Richard, How do I access the Berkheiser tree on the internet? My tree history is there and I have lost ability to access. Thank you. William Berkheiser On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:11:14 -0500 "Richard Berkheiser" <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> writes: > Hi everyone! > > Robert "Rick" Berkheiser came across this article in one of his > searches. This piece will be duly noted in the tree. :-) > > Rick B > > -------------------- > > FROM -- > http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/pa/northumberland/bios2/f 611634.txt > > > DANIEL N. BERKHEISER, who is engaged in business at Trevorton as > hotel owner and proprietor of the Pleasant View Poultry Yards, was > born > at that place Oct. 16, 1860, son of Isaac Berkheiser. As Isaac > Berkheiser died when his children were young, Daniel being a boy of > ten > at the time, little is known of the early history of the family, > except > that it is of German origin. > Isaac Berkheiser was one of the early settlers at Trevorton, and > was a miner by occupation. He met his death when fifty years old in > > 1870, during the time of the W. B. A., at the hands of the Mollie > Maguires, being shot while sitting up at night with a sick friend. > The > first shot fired struck the window sill, but the second hit Mr. > Berkheiser in the head and killed him. He is buried at Augustaville. > > Mr. Berkheiser was a soldier during the Civil war. His wife, > Elizabeth > (Haupt), daughter of George Haupt of Irish Valley, Northumberland > county, survived him many years, dying in 1900 at Trevorton, where > she > is buried, in Greenwood cemetery. They had children as follows: > Josephine, who was drowned in a spring when a child; George, who > lives > at Freeburg, Snyder Co., Pa.; Elizabeth, deceased, who was the wife > of > Albert Brosious; Daniel N.; Alice, wife of Frank K. Getche; and > William, > of Pittsburg, Pa., who is yard foreman in the employ of the > Pennsylvania > Railroad Company. > Daniel N. Berkheiser received his education in the public schools. > > When a boy he began picking slate at the North Franklin colliery, and > > subsequently, in turn, was employed at door tending and driving, > loading > cars and mining, remaining at the same colliery for a period of > about > twenty years, from the age of ten until he was thirty. Since then > he > has been in business on his own account. For about fifteen years > after > giving up mining he had a store, dealing in groceries, fish, > oysters, > etc. and enjoyed a profitable trade. For five years he conducted the > > "Central Hotel" at Trevorton, selling it in June, 1907. In 1908 he > put > up a fine, substantial, four-story building at Trevorton for hotel > purposes, containing twenty-one rooms with modern improvements and > conveniences. Mr. > > END OF PAGE 621 > Berkheiser is also interested in the poultry business as proprietor > of > the Pleasant View Poultry Yards, breeding the single comb Rhode > Island > reds, and has met with considerable success in this line, as he has > in > his various ventures. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank > of > Trevorton, and by his industry and excellent management has become > one > of the substantial residents of that place, where he is highly > respected > for his integrity and honorable life. Politically he is a > Republican, > and in 1908 he was elected a member of the board of school directors > of > Zerbe township. In religion he is a Methodist in fraternal > connection a > member of the I.O.O.F > ==== BERKHEISER Mailing List ==== > BERKHEISER@rootsweb.com > > To contact the List and Board Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, BERKHEISER-admin@rootsweb.com > > This list was started on August 24, 2007. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKHEISER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

How do I access the Berkheiser tree on the internet? My tree history is there and I have lost ability to access. Thank you. William Berkheiser -------------------- Hi Bill! Here's the link to the tree on World Connect. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=berkheiser Hope this helps and if you see something that needs correcting, let me know. :-) Rick B