On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:14:08 -0400 William H Berkheiser <wmjeanberkheiser1@juno.com> writes: > 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 > > > > > > ==== 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 > >