Berks County

Family Reunions: The Ludwig Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 319 Surnames: LUDWIG, GULDIN, RHOADS, EARHART, MOSER The Ludwig family traces its origin to Michael Ludwig, who came from the Rhenish Palatinate to Oley township in 1733. He was a Pietist. The early generations in St. Gaul, Switzerland, were profound scholars and a number were ministers. … Read more

Family Reunions: The Lutz Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 319 Surnames: LUTZ In Albany township is an old family by the name of Lutz whose ancestors were Frederick and Jacob Lutz. The latter was a resident in the district as early as 1754. His descendants, who are quite numerous about Kempton and Steinsville, hold annual … Read more

Family Reunions: The Reedy Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 319 Surnames: REEDY, BENSING, ENGELHART, STRAUSS Reedy. The first reunion of the Reedy family of Berks and Lebanon counties was held in 1908, near Millbach, Lebanon Co., Pa. Jonathan B. Reedy, aged seventy-three years, is one of the leading spirits in the movement to have regular … Read more

Family Reunions: The Ritter Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 319 Surnames: RITTER, BRENEISER, DIEFENDERFER Ritter. The Ritter family, which is numerous in Berks county and also in the adjoining county of Lehigh, where the town Rittersville perpetuates the name, dates back to the middle of the eighteenth century. This family has been holding annual reunions … Read more

Family Reunions: The Rohrbach Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 320 Surnames: ROHRBACH The descendants of John Rohrbach, who emigrated to America about the middle of the eighteenth century, and settled in Berks county, in the territory now embraced in District township, held a reunion at Hancock Park in 1908. A committee of arrangements, a history … Read more

Family Reunions: The Saul Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 320 Surnames: SAUL, HARTMAN, ROTHERMEL, RUBRIGHT, FEGLEY, MILLER Samuel Saul, who came to this country in 1716, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine. After some years in America he returned to his native land and remained about one year with his family. He came to America a … Read more

Family Reunions: The Schaeffer Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 320 Surnames: SCHAEFFER, REIB, BIEBER, CHRISTMAN, FETHEROLF George Schaeffer, the pioneer of the Schaeffers, came to this country from the German Palatinate, in August, 1750, and settled in Richmond township, this county, soon after his landing. His wife was Catharine Reib. They had the following five … Read more

Family Reunions: The Seaman Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 320 Surnames: SEAMAN, KLEIN, BECKER The Association of Descendants of Johan Ludwig Seaman was formed in 1903, and held its first reunion on ancestral grounds in Tilden township. Johan Ludwig Seaman, the progenitor, was a native of Alsace, France. At the age of twenty he enlisted … Read more

Family Reunions: The Schneider (Snyder) Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 321 Surnames: SCHNEIDER, SNYDER, YODER, BRUMBACH, REIFF Reunion of descendants of Hans (Johann) Schneider. The Snyder family reunions were begun by the descendants of David Snyder, a great-grandson of the first settler of the Snyders, Hans (Johann) Schneider. The first reunion was held on the … Read more

Family Reunions: The Bertolet Family Source: Morton Montgomery, p. 313 Surnames: BERTOLET/BERTOLETTE, DE HARCOURT, ZINZENDORF, GRUBB, DE TURK, BARNETT, PALLIO, DE BENNEVILLE, FRY, LEVAN, YEAKEL The Bertolet family of Pennsylvania was founded in Oley township, Berks county, by two brothers, Peter (Pierre) and John (Jean) Bertolet. The family in France has been for centuries one … Read more