in 1733. One of the Atlee descendents

settled in New Windsor

BAILE

Some genealogical information on the Peter Baile family of New Windsor in the book Restoration of the

Peter Baile House, built about 1793, and the house built by Isaac Cassell Baile by Byron Christopher

Shutz. The book contains photos of the house before and after restoration. Related names: HAINES.

BAIR

Article on the 1937 reunion of the Bair family near Taneytown




BAKER1

Statement by Harry Baker of Westminster, b.7/24/1881, listing genealogical information.

BAKER2

All in the Family, Baker Family History, Descendents of John Baker & Elizabeth Lehman. John Baker

(b.6/18/1813 – d. 2/25/1888). Notes and records from various sources on the Baker family. Related

names: LEHMAN

BANKERT

Newsletter of the Bankert Family Roundtable. Earliest member was Johann Jacob Bankert who arrived

in Phil. in 1728 at age 11. Articles include details of Jan Bankert’s search via internet and other methods

for an ancestor.

BARBER

Newspaper photo of the family of William N. Barber in 1929, including 13 daughters and 1 son. Related

names: BRAUNING , FLEMING, FLOHR, GORSUCH, GREEN, HOFF, LAMBERT, MASTER,

MILLER, MYERS, RICHTER, WILBURN

BARNES1

Genealogy of C.R. Barnes Family by C. Ray Barnes and several types pages of notes on various family

members beginning with Zadoc Barnes (1768-1849). Also bible records of the Barnes family. Related

names: BECRAFT, SHIPLEY

BARNES2

Pedigree chart of Jesse H. Barnes, and various correspondences, war records and pension records.

BARNEY

Single copy of the Dec, 1985, newsletter The Barney Family News.

BARNITZ

Transcribed records from the Barnitz Bible.

BATEMAN

William B. Bateman (1791-1835) Pedigree charts, family group records, newspaper clippings. Draft

of Wm. Bateman’s Emigration to Maryland. Related names: CAVANA (CAVANAUGH),

BIRCKHEAD




BAUMGARDNER1

Jacob Baumgardner (1765-1846). Excerpt from Let’s Meet the Old Folks by J. Hampton Baumgartner.

BAUMGARDNER2

Jacob Baumgardner (1788-1851). Newspaper photo, genealogy.

BEALL / BELL

Article from Bell Chimes Newsletter 1984 on Col. Ninian Beall (1625-1717). Related names: BELL.

BEAMER/BOHMER

Jacob Bohmer and 2 brothers came to America before 1760 and settled near Taneytown and

Woodsboro. Also copies of land plats of Redland. Related names: BOHMER

BEASMAN

Joseph Beasman d. Feb 1738. Excerpts from Maryland Marriages 1778-1800, A Partial View of the

Beasman – Baseman Family of Maryland. Info on Thomas Beasman Cemetery. See also Genealogy

Section.

BEAVER

Correspondence to Joe & Cathy Beaver listing the family members of Adam and Susanna Beaver.

BELL

Family group sheets and census info on members of the William Bell family of Westminster. Bell was a

brick maker. Also, deeds to Bell property and census info on neighboring families. Related names:

FRIZZELL, OUSLER, YINGLING.

BELT

Letter from J. Irving Belt with his account of the Belt family of Greenmount and Hampstead. Letter

from Arthur Tracey to Mary Catherine Smith of Sykesville, in regards to Belts Hills, a plat of land

granted to Benjamin Belt in 1723.

BEMILLER

Family group sheets, copies from various sources concerning John Bemiller (Bimiller) of Germany

(1792-1853) who settled in the Silver Run area.




BENNER

Clippings and obit for Chandos Miller Benner, MD (d. 1954) of Taneytown. 1946 clipping about the

Benner Family Reunion written by C.M.Benner, MD.

BENNETT

Information from various sources concerning Rev. Samuel Bennett. Included are census pages, obits,

cemetery inscriptions, etc.

BENTLEY

Clippings on Taneytown clock maker Eli Bentley.

BERRET

Col. James G. Berret (1815-1901) obit & descendancy chart starting with Col. John O’Donnell (1749-

1805). Related names: O’DONNELL1.

BIDDENGER

Ancestors of Mabel Grace Biddenger, born Feb 14, 1916, in Keysville.

BIER / BIERLY / PIERLY

Excerpts from Baltimore Co., MD Deed Book, 1810 Census for Pipe Creek, and a published genealogy

of the Gill family starting with Johannes Jacob Byerly. Related names: BIERLY, PIERLY, GILL

BIGGS / BEGGS

Notes from the Tracey Collection starting with John Biggs (16??-1709) including pedigree charts. Copy

of deed of William J. B(r)eggs. Related names: BEGGS.

BILLINGSLEA

Clippings about Billingslea family members including Dr. Charles L., Leeds K., Dr. J. Howell and their

descendents.

BIRNIE

Copies of pages from Frederick County, Maryland Backgrounds by Steve Gilland. Also “Selected

Descendents of Clothworthy Birnie (1765-1845) and Hester McNaghten (1772-1841).”

And Clothworthy Birnie (1765-1845): Progressive Farmer of Carroll Co. by Basil L. Crapster.

BISHOP

Family Group Sheets, and excerpts from various sources concerning the Bishop/Bishoff Family




beginning with John Bishop (1760-1797) of Frederick

BLIZZARD

Descendancy chart beginning with Humphrey Blizzard (1570-?). Bible records, notes from Dr. Arthur

Tracey, and previous HSCC correspondence. See also Genealogy Section.

BLOCHER

Notes on Jacob Henry Blocher (1857-1929) and various family members.

BOHN

1993 article from the CC Times about the Bohn family of Mt. Airy.

BOND

History and descendancy records beginning with Benjamin F. Bond (1791-1863). Related names:

DEMMITT, NUSBAUM, HAINES

BOOSE

Ancestor chart and other notes on the Boose family of the Silver Run area of Carroll Co. Related names:

BUSS

BORING1

Descendancy chart beginning with John Boreing (d. 1690) and a history of John Boreing and his

descendents.

BORING2

Excerpt from MD Historical Magazine (Dec. 1913) with biographical sketch of Capt. John Henry Boring (1840-1913) of Carroll Co.

BOSSERMAN

The Descendants of Michael and Christinia (Dierdorff) Bosserman , compiled by Joseph H. Bosserman.

BOWER

December 1, 1795, inventory of the goods, chattels of Christian Bower, late of Frederick County,

deceased.

BOWERS




Genealogy of Aquilla Bowers (1792-1884) of Germany. Minutes of the Bowers Family Reunions and the “Bowers Family Address Book”.

BOWMAN1

Ancestor chart of Samuel Bowman (1783-1838). Bowman was born in Lancaster Co., PA and is buried

in Beaver Dam Cemetery close to UnionBridge.

BOWMAN2

Pedigree chart for Lewis Bowman, b. 1904. Related names: LOVELL, POUDER

BRASHEAR

Genealogy beginning with Jeremiah Brashear (1731-1785). Copy of marriage license (1881) for Wm. J.

Brashear and ? Hood. Deed (1910) made out upon the death of Wm.J. Brashear.

BREEDEN

Genealogy starting with Jacob Breeden (b. abt. 1820). Related names: GOOD, ALGER, PETITTE,

NICHOLS

BREHM

Genealogy of Fite Brehm of Germany and wife Margaret Handin of Germany. Son Jacob Brehm (1830-

1908) moved to Carrollton. Related names: McCLELLAND, BARNHART

BROADWATER

Pamphlet History of the Broadwater Family, Garrett Co., MD 1965.

BROOKS

Copies of funeral records for Joseph D. Brooks, wife Maria A., and son Joseph D., Jr. Obit for Wesley C. Brooks. Copies of pages in CC Marriages Lic. & 1850 Census index for MD.

BROWN1

Descendancy chart and notes beginning with Henry (Henery) Brown of England and Carroll Co.

BROWN2

Biography of Frank Brown (1846-1920) of Carroll Co. who was governor of MD 1892-1896. List of

materials at HSCC and other places with info on Gov. Brown.

BROWN3




Bible info on George Washington Brown and wife Sarah Rebecca Brown. Related names: BEARD, FREYMAN, WILLIAMS

BROWN4

History, will, and genealogy of Joseph Brown (1810-1887) of Carroll Co.

BROWN5

Descendancy chart, history and genealogy of Joshua Brown son of George Brown, Patriot son of George

Brown, Immigrant.

BROWN 6

Biological sketch of the Moses Brown (1768-1817) family and notes about the Moses Brown House

(Historical Trust) of Carroll County.

BROWN 7

Genealogy, will and other data concerning the Brown family, beginning with Daniel Brown (1722-1802)

of Frederick Co. (now Taneytown, Carroll County)

BRUCE

Outline of a book about James Bruce and the Lawndale Farm.

BUCKEY

Family group sheet, history, pedigree chart, and pictures of the Buckey (Bouquet) Family

(Buckeystown). Excerpt from History of Frederick Co. on George P. Buckey.

BUCKINGHAM1

Names and dates of Benjamin Buckingham’s sons Obadiah (1757-1839) and William (1744-1816) and

William’s descendants.

BUCKINGHAM2

Copies of pages from family bible. Earliest record is that of Thomas Beverly Buckingham, b. 1827.

BUFFINGTON

Clippings and notes on the military career of John E. Buffington. Review of book by Thomas LeGore, John Ezra Buffington, Recipient of the Medal of Honor.

BURGOON




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Copies of photos and notes concerning the Burgoon family including Jacob Burgoon who resided in

Carroll Co. Related names: LOW, FLUEGEL

BUSSARD

Copy of Henry Bussard listing in the 1850 census. Also map showing Bussard Family Cemetery near

Mt. Airy.

CAIN

Family group sheet and 1850 census info for William Cain (1806-?).

CALVERT

General history of the Calvert Family in MD, including an outline of the book The Calverts Who Were

Quakers.

CARMACK / RICHARD / ROOT

Copies from various sources concerning many names. Very disorganized with no clear family lines.

Related names: RICHARD, ROOT

CASSELL

Excerpt from Genealogical History of the Cassell Family in America and history of the Jacob Cassell

House (built 1753) near Pipe Creek. Also family group sheet of Abraham Cassell who married Catherine

Lingenfelter in 1782 in Frederick.

CHARLTON

Descendancy charts, wills, church and cemetery records of members of the Charlton family of Frederick

Co. Also, Exploring the Past, Charlton Ancestors of Mattie Abana Fleming Tilton by Lorelei Maison

Rockwell. Also The Flemming, Charlton and Patterson Families of PA, MD and OH, prepared by

Victoria G. Greenlee. Related names: FLEMMING, PATTERSON.

CHENOWETH

Obituary for Emory S. Chenoweth; material from the family bible.

CHLADA

Pedigree charts of Chlada family. Related names: LOCKARD, KELLER, HOFF

CLEMSON

Genealogy and notes of the James Clemson family.




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CLUTZ

Family Record of Jacob A. Clutz and Liberty A. Clutz assembled by Hugh P. Scott and Margaret Lohr.

Includes names and dates of Clutz family members as well as minutes from Clutz family.

reunions. Related names: EYLER, HOLLINGER, RECK

COCKEY

Newspaper clippings of Cockey family cemetery plot. No clear connection with Carroll Co.

COOK

Family group sheet and other notes concerning Dr. Elisha J. Cook.

COOKSON

Lists of members and some dates of the Cookson family. Related names: WHITEHILL, HYDE,

BAILE, BILLINGSLEA.

COOPER

1777 deed of land granted to Adam Cooper

COVER

Personal recollections of Nellie Cover Phleger. Biographical info on William F. Cover and newspaper

items of Cover family members.

CRAPSTER

Patterson – Crapster Bible records copied 5/41. The “Descendants of Ruliff Crapster” by Richard W.

Faber, Jr. and “Ruliff Crapster of Taneytown, MD, Who Was He?” by Basil Crapster.

CROUSE

Descendancy chart and copies from various sources concerning the Michael Crouse family. Mary

Margaret Seftin (1836-1922), the wife of Michael’s son, John Lewis Crouse (1833-1889), was from

Carroll County.

CROUT

Descendancy chart beginning with Christopher Crout who came to America about 1737. Family Group

Sheet of Jacob Fetterling whose daughter Rachel married John Crout in 1811. Correspondence of Paul

Crout detailing members of his family.

CUNNINGHAM




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Several hand-written pages of notes about the early life of John H. Cunningham who was associated

with Farmers & Mechanics National Bank (1885-1935).

DAVIDSON

Collection of data and notes (including family group sheets, wills, census records, land plats) concerning

the Davidson/Davison family beginning with Phinehas Davidson (1723-1798) of the Taneytown area.

Related names: LONGBOTTOM, CROFT, DAVISON.

DAVIS1

Excerpts from various sources concerning the Davis family originally of Wales who settled in Monacacy Mills, including John Davis (b. c.1730).

DAVIS2

Members of the John Davis (1811-1886) family with dates. Picture of Elias Nelson Davis and Hannah

Bowers Davis. Related names: BOWERS, BERRY, KENNEDY, SINCLAIR, SPENCER, WELSH,

UTZ.

DAYHOFF

Bible listings of the Andrew Dayhoff (1794) family. Related names: LEAMING, ENGLAR.

DEHOFF

Excerpt from the 1910 Business Supplement to the Democratic Advocate about Jacob N. Dehoff, agt. of

the Hanover branch of the WMRR.

DELL

Clippings of marriages and deaths of the Dell family. Related names: DURBIN, FRANKLIN.

DERR

Copy of Washington County Legacy, v.1, No.1 featuring the Sebastian Derr House in Frederick.

DIEFFENBACH

Descendancy chart starting with Johann Dicolaus Dieffenbach (1637-1700) and a 1953 article from The

Sun featuring Otto W. Dieffenbach.

DIEHL/DEAL

Research notes on the Diehl/Diel/Dihill/Tiel/Till families. Descendents include Lavenia Eliz. Diehl of

Middleburg and Samuel Emory Diehl on Union Bridge. Related names: DEAL.




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DITTO

Copy of Ditto’s Delight; Origin of the Ditto Families in Maryland and Kentucky by W. Lester Richards.

DIXON

Family Group Sheets and copies of obits on the Dixon and Browning families of the Sykesville area.

Related names: BROWNING, FRANKLIN.

DODSON

Descendents of John Dodson (1750-1816) of Bedford Co., PA. Several sons lived in Taneytown.

DORSEY

Pages from the Nicholas Dorsey Bible. Tombstone inscriptions for Nicholas Dorsey (d.1857), chain of

title for “John’s Park,” info on will of Dorsey.

DRONENBURG

Copies from various sources concerning the Dronenburg/Tronobarger family, the earliest member being

Jacon Dronenburg (1776-1833) of Frederick Co.

DUNLAP

Copy of pages from the bible of John Dunlap, Sr.

EBAUGH

Clippings, including obits, on various members of the Ebaugh family including Elinor H., Nellie (Mrs.

Robert B.), J. Webster.

EBELING

Collected research on the Ebeling family. Although the research goes back to the 1600s, the earliest

Ebeling in Carroll was Russell Joseph Ebeling (1897-1984) who lived in the Sykesville area. Related

names: POWDER

EBERHARDT/EVERHART

Biographical sketches from The Carrolltonian, Dec. 2000, on members of the Eberhardt/Everhart family

beginning with Paulus who arrived in America in 1744. Related names: EVERHART.

ECKENRODE

The “Eckenrodes of Carroll County Maryland” compiled by Leonard Cox Eckenrode, detailing

Eckenrode families in the Taneytown and Westminster areas. Several copies of photos.




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EDMONDSON

Notes on James Edmondson including references to assessment records and tax records.

ELDER

Genealogy of the William Elder family from the Tracey Collection. Copy of the Elder Family

Newsletter, v.1, No.1.

ENGLAND

Society of Friends notes and other references to John England.

ENGLER/ENGLAR

Info on the descendents of Philip Englar many of whom moved to Ohio. Newspaper articles, death and wedding notices. HSCC sources such as Tracey records, copies of photos of family members. Pedigrees

of the Engler family, family group records. Related names: ENGLAR, BURGOON, COE.

ESBENSHADE

Copy of the Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Oct. 1994, vol. XVII, No. 4, with an article on the

descendents of Johann Daniel Espenschied and Elizabeth Lefever of Lancaster Co., PA.

ESCHLIMAN

Copy of A History of the Jonas Eschliman Family of Bowdil (North Lawrence) Ohio. 1550-1924 by John

C. Eschliman.

EVANS

Copy of the Evans Necrology. References to BARNES, SHIPLEY.

EVERHART / SNYDER

Ancestors of Charlie Everhart. Photos. Related names: SNYDER.

EWALT

Descendents of Jacob Ewalt and Aramenta Pumphrey. Related names: McCURLEY, OURSLER.

EYLER

Copies of pages of the Eyler Family Bible with earliest records being birth of Peter Eyler in 1839.

Related names: METZ, HAIFLEIGH.




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FAIR

Correspondence and notes on the Charles Fair (d. 1792, Frederick) family. Son, Michael, lived in

Taneytown. Copy of The Fair Family History, the will of Charles Fair, obits and a newspaper article on

the Fair Family Reunion. Also includes Daniel (David H.), b. 1840, son of George Henry Fair.

FARQUHAR

Descendents of William Farquhar of Ireland (b. 29 July 1705). Newspaper clippings, bible records and

other papers on William and Ann Farquhar, the founders of “Pipe Creek Settlement” now Union Bridge.

FARVER

Copy of newspaper article concerning the N.H. Farver family.

FEESER1

Cemetery records of Feeser family members. Clipping of the marriage of Pauline Feeser.

FEESER/FUESSER2

Descendants of an unknown Fuesser (Later changed to FEESER). Later descendants settled in the

Adams Co. area of PA, Frederick Co., MD,and Carroll Co., MD. Related names: REINDOLLAR,

HESS, HESSON, KING, MORELOCK, DUTTERER, FROCK, FUESSER.

FEESER/FUESSER3

Notes on the Hans Fuesser family. Earliest Carroll Co. resident is Johan Jacob Fuesser (1763-1834).

FETTERING

Family history of John Fettering/Fitterling, b. 1778 d.1842. Family group sheet of the Jacob Fetterling

and his wife Catharine who lived near Westminster, MD.

FINK

Copies of pages from various sources concerning Johann Nickel Fink who settled in Berks Co., PA.

Another German settler of the same name settled in Frederick, MD.

FISHER

Copies of pages from various sources concerning George Fisher (1752-1823) and descendents. Related

names: DAVIS




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FLATER1

Notes on ancesters of John Hoyt Flater. Related names: WALTZ, OGG.

FLATER / FLATTER2

Copies of Gone But Not Forgotten by Mildred Uland, records of the Flater Cemetery in Greene Co.,

IN. The Flater Cemetery is a family burial ground beginning with the Flater brothers who came to

Richland Twp. from Maryland.

FLATER3

Family group sheets, obits, chancery records on Elisha Flater, son of John and Rebecca Treyer Flater of

the Sandymount area of Carroll Co. Related names: ARBAUGH, GITTINGER, BYERLY, HELMS,

PLOWMAN, REESE

FLEAGLE

Notes and reminiscences of S. Franklin Fleagle and Rena Feagle Kennedy.

FLEAGLE / FLUEGEL

Ancestors of Archibald Casper Fleagle (1871-1970). Many of the Fleagle family members resided in

Carroll and surrounding counties. Also, bible records from Levi Fleagle’s bible. Related names:

DUVALL, HAHN, POUDER, SCHAFFER, SELBY, SHIPLEY

FLEMING

Family group sheets, obits, Tracey references on John F. Fleming (1818-1897) and descendents. The

Flemings were from the Mayberry area of Carroll Co., MD. Related names: MULLINIX, PURDUM.

FLICKINGER

Copy of newspaper notice of the sale of land belonging to Andrew Flickinger.

FORMWALT

Manuscript of Brief History and Family Record of the late Solomon and Elizabeth Formwalt including

an index and supplements to the manuscript. Notes and clippings. Info on reunion. List of family

weddings.

FORNEY

Reprint of Sketches of the Forney Family by H.O.F., Phill., Harper, c.1911.




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FOWBLE

Death certificates of Fowble family members. Index to land and mortgage records 1827-1921 for Carroll Co.

FRANKFORTER

Some genealogy on Johan Nicolaus Frankforter (Franckfurter) b. ?, d. 1794, and his descendants,

compiled by Glorianne E. Fahs. Related names: LINGENFELTER, MULLER/MILLER, MUNSCH.

FRANKLIN

History and genealogy of the Thomas Franklin family of the Taylorsville area, who were instrumental in

the founding of a small village called Franklinville, north of Taylorsville.

FRASER / FRIZZELL

General info on the Fraser/Frizzell name. Pedigree chart on the family of Helen Louise Frizzell von

Richthofen. Several of the ancestors listed on the chart (Andrew Alonzo Frizzell and Nehemiah E.

Frizzell) lived in Carroll Co., MD. Related names: FRIZZELL

FRETER

Descendancy chart of Jurgen Freter (1640-1716) and clippings on those descendents who moved to

Maryland. Related names: REED, JENKINS, PENN.

FRINGER

Bible records of Jacob Fringer (1814) and a brief genealogy of his family. Newspaper accounts of the

death of Dr. Winfield Keller Fringer, George Nocholas Fringer, sons of Jacob.

FRIZZELL1

Descendents of Eli Hinkle Frizzell (1830-1869) of Carroll Co. Related names: BARNES, STEM, ZEPP

FRIZZELL2

Family tree of Nimrod Frizell (1793-1842). Information on Columbus and Silas Frizzle, 1st

Reg Potomac

Home Brigade Infantry, Co. G (Civil War) by Robert E. Frizzell.

FROCK

“Genforum” correspondence concerning Susannah Frock, daughter of Peter Frock of Carroll County. 2

floppy disks with Family Tree Maker records concerning the Frock Family.




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FUNDENBURG

Notes and family records of Walter Vonder Burg and descendents.

GALLAUDET

Notes and correspondence regarding Theodore Gallaudet, an educator and clergyman in Carroll Co., d.

1879 and his wife Julia (nee Smith) d. 1879. Copies of obits.

GALT

Newspaper article concerning land owned by the Galt family of Taneytown.

GAMBER

Notes on William Snyder Gamber (1829-1916) after whom the Gamber community is named. List of

descendants of William Gamber. Related names: WILLIAMS, TALMADGE.

GARNER / GARDNER

1837 tax list of Carroll Co. listing Flein Garner. Will of Flin Garner and plats and maps of the Flin

Garner House and the Flin Garner Family Cemetery in the Woolery District of Carroll. Garner was born

about 1766.

GARRETT

The First Four Generations of the Garrett (Gerhard/ Gerhart) family of York and Washington Counties,

PA, and Carroll Co., MD by Dolores Crumrine Rutherford, 1976. Information on the first four

generations of Peter Gerhard (1716-1760) and wife Elizabeth.

GENT

Orrick Wilderson Gent by Shirley Gent Rhodes includes research done on Orrick W. Gent (1844-1933)

and his descendants.

GETTINGER/GITTINGER

Descendancy chart for John Gittinger (no dates) and his wife Mary. Related names: PLOWMAN,

HELMS.

GILBERT

Article from Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 36, Fall 1995. #4 concerning Barnhart and

George Gilbert of Frederick Co. and their descendants.




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GIST

Articles, notes, clippings, deeds, etc. on the Gist family, including Col. Joshua Gist (1747-1839) and his father Capt. Thomas Gist.

GOODWIN

Results of a research request concerning the Goodwin family of the Westminster area. Related names:

McQUAY

GORE

Family history of Jesse Gore (b.c.1803) and descendants.

GORSUCH

Pedigrees, family group sheets, copies of records for the Gorsuch family, beginning with William

Gorsuch, b. 1543 in England. Earliest Maryland connection is Charles and Sarah Cole Gorsuch, m.

1679. Related names: LOVELACE, COLE.

GOSNELL

“Gosnell / Crawmer Stones at Bethel Cemetery”. Related names: CRAWMER

GOULDEN

Genealogy of the Goulden family, the earliest known member being Valentine Goulden of Germany

who settled in Lancaster. Goulden family members later moved to Taneytown.

Related names: HEMLER, WIVELL

GRABILL

Several pages from Johnsville: An historic review by Marie Burns, Ellen Wyatt and Sandra Funkhouser.

Copy of part of a map showing the location of Grabill Cemetery.

GREEN

Excerpts from various sources on the Green family and copies of a DAR application. Earliest family

member is Isaac Green (1742- d. after 1821).

GRIFFEE

Family group sheets for Richard, William Jr., and Elisha Griffee.




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GWYNN

Records on the descendants of John (1748-1823) and William (1749-1819) Gwynn.

HADDAWAY

Pedigree chart of Mary Eva Haddaway, b. 1875. Related names: LARKEY, TILGHMAN, COURSEY,

DAWSON, LAMBDIN, OAKLEY, FOSTER.

HAHN

Descendants of Loudwick Hahn, d. 1765. The family lived, for a time, in Frederick Co.

HAIFLEY

Copies of various records (deeds, marriage certs, bible records, pedigree charts, etc.) back to Charles

Hefley who arrived in Philadelphia in 1737. Many duplicate pages. Three folders.

HAINES1

Genealogy and descendancy records for the Abraham Haines family, b. 1799. Includes clippings, obit

for Hilda M. Haines of Taneytown (1908-1988). Related names: MEHRING, LOVELL, ZILE,

BEARD.

HAINES2

Genealogy and supporting info (from various sources) of the Haines family of “Cornwell” on Little Pipe

Creek. Joseph Haines (b. 1682) is the earliest family to have lived here.

HAINES3

Information on the Samuel Haines (b.1763) family who lived in the Taneytown area.

HALL

Excerpt from Maryland Historical Magazine (Dec. 1913). Details errors in a previous article on the Hall

family of Calvert Co.

HAMBURG

Notes collected on the Peter Hamburg Family in Frederick and Carroll Counties, including census, birth,

marriage and church records.

HAMMER

Excerpts from various sources (wills, census pages, etc.) on Johann Frantz Hammer. Will was probated

in 1806.




HAPE

Articles and excerpts about the towns of Carrollton, GA and Hapeville, GA and the Hape family

including Dr. A. Hape. Some Hape family ancestors lived in Carroll Co. Related names: NAIL /

NAILL.

HARMAN

Copy of the will and pedigree chart of John Harman, d. 1840.

HARRIS1

Will of George Harris (JB No. 2 1852-1860 Folio 476-477)

HARRIS / ROWE / WILSON2

Family group sheets, pedigree on the Harris / Rowe / Wilson families. Copies from various sources

including Names In Stone, 1850 census, will, Carroll County Marriage Licenses, Carroll County

Cemeteries, etc. Related names: ROWE, WILSON.

HARRISON

Descendants of Pamelia Harrison (married name Ake) b. abt. 1760 in Frederick, MD. Related names:

AKE, GREEN, TROUT.

HARTSOCK1

Correspondence of Mary Hartsough regarding her search for the Hartsock/Hertzog name in Carroll and

Frederick Counties. Bible records beginning with Samuel Hartsock, b. Dec. 17, 1804.

HARTSOOK2

Transcribed bible records of Hartsook family members beginning with the marriage of John Hartsook

and Catherine in 1801.

HATFIELD

Descendancy lists, marriage and bible records for Charles Wesley Hatfield (1861-1904) and Julia Ida

Harris (1862-1939) of Sam’s Creek near New Windsor. Related names: HARRIS.

HAWK

Copies from various sources on the Hawk family of Carroll Co., beginning with George Hawk (1776-

1855).




HELMS

Descendancy chart for the Helms family. Earliest member listed is Daniel Helms (1810-1879?) although

possible earlier Helms names documented as well.

HENESTOFEL

Descendancy chart beginning with Heinrich Henestofel, d. 1790 & marriage records of Stophel family

members. Related names: STOPHEL, STOUFER.

HERING

Deed of the “Resurvey of Timber Ridge” and a small book Tributes to Joshua W. Hering to

commemorate Prof. Hering’s association with Western Maryland College.

HESSON

Copy of obit and military record abstract for Clyde Leroy Hesson (1888-1967) of Taneytown.

HILL

Pedigree chart and family group sheets including Richard Hill (c 1720 - 1794) of Taneytown. Article

from the 1951 Ladies’ Home Journal concerning the Raymond A. Hill family of Westminster.

HIVELY

Vol. 6, No. 2 (May 1995) and Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1996) of the Hively Family Newsletter.

HOBBS

Family group sheets, bible records and other copies and notes concerning the family of Gustavas Hobbs

(1809-1890). Related names: MERCIER

HOCKERSMITH

Notes, transcriptions, copies of records concerning the Hocker(n)smith family of the Taneytown area.

HOFFMAN

Newspaper clippings about, a) the 1974 Hoffman family reunion and b) the retirement of Miss Esther Hoffman from government service.

HOOKER

A 2 page genealogy chart dating back to 1653 of Thomas Hooker.




HOOVER1

Descendancy records of Adam Hoover (1758-1846) of Manchester. Wills, newspaper abstracts, obits,

cemetery records of various family members. Excerpt from History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers,

War of 1861-5.

HOOVER/HUBER2

Family history of Andrew Hoover (Andreas Huber), b. 1723, early settler of North Carolina and

Maryland, and ancestor of President Herbert Hoover. Newspaper clippings of the President’s visit to

“ancestral home” near Linwood, MD.

HOUCK

Biographical sketches, family group sheets, will and other information on the Houck family of Carroll

Co. The earliest family is Barnet Houck (b. abt. 1747 in Germany)

HOUSER

Collection of notes regarding Martin Houser (1691-?) of Adams Co., PA and Carroll Co., MD. He

owned property in “Digges’ Choice” and “Houser’s Choice.”

HULL

Research notes and genealogist’s correspondence regarding Andreas (Andrew) Hull (1718-1791) of

Silver Run and descendants. Also a copy of the Hull Family Association Journal.

HUMBERT

The Humbert Pioneers by Truanne Kidd and Tom Myers regarding the descendants of Anthony Humbert

(1690-1769) of Germany including John Adams Humbert (1763-1853) of Frederick Co.

HYDER

Story of John Hyder of Uniontown including some genealogy. Related names: BEAM.

IRVIN

2 issues of the Irvin Newsletter, Mr and July 1988. Alternate spellings: ERWIN, ERVINE, ERVING,

IRVINE, IRVING.

JENKINS

History of the Thomas Jenkins family who settled in Carroll Co. in the late 1700’s. Related names:

GOSNELL, SCHRIDER, BURRIS, BARNES.




JONES / FENBY

Genealogy charts compiled by Nancy LaPlant Hyde from a variety of sources. See also: Genealogy – JONES III.

JORDAN

Jordan family pedigree showing Anna Lovelace (1610-1652) as the earliest member. Also included is a

descendancy chart linking the Jordan family to Charlemagne. Research by Donald Ross Jordan. Related

names: LOCKARD, GORSUCH, SHIPLEY, AUCHER, LOVELACE.

JOUST/YOST

Genealogy of Jacob Youst and family. Jacob (1634-1707). Descendancy charts.

KANE / BUTLER

Kane- Butler genealogy – History of a Black Family by Agnes Kane Callum, 1979. Descendants of these

families traced from St. Mary’s Co., MD.

KAY

Copy of hand written notes (original in Manuscript room) on the Kay family written by Jacob J. Weaver

of Uniontown.

KEENEY

Family group sheet of Henry Y. Keeney (1831-1908) and Anna Elizabeth Pfaltzgraff (1834-1913).

Related names: PFALTZGRAFF, SHAFFER, BAUGHER, LEINHART, MILLER, WELSH, MYERS,

ROHRBAUGH.

KEMMERER

Copy of article about the Buck Spring Farm House in Washington Co., built in 1774 by Johan Ludwig

Kemmerer.

KEMP

Copy of the records in the Kemp family bible. Earliest birth, John Kemp, 1750.

KEPHART

Notes on the Kephart family beginning with David and Elizabeth Kephart who came from Germany

about 1780.




KIMMEY / HOOK

Descendancy chart beginning with William Thomas Kimmey (1864-1922) who married Rachel Leana Hook (1868-1934). Related names: HOOK

KNIPPLE

Will of Christopher Knipple (d.1846).

KOONS

Article from the Maryland Magazine of Genealogy about John George Kuntz and the Conewago

Settlement. Notes on Henry Koons who came to the U.S. in 1830 and founded Middleburg.

KREIGER

Krieger family tree, chart and notes about this Frederick Co. family with ties to the Moravian Church.

Related names: HARBAUGH, WELLER.

KRUMRINE/CRUMRINE

Notes and correspondence from Dolores Crumrine Rutherford including Early Krumrein Immingrants.

Map and description of the portion of Germany where Krumrein immigrants lived, George Krumrein of

Germany & Baltimore Co., Old Krumrein House in Carroll Co., MD, etc.

LAMBERT

Descendants of John Lambert Sr. (1758-1838). Related names: GEIGER, NORRIS, HAINES,

MEHRING.

LANTZ

Handwritten notes and excerpts from the diary of James W. Lantz (1828-1891) of New Windsor.

LEE1

War of 1812 records for Caleb Lee of Carroll County.

LEE2

Copy of the 1976 talk given by MD Senator Charles McC Mathias, Jr. on Thomas Sim Lee, Maryland’s

second elected governor.




LEHMAN

Research notes of Wm. Shelton on the George and Salome Lehman family. Excerpts from various reference sources on this family. Copy of wills of family members.

LEISTER

Information on John Nicholas Leister and his descendants with material updated since the Leister

Genealogy was produced. See book catalog for additional information.

LITTLE1

Information on John and Samuel Little of Adams Co., PA and Carroll Co. Wills, clippings, and

genealogy charts.

LITTLE2

Notes on Miss Mary Catherine Little, descendant of the founder of Littlestown.

LITTLE3

Notes and excerpts on Little marriages from Maryland Marriages 1634-1777 and Maryland Marriages,

1778-1800

LIPPY

Photos and genealogy of Joseph Henry Lippy (1850-1914) of Manchester and his descendents.

LIVERS

Copy of map indicating land plats held by Arnold Livers in Carroll and Frederick Counties. Also shows

rough “tree” of the Livers family.

LOATS

Family group sheets of Lewis (1811-1892) and John (1814-1879) Loats and descendants.

LOGUE / DAVIS / BUCKINGHAM

Notes and copies from various sources concerning the Logue family of Maryland, beginning with James

Logue (b. 1739). Copies from the bible of Augustus Winfield Davis and Sarah E Logue Davis. Related

names: DAVIS, BUCKINGHAM.

LOVEALL

Research notes, genealogy, descendancy charts, etc. on Henry Loveall aka. Desolate Baker. Loveall

(1694-aft. 1772), born in England, became a minister at Sater’s Baptist Church in Baltimore Co., MD.




Related names: BAKER, DEAN, GOODWIN, TRACY, LE BRUN, BROOKS, SPENCER, MILLER,

BARRICK, LIPPY.

LYNCH

History of the Lynch family, copies of deeds of land owned by Edward and Margaret Lynch of Carroll

Co. Map of Westminster showing Lynch property. Articles from various newspapers concerning Lynch

family members.

LYNERD

Copies of photographs of Lynerd family members

LYNN

Notes concerning the Lynn / Linn family of the Middleburg / Union Bridge are of Carroll Co. Related

names: SIX

MACCUBIN

MacCubbin Clan of Scotland by Sheila L. Martin. Clan history and genealogy of Sir John MacCubbin.

Descendants in Maryland, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Related names: HOWARD

MALEHORN

Transcriptions from the Malehorn family bible. Related names: YINGLING.

MANAHAN

Newspaper clipping announcing the retirement of Maud E. Manahan from supervisor position of public

health nurses in Carroll Co.

MARTIN1

/ STOVER

Copy of deed in the name of Willie E. Martin and Laura V. Martin to “Brothers Agreement,” “Logdon’s

Amendment,” and “Bedford.”

MARTIN2

Research on Jacob Martin b. 10/29/1746 and his family including photos. His son Jacob lived in the

Taneytown area. Related names: HARDIN, THOMAS

MARTZ

Correspondence concerning the Martz family and Martz Mill in the Union Bridge area. Two clippings on

Martz descendants.




MATTHEWS

Records from the bible owned by Louise Matthews. Earliest records are those of George W. Matthews and Elizabeth H. Thompson, m.10/4/1838.

MAULSBY

Brief information about the Maulsby family who resided in Westminster and Frederick. Related names:

ROOP.

MAYER

Bible records of Jacob and Esther Mayer. Related names: SHRIVER, YEISER.

McALISTER1

Family group sheets for John McAlister (b. March, 1852), will of John, excerpts from various reference

sources on the McAlister family of the Taneytown district.

McALISTER2

Descendants of Charles McAlister (1694-1774) of Scotland. Many of the McAlister descendants lived

in Carroll County. Related names: BOHNE, BRILHART, HYDER, McNAIR, SPEED, WILLIAMS

McCOMAS

Genealogy of Daniel McComas of Scotland and his descendants mostly in Baltimore and Harford

Counties.

McKELLIP

Records from several family bibles related to the McKellip family of the Taneytown area. Related

names: BRINING, SHUNK.

McNAIR

The Ancestors of Thomas Rinehart McNair by Joan Aline McNair, consisting of the author’s research on

her family. Related names: SWITZER, URNER, RINEHART, ENGLAR, SNADER, STITELY,

LIGHTNER, HYDER.

McQUAY

The McQuays of Maryland by Charles F. McQuay, historian of the Clan McQuay, detailing the history

of the McQuays in Carroll County beginning with James Hughes McQuay (b. 3/31/1814).




McSHERRY

History of the McSherry family. Mrs. Anastasia McSherry, nee Lilly, wife of Richard McSherry of

“Retirement” (Jefferson Co., VA), was a daughter of Richard Lilly of Frederick Co., MD and Mary

Elder, the only daughter of William Elder and Anne Wheeler. Related names: ELDER

MERRYMAN

Two calendar pictures of buildings built by John Merryman.

MILLER

Descendants of Christian, Henry, and Adam Miller, early settlers of Bedford Co., PA, sons of Michael

Miller of Frederick Co., MD. Also a copy of Tracey Plats of “Owings Corner,” “Blind Man’s Choice,”

and “Owings Chance.” Also notes, additions and corrections made by Adrean Clawson.

MITCHELL

Correspondence, family group sheets and notes concerning the Mitchell family of Baltimore Co., MD.

MITTEN

Mitten Bible records copied 1941 by Louise Matthews, Wm. Winchester DAR. Obit of William J.

Mitten. Also obit from The American Sentinel, 27 June, 1896, of Squire William J. Mitten.

MOHLER/MOLER

Descendancy charts and other notes on the Mohler family, the earliest of which is Mathes Mohler (1670-

1728).

MORELOCK

Family Tree Maker print-outs of the descendants of : Michael Morelock, Sr. (b. abt. 1765), George

Bowman (1803-1884), Henry M. Mayers (1820-1893). Related names: BOWMAN, MAYERS,

KAUTZ, RIDER.

MUMFORD

Descendents of George A. Mumford. George A. Mumford (1824-1893) of Illinois, m. Mary Ann

Catherine Lightner (1823-1872) of Frederick County, MD. Related name: LIGHTNER

MURRAY

Murray Family History notes on the Murray family in Maryland, beginning with James Murray (m.

1694) to Jemima Morgan in Baltimore County.




MYERLY / LITTLE

Data from various sources including the 1850 census of Carroll County, Marriage Licenses, History of

Western Maryland, concerning John B. Myerly (b.1814) in Carroll County and his wife Hester Little

(b.1820) in Carroll.

MYERS1

Plat of land belonging to Jeremiah Myers (map 21-18) “Collenton”. Info on the death of Andrew E.B.

Myers (d. 1/14/1918) of Manchester.

MYERS2

Data from various sources including the 1860, 1870, 1880 census for Carroll County, family group

sheets, tax records, mortgage records, land records, slave ownership records concerning Dorsey B.

Myers-Blackman.

MYERS3

One page of notes on Jacob Myers, Jr. of Taneytown, b.1821 d.1887

NEWMAN

Research of Richard A. Newman including family group sheets, pedigree charts beginning with Michel

Newman (b. 1703). Related names: BOWMAN, HYDER, ANGEL, BUFFINGTON, DIEHL.

NICODEMUS

Biographical sketches of the four sons of Johann Adam Nicodemus. Born in Germany, Johann Heinrich

(1729-1801), Valentin Erasmus (1732-1812), Johann Frederich (1735-1816), and Johann Conrad (1737-

1805) all moved to Maryland. Also an index to family names married to Nicodemus family members.

NORWOOD

Descendants of Capt. John Norwood (d. 1673) researched by Karen Crowley. Related names:

DORSEY, DAY.

NULL

Notes on the Null family with Michael Null who, in 1768, purchased 42 acres of land which later

became part of “Michael’s Home.”

NUSBAUM

Comsoft Roots III by Karen Dattilio. Related names: ROOP, GARBOR, DATTILIO, WAMPLER,




SHOUP, ROYER, WAGNER.

OGLES

Copies of wills, deeds and property transfers of the Ogle family of Frederick Co., MD.

O’HARA

Correspondence and excerpts concerning the O’Hara family of Taneytown. Will of Henry O’Hara of

Frederick Co. (1730-1815). “The seventh and final chapter of: A Romp Through Cambria Co., PA and

Earlier Ireland” by Jim Miller, detailing his research in-cluding the O’Hara family of Taneytown.

ORNDORFF

Family group sheets, bible records and notes on the Orndorff and Buckley families. Related names:

BUCKLEY.

OURSLER / WINTERS

Copy of the administrative account of Mary Oursler.

OWINGS

Bible records of the Owings families. Earliest record is the birth of Richard Owings (9/15/1783). Also

clippings, quilt documentation, and other items concerning various family members.

PARR

Parr Family, 2000 version by Larry Thomas Parr. Descendancy chart of John Jacob Parr (Pfarr) of

Germany who immigrated to Philadelphia.

PARRISH

Parrish Family History, compiled by Mary Renner, which traces the family from England to Carroll

County, MD.

Related names: BUCKINGHAM, CONDON, GRIMES, POOL(E), SHIPLEY, SKIDMORE, ZILE

PATTERSON

Patterson Bible records copied by M. Louise Matthews, DAR. From the Basil Walter Crapster

collection.

PAYNE

Copy of handwritten notes of John Payne, A Short History of the Payne Family. Earliest “Payne” is

Josiah whose son Eleazer married Elizabeth Manifold in 1767. Related names: MANIFOLD,




DANDER, COWGILL.

PHILLIPS

My Ancestry by Frank M. Phillips (Ge-1, Fol 28). Earliest Phillips listed is William (b. 1739). Also map

of the Phillips family grave yard. Related names: HIPSLEY, FRIZZELL, WILSON.

PLOWMAN

Descendancy chart for Elizabeth Gittinger Plowman traces the Gittinger family. Related names:

HELMS, GITTINGER, BYERLY.

POOL1

Family group sheet and articles about John Pool (1818-1880) and descendants. Related names:

MURRAY, WAREHIME.

POOL2

Family group sheets, census records, etc. concerning Lloyd and Naomi Barnes Pool of Carroll County

and their descendants.

Related names: BARNES, CRISWELL, GORSUCH, GRIMES, MURPHY, PARRISH, PHILIPS,

SHIPLEY, WILSON

POOLE

Notes on the Ancestry of Charlotte Mercer Poole Marquam by Rick Morgan. Charlotte was born

9/8/1784 in Frederick Co. to Henry and Elizabeth Mercer Poole. Related names: MARQUAM,

MERCER, SHIPLEY, HANKS.

PORTS

Compilation of all of the public documents and other records concerning John Ports (1772-1854). Name

appears as Johannes Borts in early records. Related names: DIEHL, WENTZ.

POUDER

Correspondence and notes concerning the Pouder (Powder) family of which the earliest listed is Jacob

Pouder who with his son Leonard (1730-1776) moved to Carroll Co. Related names: BOWMAN, FEE.

POULSON

Descendancy charts, family group sheets, clippings and other items related to Andrew Poulson (1735-

1808) and family who lived in the Medford area of Carroll County. Related names: DURBIN, HAINES,

DELL, FRANKLIN.




PRICE

Correspondence, descendancy chart and notes on Thomas Price (d. 1701) and family. Related names: PHILIPS.

READER/RADER

The Story of Jacob and Rosetta (Wagner) Reader-Raider-Roeder-Reeder and Their Descendants. Jacob

Reader (b. 4/1/1757), Rosetta Wagner (b. 1762)

REDDEN

The Stephen J. Redden Family of Worcester Co., MD compiled by Richard Stephen Uhrbrock, details the

history of Stephen J. Redden (1817-1901). Related names: HOWARD, COULBOURNE, BROWN,

DAVIS, PAYNE, TARR, WILSON, HANCOCK.

REESE1

Correspondence and article concerning James H. Reese who helped develop the first electric wrist

watch. Reese was a native of New Windsor.

REESE2

William D. Reese (d.1883) operated a grocery business in Westminster. Articles about William and descendants.

REID

Copies of a 1913 photo with various members of the Reid family at a reunion.

REIFSNIDER

Family group sheets on the Reifsnider family. Obit and wedding announcement of Reifsnider family

members. Related names: HETT, MAUS, HOLLINGER, KITZMILLER.

REINDOLLAR

Article about the 100th

birthday of Mrs. M.H. Reindollar, nee Williams, of Taneytown.

REINECKER

Genealogy of Paulus Reinecker (1745-1799) of Silver Run.




RENSHAW

Family tree of the Renshaw family. Earliest listings are Jost Schreiber before 1673. Related names: SCHREIBER, HESS, FERREE, DUBOIS.

RINEHART

Genealogy of Ulrich Rhinehardt (1704-1787) a printer from Germany who made the German Quarto

Bible. Descendants lived in MD and PA.

RINEMAN

Ancestors of William Rineman 1822-1974 by Evelyn M. Myers.

ROBERTS

Pedigree charts compiled by Nora Parker Davis. Related names: DAVIS, PARKER, WINCHESTER.

ROOP

Notes, articles on Roop family members. Also info on Carroll County mills.

ROOT1

Frederick Co. land records, genealogy and notes. Related names: RICHARDS, VANCE.

ROOT / BUCKLEY2

Pedigree charts, notes, genealogy. History of Wyatt Farm, Johnsville, Frederick Co., MD. Related

names: BUCKLEY.

ROTE

Descendants of Thomas Rote (1809-1880) of the Hampstead area of Carroll Co., MD.

ROYER

Copy of Fellowship of Brethren Newsletter, 1992, with info on Sebastian Royer (1676-1758) and family.

SCHAFFER / POUDER

Several pages of information from bible records and family group sheets. Related names: LEISTER,

BOHNE.

SCHAEFFER




The Schaeffer Family News, From Germany to America, Our Immigrant Ancestors, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Before 1874, Carl Lawyer Schaeffer compiled information about the Schaeffer family in America. This

newspaper is based on his 38 handwritten pages of research with additional information contributed by

other family members. Also a copy of The Schaeffer Family News, June 22, 2008.

SCHWEIGART

The Schweigart Family Tree of James Solomon Schweigart and John Leslie Schweigart, from 1718 to

1965. “Spirit of Conquest” sheet music by Jno. L. Schweigart.

SELLEN

Research material on Hendrick Sellen, c.1665 – 1749, of Germantown and York Co., compiled by

Richard H. Sell. Includes deed, correspondence and other materials.

SELLMAN

Seven page pedigree and birth records taken from the family bible of the Sellman family. Clipping of

public sale notice concerning Sellman property.

SHAEFFER1

Information on the ancestors of Elizabeth Bertha Shaeffer beginning with Alvin Eugene Shaeffer (1878-

1944). Related: LEISTER.

SHAEFFER2

Articles, family group sheets, notes on Frank T. Shaeffer (1867-1940), a Westminster merchant and his

wife Corrie Lee Helm (1870-1950). Related names: BOYLAN, HELM, TUCKER, WHITEHURST.

SHAFFER

Descendancy charts, church records, correspondence, etc. concerning the family of Jacob Shaffer (1772-

1854). Related names: DYER, SINGERY, SINGREY, WOODRUFF.

SHEELY/SHEALEY

Deeds and land holdings of Peter and Christian Sheely of the Eldersburg area of Carroll Co., MD.

SHELLMAN

Excerpts from History of Frederick County, vol. II, and other sources, biography of Shellman residents

of Buckeystown district of Frederick Co., MD, including John Shellman.




SHERFY

Family tree, cemetery records and other research notes involving the Sherfy family

beginning with Casper Scherffig (1735-1783) and his wife Magdelena Heilman who

settled in the Taneytown area. Related names: CRUMPACKER, GARY, SHRIVER, ONSTOTT,

SLINGLUFF, FARNSWORTH.

SHERMAN

Two issues of The Sherman Tree Newsletter, 1993. Related names: FULLENLOVE.

SHIPLEY

Copies of Shipley family members including; Stephen and Angelina Shipley and related family members

Maude Brooks, Samuel Knox Yingling and Norine Shipley Yingling. Related names: BROOKS,

YINGLING

SHOCKNEY

Information on Patrick O’Shaugnessy Shockney including History of Patrick Shockney by James

Shockney.

SHRINER1

Five pages on the Shriner family compiled by Joseph L. McKinstry. Family group sheets of Peter

Shriner (1748-1838) and descendants. Related names: ENGLAR

SHRINER2

Genealogy of the Shriners of Union Bridge / Linwood area of Carroll County, MD, 1748-1992, by Dejay

Joseph Shriner, 1992. Clippings and photos of various family members and other things. Related names: GANGI, THURLOW, LAMONT, ENGLAR, NORRIS.

SHRINER/SCHREINER3

Clippings on Hard Lodging in Union Bridge, owned by the Shriner family. Program from the memorial

service for Thelma Shriner. Events, reminiscences of Thelma Walden Littlefield Shriner. Related

names: LITTLEFIELD, WALDEN

SHRIVER1

2 large folders containing clippings, correspondence, genealogy, etc. on the Shriver family of Union

Mills Homestead.

SHRIVER2

Correspondence and family group sheets on the Rebecca Shriver Davis family. Letters of an Old




Homestead compiled by William P. Shriver.

SHRIVER3

Correspondence and research concerning the William Shriver (1796-1879) and Mary M. Owings (1808-

1895) family of Union Mills. An extensive “family tree” of this and the William Lyon (1715-1795)

family is included. Related names: LYON, MYER

SHUMAKER

The Shumaker Pioneers by Truanne Kidd and Tom Myers with Warren Ivan Shumaker, who are all

descendants of Johann Jerg Schuhmacher.

SIAR/SIAS

Thirty-five pages of information compiled by David E. Sweitzer including the descendants of Benjamin

Siar (1827-1899), cemetery records of family members, obits, deeds, marriage lic., etc. Related names:

SWEITZER, SOWERS, SHELDON, LEASE, MAY.

SINGERY / SINGREY

Copies from various sources concerning Elsi (Alice) Singrey who married Jacob Shaffer. Related

names: SHAFFER.

SIX

Large folder of information from G. Helen Six (Mrs. Wm. J.) on the Six family. Related names:

STITELY, HEINER, HAINES.

SKIDMORE

Transcriptions from the Skidmore family bible. Earliest record is the marriage of Hamilton Perry

Skidmore and Kitturah ? on 4 March 1851.

SLAGENHAUPT

Copies of church records, obits, wills, articles, etc. concerning John Slagenhaupt, a Taneytown furniture

maker of the 1850’s-1880’s and various family members.

SLEEPER

“The History of the Sleeper Family” taken from The Bristol, NH Weekly Enterprise of Thursday, Nov.

25, 1897.




SMELSER

Correspondence and notes concerning the Schmeltzer (Smelser) family including Yohann Adam Schmeltzer and Valltin Schmeltzer.

SMITH / SCHMIDT1

Family History of the Michael Smith/Schmidt family. Michael, born 1787 in Germany, moved to

Carroll County (Myers Dist.). File includes obits, cemetery records, census, etc. on family members.

SMITH2

Nathaniel Smith was born in MD, and then moved to W Va. Very few Carroll County references.

SMITH3

Biographical sketch and obit for John Smith (1806-1892) of the Wakefield area of Carroll Co.

SNADER

Bible records for the Walter Grant Snader family (b. 3/14/1864). Related names: TALBOTT, ROOP,

SWOPE, HULL.

SNIDER

Nicholas Snider’s family bible records copied May, 1941, by M. Louise Matthews. Earliest record is the

birth of Nicholas, 9 June 1786.

SNYDER1

Extensive collection of notes and handcopied records of the Snyder family, including wills, church

records, land records, etc. Not all of the records collected relate to the same family.

SNYDER2

Ancestors of Susan R. Snyder, b. 4/2/1814, d. 8/11/1892. The earliest Snyder in the records is Christian

Snyder (1759-1842). Related names: SHAFFER, SHROYER, THROFT, ZENTZ

STANSBURY

A Stansbury Genealogy compiled by Stella Camp Fawcett, daughter of Evans Camp and Mary Ellen

Stansbury. Clippings, obits, other notes.

STAPLETON

Copy of pedigree of Stapleton of Carleton. UK 1300-1600.




STAUB

Notes on the Staub family made by Joyce Golden. Earliest record is Solomon Staub , b. 17 June 1807, d. 29 Nov 1855.

STEELE

Notes on the Steele family. Copy of the estate settlement of Joseph Steele.

STEM1

Descendants of Mathias Stem, son Jacob (1793-1855), and daughter Elizabeth (b. 1795). Related names:

WILT, DEVILBISS, CRISWELL.

STEM2

Family group sheets, pedigree charts and other notes on the Stem family and related families. Related

names: ENGLAR, OTT, NICODEMUS, ZIMMERMAN, BEAM

STERNER

Genealogy of the Bernard Sterner family of Edge Grove, PA (near McSherrystown). Some members of

the family moved to Carroll Co., where they became “Starner.” Related names: STARNER.

STEVENSON1

Notes on the Stevenson family graveyard near Westminster. Related names: WELLS, ZILES

STEVENSON2

A genealogy of Edward and Henry Stevenson who came from England and settled in the New

Windsor/Sam’s Creek area of Carroll Co. Related names: WHEELER.

STEVENSON3

Edward Stevenson and His Descendants by Wm. Stevenson detailing the family beginning with Edward

Stevenson (b.1650) and a 28 page genealogy of Edward.

STONER/STEINER

History and genealogy of John Stoner and Jacob Steiner, both of Frederick Co. Notes and clippings.




STONESIFER

Background and lineage of Charles Amos Stonesifer (1834-1865), obit of descendant Mildred Long. Bulletins # 5 & 6 of the Stonecypher Historical Foundation of America.

STRUP

Last will and testament of William Strup, 1766, of Virginia. Some of his children mentioned in the will

lived in Frederick Co., MD. Related names: COOPER, MERRETT

STUDEBAKER

2 1965 issues of The Studebaker Story a publication of the Studebaker Family National Association.

STULTZ

Several issues of the Stultz Newsletter. Clippings and a copy of Retainer Agreement of Nicholas Stultz.

Descendancy chart of Nicholas (d. 1787) and Mary Stultz.

SUDLER

Article in the Carroll County Times, April 14, 1916, on Solomon Sudler’s execution for murder.

SULLIVAN

Four typed pages of notes on Nelson Sullivan (1812-1874). Descendants of Eliza Jane Sullivan.

SWORMSTEDT

Copies from various references on the Swormstedt (Swanstedt) family, including Rev. Nicholas

Swormstedt and Samuel L. Swormstedt (1801-1872), a Westminster physician.

TANEY

Descendants of Michael Taney (c.1632-1692). Related names: SMITH, COOMBS, GANTT, BROOKE.

TAYLOR

Family group sheets, descendancy charts, articles concerning John Taylor (1750-1822) of Baltimore and

his descendants, many of whom lived in Carroll County. Related names: BLIZZARD, JACKSON,

KIDD, LOCKARD.

THOMAS

Excerpts from DAR Patriot Index and other sources concerning Benjamin Thomas (1741-1816), a

Revolutionary War officer.




THOMPSON

Article concerning the death of Mrs. Anna A. Thompson, nee Ludwig, who, with husband Edward T.

Thompson, operated a general store in Long Corner (Mt. Airy) in 1883. A Family Historical Record, a

manuscript of the Thomson and Forshey families.

THOMSON

An Account of William Thomson of Taneytown from MGS Bulletin. Descendants of William Thomson

1721-1800 and Jane Hanna, submitted by Miriam Reyburn-Steele. Actor Ted Danson is a descendent

of this family. Related names: BOYD, HAFT, HANNA, JOHNSTON, MACMASTER.

THUMA

Clipping of Raymond “Bumblebee” Thuma, a Taneytown resident who made paper animals and plants.

Examples of his paper cut-outs are in the manuscript collection.

TIBBETS

Ancestors of Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (b.1915) compiled by Richard Warfield Faber, Jr. Related

names: WARFIELD.

TROUT

A 250 Year, 3000 Mile Odyssey by George E. Trout. Also reviews of Mr Trout’s book, 250 Year History

of My Trout Family, 1991.

UPPERCO

Descendancy chart, will, land records of the Upperco(e) family, beginning with Jacob Uppercoe

(d.1794). The family lived near Fowblesburg.

UTZ

Single page of notes made by Arlin S. Utz (b. 1819) on ancestors, the earliest being Daniel Utz (1728-

1818).

VALENTINE

Descendants of Johan George Valentine (1715-1783) from Germany who lived and died in Rocky

Ridge, MD (near Detour). Also, photos of gravestones in the family cemetery. Related names:

MATHIAS




VAN VLIETS

“The Early Van Vliets, a Typical Family North of Blue Mountains 1699-1834” by E. Ruth Dunning and Harry Van Vliet Leida, a chapter in The Settling of Monroe County.

WAGAMAN

History of Wagaman Family by Philip Wagaman 1924. 18 pages detailing the Wagaman family who

emigrated to the U.S. in the early 18thcentury.

WAGNER

Notes and clippings on the Waggoner/Wagner family compiled by Virginia Massie for grave marking of

Michael Wagner, Jr. (patriot), 1723-1795.

WALSH

Genealogy and family tree of the Walsh family. Related names: MILLENDER, KEMP.

WALTER

Copy of an 1887 article in the Democratic Advocate about G.W. (Roddy) Walter and his catamaran

swimming machine.

WALTZ

Two pages of notes by George Edward Waltz on his mother, Margaret Ann Haines, and her 2 sisters,

Elizabeth and Lucy. Photo of the sisters.

WAMPLER

Pedigree, descendancy charts and 35 pages of notes on the Wampler family beginning with Ludwick

Wampler (1752-1826).

WARFIELD

Two pictures from a calendar of Pot Spring and Manor Glen once owned by the Warfield family. Also

Warfield/DeVries family tree chart.

WARNER1

Copy of Harford Historical Bulletin, No. 82, Fall 1999, entitled “The Warners of Harford Co.:

Engravers of Time”. Concerns descendants of William Warner (1627-1706) and his wife Anne Dyde.




WARNER/VERNER2

Notes on the Warner family including the will of Hans Adam (1778), Cristofell Werner (1789), and church records.

WEAVER1

Copies of an article about Dr. John N. Weaver of Union Bridge (d. 1925). Info on the bible of the

Weaver family. Related names: WEBER, KEYSER.

WEAVER2

The Origin of a Trans-Alleghany Pioneer Family by Carolton D. Weaver. Identifying the ancestry of

Henry Weaver (1747-1830), an early resident of Monongalia, Co., WV, who once owned land in the

Taneytown area.

WEAVER3

Ancestors of Helen Louise Weaver.

WEICKEL

One page of hand-written notes on Peter Weikel. Related names: ERMENTRAUT, SHULTZ.

WEIMER

Copy of a newsletter of the Weimer Genealogical Center, Albuquerque, NM.

WELTY

Family group sheets and copies from various sources concerning the Welty/Weldy/Felty family,

originally from Germany, who settled in Manchester.

WERNER

Transcript of the last will and testament of Cristofel Werner of Piney Run Hundred.

WHITAKER

Copy of a 1993 article on Larry Whitaker of Taneytown.

WHITEHILL

Copy of deed, map of land belonging to John Whitehill, June 2, 1810. Separation papers of John

Whitehill and Mary Clemson.




WHITEHURST

Copy of a 1941 article about an auto accident claiming the life of LaRue H. Whitehurst of Westminster.

WHITFIELD

Pedigree of Benjamin Whitfield and Lucy Eliza Hatch Together With Some of Their Children and

Grandchildren. Copy of the 1991 obit of Theodore Marshall Whitfield, WMC historian.

WILHIDE

Descendancy chart beginning with Frederick Willheit, name later changed to Wilhide.

WILLIAMS

Biography of Otho H. Williams, officer in the Rev. War.

WILSON

Copies from the Carroll Co. Deed Book, 10/198-199, of property owned by the Wilson family members.

WINCHESTER

Many pages of notes and articles about various members of the Winchester family including William

Winchester (1710-1790).

WINK

Entries from the Wink Family Bible, the earliest date being the birth of Joseph Henry Wink, 1862.

WISOTZKEY

Copies of articles concerning Mark E. Wisotzkey of Taneytown.

WOLFE

Copies of 2 articles on the Wolfe family including Elmer A. Wolfe of Union Bridge.

WOOD1

1960 Union Bridge Pilot article titled “The Wood Family Tree.”




WOOD2

The Family History of Joseph Wood, the Immigrant from Gloucester, England and the History of Woodsboro, MD.

WOOLERY

Biographical info on Woolery family members including Christopher J. Woolery (1818-1891) after

whom Woolery’s District was named.

WORTHINGTON

Copy of calendar picture of “St. John’s in the Valley” built through the generosity of the Worthington

and Johns families.

YEISER

The Yeiser Line by Treva Yeiser Kindig and Percy Cajus Houck. This record begins with Gottleib Yeiser

(1748-1834).

YINGLING1

Correspondence and notes (Mrs. Buckey’s) concerning Yingling family members including J. Wesley

Yingling of Westminster.

YINGLING2

The Descendants of Maxine Yingling compiled by Paul Wilkerson, Jr.

YOUNG

Correspondence, family group sheets and documentation about Benjamin Young (1752-1828).

ZACHARIAS

Correspondence and bible records (1751-1846), notes and 2 booklets; “The Zacharias Family of Carroll

Co., MD.”

ZENTGRAF

Census pages and obit for the Zentgraf family. Nicholas Zentgraf was born about 1812 in Bavaria.

ZEPP1

Descendants of Johann Leonhardt Zepp and Catharine Formwalt. Oldest son was David (b. 1808).

Related names: FORMWALT, SLASMAN, LENTZNER, BARNES, STAUP, DUVALL, CAPLE.




ZEPP2

Descendants of Conrad Zepp (b. 1778). Related names: WHITMEYER, HAHN, HELWICK, SNADER.

ZILE

Collection of data on the Conrad Zile (1757-1830) family. Zile, born in Germany, lived in Carroll and is

buried in the Taylorsville area. File contains transcripts of indenture papers, deed, chancery records, etc.

ZURBUCHEN

Correspondence concerning Margaret Zurbuchen. Also, from the Tracy Collection, Zurbuchen by Mrs.

Nellie Whedon, notes on Zurbuchen family beginning with Henry Zurbuchen arriving in Phila., PA, Oct

4, 1752, and settling near Hampstead.


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