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Forney Family Burying Ground (Now under Lake Ontolaunee, Reading Reservoir) Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Sarah Forney, Born May 26, 1857, Dies October 10, 1918. Elizabeth Plank, daughter of Christian Hiller and Catherine, a born Kurtz. Born August 31, 1787, Married December 1818 to John Plank, Died December 21, 1874, aged 87 y. 3 m. … Read more
History and Burial Records, St. John’s Lutheran and Reformed Church, Howertown, PA Cover Page Title Page Dedication Introduction Introduction continued History of Old St. John’s Church History of Old St. John’s Church, continued History of Old St. John’s Church, continued History of Old St. John’s Church, continued; Photo of the New St. John’s Church The … Read more
Federolf Baptisms in the Church Records of Jerusalem Church, Albany Township Submitted by: Diana Source: John L. Kistler, “Baptismal Records of Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church, Berks Co, PA” in a special publication of the National Genealogical Society, No 23, 1959. The records contained are only baptisms from the First Record Book of Jerusalem Church, … Read more
Birth and Baptismal Records Following are inscriptions on the Geburts and Taufschein that are posted on the Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur Gallery Web site. Visit his Web site to see images of these Geburts and Taufscheins. The Gallery is copyrighted by John Bieber. Daniel BIEBER Born: 1799 Nov 20 in Oley Township, Berks County. Baptized: 1800 … Read more
History of Jacob Shopbell in Berks County Pennsylvania and His Move to Ohio Written by Kate Shopbell Shidler in 1880 Jacob was born in Windsor Castle, Berks County PA. Sept. 29, 1788, his parents were Daniel & Philippine Schnieded Shopbell. They were active in farming, and when the war of 1812 began, Jacob belonged to … Read more
History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Fight at Barker’s Mills On the 2d moved around on the left flank of the army and engaged the enemy’s infantry at Barker’s Mills. The regiment was ordered from the rear of the column to the front and extreme right to charge a battery, but after making … Read more
History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Return to Virginia The morning of the 14th again found us in the saddle, with our faces turned southward, and at eight A.M., the Division took up its line of march toward Harper’s Ferry, where, crossing the river over a bridge of pontoons, we formed close column, … Read more
History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Battle of Bull Run During the 28th day of August, we were acting as flankers and skirmishers to McDowell‘s army and received the enemy’s first fire, near Gainesville. The next day attached to General Reynold‘s Division, we spent the whole day on the extreme left of the … Read more
History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Source: William Penn Lloyd. History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, from its organization, August, 1861, to September 1864, with List of Names of All Officers and Enlisted Men who have ever belonged to the regiment, and remarks attached to each name, noting change, &c., Philadelphia: … Read more
History of the First Reg’t Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Organization of I Company, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry Company I, First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry, made up of citizens of different parts of Washington county, Pennsylvania, is a part of what was once the “Winfield Hussars,” an old volunteer organization, commanded by then Major W.W. McNulty. … Read more