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Leinbach Funeral Records The following is a partial listing of some of the funeral records of Rev. Leinbach. <!– Leinbach Funeral Records –> Name of Decedent Parents/Spouse Date of Burial Cause of Death Age at Death(yrs.mos.days) Submitted by Althouse, John Hinnershitz s/o Franklin and Emelia Althouse 18 Feb 1863 Breast fever 0.6.7 Justine Althouse, Sarah … Read more
Index to Confirmation Records Northkill Church Catechumens, March 29, 1884 Some confirmations performed by Rev. Mabry L. Herbein Last Modified Home Page <!– Confirmation Records Index –>
Map of the Tulephocken Valley Pioneer Homesteads, 1723 The following names are recorded on the map. It was drawn by C.I. Lindenmuth: Anspach, Balthas Anspach, Leonard Batodorff, Martin Bender, — Blum, Ludwig Boyer, Hans Braun, Philip Brossman, Francis Cushwa, Isaiah Deck, — Diffebach, — Diffebach, Adam Ernst, Michael Essel, — Etchberger, Jacob Felger, — Fisher, … Read more
Map of Amityville The following hand-drawn map appeared in a June 1894 edition of Our Church Paper, which was published by the Rev. U.P. Heilman, pastor of the Amityville Lutheran Church. Submitted by Betty. Last Modified Home Page      Library Index
Little Known Facts About German Graves Ever since I got interested in genealogy, and found that I had German ancestry, and further found the general areas where my German ancestors came from, I have wanted to go to Germany and find the graves of said ancestors. I knew that I would have trouble finding headstones … Read more
List of Cases for Trial Commencing Monday, Sept. 15, 1958 In the Court of Oyer And Terminer and Quarter Sessions, Berks County, Pennsylvania Hon. Forrest R. Shanaman, Pres. Judge Hon. Warren K. Hess, Judge Hon. Albert S. Readinger, Judge Frederick O. Brubaker, District Attorney Harold Blumberg, First Assistant District Attorney Peter F. Cianci, Assistant District … Read more
Lutheran Congregational Moselem Church Cemetery The reunion members for the immigrant, Johann Christian Mercklen placed a memory stone May 19, 2007 in the Lutheran Congregational Moselem Church Cemetery at Moselem Springs, Berks County, Pennsylvania. I had it made locally and traveled to Pennsylvania and we placed it beside his son George’s grave because we didn’t … Read more
Marriages from the Reading Gazette and Democrat On the 9th June, by Rev. A.L. Herman, Mr. Ephraim M. Steffy to Miss Elizabeth R. Gebhart, both of Brecknock. [Source: Reading Gazette and Democrat, July 9, 1859. Submitted by Nancy.] On the 3rd inst., by the same, Mr. Alfred L. Dautrich to Miss Mary Ann Kutz, both … Read more
Marriages from the Chronicle of the Times May 16, 1822 On Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Pauli, Mr. Abraham Kerper to Miss Elizabeth Boyer, both of this borough. In Bethlehem, on the 16th ult., by the Rev. Mr. Seidel, Mr. Henry Held, one of the editors of the Freyheit’s Presse of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill … Read more
Marriages from the Hamburg Schnellpost July 22, 1845 edition By the Rev. Mr. G.F.J. Jager, on July 13, Mr. William Schmidt of Linntown, Lehigh Co., to Miss Sarah Kunkel of Albany. August 12, 1845 edition On July 23, by the Rev. Mr. A.L. Herman, Mr. John Fox, to Miss Maria Hehn, both of Bern. On … Read more