Hi, This relates to my Gerwig ancestors and members of that family who lived in northern Beaver County and Zelienople in Butler County. I typed this in for someone on the Allegheny County list and figured I'd share it. Following is information that was sent to me by the Zelienople Historical Society. My notes are followed by "bb." - Zelienople Card File Gerwig, Jacob Caroline (1834-1805) m. Michael Shiever (I'm not exactly sure what this one means-bb) -St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery Gerwig, Paul 1869-1934 Catharine 1875-1957 Adaline V. 1917-1921 Anna C. 1895-1970 - St. Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery (formerly a Reformed church-bb) Gerwig, Jacob 1827-1904 Sara 1831-1905 Gerwig, Sarah 5-3-1891 25-9-16 wife of W.H. Ella 4-3-1894 23-5-4 wife of J.E. - St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church Death Records - Beaver County Gerwig, Paul Jan. 24, 1800-25 apr. 1879 Born in Overbetschdorf, Elsass (the German name for Alsace. this town is north of Strassbourg, France-bb) - Marriage Record (I don't know the church but I suspect it's St. Peter's.-bb) 25 Aug 1850 Gerwich (Gerwig) Jacob of Marion Township, Beaver County Sara Erb W. Connoquenessing Twonship, Butler County - Baptism Records (I don't know the church but I suspect it's st. Peter's-bb) Gerwig, Jacob and Sara Erb Caroline b. 7 July 1851 Bapt 31 Aug. 1851 sponsors Wilhelm Erb and Caroline Gerwig Anna Marie b. 22 Jul 1852 Bapt 29 Oct 1852 sponsors Heinrich H. Mueller and Magda Garwich Magdalina b 18 Jul 1857 Bapt 30 Aug 1857 sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hahn - St. Peter's Reformed Church - Deaths Gerwig, David son of Jacob and Sara Erb b 3 Jan 1869 d. 2 May 1869 age 4 mo Albert son of Jacob and Sara Erb b 19 Aug 1873 d. 6 oct 1874 Franz son of Jacob and Sara Erb b 30 Dec 1874 d 5 Feb 1875 - St. Peter's Marriage Records 27 May 1875 Graf, George Adam - Gerwig Anna Maria The following are records I've located in Beaver County. -1870 Census of Franklin Township Beaver County Garvick, George, 37, farmer, born in Elsass, France Sarah, 30, bornin Elsass, France Henry, 8, born in Pa. George, 6, " John, 4, " Samel (?), 3, " Powell, 2, " Garwick, Jacob, 44, farmer, born in Elsass, France Sarah H., 29, born in Pa. Caroline, 18, " Mary, 17, " George, 16, " Sarah, 14, " Lenah (?), 12, " Louisa, 10, " William, 6, " Elizabeth, 4, " Eddie, 3, " - 1880 Census of Franklin Township Beaver County (this entry was very difficult to read-bb) Garwig, Jacob, age 52, farmer, born in Badon (a German state close to Alsace-bb) Sarah, 48, born in Pennsylvania Sarah, 24, " Louisa, 20, " William, 17, " Lizzie, 14, " Edwin, 13, " (daughter whose name looks like "Sillia"), 3, " (granddaughter whose name looks like "Clarah"), 3, " - 1850 Census of Franklin Township, Beaver County, page 173 Powell Garvick, age 50, farmer, born in Germany Dorothea, age 50, born in Germany Jacob Gervick, age 23, farmer, born in Germany Powell, age 14, born in Pa. Caroline, age 8, born in Pa. George, age 18, shoemaker, born in Pa. (NOTE: Powell is actually the "Paul" mentioned in the death records above. Although the family was definitely of German descent, Alsace was part of France at the time of the family's emigration. Also, Jacob was the son of Paul's deceased brother, Jacob. More on that in the next item.) - Beaver County Orphans Court Record Reel 4 On March 9, 1846, Magdalene Hawn, the widow of Jacob Garvick, late of North Sewickly Township, asked that Michael Hawn be appointed guardian of her four children who were under the age of 14. They were Sarah, Caroline, Henry and Dorothy. (Are Caroline and Dorothy the same ones mentioned in the 1850 Census? Perhaps. I haven't researched that yet.) On the same day, Jacob Garvick's son Jacob asked that Michale Hawn also be appointed as his guardian. - Registration of Deaths, Beaver County, Pa. compiled by Publishers of Beaver County Records, 1984. page 41 Jacob Gerwig, age 77, d. Dec. 21, 1904, buried in Zelienople - Naturalization of Beaver County, Pa. 1804-1840. Publishers of Beaver County Records, 1987. page 17 Paul Garvik, b. 1800 in France. Arrived in U.S. in 1831. intention filed 12-6-1836/certified 3-4-1839 - Beaver County Register's Docket 4, page 4 Sara Garwig, of Franklin Township died 7-23-1881 - Beaver County Register's Dockety 9, page 46 Jacob Gerwig of Franklin Township died Dec. 21, 1904 - Beaver County Will Book O, page 7 Jacob Gerwig of Franklin Township mentions wife Sarah, son Jacob E., daughter Sarah Murry, and son William H. - Caldwell's Illustrated Combination Centennial Atlas of Beaver County, Pa, 1876, page 169 Jacob and Geo. Garwig shown as living in Franklin Township. The following comes from "A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County, Pa." by Dr. Thomas Cushing (1889). I'm not certain about Cushing's scholarship but I generally distrust the county histories that were published at that time. The biographical sketches often consist hearsay and foggy recollections from the subjects themselves. (But what the heck - it might hold a few hints.) NICHOLAS J.H. GERWIG, merchant, Wilkinsburg, was born in Ross township, this county, November 14, 1846. His parents, Henry and Mary (Voegtly) Gerwig, now reside in the city of Allegheny; the former was born in Alsace, Germany, in 1822, and the latter in Allegheny in 1826. Henry Gerwig came to this country in 1836, and established a rope-factory in Pittsburgh, which is now succeeded by Bently & Gerwig, of New Brighton, Beaver county, in which he is still interested. Nicholas J.H. Gerwig was reared in the city, attended the German Evangelical school three years and the public school four years. After a course at Penn Institute, he, in 1861, set about learning the trade of rope-making, at which he labored five years. He was then employed in his father's warehouse as bookkeeper and salesman, and Jan. 1, 1871, became a partner in the business. The firm is now H. Gerwig & Sons, dealing extensively in ropes and cordage; our subject is also interested in the New Brighton factory. He owns sixteen houses in Wilkinsburg, four in Pittsburgh and four in Mansfield. He attends the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a republican. Jan. 8, 1874, he married Anna Mary, daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth (Hall) Beckert, natives of Alsace, now residing in Reserve townwship, where Mrs. Gerwig was born. Mr. and Mrs. Beckert were married Nov. 7, 1836. Mr. and Mrs. Gerwig's living children are Frederick H.N., Clara Mary, Alma, Theodore Charles and Lucy Anna; three died in infancy. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com