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References |
Cumberland County Will Index, 1750-1776, is now on-line. Prepared by W.
David Samuelson.
A fee is asked for a copy of the will. Source of wills is from
information on
LDS microfilms. | For more information go to
SAMPUBCO
NOTE: Will abstracts for Will Books A-I are in the USGenWeb Archives. 4/01.
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Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Nineteenth
Congressional
District, Pennsylvania , 1894 edited by Samuel T. Wiley, Esq.
Biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the
district together
with an introductory historical sketch.
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Shirley Shope
provided a list of included Cumberland,
York, and Adams
County citizens. Also a list of Necrophigal
Biographies,
thanks Shirley. |
UNITED STATES DIRECT TAX OF 1798, , Tax Lists for
Cumberland Co., PA., by Wilbur J. McElwain, 1994,
ISBN 0-7884-0118-1,
publ: Heritage Books, Inc., 1540E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716
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Mother Cumberland, Tracing Your Ancestors in South-Central
Pennsylvania Raymond M Bell, with maps by Paul J Connor.
Early
history of
Cumberland County, Military Units in the Revolution, indexes of names and
places
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Abstracts of
Cumberland County Wills, 1750-1785; F Edward Wright, 1992 | Yolanda Lifter
A first name MUST be included. |
Cumberland County, PA Church records of the 18th
Century;
F Edward Wright, 1994 | |
Marriages and Deaths of Cumberland County, 1821-1830;
F Edward Wright, 1991 |
Fred Kelso
A first name MUST be
included. A list of included
sources is now available |
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1761-1800;
The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Special Publication No. 3.
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Alphabetical Listing of Heads of Households (with age and
sex of all
members of household) Included in the 1800 Federal Census of Cumberland
County,
Pennsylvania; William C Lightner; South Central Pennsylvania
Genealogical Society,
York, PA, Special Publication No. 29, Oct 1984 | |
Abstracts of South Central PA Newspapers 1785-1790;
F Edward Wright | |
Abstracts of South Central PA Newspapers 1791-95;
F Edward Wright | |
Abstracts of South Central PA Newspapers 1796-1800;
F Edward Wright | |
Membership Directory, National Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution. 1993 edition
This work includes the names of
members,
as well as names of their ancestors, and geographical listings.
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Atlas of Cumberland County, Penna, 1858; Henry F
Bridgens.
1987 CCHS Repro.
Includes location and ownership of most Cumberland
County properties.
Indexed. | |
Specific Location Reference
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A History of Mechanicsburg and the Surrounding Area , Norman D Keefer.
Most names are from the 1700's. A list of surnames is available,
click here. | Gene SmithThanks for the list, Gene.
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY CHRONICLES: A Bicentennial History , William H.
Burkhart; 1976.
The Shippensburg Historical Society, Shippensburg, PA.
Covers the
Colonial and
Revolutionary periods, has information about some of the old Cumberland Co
cemeteries,
and seems to cover the area until the late 1800's. There is an 1877 tax list
of
Shippensburg, an 1878 directory of Shippensburg, which seems to be the focus
of this work.
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Judy L Young Thayer. A listing of the burials in 11 cemeteries may be
browsed by clicking here. Thanks to Jerry and Judy Thayer
for compiling this list. |
FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
Parish
Registers, 1788-1923.
(Includes baptisms, marriages, deaths and
burials.
Available on FHL Microfilm 0823844. 600 pages.)
| Robin is leaving the web for
awhile and this great
resource needs another volunteer. Anyone have the data and
willing? |
History of The First United Presbyterian Church,
Newville, Pennsylvania,
1764-1978; compiled Georgia Rife, 1980. | |
History of Big Springs Presbyterian Church, Newville, PA
1737-1898; Gilbert Swope, 1898 | |
Genealogical Data Abstracted from History of Middle
Spring Presbyterian Church, Middle Spring, PA 1738-1900 by Wilber J.
M'Elwain
Published 1992, Heritage Books Inc. | |
History of the Families of McKinney-Brady-Quigley;
Belle Swope, 1905
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