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We’re really glad you stopped by and I hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research.
The links below will take you to the various PA-Roots DataBoards and other resources for Berks County. At last check there are over 5,760 individual data records posted.
Biographies
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Cemetery Records
Court Records
Death Records
Deeds
Marriage Records
Military Records
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Obituaries
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Wills
You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.
Bible of Martin Luther Albright and Charlotte Steffy Albright Following is a listing of Births recorded in the Bible of Martin Luther Albright and Charlotte Steffy Albright: Martin Luther Albright, July 6, 1886 Charlotte May Albright, May 7, 1890 Edith Henrietta Albright, Nov. 30, 1911 Evelyn Marie Albright, July 3, 1914 Franklin Luther Albright, Oct. … Read more
Family Bible of Nathan Haas and Esther Merkel of Berks County, PA This German Bible contains Family Register pages between the Old and New Testaments. The Family Register is composed of the Trauungen (Marriage Register), the Geburten (Birth Register), and the Sterbefalle (Death Register). The Marriage Register contains information on the marriage of Nathan Haas … Read more
Bible Record for Jacob Whetstone and Anna Marie Scheffer This is the marriage record of my great, great, great, great, great grandparents: Jacob WHETSTONE and A Maria SCHEFFER 23 Jan 1770 Rev Daniel Schumacher … St. Gabriel Church, Douglasville, Pennsylvania Jacob WHETSTONE was b. 1738 in Brunswick,Berks County, PA; d. in McKeansburg, Schuykill, Pennsylvania. Anna … Read more
Family Bible of Daniel Seifrit Robeson Township, Berks County, PA The following three pages of records were transcribed from loose photostats that appear to have been taken of a frontispiece and two pages from the same bible. It appears to have been the bible of Daniel and Christina (Grünwalt) Seifrit. The last known location of … Read more
Family Bible of Jacob Seifrit Jr. and his wife, Susanna Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed from an old photostat of the family record of a generation of the Seifrit (Seifried, Seifriedt, Seefreed, Seyfreed, Seifreed) family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. All entries were written in German script and appear to have been by several hands. … Read more
Family Bible of Jacob Seifrit Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed from an old photostat of a loose single page (6.5″x8″) of the family record of a generation of the Seifrit (Seifried, Seifriedt, Seefreed, Seyfreed, Seifreed) family of Berks County, Pennsylvania. All entries were written in German script and appear … Read more
Family Bible of Joseph Seifrit Wicklein Robeson Township, Berks County, PA Transcribed from a photostat of the family record in the bible of Joseph Seifrit Wicklein. The original was last known to be in the possession of Luther Elliot Wicklein, Birdsboro, PA. Marriages: J.S. Wicklein was married to Anna Maria Fawkes February 21st 1870 J.S. … Read more
Family Bible of William Wicklein and his wife, Sarah Robeson Township, Berks County, PA NOTE: GDTL = addition by Grace Darling Thompson Lightner (1893-1993) Biblia, Das ist: Die Ganze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments,… BASEL, … MDCCXCVIII William Wicklein Seine Biebel im Jahr 1834 William Wickline (signature) Transcription: William Wickline was born the 29th … Read more
Deed between Abraham Bucks and Daniel Bucks and John Bucks January 8, 1814 275 acres and 155 perches THIS INDENTURE the eighth day of January Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and fourteen Between Abraham Bucks and Daniel Bucks of Bern Township in Berks County and the State of Pennsylvania yeomen of the one part and John … Read more
Deed between Adam Styer Jr. and his wife and David Styer Source: Lancaster Co. Deed Book Y8, pp. 350-351. This indenture made the second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty one between Adam Styer Jr. of Caernarvon Township, Berks County and State of Pennsylvania and Catharine … Read more