Connellsville A Family History Locations
Family History
by Brian Brooks
This website traces the lineages of my Mom & Dad and their ancestors in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
Mom‘s Grandparents: Russo, Botti, Lightburn, Cominsky
Dad‘s Grandparents: Means, Bishop, Brooks, Hartzell
Website in progress, forgive typos and obvious errors.
Ancestors Arrival In Penna
Russo (1912), Botti (1921), Lightburn (1888) , Cominsky (1908)
Means (1737), Bishop (~1840s?), Robbins (1808), Brooks (1795), Hartzell (~1880s?)
The following information is in regards to me and my brothers, The Brooks Boys.
great great great great grandparents (64 total family lines)
Russo, Botti, Caine, Cominsky
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Joseph Brooks 1795-1863 m Dorothy Basinger (Brooks)
Means, Bishop, Hartzell
Eicher Crossland Elizabeth…? Smith
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great great great grandparents (32 total family lines)
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Matarazzo Segreto Clusky Catherine?
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Means, Bishop, Brooks, Hartzell
Eicher Crossland Elizabeth? Smith
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great great grandparents (16 total family lines)
Russo, Botti | Charles Cain, Cominsky
Matarazzo | Segreto | Clusky | Catherine… ???
Means, Bishop Brooks Hartzell
Eicher Crossland Elizabeth…? Smith
great grandparents (8 total family lines)
Carmine Russo, Emilia Botti | Charles Borromeo Lightburn, Mary E Cominsky
Means, Bishop | Brooks, Hartzell
grandparents (4 total family lines)
Catherine Russo & Charles Stanley Lightburn
F L Means & K M Brooks
parents (2 total family lines)
What percentage of DNA we share with our ancestors
Ancestors Active in the 1850s
George Bishop (1829-1906)
Samuel S. Bishop (1852-1924)
Louisa Crossland 1844-1912
Mary Dovis 1814-1895
Samuel Eicher 3-30-1816- 2-5-1901
Samuel Means 1809
Catherine Means 1811-
Rose J Smith 1866-1952
Allen George Harzell 1858 1933
Lucinda King (May 16 1831-March 21 1917)
William H Brooks (September1827)