Berks County

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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
Birth Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Death Records
Deeds
Marriage Records
Military Records
Newspaper Articles
Obituaries
Queries
Wills

You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.

Divorce Notices

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Divorce Notices Divorce Notices from local Berks County newspapers Libellant/Plaintiff Respondent/Defendant Court Date Term Year Case No. Source Booth, Elizabeth Enoch Booth Monday, 8 Feb 1869 September 1868 29? Reading Eagle, 30 Jan 1869 Corbo, Lillian M. James Corbo (late of Newark, NJ) Monday, 13 Dec 1926 September 1926 31 Reading Eagle, 25 Nov 1926 … Read more

Drumheller

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Drumheller Joe Drumheller All Drumhellers in the United States appear to be descendants of one of three immigrants, who were themselves related.I feel this somewhat unique circumstance presents the opportunity to give a rather complete overview of the immigrants and their families; which I have attempted to do in the attached file. Drumheller Families in … Read more

Geburts and Taufscheins

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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

Federolf Baptisms in the Church Records of Jerusalem Church, Albany Township

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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

History and Burial Records, St. John’s Church, Howertown, PA

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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

Eister, Eyster, Aister, Oyster

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Eister, Eyster, Aister, Oyster This article is about my maternal grandfather’s EISTER ancestry in SE Pennsylvania. The surname for this family first appears in America as AISTER, is modified to OYSTER through several generations, in some clans becomes EYSTER, and my own line ends up as EISTER. According to immigration documents, Johann Jacob Aister, my … Read more

Everyname Index to the Autobiography of John Christian

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Everyname Index to the Autobiography of John Christian by Geoffrey Barnard Davis, © Adams Albert, Judith Allen, Emma Hughes Althouse, Ellen Badger Barnard, Christine, Romig Barnard, Milton Everett Barnard, Sandra Romig Binkley, Henry Birkenbine, John Bogert, Elise Bowden Bohny, Nicholas Boltz, Esther June Bonaparte, Napoleon Bright, David Bright, Michael Buckley, Patricia Ann Butler Christen, Anna … Read more

Executor/Executrix Notices

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Executor/Executrix Notices Executor/Executrix Notices from local Berks County newspapers Name of Decedent Decedent’s Residence Executor/Executrix Attorney Source Arnold, George H. Reading Sallie Arnold, 1865 Cotton Street None Named Reading Eagle, 25 Nov 1926 Baum, Daniel Muhlenberg Twp. Thomas Baum and Daniel Baum, Jr. None Named Reading Eagle, 30 Jan. 1869 Beck, John G. Reading William … Read more