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 »

Please visit the Notice for Virginia R. Magne.

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000086731489X

Click on the above link or cut and paste the url into your browser’s address bar.

The wedding photos are now online! Follow the link to the photo album, or click here:

Barnard Photo Gallery

We’ll be getting descriptions and a LOT more photos up this week!

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Grandfather’s memo says one of George Allen and Rose Irwin’s daughters married a Corbett, and lived at Reynoldsville Pennsylvania. Here’s an 1880s photo from Reynoldsville, “From the Family Album of Thomas and Julianna Reynolds, founders of Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania.”

http://www.iarelative.com/reynolds.htm

As for which daughter? That has to be Isabella. The census shows John H. and Isabel Corbett living in Jefferson County 1880. He was a dry goods merchant.

NOVEMBER 11, 1965

Dear Eugene, Wayne, and Mary Louise, and respective Families:

The time may come when you or your children will want to know about the ancestry along the Barnard line. I would suggest that you keep this family tree against such a day.

First, let me share with you a few genealogical memories.

George Allen Barnard, my… Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking for a specific surname? There is now a shared index of individuals, that you can search. The TNG (The Next Generation of Genealogy) users have put together the shared index. It’s like the old GENDEX site that died a couple of years ago.

I have our top 30 surnames at the bottom of each post. Click on the link, and you’ll see everyone’s listings for that surname. Enjoy!