Genealogical Gems

Judson Still lived a long life. He was a well known resident of the Danville area. Obituary of Judson Still His obituary, which ran in The Morning News , reads: A Judson Still, a widely known resident, died at his home, East Market Street , just before the dawn yesterday morning after a painful illness of three weeks. He was afflicted with cancer of the stomach, in addition to which on November 1 st he sustained a stroke of paralysis, which made it necessary for him to take his bed and which was probably the direct cause of death. Mr. Still belongs to an old Pennsylvania family of Swiss origin, the emigrant ancestor having come from Switzerland and settles in what was then the province of Pennsylvania . A Judson Still is one of numerous descendants, who for the most part reside in the southeastern part of the State. The Rev. Amos B Still, the father of the decedent, was a widely known divine of the Baptist church. By a coincidence his death occurred on Sunday...

Nellie Reed Still was barely a year old when she died. The poor child died Monday, 1 July 1901. The paper claimed she was only 11 months old. Her obituary, which ran in The Morning News , reads: Mr. and Mrs. Still Bereaved Nellie Reed Still, the eleven-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Still died at Elysburg, Monday afternoon. When I did a search for her father, Judson Still, I was not really expecting anything. Wow. Adoniram Judson Still was already in my family tree, albeit distantly. He is, according to Ancestry, my 2 nd cousin 4x removed. That makes Little Nellie my 3 rd cousin 3x removed. Nellie and her brother Ralph were born in Danville in Montour County . Their mom was Dora Kneibles and of course Judson was their father. Little Nellie lived just long enough to be included with Ralph and their folks on the 1900 US Census. That year the Census also revealed the month and year of birth. Nellie had been born in February of that year. Now, that would m...