Index to Surname Researchers for Berks County, PA

Registered surname(s):
Carl
on November 10, 2009

Comments: I’m doing research on my family I have census showing John Carl in 1820 Schuylkill and his father? George Carl 1790 and 1800 in Berks I’m not for sure that George is John’s father this is my main concern at this time any help would be appreciated.

Heidi Whiskeyman Carles

Registered surname(s):
Whiskeyman,
Wiskemann,
Wiskyman
on August 18, 2007

Dory Chapin

Registered surname(s):
Carver,
Eyler,
Philips,
Phillips,
Reiter
on May 26, 2008

Comments: The Philips line I am looking for comes through John Philips born in 1797 married to Mary Ann and lived in Amity Twp and later, Reading. He worked as a Wheelwright at Peter and Aaron Getz’s blacksmith shop. He had 6 children that I know of, Ephraim, Samuel, Henry, George, Sofia, and Louisa.

Edna “Joan” Chelson

Registered surname(s):
Babb,
Baer,
Bap,
Barnett,
Depp,
Gring,
Hetrich,
Hettinger,
Hill,
Keller,
Koller,
Kemmerer,
Leininger,
Long,
Steffy,
Stiely,
Strunk,
Waldschmidt,
Weinhold
on November 27, 2004

Barry J. Christian

Registered surname(s):
Christian
on January 5, 2006

Jennifer K. Clarkson

Registered surname(s):
Reppard
on November 28, 2011

Comments: My maternal grandmother’s family were Reppards – spelling varies – from Northumberland area but I’m sure they are connected to Peter Repard and Margaret Rudi from Bucks/Montgomery Counties, which may have been Berks at one point. I have found too many coincidences not to be. These Reppards were Lutheran.It has been proven that they are not connected to Bryon Reppert’s family.

I believe that second cousins married – Levi Reppard married Mary A. Moore, the great grandchild of Peter and Margaret via Peter Jr. and Barbara Gerling. Either their (P&B) daughter Elizabeth married a Moore or the daughter Mary married a Moore – spelling varies. I think one of these daughters married twice as Whitmore and Woodrow grandchildren are listed in Barbara’s will. Mary and daughter Priscilla are listed on the 1850 census as Woodrow’s living with a Renn. The Renns are connected to Levi’s maternal side of the family.

I have contacted Montgomery Co. Historical Society to see if I can pay to find out who Peter and Margaret’s other sons, Frederick and Jacob married and sired. I am proposing that one of them had a son Peter who moved to be with his uncle Peter in Northumberland Co. and married a Dewitt.I also contacted the Northumberland Historical Society but most of the material given were copies of material that my mother and sister had sent to them.

I just need one piece of the puzzle and everything will fall into place – I hope!

Diane Brown Clauss

Registered surname(s):
Braun,
Brown
on November 22, 2004

Comments: Montgomery’s Annals tells of the old progenitor of this line in Pricetown, Ruscombmanor Twp., as a Jacob Braun. He supposedly had a large family. My brick wall is George Braun b 14 Dec 1764, according to his tombstone, son or grandson of that Jacob. He is buried in St. John’s Cemetery in Pricetown near the NE front corner of the church.

Margaret Miller Claywell

Registered surname(s):
Bast,
Miller
on February 1, 2008

Dawnine K. Clews

Registered surname(s):
Butler,
Early,
Eggers,
Gilbert,
Grim,
Kern,
Marburger,
Miller,
Moyer,
Reed,
Rick,
Rieth,
Schlabbig,
Schlappich,
Schlappig,
Seaman,
Sterner
on December 8, 2008

Gale Cochell

Registered surname(s):
Cochell
on April 16, 2005

Debi Coe

Registered surname(s):
Lesh,
Loesch
on June 20, 2010

Margaret Cole

Registered surname(s):
Baber,
Baver,
Bever,
Beverts,
Bevertz,
Bewer,
Bewerts,
Bewertz,
Biber,
Bieber,
Boberths,
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Focht,
Foght,
Fogt,
Foht,
Fought,
Haring,
Hausknech,
Hausknecht,
Hausneck,
Heinle,
Heinly,
Hensenett,
Hering,
Herring,
Horing,
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Houseknecht,
Housenet,
Housknecht,
Lanz,
Loy,
Madern,
Matern,
Mathern,
Mattern,
Motern,
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Schober,
Schollenberger,
Schover,
Schuber,
Schubert,
Seiger,
Shober,
Shollenberger,
Shover,
Spohn,
Steiger,
Stichler,
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Stichter,
Stickeler,
Stickler,
Voght,
Vogt,
Walber,
Walbert
on December 24, 2009

Coleen Coleman

Registered surname(s):
Mac,
Mach,
Mack,
Moch,
Mock
on November 13, 2007

Edward William Coleman

Registered surname(s):
Coleman
on November 24, 2007

Comments: I am researching my direct ancestor William Coleman who operated a stagecoach line in Reading for more than fifty years ( from after the Revolution until the mid 1800’s). I would like to hear from anyone who has information.

Vince Correll

Registered surname(s):
Corel,
Corell,
Correl,
Correll,
Korell/Korel
on January 30, 2005

Jo Ann Cummins

Registered surname(s):
Mollenhauer,
Spengler
on May 28, 2006

Susan Cunningham

Registered surname(s):
Benedum,
Bennethum,
Dengler,
Gruber,
Hippert,
Koch,
Kurtz,
Laucks,
Minnich,
Ruehl,
Schauer,
Schenk,
Schultheiss,
Schultz,
Stupp,
Unrah,
Wagmer,
Yoder
on February 25, 2005

Comments: All are from the Tulpehocken area. One or two may be from across the border in Lebanon County; I am just not sure. Kurtz (and Yoder) lived between Meyerstown and Womelsdorf. Hibbert (and Dengler) lived around Newmanstown.

Robert A. Custer

Registered surname(s):
Custer
on April 1, 2007

Comments: My name is Robert A. Custer. I live in North Myrtle Beach S.C. I have been researching my family history
and came to a problem. My grandfather Samuel W. Custer, according to his death cert. his father was
Morris B. Custer or Morris V. Custer, I found it both ways on census, b.1849.Morris father, my great great
grandfather was Solomon L Custer of Amity twp.,Berks cty.a farmer. I also have S.L. Custer as a Pa. state
Rep. 1859 to 1860. The problem that I have is that I’am finding two Morris Custers from Berks Cty. b.1849.
Any info. on this would be helpful.

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