Pennsylvania Colony Historical Society Genealogy Family Group Sheets

The genealogy on this site is of individuals and their families who are related to the original families migrating from the area of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania to the area of Dawson, Richardson County, Nebraska in the late 1800's. The genealogy has been compiled from a number of sources and the data has not been verified by original research by the Pennsylvania Colony Historical Society of Nebraska. It therefore should not be exclusively relied upon for accuracy. It should be noted, however, that some sources used by the Society are known to include original research. In addition, facts reported to the Society in recent years are often made by persons who have direct knowledge of the event reported.

For privacy purposes only persons believed to be deceased are identified by name. The method to determine who might be living, and therefore identified as such, was made by flagging anyone for whom we do not have a death date and for whom we have a birth date of 1900 or later. If we do not have both a birth date and a death date, the person is considered living unless by relationship and relative position in history it is believed the person may be deceased.

As you view individuals you may notice we are missing many dates and places for births, marriages, deaths and burials. If you are willing to provide the missing information please email John L. Fiala at [email protected].

FILE PROTOCOLS
Place Names
Place names in the database are entered in the sequence Town, County, State (unless one of these governmental units is not known). Each unit is separated by a comma. State and County names are spelled out. Where the place can be further identified, (i.e. cemetery) the identification appears in the Place Details. Places outside the US follow the same protocol, for as much as is known.

Unknown Surname
Where an individual's surname is unknown, the term "Unknown" is used in the name space. In the Name Suffix space is typed (in parentheses) "spouse of", or "child of" followed by the appropriate identifier. That way, all of the unknowns are together in the search function, and the identifier is visible there too. When looking for an individual, if the person does not turn up in the search function under their surname, check the "unknown" surname group for the person.

Adoptions
When a person has been reported as adopted the @ symbol is placed in the given name space, following the given name. This allows a correct alpha sort placement on the surname, then given first name. Where the adoption is by a second spouse of the natural parent, the birth surname will be placed in parentheses and the child will be attached to the adoptive marriage. Thus, "Zabortsky, James William (Bratrsovsky)@" was born a Bratrsovsky and was adopted by a Zabortsky, and is listed as a child of the marriage of Mr. Zabortsky to the former Mrs. Bratrsovsky.

John L. Fiala

Created 17 August 2013 with RootsMagic Genealogy Software