Armstrong - Westmoreland - Indana County PA Archives History - Letters .....FINDLEY, Abel- KEER, Mary Jane Family December 17, 1929 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com January 21, 2007, 9:09 am A letter dated Dec 17, 1929 from Geo A. Findley, Grimes, Iowa, says he has just recd letters from each of his father's two living sisters Ella Ford & Carrie Findley, Mineola, Fla. They have lost track of all their distant relatives & didn't even know where they got the record which he sent me. He does not know anything of the McCurdys, nor does he know where the first Abel Findley died nor the names of his father or any brothers & sisters. "My Aunt Mary Ewing was her middle name". Says he can't locate the McKollips. The last he heard from them they were in Missouri & his father had a cousin Grant Findley located there. Says the most information he got was from his father's cousin Margaret Morrison of Beaumont, Cal. Her mother was Sally Keer or Kerr, a sister of my grandmother Findley. She married a Stewart & lived in Penna until her husband died & then moved to Kansas. It has been 45 years or more since she left Penna. Says she corresponds with her last Stewart Uncle who is 91 yrs young. Most of the Stewart & Findley relatives lived in Indiana & Armstrong Cos, Pa Uncle David Finley lived about 12 miles from us near Olivet, Armstrong Co, Pa. Anna Keer was his wife's name, now as I get it, this Uncle Dave & your grandfather were brothers & Uncle Dave & your grandmother were cousins. Uncle Dave's wife, Annie Keer & Mary Keer wife of Uncle Abel Findley were first cousins. We used to visit Uncle Dave & Aunt Annie who were such a lovely old couple. Their children were all married & gone except the two youngest, Nan & Alex & a little granddaughter Maggie Thompson, who was my age was with them. The towns where they lived were "Olivet, Apollo, Kittanning & Freeport, all in Armstrong Co". She signs the letter: Margaret Morrison He concludes David Findley was brother of his grandfather Abel Findley. He then goes on to give on a separate sheet, the family record of his grandfather: BORN PLACE DIED Abel Findley, May 16, 1819 Westnd Co, Pa Mch 14, 1889 Dallas Co, Iowa Mary Jane Keer June 22, 1824 Armstrong Co, Pa Apr 18, 1900 Dallas Co, Iowa Children: 1. Abigail Ann Feby 1, 1845 Armstrong Co, Pa June 22, 1920 Dallas Co, Iowa 2. Elizabeth Jane Apr 11, 1847 Allegheny Co, Pa Aug 17, 1913 Dallas Co, Iowa 3. Ulcestas [sic] S. Mch 27, 1849 Allegheny Co, Pa Jany 3, 1924 Dallas Co, Iowa 4. Martha Adelade June 11, 1851 Allegheny Co, Pa Nov 20, 1928 Dallas Co, Iowa 5. Annetta Oct 18, 1853 Lee Co, Iowa Nov 20, 1924 Eugene, Oregon 6. Abel Church Oct 27, 1857 Van Buren Co, Iowa Aug 30, 1858 Van Buren Co, IA 7. Mary Ella Aug 25, 1859 Van Buren Co, Iowa Living in Fla 8. Carrie May July 1, 1863 Polk Co, Iowa Living in Fla. MARRIAGES MINISTER Abel Findley Indiana Co, Pa Apr 11, 1844 Davidson Mary Jane Keer Abigail Ann Dallas Co, Iowa, Aug 29, 1865 Rev Thompson R.R. Rittgus Bird Elizabeth Dallas Co, Iowa, Apr 11, 1871 Rev Campbell N.B. Jennings Ulcestas Polk Co, Iowa Mch 29, 1876 Rev James Lake? Roanna [sic] Rittgers Martha Dallas Co, Iowa Jany 29, 1873 Rev Pierson Geo M. Boss Annetta Dallas Co, Iowa, Oct 14, 1875 Rev Pierson Daniel Wilson Mary Ella McPherson, Va Mch 5, 1903 A.S. Ford Children of U.S. Findley: George Abel Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Jany 24, 1877 Mary Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Oct 11, 1878 ob Mch 3, 1811 Ray U. Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa May 13, 1880 Charles D. Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Jany 4, 1883 Wendell J. Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Oct 14, 1886 Fern C. Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Aug 11, 1891 Children of George A. Findley Sidney G. Findley, Dallas Co, Iowa Nov 13, 1903 Virginia E. Findley, Polk Co, Iowa Mch 2, 1910 Craig Wallace Findley, Polk Co, Iowa Apr 3, 1915 Children of Ray U. Findley Helen F Findley born Apr 21, 1911 in Dallas Co, Iowa Paul Findley born Jany 14, 1915 in Dallas Co, Iowa Wanda M. Findley born Apr 20, 1918 in Dallas Co, Iowa Children of Charles D. Findley Lildred [sic] L. Findley Dec 15, 1907 Mary C. Findley Oct 10, 1909 Charles Findley Nov 12, 1913 Vincent Findley May 10, 1918 Children of W.J. Findley Donald Findley Rose M. Findley Ester Findley Ruth Findley Wayne Findley Fern C. Findley is single. Additional Comments: Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb