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   I am so glad to see this!  Thank you for posting it.  This is part of my husband's line.  Margaret mentioned above is the sister of Mary Gardner who married Theophilus Zollars, my husband's great-grandfather.  We did find some interesting info on this particular family.  The L. D. stands for Lorenzo Dow  -- apparently named after a well-known Methodist minister, and the family must have been obsessed with him.  Margaret's father and brother are also named Lorenzo Dow Gardner.  I have a copy of the marriage license for L.D. and Margaret, and it states that they are not closer than third cousins, but one researcher who has written a book on the Gardner line told me that she was pretty sure they were lying about that.  If memory serves, she identified them as second cousins.  Anyone else connected to this line?

Ok.  So, I thought I should probably get post something.  I joined because my husband and I (Buddyboy) have been trying to research his family history in Elk County.  I wish I had a lot more time to work on these things.  It's a lot of fun, but unfortunately doesn't provide me with a paycheck.  Maybe I'll be able to really delve into it after retirement.

The families names from Elk County that we have been researching are mostly from three families:  Zollars, Reynolds and Gardner.  The Zollars and Gardner families were mostly from Longton area and the Reynolds were mostly from around Busby.  Anybody have any interesting information or stories on people with these names?  If so, I'd like to share information.

Lately I have been working most on the Reynolds lines.  We have actually been trying to put a book together about them, but I don't know when we will get it done.  It is a little overwhelming.  Anyway, we recently found out that my husband's Great-Uncle also came to Elk County and is buried in the Longton Cemetery with some of his family.  His name was Edward E. Reynolds.  I'd really love to find out more about him and his family.  

Also, while I am posting, let me say Thank you to whoever put this forum together.  This is really great!  I wish they had similar ones for other counties.  Have a great day everybody!