http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sarakay/rural%20valley%20history/

“Sarah’s Roots and Twigs” has lots of different things relating to that portion of Armstrong County Pennsylvania where the Barnards were. Here is her introduction:

Here is some of the history of Rural Valley, Yatesboro, and surrounding areas in Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania that I’ve gathered up along the way. This is a work in progress with much more to be transcribed. Many of these materials were found while I was cleaning out my aunt’s home in Rural Valley. Quite a few others came from the estate of Mary Elizabeth (”Lib”) Caylor and were generously donated by Linda Repine. Submissions are very welcome!

This site is subdivided into the following areas:

* Histories. Civic and church histories.
* Maps.
* People. Wedding announcements, biographies, letters, memorial cards and obituaries.
* Cemeteries.
* Pictures.
* Miscellaneous. Newspaper articles and the like that do not fit into the other categories.
* What’s new?

Is online here:

http://ancestortracks.com/Clarion_Co_Atlas,Caldwell,1877.html

The histories include Highland Alex McNaughton, from whom we descend, and property maps, drawings of houses, etc.

Thanks to help from Shirley Pierce and others, and postings at Pa-Roots.org, I’ve added a lot of people to the Esther Eva Agnew side of the family. I’ve added many biographies which were written in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They give a feel for what Western Pennsylvania was like!

Bartley Allen Agnew is a good place to start:

http://www.ewbarnard.com/ancestry/getperson.php?personID=I8309&tree=barnard

I have some old Agnew family photos, including Grandmother Esther, Great Grandmother Audrey, and Audrey’s parents and family, that I should have up soon.

Now that I have Agnew/McNaughton possibly sorted out (but not verified!), I find two more researchers for our Agnews:

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=linda_k_jones&id=I2126
Linda K. Jones’ Ancestors
Entries: 3086 Updated: Wed Jan 15 20:41:10 2003 Contact: Linda K. Jones

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jholiday&id=I7206
Holiday Family
Entries: 7046 Updated: 2007-03-31 23:29:03 UTC (Sat) Contact: Jane Holiday
This is a work in progress. Additions and corrections are welcome. If you find a match, please contact me, I am happy to share my information.

I found some records that are totally messed up, but may have some clues to my Agnew ancestors. I did a search for Bartley Agnew at familysearch.org and then clicked on the batch number, and searched on that. Read the rest of this entry »