Do the Baylors have ties in mid-1800s Northumberland Co., PA?

Question

My grandmother was Ida Baylor (B:1889, Mt. Carmel, PA); daughter of Jacob Baylor; son of James Baylor (1839-1908 (brother of Peter G. Baylor)); sons of Harman (Harmon) Isaac Baylor; son of George Baylor (1760-1868). I am seeking the connection to the Baylors from New Market, VA. How and why did they get to Northumberland/Montour Co., PA?

Comments

Do you have birth and or death year(s) for Harmon Isaac Baylor?

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Thanks for the replies.  I should have clarified what I was seeking.

Harmon (or Harman) Isaac Baylor was born on 12 March 1835 and died on 22 Feb 1915. His death certificate does not indicate where her was born other than PA. It also doesn't identify his parents.  I am wondering if he is the son of the Baylors from New Market, VA.  I read an article from the early 1900s where Isaac's son Peter Gearhart Baylor claims to be descended from George Baylor of Revolutionary War fame. I am trying to confirm whether it is true.

Answer 1

James Baylor was born in PA and died in Northumberland, PA. 

James Baylor

United States Census, 1900

Name	James Baylor
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1900
Event Place	Mt Carmel borough Ward 4, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Male
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Relationship to Head of Household	Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Head
Years Married	1
Birth Date	Jun 1839
Birthplace	Penna
Marriage Year (Estimated)	1899
Father's Birthplace	Penna
Mother's Birthplace	Penna

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
James Baylor	Head	M	61	Penna
Sarah Baylor	Wife	F	63	Penna
Edward Robert	Boarder	M	38	Penna

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-N71 : accessed 24 May 2018), James Baylor, Mt Carmel borough Ward 4, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 16A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,449.

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United States Census, 1900

District	138
Sheet Number and Letter	16A
Household ID	303
Line Number	29
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	T623
GS Film Number	1241449
Digital Folder Number	004115162
Image Number	00583

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Peter G Baylor

United States Census, 1920

Name	Peter G Baylor
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1920
Event Place	Gearhart, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Male
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Race (Original)	White
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Relationship to Head of Household	Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Head
Own or Rent	Own
Birth Year (Estimated)	1849
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Sheet Letter	B
Sheet Number	1

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Peter G Baylor	Head	M	71	Pennsylvania
Harriet E Baylor	Wife	F	65	Pennsylvania

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFT3-852 : accessed 24 May 2018), Peter G Baylor, Gearhart, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 77, sheet 1B, line 60, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1611; FHL microfilm 1,821,611.

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United States Census, 1920

District	ED 77
Sheet Number and Letter	1B
Household ID	18
Line Number	60
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	T625
Affiliate Film Number	1611
GS Film Number	1821611
Digital Folder Number	004968667
Image Number	00007

Answer 2

 

Ida J. Baylor

mentioned in the record of John W. Hess and Ida J. Baylor

Name	John W. Hess
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	26 Sep 1905
Event Place	Mt Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original)	Mt Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Male
Age	30
Birth Year (Estimated)	1875
Father's Name	Franklin Hess
Mother's Name	Maria Hess
Spouse's Name	Ida J. Baylor
Spouse's Gender	Female
Spouse's Age	16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)	1889
Spouse's Father's Name	Jacob Baylor
Spouse's Mother's Name	Mary Baylor
Frame Number	673

Citing this Record

"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF4W-BD8 : 21 September 2017), John W. Hess and Ida J. Baylor, 1905.

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Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950

Reference ID	14144
GS Film Number	000961099
Digital Folder Number	004838908
Image Number	00675

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Ida Bealor

United States Census, 1900

Name	Ida Bealor
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1900
Event Place	Mount Carmel Township, East District, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender	Female
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Relationship to Head of Household	Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Daughter
Birth Date	May 1889
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Jacob Bealor	Head	M	35	Pennsylvania
Mary Bealor	Wife	F	39	Pennsylvania
Ida Bealor	Daughter	F	11	Pennsylvania
Harrison S Bealor	Son	M	7	Pennsylvania
Violet Bealor	Daughter	F	1	Pennsylvania

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M379-58B : accessed 24 May 2018), Ida Bealor in household of Jacob Bealor, Mount Carmel Township, East District, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 141, sheet 9B, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,449.

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United States Census, 1900

District	141
Sheet Number and Letter	9B
Household ID	168
Line Number	84
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	T623
GS Film Number	1241449
Digital Folder Number	004115162
Image Number	00710

Answer 3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel,_Pennsylvania

During the latter part of 1854 the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad was completed from Shamokin to Mt. Carmel, which led to the opening and development of a number of collieries in the region. During the same year, the Locust Mountain Coal and Iron Company commenced making extensive openings and improvements upon their valuable coal lands in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel, building breakers for two collieries - the Coal Ridge and Locust Mountain collieries.^[3] The township was erected in 1854, formed from part of Coal Township; by 1862 the borough was incorporated within the township.

Mount Carmel was among the first towns in the country to have its streets lit by electricity. Thomas Edison placed one of his first generators plants here in 1883. The Edison Plant in Mount Carmel was the 7th in the world.

Timeline[edit]

• 1681 March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn to repay a debt of £20,000 owed to his father, creating the Province of Pennsylvania
• 1682 August 24 - Penn divided the Province into three counties, Philadelphia, Bucks and Chester; The last comprised all lands west and south of the Delaware and the Schuylkill; therefore the site of Mount Carmel was originally in an area claimed by Chester County
• 1729 May 10 - Lancaster County created out of part of Chester County
• 1749 August 22 - Land comprising Mount Carmel part of a tract purchased from the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederation
• 1752 March 11 - Berks County created out of part of Lancaster County
• before 1770 - Area inhabited by Native Americans (possibly Lenape, Iroquois, and/or Saponi)
• 1770 - Europeans first settled in the area
• 1772 March 21 - Northumberland County formed, area that would become Mt. Carmel located in what was then Augusta Township

Comments

Mt. Carmel in Northumberland County could have attracted people interested in employment opportunities.