I am looking for birth / death info re Mary Alice Kline Jesberg  wife of J Edward Jesberg -- she was my great aunt possible year of birth was 1887 thanks, Maureen in Modesto

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonKleinstuber Surnames: BAUM; REIFFEL; REISSEL; BLIMBOTT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10238/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for more info on the 7 children of Johannes Baum (1725-1808) & wife Maria Magdalena (Reiffel or Reissel). Children were: Johan Frederick, Catherine Barbara, Maria Elizabeth, Jonas, Magdalene, Margaret & Christina. Also on the 9 children of Theobald Baum (1693-1762) & Margaretha (Blimbott). Children were: Balthasar, Peter, Jacob, Johannes (above), Frederick, Judith, Catherine, Jonas & Henry. I can also be contacted directly at [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Lynch <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 3, 2010 6:56 Subject: Re: [PABERKS] PABERKS Digest, Vol 5, Issue 302 To: [email protected] > > "From the History of Berks County by Morton Montgomery, 1909: > HOUSE OF GOOD SHEPHERD, first established at Fourth and Pine > streets, Reading, in.1889, by the Roman Catholic Church, for the > care of young girls; and transferred to Glenside in Bern > township, where a superior structure was erected, in 1900, on a > commanding site along the river opposite North Reading. Inmates > in 1909 were 180 girls; 47 Magdalens, and 20 Sisters." >   > It has always been my understanding that the House of the Good > Shepherd was a home for unwed pregnant women, who were > considered "fallen women" in the 19th and early 20th > centuries.  The 47 "Magdalens" (named for Mary Magdalen of > the New Testament, who was widely believed to have been a > "fallen woman") were girls/women who came to the house while > pregnant, delivered their babies (which were given up for > adoption), and stayed on in a servile capacity.  >   > In that era, many women who became pregnant out of wedlock and > who did not succeed in getting the fathers of their babies to > marry them, were banished from their homes by strict Catholic > (or otherwise religious) fathers/parents.  They were often > considered unemployable and became destitute outcasts of > society.  Girls/women in such a position (those who had > nowhere else to go) remained at the House of the Good Shepherd > after the births and adoptions of their babies and worked for > the sisters as > servants.                                               >  ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >        [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

"From the History of Berks County by Morton Montgomery, 1909: HOUSE OF GOOD SHEPHERD, first established at Fourth and Pine streets, Reading, in.1889, by the Roman Catholic Church, for the care of young girls; and transferred to Glenside in Bern township, where a superior structure was erected, in 1900, on a commanding site along the river opposite North Reading. Inmates in 1909 were 180 girls; 47 Magdalens, and 20 Sisters." It has always been my understanding that the House of the Good Shepherd was a home for unwed pregnant women, who were considered "fallen women" in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 47 "Magdalens" (named for Mary Magdalen of the New Testament, who was widely believed to have been a "fallen woman") were girls/women who came to the house while pregnant, delivered their babies (which were given up for adoption), and stayed on in a servile capacity. In that era, many women who became pregnant out of wedlock and who did not succeed in getting the fathers of their babies to marry them, were banished from their homes by strict Catholic (or otherwise religious) fathers/parents. They were often considered unemployable and became destitute outcasts of society. Girls/women in such a position (those who had nowhere else to go) remained at the House of the Good Shepherd after the births and adoptions of their babies and worked for the sisters as servants.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carolynkeene1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10221.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here is some history from the Reading Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/26nkyo7 (Article begins, top of page, middle column) You might want to check with the archivist of the religious order, Sisters of the Good Shepherd. So many of these religious orders have changed over the years. There is an email address for a archivist in this link under Religious of the Good Shepherd Archives http://archstl.org/node/36383/index.html >From the History of Berks County by Morton Montgomery, 1909: HOUSE OF GOOD SHEPHERD, first established at Fourth and Pine streets, Reading, in.1889, by the Roman Catholic Church, for the care of young girls; and transferred to Glenside in Bern township, where a superior structure was erected, in 1900, on a commanding site along the river opposite North Reading. Inmates in 1909 were 180 girls; 47 Magdalens, and 20 Sisters. The property includes four acres of ground. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I got her birth and baptism from Belleman's Church. Born 27 May 1837 Bapt. 23 Jul 1837 The birth fits nicely with a 1857 marriage date. Guy Michelle Fegley Wahrenberger wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to find out some info on Elizabeth Yoh, she was the daughter of > Daniel Yoh (1800-1848) & Anna Maria Faust (1805-1887). I have info she > married a Fister. I found a marriage record for Morgan Fister & Elizabeth > Yoh in Kutztown on Apr 18 1857, and I am thinking that this is the Elizabeth > I am seeking, I do not know when or where Elizabeth was born, I found Anna > Maria living in Penn Twp. In the 1870 census. > > Michelle in OH > >

Hi, I am trying to find out some info on Elizabeth Yoh, she was the daughter of Daniel Yoh (1800-1848) & Anna Maria Faust (1805-1887). I have info she married a Fister. I found a marriage record for Morgan Fister & Elizabeth Yoh in Kutztown on Apr 18 1857, and I am thinking that this is the Elizabeth I am seeking, I do not know when or where Elizabeth was born, I found Anna Maria living in Penn Twp. In the 1870 census. Michelle in OH

Looking for any info on these descendants~ I'm just discovering that my descendant, Thomas Shane, was most likely on one of the Palatine ships in 1738 (Queen Elizabeth). I knew from family bible records that he immigrated here to PA on a ship, and that his brother did also, supposedly 10-years later. This info is fuzzy at best as it was written in a family bible by the 89-year old daughter of Jacob Shane & Susannah (Swartz). I was able to find a Johannes Shane, on the Ship William in 1737, so this may very well be his brother. What bothers me is that he is not on the Palatine Project list. If he did in fact come 10-years later, then I have no idea what ship he was on. These were grown "men" not "boys" when they came over, and Thomas was unwed as far as we know. The family of Michael and Nancy/Mary? (Dedric) Shane began in, or around, Berlin Germany after 1695. *see following. I was able to print page copies out of a book called, "Names of foreigner who took the oath of allegiance...." These page images were found on www.archive.org In this text, he was "Thos. Shane" , 38. In your list, he was Johan Thomas Shon (with the dialect marking above the 'o') and a Shene in the comments, which makes sense since he was born in Germany. I will talk about that... In the Oath of Allegiance text, Johannes Shane is part of the list entitled, "List of Foreigners Imported in the Ship William, John Carter, Master, from Rotterdam. Qualified Oct. 31, 1737." What I do know about Thomas (my 1st generation grandfather in the new world) is that he was born in Germany (Berlin?) about 1700. His father was Michael Shane b. 1673. Michael emigrated (willfully?) to Berlin at 22-years old in 1695, where he eventually married a German girl named Nancy Dedric?. [the Dedric surname could be spelled entirely different]. Michael and Nancy had (3) sons and (1) daughter. Thomas basically "disappeared" for 10-years until "possibly" showing up in a 1748 Berks Co, (Colebrookdale/Colebrokdale Twp.) PA land application warrant. If this is "my" Thomas, then he must have settled in Berks Co., because he owned land in the same township in 1766. There was also a "Peter Shane" with land adjoining his, but I am not certain if they are related. It's possible, since we know Thomas had a son, Jacob Shane (my grandfather) of Muncy Creek Twp., Lycoming Co, b. c. 1765 in PA, and Jacob's 1st son was named Peter Shane (my grandfather). **After browsing a Berks Co website, I found an old bio that talks about two brothers: Thomas and Peter Shane! If I can tie them to (Berlin) Germany with an Irish father, Michael, and Thomas to a son Jacob from Muncy Creek, then I have found him** **The SHANE surname has often been spelled this way since Thomas arrived in 1738, and has remained SHANE since the 1800's. I read that many boys were named Johan(n)--followed by their given and surnames. I noticed in browsing the 1748 ships on the Palatine ships website, there was a Johan Peter, and a Johann Michael, etc. I would love to know any methods to find my Irish-German family records in Germany? I wish I could know why Michael left Northern Ireland? What happened to my grandfather Thomas after he left the Port of Philadelphia. I am guessing he may have had to work off his trip. Then again, at 38 he may have had some money, but he just disappears it seems for 10-years, so I tend to lean toward the "indentured servant or redemptioner" theories. I played around with some migration paths the early settlers and immigrants may have taken from the Port of Philadelphia. The Telpehocken Path-Perkiomen Path goes right near Colebrookdale Twp., Berks Co. and connects to the Great Shamokin Path leading right through Muncy Creel twp, Lycoming Co, where Jacob Shane settled.

Thanks Keith for the link for newspapers during the Civil War. I appreciate it. This link has also been bookmarked right away. ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith nuttle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Reading Eagle > For the Reading Eagle during the Civil War try this link > > http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/ > > While Google Newspaper, which Guy mentioned, is a very valuable resource > don't give up if you do not find you subject in the indexed search. > Some of the pages are poorly quality, and some are rotated both of which > cause problems for the OCRs from which the indexes are create. > Additionally some of the images are not properly separated. I have > found the newspapers from two different days listed and one date. > > If you can not find it in the index, start reading through the papers > over a period of the target days. ie. If you know someone died on the > 4th of April, start reading on the 4th and continue reading each day for > several days there after. Depending on the time period the obituary > could appear in the newspaper as much as two weeks after the date. > While you will get the news of the day in the period, it is not as > cumbersome as newspapers tend to organize their papers in the same way > day after day. > > > > > On 11/25/2010 10:22 AM, Marlene Weaber Leber wrote: >> Does anyone have the web address for the old newspapers for Reading Eagle >> that was listed months ago that was free? Can't find where I was but >> know I was able to at the time find many obituaries& articles of >> interest. I did find an 1880 newspaper when first searching so it would >> be probably back to at least that year& up to at least 1946. >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> [email protected] >> >> To contact the List Administrator: >> Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] >> >> To visit the Berks Message Board: >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks >> >> To visit the Berks County, PA website: >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ >> Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Guy for the web address. This time I remembered to bookmark it right away so that I don't lose it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "GUY BIERMAN" <[email protected]> To: "PABERKS-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 10:36 AM Subject: [PABERKS] Reading Eagle > It's at Google Archives. I bookmarked the following link to search page: > > > http://www.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?q=Reading+Eagle&sa=N&sugg=d&scoring=a > > Guy > -- > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For the Reading Eagle during the Civil War try this link http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/ While Google Newspaper, which Guy mentioned, is a very valuable resource don't give up if you do not find you subject in the indexed search. Some of the pages are poorly quality, and some are rotated both of which cause problems for the OCRs from which the indexes are create. Additionally some of the images are not properly separated. I have found the newspapers from two different days listed and one date. If you can not find it in the index, start reading through the papers over a period of the target days. ie. If you know someone died on the 4th of April, start reading on the 4th and continue reading each day for several days there after. Depending on the time period the obituary could appear in the newspaper as much as two weeks after the date. While you will get the news of the day in the period, it is not as cumbersome as newspapers tend to organize their papers in the same way day after day. On 11/25/2010 10:22 AM, Marlene Weaber Leber wrote: > Does anyone have the web address for the old newspapers for Reading Eagle that was listed months ago that was free? Can't find where I was but know I was able to at the time find many obituaries& articles of interest. I did find an 1880 newspaper when first searching so it would be probably back to at least that year& up to at least 1946. > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It's at Google Archives. I bookmarked the following link to search page: http://www.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search?q=Reading+Eagle&sa=N&sugg=d&scoring=a Guy --

Does anyone have the web address for the old newspapers for Reading Eagle that was listed months ago that was free? Can't find where I was but know I was able to at the time find many obituaries & articles of interest. I did find an 1880 newspaper when first searching so it would be probably back to at least that year & up to at least 1946.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonKleinstuber Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10237.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary, Thank you for your reply. The site you listed in your note does not list a child Elizabeth for the John/Jean Bertolet who died in 1821. The published Bertolet family history lists only 3 children: John, b: 1785; Esther b: 1787 & Daniel b: 1799. I believe he probably had more children, & that 1 might be my ancestor, "Elizabeth Bertolte" who married Isaac Adam in 1821. I was hoping there might be a clue about other children in John/Jean's estate file. Sharon Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarySayman Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10237.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you do a search on line for 'John Bertolet 1821 obituary' you will come up with several hits. Among them is this one familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/l/Craig.../PDFGENE4.pdf which lists Elizabeth. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonKleinstuber Surnames: BERTOLET; ADAM Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10237/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anyone have access to the intestate estate file for John Bertolet who died in 1821? I'd like to know if his children are named in the estate file. I believe he may have had a daughter, Elizabeth, born about 1795, who married Isaac Adam in 1812. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonKleinstuber Surnames: ADAM; DOERR; DERR Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10236/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anna Margaretha Doerr married Johannes Bernhard Adam in 1751 in Lancaster Co., PA. Who were her parents? Could they be George & Mary Catrina Derr of Henpfield Twp., Lancaster Co., PA?? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: knort4 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10234/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 11-19-2010 Is there someone locally who could help me find heirs of BERTHA BOLTZ who died Feb. 1939 in Berks County--I think it was Reading, PA? I know for sure she died in Berks County but I am not sure of what exact city. I have information about an inheritance for her estate worth a few thousand dollars but I do not have the funds currently to pay for the research--I'm sure the heirs will be willing to reimburse. If you can do the research and have found the heirs, please contact me by postal mail at K. NORTHINGTON, 901 NORTH ELGIN AVE., APT. 716, TULSA, OK 74106-5737. I do not have a telephone and I do not use e-mail. Thanks for your assistance. GENEALOGICAL RESEARCHER******** Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgooding2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Where can I found this Orphans Court Information? Is this a website where you can go and read this information? It says that the information is in a volume three. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: orbispictus Surnames: Wanner Warner Sailer Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10233.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your response. I know for certain that Margaret worked in the household of Henry Sailer and is the mother of Annie Ellen, my great great grandmother. My grandmother lived with and worked for her grandmother, Margaret, and shared information about those times with my mother. I cannot explain the inaccuracy of the census data from the early twentieth century, but photos and family data show that Margaret was born in Wuertemberg, not Pennsylvania. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.