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Land Terms and Measurements <!– # of degrees = angle of corner –> Term Description Acre 43,560 square ft or 160 square rods Chain 100 Links or 66 feet Circle 360 degrees Furlong 1000 Links or 660 feet Link Unit of length equal to 1/100 chain or 7.92 inches Rod 5 1/2 yds or 16 … Read more
Legal Records Caveat Books, 1748-1784 Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Legal Cases Matthews v. Warren Case File Legal Notices Administrator’s Notices Assignee’s Notices Auditor’s Notices Bankruptcy Notices Divorce Notices Executor’s Notices Sales of Real and Personal Property Not included here are private or public sales of real or personal property … Read more
George A. Gebhart Submitted by: Spunky. George A. Gebhart 1. GEORGE A. GEBHART was born on 02 Feb 1799 in PA. He died on 05 Dec 1868 in Crawford, Clinton, PA. He married Esther L Surgerson in 1827. She was born on 07 Jun 1805 in PA. She died on 02 Feb 1889 in Limestone, … Read more
Johan Nicholas Weinert The following material was donated to the Berks County Genealogy project by: The Lequia Family. Johan Nicholas Weinert arrived in America in 1749 aboard the ship Dragon. It is interesting to note that aboard this same ship was a Grubaugh family also traveling from the same area of Germany as Johan Nicholas. … Read more
John Tobias Submitted by: Spunky John Tobias was born 1790 in Berks County, PA. He died 16 Dec 1876 Upper Bern Twp, Berks, PA between 5-6 AM. His marriage date to Catharine KELLER is unknown. Marriage date by Aunt Florence is his brother’s marriage date. Plus his middle name is not George nor was he … Read more
Jacob Tobias Submitted by: Spunky. JACOB TOBIAS Jacob Tobias was born between 1750-1760 PA d. between 1840-1850 Upper Bern Twp, Berks Co, PA md. 20 May 1788 by Rev. J. William BOOS (It is listed in Spies Ref. Church, Alsace Twp, Berks Co.) to Barbara DEGLER. Barbara was bn 31 Mar. 1762 d. 18 Feb. … Read more
Johann Nickel Scheib and His Wife, Anna Maria Catharina Rauch Anna Maria Catharina RAUCH; b: June 1, 1673 in Odernheim, Germany; d: Abt. January 8, 1743 Age at death: 69 est.; +Johann (Hans) Nickel SCHEIB; b: Abt. March 3, 1672 in Odernheim, Germany; m: August 15, 1699 in Odernheim, Germany; Father: Heinrich Adam Scheib; Mother: … Read more
Items of Interest – A Miscellaneous Assortment of Interesting Items Balthasar Family Register Church Paper For The People, Vol. 3, No. 4 Church Paper For The People, Vol. 2, No. 9 Church Paper For The People, Vol. 2, No. 1 Baptismal record of Johan Wilhelm Fischer (1706-1771) The Parish Record of the Strausstown Lutheran Parish … Read more
Letter from Johann Christian Scherer to relatives in Womrath On September 20th 1821 the 70 years-old Johannes Christian Scherer, who emigrated to North America 53 years ago, writes to his relatives in Womrath. Letter from America to the old home Address: This letter is to send to Bartholome Scherrer, his sons or Johan Niclas Stumm … Read more
Letter from Edna Cessna Doty, April 1904 Below is the transcript of a letter written 101 years ago in which the Shaffer/Schafer family of Berks county is mentioned. The original letter is on file in the “Eichelberger Family File” at the York County (PA) Historical and Genealogical Society. Bedford, Pa. April 19, 1904 My Dear … Read more