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Comment on When Justice Was Swift – The Peightel Murders of 1869 by Mary Clark Briggs

Mary Clark Briggs — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:10:26 +0000

I grew up on that farm. My grandfather won it in a poker game

Comment on Wordless Wednesday – Chasing Butterflies by Bonnie Mintzer Dampman

Bonnie Mintzer Dampman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:25:00 +0000

I was wondering if your research has Valentine Kiehle as being Sebastion’s father?

Comment on Thriller Thursday – The Accidental Shooting of Emma by jmtomko

jmtomko — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:04:30 +0000

Thanks for the comment Dean! You are, of course, correct about the date. I somehow made a typo because in double checking I can confirm that the article I saw appeared in the September 12, 1910 edition of the Pottstown PA newspaper. It reported the incident as happening about 7am that morning. It also says that she was hit in the back between the shoulder blades, but it has that she was sitting at the table at the time. It reports that she was 56, which is consistent with the December 1852 birth date that I have for her and her twin sister Rebecca. (Just some minor differences between your news article and mine.)

Regarding the Hallmans, my ancestor is Anna Maria Hallman (1747-1838) who married Mathias Ritter. Anna Maria was the daughter of Henry Hallman of Skippack and Perkiomen (1716-1803) and is mentioned in his will. I will double check what I have for John G. and get back to you.

Comment on Thriller Thursday – The Accidental Shooting of Emma by dean wentz

dean wentz — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:21:19 +0000

I may be able to add more information to your story, since I am also related to John Hallman, the father of my Jesse G. Hallman and your John G. Hallman. The shooting occurred September 12, 1910. John G. Hallman was 61 years old at the time and Emma was 57. My notes indicate Emma was standing at the kitchen window watching that chicken hawk kill their chickens in Limerick. As John G. Hallman was retrieving his shotgun, he accidentally tripped over a piece of carpet and the gun discharged, hitting Emma in the back and neck. She was instantly killed. [By the way of documentation, this incident was reported September 13, 1910, in The Alexandria Gazette] Question for you: Do you have any documentation on regarding the HALLMAN grandfather of your John G. Hallman?

Comment on Time for a Change by jmtomko

jmtomko — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:41:42 +0000

Thanks for the comment Joe! I will have to check out the hot-linking function. I haven’t looked at the reports in a lot of detail yet, so I haven’t run across the name index problem that you mentioned.

I had a pretty serious problem where RM linked some of the source detail records incorrectly when it imported the LFT database. Unfortunately I did not catch it right away. I was able to correct the source detail problem by doing an export/import on the LFT side and then importing the new LFT database into RM. Now I’m just trying to make sure the records I added and updated prior to discovering the problem are added to the “good” version of the RM database. I think I am just about there!