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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 21:20:14 -0400
From: "Sean Reid" 
To: "njm1" 

I have some scanned in photos of all of the tombstones that I sent you
before (see list below).  Let me know if you're interested in them and
I'll send them on to you.

Also, if you're an American History buff, you might be interested to know
that the Jennie (Peale) Smay inscription that I sent you is the
great-granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale, a (relatively) famous American
painter.  He painted portraits of thr first 4 or 5 presidents, was a
contemporary of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, and lots
of other prominent early-American citizens.  See
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/peale_charles_willson.html for more
information on him.  Jennie (Peale) Smay is my wife's
great-great-grandmother.

I've also got some information about a bunch of Beck people, including
Hannah (Beck) Peale, who was Jennie Peale's mother, and John H. Peale, who
was Jennie's brother.  I got a copy of the lot plan for a Beck family plot
from the office at Allegheny Cemetery, and there are about 25 people buried
in two adjacent plots (under only 2 markers!! - how disappointing...).
Unfortunately, the only date information on the lot plan is the burial date
and name, and nothing else.  I'll send you that information whenever I get
it all sorted out.

Also, supposedly some of my wife's other ancestors are buried in St. Mary's
cemetery in Lawrenceville Gertrude (Kelly) and Joseph Smay, Jr.), but
they're not listed on your site.  How complete is your listing of that
cemetery?  Is it possible that you're missing some people?  Have you had
much luck calling Calvary Cemetery for information from their records about
burials at St. Mary's?

I'd like to provide you with all of the cemetery information that
I've found so far in researching my wife's family in and around Pittsburgh.
If you're interested, please feel free to post this information on your
site and list my name and email address as the submitter.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this information.

Sean Reid
mailto:[email protected] (remove "-nospam-" to send)
> >
> > Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville
> > Joseph B. Smay, Sr.  1842-1918   Father
> > Jennie E. Smay  1842-1926  Mother (nee Peale)
> > William H. Kennedy  1870-1929  Father
> > Mary G. Kennedy  June 25, 1870 - Oct. 15, 1958  Mother  (nee Smay)
> > Joseph B. Kennedy  Sept. 12, 1895 - August 16, 1961  Son
> > Baby Cyril (Kennedy) (on same stone as Joseph B. Kennedy)
> >
> > Braddock All Saints Cemetery
> > Lawrence J. Smay  1909-1949  Father
> > Elizabeth Venger  1871-1959  Mother
> > Joseph C. Venger  1864-1941  Father
> > Camilla Venger  1902-1999  Daughter
> >
> > Calvary Cemetery, Port Vue
> > Stanley Mazer  October 7, 1910 - December 10, 1999
> > Theodore Majzer 1908-1993  Father
> > Susan Majzer 1909-1984  Mother  (Theodore & Susan on same stone)
> > Mary T. Majzer 1901-1978
> > Majzer & Sirocki Families (contains unmarked graves for the following 6
> > people)
> >         Zigmont Majzer
> >         Julia Dolida
> >         Magdalena Polokitis
> >         Joseph Sieroski
> >         Ursula Sieroski
> >         Helen Majzer
> >
> > St. Mary's Cemetery, McKeesport
> > Maria C. Sorci  1881-1944  Mother
> > Leo Sorci  1878-1963  Father
> > Tony Sorci  1907-1932  Son
> > Santina Coffaro Sorci  1886-1942
> > Frank Sorci  1882-1949
> > Momena Graziano  April 20, 1902 - February 11, 1980
> > Anthony Graziano  March 1, 1889 - May 6, 1946  Pvt Co D  30th Inf Enlisted  9/21/1917, discharged 1/14/1918
> > Joseph P. Graziano  Dec 3, 1917 - Mar 7, 1995  TEC 4  US Army  World War II
> >
> > Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg
> > Anthony Chrillo  May 21, 1912 - April 6, 1973  PA  TEC5 US Army World War II
> > Jacob E. Taylor  Aug. 2, 1890 - Jan 22, 1952  Wagoner Co E 58th CA C
> > Enlisted Nov. 7, 1917, discharged May 15, 1919
> > Helen D. Taylor  April 22, 1897 - February 22, 1981
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