16. Still Working On The Elizabeth Connection

   I'm trying to find some solid documentation to tie Elizabeth Echelberry to Henry Darrah. Might require a trip to Muskingum County in the spring. Of course, that's not exactly a hardship!

15. Lead On Elizabeth Darrah?

   I received an email a couple of days ago about Elizabeth Darrah/Durrah, the daughter of Henry Darrah of Greene County, PA.
   The researcher says that Elizabeth married William Echelberry and ended up in Muskingum County, OH. I have not yet seen concrete proof (or any proof!) of this connection, so I will hold off on incorporating this connection into my lineage.
   You receive these kinds of things from time to time, mostly undocumented. I like to err on the side of caution. Stay tuned...

14. Robert D. Darrah of Monongalia County, WV

[In my 2006 book, I did not want to duplicate the same ground covered by several other family researchers. The below statement is what I included, as I wanted to cover new family areas and people.]

Robert D. Darrah, D1B

            Since Robert D. Darrah is the subject of at least two other extensive family histories, I will not expand further on him or his family lines, except to say that he moved to Monongalia County, now West Virginia, and lived there the rest of his life.

            See “Darrah Diggings” by Rosanna Parker and Mavis Brees, 1991.

                     This genealogy is in several large libraries including the Family History

                     Library in Salt Lake City and the Allen County Public Library in Fort

                     Wayne, Indiana. Rosanna and Mavis are from Iowa.

            See “Darrah: A History of the Darrah and Related Families” by Earl Lindsay

                   Darrah, 1994. This is also in several large genealogy libraries. Earl is from

                   Tampa, FL.

13. Mystery In York County

  We visited York County, PA, a few weeks ago, and we tried to find Camp Security, the POW stockade where Henry Darrah was a guard during the Revolutionary War. Wow, was that a fiasco!
   Firstly, we were in Philadelphia, and getting from Philly to York is a hassle. Secondly, the Camp is evidently a mystery to the natives. We stopped in the main library in York and could not find anyone who was familiar with the place. The librarian we queried finally called a local historian, who gave her some "directions."
   We tried to follow these and wound up going nowhere. When we got to the locality, it was a new suburban growth area and no one knew anything. Online there is supposedly an archaeological site in progress, but we could not find it.
   Finally, our time ran out and we had to get back to Philadelphia. Maybe some other time. Whew!

12. Darrah Blog Still Active

I am still maintaining this blog, but have been busy with other tasks. Comments and suggestions are welcome.