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ZIMMERMAN: – Peter Zimmerman, son of Henry, was born in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Penn., 1 September, 1802, and died 24 May, 1887. He followed the business of a drover or cattle-dealer for many years. He made many trips to the West to buy stock cattle, which he brought East in great droves and sold … Read more
BAIR: – Children of George Bair and his wife Eva Strickler, of Schaeferstown, Penn.: Henry, born 24 July, 1810; William, born 25 July, 1803; Samuel, born 22 Nov., 1805; Maria born 21 Oct., 1807; Catherine; George. SOURCE: Vol, X, No 3, July 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
BRECHT:- Issue of Philip Brecht and his wife, Catherine Dissinger, children born at Schafferstown, Penn.: John, born December 9, 1794; Philip, born May 31, 1797, married Rebecca Brighton; Henry, born Janu- ary 13, 1800; Jonas, born September 21, 1802, married Rebecca Leidig; Elizabeth, born May 29, 1805; Michael, born March 17, 1808; George, born December … Read more
ALBRIGHT: – Children of George Albright and his wife, Christina Neff, all born at Schaffertown, Penn: Elizabeth, born April 22, 1773; Christina, born June 28, 1775; Eva Catharine, born February 24, 1778; Margaret, born April 24, 1780; John, born September 27, 1783; Mary Magdalena, born February 27, 1787; Eva, born September 29, 1789. SOURCE: Vol, … Read more
Moravian Settlement, Bethel Township, Lebanon County Such is a story from the Old Moravian church record of bethel, where we are visiting and now about to enter the sacred enclosure, which was founded by the Moravian colony located here at or prior to the year 1740. The earliest missionary of the United Brethren or “Hernhuter” … Read more
December 30, 1857 Greensburg, in this State, according to the Democrat, much be a very queer place. The coroner holds an inquest, and the doctors make post-mortem examinations, merely on suspicion of a man being dead. The Democrat is responsible for the following story: For some time back, whenever a man dies within six miles … Read more
December 23, 1857 Married on the 17th inst., by Rev. F. W. Kremer, Mr. Cyrus Bleistone, of this borough, to Miss Rosanna Fox, of S. Lebanon township. Married on the 3d inst., by Rev. Mr. Stein, Mr. William Behler to Miss Sarah Ann Gassert, both of North Lebanon township. Married on the 10th inst., by … Read more
December 16, 1857 Lancaster – On Tuesday last, a woman named Tomlinson, was brought before Alderman Leonard, on complaint of neighbors for ill treatment of her stepchild. The child’s appearance, without any other evidence, was sufficient to send the mother to the Penitentiary for the remainder of her natural life. The poor little girl, ten … Read more
December 9, 1857 The Connellsville (Pa.) Enterprise gives us the following. A blind family, consisting of four persons, John, Catharine, Bartholomew, and Samuel Hostetler, were born in German township in this county – the whole of them being at the time of their birth, and are at the present time destitute of eye-balls, but have … Read more
December 2, 1857 Shocking Railroad Accident – On the 18th ult., a shocking accident occurred on the R. R. at Pottsville. A married woman, named McGlency, while walking on the track, saw a train approaching, and to avoid it stopped on to the adjoining track. As she did so a train came upon her from … Read more